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This column is for readers who have ques
tions but don’t know who to ask for answers.
“You Ask—You Answer” is for non-cooking
questions. When a reader sends in a question,
it will be printed in the paper. Readers who
know the answer are asked to resppnd by mail
ing the answer, which will then be printed in
the paper.
Questions and Answers to this column
should be addressed to You Ask—You Answer,
Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA
17522. Attention: Lou Ann Good.
Or, you may e-mail questions and answers to
lgood.ephOlnpnews.com
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ing when responding.
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will publish it as soon as possible. Please in
clude your phone number because we some
times need to contact the person to clarify de
tails. We will not publish your phone number
unless you request it.
QUESTION - Raymond Zeiset, 319 Minnich
Rd., Miliersburg, PA 17061-9505, wants to find
a set of computer program discs for Windows
3.1 version.
QUESTION - Robert Finke, R.l, Box 58,
Seven Valleys, PA 17360, wants to complete a
28-year collection of Burpee catalogs. He
needs a copy of 1995 catalog. He will swap
extra 1988 copies if necessary.
QUESTION Esther Kauffman, 190 Septem
ber Rd., Honey Brook, PA 19344 wants to buy a
used set in good condition of Bible Friends
Books (not Bible stories).
QUESTION - Mrs. Thomas Maust, Berlin,
writes that her son lives in Norway where he
has a cabin without electricity. He would like to
find a non-electric toaster. She would like one
to give to him for Christmas. Anyone able to
help her?
QUESTION Thomas Stackhouse, Severn,
Md., wants the name of a person or business
that deals in antique cookstoves and parlor
heaters. He also wants to know where to have
items nickel plated in the Pennsylvania and
Maryland area.
QUESTION Garth Horlacher, Drums, wants
to know where to find replacement parts for
long wooden handled farm tools such as a
three-prong hay fork and walk behind plows
and cultivators. He also needs wood parts to
repair a cradle-type scythe.
QUESTION Anna Bryan, Oxford, N.J.,
wants to know where to find four No. 12 two
pointed knitting needles to knit Socks. She was
told no one knits socks anymore. Can anyone
offer ideas or another way to knit the socks
without using four two-pointed needles?
QUESTION Raymond Fisher, 531 Millheim
Narrows, Rebersbrug, PA 16872, needs a
coarse cutting plate for a New Triumph meat
grinder. Plate size is V^xS-inches.
QUESTION A Manheim reader needs a lid
to the large green Tupperware canister set.
Will buy th whole set of Just the large green lid.
Call (717) 665-4198.
QUESTION - L. Fisher, 7622 N. Moscow
Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365 wants to buy a copy
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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
al Geographic Aug. 1965.
QUESTION Jake Derstine, Mapleton
Depot, wants to purchase a used tabletop
cream separator in good working condition for
a reasonable price. It can be either a manual or
electric model.
QUESTION If anyone is interested getting
together with a group of people to share in
formation on loom weaving, knitting, and quilt
ing, send your name and address to Lisa Weav
er, 529 W. Siddonsburg Rd., Dillsburg, PA
17019.
QUESTION Kenton Lavy, Arcanum, Ohio,
would like to purchase an out-of-print book,
“Plow Peddlar,” by Walt Buescher. The book in
cludes stories by Walt when he worked for
Allis-Chalmers Corp. Call Lavy at (937)
692-8215.
QUESTION Roberta Goldsbough, York, is
looking for an old type of mountain pie maker
used in camping. The type wanted is round and
the pies look tier shaped when cooked, not the
smooth round ones. Call her at (717) 755-8865.
QUESTION Roberta Goldsbough, York, has
old Golden books to sell. Call (717) 755-8865.
QUESTION A reader wants a set of Flexi
blocks to complete a set for her son. The
blocks are similar to Lego bricks. Call (717)
656-8549.
QUESTION A Kutztown reader wants to
buy a good gas tank for a 1969 VW Camper
bus. Contact Tim Cherrington, 5 Deer Run Rd.,
Kutztown, PA 19530.
QUESTION Mary Ann Martin, Denver,
writes that a school needs 12 copies of “New
Songs of Inspiration,” Vol. 11 Song Books. The
book is deep red with gold lettering.
QUESTION Mrs. Amos S. Kauffman wants
to know if anyone has the pattern “Abundance”
in Correlle dishes to sell. She would like to
have four to eight cups and saucers plus some
other pieces. Contact her at 1860 Cambridge
Rd., Honey Brook, PA 19344.
QUESTION Cathy Strine, Dover, wants in
formation and history on a Cambridge
4-hamess loom made by Reed Loom Co.,
Springfield, Ohio. When the loom was pur
chased, it was not fully assembled.
QUESTION A reader would like to buy
used 2-quart canning jars. Call (717) 859-2802.
QUESTION Art Burt wants a manual for a
Mighty Mac tiller with a 7 horsepower engine.
QUESTION Diane Morris wants to know if
anyone has a quern or a hand-powered corn
mill. Please call her at (610) 498-2271.
QUESTION Bruce Middlekauff, Bel Aire,
Md., is looking for a 19205’ or 19305’ cast iron
bird bath approximately 3 or 5 feet in diameter.
Bruce is willing to pay a good price. Call him
collect at (410) 879-8039.
QUESTION Mrs. Robert Lowe, Shermans
Dale, wants the music and words to the song:
“Eleven more months and 10 more days, I’ll be
out of this calaboose.” She writes that this is a
very old song that an older gentleman used to
sing.
QUESTION A reader wants to find a copy of
Larry Benoit’s book, “How To Bag The Biggest
Buck of Your Life.” He also would like to find
wooden molding planes made by E.W. Carpen
ter, Lancaster.
QUESTION A Shippensburg reader wants
a pattern and instructions to sew a winter
hooded parka in either men’s small or ladies’
medium.
QUESTION Dale Burkhart is looking for a
lard can lid with the printing: Henry Burkhart
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" 888-763-8617
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 28, 2000-811
Packing Co. Pure Lard 50 lb. Dayton, Ohio.
Anyone have one they’d like to sell?
QUESTION A Schuylkill County reader
wants to know if anyone knows the value of an
antique dress form from the early 1900 s. It is a
press-and-shape to the form you want to fit.
Any idea of a fair price?
QUESTION I. Wenger wants to purchase
the following three books, but he sent no ad
dress. The books are “More All-Of-A-Kind Fam
ily” and “All-Of-A-Kind Family Uptown” by Syd
ney Taylor; and “The Four-Story Mistake” by
Elizabeth Enright.
QUESTION E. Sheetz, Fleetwood, wants to
know how to repair a burn mark on a leather
table top or the name of a professional service
that can fix it.
QUESTION M. High wants to know if
there’s anything that will remove black spots
off an iron spatula, which accidentally burned
in a trash fire. The spatula was her mother’s
wedding present.
QUESTION Robin Baummer needs some
one to repair a braided rug with a 10x10-inch
section missing. She prefers someone from the
York or Adams County area.
QUESTION G. Sweitzer wants to know
what chemicals to use for treating wood
damaged/infested by Eastern Subterranean
Termites. Also, what chemicals are used out
side the house and where can they be pur
chased?
ANSWER A lady from Blain wanted to
know where she could buy a pulpit Bible cover
10x13x3-inch. A Leola reader writes that she
knows someone who makes them out of quilted
fabrics in any size requested. Here is the ad
dress: Book Covers, 171 Newport Rd., Leola,
PA 17540.
ANSWER Ruth Novinger, Millersburg,
wanted a metal jar filler. Thanks to Mrs. David
S. Blank, 5219 Amish Rd., Kinzers, PA
17535-9744 for writing that she has one in
good condition if you contact her.
ANSWER Gregory Badger, 3835 Hallam
Ave. Collegeville, PA, wanted to buy a large
size T-shirt with the graphics and cartoons de
picting River Rats, a good-natured group of
people who enjoy water sports in the Harris
burg area. He writes that the shirts are colorful
and fun to look at. Thanks to John Miller, Dills
burg, for writing that River Rat T-shirts are sold
at Goldsboro Marina, Goldsboro, Pa., from May
through August every year. Each year has a dif
ferent picture and the year printed on it. The
shirts have been sold for about 20 years. Some
people have collections of these shirts and
other River Rat items. Phone for the Goldsboro
Marina is (717) 938-4661.
ANSWER Michael Hopkins Jr. wanted to
know where he could purchase styrofoam egg
cartons in jumbo and super jumbo sizes.
Wayne Hall, Jersey Shore, writes they are
available from Packaging Corp. of America, Ar
rowhead Dr., Manheim, PA 17545. The compa
ny is located off 283 west of Lancaster in the
Ralpho Industrial Park at the Manheim/Mount
Joy exit.
ANSWER Those Foxfire books that are
filled with information in answer to many re
quests are a series of books published by
Anchor Books/Doubleday. Wayne Bishop, Doy
lestown, recommends Book 4 for the person
who wanted information on hand dug wells. On
page 367 of Book 4, are recorded experiences,
skill, and hazards of hand digging wells. It is a
very dangerous job due to cave-ins, lack of
oxygen, gas and material falling from above,
etc.
Christmas Guild
YORK (York Co.) The York Towne Chapter
of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen will con
duct its fifth annual Christmas at the Guild
show and exhibit, Nov. 3 (2 p.m.-8 p.m.), and
Sat. Nov. 4 (10 a.m.-5-p.m.), and Sun. Nov. 5
(noon - 5 p.m.).
The show showcases the best works of juried
members of the Guild and includes gift shop
items, and demonstrations by artisians.
The show will be located at the York Towne
Craftsmen’s Guild, 639 N. Franklin St., Windsor
Park section of Spring Garden Township, York.
No admission charge. For more information,
call the Guild at (717) 845-3206.