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Guard Against Farm Fires in Juiy 



O^F LAST year's farm accidents, 

 1^1 the largest number reported for 



\^ / for any one month was in July 



. . . 292 temporary injuries, 15 perma- 

 nent injuries, and 26 deaths. 



Injuries received in haying operations 

 exceeded all others ... 30 Illinois 

 farmers received temporary injuries, 3 

 permanent injuries; and 3 met death. 



Other high accident results were due 

 to horses, tractors, pitchforks, and com- 

 bines. 



Very soon in Illinois, threshing will 

 be under way. Plenty of rain has kept 

 shingle roofs wet enough to be safe so 

 far this season; however, a week of 

 intense heat will make wood shingles 

 dry as tinder. If you have wood shingle 

 roofs keep an eye on the location of 

 the threshing outfit when it sets up. 

 Make certain that the wind is not 

 carrying sparks in the direction of the 

 buildings. Occasionally, threshers are 

 so completely occupied with their sev- 



THE lAA SAFETY LANE IS COMING 

 B« o soi* drirmr. hor* your car checked for mechanical defects. 



Many reports are received of folks eral activities that a roof fire is well 



falling out of wagons and off hay loads. under way before it is noticed. 



Usually the driver stays on because he 



has the lines to steady himself. While SafctV LanC DatCS 



it's no parachute hop, a non-stop flight 



from the top of a load of hay to the LilCCM lOUr AutOS 



ground usually results in a sprained Have you stopped at the lAA Safety 



ankle ... if the person lands on his Lane to have the safety factors of your 



feet. If he comes "a-sittin, " he short- car checked over.' Better do so . . . 



ens his spine a couple of inches. Which might save you an accident ! 



is the most painful landing mode is un- This month the equipment will be 



certain. Neither, however, have been »"•' July 



known to cause any outbursts of hilarity Hillsboro, Montgomery County 1-2 



except from the top of the load. Carrollton, Green County ...5 



Why not sit down on the hay . . . Jerseyville, Jersey County 6-7 



it's much more comfortable than the Carlinville, Macoupin County 8-9 



ground. It's closer, too. Peoria, Peoria County 11-16 



Pekin, Tazewell County _..._ 18-20 



With the rain we've been having and Monmouth, Warren County 22-23 



with the haying season at hand, be care- Aledo, Mercer County 25-26 



ful about storing damp hay. Damp or Moline, Rock Island County 27-28 



improperly cured hay, once stored in Cambridge, Henry County 29-30 



the barn, has a way of heating and 



many barns are burned down each year Uncle Ab says a safe motorist is one 



from this one cause alone. Take an who drives as if the rest of the world 



occasional look into the hay mow to is both deaf and blind. 



make certain there are no hot pockets 



starting. It isn't good farming, to Otto Krera at West Brooklyn likes flow- 



1 J »-,tnn\. .. »An "S. He savs, Did you ever see a fellow 



burn down a $1500 barn to save $40 ^i^h ^ fl^^,, ;„ ^is lapel who wore a 



worth of hay from getting wet! grouch?" 



Harvey Adair, 57, president of the Cook 



County Farm Bureau was substitute catcher 

 for the Farm Bureau's South team in an 

 official baseball game with Will County 

 Farm Bureau on June 11. "Grandpa" Adair 

 caught four innings, got two hits, knocked 

 in Cook's only run. Will county won 25 

 to 1. "My hand is still swollen from catch- 

 ing those balls," said Harvey. "Otherwise 

 I'm fit as a fiddle." 



Paul Fogelsong, DeKalb's star pitcher, 

 hasn't been solved yet in Division II games. 

 On June 18 he struck out 12 Lake county 

 hitters, allowed six hits. DeKalb won, eight 

 to two. Last season these teams played 

 extra-season games to decide the winner. 



Will county's pitching staff, headed by 



Schuldt, struck out 24 batsmen in three 

 games. Lester Case, Will's first sacker and 

 manager, is not concealing the fact that his 

 team is out to win the state title. 



Dick Wargo struck out 19 Marshall-Put- 

 nam players for Woodford to win 12-0, June 

 18. Woodford is tied with Peoria, in Di- 

 vision IV with two wins each. The Peoria- 

 Woodford game scheduled for June 11 was 

 postponed due to rain. Dopesters have it 

 that the winner of this match will take the 

 divisional title. 



In Division V, Fayette and Macoupin have 

 each one two, lost one. Bond has lost one, 

 won one and Montgomery has won one and 

 lost three. But it's still anyone's guess 

 which will finish the season in the lead. 

 Fayette nosed Bond 6 to 5 in 11 innings, 

 June 4. Montgomery dropped a 15-5 strug- 

 gle to Fayette, Hillsboro, June 11. On the 

 following Saturday, June 18, Macoupin and 

 Fayette were knotted at two all around when 

 the game was called because of rain. 



Hold everything! Carroll csunty, out for 



the state championship, defeated the '37 

 champs from Ogle at Mt. Morris June 18, 

 score 6 to 1. W. Cheeseman, hurling for 

 Carroll struck out 8 but W. Frey went him 

 one better by fanning 11 and making a two- 

 base hit. It's going to be a tussle for district 

 honors in this division. 



McLean and Macon were the winners in 

 District VI on June 18, McLean defeating 

 Moultrie 14 to while Macon humbled the 

 rookie team from Sangamon 14 to 2. 



Sports Festival Rules 



(Continued from page 17) 



contests. A sub-committee has been or- 

 ganized for that purpose. Although the 

 group has not reported, it is rumored 

 that pie-eating and similar features may 

 be scheduled. The fun committee is ex- 

 pected to refHDrt at the next meeting of 

 the state Festival committee which will 

 meet, July 29, at either Chicago or Ur- 

 bana. 



Suggestions for improving the third 

 annual Farm Sports Festival will be ap- 

 preciated. If you have an idea, send it to 

 the Festival Committee, lAA Offices. 



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