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STATE CHAMPIONS IN THE FFA PARLIAMENTARY Procedure contest The S& *
0 . . ... , ~ , j. ~ 0 i , region II title at Millersville Tenth, and a gold medal win
at Penn State thisweek were the members of the Solanco team. They are, seat- I c on Apnl 25 _ was ner Robert Bby, Warwick.
edl, to r., Robert Wenger, Quarryville Rl, president; R. Edwin Hamish, Christiana compose d of John Frey, Quarrr- won a bronze medal for 29tb
Rl, vice president; Kenneth Whiteside, Kirkwood Rl, secretary; and Jay Ranck, Vllle R 2; Robert Wenger, Place, while Donald Patches,
Quarryville R 2, treasurer. Standing 1. to r., Larry Trout, New Providence Rl, Quarryville Rl, R Edwin Har- Elizabethtown, and Ray Klme,
chaplain; John Frey, Quarryville R 2, student advisor; Charles Craig, Nottingham nish, Christiana Rl; Larry Ephrata, won honorable men-
R 2, reporter, and, William Ulrich,,Peach Bottom, sentinel. Advisor of the group is Trout, New Providence Rl; tion for 35fh and 40th places
William M. Fredd, teacher of vocational agriculture. L. F. Photo. Charles Craig 111, Nottingham respectively
County 4-H Council Ejects Officers
For Agriculture And Home Ec.
William Maule and Cynthia
Bucher were named presidents
of the agriculture and home
economics division of the
County 4-H Council Tuesday
night at a meeting in the Poul
try -Center.
Other officers of the agricul-
division are Robert Hoo
ver, Denver R 2, vice presi
dent; Mary Jane Herr, Ref
ton, secretary; Eugene Hosier,
Manheim R 3, treasurer; Rich
ard Learn an, Creek Hill Road,
publicity director; Pat Zart
man, Ephrata Rl, parliamen
Farm Calendar
Juno 15 1 p.m. Open
House and Tea for former
extension homemakers at
the home of Mrs. Paul Wit
man, Mount Joy Rl.
June 17 8 pm, Execu
tive board of the Lancaster
County 4-H Leaders coun
cil meets at the home of Mrs.
Dorothy Pry, Stevens Rl.
7:30 pm Perinea Valley
4nH cooking and sewing club
meets-m the Intercourse fire
hall.
June 18 21 Pennsylvania
4-H Club Congress on the
Campus of the Pennsylvania
State University.
June 18 1:30 p.m. Man
heim Township 4-H sewing
filuib meets at Production
Credit building, Roseville
Hoad.
7:30 pm. Drumore Com
munity 4-H club meets in
the Chestnut Level Church
bouse. JManor club to be
guests.
7:30 p.m. Lincoln Com
munity 4-H club meets in
the Mount Airy fire hall.
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tanan, and the following four
executive committee members
at large: R. Edwin Harnlsh,
Christiana Rl; Larry Weaver,
New Holland Rl; Jean Krei
der, Quarryville Rl, and Paul
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4-H Members
To Attend
Club Congress
Thirty two 4-H club mem
bers from the county will at
tend the fourth annual Penn
sylvania 4-H Club Congress on
the campus of the Pennsyl
vania State University next
week.
In addition to the members,
three adult chaperones and two
junior leaders will attend the
June 18 to 21 conclave. At
tending from the county are:
Donald Ankrum, Peach Bot
tom; Jay Bixler, Marietta, #1;
Paul Brubaker, l£titz,#l;
Kris Conner, Millersville, #1;
Esther Jane Cooper, Peach Bot
tom; Mary Cooper, Peach Bot
tom; Grace A. Diener, 1234
E. Mam St , Akron; Anthony
Folker, New Holland. #2, Au
drey Gates, Bainlbndge, #-1;
Evelyn Groff, Gordonvnlle, yl;
Robert T Groff, Peach Bottom;
Albert Henry, New Providence,
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Also Alana Lord, Manheim,
#3; William Houser, Lampe
ter; Barbara Kupp, Manheim,
#3; Frieda Landis, Strasburg,
#1; Judy Longenecker, Holt
wood, #1; Judy Mentzer, Le
ola, irl; Darlene Myers 920
Groff Ave., E’town; Linda Nei
deigh, 31 W. College Ave.,
E’town.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 15, 1963
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R 2; William Ulrich, Peach In livestock judging, the
' Bottom HI; Kenneth White- second largest contest with
side, Kirkwood HI, and Jay over 200 contestants, gold med-
Ranck. Quarryville R 2. The als went to Richard Barge,
team will receive a trip to Pequea Valley Chapter, and
some spot ot interest in or Vernon Marlin, Manhevm Chap
near Pennsylvania. ter, for eightl and tenth pla-
Other awards included 14 ces. Winning silver medals
A tea will 'be held on Sat- gold medal certificates, seven (Continued on Page t)
urday. June 15 from 2*oo P m.
to 4 00 pin and from 7-00 ■ ,
former° Home KJi-STI Half Of FFA QffICCS
Lancaster County mm -m
To County Future Farmers
California, Miss Yvonne Cook Lancaster County Future School during the 1962-63
of Ohio, and Mrs. Eugene Krei- Farmers took half of the term. He served as secretary
bach of New Jersey. These state’s FFA offices this week during the 1961-62 term,
three women have been respon- at t jj e association’s annual con- Gmder has a farming pro
silble for the growth seen in vention on the Penn State gram built around beef cattle,
the Home Economics Extension Campus. and is currently operating a
Program over the past years. President of the Keystone 30 acre farm in addition t«
The tea will be held at the Association of Future Farmers farming at home with his par
home of Mrs. Paul Witman, 0 f America is Carl Grinder, son ents.
Mount Joy, RD. #2, Pennsyl- of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ginder, He was awarded his chap
vama The sponsoring comJmit- Mount Joy R 2. ter’s public spending medal,
tee includes Mrs. J Robert The 17 year old farm boy and was awarded the Keystone
Hess, Mrs. Paul Witman, Mrs was president of the Witness Farmer Degree by the state
J. Everett Kreider, Mrs. John Oak Chapter at Donegal High association this year.
H Nissley, Jr., Mrs Harry S. Vice president of Region II
Mumma, Mrs. Melvin Sbenk, 15 Harry Weaier, son of Mr.
Mrs Kenneth Musser, Mrs. Al- anc * M rs - Aaron Weaver, New
lea Rissei, and Mrs. F. J Holland Rl, a June graduate
Schenchenzuber, of Harden Spot High School.
New Holland He is a mem
ber of the Grassland Chapter.
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Open House
And Tea For
Former Agents
Grassland Club
Now Accepting
Enrollments
Applications are now being
received for enrollment in the
1963 Pennsylvania Grassland
Cluib sponsored by the Penn
sylvania State University Agri
cultural Extension Service and
the Pennsylvania Grassland
Council
Enrollment 'blanks are avail
able at the office of the County
Agent, and must be completed
before July 1. Only one entry
will be accepted from each
farm or farm operator.
, Objective otf the club is to
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County Future Fanners
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Win 29 State Awards
Solanco Wins Chapter Contest
County Future Farmers of America returned to the Gar
den Spot Friday -with 30 honors iron in eontests at the an
nual State FFA Week on the Penn State Campus
The honors included the cov
eted state 'championship in the
parliamentary procedure con
test. An eight member team
from Solanco, under the coach
ing of William M. Fredd, tea
cher of agriculture, beat out
competition from four other
regions in the state m demon
strating their ability to con
duct a meeting under strict
parliamentary rules It was the
first state championship for a
Solanco team.
County Woman
Is On Grange
Committee
Mrs. J Collins McSparran.
Chairman of the Penna. State
Grange Home Economics com
mittee and a former resident
at Drumore HI, has been na
med to a committee on arrange
ments for the,annual Grange
Leadership Training Confer
ence which will be held on
the Penn State Campus on
June 25-27.
The conference is being spon
sored in cooperation with the
Extension and Resident of Ag
ricultural Economics and Rural
Sociology of the University.
Grange leaders from G 72 Sub
ordinate Granges representing
66 counties are expected to
attend.
$2 Pep Year
silver medal ceitificates, .lour
bronze medal certificates, and
four honorable mention
In dairy judging, the lar
gest contest with 210 partici
pants, Stanley Graver, Garden
Spot Chapter, Lampeter, won
fourth place and a gold medal,
while Prank Pequea Val
iev chapter was sixth place
and won a gold medal Both
won a trip to the Eastern
States Exposition m Spring
field, Mass m September. Al-
FIVE-DAY
WEATHER
FORECAST
Ne,ar normal temperatures
are forecast for the nevt
live days. It will be on the
cool side at the beginning
of the period with a wann
ing trend near the end of
the, period. Normal tempera
tures for this time of year
are 02 at night to 83 in the
afternoon. Precipitation dup
ing the period, Saturday to
Wednesday may total a half
inch falling mostly jiear the
end oi the period.