Vol. 33 No.6 33rd Year Major Iss es Still e Efficiency & Color We Move to New Office Building June 24-25 Mark New Building Problem to b "The new office building is part of a long range build- ing program for more efficient operations:' said J. F. State Bud Yaeger, executive secretary of the Farm Bureau. And ppro STANLEY M. POWELL "We are bringing together on one property all the of- Legislative unsel of Michigan fices and service facilities in the Lansing area. Lights have been burning I t in th "We have tried to provide every convenience in this chambers and committee rooms at L n in. h building to enable our employes to do their work effi- lawmakers are striving desp rat ly to ind up th n ciently part of their current se sion by Jun 3. "Pleasant working conditions contribute to efficiency Many of the most important deci i n of operations. So we have emphasized good lighting. until the final days. Conference committ There is new equipment to maintain comfortable and attempting to compromise differences b t even temperatures. We have used restful shades of House and Senate on appropriation bill nd color for our walls, floors and furniture. troversial measures. Of course, no bill n "We have a one floor office building because that is law unless it is approved in the sam id nti the modern arrangement for business offices where. space both branches of the Legislature. will permit that type of construction." Among problems remaining to b d cid d ar MONDA Y, JUNE 27 the management and office employes of five F arm Bureau companies in Lansing will be at work in this new The building is a brick and concrete block struc .. office building at 4000 Nodh Grand River Avenue. on US-16 west of Lansing. Friday and Saturday, June 24-25, a Lansing moving bill to balance the budget, a new state- id for company will transfer special office machines, records. and stock from the main office of the Farm Bureau at 221 North Cedar street formula, the mammoth school code, most of th m j r ture that covers an acre, It has a frontage of 220 and five other locations in Lansing to the new b";lilding and place it according to floor plan. feet on US-16 and extends back 200 feet. It is set well appropriations, and a wide variety of miscellan ou back from the highway to provide for landscaping. The front of the building is' tan face brick with In- Price & Wage Road Tax Battles of measures, including many of especi lint r s to f rm folks. 1 diana limestone trim around the entrance and the win- dows. Other walls are concrete blocks, tinted tan with Control I ea 1923-25 Benefit You rocee It will depend on how the votes' go during th few days whether the current session will go down ·11 t • • the record books as successful or oth rwis , from th Unico l~tex masonry paint. The entrance doors are plate glass, aluminum and steel Stirs Again DONALD D. KINSEY Events sink with startling Under the Covert Road Act, farms were being assessed two or more miles back from a high- V T e SIOn standpoint of the Michigan Farm Bure u's I gisl tiv .• The MFB Board of Directors speed into the deep sea of time. way. Sometimes two or three Michigan State c o l l e g e may program. construction. There are vestibule entrances for each May 24 asked Congress not to put People easily accept the benefits assessments might hit a piece of price and wage control regula- tha t are part of their daily Ii yes proceed with a free hand to ac- From early January until May 25, a lading issu be- side of the building. without thinking that someone roperty because it was near dif- quire VHF television facilities tions into the new Defense Pro- ferent roads that were being for educational purposes. fore the lawmakers was concerning raising nd di tribut .. duction Act. The old law expires worked hard to bring those bene- built. The walls are largely window space with aluminum fits. It is easy to say, "Well, that So said the Michigan legisla- ing revenue for an expanded program of highw y on- June 30. From 1923 to 1925 Farm Bur- ture the week of May 23 when ventilator sash type windows. Efforts are being made to get is all past and gone." eau, as a newly-born organiza- both houses rejected a provision struction, Early in the session, there was consid rable The interior walls are tinted pastel green with Unico Congress to write into the new But what if someone had not tion, toiled to have this tax bur- that would have deducted from 000 b d i f hi act a 90-day freeze of prices and done the job? What if we still den changed. It held that the MSC funds any money invested support for a $500,000, on Issue or t IS purp~ Accent and Acrylic latex paint. The floors are plastic wages in case of an emergency. had the problems? What would road costs should be paid by in television facilities. The Michigan Farm Bureau came out strongly ag Ins The Farm Bureau said: it be like? those who used the roads - by tile in salmon color. The ceiling has accoustical plaster "Weare opposed to all schemes I asked my 82 year old father lay of the gas tax. bO;~~ ~ic~~~:~tor;a~~ :a~e~~ 'that proposal and it was abandon d. L ter both to absorb noise. to re-esta blish price and vage a q e ion. "Da ,~hat er ~ stoutly defended before the leg- the House and Senate passed H-65, but th two br n h controls. Any such ready-made year ly taxes on the farm be- Strong opposition came from islature the rig of MSC to L· I. bl t come to an agre m nt Uniform lighting is accomplished through a system of program could easily serve to tween 1920 and 1925?" He did the Governor of Michigan who acquire VHF television facilities of the egts ature were una e 0 magnify even minor incidents not hesitate. "They ran about vetoed the first bills on the gas if possible. on the details of this bill. continuous fluorescent tubes which run the length of the into an 'emergency' to precipi- $350 a year, and that was hard tax, until he discovered that "Section 13 of Senate bill 1432," and took their time about report- building. tate the restoration of govern- gotten farm dollars. Stuff from Farm Bureau packed persistence said the MFB board, "would deny Then there was introduced and ing it. Meanwhile, the Repre- ment controls. the farm didn't bring much to and real power at the voting Michigan State college the only passed in the Senate, S-1214. It sentives, in an unprec d nt d The offices have heating and ventilating units at in- "Any action to incubate war- pay taxes, and most of the time booth. He was then glad to opportunity left to establish a proposed raising the tax on gaso- sponsor the 2c gas tax measure action, took the bill away from time regimentation for an imag- we were in the red." workable VHF television educa- line and liquefied gas 1l/zc per tervals along the walls. The' building will be air condi- inary crisis could conceivably re- that became law in 1925. The tional program for Michigan the committee. gallon, and the levy on diesel fuel tioned during the summer through the same system that suIt in hoarding and Those were the years when proceeds were used first to build gene,:;al Farm Bureau began its fight to the State trunk lines and to make farmers, independent of the con- 2c a gallon. It provided for rais- The bill weathered all propos a amendments and was passed by chaos of our market economy. I remove the property taxes as- payments on a state bond issue trol of commercial stations. ing the weight tax on commercial heats it in winter. "The legislation to restrict the Representatives by a vote of Social Security. Congress was sessed for road building and of $50,000,000 for state highways. vehicles by approximately 10%. 60 to 46 in just the form in which Executive offices for all companies, several conference advised that the Michigan Farm maintenance, and to replace them Michigan State's television oper- The new revenue would be it had previously been approv d Bureau is supporting legislation with a gasoline tax. This meant a relief from a pro- ations would limit the education- divided 75% to the State Highway rooms, and the board of directors room occupy the front by the Senate. This was only offered by Congressman Clare In the J:orse and buggy days perty tax burden to farm people al efforts of the agricultural ex- Department, to be expended on four votes more than the mini- of the building area. Those offices open into the Hoffman of Michigan and Sena- people paid f?r the roads that amount~ng t? n:illions of d6ll~rs periment station and the exten- interstate highways and certain mum of 56 required to pass a bill tor Stennis of Mississippi to clar- ran near their property. The yearly m Michigan. It remains sion service to keep Michigan specified trunkli es, with the re- general office space. The design will permit expansion I ify the Social Security Act for coming of the automobile crea~ed as one of the "hidden benefits" farmers informed and in a com- petitive position." maining 25 % divided between the counties and cities. The counties in the House. Later an attempt to give the bill immediate effect of office space at the sides and rear of the building with- li ance b farmers under demand for more expensrve of Farm Bureau effort today - fell 10 votes short of the necessary out interfering with operations. nracticica I f arm Y con diti prac 1 IOns. 0 ne roads.. The old property tax was fthe sort t of benefit that is easily More potatoes • are ruined in would receive much as the cities. about twice as two-thirds majority. f ea t ure 0 f th e propos a I· IS th a t still on the books. ergot en. harvesting and grading than any This means that the new taxing Open House. Plans are being made to entertain Farm Bureau members and their families, and friends in farm if an agricultural employe works less than 60 days in the calendar year for the same employer, that Vote 011 Wheat shrinking caused by continued pluses. acreage allotments high sur- (See "Nation's Agricul- other way, note M.S.C. special- ists; equipment should be put in shape before the harvest rush. I Members of the House roads and spending program will not go and bridges committee didn't like into effect until 90 days after final various provisions of this measure (Continued on pag 5) cooperatives at an open house at the new office building period shall not be considered ture", May 1955 issue-article: later this summer. The date will be announced. employment covered by the soc- ial security system. • Refel-en . 1 "Find Those Acres", by N. Da- kota F. B. Vice-President) prices and premiums for durum Higher Berrien Wins First Prize Again How FB Offices Will " Annual Elevator Career Day one 25 and high protein wheats make support prices less attrac- tive to growers in this area. also Be Moved June 24-25 The 4th annual Elevator Career day will be held at the Union DAN E. REED Any farmer "who (in 1956) son building, Michigan State College, intends to harvest in any manner two months earlier than the 1953 Secretary has set of Agriculture the referendum Ben- date date. Thjs will allow Congress Preparations to move most of ,the offices of the five starting at noon, June 28. More in excess of 15 acres of wheat for to consider emergency substitute Farm Bureau companies . J 24 25 d bf than 100 young men with farm grain on the farm, and who is une - starte e ore backgrounds will be brought entitled to share in the proceeds plans should the vote throw the present plan out. ground was broken for the new building last November. there by elevator managers, of the 1956 wheat crop as owner, Wheat growers will receive teachers of agriculture, county landlord, tenant, or sharecropper their acreage allotments by June In the building plans, space was alloted to each com- agents and parents. The program shall be eligible to vote" in the 10 and Benson will announce the pany. Fl06r plans were developed to show the exact will be devoted to advantages of wheat marketing quota referen- support price for 1956 prior to the elevator short course given at dum on Saturday, June 25. the referendum. location for desks, machines and other equipment Michi an State College each year. If less than two-thirds of those Any wheat farmer in doubt as in every department. New desks, chatirs and files were The Career Day is sponsored by voting in the national referen- to vote eligibility should contact the Michigan Feed & Grain Ass'n dum favor marketing quotas on his County A. S. C. Office. to be in place before moving dy. in cooperation with the college. the 1956 crop, the support price would be 50% of parity or prob- At the new office building company and other areas Ph·llips 1m roves ably about $1.20 per b~shel. The Holden resl dent will be designated in color as: BLUE .. Insurance; YEL.. Waldo Phillips continues to im - "Plelnatlty ftor overl-dPlbantm~acdreagte a 0 men s wou e WIpe out, Of Educat·on Ass'n LOW .. General Accounting; GREEN .. MFB Member prove at Lee Memorial hospital but a farmer would have to stay J ohn B. Holden of Michigan Service: BROWN .. Farm Bureau Services: WHITE- in Dowagiac. He was seriously wtihin the allotment to receive State College was named president injured in an automobile collision the 50% guarantee. of the year-old Adult Education MFB Information; RED .. Stock room items all offices. April 4. Mr. Phillips is presi- Last year's vote was turned in Association of Michigan. The dent of the Michigan Elevator Ex- favor of marketing quotas only election took place at the first an- At the old offices, all material to be moved is being change, and a former president by strong majorities in the Da- nual meeting of the association at packed in cartons. It will carry a label to show the com- and director of the Michigan kotas. Growers in this area are Detroit May 13-14. Farm Bureau. increasingly disturbed over the A highlight of the conference pany, department and contents of the carton. A three was a panel outlining changing inch strip of colored scotch tape indicates the area in Farm ureau's Home for' years conditions in various fields. MFB Executive Vice-President' C. L. the new office for that carton. Brody spoke for agriculture. He outlined the mechanization of The General Moving Committee for the employes has farming as a leading factor in named a captain and one or two assistants or major areas the changing life of our nation. FOR TWO YEARS t~e Berrien County Farm Bureau and farm cooperatives of the county h ve ad in the old office buildings to assist the movers with in- 1955-56 dues in the AEA of Michigan are now payable. A the first place float in the Blossom Parade held in Benton Harbor annually. The Farm Bur au m e formation. The same set-up has been provided for the number of county and community the plans for the float and then let the job out to a commercial firm to do the actual construction. Th Farm Bureaus are members, as total cost of project was about $325. new building. well as many individuals in the The day before the parade the Junior Farm Bureau sponsored "Miss Junior Farm June 24 the moving company takes over. Their sup- The Michigan Farm Bureau purchased this property at 221 North organization. MFB has contributed to choose a queen and two at~endants to ride the float in the parade. This year h qu n Cedar sfreet; Laniing, in 1920. It has provided the general offices to the financing of the Adult Edu- Miss Verna Janke of Benton Harbor. Her attendants were Miss Pat Hibbard of G Ii n ervisors will direct removal of all cartons, machinery and for the MFB and Farm Bureau Services, Inc., and space for the FBS cation Association. Jeneane Baab of Berrien Springs. equipment from the old buildings. At the other seed department. The Michigan Elevator Exchange has its offices -----+----- Nutritionists at M.S.C. say can- The cost of the float was divided between Producers Creamery at Benton H rber, end moving company personnel will spot the incoming there. For the past 10 years the Farm Bureau has been renting taloups are a good source of Vi- Farm Bureau Oil Co. at Eau Claire, Coloma Fruit Exchange, Sodus Fruit xchang, nd h office space and conveding nearby dwellings into offices to keep up tamin C. And thcy also supply Springs Fruit Cooperative. The Farm Bureau insurance agents, Jr. Farm Burea. nd Coun material according to the floor plan. with the growth of operations. some Vitamin A. Bureau also gave financial assistance to the project. d ;January 12, 1925 OFFICERS President ..•....... . G. Hodge. Snover cond - cia matter V -Pr s. .. Blaque nlrk, Quincy po toffice at Exec. V-Pres C. L. Brody. Lan ing nder th Act Exec. ec'v J. F. Yaeger. Lansing DISTRICT DIRECTORS l-Ru 2-Blaqu 3-Herman .' 11 E. Ha.zel. Richland. Knlrk Quincy. How I en Clinton. R-I R-l R-l here tile I eart I 4-A. hellenb rger L. Ode a. R-1 In the Springtime, here on Hicks Street, is the season and the place 5-. Iart n Garn Charlotte. -5 6- rard G. Hod e nov r, R-l When (and where) spring cleaning activates one-half the human race. 7-Thoma. Hahn Rodn y. It-1 I represent the 0 her half, the half which I confess, -renndh John on reeland, R-2 9-H n . D Ruit r McBain. R-l Bewails the current episode-the Scourge of Cleanliness. 10- lbert Brindley ..W. Branch. R-3 DIRECTORS AT LARGE I was never one to notice minor changes round the house; Gleas on E. Halll ill.•.•....Gladwin. R-4 Pictures moved and curtains laundered by my ever busy spouse. Robert E. mlth Fowlervllle alt r "\ ightm n -.Fennvllle. R-l She may alter, all unnoticed, room arrangemen!s here and there; Einar E. Ungren .......•................... Editor PURPOSE OF FARM She may move the bed unchallenged; I am simply not aware. James Osborne Associate Editor BUREAU R pr entlng WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU The purpose of this Associa- Mrs. Carlton Ball Albion. R-l Yet I like our home as truly as the average simple soul, Llmtted to Farm Bureau Members. tion shall be the advancement Bubr criptlon: 40 c nts a y 'ar of our members' Int est edu- With a general calm affection always well within control. Repre nUng cationally, legislatively, and JUNIOR FARM BUREAU Marthy thinks I ought to notice every little tiny bit; Vol. 33 June 1, 1955 No.6 economlcally. Paul Lelpprandt ...•......•...............•. Plgeon -... All the thousand separate items that comprise the, shape Now, I own I'm unobservant; sort of on the lazy side, of it. Community But I just don't notice details, and I couldn't if I tried. I maintain there's reason in it. Love of home just don't consist In the things that you have noticed or the ones that you have missed.. Burea When I come indoors to supper I am gratified clear through That our home is ours exclusively. It's home to just us two. I! is ours; to us peculiar; every thing and smell and sound; CLARE L. McGHAN And Marthy is the loving power that makes the world go 'round. Coerdinatcr of Community Farm Bureau for MFB ::4<".<~,''s; Dear Community Farm Bureau Members: The roll of a discussion leader in a Community Farm Bureau Group If she is there I am content. wherever it may be; If she is there to make it so that place is home to me. , ¥~. ,;;;;;.~~; is most important. The success or failure of a group can often be For home is where the heart resides, where fond emotion springs, traced to the discussion leader. Where true love lives and dominates and nourishes all things. ROBERT HANSEN places a plank in the spillway to form a dam that controls the depth A discussion leader has the responsibility of presenting the dis- R. S. Clark of water in the drainage ditch. By raising or lowering the plank dam the water level can be cussion material to a group in such a fashion that everyone at the meet- raised or lowered in the fields adjacent to the di tches, ' 315 North Grinnell Street ing discusses the topic. Many times, we get from discussion leaders, Jackson, Michigan KE TS VINING pipe for the water to run through height of the spillway. With "How do you get people to discuss?" Perhaps the following will be of Agr News Writer the spillway and under the dam. the planks taken out, the water help: Wong, Secretary. state office. Of this total 124 are The 30 inch spillway is four just runs through the 18 inch The Discussion Leader-His Duties. Lapeer County, Mayfield Com- Controlling the water level on feet high. (See picture for con- pipe. The dam in the upright munity Farm Bureau, Mrs. Alma newly organized groups. 250 acres of muck land has been 1. He does not lecture. Rath r place. He should provide his our records show the members struction.) spillway slows down and holds were signed before March 1. Mawer, assistant secretary. "Problems Relating to Closed a problem on the D. S. Stouffer he stimulates an exchange of substitute with all materials avail- farm near Burr Oak in St. .Joseph back the running water. Lester Marks, farm planner for ideas by other members on the able for the job." Thanks again to all of you who A total of 1465 Community School Districts" is the Discus- By raising or lowering the plank county. Mr. Stouffer is a mem- the St. Joseph Soil Conservation have accepted the challenge and Groups have been reported to the sion Topic for June. dam in the spillway, Mr. Stouffer problems at hand. This can be found on page 9 of ber of St. .Joseph County Farm District, helped to plan the loca- signed the 2 or more members. can raise or lower the water 2. He should keep the discus- the "Know How" book for Com- Bureau. tion of the spillways, ran levels Please accept our heartiest wel- level in the fields adjacent to the sion "on the track"-prevent munity Farm Bureau Leaders. of the ditches and furnished other come as a member of the "Club" Drainage was a problem on the advice and counsel. drainage ditches. If the crop in members from straying away The group member also has a to the following groups: muck soils in wet years and also a field doesn't need water or if from the subject before the group. The steel spillways were placed there is sufficient rainfall the responsibility in discussion. Have Alcona county-AlVin, Fred a problem in dry years. Mr. 3. He should guide the discus- some way to in the ditches at strategic points, water level is lowered by simply you read the discussion topic? It di. .cusston leader. Stouffer wanted ion towar some conclusion, if Arenac- outh Mason, Mrs. hold water levels on his muck each spillway serving two ditches. removing planks. can be found on the last page of Warr-en. possible. this paper. land. He was raised on the Kan- E2rth dams were placed around Barry-Barryvllle- organ. Mr. There are other advantages. No 4. He should work to get all Do you state your position? Are hippo kakee marshes of Illinois. His the spillway and over the intake persons to take part.javoiding the pipes. more are the banks of the drain- you willing to give the other per- Bourdon; Bay-K t hum Hill, Mr. orman father had much the same pro- "ebster, r. John Red r. age ditches washed out by heavy danger' of putting his own ideas son an equ 1 opportunity? Are blem. Father handled the sit- Benzie-Herring Lake, Mr. Che- In each of the 30 inch uprights rains. No more does excess water first. He should prevent anyone you sure of your facts? tel' • 'ugent. uation by a series of dams and are grooves of steel. In these run away. It can be stored In person from monopolizing the dis- Branch - Coldwat r. spillways. But the wooden dams Do you study the subject matter anford. grooves are dropped a series of the ditches and ruh off gradually cussion or dictating the conclu- in the light of how it affects you, needed repairs continually and Calhoun-Burlington, fl'. John Gil- two by six inch planks. They or held for further use. sions. made a lot of work. your community, county, state, bert. Mr. Stouffer figured he could make the dam in the spillway. By The water in the' ditches runs 5. He should state a brief out- and nation? Clinton-1\'at rtown, Mr. Paul Gar- line of the problem at the begin- 10 k. sub-irrigate his muck fields and putting in or removing planks, still and clear. In fact it runs ning of the period, and should end Emmet-Bear River, Mrs. Robert yet provide for a run off of the water level in the ditch so slow that sediment is deposit- If you keep these things in • otes tine. the period with a summary of the mind, your group will have a good Genesee - C ntral Davison. excess water without flood dam- above the dam and spillway can ed on the ditch bottom before points on which the members of discussion and it will be enjoy- Vivian Jackson. age if he would use a method be controlled. it gets to t_he spillway J}ioes. Gratiot- .•Torth tar.:Mr. Reo Clark. similar to that his father had Water can be controlled to the (Continued on pag~ .>) the group agree. able. Remember your thinking is Huron-~IcKlnley, Mrs. Henry Mc- used in Illinois. 6. He should use members of important because "so few do it." ulay. But no one had the answer. Mr. the group to bring out various A large majority of the groups Ingham - Meridian. Mr. Gaylord mith. Stouffer did a lot of exploring points of information. report they have discussed the losco-Burlelgh • '0. I, Mr. Wm. Pro- .. ~$i-~. and experimenting, much of 7. He should urge all members monthly topic. This is very im- voast : ),[ adow Road, r. Glen Long. THIS PICTURE shows one of several workshop groups at the which was a waste of time and to be well prepared to discuss portant. If your group isn't re- Jackson ~ Tapo) on, r. B. A. money. 11'. Richard Isles. annual state meeting of officers of the Junior Farm Bureau at future topics by reading available porting, we would urge that they Pras u.; Pulaskt, Kalkaska-Hungry Dozen. Mr. Floyd Michigan State Ccllege in April.' Left to right-Leo Murphy, Finally he came to the idea informational materials. do o. Also are ou thinking in Vipond. Ionia county, District 4 Director; Nancy Buckler, Central Michigan that if he could make a real spill- 8. He should seat his group terms of making recommendations Lenawee-Clinton, :Mr. Martin Hal- way that could be installed in If'~'; 'Will arlton, dr. Tayland Hart; College; Shirley Estelle, Michigan Junior Farm Bureau secretary- members so as to overcome to your county resolutions com- Woodsteck, ~Ir. Rob rt Yaeger. a dam in his drainage ditch, that mittee? These recommendations treasurer; Donald Kinsey, coordinator of education and research, tendencies toward visiting during Macomb-Davis, Mr. Harold Mast rs. would do the trick. Nothing I the discussion. are the start of Farm Bureau Manistee-Arcadia, .• r. teve Brown. Michigan Farm Bureau: Mrs. Charles Gruner, Senior Committee was available in the market, so I 9. He should work closely policy and therefore, are very Mason-Riv rton, r. r. Aaurlce But- Chairman, Branch county; Benny Buckler, Otsego county. Mr. Stouffer decided to make one with the group secretary during important. Unless you take a Mecosta - Stanwood, Mr. Charles About 60 County and State eluded by many attending the himself of the corrugated steel the discussion to insure an ac- stand on the issues facing farmers randall. Junior Farm Bureau leaders at-I Junior Farm Bureau Formal dance used for culverts. I curate record of group agree- your organization cannot be very Monroe - cofield Ramblers. Mr. tended. At the meeting reports of at the St. Johns Municipal Audi- Mr. Stouffer and his farm ments. effective. Has your group sent Frank ~'olan. manager, Robert Hansen, made Montcalm-Belvidere: Mr. Clifton state committees were given and torium. The theme was the in a recommendation yet? Alrny ; Morrtcatm Progressive, .drs. discussed. Mr. Jack Yaeger, exe-l "Anniversary Ball," since this is three steel spillways. Each spill-! 10. He should attend all plan- Kenn th Peter son. ning sessions of the group officers. cutive secretary of Michigan Farm the 20th year Junior Farm Bureau I way was covered with an acid Response on the "65,000 Club" Osceola-Diamond Lake. Mr. Elmer resisting paint. , 11. He should be in regular membership campaign still keeps Westman. Bureau, addressed the group on has been organized in this state. attendance at group meetings. If coming in. If any of the groups P Otsego-~Ir. Jack. Mr. Edwin E. the subject of "The Junior Farm • It was a job to roll the cor- THIS PICTURE snows the consrrucfion of the Stouffer spill- ters n. Bureau in the Farm Bureau Pic- rugated steel into a 30 inch pipe way. It has been placed in the ditch. Robert Hansen. farm man- he cannot be present, he should do not appear in the column and arrange with someone to take his have sent in reports, it is because Presque i tz. Isle-Pioneer. Mr. Albert ture." el a at Camp for the spillway and an 18 inch ager, is about to cover the pipes and make the dam. Saginaw - Taymouth, Mr. Otto "66 discussion" groups were Three ladies will represent the Adorn it. used in discussing future pro- Farm Bureau of Delta county at Sanilac-Laing. Mr. lex Wheeler. grams and plans for Michigan Jr. the annual Farm Bureau Wo- • St. Joseph - orth Fabius. Mr. men's camp at Twin Lakes, near Chart s Beal. Farm Bureau activities. Special Traverse City, June 7-8-9. Tuscola-Elkland. Mrs. Clare Car- helps were given to county of- p nter. ficers by areas of responsibilities The new special • goverment Van Buren-Columbia, Mr. L. C. such as chairman, secretaries, milk program reimburses schools Ford. Washtenaw - outh Saline. c1r. publicity and recreation. three to four cents per half pint 'Walter ally. The day's activities 'were con- of milk they serve. Many thanks also to the fol- lowing list of groups who didn't make the "66,000 Club" but did sign one new member. Your ef- CLASSIF ED DS forts are also greatly appreciated. • Alcona-East Bay. Hdalmar Larson; Classified advertisements are cash with order at the following • rates: 10 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two pr uc • Harold Anderson. or more editions take the rate of 8 cents per word edition. • Alpena-H rron, !l:r. Iartha Dick- inson. These rates based on guarantee of 60,000 or more subscribers. • Grow tomatoes faster c • Berrien - Baroda. H nry Gra ber; Hollywood Hustler , Jack Rhodes. They are members of the Michigan Farm Bureau. Hormone sprays now at most seed stores will Calhoun-Ea·t Hom r, Earl Huston. • help your tomato plants give you ripe fruit two Cass-J Her 'on, R. J. Ryder. • or three weeks earlier. Michigan State College Gladwin-Quack Grass Terrors. CUf- LIVE STOCK WATCHES WANTED horticulturists found that the chemicals help ford Payne. • tomatoes set fruit well if night temperatures go MILK~G HORTHOR 'S - Buy Any condition. Also broken jewelry, Gratiot-Bu y Beav r, Mrs. Thelma • Harnp. your next sire from Michigan's Prem- ier Herd. Bull calv s and yearlings. spectacles, sHv r. ash dental gold. sent promptly. diamonds, Mail from • below 60 degrees. They advise applying the spray to the open tomato plant flowers. Spray Hillsdale - andhttl, Mr. Calista Also femal s. We are h adquarters articles. Satisfaction guarante d. ::\Iilliman. Low •.., Holland Bldg.. St. Louis I, all the blossoms showing color once every three for regist I' d Shropshire Sh ep. Stan- • Huron mith. 'We t Huron. Harland ley M. Powell, Inglesid n-r, ichigan. (1-tf-29b) Farm, Ionia M!.'.ouri. (5-2t-20b) 'MICHIGAN BELL • to five days, keeping the spray off foliage as much as possible. Isabella oe Town hip, elvin MILK HOUSE EQUIPMENT Kindi. 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Ogemaw- 'I lvin Peters. pump. and motors. lcoa pipe, Rain- • at t nd e age ervice are not a ailable in your PINKING SHEARS-only $1.95 post- bird Sprinkl 1'.. 25 year Saginaw- t, harl • Wesley Lar- paid. Chromium plated. precision with the largest . t ck of irrigation experience • t a you can get the ame benefits with a concrete n r. St. Joseph - hermanttes, ra. made. Manufacturer's stock. Guaranteed Christmas over- 7.95 value or money .uppties in ~Iichigan. to ks complete. Prices lower. Also, a few used • e tic tank and modern plumbing. You'll ave hours Loui e Fry. refunded. Order by mail. Lincoln Sur- . yat ms. plus Sales. 1704 West Farw 11 Ave.• ompanv, Hamilton Mfg. & Supply ~1-21, Holland. Mich., PO • f or and ha e the convenience of running water. Eighty-five groups have quali- Chicago 26. I111nois. (10-tf-30b) Box 212, Phone 6-6536. (6-2t-52b). • oncrete eptie tank and a properly laid out dis- fied for the "66,000 Club" and MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS FARM WORK WANTED • fifty groups tor the one new FOR nDEI: placed in June for • 1 fi ld protect famil health. They safely dispose member recognition. This response King ~Iaple yrup !"vaporators, a \V A_ TED-Work on dairy farm with only goes to show once again that v ry lib ral cash discount is granted. good man. Experlenc d milker. an • f all hou hold and human a t that could contam- Plan n w for your 1956 syrup season. operate all kinds of rna hinery, lar- • Best wis~es are better by the community groups are a very Take advantage of this savtng. 'Vrii ried, four children. N ed smart hous e. For better pies •nat the ater upply and cau e typhoid and other ills. active force in Farm Bureau. now to ug ar Bush Supplies Com- Floyd Chapin. K vll, R-4. Kentucky . • Long Distance! pany. PO Box 1107. Lansing 4, .•IIeh- (6-lt-n). For a pie with a well-baked bottom crust, r h lpful, fr e literature ab ut eptie tank and Keep up the good work. Ig'an, for all pr ic . and descriptive material. (6-2t-45b) bake it in a pan that ab orbs heat fast. Alu- • Is today the birthday or anniversary of WOMEN t r p r n nt oncrere impro ement for the farm STAB W BDS-- PBIL POULTRY EQUIPMENT minum, with a pecial dull finish, and glass are • someone you know? If it is, Long Distance is both good, say ichigan State College equip- the fast, personal way to extend best wishes. u u b n hom fill in and mail the coupon today. FREE-"Ideas Cotton Bags" - for Sewing new 24-page Illus- with ment pecialists. They say tinware that has • People appreciate the thoughtfulness of a Long Gold Star trated book of Bugge ttons for making • become darkened will also do a good job of Distance call. It's the best way of all to keep G e n e see County, Southwest ttractlve clothing. household acces- Davison Community Farm Bureau, ortes, gift. colorful Cotton Bags. and toys from thrifty, Impl1clty rasn- bottom crust browning. Pie pan size is desig- nated by the inside top diameter. Most common • family ties and friend hips close and bright. And rates are much lower than you think- r . Stanley Ries, secretary. Ions for your Cott n Bag ewing. S nd postcard today to 'ational Cotton are 8, 9 and 0 inch pans. The usual depth is • especially after 6 p.m, and all day Sundays. Lapeer County, Montgomery WANTED Council, Box 76, emphts, Tennessee. 1 to 1% inches. Some pans have special juice- • Most calls people make cost Ie s than $1. Isn't (3-9t-48b) catching rims, to prevent oven spill-overs. nt Communi y Farm Bure u, Mrs. • there someone you should call tonight? Harold Muxlow, ecretary, .•. II1IIe ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SUy r Stu CHIGA BE L EL HO E CO PA Y 1.0,. • J. Q••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Alpena County, Leer Commun- ..•..................................•.........•..• it ............•..•.•.•....•................. 1111••••••••••••••••••••••• ity Farm Bureau, Mrs. Alma • s ne The Open-Formula Schire family (br milking 59 Holst in new modern barn. When isiting th e home • Feeds Program s will see troph s th as potato kings. Many ha ha p 0- duced from 600 to 1000bushel f Coordinator DONALD D. KINSEY of Educaiion and Research for MFB aC potatoes per acre withou irrig- tion, Mr. Iverson discuss d the or- WESLEY S. HAWLEY ganization of a local Co-operati One of the older rooms of our Farm Bureau struc- to take the place of the Es anaba Seven farm families organized branch of the Michigan Potat ture had to do with feed supplies. Early in 1921 the the Boney Falls Community Farm Bureau. the first in the Michigan Farm Bureau set up a department for the Upper Peninsula. at the Clayton purchase and distribution of farm supplies. It was Ford home near Cornell May 18. The group is the first of several originally called the 'Purchasing Department," and later to be organized this summer. became the "Supply Service Department:' When the They will lead to the organization of the Delta County Farm Bu- Farm Bureau Services, Inc. was organized in 1929, a reau. separate feed department was instituted. Members of the Boney Falls The primary objective was to insure the farmer a Community Farm Bureau are: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Woodard, quality feed program. In the earlier days thousands of Mr. and Mrs. Grey Knaus, Mr. tons of feed were sold to farmers merely ~s "dairy feed," and Mrs. Howard Schire, Mr. and Mrs. Morton Schire, Mr. and Mrs. "hog feed,'· or "poultry mash." The buyer had no as- Clayton Ford, Mrs. John Mar- Your Farm Bureau Paint Deal r cella, Sr., and Mr. John Marcella, par iCipatiilg 111 arm Bureau I surance that the contents were all digestible nor that a Jr. balan~ed ration for his livestock or poultry was achieved through its use. HERE ARE 13 YOUNG FARMERS from other nations who are Ii ing and working with Michigan Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Mel Iverson. He is manager T Farm Bureau families for 11 months under an American Farm Bureau program to promote internation- of the Escanaba branch of the Farm Bureau instituted the practice of placing its Michigan Potato Growers Ex- al good will. More than 200 young farmers from all parts of the world are in the U. S. on the AFBF change. And Mr. and Mrs. Wes- formula on the tag' to show- the actual contents of the program to acquaint them with the American people and U. S. farming methods. This photo was ley Hawley. feed or concentrate. In this it was a pacemaker, and taken at the Michigan State Capitol at Lansing, May 10. Officers of the new group are: Front row, left to right: Frank Mainville, Lansing S tate Journal photographer; Wayne Newberry of Chairman, Mrs. Muriel Schire; other companies had to follow suit. The first Farm AFBF; Kurt Jordan of Germany (holding paper); Leonard Ho, Formosa; Guillermo Gui,ttierrez, vice-chairman, Harold Woodard; Bureau feed to carry such a tag was the 24 % Milk- Mexico; Clare McGhan, Michigan Farm Bureau. secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Wood- ard; discussion leader, Grey maker in 1922. The early effort at a quality program Back rows. left to right: Hubertus Barrem, Germ any (facing group); Hans Straub, Germany; Jannes DeBoer, Netherlands; Fernando Diaa, Guatemala; Pian Charansubsee, Thailand (lower center); Rolf Knaus; minute man, Morton Look t the valu • • • • • was called the "T ru th-in Feeds" policy. It later be .. Schire; recreation leader, Mrs. Salte, Norway (behind Charansubsee); Paul Dya DS, France; Willems Merwe, South Africa; Kurt Isabel Knaus; member of county came known as the "Open Formula" program. Supersperg, Austria; Heinrich Pollhammer, Austria (extreme right). women's committee, Mrs. Bea- UNICO No. 201 EXTERIOR trice Ford. J 1// The Farm Bureau search for better concentrates over W ite Hou e Pain The struggle to maintain Farm igan farmers use annually at- The upland fields grow wheat, /' the years has been of constructive service to the far- Bureau's quality program has faced some difficulties in its his- tests the recognition of their worth. The share of feed con- some corn, and soy beans. There are 80 acres of hay and pasture. The new group second Tuesday of each month will meet the ""'- • .,,,,..,,..t ~'>."J. Est mers of Michigan. Michigan passed a law requiring tory. In the 1920's and 1930's centrates that Michigan takes Sudan grass is used as an emer- and will follow the regular pat- Regular $5.49 gallon ro concentrates were obtained by from the Hammond mill is suf- gency pasture. The Stouffers tern of the other Groups in the that if a feed company uses less than 5 gredient in its feed the actual percentage must be stated. Some out.:of-state feed interests tried to get this safe .. of an in- contracts with feed milling com- panies. Although a Farm Bur- eau inspector was always on the ficient to make 150,000 tons of feed annually for these farmers. The Hammond mill is now known have raised carrots and onions on their muck. The Stouffer fields get plenty state. The members of the new group are all good farmers having from P~~~: $4.95 gallon job to assure both quantity and as the Farm Bureau Milling Co., of commercial fertilizer. Manure 80 to 600 acres of land. Most of UNICO No. 411 SUPER UNICO No. 402 STANDARD guard removed. .Farm Bureau insisted that the law quality in the ingredients, it Inc. is applied as top dressing on the them have upward of 100 acres Farm Bureau will never cut the upland fields. The corn fields REO BARN PAl NT RED BARN PAINT was not always easy to get the in cultivation. They raise from stay on the books - and it is still there. mills to keep up to standard. protein content or the amounts were sowed to rye by airplane. ten to twenty five acres of pota- Regular $3.79 gallon Regular $3.19 gallon In those early days a price yardstick was also est- Farm Bureau cancelled a number of contracts because of such dif- of other valuable ingredients in its feed to widen margins of • toes each. Most of them have a medium to large dairy herd. The $3 • 29* $2 • 89* ablished. F arm Bureau concentrates went to the local ficulties. return to the company. During lans Far reau SALE PRICE gallon SALE PRICE gallon the war this was done by some Menominee county is getting cooperative at $3.00 to $5.00 a ton below the standard The failure of the contract ready to organize a Farm Bureau. millers to do the necessary job of the custom milling companies. ~:~ In cases of four 1-gallon Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Corey of prices of the time. led to the purchase of the Chapin But the Farm Bureau policy Stephenson will be the key fam- cans, or a 5-gallon pail. early years was a formula ~p- Mill at Hammond, Indiana, in will always hold to the principle The Farm Bureau was a pio- proved by agr'I college dairy 1943. The Farm Bureaus of Ind- that the farmer must have the ily in organizing that county. ~9 5 Per Pair For trucks. cars and Front feed men. Later formulas have Farm Bureau will take well neer in the promotion of high been backed by sound research. iana, Wisconsin and Illinois and fullest feed value for his dollar that can be given to him. in the Upper Peninsula and move Postpaid and I' ar. Gives y rotein concentrates that enabled Michigan joined in this purchase. "t;:::;62000 lb. size2000 Ibs. $11.95 capacity for all extra the farmers to use more of their Thus the search for better feeds Michigan now takes 24% of the • forward on schedule. Delta coun- ty expects to be formally organ- "'II lh, ~4c and 1 ton trucks; 500 home-grown grains in the making has never slackened over the Farm Bureau years. The pri- production of the mill at Ham- Is ized by late October and have an to 1,000 Ibs. e ctra for all car '. Easily installed, guaranteed. State make, of balanced rations. Over the mond. mary concern has been to give ater on uck official delegate to the MFB an- model. Dealer want d. years higher protein contents for various feeds were developed pro- gressively. the farmer more food value for his feed dollar than he has got- ten before. It shall continue as Feeds produced Bureau formulas have proved themselves with hog raisers, under Farm The(Continued system has from page so worked this past year that Mr. Stouffer nual meeting in ov. 1955. BRINKMAN 2315 Clay MANUFACTURING Dept. 16-E Topeka, Kan. CO. 2) we1l1~-...:....----.:::-.:.:..----==--...!~'--'-.....:;...-::.~::...:....:...:::..:.:.~~--...:::;::.:.....:.:~-~:.:~~:.:..~============================= - • From the 24% Milkmaker of the objective for the years to dairymen, livestock feeders and plans on installing a couple of 1922,the protein content of dairy come. poultrymen all over the mid- more next year. In fact, the concentrates was stepped up to Since the Farm Bureau de- west states. steel work has already been 45% and then to 48%. Poultry In recent years trace minerals, done. There's power-in Jun concentrates went from 32% to veloped as an organization of, iodine, and other up-to-the- There was a tile line on the 40% in a few years. Trace min- by. and for farmers, it is natural minute ingredients have been farm that had become clogged Dairy Month adverti ing erals and vitamins were added that the "profit. motive" should added as research has proved with water backing up in the later to boost the nutritive value be replaced by first consideration their value. When and if hor- field. When the new system in Michigan of the feeds. for the farmer's welfare and pros- mone contents prove themselves, was used and the water raised, perity. Through the years far- they, too, will be added to the the tile line was flushed out and Farm Bureau- ingredients have mers have held sway on the feed. Some of the poultry feeds nows runs freely. kept pace with the research de- board of directors of the organ- are designed to prevent disease velopment at Michigan State Col- ization and have guided its pol- of the flock. Specialized feeds There are 587 acres in the lege. The 24% Milkmaker of the icies in this .direction. for fattening cattle are now avail- Stouffer farm, with 455 acres of ------------------- ~-------- able to add pounds rapidly a crop land. The farm is managed lowest cost to the producer. by Robert Hansen and Stouffer's son, Roger. They have on feed The success of the Farm Bur- 124 Hereford steers and some eau feed program is no mere hogs. The muck land had 180 f' Better fru!1 dream. The quantities of Farm Bureau concentrates that Mich- acres of corn and 6 acres of po- tatoes for table stock. ./'~ Profits from . '\ B!JIger • f prevention!' A s Yo u r Far m ' s re u re r.•• Pennies 0 DISNEYLAND leads the way. The TVsensa .• tion of 1955, now seen by over 2,378,000 people in Michigan, carries special June Dairy Month messages on June 1 and June 15. • Lead Arsenate: Standard and Astringent JuneiS@ • Genithion P-15 Spray Powder (15% Porcthlon) Dairy Month! • 50% Malathion Emulsifiable Concentrate • 25% Malathion Spray Powder For Mites: " • 50% Ovex Spray Powder • 15% Aramite Spray Powder For Scab: • Genithion P-15 Spray Powder • OrcHard Brand Mercury Spray • 40% TEPP Liquid Concentrate • Ferbam Spray Powder • 25% Malathion Spray Powder • Micro-Dritomic* Sulfur • 50% Malathion Emulsifiable • Phygon Spray Powder Concentrate LIFE MAGAZINE of June 13 will carry For Curculio: For Aphids: Du dgeling is mighly im po rlanl this four-color, two page ad .•• spearhead- • 50% Methoxychlor Spray Powder • Genithion P-15 Spray Powder ing June Dairy Month support by the dairy • Genithion* P-15 Spray Powder On foday's farm you have to get the most from (15% Parathion) • 40% Nicotine Sulfate every dollar you invest. That's why better than lout of industry and related food advertisers. • 25% Malathion Spray Powder • Lead Ar'enate: Standard and every 5 Michigan farms depend on State Mutual's Astringent • 50% Malathion Emulsifiable • 50% Dieldrin Spray Powder Concentrate "AII-in-One" Protection Plan to provide prompt settle- BOB CRO BY on CBS-TV will plug the • 40% TEPP Liquid Concentrate ment of loss from fire, lightning, wind, hail damage • Dieldrin EM-11h Emulsifiable Concentrate to buildings, smoke and vehicle damage. dairy industry's key sales period on Jun 2, (1 Y2 Ibs. Dieldrin per gallon) For Red-banded Leaf Roller: 9 and 16., For 47 years State Mutual has been protecting • 25% TDEEmulsifiable Concentrat. For Codling Moth: • 50% TDESpray Powder Michigan farms. Over $11,000,000 has been paid • Genitox* S-50 and S-75 (50% and • Genithion P-15 Spray Powder out in claims. EWSPAPER ads in over 250daily and 75"10 DDT) ~pray Powders (15% Parathion) • If you haven't checked your insurance lately, talk it weekly newspapers will tell Michigan shop- *Re~. U. . Pat. Olf. over with your State Mutual agent. He's well trained pers that June's Best Buys are Dairy Foods. GENERAL CHEMICAL DIVISION to give you the exact protection you need. ALLIED CHEMICAL & DYE CORPORATION . 40 Rector Street, New York 6, • Y. Serving Agriculture from Coast to Coast Policy State~ POT RADIO every day for ten days in key Michigan markets will tell the hous wif Company I SU A CE C P NY about peak dairy food values. 511 East Patterson sr, Kalamazoo 13 Agent 702 Church Street, flint 3, Michigan Phone KAlamazoo 3-2569 Premium E. R. DINGMA , President H. K. fiSK, Secretary AVAILABLE FROM DEALERS IN FARM SUPPLIES "State Mutual Insures Every Fifth Farm in Michigan ••• Ask YQ\lr Neighbor!/J .. - ~'- ....•. FOUR MICHIGAN FAR CWW is ma e up of 112 sep- bus, the county chairman. Mrs. Livingston county was ho te s .-...."..,-:-:-::..~--------------------------------- --,.....-:-------.---------------- to the Di triet meeting Apri114th. • • nursing, but it emphasizes as the I. Byron EI y. Chairman Constantine County Farm Bureau Wo- rate societies from 23 countries. Its aims are to further under- standing between the people of other countries with the idea that Marjorie Karker told of some things that can happen in our election on the county level if They revised the rules of the dist- rict; had a county Bookmobile Ii- br rian explain the work of the he In rSlng writer has set out to do that only individuals who have the ability and vision to see the importance of better health care for all the For Women of A I Ages pon ored a countywide you can love people you know. we are not careful who we vote library on wh els. An excellent Bu eau Women's meeting Mrs. Anna Nelson, reported for for. Mrs. Klich reported on Safe- educational and much needed people are likely to recognize the wh n Mr. Rol SaIte of orwa ty on the Highways, stating that talk on Civil Defen e was pre- opportunities which nursing ed- the Citizenship Committee. She ucation can' offer both for self talk d on the 0 wegian methods ound that there are 22,000 qual- 23,000 cars have been ruled off sented by Mrs. Mann. of farming. It was very informa- fied voters in the country, but the road because of bad driving D s ict 8 L .. l, development and partici ation in service. • tive and interesting meeting for nly between 5,000 and 6,000 vot- habits. She reminded us to apply for new driving licenses 90 days ~ . 1 For those of you who are still about 100 persons. id this spring. Mrs. Clare Williams, Chairman Mr. Salte is a young Norwegian before our pre ent license ex- in high school, you might be in- Mrs. Lester Kline, Mendon will St. Louis terested in knowing which farmer in the U.S. under spon- be program chairman for the next pires. In June we are planning our County-Wide Tea. Mr. Wil- The District 8 spotlight is turn- courses would be likely to prove sor hip of the Farm Bureau. H 'neeting. The subject will be, ed on Saginaw county this month. liam Blackmore of the Juvenile helpful in your future nursing i living with the Harry Shan- 'Michigan Week."-Mrs. Myron There are 26 groups in the county. studies. l\{ost schools of nursing nons to 1 arn our faming meth- Ulrich, Publicity Chairman, Con- Court will speak. It will be held at the County Center Building, They scored a 100% attendance recommend' four years of English, ods. stantine. at their March 29th meeting in two to four years of science, Kalamazoo, at 1:30 P. M. on June Cas County had the privilege Kalamazoo county-Our April Hemlock at the Methodist church. chemistry, physics, etc., two to 6th. Many of our women attend- four years of foreign language, of being hostess to our district meeting held at the home of Mrs. ed the "Little White House Con- After the regular meeting April 26th. Mrs. Joseph Arch Thompson was preceded by preferably Latin, since many of ference," held at the Portage meeting and committee reports the medical terms or words are W. Mann, coordinator of Women's '1 cooperative luncheon. Mrs. school April 19. -Mrs. Howard were given, the group took a Affairs Michigan State Office of Rhoda conducted the meeting in derived from Latin; algebra, geo- Corbus, Kalamazoo Co. Chair- guided tour through the Michigan metry, one or two years of his- Civil D f nse, told of the danger he absence of Mrs. Howard Cor- man. Poultry Marketing Cooperative, tory, other social studies or of atomic attack and some of the Inc. at Hemlock, Michigan, where courses having special interest for nee ssary precautions in case we they can dress and process ap- you. Preference is usually given are attacked. Cass County had proximately 5,QOO turkeys or 20,- to applicants who are in the the largest percent of attendance. 000 fryers or 4,000 to 8,000 duck- upper half of the class in • Mrs. Karker gave a short talk on lings in an eight hour day. scholastic performance. Farm Bureau affairs. At our county meeting May 1 They employ 70 to 100 workers and a second or even a third shift A booklet listing the schools we felt the idea of electing a of nursing offering these differ- state vice-chairman every 2 years can be put on if conditions war- ent programs of nursing educa- is good. We voted unanimously rant. tion may be secured by writing for it. At this meeting we plan- The baby ducklings are raised to the Michigan League for Nurs- ned our June Tea which is June near the plant. When about nine ing, Hollister Building, Lansing, 14th. Plans were made to honor weeks old they have consumed Michigan. Be sure to indicate all our past county chairmen. about 22¥.!pounds of feed, which which program interests you. Mrs. Karker will be our speaker. has been kept before them at all One of the many duties of the nurse is to assist the doctor in starting a blood transfusion. Selecting a good school is ex- The tea will be at the new times. ceedingly important. After ac- MISS FLORENCE C. KEMPF, R.N. +-------------- cumulating all the printed infor- Geneva School House.-Mrs. Nor- The ducks are dressed and put On assignment to care of man Harvey, Cass county chair- into plastic bags and then into the Head of Dep't of Nursing Education, Michigan State University mation possible and developing patients, related courses may man. sharp freeze blast at minus 35 de- parallel experience on the differ- acquaintance by correspondence, So you want to be a nurse? A worthy ambition and prospective nurses should seek grees Farenheit. This insures a ent services. in the hospitals. Van Buren county-Our Motto high quality product. After freez- one within reach for earnest high school graduates. Nurses who graduate from ap- interviews with the directors of is "Start where you are and push ing the poultry is moved to com- proved hospital schools are eligi- the schools which interest them with patience." Paul Barrett of Nursing as a career offers opportunities for satisfactions before the final choice is made. mercial storage holding units. ble to take the state board ex- Michigan State College was our The plant is under government and service with people of all ages in an walks of life, aminations for registration. They • guest speaker for May with very inspection so products can always in all parts of the world. are prepared to give nursing care , Slimm-ng Ensemble • 1 timely pictures and facts about be moved, regardless of quantity, in hospitals. Michigan forests, lakes and OFFICERS of District 2 and their successors were photo- to such outlets as the armed serv- You may elect to join the team who ushers in and More and more, it is necessary I streams. graphed recently. Seated, left 10 right: Mrs. Harry King, outgoing ices, etc. for them to take advanced pro- We were very fortunate in hav- welcomes the new babies; you may prefer to be the fessional courses which include secretary. a d Mrs. Theo Mohn. outgoing chairman. Standing, left ing our State Chairman, Mrs. Any farmer can have his poul- alert quick-thinking assistant in the operating room; principles of teaching and ad- Ruth Ball visit us and speak of to right: Mrs. George Crissenberry, incoming vice-chairman: Mrs. try processed and frozen or not ministration in order to qualify women's activities and hear her Blaque Knirk, incoming secretary; Mrs. Duane Sanford, past vice- as he desires. He can also have perhaps you would like the comforting role which the for promotions. Constantly, in- report of the New York confer- chairman and the incoming chairman. the organization sell the product creasing numbers of these grad- nurse fills in caring for sick children and older people. uates, when they can afford it, ence. for him, providing arrangements Mrs. L. G. Howlett of Keeler, District 2 ·Mrs. Arthur Bator, .northwest have been made to do so. There chairman; Miss Alice Latson, is a ready market for all classes You may choose to .be a nurse in the hospital, in the enroll in college and secure add- ed preparation. gave a very interesting travel- ogue with colored slides on her Mrs. Theo Mohn, Chairman southeast chairman; and. Mrs. of poultry. doctor's office, in the home, in public schools, in the Quincy Alfred Pfau as southwest quar- Practical Nursing Schools. If European trip. We also wel- This district is composed of ter ly chairman. All incoming birds are weighed county, in the factory, in the store, in the school-of-nur- you are interested in a shorter comed the new Regional Man for on a state inspected dial faced sing classroom, on the bus, train or plane or in one of the course, the practical nursing District I, Mr. Clarence King, to Lenawee, Jackson, Hillsdale, Cal- Mrs. Henry Roggerkamp is the scale. houn and Branch counties, with county chairman. She and the schools offer a program of twelve our county. Mrs. M. M. Halley, Mrs. George quarterly chairmen, form an ad- various military services. months. In these programs four We are also sponsoring a child The location of the plant is Crissenbery, Mrs. Franklin Bell, visory council that decide on im- ideal, situated as it is very near Wherever there are people, there is work for well- months of classroom work usual- fo a week's leadership training ly precedes the seven months' at Big Bear Lake Youth Camp. Mrs. Roy Lord and Mrs. Ells- portant issues that come up be- the center of the lower penin- worth Hard, respectively, as tween meetings. The committee- sula, about 100 miles from Detroit qualified nurses. And/when you are ready to establish period in hospitals where super- Miss Tsuru Nakatani, very vision by graduate nurses pro: graciously styled some of her county chairmen. women hold their meetings alter- and 90 miles from Grand Rapids. your own home and family, you will find that all the vides guidance and security in beautiful native kimonas for the nately in the different quarters A two hour haul by truck will education and experience which you have had, has been work with patients. At the dislrift meeting held on ladies at a tea given in her honor. with the chairman in the hostess bring poultry to the plant from High school graduation is not May 10th at the Methodist quarter acting as chairman for almost any place in the state. preparation for successful motherhood and home making: -Mrs. James C. Burns, Chair- Church in Coldwater, 191 ladies required for this program al- man, Van Buren Co. the day. This method divides the The potential of this plant as a though it is desirable, especially partook of a bounteous carry-in distance that the committee- farmer owned cooperative is im- There are several types of p~ograms which you may St. Joseph county. A book- dinner. The ladies of Branch women must travel to the month- mense and it gives to the Mich- for girls under twenty-five. This county were hostesses. consider. It is important to become acquainted with each is a field where women have de- review was given by Mrs. Harry ly meetings more evenly. It also igan poultry producers a long monstrated that experience in Oxendel', Florence group, at the The meeting was called to ord- develops leadership for future dreamed about opportunity. of them in order to determine which one interests you, work and living may be a good April meeting of the Women's er by Mrs. Mohn. The business county chairmen. for which one you believe yo~ may qualify, and, also substitute for the high schoel Committee. Mrs. Oxender gave was taken care of before noon. The Midland county women's diploma. a very interesting and enlighten- This was election year for the For their February meeting the committee is purchasing flags to important, which one you can afford. Upon completion of the pro- ing review of the history of Asso- even numbered Districts, with the women met in Howell. Mr. Don be presented to each group in tion which the students have gram in a school sponsored by the ciated Country Women of the following results: Moore of the American Dairy As- the county to be used for pledg- College programs leading to a secured while in college provides State Department of Public In- World. The book was written by Chairman, Mrs. Duane Sanford, sociation gave a very inspiring ing allegiance to the Flag at com- baccalaureate degree in nursing outstanding preparation for nurs- struction, the practical nurse re- Neva Scarbor of London, Eng- Hillsdale county. talk with pictures to show what munity group meetings. are increasing in number. For ing and citizenship responsibil- ceives a certificate from the land, and dedicated to Mrs. Al- Vice Chairman, Mrs. George happens to milk from the time it information which will give you State Office of Vocational Ed-' Arenac county women's com- insight into the advantages and ities. fred Watt of Toronto, Canada, Crissenbery, Jackson county. leaves the farm until it reaches ucation and is eligible to write the first president of the organiz- the consumer. mittee are sewing on men's white preparation offered by college Graduates from these programs the Michigan State Board of ex- Secretary, Mrs. Blaque Knirk, ation as it is today. The ACWW Branch county. The committeewomen, headed shirts to be used by patients at th hospital. and university programs, letters are qualified to do nursing in aminations leading to Practical by former county chairmen, Mrs. should be addressed to directors hospitals and public -health Nurse license. Designed with button-on suspender had its beginnings in 1797 when The afternoon speaker was Mrs. of such programs. agencies. They also are prepared straps, widely flared skirt, its own a handful of Finnish rural wo- Dorothy Mann. She spoke on Claude Copeland and Mrs. Homer Gladwin. Mrs. Clara Doser Why a college degree? It is for promotion to advanced re- Personal qualifies which are collared, cap-sleeved bolero, limming ensemble is both ageless and this men banded together. Today, Armstrong, participated in a farm county chairman of the Cance~ Civil Defense. for the individual who has vi- sponsibilities as their experience important for all nurses include flattering. to farm canvas for the Rural Society in Gladwin county, told grows and openings occur. There No. 2327 is cut in sizes 12, 14, 16, This is District 2's largest meet- sions of a thorough preparation, mental and physical health; a 18, 20, 36, 40, 42, 44. Size 18: ress Mothers March of Dimes. The the Gladwin women's committee 48 ing which seems to indicate the women canvassed the whole of the education and research on built on broad comprehensive in- are many positions waiting for well-qualified nurses with the genuine liking for people; ser- and Bolero 6% yards, 35 inches. work of Farm Bureau Women is formations in the biological and iousness of purpose and a sense still growing. The Counties are county. They were presented a Cancer. Among the interesting certificate of merit for their out- social sciences She desires the greatest need of public health of responsibility; honesty; re- Long-Torso Style :;.doin some very fine work; h~",,- ~standing work in getting over things we learned was the fact knowledge of t e forces Iri society nurses, head nurses, instructo s spect for' all persons regardless ng the own projects as well s that the lamprey eel found in one and administrators with educa- of race, ;ere~d, occupation, econ- one-half of the county's goal in of our northern Michigan rivers which affect the well-being of tional preparation. omic status or political affiliation; ,tj~ going along wlth the state pro- people-physical, emotional, men- jects. . their coverage. contains a serum useful in the cheerful and cooperative atti- The committeewomen also put treatment of cancer. Oregon tal and social. Hospital Schools of Nursing. tudes; willingness to work; Districts 1-2-4-5 had a joint on five luncheons for the hospital lamprey eels also contain this The course in nursing leading A large number of hospitals in thoughtfulness and consideration camp. It was very well attended committee during the drive for a serum but our Michigan lamprey to a college degree, physical, Michigan conduct schools of nurs- in dealing with people; poise; and reported as very helpful and much needed hospital. Their pro- has 18 to 20 times more of the emotional, mental and social, is an opportunity for a broad ed- I ing with three year programs. The practice in the care of resourcefulness; desire for knowl- very worthwhile as regards edu- fit was 215.50which was turned serum. It is found in the mouth edge and understanding; sense cation and recreation. over to the Hospital Memorial of the eel. ucation. It enables the person patients is usually preceded by of fitness in grooming, speech as a nurse to practice the healing concentrated class work in the and relations with people. Our council meetings are usual- Fund for a hospital bed and other Gladwin county ladies were al- arts, to be eligible for promotion sciences and guidance in the de- This you will recognize is ex- ly attended by our state chair- furnishings from the Farm Bu- so shown how to make cancer to advanced responsibilities, to velopment of elementary nursing pecting a great deal from the man, Mrs. Karker and our region- reau women. pads and hospital gowns. 'they function as an informed citizen skills. person who enters the field uf al man, Charles Mumford. voted to buy gauze and cotton in the community of which she Livingston county is to have a for making the pads at their next The county meetings are made is a member. new hospital! Well over the goal meeting. very interesting by speakers who of $700,000 was pledged during Michigan has four approved discuss welfare problems, libra- the campaign. It can be done. Bay county Farm Bureau wo- basic professional collegiate pro- ries, local government, etc. In this too, the Farm Bureau wo- men's committee held the April grams in nursing education Some groups are helping with men did their part. meeting at Mercy Hospital in which lead to an academic de- cancer dressings and other com- Another interesting meeting on Bay City. At their May meeting, gree covering four years of study. munity projects that make the "Consumer Marketing Relations" Mrs. Swinson the safety chair- They are at Mercy College. De- Women of Farm Bureau so help- was presented by Mrs. Marion man, said in her report that chil- troit; Michigan State University ful and so popular. Kelly from Michigan State Col- dren should not be allowed to at East Lansing; University of Some groups are very active in lege. This is a new department chew on the stems of lily of the Michigan at Ann Arbor; Wayne the mental health program, Sis- of service from the college in valley, tulips, or castor oil beans University at Detroit. ter Kenny polio work, TB tests their extension work. She told as they are poison. Graduates of these schools and X-Rays. us how to be informed as to the Farm Bureau women are so in- write the State board examin- Tours hav b en made to food best food values for the week. terested in the work and the pro- ations which qualify them for factories, mental institutions, pro- The program is given over the gram of the women's committee certification as registered nurses. c ssing plants, dairies, good will air, and also in the leading news- in each county because it gives These programs vary some but industries, girls' homes and oth- papers. them an opportunity to learn the general aim is to provide a ers. One thing that surprised many many interesting and useful foundation of general education, We have very good reports of us was that it is much more things. There is the opportunity physical and social sciences, fol- from our safety and legislative economical to buy carrots topped to work together to make their lowed by specific related nursing chairman. Everyone seems to and in cellophane bags rather communities a better place in learnings and skills. Usually the take their I' sponsibility very ser- than with the tops on, as the which to live as well as provid- larger part of the first two years iously. greens absorb much of the mois- ing a social need. are spent on the campus of the college or university followed by You will notice I am not writ- ture of the carrots-leaving the The District 8 Camp will be ing about my counties separate- carrot in a wilted condition. classes and experience in hos- Carrots are topped in the fields, held at the 4-H Club Camp at pitals and community agencies ly. I feel that they are all doing shipped Coldwater Lake in Isabella coun- during the last two years. so well. They work as a group, packaged, and then ty June 29th and 30th, one week and it is really a pleasure to months later In as CrISpand firm While the student Durses are work ith them. a condition as when harvested; later than planned at first. A caring for patients in the hos- whereas, those with tops on are very good program has been pitals and in the community, they shipped immediately, and soon planned for the two days and are taught the course content become withered and lose much will include fun, friends, facts which is concerned with the dis- of their food value. and fellowship. eases and treatments relating to apoleon This is a program that the Liv- those patients. In this way, in- Livingston county takes the ingston ladies highly recommend is ric 9 formation is provided, insight and potlight thi month. They have to the rest of you who are looking Mrs. Evelyn Heim, Chairman understanding gr-ows at the same r c ntly divided the county into ~or progra.m material, and also Traverse City time that skill in doing nursing District 9 wa proud to have procedures is developed. This in Nurses are taught that E. J. Emery mtere ted m stretching you f od "U\Jlar1tel' ch irman; dollar. (Continued on p ge 5) addition to the general educa- in the care of children. • • e erva um elng efor es Farmers Tour of Europe (Continued from page 1) adjournment. According to the pre ent schedule, that would be on H-379 and H-380, to clarify the situation relative to sales tax ex- emption on tractor fuel. ment. H-145 and 8-1212, which would have provided for a minimum July 15, so that 90 days from then H-396, raising the financial re- salary schedule for teachers. would bring us to about the middle sponsibility requirements for mot- H-389, which would have per- of October. orists. mitted counties to e tablish a H-321, requiring labeling of un- County A essor and County By mid-September it is ex- dergrade butter. Board of Review. pected that the findings of the 8-1017, raising the minimum H-459, which would have pro- study now being made of highway butterfat requirement in the state vided for abolishing township an- conditions and needs will be re- law from 3% to 3.5%. nual meetings. leased. Many members of the S-1084 and H-118, which would Legislature doubted the wisdom Bills favored by MFB and close have established a state minimum • of trying to adopt a program be- to final enactment: fore the report of this survey has wage. 8-1048, repealing the license S-1240, which proposed various been made public and while it is tax on chain stores. amendments to Michigan's milk still uncertain just what is going 8-1063, providing greater uni- dispenser law, which would have to be done at Washington regard- formity of traffic signals. discouraged purchase and use of ing federal aid for highway con- 8-1229, revising Michigan's Ap- this modern milk vending equip- struction .• ple Promotional Program. ment. Officers, directors, and staff of 8-1266, requiring traffic to S-1417, which would have made the Michigan Farm Bureau have stop both ways for a school buses it illegal for the owner or occu- been keeping close watch on leg- which are loading or unloading pant of farm land to shoot a tres- islative developments and have passengers. pasing dog which came onto th informed the lawmakers by writ- 8-1294, - amending Michigan's property unaccompanied. ten statements, testimony at hear- farm warehouse law. S-1337, which proposed a com- ings, and personal intervie.ws, as 8-1296, providing for licensing plete revision of the Michigan to the Farm Bureau position on and analysis of agricultural lime. Pharmacy Law. This embodied pending issues. H-19, allowing hauling two Drinking at least three glasses some unduly restrictive features of milk every day is going-to be farm wagons with a farm tractor. which would have been detri- Friday, May 20, members of the H-218, amending Michigan's a much more widespread habit legislative committee of the Mich- mental to farmers. As the bill at the end of June. People on the American Farmers Tours of Europe this summer and fall will pass this historic Bang's Disease Law. igan Farm Bureau spent all day in was written, it would have hamp- spot on the Rhine river. On the hill tops are the ancient castles of Sternberg and Liebenstein, lithe H-270, authorizing County Road Lansing, studying the status of the ered manufacture and sale of The campaign for adults to hostile brothers."-{Photo German Tourist Inform arion Bureau.) Commissions to weigh trucks to modern feeds and economic drink at least thr e glasses of MFB legislative program. They Reservations and inquiries re- . +---.-.-'--.------'------ detect overloads. pO·SOhS. milk every day for 30 days, got garding the 35 day American essary t? cancel after mak:ng ~ Activities of Women made recommendations relative to H-360, requiring dairy inspec- All Farm Bureau Minutemen underway as part of the Amer- F armers T ours 0f E urope thiIS reservation, a full refund WIll be h· F bills on which the Farm Bureau summer and fall are being re- ma e., d , . . • Ie Igan arm position had not been determined tors to identify themselves disinfect their footwear and before Community Group officers, and ican Dairy Association's annual M meeting in March. Since that ceived by the American Tourist While this tou~ IS designed for Burea by delegate action last November entering dairy plants or barns. other members and officials of the organization who have followed time states hav been working Families in ea tern citi s p n the most mon y for b f, hil Bureau at 82 West Washington farmers, a~~one I~ welcome to go or by action of the board of H-398, making aircraft owners legislative developments closely out plans to distribute informa- southern families spend the rno t street Chicago along. VISItS WIll be made to (Continued from page 4) directors. financially responsible for dam- and who have kept in touch with tion leaflets and pledge cards to for pork. Housekeepers in th ,. farms and experimental stations the Farm Bureau Women's Com. Their report was considered ages. as many people as possibl . June large east and west In Michigan inquiries have in the European countries visited. their lawmakers, regarding these oast iti carefully by the MFB board of H-180, increasing monthly fees has been selected as the tim to with the largest population pro- been received from Traverse Agricultural officials from U. S. mittee of Kalkaska County Farm issues, are to be commended and Bureau organized April 7. The directors, meeting in the new for trailers in trailer parks, par- get the campaign in high gear. City, Three Rivers, Marshall, offices abroad will speak at din- committee met May 17 and elect- congratulated on their part in the vide the best market for Iamb. Farm Bureau headquarters build- ticularly to increase school reve- Governors have already signed Sausage and cold cuts hav Benton Harbor, New Haven, ner meetings. Overseas farm or- ed these officers: achievements in the field of P .X. the ing in Lansing on Tuesday, May nue from this source. the pledges to lead off the cam- gr atest acceptance Fraser, Manchester, Wixom, ganizations will entertain. (Policy Execution) of their or- in the ast- Evart, Lennon, and Dearborn Mrs. Vernon N. Spencer, Sr., 24. paign. ern industrial cities. Bills favored by MFB but de- ganization during the current this past month. l\;iany famou~ scenic and his- chairman; Mrs. Fred Lynch, vice- The report presented to the session. directors at that time covered the feated in Legislature: The tour that will leave New torical places m England, York October 8 will have Mr. land, Belg:um, Luxembourg, Ge~- retary. Hol- chairman; Mrs. Ray Babcock, sec- Mrs. Spencer resides on provisions and status of 92 sepa- 8-1172, to set up a board to • Wa d G H dg P r . 0 e, resi en 0 Michigan Farm Bureau, as tour me u e In id t f th ' many, SWItzerland, and Italy are a dairy and potato farm near e i • I d d J th t e our. K lk k a as a. Sh h f' e as rve sons an d rate measures. There were 52 bills on which regulate the practice of veterinary medicine. 8-1230 and H-165, which would Be't ay• to leader. The tour price includes all one daughter. She is a member the MFB position had previously put an end to the dual control of Over the past few years a num- and return there. Traveloverseas ber or groups of American farm- will be by air. transportation from New York of the Home Economics Council After that by work. and has been active in 4-H club Mrs. Lynch lives at Fife been determined by the delegates the Michigan State Fair and its or by the Board. Then there property. Cure a Faint were 26 more bills on which the H-349, which proposed a stiffer The best way to treat a person ers and business men associated train, motorbus and steamer. Lake and Mrs. Babcock at South with agriculture have traveled to Hotel reservations Europe on special farmers' tOUTS. arid all meals, except in New are included, I Boardman. District 9 now has six County legislative committee made recom- mendations for board action •.There for motorists. program of compulsory insurance who has fainted leave him lying down flat. is simply to They have been accompanied by York, London and Paris to enable Farm Bureau Women's commit- was also a list of 14 other bills If his head is lower than his H-358, which would have made their wives. which the committee had consid- feet, so much the better. tour members to dine in restaur-I tees. Mrs. Karker and Mr. Ward extensive and important amend- ered but regarding which they Those who have been members ants of their choosing in those Cooper, MFB regional represent- ments to the Michigan law rela- So says Dr. Alfred Soffer's had decided not to make any of such tours have returned home cities. Taxes and tips on the ative, assisted with the organiza- tive to bonding livestock auctions article "How to Cure a Faint" tour are included in the all ex-/ tion of the Kalkaska Women's recommendations. enthusiastic about a wonderful and also buyers and dealers pur- featured in a recent AMA pub- There isn't space to report on experience. They had learned pense cost. Committee chasing directly from farmers. lication. considerable about the agricul- all measures of interest to us, but here are some of the more im- We can regard these bills as Few people realize it, he ex- ture of other nations, and had unfinished business which will un- portant. plains, but a faint is actually enjoyed the fun of traveling with a group of men and women Bills favored by MFB and pass- doubtedly come up again next nature's cure for something else- ed by Legislature: year. a temporary shortage of blood whose first interest is agriculture. Bills opposed by MFB and re- Their comfort was looked after. H-16, requiring regular pay- and oxygen in the heart and ments for dairy products. jected by Legislature: brain. All they had to do was to look H-156, changing the name of H-26, which would have re- That can happen when blood and listen and enjoy themselves. M.8.C. quired turn signals on all farm vessels in the legs and abdomen The 35-day tours of the Am- H-238 deleting the words "of wagons hauled on a public high- are temporarily widened by par- erican Tourist Bureau will visit Education" from the titles of the way. alysis or dilation. Then large England, Holland, Germany, colleges at Kalamazoo, Mt. Pleas- H-35, which called for submit- amounts of blood pool in these Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Aus- ant, and Marquette. ting to the voters the question of expanded vessels and sharply re- tria, Italy, Monte Carlo, France, S-1254-8-1258, five companion convening a Constitutional Con- duce the supply to the heart and Luxemboarrt, and Belgium. bills, relative to the care of de- vention to draft a new constitu- brain in the upper part of the The Atlantic will be crossed on pendent and deliquent children. tion for our state. body. the Sabena airlines of Belgium. H-55, making many amend- H-36, which would have re- Dr. Soffer says dilation of these Travel on the continent will be ments to Michigan's drain laws, quired that all school buildings be blood vessels can be triggered by by bus, train, and boat, with preparatory to a codification of approved by the State Fire Mar- a n u m b e r of things-fright lodgings and meals at first class these statutes next year. shal and State Health Depart- shame, drug reactions, tempera- hotels. Mr. Oswald Anderson, director of information for the Wisconsin I YOUR FEEDI G Farm Bureau, will lead the group departing August 27. Mr. John Sims, executive secre- tary of the Ohio Farm Bureau, will be tour leader for the group leaving New York September 10. He visited Europe in 1949. Mr. Edwin Gumm, a director of P OG UP-TO-DA E1 the Illinois Agr'I Ass'n, the Farm Bureau of that state, will lead the tour departing September 24. Mr. Gumm returned this ~pring from a farmers' tour to Austra- lia and New Zealand. It was Your Feed Department wants you sponsored by the American Farm' Bureau. to know what we are doing to keep Reservations are on a first your Farm Bureau feed program up- come, first served basis, accord- ing to the American Tourist Bu- to-date. Here are some feeds we have reau. Cost of the tour is $1285 per person from N ew York. added since January 1st. Photo-F'rench Gov't Tourist Office A deposit of $250 is required at the time the reservation is The Eiffel Tower is one of the attractions of Paris. 1889 and for many years its 984 feet made it the tallest structure It was built in HOG FEED made. The balance is due six in the world. All Paris may be seen from its observation platform. Porkmaker 125. For feeding pigs from 100 to 125 Ibs. up to market time. Meal weeks before departure. If nee- There are restaurants and galleries in the tower. 01' pelleted. Feed free choice or hand feed. One 100 Ibs. needed in each 1000 Ibs. of ration. It lowers fattening costs. STEER FEED POULTRY FEED (a) 34% Steel' Pellets only. (a) Vlgor- Ettes-a 20% feed (meal,_ pellets, or crumbles) carrying 100 grams of antibiotics. It tends to (b) 32% Steer Flex (pellets or meal) prevent and treats Blue- Comb- Travel with the AMERICAN with urea. It is a low cost, effec. C.R.O. vitamins It Is fortified with extra and aids appetite and FARMERS TOURS tive, fattening concentrate. maintai.ns body weight. AMERICAN ---------- FARMERS TOURS \ (b) Booster 2000. A concentrate allows the feeder to build his own that 82 West Washington St. Each of these feeds carry 5 milli- antibiotic treatment in his prefer. Chicago 2, Illinois grams of Diethylstilbestrol in each red mash. It Is rich in vitamins A cl 0, Riboflavin, Niacin, Choline o Please rush more information on the pound and 2 pounds per day should and Pantothenic Acid plus a fer· MICHIGAN AMERICAN FARMERS Photo-The British Trav I A s'n be fed. mentation base for its unidentified TOUR leaving New York October 8, 1955. London-Houses of Parliament as seen from the factors. 2Y2 Ibs. of Booster 2000 In .o~th bank of. the river Thames, with Westminster Bridge In the right background. 100 Ibs. of mash makes a 50 gram Other AMERICAN FARMERS TOURS to Eur- pel' ton mash. Go as high as you ope, leaving: We expect permission will be given need by stepping up the amount o August 27 0 September 10 0 September 24 JOIN the Special Michigan AMERICAN us to put 10 milligrams per pound of of Booster 2000 that you add to PI ase send me information on travel to: FARMERS TOUR to Europe leaving 100 Ibs. feed. our 48% Cattle Supplement. This would o Europe 0 South America 0 Holy Land New York October 8, 1955. (c) A new hormone feed for finish- o Hawaii 0 Round the 0 Dom sttc • Your tour leader will be Ward G. lower costs as 1 pound of 48% Cattle Ing broilers is about ready to be World travel to Hodge, president of the Michigan Fa!'m Bu- Supplement furnishes protein needed. offered you. reau. We would leave about. ...............................•........:.. You, "Farm Bureau Member," are the one who is building the organi- • Meet farm representatives of other zation so it can serve you better. Keep it up. countries. We would return about ......................•••••............. NAME .....................................................................• • • Fly SABENA Visit 11 European AIRLINES I countries. to Europe. UNITED WE ARE o WE RE oG Street or RFD No . • • Stay at first class hotels. InclusIve 35.day tour, round trIp FAR , P. O. ADDRESS .....................................................• from New York, only $1285.00 221 North Cedar Street Lan ing, Michigan • • C..-...-..OO IS rIC y a .eau students come from "outside" or non-resident districts. Annexation to the operating Yarn Spe ks rries exico MF ot sts o J ne district would give the people Back in 1948 when strawberries direct representation and pos- itive voting power in control of the educational program. Other- t sol ti were first exported from Mexico to the U. S., only 170 tons were ill imed shipped in. But last year a new ckground Material for Program in June by 1465 mmunity F rm Bureau Discussion Groups wise a babble of discordant voices must come from the disunited districts that transport their chil- record volume of 4,156 tons valued at approximately a mil- lion dollars came in, mostly At Colletjes The Michigan Farm Bureau dren. And a centralization of through the ports of Laredo and board of directors advised the DONALD D. KINSEY authority remains within the Ciudad Juarez. Legislature May 24 that its mem- Coordinator of Education and Research for MFB operating district. bership of 66,000 farm families is OTE: It is the writer's wish to present a balanced Are closed districts" paying opposed to limiting a self-help statement for both sides of an issue. Sometimes this is a their fair per-pupil share? State program by Michigan state edu- tough assignment. Folks on one side of an issue frequently Department reports would tend cational institutions. do more studying and publishing on their viewpoints. The to give them a black eye. A 1951 The board said that a part of study of nine counties south of the Section 13 of Senate bill 1432 possible emphasis becomes, at times, a matter of what ma- Muskegon-Bay City line found terials are available. would prevent Michigan State that no closed school had any college and other state supported bonded indebtedness. Yet the Pres nt Developments. If you have been watching operating districts carried a debt educational institutions from building dormitories and other the State Legislature, you realize that a new school code of $7,652,510 - an average of projects on a self - liquidating $102.33 per pupil. is under consideration. In fact, it could be passed about The same closed school dis- basis "without prior approval trict got 70% of their monies from the Legislature." the time that this article goes to print, thus putting a So far, the provision continues from state sources. They aver- different light on what is said here. aged only $131'.94 in costs per within the bill. "At Michigan school child, while operating dis- State college," said the Farm In the prospective school code is an amendment that tricts were spending $208.33. Bureau, "more than $33,000,000 would either compel any school district, closed for two The valuations in these closed of student housing has been built school districts were about the in 20 years to serve 8,000 students. years, to reopen its school or merge with another same as those for the operating When paid for from rents and operating district. districts on a per-child basis. Yet other income, it will become the the closed districts raised $5.77 property of the state. The cost The Michigan Farm Bureau i on the fence in this per thousand of valuation, while to the state for light, heat, etc., operating districts raised $7.i:s4 to date would provide living issue. The member delegates rejected any resolution per thousand. In addition, the quarters for less than 300 stu- regarding it at the annual meeting in November 1954. people of the closed districts had dents." to bear no additional tax loads The problem is very broad. Only some of the high.. for school buildings. lights can be reviewed in this article. The Citizens Research Council Why do we have closed districts} The answers are of Michigan has made a statewide study of the closed' school dis- numerous. In some cases there were too few pupils trict problems. They found that to make a school worth while. Finances were some.. in 1953 there were 57 closed dis- tricts that levied no taxes for times a problem. At times the districts could not find school purposes. If these districts a teacher. And there were areas where the folks thought had raised the minimum of 5 mills (required for state-aid) Questions that a better school program could be had by sending they could have helped to pay 1. Is there any unfairness in $53,339 of the education bill. the children to school in town. These were not "poor" districts. allowing closed districts to be They had an average property continued? There were cases, too, where transporting the chil.. 2. Is there any unfairness in valuation of $19,971 per pupil. dren to schools proved less costly than operating the A few had valuations nearly forcing closed districts to annex $200,000 per pupil. Yet they paid to others that are operating? local school. Districts could receive state monies. The considerably less per pupil than 3. Would it be desirable to local school building and equipment was run down. In the other closed districts of the have laws that require the closed orne cases there were poor sanitary facilities, or none. state. school districts to merge with other operating districts? It would be costly to restore these school plants to mod.. These 57 districts depended en- • tirely on sales tax monies for ern standards. So the children were transported. support. They sent 700 pupils to other schools free of any local For quite awhile now, about a fifth of our Michigan property taxes. Some may say school districts have been closed. There were at one "O.K. to that," - But at the same time other districts were time - in the middle 1940s - over 1ZOO closed dis.. paying heavy property taxes to tricts. These are gradually being absorbed into others. operate their schools. These 57 districts pay an aver- Today there are only about 800 out of the 4000 in the age salary to their school board members of $6.58 per pupil. This state. is nearly double the rate for other These closed chool districts have, however, in many closed districts. Cases i"~u ained as legal units, electing their school It is reasonable to ask - "Why salaries for closed district school boards. and voting each year to transport the children boards?" The Boards of Educa- tion in the large cities of Detroit, or reopen the school. Flint and Grand Rapids serve Some serious problems have cropped up between the without salary. Their school systems serve nearly half of the closed and the operating school districts. Pressures a:e pupils of Michigan. developing to force the attachment of the closed dIS" Another look-These 57 non- tricts to others on a broader community basis. taxing districts ended the 1952- 53 year with an average cash review of the order. balance of $263.15 per pupil. Content of the Proposed School 6. After reviewing the appeal, Other closed districts averaged a Code. By the time this reaches the decision of the state board balance of $64.18. Quite a few the press the new code may have of education stands as final be- been passed. But as now passed fore the law. by the Senate it provides that: 7. If a school district, either Any school district that has the annexing or the annexed, re- not operated a school within the fuses to comply with the orders district for the two years pre- as given by these bodies, it fo~'- ceding July 1, 1956, or any two- feits its right to all state-aId year period after tha~, shall. be support. subject to the followmg action: 1. The county school superin- Arguments of Those Who Fav- t ndent shall inform the district or the Continuation of Authority board of education that it must in Closed School Districts: ither attach itself to one or more The above quoted pr'oviaions of operating districts, or reopen and the proposed code may create operate its school within one year some future problems rather of this notice. than solve all of our local school 2. If these things are not done, the county board of education shall upon approval of the state needs. Our populations are shift- ing. Factory workers and other • townsfolk are moving into some supe;intendent of public instruc- of these closed school districts. tion, annex or attach the closed Under these conditions the school district to one or more right to reopen the schools can perating districts. take on high importance. These 3. public hearing on'this an- areas can become densely pop- ne ation must be held within 30 ulated, and transportation to days after the probationary year, other areas could become a ser- and all parti s concerned must ious problem. The area should be judged on its merits, and not s'n Ire -uericyaild st' erlly 01 have notice of this hearing. 4. The county board of educa- tion then is ues a written order forced by an arbitrary point of law. e •- o annexation within 30 days after the hearing. Transportation of younger chil- dren for long distances becomes a 'nilD~[JeS,an ~ Windstorms ·n Michigan 5. Following this, the closed problem. The little folks may hool district has 90 days in zhich to make an appeal to the tate board of education for a have long and tiring distances to travel morning and evening. OJECTIO aaa"nst them of I nee. Topics Th w r chosen by your State Discussion Topic CommiU from fh results of the questionnaire r • turn d from fh Community Farm Bureaus. J roblem Relating to Closed School Di trict . J I. Doing a Good Job in Junior Farm ur au cruitment. erload Fines and Their cussi rUele· the Ieh- nd your Communitr Farm