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Show Page 6 December 1975 Utah Farm Bureau News 1 975 casualties building record insurance claims Property and casualty insurance losses for the first half of 1975 exceeded the record losses for the entire year 1974, according to M. E. Carroll, executive vice president of the Utah Farm Bureau insurance companies. Underwriting losses for the industry reached $1,839 billion by June 30, compared with a $1,549 billion loss for all 1975 UFBF Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher Merrill Fox (right) and his wife Christine receive congratulations and the keys to a 1976 Ford pickup truck from Rick Warner (left). The Foxes won a year's free use of the Rick Warner Ford truck. Looking on are Robert Johnson (second from left), then chairman of the UF&R committee, and John Kelaides, heavy Ford truck sales manager. Utah county couple wins YF&R truck, St. Louis trip Merrill Fox of Lehi, Utah county, and his wife, Christine, have won state honors plus an expense-pai- d trip to St. Louis in January and a years free use of a pickup truck. The young dairyman has been named Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher in Utah for 1975 by the Utah Farm Bureau Federation. Fourteen farm couples under 30 years of age applied for the honor. Judges considered leadership in Farm Bureau and other community affairs as well as farming achievements in deciding on the Wednesday evening award. The trip to St. Louis will include attendance at the American Farm Bureau annual convention, where young farm couples from many states will vie for three spots honoring national Outstanding Young Farmers. Rick Warner Ford of Salt Lake City furnishes a years free use of a new of 1974. The heavy losses, combined with a downward trend in securities which make up part of insurance companies reserves, caused policyholder surplus to shrink by $4,928 billion. The first six months of this year mark a continuation of late 1974 trends, Carroll said. These results point out that a rate increase is necessary, at least while property and casualty claims continue so high. The Utah insurance executive pointed out that certain types of claims, such as those for business fires, rise in recession times. Despite predictions that lower speed limits and higher gasoline prices would reduce auto insurance claims, the opposite has happened, Carroll said. Lighter cars which give better gas mileage also get damaged worse in accidents, and passenger injuries are worse in the lightly-bui- lt cars. Repair costs have jumped, too, because of higher prices for parts and labor. names outstanding leaders for 1975 4-- H Ford pickup truck to the contest winner each year. Rick Warner himself presented the truck keys to Fox and nis wife at an awards and recognition program Wednesday night, Nov. 19, as part of the UFBF annual convention at the Salt Lake Hilton Hotel. John Kelaides, heavy truck sales manager, assisted in the award ceremony. M. E. Carroll, executive vice president of the Utah Farm Bureau insurance companies, also presented the young couple with a years paid-u- p insurance policy on the truck. Runners up in the Young Farmer and Rancher contest were Paul and Glenna Prior of Springville, Utah county, and Lee and Charlene Bracken of Enterprise, Washington county. Each couple received a $100 check from the Young Farmers and Ranchers committee of the Utah Farm Bureau, sponsor of the contest. Counties receive Big Hat membership awards Recipients of the 1975 leadership awards received honors from Gerald Olsen and Youth Programs at Utah State University during (right), state supervisor of the recent UFBF convention. Pictured are (left to right): UFBF president Elmo Hamilton and leaders Mrs. Howard (Lurae) Ault of American Fork, Howard Ault, Mrs. John (Marjorie) Crofts of Vernal, Mrs. Frank (Margie) White of Cleveland, and Frank White. Mrs. Robert (Fern) Reeve of Hurricane was not present. 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H SAFETY SURVEY DEADLINE DECEMBER 10 December 10 is the final date for Utah safety survey forms to reach the extension engineer's office at Utah State University Farm Bureau workers who are taking part in this survey are urged to complete their last quarterly interviews, even if they have missed some during the year, and submit them to the address below. With that help. Farm Bureau and other safety programs can be started in Utah to eliminate the most serious farm hazards revealed by the sur- vey. Survey report forms should be mailed to: Spencer Daines, Extension Engineer, UMC-4Utah State 84321. Utah University, Logan, 1, Big Hat winning county FB membership workers were honored at an awards program during the recent UFBF convention for reaching their county's 1975 membership goal. Neil Sumsion (left) congratulates Frew Tew of Duchesne county while Royal Norman of South Box Elder county and Jim Penman (right) of Weber county watch. Classified Advertising FREE TO MEMBERS: Every Utah Farm Bureau member family is entitled to one free classified ad per issue in the Utah Farm Bureau News. Limit 40 words, including name, address, phone number. Charge to and to members for words over limit of 40 is 7 cents per word or group of numbers. non-memb- Rawson heads Logan agency The Utah Farm Bureau insurance companies have a new agency manager in Logan serving Box Elder and Cache counties. Reed E. Rawson, 54, has been appointed to that position, John Young, director of sales for the companies, has announced. Rawson has many years of experience in insurance work. He served as agengy manager for one company for 10 years, then as owner of a fire and casulty agency for another 10. Until recently, he owned a computer credit control company that operated in California and Mexico. A navy pilot in World War II, still holds a pilots license. He is active in the L. D. S. church and is past president of the Life Underwriters Association and other groups. He is a graduate of Monmouth College and the University of Georgia. Rawsons wife is the former Betty Gilmore of Salt Lake City. They have three children, Cheryl, 26; Jill, 24; and Terry, 20. The insurance mans hobbies are fishing, hunting and golf. ers Mail ads, typed or neatly printed, together with any payment due, to Utah Farm Bureau News, 5300 S. 360 W., Salt Lake City, Utah 84107. To repeat ad, submit It each month. Deadline: 20th of month before date of issue. WANT TO LEASE 1 or 2 acres of good, clean land with irrigation water for gardening. Call or write Clarence Brasher, 4539 S. 200 E., Murray, Utah 84107. Phone 262-049- 4. chopper with one-rocorn attachment. Has LeRoy auxiliary engine. $800. Gehl blower with 30 feet pipe, $100. Hay ll beet digger, fits wagon, $100. One-roSuper "C", $100. Maurice Thurgood, West Point, Utah, 84015. Phone FOR SALE: Gehl hay w Far-ma- w More Big Hat winners join the victory line-uThey are, from left: Austin Lovell, Keith Millard county; Henrie, Garfield; Roger Chamberlain, Kane; Rulon King, Davis; Ray Theurer, Cache; and Wesley Scott, North Box Elder. p. 825-141- 0. k SALE: Wheat grinder, Phone Don, Salt Lake City, bread mixer. FOR 521-050- 5. Raw-so- n Reed Rawson |