OCR Text |
Show Turkey Growers Urge The Giving Of Turkeys As Christmas Presents This Year SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Don't be surprised if there's a plump turkey under the tree this Christmas Christ-mas along with Junior's new bicycle and the necktie for Dad. The Utah Producers Stabilization committee wrote a letter to Santa Claus today asking the old fellow to help them dispose of the largest drumstick crop in the state's history. "We're overlooking not bets, not even Santa Claus, in our effort to market the heavy production", explained ex-plained Ahram Barker. Taylors-ville Taylors-ville grower and commitee chairman. chair-man. "We think Santa will welcome wel-come our suggestion. A turkey makes an excellent Christmas gift. Economical too. "Retailers are doing a fine job. Santa", the letter said, "but we need all the help available. If you advise your Utah clients to include) a turkey in their Christmas gift lists, thousands of housewives would bless you and we growers could look forward to a much happier Christmas. "P.S If we can dispose of our extra birds, we will have lots more money to spend for Christmas presents and more money in circulation means more prosperity for Utah. Merry Christmas, Christ-mas, old timer, drop in some time soon for a turkey dinner". Barker announced that the committee is backing up newspaper news-paper advertising and other sales promotion by the retailers with appeals to restaurants, hotels, railroads, rail-roads, airlines, civic clubs, church groups, ho.-pitals, schools with cafeterias and other outlets to step up their use of turkey throughout the winter months. |