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JUL 2 1 197^ 



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0. M. Ueland, Editor, Capitol Station, Helena, Montana 



OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN 



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MAY - JUNE. 1970 



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Pictured are Charles Lane, Jeanne Baluka, Frank Thompson i grand- 

 daughter, Everett Snort land, Carl Johnson, Harold Jensen, Carl ZInne, 

 Oscar HIppe, Bob Anderson, Mi lo Hilstad and Ken Coulter. Not caught 

 in the picture were Pete Jackson & Brad Parrlsh. A. G. Slattery 

 John Vanlsko^ & Ralph Briggs were absent. 



MONTANA ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS 



Directors of the Montana Association of 

 SWCD met in Lewlstown June 12th to review 

 and chart further action on resolutions and 

 policy of their organization. 



Public relations and Finances were prob- 

 ably the knottiest problems facing the dir- 

 ectors. Officers and directors of the asso- 

 ciation find that to do their job takes time 

 and money. Much travel is involved. Many 

 meetings that need district representation 

 and participation must be attended. Many of 

 the officers and directors are performing 

 these duties without reimbursement for ex- 

 penses. Others find It hard to get away 

 fcxDm urgent or conflicting duties at home 

 or other meetings. 



Dick Setterstrom reporting for public 

 relations stated there Is a need to get 

 more supervisors attending other organiza- 

 tion meetings to tell what has been done by 

 SWCDs and to explain the resource develop- 



ment opportunities of their districts. 

 This needs to be done on a more organized 

 basis. Agriculture is In serious trouble 

 he says. Agriculture and natural resource 

 development people need to tell their side 

 of the story to the public. The concensus 

 seems to be "we spend too much time talk- 

 ing to ourselves," accordingly the dir- 

 ectors urged districts to consider budget- 

 ing money for travel to meetings other 

 than their own to talk about and promote 

 thei r programs. 



Oscar Hippe reported that the Great 

 Plains Program has been extended for ten 

 years. Much expression was given to the 

 Idea that this type program is desirable 

 nationwide. 



In the Farm Forestry report it was 

 noted that certain environmentalists are 

 discouraging harvesting of timber. The 

 directors are on record of favoring the 



