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Show MORE WORKERS ARE ! NEEDED. j An appeal by Davis county for laborers la-borers to work in the tomato fields has been received by the Standard. I W. J- Thayne, the county agricultur-jal agricultur-jal agent, writes as follows: "Due to the hot weather, the tomatoes toma-toes are coming on faster in Davis county than the farmers can handle them. Many of the tomato pickers are Into other work or gone to the war and as a result pickers are very scarce. One hundred men, boys, girls or women are wanted at once to save the crop. The wage is better than ever before and the Bamberger goes to all parts of the county. A number of small families have taken advantage advan-tage of the work and are making good. The county agricultural agent at Farmlngton or Enoch Harris at Clearfield Clear-field will place all desiring this work." Ogden is in duty bound to respond to this call for help from the farmers. farm-ers. Our neighbors should receive all the assistance this community can give. This request for help is a reminder that our own tomato growers will b in need of pickers and our cannerle: must have moro assistance. Ogden, by mobilizing its laborin; force, may be ablo to offer relief ti not only Davis county but to tho loca Industries which are short of work ers. nn |