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Show ! P0ULTRYMEN NAME OFFICERS AT ANNUAL BANQUET The local branch of the Utah Poultry Cooperative Association elected five members of the board of directors and heard several short talks on the egg and feed situation of the poultry industry at the annual an-nual meeting conducted this year in the form of a banquet and program pro-gram at the Mapleton Amusement hall. H. .M. Blackhurst, assistant general gen-eral manager of the Cooperative, stated among other things that feed, including wheat and corn, would in all probability increase in price during 1947, but that the price on eggs would depend on gov-ernmnt gov-ernmnt parities and in all probability proba-bility would remain about the same or decrease in price. Other speakers at the meeting, which was under direction of Don Miner, president, included Mrs. Mary K. Mower of American Fork, president of the Poultry-men's Poultry-men's Auxiliary; Oliver P. Hansen, Han-sen, Spanish Fork, district director, direc-tor, and Arvil Bird, manager of the local plant. Don Miner, president, presi-dent, stated that a total of $2552 had accumulated through deductions deduc-tions from eggs sold to the Coop- erative last year, the amount going go-ing toward the purchase price of the building now occupied by the Association. Members elected as directors who will decide on a president and ojjretary from the group, include Jesse W. Averett and Lewis Wing of Mapleton, A. W. Cherrington, Don Miner and J. E. Bybee, of Springville. The program for the evening included magician acts by Harry Greenall and company and Glenn Holley and Freeman Bird entertained enter-tained with vocal numbers. Attending the entertainment were approximately 140 poultry. ment and partners from Springville Spring-ville and Mapleton. |