Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-17
PARKER TO URGE
QUICK APPROVAL
OF COURT HOUSE
Existing Conditions of Coun-
ty Prompts Administrator
to Urge Construction

Through j. f. Parker, state WPA
administrator, who visited Plenty
wood Monday, 1t was learned that
the new Sheridan county courthouse
project was forwarded to Washing
ton from the Helena office the oath
of last month.
Mr.. Parker stated that it usually
requires about six weeks for the
engineering department In Wash
ington to check projects and secure
final approval of the head engineer.
He assured the county commission
ers, however, that In view of exist
ing conditions in this county and
the apparent need of the new quar-
ters, he would communicate with
the national office as soon as he re-
turns to Helena the last of the week
and urge special handling of the
courthouse project. He added that
1t Is very possible that work could
be started on the new building with
in the next month.
County commissioners had under
stood the forwarding of the entire
project had been delayed because OF
needed additional information. Mr..
Parker explained that Is only ap-
piled to the sponsorship portion OF
the project, however, and that the
principal part of the application
had gone in with the state depart
ment's complete approval May "a.
need not delay examination Of the
The missing information, he said,
application at Washington.
Views Conditions Here
State Administrator Parker visit
ed Plentywood while on an 1nspec-
ton tour of northern Montana. Ac-
companying him here were James
Duffy. district supervisor, and Mr..
Hanson. district engineer of the
Wolf Point office.
The group met with the county
commissioners and others at the
courthouse Monday afternoon,
where they were told of the terrible
drouth conditions covering the en-
tire county, the commissioners max
ing urgent request for farmers to
be returned to WPA rolls immedi-
ately.
Mr.. Parker explained vat. after
driving through the heart of the
parched prairies he was fully aware
of conditions and that nothing
would please him more than to be
able to Immediately revert to the
program of last summer and place
farmers, together with their teams,
on work projects in every part of
the county. "But. after ALL" he ex-
planned, II am only like a sergeant
in the army; I simply take orders
from those in Washington, and un-
til they tell me I a put farmers
back on work project. it is just i'm
possible for US to do So"
Just as Senator Wheeler had ex-
planned when a county delegation
conferred with him last week, the
administrator said everything now
hinges on the big relief bill before
congress. II feel most certain, how
ever" he said, that. if you people
from here keep pounding your con-
gressional delegation at Washington
something will be done very soon
to relieve the situation"
Governor Roy E. Ayers. Parker
said. was being prevailed upon to
make a trip to Washington to inter
cede for people of the drouth-strick-
en- area. The commissioners wired
the governor setting forth condi-
lions in the county and urging he
make the trip.
Inspect Dams
Administrator Parker and party,
accompanied by the commissioners,
inspected the Raymond dam and al
so the Carol dam site eight miles
northwest of P%lentywood. He de-
clared the Raymond dam was lone
of the finest Jobs | have SEEM and
II wish we had a hundred more like
this through this area" He was
most enthusiastic when shown the
Carroll dam. on which some so
farmers had worked last summer
until they were called off all WPA
projects. He assured district super
visor Duffy that he would lend ev-
cry assistance possible towards hav-
fng an emergency declared permit
ting farmers to be returned to COM
pleting this splendid piece of work
that would produce some $4,000 In
MAI hours of labor.
After spending the night in Plen-
tywood. Mr.. Parker and his assist
ants left Tuesday morning for Froid
and Poplar. then to return to Hell