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Show National 4H Club Week March 4-12 Brings Message Thisveek March 4 to 12, is National Na-tional 4H Week. The theme for this year is "Better Living foi a Better World." ,, ,h Millard county joins with the rest of the counties all over the nation in the observance of this week. The 4H program provides opportunity oppor-tunity for young people between the ages of 10 to 21 to enroll in any project relating to agcul-ture agcul-ture or home economics. In addition addi-tion each 4H club plans a program pro-gram that indudes activities m health, safety, recreation and community com-munity improvement. There are one or more adult leaders in each club who are public spirited men and women of the community. President Truman has issued the following message: To the Boys and Girls in 4H Clubs "You two million boys and girls and local leaders now in 4H clubs are living symbols of the betterment better-ment in American farm living during dur-ing the first half of this century. You are also a promise for the future. "Today we are a free and prosperous pros-perous nation with greater possibilities possi-bilities for the future and any people peo-ple have ever had before. You in 4H clubs can have a special part in making these possibilities come true. "I trust that every one of you, during National 1H Week, March 4-12 and throughout the year, will set high goals and do your best to reach them." 4H club leaders, Elayne Duncan, Fillmore, Zola Bunker, Sutherland, Goldie Miller, Delta and Home Demonstration Agent Sarah S. Nielson returned home Saturday from Logan where they represented represent-ed Millard county at the State 4H Club School held at the USAC during the week of Feb. 27 to March 4. Approximately 200 4H club leaders lead-ers and 30 county and home a-gents a-gents from all parts of the state attended the school. Work shop training in 4H projects pro-jects including clothing, foods, beef and swine, dairy, sheep, crops and garden, soil conservation, fix-it fix-it and electricity, and home improvement im-provement was given each day under the leadership of state extension ex-tension personnel. Special recrea- in the various counties for all ' leaders. These training schos: " will be conducted by the coun'h extension service with the assir'. ance of the leaders who attends; " the state 4H club school. ' ' ation training for leaders was conducted con-ducted each day by Vaughan Gor-don, Gor-don, extension recreation specialist. special-ist. T. W. Thompson, service director direc-tor of the National 4H Club Committee, Com-mittee, Chicago 111., was present and gave addresses on "How 'Big' is this 4H Program," and "4H Programs Pro-grams in Recreation and Rural Arts." Elder Mark E. Peterson, a member of the Council of Twelve, L. D. S. church also addressed the group. Other speakers were USAC faculty members from the art, social so-cial work, industrial educattion, and clothing departments, members mem-bers of the state 4H advisory committee com-mittee and others. During the next few months short training schools will be held |