Rural Improvement at Community Level Urged by WVU Specialist
West Virginia University specialist C. C. Anderson urged the Rural Development Council to start rural improvement at the community level. He outlined plans to work with Prosperity Hellva Grandview and Fayette Mercer counties and coordinate with county agents, the RDC, and area utilities for local planning and organization. The RDC highlighted pilot community work and a seven class recreation leadership school to boost local living and agricultural progress.
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W.V.U
RDC
C. C. Anderson
West Virginia University
Rural Development Council
Lastight
Anderson
RBC
Prosperity
Hellva
Grandview
Fayette
Mercer
Charles T. Shackelford
RNC
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Jeve
Il.awst
Sle
Shackelford
Health and Recreation Commission
Irene Spits
Progim Plannittk
Healthand Recreation Commission
Poultry Commission
Lommission
Council
T. Stromp
4-H Clubs Reorganize Countywide and Station Leaders Named
Fayetteville report notes James Dowdy attends Jacksons MHI meat prep school with 11 Extension workers. Ken Wahner addresses program. Five Raleigh clubs complete reorgs under Clarence J. Wooten. New officers listed for Sprague Winds, Cool Ridge Golden Rule, Ever Heady Stab Fork, Woodcutters School, and Evening Star Cool Ridge. Mary Samais leads Hollywood Elementary Working Citizens club with officers named. meetings set for the second Friday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Megister
Fayetteville
James
Miss Athelene Ropers
Cool Ridge
James Pack
Norma Harvey
Sherman Lilly
Margaret Wells
Hilly Pack
Arlie Richmond
Ever Heady
Kenneth Martin
Jerry Bays
Helen Walker
S. W. Maye
Jewis Willians
Filed Morgan
Ruth MecPexk
Ilenlah Kincaid
Gene Dew
Evening Star
John B. Peters
Deanna Midkiff
Kenneth Lilly
Raymond Shrewsberry
Glenna Underwood
Mary Sama
Working Citizens 4-H Club
Hollywood
Thursdday
Helen Milam
Virginia Snuffer
Bobby McMilhon
Frances Bonds
Patricia Dellart
Shelby Walker
Rural Planners to Meet in Mercer County
Princeton readers are informed that the Mercer County Rural Planning Council will hold its annual meeting on December 9 at 7 30 p m in the Memorial Building.
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Hogister Slatt
Princeton
Mercer County Rural Planning Council
Memorial Building
State Farm Income Drops 12 Percent For 9 Month Period
Washington West Virginia farmers saw cash receipts fall 12 percent for January through September, totaling 79,977,000. Lower prices offset a slightly larger sales volume with crop cash falling from 19 605 000 to 17 889 000 and livestock and produce totaling 62 008 006 down from 71 531 600.
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Washington
West Virginia
Agriculture Department
Cows Seek Insemination Unit for Beckley Area
More than 1 000 dairy cows owners express willingness to join an artificial insemination unit around Beckley. E B Thomas Raleigh County agent says dairymen may be ready by December. A 1 400 cow group will pay a 5 dollar herd fee to join the unit.
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Beckley
E. B. Thos
Raleigh County
Thomas
Dairying Commission
Rural Development Council
Slep
T P
Raleigh
Richmond District
Calloway Heights
Mercer Vo-Ag Group Plans Forest Project
Mercer County vocational agriculture students from Spanishburg agreed to start forestry projects with A B Kyen assistant forester. Freshmen to seniors will plant a Christmas tree plantation next spring and study forest problems. Trap Hill and Stratton schools participate in related rese rving and reforestation efforts with local instructors and the Forestry Commission.
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Spanishburg Vocational Agriculure
Ares
A. B. Kyen
Lyon
Mercer County
Lo Ag
Gyon
Howard Bennington
Spanishburg
Tyon
Trap Hill
Stratton
Ralph L
Forestry Commission
Rural Development Council
America
Little Beaver Park
New Conservation Publicity Seeks Publication Name
West Virginia centers on a new quarterly Soil Conservation Magazine to inform readers about improved land practices. The unnamed publication is produced by the West Virginia Soil Conservation District Supervisors Association with the State Soil Conservation Committee. Submissions for the magazine name are invited to Clarence Jackson in Morgantown for a year’s subscription prize.
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West Virgin
West Virginia Soil Conservation District Supervisors Association
State Soil Conservation Committee
Soil Conservation Districts
The
Soil Conservation Magazine
Itis
Clarence Jackson
West Virginia District Supervisors, Association
First Ward
Morgantown
W. Va
Dutch Farmers Study U S Ways As ECA Guests
Thirty three Dutch farmers under 25 arrived in the United States under the Marshall Plan era program. They will spend six months on modern American farms earning 50 to 70 dollars monthly. They observe American farming methods, schooling, and social life while comparing to Holland.
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Lige Eee
Jan Duck Lokhorst
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Plaister
Maine
Ernst van der Meer
Economic Cooperation Administration
United States
Jearane
Holland
France
Greece
Denmark
Wadteh Iariney
Turkey
Anglo-American Council Oniplan
Gow Geen
Mercer County Wins Second Prize in Coop Livestock Awards
The Producers Cooperative Association of Pittsburgh awarded Mercer County a second prize of 40 dollars for cooperative livestock slates at Oakvale stockyards. The funds will help cover R F Bert, county agent, expenses to attend the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago.
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Mercer County
Register
Princeton
Producers Cooperative Association of
Pittsburgh
Oakvale
R. Ff. Harbert
Chicago
Rural Development Activities This Week
A schedule of community planning meetings led by C. C. Anderson with Agricultural Extension Service staff. Events include local planning sessions in Prosperity Bellva Grendview Fayette Mercer and Lookout plus counties wide tours and council meetings. The Raleigh County banquet features Murray G. Via as principal speaker.
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Prosperity
C. C. Anderson
Wayne Stewart
Bellva
Anderson
F. Cloneh
Grendview
Yan W. Carper
Raleigh County Conservation
el Chico
Murray G. Via
Roanoke
Wyoming
McDowell Counties
Board of Supervisors
Southern Soil Conservation District
J. R. Keatley
Fayette
Lookout
Mercer
Princeton
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
EH. IM. Harr
SSCD
Forestry Commission
Rural Development Council
Frank Halstead
Sivdan
Be Wary of Supports Economist Counsels
Purdue agricultural experts warn price supports and output limits risk milenializing agriculture and lowering living standards. Earl L. Butz argues flexible pricing and full production for expanding markets, with government stabilizing the economy and curbing monopolies. The piece promotes avoiding nationalization by expanding markets and prudent policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Butz
United States
Buzzi
Protector of Month Named for Forest Service Work
V C Hatcher Route 1 Beckles has been named protector of the month in District 6 by district forest protector F O Frazier. Hatcher has protected forests since 1943 and his work began after he observed fires and clear cutting harming local woodlands. SCROP Growers to Meet in Morgantown West Virginia University hosts the Associated Crop Growers annual meeting January 31 to February 1 announced by C M Boro of Washington near Parkersburg president of the States association. A joint meeting of Mercer County Farm Bureau and Greenbrier Cooperative Livestock Shippers Association is planned at the Memorial Building December 3.
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The
Forestry Commission
Savings and Investment Commission
H. M. Harr
Agricultural Council
Stromp
RDC
Lv. C. Hatcher
V. C. Hatcher
Beckles
District 6
F. O. Frazier
Hatcher
Frazier
SCROP
Associated Press
Morgantown
Associated Crop Growers
West Virginia University
C. M. Boro
Washington
W. Va
Parkersburg
States Association
Register
Princeton
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Greenbrier Cooperative Livestock Shippers Association
Memorial Building
International Cattle Exhibits At Golden Jubilee Show
Chicago hosts the 50th annual International Live Stock Exposition from November 26 to December 3 at the Chicago Stock Yards Amphitheatre. Secretary manager W Fr Ogilvie says premiums are higher and entries will be larger across divisions. Events include the Grain and Hay Show in the grain hall, a big carrot display, and nightly horse show performances with a cutting horse contest featuring King ranch horses.
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Chicago
W. Fr. Ogilvie
United States
America
King Ranch
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Delores Mackey
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Olan Gilkerson
Phyllis Grahame
Sudan
Mercer Vo-Ag Group
Jane Eads
Willen Balkenende
Mich
Ctidy Staal
Ben Rhodes
Pcououiliss
Earl L. Butz
Successful Farmiing Magazine
Ariicle
Iit
Bulzs
UpaWi
Oldsmobile
Hydra-Matic
Olitemoabite
Montamous
General Motors
Bubleson Motor Co., Inc
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