—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 3, 1976
Wrapped in a heavy, dark coat, a
wool scarf and a felt cap with ear
flaps turned down, the old man sat all
alone on an overturned bushel basket
near the far end of the tool and im
plement shed At his side was a pile of
old boards boards which came
from old or useless buildings we had
torn down
Picking up one board at a time with
his calloused, wrinkled hands, he
removed all the old nails from the
wood biting his lip slightly
whenever the nail wouldn't come out
very easily Some nails seemed to put
up a good fight and frequently there
was a long “creaeeek" sound as the
old gentleman pryed them loose He
went at it with clock-like regularity
Picking up a board, removing the
nails, placing them in a jar; and
tossing the boards into another pile
which would be sorted later for use in
either future building projects or
firewood.
Not being heated, the shed's
windows were covered with frost and
a person’s breath formed little white
clouds which were quickly swallowed
up by the cold air.
A warm smile, surrounded by
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CONKLIN
GARDEN SPOT
ASSOCIATION
CORDIALLY INVITES EVERYONE TO STOP
AT THEIR BOOTH
Located at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show, in the
Poultry Section, from Monday, January 5 thru Friday,
January 9.
The Association consists of 18 members, who are
each an independent distributor of 45 different Conklin
Products, which consist of Fuel and Oil Conditioners,
Rust Inhibitors, Surfactants, Cleaners and Disin
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quality, fully guaranteed in writing.
Some demonstrations will be made and literature
explaining the product use will be available.
Quality Tools and Specialty Items will be Sold
at our Farm Show location (Booth No. P 6 and PGA).
The association members names
and addresses are as follows
JAMES A. LENTZ
Chairman
RD4, Box 163
Manheim PA 17545
717 665 2809
NEIL HOCHSTETLER
RD2
East Earl, PA 17519
717 354 7193
HERBERT HESS
Secretary
RO3, Manheim PA
17545
717 665 4351
JOHN A. HORST
Big Springs
Maryland 21712
301 842-3282
NORMAN NAUMAN
Assistant Secretary
RD4, Manheim PA
17545
WILBUR LENTZ
RDI
Willow Street PA
17584
717-464-3068
717-665 5267
AARON RIEHL
RD3
KARL VAN DYK
Treasurer
3071 Druck Valley Rd
York, PA 17402
717-755-8849
Quarryville, PA
17566
717-786-3805
NEVIN J. BOLL
RDI, Manheim, PA
17545
717-665-4853
JOHN A. SHUMSKI
126 N. Jardm Street
Shenandoah, PA
17976
717-462-3160
CLETUS I. DOUTRICH
RDI, Bethel. PA
19507
717-933-8341
JAMES WANNER
511 S 9th Street
Akron, PA 17501
717-859-2164
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healthy-looking, reddened cheeks,
and accented by friendly, sparkling
eyes, greeted me as I walked into the
shed. I had known, loved, and ad
mired this man for as long as I could
remember and being with him was
always a great pleasure. He was my
grandfather a man whose
philosophy in life was to keep busy to
avoid getting "rusty” like some of the
nails he was extracting from the
boards. A farmer all his life, he knew
all about keeping busy and wasn't the
least bit interested in "taking it
easy." He gladly helped out around
the farm and many times even in
sisted on it, almost making the rest of
us forget how old he was.
Removing nails from old boards,
and then straightening the nails so
that they could be used again is
one of the longest-lasting and most
meaningful memories I have of my
grandfather. Holding a nail between
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his left index finger and thumb, he
carefully examined it from several
angles to determine where it would
need a corrective blow from his
hammer Turning it slightly, and
tapping gently, he shaped each one:
into something that could be used
again.
"So wat mogt," he’d say in Low
German, holding up a straightened
nail to show me the results. For a
moment my mind drifted back 15
years to our former home in East
Germany where he had once showed
me how to straighten a nail properly
and without hitting my fingers
Straightening those nails and
saving them for future use was an act
which was symbolic of my grand
father’s frugality. It gave him
something to do which is what he
wanted during all of his 95'/z years
and in a small, but very meaningful
way, it contributed something to the
economy of the family's farming
operation. More important, he
unknowingly taught respect for
resources and work rather than*
wasting materials, money and time.
A used, slightly bent nail may not be
much but it is symbolic of a
valuable lesson I learned on the farm,
and in my mind it stands as a
memorial to my beloved grandfather.
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