.Vol. XX, No. 6 SATURDAY, JU E 6, 1942 20th Year . F.. of L. Behind DO 'T SIG Ion if t e PETITION FOR "The American Federa tion of Labor doe' not-and ill not organize farm- Wheel REAPPORTIO ME T ers into trade unions. this direction has our sympathy support. We resp ct the right of farm- 0 move in or With J. P. Yaeger, ational Farm Organization ers to join th ir own farm or an iza- Director of emb.rahip 4 Counties Might Rule State; tions and to protect their conomic in- Say No Price Ceilings RelatioDi Suits Labor Unions, but tere ts." Under 110/0 Parity 'I'hl official statement issu d by the Not Farmers national headquarters of the .F. of LEWIS Leaders of the American Farm Bu- L. at 'V ash lngton early in lfay is re- One of the arguments used ,by or- reau, ational Orang , Farm rs nion ceived with satisfaction by farmer. Will Detroit and a few cities be in ganizers who would unite farmers and joined with nited tates enators and their co-operatives as a statem nt. practical control of the Michigan leg- miners under one leadership, that of from the farm stat s May 7 in oppo - islature after the November election? of policy. similar statement is e - John Lewis, and in one organization, ing President Roosevelt's mov to They may if the Michigan Council pect d from the Int rnational ouncil Dtstrtct 50 of the United Mine Work· establish price c Ilings on farm for Representative Government is of the CIO. John L. Lev is and his ers, ,C. I. 0., is that laborers and farm- product at 1 ss than 110% of parity successful in putting across its consti- United .•line orkers are trying to ers will be just one happy family and prices. tutional amendment to compel reap- bring dairy farmers into an industrial "If ceilings are imposed at 100% of that farmers will bave the full sup- portionment of both houses of the union set-up through the United Dairy parity," said President Edward A. port of organized Labor. legislature on the basis of population. Fanners. He has strong opposit ion 0' eal of the American arm Bu- But the facts indicate "taint so". 2%. Millions in 4 Counties reau, "farm prices would fluctuate b - from farmers and farm organ iza t ions, 'Recently the American Federation Michigan had 5,256,106 persons liv- tween the loan lev 1 of 5% of parity H ha no support from any oth I' in- of 'Labor blasted that notion with the ing in 83 counties, according to the and the 100% parity ceiling level. 'I'h dustrtal union. following announcement: census for 1940. Approximately 2%. millions of them average for th entire marketing s a- "The American Federation of Labor SOIl ould b somewh r b tw n were a resident of one of four coun- does net-s-and will these two 1 vels. Farmers could n r ties: Wayne 2,015,623; Oakland not organize reach full parity prices. 256,068; Kent 246,338; Genesee farmers into trade 11'. O'Neal said that since consum r 227,944. unions. No move income is at an all-tim high, there is The four counties could come close in this direction no rea. on why consumers should' not to having 50 seats of the 100 in the has our sympathy pay prices which will insur pal ity house of representatives. Applica- or support. We re- tion of the ratio of 52,561 persons for or both pr tce and income for the farm- er. spect the rights of one representative would give Wayne farmers to join 38 seats, Oakland,' Kent and Genesee I Albert S. Goss, master of the Na- F rm Bur. Tell ODT F rm rs rs, tional Grange, said the main problem their own farm or- 4 each. The moiety clause would agriculture has to (ace is to place a Will Co-operate: sk Aid ganizations and so tend to reduce that somewhat. The four counties should come close floor under prices. "We are entirely On Som Prohl ms to protect their ec- out of sympathy with the program of onomic rights." to having half the senate. selling Commodity Credit Corporation The board of directors of the Mich- 30,000 Petitions in Circulation Philip Pearl, di- commodities to keep prices down, then igan State Farm Bureau at its m t- The Council for Representative Gov- rector of publicity for the A. F. of L., paying parity income to farmers." asked: "May we have your co-opera- tion in distributing this message from ernment petitions is reported in circulation. It needs the signatures to have 30,000 of 203,000 18 FARMERS ARE HOW MAY Robert Handschin, Farmers president Union, said, "The price ceil- of the ing June 3 adopted this resolution and directed it to the attention fice of D fense Transportation of the Of- at -the A. F. of iL. to the farmers of the country?" April 30th, Donald Henderson, pres- registered voters to place its amend- ment on the ballot in November. REPR E TATIVEu, GAS RATIO ing should be above parity for om- modltles that might go below parity, so that prices can flu tuate to av r- Washington: "The Michigan State Farm Bureau ident of the 'united cultural, Packing and Allted Workers Cannery, Agri- It must have them by July 1. Farmers Are Opposed The Michigan state Farm Bureau, 2 ARE SE ATORS AFFECT FA age parity. The ational Ass'n of Commission- ers, Secretaries and Directors of Agri- and associated farmers' Iru lt, live . tock, sugar beet, pot to, cr amery, and milk marketing elevators, as. oc- of America, wrote President H. E.' the State Grange, and boards of super- visors, and other out-state groups are Michigan Legislature Largely In the East He Gets Plenty culture, state officials, submitt d a iations are in full accord wi th th B-abcock, National Council of Farm- statement of policy, which included f deral government and the Off'Ic of ers' Co-operatives: asking people not to sign the peti- Professional Men and Of Gas for Trucks, this: Defense Transportation to the nd tions. "Let me say without qualification We say that the amendment is no Businessmen Farm Engines "True parity as provided in th that rubber shall be conserv d for that-It is not the pollcy of UCAPA W A Agricultural Adjustm nt Act of 1938 transportation purpos s. W shall co- answer to the problems of relationship to organize farmers into our union or City newspapers quite often make How will gasoline rationing affect is much above the parity price as d - operate to the best of our ability. in the legislature between the many into any labor union. Our union counties out-state and the few which the statement that the Michigan legis- the work of Michigan farmers if it termined by the Secretary of Agricul- "We are in accord with the prin- stands ready to help. However, such lature is dominated by farmers. should be ordered for this region? ture, yet the general public has been ciple that trucks should carry as are large centers of population. organtsatfon should be tarm groups They make it sound convincing, too. How is it applied now to farmers led to believe that farmers received near to full loads as possible both On the contrary, the amendment is organized and led by farmers. This Their stories make it appear that along the eastern seaboard? prices which would give them the ways. considered by the Farm Bureau as an union does not approve of the present every state senator or representative The Michigan State Farm Bureau same purchasing power they had in attempt by certain groups in the "We wish to advi e th attempt of Mr. Lewis to organize elected outside of Detroit or other the years 1909-14. Qecause th pr s- cities to force a reapportionment of put these questions to the American Defense Transportation, metropolitan areas is a farmer or ent parity price is low, price c Iltngs dairy farmers. the legtslature which is wholly satis- Farm Bureau and to the National that provisions must he mad ror con- represent -rural interests only. should be maintained at 110% of it." "The policy tjl the CIO is definitely factory to them. Highway Users' Conf renee at Wash- dition beyond the control of Ia rmers, Few Are Farmers not the policy being followed ,by John It is significant that in drafting the ington. The latter is directed by their marketers, and suppli I'S. Only two of 32 state senators list L. Lewis and his lieutenants. "The present activities Lewis in attempting of John L. to organize amendment Representative inviting the Michigan Council for any farm Government organization avoided or themselves as farmers. Delano of Kalamazoo, R. 1, and Elmer They are Carl Chester presentative Gray, former of the AFBF. legislative Mr. Gray replied that rationing has re- NO CHANGE I D Y "Insistence upon 75% or more of a full load both ways may practical- R. Porter of Blissfield, R. 2. ly prohibit the d liv ry to mark' of diary farmers into 'Jlo district setup of the United Mine Workers is calculated farmer ers. to take part. But they invited union labor lead- Only 18 of 100 state representatives list themselves as farmers. They are: been accepted there with considerable approval. Farmer's personal or fam- OR TRUe DRI'E S important crops such as Iresh fruits, vegetables, live stock, and sugar b ts. Ito create disunity, confusion and dis- ily cars are rationed like other cars If you have been following the mat- Laker Unions Hot for It Acker, U. S Kalamazoo "Application of the rule without' rupt.lon of the all important war pro- Courter, Byron Imlay City unless the farmer can show that his ter at all, you will be relieved to know consideration to conditions b yond Heads of the CIO and A. F. of L. in Feenstra, Chas. R Grand Rapids car serves many ways in his bu iness that the Michigan Public Service ,gram. It is hoped through this dis- Michigan are among the incorporators Green, Wlll1am Hillman the control of farmers and their sup- unity and confusion to further the po- Handy, Gail Eau Claire that the ordinary family car does not Commission has recently announced pliers may interfere no end with the of the Council for Representative Gov- Herrick, ·Walter G Hubbardston that the hours of service for truck litical ambitions of John L. Lewis Knox, VIctor A. . Sault Ste. Marie fulfill. In that event he may qualify production of live stock, dairy and ernment. Lindquist, ad G........... Iron River for an "X" or unlimited gallonage of drivers operating in intra-state haul- poultry produ ts and other rops. Labor unions are hot for the re- Nixon, Charles H Cadillac And that's just what John Reed, apportionment amendment sponsored Jugent, Howard Bad Axe gas card, or a B-1, B-2, or B-3 card, ing within Michigan will not be re- Such an application of th rule may secretary 'Of the Michigan Federation by the Michigan Council for Repre- Odell, Arthur U Allegan the latter being good for 19 to 57 gal- duced from 12 to 10 hours per day as Post, James 1 Hillsdale obstruct the delivery of necessary of Labor, and August Scholle, pres- sentative Government. Post, Maurice E Rockford lons of gas for the first six weeks per- had been proposed. Rawson, Audle Cass City All safety regulations governing in- farm suppli s to county d istr ihu ion Labor unions' are circulating the Rodesiler, Fre Riga iod of rationing. ident of the 'Michigan CIO Council, tra-state trucking will be made to points, and from those poinls to the petitions. Ro t, Edson V., Sr Paw Paw A farmer truck has been allotted told farmers at a farmer-labor con- Town, Floyd E :Jackson farms. Do labor unions, powerful in the 'Varner, Joseph E Ypsilanti an "X" card because the vehicle is a conform with the ICC rules except ference at East Lansing some weeks " Ilchigan is a leading producer of big cities, see in the reapportionment tr.uck and not because it is owned by that there will be no reduction in the ago. Both stated that the Michigan What the Senators Do fresh fruits and v getabl s. The amendment a short road to possible Stanley Powell of the Michigan a farmer. Rationing boards may be maximum hours of. service for the unions could not support Lewis' union- movement from the farms to consum- control of the legislature? State Farm Bureau says that aside empowered to recall "X" cards and drivers. ization of dairy farmers or of any This decision was in harmony with ing centers is largely by truck. from Senators Delano and Porter, all replace them wi a limited rationing farmer for that matter. Recently Mr. the recommendations of vartous in- Thousands of trucks come to the B u- others have town or city occupations card. Scholle has characterized move as 'an 'attempt on the part Lewis to defeat Phlllp Murray, pres- the whole of WRITING ON WALL and connections. tail dealers, 1 newspaper They include 8 re- publisher, 1 The American Farm Bureau advis- terests, including ed that gasoline and motor fuel ra- Farm Bureau, made at a hearing be- the Michigan State ton Harbor example. loads. fresh fruit mark t, for They depart with capacity It is not possible for them to tioning does not apply to the needs fore the I{ichigan Public Service Com- ident of the national has declared himself and the Mich: CIO. Scholle FOR UNIONS THAT labor organizer, 1 lumberman 1 retired, 7 lawyers, contractor, 2 insurance agents, 1 funeral director, 2 salesmen, of farmers for power fuel for tractors, stationery gasoline engines mission March 31, 1942. At that hear- or for ing Stanley M. Powell, public rela- get 75% of a load for Benton Harbor. \Ve doubt that any other form of Bro igan ,CIO for Murray Lewis. So it begins to appear and 'against that the STOP FARM TRUCKS 1 railroad man, I executive, mobile plant worker, 1 minister, 1 list- ing no occupation. 1 auto- trucks. tions counsel for the Farm Bureau, pointed out that trucking restr i ttons, particularly those relating to daily transportation and prepar d now to take ov l' tile job done by these trucks without s rious distribution is ransnortatron Clark L. Brody, seer I.ary of the farmer who joins Farmers the United Dairy House will not get the support of Group in Congress Approves Bill to Make Among the 100 representatives 18 full time farmers. There are 8 are MAY RATION SOME maximum hours for drivers, might re- sult in very serious bottlenecks in the dislocations farmers that would cause loss to and consum rs, and work Michian State Farm h en nam d halrman of a 7 man Na- Bur au, has the organized labor groups. actually find himself the center of a Ibitter internal union row and jurisdic- He may It a Crime others who classify themselves as part time farmers, city or town occupation. in connection with a Considering FARM SUP LI movement of fruits, livestock to market. vegetables and against war effort. "Michigan the d livery of food for the is an important produc- tional 'I'ranspor tatlon Committe Ih .• at.ionul atives. ouneil of F:Hm Co-oper- The committee will present for ttonat fight th-at may defeat the very The handwriting is on the wall for all of them as farmers, that leaves 74 Steel Products, Fertilizers er of live stock. Nearly all of th lite transportation needs of farm co- thing the dai.ry farmer has been told teamsters' unions and others who seats, and many of them from out- Head List; Co-ops Make Mason War Board live stock moves to terminal markets operatives to the Offic of Def'ens state districts, which are occupied by he would accomplish by joining the have been holding up farm trucks to hanks arm Bureau and to country packers by truck and 1'1 unspor tat ion and oth I' war time UMW union, have labor's co-operatton. force their drivers into their union, or men h ving town and city occupations Recommendations has done so for most of twenty years. ugencies dealing with the movement collect a service fee from them. and interests. The Mason County USDA War Board We doubt that it is possible for live of Iarm products and farm supplies. Its our personal notion that much May 2 we reported that the Ameri- Occupations of Representatives Prospects for rationing of fertilizer, appreciates the pledge made by the stock truck rs to g t 75% of a load more can be done by ha.ving farmers Oth r members of the committee are: can Farm Bureau and farm co-opera- The occupational listing for the 100 bagging, steel for many types of farm Mason County Farm Bureau board of from Detroit for the return trip to join their own, already established or- tives were telling the judici'ary com- members of the house of representa- Karl Loos California Ii ru lt Growers equipment and supplies were discus- directors in offering the services of their rural communities. They take l<;xchang; D. D. Byrn s, Sun-Maid ganizations ·and then 'by conferences mittee of the House in Congress tives is as follows: sed at a national A A meeting at their entire county organization for a full load to Detroit. We doubt, too, Raisin Or WE ss Ass'n : ..•. H. Smith, try to get a better understanding of about labor rackets in the delivery of Accountant 1 Lawyer 12 Bank liquidator.. 1 Lawyer, Chicago last month. If such rationing the duration of the war. that other forms of transportation Eastern States Farmers Ii.lxchang; Labor problems, we need to give to farm products to market. Bookk eper 1 hardware 1 becomes effective, state and coun ty The value of the County and Com- are prepared to take over the trans- Ii]. Fallon, o-op rattve Grange League labor a better understanding of farm They were asking the committee Busin ssman 1 Lecturer, writer.. 1 Carpenter 1 Minlater 1 war boards may be called upon to do munity Farm Bureau groups in devel- portation of live stock on short notice Federat lon : Cha.rl s };..•. Hawes, Daily- problems. Out of this better under- to recommend to Congress the Hobbs lerk 1 wspap rman.,., 1 Engineer, civil.... 1 Oil operator........ 2 it. oping and locating leadership was and without serious dislocation to the men's League; a. S. Ralston, JiJastern standing may develop ome hope for bill, HR 6672, to remove certain Ex cuUve,. Physician 2 Farm co-operatives are working on Very clearly demonstrated in our re- industry. Shore of Virginia Produce EJxcl13nge; co-operation. exemptions of labor unions from the industrial........ 1 Real estate.......... 6 federal anti-racketeering act of 1934. Farmer 18 Resort owner...... 1 the problem of farm supplies. C. L. cent war bond and stamp pledge cam- "We therefore ask the Office of De- L. J. Quasey, National J..•ivestock ar- WICKARD Farmer, part Retailer 11 Brody, executive secretary of the paign in Mason county. Farm Bureau fense Transportation to provide ar- In an article appearing in "News May 18 judiciary committee recom- time 8 Retired 6 ket lng ss'n. Mr. Brody i al 0 a mended changes which would punish Furnltur 1 Salesman 2 Michigan State Farm Bureau, and oth- leaders took an active part in this rang ments to covel' necessary deli v- member of the nation'. Im m or anlza- For Farmer Oo-cperattves", Claude R. Funeral director 2 tatt ittctan .......• 1 work, which made possible a com- eries of farm crops and suppl i s actual or threatened violence upon Heating & Supervtsor, field.. 1 ers from the Farm Bureau attended tlons' ational 'ommitt for Farm Wickard, secretary of agrriculture, plumbing 1 Teacher 3 a meeting where in the nature of the situation farmers or their help driving a truck called at Chicago May 12 plete coverage of the county in less Production Suppli s. 'I'h committee said: Jnspector, Wa t rworks to market. The teamsters unions in . anltary 1 Sup't 1 by the ational Committee for Farm than three days . no return haul is available. It is our meet at Washing on, Jun 1G to 18. "It is my duty to favor true farm- large cities have compelled many Jeweler, 0 occupation.... 1 Production Supplies. 100 of the na- We will undoubtedly be calling opinion that all yfuckers would be optometrist .... 1 er co-operatives. For me it is a very farm truck drivers to join their union, Insurance agent., 4 100 tion's farm leaders were there. 11'. upon the Farm Bureau organization glad to have a pay load both ways." pleasant duty. I have helped organize or pay for the service of union men, Brody is a member of the national from time to time, as necessities arise. nCIIIGAN STATE FARM B Rill U -and operate at least two farmer co- whether it was accepted or not. The Buga and Reid Speak committee charged with working on 'LOYAL L. BAGD Y, Chairman C. J. Reid, President, operatives. My e perience with these U. S. Supreme Court held recently priorities for vital farm supplies. Mason Co. USDA War Board C. L. Brody, S cretary, co-operatives taught me that a suc- that that was not going beyond th At Sanil c County Picnic' The Chicago meeting prepared rec- May 22, 1942 cessful co-operatlve means more than usual practices of a labor union. The J ohn S. Bugas of Detroit, director ommendations on farm transportation, talking about th blessings of co-op- court said Congress had that in mind of FBI work in Michigan, and Presi- taking into account the new truck rul- Gr. Rapids Jr. C. of C. eration. It means work, hard work, when it adopted the federal anti- dent Clarence J. Reid of the Michigan ings. It prepared recommendations Gratiot Farm Bureau Wins Farm Bureau rophy racketeering act in 1934. unselfish work. It means, democracy State Farm Bureau, will speak at the to the U. S. .Dep't of griculture and 'On a practical basis. Congressman Hobb's bill amends the Orchestra lects Offic n The agricultural trophy gi 11 ~JY 1934 law by defining robbery and annual picnic of the Sanilac County War Production Board concerning Gratiot County Farm Bureau or- the Farm Bureau Services, Inc., to th "Lately I have realized that the extortion to include such practices. Federation of Community Clubs at bags and other containers for farm chestra players and their families met Junior Chamber of Commerc in. Hcll- blessings of democracy are privileges, It prohibits interference with inter- County Park near Forester, Tuesday. supplies and farm products, fertilizers for a waffle and sausage supper at lgan having the best agricultural pro- not rights, and that these privileges state commerce through force or in- June 16. and other supplies. David Meeker, Bethany community hall, May 10. ject for 1942 has b en won l)y tll must be guarded carefully if we do timidation. It provides maximum ss't director of the office of war rela- Fifty were present. Orchestra offic- Grand Rapids Junior Ass'n of om- not wish to .lose them. penalties of 20 years in prison and Co-operation is as Christian as the tions for the USDA, attended the ers elected for the current year are: merce. Its wartime pro] ct for 1'94' "The co-operative movement is a a 10,000 fine. Labor leaders hav Iden Rule, provided it is operated meeting. Frank Hufford, chairman; rs. was expr ssed by the slo an, "A vie- democratic movem nt, and it h'3.8 the 'opposed the Hobbs bill. by honest and efficient leaders, with- out fear or favoritism, and in a sound Cows must be fed well if .they are to Lowell Quidort, sec'y-treas.! Mrs. Ray tory gard n in every backyard and va- weakness and strength of democracy. Every farm needs a garden. business manner. produce well. Neikirk of S1. Louis, R. 1, leader. cant city lot." (Continu " on P•.•• Ave.) TWO SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1942 U end a I'd xpre ed by 111 m 1'8 of the group: plan to have a demonstration in June to Wade artln in 1. The problem j with dults in Blumti ld town:hip. Our group i Calttornta, our t bel' called to rath r than the youngst r .. inter' st d in "roup hospitalization, as th color. 1'. Whittemore PI' nted 2. Chlldr en ar given too fr a xpla iued by Fred Reimer. 'I'he next Donald Jen en from hi pe eh la •.. rein. me ling" v ill be in charge or Mr. and H poke, on Con I' atton of our e old r Farm BUl au 111 mbers .\11':. Hit-hun} Huber. The date is July I'm oodlot and Qil. mu t be int r ·tt d in the Junior 1') 8RIDGEPORT-S olnaw Farm Bur au. SOUTHWEST OAKLAND-Oakland Rola d nodel dl cu _ Le: VALLEY-Ionia Southw ist Oakland Farm Bureau pon ibilities of citizen in case of Mention was also made by til min- met at Pittenger's Ionday, May 11, n air raid. otion pictures were ute man of th 200 th ounty Farm and discussed the problems of the hown on def 11 work by repre en- Bureau ts to ra ise for th ..•.. O. youth on the farm. The dtscusston Lan. Ing, .lIchigan. The anvil Of Democracy are ringing day and night As they forg th t Iy in WI of the training hosts of Right. tatives of the aginaw tire d pal' _ MATTESON-Branch sw it ched in 0 a itudy of conditions 21- 71. The mills of war production need a mighty grist to grind m nt. Discus sion-How • n the arm and 'I,' quest ion \ nether a young .... Editor and sin 88 ac r That the rights of men and nations mayb aafe among mankind. ALGANSEE-Branch • r. Co a i t d by Louie Weber war? Bureau (a: a roup) ielp win the mall has t ~1good a chance £01' sucee 011 the Iarm now a lie had 20, 30 or So I hauled a load of scrap- iron into town a week ago; The slow accumu at ion of thr e decad a or 0; g v a r port on the war effort and 1. 11 ct all ld m tal, rubber, flO years aao. , utn crlptton 0)5 c nts P I' year; 4 y ar for $1. in dv 1 ceo The worn-out rusty remnants of tools once new and •••d. ap r, et . ugg ted that w or aniz or the I ay smatlcv of the member rela- Long wa ted in decrepitud ehind th wagon h d. 2. R ll1 nb l' sold ler l}Oys by box- Vol. T Y, JUNE 6, 1942 .No, 6 protection and til' up enthusiasm for tionship committee of the ~tate Farm There were some out-rnoaed relica one could almolt call antique, es, card, I tt rs, etc vlng of war materials, or prop r 13tH eau vas present and presented the There were some I had forgotten till they carne to light la t w.ek, 3. Buy bonds and stamps. nub ttton, etc. matt l' of rcapportlomn nt of the pro- 4. Have victory gardens. rm re It w s Ilk a page of hi tory to e. them cnce again; A silent comm ntary on the one·time ways of men. KENOCHEE &. EMMETT-St. r. cC rty showed pictures Clair of OAK RIDGE-Isabella pos d constitutional the Iegtslature. amendm nt for Vhile it wa admit- c lled upon to describe the r rm I came acrosa the carcass of an old Gale walking plow; Mrs. Cowden, a school t acher, said merica's war equipm nt and also that the schools w r preparing the t '<1 that a general division of the A good wide-bottomed 15A, I w II recall it now, w word, we might find it quite a chore And the cutter-bar and sickle of the old Milwaukee mower told us about a number of coming youth bett l' for lif than they did a tate according to population would the organization to our s ti faction. That turned a swath right ne tly in th stalwart There were . everal heavy castings from the old sw p burr-mill fram days of yore. ev nts at the new 4-H Club building in Goodells. few years back. George Jane expr ss- The group voted $5 to- ed his views that some of the parents give the i lature, farmer no chance Mr. Hold n took the stand in the leg- w rp c n do that. He's a member of the (A honepow r was a horse power then In omething more than name) ward the equipment for the building. Jidn't en oura the ch ildr n Hough that that would in r ality be repre- ty Farm reau. He is lso state enator, The Ajax Ratchet Cutter that I used for chopping hay BROOKSIDE-Newaygo to attend .Junior Farm Bureau meet- scntattve government. Of course a (That one that chopped my mitten up one January day) Etta Karnemaat pr esented the fol- ings and be 4·H members. H thought bunch of eul lgh tened farmers rose to s nting waygo, Oceana, Lake, M nistee and There were w gon skeins and box 8; there were harrow teeth and fram •• , lowing question to which the Cham- that both were good in keeping the a bait like that and the dlscusston And ach and all I recognlz d and called them by their names. b r of Commerce de ired n expres eh ildren interested in the farm. n counties. e is the editor of the im s-Indicator There were thinned-out bob-sled runners, and the CUm x windmill head ston from the group: 8LUMFIELD-BUENA VISTA The next meeting will be at Bert 01. c tly Mr. Vanderwerp compliment d In that itnplemental graveyard there behind the wagon shed. . 1. Do we care to entertain the Air raid defense activities Farrell's June S. The subject, "What There were scores of cast-off horse .hots with nails all bent and hooked Chamber of Commerce at supper ? Farmers Can Do for Themselves". iz ti n in the Times-I dicator upon it success- There were wor n and broken plow points, and every place I looked discussed at our last meeting. 2. Do we desire stores to remain m rship campaign. Mr. Vanderwerp said: . I stirred up recollectionl from the dust of year ago. open Wednesday evening during the And I would not have It different yet I winced to feel it 10. ur au is a civic, social and commercial summer months? But all in all I rustled up a good big load of scrap 3. Do we de ire the stores to close org niz tion. It is not intere ted only in the farmer's in- As my p rlonal contribution to the German and the Jap, And I hope they feel the impact; I trust their hair I. curled Thursday afternoon? I I i as vit lly inter sted in th farmer' home life Sy my sentiments, thus betokened, toward the tyrant. of the world. 4. Will we select a member to act on the County Farm to Prosper com- d lis i 1 rr undi s, It is inter t d i the educa- mittee? vid he ru al children. It i intere ted in COin It was moved that stores rem in open ednesday evenings during the It islation. It oppos s lfi hness and arJn B summer, that they close Thursday af- CIne community minded. Its mern- ternoons and that Orvil Miller repre- i f m d on all vit I bj cts, and rna y Activi ie sent Brookside Community Farm By KEITH A. TANNER Bureau on the County Farm to Pros- rrent interest re studied in group meet- lembe1'ship Relations &: Education per Contest Committee. Pig Getting it Gains 164 lbs. We are very glad to see that most Our group contributed $5.00 to the In ople e k to be well informed befor they groups invited the young people to China War Relief an purchased a mak hus they are better equipped to meet 79 Days; Pig Without $25,00 war bond from funds received meet with them and to discuss prob- h sp n ibiliti of citiz n hip which to them means a It Gains 63 from sales of donated scrap iron. lems they have in common. Discuss- GARFIELD-Newaygo ing problems and drawing conclusions w II round d democracy of action and s rvice. Lawrence Stewart, manager of the is one step tonward, but practicing We bought a $25.00 defense bond Chesaning Farmers Elevator of Sagi- those things and contributed $2 to the China reo or 0 th Y shun th obligations which such a concluded is necessary lief fund. It was decided to arrange naw county, completed a feeding test for a better relationship throughout d mocr cy impos s, hey like to work on civic and recently to determine the rate of gain an improvement bee for our park pro- the year. Let's cultivate our young ject. ocial pr j cts which point toward a richer and fuller and cost of gain or a pig receiving Porkmaker 44% protein concentrate people as well as our crops. They are Mr. Hathaway represents us on the lif b tt r community in which to live. in his ration, and for a pig getting a both essential in winning the war and Farm to Prosper contest committee. grain ration but no Porkmaker supple- writing the peace. ATTICA-Lapeer "With a forward-looking leadership and an active ment. SHELBY COMMUNITY Anyone on WPA who is offered a memb hip, th Michigan tate F' rm Bureau .s bound One pig weighed 31 pounds on No- GROUP-Oceana job and refuses should be reported to vember 10th and was 7 weeks old. He The question was ask d, "What is the WP office. Our secretary was to grow in influence and power." was named Andy. The other weighed the biggest mistake a farmer makes?" requested to send a letter to the coun- 35 pounds-same day-same age. He After several answers it was stated ty secretary requesting that she ask fr e tO~·_'~· was a litter mate of Andy's. named Amos. He was that the biggest mistake was to load that each community down our city cousins with farm pro- of the weed law send a letter to the group In favor Andy ducts when they come to see us, thus county clerk requesting W e by th papers that indu trial labor union offic- Andy got a ration made up of 50 t aching them that our products don't Supervisors the Board of approve the weed law ials and r pr sentativ s whose sole job is to settle dis.. pounds Porkmaker, 135 pounds ground cost anything, but God grows it and and request an appropriation of $500 corn, 40 pounds ground oats, 40 we just pick it. p t s arising in war production factories b tween organ .. pounds ground wheat, and 10 pounds at the June sesston. Discussion followed on "Why we FRE~LAND-Saginaw iz d lab r and management have been ruled ligible by Alfalfa Meal from the start of test need planned economy in agrtcul- ov mber 10th. On January 5th he ture.' Cecil Brugge told us that the Sagi- th state rationing board to purchase new automobiles. weighed 132 pounds, or 101 pounds naw County Board are planning on gain in 56 days. MAYFIELD COMMUNITY FARM getting time on the air either at for h y get the car, however, they will be re- From January 5th to January 26th BUREAU-Lapeer WSAM Saginaw or WBCM Bay City. quir d to stablish to the satisfaction of the local ration- Andy got a mixture of 36 pounds Harvey Hill was asked to present SAUBLE RIVER-Mason POl' rna 1', 160 pounds corn, 30 at the May meeting figures showing -Mrs, Cmford Tubbs will send news ing bo r that a new car is necessary becaus the plants pounds wheat and 40 pounds oats. He the cost of the welfare in Lapeer from our group to the Juniors for can be rea h by no other means of transportation. weighed 195 pounds on January 26th county for the past five years. their newspaper. so gained 63 pounds in 21 days. BINGHAM COMMUNITY GROUP- Mrs. Smith gave the "minute man" TI y will be required also to satisfy th local rationing From January 26 to January 28 Leelanau report. She urged each member read board that the ervices they perform for the union are Andy ot 10% Porkmaker and 90% Jay Valski asked more people to up on Legislative reapportionment corn and w ighed 200 pounds on Jan- sign UP for Civilian Defense Work. and vote "no" on this amendment if indisp nsable to the community and the war ffort. uary 28th and wa sold. Mr. Deo gave a very interesting talk it appears on ballot in November. If N ap li nt for a n w car should object to a thorough Amos on victory gardens. it does pass, 4 counties may rule our Amos weighed 35 pounds ov mber WOODLAN D-Barry state legislature. xamin tion along those line . 10. He got a mixture of 200 pounds Four members presented the play- We accepted a check for $15.00, our corn, 100 pounds of wheat and 50 let, "Farm Bureau Tonic". (This play- prize for winning first with Summit pounds oats from November 10th let can be secured through the State Community r y until January 26th. He weighed 98 Offlce.) Prosper group contest. in the Farm to How many days would your supply of concentrates pounds at that time so gained 63 'WEST COLDWATER-Branch Mrs. Tubbs led a most interesting pounds in 76 days. (Remember Andy Lester Gray was appointed to the discussion on "Youth and Their Prob- or th r f eds la t if something should happen to pre- weighed 195 pounds on January 26th). county war board. All our commun- lems Today". Many of the men pres- v nt your buying more for a while? Amos then got Andy's second mix- ity groups in Branch county are elect. ent told how they kept their boys on ture (given above) until February ing a member to the county war the farm, by giving them a share in This qu tion was sent to 140,000 farmers in New 23rd. He then weighed 166 pounds or board the farm. One man said his two boys a gain of 68 pounds in 29 days. S. W: CLINTON-Clinton York, New Jersey and northern Pennsylvania by the From February 23rd to March 6th Copies of the Farm Bureau Creed now have 16 head of cattle. CAPAC-St. Clair Grang League Federation. he got 10% Porkmaker and 90% corn were assed t One farmer replied that he had enough feed on hand to I st 700 days. Other farmers reported they needed and weighed 200 pounds on 6th-a (Didn't when added?) gain of 34 pounds in 11 days. Porkmaker arch p In an editorral .ou . the Detroit cause a change Press said March 25, 1942: "The Na- fered to present a flag to the group to tional Association ot Manufacturers Mr. Graybiel Free have a tlag. Mr. Brennan kindly or- suggested be u ed at each meeting and to be that we our pIa ling stuts " f ed the next day. railroad planning I To Sum Up blares forth with a scathing attack up- kept by the secretary. It was accept- Andy gained 169 pounds (200 pounds on organized labor. Labor blare back ed. n nal i of n cards returned showed that the -31 pounds) in 79 days or 2.14 indicting the manufacturers on slm- REEMAN-New ygo farmers who made reply had enough feed on hand to pounds per day. He ate 3.32 pound Hal' charges. griculture sounds a The date of the box social was set of f d (total of 561 pounds) for each sour trumpet against both, alleging 1 n av r ge of 28 days. Sin e we ha e been warned regarding possible short .. pound of gain. Amos gained 165 pounds in 116 days Members -1.45 pounds p r day. a conspiracy against farmer's welfare. He ate 4.29 for re-election of Congress dream up horrid campaigning f~r May 26. Half the proceeds will go tor ward relief. Garr t Hooker gave a report of the in- Newaygo County Board of Farm Bur- Y OU don9t have to think much about getting your crops to market until harvest time comes around- In il and truck transportation, it might be well pounds (708 pound ) f ed for each dictments usually again t groups 0 t- eaus. For you know that from the day planting began the rail- This board which is co-operat- for us to ry little larger stocks of concentrat s at the pound of gain for the pertod. side their own constituencies." An ing with the Newaygo war board, has roads have kept track of the acreage planted, of crop con .• For the 40 days Amos got Pork- important part of the same editorial hired a man whose duties are to in- ditions and of marketing situations. f rm th n we u ually do. It' good property, and we mak r he gained 102 pounds or 2.55 stated. "The things to tear are stupid- vestigate all rumors and activities of I n't w t to run out. pounds per day and ate only 3..53 ity and inejJicienc1l". un-Amertcan nature and report to the Today this railroad foresight is more than ever important. pounds feed for each pound of gam. Our group pl dB against the prac- ar board. Mr. Hooker was elected For today wartime demands on cars and locomotives plus I d y Ionia arm Bureau tice of needles during this crucial period. "flying t throats" to represent the Reeman Farm Bur- eau and report to the county repre- the diversion of ships and shortage of rubber, add up ;0 the higgest railroad job in history. THREE OAKS- erri n sentative. s v d tod y keeps bulk shipments away. A s Fu ds for USO Thirty-eight members gathered at CONSTANTINE-St. Joseph The problem is even tougher than that. Right now, for Directors of the Ionia County Farm the hall for a. potluck BU 'per and a Mr. H. D. Henderson led the dis- I low impor ant tnat is to agriculture is brought out Bureau each made contribution" to large birthday cake for Mr. and .•vIrs. cussion on the topic, "Young People insta'!ce, another big crop of winter wheat is being harvested by t 1 t th t in orm I times 60 per cent of all tex- th~ United Service Organizations Donald Dawson. They, with their two and Their Problems." During the -while a carry-over of some 600 million bushels of last ye r'a il b g m nuf ctured in the United States were made fund at their meeting ay 8. They al- children, are moving to Peoria, Illi- discussion the following ideas were wheat leaves but 20% of the elevators' capacity for the soaooep~dther spon~W}i~hrrai. ~~;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ new crop'~ storage. . f r ultur I purpo es. ing USO funds from the Farm Bureau alf tl e bags used by f rmers were made from bur .. membership, ty campaign as part of the Ionia coun- to raise $7,500 for the dA But the railroad have hee~ .cooperating with the growers, the tate and Federal authorities ever since the seed was SOWD. rt d hiefly from India. Burlap imports are agency that provides recreation and CI •• Ifled adverti.ements are ca.h with order a the following rat •• : II shut off by the war. We have plenty of ent rtainment facilities for our armed 4 cent. per word for on edition. Ad. to appear In two or more edition. h y know, almost to the day., when cars will be needed, forces in whatev r part of the world take the rate of 3 cent. per word per edition. f b g , but the mills that make cotton ba ging the)' may be. The County Farm Bur- and where, and how many ~ And the railroads will see that g c city on war order. eau wrote to each member, asking a these cars are a emhled in advance to pick up and speed POULTRY SUPPLIES LIVE STOCK hould b h ndled carefully so they can be used U 0 contribution. to de !ina tion all the wheat which can be unloaded promptly POULTRY MEDICATION AT PRICES REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS farmer cun afford. Proto-4 for Cocci- and heifers. We have a nice selectton. hen It gets there. alost prevention; Phenosulphonate S nstble price. A. M. Todd 0.,. (£>0- Navy Crews Buy Bonds powd I' In mash or drInking water to tna, (14 mnes northw st of Kajamazoo r. gional dir ctor, said Huron county prevent intestinal int~cUon; Cold Form- (7-3-tf-221.1l "We're buying some or the powder ula for respiratory troubl . Available at farmers were threatening the Flint and shell we're going to use on the FOR SALE-REGISTERED GUERN- If'aIr. F rrner, or your community, lu e group of some 50 farm young people id 3. n thl . ubiect, get in ton 11 has a fine list of accomplishments. with your county I. nd ur e planning In 20 regular meetings the Past ommlttee .. They'll he glad to h lp de- year, the Saginaw Juniors have held v lop the plan. At least the commit- a membership contest, built its treas- tee of your county agricultural agent ury to a total of approximately $350, can tell you hov to proceed. Certain- bought a sizable war bond, helped se- ly we ne d to plan 0\ for that tim cure an agricultural department for hen we must readjust ours lves to a the Arthur Hill high school, bought a registered calf for a 4-H club boy, peace time progr m. JEFFERSON participated in 8 County Farm Bur- "I know no saf depository of the eau activities, presented the Farm Bureau with a National Farm Bureau ultimate power of society hut the ftag and topped it off with a dance tor people th mselves; and if we think rural young people to which the them not enlightened nough to exer- 1. e their control ith a -.;holesome patron and chaperons have paid the highest compliments. Over 400 peo- discretion, th I' medy is not to tal ple attended this party. it from them, but to inform their dts- is con ider d the mo t sati a tory cretion by educ tion."-Thomas Jeff- Twice during the year they 10$t their president to the army and each remedy for the problem. Except for purcha ~ of cement and I rson, _ __.,-....--....------'--- time they had a new man ready to take his place. some piping, tile and a ca t-Iron bell Training provided at last year's Thirty-eight Michigan Junior Farm. Bureaus gathered waste paper and oth 1 s.ctap from and i'phon, the construction can he . farms this spring to raise $1,500 to purchase an ambulance for the American Red Cros . home-made at little co t, the bulle- leadership training camp tor 4 of the Junior groups also raised money through box socials, community plays and community dinner. tin indicates. In some communities order for their county members was utilized to But most of it came from the salvage campaign. The State Council will present the money 0 th the forms tor settling and siphon great advantage. Red Cross in July. chambers are used on job aft r j()b on Madge Ladner developed the idea a co-operattve, loan or rental basis for a successful membership contest between teams with points and a par- Ju~ors "Entertain at Activities of meeting in honor of Ben Hennink, state director. Ben was pre ent d with to reduce cost and labor. ty as objective. Led by Alvin Johnston" Kenneth Fort Custer USO Center ., Calhoun and Branch Junior F~rm th e Junlor · an apron on which he was to sew the first ~atch. The apron stunt raises Mot Crys a:l Keep Morrow and Herbert Fierke, the Jr. Burea~s are . enlisting Farm Bureau led the rural campaign nearby counties to join with them in .Juniors' from F-" arD"l ureaU8 B money. Each patcher places coin Mice From aga It has always been a problem how under the patch he puts on. to present the advantages of agrfcnl- promoting square dances, round dan- Cassopolis Community Farm Bur- to keep mice and rats from chewing tural education in 'one of the Saginaw ces and games Saturday NORTHWEST ALLEGAN evenings at hole in bags hen filled with seed high schools. School authorities agreed the USO center at Augusta, near Fort May 1 we had a spring banquet in eau invited the Junior group to attend their ... [ ay 12 meeting to discuss grains and piled up. ow that bags that the farm people were justitled in Custer. the Beechwood school. Plans for the The Junior Farm Bureaus evening were in charge ,ot Amy Slot- Junior Farm Bureau problems. are so difficult to obtain, every farmer asking for recognition of their iUdus- bave from,. to 8 or more girls there man, Eleanor IFolkert, and Donald An old time square dance as held and s ed dealer is especially anxious tty 'in the subject matter of the ,hig_ to' be 'partners tor 8O'1dter-s who come Koopman. Officer Wm. Skellenger of by the Cass County Junior Farm Bur- to preserve his bags against mice. school. ' tor Uie social evening. On a recent the Michigan state police showed in- eau on Saturday night, May 23, at Here is a very simple method. Buy 4-H club ~ork came in Jor'its eh re Saturday llight they taught square the Cass County Fair Grounds. It w s soma moth crystals and sh ke, them Of attention and the Jr. Farm Bureau Qij,noing to a large group of soldiers teresting motion pictures about bombs and their results, and told What to do a great success. An estimated 200 between the bags. You will find that 'Working with the county agent and just arrived at Custer after 14 months In case of a bombing. Joanne Slink and people were pre ent to dance. Pop and the mice won't molest them. I hav the 4-H club leader carefully surveyed done that for two ye r while distri- training at another camp. They had Gertrude Vork played an accordion candy were sold as well. A large a number ot candidates 1inally select- a great time. Beryl Henry, Calhoun duet. Amy Slotman was elected pres- group of Berrien County Junior Farm buting a lot of farm seeds for the Fer- ed a worthy boy to reeetve the $75 county.' 4-H club leader and counsellor ident to succeed 'Charles Kraker, who Bureau members were present to help tile Valley Seed Grower A s'n, hich r~gist~red Holstein calf. ' I head, and I can say that it really for the .Juntor Farm Bureau, leads the bas resigned because of other bus- promote the affair as well as the Cass 'Mail Kleh:lteld, 1-4 yeaT ~1d son of Saturday night recreation programs works.-Je se E. Treib r, Unionville, Mr. 'and :Mrs. 'FM!d Kleinfeld 01 Fost· tnsss. We shall have only one meeting County Senior group. The profits will at,the:-Augusta USO center. buy a U. S. War Bond. Tuscola Co. ers R:t 'Was .'warded the calt. a month during the summer. Plans are being made to present a second May 30 Ca s county rural young :.~Ne~t came the scrap collectton with the, ·Jr. group adding its f40.(jO to ,the' Farriie ,Vote W annual play the latter part of June. people, headed by the Junior Farm How War Stamps and 1 Bureau, went to the USO center at total of ,'1,500 ratsed by"the State Jr. Farm cBureau.: '.~. Ma~k~tipg.Quota , LIVINGSTON Augusta to aid in a party for army Bonds Help the Army ,I'}' ~-": ' " , - At, our. last meeting a publiclty 10c will buy 5 cartridges, .45 calibre. s : T,ere ~Wi~l: be a. lUarketJn"" uuota for boys. ')'The Saginaw Jr.' 'Farm> Bureau committee was appointed to assist the 25c will buy 1 dozen bandages. the ~h.e~t crop sooIi,tobe, harvested. bo~~ht a $100 de~ense J~ond. ;.~~,,\ •. ·,r"" publicity chairman. New members WEST ALLEGAN 50c will buy 12 y I'd of ba b wire. '.Wlleat,> growers:', throu~hout" th~" "na> West Allegan Junior Farm -Bureau ;. To top ot! the year's w~r'~, the' Jun: tqr. ; Farm Bureau ~had, a ,pilf~Y.~ aoo, tiQJ,1 -r~o~:ier=e ',il!ti~l~ to .vote In ythe are joining;' and' old members are leaVing to join the armed forces. Lat- held a joint meeting with the Com- $1.00 will buy an entrenching shov 1. S.50 will buy one round for a 37 TOO L T J dance tor the rural ')Young' p'eople ';61, referendum -,.,..conducted- May \; 2 voted est 'to go 'is Harold Robb of Fowler- munity Farm Bureau at the Leisure mm. anti-tank gun. • Why run ri ks of • costly damage uj t l A Saginaw county. Over '400 youni for the marketing quota by consider- hall May 12. The Junior group pre- State Farm Mutual Automobil Insurance ville, -who is temporarily stationed at 6.00 will buy one anti-tank shell. people greatly enjoyed thiscommun- ably more than the two-thirds majority sen ted the program which included a olicy, tailor made to your po ketbook required, The marketing quota pro- the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta- 18.75 will buy a field telephone, ity servlee project. panel discussion of "The United will protect you and your family. Let m~ tion. Cupid has been around again. $76.00 will buy a field range. The Saginaw Juniors are 'planning posal carried in Michigan about " to Front of Agriculture," with members explain how you can join with more tha Arza Clark and Ardis Richards were 80 will buy a Garand ritle. a bike hike' in June, a wind-~p party l~ Farmers having 15 acres or more of both groups taking part. ay 25 $00,000 other car owners and get "more in. married on May 18. The next meet- 325 will buy a submachine gun. See Your Local surance for your money"-through State for their membership contest in July. in wheat were eligible to vote. ing will be the annual hike at the offlcers were elected for the coming 900 will ,buy a jeep car. STATE FARM MUTUAL. The U. S: Dep't of Agriculture an- year. Farm's "common sense" way of buying in. The August meeting devoted' to the home of Horace Taylor in Brighton. 10,000 will buy a 75 mm. gun. AUTO INS. AGENT surance, lnve tigate today, There' no obli, election of ofllcers, selecting a repre- nounced early in May ,that .the basic LOWELL gation, of course. loan rate on 1942 grown wheat will BERRIEN sentative to the leadership training An instructive talk on financial re- camp, and program building for n6Xt be $1.14 a ,bushel at the farm. An ad- May 4 Berrien County Junior Farm Bureau held a kids party at the River sponsibility in the war was given by U. S. Limits Buying year. ditionai 7 cents has been provided to ast school. Mr. Gumser at the May 7 meeting of Dorothy Bittner was chair- the Lowell Junior Farm BUIeau at By Credit Rules President Ed. Cluck indicates that par or etora«8 at the tarm. Government regulations are here to man, It was decided to send the the Vergennes Grange hall. He also the Saginaw Jr. Farm Bureau il al- ye~r the basic loan rate waft 98 cents. limit con umer buying and bonro Ing Michigan Farm News and honorary explained the system used by the draft ready well on the way to or4aniliDI power It yoU don't pay for what you the central Junior ~rm :Bu eau up Uve Stock Exchange Officers memberships to Junior Farm Bureau board in selecting man pow r. members in the service. The May 21 meeting was held at charge at the store by the 10th of the into community groupS tor next Directors of the ,Michigan Live second month after you bought it, the May 7. We were invited to attend Donald lcPherson's home. Secretary year's work. Instead of having 50 Stock ,Exchamge have elected these the Pipe tone Township Community Mary Farrell has resigned. She is store must r tu e you further credit. members in one group, they would of.ficers tor 11942: President, Frank Farm Bureau meeting. Our President attending ummer school and do not That means a 40 to 70 day limit, de like to have 50 members in each of 10 Oberst, Breckenrtdge: vice president, have time for active parttctpation. pending upon what day of th month Edward Dfppey, Perry; secretary- gave a short talk, and show~d movies local groups. Lucille Bollocl was elected h I' suc- you made your purcha e. One-third treasurer, John O'Mealey, Hudson; of some activities of the Junior Farm cessor. must be paid do n on listed articles THIN EGG SHELLS . manager, George Boutell, IMichigan Bureau. LAPEER bought on installment. uch pur- If your egg shells are becoming thin Live 'Stock Exchange, tock Y8lrds, IMay 18 Judge Malcomb Hatfield Central Lapeer Jr. Farm Bureau chases must be paid for with in 12 and rough, put a box o! bran in each Detroit. was the speaker at Eau Claire. He has been organized. Ben Hennink met pen. Let the blrds eat 4111 they want gave an interesting talk on ways with 35 young people at the home of months. of it. After several days they will not There'll Be Less Coffee which the Junior Farm Bureau can Bob Lucas and conducted the first eat much, but there will be a notica:ble Coffee drinkers must cut down for aid defense In Berrien County. Ray- meeting April 30. The committee in difference in the texture of the shells. the duration. I Dealers are limited to mond nswtu and Harold Steinke charge of the next meeting were Bob 76% of 1941 supplies. Ships from were the committee. Lucas, Bill Moule, Irene Laclatf, Helen South American ports will carry more WEST CALHOUN Irotchak and Eugene King. of war materials than coffee. Many May 19 the Juniors met with the Anthony Kreiner, counsellor for 01 those ships will be operating else- Seniors for the Junior-Senior Rela- both other groups, assisted the com- where. tionship 'Discussion. mittee in conducting the meeting of May 16 some of us attended the May H. Officer elected w re Bob U.S.O. Dance in Augusta. Mr. Henry, Lucas, pres.: Frank Butterft ld, vice • W. Hudgens advisor also our county 4-H agent, pres.: Dorothy lcGlashen, sec'y-treas.; In the post-war world, if a co-opera- Eugene King, publicity chairman; and ttve has lost the co-operative Idea, it acts as master of ceremonies each John Beattie, camp chairman. will fare just as any 'Other private, Saturday evening. Counties about orth Lapeer and outh Lapeer competitive .bustness of comparable Augusta have been taking turns fur- group nt rtain d 100 at dance size. 'R.. W. Hadgens, assistant ad- nishtng girls for the Saturday night April 29 at orth Branch. South Barry CO. Farm Bur us ministrator, Farm Security Adminis- dancing parties. :vIay 16 Calhoun's Lapeer orchestra furnished the music. tration. turn. The South Lapeer group met with Reflect Rural Opinion CA88 the Elba-Hadley Sr. Farm Bureau to The Hastings Banner, county seat Cass County Group held it" May 5 ~tudy the problems ot youth lay 12. newspaper for Barry county, made The new Jr. Farm Bureau won a this observation recently: baseball game 8 to 2 from the orth "Opinion on pertinent topics as ex- ..~TURE Lapeer group. at Lake Pleasant, May pressed at Barry County Farm Bur- for 17th. OCEANA A few members of the Junior Farm eau group meetings will give a pret- ty fair sample ot what people in the rural section ot the state are think- LFALFAS SOY BEANS Bureau were guests of the Shelby ing." GRIMM (C rt. Michigan) Manchu lOy beans are belt for Michigan. Community Farm Bureau and joined HARDIGAN (Cert. Michigan) Good emergency hay or pasture crop. in the di cusston on present day MICHIGAN IMM . & VARIEGATED Also have Mingo, an early selection of youth problems. 40 Tona of Scrap KANSAS COM MON m nchu. WASHTENAW Lapeer county ,farmers brought 40 MONTANA GRIMM Washtenaw County Junior Farm tons of scrap metal, wire, paper, and Bureau met May 6 to give prospective rubber to t Farm Bureau Services B OME GRA S SUDAN GRASS members an Idea of Junior Farm Bu- at Iml y City for weighing during a. 3 icbi«an grown and Canadian gro n SOW in early June for luxuriant pasture reau work. A summary of the year's day campaign conducted in early se d. It' v ry good. about July 20th. work was given by Margaret Haas. April by the Lapeer County War A description of a regular meeting MILLE.TS UC HE T RYE Board. The campaign continued was given by Audrey Ollbert. orma Plant German or Hungarian· We have good seed. Wet or Sow in corn after last cultiva- through May. The war board hopes Teachout was in charge of the pro- M1llet about June H for «ood dry, sow buckwheat before th tion for fall pasture a t r corn gram. to raise 1,000 tons of scrap in apeer pasture. Hay crop in 60 day . fourth of July. harvest, wint r cover and early "Evaluation of the Democratic Way county. Cut before seed forms. spring pasture. of Living with Emphasis on Rural- Urban R lations" was the topic und r p. RAPE discussion at our second m ling, ay Ho pitals average 97 beds for ach Now is the time to sow rape. It - 19. The discusion was lead by Lester 10,000 of the population and the aver- best tur tor h p 8 ') ut r ,J'I" 8,JI' uU StC'r(IS and (o-cp A)~'ns Blum nd Jo onitto, studellta at age hoepital B ryes 6,000 fam11l . Itchtgan State College from New York City. Members of the Pittstleld Cash in old metal, rubber, rags . MICHIGAN SATURDAV, JUNE I, 1'42- The days of horse trading is almost er a thing of the past, but the other eve- r ning I at in with a group that were making up teams for drilling corn 0 as to free their tractor work. There were for other everal farmer Growth of Membership Will ' ? with only one horse' left on the farm; em elve • so they were matching to make up a team. Some vere add- ing a hor e to their all' ady two or three horses to make up larger team for heavier work. their hor s Their team work Bring Many ew Groups Into Being Quite a number of new ommunity WITH Background Material for iscussion in June Farm Bur au groups have been u will not only re ult in more hor e- Ie FLY PR y organized since the member hip cam- power but in a more powerful com- By our 295 ommunity Farm Bureau Groups munity spirit. . paign this spring brought the number of familie in the Farm Bureau to By KEITH A. TANNRR Salvage for War Bonds 15,494. May 15 ther were 295 Com- Membeul1tip Relations & Education The salvaging of critical war ma- munity Farm Bureau groups, me ting terials has b come a habit with some ORElWORD: of transition DUIIng this period from peac program to pf the groups. Th ir members bring monthly. Th ir program provides a di cus ion topic for each month, S pt- Guarantees Livestock Comfort ar; hu Iness-as-usual to all-out war the monthly accumulation of papers, tember through June. etc. to their meetings. An elected per- ew organizations are: UNICO FLY SPRAY is a dependable contact spray. The pI oduction; from just plain crops to vitamin and mineral ieh foods and son or the host is held responsible for Oceana county-Twenty members ba: ic killinc agent in this . pray is Pyrethrum Extract. 110m c vilian to' oldier, let's keep our selling the materials and usually the organized Benona Community Farm Th . pray al 0 contain. Lethane to produce 'a mol' rapid mon y goes into war stamp or bonds Bureau in late April. They will 11a111 ar to the ground. Because, if we knock down. nico Fly pray, if u. ed according to diree- for the group. Hardwares are now officer at their meeting May 26. listen carefully we will be able to tions, will not taint milk, tain or blis tel' the animal's skin. s lling small inexpensive balers, Kalamazoo county-Shafter Com- h ar th groans of a voice he 1 d half which might prove helpful in getting munity Farm Bureau, organized in The highly refined oil carrier i: sufficiently heavy to ay around the world and it s ms April by members around Gale burg, to keep saying over and over in its the paper ready for sale. remain on the hair for a reasonabl length of time to retain Conservation of tires is more im- is named after General William R. arning ton, "We people 0 the de- Shafter of ivil war and Spanish- the repelling agents in the spray. mocracl s made the ad mi take of portant than we realize at the present. The community groups should be a American war fame. He was born at getting start d too slowly and of r- Gal sburg. 1 iving too late-can't you se our mts- "natural" for pooling loads to be sent St. Joseph county-Mendon-Center- Get Your Supply Now tak s: won't you us y ur P ace tim to market and in getting supplie ville Community Farm Bureau was from town. A farmer who needs to With uncertain conditions ahead of us, roups as mediums through which organized in April. Group hospital- to get started on this adjustment go to town once a week with his ization for Farm Bureau members was it would be wise to get your summer's pI oblem; can't you see that you p 0- truck, might plan to go on a spec- di cussed and continued to the May upply of depends ble and effective Unico ,pI must work together; and that' ified day so his neighbors could have meeting. their grist, etc., ready to make a full Fly pray ...JOW. your problems today are small as Kalamazoo county-County Center compar d to tll slav ry, the starva- load. A pooling of supplies from Community Farm Bureau was organ- town could also be worked out for the UNICO FLY SPRAY SOLD BY tion and th death which is upon us ized in April for members living in return trip. Farmers having trucks and near Pavilion township. The FARM BUREAU DEALERS IN tod y?"-Passlv n ss could force us to join in on this chorus. might take turns in doing the truck- group started with 25 member fam- GALLON OANS AND IN BULK ing; others compensating the truck- ilies. lf-Help Through Group Action ers. This looks like a great deal of in- Lenawee county-Jasper Commun- Th abov look 11k a v y drab picture when vi w d by on _ individ- convenience but we are going to de- ity Farm Bureau was organized April for members in that neighbor- in KILL-FLY ual alone. It is a picture that tak s velop many new tastes, new habits, For Household use. It is highly reo new ways of doing things as well as hood. on mol' color as mol' peopl visualize Lapeer county-Metamora Commun- fined and deodorized. Contains Pyre- h situation and resolve t do some- new neighbors before this war is over. thrum as its basic killing agent. ity Farm Bureau was organized in hing about corre ting it. Working Mr. Clifford Townsend, Director or Quick acting, non-staining and non- April. Twenty-three member families explosive. Get a can today. Sold in tog ther through your local ommun- Agricultural Defense Relations, has elected officers and voted to meet the pints and quarts. ity grous has meant much to organ- the tollowtng to say on this matter, third Wednesday of each month. They ized a 1 icultui e and community con- "There are two courses for farmers discussed group hospitalization. clousn as durlng pence-tim s but in the tire situation; first, conserva- Saginaw county-Brant Community Buy.at Farm BUrf'au Stores and Co-op Ass'ns can mean v n more in bringing tion; and second, reorganization of Farm Bureau was organized May 12 about an adju tm nt to th war f- our rural transportation facilities. by 25 families. Donald Urbain is New federal bureaus need to be stab- their neighborhood. This means that There is no reason today for five tOltS. president; Edwin Lester, vtce-pres.: The training you have received In ilized by the people who they are to older men are doing repair jobs and farmers who are going to town on Vern Ward, secretary; Mrs. Ha Iet your community groups will make serve. Regulations must be ironed out fixing fence, while younger men are the same day to drive individual cars, Hahn, publicity; George Bodh ine, you a valuabl person on the school by those who are to be affected. The working at heavy work and jobs de- when one car or truck could do." discussion leader. Fred Reimer ex- district war boai d. More and more peopl 's safety and the welfare of the manding alertness for the community. There are many other ways for or- plained the group hospitalization plan jobs are going to confront us as the nation are the principles governing Hired men are being exchanged by ganized groups to be of service to its for Farm Bureau members. war progresses. There are ways we our emergency programs, but the cor- neighbors to utilize the training and members in making the community a relation and the adjustment of these aptness of the men-it's hard to beat better place in which to live and to can b of assistanc in this war and programs to Mr. John Q. Public is Am rican initiative when it is aimed utilize its resources during the war -an do our part on th home front. not always ,too well worked out in the at getting a job done. period. Your group might be inter- $10,000 Protection for Will w becom so engrossed with war jobs that we will feel that we original draft. It is groups out on Some of the groups are discussing ested in discussing some of the fol- Resisting 'Lewis Union hould disband some of our normal activities? Nill w see how our long- time programs can s rve the commun- the firing line, made up of people who's destiny is at stake, that smooth out the wrinkles intention of the set-ups. and improves the and listing the available machinery and tools within their community. lowing: A community ter, recreation One man may volunteer the services operative, weekly locker service, win- of his small tractor to drill beets in ter night school, credit unions, and canning cen- center, purchasing co- Free Farmers, Inc., has been organ- ized by farm organizations to protect farmers in the east up to $10,000 FERTILIZED ity in meeting the adjustment war p riod? Organized raining schools in the principles to the groups are of Your groups are needed to main- tain the morale of the people. People become discouraged and suspicious the neighborhood, if the neighbors many others that might fit your par- will assist him in fitting his soil; ticular situation. while another farmer, not having a Power in Community Groups aga ingot property damage while resist- ing efforts to organize them into a dairy farmers union or any other Crops Pay! d moe racy, can wafford to "shelve" group dominated ,by the United Mine them? Will the study of reapportion- if they are misfits in an over-all pro- tractor, may do the chores of a farm- Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, former TVA Workers. ment, parity prices, and farm legis- gram. Unity is hampered misunderstanding. through But people meet- er having a tractor, if the latter will chairman and former president of An- work those evening hours fitting his tioch College, in stressing community Free Farmers has no membership POTATO CHAMPIONS USE lation be furth I' d by any other group or dues. The farm organtzatlons back- ing together and discussing their par- ground. groups, said, "Study g oups are one in the same manner your Farm Bureau group could do the job? ommunity ticular cases and sectional problems have found that administrators are Combines are being scheduled meet their over-load due to increased to of'the most promising institutions American life. For the preservation in ing it have assessed themselves one- tenth of a cent on each dollar of sales FARM BUREAU FERTILIZERS How can we, "the people", meet the or purchases to protect all who sign impact of post war conditions if local glad to get group conclusions and to planting of feed crops and soy beans. and transmission of the fundament- the Free Farmers pledge ,to resist in- The champion potato grower of Emmett county got 498 discussion groups are not strengthen- adjust their program so as to make it Tractor cultivating from farm to als of civilization, vigorous, whole- timidation. bushels per acre by using 800 lbs. of Farm Bureau' 2-8-16 d? r we too busy fighting for de- more adaptable to all concerned. The farm is planned to free other tractors some community life is imperative. .A mong the organizations in terest- fertilizer per acre. A Buchanan potato grower, Berrien mocracy to maintain those things change in sugar allowed for home and horses for haying and harvesting. Unless more people live and work in er are the New York, New Jersey county, produced 415 bushels to the 'acre with 350 pounds of canning is a recent e ample of ad- Trucks are being converted and "doo- the intimate relationships of commun- which insure democracy? Farm Bureaus, the New York, New Farm Bureau 0-20-20 fertilizer. It's .produetion performances justing a program to meet the needs dle-bugs" with semi-trailers are being ity life there can never emerge a tru- Don't Give Up Self-Help Activities Jersey and Pennsylvania State such as these that prove the value of good fertilizer. Farm of the people. built for neighborhood use in haying. ly unified nation, or a community of It will be asy for farmers, con- Granges, the Grange League Federa- Bureau Fertilizers are built to produce top yields of all crops. Community Services Through The farmer and his neighbors getting mankind." fronted with low prices for milk, rise tion, the Dairymen's League, the East- They use the highest grades of nitrogen, phosphorous and together and planning things out be- The book, "Co-operation, Its Evolu- in th cost of production, by a short- Organized Discussion Groups ern States Farmers Exchange. Besides clarifying problems which fore hand will lick this production tion, Nature and Practice", states potash. ~ age of hired help, longer hour in the quota; even though there is a short- that our natural tendencies are fi ld and a multitude of other prob- build morale and establish unity, It's not m~re acres, but more per lems, to yi ld to those groups who many of the Community Farm Bureau age of machinery and labor. strongly individualistic and competi- Onion Contest for 1942 acre with Farm Bureau Fertilizers. groups are thinking of ways to make Some localities have been concen- tive and that life becomes social and July 15 is the final date for onion promise to do everything for him. tra ting on machinery parts. They co-operative only thru effort, study growers to enroll in the Keystone He is Incll ed to say to himself, their group a "clearing house" for have taken inventory and listed, at and J'What th heck! Things can't be much worse. Possibly, I'd better give services that will assist the members in meeting their production quotas practice. their meetings, the old binders, mow- adopting a social point of view and The book stresses 1,000 Bushel per Acre Union Club con- test sponsored by the Michigan Muck All Late Planted Crops and will better utilize the horse pow- ers, etc. or the parts taken from such recommends, "Think for the other Farmers Ass'n, Michigan State Col- this a try." Things can be worse! and the French people are witnessing The German er, equipment, hired labor and mar- ,keting facilities found within their tools before turning them over to the fellow as well as for yourself. Think salvage program. A person making in terms of unitary group action. Ob- lege and the Pennsylvania Geld medals go to growers who gets railroad. Need Fertilizer neigh borhoods. a complete list of such information jectify and personify the group until 1,000 or more bushels per acre, that today. Hitler was el vated to the h ad of the German Stat because he ent before the people, wh :ri they person with a telephone can save a great deal of wear on tires and use in the neighborhood, parts. might prove it becomes a living social organism very helpful when in need of repair for you. You will know that you have When tools are no longer to succeeded to the degree that "We" re- Silver medals to those growing 850 to 1,000 bushels per acre. Harold Schon- field of Imlay City is president of the Farm Bureau Fertilizer nitrogen is 90 % water soluble to give plants • Our tertDizen use the were in their d pression, and point d of gasoline for themselves and their be had, we may have to make one out places "I" in your thinking and talk- Muck Farmers Ass'n, highest ,rades of phos- out the various things that hadn neighbors if they will work out a set- of two discards. a quick, strong start. phorous and potaah. ing, and to the degree that when you kiln drJed 'to orked and aid, "Now follow me and up to correlate the duplication of ef- They're A Community Repair Shop think or the effect of contemplated drU perfftUy. I will show you the way"-Enough fort which has crept into our com- follow d so tha th r st wer tore d Welding of parts is much in de- action, you reflect on the effect on the 5th Anniversary munities through our free use of to follow. mand. One community I know of has group rather than yourself. Selfish- Thirty-one members of Central Com- "a'elt Acting "#lfro"en Form Bureou Servioa automobiles in making ach of us f. What "au Need Nowl Thinking people in active groups a community repair shop. ey ness is the predominant attitude in munity Farm Bureau of Huron coun- Ltmaill" !tlk". an individualist and not a neighbor. don't look to oth 1'8 for hlp. Th y found that through pooling their democratic co-operation, magnify the ty celebrated their 5th anniversary as Conservation of tires and gasoline nalyze their probl ms and then re- money they were able to buy tools group, minimize self." a 'Community Farm Bureau by taking will force us to do more planning and Buy at Farm Bureau Stores and Co-op Ass ns and equipment that they could never This is the month to get "our house dinner together at the Hotel Irwin at olve to worl out a solution to Lheir less running-"use the head and not have purchased as individual farm- in order"; to weigh the services we Bad Axe. own destiny. If people are discuss- the tires", should be our slogan. ers. Th y have a welding outfit and can perform together for our com- ing their p 'oblems, they will see the In those communities hard pressed folly of turning them over to some- a couple of the boys have become munity and our neighbors. Your for hired help, the local groups have one lse to solve. rather handy with a torch; so if one group with an active, helpful program eharg d one of their members with h y ar I' pidl hy k ep our peace-time groups? the balance wh els in a changing m rg nc period. the responsibility of working out a schedule wh r by they could make the maximum use of the labor in of the neighbors breaks a part; he of work can be outstanding drives over to one of the welders and builders and can build a wholesome gets him to fix the part, while he con- unity which will mean much in win- tinues the farm work for the welder. ning the war. Let's do together those morale A EPO T TO YOU ••• Winter and evenings find the shop things we can't do as individuals. pretty busy. "The community WOUld- WKAR MONDAY ROUNDTABLE Our Customer and Friend n't know what to do without it and FOR JUNE You know already that our feeds- Iermash, ::\Iilkmaker and Porkmaker-are it also aves on repair bills," so states TIME-1:00 to 1:30 open formula. That mean. that we list on the feed tag o.f each bag of feed the members. Theme: What People Can Do tor "E"MA'H the exact number of pounds of each ingr client u d ill that feed. Farm orchards with only a dozen Themselves. I X How vel', .we th?ught you would like to know more about th qualities and pi c men and New Construction or two trees have been neglected for June I-Selt-help through group the new ingredient , proved by colleze experimental work, that we use. the past few years. With the empha- action. sis on home grown produce, some lo- June 8-Selp-help activities in the •• Here are . ome of them: .rm Bur u· calities have fixed up a community modern world. sprayer or have gone out and hired June 15-Building a better balanced Poultry Feed-MERMASH OOFI G a spray-rig to come in and do their farm life. spraying for them. There are many (1) I rmaker-bl nd d ocean fish, ocean kelp and manznnese sulphate (2) 0 TLY de- June 22-The War's 'Effect upon hydrated alfalfa meal. with 100,000 vitamin-A unit p rIb. (3) tabilized lactofavin- and such services which could be worked Self-help Activities. out on a community basis, if the peo- June 29-Today's Planning for To- rich in vitamin-G and pantathenie acid (4) Dry easily and uniformily mixed vitamin-D ple would take the initiative to co-op- morrow's World. carrier (5) mple amonnt of yellow corn dell in vitamin- (6) Pure bran and flour erate with their neighbors and study middlings (7) Mangane sulphat to control pero. i. . th problems of their own commun- H. J. King, president of the Wyom- ity. Your Farm Bureau groups can ing Farm Bureau, and a director of s I've your community and neighbor- the American Farm Bureau, raise HOI F•• ds-PO KMAKER-PIG MEAL hood in many ways-how can you more sheep than any other man in 1. Ocean fish meal 3. Manganese sulphate 5. Linseed meal help one another? the country. 2. Irradiated yeast (vitamin.D) 4. Fine alfalfa meal 6. Tankage sph I Roof Co ting can b used on all type ot loon f nc po t and oth r similar items need- D iry F•• ds-MILKMAKERS r prot ctlng paint. fib r. Red Metal Primer for n m tal paints. agon and Implement Our Fibrated Asphalt Coating retards rust \Ve ha e a line of good Pints will PI' t ct your and Farm Bureau s 1. 2. 5 sources of quality proteins High dlge tible protein content 3. Cane molasses 4. Calcium carbonate All these are Open Pormuia so you can see the dollar value of the 5. Steam d boned meal th rand ru t. PLOWS • HARVESTING MACHINERY feed you buy. Our cards are on the tahle-not up our sleeve. HARROWS TILLAGE TOOLS Write for our Open Formula f ed folders. They're Getting Harder To Buy-Inspect Your Equipment Nowr Buy at Form Burpou Stores and Co-op Ass'ns Farm Bureau Services, Inc. See Your Farm Bureau Dealer for Replacement Lansing, Mich. Buy at Farm BUrf'au Stores and Co-op As~'ns