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Show Page 6 October UTAH FARM BUREAU 1 969 NACAA Distinguished Service Award Goes to Weber Agent Atlantic City, N.J. L. S. Rogers, Utah State University extension agent, Weber County, was named here September 27 to receive the Distinguished Service Award presented by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents at their annual meeting. He was selected for service to agriculture and youth in his present capacity and previous assignment as agent in Millard, Emery, Ronald M. Turner Appointed ABS District Sales Mgr. Three UFB people were present for the unveiling of the commemmorative plaque at the LaSalle Hotel. From left, Charles B. Shuman, president AFBF; Elmo W. Hamilton, president, UFB; Ken Ashby, chairman AFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers, also UFB, YF&R; Gene Carroll, General Manager, Utah Farm Bureau Insurance companies. Ronald M. Turner, former UFB YF&R Committeeman has been appointed District Sales Manager for the state of Illinois according to announcement by Willard A. Krueger, Vice President Mark- eting for American Breeders Service, Inc. ABS is a subsidiary a W. R. Grace & Co. In his new duites, Turner will be responsible for the management of ABSs business in Illinois. Wayne and Davis Counties. He has served with the USU Extension Service since receiving his bachelors degree there in 1950. He completed a masters degree at USU in 1966. Mr. Rogers was born in Snowflake, Arizona and had varied agriculture and construction work experience before attending the university. Anderson Named To Head FHA In State of Utah The appointment of Clarence A. Anderson, a Salt Lake City, Utah bank credit examiner, as state director of the Farmers Home Administration for Utah was announced by Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin. Mr. Anderson, 61, who served as Farmers Home Administrations Utah state director during the Eisenhower administration, succeeds Douglas T. Simpson, who will remain with the agency as a Ken Ashby, Delta, AFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee Chairman, and Chairman of the UFB, YF&R, told those present at the commemoration of the AFBF's founding, that, "Farm Bureau will always strive for a high-nspendable incomefor agriculture in sound dollars and greater freedom in a world of peace." et AFBF Celebrates 50 Years Fifty years of service to agriculture by the American Farm Bureau Federation were commemog rated by a program of activities including a special State Farm Bureau presidents conference and a 50th anniversary commemorative founding luncheon in Chicago on September 10. A bronze plaque was installed near the east entrance of the LaSalle Hotel commemorating the founding of the AFBF in the hotel on November 12, 13, and 14, 1919. Presidents of 46 State Farm Bureaus participated in the conference and the commemorative day-lon- luncheon. AVERY BRUNDAGE, owner of the LaSalle Hotel and president of the International Olympic Committee, recognized the placement of the commemorative we are very plaque saying, proud to have your plaque on our walls. We couldnt imagine a more important organization to so honor. We live in a scientific age . . . place men on the moon. Its the age of the computer, but no computer will ever take the place of three square meals a day . . . and thats where you folks come in. he said. we Present for the 50th anniversary meeting was one man who attended the organization meeting in 1919. Thomson R. Bryant, associate director emeritus of extension, University of Kentucky, was one of the nearly 500 farmers, county agents, and other farm leaders representing 35 states who attended the founding meeting. BRYANT spoke briefly. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, let me put my greeting to you this way, he said. 'Two score and ten years ago, we came to this place and ordain the to establish American Farm Bureau Federation. The world has well noted and will long remember the formation of that institution, for we came here, not to bury the dead, but to create a living thing. Looking to the future for Farm Bureau was Kenneth Ashby, chairman of the American Farm Bureau Federation's Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. IN THE NEXT 50 years, Farm Bureau will continue to be made up of fanners, to do for farmers what farmers want done, he said. The Farm Bureau of the future will be geared to the needs of the commercial farmers. Farm Bureau, in my thinking, is that renders an organization service to members, and we must maintain the means to accomplish this. Prairie Farmer magazine of Chicago published special daily editions. in 1919 to cover the founding meeting of the AFBF. George Cook, president of the Prairie Farmer Publishing Company, presented AFBF President Shuman with framed replicas of the front pages of these special editions. ROBERT P. HOWARD, Il- linois state capitol correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and son of the late J. R. Howard, first president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, was present with his sister, Mrs. Andrew M. Paterson, who lives with her husband on the Howard home near Clemons. Iowa. We arc pleased, my sister and I. to join in this tribute to our common heritage," Howard said. My father was properly classified as a middle of the road advocate of rural organization and cooperation. He rejected radicalism. He contended that if agriculture was to attain its rightful place in the nation, it could not be isolated from the leadership of other industries which a half century ago had more national influence. Were he here today, he would agree. Im sure, with the basic premises of Senator Miller's speech. He would have . a long visit with Mr. Ashby, and I think he would have no quarrels about what could be expected in the next 50 years . . . and what this Federation shall do to meet the problems of the future. program assistant. As state director of the Farm- ers Administration, Mr. Anderson will administer statePrior to joining ABS, Turner wide the Department of Agriculoperated a 50 cow Jersey dairy ture agencys loan programs for in Farmington, Utah, and served family farm operations and for as an ABS Representative for housing and community facilities Davis .County. He was born in in rural areas which last year Idaho Falls, Idaho, and was reared exceeded $13.8 million. The in Utah. He was active in H agency has its state headquartand FFA, served as FFA presiers in Salt Lake City and county offices throughout the state. dent, and received the State Farmer Degree, Star Dairy Farmer Mr. Anderson has been examiner for agricultural and small Award, and DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award. He is a business loans at a Salt Lake graduate of Utah State University, City banking institution since July 1961. majoring in Dairy Cattle ManagePrior to that he served as ment and Breeding. state director for the Farmers While in college, he was a memHome Administration from 1954 ber of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternto 1961. the UtahState For eight years beginning in ity, University Dairy Club, Dairy Cattle Judging Team, 1946, Mr. Anderson owned and and a member of the operated a retail and wholesale Council. food plant business, in Cedar City, Turner has been president of Utah where he also taught vocatthe Davis County Young Farmers, ional agriculture in the local high member of the Board of Directors school from 1943 to 1946. of the Utah Jersey Cattle Club, Mr. Anersons first federal emsecretary of the Utah State Young ployment was with Farmers Home Farmers, member of the Board of Administrations predecessor agDirectors of the Davis County ency, the Farm Security AdminisFarm Bureau, president of the tration, in 1935. He served as Davis County DHIA, and secretary county and district supervisor until of the Farmington Lions Club. 1943. Turner is married to the formHe graduated from Utah State er Annette Rlrle of SanBemadino, University at Logan in 1936 with California. They have three sons, a teachers certificate and a B.S. Robert, age 4; Reed, age 2; degree in general agriculture. and Ryan, born April 29, 1969. He is married to the former The turners reside at 802 West Virgo Benson of Logan, Utah. They 12th Street, Sterling, Illinois have four children, two sons and 61081. two daughters. Ronald M. Turner Home 4-- Inter-Fratern- ity Farm Bureau Women Meet A large group of Farm Bureau women from Waslngton, Iron, Kane, Beaver and Millard counties met in St . George recently for a workshop of information on important topics and problems of the day. Foremost was the Boycott of California grapes which is illegal. Immoral and unethias was presented to the cal, women by Farm Bureau Executive Secretary of Utah, Mr. V. Allen Olsen. Barbara Whltbeck, chairman of the State Womens Committee, discussed the purpose of Women in Farm Bureau. Neil Sumsion representing the F. B. Insurance Company answered many questions regarding in- surances. Films were shown on highway safety and the grazing fee |