B4—Lancaster farming, Saturday, August 14,1982 It was the plastic bag that first got the subject rolling. Each summer about this time, our major seed com supplier sends out to each customer a thank-you letter. Along with that note comes a gift of a large, sturdy plastic bag, decorated with brightly-colored advertising for the firm. Those bags have come in handy m—mammmammm—m AUTUMN IN gk, ; SUPER COLONIAL ffißW m WEEKEiID WILLIAMSBURG M OCT fi in ioro NOV. 6-7. 1982 „ T tT * B ''°' I *® 2 • Includes Transportation. One * Package Includes Roundtrip Night In Milford Plaza Hotel, Plus Transportation, Hotel, One-Day Choice of two Top Broadway Sightseeing Excursion, Plus Musicals..."Dreamgirls” or More... ' "Nine" ST s lo9°° £o**lo7°° More Details... Zeller Traeei, inc. 71“943 Elizabethtown: "Wgjua RENTAL CANOES IN STOCK AT SPECIAL SALE MIKES THE WEEK BEFORE LABOR DAY WHITE WATER DAYS Whitewater and Coleman lust seem to go together Because all Coleman gear from our canoe to tents coolers and bags, is built to \stand up to totrgh treatment ; And now's the best time to buy BBSS* J3r~ & Coleman Centei 89 Old Leacock Rd. RDI, Ronks, PA On being a farm wife -And other hazards Joyce Hupp over the years, for everything frm carrying in produce from the garden to lugging seashell treasures home from the shore. “I can remember Mom keeping her sprinkled wash was in these bags, staring it in the refrigerator until the clothes were dampened through,” mused the farmer as he examined the most recently 3 Sizes Coleman Cam In Stock r-— * —V I Purchase canoe & recei I 2 FREE PADD' with coupon ( ; STORE HOURS Mon. thru Sat. 8t Tues. & Fri. - Til 8 ESSSSSSSSSSt arrived gift bag. “I used to do the same thing,” I recalled. “Do you realize just how long it’s been since I sprinkled a basket of wash?” Fact is, I can’t even remember when I last ironed some item of clothing, except maybe for pressing the seams and hem in some new garment hot off the sewing machine. We are raising a whole generation of people who will never know the joy of standing • over a hot iron in mid-August. r Funny, isn’t it, how an item that one generation simply mild not have existed without is laughable - or maybe collectible - to the next generation down the road. How about butter churns, horse hames and bog scrapers, all once familiar items to routine rural household living: Or cream separators, shoe button hooks, wool carders, flax breakers, or the crank for starting the car? And not only household items, but customs and fads constantly change with the marching of time. For instance, have you ever TRACTOR PULLS . EVERY SATURDAY Featuring... 7 Classes of Super Stock and Modified Tractors and 4-Wheel Drive Trucks REGULAR ADMISSION* Adults $5.50 6tol2yrs $1.75 5 & Under FREE •Does not include special events See Stihl Chain Saws In Action... SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH STIHL Buy 1 Chain Sow Chain at Regular Price, and get the 2nd Chain For Only heard of “rats?” Not those dirty, ugly, four legged, skinny-tailed, grain thieving beasts that sneak around the barn. No, this is a kind of “rat” that was once used in milady’s hair-do. Grandma and I were chatting about hair-dos a few Sundays ago, as we tidied up'our Sunday School classroom, when she mentioned that she and her teenage friends put “rats” in their hair. It seems that young ladies in Grandma’s day carefully saved those hairs that remain behind on a comb after they were finished styling their tresses. She also says that no one used brushes for their hair then.) When a sufficient quantity of SfX NEED \ MORE ROOM? Read The Classified <ome on rw avv», M*va ovsa/ Real Estate Ads LOCATION: 10 Miles south Lancaster on Rt. 272 SEE YOU AT THE BUCK! Professional Wood Carver will be here! 0L BARRY HERSHEY Building Contractor ***'73 North view Rd., Litltz, PA “Qulity Craftsoaeship At Reaswable Prices" ★ AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS ★ POLE BARNS.* DAIRY BARNS ★ EQUIPMENT SHEDS * IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS ★ ROOFING & SIDING Estimates 717-665-9277 ■- 'Vf 2:30-4:30 and 6:30-8:30 p.m. those hairs bad been accumulated, they were wrapped around a finger into a loose roll. That roll of hair or “rat” was then carefully tucked into a section of tresses which needed support, or fluffing, to look stylish. Sort of an alternate to teasing, I guess. and, since using rats was con sidered somewhat vain, they were carefully concealed so that the outside help for the haiivdo was not obvious. After careful consideration, I’ve decided not to begin collecting those loose strands of hair to be saved toward the future when the fad of “rats” inevitably returns. My hair looks “ratty” enough sometimes without any outside help. 1 Big Week AUGUST 2328th SUPER PRICES ON STIHL CHAIN SAWS *1
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