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Twin Valley FFA Holds Meet
A meeting of the Twin Valley
Chapter of Future Farmers of
America was held Monday,
September 13 in the vocational
agriculture classroom of the
Twin Valley High School with 20
members and two guests present.
The meeting was brought to
order by the president, Frank
Stoltzfus. The minutes were read
by Paul Oldham, secretary, and
approved. Bill Ford, treasurer,
reported a balance in the
treasury of $304.34. The report
was filed for audit.
Paul Oldham, secretary, talked
about FFA Activities Week and
summer convention at Penn
State. Five Twin Valley members
attended.
Richard Kurtz, reporter,
reviewed the scrapbook contest
Nevin Mast gave a brief report
on the pumpkin contest which
will be held October 22 in the high
school gym with 450 participants
Frank Stoltzfus gave a report
on the Kutztown Fair judging
contest. Eleven members of the
Twin Valley Chapter par
ticipated.
It was decided that on October
30 the FFA will hold its annual
hoagie sale. A committee of six,
Terry Merry, Jeff Gable, Bill
Ford, Jim Stoltzfus, Tom Car
skaeen, and Robin Garins, were
appointed to look into the idea of
having an orange and grapefruit
sale again this year. Orders for
these Florida fresh fruit will be
taken during October, with
delivery the first two weeks of
December.
It was brought to the attention
of the FFA members that a farm
safety law going into effect will
require slow moving vehicle
emblems on all farm equipment
traveling on highways by October
15. A committee of three was
appointed to look into the
prospect of selling these safety
signs. Committee members are:
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Tom Carskaeen, Jim Stoltzfus
and Paul Oldham.
The group then discussed the
possibility of a few FFA mem
bers attending the National FFA
Convention in Kansas City, Mo.,
which is to be held October 11 -15.
It now appears three Twin Valley
members will attend
On November 1 the new
members or Greenhands of the
FFA will be initiated. The day of
November 1 all Greenhands must
wear old clothing with a cut out
greenhand emblem on their shirt
and must get the signature of all
Maryland Official to Retire
Maryland State Chemist Albert
B. Heagy retires October 1,
closing out 41 years of work with
the State Board of Agriculture.
In addition to national renown
as an agricultural chemicals
control official, Heagy is widely
known for his leadership in civic
affairs and the world of sports.
Winner of nine athletic letters in
football, basketball and lacrosse
at Maryland, he is in the
Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame.
In 1968 the United States
Department of Agriculture
recognized his contributions to
national agricultural affairs with
a Superior Service Award. The
first such award made to a
Marylander in the 22-year history
of USDA Honors Awards
The USDA Honors Award cited
Heagy for “creative ex
cellence, exceptional leadership
and conspicuous service to
agriculture, his State and the
Nation.” The USDA also noted in
the award presentation that
Heagy’s efforts “resulted in
increased protection for the
public, lower costs for industry,
more efficient and profitable
Ph. 626-4355
the FFA officers on the
greenhand by answering a
question correctly which each
officer will ask them. That night
at the FFA meeting the
greenhands will recite the FFA
creed and the best one will
receive a free FFA jacket costing
$ll. A committee of five was
appointed to work out the details
for the contest
After the meeting was ajour
ned, members enjoyed a
recreational period in the gym
Refreshments were then served
in the vo-ag shop
farm operation, and increased
efficiency and safety m handling
and use of agricultural
chemicals
Heagy entered the State In
spection Service, Maryland State
Board of Agriculture, in 1930 as a
chemist He was named
Associate State Chemist and
Associate Professor in 1952, and
appointed State Chemist in 1962.
He helped organize the
nationwide effort to develop new
fertilizer-use reporting system.
He helped create, and was the
first Secretary-Treasurer of the
American Association of
Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO). Uniform policies and
procedures for safe use of
pesticides and accuracy in
labeling were established by
AAPCO under his leadership
He is editor of the official
Pesticide Chemicals Com
pendium providing detailed
histories on nearly 700 materials
used as insecticides, fungicides,
disinfectants, rodenticides and
herbicides. It is the international
standard and official reference
for the control, research and use
of chemicals as pesticides.
As Maryland State Chemist, he
was responsible for the for
mulation of legislation affec' ng
agricultural Chemicals, in
cluding the 1958 Feed, Lime and
Pesticide Laws, and the 1963
Fertilizer Law
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