Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-21
AC WORK TO
Be CONTINUED
Meeting at Sandstone is En-
thuSiaStic for Extension,
County Agent Service.
SO m e Individual Clashes;
Criticism of County Board
for Not Appropriating.-

The meeting at the Hotel Madison
in Sandstone, Saturday afternoon, for
the purpose of discussing the status
of agricultural extension work in Pine
county was an enthusiastic affair with
about so people taking part. After
three hours deliberatiOn it was de-
cided almost unanimously to continue
the agricultural extension work with
the county agent which also includes
All Club work and home demonstra-
ton projects. Though the appropria-
ton asked for from the county COM
misSiOners was not forthcoming the
meeting decided to collect through
memberships in the Farm Bureau,
club donations, individual donations,
ETC., in an effort to keep up the work.
Discussions ran to politics, taxes,
economy in public affairs and other
items with some individual clashes
and considerable razzing of the coun-
| ty board because they had not made
appropriations to the extension work
in the past few years, none of the
board members being present.
Purpose is Explained.
l.. c. SOmmers, Pine City, who was
elected president of the Pine County
Farm Bureau last year, opened the
meeting and presided as chairman
throughout the afternoon. ]. H. Hol-
land, also from Pine City, and secre-
tary of the Bureau, briefly explained
the purpose of this meeting, and stat
ed that the extension service in the
county had functioned since 1927 with
out county appropriations, but had
| gotten along on the federal and state
| aids combined with membership dues,
popular donations and money from
other like sources. He said that the
officers had appreciated the support
| in the past and whether or not the
work would be continued would de-
pend on the decision of those here
gathered. The secretary explained
that the county extension board con-
sists of seven MEMBERSHIP chairman
| of the county commissioners, the
county auditor, another member of
the board of county commissioners
SClSCltu ny lHSIl, Tic StC-
rotary, and gate-at-large from the
Farm Bureau; and the dean of the
Agricultural college or his represen-
tative.
| Mr.. Holland stated that aid from
the federal government and the state
amounted to about S1S35 for extension
work. If $500 had been forthcoming
| from, tho 10 or al would nil
have taken care of the salary of the
county agent, office rent, field eX-
penses, and other incidental expenses
connected with the work. 1t had been
figured out that Csc out of each $1O0
paid in taxes in Pine county would
have produced the $500, said the
secretary. The amount of 1000 would
carry through for eight months and
with the office rent voluntarily paid
for by Hinckley business men, Mr..
Holland estimated that if $500 can be
raised by membership dues and dona-
tions it will carry through 1882.
Thinks Local Leaders are Enough.
Magnus Christensen, Arlone town
ship, said that the majority of settlers
in his township were against the
Farm Bureau but for the boys and
girls club work and suggested that
each community have their own lead
ers and go it alone on the club work.
He said that expenses must be cut.
and though it may seem as if the
state and federal aids come easy, they
are ultimately taken from the tax
payers pockets, directly or indirectly.
Valentine Schott, Hinckley, said that
care must be exercised in public ex-
penditures, adding that the state OF
Kentucky did not know if it would
have to close the schools and univer--
sity on account of the financial con-
ditions
The new county agent, Fred B. Wiz
rett, who came here in October, then
gave report on the extension work
the past three months. There are a
total of 16 active adult community
clubs in the county and nine active
All Clubs with between 275 and 300
members in the latter clubs
The discussion continued and in re-
ferring to the cutting of taxes the
question was asked: Why pick on boys
| and girls club work? Some suggested
the eliminating of the county engi-
neer and the lowering of county Of
ficers' salaries.
E. B. Greenwald, Finlayson town.
ship, cOmplimented the Farm Bureau
for its work in advocating Oleomar-
garine taxes and licenses, it's advocat-
ing income taxes and it's work in
state legislatures as we'll as the ma
tional congress, and said that the
farmers need to maintain such an or
ganizatiOn. He also mentioned the
work of the Pine County Tax Reform
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