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Frederick County Farm Bureau Celebrates 75th Year
Past young farmer chairpersons attending the event Included, back row, left to
right: David Burner, Barbara L. Crum, David Montgomery, Jeff England, James J.
Stup, and Nevln Hildebrand, current chairman. Front row, left to right: C. Vernon
Smith, Leon B. Enfield, Albert R. Zimmerman, David Hawker, Gary Grossnlckle, and
Jack Heflin.
KAREN BUTLER
Maryland Corres
pondent
WALKERSVILLE,
Md.—Frederick Coun
ty farm families ga
thered together here at
the Walkersville Fire
Hall to celebrate three
quarters of a century of
agricultural organiza
tion through the Fred
erick County Farm Bur
eau. This year’s annual
dinner meeting marked
the 75th anniversary of
the organization, found
ed in 1921.
Approximately 375
of the county’s 1,031
Farm Bureau members
attended the fried
shrimp and roast beef
dinner catered by Walk
ersville Volunteer Fire
Co. #ll. In addition to
the regular business
meeting, the evening
was a tribute to the
members, past and pre
sent, who have contri
buted to the strength of
the organization by gra
ciously donating their
time and energy.
Organizing the eve
ning’s festivities and
planning anniversary
activities throughout the
year is a dynamic com
mittee of farm women
headed by Peggy H.
Garst. In addition to
women’s committee
chairperson Louise
Stup, and vice chairper
son Evelyn Wilcom, the
75th Anniversary com
mittee consists of Mary
Jane Roop, Terrie Stup,
Alice Wilcom, Terry
Lambert, Shirley En
field, Barbara E. Crum,
Jane Smith, Marv Sue
Grossnickle, Garold
Doody, and Shirley
Zimmerman.
“Instead of a keynote
speaker, we decided to
pat ourselves on the
back,” explained Toast
mistress Mary Jane
Roop in her opening re
marks. Tokens of appre
ciation were given to
past presidents, young
farmer chairpersons,
and women’s chairper
sons in attendance for
their service to the coun
ty Farm Bureau.
“If we don’t speak up for our
selves, who do you think will do
it?” challenged Maryland Farm
Bureau President William Knill in
a speech following the meal.
“There are a whole host of issues,
including land use, environmental
forces, and urban pressures,”
which farm bureau members need
to actively address, Knill said,
speaking of the changes the or
ganization has witnessed over the
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