R. H. Schilling, Logan 

 C.O.D. Dies Suddenly 



RAY H. SCHILLING, 34, Logan 

 county organization director and as- 

 sistant farm adviser, died at 1 1 a.m., 

 Sunday, Oct. 17, of a heart attack. 



Schilling had been with the Logan 

 Q)unty Farm Bureau for the past four 

 years during which time he also was in 

 charge of Rural Youth activities. 



He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clar- 

 ence Schilling of Elkhart, 111., where he 

 was born and reared. He attended 

 Blackburn College two years, then oper- 

 ated a small dairy at Elkhart for a short 

 time and was an agent for the New York 

 Life Insurance Company. He was mar- 

 ried to Lois Sparling two years ago. 



He is survived by his widow and a 

 seven-months-old son, Keith. 



Put Those Extra Dollars 

 In Government Bonds 

 For Future Security 



EVERY well-managed business main- 

 tains a financial reserve as security 

 against future needs and emer- 

 gencies. 



This financial backlog is built up 

 during good years and drawn on to 

 tide the business over the lean years. 

 Farming is a combination of a busi- 

 ness and a home. So it is doubly im- 

 portant that every farm family have a 

 financial reserve for both business and 

 personal security. 



Here are four reasons why farmers 

 need financial reserves. 



1. As insurance against emergencies 

 — crop failure, disease in herd or flock, 

 sickness or accident in family, etc. 



2. To provide some of those things 

 that cost money but make life more 

 enjoyable — better conveniences in the 

 home and on the farm, education of 

 children, travel, etc. 



3. To have some money coming in 

 when the time comes to retire or to 

 "take it a little easier." 



4. To have something to fall back 

 on in case of a sharp drop in the 

 general price level. 



So farmers can't go far wrong in the 

 practice of putting financial reserves 

 into safe and profitable bonds of our 

 Federal Government. This should be 

 a permanent and definite part of the 

 financial program of every farm family, 

 says the Treasury Department. 



The Treasury's new movie in color, 

 "Power Behind the Nation," is now 

 available to farm groups. Prints are 

 available in the film library of the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association's pub- 

 licity department. 



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Veterinarians Meet With Farm Leaders 



AIMED at promoting better co- 

 operation in dealing with farm 

 problems, the Central Illinois 

 Veterinary Medical Association held a 

 recent meeting in Springfield with state 

 and county agricultural leaders. 



Representing farming interests at the 

 conference were county Farm Bureau 

 presidents, Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion board directors, state department of 

 agricultural representatives and farm ad- 

 visers. 



Dr. C. Don Van Houwelling, director 

 of veterinary medical relations of the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association, served 

 as toastmaster for the meeting that at- 

 tracted more than 120 farm leaders 

 and veterinarians. Dr. Van Houwelling 

 was introduced as the "only veteri- 

 narian in the country who holds the 

 unique role of working full time for a 

 Farm Bureau organization." 



Arnold P. Benson, state director of 

 agriculture, said, "Many of the live- 

 stock diseases which cause an annual 

 loss of 100 million dollars in the nation 

 can be eliminated by teamwork between 

 the farm organizations in carrying out 

 the educational part of program and 

 the veterinarians in actual disease con- 

 trol." 



Dr. Van Houwelling said it was the 

 first time that the veterinarians have 

 had agricultural leaders take part in 

 their association meetings. He stressed 

 the need of dropping "petty differences 

 in favor of the overall good that can 

 be achieved through cooperation." 



Officials who spoke briefly in be- 

 half of their organizations were: Dr. 

 ■ R. C. Klussendorf, Chicago, assistant 

 executive secretary of the American 

 Veterinary Medical A.ssociation ; Dr. E. 



A. Anderson, Dixon, president of the 

 Illinois State Veterinary Medical Asso- 

 ciation; Robert Graham, dean of the 

 U. of I. Veterinary College; K. T. Smith, 

 member of the lAA board and chairman 

 of the legislative committee; M. N. 

 Meyers, DeWitt county farm adviser 

 and vice-president of the Farm Advisers' 

 Association. 



George Lewis Will 

 Represent Illinois in 

 FFA Speaking Contest 



GEORGE LEWIS, 18, member of the 

 Mt. Sterling, 111., chapter of Future 

 Farmers of America, won first place 

 in the 12-state central region FFA 

 public speaking con- 

 test held last month 

 at Waterloo, la. 



Lewis won the 

 right to represent 

 the central region in 

 a national FFA 

 public speaking con- 

 test to be held 

 Sunday night, Nov. 

 14 at the FFA's 

 2 0th anniversary 

 convention at Kan- 

 sas City, Mo. Lewis 

 will speak on "The Place of Farm Co- 

 operatives in Our National Economy." 

 He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dana 

 Lewis of Hersman in Brown county. 



Illinois FFA also had teams entered 

 in dairy cattle, poultry, livestock, and 

 meat judging. j 



Georg* Lewi* 



THIS OS Y©y^ flCHT 



TODAY, more than ever before, the American farmer is learning the truth 

 of the old maxim: "United we stand; divided we fall." 



During recent months, some segments of the city press have been at- 

 tempting to convince the public that farmers are to blame for inflation. 



Many city papers have used half-truths and innuendos to accomplish this 

 objective. Their campaign now seems to be turning into an open attack against 

 the whole farm program. 



The individual farmer is powerless to combat this sort of attack. Were 

 farmers divided, there would be no way of presenting the true facts to the gen- 

 eral public. 



You can be thankful that modern farmers are united. They are repre- 

 sented by a great and powerful organization — the AFBF — which is meeting this 

 attack with united strength. 



The battle is far from won. It may never end. There have been organ- 

 ized attacks on the farmers before; there will be again. 



That is why farmers must support their organizations to the limit. 

 The price of a free and prosperous agriculture is organized vigilance. 



American Farm Bureau Federation 





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