1943-03-25; Saline Observer

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THE
OBSERVER
VOLUME -62
SALINE,   WASHTENAW   COUNTY, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY,    MARCH   25,    1943
."UMBER 25
TO BE OF
SERVICE TO YOU
IS A PLEASURE
TO US
Saline Savings
Bank
ItM Oh Story Bosk ©■ tha eon_«r
rrOiuineni-ut^en
Stricken Monday
SEEN AN' 'HEART)
By Mrs.  Vincent Fox
Earl Theodore _?osdick
Succumbed   To Heart
Attack;  Funeral  Today.
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OFFICE SUPPLIES
• We have a lot of things for your office
Tiypews-ter P«p«r
Secoad-sheets
Carbon Paper
Typewriter RibbonB
C__<__n.   I-onse-lead?  Binders
Staples
Stamp Pads
Daters
Scale Books
Lumbar Bstirrates Books
Writing Ink
Stamp  Pad Ink
Duplicate Charge Slips, carbonized
Scratch   Pads
Paper Clips	
Insert Sheets for Binders
Rubber Stamps made  to  order
-   Duplicate  Receipt Books
Pencil Carbon Paper
Artgum Dry Cleaner
Carter's Ink.
Rubber Stamps Made to Order
Orders taken for Loose Leaf Ledgers^ Etc.
The Saline Observer
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Saline
CSome things seeifr pretty screwball! A settlement as large as
Piatt and Darlington would be better off with some fire-fighting ap-
__,_„_,      .        ZT _,- ,     .-_, . paratus   of their  own,  instead of
Earl Theodora Fosdick, lifelong depending on Saline to make that
resident   of   Saline   and   vicinity,   x ru_.   over th^re_     Ajld   then
died   late   Monday   night after   a  last   week    a   hoUge    in    nearb
hT1?LlP^eS .;   ?! was„^or?_. SePfc- Bridwgewater is destroyed by fire
3, 1880, m York township, the, son   becaus.  they ^ llot inciUc___ in
of   Theodore   and Emily   Fosdick.   this   four_township   territory and
For a number of years he was refuSe to for Saline.s depart_
a rural mail earner, givmg that ment to &id mem Before any
up to take the agency ror the residents of Bridgewater condemn
Standard Oil Company, which he this u ^ m^ht consider
foUowed many years A few yeare ^ a small Bjmu&x sum ^d
ago he, with Don Ford erected aSord them ihe protection their
the Hi-Speed gasoline station on ^ homes deserve g^ tllaV ou.
East Michigan avenue and as- men ^ning.1^ risk of injury
sisted in its operation until his -^thout insurance coverage when
passing.   answering  a call  outside  the  de-
He is .survived by his wife An- partment.s boundaries. «T Mildred
na; one son, Dale, of Ann Arbor Mlhan in t^ face of m€at ra_
his mother; __nd one brother, Max. tionin& is thinking back with
Funeral services will be held longing to those large steaks de-
this afternoon at ? o'clock at the voured whUe vacationing in Texas
Lockwood funeral home, Rev. Wil-  }   t ^ contempiating the
ham Bach officiating. Masonic purchase orwearing apparel, con-
services   were   held   at   Oakwood  taini       and   Spending for fit on
• cemetery where  he  was  interred.   elasti(f   you   may find it  welJ   to
• * TTrirr»Tr_AT o*tp buy the next lar£er size iimn vtB-
'■         AUUl-LUiM oAl_iJii           -ual.    The elastic of today is cer-
•■   tainly   short on   stretch.     <_,One
i    Having sold my farm I will sell manufacturer ;* of   crochet   cotton
. at public auction on the premises' has some "peachy patterns for hot-
located two miles west of Saline pot holders in the form of huge
on US-112, on _ raspberries,  cherries,   grapes, etc.
I Friday, March 26 ; CAnd   now   Spring   is   officially
commencing at 1:00 o'clock sharp, here and the kiddies are putting
the following described  property: up quite an argument against the
:     Black gelding 5' yrs.  old,  dap- wearing of legg_ngsf,boots, and all
pie gray gelding 6 yrs old, . other   obvious   cold-weather   gar-
Holstein, milking; Holstein heif- ments.   The worst is yet to come,
. er due to freshen in June, should Easter morn  dawn snow-
'■ Five brood sows, 4* purebred bound, and that "old" winter coat
Hampshires due to farrow in.Ap- have to be worn over the pretty
ril, O. I. C. sow with 7 pigs, B spring frock. And what fof
piga 8 weeks old, 12 feeder pigs. Junior's first long trousers?
McCormick corn binder, Deering <[Won't it seem fine to get thawed
grain binder, Keystone hay rake, 0ut nermanently and bscome re-
Keystone. hay loader, Hoosier acquainted with our neighbors
grain drill, John Deere wagon and over the back-yard fences and the
flat rack, wagon, Universal milk- weekly clothesline 7 CWith Ann
er and compressor and pipes, Arbor restaurants reporting an in-
slings, 104 feet new hay rope, crease in trade,, along comes the
tank heater, fanning mill, numer- resolution of some friends to quit
ous other articles. i dining out because "you just don't
Three beds and springs, two ge_ anything to eat." And if you,
dressers, dining room suite, large too ,have experienced the th'nning
green reclining chair, rockers, down of your steak along with
etc. . the decreasing choice and amount
Terms:  Cash. 0f   vegetables,   you  will   heartily
LEO   BONDIE,       agree   that  Home   is Best.     No?
CLARENCE COOK, Auctioneer.       C_And we're gradually learning to
I make out our  own  shopping list
j -with a secondhand even a, third
( choice   of  everything.   Clhterest-
Having decided to emit farming  ing to watch a puppy try to be
I will sell all our personal prop-  good—lying still awaiting the first
erty  1%   miles  southeast  of Ann   thing   to   offer   excitement—even
Arbor, at 2525  Packard road,  on   the   movement   of   its   own   tail
School News
FOUR GRADES
EV SPELLDOWN
The local spelling contest, to
determine Saline's bsst spelle
from the fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth grades, for a representative in a Detroit paper's spelldown, will be held on Friday-
March 26, in the gym. Contest.
within the separate grades hav.
already decided the cla^s champions, each of whom will receive
a fine dictionary as a prize, and
a crew of ten was chosen from
each class. The champ'on speller
of all these will represent Saline
at the regional contest. In th
fifth grade, Ronald Rentschler is
class champion, with Bibby Cook,
Carl Miller, Elaine Culliton. Thelma Wahl, David Levleit. Marilyn
Graf, Lenora MacArthur, Connie
McCarbery and Joan Winkle on
his team. Harry Smit heads the
^ixth grade team, with Lewis
Ernst, Connie Gross, Marie Ingram,
Jerry Jordan, Margaret Lange
Earl Moehn. Margaret Mulder,
Joan Mummery and Duane Steiner.
Seventh grade champion is Betty Noble, with a crew composed
of Doris Alber. Joan Elsman. Eleanor Grunewald, George "Haberer,
Robert Harris, Howard . Scuggs.
Nathan Hale** Jane, and': Helen
Hart.       *>.-; .- £- ■
1 Donna Little leads the.,: eighth
grade, along with Dorothy Finch,
Marilyn Rogers. Billy Randall.
Harry Fosdick, Harry Steiner, Betty Feldkamp, Danny McLean, Joe
Thomas   and  Eldeen  Feldkamp.
Mr. Lemke took the seventh
graders on a tour of the building
last week, explaining and demonstrating the air-conditioning and
heating system and apparatus.
The students were interested and
better informed about their school
as a result of the trip.
Kationing And
Victory Gardens
AUCTION SALE
STYLE   SHOW   GIVEN
BY  HOME-EC.   GIRLS
Suits, dresses, play togs, tot's
clothing, all executed by the girls
in the High school Home Economics classes during the year,
were shown to an audience '.of
mothers and faculty members, at
the annual style show, staged in
the gym Friday afternoon. Tea
was served afterward under the
direction of Miss Richardson,
while Mrs. Washburn directed
, the style show.
Subjects Presented
And Discussed At
Rotary Club Meeting.
Mayor Alwin Gross brought tiu.
matter of Victory Gardens to the
attention of the club last Thursday. The need for the c.nervation of all the food for the armed
forces means that eveiy -ie should
raise a garden. With ;11 probability the matter of p zes may
be considered at some liter time
for the best gardens in this vicinity. • Victory gardens n -e. going
to be planted in all towns and
cities of the whole Unit d States.
Mrs. Luella M. Smith, county
clerk, was introduced to members
by Alwin Gross. Mrs. Smith
mentioned how she had been
given advance notification of her
duties by Mr. Caswell, county defense chairman, The program began with sugar rationing last fall.
Superintendent Hubert Bearss was
paid a fine compliment by the
ration committee and Mrs. Smith.
M_rs. Anthony was also complimented for her splendid work at
the city hall for rationing.
The matter of tire rationing was
discussed with all of the agencies
of disbursement, travel, and ad-
ij-inistration, all of whom have
added to confusion.
All in all, the peop'e arc said to
be becoming ration-minded. It was
pointed out that it is the fairest
manner by which everyone can
get a similarity of goods at a
given time.
Rotarians R. J. Schuler and C.
L. Corrello of Milan were guests,
as were Mae Drew of Ann Arbor
and Mrs.  Gordon Anthony.
At the meeting of the club on
the 4th, a quartet from the cast
of "Dirty Work at the Crossroads"
sang several of their numbers, and
following a brisk ticket sale, responded to encores. They were
Grace Kleuter, Ella Mae Alber,
Marie Bird and Corine Kinsley,
with Eleanor Hertler at tlie piano.
i^> <yts_>t,
. cv-ry
for VICTORY with
U.S. WAR BONDS
Wolverine
Parsons'.
Work     Shoes     a6
Clarence
phone 152.
Cook,
Auctioneer.
Heating and sheet metal work,
furnace cleaning and repairing.
R. G. Wahl, phone 160.
Desirable building lots with
sewer and water. Terms given.
Wiedman Auto Co., Saline.
Used cars wanted. W.1I pay
top prices for good late mode_s_
Wiedman Auto  Company,  Saline..
Just received another car of*
Government wheat, 51.65 per 100
lbs.    Saline Mercantile Company.
For Sale—Hampshire sows due
to farrow after March 25. W. B.
Kelly, 6680 Whittaker road, Ypsilanti. 26
Poultry will definitely be good
property this season. Put in thai,
ertra lot of chicks. We are still
hatching. Saline Hatchery.
Wanted — Dead and useless
ateck; horses $7.50, cows $6. Call
collect Tecumseh 350. Carroll
Frbst, Licensee for Darling & Co>
We. carry a complete line of
Master Mix feeds and concentrates on hand at all times. Special discounts on ton lots. Morton
Poultry   Farm.
i OBSERVER LINERS
!
;    Gasified Advertising
! 6c  per  line first insertlmi.  -it:  pel
|   line each  subsequent  insertion.
!
UUNIMUM  CHARGE.   25  CENT..
Tuesday,   "March  30
at 12 o'clock.
Registered Belgian mare 4 yrs.
CPresume the budget has gone to
hang this week to allow the family's  enjoyment  of one  last fling
old, wt. 1700; Reg. Belgian mare at its favorite steak cr roast, iff
3 yrs., wt. 1600; sorrel Belgian you have any good recipes or sug-
gelding 2 yrs., wt. 1500; bay mare gestions for stretching meats, or
10 yrs., wt. 1600; roan gelding 8 any other rationed articles, let's
yrs.,   wt. 1750. [ share them with others via. yo(_r
The following are registered weekly paper. How can the "boys"
Holstein cattle: 3-yr.-old, bred be kept from slicing or hunktng
March 16; 2-yr.-old, fresh Dec from that cold roast for their
27, bred March IO; also heifer after-school or before-bsd snack?
calf; 8-yr.-old, due in April; 3-yr.- And some of our more finical eat-
old, bred Nov. 13, '42; 3-yr.-old, ers will soon be acquiring an r<p-
bred July 9, '42; 2-yr.-old, bred petite for hash and stew—or go
Nov. 5; 3-yr.-old, fresh Feb. 1; I hungry. C.Even after these depres-
6-yr.-old, fresh Dec. 29; also heif- sion years, we of this spoiled gen-
er calf; 7-yr.-old, fresh Jan. 20;, eration are complaining of ration-
6-yr.-old, fresh Dec. 18, also has ing- If we would just imagine
twin heifer calves; yearling heif-' that it was the pocketbook and
er bred Dec. 29; yearling heifer not the OPA that curtails our
bred March 7, '43; 2 yearling heif- • purchase of gasoline, substitutes
ers    not  bred:    2    10-months-old   oleo   for   butter,   limits   our   con-
CITY   FARMERS
Mr. Burgess has started a class
for town boys who wish to work
on farms this summer. This
class calls every Friday at 4:00
and  lasts  until  5:30.
Any one who wishes to really
work and work hard, and also
work efinciently on a farm should
come down and get wised up to
the nicks and nacks of farming.
To Rent—Five acres good garden land.    Box 221, Saline.      26
JUNIOR DINNER
In honor of the cast of "Dirty
Work at the Crossroads," recent
Junior dramatic success, the
Class of '44 will have a dinner on
Tuesday, March 30. They will play
games and dance during the evening following the dinner.
For Sale—Worthy seed oats.
F.  R.   Clements, phone   166F13.
For Sale—Four young sows, due
now. 5591 Maple road, 2 miles
north  of  Saline. 26
We have a good supply of
poultry equipment—nests, electrie
feeders and fountans. Fill your
needs before too late.
Saline Hatchery.
Especially equipped to reiigif
auto parts and farm machinery.
Welding of all kinds. Brooks
Brothers wiU fix it if anyone-
can.    Phone 101.
Dead. Useless Farm  Antinalfs
removed.   Horses   $7.50,   cows   $6.
Prompt service, including Sundays*
call 484, Adrian,  reverse charts,
Actrian, Mich     Adrian rankn-T" fo.
I Feed5- yr"ir pullets Master Mix.
I Egg Mash for high egg nroduc-
j tion while egg prices arp "br"5t_
I Morton Poultry Farm. ph^ne-
!65R2.
heifers; 4-month-old heifer. Reg.
Durham bull 14 months old, from
a 503-pound 2-yr.-old dam; 2-
yr.-old grade heifer, fresh Feb. 1
and heifer calf ard 2 arnd^ yearling heifers. The cattle are nearly
all from Lakefieir* bred sires.
40 ewes. 20 with lambs.
sumption of meat and other foods,
and checks us at three pairs lof
shoes a year, we would keep it to
ourselves and do far less grump-
ing. CThe death last week of
Stephen Vincent Benet leaves
quite an unfinished chapter in the
life of an author who has added
s».
Now that rationing is swinging into
high speed
"QUALITY"
is the most necessary requisite in getting the most out of your points ana.
as always, Schmid's have a full line of-
QUALITY items whether it be Meats,
Frankenmtuh or other Cheese, Canned
Goods, Produce, etc.
Free Delivery 10 A. M. Daily
2-unit Sur<rp mi'ker, 8 ten-gal. much to the enjoyment of others
milk cans, 800 bushels of oats^ 15 with his prose and poetry. A pop-
tois of hay." ular book club recently offered) a
Three wagons, one on rubber; set of two books of his better
bay racks. 2 wagon "^"x-s, F-20 known works as a set, and they
Farmall tractor on rubber. Little are now being treasured by many
Genius plow, 2-bottom, 14-in. dou-. literary folk. «T"Bud" MacArthur
ble d*.sk. tractor cultivator, 4-sec. * writes enthusiastically of his life
springtooth drag. 3-sec. spring- with the Marines, and Sally and
tooth drag, 3-sec. spiketooth "Mac" are duly proud of him.
drag, 2 one-horse cultivators. New, CD° you know of anyone else
Idea manure spreader on rubber,: working at the bomber plant? Or
land roller, VanBrunt 13-disk grain should we say, do you know of
drill with fertilizer, grass seeder anyone who is NOT working
and marker attachments; McCor-, there? Which is it? CEvery other
miek-Deerinfr mower. 5-ft. cut: '■ person we know has just had a
McCormick-Deering- hav loader,; baby, or has the nursery all pne-
m'sh type: McCormick-Deering j pared for the arrival of same,
side rake. McCormick-Deering 7- j Some of these couples are touchy
**. Vrain binder. John Deere "corn i at the mention of such phrasles
binder, Rosenthal! 4-roll corn husk-1 as war marriages, draft exemp- [
er. new nower corn sheller, Mc-1 tions and income-tax deductions,;
Cormick-*neerir.g silo filler, Cham- j but our less-sensitive cousins can
pion potato digger, feed grinder, ] lead a merry conversational chase
clover se°d buncher, fence stretch-1 in an honest discussion of wiar
er. road grader, 2 sets nearlv new j living. This isn't just a problem
hea.w harness, trailer, grindstone, j of today; our ancestors had -he
nost-hole digger, crowbars. 75-ft. i same fundamental things to live
rubber   drive belt   root  cutter,   2  and   fight   for   that we   moderns:
encounter, and the pioneers of
this "new world'" certainly showed.
us the stuff we were expected to
be made of—and we won't ask'
for an easy way out. So let's
show ax-miration and not sympa- :
thy towards these young wives.;
and mothers who are being left;
at home to shoulder their share j
of the family burdens while the'
man of th=> house is awav helping *
settle a score for civilization. ;
BOY AND GIRL
SCOUTS CELEBRATE
To celebrate the new-found co-
operativce spirit between Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts in Saline,
the two groups and their sponsors had. a potluck supper on Tuesday evening, March 23. The joint
collection of paper was a huge suc-
ces__, and they are working on
tin-can-collecting. Mr. and Mrs.
Greenstein and Miss Stoianowski
were at the dinner. The Boy
Scouts are planning a drive for
sale of war stamps next week.
For Sate—Duroc boars and gilts.
7 months old. Dan Hertler and
Son, phone 184F21. -25
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! For Sale—Rotary Hoe, nearly
' new. No purchase certificate re-
i quired.    Wiedman Auto Co.
I Farmers, attention. Please order New Idea and Oliver repairs
now.    Wiedman Auto Co.,  Saline.
Wanted.—Three light-housekeeping   rooms   in   Saline   by  three
I adults.   Box 391, Saline,. Mich.
J Thanks to a mill 108 years old?
, that has weathered !. warp, v-n
i can get high qualitv flour for a'T
j your baking. Try Hayden's "1900""
j (Enriched!) Flour. Grand for
i bread, and great for cp^e. T r-t
: Hayden's flour suuplv your every
' "knead".
In addition to poultry feeds we
sell Master Mix dog food, R.ibbit
pellets, calf meal, dairv. steer,
hog and sheep roncentratees. Attractive ton prices .See us today-
Morton Poultry Farm.
! If you want a permanent before
j Easter, make your appointment
i now   at Helen's Beauty  Shop.
Order your Baby Chicks now.
Hathching begins Jan. 18. White
Rocks, Barred Rocks and White
Lehorns. Atractive prices. Morton
Poultry Farm.
Wanted—People in this vicinity
fates, etc .• will confer a favor by
who have any legal printing required in the settlement of es-
having it sent to this newspaper.
The rates are universal in surf*
matters and to have your notices
anpear in this paper it is ohh?-
neeessarv to ask the Probate
.Ti-dsre to „q°nd them to The
Saline Observer,
BAND CONCERT
FOR RED CROSS
The High School Band will
give a concert at the auditorium
Friday evening, March 26, for the
benefit of the Red Cross. There
will not be any admission charge
but a collection will be taken.
i For Sale — Registered Polled
: roan Shorthorn bull 1 yr. old;
' also one 2-bottom 12-inch Lit-
j tie Genius plow. Jesse Hewens,
i 9  miles  east  of  Saline. 26
All Sizes — All Fabrics
Price Range to Fit All Purses
7f\W'     G-M   So.   Main   St.
.'  \_».____      Ann Arbor, Mich.
CARD OF THANKS
! Wanted—Farm. Have cash
i buyers for SO1 acre to 160 acre
j farm. Also buyer who wants 20
j to 40 acres. Also buyers for
I large farms. Oril Ferguson, 928
Forest, Ann  Arbor,  phone  22839.
We  wish to . thank   the   Saline
fire department and neighbors for
assistance at the time of our fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hieber.
rolls   barbed   wire,    auantity   of
tra"tor oil. rotk. household eoods.
" Terms:    Cash.	
"J*.. ***"•. HT7TZEL & SON.
"****" A FOLD GATES. Auctioneer.
^aw Subscribers in^Feh.
E. D. Esch.
Julius  C.  Walker,   Clinton.
Robert Gilliam.
W. J.   Davis.
Edward  Wild.
Anthony Friedrick, Milan.
E. E. Towler, Ypsilanti.
Mrs. Erwin   Wild.
Edward Burmeister, Manchester.
EYES EXAMINED
Glasses fitted. Dr. Frank Gilford
Toledo Optometrist, Saturday. 2:30
to 9:45 P. M. Office: Milan Hotea,
(upstairs). (Tenth year in Milan.
CARD OF THANKS
I    "thank    my   neighbors    and
friends for all their kindness while
shut   in   with   my   broken   arm.,
Everythinsr has  been very  much
appreciated.
Margaret Miles.
Saline Theatre
APRIL    SCHEDULE
March 31, April 1—Affairs of
Martha-
April 2-3—Street Chanie; Heart
of  Golden West.
April 4-6—-A Yank at Eaton.
April 7-8—Cario..
April 9-101—Pierre Plain; Youth
on  Parade.
April 11-13—Road to  Morocco.
April 14-15 — Daring Young
Man.
April 16-17—City of Silent
Men; Mountain Rhythm.
April 18-20—Major of the Minor.
April 21-22^—Seven Sweethearts.
April   23-24—X   Marks   Spot.
April 25-27—George Washington Slept   Here.
April 28-29—Across the Pacific.
April 30-May 1—Henry Aldrich,
Editor;  Traitor   Within.
TRY AN*  OBSERVER LINER.
Try To Phone 100 People
Then you'll know why it is1
easier and cheaper to utilize Observer advertising columns and
reach many, many times that
number at little cost
Wanted—Woman to care for
elderly woman with mild mental
illness in patient's farm home.
Modern conveniences. No one else
in family. Close neighbors. Car
for patient's use if you can
drive. $15 per week. For further
information write or phone. 928
Forest,  Ann Arbor,  phone 22839.
AN  ESSENTIAL
WAR INDUSTRY
NEEDS HELP
TO  "KEEP 'EM
ROLLING"
Brakemen
Switchtenders
Telegraph Operators
Yard   Clerks
Apply      Superintendent's      Office,
NYCRR,   Jackson, Mich.
Buy your feed and chicks from
Wards. We carry complete line
of Kaseo Feeds. Poultry, Hog,
Cattle & Rabbit Feed. Plenty of
stock on hand—ask about our ton
or carload purchase plan.
CHICKS
Produced under Poultry Improvement Plan. From U. S. Approved Hatcheries and in TJ. S.
Approved Flocks. Chicks arriving
daily or will ship direct.
Montgomery Ward Farm   Store.
Corner   First at   Washington.
Phone  9878 Ann Arbor.
SalineTheatre
Friday  and  Saturday
WEAVER BROTHERS and*
ELVIRY in
Homestead
—ALSO—
MARY CARLISLE and
RICHARD CROMWELL in       f>
Baby Face
Morgan
Sun.,   Mon., and   Tues.
Matinee  Sunday,  3 p. m.
CLARK GABLE and
LANA TURNER in
Somewhere
rilFindYott
Wednesday and Thursday
MARSHA HUNT and
KICHABD CROMWELL In
Tie Affairs of Martha