1931-02-05; Saline Observer

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5, 1931
NUMBER 1G
Boy Scout Movement
Gains Its Majority
Scouts of Many Lands Join
in Celebraetion of
21st Birthday.
Saline Service Station
Takes On New Products
Organization    Reviews    Services    of
the Past Years to All
of Mankind.
WEEKLY SPECIALS
24% Pound Sack of Home1 Milled Flour........-.:.-.-.- 59c
Two cans of Corn or Peas.,—————.-—*.—;-—--—.^— 19c
Two cans of Bull Dog Sardines  ,— lie
One can of Supreme Spinach, 2% pounds..^ — 17c
One quart jar Sweet Relish —~— 24c
One large package of Rolled Oats.—.—:—: 20c
PHONE YOUR ORDERS TO 86 FOR PROMPT DELIVERY
pkmese MARTIN FUOSS
PEPPY WEATHER
DIXIE GASOLINE!
THEY GO TOGETHER
These snappy days and DIXIE Gas are a combination
of Nature's gifts to car owners. Take advantage of
both!
Use DEQE Quality and DIXIE Service and your
car will Run Better, Go Farther, Last Longer, and
Cost Less to Operate.
Leave orders with C. A. Weddige, phone 288, or with
Maurice Henderson,, phone. 272 •...,_.
THE POWER TO PASS—THAT'S DIXIE GAS
STAEBLER OIL COMPANY
SALINE
In the far north, the far south, the
far east, and the far west the Boy
Scout oath and law will ring out
around 1,000 camp fires and othei
meetings this week in observance of
the twenty-first anniversary of the
Boy Scouts of America.
A troop of Eskimo scouts of Point
Barrow, at the northernmost part of
Alaska, Moro scouts in Malay archipelago of the Philippines, and native
scouts of Hawaii, will he among
those who will join in celebrating the
occasion of scouting in America he-
coming of age.
In the other island possessions of
the United States, Porto Rico, the
Virgin Islands; and even in the
Canal Zone,, native scouts, who aret
members, will be standing at attention and- dedicating themselves to
the fundementals of the Boy Scout
movement.
James E. West has been scout
executive of the Boy Scouts of America since its inception in 1910. Of
the international total of 2,000,000,
nearly half are composed of American- scouts and leaders, playing the
great game of scouting and constituting the largest organized force of
youth in the history of the world...
How effective the organization
'can- be -in. emergencies, was shown
by the mobilization of scouts for
■ service to the Florida disasters, the
Mississippi, floods, the- Arkansas tornado, the New "England floods and
the Arkansas flood of two-.years ago.
The work that scouts do' in normal
times, such as feeding birds' in snow
bound sections Of the country,-providing food and clothing for needy
families at holiday times and in the
daily good turn done for "people -in
their home neighborhoods, has proven
their value as an economic factor in
America.        - -■   - * ** - - -     ' ■  * - -* -
Last year, scouting records show,
the scouts planted more than 1,000,-
000 trees and rendered a national
service in fighting forest fires, protecting an^ feeding gaine birds
eliminating corn rust, removing nails
and sharp objects from national highways "ind acting as life guards in
swimming .pools and bathing places
in every state. Several scouts succumbed in saving others, the National -Court of Honor reports. In
some instances, out of the thousands of cases of heroism reported
by observers, scouts were awarded
the gold Honor Medal, highest honor
of the Boy Scout movement, for exceptional bravery under extremely
hazardous conditions.
The national field department
under leadership of Dr. George J.
Fisher, deputy chief scout executive,
reports a record year, and as a result,
the scout program, and character
building and citizenship training is
available to every boy of scout age
living undter the American Flag.
Movement   Extends  Rapidly
The vastness of this task is outlined in the yearly reports of the organization and stories from the. far
off .portions of the United States, giving news of scouting there, show, in
some measure, .the accomplishment
of last year in organizing the Territory of Alaska for scouting and extending the work of the movement
in each of the other possessiQns.
The group of Eskimos at Point
Barrow was formed under leadership
of Clark M. Giber of the 'Bureau
of< lEducation, United States Dapart-
met of Interior, who has since moved
to a new field of endesver. Two pa-^
trols of scouts vthere are called the
Reindeers and the Polar Bears.
The Seattle (Washington) Council
of the Boy .Scouts took over the work
of completely organizing Alaska for
Scouting during the autumn of two
years ago and have made marked
progress.
-.   Scouting in Porto Rico
One of the most ardent scouts of
the island of Porto Rico was its Ex-
governor, Theodore Roosevelt. He
was a member of the national
executive board of the Boy Scouts of
America, honorary president of the
*?orto Rico council of the organiza-
and also an honorary scout. The
national 'field department reports
that interest in the work of .the Boy
Scout movement has rapidly spread
in every part of the island.
Porto   Rico   is   1399   miles   firom
New  York.    Because  of the mixed
' population, its represents an unusually   difficult   problem   from   a   social
and educational standpoint.
Scouting has long been on a working basis in the Philippines,  where
Scout   Executive   A.   S.   McFarlane.
the same man who organized scout-
(Concluded on page six)
Will'Now Retail Hi-Speed "Gasoline
and Ethyl Announces
Owner.
Announcement has been made by
Fred Stephenson, (proprietor of the
Saline Service Station at the junction
of US-112 and the Manchester road
of the retailing of a new product to
Saline and vicinity. f
Mr. Stephenson formerly dispensed
Sinclair gasoline, regular and high
compression and Johnson ethyl, bul
nowV, through the district agents he
will ^retail Hi-Speed petroleum products! The district agents are Jacox
Bros. Oil Company of Belleville.
Hi-Speed Gyrol gasoline formerly
sold at a premium gas price, but now
it retails -at 'the same figure as dosi.
regular gasoline. Another produci
which has won much favor is the
new Hi-Sipeed Ethyl.
These products are new to Saline
and« come highly recommended by
users- dn other districts. Mr. Stephenson considers himself fortunate tc
be able to retail the Hi-Speed petroleum products here.
European Conditions
Described In Speech
Rotarians Hear First-Hand
Observer Tell of State
of Affairs
Speaker  Advocates   Tariff  increases
to  ?tleet  Competition
of  Russia.
Dundee Is Beaten By
Saline Independents
Locals Take Game by Score
1 of 32 and 28 Friday
Eyeniiig,        I
Wayne to* Be Met Here Tonight by
Locals' withvTecnmseh *
. .   . '" "Next "Week.-..,.:   '-
, Reversing .the^formshowiv in. their
lasp encounter' wfth-"Dundee,' the Saline, Independents took -;the -Monroe
county team into campvFriday night
32 jtq: 28. Atjialf time the score was
14 ko i'S and'tie Saline outfit safely
maintained the four point lead until
the] final-. svhisle blew. The game was
played on their" court-.-.. .When * they
played up here early in the season,
they.won when they managed to
slip through a basket in the last ^en
seconds of play, while Saline had led
■'Up to^that 'pbiritr 7
Brockman, who was the leading
scorer in the previous encounter, was
held to one field goal each half. Carr
was the leader of the Saline scorers,
with four baskets in the first frame
and three in the second.
The Borgerts led the scoring for
the Dundee outfit. W. Borgert at
center sank four baskets, while H.
Borgert, in a guard position, got five
and a free throw.
Starring, agile Saline forward or
guard, went out on fouls early in the
game and Estermyer took his place.
Esty got two baskets during the second half.
'Seven fouls were committed by Saline, but only two of them resulted in
points for the Dundeeites, while Saline missed all of their five chances
Last night the locals played Deerfield and tonight they will take on s
team from Wayne. Next Friday a
game has been scheduled with Tecumseh here. The last is a regular
league encounter, as is the Deerfield
game. Deerfield is leading the
league at present.
LINEUP
Saline—32.
FG FP PF TE
Starring, if  2      0      4       4
Schmid, rf   10     2      2
Estermyer, If  .' 2     0     0      4
Carr, c   7     0     0 .  14
Lambarth, lg   1     0     12
Kuebler, lg  0     0      0       0-
Austin, rg  3      0      0       6
Totals
Dundee—28.
Brockman, rf 	
LaLonge, If 	
Larry; If -- ----
W. Borgert, c 	
UMes,  rg 	
Sunday, rg 	
H. Borgert, lg 	
Totals
16     0
.. 2
. 0
.. 0
.. 4
. 2
.. 0
...5
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
32
A
1
0
8
4
0
11
28
STATE HOSPITAL TO
BE OPENED MAY FIRST
Seven state officials visited the
Ypsilanti state hospital in York-
township recently and inspected the
construction activities after which it
was announced that six major units
will be ready for occupancy about
May 1.
The inspectors included George F.
Tompson, state budget director; W.
J. Rutley, state building superintendent; W. A. Laramie, state prisor
industrial manager; Dr. G. F. Inch,
who "will be superintendent of the in
stitution; J. E. Burnett, who will b^
chief steward; S. E. Johnson statr
resident superintendent; L. F. Rand
all, state resident auditor.
Peggy Joyce asserts that she iz
being /a. very good girl, citing ar
proof the fact that she hasn't .marled anyone for three or four years.
Mr. Allison, of Ann Arbor's 'puWi-
schools, gave a fine address at th
meeting of the Rotary club las
Thursday noon. He spoke on "Inter
national Relations."
Mr. Allison  toured   Europe   in   r
leisurely manner   last, summer   an.
took   note of a great   many   thine
that have to do with- world affairs
He  visited  the   great  English   ship
building plants  at  Clyde,  where  ir.
stead of a number of great yes£-,:;
being unaer construction there is tir
one.    He, went to  the  coal fields ir
Wales  and learned that the miners
strike lasted so long that other na
tions succeeded in capturing her former coal markets.    He inquired ir*"-
the dole system, to learn that marr.
families   out  of  work  are  living  in
better shape under the dole than the"
were  before   it was   instituted,   because  every member  of  the  family
out of work, which often includes s
wife, is drawing funds from the government.    All of these factors combined are responsible for the bad condition England is in financially.
The speaker told of his experiences in Russia and-commented on the
Soviet's famous "five year plan." The
latter, is .being, carried out in a larg
scale and results in' virtual slavery
for .every.worker in that great empire. The result is that thel products
of' this slave labor are^being dumpei?
into other countries at what price it
will bring and the money thus derived goes back to Russia to further the
'•'five'' year plan-.",.-. Not only manufactured goods ajfe -thus disposed of
but grain,-;timber| etc.      I
In Germany ' Mr. AUfson found
the people kindly, but bitter at the
treatment they feel has been imposed'on (them as regards', war debts.
They feel "that they should be given
more time, in which tq»pay their huge
debts—that the present rates of payment are strangling their industrie?
and handicapping . -them in making
good on their obligations.
The speaker gave it as his opinion that unless our tariff barriers are
strengthened to meet the Russian in-
vason and war debts among the different nations are more equitablj'- arranged as to settlements, we are in
for a 16ng siege of unrest here and
abroad'.
Ed. Reed if Ypsilanti was a visto-
at the meeting.
Today's program is to be "Play
and Sing," with several of the members designated to perform stunts oi
which a few are inclined to believe
they're not capable. Whether a Fritz
Kreisler or another Caruso is uncovered remains to be seen.
WALTER O. THEURER
Walter O. Theurer, aged 31 years
and son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Theurer of Saline, died at his' home
in Ann Arbor at 510 Gott street
after an illness of eight weeks of
after aniline ss of eight weeks of
spinal meningitis.
Funeral services were held at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon at the Zulz
funeral home and burial was in Oak-
wood cemetery here.
He is survived by the widow, Eleanor; his parents; a brother, Karl, of
York township; and a sister, Mrs. Al
bert Bredernitz, of Saline.
"BLOSSOM TIME"
Although Spring is "far, far away,1'
the fact that we have enjoyed remarkably warm weather for this
season of .the year is brought to mind
by the report that a white poplar
tree in this vicinity is in full blossom."
-—Chelsea Standard.
Township Tax Notice
I will   be at   the  Saline Savings
Bank on  -
■Saturday, February 7.
Wednesday, February 11.
Saturday, February 21.
Wednesday, February 25.
Saturday, February 28.
At the Citizens Bank on
Saturday, February 14.
Wednesday, February 18.
Tuesday, February 24.
Thursday, February 26.
Friday, February 27.
To receive taxes.
Raymond Burkhart, Treasurer.
Fishing in nearby lakes is fairly
good. To prove it Milford and Bill-
Cruse came to Brooklyn from Clarks
lake Saturday bringing four pickerel,
the largest weighing 12 pound?
One weighed 8 pounds and two werr
3 pounders. All were speareo
through the ice wMch is two to five
inches in thickness—Brooklyn Exponent.
THE OBSERVER. LINERS
Classified Advertising
MINIMUM CHARGE. 25 CENTS
6c per line first insertion, 4c per line
each subsequent insertion.
Complete"  stocks  at lowest prices,
at Dietiker's.
For Sale or Rent—House.   Inquire
of C. A. Jordan. 13tf..
All sales cash.   No credit.   Saline
Mercantile Company.
Tractor School.  See announcement
in McCormick-Deering News, page 2.
For  Sale—New platform scale at
a big saving.    Wiedman Auto Co
1925 FOKB  COUPE §50-00
Wiedman Auto Company.
Trucking    of    all    kinds—hauling
ashes,  dirt, gravel.    Call 208-F3.
For  Sale—17  good  thrifty  shoats.
H. F. Grosto, Saline phone 181-F4.   17
For Sale—Rail wood, $4.00 per
cord. John Kohler, Jr., phone 191-
F13. 17.
Alemiting service for all makes of
cars. Prices reasonable. Wiedmam.
Auto Company.
Power Farming Entertainment.
Feb. 11th. See McCormick-Deering;
News on page 2.
Orders for rubber stamps may be-
left at The Observer, office. Prompt,,
satisfactory service.
Goodyear or Goodrich Tires at Malt.
Order Prices. Why send away for-
them. Geo. V. Cook and Son.
Dance at Saline opera house Wednesday, Feb. 11.   Leonard's five-piece
orchestra.   Mixed dances.
Place your order ror the Genersi
Electric Refrigerator with us.
Uphaus &' Schroen.
See what a scheming- widow will
do.     Tomorrow   night   at   the high.
school..  Children 20c,adults 30c.
Use Avicol Tablets for White Diat-
rhoea and Cholera and keep .those >*
chicks healthy.   Saline Mercantile Co.   -
Tomorrow: ""ingfitT They ~.: walk:
and talk ait the Zander-Gump wedding at the high school.   20c and 30c.
COAL AND COKE SCREENED"
OR FORKED, AT RIGHT PRICES..
SALINE MERCANTILE COMPANY-
Comic strip people in real life at
the high school auditorium Friday
night. On to Washington. Only 20c
and 30c.
Typewriters, ribbons; check protectors, ribbons; carbon paper and
other office supplies at The Observer
office.
"The Zander-Gump Wedding" tomorrow evening at 7:45 at the high
school. Be there to see the fun. 20c
and 30c.
We pride ourselves on our quick
service. When in need of printing of
any kind, call The Observer, phone
60-F2.
Naptha gas for cleaning at Arm-
bruster's   gas station,   North   Ann
Arbor street. Be sure and bring a
red can. 14tf.
BEANS       BEANS       BEANS
50,000 lbs wanted at once. Cold
cash on delivery. The Hayden Beaa
Elevator, Tecumseh, Mich. 16x
For Sate—Model T coupe. Make
good pick-up. New bands, new brake
shoes, new battery. Good rubber.
$25.   Sam Craig, phone 226.     15tf
Unsurpassed drama—heart rending"
scenes—side spliting action at the
"Zander-Gump Wedding" Friday at
7:45 at the high school. Only 30c
and 20c.
D., L. & W. Scranton Hard Coal,
Koppers' Pocahontas No. S and *»
Ford Coke, Dundon Red Ash. Quality Coals and Bight Prices.
Edw. J. Must.
Bring the -family to see the comic
strip characters live and breathe at
the high school tomorrow evening.
Only 20c and 30c. Benefit of Washington club.
JOHN A. BITCH
AUCTIONEER
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