Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-07-08
WORK PROGRAM S
SLATED FOR THIS
AREA OF D ROUTH
Sheridan Marking Time and
Prepares to Welcome
Promised Aid

Sheridan county this week marked
time and prepared to welcome a
giant work program promised from
federal agencies as a relief
for this area gripped by the most
devastating drouth on record.
Although no official information
has been received as to when the
program will get under way, gov
ernmental agencies have assured
delegates at Washington and local
leaders that the program will get In
motion Immediately.
The relief program will give
Sheridan county's drouth-stricken
residents employment on dam build
ing PROTECTS, contour diking and sim
lar projects of water conservation.
1--WE are ready to begin an emer-
gency drouth program Immediately
in Sheridan county when authorize
ton comes from Washington" is the
statement Of e. H. Aicher, state CO.
ordinator Of the department of ag-
riculture. The WPA appropriation
has been signed by the president and
we expect notice during the first of
the week. In this event we shall
have an engineer in Sheridan coun-
ty together with other personnel to
locate and start all water conserva-
ton projects"
Active for Relief
One of the greatest concerted
drives to secure aid for this area
has been made within the past two
weeks and from it is emerging a
program which will bring relief to
drOuth-stricken.
at is the intention of the Works
Progress Administration to give full
relief to the sections affected to the
greatest extent possible" writes Sen.
James f.. Murray. "The particular
prijects through which relief is to
be extended are being studied and
outlined. 1t is intended to have the
aid of the agricultural college rep
resentatives, together with the Off
Gals and representatives of the Re-
settlement administration and the
CCC, and decide on the projects to
be approved. The effort will be to
devote 50 per cent of the work re-
lief projects to the development of
water and land projects to counter
act drouth conditions"
The Senator said it will take a
short time to outline these projects
they must be planned. There will
be sufficient projects ready, howev-
said Murray, to enable the WPA
to commence operations without any
delay.
Rep. James f. O'Connor wired the
Sheridan county board of commits
sioners Wednesday that a meeting
was held at his office in Washing
ton with representatives of the de-
partment of agriculture. resettle-
ment administration and WPA agen-
cy relative to the drouth situation
here and the necessary action has
been fully explained.
Representative O'Connor said
Works Progress administration Off
Gals have assured him that work
will begin Immediately on approved
projects to provide work for far
mers and the resettlement admins
tration will care for those not pro-
vded by relief in public works.
T.. NJ. Jackson, who with c.. w.
Peterson went to Washington to APP
peal for immediate aid for the coun-
TVS destitute, wired yesterday that
positive assurance has been received
from the resettlement administra-
ton that all needy people in this
drouth area will receive grants un-
til WPA projects can be started.
Jackson said all departments are
dams. He said wonderful co-opera-
ton is being received from all agen-
cies at Washington.