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// you seek a delightful Those li'hosc care c.vlends peninsula, look about you. not jar ahead will find lheir —Motto of MicliigaiL INGHAM [TY NEWS I troubles near al hand. Seventy-fourtlt ycai-, No. 35 INGHAM COUNTY NEWS, MASON, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933 Twelve Pages ON WELFARE BOARD Ancient Tile Found Cucumber Growers Get MiyORGANIZAIilO By Drain Contractor GOVERIENI ADDS CAS Benefit Of New Code MY FAIR PAID lY; PIONEER FARMER USED ILXND- WILSON PACKING Co. nooSTS HMMGEOFllFM ONPE»S;l\PmNIS tAlADE TILE ON LAND. 10 HOG PRICES 10 SPUR PKIOE ro GItOWERS. FAIR OFFICIALS PLEASED Fred Gailey of IDansviJle, a drnin Cucuinber growers selling their crop WORK IN SIX lOlSHIPS ASKIMMEDIAIEPAYiN contractor, uncovered an antique this to the Wilson Packing company in week on the If'ay Townsend farm. He EIING OF SURPLUS Mason are not only getting an excep BY AIIENDANCE RECORD dug up a hand-ninde tile that has seen tional yield this yoar but they are re IIE/VDQUARTBHS IN LANSING, HEAD TAX UEGISTKATIoN DE service of at least GO years. Old- BONUS OF p.m PAID FOR LIGHT ceiving the benefit of a 25 per cent wm COUNTY FAIR WILL SHOW BItANOlI OtiTlOICS PLANNEIJ. LAYED BY STATE. tiniers say that the type of tile un EST PIGS. iscrensD over tho contract price. Tho A SHI ALL PROFIT. covered by Mr. Gailey was rai'c even price increase was a voluntary contri Sixiliil Scrvico Worker To Ailmliilwti'r C. Hdss Ilillliiri^ Cfxiiity Cleric, Itc- 50 yeai's ago. Tho tile is not cylindri bution of the pickle nianufaoturevs cal. It is shaped like tho letter U. Premimii of .'jil.OO Pjihl For Bred I'huiH Being Miule for Bigger and cttU'PS Plelis For Iiumedliiti! who signed tlio NRA code. Kuacl' Under Coinnibslon Ap- The open face of tho tiio was placed Soivs, Mnrlfcls Glutted By Itc Loc Darling, manager of tho Wilson neller Fair Next Yclir, Mliy piiliitod Uy Static. Pension Piiynients. downward over a clay sub-soil. In ceipts Under New Iluling. plant here, snys that the yield tliis 11 live Horse RtU'.ing. heavy clny the tile functioned well. It year will exceed nny yield in tliis sec When the registration of all adults is said. tion for the last five years. He states Townsliip supervisors and city wel Cash bonuses on light pigs and bred While tho financial records of the over the ago of 21 years Is to begin Tlie tile will be added to the histori that there hnve boon heavier yields in fare departineiits in tho townships of sows is the cause of the greatest rush 1033 Ingham county fair lield in Ma in Inghain county under the provisions cal collection in tho court house. wot years but that for a dry season Lansing', IDcIhi, Leslie, Meridian, Ing to market in the history of the swine son last week arc not yet complete, of tlie old age pension law still ap- tlic 1933 crop will set a i'ecoi'd. Tliis ham and VVillininstoH nnd the cities Industry in the United States. VVesL- tlic fair officials are Cei'tain of orio poaj's to bo n matter of conjecture. C. week will see the receipts pass tho of LhHsing itnd Mason have surrender crn inarkots and packing houses are Uiing; thilt the 1933 exposition paid Ross Hilliard, county clei-k, wns sum 6000 busliol iiinrk, Mr. Dlirling osti, ed the greater portion of thoir welfare glutted with the pigs and sows ship Ils own way and loft nt least a small moned to Lansing a month ago tay liintos. 'I'he quality of tho pickling duties to the newly-formod Inghain stato welfare officials who infornicd RACM'S SISTERS GE ped by bonus seekers. Early in the balance Lo apply on the doflCit of two cucumbers hns never been bettei-. Ml-. County Wcifai'c Coinrnission appoint week it was announced tliat tlie De years ago, A profit was shown last liini tliat ho would soon be supplied Darling snys. ed by the stale, l^rofessor C, R, with forms for the registration of ev- troit, Buffalo and other eastern inar year, Gcoi'gc Crl'nliiim, assistant sec- Hoffci- of East Lansing, is chair oiy man nnd woman above the ago FORIUNESFROMBROIHEI kots would be allowed the bonus ini Cnbbago growers will receive nn rotary of tlio fair association ;tnd the man of the ooininission, Tlio other of 21. The forms have not been re mediately but the frantic effoi'ts of advance of $1.00 per ton over tlio con genoi'ill manager of tlio 19:53 fnii-, two inombers are A, Bruce Ball ceived. fMIJS. lAIOoDV AND fMK.S. HALL pjicking houses to handle the bonus tract price. First cabbage dollvoi'ics Harry Freshour, president, J. N, Ba- of Mason, itnd Eai'l VV, Goodnow hogs and keep pace with daily re arc expected in about two weeks. The Conflicting reports come fi'oin state GET INCKEASED BKQUKSTS.- Iccr, treasurer, and otlier officials arc of Lansing, Miss Ruth Bowen, for ceipts has teniporarily hold up tho De cabbage crop will bo light nnd of only A, BIWCB BALL officials. Some of tlio reports claim well pleased with tlie financial out jnany yoai's connected with the Lan IIor:i.(fi> II. Illickhiun's Will Ohlmgcii troit market. ' fair qunllly, tMi'. Dni'ling believes. come, Tlioy are even iHore heartened sing Social Sei'vlcc, hns boen engaged Mr, Ball is a member of the Ingham that the pension law will not tae en County VVolfai'o Relief Commission, forced this year. Other information 'I'd Iiicrciise lnlit!rililinccs By Bonus payments vary from $0,60 by Lhe fact that all attendance i'cc- as administrator and will be in charge Nearly A Million. ords were broken by the 1933 fnir, of the invostigiiting department, Fred Dr, C, I^, Hoftor ot Michigan State is that it will bo enforced and that per hundred for 25-pound to 30-pound college is chairman. Earl W, Good county clerks arc charged with the pigs down to $6,00 per hundred for Fulton, present county relief official Mrs. Jennie A. Moody, wife of Di'. Prciiiiuln awards are to be paid in now of Lansing is also a member, task of a census this fall. 96-pound to 100-pound pigs. Each KDIRECIOR cash. Winners of cash prizes nre in charge of work relief, has been re- George Moody, county veterinarian, , tained to take charge of work relief Tlie commission has the responsibility Ilillhird Milking Plans five-pound increase in weight from asked to visit tho office of tho county of paying out stnte and federal funds Mr. Hilliard is making plans for a will receive $525,000 and Mrs, Ada A. the 30-pound mark cuts the price 25c and accounting under tho commission. Hall, wife of Albert A. Hall, president agricultural agent on the third floor used in relief woi-k. The commis consiis this fall of all those liable for a hundred pounds. Pigs over 100 ESOEVEMENIS of the court house on nnd after Sep of the Farmers bank, will receive The tentative plan of the commis sioners serve without pay. head tax payment. The law provides pounds sell at the market price. tember 5 lo collect the money due sion calls for the hcadquartcr's to be $315,000 thi'ough changes ntiade in the PROMISES SERVICES OF 75 AP- that the census must be completed by Straight cash premiums of $4.00 them. established in Lansing with three October 1. Legal authorities claim will of Horace H. Rackman, Detroit PRAISERS FOR S'rATE. branches scattered through the coun multi-millionaire, who died in June. per head is paid in addition to the Buildings Paid For that the October 1st deadiFnc has no day's market on sows due to farrow Tho livestock auctions were suc ty. One branch office is to have meaning this year Inasmuch as the Mrs, Moody and Mrs. Hall were sis Riiin Intefrrupteil Address Of Oottfrid charge of Lansing and Delhi town ERS DISCUSS ters of the man who made his fortune cessful, iiliiough cash was received operative date of the act is October S. ilohnson At Ingliiiin County ships, another of Williamston and by investing with Henry Ford. In the iHUST WEIGH 25 POUNDS lo pay for both the dairy buildings 17. The names of those liable for the Fnir Friday. and all biit a small balance on the Meridian townships nnd the third of annual head tax payment of $2.00 original will they were bequeathed Shippers must be certain their the city of Mason nnd Leslie town ILFlfiELIEFi :jf60,000 each. Gottfrid S. Johnson of Manistique, should be given tax •collectors at the light pigs weigh at least 25 ship. Other townships have much same time as property tax rolls are The changes in the will were allow pounds. If they fall below the a director of the Federal Land bank LOST AND FOUND smaller welfare burdens, it Is report SUPERVISORS A1VI> OITY OFFIC placed in their hands. ed to forestall litigation which might minimum weight they are thrown of St. Paul, promised increased speed The usual number of articles ed, and will be handled from the main IALS IN SESSION HERE. The matter of taking the census interfere with the administration of out and the shipper receives no of new financing plans to farmers at were lost and found at the county and branch offices. the Ingham County Fair last Friday Supervisors Assert Fcdenil Wages was discussed by the board of super the estate of the late Mr.