Milford chronicle., 1951-05-04
Conrad Students Win
Top HOnOrs At FFA
Convention.
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Webb, Caesar Rodney. second vice
president; Martin johnson, Laurel.
third vice president; J. Edward
Bailey, Bridgeville, secretary; Rus
sell Bruette, Alexis l. dupont
School, treasurer; Melvin Truitt,
Seaford, reporter; w. Lyle Mowlds
OF Dover, adviser; executive COM
mlttee, David Elliott, Laurel; Rich
ard Niblett, Conrad, the retiring
state president, and Samuel Hol-
land, Caesar Rodney.
Speaking Contest Winners
Winners in the public speaking
contest were: First, Thomas Will
liams, SeafOrd, You Must Desire
Your Future" second, Wallace
Cook, Jr., MiddletOwn, Replace
ments for the Dairy Herd" third,
Larry Munday, Lewes, MAN Made
RAIN" fourth, Charles Rent, Eel
ton, avoid Farm Accidents" State
Archivist Leon deValinger, Jr., was
the contest judge.
The Diamond Farmers are: Rus
sell Bruette, Alexis 1. dupont School
Chapter; David H. Woodward, Con-
rad; William S. Bradley, Harring-
ton; Earl Swain, Newark; Ronald
Darling, Caesar Rodney; Franklin
Martin, Milton; H. Wallace Cook,
MiddletOwn; Roland Kelly, Lord
Baltimore; ]. Edgar Bailey, Bridge
Vile; William w. Vanderwende.
Harrington; Herman Samendinger,
Newark; Samuel Holland. Caesar
Rodney; Melvin Truitt, Seaford.
The results of the recent Judging
contest held at the University of
Delaware were announced with
David Elliott, first vice president.
the dairy cattle, swine and
beef awards; John Davis, second
vice president, making the poultry
and tool Identification awards, and
MilbOUrne Webb, third vice presi-
dent, making the corn and potatoes
awards. The judging winners we're:
Dairy class, Martin Johnson,
Laurel, first; Neil McGee, Lord
Baltimore, second; Elbert Harring-
ton, FELTON,, third. Swine and beef,
Leonard Greenley, Milford, first;
Ronald Woodward, Conrad, second:
Ralph Smith, Conrad, third. Poul-
try and eggs, Albert Jezuk, New
ark, first; Bruce Maloney, Milford,
second; James Fraze, Newark,
third.
Potatoes, Douglas Algier, Green
wood, first; George LOBBY, Newark.
second; Jack Westergren, Bridge
vile, third. Tool Identification, Dom
aid Workman, SeafOrd, first; DON
aid Truitt, Seaford, second; Earl
Pratt, MiddletOwn, third. Corn, Eu-
gene Wallace, Greenwood, first;
John Mcdaniel, Middletown, sec
Ond; Edward Baker, Conrad, third.
Degrees Presented
The state farmer degrees were
awarded by Richard Waybright,
Gettysburg, fourth vice president
Of the national FLA, who, also was
speaker at the dinner.
Other dinner speakers were:
Secretary of State Harris B. Nc
Dowell, Jr.; r. w. Helm, state di-
rector Of vocational education. who
introduced guests, and DR. John A.
Perkins, president of the UniVer-
'lty OF Delaware, who addressed
he group on Youth in Farming"
Niblett, retiring state president.
was toastmaster; Kenneth Roberts,
SeafOrd, played a piano solo. and
George Hopkins and Larry Mundy,
4ewes, sang a duet
Presentation of awards was made
At a meeting following the dinner.
Paul A. HOdgsOn, teacher trainer
n agricultural education, Univer-
5ity of Delaware, was a participant
rs acting state adviser to the FLA
Turing an absence of w. LYLE |
MOWlds.
Guests, in addition to those par
icipating on the program, includ- |
I'd; DR.. John Shilling, assistant su-
)erintendent of public instruction
n charge of secondary schools:
George M. WOrrilOw, director Of the |
State Experimental Station and of
he agricultural extension service. |
Guests Attend Dinner
Dean George L. Schuster of the
Frank Richardson, Ris-
ng Sun, and Paul w. Mitchell. |
dockessin, members of the state vo-
;ational agricultural advisory COM
nittee, and William B. Simpson,
superintendent of the Caesar Rod |
ley Special School District, and
Mrs. Simpson.
A number of past state FLA pres
dents also were guests: William
Harrington; Joseph William
son, Bridgeville; Thomas Ware. |
lear Wilmington; Wallace 'Caulk.
Noodside; Roy Passwaters, Bridge
lille; Cecil Carpenter, Milton; Rob
'rt Davidson, GeOrgetOwn;> Jack
Webb, Milford; Philip Pierson, !
Newark; William Webb, near