Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 24, 1981, Image 51

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    Fuhon Grange 66
Fulton Grange 66 met October
12, at the Grange Hall in Oakryn
with the Master Thomas C.
Galbreath conducting the meeting.
Clifford Holloway Jr., tour
coiiumttee chairman, reported a
very successful and enjoyable
three-day trip to Virginia, October
2-4. The secretary reported that
Shelba Eberly received a 25-year
membership award and' Joseph H.
Eshleman a 50-year award.
The following officers were
installed; J. Everett Kreider,
master; David Wissler, overseer;
Dorothy Stauffer, lecturer; Hubert
Kite, steward; Scott Stauffer,
assistant steward; Betty Wise,
lady assistant steward; Shirley
Galbreath, chaplain; Clifford
Holloway Jr., treasurer; Emma
Khoades, secretary; Charles
Browning, gatekeeper ; Dons Kite,
ceres; Mary Campbell, pomona;
Dons Hough, flora; John Wise, a
member of the Executive com
mittee; and Aldus Martin, a
Pomona Grange 71
Pomona Grange 71 met at Fulton
Grange Hall, 8 p.m., October 10.
The tollowing officers were
elected tyr a iwo-year term:
Clifford Holloway Jr., master;
LeKoy Welk, overseer; Elina
Maule, lecturer; Harry Baker,
steward; Edward Zug, assistant
steward; Linda Wood, lady
assistant steward; Joseph Hess,
chaplain; Charles McSparran,
treasurer; lone Miller, secretary;
Scott Stauffer, gatekeeper; Betty
Wise, ceres; Margaret Edwards,
pomona; Marian Holloway, flora;
Mabel Kreider, pianist. J. Everett
Kreider was elected a member ot
member of the Einance com
nuttee.
The lecturer, Doi olhy, Stauffer,
announced that there will be a
Halloween social and masquerade
at the next meeting, October 26 at
C.3U p.m. There will be prizes tor
children and adults in the following
categories, prettiest, ugliest,
funniest and most original.
The theme tor the November y
program will be ‘ Harvest Night.''
This event will ■ include a coin
contest tor the farmers. Prizes will
be given tor the best single ear and
the best 10 ear corn exhibit.
Classes tor apple entries will be:
pie, cake, cookie and a
miscellaneous dessert.
The December 14 meeting will
feature a Grange family Christ
mas tree when each family is to
bring an ornament tor the tree,
preferably a home-made one, and
put it on the tree, telling why it is
special or how they made it. There
will also be a Christmas gift ex
change.
the Executive Conumttee and
Henry Wenger, a member ot the
Finance committee tor three-year
terms.
Jesse Wood, chairman ot the Pa.
Agricultural Stabilization Con
servation Service committee, told
about the duties ot the committee
which is set up on a federal, state,
regional and county basis. Charles
McSparran entertained with tricks
ot magic.
The next meeting will be a
dinner meetuig January 16th, 1982,
when the new otticers will be in
stalled and a memorial service
held.
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser m, jJ.. .
Despite the fact that we’ve had
several frosts in October, my
garden is still green and
producing.
We had no rain here during July
or August and so I finally laid two
soaker hoses on the rows of
vegetables. Without the water
there would have been no
cucumbers or squash. Even my
late sweetcorn and the two rows of
popcorn were benefitted by the
moisture.
This year we grew our own
watermelons and cantaloupes.
Now I can see why, at one time,
this farm was known for its
melons. The field back of our house
is quite sandy and has a southern
slope which makes it ideal for this
crop. Maybe that’s where I should
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24,1981—81 l
put my peanuts next year. The
sweet potatoes that were planted
there this year yielded quite'well
considering how very dry the
summer was here.
The white grapes did better than
the blue ones considering the size
of the vines. I always make grape
juice and then put the balance
through the foodmill and make
grapesauce. We like it frozen as
much as applesauce.
I believe this was a good year for
peppers, as I had not only green
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ones to freeze but plenty of red
ones too. And, not one of my bushel
of yellow onions rotted this year.
I’ve been giving away a lot of
vegetables like chard, leeks,
parsley and cherry tomatoes.
When someone protested, I heard
myself say, “But I have so
much”—how true. My Kentucky
Wonder beans were beautifully
green and straight up to the middle
of this month and I had some to
sell, also.
In all of this growing business,
the flower garden was not
neglected. Cindy’s 4-H flowers
have been giving me bouquets of
zinnias, scabiosa, marigolds, com
flowers, asters and calendulas all
fall. And my flower garden still
needs attention as there are
gladiolus, tuberoses, • dahlias,
glorisa lilies, Persian lilies and
Aztec lilies yet to be dug for safe
keeping until I start all over again
next year.
2313 NORMAN ROAD.
LANCASTER, PA
PHONE; 717-397-5152
Hours: Monday thru Friday 7 to 4
Saturday 7:30-1200