1945-08-02; Saline Observer

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VOLUME 62
SALINE,   WASHTENAW COUNTY,  MI|pI(|%,   THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 1944
NUMBER  43
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Crash Near Luzerne
Takes Lives of Three
Oscar Wheeler,'Saline Druggist,
Killed; Two Saline Companions
In Grayling Hospital.
^"-rocked and grieved by the
tt, -■ .tragic ending of a vacation .trip in the north woods,
which culminated in th^ cdeath
of -Oscar C. Wheeler, well
known Saline druggist, and
two other persons, and serious
injury -to four others, two of
whom are Mrs. Martin Fuoss
and Charles [Jordan, also of Saline, friends here are relieved to
learn that the .condition of
both Mrs. Fuoss and .Mr. Jordan
iis .very favorable for their ultimate  recovery.
The two Saline men "had gone
to Luzerne a week ago on a vacation fishing trip and were
accompanied by Mrs. Fuoss
•.who went to visit her 'daughter,
Mrs. Raymond Baker of Berkley, who with her children,
were spending the summer
there.
The party was homeward
bound Saturday caftemoon, and
at an intersection on M-72, the
automobile in which they were
riding .and a .car .driven by Or-
lin McFarland of Greenbush,
collided. Mr. Wheeler was
killed instantly, McFarland dy-
the following day and the third
^victim, Harold Favors, Flint,
died late Monday in Mercy
Hospital at Grayling, where .all
the injured were taken follow
ing the .accident.
How the collision occurred is
unexplainable, as the view of
each road at 'the intersection
was unobscured for each driver. McFarland, who recovered
consciousness before he died,
declared that he saw no car in
sight, and those of the Saline
party say they failed to note
his  car approaching.
Funeral services for Mr.
Wheeler were held her Tuesday .afternoon at the Loekwood
Funeral Home, with interment
in Oakwood cemetery, Dr. Frederick Lendrum officiating.
•Oyer forty years in business
in Saline, Oscar C. Wheeler had
made many friends and a wide
acquaintance. He was born at
Adair, March 4, 1873, the son
of Darius and Martha Wheeler,
and .after graduating froih the
University School of Pharmacy
at Ann Arbor, came directly to
Saline and occupied the building where the Keveling drug
store is now located. He was
married to Miss Matilda Gross
of Saline, October 4, 1899, who
with five daughters, Mrs. Harold Hilsinger of Midland; Mrs.
Edward Smith of Seymour,
Ind.; Mrs. James Mcintosh of
" Plymouth; Mrs. Grace C.
Young, Saline; and 1/Sgt. Wilma Wheeler of Gowan Field,
Idaho;.and one son, Oscar, Jr.,
of Ann Arbor, survive him.
Also surviving are his sister,
Mrs. Charles Spencer of Washington, D. C, and nine grandchildren.
Mr. Wheeler was a member
and past master of Saline
Lodge, No. 133, F. & A. M.,
past patron qf Saline Order of
Eastern Star, and a member
of the Methodist church.
To Establish New
rise
Saline Cleaners Will
Be Open For Business
On The Thirteenth
A new establishment will
open here the 13th of August,
in the building on South Ann
Arbor street recently vacated
by Gersdd Coe and his barber
shop. The Saline Cleaners, under the management of Jack
.Daniels, will bring to this community a dry-cleaning and
pressing service which should
be of considerable interest to
.Salineites who will quickly recognize the advantage of having
such a service available locally.
At present all dry-cleaning
.and pressing work is being sent
to out-of-town establishments
and, of course, there is a necessary delay in the return of
the garments under such an arrangement. Mr. Daniels expects
to give prompt service, with
special attention to spotting,
cleaning and pressing and will
no doubt receive the patronage
which a purely local enterprise deserves.
■$
Is Our Ifaior Rol
Merchants Stingy
With Adrian Team
Much has been said, and. much has been written thru
press and radio concerning the rehabilitation of the ex-
serviceman. It has been the oft expressed determination
of America to provide for,, their needs, to place them
in jobs and help ' 'ti §gain find themselves in civil
life.   ' ri
A good many of our local .servicemen will, undoubt-
ly, need no help.    They will be returning to the farms
and occupations they left when they entered the services.
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•'There may be some however, who will stand in need
of the service a local agency can provide. It may be
Nothing more than a bureau of information on the opportunities for self-help—educational, vocational, etc., in connection \pth,certain government agencies, perhaps.
After all the encouragement and .promises that have
been held out to him on his returning—it is preached
from the pulpits, spoken of by Rotary, Kiwanis; mentioned in the lodges, talked about in clubs and societies-
it surely seems that somethings actual should be done
about it.
As far as we haVe been able to determine, our community has, and is making- no concerted effort in this
direction. - -    ,
Possibly there is no needo'for it
It may be that the boys returning home will be aWe
to shift for themselves. That those, who are still strong
and rugged mentally and- physically, will be more than
glad to compete with the rest of us here at home for
their place in the sun.
After all, it is only a small proportion of the many
millions in the service, who realy see actual combat and
suffer the hell of this war. But Saline will have its share
of those terribly hurt men. For those who will never again
return to the firesides they left—no plans will be necessary, but the maimed and hurt and handicapped will need
some little lift and it seems to us the height of ingratitude
and callousness if help is notr"ptovided.
We may erect our memorials and Honor Rolls and
dedicate our publicworks in their honor, but if we fail
to provide for their needs in some present concrete form,
these other things are but a hollow mockery—indeed a
pitiful expression of a lazy community's indifference.
NOTICE
A city paper collection will
be made Saturday morning,
August 4th at 9 o'clock.
Please have paper bundled or
boxed and on the lawn extension.
William  Jakad,
Salvage Chairman.
No Longer Need
A Chicken Coop
Thieves Clean Out
Howard Flock While
Family Sleeps
Arrange For Vets
Employment
17. of M. To Aid In
Proposal of Office of
Veterans Affairs
All-Stars Allowed But
One Run In Game
Here Sunday
Wife Brings Home Among The Tales
TheBaconT They Tell
The Saline Merchants sat
down on the usually hard-hitting Adrian All-Stars here Sunday, when Hoeft, allowing but
four feeble hits in one of the
best showings he has yet made
on the local diamond, chalked
up another win 5 to 1.
Everything was tight for six
and a half innings when Hoeft,
first up, hit a slow roller down
the first base line and beat out
a wild throw. When the inning ended Saline had chalked
up two runs, then added another in the seventh and two
more in the eighth.
.Adrian's lone tally was scored
in the eighth on a single and
a stolen base and Sock's wild
throw to the plate. It was probably Hoeft's best _ performance
thus far this season and was a
game full of thrills for the
goodly crowd in attendance.
Next Sunday's game here
will be with the Ypsilanti Machinists which is rated plenty
fast, and should provide a
good contest for the Merchants.
Red ration points aren't going to mean much to Robert
Hamilton this winter. In fact,
two tickets to the drawing at
the carnival at Tecumseh; Sat-
urady, have a lot more value
in his opinion. It might even
be boiled down to one ticket,
for it's this way—Rob bought
two tickets and his wife wrote
her name on one and his on
the other. One ticket with the
right number at the drawing
and Bob was the winner of a
700 pound steer, and he wasn't
even there. Notified of his
good fortune on Sunday he was
offered $100 for the animal, but
Bob said "Nothing doing. All
that meat and no points! I'm
keeping him." Wise fellow, for
in a few months that steer will
be worth a lot more not only in
money, but every pound added
to the animal's weight means
just that many more red
points in value, too.
SCOUTS TO USHER AT
FOOTBALL GAMES
Daniel S. Ling, chairman of
the ushering committee of the
Washtenaw Livingston boy
scout council, today announced
that the Eagle and Wolf patrols
of Saline Boy Scout TrOop 46
upon the recommendation of
their scoutmaster, William
Jakad, will assist in the football ushering service project at
the University of Michigan
stadium. The first three games
are Sept. -15, 22 and 29th.
Additional scouts from other
patrols in the Saline troop may
be added from time-to time.
The Seitz family reunion was
held on Sunday at the Huron
River park near Ann Arbor
with about forty members present, coming from Ann Arbor,
Chelsea, Jackson, Tecumseh
and Saline. Mrs. Charles Hertler received the recognition of
being the oldest member present and Lorrine Jedele, daughter of Pfc. and Mrs. Lorrin
Jedele, was the youngest. Emanuel Seitz of Ann Arbor was
elected president; Mrs. Reuben
Guenther of Ann Arbor, secretary - treasurer, and Ruth
Wuerth, also of Ann Arbor, was
chosen chairman of the entertainment committee for next
year's reunion.
THERE MUST BE
A   DIRTY  DIVE
Warning that the waters of
the Saline river are not fit to
bathe in, William Jakad, recreation director at the city park,
says that many youngsters are
using a spot just beyond the
park limits for swimming and
that it is a "risky piece of business."
Frank Tyack, skilled mason,
truck farmer and poultryman,
is justly proud of his garden
this summer. Last week Ms
snap beans were bringing $7
p§r bushel on the Detroit market and sort of compensating
for the loss of his strawberry
crop last spring. In a street
comer conversation switched
from his tomato crop, which
will soon be ripening, to the
tall topic of fishing, Tyack told
of the sport on Sheepshead
Bay, back when he was a resident of New York City. The
story came out when a Saline
fisherman told of his good luck
on the-river last week.
We used to take a boat, said
Tyack, everything furnished,
fishing tackle bait and all, at so
much per.- Each one threw a
half-dollar - into the kitty and
'the> one catching the biggest
fish got the lion's share of the
pot, with the balance going to
the runner-up. I won second
money the last trip I made, and
believe me, when we docked at
the pier we had more fish than
we could lug home and gave
many of them away. Yep,
Sheephead Bay is certainly the
one place to fish, said Frank,
and the Saline fisherman, the
last we saw of him, was headed
To Sheepshead Bay?
We couldn't say.
Because thieves made a clean
sweep of his flock of 200 six-
week-old chickens Sunday
night, Charles Howard, 102
South Lewis street, canceled
his advertisment in this paper
for a chicken coop. The heed
for, it went with the flock.
C. D. Finkbeiner had a little
better luck the same evening.
They     heard     a     disturbance
  among their flock and eaaghx
the glint of a flashlight. A
A program by means of couple of rifle shots sent the
which any veteran can be thieves scurrying for safety,
placed in employment in any but at that they didn't leave
state of the union has just empty handed. They got a few.
been arranged by the Office of The Finkbeiners live o.n a rural
Veterans' Affairs and the Bu- route out of Clinton. Whether
teau of Appointments of the it was the same party operat-
University of Michigan. ing at both places has not been
For many years, the Bureau determined as the Howards
of Appointments of the Uni- were unaware of their loss un-
versity of Michigan has met til the following morning and
with pronouneed success in find- the Finkbeiners failed to get
ing positions for Michigan a glimpse of the thieves at their
graduates      throughout     the place.
country. It now has personal- Police Chief Gillen and the
ized contacts with between 900 sheriff's office have been ad-
and 1,000 of the nation's larg-vised of the depredations and
est corporations and business are at present working on the
concerns, in all lines of manu- case.
factoring   and   endeavor   and, —:	
through arrangements with HERE, THEY COME
similar bureaus in other uni- Harry Hersch.who assumed
versities, has 15 co-operative proprietorship of the Saline
offices throughout the country. Dairy the first of July, which
Last year alone, it referred iie purchased from Herman
2,800 Michigan residents to Bredernitz, moved his family
jobs of their choice m other here the 19th. -j^gy are i0_
states. It likewise has person- ^^^ at 98 Maple Road. Mr.
al contacts within 69 govern- and Mrs. Hersch came here
ental agencies having employ- from Ypsilanti, have three
ment opportunities. daughters,   Marlene,    12;   Ar-
How Plan Operates dale>   9j   and   Judy   Glenil)   9
Through - the arrangement months old. The Hersches are
made with the Office of Veter- very weU pleased With their
ans' Affairs, the Bureau of Ap- new location and very much
pointments wiU now extend its impressed with the friendliness
services   .to   include   Michigan of the townspeople.
veterans. Its operations will be  ■
simple: The veteran merely in- _AM) THERE THEY G0
dicates the kind of work want-     ,, ,   ,,        ..„    ,   -„
ed and where, specifying any f^ ™d Mrs. Alfred Drow
city, large or small, anywhere, a*d family moved to Traverse
and the Bureau of Appoint- 2*** Saturday to make their
ments will provide personalized I1?™- D"nilS their 8-year res-
letters of introduction to con- ldence, here 1X1 Sal™e> m:
cems and individuals with 5.rowvhad heJn ^engineerat
whom the Bureau has dealt for theL Ypsilanti State hospital,
many years, and negotiate for and ™11 h.f employed in the
the veteran same capacity at Traverse City.
Should the veteran be unde- ^.fls° z^^f to J?™"3*?
cided as to what type of posi- Sty ™-x,v We™' **$ ^ *and
tion he wants or should try to ™™. William Murrell and fam-
fill, the University staff will $r. ms- Murrell and Mrs-
give him an aptitude test and Prow «* slste™> and ^e
counseling. There will be no t**™3^ from Traverse. The
charge of any sort for any of Murrells have lived here 11-
these services years,    vacating    the    Julius
Counselors of councils recog- Schnirring residence, just pur-
nized by the Office of Veterans' phased by Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Affairs, may provide any vet- Parsons,
eran with a' referral slip   (O. ~
A YEAR-ROUND
OPEN   SEASON
Fishermen will benefit by a
statute effective next January
1 that will open all lakes except designated trout 'lakes
north of M-46, to year-round
fishing for species on which
there is no closed season, shch
as yellow perch, calico bass,
bullheads, etc. It permits "the
taking of pike from May 15 to
March 15. _.*..&'
LET JOY BE
UNREFINED
There will be no supervision
of recreational activities at the
"city park Saturday, due to the
fact that the recreation director,. William Jakad, will be busy
supervising the collection of
-waste paper throughout the
city that day.
Read the Liner Ads NOW! .
Bureau of Appointments, Dr. T. Youth Rally Here
Luther Purdom,   Director,   201 -. ■_       a jj.       j    j
Mason    Hall,    University    of Largely Attended
Michigan,   Ann   Arbor,   .Michi- 	
gan.
If a counselor desires to pro- The young people's societies
vide a veteran with a letter, of Trinity . Lutheran church
he should also send O. V. A. and of Salem Lutheran church
Form 4. Beceause of the per- of Scio were joint hostesses to
sonalized nature of the service, a youth rally at Saline park en
the veteran must call in person. Sunday afternoon. About 98
If preliminary correspondence young people and their pastors
is thought advisable, the coun- coming from the Lutheran
selor (not the veteran) should churches at Monroe, Adrian,
undertake it. Scio and Saline gathered for a
  social meeting and potluck sup-
CITY WATER CARRIED per.    It is hoped _____ four of
TO FORD MILL these rallies may be held each
Contamination having forced gf8*1^ the ^mvP, this being
the abandonment of one of the tbe first,
two wells at the Ford mill, a ~
city water line was hooked up The Saline Valley Farms f ara-
there Thursday for use in the fly enjoyed a picnic supper last
event of an emergency. Friday evening which featured
  a wedding cake in honor of the
THEY  HAD A  PICNIC recent  bride   and  groom,  Mr.
The Methodist Sunday school and-Mrs. „Alex Von Sossan. In
picnic at the city park Thurs- connection with the event the
day evening of last week was "family" presented the couple
attended by 130 picnickers who with a "shower" of many gifts;
had a grand time making use of 	
the   pack's   facilities   for   fun
making, later gathering about     Since Leland Graf closed his
the tables for a picnic dinner automobile repair shop on West
and an old-fashioned visit. Michigan avenue he has been
 : — working with  Owen Hoeft at
•The Mexican government will the station on East Michigan
control rice supplies and prices, avenue..