THE unVrsiiY VOL 1 NO. 46 Some Progress Seen In Landowner Association Pipeline Battle Lari downers in Lancaster and Chaster Counties have been given hope in their protest against the laying of a new gas pipeline in this area by the Manufacturers Light and Heat Co Xfi Pittsburgh, a landown er’s spokesman said this week The objections to the gas line are based upon the fact that this company already owns a right-of-way paralleling the proposed route only .two miles nva> and that a 75-foot nght -of-way (50 ft permanent plus a 2c ft temporary) is report edly far in excess of the neces sary footage to lay a 20-mch diameter pipe Members of the LanChester Landowners Association an nouned Tuesday that a letter was received October 11th from Joseph Gutnde, Washing ton D C. Gntnde, who is Secre tary of the Federal Power Commission, states that “the petition to intervene by the as sociation, and its request to suspend the temporary certifi cate _n 'this matter, as now un der consideration.” In other avenues of protest, Fred Cadmus, solicitor for the association, announced that a “petition for Supersedeas” has been filed with 'the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania This petit, on requests that the Su preme Court provide a hearing for landowners who, up to this Farmers Association Sets Annual Meeting & Banquet For October 18 The Lancaster County Farm ers Association will hold its annual banquet and business meeting at 7 pm, Tuesday, October. 18, at the Blue Ball Fire Hall, according to Noah Wenger, association president. Featured speaker for the evening will be Gerald Biggs, president of the Pennsylvania Fanmeis Association parent organization of the county famer association, and state arm of the American 'Farm Bureau Federation Farm Calendar October 16 3 pm., annual Bai-vest Home Program and Open House 'at Shock Pres bytenan Home, 37 E Mam St, Mount Joy. October 18 7 pm, Lancas ter County Fanners Assn, annual banquet meeting at Blue Ball Fire Hall. —7 30 p.m, LanGhester Landowners Assn, ait Paul Z Martin Sales Stables, Blue Ball .—8 p m.. Watershed Meeting, at home of Vincent Hoover, New Providence. October 10 8 pirn, Water shed Meeting, ait home oi El vin Hess, Jr., Strasburg B 1 October 20 6:30 p.m., 4-H Leader Recognition Program, • (Continued on Page 4) - Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15, 1966 time, claim they have not been allowed their constitutional right to be heard before their land was taken from them Added strength to the posi tion of the landowners was given on October 6th by Sena (Continued on Page 4) County SWCD Plans For ’67 State Meeting Directors of the Lancaster County Soil & Water Conser vation District met Wednesday night at the Farm Credit Building with associate direc tors and County Commissioner Arthur R Campbell, Jr, to further plans for the State SWCD convention to be held here in mid-November 1967. Directors voted to hold the meeting at the Host Farm Mo tel, and the following commit tee heads were appointed by district chairman Amos Funk- Tours, Aaron Z Stauffer, pro gram, Henry Hackman; regis tration, Forney Longenecker; speaker, Arthur R Campbell, Jr, ladies, Mrs. Hem-y Hack man; general chairman, Amos Funk It was decided that this year’s state convention, to be (Continued on Page 8) Biggs is a grain and live stock famer from Fulton County and a breedei of An gus cattle Terns of six of the county association’s 13 directors are expiring, and these will be filled by membership vote at the meeting Members will also vote on policy recommendations sub mitted' by the policy develop ment committee. At the November meeting of the hoard of directors, officers will be elected for the coming year .Officeis of the county farmer’s association during 1966 were Noah Wenger, pres ident; Clyde Wivell, vice pres ident; and Donald Ney, secre tary-treasurer. Warmer than the normal 67-44 degree temperature range we could expect for this time of the year is the outlook for the next five days. It will be mild Satur day, turning cooler Sunday and Monday, then warming up about mid-week, says the weatherman. Precipitation in the form of thunder showers Satur day, and rain about mid week, mky total' yihctt.- Six Area Holstein Breeders Post Records Six, Lancaster County breed ers of registered Holstems re cently had cows completing lactations for official records, according to the Holstein-Fne sian Association of Ameiica In the Manheim area, an 11- year old cow owned by Elam Bollinger produced 17,340 pounds of milk and 592 pounds of butterfat in 304 days. She was Jane Segis Rag Apple Pabst Another Manheim dairyman, Donald L Hershey, had three individuals completing records. Connie Hershvale Sovereign, a six-year-old, had 23,394 milk, 724 fat, in 365 days, Hershvale (Continued on Page 12) Turkey Shoot Dote Set By Manheim YFA The Manheim Young Farmer Cnapter announced tins week that its annual Turkey Shoot will be held next Saturday, Oc tober 22, at 2 pm This popular event will be held this year on the Jay Fore man farm, Snavely Mill Road, Lititz R 1 The shoot will be open to all interested persons, the as sociation spokesman said, add ing that shells and taigcts will be available at the site An Editorial Farm & Home Campaign Needs You Now So near, yet so far' That about sums up the goal of the Lancaster County Farm & Home Center building fund at the moment. We refuse to believe that Lan caster Countians, who have already contributed more than $300,000 to this worthy cause, will now be satis fied to settle for “half a building”. But half a building is as far as the fund will reach at present, and the Farm & Home board of directors decid ed several weeks ago that unless sub scribers would match the latest $25,000 challenge gift by the October 15th dead line, it would not be financially fea zible to complete the whole building project at this time. It has not been matched, as of now But the directors apparently feel as we do; now that the chips are really down, and now that the long-time dream ot a farm community center for Lan caster County is within a whisper of reality, the farmers and farm associa tions will carry the ball across the goal line. Therefore, it has been arranged to postpone the day of decision two weeks. Bust if the additional money can not be raised by that time, it will have to be the office section of the Center now because of its income-producing nature and the large multi-purpose room later, as funds become available. Although it is hard to believe, there may be some farm folks in the county who are not convinced that a Center for •' agricultural - activities ~ is needed. Annual Livestock Tour Oct. 25th To Hit Non-Farm Points In Md. This year’s livestock tour will be a on,e-day trip into the Baltimore, Maryland area, and will include several non-agu cultural points of interest, the counity extension office an nounced this week Because of the “non farm” nature of some stops, the tour will have to be limited to 200 people, four bus loads, county agent M M Smith stated Res- eivations will be on a fiist come basis with the hue fa. e set at $3 per person The tour will leave at 645 am, Tuesday, October 25. from the Lancastei Shopping Center, located between the Lititz and Oiegon Pikes, Smith said The group will see automo biles made at the Cheviolet Assembly Plant of the General Motors Corp at Baltimore The next stop will be at cattle feeder Roland Mullimx' farm where 2000 head are fed auto matically This Woodbine, Md, farm contains 1600 acres The group will picnic at the West Friendship Sales Barn for lunch Each tomist is re minded to bring his own lunch, although ice cream, coffee and doughnuts will also be avail able Fortunately, there are many more in dividuals farmers and businessmen who do believe in it They have supported the fund drive with their sweat and with their money so that all the agricultural interests in the county can share in the ultimate benefits This plea for further help is direct ed to the many who take pride in being a part of the farming heritage of Lan caster County, and yet may not have supported this project as well as they might Perhaps the greatest benefits of building the entire Farm & Home Cen ter at this time will accrue to our more than 1600 4-H’ers and countless other active young farm people Just as Lan caster Countians are proud of their fine farms, we have noticed repeatedly that they are extremely proud of the fine youths the county continually seems to produce. These young people and their asso ciations need a central place to gather, and they need it now; the multi-purpose room at the Farm & Home Center will supply this need. And the Farm & Home Center, when completed, will in itself be a source of pride to the agricultural community. We predict that once farm ers get used to using it, they’ll wonder how they ever did without it. The Center’s board of directors have bought us a little bit of time by delaying the fatal decision We hope their effort will not have been in vain. It will not be if YOU will make YOUR investment in the future of Lancaster County farming now. $2 Per Year After lunch, the plant of the world’s largest maker ot drills saws, and small tools Black and Deckei, will be visited at Winchester. Md The final tour stop will b 2 back in Pennsvlvama, in \oik County, at the Famous Han over Shoe Faim This larm is one of the country’s largest breeders of lace hoises. Smith said The tom will return to Lan caster at about spm Anyone inteiestecl in going along on this popular annual jaunt is urged to get their res eivations in eaily so they may be among the first 200 to ap ply Lancaster Not Among Drought Relief Counties Ten Pennschama counties were appioved foi di ought-re lief assistance through the fed eral livestock feed program Tuesday, but Lancaster was not among them The county Agucultural Sta bilization Sr Conservation of fice repoited that to its knowi (Continued on Page IS;
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