fSSICi .1 yituictel ABbiulsG .pnifJiio'! )ctCbor6.j 812-Uncastsr Farming, Saturday, Fabruary 1,1992 Meet Huntingdon County Form Women President Ruth Chilcote ROCK HELL FURNACE (Hun tingdon Co.) Since 1970, Ruth Chilcote has been a member of Shade Valley Farm Women #4. Recently, Ruth was installed as president over the four Hunting don County societies and their 48 members. “I like Farm Women because it*s a way to make new friends,” Ruth said. She found these friends shortly after her marriage to a dairy farmer. It was these friends that com forted Ruth after she gave birth to a still bom baby and when her hus band of 10 years died of a brain tumor. After her husband’s death, Ruth moved in with an aunt who also died. Now Ruth lives alone. After 27 years of factory work, Ruth retired in the early 1980 s. She is master head of the Shirleysburg Grange, a member of the Three Springs Rebecca Lodge, and a member of First Methodist Church. She has traveled to places such as Nova Scotia, Hawaii, and Nash ville. This year, she plans to vaca tion in Missouri. Ruth said that Farm Women find it fulfilling to help with com munity needs. Recently members gave money to provide transporta tion expenses for a boy who needed cancer treatments. “I would like to see more mem bers join Farm Women,” Ruth said. If interested in knowing more about the Huntingdon Farm Women Societies, contact Ruth at The Society of Farm Women of Pennsylvania was founded October 14, 1914. It’s purpose is to contri bute to the power and influence of the farm home; to contribute to the community activity of farm women; to develop leadership ana to promote better living and working conditions in the farm homes of Pen nsylvania. me 16 county societies have a state membership of 3,371. Check this section weekly for a feature story on individual Farm Women presidents from Pennsylvania. Winross g|g|^^, Trucks Support 4-H A special limited edition Win ross truck, with 4-H insignia com memorating the 75th anniversary of 4-H, is available from the exten sion offices of Adams, Cumber land, Franklin, Dauphin, York, Lebanon, and Lancaster counties. The Winross truck promotion will endow the 4-H program in the capitol region. Trucks can be pur chased directly Grom Zoann Parker at the Lancaster 4-H office through the form included here. Approximately 3,000 trucks are being specially made for the prog ram, according to Parker. Order deadline is Feb. 3. For more information, contact Parker at (717) 394-6851. Rock Hill Furnace, Pa. 17249 or call (814) 447-3942. For informa tion on Farm Women groups in Order Form for Limited Edition Wmross Truck Street Address • # of trucks * Includes all taxes If you would like your truck (s) shipped to your home: ♦ # of trucks shipped Make check payable to Send to; Penn State Extension Office 1383 Arcadia Road, Room 1 Lancaster, PA 17601 717-394-6851 Date: / / Name: Paid: cash check Hunk you for your support of the Lancaster County 4-H program. Please retain this receipt for your records) Ruth Chllcote other counties, contact Arlene Witman, 1351 Harrisburg Avenue, Mount Joy, 17552. £0 ifH ADAMS CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN FRANKLIN LANCASTER LEBANON YORK COUNTIES PA •ppoßtmtu <Mst|n Wx* wtf b* 3 or 4 onto** Delivery Expected March, 1992 State X $45 = $. X 55.00 = $. [detach receipt] State _ For. Iplp'^ 4-H Winron truck(») See your nearest FSEW HOLLAND Dealer for Dependable Equipment and Dependable Service: PENNSYLVANIA Annvffle, PA BHM Farm Equipment. Inc. RDI, Rte. 934 717-867-2211 Carlisle, PA R&W Equipment Co. 35 East Willow Street 717-243-2686 DavMsburg, PA George N. Gross, Inc. R.D. 2, Dover, PA 717-292-1673 Elizabethtown, PA Messick Farm Equipment, Inc. Rt. 283 - Rheem’s Exit 717-367-1319 Gettysburg, PA Yingling Implements, Inc. 3291 Taneytown Rd. 717-359-4848 Halifax, PA Sweigard Bros. R.D. 3, Box 13 717-896-3414 Honey Brook, PA Dependable Motor Co. East Main Street 215-273-3131 215-273-3737 West Grove, PA S.G. Lewis & Son, Inc. R.D. 2, Box 66 215-869-2214 • MARYLAND Ctiurchvllle. MD Walter G. Coale, Inc. 2849-53 Churchville Rd. 301-838-6470 Hagerstown, MD Antietam Ford Tractor 301-791-1200 NEW JERSEY Bridgeton, N.J. Leslie G. Fogg, Inc. Canton & Stow Creek Landing Rd. 609-451-2727 609-935-5145 Woodstown, NJ Owen Supply Co. Broad Street & East Avenue 609-769-0308 Honey Grove, PA Norman D. Clark & Son, Inc. Honey Grove, PA 717-734-3682 Loysville, PA 717-789-3117 Hughesvllle, PA Farnsworth Farm Supplies, Inc. 103 Cemetery Street 717-584-2106 New Holland, PA A.B.C. Groff, Inc. 110 South Railroad 717-354-4191 Oley, PA C.J. Wonsidler Bros. R.D. 2 215-987-6257 Pitman, PA Schreftler Equipment Pitman, PA 717-648-1120 Quakertown, PA C.J. Wonsidler Bros. R.D. 1 215-536-1935 Tamaqua, PA Charles S. Snyder, Inc. R.D. 3 717-386-5945 Frederick, MD Ceresville Ford New Holland, Inc. Rt. 26 East 301-662-4197 Outside MD, 800-331-9122 Washington, NJ Smith Tractor & Equip., Inc. 15 Hiltcrest Ave. 201-689-7900
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