-John Deere Supplement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5 1985 140 Home-Life Dave Slezak has been upholding a family tradition, carrying the Lone Maple Farm business into three generations of successful sales and service in Westmoreland County, Pa. It’s not only a way of life but it’s a business, too, and that’s what the Slezak family has maintained over the years - a life of hard work and dedication. Dave’s grandfather, Fred J. Slezak, founded a John Deere dealership and maintained it for about 20 years. His son, Frederick A., founded Lone Maple Sales and Service, Inc. in 1978 at the family residence on Route 119 South in rural New Alexandria. Today, Dave serves as general manager, overseeing an ag equipment business that cater" It’s dealers like Clark’s Farm Supply that have kept American farms on top of a technologically changing world. With 33 years of John Deere ag and consumer product equipment behind them, Clark’s Farm Supply of Williamsport Pa., has strengthened today’s dairy and cash crop farms production with new and improved equipment to and Business Go Hand-In-Hand For Slezaks mostly to dairy farmers in Western Pennsylvania. When the business was started, a new 60 by 120 square foot building was erected to accomodate sales, service and storage of their John Deere ag and consumer product line. Today Lone Maple Sales and Service employs eight people in cluding serviceman James D. Johnson, who has had 15 years exxperience with John Deere equipment, and Lynne Markley, the office manager for the past five years. Lone Maple will feature 10 percent off all stock parts during their open house this year, when the savings, the products, and the Lone Maple staff will shine. Clark’s Farm Supply of Williamsport make the most of the farmer’s land and assets. Located at 3245 Lycoming Creek Road, Clark’s offers a complete line of new and used John Deere products... The same dependable and quality machines that have been available to people since the mid-1800’s, when John Deere perfected the steel plow! The company was founded by Lone Maple Sales and Service of New Alexandria - a Family Tradition. C.R. Clark, currently a partner with Richard Grove, who is general manager. Assisting these gen tlemen are salesman Craig Grove, service manager Earl Holdren, parts manager Ken Younkm, and Rick Hall, serviceman. The shop started out in 1951 on Arch Street in Williamsport before SALES RD #2, Route 119 New Alexandria, Pa. 15670 ' O 412/668-7172 K C V The Long Green Line moving to its present location in 1961. A new service shop was added to the building in 1972. See the people at Clark’s during the 1985 Farming Frontier show Feb. 20 when there will be a 10 percent discount on all parts, the JD 450 & JD 780 Spreaders in Stock and ready to go 6 Months Waiver o*f Finance on all New JD Spreaders NEW Equipment Specials JD 430 Round Baler JD 115 11’5” Disk JD 712 11 ft. Reset Mulch Tiller JD 4240 1981, RG, QR, 570 hrs, Ex. Cond. JD 1219 Mower Conditioner 1984, Used very little entire week. Let them show you some ( Deere and Company’s most recei discoveries and success!) achievements in farm and coi sumer product equipment. SPECIAL JD 445 Flail Spreader $3600. 'I \ -fs.
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