Co-op Mills To Take Over /Manheim Plant Top management of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative’s feed mill at Manheim will be assumed by C o .op Mills, Inc. today Ownership of the mill and jadlities at Manheim will re mam in Farm Bureau, Gen eral Manager George Con nor said. He explained that Farm Bureau has been a part of the Co-op Mills system for 20 years. ANNOUNCING! LANCASTER EX 4-3755 ; CHERRIES wWw PICK THEM YOURSELF - PAY BY THE POUND BRING YOUR CONTAINERS - WE SUPPLY THE LADDERS FASTER WEIGHING SERVICE OPEN EVENINGS - CLOSED SUNDAYS New Danville Pike Priot to this time all feed requirements for farmer pa trons in Western Penn ylvan ia have been supplied by the Co-op Mills plant near Cin cinnati, while the Manheim plant serves farmers in east ern Pennsylvania, Conner said. Except for the change in tog management personnel, the work 'force at the Man heim plant will remain the same, it was announced Co op mills has management contracts with regional co operative-owned plants in Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia in ad dition to the ones in Pennsyl vania and Ohio. NOW PICKING SHANK FRUIT FARMS EASTERN STATES OR YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE - RED PIE CHERRIES - (Pa. Route 324) Phone EX 7-2703 Committeemen Named To ASC The Pennsylvania Stale ASC Committee today an nounced the appointment of Harry A. Peters of Scotland to the position of State Ad ministrative Officer with headquirters in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In this position, Mr. Peters will have overall responsibil ity in behalf of the State ASC Committee in the super vision of the State and Coun ty ASC Offices Mr. Peters has been farm ing since 1948 and owns and operates a farm which pro duces apples, peaches, cher ries, corn, and alfalfa hay. - | Keep Milk Production Up! pSI KLEEN-KOW r I Fly Spray f ' \ f Biting flies reduce rmlk production. "KLEEN* > KOW” gives 99% knockdown* 99% kill . , . con* ij tains two repellents for extra protection in pasture. Satisfaction guaranteed NEW ... Rockland FACE FLY Spray Aerosol Government-approved. Easy application and more effective than last year’s wipes. Lef Rockland kill { | ROCKLAND your fly problem. icHcl CHEMICAL CO. „ . . | | WEST CALDWELL, N. J. See your dealer ... or write u*. I is in the IRE BUSINESS let Eastern States tale the risk and confusion out of your tire purchases. You’ll get First-bin* CO-OP tires, plus complete service.,. backed by Eastern States reputation for top Value-in-use, Eastern States co-op tires for your passenger car. truck or tractor meet the most rigid use'and safety tests. Now you can get First-bine tires , . , co-op tires ,•. co-op service... and co-op savings. Eastern States FARMERS’ EXCHANGE QUARRYVILLE ST 6-3647 ARE RIPE with some acreage in pasture He is a past-president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Association and a member of the Pennsylvania Horticul tural Council. He was also a former chairman of the board of the Franklin Coun ty Soil Conservation District. John Kimble, Nottingham, has been appointed farmer fieldman for the Pennsylvan ia Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Kimble will serve south eastern Pennsylvania includ ing Lancaster County. Traffic crashes are the lea ding cause of accidental death among rural youths under 25 years of age. R. D. 6, Lancaster, Pa. Lancaster Farming. Saturday, July 1, 1961 New Power Plant Opened Pennsylvan a Power and Light Company’s new Brun ner Island Steam Electric Station was placed m regular interconnected operation in the Company’s system and 150 000 kilowatts of its 300,- 000 kilowatt rated capacity on Thursday, June 22. Brunner Island power plant went into trial opera tion on May 19 and has since been tak ng a shakedown cruise lead ng up to the new unit being considered as a regular part of the Com pany’s power producing sys tem During tills shakedown, *he equipment was tested and retested and the unit was operated at partial loads in order that the impurities in the bo ler water could be el ;minated. Within this shake down period while tire water was being purified, the equip ment has been operated at lower than its des gn pres sure of 2 400 pounds per square inch On May 19 when trial operations started, the pressure was about 500 lbs; t has now been increased to 1 800 pounds Full pressure and the full rated capacity of 300,000 kilowatts are ex pected to be attained in the near future. This will bring the utility's total generat ng capabilities to more than 1,700,000 kilowatts Brunner Island power olant occupies a 766-acre tract along the Susquehanna r ver adjacent to the village of York Haven Tire plant represents an investment by the utility of about $4B mil lion, part of PP&L’s gigantic war expansion program which totals $686 million for <he 20-year period ending in 1965. Urge Drivers - - Careful on 4th A safe and sane Fourth of July hoi day was called for yesterday by Keystone Auto mobile Club in an urgent appeal to motorists every where to “play it safe”, par ticularly on the highways. Many millions of Ameri cans will be planning four days of fun and froLc on automobile trips, picn cs and other outings So, once again, as on every holiday, roads will be clogged to the satura tion point. “The great danger facing the motoring public is obvi ous and real,” declared Ed ward P. Curran, Safety Di rector of the Club. “It is greater than ever this year because of the greatly in creased number of cars on the roads and because the highways no longer can safe ly accomodate the tremen dous flow of motor vehicles pleasurebound on holidays. “Carelessness, recklessness and disregard of the rights of others can make the long Fourth of July a black mark on the calendar The spectre of injury and death will be lessened only if the individ ual driver accepts h.s obvi ous responsibility for the saf ety of himself and others, curbs impatience and practic es courtesy, drives a mech anically perfect car, and ob serves to the letter every rule of the road for sensible and safe driving. “Forbidd ng the sale and use of dangerous fireworks in Fourth of July celebrations was a great forward step in safety A far greater for ward step toward a really ‘'afe and sane holiday would be a concerted nationwide ef fort bv evciy motorist to do his part in avoiding and pre venting h ghway accidents. Play ng it safe then indeed would be placing it smart.” Farming is our Nation’s biggest industry It employs 11
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