The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-03-24

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The West Nottingham Community
Club met in the Academy Building
on March 18th. ]. ]. Hanna, chair
man presiding. Meeting was open
ed by prayer by Rev. F. H. Huffman.
The Club was particularly fortunate
in securing Prof. Bomberger of the
Maryland Agricultural College to
speak to them on Cooperation and
Uplift Among Rural Communities"
Prof. Bomberger stated that the sub
ject Of uplift or betterment of the
rural communities was demanding
more attention at this time than any
other single thing. He stated that
the name for our organizations did
not so much matter, whether they
he clubs, community meetings,
oranges or what not, so much as the
fact that we were banded together
for mutual benefit, each one having
made up his mind that he would be
willing to sacrifice something if in
the long run the greatest number of
people might be benefited. He
stated that to get anywhere we must
have an definite aim, have some
thing to work for and then work for
it and said we should work for i'm
schools, roads, churches and COM
munity spirit all should be improved
from our personal interest in them
and in each other. He suggested
that we appoint committee to visit
the schools in their immediate vici-
nifty, know how things are going and
when we find things not as good as
we feel they should be, make it
known to our school board. He
reminded us of what we all know
but seldom think of that the schools
and the school board belong to us as
citizens of Cecil county and when
things in this department are not
going as we think they should it is
our duty to let our servants, the
members of the school board, know
that we know about 1t and that we
expect things made right. What, a
difference we should soon see in our
schools five all took real personal
interest. He spoke of the county
fair and what it had done for COM
munities and advocated fair being
held in connection with each Com
munity Club and stated that many
of our men, women and children
would gladly exhibit there among
their own friends and neighbors,
who would not think of taking an
exhibit to- a county fair or one far
ther away; in this way fine COM
munity spirit is brought about and
a friendliness not existing where
people do not come in meetings to-
gether.
In speaking of the great helpful
ness Of organization he stated that
the grange has 100000 members in
the U. s. and referred to their get
ting behind the parcel post matter
and through that organization we
were able to secure this great benefit
to the producers as well as the con-
sumers of our country. A handful
of people can do little, but when
banded together as our motto states
I'm Unity There is Strength" we
can accomplish great things. In
speaking of marketing our produce
he advised the growing of such
crops, stock, etc., as suit the buyer,
all farmers in community raising
the same variety or kind, so that
produce may be shipped in car load
lots, and they will be uniform and
will be just what that market de-
mands, and by so doing the highest
market price may be obtained and
not only that, if it is known that
stock and produce is up to the high
est standard and the shippers can
be relied on, the market will come
to them to buy their stuff.
After all it all comes down to the
following of the Golden Rule. We
cannot expect slipshod methods to
produce good results, and combi-
nation of people can accomplish no
better results following such
methods than can an individual.
Cooperation must be on strictly
business basis and absolute loyalty
was necessary. In speaking of the
various departments of farm produce
he stated emphatically that the boys
and girls were the best crop on the
farm and spoke highly of the Boys,
! Corn Clubs and Girls Canning Clubs
and said that after all the real work
Of the farm and home was to rear
boys and girls of high ideals, with
desire to live useful and happy lives
in the country, who are anxious not
only to make two blades of grass
but to be able to intelligently mar
ket their produce IN that which
they may be in a position to live bet