The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-20

M0DlllZaLiOn OF all available man
power to meet a very grave farm
labor situation" in Connecticut this
7ear Is called for in a report of the
State Defense Councils Farm La
or Committee, made public today
oy Ralph G. Lasbury, Jr., committee
hartman.
The committee has outlined pro-
ram for 1912 designed to recruit
arm labor from every possible
source" Mr.. Lasbury said, and he
appealed for the cooperation Of
farmers and the general public to
make the program work. With the
cooperation, Mr.. LaSbury declared,
the committee is confident 1t can
provide the seasonal labor required
to harvest Connecticut farm crops.
Features Of Program
The program includes:
Complete utilization of the United
States Employment Service for Con-
necticut for recruiting, referral and
placement of farm labor, both regu-
lar and seasonal.
Utilization of existing county labor
committees, county war boards and
local defense councils to supplement
the recruiting and placing of farm
labor through the Employment Serv-
ice.
A Connecticut Land Army Of men,
women, boys and girls to be organ
ICED on town-to-town basis, as a
huge reserve pool of seasonal farm
help.
Establishment Of two Farm Securi-
ty Administration mobile labor
camps for seasonal farm help.
Cooperation with the Shade To-
bacco Growers of Connecticut and
the State Labor Department in de-
veloping a set of labor and living
standards on shade tobacco farms.
A training program, with cooper
alton of the National Youth Admin
istration, to train boys for skilled
jobs on dairy and poultry farms.
A request for continued careful
consideration by Local Selective
Service Boards on all cases Of de-
ferment for agricultural wor'-e~s ard
referral of questionable cases to
county agricultural agents for a
field report.
Work camps sponsored by the In
ternational Student Service, the
American Friends Society and other
similar organizations.
Prevention of inefficient and
wasteful use of labor, seeds, fertil-
izers and other materials on war
gardens.
Cooperation with local boards OF
sudcation for the purpose OF regulat-
ing school vacations with the crop
planting and harvesting seasons so
that labor needed on farms con be
obtained from schools.
Mrs. Alsop Named
The Farm Labor Committee, with
the approval of the Women's Divi-
sion of the State Defense Council,
has appointed Mrs. Joseph w. AL
sop of Avon to be executive direc-
tor of the Connecticut Land Army,
which Mr.. Lasbury described as the
biggest immediate Job in the labor
program.
Mrs. Alsop will have headquarters
at the State Defense Council in
Hartford. Working with her, in each
town will be a local director Of the
land army who will be woman, and
whose appointment will be made by
the agricultural representative on
the local Defense Council and the
chairman of the women's division Of
the local Council.
The next stop will be the registra-
ton of available labor, in every town
and city, to form reserve pool that
will be ready when needed. The Uni
ted States Employment Service in
cooperation with Land Army direc-
tors and the State Department OF
Education will register these volun-
teers. Each local Land Army direc-
tor will be furnished with list Of
persons In her town who are willing
to do farm work, if called to meet
an emergency. High school, prepara-
tory school and college students,