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VOLUME 51
SALINE,   WASHTENAW  COUNTY, "^CmGAN,    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1931
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NUMBER 10
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The Officers and Directors of the
Saline Savings Bank
wish You All a
Merry Christmas
and a
Happy and Prosperous New Year
The' Saline Savings Bank
The One Story Bank on the Comer
Extra Mileage, Extra Anti-Knock, Extra Power, Extra Dry, Extra Quick Starting—
WHAT DO THEY MEAN "EXTRA"
So many other gasolines are "Extra" this or "Extra"
something else that sometimes we wonder whether
we shouldn't use some fancy phrases ourselves.
And then we realize that all of the things that
they call "Extra" are the very things which we consider essential to a really fine gasoline. To describe
Dixie in their terms we'd have to tell you that it is
"Extra" Gasoline.
We'd rather say it is good—and let you find the
extras.
STAEBLER OIL COMPANY
Leave orders with J. G. Tubaugh, phone 288, or with
Maurice Henderson, phone 272
The Wiedman Auto Co.
Extend to You a
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR
WIEDMAN AUTO CO.
Phone 75 Saline
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A
Merry Christmas
To Everyone
Fitch Sales Corporation
Miss Helen Baker Fatally      j
Injured In Auto Accident 1
Passed   Away, at St. Josephs Hospital Shortly .After Mishap
Monday Evening.
Miss Helen Baker was fatally in.-'
jured Monday evening at 5:30 o'clocK,
when tlie ear she was • driving was
struck by one being driven by L. A.
Southard, of Jackson. Immediaireity
after the accident site was taken to
St. Joseph's Mercy hospital at Ann
Arbor, where it 'was found that sne
suffered a fractured skull from, wnich
she died at about 11:30-P. M.
Miss Baker is the daughter orr Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Baker of Nortn
I Ann Arbor street. She was on ner
way to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. Took was about to turn into the
Cook driveway when the Southard
car, which Was also going east on
Michigan avenue and was about to
pass Miss Baker, collided with hers.
Miss Baker's car was badly smash- j
ed, while very little damage was aonc I
to the other.    Neither Mr. Soutnara
j nor his companion, E.V. Everett, also
of Jackson, were injured.
The funeral services will be held
CRUCIFIXIOiV  GROUP AT IRISH HILLS CHURCH
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clocK at tne !
Methodist     Protestant     churcn     ar
Plainfield.
The deceased leaves her mother i
and father, and one brother, Leonard ]
Baker, of Owosso.
Council Proceedings
Council meeting held in council
chambers on Monday evening, Dec.
7th.
Mayor Suigden'in ths chair.
Councilmen present: Fairbanks,
Gross, Uphaus, Cook.
Minutes of last meeting read, and
approved.
Resolution offered by Councilman
Cook:
Resolved, That, the cemetery sexton be given preferential employment,
on time basis, on street and water department during the winter montns.
of December, January, February and
March, whenever help is needea in
these .departments.
That during this time any usnriu-
tery work he does is charged xo the
cemetery fund on a time basis.
Supported .by Fairbanks. Carried,
unanimously.
The insurance committee reported
on fire insurance on rfire truck.
The following, notice to be printed
in The Observer:
Beginning Saturday, Dec. 12, the
fire siren will be blown one blast at
noon to be given a test. For a nre
in the country it will be blown six
blasts and for a fire in the City Tz
blasts.
A notice to be posted in the telephone office and on fire alarm box.
The Clerk read the following bills:
Hartman and Lindemann, labor
on City hall  .'.  •     18.0U
Geo. V. Cook and Son, labor
on truck  „ ,       o.oa
Ann Arbor Foundry, grates los-
storm sewer  ,—., •    51.00
Wm. Acton, repairing pipes       6.80
Kenneth Anderson and Co.,
supplies - i     20.10
S. R. Wilson, printing     20.60
Ann Arbor Supply Co., sewer   -
supplies ...  •     19.02
C. W. Marken, pumping water   S4.00
H. Gross and Sons, material
for City hall  _        .89
Adam Klumpp,  salary     10.00
Ray Gilbert, labor   _      8.57
Aaron Wedemeyer, supplies       1.90
J. A. Alber salary  —-   83-33
Detroit Edison Co.. lights
and power T 59T.97
C. E. Alber, salary      83.33
Frank King, hauling gravel 105.00
C. E. Alber, gas for truck    12.07
Saline Mercantile Co., supplies 115.29
Aaron Luckhardt, labor .,     48-4*j
Charles Miller, gravel     30.50
Martin Schaible, labor — ;      V.""1""-
H. Gross and Sons, use of
tractor 	
John Fritz, labor  ........
Fred Luckhardt, labor 	
Motion by Fairbanks that bills tie
allowed and orders drawn for tne
same. Supported by Uphaus. Cook
and Gross not voting.
Moved   by Fairbanks   that we aa-
j i journ subject to call of Mayoi.
-    MARK B. SUGDEN. Mayor.
LOTTIE WALLACE,'Clerk.
Life size figures of Carrara marble
from Piasentra, "Italy. Miniature!
crest of Calvary built-of variegated
field stone gathered from surrounding hills. A winding walk of varicolored tiles leads *from the transcript of the~baautiful stone church UI
this group on the brow of the little
hill overlooking Iron lake. It stands
in the small churchyard only 200 feet
from the traffic of "TJS-112.
The group is a. memorial to the
faith of the early\lrish pioneers whe
' settled in this beautiful hill and lake
country and gave it Its name in
about 1850, also in memory of
Father Gabriel Richard, the only
priest to sit in congress, who by heroic effort'in developing this country,
had a bill passed in congress converting the old Indian trail into the
Chicago Pike, now US-112.
Formal ceremonies for the unveiling of this group will take place
early next  summer. *
—Courtesy  Brooklyn  Exponent.
Bowlers Reorganize To
Strengthen Competition
Season Schedules WUl Be Drawn Up;
-Four Teams and Captains
Are Chosen.
Plans for team reorganization ana
a permanent schedule for bowling
promises to turn the Saline Bowimg
tournament from, a rather uninteresting affair into a collection of
teams that will give one another Teal
competition and make tne contest
lively for all who are concerned.
The new organization will consist
Of four teams. The Kroger uroc«ry
team, captained by Fred Gruenwald;
Wiedman Auto Company, Arcme
Lawrence captain; Haarer's Market,
Walter Pfaus captain, and The Rec- j
reatioh Biwling Alleys, Jay W. Kar- i
mon captain.
In all of the games bowlea to aate
each contestant has given five cents j
an evening towards money ror prizes. ]
This money will   be   placed   in  the ]
treasury and monies collected lor tne j
games played during the next scries I
rwill be added to it.    At the end of
the season   the   prizes will   be   distributed to the winning teania. j
i    The alleys are to be closed tor one
;week,  between  Christmas  and Irew
[Years, for repairs and it is expected ,
'that they will be in splendid conm-
\ tion   when   competition   is   resumea. j
'An announcement  of   the   schedule
wUl be published in this paper soon,
! and the teams with the bowlers assigned will also appear.
Wood for Sale.   Geo. V. Cook and
Son.
Wanted—Apartment.    Call this office.
Odd jobs wanted,
phone 224-F2.
Richard Clark,
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Complete   stocks   at  lowest  prices-
at Dietiker^
Good house to rent. . wiedman Auto Company, Saline.
All sales -cash.' 2"lo credit., saline.
Mercantile Company.
For Sale—18 pigs ready to wean.
A. J. Ernst, phone 18S-F13. -'       10
•Highest prices paid for your poultry and pigs. Emil Milkey, phone
145-F13. oOtf.
Get your Christmas trees at Volz's
Five Point Station. All sizes at
popular prices.
USE NO-DUS SOLUTION
To treat your coal.
'    Saline Mercantile Company.
Hot Water Heaters. Oniy $15.00
installed. Why not drive in comfort?
Wiedman Auto Company, Saline.
i    Genuine Standard Petroleum Coke
at $10.00 per ton delivered In your
| bin.    Saline Mercantile Company.
Christmas Eve program
At Methodist Church
Songs,  Music and Other Interesting
Features Scheduled at 7:30
This  Evening.
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* Wishing you all a Merry Christmas
in the joys of the Christ Spirit the
Sunday school personnel of the M. E.
church presents the following program on Christmas eve at 7:3o:
Processional.
Invocation.
Announcement by  the Herald.
Song—Herald and1 Chorus.
Welcome—Superintendent,
Anthem:     Christmas-tide—Wilson.
Recitation, Welcome—James Hanv
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r   Recitation—Doris1 Gross.
Exercise by Tiny Tots.
Recitation—Marilyn Dietiker;
Recitation—Esther  Fisn. ':.
Play,   "Shepherds   and Wise Men
—Volunteers. .&
Secret of the Star—Sunshine Class.
Recitation—Venita Carr
Musical  Reading—Maurine Ewing.
Recitation—Marlyn  Camburn.
Pageant—Christian Workers.
Recitation—Leroy Bleasdell.
Rectation—Ernestine Wilson.
Song, Tiny Candles of the Nlgtit—
Volunteers.
Recitation—Paul Hammond.
Recitation—Dwight Carr.
Song, 'Bells   of    Christmas-time—
Pollyanna Class.
Recitation—Mary Jane   Hammond.
Recitation—-David Gordon.
Recitation—Earl Brown.
Offering.
Anthem.
Recitaton—Harold Wilson.
Recitation—Betty ' Gordon.
Recitation—Helen  Pontney.
Closing Song, Make Room for King
Jesus—Young Ladies.
Luciie Hirth Is Seriously
Injured In Auto Wreck
Machine;  Struck   Telephone   Pole   at
Saline and Lodi Townliisc
Road Crossing.
Christmas Greetings
From An Old Friend
Seriously injured, when an automobile driven by her companion lerL
the road at the corner of the Lodi
townline road and the Saline-Ann Arbor road at about 8 o'clock Sunday
evening, Lucile Hirth, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Hirth of Scio
township, was taken toSt. Josepn s
Mercy hospital in Ann Arbor suffering from a fractured hip and severe
lacerations on the face, head and
throat.
Her companion, Ernest KuglMv also of Scio township, suffered a severe scalp wound and -was taken to
tlie hospital for treatment. Kugier
was unable to see the end of the road
! at the curve because of poor lights
'-. on the car. '
Mrs.    Lucy   Fairbanks   Wishes   All
Acquaintances Here a
Merry Christmas.
Sim. R. Wilson.
i Saline. Mich.
iDear Mr. Wilson:
j I am leaving Seattle for an inden-
i nite length of stay in California, ana
j will ask 'that you send The Observer
] to me at Fillmore, Calif.
I I very much, enjoy receiving tne
jhome paper containing news abov
' my good friends there, and I do not
[wish to be without The Observer z-
{any time during my absence rrom
j Saline.
| •- 1- send to you and Mrs, Wilson ana
, to all interested friends my kindest
/regards and good wishes for the iioi:-
Protect your radiator. Alcohol
188% proof. Only 15c per quart'."
Wiedman, Auto Co., Saline, Mich.
Automobile Insurance. May wo
quote our low rates on a Citizens'*
Mutual policy?    Wiedman Auto Co_
Naptha gas for .cleaning at  A.rm-
bruster's    gas station.    Nortt    Ann-.
Arbor  street. Be   sure  to   bring   a.
red can. 14tf.
' ay season.
Very sincerely,
Lucy E. Fairbanks.
Alice Schleh Wins Place
On U. Debating  Team
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34.2-1
25.72
NOTICE
Now is the time to repair your
tires. We have an electrically operated vulcanizer that will do the job.
"[Prices are reasonable, so let us talk
to you about it now. GET EXTRA
WEAR FROM YOUR TIRES BY
REPAIRING THEM IN TIME.
WEST SIDE  GARAGE.
' Annual Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the Saline
Library Association will be held in
the Library Friday evening, January
8 at 7:30 o'clock, for election of or-
ficers and other necessary business.
All members of the association are
urged to be present. 12
Local    Girl    Given    Preference Over
Twenty-four Candidates
for Position.
•• Announcements made by the
Speech. Department of the University
of Michigan states that Miss Alice
Schleh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Schleh, has been chosen to
represent the university on the
Womens' Affirmative Debating team.
Miss Schleh won distinction in that
she was chosen -for one of. the two
vacancies from 24 competing candidates. She will be the first speaker
on the team.
The team has a hard schedule ana
meets several other school teams in-
eluding Northwestern University m a
conference debate.
MOST PLANTS ^EED
PLENTY OF DRINKS
, BLISSFIELD SUG-AR FACTORY
! GOOD FOR 12,000 TONS
Daily   Baths   Also   Aid   in   Keeping
Foliage Thrifty in. Dry
Atmosphere.
House plants growing in containers
need water often, but if the soli
around the plant is always saturated,
the -plant dies because the roots can
not obtain enough oxygen, according
to horticulturists at Michigan State
college.
The moisture requirements or the
different varieties of house plants
vary considerably but some of- the
troubles of providing proper amounts
of water can be avoided if the pots,
in which the plants are set are placed
in copper or iron trays and a layer
of pebbles is placed in the bottom oi
the tray to permit water to drain
from the flower pots.
The foliage of the plants as well
as the roots need moisture and, if
water is sprayed upon the leaves with
an atomizer once or twice a day, the
plants will remain in a more healtny
condition. The atmosphere in most
dwelling houses is too dry to provide
an ideal environment for plants.
Flowering plants bloom most satisfactorily if they are placed in a
sunny, south window, but plants
grown chiefly for their foliage are
most thrifty if placed in an east or
a -west window. All .plants require
a relatively large amount of light but
their need for direct sunlight :s
variable.
Information about the proper care
of plants is given ni Circular Bulletin No. 99, "House Plants", Michigan
State college. All college bulletins
are mailed free to those who request
them from the bulletin clerk.
I Over in the southern part of Lenawee county, the beet .growers are
finishing up their harvest, and_ the
factory at Blissfield will continue until about Saturday. So far this season the Great Lakes Sugar Company
has manufactured over 12.000 tons
of sugar and the growers have re-
, ceived  approximately  54.00  per ton
i for bets. The total price will depend
upon the profit made by the company
when the season ends. The mill this
year was run on sort Of a profits
sharing basis, to the growers who
were willing to raise beets and take
a chance on the outcome. From all
indications the plan wilt worx out
satisfactory to all concerned. The
beets this season were of fine quality, and the weather has been ideal
for harvesting. Crops were delivered
and   received   without   delay,   which
. was sort of a bone of contention last
! year.—Clinton Local.
1927 Essex Sedan. Good condition^
§12.00 monthly and a small dowri'
payment jvill buy this car. Wiedman-
Auto Company, Saliho.
For genuine Pocahontas, ElkhOrnn.
Dundon, Ford Coke, D., L. and W.
Hard Coal, phon*j 47 or 10";. '
Edw. J. Muir.
If your tires are n*?5*- worth repairing, now is tha time to buy new-
ones. They have taken anotner
DROP.        WEST SIDE GARAGE.
Model A Ford Sport Coupe New
tires. Good motor. Only $82.00 down.
Balance easy monthly installments.
Wiedman Auto Co., Saline, Mich.   .
WE WANT YOUR BEANS
Willing to pay the top markf***
price for one bushel or ten thousand.
The Hayden Bean Elevator, Teeumseh, Mich. jl
| Because an ounce of prevention is
worth   pounds   of   cure, tuberculosis
: Christmas seals are spent chiefiy lor
preventive tuberculosis work.
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THE OBSERVER LINERS
Classified Advertising
MINIMUM CHARGE. 25 CENTS
6c per line first Insertion, 4c per iint
each subsequent Insertion.
Chevrolet Stake Body Truck, only
| §50.00 down.   Wiedman Auto Co.
Christmas trees for sale, all shapes
and sizes; 60c and up. Chris. Volz,
Five Point Place.
YORK TOWNSHIP TAXES
I will be at the following places on
!the dates named for the purpose of
* receiving   taxes   for  York   township,
which are due and payable on or before January 10th::
Citizens    Bank,    Saline,   Dec.    23,
January 13 and 27.
No  taxes   received   after  banking
hours.
Dog taxes are also due and must
be paid before January lu.
Herman Oeike, Treasurer.
It is never too late to pay for your
tuberculosis Clrristtnas seals, but the
earlier the better..
A few pennies spent for tuberrui-
losis Christmas seals by thousands oi
Michigan folks will mean the difference between -life and death for
hundreds of Michigan school children.
1 LOCKED DOOR AFTER "
HORSE WAS STOLEN
Quite a number of business houses
in nearby towns are closing out their
stocks and going out of business, i:.
is a joke to watch them, go about it.
Houses that have never advertised
excepting in a half-hearted and desultory way, suddenly wake up and
advertise their going-out-of-business
sale with the best of eve-rytidng. The
advertising they neglected or only
half employed in the'past, whlcn was
the real cause "of their business, is
the first thing they do when tney
decide to quit business. Perhaps if
they had advertised -it until it had
hurt they would have no desire to
sell-out.-r-4Archbold   (Ohio) BucKeye.
MODEL T FORD  PICKUP
$35.00      Good   condition.   Wiedman
Auto Company, Saline.
Wanted—Work on farm by boy
going to school for board and room
for winter. Charles R. Cammet,
phone 143-F2.
FORD TRUCK
With stake   boav and   closed   cai
Yours for only 550.00. Wiedman Auto  Company,  Saline.
Look for Christmas and New
Year greetings from the water ana
tax departments about Jan. 1st.
•Frank Camburn, Treasurer.
1929 Durant. Sedan. Excellent finish, new tires. Only $34.00 down payment, balance easy. IT. C. C Wied-
man Auto Company, S»Une.
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.
PITTSFIELD TAX NOTICE
I will be at my home,330 South
Milan- road, Piatt, during December
to receive taxes. Floyd Freeman-,,
treasurer, Rfd 6, Ann Amor.
XMAS   CANDY   SPECIALS
2Y2 lb. box of assorted chocolates,
1.50; 2% lb. tin of hard candy, §1.00;
Variety of other Xmas candies. Mac
Diarmids, 719 No. University, Ann
Arbor.    Open Sunday and evenings.
With   every 75c   purchase   at   our
gas   station   or lunch room we will
give a free chance on a radio to be
given away   free   before  Christmas.
Volz's White  Star  Station,
9 Fivre Point Place.
For Sale—House and lot at 309 N.
Ann Arbor St., Saline. Fine location;
main part of house (six rooms) in
good condition. Excellent buy for a
home. Inquire of A. F. Wood, Adm.,
54 South Bvld., R. 4, Ann Arbor.
Phone 7244. 'll
FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS
Candy and China novelties, table
and tree trimingB, metal raindeers
and polar bears, tiny dolls and party
favors for, all occasions. Vast our
store while stock is complete, Open
Sundays and evenings. MacDiarmid's
719 No. XTniirerstiy, Ann Arbor,
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 .hi
this paper it is only necessary to.ask.,
the Probate Judge^to.send them hen--.
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Use Avicol Tablets for White Diarrhoea and Cholera and keep those-
i:hicks healthy.  Saline Mercantile Co--
Late model Dodge truck witk stake'
body. Very good condition. §130.00>
down. Balance Ford W. C- C. plan.r
Wiedman Auto Co., Saline.
Model A Ford Coupe. Motor, overhauled. §73.00 down, "balance easy
payments. Wiedman auco Company..
to Company^ Saline, Mich.
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