o PFA GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Farming has become more than just a way of life. It’s a business and more than 1,000 farmers will be here this week to take care of the business end of farming. The 26th annual meeting and convention of the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association (PFA) will be held here at the Sheraton International bin, starting Sunday (Nov. 7) and closing Wednesday (Nov. 10) with the adoption of policy positions and election of officers. The state association has 50,313 family members. Due to impressive fuel economy, Jptul is an investment that can pay for itself over the first winter. (M* JgtuL NO. 507 COALBURNER Also burns coke, wood, or peat. 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Pitzer, an Aspers fruit grower. “Too many things outside the realm of farming affect the ways and means by which the farmer' produces food and fiber for the consumers.” The farm leader said that one of the major issues that seems to be surfacing in the policy development sessions is government regulations. “What we should call it is over-regulation,” Pitzer said. “One of the suggestions is putting the U. S. Coneress Economical round-the-clock heating with one of Jotul's cast iron woodburning stoves! NO. 6 COMBI-FIRE The largest of the Combi-fires has doors which slide open and disappear in seconds to convert to a fireplace. • Practical and efficient • Lasts a lifetime Showroom at FREE FINANCE , , , IQ ,_ Hay Equipment - June 1. 1977 Small Grain Combines - July 1, 1977 Fall Forage Equipment ■ Sent. 1. 1977 I. G. Ag Sales Silverdale PA 18962 215-257-5136 Albert J. Noss & Son, Inc. RD2 Oley PA 215-987-6257 and the Pennsylvania General Assembly back in control of agency regulations,” he remarked. “To often laws are passed by a legislative body and forgotten while some government agencies outline the rules for administering the law. These rules are called regulations and seem to go way beyond the in tentions of the lawmakers who passed the law in the first place. We want legislative control over the regulation process.” Pitzer has been president of the state’s largest general farm organization for eight years. His term as president expires this year and he’ll need to run for re-election if he wants to continue as the association’s leader. The convention officially opens tomorrow evening (7:30 p.m.) with the traditional vespers service with the Rev. Lawrence BIG HUB TIRE SERVICE Phone 354-4931 1 Mile West of Blue Ballon Rt 322 C. E. Wiley & Son, Inc. 101 S Lime St Quarryville, PA 786-2895 Roy A. Brubaker 700 Woodcrest Ave Lititz, PA 626-7766 Lykens, pastor of the Camp Curtin Memorial United Methodist Church, Harrisburg, as the speaker. The student ensemble from Gettysburg Seminary will also participate m this service. The 150-member delegate body will hold their first session Monday at 8:30 p.m. The delegates will be going over suggested policies from 53 county associations, and the policies will be presented Wednesday afternoon for approval at the group’s annual business session. Murray Miles, information director, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, will be the keynote speaker at a noon luncheon Monday. Later in the (2 p.m.) an affiliate service conference will be held featuring Charles R. Dull, manager, Pennsylvania Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association; William Deeds, Stanley A. Klopp, Inc. Bernville PA 215 488 1500 215-488-1510 A.B.C. Groff, Inc. 1!0S Railroad Ave New Holland 354-4191 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 6.1976 manager, PFA Insurance Service; Charles H. Mohn, manager, PFA Supply Division; Richard E. Denison, manager, Farm Management and Business Anaylsis Service; Jack Armstrong, deputy ad ministrator, USDA Far mers’ Cooperative Service, and Noel Stuckman, manager, Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Association. A talent contest and square dance will be featured at 6:45 p.m. Monday. President John Pitzer will give his annual report at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, followed by group tours to the fruit in dustry area and the Get tysburg battle field. At a membership luncheon (12 noon) counties with membership goal will be recognized for outstanding achievement. The PFA women’s con- mers’ Cooperative Service; ference will be held at 3 p.m. and Noel Stuckman, PFA Women’s Committee manager, Michigan' chairman, Mrs. Charles Agricultural Cooperative Benner, will give her annual Marketing Association, report. ‘ Tuesday, November 9- 7 Miss Jean Werts, women’s a.m., report by John R. activities director, Ohio Pitzer, PFA president; 12 Farm Bureau Federation, noon, membership lun will conduct a workshop on cheon; 3 p.m. women's how to organize and operate conference with Mrs. a successful women’s Charles Benner, PFA program. women’s committee The PFA Member Service chairman, and Miss Jean Corp., an affiliate of the Werts, women’s activities membership organization, director, Ohio Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Federation as the speakers; Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m., county presidents’ Allan Grant, president of conference, 6:45 p.m., the American Farm Bureau awards banquet with Allen Federation, will 6e the Grant, president, American speaker at the annual Farm Bureau Federation as awards banquet at 6:45 p.m. the speaker. Tuesday. County Wednesday, November 10 - associations will be 7:40 a.m., report by Charles presented plaques and cash R. Ord, PFA administrative awards for outstanding secretary; 9 a.m., voting performance in different delegate session; 9:30 a.m., program areas. PFA women’s committee Wednesday will conclude meeting; 12:30 p.m., PFA the four-day convention with annual Business meeting, an annual report from Charles R. Ord, PFA ad ministrative secretary, at 7:40 a.m. Following Ord’s report, the PFA Women’s Com mittee will hold its annual business meeting at 9:30 a.m. The annual business meeting will commence at 12:30 p.m. climaxing in the election of officers and adoption of policies for 1977. Here are the major ac tivities for each day: Sunday, November 7-7:30 p.m. vespers service, with the Rev. Lawrence Lykens, pastor, Camp Curtin Memorial United Methodist Church, Harrisburg, as the speaker. Monday, November 8-8:30 a.m. voting delegate session; 12 noon, opening luncheon with Murray Miles, information director, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, as the speaker; 2 p.m. affiliate service conference with addresses by Charles R. Dull, manager, Pennsylvania Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association; William Deeds, manager, PFA Insurance Service; Charles H. Mohn, manager, PFA Supply Division; Richard E. Denison, manager, Farm Management and Business Analysis Service; Jack Armstrong, deputy ad ministrator, USDA’s Far- BE ALERT 55
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