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Show Utah County Farm Bureau Elect Officers At the annual meeting of tho Utah County Farm Bureau told Monday evening In the City and. County building at Provo, Officers were elected for the coming year. David H. Jon of SjanL'ih P'rlc was reelected president of Uie bureau bu-reau by acclamation as vere all other officers as follows: Frank Shelley of American Fork, vice president; pres-ident; Ix-Grand Jarman of Orem, secretary treasurer; &:lvoy J. Boy-wer, Boy-wer, Springvllle; Zetella Wardle, Lehi; Mary K. Mower, American. Fork; David B. Thorne, Llndon, and George STaheli, Payson, executive committeemen. All officers of the canning crops division altio were retained. These are: Selvoy J. Bbyer, Springvllle, chairman; LeGrand Jarman, Orem, secretary-treasurer, and Harvey NieLson, Spanish Fork and Parley L. Cloward, Salem, executive committee com-mittee members. Mrs. Zetella Wardle of Lehi was elected chairman of the Home and Community department, succeeding Mrs. J. P. Fugai of Pleasant Grove, airs. Wardle and a representative from the executive committee of the new County Horticultural society so-ciety will be members of the county executive farm bureau committee. Other officers voted In by the women's division were: Mrs. Mary Marcusen, Spanish Fork, vice chairman; chair-man; Mrs. Winona Thomas, Spanish Span-ish Fork, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Bertha Ivlns, Pleasant View, two year adviser; Mrs. Fugal one year advisor, and Mrs. Mary K. Mower of American Fork, state president, honorary advisor. More than 100 members were in attendance at the meeting and condemned con-demned the action of the state tax commission in raising the assessment assess-ment on homes and firm lands In I the county. j A -resolution to this effect was adopted unanimously by the meeting, meet-ing, after Tracy R. Welling of Salt Lake City, executive secretary of the Utah State Farm Bureau federation fed-eration recommended legislative action ac-tion be taken to obtain lower assessments. as-sessments. In part he said, "Utah county farm bureau has proved beyond a doubt that agricultural land in Utah is overassessed. Legislative action should be taken to secure lower assessments." as-sessments." He pointed out that practically all activity of farm peoples is controlled con-trolled by legislation and pointed specifically to the newly enacted agricultural ag-ricultural cooperative marketing law which forms the legal foundation for cooperative effort in Utah. An analysis of the produce dealer's deal-er's license law enacted to prevent farm losses, where sales are made to .dishonest, unscrupulous or Irresponsible Irre-sponsible buyers, was given by the speaker. This and the reduced interest in-terest on farm loans from 6.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent are two innovations inno-vations that will be of help to the farmer, he said, pointing out that the reduced interest rates would save farm borrowers an average &f $100 per year. Mr. Jarman gave a report of both the farm bureau and the Canning Crop association showing the accounts ac-counts in good condition. A balance bal-ance of $310 was on hand in the farm bureau funds after expendi- tures of $1089.46 out of total receipts re-ceipts of $1400.45. A balance of $83.54 was in the canning crop's' fund after expenditures of $1987.48 out of total receipts of $2071.02. Mr. Jarman also gave a report of state canning crop activities, pointing point-ing out that Utah county is in the most favored position of any In the state in yield per acre and price per ton. |