Show NS Tells of Year Work COAL COALVILLE COALVILLE- VILLE- VILLE Vocational agriculture students In North Summit High School will Join Future Farmers of America I members throughout the nation in I activities to focus attention on oil the Importance of ot agriculture durIng during dur duro ing National Week Feb 16 I 23 Officers Named The North Summit Chapter Chapter Chap Chap- ter tor has 40 members Officers are z-e z Stan Hopkin president LaMar vice president Bobby Adkins secretary Larry Lorry Winters treasurer Michael Judd report report- er Scott Moore sentinel and I Dee Doe Stephens historian Agriculture Vital Agriculture Vital to America Is 1 this years year's Week theme The farm boys wl will undertake a campaign to Inform the general public about bout the Importance Of the agricultural industry to Amer America mer- mer er- er ica tea and of the numerous and wide variety of ot opportunities that tha exist in t this for young men who have hav a background of farm farm experience ex ex- ex and a d training I I Membership In the Is made up of farm boys who are students of vocational agriculture in high school The organization activities activities ties are designed to help develop rural leadership and good citizenship citizenship citizen citizen- I ship and to stimulate the boys to better achievement in their study and work toward successful success success- ful tui establishments In farming or I Iother other agricultural occupations I Washington Honored honor Future Farmers choose the Week of George Washington's I I birthday each year for the observance observance ance of National FF Week Although Although Although Al Al- though usually recognized as a Revolutionary War General and our first president Washington's first love was the farm He was one of the first In the tho nation to practice contour planting crop rotations fertilization and other soil conservation and improve improve- ment mont methods The National Future Farmer organization organization or or- has members with local chapters in the 50 I States and Puerto Rico |