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Show V'- K-r- . Volume XV No. 5 -- 'WJrthi'O ' May, 1969 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH DeVaney Tells Cache County rlerll!ilr1o Help Phase Out Costly Farm Subsidies Speaking to a group of businessmen and farmers, C. H. DeVaney, Assistant Legislative Director, A.F.B.F., pointed out that business and industry depend heavily on agriculture and it would be to the advantage of everyone to phase out the expensive and unsuccessful farm programs that depress farm prices. ss The meeting, April 22nd, was the annual Dinner sponsored by the Cache County Farm Bureau, which saw 220 Farm Bureau members and their guests gathered for the event. The group included county commissioners, mayors of several Cache County cities and newsmen. Agri-Busine- The former Texas Farm Bureau president outlined the Farm Bureau proposal for a new agricultural act. He noted that Farm Bureau members are asking for a phase out program to extend over a period of five years. Other features are a gradual reduction County Womens .Workshops Involve Hundreds In Affairs -- Following the well received UFB Womens Workshop in March, involving more than a hundred women, other workshops have been held on a district and county basis, involving many hundreds more Farm Bureau women, bringing the planning of the 1969 program of work to more and more talented and energetic women. The basic areas of concern for 1969, rural health, drug abuse, sex education in the schools, the grape boycott, farm and highway safety and estate planning. subsidy payments and reduction In acreage eligible for the programs. He also explained differences In the program for farmers with farm income of less than $5000 and for farmers with higher In- on comes. The Farm Bureau program would ease the low income farm- ers transition from farming to another field If he chose to leave, he said. Another proposal mentioned by the speaker was that of returning ' the responsibility of all welfare programs and secondary and primary education to the states as County workshops have been held in Utah, Weber, Cache and Millard counties with another planned for June 2nd In Sevier County. The Utah County women travelled by chartered bus to the University of Utah, where they toured the new library, saw a demonstration of electronic cooking in new micro-wav- e ovens, heard a lecture on traffic safety with a film on freeway driving, and participated in several other activities arranged on the Utah campus. 15th saw the Weber April women In their County workshop activity. Babara Whltbeck, UFB Womens chairman spoke to the group on Progress Through Par- responsibility, with an accompanying tax credit on Individual Income tax returns, such credit to be used by the states for carrying out tnese piograms. their was Introduced Mr. DeVaney UFB president, Elmo Hamilwho told the group that, ton, are concerned with what "We goes on in Washington where most of our problems arise. We hope that In the future the Farm Bureau organization from the grass roots will be able to direct the men in Washington to do more to this great country. improve by Junior Stewart discussed estate planning and detailed some temporary problems with accounting In the Insurance proTwo Utah' State Prison gram. Inmates spoke about the things that led them Into serious crimes. A safety slogan contest was held during the meeting and an Ogden mother discussed sex education In the local schools. ticipation; The meeting was conducted by A . Alton Hoffman, president of the ' Cache County Farm Bureau, and a member of the Utah Farm Bureau board of directors. Musical enterwas tainment furnished by Nellie Lelshman and Ruth Bank-hea- d accompanied by Reta Popple-to- n, all of Wellsvllle. Barbara Whltbeck, UFB Wom- ens chairman, said, Im thrilled with these workshops. Out state was the best weve workshop ever had and the county workshops have extended the program to so many more ladies and were tickled about It. We feel that it will lead us to much more effective activity this year as well as In the years to come . Mrs. Whltbeck, who devoted part of her Ogden talk to the grape boycott In California, pointed out that the California Farm Bureau Is preparing a cook book to promote the use of fresh table grapes. "We want to help In this It was generally agreed that this activity was one of the Cache Farm Bureaus most County successful and one that could well be copied In other counties. TAX REFORM: Representative Wilbur D. Mills (D.) of Arkansas, chairman of the. House Ways and Means Committee, has set early August as the target date for House consideration of a tax reform bill. 01 (vilfH G&f I3tp 0fi 0Gifiil (e0eafiBB (RlliHTSi (HfQgjlIs) on ill r she said. "If anyone knows of any good grape recipes, Id like them sent to me and Ill effort, forward them to the California women. Sen. Murphy introduces farm labor bill Senator George Murphy (R.) of California has introduced the Consumer Food Protection Act of 1969 (S. 2203), a bill to (1) provide an orderly system within which agricultural workers may organize and bargain collectively, and (2) safe- Agriculture Committee, is similar in some respects to Farm Bureau's proposal for farm labor legislation. It would ban boycotts and organizational picketing and prohibit a strike which would result in loss of a farm commodity. Farm workers would be free to organize unions, but secret ballot elections would be the sole method of determining employee choice. Hamilton Named To Agriculture Elmo W.: Hamilton, UFB president, has been appointed by Governor Calvin L. Rampton to the new agricultural advisory board to aid the State Department of Agricult- iRSs 0 (3iHUity isGgjuD supa Utah County Farm Bureau Women's leaders examine food heated they are: Vesta Boyer, in an electronic oven. From left to right UFB Women's Committee; Joy Sunderland, Utah County Women's Chairman; Sharlene Money; Georgia Hansen, Directors. Votes to Establish 'Freedom to Market' Committees UFB Board guard the production and marketing pf food products from labor disputes. Senator Murphys bill, which has been referred to the Senate Advisory Board coLoreaisEG Utah County Farm Bureau women get off their chartered bus on the University of Utah campus where their annual workshop was held. ure In policy decisions. Mr. Hamilton was one of four board members appointed for four year terms. The remaining three will be appointed for three years. The seven appointees are Mr. Hamilton, Karl Shlsler, chairman; Dr. Ed Tugaw; Dr. Margaret Merk-el- y; Ivan Miller; Ned Madsen; and Lee Barton, who is also a UFB board members. Sets Summer Conference Dates July In 14 & 15 at Fish Lake its May 20th meeting, the UFB board of direc- tors decided to implement the AFBF recommendations of a organization of Freedom to Market committees. The action comes in all-out an the face of campaign by organized labor to close markets to California table grape producers this year. county-by-coun- ty The committees will have the resposibillty of coordinating efforts to defeat the boycott on a local basis. Challenges will include telling the "grape story and working with produce retailers and wholesalers to be sure that markets are open. Though the effort is presently directed at the grape boycott, the committees will no be grape boycott action committees, and the board pointed out, but "Freedom to Market committees since the Issue will probably extend far beyond the present conflict over grapes. Planned for the new committees are. training seminars and a newsletter for committee mem- conference will be O. R. Long, AFBF Director of Field Services. Details of this years program will appear In the June issue to the F. B. News. O tr Q bers. In other action, he board voted to hold the annual summer conference at Fish Lake again this year. Other locations were considered but Fish Lake is thought to have greates accessibility from a large number of counties with cost of housing, meals and availability of meeting facilities all In the decision. being factors Guest speaker at ths years CO z a ov Ci VO O Cj b o H -c C$ |