ll—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 1,1971
Demand Grows for Mrs. Eby's Braided Rugs, Chair Pads
Mrs. Eby holds a quilt she is embroidering. Her large braided living room rug shows,
too.
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Baer Anna Mae hangs them out
on a line for people to see as
they drive by.
Anna Mae, the daughter of a
Morgantown trucker, attended
Caernarvon High School, which
is now Twin Valley High School.
Lester is the son of Mr and
Mrs. Aaron Eby, Ephrata RDI
His father is a retired steer
farmer. Lester has been on the
farm all his life.
The Ebys have been renting
this farm from Herbert Mentz
ler, Ephrata, since 1960. They
also rent the Green Dragon
farm.
They have a total of 115 acres
and grow corn, wheat and alfalfa
They keep 30 registered Holstein
cows at the other farm and about
30 heifers on the home place
which Mrs. Eby tends She wash
es the bulk milk tank, runs er
rands and sometimes feeds the
cows at the other farm
MURPHYS
CAT
LITTER
40 lb. Bag
*1.30
bag
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anywhere.
M. J. MURPHY CO., INC
319 E Fulton St.
Lancaster, Pa
397-2994
Mon thru Fri
BAM to 4 30 P M.
They raise several veal calves farm and takes an interest in the
in the winter, have some of their work.
own and buy some, which they- Dale is 8 and in third grade
sell at Lancaster Union Stock a t the same school.
Yards or at New Holland Sales
Stables.
Ebys have two daughters and milking at the other farm. They
two sons Donna, 12, goes to hke to fish in the Cocalico Creek
Ephrata Junior High School. She nearby. It is stocked with trout,
takes Home Economics. She but they catch mostly sunfish or
likes music a lot and is in the catfish. Both like to play base
girls’ chorus at school She has ball and basketball and go bike
been taking piano lessons for riding.
four years. She will be in Co- LeAnn is four years old and
cahco 4-H Sewing Club this sum- loves to be outdoor s. She likes
mer, for the first time. She t jj e i r ca t s and collie dog. She is
likes to cook and bake and helps a very amiab i e little girl,
her mother. Ebys belong to Indantown
V°rnon, 10, is in fourth grade Mennonite Church, near Schoen
at Lincoln Elementary School eck, where Mrs. Eby is a leader
He likes school, helps on the of Junior Girls sewing circle.
FARM TIRE SERVICE
Call us .. . for fast action.
Fully equipped truck for on
the farm or in the field.
SWEIGART FIRESTONE
329 W. High St., Manheim, Pa.
Phone 665-2258 or 665-3603
The boys take turns helping
with calves at home and with
They recently made a crib quilt anything that is saleable but it
and donated it to the TnCounty consists largely of new items,
Relief Sale The dim ch women many of which church ladies
also have quilting parties About fiom the area have been making
20 CT et together at a time They all year, such as quilts, fancy
have two in the frames at one work, clothes, baked goods and
time, one to quilt and one to flowers
knot They have two m the The all-day event starts at 930
Lames at one time, one to quilt am an( j the q Ul it sale begins at
andone to knot They made an noon There are several hun-
Ohio rose quilt for the Tn-Coun- q Ul p- s anc j SO me might go as
t', Relief Sale Mr and Mrs as $3OO apiece. Each one is
Eby teach primary children in num hered and they are display-
Sunday School. ec l by hanging them on lines m
Mis Eby seived coffee at their one tent People go early to select
chinch stand at the Tri-County the quilt in which they are m-
Rehef Sale at Twin Slope Mar- terested, then remember the
ket, Morgantown, last Saturday numbers so as to bid on the ones
morning She also donated one they prefer.
of her braided rugs This Tn- gome used items such as fur-
County represents Berks, Ches- ni t U re and appliances are in
ter and Lancaster Counties All eluded in the sale They have
the proceeds of the sale are do- three or four auctioneers selling
nated to the Mennomte Central a t one time.
Committee for relief work It is enjoy music. Lester
a tremendous job feeding all the cheerM Anthums
people who attend e • Male chorus which is composed
Chartered buses come to it fiom . r ancaatpr
Maryland, New Jersey. Virgima,
Ohio and all around. Tents are
SlngT ThisTar S S used a
holding services in this week at June
the same location. Lester has been a member of
Ephrata Young Farmers As-
What do they sell at this an- ...
tuial sale? They say that they sell (Continued on Page lg>