4-H Club News
Ml WILDLIFE CLUB
EOLDS WIENER ROAST
by Annette Long, reporter
The Lancaster County 4-H
Wildlife - club met Wednesday
evening, May 18, at Lititz
Springs Park.
Vice President Robert Ul
rich, Manhelm R 3, presided at
the business meeting in the
ebsence of the president.
After an evening of games
the members enjoyed a wiener
roast.
The next meeting will be at
the H. Raymond Stoner fam
ily home, 1 051 Eden Road,
Lancaster, with a program of
instruction on gun safety.
PEQUEA VALLEY 4-H
CLUB REORGANIZES
by Carol Eby, reporter
The reorganization meeting
«f the Pequea Valley 4-H
Cooking and Sewing club was
held Tuesday night at the In
tercourse Fire Hall.
Officers elected are as fol
lows; pres., Jane Hoober; vice
pres., Lucinda Brackbill; sec.,
Judy Perella; treas, Doris
Kauffman; news reporter, Ca
rol Eby; song leaders, Nancy
Eby and Dianne Myers; game
leaders, Jean Shirk and Re
gina Lapp; and County Coun
cil representative, Cynthia
Brackbill.
■Members will receive their
4-H books at the next meet
ing on Tuesday, May 31, at 4
p.m, at the Intercourse Fire
Hall.
4-H Cooking Club
Installs Officers
A reorganization meeting
and installation of officers
was held recently by mem
bers of the 4-H What’s Cook
ing Club at the home of Mrs
Willis Bucher, leader, Lif
itz R 2.
Officers elected are: Reba
Shelly, president; Ann Bom
berger, vice president; Mar
garet Grube, secretary-treas
urer; Joanne Spahr, news re
porter and Sharon Kreider,
Jong leader.
“It’s Fun to Bake,” is the
project theme for the next
meeting to lie held June 15 at
1 p.m. at the Bucher residence.
A Field Day for all 4-H
Club members of Lancaster
county will be held at Long
Park, Lancaster, on July 14.
A posture queen contest is
scheduled as one of the events
to be presented during the
evening program. Two mem
bers of the What’s Cooking
Club will participate in the
contest. They are: Denise
Jurell, junior queen division,
and Margaret Grube, senior
queen division.
Farm Equip. Dealers
Set Spring Meeting
The Lancaster County Farm
Equipment Dealers Associa
tion will hold its annual
spring meeting and election
of officers on June 3, 630
at the Meadow Hills
Dining Hall, New Danville
Pike, Lancaster
In addition to bi-annual
election of officers, the pro
gram will feature Bob Hart
ford and John Gehring of the
Pennsylvania Retail Farm
Equipment Dealers Associa
tion. They will discuss such
topics as personnel hiring,
employee benefits, and shop
rates.
Present officers of the coun
ty association are John Ri
neer, president; Arthur Good,
Ist. vice president; Bud Buch,
2nd. vice president; Herman
Brackbill, secretary-treasurer;
and Ken Kauffman, assistant
Secretary-treasurer.
PFA Head Labels Administration
Nation’s “Champion Spendthrift”
It’s time for the Johnson the Defense Department on a
Administration to quit blaming USDA recommendation, which
farmers and other economic Secretary of Agriculture Free
groups for the inflation that man now seeks to revoke as
government itself is causing, the result of farmer protests;
G. A. Biggs, president % of the and cut off of butter purchases
Pennsylvania Farmers’s Asso- by the Defense Department,
elation, said recently in speak- Biggs said that farm costs
ing to the Association’s Board hit an all-time high of 333
of Directors. percent of the 1910-14 aver-
"Since government alone has
the power to coin money and
regulate its value, only govern
ment can prevent of cause in
flation,’’ the state farm leader
said.
Biggs said that the Johnson During this same period, he
Administration’s “arm-twist- said > farm Prices fell two per
ing’’ campaign to secure adop- cen *> and f arm prices are now
tion of the rent subsidy pro- at 80 Percent of parity two
posal “typifies its stubborn P° ints below the previous
determination to spend for mondl>
every phase of the Great So- “Administration policy,’’ the
ciety program while at the arm leader said, “at the pre
same time financing a war in rime seems to call for low-
Viet Nam. er farm prices through govern-
“It is sheer hypocrisy for men t action and edict and high
responsible spokesmen in er government payments to
government to plead for curbs U P a P ar t of the loss in
on private spending when the ncome that would have accru-
Administration has earned the ed to farmers if the market
title of champion spendthrift P r * ce system had been allowed
of the nation,” Biggs said. to operate.
Farmers, he said, are being billion-dollar boost in
hit from two directions by government payments is ex-
Administration actions. pected to result in a billion
“Government inflationary dollar increase in net farm
spending policies are driving income in 1966. Without larger
up farm production costs, government payments, net in
and at the same time, exe- com e would be the same as
cutive agencies, including the
U. S. Department of Agricul- Government payments are
ture, have issued orders that ex P ee ted to total about $3%
have had the effect of putt- blllion this year almost a
ing a lid on farm market quarter of net farm income,
prices.” Thus, the Administration’s
Biggs cited the dumping of ‘cheap food’ policy especially
huge stores of government-held unec * * or Congression
grains on the domestic market elections, will be paid for
to depress grain and livestock by taxpayers and will be part
prices by the USD A; the re- ly res P°nsible for any tax
strictions on exports of cattle boost that may be forced on
hides by the Department of us as „ in flationary pressures
Commerce which failed to halt m ount,” Biggs said.
a rise in shoe prices; an in
crease in the imports of cheese • Chicago
to break dairy prices; 50 per- (Continued from Page 2)
cent cut in pork purchases by to 1.00 lower, cow beef 50 to
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age during the month end
ing April 15, 1966, and that
many proposals now before
Congress, if enacted, would
force this record-high cost
item to new peaks.
Canner and Cutter.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Loadlots Prime i 179-1380 lbs.
27.75, three loads Prime 1280*
.1350 lbs. 28.00-28.25 on Mon
.day, late sales High Choice and
Prime 1150-1400 lbs. 28.60-27.50,
Choice 1100-1400 lbs. 25.60-26.-
75, Bulk 25.75-26.50, Choice 900-
1100 lbs| 25.25-26.25, few loads
High Choice 1675-ll(fi».Il)5s, £&•
SO, Mixed Gottd and Choice 000-
1250'lbs. 24.75-26.00,* late 24.75-
25.50, Good 23.25-25.00, Stan
dard and Low Good 22.25-
23.5 a
PUBLIC SALE
FARM MACHINERY
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1966
At R. D. #l, Hellam, Pa. on Accomac Road in Hellam Twp.
approx'. IV* mile Northeast of Hellam. The undersigned having
sold his farm will offer at public sale the following
FARM MACHINERY
1957 Farmall-100 with cultivators, plow, mower, snow plow
and chains, 1950 John Deere with cultivators, 1937 Fannall
tractoir, all three'tractors are in good condition, David Bradley
5-ton rubber tired .wagon, David Bradley 3-ton rubber -tired
wagon, 1951 Ford % ton pick up truck with heater in very
good condition, David Bradley four bar hay rake, John Deere
hay flutter. New Holland 76 baler, Int. 52 combine, bale eleva
tor with motor, corn elevator, 8 ft. disc, 3 section spring har
row, cultipacker, Oliver grain drill, David Bradley manure
spreader, 2 wheel robber tire trailer, David Bradley 6-row
sprayer, McDeering pull type 2 row corn planter, McDeering 16
inch hammerttiill, 50 ft. 6 inch belt, large wooden cabinet with
lots of compartments for parts etc., blacksmith tools of all
kinds, post hole digger, block & tackle, ropes, platform scales,
12x14 tarp, bag truck, grain bags, battery brooder and
other chicken equipment, some used lumber, corn sheller, air
compressor, appro*: 50 locust' posts, 6V2 inch power saw, 'it
extension ladders, step ladder, new saw blade, 90 gal. tank, IS
ton hydraulic jack, floor jacks, snow fence, pile of used ce
ment blocks, tractor umbrellas, roll of wire, grease guns, tog
chains, grease, oil, lot of bolts, small tools, axe, picks, shovels,
hoes, some hay & straw, 2-two man Maul chain saws, 2 bureaus,
table, bed, horse blanket, bridle, spurs, dishes, other household
goods and many mother- articles too numerous to mention.
Farmers, if' in need of machinery, plan to attend this sale.
Most all of the above listed items are in good condition.
Not responsible for accidents on day of sale.
Refreshments ’available from Sunday School class of High
mount Sunday School. Terms: Cash
Jacob A. Gilbert, Auctioneer OTIS R GOLDEN SR
Phone Red Lion 246-5056 ** uwl ' ut:r *'
Gilbert & Frey, Clerks Owner
MutserV327’s;
Lots of Large
White Eggs
of
VALUABLE
At- 11:30 A.M.
Shell Out