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Or. Bryce Jordan, new Penn State
president, with Sam Smith, Dean of,
Ag College.
Honorary life PVATA memberships
are presented to retirees, from the
left. C. Allen Carrington, Samuel E.
Hayes, Charles Huffman, John Kim
mel, Edward E. Heyler and John
Crosbie. Also receiving honor were
John Liggett, Herman Bass and Paul
J3arnhart.
You get more than money,
get the services of a friend
Hamilton Bank.
Hamilton Bank believes that
agriculture is the backbone of
America... that the family farm is
the cornerstone of agriculture 1n
our area. That's why one of the
bank’s primary objectives is to
serve - and help preserve - the
family farm.
That’s why Hamilton Bank has
developed an entire range of
financing, credit, trust and estate
services. And our Hamilton Bank
manager extends these services -
right to your home.
You probably know your Hamilton
Bank manager already - he's a
neighbor, a friend. He knows that
with the value of farm production
Harold Miller. Jr and Nancy (center) discussing their farm records with John Moose AVP and Assistant Director of Hamilton
Bank s Agn-Fmance Department, along with Donald Weaver (left). Manager of the Stewartstown Office This family operation
farms 1500 acres of gram of which they own 300 acres near Stewartstown m York County
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among vo-ag teachers include, from
left, William Williams, Carl Everett,
Rick French of Seald Sweet, Robert
Stale FFA Citrus Champion Award Guy Naugle, PVATA president, of
is presented by Rick French, right, of Red Lion, and Charles Mostoller, of
Seald Sweet to Fred Stillwagen, ad- Conneaut Valley, toastmaster,
visor at Lehigh County Vo-Tech. preside over vo-a§ teacher awards
banquet.
rising every year the need for
capital goes up with it. And the
need for. sound financial planning
rises, too. He'll sit down with you,
in your home, and discuss the full
range of services that we’ve
designed to help you meet your
obligations now, and help you
increase what you have to pass on
to the next generation.
Your Hamilton Bank manager will
work with you in a relationship of
mutual trust, and help keep your
family farm secure and productive.
If you believe that agriculture is
still the backbone of America, talk
to your friend at Hamilton Bank.
You’ll find he feels the same way.
Frederic Stillwagen, left, receives
Sound Off for Agriculture Award from
Sam Stensel, Executive Director of
NVATA.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July .16,1983—A2!
Gerald. Strickler. left, of ELCO,
presdient-elect, presents past presi
dent's plaque to Donald Reinert, of
Kutztown.
Vo-ag teachers
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some 13 percent short of filling the
projected 59,000 jobs projected by
the USDA in agriculture.
Approximately 175 vo-ag
teachers and guests attended the
annual Professional and Technical
Education Institute designed to
sharpen teaching skills.
Workshop areas m which the
teachers participated included the
use of microcomputers in
agriculture, hydraulics for
agriculture, small grains and
soybean production, landscape
design, diesel tractor main
tenance, forestry, swine judging
and carcass evaluation.
In their annual banquet at the
State College Elks Club, teachers
were honored for their continued
professional service, as well as the
promotion of vo-ag.
Twenty-five-year service wat
ches went to Dr. William Williams,
Carl Everett, Dr. Robert Herr and
Dr. Robert Walker.
Special recognition was given to
Clifford Painter, retired vocational
agriculture field consultant from
Washington, Pa. His career of
promoting, teaching and guiding
students in vo-ag and FFA spanned
more than a quareter century.
Teachers honored in the 30-
Minute Club for their preparation
of news releases and articles in
support of vo-ag included Drs. Sam
Curtis, Edgar Yoder, James
Diamond, Richard Stinson and
Dennis Scanlon, Steve Miller, Earl
Ferry and Fred Stillwagen.
Vo-ag teacher at the Lehigh
County Vo-Tech School, Stillwagen
was also honored as a regional
winner in the annual “Sound Off
For Agriculture” contest.
The competition honors those
teachers doing outstanding jobs in
promoting agriculture to the non
farm community.
For their efforts in promoting
Ideas Unlimited - the sharing of
unique teaching concepts -
honored were Donald McNutt,
Earl Ferry and Dave Seamans.
The three-day institute was
sponsored by the Bureau of
Vocational Education of the Pa.
Dept, of Education. Cooperating in
presenting the program were the
Dept, of Agricultural and Ex
tension Education at Penn State
and the Pa. Vocational
Agricultural Teachers
Association.
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