Evening star., 1936-03-17
FIVE AREAS DRAWN
|NA.A.A.S SHAKE-UP.
Reorganization Expected to
Send Many to Field,
Leaving 1000 Here.
ny the Associated Press.

Secretary Wallace today announced
reorganization Of the A. A. A. and the
establishment of five regions for ad-
n1inistration Of the new soil conserva-
ton farm program.
The action officially launched the
disintegration of the huge farm pro-
gram administrative set-up in Wash
ington, which at its height required
employment Of about 1000 perscus
here.
The remaining staff of 5000 grad
ually will be scattered into the re-
gional offices and 1t Is expected that
by next November only 1000 will be
left here. Many Washington workers
are expected to take jobs In the field.
Funds Are Agreed To.
The announcement coincided with
an agreement by Senate and House
conferees on the s2,889, ISL, ,905 inde-
pendent ofices supply bill to the Sen
ate additions Of S440, 100000 for the
first years operation Of the farm SUBJ
sidy law and s1,,730, 100000 for prepay
meut of the soldiers bonus.
There had been some concern at
A. A. A. lest operation Of the con-
servation act be delayed by lack of
funds.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of South
Carolina, one Of the Senate conferees,
said an effort would be made to get
the bill to the White House before
President Roosevelt starts his South
ern cruise Thursday, the day when
A. A. A. officials plan to begin field
operations. The Senate will act first
on the conference report, probably to-
day.
Commodity Sections Abolished.
The directors of the old A. A. A.
commodity sections we're named re-
gional directors for the respective di-
visions. The commodity sections,
which operated the cotton, wheat,
corn-hog and tobacco adjustment pro-
grams, are discontinued under the
new Set-up.
The new divisions with directors:
Southern-South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi-
ana. Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma:
Gully A. Cobb, former director of the
Cotton Division.
East -Central-Te Tennessee, Kentucky,
North Carolina. Virginia, West Viz
ginia. Maryland and Delaware: John
B. Hutson, former director Of the
Division of Tobacco and Miscellaneous
Crops.
Northeast Division.
Observation-Disclosures, New Jer-
sey, New York, Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hamp-
shire and Rhode Island: Hutson.
North Central-Ohio, Michigan, In
diana, Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, South Dakota and
Minnesota: Gerald B. Thorne, former
director of the Division of Live Stock
and Feed Grains.
Western-North Dakota, Kansas,
Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, New
Mexico, Arizona, California, Utah,
Nevada, Idaho, oregon and Washing
ton: George E. Farrell, former d.
rector of the Division of Grains.
Liquidation to Be Completed.
Wallace said the new regional divi-
eions would complete the work of the
former divisions in liquidating the
A. A. A. production control program.
The appropriation bill reappropriated
100000 of old A. A. A. funds In
addition to the s440, ,000, 900.
The order signed by Wallace leaves
undiSturbed these other administrative
units of the old A. A. A.: Division of
marketing and marketing agreements,
division OF program planning and di-
vision of consumers counsel. In ad-
dition, Wallace said the old A. A. A.
sugar section would continue to ad-
minister quotas and other matters in
connection with sugar program.
A. A. A. attorneys held several weeks |
ago that the Supreme Courts decision |
invalidating A. A. A. production con-
troll did not affect the Jones -Costigan
act. which provided for establishment
OF sugar marketing quotas.
Only Headquarters Here.
Headquarters of the regional divi- |
sions will be maintained in Washing |
ton. These Offices will deal directly |
with individual States. However, un- |
der the new organization, Wallace said |
much Of the administrative work of |
examining and auditing producers ap-
plications for subsidies for soil con-
serving would be one in the States
instead Of in the Capital.
Howard R. Tolley, acting A. A. A. |
administrator, said, We hope to an
nounce details of the new program |
within the next few days"
Under leadership of the Agricultural |
Extension Service. Tolley said, work
already has been begun building field |
organizations to administer the new |
program locally. The field organiza- |
tions will include the State committee,
the county committee and community |
committees, all composed for the most |
part of farmers.