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Show EAGLE MAY ENVY TURKEY IN FUTURE The eagle had better look to its laurels organized turkey growers today anounced the start of a coast-to-coast drive to popularize the turkey as America's national bird. Confronted with the largest crop of birds in history, growers' spokesmen announced that more chan 200,000 chain and independent independ-ent retailers have agreed to "talk turkey" to consumers in a nationwide effort to increase turkey consumption and stave off a serious setback for producers. Announcement of the drive came from Abram Barker, Taylorsville grower and chairman chair-man of the Utah Turkey Growers Stabilization Committee, which is coordinating grower-retailer activities throughout the state. Pledges of assistance have been received from stores affiliated with the National Association of Food Chains, Utah chain stores Association, organized independent independ-ent merchants and other retail distributors, Barker said. Newspaper advertising, store and window displays and various other promotional media will be utilized in the effort to make housewives "turkey - conscious." W. J. Hart, "president of the Utah Chain Stores Association, informed inform-ed Barker. . Non-food stores will cooperate as well as food retailers retail-ers and drug and variety stores with food counters, Hart said. "The marketing problem is serious," Barker explained, "Government "Gov-ernment estimates place the national na-tional supply at 32 million birds, 22 per cent more than 1938 and 15 per cent more than in 1936, 1 largest previous production Utah -growers must market S 1.000,000 birds or 30 U ,1 more than ever before V "By attacking the problem a? one ot underconsumption rather a than oi over-production and bv P utilizing the streamlined grower V' to-consumer facilities of the ganizcd retailers, we hope t make a sizeable dent in th t supply and stabilize the market fl for the benefit of producer and consumer alike." The drive is of special importance import-ance to Utah, Barker pointed out since the state ranks high amonp turkey-producing states s |