VOL. 11 NO. 18 4-H COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENTS Ken Rutt, agriculture, and Gloria Hers'iey, home economics, chat with Daryl Heasley (right) who was the featured speaker at the Leaders’ Council annual banquet Monday night. L. F. Photo Government By Presidential Rule Is Contrary To America’s Best Interests, Empie Tells Farmers Spe. king at the Lancaster Comr Farmers Association’s annu?i Spung meeting, a Ches tei Cuantjf dairy farmer warn ed 'Jh.'isdaj' night that, in the voids of Senator Everett Dirk sen 4 hey are changing Ameri ca art you won’t like it” J Call Empie, vice-president ot the Pennsylvania Farmers’ \ssoc.ation, discussed this staten*ent fiom three govern mental points of departure legislative, judicial, and. exe cutive with the main emphasis on the lattei We are getting into govern ment by president, and away liom constitutional govern ment Empie said He cited the iact that in the last session ol Congiess nearly every ma loi bill originated in the White House A fact that somewhat moie than one generation ago would never have been tolerat ed bv Congress He went on to point out that Senator Wil liams of Delaware, upon in vestigation, learned that only a Inaction of these major bills Had been priced out in ad- Farm Calendar Apnl 4 7 30 pm, Elm- J’ennn 4-iH Community ( luh meets at J'ohn Neff Neftsville, tor re -01 saniziation. jS, l ,nI *• sth and 6th, Poul l,J ’Sales land Service Sfhool Penn State mam ( <tnipus A rnl 7 4.30 >p_ TO ; <il ''tei County vo-ag teach 'rs meet at Elizabethtown lliah Sthool. *’ ’P-'tn., Red. Bose Baby ' ee l t Lamfb Club at t*iecht 'iS'eh’odl, Biffitz Plk'e, -'antsstar. Pt-bgram to lea-' •are quiz ‘contest. • ‘ . vance by the administration to see what they would cost the U S taxpayer Empie particularly attacked the minimum wage bill which is presently on the floor of the House of Representatives “This bill, if passed, is going to take it out of the fanners’ hide,” Empie said He stated that for every dollar the farm er spends, he will have to earn between five and ten. “Al (Contimied on Page 8) New Leukosis Research Study Approved for Pa. HARRISBURG Research on leukosis, a poultry disease that causes $BO million in losses annually to the nation’s chicken farmers, was authonz ed this week by the Pennsyl vania Department of Agricul ture Secretary Leland H Bull said the study will be made by Penn State University un der contract with his depart ment He estimated that, if it is successful, it could save Pennsylvania poultrymen at least $4 million a year Two additional poultry re search projects were also in itiated, one, on disinfectants for hatchery sanitation, and another on the utilization and disposal of poultry and other agricultural wastes. Both to be done by Penn State. ‘ Poultry,' Secretary Bull point- ed out, stands second only to dairying among the Common- wealth’s leading agricultural industries. Including eggs, it accounted in 1965 for $144 mil- lion, or nearly 18 percent, of (Continued on Page 9) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 2, 1966 Farm & Home Launches Scholarship Program The Lancaster County Farm and Home Foundation recent ly announced that one of its prime objectives, encoiuaging the higher -education of youth in the county, is being met by the introduction of two scho laiship awards for 1966 The F & H scholarships, one each in the fields of agncul tuie and home economics, have been made possible by the special contributions of two members of the Board of Direc tors who prefer to remain anonymous These special donations were made so the scholarship phase of the Foun dation project could get start ed this Spnng Each scholarship award will be for $250, and may be used to detray tuition, fees, or room and board expenses at any accredited college or university which offers a course of study in agriculture and/or home economics. All interested youths are (Continued on Page 14) Leaders’ Council Elects Officers Following the annual ban quet of the Lancaster County 4-H Leaders’ Council at the Plain & Fancy Faun on Mon day night, the 10-member board of directors met to choose officers for 1966. Elected to one-year terms were: Maurice Hen-, Refton, president; Fred Linton, Quarry ville R 2, vice-president; and Mrs Ivan Eberly, Ephrata Rl, secretary- treasurer Herr succeeds Mrs. Herbert Royer, 2025 Oregon Pike, Lan caster. The board of directors is composed of five members each from agriculture and home economics clubs. Its pur pose is to set 4-H leader policy, (Continued on Page 9) Awards* Scholarships* And A Talk On Leadership Qualities Featured At Annual 4-H Leaders’ Banquet The annual Lancaster Coun ty 4-H Leaders’ Banquet Mon day night at the Plain & Fancy Farm, was the scene of considerable “award and recog nition” activity, with close to 200 persons attending Among the 26 leaders cited for their milestones of ser vice to 4-H youth —5, 10, 15 and 20 years were C War ren Leminger, Denver R 2, and Mrs Willis Shoemaker, Bam bndge Victor Longenecker was recognized for his 32 years of leadership activities Winner of the top 4-H News Reporter award was Carol Murry, of Lititz R 2 Her blue nbbon was presented by Don Timmons in behalf of Lan caster Farming. Assistant coun ty agent Harvey Gipe, repre senting the county extension service, piesented the second News Reporter ribbon to Paul Scheuing, of the New Pi evi dence Club. Both reporters will be awarded silver trays at a later date Scholarships were presented by associate county agent Arnold G Lueck to Pat Yun DISPLAYING HER AWARD WINNING 4-H scrapbook, is Carol Murry, news reporter for the “What’s Cookin’ ” home economics club. Carol, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Murry of Lititz R 2, is a sophomore at Manheim Central High School. In addition to the blue ribbon, Carol will receive a silver tray awarded by Lancaster Farming. L. F. Photo Governor Sets Date For Second Agr. Conference Governor William W. Scran ton has announced a second Governor’s Conference on Ag riculture for April 19th, in Scottish Rite Cathedral, Har risburg. The conference, his office (Continued on Page 8) $2 Per Yets ginger, who will enter nurses training. Linda Young, who will major in home economics at Indiana State University, Indiana, Pa, Nancy Eisser, who will enter nurses training and a degiee program at Al fred University, Alfred, N.Y.; Eric Stoner, who will study agionomy at Penn State Uni versity, and Evelyn Groff, who is a student at Elizabethtown College The $450 presented in the form of scholarships was part of a $6OO contribution made by the Lancaster County Bank ers’ Association The balance of the grant is used for other 4-H activities Lueck announced that two, $lOO schnlai ships from the Ki wams Club will be available in June to any 4-H’er in agri culture or home economics. He also baid that May 20 will be the deadline foi application for the two, $250 scholarships being offered by the Farm and Home Foundation for prospec tive college freshmen in agri culture and home economics. (Continued on Pa.ge 4) Weather Forecast Temperatures for the next few days will average much below the normal range of 58 to 36 degrees. It will be relatively cold through the first half of the five-day pe riod with some moderation about Tuesday or WedneS' day. Showers over the weekend, and again about Wednesday, are expected to yield \W-Vt inch of precipitation.
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