Show We All Have a Stake In Good Soil Use Soil Soli stewardship is a matter of concern for city as well as rural rural rural al folks an official of ot Conservation District said this week Observance of SoU Stewards hip Week sponsored by the National Association of Soil Soli and Water Conservation Districts is scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- for the week beginning May 23 Chester C C. C Flint chairman of ot the Davis said Theme for the observance is Challenges of Mr Flint said SPECIAL services in churches of various faiths will open the week and other observances will take place on the following Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day M May ay 30 he said The Tile chairman said that this year more than ever responsibility responsibility of town and city dwellers for tor conserving the soils is being emphasized in the observance CITY FOLKS have a great stake he said in what happens to the land which feeds clothes shelters and gives us to day comforts and pleas u r res e s. s What's What s smore more the responsibility will shift shirt more and more to urban shoulders ders as the national and urban population grows and productive acreage of land is reduced by competing demands on it Now we have abundant food and fiber It is a blessing that we cannot expect to continue auto auto- Only wise use and conservation conservation conservation con con- of resources now can assure dependable supplies for forthe forthe forthe the future Chairman Flint said THE NATIONAL association has prepared and distributed distributed distributed dis dis- booklets and other materials materials ina- ina ma ma- for the week long observance ance he said An advisory comm committee committee com com- m of churchmen representing represent represent- ing various denominations as assisted assisted assisted as- as the association in developing develop develop- ing the materials Generally observance t takes a k e s the form of sermons on mans man's obligation to his creator to wisely wisely wise wise- ly use soil soli and its related re resources re- re sources |