1931-11-12; Saline Observer

              THE
OBSERVER
VOLUME 51
SALINE,   WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1931
NUMBER 4
Volz's   Five  Point  Inn
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Home Cooked Meals at Reasonable Rates
Week End Special
CHICKEN  NOODLE  SOUP,   15c  .
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LIGHT LUNCHES AT ALL TIMES
Saline Defeats Milan     .
High 12-0 On Friday
" Sensational. Running   by   Harwood
j Brought Two Touchdowns
! for Local Boys.
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\ Saline High school won its 'game
with Milan, played at Milan's school
field Friday afternoon, by a score of
12-0.
\ The . two teams appeared to be
evenly matched during the entire
first half, with Saline gaining ground
Rotary Clubs Unite
In Request To State
; Interesting Letter From
i        Miss Lulu M. Fairbanks
Gives   Fine   Description    of  ""Eskmo
Baby Brought to Seattle
■From Alaska!.
Both  Towns   Prefer   to   Walt   Until;
State Treasury WUl Permit      * *    will   you   pleage   send   Motner a j
Paving of Road ; copy   of   the   issue of   October   29, J
which   did   not   arrive?     She   looks1
forward to   The   Observer  like   th._
THE OBSERVER LINERS
Classified Advertising
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each subsequent Insertion.
Apartment for rent B. J: Boettger.
Wood for Sale.
Son.
Geo. V. Cook and
Saline Rotarians, at their meeting
last Thursday,  agreed to  cooperate. -..,., , ..
mak- • Dat)y does to its milk bottle and the
with   the   Manchester club   m
ing an effort to get a paved road be- I bear to honey!
by playing a nice defense and Milan j tween Saline and Nap0ieOn on M-ll. |    This  week,  when
holding  the    local    boys   m   check j ^corfflng to present planSj toe state
Complete stocks
at Dietiker*s.
at lowest prices.
!
through long punts.
'intends, within the next few years
|    Both scores came In the last two - to ^ ^ road h   means of tar
periods,  .after   Coach   Shaw   rebudf ^  Qr  gome  ofiner  temporary har.
the team and placed Harwood in the ',—_;.,_   r__;_ _„____.  +■__ ,r..T„i,..
«.    _ a ._    __     _ -,-, ,. ■„       covering. This system, the Mo-nches
backfield.   n™"> *•=*" ^_^____,_- _f tro-n. i ° J        •
S ter group   contends, would   be mo?.'
OLIVE
Hart-Parr Tractors
2-24     12-18    Row-Crops
Ask For A Demonsration
OLIVER REPAIRS
i Fitch Sales Corpoafion
SALINE
PHONE 15
THE POWER TO PASS—THAT'S DIXIE GAS
Reliable as Your Family
cian
Your family doctor earns the confidence yon
place in him by his unfailing response to
your needs. No hour is too late. No trip is
too long—for-he succeeds by serving YOU.
The Dixie Minute-Man will care for your
car in the same thoughtful and efficient
manner. The Dixie stations in your community exist for one reason—to serve YOU.
STAEBLER OIL COMPANY
Leave orders with J. G. Tubaugh, phone 288, or with
Maurice Henderson, phone 272
and the-
THANKSGIVING   FEAST
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rFlHTS year your Thanksgiving feast will be prepared with
-*- extra hours of kitchen freedom—if you have an Electrochef electric range. Here is a cooking method praised by ten
thousand of your neighbors—for its utter cleanliness, its
sealed-in natural flavors, its conserving of precious minerals
and food values. Best of all, women appreciate its sheer convenience. Whether your
Thanksgiving dinner will be served to two niivqgei Payor ten people, Electrocb.ef handles the
situation handsomely. There is just time
to have an Electrochef installed before
Thanksgiving Day. Order one now.
the DETROIT EDJSON co.
I First   Payment
Balance
small monthly
."payments
the   last   boat■
arrived   from   Noirie   for   tbe  season a real Eskimo baby was brought j
into our office to say "Howdy" before [
being* taken to  the Orthopedic bos- j
pital to receive treatment for tuber- j
culosis of the hip.    The little fellow j
,'unsatisfactory,  and rather  than  se** j was   dressed  in a  fawn parka with j
j it carried out, would prefer  to wai' ' hood   trimmed   with   -wolverine   fur ;
j longer for   road  improvement   of r   around   his   chubby little face and |
I more permanent sort. The Saline club j rictl brown  beaver   at  the   bottom.
j voted to send a lett-.r to state au- j hjs "mukluks" had been beaded by
khorities along with   one   from   th   i^g   dark-skinned   mother and fash-
yard stripe, and from there Harwood |Manchester club wicL a request to_-.itm& from the softest cariboo hide,
and   Scudder canted  it  to the goal S^™ e°n+structl°11 °e ^ ro*? ™" ;His big black eyes gleamed with in-
,_. ; 4 •_ 4,-,^-. ,.____ 4. __.-■   til   the  state   is financially able   t   _ i___r__t  at  the   "cars"  whizzinar  nasi
build a cement Wgf-vAy.
Short talks were  given  >5*y  S.  f
Wilson,   A.   A.   Kalder   and   W. ?""
Spencer, president  of   Hillsdale  col
lege.    Mr. Wilson   gave out   several
ideas for things the members couid
For Sale—-Household articles. Mrs.
John Guthardt. 5
Good house to rent,
to Company, Saline.
Wiedman Att-
The ball carrying of Har-
" wood proved to be the sensation cT
the day.
|    At the start of the second half the
| Milan kick was short and was caught
by Gross, who advanced it almost to
midfield.    Several line plunges and a
pass moved the locals up to tne 20
All sales •cash.   No credit.   Saline
Mercantile Comnany.
To Rent—House on Bast Michigan
avenue.    Bert Derendinger.
For  Sale—Black  Top ram.
Osborne, Macon phone 5-F6.
Burt
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line in a series of line bucks and end
' score. A pass for the extra point
\ failed.
\ The nexij six points came very
j much in the same fashion after an
; interception of a Milan pass in mid-
field. With a'new unbalanced line
play Harwood received a fair amount
of assistance from blockers, and
carrying the "ball time after time for
fcerest at  the  "cars" whizzing past
** our  ofiice  window   and   the electric
sign as it flashed on and off.    The
' pity of it was that he could not walk,
: this three year old man, but "Uncle ,
' Sam" takes good care of his native
Chevrolet Stake Body Truck, only
§50.00 down.   Wiedman Auto Co.
For Sale—Oak bedroom suite, good*
as new.    A. J. Warren, phone 17.
To   Rent—-House   ^ West  Henry
, children and the doctors say that in   st-   Mrs. Anna Woelper, phone 140-
do to boost the home town, and told , a year perhaps  he will be well.    I ] F31_ 3tf
the members   about   pranks   played; _\aaBW   that   mother   and   Margaret
this last Hallowe'en.   He stated that j Would love him, for he was a real
consSt^ sincerelybelieved that the party !picture   ta   that , costume   brought
! was successful m its purpose m. that j from Kotzebut, which is 67 degrees
he was certain that the perpetrators j north, so bundled him into a taxi
of the window "decorations" were | and surprised them. We all hated
not included in the children fci j to let him g0 away but went with
whom the party was given. '        jj^   to ^g  hospital  where he was
A. A. Kalder gave a list of the j aoon surrouhded by a perfect bevy of
expenses of the party and Mt. nUrses ^ doctors. He adjusted
Spencer told the men how much he
across thf goal line for six points.
His attempt to kick for the extra
point failed,
Parma Lad Killed By Auto
of Hon. Earl §. Michener
Representative Deeply Grieved Over
Acclderit; Attended Funeral
On Saturday.
Robert Moe,. eight, years old, was
struck and killed last Thursday on
US-12 near Parma by the car of
Representative Earl C. Michener.
The boy's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Moe, are close friends of Mr.
Michener. Deeply affected by the accident, the' representative said he
had cancelled plans to return to
Washington Saturday and would attend the funeral.
The boy was returning to school
for his spectacles anc, Representative Michener said, was walking with
his hands before his face as a protection against the wind. The automobile horn apparently confused
him, and he ran into the path of the
car.
thought of Rotary.
Guests at the meeting were: Mr.
Spencer and A. B. Miner of Hillsdale,
Fred Nissly and L. V. Randall of Ypsilanti, and Fired Hertler.
Recent Brides Honored At
M. E. Ladies'Aid Luncheon
Mrs.   Miller    and    Mrs-   Mackintosh
Given Party at Home of
Mrs. Harry Friis.
himself at once to the situation and
already his hip is encased and treated and he is on the road to recovery.
0* yes, and I forgot to tell you that
we gave him bis first cow's milk to
drink. He knew only the-"tin cow"
up to this time. When he had empr
tied bis first half-pint bottle, he lifted his empty cup to show us the
bottom and smiled. He promptly
got the second bottle and it disapj
peared like magic
Best   wishes   to   our   friends   at
home.
Lulu  M.  Fairbanks.
Highest prices paid for your poultry and pigs. Emil Milkey, phone.
145-F1.3. 50tf.
USE NO-DTJS SOLUTION    .     .
To treat your coal.
Saline Mercantile Company;..
For Sale—Leghorn cockerels, Poland China stock hog. Finis Noble,,
pbone 200-F2. 3tf
Members of Local Legion
Post Met Thursday Night
All Members  Must Reregister; Decided to Hold Annual Turkey
Raffle  on  Nov.  34.
According to a new national ruling, all members of the American
Legion are required to reregister
with the local post adjutant ai d present to him their disehai-ges. This
was information handed out at the
meeting of the Saline post at their
session held last Thursday evening,
and all of the veterans are asked
to show their papers to Carl Moehn.
The members also decided to hold
their annual turkey raffle at the opera house on Tuesday evening, November 24. Plans were discussed for
the combined Legion and Auxiliary
pedro and bridge party, which was
held last night. About ten of the
local Legion membera were present
at the meeting.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid honored two recent brides .Saturday afternoon, at the * home of Mirs. Harry
Friis. The house was decorated -with
white' and.rose chrysanthemums. After a little community singing, with
Mrs. C. F. Unterkircher at the piano,
Irene Fitzgerald played two violin
solos and Margaret McCord sang a
group of songs.
The hostess announced that the
brides, Mrs. Ruth Needham and Mrs.
Alice Wheeler Mackintosh, must
hunt for their gifts, which proved to
be pewter bowls. Mrs. Miller's Sunday, school class presented her with
.a framed picture.
The dining room was centered" by
a. table with lace cloth and a -white j iliary,
wedding cake ornamented with a
bride and groom. Smilax and pink
tapers formed the rest of the table
decorations. The brides cut the cake
for the guests. A buffet luncheon
was served to about forty.
Legion and Auxiliary Want
Donations of Canned Fruit
They Shall JSot be Hungry or Neglected."    Slogan    of Local
Organizations.
The war is over. Most of us think
of the World war only twice a year—
when the nation pauses on May 30 in
Genuine Standard Petroleum Coka
at $10.00 per ton delivered in your
bin.    Saline Mercantile Company.
MODEL T FORD PICKUP       >
?35.00.      Good   condition.   Wiedmaiv
Auto Company, Saline.
Use Avicol Tablets for White Diar"-
rhoea and Cholera and keep those
iJhicks healthy. - Saline Mercantile Co-
For Sale—Wintur Banana and;
Spies. Also two nound dogs, six.,
months old.    Charles Kohler, Rfd 3..
Supper will be served to the public -
at the Methodist church Wednesday,
November 18, from   5:30   on.    Price;
35 cents.
Naptha gas for cleaning at- Arm—
bruster's   gas station,   Nortl*    inm
Arbor  street. Be   sure  to  bring  a.
red can. 14tf.
Bowlers Asked to Turn
in  Qualifying Scores
Gypsy Found Guilty fn
Guthardt Accident Trial
Joseph Frank  Charged With  Negligent Homicide; Jury Out
Eleven Hours.
Teams to Be Chosen so That Tournament May be  Started
Tuesday Evening.
memory   of the ones   who made the
supreme sacrifice, and on November
11, when we celebrate the conning of
peace.
The    American    Legion and lux-
however,    are      continually
working   for   those   who can never
forget nOr avoid the results of that
conflict—the disabled veterans in the
hospitals    at Battle    Creek, and the
orphans   and    children   of   disabled
veterans who are supported by these
two   organizations,   and   other   veterans' associations, at the Childrens'
billet at Otter Lake. -
This   week   is chosen    as canned
fruit week   by the   local   auxiliary
unit,   in   their   child   welfare work.
j Each member is asked to give one j 	
! quart of canned fruit or a couple of j     Aut0mobile   msuranceT  May   we-
[glasses of jelly or jam.   Anyone else   quote our low rates  on a citiz;ens,
who  remembers   that  old  war-time ! ajutua! policy?    Wiedman Auto Co.
Boys 9 to 14 yeans, if you want to
earn money and big prizes, write
me. Harry Carman, 712 W. Washington St., Ann Arbor.
Late model Dodge truck with stake
body. Very good condition. $130.00
down. Balance Ford W. C. C. plan.
Wiedman Auto Co., Saline.     '
For genuine Pocahontas, Elknorn,
Dundon, Ford Coke, D., L. and" W.
Hard Coal, phone 47 or 103.
Edw. J. Muir.
FOOTBALL GAME
Saline High School vs. Chelsea
High School, Friday, 3:15 p. m., high.
school field.   Admission 25 cents.
Joseph Frank 27-year-old gypsy,
driver of the car involved in the accident in which Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Guthardt were killed on August 21,
was found guilty of negligent homicide by a jury in Judge Guy A. Miller's court, Detroit, Saturday.
Judge Miller ordered Frank held In
the county jail pending investigation
of the case by a prohibition oSii'.er.
CAMPFDRE NEWS
Miss Golda Morford; who has been
guardian- of a Campfire group of
girls at Covert, visited Teeh-Tahi
Tah group at their regular meeting
Monday evening. Miss-Morford.was
^m. full ceremonial gown, and explained the symbols to the girls. Each
member is earning an honor this
week by donating one quart of fruit
to the Children's billet at Otter Lake;
which is maintained by the American Legion. Last week the health
charts were given to the girls and
they are busy^.now winning another
honor by -ftilfuiing all the obUgations
At the meeting of those who are ; cry, "Do your bit," and who wants to .
interested    in   formitig   a   bowling , help m this work, please notify Mrs. !
league here for the   winter, held at  Donald    Burkhart    or    Mrs.   Lloyd
Jay  Harmon's   Friday   evening,   the   Fairbanks   and   it  will  be   collected
men present decided that in order to   Saturday afternoon, or at your con- '
•choose   evenly   matched   contesting j venience, any time before Sunday.    . j
teams it would be necessary to take (    Fruit was very plentiful this sea- '
an average score, for "each individual   son and although the auxiliary mem- ;
desiring to enter.   During the rest of  bers are not bothering the people of
the week   and   until  Monday   night j the community with a personal can-
bowlers are asked to get an average j vas, we hope   for a generous   dona-.
1929 Durant Sedan. Excellent finish, new tires. Only $84.00 down pay^
ment balance easy U. C. C. Wiedman Auto Company, Saline.
Model A Ford Sport Coupe Nerv-r
tires. Good motor. Only §82.00 dowa.
Balance easy monthly installments.
Wiedman Auto Go., Saline, Mich.
score,   so  that  the  teams   may   be. tion.
chosen and competition started Tuesday night, November 17.
Those who have already signed up
or are on the prospect list consist
of the following: Alwin Burkhardt,
Max Fosdick, J. W. Canfield, T. M.
Bridges, Carl Collins, Dan Burkhart,
Joe Park,- W- C. Pfaus, L. E. Fairbanks, H. W. Kuebler, L. D. Tanner,
Stan. Wittbracht, Henry Leutheuser,
R. G. Wahl, Jim Gross, Fred Gruen-
wald, H. Steiner, W. Schmid, L. Rogers, Bob Youngs, "Abe" Alber, A.
Lawrence. Ed. Schmid, S- Lambarth,
H. Schroen, Chet. PferSrer, B. J.
Boettger, Bud Fitzgerald, Chet.
•Leonard, Carl Schaible, B. Johnson,
Norman Ash, William Wedemeyer,
M. Martin, Walter Towler and Harold Feeman.
FOOTBALL GAME
-Saline High School vs. Chelse-i
High School, Friday, 3:15 p. m., high
school field.   Admission 25 cents.
Remember the good old days when
the' "streets were . full of profiteers
and-Jbloated bondholders?
Help put Saline over the top.
Clever Ruse Was Used To
Rob Home of Mrs. Drake
FORD TRUCK
With stake boav and closed cab.
Yours for only 550.00. Wiedman Auto Company, Saline.
Fake Telegram Used to Get Woman
Away While Thieves Were
at Work.
A clever ruse waa used Friday, to
aid in the robbery ot a local home,
when Mrs. Emma Drake received a
telegram calling for her immediate
presence at an Ypsilanti-bank. Upon
arrival at the place, no one there had
knowledge of a telegram. *
When she returned home-she discovered that someone bad entered
her home and stolen %er winter supply of apples and potatoes. TwentJ
quarts of fruit, some eggs and chickens, as well as several -articles about
the house, were also missing.
The sheriff's office has been-inyes-
tigating the./affair,.'and 'trying to
trace the stranger who filed the telegram at the Ypsilanti office.
1927 Essex Sedan. Good conditiom.
S12.00 monthly and a small dow»
payment will buy this car. Wiedmaa
Auto Company, Salin«.
Shoe repairing neatly done. WiE
call for and deliver. Half soles sewed on or nailed. All work guaranteed. Phone 11. Bert Gillen, 101
East Henry street. 2tf
I have the agency for (Standard)
Petroleum' Coke, -which is the highest grade coke on the market today.
A trial order will convince you.
Edw. J. Muir.
For Sale^—Thirty registered Shropshire ram's, lambs, yearlings and
two year olds; also two Duroc Jersey
boar pigs six months old, cholera
immuned. Clinton J. Hewens, Ypsilanti, Mich., Rfd 1. Phone 7136-F12.
One mile, north and one-half mile
west of Lincoln Consolidated school.