Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1941-05-01

Convention of the Tennessee Association Of the New
Farmers of America held April So at the Tennessee
A. & l. College.
The thrty-sx chapters in the state along with their
thirtyseyen SmthHughes teachers of vocational agrcu
ure otaed aggregation Of than three hundred
members.
The meeting included discussions and reports of the
years acvitiescontest quarette singing public speak
ing stunts, basketball, Judging and business session
which outlined plans for the coming National Convention
to be held in Tallahassee, Fla. during the summer
Other activities included banquet and dance and
climaxing program in Sunday morning at 900 o'clock
during the regular Sunday School hour, at which time
than eight hundred persons present Mr.. W.
E. Turner of the State Department of Education, the
principal speaker delivered practical address on the
subject of "Mans Duty to God and to His Fellowman.
President w. j. Hale and Mr.. R. E. Clay State Building
Developer and acting chairman of the convention along
with Mr.. R. J. Roddy vocational agriculture teacher of
Shelby County, made encouraging remarks.
The convention this year acclaimed the most
largely attended in the history of its oranization as
we'll as probably the significant in view of the en-
phas being placed in vocational agriculture the gov
enment Much of the of the meeting due to
the leadership and cooperation of Mr.. G. f. Freeman
State Director of Vocational Agriculture and Mr. w. s.
Davis Vocational Agriculture teacher-traner for the
state who at present pursuing further graduate study
Cornell University A message of greeting from Mr.
Davis read in the hearing of the body.
The New Farmers of America is national orga-
nizaton inspired by the suggestion of the late H. o. Sar
gent who sought for Negro education in the office
Education at Washington D. c., for Negro boys
studying vocational agriculture in the public schools
throughout the United States. Organized in Virginia in
May, 1927, with few chapters and members, it has
expanded until it numbers $50 chapters and
over 25339 active members in 1910
AWARDS AND PRIZES
Universal Life Insurance Ccn,panv
The Universal Life Insurance Company gave it's an
nual award of $4,000 to be presented to the winning
teams speakers highest ranking chapters, and Modern
Farmers at the NFA state convention. Mr. W. A. House.
district of the company made the presentations
as follows: First place quartette Fayetteville $1,000
first place speaker Booker Hayes Woodstock $500 first
place stunts Brownsville, $3.50; Championship award
highest ranking chapter, gold loving cup Geeter High
School, breeding ring of three boar pigs to highest
ranking chapter, Geeter High School, one boar pig to
record highest ranking chapter McKenzie and one gilt
the highest ranking Modern Farmer Lewis Cross of
| Mason.
Other prizes and awards follows:
Basketball Tournament
First place basketball team Woodstock; second place
basketball team, Bolivar; third place basketball team
Somervle; and fourth place basketball team, Browns
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Quartette Singing a
| First place quartette, Fayetteville Second place
Quartette Geeer third place quartee, Woodstock and
fourth place quartette Gallatn.
Speaking -
First place speaker, Booker Hayes, Woodstock School
second place speaker Everett Turner Coiervlle third
place speaker, CALVIN Johnson, Jf Mur1feeSDOr0; ana
fourth place speaker Harold Cannon, Mckenzie.
J Stunts
First place stunts, Brownsville second place stunts,
Alamo; and third place stunts, Gallatin.
Judging
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Grand Champion Judge-Frst place, w. Barr, Gala
TIM second place. s. Davis, Bolivar third place L. Will
liams Denmark and fourth place M. t. Shockey, White
Vile. sT
in Judpin
number one second place. district number four third
place district number two; and fourth place, district
number three
Mule Judging
First place, L. Williams, Denmark; second place. W.
Reeves Gailor; third place c. Gray Woodstock, and r.
Sausberry Geeter and fourth place, C. Marlborough,
Springfield and S. Davis Bolivar.