■lB-Lancasttr Farming, Saturday, April 26,1986 Experienced crocheter creates Last Supper mural with hook and thread BY BARBARA MILLER Staff Correspondent WILLIAMSPORT - Mrs. Laura Eddinger, 86, of 1533 Memorial Avenue couldn’t crochet just one; instead she crocheted five murals of the Last Supper like the one she recently presented to the First Mrs. Laura Eddinger displays her "cross and crown of thorns" pattern doily. Superhopper Got Grain? Then get the trailer that is Timpte tough... the Super Hopper. It’s not only built to take it...it’s also built to cut fuel costs. The Super Hopper is lightweight and aerodynamically designed to reduce wind drag. When there’s grain to be hauled, Timpte does the haulin’ best and pulls a lot easier than the TWO IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Call For Super Paak * M.H. EBY, INC. P.O. Box 127 Baptist Church in Williamsport. Each mural measures 62x58 inches and was created by using a 100-year-old communion cloth from the Duboistown Methodist Church as a pattern. Crocheted along the left side of the mural are the name of the church, the BUY A 1986 TIMPTE LIGHTWEIGHT GRAIN HOPPER NOW 1717) 354 4971 Blue Ball, PA 17506 Rev. Allen H. Goss, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Williamsport, shows the hand crocheted mural of the Last Supper, Mrs. Laura Eddinger recently presented to the church. pastor’s name, year, and Mrs. Eddinger’s initials. Mrs. Eddinger completed the last mural in one month. According to Mrs. Eddinger, Rev. John Piper, Jr. of Grace United Methodist Church, Williamsport, for whom she had crocheted a doily centerpiece, first approached her last Judy asking her to crochet a mural of the Last Supper using the old communion CTB.nc choretime/brock AUTHORIZED CHORE-TIME DISTRIBUTOR complete systems, equipment, sales, installation, service foi _ CATTLE, HOGS AND POULTRY. 7 We Welcome Your Inquiries - Cell Or Write AGR»- RD 4, East Farmersville Rd., Ephrata, PA 17522 M 3": < Lancaster CountyJ Sat. 7 30to 11:30 (717) 354-6520 (Parts Only) % » i' r i’ * . S. V s.*. t h r, ~ cloth as a pattern for his church. “Oh, he was just in love with it,” Mrs. Eddinger exclaimed, reporting Rev. Piper’s reaction. So much so that Rev. Piper requested an additional mural for himself, which Mrs. Eddinger produced. One thing led to another and Mrs. Eddinger decided to crochet a mural for the Lutheran Church at Cogan Station in memory of her husband and her mother-in-law. A Beautiful, maintenance-free fence designed for safety BEAUTY - can transform your farm into a showplace SAFETY - no sharp edges, "elastic action’ rails, won't split and shatter like wood, protects your animals. MAINTENANCE-FREE - never paint or treat fence again 1 DURABLE - impact resistant, long worry-free service SELF-CLEANING - Hi-Polymer compound cleans itself NON-TOXIC - National Sanitation Federation approved Get full information about TRIPLE-CROWNtubular Hi- Polymer fence now. Just call or inquire today. 1 x«^’ct„:t.^bluil3me^^^^Si^ 1 -%^OP^ <> . ~.k« ;.n.->gmr-is^iava saasaMMiM^^ if# -, *■ - si * 1 V" , i srV” I ; ; EQUIPMENT, INC. The fouith mural was sent to Bozman, MT and was done, Mrs. Eddinger said, in memory of the Snay family. The fifth mural, ol course, was completed for the First Baptist Church. “It was tedious to do it,’’ Mrs. Eddinger said, “Every row was different, but I knew Rev. Piper and Rev. Goss wanted them.” (Turn to Page B 19)
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