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C • - C -.. . A :r--.'! •;,---.> A A ; c ir. p r o i c c C c ; , A - b CLINTON t^ft|^r^;|Jfc{;^S^5^^p'r^i|ftl3K freedoms? 'i^^:ypi^^§|rsr^iift6*te;ypi •Robert 2fjeb, BatL-r vvV,c. C?^^^r< ilSSAWt#St4ifttf:#tMll T h a t q u e s t i c n is o n e of m a n y t o be e x a m i n e d at the two-iiay, ?ri t i'.nmsal f r e e d o m C o n f e r e n c e , s p o n s o r e d An Si :.;'-.. C i V--' •-., with his fathar anc i.:n-r;e, \v;;=: named "Outsi,;r,di«g Vi?u;.{i 1962 Law b y tA- Annjiy P r o g r a m Division oi the M i c h i g a n I'arm ; "c-: 'f h * rr?-rJo;.rsmi»rB?r«r;^»*i^p%aii*r B u r e a u , r e b j i u i r y 7-6, at C e n t r a l Michigan U n i v e r s i t y , U{fpjt||l%f^bb;^^ c*ss. llMBBiHB«ilBlBWllp»ipl^8 Mir Pieo>or>i. Aniony the unusual presentations • Z-isb Is p r e s i d e n t cf i h e Ci;.-» Co;;'-;;'.U:':.-.:"'".''—>.: .• i;:-:t.u**i-- !,,: ton. 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Speaks Out The eminent historian, Arnold Toynbee, once said "Civilizations Why, particularly, do YOUNG farm families be- At 50th Annual rise to greatness only when faced come active? with some desperate challenge, County Meeting A not-50-surprising conclusion is that not every- some dire threat to their exist- One joins for the same reason. PEKIN, ILLINOIS ~ Roger Fleming. Secretary - Treasurer ence." With some, the cold hard fads of economics have of the American Farm Bureau Walter Wightman Federation. declared here that History records the rise and major appeal, with others social activities are most the central issue in the contin- uing debate on farm program fall of civilizations and great nations they h~d built. important. policy is whether the market Many fell into obscurity when their citizens chose jack and Ella Mae Young of Chippewa county system is to be preserved in the to bask in the sun of luxury made possible by the face of attacks by federal bu- added another common denominator, "our folks reaucrats dedicated to govern- sacrifices of their forefathers whose efforts had were in Farm Bureau and we became interested in ment price-fixing. provided the freedoms that in turn produced those farm problems and what we could do about them." In an address to the 50th an- luxuries. nual meeting of the Tazewell Another young couple that foHowed their par- County Farm Bureau in the ents' example, are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dieck of. Pekin High School auditorium, The greatest threat to a democracy is that its citi- Fleming documented the at- zens fail to value their freedoms high enough or ap- Lennon, Michigan. They farm in partnership, milk- tempts of the Administration ing SO to 60 cows on slightly more than 500 acres. to jeopardize or destroy the preciate what they really mean. market system. "Junior" Farm Bureau activities first attracted We, as farmers, often have. had to struggle and "Those who would politically \Vayne and Elaine Copeland of rural Fowlerville. fix prices without regard to sacrifice in our individual beginnings to a.ccomplish They have been members aU of their married lives, supply and demand, and ration what we wanted done_ Next, we work to protect • the right to produce on the and see Farm Bureau as a protection for their in- basis of equal shares. would our children from those hard~hips that helped shape dependence. destroy the market system- whether or not they know that our lives. In so doing, we destroy the very things "We first joined because of Farm Bureau serv- such is the inevitable endpoint that make them strong, useful citizens in fliture of what they propose:' Flem- ices," confess Mr. and Mrs. Robert Christy, of San- ing said. years. ,We ought to welcome hardships, and not ilac county. There, in the Black River Farm Bu- avoid stress and strain. Fleming, who also is director reau Community Group, they' discovered that of the Federation's Washington 1 office, said that Secretary Even our physical systems need this.. Dr. Paul "about the only way fanners can become well or- Freeman's distrust of the mar- Dudley White, the noted heart. specialist and per- ganized to present and promote legislation in their ket system was demonstrated in his administration of the gov- sonal physician to former President Eisenhower, best interest is through Farm Bureau." . ernment soybean, feed grain, has said that to keep healthy the human heart needs "Actually we joined two years ago so we could cotton and dairy programs. • stress and strain placed on the human body.. He have Blue CJ;OSS,"report Mr. and Mrs. Kermit About Soybeans: added Ithat mental strain is as valuable as physical Stevens of Rt. 4, Adrian. Dairy farmers who also '''Secretary Freeman in 1961 strain, but that the forty-hour week is hardly'enough feed out some beef, the Stevens became really in- /962 '0.,1/0/60 SUN-TIMES' tS~~ raised price supports on .soy- to give'the human body the proper amount of exer- terested in Farm Bureau as an organization about beans at a time when soybeans cise to keep it truly healthy. a year ago when they helped organize the "RoIl:- "HE PLOWS A MIGHTY STRANGE FURROW" were moving profitably in the \ market and the supply situation I ing Hills" Young Farmers group. was good. After the price sup- The highway of life is strewn with human failures Fruit growers, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Nelson of ports were raised from $1.85 pushed off to the roadside because they were scared Shelby, in Oceana county, joined Farm Bureau to Freeman to Beef Up Freelnan to $2.30 per bushel, carryover stocks rose from 6 million bushels on October 1, 1961, to away; from the main road by obstacles that loomed ahead. become acquainted with other couples, and "to have fun." They stress companionship and mutual in- Loca I Ag Committees 'and 58 million bushels 1, 1962. on October Such people miss both their goals and the satis- faction and self-respect' that comes from being suc- terests, and feel that they have found what they were looking for, "and more." . By OVID A. MARTIN the committee setup, has' an-'. nounced changes designed to j Freedolft "The Secretary said he raised the price support farm income, to divert to increase land cessful in something. WASHINGTON (AP) - The From: Chicago Sun:Times Another fruit-farming couple is Mr. and Mrs. strengthen and increase the from production of feed grains, All of us get "fed up" at times with constant bat- Kennedy administration will stature of the committees. He Agricultural Secretary Or- to correct a shortage in soy- Larry Dargy, of Kewadin, Michigan, - Antrim seek in the year ahead to re- acted on the basis of a study by ville Freeman gave the impres- bean supplies, 'and because the tle against forces that would destroy our hurpan' vitalize the Agriculture De- county. Their major interest lies in cherries and partment's system of state, a special committee of farm sion in Palm Beach that if market price of $3.50 was above .privileges and b~eak down the high standards of our leaders which pointed out the farmers do not accept gov- the support price of $1.85. their reason for joining Farm Bureau was "mostly, county and community farmer some of the weaknesses. ernment controls, through:a communities, o~r st~te and nation. But this is' the committees to help carry. out "The only thing that the because of insurance." wheat referendum to be held federal farm aid programs. The Billie Sol Estes case did in June, their income will be Secretary's action really ac- way of life, to be compared to the noxious weeds Mr. and Mrs. Don Mowry, of Fairgrove, listed This system. which is made much to undermine the setup.", cut..in. half-from $2 ,a bushel complished," Fleming said, was - we have to chop out of our cornfields and remove In the case of the West Texas.' to $1 a bushel for wheat. ' to create a surplus in a com- "insurance benefits" as a principle reason for join- up of about 100,000 farmers, financier, a' county farmer modity where one had not from our row crops.. was established during the great committee had approved a This is misleading. Under existed." ing Farm Bureau, but like. other young couples, depression of the 1930s when questionable plan under which the law if the wheat refe.-eI1- Often, we speak of the healthy attitude of some contact in Community Groups has greatly broad- Uncle Sam broke precedent to Estes sought to get valuable dum is not adopted by the "Reasons" Listed extend financial, supply-stab- cotton-acreage allotments. farmers the pr:ice for wheat individual with a positive approach to problems of ened their interests. ilization and price-support as- would be 51.22 a bushel. not $1. "The Secretary's explanation life. Where did he get it ~ Simply by meeting the Although dairy farmers traditionally have most sistance to agriculture. The study committee report of the reasons for his actions brought out that in many areas" However. the A mer i can suggests that: challenges as they came, one by one. trouble leaving chores in time to go to meetings, At first. the committees werl1 few farmers participate in ,the"" Farm Bureau Federation, 'a looked upon as temporary ma- election of the local commit- group that knows something "(1) He does not like to see Fanners are challenged in the legislative arena. many of the young farmers who have joined in re- chinery for enlisting farmers' about the tangled area of agri- tees. It said that in the midwest market prices rise much above cent years are dairy herd owners. A father-son participation in the early larm fewer than 15 per cent voted. culture, says flatly that if' the support levels. Farmers "re challenged in thei~ marketing and programs and for checking wheat referendum is adopted partnership on ~30 acres with 65 milk cows, is the In Illinois it was less than 5 their compliance to determine per cent. Too, the study by the farmers the net farm "(2) He has no faith in the bargaining activities. farm background for Mr. and Mrs. Karl Howard their eligibility for aid. income will drop. Acreage ability of the market system to brought out that abler farmers would be cut 20 to 25 per cent, correct shortages. Farmers are challenged in their right to speak for' of Marlette, Michigan, - Sanilac county. But as the years passed, the were s h u n n i n g committee I and this cut, coupled with a system became firmly es- posts. "The most disturbing aspect themselves. higher production cost per Members of the "Go-Getters" Farm Bureau tablished in both law and in . It brought out also that there bushel of out-put and a lower- of the soybean situation is the group, organized one year ago, they first joined department practice. is evidence that the state com- ed system of price supports, danger that the stage is being There are;many other areas where the farmer's would contribute to an over- set for an effort to enact a gov- The committee setup does mittees have political connec- right to leadership is contested. To side-step these because of an intense interest in the future of farm- tions which. it said. undermine all loss of farm income. ernment supply control pro- not enjoy the popularity among gram for this commodity." ing. To protect this interest, they feel farmers must farmers that it held in the morale in the system. challenges and the respoI?sibilitiesthey bring could A c cor din g to Freeman. early days. Then there was "chaos" would result if the Fleming also challenged the start the deterioration of the strength and effec- join together in an atmosphere where they can ex- widespread fee 1i n g among FURTHER CRITICISMS. Administration's claim that.the wheat referendum is not adopt- change ideas and offer solutions for farm problems farmers that there was need Others have criticized the ed. He forgets that there is a so-called "emergency" feed tiveness of our Farm Bureau organization. for government to inject itself committee system because, Congress and that the Congres:i grain program is a great suc- that they themselves discover and approve. into the economic affairs of they say, it has been used to cellS since the build-up in sup- We have grown in the past by facing up to issues, can enact legislation as it sees . "Why did you join Farm Bureau?" Ten young agriculture. Far mer s were help sell controversial farm fit if the wheat referendum is plies has been halted and pro- problems and crisis. Farm Bureau has grown on _ eager to serve on the commit- policies advocated by this an4 defeatea. There will be no gress has been made in reduc- farm couples gave ten different answers. They tees and to help make them a past administrations. These chaos. 1 ing carryover stocks. issues. ' By standing up to our problems we have said, "Blue Cross," "Young People," "our par- success. critics contend that the com- According to the Farm Bu- grown to our present position of influence. mittees should stay out of such What is the Purpose? ents:' "social activities," "Farm Bureau Serv- NO LONGER TRUE debates and limit their activi- reau F,ederation, the passage of Right now, the survival of the free, competitive ties to helping carry out pro- the wheat referendum would ices, Insurance, "legislative affairs." Their The situation has changed seriously handicap our power He said. "the real key to the enterprise syste~' in our country. is threatened as considerably. There is nothing grams authorized by the Con- reduction in feed grain stocks answers reflected aU concerns that farmers feel for like the support that the com- gress. to negotiate trade agreements is no.t the emergency feed never before. Those who would manage our whole with the Com m 0 n Market aU of the things that farmers do. .mittees received in years past. LONGER TERMS grain program, but is in the Many farmers do not want countries. The United States is dramatic increase that has economy through government ag~ncies, edicts and "Why did you join Farm Bureau?" The six- federal farm programs. In a move to upgrade the supposed. to be making a great b~en occurring in feed grain decrees, are hard at work to accomplish their ends. committees. Freeman will ask effort to urge the European year membership of Mr. and Mrs. David Crandall utilization. This utilization was Congress to authorize that local Economic Committee (Com- This has been demonstrated mon Market) to hold down no different than it would They know that one of the first, most important of Daggett, Michigan, contains the real answer. by refusal of turkey producers committeemen be elected for have been if there had not to approve a marketing order three years instead of the pres- domestic price guarantees on been an emergency feed gtain steps in this direction is to get complete conb-ol of This young couple farm partnership in a 680 acre designed to stabilize supplies ent one-year terms. He believes farm commodities. program." American agriculture. The crisis in this battle is operation involving 100 milk cows. and by action of the American this will go far in re-establish- The Common Market is im- Farm Bureau Federation at a ing local interest in the com- portant to the U. S. farmer. The really significant differ- right here, right now, - this year. Membership workers everywhere, please take recent convention urging fewer mittees and in providing a ence between the emergency Last year the United States ex- Your Farm Bureau organization is the only real note: "We joined Farm Bureau," say the Cran- controls. higher grade of operation. feed grain program and Farm ported $1.6 bilPon worth of farm products to the Common Bureau's cropland adjustment obstacle in the path. Weare recognized as the daUs, ''because we were asked." Secretary of Agriculture Or- Freeman plans also to place program. Fleming said. lies in Market countries and Great M.W. ville L. Freeman, in a state- greater local responsibility on Britain. This export amount the different purpose each was strongest, most effective agricultural organization ment re-affirming his faith in the committees for carrying designed to serve. out the programs. This, he was more than one-third of our in this country. Congressmen and legislative offi- thinks, will help enhance the total' exports in all areas and "The emergency feed grain cials everywhere respect us. Michigan I"ann News Michigan Farm Bureau prestige of the committees and encourage election of the most represents about our total dollar exports. one-half of program was designed. pave the w.ay for a compulsory to Farmers who look with confidence to Farm Bu- I atabllabed January 12, te%l. President W. W. Wightman competent local leaders. The central issue in this cur- supply - management program Fennville, R-:! for feed grains and livestock. reau have been building their organization as never V.-Pres. Dale Dunckel rent fight is an old one in ag- JDatwed u .econ4 clau matter Another step being taken in In contrast, the cropland ad- before. They have learned to speak up, to become ,h.aUlar1' It, 1'%3, at the poetotrlce at WllIlamston, R-a riculture. the baltle between CiWol'lotte. KJc!,tl&an. und<:r the Act an effort to bolster public con- justment program was designed 8ec'y-Mgr._._C. E. Prentice. Okemoa free enterprise and govern- el March I. IS••. DIRECTORS BY DISTRICTS fidence in the system will be ment controls.' the never-end- to provide a bridge that would effective in policy development, and in placing their I-Max K. Hood...._Paw Paw. R-l the issuance of new regulations PubUehed D1onthly, flnt day. by I-Wilbur H. Smith, Burlington, R-J which will permit the secre- ing argument between a. free facilitate our moving away policies into action. Ifidl~ Farm Bureau at Ita pub- 3-Allen F. Rush Lake Orion, R-! market and price fixing. from price fixing and compul- .... tIoia oInce at lit E. Lovett St., '-Elton H. Smlth Caledonla, R-l tary of agriculture to step in Th~ determination of each member to assume ca.arlott .. Mlchl&an. sion and toward market-di- i-Dale Dunckel-WllIlamston, R-l quickly and take over affairs As for the Secretary's charge rected, voluntary adjust- JI4it'oIiaI aBd general otneee. 4000 6-Ward G. Hodge._ .._Snover, R-l 1-Guy C. Freeborn ..__.._.._Hart, R-l of a local committee in event that the "right-wing Birchite his share of responsibility is what makes F~rm Bu- ments," the farm leader said. NortJa Ot'an