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pie. It will take the combined efforts of 

 the medical profession and rural people, as 

 well as state and federal aid, to solve the 

 problem. The solution must provide for 

 comprehensive health education, for well 

 trained doctors, dentists, nurses, technicians 

 and laboratory scientists, as well as the 

 establishment of public health centers, hos- 

 pitals and clinics accessible to all sections 

 of rural America. 



We recommend the American Farm Bu- 

 reau Federation for its progress in a pro- 

 gram for better rural health and urge that 

 , this program be vigorously continued. 



We encourage support of the prepayment 

 plans for hospital, surgical and medical 

 services. 



The great shortage of nurses endangers 

 our nation's welfare. We urge a concen- 

 trated effort on the part of the Associated 

 Women to interest capable young women 

 in this field of service. Establishment of 

 scholarships could well be considered. 



Producer-Consumer Relations 



Agriculture is facing a serious crisis in 

 the cry of the consumer for cheap food. 

 Certainly an intensive educational program 

 is in order between consumer and producer 

 for the mutual benefit of all concerned. 

 Farm women, through their organizations, 

 must reach urban organizations of women 

 with information about farming such as the 

 per capita income of farmers, the investment 

 in land, livestock and equipment, labor, the 

 cost and the uncertainties of production and 

 the spread between producers and consum- 

 ers. 



In addition, we recommend that as soon 

 as practicable, the Farm Bureau conduct an 

 expanded research program in the entire 

 field of producer-consumer relations and 

 that the results of this program be given 

 the widest publicity possible, so that all 

 groups understand their mutual problems. 



Youth in the Farm' Bureau 



The boys, girls, young men and young 

 women on the farms are the leaders of to- 

 morrow. Their potentialities for becoming 

 leaders in agriculture, in Farm Bureau, as 

 well as for our country, cannot be over- 

 looked. Many of those who come up 

 through 4-H Clubs, Junior Farm Bureau 

 and Young Married groups are leaders to- 

 day in Farm Bureau work and are the 

 better qualified because of their back-ground 

 and training. 



We endorse the progress of the program 

 of the American Farm Bureau Federation for 

 rural youth and urge its continuance and 

 expansion. 



We believe such expansion might well 

 include programs for training young people 

 in the history, organization, policies and 

 programs of the Farm Bureau.- 



We urge the Farm Bureau to continue 

 all of its present policies for the develop- 

 ment of 4-H Club work and particularly in 

 assuming responsibility for leadership of 

 local clubs. We also recognize the value 

 of the FFA and FHA programs and urge 

 cooperation with these groups. . , . , 



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 with Its deep, lacy border by crocheting 

 the wide edge from fine cotton thread 

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Citizenship 



We urge the appointment of Legislative 

 committees of men and women at the local 

 and state level, such committees to be 

 thoroughly informed and to pass on in- 

 formation to the membership regarding 

 matters which vitally concern agriculture 

 and the welfare of the nation. 



It is only by an aroused citizenship thor- 

 oughly conversant with national and inter- 

 national issues that we can hope to avert 

 future war. The women of America can do 

 much to bring about such a program. At 

 no time in the history of our country has 

 the status of women been at such a high 

 level. They have made outstanding contri- 

 butions to the nation in the winning of 

 the war, as well as in many other fields of 

 endeavor. 



Libraries 



We recommend that interest be main- 

 tained in rural library service and encour- 

 age more use of the facilities already avail- 

 able. 



Rural communities should be able to 

 have the benefits of a public library system 

 such as the town and cities of our nation 

 now have, yet comparatively little progress 

 has been made to accomplish this. We 

 therefore recommend legislation which will 

 provide for the establishment of county 

 wide public library systems in states not 

 already so organized, to be supplemented 

 by mobile units to reach all rural com- 

 munities. 



Safety 



We favor cooperation with the Extension 

 Services in bringing to farm people a well 

 organized and effectively presented safety 

 educational program. 



We urge that farm people do all they 



can to reduce accidents on the farm and in 

 the home, correcting all possible hazards in 

 their own homes and using all precaution 

 in the use of farm machinery. 



To promote highway safety, we urge that 

 all traffic laws be strictly enforced. We 

 heartily endorse programs that many schools 

 have developed, which include courses in 

 safe driving. We favor adequate testing of 

 drivers' skill and checking for mechanical 

 defects of automobiles. 



The Rural Church 



"A nation's greatness cannot be measured 

 entirely by its material resources nor does 

 the well being of a people depend upon the 

 abundance of its possessions. Any plans 

 for building a better agriculture must in- 

 clude provision for the full development of 

 religious institutions serving rural people." 



We recommend that local Farm Bureau 

 groups cooperate ' with local churches in 

 such things as surveys of religious needs in 

 their communities and in carrying out pro- 

 grams to meet these needs. 



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A deluxe dessert is Cherry Cheese Tarts. 

 Add 1/2 cup grated sharp cheese to a favorite 

 pastry. Make individual pastry tarts and bake 

 tarts to a golden brown. Fill these tasty 

 treats with a cooked cherry mixture and serve 

 them at dinner. 



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