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Show Associated Civic Clubs Promised Help From U. S. Department Of The Interior And State Of Idaho; Preston - Grace Road Will Be Improved This Spring Associated Civic Clubs of Southeastern Idaho expressed confidence confi-dence this week, a program of immediate development of manganese resources in the neighboring county of Bannock will be successful. A meeting of the civic organization was held Monday night at Grace, at which time it was announced that Idaho Is assured of help from the state of Idaho and United States Department of the Interior. To ascertain the extent and richness rich-ness of deposits known to exist in the Cleveland, Lava Hot Springs and Bloomington areas. Associated Civic Clubs were informed, the department de-partment of Interior will assist in making drill tests. Ben B. Johnson of Preston, Associated As-sociated Civic Clubs president, pointed out that reduction plants in this area are needed so small producers can mill the ore and ship to refineries. Mr. Johnson said assurance of support on these two measures have been made by the war resources board. Milton L. Horsley of Soda Springs was named chairman of a committee to investigate ore dumps and reduction plants." Manganese is not a "dream" in any sense of the word in the southeastern south-eastern Bannock county area, Civic club leaders said, adding that mines at t'onda have been turning' out hundreds of tons of the ore. Associated Civic Clubs, Mr. Joihnson reported, also will continue contin-ue with its program of fostering development of phosphate beds in southeastern Idaho. Thousand of tons of high grade manganese and phosphate ore were extracted from tlie mines during dur-ing the last World war. . Prom Governor Chase A. Clark came the report that the Grace-Preston Grace-Preston state highway, which leads through the rich manganese deposits, de-posits, will bo improved throughout through-out its length as soon as weather permits. A committee, headed by Moroni Lowe of Grace, was named to investigate in-vestigate construction of side roads from the highway to mine sites. Commissioner Frank Shrives of Franklin county was named to the road committee. o a . |