Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-17

The best ways ana means OF making
The Junior Volunteer movement Of
service TO the farmers were discussed
wednesday at a Joint meeting of the
food conservation sub-committees.
both state and county. and the advis-
Dry committee of the Junior volun-
GERS. Governor Milliken outlined the
proposed plan. which has been approx
"a by the department Of labor at
Washington.
Wages Of Dollar q Day
81 the afternoon session the advis-
cry commit,A OF the Junior Volun-
,cers voted To recommend to the Gov
crnor and Council that the general
wage scnt dule for a boy on the farm
10 fixed Mt 81 IA day and board. as sug-
rnstcd, that the State pay the boy and
shat tho farmer reimburse the State.
Jefferson G. Smith of Waterville.
the director general OF the Junior Vol
dnteers. stated Wednesday night the
first group OF boys for farm work
would ba modified at Winthrop Gem
or on tho first Of June. The call for
ei,,ration will be made next Mon
lnv and IL is expected that the first
qroup Of boys will be in the neigh
borhood of 500,
Tho Committee
Tho committee of so appointed by
Jefferson smith Of Waterville in con-
rection with this work ~ largely un-
der the auspices OF the Y. NJ. e. A
end Is called In n general way war
council
Hon Harold NJ Sewal! Of Bath,
rhairman Of tho Statewide commit
,ee Of public safety. presided and on
ither side OF him sat Jefferson Smith
~ Watrrvillc. State Y. NJ. G. a. Sec
rotary. and Governor Carl E. MILL
ven ard both were active In the de-
llherntlons OF the meeting.
ono of the first questions DISCUSSED
,,,a whether tho boys should be en-
listed as long as the 3lst Of October,
eomc " tho professors Of COLLEGES
scel,rv that this would handicap the
Iovs IN their studies.
Governor Mllltken said that IL the
hoys v.,rc to hc erlia.ed ne thousht
~ should cover rry emergency that
,,icr, er,qo and for TINT reason the
.t.-c shou'd - vide enouTh TO pro-
.tla fcr anv pCs~,h'a lator harvesting.
Stop .he Col!esea
The Governor further said trat II
.,,n. to n utoatlon Of whether the
,rns .houli e harvested CT the COL
eycs ,un l. trorght It would be bet
;er 10 stop tie colleges be- au>e the
Good puo.ticn H. the "il-lnpcr'aht one
4 thu; time. He thought the delegates
tuirst ap U,ll realize once Tor MI tFat
he country IS in war and that the
harvesting must go on Mt any cost.
'-hc Governor did not believe th&t TIE
bovA would be scriun-ly faadF" npeo
d, thcir education but he ta!i that II
WA ysry ncccssar. for TIE iaflitl3 10
,.n-,c definitely how nan" boys the!
could have and how Icing they "ouio
help.
president Alley OF the University OF
,ro,,o ,ho,uht that 1t would be well
not to .acr's ice all of the pupils at one
limo i'm the farm labor but to relieve
.o,ne o; them earlier than OCTOBER 81
. that the work of education could
~ on with better results to the state
IS n whole.
rr-r.u,ressman Frank f. Guernsey
o, Dover made n few briet remarks
long General lines and the que stion
,,osc ar how much the boys should De
iaid ,,.
uo, George NJ. Twitchell Of Mon
18th s,td that he believed the boys
,houId remain on the farms until ai'
-, The work of harvesting was COM
,ls,c1 He continues: you cant
torcc a farmer to grow CROP you
havc rot to interest him ana oitei
.,,n.. i,ducenents." He favored liking
.ome definite minimum price Tor the
,,u crops. such as 81 a bushei FOR po-
tatoes. 81 bushel for corn. - o"sn
81 for beans and $3.50 bushei 10,
,yhen, lyon do this" said me- anu
every farmer In the state VIII whoop
!, up for big crops. -.,uo
Thornns &. Jngrnham OF the Fuiicr-
IIolway Company Of Augusta. repre-
o,+,ro the Maine Groccrs' Associa-
ion said that organization would De
,er, clad to Ak a definite price 10.
the farmers. Governor Miliiken saiu
,ha, ha understood that the feder"
,,,vorpment was working on something
= ,his kind but that the plans had not
ct been worked cut fuzzy. -,
,.oyernor Milliken continuing saiu
tint he did not believe that any boy
should he taken from his own iocah.y
and placed in another more remo'e
locality II he was making hiniseh use-
fil nearer home.
The Governor also remarked that the
question OF handling the farmers was
very dfrcult problem. one OF the hAi"eS.
that he had found OF the several wal
conditions. He wanted to extend he'p
where II would do the most good 10 the
sroates. number but II was great prop
lem. lie thought in every case where
help was asked by the farmers the aues-
ton should f,rst be propounded why the
farmer does not got aid locally a. ne 90
leved that local aid should be EXTENDED
where possible before calling upon 'ne
State funds.
The Governor said that he believed 'hs
banks as q whole appreciated the situa-
ton and that the farmers and the banks
we're bound to get nearer together. ne
thought that perhaps the farmers shou'o
"ner greater security but that tne
hanks needed 70 be more liberal. He also
said that tho state would have authori-
- after July to loan further money tor
certain agricultural purposes.
Horace c. Day OF Auburn said that ne
believed the farmers in Androscoseih
county had been taken care Of well over
there some 100 farmers had borrowed