NFO National Convention Held Dec. 19
A multi-baireled progiam to ahead for the organization in his cause to have introduced in Con- to have a holding action, the
raise faim prices was outlined at State of Affairs message giess a bill that will detine agil- NFO will honoi existing con
the annual national convention “After January 1, the NFO will cultuie, the food industiy and tracts—but a holding action will
of the National Farmeis Orgam- initiate a Commodity Lift in led the piocessing industry “We be called”
zation which ended in Louisville, me at, giain and specialty com- seek federal anti-tiust laws mllpctive
Ify, Decembei 19 modifies ” Stalev told the dele- which prohibit sizable companies said collective
Delegates to the convention gates attending fiom all 48 f'onr becoming involved in m ol e
from Chester and Lancastei states than one sectoi of the food in- ted wn th
County included Leland Sta- Under the lift plan, huge flush y ’’ Similar legislation will the NrO has the cap -
fL E MH b T htoffn n D i and blocks of faun production will be * “ most state le^la ' ™ h ead of Restock eveiy
J The iri 6l m J Glen M °i° ie Liied out of selected areas 1 bushel of gram and every pound
was “NFO The Fanners’ 6 On°lv the pi * IC f pi " ch 13 f eat The NFO president said the of milk produced in the nation,
xmL” * Un ly and transportated for sale in as well as seveial other com-
Hope - other areas “to create vacuums IsFO Wlll use eveiy economlc mo drtres, through the NFO col-
National President Oren Lee to start then stepping puces ” legislative and legal weapon at leetive bargaining piogiam
Staley brought the 12,500 dele- In addition, Staley said vertical its command to claim justice at
gates to standing ovation 16 mtegiatron and packer feeding the market place foi farmers “Farmers defeat themselves by
times as he outlined the plans must be stopped and NFO will and lancheis “If it is necessary selling their production as in-
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dm duals But faimeis blocking
their pi eduction togethei and
then bargaining togethei and
selling together thiough NFO
collective bai gaming piogiam,
build pi ices togethei ”
The NFO dining Januaiy will
contact eveiy famiei and lanch
ei who is not a membei of the
NFO and “ask him to join the
NFO loi the pm pose of waging
the battle foi justice at the mar
ket place ”
Delegates heaid conclusive
progress repoits fiom vanous
national commodity depaitment
heads, in addition to futme plans
ol the depaitments
“The NFO has the scope, the
expei icnce and the bluepi ints ior
successful collective bai gaining
foi agucultuie Ail faimeis and
lanchers have to do is use this
piogiam,” Staley commented
The convention featuied an
outstanding anaj ol speakeis,
including Eihaid Pimgsten,
national NFO \ ice-pi esident,
U S Senatois Haiold Hughes,
D-Ia and Mai low Cook, R-Ky
Dm mg the annual election of
office!s, Stale y was letmned as
national NFO pi esident and
Pfingsten as national NFO vice
pi esident, both bj acclamation
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