y • ask Won This column is for readers who have questions 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 re spond by mailing the answer, which will then be printed in the paper. Questions and Answers to this column should be ad dressed to You Ask—You An swer, Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 009, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou Ann Good. Or, you may e-mail ques tiona and answers to Igoo d.epheinpnews.com Please clarify what question you are answering when re sponding. Do not send a self-ad dressed, stamped envelope for a reply. If we receive the an swer, we will publish it as soon as possible. Please in clude your phone number be cause we sometimes need to contact the person to clarify details. We will not publish your phone number unless you request it. QUESTION - M. Brubaker, Womelsdorf, has a doll collec tion and wants the name or phone number of someone who knows which dolls are old. QUESTION - Esther Leig how, 912 White Hall Rd., Dan ville, PA 17821 wants to know Lancaster Farming CAP $3.50 Each Available At Lancaster Farming, 1 East Main St., Ephrata, PA Shipping & Handling $2.50 Add’t Cap and Shipping @ $4.00 Each S Phone 717-626-1164 CD where she can purchase a copy of the Little Golden Book, “And the Rabbit is Next.” The Leighows originally purchased the book for their granddaugh ter about 22 years ago but haven’t been able to find a copy since then for their granddaughter. QUESTION - Shirley Runk wants to know how to get rid of carpenter bees, those big bumble bees that bore holes in wood all around the house. Pest control hasn’t helped. She had someone spray and it only lasted until the end of summer. The next summer the bees were back In full force. QUESTION - Sue Stoner, P.O. Box 16, Cornwall, PA 17016-0016, wants patterns for penny rugs. (Editor is not familiar with this term but per sons who make them would understand this request). QUESTION - Prodence Pendleton, Lisbon, Conn., writes that she has a Stihl weedeater No. FS62, which came with a one string holder. When it wore out, a two stringer was installed as a re placement. Prodence is now 73 years old and hates trying to double string it. Can some one tell her how to get a one string attachment? QUESTION - In what year do the 17-year cicadas appear again? QUESTION - Prodence Pendleton, 54 Nygren Rd., Lis bon, Conn. 06351 has a four-cup Norelco Hawaii Farm Tour The Best Escorted Vacations You’ll Ever Find From $ 2144 P.P. Dbl. Add $llO for some departure cities 15 Days 4 Islands Departs Mondays and Thursdays January 13th thru the 30th, 2003 Includes airfare Hawaiian owned hotels, transfers, baggage handling, Escort flying with you from island to island, staying in OAHU, HAWAII (Kona & Hilo), MAUI & KAUAI Sightseeing includes Honolulu City Tour with Pearl Harbor, Volcano National Park Kona Coffee Plantation Tour, Parker Cattle Ranch Museum, Orchid Nursery, Macadamian Nut Factory Tour, Wailua Riverboat Cruise, Fern Grotto Guava Plantation, plus more as listed in brochure mm mm tours Call for free brochure SINCE 1967 1-800-888-8204 coffee maker for which a re placement coffee pot is needed. QUESTION - Reuben S. Stoltzfus, 164 California Rd., Narvon, PA 17555 is interest ed in buying a book in good condition, “People’s Desk Re ference in Essential Oils. QUESTION - George Sr. and Jeremiah want to know of farms in the Northeastern Pennsylvania with ground hog problems, which they would like to help control. George has 50 years hunting experi ence and his son Jeremiah, has 11 years experience. Call toll-free 1-877-865-7325. QUESTION - A reader wants to know if anyone has good experiences to report with leasing to communica tions towers. If so, how can the company be contacted? QUESTION - John Hollo way would like to build a goat cart and also a wooden one person kayak. He would ap preciate if someone with plans or information would contact him at 1781 Hazelet Church Rd., Cherry Tree, PA 15724. Hollway would like harness in formation with the goat cart. QUESTION - A reader would like a book of plans for a wooden rocking cradle for dolls 8-12-inches. Send to Richard Millard, 1480 Easton Rd., Warrington, PA 18976. QUESTION - Sallie Nailor, 474 Sample Bridge Rd., Enola, PA 17025, wants instructions for crocheting pineapple doi lies and tablecloths. QUESTION - Timothy Mar tin, Mt. Pleasant Mills, wants to know if a token he has is of any value. The token is slightly larger than a penny. On one side is a picture of a railroad car with the words Pittsburgh Railways C.O. 1922. The other side says it is good for one fare. In the center is a three cornered hole. QUESTION - Frank Battis ta, 541 N. Henderson Rd., King of Prussia, would like to know where to buy life-size wood or naments of cows, sheep, and goats for lawn display. QUESTION - S.E. Brown, Richland, read somewhere that someone makes baskets from old phone books. She would like to know the name and address for the person or organization that does this. QUESTION - Sara Stoltz fus, Cochranville, is looking for someone to fix the motors in her Niagara massage reclin er. Does anyone know of any one who is able to repair them? QUESTION - Paul Chemis ki, Unionville, wants to pur chase an aluminum carport from a manufacturer and as semble it himself. The car ports he sees for sale cost about $l,OOO, but the sales people do not manufacture them. They order them, sell them, and install them to make a profit. He wants the name and phone number of the manufacturer. QUESTION - Shirley Orfa nella, 1125 Slate Hill Rd., Quarryvilie, is looking for an old wooden “spool” like PP&L used for wire. She would like to use it to make a table. QUESTION - L. Martin, Bethel, wants a Tri-Star vacu um sweeper or something sim ilar in good working condition. If you have one to sell at a rea sonable price, call her at (717) 933-8962. QUESTION - Ella Ebersol, 311 Newport Rd., Leola, PA 17540, will pay for the follow ing used books in good condi tion: “Easy Growth in Reading, Looking Forward,’’ sth reader, Winstone by Gertrude Hildreth (can’t determine where the book was printed), and “Around the Corner,” a Ginn Basic Reader by Ginn and Company, copyrighted 1948-1953-1957-1961, Phillip pines copyright 1949. QUESTION - Margaret Marshall, Rochester Mills, wants the words to the poem, ’’Gossip the Barber,” which she remembers was in a prose and poetry high school book in the 19405. QUESTION - Nine-year-old Alvin Stoltzfus collects busi ness cards. He would like if people would send a few from their businesses or a collec tion of one if they no longer want it. Send to Alvin Stoltz fus, 1195 Mondale Rd., Bird in-Hand, PA 17505. QUESTION - Mary Davis is looking for simple goat milk soap recipe that uses ice cubes. TOYS, T-SHIRTS & COLLECTIBLES NEW ITEMS ARRIVING WEEKLY John Com CHECK OUR WEB SITE www.abcgroff.com OR VISIT OUR STORE 355-2121 (300) 346*8319 (( GROFF n 110 South Railroad Ave.,New Holland, RA17557 rir viiy m Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 1,2002-811 QUESTION - Ronald Straw bridge, Brogue, wants to know where to purchase cast alumi num name plates, cast on one side only. QUESTION - David Sim pler, Elkton, Md., writes that he used a product in 1972 call Purge-O-Matic from Stewatt Chemicals to clean soot from oil burners. It worked great, but he doesn’t know where to get it now. He doesn’t want to use soot sticks, he writes, be cause it will eat the furnace. ANSWER - Stephen A. Lapp writes that he would be happy to help Lisa Ann Dear dorff fix her water pump. If his services are needed, contact him at 69 Long Lane, Kirk wood, PA 17536. ANSWER In answer to the request about the Walck grain cradle, Bonnie Shoci"!/, president of Allison-Antrim Museum, Greencastle, sent the following information: The grain cradle was made by Henry Stickell Walck in his shop at Canebrake (not even of village size) about two miles east of Greencastle off the Leitersburg Pike. Walck made cradles from 1663-1926. The business was sold to a Mr. Lesher in 1926 who operated the business until 1939. In the early 1980 s, Lesher’s son, Ira, gave all the Walck grain cradle manufacturing equipment to Tayamentasachta, Center for Environmental Studies, which is part of the Greencastle-An trim School District. The grain cradle was used to cut fields of wheat. An ex perienced person could cut a couple of acres of grain a day with the grain cradle. Walck also made hay rakes and hay forks. More information, including an interview with H.S. Walck with one of his granddaugh ters, Virginia Fitz, can be found on Allison-Antrim Muse um’s Web site at www.green castlemuseum.org. ANSWER - Kitty Legge, Ul ster, wanted to know how to obtain a penpal from Scotland. Bonnie Shockey, Greencastle, suggests she contact some one at the Ulster Historical Foundation. Bonnie believes that Kitty’s hometown Ulster, Pa., was more than likely set tled by the Ulster Scots (Scot irish) who immigrated from Northern Ireland. They were not Irish but descendants of the Scots, who were enticed to move to Northern Ireland by King James I in the early 17th century. The Scots were of the Presbyterian faith. Although Kitty said that she does not have a computer, she can ask someone to help her use the computer at a local library and through that contact the Ul ster Historical Foundation at www.uhf.org.uk. More inform ation on the Ulster Scots can also be found at the Web site www.greencastlemuseum.org. 6 KWHOUAW
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