

Pete Jackson, Harrison, Montana, Presi- 

 dent of the MASWCD, has been asked by Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture, Orvllle Freeman, to serve 

 on an 18 member committee which represents a 

 broad range of soil and water conservation In- 

 terest throughout the United States. 



The term of office for Committee Members 

 of the Public Advisory Committee Is two years. 

 The Advisory Committee is asked to meet at 

 least once each year and at such other occa- 

 sions as may be mutually found desirable. 



It is the purpose of Mr. Freeman to ob- 

 tain from the Committee objective evaluation 

 and constructive suggestions for program needs 

 and development in the field of soil and water 

 conservation. Mr. Freeman states, "I consider 

 the soil and water conservation activities of 

 the Department of Agriculture as extremely 

 Important to the welfare of our nation. Re- 

 search, education, technical assistance, cost- 

 sharing and credit are all essential tools for 

 helping the private landowners in our country 

 to properly use and conserve their land for 

 its future protection and Improvement". 



The 1968 Annual Meeting of the Public 

 Advisory Committee will be held in Washington, 

 D. C, October 9, 10, and 11, 1968. 



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DATES TO REMEMBER 

 MASWCD AREA MELTIUGS 

 Western Montana Kalispell 

 Triangle Great Falls 



Headwaters Three Forks 



Southaentral Billings 



Northeastern Glasgow 



Southeastern Baker 



LaLonde Hotel 



MASWCD ANN UAL MEETING 

 Sidney 



September 30 

 October 1 

 October 2 

 October 3 

 October 4 

 October 5 



October 30, 31, 

 & November 1 



Following an oppration, tho 

 Medicare patient woke up and 

 found a placard on his incision. 

 It read: "This is a Federal 

 project, showing your dollar at 

 work . " 



President Sez, Continued from Page 1 



easiest way to see Just how large the respon- 

 sibility really is, is to read the Soil and 

 Water Conservation District Law. In the years 

 just past, these awesome charges were passed 

 over as something to be reckoned with in the 

 future. The time has arrived where the demands 

 of a hungry multitude, not only in the U.S.A., 

 but all over the world are coupled with 

 spreading suburbia, airports, factories, high- 

 ways, and recreation areas. We aren't just 

 independent agrarian people working In our 

 fields — the true example of free enterprise. 

 Now, all these factors are crowding in on us 

 and demanding that we perform our task of 

 making sure that the natural resources of soil 

 and water are preserved and made to produce 

 what is needed todav to meet our standard of 

 living. 



One final fact of life - there will be 

 no turning back to the good old days. This 

 is impossible. Likewise, the same good old 

 days of our districts are gone. But this 

 isn't bad. In fact, it's good, even exciting 

 to think that we are really that important 

 all the other people and they must be so de- 

 pendent on us. 



The one satisfying thing about all this 

 Is that we are already getting underway. With 

 the new additions and changes put into our 

 district law, we will he able to do our part 

 In conservation in the manner required of us. 



Our area meetings are also the starting 

 point for resolutions for the annual meeting. 

 Legislation mav be all Important, but some- 

 one must tend the shop. So if vou have a 

 resolution to present, get it ready and you 

 can feel assured that it will get the Associ- 

 ation's full attention. For the record, we 

 acted on every resolution from last year's 

 convention by March of 1968. We weren't 

 sufccessful on every one, but we sure tried 

 our very best and we did a lot of good too. 



In conclusion, don't forget to call that 

 legislator and invite him to the area meeting. 

 Better yet, give him a lift - then you can 

 get better •cquainted during the trip. You 

 iuBt might be surprised that these politicians 

 are human beings and darn nice fellows to boot. 



"Mommy, can I swim in the 



ocean?" 

 "No, the water's too rough 

 "But daddy's swimming." 

 ''Daddy's insured." 



