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Show FOOD SHORTAGE ADDS INTEREST Approximately 20,000 communities commun-ities throughout -the nation are planning special observances of the third annual National Farm Safety Week July 21-27. The National Na-tional Safety Council and the IT. S. Dept. of Agriculture annually sponsor the week to call attention to year-round accident pevention on farms. Special impetus is being given the observance this year by the critical world food situation which calls for greater production than ever before in the history of the nation. "All farm people know that accidents, ac-cidents, may cause delay and loss in production, yet last year an average av-erage of 44 farm people died of accidents each day,'' Ned H. Dearborn, Dear-born, president of the National Safety Council, said. In a proclamation calling attention atten-tion to the special occasion, Pres. Truman has asked farmers to remove re-move a hazard a day until farms are made as safe as possible. Among national agricultural organizations or-ganizations cooperating in the endeavor en-deavor are the National Grange, the National Fire Protection Association, Asso-ciation, 4-H Clubs, the Farm Equipment Institute, the American Farm Bureau Federation, Farm Cooperatives, Farmers' Union and others. Many organizations are planning program meetings devoted to safety safe-ty subjects during the week. |