Despite All Their Sympathetic Words, Oratory Labor Has Little to Offer Farmer £ABOR IS willing and anxious to cooperr ate with any worthwhile and sincere farm organization which is trying to place Itself in the organized ranks . The above statement was made by an official of the United Automobile Work eis Union to a group of farmers in a small Midwestern community last week Not that we doubt that he spoke anything but the truth. We have no doubt whatsoever that organized labor would give any farmers so foolish as to want to try, all the help they want to get affiliated with the UAW, or the Teamsters, as in the case now in other areas It would seem that an outfit by the name of the National Farmers Organiza tion is fronting for the unions. The or ganizer said in a printed handout, “The National Farmers Organization meets with its (UAW’s) wholehearted approval ” “Top men in labor circles say with out doubt, the piesent recession is the direct result of a sick farm economy They sav we must have a strong and healthy farm economy to have a strong national economy," he went on to say The last quote is one of the greatest pieces of double-talk that we’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. At the same time the UAW top man agement is telling the auto manufacturers that the leason foi the recession is that laboi is not getting enough money to buy the oigamzers are singing just the opposite tune to the gullible We’ve also noticed some mighty strong howls from labor from time to time about how high food puces are You know that they are not going to say to their labor members that they are organizing farmers BY JACK REICHARD holding the annual Penns\’vama Slate Aguculluial Fair at Phil adelphia in Octobei 1883 75 Years Ago A. wntei horn Mt Steihng Kentucky, back in 1883, declared the aveiage mountamcr in that legion was a deceiving man He said the men who lived among the hills in lemote places inaccessible only on hoiseback along lonely Iciest paths looked magnificent but wcic >-hiewd, ac tnc and indomitable in detci minaiion and coinage The old fwotch \ indicti\ eness in inalteis fi famih feud was a iiiling charade! istic and when two iamilies took up then shotguns to co stupe hunting lor each other the shooting continued until one ten the olhei we'e wiped out John Cat nett who was in the jc minty jail on chaiges oi nun del tml thett 75 \cais ago was con- Mfleied a tvpical icpiesentalivo iri! the Kentucky mounlaineeis back in those da\s He was tall J.iini with daik w'hiskcis and •'.ill spoken vet quick to iscnt anv alii out He w'as 35 veals of age mid owned 1 200 acies of fine mountain land with two pictuies i ue homesteads He alwavs tiave! |( d with eight oi 10 followers all pi mod and icadv to light at his (t< inmaiid Accoulmg to the piiiii'l who hud taken Carnet I linto custodv the man was ‘as ii.uld a mannned cut tin oat as vou Lould plow up i \1 Iltini'k' Mass lim It i mi v 1m had lal cu i clu'.;c in i i i] \ t 1 1 > < i < (ii ov m tl In thf slid jt'i ii i ash ol wait i followii’„ ,i MnMij'olli ol lain 1 hell burins ■> r i l fo iml U\o nuks lioni 1 h* I ,ioi > Ii c til' \ ban lake n loui Ino on n ol Nj-.li' 'IK lu ii \ lull ii li.ii It 1 ' in a (pun i( I '' )k i< n tin nil 'ii 1 < ii_ i i , -i nil li i 'i< ii oik (It in i]i - ml <|l 'I hoi Ih( nil 'Me < I’lL ' ll -it h .111 fllll'l till I'. ' I v lii) i l ,h lin siioo* n 1 1 ' rl ad 11 ini' I ' I ill ’ill 111 a 11(1 1 ( Ill'll s( plans had bet n compkod lor This Week' in Lancaster Farming 50 Years Ago Pennsylvania farmers m Butlei Countj vveie swindled out of Pom S3O 000 to $40,000 dm mg the spung of 1908 During the tall of 1907 two dap per individuals representing themselves as agents ot a large mail ordei house appeared m Butlei lenteci a stoie and dis- Thc thlef events m the hfe o£ p )aj ed elegant fabiics the great Lotus Pasteur and many hen the\ Uaveled all oyei mcmen£os of his work were to be Butlei Countv securing orders ioi shown by the p dste ur Institute of men and women do h.ng in Pans, as a part of an international amounts langmg from $2O to $5O exhlblt o£ medlcine< in the Hd]l The samples on display were ex o£ Science at the Century of Pio cel lent and the prices low When gress ExpositlO n scheduled to an 01 dei was seemed it had to be opcn in Chicago June 1, 1933 signed bv the A monument to Louis Pasteur During Apnl 1908 some seven vds umelled and dedicated m hundred of these oidcis turned Chjtago d few ycais befole £t up in Lutloi banks m thc shape Wds elected ln Gldnt Park at the oi ludgement notes as tight a, VVCbt end o£ the F)elf! MllSfeUm m eyci made During the I alien pait £bc open p£aza between that builtl ot J'lai ch the salesioom at Butler , n g anc j yj lcbl g an Boulevard The had been closed and the allable picce o£ stulptule showed the a"cnts no whcie to be found The i]o U r e 0 f a woman picsenling a notes had been discounted at 10 palm lQ thc bust oi Pasteur dnd pci cent on its lace and shaft of the monu ment weic these woids “Erected to Louis Pasteui, Sen ant ot Hu manilv In the People of Chica The enterprising inei chants ol c western town announced an ol lu ol substantial prizes to area fuimcis whose land adjoined thnioiigT\rrcs leading into the ut\ who Kept the section ol load holder mg then piopertv in the best condition with the King load di a" i hi 1 One laiinei called the move a piece ol lai sighted wholesome stlnshncss It uai pointed out that wink th( ailangenienl an pi .ii cd like a public spirited nunc tin merchants ligmcd that the improvement o! i oad condi tions would increase tiavel into town and the i'\(u business ic sultiiu woo'd nioie than rein Imi-c them loi the expense in (in 11 d in piov irhng the pi i/( s I ilt\ -cals ago the wile ol the famous inusKian Fade lew ski pti'- ehastd loin single (omhed AMnlo Oiohinglnns lor which she paid so that food prices are going up even high er And we don’t think that they care how much the farmer gets for his product as long as the union dues are paid. Contract farming came in for quite a going over at the same meeting Here’s what an official of the NFO had to say on that subject: “We all know what happened to the chicken farmer and especially the family farm flock The same racket is being work ed on the hog farmer It is also being talk ed of in the cattle pens “If contract farming should get a firm foothold, then the family farm is doomed It is time that the man who raises the food and fiber be able to bargain at the market place for the price of his pro ducts This is stirring oratory and greatly appealing But it brings to mind the old question of “Who’s going to bell the cat” and an even more poignent question of “How?” We believe that the present farmer organizations are in danger from this type of rabble rousing organization on the part of labor front organizations These oigani- zations have all the money they need for preaching They don't realize they Organizing' are prepaied tor a big job, ° . „ „ .p , i. f but they are This is true of all And even if the membership of the 80rts of leaders Man can prepaie front IS small, they Will Still try to act as professionals, but only God can the voice of the American farmer. The prepare a leader membership, as in the case of labor unions, Learning by Failure will be so far from these doing the talking What we ca 11 “Providence,” as to have no effect. G ° d ’ s ordenng and contzoUmg the mi_ * n , t> ai_ circumstances of life, becomes his The Amencan Faim Bureau, the way 0 * p ie parmg and educating Grange and Farmers Imion have been do- those whom he raises up to be ing a good job of speaking for the farmer leaders. The story of Moses is a in the past. Now is no time for them to case in P° int There was one um lose the initiative que eature °* hls education that was peculiar to his case Pei haps it has happened to no one else in the history of the world Thanks to his mother and the Egyptian princess together, he not only had the best of education in the capital of the woild's then gieatest civil ization, but he also was biought up to know the true God Seculai education and religious education; he enjoyed, free, the best of each. Not many leaders have been so fortunate. But Moses shared with most men who have risen to leadership an educative expeuence veiy haid to take at the time, namely the experience of failure He must have learned by it, foi he never tiled ' again In his eagerness to help ' fellow-Hebi ews he committed nuider He thought it the pel s' crime, no doubt, for “he Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Faim Weekly Alfred C Alspach, Publisher, Robert E Best, Editor Robert G Campbell, Adierlismg Director, Robert J Wiggins, Circulation Director Established November 4, 1955 Published every Friday by OCTORARO NEWSPAPERS, Quarryville, Pa Phone SXerJing B-'U'il or Lancastei, Entered as Second-Class matter at the Post Office, Quairjville, Pa, uader Act of March 3, 1870 Subscription Rates- $2 per year, three veais S 5, Single copy Price 5 cents the enormous sum of $7,500 It was a hen of this same strain that scoied ninety-seven points at the Jamestown Exposition, which was valued by the owner at $2,500 An unusual attendance lecoul was lepoitcd to the Pennsylvania Department ot Public Instuiction lor the York County public schools 25 years ago In districts under supemsion ol the Count\ Supei intendcnl 3 435 pupils vveie pi elect in attendance timing the school veai 1931-32 The peicent age ol attendance in the township schools was 92 and the peueni age ol attendance in the boiough schools was 9(> \cw slaiidaid signs developed In (he Pcnnsv h aiiia ol Highway to assist in the pioteclion ol pu jiils who weu lecjinicd to use the highway s in the vicimtv ol school buildings had been elected on e\eiv load on the stale highway svslcm whcic pcnnanenl signs Express 4-3047 25 Years Ago 4 Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 18, 1958 Bible Material Exodus 2—4 Devotional Readings Isaiah 44 21T-28 In God’s School Lesson (or April 20, 1958 YOU can study for almost any profession you choose. busi ness, farming, medicine, law. the ministry; all except one As a col lege president said once: “Theie are no com ses leading to the presi dency of a college " Where are the doctors of tomorrow 9 Look m the medical schools. Where are the ministers? Look for them ( in the seminar- les. Whfe are the college presi dents’ Almost anywhere— In business, in graduate school. practicing 1a w. Now Is The Time . . . By MAX SMITH County Agricultural Agent > TO TREAT EARLY PLANTED SEEDS Early planted garden seeds such as peas and sweet corn need a seed treatment to prevent seed decay and poor stands Th use of one-thud teaspoon of 76‘0 Thu am wettable powder, or one half teaspoon ol 760 Captan wettable powder, per pound of seed before planted is suggested Mi\ the dust with the seed in a tight container jL m **• 'fßfMm H TO PREPARE FOR SPRAYING LEGUMES Iff Waimei weathei will bring fast growth of all leg |B X nines and the piescnce of forage ciop insects BBT MSMarnKm Giowcis are uiged to picpare for the spraying to control spittle bugs during late'Apnl and again on Max Smith alfalfa foi the control of weevil lleptachlor is the lecommended insecticide for these sprays at the late ot one uait ol the 2E emulsion per acie Be on the alert for the exact lime of application through piess and ladio announcements TO PRACTICE CAREFUL HERD MANAGEMENT Some piodiu eis have aheady utilized eaily pastuie lor then livestock It is im portant that Hie animals be aexustomed giaduallv to the liesh glass and that (hen bo allowed to graze onh a few houis aftoi milking in (he case ol dam cattle Giassy” llavoied milk mat be jeduced with this pi at lice along with good bam \ emulation The milking held should be pi evented Horn lying on the cold ground TO PLOW DOWN NITROGEN FOR CORN The coin plant is a heavy Jeedei ol mliogen and the movement ol mitogen m the soil upward theicloie it is suggested that nitrogen he turned under foi top com yields This mav he in the lomi ol heavy manuie applica stiaight mliogen topdiessmgs oi in some complete fertilize! Hi spite oi nol being a lecommended piactice some growers will lollou' com slalks with another ciop ol com in these cases it is im pel tam to plow down Mom 70 to 100 pounds of actual nitrogen pei tl cie weie not ah each in place il was announced In Societal v ol High va\s Samuel Lewis 25 veals ago this week Thomas K Hill 103 ycais of looked this way and that, and saw 1 ... no man.” But It was known, all the same, and he had' to leave Egypt/The point Is, ha learned by that tragedy that simple blind brute force Is not the way to change a bad situation The power of leadership does not depend on power of killing. The most violent man is seldom the most valued leader. Learning by Familiarity The forty years Moses spent In the wilderness, as Jethio’s hned man and son-in-law, were a com plete contrast to all his eailier life. No doubt Moses must have ac- quired what nowadays is called an Interimity complex We do know that when God called him, he put up « number of excuses But In those long years “behind the be yond,” Moses was learning eveiy thmg about {he wilderness of Sinai, The whole region was home to him. He knew the hard life of the deseit tribesman, he knew ev£ry little cieek and watei-hole,” he knew which plants could be eaten and which were poison, he knew the fuendly tubes and the treacherous ones. What he did not realize at the time was that God was seeing to it that he became familiar with the details of the scenes of his great life-work Learning by Hardship One difference between a good leader and a “phony” one is that the false one demands much in return, wealth, comforts, luxur ies, adulation, fame He does not care much about the people he leads, indeed he despises them; but he cares a gieat deal about himself The true leader, be he a Garibaldi or a Saint Paul, does not ask others to do what he will not do himself, and he is willing to suffer a great de a 1 if only his people can win through. Moses aho, though bi ought up In luxuiy, was a poor man when he set out to lead Israel to the Promised Land, and he died just as poor. His salary dunng all th» long years when he was Israel’s' leader w„s just nothing at all They Lived hard and he lived hard Thd point is, God was prepanng him for that, by his long hard years as Jethro’s sheep - herder. He was learning that a man can live on little, and like it Every hardship and privation which he experi enced in the back country—and it all must have been specially hard for a man of his lush background —was just another lesson in the Course in Hardship, a required course in the University of Hard Knocks Not every one knows whal Moses did: the head of that school is—God Dr. Foreman (Based on outlines copyrighted by the Division of Christian Education, Na tional Council of the Churches of Christ In the USA Released by Community Press Service.) uUt o 1 Manceloiia Alich whose lamilj (old him awa\ back in 1901 that he was too old to drive an automobile, had passed his ex amination and received a new driver’s license m April, 1933.
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