Show Uintah Basin Boys Win National Honors At Livestock Show Vernal Livestock Team Tean Wins Vins First Honors Roosevelt Chapter Chanter Wins Vins First Honors And Prize Utah especially the Uintah Basin Basin Basin Ba Ba- sin can be justly proud and enjoy a high degree of satisfaction over the record ma made e by the Utah State Association of Future Farmers through its representatives at the tho National Convention held last week in connection with ith the American American American A- A merican L estock Show At the annual banquet of the Convention where all honors w were re announced and awards made Utah rose roso to heights hereto by any state in the Union In the words of the Kansas ansas City Times It flIt was Utah's night at the annual dinner dinner din dinner din din- ner No fiNo state has ever made such an outstanding record said State Supervisor sor L L. R R. Humpherys The livestock team from Vernal Utah won first honors in the judging judging judging judg judg- ing of all breeds of livestock Their team was composed of LaVern LaVern LaVern La- La Vern Hemstreet Neil Caldwell and LaVoir Merrill Young Hemstreet the captain of the team also won first place in the Nation for individual individual individual indi indi- vidual judging of all classes of livestock In recognition of this I honor he received a scholarship scholarship scholarship schol schol- from the Merchants Association As As- Association of Kansas City to continue contin contin- ue his study in Agriculture To aks Win Vin First Honors To the Chapter of Future Farmers of Roosevelt High School in competition against other chapters went first honors in the nation and a cash prize of The second place went to the Sweet Springs Chapter of ri In a page record tho the Toy Toy- ak Chapter recounted its many achievements including scholarship scholarship scholarship scholar scholar- ship cooperative effort ability to farm and school sch-ool and community activities The Roosevelt Future Futuro Farmers demonstrated such remarkable remarkable remarkable re re- re- re pioneering achievement in a visited drought-visited region that their chapter was awarded the highest prize of the Future Farmers Farmers Farmers Far Far- mers of America Richfield Boy Honored The first honors in the National Public Speaking Contest also went to a a. Utah boy J J. J Phelon Malouf of Richfield He spoke on the subject The Farmers Place in ina ina ina a Planned A Agriculture Three other boys from as man many regions of the United States were in the tho final contest Malouf demonstrated ed his bis ability to answer the questions questions questions ques ques- of the judges and showed i mastery of the subject Cecil cil C. C Cope Wins Ins Degree Utah received other honors in inthe inthe inthe the National Meet at Kansas City Cecil C. C Cope of Roosevelt was one of the 56 boys in America to receive the much coveted award award award a- a ward American Farmer Degree The South Cache team took seventh seventh seventh sev sev- place in the judging of mild and one of its team members took fifth place as an individual The Tho Box Elder Future Farmers placed tenth in the National Poultry Con Con- test and one of its members placed placed placed ed sixth as an individual The Spanish Fork Future Farmers placed fifth in the Meat Judging Contest and one of its members tied for fifth place in individual work The South Cache team took place in the National Dairy Contest and one of its team members members members mem mem- bers took place in individual work Professor N. N W W. Continued on Page 8 I I I Uintah Basin Boys Win Vin National Honors Honors' Continued from page 1 by sy request conducted the 72 piece Utah Future Farmer Band which was designated as the official band for the National Convention This band was composed of Future Farmers Farmers Farmers Far Far- FarI I mers from 27 chapters in as many rural high schools of the state I IThe The band made fifteen appearances appearances appearances appear appear- ances in its weeks week's tour to Kansas City the most colorful event was the concert given in the the Edison Memorial Hall preceding the he national public speaking con con- con I test On the following evening the he Utah band led the parade of Future Farmer delegates in inthe inthe the great Arena of the American Royal Livestock Show preceding the wonderful Horse Show The I Future Farmer Male Quartet from Payson High School conducted by Carl CarlO O. O Nelson accompanied the band and shared the honors By ByI t I special arrangement State Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor Super Super- visor L. L R. R Humpherys Phelon Malouf of Richfield Jack Lundberg Lundberg Lundberg Lund- Lund berg of Roosevelt and a special number by the band and quartet appeared on the program of the N. N B. B C. C during the National Nation Nation- al Farm Parm and Home Hour Utah Band Complimented Utah has had a flood of favorable favorable favorable favor favor- able comments on the excellent playing of the band and the fine spirit of by its memI mem mem- I bers One of the finest tributes i of the work done by the Utah Band came from a man who was for nine years a member of Sousa's Sousas Sousas Sousa's Sousas Sousa's Sou- Sou sas sa's Band He said I have heard many bands but this is is' the finest boys' boys band I have ever heard The accomplishments of this band reflects a high degree of accomplishment in music in the rural high schools of Utah Band Gives Concerts The Future Farmer Band gave concerts at Denver Independence Missouri and on their return furnished furnished furnished fur fur- the music for the concludIng concluding concluding ing session of the Utah Educational Educational Educational Assoc aton meeting in the Salt Lake Tabernacle The Band was also f featured in a 0 K S L broadcast and tile the members were special dinner guests at th the Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce and guests guest of the University of Utah at the big football game Farmers Given Reception The Utah Delegation of Future Farmers was met at the Union Pacific Station on its return by Governor H H. H H. Blood President Heber J. J Grant Supt Charles Skidmore President George Thomas Thom Thom- as of the University of Utah members of the Salt Lake L-alce Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce Salt Lake Lalle City Commission the President and Executive Secretary tary of the Utah Educational Association school superintendents agricultural teach teachers ers era of the State and two hundred enthusiastic supporters of the un un- |