NEWS ^ VIEWS 



Inspect Your Electric 

 Cords For Fire Hazards 

 Before It Is Too Late 



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A\ F. you clu'cked your electric 

 cords lately y Are they in perfect 

 coiiditioii an as.-et to vour home? Or 

 are they fraveii and Ioom-. in\itin2 fire 

 or serious ^liocky 



Its a j;ood time to check for such 

 iiazards in the home. ad\ ises .Miss 

 (dady^! Ward, home maiumemetit s|>e- 

 cialist. liiiversitv of Illinois (!ollei;e 

 of Ajiriculture. One in ten (ires of 

 known causes is of electrical orinin. 



.Some safety rules to lollow to pre- 

 vent fires and home accidents are: 



Kee|i a cord awav from heat and 

 water. Dont run cords under ruus; 

 tiievll get utmecessary wear ami trip 

 peo|)le. \\ ear mav make them danjier- 



oUs. 



.\e\er handle a cord with wtt IuhmIs. 

 Handle a u cl cord onl\ with a thick 

 pad ol drv (loth. 



Put rords awav free from kinks. 

 knot>. or sharp Nends. Miss Ward savs. 

 !^lore them in a clean, drv and coed 

 place. If \ou |iut cords in a drawer, 

 he sure there's nothinj; in the drawer to 

 cut the cord ( (i\erin^. 



lie sure to employ a skilled electri- 

 cian to repair or eviend vsiriiiL' when this 

 i~ nccessarv. Do not Use improper I use-. 

 \n o\erload ol current mav heal the 

 wire to the point of >lartin,;: a tire. He 

 sure vour I uses are ol correct amperaL'c 

 lor the circuits l.i ampere.^ u>uall\ 

 are riiilit. 



MASCULINE FAVORITE 



t'e'll like the three symmetric cables, the 

 trim fit of this hand-knit sweater. Canary 

 yellovif or v/hite yarn in a medium weight 

 is a good choice, for free instructions on 

 how to make this sweater in sizes 38, 40 

 and 42, send a sc'f -addressed stamped en- 

 velope to Women's Editor, The Record, Il- 

 linois Agricultural Association, 43 fast Ohio 

 Street, Chicago 11, Illinois. 



Veteran Physician 

 Advises Rural Practice 



\'^Ol \G doctors are advised to s|)end 

 a lew years of their li\es in rural 

 areas li\ Dr. John I'eter Johnson of 

 \ arna who was recentiv honored hv his 

 patients and trii-nds with a partv on his 

 Trith hirthda\ recently. Dr. Johnson is 

 the oidv phvsician in the village of ."iOO. 

 Many communities such as \arna are 

 in real need ol medical men to ser\e 

 thei>i in future vcars. he warned. .A 

 few years spent in small commuiulies. 

 he ad\ised olTer \alualde experience to 

 youni; doctors not jiained so readih in 

 larjicr |dace~. Dr. Johnson was horn 

 in .Sweden, came to the I nited Stales in 

 ];!'*'>. and didnl hcconie a doctor till 

 lie uas nearh K'. 



HOT MATS IN CHINTZ 



Oval and round pieces of ready-quilted 

 chintz make excettcnt mats for tucking un- 

 der hot dishes and appliances, for added 

 attraction, applique them iwjfh contrasting 

 fabric cut-outs. for free instructions, send 

 a self -addressed stamped envelope to 

 Women's Editor, Ihe Record, Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Asscciation, 43 fast Ohio Street, 

 Chicago 11, Illinois. 



More Than 8,000 Youth 

 of Illinois Attend 

 Summer Camps in '49 



MOKK than ;•,.(»()() Illinois 1-H'ers 

 and Hural Mouthers attended one 

 ol their own summer camps this year. 



F. H. Mynard. stale 1-H extension 

 s|)ecialist. reports that about 4.201 • 

 younvr folks enjoxed one-week outings 

 at the four district camps. The others 

 attended countv. day. and local camps. 



Ahout l.dOO vouiifi pco|)le attended 

 (!amp Shaw-waw-iuis-see. the northern 

 Illinois district <'amp. near Kankakee. 

 Slate Ml Memorial eamj) near Monti- 

 cello took care of 1.200 youth from 

 cast-central Illinois. 



The western district camp at Lake 

 Jacksonville had ahout MOO campers, 

 while the -outhern district camp at Lake 

 West Frankfort had 600. This is the 

 lirsi year in which these two camps have 

 Keen used. 



Mynard says that more than S200.000 

 has heen raised to date in the 10-year 

 dri\e for Sl.OOO.OOt) to develop these 

 four district camps for rural youngsters. 



More Farmers Keeping 

 Farm Account Records 



Till" simplified Illinois farm record 

 hook for kee|(inn; farm accounts is 

 froin<i over with a hang with young men. 



George Whitman, farm management 

 specialist in the Illinois (lollege of 

 Agricidlure. reported today that high 

 school Micational agriculture teachers 

 and instructors of CA on-the-farm 

 trainees ordered more than ,^.0f)0 cojties 

 i<\ the record hook in the last two weeks 

 of Se|)lemlier alone. 



W hitman estimates that at least 

 1(1. 000 young farmers will he using the 

 record hook this school year to keej) 

 records of their own farm business. 



The simplified Illinois farm ri'cord 

 hook can he used in making up your 

 income tax report, as a basis for getting 

 credit, and in sludving vour farm busi- 

 ness. Ask \our farm ad\i>er at the 

 < !ountv I arr)i Itureau about this account 

 book. 



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