— Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 15,1968
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From Where We
The Stupid Goat
A commuting writer for The News-Sun.
Kendallville. Indiana, writes of what he
sees along the road to and from work;
"... we’ve noticed a white angora billy
gnat w ith his head through the fence beside
ttie road. He seems to be waiting patiently
fen- help to extricate him because his horns
tern back and he’s caught like a fish in a
g.ll net. He must really relish that lush
grass just beyond the fence and he seems
to be confident that someone will help him
out. The episode struck us as being so par
allel to the situation of we Americans today
... We (so) love that lushness just beyond
v hat comes by the sweat of our brows that
we’ve been tempted beyond our freedom and
v'e lose it until the man comes along to help
vn out . . . What would happen if that farm
ei got tired of loosening the stupid goat, or
got sick, or involved elsewhere?”
When we expect government to solve
a' 1 , our problems for us and guarantee our
secuntv from the cradle to the grave, we
a-e indeed acting like the stupid goat.
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Dear Kid: An Open Letter
Dear Kid
Today you came to me for a job. From
the look of your shoulders as you walked
out, I suspect you A e been turned down be
fore. and ma>be you believe by now that
Deis out of high school can’t find work.
But. I hired a teenager today. You saw
lum He v\ as the one wdh polished shoes and
e necktie What was so special about him?
Hot experience, neither of you had any. It
was his attitude that put him' on the payroll
instead of y'ou Attitude, son. ATTI
TUDE He wanted that job badly enough
to shuck the leather jacket, get a haircut,
and look in the phone book to find out what
this company makes. He did his best to im
press me. That’s where he edged you out.
You see, Kid, people who hire people
aren’t ‘with’ a lot of things. We know more
about Bing than about Ringo, and we have
S'-one-Age ideas about who owes whom a
L\ms. Maybe that makes us prehistoric,
hut there’s nothing wrong with the checks
we sign.
Ever hear of “empathy”? It’s the trick
of seeing the other fellow’s side of things I
couldn’t have cared less that you’re behind
ii* your car payments That’s your problem
sad President Johnson’s. What I needed was
someone who’d go out in the plant, keep his
es open, and w ork for me like he’d work
for himself. If you have even the vaguest
xoea of what I’m trying to say. let it show
tie next time you ask for a job You'll" be
head and shoulders over the rest.
You know. Kid. men have always had
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Seven Contestants For Co. Queen Of The
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600 Attend Dedication Of Farm And Home
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Prices Increase 2% In May Page 1
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Stand ...
to get a job like you get a girl: Case the
situation, wear a clean shirt, and try to ap
pear reasonably willing. Maybe jobs aren’t
as plentiful right now, but a lot of us can
remember when master craftsmen walked
the streets. By comparison you don’t know'
the meaning of “scarce.”
You may not believe it, but all around
you employers are looking for young men
and women smart enough to go after a job
in the old-fashioned way. When they find
one they can’t wait to unload some of their
worries on him.
For both our sakes get eager, will you?
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Flag Day
The calendar tells us yesterday was
Flay Day. Every U.S. citizen should be
proud to look upon the American flag as
the greatest national symbol ever unfurled
from any standard. It repre'sents a nation
formed on the unprecedented principle that
the powers of government are derived from
the people. The U.S. flag exalts the indivi
dual and the constitutional guarantees
which preserve his freedom. It represents a
people that have been generous, heroic, and
creative. It is the symbol of freedom from
political oppression, of opportunity to make
a better life to which the oppressed of all
nations have turned with hope and been
fulfilled.
Flag Day is a good time to get back to
basics and recognize that a tingling up your
spine when the stars and stripes go by is
cue of the surest signs that the vitality and
genius of this nation and its capacity to
achieve great things on the stage of history
is still very much with us. Despite our
mechanized, computerized society, the fact
remains that anything having to do with
human endeavor rests upon an intangible
quality of spirit in the individual. Some
individuals have it in larger measure than
others, and the same is true of nations.
The greatness of the United States is
based on the spirit of her people. Let us
remember in these complicated days of our
history, there is much need for simple
patriotism, deeply felt and clearly shown.
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Inexorable Laws
“All vainglory to the contrary, man can
not conquer nature. We are a part of nature,
bigger and more noisy and destructive than
a mouse, but subject to the same inexorable
laws. When the good water is gone, the good
soil covered or wasted, the good air tainted,
we shall surely perish. This has happened in
many times and places
“We now send food to peoples whose an
cestors failed to realize that without soil
and trees on the hillside the town in the
' alley dies, without recognizing that we our
selves are busily engaged m emulating the
ancient error "
- Dr. M. Graham Netting, Director,
Carnegie Museum.
Conservation Foundation Newsletter
Across The Fence Row
Sometimes, reputations are ruined, and
other times, they are confirmed.
“Our world is too small for anything
but truth and too dangerous for anything but
love.”
Promises and pie crusts are easily
broken, but poorly mended.
Weather Forecast
The five-day forecast for the period Sat
urday through next Wednesday calls for
temperatures to average near normal with
daytime highs in the low 80’s and over-night
lows in the 60’s. It will be warm over the
weekend, turn cooler early in the week and
moderate about mid-week.
Precipitation may total more - than %
inch with showers Saturday night and Sun
day.
FRITH THAT WORKS
Ldion for June 16,-1968
' arduous devotions. Sir Guy was
>«cii«raunj s<r!rturm j«m«i i iht«ujh2, determined that so much energy
0w.1i.n.1 RmSii,.; Jamas li2-12. Should not go to Waste. He de-
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl fells vised a plan whereby he could
of an advertisement that appear- harness the mans swaying,
ed in-a newspaper: Unemployed, using a crude machine to trans*
Brilliant mind offers its services form the pious motion into power
completely free; the survival of to work a water pump in the
the body must be provided for by castle. That, in sir Guy’s es*
adequate salary. duration, was putting faith to
The advertise- workl
ment serves as Sir Guy may have been too
a significant much the activist and appreciated
K reminder that too little the values of devotion,
man must ever but he was not far from the truth
keep in proper * n realizing that faith and de
balance both votion ought to produce practical
■be**"* the sentient and results of some kind- Jesus was
■KF" active aspects of known for both his teachings and
his nature. Too his acts. They were, in fact, in-
often, Christians separable. He not only spoke the
»tv. Aitnouse ma j or in one or truth, he was the truth in action.
the other, as if they weremutually Faith and works, he demon
exclusive alternatives. strated, are not alternatives; they
Philo, the ancient interpreter must always go together,
of Judaism, noted that religious Crl .. n , Da . c
people may often fall into two Fruits Real Fart"
distinct groups: the pietists and We find the same sentiment in
the activists. me Epistle of James. "What does
For, being filled with a sense it profit, my brethren, if a man
of piety, they have preferred that sa y s aas faith but has not
to all other interests, and devoted works? Can his faith save him?
the whole of their lives to the j Jaaies . 2:14 118 v- Jam f s is n °t
service of God; while others have indicating that a man is saved
adhered simply to their connec- by his works, but that his works
tion with men in social zeal, af-, will indicate whether what he says
fording all alike the use of their is what he really believes. Faith,
possessions, and, as far as pos- jben. is not simply an idea held
sible, alleviating their woes. The ky the mind, but a conviction that
latter you might call philanthrop- dominates one’s life. As Hartley
ic persons, the former devout. Coleridge, the poet, puts it; *
For those alone are perfect who ®is an affirmation and an act
have a reputation in both depart- That bids eternal truth be pre- -
xnents. sent fact.
That is faith that works! s
The Resources To Act l*aiad an aullmas copyrifhfo4 by lha Division .
Thus ac Philo mil Wco moll ct "' llll ° n Education, National Council al Hi* .
■UUIS, as rnuoput It SO well, church., of Christ in lha U.S. A. Ralaastd by ;
we need "a reputation in both community pra«Samca| i
departments.” It is not enough J
to specialize in one to the ex
clusion of the other. Piety must
find its expression in action;
action without piety soon ex
hausts the resources that enable Attend The Church Of
us to act. ' :
Mark Twain, wrote a satirical
novel entitled, A Connecticut Yoilf Choice SlindoV
Yankee In King Arthur’s Court. 7
It is the chronicle of the merry
adventures of a nineteenth century ‘
New Englander who was trans
ported through time, hack to the
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To Provide Fresh Water
Maximum water consumption
is very important for all types of
livestock if we are to expect ef
ficient production or gam in
weight. During the hot summer
months animals will continue to
consume larger amounts of wa
ter if it is fresh and cool Where
running water is not available in
outside areas, the trough or con
tainer should be protected from
the sun
To Prevent Corn Root Pruning.
The cultivation of corn is de
creasing in favor of chemical
weed control; however, when
corn is cultivated it is important
to stay away from the plant suf
ficiently to prevent the cutting of
the side roots With many of the
days of King Arthur and his
Knight* of the Round Table. Si*
Guy, as they dubbed him, being
a practical-minded Yankee, wa«
appalled at the waste of time,
energy, and motion in the elab
orate ceremonies of the court of
King Arthur. He felt challenged
to put these wasted resources to
some practical use.
Putting Faith To Work
One of », projects Involved
a saintly nan who spent manyi
hours on hia knees in prayer.;
As he prayed, the man swayed
backward and forward in his'
NOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
hybrid corns there are numer
ous side roots; if these are cut
off, the plant will be set back.
As the plant grows, the cultiva
tor should be set more shallow
and further away from the st^lk.
To Feed New Grains Slowly...
The barley crop is badly
lodged and it is possible that
many growers will not be able
to combine a normal crop; how
ever, any gram that is combined
should not be fed to livestock in
any great amounts until it has
gone through a two-week curing
process in the bags or in the bin.
Digestive troubles such as scour
ing or bloating may occur if new
grains are introduced too rapid
ly in the ration.