1931-06-04; Saline Observer

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THE    SALINE    OBSERVER
VOLUME 50
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICH.,  THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931
NUMBER S3
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Saline Savings Bank
The One Story Bank on the Corner
The  QUALITY  Grocery
For Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Fancy Groceries
SPECIALS FRIDAY AND  SATURDAY
Home Milled Flour  57c and 63c
Two cans Pink Salmon   21c
Two large Rinso .  - — 43c
Golden Bantam Corn, per can  '.. 14c
Hospital Toilet Paper, three for 21c
Sard Flush, per can  21c
Clothes Pins, four dozens for '15c
French's Bird Seed, two for ~   25c
Five bars P. & G. or Flake White Soap 17c
Large Corn Flakes, two for    25c
WHX PAY CASH AND CARRY?   USE OUB DELIVERY SERVICE!
Phone 86 MARTIN   fUOSS
The thousands of car owners who are using
DIXIE Gas, Motor Oils and Greasing Service are "wise" to the fact that they get
100% value for every dollar spent at a
.DIXIE Station.
The DIXIE Emblem is the identification of
locally "owned- and managed Service Stations—home town oil merchants with local
pride and reputation and a sincere desire to
provide you with the very best grade of petroleum products the market affords.
We solicit your gasoline, oil and greasing
business on the basis of high quality products courteously and promptly served.
Leave orders with C. A. Weddige, phone 288, or with
Maurice Henderson, phone 272   *
STAEBLER OIL COMPANY
W OPEN
AT ALL HOURS
Shower Baths 25 cents
For Men' and Women
Hot and Cold Water
CHRIS. VOLZ
Five Point Place East Michigan Ave-
Rain Fails to Halt
Saturday Services
Parade Carried Out With
Address Given at
High School
Bonisteel Appeals for ''Patriotism of
Peace" Among- General
1 Citizenry.
Undaunted by • the deluge that
spoiled! Decoration Day ceremonies
all over this part of the country, Legionnaires, Scouts',. .Cubs, Campfire
Girls, school children and the general public carried out the local pro-'
gram Saturday morning in the
scheduled fashion, ^except that the
address of the day was ■delivered at
the high school instead of at the
cemetery.
In the early morning the graves
were decorated at the cemetery hy
members of the Campfire Girls ana
Boy Scouts, under the direction of
the American Legion. Shortly after
10, the parade assembled at Maple
avenue and! the procession, which
was made up of the Scout hand,
members of the William B. Lutz Post
of the American Legion in full dress
uniform. Scouts, Cubs, Campfire
: Girls, school children and veterans of
the Spanish-American war traversed
Michigan avenue to the cemetery.
The last were in automobiles which
brought Up the rear of the procession.
There were no Civil war veterans
present this year.
At the cemetery the Legion grave
service was held with taps being
played. The program was then adjourned from the cemetery, where it
was originally planned! to have the
speeches, and was continued in the
high school auditorium. The 'stage
was beautifully decorated with flowers for the occasion.
Rev. C. E. Kircher gave the invocation which was followed hy the
group singing "America," accompanied hy the band. Commander "Abe"
Alber of the local Legion Post was
chairman. Walter Cook expressed
the thanks of the Legion for the uniforms which were supplied to the
boys by a citizens' committee and
stated that they would lead the mem-
toers of the Post to take a more active part in civic affairs.
The chairman introduced Roscoe
Bonisteel of Ann Arbor, prominent
ex-service man, Mason and attorney
for the City of Saline, who delivered
the Memorial Day address.
"It is a fine thing to show our appreciation for 'services rendered this
country, even though it arises out of
the catclysm of war/' said Mr. Bonisteel, "but a mere passive appreciation is almost useless except as ii
serves our recollection.
"Active appreciation means something more than the mere holding of
a Memorial Day exercise. Our country was founded on active patrot-
ism," he continued. "Many years ago
when I was a lad in high school I
heard Governor Hahley of Indiana
talk about the 'patriotism of peace.'
The phrase stuck in my memory and
as I have grown older and have had
some experience I recognize that patriotism of peace is on a higher plane
than the patriotism of war. In the
patriotism of peace we have no blare
of trumpet, no sounding of taps, or
the flying flags and martial music
which stirs the souls of young men
to do battle, vif need! be, for their
country.
"In times of peace, the only guide
we have as individual citizens is our
conscience, which dictates to us the
right and wrong of our daily life aha
our responsibilities as citizens."
Mr. Bonisteel outlined the effect of
the present economic situation on the
people of the nation and stated that
he believed "the ex-service men must
of necessity take a more active participation in the government of state
and nation, not for the purpose oi
seeking ofiice because of some service, rendered to the country while in
the military service, nor for the purpose of perfecting legislation which
will be in the selfish interest of the
ex-service men, but for the purpose
of endeavoring to maintain ths
American standards of living, preventing the encroachment of ideas
contrary to our form of government
and to prevent the autocracy of the
masses.
"The 'patriotism of peace' to which
Governor (Hanley referred" is a patriotism based upon good' citizenship
coupled with a fearlessness to tackle
those people in our country who
would exploit it behind a mask and
brace of pistols or by subtle intrigue
and graft. We, as American citizens,
should encourage the efforts of sincere citizens both public and private
to thwart the exploitation of our
neighbors and friends, hy this encouragement, cause men to render
service in public ofiice who are well
qualified and! fitted for the job rather
than to hav,e men of slieh> qualifications spurn it because of fear of a
vicious campaign, of false propaganda.
! "When the American public comes
• to the point where it will honor men
I for public service in the same way
Ithat private enterprise rewards men
•; who work inj its behalf, we will have
better government and better officials," he stated in conclusion.
The chairman then introduced
Walter Cook. a member of the Legion, who read the preamble to the
constitution of that body. The meeting was adjourned following the rendering of the'benediction by Rev. C.
H. Wittbracht.
Britton Farmer Finds
Corn Production Cost
Paul Clement Uses Method
for Figuring Cost
and Profit.
Modern Accounting  System*is Easy
Road  to  Determining  Important Factor.
Paul Clement, Britton farmer, recently figured his cost on the production of corn for the 1930 season
and found that it was 26 cents per
bushel, an unusual figure when it is
considered that the government average cost per acre on farms with
similar yields was §20.06 when Mr.
Clement's cost was only §10.41.
In these days of high overhead and
operating costs on farm lands, when
many agriculturists are losing money
on crops instead of making it, a
modern cost accounting system is an
excellent thing to have, as the agriculturist then has little difficulty in
determining which are profitable
crops.
Hit or miss methods are easiest on
the"mind, but hardest on the pocket-
book. In determining just how
much one bushel of corn cost him to
produce, Mr. Clement figured his operation costs first. These included
tractor and labor costs such as plowing, disking and harowing, planting,
cultivating, picking and hauling.
These totaled §231.80.
Other costs came to §546.59 and
were made up of machinery costs
other than tractor, seed, fertilizer,
planting, hauling and a general share
p* the farm overhead: The total cost
then came to §728.39 for 70 acres of
corn with a yield of 2,800 bushels,
bringing the cost per bushel to 26
cents. These costs did not include
la.nd taxes and land1 rental, or interest on investment in land.
Without guesswork Mr. Clement
could figure his profits from the
above figures and know just where he
stands in the matter of corn production. Such a situation is of material
aid to the farmer in determining his
profits and losses on crops and helps
immeasurably in the determination of
crops for the ensuing season.
In determining his tractor cost Mr.
Clement divides the charges into two
divisions. The first includes annual
or overhead charges and the second
includes daily or operating charges.
The first group contains "the yearly
depreciation, which is the first cost
divided hy the estimated life of the
tractor, which is ten years, the yearly interest or 7 per cent on one-half
of the first cost, repairs at 4 per cent
of initial cost, housing and insurance. These totaled §146.45. Divided by 140, the number of days used,
the daily overhead charge was found
to be §1.05.
The second division, containing the
daily or operating charges, were
made up of gasoline, oil and grease
and amounted to §2.55. The total
daily overhead and operating cost
then was found to be §3.60. With
these figures he could easily determine the daily complete cost and extract the profit from these figures.
Taxes and land valuation and several
other factors have to be taken into
consideration before the profit could
be determined.
DR. C. E. KIRCHER GIVES
' ADDRESS AT ROTARY CLUB
Dr. C. E. Kircher, pastor of the
Federated church, delivered a Memorial Day address at the regular
noon meeting of the Rotary club
Thursday at The Tavern. Stressing
the religious side of this far-recognized day of mourning and remembrance, Dr. Kircher brought out the
value of remembering the events and
deeds of those who have passed on.
He told of the great forgiveness and
the memory of the Lord with biblical
quotations.
William Bassett of Ypsilanti was
a guest at the meeting. Following
the dinner today the members will
adjourn tb the tourist camp, where
the pine trees which were recently
planted by the 4-H clubs will be dedicated to the memory of George
Washington.
While Constable Charles Arlinger
of Fairmount City, Til., slept at his
home a. thief entered, took his badge
and §26 from a baby's bank, and escaped.
Pav your cemetery dues now.
Mother-Daughter
Banquet A Success
Federated Church Affair on
,    Wednesday Was Well
Attended.
Interesting Program Given at Event
Which Filled Dining Room
to Capacity.
The Mother and Daughter banquet
of the Federated church church occurred last Wednesday night and it
was a great success in every way.
The spacious dining room was beautifully decorated and the tables were
beautifully ornamented. The committee has not yet reported but will at
the next meeting of the Aid society,
but the number of tickets taken were
between 130 and 150.
The banquet was served by the.
men. The young men of two of the
Sunday school classes were the chief
waiters and they carried out their
parts well.
The program was splendid from
the beginning to the end. Mrs. Edna
House was the song leader and she
kept the banqueters busy. Not a
moment was allowed to be wasted,
for the whole program was skilfully
and splendidly carried! on to the very-
close. Mrs. Daniel Hall was a master
in her place as toastmaster. The
program as given was well Balanced
and .each one did her part so well
that all felt the banquet, consisting
of the good things to eat as well as
the music and speaking, could not be
surpassed.
THE PROGRAM
Song Leader—Mrs. Edna House.
Chairman—Miss Mary Morden.
Toastmaster—Mrs. Daniel Hall.
Vocal Trie—^-Misses Evelyn and Alma Ernst and Mrs1. Fred Aprili.
Toast, "Our Mothers," Miss Eileen
Martin.
Vocal Solo—Louise Tower.
Toast, "Our Daughters"—Mrs.
George V. Cook.
Reading—Miss Alma Ernst.
Vocal Solo—Mrs. William Austin.
Violin Solo—Mrs. Lloyd Fairbanks.
Reading—Mrs. Fred Aprili.
Vocal Solo—Mrs. G. L. Parsons.
Closing song by all, "God Be With
You Till We Meet Again."
The .banqueters, happy and delighted with their brilliant success in
every way, went to their homes
thankful for the occasion, while the
men remained in the kitchen to wash
the dishes-, grateful they, too, could
help give their mothers, wives and
daughters the happy event and long-
to-be-remembered time.
THE OBSERVES LINERS
Classified Advertising
MINIMUM CHARGE. 25-CENTS
6c per line first insertion, 4c per line
each subsequent insertion.
For Sale—Watenproof tent.    Sam.
Gall, phone 246-F2. 34
To Rent—House on East Michigan
ave.   B. Derendinger.
Men's   solid    leather   work   shoes
§2.50 and up.   Burkhart Store.
For Sale—A hayloader nearly new.
Bert Moore, Pleasant lake road.
Chandler Coupe reduced from §150
to §75.00. Wiedman Auto Co., Saline.
For good healthy chicks use Wonder Feeds. Saline Mercantile Co.,
phone No. 5.
Only §1.00 for Ford Automobile
Alemiting service. Wiedman Auto
Company, Saline.
Westinghouse  Electric  Refrigerators §190.00 installed.
Parsons & Dodge.
COAL AND COKE SCREENED
On FORKED, AT RIGHT PRICES.
SALINE MERCANTILE COMPANY.
For Sale—Cut flowers throughout
the season. Baskets made up to order. Phone 155-F3. Mrs. Louise
Schroen, Maple avenue. 35x
1927 CHEVROLET CABRIOLET
With 1931 license. Good mechanical condition. Has been reduced
•from §95.00 to §85.00. Wiedman Auto
Company, Saline.
1926 CHEVROLET 4 SEDAN
A good serviceable sedan with excellent motor and standard gearshift.
Good tires and finish.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
»    Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
Wanted—People in this vicinity
who have any legal printing required
in the settlement of estates, etc., to
have it sent to this newspaper. The
rates are universal in such matters,
and to have your notices appear in
this paper it is only necessary to ask
the. Probate Judge to send them here.
Pav your cemeterv dues now.
Men's best work shirts 75c. Burkhart Store.
Complete  stocks  at lowest price*
at Dietiker's.
For Sale—Late pointed head cabbage plants.    Jacob Visel, phone 94.
Pair of Arabian Horses, wt. 340O
• Parsons & Dodge.
Used Fordson Tractors and Olivey
Plows. Parsons & Dodge.
All sales 'cash.   No credit.   Saline
Mercantile Company.
Our  Special  overall §1.00.    Burkhart Store.
MODEL T FORD PICKUP
§35.00.      Good    condition.    Wiedman
Auto Company, Saline.
1927  CHEVROLET COUPE
With   license.    Good   tires.    Only
§50.00.   Wiedman Auto Company.
1927 CHEVROLET TRUCK
Closed cab and body.   Only §95.00.
Wiedman .Auto Company, Saline.
Goodyear or Goodrich Tires at Mail
Order Prices. Why send away fOB-
them. Geo. V. Cook and Son.
Pay your cemeterv dues now.
Use Avicol Tablets for White Diarrhoea and Cholera and keep those
chicks healthy.  Saline Mercantile Co-
Place your order for the General
Electric Refrigerator with us.
Uphaus & Schoen.
Naptha gas for cleaning at JLrm-
bruster's    gas station,    North   Ann.
Arbor  street. Be sure and bring s.
red can. 14tf_
LINCOLN ROADSTER
Good motor, two spare tires, reduced from §150.00 to §125.00. This car-
must be sold.   Wiedman Auto Co.
Pay your cemetery dues now.
Typewriters,   ribbons;   check   pro--
tectors,   ribbons;   carbon   paper   and
other office supplies at The Observes-
office.
1930 MODEL A FORD  COUPE
Looks and runs like a new car..
Guaranteed. Priced to sell quickly.
Wiedman Auto Company,  Saline.
Oliver repair parts, slips and wiugs
for 98 and 99 walking plows. Complete stock of shares for all Oliver
tractor plows. Fitch Sales Corp..
phone 15. 24tf
Pay your cemetery dues now.'
1930 CHEVROLET COUPE
Good mechanical condition. Good
tires. Down payment only $122.00.
Low Universal Credit Co. terms.
Wiedman Auto Company, Saline.
Ford 1'329 Steel Cab Pickup
This excellent car was traded in on
a new Chevrolet Coach.   The mileage
is very low and the whole car in like
new condition.    G. M. A. C. terms.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
1930 MODEL HARLEY DAV-
DDSON MOTORCYCLE
In excellent condition. An economical method of transportation.
Wiedman Auto Company.
1930  CHEVROLET SEDAN
This Sedan is finished dn maroon
Duco, upholstered with mohair. The
tires are good and mechanical condition guaranteed hy us. G. M. A. C.
terms.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized, Chevrolet Dealers
1929  CHEVROLET SEDAN
A good 5-passenger six-cylinder
car. Finished in green Duco. A
smooth running motor that is very-
economical on gas and oil.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
1929 WHIPPET CABRIOLET
Good motor, good tires. Reduced
from §150.00 to §125.00. Where can
you duplicate this price? Wiedman;
Auto Company, Saline.
'26 CHEVROLET COUPE ,
This car is dn fine condition for th<X
price. Finish and- tires good. A quicn
starting, nice running motor. Only;
§62.50 including new plates.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
For Sale^-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.
1929 Chevrolet Sport Roadster
This sporty car has rumble seat.
We have reconditioned and will guarantee the motor. The tires are practically new and the finish excellent.
Ask to see this car.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
Pav your cemetery dues now.