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Show Page 6 UTAH FARM BUREAU September, 1968 Bennett Says 'v- . Agriculture Is Forgotten Work is easier when Senator Wallace F. Bennett, Since the E lnsen-how- er said, years, ending with 1960, Agriculture has become the forgotten stepchild of the Democratic R-Ut- ah, you put a Party. Senator Bennett continued, In 1960 the parity ratio was 80; In 1968 under the Democrats It is 73. Yet, despite a bad farm situation which has steadily become worse under the GOI And off charge these spirited youngsters, racing at the Utah County Farm Bureau outing. phone where Johnson-Humphr- ey the Administration, President in his 1968 Economic you Report devotes only one sentence to agriculture. The Senator, who has been a leading voice In Congress in supporting the needs of farmers, said Even Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, who should be the farmer's defender in Washington, In 1966 expressed pleasure that farm prices had fallen even work! jv To order an extension phone for barn, stable, or shed, just cal! our Business Office. Mountain States Telephone further. This unbelievable statement came during the middle of a three year period when farm production costs Increased $2.5 billion, while net farm income increased only $2.1 billion. Senator Bennetts remarks were made at a breakfast talk before a combined meeting of the Garfield and Piute County Republicans in the Country Corner Cafe. All Republican efforts to get a fair shake for the farmer have not been in vain, however, the Utah lawmaker stated, Among other things, we were able to force hearings before the Senate Finance on which Committee, I sit, on my import quota bills covering beef, lamb, wool, dairy products and mink. The farm fight continues and I am confident an overwhelming GOP victory at the polls in November will usher in a new era of hope for the American farmer, he said. Settlement In Sheep Kill Senator Frank E. Moss,D-Uta- h, has urged the Senate Committee on Appropriations to vote $37 1,685 to reimburse the Anschutz Land Company, Denver, for the loss of some 6,000 sheep presumed killed in Skull Valley, Utah, by a persistent nerve agent during tests conducted by the U. S. Army. Moss wrote the following letter to Senator Carl Hayden, Appropriations Chairman: The Secretary of the Army recently approved a total claim in the amount of $376,685 for the death of some 6,000 sheep apparently caused by the release of a persistent nerve agent near the Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, on March 14, 1968. The claim was submitted by the Anschutz Land Company of Denver, Colo. On or about August 20, 1968, the Secretary of the Army approved and made a $5,000 payment - -the amount permissible under authority contained in the military claims act. I am informed by the Bureau of the Budget that shortly after the Congress convenes they will submit the First Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal which will include the bal1969, ance of $371,685 remaining on In beginning a non -- profit life insurance company, I thought of nothing more than to help others help themselves. Beloved Fiscal 1969. Founder of Country Mutual Life 91-Year-- With this same selflessness the directors of Country Mutual Life have striven to carry on the inspiring traditions of an illustrious founder: providing individualized insurance that "helps others to help themselves." Nationally recognized author, educator, business and church leader, Dr. Kirkham built better than he knew. this claim. The unfortunate incident of March 14 put the Anschutz Land Company to a great deal of inconvenience in the operation of their Utah ranching properties, and I believe it is the obligation of the government to make restitution for the financial loss as rapidly as possible. Therefore, I respectfully urge favorable consideration of this item by the Committee on Appropriations when it reports the First Supplemental Appropriations Bill for DR. FRANCIS W. KIRKHAM Country Mutual Life, following closely his policies, has gone on to become one of the West's great home-owne- d insurance companies, and the directors of this nonprofit organization continue to take pride in its founder. FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COUNTRY MUTUAL 629 EAST 4TH SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 8 4 1 0 2 L PHONE IFE: 364-- 6 5 0 9 |