"Farmers S eak, Out" Program Slated For Tuesday

'policymakers in our nation's capital managers or the four local coopera· rather an attempt to find solutions The " farmers Speak Out " program will hear the facts about conditions in tives in the Abernathy area. have acceptable to a majority of the in· "til he a two-stage hlitz In addition to agriculture directly from farmers who indicated that fifty lines will be teresL~ represented in our government. the telephone calls, there will be a telephone them May II in a "Famers available from 9 a.m to 9 p.m .. CDT. by discussing these too-long ignored wntten survey of farm opinion This. Speak Out " program. so that anyone wanting to express an problems with officials ci all back· sur\, ey wtll measure the seriousness of Orga nized through the Agriculture opinion on agricultural issues can ca ll grounds··rural. suburba n or urban cond itIOns on t.; S farms and will ask Counci l of America I ACA ) with a 1·!lOU -368-5769. The telephone lines will be set up in a farmers their views on actions they grant from Farmland Industries. Inc .• The purpose of the " farmers Speak room in the Ca nnon House Office feel can be taken to improve the farm farmers. ranchers. farm business Out " program is to dramatize to the Building where members of Congress, economy operators and anyone else will have Washington audience the depth of their aides, officials of the U.S. Depart· Filrmers wanting to fill out a survey the opportunity to call lawmakers and larmers' and ranchers' difficulties­ ment of Agriculture. officials of other ca n stop by anyone of the rour local other orficials in Washington. D.C. on and . as Importantly , to try to stimu· ~~xec utlve Branch . departments and cooperati ves in the Abernathy area toll· free telephone lines. la te a broader discussion of feasible representatives of . independent agen· and p,ck up a copy . I See advertise· S W ' Dub l Hoyal. Leland Phillips. remedies It is not an attack on the cles with economic responsibilities will ment elsewhere in this issue or the Ikl' Bennett and Ted Major. general administration or anyone else. but take the calls. Review for further information I

\ 'OL UME 61 .' '!I~:; 1 Sen'illK lIale, Lubbock Countil's 1 Tilt 1l~1I" . \1 \ Y 'i. i ~ I X~ \:.S.P.S. NO. 003-340 " HEtLO WASHINGTON. D.C." Speck Cox. a local farmer. may be one of the area farmers that participates in the " farmers Speak Out" program May II . Everyone in this area will have a chance to call the nation's capital on toll·free telephone lines that day. Lawmakers and officials in Washington wi ll answer any questions the public might have on this day over t.he telephone. I Review Photo I School Board Accepts Resignations, Insurance

The Abernathv School Board met for Abernathy to insure the school for President, Lorin Prather·Vice·Presi· even the eleventh and twelfth grades if Lions MS Golf Tourne,' Sat, urda~ ' their May meeting !\Ionday night at B S5 .21 7 .39'2 Coverage was increased dent. Bud ROOdes·Secretary and necessary. The test has to be taken pm and accepted three resignations over 5600 thousand for school facilities Thomas Pettit·Vice·Secretary. until it is mastered. Thl! Abernathy l.lons Cluh will spon· "ear the tourney raised sruo ror thiS and a n insurance bid. that were added this past year. Last years test results revealed that ,;or a ~o lr tournament (or 'ullJple cause Hefdre the meeting. Lonnie and Hubbard submitted the low bid of Other Business Abernathy students were having the Se ll'rosls 10 be held at the Abernathv Prizes. donated by businesses a nd {) ' Ana Howard gave a presentation on SI5.682 for a one year policy . Richard The board accepted 32 transfer most trouble with mathematics, main· Cou ntr~ Club Salurd:J) . \la) 8 at 8 30 JIldl\,duals, ",Ii be a\\arded to \I lOners " f,;mbrvo Transfer In Beef Cattle" DuBose Insurance posted a bid of students : 7 from Cotton Center. 18 Iy finance and fraction type problems. am and partiCipants The pnle; that aren't which t·hey ",11 present III competition 516.582 and R.S. Wilkinson Assoc iates from New Deal. 2 from Hale Center, I The board then set a public hearing ,\11 pro('l'l'ci-, rrom the tournament glH' n "III he auctioned off (ollowlng later this month