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Show i Four-H Club Boys and Girls Urged ll To Check All Accident Hazards On Farms j . Four-H club boys and girls are ' '. urged to go the limit in checking . ; accident hazards on farms this ' ; year. Authorities emphasize that due to labor shortage, farm fam- ; ilies must work longer hours and - the resulting fatigue makes them t less , alert.- - Also, . farmers must ' - employ as helpers young people ' with no previous experience in - :. farm work, who may fail to rec- ; . ognize hazards. ; . Preventable accidents on farms ' result in the death of 17,00 mem- j ; bers of farm households and the - injury of 1,500,000 annually. This ; tpll -seriously affects production tfl) of farm food. In time lost due -J to farm accidents last year, seven bushels of wheat could have been . i produced for each of the 137,000,- l 000 persons, in the United" States. I i It is estimated that fully a half I million farm boys and girls will I take part in the 1945 national 4-H Farm Safety activity. As incentives to achieve outstanding 4-H safety records, General Motors offers merit awards. They include silver medals to five winners in each county and $25 War Bonds to the ten top ranking county champions in each state. National j 4-H Club Congress honors will ;be awarded to the three highest rating - state champions in each of the four extension sections and four at large. Twelve of the sectional sec-tional winners will be selected to receive $200 college scholarships. In addition, the county in each state reporting the most outstanding out-standing 4-H safety program in 1945 will receive a special plaque designating the honor. Full in-! in-! formation concerning the activity, j which is conducted under the I direction of the Extension Service I may 'be obtained from county ex-. ex-. tension agents. Last year's state winner in Utah was Shirley Hyde of Ameri-I Ameri-I can Fork. |