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Show March, 1966 Page 3 UTAH FARM BUREAU NEWS Bennett Opposes Milk Fund Slash (Continued from Page 2) administered in the State in a very efficient manner and it has grown and continued to grow, providing an number of school children with a nourishing lunch, including milk, each day they are in school." He said, "Now this program is being cut, while at the same time the President has recommended that the United States become involved in feeding and educating children in foreign countries. It is ironic that the President should ask for millions of dollars to carry out this program abroad while at the same time telling American school children that there will be little or no assistance for them and their school lunch program. The Utahn pointed out that under the Presidents plans milk will be provided only for underprivileged and poor children. "This will bring us nothing more than a means test. It will be necessary if the Presidents program is accepted to single out in one way or another those children unable Sen. Bennett said. "Can you see a teacher saying will all the poor children please raise their hand. The Utahn said "Let the Congress not be party to a budgetary sleight of hand which will take from our children a program that not only benefits them physically, but also makes them better students. "An undernourished child cannot attain the highest possible intellectual achievements so necessary in world. todays ever-increasi- ng to-pa- Glenn T. Baird leader loins Study 4H LOGAN Glenn T. Baird, extension state H club leader with Utah State University, has been 4-- invited by the Federal Extension Service to participate in a special H club study being conducted The in the state of Washington. now through study, continuing from August 31, 1966, alms to encourage more participation in the H club program by local leaders, Dr. W. H. Bennett, director, USU Extension Services, announced Satur- y, 4-- 4-- day. The study is a joint program sponsored by the Federal Extension Service in cooperation with representatives from six state ex- - ever-changi- ng FARM BUREAU TOURS JthiL tfinsAt itL tuxvsL AND STAFF MEMBERS FROM UTAH, IDAHO AND WYOMING met In Rock Springs recently to discuss implementation of policies adopted by the voting delegates of the member state FB's at the AFBF annual meeting in Chicago last December. Left to right are Ed Thomas, Commodity Director, UFA Grant Morrey from Sevier County and member of the UFB board, A. V. Smoot, President UFA V. Allen Olsen, Executive Secretary, UFB and Elmo Hamilton, Vice President, UFB. BOARD services. It is headquartered at Washington State Un- tension Rep. Burton Notes Tax Hike Coming iversity. In a letter from Washington, "This is a distinct honor for Mr. Baird to be called to Representative Laurence Burton participate, Dr. Bennett said. says: "Tax increases are being talked of this year a five per cent personal income tax increase and IT COULD BE WORSE restoration of some of the excise taxes on automobiles and For telephone bills. IT COULD BE WORSE the benefit of young men who feel sorry for themselves because of the draft, we pass along some in- telligence indicating thaf things An excerpt could be worse. from ttie Ethiopian Selective Service Act issued in 1937 when the Italians invaded, as published in the Cincinnati Enquirer, reads: Every man able to carry a spear will come to Addis Ababa to fight. The blind, the lame and those too young to carry a spear need not come. Married men bring their wives to cook for them. Men without wives bring any available woman with them. Anyone found at home will be hung. y top of the cruel tax of inflation, which raises the cost of living and eats "These increases are on at the incomes of Americans,-par-ticularlthose with moderate, fixed incomes and those living on pensions. "Unfortunately, there seems to be little inclination to trim the budget in domestic, giveaway type spending where it would best be As Senator Dirksen justified. has said, 'the administration seems to be inclined to discipline the people rather than disciitself. pline COMGRESSIQMM VOTIM Cotton RECiRB Bill Check-Of- f GENTLEMEN: Please send me complete UTAH information on tours I have checked below. Vote District 1 Burton (Rep.) 2 King N (Dem.) N Spain-Portugal-No- rth Africa 30 Days Q fl House of Representatives passed the May 4 bill Scandinavia 189-18- 3, May 25 21 Days Alaska 16 Days June 1 & 8 Western Parks 21 Days Q Farm Bureau opposed it. - Til need June 3 another 10 tons of hay to tide Europe 29 Days June 15 ' c.?.) y me over. Long Distance brings quick results! As o member of. Form Bureau., you're eligible to save or borrow at your credit The Utah Farm Bureau Credit union! ' Association Is working for you. y 'y . ' Mountain States Telephone |