1935-12-26; Saline Observer

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VOLUME 55
SALINE,  WASHTENAW  COUNTY, J^C^jgGAN,   THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935
NUMBER 12
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Not Many Words
JUST WISHING YOU
A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The
Saline Savings
Bank
The One Story Bank On the Corner
New Year's
Well Wishes
Whatever the New Year may bring we
face it unafraid. For the friendships of the
many whom we have served in the past give
us courage and hope for the future. ~l?or
your kindness may we take this opportunity
to express our sincere appreciation, and to
extend all the greetings of the season.
Gross Hardware
PHONE 101
SALINE, MICH."
Co
among those who are here to wish
that the coming year will be 'rich in
happiness, good will and prosperity for everybody.
Saline'Mercantile Co.
EVERYTHING IN BUILDING SUPPLIES
MAY THE NEW YEAR
Bring You Good Luck
We want to take this opportunity to.express
our sincere appreciation of the many favors
extended to us in the past, andwith the wish
expressed that we may merit a continuance
of your valued patronage, we trust you and
yours, will enjoy a Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
W E. DIETIKER
FURNITURE   AND   UNDERTAKING
PHONE 175-F2 SALINE, MICH.
Take advantage of opportunities—read the Liner Ads.
First Half of Season
Drawing To A Close
Schedules Arranged ,for Second Period, WMch Starts on
January 6.
By Max McHenry
Monday evening, December 16,
Armbruseer's walloped Recreation
three straights. The scores are not
available.
• On Tuesday evening the Merchants fattened their average at the
expense of Dixie Gas, taking the latter for three straight. Elsman had
high single honors with 197, Max
McHenry having high total of 531.
DIXIE  GAS
Elsman  197    146    159—502
Rogers    133    159    150—442
Henderson ........... 134    147    119—400
Gillen     128    182    171—481
Armbruster   153    134   122—409
745 768 721 2234
MERCHANTS
Fritz   143 160 157—460
Fairbanks    155 140 171—466
Burkhardt   131 182 157—470
Fitzgerald    155 189 147—491
McHenry   167 191 173—531
751 862 805 2418
Wednesday evening Haarer .and
Wiedman played six games, the former taking four of them. In the
first tilt Tanner had high single, 214,
and Hoeft high total, 536; in the
second affair Fred Haarer scored 208
for high single, Tanner 597 for high
total.
HAARER
Elsman  137   -182    144-^63
C.   Haarer.    175    149    176—500
Gross  .................  126   161    132—419
F.   Haarer......,,..   -139   152    151—442
Tanner ...,.,.,..,.,,., 143   172   214-—529
720 816 817 2353
WJCEDMAN
Noble ,.,.,,,,,,-,—..  150 145 150—445
Cambum .,_„........  163 168 135—466
NiethaSffltSfer .  168 139 112—491
Harms   128 148 122—39S
Hoeft    149 199 188—536
758 799 707 2264
HAARER
Elsman  166 162 169—497
C. Haarer.  173 140' 155—488
Gross    124 129 128^-381
•F.   Haarer,..,,.....   208 127 189—524
Tanner -,,.„„.  198 198 201—597
869 756 842 2467
WIEDMAN
-Brdble ^_..*....*..-.. 139 112 127—378
Gamtairrai ............. 178 170 123—471
Nietha-exaner -,*..-*.. 3*26 127 140—393
Harms   ,.... 1134 193 117—444
Hoeft   •__.  150 188 155—493
729 ,,790    662 2181
Friday ' evening   Ypsilanti  was -to
have ^bowled here, but couldn't get a
team together.
HOW THET STAND
W L Pet.
Recreation   27 9 .750
Merchants      25 14 .650
Haarer    24 15 .500
Armbruster     23 16 .585
Wiedman    15 24 .375
Dixie Gas     3 36 .075
Second Half of Split Season
JANUARY \
,6—Haarer  vs.   Merchants.
7—Recreation   vs.   Armbruster.
8—Wiedman vs. Dixie Gas.
13—Dixie Gas vs. Merchants.
JL4—Wiedman vs. Recreation.
15—Armbruster vs. Haarer.
,20—Dixie Gas vs. Recreation.
21—Merchants   vs.   Armbruster-
22—Haarer. vs. Wiedman.
27—Merchants vs. Recreation.
28—Haarer vs.  Dixie  Gas.
29—Wiedman  vs.   Armbruster.
FEBRUARY
3—Wiedman vs. Merchants.
4—Haarer vs.  Recreation.
5—Dixie Gas vs.  Armbruster.
10—Merchants vs. Dixie Gas.
11—Wiedman vs. Recreation.
12—Haarer vs. Armbruster.
17—Dixie Gas vs. Recreation.
18—Armbruster vs. Merchants.
19—Wiedman vs. Haarer.
24—Merchants vs. Wiedman.
25—^Recreation vs. Haarer.
26—Armbruster vs. Dixie vGas.
MARCH
2—Wiedman vs. Dixie Gas.
3—Haarer   vs   Merchants.
4—Recreation vs.  Armbruster.
9—Merchants  vs.  Recreation.
10—Wiedman   vs.   Armbruster.
11—Dixie Gas vs. Haarer.
16—Recreation vs. Merchants.
17—Wiedman  vs. 'Armbruster.
18—Dixie Gas vs. Haarer.
23—Haarer vs. Wiedman.
24—Armbruster vs.. Merchants.
25—Recreation vs. Dixie Gas.
30—Wiedman vs. Merchants.
31—Haarer vs. Recreation.
APRIL
1—Dixie Gas vs. Armbruster.
6—Haarer vs. Merchants.
7—■'Wiedman vs. Dixie Gas.
8—Armbruster vs. Recreation.
13—Recreation vs. Wiedman.
14—Merchants vs. Dixie Gas.
15—Haarer  vs.  Armbruster.
RABBIT HUNTING  CLOSES
ON DECEMBER 31
The open season is shorter in the
lower half of the southern peninsula
this year,, due to a change in hunting
regulations by the state conservation
commission.
Under present regulations all counties south of townline 16—including
all of Huron, county—are closed to
rabbit hunting after Jan. 1. Town-
line 16 crosses the lower peninsula
at a point north of Pentwater from
Lake Michigan to Saginaw bay. It
is the south,line of Mason, Lake,
Osceola, Clare and Gladwin counties.
In all the rest of Michigan north
of townline 16, the rabbit hunting
season remains open to and including Jan. 31.
WISHING TOgfe HAPPY
NEW "KE^R.
By Rev. Reufcen Crosby
Another year has- pas^p- away,
Time swiftly speeds along;
We meet in God's own house again
To sing ourr New Year's song.
A song of praise for mercies given,
Through every day and hour,
Protection  and  deliverance
By His almighty power. ^
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A song of glad thanksgiving too
For guidance on our wayf
For help in every time 6i need,
And bread for every'day.
And for His promise covering
Life's journey to the end,
And then, eternal ^unionl
With Christ our Savious friend.
Likewise, a glad reuni n
With loved ones gone before;
In bliss and heavenly glory bright,
And tliat, for evermore.
HOWDY
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
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
SALTNE IS MEMBER OF
FORENSIC  ASSOCIATION
Saline High school has become a
member of the Michigan High School
Forensic Association, and will compete in state-wide contests in oratory, declamation, and extempore
speaking.
The association is sponsored and
directed by the Extension Division of
the University of Michigan in cooperation with an advisory -council
representing the Michigan Conference of City Superintendents, the
Michigan High School Principals' Association, and the Michigan Association of Teaichers of Speech. Statewide inaer-scholastic contests will
be conducted in debating, oratory,
declamation and extempore speaking.
The question for discussion in the
debates of the State Association this
year is the proposal that the nations
of the World should establish governmental monopolies of all combat
instruments of war. The current
threat of a European war growing
out of the Italian-Ethiopian conflict
makes this subject extremely timely,
for this nationalization of munitions
is one of the methods proposed for
discouraging and preventing wars."
My path is clean with sweeping,
The gate is opened wide;
(Who knows who may be passing
This way at eventide?)    -
I've lit my heart's bright -candle,   -
Its beams shine .far and clear
To tell one who may lieed.them
That rest and warmth are here.
I've baked- the bread of friendship,
(For one may dihe thereof,)
And poured in crystal .goblets
The rare sweet *wine of love.
And though I may: hot know him,
I've heard it from ihe wise
That often, srery 'Ofjen,    , *
Cdtties Christ; in a stranjger's guise.
%-    .—R. <Surry Day.
JFi*>Si Mis. "Martin S'uoss.
3fty iljBesrj; ifcedpe
©•A9rMliA*L COOKIES
% oup "ShorteSteftg-.
S "egg*.
3 !ta)ble^)ooriS **&o&Sses.
% <cuj) "boiling Water poured <on.
1 tesaspdorh rsoSa. ■ " "
'& <cups rolled oats.
*T% cups lota*.
B. 'cup rafsiMS.
35i?op rOn 'butterfed 'tins.
* J&'rom Jiffs. -Mary ^elafesnee, Ypsi-
1-ariti. .-•-«•.
Set The Calendar
For Farmers Week
The City Water
IS Again Pure
Cause   of  Boiling  Water  Manifesto
Explained by Dr. Wallace,
Health Officer.
CARD OF THANKS
Annual Vacation Time for Thousands
of Michigan People Will
Come Feb. 3-7.
IJREMEMBER WiSEN--
"I reitiember -when Sfeussell Mills,
.■.grandfather of Miss _ *^festa Mills,
drove the hack from. 'She post office
to the station. He -Was the first
■driver, beginning wlren --the railroad
was completed. He wore a high hat
and carried important betters inside
it. We, as children, used to enjoy
riding to the depa't .with. him. He
was very kind to his team of big
bay horses and af one displeased him
would say, "HI ilick you tomorrow"
—a threat he nasver would carry oax.
Contributed ,by Mrs. Margarel
Burkhart and Miss Vesta Mills.
Mer-shants Warned
Against   Forger
FoTged   Checks  in Form  of Village
Orders Are Reported.
The   twenty-first  annual  Farmers
Week at Michigan State College will
cause thousands of Michigan farmers
and metabers of their families .to
mark their calendars for tlieir vacation at East Lansing from Feb. 3
to ?.
"Tlie week is always selected by
many farm organizations as the date
for their annual meetings, when
they decide policies for the next year,
review past acomplisthiaents, and
"elect officers for their group. Some
of the groups are -concerned with
livestock or farm crops, but an increasing number -of associations are
interested primarily in the welfare
of   the  folks  oh  file   farm  and   in
j ways to make Sanaa life more enjoy-
jable.
Homemakers will have a complete
[program to which they can devote
their time, <er. tQiey can attend any
of the sectional meetings. The general meetings at which noted speakers will .give talks will be held afternoons ac&d evenings. Entertainment prc-grams will, be given on two
evenings 'of the week.
The usual grain, potato, and livestock shows will be held, and the
horse gulling contest is going to be
Si© rbsst cever, according to the committee £in charge of this event
Michigan exhibitors of farm products
had some wonderful exhibits on the
•fair 'Circuit last fall and some of
these will be shown at East Lansing.
TDhe 'Shows during Farmers Week,
however, have always been conducted
to interest new men and no grower
should withhold exhitflts because be
thinks the older exhibitors have too
much experience in the game.
Crops, livestock, .farm management, soils, and other sectional meetings Will be held before noon each
day and will adjourn so that everyone can attend the general meetings.
Banquets and luncheons are .scheduled for nearly every day, and some
days a number occur simultaneously.
A few days ago, a specimen of
the city water, taken at a central
point, was reported by the state
laboratory as having "Dangerous
contamination."
The Health Officer, in the interest
of public safety, broadcast through
the telephone system, the adyice to
boil all water used until further
notice, also asking all to notify their
neighbors who did not have telephones. The last issue of The Observer had already been mailed.
Water taken directly from the deep
well supply, was examined and it
was found to be free from any contamination. The reservoir and tlie
pressure tank on the tower have
been cleaned and every possible effort has been made to ascertain the
source and cause of the contamination. The terminal pipe lines have
been blown out so as to clear the entire system.
Gossip wiseacres and "Ben Told"
further spread the story that diphtheria germs are in the water. That
is absolutely untrue. Bacteria of
what is known as the "Coli group"
were found. No typhoid germs were
found,'although they belong to the
Coli group. In order to be safe, the
health department of the city requests all water users to subject
themselves to the inconvenience of
boiling the water, r
Boiling the water for five minutes
will render it safe, except for two or
three kinds of bacteria which are so
rarely found as to render their presence in the water entirely improbable. However, boiling the water for
ten minutes will kill all of these.    *
No known germ or bacteria can
survive -the boiling for ten minutes.
We shall not advise using 'the
water without boiling until we are
sure that it is safe. And-we can not
be sure of this until tests made at
the state laboratory find the water
to be safe. At that time, we shall
immediately notify the people
through the telephone system and
The Saline Observer. Meanwhile, do
not become alarmed. Be patient,
and you will be safe. Do not listen
to "Ben Told" but be assured that
everything is being done for your
safety.
We are deeply grateful to friends
and neighbors for the many acts of
kindness shown us in our recent sad
bereavement, to the singers, for the
beautiful flowers and to Rev. Adolf
Lederer for his comforting words.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Graf and
family.
Mr*, and Mrs. Matthew Seeger
and family.
CARD OF THANKS
The Camp Fire Girls wish to thank
all for the cordial reception of their
caroling and to all for the many
favors shown them.
LODI TOWNSHIP TAXES
I will be ready to receive taxes on
the following  days:
Saline   Savings   Bank   January   4
and 25.
Saline  Citizens Bank  January 11
and February 1.
State  Savings Bank.  Ann Arbor,
January 18.
ALBERT FREY, Treasurer.
THE OBSERVER LINERS
Classified Advertising
6c per line first insertion. 4V; per line
each subsequent insertion.
MEVIMUM CHARGE, 25 CENTS
Wolverine Shoes stay soft and give
.best wear,   G. L. Parsons..
Lost—Child's  glasses.    Reward if
returned.    Alwin Burkhardt.
W. E. Dietiker, licensed embalmer*
and undertaker.    Phone 175-F2.
Wanted—Cutting     box.       Walter-
Lamphier, 215 Monroe street.     11
Dr. Hess' Stock and Poultry Tome
now on sale by Saline Mercantile Oo
It pays tto buy the best. Ball Bandr
Rubbers do wear. Sold By G. L..
Parsons.
A report from the State Laboratory, received Tuesday morning, December 24 at 9:30, says that the
water is free from dangerous contamination, and the water may now
be used without boiling.
J.;B. Wallace, Health Officer..
For Sale—Cabin, suitable for cabin
or brooder house. 215 South Amv.
Arbor Street, phone 267. 12.
Rogers Synthcote, Johnston's Wax,.
B. P. S. Varnish, for your linoleum,
at E. J. Muir's.
New line of typewriter ribbons and.
a supply of ajdding machine rolls just,
received at The Observer office.
Saline merchants >are warned to
be on the lookout for a forger who
has passed bad checks in a number
of Michigan cities, according -to a
bulletin from the Michigan Bankers
Association. Reports of the operation of the forger have come ifrrom
Grand Haven, Battle Creek, Portland,
Grand Hapids and Kalamazoo. The
checks are all of the same general
type, rmade out in the form of a
village order and supposedly signed
by the village clerk. The checks
used read—"The treasurer -nf the
said village will pay to the order of
(with the name of a local resident
)" and rare issued in amounts of
$19.7S or '$23.85. The checks are
usually not presented in the village on whose account the -check
is rwrftten, but in a nearby place.
Local business men are -warmed not
to cash such checks unless the '.person presenting them is well "known
to the person being asked to cash
the order.
SALINE ROTARY 'CLUB
A Winter Camp
?For Husky Scouts
To Be Held Near Dexter January 3,
3 and '4; No Age Requirement  Set.
While no age requirement has been
set for scouts *who will attend the
three-day winter camp at the grounds
near Dexter, they must at least be
"husky" in spirit, Scout Executive
Walter MacPeek ssaid today.
"We are going to try to make -winter camp a training camp so that
scouts will go back to their various
troops better equipped* *to serve as
patrol leaders, scribes, senior patrol
"leaders and in other troop responsibilities.
"Of course we're going to have a
good time and good eats—but still
this is a purpose camp," he said.
Enrollments are limited to 40
scouts and must be filled not later
than December 30.
A music appreciation program was
out on at the meeting of the Rotary-
Club at The Tavern last Thursday
noon, under the direction of Edward
F. Henne, in the form of a questionnaire. Fifteen numbers were
played on the piano by Mrs. Merritt
Martin, or at least enough, to give
members an idea of what they were,
and the rest was up to them. That
"Bert" Spangler knows bis music
was attested by a score of 100%,
Dr. Wallace got 33, Carl rCnrtiss 3.1,
and the rest didn't cdo so swell, rhenee
we refrain from giving their per-
ber an air and another to tell the
centages. It is one thing oto remerm-
name of it, which accounted for
most of the low scores.
YOUR FEATHERED FRIENDS
Carvings  on  Grains   of  Rice
A curio shop in Seattle, Wash., has
a collection of carvings said to be
the smallest in the world. Figures
of the Virgin Mary, Christ on the
Cross, Confucius, and Buddha on
grains of rice are among the collec-
tton.
Your feathered friends. Getting
a living during the winter months
is a precarious rundertaking. Many
times they are cold and hungry.
Sweep a spot of ground free from
snow in some convenient place and
•make a practice of scattering table
•Scraps or bird seed each morning
and you will be surprised how quickly the news spreads and how many
will come to dine at your banquet
board. They remain *with rus during
the drear days, they keep us hopeful of spring and sunshine and a
more cheery world. Don't neglect
"them now.
For Your Safety
On The Highways
Too  ITew Motorists  Realize   Significance of Statute Governing
Dirwers' Licenses.
Of late, a great many applications
for operators' licenses have been, rejected and in a goodly number of instances, prosecutions ior perjury nave
been instigated because the applicant
had .failed to state a former driving
record on the application.
It is very ei'ident that too few of
our motorists realize that under the
statute making drivers' licenses compulsory, that he must state whether
-or not !he has been convicted of any
offense pertaining to traffic prior to
-making application for license. Section 23, of Act No. 91, P. A. 1931,
reads as -follows:
"Any person who shall nialce .any
false affidavit, or shall knowingly
swear .or affirm rtalsely, to any matter or thing required by .the terms of
this Act to ie sworn to .or affirmed,
shall be guilty of perjury and upon
conviction shall be punishable by fine
or imprisonment as rother persons
committing perjury .are punishable."
It is found that in a great many
instances, .through lack of proper
o-qperation .on lie part of notaries
throughout the state, before whom
these oaths are taken, .that prosecutions are feasible because of the fact
that too few of the notaries actually
swear the applicant, .make him take
off liis Tiat and raise .his right band,
as prescribed by law. But remember
this, Mr. Driver, whether or not the
notary fails to properly rexecute his
duty in .this regard, .your application
will be rejected if the records on rfile
in the Lansing office show that you
have been convicted for traffic violations prior to making- application. It
might also be well to .state that
drastic action is contemplated by the
executive offices toward revoking
commissions of notaries found to be
failing to comply in this xegard.
WRIGHT G. NEEDHAM,
Executive  Secretary-Treasurer.
Coal and Coke. All kinds. Now
is the time to place your order before the prices advance.   E. J. Muir.
For Sate—Seasoned stove wood,
hand-picked beans and potatoes. Everett Russell, R. E. D. 1, phone 144-
5*11. 13
Bring that order for nrinting to.
your Home Town Printers. Quick
service, prompt delivery, reasonable*
prices.
Repairs ordered for all makes of
furnaces, stoves and ranges. All:
kinds of tin and furnace work
promptly done.   E. J. Muir.
Income house, two apartments,
good condition, double garage; sell
for 52,200, cash. Inquire of Walde-
mere  Rentz,   Saline,  Mich. 12
They tell us our Special Value
Women's Silk Hose at 69c give splendid wear. In both Service and Chiffon
weights and new Fall shades just in.
G. L. Parsons.
Eyes examined and best glasses'
made at $7.50 to $12.75 in gold
frames. Oculist, U. of M. Graduate,
44 years practice. Phone 21866, 549
Packard St., Ann Arbor.
D. J. Gilbert, General Auctioneer.
Years of experience insures your satisfaction. Address: 339 John Street,
Ann Arbor. Phone 5820 at my expense, or phone 60-F2, Saline.
For Sale—Joe Gauss property
corner Hall and McKay streets. Ten
room house and large barn, double-
lot, new furnace just installed. Inquire of R. J. Gauss, Dexter, Mich. 2
For Sale—One used 10-20 tractors, several good -used tractor
plows; I. H. C. 2-ton truck, Model A
Ford truck, Fordson tractor and
plows.   Herman Heininger, phone 33.
?Four contracts for the addition to
the rDexter schools 'were awarded,
subject to Government approval, by
flae ".Board of Education last Friday
afternoon. The lowest bid for an
auditorium was $25,000.00, and the
contract figures leave but $8,000.00
which. -will practically eliminate this
part of the work, unless added grants
can be obtained. The general contract was awarded to W. Knapp, of
Monroe, with a bid of $32,031.18. The
contract was .awarded for the plumbing to Hutzel & Co. of Ann Arbor
for $4,325.00 and Eames & Brown of
Pontiac were the successful bidders
on* the heating plant at $18,394.00. L.
C. Rice of Ann Arbor was awarded
the electrical contract for $2,412.00.
Tfce four contracts total $57,162.18.
—Dexter Leader.
Farmer Makes Violins
For 50 years, on his extensive
dairy farm near Belle Plaine, Iowa,
Joseph Clivis, 66, has combined the
art of farming and manufacturing
fiddles. When Clivis, who lives alone,
finishes his chores, he turns to his
workbench. He sells some of his
choicest fiddles for $500. -
XORK TOWNSHIP TAXES
READ THE LINER A»S TODAVJ'
I will be at the following places on
each of said days to collect taxes:
Dec.  20,  Saline  Savings Bank-
Dec. 21, Milan People's Bank.
Dec. 27, Citizens Bank, Saline.
Dec. 28, Milan Bank.
Jan. 3, Savings Bank, Saline.
Jan. 4, Milan Bank.
Jan. 9, Citizens Bank, Saline.
Jan. 10 and 11, Milan Bank.
Jan. 17, Savings Bank, Saline.
Jan, 18, Milan Bank. "
Jan. 25, Milan Bank:
Jan. 31, Citizens Bank, Saline.
Feb. 1, Milan Bank.
Harlan Holcomb, Treasurer.
1929 PONTIAC COUPE
Low mileage, good tires, excellent
finish—just the car for general farm
use.
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
1929 CHEVROLET COACH
Excellent tires on this low priced
six-cylinder Chevrolet Coach. Why
buy another set of license plates for
your old car?
GEO. V. COOK & SON
Authorized Chevrolet Dealers
Let Art fix your radio. Guaranteed
repairs, on all makes. Tung-Sol tubes.
Parts for all sets. Day and night service. Shell Station, Saline-Ann Arbor-Pleasant Lake Roads. Saline
phone 181-P13. Your neighborhood
dealer. Grunow, Philco. Art Klager,
Proprietor.
Wanted—People in this vicinity
who have any legal printing required
in the settlement of estates, etc.,
will confer a favor by having 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 to The
Observer.
Ill