4—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 16, 1960
FROM WHERE WE STAND -
Is It Worth All It Will Cost?
A little newspaper filler we read
the other day defines inflation as a $lO
repair bill for an item that cost $5.00
to buy a few years ago.'
We hear conflicting stories on the
state of our money system on every
side. Some alarmists are screaming
that we are in a period of inflation
now, while the optimists among us are
saying there is nothing to worry about.
Our position is not to split hairs
over terms. Whether we are in a peri
od of inflation or not is a relative mat
ter. One thing we do know is that-it
takes a lot of money to conduct a busi
ness these days.
The biggest businesses in the world
is the Government local, state and
federal, and therefore it takes more
money to operate than ony other busi
ness.
Now we do not generally gripe a
bout taxes. We are so thankful to be
living in a country where we are able
to make-enough to pay the taxes and
stilt have enough left over to keep
well fed and dry, that we don’t feel
compelled to do too much complain
ing.
However; we do feel that we should
keep ourselves aware of the situation
regarding taxes so that we can offer
rebuttal to those who claim that farm
ers do not pay their fair share of the
cost of government,
Some farmers take the attitude,
"Why should I worry about taxes —I
dpn’t pay any income tax. But publish
ed figures show that average workers
who makes $4,000 a year pays out a
bout 5i,200 in Federal, state and local
taxes, most of which are hidden.
Davidion
Your daily life and almost boards, such as the Civil
everything you do is govern- ’Aeronautics Board and oth
ed by a Federal, State, Coun- ers by commissions, such as
ty or city regulatory agency, the Federal Corpmunications
There are more than 100 Commission In theory the
' such agencies either in Wash- Board or the Commission is
ington or controlled - by the real authority.
Washington. If this were actually true
You may seldom hear of the situation would not be
them and you probably do so bad because members of
not know that many of them the boards and commissions
even exist, but at least one are each appointed for only
of them is constantly looking five years. Actually, how
over your shoulder, prying ever, the agencies are ruled
onto your business, telling in practice by-a small group
you what you can and can- of staff members who have
not do. worked together for many
Government regulatory yeats and who frequently,
agencies exercise more pow- through group action, man
er and influence over our age to block the desires and ■
daily lives that do the elect- decisions of the board mem- guy CLEAN-COLORED
ed officials of government, bers and commissioners. WALLPAPER
Including Congress, state In some commissions the clean colors add to the
legislators and city officials* head of a department has beauty of wallpaper, states
Many of those agencies are me and death power over Erma L. Langford, Penn St
-controlled by so-called pub- fhe business regulated by home furnishings exten
lic servants who exercise die- his department. This depart- slon specialist. Wallpaper
tatonal power to investigate, ment head can say to busi- Wl th smeared or overlapping
harass, intimidate and dictate ness “We do not approve of colors - Or muddy or harshly
to virtually every kind of this and if you go ahead contrasting tones are not
business in the country. Such without our approval, we wise buys. The paper will
tactics can force- you out of will _ instantly bring suit to detract frorn the appearance
business even though you enjoin you.” of a room and will be hard
have violated no law. The president of this busi- to blend with other furnish-
Commissions and Boards ness may have the right to i n gs
Some of the regulatory ag- appeal to the commission it
encies are governed by seh, but he often hesitates to
do so because he is convinc
ed that if he goes over the
head of the department he
will never be able to get a
long with that bureaucrat af
terwards. And, after all, his
Lancaster Farming
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—ln Washington
With Clinton Davidson
Govt. By Regulation |
business does have to live
with him.
Star Chamber Proceedings
The department head of
the agency, however, has an
other way of enforcing his
wishes even though the busi
ness man should decide to
appeal to the commission. He
simply presents his views Which came first? That - S a
privately to a of big quest ion.
the commission and per- „ ° . T „, ,
suadas it to authorize him to Don me °y * SG f re J*'
make an investigation of that I like eggs—firied, boiled or
business. scrambled;
The businessman is not no- The only way I like chicken
tified that the department is—dead.
We have heard* many farmers in
sessions around the-machinery shops,
feed stores and general stores wonder
ing why there is so much price differ
ence in the prices they receive for
their produce and the cost of the fin
ished products they have to buy. One
big reason is hidden taxes, because the
big corporations don’t really pay the
taxes. They add them onto the cost of
the materials they have for. sale, and
the consumer pays them. The corpora
tions then become tax collectors for
government.
Because of the nature of the pro
duct, and because of the position of
the big corporations, they can tack on
the taxes and still figure a profit for
themselves. Farmers with their high
ly perishable products and the diverse
systems to which they are subject are
not in a position to do the same.
Therefore, farmers, just as much
as any other persons who buy goods
and materials, do pay "their share of
taxes.
In this election we are going to be
hearing a lot about who is going to do
what and how they propose to it. But"
we feel that it is well to keep one
thought firmly in mind. Whether we
are in a-period of inflation or not, it
costs money every time something is
done by the government, and someone
has to pay for it.
Before we as farmers- accept ;tdo
many promises from any candidate,
we should stop to ask ourselves, “Will
it be worth what it will cost?”
At least that’s how it looks
where we stand
head intends to make his
request, he is not permitted
to be present when the re
quest is made, and he knows
nothing about it until the in
vestigation starts and he is
shown a letter authorizing
the investigation.
If he thinks the investiga
tion is uncalled for, is unfair
and will harm his business,
even though he has done no
wrong, and decides to appeal
to the commission he is in
formed that the commission
cannot discuss tne matter
with him until the investiga
tion is completed. He also is
informed that it would not
be proper for him to discuss
the matter with any commis
sioners or official of the com
mission.
The agency investigators,
unlike a court, may proceed
on the assumption that the
business under investigation
is guilty until proved inno
cent.
(Editor’s note; This is the
second of three columns deal
ing with government by reg :
ulation.)
Rural Rhythms
I like eggs, but I hate
chickens.'
My Dad raises them—Just
my luck.
I clean the houses; I feed
and water.
They just strut and crow or
cluck.
By Carol Dean Huber
CHICKEN AND I
Bible Material; Mark 16 1-8, Colossians
3.1-15.
Devotional Beading: Romans 6 5-11,
Heaven Now
Lesson for April 17, 1960
THE CHRISTIAN life is not just
a plus added to the same old
life. It is not an ordmaiy life plus
a set of good resolutions, or good
intentions. It is not an ordinary
life plus certain
beliefs - most
people don’t have.
Tacking some
thing new on a
life which has
never been
changed, is not
becoming a
Christian.
Christian life is
new LIFE, new
BEING. The whole thing is pew,
from the heart out.
Living In H«ayen Now
On the calendar we are in the
midst of the Easter, season. In our;
Bible study we are in the midst
of the Sermon on the Mount. Have .. ... ,
the two any connection? Apparent- * BOVe LOV * •■ i
ly not, some would say. Easter - Paul mixes his figures
celebrates something that happen- as ha very often does
ed to Jesus. The Sermon on-the. this picture of the
Mount is something for us to work as a risen, heavenly hfy,
out, a pattern for living. Christ it as a change of clothe
ascended to heaven but >ve are here almost hear him savin;,
on earth. He lives above the sky, if this heaven-picture,
not in any world we could reacli fetched to you, let’s trye.
with a space-ship but in the spirit- _ understand E verybodj
world of heaven. We live under what it is to take off
clouds, real clouds with ram in clothes and put on fresh
them. well; you have put ol
nature, and you haiepi
nature (Dying and
Christ, he would have %
mg aside a worn garment
ing on one that will ncur
out.) But some one r
does this mean ne areal
feet in holiness 7 Not at
now puts as a comraaai
’"had just expressed asi
on compassion, kindness
on. And “abor e all tht :
from
In fact, living here on earth (we
think) makes the Sermon on the
Mount even harder to live by. If
we were in heaven, now . . . But at
that point the Apostle Paul breaks
in. You are in heaven, he says. Ohi'
but I can’t be, you say. I’m not
dead even. Yes you are, he replies:
“You have died, and your life is hid _
with Christ in God.”
Lift Without Sin '
Paul's language is strange, but
we can see what he means to say.
First he was probably‘describing
his own experience. He was a mys-'
tic by nature, and he had meditated
so long on the death of Christ that
he felt himself actually sharing
Now is The Time .
TO JPREVENT SEEDS FROM COIW
MAX SMITH ING FERTILIZER—In nearly all «
is a poor practice to penult seeds to come directly
tact with most kinds of fertilizer; both the mtrofi*
potash elements in fertilizer will bum the seeds, '
new sprouts, and prevent unhealthy plant Supei
is one fertilizer that will do the least harm to
Therefore it is very important that the fertile
plied at a different locatibh than the seed In
and fertilizers it is advisable that the fertilizer
to the side and below th£ seeds. With heavier a l
of higher analysis fertilizers being used this p)
comes more important. .
TO GIVE GROWING CALVES OUTSIDE EXI
Successful dairymen have learned not to turn
small calves (under 10 months; on pasture, bee.
will become stunted. However, it is very impo l
growing calves be allowed daily outside exercise,
air and sunshine will be good for them and the
will help to develop stronger legs.
TO TAKE TIME TO BE SAFE The reckless
handling of farm machinery is one of the ma]° r
farm accidents today; the tractor has replaced 1
the greatest single cause of accidents; the trac
not dangerous but the driver is the one often to
high speed and hauling extra passengers l’ a '
too many accidents At this time of the > car
farmers are anxious to catch up with their fic
urge them to follow the safety precautions ot 1
turer and don’t take any extra chances.
.vv* '
that death. Later n lv ,
history of the chinch
centrated on the
Christ on the cro?, j?
marks like nail-pimt,/* 1
ed in their hands and f^' 1
, However, most Chxj.i
and now, are not 0
them, Paul is speak,.
guage of "as-if." jj e ” !:
strong figure of speech?
the Christian’s life it j«*
living the life of heaven?
are really one with Chh!
think of yourself a,? 1
and risen again and h/
right hand of God" v
ready a citizen of that l
LiVe as if you were a],?
One of the feature? of i
heaven is that no s m ?
Paul says to us, Sin a 0( ,:
in heaven, and as a '
heaven it doesn’t bejJ
life. •
Another featuie 0 f«,
heaven, the “risen”’ hf c ®
from the barriers set i.
ety (rightly or mm e 0 f(l
ly) in this world. Whjt„
Register doing m h flv „
meaning will theie be,
brackets” beyond the -
colored skms go will
souls? Paul refers tothj
midable bameia of hr
between Greek and Je«
free man, barbarian and
and says plainly “here tt (
be” these distinctions *
tian life, if it matches
heaven, must be as frt
distinctions as heaven
love.”
(Based on ondinfs coj
.the Division of (hmiu:
''National Council of (he
Christ in the I 8 A
Community l*rcs* Service)
»y. MAX SMITH
TO CONTINUE FEEDING HAY
men are urged to make a gradual c
from winter feeding to the pasture
gram; abrupt changes may cause bot
gestive and udder trouble One of th'
ways to' prevent any type of set bad
continue to feed ample amounts of d®
hay throughout the pasture season -
able hay racks are very useful and
courage roughage consumption
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