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' Fifty Yean of Service 



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over its quota. The elevator cooper- 

 ated in all these community projects 

 with work, donations and loans. 



Right now the Varna elevator board 

 is thinking about the future of its co- 

 operative. Some of the members are 

 talking about ways and means of get- 

 ting more young people interested in 

 the business. Some members are also 

 talking about having terminal facilities 

 on the river. They would like to see 

 other cooperative elevators in the area 

 work with them on the grain market- 

 ing problems that may arise in the 

 future. 



In 1943, the Varna elevator mar- 

 keted 339,804 bushels of grain for 

 1362,588.49, and did more than |18,- 

 000 worth of business in merchandise 

 and coal. Net operating income for 

 the year was $8,435.08. A one-cent 

 per bushel patronage refund was de- 

 clared on 1943 business as has been ihe 

 practice since 1938. 



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Commnnity Clnb 



(Continued from page 12) 



auditorium with regular theater seats and 

 a stage that is fully equipped to accomo- 

 date any play or dramatic presentation. 

 The basement serves as a large recre- 

 ation room with facilities for the prepara- 

 tion of refreshments, which always climax 

 an eventful social program. 



Perhaps one of the major reasons that 

 the dub has progressed is because it has 

 maintained a well-balanced program, 

 meeting both the educational and recre- 

 ational needs of the people. 



Overall the program of the Boosters 

 is devoted to all progressive movements 

 for the good of community life. The 

 building serves as a natural community 

 center with many of the rural schools 

 holding their programs in the large 

 auditorium. The Boosters sponsor 4-H 

 clubs, hold harvest festivals, promote 

 church a£Fairs and encourage activities in 

 the interests of the war effort. A Red 

 Cross unit meets once a week and mem- 

 bers contribute liberally of their time, 

 effort, and money • to USO, bond and 

 scrap drives. A service flag occupying a 

 prominent place on the auditorium stage, 

 shows 50 boys and girls from the com- 

 munity in the services of their country. 

 A World War I service flag has 17 stars. 

 Much of the neighborly discussion con- 

 sists of the exchange of news about sons 

 and daughters who are serving on the 

 fighting fronts. 



Here in the Kernan community, sub- 

 stantial citizens are keeping alive the best 

 of American traditions for future gen- 

 erations. 



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Thia is the iormer sale bam bought for 

 $700 and used as a iaxva shop and voca- 



tional agriculture classroom. The shop is 

 located only four blocks ironi school. 



Buses line up in front of the Reynolds 

 school as classes are dismissed. Part of 

 the new building can be seen at the left. 



grew up in Mercer county. He studied 

 at Knox College and the state Univer- 



The old building which the high school 

 shared with the grade school hides the 

 front of the new building. 



sity of Iowa and has done considerable 

 graduate work. 



At the annual meeting of the Midwest 



Limestone Institute all of the quarry opera- 

 tors attending were concerned about ( 1 ) the 

 increasing labor shortage, (2) the mounting 

 demand for agricultural limestone, and (3) 

 how they could obtain maximum production 

 at each of their plants. 



By John R. Spencer 



If all farmers in Illinois who want rock 



phosphate could get it this year, the tonnage 

 would set a new high record. The produc- 

 tion of both rock phosphate and superphos- 

 phate will be larger this year with demand 

 still far in the lead. 



"During World War I, tf»e emptutsts wa» 

 on the production of cereals. Today in 

 World War II, the emphasis is on meats, 

 dairy products, eggs, fats and oil. . . To 

 meet the present emergency, farmers should 

 make every effort to provide their soils with 

 all the plant food that present limited sup- 

 plies will permit." Middle West Soil Im- 

 provement Committee. 



The new quarry set-up at Cordova in Rock 



Island county is now in operation and his 

 been producing agricultural limestone since 

 early in March. 



During February, many of the northern 

 Illinois quarries were not in operation due 

 to necessary repair work and others for in- 

 stallation of additional crushing equipment 

 to increase agricultural limestone output. 



"The year 1943 (when all figures are as- 

 sembled) will probably show the greatest 

 production of food, feed and fibre in the 

 history of the State." J. B. Andrews, U. of 

 I. College of Agriculture. 



APRIL, 1944 



