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Show Wool Growers Date National Meet in S.L. Jan. 21 to 24 New development possibly pin-rointing pin-rointing much of the sheep producers pro-ducers grave marketing problems prob-lems will serve as the springboard spring-board for discussion and antici- i pated action at the National Woolgrowers annual convention i ' in Salt Lake City January 21- ! 24- ' For this reason the 1962 con vention is placing hard and spe cial emphasis on the subject o marketing, with decisions to b: made for economic and industry action. President Penrose B. Metcalfe, in announcing tentative plans foi the national convention said "Through the market coopera tion of leaders throughout th( industry this has been a year o unusual accomplishments." He said, "We have moved into new fields where the industry ha: never gone before and we are now moving in an encouraging direction towards solving some of the problems confronting us.' One of the score of new attempts at-tempts at solution of problems, Metcalfe said, was the federal purchase of lamb and moving oi 12 327,000 pounds into channel: where lamb had not been used before. Metcalfe added, "It is a neces sary time for all woolgrowers to attend the national conven tion and be informed on what had been done and what is contemplated con-templated for the immediate fu ture." In his acceptance talk in 1961 at Denver, President Metcalfe promised the woolgrower dele gates he would not preside ove the death of the sheep industry His year of stewardship, de scribed by industry leaders ar dynamic, will be laid before the convention in the president's ad dress the opening day Monday January 22, along with other reports and industry-wide gen eral committee meetings. A fashion show, together with "Make It Yourself With Wool' i finals, is scheduled by the Auxil iary Monday evening. Tuesday's sessions include to; speakers of the country rangin from high government officials to researchers and industr. spokesmen. Several of the reports to woo growers from 19 major producing stat s will be "firsts" in divulging new discoveries for the shee; industry. Annual banquet and uniqu entertainment is slated for Tues day evening. Wednesday's final sessions cen ter around adoption of resolu tions, election of officers an other business to sparkplug th strategic 1962 affairs of the n' tion's sheep industry. Auxiliary members have a fu schedule of social events in ac3 dition to election and installatio of officers. Attendance is expected t equal or exceed the near-recor of the 1961 Denver conventior when 700 woolgrowers griml tackled the problems with r determination to "do somethhr about them." The 1962 conven tion, Executive Secretary Edwr E. Marsh said, will evaluate wha has taken place in direction c action, but with even greate-emphasis greate-emphasis on the No. 1 need o marketing and bargaining equality. Most species of spiders have eight symmetrically placed eyes that enable them to see in eight directions at once. They are sensitive to light and movement, but are nearsighted. |
