Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-08
ARMSTRONG To AID
FARM PROBLEM
Appointed Federal Director for
Delaware in the Matter OF
Providing Help

Joseph \ Armstrong. Who far aame
time ha@ hcon division deputy COLLECTOR #
Internal revenue connected with tte
Wilmington ofbce TODAY was notified If
| h~ appointment ~ Irdcral state Ilirer-
| tor 81 ntcd states Rows Work Reserve
uhch coturs under tho Department II
| Narrulturc - Washington tIo has
! located hl- headquarters ~ the afhfe4 IF
| the Chamber II Commerce, isN lu ront
| liuldiug. ami Will begin hls dHiles noNt
Nnuda,
rho,mcf dut} of hlq department vii he
To cuhet for farm service during the spring
and summer from sour tluc II NM
until the latter part of Auel-t All hoss
III he state between lG and y ,eais Ct
age who attend school or are engaEsd ~
" hat arc considered nnn-rssenttal oeeHp5t
tlons Thus Is Iurcls wai satslee Ihelafs
vil be pald hv the f;rnrt- fer whom ihol
work in accar,lancc with their duties and
tho amount If efficiency fhcy show pon
enhstlng with Director Armstrong ot anv
one Of the deputies he vii later appoint
each hov Will be given an enrolment
button on gnlne to the farm e1el Nlll re-
ceivc 4 volunteers medal. and ~ he con
clu~lon Of he season work will receive II
bronze medal with two hers, upon winch
viii hc inscribed Faithful war service,
1918 Before culisting each hoy who has
not reached his majority will have u haee
the consent oi his parents. Enlistment
cartiS can hc obtained at the Chanher q
Commerce office. upon which he appiea-
tlous ar q hc made
Beginning with the IIgh School here
Mr. Armstrong proposes bringing the
matter Ia the attention II every edu-
cational institution III the SiatC, with \
ylew 10 letting the bows know that their
services arc desired and also arranging
for Their release from school earher than
thc vacation TIME, if this Is necessary
Thus will, however. bc determined III each
individual case and viii hc regulated hv
! The condition oi the crops Prominent
men all over the State will be dcpulzed
hY Mr. Armstrong to a>ssISt hlm IN enlist
ing the bows Most of his time Will b.
consumed IN visiting the farms ali over
the State where hc will ascertain the
needs of each individual farmer. for whom
thcre Will be Application cards. and after
the help has been placed MIR Armstrong
WIll keep ia touch with Il and ad Just any
MISUNDERSTANDING that mav arise Il any
buv Is found Ia bp iil-trcatcd the guilty
party viii hc punished and any hoy VITO
violates his obligation will be- called To-
account. beng dishonorabIy discharged
If he offence Is sufficiently grave
In addition to boys Director Armstrong
VIII also endcavor Ia supply the farmers
With skilled labor 10 meet the particular
needs of the farmer IN each instance.
oTHlR OPTICIANS Co-opERtrING
Mcsssrs Pence and Bauscman, State aud
county agents respectively, of tie Depart
mcnt OF Agriculture held u conference
with Director 4 g Bunkhart of the | )
Employment Service ei the Department
OF Labor at the old Federal Building
Sixth and King streets yesterday after
noon. relative to farm help situation IN
the State of Delaware
survey Is beng made among the
farmers of Delaware to ascertain their
need Of help for TIA, coming season " Nhen
results are known comprehensive plan
OF distribution OF farm labor viii be
adopted This Is considered one OF the
most important problems coming within
the jurisdiction OF the nlted states
Employment Service Al this time