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Show Defense Industries For Idaho Needed Gov. Clark Asserts According to a letter received receiv-ed he.-e today by Ben Johnson, president of - Associated Civic clubs of Southeastern Idaho, from Governor Chase A. Clark, a survey of the Preston-Grace highway will be started immediately. imme-diately. The governor stated that work would be started as soon as the survey is completed. complet-ed. The loss of manpower plus the lack of defense industries in Idaho will 'create a financial burden on the state unless national defense and other federal funds are secured to develop highways essential to national defense transportation and agricultural products, Governor Chase Clark pointed out in a brief J-address here last Friday morning. The governor stated that Ida.ho has lost nearly 20,000 persons during dur-ing the last few months for national nation-al defense training and in defense Industries outside the state. fn order to obtain assistance on this problem, Govenior Clark stated bis intensions of going to Washington, Wash-ington, D. C. this month to confer, ith federal authorities in hope of obtaining more federal assistance! or defense projects. He also discussed) the matter of the Lava Hot Springs foundation, expressing regret that the state senate defeated an appropriation for it when success was. so nearly in sight. The governor and his party were guests at a banquet meeting of tho Associated Civic Clubs of Southeastern Idaho at Montpclier on Friday evening. A large delegation delega-tion -from Preston was in attendance, attend-ance, both at the meeting here and at Mohtpelier. |