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Show On Utah County Farms With The Extension Agent B has two poultry houses. From the Rural Rehabilitation administration he secured 200 baby chicks, some poultry feed, roofing material and cement; also, something for subsistence. "He is on his way toward being rehabilitated," says Mr. Kenner. "His attitude is excellent and he deserves hearty cooperation. By operating his own small incubator he has, a fair setup in the poultry business, and this, allied with the uid offered by our organization has been the means of creating a desire to carry on. Mrs. B has received considerable aid from our home economics adviser and through this contact she entered a bread-making contest that contributed con-tributed much to the surroundings of these clients." JSTATK 1XHK-1I (H its l'l.AN SHOUT J'Ol'USK l'Oli KKITKMIiKK Kour-H club members from 23 counties of the state will meet September 4-5-6 at the Utah Slate Agricultural college in their first annual short course, according to p. p. Murray, state club leader. Delegates from the counties will be chosen from among the older members of the clubs, ranging in age from 16 to 25 years, on their achievement while enrolled in the work. They will hold discussion groups on problems pertaining to rural youths of Utah, with the idea of helping them solve these problems prob-lems and better their present condition, con-dition, Mr. Murray said. Sugges- . tions will also be given in choosing a vocation and improving one's efficiency in his chosen profession. profes-sion. Eugene Merritt, extension economist econ-omist of the United States depart- , merit of agriculture, will lead the discussion groups and assist in directing the short course. Department sessions will be conducted by members of the college col-lege faculty and thc( extension service staff in home management manage-ment and in dairying. Living quarters for the delegates will be furnished on the campus of the college; meals will be served in the cafeteria, and recreational facilities will be provided. Those who will give special lectures during the short course are: President Elmer G. Peterson, Peter-son, Director William Peterson, Dr. E. A. Jacobsen, Mrs. Rena B. Maycock, W. W. Owens and W. D. Porter. Plans are being made at the state college to accommodate 200 delegates to the short course. NEW DIVISION AIDS NEEDY FAMILIES IN RURAL UTAH Cases reported to C. O. Stolt, state director of Utah Resettlement Resettle-ment administration, show how that division of the federal government gov-ernment is bringing new hope to needy families. In Utah county, - Robert Lee Kenner, rural rehabilitation agent f.ound a young German couple, who had come to this country nine years ago, carrying soil in buckets to fill a depression in their land. Tons of earth had been moved to create a garden plot on their seven acre farm which they purchased three years ago. They had managed man-aged to construct a one-room home measuring 14 feet wide by 16 feet long, but they had never enjoyed en-joyed the comforts of a bed in their new abode. The parents and their two children slept on the floor that was until the rehabilitation re-habilitation program helped them secure beds as well as a loan of $375. With the money they purchased pur-chased 150 pullets, poultry feed, one work horse, a poultry house and used $75 for subsistence. "Out of this modest loan," writes Mr. Kenner, "they have constructed an excellent poultry house and while their farm is small it is a picture that pays its own tribute to a family that have worked unselfishly for the betterment better-ment of their own condition. The garden has unlimited possibilities and will contribute much for the family living. Wheat is their major crop and it is producing unusually well." Mr. Kenner also reports the case of Mr. and Mrs. B of Utah , county who were found on the relief rolls much to their chagrin and disappointment .It was early in February of this year that the Rural Rehabilitation administration administra-tion stepped into this picture. A relative of Mr. and Mrs. B . presented them with a small building build-ing lot 100 feet by 75 feet. A former for-mer employed offered Mr. B the lumber in an old pioneer home provided he would raze the structure struc-ture and clean up the premises, i From this he secured enough ma-j ma-j terial the build him a comfortable two-room home. Later another individual offered him all the materials ma-terials from a barn if he would use part of the materials in constructing con-structing a garage "for the owner. . The barn was razed and now Mr. |