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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1956
Page
12
Lancaster Farming and the Pennsylvania Bar Association present general legal guidance. A patent attorney should handle patent applications and drawings. A son cannot be forced to care for a paralyzed mother at home and relatives cannot be compelled to share caregiving duties. the mother may seek support from all children.
The Octoraro Farmers Club met at the Hubers home with Melvin Boyce presiding. Members heard Horace Walton and James Jackson discuss 1956 farm program topics including vegetable growing for profit and Social Security for farmers. The group planned its 100th anniversary and debated legal steps on dissolution and remarriage questions.
H H Leid auctions sell the Denver residence to Paul Mellinger for 107 dollars with buyer to relocate the structure. East Cocalico Township household goods also go under the hammer in the sale.
Auctioneer LeRoy Zook of Atglen sold two tractors for 830 and 620 dollars and a truck for 1010 dollars at the LeRoy Glick farm sale near Honey Brook. Other items included a baler 915 dollars a 1949 auto 430 dollars manure trader 177 50 wagon 180 and transplanter 130.
Heirs of P. J. Forney bought the 100 acre Forney farm at private treaty ending public sale. Auctions included a tractor 1875, another 940, potato sprayer 300, wagons 147 and 212. Elmer V. Spahr served as auctioneer. Hel sdale House item sold for 8350 to Frank Esbenshade. A mitre box 40 envil 11 cake stand 26. Stanley H. Deiter was auctioneer.
At the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District meeting on Thursday night, Maurice K Goddard secretary of forests and waters in Pennsylvania noted irrigation was under 10 000 acres in 1954 but growing yearly. He warned water use will nearly double in the next generation and discussed a possible future of an Eastern seaboard as a single continuous city due to population growth.
Lancaster Farming reports Lancaster County’s water use and rainfall figures, quotes Henry H Hackman praising surplus food, and names John E Melhorn as outstanding Conservationist of 1955. It also notes 66 land-use agreements covering 5,382 acres in 26 townships approved during the year.
Chester Delaware Farm Bureau Cooperative plans an 8 pm Saturday meeting at Unionville High School with a 6:30 banquet. Nominated directors include William E Payne and Glen Moore of Honey Brook, Harvey Chase of Lincoln University, John Landis of Parkesburg Ri, and J Carl Empie of Glen Mills RD Pusey L Moore, J Franklin Styer of Concordville. John D Ross will report past operations with George Steele and Styer. a motion picture will be shown.
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