The people's voice., 1958-10-17

north of the boundary, thus making
Libby unfeasible.
TEN MILE CREEK
A lack of local interest has shelved
plans for flood control protection
along Ten Mile Greek near Helena.
Congressman Metcalf got the word
from Col Lynn w. Pine, Army Engi-
neers' Riverdale, N. D., district engi-
neer.
In June of last year, Charles d.
Greenfield wrote Metcalf on behalf
of the Lewis and Clark County Board
of Commissioners asking that the
Engineers study the area and come
up with flood protection plans. Green
field forwarded a letter from the
Forestvale Cemetery Association,
whose officers told of "serious" flood
ing. and estimated that so houses
were also in the flood area.
A preliminary study indicated that
an economically justifiable flood con-
troll project could be developed and
the commissioners were so advised.
Just recently, Pine wrote, the COM
missioners advised Pine that Gin view
of recent changes in Montana law
their legal advisors were of the opin-
ion that county commissioners no
longer have any official participation
in flood control matters and that the
initiative must come from people in
the proposed flood control district
with supervision vested in district
courts.
"They went on to state they talked
with a number of property owners
who would be in such a district and
from the property owners attitude,
the county commissioners doubted if
such a district could be formed at
this time," Pine continued. So, 81 am
suspending work on the study and
recommending the revocation of re-
naming unexpended funds"
REA LOAN
The Rural Electrification Admins
tration has notified Montanans in
Congress Senators Murray and
Mansfield, Congressman Metcalf and
IAnderson-of the approval of $780,
600 loan to Northern Lights, Sand
point. Idaho, REA cooperative. Of
the total, $4,000 is allocated to
Sanders and Lincoln counties in Mon
tana for re-loaning to coop members
for improvements such as wiring and
installing electrical equipment.
FORD FOUNDATION
In the past % years, the Ford
Foundation has made grants totaling
$1,584,396 to organizations and in
dividuals in Montana, according to
report received by the Montana dele
cation.
Most of the money, $1,300,850,
went to 46 hospitals to help improve
and expand their services. Another
$255,000 went to three private col
in Helena, Great Falls
and Rocky Mountain in Billings-to
help raise faculty salaries. Montana
State University a $1,996 business
education grant; and three Montana
residents received fellowships total
ing $26,55O for the study of foreign
areas and international relations.
MINING
Senator Mansfield suggests that
President Eisenhower call an inter-
national conference to reach agree
ment on overproduction of metal
mines which has resulted in "chaos"
for the domestic mining industry.
'Pacts of that kind have been agreed
to in other fields and are at present
being considered in coffee, cocoa,
rubber and TIM Mansfield wrote Mr..
eve have a primary duty to give
as much protection to our own indus
tries as we possibly can. If we were
to work out an international stabili-
zation program, it is my belief that
the falling prices of domestic miner
ais caused by the importation of cheap
foreign metals would be done away
with to a considerable degree"
SUGAR BEETS
Montana's share of the nations
925, ,0O0-acre 1959-crop of sugar beets
will be 56,470 acres, up slightly from
the 1858 ALLEGATION of 55,672. The
A agriculture Department set the ma
5ional limitation at 925,0OO acres,