Vol. 1 No. 53
Flying Farmers
Plan Meetings
In Coining Year
Tentative plans that give
Pennsylvania Flying Farmers an
interesting 1956-1957 schedule of
activities are being formed, and
have been incorporated in the
association’s- minutes. s
January meetings during the
farm show, a meeting at Jacob
Miller’s in Milton next July,
at John Gehman’s in June, But
ler Farm Show in August, a
joint meeting with New Jer
sey in September at the Wal
ker Gordon Farm, and possibly
a meeting in Delaware and an
Air Force Show in May are
among tentative plans at this
time.
These and other plans were
discussed at the Oct. 19 meeting
when 76 members, arriving in 25
aircraft, were guests of Lycom
ing at Williamsport Leo C Wil
liamson, public relations man
ager, arranged all details. He,
with other department heads,
Raymond Cowden, Thomas Con
way and John Mcßride, presented
a welcome from Lycoming and
told of this division of
Manufacturing Corp. Guides took
groups of 15 through the plant.
Guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon 0. Pond of the Ohio
Flying Farmers. Mr. Pond, Na
tional Flying Farmer Associa
tion treasurer, told of national
activities and his work m 15
states of his division. Guests in
cluded also Mr. and Mrs. John
M. Lane of Ohio. Mrs Lane is
Ohio Flying Farmer Queen Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Barnum of Wat
kins Glen, N. Y., also attended;
Mrs. Barnum is Empire State
Flying Farmer Queen.
Mr. Williamson ' presented
chrysanthemums to each
queen, to Mrs. Pond Mrs. Geh
man and three past Pennsyl
vania queens, Mrs. Elmo Tra
vis, Mrs. Elwood Homan and
Mrs. L, L. Logan.
Mrs. Logan read a letter from
State Queen Florence Kimmel
who was unable to attehd Mr
Logan, national director, snoke
briefly on future ~nlans for Penn
sylvania and Region I, which he
heads Expression of apprecia
tion was given by President Geh
man
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PP&L Starts New
$75,000 Substation
Pennsylvania Power & Light
Co has begun a $75,000 substa
tion project along Route 222 just
south of Quarryville that Ivill
provide an additional power sup
ply source for the immediate
area.
The Quarryville area presently
receives its electric power sup
ply over lines from substations in
Mt Nebo, south Lancaster and
Kmzcr.
The Spring Hollow Dairy farm of Mr. and
.Mrs. .Louis G. Stpltzfus, R 1 JElverson, was
dedicated as Kilowatt "all-electric
farm Thursday, Oct. 25. Shown above at
special ceremonies in the El-Mor Motel,
County Reports
23 Rabies Cases
In Nine Months
Twenty-three cases of animal
rabies wera reported in Lancas
ter. County during the period Jan.
1 to Sept. 30 according to Ernest
J. Witte, V.M.D Chief, Veter
inary Public Health Section, State
Department of Health
Dr. Oscar Davis, District Med
ical Director for Lancaster Coun
ty points out that this is almost
26 per'cent of all the reported
cases of animal rabies in the
' (Continued on page 13)
Sportsmen: Watch
For Farm Workers
Many fanners in southern
- Pennsylvania report that much
grain remains unharvested in
their fields because of wet
weather. Sportsmen are re
quested to avoid trampling
standing grain or molesting
shocked grain during the hunt
ing season.
The Game Commission, warns
also that many farmers will be
working, out of-sight, in fields
and orchards during the small
game season. It will therefore
he wise ta ask permission to
hunt and to learn at the farm
house the whereabouts of field
and workers. 'This
courtesy will* pay off in the
form of safety and better
hunting.
yuarryvnle (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Nov. 2, 1956
Farm Family Honored
Timonium Host
To Stock Show
November 10-15
Intercollegiate livestock judg
ing competition will open activ
ities in the 1956 Eastern National
Livestock Show on the Maryland
State Fair Grounds at Timonium
Saturday. Nov 10. The exposi
tion extends through Thursday,
Nov. 15.
Four-H Interstate livestock
judging and weighing and weed
ing of market hogs and lambs on
arrival will also mark opening
day. Sunday, Nov. 11, 4H Club
and FFA steers will be weighed,
and weeded, and at 2 30 p. m.
Texas Jim Robertson, singing
cowboy star, the 2nd Army Scotch
Bagpipe Band, McDonogh Cav
alry Maneuvers and the livestock
parade will be on the program r
Carloads and pens of five fat
steers will be judged Monday,
along with 4H and FFA stock
Angus breeding cattle will be
judged in the afternoon with
the Atlantic Angus Association
sale Monday evening.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, will be the
intercollegiate meat judging con
test, continued judging of Angus,
open class individual steers and
trios, selection of grand cham
pion barrow and an afternoon
sale of market hogs and fat
lambs.
Shorthorns will be judged
Wednesday morning, followed by
Herefords classes. At 10:30 will
be a sale of carloads and .pens
of five fat steers, and a noon sale
of open class and junior individ
ual steers.
Closing day, Thunrsday, Nov.
15, wdl find Herefords continu
ing, starting at 8:30 a. m., Polled
.Herefords at 11 a. m..
Morgantown, are Mrs. Stoltzfus, Mr. Stoltz
fus and Mr. Ivan Hess, New Holland assist
ant district manager of Pennsylvania Power
& Light Company who made the award'
presentation.
Rains Slow Up
Crop Seedlings;
Corn Excellent
Showers this week caused some
concern among Lancaster Coun
ty faimers anxious to get fall
crops seeded, but at the same
time one of the best corn crops
in years is going into the cribs.
Temperatures during the past
week averaged slightly above
normal, with a high last week
of 68 degrees on Wednesday.
The next day, however, tem
peratures tumbled, with 40
degrees in Lancaster, 33 de
grees in the County Oct. 25.
Temperatures are expected to
average above normal in a fore
cast that also includes "rioudy,
mild weather with drizzles that
are expected to end today. Week
end temperatures, according to
the Lancaster Weather Bureau
office, are to turn a little cooler.
Caution is still urged In stor
ing high moisture com,-as the
crop in this County is very
susceptible to mold at the mo
ment. New corn should not be
fed to poultry, and before
being fed to livestock should
be either dried or mixed with
old corn.
Throughout the midwest, con
siderable drouth damage is show
ing up in the 1956 harvest.
Drouth relief has become one of
the hottest subjects in political
oratory. Corn picking is proceed
ing with danger from fire in sun
dned field’s. Some decline in busi
ness has been reported in parts
of-Missouri where four years of
drouth has affected all lines.
Every commuter has two
“gripes.” the fast trains that
don’t stop at his station and the
slow trains that stop at the other
stations. (The Flight Log, Ala.)
$2 Per Year
Farm Women
Will Convene
On Saturday
Mrs. Charles Shnver, state
president of the Societies of
Farm Women, will install new
officers of the Lancaster County
Society of Farm Women which
opens its 39th annual conven
tion Saturday morning in Man
heim Township High School.
Guest speaker in the afternoon
session will be Mrs. Marion Fos
ter Smith, a lecturer and writer
from Saxonburg, Pa Her subject
will be “Ten Great Possessions.”
Mrs E. Robert Nolt, Society 4,
R 1 Lancaster, County president,
will give her report as another
highlight of the day’s events.
Registration will be from 9 to
10 a. m., and Mrs. Wilbur Ho
stetter. Society 5 in the Man
heim area, will lead group sing
ing with Mrs. Leßoy Hotten
stein of the same society at
the piano. Devotions will be in.
charge of Society 15. Greetings
will be extended by William
Nittrauer, supervising principal
•of the Manheim Township High
School.
Opening the business session
will be the secretary’s report by
Mrs. Kenneth Eshleman of So
ciety 9 Mrs John Herr, Jr., So
ciety 23, will the audi
tor’s report, and Mrs. Raymond
Stoner, Society 18, will head the
nominating committee. Serving
with Mrs. Stoner in the election
of officers, will be Mrs. Harold
Zook, Society 22, secretary, and
Mrs Paul Ebersole, Society 5.
treasurer.
Mrs. Mbit, incumbent presi
dent, will give her report, and
Mrs. Elam Buckwalter, county
first vice president from Society
10, will give a consolidated re
port of the 23 societies in Lancas
ter County.
Mrs. Shriver and guests from
other counties will be intro
duced. Before adiourment for
lunch iir the high school cafe
teria, a solo will be given by
Mrs. Henrietta Scott of Society
9, and Society 21 will present
a skit.
Society t win offer the me
morial service that opens the af
ternoon session at l - 30. Enter
tainment will be given bv Caro
line, William and Robert WilSon,
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Fulton Grange Has
Hallowe’en Party
Fulton Grange No. 66 held a
Hallowe’en Party Saturday eve
ning at Oakryn Grange Hall with
approximately 50 present. Prises
were awarded as follows: Up to
and including 16 years of age—
funniest, Lois and Elaine Tindall
and Ethel Halsey; ugliest. Batty
Hess; most original, Karol jmd
David Styer; prettiest, Linda Al
exander. Ages 17 and over: fun
niest, Miss Ruthann Armstrong;
ugliest, Robert Armstrong; most
original, Mrs. Henry Styer; pret
tiest, Miss Evelyn Matson.
A full evening of fun and <en
freshments were served. The
Youth Committee had charge of
the project of which Mrs. Ruth
Ann Wood is chairman.