Area Bout Next, April 29 2 County FFA Contests Held G.iukn Spot, W.uwick .in I cr nti-st the indites said l.ili i ua-, Epln.«t<i Hi.ii School FF \cn, n \ei\ close, Gi.isil.mcl Chaptci ol tens nabbed tin* lom v miun Gulden Spot Hi ,li Schoo. too 1 , spots in the countv FF \ public fu -,1 place, edcine out Glo-.c. spe .king unci pailnmumt.ii \ pio Chaptci of Epluata and Solancu Ceduic contests Chaptci The vvinneis will comivij m the a’ea contest at 7 pm ' p , 29 a. Gauten Spot 111 ” h achoul New Holland In tne countv public sneakin', contest Wednesday at W.uvick High School, Lititz, Geiald Mai tm, spe.ik.ng m his home autli tomini captuied fust place foi Waiwick with the subject, “Woild Without Hungei ” In a paihamentaiy pioceduie Gerald Martin Public Speaking Winner Congratulating themselves, members of the winning Grassland FFA Chapter parliamentary procedure contest are, left to right, Doug Wemhold, vice president; Ken Fox, president, and Nelson Martin, secretary. Persons Using Phosphates Urged to Get Blood Test “For your own sake and the safety of your men handling the phosphate insecticides, we sug gest that blood tests be made to deteimine the cholmesteiase lev el, so that youi doctoi will have a guide foi futuie refeience,” le poits James K Rathmell Ji , Penn State floiicultuie and nuis ery agent He said, “This test is given pei lodically to the USDA entomolo gists at Beltsville and by chemi cal companies-to employes who come m contact with oiganopho sphates ” He explained, “Cholmesteiase is an enzyme, noimally piesent in oui blood, which legulates the action of our muscles, biealhing and cential neivous system Con stant exposuie to 01 use of phos phate insecticides can inhibit the But iinclei a e i coni -t iuh s the fust two !c m.s and .ncia.i'i an compete in the „ica conto, That keeps do' m Chap.t' - hopes alive in the a lea conte-c and Alan Maciav ol Gias«laai will have a spot in the aiea public speaking contest Alaclay placed second on “Tiain mg Today Alive Tommoiow,” a speech on the impoitance of Gaining in staving off woild him gei Members of the winning Glass land pai hamentary piocedme team weie Ken Fox, piesident. Nelson Maitm, seuetaiy Mai tin Good, lepoitei, Bauy Martin, student advisoi, Doug Wemhold vice piesident; Ken Redcay, sen tmel, and Gary Stauffer, chap lain Membeis of the second place Cloister parhamentaiy piocedure team weie Jeff Pfautz, piesi dent, Dennis Mai tin, secietaiy, Claik Stauffei, icpoitei. Dale Gi off, student advisoi, Tom 80l I’nger, vice piesident, Gale.n Hackman, tieasiuer, David Hort ing, sentinel, and Jay Zimmei- contest weie Lauv Hoist of the man, chaplain Giassland chaptei, thud with a Other FFA chapteis participat- speech entitled “Gasp” on an mg in the parliamentary pioced- pollution, thiee otheis with un ure contest weie- Solanco, Wai- announced positions, Maik Wag wick, Penn Manoi, Gaiden Spot net, Penn Manoi, “Oui Endang (Lampetei-Stiasburg), and Man- eied Nation, Tiagedy of Modem heim Living”, Maivm Caskey, Pequea Also in the public speaking Valley, “Needed Aid to Oui Wildlife,” and Adolph Bensingei Solanco, “Faim Safety” Judges loi public speaking wei e Ed Lawton, assistant conn ty supenntendent of schools and Stanley Musselman, faim lepie sentative tiom Lancastei County Faimeis National Bank, Lancas tei action of cholmesteiase, with sei ious consequences “Pei sons handling phosphates such as paiathion, tepp, Thimet, Diazmon, Vapona, Cygon, mala thion, Dibiom, IVleta-Systox R, Systox sulfotepp (Dithio), sch ladan (OMP\) and Di Syston should obtain a cholinesteise test, ’ which is noimally conduct ed by the laigei hospitals foi about $5 to $lO Rathmell said the blood test should be taken undei nounal conditions “so that the lesiflts can be used as a guideline in case of accidental exposuie 01 as a check on futuie cholmestei ase levels ’’ Rathmell concluded, “Flousts and museijmen have an excel lent outstanding safety iccoid as fai as these materials aie con cerned Let's keep it that way in the future ” The judges admitted they had a diffi cult time picking a winner for the parlia mentary procedure contest Here, several minutes after all the teams had finished, the judges study their scorecards at tempting to reach a decision Left to right Pailiamcnta'i pioceduie judg es weie Jeuy Scheaffei, PP&L laim iepiesent.'t;\e Robeit Gie goiy, Hillei and Bushong dauy Young Farmers Volleyball Night The annual Southeastern Penn sylvania Young Faimeis Volley ball Tournament was held at Ephiata High School, Thuisday evening, Apul 2 Theie weie 78 adult farmeis and five advisois lepresenting Kutztown, Manheim, New Hol land, Penn Hanoi, and Ephiata Chapters Extra team membeis fiom Hanheim and Ephiata made up a sixth “hybud” team designated as “the odd-balls ’’ Each team played five short games in oidei to deteimine the champion team and team plac mgs The champion tiophy went to Ephrata with 6 0 The “odd balls” placed second with 51 Kutztown, thud New Holland loiuth and Manheim and Penn Manoi tied foi fifth place Much fun and fellowship was enioved The Manheim Chaptei volunteeied to host the 1971 tournament, lepoited Chailes Ackley of the Ephiata Young Faimeis Richaid Dean of the Ephiata High School Physical Education Depaitment was uiles consultant and official foi the championship game Seigeant Haiold Gieenh of the Ephiata Boiough Police Depaitment seived as mediatoi The Ephiata Chaptei hosted the event and piovided lefiesh ments and slides after the toui nament Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 11.1D7& are: Harvey A. Smith, vocational educa tion consultant in Dauphin and Schuylkill Counties; Jerry Scheaffer, PP&L farm representative, and Robert Gregory, Mill er and Bushong dairy specialist. specialist, and Haivev A Smith, iob” and the judges had difficul vocational education consultant ty deciding the winner He warn -111 Dauphin and Schuylkill Conn e'd against losing penalty points ties ioi going oveilime and the need In a summary following the to speak loudly enough for every paihamentaiy procedure contest, one to heai Uniform diess was Smith said the teams did “a fine also stiessed jjmcaste^feipiiiilnq SECOND SECTION Hustling for the ball at the recent Young Farmers Volleyball Tournament at Ephrata High School. Holstein Tour Draws 180 Some 189 peisons in fom biues mgton Anns a p’ivate game pie pai ticipated in the EancaAei Co seivation was cancelled due to Holstein Tom of the Maryland weathei, but a film was shown Eastern Shoie Apul 2 a r Fief’s Conducted bj the Lancastei Count> Hcistern Fnesian -\ssoci- ation, the all-day tom left Lan eastei Shopping Centei and stop- ped at Hen’s Potato Chip Plant at Nottingham Then the 2,000 acie laim of one of the high pioducmg herds Edwin Fiy, National Holstein m Maryland and includes a 100 director at Chestertown, was stanchion barn with many labor tom ed A scheduled tom of Rem- saving methods g * 1 < Despite a heavy downpour of imn, an outdoor fish fiy was held on the Eastern Sho’e The faim of Call Leonaid at Kennedyville was touted His is 17 **■
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