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Show Wool Growers Name Cedar Man To State Office j I DOUGLAS CLARK Douglas Clark, prominent Cedar City livestock man, was elected vice president of the Utah Wool Growers Association, at the final meeting of the annual convention held In Salt Lake City early this week in recognition recog-nition of his activities In promoting promot-ing Improvements In the industry, both In the production and marketing market-ing fields. Don Clyde of Heber City, was reelected to serve a 10th year as nrpsldent of the Association. He said, however, that he would not be a candidate for reelection next year. New directors elected and counties coun-ties they represent are Fred Morgan, Mor-gan, Juab and Alma J. Redd, San Juan. Directors re-elected are: Pierre Maynler, Jr., Carbon, Hugh L. Adams, Iron; Charles C. Anderson, Ander-son, Kane; John Klppen, Morgan; L. B. Johnson, Rich; Walter Dansi?, Salt Lake; S. M. Nellson, Sanpete; H. Clay Cummlngs, Wasatch, and Hugh Kind, Wayne. Mrs. John Beal of Cedar City, was named second vice president of the women's auxiliary of the association. as-sociation. Mrs. Emory C. Smltii of Salt Lake City was named president of the auxiliary. Other officers of the auxiliary are: Mrs. Dan Capener, Salt Lake City, first vice president; Mrs. E. J. Kearns, Salt Lake City, secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. James A. Hooper, Salt Lake City auditor. The Wool Growers, although favoring fav-oring private ownership of public land, for which they have been working work-ing for some time, decided at this year's convention "that at the present pres-ent time the opportunity for obtaining ob-taining these lands under private ownership seems Impractical." The had been warned that to have the public lands thrown onto the mar- ket under present conditions the prices would make ownership entirely en-tirely Impractical. A resolution was passed stating that "ownership of land by government govern-ment should be reduced as consistent consist-ent with good management and no government acquisition of additional addi-tional property should take place except under extreme conditions and business requirements." The association members also went on record as opposing government govern-ment entrance Into business fields In competition with private Industry. In-dustry. (Continued on Back Fag) Wool Growers (Continued from Front Page) Speakers warned the association members that they face greuUi dunger from continued inflation during 1948 than they do from falling fall-ing prices, and at the same time declared that there will be ample consumer demand for all meat produced pro-duced in the next few years. The growers were urged to improve im-prove their ranches and farms and to alter production practices to meet changing conditions. A feature of the convention was the dress review held Tuesday evening, ev-ening, with eighty young women from sixteen to twenty-one years of age displaying styles they had created creat-ed in woolen coats, suits and dresses. dress-es. The six finalists will compete in a similar fashion show at the National Wool Growers Association convention in Salt Lake City next week. |