The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-17

Campaign for the enrolment Of
more than 1000 persons in Richmond
and Wayne County to aid farmers in
harvesting their crops was launched
Monday.
Labor Is to be recruited from all
ranks Of life-business men. profes-
sional men, factory men.
The following committee was ap-
pointed Monday morning by Carl w.
Ullman, enrolling agent for the United
States Public Service Reserve, to as
sist in the enrolment of labor through
out Richmond and Wayne county:
James E. White, ]. c. Kline and
Hal Pod. The work of this committee
comes under the supervision of the
United States Department of Labor,
an dthe Rich mond Commercial Club.
At meeting of the committee held
at the Commercial Club rooms Mon
day morning 1t was decided to organ
ize the county through the townships.
An assisting enrolling agent will be
appointed by Mr.. Ullman and Mr..
Kline, the county agent, in each town
ship.
This man will receive the official ap-
pointment as assistant enrolling agent
for the United States Public Service
Reserve, and his duties will be to en-
roll the names of all farmers in that
particular township who are in need
OF help of any kind on their farms
during June, July and August, and
the names Of men who are willing to
help. The names of the farmers need
Ing help will then be turned over to
the committee and labor will be sup
piled as expediently as possible.
Duty Of Every Citizen.
In this way II is believed that plenty
OF labor can be secured to assist the
farmers of Wayne county in caring for
bumper crops which are in prospect.
Jh c. Kline, the county agriculture
agent, said Monday that weather con-
ditiins have been such as to assure
one OF the greatest years Of farm pro-
duce Wayne county has ever expe-
rienced and the same conditions pre-
vail Throughout the entire state and
central west.
1T is the duty Of every patriotic cit
izen to come to the aid of the cause
at this time" Mr.. Ullman said I'VE
are going to need hundreds of men to
help on tie farms Of Wayne county
this year. Harvesting and gathering
the crops successfully means a great
deal toward our ultimate purpose as
far as the war is concerned-I mean,
Of course, toward the winning of the
war. Every man who is able to do
SO should sign up one Of the govern
ment application blanks to help on the
farms this year.
Men who sign the application blanks
and help work the farms, need not
feel that they are eyDected tn give a
certain number Of days to this work.
1t man is unable to give more than
a few hours that is all the committee
will ask. But it Is expected that all
those who can do SO. will sign up for
some OF their time at least. even If no
more than single day or few hours.
Several men have already signed I'D
and agreed TO turn over all Of the pro-
ceeds to the Red Cross society. and
among them are several of the Wayne
county officials
Application blanks may be secured
from either Carl w. Ullman at the
Richmond Commercial Club; J. C.
Kline at the county agriculture agents
office in the court house; Hal Pod at
the Richmond Palladium; or James E.
White at his Offices in the Starr Piano
company's building.
The applications are officially issued
by the United States Department of
Labor. and if it is desired the appli
cant may fill out the blank printed in
the Palladium and return it to Carl W.
ullman at the Commercial Club, VI
stead OF waiting to be called upon by
some member Of the committee