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Twxrt--k hr**. * i -*• . • ^v-^r.^v-V?4 • •%: »~. *A•s•v?."' »•. •.:'r f.U•*^»•x. "ii^ -f'X& >• THE MeHENRT PLAZMbfcAJLER &..'* s :'* ,...» '&*. v", .?•«- *» - 11 * • • v . • r • y( Filanary 25. 1951 Future Farmers Observe National FFA Week Illinois Foundation Organized To Provide Financial Support For FFA :r In the past twenty-five years The sectional winner geta a perwany people -- 'business men,; sonal plaque and t»ne for his twiners and teachers -- have j school. Expenses of state judging %&d an opportunity to work with j 11 ams to the national contest are ttiambera of the Future Farmers j partially paid from Foundation America. They have found j iunds. The preparation of proihtt this organization provides j gram work booklets for national anany ways of helping a youngj chapter entries is also partially fSarm boy to grow into farming i paid. No cash awards are given And become a useful citizen, by the Illinois Foundation " Rome of those people have been tmough impressed by the work <Of the F.F.A. organization to %ant to help it to do the job • Well. Do you feel that what the members of the F.F.A. are doing r: have done in your commujnmerits your support? In 3947, a group of Illinois business organizations and individuals organized as the Illinois Foundation, Future Farmers tof America, in order to provide the financial support needed to promote F.F.A. awards on all levels in Illinois. A state committee was formed and a board Of trustees appointed. The policies of the Illinois Foundation •nd the uses rinade of its funds are decided by the fourteen trustees, thirteen of Avhom are directly connected with agricul iural education in Illinois. Many of the trustees are the present «nd past presidents of the Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture teachers and selected vocational agriculture teachers anch as D. J. Witt of Belvidere. J. E. Hill, director of vocational education in Illinois, is president J* the board of trustees. The state committee has as chairman A.. B. Becker, of Springfield, Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives, ana as its vice-chairman, C. W. Weldon of the First National Bank of Chicago. To assist the work of the state committee in raising funds, local committees httve been appointed in each of the twenty-five sections oi the state- Mr. Weldon, who resides at If funds received exceed the expenses now involved for awards and plaques, new awards to promote F.F.A. activities will be initiated. In the McHenry vocational agriculture department you will find plaques donated by the Foundation honoring Bill Weber, Herb Engdahl, Clarence Thelen, Jerry Cristy and Arnold Freund. Each of these boys also have plaques at home to remind them and their family of their major achievements in agriculture while in high school. Each year the medals received by boys for each of the above mentioned projects have been proudly added to the other buttons and ribbons on their F.F.A. jackets to signify that they are outstanding F.F.A. members. FARM fcOYS REACH GOAL SERVING AS CHAPTER OFFICER One of the top goals of any mertiber of the McHenry F.F.A. chapter is to be a chapter officer. Not only does the success of the chapter depend on the quality of its officers, bui also the position of responsibility often develops special qualities of leadership in those who take it seriously. The 1953-54 chapter officers are a combination of those who have proved '.heir value and of those who show promise for future years. President Dick Nowak irf serving in that capacity for his second year and will be difficult to chapter. Dave's fine registered | riculture and will be just as Holsteins and Durocs have help' ed him to become top showman at the fairs in this area. He has also reached the top in every department of his 4-H work and is a valuable member of iF.F.A. The rest of the chapter is anxiously waiting to see if his application for State Farmer Degree will meet pie requirements this year. Secretary Arnold Freund is occupying that position for the second year. Arnold has already achieved the highest F.F.A. hbnor to be awarded for in-school members -r- the State Farmer Degree. By his balance of farming program, scholarship and activities as chapter officer, public speaker, and parliamentary procedure contestant, he joined the ranks of those few who acquire the degree in their junior year. As is usually the case, Arnold is also an outstanding 4-H member in the community. Treasurer Tom Thompson is a sophomore this year. Being 'elected to office indicates that he is well liked by the members and that they feel that be can develop those qualities of leadership needed in the year3 . to come. Tom's natural athletic abllities and his good natured personality are real assets. Reporter Bob Pepping is the only junior to hold the position of chapter officer. Bob has shown, as have other town boys ahead of him, that nothing in the line of farming programs or F.F.A. activities need to be limited. Bob is a shrewd dairyman and is an active participant in nearly every F.F.A. contest or activity. He is finding that working with and for others can broaden his own possibilities. Sentinel Harry Dledrich, another sophomore, has proved that you don't have to be a George Mikan to "reach the top. Harry's capabilities and willingness to | work show great promise for the ! future. National traffic Safety Campaigif " Scheduled To Be Launched March 1 Barrington., has served as a _. . . member of tth. e s«e. ctfi,o n 6_ com- '. replace. Dick is a fine speaker, y.„_ , .. - ,, tnittee for the past two years. has mastered the art of parlia- Other members of the local committee, who have also served two years, are Ralph Ostrander of 'the National Farm Loan association and Dr. H. E. Vander Veen, . eounty veterinarian. Mr. Weldon, "'"Who retires from the local com- * mittee in 1954, is being replaced , by George Connell, holder of the Illinois State Farmer degree, of Gurnee. Also working with the . committee is the Section 6 F.F.A president, Norman Pollock, of . Marengo; Section 8 president of the Vocational Agriculture Tea- ; chers, Robert Vogen, of Marengo, and W. E. Pictor, vocational agriculture teacher of McHenry. Organizations or individuals #.wishing to encourage the F.F.A. boys in Illinois to greater effort may contact any of the above men. A contributor to the Foundation gives any amount from $1 to $50. A sponsor is one giving 150 or more. All contributors ; receive a letter and i membership card in recognition, while a contributor of over $5 and a Sponsor receives a certificate. The Foundation is primarily intereated in securing a broad base ..Of understanding and support. It . would rather have a large num- ,,ber of relatively small investors contributing year after year than few large contributors for any one year. In 1953 the supporters of the Foundation numbered fifty aponsors and 584 contributors 1 for a total of *7,953.75. These funds are used primarily for awards and plaques. Modal* are given to boys of e«*ch chapter who enter sectional competition in production awards for the best supei-vised farming programs in swine, beef cattle, dairy, sheep, corn, poultry, soybeans, and small grains; and for .Improvement in farm mechanics, , farm electrification, farm safety, 4jipoil and water management, and vfarm and home beautification mentary procedure, and developed a calm confidence in running a meeting. Dick shows those qualities of scholarship, good judgment and sportsmanship that make him a fine example^ for the other members. His plans for going to the University of Illinois next year deserve every encouragement. Vice-President Dave Smith is the outstanding farmer of the Summary '52-'53 Farming Program The major aim of vocational agriculture and of F.'F.A.. is to help farm boys to make a beginning and to advance into the business of farming. The field is crowded. Not everyone taking agriculture in school will find room to compete with the present day farmers. Fortunately many will be absorbed into occupations closely related to aghappy and perhaps better Off. The? farmer of today must be competent to be financially successful. Much of his competence in this area depends on the quality of his livestock and hia ability to maintain or improve that quality. High school boys, by starting out with one well selected, valuable animal can, with the cooperation and inspiration of their parents, develop the basic foundation stock necessary for a successful partnership in farming by the "lime they are out of high school. Any knowledge that they can acquire by growing and feeding crops for that livestock while they are still in high school Will put them just that many years afitad in experience. The following summary of the farming programs for the twenty-nine students who completed projects last year shows the efforts that these young future farmers made: Fourteen swine projects produced twenty-nine tons of pork and the total labor and management earnings were f10,020. Loren Freund, Dave Smith and Dave Young are raising registered Yorkshires, Durocs and Spotted Poland Chinas respectively. Thirteen dairy projects produced nearly 100,000 pounds of milk and the total labor and management earnings were $5,« 818.39. Gene Hughes, DaVe Smith, Charles Wiedemann, Harry Died* rich and Tom Thompson own registered Holsteins. Dick Wissell owns registered Guernseys. Eight poultry projects produced 4,996 dozens of egfs and 3,709 pounds of meat. With a total labor and management earning of 91,943. Only two crop projects were completed for a total of 2,873 bushels of corn and a total libor and management earning of ft,- 523. For the twenty-nine ' student* completing projects last year this represents a total labor and management earning of over $20j* ' 000 or an average of $700 per agriculture student. This figure does not represent actual fash but Includes the increased value of inventoried livestock, in addition, eleven student* received $758.15 cash profit for their prize winning entries in fairs last summer. To make courtesy a byword on every byway of the United States is the aim of a national traffic safety campaign to be launched March 1. The American motorist, who so often is an Emily Post as a host but a heel at the wheel, will be asked to "Make Courtesy Your Code of the Road." Three national safety organizations have joined forces for the program, which translates into piactical action one important goal of the recent White House Conference on Highway Safety -- the improvement of driver attitudes. The three cooperating organizations are the Inter-Highway safety committee, an orgahization of automotive and allied industries, the National Committee for Traffic Safety, and the National Safety Council. "The real solution to the highway safety problem lies in the mind of the individual," said W. F. Hufstader, chairman of the Inter-Industry Highway safety committee. "And we must reach the individual's mind while he is at the wheel of hip car." To reach drivers in their travel environment more than in their better-behaved social or home environment, the campaign plans to climb into the driver's seat. A dash sticker will serve as a constant reminder inside the vehicle. A bumper sticker in bright flourescent yellow and black not only identifies a supporter of the program but reminds other drivers that "courtesy is the code of the road." A calendar card setting forth the seven-point courtesy code can be kept handy in wallet or license case. N "The person who drives by the golden rule will never have a serious accident," said Ned H. Deartwrn, president of the National Safety Council. "Safe driving is a moral responsibility and a daily demonstration of decent and moral conduct." That concept of moral .responsibility is embodied in the code of the road, which asks every motorist to -- 1. Share the road by drtving in the proper lane. 2. Allow ample clearance when passing. 3. Yield the right of way to other drivers and pedestrians. 4. Give proper signals for turns and stops. 5. Dim his headlights rfhen meeting or following vehicles. 6. Respect traffic laws, signs, signals and road markings. 7. Adjust his driving to road, traffic and weather conditions. The three organizations con* ducting the^ campaign hope to achieve widespread use of the slogan and the reminder materials through business and industrial distribution to employees, community organizations, automotive services, trade associations, schools and churches. Murrph, chairman of the National Committee for Traffic Safety. "It therefore becomes necessairi f for everyone to adopt courtesy as his own code of the road anC - live up to it. Courtesy extended by one driver to another can spread -- it can become an epl- "No one likes to be told he is' demic -- tor courtesy is conta- Impolite," said1 Judge Alfred P. gious!' STOP..in for 6lfdtn Supplies and VI60R0 Get your supply of Vigoro, the complete, 11-element plant food made by Swift. It is dean, odorless, and sanitary. 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