JZu.d YOUTH 



By Frank Gingrich 



Hancock County Rural Youth visited 

 Amana colonies in Iowa, Nov. 9. Miss 

 Fannie Brooks of the University of Illinois 

 discussed Personality and Health at the 

 regular meeting which was attended by 

 more than 60. Beginning Nov. 26, the 

 group will broadcast over Station WCAZ 

 from 3:00 to 3.15 p.m. the last Sunday of 

 each month. 



A music and drama tournament is being 

 sponsored by the Marshall-Putnam Rural 

 Youth. Eleanor Bussell, Sparland, county 

 chairman. She is aided by three district 

 leaders. 



Leonard Hafenritcher, Kendall county, re- 

 ports that rehearsals have started on a play 

 for the state music and drama tournament. 

 "How to become More Efficient Farmers 

 and Homemakers" is the topic for discussion 

 at their next meeting. Five members are 

 in charge of the program. 



Here's a new idea from Adams county: 

 A Graduation Party for married couples 

 who were former members. Graduates were 

 given diplomas. 



Brown county Rural Youth made $50 net 



at the county corn husking contest. Their 

 Hallowe'en party was a masquerade and 

 penny carnival with bingo, ball throw and 

 penny pitch. Cider and doughnuts were 

 served. "What's Behind the News" was 

 the topic at their November meeting. 



Clarence Berry, Fulton county, seeks in- 

 formation. He wants to know, what did 

 you do to Lawrence Ford? Lawrence is 

 still talking about the Caravan Tour. Any- 

 body know? 



Mr. Kallal, manager of the Southwestern 



Electric Co-op, explained rural electrifica- 

 tion for Madison county Rural Youth last 

 meeting. "Rural Electrification, Its Uses 

 and Maintenance" and "County Hybrid Corn 

 Test Results" are topics for the next meet- 

 ing. 



MOVIES — Henderson County Rural 

 Youth showed the sound movie "Oil For 

 The Lamps of China" at their meeting, 

 Nov. 15. The McLean County group used 

 this film, Nov. 20. Macon County folks saw 

 the picture "Ladies and Gentlemen," sup- 

 plied by Farm Journal and Farmers' Wife, 

 during November. 



NEW OFFICERS — Presidents: Ken- 

 neth Paarlberg, Cook county; Ivan New- 

 kirk, Wabash; Irvin Pocklington, Macoupin; 

 Arthur Maseley, Kane; Melvin Mouser, Mc- 

 Lean; Raymond Reisinger, Edwards; Edith 

 Madison and Glen Weineke, both of Cal- 

 houn county. 



Secretaries: Pauline DeArmond, Cook 

 county; Gilbert Ginther, Wabash; Olga 

 BurgdorfF, Macoupin; Dorothy Howard, 

 Kane; Mabel Sutter, McLean; Robert Shep- 

 herd, Edwards, and Mildred Baughart, Cal- 

 houn. 



Calhoun county reports their Rural Youth 

 Group has been divided into two sections. 

 On Nov. 3, the Franklin Community Group 

 entertained the Batchtown Group at a 

 Hallowe'en masquerade and dance. Music 

 was furnished by a Rural Youth orchestra. 



SOUTHERN ILLINOIS RURAL YOUTH VISIT lAA 

 On their swing around the state the young people stopped lot a brief Tisit in 

 Chicago. Here they ore in the lAA Publicity Dept. shown with George Thiem. editor 

 oi the RECORD. In the party were: Delbert Hout. Clay county: Dante Saxe. Edwarda: 

 Oscar Moeller, Effingham; Margaret Raben, Gallatin: Louis Botterbusch, lackson-Peirr; 

 Carl Reed. Ir., leiierson: Fern Schlichting, JoDaviess; Evelyn Covitt Johnson: Eleanor 

 Leach, Macon: Mr. Cleo BohnenstiehL Madison; Minnie L Lukens. Massac: Luella 

 Schworze. Monroe; Maxine Long, Morgan; Milo Thurston. Pulaski-Alexanden Lorena 

 Naeger, Randolph: Raymond Baker. Saline; Sarah F. Treece. Onion; Ivan Newkirk. 

 Wabash: Roy Hucker, White: Ina Sparks, Williamson. 



"Resolved: Hedge Fences Are Valuable." 

 That's the debate going on in Du Page 

 county this winter. 



Club Congress Delegates 



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prize money. Total sales are certified by 

 Farm Advisor Paul V. Dean at $7,591.- 

 75. He also completed 77 acres of com 

 projects, in addition to taking part in 

 15 judging contests and other activities. 

 "My exhibits attracted attention at the 

 county fair," Robert says, "and showed 

 folks they could do as well with im- 

 proveq livestock and methods." He re- 

 ceivea a gold watch as a state award 

 provided by Thos. E. Wilson. 



Nell Richardson, 20, of Springfield, 

 state canning winner, put up 1796 pints 

 of fruits and vegetables in ten years of 

 club work valued at $201.60. She re- 

 ceived a trip to Chicago from the Kerr 

 Glass Company and will compete for a 

 $200 scholarship. 



Imogene Willeford, 17, of Greenville, 

 Bond county, received a trip to the con- 

 gress through Serve!, Inc. as state award 

 in food achievements over eight years. 

 During that time, she prepared 353 

 dishes, baked 60 dozen breads and cook- 

 ies, prepared 17 meals, took part in 

 three demonstrations and six judging 

 contests, led a club for a year and made 

 31 exhibits to win $62.28. Total value 

 of her work is $475.60. She will com- 

 pete for a $400 college scholarship. 



Ruth Dick, 20, of Paris, Edgar county, 

 is the state's winner in the girls record 

 contest and gets a trip to the Club Con- 

 gress. She will compete for a $200 

 scholarship provided by Montgomery 

 Ward. 



Marion I. Gillespie, 17, of Mundeldn, 

 Lake county, will represent Illinois 4-H 

 girls in the National 4-H Dress Revue 

 featuring the annual club members ban- 

 quet Stevens Hotel December 6. She 

 is editor of the school yearbook and 

 member of the glee club at Libertyville 

 Township High School where she is a 

 senior. 



In the state wide home grounds beau- 

 tification activity five clubsters were 

 named for the blue award class and 

 cash prizes as follows: Gordon Swenson 

 of Paxton, Betty June Murrah of Mar- 

 ion, Jimmie Sanders of Marion, Martha 

 Stacy of Dwight and Manly Gene Wil- 

 son of McNabb. 



Farm Managers Meet 



Last time Europ>e blew up, U. S. 

 land value, too, exploded. Will it hap- 

 pen again.' This will be the biggest 

 question facing members of the Ameri- 

 can Society of Farm Managers and Rur- 

 al Appraisers when they convene their 

 10th annual conventiqnyat the Great 

 Northern Hotel, ChicagoTDec. 4 and 5. 



Outstanding students of land values 

 scheduled to speak include J. G. Gar- 

 diner, Canadian minister of agriculture; 

 Harper Sibley, former president of the 

 U. S. Chamber of Commerce; Prof. 

 H. C. M. Case, University of Illinois; 

 W. W. McLaughlin, Decatur, Oscar G. 

 Johnston, Scott, Missisippi; Thomas I. 

 Parkinson, president of the Equitable 

 Life Assurance Society of New York; 

 F. W. Beck, president of the Federal 

 Land Bank of St. Paul ; W. G. Murray, 

 professor of agricultural economics and 

 farm finance, Ames, la. 



All sessions of the Society are open 

 to the public. 



DECEMBER. 1939 



