36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13, 1974 W X* «*• •«• KADIES HAVE YOU HEARD? , i§ By Dons Thomas, Extension Home Economist FURNITURE FORECAST FOR 1974 For years furniture designers and factories have produced a great number of “new” items each year. Each showroom tried to out do the others in what they presented and how it was done. Many complete lines of furniture were presented with hundreds of fabrics and finishes available for each line. But with the shortage of hard wood, metal, fabric, screws, nuts and bolts, plastic resin, glass and glue this year, a limited line of new items was presented. Most companies are showing pieces added to existing lines rather than new lines. For example, if a manufacturer had a dining room collection he has rounded it out with stacking tables or serving pieces Serving Lancaster City and County for more than a decade Income tax service At our offices Two Locations 144 IM. PRINCE ST. 344 W. KING ST. 397-7181 Lancaster When water i lets yo down. CALL AGWA Washday is no picnic, any day you look at it-especially if your water system leaves you high and dry Being left without water is one thing you won’t have to worry about with our dependable Agway equipment Agway water systems give you water when you need it, every day of the week Why is Agway equipment so dependable 7 Because it’s built with stainless steel, bronze and tough new materials like Lexan and Cycolac And the completed products are factory tested So when water system problems leave you holding the basket, call us—your dependable Agway water systems dealer 1 SUPPLY CENTER 1027 Dillerville Road, Lancaster, Pa. 24 Hour Service Daily Ph. 717-397-4761 instead of offering an en tirely new design collection. And oak, one of the few woods manufapturers seem able to find in ready supply, is used extensively. The new flammability regulations and plastic disposal problems also affect the furniture industry. And dollar devaluation and poor import deliveries add to increase in costs and decreases in selection. Although limited in numbers, the new designs have established a look slightly different from furniture available before. Most influences from our past and from foreign countries are easy to iden tify. In general, all furniture lines are softer, more flowing and graceful. Heavy, Mediterranean pieces are slowly disappearing. Fewer at your convenience in the pnv.n y j- ' your home I Homi 1" TAX SERVICE 299-3931 For Appointment (agway) legs are used-more plat forms and one piece molded frames are part of the new look. More metals, yellow in color are combined with colored plastics and woods. Smoke-toned plexi-glass table tops, instead of clear glass, are now available for tables of all sizes and shapes. The Butcher Block look is popular for bars, tables of all kinds and pull-up seating pieces. HOW TO KEEP YARNS FOR CRAFTS ORGANIZED Keeping yams properly organized is a problem for most needleworkers. Many people have developed systems which work for them. The following ideas come from a well-known needlecraft artist which you may find useful. Gripper tape, used for slipcovers, forms ideal “pockets” for yam. Put yams in place, fasten the snaps and the yams will be easy to see, tangle free, and easy to pull out as you need them. For rug yams, use heavy duty snap tape. Or use a discarded paper towel tube or a small mailing tube with the ends removed. Tie or knot wools lightly ov er the tube. To use, draw threads from the top. You can also use a cord or cut wire coat hanger so yarn t _ f . Now Paying up to VA% Interest on SAVING CERTIFICATES 6% $l,OOO min. for 1 year 6 3 /a% 5,000 min. for 2Vi years 7V*% 10,000 min. for 4 years interest penalty is required for early withdrawal Interest is paid from day of deposit to day of withdrawal. . payable quarterly. 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