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Ellsworth D. Lyen 



Kathryn Specht, secretary, reports that 

 Clay County Rural Youthers received a 

 collection for the Red Cross at their March 

 meeting. An unusually full program in- 

 cluded a piano solo by Clara Rose Gentry, 

 a discussion of "Flag Etiquette" led by Fritz 

 Thomann and Carl Hasler, a "Double or 

 Nothing" quiz given by Ruth Murphy, a 

 recreation period consisting of games and 

 contests led by Eugenia Specht, and refresh- 

 ments. 



Bond County's February meeting consisted 

 of two timely topics: "Father and Son Farm 

 Partnerships" presented by Elmer Searls of 

 the U. of I. extension staff and "They Will 

 be Coming Home Soon", by Miss Josephine 

 Giganti, home adviser. The recreation was 

 planned around a Valentine theme. Secre- 

 tary Lois Wise says, "Our meetings ate 

 going good". 



President Kettneth Wilson of Montgomery 



County Rural Youth writes that at the Feb- 

 ruary meeting he and Esther Bruntjen were 

 members of a cast which presented an orig- 

 inal dramatic skit on "Father and Son Busi- 

 ness Partnerships". The playlet, based on 

 the University of Illinois bulletin No. 587 

 covering this subject, was prepared by 

 Rural Youthers, Home Adviser Miss Helen 

 Bennett, and Organization Director Hugh 

 Rowden. The Farm Bureau has recently 

 made the Rural Youth president an ex 

 officio member of the Farm Bureau board 

 of directors. 



Secretary Hester Black, Edgar County, re- 

 ports that the Red Cross chairman, Mrs. 

 Howard, brought the Rural Youth group 

 information concerning the blood donor 

 program at a recent meeting, pointing out 

 that Edgar County Rural Youthers may con- 

 tribute to the Terre Haute blood bank. 

 Thelma Sturgeon was in charge of a discus- 

 sion on the theme "What I Expect Out of 

 Life". 



Members of the Central Rural Youth 



group of Rock Island county are already 

 making plans for the Rural Youth annual 

 week-end summer camp at Camp Hauberg. 

 Secretary Bob Sievers sends the information 

 that a debate was held in January on the 

 question: "Resolved that a Young Man 

 Should Start Farming with His Father". The 

 affirmative was upheld by Charles Schave and 

 Bob Sievers, while the negative side of the 

 question was discussed by Dolores Bolens 

 and Gertrude Tornquist. Audience parti- 

 cipation was enthusiastic. At the February 

 meeting they held a symposium on the "Or- 

 ganization and Work of the County Farm 

 and Home Bureaus". 



McDonough County Rural Youthers held 



a discussion on the important subject of 

 "Contributing to the Red Cross in 1945" 

 at their Feb. 20 meeting. "The highlight 

 of the evening was a wiener roast", accord- 

 ing to Secretary Karel Swanson. 



Y 1/c John Koonce, former member of 



the Pulasici-Alexander Rural Youth, called 

 at the lAA office March 19. John was en- 

 route to his home in Mt. Morris from the 

 Bermuda Islands where he has been sta- 

 tioned for 19 months. 



Pulaski-Alexander county held its eighth 



annual banquet on March 9 in Mounds. The 

 event was well supported by the entire mem- 

 bership. 



Secretary Ailene Thomas's report of the 

 McLean county meeting March 20 is vi- 

 brant with news. Pantomine on "Things I 

 Wish Others Wouldn't Do" was given by 

 Betty Belle Ewing, Lloyd Singley and Doro- 

 thy Renken. An invitation received from 

 the Bloomington YMCA to join in 

 the "Y" dances was placed in the hands of 

 a committee. Xhe group gave a contribu- 

 tion to the Red Cross. A box social was 

 held in which Paul V. Curtiss, assistant 

 farm adviser helped with the auctioneering. 



that they learned a lot and will make use 

 of the mixers, singing games, dances, etc. 

 in their meetings in the future." This group 

 discussed the "Gl Bill of Rights" at the 

 March meeting. 



DeKalb county looked "gay but not 

 ninety" when attired in long skirts, bustles, 

 derbies, bow ties, and plume hats at the 

 Gay Nineties' party held at the Waterman 

 gym March 12. Clara Havlins was chosen 

 best dressed girl while Pvt. Hugh McCleery, 

 former president, home on leave, was chosen 

 best dressed man. , 



Cook County Rural Youthers listened 



with interest to the story of the growth and 

 service of the Farm Bureau in lllinis as told 

 by J. B. Countiss, manager of Illinois Pro- 

 ducers Creamery, at their sixth annual ban- 

 quet held in Tinley Park, March 20. Miss 

 Clareta Walker, extension specialist in Rural 

 Youth, also showed slides of Rural Youth in 

 Illinois in 1944. 



Tazewell county held guest night on Feb. 



22. Elizabeth Strunk told what Rural Youth 

 is and what it does. "Farm Problems that 

 Confront Rural Youth" was discussed by 

 Louis Hoerr, Eleanor Moser, and Ruth Wul- 

 lenwaber, Miles Allen, Ruth Huser and 

 Arthur Gaeken. This group has planned to 

 lead recreation at three 4-H rallies.. 



McHeiuy County Rural Youth on Mardi 

 13 and 14 held short courses in surveying 

 and tiling and tractor repair and operation. 

 Actual field problems were met and solved. 

 Congratulations ! ! 



Warren county held a short course in 



recreation on March 7 and 8. Assistant 

 Farm Adviser Eldon Powel says of the 

 young people in this experience, "I know 



Current news of Rural Youth in the serv- 

 ice discloses one more gold star. 



Cpl. David Goldy, Stephenson county, 

 was reported killed in action in Belgium on 

 Jan. 15, according to notice received by his 

 parents. 



Pfc Edward Madden, La Salle county, 

 is recovering in a hospital in England from 

 wounds received in battle Nov. 9 and Jan. 

 22. He received the Bronze medal and the 

 Purple Heart awards. 



Cpl. Roben B. Simon, Bureau county, 

 has been awarded the Purple Heart for 

 wounds received in action at Luxemibourg. 



Four-H leaders received training to pre- 

 pore for a new 4-H club project in tractor 

 care and maintenance. Left to right are: 

 Kenneth Eessler, Champaign county; John 



Deputy, Pope; Melvin Hummel, Kendall; 

 Clarence Wall, Bond, and Joe Welch, Clark. 

 Twenty-three leaders were enrolled in re- 

 cent course at the university. 



Four-H leaders over the state have mapped 

 extensive programs ior the coming year. 

 Cass county 4-H leaders in Guy Husted's 

 office, leh to right: E. H. Virgin, Ruel 



Jurgens, Cheslea C. Taylor, Edward L. 

 Jones, Roy C. Reichert, Edward J. Gaiiney, 

 Glenn C. Henberger, and Farm Adviser 

 Husted. , 



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