—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9. 1977 127 Future of rural Pa. discussed By JOANNE SPAHR HARRISBURG, Pa.- What’s the future of rural Pennsylvania? One hundred and ten In dividuals from a cross section of the state’s rural- oriented organizations gathered at the Host Inn, Harrisburg, on March 27 to 29 to consider and hash out this question with the hopes of formulating recom mendations and resolutions to take bade to their home groups. Dr. Louis S. Meyer, director of the Institute for Community Services of Edinboro State College, and coordinator for the two-day event, explained the concept of the first “Future of Rural Pennsylvania” workshop. “There was no captive audience here,” he ex plained, comparing the conference to business conventions or sociology conventions. “We extended invitations to a wide variety of in dividuals in the rural segment such as county commissioners, vo-ag in structors, the Grange, the office of aging, and con sumer groups,” he con tinued. With this cross section, the hope was to combine the wide ranging input and to come up with resolutions and recom mendations for each in dividual’s home group to endorse and relay to legislators. Ol • A few of the cooperating agencies and organizations taking part in the workshop were the Farm Credit System, Farmers Home, National Farmers Organization, Pennsylvania Association of Older Per sons, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Farmers Union, and 32 others. Edinboro State College, Edinboro, sponsored the event through its institute for Community Services. As a matter of procedure the college puts on several workshops of this sort each year, and is presently in volved in setting up several others around the state with different topics. One of the speakers at Monday afternoon’s session was Yolanda Jeselnick, director of the Area Agency on Aging, Ridgway, Pa. Ms. Jeselnick spoke on the handicaps faced by the elderly living in rural areas of the Commonwealth. She first pointed out that the entire United States is now dealing with a generation that has never existed before in the history of the country. “The fact is,” stated the distinguished director, “people are living longer than they ever did. and PENNSYLVANIA ANGUS ASSOCIATION SPRING SALE SATURDAY, APRIL 16,1977 • 11.-DO AJUL Located 8 miles E. of Hershey on Route 422 (Old Miliarden Farm) 50 HEAD REGISTERED ANGUS CATTLE Cows & Calves - Bulls - Open Heifers Bred Heifers For Catalogs Write. JEAN FRETZ CONRAD GROVE Rl, Zionsville, Pa. Rl, Oowningtown, Pa 18092 19335 young people are not having as many children.” This has led to a decrease of 25 per cent for individuals under 2S years of age and a doubling of the absolute number over 60. A few of the problems of the elderly living in rural Pa., enumerated by Ms. Jeselnick, are age discrimination and lade of housing alternatives. Age discrimination comes in the form of the arbitrary ruling that an individual 65 years of age must retire. “This is simply because the labor market doesn’t have enough jobs,” stated Ms. Jeselnick. “However, that problem will take care of itself and just- quietly go away,” she continued. This natural process will take place because of the lopsided numbers of individuals over 65 as compared to those under 25 years of age. However, the housing problem for the elderly in rural Pennsylvania will not take care of itself. “These people are in desperate need of alternate means of housing other than home ownership” stated Ms. Jeselnick. At the present time, the only other route for these individuals to take besides owning a home is to live in a nursing home. “At $lOOO a month, the price of nursing homes up my way, how long do you think it would take to dissipate the equity of a lifetime?” questioned the adamentlady. Other concerns for these individuals is lack of ac cessibility to the agencies of which they are in dire need. For instance, there is usually a long distance between them and the social security office, as well as a lack of public tran sportation. Also, in many instances in rural area of the Commonwealth, medical care may be as far away as 50 miles. Another factor working against the elderly is legislation for them which has an urban bias. “There is no common body of advocacy for rural people,” Ms. Jeselnick declared, “And , that is a problem.” She also pointed out that we often underestimate the strength of older people and that we need to break apart these myths before we can attack any problems. “Economically, they have much to give the society. They may only have a third grade education, but they have the wisdom of a lifetime,” she emphasized. As a means toward solving the problem, Ms. Jeselnick advocated working the Area Agencies on Aging, wffich are located in every county in Pennsylvania. Public Sales Register , SAT. APRIL 9, 9:30 AM - * c ™? s the . ” V ®L, f Public sale farm machinery, Harding ad house trailer. Located at i'? 0 ® 11 * *9 R.D. 4, York, Pa. west of Mt. Watch for arrow. Sale by Washington Church on No. d 83, get off at Exit 12, go west E ‘ to Zion View. Turn right to Weaver » Auctioneer. Mt Washington Church, turn left 3rd place on right in lane. Roland Glassick m, owner. Blaine N. Rentzel, Auc tioneer. 717-764-6412. SAT. APRIL 9 - 10:00 A.M. - Public Auction for Addie M. Frey Estate of 137 Acre Farm Equipment, Household Goods, Antiques. 1 mile north of Stines Corner. Turn west off Rt. 863 5 miles north of Rt. 22 in Lynn Twp., Lehigh Co. PA. Sale ordered by Earl Frey, Lovie Frey, Evelyn, Frey, Executors. Sale conducted by Ralph W. Zettlemoyer Auction Co. SAT. APRIL 9, 10:30 A.M. - Public sale farm machinery, milking equipment and household items. At the farm of Joe A. and Alma Yoder 6 miles southwest of Belleville off .Route 655 or 1 mile northeast of Allensville Pa. in Mifflin County. Daniel P, Zook, Auctioneer 717-483- 6791. SAT. APRIL 9, 9:30 A.M. Public Sale vehicles, farm machinery, poultry equip ment, etc. Located on Route 140, (Gettysburg-Littlestown Road), 5 miles south of Gettysburg, next to village of Two Taverns. Irvin S. Conover, owner. C. David Redding, Auctioneer. SAT. APRIL 9,1 PM - Public Sale of Feeder Pigs, Gilts and Boars by Stan L. Reinecker, York Springs, Pa. SAT. APRIL 9, 9:30 A.M. - Ninth Annual farm, lawn and garden equipment auction. Located at Pickering Machinery Sales off Route' 92 at Jackson, Pa. Exit 67 off I -81 or 4 miles west of Rte. 171 at Thompson, Pa., Susquehanna Co. Ray Pickering, Jim Beavan, sale managers. SAT. APRIL 9, 11:00 AM Mattocks Machinery Sale located on the Shupp Hill Road, 2 miles West of Rt. 92 at E. Lemon, and 1.9 miles East of Lake Carey and 7 mi. NE of Tunkhannock, Pa. Wyo. County. Sale by Gerald & Lucille Mattocks, Tunkhannock, Pa. RD 4; Watson Dayton, Auctioneer. SAT. APRIL 9 - 9 A.M. Public Sale of Antique Furniture, Glassware and China, Very fine and early signed tools to be held in the AI Starr Community Building, village of Willow Street, Pa. (loc. 4 miles south of Lancaster along north Rt. 272 behind Keystone TV). Sale by VeverlyS. Clendenin Estate; Howard Shaub, Auctioneer, and Roy C. Probst. SAT. APRIL 9, 11:00 AM - Farm Machinery Auction at Ransom, Pa. Lackawanna Co. located 10 miles east of Scranton, 6 miles south of Clarks Summit, 12 miles from Tunkhannock, 2W miles from Falls, Pa. 1 mile from the Ransom Home, TRY A CLASSIFIED SAT. APRIL 9 - 10 A.M. Public Sale of Real Estate and Antiques for EUa Maes Landis, Bmnnerville, Pa. J. Omar Landis Auction Ser vice, Auctioneers. SAT. APRIL 9, 1977. NinU Annual Public sale of the RawlinsvOle Fire Company r farm implements, building materials, household goods and antiques. Items sold on commission. Food served. Pb: 284-4362 or 284-4530. SAT. APRIL 9 - Consignment Sale of Tractors, Farm' Equipment, Horse drawn implements, etc. Blue Ball Machine, Load of citrus direct from Florida, Oysters, Fish, Shrimp, and Chip man, located on Rt. 11 and 15 8 miles North of Liverpool, 9 miles South of Selinsgrove at Stauffer’s Harness and Saddle Shop. Terms by Elmer Stauffer; Frank and Paul Snyder, Auctioneers. SAT. APR. 9 - 9:00 A.M. Public Sale of Some Con struction Equipment, Lot of Tools, Furniture, Desks, and A Lot of Small Items, Lumber 9:00 A.M. Located at 710 South Union Street, Middletown, Pa. Sale for E. H. Givler. Gerberich and Long, Auctioneer. SAT. APRIL'9, 10:00 AM - Auction sale, 7 tractors and 13 trailers. Located at Ken Taylor’s Trucking, Route 40, Glasgow', Delaware, 5 miles north of Elkton, Maryland and 2 miles south of 195 exit at Route 896. William K. COMPLETE DISPERSAL At the farm located on Rte. 550 near village of Stormstown. Take Rte. 322 West from State College and turn South on Rte. 550 to farm. Phone 814-692-4340. All eligible for immediate shipment anywhere. Exam, for Preg. In terstate charts sale day. 7 Cows sell with over 1000 - lbs. fat and their families. SALE FEATURES THE OECENDAKTS OF “PERKY”!! One of the greatest daughters of ABC Reflection Sovereign with 1192 and 1058 - lbs. fat. Sons sold for $41,000 and $31,500. Many sell by her VG Gold Medal ivanhoe Son. . OTHER TOP SIRES USED IN HERD!! 12 by Elevation • 6 by Ivanhoe Star - Magnet - Astronaut - Starlite - Pride Admiral • Marcus • Matt - Apollo - Lakefield and others. See Holstein World and Penna. Hoi. News for pictures and more details. R. AUSTIN BACKUS, INC. PEKHA. ML ASSOC. EMIL G. PETERS Sale Mcrs. I Auctioneers Mexico. N.Y. Taylor, owner. Harold S. Hill and Son, Auctioneers. SAT. APRIL 9, 2:00 PM. Public sale of valuable real estate. Located at R. D. 1, Wrightsville, Pa. on the Craley-Bull Run Road in Lower Windsor Twp. Roy I. and Laricka M. Filmore, Owners. Jacob A. Gilbert, Auctioneer. SAT. APRIL 9, 12 Noon. Public sale, 13 acre farm, farm equipment, four head - feeder cattle. Located at R. D. No. 1, Bethel - at in tersection of Interstate 1-78 and Route 645 at TTMA Truckshop, go north of Route 645 % mile, farm is on right. Joseph and Shirley Strohm, owners. Nelson L. Ebersole, Auctioneer. !AT. APRIL 9, 12 Noon sms MACHINERY SALE MONDAY, APRIL 25,1977 10:30 A.M. Sharp Complete assortment of tractors & all types of farm equipment Consign your machinery to our safe. Complete listing of machinery to be sold will be ad vertised week of 4/18/77. Sale to be held ABERDEEN SALES CO. INC. on Rt. 22 6 miles east of Bel Air, Md. via U.S. Rt. 1 or 6 miles west of Aberdeen Md. via 1-95 or U.S. Rt. 40 in Churchville, Harford County, Md. ABERDEEN SALES CO. INC. Box C, Aberdeen, Md. 21001 Phone: 301-734-6050 734-7105 Night 734-7978 Auctioneers: John H. O'Neill Forest Hill, Md. 838-6980 Kentß. Ferrell' , Churchville, Md. 73.4-7105 Lunch served. Terms;’Cash. PETERS FARM THURSDAY, APRIL 14,1977 (11:00 Ail) Port Matilita, Pi. 110 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS (55 Cows - 55 Heifers and Calves) RNA-17584M. 4.1% 5 “EX” - 21 “Vfi” - 21 “OP” Sell!! 839 Benner Pike State College, Pa. Public sale of farm equip ment. On the premises located along Powells Valley Road, 4-M: miles east of 147 in Wayne Township, Halifax Pa. Mr. & Mrs.. Cornelius Hoffman, owners. Adams and Shoop, Auctioneers. SAT. APRIL 9, 12:30 PM. - Neefe Potato Farms dispersal on Sweden Hill, Potter County. Walter Neefe, "owner. 814-435-6650. Victor and James Pirrung, Auc tioneers. Jerry Pirrung and R. M. Shaylor, Troy, Pa. . Sales Managers SAT. APR. 9 - Public Sale of Valuable Real Estate, Farm Equipment & Household Goods. To be held at R 1 Jonestown, Pa. Aucj tioneer - Reuben Houser" Auctioneer. Thomas Houser Estate. 716 Fat!! R.D.I Port Matilda, Pa.
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