—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 24,1979 60 WAYNESBURG - A three foot wide mine shaft opening was recently sealed off, ending a hazard that has existed for a number of years. The open shaft threatened the safety of hundreds of students of the Waynesburg Central High School. The site, which is located ‘r». V".., -’V^W ,i> x *** Cv » , f * “ * ! ,?■>> MESfes^^--•■*&!#* ■ Under the Rural Abandoned Mine Program, the Soil Conservation Service closed an open mine shaft near .a Waynesburg School. c^iiens man who owns one! 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Blair said that he found a homemade ladder leading into the mineshaft, and that a path was beaten in and around the mine entrance. He and officials of the Soil Conservation Service, ad ministering agency of the arv M r - * 'S* V ~ »- *■ 4> t * " *■***£ ‘ ** „ t ***" i. * / *• V*' . 1 FARMERS’ FERTILIZER WORKS, INC. PREMIUM GRANULAR FERTILIZER & LAWN FOOD LIQUID NITROGEN - LIMESTONE • PESTICIDES TWO FERTILIZER FACILITIES TO SERVE YOU BETTER! HOME OFFICE: CHURCHTOWN OFFICE: 365 W. Bainbridge St. Route 23 East Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Churchtown, PA 17510 Phone: (717) 367-1211 Phone: (215) 286-5337 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ lf *T AND WE SELL— YOU GET TAKE ADVANTAGE OF - Pre-payment credit. DUE TO THE PREDICTED SHORTAGE OF RAW MATERIALS, WE RECOMMEND YOU MARE PLANS TO ORDER YOUR FERTILIZER NOW. program, recognized that the shaft presented a danger to the youths visiting the area. When the mineshaft was closed, Theodore Carlson, the principal of Waynesburg High School, said that he was “really glad to have it sealed off. To have something like that near a populated area is dangerous.” The RAMP program was instituted m Pennsylvania and 28 other states in early 1979. Since some sites are more dangerous than others, project applications are given a numerical rating of priority by the State RAMP Reclamation Committee. A project application receives a priority of one, two or three. Sites that present a clear threat to life are rated priority one. Sites that are considered hazardous to public safety are rated priority two. Priority three ratings are assigned to projects designed to prevent degradation to the en vironment. The project on the Blair property had a rating of one, as do all projects presently scheduled. The completion of the Waynesburg project leaves Pennsylvania with about 240,000 acres of unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed land located m 39 counties. Pennsylvania has the highest acreage of unreclaimed abandoned mine land m the Nation. During the initial signup period for RAMP assistance, 659 applications were received covering 13,000 acres of land. Of this total, 254 applications to reclaim 13,000 acres of land were rated priority one. Eighteen of these applications were chosen as Early Start 365 W. BAINBRIDGE ST., ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022 AT FARMERS FERTILIZER YOU GET MORE THAN PRODUCTS & SERVICE YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR REPUTATION Only Premium granular fertilizer with a guaranteed analysis for your crop and soil. A quality product and quality service that offers a nitrogen mixture to give fast and slow release of nutrients, with secondary plant nutrients that are vital for plant growth. Crafty creators create crafts for Christmas FLEMINGTON, N.J. - The last meeting of the Crafty Creators was spent making crafts for the Holiday Bazaar to be held at the Extension Center on November 30. Members made braided jute and flower wreaths, made by braiding jute and gluing on dried flowers. Santa and Projects. During fiscal year 1979, contracts were written on seven projects, for a total cost of over $790,000. RAMP assistance provides cost share payments from SCS to the landowner based on a cost share formula. But, because the payments are presently considered taxable income, some landowners are hesitant to get involved. According to SCS officials, several Early Start projects remain unsigned because of the tax issue. snowman candy jars were also made by taking a baby food jar and pasting on cotton, hats and facial features. Other crafts made were nut and seed wreaths by pasting pumpkin seeds, pine cone petals, mustard seed, etc. onto a pre-cut cardboard circle. Demonstrations were given by Carol and Ruth TannahiU on how to make fabric pillow wreaths. The next meeting of the Crafty Creators will be on November 27 at 7 p.m. Members will work on sewing projects. Reported by Ruth Taxmahill, Club Reporter.
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