34 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 16,1979 FFA contests (Continued from Page 33) Extemporaneous Public Speaking Nine FFA’ers entered this contest, won by Maxine Messner of Garden Spot High School. Second was Kathleen Jones of the W.B. Saul Chapter, Philadelphia; third was Glyn Boone from Westmoreland County, and fourth was Roy Shirk from Cedar Crest High School. Conservation Public Speaking Robert Marchesam from Philadelphia was the victor in this contest. Runner-up in the field of eight was David Smith from Lehigh County. Public Speaking Donald Burns from Bellwood-Antis captured first place in this contest. Next in the field of 12 was David Hecht from Philadelphia and third was Clayton Shenk of Lampeter Strasburg High School, Lancaster County. Chapter Procedures Mifflinburg Area High School had the winning team, composed of Michael Sanders, John Punako, Tina Wallace, Jeff Benfer, Kenneth Beiler, Greg Shuck, Bruce Reiner, and Andy Wagner. Also receiving “gold” team recognition were of ficers from the Northern Lebanon FFA Chapter. Members were Scott Rit chie, Dean Patches, Tom Seaman, Tom Donmoyer, Mark Brehm, Randy Behney, Paul Gibble, and Earnest Meily ijfr E E E The team from Mid dleburg High School placed third, and Octorara High School was fourth. Sixty-four students were entered in the contest. Agricultural Salesmanship Receiving “gold” medals in this contest were Raymond Perchmski. Montoursville; Howard Gnest, Twin Valley; Ted Dutrow, Penns Valley; and Mitch Morgan, Lackawanna AVTS. A silver medal was won by sth-place finisher Glenn Wenger of ELCO. Myerstown. There were 39 students in this contest. Floriculture Gerry Beeson from the Western Montgomery County Vo-Tech School claimed first place in this contest. Following her, m order, were Ames Charles and Chris Miller, both from Lehigh County; 'Tracy Ross and Lon Drager, both from Mount Joy AVTS; and Barb Hess and Mark Wehrly, both from the York County Vo- Tech School. Eighth place was won by Cathy Best from Mount Joy. Sixty-seven students competed. Small Gasoline Engines Gold medal winners were Jeff Lentz from Derry Area High School, Darryl Kane from Fairfield High School, Jeff Cams from Clearfield High School, Gerald Gabel from Newport High School, and Scott Hileman from Hohdaysburg High School Beef act called significant legislation DALLAS, Texas - The amended Beef Research and Information Act “is a significant piece of legislation to the cattle and beef industry and con sequently to our entire nation’s economy,” the general manager of Livestock Marketing Association said here recently at a public hearing on tne proposed order to implement the Act In supporting the proposed AFBF may fuel shortage WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Farm Bureau Federation has proposed immediate action to ease the increasingly critical diesel fuel situation. Allan Grant, federation president, urged immediate action to increase the ef ficiency of fuel consumption by trucks, saying, this requires regulatory reform of trucking, a uniform 80,000 pound maximum weight on the Interstate Highway system and a uniform maximum truck-trailer length of 65 feet. Three years ago, Congress authorized states to mcrease Interstate Highway weight limits to 80,000 pounds. The interstate system will ac commodate vehicle com bination lengths up to 65 feet, including two trailers. “Seven states up and down the Mississippi River and two states in the East block the movement of 80,000 pounds maximum weight trucks across the country, and this means using more fuel per pound of freight,” Grant said. Grant called on the Carter administration to issue an immediate order to provide for the uniform maximum weight and length and on Congress to pass legislation giving the Secretary of Transportation authority to AERIAL SPRAYING A/A^'&x7&y<!£ A& ts. • WOODLAND GYPSY MOTH - 30 Ac. minimum Protect your woodland. • ALFALFA Spray regrowth without costly wheel tracks. • CORN - SPARK Growth Stimulant For Corn =1 Vidl4 OkfJT= tf f BULK BLENDS r Muuniliunmnm T [ ANHYDROUS AMMONIA J order, C T ‘Tad' Sanders told the hearing that it reflects ‘ the deliberate and sincere effort of the cattle and beef industry’s leadership to outline a method and means to ef fectively carry out” the intents and purposes of the Act. Sanders pointed to the “legislative findings and declaration of policy” in the Act itself as evidence of the says trucks help ease set such uniform maximum weights and lengths on a permanent basis. A Department of Energy study shows these steps could save a quarter-billion gallons of fuel annually, Grant said, pointing out that this amounts to a savings of one-third in fuel con sumption on the Interstate system. “It is time for the president and Congress to come up with reasonable and workable programs,” Grant said. “It does little good to assure necessary fuel for on farm use unless we also are assured fuel for the tran sportation of production inputs to farms and ranches and for movement of the harvested crops to market ” i t compelling need for research and information ” It was declared to be the policy of the Congress and the purpose of the Act “that it is essential and in the public interest...to authorize and enable the establish ment of an orderly procedure for the development and the financing of research, consumer information, producer information and promotion designed to strengthen the cattle and beef mdustry’s position in the marketplace ” Sanders said the goals of the Act “are of such critical importance as to compel our best individual, positive efforts to insure their suc cess.” He said that LMA com plimented “all elements” of the cattle and beef industry "who have worked so hard and diligently producing this proposed order,” and also the industry’s Beeferendum Advisory Group, “which has acted with conscientious deliberation in resolving T — : NEED A FARM URBAN-COMMERCIAL BUILDING? 5; Call Your HUSKEE-BILT MAN! 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