The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-03-31
Program Mapped to Recruit
Youths TO Assist Farmers
Tocomo and Valley Committeeman
Outline Steps to Harvest Crops

BY Tacoma Times Correspondent
PUYALLUP - Tscoma's youtl
leaders. representatives Of IL
Chamber Of Commerce and head
Of the u. S. Employment Servic'
met Monday night with the Pierc,
County Agriculture Labor com
mittee Of the PuysIlup Chamber Of
Commerce In the county agent,
office in the court house 10 out.
line a program for a coordinstec
effort TO get help to farmers oi
the county and Puyallup valley
during the coming planting and
harvest season.
County Agent A. NJ. Richardson
acted as temporary chairman and
Larry Keogan. in charge of the
Puyallup U. S. Employment Serv-
ice office. suggested a plan for
placing the youth groups under
one head for recruiting.
This suggestion was adopt
ed and Paul Shafer Of the Ia
coma Chamber was elected
permanent chairman.
Under the plan the Agriculture
Labor committee will make known
the needs Of the farmers which
viii be transmitted to the chair
man of the Tacoma organization
through the employment service.
whose job 1t viii be to see that
proper placements are made. In
order to give the program official
recognition the plan is to be sub
mitted to the War Manpower
Board for approval. II was point
ed out by farm representatives
present that speed is needed as,
with the present rains. a great deal
of help will be needed for weed
ing vegetable paintings this week
end.
Present at the meeting were
representatives of Tacoma schools,
the Boy and Girl Scouts. the Y. M.
c. A.. the Y. w. c. A. and other
groups. George Walker and L. M.
Hatch spoke for the labor COM
mittee and Edison Case for the
Puyallup Chamber of Commerce.
Open Center Saturday
Saturday night has been chosen
the date for the opening of the
Y. M. c. A. recreation center in
the Civic auditorium. with DR.. A.
w. Sidders, vice chairman of the
Y board, acting as master Of cere-
monies.
At a recent meeting of the city
council the privilege of the audi
forum was granted to the Y and
its various branches as a place in
which to hold its different activi-
ties.
Committees have been chosen to
supervise the direction of the CEN
ter. These include house and
equipment, concessions. supervi-
sion. calendar finance and men,
bership and the board of control
will consist of the board OF the
county Y, the executive commit
tees of the Boys Hi-Y. the Girls
Hi-Y, the Tourch-Y and the presi-
dent. vice president and secretary
of the recreation center.
One project has already been
announced. This is the decoration
and furnishing of the mezzanine
room above the auditorium by the
home economics class of the high
school. For this the class is ask
ing donations of pieces of furni-
ture which will be reconditioned
and put to use in what viii be the
clubroom.
Initiation on Wednesday
Initiation of new members will
be the principal business Of the
auxiliary of Daffodil aerie of
Eagles at its meeting at Odd Fell
lows han Wednesday evening at s
o'clock. Mrs. Lavera Rice. presi-
dent. win be in charge Of the cere-
monies and the business session
to follow.
The Women's auxiliary Of the
Canyon Road Community club will
meet Thursday for 1890 potluck
luncheon and business session at
the home of Mrs. Norman Hauge,
72d and Fairview road. All women
of the Canyon Road community
are invited TO attend the meeting
and join the group. Meetings are
held the first Thursday of each
month at the home of members