20— LancaMet Farming. Saturday. April 26. 1969
FOR THE
FARM
FAMILY
The Farm Home Of Mrs. Clyde
Wivell Is Rooted In History
b> Mrs. Charles McSparran Lancaster Then they included
Lancaster Farming Staff Writer lots of book shehes foi their
„ ~ , _ , books and family pnzed posses-
Mrs Chde A i\ell of Donegal ne
Cieek Faims Columbia R 1 The Wnells faim 400 or more
co-chairman ftogether with-Irs aC)es 0 f j anc j a t present They
Jesse Wood; of the Womens jj ee p a pp ro ximately 40 Holstein
Committee of the Lancaster mi ij tln g cows and 16 heifers.
Counts Farmers Association is f a tten 100 Herefoid Angus and
not only a well known rural wo- charolais steers and 250 York
man of Lancaster County but sjjjrg anc j Chester White hogs a
also lues on one of the oldest, y ear They prefer the Yorkshire
if not the oldest, farm in the an( j b U y them as shoats and fat
county. ten them for market.
An Indian fur trader built the Mrs Wivell says “I’m a good
“Peter Allen House” in 1717 and pinch-hitter around the farm ”
settled there by the Donegal She finds herself helping to
Creek This little house is still milk when one of the men is
partially standing Tiny and old absent, running many farm er
as it is, it still is a thing of rands and acting as chauffeur
beauty and just to look at it is for their children and for Mr. THE HILL SIDE, a marble front on
a reminder of our country’s his- and Mrs. Albert Habecker who the living room fireplace forms the back
tory even before the white man have made their home with the drop for Mrs. Clyde Wivell and her daugh
set foot on Amei ican soil. Wivells for one and a half years, ter Pamela. The fireplace front came
Now to get some more his- This fine couple are each 92
tory of the owners of this farm, years old and raised Mr. Wivell etc She is going to be in the times a year and sometimes
the Rev. Andrew Anderson who from early childhood 4-H Cooking Club this summer jointly with the Directors of the
was the first minister of the The Wivells were married and wants to be a nurse She is Association, They formerly met
Donegal Presbytery bought the under the famous Witness Tree musically talented. in homes but meet now at the
farm from its oiigmal Indian at the Donegal Presbyterian Mrs Wivell, the former Helen Lancaster County Farm and
owner and later sold it to Will- Church near Donegal Springs. Martin, was the daughter of Mr. Home Center They aim to be
lam Ross' who was an uncle of Mr. Wivell is President of Lan- and Mrs. Curvin H. Martin Mr. ac t lve in legislation and citizen
the historically famous Betsy caster County Farmers Associa- Martin was a school director and ship and assist the Directors of
Ross. Andrew Hershey bought tion, chairman of the Board of has always been interested in fbe Association with
the farm from William Ross and township Supervisors and is civic affairs. He lives in Mount var^ous a ctivities.
in 1810 built the present large serving on the County Crime Joy They always talked over Last year the Lancaster Coun
farm house in which the Wivells Commission civic affairs in their family and ty Farmers Association won
live Ben Heaston bought the They have five children. Vir- so it isn’t strange that Helen “The State Legislative” and
farm from Andrew Hershey and gima is married to Donald became so much interested in “The P.T A. Supply (service)
it remained in the Heaston Ranck, lives at State College, local organizations and in legis- awards from the State Farmers
family for three generations, Pa. and works m a doctor’s of- lation of interest to the farm- Association The Women’s Com-
Fitzgerald Heaston having sold fice She is a licensed practical er and rural people She gradu- mittee won recognition for
it to Mr & Mrs Clyde Wivell nurse Lili Ann is a Junior at ated from Maytown High School their Directory of Scholarships
eight years ago The following McPherson College in Kansas, and was a practical nurse at for high school students. This
year they also purchased the majoring in Home Economics the Crippled Children’s Hospi- was a project of the Education
adjoining faim The two tracts She has won distinction in a tal at Elizabethtown before and Committee of which Mrs Wivell
have a total of 350 acres public speaking course and was a short time after marriage IS chairman Each year they
The Wivells have lenovated selected to go on a public speak- She says T’m not much for have a public relations meeting
this dtti active, well-built old mg tour to Arizona over Easter hobbies I enjoy woiking with
farm house by selecting various vacation Joseph is a Senior at people more than things ” She
parts of olhei old houses and Donegal High School Thomas is is an expeit seamstiess and took
combining them in such a way m eighth grade at the Wilbur I a course in tailoimg the past
that the mtei lor is very striking Beam Junior High School in wmtei in an Extension class
and unusual Theies the huge Mount Joy Both boys love to She was active m 4H when
cornei cupboaid in the dining faim and want to stay in the then children weie m it and
ioom, the maible lionl on the Agnculture field Joe is more will be an assistant 4H Leadei
buck fneplace in the living business minded and Tom moi e this summei in the Cookm®
ioom that came horn liormas mechanically minded Pamela is Club She enjoys leading malT
tc-is Mansion in Manelta and 9 yeais old and in filth giade mg floral an angements and do
the old Fianklin stove built into at Maytown Elemental v School mg things as a family such as
a laige coiner fneplace in then and belongs to the Brownies, taking hikes along the stieam
den combined with stone fiom She likes to work in the gaiuen feeding the trout which weie
part of a punhc building in and pick fiuit, seed chemes placed m then stream by the
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
She says “The children grow up
too fast ’
Mis Wivell is a member of
Tnmty Lutheian Chmch at
Mount Joy, is active in Lutheran
Chuich Women, a foimei teach
er and now a substitute teacher
in the Sunday School
She is conesponding Secie
taiy of Farm Women Society
#B, formerly seived as Recoid
mg Secretary and on various
committees
Mrs Wivell seived last year
on the Ag Craft Committee for
the Vo-techmeal school in Lan
caster County, concerned with
extending horticultuie and
floriculture with Agriculture to
be extended One school will
teach irrigation
Mrs. Wivell’s greatest interest
, , outside her' family is working
AN OIL PAINTING of the Peter Allen House done bj on the Women’s Committee of
Mrs. Rebecca Sheetz hangs in Mrs, Wivell’S living room the Lancaster County Fanners
L. F. Phoho Association. They meet several
from the Ironmasters Mansion in Mariet
ta. The antique sleigh bells on the mantel
are reminders of merry days gone by.
MRS. WIVELL has a shelf for each child where she
displays their pictures and opposite each one their trophies
and ribbons. Top is Ginny with her National 4-H Award
through Home Economics and her 4-H baby beef trophy.
Second is Lili Ann with her awards through 4-H district
dress review. Third shelf is Joe and his championship
awards in wrestling, horseback riding and Jr. High Citizen
ship. Mrs. Wivell holds Tommy’s picture and Pammy’s pic
ture is on bottom shelf. ' L. F. Phofjo
in the county when they enter
tain a different group Last
year they entertained the
Chamber of Commerce and this
year it’s the County Ministerial
Association.
Mrs. Wiveil -is on the Wo
men’s Committee of the Penn
sylvania Farmers Association,
being representative for Dis
trict 10 which comprises Lan
caster, York and Adams Coun
ties and serves as liaison be
tween the women and directors
of the Pennsylvania Farmers
Association Their greatest
event of the year is “Ladies Day
Out” when four Districts meet
together.
At home the vegetable garden
is Helen’s project and Pammy
helps with it She enjoys fieez
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