Show AAA Leaders Explain Explain- Details of Program At State Conference Detailed plans for carrying on the 1939 agricultural conservation program were discussed last week weck by members of the county and state AAA committees together with Washington officials at a special meeting in Salt Lake City N. N E. E Dodd newly appointed di director director dl- dl rector of ot the western division encouraged encouraged en- en the leaders lenders to solicit the thc cooperation of all nIl farmers in carrying out the provisions of the national program There is no need to fear regimentation Mr Dodd said There can be no regimentation regimentation regimentation regi regi- in this program because it has been made by and for the farmers themselves What I am afraid of is poverty under uncontrolled uncontrolled uncontrolled trolled practices In speaking of the importance of the AAA work the new director remarked It is just as appropriate ate for western farmers to ask congress to set up funds for the protection of our farms as it is to ask for appropriations to build battleships to protect us from foreign foreign foreign for for- eign enemies Three reasons were given at the conference for the agricultural program To assure incomes from farm enterprise to protect and conserve the farm soil and to toas assure assure assure as- as sure an adequate food supply for forthe forthe forthe the entire nation A note of optimism was struck by the Washington representatives who told the committeemen that the program had been written for 1939 and few if any changes would be made in the docket Among the changes urged by the committeemen in future programs were Simplified forms to fill out a more sense common-sense attitude in interpreting the rules and regulations regulations regulations regula regula- more power and authority invested in the county and state committees and a more intimate educational contact with the farm farm- ers Mr Dodd was accompanied from Washington D. D C. C by E. E J J. J Bell chief economist for the western division W W. E. E Byrd Jr executive executive executive tive tive assistant to the AAA admin admin- John Dexter in charge of information for the western di division division division di- di vision and E. E R. R Alexander head of vocational education It was during this conference that Mr l Dodd received word from Washington that C C. C C. C Conser former director for the western division had died suddenly after closing a conference by saying Well Vell boys I guess that's all |