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Show Farm Organizations Sponsor April 3 "Benson Day" Activities at Logan Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson will make a "major farm policy" address at 2 p. m., Saturday, April 3, at the Utah State Agricultural College field-house field-house in Logan. Frank G. Shelley, executive secretary of the Utah State Farm Bureau Federation and general chairman for the event, announces an-nounces that more than 40 farm organizations in the Intermoun-tain Intermoun-tain states have expressed their intent to cooperate in sponsor-In sponsor-In a ' Benson Day" at the College. Col-lege. "Secretary Benson, In his telephone tele-phone conversations with me, has emphasized repeatedly that he will consider this as being one of his major talks of the year," Mr. Shelley declared. "Whllo those of us who are engaged en-gaged in agriculture can view this occasion as an opportunity to welcome the Secretary of Agri- culture 'hack home,' we should I not lose ;ght of the fact that In-' In-' asmuch as the secretary is one of the leading national figures of our time, we will want to take every possible action to invite our entire citizenry to the Benson Day activities," he added. Major Issues at Stake Mr. Shelley pointed out that In terms of Congressional thinking on a government farm program, "We ar" in a critical period in our history." j "The evident indecision on the part of Congress to recognize the secretary's proposals for an 1m-'proved 1m-'proved federal farm program is 'presumably a reflection on the thinking of the constituents they supposedly represent. In this particular par-ticular instance, there are many of us who feel that Secretary Benson has far stronger support for his farm program philosophies philoso-phies than current press reports would indicate. "In any event, here is a wonderful won-derful opportunity for Utahns from all walks of life to hear the secretary personally, and then evaluate his recommendations," Mr. Shelley added. "We are extremely hopeful that businessmen, industrial leaden, end educational people will all take an active interest in inviting their co-workers and membership groups to attend the 'Benson Day' activities at Logan, April 3," the chairman concluded. |