Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7,1981
HERSHEY “A good fanning
future and a good economic
future for the entire country lies
m a change in national priorities,”
stresses Cecil Miller, vice
president of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. Miller will
address the 31st Annual Meeting of
the Pennsylvania Farmers
Association Monday evening at the
Hershey Lodge and Convention
Center.
PFA leaders are gathering next
week to adopt policies on statewide
farm issues and to elect officers.
Keith Eckel, current president of
Pa. receives
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Forty
states and Puerto Rico will receive
a total of more than $l7l million as
an interim payment of their share
of national forest receipts for fiscal
year 1981, Secretary of Agriculture
John R. Block announced recently.
The checks represent about 75
percent of the total amounts due
the states as their share of receipts
collected by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Forest Service for
the use of national forest products
and services during the fiscal year.
Block said the remainder of the
funds due to the states will be paid
in early December, when the
actual receipts for the fiscal year
have been computed.
“We expect the total payments
made to states this year will be
WATER WAR RAGES
Fellow Pennsylvanians:
HB 1483 IS NOT DEAD but it is mortally wounded Supporters
of this insidious bill have received a serious setback. In spite of
support for HB 1483 by the Grange leadership, the 800 voting
delegates to the annual session voted TO OPPOSE HB 1483.
Congratulations GRANGE members
Because of my advertisements and public appearances ex
posing the exact language, word for word and page upon page of
this insidious legislation, I have been accused of making HB 1483
a controversial bill. So be it GOD has been good to America.
GOD has been good to me. Mrs Watson and I have worked and
saved and own ‘free and clear’ 150 acres and no one is going to
tear down my flag or burn my deeds or steal my water rights
without a fight-to the bitter end. So be it.
Thank you for the thousands of letters of encouragement This
is your battle too. You must alert others to the dangers in HB
1483. It is lifted right out of the communist doctrine of STATE
CONTROL OF ALL PROPERTY. An ex-state senator, who
slithered around in the mire of water legislation for several years
is now proposing that the new name for this bill shall include the
word “emergency”.
Hitler took control of Germany with ‘emergency’ powers. And
did Mao and Castro and today the soviets are exercising
‘emergency’ power in Poland where soldiers are ‘fanning’ out into
the rural areas. Well HB 1483 will empower the governor to send
out ‘agents’ with search warrants to “gam free and unrestricted
access” to our property.
Majority Caucus Chairman Fred C. Noye put his finger on the
culprit in withdrawing his name as a sponsor when he said, “It
looks like DER tried to pull a fast one on us and many of us put
our names on it trusting in their judgement". Representative
Bittle of Franklin County seems to be the only spokesman for HB
1483.
Majority leader Samuel E Hayes, Jr. says, “This is a bad bill”.
Governor Thornburgh is still pushing for passage of HB 1483.
You can write the governor at The Main Capitol, Harrisburg
17120 or call the hot line 1-800-932-0784.
Ask your Representative for a copy of HB 1483-it’s free and you
must read it. YOU must let your voice be heard Thank you again
for participatmg-if you need additional information, please wrrte
me. s
Sincerely,
Andrew J. Watson
7051 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, Pa. 17112
717-545-7005
Farm Bureau vice president
addresses PFA annual meeting
the Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association will address the
statewide farm organization’s
during the Tuesday luncheon.
Eckel, who operates a dairy and
vegetable farm in Lackawanna
County in partnership with his
father and brother, says everyone
has a stake in a healthy
agricultural economy.
He notes that agriculture and its
related agribusiness is the second
largest industry in the Com
monwealth and is responsible,
directly or indirectly, for one out of
every five jobs in Pennsylvania.
The story is «he same nationwide,
interim payments
from nat’l forest receipts
more than $228 million,” Block
said.
By law, 25 percent of the
revenues collected by the Forest
Service from timber sales,
grazing, recreation, mineral and
land use charges on the national
forests are returned annually to
the states where those lands are
located. The funds are to be used
for schools and roads.
In March, the Forest Service
assists the states in their budget
planning by estimating the amount
owed each state for the year.
Then in October, the states receive
an interim payment representing
75 percent of the estimated total
they are owed so the states can
receive funds as soon as possible
Eckel says, “The American far
mer produces enough food and
fiber to supply the needs of 65
people. The average American
worker spends less than 17 percent
of the take-home pay to buy food,”
he adds.
One reason why food is so
relatively inexpensive, Eckel says
is because farmers are very
productive. “American
agriculture has a productivity
growth rate five times that of non
farming businesses in the U.S.
during the past five years," he
adds.
after the end of the fiscal year.
The five states receiving the
largest interim payments are
Oregon, $71.5 million; California,..
$2B million; -Washington, $23.5
million; Idaho, $7.1 million, and
Montana, $5.6 million.
The interim payment and the
estimated total amount to be
received by Pennsylvania from the
1981 national forest receipts are:
486,000.01 and 648,000.01 respec
tively.
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In addition to Eckel, the con
vention will also hear an annual
report from PFA’s Administrative
Secretary, Richard Newpher.
The PFA Women’s Committee
will host a panel discussion on the
animal welfare issue, Tuesday
afternoon. Voting delegates will
also meet in morning 'and af
ternoon sessions to continue
deliberations on policy
suggestions.
Tuesday evening, the PFA
.Distinguished Service to
Agriculture Award will be
presented during a special awards
banquet. The 1981 All-Star county
association award winners will
also be recognized for excellence
in PFA programs.
The 31st Annual Meeting con
cludes Wednesday with the
adoption of state policies on issues
affecting agriculture and the
election of officers.
One hundred seventy-two voting
delegates representing PFA’s 54
county associations will be
deciding on 1982 policies following
three days of deliberation.
In addition, delegates will elect a
candidate to complete one year of
‘an unexpired two-year term as
PF A president and will also elect a
candidate to the office of PF A vice
president for a full two-year term.
Eckel is currently serving an
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Franklin County is completing his
second full term as PFA vice*
president.
Delegates will also fill nine
vacancies on PFA’s 16-member
State Board of Directors.
Directors whose terms have
expired and the county farmers’
associations they represent are:
James Cappucci of Mehoopany
(Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming,
Lackawanna); Arthur Hershey of
Cochranville (Chester, Delaware,
Berks, Montgomery); Frederick
Tiffany of Athens (Bradford,
Sullivan, Tioga, Potter, McKean);
Russell Hummel of Selinsgrove
(Snyder, Union, Montour, Nor
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of Gettysburg (Franklin, Fulton,
Adams, Cumberland); Joseph
Johns of Davidsville (Blair,
Bedford, Somerset); Mrs. Richard
Rhoades of Emlentoh (Jefferson,
Clarion, Elk, Armstrong); and
Elder Vogel of Rochester (Butler,
Lawrence, Beaver,. Mercer). An
election will be held for an unex
pired term, currently held by Fred
Slezak of New; Alexandria
representing Westmoreland,
Greene, Washington and Fayette
counties. In addition,- eight
vacancies on PFA’s State
Women’s Committee will be filled.
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