6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 16, 1963
Elizabethtown
FFA History
is Outlined
Itj ; Don lies, Reporter
Now in its fittli loai tbo Kli
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Today and Get The
sists of 28 membeis and 3 hon
oi ary members The officers for
the 10G2-G3 school year are is
fol.ows Cnv Kiemer, Piesi
dent, 13ill Hackman, Vice Pre
sident, O a ild Miller Socie
tal v, Dona'd'Patches, Repoi
ter, Gdiy Meyeihohei Senti
nal, Richaid Snaicly, Tieasm
ei , Men in AVeaiei, Chaplain,
and .Mr. 'Elvm Hess; Chapter'
Advisor.
Foi FFA Week the Chapter
has put a window display at
Zailoss Hardware Store, Center
Sciuaie, Elizabethtown, Pa
Theie weie ailin'2loo place
mats cl isli United to icatauiant*
to minim the people ol FFA
Week
This \ear, tluoc ol the Chap
tc>i meinbois leconcd the Key
stone Degioe The members
weie Kennelli Vf> ei,, liwai
Engle, and Bill Hackman Al
ong with his Keystone Degiee,
Kenneth Mvei leceued Region
Two Star Famiei Awaid Th
ese bo\s are now continuing
then fanning piogwim with
then tatheis
The Father-Son Banquet is
held annually in the school
cafeteria The date tor the ban
quet this year is-Match 15 We
are pioud this year to add two
moie names to oui Honorary
Member list. The Honorary
Members are Richaid Breck
bill, a local farmer who helped
the Chapter wnth their farming
program; Marlin G. Henmnger,
former Vo-Ag Teacher at Eli
zabethtown who started the
Elizabethtown Chapter; and
Melvin Wenger, local feed man
who helped the Chapter with
its calf chain.
Newly elected Honorary
Members are William Wertz,
Industrial Arts Teacher at Eli
zabethtown who chaperoned
the Senior trip to the Seattle
World’s Pair and the West
Coast, and Jay Williams, who
helped furnish transportation
for the Senior trip.
Each month a different at
The New Word In Successful Poultry Feeding
The
BITS
FAMILY
PACEMAKER
GRO-BITS
LAY-BITS
BRE-BITS
traction is provided for the re
gular'monthly meeting. In Dec
ember w,e have a Christmas
Party lii January the program
is an Ice Skating Party Febru
aiy is bowling and the othei
months are open for special
events
The -Elizabethtown Chaptei
owns 4 registered Holstein Hei
feis and 1 legistcred Guernsey
Heilei These heifcis are awar
ded to winners ot the calt ch
ain contest They letum then
fust hcuei calf- to another
winner to allow this boy ,to get
a start with a good calf Two
of-the second generation cahes
weie awaided this wintei
A swine chain is also in oper
ation in our Chapter Sears and
Roebuck Foundation gave us
money to buy 2 Registered
Yorkshire Gilts These are aw
arded to boys who win the gilt
contest This spring the fourth
generation of gilts will bd giv
en to two boys
One of the most exciting act
ivities of the FFA is taking
part in the Lancaster County
FFA Sports The sports are
baseball, basketball, volleyball,
and Ping-Pong. The Elizabeth
town Chapter won second place
im baseball in Lancaster Coun
ty, defeated only by Manheim
FFA The sports are held so
FFA members can make frie
nds among other Chapters.
The Chapter has different
means of earning money for
the chapter and chapter activi
ties. A paper drive is held three
times a year The money is us
ed for the chapter expenses.
The farming program for rais
ing money consists of two acr
BITS
Eastern States
Farmers Exchange, Inc.
19 Gountians
On Committees
Of State Meet
Nineteen committee assign
ments loi the 19 G 3 conventioa
ol the Pennsylvania Ilolsteux
Association have gone to Lau
castei Gountians
At a leceut meeting of the
South Cential District repre
sentatives, who will act as
hosts foi this yeai’s conven
tion, plans were made to hold
the state wide meeting on Nov
embei 21 to 23 in the Host
Motel, Lancaster
A tour of the county has
been scheduled tor the after
noon ot Thuisday, November
21 Since 19G3 is the Golden
Anmversaiy ot the Pennsylvan
ia Holstein Association, an add
ed feature of a convention sale
was discussed.' Consignments
toi the golden anniversary sale
would come fiom Pennsylvania,
nearby states and Canada. A
committee was appointed to
make plans and. secure a place
,for the sale to be held.
jjomtm Oppottmtitea
Mid^dpoMilnMei
ECA /JIC
j§& week H)
es of tobacco and 3% acres of!
corn The profits are used for
cross-country Senior Trip. j
For Better Chicks
Mash or Bits
Rugged Pullet Production
For
Quality Egg Production
For
Busy Breeders
For
For Bulk Bins
For Big Flocks
For Best Buy
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