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Show Group Coordination Necessary To Rural Area Growth Ilural Area Development is a term we will be hearing much more about as local folks, with coordinated help and stimulation from organizations and agencies interested in developing human and natural resources, seek to improve the economy of their , areas. This effort, of course. Is not new, points out County Extension Ex-tension Agent Wallace D. Sjo-blom. Sjo-blom. The pioneers, he says, displayed display-ed a remarkable coordinated effort ef-fort in developing the economy of the West. Such self-help spirit spir-it needs to be rekindled among many of our people. During the i previous national administration, I tin effort labeled as IIural-Dovel-opment started in some pilot counties in the country. It is now being given increased emphasis and is to be given top priority as a method of work by all agencies of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agri-culture, acording to Dr. Carl Frisihknecht, Director, CSU Extension Ex-tension Service and Chairman of the state RAD committee. The 50-man taie committee is made up of leading citizens from throughout the state; most are serving as individual citizens interested in-terested in further development of human and natural resources to improve the economy and welfare of rural areas in the state; a number are serving as designated representatives of organizations or-ganizations interested In these objectives of the Rural Area Development De-velopment Program. Area corn-committees corn-committees will soon be organized organ-ized to facus attention in development develop-ment where it is most needed, i the state chairman indicated. |
