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Show Needy To Share In Wheat Gift All of the counties in Utah are eligible to make: application for a portion of the 40,000,000 bushels of Grain Stabilization corporation wheat which has been turned over to the American Red Cross to distribute to "needy and distressed people," according ac-cording to a letter received Tuesday by Director William Peterson of the Utah State Agricultural college extension ex-tension service from A. L. Schafer, manager of the Pacific branch of the Red Cross. "This comes as a God-send to many people in the state who are suffering suffer-ing because of feed and food shortage," short-age," said Director Peterson in commenting com-menting on the gift as announced by Mr. Shafer. "All the counties in Utah were included because of the drouth of 1931 and because of the depressed conditions of many families in this state," said Director Peterson. Those who are desirous of obtaining obtain-ing some of this wheat should make their wants known to the county unit of the Red Cross. Application blanks will be furnished and assistance given giv-en by officers in charge. Director Peterson Pe-terson said that although the distribution distri-bution of the wheat was not to be handled by the extension service in any way, still the county agents will (Continued on last page) j Needy To Share In Wheat Gift (Continued from page 1) stand ready at any time to assist needy farmers in securing the necessary neces-sary information to make proper application ap-plication to the Red Cross organization. organiza-tion. "Many cases have come to our attention at-tention lately, showing that the families fam-ilies in Utah have no feed for their livestock nor can they obtain credit to purchase it. This gift of the farm board through the Red Cross should 'materially relieve the suffering in this state," Director Peterson concluded. con-cluded. N. L. Hermanscn, operator of the I local milling company, and who is in close touch with the needs, both for flour and for seeds, is taking an active ac-tive interest with the local Red Cross chapter in the hopes of participating in the gift., Four thousand bushels of wheat will be asked for, and it is believed, considering the condition of the wheat grower, that this amount can be obtained. Some families, too, are destitute of flour and relief to them should come at once. Mr. Her-mansen Her-mansen has suggested that districts be formed and that each work out Sits own plan toward securing the wheat and supervise the distribution. |