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Show March 1972 Page 5 Utah Farm Bureau News Firewall Divides Political Education From Political Action .AND HOW INDIVIDUAL THE ROLE OF THE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION IN POLITICAL EDUCATION FARM BUREAU MEMBERS CAN EFFECTIVELY HELP CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT THEIR BASIC BELIEFS FARM BUREAU POLITICAL EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL MEMBER POLITICAL ACTION CANDIDATE AFBF STATE POLITICAL EDUCATION STATE F. B. STATE STAFF u CAMPAIGN MANAGER STAFF CANDIDATE SUPPORT COMMITTEES COORDINATOR BUSINESS FARMERS AND MEDICINE AND EDUCATION INDUSTRY RANCHERS COUNTY CANDIDATE COUNTY County .Political (PEP COMMITTEE FARM BUREAU Education Program FARMERS AND RANCHERS COUNTY Counittee) n COMflTTEE Raise Money For Candidate Organize Coffee Hours er Distribute Leaf Stickers Discuss Candidate With Friends Inform members of Election Laws Study Political Party Structure Conduct Voter Registration Campaigns lets-Bump- Publish Voting Records Measure the Candidate Make Phone Calls Get Out The Vote In Support Of Your Candidate Information on Public Issues MEMBERS i, j W' Political Education Program Introduced At Meet One of the main features of the Leadership Conference was the introduction of Farm Bureaus Political Education Program otherwise known as PEP. This is LeGrand Jarman outlines Farm Bureau program for political education this election year. CHANGING ONE OF Hl$ BASIC BELIEFS an election year and farmers are interested in getting men and woman elected to office who will support the basic belief of Farm Bureau. The accompanying chart is called the Fire Wall. It illustrates two ways Farm Bureau members can be effective in political action. On the left side of the Wall members work through the organization to become informed and help to effort to inform others in an aU-ocreate interest in elections and politics. This is the area of political education On the right side of the Wall is the Political Action. Here is where each member may choose for himself which candidate he will support and is expected to give some time and money to help in the candidates campaign. Election campaigns cost a lot of money, but farmers generally have not been enthusiastic contributors and as a result many elected officers have been prone to give better service to those who made rather large contributions to their campaigns. In the later issues of this paper we will discuss how farm people may make contributions to candidates of their choice and receive proper recognition. Also, we wiU likely be able to publish voting records and keep you informed as (fflpDMMtt takes big money . . .Your Land Bank knows the field. ut qI mi .ass Vs- - to important dates. Association Bring your plans for equipment and other farm or ranch requirements to your Land Bank Association office. Youll talk with people who know agriculture and how to finance it. Long-terconvenience, rs flexible repayment options and more than experience in putting agriculture first are some of the advantages you will enjoy. m 50-yea- LAND B A1SI K1 Visit the association office near you rtfi&iR ggftsv Richfield Logan Millard V. Owens, Mgr. Rodney S. Nyman, Mgr. 7 East First North 100 752-21- Main St. 094-447- 4 Salt Lake City Provo Blaine D. Halos, Mgr. 172 South 100 Norh East 373-0M- 0 Harold M. Thompson, Mgr. 9 West First South 22S 343-431- Tremonton Keith H. Anderson 14S West Main 257-S3- |