RAD MEETING 



Community Development and Water Resource De- 

 velopment was the theme of a recent Montana 

 Rural Area Development Committee Meeting held 

 in Bozeman. It was clearly evident that Mont- 

 ana communities need to awaken to the need for 

 more development of Its water to lay claim to 

 it ahead of users out-of-state. Dr. R. R. 

 Renne, Director, Office of Water Resources 

 Research, U. S. Department of Interior, told of 

 the increasing water demands across the nation. 

 He said federal programs are available which 

 provide Montana with a golden opportunity to 

 develop sound plans and embark on water and re- 

 lated resources development projects that will 

 be highly beneficial . 



A panel on Local Participation brought state- 

 ments from I) Senator McGowan that Inability to 

 coordinate ^as been a problem, and there Is a 

 need for a better system of taxation; 2) Alex 

 McDermott who said we will not reach our poten- 

 tial until local people are concerned, rural 

 and urban; the human factor Is a major factor 

 holding up development; 3) Bob Cooney who said 

 the key Is to understand each others problems 

 and work together; 4) Ken Baldwin who stated 

 emphasis on recreation and wildlife Is current 

 and should be heeded, that recreation will share 

 the cost of Its development, and more research 

 and evaluation of benefit? Is needed; 5) Dean 

 Hanson speaking for John Schroeder told that 

 Soil and Water Conservation Districts are In a 

 good position at the local level to plan, coor- 

 dinate, and promote projects and otherwise take 

 on the objective of a Conservancy District. He 

 also stated that a million dollars a year appro- 

 priation by the state legislature to the Water 

 Conservation Board Is needed to match federal 

 monies to construct projects. 



RAD Subcommittee reports were encouraging 

 showing plans and action. Jim Wempner stated 

 that good Range Management can add more do I lars 

 with less investment than any other industry 

 In Montana and with less smog. Hans Roffler 

 told of the high potential forestry has for 

 development and in manufacturing. The most im- 

 portant resource, people, is the concern of the 

 Manpower Development Committee and plans are 

 being considered to close the gap between high 

 school and college with adequate Vocational 

 Technical Education facilities. 



Committees dealing with Soil Fertility and 

 Management and Hog Production are shaping up 

 and are pointing the way for big economic 

 developments potential in Montana. 



Irate passenger oil New York commuter train to ticket 

 inspector: "What do I need a ticket for? According to 

 this timetable I'm home having dinner." 



SSCC SETS WATERSHED PLANNING PRIORITIES 



The State Soil Conservation Committee, after 

 making a tour of the state and meeting with 

 the steering committees of proposed active 

 watershed projects, have set the following 

 priorities for planning In 1966: 



Investigation 



1. Big Spring Creek In Fergus County 



2. Carbon Hills In Custer County - Pending 



3. KInsey Flats In Custer County 



4. Beaver Creek In HI I I County 



5. Sand Coulee In Cascade County 



6. Fort Belknap In Paradise County 



Work Plans 



1. Sidney Water Users in Richland County 



2. Racetrack Creek In Powell County 



3. Boulder Creek In Jefferson Counfy 



4. Valley Creek in Stillwater County 



A big bottleneck In getting projects to the 

 construction stage seems to be In planning, as 

 wel I as organlzatfon. 



Construction stage should be reached In 1966 

 on City of Shelby Watershed, Recreation facili- 

 ties on Box Elder at Plentywood and Jawbone 

 Creek at Harlowton. 



Pictured above are members of the State Sol I 

 Conservation Committee - 0. M. Ueland, Oscar 

 Hippe, Torlief Aasheim, C. Lowell Purdy, John 

 Schroeder, Dean A. Hanson, William D'Ewart, and 

 Joe Asleson. 



A Marine lieutenant, straight from a platoon leader 

 course, took over a battle-experienced outfit on the main 

 line of resistance in Viet Nam. On the f^rst night, as he 

 watched as his men began to dig in, he asked a sergeant, 

 "Where is my foxhole?" 



Replied the sergeant: "You're standing on it, *ir. You 

 just have to move the dirt." 



