1945-08-16; Saline Observer

              VOLUME 62
SALINE,   WASHTENAW   COUNTY,  MICHIGAN,        THURSDAY, AUG. 16, 1945
NUMBER 45
stays Lie
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FIRE DESTROYS
SMEDLEY  HOME
Miss Ernestine Wilson
Becomes Bride of TVS
Harold F. Schaefer
The Saline fire department
made a second run to the home
of Clyde Smedley, 1S19 Rose
wood avenue, Pittsfield township, Monday morning to fight
fire that had got beyond con-,
trol when they reached the
scene, with the result that the
house and its contents were
entirely destroyed. The department had been called the
night before and -had put out
a fire that had started with but
xicMgao To Face Ypsi
e- Stiff Com
petition   mo
South and West
Issue Challenge
In the Future
And Are Picked
Up in Detroit
And Loot Recovered
Michigan and the i
Vhen   Martin   Fuoss   enter-
MERCHANTS CONTINUE
WINNING STREAK
Saline Merchants took another ball game Sunday afternoon when they let Tecumseh
down with a 6 to 2 decision in
a game that was tight up to
Che sixth inning when Fisher,
left-handed Tecumseh pitcher,
was relieved by Johnnie Harrison. Hoeft allowed the visitors but five scattered hits
and the locals were not threatened at any time. With Junior
Armbruster's   stellar   work
xpaesioe nan
is
Manchester Handle
Corporation Has
Imposing Program
A  glimpse"** of  something to
was revealed by L. C. Badgley
uu. utxu-team. ^       interesting address at the
Ypsilanti     Machinists, moiMrta. nf «.. \n+»vv r.l..h at
At a loyely candlelight service at the home
Mr.  and Mrs
h.  Schaefer   son  ot  ivns.  Au- ,       th   h d petition    from    southern    and the  afternoon;   that  they  had     tu.     Yrxdla-nti     Marmn.sr*   	
gusta Schaefer, at eight o'clock ^f™" ™™,e Xewhere western states in the post war forced  entrance  by way  of a 2 lla,S   w   i™   ™S meeting of the Rotary Club at
on Friday evening, August 10. ge   S^dleys^ went   elsewhere ^   representatives   of bagement  ^^ *       7   ^ who   played   here   two   weeks ^ Tmn ^ Thursday noon>
Hie ceremony was perform- t^uSit that a spS n ay havl nine- southern  Michigan   coun- the screen had been torn and off in the e4th ir^™ wiU r^ AU ^^ they are maMng b,ase
Sw taLrfflaSed (m eiTher f™shings    and    started    the Planning     Institute     held    m exit   by   releasing   the   night cide who's who.
llf^r wL?Jnf tXw S second    outbreak    which    was Jackson,                                          lock on one of the doors.
5S.?LSet^iri°J^d discovered   about   five   o'clock D Sponsored   by   the   Michigan     That same night Police Chief 	
Panning  Connnission  with the Gillen and State Trooper Wayne
co-operation of Jackson city of- McConnell of Ypsilanti had the
ficials    the   institute   held   on culprits     in     custody.     Three
Thursday    July   19,   was   the ^      w Hartman,
largest m the history of Mich - 12    Yklituxi  Johnson   12,  and
yellow tapers flanked on either
ts of yellow anc"
white gladioli. Before the cere- -.._    ,
mony Miss Doris Kays of Ann Monday niormng.
Arbor sang "Because" and "At 	
Dawning"   accompanied  at  the
;?nCye.M,ss Virgi=i2 Smith STATE LAND MADE
•-  Tlie bridal party approached
gan planning, and ae 3 result
of  the   surprising
1^1 r„   Donald Sharp, 13, of Ypsilanti
*iS;¥«'«i'5SAVAILABLE TO VETS»-3Sn-££S%£^«S*ido* K£
ST. PAULS TO PACK
CHRISTMAS BOXES
wedding march where they*
ivere met by the Rev. R. S.
Hocking of the Methodist
chur_.li who yead the service
using the double ring ceremony.
> lite bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore
a street length dress of white
wool and carried a bouquet of
Can Buy At the
Appraised Valuation
For His Own Use    --
befeeld throughout the state     cugtod    of the Jud     of prQ_
Addressing the noon luncheon kate~    .
meeting   of   the   Insitute    Dr.     ^     h       fe geen in
Dr  Eugene B. Elliott   supenn ^ aftemoon and
tendent _ of   public   ^urtion were known to have boarded a
and chairman at the Michigan "c   ,       . ~     tw„™-4- „-i- a .Kt_
Planning Commission, said that ^^^J^^t;6*
he   was   overwhelmed   by   the xwu
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when they entered into a contract with the government to
supply it with thousands of
them that a representative of
Uncle Sam came on from
Kansas City, Mo., checked the
measurements, gave orders for
some minor changes, and since
then the company has made
more than 180,000 bats for the
camps here and abroad, and
about 60,000 for a firm in
Cincinnati that supplies the-big
league clubs.
The bats are made of hickory-
or  ash,   and  this  furnishes  a
market for local farmers who
.   ...       T       T , The St. Paul's Women's Guild have wood lots. This will be so
calibre   Ivor-Johnson vote(j    at    their    meeting    on more in the future than in the
For Christmas In
Europe and Asiatic
Countries
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size of the attendance and the Patois,   ?13   in  dimes,   several August   3   to   co-operate   with past, when fanners realize the
Exhibiting   an   eagerness   to interest evidenced and that he Packs of cigarettes, Mr. iuoss  the churcia committee on over- firm  wants   their  timber,   will
exTxe^T.e_-t-n      ttti+T.       T n^al       PAllTlfils ... -t     ■ .1 n •_       TOof^!. +W!f. llUUting K"mVfiS. T. .1. _-C J     T> 4-. .iJ „~        /■!.+    1+    IT)    +1.0     .X7(_rW*ls    JITld     rffllinVfi
white    stephanotis    and   roses _ _ mw;iciJlj v,-_.___.__.». _-™   —
centered with gardenias.    Her co-operate with Local Councils will reCommend to the Commis- watch,
Mrs.
      0     __„.._  BU, icumuutuu » ». -»— tw0    llimtmg    knives, seas Relief and Reconstruction, cut it in the woods and remove
only attendant was Miss Ruth of   Veterans'. Affairs   and  the gi(m that a series of sllch meet. pens, pencils and some buttons an interdenominational organi- it without damaging any other
Baumann  who  wore   a  yellow Michigan Office of Veterans' Af- jngs be held.. from    a    collection    of    ™™       ■■        ■ -        - •    *■    ■c-^- — -p—"
wool dress and carried a bouquet fairs in their efforts to assist     jjr. Elliott advised that state Fuoss' were recovered.
of delphinium and roses. veterans in securing homes and and j"ocal communities must as- 	
David   Schaefer,   brother   of business  properties,   the   State
T      . _    -, - .. ..      sume leadership in planning for
the groom, acted as best man. Land Board announced a policy fcjae future and he pointed out
The ceremony was performed of giving- veterans preference tliat «it is better to have thous-
in the presence of only the im- in buying property. ands of ideas coming from the
mediate members  of the fam-     The program will be of par- citizens in all areas than from a
ilies and a few friends of the ticular interest to veterans in few perSons in Washington,
bride. . the  metropolitan  area because     "Our  city governments,   our
The young couple left by most of the land the state has sci100i systems, our democrat-
train for Topeka, Kansas, where for sale lies in Wayne, Oakland jc institutions were developed
Sgt. Schaefer will report for and Macomb counties. Gerald F. ]3ecause thousands did the
part-time hospitalization, hav- Mallory, Land Board secretary, p]annuig from the grass roots,"
ing been wounded in action in estimates the state has 50,000 jle deciared. "The°governor of
Germany following the cam- to 65,000 parcels of land for ^g state and the mayors of
paign at Remagen Bridge. sale in these three counties.       cities as well as other executive
Both the bride and groom are Most of the parcels are va- ^eads of government units have
graduates of the Saline High cant property platted for resi- a double responsibility in that
school and the bride has been dences, but some business they must give the leadership
attending the State Normal Col- sites are included. However, jn planning^ and see that the
lege at Ypsilanti. the   Board   controls   all   state pjans are ^arried out  success-
land   in  all   36   counties   lying fuUyt"
below the north line of Muskeg-
WALT   JAEGER   LEADS
IN TOURNAMENT
In Sunday's horseshoe tournament at the City park, Walter
zation in sending boxes to trees, fields or fences,
the Christians of Europe Mr. Badgley showed a lamp
and Asia for Christmas, which the company will manu-
The work is being done facture as soon as their new
entirely though church chan- building is completed and-the
nels and the boxes will be requisite machinery installed. It
distributed to the needy1? of the infra-red style, the
through their own churches-in Patented feature being a second
the liberated areas of Europe. ]enz which enables one to turn
A half million such boxes are ths heat from the lamp onto
expected to be sent from Chris- the desired spot on one's body
tian groups in America. Mrs. and ii; is guaranteed not to
Clarence Fritz, president of the bu™ no matter how long it is
Women's Guild, has received a used. The government has
supply of the cartons which in- Placed an order with them 1 or
elude full instructions for pack- 30,000 as a starter and this will
ing, necessary wrappings, etc. be increased until a total of
There are three prescribed lists staggering proportions have
from which to choose, a box for Deen delivered,
babies up to two years of age, A ™slt to the plant discloses
for children to 12 years, and for that the east half of the handle
adults, and when the contents factory, is being enclosed with
are accumulated they are val- blocks, the front to be of red
ued at an average of about $4. fancy brick. To the west of
A ....      , __       ., T Members of the Guild desiring the factory a large building is
Competition has,  aP1,aientiy, ^ ^ boxes individuallv or ™ under  construction  which  will
A SERVICE OF WORSHIP
in observance of the ending
of World War II will be held
in St. Paul's church at 8, p.
m. on the evening of the
officially proclaimed V-J
Day. The service will nro-
vide opportunity for thanksgiving, repentance, intercession and dedication, it was
announced today by the
pastor, Rev. Alvin Siemsen.
All persons interested in
attending the service are
welcome.
HOEFT'S CONTINUE LEAD
IN SOFTBALL LEAGUE
m
In this same vein, Edward D.
on county across the state, m- Connor,   executive   director   of
cludiog Bay county and all of the Citizens Housing and Plan- , - ,, ... _ w ____ „„_«_, i_____¥^Uc.^  ^  xxx ^ „     , ^   A A  ,.x
the Thumb ning Council of Detroit said:       been.rather .easy this summei .g^^ or Sunday school class. house the lamp factory. A ht-
T»0«»i. H«v.nT,«t»t0<. w« mmoT The Lan-d Eoar? raleS .hat a "Human tensions arise in for Hoefts aggregation m the eSj are asked to t them-from tie farther to the west a new
w^ow!^ nS? ? fiiiH ^f Tfi vffvaTL who ^1Sl11es t0 hu? 5 communities which do not have City League, they having: drop- Mrg> Fritz as early as possible house is under way. All in a11
ior piowess over a neia oi io state parcel at the appraised proper facihties The people Ped but <yne game to date ana sulce they must be ready for " presents a busy scene, with
StPreaeSef?o SlvSmnh Ialue for, Ms ow^ use an4not know the problems. It is neces- have seven wins to their credit. shipment by the Committee on about 47 men on their pay roll.
SS^fif T,l2f )l ^ ^ f0r re^le may d0 SO wlth0Ut sary for them to nresent them. The Methodists with five wins Relief through the General Following Mr. Badgley's talk,
^   *o +?ot competition.     _ When-the time  comes  to put and five losses are the runners packing Coporation by October S(pn£ pictures  of the  growth
mSfnTLw ii«t« .ho «,r.n,.«_     ^he Jand Primarily must be the plan into action, it is .the up. 15   in   order   to   reach   local ?f   the   Ford   Motor   Campany
lZre_itoli0wmg> y,st? tlie ^anous sold at public auction  subject persons in the community which     The   results   of   August    9:  churches   for   distribution   by ?rom lts inception to the clos-
to the highest bid. A civilian causes the plan to succeed or Hoeft's, 7, Methodist, 4. Jaeger- Christmas. A Church Christmas ™« of the Willow Run bomber
wishmg to buy a lot must sub- fail »   Connor   declared. Bredernitz; Armbruster-Larson. package is* designed as an ex- &*%* Tre shown-
_._. _  ,...,  ____.    ~  Railroaders,   26;    Federated, oression of svmnathv and o-nnd- _.Guests  were   Guy  MiUer  of
contestants and their scores:
First round 	
Walter.Iaeger.50, M. Blair 20. mit^a °Md and his'offer~is"not
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£T    *^ u  a £    -.T    So  mit a ma ana ms OIter 1S not     "If nersons in local communi-     Railroaders,   26;    i'ederatea. pression of sympathy and good- ...yues5f  were   uuy  ivuuei   0I
r ^    6 S' w w^o'f 33" accepted for seven days during ties   ai   not   conSmed^itti 2; Lejwick-Raybum; Hamilton, wffl to war ^ffere?s ¥^ E" A" Schaeberle of Aim
G. SSbfbrsShemach £g & "*" bM ^ be ^ t^ ^bi, ^^wiSTe Jaeger-Brown » ^ - —   — *— - —
W. Jakad 50, W. Hinderer 18.
W. Eiseman 50, C. Moehn 27.
O. Corl 50, A. Schneider 7.
R. Allen 50, B,. Klueter 15.
Second round:
C. Kern 50, R. Allen 43.
W. Jakad 50. O. Corl 40.
G. Jacoby 50, W. Eiseman 31.
W. Jaeger 50, C. Lowe 12.
Semi-finals: "    •
W. Jakad 50, C. Kern 20.
W. Jager 50, G. Jacoby 14.
Finals:
W. Jager 50, W. Jakad 27.
The appraised prices of - the ^W K fntral agen^s
lots in the Metropolitan area J^1** do not know the Prob"
are   equal   or   slightly   higher  ei"s;     .... , -uw+'* n
than the assessed values, Mai-     Warning of the post war com-Hoett s    /
lory said.    In the small town Petition   between   states    and Methodist   |
and rural areas, the appraisals sections  of the United  States Federated . 6
run less than the assessments, came from Walter H. Blucher Railroaders   ^
he said. °f  Chicago,   executive   director
Standings
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Mrs. Fritz has also received Arbor, Jake Payne of Hillsdale
a quantity of material for re- t      Sgt'   Clarence   N.   Carter,
lief sewing which members can ho^ c?JU±QUg> -r^     +
Pet secure at her ho^e at any time. Yo^ «*=££ ^c^
cfin tion of his th anniversary.
375 RESIGNS AS CITY 	
250 COUNCILMAN
Mark   Sugden   tendered
NEW ADDITION TO
llls UNHJERSAL PLANT
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Veterans interested should of the American Society of Msseg M^dred and Emergene resignation as a menmer of the ^ cement block addition to
consult a counselor in a local Planning Officials. He declared Emst enjoyed a trip through city council Monday night, ex- the Universal Die Casting and
^rm^w nar.,0rr  ™i.,. ™n ae. that many  areas;  have  tested westem Michigan and Wiscon- pressing regret for the neces-Manufacturing Corporation
counseling center, who will assist them in making the cor- industrial production as a re-   .    ,    .        k
rect - contacts.     The   counselor suit of the emergencies of the °
SALINE   FRIENDS   ATTEND
PASTORS WEDDING
chase.
sity and stating as the cause p]ant is under construction,
the supervision of two drug 0n Monroe street, makhi"- more
stores   in   Farmington,   which ro0m for their increasing busi-
will be empowered to issue a war and that they now want to     . ,    - thg future'»
certificate of eligibility to pur- continue in competition to sec- ^ problems  0f the local plan- keeps him pretty well occupied. neSs,
ners were discussed by an In- The council accepted the resig- .	
■ititute   "faculty''  of outstand- nationbut did not act on filling 	
'They forget," he said, "that jng eXperts in the field of plan- the  vacancy.
if   all   the   automobiles   were ning#   included were George F. 	
built on the west coast there Emery,   planning   director- for
tions which were industrialized
before the war.
A READY ANSWER
BLAIR TO ERECT
Seventeen   members   of   the BOWLING ALLEY
Federated      church      attended     ,,   ,.    „, .   ,        .        ... ,,   . ,   ,     .     ,, , ^xx.x.xj,   ^. 0       -
the       wedding       of       their     Martin Blair has plans fairly would be nobody m the  east the Detroit City Plan Commis-            -r,,™™.,.
pastor     Rev     Raymond    Mc- completed for the erection of a who could afford to buy their sion. j^g^ B. Masters, commu- WON JACKPOT
Laughlin to Miss AUce Berford ^w^=f tSS  ** n^„l0CaS ""OI^geE"" i     Mty o^nization expert of the     i/twg was any celebrating
at Gratiot Baptist church, De- JJ ^ast Mchigan avenue which     Planning     on    any     scale,, g^og* Foundation; Dr. LA   onC^pie   avenue   one  night
troit, Saturday evening,    They^l^t^ week    and   there    were
■aiort    Q+toT./"!^    fto    .«/.Q^«r.n Sales  &  Service store. munity,  should be on a basis in township and county zoning at ^™^„" IT",. S^t,~ '^Z.^-t^Z,
also    attended   the    reception     The pregent building ^ be ^^^^^ into consideration Michigan State College; Herbert fZ+i? SSJT^SS
extended to the north, making the fact that we  all are de- A. Berg, in charge of work with £01^ uie resiaence oi  waitei
JL OWiGl*,      lu     W3.S      £lli      D6CcUlS6
which followed.
BOND-FORBES
SCHOOL REUNION
an  all-over length of approx- pendent    for    prosperity    and county land use. planning com- «... +
imately 90 feet, with a self- good living upon the prosperity mittees in the Michigan State ,T<*y' ^as the lucky guy to
supporting roof. Mr. Blair and good living of our neighbors, College extension service; Roy De listening to his radio and
The Bond-Forbes school dis- contemplates operating a pool Each'planning district should Schoenmann, director of the being ready with the answer
trict No. 8 will hold their bi- parlor and ice cream "dispens- take stock of its natural ad- .Conservation Institute at M. S. when' the call from the Dixie
annual reunion of the school ary in the front of the build- vantages which include location, C."; Floyd Jennings, Grand Rap- Quiz program came to him and
grounds Sunday, August 19th ing with five alleys at the natural resources aaid, not least, ids city planner; John Mosier, he was the winef of the neat
with a basket dkner. rear. ,   „      its  population,:  make .a; blue-Flint city planner. Ettle sum of §26.00.
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