116—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4,4978
Ballroom Holstein
(Continued from Page 115)
marketing for the Sheraton
Penn State Inn, the sale was
a successful, enjoyable and
educational experience. It
was a “first” for both the
Holstein Association and the
Sheraton. In fact, prim* to
Thursday evening’s con
vention sale, neither cows
nor people bad been in the
new ballroom as guests.
“It was a first, and I hope
it wasn’t the last,” Sharp
announced enthusiastically
during a telephone in
terview. “I really enjoyed it,
the guests were very
gracious, very friendly, and
we had no problems what
soever.”
Sharp was modest about
his hotel’s involvement in
the sale, saying that the
Holstein Association “took
the bull by the horns and
took care of all the details.
All we did was provide the
space, water, and elec
tricity.” As such, convention
expenses weren’t increased
significantly over what they
would have been without the
sale.
“The cows were brought in
through the rear loading
dock, past the kitchen,
through the service corridor,
and into the ballroom,”
Sharp continued. In fact, the
animals actually came
through a part of the food
service area. All the details
and precautionary measures
had been previously worked
out with the hotel
management, sale
organizers, the Holstein
association, and local health
and safety personnel. “We
had no problems with
anything,” Sharp remarked,
adding that the only unusual
smell he detected was that of
hay.
“It was a real learning
experience,” the hotel sales
director continued with
marked enthusiasm, adding
that he wished more people
could witness agricultural
conventions such as this. In
addition to the unique sale.
Sharp told of the many
educational and commercial
exhibits on display in the
lobby. “I enjoyed it very
much, I hope they come
back,” Sharp concluded.
With the Sheraton’s
ballroom never having been
used before, the facility was
furnished with immaculate
carpeting and wall paper. It
was that way after the sale
too, which featured 31
Holsteins and attracted
several hundred people. All
told, the Pennsylvania
Holstein Association con
vention had more than 1000
visitors for the three days of
activities. The unique sale
was opening event and
remembered highlight.
News of it made the front
page of the State College
evening "paper and the
Associated Press picked it
up from there for further
distribution.
The success of the sale set
a new record for the state
Holstein organization. It
averaged $3400 per head,
with die high priced animal
being an Arlinda Chief
daughter consigned by J.
Milton Corle and Sons of
Martinsburg. Wayne Harp
ster of Pennsylvania Fur
nace was the high bidder at
$7BOO.
Second high at $7400 was
Penn-Col Elevation Buffy,
consigned by Pen-Col Farms
at Millville and purchased
by Ezra Yoder of Grantville,
Md. A total of nine head
brought $4OOO or more.
Successful biders in this
record-setting conventional
sale series came from
California, Maryland,
Missouri, New York, Ohio,
and Pennsylvania.
Polish exchangee
(Continued from Page HI)
The couple was fortunate
in locating an apratment in
the town of Wrzesnia, not far
from the large city of Poz
nan. In some places there is
a wait of up to 10 years for an
opening to move into an
apartment.
Having worked for almost
a year in the American
construction business with
his. host, Stanley compared
building techniques of the
two countries.
“Apartments and houses
here have more decorations
he observed, and the
building materials are
different. In Pbland we use
mostly bricks and blocks
while wood is more common
here.
Private land purchased for
a building site in Poland is
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