Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 16, 1955, Image 7

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower is shown’
watching his. Angus herd during a visit to
his farm last month by farmer organization
trfficials who -presented him with a tractor.
George G. Connor, far right, general man-’
ager off Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Coopera
tive Association, was a member of the group
visiting the farm to make the presentation.
Kenneth Probasco, Ohio Farm Bureau gen
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■ If farmers file income tax by Feb. 15,1956 they need ■
2 not file a declaration of estimated tax. 2
■ ''Two options are given by which to determine ||
■ amount ofjncome which is subject to the self employ- ■
5 ment tax. ■
■ With ns,' Income Tax is a Profession; not a side line ■
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eral manager, is at far left. General Arthui
B. Nevins, an associate of the President, is
to his left. J. F. Schaffhausen, assistant to
the president of Cockshutt Farm Equipment,
Inc., manufacturers of the donated tractor,
is directly behind General Nevins. Indiana,
Ohio and. Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Co
operative Associations made the presenta
tion -
Grandpappy Morgan, a hillbilly
of the Ozarks, had wandered off
into the woods and failed- to re
turn for supper. So young Tolliver
was sent to look for him. He
found him standing in the bushes.
“Gettin’ daik Grandpap,” the
tot ventured.
The Big Four Foreign Minis
ter’s Conference in for
mally adjourned without fixing a
date for further meeting.
Unexcitable
“Yep ”
“Supper time, Grandpap”
“Well, are you comm’ home?”
“Nope.”
“Well, why ain’t you’”
“Standin’ in a bar trap.”
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Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 16, 1955—7
Fanners Club to Hold
Christmas Party
Octoraro Farmers Club held
its November meeting with Wil
liam and Frances Fredd, An
drews Bridge. The president,
Howard K. Walton, conducted a
brief business meeting before the
inoon hour- Club- reconvened
at 2 p. m. Devotions were con
ducted by Frances Fredd The
inspection committee, Walter
Ferguson and Melvin Boyce
gave a very favorable report of
the Fredds’ new farm home. An
interesting essay was prepared
and read by the host entitled
“Agriculture 1955.” Bobby and
Billy Maule played an instru
mental number- Madison Mc-
Elwam gave some facts'about the
agriculture building at Solanco-
Plans are being made to- cele
brate the 100th anniversary of
the Club in March. The annual
Christmas party will be held on
Saturday evening, Dec. 17th, at
Kirkwood Hall. A covered dish
supper will be held at 7 p. m.
Robert Strubel a representative
of the Brandywine soil Conser
vation Department gave a very
interesting talk and showed slides
of the conservation work in
Brandywine Valley.
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FILLS A NEED
KIRKWOOD, R 1 Enclosed
is my $lOO for a year’s subscrip
tion. I like your paper and it
fills a need for farm people to
carry the local farm news. Like
so many other people, we don’t
take a daily paper, since we have
radio and TV, but local farm
news doesn’t always make radio
or TV Wishing you future suc
cess- Mrs. Hey H- Miller.
KEEP UP GOOD WORK
BAINBRIDGE Enclosed you
will find $lOO for one-year sub
scription to Lancaster Farming.
We think it is a very nice paper
and also very interesting I am
glad it is not the kind to ad
vertise liquor and tobacco Keep
up the good work and I believe
you will be successful —, Clar
ence L Givens
Adiai E Stevenson, now an
avowed candidate for the nomina
tion for President, announced he
would enter the Democratic Presi
dential primary in Minnesota next
March 20-
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County Farmers
Association to
Hold Meetings
The board of directors of the
Lancaster County Farmers As
sociation met at the home of
Isaac Miller near Landisville
Wednesday evening, December 7.
The leading matter of business
was planning a senes of meetings
in the county to inform farmers
on legislative matters in Washing
ton and Hamsburg as well as to
discuss labor needs for hai vest
ing 1956 crops. These meetings
will be conducted during the first
week of January at Mt. Joy,
Rawlinsville, Bart and White
horse These sessions will be open
to all fanners
William B Jacobs, president,
appointed the legislative com
mittee for 1956 Lewis Hoolber.
J Roy Greidei, Kenneth Skiles,
Clyde Mylin, Heishey J Rossler
and Harold Groff
Fieldman Ray K Hagenbuch,
was present and discussed cur
rent legislation at Harrisburg
with the boaid
Attending the meeting were
f Wi'l!liam B. Jacobs, Narvon; Mel-
H. Randk of Holtwood; J. p ßoy
Roy Greider, Mt Joy; Fred" Sol
len-bengeir, Narvon; Isaac Milter,
Landisvillle; Lewis Hoober, para
dise; Charles Ressier, Holtwood
and Paul Herr, Hopewood.
The next meeting of the board
of directors will be February 7,
iat the home of Mir. Sollenberger.
BURNS OWN SHED
Baltimore, Md. After clean
ing an air filter with gasoline.
Dewey Taylor tried to light hia
cigarette. The blaze dashed back
on a trail of gasoline to his shed
and burned it to the ground.; s
ENGLISH SETTER AT
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“Donnette’s Bandit Joey” 29
wins in Shooting Dog Stakes,
or Pheasant’s, Quail and
Grouse, in 5 starts in “Shoot
To Kill” Trials he has 3 firsts
& 2 seconds. A fine Retriev
er! Mostly some of his pups
for sale. Call Oxford. 42J4,
Parke Rhodewalt.
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