Lancaster’s Glenn Shirk has 2nd
Extension staffers win contests
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Seventeen members of Penn
State’s Extension staff have been
named state winners in the 14th
Annual Public Information
Awards Contest sponsored by the
National Association of County
Agricultural Agents.
The contest, conducted by the
State Association in cooperation
with Rohm and Haas Co., is
designed to recognize excellence in
the uses of mass media approaches
to Extension teaching and in
formation programs.
James Welshans, Clearfield
County Extension agent and
chairman of the State
Association’s public information
committee, points out all winners
will receive cash awards. First
place entries in each category will
be judged regionally. Regional
winners will vie for awards at the
national level.
The winners, by category, are:
Radio program: Sally McCabe,
Philadelphia County, first; David
Cox, McKean County, second; and
Samuel Crossley, Potter County,
third.
Television program: Alan
Michael, Allegheny County, first;
The new
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The Pennsylvania Dutch in
the 18th and 19th centuries
were known to place
amulets or charms (commonly
known as "Hex" signs) on
their farm buildings
to protect the livestock,
building, and other possessions
from evil spirits
When Morton Buildings erects
a farm building, they also want you
to have the assurance, as well as the
charm, that your building
is well protected from
unforeseen forces The
hexagon "M" is a .symbol
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 2, 1981—A2!
Laurence Yager, area marketing
agent stationed in Adams County,
second; and Nancy Kadwill,
Montgomery County, third.
Direct mail: David Cox, first;
David Gordon, Jefferson County,
second; and Robert Brown,
Somerset County, third.
Newsletter; William King,
Armstrong County, first; Harold
Campbell, area marketing agent
stationed in Erie County, second;
and Thomas Piper, Adams County,
third.
Set of colored slides: Thomas
Piper, first; and Mary Jo Cook,
area 4-H agent stationed on the
Dußois Campus, second.
/News photo story: Duane
Duncan, Cumberland County,
first; Nancy Kadwill, second; and
David Cox third.
News Column: Gordon Walker,
Mifflin County, first; Thomas
Piper, second; and Jeffrey Mizer,
Snyder County, third.
News Feature: Carol Schurman,
Indiana County, first; Glenn Shirk,
Lancaster County, second; and
William King, third.
Contest judges were members of
the College of Agriculture com
munications staff.
or sign of protection,
because behind it stands
a financially stable company
with the strongest warranty
ever written which
includes 40 years on timber
columns, 5 years on roof
leaks, 5 years on paint and 5
years on wind or snow load
damage (including sliding doors)
Look to the sign of the "M”
when you want your investments
beautifully covered Contact
the nearest Morton
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