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Show Page 2 UTAH FARM BUREAU NEWS II f rinthEditorialUtah State Farm Bureau Federation at Salt Lake City, Utah. and Busineu Office, 629 Eaat Fourth South, Salt Lake City, Utah. Subscription price of twenty-fiv- e per year to members, u Included in membership fee. Entered as second dass matter March at the Fbst Office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under act of March24, 3 1879! UTAH STATE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION OFFICIALS A. V. SMOOT, Corrinne, Utah President ELM0 w-- HAMILTON, Riverton, Utah Vice President MRS. WILLIS WHITBECK, Bennion, Utah .............. Chairman Farm Bureau Women V ATTFNm QFW IHT II AIM M arMM U TiTi I Of? 1 I 1 TOffY? TOTB M J JjD) UJ JO li7li7 UJ EX-OFFIC-IO ALDEN K. BARTON MARK NICHOLS DR. W. H. BENNETT DIRECTORS Salt Lake City Salt Lake City GLENN BAIRD, JR. DR. D. WYNNE THORNE DIRECTORS .. Loean I.oSan Logan Farm Bureau Burke Johnson, Farm Wood, Beaver; S. J. Vcan Postma, Cache; Lloyd Olsen, Cache; Ferris Allen. North Box Elden MUes Ferry, South Box Elder, Gray don Robinson, Kane; & J. Child, Davis; Joseph Kemp Duchesnej Kenneth Brasher, Emery; Frank Henrie, Garfield; Richard Nelson, Iron; Roy Bowles, Juab; Turner, Morgan; Robert Rex, Rich; WUliam Dause, Carbon; Ambrose Dalton, PiuS ni?lHSard; Lake; Arion Erekson, Salt Lake; Ashton Harris, San Juan; Allen Fransden, Sanpete; fHamiltQt &LiSevi1C 2re8tfI: mmit; Jack Brown, Tooele; Don T. Allen, Utah; Eldon Money, Wasatch; Vem Fanner, Wayne, Junior Stewart, Weber; S Young,Aaron Leishman, Cache Valley Dairy Association; Richard WhKtn; HArtiJhIFaI Sdetyi Raghaar Intermountain Fanners Assoc; T. R. Holt, Utah Sugar Utah Canning Crops Association; Joe L Jacob, Producers Livestock Marketing Assoc., J. R. Garrett, Norbest Turkey Growers Assoc.; H. M. Blackhurst, Country Mutual Life. Jl Top The choice of V. Allen Olsen as Executive Secretary of the Utah State Farm Bureau is one that Utah Farm Bureau members can endorse. V. Allen Olsen started his working life as a farmer. He has devoted most of his time since then to farming c id to farm problems. As his work in Farm Bureau as .he Cache County president took more and more of his time he became increasingly aware of the multitude of problems faced by his fellow farmers. As a dairyman he wasn't thoroughly familiar with the problems of the wheat farmer or of the man who produces beef for the dinner table. Like many Farm Bureau leaders across the country, he began to accept the challenge of discovering the problems and of finding solutions. In 1953 he was offered a position on the staff of the Utah State Farm Bureau. The decision wasn't too difficult. After discussing it with his wife and some prayerful consideration, he came to work with Frank G. Shelley and the other staff members of the Farm Bureau. Through the years he has worked patiently and diligently to help his friends and neighbors make their role a more profitable and rewarding one. Farm Bureau members have come to place a great deal of trust in V. Allen Olsen and when Frank Shelley passed away suddenly, it was to Mr. Olsen they turned for assistance in the managerial responsibility created by this untimely death. The Board of Directors unanimously placed a vote of confidence with their choice. Farm Bureau members are usually on the scenewhen problems arise, but for some of the more work they rely on men who think like they do; men like V. Allen Olsen, LeGrande Jarman, Ed Thomas and the other staff members of the Utah Farm Bureau. These men, who are our e workers and the men who are our volunteer leaders at the state level, in the counties and the locals, generally serve without much praise until they're gone. So, for once, hats off to the men we call our "Farm Leaders." whole-hearted- ly time-consumi- The Policyholders of the Utah Farm Bureau Insurance Company are responsible for a problem of concern to the Company. Too many claims are reported weeks, or in many instances, months after the accident date. The Claims Department of the Insurance pany cannot give the policyholders efficient and fair service if claims are not reported to the agent, the branch office or the home office promptly. A series of articles will be forthcoming, outlining the problems arising out of the late reporting of claims. Agents Noted The Annual Policyholders Meeting of the Utah Farm Bureau Insurance Company will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15th, 1966 at 629 E. 4th So. in Salt Lake City. The annual Policyholders meeting of the Country Mutual Life Insurance Company will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16th, 1966 at 629 E. 4th So. in Salt Lake City. SCHOOL BOARD NOMINATIONS, MARCH Secretary of State shall call a regional convention in Regional School Districts 1, 3, 4 and 6 for the purpose of nominating at least two persons for each membership for each region." UTAH FARM BUREAU WOMEN'S WORKSHOP is planned lor March 18th & 19th in Salt Lake City. According to Barbara Whitbeck, UFB Women's Chair- man, an outstanding program is planned. the Northern Utah District; and was 399.2 over quota. Homer C. Olsen also was cited for outstanding production, being 381.2 over quota. Earl Toone was named 1965 Top Agent for membership, bring- Jim NkUa Utah Farm Bureau members are proud of their Insurance agents and four in particular have been singled out for honors. Jim Nickle has been named Top Agent for Country Mutual Life for 1965. Jim was 530.5 over quota. J. C. Hansen was named Agent of the Year for J. C. Hansen Homer G Olsen Earl Toone ing in 62 new members. ng Shuman Sees Continuing Controls in President's Program INDIANA, are Feb. many areas of agreement in the food for freedom programs proposed by Pres. Johnson and the Farm Bureau, but unfortunately the administrations proposals apparently are predicated on continuing current allotments and controls, Charles B. Shuman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, said as addressed the Indiana Farm Bureau Womens conference. It would be indeed tragic,'1 Shuman said, in the light of world food demand, if we pass up this opportunity to shed the unnecessary trappings of government regimentation that have burdened 2nd "The full-tim- INDIANAPOLIS, 15 . . . There Com- Wo; Py EDITORIAL February, 1966 American agriculture for so long. Shuman commended the PresiThe national farm leader noted dent for the portion of his rein particular that President Johncommendations which make self-he- lp sons recommendations for U.S. an integral part of our food minimum reserve stocks provide aid program, call for emphasis on that the reserve would be used the building of cash markets and to meet priority needs, under proposed a shift toward financing food aid through long term dollar prices and conditions to be determined within the broad guidelines credits rather than sales for forestablished by existing law. eign currencies. This sounds very much like a These proposals are similar to proposal for more of the present the recommendations made by policy of using CCC stocks to deFarm Bureau in its proposed press farm prices in order to force marketing food for freedom. farmers into government proShuman also was critical of the recent USDA modification in the grams," Shuman said. There is no evidence, Shuman 1966 feed grain program to permit said, that the President is willparticipants to plant soybeans on ing to let the market system be used feed grain acreage and also receive to guide production and prices." the price support payments they would have earned if feed grains were planted. There is absolutely no justification for this change other than to give government payrollers running the program something to do. It demonstrates what farmers have been saying for a longtime that the feed grain program is not needed and that it is nothing more than a device for distributing government dole," Shuman said. While attention is currently centered on new food for freedom programs, there Is still a need to place greater emphasis on market development through the Farm Bureau, Shuman said. |