The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-01-04

The Holmes County Farm Bureau will
hold mass meeting at the Court
House in Lexington at Ten o'clock, jan
uary 16, starting it's campaign to secure
1000 Farm Bureau members in 1915, as
80 share of the states $4,000 member
ship quota.
MIR. Owen Cooper, representative Of
the State Farm Bureau at Jackson, will
be the chief speaker Efforts are being
made to secure Mr.. Ransom Aldrich for
his occasion, but it is not certain at
this time if he can leave Washington,
states Mr. II. L. Nichols, President of
the Holmes County Farm Bureau.
The Farm Bureau is the strongest
farm organization in the United States
and this is largely due to the systematic
procedure it follows. 1t is interesting
to review a few of the Accomplishments
it has attained during the past few
years.
l. Parity price for cotton obtained
tory commodity loan.
2. Steagall Amendment pro vidsd
price support for non-basic crops.
8. Extension of price supports for
two full years following the end Of the
war.
4. Fought for anti-subsidy legisla.
ton and for adjustment in ceiling
prices to cover farmers increased costs.
8. Secured recognition of parity prin.
cipal and obtained parity payments
when prices were far below parity.
6. Obtained $10000,0O0 appropriation
for vocational training in rural areas.
Z. Maintained farmer representation
, in Washington at all times.
8. Fought to get farmers adequate
f, fertilizer, transportation, labor, and
| machinery necessary for war production.
3. Maintained strong state organiza.
| tion working for farmers at the state
level; cooperated in securing passage
Of much helpful state legislation includ-
ing homestead exemption; state market.
| ing law; and adequate support for
| agricultural agencies.
10. Fought to preserve democracy
and Americanism against all enemies
and alien idealegies.
II. Cooperated 100 per cent in the
war effort.
When and if any organization decides
to live on the reputation Of its past ac-
complishments, it Immediately dies, but
this organization has definite program
Of detectives rs follows:
1. Fair prices for all farm products,
and prevent price collapse such a.
followed the last war.
2. Higher percent of consumer dol.
lar in farmers pocket.
8. Ample supplies of fertilizer, ma
chinery, transportation, and supplies
for full farm production.
a. Better, larger and more efficient
facilities for grading, packing, storing
and marketing farm products.
5. Adequate medical attention and
hospital facilities for all rural families
with full time public health service for
all counties
6. Improved farm-to- market roads.
Z. Equal educational advantages for
farm children.
8. A state and county tax program
which provides fair taxes for farmers.
9. Continuance of the national farm
program that promotes Soil Conserva-
ton, expands rural electrification. adj
justs production to consumption, safe
guards sound farm credit system and
guarantees full parity.
TO- To provide a farmer-owned and
farmer-controlled organization with
enough power SO that farmers can set
their own prices, build their own pro.
grams and manage their own businesses.
IL. County and community Farm Blu.
reau in all farm areas Of the state.
IL. $4,000 Farm Bureau members IN
1915.
Remember January 16. Come and
bring a full car of farmers and help ~