Inter-Stale Milk Mailing Out $113,142 PHILADELPHIA, Pa In tel-State Milk Producers’ Coop erative this week mailed checks totaling $113,142 to approximate ly 6,356 of its members and form ei members covering one year’s patronage refunds from that or ganization. These refund payments are xnade annually, states Howard E. Jamison, treasurer of Inter- State, who reports that each member’s refund check repre sents his pro rata share of the savings from the dues paid by the entire membership after tak ing care of the operating costs of the Cooperative. These refunds, Mr. Jamison point out, differ distinctly from dividends In that they cover the refunding of unused money paid In to cover operating ex penses and obligations, rather than earnings on an invest ment such as Is the usual source of dividend payments. Services given by Inter-State to its members, which are fi nanced from these dues, cover a wide variety of milk, marketing activities and qualify control work, including a market guar antee program whereby mem beis are protected from loss of market and from failure to re ceive payment for milk market ed tor them by the Cooperative. More than $5,700 was paid out under these guarantees during the past year, Jamison reported. The refund currently being made by Inter-State to its raem beis distributes the unused dues paid by them during the fiscal jear ending August 31, 1949 Op erating on a seven-year revolv ing capital basis, the savings of the intervening years provide operating capital and a reserve fund for the market guarantees extended to each member of the Cooperative. This is the eleventh annual re fund made by the Cooperative, which was organized in 1936. To tal distribution of refunds has now reached $829,373. In addition to the refunds made annually on the revolv Two. Personnel Shifts At Eshelman Feeds John W. Eshelman & Sons, Lancaster, has announced two changes in personnel assign ments to be effective Sept. 1, 1956. H. R. Eshelman, Jr., Vice- President of the company will transferred frotti Circleville, Ohio to Lan- caster r and assumes du ties at the firm’s - quarters. He will co-ordi- nate policies at , the vari- H. R. Eshelman ously located Eshelman mills at Circleville, Ohio; Tampa, Ha.; Sanford., N. C. and Chamblee, Ga. Mr. Eshelman graduated from Yale University in 1936, started with the cpmpany at-Lancaster, covered a sales territory in Western Pennsylvania, then managed a company-owned grain elevator at Washington. C H. Ohio. From 1942-1945 he served m the U. S. Navy. After his dis charge, he was assigned to Esh elman’s Circleville purchasing department and in 1946 was appointed manager of the Cir cleville plant. Mr. Eshelman will be re placed by D. J. Carpenter as general manager of the Circle ville plant. Mr. Carpenter at tended the University of Michi gan, started' with John W. Esh elman & Sons in 1930 in {he production department, and has had broad experience in all Phases of the company’s opera tions. He is presently assistant general manager of the Cirole- Ville plant. Lancaster County tobacco is ventilated by slats opened alongside the barns, as ' shown in the photo above taken the ex perimental station near Landisville. Farm- ins basis, refunds are also made upon proper tion to the estates or'heirs of" deceaed members covering all ■lillilllllllllllliillllillillillliliillilil acs Join the thousands of farm families who get LANCASTER FARMING hy mail EVERY WEEK. The newspaper contain- 1 mg all the latest farm S news, local news, crop m information, home fca ll tures, market data and ■ much more! head- PUBUSHED EVERY FRIDAY .... pHiiiiß]iiiiiiniiiHffliiiaiißiiiMMiitiiiißyiaiiMiiiißiiMUMiiiiMMißiißiiiiii«iiiMiininH!iiininii!iiiiii»HniiiaiiHiiii!fflnißiiiniiniiiißiiiiiiHHiniMiiiiißiiiiiiinißiHißiiiiHiaiflifliOffliiiiiitfg Ventilating Tobacco such payments that would ordinarily be made in later years on these memberships. Distributions in this category illliillllllllllllllliliillii Mail This Coupon Today! YOU PAY LESS THAN Sc PER WEEK ers here Ignored Labor Day as a holiday to move the heavy 1956 crop into storage. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). ~ ALL FARMERS! totaling: $6,029 have been made during the past year on the accounts of 116 deceased mem bers. illllliilllillllilllllil ATTENTION! 'osaxrsr si It’s Real Big News For Farmers and Their Families Order Your Subscription Now! Lancaster Farming QUARRYVILLE, PA. 1 year $l.OO 52 Issues Please put my name on your list of charter subscribers for a one year subscription* |~I Enclosed find check, cash, or money order fbr,sl.oo □ Bill me later Name (Please Print) Address . Lancaster Farming—lS | During a meeting of Ftilton I Grange No. 66 Monday a week j ago at Oakryn Grange Hall with Master Charles G. McSparran in charge, two were named to select a play to be presented by the Grange, Miss Mabel Brab son and Miss Jennette McCura- I mmgs. A committee was also named to plan a Minstrel Show, Russell Hartsoe, Carl Eastr*dge, Clair Murphy and Edward James. I The Youth Committee is plan ning a miniature golf party Sep tember 18th at Horse Shoe Grill. During the literary program the sewing and cooking 4-H1 clubs of Fulton Township and Little Britain Township present ed some of their work during the summer. James Bradley gave a talk on agriculture and pro jects boys in 4-H had. Dottie Black gave a demonstration on flower arrangements. Miss Betty Ethel Halsey and Elaine Tin dall described some of the cook ing* classes. The sewing class presented a fashion show with Janet Ankrum and Nancy Housekeeper as narrators. Illillllllllllllii lllilllllllllllillllllllllllll 52 Weeks of Friday Sept. 7, 1956 Fulton Grange ' Planning Minstrel Show, Golf Party u* The Home Economies comit tee reported that a profit of $364.00 had been received from the Chicken barbecue. 5
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