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Show Page 2 UTAH FARM BUREAU March, 1966 NEWS Publish ad each month by tho Utah Slat Farm Buraau F.uarotlon at Salt Lak City, Utah. Editorial and Businass Ofiic, 629 East Fourth South, Salt Lak City, Utah. POSTMASTER Piaata ddrM PO Form UU to PO Bo 11668, Salt Lab City, Utah, 84111. Subscription price of cants par year to mambar is includad In mambarship taa. twnty-tl- v Entarad as sacond class mattar March 24. 1948, at Ih Post Offic at Salt Laka City, Utah, undar act af March 3, 879. 1 UTAH STATE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION OFFICIALS President Utah A. V. SMOOT, Corrinne, ELMO W. HAMILTON, Riverton, Utah MRS. WILLIS WHITBECK, Bennion, Utah Vice President Chairman Farm Bureau Women FRANK G. SHELLEY, American Fork, Utah, Executive Secretary Editor ALLEN OLSEN V. DIRECTORS EX-OFFIC- IO ALDEN K. BARTON MARK NICHOLS ; DR. W. H. BENNETT GLENN BAIRD, JR. DR. D. WYNNE THORNE Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Logan Logan Logan DIRECTORS . Mrs. Willis Whitbeck, Farm Bureau Women; Mrs. Paul Nelson, Farm Bureau Women; Jan Turner, Farm Bureau Young People; Wm. Wood, Beaver; S. J. Vean Postma, Cache; Lloyd Olsen, Cache; Ferris Alien, North Box Elder; John P. Holmgren III, So. Box Elder, Graydon Robinson, Kane; S. J. Child, Davis, Joseph Kemp, Duchesne; Kenneth Brasher, Emery; Carl Hatch, Garfield; Richard Nelson, Iron; Roy Bowles, Juab; Leo Robins, Millard; Mark Thackery, Morgan; Robert Rex, Rich; William Dause, Carbon; Ambrose Dalton, Piute; Elmo Hamilton, Salt Lake; Arion Erekson, Salt Lake; Ashton Harris, San Juan; Lee Barton, Sanpete; Grant Morrey, Sevier, D. O. Roberts, Summit; Jack Brown, Tooele; Don T. Allen, Utah; Eldon Money, Utah; A. DeMarr Dudley, Uintah; Welby Young, Wasatch; Vem Farmer, Wayne; Wm. C. Holms, Weber; Carl Fowers, Weber; Don Schmutz, Washington; Richard Burr, Utah Horticultural Society; John Rogharr, Intermountain Farmers Assoc.; T. R. Holt, Utah Sugar Beet Growers Association; Tom Lowe, Utah Canning Crops Association; Joe I. Jacob, Producers Livestock Marketing Assoc; J. R. Garrett, Norbest Turkey Growers Assoc.; H. M. Blackhurst, Country Mutual Life. .'A Guest Editorial " Lb V H ?. 1 1 1 V with the editor of Vg : WESTERN FARM LIFE Eyebrows, and tempers, are farm being raised in the old-liAnd here is why! organizations. ne history of the United State, infAprii'Of this;yel3f vation and Stabilization Service have organized state associations of committeemen in nine states. These in turn have organized a Jolnt Re solution i03 bmmbiiljr national association. Campaigns Senateyote s are going on in other states to known as the DirksenlAmendraentl organize additional state associations. :$K .1' $ thirds vote inl The concern and criticism is If the amendment fails i to f get over implicatons of this broad-gaug- ed the i Senate and I Houseivoters ; in? any f new organization which is w. aprecidusrfreedom.r.thefreedomofdeci . l A.. manned by men who administer ...A, .1 f :; ; how vote be free federal farm aid programs. Much , majority repre-open, they arejto as we love the ASCS membership sented in their' own: state we agree with the National Farmers Union and American to the available both joining in the This freedom, of choice hasbeen.v vv'Af, ' ' Farm Bureau; of chorus objection. people of ' the United State s since ' the Constitution The declared purpose of the new was adopted. It was taken away "by a decision of ; association is to seek, promote : : 1964.-and maintain what its sponsors in l the U. S. Supreme Court June, ' ' ; say are effective federal farm 1 Inwhich will; The Dirksen amendment would restore the right programs crease and improve farm Income of the people of a state to decide how they are to be until it reaches parity with nonPromote and Income; 2 represented in their legislature;; It would preserve farm family-type the farm; for all time the right of people to make the changes preserve 3 -- - Eradicate rural poverty; 4 Conserve soil and water Li !they want; V. resources, and 5 -- - Expand farm !.v 'm markets. The issue is not whether one form of representation product G. Patton, president of James i s better i than J another, but whether the people : keep ; the National Farmers Union long the right to make the decision. J; If people regain the a staunchandsupporter of farm profor years closely grams right to choose the kind of apportionment they want; associated with the Democratic the powerpoliticians willbeless likely toride roughf party in its espousal of such and area needs regardless bf programs has raised a voice of shod geographical ,, ... - over , s' against the new assoDirksen Xavamendment protest the method.... that. is adopted. The j ciation. a refinement of a resolution debated atUength ini The Farm Bureau has claimed the committeemen are interested I the 4 U. S. Senate last year which received a.v favorable. vsy..A ' mainly in preserving jobs jobs ; thirds which s ,1han?thereqMi les jTOte of 57 to 3...9 2 but .. ... i AS.. .. it would eliminate under the Farm Bureau goal of getting government out of agriculture. onenate atwo staiykllUoal : . . . 1..J. ... J . Mr s Ar W . . . aa lslatiiresj . s v f a . a ff s . y. s . svs a'.-- a x : . s VvA X aa. A J.A s 'x r " vc . u is s . . . s .. vs. . . A Vs:": s S u SAvdsX V.S A W a AV . "juV, V,.. .'A tw . v itf M If Ihe amendment is ;; passed Itarl thef Senate and IHouseP it wilt require retificaiionilthe; leBslaktres of tturee femrths of f the states? the" ma jority of which; including Utah, already are on record in? support of , , S..'S . S .v; A . s ..SA' V AiA V S' There is little doubt that the Dirksen amendment is themostimportantsingleissuethatjwillcome before this; session of Congress. It is likely; to be;a bitter battle. Opposing .the Dirksen amendment are; the; leaders of the big labor unions, and bosses of f. big city political machines. Supporting the amendment are a majority of Senators and Congressmen, both f Democrats and Republicans, farm organizations, civic and trade groups. s''' r ' ' But the greatest threat to adoption of the Dirksen amendment is public apathy. If the people lose this ..decision it will be the greatest April Fools joke of " : the century. CCSIL Former and current farmer members of the Agricultural Conser- Both Charles B. Shuman, and of the Farm Bureau, president Patton say that neither organized labor nor industry would put up with organizations of government workers formed to speak for labor or business so, they say, why should farmers? Patton last fall asked state Farmers Union presidents to protest to Orville Freeman against this activity on the part of committeemen. These people are government employees," Patton says, and should not be engaged in the promotion of any legislative pro- gram." Both the NFU and AFBF take the line that organizations of farmer committeemen who work for the USDA have no moral, if legal right to engage in legislative lobbying. committeemen and former committeemen have formed or- (Continued on Page 8) ASCS Editorial AIRED: Week of March 7, 1966 INFLATION Uruguay has long been known as one of the forNo extremes tunate. countries of South America. of poverty; a stable government; a rich land; modem transportation and communications; a strong, intelligent middle class. While other nations have foundered in revolutions and economic crises, Uruguay for many years went quietly about building its economy. Youd think a nation like that would be a model But while it of economic strength and integrity. was avoiding other typical Latin problems, Uruguay was also moving toward the welfare state. Its wages went higher and higher, without concern over corresponding increases in productivity. Pen- sions got bigger, retirement earlier. Government did more and more for the people, and went into competition with private industry in many cases. In short, Uruguay set itself on the path the United States is also now following, only Uruguay started a bit earlier and went a little faster. The inevitable price is now being paid. In the past five years, the value of the peso has gone from nine cents to 1 12 cents. Cost of living is up 400. The result of such inflation is always the same insurance, saving, pensions are worth less and less. The prudent always are hit the hardest. Another result has seemed to have become almost inevitable Uruguay has come to the United States for financial help to save its economy. Presumably, we give it, as we have done with so many others. But a troubling question remains. If we are on the same road, will we not also sooner or later arrive at the point where Uruguay now is? As an advertisement in the current Forbes magazine asks, who then will be on hand to bail us out? ' BenneW Opposes ftftilk Fond Sen. Wallace F. has urged the Bennett, Senate Appropriations Committee to restore proposed Johnson Administration reductions in the school milk fund and school lunch WASHINGTON R-Ut- ah, programs. The committee is holding hearings on the fiscal year 1967 budget for the two popular programs which have been reduced by $102 (m) million. The slash in the budget for the programs has caused considerable dismay among parents and Slash school administrators in Utah," Sen. Bennett told the Committee. And although I find myself in full agreement with the President that the war in Viet Nam is necessary and must be financed, I cannot go along with the budget cuts he has proposed in these vital areas while he has expanded and allowed for heavy increases in other programs of dubious value." The Senator said that the worth and the value of the milk fund in Utah has been outstanding. It is (Continued on Page 3) |