GRANGE NEWS
POMONA GRANGE #7l
Lancaster County Pomona
Grange #7l held their spring
meeting at the White Horse
Fire Hall Saturday, April 20, 8
p.m as guests of Salisbury
Grange. Charles G. McSparran,
Master, conducted the business
meeting. The resolution commit
tee: Ralph Wanner, Jesse Wood
and Miles Cochran presented
the following resolution which
were adopted by the Grange;
(1) WHEREAS, The people
of Lancaster County voted down
an issue that would create a
Lancaster County Board of
No. 1 in Pennsylvania
According to the April, 1968 A.I. Sire Report compiled
by Penn State, Atlantic’s Holstein stud surpasses all
others in average “predicted differences” for both
milk and fat production. These popular sires are in
cluded on that report;
SIRE
15H71 Archie
15H96 Performer
15H70 Flashy Boy 216 +1,124 +4l
15H62 Apollo
15H87 Jerry
15H95 Sensation
15H100 Mookown 185 +558 + 2
,-19H47 Baron
- Average predicted differences for 10 sites in regular At
lantic service is +73OM and +ISF more than any other
JAJL organization serving this area.
' These, and many more Atlantic Genetic Power Holstein
sires, are available daily at one uniformly low service fee!
Atlantic Breeders Cooperative
.ry. , For service and more information, phone
LANCASTER 569-0411
593-5098
Christiana
V Bit Joy 653-1451
Quarryville 786-7381
Apply the Genetic Power of these sires most effectively to
your herd through the Mate-Rite herd analysis and sire
recommendation program.
Health at the November 1067
election. And
WHEREAS, Such a board
would necessitate more taxes
and would serve no great ser
vice. Be it
RESOLVED, That Lancaster
County Pomona Grange #7l,
meeting in regular session April
20, 1968, petition our County
Commissioners to disregard the
provisions of Senate Bill #1076,
should it become law, and spare
the taxpayers the expense of a
County Board of Health.
(2) WHEREAS, With the
opening of the Norman Wood
bridge the need for a connect
ing road becomes essential. Be
it
RESOLVED, That Lancaster
County Pomona Grange #7l,
meeting in regular session, join
with the Lancaster Automobile
riLK
DAUS
276 +1,712 +4O
281 +1,558 +27
205 +1,053 +4l
1,255 +BO7 + 2
316 +609 +ll
+405
369
687-6292
859-2552
445-4131
Strasburg
Akron
East Earl
Club and other civic minded or
ganizations and ask that top
priority be given to an east-west
road connecting -with said
bridge.
(3) WHEREAS, The right to
own and use firearms is of vital
importance to all rural people
as it is the means of protection
of their herds, flocks and pri
vate property against predators
of all kinds. And
WHEREAS, Firearms are al
so used in hunting and other
forms of sport such as trap,
skeet and target shooting. And
WHEREAS, Hand guns must
be registered under an existing
law. And
WHEREAS, It is impossible
to legislate weapons from the
hands of the criminal or insane.
Be it
RESOLVED, That Lancaster
County Pomona Grange #7l,
meeting in regular session April
20, 1968, go on record as restat
ing our position as being oppos
ed to any legislation restricting
the sale or requiring registra
tion of firearms
Chester Eby was elected to
represent Lancaster Co Pomona
Grange at the election of trus
tees of the Pennsylvania State
University June 12
Mrs. Charles McSparran, Lec
turer, presented the program
which opened with group sing
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 27.1968
ing accompanied by Mrs. Mel
vin Boyce Sr. The twenty-four
member Pomona chorus under
the direction of R. Clair Murphy
and accompanied by Miss Mary
Lou Wesley sand several selec
tions. J. Luther Snyder, Secre
tary of the Penna State Grange,
spoke on the “Proposals of the
P enn s y 1 vania Constitutional
Convention’’ which were on the
Primary ballot and it was fol
lowed by a question and answer
period. A skit “Grangers Unit
ed” "presented by Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Galbreath, Mrs. Jesse
Wood and Miss Carole and Clif
ford Holloway 111, all members
of Fulton Grange
The Lecturer announced art,
colored photographs and talent
contests Talent contest divi
sions aie vocal, square dance
teams, instrumental acts, quar
tettes and other acts such as
novelty acts, skits, readings, etc.
FULTON GRANGE #66
Fulton Grange #66 held their
bi-monthly meeting April 22 at
Oakryn. Master, Clifford W. Hol
loway Jr. conducted the busi
ness meeting
The Grange voted a $lOO. do
nation to the Robert Fulton Fire
Company and consented to let
the Little Britain 4-H girls Sew-
ing Club meet in the Grange hall
this summer.
The Youth Committee will ha\ e
several young Grangers attend
a Youth Conference at Fleet
wood. Berks Co. April 27 from
9 - 30 a.in to 3:30 p.m. The con
ference will have seminars in
parliamentary procedure, ritual
and program planning. They will
sponsor a dance for community
youth the same night at Fulton
Grange from 8 to 11 p.m with
“Lost Souls” orchestra furnish
ing music.
The Home Economics Com
mittee will furnish eats at the
Fannie and Miriam Walton sale
May 3.
A special meeting to process
membership applications and
degree rehearsal was set for
May 8, 8 pm. at the Grange
hall.
Mrs. Jesse Wood conducted
the annual memorial service for
the following deceased mem
bers: Mrs Sara Etta Boyd. Mrs
Frank Wright. Mrs Ada Dins
more. Harry Ecklm, Theodore
Beck and William Walton, The
Master introduced the Chaplain,
John Galbreath who had open
ing remarks and led the group
in the Lord’s Prayer Miss Mary
Lou Wesley provided musical
accompaniment for group sing
ing “My Faith Looks Up To
Thee’’ and for a candle lighting
ceremony in which the following
took part - Mrs Charles Reath,
Mrs. William Shuler. Mrs Stan
ley Stauffer Jr, Mrs Alfred
Overly, Mrs Thomas Galbreath,
Mrs Richard Hanks, Mrs Mel
vin Shaub, Mrs Richard Nye
and Mrs Chester Todd Jr. Read
ings by Mrs. Clifford Holloway
Jr and Mrs Jesse Wood. A tab
leaux was presented with the
following taking part - Mrs. Don
ald Hess, Miss Carole Hollow'ay,
Miss Elaine Galbreath and Mrs
Jacob Fantom Group singing
“The Old Rugged Cross.” The
Secretary read the names of the
deceased 'as the Chaplain dec
orated the altar Mrs. Charles
McSparran and Gyles Brown
sang “In The Garden” and the
Lecturer had a closing prayer
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