mr™ Lancaster, Pa~ Saturday, May 23, 1959 $2 Per Yea? ■ Head Claims Ration Is Result; Kause Of Transition B Special io Lancaster Farming Bbs to the American Feed Manufacturers Assn., Bpnvcntion last week in Chicago elected seven IBrs to the group's board of directors in naming B of their leaders to board posts. ' Bivention saw a record 2,904 registered delegates W. E. Glennon, Chicago, as their president year. W. T. Diamond, Chicago was elected ■Usurer, C. B. Fretwell, Spartanburg, S. Caro., Bn, and I S. Riggs, Chicago, chairman. Fretwell ESy neW officer, with the others reelected to their members are: Kich, West Spring- B J. C Hammond, Delaware; F. T. Band J. C. North, B, Mmn.; Harry ■Bmond, Ind; R L. B| Springfield, 111., St. Jos |B were E F. Die- B|ry, 111, Herman lowa: Minneapolis; 81. F Van Stone, Bexas. BBopst, Maryland B)st, was cited dur- B’S 51st annual Iftpr more than 30 Bitstanding service Bly Bher ■recast B - Wednesday Bureau, Baster Office Bfill avg. about 3 Hamer than nor- Bo f 55-77. Warm Hf with chance of B; thundershowers Cooler Mon. legal Hi Future Farmers Play Host to Parents Beet ho Queen Millie Armold, left, and Bs ,\i„ Jf an CoH er , right, join in congratulat- Boi ’vinim^’r from left, and Abner Wolge- Bfii'ei'? or °£. in recognition as Honorary Biiblo frn 110 Donegal chapter The award is the 81l th m*, l " fJ 1 FFA chapter and was presented B ihapier officers —LF. PHOTO Bpf' scnools, Wit- Kr* t * la Ptei mem s week were ■ ’ anm,J ' Parent ': ,lh Dr Eu ■ matter Brr , Penn State ■tnculiLire educa . B as Principal ■f f orm 0 r voc-ag M r East Donegal Bjenowec old g ac . B 1u audience, as Secretary of the Assn, of America Feed Control Offi cials and a "lifetime of pro moting cooperation and bet ter understanding between officials and the feed indus try.” Dr. Orville G. Bentley, Dean of the College of Agri culture, S. Dak. State Col lege, was presented a $l,OOO award for his, artificial crea tion of digestive systems in the laboratory, providing new knowledge of animal digestion. Identical awards went to Dr. Charles A. Lassiter, of Michigan State U., and Dr. Frederic W. Hill, Cornell U. Dr. Hill’s award was for his work in poultry nutrition research. Dr. Lassiter was honored for his studies in dairy science, particularly calf nutrition. Also attending the conven tion were 30 animal nutri tionists, veterinarians and feed manufacturers from 11 European countries, present as guests of AFMA. The vis itors were foreign delegates attend the first International Animal Feed Symposium, which opened in Wash., D.C. May 4 for three days, then (Turn,to page 7) then presented an illustrated talk of his recent two year stay m the Philippine Repub lic as a Stanford University Pi eject staff member. The banquet was high lighted by the presentation of member awards to a quar tet of Witness Oak members, hy Advisor G. M. Miller. Luke Brubaker, chapter president, was honored as Chapter Star Farmer, Barry Stoner, chapter vice- Grange Outlines Legislative Program SHOWN FOLLOWING the Grange Legislative Banquet at Chestnut Level are, from left, State Senator Edward Kessler, Legislator Norman Wood, Toastmaster Charles Mc- Sparran, Lancaster County Pomana Grange Master Loren Bntian and State Grange Mas ter J. Collins McSparran, principle speaker tor the event. LF PHOTO More than 100 members and special guests of Lancast er County and Fulton Granges attended the May 15 Legis lative Banquet at Chestnut Level Church. Guests included State Senator Edward Kessler, Repregentative Norman Wood, members of various- county Granges-,-Hfce extension service and farm and civic groups. J Collins McSparran, Peach Bottom farmer and Mast er of Pennsylvania Grange, was principal speaker, discuss ing Grange legislative policy on state issues. Following this discussion. Senator Kessler and Rep Wood spoke briefly concern ing the problems confronting the General Assembly in the current session. McSparran stressed the Grange stand favoring legis lation to require approval of the Pa. Secretary of Agricul ture of regulations and ord inances by county health de partments affecting _the pro SHOWN AFTER naming of award winners for Witness Oak FFA chapter are from left —Front Row, Donald Musser, dairy award; Queen’s Attendant Ardis Wolgemuth, and Jim Gingrich, farm mechanics winner. Back Row Barry Stoner corn production award; Luke Brubaker, Chapter Star Farmer, and Dean Hotter, State FFA piesidont. —LF PHOTO president, claimed the Pion eer high - corn - production trophy for a 1958 crop of 136 bushels per acre. Donald Musser received duclion and distribution ot farm products. “This,” he claimed, “would provide farmers the safe guard of having someone fa milar with the problems of farming m a position to pre vent indiscriminate regula tion of the state’s agriculture by outsiders.” He also dwelled upon the Grange stand calling for the the 1959 Dairy award, and Jim Gingrich was announced as Farm Mechanics award winner. The program also included Secretary of Agriculture’s approval of regulations, for the supervision and regula tion of farm labor, coming ‘from the Dept, of Labor and Industry. Other legislative programs the Grange is supporting are: Extension of the North ampton-Allegheny-Act to cov er all counties. Extension of the “Pure Seed Law” to cqver package sales of less than 10 lbs. Removal of the $5 license fee on bulk milk tanks and ! bulk milk dispensers, (refer red to as a nuisance tax.) Establishment of a pro gram for testing of individ ual water supplies by the State Dept, of Health. (Turn to page 7) comments by State FFA President Dean Holier, Mau heim and presentation of the Chapter Sweetheart jacket to Jean Coller, Donegal senior.
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