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Show Wheat Referendum Poll To Be Taken WHEAT REFERENDUM SET FOR AUGUST 14 The wheat marketing quota referendum to be held Aug. 14 will be conducted at two voting places In Garfield County. Polling place will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The officially deilgnated polling placer lor the Aug. 14 wheat referendum are: Hatch-Lightning Cafe Antimony - Archie Gleave' Home. Chairman Melvln Alvey urge every eligible wheat grower to vote, since the outcome of the referendum will materially affectt the price farmers receive for their 1954 wheat. He point out th-.t If two-third or mora of those voting favor irarketlng quotas, wheat loan at 40 percent of par- lty will be available to those wbo I plant within their acreage allot- j meats. It marketing quota are rejected by the growers, quotas wilt be In effect and the support rat on 1964 wheat will drop to 60 percent ot parity for cooperator. Acreage kllotraent will be tn frect ror the 1964 wheat crop regardless or the outcome ot the leferendum. If marketing quota are In effect, those who exceed ! their allotments must store or dispose of their excess wheat a . directed by the Secretary or pay the marketing penalty on the ex-rets wheat, The market penalty I 46 perceut of wheat parityM 1 of May 1, 1954, " .' ' ' All eligible farmer b ur to vote lo the wheat rfrodum, |