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Show Farm Agencies Sponsor Rural Progress Drive RALEIGH, N. C September 1 was the kickofl date for the Rural Progress Drive sponsored by the North Carolina board of farm organizations or-ganizations and agencies. The county making the most progress during the next 12 months will be named "County of the Year in Rural Progress" and will receive re-ceive a $1,000 award. The money must be used to further a project of lasting benefit to the people of that county. Director David S. Weaver believes be-lieves the program offers possibilities possibili-ties of becoming one of the most far-reaching movements for the benefit of the home towns of the state and rural communities. In selecting the "County of the Year," consideration will be given to desirable adjustments made in agriculture, improvements made in agriculture, improvements in home-making home-making and family living, advances on a community level, provision of opportunities for rural youth, and the cooperation of all agencies, groups, and individuals. Goal of the adjustments in agriculture, agri-culture, Weaver says, should be to make the best and fullest use of land, labor, and other resources for the highest economic return on a sustained basis. |