Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
DeIGUme ASC Farm
NelOs Tells OF Committee
Election
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voter may write Id the name Of 4
any candidate Of his choice which 4
does not appear on the ballot.
Community election committees
win meet in the county ASC office, /
Monday, December 6, to open the I
ballots and determine the success /
ful candidates. In Kent and Sussex |
Counties. delegates to the county |
convention (WhO are also chairmen /
Of community cOmmittees) will !
meet at the county ASC offices dur /
ing the week of December s to /
elect a county committee. In New
Castle County, which constitutes
only one ASC community for 1885,
the community committee, as elect
ed By farmer vote, automatically
becomes the county committee.
Fewer ASC Communities For 1855
In a move designed to improve
the effectiveness Of service render J
ed to farmers, the State committee
last month approved a reduction
in the number Of ASC cOmmuni-
ties. In Sussex County, the come
munities were reduced from % to
s. ID Kent County, from Is TO 5;
and in New Castle County from
to 1. These changes were recon-
mended by county committees after
the State committee suggested that
present community boundaries be
reviewed to determine whether a
more efficient grouping might be
set up. There was considerable
concern at the lack Of training Of
local committeeman and it was be-
ieved that a smaller number of
committeeman might permit them
to be more adequately trained and
better informed about programs
in their communities. The present
is an especially favorable time for
putting into effect a reduction in
number Of communities since many
incumbent committeeman are not
eligible for service in 1855 because
Of the new ruling barring cOntinu-
Gus service for more than three
consecutive years.
Responsibilities OF Committeeman
A policy statement recently is
sued by the State committee re-
affirms the policy Of the Secretary
regarding a division between poll
ey-making and policy executing
functions in county ASC offices.
Effective January i, 1855, with in-
coming committees, county COM
mitteemen cannot serve as office
or field employees. Instead, the
county committee will serve as
board of directors responsible
for policy making. County Office
managers employed by and respOn-
sible to the county committee will
carry out the policy decisions Of
the committee and be responsible
to ii for all administrative details.
Community committeeman will be
responsible for assisting the cOun-
~ committee in developing pro
grams and informing farmers
about the provisions of current
programs. Community committee
men will not be required to do field
work or to participate in farm sur
veys; however in those cases
where the committeeman wish such
employment, they will be given an
opportunity for it.
The State committee urges thai
no person accept the nomination
as a committeeman Unless he {.
prepared to accept the RESPONSE
bilities and to perform to the bes
Of his ability the duties that 81
with the position. However, il Is
emphasized that the amount o.
time required generally will not bO
more than which most busy farm
ers could arrange to spend at thu
job. Community committeeman viii
be expected to serve from to 1.
days a year, much of which will b,
attending educational and traininl
meetings. County committees viii
have regular meetings at leas
monthly and more often as requir
ed however, regular members o
the county committee viii be limit
ed to a maximum Of 80 days servic
each year with the chairman per
mitted up to so days.
Free Agriculture Is Goal,
To strengthen a free, productive
stable, and prosperous agricultur
for the benefit of all the peopl,
farm and urban alike, has been tn
one objective of the Administra
tiOn and the Department Of Agri
culture, Secretary of Agricultur
Ezra Taft Benson recently told
rural life conference.
The basic principle we hay
tried to follow was enunciate
by Abraham Lincoln" the Seer,
tary stated. Lincoln said: I'll
legitimate object Of government 4
TO do for a community Of peOp
whatever they need to have don
but cannot do at all, or cannot {
well do for themselves ~ in the
separate and individual capac
ties
Morse Lists Future Research
Benefits
Pointing out that ethe yea
ahead hold dependable and prof
able future for agriculture" Trl
D. Morse, Under Secretary Of AI
riculture, recently declared tn
next year, 1855, viii be prOftab
for efficient farmers
With a continued increase
efficiency in farming the Und
Secretary stated that the costs
production viii be cut Farme
are becoming better managers al
are rapidly adopting business pra
tices in keeping with commerce
farming. Research viii continue
lead the way to lower productiG
costs.
Quoting Dr. Byron 4. Shaw, Al
ministrator Of the Department
Agricultural Research Service,
saying that there's much that
exciting and different ahead Of as
the Under Secretary listed sut
predictions as these:
In a few years most farmers W
be raising mnnf-funn hruc b