The York County 4-H Council teering should contact any county
meeting was held on Nov. 7at the council officer.
4-H Center. Codkie sale prizes were awar-
Brenda Walter and Mrs. Carlisle ded. Following the meeting, county
were elected 1985 council advisors, council members painted the small
Members were assigned to com- meeting room.
mittees and more people are still
needed on them.
the residents of Pleasant Acres
Christmas shopping.
Lebanon Society 20
People interested in volun-
Lebanon Society 20 held their Each member brought cookies
monthly meeting in the home of and the recipe to exchange with
Sarah Funck, Jonestown. other members.
A donation will be given to the The next meeting will be the
Lebanon County Christian Christmas party, held in the home
Ministries’ food bank. of Elta Weaver.
The last few years have been tough for farmers in south
central Pennsylvania. You’ve had to deal with the deadly
Avian influenza and an unusually dry year that produced low
crop yields. You’ve suffered through low egg prices, reduced
milk prices, and marginal pork prices. And, in general, you’ve
experienced high interest rates.
As a major lender committed to the agricultural industry,
Commonwealth National Bank has witnessed these bad and
difficult times firsthand through many of our agricultural
customers. The pressures brought about by the events of
the past few years have caused many of these customers to
turn to us for help. As a result, we’ve spent a great deal of
time working to get them out of some tight spots. We’ve
restructured loans and, where appropriate, we’ve offered
extensions. In all cases, we’ve worked hard to provide good,
sound advice on the best course of action to follow. In short,
we’ve remained committed.
To some, our commitment to lending may seem to have
waned as we continue our work to help those among you who
need it most. But be assured that our commitment has never
stopped. When you need us, we’ll .be there as strong as
ever —with aggressive prudent lending, competitive rates,
and just plain hard, honest work.
1
Ski omen j
Societies I
The next meeting will be on Dec.
8 at 8:45. The group will be taking
It’s simply not true.
Commonwealth National
Bank not committed to
agriculture? It’s simply not
true, and no one knows it
better than I do
Charles F. Merrill
President and Chief Exi
A Commonwealth National Bank
Lancaster
Society 19
Lancaster Society 19 met on
Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Artificial
Breeders Association with Mrs.
David Yoder as hostess.
There was a report on the
number of pieces sewn by the
society at the General Hospital in
October.
After a short business meeting,
Mildred Lehman and Vivian
Warfel showed a number of craft
items. Both ladies instructed the
group on how to make two craft
items.
Everyone enjoyed a cookie
recipe exchange.
Lancaster Society 21
Lancaster Society 21 met on slide presentation.
Nov., Bat the home of Esther The next meeting will be the
Graybeal. Joanne Roth and Abbie Christmas dinner at Rhodes
Bradley served as co-hostesses. Restaurant in Quarryville at 6:30
After a business meeting Esther on Dec. 6.
Grnybeal and Anita Reed gave a
Lancaster Society 25
Lancaster Society 25 met at the origins,
home of Helen Thompson on Nov. There will be a family Christmas
10. party on Dec. 8 at Wengers. A
Mrs. Melvin Groff gave a book covered dish meal will be served at
review on the history of the In- 6:30 p.m. Hazel Ulrich will speak
dians, Pilgrims and Thanksgiving about Christmas customs.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday November 10,1984-823
Ladies
Have You
Heard?
By Doris Thomas
Lancaster Extension
Home Economist
Does Your Family
Need A Home Computer?
This Christinas, a computer is
the gift to buy for your family. At
least that’s what the ad
vertisements would like us to
believe. But a home computer is a
big investment. How do you decide
if you really need one? You should
consider several factors before you
decide to buy a home computer.
First, know why you’re buying a
home computer. Keeping up with
the Joneses is not A sufficient
reason. If you want a computer
simply to balance your checkbook,
a $5 calculator would work just as
efficiently.
There are three categories of
people who buy home computers.
There are the innovators who must
be the first on the block for
everything. Some people have
their own businesses and need the
computer for specific purposes,
allowing the family to use it bet
ween business uses. The third
category is parents with young
children. These families should
buy only if the expense will fit into
their budget. Do not go into debt to
buy a home computer.
Many advertisements lead both
parents and children to believe
that children need a computer to
succeed in school. Students in most
schools, however, get little time to
work with a computer and, often,
only the more affluent school
districts have computers
available. Frequently students
work with a computer just enough
to make them want one of their
own.
For many, fascination with
computers may be just a phase.
The whole family should take a
computer course or try out a
neighbor’s computer to see how
much they really do like working
with them.
Buy a small, inexpensive model.
If you really like using the com
puter and find you need one with
more capabilities, pass the smaller
computer on to the kids or sell it,
and buy a more powerful one. The
prices of computers are dropping
as the power and features of new
models increase.
Families should disregard the
media attention and give serious
consideration to their own needs.
It’s not a disgrace to know vou
don’t need one.
Holiday Depression
Depression is common among
many people during the holidays.
Those people who are bereaved,
divorced or separated from their
loved ones are especially
susceptible to depression because
the holidays tend to make us more
conscious of our losses.
Losses and disappointments can
build up during the festivities and
lead to depression. The elderly are
especially vulnerable because
people are apt to have more losses
and recover from them less
quickly as they grow older.
The most important thing to do is
to pinpoint the causes and to
realize that you are not the only
one who is depressed during the
holidays. Don’t make yourself
more depressed by saying you
shouldn’t feel this way.
Once you’ve determined the
cause of the depression, take
control of the situation. Don’t be a
victim. If there is a void, try to fill
that void with whatever it is that
you’re missing.
Refocus on someone or