The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-06
Farmers Not Overanxious
For Their Help at Three
Per Day.
FARM BUREAU WORK.
Important Topics Were Dis.
cussed at Saturdays
Session.

Farm labor furlOughs and deferred
classifIcations we're discussed at Sat.
urday afternoons meeting Of the Ma
rion County Farm Bureau. which was
held in the office OF ". E. McComas,
county agent, in the court house. The
county agent stated that the local draft
boards had referred number OF cases
to him for investigation. He told the
organization that this work was OF a
iaborious character as he was new
man in the community and he wanted
TO know II this should be given prefer
ence and the routine schedule be brush.
ed aside. 1t was the concensus of the
members that he should attend to the
governments business first as it is
regarded to be OF vital importance.
The county agent was advised to look
up a certain number of prominent
men in the community in which the ap-
plicant for the furlough resides and
find out whether the furlough is Of a
legitimate character.
Mr.. McComas said that one OF the
stipulations is that the man had TO be
on farm work before he was drafted
and that il he lived in the rural sec.
ton, but had been on public work the
furIough would not be honored under
the government regulations. Some Of
the members believed that parents
we're trying to use the furlough sys.
lem as a means Of getting their boys
back home TO have "a look at them"
One OF the other subjects discussed
was the labor problem on the farm.
DR.. W. F. Boyers, OF this city, stated
that some Of the working boys reserve
had asked So day and wanted their
board in addition, DR.. Boyers pointed
out how the life C ! the farm would be a
recreation to- a city boy and at the
same time he understood that many
parents would sooner have their sons
there than on public work. One mem.
Der thought it would take as much
time TO boss boy as to do the work
and at the same time the farmer would
be losing his own money. Nat Frame,
state agent, was quoted by one of the
members as saying at former meet.
ing that 81 day and board was fair
price. These boys could be available
for one to two or perhaps three months
for farm work. r. F. Heck, secretary
OF the farm bureau, stated that the
farmers are not willing to give them
all the money they ask.
1t was decided to take orders for
fertilizer and lime for the fall season
and later man from each district in
the county will take up this matter.
B. B. Ezell, Of Morgantown, assist.
ant state agent, addressed the mem.
bers and cleaned from them the vari-
Gus communities in the county in
which club work should be started.
These places were suggested: Harter
Hill, Rymer, Seven Pines, Eldora or
kingmont, Pennington, Springers
school house, Walnut Grove, Union
Grove, and Bethel Places where it is
being done now are: Burners Ridge,
Pharaoh's run, Hoodsville, Fairview,
Monumental and Davis Ridge. Mr..
Ezell stated that the program was
made for this year, but that next year
the places that were most interested
in the work and showed willingness to
cooperate could be carried and those
where the work was not received with
enthusiasm could be dropped. DR..
Boyers suggested that it might be we'll
II the meetings could be held at a |
school or other appropriate place
where the farmer could attend meet. |
ing and that his wives or daughters
might attend another in an adjoining
room. He thought perhaps that the
women might meet at a farmers home
near where the men were meeting. |
The plan OF organizing community
branches was received with much IA.
vor. Miss Blanche r. Price, the coun.
ty home demonstration agent, stated !
that this plan would be all right, but
that most OF the schools the necessary |
equipment had not been installed,
which naturally would interfere with
this feature OF the program.
F. r. Heck said that the hubbub Of
organizing club work would lose its
effect unless you could get the people