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Show THURSDAY. DEC. 13, ' 1962 Utah County, Utali DAILY HERALD 5i v Hf t Farm Labor Population Down Under Last Year totaled 1,385,000, in terms of numBy GAYLORD P. GODWIN United Press International f bers, family workers made up WASHINGTON (UPD An av about 77 per cent of the entire force, which is about erage of 6,910,000 persons worked working for the month. Hired workers on farms during each of the first as this usual made up the year, 11 months of 1962, according ' to of the total in sum' largest part the Agriculture Department's sta more than mer ' months, reaching tistical reporting service. one-thir- d in July. This is almost 4 per cent less than the average number of .work The Dec. 1 outlook for winter ers on farms during the com in wheat central and parable period of 1961J The num- southerngrazing is the plains bright, accord ber of family, workers decreased to the Crop Reporting Board. about 4 per cent and hired work- ing Winter wheat growth was rated ers decreased 3 per cent. as good in most wheat pasture Compared with averages for the areas on Dec. 1. More than two-thirfive preceding years-i- - 1956-6- 0 of the fall seeded wheat the total number of workers in acreage in western Kansas, west 1962 was down 10 per cent. Fam- ern ' the Texas and Oklahoma, ily workers were down 12 per tent panhandle had sufficient growth and hired hands down 5 per cent. by Dec. 1 to permit grazing. Last The rapid decrease in the num year about three-fifth- s of the acber of smaller farms during re- reage in these areas' had sufficient cent years has reduced the num- growth to pasture. ber of farm family workers more Continued good pasturing of than hired workers. This has Oc wheat is expected curred despite the continued ad throughout the winter if favorable vance toward perfection of ma- weather is maintained in the cen chines for replacing hired labor tral ,and southern' plains. in a long array of tasks. In the farm labor survey week Winter vegetable production is 4 there were 6,033,000 of Nov. to be 4 per cent more persons working on farms. This expected than last year andr 3 per cent was 4 per cent lower than in the . above average. corresponding week of 1961 which The principal winter vegetables was the former low mark in total include arthichokes, broccoli, cabfarm workers for November. Both carrots, worklers bage, celery, escarole, showed family and hired tne same relative decrease in lettuce, and ,spinach. numbers of about 4 per cent from Government reports show that last year. Family workers in November private industry provides about 58 totaled 4,648,000 and hired hands per cent of the funds used in re- us-su- al wtmmmmmm ' I c i ds ' - i 'il v. , i acreage ' f 6 Men, Including Limeliters (Trio, Walk Away With Minor Injuries From Provo Plane Crash from Pa,ge One) the Provo Airport! on a flignt from Denver. The ijimeliters had attempted to fly by regular air( Continued line to Salt Lake City, where they bad a singing date weanesaay night, but had been1 turned back by fog. They chartered the plane In Denver and Mrj. Sobel, also stranded, came to Provo with them. The plane hit thej ground with its tail as the .pilot apparently misjudged his altitude and pancaked in. It slid to a stop with out rolling or cartwheeling, which undoubtedly saved the lives of its occupants. However, the crash demolished the plane, tearing off both engines, both wheels and severely damaging the tail and parts of the fuselage. .Hits Haze The plane was approaching the airport in a shallow turn from the south and ast. It had been cleared to land, airport lights were on, and the plane's wheels and flaps were down for the landing. The pilot told investigating police he hit a "patch of haze"; applied power to puil up out of it and the plane's tail struck the j ground. lUC Ul nuccis liXaillUldUUll revealed bullrughes caught in day them. One person if amiliar with the terrain said , that particular area contains a slight rise, cov ered with bullrushes. Visibility generally was good from the standpoint! of fog at the time of the crash. It was dark, but the airport wa$ clear of fog generally with exception of small r , if iff '.! . -- Provo search in food and agriculture States .provide about 20 per cent of thej research funds in food and agriculture, and the federal gov- i ernment per cent. Of the govshare, the Agriculture Department provides about 80 per cent with such agencies as Health 22 ernment's . f I if M. James RE-ELECT- ED Axton, Orem, dent of the Soifthern Utah Labor v Council, AFL-CIO- . re-elect- presi- ed : s ' : ' ! A message from the Treasury of a free people ' ' South Utah Labor Council Names Officers re-elect- ed GRA, Santa Ready For Biggest I f: r I H .if t - J w mm : x, f if A5 .J. are invited to attend Saturday's meet. Water-Fille- d Balloon Tossing Brings $25 Fines - - Kids' Yule Party ;! ed Post Office Lengthen Mailing Hours . - , - - . "';;' i - " ; " ; i; A woman motorist told Provo City Court she had been driving down a city street when she saw two young, men come out on the lawn holding bal water-fille- d loons. An instant later one crashed against the windshield, spattering water upon her through the open car window and cascading across the windshield blinding her. She managed to pull to the ' curb. Two 'men were charged with throwing missiles. One, James Elwood Johnson, 24, 326 W. 3rd N., pleaded guilty and ' was fined ' ' " . $25. - - y " But his room mate Robert A. Alexander Jr., told Judge Joseph R. Meservy that he did not throw, his balloon, and the court found him innocent. Police recently have had a number of complaints by motor ists; and pedestrians that water- filled balloons have been hurled at them by children or adults J Each of the seven denominations of Series E Savings Bonds shows a different President of the United Slates; If you're interested in this kind of art, the seven make a nice collection. Along with the hobby, Savings Bonds offer such extras as riskless investing, more money at maturity, and financial freedom for your future. But there are other kinds of freedom tied in with your purchase of Savings Bonds. 33; Freedom to speak your piece, choose your, job, and own your property, to name a few. Every Bond you. buy helps our gov ernment further the cause of freedom everywhere in the world today. Why not start collecting U.S. Savings : Bonds now? Only $18.75 each for the George Washington variety, at your bank or pn Payroll Savings where you work- j Hi MBk. ,1 j NAVY DEPENDANTS RETURN JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UPI-i-T- he Navy Friday will fly 36 wives and children of naval per-sonto, their homes at thej Guantanamb Bay naval base; in Cuba. JM?: A Navy t spokesman said on Wednesday the dependents have been in this area since they were el Keep freedom in your future 1 mm vith . Vw'ii jv. , ";. ,". ' "! ' I TA 17. S. Government does not pay for this advertising. The Treasury Department thanks Th. Advertising Council and thit newspaper for their patriotic support t evacuated from Guantanamo at the start of the Cuban crisis. Most other Guantanamo depend ents are being returned to Cuba from Norfolk. Va.. and New York. 'r:-;'-;- : Education land Welfare, Defense, and the Atomic Energy Commis sion providing the remaining 20 per cent. Aaron Temple. I f : Hey, Right Eminent Grand Com mander ofi Knights Templar of Utah, will perform the ceremony. A short program and reception' will be held immediately follow ing the installation to honor the new officers. Richard W. Gano, Eminent Commander of Utah Commandery No. 1 in Salt Lake City will speak on the Grand Lodge Committee on Youth Ac tivities, of which he is a member. All Masons, families and friends 'I i corn-operat- ed - y t M ! New officers of Ivanhoe Com- mandery No. 5, Knights Templar, will be installed at an open cere mony Saturday at 8 p.m. in the ff apparently hit. There was ' also some conjecture that the plane's altimeter might not have been working properly. The plane was valued at about $75,000. Telephones For Aid Officers and six of the eight Occupants of the plane were executive board members of the taken "to the Utah Valley Hospi Southern Utah Labor Council, were named at elec tal by Provo city ambulance and AFL-CIpolice cars, after one of them tions held Wednesday night at the council's headquarters in Provo were James Officers M. Axton, president,- Steelworkers Geneva Local 2701; Oscar Han sen, vice president, Sheepshearers Local 301; Richard B. Clark, secretary-treasure- r, Steelworkers Local 3736, and Mrs. Bobie Jean Duvall, correspondence secretary, State and County Municipal Local Dasher. PrancerJ Dormer ana 810. Board members elected were Blitzen will need all the muscle this muster Saturday Jerrold Myrup, Provo Typographi they can to pull Santa's biggest candy and cal Local 750; Ralph Johnson, sleigh to tne annual Mail Carriers Local 887 Lowell Christmas party of the Duvall, Steelworkers Local 2701 ; children's Merlin Shelly, Mail Clerks Local Association. Recreation Geneva Mont Parker, Operating Enexcited 42; youngsters Nearly 4,000 sGRA memberof gineers Local 3, and Cosby! Rogall children on for hand ers, State and County Municipal are expected to be 810. the big Yuletide party and speeja Local TTtnh T.afviT. rVn. Thi Southern BYU fieldhouse program at the ciUncludes of Utah south of all a.m. 10 saturaay beginning at Lake Salt U.S City.' "Santa's helpers" from been Works have Geneva Steel's busy for several weeks packaging thousands of bags of candy and toys for the children of Utah ' To County steelmaker. In addition :io the other free gifts, 100 stuffed, musical Santas will be given . away as specia . .. j door prizes. be Office will re-- ; Provo Post "There'll candy, fun, sing en 5 main open until p.m. this lng. dancing and professional tertainment, too according to J Saturday to accommodate Leonard. Harris, chairman of the Christmas mailers, Postmas nartv this year, Safita Claus ter Robert Q. Strong announced today.- Usual Saturhimself, assisted by George A Jedenoff , Geneva's; general su day postal hours are 8 a.m. of number and noon. TMsSatodayit until perintendent, 1 will presen will be ' 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Geneva's helpers, ' Beginning Monday, Dec. 17, old gifts to each child 12 years ' ... the post office will remain or younger. Invitation-admissio- n cards have open one hour longer than: usual throughout the weekj been mailed to GRA members homes. Doors of the fieldhouse It will open at 8 a.m. as usual, ' but will remain open until will epen at 9 a.m. and all chil ren must be accompanied by at 6 p.m. instead of 5. cie parent. Air. Harris said toy-load- - f if 1 Knight Templar Will Install Heads fcv- r- catches one of . wh r J, r """' UsJ iV The ultimate in, silly "record attempts": is this budding college; fad guaranteed to make the participant dry behind the ears, also perhaps permanent-- ? ly Bizzy. William B. Warner of San Angelp, Tex., said he spun for ja dizzying total of clothes dryer, presumably with ithe heat off;! He 10(56 rounds in a claimed the record only cost him 25 cents. A Provo doctor said today the fad could result in permanen impairment of the ear canals which control balance. J walked to a nearby farm house plane out of Salt Lake for their homes in the San Francisco area and telephoned for aid. All but Mr. Sobel were hospital- where they plan a week's rest After that ized. They were released this and recuperation. a comes pertormance date at morning, after the Iimeliters, in considerably better spirits,; had Squaw Valley, and on Jan. 23 hammed it up for photographers they leave for a month's tour of and in general set a somewhat Europe. gay note in the usual hospital They said they had attempted to reschedule their cancelled Salt routine. One of them told the Herald Lake ., appearance for Monday they planned to remain. in Provo night, but found this impossibly. until tomorrow, then take! a light They said they hoped to do their Salt Lake date, but that it would have to wait now until their re turn from Europe. , , , rrf I IDIOTIC TIIEND 13-2- MUTE EVIDENCE One of the torn-o- ff engines from the private plane which crash-lande- d Wednesday night near the Provo Airport lies nose down in an open field, grim evidence of how much worse the crash could have been for its ' six occupants who escaped with minor injuries. 3S, f - I i "r'?- 'If 4 ; - .:' f y- - |
