Show Regional Director 7 Sketches Objects Of Resettlement Plan Berkeley Calif Oct 7 7 Basic reasons for the establishment o othe of the Federal Resettlement Administration Administration Administration Admin Admin- were sketched today by Walter Valter E E. E Packard Regional Director Director Director Dir Dir- ector in a a general statement ol of the Ule program In which he touched on results thus far achieved The region for which Berkeley is headquarters consists of five states New Mexico Utah Nevada Arizona and California The Resettlement Resettlement Resettlement Re Re- settlement Administration program program program pro pro- gram in these states is administered administered administered adminis adminis- by Mr Packard and a regional regional regional reg reg- ional staff with the assistance of five state directors The State Directors are T T. T W. W Conway New Mexico R R. R J J. J Bankofier Bankofier Bankofier Bank- Bank Nevada J. J A. A Waldon Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona C. C O. O Stott Utah and H H. H E E. E Drobish California D. D Ivo No Eames County Resettlement Resettlement Resettlement Resettle Resettle- ment Supervisor states that new applications can be made with the following Mrs Florence Bates Duchesne Mrs Margaret Pace Boneta Mrs Clara Hansen Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roos Roos- evelt Mrs Reva Owen Roosevelt Mr J. J Harold Eldredge My Myton ton Mrs Ida L. L Conklin Altonah Mr Eames will 11 be in the Resettlement Resettlement Resettlement Re Re- settlement Office at the Court CourtHouse CourtHouse CourtHouse House at Duchesne on Thursdays to explain the program to interested interested interested inter inter- ested parties Mrs Beatrice S. S Thomas stenographer will be inthe In Inthe inthe the court ourt house office during office office office of of- fice hours to explain the necessary in making applications Basin Loans Made lade MadeA A total of 52 rehabilitation loans have lave been made so far in the UIntah Uintah Uin- Uin tah ah Basin amounting to approximately approximately according to Mr Eames Our Rural Rehabilitation program program program pro pro- gram is perhaps the best kno known I activity of the Resettlement Ad Administration Administration Ad- Ad I ministration said aid Mr Packard in n his general statement In this region between 0 and families are now receiving rehabilitation rha- rha loans From data on hand it appears that there are from rom to families that can an be helped materially In this region These clients receive small loans needed for purchase of farm stock tock feed seed and other materials materIals mater- mater als and in some instances for subs tance between crop plantings plant plant- ings and harvests The loans are all secured and are amortized in accordance with individual require require- ments These are carefully worked out by the county supervisors in do cooperation with the client State Agricultural College Extension Extension Ex- Ex tension workers help carry out the he plans with practical assistance and advice to clients on home and farm arm manag managemenT me t Some of the loans are now in process of and in a afew afew few ew Instances have been repaid in full ull Clients are carefully chosen on the he basis of farm experience and character Broadly speaking they are families who have through a adverse verae economic circumstances drought or other c causes causes uses beyond Continued on Page 8 Regional Director Sketches Objects Of Resettlement Pl Plan n their control been forced to i ac accept c c. relief or are close cose to the border line Another important phase of the Resettlement Administration Program Program Pro Pro- I gram is resettlement proper which contemplates work of a amore a amore amore more permanent sort in stabilizing stabilizing ing agriculture and raising rural living standards This work is just starting startling It should reach many farmers I Iwho who have lost their properties through foreclosure and should benefit young couples with a farm fann background and c college college coll- coll ll- ll ege training who need financial aid to start homes and gain a foothold This is a program of oC broader scope and longer range than rehabilitation re re- habilitation which is designed to meet an emergency condition of distress as rapidly as possible It is concerned with farm famIlies families families fam fam- now living in unproductive areas who may need aid in relocation relo relo- cation Many families in order to better their conditions will have to move This means that better locations must be found where such readjustment is necessary ne Through a third activity a land planning section we expect to develop a specific land use adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment program for future use A detailed study is now being made j of areas in the five states of this region as a guide for development on land readjustment in the fu iu- fu- fu ture Retirement of lands is another activity There are no funds available for its extension extension extension ex ex- tension this year but last year several tracts in New Mexico and anda andI a large tract in Utah were purchased purchased pur pur- chased from a Federal Feder Feder- al fund allotted for the buying oJ of land being improperly used and its its' transfer to grazing forest Indian Indian Indian In In- dian reservation areas and for such such purposes as seem better better fitted fitted fitted fit fit- ted for its use A IIA division called Community and Cooperative Service has been organized to help farm fann groups in inthe inthe inthe the establishment of work centers centers centers cen cen- I and other community activities activities activities ties that will affect family budget t economies and add to family re re- venues This division has been particularly particularly particularly active in the Spanish Amer ican centers in New Mexico where rural areas were hard hit by drought and other causes Weaving home canning woodcarving wood woodcarving woodcarving carving leather and are among the work center crafts and arts which help group members to maintain their independence and lighten lighte the public relief burden Another activity which has just been transferred to the Resettlement Resettlement Resettlement Re Re- settlement Administration is farm debt adjustment which was carried carried car car- ried on last year by state and local local local lo lo- cal committees This work outgrowth outgrowth outgrowth out out- growth of one of President Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roos Roos- evelt's fireside talks' talks in which he urged farmers in danger of foreclosure foreclosure foreclosure fore fore- closure to call cali on their government government govern govern- ment for help has had h saved American farmers from foreclosure ure and bankruptcy during the brief period of its operation It proposes to help arrange an adjustment between a farm debtor where the debtor faces an impossible impossible sible situation and creditor und under r which the debtor given reasonable opportunity will be able to discharge discharge discharge dis dis- charge his debt and retain his land It involves loan renewals and extensions planning programs for repayment t and all the financial details designed to fit individual cases It is a highly important part of our general effort to promote farm security ty and s stabilize agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture to the end that this underlying underlying underlying under under- lying foundation of ot sound democracy democracy democracy racy be maintained in a profitable and vigorous manner Such an extensive program as ours c be bc discussed in its entirety entirety entirety en en- in a brief space of time but these activities touch some of the high points of the program m on which we are working and the lines n which we have made ad ad- vances uary 1 1936 During the drive for men for forthe forthe forthe the Regular Army in the last 3 months this office has enlisted sted some four hundred young men mostly from the Intermountain mountain District which is an all time record record record rec rec- ord except during an emergency The type and character of ot these young men is far above average Many of them being high school graduates and quite a few college men This is 2 very gra gratifying and conclusive proof that the public la is beginning to consider the Regular Army as an educational e Institution Institution institution tion which offers otters many opportunities for lor the improvement of its ita young men mentally and physic physic- I ally This office is deeply indebted to your paper for the generous measure of ot publicity given to recruiting recruiting recruiting re re- re- re activities during the last drive and I believe that the success success success suc suc- cess was In considerable measure due to the willing a and able support and cooperation that you gave Thanking you sincerely I am Very truly yours WILLIAM C C. WEBB Colonel Field Artillery Dis Recruiting Officer The date set by Secretary of or Agriculture Henry A A. A Wallace for tor forthe forthe the referendum is 18 October 26 All operators and owners of farms farm that produced corn com or hogs iri in Ii 1935 are eligible to vote in this nation wide poll to determine the attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude of ot growers towards tho the federal federal fed ted eral plan for controlled production Public hearings of September 26 and 27 have disclosed economic and legal justification for tor another hog corn program providing there Is adequate evidence that the program program program pro pro- gram will be sufficiently supported support support- ed by the farmers to make it administratively administratively administratively ad ad- practicable the telegram said The Extension Service through Its staff of county agents will cooperate co co- cooperate operate with the hog corn associations associations In Utah to conduct the referendum referendum re re- re- re and growers will be notified notified notified no no- where and how the vote Is Isto isto isto to be taken Director Peterson said Federal officials point out the tho fact that while the number of hogs in the west is not large still sUlI the growers of the have ample breeding stock and they are prepared to flood the market next year if a program of or control is not launched Abundant crops in the corn com belt have made raising hog inviting to the farmers farm larm- farmers ers of that section of the country and without restraint in production production production tion the market prices for comand corn com cornand cornand and hogs is headed toward another another another an an- other slump economists point out |