VOL. 7 NO.-51 : .WINNERS OF THE 4-H ELECTRIC CLUB AWARDS Monday night at the ..Little Britain School are, left to right, Forest Preston 111, Oxford R 2; Linda Gayle Barnes, Kirkwood Rl; Virgil E. Roark, Nottingham Rl, and David Arms dorf, Peach Bottom R 2. Preston and Miss Barnes were first and second respective ly in exhibit scores while Roark and Armsdorf ranked first and second in total project score. , , L. F. Photo. Three Youths Win Savings Bonds In Soil And Water Essay Contest Three Lancaster County 4-H members this week won awards for essays on soil and water conservation. The awards, sponsored by ■the Lancaster Kiwams Club, were presented at the Tues day noon meeting of the club at the Hotel Brunswick. John Long, agriculture committee chairman, made the presenta tions. Dorothy Garber, the seven teen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Snavely Garber, Wil low Street R2, won first prize Farm Calendar Nov. 26 - 7 30 pm. County Future Farmers meet at Donegal High. Sch ool. 6:45 pm Farm Bureau Cooperative sales meeting on tobacco fertilizer at Landis Valley Motel. James Bakin, extension agrono mist to speak. 8 pm. Red Rose Dam- Herd Improvenment Asso ciation. Directors meet in the Farm Bureau ibuilding, Dillerrllle Road. (Continued on Page 14) i. IA I I J. »-tl.. i 1 _J If *<l^l and a $5O savings bond Winning $25 bonds weie Barrett Boir.v, Bambndge Rl, and Miss Darlene Ebeisole, Stevens Rl. Bony is the 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs. Kenneth (Continued on Page 12) CVA Directors Postpone Meet The board of directors of Conestoga Valley Association ha\e voted to postpone the re organizational meeting from December to January. The decision was reached at a Wednesdaj night meeting of the association m the Produc tion Credit building on Rose ville Road The January 30 meeting will also serve as a membership re organization meeting with the idea of renewing the duties and activities of the directors, piesident John Kitch said “We must review the w-oik of all directors in the CVa,” he said, “so a few do not have to carry the entire load.” Of the watersheds 33 direc tors, Kitch pointed out, an average of only 12 attend hoard meetings regularly. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 24, 1962 Guernsey Ass’n Elects Officers Directors of the Lancaster Count\ Guernsey Breeders Association reelected all the officers of the organization at a Monday night meeting in the home of Harry S Mamma, Manheim Rl. Mumma was returned to the post of president, and El lis Denlmger, Gordonville Rl, will continue as vice presi dent James B. Lefever, (Continued on Page 7) County 4-H Council To Exchange Visits With New York Clubbers A unique exchange tour with 4-tH club members m New York state is being plan ned by the members of the Lancaster County 4-H Coun cil The local council has been invited to send a delegation ot 10 or 15 “older 4-H mem beis” to h\e with 4-H famil ies in Onondaga County for the last week end in Decem bei The exchange will be completed next summer when the local clubs will invite a like number ol club members to visit the Garden Spot. The contingent will leave here sometime on the morn ing of December 28, a Friday, First Year Club Members Win Electric Roundup Sixteen electnc club mem toeis, most of them first jear 4-<H clubbeis, exhibited pio jects the> constiucted at the roundup of the club Mondav night in the Little Bntam Elementarj School Basing his judging on safe ty, ongmalitv, neatness, workmanship and time in volved, judge Ralph Pattei son, extension agncultuie en gineer fiom the Pennsj Ivania Larry Brubaker Wins 4-H Capon Roundup Larry Brubaker, Mount Joy Rl, took both top prizes Tues day at the Blizabethtown-Mt Joy 4-H Capon Club roundup at Hostetler’s banquet nail Brubaker scored a perfect 2y points in the exhibit phase 01 the contest and ad led a 95,5 total project «i_ore to take the b'ue nobon in that phase ot the contest His nine pound exhibit bud as purchased for ,?5 85 b> Joseph Shaeffer, a member ot the sponsoring Mount Joy Ro tary Club Larry, the son of Mr. and Mrs Robert \V Brubaker, in his fourth year of 4-H Capon club work, began on May 14th with started, 1-week-old bail ed "ock capons Pennsylvania Young Farmers Will Hold Convention Next Week The outstanding young farmer m Pennsylvania will be announced at the annual con vention of the Pennsylvania Young Farmers Association November 28 at the Pennsyl vania State University. The winner of this top aw ard comes from more than 500 young farmers enrolled in 21 chapters composing the state association James C. Fink, State supervisor of ag ricultural education and ad- and arrive in New York dur ing that afternoon. After a get-acquainted party Friday afternoon and a tour of local industries Sat urday Morning, the group will spend some time at winter sports Equipment will be provided so that the 4-H’ers can 'try tobogganing, skiing, sledding, and skating. The guests will attend church and have a Sunday dinner with their rhost famil ies before heading back to ward Lancaster County Assistant County Agent. Wlnthrop Mernam, has asked any interested member to be sure to make reservations be fore November 28. $2 Per Year State Unueisitv gave first place award to Forest Pres ton III, the son of Mr and Mis Foiest Pieston II, Ox ford R2 Runner up m the judging was Linda Gayle Barnes, the 11 year old daughter of Mr. and Mis Elwood Barnes, Kirkwood R1 Miss Barnes also placed thud in total pro ject score (Continued on Page 14) Runnei up m both phases of the roundup was Virginia Wivell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wivell, Columbia R 1 In her fne jeais of work in the capor club Virginia has non two first place awards and three seconds including Tuesdaj's placing. Virginia’s eight pound ex hib't was puichasCd by Henry Carpenter for }5.20. Sne start ed her project on \pril 16, with day old Vautress Cross cockerels. Running a close second :n the exhibit contest, Miss Wivell scored a 19 5. Her project score was 98 3 out of a pos sible 100 points. Willis Hackman, Elizabeth continued on Page 12) \ isor to the organization, will present the top award. This annual state conven tion piomotes leadership and provides an opportunity for j oung farmers to exchange ideas with each 'other, an nounces -Alfred Overly, of (Continued on Page 16) FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures florins' the ne\t five da>s are evpected to average 2 to 5 degrees below the normal range of S 3 at night to 50 in the afternoon. Mild weather Sat urday vs ill give waj to cooler Sunday, turning milder again Monday colder Tues day and warmer again by ■Wednesday. High and low pressure areas moving rapid ly from West to East cause fluctuations in daj to day temperatures. Precipitation is likel> to total less than * tenth ot an inch falling mainly as rain or some scat tered snow showers, mostly over the mountains, Satur day Some light snow or rain Saturday morning is expect ed to give way to clearing skies later in the day local lj.
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