—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 25, 1965 4 From Where We Stand... Tomorrow's Leaders In most agricultural pursuits, Lan caster County leads the state, and ranks near the top nationally. But at least as important as its agricultural production, is the county’s prominence in training the youth who will help America to lead the world tomorrow. Local 4-H work is such a training ground. Too often, in the flurry of local competition and activity, this broad, over-all goal is lost from sight; it should not be! This point was summed up beauti fully by Miss Marie Bushong of Colum bia R 2 as she competed last summer in the Senior 4-H Queen contest. Each contestant was asked to discuss briefly “What 4-H Means To Me”. We’d like to repeat a few of Miss Bushong’s words here as we remember them. “America’s greatest need today is the development of youth Into leaders. 4-H is more than, as some people think, simply farm children gaining identity by raising a steer or cultivating a straw berry patch. Youth develops by learning to carry responsibilities, and there is something in the very nature of 4-H work that demands the cultivation of experience and responsibility.” And the key word is RESPONSIBILITY! As we celebrate National 4-H Club Week, September 25 - October 2, that vital point should be emphasized and reemphasized. As a people, Americans would seem to be following a trend away from acceptance of personal and civic responsibility. We seem more will ing than at any time in our history to let others make our decisions, and this seems evident on all'levels from local to international. We hear a great deal these days about the irresponsible and insane be havior of youth in our big cities. Yet we hear comparatively little of the dedi cated and responsible actions of the “good kids” This is not to suggest that “all city kids are bad and all country kids are good”; it is, of course, not that simple But it is encouraging to note that even though farm numbers are shrinking, 4-H continues to grow. Figures show that 4-H now extends far beyond rural areas with 46 percent of members coming from farm homes, 32 percent from rural non-farm homes, and 22 percent from urban homes. The influence of the 4-H philosophy on our • Random Sample (Continued from Page 1) mortality, feed conversion, body weight at housing time and a,I the end of teat peri od, number of dais required to reach 50 percent pi educ tion; net income ovei feed and chick coat, egg weight distribution Extra Laige to Peewee, and mtei ioi egg qual ity as calculated .by albumen height, percentage meat and blood spots, and shell thick ness Self-Help Ideas for Young Children’s Clothing Select ehildien’s garments that have some self-help fea tuies and a limited numbei of fasteners Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. 0 Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. 17543 Offices; 22 E Main St Lititz, Pa 17543 Phone - Lancaster 394 3047 or Lititz 626 2191 Don Timmons, Editor Robert G Campbell, Adver tising Director ' ''' Established November 4, Published every Satur day by Lancaster-Farming, Lit itz, Pa. urban areas is probably one of the bast medications that could be applied. We hope this trend continues, and we are proud that Lancaster County is in the forefront on 4-H membership enroll ment with over 1400 youngsters out of a state total of 42,000. ★ ★ ★ ★ Old Committees Never Die The closest man may ever come to perpetual motion is a government com mittee, Once established to investigate a specific problem, it proliferates its activities unto eternity. We originally felt the National Commission on Food Marketing had some worthwhile work to do and we still think so, but are beginning to question the validity of some of its objectives. The latest case in point is a recent ly declared intention of the Commission to determine “how well the U. S food industry satisfies the needs of the nation’s consumers”. Contrast that ob jective, if you will, with the point continually being hammered home by the U. S. Department of Agriculture that the average American spends less than 19 percent of his take-home pay for food Does that sound to you like an area that needs investigation? Fifteen years ago the average con sumer spent 26 percent of his income on food. Two things have happened during that period: the consumer’s take home pay has increased; farmers are producing food more efficiently, and it is being processed and marketed more efficiently and more competitively. There are many outmoded and inequitable practices which the Com mission could properly examine with the objective of upgrading and updat ing, but we fail to see that the one stat ed above is any more than another grandstand play to the almighty con sumer. It is understandable that . the political importance of the consumer far overshadows that of the farmer, but we don’t enjoy seeing the farmers’ own department agriculture relying so heavily on the consumer for justi fication of its future proliferation. One might even wonder before long just where the farmer will be able to turn for his representation. Chances are he will have to either (switch to being a consumer, or fight! What Do YOU Think? • 4-H Congress (Continued from Page 1> teen-yeai old daughter of Mi an d Mrs Clyde Wivell, Colum bia Rl. s 'ate (wanner in home economics Wo'.gemutih and Mvss Fiey (earned up to w n the state lives’ock conseivation demon s'. at on bast month alt Penn sy /an;a 4iH Days (with them demonstration, entitled “Shape Up and Sih p Out ” Tire pan also won the coun ty beef demonstiation in 1964 Boh aie menibers of the Red Rose 4iH Ba.by Beef and Lamb V Nancy Frey Cluib, of which Miss Fiey is secietaiy A 4-H Club member for six years, Wolgemuth is a junior at Donegal High SiJhool, Mount Joy Mss Frey, a jun.or lead er with seven years of 4-H work, is a lunior at Dane'aster Mennomte 'School. 'Miss Wivell, a 4-H Club member of 10 yeais and a past piesid'ent of Lancaster County 4-H Council, is a grad uate of Donegal High School Sue is piesently in student pi acGoal nurse training at Lancaster General Ho spatial M '.r. a ' !< * i Balias Wolgemutli Background Scriptut*: I John A 7 '’l X>*Y*ti«n«l lUading: Ephesians 3 14-21. <»f ove," said St. Paul once, “is the link of the perfect life.” (Qolossians 3:14 Moffat.) In his time there were no buttons nor button-holes. Safety pins had been invented, but few common people owned them. What held a man’s flowing gaiments up and held them together was the girdle or sash. With this large “cummerbund” as we would call such a thing to- day, a man could be neatly dicss- Dr. Foreman e