LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 



OLDEST FARM BUREAU MEMBER? 



We have a Farm Bureau member, Warren 

 Beebe of Eldred, who celebrated his 99th 

 birthday on Jan. 5. He has been a continu- 

 ous member since the organization of the 

 Greene County Farm Bureau 29 yeurs ago. 

 Q We believe this is a record that can not 



be matched. Mr. Beebe shucked his 10 acres 

 of corn last fall and has produced food 

 for four wars, the Civil, Spanish American, 

 World War I and II. 



We also have another youthful member, 

 Sylvester Melvin, Greenfield, who celebrated 

 his 95th birthday in January. He too is 

 .1 charter member. Mr. Melvin gets along 

 without glasses when he reads and writes. 

 He has been interested in breeding pure- 

 bred Angus cattle for the past 45 years. 

 I). H. Sponsler 

 Greene County C.O.D. 



One of our pupils brought to school one 

 of your calendars featuring beautiful pictures 

 of Lincoln by Bonhajo. Congratulations ; 

 That is, indeed, a splendid and ideal way 

 to spread information about this great son 

 of Illinois. 



Would it be possible for your Association 

 to send copies of this calendar for use in 

 our school.' The pictures of Lincoln would 

 be used as a valuable teaching aid in the 

 classrooms. 



Sister M. Sylvina 

 St. Barbara School 

 Chicago, lU. 



My sister and I are teachers in 



the Sterling grade schools and we thought 

 these were the finest pictures of Lincoln we 

 had ever seen. 



Beatrice Miller 

 Whiteside County 



THE LINCOLN CALENDAR 



Congratulations on the unusual calendar 

 being put out this year by the lAA. -. . . . 

 Had he lived Lincoln might have retired 

 to one cf his two farms in Iowa — one 

 of 40 acres and one of 120 — which Uncle- 

 Sam gave him for his Black Hawk War 

 services. 



C. C. Tisler 

 La Salle County 



I was fortunate enough to receive one of 

 your lovely Lincoln calendars. It is ad- 

 mired bv everyone entering my home. You 

 could u.se this fine calendar year after year 

 and I am sure you'd never be able to supplv 

 the demand. 



H. R. McCarthy 



Cook County 



Thank you very much for the Lincoln 

 ik-ndar. It is even nicer than I expected. . . 

 Mrs. Roy Nylander 

 McHenr>' County 



My teachers saw one of your Lincoln 

 calendars and have asked that I write for 

 more of them. 



L. G. Baxter 



Principal, 



Venice Schools 



I have just learned about your fine Lincoln 

 calendar. I would appreciate one for my- 

 self and one for a friend who likewise col- 

 lects Lincolniana. 



M. L. Wilson 

 Director of Extension 

 Work, USDA 

 Washington, D. C 



As a member of the Abraham Lincoln 

 Association and the Illinois State Historical 



Society I wish to preserve it as a 



historic document. 



Frederic J. Domseif 

 Chicago 25, 111. 



We gave our Lincoln calendar to the 

 Lincoln Avenue school and they asked if it 

 were possible to get another. It is one of 

 the nicest calendars wc have ever seen for 

 a school. ^ 



Flmer Fadke 

 Cook County 



// hoostej our morale cnnuderably to re- 

 ceive so nijiiy kind commcnn on the Lincoln 

 calendar. To ill tiho hate urillen us. ue 

 are sincerely gratejul. \\"e are only sorry that 

 we cannot fill your orders for extra calendars. 

 Our su^tjly is now exhausted. 



As a staunch admirer of Lincoln I would 

 appreciate one of your fine calendars. 

 A. E. Bennett 

 Trenton, N. J. 



During the recent convention (AFBF) 

 your booth displayed a calendar with illus. 

 trations of Lincoln. Would appreciate re- 

 ceiving one of these fine calendars. 

 James G. Chapman 

 San Francisco, Calif. 



BIBLE QUOTATION 



1 would like to know the place where 

 Gustav A. Magucord gets his mail. 1 would 

 like to have him explain his prophecy of the 

 Old Testament regarding 195''. This is a 

 new one to me. I have been over a good 

 portion of Calhoun county. Thanks. 

 C. O. Hettick 

 Macoupin County 



I recently saw one of your calendars in 

 one of our Farm Bureau offices here and 

 being a great admirer of Lincoln, I am most 

 enthusiastic about this calendar. 1 would 

 appreciate receiving one. 



M. Jacques 

 ' . Ohio Farm Bureau 



Columbus 16, Ohio 



Ple.ise send me the full address «( Gustav 

 A. Magucord of Calhoun county, who had 

 a letter in the January RFCORD called 

 "Note of Doom. " I wish to find out where 

 his statement is quoted in the Bible. 

 Mrs. J. E. Franklin 

 Fayette County 



We are sorry we do not hate Mr. Magucord' s 

 full address aiailahle. Perhaps he will be good 

 enough to write to you and clear up your 

 questions. Mr. Hettick is from Palmyra and 

 Mrs. Franklin from Ramsey. 



RE SAN FRANCISCO 



In regard to the California trip I am glad 

 to say I had a most enjoyable time. Any- 

 one watching the others would enjoy himself. 

 I really think they put me in the car with 

 the best folks. Had William Bunn in the 

 upper, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Martin ahead of 

 me, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Meyers across the 

 aisle and lAA Director and Mrs. Chester 

 McCord next to them. Then we had L. E. 

 Lloyd as guard at one end of the Pullman 

 and L. E. Lingenfelter at the other and the 

 rest of the lot were top people. The trip 

 was planned just right, thanks to Roy John- 

 son and Charles McEvilly. And I think 

 their wives had a lot of thanks coming too 

 1 had been all over the south and east but 

 had never been west of Nebraska and Kan- 

 sas. I am glad 1 made this trip. I didn't 

 like San Francisco very much but did like 

 Phoenix, and the Caverns were just more 

 than anyone can describe. 



Ira Cottingham 



Jersey County 



I certainly enjoyed my trip to the A.F.B.F. 

 Convention at San Francisco. It was my 

 second visit but I enjoyed seeing it all 

 again. 1 was on the second train. I have 

 been on several tours, but 1 was never with 

 any finer people than were on this trip. 



My thought on leaving Chicago was 

 "What a wonderful world this would be 

 if all were as fine as these people. Then 

 truly there would be Peace on earth, good 

 will to men'. " I enjoyed seiing the pictures 

 in the RECORD. 



1 will always feel indebted to Roy John- 

 son, Charles McE\illy and everyone from 

 the Illinois Agriculture Association who 

 were responsible for my most wonderful 

 trip. 



Mrs. Mollie E. Williamson 

 Sangamon County 



The nicest part of the trip for us was 

 the lovely meals and the service we received 

 from the train crew. It was a rest not to 

 have to plan meals and serve them three 

 times daily. Also the bus drivers were 

 very courteous. We had all this and the 

 beautiful scenery along the way and visited 

 many interc-sting places. My husband savs 

 we are so spoiled from being waited on 

 it's hard to get back to normal. Thanks 

 for everything. 



Mr. and Mrs. Joe Adams 



Lake County 



I think the highlight of the trip was the 

 association with the best people in the 

 world. Vie might say there was nothing 

 to m.ir our one continuous round of pleas, 

 ure I thought that with my past three 

 score years and 10 I might be the granddad 

 of the party till I met 84-year-old George 

 Tullock of Rockford who was as chipper 

 as a lamb. 



I.ou Lloyd 

 DeKalb County 



It was a grand trip!" agreed the three 

 members of our family who were part of 

 the San Francisco caravan. A real vacation 

 — no transportation worries, excellent food 

 and service, and such a congenial group of 

 people. >X'e would indeed like another trip 

 next year. I hope our thanks and gratitude 

 will help to repay all for the work and 

 responsibility. 



Thank you for a wonderful two weeks. 

 Mrs. Lloyd Walrfier, 

 Rode Island County 



MARCH, 1947 



