Show Wool Growers Defer Cattlemen Merger The final item of business at the annual Utah Wool Growers C Convention in Salt Lake City Saturday was a de- de decision decision to defer merging with Utah Cattlemen's Association A motion was made for the merger committee to study the proposal for 60 days at which time the county directors directors tors of o the group will v vote te again WALLACE of MantI was elected re-elected to another another er term as present Fred Adams of Layton was elected vice president Longtime secretary James JamesA JamesA A Hooper of Salt Lake City retired but said he will con con- continue continue until someone else is ap- ap appointed appointed I pointed It was recommended that the bow and arrow deer hunt huntI I be delayed until the tho second secondI week in October until after I the sheep have been removed I from the range I ALSO THAT grazing re- re reductions reductions on the national forest I be limIted to those termed use non and that ue be encouraged to make range improvements so that drastic cuts need not be made It waS urged that the pro pre pros s I sent predator control program I be continued except that the I county on coyotes be raisel I The also m mended Utah Fish and Game Dept for its cooperative attitude tude to stockmen I Edgar B Brossard Salt Lake City former member and chairman of the US Tar Tar- Tariff Tariff iff Commission urged members bers to be alert ale aleto to the nations nation's Continued on page 8 Wool Growers Continued from page 1 trade agreement develop develop- developments ments IN COMPA with some foreign producers of wool you in the United States are high cost producers Con Con- Consequently Consequently under free trade with these countries you may maybe maybe be injured he warned I lie He based his views on the probability that the President will press for trade agree ments with the European Ec- Ec Economic Community as has al already ready been authorized und under r I the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 I Robert W Bernick business editor of the Salt Lake Trib- Trib Tribune Tribune une said The federal gov government Is the biggest land land- landlord lord in the country with million acres under its con con- control of which million acres alone are administered by the MOST OF THIS public do- do domain domain main is in the 15 Western States he said He spoke ot of the step stepped up up pace of land withdrawals for m h use and and pr proposed pose f parks and mon men men- umen ts Delbert Chipman ot of Ameri- Ameri American American can Fork was named man of the Year by Utah It was acknowledged that his wile was originator of the Make It Yourself with Wool contest for girls Ezra Taft Benson former Secretary of Agriculture Fri Fri- Friday day voiced criticism of cent cent- centralized government communism ism which is fundamentally socialism and the United Nations inability to settle world problems OUR PEOPLE and our I economy must remain free and supported by three pil- pil lars free enterprise respect for private property rights and omy and sound marketing econ economy I Governor George D Clyde I welcomed the delegates and andI I assured them so s long as I represent the people of Utah in a position of trust I shall shallI not relax my efforts in the they I out all fight to maintain legit legit- legitimate rights of the state legit legit-I and its people and to halt the stif- stif stifling stifling ling effects of mushrooming federal bureaucracy THE ASSOCIATIONS ASSOCIATION'S pub pub- public lic lands committee headed by B H of Vernal adopted a resolution which urged Utah sheep growers to attend a Senate hearing Jan 16 at Reno to air proposals on onan onan an Increase in grazing fees J Wallace president dent noted an Improvement in lamb and wool prices but took issue with federal agen agen- agencies cies proposals to reduce graz graz- graz grazing ing land areas and the numb numb- numbers ers of sheep permitted on these lends |