1970 Fiank I’ailz. assistant Mali* 4 II Icadci. said at the Kami and Homo ('"liter this week that success ol the local 4lt pio gram depends on local adult 4 II leaders. Speakci at the 1970 Lancas ter County 411 Leadership Banquet, Boitz told mote than 100 adult leaders. ‘Tm a leal firm believer that the 4-H pro giam cannot exist without people like you people who believe that the young people today are going to glow up and be great.” Terming 4H the woild’s hu gest youth organization with four million membeis, Boitz said the 4H progiam is extie mely flexible and allows “each of you to do what you see the youth in your community need ” He said 4-H leadeis aie open ing doois foi young people all the time doois the youths nevei knew existed He said 4-H gives youth a chance to use then head, heaits Frank Bortz ‘Adult Leadership Vital' Two Get American Farmer Degrees Solanco FFA Chaptei has two in family enterpuses centering members who are slated to re- aiound Holstein cows and both ceive the Amencan Farmer De- have exerted stiong influence in giee at Kansas City next week modernizing the iarm opeiation, The American Farmei Degiee according to Bill Fredd, Solanco is one of the highest national FFA advisor awards an individual FFA mem- Both men aie 20 yeais old ber can receive Only about one LeFevie is single Hubei, mar- FFA membei for each 1,000 ned to a foimei classmate, members nationally leceive the Carol Holloway, eight weeks ago awaid, which lecogmzes out- added a daughter to his young standing leadeiship ability and family accomplishment m developing a (Lancaster Faming iecentl> productive farm operation earned stones and photos of a The Amencan Farmers fiom thud Lancaster County FFA Solanco aie Pieston LeFevie Jr membei, Robert Lee Weaver, a and James S Hubei, Peach Bot- 21-yeai-old Stiasbuig RDI farm tom RD2 ei, who will also get the Amen Both young men aie paitneis can Faimer degiee In addition, The LeFevres, father and son partners, examine some of their freshly harvested corn crop Monday. Their assess ment: high yield and good quality, despite diseases. 4-H Leadership Banquet C. Warren Leininger (third from left), Denver RD2, receives a certificate from Max Smith, Lancaster Coun ty agricultural agent, for 25 years of service to youth as an adult 4-H leader. Leininger was one of 26 adult lead- and hands and is a “learn by doing” program. The 4-H project in the indivi dual locality “can be anything that young people want to do so long as they want to do it them selves,” Bortz said. Speaking to an audience of about 175, including about 100 of Lancaster County’s more than 300 4-H leaders, Boitz said a primary consideration in de termining the value of a 4-H project is what canTTdo for a boy or girl’ Helping youth attain a sense of responsibility and have pride in working these should be the results of 4-H, Bortz said He noted that 4-H gets young people at the best time when “they’re full of questions” and in an informal atmosphere conducive to helping them “learn by doing ” Boitz also emphasized the im portant lole of the 4-H teen leadei, who speaks the lan guage of young pei sons eligible for 4-H activities These young leadei s can help explain 4-H and. if given the opportunity, “can do much for each othei and for us All we have to say is ‘go to it’ and they have all sorts of vitality ” •V JO> ' n I The Hubers, who formed a three-way partnership this year, work Monday on the foundation of their new 76 stall cow barn The newly constructed silo is in the background. From left: 17-year-old Tom, Weavei has been named Re- the paitnership She keeps the excellent bookkeeper Fiedtl gional Stai Fanner and has a books and in past yeais e\en noted chance at Kansas City for FFA s helped the family thiough some Both families—to make room highest aw aid, Stai Faimei of 10Ugh times by handling the *oi the energies and ideas of its ‘ Vmeilca ) tractor out in the field, the"eldei achve faiming membeis have Both Are Partners LeFevie iccalled been in the piocess of expansion, LeFevie has been in a 50-50 Hubei this year foimed a paiticularlv of the dauying op paitneiship with his fathei, thiee-way paitneiship with his ©rations Pieston, since 1966 when the fathei, David S, and younger Hubers Expand young man was a junioi in high brothei Tom, 17 Jim, who The Hubers, when visited on school Mrs LeFevie, who re- seived as chaptei treasurer m their Peach Bottom RD2 farm cently has been lecovenng from 1967 and was chaplain on Solan- Monday, were busily doing con an illness, was credited by the co’s state championship parha- crete foundation work on their men with being a vital part of mentary procedure team, is an (Continued on Page 23) ers receiving special recognition at a banquet Tuesday night. Looking on are the two new Lancaster County 4-H Queens, Kim Hess (left) of Strasburg RDI and Carol Huss of New Holland. Eailier in the program, 26 adult 4-H leaders who have served Lancaster County youth from 5 to 25 years were given special lecognition Max Smith, Lancaster County agricultural agent, assisted by the newly selected 4-H queens, Carol Huss of New Holland and Kim Hess of Strasbmg RDI, presented a certificate and pins to each of the 26 adults Smith said, “We still feel that you 4-H leaders are the most important part of our program, next to the 4-H’ers themselves ” Many othei 4-H leaders, from first year leaders to one who Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 10.197>—17 the elder David S and 20-year-old Jim, m ho has been named to receive the highest national FFA degree. American Farmer, next \yeek. has served 36 yeais, were iccog mzed Of the 26 receiving special recognition, then service total ed 215 years. Senior leader was C Warren Leminger, Denver RD2, who has been a club leader for 25 years Leminger is a well known swine producer active in the Lancaster County Swine Producer’s Assn He has won numerous awards foi his swine on the state level Edgar Porter, Washingto* Boro RDI, was lecognized for 20 years of 4-H leadership Carl (Continued on Page 22) A ▼ *•.
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