—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 21,1968
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Donald Ranck
• Donald Ranck
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Soute 1, Columbia, and the
couple now icside in Bellefonte,
Pa.
He is presently a junior at the
Pennsylvania State University
and his activities include the
Collegiate FFA and the Under
graduate Student Government
Dialogue Committee, and assis
tant manager of the Gymnastic
Team.
Alpha Tau Alpha plays a vital
role in preparing those who
plan to teach vocational agri
culture, according to Dr. Nor
man K. Hoover, Advisor, and
National Vice President. Today,
theie are 24 chapters of ATA,
actively functioning in neaily
that many states in their col
leges and universities, and the
membei ship is now over the
8,000 mark
The purpose of ATA is to pro
vide a piofessional spirit with
teacheis of agucultuie and to
tiain agriculture teachers to be
leadeis.
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Meeting Minutes
Pa. Egg Marketing Association
President Ben Burkholder
lead a portion of a letter from
the Pennsylvania State Univei
sity thanking the Association for
the Scholarship Fund.
The gioup agreed to furnish lt; has been
eggs to the Federation for pick- “Produceis must face reduced
ling, and sale at the 1969 Farm premiums with a realistic atti-
Show booth Irvin Musser will tude because they will veiy def
fuimsh the eggs and will bill mitely pay the bill Right now
each egg marketer for their pio- one of the major questions to be
inted shaie answered is who will control the
Tom Smith repoited that the
United Egg Producers has been
foimed, and will have its mam Piesident Ben Burkholder ap
office in New Yoik, with bianch- pointed Sam Beienson and K.
es in seveial other locations M Soudeis to the Auditing
“It is expected that a system Committee
of lepoiting longs and shoits, He also appointed Frank Tio
will be developed Theie will be ester, Kenneth Longacie, and
funds for opeiatmg offices and Vaine Caipenter to the Nomin
svstems when adopted” almg Committee.
The United can include only Lewis S Heemsha the speak
pioduceis or pioducer groups er ot the evemn o W as introduc
as membeis The PEMA cannot e( j Eail Hess
join until some means of doing .. Mr H eemstra stated that the
so is developed. Even though egg m( j us t r y Wl n be influenced
marketers cannot join now they more m the future b econ ornics
will benefit, but giants in the in- than anythmg else . In the fu .
dustry will swing when the time ture you may not be pndng
13 W 1 * United. e ggs out j n f ron t 0 f you
‘ Presently action has not been « when there are too many
taken to appoint a general nian- b ens on band the industry is in
ager, and plans have not been trouble It has been indicated
developed what United will do that he ns have been reduced in
if the market breaks. There has certam ai . e a Sl but this is not
been some discussion of develop- true . instead they have been in
ing a fowl remova! program af- glased, if they will tell the
tei ?? year ’ lf the truth. When this situation ex
market breaks. ists . . . there are surplus eggs,
Sam Berenson reported that
NAMO met in New Jersey, and
plans are being developed to
have a trial run on longs and
shoits in the Northeast, in con-
junction with USD A
“Everyone has probably read
that ICC granted Railroad’s a
tbiee percent increase in rates
which was almost necessary in
spite of piotest.”
“When action is taken on a
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national organization to repie
sent the industry why was the
Associated, that has been in ex
istence many years, was not con
sidered to be the organization as
industiy, and let’s face it, it will
be controlled ”
Wolgemuth
and the poorer ones are ifre- £ Herr Named
quently dumped in our maikets (Continued from Page 1)
v,here they are definitely un
wanted
“Piactically all of the major enecker, Lititz R 3.
merchandisers know what is go- The Farm Gifts Division is
mg on in the industry As long now in process of being formed,
as we have ambitious salesmen throughout the county, under
for feed, and equipment we will the chairmanship of the follow
over-produce and this will con- mg individuals- Northeast Aiea:
tmue until someone makes no Harry H. Gnng, Reinholds, and
money. Noah W. Wenger, Stevens Rl;
“Consumption is down but the Northwest Area: Daniel H Roh
lapid rate of fall has been ier Jr, Manheim Rl; Southwest
stopped a little Area Amos Funk, Millersville,
“People at the letail level will and John Sangrey, Conestoga
do the most for us if it is proven RD; Southeast Area B Snavely
that it is profitable to do so Egg Garber, Willow Sti eet; and
sales should leach 45-50 dozen Southern Area Glenn D Myer,
per $lOOO of store sales, and it Kirkwood.
can and has been done. The drive is scheduled for the
imru , ~ , latter part of Januaij and is to
Why not help the merchan- , „ ' „„„„
a„„ 4.1 u i i, u be conducted for the purpose of
1 i ’ a w t 6n rising a minimum of $150,000
we can control the maiket .. m subsciiptlons At
and always allow the meichan- * of obje * tlve would
dser to make money ‘When we the indebted i ess incurred
work with the stores we must
look bevond eess and assist the in eiec tmg the multi-pui pose
iook oeyond eggs, and assist tne F & Home center down to a
dairy manager to set up cases £elf . liquidatmg leve l The prof
with very specific objectives in JUved an investment of
mind When everything has nnn
been done correctlv it can be appioximately sooo,ooo, of
expected that lo pement of which amount $352 ’ 000 was sul>
Sfsales w‘n be e£
“Much more can be accom- Area chairmen are scheduled
plished in a cooperative effort to meet with their district chair
than one in which conflict ex- men Monday, Dec. 30 at 7-30
ists Stores do not care how p m at the Farm & Home Cen
much eggs cost as long as their ter,
competitors do not get the same
thing for less
age and develop creative think
“We must work with the re- in » i* l the egg business.”
tailer because this is the best Following a lengthy period of
method of marketing. We must discussion the meeting adjourn
speak the groceiyman’s langu- ed at approximately 10 30 pm.
Bros.,
Joy, Pa.
Mount
will be aided by Forney F Long-
Inc.