A34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 13,1980 READING Five Berks County men were elected to office in the County A gncultural Stabilization and Conservation Service committee balloting. Named Chairman for 1981 was Mark S. Balthaser, R 1 Bernville. Lester W. Gelsmger, R 1 Robesonia, will serve as vice chairman. Newly elected as a regular member is Wilson H. Rohrbach, R 1 Mertztown. Rohrbach will serve a three year term. Elected first alternate is Clyde K.A Baver, R 3 Kutztown. Second alternate for the Berks County ASCS is Frederick J Bohn, R 1 Myerstown The ASC County Com mittee presently is ad ministering the Agricultural Conservation Program including long term Keep holiday fires in the fireplace YORK Think about the many things that are part of a joyful holiday season - trees, lights, candles, paper decorations - and guess what you’ve got’ - built-m fire hazards, warns Marceil A. Seckman, Extension Home Economist They have a number of suggestions to help you prevent fires m your home this holiday season. * Always keep a live Christmas tree damp Saw off an inch or so at the butt end, so it can absorb water. * Don’t place lighted candles either on, or anywhere near the tree * All Christmas tree lights Berks County names ASCS officers agreements and annual agreements, the commodity loan programs at 11% percent interest, farm storage and dryer facility loans at 12% percent in terest, the wheat and feed grain programs They also administer the wool, USDA emergency and defense programs and monitor farm supplies as needed. With this year’s drought the Committee is also administering the Emergency Feed Program and the low yield disaster program. The ASCS office also handles the sales of Federal Crop Insurance ASC community com mitteemen include Comm 1 - Bethel, Marion, Tulpehocken Frederick J Bohn, R 1 Myerstown; Donald E Landis, R 1 Myerstown, Bruce T Younker, 1589 Bethel, Earl L Brown, R 1 Myerstown, should carry the UL label, which means that they have met American safety standards * Keep the tree away from heat sources such as radiators and TV sets and out of major traffic lanes. % Never burn gift wrappings, boxes or packaging materials in your fireplace. They burn rapidly and the high heat which they generate can result in flames that may ignite any soot deposits in the chimney. * Keep a portable flame extinguisher handy. * If you haven’t already done so, install a smoke detector. Frank Troutman, 1485 Womelsdorf Comm. 2 - Jefferson, Upper TulpehoCken, Penn James R Yost, R 1 Bem ville; LaVerne C Koenig, R 2 Bernville; Harvey C Krill, Jr., R 1 Bernville; Curtis G. Wolf, R 1 Bernville; Evald B Wicks, Strausstown. Comm 3 - Tilden, Upper Bern, Center: Clarence R. Luckenbill, R 1 Bernville; Roscoe Haag, R 1 Box SOB Mohrs ville; Woodrow W Werley, R 1 Box 165, Ham burg; Rae M Hix, R 1 Mohrsville; Nicholas Kopicz, R 1 Mohrsville. COMM. 4 - Perry, Wind sor, Ontelaunee, Bern, Muhlenberg Robert L. Seidel, R 1 Lenhartsviile, Ernest H. Epting, R 2 Hamburg, Harry R Kauffman, R 3 Box 314 Hamburg; Ronald Weyer, R 2 Box 228 A Hamburg; J Bruce Leiby, R 2 Hamburg. Comm 5 - Albany, Greenwich: Clyde K. A Baver, R 3 Kutztown; Brian A. Bond, R 2 Kenpton; Ralph G. Sanner, R 3 Kutztown; Richard C. Wieder, R 2 Kempton; Guy W Long, R 1 Lenhartsville Comm 6 - Longswamp, Rockland, District, Maxatawny, Hereford Wilson H Rohrbach, R 1 Box 16 Mertztown; Charles A Savidge, R 2 Box 31 Mertz town; Harold L. Angstadt, 1426 Fleetwood, George R Delong, R 1 Kutztown; Earl W. Latshaw, R 1 Box 689 Alburtis Comm 7 - Richmond, Maidencreek, Ruscomb manor- Kermit C. Schlegel, R 2548 Fleetwood; Warren W. Berger, R 3 Kutztown; Leroy J Biehl, R 1 Box 73 Kutztown; Feryl J. Treichler, R 3 Kutztown; Arthur F Hoch, R 2464 Fleetwood Comm 8 - Oley, Pike, Exeter, Alsace, Lower Alsace: Daniel E. Levengood, R 1 Oley; Mark G Hoch, R 2 Oley; Earl Mensch, R 4 Box 410 Boyertown; Marlin R Stoltzfus, R 2 Douglassville; David Hauseman, R 4 Box 311 Boyertown. Comm 9 - Colebrookdale, Douglas, Earl, Amity, Washington: Earl R. Haffr, R 2 Douglassville; Wilson R Hoffman, R 1 Barto; Ralph Drey, R 2 Douglassville; Ralph T Spencer, R 3 Boyertown; Frederick J. Walters, R 2 Douglassville. Comm 11 - Caernarvon, Robeson, Union, Brecknock, Cumru Gregg Eshelman, R 3 Mohnton; David O. Shirey, Box 49 Geigertown; Gary Stoltzfus, R 2 Elverson; David L. Glass, R 1 Bird sboro; Wilmer G. Kray bill, R 2 Elverson. Comm 12 - North Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Lower Heidelberg, Spring, South Heidelberg- Norman H Bare, R 5 Sinking Spring; Charles R. Kisshng, R 1 Robesoma; Edwin E. Gelsmger, R 1 Wemersville, Forrest Strieker, R 1 Wer nersville; David A Schaeffer, R 3 Wemersville. NOTE- The first name in each community is the Chairman; second is the Vice-Chairman; third is the Regular Member; fourth and fifth are the First and Second Alternates
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