Show H 4 CONGRESS 1145 Farm Boys Girls Attend Annual H 4 Club Congress Last years year's H 4 Congress is history his tory now but it will long be remembered remembered remembered re re- re- re by 1145 H 4 boys and girls who attended the five-day five affair af nt fair last November In Chicago For the first time delegates were on hand from each of the 48 states accompanied by of their lead lead- ers Registration lists also included boys girls and leaders from tram Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and 11 foreign foreign for for- eign countries There were 15 visitors tors from tram Austria 29 from Canada 2 Donald Sherman Brozovich 20 of Colo Cob and Phyllis Phylus Phyl Phyl- lis us V. V Bowe 20 of Elk River Minn each received scholarships schol schol- and silver sliver trophies from Edward Foss Wilson right president of ot Wilson Company at the National 4 H 4 Congress Congress Con Con- gress ress In Chicago 24 from Germany 22 from Turkey two from Japan and one each from Honduras Thailand Denmark France Netherlands and Lu Luxem Luxem- em- em bourg All Hers 4 were state winners In some project or activity and during during dur dur- ing lag their stay over were named ai al national winners The youngsters youngsters youngsters young young- were entertained at breakfast I lunch and dinner They were also guests of the management at an afternoon horse show at the International International International Inter Inter- national Live Stock Exposition Six of the youngsters were named national winners in leadership achievement and citizenship Each Ench received a college scholarship They were Donald S. S Brozovich Lakewood Colorado and Phyllis Bowe Elk River Minn in leadership leadership leader leader- ship Jack McDowell Jr Backus Minn and Mary Janet Elder Dana Indiana in hi citizenship and Porter Lee Jr Beg Beggs s Oklahoma and Carolyn Smith Andrews N. N C. C in achievement H 4 club members also played a starring role at the International Live Stock Exposition A Big BigSpring BigSpring BigSpring Spring Texas H 4 member Loyd Robinson showed a q 1075 pound hereford hereford here here- ford steer to the open-class open grand championship A H 4 owned Texas hereford was grand champion in 1949 1049 S RANKING HIGH GI as favorite features features fea tea tures Lures of the program planned for forthe forthe forthe the youths were the assemblies where speeches and discussions were built around the theme Better Better Better Bet ter Living for a Better World Speakers included Judge Camille Kelley of the Memphis Tenn juvenile court W. W Kerr Scott governor governor governor gov gov- of North Carolina Harold Stassen president University of Pennsylvania Wheeler McMillon publisher of Farm Journal Basil OConner president National Foundation Foundation Foundation Foun Foun- dation for Infantile Paralysis and industrialists Charles Kettering General Motors Raymond C. C Firestone Firestone Firestone Fire Fire- stone Firestone Tire Rubber Co Fowler McCormick International Harvester Thomas A. A Ferrell Dearborn Motors Corp and Thos E. E Wilson Wilson Si Company The National H 4 Club Congress is conducted by the Extension Services Services Services ices of the state agricultural colleges colleges col cal leges and the U. U S. S department of agriculture in cooperation with the national committee on boys and girls club work One hundred and twenty four college scholarships valued at were distributed through the national committee during during during dur dur- ing the congress The youngsters were entertained but the they also learned much that willbe will willbe willbe be useful in future years They made friends with H 4 members lr from m mother other parts of the coun ry ana aria got gotto gotto gotto to know them and their problems problem I. I It was a busy week an educational education education- al week week and and a week none of f the delegates are likely to ever forget |