C3o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27,1980
Fulton Grange hears national women’s committee leader
OAKRYN - Fulton
Grange No. 66 observed
Community Night Monday,
commencing with a covered
dish dinner.
The Lecturer, Mrs.
Howard W. Miller, Jr., was
in charge of the special
program which began with
group singing, accompanied
by Mrs. Richard Lefever,
“America The Beautiful.”
Mrs. Miller then presented
certificates from the
National Grange and pins
from Fulton Grange for
continuous membership to
Cost sharing available
to Carroll County farmers
WESTMINSTER, Md. -
Farmers in the northwest
section of Carroll County,
Md., can now receive up to 75
percent cost sharing for
installing measures to
control animal waste and
sediment pollution problems
under the new, experimental
Double Pipe Creek Rural
Clean Water Program.
Maryland was one of 13
states to have its application
for an RCWP project ap
proved and was among the
first three states to receive
funding. Congress approved
about $3.9 million to provide
technical and cost-sharing
assistance to farmers m the
area to clean up pollution
problems over the next 10
years.
The program is ad-*
ministered by the
Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service
through farmer-elected
Carroll County ASC Com
mittee. Technical assistance
and other support is
provided by the, Soil Con
servation Service, Carroll
County Soil Conservation
District, Extension Service,
Maryland Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene,
and other interested groups
According to Randy
Bachtel, SCS soil con
servationist, the purpose of
the program is to provide an
incentive for farmers to
correct pollution problems
voluntarily Many of the
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the following: for 25 years
Mrs. Estil Vandament, Mr.
and Mrs. Ellis Sheetz; for 50
years Martin H.
Eshleman. Also honored
were: Mrs. Dorothy Fitz
simmons, Miss Helen
Lamborn, Charles Mc-
Sparran and Lewis Good for
55 years; and Norman Wood
for 65 years. Mrs. Van
dament, Martin Eshleman,
Charles McSparran and
Norman Wood each gave
brief remarks.
Mrs. William Buffington,
Lecturer of the Penn
practices that have been quality plans developed.
approved for cost sharing, Bachtel said that the goal
he added, are also time of the program over the next
saving and energy efficient. 10 years is to install 115
Under the program, agricultural waste
farmers can receive up to a management systems;
maximum of $50,000 to in- 50,000 feet of diversion
stall any of 11 approved best terrace; 25 farm sediment
management practices. Of basins; and 300,000 feet of
the 1,195 farmers in the grassed waterways.
project area, about 290 are For more information
considered as “critical” contact the SCS office at
areas and have been 301/848-6696 or the ASCS
targeted to have water office at 848-2780
4-H dressage show held in Maryland
GAITHERSBURG, Md. -
The first Maryland State 4-H
Dressage Show was held
recently at the Potomac
Horse Center near here. The
purpose of the show was to
help 4-H horse club members
polish their skills in a
European style of , hor
semanship which is
becoming popular in the
United States.
Laura Brotzman, 17, of
Elkridge was the top per
former of the day, taking
both high score champion
and reserve champion
honors with her Morgan
horse, Meleah-Oz. The pair
also won first place in Open
Senior Training, Level HI,
and Open First, Level I.
In addition, Laura used a
different Morgan horse,
Statesman’s Mistress, to win
first in Open Senior
Training, Level I, and
second in Open Senior
Training, Level 111.
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Units
State
APProve*
sylvania State Grange and
chairman of the National
Grange Women’s Activities
Committee, was the
speaker.
She particularly em
phasized community ser
vice, legislative and
women’s activities in the
Grange. Stating that the
Grange organization is 113
years did and has a mem
bership of over 500,000 in the
United States, she noted, it
has always been and still is
very- active in legislation
Another Howard County
resident, Rob O’Connor, 11,
of Wilde Lake village in
Columbia, placed first in
both First Year Junior
Training, Level I, and Open
Junior Training, Level I. He
was riding There’s Hope.
Amber Morrison, 14, of
White Hall, and her horse,
Tuffy, placed first in Maiden
Junior Training, Level I;
they received a third-place
ribbon in First Year Junior
Training, Level I. v
A Carroll county gal,
Felicia Guanno, 15, of New
Windsor, won first-place m
First Year Semor Training,
Level I, and placed third m
Maiden Senior Training,
Level I. She was riding
Small Wonder.
Miss Davida Dougherty of
Clarksburg (Montgomery
county) served as official
judge for the 4-H dressage
event.
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DARI-KOOL
COOLING SYSTEM
from local to national levels.
It is a grass-roots
organization, policies
starting 'with the Subor
dinate Granges and acted
upon by County, State and
National Grange, she said.
It is a family fraternity
and from its inception
women were on a level with
men. Women promote
sewing and needlework
contests in the Grange and
ssist with the many other,
activities such as working
for the deaf. The Grange was
the first organization to have
a song book printed in sign
language. They also offer
scholarships - for workers
with the deaf.
Citing just a few examples
of Grange community
service, senior citizens and
'other community groups
meet m Grange halls.
Medical health centers have
been started by Granges.
Education has been fostered
and talents promoted.
Mrs. George Hough'
exhibited an oil painting in
the art contest which will
compete in the State Grange
contest.
Thomas C. Galbreath,
master, presided at a short
business session and gave a
report of attending the
Young Mameds weekend at
Edgewater Acres.
The tour committee
reported the bus going to
Annapolis, IVld. October 1 is
full and they may also take a
van. They will leave
Quarryville at 7:15 a.m. and
Fulton Grange Hall at 7:45
a.m.
Grangers signed a petition
circulated by the American
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ROBERT N. ZOOK
President
Mushroom Industry which
will go to President Carter
asking him t-o limit
mushroom imports to 32
percent of the prior yearly
consumption.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Everett
Kreider will represent
Fulton grange at the Pa.
State Grange session in
Lewdstown October 27 to 30.
William Buffington,
Kennett Grange No. 19,
Chester County, gave some
remarks.
The new officers will hold
a meeting at the Grange Hall
Tuesday, September 30,7:30
p.m.
PARS SOIL SERVICE
HAS A NEW SOLUTION
TO AN OLD PROBLEM.
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For Correction of Calcium
Deficiency in Crops
' BULK DELIVERY AVAILABLE
ON YOUR FARM
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Elizabethtown, PA , wAit < v
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, 17508
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It was announced that the
Department o-f En
vironmental Resources and
the Pa. State Grange will
hold a joint meeting at
Lower Swatara Township
Building on route 4<l
Monday, September 29, 7:30
p.m. to which farmers are
invited. It will deal with the
effect of TMI on agricultural
land. New officers will be
installed at the next meeting
of Fulton Grange October 13.
Lancaster Co. Pomona
Grange No. 71 will meet at
Fulton Grange Hall
Saturday, October 18,8-p.m.
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