820-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 27, 1996
Butler Fair Queen Wins
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American Kennel Club registered
Dalmatians, have been involved in
the fair ever since. Paul has been
president of the county fair board
for all of its 25 years.
Now held for five days in late
August, the Perry County Fair sits
on land previously owned by John
Snyder, who originally leased the
land to the fair committee for $1
per year, and then after about three
years, sold the land to the commit
tee under a 5-year agreement to
pay it off. A year later, Snyder’s
life was claimed in a farm
accident.
There are three buildings at the
Perry County Fairgrounds, one is
dedicated to Harry Schreiver, also
a founding director, another to
Stew Gibb and family, and another
to Paul and Ruth.
The original nine-member
board has been expanded to its cur
rent IS members, and Paul said
that again it has been his experi
ence that many of the same people
involved in the Grange have been
driving forces behind not only the
Perry County Fair, but many other
county fairs.
“I would say we have a well
rounded fair, a nice exhibit of agri
cultural livestock, foods are pretty
QUESTION Mrs. David Fisher, 1068 Back Maitland Rd.,
Lewistown, PA 17044, is looking for "Engine Whistles,” the
fifth reader from the Alice and Jerry series by Row, Peterson,
and Co.
QUESTION Al Freysz, Middletown, Md., would like to
know where to obtain parts for a Bonanza apple parer.
QUESTION Bill Sherwood, Beavertown, is looking for
two items. One is a kid's wagon made by Sherwood Company
with the name Sherwood printed on the side. The other is a
goat wagon. Both should be older models that are in good
shape and priced reasonably.
QUESTION Sandra Laughman, Hardin, Mo., wrote that
she read about a woman who creates pickled fabrics. Sandra
would like information on the procedure and ingredients to
use.
QUESTION Lisa Sparr, Upper Falls, Md., would like to
know how to get the grates on a gas'grill clean.
QUESTION Lena Hoover, Shippensburg, would like to
order wigs through the mail. She uses the wigs for doll’s hair.
The wigs should be inexpensive but good quality.
QUESTION David Hoover, Ephrata, wants to know if
Joseph Barr one dollar bills are collector items. There are five
in a set.
QUESTION —Yvonne Lawrence, Newburgh, N.Y., would
like to know where to purchase a rhubarb and soda mixture
used for indigestion. She used to purchase it in a pharmacy
but finds the New York pharmacies don’t stock it anymore.
ANSWER Mrs. Anthony Zimbichi, Englehart, N.J.,
wanted the complete address of a Hess’ Bon Ton Store that
sells solar-powered candles. The stores are now called Bon
Ton Department Store. One is located at 600 Park City Cen
ter, Lancaster, PA. Call (717) 393-9494.
ANSWER In answer to Elva Mathiot's request to purch
ase an unde washer made by Stanley Home Products, Inc.,
Ruth Newcomer, 3077 Miller Rd., Washington Boro, PA
17582, has one to sell. Please contact her at (717) 872-2646.
ANSWER —Lena Hoover wanted to know where to purch
ase wigs for dolls. Thanks to a reader from Bernville, for writ
ing that Carolee Creations has a catalog and a complete doll
hair making systern of both real and imitation hair. Contact
them at 787 Industrial Dr., Elmhurst, IL 60126 or phone
1-800-323-1739.
well distributed, a nice display of
produce and commercial exhibits.
It’s an all-around nice county fair,”
Britcher said.
For its 25th anniversay, Britcher
said the fair featured The Flying
Wallendas a world known
high-wire acrobatic family act
that performed 11 shows in five
days.
“I think we outdid ourselves last
year,” Britcher said, smiling.
He said the fair attracts from
30,000 to 35,000 people during the
week and has no admission charge,
though it charges a parking fee.
Paul has also served as a mem
ber of the state fair association
board of directors for eight years
and he and Ruth have traveled to
Las Vegas to the national fair con
vention for the past seven years.
“I personally like this (the state)
convention more than the nation
al,” he said. “Here you’re working
with fairs about the same size. At
the national they have some big
fairs and there isn’t always a lot in
common.”
In addition to his volunteer
efforts for the county fairs, Paul
also has been involved with help
ing with the Farm Show family liv
ing exhibits and competitions for
the past four or five years.
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State Title
A Grange member for 58 years,
Britcher said he has met a lot of
interesting and “wonderfull” peo
ple through his fair activities and
Grange activities. “A lot of fair
people arc Grange people.” He
was state Grange chaplain six
years ago.
As an aside, Britcher had
brought along to Hershey a rabbit
doll that he sewed to give to a fel
low fairperson who had earlier
bought another rabbit doll he
sewed and donated for a fund
raising auction.
The rabbits were sewed from
discarded World War II medical
cloth and same-era feedsack cloth.
The first rabbit was a female,
named Ruth and her dress was
made of the flower-pattern feed
sack cloth.
The rabbit he brought along to
give to the owner of “Ruth” was a
male mate named, appropriately,
“Paul,” wearing a shirt made of the
same feedsack cloth.
He said the person who bought
“Ruth” paid $75. “I thought that
was too much,” he said, “so I made
this one to give to her.
“I’m a much better sewer than a
carpenter or handyman,” he said.
And just as Randall advised
parents of fair queens to support
their daughters efforts, Paul said
his five children and four grand
children, especially Stacy Ebcr
sole “have backed us 100 percent”
in supporting fain.
In addition to the fair queen
selection and coronation, the annu
al PSACF convention serves to
provide an opportunity for fair
people, show people and asso
ciated people to meet.
The event is actually held in
cooperation with the Pennsylvania
State Showmen’s Association.
Along with entertainment act
promotions, exhibits and displays,
as well as a talent showcase even
ing when acts perform in an
attempt to get performance book
ings at fairs, the convention goers
have meetings of fair officials and
seminars to attend.
Some of the topics this year
included how to handle missing or
lost children, the media during
emergencies, violence on the fair
grounds, emergency management,
concession management, taxes,
ticket sales, methods of identifying
paid attendees, show ethics, judg
ing, and publicity.
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717-532-9501
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As the American Dairy Goat Association Youth Rep
resentative, Katie Biddle will represent the ADGA at their
national show and at the annual convention the following
year. Katie was a former Pennsylvania Dairy Goat
Ambassador.
Pennsylvania Woman
Touts Goats
Around The Nation
SPINDALE, N.C. Mary
Katherine Biddle, 19, daughter of
Lewis and Gail Biddle of Boals
burg, Pennsylvania, was selected
the 1995-1996 American Dairy
Goat Association (ADGA) Youth
Representative on October 17.
1995, during the ADGA Annual
Convention held in Syracuse,
New York. The ADGA, one of the
most progressive livestock asso
ciations in the United States, is a
registry' for six breeds of dairy
goats, with a current membership
of mote than 13.000 dairy goat en
thusiasts from all over the world.
Each participant in the ADGA
Youth’Representative Competi
tion was required to present a
speech on a topic assigned to them
at the meeting, answer questions
about dairy goats, and provide a
resume of achievements for the
judges to consider. The winner
represents the ADGA at their Na
tional Show and Annual Conven
tion the following year.
When her parents became
aware that she was lactose intoler
ant at only two years of age, they
tried goat’s milk at a friend’s sug
gestion, and were astonished at the
sudden improvement Lactose in
tolerance is a problem faced by
many people and Katie is dedi-
Persian cat, CFA female,
breeder, AKC mastiff at
stud, fawn, friendly, in Sha
mokin. Northumberland
Co. 717-644-1010
25' 9” Lancaster level flo
Harvestore gooseneck,
good cond. $250. Lancas
ter Co. 717-626-1386
Service age reg. Holstein
bulls, w/good pedigrees,
$650. One is red & white.
Mifflin Co. 717-899-6893
cated to educating the puouc
about the wonderful properties of
goat milk as well as the other
products of the goat industry such
as cheese, yogurt, soap, ice cream,
and butter.
Katie has been involved with
the dairy goat industry for 14
years and currently has a herd of
32 Saanens, Alpines, and Nubi
ans, which includes four perman
ent champions. Katie was the
overall winner of the 1990 Centre
County Livestock Judging Con
test and the 1995 Champion over
all fitter and showman at the Cen
tre County Grange Fair. Katie is
the president of the Penn State
Students for the Responsible Use
of Animals (SRUA) club and a
volunteer at local wildlife reha
bilitation facilities. Chairman of
the Pennsylvania Governors
School for Excellence in Agricul
tural Science, she was also the re
cipient of two Agricultural Sci
ence Scholarships this year.
Katie is pursuing her B.S. in
dairy and animal science at Penn
State University and plans to go
on to graduate school to obtain an
M.S. in animal behavior or nutri
tion. Afterwards, she hopes to be
come a professor, dividing her
time between research and teach
ing.
9 pc. oak dining set hutch,
dry sink, heavy table, 6
chairs, $l5OO. Maple cof
fee table & 2 end tables
$lOO. Berks Co.
610-367-8959
1200 board ft. yellow pine
kiln dried 1 in. .thick from 8
in. to 18 in. wide
$l.lO/board ft. Lancaster
Co Adin M. Hoovr, 1280
Woodlyn D‘r„ Denver, PA
17517
Double pony work harness
complete $275. Heavy duty
pony cart $4OO. Easy
entrance, like new. Leba
non Co. 717-272-6819
Angus/Hostein heifer 500
lbs. gentle & clean $3OO,
also bunnies. Lancaster
Co. (610) 593-2634
Go cart 5 hp b & s engine,
brakes, centrifugal clutch,
duel engine mounts, extra
engine, $450 080. Lan
caster Co. (717) 872-5786
Ford 8N good paint, tires,
metal, runs good, 3 pt,
override PTO, $2BOO
White Chinese ganders,
com fed. York Co. (717)
235-2204
Storm front carriage w/
figerglass box. Good cond
Lancaster Co. Amos E
Kauffman, 338 Bell Rd,
Christiana. PA 17509
Gravely 424 4-wheel trac
tor w/38 in. 2 stage snow
blower, optional 40 in
mower, all for $1950. Perry
Co. 717-444-3344
Farm wagon chassis 4 ton
$150; Farmal H $750, 16
steel concrete forms
18'x 10’ $25 ea.; anvil $ 150
Lancaster Co
717-626-9295
2 PB polled Simmental
bulls, Highway Son 66 NH
pickup baler kept indoors
$2OO, sickle bar mower
$lOO, power takeoff.
Adams Co. 717-334-5966