The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-13

not liable. that the valuables simply
reposed there for accommodation AL
together something like $4,000 of
valuables were stolen from the bank
and the case that has Just been ended
was test case. 1t is not expected
that any Of the other cases will be
tried until this has been finally dis
posed of by the supreme court
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The first speaker was Z. c. Cunning
ham, president of the Montgomery
county council of agriculture, and
one of the largest and livest councils
in this grand division. Mr.. Cunning
lam told in most interesting manner
OF the work that has been done in
Montgomery
| he said the success of this council
was largely due to the untiring efforts
OF the county agricultural agent and
the home demonstration agent. The
business men of the county have also
co,operated in most splendid man
Eer said Mr.. Cunningham, with these
1 agents and with the farmers. The
county council'has accomplished more
for the farmers of Montgomery coun-
ty during the past seven months, than
had been done for them in ten years.
Mr.. Cunningham told how the coun-
Gil boosts the boys and girls club
work in the county. and stimulates
interest in better roads, conducts
health surveys, pure bred sire cam
! raigns and has organized dairy
shipping association.
One OF the biggest things the coun-
Gil has done for montgomery county
! said Mr.. Cunningham, lis the study
and survey that has been made of ru-
lal conditions, and remedying those
things through the united efforts Of
the farmers. The council advocates
the breaking away from the one crop
system. For years and years Mont
gomery has been tobacco raising
county, and has actually had to buy
| feed-thiS year as result of the
councils work, the county win have
food to sell.
The council has also boosted the
county fair, strawberry and sweet po-
tato ASSOCIATIONS, etc. .-....,.s.
! William a. Schoepfeld, assistant di.
rector of the division of extension,
In the absence of Hon. J. r.
Howard, president of the Ameri-
can farm bureau Federation, discuss
cd the progress of the federation and
what 1t means to the farmers. Mr..
Schoenfeld, who has only recently
made trip to many states for the di-
vision of extension for the purpose of
studying the various bureaus and
| state declarations, stated that the out
look for the organize. zion is brighter
than that of any other organization
for farmers that has ever been start
ed and that it is doing some wonder
full things in many States. He stated
that its purpose was to improve coun-
try life In general, bringing about bet
ter conditions in the home, better
schools, churches, roads and help the
farmers get fair share of the price
the consumer has to pay for farm
products. Other organizations that
have sprung up from time to time
failed largely because they did not
take all these things into considera-
ton.
Prof. Schoenfeid, of the University
OF Tennessee, division of extension,
told of the need of a state council Of
agriculture. He said Tennessee will
need such an organization very soon
He said there three types in the state,
the. extremes, the, too fast mid the too
slow. 1t is the Middle Tennessee
ground on which Tennessee wants to
stand He told of the splendid work
that is being done by the state coun-
Gil in New York, and compared other
eastern states with Tennessee.
Paul Levy, of Lawrence county, was
the next speaker. He told of the
splendid organization of four hundred
members in his county. One of the
results of its work has been the in
crease of the rural school term from
five to seven months, and at the same
time secured an increase in pay for
teachers Not only this but the coun-
Gil has saved the farmers of the coun-
ty more than $4,000 On seeds and
fertilizers. The council has also sue.
ceeded in organizing strong fruit
growers associations, live stock asso-
Citations, etc.
The health department of the coun-
Gil has seventeen physicians cooper
ating and gives school children of the
county free medical examinations.
Joe Frank Porter, chairman of the
Maury county council, told of the ac-
complishments of the local organiza-
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