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Show Local Farm-debt Committee Has Considered 34 Cases The coui'.ty Farm-Debt Adjustment Adjust-ment ccnamlttees appointd by Governor Gov-ernor Hcuy H. Biccd. lr; a P-t-pce 01" stoi.i.ir.; uv;-&3ary foreclosures fore-closures &ra ri.jting cui-scic- debt eettlemrnt- u h9Vily iu..'-u farmers, hae in tile past f.ftrer.. month eonsdered a total of 519 cases, cas-es, involving $2,386,575.29 in the State c: Utah alone. Of theee 519 casus 23-J- with an :n::obt dn s; of $1,068,836.19 have been -etrled to the ultimate satisfaction cf the debtor farmers end th ir creditors. There ha -j been a scaling down of $214,800.-83, $214,800.-83, whi h is j a comple'. ; swing to the farm 3:3. In Sanp:l.e County the committ'e 1 ; w cor i ting of George W. Soren-son, Soren-son, Epivraim; T. W. Jeneseni, Mt. Pleasart; J. M. Knighton, Gunnison; Gunni-son; have considered 34 cass with: an ind:btedners cf $147,043.19. They have s ttled 10 of thci e cases with an indebtedness of $39,276.84 and there have, been scale downs of $10,231.00. The county Farm-Debt Adjustment Adjust-ment committees have established a lecord of fairness and good judgement. judge-ment. A"!y debtor-farmer or his creditors may apply for h Ip from this committee. These committeemen committee-men are public epirited men performing per-forming a high type of gratuitous commun'ty s rvice. Their advice and help are ab lolutely free. Recently the Debt-Adjustment s rvice of Utah has beien made a part of, and incorporated into, the Rural Rehabilitation program. The county Rural Rehabilitation office will bet the' headquarters for Debt- AdjuLtnurtt committees. Farm debtors arid creditors may make the application! for debt-adjustment through this Ocunty Rural Rehabili-tatio;ii Rehabili-tatio;ii Supervisor or any on3 of th3 Farm-D.tot Adjustment commilt'e-mian. commilt'e-mian. Th:a chaaige, together with the rc:nt .TJn ted Stat.es Supieme Ccurt rulini on the Frazitlr-Lamke Faum-Debt law, wiil undoubtedly bring moi'ei responsibility to these voluntaiy Dabt Adjustmi nit com-mibi-tti, wiio are at prxeant a stabilizing1 stabi-lizing1 influ'-nce to all form;, cf business busi-ness within, the community, the state and thei nation. |
