Smokey
The mystery of who will suc
ceed Smokey Bear as the world’s
most famous living fire
prevention symbol was solved
recently.
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford Hardin and Chief of the
Forest Service Edward P. Cliff
welcomed to Washington “Little
Smokey,” a year-old black bear
cub, brown phase similar to the
original Smokey, from the Lin
coln National Forest in New
Mexico. He will be groomed as
heir to the “living Smokey” at the
National Zoo in Washington.
For months now, as Smokey
has progressed into old age, the
question has grown more
pressing; Who would succeed
him when he dies?
The answer was revealed at
the ceremony today. Following
his presentation to official
Government circles at a
reception in the U.S. Department
of Agriculture Patio in
Washington, Little Smokey was
moved to quarters readied for
him in the zoo, next to the en
HOLDEN HARVEST SALE
297th GARDEN SPOT SALE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9
LANCASTER, PENNA.
Sale held at the Guernsey sale pavilion located 4 miles
east of Lancaster, Pa. on Rte. 30.
120 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS
(Nearly all just fresh or close springers
Service Age Bulls)
All of the Golden Harvest have been hand picked by
Earl L. Groff, Strasburg, Pa.
THE BREED’S GREATEST SIRES REPRESENTED!!
Osborndale Ivanhoe - Penstate Ivanhoe Star - Posch
Sov. Ivanhoe - M&H lvanhoe-Hillt9P Appollo Ivanhoe
- Irvington Pride Admiral - “Marguis” - Ideal Fury
Reflector Selling Rockman - Whirlhill Kingpin -
Paclamar Astronaut and many more
WONDERFUL GROUP OF SERVICE BULLS SELLING!!
We have about 18 service age bulls selling in this
sale. If you need a toppedigreedyoung sire be sure
you attend this sale.
MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW TO ATTEND AND BUY FROM
THIS LONG ESTABLISHED QUALITY SALE!!
Sale starts 11:00 A.M. Lunch Available Catalogs
R. AUSTIN BACKUS INC.
Sale Mgrs. & Auctioneers
Mexico, N.Y.
PENNSYLVANIA'S GREATEST
SOUTHEAST UISTRICT 4-H BABY BEEF
SHOW ANO SALE
CHESTER - DAUPHIN - UNCASTER COUNTIES
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8
Shew 9 AtM. Sale 1
LANCASTER UNION STOCK YARDS
SUPPORT YOUR 4-H CLUB - PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW
FOR ONE OF THESE HIGH QUALITY STEERS
_ PUT PREMIUM BEEF IN YOUR FREEZER -
Consult a member of the Lancaster Livestock Exchange
SALE CONDUCTED DY THE LANCASTER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
and
THE UNION STOCK YARD COMPANY
Bear Adopts
closures of the 21-year-old
Smokey Bear and his wife Goldie,
a tawny bear who was sent to
Washington in 1962 to brighten
Smokey's solitary bachelor state
and perhaps provide a natural
heir. However, with no natural
heir apparent, Smokey and
Goldie are “adopting” the cub—a
recourse often followed by their
human counterpart parents.
Like Smokey, Little Smokey is
orphaned. He was discovered last
summer wandering alone and
homeless in the Cloudcroft
District of the Lincoln National
Forest. He was given a tem
porary home by the U.S. Forest
Service.
The bear cub was flown to
Washington recently, ac
companied by Ray L. Bell,
retired state forester of New
Mexico. It was Bell who found
and cared for the original
Smokey Bear who had been
burned badly in a New Mexico
forest fire back in 1950 and who,
nine years ago, brought Goldie
here from New Mexico
and
EARL L. GROFF
Local Rep.
Strasburg, Pa.
an Heir
The decision for “adoption”
was made by the Smokey Bear
Executive Committee, composed
of representatives of the Forest
Service and National Association
of State Foresters, because of the
success of having a living symbol
of Smokey Bear. (Zoo officials
report Smokey is the most
popular feature among all the
animals there.)
A number of dignitaries at
tended Little Smokey’s reception,
including members of the
Association of State Foresters
and the Advertising Council, Inc.,
which has voluntarily handled
public relations matters for the
Smokey Bear campaign for two
decades. Jackson Weaver, well
known radio and television
personality, as well as the official
voice of Smokey, was master of
ceremonies. Also taking part in
the reception were a number of
Washington area children.
Little Smokey may now be
visited daily at the National Zoo
in his cage next to Smokey’s.
Public Sale
Register
SAT. DEC. 4-1 P.M. Sharp Late -
Fall Sale at The Carl Diller Bam,
located along Rt. No. 222, 7 miles
South of Lancaster, 6 miles North
of Quarryville, Lancaster Co.,
Pa. Sale by Carl Diller, Everett
Kreider, Auct.
THURS DEC. 9-11 A.M. Golden
Harvest Sale and 297th Garden
Spot Sale to be held at the
Guernsey sale pavilion located 4
miles east of Lancaster, Pa on
Rt 30. R. Austin Backus, Inc
Sale Mgrs. & Auctioneers,
Mexico, N. Y., Earl L. Groff,
Local Rep., Strasburg, Pa.
SAT. DEC. 11-10:30 A.M. Public
Sale of Valuable Modem Farm
Machinery and Tools located
approx. 3 mile northeast of
Stewartstown, York Co., Pa. near
the Pleasant Valley Golf Course.
Terms by LaAnd Development
Corp., Genesee Valley Farms,
Parkton, Md., owners; Robert L.
Sechrist, auctioneer.
THURS. DEC. 16- 12:30 Noon
Purebred Guernsey Sale at the
Ass’n. Sales Pavilion, Lancaster,
Pa. Sale Managed by Penns.
Guernsey Breeders’ Ass’n. P. O.
Box 458, Camp Hill, Pa. 17011
As population increases, the
farmers of the United States will
have to raise 433,000 hogs each
year for each additional million
people.
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. December 4,1971
UEP to Study
Egg Glut Causes
Over-expansion and backward
integration into egg production
has prompted United Egg
Producers (UEP) to form a
Production Intelligence Com
mittee to study and inform the
industry and the public on
production practices within the
industry.
At an emergency egg industry
meeting in Atlanta on November
6 the Executive Committee of the
nationwide federation of egg
marketing cooperatives
reviewed reports of “alarming,
shocking and totally irrespon
sible actions on the part of non
agricultural and non
agribusiness individuals and
firms that are getting into or
expanding egg production,”
according to Mike Possiter of
Upland, California, chairman of
the newly formed committee and
a member of the UEP executive
committee.
He stated his committee
planned an extensive study of
these reports and will make
public its findings. He further
stated that, in his opinion, the
industry and the public will be
very much surprised when they
learn of some of the things going
on in the industry.
The committee chairman said
that all committee members had
not been named but that the
membership of the committee
Public Sale
OF VALUABLE
MODERN FARM MACHINERY & TOOLS
SATURDAY,
Located approx. 3 mile northeast of Stewartstown, York
Co., Pa. near the Pleasant Valley Golf Course
Int. Farmall Model 856 tractor fully equipped with only 529
hrs., Int Farmall No. 504 tractor fully equipped with 1250
hrs., Int No 424 utility tractor with 940 hrs. and Model No.
2050 heavy duty manure loader, Int. No. 550 5 bottom
moldboard plow, Fox self-propelled forage harvester with
interchangeable heads, J. I. Case self-propelled hay bine &
wmdrower, New Holland No. 275 PTO baler with No. 53A
bale thrower, New Holland rollabar hay rake, New Holland
No. 450 3 pt. hook 7 ft. mower, Int. No. 56 4 row corn planter
with fiber glass corn & fertilizer hoppers, Int. No 68 4 row
cultivators, Ontario 13 disc gram drill on rubber, Bear Cat
portable hammer mill, J D. B. W. 36 disc transport disc
harrow, J. D. No. 298 field sprayer with fiber glass tank, New
Idea PTO No. 208 manure spreader, New Idea PTO bin type
fertilizer spreader & seeder, New Idea gram & hay elevator
with electric motor, Chatanooga 12 ft. soil conditioner, Grove
self-mloadmg forage wagon with heavy duty Grove running
gears, Grove hay wagon with 8 ft. racks, New Idea hay wagon
with 8 ft. racks, Fox PTO hopper blower, McCurry grain box &
wagon, J & M gram box & Case wagon, flat bed wagon, Little
Giant drag elevator, Brady stalk shredder, tractor seeder,
Fliteway air compressor, large bunk type creep feeder,
drums of oil, lots of grease, grease guns, Black & Decker
power tools, feed carts, galvanized watering troughs, wire &
many items too numerous to mention.
Approximately 100 Tons of Good Mixed Hay and Straw,
Auct. Note. The most of this machinery is in like new
condition and must be seen to be appreciated. Don’t miss
this sale if you’re in the market for very fine machinery.
Terms: cash or approved check
LaAnd Development Corp.
Genesee Valley Farms
Parkton, Md. Owners
Robert L. Sechrist, auctioneer Ph. 382-4379
John Hope Anderson & Son, clerks
Not responsible for accidents
Refreshment rights reserved
would be representative of all
regions of the country.
“It is absolutely foolish and
irresponsible to allow un
controlled expansion to continue
from coast to coast at a time
when most egg producers are
faced with economic bankruptcy.
This new committee plans to
probe deep into who is behind this
expansion and let everyone know
the names of firms and in
dividuals responsible,” stated
Rossiter.
The egg industry is currently
attempting to get emergency
legislation through the U.S
Congress that will provide for a
nationwide sell-off of fowl to ease
the economic burden of
producers.
The UEP offices in Atlanta,
Georgia said average farm egg
prices had been below cost of
production for over 18 months
and that the industry was on the
verge of bankruptcy.
Intramural Sports
Intramural sports are ath
letic contests played be
tween teams made up of
students of the same school
or college. Thus intramural
contests differ from the in
terscholastic and intercolle
giate matches
DECEMBER
at 10:30 A.M. Sharp
23
1971
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