Bl4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 15,1980
Grain sales to China m
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -
A gram export executive
said here that the recently
signed agreement between
the Umted States and the
People’s Republic of China
could result in increased
Farm Women
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charter members, were
remembered, with a white
carnation placed on a cross
of greenery in honor of each
one. Memorialized were
Martha Dalheimer and
Mary Rohrbaugh of Group 5;
Florence Hoffman and
Martha Smith, Group 4; Eva
K. Myers, Group 14;
Evamae Houston, Group 1;
Annabel Shaub, Group 20;
Ruth Burke, Group 25; Mary
Gable, Group 9; and Alverta
Kauffman.
Several members, their
children, and grandchildren
entered this year’s special
state project, crochet
competition. First place
winners, whose craft
creations will go on to
compete at state level, in
clude: Stacy Leiphart,
children’s division; Steve
Kohler, painting; Lisa
Perry, craft; Anna Eppley,
bedspread; Iva Kraut,
afghan; Betty Jordan,
sweater; Ethel Wilt, stole;
Mary Hake, baby afghan;
Ruth Krout, miscellaneous,
Betty Jordan, scarf;
Margaret Tyson, pillow.
Featured speaker for the
morning session was the
Rev Joyce Johnson, who is
co-pastor with her husband
at St. Paul (Trinity)
Lutheran Church, York R 6.
Pastor Johnson spoke
frankly on the joys and
problems she has en
countered as one of the
relatively few women in the
ministry A 1979 divinity
graduate, she was one of
only four women m her
class, and only six women
had been ordained in the
Lutheran Church of America
up to the tune she began
divinity training.
“Women in the ministry is
not a new thing,” she in
sisted, recalling several
gram supplies for the Soviet
Union.
Ted Rice, vice president
commodity research,
Continental Gram Company,
told a meeting of the Crop
Quality Council last week
women mentioned in the
Scriptures as having been
involved in the early
Christian church
“And who in the church
does the bulk of the work
anyway - women,” added
Pastor Johnson. She en
couraged the Farm Women
to recognize that women art
ministering in many ways,
through all the church and
charitable groups in which
they take part and by
providing the organizational
structure for getting things
accomplished.
Because women ministers
are still a comparative
rarity, Pastor Johnson
admitted that they must be
extra accomplished at what
they do, and that women in
the ministry cannot afford to
be mediocre because they
carry the responsibility of
proving themselves equal to
the position.
She noted that she did not
set out to become a minister,
and actually “fought the
call” until it became so
apparent that she knew she
must trust in God, and “in
ways that men aren’t forced
to trust Him ”
Special entertainment
during the afternoon was
presented by the Hanover
American Association of
Retired People’s kitchen
band, a talented group of
senior citizens, with
members ranging from 67 to
87 years of age, who per
formed a variety of old
tunes.
The performance for the
Farm Women was the 293rd
for the band, which has
entertained at the White
House. Following their hour
long light-hearted presen
tation, they were given a
rousing standing ovation by
an appreciative Farm
Women audience.
that the agreement..“made
without consultation with
Australia, .Argentina,
Canada or the European.
Community, has
offended them ”
According to Rice, “none
has been particularly happy
about supporting the Umted
States on the Soviet em
bargo. This will provide an
excuse to ignore it."
Rice acknowledged that
none has a big surplus
available for export to other
nations.
“But,” he continued, “if
each takes the approach of
Argentina, i.e., simply sell to
the highest bidder, the Soviet
ay boost Soviet
Union will be able to get
ample grain. It may mean
their taking more barley or
sorghum and less corn than
they would like, but they can
do so if necessary ”
In a review of global
markets for wheat and
coarse grams, Rice in
dicated he expects record
volume in 1980/81
"There are some
relatively tight areas,” he
said, “but world gram
supplies 'are ‘ adequate and
U.S. stocks are large A
'drawdown m stock -
especially m the U.S,
Canada and Australia -
combined with current year
production, will be sufficient
to accommodate the in
creased demand.”
Noting the increased
significance of the market
for wheat in the People’s
Republic of China, Rice
observed that Chinese wheat
production is down about 10
percent or more than five
million tons from a year ago.
“This loss will not be fully
offset by mcreased imports
but we do expect imports,
mostly wheat, to be about
four million tons higher than
a year earlier,” he said.
He added that the recent
US-PRC gram agreement
could encourage the Chinese
imports
to take more U.S wheat m
the first half of calendar
year 1981 than they might
have without the pact.
Credit goes to Sherry
Curry of the Lancaster
Livestock Reporter for her
picture of the New Holland
Dairy Show champion which
ran in our November 1 issue
on page AlB. The Dairy Show
and Sale were held Wed
nesday, October 29.
Photo
credit