VOL. 5. NO. 2
. EXPLAINING THE PRINCIPLE OF LAYING DOWN A BEAD with the arc welder
is Wilham Fredd, teacher of Vocational Agriculture at Solanco High School, second from
deft Members of the Solanco Young Farmers Association looking on are from left to
nght, Murl Aument, Quarryville Rl; Clyde Aument, Holtwood Rl; Kenneth Murphy,
Quarryville R 3; Robert Armstrong, Drumore; David Halladay, Kirkwood Rl, Fredd; and
George Knight, Quarryville Rl. In addition to the fundamentals of running a bead with
the electric arc welder the class will study welding, cutting and brazing with the ox\ -
acetylene welder. The class will be m session for a period of five weeks.
Welding Class Is
Held By Solanco
Young Farmers
Machinery repair is a
winter time job, believe the
members of the Solanco
chapter of Young Farmers.
To follow up this belief they
are holding a welding class
in the high school Agricul
ture shop.
The five week course will
cover the fundamentals of
both electric arc and oxy-ace
tylene weldmg, cutting and
brazing. Materials and ma
chines for the job are being
supplied by a-manufacturer
of -welding machines.
William M. Fredd, teacher
of Vocational Agriculture at
the school and advisor of the
Young Farmers group is in
structor for the course. “The
course has four more weeks
to run, and it is still not too
late to enroll”, Fredd said,
“Any* farmer who would like
to learn the fundamentals of
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County Judging
Team Triumphs
Pennsylvania’s 4-H Live-'
stock Conservation Demon
stration team will return to
Lancaster County this week
end with a blue ribbon won
in National competition at
Chicago on Tuesday. Donald
Hosier, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Marie S. Hosier, Manheim R 3
and Fred Bernhard, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bern
hard, Mount Joy R 2, both
students at Elizabethtown
College won the right to rep
resent Penna. at the 4-H club
Congress when they placed
first-in competition at Penn
sylvania State University in
August,
Last year Darvin Boyd, of
Ephrata HI, and David Lapp,
BareviUe brought home a
blue ribbon from the same
contest.
"The contest, scored on the
Danish system, pitted the
local teem -against represents'
fives of 12 other states. In
diana in the top spot,
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County Farm Women Meet
Donegal FHA Serves Tea
The Lancaster County So-
ciety of Farm Women met al
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul B. Witman, Mount Joy
R 2 on Tuesday afternoon.
Hostesses for the meeting in
addition to Mrs. Witman
were Mrs. Clarence Herr,
Society No. 14; Mrs. Henry
Hershey, Society No. 10;
Mrs. C. R. Frey, Society No.
6; and Mrs. Milton Eberly,
Slate director and member oC
Society No. 6. Mrs. Witman
is a member of Society No. 8.
A unique feature of the
program was the tea served
by the members of the Don*
egal Future Homemakers of
America. The girls,, with the
advice of their teacher of
Vocational Home Economics
at Donegal High School, de
signed, planned and prepar
ed the decorations and re
freshments.
(Photo on page 5)
Decorations were in a
Christmas motif and the re
freshments included Christ
mas cookies baked by the
girls as part of their course
work in Home Economics at
school.
FIVE - DAY
WEATHER
FORECAST
Saturday - Wednesday
Temperatures for the
next live days will average
near normal. Normal tem
peratures for this week
range from a low of 23
degrees af night to a high
of 45 in the afternoon
Warmer than normal
temperatures are expected
through Saturday with a
cooler trend starting Sun
day and becoming colder
through the middle of next
week.
Chance of some light
precipitation about Sunday
or Monday. Otherwise
mostly fair. Precipitation
during the past week was
the .2t inch which fell last
Saturday.
AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY
ffIMWSYLVANU STATE SOLI
Lancaster. Pa., Saturday, December 5. 1959
k Serving the tea v>as a com-
itmittec of seven girls selected
by the club to be their rep
resentatives at the meeting.
Assisting the- president of
the club, Miss Jane Brubak
er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul N. Brubaker, Mount
Joy Rl, who also acted as
committee chairman for the
tea, were Rachel Nolt, club
reporter and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Mervin Nod,
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Local Vo. Ag.
Teacher Attends
Natl. Convention
George W. Myers, Teacher
ot Vocational Agriculture at
Lampeter - Strasburg High
School is one of three Penn
sylvanians attending the an
nual convention of the Na
tional Vocational Agricultur
al Teachers Association in
Chicago, December 5 thru 10,
held in conduction with the
American Vocational Associ
ation convention.
Myers, secretary - treasurer
of the Pennsylvania chapter
oi NVATA will accompany
state president Adam Condo,
Bellefonte High School and
state vice president Wenroy
Smith.
Highlights of the conven
tion will be an address en
titled, “The Study of the
American High School”, by
Dr. James B Conant, Presi
dent of Harvard University
and chairman of the Carneg
ie Foundation for the Ad
vancement of Teaching. Dr.
Conant, former High Commis
sioner to Germany has re
cently written a book called,
“The American High School
Today.” He is considered to
be one of the leading author
ities in the field of public
school education in the Unit
ed States.
Traveling by automobile,
Myers left Lancaster County
yesterday and plans to re
turn before next weekend.
Keystone Farmer Degree
To Be Conferred on 20
County Future Farmers
Twenty Lancaster County
Future Farmers of America
will receive Pennsylvania’s
FFA award at the associa
tions convention meeting in
Harrisburg January 13. The
Keystone Farmer Degree will
be conferred on more boys
from the Garden Spot than
from any other county.
The degree of Honorary
Keystone Farmer will be
presented to Reeder L. Esh
leman and Lester G. Greiner.
Mrs Greiner will receive a
special citation. Mr. Eshlc
man County superintendent
of schools will be honored for
administration of the pro
gram of Vocational Agricul
ture in the public schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Greiner, Man
heim R 4, will be recognized
as the parents of Gerald
Greiner. State President ot
the Pennsylvania Association
of Future Farmers of Ameri
ca.
Southern Lancaster Coun
ty High School lead in num
bers with six of the degree
winners. Lampeter - Stras
burg was second with live—
-100 per cent of the graduat
ing class.
Manheim Central, Pequea
Valley, and Warwick union
Poultry Processors Call
For Sharing Culls Cost
Harrisburg, Pa. -—Twenty
five men representing the
major portion of the poultry
processing plants in Pennsyl
vania met recently in Harris
burg to discuss their mutual
problems. Matters relating
to competition; related sell
ing prices; encouraging more
production in Pennsylvania;
quality promotion and Feder
al condemnation were dis
cussed.
The group agreed, that pro
cessors would assume respon
sibility for one-quarter live
weight percent of farm caus
ed condemnation and above
this level there would be a
charge-back to sellers of live
poultry. The charge-back
condemnations would bo
those recorded by the official
inspector and would not in
clude any plant caused con
demnations.
In addition to the action of
Convention Hears
Local Feed Man
“Credit is a tool to be
used in tire operation of your
business.” was the theme of
the talk presented by Hend
rik (Hcnk) Wentink, sales
manager for Miller and Bus
hong feeds, Rohrertown, at
the “Quickie Convention”
sponsored by North Eastern
Poultry Producers Council
December 3 and 4. The con
vention, held in the Hotel
New Yorker, brought togeth
er representatives of all phas
es of the poultry industry in
an effort to solve some of
the problems facing produc
ers and processors of poultry
products.
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$2 Per Year
each had two, while Penn
Manor, Donegal Union and
Cocahco Union each had one.
The Pennsylvania Associa
tion annually may present
this degree to only two per
cent of its paid membership.
The winners were 11. Lee
DeLong, Quarryville, R 2; H.
Ross Ferguson, Jr, Kirk
wood Rl; John Graham,
Christiana Rl, A. Clyde Krei
der, Jr , Quarryville Rl, Don
ald B. Trimble, Quarryville
Rl, and George William
Welch, Peach Bottom, all of
Solanco; Burnell Andrews,
Lanacster R 7, Glenn P Book,
Lancaster R 7 Jon T. Deac
on, Willow Street R 2; James
Huber, Lancaster R 7; and
John Wiker, Strasburg Rl,
all of Lampeter - Strasburg.
Kenneth Binkley, Lititz R 4;
and N. Clyde Forney, Litit/,
R 4 of Warwick Union; How
ard Heisey, Manheim R 2 and
James Nolt, Manheim R. D. 2,
Manhoim Central; Ray Hos
teller, Gap Rl, and Raymond
R. Mentzer, New Holland Rl,
Pequea Valley; John J. Hess,
Washington-Boro, Penn Man
or; Donald Netzley, Stevens
Rl, Cocalico Union; and Don-
aid C. Musscr, Mount Joy Ri,
Donegal.
the group on condemnations,
it was generally agreed that
quality poultry was a must
for obtaining better selling
prices and encouragement of
more Pennsylvania produc
tion, as well as, promotion of
the product were desirable.
So far as could bo learned,
this method of handling con
demnations in the poultry
plant is a new conception in
this area. No mention was
made by the group of how
“farm caused” condemnations
would be determined.
Farm Calendar
December 7-9—4-II traciov
clinic, poultry room and
large arena, Faun show
building, Harrisburg.
Dev. 7—7.30 p m Ayshire -
Jersey 4-H club at the
home of Abram Floi y,
Manhcim R 3. -Christmas
Parly.
Dec. 9—7 30 p m. 4-H Guern
sey club at Farm Bureau
Auditorium, Dillcrvillo Rd.,
Lancaster. Cliristmas Par
ty.
Dec. 10—7-30 p m. - 4-H Hol
stein Cluo at the homo oj
Mr. Geo Rutt, Stevens Rl.
Chxistmas Party.
Dec. 12—2 - 5 pm. Poultry
Barbecue at Lancaster
Poultry Center. 230 By
pass and Roseville Road
Dec. 14—8:00 p m. Soil Con
servation District meeting
at Court House.
Dec. 18—7:30 pm. Pequea
Valley Watershed meeting
sponsored by the Pequea
Valley Future Farmers of
America and Lancaster Co.
Soil Conservation District.