Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
DELAWARE All, FLA YOUTH
AT COLORADO MEETING

-Four Delaware rural young
men-two All Club and two Fu-
ture Farmers of America men,
bers-will attend the 29th annual
of the American Insti-
tute of Cooperation, Aug. Is to
21, at Colorado State University,
Fort Collins.
Representing state All Clubs
will be Edward E. Wilson, Blue
Hen All Club, and William T.
(Tommy) Carter, Green Meadows
All Club, both of Newark. Carl
G. Vincent, Lewes, and Emlyn 1.
Burlington, New Castle, will be
state FLA members at the meet
ing. The four will be accompan-
led by Raymond w. Lloyd, assist
ant Sussex County agricultural
agent.
The All and FLA young men
were selected from among 45
contestants in a statewide con-
test, sponsored by the youth COM
mittee Of the Delaware Council
of Cooperatives. They were nam
ed on the basis of their know
ledge Of farmer cooperatives,
farming programs, leadership abil-
ity, and cooperative activities, ac-
cording to Paul M. Hodgson of
the youth committee.
The Delaware council is financ-
ing the trip to stimulate the in
terest of youth in farm coopera-
tives. In preparation for the trip,
Hodgson said, the youth made an
extensive study of state cooper
atives.
Wilson has been a All Club
nine years and a junior
leader of the Blue Hen club for
four years. In addition to carry
ing several club projects, he has
been state winner in dairy achieve
ment, public speaking, leadership
and achievement. He represented
Delaware at the National Junior
Vegetable Growers Association
demonstration contest in New
York in 1851. Wilson was on Del
aware's All dairy judging team
three years during regional con-
tests in Richmond, Va. He was
selected a Delaware representa-
tive to the National All Club
Conference in Washington, ID, c.,
and the National All Club Con-
gress in Chicago. He will be a
sophomore at the University of
Delaware School of Agriculture
this fall
Carter has been a member of
the Green Meadows club seven
years. He has been club president,
vice president, representative and,
for two years, junior leader. He
has completed 20 club projects in
dairy, poultry, field crops, gar
den, health, safety, home inn
provement, conservation and per-
sonal accounts. Young Carter has
received county awards in gar
den, recreation, junior leadership
and field crops. In 1856 he was
state winner in field crops, win
ming trip to National All Club
Congress in Chicago. He will be
senior at Newark High Schoo
this fall.
Vincent lives on a 360-acre
farm near Lewes. He is a gradu-
ate of Iewes High School, where
he took part in FLA activities
The vice president of the state
FLA association has held loca
offices as president, reporter, anC
treasurer. Vincent was this yeal
awarded the FF'A Star Farmel
degree as the outstanding FLA
member in Delaware. He has par
ticipated in state public speaking
contests, been district vice presi
dent of the Methodist Youth Eel
lowship, and active in community
and farm cooperative activities
He is engaged in full time farm
ing with his father.
Burlington is vice president O.
the Delaware FLA association
and is past president of the New
ark FLA chapter. He lives on /;
farm near Red Lions, and ha
been active in cooperative hatch
cry and other farm activities. H,
farms some 20 acres of wheat
barley and corn, and has dairy
cows and swine. He plans to con
tinue farming after graduating
from high school next June,
AGENT SUGGESTS