—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.