—Lancaster Panning, Saturday, October 14,1967
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From Where We Stand ...
National Bible Week 1967
This year the week of October 15
through October 22 will bring the ob
servance of National Bible Week. The
theme of the occasion will be "The
Bible: Good News for Modern Man.”
Vice-Admiral William F. Reborn, Jr.,
national chairman of an interfaith pro
gram for encouraging use of the Bible
has said that this theme, “. . . seems to
be particularly significant because of the
difficult and deeply troublesome respon
sibilities which our country is facing in
its staunch support of man’s basic free
doms. Certainly the teachings of the
Bible are doubly applicable and bring in
spiration, strength and understanding to
the peoples of the world and their leaders
representing the Protestant, Catholic,
and Jewish faiths, who, with others, are
opposing the resurgence of the forces of
evil.”
The sanctity of man and the value
of a single human life are basic tenets of
Christianity as are compassion, under
standing 'and generosity directed toward
those less fortunate or suffering affliction.
The Lord demonstrated the meaning of
these values and the strength of faith
during the years of his ministry. The
story lies within the pages of the Bible
available to each of us as an unfailing
source of inspiration, guidance, and
strength. Let each of uis make this obser
vance of Bible Week a time for realiza
tion that this Book still carries within its
pages the only light that can show man
the way to live in peace with his neigh
bors. It is the light of life itself that none
of us can do without.
At least that’s the way it looks from
where we stand.
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Poultry Tour A Success
With the completion of the NEPPCO
Poultry Tour into Lancaster County this
week, "a'jword of congratulations are in
order for our local poultrymen who made
it a success.
From the question and answer
period at Plain and Fancy Monday even
ing, it was obvious the out-of-state and
foreign visitors were impressed with our
local poultry industry.
And well they should be. With our
poultrymen supplying a reported one
percent of the countries poultry products
it is natural that outsiders would be
watching to see how we do it.
So again, congratulations poultry
men for bringing just one more honor to
our county through your fine workman
ship in the NEPPCO Lancaster County
Tour.
Farm News This Week
FFA Youth Is Winner
At Manheim Farm Show Page 1
Wenger And Long Star
At Dairy Show Page 1
Poultrymen From 5 Foreign
Countries Here Page 16
Holstein Type Classification
Program Starts Page 9
Charles Shuman To Speak At
Farmers’ Meet Page 1
LANCASTER FARMING
Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly
P. O. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa 17543
Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, Pa. 17543
Phone: Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626-2191
Everett R Newswanger, Editor
Robert G. Campbell, Advertising Director
Subscription price: $2 per year in Lancaster
County; $3 elsewhere
Established November 4, 1955
Published every Saturday by Lancaster
Farming, Lititz, Pa.
Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa.
17543
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Try A Stretcher,
Sometime
We received this little slogan from
the National Safety Council and we
thought it worth while passing on to
you.
IF YOU THINK SEAT BELTS ARE
UNCOMFORTABLE .... try a stretcher,
sometime.
Along with the slogan were these
items on a fact sheet.
53,000 people lost their lives in traf
fic accidents during 1966. 35,100 were
drivers or passengers in automobiles. If
they had been using seat belts, at least
8,000 to 10,000 of those lives would have
been saved.
Three-fourths of all traffic accidents
occur within 25 miles of home.
Half of all injury-producing acci
dents occur at impact speeds of 40 m.p.h.
or less.
Your chance of survival 'is five times
greater if you stay inside the car. Thou
sands of deaths and Serious injuries are
caused by being thrown from the car . . .
being dragged or run over by another
vehicle ... or being run over by your own
vehicle.
A seat belt can help keep you from
being knocked unconscious . . . your
chance of escaping if the dar catches on
fire or goes into water is multiplied
hundreds of times.
Only 20 per cent of 'all serious acci
dent in a convertible involve a rollover.
In the other 80 per cent, belts would
prevent ejection.
Seat belts can help prevent the
second collision . . . being thrown around
inside the vehicle.
More than half of all passenger oar
occupants are now provided with seat
belts . . . BUT they are using those belts
only about half of the time.
Even this limited use, however, sav
ed about 2,000 lives in 1966.
‘fro'u may only need seat belts once
but you don’t know which once, so, you
batter fasten your seat belts every 'time
you Stick the key in the ignition.
At least that’s the way it looks from
where we stand.
Across The Fence Row
A dog can say a lot with just a bark
or a tale wag.
Our forefathers ran a farm, with less
machinery than we use to keep the lawn
in shape.
Only fools think they are always
right.
Here comes the eager fisherman
With fish to clean and share.
His fish-shy neighbors bolt their
dolors.
His poor wife doesn’t dare.
Then there’s this story: A man walk
ed into a federal office and asked if it
were the headquarters for the war
against poverty. When told that it was,
he said, “I surrender”. Carl Markey,
Sarasota, Fla.
Weather Forecast
The temperatures for the five-day
period are expected to average above
normal with the high in the mid 60’s to
low 70’s. Over night lows will be in the
mid 40’s in the North to low 50’s south
portion. Normal high is 67 land normal
low is 44.
Rain may come by Sunday 'and again
on Tuesday and total one-fourth to one
.jnfdlinch occurring as showers.
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HIS OTHER JOB
Lesson for October IS, 1967
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A little girl asked her father
one day, "Daddy, what doea God
do all day long?” "Why he’s your
heavenly Father,” he replied, sur
prised at the question.
Yet this was not an adequate
answer for the little girl, for she
knew that her
own father was
more than a
"daddy.” He had
a Job in the world
beyond their
home. Thus, as
her own father
had more to do
than just being a
„ .... "daddy,” surely
Rev.Althouse God foe had
more to do than to be her "heav
enly Father.”
As writer Bruce Larson has
suggested, our religion too often
is "Daddy-centered.” We think of
God as exclusively "our Father,”
as if he had nothing else to do,
no other role to play. Yet, as
Jesus said, "My Father is work
ing still, and I am working.” God
is more than a Father; he is also
a worker. Long ago he created
the world, but today he is still
working in his world, still fash
ioning it according to his plan
and purpose.
We Tend To Forget
Of course we know this, but we,
tend to forget it very easily. We
think of God as a household or
local deity. We say “our God”
with an unmistakable possessive
inflection in our voices. He is die
God who is so intimately con
cerned with my individual life in
ah its facets, however tiny, that I
forget that he is also Creator of
Man and Earth, Ruler of the Na*
dons, Lord of the Universe.
God is concerned with my per
sonal problems and needs, but I
need to remember that he is also
concerned with groups of people,
communities, races, nations,
worlds. My relationship with the
family next door is of interest to
him, but so are the relationships
between the Soviet Union and the
To Eradicate Rats...
Colder weather will he arriv- ths of chickweed can smother
ing in the next several weeks new legume seedings and' he
which will drive the rat popula- hard on any winter grain stand,
tion to nearby buildings. With Chloro IPC, Dinitros, or Rar
the afbove-normal com crop raex chemicals may be used,
many farmers will be storing Spray operators are urged to
their com in places not pro- become acquainted: with the
tected from rodents; this means way to apply each of these ma
that we may have serious rat terials before going to the field;
damage on this corn, if we do there are some restrictions.
not adopt eradication practices.
A good sanitation program is To Inspect Electric Wiring...
On many farms additional
the use of poison bait stations, j of y , electric ap p Uance s
£ T P l° feSSlonal /f: and equipment have been ad*
terminators may be secured to ed si JL e the original wire in-
This might mean
sa ™ that the wirin S i s overloaded
giain ' and a fire hazard exists. Also,
To Control duckweed... } a alwa f f an § er
T , . dent damage to the insulation
It appeal’s that we may have and another fire hazard- Farin .
a very heavy giowth of chick- are are ur g ed to take the time
weed in legumes and winter to inspect their wiring or , h<ave
gram this fall and winter. Grow- the local r COffip offi .
ers are urged to adopt spray cial or electrician to make sure
control practices later this fall the dxcuits are safe
and early winter to control this
United State*, between black* and
whites, bstwesn East and West
“Daddy-etirtmd”
It la not so strange that we
should forget this, for, as the Bl
ble makes dear, this la the story
of mankind. The people of Israel
in the day of Amos, had a rather
"Daddy-centered” religion.
Though they realized that he was
intimately involved with their in
dividual lives, they did not seem
to understand that he was also in
terested in the world about them.
What a shock then when Amos
came with his prophedes, con
demning the neighboring nations,
not because they worshipped the
wrong gods in the wrong temples
with the wrong rituals under the
wrong priests, but because as na
tions they had transgressed
against each other. Damascus,
Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Moab, and
the Ammonites: allhad committed
terrible deeds against their small
er, weaker neighbors.
Why should "our Father” be
concerned with rdationships and
affairs of nations? Because he is
more than “our Father”. That is,
he is interested and involved in
what is happening in the world,
between both individuals and
groups of people. As he wills
righteousness for individuals, so
he wills it for communities and
nations too.
Even Our Enemies
Furthermore, not only does
he pronounce judgment upon the
events of our world, he also is at
work in these events. He worked
through Judah and Israel, but he
also worked through the enemies
of these two nations. So it is even
today in our world. More than
"our Father,” he is also the Lord
of History, unfolding his purpose
in the life of our nation and even
in the affairs of those unfriendly
and hostile toward us.
Let us never lose our under
standing that God is "our Fa
ther,” but let us also never forget
that he has more to do than that.
History does not blunder da
blindly; even in its fits and starts,
its ups and downs, it is moved by
the power of him who is both
"our Father” and the Lord p£
history. _ i.
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Co To Church
Sunday
NOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
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