Members of Lancaster County Farmers Union . ititz; . jer, , ... jn
Thursday nig(it chose five delegates to the state Lititz. The state meeting will be held January 19
convention. From left they include; Naomi Spahr, and 20 at Grantville.
, Neffsville; Forney Longenecker, Lititz; James
Pennsylvania Young Farmer spokesman Joyce Hershey, left, talks with Laura
Heuser during a “Comebacks to Criticism” media training session at last week’s
American Agri-Women convention.
MUSEUM DISPERSAL SALE
Smokey Glen Farm, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Free Admission Acres of free parking
It is with regret that we announce the closing of the Smokey Glen Farm Museum Collegiate Barbequers, Mrs
Betty Sweet, and Farm & Home Antiques jointly announce that items from the Museum will be sold at Smokey Glen
Farm (in the Pavilion Area) starting on Friday, the sth of December 1980 and continuing through Saturday, the 13th
of December This showing and sale will be held in a heating building and trill be opened from 10 00 am until 4 00 pm
All items will be reasonably priced and will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Sorry, no sales prior to
December sth and no telephone sales until after 13 December (There are approximately 2000 items that must be
sold).
Items fall into the general categories below, but bear in mind, it is impossible to list all items to be sold For fur
ther information or a more descriptive brochure call 301 - 933-0250 or 301 - 948-9170; or write Farm & Home An
tiques, P O Box 42, Courthouse Station, Rockville, Maryland 20850
COUNTRY STORE ITEMS...? Enterprise Coffee
Grinders < 3 floor models) - lots of County Store Tins -
Show cases - wooden boxes - cash drawers - 8 ft long,
12 drawer spice cabinet - mannequins - 2 blade ceiling
fan - plus much more
COMPLETE BLACKSMITH SHOP...lots of tools -
several large bellows - handcranked forge - 2 anvils -
whetstone - post drill - plus more
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS...Butterchurns - Singer
treadle sewing mach - pot bellied stoves - cook stove -
copper kettle - c i caldrons - 2 cider presses - PLUS:
a collection of 10 wooden tub washing machines - 3
copper tubs (one an Easy Spindry) and other washing
items - plus many more items
SPINNING, WEAVING, & QUILTING... 150 year old
4-harness barn beam loom (has been in use in the
Museum for 6 yrs by our master weaver) - flex break
- yarn winder - large walking spinning wheel -
quilting frame - plus many more accessories.
TELEPHONE ITEMS...Oak wall telephone -
Beautiful oak telephone exchange - candlestick
phones - ringer boxes
CLASSIC CAR5...1955 Chev Station Wagon - 1964
FordGalaxie CONVERTIBLE 59 Corvette (broken
frame)
LOTS OF OLD bottles - phono records - books - bric-a
brac
THIS COLLECTION IS REALLY WORTH SEEING AND WE BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND THE ITEMS PRICED WITHIN REASON
DIRECTIONS From Washington D C take 270 north toward Frederick exit Route 28 proceed 5 miles west and turn right
onto Riftleford Rd travel ' mile to Smokey Glen Farm on the right From Frederick take 270 south toward Washington and
i’xit onto route 118 travel west 3 rules and turn left on Riftletord Road travel 3 miles to Smokey Glen Farm on left
FRIDAY, DECEMBER sth through SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13th
HORSEDRAWN VEHICLES...? sleighs - Glen Falls
surrey - runabout - jumpseat buggy - spring wagon -
mail wagon from Abbotstown, Pa - bread wagon -
wooden wheel dump rack - 6 farm wagons - other
related items
A LARGE HORSE TREAD MILL in beautiful shape
with fine lettering - A small dog tread mill (just
refinished -in perfect condition) - lots of plows, etc
WOODWORKING EQUlPMENT—Beautiful Barnes
mortice & tenon outfit - wood planes - lots of old tools -
a beautiful old SCHNITZELBUNK - plus more
TOYS...Sewing mach - windup Santa - windup bear
drinking milk - toy typewriter - figural glass banks -
Barbie doll clothes - plus a few other toys
POST OFFICE ITEMS.,.Cancelling machine - brass
post office boxes - scales plus more
PAPER & ADVERTISING...Lots of old magazines -
magazine adv (almost every subject) - early
lithographs - Sat Eve Posts (some Rockwells, 1
Leyendecker) - adv cards - a set of ‘Little Fairy’
pictures - lots of old sheet music - plus much more
SEVERAL HUMMEL FIGURES...some fine bisque
figures - a few other collectibles in this line
TWO MECHANICAL SANTA CLAUSES. .One
standing (6 ft tall) - one sitting (5 ft tall) both in
working condition
AAW
Convo
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Sunday School teacher at the
Mount Vernon Mennomte
Church and past president of
the school Parent Teacher
Association.
Uncaster Farming, Saturday, November 22,1950-A39
Farmers Union
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Lancaster Farmers’ getting a paid trip for two to
Association aJso is on record the National Farmers Union
supporting the Millersville convention in Altanta,
farmer’s proposal. Georgia.
Amendments to Act 442
would allow appointment of
a local preserve board
rather than having a plan
ning commission designate
lands for agriculture; would
allow a package of farms to The Lancaster group
be accepted as a district, named five delegates to the
rather than farm-by-farm Pennsylvania Farmers
approval, and would provide Union convention to be held
a 25 year review of ag January 19 and 20,1981 at the
districts with the option to Holiday Inn, Grantville.
abolish the district after Chosen were Naomi
each 25-year period Spahr, Neffsville, Forney
In other business, Lan- Longenecker, Lititz, James
caster Farmers Union is Spahr, Lititz; Abe Witmer,
conducting a drive to boost Lititz, and Dan Groff, Lititz ’
membership by 50'farmers. All officers were re-
Cost of a membership is $4O elected for another term of
tor two years or $2OO for a office. They include
lifetime. If the goal is at- Longenecker as president,
tamed members’ names will James Spahr as vice
be placed in a hat with the president, and Naomi Spahr
winner of the drawing as secretary-treasurer
Farm Calendar
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Monday, November 24
Mixed Standardised Horse
Sale; Farm Show
Complex, Harrisburg
20th Anniversary Forage
Conference; Hershey
Delaware Ag Crops
Irrigation meeting; 9
am to 4 pm , Sheraton
Inn, Dover
Hog Pseudorabies meeting,
7 30 pm, University of
Delaware Substation,
Georgetown
Tuesday, November 25
Adams County Capon
Roundup; Fire Hall,
Cashtown; 6 30
York DHIA annual meeting,
Aualong Restaurant, Red
Lion, 7pm
Franklin Countv Farm-City
Dairymen’s
CAMP HILL - The Board
of Directors of the Penn
sylvania Dairymen’s
Association reported
recently on the past year’s
activities.
The board listed major
expenses for buying samples
of milk and other dairy
products for flavor analysis
“Keep It Cool” posters have
been placed in all school
cafeterias.
Contributions were made
to the Penn State Cattle
Judging Team, the State 4-H
Team, the Computer
Foundation of Rations, to
research water consumption
and to research a milking
systems management
program
A total of $3OOO was
pledged to the Agricultural
Arena Campaign Financial
support was given to the
Princess Program, the
NOTICE
MD Herd
Dispersal
At the Shady Lane Dairy Sales, Quarryville, PA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5
11.00A.M.
136 Head of Registered &
High Grade Dairy Cows
101 Hoisteins, 35 Top
Registered Guernseys
See Next Week's Paper for Full Details
OWNER
GLENN & DAVID FITE
717-786-2750 or 1725
The group is counting
heavily on its success
against the beef referendum
m gathering members this
year and m fighting the milk
referendum
Week; Kauffman Station
Community Center, 7
p m
Dairy Feeding Seminar,
Hunterdon County, N J ,
Bp.m
Wednesday, November 26
Northampton Bam meeting;
Charles Diehl Farm,
Richmond; 1 30
Thursday, November 27
Happy Thanksgiving'
Friday, November 28
Uniontown Poultry and
Farm Product Show,
Uniontown, Continues
through November 30
Mixed Standardbred Horse
Sale Farm Show
Building, continues
through Sunday
Assn, report
Dairy Science Club, DHIA
Supervisors Award, Herd
sman Awards at Farm Show
and the All-American Dairy
Show, as well as an ex
tension award
The group operates the
milk house at the Farm
Show and pays exhibitors for
milk produced at the show
Major income is derived
from the Milk Shake Bar
operated at Farm Show in
cooperation with the Valley
Grange, Lewisberry More
than 40,000 shakes were sold
last year
The annual banquet will be
held at 6 30 p m. January 13
at the Penn Harris Motor
Inn, Camp Hill Speaker will
be Dr Lew Mix, of Agway
Current president is David
Roth, Loysville Dues of $3
per year can be sent to John
Blyholder, secretary, Box
458, Camp Hill, Pa 17011