AGRICULTURAL MOBILIZATION
HEADS NAMED FOR ALASKA
v Agricultural mobilization is un
der way.
With the farms considered as
important as the gun, since an
army must be fed, plans are be
ing worked out for discharge of
army enlisted personnel for farm
work.
First memo on the procedure
has been received by Don L. Ir
win, director of the Alaska Ex
periment Station, Palmer.
“We have not yet received in
formation on the setup and du
ties,” Irwin said yesterday. “We
know the Territorial plan will be
different from that set up for the
States.”
Western directors will meet in
Corwallis, Ore., May 30. Bureau
chiefs of the Dept, of Agriculture
will attend. Big discussion will be
on mobilization of agriculture.
Territorial Committee
Named on the territorial com
mittees for the mobilization are
heads of agricultural organiza
tions working in Alaska. B. Frank
^leintzleman, regional forester,
Juneau; I. M. C. Anderson, area
supervisor, Farmers Hdme Ad
ministration, Anchorage; Don
Laurie, Alaska manager, REA,
and Charles W. Wilson, Alaska
Conservator, SCS, Palmer; Len
O. Hollist, director University of
Alaska Agricultural Extension
Service; and Irwin.
“We will have an Alaskan con
ference when we know what is
expected of the committee,” Irwin
said. “Now, we are reorienting!
all our work, geared to the stark j
terms of production. Anything
not contributing to what we eat,
wear, produce for essential needs,
must be dropped. That means
such things as ornamentals wall
have to go.”
Food Raising Gardens
The victory gardens of World
War II will come back as an im
portant part of the defense pic
ture, whatever such home-raising
^produce plots may be called. Re
sponsible for the plans to utilize
home plots and lots and larger
spaces is the Agricultural Exten
sion Service.
Details soon will be worked out.
Tentative Discharge Rules
Under army procedures, en
listed personnel may request dis
charge through established mili
tary channels by addressing ap
plications to their commanding
officers. Army regulations pro
vide, however, that discharge of
enlisted personnel on the basis
of the importance of their civilian
occupation to the national health,
safety or interest, is granted only
when recommended by an au
thorized government agency.
When the request reaches the
Adjutant General of the Army he
refers it to the appropriate civil
ian department.
To date the Adjutant General
has refez'red the files on cases in
which the individual is applying
for discharge based on his farm
ing activities, to the Dept, of Ag
riculture Mobilization committee
these cases will be carefully
screened before need can be certi
fied.
For each case data is needed
from county offices which will
give information to judge the
case. Data will include factual
information related to the fol
lowing:
1. Is the farm producing sub
stantial quantities of essential
farm products for market.
2. Is the farming enterprise
large enough to furnish full and
adequate employment for the in
dividual, except for seasonal or
temporary interruptions.
3. Does the applicant’s experience
and background fit him to do
the managerial or skilled farm
ing operation contemplated.
4. Have all reasonable efforts
been made to find a qualified
replacement for the applicant.
5. Has or will his absence re
sult in significant loss of produc
tion for market.
In evaluting the facts with re
gard to a specific farm operation,
consideration will be given to ad
ditional factors such as perfor
mance of custom work for other
farms.
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FARMING FUTURE
FORECAST BY
PLANT GROWER
George McNeese and his fam
ily still figure the Matanuska Val
ley is “a great growing spot”.
After five years outside in
North Dakota, the McNeese clan
came back to Palmer last Novem
ber (they first came back in
1939); took over the three big
Ted Glenn greenhouses three
miles south of Palmer and now
are producing an advance line of
vegetables and flowers to give
any gardener, home or professio
nal, a head start on the season.
“It’s a lot of work but we like
it and we figure this Valley has a
great agricultural and horticul
tural future,” McNeese said.
Ont son, Glen, is a sophmore
at the North Dakota state agri
cultural college at Fargo. A
daughter, Joan, works at the Pal
mer Drug Co. A married daugh
ter, Mrs. Gwendolyn Lowe, is at
the family home near Palmer.
Another son, George, is in the
Navy. He has completed 32 weeks
of school at Great Lakes, 111., and
now is detailed to further train
ing at Norfolk, Va.
“We all figure this is a valley
of opportunity” McNeese said.
PARKER LESTER HOME
Parker Lester, district agricul
tural agent, University of Alaska
Extension Service, is back on the
job after a month Outside. He hit
the high spots in California, vis
ited a brother in Denver, two
brothers in Wyoming, then flew
I to Corvalis, Ore., to see a sister
before returning to Palmer.
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