4 —Lancaster F«rm.ng. Saturday. May 13. 1967 From Where We Stand... Change The State Constitution? At the pnmury election next Tucs div pn-Ljblv the most far-reaching chmce>> \oters will make will be on the nme-pomt Constitutional question The first question is: do «e want a Constitutional convention to stud> and rewrite articles and sections of the State Constitution? II approved by the voters, the 150 com.cntion delegates who will later be elected Ircm the 50 senatorial districts. Wixl be charged with rewriting four sec tions ol the Constitution the articles on tudicirtiy. local government, reappor lionment and taxation-finance They will be specifically prohibited from changing the Constitution s uniformity clause which me courts have held bars a state graduated tax of any kind Proponent' of changing the Consti tu'ion have tried for voter approval six times since 1892 And six times the bid for change was rejected at the polls although n onlv lost bv 39 600 votes in 1963 The approach this time 15 on a bi paitisan basis with former go\errors Scranton and Leader heading the Com xmttee for 9 Yes Votes And this time proponents of change aie net tr\mg to push a complete rewriting v.mch would hate to oe ac cep*ed or rejected by the voters as a package Now they hate selected certain specific articles and sections for revision After these are rewritten, each must be prt'ented in the 1968 primary for :n -dxwdual approval or rejection So. there is no question involved here that anything is going to be "put over on the people through a Constitu tional contention. There is also no ques tion but that several of the articles pro posed for revision should be revised We see no reason why the amendment ma chinery presently existing m the Con stitution couldn’t have been used to up date the document. But. aside from the added cost of a convention, we can see no danger inherent in such a limited com ention So much for the first question Theie will be eight other questions on the ballet which you should accept or re ject according to your individual views These are presented as amendments to the Constitution and. if approsed by the voters v ill become law Items referring to having the legis- S'\ . i the<-e webs aie usually laig- Teai mg the nest out by hand Now Is The Time .. Vxli6Q er and moie numeiou& than the at night is anothei way to con p np - s P ue^s explains tiol the pests toss the entne "* ax Smith, Lancaster County Agent * OIT J. Tent cateipiliais teed on tent into a small pail of keio T . cheny and apple tiee leaves sene 01 gasoline Remove the To Keep Spiay Records inSeCIS 1 01 d f ew weeks the tents nest at night because the cater- Financial tarm lecoids aie essential in a iow lai"ei as the insect * x ets pillai s leave the tent dining modeln agiicultuie and moie faimeis aie ic- Lnlike the Aiabs, tent catei | dt , ei dn d ] on „ e , On a waim the davtime to feed on leaves co §mzmg then importance and value How pillais and tall webv/oims won’t d m May llaey deseit their Old-timeis thought the best "'f ( ! hke to cal attention to keeping lust ‘lold then tents and si tieeS lents and dll Two and- way to contiol the tentmakeis phed to bo C U°h'vestock amf'/u 1 wlni lently steal away fhese tent d hali lnth biowrnsh catei pil- was burning them with a ball the many kinds cf spiav materials used we makeis aie unattiactive nuis- j ars W]t j, while stupes dovn ot flaming lags soaked in kero cannot depend upon memoiy to suppoit what ances that will soon be notice- t heir back ciawl aiound the sene This injuies the tree and was done Special iccoid ionns aie available able in loiks ol wild cheny tount iy S ide Occasionalh thev could very easily end in a horn out Extension Office foi both livestock 01 apple tiee blanches climb into houses, annovmg fi antic call to the fne depail- an d ciops We uigo all faimeis to keep ie 'lhe lenl cateipillai is olten tidy homemakeis Most ol ment about an out-of-control coids of applications made in icspect to dale, conlu-,ed with the tall web them, foilunatcly foi the fi>’ e So spiay with insecticide mdteild h and amount pei acie woim accoiding to Dr Dale homemakei find some daik instead Biav advises n f,? Sil^ Bias chan man ol the depa.t- puitected place to change f.o.n WI J! n S ? taking place with ment ol entomology and ap caterpillais to then lestmg • DHIA m- if m 1 ' ° , ntc , 1 "i heal ( , hdV dQo) but the important plied ecology at the Lmveidty stage oi pupae (Continued fiom Pa«e 1) w I ? llCe <„ i W dp ' ‘"i 111 " 1 lo pelmjl som e of the ol Delavaie Desp.te its name In June smdll ,eddish biown Ronks R 1 That heid'of 322 mav „iake ood use ITwmfef n° es f dpe betm ’ e the fall wcbwoim is around moths tome out flom the sul . registered and g.adc Ilolstems glams b/ mak.n" them mfo ! " l ° Ul6 Sll ° Feed ad ‘ fiom la e spnng until fall, so f u , veJlow cocoons and fh lo averaged 1762 pounds of milk silage In most cases moie feed ri,tlves Wlli help increase feed ofbyea^^owtnei 1 the wd< ? cbeily 01 dppie tiees and 67 pounds of bulteifat nutrients pei aeie will be hai ' dlue of all k mds of grass then nerts the , EdCb °,.- n the i , er^ d L ‘ S lavs be ‘ Second high cow honois vested thiough silage than bv Slla « e lem catei pillai seldom includes niff "m th/mpi ,S, " ent , t 0 d ‘egisteied Holstein pei mitting the giam lo upen _ leaves in its tent while the m the othci complcte.v owned b\ John C Giofl Quai- Both bailey and wheat should fall wcbwoim spins Us nest "iidling the twigs The eggs do ijville R 2 with a recoid of be ensiled when m the blos uoi.nd n .nv leaves not hdUb unt)l next yeal in 19 487 pounds of milk and 828 som stage aiound many leaves late Ma.ch o. eai ly \pnl of fat In 305 days To Wilt Hay-Crop Silage vciv 1 * hmv °?nd W nak** 1 Vell'ow ,T° tontlo£ ,} olh tent catei Runnel up toi high herd foi Ihe fust cutting ol alfalfa wiih black snots aftei winlei pi d,s and fd!l vebwoims the month was I Ebv Hostel- 01 clover is to be made into m-l in cocooL unde tiash on sp,ayol dust the tents with a i e i of Gap R 1 His held of Slld §e it is ve.v unpoilant thf mound or undef tiee baik smdll dmoun£ o£ DDT lead 25 4 .egisteiod and grade Hoi- that it be willed uthei than the motlav e"«s on leaves d 'u Senat f °’ Calba,%] £Sevin) stems aveiaged 1716 pounds dnectly cut into silage The ,n thesn mf Vhefii ,l"eneia when the lenls a,e sUH small ol milk and 66 pounds of fat ' Vllted silage will be moie pal in me spun* me nu -enma you donM . need t 0 spiay the atable, have higher iced value lion makes its webs and eeds who]e tlee , ust covc ., the tenl Most of us accumulate birth- and do le « s damage lo the silo Oi a mon e sr-ron fc en and blanches close lo it the dajs much taster than bank The amount of wilting will datum woiks in late summe, entomologist said balances vary down to less than 50% lature sit in continuous two-year .ses sions permitting the governor and It. gu\ernor to succeed themselves lor one term, reducing the residency require ments for voting, and repeal of article seventeen of the Constitution (referring to canal and railroad regulations! with these, we have no argument. The articles are obsolete and probably do impede progress Question 6-A, however, asks >our permission to streamline the process for amending the Constitution “in the e\ent of a major emergency. But. the term “emergency is too loosely defin ed in the question. Passage of this amendment could be dangerous with out more specific definition of the term emergency. A “no" sote on question C-A would throw it back to the con sention (if one is held) for further clarification. Question 8-A asks for a S5OO-million bond issue to wage war on pollution and to create a land and water conservation and reclamation furd. Wmle we're 100 percent for con servation and reclamation of our natural resources v. e don't want to see any more Class I and Class II farmland taken out of product.on through the Projest 70 land acquis.tier, program We realize that, mere and more we will have to share our tatr countryside with city folks and ■ourts's Such land sharing will be in ~ of parks and other public lands iirte to see greater discretion tne ‘•'O - -,-~w Bu: V» r Q -n purchasing land certainly mere 5 plently of land in Pennsylvania "hat would be suitable for little else Purcnases should be limited to such land, and productive farms must be allowed to remain in farms usea Someday we're going to need all the "good'’ farms to feed the people who today require the parks. So. our answer on question 8-A 9 Yes, but with reservations If it is ap proved, our legislators will have to carry the ball and press for farsighted use of the land acquisition funds. But the good outweighs the bad in this question, we think What you. the voters, will think and do with these constitutional ques tions remains to be seen. Some updating of our Constitution is unquestionably needed While a convention may not be the best possible way, it does appear to be the best way so far offered since the Constitution was written in 1873. Of God or Man? Lewon for May 14, 1967 lacbf rmund Scrtpfvr# / tj ' 1 D*v*(i»nal If \ 'ihdt is what we call it today. In the day of Peter and John it may have been called somc'hing else, but it was really the same thing. These men believed that 'heir obedience to God made it impossible to obey civil authori ties in a particular situation In this case, you will remember, it all started when Peter and lohn healed a man bv the Beautiful Gate and then witnessed to the power of >esus Dragged before me Council, the two discipleswere warned not to heal, preacn, or teach anv more m the name of lesus Impossible To Obey Peter and John, however, did not stop their public witness They continued and, because they continued and thus defied the ruling of the Council, thej were, thrown into jail for their mil disobedience. Furthermore, bj die help of God, they escaped from jail and resumed the very work they had been forbidden to do. There is really a parallel here, isn’t there? Peter and John got into trouble with the civil authori ties when, in response to God’s guidance, they helped a man who was the victim of a physical disa bility. Some Christiana today; have gotten fcjtjj troubla civil mithoi Itie* when, inrenpooM to whut they believed to be Cod’s guidance, they have liel(>ed men who are the victim* of preju dice and Injustice. In both cases I here Is civil disobedience, an at tempt to "obey Cod rather than men.” (Ac is /> 29 KSVj Perspective of Time Strange, isn’t it*'Today we re member Peter and John as great heroes of the I.nth because they obeyed Cod rather than men. Yet*, at the same tune, we look down our noses at those who would seek to do the same thing today. Why is it that civil disobedience appears so much more holy in the First (enlury than in'the Twentieth? I nless we want to reject muds of the New Testament, we Chris tians can hardly say that civil disobedience is never justifiable. Jesus himself paiticipated in civil disobedience when he strode into the temple, overturned the taoles of the money changers, and drove them out That wasn't even a passive act. Ah yc>, wc say, but Jesus and Peter and John were doing the will of (,od. Yet, isn’t this also the motive of those engaged in controversial issues of conscience toda>'' '1 rue, we argue, but sup pose we don’t agree that tins is the will of God? Then what? God Always Prevails 'i here's the rub, isn’t it° How do you respond to someone who believes he is doing God’s will,, when you don't agree or aren’t sure'' '1 his was the same problem/ that confronted the leaders of .Jerusalem Peter and John be lieved that they were doing the will of God. but the men of the Council were certain that tney were not Then it was that wise- Gamaliel reminded the Council tnat if something is of God* nothing will defeat it in the long run; if it is not of God, nothing we do will make it ultimately suc ceed God always prevails' So*, let us see whether this is of God; or of man. There are bound to be issues, over which Christians will not agree concermng the will of God. Let us respect the Christian con science of one another and follow our own convictions, co \.dent that in God’s own time his will l prevails. en outfit copyrighted by the Division of Christian Education National Council of the Churches •( Christ m th» U S A Released by Community Press Service J Attend the Church of your Choice Sunday Lancaster mimro liaucastcr County's Own rant Weekly PO r..v - UH7, p a i754j ft' >■' II Jlain St, ' HiU l'a ITUI flK'iie I ima-Wr ltl-,1047 or Unit/ l)ll>- ’l9l Don Timmun-, Udilor Rolm it G Cimpbtii, Advertising I’n i«i lor Suhsci ijuion pine $2 per jear in fciSLjl.lisiuHl No\ember 4, 1955. Published over> Saturday by JviuieasLer Farming, Ldtitz. Pa. Second Claims Postage paid at L.UiU, Pa, 1754*