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JANUARY - FEBRUARY, 1969 



CARL H. JOHNSON, PRESIDENT SEZ: 



At this writing It seems that HB 179, 

 which Is the rpoposed ainendments to the 

 SWCD Law, Is well on Its way. It passed 

 the third reading In the Senate by a vote 

 of 52-0 and Is now on the Governor's desk. 

 Vfhlle we did not get all the amendments 

 to the original district law as proposed, 

 ve still have gained a great number of the 

 tools needed for districts to do a better 

 job ov conservation. 



None of this could have been accom- 

 plished without the excellent Job done by 

 the local supervisors and Directors of the 

 MASWCD In getting our story across to our 

 legislators. District Supervisors can 

 well be proud of the part they played In 

 this legislative effort. 



Several supervisors and officers of 

 MASWCD attended the NACD Convention in 

 Atlanta, Georgia, the first week in Feb- 

 ruary. Those attending were Vice-Presi- 

 dent Robert Anderson of Fort Benton, 



DEAN A. HANSON 

 CHAIRMAN, STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE 



Dean A. Hanson of Glldford was elected 

 Chairman of the State Soil Conservation Comm- 

 ittee at the January 20 meeting In Helena. 

 He replaces William F. D'Ewart of Wllsall. 



William D'Ewart was re-appointed for a 

 four year term in December by then Governor 

 Babcock. 



Oscar B. Hlppe of Frold was elected 

 Vice-chairman. Other members of the Comm- 

 ittee besides Hanson, Hlppe, and D'Ewart 

 are John Schroeder of LoLo, Torllef Aashelm, 

 Joe Asleson, and Ave Linford of Bozeman. 

 George Lackman will replace C. Lowell Purdy, 

 Commissioner of Agriculture, April 1. 



At its January meeting the State Soil 

 Conservation Committee reviewed its proposed 

 budget for the 1971 biennlum with the House- 

 Senate Subcommittee and were well received. 



It is anticipated substantial Increase 

 will be allowed for watershed planning funds. 



