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Show Future Farmers Attend Meet And Win Awards Delta Chapter, Future Farmers of America, had a delegation of eleven members at t'he 24th annual an-nual state FFA convention in Salt lake City Thursday, Friday and Saturday, concluding with the Sweetheart banquet Saturday night. They were Max Christense.n, chapter chap-ter president, Raymond Callister, Merrill Nielson, Dale Workman, El-don El-don Nielson, Scott Skidmore, La Ron Oliver, Rex Jensen, Terah Billings, Bil-lings, Wendell Knight and Arlyn Finlinson. Also there were Marven Ogden, Mrs. Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Skidmore, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Sorenson, and Carol Dawn Soren-son, Soren-son, chapter sweetheart. Edward Skidmore, state FFA president, conducted sessions. In election of officers for next year Edward was made vice president, and Lowell Roberts, Vernal, was made president. Raymond Callister was elected state sentinel. . Max Christensen, outstanding State Farmer, was selected as Star State Farmer, first place in the " state. The award was made for carrying on a well balanced farm . - a olnnt raicino anH prftti program ui slwviv mwi"6 v.u production during the last 12 months. He receives a $100 cash award from the FFA foundation. Max was also elected Star Area Farmer. Raymond Callister received the Carl Raymond Gray Union Pacific scholarship of $100. He also received re-ceived a State Farmer degree, one of the sixty in the state who will receive the gold State Farmer Farm-er charm from the State Bankers Ass'n. Evan Skidmore received an honorary hon-orary State Farmer degree, as fath er of the state president. On record books the Delta chapter chap-ter placed second in the state. Merrill Nielson served as chairman chair-man of the Utah activities committee, com-mittee, and Eldon Nielson was a member of the State Farmer record re-cord books committee. LaRon Oliver Oli-ver took part on the program with a vocal solo. Max Christensen gave a report on area activities, and Raymond Callister reported on the program at the national FFA meet in Kansas City last fall. |
