The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-12-10
FARM BUREAU NOTES.
(w. c. swurner, County Agent.

Nv. I. SNulhef, 'ountN Agent
Annual Meeting. At tue turu
annual meeting Of the Holt County
Farm Bureau. held ~ the Dolrh' Us
Theatre. last Monday afternoon, be-.
q, the following Officers were elected
Tor the coming year: President. Harry
llitz; vice. president, Mrs. Nelson No
land; secretary, Robert \. Brown,
treasurer. George ". ioyntcr; mem
bCr~ Ui the executive committee, Mis-.
Alberta Grecn-Mutphy. MIS-. Fred T..
Meyer. Mr.. T.. ". Smith, Mis-. AVIAN
Murray, George Mntvu, Hugh Coitior,
Charles Chi'dors, Fred Mcintyre, elem
Schroeder Tom iIridgmon. Other
committeeman Wili b. appointed at Dis
,crcnt community cuntcis by the local
Farm Bureau members. Instead Oi
following the usual plan ot selecting
township committeeman, 1t vas dccid"d
to CNct the members ut the executive
board from Nariuu. parts ut the county,
regardless Of township lines and TO let
each active community uTganizat ION
appoint u representative on the cNCcu.
tive committee.
Preceding the election of officers.
the Home Demonstration Agent ana
the County Agent madc a report If
the work done by them the past year.
Following these reports. the treasurer,
George " l'OynicG made an anLLal
report. \ more detailed account UI
THEN reports will be- printed iatcr
II wa a great disappointment 10 III,
Officers and those present not To- hear
Mr.. Jordan. \ message was received
from Mr. jordan IN the forenoon. stat
ing that hc was taken suddenly NJ at
Sianbrrty. ami corld not attend tir
.HuaIi m,c. M. Hurried ciiU.t. N,lc
made to -rcUt, Il rGbi,tutr fui Nh.
juuinu inbn uut # the county. bot
owing b. tho snort time, uU otlrr
.p"IErr ay- uhtJrcd.
NJ l,us, Nicuul.. the new y uppu,nt.
.,t trJu.N Agent tor llu.l county.
uJd" short laIk, which was very
pleasing g. ily WrWh'u pIc-"Ht ful-
luulgs Mr.. N,cnols. Nh John l.. Slater,
i.lm.r president ut I've Farm liuriuu,
adc a short tain. NJ Slater h,,
teen Nrly iuya. and 'utnIUl worker
tuI the Pam Bureau amt the uicmhris
are glad To- hear him any time.
The larn Bureau will very likrly
hold u countrywide meeting some time
during the month of January, tor
which some prominent speaker will be-
engaged. Perhaps other matter. of
importance pertaining o. the Farm llu-
I"au will be- taken up 1T that tine.
Nr. Ross Nichols IL Succeed ". {.
SwarNcr \. Count, Igcni. Having
dccudcd to quit the County Agent work.
W. &. Swarnur, the present County
Agent fur Holt county, gave HI Irsig-
nation 10 the executive committee &C
the Fam Bureau in September Lat
month they succeeded IN employing
Mr. Ross Nichols, the present County
Agent Of Linn county.
Mr.. Michel, has been Agent uf Linn
county for over three years. tie comrs
highly recommended. During his three
years in Linn county he has been IN.
strumcntal IN building up n strong Or
gan2ati ion for the farmers IN that cuun-
~. lie has had u great deal of pr;Ir-
teal experience in farming, has rccciv.
cd special training, and has associated
at various times with officers Of the
State Farm Bureau Federation and the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
Mr.. Nichols will tax" up the work in
Holt county about the middle III Janu-
.ary,
Mr. SwaIncr has not definitely de-
cidcd where he will locate, but has sew
cral propositions in mind, which he
expects To look into rs soon as he
leaves the county, about January |.
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