4 Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb. 8, 1957 Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly Newspaper Established November 4, 1955 Published every Friday by OCTORARO NEWSPAPERS Quarryville, Pa. Phone STerling 6-2132 Lancaster Phone Express 4-3047 Alfred C. Alspach Robert E, Best Robert G. Campbell Robert J. Wiggins . Subscription Rates: $2.00 Per Year Three Years $5.00; Per Copy Entered as Second-Class matter at the Post Office, Quarryville, Pa., under Act of March 3, 1879 4-H Vows to Slay Highway Dragon More than two million 4-H membeis are waging an all-out attack on the fire breathing dragon of traffic fatalities which menaces the safety and happiness of American motorists. Led by the eight national winners of General Motors scholar ships for outstanding 4-H safety activities, the 35th National 4-H Congress has pledged to “Back the Attack on Traffic Accidents,” The national winners and 34 other state winners leceived all expense trips to the 4-H Congress m Chicago from General Motors, awards donor for the progiani for the 12th consecutive yeai. “Traffic accidents take neaily 42,000 lives each year—one every thirteen minutes,” the national winners told newsmen. Young People Most Deeply Affected Young people should be the most concerned about cutting this toll because it is our futures that are the most deeply affected.” Increased duver training, more courtesy on the highway and stricter observance of traffic laws were the safety experts’ sug gestions for top weapons in the fight against accidents. Typical of the group was Richard Mitchell of Denvei, Colo, who is president of the Colorado Teenage Traffic Safety Association. He has staged a number of Teenage “Road-e-os” to test driving skill. “If a motorist is alert, skillful and consistently careful, he has a good chance of RETURNING from his destination instead of just ARRIVING theie,” he said. Other national winners included: Earl Lee Norton, Attala, Ala., Anita Mae Wenger, Powhattan, Kansas; Richard Parsons, Parsons burg, Md.; Clyde Templeton, Olin, N.C ; Ella Lou Hembree, Bra man, Okla.; Loßetta Hales, Spanish Fork, Utah; and Marjorie Rauwerdink, Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Here is the slogan all the GM award winners suggest to everyone alike- THE SEASON FOR SAFETY IS ALWAYS OPEN! JOINING THE “ENEMY” “Farmers who once fought grass as one of their bit terest enemies are coming to look upon it and legume grass mixtures as their greatest allies in conserving soil and water, imp-oving and making better use of land, and providing feed lor the production of meat, dairy and poul try products.” Hon. Luther H. Hodges, Governor of N. C. A banker says a college education sets-a man back three or four years. Why speak vaguely of “a man?” Why not come out frankly, and say “Father?” The Detroit News. STAFF Safety Season Always Open Truth Will Out Publisher Editor Advertising Director Circulation Director 0 BY JACK REICHARD 50 YEARS AGO (1907) Fifty years ago today, Friday, Feb. 8, the Lancaster County Farmers’ Institute opened a two day gathering at Quarryville, with the Hon. William Brosms presid ing. W. F. Hill, Pennsylvania State Grange Master, was the chief speaker. Other speakers included Dr. J. H. Funk, Harrisburg; L. W. Lighty, East Berlin; Mrs. Sara B? Fritz, Duncannon; John F.-Shenk, New Providence and Rev. George Bucher, Mechanic Grove. About 300 persons attended the sessions held during the morning, afternoon and evening that Friday and Saturday. * • • At Lancaster, Friday, Feb. 8, 1907, a large attendance of per sons from every section of the county gathered in Martin’s Audi torium at the Y. M. C. A. building to hear Senator Benjamin Till man, of South Carolina, who spoke on the race question, the foremost problem facing the South, 50 years ago. Tillman pointed out in his talk at Lan caster “that if some method of defranchisement was not adopted the Negroes would be able to elect members of their own race to fill every office in South Caro lina.” « * Fifty years ago this week, Gov. Stuart signed the first bill passed by the 1907 Pennsylvania Legis lature, empowering county com missioners to erect new bridges “wherever the existing bridge or bridges are not sufficient to ac commodate the public travel”. • • • FOUR CHILDREN PERISH IN FARM FIRE A tenant house on the iarm of Rep O A. Newton, near Bndge ville, Del., was destroyed by fire, with four children perishing in the flames. The house was occupied by Isaiah Johnson, a farmer, and his family, who were sleeping on the second floor When the fire was discovered it had made such headway that only Johnson and the oldest child managed to escape by jumping from a sec ond-story window. The father made an attempt to save his chil dren, but the heat was so intense he was compelled to flee. Just as he leaped from the win dow, the burning building fell in, and the children were roasted to death while he looked on, power less. His wife was away on a visit at the time. The burned children ranged from 2 to 10 years of age. lie « BARN FALLS ON FINGERS On the Lancaster farm of Wes ley Book, near Unicorn, 50 years ago, the owner had the misfor tune of having his hand caught under the weight of the barn when a jack slipped while he was raising the forebay of the build ing. His wife ran to Unicorn for as sistance, and a number of men rushed to the scene, using the jack to free her husband. Book came out of the mishap with three fingers badly mashed, one of which required amputation • * • $l,OOO OFFERED FOR OUNCE OF SEED Luther Burbank, noted plant wizard of half a century ago, of fered a reward of $l,OOO for an ounce of horseradish seed. The plant, native in eastern and southern Europe, for some un known reason produced no seed upon its introduction in America. « * • The largest potato warehouse in the world, in 1907, was located at Stratford, Me. Its dimensions were 900 by 125 feet, with a capa city of holding 240,000 bushels. Week :er Farming 25 Years Ago Daylight saving time was being discussed wherever people met. The subject was given a special airing at the meetings of organiz ed groups in general. The Lancaster County Fruit Growers’ Assn, objected to changing the time, declaring it a “hindrance and detriment to all agriculture pursuits”. Daylight saving time was op posed by members of Farm Wom en’s Society 13, in a resolution adopted at their February, 1932, session held at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Lauschy, .Intercourse. At a meeting of the Lancaster Advertisers’ Club in Hotel Bruns wick the subject was vigorously attacked, representatives of mer chandising establishments claim ing that “the change in hours made it difficult for residents of the county to shop in Lancaster and effected business in general”. Twenty-five years ago this week, Lancaster County tobacco growers were busy making de liveries of their crops. The price range was from 5Vz to 7 cents through. The February, 1932, meeting of the Lancaster County Tobacco Growers’ Association was held in the auditorium of the Neffsville Consolidated School, with C. L. Cramer presiding. Following the Background Scripture* Matthew 11-12 Devotional Beading: Isaiah 61.1-4 Lights Lesson for February 10, 1957 ANYONE who has ever driven In ** city traffic knows what a snarl there Is when a traffic-light goes "on the blink," meaning that it doesn’t blink. There is almost as bad a tangle of traffic when one side of the light, either green or red, fails to operate. The driver on the blind aideJs ndt sure what he ought to do, ~~ but the drivers backed up the street think they know, and honk at him and at things in gener al, until the po- lice come and straighten things out. Now sup pose—if you can Dr. Foreman ;suppose nonsense for a minute — •.that a city board of aldermen decided to save money by not buy ing red traffic lights. "Let’s not dis courage oar energetic citizens with red stop-lights; what we need is vigor and drive; GO lights are ‘all we need." Or suppose in an other place the city fathers de cided to buy and install red lights only. People should be left to their own initiative, they might say. All we need to do is to stop them when they need to be stopped. God’s Yes and No 1 AU through the Bible, and es pecially in the teachings of Jesus, we find, as it were, lights both red and green. There are the red lights of warning and the green ;lights of encouragement. In the two chapters of the background Scripture, for instance, we find Jesus warning men against: judg ing by appearances, failure to respond to God’s messenger, con demning men for ‘'sins” which .are not really sms, regarding in stitutions (in this case, the Sab bath) as holier than human life Itself, speaking evil against God’d Holy Spirit, careless speech m general, and living an empty life (the story of the restless demon). These are all warnings against ideas action which look all business session J. M. Frey, of State College, spoke on cleaning and treating tobacco seed to avoi% the spread of wild fire. EGG LAYING CONTEST REPORT Laying at almost 72 per cent of capacity during January, 1932,' pullets in the Pennsylvania Egg Laying Contest, set a mark sel dom reached except under most ideal conditions, officials ed. In the first three months of the contest 780 competing birds laid 46,050 eggs, totaling 42,738 points. The pen entered by Guy A. Leader, York, laid 88 eggs during the 92-day period, leading in the contest with 729 points, ♦ * * The annual 1932 meeting of the Lancaster County Farm Bureau was held at Lancaster, with David 0 M. Landis presiding. Twenty-five years ago this week, members of the Octoraro Farmers’ Club ware entertained at the home of Mr and Mrs. Lin ford Webster at their “Walnut Lane Farm”, at Homesville. Spe cimens on display were a Leg horn pullet weighing nine pounds, belonging .to Mrs Roy Ferguson,# and turnips by George Haver stick. Jt n * Especially effective work has been accomplished with the boys’ and girls’ clubs. This training of farm boys and girls for com munity leadership is perhaps the most important activity for betterment of agriculture in lhc w future. fight on' the surface! "’The Bible 1 lias few warnings against obvious pins; many against sins that look harmless or even good. But also; {here are the green lights of com fort and encouragement, A cer tain philosopher, a particular, floomy one, called Christianity, Sod’s ‘‘attack on man.” * Lighthousi In the New Testament Chris tians are called lights in a dark wmld. Indeed Christ says they are “the light” of the world. So the church like the Lord must oang high both the lights erf warn ing and the lights of encourage ment The church must never let the red light get out of order. She must never let people think a sin 'i not a sin, or that sin is not * harmful. She must warn men of dangers that are not obvious. She must never be a Pollyanna, she must never sing, “The world is «o full of a number.of things, I am sure we should all be as hap py as kings.” Like a lighthouse, the church must warn men, both Cnnstians and the world at large, Of hidden dangers. If the church sees no harm in what "everybody does,” if the church’s standards w are simply those of the world, if the church turns Into a sort of celestial rotarian society, its mem bers figuratively slapping one another on the back and telling tone another how wonderful they are, then the church itself Is in 'danger. Horns Lights If the lighthouse says, STAY AWAY! the harbor lights say » ,00''.IE HOME So the church, like “ lie/ Lord, if faithful to God’s Word, will show men not only what not to do but what to do. When an airplane Is approaching a landing-field in the dark, if it I* a modern properly lighted field, it will have a double row of lights ,on the runway, ao that the pilot by lining up his plane with those I lights can follow them right down ; to a safe landing. The church ought to furnish lights like those# for the world. The church has the right and the duty to speak, as /Jesus spoke, not only to Its own but to the world out jSide, proclaiming the principles of 'life which is right in the sifjrt of God, not only for individuals but also for group living on small acale and large. The church must ■peak of sin, yes by all means. 'But a church that speaks only of sin and never of its remedy, like a doctor who diagnoses but never preserves,—like a harbor authority which maintains a light .house to keep boats out but no buoy lights to guide ships in. (BsaoB oa antlinta oapyrlfhtad * b * Division of Christian Education, Na tional ConnaU a f tha Oharohaa of Christ In the 11. 8. A. 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