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Show May 19?0 Page 7 UTAH FARM BUREAU Newberry named to head field services division Discarding The Use Of DDT Challenged Warren Newberry, 46, a field services director in the Southern region of the American Farm Bureau Federation since 1956, has been named director of field services for the Federation. Announcement of the appointment was made by AFBF President Charles B. Shuman. It will was scheduled to retire from that be effective May 1, position later this year. Newberry succeeds O. R. Long, The new director of field services who became executive director of joined the AFBF staff in the Texas Farm Bureau on April 953 as director of Farm Bureau 1. Long had served as director activities from of field services since 1957 and young peoples 1 Warren Newberry which Farm Bureau's young farmers and ranchers program developed. In 1956, he was assigned to work with the Southern states as area field services director. NEWBERRY has long been active in Farm Bureau and served as the first president of the Oklahoma Junior Farm Bureau. Before joining the Federation staff, he operated the family wheat, beef cattle, and cotton farm near Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. He still retains an active interest in this farming operation. He is married and has two children, Steven, 20, and Linda. 14. The Newberrys live in Vernon, Texas, where he is an elder in the Central Christian Church. A Coalition Against Farmers The Murphy Farm Labor Bill has a lot of broad-basesupport in Washington. Farm Bureau, the National Grange, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and several commodity organizations have all thrown their weight behind this important bill. But, we cant understand why organizations, which supposedly represent the thinking of farmers, are against the bill. The National Farmers Organization and the National Farmers Union in trying have both sided with organized labors AFL-CIto defeat the measure. The Murphy Bill would prohibit strikes which would result in loss of a crop. Labor, NFO, and NFU want to give workers the right to jeopardize a farmers entire income by allowing workers to strike. The Murphy Bill would put regulation of farm workers under a Farm Labor Relations Board instead of National Labor Relations Board. What 'kind of a position would farmers be in, with crops in the fields ready for harvest, if they had to rely on NLRB to handle a labor dispute? d NLRB at Theyd be in hot water with the the burner controls. Oh, yes, the National Council of Churches put in its two cents worth. The NCC is against the Murphy Bill. d by Neil D. Sumslon In view of the national being placed on anti-polluti- on stress and making our environment habitable, Hardin B. Jones, Professor of Medical Physics and Physiology, contributes some helpful information to leading government officials in response to the Report filed by the Secretary's Commission of Pesticides (DHEW). The following summarizes his expressed views. Professor Jones, who is also assistant Director of Donner Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley, says the trend is to exaggerate in an unscientific way the hazards of pesticides, referring particularly to DDT. No harmful effects have been observed in groups of people Ingesting thousands of times more DDT than what is measurable by modern methods. This fact is put aside for speculation that can neither be proved nor disproved. Little effort has been made to show the importance of DDT use for human health. Professor Jones Ioints out there is no steady accumulation of DDT but only fluctuation in level from time of application to time of degredation. The Report neglects evidence of safety when DDT is used as recommended. Mr. Jones' opinion is that the Commission was mistaken in its suggestion that DDT has a carcinogenic risk. He doesn't believe at there is any valid evidence The emotional drive level." any against DDT has stretched interpretation to appear to be damnable as a cancer hazard. Professor Jones lists This section of the paper is expressly set aside for news of county activities. A 11 that's neces- sary to have your countys actlvl- ties reported here is to send the material to us. Well print it. It neednt be fancy or earth-sha- king or written by an Egnllsh teach- - er. Just a note about whal you're We'll use it. We promise, recent Women's Work4t held in Salt Lake City, we shop ssked that the counties send us the Polaroid photos copies of taken at that meeting, to us. Printed below are the only one's we've received. doing. San Juan County's Women's Committee attending the recent UFB Women's Workshop, are from left Jean Robinson, Mildred Miller, Vernis Harris and Pearl Lewis. conse- quences of Government Report as follows: Continued on Page 8) O -- Also in attendance at the Women's Workshop were V. Allen Olsen, UFB Executive Secretary; Ivy Page; Mrs. V. Allen Olsen; llene f; Hazel Saunders, UFB Women's Committee; second row from left, Joy Cardwell; Vea Jean Hamilton; Barbara Whitlock, UFB Women's Chairman; Third row from left, LaRue Hamilton; Leonard Johnson, AFBF Asst. Director of Natural Resources; Florence Gardner; Ret. Newbold; all Salt Lake County residents. Stef-andf- labor-oriente- On Imitation Milk Farm Bureau States Its Position The Food and Drug Administration has been pushing for imitation milk standards over objections from the D dairy industry and the Farm Bureau. Under the proposed standards, certain imitation milk and would products could be labeled have to meet certain nutrient requirements. The Farm Bureau has voiced opposition to the Food and Drug Administration in a statement from which the following excerpts were taken. The use of the word milk" with the word imitation or similar words should be restricted to products defined non-dair- y 0 0 D as filled milk. D or any reference to such, and descriptive materials that imply a dairy product origin should be prohibited in labeling nondairy products. The consumer should not be left with the impression she is purchasing "milk or any semblance of milk when considering substitutes. The correct labeling of food products used in substitution for the various milks is an integral part of "fair competition and Milk, D D non-dair- y II consumer protection. 0 The U.S. dairy industry has a M Gentlemen: n Please send me complete information on tours I 0 D Q have checked. Q 0 c,iy MAIL TO: L UTAH FARM BUREAU TRAVEL 629 E. 4th So. Salt Lake City 84102 J and tested product with wide consumer acceptance. Any implication that a product is similar to milk, could enhance its sales. Nondairy products used in substitution food products with for the various milks are characteristics separate and distinct from those of the various milks. Such products should stand on their own merits. The establishment of minimum nutrient requirements for products used in substitution for milks could deceive the consumer and adversely affect the U.S. dairy industry. The imitators would be required to make a product with the same amount of certain nutrients as are available in milk. Pressure could mount to label, advertise, or infer that the substitute products are equivalent to milk. non-dair- y D time-prove- n |