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The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
Mail Reaching Tanks in Japan

The six-week period from Sep tember Is, through October 31 has been designated as the time during which all Christmas mail should be posted for army corps personnel on overseas duty. Ar engagements have been made with the Post Office Department for special handling of Christmas letters and packages mailed dur ing this period in order to get them to men overseas before the holidays.
 To facilitate this effort, send CTS are requested to mark their packages Christmas parcel" and to pay special attention to the ad- dressing and packaging require ments. Hundreds of packages are lost daily because senders do not wrap them strongly enough to withstand the handling through numerous postal centers and the heat of ships hold.
 For the purposes of Christmas mail, the term overseas" per sonnel means men who receive their mail through a post office at San Francisco, California; New York, New York; or Seattle, Washington. Letters and parcels should contain the name and ad- dress of sender, the name, rank or rating of addressee and the unit to which he is assigned, or name of the ship through which the mail is to be routed.
 Under postal regulations, Christmas parcels shall not ex- ceed five pounds in weight, or Is inches in length or 36 inches in length and girth combined. Not more than one parcel will be ac- cepted in any one week from the same sender tor the same ad- dressee. All articles should be packed in metal wooden or solid fiberboard, or strong doublefaced corrugated fiberboard or strong fully telescoping cardboard box es. Fiberboard or cardboard boxes must be securely wrapped
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

in strong paper and tied with twine. In addition, senders are cautioned that delays caused by the necessity for censorship will be minimized if the wrapping is secured so as to permit easy in- spection of contents.
 Parcels should not include any weapons, perishables, intoxi- cants, poisons, or inflammab2e articles such as matches or light CT fluid. In general, the public is urged not 10 send food or clothing. Men overseas are amply provided with both, so shipping space for gifts should be used for other purposes.
 Mail for military personnel may be insured or registered by the sender.
 These regulations apply also to men in the Navy and Coast Guard.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
GRANT w LAIBLIN, 79 PASSES IN TACOMA

Grant w. Laiblin, 79, oldtimer of Nome, died in Tacoma recent ly. In the Gold Rish Days he went to Dawson and later came to Nome where he lived until 1918, going Outside to bring his three children, all born in Nome. He returned North each year to mine on Iron Creek until 1886 when he had a partial stroke. He leaves besides his widow, Bertha E., in Tacoma, a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Hammond of Seattle; Mrs Enid Attix, Tacoma, and a son, George F. Laiblin, now with the armed forces in Africa in the U. s Navy; and a sister, Mrs. Emma Huffsmith of Seattle Services were held in Seattle and attended by many oldtime Nome friends.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
ADVANCE AGENT FOR BLIND WORKERS

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)- Advance agent for Louisiana's 800 unemployed blind, John H. McAulay, blind himself. has a new technique: He leads the sightless to useful war production the sighted to a useful source of badyl needed manpower.
 If prospective employer doubts that a blind person can be of value in a war plant, Mo Aulay goes into the plant to oper- ate a drill press, lathe, box fold CT or other machine he never has seen, and he does it with the same speed and accuracy as other plant employees.
 The employer sold, McAulay, whose official title is field repre- sentative flor service for the blind, U. s. Office of Education, seeks out sightless worker who can fill a critical job.
 He estimates at least 400 of the states 800 blind are qualified for private employment, the re- mainder for sheltered workshops.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

Extension Service Director Lorin T Oldroyd, reports that the results of the Fairbanks com- munity market, operating under the supervision of volunteer group known as the Fairbanks Cooperative Marketing Associa- ton, are highly successful.
 The market was established chiefly to facilitate the sale of surplus Victory Garden produce to various construction concerns engaged in operations in the Fairbanks area AS a result, both buyer and producer have profit cd, inaSmuch as really conSid- erable amount of fine vegetables and fruits has been assembled for sale.
 Sales from the opening date, July 12, 1943, through the mar ket date of September ', total $14,52370, according to market manager Murray w. Shields. MT. Shields states that 125 gardeners have participated, which, indeed, is indication that Fairbanks Vic tory gardeners have supported the institution, and that Victory Gardens can and have been a definite factor in food produc- ton.
 Two markets have been held each week, between the hours of zoo to 9:30 a. m,, facilities hav- ing been made available at the old Fairbanks Gardens for the handling of the produce.
 The market has handled quite a variety of vegetables and fruits including, of course, such estab- lished items as cabbage, lettuce, radishes, beets, greens of various sorts, carrots, early potatoes, etc. The astonishing factor is the vol- tune of red, ripe tomatoes which has come in. Most of these to- matoes have been grown out of doors this season. Also, there has been considerable offering
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
PRIVATE MINSTREL SHOW AT HOME

LOGAN, w. Va. (AP)-H. C. Webb doesn't have to step out of his home if he wants to be enter tained by a good, oldfashioned fast-jiggin' minstrel show.
 He has things arranged so that he can enjoy all the buck and wing and other clogs by just pat ting his foot. For the past two years, the barber has perfected what he calls his Midget Min strel Show" and today can make his homemade puppets keep perfect time to any tune he hap pens to pick out on his mandolin.
 His trick lies in a panel in the little stage which is connected by a long rod to a pedal trapped to Webb's foot.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
HOT CAKES GET SOLDIERS VOTE

CAMP PICKETT, Va. (AP) - From a letter the boys at this Army post received from a sol dier in Sicily, they found out that it's not Betty Grable or Lana Tur- her or Dorothy Lamour that the men on the fighting front are thinking about.
 The letter made request for five bounds of baking powder "so that Mess Sergeant Weldon C. Smith can whip up batch of longed-for hot cakes"
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
FAIRBANKS COMMUNITY
 MARKET PROVES SUCCESSFUL

of squash and cucumbers. Some wild blueberries and low bush cranberries have been brought in.
 At least one member of the marketing committee of the As sociation has assisted in super vising sales each market day. These people deserve a lot of credit, serving, as they do, with out compensation. The Exten- sion Service, headed by Director Oldroyd, has assisted in grading the produce offered.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
CLOTHES LINES KEEP 'EM FLYING

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Uncle Sam's clothes lines keep 'em fly ing here-over four and a half million pieces of Army clothing in the past three months.
 The Kessler field laundry's re- port showed recently that 4,601,- 499 items of clothing were wash ed during the quarter and that 480 civilians who were employed by the laundry were paid $115,- 516.22. A service mans laundry costs him 40c a week, regardless of the size of his weekly bundle.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
NEW RAINBOW GROUP IN ARMY TODAY

ALEXANDRA. La. (AP)-High flying bomber crews get on pret- ty intimate terms with rainbows but that's only one of the req sons the first batch of trainees at the Alexandria Army air base are called 'the rainbow group"
 Almost as representative as the famous rainbow infantry division of World War l, the group in- cludes men from AT states, the district of Columbia, Hawaii and Canada.
 The original rainbow bunch represented every state in the un- ion. That's why the boys around here are looking for a good bomber man from Nevada. It's the only state they lack.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

In cool weather, when in- creased evaporation is necessary for rapid growth, banana leaves curl upward exposing the plant to the rays of the sun.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

Rotenone, harmless to birds and animals, is many times more powerful against certain insects than lead arsenate and nicotine.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

For the first assault of the North African campaign no tons of maps were required, and 400 tons more were needed in the, la- ter phases of the campaign.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

In early times the island of Stromboli in the Mediterranean was believed the home of Aeolus, god of the winds.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

Forty-four creeks In Oklahoma have the same name of Sand or Sandy-the most common place name in the state.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

Advertise it in The Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

There are 18 species of toad native to this country.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

TO THE STAFF OF THE NOME NUGGET: Congratulations and Best Wishes For Your Con- tinued Success in the Continuation of Pioneer Enterprise!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06
Angleski list O Ju-
goslaviji

Londonski list "Observer" pri-
nasa v svoji stevilki Cd 81. ma
ia elanek svojega diplomatic
mega poroeevalca pod naslovom
"Jugoslovani morajo biti edi-
ni'!
Poroeila, XII prihajajo v Lon
don, dokazujejo, da je tudi maj
novejsa ofenziva osisca proti 81
lam patriotov v Jugoslaviji, ma
letela ma trmast odpor. To je ze
peta kampanja, katero zaeenja-
jo Nemci v tel dezeli, XII so jo
pregazili spomladi 1941.
Nemci SO sami javili, da .je
sedanja ofenziva usmerjena pro-
ii obema poglavitnima skupina-
ma jugoslovanskega odpora,
partizanom in cetnikom. Kako
ogromnega vojaskega pomona
je delovanje teh patriotov, je
razvideti IL dejstva, da je Stew
10 divizij osisca, prikovanih ma
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06

"zgovoriti Sc morava. Ko 81, pri-
Sci ma Pee, in sem yidela, da Sc
razumes ma delo, sem mislila:
pocakaj, ce izkaze, da ina
vstranost-in da je vreden; ali
je to tako eudno, da vzame 60
spodarica hlapca?"
"Oha!" Sc je zelo siroko ma
smehnil Tomaz, "taka je tai"
"Tomaz," je povzela zopet
Katra besedo, me JAZZ ne tt nj
sva vec mlada, sem 81 mislila.
Dobro mu bo ma Peel in hva-
lezen mi bot"
"Tisto pa" je prikimal resno
hlapec.
'Vse je bilo prav in sem ze
mislila, da tt bonn rekla, pa je
prislo vines, da Sc je hotel po
sill zeniti!"
"In Sc je tudi!' Sc il je po-
smehoval Tomaz.
"Molci!" je velela, maj Sc!
Ali maj bi bila pustila, da Sc mi
konca in zapusti premozenje ko-
mursibodi? Kaj yes ii, kaksna
trina je bill. Zato pa sem mol
GAIA. Zdaj pa yes. Lahko bi bill
gospodar ma Peci. In tudi lahko
YES, kdo tt stoji ma potu." In
"a hip je zena molcala. "Juri
ne!' je rekla nato.
Tomazu sc je bill obraz zres-
nil.
"Mislis?" je vprasala.
"Mislim!" je dejal in udaril
z roko po mizi in pogledal ma
Katro:
"Fisto je ze res, da on nj ma
poti. Kaj pa Sc DO, tega ne We
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06

Danes, ko Sc vecja kuga unicuje
ljudstva sirom vsega sveta, pro-
stovoljno nudijo. Amerikanci,
domacini in potomci vseh pre-
pricanj, pot do povratka zivlje-
MIA kot del tAmeriske rekon-
strukcijske misije; ne samo v
Evropi, pac pa po vsakem delu
syeta, kjer SO potrebne nase "a
loge in nase ideje. T.:
Amerikanci priha jajo z
zdrayniskimi zalogami in jedili,
semenom in gnojilon, z kme-
tijsko zivino in orodjem. Sc boil
vazno pa je to, da mi prinasanao
salogo denaokraticnih idej ga
spes aovi svet!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06
.s1RzN 3.

iugoslovanska tia prib1izno 30
in sicer Z nemskih, 20 italian
skin in 3 do 4 bolgarskih diW-
zij.
Veliko pozornost vzbujajo v
Londonu dejstva, da v zadnjih
treh mesecih v Jugoslaviji nj BIZ
10 velikega kretanja nemskih
Get. Nacisti SO pokazali, da so v
velikih skrbeh glede polozajo l.
talijanov ma Balkanu, posebno
po padcu Tunisije, a vendar nj
videti, da bi posiljali v to ozem-
lie zadostna ojacenja, da opro-
ste vecje kontinente Italijanom
"a povratek V Italijo. Cete, XII
Sc trenotno nahajajo v Italiji,
namree II do Is italijanskih di-
vizij, bodo potrebovale znatnih
ojacenj "a obrambo proti zavez-
niski invaziji.
Nobenega dvoma nj tenn, da
je nenadni konec bojev v Tuni-
ziji in groznja invazije mocno
izpodkopala morale italijanskih
Get Jugoslaviji. Porocila il
mnogih nevtralnih virov trde,
da Italijani z mrzlicno naglico
grade utrdbe ma vseh eksponi-
ranih tockah. - (JIC).
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06
MADA BREDA
-: POVEST ... ;.
SPISAL DIR. IVAN PREGELJ -
PO'VEsT

'"Tako!" je nadaljeval, "saj
bi rekel, pa ste sami dovolj pa
metni, da veste in vidite. Prav
zal il ne bo po MEM, mel" Od-
urno Sc je zasmejal, tako da ga
je Katra pogledala zacudeno.
"Kaj pa ves?" je vprasala, in
njene oci so bile v resnici zacu-
dene.
"Kaj VEN! VEN, kar je res.
&c je ona s Peel, je ravno tako
Lipe. Rad bi ma Pee nazaj. Pa
Sc dobro ujema. LIE zapomnite
81, Sc pogrebli ga ne bodo, ze Sc
DO mozila zopet." Tomaz je 60
voril te besede, kot da govori o
cisto vsakdanji stvari. Niti "a
hip nj Katra odmaknila cd ME-
govega obraza oci. Sedaj pa Sc
je nagnila cree mizo in vprasa-
la.
''Ti mislis, da Juri ne bo dol
go!"
"Smrti mu ne zelim, dolgo pa
ne bot"
"Inpotem?"
"Potem," sc je zasmejal hla-
pee, "je mogoce, da ostane ona
in Sc kaj drugega, pa je tudi
mogoce, da Sc poroci v drugo."
''Nikoli," je zasikala Katra.
"Ona ne DO gospodinja ma Pc
ci."
"Saj je ze," Sc je zakrohotal
Tomaz. este Ii viz"
zena je nekaj hipov molcala,
ko da Sc bori sama s seboj. Ma
to je Sc enkrat ostro premotrila
Tomazevo lice.
"Tomaz,' 'je govorila nato,
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06
HRVAsKI SREDNJEsOLCI
SE MORAJO REGISTRI-
RATI "A, VOJAsKO
SLUzBO

Zuerich, "a. maja (ONA) -
Hrvaski maturanti Sc morajo
zdaj registrirati "a vojasko
sluzbo, ker lie s tenn dobe pra-
vico "a polaganje zrelostnega
izpita. Deutsche Zeitung in
Kroatien, XII poroca o tenn u
krepu pravi, da bodo potujoce
komisije obiskale vse gimnazi-
je in OBJ tel priliki izvrsile po-
pis dijakov
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06
It's A PEOPLES War

We are paying more in taxes
than ever before and likely
will pay more. But we cannot
rely ON taxes to finance the war.
1t would not be fair to base a
tax on the average single FAM
lily income when many families
have more than one income.
We could borrow all the money
from the banks, but for both
economic and social reasons
this is undesirable. The gov
ernment would then sacrifice
its greatest dam against infla-
ton. This is a Peoples War
and the people should finance
it. The people WANT to finance
it. Sale of War Bonds has
mounted consistently since
Pearl Harbor.
They give their lives . You
lend your money.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06
Ali je vam to znano?

AL Je O0m TO Znano =
Ali ste NJ citali knjigo Two
Way Passage, izpod peresa
Louis Adamica, XII predlaga, da
bi mi osebno prenesli amerisko
izkusnjo Evropo?
Kolegiji sedaj nudijo posebne
tecaje, da pripravijo ljudi "a to
vitalno delo.
Washington sc zivahno pri-
pravlja, da nudi to priliko v po-
moe nasim dobrim sosedom on
stran MORA. Javnost Sc zanima
"a to priliko, da bi napravila
nacrt Sa mir IN snaago vojne
s tenn, da bi Sc odvzelo navad.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06

nihce. Tudi &c umrje, kaj po-
tenn? Testament napravi, pa je
pa jo prezenite, &c morete. To
nj mic Katra."
Testament" je burno sopla
ona, I'll mislis, da bi il zapustil
Pec?"
anti pritikalo bi Sc. Sal ne
bo "a njo samo!"
Katra je vstala. Grozne misli
so il morale orati po glavi, "a
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06

nemu ljudstvu osisca voljo do
nadaljnega bojevanja.
TIE ideje SO postale zazeljive
in prakticne; tako ameriske v
uvajanju in tako univerzalne v
sprejetju.
Mi zelimo, da bi Sc vi-sleher-
ni-seznanili to idejo. Emo
leto po predlaganju te ideje, je
Louis .Adamic tidal v. brosuri
''This Week." elanek AFTER
Victory-What?'' lPo zmagi--
Kaj?),l XII je kratko in jedrnato
porocilo Q tel predlogi, XII je
bila ojaeena z obsirno diskuzijo.
2 zanimanjem hoste ;citali ia
clanek. vi bi Sc morali takoj
seznaniti tenn nacrtom "a zma-
go in mir. Posljite 1Qc "a po-
kritje stroskov tiskoyine in post
nine in posljite na:
Il
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06

+ American anti-aircraft fire is
more accurate and deadly, thanks
to an improved fuze timing system
developed by three Elgin. Illinois,
engineers and approved by the La
bor-mana cement committee Of the
local watch plant. Passed on to
war production drive headquarters
in Washington, the new system is
now available to all time fl1ze man.
ufacturers. ~. 4:s.sas.: =
George G.. Ensign, DR.. Carl N.
ChaHacombe and Walter Kohl
hagen are the engineers RESPONSE
BILE for the improved timing sys-
tenn, which reduces one of the
greatest elements of error in anti
aircraft fire. Shells equipped with
such fuzes can be depended upon
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06

sumnicenje, XII ga je bill preje
izrekel, 81 nj upal ponoviti, ees.;
maj il vrze v obraz, ali pa Lipe-
tn, katera grba jih bo potem
drzala.
Katra je stopila prav k ME
mu in mu skoro sepetaje rekla:
"Ali stojis tt z menoj, sto-
jis?"
"Kakor hrastr 'je odvrnil.
Segla mu je v roko.
"Potem racunaj in dela.j ta-
ko, ko da 81 gospodar ma Pc
ci.' Y hipu je zbezala il sobe.
Tomaz je gledal pol zacude-
MIN s pol porogljivim obrazom
"a MO. Dvignil Sc je in 81 NALL
zopet casico pijace. Obraz Sc mu
je nabral V resne crte, XII so Sc
polagoma razvezale, in okolu
ust mu je zaigral samozavesten
smehljaj.
"Gospodar ma Peciw
Prikimal 81 je z glavo in zacel
zvizgati zarobljeno pesem. Po-
tenn pa Sc je zleknil ma postelj,
in kmalu je bilo cuti njegovo
glasno smrcanje.
Zunaj je bilo zacelo sneziti.
Anica je bila poslala Lipeta
po zdravnika, in pri tel priliki
Sc ie zgodilo, da Sc je poblize
spoznala { MIN. Vedpo in vednc
zopet Sc il je vracaIa gotova sli.
ka " spomin. Mocni in krepki
fant.na strani njenega bolehne-
ga moza. Cd omega dne pa, ko
Sc je bill fant tako gorece po-
tegnil radi obleke "a njo, sc
je cutila skoro dolzna, da mu
pove, kako mu je hvalezna. In
sedaj, ko ga je poslala k zdrav-
niku v trg, je prisla priloznost,
da je to storila.
Bila sta sama V vezi, in fant
je mislil pravkar odii, ko je
stopila k MENU in rekla:
"Zaradi Tomaza, Lipe, Sc pa
kar mic ne boj. Sem ze govorila
z Jurijem. Juri Tomaza tudi ne
mara. In &c pojde kdo, pojde
Tomaz prvi S Peci."
FAINT je obstal in uprl oko V
Anico, da jo je obsla zbeganost,
in dejal:
"Juri bi pametno napravil, ko
ozdravi, da bi enkrat "a vedno
pometel ma Peel. Zakaj Sc lie ta-
ko boji matere.
(Dalje prihodnjic)<
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06

kaj oblicje j je bilo docela pre-
drugaeeno, skoro strasna je BIZ
la Katra, in Tomaz sam Sc je
nekako umikal s pogledi ME
MIN bodecim ocem. Ko Sc je
umirila, je vprasala:
'Tisto o Lipetu, kar 81 rekel,
kaj pa ves?"
"Pustimo," je zamahnil z ro-
ko, ko da nj vredno, da govori 0
tenn. Nekak strah Ga je obsel, in
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06

to burst at the precise split second
when they reach the area of their
flying target. SO -..ssS~ss s',,., 1as.ss;
For their contribution to the man.
ufacture OF war equipment, the
three Elgin engineers have re-
ceived honorary citations from the
War Production Board, the nations
highest wartime production award
for Individual merit. 49, ::
? In use today on fighting ships in
many parts Of the world, the new
time fuzes have contributed to such
valiant actions as those Of the de-
stroyers 'Bernadou, Cole, Dallas
and McFarland-recently award
ed unit citations by the President
.for outstanding performance of
duty in combat with the enemy,
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-06

. Ali maj mani storimo "a
ljudstvo Evrope kot pa
smo storili "a njih Vino
grade? Pred vec lett, ko je
kuga unicila njih vinogra-
de, Sc je tia poslalo aneri-
ike cepitve, da bi Sc OH
Evening star., 1943-11-21
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their width may be- They all made fine quality
All the length yards and Is nches They enough
hang crissc1oss style if wish Being plain Priscas
them suitable for in your home
Evening star., 1943-11-21

We'll constructed walnut or
maple finished wooden wardrobes.
Equipped with hat shelf, bar for
hangers and lock and key on door.
Mounted on easy rolling swivel
casters. 6 #. high, 2612 inches
wide and 20 inches deep.
Kanns-Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Davis Plans 10 Set Up
State, County Boards
or Food Programs
New Field Organization
To Replace Committees
Operating Under AAA
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
War Food Administrator Chester
G. Davis is expected to announce
soon a new field organization to
carry out food production programs
heretofore administered by local
farmer committees under direction
Of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration and agricultural war
boards.
The new organization, as tenta-
lively planned, would set up State
war food administrators directly re-
sponsible to Mr.. Davis and county
war food administrators responsible
to the State administrators.
The county administrators would
have complete control over all local
phases of the Federal Governments
food production programs-crop ad-
justment, crop insurance, crop loans,
rehabilitation loans to low-!ncume
farm families, farm machinery and
supply rationing, and programs re-
lating to the marketing of agricul-
tural products.
Since 194l, the Agriculture De-
partment programs nave been car
ried out largely through State and
county agricultural war boards.
These boards were made up of rep
resentatives of the various Agricul-
ture Department agencies operating
In the State and county areas, such
as the AAA. the Extension Service,
Farm Security Administration, Bu-
reau of Agricultural Economics,
Commodity Credit Corporation, Soil
Conservation Service, Forest Service
and the Agricultural Marketing Ad-
ministration.
While the department itself
worked through the war boards,
each agency was relatively inde-
pendent in working with farmers. In
many counties, each agency had its
own separate ofdce and staff.
The setup planned by Mr.. Davis
would unity all activities under one
man at the State and county level.
The farmer committee setup would
be retained to act in an advisory
capacity to county committees.
The committees, however, would
have only such administrative duties
as might be assigned them by the
administrators. In the past, AAA
crop programs were operated by the
county farmer committees. Members
served on a per diem basis of not
more than $6. Their pay was de-
Quoted from Federal benefit pay
ments authorized by AAA programs.
The farmer committee system has
been the center of controversy in
and out of Congress. Critics of the
AAA contended that ths commit
tees failed to perform functions of
leadership, but instead followed di-
rections froE1 AAA headquarters in
Washington.