| Show WOULD RETAIN COUNTY AGENT among the important actions of the county commissioners at their may meeting was waa the decision to appropriate prop for the retention of the county agent in this county for another year the setting aside of the amount called for in the expense budget as submitted a month ago at the april meeting git it will be recalled there was some question as to whether the agent would be retained but in order to get an expression from the citizens the board asked until the may meeting to decide the matter ani and were assured by mr W W owen state leader of county agents who was present at that meeting as a representative from the extension service of the college that they would be allowed until the M kiy ay iy meeting to decide in the mean time the board of trustees of the college in preparing their axtens extension n service budget made no provision for an agent in this county and some doubt has been expressed ased as to whether they will at this time make the necessary provisions but in view of the promise of their representative that the board of county commissioners might have until their aeeti meeting ng there is at least a moral obligation L in view of the decision of or the commissioners to give us an agent it is understood too that mr air esplin the present county agent hay as been notified by the extension service that his employment in this county would cease avith the expiration of the present coa contract tract on july 1 it is quite probable however that he will be re employed if the office continues though there is a possibility of his being employed elsewhere before final action for this county is made and another agent is entirely possible |
