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Front Row Nev1n Nettles, Charles Perry, Randolph Gilbert, H1ram Douglass. Manon Thomas. Douglas
Johnson, Spencer Thomas, Bob Gillen.
Second Row Leonard Murray ; Chester Taylor, Donald Church. Franklm Lee Howard Bulthu1s J L.
Dunaway, Willie Ray Hunter, Hugh K1rby, Charles Reg1ster.
Th1rd Row : Frankl1n K1ng, J M Moody, James Cour:;ey, Plato K1rby, Homer Huchmgson, Tommy Rowan,
Edgar Po1tev1nt, John Hall, Alton Larramore, Enc Croft, Ted Guerry.
Last Row Glen Gilbert, Tillman R1chards, Hardy Kemp, Wayne Jackson, Charles Crews, Henry Harring-
ton, Jerry Wood, Mayse Hall1day, Wayne W1tt, Fntz Founta1n. Gene Cole. J1mmy Wdl1ams. Pres-
ton Sandl1n Wdl1am K1rby. Nesb1tt Gray. Arnold Chandler
£ill $keely - 9. 9. ol.

The Future Farmers of Amenca or "F.F A" IS a Nat1onal Organ1zat1on of. by, and for farm boys
study1ng Vocat1onal Agnculture, between the ages of 14-21 years of age
The F FA IS an 1ntra-curncular act1v1ty havmg 1ts ongm and root 1n a def1nite part of the school
curnculum-Vocat1onal Agnculture. Through act1ve part1C1pat1on, the members learn how to conduct
and take part 1n publ1c meet1ngs, to speak m publ1c. to f1nance themselves and to assume c1v1c respon-
s1bd1ty.
The F FA IS a non-prof1t, non-pol1t1cal, farm youth
organization of voluntary membership, des1gned for the
development of leadersh1p, the budd ng of a more per-
manent agnculture, and the 1mprovement of country l1fe
The Bdl Sheely Chapter was organ1zed 1n Sept 1949
w1th Rodney D1cks ac.t1ng as f1rst Pres1dent The reason
for the organ1zat1on of a new chapter was due to the large
enrollment of the Agnculture Department By hav1ng two
chapters the members have an opportun1ty for more par-
tiCipation 1n vanous conte.sts, develop1ng leadersh1p as
well as a sense of compet1t1on w1th1n the department The
name of Bdl Sheely was selected as J tnbute to one of
our Columb1a County F FA boys who r;ave h1s l1fe m the
Serv1ce of h1s country dunng World War II Bdl Sheely
was an outstand1ng Future Farmer as well as a fme student.
Chester Taylor. Sentmel; Leonard Murray, Reporter. Wil-
lie Ray Hunter. Treasurer. Donald Church, Secretary;
Hugh K1rby, Parl1amentanan, Franklin Lee. Pres1dent;
J. L Dunnaway, Adv1ser; Howard BulthuiS, V1ce-Pres1dent.