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OBSERVER
VOLUMES 58
SALINE.   WASHTENAW   COUNTY,   MICHIGAN, THURSDAY,  JANUARY 26,  1939
NUMBER 17
Pass the Muskrat
Keego Harbor. " (MPA)—Members
of the local chamber of commerce
were enjoying dinner one evening
when someone made the belated announcement that the tasty "dish
everyone thought was rabbiti was
really muskrat. Several appetites
satisfied immediately, although
about 60 rats had already been eaten by  the   65   guests.
READ  THE   LINER  ADS  NOW!
New  Deal   Weather
Boyne City, (MPA)—Instead of
measuring height of muskrat houses, testing thickness of racoon fur,
or using other Indian methods, Andrew Chippeway, Indian sage of Pe-
shawbatown, has found a new method of" weather prediction. Andrew
said: "Winter -will ibe mild; Great
White Father, he cuttin' down on
relief."
LINER ADS  GET   RESULTS.
A QQQD THING
TO REMEMBER
—your banker is
your friend—consult
him freely '.'.".    .    .
Saline Savings
The One Story Bank On the Corner
See Us For Chicks
Large English Leghorns, Tom Barron 'Strain.
Bred to lay, at price's it will be hard to duplicate.
Any breed you wish—hatches twice a week.
White and Barred Rocks non-sexed AA Grade
this month $8.50 per hundred.
These chicks are from flocks that have been
bloodtested and fill any other requirements necessary for quality. Let us have your order in advance.    i^te!*i.^:lM|Ifl^i&lii3m.i-«*;*!«1*i.j'^  |    j^'i^ss*,*,
_>  .Good chick®, plus good feed, assures you of a
^^swiinTi,
1. r„.; jsWa
a-:-£ i I
good flock.
You can't afford to experiment—Larro ^as good
feed six years ago, it's a better feed today. More
profit over feed cost.    .,..,'..
Cole's Feed Store
•PHONE 47
SALINE
This Is Not Christmas,
New Year's, Nor
Our Birthday,
—BUT—.
"We cannot .refrain from saying THANK YOU to the
public for the wonderful response you are giving our business.
"We now have as many chicks actually ordered for the
season as we produced last year. With the early
start that we have in hatching, we can still produce your chicks for you on about the date that
you want them provided we can have your order
now.
Ask any of the 29 farmers in this, vicinity who are.
feeding according to the FULL-O-PEP plan how
they like their results and the money they save
by feeding only 1-3 mash, 1-3 their own whole
'oats and 1-3 their own whole corn and wheat?
SALINE HATCHERY
i ........
I The Poultry Service^tation
Saline, Michigan .  " Phone 52-F2
A. E. Hagen R. C. Radeaibaugh
Annual Report Of
Library Association
The 39th annual meeting of the
Saline Library Association was held
Saturday afternoon, January 14,
1939, at 12:30 p. m. in the Library.
The meeting was called to order
by the-president, Miss Gordon.
The annual reports of the secretary
and treasurer were read and accepted.
The following board members were
elected for.a term of three years:
Mesdames Barr, Clark, Rogers,
■and Gordon.
The Library has been opened every Saturday afternoon and evening
from 2-5 in the afternoon and 7-9
in the evening during the year.
There were 2,781 books and 558
magazines . circulated' -during., 'the
year. 24 new books have been added this year with several donations
added  to this number.
We have at present, 100 booxs
borrowed from the State Library for
use for one year. The following
magazines are available - at the
Library: .'   ,. •
The   American' Magazine.
Popular Science.
Reader's Digest. :
Child Life..
Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman are donated by Mr.
Curtiss.
The National Geographic magazine is given by Mrs. LaVerne Bas-
sett of Detroit.
There have been five, regular
meetings of the board held during
the  year.
Miss Bement from the State
Library spent several days at the
Library to start a new system for
charging out books.
The board appreciates the. interest
shown by its patrons and* everyone
who has helped to 'make the past
year a pleasant and successful one
We extend a hearty welcome  to
all who are interested to come ana
visit  the Library any  Saturday.
Ruth Niles,   Secretary.
PIONEER TIMES
Shooting Matches
Start This Week
In the Observer- for February 11,
1915,   we  find" this   interesting   ar-j
tide by  the late A.   J.  Warren.      j
The old McKinnon building, which j      ' 	
was   destroyed   by  fire   last   week,. SaBno Rifle  Club Competes in Two
J J ' Leagues—Old Officers Are
Re-elected.
was among the pioneers - of -Saline's
history, having been erected in 1832
by Silas Finch who was the first At recent meetiag of the South-
occupant, with a smaU stock of gen- ^^ ^i^g^ Ri|e Club League
eral merchandise. The lumber for, ^ followi officers W6re re.elect-
the structure was-sawed by K^ed for the Insuing year1:
ert Shaw during the winter of 1832; President_e. J. Reichelderfer, Ann
in a. little saw mill which stood 3ust!^rl>or '
below the dam at the Friis & Mm-    ,vice  President—Thomas - Ingersoll,
Adrian. .  ■    .   ,:
Treasurer—John   Bruckner,  Milan.
^Secretary—Donald   Shurtz,   Saline.
A   schedule .of" matches   was  ar-
nett   (now Friis  & ^Bracket)  mill.-
This was the first store .building
erected in Saline, -|arid has since
been occupied by a.yariety of firms
and lines _of trade   (fee Saline Sav- ^ ^^ ^ teh conclitions   sim.
ings  Bank   now   stands   where   the < ..„„s,._   „_„_,_, .__,  w_._.   „„.;.___,      -r,,,,
McKinnon  building ;was   then).
Levi H. Haynes in an "early'day
conducted a general store, aiming
to supply  the  public with anything
Saline  Library Association
Condensed    Treasurer's   Report
The Saline Observer,  1938.
General fund:  Balance Jan.
7,   1938     I 63.78
Receipts,  dues,  fines—
and gifts
for
53.00
Transferred from reserve
fuiid 	
88.92
:l...:....li...lll..l..^f. 205^70
 ,       13.80
Total  ...
Disbursed:
Insurance   ...—
Books and magazine subscriptions   j-       35.37
Coal -.       18.75
Janitor   service,   cleaning,
minor repairs  _*.._.      20.38
Supplies and printing.       13.28
Book repair          6.40
Flowers    -         2.00
Postage    <  1-36
111.34
Balance in general fund,
Jan. 14, 1939     94.36
Reserve  fund:
Balance  on hand Jan.
7,   1938    :      2,244.48
Interest received,   Citizens
Bank   - - 44.44
JTransferred to general fund
2,288.92
88.92
Balance on hand}.-Jan.! 14)     ."- '
193?   ....;-.„i-.-...-..~-~-.---."»».i    2,200.00
Fire insurance carried:  On
building    $3,000
On  contents  +      1.000
Accident Thursday Afternoon
The bright sun was blamed for an
accident which occurred last Thursday afternoon when two cars collided at the light on the main four
corners. Jacob Lambarth was driving north with a pickup which was
carrying quite a load of bags.
Howard Day of Adrian was driving
west on Michigan avenue and evidently1 did not see the light as he
continued westward after the light
had changed and struck the Lambarth truck in the side. The glass
in the door of the truck was broken
and the door badly dented. The
front of the Day car received the
most damage but neither driver was
hurt. The fact that both cars were
progressing slowly probably prevented a worse accident. State
police   investigated.
Willing Workers Meeting
The Willing Workers met with
Mrs. Luella Rhoades Thursday,
January 19th. A delicious dinner
was served to 33 members and
guests by the hostess. A short business session was then held and the
following program given in charge
of Mrs. Jessie Robison: Song,'
"There's Music in the Air," by
Club; Edgar Guest's poem, "Home
Remedies," read by Miss Julia Gordon; "Recipe for Success in 1939,"
by Miss Gladys Ruth Robison;
guessing contest, Articles in the
Home; song, "Onward Christian
Soldiers."'
The Club adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Hazel S'cudder in February.
Roll  call,  a Valentine verse.
Mrs. Emogene Smith was voted
a member of the club.
Eyes Examined
Dr." Frank Gifford, Optometrist of
Toledo, is established 5 years in
Milan. Office in Milan.' Hotel. Hours:
Every Saturday afternoon, 2:30 to
9:30. Day or night examination.
Glasses fitted.
UNER ADS  GET  RESULTS.
that might be wanted. Miller Bros.,
•Alfred and Henry, conducted a dry
goods business there; Alfred''sold
out to his brother who continued
for  a   time. '
John McKinnon and son, John,
purchased the building arid kept
cloth and men's furnishings, the
senior partner being aii expert tailor
and supplying a large percentage
of the tailor made clothing, lor miles
around, besides ^.clotbr sold to many
others who made their own garments. After the death of the father,   John   continued, for ■ a   time. .
Mrs. C. H. Weaver and daughter,
Miss Ila, lived in- the building for
a while and had "a^millinery shop.
O. M.. Webb,- for about three years,
was an occupant. He^j had a grocery
and   crockery   stock/*
Other occupants' of the building
were O. M. Kelsey &' LeBaron who
Itept a grocery, Sv <T„ Fairbank, a
general store; "ftfoiif & Kibler, an
up to date grocery; IW- L. Nissly,
a variety store;!. ify. R. Stierle*
clothing and fi^mishinjgs, and lastly,
John Turk,  with.- a barber shop..
The upper rooms were also coni-
spicious for variety, ["haying been
occupied by W. H. Davenport for a
dwelling, Ezra Jones "lor a dwelling,
Benedict Weiennett with a shoe
shop, John McKinnon for dwelling
and millinery, Mary Marken, dressmaking; Lottie Wallstoe,. dressmaX-
ing; and by Frank. Spears with a
shoe shop in the back room, below.
Fires as a rule arj* not invited,
but usually come at svery inoppor-"
tune times. In this easfe," howeyfer"
we must admit :$bta|: Providence,'
fortune or/, some otSjuer^KHver played
a great- -part,* -as"'v5irJfc;i-ri&^"vi7tedj
roofs and all else «overed\ssith ^ice,
much other property • was- * saved
from the immense shower of blazing embers which scattered and fell,
on roofs and among buildings and
rubbish at the rear of-'tnose- across
the street. As it was, the fire
was wholly confined to the McKinnon building, which was owned by
Adam Klumpp, Jr. The flames, and
heat did' some damage to the
Schmid building across the alley,
breaking windows, burning sash- and
casings and doing sli'gut- damage
inside with water; damage approx
imately $35. The Burkhart store
building was for a time considered
in great danger, the. front cornice
being on fire several times, but the
fire boys were seemingly everywhere present and a stream each
time squelched the burning places;
inside the store .waters and smoke
did more or less damagesiespecially
on the. sscos4 floor,. ..The; upper
front wiri'd&ws were ;bra&eri.an5 SashT
badly burned, as were some of the
rear windows, and the wall cracked
in several places. Their damage
will reach  more   than   $500".
The Nichols building acress the
street (Keveling's drug store) was
damaged to the extent of having all
the windows on the west side broken, excepting one on the upper
floor; ' damage $90. The council
building and opera house were damaged by broken windows only, the
former $4.00 and opera house $20.
John Turk, the barber who occupied
the building, lost everything; insurance $400. The Telephone company was one of the heaviest losers,
the main switch box up town having been on a pole directly in front
of the store and was burned off,
as was also one of the*main cables.
As "a'"result quite "a ^"percentage of
the phones are and will be out of
commission for several days; the
loss to Mr. Hauser and the Bell
company will not probably reach
$150.
All in all we must not be sparing
of our thanks and appreciation to
the fire-boys who were not only
prompt in action when the alarm
sounded, but for their gallant work
in holding in check the flames and
leveling the old frame with their
hooks and chains while it was still
a blazing furnace. The water
works system, too, performed a
great service. Without it the old
hand engine would have *een powerless and the Buifchart building
would have unquestionably suffered
much  more  seriously."
No doubt some of our readers
recall the fire and the; article we
are reprinting. We found'it interesting. During its history, how
.many people have gone-anto the corner building to transact business?
What a variety of 'shops! We can
see how it. must have looked on
a busy day when people came to
town with horses and buggies or
sleighs. Main street must have
boasted a row of hitching posts.
Imagine all the baskets of eggs be-
irig carried into the old corner
store, the folks visiting 'round the
stove while the busy grocer put up
the orders and frosty toes and
fingers" were thawing out before the
welcome heat. Wouldn't it be fun
to step back into yesterday just
for an excursion?    Read the article
ilar to those of last season. Due
to inconvenience of their club f acili-
tiesj it -was agreed that the Adrian
Rifle Club be allowed, to fire postal
matches .this seasqn. But. the rest
of the clubs, will continue -to -fire
shoulder to shoulder matches.
_ Schedule  of Matches
Southeastern Rifle Club League
Jan. 26-—Saline- at. Ann Arbor
Milan  at Adrian.
Jan. 31—Milan-at Saline;.- .-
Feb.   2—Ann Arbor at Adrian.
Feb.  7—Ann Arbor at Milan*
Feb.   9—Saline   at   Adrian'.
Feb. 16—Saline at Milan; Adrian
at Ann Arbor.   ■
Feb. '22—Ann Arbor at Saline.
Feb.  23—Adrian-at Milan.   .
March 2—Milan at Ann' Arbor;
Adrian at Saline
March 9—Saline at Ann ABbor;
Milan at Adrian.
March  14—Milan   at 'Saline.-
March  16—Ann Arbor  at Adrian,
March   21—Ann  Arbor   at Milan.
Mach 23—Saline -at Adrian.
March 30—Saline at Milan; Adrian at Ann Arbor.
April 4—Ann Arbor at Saline.
April  6—Adrian at Milan.
April 13—Milan at Ann Arbor;
Saline at Adrian.
April 20, shoulder to' shoulder
match of all clubs at the Ann Arbor
range.
The Saline Rifle Club will start
firing in two rifle club leagues this
week. On Tuesday was the first
match of. the Central Michigan Rifle
Club League, which, is a postal
match league aiid is composed or
teams from Lansing, Flint, Pohtiac,
Ann Arbor, Owosso, Saginaw, Holland, Battle Creek and Saline. The
Saline team is considerably stronger
fctiiisr year and it is hoped to give
some of- the" larger clubs a real
battle. -  -
The first match of the Southeastern League will be fired at Ann Arbor on Thursday night against their
old rivals, the Ann Arbor Rifle Club.
Ann Arbor is still just as strong
a club as before and if Saline can
come through as expected, a hot
race is guaranteed for first place
in the league.
Saline has practically completed
a new range above the Kroger
store and are shooting every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Every
Wednesday evening a group of
juniors is shooting and already show
a great deal of ability. It is hoped
to arrange for matches with other
Junior Clubs 'within the next month.
The range is open to the public on
all nights and visitors are extended
a cordial welcome to come up and
get acquainted.     ,  • •  ■. .^
ROTARIANS LEARN
ABOUT GASOLINE
The World
Do Move
But Sometimes-the-
People Stop
Observer Ads Will Often
Start Them Going and
Keep Them Buying
6s per line first insertion, 4c per line
each subsequent insertion.
MENEHTJM CHARGE, 25 CENTS
. Rooms for Rent,, garage available.
Call 238.   '     .,- ...  ' 19
Heatingr and  sheet  irietal  work.
R.  G, Wahl, phone 160. .
Bargains for all at our Annual
January..Sale, Jan. 28th to Feb.. 4th.
Burkhart Stores     -.
Interesting and Informative Address
Given  Last Thursday" by
Clark   B.   Smith.
Rotarians learned a lot of things
about gasoline at their meeting at
The Tavern last Thursday noon,
thanks to Don Ford's guest, Clark
B. Smith, of Ann Arbor, who is up
on that subject due to many years
practical experience. According to
Mr. Smith the refiners would have
quite a merry time of it satisfying
motorists if the designers of engines
would take a sabbatical holiday occasionally and leave well enough
alone. As" it is, every radical departure ht engines means that the
Tester's" 6i gasoline have to junk a
'modern refinery and start all over
perfecting a gas that will function
Buy -chicks that pay. Order now
for early order discount. U. &'.. certified Hatchery. Saline Valley
Farms,  Inc.
Protect your-car and yourself ,by
insuring with a reliable firm, Mich*.
■Mutual Liability Co., Ronald Fitz-
Gerald,  agent."
The What-So-Ever -Class of- the
Methodist church will have a bake
sale at the Kroger store on Saturday,  January 28.
Radio   Service,
phone   181-F13.
Call  Art,   Saline
Card party at O. E., S. hall Feb.i
3.   Bridge, pedrb and euchre.   •
For   Rent—Furnished    apartment.
402  East Michigan Ave. 17tf
For   Sale—-Plenty    of   good   dry
wood.    Cole's Feed Store.
..Boll ...Band  Rubbers . wear.. better
*«4.post no more.   At Parsons'...
"W". E. Dietiker, licensed embalmer
and   «ndertaker...  Phone- .175-F2.
Radio: repairing; used radios for
sale. Kelly, 211  So.  Ann Arbor St.
Wanted—Men or women to sell
hospitalization coverage with accidental death indemnity included, low
premium. Address Box F, Saline.
On hand at all times, Semi-Solid
Buttermilk and Minerals. Cole's
Feed  Store.
Schumann Accordion Studio, 215
S.Ann Arbor St. Open every Wednesday afternoon and evening. Florence Wiedmeyer, local representative
alia teacher.
1936 CHEVROLET COACH
Clean black Duco finish, hydraulic
brakes, full cushion front seat, good
tires, smooth running. Motor with
pressure 'stream oiling.
COOK MOTOR SALES
Authhorized Chevrolet Dealers
CHANCERS NOTICE
STATE OF MICHIGAN, the Circuit
Court for County of- Washtenaw,'
.in Chancery.
Sitting at Ann Arbor, the 11th
day of January,  1939.  >
Lbretta I., Hudkins, Plaintiff, vs
Carl   Hudkms, 'Defendant.
Upon statutory showing made and
motion of Lee N. Brown, plaintiff's
attorney, it is ordered:
That said defendant enter his appearance in said cause within three
months from date hereof or judgment.
That commencing within two
weeks statutory publication hereof
be  made in The  Saline Observer.
GEO.. W. SAMPLE, Circuit Judge.
A true. copy.
Irene A. S'eitz, Deputy Clerk.
Lee N.  Brown, Ypsilanti,  Michigan,
Plaintiff's Attorney,
Rooms 17-18 Sav. Bk. Bldg.
Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23. Mar. 2
, Tolerance comes when we see the
frailties of others by the light of
our own. ,
CHANCERY NOTICE
in the new engine.
The   speaker   related   the   history j R0Oms 17-18. Savings Bank Bldg.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, the Circuit
Court for County of Washtenaw in Chancery. 765M
Sitting at Ann Arbor, the fifth
day of January, 1939.
Pearl E. Morrison, Plaintiff, vs.
Albert T.  Morrison,   Defendant.
Upon statutory showing made and
motion of Lee N. Brown, plaintiff's
attorney, it is ordered:
That said defendant enter his appearance in said cause within three
months from date hereof or judgment.
That commencing within two weeks
statutory publication hereof be made
in The Saline Observer.
..GEORGE W. SAMPLE,
Circuit Judge.
A true copy.
Emmett M.  Gibb,   Clerk.
Lee N. Brown, Ypsilanti, Michigan,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
Feed Safe Way Dairy, 9 Proteins,
with your own grain. Saline Mercantile Company. • ,
Another Old 'Time Dance "at Polar
Bear.., Casino, Thursday, Jan. 26.
Finkbeiner's Orchestra. 18
Don't fail to take advantage of
our Annual .January Sale, Jan. 28th
to Feb.  4th.    Burkhart Store.
For carpenter work, alteratioins
and repairs, call George F. Byers,
phone- 3-F2,  209  S. Ann Arbor St.
I am now prepared to clean sejir
furnace with mjr new vacuum cle
er.   R. G. Wahl, phone 160.
.- i3ean^ up your,Jflock, with, Acme
Worm Bouncer fed in seH-feedws.
Saline  Mercantile   Company.
Feed a balanced ration from birin
to maturity to that, flock' efgrow-
tag pigs.    Saline Mercantile  Co.
DEAD OR ALTVE
Farm animals' removed promptly
Phone collect to Ann Arbor 2-2244.
Central Dead   Stock Co.
29 Farmers are now feeding our
Full-O-Pep poultry feeds. Do likewise and save birds and money.
Saline Hatchery, phone 52-F2.
Save 10% by placing your chick
order before Feb. 1, for future delivery. * Special price on Fdbruary
chicks.   Morton Poultry Farm.
AUCTIONEER
I am prepared to care for your
auction needs. For your auctioneer
or complete auction service, see
Clarence Cook,   phone 152.
The remarkable low prices plus
superior quality of glasses made to
order from proper examination equals
a combination that's hard to duplicate. The Oculist, L. O. Gibson, M.
D., Packard  at Hill,   Ann  Arbor.
1984 PLYMOUTH  SEDAN
Excellent tires, good motor, perfect circle rings, iblack finish, hydraulic brakes.
COOK MOTOR  SALES
Authorized  Chevrolet Dealers
Since 1916 ..;    •
of gasoline from the time that ai
good share of it was dumped because there was not much sale for
it to the present time when it has
ceased to be just a by-product or
the refineries. He stated that while
we all know that gasoline will propel cars yet we have but slight
knowledge as to its ultimate possibilities; cracking process has resulted in 60% increase in efficiency;
■bathing it in sulphuric acid to make
it white loses 10% in efficiency;
and his story of the different processes through which the product
has gone during the passing years
was a most interesting one.
Other guests at the meeting were
Edwin   J.   Huntington,   Herman;   J.
Schlecht,   Charles  J. Helm  and Ed.  ■""
M. Culver.
 \
Jan. 12, 19,  26, Feb. 2,  9, 16, 23'
Wanted—People in this . vicinity
who have any legal printing requuj&d
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. ____.^
back and enjoy the reverie of t
past. Little did they imagine £L
time would come when horseiesJ
carriages would go speeding throtigh.
the streets; nor the time when they
would walk along MSun street and
meet more than a half dozen
strangers.
What will another 25 years bring
forth? Will everyone be flitting
about in airplanes and laughing at
our antiquated automobiles? Will
they   be   landing   in   the   heart   of
f
great cities as predicted?  Who can
again  and   let  your   mind   wander tell?
Motion Pictures are yoiar Best Entertainment
Saline Theatre
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Jan. 26-27-28
Also "Stranger Than Fiction," "Cat and the Bell"
Sunday and Monday, January 29-30
3:00.P. M. MATINEE SUNDAY «
THE SHINING HOUR"
-     "Dime a Dance" "Brave Little Tailor"
Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 31-Feb. 1
RITZ BEOS, in
"Straight, Place and Show"
Also "Sweeties" and "Romancing Along"
i