4—Lancaster Paroling, Saturday. January 30. , 1960
FROM WHERE WE STAND -
A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
One of the old homespun philoso
phical proverbs goes “A stitch in time
saves nine.” .
After deciding to write about a
stitch in time, we started to look a
round us to discover if any stitches
were being taken in time. Do you
know what we discovered? People do
not wear patched clothes any more.
Now for the benefit of those of
more tender years or lesser experience
we would like to explain that home
spun refers to clothing made at home
with spinning wheel and hand loom,
and consequently anything else made
at home by hand. The stitch refers to
the repair of a small hole in a garment*
in time to prevent it from becoming a'
large hole.
As we reflect on what we have
observed during the past few days we
come to the conclusion that this reluc
tance to patch does not stop with
clothes It carries over into almost
every type of material possession we
have.
In our land of plenty we have de
veloped the philosophy of “the new or
the no good”. It seems to be the atti
tude of most of us today that if the
newness is worn off we are ready for
a new model. We do less and less
patching and more and more purchas
ing.
We believe that this is because we
do not take that stitch in time. Our
technilogical advancement is wonder
ful. Machinery does increasingly diffi
cult tasks with less and less care and
toil on our part. Because the technical
equipment does run so smoothly and
efficiently, we are prone to forget that
machinery requires care and repair
from tune to time just as much today
as it ever did.
It is our belief that much of the
farm machinery which will be traded
in on new equipment this spring
would do a good job for several seas
ons yet to come if it had gotten that
stitch of repair at the right time.
If that machinery had been given
a thorough inspection and repair of
the small misadjustments during its
early life, many of the major repair
jobs would not now exist. It is folly
to wait until the corn planting season
is at hand, befpre testing the planter
to see if it is working at top efficiency.
Many great Americans
have served in the Congress
of the United States, but
none with greater loyalty,
dedication and distinction
than Rep. Sam Rayburn, a
man we are proud to have
as a friend and fellow-Amer
ican.
To millions of Americans
in and outside his district in
Northeast Texas, most of
whom have never seen him,
he is Mister Congress. To his
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THIS WEEK
-—ln Washington
With Clinton Davidson
Mister Congress
- ~ ed ail his life* in a small
fellow congressmen _ and town, he has had a close in - ppoinr act cinmci t?apt v—i
newsmen he is affectionately terest in legislation helpful to TO BROADCAST SEEDS EARLY -
called Mr. Sam. farmers and residents of cent ears man y grassland fa ™« is .
On the opening day of the small towns. turned, to the band-seeding method ol
present session of Congress Some of the most notable ting new stands; however, if broadcasting of legume
the House paused to pay tri- legislation Rep. Rayburn has is to be done, it should be done early in the spring,
bute, from both sides of the sponsored include the REA, February or early' March will be tile time. With this )’
aisle to a great American on which has brought electricity ©d the alternate freezing and thawing of the grout
his 78th birthday. The sin- to almost every farm in the xieeded to cover the small seeds. If broadcasted Is'
cere admiration and affection nation, the Farm-to-Market- arc h' or April, weather conditions may not be siulat
expressed by his fellow csh- roads program; the SEC Act the cover . Early broadcasting is always.
gressmen brought lumps to to protect the savings of mil- ■ . ?,, . ,
the throats of spectators. lions of people who invest succeSj tul than late seedmgs.
Mr. Sam, without doubt, in stock and bonds; GI TO CHANGE RATIONS GRADUALLY—This has beer
has more friends and adrair- (Turn to Page 5) of the very important livestock practices for the past
ers in Congress than any tury; however, some flock and herd owners are still t
other man. If he has a sing- Dyral RhvthlTlS °f sudden changes in the ingredients and the amour
le enemy we have not, m ' the ration. With some animals this will cause bloating
more than 25 years observ- By C.D.H. scouring; with others as in the case of dairy cows, it
ing and Congress, joys OF THE YOUNG case udder trouble and infection Do not change W
m 3 SUcd a man \ tion more then 20% of any amount of an ingredient, oi
_ ' Wind in your face, cold and a new one j n any .grater amount than 20 %. Allow sc
Tho e rr,n C ff l Lccir,nai a s^rong weeks to change from one mixture to another.
The Congressional Record, You*re covered over with ,
which reports the activities snow; TO FEED QUALITY HAY TO EWE FLOCK—The 1)
of Congress, includes on Jan- do you care? You’re ing ewe flock should receive the best of clover or a 1
6 a statement of the remark- having fun hay during the winter months Many shepherds will r
able record of achievement . . .. . ... one feeding of this hay at the far end of the exercise
BonfT P S r- Eaylaurn * rom ’ in order to force the pregnant ewes to take daily e^
am, exas. Laughing and happy and A laxative grain ration is also advised in order to P lt
He has been a member of singing a song the common paralysis condition. On good hay a pounc
Sr 47°vears f Though y° ur fingers and da y per ewe of equal parls of shelled corn and oatS *
other man since this face are red, be suitable. However on grass hay or Poor hay
racy was born. He has been You are warm as warm can pound more per day should be fed and include linsta
Speaker of the House in 17 be inside meal ipeHets--.arid molasses in the feed.-GreatCr returns
of those years, longer than Using a brand new sled. be realized if this phase of the feeding program is foil®
Machinery repair can best be done
during the winter months when field
work can not be done.
But machinery is not alone in be
ing the victim of missing that needed
stitch in time. Many breeders of live
stock know that an individual with
undesirable characteristics should be
culled from the herd or flock, hut be
cause they do not take the stitch in
time, the undesirable traits are passed
on to offspring and become the char
acteristics of the entire herd. The nine
stitches are then very expensive.
We must not let our national
abundance dull our appreciation of
our duty to maintain in good order
those things we now own. With all
the material possessions so easily
available, we must not forget that the
most important phase of owning any
thing is maintaining it properly.
Whether it be homespun or’ the
finest that can be wrought .with mach
inery and technology, a stitch in time
will still save nine.
At least that’s how it looks from
where we stand. \
Respect for Parents
■ Not long ago a New York City
Judge wrote to the New York Times
saying that in the 17 years he had
been on the bench not one Chinese
teen-ager had been brought before him
on a juvenile delinquency charge.
P. H. Chang, Chinese.Consul-Gen
eral in New York, was asked to com
ment. He said, “I have heard this
story many times from many judges.
I will tell you why I think this is so.
Filial piety is a cardinal virtue my
people have brought over from the
China that was free. A Chinese child,
no matter where he lives, is brought
up to recognize that he cannot shame
his parents. Before a .Chinese child
makes a move, he stops to think what
the reaction of his parents will be.
Will they be proud, or will they be
ashamed? Above all other things, - the
Chinese teen-ager is anxious to please
his parents.”
/
Son* Aeit, It Sitml,:W«r« W*tiid
The whole Book of Acts li ft kind
of missionary news-letter on a
large scale. But Luke, good doctor
that he was, knew that an honest
case-book will Include the failures,
the patients that died in spite of
everything. The hook of Acts does
not give a careful reader the im
pression that everything was rosy
in the First Century. Some acts of
the apostles were fruitful of good.
Other acts, it seems, were wasted,
so far as visible results went.
There is nothing automatic
about preaching. The same sermon
will have opposite effects on dif
ferent persons. This has always
been so. Take the story of Saint
Paul at Thessalonlca, Berea and
Athens. He visited those places in
1-2-3 order. He was the same Saint
Paul—but what a difference in the
responses-he got! Thessalonlca got
into an uproar; he had' to make a
quick get-away by night. Berea
was much better, he got Bible
study classes going. Someimported
hoodlums from Thessalonlca broke
up the meetings but it wasn't
Wany man in history, and al- JNow Is 'The Time ...
most twice as long as Henry ’ „ m SMnH
, ~ . , . - TO BUY CERTIFIED LEGUME SEEI
The record of his legisla- r - . „
’ tive achievements would, if In another month s ° me growe ff J ll!
assembled in one volume, broadcasting their clover or alfalfa
make a good-sized book.- The on stands of winter gram. It is ad>
laws Which he has personally to. get the proper seed on hand so
sponsored affect the lives of proper variety and quality will be «
every American, every day. able. The 1960 Agronomy Guide Iron
Because he was born and office will supply varieties' and set
reared on a farm and has liv- rates.
The amazing record of the Chi
nese children and young people shows
that it is in the home that the cure for
juvenile delinquency will be found—
and in no other place.
Bible Material : Acts 17; I Thessalomans
1 through 2.
Devotional Beadinc: Luke S 4-15.
Response
Lesson for January 31,' 1960
A VISITOR from America was
talking with a missionary to
an Eastern country. “I read your
letters,” he said, “but it seems to
me they are ell success stories.
Now that 1 have visited you out
here I know you have a great many
failure-stories. I know these have
caused you a
great deal of jdisi
appointment and
even tears. Why
don’t you p r ut
some of these
failure-stories
into yo’ur let-'
ters?’’ -The mis
sionary’s reply
was, “Well, the
American
churches don’t want us to weep on
their shoulders. What they want is
success stories, so I give ’em what
they want. But it’s only half the
truth.”
" Berea’s HaultrAnd then
In Athens, ancient city,
the’goddess of wisdom
Paul offers th'enijhe heav
' dom they do, not recogn.
Is It God’s Fault? ■
Some people think that)
not really want" every 0t
saved. So he never tries k
through to the'people hev
tention of saving. The “can
ia such that it comes to s ,
loud compelling sound; t 0(
a whisper they cannot i lti
Very few people really b e ].
Most Christians believe ti
sent his son into the wouj
the world, that God desu»,
to be saved. They dare not
blame for failures on God,,
said by many that
uro of the Gospel messaj,
be chalked up, the fault’
God's but the messenger |
ness was not given in an at
way, the minister did ns
with conviction, sins m ij
of Christians erect a hart
no "good words for Jesus"
over. There is much tnitj
of course. Most of us whoj
can remember preachers i
In years gone by, pre»c|
thought ridiculous (and]
they were). If we are cJ
now, wo thank God that
God’s message came to j
more credible messengi;
some of those. 1
Somt Pioplt Never Open lis
But after all the hear-§|
reason why some responaM
and some don’t, is in the i|jj
those who hear.
ference, in these notes InlS
tween the believers and tl||
never believed. There wer(||
three points of difference pi
were serious, others laugra!
God’s message, with somffl
is like a registered letter®
“Deliver to addressee on®
mail man delivers it, Ipe
knows the letter is - for SI
then he tosses it into tw|
basket without -opening ig
afraid he Mill have to a®
2. Some 6f Paul's hearerl||
Athens) were quite willmra
about religion, it’s quite
sation-piece. But when it|®
doing something, making
ion, they lost'lnterest. Taltpj
are not goulg to sit
when God's conversation
sonal. 8. Some were humbl||fc
too proud to listen. Isn’t
root of it?
(Based on outlines copul|j|
the Division of Christian IH
National Council of the OKS
Christ in the V, S, A. lif'pp
Community Press Service ) j. J
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