—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17,1979 100 t Farm Women Societies (Continued from Page 99) “Cheese from other Covin tries”. After the slides, the group sampled various cheeses. The Society is sponsoring a bus trip to'the Philadelphia Flower Show on March 20. At that time they will also tour Tinari Greenhouses who specialize in African Violets. A contribution was made to the Easter Seal Society and to the Farm Women State Scholarship Fund in memory of Ann Petza, former state treasurer. The next meeting will be held at the Hempfield Brethem Church, April 7. Society 9 and County officers will be entertained. Lancaster Co. Society 25 A program on Epilepsy and what is being done to care for the afflicted was presented to Lancaster County Farm Women Society 25 by Mrs. James Baker, president of the Lancaster Chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation. Mrs. J. K. Burkholder, Willow Street R 2, hosted the March 10th meeting. Donations were approved for the Porkettes, Epilepsy Foundation and Barnes Hall. Plans were made to attend the Spring Rally on May 16th. April 14th at 12 noon r Society 25 will entertain members of Society 15 at the Farm and Home Center. A luncheon is planned followed with slides shown by Mrs. Arthur Retteu. Lancaster Co, Society 30 Members of the Lancaster County Farm Women Society 30 had their yearly auction on February 20, to raise money for numerous projects that arise during the year. The auction was held home of Mrs. Lupe Fox, Terre Hill. Her co-hostess of tfcj evening was Mrs. Sharon Keperling, also of Terre Hill. President, Carol Weaver conducted the business meeting. The Society elected to award a scholarship to a deserving student at Garden Spot High School majoring in the vocational agricuture and home economics departments. The group was reminded they will be entertaining the residents of Conestoga View on March 16. Instead of the regular monthly evening meeting for March, the Society will be taking the train to Philadelphia for a day of shopping on March 19. Eastern acquires Waverly milk plant SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Eastern Producers Cooperative recently an nounced the acquisition of the Waverly, N.Y. milk plant, formerly owned by Valley Creamery Co. Inc.', effective March 5, 1979. Howard McDonald, Eastern’s General Manager, stated, “We are entering Phase II of Eastern’s mozzarella cheese venture with the Lepnno Cheese Company of Denver, Colorado.” The move, was' hailed as' another positive step in the realization of stable marketing conditions for Eastern members throughout the Northeast. Arden Tewksbury, Meshoppen, president of the cooperative, announced at a press conference this week that within 60 to 90 days plant renovation will be geared to handle 500,000 pounds of milk per day for the production of cheese curd. Present butter an 4 powder operations will not be disturbed this spring during reconstruction. McDonald noted that Phase I, the production' of mozzarella cheese at Hor seheads, N.Y., is operating successfully. The, entire program, approved by Eastern’s delegate body, is on target. Tewksbury said that further construction plans at the Waverly site during the Summer and Fall months involves an addition to the present building. By January 1, 1980, it is ex pected that all work, in cluding the construction of a modem sewage treatment plant, will be completed and the production of mozzarella will be in full swing. At that tune, Leprino will handle one million pounds of milk per day with a work force of 200 employees, according to Ken Hoffa, Vice President of the Lepnon Cheese Company. Eastern’s site selection committee, which had been studying several' locations over the past few months, decided on the ' Waverly location because of availability of needed milk supplies and a plant already in existence.
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