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Show Extension Field Agent Visits Fred C. Jans Confers With Utah Director Extension has made thousands and thousands of new friends in the vilages and cities throughout the United States during the past few months because of the war programs on the home front, declared de-clared Fred C. Jans, of Washington, Washing-ton, D. C, field agent for the federal extension service, who arrived ar-rived here Wednesday to converse with members of the Utah State Agricultural College extension service ser-vice staff. "One of the important jobs ahead for extension is to give more service to those new,y acquired friends as well as to the millions of farmers and housewives who have been cooperating on varoius mnl programs for years. We owe the nennln in the villages and cities more than just to tell them where the seed stores are," he aid. : Mr. Jans is primarily interested . in reviewing the exii.i'sion .service budgets, both state and county to see that they are set up in keep- j teg with the- national policy end j meet recommended standards. He j conferred Thursday with ,W. W.I i Owens, newly appointed director for Utah, concerning a program for a regional meeting of western directors to be held in Berkeley, California, August 18, 19, and 20. ' Three topics will be given careful consideration at the Berkeley meeting, Mr. Jans pointed out. They are: Relationships with the j farm bureau, agricultural adjustment adjust-ment administration, United States employment service and other agencies; extension organization n state and county levels, including includ-ing personnel, salaries and assignments; assign-ments; and adjustments needed so that the extension service can fender the maximum of service j to the people of the state. |
