10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 15, 1973
“We’ve Reached the Ceiling!”
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ONTARIO, ORE, ARGUS OBSERVER:
“There are parental strings attached to
those credit cards Montgomery Ward is
now issuing to 10-year-olds, but are we
really ready for the cashless society at the
grade school level? Handling money has
educational value, especially since the New
Math began crowding simple arithmetic
out of the classroom. What Junior might
not learn at school he soon learns by
having to figure how many pieces of
bubble-gum he can get for a quarter, or
how much is left from a dollar—if anything
after buying a hamburger. When he starts
getting his allowance by credit card, and a
computer starts keeping his accounts,
what hope is left?”
“Western civilization and the American
experience draw heavily upon the idea of
ordered liberty as reflected in our law and
politics. The freedoms which built our
society derive from the recognition of the
necessity for restraints upon political
power and the insistence that only private,
voluntary cooperation can build a sense of
true community.”--Dr. George Charles
Roche 111.
JEFFERSON, OHIO, GAZETTE: “Years
igo our Economics professor told his plass
hat ‘Expenses always rise to meet income.'
Vere he to speak today, he might modify
he statement to say that expenses always
ise to exceed income, whether it be in the
lousehold, the schools or other govern
nental branches."
LAKE PARK, lOWA, NEWS: “The next
ime you go grocery shopping use two.
arts. In the first buy just what you will be
ble to eat-in the other put all the paper
iroducts, drug items, cigarettes, panty
iose, etc. and perhaps you’ll be satisfied
hat food isn’t as high as you might te led
D believe.”
QUAKERTOWN, PA., FREE PRESS: “A
taggenng statistic has come before our
yes from the state of Michigan. It seems
hat since Michigan lowered the age limits
x drinking to 18 years'the increase in
'oung adult’ drunk driving arrests has
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"Grassroots Opinion"
increased 99 percent. We.. .should learn
from the experience of Michigan. In our
opinion 18 througn 20-year-olds are not
yet ready to accept the responsibility of
handling alcohol.”
SMITHVILLE, TEXAS, TIMES: “Most
people made it to the table at meal time
regularly during the rationing days of
World War 11, and I can’t remember anyone
going barefoot, or too many times doing
without tires, gasoline, meat, and canned
goods, sugar, etc. We accepted the
rationing as something we had to do
because we had a war to win. I guess our
main incentive today is to get Watergate
out of the news."
GARNET, KANS., REVIEW: “We read
about a man who owns a new big car who
pulled into a gas station for gas and left his
motor running. The attendant finally told
him he would have to shut off his engine
because the car was using gas faster than
he could put it in the tank."
Fact and Opinion
Perhaps the problems of the United
States today would be fewer if we had all
followed the words of U.S. Supreme Court
Justice William 0. Douglas: “This is the
most beautiful land in the world. Put your
arms around it. Hold it tenderly. Protect it
so it is not despoiled. . ."
“Powerlite," a Kansas City Power & Light
Company publication reports, ‘“Everyday
the citizens of the U.S. throw away--to be
buried, burned without heat recovery, or
just plain dumped-the equivalent of ap
proximately 100,000 tons of low sulfur
coal,’ said N. Thomas Neff, a consulting
engineer for A.M. Kinney, Inc., at a solid
waste conference at the University of
Wisconsin.. .The fuel we throw away is, of
course, the fuel value in municipal solid
waste,’ he said. ’A city of 500,000 people
produces about 1,000 tons or refuse per
day. This could supply about six percent of i
the fuel needed for a 500,600-kilowatt
power plant. . .’” ■ .
| NOW IS
I THE TIME . ..
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
To Introduce Corn
Silage Gradually
Dairymen can avoid corn
silage feeding problems by
gradually introducing their cows
to corn silage. Both the rumen
and lining must adjust to a major
change in ration such as the in
troduction of corn silage. This
may require a period of two to
four weeks or more.
This means that com silage
should be fed in limited amounts
when silos are first opened. Start
with levels of 20 to 30 pounds per
head daily and increase
gradually to a full-feed at the end
of several weeks. Less digestive
problems and fewer production
slumps may occur when this
practice is followed.
Under normal circumstances
silage is ready for feeding within
eight to 14 days ..after ensiling.
One of the main problems en
countered with feeding too early
is that the silage is in the heating
stage. This can reduce intake and
may make the animals more
susceptible to digestive
problems.
To Make Your
Water Supply Safe
Laboratory reports show that
about half of the well water
samples tested are not safe for
human use. This means that
about half of the home water
supplies are contaminated and
should not be used for drinking or
cooking.
The carelessness and poor
management in the control of
surface run-off usually leads to
A NEW DEAL
Lesson for September 10,1973
locfcground Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11
17-34.
Devotional Reading: John 6:35-48.
In attempting to find a more
contemporary expression for
Jesus’ term, “the new covenant,”
a teenager hit upon the term, a
new deal.
The term may sound a bit crass
to ecclesiastical ears, but, act
ually, this is pret
ty much what
Paul is referring
to in 1 Corinthi
ans 11:25, when
he speaks of Jesus
saying, “This cup
is the new cove
nant in my blood.”
A “covenant” is
ise basically an agree
ment, a relation
ship, and Jesus is indicating that
because of his sacrifice, there will
be a new relationship between
man and God. In short: man is
offered a new deal.
Looking backwards
Part of this “new deal” is past
oriented; “Do this in remem
brance of me.” In celebrating the
Lord’s Supper we are a=ked to
look back and remember the
basis of the “new deal” Christ
offers us his giving of himself
for us. Thus it is that when we
come to his table in the midst of
all kinds of worries, tensions, and
concerns, we are asked to remem
ber what he has done for us. For
in remembering, we are reminded
of his offer of new 1 life now. Be
cause of what be has done for us,
we can begin life anew as we rise
unsafe water in our wells and
springs. Surface water and most
underground water found within
10 feet of the surface is not safe.
' It is important that any water
used for watering livestock and
poultry and for human con
sumption be tested on a regular
basis to make sure that it is safe
for use. Coliform and nitrates are
the most common contaminants.
To Store Pesticides Safely
With the close of harvest
season, it’s a good time to make
sure pesticides are properly
stored. There are several things
that should be considered in
proper and safe storage.
First of all, be sure to store
them in a safe place where
children, pets and farm animals
cannot get to them. If you don’t
have a separate storage room,
then it’s a good idea to build a
cabinet iri a cool, dry, well
ventilated building. Then always
keep the storage room or cabinet
locked.
It’s also important to store
pesticides in their original
container so they can be used
according to label directions.
Never store them in soft drink
bottles, fruit jars, or other con
tainers that children might
mistake for food or drink.
Liquid pesticides should be
stored at temperatures above
freezing. Wettable powders and
granular materials should be
stored in a cool, dry place. The
area does not have to be heated
but containers should be sealed
so they do not get wet.
from his table.
Then, too, part of this “new
deal” is a matter of looking for
ward as well as backward: “For
as often as you eat this bread and
drink the cup, you proclaim the
Lord’s death until he comes.” We
not only celebrate the Lord’s Sup
per in remembrance, but also in
anticipation. Part of the reasons
that we can arise from the table
with new life and strength is that
we have been given promises for
the future, hope of his help in the
way that lies before us. We not
only remember to look for him
in the past, but also to look for
him in the future. In his sacrifice
on Calvary the foundation of the
“new deal” has been laid and the
fulfillment of it lies before us in
the future.
The present dimension
Yet, there is still another di
mension: the present. It is of no
use for us to remember what he
has done for us and to anticipate
what he will do for us, if we are
not aware of his presence here
and now. Nor is it enough to be
aware of his presence; our aware
ness must make a difference in
our lives. The “new-deal” offered
at the Lord’s Table is for now.
Unhappily, the Christians in
Corinth were negating Christ’s
offer of new life with their pres
ent conduct. There were fearful
divisions in the church. The prom
ises of new life cannot be fulfilled
in the midst of such disharmony.
Furthermore, there was great
selfishness and a lack of concern
for one another. By their pres
ence at the Lord’s table, the Cor
inthian Christians seemed to be
saying “yes” tp Christ’s new deal;
by their .actions and their atti
tudes, however, they really were
saying “No!”
(fiosed on outlines copyrighted by the
Division of Christion Education, National
Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
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