-iancast«r Fannins, Saturday, May,27,1971 106 Starved cattle case not related to cruelty ARENDTSVILLE - The Maryland businessman who owns 10 farms in Adams County has been found guilty of failing to dispose of dead animal carcasses properly but was acquitted last week of cruelty to animals charges. At hearings held here earlier this month in the offices of Magistrate Harold R. Deardorff, James G. Angelaras of Silver Springs, Md. was ordered to pay $lOO for each of three improperly disposed cattle carcasses. His total fine included $7B for court costs. The hearing on May 10 lasted seven hours and brought to an end a series of complaints by Adams Countians who charged that Angelaras was failing to feed his cattle properly. The Pennsylvania State Police also became involved in the matter and filed charges of animal cruelty. Trooper Dairy 4-H meeting held EAST BERLIN - The Central Dairy 4-H Club met recently at the Bud Welsh farm. East Berlin Rl. Pledges were led by Jonathan Myers and Joey Welsh. Members are par ticipating in a club poster contest for “June Is Dairy Month.” The posters will be used in conjunction with the dairy exhibit at North Hanover Mall on June 16 and 17. Dave Norman, Ass’t. Co. Agri. Agent, spoke on “Raising a Dairy Calf into a Profitable Cow.” Tommy Welsh, tour committee chairman, reported on tour ideas. The members voted to tour a cheese plant and an ice cream plant near Laurel, Maryland in August. The next meeting of the club will be on June 12 at the Donald Eyster farm, Spring Grove R 4. IF YOU CAN FIND A TRACTOR THAT USES LESS FUEL THANDE BUY IT. 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The Washington Post devoted more than a half page to the story in its April 2 issue. It included pictures of a dead cow lying at the entrance to one of the Angelaras properties which reporter Barbara J. Katz described as “standing out from most of the tidy farms around them.’’ The Washington Post staff writer noted: “On one farm a lone silo stands amidst the burnt remains of a bam and several smaller buildings. Adams County magistrate rules Barbed wire fence drags close to the ground, its supporting posts bent. On another farm, rotting equipment and a pile of old tires' lie alongside dilapidated buildings.” Angelaras’ operations had been under investigation by health and sanitation authorities from both Maryland and Pennsylvania because of the frequency of complaints received from neighbors and others in the area. Angelaras counters that their allegations are a form of harrassment. 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