Vol 1, No. 4
Farm Fires Over
Lancaster County
Cause Heavy Loss
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Farm fires in Laffllatser County
during the past week racked uip
ia loss extending into thousands
and thousands of dollars Two
features were pointed out first,
jtJie need for care to prevent fire
at this season, especially when
iroads may toe treacherous,, and
secondly, the excellent 30b toeing
done by the numerous volunteer
Eire departments throughout the
County m responding quickly
. Thursday of last week, a bam
10x99 feet believed to have' been
built in 1754, Was destroyed toy
'ire on the farm of L. M Suavely,
jhree miles norheast of Lititz.
aoss was estimated at $40,000.
Donald Gromhng, 10, son of Ten
tnt Edward Gromlumg, discovered
the fire at 9 30 a. m. Fire com
panies from Lititz and Brunner
nlle responded/
Bareville Bam Saved
: Firemen from 'Bareville Thurs
lay night ichecfced a fire that
jhreatened to engulf the David E
iyard lam damage, estimated
It $3OO. was confined to the to
lacco stripping room Tenant is
David S Huyard, son of Mr
Euyard, HI, New Holland. Fires
rucks were on the scene within
aven minutes after the call was ,
laced.
Flames swept two acres of corn
nd timber on the farm of Ross
arnathan, R 3 Quarryville, Wed
bsday of last wieek It was re
orted a spark from a tractor pul
hg a corn picker set fire to the
eld A rubber tire on the picker ,
as destroyed Firemen from
uarryville responded
fA woods fire on the property
i Howard Zeamer, R 1 Columbia,
as extinguished last week by
Shawnee Fire Co. Brush was
nng burned, and fire from
iaves blew into the nearby wood
;t A shed-at the rear of the re
sidence was slightly damaged.
Clothes Closet Afire
iCharles J. A (Hess, R 1 Kmzers,
iffered heavy damage last Thu
day afternoon when a clothes
oset was burned ont in has i
me The interior of the frame ■
ingalow was badly damaged. 1
»p and White Horse firemen
ire commended-for their quick 1
sistance, and for preventing the 1
read of fire in heavy winds that 1
y _ 1
On the farm of Edgar F. Funk, }
■Ol Columbia Ave, Lancaster,
one-story cattle barn was de
oyed when sparks from a was*e
per fire spread to the bam. Mr.
ink, an auctioneer, estimated <
; loss at $2,500. Ten tons of hay i
d straw, tobacco'lath, extension j
Ider and other equipment were 1
st Firemen from West Lan
iter, Kohrerstown and Mount- t
le came to the scene and help- ,
save a 15x20 feet chicken ,
use ‘ 1
An overheated stove caused a
imney fire at the home of Fred '
Kreidier, Rl Quarryville, Thurs- 1
y evening. Damage was minor. 1
■emen from Quarryville were
led. s
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The scene above proves winter arrived in Lan
caster County last weekend- Late afternoon shadows
’ extend jfrom the" snow topped shdck& dn'the all
dieetrie fhrm' of John D'Burkholder, RD Lititz. Mr.
Hess Will Head
Holstein Group
In This County
By LF Staff Reporter
Elvin Hess, Ji, Strasburg Rl,
Tuesday mghl was named presi
dent of the Lancaster County
Holstein Friesian Association in
the fifth annual meeting and
banquet of the association in the
Gap Fir* Hall.
Mr. Hess, former vice presi
dent, succeeds Robert Groff,
president four years, who recent
ly moved from the Stevens area
to R 3 Quarryville
-This, in the words of A. Nes
bitt, secretary of the Pennsyl
vania Holstein Fnesian Associa
tion, was one ot the largest coun
ty breed association turnouts on
record, with an attendance of 272
from a membeiship of 318.
Other Officers Named
Others elected were: Donald
S. Eby, Rl Gordcnville, vice pres
ident; Henry H Hackman, R 2
Manheim, secretary, and J. Z.
Herr, Elizabethtown, treasurer-
Named directois for three-year
terms were J Robert Hess, RD
1 Strasburg; Mr Eby, and Abner
H. Risser, RD 1, Bainbridge.
Leaving the board of directors
were Mr- Groff J Lester Charles,
Landisville; and Galen W. Herr,
Elizabethtown.
Some of the points stressed by
speakers were. “Don’t talk abun
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Quarryville, Pa., Friday, November 25, 1955
Wintertime on Lancaster Farms
Eisenhower Backs Ag
Secretary Benson
100 Per Cent
gd.—EISENHOWER BACKS
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson yvill remain in the
Cabinet as far as President Eisen
hower is concerned, and at no
time has the President “enter
tained any suggestion whatsoever
of the Secretary of Agriculture
being replaced”
This is the focal point of a
statement issued Tuesday in
Gettysburg by Presidential Sec
retary James C. Hagerty. It was
repeated that the President has
“completely supported” Secre
tary Benson
Deer Licenses Are
Still Available
In Five Counties
HARRISBURG The Depart
ment of Revenue advises that
antlerless deei licenses are still
available in the five counties
shown below. The 1955 special
season will be Dec. 12 and 13..
County Licenses
County Seat Available
Crawford Meadville 1400
Susquehanna Montrose 2500
Wayne Honesdale 1500
Wyoming Tunkhan’ck 500
York York 200
Application for an antlerless
deer license must be sent or
taken to the county treasurer in
the county in which the appli
cant desires to hunt.
A hunter from outside Penn
sylvania must be in possession
of a current non-resident hunt
er’s license to become eligible to
purchase an antlerless deer
license m this state. Qualified
non-residents may purchase an
antlerless deer license between
the dates Nov. 12 and Dec. 11
this year-
Burkholder’s farm is well known as aPI :L.Reddy
Kilowatt Farm, an all-electric farm that is the high
light of many Lancaser County Farm
by Grant Heilman, Lititz, Pa.)
Rhoads Acres and
Hither Hills Win
Guernsey Awards
Two Southern Lancaster Coun
ty Guernsey he; ds were cited
Friday night for outstanding rec
ords during the past year.
Around 144 peisons attended the
annual banquet and meeting of
the Lancaster County Guernsey
Breeders Association meeting at
Rhoads Spanish Tavern, Quarry
ville.
To Jerome H Rhoads’ Rhoads
Acres went a cream jug for scor
ing highest in milk at the 1955
Harrisburg Farm Show, while an
ideal-type Guernsey replica went
to Robert McSparran’s Hither
'Hills Farm at Diumore for being
the highest butterfat producing
Guernsey herd in Pennsylvania.
Three new directors were elect
ed, Elmer Lapp, R 1 Kinzers; Ja
son Weaver, Mechanic’s Grove,
and Harry Muioma, R 1 Manheim.
Two 4-H teams were recognized,
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Quarryville, Penna.
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By LF Staff Reporter
Three Directors Elected
$2 Per Year
Winter Blows in; |
First Snow Melts’
Plows open Roads
Winter will officially begin
Wednesday, Dec. 21.
But Lancastei County resi
dents this weekend found the
season had jumped the gun by
more than a month It all began
in the early hours of Saturday
morning, around three o’clock,
and by 10 p m. about three
inches had fallen, according to
weather records at Ephrata-
Everywhere there was a thick
blanket of white. Ice hung from
trees and porches. Shrubbery was
topped with snow caps, and a'few
rose blooms that up to this point
had defied the season in Lancas
ter County earned crowns of
white
Roads Blocked Temporarily
Down in Southern Lancaster
County drifts closed several
roads, and snow plows were put
into use for tne fust time this
winter In East Diumore Town
ship, Routes 72 and 222 were
blocked tempoianly The road
linking Liberty and Chestnut
Level were also drifted shut a
short time, and over along the
Susquehanna in Martic Township,
the Rawlinsville-Holtwood road
was impassable until the plows
went into action.
Temperatures started tumbling
Wednesday night of last week,
when a low of 31 was reported
in Lancaster County- Thursday
and Fuday mgnt the mercury
moved even lewer to 26. By
Saturday, with the heavy snow
covering the ground, the read
ing reached a high of 40, and con
tinued in the 40s Sunday-
“Spring Far Behind"
Highway accidents were num
erous, and parts of the Pennsyl
vania Turnpike were especially
dangerous. Melting snow turned
into ice as temperatures fell
during the night, causing more
treacherous driving.
But despite the weather, which
cancelled several sports events
this weekend, there was a con*
trast in climates where wintry
Michigan State accepted a for
mal bid to play UCLA in the
Rose Bowl.
Not to rush the season, but it’s
a good time to recall the old
saying, “Winter’s here can
spring be far behind’”
THOUGHTFUL THIEVES
HOUSTON, Tex. They were
thoughtful burglars who recent
ly lifted $450 from the cash regis
ter of a safe here, after carefully
ringing up a “no sale” on the
register;