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The direct correlation between food and
energy has been well-demonstrated in the
Midwest. Reports tell of crops threatened
because of lack of propane gas to operate
crop-drying equipment. Railroads that
must haul crops have been threatened
with fuel shortages. The whole food
producing chain, from farm to consumer, is
inextricably linked to energy. Farm trac
tors, trucks and other equipment must
have oil and gas, and processors must have
electric energy.
The entire chain of food production and
We’ve come -a long way from the dark
days of child labor and owing one’s soul “to
the company store." Now the work scene is
one of pension plans, insurance, paid
vacations and an occasional holiday Such
fringe benefits have doubled in the past
decade The Chamber of Commerce of the
U S says benefits are up, from an average
of ($1,254 per employee in 1961 to $2,544
in 1971) The quality of these benefits has
been simultaneously upgraded, with better
In the past, when the call has gone out
for emergency blood donations, people
have been generous in rolling up their
sleeves to help However, as the American
Red Cross has said, this country "bleeds a
little everyday," and not just in times of
emergency
Representative Edward I Koch of New
York has emphasized the need for the
public to think of blood supplies on a day
to-day basis, rather than as an emergency
item, when he introduced a bill in the U.S
House of Representatives to allow a $25
tax deduction per unit as an incentive for
people to donate more frequently He
pointed out that during the December,
ALTOONA, PA, MIRROR Under
utilization of employee time' is a
polite way of saying someone is not
carrying his load It was the term used by
the New York State Controller in a report
itemizing flagrant abuses by some state
employees The truck crew which averages
only a halfday’s work for a full
day’s pay, the building inspector
who actually works only two thirds of the
time and the meter reader who reads only
half as many meters as he could if he
worked—mentioned in the controller’s
report—have their counterparts in many
jobs Any worker who doesn’t feel an
honest sense of accomplishment in his
work has lost something more valuable
than his paycheck"
xxx
TEMPE, ARIZ NEWS "Some consumers
can’t be helped, no matter how haid
Congress tries to protect them, says Rep
Sidney R Yates of Illinois One of the more
famous wits in Congress, he tells the story
about the man who went to the Better
Business Bureau for help after he had
been swindled out of his savings. ‘Why
didn't you come here before you made your
investment 7 ’ the Bureau official asked
‘You know, I almost did,’ the man replied,
‘but I was afraid you would tell me not to do
It'”’ xxx
OKABENA,MINN ,PRESS “Here are
some thoughts on food prices by Secretary
of Agriculture Earl Butz ‘lt‘s not the far
mer who sets the price of beef . with a
perishable commodity like food, where you
either have to sell it or you smell it, you
have got to move it through the retail
Vbrll .14, 1573
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Good Place to Live
Gift
Grassroots Opinions
distribution is only as strong as the energy
supply that keeps it running. Going back to
the days of hand tilling of the land would be
as cataclysmic as a nuclear attack. The only
difference is that it would take a little
longer for tens of millions of people to die
of starvation. And still we hear of proposed
moratoriums on nuclear power plants and
the halting of energy development of all
,sorts. The proverbial visitor from Mars,
witnessing such a spectacle, could only
conclude that a nation behaving m such a
manner had taken leave of its senses.
medical coverage and earlier retirement
and earlier retirement dates as just two
examples
Modern society in the United States
offers a wide spectrum of benefits which
were unheard of in the past and still are
but nebulous dreams in some parts of the
world When everything is said and done,
history will record that the U.S. —faults
and all—is still a prime spot in which to live,
work and raise a family.
Life
of
1972, -holiday period, areas from Los
Angeles to New York were hit by blood
shortages Represemative Koch said the
problem exists because only a small
portion of the public-three percent
voluntanly donate blood on a regular basis.
If donations can be increased by one
percent, the blood shortage would be
eliminated, he said.
Blood is the most precious contribution
an individual can make to society, for it is
the basis of life itself. Three pints will not
suffice when four are needed. So if you are
between 18 and 66 years of age and in
good health, consider giving a little of
yourself so someone else may live.
counters The price is set in the retail
counter and you can't get much more on
the short run, when the demand explodes
like it has It still takes 24 months to get a
two-year-old-steer And I don't know any
way to shorten the process
PULASKI, N.Y, DEMOCRAT “It has been
said that the American people are more
skeptical than they used to be I certainly
hope so l Americans are noted for naivete,
which has made them victims of far too
much devious dealing by politicians, fast
talking peddlers and smooth deliverers of
the ‘gospel truth’ that they really don’t
know the ‘truth’ when they see it . .truth
being relative anyway, depending on which
way you took at a subject It behooves us
all to be skeptical"
MENDOTA, ILL, REPORTER AND SUN
BULLETIN “Getting out this paper is no
picnic If we print jokes, people will say we
are silly If we don't they say we are too
serious If we clip things from other
papers, we are too lazy to write our own
material, if we don’t we are stuck on our
own stuff 1 if we stick too close to the job all
day, we ought to be out hunting up news. If
we do go out and hustle, we ought to be on
the job in the office If we don’t print
contributions, we don’t appreciate true
genius, if we do, the paper is filled with
junk If we make a change in a fellow
writer’s work, we are too critical, and if we
don't we are asleep Now, likely as not,
someone will say we swiped this from some
other paper WE DID” 1
XXX
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THE TIME . .
Max Smith
County Agr.Agei
Telephone 394-681
To Beware Of Weed Killers
The control of weeds confronts
every gardener and every far
mer. The use of herbicides to kill
weeds is a very common prac
tice, but .in many cases there is
more damage done to other crops
and plants than to the weeds. All
weed-kill chemicals are
restricted as to the particular
weed upon which it should be
used; also, the amount and time
of application is very important.
We urge all growers to read the
label and directions very
carefully and follow them ac
curately. The danger from drift
of the spray or fhe vapors
following spraying should be
considered. In most home flower
and vegetable gardens, and
especially in built-up com
munities chemical weed
sprays must be handled very
carefully.
To Place Fertilizer Properly
The spring planting season is at
hand and iftany pounds of fer
tilizer will be used. Growers are
reminded that any inorganic
fertilizer containing either
nitrogen or potash may burn both
seeds and plant roots. The
fetilizer should be kept away by
working into the soil before
planting. In the case of plants, the
fertilizer should be placed
several inches deeper than the
roots or to the side of the plants.
Also, complete fetilizers will burn
plant leaves when applied during
wet or most conditions.
FOR THE
WRONG REASONS
Lesson for April 15,1973
lackgreund Scripture Zechanah 9 9-10;
John It 33-37, PhtUppians 2 5-11;
Revelation 19 11-15
Devotional Reading Psalms 93
The Oberammergau Passion Play
begins somewhat deceptively.
First, there is a brief Prologue
by the chorus and then two silent
tableaux scenes. Following these,
however, there bursts forth the
dramatic scene, the Palm Sunday
processional.
I must confess
it caught me off
guard. Suddenly,
there is on the
vast stage a great
crowd of several
hundred people
shouting and wav
ing palm branch-
Itev. Althouse es in a great cele-
bration of the en
trance of Jesus to the Holy City.
Though I have seen many paint
ings and depictions of this Palm
Sunday scene, still the enactment
on the stage caught me somewhat
unprepared, as if, in a sense, I
was experiencing its drama and
impact for the first time. I could
actually feel the excitement gen
erated by the great throng of peo
pie and I could hardly resist be
ing caught up in their joyous
mood of celebration.
The beginning, not the ending
Yet, as this great scene un
folded before my eyes, I also had
a feeling of irony, for I could not
help but remember that this great
celebration was the beginning of
the Passion of Jesus, not the end-
To Condition Pleasure Horses
Riding horses or ponies need a
chance to get into good condition
before they are expected to give
strenuous performance. A hor
see’s physical condition may be
poor due to low energy ration
during the winter or to parasite
infection. Foot trimming may be
needed before being ridden; a
long ride on a horse needing foot
trimming could result in
lameness and severe in
flammation of the feet and legs.
Grain rations may be increased if
the horse has been wintered on a
roughage program. Horses that
are in good condition should be
worked slowly and carefully,
until they are accustomed to
more exercise and longer, faster
ride.
To Vote In Land Use
Tax Referendum
The May 15 Primary Election
should be drawing the interest of
all fanners and other citizens
interested in open space and in
good agriculture. Farmers
should take the leadership in
getting the details of this
referendum to the people. Ex
tension Agents are not in a
position to tell local people how to
vote, but we are interested in
getting folks well informed and in
having a large percentage of the_
citizens to vote on May 15. Land
values are not being set by
agriculture; food is vital to life.
Open space benefits the entire
community. Active participation
, is needed
Ing, that after this'-celebration
there would come the heartbreak
of Christ’s final week. In the
midst of this joyous occasion
there was the nagging knowledge
that Palm Sunday was being cele
brated for the wrong reasons.
Palm Sunday, thus, always
comes to us with this same para
dox. It is one of the most popular
days in the church year, always
among the top three Sundays in
attendence It is, in many church
es, the most exciting of all special
days Yet, at the same time, the
excitement of this day is mixed
with the sobering realization that
the first Palm Sunday was not
what it appeared to be It was a
victory march that really wasn’t
a “victory march ” People were
happy about something or some
one that latter discouraged them
“Are you the King of the
Jews?”
One of the “wrong reasons” for
which the people celebrated that
day was their false impression of
who and what Jesus really was
They welcomed him that day as
a king, but the king they thought
they were welcoming was not the
kind Jesus intended to be. They
were so intent on what they want
ed from God’s Messiah, that they
did not stop to find out what kind
of Messiah Jesus proposed to be.
“Are you king of the Jews?"
Pilate wanted to know How could
Jesus answer that question’ Cer
tainly he was King of Israel, but
his kingdom was not of this
w orld He w ould not mobilize the
world’s armies, but the hearts of
men. His pow er w'ould not be that
of the sword and chariot, but the
force of love. He would convert
his enemies, not kill them. He
would conquer with a cross.
If we, like those first Palm
Sunday crowds, will understand
thif ie can stop celebrating for
\ ig reasons and make this
■lebration it should have
, '1 can become
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