VOL 11 NO. 19 36th National 4-H Conference Set Apr. 17-22 \bout 250 young men and women who “learn by doing” thio.igh 4-H will gather in Washington, April 17 through 22 ioi the 36th National 4-H Club Conference They will come fiom the 50 states and Fuei to Rico, representing the country’s more than two mil lion 4-H club members. Last year Lancaster County was 'epresented at the confer ence by Virginia Wivell of Columbia SI, but there will be no representative from the county this year The arm for the 1966 con feience will -be for each youth to tl) learn more about na tional and international issues and problems facing the Amer ican people, and (2) increase his understanding and accep tance of democratic values and lus citizenship responsibilities. Delegates will accomplish educational purposes of the conference through hearing se lected speakers, engaging in i Continued on Page 7)" Nine Million Dollars And Eight Years To Revamp Farm Show Area HARRISBURG At a news confe fence here Thursday, Slate Secretary of Agriculture Lelaud H Bull revealed plans loi completely remodeling the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex Eventually, Bull said, all buildings will be replaced ex cept the large arena But, he added this will be done one building at a time, and “build ings will not be torn down ahead of time” The Department of Agncul tuie has asked that $9 mill ion over the next four years be allocated for this purpose. Final approval on that amount le sts with the State Planning Farm Calendar ■Mml 11 7 30 pm. 4-H lei-ey-A\ i shire Chub meets Farm Credit Bldg , 411 Roseville R’d . Lane " & Pm , Lancastei Coun h SWCD dnectors at Com thouse pni , Manherm Young I'aimeis meet at Manhenn Cential HS ; s,ubj , “Field tol u production”, speaker, A Doebler, Doebler Seed Co ' s Pm , Meeting tor 4-H ( luh Leaders in the north ern end of county at Farm f<l edit Bldg. Lane -Mini 12 G:3O pm, an nual Spring banquet of •uni Growers and Honey I‘ioducers at Meadow Hills ■hning Room, New Dan ulle Pike, Lane. Speaker, extension pomolOgist, Carl ibltner. r~‘ Pm, County PFA. par liamentary . procedure and (Continued on Page 6) A CAMERA SHY “EASTER BUNNY” tops off this seasonal, floral window display at the retail'shop of Girvin’s Flowers, Leola Motorists passing by on the busy New' Holland Pike see him at his tireless vigil, always on hand to welcome the many customers who visit Girvin’s this time of the year. L. F. Photo Board and the Legislature, however The plans, as developed by the BBS Management Con sultant firm of New York, call for enlargement of the pre (Continued on Page 7) Easter Services To Be Held At 7 State Parks Easter sunnse services will be held at seven state parks in the Commonwealth, according to a Depaitment of Foiests & Waters statement. Parks in this area offenng these services are Gifford Pin chot and Samuel S. Lewis State Parks, both in York County The services will be non denommational and will be open to the public, the de partment said AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH of the Girvin Flow er Company complex of greenhouses and outbuild ings in Leola. The greenhouse shown in upper left corner is plaStic-covered. Heat is distributed in that,house by means of a large plastic tube with holes in it every foot or so, which runs the Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9, 1966 Flowers For The Living Becomes Big Business For 68-Year-Old Girvin Firm Although funerals used to account for nearly 80 percent of the florist business done by Girvxn Flowers of Leola, the bulk of the firm’s flower or ders are now for happier oc casions, or for no formal oc casion at all In relating this fact, Mrs John Girvin said the beauty of flowers is to be en joyed, and more and more peo ple are taking pleasure in hav ing floweis in the house the year around simply to enjoy that beauty Although much of the sea sonality has disappeared, from the business, Girvm’s still find that Easter and Mother’s Day are accompanied by a fierce rush of flower and plant buy ing. All this week the rush has been on Girvin’s meets it by working extra long hours and by shifting the 23 regular em ployees from job to job, as needed. This local florist business was begun in 1898 by John Gir vin’s father When the younger Girvin was released from the Army in 1946, he took over management of the firm which now includes two retail outlets in Lancaster and one in Leola, a 110,000 squaie-foot-complex of greenhouses and assorted buildings spread over several acres -Approximately one-half of Girvin’s business is whole sale, which helps to even out plant and labor distribution over the year The company’s (Continued on Page 8) length of the building, suspended from the roof. When the blower comes on thermostatically, hot air is forced through the tube, causing it to inflate. When the heat goes off, the bag collapses. This unique system enables heat to be distributed even ly and instantly throughout the house. $2 Per Year Holstein Assn. Plans Annual Tour For Apr. 21 The LancdS f er County Hol stein Association announced this week that this year’s tour will be in the Lebanon County area, Apul 21st Several out standing farm operations will be visited, and an automated factory Among the farms on the tour schedule is Harvey Bom gardener’s, which fetures loose housing and free-stalls His 62- cow herd averaged 15,621 pounds of milk last year and 606 pounds of fat Next, the Ferndale Farm of Fiank Reist will be seen This old-time herd, established in (Continued on Page 6' Young Farmers Will Hear Corn Talk At a meeting set for 8 p.m., April 11, the Manheim Young Farmer Association will hear a talk by a com seed company representative on ‘"Field corn production ” Speaking will be T A Doeb ler, Sr, repiesenting the Doeb ler Seed Coin Company of Jeisey Shore, Pa The meeting will be held in the agncultuie room of the Manheim Central High School. Information and entry forms •on the Young Farmer five acre com contest for the 1966 ci op will also be available at this meeting Agr. Teachers Assn. Allocates Fair Fund Money The Lancaster County Vo cational Agriculture Teachers Association, at its regular' mon thly meeting Thursday at Elizabethtown High School, budgeted the entire $2OOO Fair Fund allocation for the coming year One of the vocational pro jects receiving a large share of this money was the County (Continued ou Page 5)
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