—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Feb. 15. 1975 44 Farm Women Societies Society 19 I Continued from Pa|e 43) February 20. i) (K) a.m.. is the sewing date at [.ancestor General Hospital. Funds for Farm and Home Center was voted as the project for the year. A slide presentation of Northeastern Africa was given by Mrs. Irvin Denlmger. March 8, 1:30 p.m. is the date of the next meeting at the home of Mrs. Daniel H Rohrer, Manheim, R 7. Society 25 Society of Farm Women 25 met on Saturday, Feb. 18th at the home of Mrs. Ralph Schlegelmilch, Lancaster. There were 18 members present. Devotions were given by Mrs. Harry Scheid with Mrs. Carl Gish presiding at the business meeting. State Convention reports were made by Mrs. Carl Gish and Mrs Raymond Milan. A visit to Conestoga View was discussed. Mrs. Ralph Schlegelmilch won the Mystery prize. Canned goods, cash and clothing were brought for the Society's 25 project at the Welsh Mountain Medical Center. The next meeting will be March Bth at the home of Mrs. H. Joseph Breneisen. Ann Hinkle will present a program “Fun with Fon due.” Society 27 Society of Farm Women 27 met recently at the home of Mrs. Daniel Stoltzfus of Mount Joy. Mrs. James Brubaker served as co hostess. Mrs. Witmer Sherer lead the devotions. Mr. Jerry Sheaffer, an Agricultural Consultant for P.P.&L. of Lancaster gave a slide presentation on con serving electricity. After the business meeting Miss Ann Hinkle, Assistant Home Economist, gave a Fondue demonstration. Members participated in making Fondue for a tasty refreshment of the evening. The next meeting, a Work Shop, will be held February 25, 7:00 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Arthur Wenger of Manheim, R.D.6. Society 11 Farm Women Society 11 held their January meeting in the Community Building, Mechanics Grove Mrs. Fannie McComsey had the devotions The committees gave their reports and the Sunshine Committee will send valentines to the shut-ins The delegates to the State Convention gave excellent Society 11 is honored to announce that one of the twenty-five members in the member of the group. Mrs. Lillie Forbes received a pendant for her membership over the years. Plans were made to sew cancer pads on Feb. 19th at the Methodist Church in Qtiarryville. A by-law quiz was given by Violet Kshlcman followed by refreshments served by Mrs Harry McComsey, Mrs. Fanny McComsey and Mrs. Catherine Mathias. The next meeting will be held at the- home of Mrs. Vema Shirk, Feb. 27th. Slfill , X ' Dr FEB 15-22 SPERRY NEW HOLLAND New Holland, PA Farm and Industrial Equipment CHEMGRO FERTILIZER CO. INC. East Petersburg, PA Complete Fertilizers TERRE HILL SILO CO., INC: AGRI-INC. RD2, Ephrata, PA Designers and Builders of Farm Systems M • Your Kasai Metabolic Requirement How many of us know what our basal metabolic requirement is? How manv of us, in fact, know what the phrase means 9 Your basal metabolic requirement is simply the number of calories you need to handle those body func* tions which are involuntary (which you cannot control by inactivity) and to maintain your normal body tem perature. The Following Agri-Businesses Proudly Salute GERMAN FEED MILL Speciality Winner Dog Food Horse Feed, Swine Dairy Poultry Beef Cattle Feed 44 N. Third St., Denver, PA WILLIS GARMAN JR. Reinholds, PA Milk Hauler J. WILLIS GARMAN Ephrata, PA Milk Hauler Terre Hill, PA Tri-Rib Concrete Stave Silos Doctor in the Kitchen'’ by Laurence M. Hursh, M.O. Consultant, National Dairy Council Beyond that you need calorics for the things you do in your life that take actual body effort. I AM INDEBTED today to an excellent new book on nutrition that expresses such requirements in the context of your "caloric checking account.” The book, "Let's Talk About Food,” was recently published in a third, expanded edition. Listen to what the author says about basal metabolic requirement, citing a mmm lr/A\lnili Planning ahead is part of being a FFA member They are already preparing for their Future Career m Agriculture They enroll in a vocational Agriculture Educational program As a group the FFA knows the value 'of planning ahead for a better community and a better America Our Area Chapters reference woman as a case In point; "A woman 25 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 133 pounds, has a basal metabolic requirement of about 1,460 calorics. Her recommended (total) caloric allowance for moderate activity, however, Is 2,320 calorics per day. THE DIFFERENCE - 860 calorics • between her basal metabolic requirement and recommended caloric allowance represents the number of calories she must expend for voluntary ac tivities. It is her caloric . , „ , ‘checking account." , t . s aiways Krat uThcar from “If all 860 calories are not your college B enrolled, wn h used during the day’s ac- usually takes four years and one tivity, those remaining are bank account for him to transferred from the graduate One nice thing is the „ letters you get Like the one that checking account to a “Dear Dad-Hope you ‘savings account’ and thus haven’t been ill Send me a check accumulate in the form of so I'll know you’re alright " fat. IcIB)© (fitli A|yi|E|n||||jiffl m (Sjllr W/nllM V S f • 4 ' ; 'yL. v' ' * l&' s ***s BLACK & WHITE HOLSTEIN FARM Lancaster, PA Quality Holsteins Grade and Registered Good bankers. Good neighbors. American pwg 7 ■EZ333B Raivk mai FOR ALL YOUR FINANCIAL NEEDS Jl,J " nr \ . s' < *< PENN DAIRIES INC. Lancaster, PA Processors of Dairy Foods ON THK OTHER HAND. If she overdraws her checking account, the savings are called on and weight loss results. A relatively small savings account In the form of body fat is usually desirable.”. It seems to me that the foregoing is an excellent expression of what calorics and weight control arc all about. You simply must understand it if you arc to avoid being fooled by so many of the "trick" diets that are promoted. M < t r i > '* « ♦
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