Vol. 17 No. 24
Good Neighbor Policy at the Buck
About amonth ago Benjamin
Hess, a farmer who lived near the
Buck, was clearing land on his
121 acre farm in order to erect a
small mobile home. He had put
several other mobile homes in the
same area and the work was
more or less of a routine nature.
He was clearing out some small
trees when suddenly one of them
fell, struck him on the head and
killed him instantly.
The tragedy was felt keenly in
the Buck area. Hess was a well
Dairy Princess Contest
Committee Announces Date
Details of the Lancaster County
Dairy Princess contest have been
released by the committee
following a recent meeting.
Date for the contest is Thur
sday evening, June 15, at the
Farm and Home Center. A
1 reception and dinner will preceed
the contest at 6:30 p.m.
Daughters of dairy farmers
who have completed their junior
year in high school to age 21, who
are single and never have been
married, may enter. Girls who
competed in the contest
previously but were not winners
are also eligible to compete.
Solonco FFA Chapter Wins Regional Contest
Solanco FFA Chapter won the
annual FFA regional
parliamentary procedures
contest this week at Lehigh
County Vo-Tech School in
competition with four other
teams from the Eastern region.
The Solanco team got off to a
slow start when they placed
second in the County contest.
They went on to capture first
place in the area contest in
competition with teams from
Chester and Lancaster Counties,
giving them the opportunity to
compete in the regional contest.
Members of the winning team
and the offices they represented
were: Wayne Kreider, president;
Randy Clark, vice president;
William Krantz, secretary;
William Hershey, treasurer;
Dave Bitler, reporter; Gary
Akers, chaplain; Charles Coates,
sentinel, and Robert Fite, student
advisor. Coaches were William
Fredd, Arba Henry and Steve
Leiser, teachers of agriculture at
Solanco High School.
Winning the regional title
entitles the Solanco team to
compete on the state level at
Penn State during FFA week.
There were 12 contestants in
the public speaking contest, held
concurrently with the
parliamentary procedures
contest. Joe Zagornoski from
Watler Biddle Saul School of
Agriculture, Philadelphia, placed
first with his speech entitled
“Agriculture Research.”
Second place winner was
James Zimmerman, Grassland
Chapter, New Holland, with “The
Hungry Lnemy,” followed in
third place by Adolph Bensinger,
Solanco Chapter, speaking on
“Leadership.” These three
known and well liked young
farmer, a family man with four
small children. And, the, there
was the farm, itself.
The Hess farm is an example of
why Lancaster County farms are
among the best producing in the
nation. The buildings are neat,
the land well farmed. The soil is
rich and dark in southeren
Lancaster County and its farms
are among the finest in the
Garden Spot. It is no wonder,
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Mrs. Robert Gregory is serving
as general chairman. Others
serving on committees are; Jay
Landis and C.P. Brentley,
tickets; Mrs. Robert Kauffman,
Elizabethtown RDI, en
tertainment chairman. William
Deisley continues as treasurer.
Girls interested in entering the
contest should contact Mrs.
Gregory. Lititz RDI, 733-7584, the
Extension Office, 1383 Arcadia
Road, Lancaster 394-6851, or any
committee member. Headline for
entries and the donor list is
Friday, May 26.
youths will compete for the state
title during FFA Week at Penn
State.
The FFA Conservation public
speaking contest first place
winner was Joseph Berkheiser,
Blue Mountain Chapter,
Schulkill County. Mike Martin,
Grassland Chapter, placed
second with his speech “The
Polluting Man.” These two
Members of the Solanco FFA
Parliamentary procedures team which won
Regional FFA honors this week are, left to
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1972
It looks like the long, gray line as tractors
plow the fields at the Benjamin Hess farm,
Closed Meeting Held on Atomic Plant
Two representatives of the
Philadelphia Electric Company
winners will compete at Penn
State in the State Conservation
public speaking contest.
Other parliamentary
procedures winners were :
Northern Lebanon FFA, second,
J. Ray Bickel, coach;
Tunkhannock FFA, third, Marvin
Hawk, coach; Western Mon
tgomery Vo-Tech, fourth, Roger
Michelone, coach.
met behind closed doors with
members of the board of direc-
Serving as judges for the
contest areas were: Carl E. Herr,
consultant for adult vocational-
Technical education,
Harrisburg; Dr. Richard F.
Stinson, Pennsylvania State
University agriculture education
department, and Sidney M.
Jaffee, chief, Eastern Regional
field services, vocational
education.
right, Wayne Kreider, Bill Hershey, Gary
Akers, Dave Fite, Bill Krantz, Charles
Coates, Randy Clark and Dave Butler.
Buck. Fifteen tractors plowed the 121 acre
farm in a little over three hours last Friday.
tors of the Lancaster County Soil
and Water Conservation District
Tuesday night.
While no one was talking of
ficially, it was learned that the
subject for discussion was a
letter sent by the board to the
power company protesting the
construction of any new atomic
power plants in Southern Lan
caster County
Nobel McHugh, manager of
Community Relations and L B
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Farm Calendar
Sunday, May 7
Soil Stewardship Week, May 7 -
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Lancaster County Farmers
Association Legislative tour,
Harrisburg
Fulton Junior Grange paper
drive
Chester County Farmers
Association Legislative tour,
Harrisburg
Tuesday, May 9
8 p.m Farm and Home
Foundation board of directors
meeting, Farm and Home
Center
Wednesday, May 10
1 30 p.m —'Nema Conference,
Holiday Inn Towne,
Harrisburg.
Thursday, May 11
8 pm. Cocalico Watershed
Association board of directors
meeting, Borough Hall, Mam
Street, Denver
Friday, May 12
Ipm FFA Small Gas Engines
Contest, Elizabethtown
7pm Pennsylvania Egg
Marketing Association
meeting, Holiday Inn, Denver
Saturday, May 13
10 a m Penn-Mar Shropshire
Breeders Club spring
meeting, Menhennet Farm,
Cochranville
$2.00 Per Year
Monday, May 8