SVUMSk mtr (ConUnuod from Pago BIS) QUESTION—Marian Lefever, Quarryville, wants a ther mometer labeled Taylor Candy-Jelly-Frosting. It’s a metal thermometer that clips on the side of a pan. She needs to replace the one she has used for years for candy making and is not happy with some other brands that she tried. QUESTION Mrs. D. Fisher, Lewistown, would like a recipe for homemade paste that won’t wrinkle paper when used. She tried a white flour paste and was not pleased. QUESTION—A Mt. Joy reader would like to know where to send to get new handles for f aberware stainless steel pots and pans. QUESTION Pete Barta, 10496 Blott Rd., N. Jackson, Ohio 44451, wants to purchase a Tomahawk pigeon trap, model #504, which the company stopped producing. QUESTION—Larry of Egg Harbor, N.J. would like a milk bottle with the name John Oeltienbruns on it. Contact him at (215) 536-0347. QUESTION Greg Badger, Collegeville, would like information on the ship Morro Castle that burned off the coast near Asbury Park, N.J. in 1934. He has a capsule report of the i ncident but would more information from locals in that area. QUESTION Tom Brown, Gettysburg, wants to know where to find parts or information for a Samson windmill built about 1890. QUESTION R. Wenger, Lititz, would like to know of someone who repairs rebounders. He needs springs. QUESTION H. Donald Brior, Rock Glen, wants to know where he can purchase a wooden sauerkraut stamper complete with handles, which is used to make sauerkraut in crocks. QUESTION —Denny Shank, Dayton, Va, wants to know where he can purchase 12- or 14-ounce water glasses that are clear with a silver band around the top. QUESTION Harold Kuchler, Coatesville, needs to replace a Proctor-Silex 2-quart ice cream freezer bucket, preferably stainless steel. Where can he find one? ’< i • » NEED YOUR FARM BUILDINGS PAINTED? Let us give you a price! 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Kost, Carlisle, would like to contact someone with a Moulimex electric meat grinder type RLIAA, which is made in France and sold by Varco of New Jersey. He either wants to buy parts or sell his. He needs the spiral screw for the grinder. QUESTION Lewis Kofron wants to know where to get parts for a Siegler oil burning heater. QUESTION —Marlowe Haas, Emporium, is looking for a source to purchase varigated colored yarn in camouflage colors. She also wants to know where to find directions to crochet an old-fashioned hug-me-tight. QUESTION Salome Fisher, Lancaster, would like to know how to make baskets out of telephone books. QUESTION—Sue Baughman, Gordonvllle, would like a source to buy British oil, which previously sold in drug stores. It contains kerosene, turpentine, linseed oil, and coal tar. The Baughmans use the British oil in an old family recipe for salve. QUESTION Doris Rishel, Spring Mills, would like to know where to purchase Dr. David Roberts Salve, which is white and has a winter green aroma or in brown to use for animals and people. ANSWER Mary Philips writes that she had offered to send directions on making milk filter dolls to a reader who had requested the information. However, she lost the name and address of the reader after the person wrote to her. Send a self-addressed stamped business size envelope to Mary Phillips, 206 E. Ellsworth St., Columbia City, IN 46725-2132. ANSWER—Rose Diehl, Bloomsburg, wanted to know of a company that sells orange pocket t-shirts in size M-4XL Orange. Thanks to a reader who sent the following informa tion: Wear Guard, 141 Longwater Dr., Norwell, MA02061 or call 1-800-388-3300, from 7 a.m. to midnight EST. ANSWER For the Drumore reader who wanted to buy ■ Elsie Dinsmore books, three are available for purchase from AM fCO OltfirfiCl David H. Cassel, 540 Power Rd., Manheim, PA 17545. Nye should know. He’s the celebrity judge of the 7 ,000 Chips in Chips Ahoy! ChaUenge and he is asking for the most creative ways to prove that 1,000 chips are actually packed into every 18-ounce bag of the cookies. There are a number of mouth watering prizes for the winners, including $25,000 in scholarships. iJSSW Contestants can send in essays or videos showcasing their most ingenious ways of proving the “1,000 chips in every bag” claim. In October. 1997, at The Museum of Science in Boston, three finalists from each age category (9 and under. 10-13, 14-18 and 19 and older) will demonstrate their creative count ing methods. Judges will include Nye and a select group of math teachers and professors. According to Nabisco Business Director Vicki Carey, this chip counting concept is not new. “We’ve received hundreds of let ters from teachers across the coun try who arc already using the 1,000 chips in every bag claim to teach students mathematics.” Teachers and math fans can leant more about the contest by checking out the Chips Ahoy! web site at http://www.chipsahoy.com or by writing to Chips Ahoy! Challenge, P.O. Box 8122, Eas ton, MD 21606-8122. Entries must be postmarked by August IS, 1997. Semifinalists will be announced on September IS, 1997. In addition to contest informa tion, the Chips Ahoy! Web Site features a special component called: “The Teacher’s Comer,” which includes a page for teachers to post lesson plans for other teachers and students to borrow. The site also features a 3-D rendered lab, a game for students, fun facts about Chips Ahoy!, and links to Bill Nye The Science Guy’s Web site (http://nyelabs.kcts.org) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics site (http://www.nctm.org), Nutrition WEST CHESTER (Chester Co.) Penn State Cooperative Extension announces the start of My New Weigh of Life, a 12-week nu trition-based weight management course be ginning March 25 and ending June 10 at the Penn State Extension office. Government Services Center, Suite 370, West Chester. Participants may choose either the 10 a.m.-noon session OR the 7-9 p.m. session. Send your name, address, and daytime phone number with a registration check for $65 to Penn State Cooperative Extension, 601 Westtown Road, Suite 370, West Chester, PA 19382. For further information, call the Ex tension office at 610-696-3500. FARM BUILDINGS NCCD lei Your life “The Farm Painting Specialist” WE ARE THE FUSSY ONE S r . OUR SPICIAITIC! 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