Show live we now members Member sAre are elected to champion Fe Fo association by VV J DRYDEN DIMEN rr editor I 1 A A jf call 6 WILLIAM F RENK KENK with the help of three sons be produced prod aced 85 carloads of food from Us his acre farm at sun bus rr prairie airle wis farmer renk former wisconsin commissioner miss loner of agriculture with the able assistance of his sons wilbur walter and robert lash las year sold more than pounds of beef pork and lamb in addition to bushels of hybrid seed need corn and bushels of victoria oats and a carload of wool 1 I ak J D mcgee this champion Is an outstanding example of e farmer who went heavily la in debt in order to succeed eed he now operates I 1 2300 acres of land at morgan ga mcgeee mcgees major cash crop Is peanuts but he be believes in and practices a modern system of versatile farming faiming calsing raisin hogs Ite hereford reford cattle as well ILS as producing oats corn and cotton does not believe in putting patting all of his eggs in one basket Y 1 7 ay i J THOMAS J PEARSALL rocky kochy mount N 0 Is proud ot of manager pearsall of the he III C braswell company farms farr nii he be has the job of operating a farm of acres and supervising the work of 1100 iiren men women an and d children who live and work on the farm cotton tobacco corn lespedeza hogs beef and dairy cattle as well as small grains are produced by tom pearsall and his family of 1100 WILLIAM WILLIA 51 RICHARDS bill gave up a successful career as a C chemical engineer and racing car driver to purchase a cape cod dairy farm in 1941 at forestdale Forest dale mass and converted it into a truck garden born and raised in boston he be decided to become a vegetable producer after suffering a serious track accident known as acres farms his acres include acres of broccoli like most scientists he leaves nothing to chance irrigation cold frames and modern mechanized methods are utilized by racer richards five members have been admitted to agricultures agri cultures most exclusive organization the champion F farmers association of america Ae representing presenting all sections and phases of farming 0 they prove a living example that farming in america can be profitable and honored their names will stand high on the rou roll of agricultural fame men of merit whose achievements win universal admiration tho the deiv new members are william F renk henk sun prairie als 3 D morgan ga tho thomas as J pearsell rocky mount M N C and camera shy william gehring rensselaer tvr ind ed note no inducement proved sufficient clent to farmer bill to secure his consent to pose for or a photo photograph griph th the e nominations lor for this award a are re made by farm leaders and elected by s membership of agricultural authorities the awards are presented by firestone which cooperated opera in the founding of the association in 1937 camera shy william gehring who have his picture taken won his place by helping greatly to bring the rich muck lands of northern indiana into heavy brodu production through the application of proper fertilizer irrigation crop diversification sifi cation and highly mechanized farming on his bis farm at rensselaer ind his production ol of mint ol of which he sold more than worth last year has proven the financial possibilities of this crop hi he also grows potatoes sweet corn and onions on his farm of acres prior to 1831 1931 he worked in a factory without farm experience he went to the muck lands to overcome their production product lon problems and set an example to others A veteran farmer fanner william renk Is a veteran farmer who has consistently followed a progressive gres sive policy olley he emphasizes efficiency fi fici ency in every phase of farming with the aid of three super helpers his sons they are pioneers in arch type construction of farm buildings and their machine shop Is a credit to their ability seven tractors self feeders foders hay slides ind and their ability to produce quality seed corn hybrid marks them as real progressive gres sive farmers the ranks have developed a direct sales demand for their hybrid seed J D mcgee started in 1928 on a small farm purchased sad with borrowed capital last year his peanut crop was worth soil conservation plays an important part on his farm as they muston any farm that succeeds he is a director of the georgia florida alabama peanut growers association and an authority ori on the economic problems of the industry congress has hai heard with interest his bis facts and figures oa on peanut production and possibilities speed richards they call william richards this not only ap plies to his farm operations b but u t to his former record as a racing car driver he started out by bi leasing a tract near providence R I 1 i later richards purchased his present farm from earnings from the leased tract tenant farming may pay well he launched an extensive and costly fertilizing program essential for this type of farming A major innovation was a large irrigation system drawing on a lake as awa a water source in many organizations speed richards takes an active part in farm organizations ire he is a member of the governors advisory so ry council on agriculture the boston market garden association town finance committee extension vegetable committee and farm bureau at 38 he has three daughters one son fon and a modern successful highly mechanized farm thomas J pearsall believes in progress progressive ivi plantation policies which have attracted national attention ile he ie Is not a farm owner but he manages the famous braswell carmi farm at rocky mount N C containing acres starting 10 years was considered revolutionary because he was a strong supporter of education among his bis negro tenants and sFa sharecroppers the result labor turnover greatly reduced and crop yields increased he installed mechanical and technical innovations such as terracing and strip cropping A state representative and president of the agricultural foundation inc he Is now raising two million dollars for the farm research program at north carolina state college tore tom has i a wife and two sons to aid him it Is particularly noticeable that the section of the united states in which a farmer lives has little to do with his ability to be a chain champion plon these five farmers come from new england the M mississippi I 1 ippi valley the nor north th and the de south the american farmer can do his lob job in any state or ell climate male when he sets him self to 0 o the task with a will although the war Is over the tha world needs food meats grains vegetables and fruits but somehow we all have the feeling that thai the champs down on the farms of america will see sea that few people starve georgia boy boy rose from buck private to 4 star general washington he was born in perry ga in 1887 where his father published the houston home journal As a boy he worked around the newspaper plant but was more interested in the perry rifles a lo 10 cal guard unit having heard his parents speak of former ormer members of the hodges family as confederate soldiers in the civil war hi he was determined to become a soldier sold ler he entered west point in 1901 1904 but because of trouble with mathematics t left the united states military academy and enlisted to in the army as an infantry private in 1909 he received his commission as a second lieutenant simultaneously with the tha commissioning of his former west point classmates instead of spending three years at the point he became an officer after servi service co at various infantry installations llis his early army career included service A I 1 A i 4 X uk GEN COURTNEY H HODGES BODGES with general ings mexican punitive vo expedition and the athin ath infantry y regiment of the ath division in france luxembourg and germany in world war L I 1 he was appointed commandant of the infantry school at fort benning ga in 1840 1940 ile he became chief of infantry in washington was made chief of the ground fore forces e a replacement and school comm command d when the army was reorganized sinto into ground air and service forces and later became commanding general of the X army corps he was assigned to command the third army fort sam houston texas in february 1943 and served in this capacity un til March 1944 when ae he was assigned to the first army to in the european theater of operations assistant to gen omar N bradley when the first army took part in the invasion of normandy capture of cherbourg Cher bourg and the breakthrough at st lo 10 hodges assumed full command in august 1944 he paved the way for the third ardys and his famous firsts spectacular lunges junges across france was the first into paris first into germany first army commander since napoleon to cross the rhine river in battle first to enter and clear out the hurtgen forest in the cold winter months and first to meet the russians among his higher decorations decoration sare are the distinguished service cross and the S silver iver star from the first war and the distinguished service medal and an oak leaf cluster tor for services to in the current conflict general hodges presently commands the first army with headquarters at fort bragg N C from private to fourstar four tour star general is a route any soldier would like to travel and courtney hicks hodges is one who dial and in future years some of americas highest ranking officers will come from the ranks from froin among men who the army a career |