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Show Page 6 May 1970 UTAH FARM BUREAU By Donald Donnelly The weeks just ahead of us may be the busiest of the year for Congress. The lawmakers have resolved to send all the appropriation bills for fiscal 1971 to President Nixon before July 4. The reason: they want to adjourn late in the summer so that they can spend some time on the campaign before Novembers Congressional election. When they arent busily appropriating about $200 billion of taxpayers' money, the Senators and Representatives will probably be working in these other fields of interest to North- ad- Salina Auction Expands It has been seventeen months since the Salina Marketing Service and Producers Livestock Marketing Association opened the new sale at Salina and it has already become necessary to enlarge the facility. Since last fall it has been ap- parent that more room for cat- tle was needed especially large corrals that would accommodate the larger herds of cattle being brought in advance of the sale day. The Salina M.S. Hoard ap proved an addition of fifteen large corrals to be added to the east side in which cattle can be fed and watered. The new addition is now well under way and should be fin- Government farm program A bill could reach the House floor soon after you read this. east farm families: The best bet is that any bill reported by the House Agriculture Committee will continue the dependence of wheat, feed grains, and cotton farmers on payments from the federal treasury for a big part of their net incomes. Such a camouflaged extension of the Agriculture Act of 1965 would not be in the best interests of Welfare The House has passed and the Senate is getting ready to consider a bill carry ing out President Nixons plan to guarantee a family of four a minimum of $1,600 a year, providing that the adult members accept available work or take part in retraining programs. An effort will be made in the Senate to boost the $1,600 figure to a much higher level. Postal service The President has asked Congress to raise postal rates by 33 V3 to 50 percent in order to raise money to pay in Northeast farmers because: (1) Under it government decisions rather than market forces would have a major impact on feed grain prices and production. (2) it would be a precedent for extending to the livestock, poultry, dairy, fruit, and vegetable industries programs paid for by taxpayers rather than consumers. (3) it would impair farmers public relations with other consumers who would resent "handouts given to food producers. trail Work is underway at Salina to add handling facilities for an ditional 1,000 head of cattle. creased salaries to the postal workers who went on strike this spring. The higher postal rates will be part of a bill to set up a postal corporation. ' ished in about two weeks. This will make corral room space for another 1000 head. According to Ed A Thomas, Secretary and treasurer of Salina Marketing Service the sale has made a substantial growth ever since it was opened on November 29, 1968. Dr. Kay Bendixsen of Utah State University Extension Services congratulates 4-artists on their oil Lake in work the Salt of office done Fair Some 70 these youth paint-ingbeing County building. painting 22-2were exhibited at Cottonwood Mall April H 5. 'I THRU HERE A HUNDRED TMES CAW GO kVHEK) i'M WOT IN A Hurry without getting caught, rut just be. im a Hurry.. me. Oil Paintings Shown 4-- H Salt Lake City Oil paint-in- ga of 37 teenage H artists were exhibited at cottonwood Mall 4-- April i-- ET 22-2- They represented work from the past 12 weeks of boys and girls from throughout Salt Lake County in an art project led by Mrs. George A. (Bonnie) McQuilllan of Midvale. Mrs. McQuillan is a volunteer leader who contributes her time in leading the project and teaching oil painting. She received the 1969 Farm Bureau H Leadership Award for service to youth. Over the past 11 years she has had enrollment of 159 boys and girls in the foods, clothing, home improvement, home beautification, and oil painting projects she has 5. 4-- led. This is her. third year of the oil painting project leading in the H youth program directed by Utah State University Extension Serviced. She is assisted by Lois Walgren who does the bookwork. 4-- The young people. have been doing their painting each Saturday morning in the Salt Lake County Fair office building with excellent cooperation and help form the fair board and recreation chairman, Mrs. McQuillan said. She noted that leading the art project has been a most satistying experience, expeclally in seeing the growth in personality and confidence as th young people find that they can express their feelings on canvas. Suggestions to enhance her painting are given Kathy l.yon of Midvale by Bonnie (Mrs. George A) oil painting project leader. Delain Triptow of East Millcreek area McQuillan, paints at right. 4-- H s |