IF IT'S HELP YOU NEED, HELP OTHERS AND/SUOOEED Vol. XIX, No. 10 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4,1941 Behi They Direct the the Work of the Farm Bureau • In an• y the W II With J. F. Yaeger, Director of m' nhip u. s. Government Couple Call to Pr RelatioDJ Amounts of Food with Guarant 850/0 Parity Prices or B tt r CO-OPERATIVE CRUSADE This is Itho tim tor all good co p- The U. S. Department of gri ultur has c 11 d up n 11 eratives and co-<>per tive leaders to rally to the cause or the crusade. farmers to increase very substantially their produ ti n sc said the Co-op ratnve Crusade milk, meat, and eggs, and certain other crops in r ti COl11Jmitteewhldl met in Kan as City last mOl1Jthto di cus ways and means program designated to feed our own p ople nd to sup pi for "al'Ousing every pre n t m.omber fourth or more of the war time food requirements of r t or a co-<>peratlv into ,b comung a co-oPerative crusad r" and to start a Britain. rogram of publicitY nd education At Chi cago, September 18·19, Se ·y of Agricultur I ud ~uCh as will "conv~nce every Ameri- can ithat co p 1'30 ion is the demo- R. Wickard told 400 AAA officials and farm lead rs from c rllitic alternative to communism and . " N ~~ •• ~, ••• ...< .. .," 12 north central states that the midwest would be a prin ip I fascism and all the oth r isms. 1t is the goal or the cru de to in- Directors_of Michigan state Farm Bureau & Farm_Burea.u~Services. Inc.t.in. jolnt_sessi~n_se1)t._4..i94i.· source of supply. President Clarence 1. Reid nd E. crease membership lin our co-opera- The work of the Michigan State Foreground, left to rtght: Directors not in photo: H. H. George McCalla, Ypsilanti. Ungren represented the Michigan State Farm Bureau. Uves at 1 .t 10% Farm -Bur eau IS . di11 ec t e d by a board Ray E. Allen, Oxford, vice-president Sandford, Battle Cr ek, president of Carl Buskirk, Paw Paw. ne t year, 0 in- of 16 directors. The Farm Bureau and of Farm Bureau Services, Inc.; Mark Farm Bureau Services, Inc.; William J. T. Bussey, Lake Leelanau. September 22, C. L. Brody attended a similar meting for ere e co-operative 138 associated farmers elevators own Westbrook, Ionia; J. T. Bussey, Lake Bristow, Flat Rock; Forrest King, Forrest King, Charlotte. eastern farmers at New York City. Mr. Brody had be n in busln ss by 25%, the Farm Bureau Services, Inc., which ~eela~au; hROY D · Ward, Dowagiac; ~harlotte't' Mr. sHandhfordbhas bheen.ill G. S. Coffman, Coldwater. to build co-opera- is the far '. om erg ouse, Falmouth ; Waldo E. or some ime. e as een s owing Directors, Farm Bureau Services, In.c. Washington for a farm organizations' meeting on prioriti s ttv strong r amd m supplies service of the Phillips, Decatur. marked improvement. H. H. Sandford, Battle Creek, for farm supplies. faster "of the peo- Farm Bureau. The services has a board Rear, left to r ight: Directors, Michigan State Farm Pres. ple, by the tpeople, of nine directors. Since several direct- Clarence J. Reid, Avoca, president Bureau Ray E. Allen, Oxford, V.-Pres. No Risk for the Future !.or the people." ors are members of both boards, their of the Michigan State Farm Bureau; C. J. Reid, Avoca, Pres. Tom Berghouse, Falmouth. Secretary Wickard said there is no risk for the futur -operattv are regular meetings are arranged for the Clark L. 'Brody, Lansing, ~exe.cutive Mark Westbroo , Ionia, V.-Pres. C. J. Reid,. ~voca. to /be urg d to get same date or s' . secretary of both organtzattons) ; Mrs. Pearl Myus, Lapeer. W. E. Ph ill ips, Decatur. in producing to meet a tremendous demand for milk, meat, on t of debt, to re- . ucceedmg <\ays. Jomt George .McCalla, Ypsilanti; Frank John Houk, Ludington. Merle Crandall, Howell. eggs, and dairy and poultry products. Even now, h said, duce credit and. get sessrons are held on matters of inter- Oberst, Breckenridge; Merle Crandall, W. E. Phillips, Decatur. Mark Westbrook, Ionia. as near a cash e t to both boards, as on Sept. 4, 1941. Howell; James Harris, Traverse City; H. H. Sandlford, Battle Creek. Roy D. Ward, Dowagiac. there are no surpluses of lard and pork. A new act of on" ff}{lMicy as PQ slbl , to build up cash At present there is a vacancy on each Lloyd Ruesink, Adrian; G. S. Coffman, James Frarr rs, Traverse City. Clark L. Brody of Lansing is execu- gress provides that within the limits of available funds (one reserveH to moder-nize facilities and board caused by the death f P I Coldwater; John Houk, Ludington; Lloyd Ruesink, Adrian. tive secretary of the Michigan State to expand ervic . . ' 0 au Mrs. Pearl Myus, Lapeer; Carl Bus- William Bristo Flat Rock. Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Ser- billion dollars under lend- lease ) a farm price of not less BE READY FOR ANYTHING BeglCk on July 16. kirk, Paw Paw. Frank Oberst, ~·eckenridge. vices, Inc. than 85 % of parity will be supported by the government Oscar Cool y, editor of TIle Co..op- until December 31, 1942. Furthermore, Secretary Wickard errutive Butlder, has mad thi state- Co.op Ask Priorities This Caused the MILK, WHEAT, EGG said, should the war end soo er, the government will give ment: Shooting Ab ut Oleo INCREASES ASKED knows 'The outstanding the Urnes I un rtainty. or can haracter istle of 0 .ur t ly forecast one For arrn Supplies A few days ,before ISeptember 6 the- Consumers Counsel ffice of the U. S. OF MICHIGAN farmers time to get turned arou d in their production. Suggested Goals are Minimums what is gotn to happen a few Farm Groups Por a General operatives. The council membership 'Dep't of Agriculltur presented a ra- Milk-8 % increase, from 5,150,000,000 The government has asked that the nation' s farmers i .. months from no includes national, regional and local dio broadcast ifor ol~margine that lbs. in 1941 to 5,560,000,000 lbs. for Priorities Committee co-operatives serving several million brought a: roar from dairy interests crease milk production by an average of 7 t egg production % Th natJional . i ly farmers and doing a business 01 2% and several anti-oleo bills tnto Con- 1942. au itor , aNer discu ing thts subj t For Agriculture gress. Eggs-6% up, 111 to 118 million by 11 / hog production by 15 These and other produc- at length In th ill r nt annual nne t- hillion dollars annually. doz ns. The Job to Be Done The Consumers Counsel said in tion goals set, said Secretary Wi kard, are minimum increases. ing at Indlanapoll , recomm nd d the Will defense program priorities for Beef cattle, calves-5% up, 18000 It was proposed at the September its broadcast that oleo is much cheap- tollowbn con' rv' tlve PI' gram for metals, chemicals, etc., be permitted increase. He indicated that the government would welcome greater 17 meeting that the general priorities er than Ibutter and that it is just as Hogs, (spring of 1942)-10% up, all co-op at thi 1. llec ime: hat Is ow d them and gram? to upset the farmers' production pro- committee for agriculture should have mntrbtious. Consumers Counsel quot- 306 to 312 million pounds of pork for production. On all production not less than 8S % of parity, these responsibilities: ed the new Food & Drug Admini tra- o one wants that to happen. 1942. prices will be guaranteed at the farm. get on ca hi. With money now (1) Act to get priorities and assist tion regulatdons for oleo, saying that Sheep, lambs - 1% decreas , or more plen ful han it ha be n for , rtainly, not the U. S. Department in procuring farm supplies for produc- now 'both oleo and butter must con- or 500,000 lbs. Between now and June 30, 1942' the meeting was m- over add, h·ls hould b rela- of Agriculture, which has on its hands tion purposes. taill 80% of fat. he speaker added Corn-70,OOO acr increase. tively c y a progr: III to increase production of (2) Do similar service on supplies that oleo rein/forced vitamin A could Oats-72,OOO acres mer ase. formed, Great Britain will need dairy product mad from 2. Malnt in norm 1 In ntor Ies but m ats, dairy and poultry products. for processing and marketing of farm Ibe as nutritious as butter. Barley-5,000 acres increase. 1 h 4 to 5 billion pounds of milk; pork and lard from 9,000,000 don't p ul t lgui ng on prices go- But farm rs have noticed that prior- products. Senator Guy 'M. Gillette of I~wa Hay-No increase. 2,706,00 acres. ing up, for you m Ltg t fooled. iti s for defense industries are making September 10 twenty-eight farm sup- and tRep. August H. Andresen of Wheat-l0% decrease, 60,000 a res. hogs. 500 million dozens of eggs, and 18 million pounds of 3. Avoid ing In debt to e pand machin ry, machinery repairs and ply wholesale co-ops met at Chicago Minnesota have introduced identical Rye-30% increase, 70,000 to 100,000 poultry meat. These are in addition to other farm products. facillbies unl ueh e an sion Ii im- otb l' supplies harder to get. to consider the matter of farm sup- /bills in senate and house to repeal re- acres. Michigan Farm Bureau Represented plies priorities. They met also to con- cent Food and Drug Administration Soybeans-16% increase, 4,000 to from the United States. lPeraNve. Meting at Washington, September sider means to protect co-operatives standards for oleo, and to prohibit 100,000 acres. 4. Pay all d bts. Accepts for Michigan 17, the ational Council of Farmer Co- from attempts from some quarters to shipment or sale in interstate com- Potatoes-14%, 206,000 to 235,000 5. Con erve ca h by n t paying op ratives' committee on priorities put them out of business through use merce :of oleo containing milk or oth- acres. The problem of securing the suggested increases in 'Cash patronage r unds. propos d that a general priorities com- The last-named point is of e p cial mitt e from all farm organizations be of priorities as a weapon. C. L. Brody, er dairy products or which imitates Beans- 0 change, 705,000 acres. production per farm was placed upon the state AAA organi .. Boyd Rainev and Wayne Mills repre- 'butter in color, flavor or appearance. Truck Crops (for market)-4% in- importance. stablished for agriculture. Clark L. sen ted the Michigan Farm Bureau at Advertising The Iboard of th ntral o-op- Brody, executive 00: oleo would be regul- crease, 36,000 to 38,000 acres. zations by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Maurice A. secretary of the the Chicago meeting. The conference ated. Truck Crops (for canning)-2% in- eratlve Whole al , at it meeting in Michigan State Farm Bureau, was at Chicago adopted a statement of Doane, chairman of the Michigan AAA and farm defens July, voted to r commend to th 1942 chairman of the meeting. For many years the Food and Drug crease, 60,520 to 62,000 acres. policy and organized as the Farmers Admtnistratton was a division of the Farm Gardens-24% inc r e a s e, board, accepted the goals for Michigan. 'annual meting that the CW pay no The gen ral priorities committee Co-operative Defense Committee. U. S. 'Dep't of Agriculture. PI' ident 149,692 to 185,300. cash Ipatronage refunds on 19-11 trade. for agriculture would consist of one September 17 representatives of the Roosevelt transferr Earlier this year the Farm Bureau, with the aid of many The board also urged local societies l' presentative it to Ith Fed- from each of the na- Farmers "to treat their net earnings ldkewtse tion's three general farm organiza- mitt e came into the National Coun- Co-operative Defense Com- eral Security Agency now headed by farm co-operatives, had brought the principle of 85 % of wherever retention of the net earn- tions-the American Farm Bureau, the cil of Farmers Co-operatives meeting Paul V. IMc utt on June 30, 1940 in his tRe-organizaltion Plan o. 4. Con- parity for farm prices into federal law, as reported in une 1 ings iln lthe buslne s is nece ary to Grange, the Farmers Union. The re- on priorities and endorsed the pro- give the society a rea oria1bly safe and maining 12 members of the committee posal for a general priorities sumers !Couns I was created as part edition of the Michigan Farm News. Production increas s com- of 'the Agr'] Adju tment Administra- sound Iinanctal condition." would be the committee on priorities mittee for agriculture, co-ordinated for Michigan are summarized in the next column. tion in 19'33. Its work is to protect Generally peaking the TV is in of the National Council of Farmer Co- through the National Council. compile county production ,goals !for Ithe intersts of consumers. Secretary Michigan Considers Ways &. Means sounder ~inancial eondttton than the the s veral 'crops. The next step is Wallace transferred Consumers Coun- The Michigan delegation expected average thruout Ilocal co-operative its .terrttory, B t he board i ty STATE FA..M CARVEN SMOKES sel from AAA to supervision by the department's director of marketing Iibtle troulble in meeting production goal for 1942 {or most the state's the farm to farm 'Canvass for 'indi- vidual pledges of performance. The OUT ANSWER ON sign-up is to !be completed Iby Decem- lor the any cash CW ,belt~v voted Ithat the C W should not pay patronage and has already refunds next BU EAU ANNUAL OLEO BROADCAST F b. '1, 1940. Generally Counsel, headed speaking, by Mis Consumers Harriett crops. They agreed with the gen ral meting poultry .that supplies products could of dairy and be increased ber l. Those From Michigan year. IlfJthe W needs to conserve its capital in this manner, how much more the average local co-op needs MEETING NOV. 13..14 "Are there any questions?" "Yes. How can the U. S. Depart. Elliott, finds fault with any improve- ment in farm prices that tends to in- satisfactorily and eHiciently by IMtter feeding and management of present Michigan conference by: was represented' Agr'l Adjustment at the Administration- crease 'the ,price paid by the consum- herds rather 'than through expansion. to do likewise! Time to Consider Delegates, m nt of Agriculture countenance Me- IMaurice A. Doane, Clarence W. er. When Miss Elliott shrieks, as she lMichigan and other' farmers now face Nutt promoting oleo in a department ISwanebeck, Thomas D. Kennedy, 'Mrs. the problem of obtalning adequate PREPARE FOR A SHOCK Resolutions and Other radio broadcast and endorsing forti- does quite often nowday, she is Es,ther V. ISmalligan. Says Leonard F. Cowden. general .heard from Washington to San Fran- supplies of feed for livestock. Ind- Matters fied oleo as a substitute for butter?" Agr"I Marketing SerVice-Vern H. manager of Consumer Co-operative cisco. iana and Ohio have the same prob- Walter Carven, Ingham county Church. Assodiation ot martllo, Texas: lem. These states listened with in- Announcement is made that the Farm Bureau member, residing near Bur. of Agr'I Economics--Paul M. We advise every )oca'l co-operative teres to ,D partment of Agriculture ol'ganJizat1ion to stick strictly to the 22nd annual meeting of the Michigan Mason, stood waiting for his answer Reid to Address Barry talk aoout making stored corn avail- Barrett. State Farm Bureau will be held at at the Agricultural Defense Confer- Farmer !Members of State Land Use ,true co-operative fundamentals on Michigan State College at Fairchild ence at Chicago, Sept. 18-19, called by Farm & Town Banquet able later. Planning Commlttee-e-Leonard .Swan- wluich thi ..great movement 'was or- Pre ident C. J. Reid of the 'Mich- Will Keep Federal Farm Program ty, Walter .n. Carven, Ernest 'Gilbert. theatre Thursday and Friday, Nov. f3 the U. S. Dep't of Agriculture. Four ganized: The AAA program for 1942 in- and 14. Commodity marketing con- hundred in the audience cocked an igan SLate Farm IBUleau v ill addr Michigan ISbate Colleg ......jR.J. Bald- 1. 'Demo'Cratic control. ,one mem- ferences, the annual meeting of the ear. a banquet att nded by member of cludes a 10% reduction in wheat acre- win, A. C. Baltzer, A. A. Applegate, age, and sharp reductions in the acre- Miss Helen Noyes. ber, one vote. Associated Women of the Farm Bur- "The new feueral law," said the the Barry County Farm Bureau and 2. Loyalty of members in ,buydng eau, and an evening peaking program first explainer, "requires that the la- members of the Hasting hamber Odessa Community age of cotton and tobacco /because of Farm Credit Adrnlntstrutlon-c-J. B. from their own co-operattve 'if it ot- are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 12. bel shall state what oleo is of Commerce ,the evening of Oct. 22 the surplus s on hand. Rather small Keenan, Ralph L. Harmon. " Group Fall Meeting increases of corn, oats, barley acre- fers what they need. County Farm Bureaus are entitled "But that doesn't answer my ques- at the I. O. O. F. hall at Ha ti The first ,fall meeting of the Odessa ages .were recommended for Michigan. Farm Security Administration- 3. The manager ells lID rchandlse to send one voting delegate for each tion," replied Mr. Carven. B u e of the limited capacity of the Community Farm Bureau, Ionia The present 750,000 acreage of bean Roswell G. Carr. at current mal ket ,prices. 50 members in good standing. One "The attitude of the Dep't," said o. hall, the event has been limited to county was held September 11th at Forest Service-W. I. White. is recommended .for 1942, but may 4. 'The manager sells only for ca h. hundred and thirty-eight farmers co- 2 "is that butter is the better food .m mbers of Iboth organizations and the home of Mr. and IMrs. Charles Rural Electrification Admlnlstra- go up later. 5. Tlhe members authorizing a operative as ociated with the Farm . ' .. but we also ob erve that some wives, In charas of arrangements Hamp with 100% attendance. 1R01l Secretary tion-e-R. E. IMorris. 'UmHed Interest rate on share capbtal. Bureau Services, Inc. as stockholders cannot buy butter at the price you'd are George crouse. trea urer of the call Wickard said that the Soil Conservation Service-E. C. as an wered by suggestions for U. S. Department of Agriculture be- Sackrider. 6. The Iboord of directors authoriz- are entitled to send one Farm Bureau want to sell it, or at the price we'd Farm Bureau, and Warren Carter of the year's program. Discussion was lieves that .the increase in production ~ng div'Idends lin proportion to pur- member voting delegate each. like to have you sell it." Ha tings. Harold Foster, county Surplus Marketing Administration led on "Improving Community Or- of meat, milk and ggs can be had -M. E. 'Drake. ohases. Pre id nt Reid has appointed the "The nutrition council," said No. 3 agr'I agent, is a sisting with the ganizations". Officers for the com- without disturbing 7. The 'lioard of direotors and mem- resolutions committee: Dan Reid of to the standing Carven, "has worked program. the soil conserva- Michigan State Farm Bureau C. ing year are: 'Chairman, Leon Ald- tion program, or ,by plowing up new ber authk>rlzing stock dividends hclby, chairman; Waldo Phillip of out diet plans for age, sex and activ- rich; vice-chairman, James McDowell; J. 'Reid, E. E. Ungren. IWhich will keep .the o1'grunization's -Decatur; Lloyd Ru sink, Adrian; ities ... butter i the first choice ... Signs 24 Menibers ecretary, Mrs. Cecil Cunningham; land. Agricultural ad lustment, Michigan aid Sec- Armstrong. fState Grang W. G. cash earnings ,for possible ex.pansion Mrs. Ray eikirk, St. Louis; Mrs. lIal bu t some families can't afford rotection at a large degree replaced the former surpluses. As an outstanding ex- The labor and energy so engaged is reasonable cos~re in- 11 of these lar.ge groups are feder- A. F. of L., The American Railroads .human energy used in the operation ample of the effect of improved vari- ations of the various classes of local Association, .the ational 'Manufac- not producing national wealth. A over 500,000 surance for your money-- eties, hybrtd corn results in an aver- question often propounded is, "Can that's why car owners aU of the farm. organizations, of 'Which you have turers Associatton, mercantile land Today two-man, or father' and son age cent. increased production of 15 per several examples right here in Kal- maritime int rests and hundreds of we now suspend our democratic of government and fight a 'War and form OWners save with over the country are insur- ing their cars the common outfits are fiarming 500 a res or more, amazoo county. Your Il t includes others are all located in Washington Then, too, the declining Ibirth rate still get it ,back after the emergency? sense State Farm Mutual ometimes s parated comprised tracts, of quite widely wherea 80 to 100 acres kept t s» or three men consumption; formerly in our country since 1910 has \160,000 fewer school lowered the Pomona Grange ordinate with four sub- with the most capable talent money I have faith that we can 'but we shall ranges, your County Farm can hire. have to mend our rwavs. The indi- INSURANCE way. It will pay you to in- vestigate. There's no obli- 'Bureau with five Community Farm Why They Are at Washington vidual citizen will need to intelligent- gation. Phone or write ••• rather !busy. Through this devlop- children than enrolled last year re- Bureaus and a Junior Farm Bureau, These elaborate office facilities and ly participate sponded to the school Ibells of the and feel and assume re- ment farming has lost many of its livestock organizations and the Kal- ,personnel or organized labor and in- sponsibility former social and romance values. nation September 2, 1941. Previous amazoo Milk Producers ssociation. dustry are not there because Wash- a much greate for the public welfare to iWe need to take care that modern to 1910 out country was exper ienctng extent than he 'has The latter organization, I understand, ington is an irnpont nt mercantile 011' Instltu tions in som way provide for a risihg birth rate which with immi- aggregates over $700,000 dollars manufacturing demonstrated center as is the case faire method of "letting George do it" in the past. A laissez sustatuing and developing these great gration helped to absorb surplus agri- worth of business annually. rwith Indu trial cltie such as Detroit, (human values. cultural production. will be passe in the post-war period I have outlined some of the major Farm Groups Have a Common Cause Chicago and Cleveland. They are in if rwe are to recover or retain our Scientific Developments In Agriculture In recent years and .particularly at Washington for he purpose of influ- freedom. The developments of science in factors in our changing agrtcul ture the present time these large organiz- encing legislation and protecting Democracy vs, Dark Ages agricultural practice leading to im- hoping to reach a better understand- ed groups representing all pha es of their respective intere ts in connec- proved varietie and soil practices ing ot our problems and do not mean Our responsibility must begln with agricultural opinion from the radical tion with the law-making and execu- the individual and our local institu- has, lik machin ry, played an im- to imply that these results are inher- to the conservative are co-operating tive branches of our government. 0 portant rt in au menting the pro- ently lbad or that we should return with one another tions. Individual and local initia- and presenting a large economic roup in our nation tive must see that the statesman re- duction 'ller man. gricultural ,to sloppy, unscientific methods. 0 unifi d stand as never before. Each today is without such organized rep- places the poli tician. Civlc con- ience I also playing an tndispen- human progress lies in that direction. has its offices and 'per onnel in Wash- resentJation. Even th consumers' ciousness must ,be maintained that able part in combattin the rapidly . In fact, in view of the present ington and several of them have of- council is being accused of attempt- puts the supreme value on the in- increasing p sts and di ases as con- world crisis and the con equont de- fices in State Capitols to look after ing to dominate the policies of the dividual human soul rather than per- trasted to former years. It is doubt- mand for Inerea ed ,production it may the interest or their re pective mem- U. .s. Department of AgricultUl e. be fortunate indeed that we have mitting him to 'become a mere cog in ful inde d without the work of the berships, so today the organized In fact, it is quite possible that the a machine operated by a 'bureaucracy. l:;isten to the Farm Market ReJ)orte.. PO ~ riment tation of • llichigan these surplu es and the means of of Michigan each market day, Monda:y Sth~~~~ P. ll. farmer' is recognized as one of the farmer in developing his public re- President John Hannah of Michigan State ollege, I hether the great cel- growing more food and fiber. Also major influence in our nation. His lations facilities and personnel in our State College in addressing KUo- Kilo- ery indus try of Kalamazoo county the e developments may in some de- the Ex- Location cvcles Statton Location eycl. gree have 'been laying the foundation representatives Ihave learned the national and state capitals ha large- change club in Lansing recently out- J Batktle Creek 1400 WOOD Grand Rapid. 130G • nd 'icillity uld b in e i t nce t - difference in iumction. Ibetween the ly taken a leaf out of the examples lined the e sential ac son 1450 W SCM Bay City 1440 for supplying raw material for in- features for the WHLS ~Iint H 910 WJIM LansIng 1240 day. Washington ,Monument and th Cap- set for him by organized labor and .preservation ort uron 1450 WXYZ Detroit 1270 J ccordin prepared by dustrial uses being di covered by re- of democracy as follows: search of industry and our experi- itol Dom. Their experience 'has industry. Time does not permit and 1. Dignity of the individual Early markets at 6'40 A M MI .11 retar "\ ickt rd, agricultural ex- WKAR. Supplied by the Mi' hI" ovLer! chlgan State College Radio StAtlOD taught them that they cannot rely neither am I capable of discussing 2. Re pect for the tru th c gan ve Sto('k Exchange. orts he 'e b en on a declin -ince the ment stations. 'wholly on ,the ideals ,po.rtrayed by the these developmen rrom the ideal- The Michigan Live Stock E h 3. GovernmeI!t by law organization-offering You th fxc ange Is a farmer owned and eontrollecl e inn'in°- f the century. This ha Lowered Farm Purchasing Power Lincoln Memorial to protect them istic standpoint of good government e 0 II Owing services: 4. Fai th in a good God SELLING-Commission I . lb \ 'n re tl· au mented in recent In conjunction with the foregoing, Iwithout putting forth an intelligent and democracy. political science mark ts. Feeders throu'rh sa eSi servIces in Detroit a.nd BUffalo termlniJ The dinner club, the Ohamber of I b' th elf- ufficiency policie industrial and lrubor price determin- and organized effort to d{) something authorities and p pulaI' opinion differ Commerce, plus a reasonable handli!'; hnat onal connl'ctlons. Can furnish a lalbor organizations, the ng c arge all grades of fee~UnK cattle aJ'd J or ign nations, particularly those ing the purchasing power of the farm- for them elve . 'Widely. FINANCING-4Y: o/c mo '1 b ubordinate Grange, the Community feeders Who have f~eod neydlaVlll a Ie for feeding operations of worthY 1.1 ltl'r die tOI i 1 control. Trade bar- er's dollar have on the whole b en on I well rememlber pa'rticipating in I an say, however, that the part and County Farm Bureaus, local • , regar e~s of Where they purchaSe their i u prot ti e tariff and a higher comparative level ince the hearings of the Fair Price Commis- the major organized gr.oups in our co--operatives and above all, the I - th d tu tl nd I kade CQn- time f orld \Var o. 1. During the sion of the Food dministration n3,tion are playing i not an. unmixed church, are real bulwark of demo- Frank Oberst P . UVESTOCK EXCH- ..••....... _,Hudson, iti n undin the nations of decade of 1930 to 1939 ba d on pre- twenty-foul' and twenty-five years ago, evil. orne of the e activitie are cracy. , reSident; J. H. O'Mealey, Se'cr.tar)' a. T",jl.uNlf~. We should overlook no op- h ~.rId h 'e hut off en- war conditions, the farmer's ,product when under the urge of the /War emer- con tructive and have commendable George J. Boutell. Manager portunity to rise to our full respon- I f ur ormer foreign 011 the whole would purchase only gency an aU mpt was made to reduce feature from the standwint of the sibilities to keep them trong and smp YOUR STOCK TO U A'l 7 % a many cloth ~, gloceries and the price of milk in the Detroit area national and intern tional welfare. active. Michiga.n Livestock Exch. OdiJ:ce 004P Every member mu t do his other necessitie. Hi purch ing by $1.00 per hundred. Only by !the There is much co-operation between full .part and not tru t iProgres Detroit Stockyards East BUffalo, PO\ -cr dr pped low as 62% in 1932. employment of Charles Evans these economic groups and jil.blic de- to the few. 0 'hope lies in surrend. By ·e CHESTER CLARK I Chairman for the JUNIOR F AlUI UREAV of Howell, R-2, Sta.te Publicity Sixt J •• In chairman, Lemoine Price. Our group has launched a membership drive. A appoint It 0 to act on the group h - pital1zabon committee; H nry err Co --, committee was named for our exhibit at the Fremont Community Fair. We are planning an excursion to the In- and Mrs. !Manley Dorr BROO KSI DE-Newaygo n invitation ere named. ' as read from the ternational Livestock Show in Chi- Garfield Farm 'BUIreau for our group Expect 600 ·Junior Farm Bureau . Dele ga t es f rom cago. OCEANA COUNTY By KEITH ..4.. T ..4.NNER to ent r a float at their f ir on ep· tember 26. Plans are made f r our 5o Counties: . Group Luncheon an d A special meeting of the Oceana Membership Relations and Education group to enter an e hibit at the Fre- County Junior Farm Bureau was held A fine spirit of co-operatlon seems mont ,Fair again this year. Evenmg Party Planned in the office of Lyle Tompkins, county to prevail in ,the Community Farm agricultural agent, at Hart, August Bureau groups. Most all of lthe CARR-Mason Florence ewman and ilUe Frank 28. Erwin Smith was named chair- groups have reque ted lbheir discus- Indications are that the sixth annual co . were appointed !by he group to rep- .' J' F nventIon of the man of a committee to arrange an ex- sion programs hibit at the Oceana County Fair. The set-up heets are being sent into this for 1941-42; official resent them on the committee to r- MIchIgan umor arm Bureau at the Fair h'ld h ry on Associated Women's Work. .. S C II CIt eatre at meeting was then turned over to the office in fine shape; new secretary Mlchlg~n htathe. 0 ege , hSaturday, November 8, will be the group who had just finished a week books, envelopes, song books and an- PHELPS-Charlevoix largest In t e istory 0 f t e group. Six hund re d young men at Little Camp Eden. Erwin Smith, nouncement cards are fbeing request- Those presen t responded 'to roll Clinton Hallack and the Misses Ila ed in amounts far exceeding last call !by either a rword of commend· and . women . are expected as delegates from SO county . or- Cargill, Idabelle Fuller and Maxine year's demands. tion for the Community Farm Bur- ganIzatIons. Hill gave reports on camp. Games I am glad to see that we are off to eau or Iby offering suggestions as to were played under the direction of a good start. The Community Farm 'Ways .whereby the program could be Business • includes • the election • of state ff' 0 icers an d h t e Miss Mary Heel', and lunch served Bureau members are the voice of the improved. Many interesting rem rks by the Misses Edna and Selma Quist. organized farmer. May we think in were given such as: (1) A gr tel' adoptIon of resolutions . . of pohcy concerning m a tt ers diIscussed On Tuesday evening, September 23, terms of the following: "Hats off to par ticipatfon in the discussion ,by ..~:~~~:" in the local organizations during the year. CHESTER. C/..-RRK, P/JBJ../ CITy a party was held on the sand dunes the past-e-coats off to the future." more of Ithe group, (2) Changing of- at Silver Lake. Prvt. Carl Hill, home OSHTEMO COMMUNiTY FARM ficers every year, (3) Keeping our- CHflIRM/iN -dR.. FIII~M I3UREI-"ILJ In the field of enterta.inment,. the new feature will be a on furlough from Camp San Luis BUREAU-Kalamazoo County selves Ibetter .lnfcrmed on current af- Wednesday, October 8, Chester Obispo, California, gave an interest- lHelen 'Buckham gave a very inter- fairs, and ( 4) I ending more letters group luncheon served In the Judging pavili d h I Ion un er t e Clark, editor of this page since last ing talk on army life. esting .review of her trip to Illinois and 'telegrams Ito Washington. direction of the Clinton and Ingham Junior Far m B ureaus, November, enters the army for a year VAN BUREN COUNTY to attend the lMidJwest Farm Bureau GARFiELD-Newaygo of training under the selective ser- Van Buren Juniors are beginning Training school at which time there J\fJrs. Hazel Purcett was appointed . The convention com~ittee includes: Robert Smith of Liv- vice act. Mr. Clark has done a very a strenuous membership drive toward were 714 ,people; 67 were trom •. ich- along with the community director, able piece of work as publicity chair- a goal of 169 members before Christ- t . 'Work out a Ingston county as chairman,. Clinton Stokes a n d H arnett . man for the Junior Farm Bureau. He mas, according to Edith Boyer. igan. Several members from our Mrs. iGretaEnsign, group drove to Three Rivers for a place' tot .the Women's peaking Con- Beckman of the College J uruor Farm Bureau , L OUIS. S eIes k y is an employe of the Howell Co-opera- tive Company of Livingston county. There were 44 members and pro- tour of the fur .tannery and inspected test and the judges. The Junior Farm of Genesee county. . Chester Clark of Livingsto n county h as We wish Chester an enjoyable time in spective members at the first meeting lockers of the ,Frozen Fruits, Inc. Bureau is sponsoring a train trip to in !September and 57 at the second NE. ST. CLAIR COMMUNITY , Chicago in December to attend the served on the committee. the army. We had one at about the meeting. GROUP-St. Clair Almerican Famn Bureau Convention. CONVENTION PROGRAM same age in 1918. We know that he In tallation of officers was the main ational lLivestock Show and the D r £T O. 1 will get along well. The Junior Farm feature of the second meeting with Stanley lBenedict, state Tepresenta- Morning tive from our district, explained -the The Garfield Farm lBureau is ent r- 9:30-Singing, usselman and Wash- Bureau page for November will be Mrs. Betty 'Benham, state secretary, prepared by Miss Amy Fee of Dexter officiating. new silk marketing Ibill. He gave ing a float in .the Garfield Fair. This ,burn directing. James McLeese assumed reasons why the legislature hasn't is to be open oompetition for any or- 9: 45-Call ident. 9: 48-Secretary's to order, acting vice-pres- Report, treasurer's HAS 125 AT R-2, Washtenaw county. She will have the help of some 40 newly ap- row is vice president; pointed local Junior the office of president. Farm Bureau Guire is secretary-treasurer; Raymond Ge- Helen adjourned. Elizabeth Me- PHELPS GROUP-Charlevoix ganlzation in the County. The group state scra-p !book was on display be- It was decided by vote of the group fore its entry in the state contest. report. 10: OO-Introduction of the president JFB P TY publicity editor. chairmen.-E. E. Ungren, Kreog, publicity chairman; well Brown, recreation chairman. and Max- that our places of meeting for next TU RN ER-Huron year be determined by putting the iRoll call was an wered by memb rs and his address. The first feature of importance for voicing their suggestions ,fur Ithe Van Buren County Will Have lamliy name in a box, draw, and ar- 10: 20-Routine business. the new year is the tri-county meeting range the monthly meetings accord- 'betterrnent of the club and the im- 10: aO-Adjournmen.t into committees. for Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren provements of last years' meetings. A Hallowe en Party on t counties, which is scheduled for ing to the dra-wing. a. Presidents BANFIELD-Barry greater need for publicity and prompt- b. Vice-Presid nts October 30 Thursday, October 30, at some large There were 12 regular meetings ness dn getting to meetings was ex- c. Secretary-treasurer barn in Van Buren county. The com- held. We had 24 regular members. pressed as desjred improvements. d. Reporters Jr. F. B. Region No.1 composed of mittees have been a-ppointed. All Seven members were present at all SfTKA-Newaygo e. Junlor-Senlor commodity rela- Cass, VanBuren and Berrien counties who come must wear aprons or over- It was decided to have an exhibLt meetings, three lor eleven meetings, alls. tionship held a dance Friday evening, August and nine for ten meetings. There at the 'Fremont Community Fair on our 'baking will be easy as pie if f. Community Farm Bureau The group was happily surprised to October 17-18. A committee was nam- lard you will only try.-Mrs. Anton N. 29, at the Hudson Memorial Hall at were several absent at {he January g. R olutions Marcellus. 125 members were present, Name New County Officers; have Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hennink as meeting on acount of illness. ed to arrange the display. Carlon ebeka. guests at their committee meeting at h. Camp Cass having 53, VanBuren 47 and Ber- WEST JEFFERSON-Hillsdale i. R creationa leadership rien 25. 1941 Program in Final the home of Mr. and Mrs. Washburn The church committee reported on September 16. j. Speaking contest elimiations During intermission a peppy busi- Stages that some repair was needed--an WASHTENAW COUNTY k. Counsellors ness meeting was called by Richard At the first meeting of the Wash- estimate of the repair work is .to fbe 12: 10-Lunch in the judging pavilion Leach of Cass, new regional director. BERRIEN COUNTY tenaw Junior Farm Bureau during given at our next meeting. Each one Miss Betty Young of Berrien county Afternoon The September 22 meeting was call- September, reports were given on present was to ask some neighbor if l:lO-Reconvene and Ingfng was secretary. ed to order by Helen Preston at the camp activities by the members who hey would be willing to dona e time 1: 20---'Reports of ommittees Gerald Lombard, president of Van attended the Waldenwoods leadership or money for the repair ;work. The Eau Claire High school. 3:0o-R olutions committee Buren J. F. B. presented Mr. and Mrs. Norris Young conducted a short training camp this year. New officers group decided Ito see if some action 3:30- omlnating committee Kermit Washburn as sponsors of Presi- could be .taken on getting mail de- ·business meeting. We voted to keep were also elected as follows: 6: OO--...Banquet, Union Building their group. Talks were given by cCalla; vice-presi- livered to two 'houses, which are 80 Burton Richards as our counsellor for dent, Raymond 8: 45-Party Dick Anthony, state president; Nor- the coming year. A report was given dent, Norma Teachout; secretary, Dee rods off the ,present route .... Ivan ris Young, president of the Berrien ,by Richard Koenigshof, chairman of Boyce; treasurer, Dorothy Forshee; Maystead reported on the ational sro p; Miss Dorothy Jones, president Emergency F'arm iMeeting which he District Elects the meeting which is to be held at publicity chairman, Amy Fee. of the Dowagiac J. F. B. of Cass Co., the Buchanan Co-op on October 6. We At Jthe second meeting of the month attended at Chicago, Augu t 18-19. Louis Se yofGeneaee and Harold hannon of the new Mar- had a very interesting lecture by Mrs. guests were present from Ingham and CENTRAL-Huron All four oountt s of Distriot 6 cellus Jr. F. n. of Cass Co. C. M. Bedinger from Berrien Springs Livingston counties. This meeting An invitation was read from the Singing was led by Raymond De- on the subject of "Defense in Home- announced our membership drive. A Chandler Community Clu'b asking were represented at the party and Witt and Melvin Brown with Miss making". short discussion was held on the his- Ithis Community Group to attend regional meeting held ~t the Co-op Muriel Taylor at the piano. tory of the Junior Farm Bureau, its their meeting at the Chandler Pres- hall at H well, Sept. 1. A:fter view- Co- perative refreshments were HURON COUNTY purposes and the benefits one will re- byterian Church on September 19, ing the 'beautiful northern lights, the serve. Square dancing was enjoyed Nelson Kuehn reports a regional ceive from membership in such an or- and they also group went in ide and Regional Di- for the remainder of the evening. ked us to put on the rally of Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac ganization. Plans are being made for evening's program. The in vitation rector Robert Smith call d the meet- VanBuren County Junior Farm counties held at the Caro Conserva- the next meeting to be held October was accepted. ling to ord r. IMrs. Margaret Sling- Bureau will entertain District No. 1 tion Club. Loren Roller of Tuscola 7 at which time new officers will be ALBEE-SPAULDING-Saginaw erlund wa appointed secretary for at a Hallowe'en party Thursday even- county was elected regional director. installed. Reports will be given on The discussion was on improving the meeting. Two voting delegates ing, October 30. A tall talkers' elim- KENT COUNTY the state counoil meeting of eptem- our meetings for the next year. Meet- each from Oakland, Livingston, Shia- ination contest will be a feature event. The campers returned from Oneka- bel' 27 which was attended ,by Robert ings rwlll start at 8: 00. The secretary wassee and Genesee counties were se- lected. Louis Selesky of rand ma appreciative and very much en- Gilbert, Amy Fee and Dee Boyce. thused reports Jean Franks. was instructed .to wrtte to the county board 'to see about getting a page of GO CHANGE Blanc, Genesee county, new .regfonal director. was elected Camp games Wexford County J.F.B. The first meeting held afterwards Saginaw rural news in the paver each Goes to Town E PEeT 5 ,000 Ai PE~ and songs \Were greatly enjoyed by all. Chester Clark of Howell explained An interesting consisted of reports of campers and discussion of the year's program. The letJter from Miss second meeting had a two-rold pur- FARM BU EAU week. CENTRAL HURON-Huron FO It :was then moved Iby William c- the set-up and led a discussion on the Georgia 'MclDaniel of Manton: pose. One was getting lists of potent- state organization of -the Junior Farm 'Last spring when 1MI'. Hennink ial new members and the other a EM ESP Ca~y that !Mrs. Protzman ill5 "Golden \Book of Songs" for use in purchase !Bureau. first ,talked to us about the Jpos'Sibility panel discussion of social graces. Dis- FOR 1941 our meetings. The motion carried Sounds funny, h1 !fet when it comes of a thriving Junior Farm Bureau cussion was led by Mary Farrell. 'President Ed,ward A. ()I eal of the ..... The meeting closed by repeating to electricity you can do I s of things College Scholarships to organization in our community, it Next regular meeting was a social one American 'Farm Bureau said in a let- the Farm BUireau creed, looked rather questionable to us, Ibut devoted entirely to fun and the sign- ter appointing the ational Organ- Clayton oll gave an Interesting for fractions of penni UGhas clean 3 in Junior Farm Bureau by Ithe ItimeBen 'had 'finished talking ing up of new members. It was a account of the Junior Farm Bureau The American Youth Commission, we 'Were all ready to give it a try. huge success in both respects. ization Conference Committee: "I am encouraged to Ibelieve that camp held at Oamp Eden. Clinton a r.ug or wash clothes, make coffee or At the meeting of Kent, Allegan, through Dr. Howard McClusky of the At first we !had only enough paid Ottawa and Barry groups to choose a our membership will total well above Stokes told 0If the benefit these camps toast, enioy a radio program or refrig- University of Michigan, has awarded up members to fill the officer's Ithe 500 000 unark in 19-41 and exceed are to young people. This was a $100 college scholarships to these chairs. The ottlcers were: President. regional director, Donald Anderson, the high year of 192.1 when 'We had joint meeting of the Junior and Com- erate your food for quite pell. H w past president of the Kent County Junior Farm Bureau members: Miss 'VHlis Mathews; vice president, Clair We should have munity 'Farm Bureaus. Margaret Haas of Ann Arbor R-5, who '8oott; Junior Farm Bureau, was elected. 466,422 members. in 19'42 if SAUBLE RIVER-Mason much do you p nd per d for I e- y see'y-treasurer, Dora Mathews; All in all, we feel that the experi- one ' million members is a student at Michigan State Normal ,publicity chairman, Georgia Me- ence at camp was very worthwhile everybody will get 'busy." David !Smith and Alma Benson were tricity? Then divide it by all the uses college at Ypsilanti; Miss Esther Daniel. Vern Vaniman, organizatlon direct- appointed co-chairmen on the agri- Brown of Kalamazoo R-9 who is at- and will be a tremendous help in com- For our Iast meeting Sept. 26, at pleting our year's work . or for the American Far m 'Bureau cultural exhibit committee wtth Will- nd see what a barg in it i . tending Western State Teachers Col- .the Mathews 'home, severuteen young ;for the 11 midlWest states aid recent- iam Ha nbank to do the carpenter lege there; Cltnton Stokes of Green- people gathered for a short 'business LIVINGSTON COUNTY ly: "Definite, sound plans for mem- 'Work. This exhibit to 'be at SoUville vil) R·3, who is a senior student at meeting and a social evening. Two '.A candlelighting ceremony led by 'bel' hip acquistlon is the order of the eptember 25-26. :\Irs. .Marjorie May- Michigan State College and is pres- more ,became paid up members. Sev- Ardis Richards was the means of offic- day. ident of the Colle e Junior Farm Bur- eral others 'have shown an interest In ially installing the new officers of the Haphazard hazard results. methods get hap- nard was named as secretary-treasur- It was the general er of the new group hospitalization Bargain Day for Eta ricity , eau. The awards were given for out- Livingston Junior Farm Bureau at a our organiza'tlon. opinion of many at lthe W t plan to be worked out in Mason id ... standtng work in their respective regular meeting 'Sept. 15 at the How- The next regular tmeeting will 'be ell Co-op Hall. Officers installed were ,Training School that there is now County. ,She will represent our group While prices of some things have gone up. Junior Farm Bureau. on sociated Women's work .... 'On F'riday night, October 3, at the President Don Garlock, Vice-Pres. more unanimity of opinion and action that's not true of electricity. Cheap elec- Siddall home. At .this meeting Matty Jonathan Musch, Secretary Jean Hor- in the Farm Bureau movement than William Hasenbank was asked to Talsma, Dick Siddall, and Willis wood, Treasurer Arza Olark and Pub- there has ever been before, give a resume of his 'Week at Camp tricity is still your best bargain. Do you iMwthews rwlll give us the low down licity Chairman Bill Cronkrite. "Let's take advantage of the op- Eden, which he did, very nicely. Our Farm Bureau signs were given know, for example, that five pennies wort '~bout their doings at the J. F. B. portunity to swell the membership Preceding the ceremony the regular camp. Georgia McDaniel will report business meeting was held with Rob- rolls to the high t point in the his- out and. all seemed glad to receive of electricity will do the weekly washing on the council meeting aJt Lansing on ert Munsell in charge. Elnora Sharp tory of the Farm Bureau movement them. for the average size family? Use your and thus make further contribution I RA-St. Clair Sept. 27. read the secretary's minutes. Guest to a greater agriculture to help build We 'began our new season Iby hold- electrical service to save in many ways. speaker of the evening was Keith ing our meeting at the F ir Haven a greater nation." Bell Refunds $404,000 Tanner of the State Farm Bureau Community Hall. We are glad to Now's the time to b y electrical eppll- membership relations department, have the use of this well equipped To Long Distance Users who was introduced by Burr Clark, Big Farms in hall as we are not all able to handle ences. Visit the de lers' sto e ••• and The 'Michigan Bell Telephone com- Jr. Mr. Tanner challenged the group the inreased group in our homes. The ours, too. Does well to store 'aeme- Wes rn Sa s pany reported .today th8it it has re- to constantly keep moving forward. Community Hall is not big enough to thing as he goes aJeng · · • funded more than $400,000 to long Other guest were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wyoming, the census hows, lead take alway from the "homey" at- for himself, and, for the fa.mily he expects to have distance users in the state in con- Hennink. nection with the April rate reduction wiH be Monday evening, October 6, at which brought interstate toll charges the Co-op Hall. The ne t regular meeting all the States in the average size mosphere of farms in 1940. There ent area reported for each farmer to 'was suffici- of our meeting-at same time it 'boasts of a piano which 't'he LE us wo will help to enliven our meetings ... ... and for that older man down to interstate levels. NEWAYGO COUNTY have a dract of 1, 66.2 acre. We enjoyed the presence 'or ,Mrs. Whatever your pian, or type of farmtng-our traln d whom some day he will George tM. Welch, presid nt of the Our group met Augu t 26 at the :YIontana had 1,318 farms of 5,000 Grace Wilson, local correspondent farm service men are on the job to work wi h our cus- recognize as himself. company, said that refunds of $404,- Fremont High school. Reports were acres or more in 1940; Wyoming from the Times Herald. We will tomers In planning th ir uses and m king the b use 508 had been made to 43,995 long di - given by members who attended Camp 1,070' and ew IMexico, 1,352 in the send reports of our activities to the See YOUI' State Farm tual tance customers as of August 22. Eden near Onekama. ewaygo coun- same classification. of electricity ••• That's a part of our co-operation with Marine City Independent and the Agent. Write our State of, The company has estimated. that the ty campers were Margaret Rattier, ew !Baltimore News. our. farm customers. Once the service is ftce for insurance information total amount of the refunds will ap- Catherine proximate $1,500,000. Rattier, Gladys Ronald Bultman, Lemoine Price, Max Deters, Births BLUMFIELD-BUENA VISTA- live with It and ee that it's good ervice. Every state has a law requiring Saginaw STATE LIFE Interest of 1h of 1 per cent a month Hallowell and Lafayette Waters. doctors to report all births. Mr. 'Reimer said that they have a When a IX CE 00. applies on all refunds lpaid since Spon ors were ewaygo Co. Farm child i 'born 'without medical atten- bowling team now and if we rwould Bloomington, DliDois July 1, of this year. Besides the Bureau,. Fremont Co-op Oreamery and tion, the parents are required to fill like to see same good recreation refunds, the company estimates that the Ju nior Farm Bureau. the April rate reduction is resulting . Officers were .elected for the co:n.. send copies of all certificates out the 'birth certificate. The States come and watch them bowl. The to '[OnSUmER5 C 0 "'A PAN POWER Y MICHIGAN STATE FARM to the group hospitalization plan for Farm BUREAU . vings of about $700,000 a year to mg year: PreSIdent, Gladys Deters ; census bureau for stati tical pur- Bureau members was explained. A m.sha. n users' based on present vice-pres., Lafayette Waters; sec'y- tate Agent, Lan Ing M 1C Iga , R tti bli It poses. motion was made that the chairman usage of the long distance service. treas., Margaret a ier ; pu lCl Y SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1941 ICHIGAN FARM NEW TRI-COU TY --- spending gradually moved upward. gested y Seoretary Morgenthau will Ibe no lower .than the general (Antrim· Charlevoix -. Kalkaska) g e an d Pric s rose, but they rose slowly. which should be taken in order to level of prices. . t BOYNE CITY it wasn't inflation, becau e the PI"O- "Farmers should not insls on Lees Harold S ward off inflation are: a.rIt price centnss. But they Schneider Floyd duction of goods increased fa tel' "Extend the social security 'pro- above-I all ~ -It that will CHARLEVOIX than prices. We had so many idle gram so as to 'increase the fl ow 0 f h ld 11n<'1l::ion a 'Pall Y s ou "'d ilf the general price Block George Choatil Emil men, Idle factories, and such huge funds Ito the Trea ury from current- Cunningham Albert Murray Clarence J move upwai d a floor to Lyle Towsley HarOld stocks of readily obtainable raw ma- income during the emergency an d· m- 1 I moves upward an e We're Going eve . . -ices later on from mov- Warner Jasper terials Ithat we c uld and did xpand crease ,the outflow of funds when keep th 11 prr , 1 1 vel whaitever EAST JORDAN our production of food, clothing, auto- needed in Ithe post-defense period . . . ing Ibel'ow the gell~l a e,,' Penfold Perc~LLSWORTH mobiles, furniture, machine tools, A separatton wage-s-that is, an en- it may be after this 'war. Addis Irving and other sorts of g ods every time tirely new form of contribution out of WKAR ROUND TABLE prices went up noticeably. VAN BUREN COUNTY which a worker may draw a regular is pre ented Background Material for Discussion in October Price Situation", says: There are "The primary cause of inflation Is a wage for a tated 'Period in case he OF THE AIR This weekly program . 30 n by Funk Fred BANGOR many reasons, some have been de- lack of goods. Do you remember I h M nday from 1 to 1. p. 1 . by our 200 Community Farm Bureau Groups veloping for .the past century and mentioned loses his job ... those 3 ut 'Of 8 hours in state and local government Appeal for economy expend- e~ ,MIChIgan . 0 , te Sta College station Warfield Willard DECATUR • others only during ,tile last three de- LAWRENCE By KRITII A. TANNER and treacherous thing called Infla- that must go to making defense goods iture and a curtailment of their bar- WKA'R. b Parity Pro- Barnes Leland Blaisdell Ivan cades. The most Impontan tare: which neither YOUnor I can buy? But rowing for none-defense purposes . .. Membership Relations & Education Uion? (5) How can inflation be Theme 'for OctO'. 1': 1 . < t A \ Kantz George "The last world war. Inflation dur- IWlith 8 hours' pay we bid for the 5 F1OREW,Q'RD: Speeches, radio rom. checked and (6) Is government reg- ing 1916·19Z0 with a great rise in To increase the supply of g 0 dss avail avai - gram ar id Its RelatIOnsl: t'Ii1P 0(Nation- ,.. ulation necessary to-day? hours of ,things we want that won't able ,to the consumer wherever Ithis and Governm nt R .gu a IOn. /Ill nts, magazine ar-ticles, editorials, During one of the round-table di - commodity prices; especially prices go around. IT we allow ourselves to can be done .without encroaching al Farm Parity Program). Good Co-op Ofr ces bulletins, pamphlets, back-yard fence of farm products. Then the deflation, cussions over WKiAR on the topic of continue Ibidding, then prices run upon the defense program ... The Topics by rweeks: . d States Among the best looking and best conver tlons, and 'ilo-filling talk all or Ifalling prices during 1920-1922. parity, the question was asked, "Why away. mo t ef.fective way to prevent a dam- 'Oct. 6---yof curred at 'some !previous time . . . as debts. Farmers may think that in Powers Ed S Ziegler Joe life. What a strange America this rwhen the loans were made. For ex. MEARS another 'boom they would not make Farmer Mavoric would be ewithout them! ample, a loan of $1,000 is made when the same mlstakes as Ibefore, but NEW ERA SOURCES OF INFORMATION milk prices are $2.00 a cwt, If the 'booms are a form of madness, like a Foster J F Haga Henry Hansen Theodore Hiddema Rence P It is not my in tentton to make any price for milk falls .to $1.00, at the gold rush. 'If prices hit ,the sky, land PENTWATER /personal comment on this month's time the loan is repaid, it ewill require 'Wi\! 'change lhands 3.>tfabulous prices Montor Art SH ELBY topic. Presenting OUIces .of matertials twice as much milk to repay the 'and the story of speculatdon will ibe Atherton F B & Bankert 0 E and information .will be ,the primary $1,000 qoan. written over again. . Sons Barri~ Thos D . Bucher Tone He nrlckson EmmIt obje tive of thi article. It ihas been (3) "Farm .peo.ple are concerned "Farm Ipris 0 Sod SavIng Dams 0 Septic Tanks 0 FOWldatiOns basis, or an estimated shrink for cleaning) ing countries-have been responsible !prices from rising fur,ther: their ceiJting be so regulated that it L JUNE CLOVER W. B. SWEET CLOVER for the unfavorable tion during the last 20 years." farm price situa- "In the fir t place, Congress ,the point of passing a huge tax bill is on ~F~roof ------~----- Homes 0 Making Concrete. LSIKE Y. B. SWEET CLOVER INFLATION Leon Henderson, IS DISASTER price administra- designed to raise about four billion dollars in additional revenue, thus These CONCENTRATES Enable HOME G M~OTH ALFALFA tor fo the O.P.'M., in his article, "The ,witthdrawing a gr t aJlllount of pur- MICIDGAN GROWN TIMOTHY SEED Wwran'd Our Pockel:Jbook" in the chasing power that competes with the Produce More Meat, Mille and Eggs at a Lower (Timothy bought subject to our test for germination) October issue of the American Maga· defense eMort. end representative sample of your zine (a copyrighted "Inflation is disaster. magazine), said: Bankruptcy. "Secondly, Ithe Treasury roWling ,program is trying to btain as in its bor- MILK EGGS eed. Take orne from each bag. Depression. !Ruin. Idleness. Revolt. large a ,portion of its funds as pos- 100 Ibs. of Milkmaker 34% protein con. It can lose both the war and Ithe si'ble !from current consumers' in- centrate and 400 Ibs. of farm grains 100 Ibs. of Mermade Balancer 37% protein and 400 Ibs. of will quotc you on 'ample, on a cleaned ba is or on e. ti- peace !for us. It -can sink our stand- come. farm grains makes 500 Ibs. of an excellent 16% Egg Mash. makes 500 Ibs. of a profitable 16% dairy mated shrink. If ~ou ,,,,ant orne of cleaned eed returned for rds of living below misery levels. It "Through a new form of note-the ration. Use 10? Ibs. of Mermade Balancer 32% or F.B. Supplement our u 'e, we'll do that. can corrode our values in living into ,tax anticipation n te-it is seeking to 32% With 300 Ibs. of grain. a jazz age of tinsel and lrresponsi- bility. increase the effectiveness come tax a a check on currelltt pur- of the in- MERMASH 16 or 1~% protein is the perfect dry mash for high egg Cean or eed "'What, actually, dread so? It all !Comes down to this: is Ithis thing I chasing power, and I am happy to re- !pOrt to you ,that more than a billion production at low cost. Mill mixed and ready to feed. Inflation is rapidly rising price - dollars' worth of these notes were ave special problems craz.y, careening prices. " ow, ,to most 'Of us, par.ticularly bu ine men, rising prices are ,a sign sold in 'the month of August. "The Treasury IprO ram of selling has also 'begun a defense sa vings KIND OF RATION WANTED lIn e 'our clover and alfalfa 'eed -leaned to ·1 quality in POUNDS OF DIFFERENT ING EDIENTS TO USE' of pro perHy. They lIllean more bonds and stamps to people of moder- our node '11 'ced clea iuO' plant. Very rea onable rate. end money in our customers' pockets, a ate iClnd low incomes. The people CORN WHEAT MInDS greater willingnes to Ibuy food for have responded to a tune of a billion *Ground Oats ..amplt' for 'timatc. II.. E EED LE ED W. 0 Barley or Wheat FOR BROOD SOWS, AND the f8lmily, shoes for ,the 'ba.by, a new and a quarter dollars in four months. cdc n be rc eiv d for cleaning after December 20, 1941. dr s for mother. "The President has recently issued 00 Lbs • 27 Lbs. 180Lbs. PIGS UP TO 75 LBS. °. - - . "As busine picks up, jobs pick an order authorizing the Board of up, prices ,pick up, and we all enjoy Governors of ,the F deral Re erve 100 Lbs. 470 Lb • FOR PIGS FROM 95 the process. 'J.f th3.>t's inflati n,' ays Sy tern to control consumers' install· 2 Lbs. 75 LBS, TO 150 LIlS. PER the man in the Iback row, 'give me more of it'. ment iCredLt. "The Con re i considering, and 10 Lbs. 1,000Lbs. FOR PIGS FROM 150 LBS. BU. U TIL OLD. "But th8lt' not inflation. That's not I hope will pass without undue delay, *Do not use over 25% oat or barley sIngly or tog th what's beginning to appen now. a bill to ltmit price rises and to sup- hoppers if you like. For Winter leedbtg, SUbstitute ~o ~;. You may self-recti Porkmaker and grain mt ture in separate and Grower, and 10 Ibs. of alfalfa meal lor 10 lbs. of c:;n of fine alfalfa meal for 20 lbs. of middlings in the Pig Starter F B RE U SER ICES, I C. "That's wh