— Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March H. 1070
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Bottle Pollution
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The throw-away can is comcnicnt for
the consumer.
But like many other forms of progress
in this fast moving consumer age. the
throw-aw a> can is a headache and a step
backward for some segments of the so
ciety.
A leading victim of the throw-away bot
tle is the property owner in general and the
farmer in particular.
Non-returnable pop and beer bottles
and cans, which tend to accumulate in lav
ers along just about any highway, are not
a farmer’s idea of good fertiliser At best,
the debris is a nuisance. It can be destruc
tive.
The real problem is what to do about it
County Conservancy
A small group of men ha\e organized
the Lancaster County Consen ancy to pro
tect some of the natural beauty of Lancas
ter County.
It's easy to think of Lancaster County
as strictly a rural area that will always be
rural and theiefore doesn't need to be pro
tected
But most of us know of new homes be
ing built near our areas New roads are
being built in \anous areas of the county.
It was recently reported that 5.000 new jobs
will open in the county in 1970 alone
Such changes don’t dramatically change
The Student Worker
Proposals are underway to increase the
federal minimum wage from 51.60 to S 2 00
an hour, which certainly ought to be popu
lar with those earning less than $2.00 an
hour.
But for at least one group, students, a
higher minimum wage uould certainly be
a step-backward.
At a time when unemployment is up.
those who favor the higher minimum wage
ought to think about some of the consequen
ces of such legislation.
We're thinking particularly about high
school and college students needing sum
mer employment Now’s the time when
millions of teenagers are looking for sum
mer work. Many of them probably won't
find anything at all. Many who do find
work will get only a few hours a week, in
stead of the full-time employment they
want.
The problem of summer employment
Is actually less acute for most farm youth
than for urban youth. Summer is a time of
intense activity on the farm and there's
usually plenty for everyone to do.
Many farmers, if properly encouraged
by state and federal legislation, might be
come sources of employment for urban
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Litter laws with their stiff fines don’t
seem to help.
We can issue another appeal for those
who litter to consider their fellow man. Un
fortunately. concern for others hasn't been
built into consumer progress yet.
As the anti-pollution crusade picks up
steam, concern for others is something' to
keep in mind.
Many of those who are shouting loudest
for control of air and water pollution are
undoubtedly still chucking the bottle out the
car window.
For one thing, the bottle is a form of
pollution.
For another, the bottle thrower is ]u«'
as thoughtless about the well-being of his
fellow man as the larger polluters he criti
cizes.
the countryside in one year. but groups
like the Conservancy are needed to sav e
some of what w e hav e for the future.
Among those in the Conservancy are -
Bob Fasnacht of Ephrata, Clayton Shenk
of Ronks and John Helter of Lititz.
Their dream includes public areas
where families can enjoy outings, where
horseback riding can be enjoyed in quiet
and safety and where birds, animals and
butterflies can be found and enjoyed.
It’s the kind of thing the world shouldn’t
be without.
youth. A stint m the fresh air and sunshine 25. 16,
of the farm might be appreciated as a wel- J *' tn -" oh Ml2 '
come vacation by many urban students
Many agnc-busmess firms also might
be bigger student employers if properly
encouraged
Several factors are invohed in mak
ing employers avoid hiring students.
Many employers won’t hire anyone und
er 18, because of various labor laws.
Many employers who would like to
hire a teenager may legitimately feel they
can’t pay the minimum wage.
It may take too long to tram the young
recruit who hasn’t had any work exper
ience. By the time he's trained, it’s time
for school again
So the employer may feel he would be
ahead if he hired and trained someone who
wmuld be around longer, or simplj get bv
with existing personnel. Many prefer work
ing trained employes overtime, even at
higher overtime salaries, than hiring part
time workers who are untrained.
For whatever the reason, many would
be employers of students find it’s not worth
the cost, both in dollars and time, to hire
students. The minimum wage is an im
portant factor in pricing students out of the
labor market.
Perhaps the federal government should
get around to the concept of summer em
ployment as a means for young people to
get on-the-job training which will be valu
able to them when they’re out of school.
Instead of raising the minimum wage
another notch and making it even more
difficult for students to get summer jobs,
the government should consider lowering
the minimum wage to make summer work
easier to get If the minimum wage isn't
lowered for everyone, it should at least be
lowered for students.
Students need the oopnrtunity to learn
They need to have something constructs
to do at a time when they’re full of energy.
To Plant Trees
__ , soil and will respond to a com-
March and April aie mon- p] ete f er tilizei early in the spring,
ths to plant most any kind of a ear jy application of nitrogen
ti ce Shade, fruit and evergieen fertilizer on part of the area will
trees planted eaily in the spring iesu i t m mole g ro wth and earlier
befoie new growth starts will oraz i n «
have a good chance of survival. ° °
La’ger tiees should be trans
planted with a ball of eailh to
reduce the shock Trees aie im
pel tant to everyone and aie woi
thy of moie consideiation in
many communities
To Give Bluegrass A Chance
Kentucky bluegiass glows na
tive in this pait of the countiy
and coveis many valley and hill
side pastilles Faimeis who have
these aieas that aie not tillable
aie uiged to lime and feitil.ze
ae aiea foi maximum pioduc-
HE rffiK
Lesson for March 15,1970
Probably all of us would find
it easier to be “good Christians”
if Jesus lived today in our neigh
borhood or in our own home. We
certainly would be more careful
in keeping his commandments
and following his example.
- Actually, how
;r, we should
>t need such su
,r vis ion in
•der to live the
id of life he
:pects of us and
i desire. For
en though
ius is no longer
this world as
Rev. Althonsc a physical pres
ence, it does not follow that he is
no longer with us. It is, in fact
a cardinal Christian belief that
Jesus is still present, though in
the Spirit.
Not alone
Thus, his guidance has not been
taken from us and he is still able
to guide us as he guided his first
disciples. Though his physical
body is no longer here, the Spirit
makes him present in an even
better and more advantageous
■way than in the days of his flesh.
Try to put yourself in the place
of his disciples on that last night.
He was telling them that he would
be leaving them. Can you imagine
how that disturbed them? He had
been their leader and teacher for
nearly three years. They had be
come very dependent upon him.
Even that very evening they had
demonstrated once again their un
readiness.
Counseling them not to be
troubled, he makes to them what
seems a contradictpry promise;
“Yet a little while and the world
will see me no more, but you will
see me” (14:19). He is going from
them and yet he will still be with
them! The Lord “will give you an
other Counselor, to be with you
forever” (14:15). Someone will
replace: Jesus, but who? “I will
HOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County A cent
tion. Bluegrass .'equ.res a iwec
To Spray For Wild Garlic
Livestock producers having
glass pastuies infested with wild
gaihc aie uigcd to spiay now to
kill this weed The use of 2,4-D
ovei the area during March will
kill down the new growth with
out haiming the glass. Also, any
dnfting of the spiay or fumes
will do little damage this time of
the yeai Seveial spiays over a
peuod of seveial \eais may be
lequued to eliminate the weed.
not leave you desolate; I will coma
to you” (14-18). In other words,
this “Counselor” who is to come
will be none other than Christ
himself, yet no longer as the flesh
and blood of Jesus, but now as the
Holy Spirit.
No longer limited
This was not something to be
regretted, for now Jesus would be
with them in a way that had not
been possible during the years of
his earthly ministry. Being £
finite, human being, he was lim
ited in time and space. He could
be only one place at a time. He
could not attend to people’s need*
all at the same time. Now, how
ever, "no longer bound by a phys
ical body, the Spirit of Jesus
would be available to all who "be
lieved in him and committed
themselves to his work.
Of course, those who are not
receptive to Jesus are not likely
to recognize the presence of his
Spirit either. One cannot receive
something if he is unprepared to
receive it. Thus, we may hear, yet
not understand what we hear.
We may see, yet still not realize
what we see.
When we read the Book of Acts
we are amazed at the tremendous
works of the Holy Spirit in the
early church. We cannot help but
contrast this Spirit-filled people
with our own often unspiring ex
periences in the churches today.
Some people are inclined to as
cribe the responsibility for this
discrepancy to God, assuming that
he no longer sends his Spirit to
us as he once did to the eftriy
church.
Still available
The reason, however, is not that
God is no longer willing—or aide
—to bestow his Spirit in power,
but that we are much less recep
tive to that Presence. The-Coun
selor is quite as much with us M
he was in New Testament days,
but if the churches do not respond
to his Presence, if they do -not
open themselves to that power,
then he cannot do much in or
through us.
We do not have to speculate •*
how different we might H
Jesus were “really present." The
Presence is real enough for-those
who will respond to it. ;
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