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The future Miss Lancaster County at the age of five months

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Gloria in first grade at Gandv

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Growing Miss Lancaster Co. on Donegal soil
Gloria Longenecker from Donegal country was crowned
Miss Lancaster County a week and a half ago.
The surrounding pictures show Gloria at various stages in
her life here.
She is the daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. Linneaus W.
Longenecker.
Gloria's mother died when she was only one and half
Gloria attended Grandview Elementary School, Beahm
Junior High School, and then Donegal High School.
When she was very small she began to show the first
signs of her unusual musical gifts, which continued to
develop throughout her school years here.
She is majoring in music at Lebanon Valley College and
sang an aria from Verdi as her performance in the talent
portion of the Miss Lancaster County pageant.
years old, and she and her brother Robbie and her sister
Sylvia (Mrs. Glenn E. Weaver) were all raised by her
maternal grandmother, Mrs. W.L. Billow, 212 Fairview
Street, Mount Joy.

Gloria, 3, at front door of
her house on Fairview
street.

Miss Lanco in the fourth
grade at Grandview.
The story and pictures of Gloria’s life clearly illustrate
that the development of a Miss Lancaster County begins
very early.

This year’s winner is crowned by last year’s, Marlene Frank
photo courtesy of Ephrata Review

October 8, 1975
Lester Hostetter explains
art of growing prize mums
by Lester G. Hostetter
Chrysanthemum beds
Jnust be prepared approxi-
mately one month before the
root cuttings are received,
about the first of April.
Choose a time when the soil
is dry enough to work. To
each 100 square feet of bed,
add two inches of well-rott-
ed manure, compost, leaf
mold, phosphate, dolomite
limestone, and complete
fertilizer, which have all
been combined. Dig in and
mix well throughout the
bed.
Most amateur growers
prefer rooted cuttings. They
are more disease resistant,
grow more vigorously, and
can be timed to bloom at a
specific time. Mums root
easily so most growers start
them in late May or early
June. After cuttings are
received, 1 start them in
rooting medium made of
sand, peat moss, and
vermiculite. They should be
placed in a shady spot and
watered often.
Between May 1 and 1S the
cuttings will be well rooted
and should now be placed in
the bed 15 to 18 inches
apart. Because mums are
shallow rooting plants, do
not plant them deeper than
1 or 1 1/2 inches below the
surface.
Plants should be muiched

Lester Hostetter at his chrysanthemum bed
thereby conserving mois-
ture, eliminating the need
for cultivation, and keeping
the soil cool to reduce
soil-borne disease. Pine
needles, buckwheat-hulls
or horse manure may be
used.
Now work is just begin-
ning! During the growing
season, other. responsibili-
ties need to be carried out at
certain stages. These in-
clude staking, pinching,
tying, spraying, black-
clothing, and protecting the
plants from adverse weather
conditions.
If all of the above
instructions are followed at
the proper intervals, your
efforts will be rewarded as
you prepare to enter your
blooms in the flower show
which will be held this year
at The Farm and Home
Center, 1883 Arcadia Road,
Lancaster. Sponsored by
The Town and Country
Garden Club and entitled
“Discover Lancaster’’, the
show is open to the public on
October 11 and 12. If you
cannot make it to the show,
stop in at 315 N. Barbara St.
in Mount Joy and enjoy the
blooms at your leisure. This
year’s bed consists of a
variety of plants including
Incurves, Decoratives,
Feathered or Lacinated,
Spiders, Spoons, and Pom-
poms.

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