Show I 4 4 Get Training to Cut Farm Accident Toll loll 1 r f f ft t x L f I i Farm Form safety ty surveys urvey mode made by X M Hr r how that thai match matches marche within reach of small moll c children and red with toys tay Ian ors ari and oth other r article ankles wr were wr much In evidence ai o. fir fire fin and ond accident In rural hom homes Chicago special More Special pedal More More than 4 H Club boys and girls throughout tho the nation are receiving receivIng receiving ing training in farm accident and fire prevention this year The outstanding outstanding out out- standing feature of this training in the National H 4 Farm arm and Homo Home Safety program Is is to check and remove from farms' farms and homes any conditions likely to cause causo fire tire accidents or injuries These 4 4 H H surveys are acclaimed a valuable contribution to the wide nationwide wide campaign to reduce the annual toll of farm people dying and being Injured as a result of rural accidents ac ac- each year rear Here is a report made by a 4 4 H H girl on behalf of her local club after making a safety survey o of at S Severy every home in the in-the the community In all homes having stairways that we visited the stairs were full of toys jars Jar tools and other articles she stated In many homes people used kerosene to build fires They also alao had oily cloths dotha and papers papers- stored close to the stove and flue Matches and unlabeled bottles o of poisonous liquids were within reach of ot small children On several farms visited boards with rusty nails pointing upward were much in evidence In our local schoolhouse the ceiling plaster in the classroom was loose world If it fell it would cause severe in injuries In juries to the pupils After we had ad made our survey we called a community meeting Attention was called to the ha hazards has haz ards we had found Immediately following the meeting everyone present began work necessary to tomake tomake tomake make our community a safe one Every hazard we had found was corrected Medals of honor bonor are presented to five county winners having the best 4 H 4 H records in safety work and a trip to the National 4 H 4 Ii Club Congress in Chicago is awarded to the State champion Eight of the latter will be selected as national winners who will each receive a college scholarship Awards are provided by General Motors for tor the tiie eighth consecutive year The program is conducted under the direction of the Cooperative Co Go- operative Extension Service |