Show I i Farm Bureau President Urges Turnout At t Polls Pointing to the fact that only 62 63 per percent percent cent tent of or the eligible voters actually voted In the 1040 1940 election E. E J 7 J. J president of the Summit County Farm Bureau today Issued a a statement urging a heavy turn out at the polls on November November November Nov Nov- I ember 7 It U Is our duty not only as rural and town small citizens but as Americans Amen Ameri I Amerl-I I cans said Mr Voting is a a. aright right a right a privilege for privilege for which our sons eons and brothers are fighting In many parts of the world today It Is our duty to them and to ourselves to vote in this national election when so many crucial Issues are at stake Mr Me statement came Ini in response to an appeal from the American Farm Bureau Federation which was sent by Geo Ceo L. L Hobson president of or the tho Utah Farm Bureau Dureau to presidents of all county organizations The Farm Bureau Fed Fed- j t Is now carrying on a wide nation-wide I campaign strictly partisan non urging rural America to vote in the November 11 elections t I Farmers and citizens of small towns i can have a powerful voice in tal affairs through their representatives I If they will get out and vote for the themen themen themen men of their choice according to Mr j I He lie added that rural people have havo the power to Influence national i politics If they will only use Ulie It He Jle called attention to the fact that 77 per cent of or the senators and 62 per cent of the i congressmen come from districts which 1 have no cities of or more than population population I lation and hen e are predominantly rural He said however that if rural I America stayed at home on election day and the big bill city vote turned out I I full fui strength rural people would have an even harder time from then on makIng making mak mak- ing their wishes heard said that an appeal for tor farmers to vote in the coming election was stirringly made by Edward A. A ONeal president of the American Farm Bureau Dureau Federation in a recent address Mr ONeal said ald I know the farmer has an obligation to get his crops In at the proper time but I also know that he has a duty I that transcends even the obligation to produce and that is to contribute to good government by exercising his right to vote Leave your plow leave your cow I leave your sow and go to the polls pOlis In what Is one of the most precious rights I and privileges that we enjoy under our democratic form of or government In my I opinion farm carry a greater responsibility for the preservation of our I great tradition of or democracy than any I other group I In his statement Mr said i that although Farm Bureau Dureau members like Uko everyone else are busy at this time I II they and all other rural citizens can I take off the necessary hour or two that I voting requires We should remember he said that our boys in the armed I services are giving the best years of or their lives to defense of their country They I were were not too busy when the call came I We cannot and we will not be too busy I 1 to vote We should everyone of or us go go o to the polls November 7 and thereby act as share-holders share In America I |