By 



ELLSWORTH D. LYON 



Camp life was popular again ihis sum- 

 mer. Elizabeth H.iii.lv, Mcrpan, rL-ports. 

 "Morgan revived county tamp. Aup. 31 to 

 Sept. 1 at MacMurray Cabin on Lake M.iu- 

 vaisterre." They've done it before and thev 

 did it apain! Stephenson .sponsored a sut 

 cessful countv camp at Krape Park, Frteport 

 District camps reported to date arc Shaw- 

 Vi'aw-N'as-See. July 13 and 14; Meron. Ind . 

 Aug. sO to Sept. Z \ and Eastman, Sept. " and 

 8. These camps with the state camp at 

 East Bay gave a lar>;e number of Rur.il 

 Vouthers a pleasant summer camp experi- 

 ence. 



Edwards county Rural Youthers tour a 

 brickyard as part of their educational pro- 

 gram, "Know Your County." 



Borrowinj; an idea from Bill Smith's and 

 Clareta >Xalker s talk u ith Rural Youth 

 "Over the Back Fence. learning can be 

 fun — even in summer. Wabash enjoyed 

 a study of safety led by Rose Knust. South 

 Cook heard a talk on "Camera Technique. ' 

 Massac discussed insurance led by >;eneral 

 agent, C. Williams. Will heard a talk and 

 saw pictures upon life in the Hawaiian 

 Islands. Both were presented by veteran 

 Bob Wallace. >X'hitcsidc's Newtcm Notions 

 and Prophetstown's Tampico Warriors 

 studied etiquette while the Morrison Merry- 

 makers and the Twin Citv Riprles dis- 

 cussed citizenship. Ed,i;ar. ltd by Farm Ad- 

 viser L. E. McKenzie. Home Adviser Helen 

 Turner, and '^'outh Assistant H. B. Deffen- 

 baugh, participated in a home grounds plan- 

 ning tour. 



Rural Youthers have been providing serv- 

 ice to their communities on hot days and 

 at the same time replenishing their treas- 

 uries bv running refreshment stands at 

 county fairs, 4-H shows, sports festivals 

 and Farm Bureau picnics. Among the coun- 

 ties engaging in this activity are Lawrence, 

 Marshall-Putnam, Macoupin, Champaign, 

 LaSalle. and Logan. 



Hank Imig, Dick Stone, and John Schaefer 

 were the responsible leaders in the now 

 famous Mason County annual hayrack ride 

 and watermelon bust. Flora Conant's home 

 was the honored place for the Pulaski- 

 Alexander group featuring square dancing 

 and a watermelon party. DeKalb planned a 

 hayride and weiner roast for their "bang 

 up time"" in August. Maxinc Baughman re- 



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ports that Clark held a hayride and water- 

 melon feast. What you can't do with .i 

 watermelon! Viarren held one meeting in 

 the form of a hayrack party. No water- 

 melons are menticmed in the report. 



(!arli>s Keicherc, youth assistant in Iro- 

 quois countv, took ^0 of his group by bus 

 to l.i.al Beach, Ind., for their big sum- 

 mer picnic Montgomery held its annual 

 all-Jav picnic at Lake Hillsboro. The girls 

 furnished the fried chicken and the boys 

 the soft drinks. About 65 attended the 

 Rural "^'outh picnic supper at the Sparta 

 Country Club late in July. Carroll com- 

 bined u picnic supper with its county sports 

 festival in Old Mill park. Savanna. Cham- 

 paign and LaSalle took the boat from Chi- 

 cago to Benton Harbor, Mich. 



St. Louis became the more popular center 



ot picnics, boat excursions and other summer 

 .ictiMties tor manv counties during July and 

 August. Wabash went by chartered bus 

 tor a picnic in Forest Park and later to 

 see Robin Hood " by the Municipal Opera 

 Pike Went to Highland Park but added ,i 

 double hc.ider ball game at Sportsman's 

 park to its picnic: and in the evening a 

 boat excursion. Schuyler concentrated on 

 Forest Park and the Zoo. Rayetta Morgan 

 hopes this will not be the last of such trips 

 although the first for several vears. lack 

 son, with 4" in the party, spent an enjoyable 

 A.w on the S. S. Admiral. The Logan 

 group "s.iiled" on the S. S. Admiral but 

 sc.irtired tor various other activities. 



Rural \ outhers" engaged in active forms 

 of recreation even in summer. Ogle danceil 

 at a countv-wide party on the outdoor 

 pavilion at the Pines. Wayne included 

 square dancing as part of its annual peach 

 festival. Brown, Schuyler, and Morgan con- 

 vergeil upon Nichols park, Jacksonville, 

 where a number of Rural Youthers warmed 

 up in .1 hot Softball game while others re- 

 laxed in a cool swim. Stephens(m's second 

 annual overnight camp at Krape Park, Free- 

 port, had among other activities, such rec- 

 reation as square dancing, boat riding, and 

 tennis. At the later meeting they put on 

 the rollers for a big skating partv. 



Kane tountv*, divided into two groups to 

 save gas during the war, has united again. 

 Don McClav is the new president and Don 

 Stoxen IS the reporter. 



^X'hile a number of counties have planned 

 countv T.ilk Fests, we are happy to know 

 that Clinton, a newly organized county, is 

 on the list also. 



Wedding Bells — Miss Audrey Ryan, 

 daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. G. B. Ryan of 

 Owaneco, III., and LeRov Martin, son of 

 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Martin of Witt, III., 

 were united in marriage on lulv 21. Audrey 

 is a former member of Christian County 

 Rural Youth, and LeRov is former vice- 

 president of Montgomery County. Mary 

 Jane Reitzel and Bob Heller of Whiteside 

 were married (m July 3. We don"t know 

 about Bob but Mary has been an active 

 member in Rural Youth. They reside at 

 50'' I.incolnway, East Morrison. 



Sumner Johnson, '"live wire" president of 



Knox is leading his group to new heights. 

 A twenty-two passenger plane chartered to 

 transport part of the membership to the 

 State Fair, Aug. 13, is evidence. A refresh- 

 ment stand and the selling of racing pro- 

 grams at the Knox County Fair brought 

 $300 net to the treasury of Rural Youth. 



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You're only yovng once but that shouldn't 

 keep you from gettin' old sorta gradual 

 like you're suppose' ta. Keep kids wcnr 



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FARM ANIMALS! 



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