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PAGE 10A - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. TANUARY 30. 2008
The American Legion recently announced its to right are Harvie Lance, Joshua Whitfield, Jesse
winners of a high school oratorical contest. Left Daniel, Jennifer Baker and Bob Bradberry.
American Legion Announces
Winners Of Essay Contest
Jefferson High School soph
omore Joshua Whitfield was
named the winner of the
American Legion-sponsored
high school oratorical contest.
Whitfield’s delivery of an
eight to 10-minute prepared
speech and a subsequent three
to five-minute discussion of
an assigned topic was judged
to be the best oratorical pre
sentation during a competi
tion recently held at Jackson
County Comprehensive High
School.
Second place went to Jesse
Daniel, a senior at East Jackson
Comprehensive High School.
Jennifer Baker, a Jackson
County Comprehensive High
junior, was awarded third
place.
The local competition is the
first step in the annual American
Legion’s national High School
Oratorical Scholarship Program
in which students compete for
cash prizes and scholarships
worth thousands of dollars.
For their efforts, Whitfield
was awarded $300 for first
place, Daniel received $200 for
second and Baker was awarded
$100 for third place.
“We were very happy with the
success of the first of what will
become our annual oratorical
contest,’’ said Harvie Lance,
commander of Jefferson’s
Albert Gordon Post 56 of the
American Legion. “The stu
dents’ presentations were won
derful, and our regret is that we
could have only one winner.
Perhaps this year’s event will
generate increased interest in
future competition.’’
Whitfield will go on to Legion
10th District competition
scheduled for Feb. 17, accord
ing to oratorical contest chair
man Bob Bradberry, who was
in charge of the recent compe
tition.
Following welcoming remarks
and introductions, presentation
of the prepared speeches on
the subject of the Constitution
of the United States, emphasiz
ing the duties and obligations
of a citizen to the United States
government began.
Once the eight to 10-minute
speeches were completed,
students were given five min
utes to prepare a three to
five-minute presentations con
cerning Section 1 of the 14th
Amendment.
Should he win the district
competition, Whitfield will go
on the compete in the Legion’s
Area III contest Feb. 24. Cash
prizes will be $350 for first
place, $250 for second and
$175 for third place. The state
competition will be held March
1. Area winners will compete
for cash prizes of $1,300 for
first place, $900 for second,
$650 for third and $450 for
fourth place.
In addition to the awards
given to winners of the various
elimination rounds of competi
tion, university scholarships of
$18,000, $16,000, and $14,000
will be awarded to the first
through third places in the
national finals. Each state win
ner who competes in the first
round of the national contest
will receive a $1,500 scholar
ship. Participants in the second
round who do not advance to
the national final round will
receive an additional $1,500
scholarship.
The top three youth orators
who have won all previous
elimination rounds of the con
test will vie for top honors in
the national contest April 4-6 at
the IUPUI Conference Center
and Hotel, Indianapolis, IN.
The American Legion will pay
the expenses of state winners
at the national contest. High
school students in Jackson
County who are interested
in entering the competition
should check with their prin
cipal’s office for rules and
contest information.
Fieldale Farms Pays
Tribute To Safe Drivers
Fieldale Farms recently recog
nized 161 commercial vehicle
operators for their years of safe
driving. A banquet and awards
presentation ceremony were
held.
Fieldale operators drove nearly
eight million miles during 2007
while experiencing a minimum
of vehicle accidents.
Those recognized for 15 years
or more were Buman Bone, 30
years; Calvin Gragg, 30 years;
Buford Addis, 29 years; Joel
House, 26 years; Mickey Sweeten,
26 years; Doug Jones, 24 years;
John Price, 23 years; Dennis
Rogers, 22 years; Wayne Taylor,
22 years; Andy Tench, 22 years;
Aubrey Westmoreland, 22 years;
Danny McCay, 21 years; Johnny
Robinson, 21 years; Mitchell
Skelton, 21 years; Raymond Nix,
20 years; Ray Payne, 20 years;
Dennis Franklin, 19 years; Jerry
Dockery, 18 years; Joel Dockery,
18 years; George McCallister,
18 years; Ronald McCallister, 18
years; Frank Taylor, 18 years; Ezra
Wiley, 18 years; James Arrowood,
17 years; Billy Caudell, 17 years;
Marcus Crowe, 16 years; Lonzo
Ellis, 16 years; Danny Grindle,
16 years; Danny Erwin, 15 years;
Charles Gibson, 15 years; David
Krich, 15 years; Dennis Taylor,
15 years; and Milton Wade, 15
years.
Those recognized for under
15 years were Chris Cochran,
14 years; Keith McCallister, 14
years; Travon Mack, 14 years;
Gary Newsome, 14 years; Frank
Shook, 14 years; Alan Chambers,
13 years; Scott Chambers, 13
years; Tony Hulsey, 13 years;
Tim Taylor, 13 years; Eddie
Coley, 12 years; Roger LeMaster,
12 years; Larry Littleton, 12
years; Marty Smith, 12 years;
Roger Thomason, 12 years; Mark
Cochran, 11 years; Jimmy Crowe,
11 years; Jerry Wayne Etris, 11
years; Steve Gragg, 11 years;
Henry Grizzle, 11 years; Max
Alfani, 10 years; Dale Bradshaw,
10 years; Heath Caruso, 10 years;
Jimmy Hopkins, 10 years; Stanley
Layman, 10 years; Buddy Linder,
10 years; Glenn Porter, 10 years;
Tim Pritchett, 10 years; Stanley
Etris, nine years; James Garrett,
nine years; Jimmy Garrison, nine
years; Tony Harding, nine years;
Charles Pittman, nine years;
Dean White, nine years; Ralph
Wilbanks, nine years; Jerry
Skelton, nine years; Larry Shirley,
nine years; Marcus Bohannon,
eight years; Linda Newton, eight
years; Billy Owenby, eight years;
Doug Sosebee, eight years;
David Tallant, eight years; Les
Tench, eight years; Dwayne
Umberhandt, eight years;
Terry Dean, seven years; Brad
Dockery, seven years; Autry
Gibby, seven years; David Jarrell,
seven years; Mike Lovell, seven
years; Chris Pritchett, seven
years; Ron Rafala, seven years;
Daniel Chadderdon, six years;
Shannon Chitwood, six years;
Roy Defoor, six years; Stephen
Jones, six years; Robert Oliver,
six years; Larry McConnell, six
years; and Michael Speed, six
years.
Also, Larry Bohannon, five
years; Jody Cantrell, five years;
Wayne Chitwood, five years;
Matthew Eller, five years; Jerry
Fowler, five years; Ronnie James,
five years; Chris Martin, five
years; Adrian Brooksher, four
years; Jeffery Cotton, four years;
Kevin Goss, four years; Dewey
Holcomb, four years; Kelly Lord,
four years; Pedro Martinez;
four years; Jason Mulkey, four
years; Jose Jimenez-Reyes, four
years; Tommy Richardson,
four years; Martin Rodriguez,
four years; Jeffery Stephens,
four years; Ernest Thomas,
four years; Clifford Tuck, four
years; Ted Wilbanks four years;
Melvin Bridges, three years;
Larry Bryant, three years; Joseph
Dimaggio, three years; Chad
Edwards, three years; Joseph
Hamilton, three years; Brady
Hurt, three years; Scott Lindvig,
three years; William Manley,
three years; Ronald Prather, three
years; William Sage, three years;
Robert Sanchez, three years;
Roman Soto-Herrera, three years;
George Tate, three years; Edward
Winkler, three years; David
Adams, two years; Greg Etris, two
years; Randy Crow, two years;
Keith Franklin, two years; Keith
Goss, two years; Chris Head, two
years; Steve Henry, two years;
Kim Johnson, two years; Tim
Meeks, two years; Ricky Moore,
two years; James Nations, two
years; Daryl Nichelson, two
years; Hoyt Patton, two years;
Chris Pilcher, two years; Preston
Rider, two years; Lyle Robertson,
two years; William Slayton, two
years; Jerry Thompson, two
years; Daniel Thurmond, two
years; Ramona Benson, one
year; Ryan Bonnette, one year;
Jason Brock, one year; Brent
Brumbaugh, one year; Grant
Brumbaugh, one year; Jeremy
Crowe, one year; Roger Defoor,
one year; Jeffery Evans, one
year; Ronald Freeman, one year;
Johnny Gibson, one year; Matt
Hall, one year; Jason Isom, one
year; Ray Laney, one year; James
McGee, one year; David Tatum,
one year; Tony Thomason, one
year; and Truett Simmemon, one
year.
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