C4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20,1980 Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser Some Christmas customs No longer are candies lit change and some remain the <> n an evergreen tree as this same. practice is considered to be Sim Fabric Outlet 929 Lititz Pike, Rt. 501, Lititz Near Stauffers of Kissel Hill Phone 627-8787 9f Just In Time For Christmas... FOOTBALLJERSEYSism s4« 50 We Also Carry • Calico Patches - Sold By The Pound HOURS • Lightweight Woven Wools - Just Arrived Mon. to Fri. 10 to 5 • Swedish Knit - All Colors Sat. 10 to 2 • Drapery - 72” • Fleece -108” Closed Dec. 25 & 26; • Look For Our Sun For Special Values Open Dec. 27 YEAR-END SPECIALS $ 5.00 OFF or FREE DELIVERY (Within 20 Miles Radius) On All UPHOLSTERED ROCKERS and RECLINERS ROCKERS RECLINERS Goose Neck Wall Muggers High or Low Back Rocker Reclmers Swivel Rockers Loungers, Etc. • Ashley Coal & Wood Heaters • Warm Morning Coal Stoves 12 Different Models In Stock • Plus Our Large Line of New & Used Furniture Fisher's Furniture, Inc. Route 896 At Georgetown I Box 57, Bart, Pa. 17503 5 Mon , Tues., Wed , Sat 8-5 Thurs ,Fn 8-9 Specials... ★ Suede Cloth ★ 72” Fabric For Shrub And Ground Cover . ★ All Colors of VELOUR JUST ARRIVED- $-% ★ UPHOLSTERY FABRIC .. In Green, Grey or Brown * « u ALSO: too dangerous. No longer can the average citizen go out into his own meadow or fence-row and cut down an evergreen tree as my father did for us Those red-cedar trees he brought us had sharp and needle-hke leaves and were not pleasant to decorate. Now, even we have succumbed to buying a pine as our row of evergreens has grown too tall to “top” as we did in previous year But eating Christmas cookies is still in style and therefore a lot of time is spent in making an ample supply. In years past, we are told that they filled lard cans and hoped they would last *2.99,. ...25',. *1.99,. Heavy Swivel OFFICE CHAIR $5900 At While Supply Lasts until Easter. Certain kinds of cookies are only made in the holiday season. Seldom are sand tarts and decorated animal cookies made in July Our family usually makes a dozen or more kinds but they don’t last past December As a child and a grownup, I’ve always been ac customed to a row of stockings to check on Christams morning. The usual items found inside are English walnuts, hard candies and a big orange. When our children were little a small toy was added to each stocking as a gift from Santa Here on our dairy farm we are surrounded by Amish families and each Christmas Ejkmmimi Cr ** % to & co A season to sow, a season to reap Working the land held in our keep With these words, the men and women of farming perform their varied activities throughout the changing seasons each year While their methods have been revolutionized from previous hard and tedious manual tasks to present modern mechanized efficiency, their role as keepers of the land remains largely unchanged. They prepare, care for and harvest the foundation of life itself. Now is their season to plan for yet another season of rebirth of the land As one year ends and another begins, let's remember these keepers of the land and the life-giving meanng they impart to the seasons. A SEASONAL TRIBUTE TO OUR FARMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM YOUR SPERRY NEW HOLLAND DEALER C E. WILEY & SON INC we exchange gifts such as relatives in their boxhke homemade bread, cookies or family wagon, a freshly dressed duck The And so, this year, as m Amish do not decorate their many years spent, children homes with Christmas trees will string popcorn although they do celebrate cranberries and m<9 by enjoying a second chains of brightly colored Christmas. This holiday is paper to decorate the tree in spent visiting friends and anticipation of Santa’s visit Christmas trees (Continued from Page C 2) special unique gift for a loved one or to satisfy your own fancy Jim, a student in business administration at Penn State, enjoys the landscaping Chuck, as he sat behind his desk, confided that he hoped to get Jim to share that same position This would allow Chuck to be free ot the desk work he left ten years ago Christmas Tree Hill is a family success story for the Charles Stauffer family Lois summed up their philosophy by saying, We believe big is not always beautiful ” QUARRYVILLE, PA. IMO«i