:,. arw <■:> »»», r ' 4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 10, 1966 From Where We Stand... •' From Seo To Shining Sea While driving to the Lancaster Fanning office on Wednesday, we switched stations on the car radio in time to hear a record that “said it all”, but not in time to hear it identified. The record was played as sort of a by-the-way commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day. but it carried a sentiment that we need very badly right now today. The theme of the story it was spoken with a musical background was that we seem to be ashamed to be Americans today. When the flag passes by, the so-called “average” American often turns away. When our National Anthem is sung we stare at our shoes instead of holding our heads high and telling the world we are proud to be Americans. A little old-fashioned patrio tism seems to be an embarrassment to too many of us these days. America, once the bnghest star on this planet the star of hope, of faith, •of truth is it now only a falling star for which we have to apologize to the world? Many seem to think so, but they’ve had practice; they’ve been doing it for nearly a generation now. This song let’s call it that says that the Spirit of America was not lost in Korea; that it is not now being lost in the rice paddies of Vietnam; nor has it been lost in the world court of the United Nations. This song states that the indefinable, wonderful something that is the true spirit of America is being lost right here in the slums of Chi cago; in the fishing villages of New Eng land; in the small Southern towns; and in the great universities across this land. It is being thrown away by Americans, on American soil, in the name of who knows what ? This is what the song says. Communism, socialism, or what ever one- wishes to call those political economic systems that are predicated on the divine right of State over individual, have been referred to by some as “noble experiments” in the perpetual effort of people to govern themselves. They run .very poor seconds to the experiment that began right here in 1776 when the ragged rabble of colonists drew the line beyond which they would not retreat; when they said to the world, “we re serve the right to govern ourselves as a free people”, and proceeded to do so. The child of that “give me liberty or give me death” experiment was America. Our ancestors gave us a Re public the likes of which had never been seen before nor has it been equaled since. All our enemies know the story; it has all been said before no one can destroy America as effectively as Americans themselves And, as a people, we have literally out-stripped ourselves in rushing to prove that point While we heartily regret the so called “super-patriots” who would liter ally subjugate all dissenters to their own brand of tyranny, we deplore even more those apologists who would undermine everything American for no other reason than that it is American. They represent the real threat to the growing greatness of America. So, don’t be ashamed to feel a flutter of emotion as our flag goes by. When you sing about America, hold LANCASTER PARKING Rmcniter Connty’* Own Tai-n Weekly PO Box 2CC - Bitit/, Pa i7SP, Olfic*' 22 IZ Main hi , I.il l ty, Pa 1714 ! Dancaster "591-J047 or Lititz G-16-21 91 Don Timmons l.ditor Phone Campbell, Advei Using Kobei t ii Dirt (tor Subscription pure $2 p< i \ tar in Lancasti r Connti 1'! ».K< whdre Established Xo\ ember 4, 1915 Published e\nr\ S.uurdat by Lancaster Fainting, l.itil/, Pa, Second Cla>s Postage paid a.t Wtitz. Pa 3 7.143 your head up high. We’ve lost a battle or two along the way, but the theme of America will never go astray not if we hold fast to that golden thread spun of courage, hope, and a deep faith in the values which, collectively, are America. Here is a thought for this 25th an niversary of Pearl Harbor, and for all times. Since that fatal December 7th, we have remained strong and alert militari ly. But our greatest threat comes from a dry-rot condition that is spreading from within. Pride and patriotism may be old-fashioned remedies for this fun gus, but they work with a sureness that puts the wonder drugs to shame. What The Heck Is A Trillion? No one now living, we are certain, can recall the days when a federal ex penditure in the hundreds of thousands of dollars was impressive. One would probably have to dig back to this coun try’s colonial days to find such an occa sion. Most of us “older folks”, however, can perhaps just dimly recall the time "when an expenditure in the middle mil lions was not too common. But then, somehow, the whole business seemed to get out of hand. Terms like one or more hundred million - dollars became com monplace. Then was it suddenly, or gradual someone invented the word “billion” for any amount over $999,999,999.99. Now, any federal expenditure less than several billion dollars doesn’t generally even make the front page of your daily paper. Well, following this astronomical progression, sooner or later it had to happen; last week it did. Some one. brought another new word into our financial language a TRILLION! The figure was used by Senator Abraham Ribicoff, Democrat from Con necticut, in reference to the costs of Solving our so-called “crisis of the cities”. Ribicoff figures that’s about what it will take to resiirect our decay ing major cities. He went on to suggest that, with other vital federal expendi tures to be considered, the government doesn’t have a trillion dollars to invest, and that private enterprise will pro bably be needed if such a vast amount is to be raised. Whatever our personal feelings on the worth of spending a trillion bucks to give our cities a rebirth, the point here is the staggering implication of in troducing such a crazy figure as a tril lion. Who can visualize such a vast quantity? We surely can’t; we’re still trying to fully comprehend that billion business. Do you know what a trillion dollars looks like in print? Look once $1,000,000,000,000.00' How about that 7 But the scary thing about all this is that it will come to pass, a trillion dollar government expenditure will be come a fact. It won’t be tomorrow, but we predict some of us will probably live to see it. If that is true, how long will it be before even a trillion will become a relatively old-fashioned figure? And what will they call the next bracket a zillion? If we should still be around by that time, it’s for sure we’ll be among those who are still wondering “What the heck is a trillion?” • Lancaster (Continued from Page 2) VEALERS Choice $39-42, SHEEP 300—Wooled slaugh few $42.50-43, Good $37.50-40, ter lambs 50-1.00 higher. Ewes Standard $33-38, Utility $27- absent “togs Sfl Barrows and *°° L ™ .if*® 8 gilts $l-125 higher with most f s .'f M couple smaH of the advance on Wednesday. ?26 ’ lb 5

* H " -H n* r ntrn Still Bone Of Contention The idea was no more accept able five centuries later when a Nazarene named Jesus adopted | this image as the model of his own ministry. His own disciples »«k»r»unj Scripture isoiah 52 is through 5312. had great difficulty in accepting D(v*ti*i»i Xu4n«. ijotoh 42 1 7. the suffering servanthood of their . „ Messiah. It just didn't seem to be r h, g nv the May to conquer for the king- Karl Barth teaches us the sov- f God . Later, one of his ereignty of the true servant , l } M to of h What a strange idea: that a * P ucified ’ Chr ,’ gt „« a stumbhng man can be both sovereign and bl k t Jews and folly t “ servant all in one! The sovereign J tr -ule it A sovereigns Th _ e concept is hardl> . more upon others A acceptable toda >’- Although, ihe , crucified Christ is declared from er is one whols pulpltS each Sunday < weil ' per ' . w haps not every Sunday. >. our ru w y odl 'television programs on Monday er. eis a per- through Saturday are probably ?< ™" P T' better indication of whit we Lin of cnmmn! really think. In both the tele\ i -5 Hnw then* sion "western” and the ''eastern,” else. How, then, the victor Jg the man v , lCa the Rev. Althouse oTthe "s\>ver- fastest the stron S'- >s - ri B ht eignty of the true servant”? hook > ° r T) tbe space-age technol- The idea of a sovereign ser-°| y of Batman or lA.C.LK vant is not original with lh t f s °7 ere^a,s th .f ? er^- n theologian Barth and the dilem- 18 ° n ** ® f the plle a: the end ma it raises goes back at least 01 l,* epi , M - twenty-five hundred years. The lhro ( u « k h T ls Me ’ deat > and exiled people of Judah, fed up resurrectlo f n ’ Jesus poinKd to a H * .... , r ~ new way of sovereignty, ’ucaiious with being a political football, sufferm * andserv ke. Th.s means looked for a return to great lead- wim £ spending one’s self on ership andnahona glory to wipe behalf of someone else. He dem away their humiliation. onstrated the superior strength of _ _ . , .., TL . loving service over that of wrath- Bone In Judah S Throat fill Violence, The enemies of Jesus Wh a t a disappointment, then, were masters of violence; the fol co S nn!- ima Sf drawn in Isaiah ] owers Q f Jesus were to become 53. This anointed pne of Go d masters of service . Jn ths long would not be physically attrac- run God would turn their appar- Uve, but without "comeliness” or ent de f ea t into victory, beauty., . Instead ofc?eceiving ad- We have found in the long run miration, he would be "despised of the ensuing centuries that the and rejected by men. Kot a sue- failure of Jesus as the suffering cessful man as the world judges servant was really miles ahead of it, lift would prove to be "a man the greatest of other of . s ?”° ws and acquainted with meQ . He proved in the tangfrim grief. 'He would be as one who,that .only the servant canbsSruly was oppressed, not aconqueror J on the field of battle. His strength - ; Beli it? Try st! would not consisf of imposing might upon others, but inendur- « n ing the might of Others without £££!* T**' ' - v . complaint or cursing. What.fudah c«*»un,v r r wanted was a man to punish her oppressors; what she would re ceive was one who would be .punished for the wrongs of others." The image of the "suffering A Sovireign Sirvant Lesson for December 11,1966 Lancaster Farming Ads Pay! Now Is The Time ... By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent To Spray For duckweed One of the most common winter weed problems is the presence of chxckweed in seedings of alfalfa, both old and new stands When temperatures are above 50 degrees the use of one of the di-nitro sprays will give good results; however, when air temperatures are under this mark, the use of Chloro IPC will give the best results Experience has shown that late November or early Decem ber are the best times to spray to kill this paiticular weed To Prevent Accidents Winter is at hand and icy walks and steps are always a hazard; we suggest the ad vanced planning of some material to use on these places to prevent falls mals When the se animals are In many places the use of sand mwed W lace to pla is very common; around lawns lth pick % many kinds and other turf areas, the use of infec tion and cany it to the of supeivphosphate m advised home herd . can be very so that the material. waUhave dangen)as> because inamny some fertilizer value whenthe cases animal itself ma snow and ice- melts. Where not t sick buf carries tbe livestock are to go on icy areas, and will give it to some material such as sand the accUmated - anima l s ; Live should be used to prevent the stock a , rrivi on the fann mjury of animals. - should be kept separate, for at To Segregate New Animals' least 3to 4 eek £ to safe . The purchase of new dairy Your l6cal veterana mn tan ad and beef ammals is vehy com- vise further abo ,it ttas 3.- <= herd management prac vama; there is a lot of traffic , bce , among many species -of ahi--, ‘ | -ant* war clears‘uaaeqeptca a "bone In 'the throat” of tha ;d Jew. One might have to en» •e Buffering and humiliation* they could not ice this as a / to victory and sovereignty, w could there be combined in ‘ person the image of a servant i "was oppressed and . . . af ;d” with that of a victor whoso id "the Lord shall prosper - 7 SMITH