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Show NON-CIRCULATI.- -K lA--4 Board from left, Dick Nelson, District 7; Jerold Johnson, District 6; Barbara Whitbeck, Women's Chairman; Ken Ashby, YF&R; Bill Holmes, District 2; Alton Hoff- UFB man, Dist 1; Jack Brown, District 3; Ed Boyer, District 4; Jay Child, Vice President; Elmo Hamilton, President; V. Allen Olsen, Executive Secretary. Board Approves Grapestakes, Sets 28-2- 9 Lake Fish Agenda July At the meeting of the Utah Farm Bureau Board, May 25th, several important decisions were made. The AFBF Grapestakes Contest was discussed and approved. Details of the contest appear on page 3. In explaining the contest, Elmo W. Hamilton, UFB President said,' "It's a critical hour for grape growers in the Coachella Valley of California, as well as for farmers and ranchers in Utah and throughout the rest of the country. California grape growers need our help in their endeavors to stand against an all-ocampaign by the United Farm Workers AFL-CIto impose compulsory unionism and untenable operating Organizing Committee, ut O, conditions. "The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee has been attempting to force growers to sign a collective bargaining agreement under which the UFWOC could be recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for their agricultural employees, without regard to the wishes of such employees. Union membership would be required of such employees as a condition of employment "It should be obvious to all prizes at our state convention in each member will be able to enthat this is an effort by the November. First prize in our ter die contest as many times AFL-CIto reorganize all state contest is a 3 piece Sam- as he wishes." farm employees throughout sonite Patio Set Second prize is an RCA 12 inch portable Other actions of the board inthe nation and to boycott agriset fourth television and Third, clude a booth at the State Fair cultural products not carrying baras part of a program to dem the union label. Their initial fifth prizes are Char-Bro- il furare These becues. prizes onstrate the fact that food is a attack has been against grape Table the California nished by good buy. growers. Commission in apprecGrape "Because of the urgency of the iation to Farm Bureau mem The agenda for the UFB issue, we have approved the bers for their cooperation in ' Grapestakes ' contest in cooperSummer resist the grape boy- Lake wasConference at Fish helping approved by the ation with the California Table cott and for promotion of the the dates are July 28 Grape Commission. This prosale of California table grapes. board, and 28, Tuesday and Wednesmotion is aimed at encouraging "Another drawing for prizIt is important, and Farm Bureau members across day. Pick-U1971 Ford a es the board stressed, to have resthe nation to purchase table including in at Houston will be held ervations in early since Ashing grapes. December as part of the AFBF pressure (and as a result, pres"Some valuable prizes will be convention. Everyone who entsure on accomodations) is into winners of the contest ers die Utah contest will have a creasing. The program is as given There will be a drawing for chance in both drawings. And, follows: O 9:30 JULY 28: 10 a.m. General Assembly - Natural Resource P.L.L.R.C. Reports 11 a.m. Discussion Groups to be lead by Natural Resources Committee Members. services a.m. Exploraton of new 10:15 - Break 10:30 a.m. - Insurance Services Open Burning- - Dick Nelson Pesticides - Frank Nishlguchi Water Pollution - T. Ray Theurer Animal Wastes - Jay Child Water Resources - RuelChrlsten-se- n State Natl Parks - Hugh King Public Lands - Newell Johnson -Grant Houston 1:30 -- .2:30 - Reports of above O O S3 P6 Cj c w JULY 29th FARM BUREAU SERVICES 8:30 a.m. Tire Program Report - Ed A. Thomas 9:00 a.m. - Demonstration tires - Jack Loveless on CD D u NATIONAL LEGISLATION 2:30 p.m. - Slide presentatlon-Far- m S CO 3 4 H - 4 ZU p, cj CD M H z plus reports on research fund raising - Jerold Johnson Bureau Farm Program 2:50 p.m. - Status of National Legislation 3:15 p.m. - Break 3:30 p.m. - To be determined -depending on AFBF staff available Policy Development chairmen meet separately. 7:30 p.m. - Environmental slide presentation. 8:15 p.m. - Entertainment CO X JC CQ O M ca H CJ V-- tr c fli CD 4 oodci e CD H ill llJ ot N 0 C3 hd H-- U W ftD O' 4Cl 4; a 4 C CD i3 c |