—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Nov. 9, 1974 24 Kathy State Kathy Elaine Bicksler was crowned the 1974-75 Pennsylvania Poultry Queen at the State’s annual pageant on November Ist Other contestants par ticipating in the contest included (from left) Jo Ann Kinkel, York County, first runner-up; Michele Melhorn, Lancaster County and Jane Waybright, Adams County. Martin Named Extension Specialist Kenneth M. Martin has been temporarily appointed to The Pennsylvania State University’s Cooperative Extension Service staff as a community development specialist and instructor in rural sociology, effective November 1. Dr. Thomas B. King, Penn State associate dean for extension, pointed out that Martin will conduct educational programs under Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 in Indiana, Armstrong, and Butler counties. His office is located in the Indiana County Cooperative Ex tension Service Office, Courthouse, Indiana. “Title V of the Rural Development Act provides monies for educational activities to supplement local citizen efforts to identify rural and com munity development priorities,” Dr. King said. “It also is designed to provide the framework to develop consensus and implement action.” A native of Lancaster County, Martin earned two degrees from Penn State; a bachelor of science in agricultural economics in 1971 and master of science in rural sociology in 1973. He is currently working on a doctor of philosophy degree at Penn State. Prior to being named Extension community development specialist, he was employed as a farmer and auctioneer; a com munity development Bicksler Crowned Poutey Princess volunteer in Honduras; and a graduate research assistant at Penn State. Martin is a member of numerous societies and fraternities including Alpha Kappa Delta, Gamma Sigma Pretty and vivacious, Kathy Elaine Bicksler, was crowned as the 1974*75 Pennsylvania Poultry Queen at the state’s annual pageant held at the Hershey Motor Lodge on November Ist. Kathy, who represented Lebanon County, was selected from three other contestants to serve as a spokesperson and liason for the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation throughout the coming year. Kathy has learned about the poultry industry in Pennsylvania first hand by working summers and on vacations at the College Hill Poultry Company near Fredericksburg. As a sophomore at the Schuylkill Campus of the Pennsylvania State University, Kathy has been active in the Cultural Affairs Committee, the Keystone Honor Society and as a dormitory counselor. While in high school she was a member of the district band and participated in the Ecology Club and the Student Action for Education. Kathy has also taken an interest in the youth work of her church serving Delta, Alpha Zeta, American Sociological Association, Rural Sociological Society, and Community Develop ment Society. He is married to the for mer Yvonne E. Martin, daughter of the Reverend and Mrs. Nelson L. Martin, of RIM, Greencastle. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron H. Martin, reside at RDI, Denver. Vernon Leninger, President of the State Poultry Queen with a portrait in Pennsylvania Poultry Federation appreciation of her work during the presented Kathy Early, the 1973-74 past-year. on the Christian Endeavor and in the youth choir. Kathy’s father is employed as a truck driver for the College Hill Poultry Com pany and the family lives near Fredericksburg. 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New Berlmville, Pa 215-367-2169 industry,” she explained after bring selected. “I hone I can tell others about poultry and its im portance in Pennsylvania.” First runner-up in the pageant was Jo Ann Kinkel representing York County. She is a student at Susquehanna University enrolled in the psychology major. Other contestants vying for the title were Michele Melhorn of Lancaster County and Jane Waybright of Adams County. * Only M/2hp. Up to 250 Feet * Big Capacity Belt Carries Feed * Works In-Barn or Out Stop In Today for Free Catalog. Chairman for the evening’s activities was John D. Hoffman, president of the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation, with special talks being given by Vernon Leininger and Kathy Early the 1974 Poultry Queen. Judges for the event were Carl Grubic, Vice President of Commonwealth National Bank; Melissa Piper, Associate Editor with Lancaster Farming and Roger Conner, Public Relation Director with Hershey Estates.
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