9 Northampton presents BY VIVIAN PAUL Staff Correspondent WIND GAP - Nine Nor thampton county residents were honored by the county’s three agriculture services, the Cooperative Extension Service, the Conservation District, and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service at the combined annual dinner meeting last week Mrs. James Kilgore of Nazareth, was cited for her 30 years of ex tension service including 23 years as a 4-H leader The county’s agricultural award was given to Robert H. Jones of Bath. Jones served 12 years on the extension board and has been active m many county agricultural organizations Orchardist Warren Shoemaker of Mt Bethel received a, certificate | HOG PRODUCERS! | »? —— ♦ for Your Hogs at ♦ New Holland ♦ Sold in sorted lots the auction way. See ♦ them weighed and sold and pick up ♦ your check. 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INC. FARM A HOME SUPPLY VfIUOWtTMIT,**, Phon«: (717) 464-3321 for servicing six years on the executive committee. The extension awards were presented by Dr. W. Harry Schaffer, assistant Director of the Cooperative Extension Service. John Linde Jr., manager of Northampton Farm Bureau, and Harold Fabian of Bethlehem received the Friends of 4-H awards. The Conservation District presented its education award to B.H. Cole and its conservation farmer award to Paul Richards ASCS length of service awards were given to Clarence Fehnel and Robert Jones. Clifford Jones, secretary of the Department of Environmental Resources was guest speaker. Jones announced the allocation of $163,000 in state funds for the construction of facilities at the SALE ON MAX-TEN 9 200 High Tensile Fence Wire Reg. 70* lb. NOW 60* per lb. (approx IVi* per ft) Plus charge for rewinding from 1 ton spool. 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The announcement was made by Edgar T. Mertz, chief executive officer of Dairylea. Before joining Dairylea, the Northeast’s largest marketer of milk and milk products, Houston held a senior management position at Philadelphia Quartz Cor poration Previously he had been vice president of purchasing at HJ Heinz Co and earlier. Director of West Coast Distribution for Proctor and Gamble At Dairylea, Houston will initially be responsible for pur chasing, transportation, industrial relations and loss control func tions, Mertz said. Houston holds a BSIM degree from the University of California. 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