—Lanc«ster Farming, Saturday. April 6.1968
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From Where We Stand ...
No Substitute For
The Family
Ther£ is an old law in the state of
Hawaii which requires adult children to sun
port indigent parents to the extent of their
financial ability. According to the Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, this law has become a bone of
contention between Japanese-U.S. citizens
and the State Department of Social Sen ices
which administers various government as
sistance programs.
It seems that the old Hawaii law is in
conflict with such innovations as medicare,
under which children can’t be forced to pro
vide medical care for indigent parents. Re
gardless of the merits or demerits of the
Hawaii law, pressure for its removal is but
another sign of the times. As the state as
sumes heavier and heavier responsibility
for the security and welfare of everyone,
many changes in the social structure are
inevitable and the weakening of family ties
and family responsibility is just one of those
changes.
The family on the farm is also experi
encing pressures that would draw it apart.
High costs demand greater and efficient
oroduction. And off-farm jobs compete with
farm labor, especially for'our youth.
At any rate, the state may be able to
supplant the family so far as financial
responsibility is concerned, and outside
pressures may pull at the farm family, but
is it certain that nothing will ever be able
to supplant the family in providing. the
discipline and respect for the rights of
others that are prerequisites of good citizen
ship.
At least that's the way it looks from
where v\e stand.
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It's That Time Of Year
The Indians lived close to nature. They
measured time by the buds and sprouting
leaves on the trees and bushes. They did not
need to look at a calendar to see on which
day spring was to arrive. If they had had
any April 1 bills to pay they would have
calculated the due date by the phase of the
moon. The ways of the Indians had their
virtues.
In ease you haven’t noticed the Easter
flowers and the sprouting magnolia bushes,
spring is here. There are many pleasant
things about spring. The new season of
planting and reaping has begun on the
''arm. The sun seems to be coming up a
little earlier and the robins greet the morn
ings with happy calls.
Meanwhile, as the days grow longer,
we wonder, will the summer be wet or dry?
The almanac calls for some showers in
June, July and August but the weather has
confounded the experts and the almanac
more than once. Well see.
Farm News This Week
Farm & Home Foundation
Is Offering Scholarships Page 1
Beef And Lamb Club Sets SlOOO Goal;
Selects Council Members Page 1
Poultry Directors Announce
Queen Contest Deadline Page I
Dairymen Visit Fabric
Weaving Co. Page 1
LANCASTER FARMING
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Office 22 E Mam St., Lititz, Pa 17543
Phone Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626 2191
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There Ought To
6e A Law
We. have all heard the phrase "there
ought to be a law." It pops out of our mouths
almost automatically now whenever some
thing occurs that we personally do not think
should be permitted. This psychological con
fession of willingness to accede to govern
ment fiat is no longer a joke. Nearly 16.000
bills have been introduced in Congress so
far this year. When these are added to the
blizzard of laws that sweep through legisla
tures of the 50 states, the total becomes awe
some. Included in the deluge are all the
spending measures.
It is useless to blame our elected rep
resentatives for grinding out more laws
than can be administered, enforced or paid
for. as long as the performance of Congress
and the legislatures are judged by the num
ber of bills that go through their hoppers.
They are only responding to "there ought
to be a law” psychology. The next time you
are tempted to use the phrase, stop and
think. Do you mean it?
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“A young person today, dissatisfied
'v ith school and anxious to get out and work
for the money he wants, is heading down a
dead-end street if he pursues his dreams
without a high school diploma. He finds out
too late that the job he longed for will be at
best a dull, dirty one with little opportunity
for advancement. Or, the jobless rate of 13
per cent for school dropouts suddenly be
comes very real to him as he discovers that
he doesn't have the ticket he needs to get
through the employer’s doors. . . For many
of these young people, there is still time.
They can go back and finish high school.
For others, it is too late. . . . The education
they get now charts the course not only
for their individual lives but for the wel
fare of our country in the coming decades.”
South Boston, Va., Gazette-Virginian
Across The Fence Row
Everyone in America didn’t come over
on the Mayflower, but we’re in the same
boat now!
When all’s said and done, too much has
been said and too little done.
Going on a wild goose chase is a mighty
poor way to feather your nest.
Every human is an open book, if one
knows how to read it.
Bright people do not cast reflections.
Want to keep your mind clean? Change
it occasionally.
One must listen to learn, and be quiet to
be appreciated.
Silence is the only completely successful
substitute for brains yet found.
One proven way to avoid losing your
shirt is to keep your sleeves rolled up.
Weather Forecast
The five-day forecast for the period
Saturday through next Wednesday calls for
temperatures to average above normal.
Daytime highs are to be in the low 60’s and
over-night lows in the mid 40’s. Cool Satur
day and milder thereafter. Normal high
low temperature for the period is 60-38.
Rain may total one-fourth to.one-half
inch, during the last half of the period.
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Leuon for April 7, 1968
The answer ought to be ob
■whfrwnS Scriptural J.hn II ,n 4 I*. VIoUSI It il the CT OSS Which makes
Otv*«Mwi i c»i:niKi.m iiU-34. Christianity both unique andpos-'
Little Billy’s mother was ap- sib 4 le - Gthers may debate the
palled. While doingsomecleaningnature of God, but the eroea
in Billy’s room, she had spied translates into action what the
-his new Sunday school quarterly, words about God can only aug
-picked it up, and thumbed?* 8 *- At Christians, we do not
through it. mat she found on bav « Jo speculate about God, he
its pages shocked her sensibilities h « already shown us what he Is
and stirred her with the cross. He has said it as
anger. she dramatically and plainly as il
found it hard ean be said,
to believe that Without the cross, then, there
Billy’s feeth-M- would be no Christianity. Extract
would deal with the cross from the New Testament
something so and, no matter how cleanly you
unpleasant as Bni P with your schsora, you will
the crucifixion! find that there is little left The
That be teachings of Jesus, the "Golden
all right for R nle,” are taken seriously only
• adults because of the cross
but *“* Do as I do!
"Billy!” she called. Absorbed Unlike most of us, Jesus did
inhisfavorltetelevisionprogram, n ?* *^* r h*s disciples to do
"Vampire Man.” little Lilly did what he himself would not do.
not respond immediately. When U* 3 approach was not one of
at last he did appear. He simply Uo as I say, not as I do. If
confirmed that "Yes, that Is what anything, his whole ministry was
we are studying in Sundays<£ool Jnnndad. upon the invitation to
now.” Armed with this-answer, Uo as I do. This had been
his mother decided to callon the indent In the upper room when
pastor and voice her complaint he washed his disciples’feet f 6
The pastor waited "patiently demonstrate the humility they
while she stated her objections, should practice in their love for
“In other words, Reverend, * she °ne another. Now, on the cross,-
concluded, "I don’t feel there’s he was demonstrating both the
any place In therchildren's ,de- and ** endurance of
partment for a sdSjebbsp distaste- God s love,
ful as the cross". Resrafefeatfor Ddete the cross? No, it cannot
fee more mature sftte§|i&End he done; it must not be done, for
delete-it from fee this "stumbling block” is really,
partment.” The minister waited the gospel’s power,- not its
until she was finished speaking weakness,
and then said, "Mrs. Niap, if we (iat«i «n
take away fee cross, there is •* chrw»n Educ.ti. n , nuimmi cwkii *(
nothing of Chmtianityleft. Surely U> * **
you understand feat?” Surely, she
didn’t.
Stumbling block -
Nor is 'Billy’s mothef alppe in
her
all that.” Paul EiSseirapiraowi
edged that me £rsss,tWi®c?a
stumbling block to Jews ancl Jolly
to Gentiles.” A well-known actor
of several decades ago once ad
mitted that he appreciated the
story of Jesus "up to the point
TRY A CLASSIFIED AD!
To Shear Sheep ..
Little will be gained by delay
ing the clipping of wool from
sheep at this time of the year,
in fact, there could be some
loss of wool and less gain or
milk production from the sheep.
The sheep should be dry when
sheared and the wool tied with
paper twine Wool pools both in
Berks and Cumberland counties
are good outlets for fleeces that
are properly handled.
To Ventilate AH Barns ....
When warm weather arrives
in the spring, farm animals no
tice the heat the same as hu
mans. Owners should make an
effort to open doors and win
dows and operate exhaust fans
as much as possible. Cattle on
feed should be given a chance
to run outside’ at will rather
tfu crucifixion." Hint ha found
.> ba paraontlly obnoxious.
Taka away iho croisj U'a tho
lory’s ona weakness.”
Without thi cross
Yet It cannot be done. Assume
>r the moment that, after Jesus
x*d prayed for his disciples, he
left them and disappeared, never
to be seen or heard from again.
Would that have m*da any dlf
ference for the Church? We would
still have his wonderful teachings,
would we not? We could stul
practice and live by tha "Golden
Rule,” couldn’t we?
Go To The
Church Of Your
Choice Sunday
NOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
than _housed in the building.
Most dairy barns have exhaust
fan systems to remove both the
humidity and the warm air.
Animals comfort will increase
gams and milk production.
To Be Careful with Pesticides .
With the start of the cropping
season, many spray .materials
will be used both in gardens and
on the farms These materials
are beneficial and will benefit
the grower if used properly All
producers are urged to use ex
treme care by following the in
structions on the container;
they should be followed accurate
ly both as to the time and
amount of application. Store all
chemicals safely away from
children and livestock. Don’t be
careless and sorry; better to be
careful and pleased.