Fulton Grange 66
Fulton Grange 66 met in year member, and Mrs. Mary P.
regular session December 10 at Giffing, a 38-year member,
the Grange Hall in Oakryn. The The Women’s Activities
Master, Charles McSparran, committee is still selling Pa.
conducted the business session. State Grange cookbooks. They
The Grange voted a $5O. donation reported they have sold 192
to Meals on Wheels to help get it during the past year,
organized in southern Lancaster The Youth committee reported
County. 48 went on the bus trip to see the
The Charter was draped in Ice Follies December 1. They will
memory of Leslie I. Bolton, a 64- be in charge of Christmas
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Now That You Are Going Bulk
Let's Put in The Best
Put in a Girton
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them. Reliability - Dependability.
We Will Not Be Under Sold.,
Sales & Service - Call Collect
HALLER ELECTRIC, INC.
R.D.2, Denver, Pa. 17517
Ph. 215-267-7610 OR 215-267-7514
Serving all of Lancaster and Lebanon County
caroling and party December 22.
The carolers will leave the
Grange Hall at 7 p.m, and return
at 8:30. There will be a $l. to $1.50
Christmas gift exchange, games
and refreshments.
The centennial committee
announced the centennial
banquet to be held at Memorial
United Methodist Church,
Quarryville January 4, 7 p.m.
Reservations will be in charge of
Thomas Galbreath, Norman
Wood, and Mrs. Charles Reath.
The committee is having a
Grange centennial souvenir
booklet published which will be
ready for the centennial program
May 4, 1974.
The lecturer, Joyce Galbreath,
opened the program with group
singing “Don’t Forget The
Meeting Night.” The following
were honored for continuous
Grange membership: 50 years -
Mrs. James Kelly and Mrs. Wilda
Paxson. 25 years - Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Steinberg, Richard
Hanks, Mrs. Graybill Hollinger,
Francis Kirk, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Martin. Each received
golden sheaf or silver star pins,
certificates from the National
Grange, corsages or bouton
nieres and the 50-year members
letter of congratulations from the
State Grange Master. Remarks
were given by Mr. and Mrs.
Steinberg and Richard Hanks
and a letter from Mrs. Hollinger
was read.
Mrs. David Ellenberg
displayed Christmas decorations
and gifts and demonstrated
making them. Mr. and Mrs.
Gyles Brown had a display of
china, glassware, spring balance
scales and a pistol which were
over 100 years old.
There will be no meeting
December 24. The Lecturer will
have a centennial program
January 14. Fulton Grange was
chartered January 8, 1874.
Over 14% million Americans,
including three million school
children, suffer from hearing
loss, making hearing disability
one of the major handicaps faced
by' our country today, observe
officials of the Beltone Crusade
for Hearing Conservation.
Ambassador
24 Hour Service
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' Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 15,1973
FMD Advisory
Committee to Meet
The Secretary of
agriculture’s advisory com
mittee on foot-and mouth disease
(FMD) will meet in Washington,
D.C. December 17.
Topics to be covered at the one
day meeting include a review of
present criteria for determining
whether an area which is a
territory of a foot and mouth
disease infected country but
geographically removed, can be
considered as having a disease
status different than the parent
country.
The committee will also review
plans for combating an outbreak
of this costly livestock disease if
it should be introduced into this
country Officials of USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health In
spection Service (APHIS) point
out that FMD occurs in one or
more countries in virtually all
areas of the world except North
America, Central America,
Australia and New Zealand. It
affects cattle, swine, sheep,
goats, deer and other cloven
footed animals.
FMD has invaded the United
States nine times-the last in
1929. Each time the disease was
eradicated through a program of
quarantine, slaughter of infected
and exposed animals and
cleaning and disinfecting of
contaminated premises and
equipment. APHIS officials
estimate that if the disease
Aerial ladder Equipped
FARM PAINTING
We Spray it on and Brush It In!
FOR FREEESTIMATES
CALL COLLECT 717-393-6530
OR WRITE
HENRY K. FISHER
2322 Old Phila. Pike
Lancaster, Pa. 17602
became established in this
country, it could increase the cost
of meat and milk production by
- as much as 25 percent.
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Winter outdoor sports which
result in prolonged or continuous
exposure to severe weather
conditions may be harmful to
your hearing ability, officials of
the Beltone Crusade for Hearing
Conservation warn. They suggest
observing common sense
precautions such as wearing
proper protective clothing in
cluding ear gear.
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