1931-04-30; Saline Observer

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VOLUME 50
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUIJTY, MICHV THURSDAY, APRIL 30,1931
NUMBER 28
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WE DO THE REST
Women like Dixie service because it makes
driving all pleasure. No worry about gas,
oil or water—the Dixie Minute Man is on
the job.
He does the little things, too—checks your
tires and battery and cleans your windshield. V   ' s
Women like Dixie service, y
Use DIXIE Quality and DIXIE Service and your
car *«*ill 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
STAEBLER OIL COMPANY
The  QUALITY  Grocery
For Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Fancy Groceries
SATURDAY SPECIALS "~
Home Milled Flour, 24-/2 pounds  57c
San Marto Coffee, three pounds for  $1.00
Mop Stick—a.real stick .   10c
Clothes Pins, four dozens for . .. .... 15c
Peaches or Pineapple, 2Vz can  25c
Argo Starch, pound package ....     7c
Hospital Toilet paper, three rolls 19c
Flake White or P. G. Soap, three bars 10c
Fels-Naptha Soap, ten bars  49c
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WHITE STAR PRODUCTS           FIVE POINTS
County Convention of
WCTO a Big Success
AN APPEAL
Mrs.   Grace   Cook
Recording Sec
retary. *
i    *tTHe following message was written by one of the businessmen of the'
city and   reflects   the   sentiment  of
;many others.    The Observer is also
! of the opinion that the band deserves
Elected' *aie support urged for it and heartily
backs   this endorsement   of   George
Austin and his work.)
State   Vice   President   Makes
to Arms in Plea Not to
Forget Fight.
Call
Calling together all the members
of the W. C. T. U. in the 'county, the
convention held Wednesday, April 22,
at the Federated church was well attended. It was the fifty-third annual
meeting of members from chapters
of ithe Union in Washtenaw county.
Sessions started at 9:30 in the
morning and carried through the
afternoon and evening. Several outstanding personalities in the Union
work throughout the state were
present including Mrs. E. L. Calkins
of Ypsilanti, Mrs Dora B. Whitney of
Benton Harbor, state vice president,
and Mrs. Martha Gorham of Britton,
district president.
Departmental activities and a short
talk by Mrs. Gorham were on the
morning prog-ram and committees
were appointed. Round table topics
on "Prohibition Strategy" by Mrs.
Calkins and "Prohibition Viewpoints"
by Mrs. Whitney, were led in" the
afternoon. Officers were elected for
the coming year consisting of Mrs.
Ksttie 'Shebieor of Ypsilanti, president, Miss Lulu Rice of ■ Ypsilanti,
vice president, Mrs. Clara Leisenring
of Ann Arbor, correspnding secretary-, Mrs. Grace Cook of Saline, >re-
fcording secretary, and Mrs. Leetha
Tooman of Milan, treasurer. The
last  three were re-elected.
Rev. C E. Kircher led the devotional at the evening session which
filled the auditorium. Following
several musical selections, Mrs.
Whitney delivered the main address
of the convention.
•Mrs. Whitney began with a resume
of the conditions before and after the
Civil War which led into the years of
liquor control and the battle ^between
civil ^and state's rights.
We are fortunate in having in Saline a, young man of the ability of
George Austin. A fine cornetist himself, he has the knack of passing his
knowledge of music on to others
We doubt if any other director, even
with ' more experience and "reputation," would have gotten as much out
of the band as has Gejorge. Parents
-whose boys are enrolled in the band
may well congratulate themselves
and; their .boys on the opportunity
the i boys enjoy of obtaining first-
class instruction in band instruments
right here at home.
A; hand, especially one made rurp of
boys," is a mighty big asset to a .community, and a fine addition to its mu-
IsiCal life. These boys will develop in
ability, and, -with Mr; Austin's plan
of regularly training new recruits as
"feeders'' to the band, we should
have an organization here for many
j years to come.
But an organization of this kind
must have support—both moral, and
FINANCIAL.. Former, bands in Saline have been financed by papular
subscriptions, which paid for the hire
of an instructor and director, for
[.music, and other expenses. Thus far
these boys have asked nothing from
■■the public. Practically all of the
boys own their own instruments, and
Mr. Austin has given his services
gratis, and if any of you have <==yer
-pjayed in a "green" band or attempted to drill a group of youngsters, you
will appreciate that .he has given
g-enerously of his time, patience and
energy. He has even advanced money
for the purchase of music. We believe he should pot be expected to do
this any more than would an "outsider," but that he should be [paid
something for his time .and talent.
"Hie band is _ community- institution;
. it is planning now for a number of
I out-door concerts to be given this
S summer,    probably    in    conjunction
Bonisteel Addresses
Rotarians Thursday
Tells   of -Development   of
Present System
of Juries.
Number of "Local Membersv Journey
to Flint for District
Convention.
"-^-"■"T —°—- "a-«. fTiwith   the  regular  movie   entertain-
^h6„™t!LLf!f0n£ PrC^!L!f ^ Imehts. Let us provide encouragement
be- i
dr^aSf s-ave 1for th)a ,bovs in"tbe folm '** a suibable
arys ana gave . ^^ from wMch ^ ex;pellBes maj,
late    controversy    at
tween * the wets and
her answer to the arpanents of the ^ ^ "giving"
opposition   When   asked  to produce   "_-.'i*^^   «■■-*■«■- •=-
evidence and reasons to support their, "^ J??"
SfSS^-JSSl oH^esS^ey!   J*«f^ ^   ^"SS £
■produced only 18, said Mrs. Whitney' ^i^L?^^^;,^^^-
"Time has answered.. many of the
arguments against prohibition and
reform never" goes backward," said
Mrs. Whitney. "True progress always is for the good of the greatest number."
"The wine dealers of Spain and
Fran'c© are organized .to put their
product into America,*' she stated.
"Let us not forget that the rum
shop outran the emigrant and was
found from Maine to California before ithe settler was there. Since
1623 these United States of America
have fought its hold oh our people.
We. must now grow weary. The
commandments of God are broken
every day somewhere. Laws are
but we still must have them to con*
tool the wicked and unjust. Tha
prohibition law is here to stay. It is
a good law."
■She also touched upon the speakeasies of Detroit and the social act
of drinking, giving a number of incidents which come to -her personal
notice as juvenile judge and assistant
prosecuting attorney, of Berrien
county.
The local committee made up of
Mrs. Grace Cook, Mrs. Edna House,
and Mrs. Frederica McBride were
highly pleased with themeeting and
desire to thank -those who made it
possible. #
forget it, and hand in your subscription.   Every little bit helps.
SALINE HAS A BAND-    Get behind it and BOOST!
Spring Practice Led By
"Cappy" Gross At MSC
Seventy Men Out for Team Which is
Under Direction of Former
-- Notre Dame Star.
Work Completed on Roug\
Grading oi. School Yard
Rear
of   Building   to   be   Used
Parking Lot and Playground.
Work has been completed by the
steam shovel which was moved away
Friday afternoon and the final grading of the school grounds "both* in
front! and behind the "building is taking place at present.
A layer Of gravel will toe placed on
the grounds,/back of the school so
that a good parking lot wiil be constructed. All students driving cars
will then be able to park them off the
street and still have them .easily accessible. The portion of the grounds
not used for parking automobiles -will
be utilized as a playground.
No definite arrangements for. playground equipment ave been made and
it is not expected that any will be installed this year, aecordinging to
William Austin, member of, the board
of education. f
Black dirt is being spread over the
front portion of the grounds and the
section will be seeded as soon as the
work has been finished, according to
the members of the board of educa-
ton.
landscaping the grounds this year
but it is expected that when more
money is in the la-qidscaping fund,
which was begun by the teachers
with the proceeds of their recent
plav, a —love will be made toward
adding shrubbery to the grounds.
Have you read the liners Ads?
Milton "Cappy" Gross is leading
the spring campaign of the Michigan
State college football team as captain-elect for the 1931 seaspn, according to conimunications from
East Lansing. "Cappy," the son of
Herman Gross, plays a guard position where he has been a substantial
factor in- the successes of the Green
and White during the past two seasons.
While not a sensational player,
"Cappy/' is steady and is well liked
by the players as evinced by his being
elected captain. While home for 'the
spring vacation he stated that M. S.
C. is looking forward to a good season in spite of the fact that six of
the regular players were lost by
graduation. Coach Jimmy Crowley,
formerly one of Notre Dame's famous "Four Horsemen," has made.,
quite a reputation for himself in his
stay at the East Lansing school.
Seventy men are out for spring
practice and from them some good
material will undoubtedly toe develop?
ed. *
Men's best work shrits 75c.    Burkhart Store.
Roscoe Bonisteel of Ann Arbor,
attorney for the city of Saline, was
speaker at the noon meeting of the
Rotary club held at The" Tavern
Thursday. His subject was "Juries
and Justice."
Dealing with the origin of the jury
system, Mr. Bonisteel described the
situation in England at the time
when Blackstone wrote his commentaries. In that period there were
160 crimes punishable by death. The
speaker stated that the present technicalities were evolved in an effort to
lessen the penalties for the various
crimes.
In the first place there were usually at least 100 persons on a jury,
said Mr. Bonisteel. This number
gradually dropped to 12 in tlie course
of time.
The first purpose of the jury was
to stand in between the people and
the divine right of kings. Monarchs
were losing power, stated the speaker, because justice demanded that
they should not have the final word,
but that the people should have a
yoice in the matter.
One suggestion which has been
made in the general comment on the
jury system, which has spread over
the country from time to time, is the
appointment of three judges and one
alternate to hear cases instead of
using the jury "system, said the
speaker, who stated also that in his
opinion the jury system was adequate
for most of the present needs. He
did not state that in his opinion it
would be a better move if circuit
court judges were elected for a life
term instead of for six years as* if
■the present case. Great care would
■have to be exercised in choosing a
proper official in the first place he
said.
Guests   at   the   meeting were Mr.
Bonisteel. and Isaac Reynolds of Ann
Arbor.     Mr.   Reynolds   is  a former
|-citv clerk.
Dr. J. B. Wallace was appointed
official delegate to the twenty-third
district conference at Flint which
was held Monday, through Wednesday.' Dr. C. O. Woodbridge was appointed alternate.
At the same time Mark B Sugden
was made official delegate to the
Rotary International convention at
Vienna during July. Inasmuch as Mr.
Sudgen cannot make the trip an alternate was appointed in the person
of former Mayor Edward Staebler of
Ann Arbor who is planning on toeing
present at the international gathering.
On Monday a. group of members
from the local club attended the annual district convention at Flint.
Those who made the "trip ware C. A.
Curtiss. Alwin Gross, Edward Henne,
Mark B. Sugden. Lee Teacher, Dr. .j.
B. Wallace. F. O. Wiedman. S. R.
Wilson and Dr. C. O Woodbridge.
Mrs. Tescher and Mrs. Wiediman accompanied their husbands.
Dr. Woodbridge gave a splendid
paper on "International Relations" at
one of the group meetings.
As is the custom with such conventions, the 'clubtooli. along a high
School boy to attend the. gtroup meetings held especially for boys
Charles Howard went this year. Dr.
Wallace and Alwin Gross remained
oyer for the Tuesday session of the
three-day 'convention. A number of
well known speakers in Rotary were
on the program.
DISTRICT CONVENTION OF
WCTU AT MONROE MAX 6-7
Mrs.
Dora   B.   Wftitney   of   Benton
Harbor is Main Speaker
On Program.
Wednesday and Thursday the second district ' eonyentibn of the-j
Woman's Christian Temperance Union .will be ieldm 1ie:*Krs-t3IethQdist
church at Monroe. Mrs. Martha Gorham of Britton is president of the
district which is made up of Jackson,
Lenawee, Monroe and Washtenaw
counties. Mrs. Frederika McBride of
Saline is treasurer. "    "
Mrs. "^Biidev-^Mrs. M. Alexander-'
and Mrs. Sadie Lawrence have parts
in the prqgranr whi'ph commences at
10:30-May 6 and lastsi arrougii, T*tau*s
day afterjnoon. '.' Mrs. Dora B, Whitney, state vice, president at large,,
is tihg main speaker on the program.
BOUNTY NOTICE
   I will toe at the council room- SLat-
No plans have been made for! urday evening.tg pay.bouhtv-claims.
-     -- - GEOKG-E -NEEDHAM,
Township Treasurer.
1926 FORD PICKUP
This car has a Ford steel box' and
will make a very seryiceable delivery
car.    Only $50.00.
GEO. V. COOK &.S0N
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
In The Morning Mail
Kissimmee Park,  Fla., April 23.
S. R: Wilson:
. . . .We are starting home next
week and will read The Observer lip
there.
"It's about time for us to follow the
birds.
We've had a -good winter down
here as usual and are now ready to
came 'home and get into the barness
again. ... Aa ever,
George and A^nes Barr.
Complete  stocks   at  lowest prices
at Dietiker*s.
Pair- of Arabian Horses,' wt. 3400.
Parsons & Dodge.
All sales leash.   No credit.   Saline
Mercantile Company.
Our  Special overall  $1.00.    Burkhart Store.
Rebuilt Fordson Tractor for $175
Parsons & Dodge.
For Sale—2-piece bed room suite.
Phone 80-F3. 27tf
For <Sale—One gasoline engine for
a Maytag- washer. Uphaus* &
Schroen.    * «        27tf
Alemiting service for all makes of
cars. Prices reasohab1.--;. Wiedman
Auto Company.
D., S. & W. Blue Brooder Coal put
up in 100-lb. bags. An ideal fuel for
that brooder stove.     E. J. Muir.
Goodyear or Goodrich Tires at Mail
Order Prices. Why send away for
them. Geo. V. Cook and Son.
Coming Saturday—Cabbage, tomato plants and pansies. Get your
early cabbage now. H. Gross & Sons.
1931 WHIPPET CABRIOLET
Has  good  motor and  tires. " Only
$150.00.    Wiedman Auto Company.
Use Avicol Tablets for White Diar-
rjioea and Cholera and keep those
chicks iealthy.  Saline Mercantile Co-
Used   Tractor  Plows, Gang   Plowr
and Tractor Disks.
Parsons & Dodge-
"* Place your order for the General*.
Electric Refrigerator with us.
Uphaus & Schoen.
. COAL   AND    COKE   SCREENED -
OF  FORKED, AT RIGHT PRICES.
SALINE MERCANTILE" COMPANY.
Westinghouse  Electric Refrigerators ?195.00 installed.
Parsons- & Dodige..
Naptha gas for, cleaning at Arm-
bruster's    gas station,    North   Ann
Arbor street. Be sure and bring a
red can. 1-ltf.
Raise more grain, raise better
grain—USE ANTI-SMUT for oats,
barley, or wheat. Free if it fails.
Saline Mercantile Co., Phone No. 5.
CHEVROLET TRUCK
With new stake body and closed
cab. Good rubber. A wonderful buy
at $195.00.   Wiedman Auto Co.
Oliver repair parts, slips and wings
for 98 and 99 walking plows. Complete stock lof shares for all Oliver
tractor plows. Fitch Sales Corp..
phone 15. 2-ltf
0.930 MODEL HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE
In excellent condition. An economical method of transportation.
Wiedman Auto Company.
MODEL "A" FORD PICKUPS,
We have two of these Ford Pickups
with steel boxes. Both are 1929 models and have nearly new tires an<*>
good motors,    i
GEO. V.'COOK & SO"***)
Authorized Chevrolet Dpalers
D., L. & W. Scranton Hard Coal,
Hoppers' Pocahontas No. 3 and 4,
Ford Coke, Dundon Red Ash. Quality Coals and Right Prices.
Edw. J. Muir.
THE OBSERVER LINERS
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Classified Advertising
MINIMUM CHARGE. 25 CENTS
6c per line first insertion, 4c per line
each subsequent insertion.
Wanted—Kitchen    cupboard. . Mrs.
Norman Ash, phone 276. '        28tf
,To Rent—House on East Michigan
aye.   B. Derendinger.
Men's   solid    leather   work, shoes
•$2L50 and up.   Burkhapf: Store.
i" *'  -.   '    -
Used Fordson Tractors and C^ive""
Etows. Parsons & Dodge.
,   [Samson Tractor at a pargais...
Parsons.,& Dodge.
To Re^—Furnished- apaptment.
3-tourner gasoline stove and oven for
sale   Mrs. B. "Boettger, ..phon« 29.
For Sale—20 purebred Duroc Jersey sows. Some with pigs, others to
farrow soon; also 23 pigs six weeks
old. Clinton J. Hewens, Route No. 1,
Ypsilanti, one mile north and one-
half west of Lincoln Consolidated
school. 29
For Sal'e>—1930 Model A Ford 1%
ton chassis with dual tires, 1931
licenses and new battery. "Only used
ten - months. Requires new motor
block. $200 with terms to responsible party. Chassis and tires in good
condition.    Saline Creamery.    26tf.
1928  CHEVROLET ROADSTER
Brand new tires, good battery and
smooth operating motor feature this
ear. The Duco finish is in excellent
condition.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
1928 Chevrolet Sport Roadster
This sporty car has*-rumble seat.
We have reconditioned and will guarantee the mo'tor. T*he tires are -practically new and the finish excelle-at.
Ask: to see this car.
GEO. V. COOK & S.ON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
1928 CHEVROLET COACH
An exk-jetionallx Clea-p. rCpach which
has.-brand newr-tires. "The battery is
gqp-3 -and■-. -thiEs- motor, very i-rmopth...
,*I3*ds, unusually good car complete for
,oi£ly;$195.00.
GEO. V. COOKL& SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
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