KEEP UP PUBLISHED For 16,000 Farm Famliloa In ~ou~~~:~glln Published Monthly Vol. XVII, No. 12 THEY JOINED SERVICES ANNUAL Young Men Head Behind the FARM BUREAU MEETING AT State Farm Bureau Wheel IN NOVEMBER LANSING DEC. 14 Clarence J. Reid of St. Clair County Elected President; Paul Begick of Bay County Becomes Vice-President Young men moved to the top of the Michigan State farm Bureau at the 20th annual meeting at Michigan State College, November 9 and 10. Clarence]. Reid, dairy farmer of Avoca, St. Clair coun- ty, and vice- president since 1935, was elected president by the new board of directors, Mr. Reid is the ninth president of the State Farm Bureau, and at the age of 44 is the young- est man to be elected to the office. He succeeded James j. jakway of Benton Harbor, who announced his retirement as president, after serving four terms. Paul Begick of Bay City, World War veteran and mem- ber of the board of directors for many years, was elected vice- president. Lloyd Rueeink, 27, of Adrian, Lenawee county, former president of the Junior Farm Bureau, was elected to the board in a four cornered race for the seat held by Mr. Jakway. He is the youngest man to be elected to the board. The plea that the Junior Farm Bureau have a place on the board of directors was voiced by their president Clarence Smaltz of Ithaca in a nomination speech that had everything, The effect of that speech was astonishing. On the first ballot Mr. Ruesink polled a majority in a race with such leaders aeMr. jakway, Roy Ward of the Dowagiac Farmers Co-operative Ase'n, and Floyd Barden of Allegan county. Mark Westbrook, president. of the Ionia County Farm MICHIGAN AT Bureau for a number of years, is a new director. He won a AFBF 20TH three cornered race to determine the successor to Melville B. McPherson, who was not a candidate and retired from the ANNIVERSARY MEET board after almost 19 years of continuous service. Committees Appointed for National FIgures to Address Paul Begick of Bay county and James Harr,is of Grand Net'! Meet at Cohege Great Gathenng of Traverse county, were re-elected. So were the directors rep- '" in August Farmers speak on Co-opel',ative the subject aSS'1l of Retail managers Credit will lead resenting these affiliated commodity exchanges: 'I nuri,ng a week"i? Au?ust 1940 all At the 20th~iVel'Sal'Y annuall ~~;;s:~odn r.~~ ~~~r:e~dl'eS5,eS bY. Ml'. ';i~17a~10d~;'iS~Ox:ha~~e ,~:~et°J~~k" Junior Farm Bureau .~ " !I '( ." Dorr, R-' ... Oorr, R-2 f' Heeman Kramer . 001'1', R·2 .. ?a:H~SiFb~r?~~,~,~,~::::::::tt~\i:~~~~~~~ ~. ~~:,~::~~~:~ Jr. .~'ig{ fg!~gg .". to 1~lliIII,' ~..~"- ttoue THROUGH OTHER EVES if In 1932, H. L. Menoken wrote in the January Issue of 'rue American Mer-e- m-y, "It is silly for farmers to own tarms. They belong to the lowest grade of labor, and are far too stupid to be trusted with the care of valuable property and the production of useful ".< Mtohtgan State 'phompsor ••• mtnots ttnrd ot the Iuel outs a r e cred ted " some author- goods." liff.~j!{~!~~I!! A few weeks ago during a hearing at Lansing 011 new warehouse storage one legislation, of Michigan's .bean elevators president and manu'ge...of largest took time out from the system of discussion on warehousing to voice f:~~l:,:'I~,\r!'! his opiulons on crop reports for farm- ers. As the etorv was told to us, he ertttclsed tssuiug urop reports to farm- ers and indicated that he didn't think farmerS were making good use of the reports. He went further, we were told, and suggested that crop report- t~~iL";.' •.. Ing oe discontinued for farmers, that ""·I:~~· .....""""."~ warehouse managers could get such Information tor themselves and they ,','=-"'=,;;:1:.,;; .8:~iil:;: U .:.."~:,~oo";;:-",,-, would know best how to make good use of the information In the farmers' Interest. Taken • as a group, we think the ~~;~~ ~:;ii;~i~~· ..: :: ·.!HH~:~H'!:.~::!~::m!:::' "'::::!:':'::::,1:":' .. ~~Ut,~;; remains ot;;~':~t:h~",::;,,,:;:e:~~,gn:~~:n~d ~:" ;~~ fanner is about of folks as any, as tntelttgeut GIVEN THE FACTS, a class ~~;a:~~~~!~:., tr~;~~~~~~~~~erg m2m~~:a:~ ~~iC~~~:;~stto~:t~;'~l~~~;l :~~rcu~~~l~eS 1~1~'l~-,~\iIi ~!~~~t we think the conclusions the farmer may come to are about as sane and sound as the average. It isn't less ~~~~~.; facts that the tarmer needs, 11's more facts ~~~~~ A REAL MEMBER Prof. Wllliam V, Deuuis of pennayl- vunla State college, who spoke at the I " annual banquet at the meeting of county mtnss. sing Farm eeceuur, that Bureau delegates a said, REAL among other member in Lan- is r'F.~:~~~b~~~.S... ··.S~~\lll~~': ~:i ~:~FaJ~~~~r~i~~ ·.... E:Ei\~~~:' ?:] :s~~~~U:'asa~~e ~:;ge~~iil~a~f~~rM~a~~:~~ ~~;~a~O~~~~~I~;d F~~~llio t~~ ~~~d a;: proud of his organization, he believes to,h~: i:~!~;,~:::."··S~~\\l~~'" ti rb~~:~~;~~~.~ ...,,:..~~~iim~':=:~ :~l~ :~~el~~~de ~:;~a:;:d:~h: s:~ ~~:,~;;~~~s~;a~t in it, he talks about it and he works t~ert~~t\~:n~~~r~~n:~ l:rV:ent.af~~:~~ ::::~:: for it. A REAL loyal, self-sacrificing, member, he said, is a "learner", is E,::~~ae~~~~~::~~ Jr :'' ~i~\\ltY£'~:~ g~~~. KK~:i~~:~:':..:''·,"··:,' S~~;l~~~:, b~u;:;1l~~;10~~~e~~ ~~t:~~p~~c~el'l~on:er~kJ~r~:~t,M~;.d d:~ and pays cash. We wonder it he could ~O:r"m a;~;~~:~. '.:,~~~ii\\~~', ~:i ~~:r~~d:::~~ee: .::aa:i,~~;: t~ Pennsvlanta State College. trude vanjtammet advlMlB. ~~~e:::~~S~:~~... ····~:~\\1~~: ~~~ have been othlDking about such memo bel'S as ,MrS. E. L. gprmger of F'enn- ~Ohc:,·~~~~eh~:r~..,..,.....::aa:i;~~on~' ~:~ ~:: ~il~Z:ea~~~e~b~~:=a:/~~:t~~t:~~h%,u:~O~haeUygh$t~;~li::d ::;e:~~\Iue~i It thorough pays to looking give over graln this drills winter. a get Plows them that now • need new &hate&.bollid vHle who writes, "I am enclosing my Henry Brink......... .....,Hamilton, R.1 Georlle(~~;rr;~~d"On"I~~:em+~)on. R·' me,tinll lntermleslcna, MQther'sat the left. She t~ught them, .cCont(nu~4 on J'l&Ite I.) f SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1939 'TWO whatever makes for peace rrufkee for Speaker or the evening was C. L. ~A~R :o---.MICHIGA~"S' American peace cannot welfare. be lrullt Lasting upon economic world Brmly, State Farm Bureau secretary who congratulated the Farm Bureau M~ conflict. In the tortured, fearsome upon the election of MI', Reid, and (, rft MEw. wortd ill which we live today. America observed from an acquaintanceship ~~~I~j~f~~ ~~~;'~~ Succeuor to the MIchigan Farm Bureau New~, tounded January12,1923 '"..~~I~.~~:~:' .... -."__ v It m~~:Genesee's And Marlhy's needle does the same, - 3,darning socks for me they had to buy. is that condition Editorial EINAR UNGREN and general emcee. 22J North Cedar Rt" Lansing, Mlchlpn. .scstomce Box 9110. Telephone, Lnnslng 21~27t. Editor and Business Manager t::~~na~~i She ey~s ~~::~.~~~:O~;a~:~:as:dn:~:~:~:::~~:i::g:e~s:~:~t it Iik~ a Jenny Wren _ with mingl~d hop~ and doubt. ~~aj~:'I~J~~'uc7~g or less by euance ~~.~i~~: a~~:~::~l in the years 1909· Community New Groups I recognize that searching glanc~, :or well enough I know 1914 wh tob we hope to restore. rj'wo new community Farm Bureau Subscription 25 cents per year; .• )'eal'lI tor $1, In advance. With that same look she ereec me up, 80 many y~ars OIgo: The Challenge Before Us organizations have been orgautaed. With tl1<1taam e look of hope and doubt, and well she might, because We are approaching in our world one to be known .as the R·Square SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1939 No. 12 She hoped tl1"re w8. )'\ ;f:l~'~f:,",,",01~:~~:;~~:~!:~:~~ the project of writing an agreement between the County and the State ~f~;~;:;~i:~S~:~,~~,0::~t:~~~; local tangible acti:Vltlesthat he can see, feel and expertence to hold mem- ~:f~~~~~f;~?~;:2::f{t~:~;~:~~x\:~~~J:~~f}~?:¥~~~::~~~~;:~ was selected as a starting point be- cause it marked the beginning of our Serv~ces Increased (rom 30 III 1933 to 135 III 1939. The Farm Bureau Ser- ;;~If~c}\~:~~~j::~;~~:~:!~~~l':!:: vices to Parm Bureau members has heen paid out of Insurance, Farm Little Fellows Raised the Big One Farm Bureaus, the agreement to deal bel' interest if we expect to enroll emergence from the depression or Y~ceschanged from being almost en- News, and other revenues, and not with the dtvtston of dues, a statement large numbers.. . 1932and the starting of a new epoch urerv a wholesale pusiness to a com- furnished by membership dues as the ~ of responslblHt~' and relationship. In the very nature of the case It In the life of the Farm Bureau and Its bined wholesale and retatt enterprtse. members commonly believe. On this T~e Fc~:n;;~~~~~:;~~~pa:~~~Ughout:~~l ~:~:r:~~rn:~:~l~~:::: ~;~::' a~ sU~~:iar~~~sperity of the 1920's, ;~:ct~r~~~~::se~n~nn~~n~~:~lef~~mco~~ .6~~:u~tal~n~n~h~in~~\~~at~:n~u:tr ~:: \"\ of encouragtng more active par-tlct- indicated its major purpose to be one sume direct active responstbtltty for the accomplishments. of our larger patton and the assumption of greater Farm Bureau orgnntsuttons. throughout which the farmer was at m 193~to 23 in 1939. a disadvantage in relation to labor and Industry, had crashed in 1932and Cost of Membership Operations Sources of Funds St.ate Farm Bureau. A summary of Farm B~r.ea\l earn- lnga for the six year, per-iod, 1933·39 " responsibillty on the part of the mem- bers throngh their Commnnlty and Local Participation is Necessary Vital, tangible and continuous local 1933. Banks were closed, and our j In connection with the membership (at the close of this statement) shows unes of credit, which had required maintenance, organization, legislative that Farm Bureau departments have County Farm Bureaus. The commit- service, participation and community years to establish, were wiped out. and Junior Farm Bureau work during produced net earnings as follows; ~~u~me:ro~~d:st:~liS~p~o~t~~~~y t~~~ ~~~:~~~~~jl:n~~~::::~a:~:.es~~n~~~n~~~;Ot~Seans~~o~~e~~Sil~es:h~o~~~~~:,/~~:~ ~~:9,s~U::~~d~e~~ov~a~:~~eg f:~~:i~ ~n~sr~~~:~:;~~~~·~i~:~·:~·i;i:::::::::·::$ ~:~~t5 [ Farm "Bureau members to actively be accomplished by the mere expen- collapsed, seemingly overnight. I re- amounts have been spent in carrying I, ~~~J~~~~~~~~~?t~ ~~~~~ :ijti~l:~~~~~~ " }, 'l- It WaHthe optnion of the committee munity or county needs sufficiently due to the collapse of a seed company. - $180,034.39 reduce State Farm o:ureau ~debtedd that only by encouraging and Influenc- to justify, secure, and maintain the rated by Dun and Bradstreet as an In addttton, approximately $14,902.91ness.and abo~t ;5,0 ~ p~c Ck ase an :-.. log the members to assume a full support 01 the members from a local A-I concern. in memhership credits has been paid repair and mnrove t e t :ro~ ~~:~: ~~::;~o:s;~~~:~; ~~rt~~e cio~~~:~tn~r:~~; ;~'~~~e~:~:~~o:~u;m;:t~ Ba;~~ c;:;~esB~:e:Uema~e;s~;:ePFO~~~ ~~r~b~~;~:i~:n;~e~:~~ ~;::~~ ~~~ ~::rara~~re~:.rking lot at 20 ort rnunity Farm Bureaus could the Mlch- Farm Bureau nrgantaattcn today. The Bureau gervtces for the year ending led more than their $5.00annual dues, Other Financial Responsibilitiea igan State Farm Bureau make maxf- local group should have some teem- June 30, 1932had a net loss of $36,130,making a total amount paid by the It should be mentioned too that mum progress In building a member- ties such as a building and equipment and the assets of the Farm Bureau Services In the form or membership $29,374.55of the. Farm Bureau's as- ship commensurate with the responat- for Its meetings. As the memberahtp and the Services were depreciated to credits of $53,167.82. sets are tied up t!! the Farm Bureau Y:\' bilities and problems of the future. It and local organizations assume these the very bottom. Farm Bureau mern- During these six years we have Fruit Products Company. This in has been difficult,discouraging and ex- r-esponaibf lfttea, a larger part of the bersbtp dues were cut in half, and the spent aU the State Farm Bureau's my judgment will be liquidated event- pensive for County Farm Bureau jead- members' -;Iuesshould be used for 10- policy or e\iminating part or all of share or the dues paid in by members uanr, but slowly, the Umerequlred "14 era to maintain the Farm Bureau cal services which every member can the remaining ';5.00 of dues was m- ($64.623.92) plus ;130,313.38 from depending upon the ups and downs membership because we have lacked see and experience directly. In some augurated through the membership Farm Bureau Services and Michlgao. of the rruu and vegetable canning a vital organization entity around counties there exists a good oppcrtun- credits. So in 1933we were truly be- Slate Farm Bureau department earn- business. .~..ii ,J W it 211; 22 & ; 2i1 iii iiL iii, u, _, Jii OWl¢, SQCMbA!, illY 'ff (~ 7 ,~ f. I·. 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