An Improve-The-Diet Program Is Launched In Chester County To i;t'( ho most from tho food dollai and to impiovo tho nu tritional Values of tiic dad amom; f.imdu-. who have him' cd iiuonv* aic the puma oh jorliws of a pio ,r i<im bei m lauiuled In (ho Coopoi.dne Exlons'on Seiveo of Tho IV sylvama St.ilo Uimei-utv better use of foods and how to impiove the family diet. Miss Wilke will consult and woik with other family semim aqoniii’s and oigam/ations a! uly and counts’ levels in this piojccl of foods and impioud family mill ilion, including use of the Donated Foods and othci This educational acliv.lv is that help homcmak being conducted also in the 01 s Wlth fam,l y P>oblem> other 49 states and cooidinatcd National attention was focus by the Fedeial Extension Ser- cd on critical nutntionnl needs vice of the U S Depailment of last year when a Food Con- Agnculture. I'nrticipating sumption Smvey by the Agn homemakers and their families cultuial Depaitment revealed will be taught bv person-to-per- that the quality of diets in the son contact in their homes. United States declined in a 10- In the Commonwealth 18 .. . , , , _ , One person in six who had a pilot areas have been designat- ddt in 1955 dld not have a ed to mitate the project. Miss ° . . . . 1Q „„ June Wilke, Chester County good diet in 1965. Home Economist, will direct Although some individuals at this educational effort in Ches- levels were found to have ter County Local women, select- inadequate diets, the study ed fiom the communities in showed that the diets of fewer which they will work, will be Emilies in lower income groups employed as Extension nutri- were nutritionally good, and tion aides. 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Hiestand & Company Stevens Harold H. Good Terre Hill jin , |oVjl fi <9. ft ft this educational activity will be training and information on how to soled, stoic, and pre pare foods for maximum nutri tive value; how to read and inteipiet labels on food, and what cntical mitiition needs should be considoicd foi chil dicn and young f.nnihes, the a;j'‘d and those with limited in come The Coopeiativc Extension Seiviee was named to lead this pioject because of Us expeitise m conducting mfoimal educa tional piogiams that have been operating foi moic than 50 years on community and county levels Polluted Environment Threatens “Displaced soil fouls our wa ter supplies to a serious degree in Pennsylvania”, said R. 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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 1,1969—i Be Prepared Best defense against a faim fire Is a good fiio extinguisher located in the light place Lai i.V S Click, extension agnail lural engineer at The Penm'.h a nia State UimeisiU suggest cvci.v faun and Imme be erpi.i) pod with suitable hand ex'in guisheis that aie piopeih main tamed and eas,l> icachcd it needed 1,500,000 Saved Some 1,500,000 Amencars no’v alive have been cuied of cancel says the Amencan Cancel so ciety true scope of the menace if of ten hidden in agency lingo Terms such as erosion, silt, sedi ment and mud are bandied about The man-on-the-street fails to identify the danger in his own backyard Agency tech nicians, including SCS, should define these conditions for bet ter public understanding ” According to Davis, “erosion is the washing or blowing away of soil from its original location Mud is the common teim foi the sticky mixture of soil and water usually found below ei od ed ai eas Silt refers to fine par ticles of soil earned down stieam, giving watei that soupy look Sediment is the combined deposit of silt, giavel and othei matenal It fills leseivons lakes and streambeds clogging space needed foi water stoi age ” “Whatever we call it,” Davis said, “these sediments pollu tions may be 700 times greatei than sewage dischaige It sky loekets the cost of water tieat ment and damage lecieation, fish and wildlife areas” “Cai eful land-use planning based on soil science, plus prov en methods of engineeung and planting matenals, aie helping to curb sediment pollution,” the SCS official said Try A Classified Ad INSTANT HEAT I Powerful 150,000 BTU Reddy Healer withf^^ automatic: shut-off control for unattended operation The answer for farmers, build ing tradesmen, businesses, out side contractors—anyone who needs high-volume portable heat around the clock. 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