The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
RICHMOND Men
TO ORGANIZE
FOR WORK ON
WAYNE FARMS
Campaign for Volunteers to
Work on Wayne County
Farms Will Be Opened
Next Week.
PLANS BEING MADE

Have you Joined the Wayne county
Shock Forces? If not this is your
chance to be volunteer In a worthy
cause.
Wayne county has the largest wheat
crop produced in several years just
maturing, and ready for harvesting
with but little farm labor to do the
work.
Farmers are needing the help of
every professional and business man
In the county to assist them in saving
the wheat crop and this appeal is be-
Ing made in their behalf.
Similar organizations are being
formed In every county in the state
where there Is a shortage of farm To-
Dor and the loyal citizens of Wayne
county are going to respond to this
call as they have done to every wor-
thy effort put forth to help win the
war and certainly there is no greater
aid than in helping to save the wheat
crop that is just maturing.
Plan Being Worked Out.
The plan Is being worked out by
the county agent, Commercial Club
and professional and business men
who see the great necessity of COM
ing to the assistance of the farmers at
this time
Cards are being printed and will be
distributed next week in the campaign
for volunteers. The plan Is simple.
All professional, business and labor
ing men in the cities and towns of
the county are supposed to sign a
card as volunteer to assist the farm
ers in shocking their wheat. These
men will pursue their regular en-
ployment during the day and at four
and five o'clock in the afternoon will
be ready 10 go to the country where
ever assigned and will work until dark
or until the wheat cut by the farmer
during the day has been shocked.
These volunteers will meet at a
place to be designated as soon as they
quit their regular employment and be
met by automobiles sent in by the
farmers after them or 60 to farms
wherever assigned and work until
dark.
The farmer will telephone to head
quarters at noon and ask for the num-
ber of men needed that evening and
whether or not he can send for them.
That number of men will be assigned
to his farm and will be ready when he
calls Tor tnem at lOur or nVe o CLOCK.
Will You Volunteer?
Those who have automobiles and
can take men to the farms will be
supposed to do SO and when the plan
is worked out properly there will be
enough machines to distribute the
men over the county in a short time.
The men going to the fields will
either eat their evening meal before
they 60 or take lunch with them as
they desire so that the farmers wives
will not be put to extra trouble for
them. The farmers are not asking the
men to work for nothing and will be
paid reasonable compensation for
their work at the close of each
evening
In this manner the farmers can keep
their binders running all day cutting
wheat and letting the bundles lay to
be gathered up by the men in the eve
ming. They can keep their regular
farm help In the corn fields or hay
fields and in SO doing other work on
the farm will not have to be neglected
to save the wheat crop.
This is your chance to be of valu-
able service to the farmers who are
needing your help. Will you be
volunteer?