—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 27,1973 126 Ag Safety Council out By JOANNE SPAHR HARRISBURG - It’s something every fanner knows about It’s a fear every farmer’s wife lives with. And, yet nobody thinks it will ever happen to them. But it does. It’s a proven statement that one out of every six fanners in Pennsylvania will have a serious farm accident, and that 87 per cent of all accidents happen to family members, not farm workers. And, un fortunately, over half of all accidents are severe. Sur prisingly enough, farm people are most likely to be involved in an accident while doing routine chores. Why does this happen? “Farmers reallv know better than to be careless,,,” says Elaine Benner, secretary for a newly for med statewide council whose primary goal is to change those statistics for the better. “They know they shouldn’t stick their hands in a com picker, but they just don’t think for that minute.” Through education, the Pennsylvania Agricultural Safety Council hopes to get farmers to think for that “one disastrous moment” and in this way save lives and crippled Lmbs. automatic [Tip GRAIN Mk DRYERS 35 SAVE Time, Labor and Money! • New Dryers—ll models • Greatercapac-ty • Quiet Centrifugal Fans ' • Gas Miser Venturi Burners • Oil Burners optional ITUT I HERSHEY EQUIPMENT 1 1 fl [ COMMNY > INC SYCAMORE IND. PARK 255 PLANE-TREE DRIVE LANCASTER, PA 17603 (717)393-5807 Route 30 West at the Centerville Eiit NEW FINANCE PLAN - 15% down payment 5 years on balance 7% interest A.S.C.S. Financing — - “We basically want to make farmers more safety conscious and safety aware,” explains Mrs. Benner, “We’ll have to constantly drill it in.” _ At this point Safety Council is a mere fledgling as far as statewide organizations are con cerned. It officially began in March of 1978 when the first annual meeting was held at Penn State University with the Honorable Kent O. Shelhamer, Pennsylvania secretary of agriculture, as guest speaker. Prior to that con ceptualizion had come about in November 1977 after Penn State University had hired their first safety specialist, Dennis Murphy. Murphy became aware of safety councils in other states, mostly in the raid-West and New York. After considering their value, Murphy met initially with John Frey, Sperry New Holland, and Marlin Miller, director of field services for PFA, to discuss the idea. After that PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL SAFETY COUNCIL Membership Application Complete application, tear off and mail to PASC, c/o 204 Ag. Engineering Building, University Park, PA 16802. Enclose check in the amount of $5.00 for Individual or $25 for Organizational Membership for the current calendar year. Checks should be made payable to PASC. (PLEASE PRINT) NAME ADDRESS COUNTY BE ALERT VERNON E. MYER STEEL BUILDINGS & GRAIN STORAGE RD4, LEBANON. PA. 17042 PHONE: (717)867-4139 these three invited other organizations to decide if such a, council was of genuine concern. Upon a decision to the affirmative, by-laws were worked on and plans made for the first meeting. Today, the organization is comprised of 13 indivuduals and 12 organizations. At this point, PASC is the only statewide organization for the farm safety prac tices, and according to J. Robert Peifer, president, the group has set out to be “problem solvers.” A list of projected ac tivities includes publishing and distributing during Farm Safety Week a newspaper on current topics of farm safety. The group also plans to develop or buy posters on farm safety and mail them to schools. To reach the general public, they have the goal of developing and distrubuting placemats, napkins, or special pamphlets to such establishments as restaurants. Safety campaigns are also on the list of activities. These Telephone: (Area Code) SERVING THE FARMERS FOR 105 YEARS tUMSURG SAVINGS rUlfe and TRUST COMPANY Hamburg, PA Phone 215-562-3811 A FULL SERVICE BANK COMMERCIAL and AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS WE OFFER COMPLETE ERECTION ON ANY SIZE OR STYLE BUILDING j Matt Cwijxwi Today! I _ SEND STEEL BUILDINGS LITERATURE SEND GRAIN STORAGE LITERATURE NAME. ADDRESS CITY | TELEPHONE __ . . _ j I 1 to lower Elaine Benner campaigns will deal with particular subject areas such as harvesting, tillage and tractor overturn at specific times during the year. PASC will also sponsor an annual awards program recognizing individuals or groups that contribute to farm safety. Three other planned ac tivities include developing and distributing decals at certain times or for certain subjects; having campaigns to sell safety items such as smoke detectors, and fire extinguishers, and spon soring events, activities, and displays at Farm Show and Zip Code _.STATE ZIP accident rate Ag Progress Days. They will also set up a portable display for county or lopal events. President of the Council for the coming year will be J. Robert Peifer, executive vice-president, Penn sylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Com panies. Dr. William Williams, assistant professor of agricultural education at Penn State, will serve as vice-president. John Frey, insurance manager, Sperry-New Holland Corporation, has been elected treasurer; and Elaine Benner, past chairperson, State Women’s Committee, Pennsylvania Farmers Association, has been elected secretory. The board of directors are: Robert H. Williams, Double copocily, double efficiency The Gehl 99 forage blower ends siio bottle necks Two hopper feed tables throw material into the fan for a fast start And 12 staggered blades, six on each side of the blower fan, move silage to the top in a hurry Stop in and talk to us today GEHL 8 ZOOK’S FARM STORE Honey Brook, PA S. JOHNSON HURFF Pole Tavern Monroeville, NJ 609-358-2565 or 609-769-2565 STOUFFER BROS. INC. Chambersburg, PA 717-263-8424 ARNETTS GARAGE Rt. 9 Box 125 Hagerstown, MD 301-733-0515 NEVIN N. MYER & SONS, INC. Chester Springs, PA 215-827-7414 UMBERSR'S Mill Rt. 4 Lebanon, PA (Fontana) 717-867-5161 A. L HERR & BRO. Quarryville, PA 717-786-3521 BINKLEY & HURST BROS. 133 Rothsville Station Road Lititz, PA 717-626-4705 PEOPLE’S SALES & SERVICE Oakland Mills, PA 717-463-2735 editor. The Pennsylvania Farmer; Barry Wanbaugh, district sales manager, Agway, Inc.; Dr. Neil R. Buss, executive depty secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture; N. Gale Moore, secretary, Pennsylvania State Grange; Marion R. Deppen, assistant director, Cooperative Ex tension Service; and Dennis J. Murphy, safety specialist, Cooperative Extension Service. An individual or family membership is available in PASC. Annual membership is $5 for an individual and $25 for an organization. Interested individuals are urged to fill out the ac companying membership application and send it to the directed address. M EQUIPMENT N. G. HERSHEY & SON Manheim, PA 717-665-2271 AGWAY, INC. Chapman Equip Center Chapman, PA 215-398-2553 CHAS. J. McCOMSEY &SONS Hickory Hill, PA 215-932-2615 WERTZ GARAGE Lmeboro, MD 301-374-2672 LEBANON VALLEY IMPLEMENT CO., INC. Richland, PA 717-866-7518 CLAIR J. MYERS Lake Road R 1 Thomasville, PA 717-259-0453 WILLIAM DAUGHERTY RD »2 Felton, PA 717-244-9787 ERNEST SHOVER - FARM EQUIPMENT 19 W. South St Carlisle PA 717-249-2239
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