Farming, Saturday.’ February 24.1973
Recognizing Common Interests
Commercial ties can move the people of
one nation to take positive action in ironing
out misunderstandings with the people of
another One of the most recent examples
of this is found in the January issue of The
Reader’s Digest where a group of
Japanese companies has sponsored a five
page advertisement presenting a frank
discussion of US-Japanese economic
relations
The ad points out that despite vast
expansion of trade and tourism between
(he two countries, “ many miscon
ceptions and misunderstandings still color
US-Japanese relations" As an example,
the U S view has been that the Japanese
government has worked so closely with
that nation’s business enterprises to
assure Japan's economic growth during
the past 20 years that a monolithic
economic front where no disagreement is
tolerated has been created to flood the
Building Better Communities
No tax-supported government welfare
program can ever replace the warmth and
effectiveness of voluntary aid rendered on
a local scale Indeed, voluntarism in areas
of social responsibility is vital for the very
existence of a free society When people
themselves take the initiative to better
their world, it reflects a healthy,
progressive civilization
No one knows that better than the Boys'
Clubs of America This organization of over
6.000 full and part-time staffers reaches
one million disadvantaged boys through
1.000 local Clubs with prog’rams of
athletics, citizenship and councelmg.
Dedicated to the spirit of voluntarism,
Boys’ Clubs has launched countless im
provement programs since its inception in
1860, with the ten most outstanding being
given national recognition annually
through the Honor Awards for Program
Excellence One 1972 winner was the El
The Wall Street Journal warns, “It you’re
approached by someone promising, for a
small fee, high-paying jobs in Alaska for
construction engineers, heavy-equipmenl
operators and truck drivers, beware.
Alaska officials warn that fictitious con
struction jobs on the pro-posed trans-
Alaska oil pipeline are being offered in
many parts of the U S Often they have,
for a placement fee, offered job guarantees
and promises of travel reimbursement
once the job prospect reported to the
pipelines offices in Alaska In reality . .
construction work won't be done on the
pipeline this year . Alaska’s job market,
in general, is very limited at present ”
“The probability that we may fail in the
struggle ought not to deter us from the
support of a cause we believe to be just."—
Abraham Lincoln
The Insurance Advocate magazine
reports that, “On United States cer
tificated airlines in scheduled passenger
service during the past 15 years, the
number of fatal accidents has been
relatively small During the period 1967-
71, the figures have been equivalent to one
fatal passenger accident per 950,000 U.S
airline departures on domestic and in
ternational flights combined ”
(Political skill) is the ability to
foretell what is going to happen tomorrow,
next week, next month and next year. And
to have the ability afterwards to explain
why it didn’t happen "—Winston Churchill.
Grassroots
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markets of other nations. In reality, ac
cording to the advertisement, Japanese
businessmen are highly competitive and
can and do disagree with their govern
ment For their part, the Japanese have
had difficulty understanding that the
United States is not inexhaustibly rich and
free of real economic problems. Awareness
is growing, it is pointed out, that the effect
of Japanese goods on the economy of the
US, as well as other nations, must be
considered.
The message demonstrates again that
the basis for world peace is indeed built on
mutual interest in trade and commerce
and on people-to-people tourism From this
kind of mutual contact comes broad,
consistent, voluntary efforts to create
goodwill and understanding between
nations —in this instance, between Japan
and the people of the United States
Monte, California Boys' Club chapter which
provided its members with comprehensive
health services v|a a program of physical
examinations, dental and eye treatments,
health education seminars and nourishing
supplementary medals —all due to
physicians and other individuals as well as
organizations who volunteered their time,
money and services. Because people
cared, over 600 underprivileged El Monte
boys are healthier and happier.
Once again Boys' Clubs has provided
proof that voluntarism in action binds
individuals and communities together and
can give many of the people’s needs more
personalized attention than a centralized
bureaucracy ever could. As Congressman
John Ducan of Tennessee put it, “...my
district is a better community as a result of
the days, months, and years given to youth
development by the dedicated staff of the
Boys’ Club . ”
Opinions
“The federal government," says Cal-Tax
News, published by the California Tax
payers' Association, “is having trouble
giving away the money voted by congress
for ‘revenue sharing' Of 39,000 postcards
sent to cities and counties notifying them
of the new ‘no strings attached’ finance,
4,600 were returned to the treasury
department marked ‘address unknown’"
A Public Service Company of Colorado
publication points out that, “Nuclear
power is proving to be a reliable source of
electrical energy on the moon. Five lunar
experiment stations deployed by Apollo
astronauts are in operation there. The
oldest was set up by Apollo 12 astronauts
•more than three years ago on Nov. 20,
1969 The electric generator, fueled with
plutonium, is still producing 69 watts of
power, compared to the 73 watts it
produced when set up”
“The nation will much easier survive as a
free nation with inept broadcasters than it
will survive with government watchdogs of
journalism on radio and TV . There is not
much question that the steady stream of
criticism in recent years has created a
credibility problem for the media.
Correspondingly, it should be realized that
almost nothing is immune these days from
criticism and there are similar doubts in
the public’s mind regarding government,
business, labor, the educational system,
and other national institutions.” —Mr.
L any H. Israel, chairman, Post-Newsweek
broadcast stations.
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| NOW IS
I THE TIME . . .
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
To Use Heat Brooders
Many hog and sheep producers
will be spending many hours with
their new-born lambs and pigs at
this time of the year. It is very
important that the “new
arrivals” be kept warm for the
first few hours. In cold bams this
might mean the use of heat lamps
or space heaters. Every caution
should be used to prevent
possible fire in the barn. Heat
lamps should be hung out of the
reach of animals and with strong
support to keep from dropping
into the straw or litter. Extra
time and effort spent to get the
young pigs or lambs off to a good
start will pay dividends
To Plan Forage Program
In recent years never has it
been more important for farmers
to get a good hay and silage crop
harvested this summer. With the
very high grain and protein
prices, a good supply of quality
roughage will be very useful.
Plans should be made now
regarding the seeding, fertilizing,
and spraying of forage crops.
Alfalfa is still “queen” of the
forage crops and deserves the
very best of management.
Greater yields per acre are
needed and possible with extra
attention. Growers are urged to
make every effort to harvest a
maximum of hay and silage this
year. Surplus amounts will be in
demand.
WHAT THE WORLD’
COMING TO^
Lesson for February 25,1973
l«clcqr*und Scripture Zuchariah 8, 13;
14 f.
Davalianal Racing: Micah 4 1-5.
“What’s the world coming to?”
How often we hear that phrase
that is both a question and an as
sertion. People today are genuine
ly concerned about our present
“state of affairs” and the future
that seems contingent upon it.
They are deeply
troubled by what
they see and even
more fearful con
cerning the future
that they can’t
see. They desper
ately want to
know where we
are headed
The frightening
darkness
Still other people say these
words, “What’s the world coining
to 7 ”, not so much as a question,
but as a fearful assertion. They
are not asking for information
about the future because it serins
they already know. For them the
future appears as the proverbial
“dark at the top of the stairs.”
They have already concluded that
what is ahead for human race is
not a better day, but chaos and
strife that culminates in a terrible
and complete terrestrial destruc
tion
Two years ago I attended a lec
ture sponsored by Spiritual Fron
tiers Fellowship. The speaker was
a young, dynamic, “spiritual-jack
of-all-trades” named Sebastian
To Order Supplies
We are informed that farm
supplies such as certified seeds
and some fertilizer ingredients
(phosphorus) may not be
adequate to meet the demand.
This is often the case but this
season may bring more short
supplies. Producers are urged to
pace and receive their needs as
soon as possible. Production
costs are high and these ex
pensive inputs will be the same
for poor seeds, as for top quality
seeds and varieties. Farm
planning is very important and
includes good buying and selling
practices.
To Deal With Caution
Traveling salesmen will
become very active at this time
of the year. The idea of dealing
with a stranger who seems to be
offering a bargain, is very risky;
many folks have been cheated
and “taken” with these offers.
We urge folks to deal with
reputable concerns at all times,
and in most cases with local
people who are willing to make
adjustments and give good
service After a stranger has
delivered the product and
received his money, he is too
often very hard to locate
thereafter. The development of
good relations with reliable
business concerns over a period
of years is usually more
satisfactory.
Temple His subject was “The
Phenomenon of Man,” the reli
gious and scientific thought of
Teilhard de Chardin, the late Ro
man Catholic priest, scientist, and
philosopher.
From his work as a paleontolo
gist, Teilhard had come to some
conclusions that had startled both
the scientific and religious worlds.
That evening, Sebastian Temple
demonstrated with diagrams and
drawings, Teilhard’s vision of a
world that is, not coming apart at
the seams and plummeting toward
destruction, but evolving slowly
but surely to a glorious fulfill
ment that was inherent in its
creation by God at the beginning
of time itself
I left the church that evening
with my eyes shining and my
head in the heavens. The stars
glowing so brightly above the
hazy glow of the city seemed no
longer menacing, but warm and
compassionate. For the first time
for many years I had heard
someone say a good word for the
future. Finally, the old question
of “What’s the world coming to?”
had an answer that was both in
spiring and convincing
“Feor not”
Every age, every era has known
its dispair and needed the vision
of the fulfillment to which God is
moving us It was with this moti
vation that the prophet Zechanab
came to the returned exiles and
gave them a brief view of what
God held in store for his world:
Old men and old women shall
sit in the streets of Jerusalem,
each with staff in hand for very,
age. And the streets of the city
shall be full of boys and girls
playing in its streets. (Zechar
nah 8:4, 5).
If we will listen to his prophets,
God will show us the vision of the
“better days" that are, not behind
us, but ahead.
(Based on outlines copyrighted by the
Division iof Christian Education, National
Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S A.
Released by Community Press Service.)