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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1966)
6—Port O f or il News, Thursday, October 13, 1966 Earns American Farmer Degree farm wages. " fri August of 1963, 1 entered Coos and C u rry F a irs showing Suffolk«, Cheviots, Komneys and wool. The prize money totaled $315. "T h is year, as a senior, nty. project consists of 97 sheep, of which 23 are purebred Suffolks, four registered Komneys, five reglste red Cheviots, and 63 grade Komneys. I have seven Here- fords, ItK-ludltx one cow, one c.df, and five yearling he ife rs. I am renting and managing 60 acres of pasture fo r my sheep. ‘ •1 have been a member of the P acific Chapter of Future F arm ers of A m erica since m y-fresh man year and enjoyed belonging to the organization. During m.v sophomore year, I was re porter fo r my chapter and last year 1 was secretary. This year I am j í / f r w rz W C harlie Waterman received his he was In college, I took > n American Farm er ’ Degree last of -these sheep fo r half the ret Wednesday at the Natibhal F u - p ro fit. ture F arm ers of A m e rtca 'C o n - " In August-of 1964, I entered ventlon at Kansas C ity, Mo. ' the CuFry-suid Coos County Fait s, Waterman, a Junior at Oregon showing sheep a n d wool. I re state U niversity where he Is ceived many .ribbons and p rize m ajoring In M echanicalTechnol- money totaling $92..L ater, 1 sent ogy in A griculture, le ft by plane a -p rice fleece to th e State F a ir last Tuesday to a rrive at Kansas and.to the Pacific Internat:. a l, C ity to receive thé Am erican receiving- $10 In p rize s. At the F a rm e r Degree award. • .C u rr y F a ir , I participated in the He Is one of the five- FFAr C a lf Scramble and was fortunate members from Oregon th is year- enough to win a Hereford calf, to receive the highest degree ~ "M y -sophomore year, I was that may be earned In FFA. able to buy by b ro th e r’ s sheep Other degrees earned by Wa- with the proceeds from (by sheep term an were Greenhand Degree and p rize money. This gav> n r In November of 1960; Chapter 89 head of sheep and one Here- F a rm e r Degree In November of ford ca lf. . 1961, and State Farm er Degrée “ J was very fortunate at the In March of 1964 urhen he was county fa il's during the summer also considered fo r the Star of 1962, making a total of S215 F a rm e r degree.- - In prize money. I entered lambs, The American Farm er Degree bucks, wool, and a H ere- ls awarded to only one FFA ford h e ife r. A’ stock tr a ile r , vhlcti member In each one thousand. I hadtmade in shop, w.on $22.30 To receive the degree the menr- fb r me. I sent a fleece to the ber must be less than 21 years State F a ir and F.’l a.id received old, have completed at least 36 prize s. ” _ . months of Vocational A g ricu ltu re “ ki 1*962 one of my ewes tra in in g , have outstanding lead- brought me Jn a total of $34 ershlp and farm ing ab ilitie s. Sue- (In prize s, and sale of la.: 1 and cessful c a n d id a t e s are de- fleece,. ’ -~ term lned by a lengthy apprtca- ... , . tlon and on the farm. Interview 1 ^o °T plj te^ 1un*or, ,ear by a special committee-appoint- * lth <3 head of-6heepr ii . : ed by the state FFA advisor. « » re b re d Suffolks, four r ;is - The successful state c a n d â a te i' tered Cheviots five regist. red applications are then submitted Romney s and 46 grade Rot- - to the National FFA headquar- L hea^ oi te rs where the final decision Is Here^o r^ calves bought with my made. * Waterman, who Is the firs t FFA member from Southwest ern Oregon to receive the degree since 1938, earned the degree based upon the start he has already made In ranching, Waterman has accumulated a net worth of $14,364.68 since his enrollm ent In Vocational Ag ric u ltu re at P acific HlghSchool In 1960. Following is his story of his Supervised Farm ing-Pro gram from his freshman through his senior year: " I entered Pacific High School In September, 1960, as a fresh man, and enrolled In Vocational A g ricu ltu re with a shgep p ro ject. I had been planning on this fo r the past several years and had a flo c k of seven grade Rom ney ewes and five purebred S uf- folk ewes. “ In addition I was In part MlWIUlMK INSURANCE nership with my brother, own ing one-fourth of nine purebred eoa Suffolks, three registered Rom F akhfbi ins m m ' - neys, two registered Cheviots, Ô- Phon, 332-2907 and 40 grade Romney sheep. As chapter president and Kogue- Umpqua d is tric t sentinel. I have participated In both livestock and la lry Judging teams at the county a ir. " I a t t e n d e d sheep she a r tng school at O.S.U. and have used this s k ill in shearing and tag ging. my sheep. This makes for considerable saving of money. " A t several of the local P;i A and grange meetings, at all FFA banquets, I have given talks on my project o r related FFA subjects. I attended the 1962 State FFA Convention as an al ternate delegate, and lA.it Oc tober It was my very greht p riv ilege to attend the N ational FFA convention In Kansas C ity. Ib is proved to be one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. " I have been fortunate enough to receive several awards, In- j i b •c SOA?, OCX's Vi Dev Mrs. $35. Estes VRlP SAlSS Mrs. U fc p V * sa t Terry V»* ¿ 6 .7 9 Mrs tie 02 jArs. ’s D x'1< cia-yto» SE® Vo’S 72 ? \lrs . $ S-7 lo i rol Bet«,' W K MURAUCE /une paix ! - fill- NW POMCOWM MCUCY Unemployment Claims Down V is its L o c a l W itness G ro up M r. and Ma s. Floyd F. Adams' fr E m p lo y m e n t opportunities were also mu<te available as stu dents left the lutair force to re turn to school, I’eet said, wKh tig at weeks of unemployment In surance claimed for the week a alight 0.1% below last year’ s total. The rate of Insured unem ployment fo r the week ewlthg Sept. 2U was ut 1.7% compared to 1.8% a year e a rlie r awl 2.1%. four weeks e a rlie r. rt»r the week ending Kept. 17, the rute ÓI Insured unemploy ment fo t thy Unitisi States as a whole averagisl 1.6%; In Oregon, the rale was 1.9 , I AWTEDH ( IHRObGHTNf > ’ # WANT ADS . 7 4 b « «77*7* AT L t t i T M ARGARINE SYRUP 4 9 - W T O JUICE « * ^ 4 * 4 69- -4 9 - W A K E M IX ~ ORANGE JUICE «. - 'I N ltS . 60LDMEPAL FLOUR LO S • COUUO ÎOAJC - ROAS t • s w flj N fW A U , vFAN* B cAùeÿ IB cR.1 : T ip X Q.T VP> PlUr O f 10 IR * « A C O N P E N W Y W lS K tlC fO A G R EE N O N IO N S fP-' ■ ALCOA A L U M IN U M FO IL V7V- STORELYT G R A PEFR U IT SECTIONS 59¿ H U N TS T O M A T O SAUCE 10 s« > 1 ^ 5 * 1 I « U N r i TO M A TO ES POPCORN CORN F L A K E S KCU-06Cr5 10-02 9 9 ^ 7-1.6S FOOD STORAGE BAGS giao « s 39^ M IX E D NUTS -e 7 7 m s Ä Ä ^0)4 H A V -^ p A C < PR1EP $EkN$ 8 « i 4 ^ 7 9 SHYPER'6 COTSUP CAKE MIXES lA i& W B T BEITÏ VIVUT . haue MS STAN0B4 » 89 RADISHES WEASAWT FROZEN VEGETA 49 IM K ffO K MW.OMÍ UK TUMŒYi • X - FRUIT COCKTAIL M IM C li WHIP FRUIT PRINKS ÉhM í • 8 laoe oj T BEEF MAÇT IEAN5FARU^- BECF-VEAL STEAL* 6R0UNP 8TEF LFAW SHORT <165 zr ACWZ RENEW of New York are visitin g the Port O rfo rd congregation of Jehovah’ a Wltnesaes this week. Adams Is circ u it supervisor fo r the southern part of Ore gon. During the week he w ill t<e making home v is its with Some callbacks In const ruction the local witnesses. and lumber reduced the unem Tuesday evening he gavi ployment Insurance claim s load counsel on the M in istry De six percent from Mie previous velopment Class, membsra oi week, fo r the week ending Sept, which wen« «Untying the Dibit 29, J, N. Peel, Department of book of Colosslans. Lincoln Da Employment comm issioner re vis, J e rry Dowers and Fre< ported from Salem. Foot! pro Popoff were a in o i* the speak c e s s in g activities remained e rs during this class session. high as the harvest of fall fru its T T iiw s d a y evening, M u awl vegetables'continued. • Adams w ill preside at a D ibit study oiMhe subject, "F ia i ol t o p i c of w h ic h w ill t>e the W orld;’ f t fb e t i e r s till'd , "Christendom o r C hrlatlanty— "T h e Conclusion of the System Which D im ’ H us h ailed?' oi n riiig s ." The kiltstdom ll.d lT s located The feature talk of h la y ls lk on M yrtle I ane awl all meetings w jll -lie at 4 p.m. Sunday, the are ojien to the publlr. mocerks y o u t w w ON? ÜJ/Û/YtfZ. M dudlng the Safeway Award f o r aest Oreenhand; best livestock project and safety farm ing award In our chapter; awl th ird place In Del te r Farm ing Award In our d is tric t fo r two years. "V ocational A griculture Is giving ms p ra c tic a l tralidng and experience In farm ing, which I Intend to make by life ’ s work. A fter g r a d u a t io n from high school, I plan to attend OSU awl m ajor In agriculture. My sheep awl beef projects w ill pay my expenses." Waterman Is the son of M r. ami M is . Kay (Hessle)Waterman of Koute 1, Hawton, W LES ' W r ' - S a i + l WHITE ONIONS 2 - 3 9 : STOPS 10 3 9 P6MK0ANITK lo t BANANAS /» 6 1M1 4« 1 W HAMATH d u iC A f t A M F v MIXED VfO- Fi£NC 4t •r r - FR.IF3. - P A C IF IC S B .Q T P lk A c A - e tm APfLCS PEAS u f W - ^iOO OPT. ¿7- /^-/S a a c iD R K ET Wkorc Prices Are Lower Every D eyl .
