1945-12-13; Saline Observer

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VOLUME 63
SALINE,   WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHI(JH|h*'    THURSDAY, DEC. 13, 1945
NUMBER    10
Within This
Edward A. Clark
Is Victim Of
Heart Attack
The engagement of 'Miss
Irene Finkbeiner to Seaman* 1-
Class Howard C. Feeman, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Feeman
of Adrian, has been announced
Well Known Ann Arbor-
Saline Businessman Dies
Following Brief Illness
by   her   parents, Mr and Mrs. of^hlTolf wSc^rerSr^shop Christmas Pai'tV
Jacob    Finkbeiner   of   Bridge- of tMs dty died at  £?    hom£ ^        omiao x «xtj
w^Ter-    ,    ,      . ,  „     ,,    S. Ann   Arbor   St.,   Thursday
.^No date has been set for the morning flowing an illness of
wedding. . 24 hours_     Mr_ Clark was born
anticipates  accelerated    expan-farmers in this county ceiicainly     Following   the    ceremony    a QoK-j-g^i TJi-vfo^-sr (Pliil-k
sion in this country as well.  It produced more than their share reception   for   the   immediate ^".Illitc; XvULtaiy <U111D
is one of   the needed organiza- of another tliree-billion   bushel relatives was held at the Den-
tions   in Americe today   for it crop. nis home after which the coup-
teaches   young people to know     The    county   winner's    corn le went to   the   home   of   his T^pri^-jpijf   "PcSSl'tv
and  undersoil   each  other, a was grown by Hybrid  No. 410. mother   on   West   U.   S.   112 -■-'Cll.'CI.lL   X di l-y
vital element*"m "securing nation- His yield   was checked by dis- where an old-fashioned chaeiv-
al solidarity  and   international interested parties.    In reeogni- ari was given   them by * other
sanity. tion of    his    achievement   the relatives, friends    and    neigh-
x.     . ,— . winner is being presented with bors.   The   couple   will   be at
TS7 ?     /""I    'U    t     an aPm'opriate    plaaue   by the home Jft the Seeger homestead
WOIHeil S IjUllG.    IlV DeKalb   Agricultural    Associa- and will engage in the occupation, tion of farming.
Other    big    yields    recorded 	
were   made  bv Glen Edmonds, ~      -^       ,, .
.[Aim   Arbor.   Route    6.   Yield St. FaUlS SOCietV
Densham,
Sponsoring Big
Event Of December 20
Is Community Affair
Of Unusual Interest
t> ~~_Z    n    T~ 1, i   at Devil's Lake, Sept, 13, 1885,
Because the Goodyear    shel- the son of Mr_ and ^ £    ene
ter for animals   is   undergoing ^_  Q\aY^
Announce Departmental
Leaders For The
Coming Year
^4.68 and    William
Dexter. Yield 59.39.
Elects Officers
The-members of the Women's
MASONS TO HOLD
enlarging   and    extensive   im- ™In~^oher  mo   h id Guild of St Paul's Church held ^BLIC   INSTALLATION
Provements, the Humane Soci- JeLT&  2' Kal™o ^ - r^ular-   meetin^ in-the
Mrs. Mary Gall Chosen
President At Annual
Christmas Party
Saline Rotary Club is the
sponsor of a Community party
to be held at the Polar Bear Inn
four miles west of the city on
US-112, Thursday evening, Dec-
20, beginning at 8 o'clock. The.
decision to promote the party,
the proceeds of which are to go
for the benefit of war veterans
and the Crippled Children's
Fund, was made at Thursday's
Mr- eral years^each'member' had J-^No. 13,3'   R &A; M-™n Church'gathered "in" the "base-
brought a guest for the Christ- »« held^ Tuesday   evening, Dec. n,ent of the churcll
ety has asked that the public FoThirtv ^ear he Ind h^ ehurch Thursday evening, Dec. A public installation o± the
call there only for emergencies JiJ rgidedTnValine M? 6" Pollowin2 the custom of sev- ?ewly elected^offtcers tf^ Saline
The shelter will be closed for at Clark for tIie t 21 yrs was
least two weeks, but    arrange- TYroTrriptnr nf a hn<;rno=i«  ™.   tp    ° °  -—     10     x o      , -.    .
ments will be made to take care Sersity    Ave    Ann   Arbor mas P*1^ and   Program which 18. at. 8    o'clock,
the
ing
last
Home,
cats
during the past month, accord- (i^WsiS   block 'on^East f™ th.e    ^^     uoorwaxs ™ tht Am-nn "lZhi£ nT£,Tw*w Rev- Alvin Siemsen and includ- i,w away of a 70C-lb beef
mg to the regular   report from RpR+ Mirhiwrn Avp..   whfi™ he Abundant Life' woven   around «u Apion, ^mie Oscai^ \\ebei ed a meditation m the Christ- ter
meeting   of   the Club   at   the
The Ladies Aid of St. Paul's Saline Hotel.
A-thousand   tickets   are   on
Fnv whirl, i """" "*** """ ——   for   their sale   by   members of the Club
wiuui xi aimual   business    meeting and and it is anticipated that all of
for
ie.
some
be
and
Doorways to ^ make the_  piesentation ox Rey< Alyin Siemsen and iliclud.
crit-
Charles Canter,
shelter.
Some   2,200
officer at the was active till   stricken with a   1
heart attack which   proved fa- ols   , . . ,
                  |-a]                                                    worship service a ch._ _    ..
housing   units,   c Mr. dark   was a member of the work   -Drogram of the WTo- iurmsh
the Christmas theme witli car-^ft ^ Grand  Marshal and tJ and ^   sin in    Q,
In    connection    --"-    "L1- J"*rml1   A"°+^ «« ,-r,+„n„ p*.
u^L Svlr "A bibe^S. ^S&tSn Christmas carols.      Mrs. Mary man. announces that the part,
^^^^d^^a2^^^^^^vre^6^v^   tempore, is   for   the   community   Mfc
several numbers,    and vl.e&idQd\t the business
Club President. Fred O. Wied-
ty
meet- o-enerallv   and   a cordial   invi-
now uaoccupied, at Willow Vil- Lodge   No.   133 F. and A. M, ^ens Gm d  was presented   in uie piesentation of the new 01- in       hi h   included election of tation to all is herewith extend-
lage are to be left   in that area the Order    of   Eastern   Stars the candlehgnt service in whieh^ coming.   year, ed
according to unofficial informa-nnd a Rotarian. the   officers and   departmental aamess. _ wsnltiTKr flS follows: Premdent.
Surviving beside the wife   is chairman _     were    represented.     Following are the new offic-
Mrs. Mary Gall; "Vice President, COUPLE" WED IN
Schaefer;    Secre-
CANDLELIGHT   SERVICE
•f^on from   Washington.     They     Surviving beside the wife   is chairman _     were     _ . _ _
wall not be sold or transported a daughter,    Mrs.    Charles Or-The   business    session   was m eis who> will be installed^  ^J]'-Mrs. Minnie
to other cities, as was rumored. wick. Ann Arbor: a son,   Rich- charge   of Mrs.   Andrew  Halt- M., Aimme   Westphal;    b. W., t m^    Elsa    Rentschler; 	
The FPHA   some   time - ago ard E. Clark, East Ann Arbor; man,   vice-president, m the ab- ^ence   Fritz; J. W.    George Treasurer   Mrg_ Harriet Schra- ,     ~     . _. m    .
"froze" all movable units, ban-two brothers, John Clark.    On- sence    of Mrs. Clarence   Fritz, Maifan       Treasurer     Clarence der    and      Flower    Treasurer>     Miss Florence Harriet Clark,
ing their sale except for provid- sted, and George Clark. Devil's president   The names of mem- Cook    Seaetaty,   E. G. Mann; Mrs_ Hermina Feldkamp. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
ing housing ,for   veterans and Lake: a sister, Mrs. Allie Manee bers   assigned   to the   depart-b-    D.,    Louis    Bowen;    J. D.,     a social honr followed    dur- W. Clark, of Ypsilanti, and Ed-
their families. of Saline  and three Grandchild- ments   for   the   coming   year Glenn   Weber;   Tyler,    George ._-.-.,---
At present, 800 units of the ren.
3.000 at the   Villasre are occu-     Funeral
were announced with the chair- Seeger;   Marshall,    Oscar Hos
ing    which    Christmas      gifts win C. Lewis,    SM 3-C, son of
were   exchanged, ..assisted   by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lewis, were
       __      ,_._.__.,__..„   rites   were held at men   as  follows:    stewardship, mer; Chaplin,- Leon Greashab-the   unexpected' and   surprise united in marriage in a beauti
pied, according to H.V. B rent- the Lockwood Funeral Home at Mrs. Arthur   Hagen:   mission- er; steward. Dean Brandt and arrival 0f-Santa Claus.    Guess- ful candlelight service at  agist'
linger, manager. Approximately 2 p. m  Saturday afternoon. The ary,    Miss    Lueila   Lambarth; Steward, Alfred Schmidt.
120 veterans at the University Rev. R. S.   Hocking   officiated membership,     Mrs.   % Clarence       wrTII?orn:,D  nmTm ^
row live there and are served by and   interment   was. made  in Haarer;    social    service,    Mrs.'iJflAJN,J±1Jlifi>-,-J1'K CUUPLL
a shuttle bus service   provided Oakwood.
§y the University.
ing his identitv caused consid- o'clock, Monday    evening, Dec-
erable   speculation   for    some- ember 3rd, at her home at 5301
time. A pot-luck supper brought Huron River    Drive, Ypsilanti
an enijovable    afternoon   to   a The Rev. R. W. McLaughlin ot
close.   The next meeting of the the Federated Church officiat-
society will be held in the new ed at the double ring ceremony.
„    m   , .-....,       -w x ........     jpeeting room in the basement     The bride, who was given in
v Kenneth   Taylor, and   spiritual mg, December 7, at the   home 0f the church marriage by her   father, wore
life. Mrs. Charles Kern. of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Dennis  '.  a suit of winter white with an
,     ,     . ... .of     After the business meeting a in Manchester when the latter's SENIOR CHRISTMAS DANCE orchid    corsage and   matching
  the local committee sponsoring poeial hour   WM enjoyed   with sister,     Miss     Hazel   Bertke,     w^^a-^-v      p™™™     Dec  hat and veil.    Her cousin, Mrs.
A dispatch from   the   Navy *« Salme yaheyFai^ 33^. 1qWne^rs ^m^,Jm% Francis Hudson,      of      Flint,
tent   ef  moving   the   units CHARTER FOR VALLEY
would be prohibitive. Brentlin- p^RMS HOSTEL
ger pointed   out. and would a- ______
mount to more than the cost of
constructing  new buildings. Don Campbell,   chairman
Ruben Finkbeiner; thank-offer- WED FRIDAY
ing, Mrs. Lance Rogers; Christ- 	
ian    citizenship,    Miss   Esther     A wedding, lovely in its sim-
Landwehr:       education, _ Mrs. plicity, took place Friday even-
A dispatcli trom    tlie    JNavy """ 777      *~.->   jX""   ~. .-: w-*>- ^imcm  ^^«-   ■"• ^o>-&*> udugmei ux mrs. uavina    jser- 1q   +1     QPTrior<? are    nresentins -^ranci;
Department lists    Storekeeper, Ho^el^has jeceived+the o^^^^^^ as   matron   of   honor
reported as "missing inaction" ?^^P
in November, 1944.
2-C Robert W. I&iight as offic-AYH Charter   for the   current exchanged    between    members bride of Matthew    Seeger,   Jr. J^ fdwards   ami M^^?S ™^ing * grey   pin stripe suit
ially dead.   He was   previously year from the   National Head- 37ld their ^xests<  and a  silver son of   Mrs.   Matthew   Seeger £ will blvSh u? Seeagahi ™& black hat trimmed with a
■ »---- auarters   of  American   Youth Offerinor desi^ated as a Christ- and the late  Mr. Seeger.   The £^aZ!r>i<Sf tLmelfnw^ musicfS Pink ostrich tip and black veil,
Hostels    at   Northfield,   Mass. ^as „m to the   Ozark Mount-ceremony  was    conducted    tovJ^lt^rtS of Phik
Storekeeper Knight, the  son The Houseparent is Mrs. Frank ain Missions was received. the Rev. Mr. Bunney    of   the RSS^leS dresses^Sl baby mu^s-
of John W. Knight,    of   Saline ^vev.   Members    of the  com-   Methodist Church of Manches- a<s ™SJf for the ocSsSf     D<**ia Clark, brother of the
Rd., was a fomer   employe of mittee are:   Mr. and Mrs Har- WQ YIELD WINS FOR ter at seven o'clock in the pres- ^H*ts ^1   b?TO   ceXS bride, served Mr. Lewis as best
the Ann Arbor Bank until   he old Vaiighn    Mrs. Don   Camp- C0UNTY FARMER ence of the immediate relatives *f% T11 J.fS   SI man
entered    the   service    June 1, b^> *<>**   *"&>   ™?- ^drMrs/   of the bride and groom. SrisSas hoSSvs   bv Sining     Both Mrs.    Clark and    Mrs.
1943.     He   trained   at   Great Max Haswell and  Harold Gray.     A crop 0f 80.99 bushels   per     The bridal party formed be- vour Mends at  the Chrtstoa! Lewis   wore   corsages   of gar
Lakes and then was sent to Cal- , American Youth _ Hostels acre won the com growing fore a background of candela- r,.,.,,/
ifornia. where he was stationed have been operating since l93o championship 0f Washtenaw bra, palms and two baskets of SJdU^-
until November,   1943. ,and as   °* ?ev\em^ Jx county in the 1945 National De- white    crysanthemums,    carna-
denias and the men of the wedding party wore carnations.
Mss Gayle Thompson, of
Dearborn, sang "Because" and
"I Love You Truly" accompanied at the piano by her moth-
cm    rwuvemue.1,     XS^JO. I       . .   r   * ■ COUIll-y   in   Ul« 131U   X\clLXUXlcU XJx.-   v>ii4uc       v-ijioauwiciuumo,       ixa,xxia.-  xjjr,--,-,.    Tj-p     ATr"n7'T?   TWP
In   January,    1944,   he  was have   registered   357.377 over-Kalb   Hybird    Com    Gro^ing tions and snapdragons. For her ^ILL BE AF1EK IHE
sent to the Southwest   Pacific nights at some 250 Youth Hos- Contestj it   was   learned   this wedding the bride   wore a "fin- TIN «« THE i71H
where he was stationed aboard tels    scattered throughout  the week_ g€r tip length veil and carried    ,  _ 	
the USS Gambier Bay, an es- countrv. Individuals number- Herbert Diuble of Ann Arbor a bouquet of white roses "and Mayor Alwm Gross announ- er> j^ wilbert Thompson, who
cort carrier, serving with the mg. 115,593 have taken out jjol;te 4 is the grower who has snapdragons. Miss Ruth Bertke ces that a tin salvage pick-up aiso piayed the wedding march.
Seventh Fleet which was sunk Youth Hostel Passes during this made tMg oUtstanding yield.in was her sister's only attendent will be made in the city Dec- Abotlt eighty guests coming
during a surface engagement time and traveled some eleven competitioii in which thousands and was attired in a blue lace ember 27, and housewives are from Detroit; Flint, Dearborn,
with ari enemy force off the million_ miles under their own of farmers from 19 principal dress of similar pattern and urged to have all their avail- Van Dyke;-.Asm Arbor, Ypsilan-
Phillipirie   Islands, while   sup-steam,   by foot, bicycle, horse-com   producing   states partita-carried a boucmet of red roses, able   tin   cans   processed and ti> and  ^^e   witnessed   the
porting,ihe   landings:m Layte back* .or canoeJn this   country pated
Island. The date of the sinking M*d-v. about,    8,550    American
was set;:as Oct. 25, 1944.      .     Youth Hostelers   have hosWed
Besides his wifej -Mrs.- Vfr-*$m*v- PV^m. countries. (Be-
ginia Knight of Sa^naw, heLVis**we* thp war there were 5.000
survived by Ms:i.-'4KHi&,:.ii^.^o«"ai».tHA*?tel8 of foreign assop-
stenmother, and ^Eee-^ sisters.. 1f,tipns in ^ineteen countries in
Memorial   services for B!#|i8EiiVdTi6.> = This, foreign •■-travel
keeper Kilight wilf be held'trecV included Canada,   Mexico, Hen-
'16 at the Bethlehem»'Evangel- t^-al ^d. South Amenca,_ Now
leal church in Ann. Arbor. .      - that this war is over, Eui'own
■|  ^r-r-L-     .--.'.'   Kosteling is   picking up:   AYH
Legislation     important'" ^i^"'-"^ '-" !    ^ttt-t        -
World !War II veterMii is' being -Mibnthi' H a veteran panted to
«rged 5 on Congress by; the buy a home or business he
Disabled American Veterans, could draw larger amounts,
the national organization,, of Commander Ernst says that
veterans disabled in wartime another piece of Legislation,
WashtieSiaw County Chapter, favorable to veterans, which
service;!   Congress in being urged to pass
CarliR. Ernst, Commander of is one providing for the pay-
Bisabled American v. Veterans, ment of National Life Insmv
statesCjbhe D. A. V. is urging ance premiums for the first six
<$ong&ks to make 'possible a months following the discharge
bonus;'!© War II veterans in the of veterans. The DAV feels
&rm <)f   a   10-year readjusted that many veterans are not f ul-
Mr. Diuble and several other brother as best-man,
Carl. Seeger    "attended   his ready when the truck- stops at <^remony and attended the re-
their doors.
WiH Be Mailable For Community^
«
^^^"^f
ception which followed.
Both bride   and   groom   arfe
graduates   of the   Saline Higk
School where they were members of   thei high  school band.
The bride is "a   thircl year-student at the State Bormal College in Ypsilanti and thegrbom,
Who is home, on leave;from the
fJ"* .:Na^y,.-Vhas"-been in service te
% ' the'Pacific area for-29 months,
and after the wedding trip will
k xeportj'ili Detroit on Dec^24 for*
" -fuiifeher;;assignnierit.    :     '
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ON THEIR HFTffiTa
^NNWEHSAEY    ■     /W
Mr. and Mrs. J'AJK)b SM^
214 N. Harris St., f^afe &&*
jgaany. friends   to '__ t>pei»  lious^
: from two tUVipiyvonTi--,^ . ^
.i22,1945.    ThQ^caaoik ^«J
-their Meth/^edcBBS^^ve
ihsur^ce "policv" This*" policy ly loomed of The bine&ts" of The new Legion Home willbe Second, a lar^ haU, with husbands, s^an* 3^ugIi|eraLssr3^ - =^ // y^- ■ ^
Woulct:ibe computed at the rate keeping the insurance, and too, well equipped to cater to the stage. This may be used for wiU ' be_ parti^xants to -M SENIott t? *777Zrrr~~^ "^
ef $3%er day for service in the many cannot afford, to keep the needs   of Saline   from a social dances,      entertainments,    lee- Legion^Home^ou   *nay,- *est ^^c. ijftJtSi ^t^'   ■
WniteS States:-  S4 per dav for insurance during the readjust-angle.   The   facilities   of   the tures, pohtical meetings, m fact^assured-^^that the Home v®J>& "w ^& .'jmBE^1*"1*   ~—
eachKav overseas,   not   to ex-ment to civilian life. Home   will be available   at all any time the community wishes operated im eonrarumty D6^:: 4J/   ^' ;; %.  _* ,rt1f -w
oeed |4,500.   plus a S500 allow-     WasMenaw G!ounty   Chapter times to the   various organiza- to get together here is an avail- .and in a fanner,. ,of .which- - ^fcr    v,-,_ „r fife Semo» Pg^,
ance -«or all wounded veterans. Disabled    American    Veterans tions of this community. able spot. ;• . S^e wiH ^always be^proud^>   r, wer.
Wb.*W9mm&%®*&s^^ Third, there mil be smaller - The1 Legion^Memp^^JfomB pv•
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