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Smoketown, Pa.
McCallister Is Named
New District Manager
Mr. M. B. McCallister. Region
al Manager of the Farm Equip
ment Division. International
Harvester Company, has an
nounced the appointment of Mr.
E. A. Comerford as District
Manager of the Harrisburg
Farm and Industrial Equipment
District, effective April 15, 1968.
He succeeds Mr. William Morris
who was appointed District
Manager of the Lansing, Michi
gan Farm and Industrial Equip
ment District.
Mr. Comerford started with
International Harvester Com
pany at the Omaha, Nebraska
District Office where he pro
gressed thiough many assign
ments He later served at the
Fargo, North Dakota and Min
neapolis, Minnesota Districts.
His most recent assignment has
been regional sales manager on
the Western Region, headquar
tering in Chicago. Illinois
The Comerford’s have three
AGRICULTURAL DIVISION
MONSANTO COMPANY
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 6316 ft
Available at
children and will be moving lo
the Harrisburg urea in the near
future.
Mr. McCnllister also announc
ed the appointment of Mr. T. D.
Stentz as Sales Manager of the
Harrisburg Farm and Industrial
Equipment District effective
April 15th. He succeeds Mr. F.
R. Barr who was appointed Sales
Manager of the Syracuse, New
York Farm and Industrial
Equipment District.
Mr. Stentz is not a newcomer
to the area as he served in Har
risburg in the early 1950’5. He
also served in managerial capa
cities at Albany, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, and Camden. His
most recent assignment was at
the Lansing, Michigan district
and he will be moving his fam
ily to the Harrisburg area in the
near futuie.
We can remember when it was
cheaper to park the car than to
drive it.
397-3539
' Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 27. IQfifl-
Ivan McKeever
Ivan McKeever
Will Retire
From The USDA
State Conservationist I\ an Me
Keever will retire from the US
BA, Soil Conservation Service
April 30, 1968 after 34 years of
federal service.
McKeever nas directed the
work of the Soil Conservation
Service in Pennsylvania for the
past 22 years. He is nationally
recognized for his contributions
in the field of soil and water
conservation.
McKeever joined the conser
vation movement m 1934 at
Spencer West Virginia where he
helped pioneer some of the ear
ly work in soil conservation in
the nation. Since then, he has
held many responsible positions
with the U S Soil Conservation
Service and has written numer
ous articles and spoken to many
groups on resource conservation
In 1946, McKeever became
State Conservationist for Penn
sjlvama when the soil conserva
tion movement was in its infan
cy and Soil Conservation Dis
tricts covered only parts of six
counties in the Commonwealth
Today, 64 counties are organiz
ed in Soil and Water Conserva
tion Districts with over 35,000
Lanchesfer Pony
Club Horse Show
Plans arc being finalized lor
the annual All-English Junior
Horse Show, 9 a m.. Saturday,
May 4, 1968 to be held at pony
club headquarters on John Gib
son's farm, urumore, Pa. The
program has gone to press and
pre-show entries close May 2.
For information contact Mrs.
George Hassler 11, Quarryville
R 2.
With 10 days remaining until
show day, entiles have been re
ceived from Maryland, Dela
ware and Pennsylvania, totaling
48 horses and 58 ndeis.
The public is invited with
ringside parking for eaily com
ers Just follow the signs along
Route 272, 1% miles below The
Buck Free coffee till 10 am.
and lunch will be for sale at the
show.
Come out and enjoy the per
foimance of these talented
young horsemen in the scenic
Susquehanna River countryside.
landowners cooperating in con
servation projects
McKeever is a firm believer
that Soil and Water Consen a
tion Districts provide an effect
ive way for bringing about the
oiderly development of our land
resources He is known through
out the State for his leadership
in soil surveys, watershed devel
opment and land use planning
lor rural and urban uses
The State Conservationist was
recognized in 1964 as the Man of
the Year in Agriculture by the
New Holland Machine Company
and in 1965 the National Wild
life Federation and the Sears-
Roebuck Foundation named him
the Soil Conservationist of the
Year for Pennsylvania He is
the winner of the Soil Consen a
tion Service’s Meritorious Serv
ice Award and Pennsylvania's
Vocational ‘Agriculture Teachers
Association’s Distinguished Serv
ice Award He holds the Honor
ary Keystone Farmer Degree
and is a charter member of the
Soil Conservation Society of
America.
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