—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 16, 1960 4 FROM WHERE WE STAND - Get It In Writing Is “Get it in writing.” has been one of the admonitions handed out ever since the invention of paper to anyone deal ing with another person who might not" be considered exactly honest. We agree that any kind of an agree ment must be in writing if one is deal ing with strangers, but how about friends and family. Farmers are notoriously slow to ask neighbors and family to put any kind of agreement on paper. “His word is as good as his bond ” they say, and we are happy that there are still a few people" in this world who have confidence in their fellowrnan. But we feel that a \yritten agree ment is in no way a reflection on the integrity of the parties to the agree ment. In actual fact, persons with nothing to hide and no personal axes to grind will be most willing to have agreements on paper. We realize that even with written agretements differences of opinion arise but they do not compare to the differ ences that come about because one or both of the parties to an agreement do not understand the terms of a verbal contract. Verbal contracts are just as binding as those on paper, and can be enforced to the letter—if the letter can be de termined. We think it is important to have a written agreement regarding wages, tenancy, priveleges, or other benefits to accrue in the future, because it is easy to promise many things orally to On V 1 c‘ < o n Snortly before Congress adjourned Senator Karl E Mundt of South Dakota in tioduced a bill that wou'd regime a secret ballot of workers prior to the calling of a strike Although no hearings were held and no action was taken on the bill, and the idea of secret strike ballots is not new, the objective of restor ing control of unions to workers is one that deserves consideration Many unions, as a matter of common practice, do hold secret voles to approve or re ject use of tha threat of a strike as a bargaining weap on A considerable numbei of them do not It is a common practice a mong many unions, as Sen Mundt points out, for union leaders to ask for a strike vote before they go to the bargaining table with an em ployer, tor use as a club in obtaining <hen- demands Labor Bosses The record of labor dis putes in recent yeais con tains many flagiant abuses of the str>ke authorization Union leaders in many in stances have called and con- Lancaster Farming Lannstpr County’s Own Farm Weekly P O l’o\ 1",21 I Hie istt i I’< mil Officeb r \'ir" PuKe St P iik ist . p< mi t Phon* - \Mcr P\l)n*»s 4-3017 r?i» ’ 0\ n 'itor Roi»« ri c» runpbi M \d\< rtiMntj t c l,usings Muu.ir IS-*! i lislvd \o\» mhc r 4 I{r>"1 { r>" Pnh ivh< <] f’nv by Firming L mc«i c t r, pa Fn* -4 rd 2nd r* 4 T* > under Act of at ir ft 19-n nriditional <niiy at Mount Joy. V \ Sn' Sf r 4 r,f , on $o p CI un! , tbr'» ?“ «opv Pm* fi f * n 1 s Pi Nbusnpcr pnbbvb <*rs’ 4 < <■ - 4 on Nutional VVblnr ixl Association THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton Davidson Union Ballots tinned strfi e w’thout giving members an opportunity to vote on acceptance or reject ion of employers’ offers “In many cases,” Senator Mundt said, “employees vote to strike merely to strength en their representatives’ bar gaining position. Howevei once a strike is authorized, employees find themselves striking without the oppor tunity to vote on the real issue—acceptance or reject ion of the employer’s oiler ox settlement of the dispute ” Once the strike weapon is placed in the hands of union leaders, the members are powerless to do anything ex cept what their leaders tell them to do Strikes are some times continued for months with no opportunity for the members to vote on an ’em ployer’s offer of settlement. Sen Mundt’s 0111 is desig ned “to strengthen democrat ic proce-ses within labor or ganizations and to protect union members against un justifiable pay losses in strikes though providing for impartial secret strike bal lots ” Settlement Procedures The bill provides that be fore a stiiho con d be called a vote by -ecre' ballot would have to be held on accept ance or reaction of the em ployer’s offer Voting would be supervised by an election committee consisting of one union representative, one employer reoresentative and a third member agreed upon by the first two No strike ballot could be taken unti 1 a "ter at least “60 days of honest collective bar gaining negotiations m an at mosphere free of a strike threat ” The effect would be to prevent union negotiators beginning bargaining talks with a strike authorization m their pockets “The bill, ’ Sen Mundt to ld the Senate, “is sound and workable and will not inter- Good Advice make a good impression - without in tending to deceive or mislead. Many farm workers have worked for years at a sacrifice in wages on the employ er’s promise that someday “You wal be treated very well.” Furthermore, many have learned that a man's word or good intentions mean not a whit after his death. In these days of enormous capital investments, the advice to get, it in writing is doubly important for wills. We know many farmers who have an idea of how they would like to have their property divided when they no longer have a need for it, but unless it is in writing, many heartaches may result when survivors begin to settle the estates. We know of no situation calling more strongly for written agreement than the partnership between father and son, and yet, these two seem most hesitant to put their terms on paper. Many family relatonships have been trained, and in some instances broken entirely, because father or son felt that the other one did not fulfill the verbal agreement. Too many times these verbal pacts are too vague to mean much to either party even when they are made, but each feels that nothing could change their working relationship. So many situations are changing in this fast-moving society we live in that the advice to “Get it in writing/’ is more important than it has ever been. At least that’s 'how it looks from where we stand. fere with, nor diminish, the legitimate exercise of the right to strike, but will af ford protection for the effect ed workers, employers and the public against arbitrary and unreasonable strike act ion.” Unle-s something is done throughout ' organized labor to make all union leaders re sponsive to the wishes of their members —as is done now in many of the larger and more democratically op erated unions—abuses by un scrupulous labor bosses can do further serious damage to labor unions and the nation al v. el .are Farm Safety Week Set Pre'ident Dwight D Eisen hower has proclaimed the week of Jidy 24 30 as NAT IONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK throughout the nat ion In his proclamation, the President called upon the people, urban and rur'd, to observe the week beginning July 24, at NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK, and urged “all farm families, all organized farm groups, and ah persons allied with agri- culture to join their effort to begin this new decade of the sixties with an exempUry record in farm safety.” The President pointed ou* that the health and prosper ity of rural America have a profound effect upon health and propsenty of the T lon, while “accidents cause death -nd disability, sugar ing and hardships to 'tnu sands of our farm people an nually and substantial y re duce the productive capacity Rural "Rhythrrs THE COW'S OPINIO' 1 By Carol Dean Huber Never mind if Shep has four young pups Or h ’f a dozen or eig’" They’re not so grand as ny one young calf Standing there by the ga'e. Her coat’s so smooth; her eyes are soft; She’s lovely; don’t you a CT rec. I’h sure she’ll win a ribbon some day And be a credit to me! ( J urn to pag^ Bible Material: Amoi 5. - J4, 15; S. Derotlonml Beading; Prove:bs 3.5-12. False Security Lesson for July 17, 1980 ALARM whistles blew, sirens sounded, signals flashed. The whole city should have been, in an uproar, but it was going about its business as usual. Excited officials telephoned everywhere—a mistake has been made, this is no drill, just pay no attention. But nobody paid attention to the apologies, be- cause nobody had paid attention to the alarm. Head- quarters had many phone calls that day, but— and this is- the in- teresting point everybody sup posed there must be some mistake. Not a soul took it seriously. That little story, If true (It got into the newspapers at any rate), shows up very nicely the-American state of mind. We cant believe any thing 1 is wrong with us, we can’t see how anything can go wrong with us. People who drive out a. few miles from any city in America may see signs: Evacuation Route . . . Feeding Stason,.and so forth. But how many Americans actually expect ever to stand hungry at a feeding station?! The prophet Amos, speaking for God, faced a nation (Israel) small er than ours by far, but just as complacent, just as sure that noth ing could go wrong, just as gently cushioned by a feeling of national security. The facts and factors that made them feel so safe and happy are’ familiar to any who take time off to observe the American scene. For one thing, they were a nation operating by military power. Many of its kings, if not all of them, had been generals of the army. In case of rival claimants for the throne, the man with the most troops usually got the prize. The country had knocked off its enemies one by one. Just at Amos’s time, the boundaries of the conn- Now is The Time . . . BY MAX SMITH TO PREPARE EOR AUGUST SEEDING— Local alfalfa growers expeeang to unU a mid-August seeding should be staling' o prepare their ground One of the \eiv im porlanl prac.ices in getting a good el alfJ stand is to have a firm, weed-free seed bed By plowing or discing during (he month o 1 July and then discing or bar rowing every 10 days to two weeks until seeding tune you will get a good seedbed A complete soil test is also very unpoi mn* at tins time m order to wnrk in the Im 1 * and fertilizer prior to seeding MAX SMITH TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF BAND SEEDING-#: seeding oi a falfa in mid-August by the band seeding med’ : od is strongly recommended This attachment maj be pdf chased from local machinery dealers for the gram bn £ ij The object ie is to drop the a Haifa seeds on top o. 1 ground be’mid the drill and directly over a band nl com piece feru i'er When this operation is followed b\ a m® 1 or cultip cker in Hie same direction, the soil and Hie are pressed toge ther and the fertilizer is under Ibc > cC * r | wnere u J iuck 7 y available to the new plant Mam oi better st :.d o- alfalfa have been seeded by this me lin'd 11 recent years TO FEED HAY OR SILAGE—Many dairymen have cd thoir i' ‘icing held in recent years without being increase ' Cjl' acreage of pasture. This means that h nt weather wi 1 present a shortage of good pastuic L 1 milking herd "f production and herd condition ’‘ u maintained, either hay or silage (or both) should 11 ’ several time, daily to supplement the dccieasing production Dairymen should make every effort to 1 ° !f * j duction and cow condition in the late summer bcr.m the morp fa’arable fall mi'k prices. If cows arc P l ' ll^1 to get thin and down in production in the suninici, f- 11 winter production will suffer 0 TO CLIP ' TC, W GRASS FIELDS—If the small gt " n cV f was seeded down to clover or alfalfa, it is advisabh the stubble during late Ju’y in order to control also to e the chances of ge tijig a cuffing af ha) [(1 fore mid September Mowers should be set rathei dig ' order to h-ve some of the legume plant left for new g rC " > *M- V J try were wider thru, since Solomon. What w done, armies could f i„ aiftli 'i| thought ... and so d^ 3 " 1 ’ hare never been be <lten ' Ve shall never be beaten’, 'H coaches know that *. streak lasts for e\ ej n ° 'H Waaltb and Culfura The little countiy ot T not only safe at the mo 3a ‘‘ ,1 J military attack, it V J' *” ei M People built homes of k° s H is to say, decorated with ° r H lavish way. They ha a summer and winter hrJ nty J drank the finest wines t? 1 money and leisure f Ol th e n * y j Amos pointed out, all «. "f’j was only on certain niJl, were other streets whe.« 1 went hungry and cold c.fl people Amos talked to v . (r ." J from the country-chu, ~,511 They never did belie, e what 3 told them, that prosjier-iv 1 the same thing as secuuty iij no point In throwing a L j if the house is burning dmil your head We are a htti,?J Israelites, aren’t we’ Many iJ icana think we can buy om-1 out of any trouble, we'ean J friends with any nation , u 3 spending money there | Tht Emmy Within After all, enemy airrues v not the greatest danger to ij as a nation.'When a mud bl down a tree m tlie foiest, m that the wind was to blame was it the wind, 01 was it the* rotting inside the ti ee-trunk” same wind struck other tret! they did not fall This one fell cause it was hollow, a little t sent it tumbling What concei Amos most, looking (\\e may j through God’s eyes at Israel, hot foreign politics and fop wars, but conditions inside Isi Oh, people would have said to 1 conditions are not bad hue, 1 at the temples, they aie hl'edet week The number of saci'flees never been greater But Amos not impressed God d'd not ewe all their lehgion; it v.as onh hgiosity, which is another th God is more impressed bv m and righteousness than he d elaborate "worship suvic Amos made it clear that cm attendance is no gna’ antce i nation’s safety. The burning q tion is - What do the rvoi 'c \ h to church do to othci p’-n!e remaining six days ct the If the nations hen t i-, i”t what use arc her deu” 'Based on oTifjMiP*? nri IV. i>tvtsion cl C»s i »»» “ f a Cornell of »»« ' i Christ in tVe U. Q » e»*4 Community Tress h‘m • )
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