—Lancaster Forming, Saturday, December 27, 1958 4 Editorial - - Sitting in on the December meetng of Lancaster County Soil Conservation 'District's board of directors this week, we had an unusual opportunity to again witness the distinctive dedication and •mutual respect which exists 'among ar dent conservat onists.’ Following the regular business meet ing, "County Conservation Commission er" Chailes P.erce, who served the board as temporary chairman for their elect ons, disgiessed from regular actions for a moment to pay tribute to long-t me board chairman, Amos Funk. He recalled the years of effort the Millersville farmer has devoted to conservation work and his quiet, natural skill in conducting district affairs. Funk m. turn, upon returning, to the "chair", d'smissed the compLments paid him os definitely unfounded and turned the -light of -recognition upon Pierce. He pointed out that it was upon "Charlie's” arrival on the board of county commis sioners that the Soil District appropriation irbm this board was increased from $B5 to $5OO annually. Pierce replied that he felt the previ ous allowance from the commissioner's had 'been fof a "short-pants" organiza tion and the distnct was deserving of better. At any rate, the quiet, sincere ap praisals of the district's venous officers continued for several m’nutes, nclud'ng particularly, as we recall, Wayne B. Rentschier, secretary-treasurer of the dis trct board a nee organization in 1960 —- and Henry Hackman, vxe-chajman of the district and President of the Pennsyl vania Soil Distnct Directors’ association. What was sad is not of particular -import at the moment. The important thing jS the feeling of mutual regard which prevailed. It is an 'atmosphere common where dedicated, practcal conservationists gather. This is because "practical" conserva r.onists are concerned with the future of mank’nd, of civilization and of the vital natural resources necessary to them ex istence. The rs is the goal of maintain ing, even improving the soil and water resources of this earth. The practical conservationist is not opposed to change. He often is directly concerned with development. BUT, ord erly, thrifty development of resources which cannot be replaced. Nature requires 100 years to build | Dayidson Congressmen returning to 'Wash ngton this week for opening of the 86th Congress “face a gran warning that all thought of a general tax re duction in 1959 must now be abandoned. Presiden Eisenhower, it now seems certain, will send to Congress a Federal bud get calling for somewhere be tween three and five billion dollars more than presently estimated revenues for fiscal 1960. That will put the burden on Democratjp-controlled Con gress to (1) shce the budget, (2) approve an increase in 'the federal debt, or (3) find ways of increasing tax rev enues There is very little m pros pect either in the internat ional or national situation to ■encourage expectation that Federal spending will be sub stantially reduced anytime soon Despite all the economy talk Congress isn’t likely to ■cut Federal spending apprec iably. Tax Revision Due There is strong resistance in Congress and among Ad ministration fiscal experts to a continuing increase in a Federal debt that already is nearing 5290 billion Cong ress will be concentrating on -ways to increase income from THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton Davidson ARE TAXES HIGH taxes Some indication of what congressional tax experts will be considering is given by Rep. Wilbur D. Mills, chair man of the House Ways and Means Committee which has the job of developing “ways” and “means” of financing the Federal government Rep Mills, considered by many to be the nation’s top tax expert, says he will fa vor a revision of taxing met hods rather than an across the-board increase m present tax rates. Tax income, he thinks, can be increased with out an increase in everybody’s taxes. His thinking on taxes is worth close consideration The job of revamping the nation’s Federal tax struct ure is long overdue It should be based, as Rep Mills points out, on ability to pay with out stressing a “soak the rich approach”. Broadening the Base One of +he things that Rep. Mills will be aiming at is in creased emphasis on r direct rather than indirect taxes. He is against hidden taxes “Taxes should be imposed in such a way that the tax payer is aware of them at the tune no 'ays them,” Rep Mills said lie s'ijs he is not ready to one .rich of topsoil A pasture fixe, heavy rainstorm or windstorm can remove that century of budding overnight. A careful farmer can take virgm soil and actually improve its crop producing abdites, and even with care increase the topsoil depth over a period of time. The men who candidly d scussed each others work m conservaton Tues day evening at the courthouse know all these things. In their self-sacnficing work, there can be little conflict over goals or methods. The goal Is to save every pos sible particle of soil and raindrop with,n the confines of Lancaster County. We have heaffll SCD directors term ed the "most important body of men in any and all rural counties of the United States." Another person terms the district boards and the r co-workers, "Men who thought deeds as well as ideology prac tice the highest form of Christmas princi pals and devotion to the soil. Men who dd.ly earn the highest respect of their fellow Americans and the entire brother hood of man." During meetings of SCD directors across the nation, we have witnessed this respect as given by one board mem ber to others, almost without exception. Again, rarely are the individuals in volved conscious of deserving any per sonal recognition for their work. Each in sists that others are doing much more for the "cause" and besides, the impor tant thing is the work itself and success in it not the mdivdual workers. Certainly these attitudes are most commendable-and typical of the self-ef facing approach of the "practical" coh servatiomst. Certainly the goal of conservation farming on every acre of Lancaster Coun ty farmland; Concervaton as applied for crops, pasture and woodland; Con servation to prevent flooding, erosion and loss of beneficial wildLfe are worthy of maximum efforts of every farmer. May we suggest as Number One res olution for 1959: Sharing of efforts to conserve and improve those resources wh.ch have earn ed the Garden Spot title for Lancaster County and surrounding areas. Encour agement of others to pause in their rou tine long enough to evaluate the need for conservation and the role they might play. Preparation to take a greater part in 1960. iropose a Federal tax, " c ° nf « ssi °n’*. or affirmation of the but he ihmsj the way should flsherman SimoJl Peter contatns » be left open j.or that meti cd if it becomes necessary some time ih the future “A great deal ot revenue could be provided,” he said, ‘by a broadenmg of the tax base, removal of some spe cial deductions and prefer ences and an increase m rates on some specially favored in come.” He favors a “flexible” sys tem of taxes that would raise them during periods of nat ional prosperity and lower them during business reces sions. “The tax system would be geared to collect proport ionately more taxes in good times and proportionately less in bad times,” he said. Rep. Mills’ recommendati ons make sense and, although tax increases are never popu lar, they deserve the careful consideration of all congress men. Patronize Lancaster Farm ing Advertisers. Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Weekly P O Bon: 1324 Lancaster, Penna. Offices: S'? North Duke St. Lancaster, Ptnna Phone - Lancaster Express 4-3047 Dan MeGrcw, Editor, Kola rt G Campbell. Adeeitisms Director As 3'usmcss Jfanagrer Established Xoiombcr 4, 19 jj Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lancaster, Pa Reentry as 2nd elass matter at Lancaster, Pa pending, addition al entry at Mount Joy, Pa. Subscription Ilab s t 2 per -lear; three years J 3 Single copy Price 5 cents Bible Material: Mark 8 27—9 1. Devotional Beading: Acts 2 29-3 S. Is Jesus lord? Lesson for December 38', 1958 ONE SUMMER day at'a. resort town then called Caesarea Philippi, the great words were spoken. It was a turning point in the history of Jesus; it was a cen tral point in the history of the world. A small group .of obscure men were asked a ' ~ , »le in by their leader, then almost as obscure as jthey were. "Who do you -say , that I ami” An odd . question, at .first hearing.-Who should he be, who could he be, but what he was? Jesus was his name, a "village called Nazareth once -his home, more recently Capernaum. His occupation? Teacher, preacher, healer. A friend <it wasaMd) of the lowest classes; at any rate he always seemed to hsrve’tlme "for them. “Yta Aft lb# Christ” These shabbily dressed friends of his, remember had never been to a Christian schurch in their lives. None then existed. They had never heard or sung; a hymn to Christ, never heard a benediction in his name. They had not even heard the expression "Jesus Christ.” Humanly speaking, they had no help in their answer. Humanly speaking, they could only have said, —"Who are you? Why, Jesus, of course, our friend and teacher, yes a prophet!” But one of those men spoke with more than human insight that day. “You are the Christ,” he said. A simple sentence; but so profound, so filled with meaning that Peter himself did not then fully realize what he was saying, and all the volumes 'that, have been written about it cannot say the last word. For those were the words on which the Christian church is built. Those are the words which are the key to the future of mankind. That Now Is The Time . . . the winter months many dairy barns be come stuffy and loaded with foul, moist air, this means some difficulty in producing odor-free milk and in providing comfort for the milking herd. The use of the electric fan exhaust system is very important and practical in nearly all barns. This removes air gradually and improves the conditions Also, the use of barn snow, ground limestone, or super-phosphate on the floors and gutters of the barn will improve the ai pearance as well as sanitary conditions. Max Smith TO PROVIDE OUTSIDE EXERCISE FOR CATTLE—The feeding of steers is more successful when the animals have a chance to get outside daily; if given the chance, they will spend more time out than in—even in very cold weather. Tins means they are more comfortable outside and will do better for their owner. The practice of housing steers in a tight, poorly-ventilated barn during the winter months is to be discouraged. Farm TO UTILIZE SMALL POTATOES—Livestock producers may use small potatoes m feeding steers, hogs and dairy cattle Wheii normal market demands are weak livestock Will make use of this crop Normally it requires about Tour pounds of potatoes to equal the feeding value of one pound of corn. Caution should be used in starting slowly to prevent 'digestive troubles. For hogs it is strongly recom mended that the potatoes be cooked and the water dis carded rather than fed germ the Christian creed: it seta Jesris afciart as unique in the huhian race; it proclaims "him Kihg' of kings and Lord of all, . Is Jssiis Lord? “Christ” and “Lord” are very high titles for Jesus, Jesus himself knew that some people spoke and would speak of him in this way without meaning a word of it. He made somewhat bitter fun of people who would come around calling him “Lord, Lord,” but never listen ed to what he taught and never did what he said to do. And that illus trates a curious point about the proposition “Jesus is the Christ” or “Jesus is Lord,” —they mean about the same thing—namely that in a sense they are true, in a sense not true. It is true that Jesus is Lord by right, by Gods design and des tiny. It is true that he will reign. But is it true that he does reign? He is the Lord by right; but arc his wishes respected, his commands obeyed, is he welcome in his own realm? How the World Moves At this time of the year, it is good to ask the old question. Is the world growirig better or worse ?, Such a question cannot be answer ed unless there is some kind of a standard, some point of reference. The world may be growing more to suit you, or less so; that is'not the point. The world is more com fortable than it used to be, more literate; but if every one on earth owned a college diploma, would that mean the world was growing better by that much? A preacher would be inclined to take his church as a point of reference. If he-has taken in lots of new members, that’s a sign the world is growing better fast. But no, a church could be taking in members by the pew ful, and still actually- be blocking the way to a better world. The point of reference here sug gested is this proposition, Jesus is Lord, meant sincerely, and hved by seriously The world is grow ing better in so far as, and as fast as, the Lordship of Christ (which is always total by right) becomes total in fact Is the world coming anywhere to recognize him as Loid of life ’ If the answer anywhere is Yes, more so than' ever, then the world at that point is growing bet ter; if the answer is No, there the world is growing worse. Every man. can well begin the questioning with himself; for each person is the one part of the world for which—be it better or worse—he alone will be called to account. (Based on outlines copyrighted by the I)iTision of Christian Induration* National Count il of the Churches of Christ in the F. S. A. Released by Community Press Venice.) BY MAX SMITH TO CHECK HUNTING EQUIPMENT For many hunters the season is about over for this year The most important item is to be sure that all guns are empty and put away from small children Powder solvents may be used to clean the inside of the barrels, a coating of gun oil for all metal parts, and then store in a cool, dry place. Proper care will double the life of this im portant equipment. TO REDUCE BARN ODORS During
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