Show Bureau President Urges Farmers to Vote Vole November There were men anti ana women of voting yoUng ago in Utah who did not vote In the 1 1940 1040 40 election declared Blaine Sevy president of the Garfiel County Farm Bureau Dureau in an appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal for all qualified voters oters to go goto goto goto to the polls and ote vote their convictions convictions convictions con con- No November ember 7 Not only In 1940 election he said but in previous ones in our state a large part of our oui people who were eligible to vote yote simply did not take the time to exercise one of the highest rights granted to them as American American citizens For the nation as a whole only 62 62 per cent of the eligible voters went to the polls I i. i In la 1940 i The statement from Mr r. r Se Sevy came In response to an appeal from Crom the American Farm Bureau Dureau Federation sent by George Georgc L L. Hobson president of the Utah State Farm Bureau Dureau Federation to 10 presidents of all county organizations organ organ- I The American Farm Faun I Bureau Federation is now carrying carrying car car- car I on a strictly partisan non non f campaign urging rural and smalltown America to vote yote in inthe inthe f the el elections sIn s. s In this thit large number of peo pee people people pie who did not take time to vote yote ote in our state said Mr Sex Sey Sevy were thousands of farmers and residents of small towns In the country at large more than 50 f per cent of oC the population is in rural districts and in towns of less than In fact out of oC counties in to the country 2510 2610 do not have a single town of more than It seems therefore that rural voters have havethe havethe the power to shape our country's I future if if- if they will use it But they must get out and vote oto No Noone Noone one ono else can do it f for r them t ki 1 Mr Sevy Savy said that especially in this war year with the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- is iss issues is- is tion's future depending on on r sues s to be decided that every to vote Yote should f f person eligible r. r go to the polls November 7 |