—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 12, 1960 4 FROM WHERE WE STAND - The Integrity Of Elected Officials There is an old Italian Proverb that says, “The dog that licks ashes is not to be trusted with flour.” A group of New Jersey^poultrymen have been, like many others in the bus iness, having their troubles in the fin ancial structure of this surplus laden economy. The fact that they have troubles does not set them apart from the many other poultrymen in the nation. Even the fact that they are attempting to do something to improve their situation does not set them very far apart, but the way in which they are attempting to go, does, in our opinion, put them in a peculiar position. These poultrymen have appealed to the president of the Teamsters, Union, James Hofla, to help them organize themselves out of their difficulties. That Mr. Hoffa is an organizer, no one could very well deny. However, we feel that the farmers can better serve their own and the public interest in marketing their produce by affiliat ing themselves with organizations and persons which have come in for less notoriety. James Hoff a has but one thing to sell—himself. The Union which he heads has service to sell. -That service can not be readily replaced by another, but the food produced by the poultry men in question can be pushed aside in favor of other food items. A small amount of unfavorable publicity about any food product can cause a whole sale substitution at the table by the American housewife. We saw it hap pen once recently with cranberries and again with poultry meat. A near catas trophy could develop if the same sort of situation should arise with eggs. Local Logrolling Finley Peter Dunne wrote, “Trust ■everybody, but cut the cards.” When a cooperative organization ■elects officers and hires a manager they should have faith that those officials will conduct the business to the best of their ability. The stock holders in the cooperative venture should trust those ! D«vl«i*«n The nation’s top farm eco- Washington, D. C. nomists agree that if produ- Both reports emphasize ction controls were removed that the studies -are the in atid price supports lowered dependent conclusions rea tb the free market level ov- ched by the economists, and er the next 5 years farmers not necessarily the view of Would be out of the frying policy officials, in response pan and into the fire. to this question. That is the conclusion re- What would the effect be afched by U. S. Department on f arm production, prices, of Agriculture and Land Gr an d income if government amt College economists in se- production controls were eh parate surveys made in re- minated and price supports sponse to a request by Sen. lowered to the free market Allen Ellender, chairman of level over the next 5 years? the Senate Agriculture Com- production Up, Prices Down xnittee. „ ~ Both surveys are in agre- Results of the studies are ement that removal of pro published in a 30-page re- duction controls and lower part entitled Senate Docu- ing of price supports, as ad ment No. 77, free copies of vocated by Agriculture Sec- Which are available through retary Ezrd Taft Benson, wo the U S Printing Office, uld result in an increase in production along with low- - - ’ er prices and reduced inco- Lancaster Farming ™e f or farmers Lancaster County'* Own Farm Department of Agncultu- Weekiy re economists think total fa *6Z* rm production would increa l.ancaster, Penn*- , . offices: se at an average of per hi North Duke St. year, somewhere near the Phone „ r elUl *' average of the past 10 years Phone - Lancaster . , ~ , , EXpres* 4-30*7 They think that by 1965 farm -Jack Owen, Editor prices would decline _ anoth- Robert G Campbell. Advertising er 14% but that cash in- Director i, Business Mhnager come would drop Only 9 r o November L 1985 because of mcreased mar . Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming. Lancaster. P*. KCiing. as 2nd class matter at They estimate that by £*ucaeter. Pa under Act of Mar. 1965 beef cattle would av- I■ 1870 additional entry *t Hount .. . v , joy. Pa erage 515 (down 25%), hogs Subscription Rites- $2 per year; $ll 50 (down 20 r °), milk E* cents**" 8 K ' SlnSle C ° PT $3 60 (down 20%), corn 80c Members Pa Newspaper Pubiah- 3 ku. (down 25%), wheat efs' Association; National Editor-. 90c a bu. (down 50 r e), cot idi Association. ton 2 5c (down 30%), eggs f»- _ _ ■ _ 29c (down 20%), broilers 15c THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton Davidson Into The Fire officials, but it doesn’t hurt to cut the cards occasionally, especially if those officials are doing all the dealing. When the officers of any organiza tion, from the smallest social club to the greatest nation on earth, at tempt to influence the elections of that organization, democratic processes are very near destruction. And when'those officers attempt to manipulate* elect ions in order to perpetuate their tenure in office, democracy will die and dicta torship will rise in its place unless the rank and''file members quickly take over the reins of government again. Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. If in your farm organization there is any question as to the legality of procedure in elect ions, or if there is any suspicion upon the integrity of elected officials, it is your duty to become informed at first hand—and then make sure your vote counts. , At least that’s how where we stand. “Since the first sputnik went sput tering into the wild blue yonder, there has been a great vogue for following the example of Soviet Russia in mat ters related to science, on the' theory that the Communists have the last word. ii Dr. Atkinson, was a delegate to the International Federation for Documentation, held in Warsaw, Po land,, last September. He found the Russians were copying the American system and were decentralizing at the moment our scientists were urging that the Soviet method be followed. If we aren’t‘careful we’ll meet our selves coming hack.” —Norkwalk, Conn., Hour The editor has served notice on his good wife that until she removes all traces of -artificial color from her lips, , he will have to forego the daily good bye kiss. We have heard that lipstick kills rats, and We’re not taking any chances. (down, 10%), and soy beans $1 60 (down 25%). The report does not ex plain how, the 14% average decline is arrived at in view of the much larger decline . predicted fpr commodities which make' up 80% of all farm marketings. College Conclusions The college economists ex pressed the belief that US DA’s projections of probable 1965 prices and income we re “somewhat higher” than justified by the expected in crease in volume of farm marketings. They estimated net farm income would drop from ab out $11.5 billion last year to about $7 billion in 1965, a decline of about 40%, in cluding both cash market ing receipts and govern ment payments. Other estimates included a 60% to 75% drop by 1965 in net cash receipts by wh eat growers, 35% lower for cotton producers, 37% low er for corn-hog producers, 13%lower for dairymfen, but not much change for beef cattle ranchers. “The reduction is realiz ed net income (40%) wou’d be borne largely by the 2.1 (Turn to Page 5) Rural Rhythms What do little fishes do When the stream is frozen fast? What do little rabbits do In the Winter’s Icy blast? We farmers feed our cattle, son We see that they are warm; God watches over wild things, And keeps them safe from harm. looks from By Carol Dean Huber THE WILD THINGS Bible Material; Acts 24 through 26. Devotional Beading: Matthew 10 16-26. A Day In Court Lesson for March 18, 1960 WHEN a prisoner appears in court heavily handcuffed and with a chain attached to him, it is a sign he is known as an escape artist. Maybe his nickname is Slip pery Sam. Now Saint Paul was no Slippery Sam, but he was forced to wear chains all the same. Further more, ha was ac cused chiefly of being a rabble rouser. Even a real rabble-rous er doesn’t like to be called that; and Paul was anything else but that. Yet there he was in court, first before Governor Felix, later on before Governor Festus and King Xgrippa. The charges were flimsy, but the chains were solid. What could Paul do about It? Two things he would not do. He would not complain that he was there at all. He could have kept his mouth stubbornly shut, he could have said that an Apostle cannot rightfully be tried by a civil court. On the contrary, he recognized the legal right of the court to pass judg ment on his case. Again, he could have "fixed” the court. We know that Governor Felix hoped for a bribe. Paul had wealthy friends and they could have arranged It. But Paul did not do that. The Church in Court / Paul’s situation may cast some light on the relation between the Christian church and. the civil courts, or the civil government in general, in our day. This is a very tricky subject and "the churches which we will be studying this les son are not all agreed on the solu tion. But we can venture a‘few general thoughts. The church cer tainly can rule out what Paul ruled out. The church has no right to say, ‘‘The civil courts and the civil government have no jurisdiction over the Church of God.” If any body of people anywhere has a high Now Is The Time ... TO KEEP LIVESTOCK OFF PASTURI Some livestock producers permit the animals to run out on the grazing ara very early in the spring; there is ’ittle val ue in this practice and great harm will done to the grass roots; in addition livestock will tramp holes m the groui when it is full of moisture and soft 1 exercise lot is recommended for all 1" . stock but keep them off the pasture a 1 until the grass is at the proper height ai the ground more solid. MAX SMITH TO PLAN FOR SOWING SPRING OATS EARLY L° c ‘ growers of spring oats should make every -effort to 5 ( them into the ground by the first of April In southeast*! Pennsylvania the weather usually gets too dry and too W in early summer for top oats yields; therefore, veiy ear planting will mean a big difference in the yield. TO PROVIDE SEPARATE LOAFING AREA FOR CO’ Producers who are loose housing dairy cattle should nt teed, hay, or water their cows in the loafing area To m 3 tain a good bedded pack, the important practice is to a l'°' the cows to pse it only when loafing and lying down permit any other activity in this clean, well bedded afi will only bring on dirty conditions and use more bcddi^ TO CREEP PEED SPRING LAMBS-=-Easter time is usu 3 ’ 1 ' a rewarding market for lamb producers Considering 1 favorable-prices at this time of the -’year it is suggested lambs be pushed along as rapidly as possible; the P ractlfi of providing extra feeds only for the lambs shou’d profitable, one. This feed is usually fed in a small feeder so that the ewes cannot get to it A mixtme parts of cracked corn, 2 parts of -adxole oats T and one of wheat bran is suggested. These extra pounds incr returns from the lamb crop. duty to comply with law j, submit to proper authorities the church Of course the ck beliefs, and its mode of open the appointment of its are its own affairs. If the church must refuse tations to stand outside the 1; must also be scrupulous not| fluence law and law-malj M , illegal means. This goes u way from preachers who tiyt, their traffic-violation tit; “fixed”, up to a great chuici) tries to get illegal tax reduci or exemptions. What then can the church If it should not stay aloof from and government, and if it q, try to please the Felixes n the capital with bribes, direc indirect, what can the Chtu church do as It confronts th( ( state 7 Again it might take a leaf) Paul. He did try to influent* court; but it was open and board. He put his case tn quietly, but persuasively these trials the court was diced against him at the stf he always won a verdict Guilty. What he had on were facts, and he present* facts so that even skeptical were convinced. Gelling ihe Christian Case Here is something the can do, or several things bmed. First, the Christian needs to have, more than it times does have, a clear standing of what “Christif ethics” means and is; thi say, the church ought to clear and clearer understai what the Christian faith for social, business, edv and all other realms of modem society. Second, the should be more aware than the moral side of proposed li tlon; which is to say in ? words, —the church should be alert to ask, What is thi this situation, going to do ' pie? The church that is nr ested in persons and what them, is a long way removi its Master. And third, the < through as many of its mt as are really Interested, keep governors, congressmei ators, mayors and official I aware of the Christian vie\ Like Paul, the church nei state the Christian position, suade by the highest methc presentation of the truth (Based on outlines copyright the Division of Christian Fdnt National Council of the Chord Christ In the V . S. A. Rclei* Community Press Service) BY MAX SMITH
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