—Lancuitcr Farming, Saturday, June 12, 1965 4 From Where We Stand,.. When Is A "Right'" A Wrong? A "right” can become a wrong when one person is injured to an equal or greater extent tnan ms neign bor is benelited by the execution of the so-caiied right. Our basic human rights are applied in the legal-moral framework of the times. For example, what we might today regard as ootn legal and moral mignt have been regard ed very differently by our ancestors, and in the same sense might be regard ed differently by our descendents. But the basic system of rights un der which we have operated for nearly 200 years is the “Bill of Rights” as con tained in the first ten articles of amend ment to the Constitution of the United States. These are a list of rights, or powers, which the people of these Unit ed States reserved unto themselves and their descendents when they authorized a central government It' spells out clearly just how much individual sover eignty the people would give up so they might have a union of states The people in fact reserved great “human” rights unto themselves, and just in case they missed any important ones they threw in Article 10 which said that any “powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor pro hibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. ” Nowhere in the Constitution could we find the “right to work” spelled out as a basic right. The framers of the Constitution anticipated far into the future when they put that great docu ment together word by word, but work was sudh a basic part of life in the Colonial times that they never could have dreamed of the day when men might be denied this right. How could they anticipate a day when a Jimmy Hoffa, for example, could say to thou sands of teamsters and others “If you guys want to work you gotta join my Union!” This was the sort of tyranny they had just overthrown to establish their basic freedoms! Now the President of the United States would establish that tyranny by law, for political rea sons' We have indeed come a long, long way, haven’t we? Do you remember back in 1947 when the Taft-Hartley Act was passed by Congress? The labor unions scream ed they were being crucified. They pre dicted the end of organized labor. The power of unions since then has been anything but destroyed; they are to day stronger than ever and for the most part they are respected But power knows no bounds of reason; it must forever reach out further and further. Now its all-consuming goal is repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act That Section says that no union can compel a man to join its ranks by other wise denying him a job. The Section • Land Taxes (Continued from Page 1) sessors are concerned from a public interest view; that is, leal property assessment should encourage the use of lands of the Commonwealth for those purposes they are best suited Lancaster Farming Lancaster County's Own Farm Weekly P. O Box 266 - Lititz, Pa Offices: 22 E Mam St Lititz, Pa, Phone - Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626-2191 Don Timmons, Editor Robert G Campbell, Adver tising Director Established November 4, 1955 Published every Satui day by Lit xtz. Pa is referred to as "the right to work", and gives individual states the authority to enact such right-to-work legislation. Nineteen states have done so; Pennsyl vania has not. As a campaign pledge, President Johnson said he would ask Congress to repeal Section 14(b). In the latter part of May he finally did just that, and struck a grievous blow at individual freedom of choice. It is indeed strange that the very political leaders who fought against dis crimination by reason of race, religion, or color with one hand should now turn the other “face” to attack the basic principles of human dignity and free dom they so recently defended. The issue at the moment rests in the conscience of Congress. That body has made many good, bipartisan deci sions before - let’s hope their wisdom and non-political sense of morality is hitting on all cylinders now. Why not let them know how you feel on this important issue it surely can’t hurt! What Do YOU Think? ★ ★ ★ ★ Has The 20-Cenf-Plus Hog Market- Helped You? It sure has if you’ve had any hogs to sell in the past month or two. In last January 30th issue of Lancaster Farming we asked if 1965 would be the year you would consider getting into the hog business. Hindsight suggests re wording that to read, 1965 should have been the year you got into the hog business! According to the experts, the hog price boom shows no immediate signs of losing steam; in fact, they figure there s a couple more dollars raise in sight by mid-summer. All the competi tive meats are high, and supplies are limited. And the experts expect that demand will continue strong. If the hog business suddenly at tracts too many producers because of the high prices, then of course the boom will bust next year. But as in any other farm business, the man who stays with a certain enterprise and continues to do a better and more efficient pro duction job is going to be way ahead of the in-and-outer whose only interest is a quick profit. We still believe that hog produc tion offers one of the best, long-term op portunities in farming m Lancaster County today. The area will probably always be a deficit one so far as hogs are concerned, and the population con centration to the east of us is still grow ing at a phenomenal rate. True, the midwest and the south could probably supply nearly all the hogs needed for the country, but we’ve still got the marketing advantage and if we produce a quality product we should be able to hold our own in the area for a long time to come What Do YOU Think? ★ ★ ★ ★ The tax proposal has been introduced into the Pennsyl vania General Assembly as House Bill 237 by Represen tatives Charles D. Stone, Dem., Beaver County; Alvin C Bush, Rep, Lycoming Coun ty, James F. Prendergast, Dem, Northampton County; Alan D Williams, Jr., Rep., Bucks County; and William H. Ashton, Rep, Chester County, Hjß 237 provides for an amendment to the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth and for payment of addition al taxes if such land is there after applied to non-agncul tural use. 9 Empef (Continued from Page 1) penence with the Holstein bi eed he has been an active 4-H and FFA dairy pioject m- ~ membei During summers while attending Penn State he served as a 4-H leader and as coach of the Susque hanna County 4-H Dairy Judging Team While at Penn State he served as president, secre tary, reporter and chaplain of the Collegiate FFA Chap ter; vice president of Alpha Tau Alpha, Agricultural Education Honorary and was nominated for the Outstand ing Senior Award in Ag Edu cation He was also a mem ber of the Coaly Society, Penn State’s Agriculture Ac tmties Honorary and of Del ta Theta Sigma Fraternity. sorghum hybrids, that are to be used as hay should be planted much thicker than if to be used for grazing or green chopping. We are aware of some recommenda tions for these crops to be planted for hay; normal planting rates and normal growth will end up with very coarse, stemmy hay this fall; we suggest 40 to 50 founds Nelvin is the son of Mr. of seed per acre in of and Mrs Arthur T Empet, the normal 30 to 35 pounds. Kingsley Rl, Pa, who are To Plaint Thicker for Hay Crimpers or crushers (should membeis of the state and na- Temporary forage crops he used in order to fasten TJJL’ / \ MUBSLB / ; ■ SPEAKS |£ I lnt»rn«t<«n*l Unliatm I Sunday !•»»•»> | » Be A Man! lesson for June 13, 1965 Background Scripture: 1 Kings 1 through 3 Dovohonal Reading: I Kings 3 IMS. t> ABIES TODDLE, old men totter. We smile at the ba bies, we pity the old men. But the people we admire are in be tween, the healthy and strong, striding along at a pace the weak cannot imitate. Now there’s a notion abroad that religion is only for the weak. It’s good for little children to say their pray ers at night; it’s all right for old folks to go to church, but reli- Dr. Foreman gion for the strong 9 No, the strong can take care of themselves. This notion suggests that strength does not go with goodness it does not go with the egg heads—it does not go with religion. The strong man does not need to be good, he makes his own rules; he does not need brains if he has strength enough to make his own way and he does not need help from any other w'orld than this. Strength and Goodness About the last thing King David said to his son- Solomon was: “Be strong; and show your self a man.” Those words were scarcely out of his mouth before he was directing Solomon to keep the laws of God in other words to be good. David did not think and the Bible gives no excuse for supposing that a strong man, if he is strong enough, can afford to scorn the laws and the will of the Almighty. Goodness can be defined in various ways. One meaning of the word is pie ciscly this; Obedience to God. His laws are not chains, they aie guideposts, they are as some one has said, the pattern Vitality would choose if Vitality knew what it was doing. There is a Now Is The Time *.. To Practice Farm Pond Safety Hot weather brings the desire to go swimming and the farm pond is a wonderful place to take a dip after a hard day’s woik However, there are many hazards that should be lecogmzed and safety measures planned A person should never swim alone and there should be some rescue equipment along the shore Boards, a wooden ladder, lope, and in flated inner tube and other materials that will float might come in handy Don’t wait until someone is drowning and then try to find something to make the rescue Be pie pared and play it safe. To Mow Weeds All vacant lots, fields, and pioperties should have the weeds mowed several times during the summ er. This is a responsibility of the land owner and regulations should not have to be adopted to get the job done. Many weeds are maturing and these seeds are blowing into many desir able lawns and gardens. Canada thistles will soon be shoot ing blossom and this would be a good time to mow them be fore any seeds develop. If you own land that is growing up in weeds, don’t wait for regulations to make you mow them rra Clean Grain. Bins Barley fields are turning to a golden yellow color and will soon be ready to harvest; wheat should be ready m an other month. Grain bins should be emptied of old grain, thoroughly cleaned and sprayed with an insecticide to kill any grain insects. Methoxychlor or malathion may be used as a spray to keep new grain from being infected R K right and a wrong way to run anything, To buy an expensive and delicate mechanism like a watch or a tape recorder, and try to operate it without ever looking at the directions, is not more foolish than to' run the most valuable machine in your world youisclf without ever looking at the Maker’s directions. No, there’s no contradiction be* tween being strong, able or elTec* live, and being truly good, (There’s a contradiction between being strong and being goody goody—but that’s another story.) Strength and Wisdom There’s another fiction you hear sometimes in some form or other: namely that there’s some , contradiction between strength and brains, strength and smart ness, strength and wisdom. Foot ball players and baseball players too are not encouraged to think for themselves all the time. The quarterback or the coach or the manager is supposed to be the biains of the team. In some col lege fraternities it is looked on as “Mickey-mouse” to study very hard, or to be really interested in books. But to go out for the team oh, that’s fine. Strength and Religion Is religion only for weaklings? Not at all. Religion is not a crutch to lean on when you have broken your leg. It is not a hid ing place fiom the responsibili ties of life. It is not a tianquili zer, a shot of morphine adminis tered by a Reverend Doctor once a week. Religion is not just for the strong man when he loses his strength though it is that too; religion is for the strong man while he is strong. We all 'know Soiomoa did not live-up to his father’s hope nor to hi»=own youthful aims and ideals. The story of his dream at Gibeon re veals, as a modern psychologist might conclude, what his secret ambition was: Wisdom not for its own sake but for the benefit of the people whose King he must be. He prayed God for this, and his prayer Was -answezrdi if Tie had only gone on as he ibegan, he would have been in fact as well as intention a very .wise man. But the mam point here is that for David and Solomon at their best, and indeed in all the Bible, stiength and religion are never opposites On t the contrary, the better religion is, —the truer and purer, the greater the strength flows form it into the life of faith. (Bosod on outlines copyrighted by the Division oi Christian Education, National Council oi the Churches of Chust m the U. S. A. Released by Community Pzess Service.) MAX SMITH
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