MCMP district 14 to meet LEOLA Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers will hold its District 14 Ai||pal Membership Meeting Wednesday, November 5 at the Leola Family Restaurant in Leola. The program, to follow a dinner served at 7 p.m., will consist of reports on national and local milk production and the current status of Holly Milk Plant in Carlisle. In addition, members will be given an update on MCMP’s m- 1 ,' ' -.V *<*’ ft * «(|» * I % Jf J'*> »>»>* It » *-* fttft *r » Our Superpicker and your corn crib. A Mew Idea whose time has in. With Hydraulic Lift Brackets And New Tires *42oo°° F. 0.8. Our Lot Ladies Have You Heard? By Doris Thomas Lancaster Extension Home Economist '* ECONOMICAL HOME SEWING Sewing your own gar ments can save you money. Here are some suggestions for cutting costs even more. Use uncomplicated pat terns. These usually require less fabric and fewer extras such as trims and notions. And they require less cutting and sewing tune. Select fabrics in wider widths when possible. Usually it will allow more efficient use of fabric and you’ll waste less in cutting. Fabrics without nap or one way designs are also more economical. Select fashions and fabncs that do not require lining or underlining If the fabric does require lining or un derlining, select a less ex pensive fashion fabric which has the same properties regular lining fabncs do. Often you can find a surah or woven polyester or rayon in last season’s colors on sale. These will add color to your garment as well as cut cost. Don’t sacrifice in terfacings to save money. But if the fabric is not too heavy or too translucent, use it as interfacing. If you can’t use it, buy a yard or so of the interfacing you use most frequently. This will cut down on waste and you’ll have it on hand for your next project Eliminate special trims which add cost. Substitute self-fabric trims cut from leftover fabric or from leftovers from other projects. Bias bands, piping, ruffles, appliques, pleating and L inserts all add a RD 2, NEW PROVIDENCE, PA Your Route Salesman RICHARD IBACH Over 20 Years Ag Experience "24 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE” Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 1,1980—€9 .v --r - mms. fashionable touch to a garment. Other methods of trim ming mvolve more tune, but add a high fashion look. Crochet your own edging for collars, pockets and hemlines or create an original design and em broider it on a yoke, pocket, collar or around the hemline. WHAT’S A COLLECTIBLE? “Antiques and collec tibles” has become a catch phrase that you hear everywhere these days. While most of us have at least a foggy notion of what constitutes an antique, “Collectible” is a different story Simply put, a. collectible is almost any object, exclusive of an an tique, that is old, unusual, unique or just nostalgic You name it, someone seems to be collecting it old radios, barbed wire, commemorative spoons and even comic books. The boom in collecting is partly a result of a new awareness of the past generated by the Bicen tennial. It’s also been af fected by inflation fears and well-publicized mcreases in selling prices. Interested buyers of collectibles who do not have access to attic heirlooms should keep these general hints in mind before buying. * Plan your purchases. Before you select that unique lamp, have a location in mind for your new find. • If you have young children or exuberant pets, you might choose to buy and display sturdy metal or wooden accessories rather rjr gii >4^ “SERVICE IS OUR GREATEST ASSET” Cafeictam Saturday, November 1 Lancaster Co. Farm Women Convention; 10 a.m., Farm and Home Center Tuesday, November 4 Lancaster Co. Society 27 meets at the home of Thelma Wolgemuth at 8 p.m. with a covered dish. - Thursday, November 6 Lancaster Co. Society 21 meets at the home of Phyllis Clymer at 7:30 p.m. York Co. Farm Women Convention Lancaster Co. Society 17 meets at the home of Kathryn Pollock for food and plant auction. Saturday, November 8 Lancaster Co. Society 19 meets at the home of Becky Haroish for a program about the Orient and a cookie exchange. Lancaster Co. Society 25 meets at the home of Regma Scheid. Speaker will be Randall Snyder. Lancaster Co. Society 25 meets at the Refton Fireball for an evening to entertain husbands of the society at 6:30. Also in cluded is slides of Alaska. Cumberland Co. Farm Women Convention Lancaster Co. Society 10 meets at the home of Getha Dixon. than decorative art glass or other breakables • Shop with a tape measure to be sure the old victrola or radio fits the space you had in mind. • Consider how well the style and color of the object will fit in with present fur nishings. • Select the styles and designs m collectibles that complement your taste and life style. Be happy you bought what you bought. THE SIGN OF QUALITY • GOOD PRODUCTS • GOOD SERVICE • GOOD REPUTATION ELMER M.SHREINER T/A GOODS FEED MILL R.D. 1, New Providence, PA PH: 717-786-2500 LET US SHOW YOU THE ADVANTAGE OF PENNFIELD’S DRY COW FEED