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Show NCN-CKC- iJ -- ,ui Volume XIV SALT LAKE CITY, Number 9 UTAH Green belt Campaign Gets Underway With Wide Publicity Effort In Utah The campaign to get the Greenbelt amendment approved began with the first ads appearing in papers following the Primary Television commercials, radio commercials and an exhibit at the Utah State Fair will alll have begun working to convince Utah voters, by the time October arrives. Greenbelt, the amendment to tax farmland on a basis of use rather than by market value, is virtually unknown, except for the few farm leaders who have spearheaded the campaign. Most nonfarm people have never heard the word, Greenbelt and are not even aware that amendment proposals will be on the ballot in November . The only proposal that seems well known among Utah -- drink voters is the Liquor-by-tquestion. The Greenbelt committee has decided to run most of the newspaper ads, radio spots and TV commercials in September and October before the main onslaught of candidate advertisement starts. The main problem says Jarman, Executive Secretary of the Greenbelt campaign, is education. Most people will support the idea when they understand it - - were not expecting he Le-Gra- nd a great deal of opposition the difficulty is getting the more than five hundred thousand voters to see the picture. We've got a lot of competition for attention, says Mr. Jarman. This election will present the voter with the responsibility of choosing a President and Vice President, a Governor, a United States Senator, two U.S. Representatives and a whole gaggle of All state and county offices. these people will be spending a lot of money on advertising to attract the voters attention and. convince him to vote a particular way. To get our message before the majority of Utah voters means spending every dime we can afford, Mr. Jarman pointed out. The Greenbelt campaign is being sponsored by the Utah Landowners Association. Representatives from the Utah Farm Bureau, the Utah South Idaho Farmers Union, the Utah Woolgrowers and the Utah Cattlemen are serving on Greenbelt committees in most of the counties. The county committees have approved an advertisbudget of $50,000. Each ing farmer in the state has been asked to contribute at least $20.00. Twenty dollars doesnt seem like much to stop this ridiculous tax thing, says one Utah farmer. My taxes went up more than he adds, and $2,500 this year, no ones been knocking on my door ready to buy. Sherm Harmer, Secretary of the Utah Landowners Associaton, notes that the money donated by farmers is coming in, but not 1 know nearly fast enough. they all intend to pay it, Mr. Harmer notes, but I wish theyd send in the check today Instead of next month. Every farmer in the State should support this campaign, says Elmo W. Hamilton, Utah Farm Bureau President. When they realize that their very exist-an- ce in farming depends on this amendment, I don;t see how anyone could refuse to participate. If taxes were at 30 of valuation as the law specifies, not a man in the state could afford to pay property taxes from the income on his crops. LeGrand Jarman reassures us that hes certain Utah farmers will find the money to put the Greenbelt campaign over. After all, he adds, Its the most obstacle that has ever important faced Utah farmers. yrn.- f, oepiemuer, b'C- i- I7UO New Regulktiops Adopted For 15 Grazing Lands Some 16 million acres of grazing lands in 11 publicly-owne- d Western states are subject to revised multiple-us- e management regulations recently issued by the Department of Interior. New regulations apply to the section 15 lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. These are public lands which are leased to about 8,100 stock- men under section 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934. er structures installed by lessees The new regulations effective to assure full multiple use of the with their publication in The land. Federal Register have been the (5) Changing the basis for subject of public discussion and grazing fee charges from an acrecontroversy among stockmen and age basis to payment for forage other land users since they were proposed last year. Major objection by stockmen was to a provision that, in situations of competition for leases, preference would be given ranchers who offered public access across their private lands to reach the public lands being leased. A special committee was named to evaluate comments which an extensive public review produced. On eight issues the committee suggested clarifications, but on the access issue a majority and a minority report were submitted. KEY PROVISIONS of the new regulations include: (1) Provision for joint use of a leased area by two or more equally qualified applicants, rather than subdividing the land into smaller units. (2) Prohibition of locked gates, signs, or other devices to prevent or interfere with lawful public use of the lands. (3) A framework of cooperation between Bureau of Land Management officials and lessees to develop allotment management plans aimed at improving resource condition and providing increased versatility in utilizing the forage resources. (4) Establishment of construction standards for fences and oth consumed, as measured by animal unit months on the same scale as used within organized grazing districts. Wheat crop will set new high record The 1968 wheat crop will be a record 1,605,958,000 bushels, USDA forecast on August 9. This is one percent higher than the July 1 forecast, five percent above 1967, and 31 percent above average. The Department also forecast a record soybean crop of 1,064,-358,0bushels nine percent more than last year and 38 percent above average. Other records will be set in 1968 for all crops (three percent above last year's record), grain sorghum (one percent above last years record), rice (24 percent above last year and 50 percent above average), and sugarbeets. CORN production for 1968 is forecast at 4.6 billion bushels, up two percent from July 1 and four percent lower than in 1967, but 18 percent more than the 1962-6- 6 average. 00 California grape boycott This building will house the scales, auction pen, auditorium, and offices of the new Salina Marketing Service auction. Livestockmen all over the southern half of Utah are eagerly waiting for the early opening of the new facility. The present auction at Salina will close when this one is ready. Opening date is set to take place within the next few weeks. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey has given his strong ?ersonal endorsement to a boycott of California grapes in New Baltimore, and other urban areas. He also called for legislation to extend the National Labor Relations Act to agriculture. In a letter to Cesar Chavez, director of the AFL-CIUnited Farm Workers Organizing Committee, Humphrey told Chavez, "I do endorse your efforts, and I do hope you will feel free to O use that endorsement." CHAVEZ SAYS BOYCOTT IS ULTIMATE STRIKE WEAPON A CBS telecast recently quoted understand that unionization of Ceasar Chavez as saying that his farm labor would give such a ultimate weapon in trying to force (Continued on Page 3) unionization of farm workers In California was the secondary boy- g These yards will soon be filled with livestock going through the new auction at Salina. The railroad cars in the background show the proximity to the railroad where a spur will be used for the loading of livestock which is to be moved out by rail. cott. Labor unions in New York have been boycotting California grapes. Chavezs efforts have been unsuccessful in four or five years and millions of dollars spent in un- ionizing California farm workers, But he has a lot of support. All three of the Democratic candidates for the presidency endorsed his The National Council campaign of Christian Churches has helped both with moral and financial sup- port, and other labor unions have helped. Not all Christian churches joined the move though, there were some that would have no part of the pressure play. The labor unions and their short-sightsupporters in this particular campaign do not seem to ed 0 Zw a jq jr ay K'). c 15 ( h 7 o Jj |