Vol. 1. No. 32
Farm Planes
jMight Tour
jEurope, Asia
By ERNEST J. NEILL
Plans are being formulated to
send 30 United States farm air
craft on a tour of Europe and
Asia this summer as a good-will
mission paralleling the visit of
American farmers to Russia and
Russian farmers to lowa, it was
‘disclosed to Lancaster Farming
today
Fred B. Triplett, president of
the National Flying Farmers As
sociation, advised State Flying
Farmer Association presidents of
the proposed program that
would send 30 flying farmer
planes to Europe aboard a U
S. aircraft carrier.
30 Planes, 99 People
Space for planes and person
nel will be limited, and it is ex
pected-aircraft would not be dis
mantled for the overseas voyage
As a result, it is evident that
there cannot be representation
by plane from each state in
which there are NFFA ■ mem
bers About 90 persons would
participate.
Arrangements are being com
pleted between the NFFA and
the Government to
assure full clearance. Early
stops on the trip, made by priv
ate farm planes after the air
craft carrier docks in Italy,
would be in Italy, Turkey, Swe
den, France, later flying into
Asiatic lands.
Full 'Details Lacking
It is expected the trip will en
tail about five weeks, and the
flying farmer visitors would be
guests of governments enroute.
Early estimates of expenses
place the figure between $5OO
and $7OO each, and the Govern-
ment subsidy per plane would
be almost $7,000.
Full details are expected to
develop within the next fetv
weeks, as the proposal indicates
a Summer 1956 schedule.
Barbershoppers Sing
For Tucquan Lions
The Barbershoppers Quartet,
graduates off the Lampeter-
Strasburg High School, all active
4H club members, put on a pro
gram of vocal selections at the
Tucquan Lion’s Club dinner
meetmg in Martic Township Ele
mentary School Tuesday night.
In the quartet were Stan
Longenecker, bass; J. Stoner,
Aaaron Landis, baritones, and
Raymond Denlinger, tenor.
ROSES NEAR PEAK
Delayed by unseasonably cold
weather, roses at Hershey Gard
ens are expected to be at-their
prime this weekend. The peak is
expected to continue through the
following weekend. Five and one
half acres have been planted to
more than 40,000 roses.
To be crowned Queen of the Pennsyl
vania Flying Farmers at the Butler Farm
Show this-summer, Mrs. Gail Kimmel- (left)
of Enon Valley, Pa., here receives 'fcon-
Flying Farmer Queen Co-Leader
Of 4H Club; Active in Extension
By LF Staff Reporter
Due to be crowned Queen of
the Pennsylvania Flying Farm
ers at the Butler Farm Show
next August, Mrs. Florence Kim
mel of R 1 Enon Valley is a typi
cal Lawrence County farm wife
and mother.
But she’s' also to become an
I accomplished pilot, joining the
! ranks of a fully air-minded
Pennsylvania farm family. Mrs.
Kimmel’s husband, Gail, state
delegate to the National Flying
Farmers’ Association meeting
this summer in August, is as
highly qualified a pilot instruc
tor as you may find among
farmers.
j In addition to operating a 70-
acre farm, he has flown since
jthe early 19405, works in a shop,
is a flight instructor and inspec
tor at the airport which joins
their farm, and serves on the
local school board
Daughter Also Pilot -
There ara four others in this
air-Jjorne family, Janice, now 18,
who made her solo flight at 16;
I Larry, 14; Lynn, 10, and Fred
'die, eight. Janice and hermoth
er received Lycoming plaques at
the 1954 NFFA convention for
having made their solo flights,
plus a trophy from Piper Air
craft Corp. Lock Haven, Pa.,
and land-it awards and certifi
cates.
Quarryville, Pa., Friday, June 8, 1956
New Queen Retiring Queen
Mrs. Kimmef or Queen
Kimmel is a student pilot
now, with 31 hours instruction
already on her log book, ready
now for her first cross-country
solo.
On the Kimmel Farm, wheat,
oats, corn and hay are rotated.
In addition to flying and caning
for four youngsters and teen
.’agers, Mrs Kimmel finds time
to be active m county extension
work, as co-leader of a 4H girls
club, the Little Beaver 4H. Both
older daughters are in 4H work,
while Lynn, 10, does sewing at
home in hopes of working in
to 4H when she reaches the
Iproper age. Lynn has been ill
'since Christmas with rheumatic
fever so the pre-4H project has
helped her occupy her time.
Janice Prefers J-3
Janice is a secretary in down
town Beaver Falls and flies the
J-3 Cub, while Mrs. Kimmel pre
fers do learn in the Piper Cruis
er. You see, the Cruiser is ttie
'one that makes the long cross
country family flights.
“It has been very wet this
spring; we just planted our oats
Corn land is plowed, but very
| little has been planted,” she
told Lancaster Farming- It has
been a discouraging, slow sea
son of rains, floods, winds.
Mrs. Kimmel succeeds Mrs L.
L. (Lois) Loan of Kennett
Square as Queen.
’ostmaster Nominated
The nomination of Verna Mae
Murphy, Drumore, was sent to
the U. S. Senate by President
Eisenhower Monday for ap
proval as postmaster of Drumore.
gratulations from the retiring Queen, Mrs.
L. L. Logan of Kennett Square. (See ac
companying story) (Lancaster’ Farming
Staff Photo).
Tobacco Growers,
Industry Men Tour
Fields in County
Tobacco transplanting at its
peak highlighted the tour made
by 30 Lancaster County tobacco
growers and members of the in
dustry Wednesday Studies of
tobacco seed bed disease, control
were explained by various repre
sentatives.
Stops were made at the field
research laboratory in Landis
ville first, then to farms of John
J. Herr, R 1 Mount Joy, John
Warfel, R 1 iftount Joy; Willis
Hackman, R 3 Elizabethtown;
Clarence Keener, R 3 Manheim;
John Burkholder, R 3 Lititz, and
j Willis Z Esbenshade, Esben
shade Road, Lancaster.
In charge of the tour was As
sociate County Agent Harry S.
Sloat. Others included Dr Rob
ert S. Kirby, the Pennsylvania
State University, extension plant
pathologist; Dr. Henry W. Thurs
ton, of Carbide-Carbon; Dr. J. L.
McMurtury, USDA tobacco re
search, Beltsville, Md.; Dr. H.
E. Haggested, USDA, Beltsville,
and Henry Engle of the Landis
ville station
Hubbard Farms Host
i
To 150 at Barbecue
Chicken was the featured item
of the menu at a barbecue given
Wednesday by Hubbard Farms,
Inc.. Lancaster About 150 per
sons in a consumer education
tour of the Home Economics di
vision of the Pennsylvania Ex
tension Service made the trip.
Leslie Hubbard, president of
the Poultry and Egg National
Board, addressed the group. Al
so speaking were Mrs. Eleanor
Tompkins, home economics ex
tension representative from
Philadelphia, and Carl Dossin,
poultry extension specialist from
the Pennsylvania State Univer
sity college of agriculture.
$2 Per Year
Poultry Queen
To Be Crowned
Saturday Night
Who will be the 1956-1957 Lan
caster County Poultry Queen’
Tomorrow she will be selected
from nine contestants at the Six
th Annual broiler barbecue spon
sored by the Lancaster County
Poultry Association at Lititz
Springs Park.
Candidates are: Lois Fisher, HI
New Providence; Janet Hastings,
HI Kirkwood; Mary E Kreider,
R 1 New Providence; Nancy New
comer, R 2 Lititz; Miriam Roland,
R 1 Mount Joy, Dorothy Stehman,
R 3 Lancaster; Margaret Ann
Wolf. Denver; Josephine Wolff,
R 2 Quarryville, and Esther Wol
gemuth, R 1 Elizabethtown.
Ruth Ann Weickel Retires
According to Mrs F W.
(Esther) Fisher, Leacock, chair
man of the Poultry Queen Con
test, contestants will be at the
stage in the park at 3 30 p m. for
interviews wth judges regarding
achievement records which will
be scored at that time. The con
test will start at 6 p m. Mrs.
Fisher will make introductions,
and Paul ~ Rodenhanser will be
master of ceremonies
Among qualifications for en
trants are: at least 17 years o£
age and single; relatives of broil
ers, turkey growers, egg produc
ers, hatchermen or processors-
Poise, personality, beauty and ac
hievement records will be points
for judging, coupled with ach
ievement records in school, hob
bies and poultry work.
Judges will be Ernest J. Neill,
editor of Lancaster Farming, Joe
Wachtman and Sam of
Lancaster newspapers.
Rain Date June 16
Retiring Queen is Miss Ruth
Ann Weicksel of R 1 Kirkwood.
Events will be underway from
3 to 8 p. m., and Saturday, June
16 has been named as Rain Date.
Included in the afternoon will be
the Poultry Queen Contest, a
Cookmg Contest, backyard bar
becue display and entertainment
for all the family
Golden brown barbecued chick
en will be served to an estimated
4000 to 8000 persons Fried chick
en will also be available in limit
ed quantities. Tickets will be
$1.75 for adults, 75 cents for
children. Local poultrymen and
the Lancaster County Poultry
Association at East Petersburg,
have tickets available Tickets
may also be obtained on the
grounds.
Ten have entered the senior
division, six the junior division of
the cooking contest. In the senior
division are Mrs. John Duffy,
629 West Chestnut, Lancaster;
Mrs. Robert Eby, 1013 Lititz
Pike, Lancaster; Mrs. Clyde
Hottenstem, R 1 Manheim; Mrs.
L H. Hottenstem, R 1 Manheim;
Mrs Robert Kelsall, 1547 Pine
hurst Ave., Lancaster; Mrs.
Harold Kinsey, 627 Broad Street,
Lititz, Miss Betty Markley, R 2
Conestoga; Dr. Wilson Miller,
Rohrerstown; Mrs. Harold Weld
er, Landisville.
Junior Division Contest
In the junior division for en
trants between 14 and 19 years of
age will be - Elwoo'd Boehler, Jr,
249 Ann Street, Lancaster; Pri
scilla Bucher, 4H Cooking Club,
R 2 Lititz; Myrna Jean Bailey,
846 Eden Road. Lancaster; Loma
Henry, Leola; Louise Herr,
Rohrerstown and Gerald Smith,
118 Daujihin, Lancaster. Both Mr.
Boehler and Mr. Smith are mem
bers of the Lancaster Boys Club.
Since the broiler industry has
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