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Show Page 4 UTAH FARM BUREAU Holiday Issue 1966 NEWS Utah Earns Two Star Award Gold Star awards were presented to 39 State Farm Bureaus during the Recognition and Awards program at the 48th annual meeting, of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The Gold Star recognition was for those State Farm Bureaus which achieved membership quota, or a membership gain while placing first in one of the program areas. Additional gold stars were added to the quota state Gold Star plaques when the state did an outstanding job in one or more of the following program areas: citizenship, national legislative affairs, information, commodity activities, young people's activities, Farm Bureau Womens activities, and to service to members. The top award - - four Gold Stars - - was presented to the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation which earned stars for attaining its 1966 AFBF membership quota, and and for outstanding work in citizenship, information, and Farm Bureau Womens activities. Three Gold Stars were earned by State Farm Bureaus in Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Alabama, and Indiana. State Farm Bureaus winning two Gold Stars were Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana, Idaho, Nebraska, New York, Utah, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Wisconsin, California, . and Kentucky. Seventeen of the states won the Gold Star award for attaining the 1966 AFBF membership quota. The states receiving the Gold Star for attaining quota were Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Kansas, Tennessee, and Texas. One State Farm Bureau - - Colorado - - received a Gold Star for outstanding work in young for commodity activities; Montana for womens activities. Group n - - Idaho for information; Nebraska for national legislative affairs; New York for women's activities; Utah for citizenship. Group m -- - Arkansas for commodity activities; Georgia for service to members; Mississippi for national legislative affairs; Missouri for womens activities; Wisconsin for young peoples activities. Group IV - - California for and Kentucky for young peoples activities. The winners of three Gold Stars information; attained the AFBF quota to earn one star and earned the other stars for outstanding effort in two program areas. Winners of three Gold Stars, their classification and areas of outstanding effort are: Group I - - Nevada for citizenship and national legislative affairs; n - - New Mexico for and service activities commodity Group to members; Group III - - Ohio for citizenship and information; Group IV- - - Alabama for national legislative affairs and service to members; and Indiana for citizenship and commodity activities. Young Couple From Kamos Scores Hit at Convention A young couple who grew up as on farms neighbors in the picturesque Kamas Valley of Utah, scored a tremendous hit with a crowd of more than six thousand Farm Bureau convention delegates here. Costumed in western gingham, the dancers, Norma Knight, 18, and Seth Wlnterton, 17, performed an original dance which combined some of the modern teen-ag- e dance styles with the dignified of the square dance. patterns were part of a proThey gram which featured fifteen outstanding youth acts from as many states, in the 48th annual convention of the American Farm next-do- or Bureau Federation. The young Utah performers won an paid trip to Las Vegas by emerging winners over five finalists in the state Talent Find competition. In three divisions, the state competition saw 88 young people ferform at the state fair in September. Norma, who began dancing at the tender age of six, plans a career in dance and is presently studying the subject at the University of Utah. Seth, who also began dancing at six, will be trading in his dancing shoes for cowboy boots to pursue the ranching profession he is currently training for. all-expe- Utah Wins Award For Citizenship Citizenship awards were presented to five state Farm Bureaus today during the 48th annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The award for citizenship is based on activities of county Farm Bureaus in working on local affairs programs involving taxes, educational Institutions, and various levels of local government. peoples activities and registering a membership gain. The competition for the Gold Star awards is based on four membership classifications depending on the number of member families in the State Farm Bureau. The four membership - - NORMA KNIGHT AND SETH WINTERTONL Utah's entries in the Talent Find program at the AFBF convention in Las Vegas. The five states Nevada, Utah, Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa - -- classifications: received special commendation for effective political education programs conducted by the state and under 5,000 memGroup Group II - - 5,000 to bers; 19,999 members; Group III - -20,000 to 59,999 members; and Group IV - - 60,000 and over. All the states receiving two Gold Stars attained the AFBF quota to earn one star and earned the second star for outstanding effort in one of the program areas. Winners of two Gold Stars, their classification and the program area of outstanding effort are as follows: Group I - - Arizona for information; Connecticut for service to members; Massachusetts I- county Farm Bureaus. The Indiana and Iowa Farm Bureaus tied for the citizenship award. The State Farm Bureaus are judged in four membership classifications depending on the number of member families in the state. The winning states according to their membership classification: under 5,000 member Utah - - 50,000 to to Ohio - - 20,000 19,999; -Indiana and Iqwa 9,999; more than 60,000 member Nevada families; Discussion Meet Entry Receives Second Place Loren Wehrenberg, 28 year old wheat and cattle rancher from Garber, Oklahoma, was judged national winner of a 'Discussion Meet" conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation. 1 in the competThe runner-u- p ition conducted as part of Farm Bureaus 48th annual convention was Mark H. Anderson, 19 year old Utah State University student from T re monton, Utah. Anderson is earning his way through college by raising livestock on his fathers farm. Wehrenberg and Anderson the winners from among 21 participants from as many states, all of whom were assigned the discussion subject, "What Is the Future in Agriculture for a Young Person." Vw MARK ANDERSON, 19, right, of Tremonton, chosen runner-u- p in the AFBF Discussion Meet in Las Vegas, out of 21 state winners. At the left is Loren Wehrenberg, 28, from Garber, Oklahoma, the winner. Christmas tree! O Christmas tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging; Not only green when summers here. But also when 'tis cold and drear. O Christmas tree! O Christmas tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging. O SNOW AND ICEI On those cold winter days, traction is sometimes tough. Snow tires are almost a necessity if you plan on getting anywhere before the roads and streets are plowed. But sometimes even ordinary snow tires won't do the trick right? The answer is Unico's snow tire with g metal studs that won't come out of the tire. We have a few of these left, even though the demand has been terrific. Order now from your county Farm Bureau President or commodity committee chairman. If you're not with Farm Bureau's Tire saving money Program, you should be after all it only makes cents. extra-grippin- O Christmas tree! O Christmas tree! O Christmas tree! Much pleasure thou canst give me; How often has the Christmas tree Afforded me the greatest glee! O Christmas tree! Much pleasure thou can'st give me. i i .V |