The Sidney herald., 1955-02-10
Chambers 1855
Program Of Work
Involves Big Load
TEAMWORK OF CITIZENRY
A MUST

The Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Program OF Work for 1855 has been
ora1Ieo from committee recommended
uons and the recent membership Work
Clinics. Committees are now organiz-
ed and Will be holding initial meet
mgS TINS and next week. The Commit
Tee heads n members will be an
IN the next few days.
The comprehensive program includes
the heaviest work load ever und-r-
taken by the Chamber and the team
work OF every citizen and the mem
DerShlp is essential to its success This
program must have complete slIpnOrt
PACKED by a larger membership, ade-
auaIe finances, wide awake govern
ilehI' CIVIC imagination and civic pride
me Chamber Board of Directors win
review, set budgets and give activity
approval at a meeting in a few davs
Following is the general program to
De reviewed by the Board and which
W!u pc the guide for 1855 except for
minor changes:
1855 PROGRAM OF WORK
Directors and office
approve program of work BUDGET.
set policy Chamber Watch Dog":
secure better office setup; coordinate
activities; community in
Iormatlon center; Coop otfice-U. s.
DepJ. OF Commerce; Branch, Montana
H~utoIloplle Assn; assist Richland
Richland County Sportsmen's ei1b.
assist Canadian-U. S. Mexican High5
way Assn; Richland County HOUSING
Mgr; work with Richland County
Falrs House Federal Crop Insurance;
assist organizations and individuaIs on
special work - m-imeograph. etc. two
employees; maintain office as the inn
portant community information center
1t is today.
AgricuIture-S1,OOO
25th annual feeder day; 4-H-FFA
STOCK sale: feeding experiments at
Two Gay farm institute; Stock sale
trophies; experiment station day, en-
large All FLA activities.
AviatiOn-S25O
Support to Frontier-Business vol
ume, renewal case and extension. spe-
cial day; road Improvement to airport:
work with other cities on service; nee
eSsary airport Improvement.
City Affairs-S2OO
Community planning land use.
laws, coming, public works, recreation,
etc; fire prevention, department help
better facilities; paint up = clean up
week.
Communication, ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Freight rates support of state
ana county associations; individual
case work; improved rural and city
telephone; better transportation SER
vice.
Education, Legislation-S2OO
500 teaching scholarship; promo
ton of more teachers; BE day; state
legislature n national affairs action.
Industrial, PetrOleum-S250
New industry promotion; oil indus
try locations; Petro chemical investi-
cation; promote existing business and
industry; industrial development.
Merchants-SI 900
Basketball tourney ticket sale; dol
lar days; rural track, music meet
lunch; fall festival; Fair and farm in
stitute support; All achievement a
wards; Halloween event; window
shopping event; Christmas treats and
decorations; holidays; trade area
tours: career and college days, lunch;
advisory committee on parking; new
welcome signs for visitors.
Membership, Finance, Budget-S500
Set assessments and 1865 budget; a
properly financed Chamber; a strong
membership drive; annual meeting
other specials; newcomer welcome. A
membership goal of so new members
and $500 additional income.
Publicity, Convention - $500
Secure new and help six major on
ventions here in SIS; lev Sidney
brochure; maintain special publicity
in magazines, newspapers, etc.
ROads-S25O
Sidney-Circle impetus; township
line and Sidney-Wibaux construction;
OlliS (dldQ1dA mo. D anu Et-AOQ1
port of entry; improved roads-Snow-
den and Fairview bridges and North
Dakota No. 81 extension to park;
adequate funds for Montana high
ways; county cooperation; cooperation
to Poplar-Brockton bridge and Sid
ney-Wibaux development.
Sports RecreatiOn-S200
Banquet for tourney and local; work
city recreation dept; long range
recreation planning; continue baseball
support: fishing spot for kids.
Affiliations@S200
For sources of information. to keep
of current affairs; to work
others, and meet detectives:
Montana Chamber of Commerce; u.
Chamber; Montana Taxpayers; Pa
cific NV Travel Assn; Montana and
County Shipping Assn; C~anadian-U.S.-
Mexican Highway Assn; Central Mon
tana Highway Assn; Montana Recla-
nation: Mountain States Assn; MA
COM and ACCE; Rocky Mountain Oil
and Gas.
Additional Clinic Suggestions:
Armory support; aquatic festival;
community event calendar; rural di-
rectipna1 signs: businessmen group for
H. S. counselling; street markers;
community chest; fire dept. bldg;
city hall; watch school legislation;
street cleaner; public rest rooms;
truck by pass; rural phone improve
ment; tax study: recreation improve
ment; street lighting; spring music
day (bands); road direct to airport;
career and college day support; en-
phasis on agricultural and road &C.
~tivities; strong membership committee