—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 15,1969
24
GRANGE NEWS
Fulton Giange rtiti held their
semi monthly meeting Match 10
at Oakiyn Chffoid \V Hollo
way Ji . Mastei. conducted the
business session The Grange
went on iceoicl opposing H B 26
which would abolish the Milk
Maiketmg Boaid in Pennsyl
vania They favor H B 74 which
would regime State aided and
State-affiliated colleges, in or
der to qualify for State funds,
to dismiss all students who dis
mpt the educational processes
by means of violence They al
so favored HB 7, an amend
ment to Aiticle VIII, Section I
of the Pennsylvania constitu
tion. peimitting citizens 18
v ears of age to vote.
The Women’s Activities Com
mittee is in charge of the an
nual least tin key supper which
will be held April 12 at the
Giange Hall and David Wissler
and Earl Smoker were appoint
ed in chaige of tickets
The Youth Committee is act
ing as host to District ±lO
Youth Confeience. which rom
pnses seven counties, to be held
Maich 15 fiom 9 am to 3.30
pm at Fulton Giange Hall.
Fulton Giange will present
the piogiam at the Lancaster
County Pomona Grange visita
tion meeting March 18 at
Quarryville Fire Hall as guests
of Colerain Giange #1667 with
Sahsburg Grange #1685 filling
officers’ chairs The program
theme will be “Bahia ” Penn
sylvania and Bahia, a state in
Brazil, S A, ai e partnei s under
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and a prize given for first place
winner.
the Alliance for Progress pro- Fulton Junior Grange *343
gram The Pennsylvania Slate mot with a large attendance,
(iiangc has initialed a progiam Mis. Jacob Fantom, Jr. Grange
to alleviate povcity in Bahia bv Mali on, and her committee
sending basic gaiden tools thcie were in charge of their meeting,
and lo pay for the tiansporta- Many bazaar items for then ba
tion foi someone fiom Bahia to /aai Apul 12 were made in
come to the United Stales and their craft period $36 51 was
take a short course in agncul- netted in their recent scrap
lure Lancaster County grange; drive They will have a special
will take an offering at this meeting for making bazaar
meeting to assist in this work items March 22 at the Grange
Coloied slides taken in Bahia Hall and their next regular
last year by Furman Gyger of meeting will be April 14
Kimbeiton. Chester County wil 1
be shown Mrs. Jesse Wood will
be in charge of the piogiam
The Women’s Activities Com
mittee will have a refreshment
stand at the Landis Weaver
sale, near Talona, March 19
They are sponsoring a cotton
sewing contest to end Apiil 30
“Membership” was the iheme
of the piogram at this meeting
Mis ha Welk gave a leading
“The Grange”: group singing
“As We Go Forth To Labor'
skit “Getting Ready For
Grange" with the following tak
ing pait Mrs Jacob Fantom,
Jesse Wood, Elaine Gaibieath,
Dennis Cairoll Raymond Kauff
man, Carole Holloway and
James Huber: reading 1 Do You
Just Belong” by Mis Richaxd
Hanks A membership pi ogress
lepoit by township aiea chan
men, and a reading “ r t’s All
Up To You” by Mrs Jesse
Wood.
The next regular meeting
March 24, will featme a fashion
show of handmade Easier
clothes for people from toddlci s
to grand-parents and an Easier
bonnet contest for the men.
These creations will be judged
Sairier loaders
“Fits” Many Makes and Models of wide Front Axle Tractors
MODEL "D"
Along with other state grange
masters, Readinger was in Wash
ington this week to assist in de
vising a National Grange policy
on the family farm at a meeting
called by John W Scott, Mechan
icsburg, national master
Despite a continuing trend to
bigness, as in other industry.
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State Grange
Urging renewed support of
the family farm, the Pennsyl
vania State Grange last week
declared that unless this sys
tem of agriculture is maintained
lural areas will experience
“further economic dislocation
with possible serious loss to the
whole Commonwealth.”
A. Wayne Readinger state
master, said the Grange has
championed the family farm for
over 100 years in the nation and
m the Keystone state ever since
the first subordinate unit was
foimed in 1871 at Montgomeiy,
near Williamsport He said the
Giange, with 60,000 membeis,
serves as a spokesman for imal
Pennsylvania It is dedicated,
he said, to the development of
rural leadership that is both in
formed and articulate
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and a graduate growth in cor- other community organization!
porale farming, the family-size giadually move away, as has
operation appears to be secure been happening also in urban
for the Immediate future, Read- areas that are involved in in
ingcr believes. Where corporate dustiial mergers. Both local
set-ups replace family faims, he and state governments may ex
points out, ruial areas sutler “a penencc losses in tax revenue.”
g'adual erosion of responsible To help save the family faim,
and capable civic leadeiship Rcadinger proposed realty taxes
Citizens who man the school based on land use, grealei em
boards, church councils and (Continued on Page 23)
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