The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-04-07
BOARD SUPERVISORS
EMPLOY FARM
DEMONSTRATOR
Some Members Change Their Opin-
ions and Vote For Demonstrator
and Home Economics Agent. Dem
onstrators Heretofore Pay Little
Attention to Small Farmers. What
is Needed in One.

Persistency always counts. IF at
hrst you don't succeed keep on suck
ing until you do succeed" is tittingly
illustrated once again in the success
which has crowned the efforts of those
who have been before the board Of
supervisors of Grenada County a
number of times in the endeavor to
induce that body TO employ d farm
demOnStratOr and a home economics
agent.
The matter has been up several
times during the past fifteen months
! but on each occasion the board, with
practically a unanimous voice, has
declined to yield. 1t was stated by
several members of the board on
sundry occasions that no demonstra-
tor would be employed unless it was
lett TO vote of the people and en-
ployment approved. The vote to en-
ploy stood 3 to 2. Messrs Cunning
ham, Mattingly and Anderson voting
aye and James and Rounsaville vot-
ing nay.
But it must be remem bered that it
Is the part of wisdom TO change ones
opinion and it is therefore to be as
sumed that those gentlemen on the
board who changed thought they had
good reasons for changing. Mr.. E.
II. White, who comes here from Union
County where he was employed fer
sometime by the millionaire. Paul
Ralney. was contracted with al
$4,000: six hundred dollars of which
IS TO De paid by the federal govern
ment. 1t is stated Of Mr.. White that
he IS very superior man and Messrs
}. W. Willis and Lawrence Olson of
the A. 6 NJ. College demonstration
forces say he is one Of the best men
they have and they think that he VII
meet conditions in Grenada Couaty
perfectly. His employment is by BE !
month, it is stated
1t Is no secret to state that th9re /
has been a great deal Of complaint /
about almost every demOnstra tor Who /
has heretofore been employed in |
Grenada County and this paper thinks
{ great. deal Of il was well fov-N,s5et. /
1t has been asserted with much sliO6 i
of truth that the demonstrator too
often visited only the larger farmers
Of the County and paid but little at
tention to the small farmer. Like
wise 1t has been stated that the dem
onstrators stayed about town too
much, and that they seemed to be-
lieve that they could teach farm
demonstrating in Ford car or at
an office in Grenada.
1t is the small farmer who needs
the farm demonstration, and this pa
per believes that a farm demonstra-
Tor who Will go out among the farm
7rs and try to get personally in touch
rIfb them
Grenada County. Indeed that sort
If demonstration is needed. And
low that Mr.. White has been en- =
)loyed, let it be hoped that he is that
Ort of a demOnstrator and that he
yill be wise enough and discreet
nOugh to grasp conditions in Grena-
la County and work to make farming
success rather than advertising
arm demonstrating Good results
re the best sort Of advertising for
arm demonstrating. The Sentinel
tands ready to cooperate with and
id Mr.. White, and now that he has
zen employed, it is the part of wis
ON for the farmers to use him
hat is what he is employed for and
he Sentinel takes it for granted that
e wants to be used.
If Mr.. White proves that he is not
he man Grenada County wants; if
e proves that he is demonstration
My for the large farmer and that
e believes in teaching farming in a
ord car, hen The Sentinel is ready
0 take the news to Liza" and help
he people get a change But this
aper is hoping that he is the right
ian and is ready to believe that he is
ntil he shows otherwise.
The board of supervisors also en-
loyed a home economics agent at a
alary of $500. The lady for this
-ork has not arrived nor has she been
esignated at this writing.
1t is understood that Mr. White
i'll arrive this week and be ready
Or work. !: