1931-08-27; Saline Observer

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VOLUME 50
SALINE,   WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,     THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1931
NUMBER 45
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This Bank
For the safety of
ds well 6$ other important
Saline Savings Bank
The One Story Bank on the Corner
The QUALITY Grocery
FOR QUALITY AND SERVICE
Home Milled Flour, 25 pounds _  50c and 55c
Hard-water Castile Soap, 5 bars for.  27c
Oxydol, Chips and Einso  19c
Salad Dressing, quart   29c
Mixed Pickles, quart — 29c
Campbell' Beans, three cans 19.c
Matches, six boxes   15c
Clothes Pins, four dozens     15c
Polled Oats, large package  20c
San Marto Coffee, three pounds 98c,
Yours for more business,
Phone 86 fVlARTilN fUOSS
THE POWER TO PASS—THAT'S DIXIE GAS
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Good? We've Built This
Business On Dixie, Mister"
Every member of this organization, even "down to-
the man who pumps Dixie Gas into your car, is personally responsible for the quality of the products
we sell.
Dixie is not an impersonal organization. Our men
don't transfer from station to station or from town
to town. They are here on the job day after day—
they can't "pass the buck."
So, when a Dixie Minute. Man tells you the product
is good he's staking HIS job and OUR reputation.
We've built our business on Dixie quality.
STAEBLER OIL COMPANY
Leave orders with J. G. Tubaugh, phone 288, or with
Maurice Henderson, phone 272
Saline Couple Killed
In Auto Crash Friday
- Radio Brought Arrest of
I      Three Auto Thieves Here
,Ix>cal Officers' Quick Work Brought
  |      Arrest of Three Young Stealers
Mr. and Mrs. Guthardt Vie-!       of sturgis Ford Roadster.
tims of Fatal Accident     j
Near Detroit.
Quick work  on   the part of   City
^Marshal Adam   Klumpp and   officer
  Abe Alber Monday morning brought
Service for George Melvel Hart Will ' ?b°ut the apprehension of three De-
/■■ ,    , .troit   youths   who   were    driving   a
Be^Held at 2:30 O'clock , stoien  car through  Salia^ wMle  ea
This Afternoon. route from Sturgis to Detroit.
  j    Mr.   Klumpp  heard  an   announce-
Mr. and   Mrs.  Herman   Guthardt, ' mer'\ over   the   radio   that a Ford
proprietors of a filling station about   rp?    Jer had been stolen at Sturgis
a/
•it
yrote down the license number
description. While he was
stt ag on Michigan avenue a short
tim4 lter he saw a car come through
that;a&swered to the description of
four miles east of town, were lulled
Friday afternoon m a collision of
three automobiles at the corner of
Telegraph and Eeorse roads, this
way from Detroit.
The driver of the car that struck 'the one stolen and hailed officer AL
the Guthardt's automobile, Joe <oer, who pursued and overtook the
Frank, of Los Angeles is being held thieves near the city limits. '■>
at Wayne. A third car, driven hy I The boys were Salvatore Mansco,
Howard James, Lincoln Park, was Louis Virgo and Fred Paris! of De-
wrecked but the occupants escaped troit. Mansco at first gave his
without injury. Mrs. Guthardt was ' name of Roy Sellmer of Sherwood
dead when taken from the wreckage and showed a driver's license with
and her husband died on the way to that name on it. After they were
the hospital at Eloise. ". locked    up,   however,   they    changed
Mr. and Mrs. Guthardt were on ' their story, admitted the theft and
their way home from Detroit when told their right names. Officers
the accident occurred. Mr. Guthardt ! from Sturgis came Monday after-
was 32 years old and his wife, Mary, • noon and took the boys to that city,
was 31. j  ,	
Mr. Guthardt was born on January
1, 1898, in Saline township.    He was
the only child of Mr. and Mrs. John j
Guthardt, who reside on South Ann j
Arbor street   Deceased was baptized !_,... , ~  , .
and confirmed in St. James church, 'Entertainment Program Is Elaborate
Saline township.    On July 7, 1929, he' Exposition Officials
Many Features At -
1931 County Fair
was united in marriage with Miss
Mary Horton of Ann Arbor. He is
survived by his parents, a number
of uncles and aunts, and other near
relatives.
Mrs.  Mary Horton   Guthardt  was
Sa&.
The entertainment program scheduled for this year's Washtenaw
County Fair, which opens Sept. 1, is
reported by fair officials as ane of
born in York township on February t the most elaborate ever planned.
28, 1900. She is survived by her par- ! Jack Champion's ensemble of
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horton; grandstand attractions has been en-
two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Furmans of gaged, the group being scheduled" to
Piatt and Mrs. Emma Ball of Ann present 17 events to those attending
Arbor; six brothers, John of Piatt, the four-day exposition. Perfcr-
Harold and Fred of Ann Arbor, Wil- niances will be presented both in the
liam of Detroit, David of Ypsilanti afternoon and evening,
and Lester of Ann Arbor, and many I The feature of the Champion act is
other relatives. the    girls    orchestra,    while    other
A double funeral service was held events on the program include ex-
Monday afternoon at the Bridges hibitions by high-wire experts and
funeral home, Rev. C. H. Wittbracht   aerialists.
officiating.     Interment   in   Oakwood*'    Displays of fireworks will be pre-
cemetery. sented each of the four nights, with
—— ■ r_ different display planned for each
Sirs. Clara Griswold Kilby ! evening,   officials   say.     On  Tuesday
Mrs. Clara- Griswold Kilby, a for-   night, the opening night of the fair
mer resident of Saline, passed away   a display suited to  children will be
in Ann Arbor Friday afternoon, Aug-   given.
ust 14, after a long illness. She was ! The first day of the exposition, to
born in Moscow, Hillsdale county, on he known as Children's day, will be
June 5, 1852. In I860 she, with'her -featured by ah athletic program to
parents, moved to Jonesville and he sponsored by the Ann Arbor
while living there she was united in Kiwanis club. Children under 15
marriage to Lyman L. Kilby. on May years of age and boys and girls affi-
16, 1877, and came immediately to liated with 4-H clubs will be admitt-
Saline to live. Mr. Kilby died on Qc- j ed free. A Shetland pony race of
tober 21, 1891, and for a number of [ one-half mile will be one of the high-
years   thereafter   Mrs.   Kilby   lived ! lights.
with and cared for her mother. Af- j Judging in all departments will
ter her mother's death she lived jn , get under way on Wednesday, Sept.
Adrian, Detroit and Ann Arbor. She j 2, the second day of the fair. The
was a member of the Presbyterian ' program of entertainment will in-
church. I elude the horse races with a two-
Funeral services • were held on I year-old trot stake with a purse of
Monday, August 17, at the home of ($300 and a 2:17 pace with a purse
Mr, and Mrs. George V. Cook, South ■ of $300 being scheduled.
Ann Arbor street  Rev. Simon Schp- |    The   third   day  of the  exposition
September 9 Is Chosen
As Saline's Dollar Day
Bargains and Homecoming
Day Are Combined
This Year.
Large    Orders of New    Goods    Will
Be Sold at Prices 33iat Are
Lower Than Ever.
Last week we promised to givethe
exact date for Saline's biggest bargain day of the year—Dollar Day.
It's coming on September 9 and is
going to be the biggest yet. The
merchants have been preparing for
it for weeks. They have bought
large supplies that offer to the people
of this community the biggest values
that money can buy.
Sceptical persons, pessimistic persons, and persons who always doubt
the truth about everything that
comes along believe that bargain
sales are a means by which merchants dispose of a large amount of
old, shopworn goods. This certainly
is not the case this year. If you are
a good observer you know that it is
not; you have seen, during the past
two weeks, large orders of goods delivered at the doors of our merchants. Those orders were bought
especially for you to look at on Dollar day, and to sell to you at prices
that will take your breath away
when you hear them.
Added to vthese great bargain attractions, the city of Saline is going
to offer attractions, too. We can't let
you in on the secret yet, but in next
week's issue you will receive all of
the details. We plan to make this a
homecoming day as well as a bargain day, and of course we'll have to
treat our homecomers to something.
The merchants and townspeople
are anxious to have this combined
homecoming and bargain day prove
satisfactory to everybody, and they
will all be glad to see you and entertain you on Saline's biggest day this
year.
MISS  MILLS'  PICNIC
About seventy of Miss Mills' Music
club and their mothers, brothers and
sisters enjoyed a picnic last Thursday at the Alwin Burkhart cottage
at Sand lake, a generous potluck
dinner was served at noon and the
afternoon was «pent in boating,
swimming and taking pictures of the
group.. Miss Florence Weidmayer
added a great deal of enjoyment to
the picnic by giving many selections
on the accordion.
Washtenaw Fair Next Week
THE OBSERVER LINERS
Classified Advertising
MINIMUM CHARGE. 25 CENTS
6c per line first insertion, 4c per line.
each subsequent insertion.
,    For Sale—Two good work horses.
Phone 141-F22. 45
field   officiating.    Interment was   in
the family lot in Oakwood cemetery.
WHITE STAR PRODUCTS
Crank Case Service
HIGH TEST KEROSENE
CHRIS. VOLZ
Five Point Place
East Michigan Ave.
George Melvel Hart
George Melvel Hart passed away
Tuesday morning at Beyer Memorial
hospital, Ypsilanti, after a short illness. He was born September 16,
1894 at Findlay, Ohio, and had been
for the past few years in the employ
of The Farm Service Store in Sanne^ j
will be known as Homecoming day,
while the final day-will be called
Pioneer day. Horse racing will be
a feature of the afternoon programs.
AMERICAN LEGION
AUXILIARY
The William B. Lutz Post No. 322
of the American Legion invite all
who are eligible to become members
Deceased leaves a Widow and three
children, George, Helen and Eva, of
South Ann Arbor street, and one
brother, W. D. Hart, north of
town. Funeral services are to be
held at 2:30 p. m. today at the home
of his brother, W. D. Hart, with Rev.
Simon Schofield officiating. Burial
will be in Oakwood cemetery.
MCTAGGART SHOWER
A miscellaneous shower was given
for Mr. and Mrs. William McTaggart
Friday evening at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. George McTaggart. Nearly
a hundred friends, relatives and
neighbors gathered to enjoy the occasion and to leave with the young
couple gifts to express their friendship. Many lovely and useful things
were received. A potluck lunch was
served.
Those from Ann Arbor who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Johh Young
Mr. and Mrs. Durwood Young, Mrs.
Robert Young and Miss Ruby Young, j
Mr. and Mrs. McTaggart will be
at home on Packard street, Arm
Arbor, after September, 1. Mr. McTaggart is employed in the University of Michigan gardens.
YOUR CITY TAXES
The city charter gives you July
and August in which to pay taxes
without penalty. There will be no extension. Pay your Water dues at the
same time. I will be at Savings bank
Aug. 22, afternoon and evening. At
Citizens bank Aug. 29, afternoon and
evening,
FRANK CAMBURN, Treasurer.
j of an Auxiliary of this post to attend
a meeting at the home of Mrs. Lloyd
Fairbanks, Monday evening, August
31, at 8 o'clock. Rules for eligibility
are as follows:
Section 1. Membership in the
Auxiliary shall be limited to the
mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters of members of The American
Legion, and to mothers, wives,
daughters, and sisters of all men and
women who were in the military or
naval service of the United States,
between April 6, 1917 and Novmber
11. 1918, and died in line of duty, or
after honorable discharge; and to
those women who of their own right
are eligible to membership in The
American Legion.
Section 2. There shall be no form
or class of membership except .ar*
active membership and dues shall be
paid annually.
Section 3. No person may be a
member at any one tim of more than
one unit.
We desire as many members as
possible, because it is the year of
greatest opportunity for the local
Legion considering the national convention of the American Legion is to
be held in Detroit September 21-24,
inclusive.
M. A. ALBER, Commander.
To Rent—House on Harris St. Mrs.
F. McBride, phose 39. .45
Wanted—Old horses. Northwest -
ern Fur Farms, Phone 21712, Ann
Arbor. 46
DODGE SEDAN
For  only $25.00.    Wiedman Auto
Co., Saline.
MODEL T FORD PICKUP
$35.00.      Good   condition.   Wiedman
Auto Company, Saline.
COAL AND COSE SCREENED
OF FORKED, AT RIGHT PRICES
SALINE MERCANTILE COMPANY
For Sale—10 shoats 4 months old.-
Fred Gross, phone 236. 46
Good young horse for sale, weight
1600.   Parsons & Dodge/
All sales cash.   No credit.
Mercantile Company.
Saline
For good nealthy chicks use Wonder Feeds. Saline Mercantile Co,
phone No. 5.
Goodyear or Goodrich Tires at Mail
Order Prices. Why send away for
them. Geo. V. Cook and Son.
Use Avicol Tablets for White Diarrhoea and Cholera and keep those
chicks healthy.  Saline Mercantile Co-
Plaoe your order for the General
Electric Refrigerator with us.
Uphaus & Schoen.
Wanted—Loan of $700 on acre and
one-half of land, 3 blocks from Ford
plant in Ypsilanti. Inquire at this
office. •
NEWPORT" BATIiING  BEACH
Lake water constantly changing.
Free dancing. Free picnic ground.
Dexter-Pinckney road. 38tt
Naptha gas for cleaning at Arm-
bruster's gas station, North Ann
Arbor street. Be sure to bring a.
red can. 14tf.
CHEVROLET DUMP TRUCik
Good mechanical condition. Axle
overhauled. Priced- to sell quickly.
Wiedman Auto Company, Saline.
NEARLY NEW MODEL A FORD
157 Wheelbase Truck, stake- body.
(A repossession). Will sacrifice.
Wiedman Auto Company. Saline.
DODGE  GRAHAM  TRUCK
With stake body. Cannot be duplicated for anywhere near our price
of only $375.00.    Wiedman Auto Co.
FORD TRUCK
With stake body and closed cab.
Yours for only $50.00. Wiedman Auto Company, Saline.
FORDSON TRACTOR
With new High Power Motor-
Only slightly used. Also adjustable-
Oliver plow. Priced to sell quickly.
Wiedman Auto Company. Saline.
For Sale—Canning peaches are
now ripening at the Woodward farm,.
3 miles east of Manchester, 5 miles,
north of Clinton. We solicit your
orders. 45
LABOR PRICES  REDUCED
Have your automobile arid tractor
serviced  by  experienced mechanics.
Big reduction in labor prices.    Why
not see us today for an estimate 2'
Parsons & Dodge.
LATE TYPE DODGE SEDAN
This four cylinder Dodge has the
two unit starting system. It has excellent rubber and finish.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
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 lik»
new condition.   G. M. A. C. terms.
GEO. V. COOK _ SOlst
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
1930 CHEVROLET SEDAN
This Sedan is finished in maroon
Duco, upholstered with mohair. The
tires are good and mechanical condition guaranteed by us. G. M. A. C.
terms.   Only $150.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
Washtenaw Fair Next Week
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Pielemeier
celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday by entertaining
at a family party at their home on
South Main street.—Chelsea Standard.
For Sale—-Bushel crates for fruit
and potatoes at new low prices. Call
or phone The Saco Manufacturing
Co., phone 95, Milan, Mich.       44tf
CLOSING OUT
Two 099 steel walking plows, $20
each. One 23-tooth Oliver harrow,
$30.    Sanford Hardware Co., Saline.
Lost—Brown club bag few miles
west of Saline on US-112. Had baby
clothes in it. Reward if returned to
5078 Elmdale, Detroit, or at Stephenson's Hi-Speed Station, Saline.
Harley Davidson Motorcycle
With License". Will sell for $30.00.
Wiedman Auto  Company,  Saline.
Complete stocks at lowest prices
at Dietiker's.
1928 CHEVROLET SEDAN
Excellent   tires,  motor   that runs
like new, upholstering like new, fin-
Only $75.00' down, balance "monthly.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
REDUCTION IN LABOR RATES
Ford Dealer Labor Rates have always been and will continue as the
lowest, consistent with quality of
work performed. All our men have
had factory training and our shop is
equipped .with the latest improved
machinery to give better service at
the lowest possible cost to the customer.  •, Wiedman Auto Company.
CHEVROLET OWNERS
Reduced Flat Rate Labor Charges
now in effect. All work guaranteed.
These charges are the lowest fiat rate
charges used in our 17 years as
Chevrolet dealers in Saline.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
1929 CHEVROLET SIX
The dark; finish on this car is good.
The motor has just been completely
overhauled by us and is fully guaranteed. t The upholstery is excellent
and the' tires are good. Only $110
down payment, balance G. M. A. C.
terms.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
HAVE YOUR FURNACE
cleaned with our Electric Vacuum
Furnace Cleaning Outfit, which will
positively do the work without making any dust or dirt in your house.
Only $2.00.
Phone your order to the Saline
Mercantile Company or inquire of
William Martin.
PATENTS
Sell your patent or invention by
exhibiting your model or drawing at
the Second and Greater INTERNATIONAL PATENT EPOSITION,
CHICAGO. Thousands of manufacturers and patent buyers will inspect
new devices and patents for marketing Very low rates. If you have no
model, drawings and descriptions
will do. Send for free pamphlet, jts.
Hamilton Edison, Managing Director,  International Patent Exposition,
Merchandise Mart, CHICAGO.     45x