Farm Women Societies Berks Co. Society 1 A Halloween party highlighted the October meeting of the Berks County Farm Women Society 1, held in the home of Mrs. Esther Bemdt,oleyßl. The sixteen attending members were informed of a bingo party to be held at Berks Heim on November 16 starting at? p.m. Officers for the 1979-1980 term were elected. President Mrs. Linda Levan; Vice President Mrs. Esther Bemdt; Recording Secretary Mrs. Ellen Snyder; Treasurer Mrs. Joan Haas; and Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Erma Stoltzfus. The next meeting will be on November 8 at the home of Mrs. Lena Eyrick, Oley Rl starting at 8 p.m. Lancaster Co, Society 15 Mary Boyce, Quarryville, hosted the October meeting of Lancaster County Farm Women Society 15. Co -d I L- , Ruggedly engineered to pile up plenty of firewood and fuel savings for years to come, an Echo Chain Saw has to be one of the soundest investments you can make. A.B.C. GROFF INC. NEW HOLLAND. PA. PHONE: 717-354-4191 HOURS: Monday thru Wednesday 7 AM till 5 PM; Thursday & Friday till 9 PM; Saturday till 4 PM hostess were Elma Maule, Nancy Boyce, Martha Herr and Dorothy Johnson. Six visitors were present. President Dorothy Johnson conducted the meeting. Three new members were introduced and received as members. They were Donna Fergason, Edna Daughtery and Betty Yorkev. A supper sale will be held at the November meeting. Kathryn Wagner told of her trip to New England. New officers for 1979 were elected. They are: President, Kathryn Wagner; Vice-President, Jeane Bames. Two members were elected representative delegates to the State Farm Women convention, Harrisburg, in January. They are Bertha Harnish and Alma Clendenin. The program featured a talk on safety by Policeman Harry Temple. The November meeting will be held at the home of Vera Herr, Quarryville. Hostess are Jean Ressel, Kathryn Wagner, Effie Wagner, Mary Bnetly and Bertha Hamick. Jean Rissel will show slides. A SOUND ENERGY SAVING INVESTMENT WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY MODEL ECHO CHAIN SAW Value Worth *l3 to *26 Depending on Model of Chain Saw Lancaster Co, Society 31 “Decorations for your Christmas Packages” was a talk given by Gloria Althouse at the October meeting of the Lancaster County Farm Women Society 31. Harriet Spayd hosted the Society in her home with Eleanor Kreider serving as co-hostess. Donations were given to the new Bookmobile and to the mental health. Com mittees were selected for 1979. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Janet Badger on November 20 at 7:30 p.m. York Co, Society 27 Mrs. James Garber was elected the new president of the York County Farm Women Society 27 at their September meeting hosted byMaryShenk. Mrs. Luke Brubaker was elected secretary. A donation was approved towards the 4-H horticultural judging team. The Society concluded their meeting with a lively game of bingo. On October 24 the Society met at Stauffers to take a class in pine cone petal owls. CHAIN SAWS May Fellenbaum and Lucy Frey served as co-hostesses. York Co, Society 31 Mrs. Loyle Moyer hosted the October meeting of York County Farm Women Society 31. Carolyn Neal presided. Mrs. Manon Ryder of Northern School was the guest speaker. She presented a health talk. Seven members are planning to go to the County convention. The next meeting will be at the home of Bonnie Witner. Chief Castle will present a safety program. York Co, Society 35 Linda Bncker hosted York County Farm Women Society 35 at her home for their October meeting. Members responded to roll call with a decorated Halloween pumpkin. The pumpkins were judged and the three prize winners were Joan Beck, Becky Warner and Vicki Rohrbaugh. Final arrangements were made for the Bazaar stand the Society will have at the York Mall on November 3 and 4. The Society elected of- Quit fueling around Come in today for a free demonstration Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1978 ficers for the coming year. They are: Vicki Rohrbaugh, president; Carolyn Sweitzer, vice-president; Joan Beck, secretary; Diane Workman, assistant secretary; Mary Ann Brenneman, treasurer; National FFA Safety Award winners chosen KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three Pennsylvania and one Maryland FFA Chapter have won awards for out standing achievement in the National FFA Chapter Safety Award Program. The awards will be presented Wednesday, November 8, at the FFA’s Golden An niversary Celebration at the 1978 National Convention in Kansas City, Mo. The top 25 FFA chapters will be presented “Gold Emblem” safety awards, the highest award in the program. Recipients of the “Silver Emblem” from Pennsylvania will be the Northern Lebanon Chapter, Fredncksburg. Chapters receiving the “Bronze Emblem” from Penn sylvania include: Head waters Chapter, Ulysses, and the Little Dutchman Chapter from Annville. Maryland recipients are Catoctm Chapter from Thurmont, and the Hereford Chapter of Parkton. The chapters recognized this year participated m a wide range of safety ac tivities including: farm and home safety surveys, auto and farm equipment safety inspections, promotion and sale of slow moving vehicle signs, safe com harvest campaigns, establishment of rural fire districts, programs to illustrate safety procedures in the use of farm chemicals and many other farm and home safety projects. The FFA Chapter Safety Award is one of three awards recognizing chapter par ticipation in activities of national significance. It is designed to increase ■ TH« H""* 1 _ , SENATE » 0 52? *“* I Farmers call it the "Land Grab Act." Incumbent Senator Clarence Manbeck cosponsored this bill. It makes it easier for the Department of Transportation to take land from the farmers. Senator Manbeck’s ties to PennDOT blinded him to the best interests of farmers. Vote for Ed Arnold, a working farmer who understands farm problems. Paid for by the Bi Partisan Committee to Elect Ed Arnold to the State Senate, Alex Croce, Jr treasurer, Jackie Taylor, manager Lois Rohrbaugh, assistant treasurer; and Janet Bricker, chaplin. The next meeting will be held on November 9, 7:30 p.m., at the home of Gloria- Holtzapple. awareness of safety prac tices through classroom instruction and educational activities. Each year ac cidents on the farm and in the home exact a tragic toll of death, destruction, and mutilation among rural and urban families. The FFA Safety Program is designed to make students aware of the causes of accidents and how they can be prevented. All FFA chapters are eligible to participate in the National FFA Safety Program. Applications for the chapter safety award are submitted to the State FFA Association which must rank the chapters. Ten percent of the chapters submitting applications ranked as Superior Chapters at the state level are eligible for national competition. At the national level chapters are rated gold, silver, or bronze, and are presented a gold, silver or bronze spur designating their rank. The spur is to be placed on a plaque presented the first year the chapter earned recognition. The plaque is designed for spurs to be attached over a period of several years. The contest was sponsored jointly by the Farm and Industrial Equipment In stitute fFIEI) of Chicago, 111., and the Dow Chemical U.S.A. of Midland, Mich., through the National FFA Foundation, Inc. Judging of the safety award applications in national competition was conducted in Alexandria, Va., under the supervision of the National FFA organization. 93
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