6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 15, 1963
Cost Of Living
Continues Up;
Food Is Down
Cost of living in Pennsyl- '
rania pushed to another new One hundred local and si -
high record with a 0.2 peicentroumln.s a.™ farmers recently
increase in the first quarter eltd on three busses to
of 1963, Secretary of Laboifew York state where they
and Industry William P. Young lnc > Bal Farms ' a * Mil *'
' reported today. visited Carl Hirschmann Farms,
The jump in prices between brook.
January and April. 1963, set The exclusion vrhich was
the new record high at 106 6 sponsored by Knipemyer, Inc
of the 1957-59 base period Hew Holland, featured the
The national mdex recorded m ° st “® d fn milking, feeding
a similar increase during the and sealed storage equipment
same quarter. Young said. aval alsle •
During the year, since April, Bel Air farms is one of the
1962, Pennsylvania’s consumer laigest automated dairy oper
pnces increased 0 9 percent ations in America with nearly
while prices averaged 1.0 per- 1,000 cows in production.
cent higher throughout the
nation,
Among the State’s major
groups of the indexes for the
quarter ending April 15, higher
prices were reported for hous
ing, up 0.7 percent; apparel,
up 0.4 percent; tiansportation,
up 1.7 percent, medical care.
up 0.2 percent; personal care
up 0.5 percent; and other
goods and services, up 0.1
percent,
Partially offsetting these in- land, #2; Linda Peifer, Man
creases, said Toung, were lower heim, #1; Patty Rmeer, New
average retail prices for food, Providence, #1; Kenneth Rutt,
down 1.1 percent, and reading Quarryville, $2; Arlene Shenk,
and recreation, down 0.1 per- Denver, #2; Daniel Hershey,
cent. Lifcitz, #3; Nancy J. Stoltz-
As new highs were estab
lished for housing, apparel,
medjical care, personal care
and other goods and services,
Pennsylvania’s food index de
crease of 1 1 percent since Jan
uary of this >ear lesulted
mainly from lower prices re
ported in April for fresh meats,
eggs and milk.
National FFA Week is sche
duled in February to honor
George Washington, who was
an outstanding farmer, as well
as a great leader.
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120 Farmers
Tour New York
Dairy Farm
One of the goals of the large
farm is to produce milk at a
maximum of $1,25 to $1.50
per hundredweight through the
use of year round confinement
with loose housing, milking
parlor and almost completely
automated feeding.
• Club Congress
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Also Elaine Overly, New Hoi-
fus, Ronks, #1; Richard War
fel, Conestoga, #1; Linda We
ber, Denver, #2; Janies S.
White, Ephrata, #1; Jay Wis
sler, Landisville, Lillie Ann
Wnell, Columbia, #l.
Chaperones for the group
will be Winthrop Mernam,
Associate County Agent; El
lin Hess, Strasburg Rl, and
Mrs Chafiles Warfel, Cones
toga, both local 4-H club lea
ders.
Sharynanne Schreiber, New
Holland and David Denlinger,
90 Greenfield Road, will be
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AGRICULTURAL 4-H COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICERS ELECTED Tuesday
night are, left to right, William Maule, president; Mary Jane Herr, secretary;
Robert Hoover, vice president; R. Edwin Harnish, member at large; Pat Zartman,
parliamentarian; Larry Weaver, member at large; Jean Kreider, member at large;
Richard Leaman, ’publicity director, and Eugene Hosier, treasurer. L. F. Photo.
members of Club 30, thirty
boys and thirty girls. This
group of junior leaiders are
responsible for much of the
leadership at the congress.
The theme for this year’s
congress is “Young Citizens in
Action,’’ says E. A. -Mintmier,
Penn State 4-H specialist. The
keynote speaker will be Dr.
Donald G. M'eGarey, professor
of secondary education at The
Pennsylvania State University.
His topic, “Citizenship in the
Fourth Dimension” will deal
with the concept of worldwide
citizenship.
Other speakers are: Rev.
James Singer, Lutheran nun
hsVair, Washington, DO. and
formerly minister at St. Math
ews Lutheran Church, Blooms
burg. The Reverend Mr. Sin
ger is a native of Manheim.
His topic will deal with a com
munity citizenship; Rev. Dale
Milligan, Presbyterian minis
ter from Pittsburgh, will speak
on the moral responsibilities
of young citizens. Dr. Jeffer
son D Ashley, assistant direc
tor. division of counseling for
HI 2-41 S 3
David Kurtz
MORGANTOWN
AT 0-5771
the University will speak to
the delegates on the subject
“An Education for Life.”
Dr. John R. Rackley, vice
president for resident instruc
tion for The Pennsylvania
State University will bring
greetings from the University
and speak on the University as
an educational agency for ca
reer purposes.
Delegates will have an op
portunity to explore m two ca
reer areas and also attend four
interest groups of their own
choosing. Citizenship, charac
ter building, and career ex
ploration will be emphasized.
Around 850 4-H Club mem
bers coming from all counties
in Pennsylvania will have ex
perience in social recreation
and living with a large group
under dormitory conditions.
Inspirational features are plan
ned which will be of value to
them and to the 4-H program
in their community and county.
The Acropolis in Athens has
been occupied continuously
since the Stone Age.
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Welle, Strasburg Rl.
The home economics divi
sion elected Belinda Hershey,
Manheim, vice president; El
aine Stoltzifus, Ronks Rl, sec
retary; Sharynanne Schreiber*
New Holland, treasurer; Sandy
Risser, Lititz Rl, parliament
arian; Gloria Hershey, New
Holland, publicity director,
and the following members at
large: Nancy Bollinger, Lititz
R 4; Jane Cooper, Peach Bot
tom, Mane Bushong, Columbia
R 2, and Evelyn Groff, Gordon
ville Rl.
Maule is the son of Mr. and
Mrs Richard Maule, Quarry
ville R 2. He is a graduate of
Solanco High School and is
enrolled in the Agriculture
Business and Management cur
riculum at the Pennsylvania
State University where at
tends the fall and spring ferms.
During the rest of the year he
farms at home with his father.
At present he is a third q.uar-
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