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Show JlitiL olume XV Number 3 tOiST. Aniin&an4 March, 1969 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Green belt Meafnwie Signed Into Law INSIDE 'AM Governor Calvin L. Rampton Friday, March 14, signed into law the "Greenbelt Law" which saw final passage in the House of Representatives the preceding week. The governor noted that he had been a firm supporter of the legislation from the time he first proposed such a proposition to the Legislature in 1966. The enactment follows a campaign during much of 1968 to secure a favorable following for the proposed amendment to the state constitution which would give the legislature power to set up laws to govern the differential taxation of farmland. In spite of the fact that the "Greenbelt Amendment" was the only proposed amendment to receive public opposition in the form of an organized advertising campaign, the amendment won overwhelming support, passing in every county in the mmsm go WsXsES Q30R 6BBIRISj9 I 00 (25B2EBS QnMB well-support- ed 00 2SKB9lSEHyB0ID3) 1110105 W NOTICE state. The campaign also marked OF ANNUAL one of the most significant con- A bill to enact the legislaton was introduced in the Senate by Senator Miles (Cap) Ferry, former South Box Elder County Farm Bureau President, Senator Merrill Jenkins and Senator Kendrick Har-warNumerous other senators and representatives were instrumental in guiding the legislation through both houses. A great deal of credit must also go to LeGrand Jarman, UFB Field Services Director, who spent full time on Capitol Hill during the session and had a ponderous amount of influence with the key legislators. The legislation calls for qualifying farmland to be assessed for tax purposes on its produc- Lake City. Womans Workshop d. Focuses on "Progress Through Participation Meeting Slated for March It was explained that this means in practice the full amount of taxes will be payable if the farm were sold, for example, as a housing site. The difference between the assessed taxes at the lower rate and the assessed taxes at the normal rate (assessed on market val- ue) for five full years would need to be paid in such a case. Little opposition to the Greenbelt idea was encountered in either the Senate or the House and discussion was centered around the most effective way to implement the act 20-2- 1 All Farm Bureau women are in7:30 SECOND SESSION vited to the annual Farm Bureau Garden Room an Womens Workshop, according to Easter Surprise . . Bernice Mrs. Willis Whitbeck, UFB Womens Committee Chairman. The MARCH 21: 7 a.m. Chairmens Breakfast 20 scheduled March for meeting, and 21 at the Hotel Temple Square in the Garden Room In Salt Lake City, will examine 9:30 a.m. THIRD SESSION in the role of the Farm Bureau leadthe Garden Room ers in the past and explore the Current Legislation - LeGrand of the future. Jarman challenges V. Farm Bureau Ideals Speakers Include President AlAllen Olsen vin R. Dyer of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Sex Education and Sensitivity as Saints who Christ of Latter-da- y for the Classroom . . . Sex Education and Proposed will discuss R. Dyer, Counselor Alvin Pres. Sensitivity as Proposed for the in the First Presidency of the Other speakers Classroom. of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Church are Richard Owens, formerly of Saints. Logan, Secretary of the CalifornMotivation. . . . Vesta Boyer ia Farm Bureau, who will speak 12:30 LUNCHEON - In the on the grape boycott and campus Garden Room. disorders; and Sergeant Galyn The Grape Boycott and Campus Blackburn, who will bring a group of inmates from the Utah State Disorders . . . Richard Owens, Prison to explain some of the Secretary of the California Farm hazards of American life which Bureau. contribute to putting young people on the road to a life of crime. This promises to be the best r workshop weve had yet said Mrs. JS Whitbeck, I hope all women who O can, will come and be with us. s3 Pal-freym- tive ability, which will be determined by a county committee of agricultural and tax experts. In order to qualify, the land poses. MEETINGS Annual Meetings of the Utah Farm Bureau Affiliated Insurance Companies will be held March 19th. 10 a.m.: Policy holders of the County Mutual Life Insurance Company in the Board Room of the Utah Farm Bureau Building, 629 East 4th South, Salt Lake City. 2 p.m.: Policy holders of the Utah Farm Bureau Insurance Company in the Board Room of the Utah Farm Bureau Building, 629 East 4th South, Salt tributions by Utah agriculture toward the industry's future. Few farm people in the state were not involved in some way in the campaign. must have an agricultural history of at least five years, be at least five acres (connected acres) in size and must have a gross farm income of at least $500. A further provision calls for a five year tax rollback if the farmland is sold for other pur- 00 ... County Farm Bureau leaders from throughout the state traveled to Phoenix, March 4th and 5th for a multi-sta- te AFBF leader73 Utahns atship conference. tended the meeting, whlchfeatured addresses by Roger Fleming, AFBF Secretary-Treasure- r, and Charles B. Shuman, AFBF President. The meeting focused its attention on marketing, legislation and other pertinent subjects that will aid in building county farm bureau programs. Attending were leaders from Wyoming, Utah , Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and California. The program Included a question and answer session directed at the visiting experts. Roger Fleming was asked about the need for major farm organizations to work together. Mr. Fleming noted that for some time meetings of farm organizations havebeenheld in Washington excluding representatives from Farm Bureau. Following the appointment of a new Master, in the National Grange, Roger was asked to attend a meeting. It became obvious, Mr. Fleming pointed out, that the objective was to form a council of farm organ- izations to express farmers wishes on policy matters, with each organization having one vote, regardless of membership size. This is so Incredibly ludicrous, that itk hard not to smile. Many of the organizations represent only a few hundred members with interests and organizations that are virtually unknown. It's hard to understand, Mr. Fleming said, How someone who claims to be Interested in unity would start a new splinter group. Of Interest to many people in attendance was the between Utah and Wyoming groups since the playoff game to determine the NCAA Basketball participant for the Western Athletic Conference was to be held in Phoenix Wednesday evening after the conference concluded. Herb Livingston, likeable Wyoming Farm Bureau President, asked that an announcement be made in the meeting to the effect that all Wyoming people were encouraged to remain for the Wyoming BYU game, while all Utah people were encouraged to go home. by-pl- ay In spite of the encouragement, many Utah people were in the stadium along with Wyoming boosters as BYU defeated Wyoming and won the opportunity to be defeated by New Mexico State in the first round of NCAA play. zS The program for the two day conference is as follows: MARCH 20 a.m. to 2 p.m. REGISTER Garden Room 12 Noon to 1:45 p.m. Tour of Temple Grounds 2:15 p.m. FIRST SESSION -Garden Room Hazards of Crime . . . Sgt. Galyn Blackburn Progress Through Participation . . . Barbara Whitbeck ry Farm Bureau in its Second . . . Elmo W. Hamilton Highway Safety . . . Jack Nell Safety Begins With Me . . . Dick Dangerfield Dinner on your own. 11 Half-Centu- j0111 1za a-- c2 g a a 5u Z s & IN NS |