1935-03-28; Saline Observer

              "PI
SALINE'S
HOME NEWSPAPER
FOR 52 YEARS
TTip
SALINE
OBSER V ER
DEVOTED TO THE
BEST INTERESTS OF
THIS SECTION
VOLUME 54
SALINE.  WASHTENAW  COUNTY
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935
/
NUMBER 24
\- cn-rtf
The Saline Savings Bank is
a local institution, owned
^andN)pferated hf residents^   *
i
e
of this community, whose i
chief aim is to serve Saline ]
to the best of their ability. j
Former Saline Boy
I   Murdered By Thugs
Clifford A. Stang Interrupted Holdup Men at Work in Ann Arbor
■and Was Fatally Wounded.
The
Saline Savings
Bank
The One Story Bank On the Corner
Matinees Saturday and Sunday, March 30-31, at 2:30
Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30
Bob Steele in "Big Calibre." Also "Menace," with
Michael Paul Cananaugh.   Big double Feature!'
Sunday and Monday, March 31 and April 1
Carol Lombard, Shirley Temple and Garry Cooper in
"Now and Forever." Also News and Poor Cinderella.
v        TUESDAY, APRIL 2
William Farnuni and Sally Blaine in "The Silver
Streak." Also "Everything's Ducky" and Pathe Topics, sponsored by W. B. A. Review No. 140 of Milan.
Wednesday and Thursday, April 3 and 4
-Helen Mack and Lee-Tracy in "Lemon Drop Kid,"
and three Comedies.
Clifford A. Stang of Ann Arbor,
an old Saline boy, was .murdered by
hold-up men in Conlin &■' Wetherbee's
clothing store in Ann- Arbor last
Thursday afternoon, shortly, after he
had entered, to make *a "small purchase' and *£t which tiine "file* hold-up
was getting under way.
We are;indebted to the Daily Nevite
for the bulk of the following .matter
pertaining to Mr. Stang, and his funeral:
.
*
»■*«,'
v *■*•■   '«'/ ' ,
J    *                     s                  /   t__ .
, ,       J*V<   **,<
1?*
}'
'it;*** **'
4..
■   '
<J **   \    *"
*           '
_^-__.t
^
■;sV~'-?    '
*    V ^ /■
s       ,**■
*
*>            )
>.        '      S  * sRa
**"*:":
*.' *      *J
CLIFFORD  A.  STANG
(Courtesy Ann Arbor Daily News)
W. E. DIETIKER
Funeral Home
We Aim to Please
Furniture Rugs
Ambulance
Phone 175-F2 Saline
Special police deputies were on
duty at the police station and in
downtown areas as Stang's fellow
policemen formed a guard of honor
at his funeral Sunday, which was attended by more than 2,000 persons.
It was the largest funeral in recent
years.
rf^ev. Bert Ede of Saline, the village
where Stang was born and spent
most of his youth, officiated at a service marked by simplicity and brevity
at the request of the family.
In addition to city firemen and
police officers from Ypsilanti, Jackson and Detroit who were present,
hundreds of. others who had been
Patrolman Stang's friends were present at the services at the Muehlig
chapel. Many were forced to stand
outside.
Members of the police and fire
commissions and city officials were
present as honorary pall bearers.
Active pall bearers wej*e Sheriff
Jacob B. Andres, Deputy M. A. Alber, L. D. Tanner, Sgt. Norman Cook,
and Officers Clark Earl and Herbert
Kapp.
Nearly the entire population of
Saline was present at Oakwood
cemetery, at Saline, to witness burial
services performed by the Masons, .of
which .Stang was a member. Dr.
J. B. Wallace directed .the ritual as
worshipful master, of the lodge.
Mr. Stang is survived by his
widow; his mother, Mrs. Katherine
Stang; and four sisters, Mrs.' Gertie
Lutz, Mrs. Luther Briggs and Miss
Edith Stang of Saline and Mrs. Robert Ewing of Ewen.
The JUNIOR CLASS
—OF—
Saline High School
PRESENTS
For
's Sake
A THREE-ACT COMEDY
Friday & Saturday, March 29-30
Admission 15c and 25c
"An Officer ti)  the End" Say
Pals of Stang.
By Robert Hewett in the
"A police officer to the last second
he lived."
If the grave of Patrolman .Clifford
A. (Sid) Strang, shot and killed when
he attempted to fight two thugs after he was disarmed, bears an epitaph, that is'the inscription suggested by Sgt. Norman E. Cook, life-long
friend of the slain officer.'
Hard-lipped police officers stood
silently in police headquarters remembering the easy smile and friendly jokes of the "best liked man on
the force" who had signed his name
to the daily report sheet for the last
time.
"Sid was one of the best men I
had," Chief Lewis W. Fohey said. "He
was a good officer."
During the six years in which "Sid"
Stang was a member of the police
force he established himself as one
of the most courteous and efficient
police officers on the force. It was
because of his personality and consideration of others that he was detailed as motorcycle patrolman.
"It was almost a pleasure to be
stopped by Sid Stang," one motorist
said when he was haled info court.
In Chief Fohey's private letter file
are many testimonials to Stang's personality.
"The department has had many
letters from motorists, inside and
outside of the city, complimenting
Stang on the manner in which he
treated speeders," the chief stated.
One of the -incidents which is retold more often than any other concerning Stang is the story of how he
overtook a speeding motorist several
years ago. Instantly observing that
a woman *in the car was apparently
ill, Stang turned on his siren .and
cleared a way to the hospital, where
a child was born to the woman a
few minutes later.
Stang was known to many Ann
Arbor residents not only as a policeman but through his activities as a
horseman. He was regarded as one
of the most proficient riders in this
vicinity.
Tlie officer was born "May 8,. 1899,
in Saline where he spent most of his
early life.   He was married to Jewell
Hart,   daughter -of < Mr.   and
James Hart of Ypsilpxiti, in 1924 and .
came to Ann Arbor _3S manager of a j
Kroger store in 1925.^ !
In 1927 he began as-ra,deputy sher- i
iff under  Sheriff' ErnSt M., Wurster I
and transferred "to iWpolice depart- j County
ment in 1929.
?S School Children To
Get Tuebreculin Test
Organization Meeting
Thursday, March
28
il   *.
Migli^o(#lfews
IEA*3HPRE'-**^fetVS    ' "
l^lij.-  .Marie* iSxJtotii^ijaitor   i_
(Too late "for l&t week)    *     -•'
The eleventh ;grade|spdrisored the
program for last,-weefc, with Charles
Collins acting'as^chairinan.'
The High School #ee* Club sang
"A Hundred -Pipers afid/Awa, * "The
Keel Raw," and "Into Parliament,"
directed by Miss Sisson,7 with Betty
Harwood at the pia*?*:
* Carl Harwood reijii^d two amusing
poems, "Johnny's History Lesson" and
"Pat McKarthy's Ideax"
Nona Milhan, Rubena Bredernitz
and Betty Harwood £ang "The Isle
of Capri" and * "My .Darling," with
"Blue Moon" as an encore. They
were accompanied on the piano by
Dale Fosdick.
The assembly sang "Old Black Joe"
to see who sang the loudest, led by
Miss Sisson.
Maxine Fosdick tap-danced, with
her sister, Jean, accompanying- ner
on the piano.
The assembly was dismissed after
this enjoyable hour of entertainment.
A minstrel show was given by the
twelfth grade as their entertainment
for last week's program. It was given
over the network, of Station SHS.
The German band opened the program and played- several numbers
throughout the program. The minstrel characters were:
Master of Ceremonies—Don Royal.
Bones—Leonard Marken.
Tambo—Jesse Bird.,
Smudge—Karl Bird.
Pimento—Ervin Feldkamp.
Shinbone—Alwin Jedele.
Lopear—Ray Clark.
Sockeye—Glenn Hamlin.
Foghorn—Stan Hartman.        ,
The Harlem Rythm Sisters' sextet
sang "Stars Fell on Alabam," "Pardon My Southern Accent" and "Dinah." The sextet consisted of Nona
Milhan, Marguerite Halsey, Muriel
Karn, altos, Clara Lambarth, Loma
Lange and Marie Schmid, sopranos,
with Miss Sisson at the piano.
A trio, Glenn Hamlin, Don Royal
and Stan Hartman, sang^ several
southern songs, "Drsie," "Virginny,"
and others. ''   "' * *
The station signed, off and the
audience returned to their rooms for
dismissal.
Tuberculosis  Association
:Perform Service Here on
April 9. .
to
tinder the good' auspices of the
Wraishtenaw '.County Tuberculosis Association the local school is to receive
the* service. of tuberculin testing Ap-
,-rfl-9*.       *.••-.
j *H"This as an?i?accurate . and,^.sa£e
method" of determining whetherfia
person is infected with the tuberculosis germ. The test is harmless and.
is made by rubbing tuberculin* into
the-skin .of-the arm. Tuberculin is a
liquid containing no disease germs,
living or dead. It cannot cause infection. The doctor can tell by the
appearance; qf the skin'after 3-5 days
whether of'not the child has oeen infected sometime with tuberculosis
germs. While infection in children is
common, if-it does nci prove to be
excessive it is of no consequence.
"From 10 to 50% of all school children are infected with tuberculosis
germs, but only about 5% have
enough infection to cause the disease.
The tuberculin test indicates those
infected, after which they may be X-
rayed to see whether or not the infection is excessive." If excessive infection is indicated then proper treatment will be advised and recommended.
STATE WIDE ESSAY CONTEST
"FOR PETE'S SAKE"
We want to tell you a little about
our Junior play this week, as it is to
be given Friday and Saturday nights,
March 29 and 30. The play is a
screaming comedy in three acts, contains 12 characters, and is packed
with excitement from beginning to
end.' Jasmine Jackson, the colored
cook, is deathly afraid of ghosts and
matters aren't -helped any by a live
ghost* running around scaring the
wits out of everyone. .Pjeter Pepper-
dine, a young college* student whose
.favorite sport seems tonbe telling lies
and getting caught sometimes, but
more often getting away, with them,
succeeds in telling and ;getting away
with the biggest lie in-Jiis career.
We are sure you wilt be^well repaid
by seeing "For Pete's Sake, presented
by the Junior class o£. Saline High
school.
Adrian Again Bows-';
To  Saline's
Skill
Trim Lenawee- County Seat Marksmen by- 22 Points'; Shurtz
High -for. Saline. •>.' -
Opportunity for high school students in all parts of Michigan to win
recognition in a state-wide essay contest planned for the tuberculosis Early Diagnosis-Campaign was offered
this week Ay "Health", magazine of
the Michigan Tuberculosis Association*
"Health" tlie March issue of which
will be in the mails in a few days is
sponsoring the contest and its subject is "What About Tuberculosis in
My Community?" urging the student
to find out facts for himself about
the tuberculosis status of his home
town. ,
Already, many Michigan high
schools, given advance notice, have
signified tlieir intention of sending
entries to contest headquarters in the
offices of the Michigan Tuberculosis
Association at Lansing, and more are
expected before the dea'dline for filing notice at the end of this week.
"Health", said of the Michigan
•Tuberculosis Association, is seeking a
student-written article describing the
"tuberculosis fighting set-up and
tuberculosis condition of some Michigan community. The best essay of
all entered in the state from the
standpoint of thoroughness, will be
published in the May issue of the
magazine.
For purposes of competition,
schools will be divided into sections
as they are divided by the Michigan
High School Athletic Association:
Class A—high school enrollment of
700 or more; Class B—300 to 699:
Class C—100 to 22*9 and Class D—
less than 100.
To' each of the four sehbols best
in tlieir 'respective classes will go a
handsome wood placque, marking the
honor won. To the state winner, v^ill
be awarded a gold medal!
Comments from educators throughout the state have been enthusiaic
.over the possibilities' in the contest.
Many plan to turn 'it over to ffieir
science -or English classes as a regular part of the school health and
writtng program. They "have had
special praise fpr the stimulus the
contest gives the student to work out
study projects for himself.
Sportsmen  to Gather in Ann Arbor
Tonight;  Prominent Speakers
On the Program.
Indications that the organization
meeting of county sportsmen, to be
held at 7:30 this evening in the
Chamber of Conimerce building in
Ann Arbor, wili • be well attended
have been received from * various
sources by Prof. D. H. Haines, temporary chairman in charge * of arrangements. . ,
->Prof. Haines, stated.-that WiUiam
(fdrsonfy cbnBSrv&bii ** bfficter for
Washtenaw and Livingston counties,
reported that a large number of
farmers will be present. In addition,
Prof. Haines said, tne' large number
of telephone calls received by him
points to a large local representation.
Additional problems which will*
come under consideration of the
meeting include restoration of trout
streams and the general question of
baiting duck ponds.
A survey of Spring creek, near Saline, made by Prof. Haines, and Mr.
Trautman of the U. of M. Museums,
disclosed that the creek is not worth,
replanting, according to Mr. Trautman. The latter said, however, that
the proper course would be to restore
the stream by a little "snagging"
work and the planting of a few willows along the banks. The entire
problem will be opened before the
meeting tonight.
The question of the baiting of duck
ponds is another which Washtenaw
county sportsmen will consider. Consultation with H. M. Wright, professor of forest zoology at the U. of M.,
has convinced sportsmen that this
problem needs "airing," according to
Prof. Haines.
Speakers -for the program will be
headed by P. S. Lovejoy, chief of the
game division of the state department of  conservation.
Members of tlie Saline and Milan
Rifle Clubs have postponed the inter-
club shoot, which was originally
scheduled for tonight, in order thai
sportsmen from both towns might attend the meeting in Ann Arbor.
THE OBSERVER LINERS
Classified Advertising
6c per line first insertion, -fe per lin.8
, each subsequent insertion.
|     MINIMUM CHARGE 25 CENTS
See  the Junior play,  "For Pete's
Sake," Friday, March 29.
For Sate—Two trio of geese. Pearl
Hammond, phone 195-F21.
For   Sale—Library   table and' oil
stove oyeri.    Fred Haarer!    '25
Don't miss the Junior play^tf'For *"3i JJ   .»*
Pete's:--Sake," Friday, March 29". ■_»■*<
For Sale—-Home grown Grimm al-      '.
falfa^seed. Fred Gross, phone 236     4
Wolverine Shoes stay soft and give
best wear".   G. L. Parsons.
For Sale—Good work horse. Ralph
Mann, Bridgewater, phone 196-F23.
Dr. Hess' Stock and Poultry Tonic
now on sale by Saline Mercantile Co
To Rent—House andr about four
acres of land. Enquire of George V.
Cook.
Rogers Synthcote, Johnston's Wax,
B. P. S. Varnish, for your linoleum,
at E. J. Muir's.
For Sale—Bedroom furniture, carpets, and other household goods.
Phone 263, evenings.
From Far Off Cairo
Comes Nice Letter
Wallace F. Watt Tells Richard Ward
of Egypt and Languages in
the Big City.
j We are indebted to Richard Ward
• for the following splendid letter from
i Wallace Watt, until recently Scout
j executive of Washtenaw and Livings-
: ton counties:
For Sale—Fresh Jersey cow, Poland China stock hog, two gilts. Finis
Noble, Route 2, Saline. 24
For Sale—Farm horses, weighing
from "11200 to 1800, at $100 t0 $223.
Gross Hardware, phone 101.
Coal and, Coke. All kinds. Now
is the time to place your order before the prices advance.   B. J. Mum
Come in and look over samples for
Suits. Splendid patterns made to.
your measure $21 up.   G. L. Parsons.
For Autombile Insurance see H. W.
Keubler, agent for The Citizens Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. of
.Howell.
AUCTION SALE
Having decided to make a change,
I will sell at public 'auction on my
farm, 3y2 -miles east of Saline on the
.7      SSS ' . . .__   -,„_+; Fosdick   road,' known   as   the Rowe
In   the   match   with   Adrian   last;^o>-_  ,^ tViA i„„„^..-„ „* „-__•,_   ._
week there wasn't much in the way
of sensational marksmanship displayed by men on either team.    Shurtz
made a total of 178 to lead his team j
and Billington" led the Adrian bunch '
with a total of 181.    -
This is the way they performed:
SALINE
Pr.
Cook  .-.  99
Shurtz •„_•.._  98
Pennington 94 _
Armbruster   98 '
Dicks   98
St.
76
80
80
79 *
79
farm, in the township of York, on
Tuesday, April 2, 1935,.
commencing at 12:30  o'clock sharp,
the following described property:
Bay mare and chestnut gelding, 7
and 9 years old, weight 2900.
Two cows 5 yrs. old, from Oaklands
j Farm, due to calf on date of sale.
To. j Holstein heifer iy2 yrs. old.
175! 20 Merino sheep due to lamb, 14
178 * head of 2-year-olds, Merino ram 1 yr.
174 I old, Lester ram 1 yr. old.
177 i 1%-H. United gas engine in good
177 { condition, crosscut saw, riding plow,
 * walking plow, Buckeye drill, set dou-
881 j ble harness, set single harness, 2-
: horse cultivator, 1-horse cultivator,
181! brooder stove nearly new, 5-ft. mow-
170 \ ing machine, new 6-ft. loader, 2 sln-
165 ] *gle disks, com shelter, -wooden roller,
165 ! spring harrow, 2 spike harrows, cut-
178! ting box good as new, side delivery
    rake, slip scraper, hay car, 100 feet
859 i of 1-inch rope,  600 feet of lumber,
Southern Michigan Rifle League     j wagon tongue, amd other articles too
' numerous to mention. :
Four  tons  rye  straw,  2  tons  oat
straw, ton of hay.
Terms: Cash.
PAUL H." BRAUN.
JIM FINNELL, Auctioneer.
Mrs. FinneU, Clerk.
_       Le Caire, le, Mars, 1935.
My dear "Dick:
I bet you and your mother would
have a great time in Cairo. Ton
never saw a place like it, and yon
never will,* because there is only one
Cairo, and it sure is different. You'll
see more different nationalities and
hear more different languages here
in five minutes than in any place I
know. To hold any decent kind of a
job, you must speak, write and read
Arabic, French and English. After
that, Italian 'and Greek are handy,
Armenian and German would do no
harm. Ifs marvelous to hear the
young fellows here spill the lingo. To
I add its •■,-the difficulties, the spoken
I Arabic is almost entirely a different
..language from the written, oi* classical Arabic. In many villages only
one rman, the sheik, or Moslem leader,
can read and-write.
The weather. has been superb.
Never u sigh of rain, never hot,»never
cold,—gust nice. : \ -fy '
■ Ail the *gymriasiu-msB"ape.^outdoors,
with; dirt floors sprinkled with sand,
"and iipalmr* trees all around. Tonight
we*go to the French Scout grounds
to see the Royal Body Guards play
'tHeY*: *M..\G. A. for the championship.
We know fellows on both teams; in
'fact, have furnished transportation
f6l?.the,Y team several times. They
will probably win.   They're good.
How's everything going? Fine, I
hope.- ■ Howj. is Mr.* Spangler and how
is'the troop coming?
Please write and tell us the news.
We never get any news from, the pa-
persiiere about the U. S. Our Address
is care of Brown, Shipley & Co., 123
Pall Mail, London, England.
Your old friend,
Wallace F. Watt.
Whipping cream 25c pint, butter
40c per pound, milk 25c gallon, homemade bread. 12c loaf. Mrs. Dan Hertler, phone 184-F21. 15tf
For Sale—110 acres known as
Weienette farm, 5 miles south of Saline. A. G. Wood, 1417 Dime Bank,
Detroit. lotf
Women's seven-strand pure silk
hose. Medium service weight, iu
new colors, special value 69c, at
Parsons') Store.
1     Drive up and inspect our flock and
1 pedigree     operations.       Burmeister
Poultry   Farm, two   miles   south   of
Bridgewater Station.
I     Repairs ordered for aill makes of
! furnaces,    stoves    and   ranges.    All
kinds    of    tin    and    furnace    work
! promptly done.   E. J. Muir.
j      *     GENUINE FRIGIDAIRE
• By General Motors, now on sale by
j GEO. "V.* COOK & SON
I       Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
| Drive up and order Burmeister
I large, bred-to-lay Leghorn chicks.
j They cost no more than ordinary
' chicks. Our hatchery two miles
south of Bridgewater Station.
Eyes exflimined and best glasses
jmalde, $7,50 to $10 00. Oculist, U.
j: of M. graduate. 40 years practice.
j:Phone* 21866, 549 Papkard St., Ann
I Arbor.
HOWDY
ADRLAJST
Hoisington ,   98
Billington  ...  95
Johnson   97
Hammill  95
Hindes   98
83
75
68
70
80
HOW THEY STAND
W     L
Ann Arbor....,   9       1
Saline   8       2
Milan   2        8
Adrian  „. .,  1        9
Pet
.900
.800
.200
.100
All pullets supplying eggs for our
Leghorn Foundation Matings weigh 4
lbs. and up. Their dams laid 187 eggs
average in their first year. Sires
heading this flock have dams' records of 202 to 224 eggs in their first
year. Sires' dams 202 to 296 eggs in
one year. Price in lots of 500, $10
hundred. Others for less. Order today.    Saline P. O.     '
For Sale—Corn stalks, $5 per 100.
Seed oats 65c per bushel. Unscarified
sweet clover seed, $6 per bushel.
Craig Heath, 3 miles south,, one-half
mile west of Milan.   Phone 106-F12.
Find Meteor Scraps
Raleigh, N. C.—A meteor which
crashed to earth last December, causing Eastern North Carolinians to
fear the world had ended, is gradually being rounded up. A fragment
weighing 111 pounds has been found
a mile and a half from where another
chunk, weighing 13 pounds, was discovered. .*-
Though the U. S. has only 6% of
both the world'*s land area* and popu^
.latum   it    contains. 3.1.2%    of   the
'world's railway mileage.
A friendly column with something
to inspire and help you., to interest
you, or to amuse you, contributed as
much as possible by your friends and
neighbors.
A Light in the Window
"Never judge any human being by
your own arrogant opinion or any
trivial surface characteristic. One
never knows what human nature is
capable of."
' Contributed by Mrs. E. A.** Clark.
■•.'.*■    *. *   -       -CASH
Past due notes or accounts receiv*
able  purchased  or  liquidated.   Any.;
amount.   National Fidelity Company,'
29 N. Washington St., Ypsilanti, Mich.
There' is only one Burmeister
Strain of Leghorns and only ona Burmeister Hatchery. Our plant is located two miles south of Bridgewater
Station.
Poultry Wanted—Hens, roosters,
ducks, geese and turkeys. Best
market price paid. Ann Arbor Poultry Market, 301 W. Washington St.,
Phone 7412. ,. 26
USED CARS
1929 Buick Coach.
1929 Chevrolet Coupe.
1927 Chevrolet Coupe.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized  Chevrolet Dealers
My Best Recipe
" NUT BREAD
1 cupful of nuts.
2 level teaspoonfuls shortening.
1 cupful sugar.
1 egg-
Cream these together.
Add l^ cupfuls sweet milk.
3 cupfuls" flour.
3 teaspoonfuls baking powder.
1 teaspoonful salt.
Mix well and bake.
(Requested.)
—Mrs. Wilham Austin.
Order Burmeister Strain S. C. W.
Leghorn chicks today. Saline P. O.
Plant located two miles south of
Bridgewater Station at 8885 Burmeister road.
PLAYER PIANO BARGAIN!
Instead of reshipping to factory,
$700.00 Player Piano, like new, can
be had for unpaid balance of $36.40
remaining on contract. Write at
once to Edgar O Netzow, (Department of Accounts), 4743 North Sheffield Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
who will advise where piano can be
seen.   Kindly furnish references.     25
For Sate—Good used New Idea
spreader, three used 10-20 and Farm-
All tractors, all rebuilt; two used
wagons, 2 used 14-in. tractor plows,
several good used I. H. C. trucks.
Herman Heininger, phone 33.
Burmeister Started Chicks at $1.00
per hundred for one -week; $2.25 per
hundred for two weeks. Brooded in
our new double automatic control
battery planfe-Address 8885 Burmeister Rd., Saline P. O.
Auction—Community, every Saturday afternoon, Textile road, one mile
east of US-23, is growing. We desire
the patronage of both buyer and seller and especially need consignment
of more pigs, cows, tools, seeds, in
fact, anything you have a surplus of
can be turned into cash ct this year-
around   gePtogfether   salt     This   is
your ^sale—make use of it.