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Show December, 1969 FARM BUREAU UTAH NEWSS Smoot Gets USU Award For Service . Is now more opportunity than ever for young people In agriculture, whether on the farm or in the other great Logan--The- re areas of agribusiness Smoot, former president of Utah Farm Bureau Federation. He spoke in response to the Distinguished Service Award bestowed upon him at the Utah State University College of Agriculture Awards and Honors Program held in the University Center growing stated Alma Jack Brown, right, received the Utah FFA's "Farm Leader of the Year" award, presented by boys of the Grantsville FFA Chapter. V. Honored with Utah State University College of Agriculture Distinguished Service Award, Alma V. Smoot, right, receives plaque from Dr. Doyle Mathews, assistant dean. November 13. He encouraged the young people receiving the awards to keep up with the changing times. Use your training and ability for careers in this great area of opportunity he advised. presentations of Following 68 awards totalling more than $10, 000 in scholarship stipends, Dr. Doyle Matthews, assistant dean of agriculture, presented a plaque and citation to Mr. Smoot. His success as an agriculturist and his lifetime of devotion to serving the agri- cultural industry and various farm Leonora Ford, Davis County, center, registers pleasure and surprise as the announcement is made declaring her winner of the 1969 UFB Talent Find, and an trip to Washington DC. organizations in which he has played a prominent leading role was lauded. A. V. Smoot, right, receives the UFB Distinguished Service from Elmo W. Hamilton, president. Says Hamilton, "Smoot's that wall full of trophies Smoot declared that he expects the University will continue to play a big part in agriculture with yet more emphasis going to packaging and marketing. He mildly chided those at the University who would change the name Aggies as though they are ashamed of it. Agriculture is a basic industry in this country and in this state. The production and distribution of food and fiber must go on as long as there are humans here on earth. Agriculture has been good to me and my family but today too many farms are run by the old folks. What we need in the Industry is more young blood he empha- Award earned sized. Young Farmers & Ranchers gathered for business meeting during the UFB Convention, November Officers were selected and St. George picked as the site of the 1970 YF&R Leadership School, in 20-2- 2. January. New Jerseyi UFB's second Distinguished Service Award went to Mrs. Paul (Roxie) Nelson, Ferron, for her long and devoted service on the Utah Farm Ohio win five gold stars Bureau's Women's Committee. Gold Star Awards were presented to 44 State Farm Bureaus last week during the recognition and awards program of the American Farm Bureau Federations Golden Anniversary annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Two states received five-stawards. This was the first time in the history of the AFBF awards program that any state has won more than four gold stars. ar Utah Women's Committees gathered at the Ramada Inn during the UFB Convention to hear a heartbreaking discussion on drug abuse. The women will include the subject in their 1970 program of work. Resolutions Session of the UFB convention, had warm debates on a pumber of issues. .Final resolutions appear.oapqges4-- 6 of this issue. special award was presented at the UFB convention in Salt Lake City, November 21, to Mrs. Van Ness Wallentine, a former member of the AFBF Women's Committee. Roger Fleming, AFBF Secretary-Treasurer, presented the award, which "expressed in a small the love and way appreciation of the committee members for her service and for her friendship." The silver tray is engraved with a message from the Women's Committee. A Bureaus were required to show a gain in membership over the previous year in order to qualify for the gold., star recognition program. Gold stars were then awarded for 1969 membership achieving and for quotas having outstanding programs in designated Farm Bureau activities including natural resources, national legislative affairs, commodity activities, information, , young fanner and rancher activities, Farm . Bureau Womens activities, local . affairs, marketing, and policy development. Mate m Group II Colorado for information; Idaho for natural resources activities and local affairs; Maryland for national legislative affairs; New Mexico for young farmer and rancher activities; Pennsylvania for commodity activities, marketing, and policy development; and Utah for Farm 'Bureau Women's activities; X-fl- County presidents pose with award certificates presented at the organization breakfast, during the UFB convention. This year every organization receiv ed an award." nty i |