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Vol. 45 No. 49
Retired farmer and historian Arthur Reist sits in front of the newly
painted historical mural of a Conestoga wagon and team of Belgian
horses. Reist has enjoyed educating the public about the painting,
Butch Clemens’ photo will accompany other past
honorees on the wall in the Small Arena of the Farm Show
Complex in Harrisburg. Criteria used in choosing the Hall
of Fame Winner includes contribution to the livestock in
dustry, involvement with the association, and contribution
to the community. An honoree is chosen each year at the
beginning of KILE. See additional coverage of KILE in next
week’s issue of Lancatter Farming.
Four Sections
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7, 2000
KILE Announces 2000 Hall Of Fame Winner
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Clair “Butch” Clemens,
Clair “Butch" Clemens,
retired CEO of Hatfield
Quality Meats, Hatfield,
was honored as the 2000
Hall of Fame winner.
which is not only historically accurate but also a memorial to his
ancestor, Jacob Reist. The mural is the work of Wayne Fettro of Eliza
bethtown. See story page A 36. Photo by Michelle Ranch
retired CEO of Hatfield Quality
Meats, Hatfield, was honored
here as the 2000 Hall of Fame
Winner for the Pennsylvania
Livestock Association during
opening ceremonies Thursday at
the Keystone International Live
stock Exposition (KILE) at the
Farm Show Complex.
His picture will be hung with
the previous winners of this
prestigious award on the back
wall of the Small Arena at the
Farm Show Complex in Harris
burg.
Criteria used in choosing the
Hall of Fame Winner includes
contribution to the livestock in
dustry, involvement with the as
sociation, and contribution to
the community.
Clemens,was born and raised
in Montgomery County, Penn
sylvania, and was active in his
family’s company, Hatfield
$32.00 Per Year
Quality Meats, since 1946. He
performed just about every job
from cleaning hog pens and
trucks to holding the position of
president and CEO.
Clemens retired from Hatfield
Quality Meats in July 1995.
During his tenure as president
and CEO of Hatfield, Clemens
was instrumental m the expan
sion and modernization of the
fresh pork operations, which in
cluded the building of a new cut
floor and fresh pork boning
room.
Clemens poised the company
for growth by ensuring that
modern equipment was in place
to meet the challenges of the
day-to-day operations and meet
the projected demands of sales
and marketing. During his
tenure as president, Hatfield
also purchased numerous acqui
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