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Show fc - 1 v h - j f S V v .p - j I MI v ' ; I i A' - xx, Acme Photc His Pigs Go to War Young Johnny Clay of Rock) Mount. North Carolina, is typical ol farm children raising victory pigs and devoting profits to War Bonds. Farm Youth of U. S. Looks to Tomorrow TOMORROW'S farmers and farm homemakers are second to no school group in their enthusiasm for investing in War Bonds and Stamps to make sure their future is secure. Through the Schools At War program they are investing what they save and earn in War Stamps and Bonds. First evidence of this is tht amount the 4-H Club boys and girh and the FFA boys invested in wai savings in 1942 from "Victory Pig' and other projects. A million and a half 4-H Club members put $6,000, 000 of their own savings in Wai Bonds and Stamps and sold $2,500, 000 worth of War Savings to theii neighbors. Nearly a quarter mil lion members of Future Farmers of America invested more than $1,-500,000. $1,-500,000. Spurred by the realization that the financial welfare of farm families fami-lies the next 20 years depends on how wisely they use today's higher incomes from increased food and other wartime production, both groups have set their goals still higher for 1943. These farm youths are building financial reserves, and urging their parents to do the same, for after-the-war necessities, ta meet financial finan-cial emergencies and to help them get started in college. They're building reserves today ' for tomorrow's farm buildings ajid f for the other things they will need when they're tomorrow's farmers j 1 and homemakers. ' |