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ONE of the most ambitious programs 

 Illinois 4-H club members have ever 

 attempted — the establishment of a 

 war memorial 4-H club camp — is getting 

 underway throughout the state. 



"By thy rivers gently flowing. . . . 



-o'er thy prairies gently flowing" — this 



will be the setting for the proposed camp, 



dedicated to clean, healthful living for 



Illinois youth. 



It will be centrally located in the state 

 — a great monument to the services and 

 sacrifices of former 4-H club members 

 who have served in World War II. The 

 camp will be the kind of memorial they 

 would have wanted — these honored 



emoriai 



dead and victorious living — activated by 

 and devoted to the achievements of 

 youth. 



War memorial 4-H club camp will be 

 financed by funds raised through 4-H 

 club organizations, and many counties 

 throughout the state already have set 

 their goals. 



The initial amount to be raised over a 

 two-year period is $100,000, with $50,- 

 000 during 1945. More than $13,000 

 remaining from the radio school fund 

 will be applied to the memorial fund as 

 a substantial step toward meeting the 

 quota. 



Rock Island county has set its goal at 

 $1.50 per member; Menard county's 22 

 clubs will raise $300 ; Lake county prom- 

 ises $1 for each of its 600 4-H'ers; 

 Whiteside county will contribute arotind 

 $500; Bond county — new in organiza- 

 tion • — is contributing $150. 



Illinois 4-H club members have a 

 proud record in the great war just ended. 

 Since May 30, 1945, five ambulances 

 have been purchased for use of the armed 

 forces. Three were purchased with funds 

 raised by individual clubs all over the 

 state, and one each by McHenry and 

 Greene counties. In addition, McHenry 

 county has given more than $1000 to 

 Army hospitals for convalescents. 



Added to the contribution of ambu- 

 lances is the radio equipment presented 



to the Mayo General Hospital at Gales- 

 burg, and two Gulbranson spinet pianos 

 given by Hancock county members. For 

 the radio school project, 4-H clubs all 

 over the state raised $1,764.82 through 

 scrap drives, dances, parties, auctions, and 

 donations. They gave the convalescing 

 veterans the particular type of school they 

 wanted. The pianos are now giving wel- 

 come recreation and enjoyment, while the 

 radio school furnishes instruction to the 

 boys. 



Other contributions to victory made by 

 Illinois 4-H club members include collec- 

 tion of milkweed floss in 1944 for use 

 in life jackets; 1944 production of 3500 

 dairy calves, 10 million pounds of pork, 

 3,500,000 pounds of beef, 161,300 quarts 

 of food canned and purchase or sale of 

 $500,000 worth of War Bonds. 



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Richland County Home Bureau recently 

 organized to become the 81st county or- 

 ganization in the state. There are 334 

 charter members on the rolls. 



Officers elected to head the group are: 

 president, Mrs. Elva Drewes; vice-presi- 

 dent, Mrs. Laura Betebenner; treasurer. 



This is a view of the remodelled kitchen 

 taken irom the living room door. 



Here is a kitchen remodelling job done in 

 the iarm home oi Mr. and Mrs. I. Sand- 

 rock. Lee county. At the left is the kitch- 

 en as it appeared before remodelling, and 

 at the right, the "after" picture. Recently 

 the water heater was moved to the base- 

 ment. More and more women are re- 

 vamping kitchens with cabinets. 



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