Orvtlle Zeeh , District Conservationist, and Jacob Patterson , Soil Conservation 

 Technician, Hysham, both retired bllOllZ, Hysham office closed. Forsyth 

 Field Office will service this District. 



John Parker , Soil Scientist, Columbus, retired 6/30/73. Position not filled. 



Phil VanCleave , Range Conservationist, Miles City, retired 6/30/73. Replaced 

 by Eugene llandl . who transferred from Havre. Halworth Watson , Range Con- 

 servationist at Harlowton, transferred to Havre as replacement for Mr. Handl. 

 Watson's position at Harlowton not filled, 



William Cardon , District Conservationist at Missoula, retired 6/30/73, Benjamin 

 Hardin , Range Conservationist, Lewistown, will replace Mr. Cardon on 9/4/73, 

 Hardin's position at Lewistown not filled, 



Leo Pipal , District Conservationist at Billings, retired 6/30/73. Replaced by 

 Jerrold Jacoby , District Conservationist at Sidney. Myron Saylor , transferred 

 from SCS, Pennsylvania, to replace Jacoby at Sidney. 



Ernest Hogan , Soil Scientist at Lewistown, retired 6/30/73. Position not filled 

 yet— scheduled for Spring of 1974. 



Clarence Lind , Soil Conservation Technician, Roundup, retired 6/30/73. Position 

 not filled. 



George Bryant , State Administrative Officer, Bozeman, State Office, retired 

 6/30/73. Replaced by Robert G. O'DriscoU who transferred from SCS, Iowa, 



Merle Brunsvold , District Conservationist at Joliet, retired 6/30/73. Robert 

 Vollrath, District Conservationist at Chester will replace Brunsvold, The 

 District Conservationist position at Chester will not be filled. Office will 

 remain open and be serviced by the Shelby t'ield Office. District will provide 

 office space. SCS has one full-time Soil Conservation Technician, Ralph 

 Eklund , headquartered at Chester. Mr. Eklund transferred from Circle. His 

 position at Circle has not been filled, 



Robert Packer , Soil Conservationist at Conrad transferred to Missoula Field 

 Office, His position at Conrad will not be filled. 



Earl Murray . Range Conservationist at Bozeman, transferred to Malta. Position 

 at Bozeman not filled, 



Michael Jackson . Soil Scientist, Columbus, transferred to Ennit, Position at 

 Columbus not filled, 



Stroh, Plant Materials Center Manager, BridRcr, transferred to SCS, Palmer, 



Alaska, Position at BndRer vacant— to be filled after first of year 



Editors Note: Above is a listing of SCS personnel in Montana who have 

 recently left the service. These people have performed 

 a great service and will be sorely missed. 



