Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 18, Number 45, DeMotte, Jasper County, 8 October 1948 — STRONG FARM LEADERSHIP NEEDED [ARTICLE]

STRONG FARM LEADERSHIP NEEDED

This is no time for farmers to let go of the steering wheel of the farm program, says L. M. Vogler, Chairman of the Indiana PM A committee. “The use of farmer-elected committees to administer the Agricultural Conservation Program, Price Supports and other programs has proven effective -and efficient and this is no time to let this farm leadership down by not showing up when community elections are held. “These elections are not to be confused with the regular elections for political candidates. In the Agricultural Conservation Program there are no party lines. These farmer elections are nonpolitical and the best farm leadership should be voted in,” said the Chairman. Mr. Vogler said he was not afraid of the leadership that would be selected if most of the eligible farmers vote in the community elections. “It’s when farm-

ers get too busy to vote that there is danger of losing the farmer’s voice and influence in the administration of the farm program.” Notices of the elections will be posted in advance of the elections in the various communities over the State. “Each eligible farmer should watch for announcements of the election and then make it a point to vote when the election is held in his community,” the Chairman urges.