The frontiersman., 1958-11-26
LOCAL FARMERS
 KWANIS GUESTS

and their farmer-gueStS enjoyed a Farm-C'ity Week program aft the November 24 meeting of the Pal yner Kiwanis Club. H. F. Gaza-
 way, program chairman, intro Efnced James Wilson, commission er of agriculture (and Kiwanian)
 who spoke to the gathering on 4he relationship of rural and ur-- ban dWellers.
 Wilson pointed out that 10O years ago B5 percent of the popu- sation was employed in farm @ork, 30 years ago this percen- tage had dropped to 35 percent. and today 1t is down to F per rent He accounted for the trend by pointing out the increased pro Llnctivity of farms today brought alaat by machines, plant selec- 4iOn, improved fertilization, and more time
 Ten years ago one seldom saw .a pre- packed package of produce This process has come to the frpnt and generally speaking, the Erend is good. However" he pointed out, "it costs approxi-
 nately $lO0,000 to set up facilities FDr pre-pack processing. Very Faw individuals can afford such an investment and much of this processing is done through cooper satives or large concerns. Many of Rhe people who once lived on Ear1as have moved 10 the cities sand are employed in these pro- rrssing plants
 'By the same token, many pro- fHssipnal men who earn their liv- nRE in the city are making their hDRnes in the rural areas this has been made possible by the ac- rRpted 40-hour week, We arc aware of the farmers importance aD us and enjoy getting together ,@itl you at least once each year, f' ttr concluded.
 Charles Marsh spoke to the group on 4he KiWanis organiza- asoa and its functions, pointing 'plit that the organizations motto, Al we Baila means just that, thatN Sle club is a service club. aki- wanis is made up of men who @ant tp serve their community bnd do so by working together, rather than as individuals. He stated there are now 4500 Ki- rEanis clubs in the United States, esanada and Territories. The clubs represent ~ membership of 253. eD0 and N growing every day There is no international pro- rram each club plans their pro- gran around the needs of the Fmnmunity in which it is located, B-SNally lle pointed to the Boys saFas Girls Committee through Which underprivileged children -are aided the Vocational Guid- Rlls.e project brought about the for natioA of the Palmer Key Club, an organization for young men; there 3s an agriculture and conservation rOnmittee, public and business .saffairs, members support thu s-hqarhes hY working with min- ksters of the community; and at Raat present time the organization
 continuing their project to ereate public park for the com arnuaity 'These are just some of 4ne activities Of the KiWanis QvAib Marsh said. "Our programs 4z based on the needs of tho se4nrnunityH
 nT c C. Bailey, club president, ars-eadea his welcome to the Tis- FGf.-s and paid tribute to the very aFaportant role the former plays -n inc community.
 Farmers attending the meeting Rs guests of the Kiwanians in- 'rBuaed Nils Evelyn Bush, V. n.csIlse Kellogg, Bill Hecker, E3eary Hitt. Ernest Harrington, Rnd Collins, Robert Nichols, Dom Reeder, Johan Jotansen, Ray AseP7iest, Wayne Hunter, Harlan Hamilton, Bob BurRhaln, Doug Eunt, Max Sherrod, Vie Falk, Jr. l@onard Moffitt, Joe Gisalson, \ George Brewster Clyde O'Berg, Waiter Callsson, Garry LaRose, R T Heddles, Jolmar Kerttuia, Gene Reid and Roland Snod- grass. Walter Ward, high school vocational agriculture teacher Wa4 also a guest as Was A repre- sentative of The Frontiersman.