What Does Thanksgiving Day Mean To Me? Brenda 801 l As a mother of a two-year-old and another child due in April, Brenda 801 l of Manheim said, “I’m most thankful for children.” She added that Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for things that we otherwise take for granted. THE THE ■ Poured Solid C Reinforced Wa ■ The Wall is 0 as the Mated • Manure Pit Walls • Hog House Walls e Chicken House Wall • Concrete Decks • House Foundation • Cistern Walls • Barnyard Walls • Concrete Pit Tops • Silage Pit Walls e Retaining Walls All sizes available Round or rectangular Take the questions out of your new construction Call: Balmer Bros, for quality engineered walls. Invest in Quality - It will last a lifetime. 243 Miller Road, Akron, PA 17501 (717) 733-0353,6:30 AM - 3:30 PM, (717) 859-2074, After 6:00 PM RIO Dint* IiHH ID it )M-! bO DD. t\\n ,-DUI JDI IH'inj; n>| Lois Carman of East Petersburg will never forget the Thanksgiving dinner she helped serve to 200 street people in New York City. To her, each Thanksgiving is a special celebration because “the season is a beautiful time of the year and her favorite for weather and temperature.” STRENGTH IS IN CONSTRUCTION CONCRETE WORK, INC. Lois Carman Mrs. Leroy Brenneman Mrs. and Mrs. Leroy Brenne man grow produce on their Lititz farm. She said, “I’m thankful for sp many things...the Lord as savior...the country...l’m thankful every day.” Jeff Burkholder The first thing that comes to Jeff Burkholder’s mind when he thinks of Thanksgiving is “Indians and Pilgrims getting together to thank almighty God for the blessings he bestowed on them.” Added Jeff, “Personally it’s a time to think of all the blessings God provides for me with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I’m grateful God allowed me to live In Lancaster County.” Employing more than 150,000 people and commanding six per cent of the nation’s total food expenditures, America’s poultry industry is truly a mahor agribusi ness today. According to the National Broiler Council, the industry, in the course of growing and processing poultry products, spends $l2 billion annually for a wide range of products and ser vices, ranging from com to elec tronic media. Economists say the “multiple effect” expands that expenditure four to five times as the dollars ripple through the economy. During the last four decades, consumers have increased their consumption of chicken more than eight-fold, from seven pounds per jb,3, smog 2388 Old Leacock Rd., Gordonvflle, PA 17529 CUSTOM BUILT COAL STOVES < HIGH PRESSURE WASHERS n HIGH-TENSILE FENCING PEQUEA BATTERIES DISTRIBUTOR FOR BEARINGS fit ; SPROCKETS. PULLEYS. BELTS KENDALL & DRYDENE OILS & LUBRICANTS V Utedffer'ttrttlirttf; mum said, “I’m thankful every day for so many different things.” Her most outstanding Thanks giving Day happened 14 years ago when a car accident inadvertedly spurred a friendship. “We invited the couple who hit our car for Thanksgiving dinner,” Miriam recalls, “and we had so much fun comparing our cultures and getting to know each other.” Miriam and her husband are Mennonites; the other couple is Jewish. They con tinue the friendship today. Chicken Giblets capita in 1949 to 67 pounds in 1989. By 1990 it is estimated that Americans will be eating an aver age of 72 pounds of chicken each, surpassing the consumption of both beef and pork for the first time. The National Broiler Council estimates that 58 percent of all chicken produced in 1989 will reach the consumer through retail grocery stores. This compares to 70 percent in 1981. Big gainers as chicken outlets are fast food restaurants. In 1981 they accounted for 22 percent of chick- en production, compared to 32 percent estimated for this year. Other restaurants will use 10 per cent of chicken produced in 1989, an increase of two percentage points over 1981. TRAILERS Kendo* D dene