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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1961
Page
12
Keystone Degree presented January 10 in the Forum of the Educational Building during a statewide mid winter event. Vocational agriculture students earning the honor must complete two years of instruction, show leadership, earn at least $500 in productive agricultural enterprises, and demonstrate progress in farm efficiency or home farm comfort.
Eastern Lancaster County J H S lists Kenneth D. Sauder and F Roy Weaver of East Earl RI Ephrata Union H S Jer ry Snader Ephrata RI Lampeter Strasburg Union H S Paul Welk Strasburg RI Manheim Central Union H S David M Graybill and Larry H Rohrer Lititz RI Jacob H Harnish Manheim RI Glenn Herbert Myer Manheim RI Pequea Valley Joint HS James Richard Eby Kinzers RI John W Eby Jr Gordonville RI Southern Lancaster Co Area H S Richard Geyer Gerald Kreider and Paul D Trimble Quarryville RI Ronald Kreider Quarryville RI.
Stanley Kopp of Bernville named state director to the national convention. Galen Wineland of Martinsburg elected president of the association succeeding G W Nicolls of Meadville Crawford County.
About 310 farm machinery men attended the convention. The theme was Today's Problems and Tomorrow's Opportunities.
A U S Department of Agriculture report notes rapid growth in dehydrated mashed potatoes and frozen French fries since 1958. A Philadelphia area restaurant survey shows frozen fries use doubled and dehydrated potatoes tripled from 1958 to 1960, with 39 percent and about 33 percent of restaurants using each by April 1960.
Food costs in 1960 represented only 20 percent of disposable income, down from 26 percent in 1947 49. The note highlights how household budgets shifted postwar, affecting spending patterns and living costs.
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