BB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24,1981 President Reagan, Governor Thornburgh, Congress, the Legislature. They’re all calling tor clamping down on crime. There’s a lot of support tor that in this neighborhood. It seems that lately our In- Pumpkins (Continued from Page B 6) MARSHMALLOW CREME Soften: 1 T. gelatin in 1/4 c. cold water in large mixing bowl. Combine: 1/2 c. hot water and 1 c. sugar and boil to soft ball stage Add: 1/81. salt and 11. vanilla to gelatin mixture. Then beat the hot syrup mixture slowly into the gelatin mixture. Beat until hrm and remove quickly Irom bowl to a jar to store or pour quickly into a confectioner sugar dusted pan. Later cut into squares and roll in confectioners sugar. Can be used m any recipe using marshmallows or marshamllow cream. Sylvia Weaverling, Osterburg Need a farm loan? Bob Badger is the friend to see! There are no two ways about it; everybody feels more comfortable borrowing from a friend. That's why so many area farmers take their needs to Bob Badger head of the Agricultural Loan Division at Bank of Lancaster County. Bob is a true friend to farmers. An area native, he grew up among them and still lives among them today, in southern Lancaster County. He's vitally interested in helping them solve their complex money problems. He's always ready to provide experienced, financial counsel. And he's more than happy to use Bank of Lancaster County's flexible payment schedules to tailor each loan to the farmer's specific requirements. So whatever your needs may be operating capital, ‘livestock, machinery, construction, farm mortgages or estate planning make it a point to talk with Bob Badger. Because when it comes to a farm loan, he's the best friend you could ask for! The good old bank of good old Lancaster County. terstate exits nave been spitting out an increasing number ot un savory types who tind lush grazing in the pastoral countryside homes, shops and businesses. Law enforcement officers, speaking to a meeting called recently by neighbors who are plain sick and tired ot the van dalism, theft, trespassing and other disregard for their property and rights, told disgusted property owners that there’s little they can really do to keep people out ot what doesn’t belong to them. You can lock up. You can put up extra night lights. You can pay ex tra attention to what’s happening in the neighborhood, know who lives there, and write down descriptions of suspicious-lookmg characters and cars. But do not, ever, ever, ever, take up a gun to defend your property, you might get away with that if your life, or your neighbor’s, is in jeopardy - but you’d better be dog gone well able to prove even that threat. One farm neighbor had already heard that. After repeated run-ins with trespassers who insisted on Bank of Lancaster County fdi m 111 111111 sneaking onto lus posted pi operty to fish in ins private pond, in sheer frustration one night he fired a cou ple of shuts into the air. Next thing, he was faced with criminal charges, law enforce ment offices came and took his gun, and he was ordered to appear at a hearing. Hearing night, the neighbors hereabouts packed our little township room, only to hear his ac cuser refuse to admit were he’d been that night. Case dismissed. Within about two weeks of that incident, the arrested farmer’s neighbors, a young farm couple, were robbed. Twice. The next place down the road was cleaned out of a variety ot tools. And, at the next place down the road, a car license and description were taken, plus two men were seen as they dashed from the house, and took off in the waiting car, leaving strewn behind most ot the goods they’d been gathering, plus a pair of flip-flops one lost in his getaway hustle. After calling tor police, my dear friend who’d been robbed waited an hour and halt for response, to later discover that officers had been located a bare half-mile up the road and never received her message for help. Meanwhile, farm equipment dealers nearby, after being robb INVENTORY CLEARANCE On Hog and Calf Buildings Lease or Buy > Com te System Bui >ng ★ Agstar Stands Behind Their Buildings and Equipment With a Full Year Warran ★ WE SELL, SERVICE & INSTALL E AALMWSnr% equipment, inc. RD 1 > Rt 272 s - Herrville Rd„ amM w ■■ Willow Street, PA Phone; 717-464-3321 Serving The Industry for ed, and then told by their insurers that they must erect a fence around the entire property, had thieves cut the fencing and np them off again before the enclosure was even completed. Penn State offers workshop UNIVERSITY - PARK - Whether you hie your tax returns or you are a practitioner who prepares returns tor others, you may be interested in a back to basics Income Tax Workshop ottered by the Penn State Ex tension Service. The workshops will be held October 27-29, Meadville; November 3-5, Carlisle; and November 10-U, Bedford and will be hosted by the county Extension service. Partic'oants will actually prepare tax forms with problems on handling expenses, income, depreciation, long and short term capital gams, and investment tax credit. They will get experience in preparing individual, farm and small business returns. They will also be exposed to the new tax regulations enacted by Congress. They will get special instruction on how to file Pennsylvania Per sonal Income Tax. Other topics covered will include interest, dividona.n and royalty*®, and h °w Over 20 Years So, who says crime doesn’t pay ? It certainly hasn’t hurt the en trepreneur burglar alarm salesman who’s been doing a booming business in our neighborhood. best to take advantage of Social Security benefits. Completion certificates will be presented to those attending at the end ot the course. The instructors, professor B. Wayne Kelly and assistant professor Jesse G. Cooper bring to the course 40 years experience in tax preparation as a team. They have held area tax meetings tor practitioners tor many years and are noted for the Farm Income Tax and Social Security Short Course held yearly on the Penn State Campus. Each workshop will be limited to 50 registrants on a first come, first serve basis. A fee will be charged to cover meals and materials. Registration will close one week before the workshop is presented. For details and an application call your local county Extension service office or write: Tax Workshop, 202 Armsby Building, The Pennsylvania State Univer sity, University Park, PA, 16802. itoined or Pitless ' .fej* ■' ' d „■ a ■ » ; Ifi-1,. i:. x ? * <- fv > S »s ■ ,rrt> A !• _•,<* - >. llP"''' , V (; ~ r "*’l V O'