NEBA Holds
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of North
eastern Breeders Association
(NEBA) of Tunkhannock R 2
was held on Friday, March 22.
Voting Delegates representing
all areas served by NEBA ap
proved the actions taken last
year by NEBA’s Board of Di
rectors. In addition elections
were held to fill vacancies on
this Board.
Two new members were elect
ed to 3 year terms on the NEBA
Board. They are Paul Heisler
of Tamaqua, Pa., representing
District II and tlohn Brackman
of Canton, Pa . District 111. Mr.
Heisler and Mr Brackman suc
ceed Wilmer Hill of Slatington,
Pa. and Harold Russell of Rome,
Pa . respectively, both of whom
were not candidates for re-elec
tion.
Re-elected to 3 year terms on
the NEBA Board were Ira Yod-
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er of Sellnsgrove. District I and
Philip Mowory of Lambcrtvllle,
New Jersey, District IV.
Following the Annual Meeting,
the Board of Directors held n
re-organization meeting. Mr.
Yoder was re-elected President
of NEBA. Edward Flitcraft of
Woodstown, New Jersey was
named Vice-President. John Ep-
Pa., Trea
surer. while NEBA Operations
Manager William Schaefer again
was named Secretary.
Other members of the NEBA
Board are George Butler of
Wellsboro, Pa., Gary Rickard of
Honesdale, Pa., Clarence Hack
of Berwick, Pa., all represent
ing District 111, and John
Schwenk of Allentown, Pa , Dis
trict II
The NEBA Board of Directors
represtiit, dairymen within the
NEBA service area. Monthly
meetings are held to review or
initiate policy in the best inter
est of member dairymen.
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S WASHINGTON REPORT
Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman IMBII WLQW&Tb&B 0*
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Certainly one of the great is
sues of the past several years
has been civil rights. Probably
it will continue as a major sub
ject of debate for some years to
come and the importance of
finding the best answers to the
problems involved cannot be’
overstressed. Since here, per
haps more than in any other
part of legislative activity, we
are dealing in the future of fel
low men all 200 million
civil rights is an extremely emo
tional issue.
Trouble has arisen in recent
years when some civil rights
leaders have made the cause a
strictly emotional matter. They
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 6.1968-7
have done large groups of citi- nnrcTPiv nun
zens a real injustice by tying a Ilt , ,
basically responsible movement F *. s?„,ro r wns .iiWnH n,-o
to all kinds of lawless behm ior. , Eill was ecctcd p, e ’-
Rioting. looting and even mur- d " nt “ f , hc Lancaster County
der have been called justifiable N f orthc ™ H . ols ( lcin .
because of a variety of condi- f blb mee
tions that can no longer be ac- if' ™ ur * day « ve J? in «- Marei
cepted. Admittedly, some of the 2b ' at Farm & Home Center,
conditions do need correction. other of ! cer s, electcd for tl ‘ e
but resorting to criminal action y ear t ar « : R if er ’ vlce pre ’-
will solve none of society's prob- Nanette Stauffer, sccre
2ems tary; Donna Hess, assistant ae>
The real tragedy of the turn f Ury: dobn f Kurtz - treasurer;
to lawlessness becomes more ob- EV san au^m ® n and J? oaa,e
vious when you look at the rec- ™ omas ’ J°f leaders ;, Debbie
ord of accomplishment achieved and ff ’ Same
at all levels of government eac^f s: and Lynn Royer, news
while civil rights were advanc- ieP°rter
mg in the accepted legal struc- . ounty Council representa
ture. The separate but equal are Avernl L. Royer, John
philosophy that had divided the Lurtz and Ear tau^ er Wltll
country for so long was well on Een Rl ff. er f s alte™ate
its way toward abolishment. . ° ff 'cer s ™ eeba
Schools and other public facili- be d Apr ‘ f at ®
ties had been desegregated, vot- Pm ' a * tbe Earm Eomc Ceil
ing rights were being guaran- ter ‘
teed to all, and any number of
other essential moves were be- DRUMORE
m Now leaders The Drumore 4 ' H Club held
who use civil rights as a guise’ lts first meetmg of 1968 recent
have. in reality, 'slowed progress at the Chestnut Level Church,
considerably by bringing two J he meeting was attended by
important new elements into the 9 “« mbers and the club leaders,
picture Officers elected for the com-
First, attitudes that were in ing J ear are ‘ R ° n f Lehman >
the process of change have been President, Wayne Lefever, vice
hardened by the displays of vio- f iesidant ' Nancy Delong, secre
lence. Long-standing prejudices tai J’ Donna 1 Kraatz - treasurer;
on both sides of the issue have and game leaders, Donna
found new reasons for venting Frantz and Bill Krantz,
their hate Many deserving peo- eader ’ Rlcli ard Lehman,
pie are caught in the middle of Tl 6 , n „ ex [ meeting will be held
this re-opening of wounds, and 18 at 8 p m at the Ches_-
they aie likely to suffer as a nut Level Church,
result
Second, the government has
been forced into a position of re- T . _
evaluation of cause for legisla- t T he Sou hern Lancaster Coun
tive action So far, legislation ty 4-H Soi and Water Club met
in many respects has encourag- gently a * the h ° me f Vin «f
ed the preachers of violence by hoover, New Providence Rl.
giving in to their demands We Jay Irwin spoke about soil tests
have entered an era of govern- and , res £ lts and 0u 1 llned * e
ment by muscle and. if con- county Round-up program Be
tmued, a complete legislative aao s c h ° wed a ™vie, .entitled
breakdown is a conceivable end S j la ™ Y dls , Land ,
resu jj. Lloyd Welk, club president,
T ~ , , , ~ , , gave a demonstration on testing
Legislative bodies, that in the sol j g
pas', were basically deliberative .
in nature, have given m to rule son, and that pattern of govern
by pressure in some cases In ment must not be openly jeop
other words, if a group is able ardized.
to put together a big enough Government, in the face of all
mob of demonstrators or do emotional reactions, has a real
enough damage, it is likely to obligation to separate the re
get what it wants from the gov- sponsible and irresponsible ele
ernment Such a situation is bad ments of the civil rights cause,
even when a laudible purpose is Such an obligation demands a
ai stake, for our system of law pooling of reason, justice, law
is not based on the idea that and order No gams for the fu
the means justify the end We ture will result from further en
believe, rather, that our prob- couragement of the advocates
lems can be solved through rea- of rule by muscle.
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