The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-18
Urge Cooperation
of Farmers to Keep
Supply of Labor
Demands to determine
stay of mobile labor
camp here

The United States Employment
Service has a definite program in
this community and it's work is
Especially important during the pre-
sent emergency when war industries
are demanding more and more peo-
pie to produce material and equip
ment for our fighting men and it
is necessary that every man hour
of labor be utilized to the fullest
extent possible. AS war industries
eXpend their man power, they must
draw largely from that pool Of labor
which. in the past, has taken care
Of our food NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
labor. This reduces the supply Of
agricultural labor TO the point where
it is absolutely necessary to utilize
every person possible in the pro
duction Of food or many Of our food
crops will be lost.
One important function Of the
United States Employment Service
Is to coordinate the agricultural la
Dor supply with the demand so
that sufficient amount Of labor
will be available to harvest the i'm
portant food crops. This can only
be done If the farmers and working
people will cooperate. The Employ
ment Service believes that both the
farmers and workers are willing to
cooperate but many OF them are not
familiar with the operating proceed
ures of the Employment Service,
therefore few suggestions may help
to clarity the situation.
The Employment Service has ask
ed that all employers Of agricultural
labor place their orders for men a
week or ten days before they are
actually needed so that they may
have some advance information as
to what the demand will be. IL
the farmer is able to hire either
part or all Of his help between the
time he places his order and the
time the men are actually needed, he
should hire them by all means but
should notify the Employment Ser
vice so that his order may be re-
duced or cancelled. This is import
ant and failure TO notify the office
might result in an oversupply of Ia
Dor in one section while some other
section is suffering loss for lack
of help. w. 49,.
After the order Is placed with the
Employment Service the farmer
should contact the office, either by
phone or in person, two or three
days before the help is needed and
should continue to contact the office
daily until the order is filled.
When farmers secure their help
at the Farm Security Administrator
Camp in Kennewick, dt Is important
that they secure them thru the
Employment office that is main
tanned at the camp for that purpose.
The success or failure of the camp
is determined largely by the number
Of workers that are placed thru the
office and IL thier records show a
large number OF placements it win
be the best argument in the world
to secure the camp for another sea
son. Many of the workers in the
camp work nights and sleep during
the day. Their tent is their home
and they don't care to have people
call them two or three times during
the day to ask If they want to
work. The Employment office will
know anyone in the camp that want
to work and will tell employers at
once If any help is aavilable.
II employers will cooperate with
the Employment Service, the SER
vice that they can give will be much
better than If they do not have their
cooperation. H.. ~ @.
"Wednesday night a special meet
ing with the local war board was
held TO estimate the need for out
side agricultural labor to harvest the
remaining valley crops. All avail
able data was submitted and the
determination as to whether or not
the local camp Is retained here will
depend upon the demand as shown
at this meeting.