Show I Cattlemen Merger Seen Essential It was a far cry from the early sheep cattle range wars last week when the nations nation's most prominent call call- called ed for a merger of Utah Wool Growers Association and Utah Cattlemen's Association to reo re- resist pressures against the in DON CLYDE of Heber City speaking to the annual conven conven- convention tion of utah Wool Growers ask ask- asked ed them to consider the possibilities of merging with the state Cattlemen's Association Mr Clyde is past president of the tho state organization the Na Na- National Wool Growers and the i American Sheep Producers I Council the advertising and pro pro- promotion i motion arm of the National As As- As Association mitt Mr Clyde ad ad- ad admit mit I was against the merger two years ago but now I can see that this is the only course of action BANDED together we will have bave a stronger voice and more finances to resist inroads being made by recreation taxation sportsmen and public land agen agen- agencies cies President N Eldon Tanner of the First Presidency of the Church said that mans man's greatest gift is his free agency lIe He warned that mans man's every freedom is being threatened throughout the world lIe Ife said that t In many countries because of the peoples people's lack of appreciation tion and understanding of the value of freedom they are do- do dominated dominated by bj dictators and regi in every phase of life Continued on page 8 Continued from page 1 George K Hislop Yakima Wash president of the Nation Growers Association I al Wool reported that the excellent market for lambs has bas continued into the new year lIe Ire also com coin that the wool incentive payments will be increased three cents cent per pound in 1966 MR HISLOP said that in 1965 lamb imports were about 40 per cent lower than the previous year and mutton imports were nearly two below the 1964 figure Pointing out the fact that the National Association celebrated its anniversary last year he be said that Wool Growers face the second century with major problems in other areas Mr forecast that pre losses may become the major problem of 1966 1900 lie said that losses in 1965 exceeded those in 1964 HE WARNED that coyotes lire are increasing at a rapid rate and blamed it on to the fact that the armchair conserva are riding high in Wash Ington Another major problem for this new year is the minimum wage bill he said which calls for or a minimum wage In tore ture of per hour beginning July 1 to increase to an hour July 1 1968 lIe He reported that a Depart Depart- Department i ment of Labor opinion stated that come ome under the bill both for import ed ed and domestic employees I |