—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24, 1965
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From Where We Stand...
Off To Washington
Next week your editor will be re
porting to you from the Nation’s capital.
We plan to attend an annual conference
of farm newspaper editors from all
over America.
The occasion should provide an
opportunity for a fruitful exchange
of ideas with editors from other out
standing farming areas. We will also
have the opportunity to meet some of
our important farm legislators and ad
ministrators, and perhaps even get a
peek into the “Pandora’s Box” which
tirelessly generates our farm programs,
farm programs, farm programs, farm
programs!
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Whot Is An "American"
Nazi Party?
A small item in an evening news
paper this week reminded us what a
short time ago the total devastation of
World War II occurred. Following this
came the realization that a whole new
generation of “war babies” has grown
into adulthood with no real recollection
of that period, except what has been
absorbed via movies and television. Un
less they had parents or older brothers
immediately involved in that conflict,
'the “new” generation in this country
was pretty well untouched by the ugli
ness of “Naziism”.
Without attempting an involved ex
planation of the social and political im
plications of Naziism, let’s simply say
it represents extreme attitudes that
are completely opposite to what we
mean when we say American demo
cracy.
Referring again to the news article
which says that the American Nazi
party leader George Lincoln Rockwell
will run for governor of Virginia, we
found it very hard to imagine what an
American Nazi could possibly be. How
ever, as the article went on, Rockwell
defined the term when he said he would
run “as an independent segregationist
representing the white majority party”,
• David Huber
(Continued from Page 1)
ance of 100 tillable acres is
in small gram and cropland
pasture They have 2s acres
in permanent pas'me, and
rent an additional 40 acies
for crops
A typical, well managed
Lancaster County, family-op
erated dairy farm, yo'i say 9
Up to this point, yes But
that Piper “Tn-Pacei ” 4-place
airplane sitting on the i un
way has pushed the Hubei’s
135 acre horizon out foi hun
dieds of miles m all duec
tions For example on a hot
summer’s day they can finish
then moi mng choi es, hop in
to the plane, be on the New
Jersey beaches 1,1 bout one
hour, and be back o« 'he faim
in plenty of time foi milking'
The Hubers me a flying
family David has had a pri
vate license since 1947 and
Mis Huber has had heis foi
about ten yeais Although
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claiming to be a greater segregationist,
than his Democratic opponent.
Without pretending to understand
what forces create such a monster as
Rockwell, we are reassured by the fact
that only in America could such a bar
baric “throwback” be allowed to speak
out. This is both our strength and our
weakness, that we can tolerate fanatics
at both extremes secure in our know
ledge that democracy is a far better
system than anyone else has to offer.
Perhaps it is even good that we-should
have something close at hand, to com
pare with our system. Maybe we need
the occasional reappearance of these
ghoulish nightmares to better appreciate
the unique way of life we now enjoy. •
What Do YOU Think?
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No Matter How You Look At It
We enjoyed a memorable experi
ence the other day an aerial view of
Lancaster County. Many countians who
realize it’s a beautiful place from the
ground haven’t seen anything yet if
they haven’t had the panoramic, eagle’s
eye view! The county was accurately
aubbed “The Garden Spot of the
World”.
This was our second opportunity
for taking the “high look” at the
countryside, but, like any favorite place
or view, one can visit it again and
again and never of its beauty. The
day was very hazy and the land below
was softened as though filtered through
blue, smoky glass.
We flew south from Lancaster,-
passing between Strasburg and Lam
peter and over Quarryville, New Pro
vidence and Mechanics Grove. Our
destination was the David Huber farm
just beyond Mechanics Grove (see arti
cle Page 1).
At the risk of being repetitious, may
we urge anyone who has never seen
Lancaster County from the air to do so
soon. It is a view that you will never
forget. And it is one that seems to aid
in the understanding of just what Lan
caster County is all about!
their trips are mostly within
the state, Huber said he has
flown as far as 'Denvei, Colo
rado. Both are active m the
Pennsylvania Flying Farmers
Association (PF.FA), David
is currently vice-president and
his wite is a former “Queen”
of the Association Huber was
i ecently voted “Pennsylvania
Flying Farmer of 1964” by
PF F A
“The membership trend m
the organization is definitely
on the upsA'ing,” Hubei said
“About a dozen years ago
theie veie 112 mem'beis,
theie aie no v 250 in the
state association About 20 aie
Lancaslei 'County farmers, and
at least seven of these have
their ov.n landing strips”
PF F A is a giowing, ac
tive oiganization, and appeals
to be heie to stay The mem
oeis take many tups together
dining the good weather, and
then common mtei ests
flying and farming seem
to piovide a leal bond of un
deistanding among them In
num'ber of legisteied anciaft
Pennsylvania ranks thud in
the naHon behind Texas and
California A cuirent dnve by
PFF4 is aimed at conven
ing some of that vast poten
tial to actum Pennsylvania
Ftymg Faimeis
Although Hubei did not
su-gest that an planes weie
a necessaiy tool foi faiming,
h e pointed out sevuial in
s' antes in which he hid used
Its pL<ne in lelat'on to tain
in > He has hovvn to cow
silos as fai awj as Tioga
County and letumecl in hue
foi milking and has avoid-d
L ! P„e ,c p ssu m 1 n S delajs iiom
• Paul Harvey
(Continued from Page 1)
tions His home state, Okla
homa, elected him to its Hall
of Fame in 1995, and the en
titling of 36 of his bioadcasts
into the Congressional Rccoul
has set an all time high
‘ Who’s Who” amends its
listing on Paul Harvey each
yeai to keep pace with his
moun'ing achievements He
is the author of three books
ani a thiee-times-a week news
papei column, and he has
made llnee recoid albums
• Farm Calendar
(Continued fiom Page 1)
leave for Maryland Horn
'Conestoga Trans 'Co
-Vpi 29 1 30 p m DKIA su
pervisois conference at Blue
Ball Fne Hall
630 pm Manhenn FFA
Chapter Parent-Son ibanquet
at Manheim Central H S
cafeteria
8 f p m 4-H leadeis of
southeast region meeting at
Smoke town 'Elementary
School
May 1 12 30 pm 4H hac
tor driving contest at Lan
dis Bns Finn Equipment
'Skore on Manheim Pike
Wmnci of the senioi dm
sion will repiesent L'ancas
tei County in tne state fi
nals danng 411 Days in
August
mi,king cows away fiom it,
mtchmeiy bnakdowns by 11 v him the diy cows oi young
mg to the factory when h.o stock into the area for 'the
local faim mactoneiy dcalei fust week or so in ordei to
couldn L supV Jl myoUant eliminate-' jrtb*-. invliljd onion
pait &*•*-*•£'*- pro-duc-
National Religion
Lesson for April 25, 1965
Baefcrround Serlpinr*: X Samuel 11:13
throuth 13:4; II Samuel 33,4 T throutb
23 5; I Klnaa 6 11-13.
Sciotional Reatlna: IX Samuel 33:41
through 23.9.
If the readers of this column
have been noticing, the shift in
the Sunday school lessons from
the New Testament to the Old,
which we are about to take,
comes as a kind of shock. The
change in atmosphere between
the Testaments
is striking. We
drop from, a
world full of
wonder and joy,
a world of
mystic visions, a
world of miracle
to a common
place world, mostly without
miracle, indeed « world too much
like our own to he comfortable,
a humdrum Monday-morning
kind of world. And yet this is the
charm and. the value (one charm
and one value out of many) of
the Old Testament for us. It
shows how religion has to do
with everyday affairs of life.
Preaching fo a nation
At the time our story opens,
or rather at the point where we
drop in oil it, the Hebrew people
had never been a nation In the
modern sense. That is, they had
been an informal group of tribes,
about a dozen in all, once living
in the wilderness and before then
living as slaves In Egypt. They
were tied together by a common
ancestry and a religion which
they violated about as often as
they practised it—but govern*
ment in the organized way they
had never r had. There had been
national heroes but no national
officials. But you can’t run a
nation with heroes. (Our own
great soldiers have not always
made the most efficient Presi
dents.) The country the Hebrews
then occupied was small, about
Now Is The Time .. .
To Plow Down Cover Crops
Little will be gained by permitting ex
cess top-growth on most cover crops R>e
should be turned down when 12 to 15 inches
high, and the other crops such as ryegrass
and biomegiass should be turned when 4 to
6 inches high The root system is the impor
tant soil builder and large amounts of top
giowth'may cause dijing out of the topsoil
and a pooi crop The discing of the growth
with a nitrogen feitilizei before plowing will
hasten decomposition and give better watei
movement in the soil
To Learn Correct Stage Of Maturity
Within a few weeks some ciops may be
leady to make into silage, winter lye could MAI SMITH
be the first one and is best when cut in the heading to early
flower stage Other small giams are best Jn the flowering or
in the dough stage; grasses are best at heading time, and
legumes in the bud to early blossom stage The proper stage
of maturity when cut is very important for high feeding value
To Manage Dairy Herd
It lequires good manage
ment to handle the milking
Lcid on fiesh pasture without
off-flavored milk Permit cows
onlv a few minutes on lush
glass for the first seveial
day's, and then giaze only af
tei the milkiiig period and
not foi at least 4 to 5 horns
before the next milking If
the aiea is infested with wild
g-nlic, it is best to keep the
the size of Vermont, and It w*«
not difficult to get a representa
tive meeting from all the tribes
jn one place. Such a meeting was
in progress when our study be
gins. The great man at that time
was Samuel, a priest, prophet
and military leader. Men listened
to him and respected him as no
other. They had come to ask him
to sot up a government “like
other nations,” partly for mili
tary necessities (Samuel was
growing oldl and partly for na
tional status. What is notable
here is that Samuel, a preacher
as all the prophets were, did not
.say to these Hebrews: "Sorry,
gentlemen, but my specialty is
religion. You have asked me to
help out in a political situation,
and religion and politics don't
mix.” Not at all. Samuel preach
ed to the nation about the nation.
Piayer for a nation
This vigorous public-minded
piophctic preacher also, as was
only logical, piaycd for the na
tion about to be born. Here again
is a woid for our time. We aio
living under stiange circum
stances, when courts will not al
low us to offer piayer for the
country 01 anything else in
our public schools. This is close
to saying that the only proper
places for piayer are in the home
and in chuich.
and glory, back
Bu* we can still pray for our
country. Do we, really in school,
in church, pray for
America, in public or in private?
National religion
The founding fathers of these
"United States had seen the evils
o! a rehgign backed up by gov
ernment support; and they want
ed religion in every form to have
as much of an opportunity to live
and be spread as any other re
ligion has. They did not want a
national religion in the sense Of
a nationally supported denomina
tion. But that'the nation should
be irreligious was farthest from
their intentions. At any rate,
when Samuel prays for his peo
ple, he prays most especially
that they may keep the Tea
Commandments. What difference
would it make in American life
if every one observed the simple
Ten Commandments? We can’t
be called a nation that has out
grown them; like the ancient He
brews, we have never lived up
to them. But supposed wo tried
(Based on outline* copyrlchted by tho
Division of Christian education. National
Council of tho Churches of Christ in tho
V. S A. Released by Community Freni
Service.)
hon requires very 'Careful
pasture management.
' r o Practice Pesticide Safety
Ihe giowmg season is at
band and many acres will be
t eated With 'one or tmoie
chemicals this yeai. We urge
the most careful attention to
all phases of the chemical
spray program -'The couect
pes 1 1 cri de . timing, piopei
amount, and pioper storage
aie all veiy imlpoitant Treat
all sprays and -«all ‘-spray ipio
graSis as important as if your
fai ming income depended
on it this could toe , the
truth. *