«i
* 4
ON TARGET &£W T/ME
Need a new
Building?
Farm • Commercial • Utility Storage
Beautiful rust-free buildings of clear span design • Profes
sionally engineered for strength, durability, maintenance-free
service • Color steel or color aluminum sidewalls • We
build to your requirements • Free planning service
COMPARE OUR QUALITY • CHECK OUR LOW PRICE
WWickes Buildings
Liquid AAtrex4L
Half as man
This AAtrex
the water a
der to treat
Easier mixii
No bags to
No premixii
Pours right
For perform
venlence, u.<
AAtrex Li
herbicide
Smokttown, Pa.
AAtrex* trademark of CIBA-GEIGY for atrazine
improved
AAtrex*
Berks County FFA Elects Officers, Conduct Contests
The Berks County FFA met at
Oley Valley High School last
week. Included on the agenda
was the election of officers for the
1973-74 school year, an Interview
Contest, and a Small Gasoline
Engines Contest.
Each of the officer candidates
were interviewed -by a panel of
present FFA officers and county
delegates. Heading the list of
existing officers interviewing the
candidates were Ron Myer,
County FFA president from
Conrad Weiser High School, and
Nevin Mast, County FFA vice
president from Twin Valley.
Assisting the FFA officers were
Robert Kramer, advisor to the
County president, and Harvey
Smith, vocational consultant for
Berks County.
Each officer candidate had to
answer several questions, such
as - “What does the FFA mean to
you?”; “Why do you want to be a
County FFA officer?”, and at
least one question on
parliamentary procedure. The
candidates were also asked to
read a section from a book to test
their reading ability and were
asked to plan a picnic for the next
meeting to see how well they
could think on their feet-
The following FFA members
were elected to office for the 1973-
74 school year: Terry Murray,
Twin Valley, president; Marlin
Dietrich, Kutzlown, vice
president; Bill Abrams,
Governor Mifflin, secretary;
William Schantz, Brandywine
Heights, treasurer; Thomas
Heffner, Hamburg, .reporter;
Darryl Hartman, Conrad Weiser,
sentinel, and Kevin Daub,
Tulpehocken, chaplain.
The newly elected officers will
take office at a meeting at
Conrad Weiser High School on
Tuesday, May 15.
jwhile the new County officers
were being interviewed several
County vo-ag teachers were
conducting the Interview Con
test. For this contest each FFA
contestant was to write a letter of
application for a job, fill out an
application form for that job, and
have an interview with one of the
vo-ag teachers. The contestants
were able to select any job they
desired. They were scored on
such points as completeness,
neatness, grammar, attitude,
397-3539
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 12.1973
personality and poise, ap
pearance, voice, and response to
question.
Winders in the contest were:
Betti McDonnell, Twin Valley,
first; Blake Brown, Conrad
Weiser, second; Roger Imes,
Oley Valley, third; Glenn
Christman, Kutztown, fourth;
Myles Angstadt, Brandywine,
fifth.
Eight FFA members from four
Berks County Schools par
ticipated in the Small Gasoline
Engines Contest. This contest is
divided into three parts' - a
written exam pertaining to
selection, operational principles,
maintenance, repair, ad
justment, and service of the two
and four-stroke cycle small
gasoline engines. In the second
part of the contest, contestants
Two Named To Posts
J. Ralph Parrett, 134 Cedar St., Manager. Singletary holds B. S.
Elizabethtown, has been and D. V. M v degrees from the
promoted to Quality Assurance University of Illinois, and has
Manager at Victor ,F. Weaver, considerable training in the field
.Inc., New Holland. 0 f technical, writing and
Parrett, who holds aB. S. diagnostic work
degree in Chemistry from In his new position as
Elizabethtown College, joined the, Veterinary Services Manager, he
firm m 1970 as Quality Control wm be primarily responsible for
Laboratory Supervisor. As poultry health diagnostic
Quality Assurance Manager, fie services related to the Corn
will be responsible for the pa ny>s broiler growing
development and supervision of operations,
product related quality
assurance programs and , TDV A
laboratory testing. I r\ I
In a related move Donald CLASSIFIED
Singletary, East Earl RDI has 1 ■ rs
been named to the newly created AU
position of Veterinary Services
Versatile 7-hp tractor
mows, tows, blows away snow
and a lot more
With a versatile 7-hp lawn tractor, you can
handle many jobs. Mow your lawn in fast
time with the 34-inch mower. (That’s regular
equipment.) Add attachments for blowing or
dozing snow from walksand driveways,
sweeping leaves or other debris from your
lawn, hauling firewood, etc. Check out the
70 Lawn Tractor at our store today. We offer
financing to put it to work for you tomorrow.
B LANDIS BROS. INC.
Lancaster 393-3906
EDWIN HURST INC. w* *V YEARSLEY * SONS
Adamstown. Pa 215-484-4391 Westchester 696-2990
A. B. C. GROFF, INC.
Now Holland
WENGER IMPLEMENT, INC.
The Ruck
use a service manual to deter
mine measurements, ad
justments, service and main
tenance procedures for a selected
engine model. The third part of
the contest consists of trouble
shooting and repairing an engine.
The engine is faulted, and the
two-team members from a school
work to get it operating properly.
This contest was also in charge
of several Berks County vo-ag
teachers. Winners of this contest
were: Scott Snavely, Oley Valley,
first; Dennis Kbhl, 'Qley Valley,
second; Ronald Worley, Bran
dywine, third; Mark Kohl,
Brandywine, fourth; Albert
Dillon, Governor Mifflin, fifth;
Steve Smith, Governor Mifflin,
sixth; Geoffrey Fultz, Twin
Valley, seventh, and Ronald
Smoker, Twin Valley, eighth.
SHOTZBERGER'S
Rim
354-4191
284-4141
19
665-2141