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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1958)
Many Opportunities Available To Boys in FFA Chapter Work By DON DENNING eporter. Crater FFA Chapter There are many opportun .es available in leadership rough the Future Farmers America and vocational ag- iculture programs. There are radio and tele- ision programs presented through the FFA. These pro grams not only give the boys a chance to talk over the air but also helps them in organiz ing their thoughts in an order ly manner. Public speaking is another way to do the same thing, only to a much greater extent. It helps lessen stage fright and will improve every day conversation, 'perhaps one of the most important skills one can learn. Public speaking also holds much interest to most FFA boys. Perhaps one of the most thrilling activities of the FFA is the parliamentary proced ures team. The boys learn such points of parliamentary pro cedure as the motion to ratify a subsudiary motion relating to the main motion before the house. They learn how to deal with dilatory or absurd mo tions and the meaning to re scind. ' After many months of drill ing and work, there are three 4&ii? Ik FARMER FEEDS Tl'l M SfS ffh 'iTWiWm i&f v MILKS t ifgmfi-Ui . Jt 1 DISPLAY Shown above is a typical dis- and nearby 4-H and FFA fairgrounds. The play booth which will highlight the first booth above is the type in the state fair. Jackson county fair in more than 2Q years. The Grange booth is being planned by The fair, being sponsored by the Medford Delmar Smith, who sought assistance from Kiwanis club, will be held at the Armory, local farm groups. parliamentary contests. The district, sectional and state. In order to compete in the state contest the team must win both district and section al. Last year the Crater parlia mentary team placed second in the state finals at Bend. The purpose of parliamen tary is to develop an orderly way of thinking, educate the boys in parliamentary pro cedures that they may ap proach the yoke of leadership with an intelligent manner. Another reason is to be able to have the boys, carry on an orderly FFA meeting in a parliamentary manner. Several Trips . The members that work hard enough and exert enough energy through the year are rewarded by a number of trips. Early in the fall there is the State Fair in Salem. There are three boys who at tend the national FFA con vention in Kansas City each year. This year Crater was fortunate by having David Mack who won the state pub lic speaking contest in Bend, entitling him a trip to Helena, Mont. He was accompanied by George Gilman, Ed Griggs and Bill MacFarlane. The FFA officers form the executive council and holds more responsibility than any other elub or group officials of the high school age bracket. The job of local chapter of ficers includes planning a banquet for approximately 400 guests, supervising 30 acres of farm land which the chapter owns, scheduling and planning several television shows, caring for chapter op- erated machines such as fruit vending machines, tractor and equipment and others. There are district officers and also state officers which take care of problems dealing with district and state. Allen Barnes of the Crater chapter is district president, follow ing George Gilman, also from Crater. Nine schools in the Rogue-Umpqua area 'make up this district. In the classroom there are many interesting courses a student of vocational agricul ture will study. Although only The jack SIM COUNTY ILK produ cers mm . Urges YOU To Attend The and IF. FA IFADH All This Week at the FAIR' The Milk Producers League urges YOU to attend the annual Four-H, F.F.A. Fair THIS WEEK and see the achievements of these fine young folks. Here are two youth movements that build leadership and good citizenship; that give boys and girls an opportunity to learn by doing. And-ai tiie -ARMORY- Starting Thursday -The Kiwanis in pit IUI uvl V FAIR Meet MISS AMERICA 1958 IN PERSON see the Miss Jackson County Beauty Pageant ride in a helicopter and see a guided mis sile exhibit! You'll like the land products and home economics sections, the Home Extension Unit projects, colorful commercial displays and the Grange, floral and garden exhibits! Remember, four days starting THURSDAY at the Armory and see the Four-H and F.F.A. Fairat the same time. Drink At Least 3 Glasses of Milk Every Day MILK producers -A league New Agent Arrives For County Duly Gene Winters, new county extension agent, arrived in Medford Sunday night from Clatsop county where he had been temporary extension agent. He succeeds Ben Tucker as specialist in crops and soils for the local office. Tucker retired several weeks ago and, was succeeded as administra tive head of the office by Cliff Cordy. Winters began familiarizing himself with the area this morning as he began working into his new position. With the addition of Winters, Cordy explained, the responsibility of members of the staff will be divided as follows: Earle Jossy will be primar ily, in charge of dairy, live stock and beef cattle; Winters will handle crops and soils; Don Berry will deal with vegetables, small fruits, stone crops and partially with pears; Miss Mary Pat Lucy will work with home eco nomics; Glenn Klein and Marilou Garner will head the 4-H programs; and Cordy will deal mainly with pears and administrative jobs. Stevenson's Aunt Beaten and Robbed Los Angeles (DPD A d 1 a i Stevenson's 67-year-old aunt, Mrs. Anabel East, was beaten and robbed of $40 Monday by an intruder who broke into her home and hit her on the head, police reported. Mrs. East told officers she lay unconscious on her bed for about an hour after the attack, then called friends who notified police. She was treated for head cuts at a hospital. two-thirds of the time is spent in the classroom through all four years, the boys learn more in one year than most other high school classes learn in l'i years The freshman begin taking a course in parliamentary law This is not a hard or complex course, but does 'acquaint the boys with parliamentary pro cedures enough to take charge of a regular meeting for 15 minutes. Other courses include ani mal husbandry, beef, swine, dairy, sheep, basic feeding and for most beys, the two hardest units, veterinary medi cine and record books. The boys then spend nine weeks in the shop where they study shop skills. In the nine weeks they learn how to electric weld, acetylene weld, the art of forging, cold metal work and carpentry. In the later years of school the boys build a shop project, usually an implement or stock trailer, study all phases of farm crops, soils, livestock, agriculture economics farm management and farm law. Air Force Man Has Home-Made Plane Hamilton Air Force Base, Calif. (UPI) First Lt. Thomas C. Davidson is the proud owner of a low-wing single-seat airplane capable of crusing at 160 miles an hour. He built it himself. The plane cost Davidson about $1,000 to construct, in cluding $400 for a used en gine. He began the job . in his garage while stationed at Tyn dall Air Force Base, Fla. Transferred before he finished the plane he moved it to California by trailer t for completion. ' The midget craft has a frame of steel tubing covered with thin aluminum and fab ric. The wing span meausures 18 feet. The engine is 85- horsepower. NAP BRINGS ON SEARCH Charlotte, N. C. (DPD James Blake went for a swim in the Catawba river and when he failed to return his wife touched off a 26-hour search. Blake finally called his wife to pick him up at a boathouse where, he had stop ped to rest and had fallen asleep. i L 7- & MAIL TRIBUNE, Mjdford, Qrtgen, Tudy, August 19, 1958 SA Transient Arresfed By City Police Thomas Henry Kneeland, transient, was arrested Sun day morning at the Jackson County Fair grounds on a charge of possession of stolen property, according to city police. The charge was brought in connection with Kneeland's alleged attempt to sell a bi cycle and successful sales of a steam iron and two fans, the report stated. The items had previously been stolen, according to police. Police hoped that whoever purchased the iron and fans would return them. BREAD BAKER Colleen Franek, 13, of the Buttered Buns 4-H club holds her loaf of bread, besides other entries she will have on exhibition at the county fair this week at the county fair grounds. Beside her is a glass of jelly, some canned fruit and a cake. Builders Supply Jllfl QUALITY mP- BLOCKS 1 Jyilj Bricks, Flue, yj Drain Til W. McAndrewt Ph. SP 2-4107 5 (BUG DAYS - o RABITEERS Gayle Fisher, 10, of Central Point, holds a three-months-old rabbit beside her brother, Dennis Fisher, 14, owner of both rabbits and member of the West Side Rabbit club. The two rabbits will be entered in the 4-H and FFA Jackson County Fair this week. ' j jf ' YEflR! 4113 DDd Don't Miss the mil Jackson County IFADMpyiNlPS You'll be proud of the fine show that Jackson Counti 4-H Club and F.F.A. Boys and Girls have prepared for YOU ... there'll be outstanding exhibits of live stock, home economics demonstrations,- judging, showmanship, contests and a . big livestock auction to climax the five days! Don't miss this fine show your attendance will encourage farm youngsters to even greater achievement. See Our Complete GUStMAN DISPLAY at the 4H, F.F.A. and KIWANIS COUNTY FAIR! 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