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mittee, led a discussion of duties and responsibilities of committeemen. W. T. Powers, State ASCS Executive Director, discussed background of ASCS farm programs which included the farm problems of soil and water conservation, farm prices, over production and underconsumption.
Due to the regulation in effect for the first time which provides that anyone who has reached his 70th birthday is not eligible for re-election, a considerable number of committeemen with records of service ranging up to 30 years were not eligible to continue as committeemen. Therefore, with a larger percent than usual of committeemen with-\ out prior service, every effort is being expended to acquaint these officials with background information on the programs they are authorized to administer at the county level. There will be additional meetings dealing primarily with the specifics of each of the programs coming under their jurisdiction. The Harrisonburg meeting is one of five such meetings it which ASCS State office officials reviewed the duties and responsibilities that county committeemen assume in administering programs of the U. S. Department of Agriculttfffe. Following these meetings, county committeemen will conduct similar training and orientation session for community committeemen. Represented at Friday’s meeting were the counties of: Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Green, Highland, M a d i,s o n, Page, Rappahannock, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren.
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