Evening star., 1948-01-10
Farm
Delegates Pass
38 Resolutions
Leuyerton Reelected
President as Bureau
Meets in Baltimore
BY the Asseeieisd Press

BY the Asseeietsd Press
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10-About 500
delegates to the Maryland Farm Bu-
reau left for their homes last night
after business session reelected
President Howard S. beaverton and
passing SO resolutions.
The resolutions covered everything
from the Taft-Hartley act and Eu-
ropean recovery to daylight time and
Japanese beetles.
Wilson A. Heaps of Pylesville was
reelected vice president.
The rest of the farmers and wives
attending the 32nd annual conven-
ton went home after Friday nights
banquet winding up day of sec
tional meetings for horticulturists,
nurserymen, poultrymen, wool grow
ers, beekeepers, stockmen and Al
clubbers.
24-Hour Ferry Asked.
Delegates passed a resolution ask
ing for 24-hour service on the Sandy
Point Matapeake Ferry pending
completion Of the Chesapeake Bay
crossing.
Horticulturists introduced a reso-
luton that a Washington DC.)
produce report similar to the Balti.
more markets be made available to
the Maryland press.
The Choptank REA Cooperative
introduced one asking that If Gov.
Lane appoints a new Public Service
Commission in the near future he
include a member interested in ex-
panding rural identification.
Another resolution endorsed the
Taft-Hartley Act and promised sup
port to the food producers council in
effort to bring before the National
Labor Relations Board all cases Of
unfair labor practices affecting
farmers.
The farmers asked that the Hobbs
anti racketeering bill, designed to
protect farmers against union block
AIDES, be strengthened by new defi-
milton constituting economic losses as
robbery and extortion.
Stand On European Aid.
On European recovery, the farm
ers resolved that mo program OF
help is good unless 1t will lessen the
ned for aid in the future. 1t Is es-
sential that steps be taken to help
war-torn nations restore dependable
value to their currencies and ex-
N,~l toI r.rnlt1cftny,
Other resolutions indorsed:
Attempts by Southern Maryland
tobacco growers to obtain an .equit-
able parity price and Federal sup
port price program.
Extension of Federal old age PEN
sions to the farm
Gov. Lanes road program, with
emphasis on better county roads
for farmers.
State and Federal appropriations
to combat the corn borer and Japa-
nese beetle.
Establishment Of a rural youth
program in the Farm Bureau.
An investigation of the welfare
administration in all counties.
Continuance of the emergency
farm labor program.
Expansion of the Federal au-risk
crop insurance program.
Coordination of all agencies Of
fering credit to farmers under the
Farm Credit Administration.
Women Pass Resolutions. "
The Associated Farm Women
passed their own set Of resolutions
including ones asking extension OF
Federal school lunch program; ex-
tending county library services; or
ganizing farm safety courses IN
schools; curtailing the use Of grain
for alcoholic beverages; setting up
more Juvenile recreation centers,
and expanding public health SER
vices for the benefit of rural Mary
landers.
Members of the Maryland Agri-
cultural Society unanimously re-
elected Mr.. beaverton, president:
Mr.. Heaps, vice president; and T.
B. Symons. Dean of Agriculture at
the University Of Maryland, treas
urer.