Ida’s Notebook \ Ida Risser Every now and then it is inter esting to look back and remember things in the past Recently, I spent several days looking over papers in old boxes. I’ve always saved a lot of newspaper clippings and letters. As this is Valentine’s Day, I’ll tell you about a few that I found. One was a handmade one that I gave my Grandma Landis. She lived with us and helped me out of some predicaments. One Valen tine was from a boy in the third grade that I admired. There were also large, fancy stand-up Valen tines that I still display on the 14th of February. Among the things that were in '*•'" «v > HSTOI s■;-*( ' f?;pmSS*ri •• '■>u<^Ai s j ' v *iv;y '> Satisfaction! the box were handkerchiefs and more handkerchiefs as they were given as gifts to children. There was even a list of the money that I was given. Five cents from an aunt and 10 cents from my grandfather. My baby book said that when I was a baby my mother called me her little “Dolly.” My tin cup that I used was included along with a box of almost unused crayons. Several books of nursery rhymes were there too. The past few days I’ve also looked over hundreds of slides. My cousin took these pictures and some are especially beautiful. They’ve been sorted into groups SPS-! itS&W INC. 430 Concrete Ave., Leola, PA 717-656-2016 CAMP HILL (Dauphin Co.) Between Jan. 1 and Feb. 9. the average American has earned enough income to pay for his or her family’s entire 1998 food sup ply, according to Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. As a result, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau commemorated Feb. 9 as Farm Bureau’s second annual Food Check-Out Day. Last year. Food Check-Out Day fell on Feb. 10. According to statistics from the such as flowers, pets and vaca tions. Some from the 19S0s show the results of a blizzard. Snow drifts IS feet high closed the roads. Other slides are of groups of peo ple who I cannot identify. Some day they’ll probably be destroyed. Now it is time to get back to the present and accomplish something worthwhile before the winter is gone. NEED YOUR FARM BUILDINGS PAINTED? Let us give you a price! Write: Daniel’s Painting 637-A Georgetown Rd. Ronks, PA 17572 (or leave message) (717) 687-8262 Spray on and Brush in Painting 4 vw%V. /';5 *Jt^i'&*•)!' J.i Food More Affordable Now Than 25 Years Ago •S9&' Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 14, 1998-817 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, American families and individuals spend, on average, 10.9 percent of their disposable income for food. That means the average household will have earned enough dispos able income that portion of in come available for spending or saving to pay for their annual food supply in just 40 days. ‘The early occurrence of this date is noteworthy,’’ said Jenny Teeter, chairperson of Pennsylva nia Farm Bureau’s State Women’s Committee. “It speaks well of our nation’s increasing standard of living, which would certainly be reduced without the affordable, domestic, food supply produced by America’s farmers and ranch- n ers. In comparison to Food Check- Out Day, Tax Freedom Day—the day the average American had earned enough money to pay federal, state and local taxes was May 9 last year, according to the Tax Foundation. “I find it amazing that people can pay for their yearly food sup ply three months earlier than it would take them to satisfy their tax burden,” said Teeter. “Rather than being an economic burden. “Look, Pappy. Let’s check this one out,” 21-month-old Kyle seems to say as he circles a mailbox market ad. Just like his grandpa Rlcki Bashore, Kyle, son of Stacy and Rick Bashore of Lebanon, prefers to study newspaper ads while eating breakfast. food remains quite a bargain for shoppers. That’s the way it should be” Teeter hopes Americans will come to understand that afford able food is “a product of our suc cessful food production and distri bution system.” The percent of disposable income spent for food has de clined over the last 25 years. In 1970, Food Check-Out Day would have been 11 days later Febru ary 20. Food is more affordable today due to a widening gap be tween growth in per-capita in comes and the amount of money spent for food, according to USDA. This overall decrease is made more notable by the fact that trends indicate Americans are buying more expensive conven ience food items for preparation at home, as well as more food away from home. USDA’s latest statis tics, compiled for 1996, includes food and non-alcoholic beverages consumed at home and away from home. Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is a voluntary, non-governmental or ganization which represents 25,247 farm and rural families.
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