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Plans are to consolidate area Otises of
Agricultural Stabilization and Con
servation Service tASCSy, Farmers Home
Administration 'FHA>, the Soil Con
servation Service (SCSa and the Federal
Crop Insurance Corporation IFCIC)
Presently, these agencies are, m many
areas widely scattered so that if a farmer
A Calendar of Fact and Opinion
"They're spends hie, conscientious, and
competent according to most surveys,"
notes the National Association of
Manufacturers, "yet women over 40 have
difficulties getting jobs A study by the Ohio
State University for the Labor Depart
ment's Manpower Administration revealed
that the employment situation for mature
women is discouraging. The unemployment
rate for women 40 through 64 in 1972 was
one third higher than for men of the same
age Employers discriminate against older
women for several reasons, mainly because
they are falsely regarded as difficult to
train, inclined to absenteeism, and are apt
to quit A Civil Service Study shows,
however, that older women do stick to their
jobs Turnover rates for women in their
early titties are about one sixth that of
women in their twenties The study also
shows that women over 40 take less sick
leave than younger women ”
Ice cream has tantalized the taste buds
of the likes of George Washington, Dolly
Madison and King Charles I of England.
Many are the guises and nicknames of ice
cream, but Americans- as diversified a
people as the dessert they love-are agreed
upon this' ice cream is here to stay.
Americans aren’t alone in their love of ice
cream, fhe whole world gulps down 10
billion ice cream cones a year And to think
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“The Interstate Commerce Commission
believes a six percent rate of return is
necessary for the railroads. Our own in
dustry economists say ft should be 10
percent Last year the American railroads
again failed to average even three percent.
Clearly these low earmngs-deficits on
some railroads-are a deplorable dram on
the ability of carriers to give adequate
transportation service. Thus the public
loses.”--Mr. Louis Menk, chairman of the
board, Burlington Northern Inc.
Letters to
the Editor
Editor,
I want to commend you for
your editorial, page 10,
December 1, 1973, LANCASTER
FARMING, entitled, “McHale’s
Paper Bullets”.
I concur with your editorial and
thank you for the unique
presentation of this bullet-riddled
subject I only wish I knew how to
get Mr. McHale to do the job he
was appointed to do
Boyd C. Gartley
Director
Member & Public Relations
NOW IS
THE TIME . . .
May Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394H6851
To Reduce Feed Waste
On most JjveKtock and poultry
operations the cost of feed us one
of fee bljijw items In too many
cases there is considerable waste
of feed through holes in the
troughs, or a seif feeder that
permits too modi down at one
trrr»fc i fcgve seen a number of
feeders that waste about as much
feed as the animals consume.
Fanners are urged to check their
feeders and feed banks to be sure
that fee feed is getting into the
animals or birds. Hats can also
waste tremendous amounts of
feed. Special effort to eliminate
aS feed wastage is strongly
recommended.
To Provide
Salt and Minierais
Mast of livestock prefer
Id isre free access to salt,
Trowrak. aad fresh ■water. We
last ti»ese salt and
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uttS ikteEj fee increased when
cave sufficient salt and
:ssngrals- Maximum water
eccsnngtioQ is needed for ef
nfnarts >ngh gams and milk
pioaactiocs.
T« Test Home-Grown Seeds
If sappfies of certified seeds
1 THREE COMMON
I FAILINGS
I Lcom fer December 16,1973
Maekframmt Scripture: John 116-21.
SJW7, 12:37-50
“What do you find in that old
book 7 ” someone once asked me
of the Bible. My reply surprised
bun* “Oh, a lot of stones about
people today'”
What I meant, of course, -was
that many of the Biblical charac
ters are quite like
people today in
terms of their
problems and con
cerns What the
Bible tells us
about these char
acters is often
very helpful in
understanding
Kct. Althouse People and Me in
our own tune.
For example in John 12 we find
Jesus encountering three types
of people who are not strangers
to our contemporary religious
scene
“Yet they did not believe.. ”
The first of these is the person
who is determined not to believe
regardless of what man or God
does to convince him The late
educator and philosopher Claude
Ducasse noted that in many peo
ple the “will to disbelieve" is one
of the controlling factors of life.
As blindly as some people cling
to superstition, these people, per
haps irrationally, cling to their
disbelief
Jesus acknowledged this kind
of person in his parable of
“Dives” and “Lazarus.” Noting
that Dives wanted Labarus to re
turn from the dead to warn his
brothers against disbelief, Jesus
observed that some people would
not believe even if they saw a
man rising from the dead. Thus,
too, John tells us; “Though he
are not adequate this spring n
may be necessary for some
growers to use home-grown seed
supplies, I'd like to stress that we
strongly suggest the use of
certified seeds at all times, if
they are available; they ma> cost
more but will usually out-produce
other seeds and give greater
returns for the dollars invested
However, if certified seeds are
not available, then home-grown
seeds may be used. In this case it
is strongly suggested that
growers get these seeds tested at
the State JDepartment of
Agriculture Seed Testing
Laboratory at Harrisburg. The
cost is nominal and the results
will be a guide regarding the
merits of the seed to be used To
use local seeds without a test is
too big a gamble.
To Prepare
Farm Show Entries
State Farm Show Is less than a
month away and exhibits should
be getting some attention
livestock needs to be fitted and
trained. Crop and vegetable
exhibits need to be well selected,
matched and stored safely until
show time. Premium Lists are
available at oar Extension Office
giving full details. Entry blanks
are also available. Potential
exhibitors are urged to obtain a
Premium List and prepare their
exhibits according to regulations.
Most livestock will need one or
more injections to comply with
health regulations.
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had dose so many signs before
them, yet they did not believe in
him ... " 0237).
No matter bow many dramatic
works Jesus might perform, some
people are determined to remain
unconvinced. Many of os come
into contact with that type of
person every day. In them, dis
belief is nothing less than an act
of will.
“They loved the praise
of men..,."
A second contemporary type is
the person who believes In Christ
but does not acknowledge it ex
cept privately. John tells us of
this type of person: “.. . many
even of the authorities believe in
him, but for fear of the Pharisees
they did not confess it.. Why?
The answer; “ . . . lest they
should be put out of the syna
gogue” (12:42).
It is often amazing to me what
people will do to persuade you
that, although they have a reli
gious affiliation, they do not take
it seriously. Nothing seems to un
nerve them so much than that
someone will think they are seri
ous about their faith. John knew
the reason: “For they loved the
praise of men more than the
praise of God.” (12:43). That’s
not so ancient an emotion. Is it?
The third type of person is
probably even more common: the
person who acknowledges his
faith, but fails to put it into prac
tice. Jesus warns those people;
“If any one hears my sayings and
does not keep them .. •” (12:47).
The consequence, Jesus says, is
not that Jesus will judge that
person, but that the person will
deny himself of the most precious
of all God’s gifts: “He who be
lieves in the Son has eternal life
. . . ” (3:36).
(fesftd *n oulUnot ft*
Division of Christian Netiw* l
Council of th« Church** of CKnsl «n »•
Roloosorf by Community fro** Sorofco.)
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