NOVEMBER 195 - Milwaukee Road Archive

Honor pins and ribbons chart the 4-H progress of the
Cheze young people. Most of these are Mary's, but Agnes
and Tom have their share. Agnes is pictured with one
of her project scrap books, Tom with a trophy won for
swine showmanship at this year's Du Page County Fair,
and Mary with her 4-H Key, top state award.
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IT'S the harvest season and the
Cheze men, Dad and Tom, together
with Don Spencer, chief
clerk in the agricultural and mineral
development department, Chicago,
survey with satisfaction the
results of the year's work. The
stand of corn in the background
provides feed for the Cheze family's
cattle and hogs. Tom does a
lot of the field work and has exhibited
his stock at the DuPage
County Fair. As a farm boy living
near Wausau, Wis., Don Spencer
was a 4-H member himself for
seven years.
Working Together-a 4-H Family
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IN the vernacular of parents, "getting
the children to take an interest around
the place" has never been a problem to
E. ]. Cheze, a car inspector at Bensenville
Yard and spare time farmer. Reared
since early childhood on the family farm,
his four sons and daughters share with
Dad and Mother a strong bond-the fun
of doing things together. Moreover, as
a result of the productive use of their
leisure time, each of the young people
holds an outstanding record for achievement
in 4-H Club work.
Mr. Cheze and Tom discuss the merits of the
chicken incubator with which Tom recently
won a state 4·H handicraft demonstration.
Last June, when a pheasant hen was killed
accidentally on the farm, he used it to hatch
the eggs in her nest.
This activity makes the Cheze family
a part of one of the most constructive
efforts on behalf of youth in the history
of the country. Nationwide, the 4-H
movement is actively engaged in by more
than 2 million boys and girls between
the ages of 10 and 20. Recognizing the
importance of 4-H work, The Milwaukee
Road has for 33 years shared in its
support in the states it serves, and has
followed its progress with more than
passing interest.
The participation of the Cheze family
was brought to the attention of this
magazine by 1. B. Horton, commissioner
of the agricultural and mineral development
department, whose chief clerk, D.
w. "Don" Spencer, has done considerable
youth work. Mr. Spencer, a University
of Wisconsin graduate who was for
some time county agricultural agent for
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