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VOLUME 25 NUMBER 1 '"ca ~ cc POULTRY JUDGING WINNERS (See page 2) !: cc ,-.0an ~ c an• III an 0 ... ... '".... ~ s: I'" Z 0 '-' Four chapters were awarded Gold State Convention Emblems in the chapter contest estab lished to create and increase members interest, stimulate cooperative effort and Most Successful crystallize chapter programs of work in The 26th Arumal Future Farmers of worthwhile undertakings. These chap America Convention held in Aubum re ters and their advisors are: Ramer, M. cently was termed one of the most suc R. Borwder; Suttle, Ernest Dyess; cessful ever held in the history of the Sulligent, S. J. Gibbs and Riverton, J. Alabama Association. D. Wigley. Approximately one thousand Future Selected as District Star Fanners were Farmers and their advisors, represent Don Morton, 17, of the Sardis chapter· ing 12,942 members in the 255 FFA LaNue Jones, 18, of the Jasper chapter chapters in Alabama, attended and had Elrie Brooks, 16, of the Grove Hill part in the three-day convention. chapter and Murray Lipscomb, 17, of DR. A. R. MEADOWS, State Superintend The program throughout the conven the Prattville chapter. ent of Education, is shown above as he The Future Farmer of the year award. tion was filled with a variety of activities addressed the Future Farmer Convention in including leadership training, contest, Auburn. Dr. Meadows is a great believer was presented to Wayne Thames of the recreation and business. Many talents in FFA work and is an Honorary member Lyeffion chapter. Along with the title were demonstrated by members in a of the State FFA Association. goes the 300 dollar Turner E. Smith Educational Award. large number of state final contests. The national FFA Vice President Smith, Advertiser-Journal, Montgomery Honorary Degrees Robert Futrelle from Mt. Olive, N. C. and Mrs. Turner E. Smith of Turner One of the many highlights of the and Dr. A. R. Meadows, state superin E. Smith Co., Atlanta. It was the first convention was the conferring of 17 tendent of education, were the two time in its 26-year history that the honorary State Farmer Degrees on lead fea turedspeakers. Alabama Future Farmers organization ing businessmen, educators and youth Heading the group as president for has so honored a woman. leaders. the coming year will be 17-year-old During the convention 258 State Receiving these honorary degress Neil Bain of Carrollton. Other new Farmer Degrees, the highest degree were John Ford, Alabama REA Associa officers are Ellis Burgess of Jemison, awarded by the state association, was tion; Dr. Zebulon Judd, dean of the vice president; Bob Wise of Kinston, awarded to outstanding FFA members API School of Education; Jesse B. secretary; Leon Dykes of Jackson, for proficient farming and leadership in Hearin, Montgomery; Dr. Austin R. treasurer and Terrell Taylor of Ider, FFA, school and community. Meadows, state superintendent of edu reporter. These officers were elected by Morris Dees Jr. , Sidney Lanier chap cation; Marcus H. Wilson, TVA, Wilson the delegates to the convention. ter, was chosen State Star Fanner for Dam; Bob Godwin, Brundidge Milling Citations in recognition of outstand his outstanding supervised farming pro Co., Brundidge; O. M. Bratton, princi ing contributions to the Alabama FFA gram and outstanding record in FFA pal, Wetumpka High School. program were made to Miss Mildred and community leadership. Continued on page 10 POULTRY JUDGING CONTEST Winning the Poultry Judging event at the State FFA conveI1ition was the Northport FFA team. Left to right are team members Lewis Leatherwood, Joe Brown, Woodrow Hobson and John Graham. W. L. Walsh, represent ing the sponsoring Alabama Poultry Industry Association is shown present ing the award. This team will repre sent Alabama at the National Poultry , Judging Contest at Kansas City in October. Their local FFA advisor is L. W. White. LIVESTOCK JUDGI;\;G WINNERS Winning the Livestock Judging event at this year's State F'FA convention at Auburn were (left to right) Maxwell McClellon, representing the second place-winning Red Level chapter; THESE LEADERS IN BUSINESS, industry, agriculture and education received Honorary Comer Jacobs, representing the first FFA Degrees at the State Future Farmers of America Convention at Auburn. Front row place Scottsboro team; Reginald Ben (left to right) are Dr. Zebulon Judd, dean of the API school of education; Jesse B. Herrin, nett, accepting the award for the Montgomery; Dr. A. R. Meadows, state superintendent of education; Marcus H. Wilson, third-place winning Suttle Chapter; TVA, Wilson Dam; Bob Godwin, Brundidge Milling Co.; O. M. Bratton, principal of Ham Wilson, representing the sponsor Wetumpka High School; L. H. Edmondson, Bessemer Chamber of Commerce; and Dr. ing Alabama Cattlemen's Association; K. M. Autrey, API dairy department. and Vernon Purnell, taking the award Back row (left to right) are Ross Smith, Trussville dairyman; W. J. Jones, county for the fourth-place winning Evergreen superintendent of education, Camden; F. L. Jenkins, Chattahoochee Valley Exposition, Chapter. Columbus, Ga.; F. R. McCreary, vocational agriculture teacher, Monroeville; S. E. Pate, The Scottsboro team will represent vocational agriculture teacher, Sand Rock High School, Leesburg; W. O. Lance, vocational Alabama at the National Livestock con agriculture teacher, Dadeville; M. R. Browder, vocational agriculture teacher, Ramer; test at Kansas City in October. Their John W, FQrd, Alabama REA Association, Montgomery. local Advisor is H. E. Phillips. Not shown is R. P. Humphrey, Jr., vocational agriculture teacher, Vernon. 2 < THE A LAB A M A F U T U REF ARM E R' 7~/I~ • • • FUTURE FARMER There are many important qualities of character that contribute to the success of an individual or an organization, but perhaps there is none that is more important than dependability. A person may possess many admirable traits. He may be clever in many ways. He may be described as brilliant, but his advancement will likely be retarded if he is not dependable. Many good men have barely missed being what they might have been by lacking this important trait. Entirely too many organizations have failed and too many important committees have been fruitless because the officers and the chairmen have not been dependable. Dependability and success go hand in hand. A promise is absolutely no good unless kept. Guarantees are worth PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY less unless backed up. Talents without dependability are ste~ile :.-. __- ,::-; By ALABAMA ASSOCIATION What good is the knowledge of truth if men cannot be depQed on FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA to use it? What is the value of religious, moral, and ethical training if a AUBURN, ALABAMA The Nationl2l Organization of Boys S tudying person doesn't live it? ""hat good are ideals if men can't be depended Vocational Agriculture on to carry them out? What good are brakes on a car that won't work EDITOR.............................. T . L. FAULKNER . Alabama Polytechnic Institute when you need them? Thousands of lives have been lost because me Auburn. Alabama chanical devices could not be counted on at the right time. Hearts have STATE OFFICERS 1955-56 been broken, lives have been blighted, futures destroyed, money lost, be President cause someone, somewhere, had failed when they had been counted on. Neil Bain......... _ ......_ ._. ... Rt. 1. Carrollton Carrollton Chapter One of the many well known qualities that have contributed to the Vice-President ElliB BurgeBs........... _.... _ _ Rt. 1. Clanton success of FFAis the dependability of its leaders, its members, its officers, ..Jemison Chapter Secretary local, state and national. The world is conscious of the fact that depend Bob Wise __ . ... .__ Rt. 1. Kinston Kinston Chapter ability is a recognized trait of Future Farmers. In almost 9,000 chapters Treasurer Leon Dykes ............._..._ . .. Rt. 2. Jackson over the nation, FFA is known for its dependable record of getting J18ckson Chapter things done. The Future Farmers are the leaders. They are the doers. Reporter Terrell Taylor....... ..... ' _ Rt. 2. Henegar They are dependable. Ider Chapter Their very own FFA Motto symbolizes Dependability and Service ADVISER J. C. Cannon......._ .................. Montgomery to all mankind. EJ{ECUTIVE SECRE3'ARY T . L. Faulkner....__......_............. Auburn "Learning to Do" tells a stranger that Future Farmers have the deep * conviction that anything worth doing is worth doing well, and that true ADVISORY COUNCIL knowledge must precede any worthy endeavor. This simple phrase gives S. L. Canderday.. __... (NW) ....................Moulton recognition to the fact that learning is a natural process of the full life. C. R . Owens _.._ ._ .... (NE} ......_......_ Falkville , R. L. Yielding_ .... __ CC} ...._ ......_ .._ .. __ Beulah There is no short cut to it, and"no way around it or over it. The Future M. R. Browder......_.... (SE) _.... _..... _.......... R"mer J. R. Lindsey....._...... (SW} ..._.............Grove Hill Farmer knows that Learning is ~omething that only he can accomplish for himself-no one can do it for him. NATIONAL FFA OFFICERS "Doing to Learn" indicates that the Future Farmer knows how to go President William D. Gunter..............Live Oak. Florida about learning. He knows that little, seemingly unimportant jobs must P acific Region Vice-Pres. Jay WrighL..._........................_Alamo. Nevada be done before the bigger jobs can be understood. He remembers that North Central Region Vice-Pres. Lincoln learned by splitting rails; that President Eisenhower learned by Lowell Gisselbeck....Watertown. South Dakota doing those little jobs on the farm that he is having to do now; that all Southern Region Vice-Pres. BobbY Futrelle........ Mt. Olive. North Carolina of the world's great leaders have been able to accomplish greatness only North Atlantic Region. Vice-Pres. Charles W. Anken........Holland Patent. N. Y. after doing the little jobs that go together to make up the big job.