B) ii.Dii (.iiir^iiLii 

 "Kiik Otis," "Huddles," and Tnd Run-.," 



liruiif;lu miiic tli.iii 2')() yniiiij; people frnni II- 

 linms and otlicr niKiwi.st states tci the Mid- 

 NX'est Farm Hure-au Tiainini; Scluml, at liast 

 l.aiisiiif;, Miehican, July 1". Joliii Scluictt, 

 president, MtHenry County Rural '^'imtli, 

 heailed tile- list tit tuiiiteen delegates trnni 

 eiclit enunties in Illinois. 



Tlmse- m attendaiiee tnim lllincus were; 

 Raynmiul Haiiley, (jrundy eounty; Op.il 

 staekliouse, Meieei: Anna hell Ciray, Mcrce-r ; 

 Mildred Meis, l.iviii.i;stoii ; llarl Slae klmuse, 

 Kniix; Kahili Swarens. Biiune; Keiinetli Ftr- 

 rill, Macon; Nnriiuin 'rriiinnR-l. Macon; 

 He-le-n Chamherlain, Macon; AiUeii Cox, 

 .Macon; Mabel Ripley, Slie-iby; Howaril Gas- 

 tiin, Shelby; luKvard Ple-f;t;c, Shelby. 



rhe projjram. designed for an exehanj;e ot 

 ideas betwee-n states, j;ave- an opportunity ti'i 

 more- than 200 to take an active part in i;roiip 

 discussions. 



Illinois Rural ^'<ul(h C^aravan Tour dates 



li.ive been tentatively set tor October V- 1 i 

 and Octiiber 2-i-JK. One delei^ate from 

 e.ich coLintv Is inv ited. 



Historic spots in Henderson (Ounty were 



visited by more than ^0 Henderson youni; 

 people last nutnth, tiniiy Combitcs. secie- 

 tary, reports that many were surprised to 

 find the wide variety of soils and ai:rieul 

 tural practices in the county. 



l.aSalle County's First Annual Banquet 

 was held in (ittawa, July IHth. Alice 

 Muiii;e v\,is installed .ts their new presiilent 



Farm ^^)uth Day at Cimto Farm, Havana, 

 August .s, has a variety proiiram which 

 should interest youn/; people who live in 

 central Illinois Field trips and discussions 

 bej;in at 10:00 AM. 



Hair styles and nxiperative livestoik mar- 



ketini; was the basis tor iliscussion ,it the 

 last meetini; of Fdwards Caiunty youni; peo- 

 ple. Tommy Millai was careful to report 

 that these meciin.cs were held in SFPA- 

 RATF sections 



"Nuts and Bolts" — is the astoundinu 



title of the play lecenlly produced in 1-ulioii 

 County. Claienee Berry ti»rt;ot to send the 

 rest of the details. 



New printed proj;ranis (ellin); about the 



State ^'oun>; Adult (amp to be held at last 

 Hay on I..tke Hlooinin^tiin. Aui;ust 20-26. 

 are now avail.ible. A variety program in- 

 cludes iliscussions on the home, person. ility. 

 world forces, social liyi;iene. .ind commu- 

 nity life. Music, hikes, nature study, and 

 .ill camp sports will put you in better trim 

 tor another years work. Flan to attend. 



Thirty younn people from Henry Ca>unty 



v\ill leave Canibridi;e at -I ;0U A.M., Au.uust 

 26th, for a twn-d.iv study and inspection 

 tour of Chica.eo, Ralph Taylor, assistant 

 f.trin atlviser aiiel Dorothy VC'hitton, hcmie 

 .idviser, v\ere in the lAA offices, luly 1^. 

 makmc detailed arrangements for the trip, 



Sangamon county farmers are post- 

 ing' their land with "No Tre.sp.issinu 

 si^ns fiirnisheci hy the Sanjj;.unon (oun- 

 ty F.irm Bureau. 



WILL COUNTY RURAL YOUTH ORGANIZE 



Instilult' 



The I'Slh annual session ol the .Amer- 

 ican Institute of Cooperation will be 

 held on tiie University of (hiea^o 

 campus Ati^ust ~ to 1 I . A prourani 

 may be h.id by writini; the Department 

 of Information of the lAA or callmt; 

 at the county l-'arm Bureau office. 



Secretary Henry A. ^X'all.^ee is sthed 

 uJed to spe.ik .\Iond.iy cveniny. Au!.;usi 

 On 1 uesdav evenini;, Aui;ust .s 

 the president of the Scottish ( ooper 

 ative Wholesale Society, Neil S. Be.iton 

 ol Cilasyow and Raymond Percy As- 

 kew, general marketing inspector tor 

 the Ministry of Agriculture in Ireland 

 are scheduled to speak. 



The relation of monetary policies 

 to price levels of basic commodities 

 will be handled by Chester C!. Davis 

 of the Federal Reserve Bo.ird and Fred 

 Sexauer. president ot the New ^'ork 

 Dairymens Leaj;ue. 



At the t;eneral session Fridav morn- 

 m^;. August II lAA president Farl C. 



Smith will le.id the divussion on inter 

 ;:roup looperatioii. Scheduled speakers 

 mchule < \ . Denman, C lilford V 

 (irei;orv, (ieoroe Lawson, secretary 

 .Minnesot.i I'c.ieration of Labor, and 

 Fred H ( l.uisen of >X'i>>consin, a man- 

 utacturer. 



Farm and cooperative leaders from 

 over the countrv are .scheduled to ap- 

 pear on the program A number ol 

 I.\.-\ staff members will take part. 



The Munson 'soxX Conservation Dis- 

 trict in Henry county between Gen- 

 esee) and Cambridge is the seconel 

 sueli district to be organized in Illi- 

 nois. In the referendum July I. 1"^^ 

 land owners voted lor it and 200 

 against. .-\lx)iit 200 farms and s'l.OOO 

 acres are involved If approved by 

 the state board, the soil conservation 

 service, aieordini; to State Coordinator 

 Bruce C lark, will assign several tech- 

 nicians to the area to help map out 

 .;n ere>sioii control program. 



Legislative Voting Record 



'( '-Ht'd U-.lli 



No. of Milk Control Hhimbin.u Fruit and 



Members Sessions (House only) .-Vniendntent W-getables 



(By Senatorial Dist ) .Served For .-Vuainst For .\'.;ainsi For Against 



•iUth District (Alex.inder. 

 Franklin, Pulaski, 



Bangs 



Disease 



For .\gainst 



AUGUST, 1939 



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