Snyder gets third term as Pa. Grange Master
BUTLER - J Luther secutive term as Master ot
Snyder, of Harrisburg was the Pennsylvania State
re-elected to his third con- Grange in the closing
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sessions of the Grange’s
106th annual sessions in
Butler on October 27
Snyder is the sixteenth
master to serve the Penn
sylvania State Grange since
it was founded in 1873. He
was elected to the position at
the state convention in
Washington, Pa., m October
1974, and re-elected at a
second two-year-term at the
convention at Sharon in
October 1976
When he completes his
new term, he wiL not be
eligible for re-election since
State Grange by-laws limits
a master’s period of service
to six years
Before his election as
master m 1974, Snyder had
served eight years as
secretary of the State
Grange.
Snyder, who was bom and
raised on a farm in northern
York County, has been ac
tive in the Grange for more
than 30 years. He is a
member of Valley Grange
No. 1360 at Lewisberry, and
the York-Adams Pomona
Grange No. 40
Snyder’s background also
includes service in the U S
Army from 1951 to 1953 He is
49 years old and married to
the former Fae Ruth Vetter,
of Miffhntown R 2. They have
five children, Anna May,
Lou Ann, James L., Jr.,
Joyce, and Jennifer, all of
whom are active in Grange
work.
George Rodgers, was
elected to the second highest
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post in the Grange, the State
Secretary.
Rodgers, who is 22 years
old, has been active m the
Grange since 1961 when he
joined the Junior Grange at
the age of five. He served as
State Youth of the Year for
1974-75, and National Grange
Youth of the Year for 1975-76.
In 1976 he was elected
Assistant Steward of the
State Grange at the con
vention in Sharon, and in
January 1977 was appointed
assistant to J. Luther
Snyder, the State Grange
Master, and has been
handling legislative matters.
A native of Lawrence
County, he is residing at 5213
Terrace Road, Mechamc
sburg.
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‘Standing crops’ signs available
FLEMINGTON, N. J. - Red
cards, 9 by 10 inches in size,
for posting fields with
standing crops are available
in the Extension Service
Office, reports C.G. Wett
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Agricultural Agent. Printed
and made available by the
New Jersey Division of Fish,
Game and Shellfisheries,
these notices warn hunters
against hunting m fields of
unharvested crops. That will
generally be soybeans and
com in Hunterdon this tune
of year, says the agent.
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Steward; John H Minor,
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Robert Hollobaugh, Warren,
Gatekeeper; Mrs. Elsie
Springer, Towanda, Ceres;
Mrs. Virginia Raisley,
Butler, Pomona; and Mrs.
Betty Master, Harrisvilie,
Flora.
Other officers elected to
State Grange posts include
Robert E. Steese, Grove
City, Overseer; Mrs. Mary
Buffington, Chadds Ford,
Lecturer; Kenneth Schlegel,
Fleetwood, Steward; John
Keith, Entriken, Assistant
Steward; Gladys Fry,
Fish and Game Law and
indicates fmes up to $5OO and
a loss of hunting license for
two years.
Farmers are urged to pick
up a supply of these notices
to post their unharvested
fields. And, hunters are
urged to look carefully
before crossing a field.
Soybean plants are par
ticularly brittle this time of
year.
Harvest of beans is barely
under way. Most field crop
producers are still har
vesting corn. Soybean
harvest will follow.
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