The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-28

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Deer Lodge, and Lake counties and
the Flathead, Fort Peck, Northern
Cheyenne and Blackfeet Indian res
ervations.
OEDPs are in preparation in Lin
coin, Carbon, Ravalli and Sanders
counties and the Rocky Boy reserva-
ton.
Training projects have been ap-
proved for 2O7 persons in Silver
Bow, Deer Lodge, Flathead and
Roosevelt counties. Under this pro-
gram local persons are being
trained as nurses aides, rodmen,
welders, ward attendants, steel
workers. mechanics, stenographers,
lumber graders and assemblers.
Technical assistance projects to-
falling $4,000 have been approved
for a study of an expanded livestock
feeding and slaughter program in
Montana and timber surveys on the
Blacfeet, Rocky Boys and Flathead
reservations. An $4,000 study of
recreation and tourism potential in
the state is pending. Both Montana
State University, Missoula, and Mon
tana State College, Bozeman, are in
volved in these studies.
Specific project proposals sub
mitted, and their status are:
Gulf States Land and Industries
Inc, steel mill, Anaconda-$6.3 mil
lion ARA loan for $37 million mill
which would employ about $50 per-
sons. A conference was held in New
York this month with applicants
Zeckendorf and Litton regarding fl
nances. The lack of market for steel
has slowed down the process of OBJ
tanning private capital. Action will
probably be delayed until spring.
Montana Hotel Corporation remod-
cling, expansion and renovation, t
Anaconda-$178,75O ARA loan for t
S275,0O0 project to employ 80 per- c
sons. Now under review i'm Wash r
ngton. @
Sewer improvements, District 8,
Big Fork, for construction of sewage 7
disposal system with aid of $4,000 o
ARA loan and $186,29O grant plus I
$38,57O Public Health Service n
rant. Project has gone from ARA ii
o Community Facilities Administra- b
ion for processing. a
Arts and Crafts Building, Fort +,
eek Tribes, Roosevelt county, with n
27,5OO ARA loan, $25,5OO ARA n
rant and $4,000 in tribal funds and
uilding material. Revised applica- i
oy, +o ho s111y f+faaI -
Potential projects in various stages a
development include: d
Char Plant, Red Lodge, reorgani- :,
alton and reactivation under COM =:
unity sponsorship, with ARA loan y,
Ig $4,000 toward total cost of ~ ~
$4,000. Would employ 25 persons. ~
Bitterroot Cannery, Hamilton, con- e;
ruction of plant and purchase of
achinery and equipment, with VI
$4,000 ARA loan toward total cost 81
81 million. Would employ esti-
ated 100. pa
Big Chief Lumber Co., Browning, of
and purchase of machin- sol
v and equipment. with estimated re,
.al cost of $3O5,00O and employ he
7iib CoIlnldcCu az ioO. 4NOW LII
view in Washington. TIL
First step to be taken, where col
,ere is interest in ARA participa- col
on, is to request the State Unem- ME-
oyment Compensation Commits PR
on to survey unemployment in
e county. To qualify as a labor
lrplus area, unemployment Eek il'
uding temporary and seasonal 49, 49,
ork) must have exceeded the ma &c
,nal average unemployment n
which has varied from So to 6.S
recent years. by SO per cent iOs.a
three of the past four years, rs e.
r cent in two of the past three SnI
airs, or 100 per cent in one of n.
; two past years. IL,
Ioiiuaha AhA co-oruihator Is for
ny Anderson, Libby, who recently vaa,
with ARA officials and members SRA
Congress in Washington. r1o,.
I'D STAMP PROGRAM will
BE EXPANDED soon