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Show CALL FOR BETTER HEALTH MADE TO 75,000 4-II CLUBS A urgent call to boys, girls and leaders of the country's 75,000 4-H Clubs to join the two-way drive for better rural health Is issued by state and national offices. of-fices. As a group, clubs will seek to improve community health by surveys to determine needs, help with polio, tuberculosis and cancer can-cer control programs, first aid and farm safety projects, to name a few of the many. As individuals, boys and girls will have physical check-ups and Institute health and safety measures meas-ures on their home farms. A substantial increase over the 200,000 who took part in the work last year is expected. Awards for the program, given again in 1948 by Kellogg, include a certificate to the winning club within a county and $20.00 cash Mo the 10 best 4-11 Health Clubs In each state. The outstanding individual in-dividual in a state will reeelve an educational trip to the National 4 -I I Club Congress and national winners, both blue and red award groups, are to get special merit ribbons. ! County extension agents will furnish complete Information regarding re-garding this program. |