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 ”
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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
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