YES YOU CAN I

Big Wheels

FFA

inUnion,Missouri,offered tocoordinatetheminitractorpull atthe localfair.It

givesarea youngstersa

chance

to

compete

likethebigpullers.Parents, friends

and

relatives linebothsides ofthe street to

watch

thismid-afternoonevent.

There

is

alwaysplenty of action

and no one goes away

without

some

prize.(FromtheNational

Chapterapplication) •••

Show and

Sell

Buffalo Center Bison

FFA

in

Iowa

createda stronger

community

spirit

by

organizing a

Farm and Home Show.

A six-member committee was

ap- pointedtolookinto the possiblityofa

Farm and Home Show

forthe Buffalo

Center-Rake

communities.

Members

attended the February meeting of the businessmen's club

and

presented the idea

and

askedifthere

would

besupport.

The

variety of exhibitorsattracted

many

townsfolk

and

helpedstimulate

commun-

ityspirit.

FFA members

set

up

aformat

and

detailedthe

program and

returnedto the

March

meeting.

Businessesweresigned

up and

a$30 boothrental

was

collected.

FFA members

didalltheplanning, layoutwork, adver-

tising

and promoting

for the second

Farm and Home Show.

The show was

heldinthe70-foot

by

140-foot

shop

areaof Jensvold'sImple- ment. There were 65 businesses with booths.

The

localnewspapers

and

radio stationsran$610.55inpromotional ads paid for

by

the chapter.

(From

the NationalChapterapplication) •••

Moon Talk

Can you

imagine watching "Silver Bullet"ina pasture,under afull

moon?

Members

of theChouteau,

Oklahoma,

FFA

Chapter,a

Chouteau 4-H

club

and

thelocal

Young Farmer members

helda weiner roast, fishing derby

and spook movie

screening at the

farm

of

Frank and Norma Grossman.

Power

for the

VCR and TV was

suppliedbyagenerator because

we

were overa mile

from

the nearestelectrical outlet.

Whilewaiting for thefishwinnerstobe selected

and

the sun to set,

members

playedfootball

and

pitched horseshoes.

Prizesgivenforthe fishingderby ranged

from

afiletknifefor thelargest fishtoa canof sardines to the

member

trying the hardestwith

no

success.

Everyone brought covereddishes

and

the

FFA

^chapterfurnished therest.

Hay

bales were

around

forseats.

Pumpkins added

the color.

(Carmen

Detweiler,

Reporter) •""

Raise Bantams, Chickens,

Turkeys,

Ducks, Guineas, Geese

^ii

forHobby,Food

and

Profit Send$1 .00lorbigpicture calalog showingallkindsolfancypoultry, ClintonHatchery,Box548-FFA

Clinton,Missouri64735

JokeFa&e

A zoo manager

hurried over to a college

campus

nearthezoo.

He went up

toastudent

and

said,"Fve got

200

schoolchildren

coming

to the

zoo

today

and

Idon'thave agorilla,

rilpayyou $10 an hour

if

you

willdress

up

asagorilla

and

sitinacage.

"

The

studentagreedto

do

this.

He

put

on

a gorillasuit

and

climbedintothe cage.

When

a

crowd

ofchildren

came by

hiscage,thestudentstarted

showing

off

by

swinging

on some

bars.

He swung

toohard,losthisgrip

and

flew into thelion's

den

nexttohiscage.

Terrified,hebegantoscream.

The

lionquicklyputhis

paw

overthe gorilla's

mouth and

whispered,"Bequiet.

Do vou want

all

of

ustoget fired?"

Mike

Caddell Milford, Texas

Farmer

1:"

The IRS

sent

my

tractor

an

award.

"

Farmer

2:

"What was

itfor?"

Farmer

1: "It

was

a certificate

of

de-preciation.

"

Heath

Gerdes

Wenona,

Illinois Classified ad:

"Auto

repair service, free

pickup and

delivery.Tryusonce

and

you'llnever

go anywhere

again.

"

Kevin

Denton

Milan, Tennessee Q:

Why

did theturtlecross theroad?

A:

To

get tothe Shellstation.

Amy

Wales Raceland,Louisiana

"Stopsaying, ^'We'reall inthe

same

boat.^'"

"Da^f^v,"said thelittle

boy

,"/ H'a«/ /o getmarried.""Oh,"saidhisfather,

"who do you

havein

mind?"

"Grandma,"

saidthelittleboy."Wait a minute,"saidhis father,

"You

don't think

Fd

let

you marry my

mother,

do you?"

"

Why

not?"said thelittleboy,^"

You

married mine."

JodiBotts Oneida, Tennessee

Lisa:"Inoticedtheother

day

that

my

littlebrother

had

written

T

G.I.F.

on

his sneakers.^"

Susan:^"

What

didthat

mean?"

Lisa:

"He

saidit

meant

'Toes

go

ⁱⁿ

first.'"

LisaShifflett Standardsville, Virginia Clerk:

"Did you

kill

any moths

^with themothballs

you bought

yesterday?"

Young

customer:"Well, I triedfor

two

hours,butIcouldn'thita

one of

^'em."

Alan Moore Marengo, Iowa

A

teenager

was

calling

up

a record store

on

the

phone

to seeiftheysoldhis favorite record.

He

accidently dialedthe

number

ofthe localfeedmill.

When

the feedsalesmanansweredthephone,the teenagersaid,

"Do you

have

'Two Hot

Lips

and

SevenKisses?'"

The

feed

salesman thought

for a

moment and

replied,"No,

we

don't.But

we

have

two tom

cats

and

sevenkittens."

Joel

Knoeck Marathon,

Wisconsin Four-year-old

Jason was

so anti- spinachthat

when

he

saw

asparagusfor thefirsttime,he

moaned,

"Oh,no!

Not

spinachlegs!"

BradleyCarlson Billings,

Montana

A

^literatureteacher asked,"Give

me

a

pen name

suchas

Mark

Twain.^"

One boy jumped

up,allexcited

and

said,"EraserMate."

Lynn

Allison Bridgeport,

Alabama

Q:

What do you

calla professional truck driver?

A:

A

^semi-pro.

Jason

Baenen

GreenBay, Wisconsin

The

intructorinamechanicsclasstold

one

ofhisstudents,

"Fm

puttingthis rivet inthe correct position.

When

I

nod my

head,hititreal

hard

with

your hammer.

^"

The

studentdid

— ^and

the instructor

woke up

thenext

day

inthe hospitalwith

one

heckofa headache.

Bobbie

Mae Cooley Bowen,

Illinois Q:

Why

did the

cows go

tochurch?

A:Because they heardthere

was

going tobe

new

pastor.

Calvin Jones HollySprings, Mississippi

A

ministerinterviewing a

woman who was

applyingforachurchstaffposition, readherapplication

and

said,"Isee

your

birthdayis April14.

What

year?"

Her

simpleanswer

was

"Everyyear.^"

Marguerite Reasner Indianapolis,Indiana

Charlie, the Greenhand

"Is this

what

thev

mean by

aviciouscircle?"

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