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Show Ci: 1 5 4 ST Volume XfX No. 6 I- ; C- - - Hr W Of- - pT r.r UTAH L MU f UNIV ! CiK AJ.-- S ARY u r AH P 4 1 1 Salt Lake City, Utah Allen Olsen Retires In a setting of mixed pressed their respect for Bureau leaders and their emotions, Utah's agricultural leaders made V. Allen Olsen's recent retirement from Farm Bureau work a memorable occasion. During an afternoon Open House at the state Farm Bureau headquarters in Salt Lake City, farm leaders ex- - Farm Bureau staff members and friends joined Olsen. Commissioner Joseph H. Francis of the state wives, Department of Agriculture attended with part of his immediate staff. So did the Farm Bureau Board of Directors, who held a board the crowd of meeting during the day. Dozens of county Farm well-wisher- s. Mrs. Barbara Whitbeck, chairman of the state Women's Committee, presented Mr. and Mrs. Olsen with a souvenir quilt containing a block made by each county Farm Bureau. At an evening dinner attended by staff members, directors and their wives, Olsen reviewed the highlights his of years of Farm 20 Bureau work in Utah. State president Elmo W. executive vice Hamilton, president C. Booth Wallentine and others outlined the services performed by the retiring leader. Gifts including a collapsible On afternoon of May 23, scores of Olson's associates and friends attended Open House at Farm Bureau office. 4 'WW v . , Thomas E. Bingham will join UFB staff as director of natural resources July 1. Shaffer is new Elwood director of communications for Utah Farm Bureau. Two New Men Join Farm Bureau Staff fishing pole for "instant fishing" were bestowed on the retiree. C. Booth Former editor of National Regret at losing Olsen's full- executive vice Wallentine, News magazine, president of time services mingled with a holds Shaffer the Utah Farm has degree in expressions of friendship announced the Bureau, the from appointment journalism during the afternoon and of two new members to the University of Missouri. He evening. "I have plenty to do," Olsen state staff in Salt Lake City. was extension editor at These appointments will Utah State University from assured his friends. "The first 1953-5and held a similar thing is to finish this history of round out the present the Utah Farm Bureau. Other staffing plans and permit position at Michigan State projects are lined up after work toward goals set forth University from 1955-5- 8 that." by the UFBF board of before spending 9 years in 4-- H 5 directors. 4-- Elwood C. Shaffer joined the staff in May as director of communications, a position opened up when Neil D. Sumsion was promoted to director of field services. On July Evening banquet honored Olsen and his wife Bernice. Elmo Hamilton, state FB president (left), emceed program; Booth Wallentine (standing) and others presented gifts. In Olsen's final months, he briefed new administrator Wallentine (J.) on details. 1, Thomas E. Bingham will move into the newly created position of director natural of resources. Farm Concern Over Fuel Eases TIPSON FARM FUEL President state, fruit growers have been tole by their regular suppliers that the farmers would be limited to the same number of crucial spring planting gallons they bought in the operations began, it looked as same month last year. Because of spring freezes in though some farmers would the fruit crop failed and 1972, experience shortages. used only a In some sections of the orchardists of normal spring their portion needs in tractor and other fuel. "There is no shutdown on In early May, Elmo W. farm operations anywhere in the United States," Secretary Hamilton, president of the of Agriculture Earl Butz told Utah Farm Bureau, sent a several hundred farm leaders telegram to the Secretary of at a quickly called special Agriculture and all of Utah's for meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, Congressmen calling special allocations of fuel to late last week. C. Booth Wallentine, farmers. In a reply to President executive vice president of the Senator Wallace F. Utah Farm Bureau, Hamilton, Bennett pointed out that the represented the Utah Farm Nixon administration had Bureau there. Butz cautioned that heavy authorized the Office of Oil demands and short supply and Gas in the Interior have about eliminated the Department to administer a voluntary program to ease the nation's usual backlog. This may result in a real situation. This program calls for the pinch on farm fuel this fall, especially on LP gas for grain petroleum industry to provide up to 10 percent of their output drying. for priority users of fuel. Farm Bureau leaders in Utah have been keeping a close eye on the tight fuel situation in recent weeks. As Farmers and food processors are on that priority list, along with doctors and hospitals, police and fire departments, city transportation systems and others. A system for receiving and considering complaints is part of the machinery of the program. If the plan fails to work well on its present basis, it may become compulsory. Public hearings will be held by the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on June to check on how the 3 voluntary crude oil and product allocation progam is working. Concern has been high in Utah in recent weeks because voluntary 11-1- spring farming operations require about 45 percent of the entire year's fuel needs. With harvest time placing another big equipment, spokesmen portance allocation operation. demand on government realize the imof keeping the system in good Elmo W. Hamilton of the Utah Farm Bureau suggests farmers follow these steps to be sure of enough fuel for their seasonal needs. 1. Do NOT change fuel suppliers. Stay with your regular source through the shortage. 2. Keep a II engines tuned up and in good shape. 3. Keep tires properly inflated. 4. Warm up engines before driving. But avoid long periods of idling. 5. Start slowly and stop slowly. 6. Plan the use of your vehicles and equipment better; avoid needless trips. 7. If your supplier cannot or will not supply fuel you with the a call member need, you of the Utah Farm Bureau staff at (801) 521-369- 0. H editorial work. For 5 years, the Iowa native worked with large , farm clinics for Rural Gravure Inc., a large Midwestern marketing firm. Wallentine pointed out that Shaffer will edit the monthly Utah Farm Bureau News, direct general media relations, produce farm and consumer oriented radio and television programs, and provide help to county Farm Bureau information chairmen. Bingham will return to Utah after a year with the Iowa Farm Bureau, where he is serving as director of. consumer affairs. A graduate of Utah State University in agricultural economics, he was a research assistant at the USU experiment station in Logan. Bingham has worked in environmental projects in Iowa and has conducted various research projects in agricultural and consumer areas. will conduct and research give, "He to action programs designed to inun crease public .leadership derstanding of agriculture's role in preserving a wholesome environment," Wallentine explained. Utah needs a qualified natural resources specialist in circles to work with, government and university representatives, Wallentine added. non-governme- nt . I 2 |