Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-11-04
"DO YOUR BIT FOR YOUR
PROFESSION"

Mr.. A.: Where is your husband?
I'd like TO talk to him." Mrs. B
'He has gone to boy scout meet
ing tonight. He's getting to be the
worst gad-about I ever saw" Mr..
A: where was he today? Why
wasn't he at the farm bureau meet
ing?" Mrs. B.: "Oh, he was too
busy, I guess" Mr.. A: I'm sor-
ry you folks couldn't be there. I
really didn't know the farm bu-
reau is doing as much as it is. I'm
better satisfied with the farm bu-
reau organization today than !
ever was before. I'm glad I am a
member of an organization that is
developing such broad program
for farm folks.
The above is a sample of the tel
ephone conversations we ran into
on the evening following the coun-
ty team school in our attempt to de-
tliver an official telephone message.
we had to get off the line
w. T. Barbre, state counselor,
and Depew Head of the organiza-
ton department of the Ohio farm
bureau federation were here for
the county team school held in
Woodman hall, Oct. 27.
On next Friday morning Morgan
county farm bureaus volunteer
membership campaign begins. Sew
eral Morgan county farmers, serv-
ing without pay or expenses of any
kind, will be calling on their neigh
bors and friends, asking them to
join hands in the farm bureaus
program of rural public advance
In II other Ohio counties the
same thing will be taking place
More than 1000 picked farm bu-
reau volunteers will be calling on
other farmers between now and
Thanksgiving. Assisting them will
be other workers, the members of
women's and boys and girls COM
mittees of workers. Most of the
three divisions of workers are rep
resented in the teams which will
work in 800 townships, easily the
largest simultaneous movement of
it's kind ever put over by Ohio
farmers Prospect cards for farm
ers of this county have been dis
tributed to these local workers.
They will work in teams of two
each, under a team captain work
ing closely with the township farm
bureau chairman.
Sign-up days come as a conclu-
sion of series of events which
have aroused great interest among
farmers of the county. The plan of
the campaign was first presented at
preliminary meetings of officers of
the local farm bureau and prelimi-
nary meetings of members Later
the county campaign manager and
other representatives OF the county
attended a weeks training school
at Columbus. County and township
rallies since that time have carried |
the message of the four points of !
farm bureau advantage to farmers |
over the county.
The present campaign marks a |
distinct broadening of the farm bu- |
reau program. During the past |
few years farmers have been strug- /
Cling with economic problems /
which threatened their very exis-
:ence. These are not entirely |
cleared up, but conditions are
enough better to justify attention
% such problems as the farm home,
church, and other fac
:ors having bearing on the STAN
lard of rural living throughout the
county and state.
This does not mean that the or
yanization will give less attention
o cooperative marketing, legisla-
ion, and other problems to which
he organization has in the past
paid so much attention and made
such a wonderful record. All of
hese things will continue to re-
.eive attention. The whole cam
,aign this time is based on the fact,
however, that the solution of eco-
lomic problems is most important
because of its bearing on the farm
lome and rural living. '
Reports from state headquarters
n Columbus are extremely opti-
nistic on the outcome of the cam
'aign in the IS counties. Depew
lead, campaign director of the
)hio farm bureau federation, has
ent word to the counties that the
ollowing of the plans, the nomina-
ion of complete teams of workers,
nd the other steps of progress in
he campaign have been done with {
rapidity and thoroughness which =
xceeded his expectations.
Immediately after sign-up week
series of meetings of officers and
lembers is planned to outline the .
rogram of work to be followed in 4
ttacking the problems that have f
cen emphasized in the campaign
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