1946-02-28; Saline Observer

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VOLUME 63
SALINE,   WASHTENAW COUNTY^ MJCItlGAN,   THURSDAY,. FEB, 28, 1946
NUMBER   21
Prominent Saline
Woman Stricken
Mrs. Ben Uphaus Is
Victim of Sudden
Heart Attack
Death came suddenly to Mrs.
Benjamin Uphaus at about 5
o'clock      Tuesday      afternoon,
sistance allowance be less than
$105, his pension will be automatically increased to meet; that
figure. Married veterans receive additional subsistence
with a minmum of $115.00 and
additional sums foi' children-.
The Veterans* Administration
assists the veteran in formulating a program under Act. 16
and has th& responsibility of
approving the plan and the institution giving the training.
Applications. for on-the-job
training for disabled veterans
should be made tothe Veterans
Statesmanship,Not Milk Man Discusses
Strikes, Needed
Farm Bureau Secretary
Tells Lansing Conference
Oii Rural Living
Says Butter Will-
Remain Scarce
Article For Long Time
A successful strike by farm-
Church of Christ" with each
congregation retaining its original identity, however, except
for its denominational affiliation.
The Women's Guild extends a
cordial invitation to every member of St. Paul's Church, men
and women, who may be interested to attend the meeting on
Thursday evening to hear the
discussion and ask questions
regarding the proposal.
The Rev. Alvin Siemsen was
Arthur Hoffman
Funeral Saturday
Was Veteran of 40
Years Service With
Steamship Company
Tuesday
when she was stricken_with a XdmMstratiom "Employers" de-  tea, but thinking farm leaders here Thursday before the' Sa
sudden neart attacK,   f>ue mu siring to train disabled veterans  are  not    even    considering  a hne Rotary Club on the currem
suffered no previous'illness and smng ro pram aisamea vegans
rotZfrir^ * shock to  under this plan should also ad-
her death came as a shock to
the community.
The deceased, who had spent
her entire life in this vicinity,
was born in Macon, April 6,
1895, and was married to .Benjamin B. Uphaus in Detroit, on
June 7, 1921. Cecile Harmon
Uphaus was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harmon
and is survived by her husband;
two sons, Charles, at home, and
Ralph of the U. S. Navy; three
vise the Veterans Administration.
Alfred Schmid
Weds Ann Arbor
Girl
Lewis Morley, Detroit, ah ex-	
ers  could make    the    present ecutive  of the  Michigan Milk the guests speaker~at "tlie' Con-
strike situation look like a pink Producers    Association,    spoke gregational Christian Church at
Dundee on Sunday evening in a
. current similar discussion group meet-
strike, R.B. Corbett, secretary milk situation  and , gave little ing of members of that church.
of the American Farm Bureau encouragement   fo|-- additional - , _
Federation, said to educators butter supplies during the .Copland farm leaders at the recent ing year. With ceiling prices
annual   Conference    on   Rural on butter approximating 47^ in
x Living held at Lansing. Chicago he pointed out that 80$
m "'"Farm leadership will tell you whipping and coffee cream dis-
that progress will be made courages the ^manufacture of
when all leadership in labor butter at the lower price. While
and    management    can    agree a national group of dairy inter-
Fathers and Sons
Banquet
For the first time since the
that we need statesmanship-not ests at Washington asks for the beginning of World War II a
strikes," Mr.  Corbett said.        removal  of  price   controls,  he Father  and  Son banquet was
Farmers have definite opm- hardly favored    it,    assuming held at the St. Paul's Church.      ...      . -
ions on the underlying situation that inflation would come fast The    affair    took    place   last retirmgm December 1941.
Funeral services were held
here Saturday morning for Arthur Hoffman, 70, whose self-
inflicted death occurred Thursday morning when he shot
himself through the chest with
a shot gun. He had been ill
and despondent for some time.
Services were held at the
Lockwood Funeral Home with
Rev. R. S. Hocking of the Methodist church officiating. Burial
was in Peck, Michigan.
Mr. Hoffman had been a resident of Saline since 1932 and
had been an engineer for the
Interlake Steamship Co. of
Cleveland, Ohio, for 40 years,
" '      ' He
Trinity Evangelical and Re-
daughters, Carol,-Dorothy Mae formed Church, of Detroit, was .Sj^^st^e^^^d.'rhfiy ^ith ^^^v^rf^Mnteols'! ThursdaTeVentaFin the "dining X^ b°™ ^ ^/Town^ip, St.
and Shirley Aim, at home, and the scene of a simple but lovely ^ that' production £ It is interesting in this con- room of the church with about Clair County September 2 1876,
one brother, Jay Harmon of wedding Friday afternoon^Feb- fundamental ^ %hat higher nection to note that district re- 180 fathers and sons as the £ie son of Frederick and Sarah
Sa™ tt t. .«, QC o ™0™w ^-aryil i' whe™ > °^°Jr wages and higher prices are presentatives of the Milk Pro- guests of the Ladies Aid So- Durmond Hoffman
^%U&^wtS nf •MlSS '^HfSSiZ t rneaiiingless without production, dueers Association^in session in ciety and the Women's Guild. „ Ke 1S survived by one son,
of the Federated Church and of mann, daughter of. Wiham F. »Proguction caimo£ be 0b- Detroit on Friday, recommend A delicious dinner of roast pork ?r- <?• DuH°ff™an of Saline; .a
the Legion Auxriiaiy - Wiedmann of Ann Arbor be- tained without incentives. Af- ed to their sales committee that wth dressing, mashed potatoes brother, Fred of Van Dyke and
Funeral services will be held came the bride of Alfred H. , , ,, , i t ci_c_ taken immediatelv to and ffravv cabbage salad celerv one sister, Mrs. Wilham Fettmg
from   the     Lockwood   Funeral  Schmid, son of George Schmid tei..all, Post. men aie as lazy steps De taken immediately to ana giavy^ caDDa^e saiaa, ceieiy ^ Mq_,,.^ rs**.
of this city.   The Rev. F. Law-
Home   Friday   afternoon   at 2
o'clock,    with   Rev.    Raymond renz, pastor of Trinity Church
McLaughlin     officiating,     and and uncle   of   the   bridegroom
burial will be made in Oakwood performed the ceremony before
cemetery.
Schmid, son of George_Schmid ^tQ. darl\e.^Fmtlctl, man obtain"an tocrksHnlhrpri^ and carc-ot sticfos? rollsl^ndTof- of Marine City.
in laziness and you will not get .of milk paid to farmers, or face fee,    cliocoiate   calce   and   ice pnnMftrrpn -p^	
No   individual   or a critical shortage of milk and cream was served at attractive- ^^i™*J 1£'JrT AVTE,T
organization   can    dodge    this dairy products in Michigan dur- ly   decorated   tables.   A favor LDiUl—LOLO.NEL
consisting of a gum drop and
leuca,   paouux   ui   ixmxu_.    uiiuion   nroductiom
the alter which was decorated      Ag for strikes and iockouts,   . According   to   a   report   by tiny  flag  marked   each "place,      Mi-, and Mrs
More Employers
Charles Miller
^v w\S2lS?hA h™.,_ Corbett said both corporations Prof. K. T.Wright of the Farm red and blue streamers laid on of N. Ann Arbor Street were
,™ 1^nifl pSSL «h«E and labor unions must take Management Department of the white cloth, with larger Pleasantly surprised Sunday
wore a gold coioied gabardine voa^nT.-Wl.fv fftr fhrir flrts  Tf Mir.hig-an   State   College,   dairy flags and candles completed the when their son, Lt. Col. George
suit with white accessor
ies and responsibility for their acts. If Michigan  State
ni" the activities of any groups re- faraiers in this
__       _     _ a white orchid corsage.    Mrs
n!_3£f3_Qn Corwin Wright, of Ann Arbor,
llfZXUt^U was her twin sister's only at
tendant, wearing a blue gabar-
 =   ~~ dine suit with rose accessories
and a pink camelia corsage.
Erwin W. Schmid served his
brother    as    best man,  and a
  cousin Karl Wenger of Ann Arbor,    and   John    Stimpson   of
Job training opportunities in Detroit,  served as ushers.
• the State of ffienigari are need-      Mrs. Edwin F. Lawrenz pre- - .    .        .
ed for   training   veterans    of sided at the'-'organ and played wemust avoid inflation
World War II under the G. I. the weddlftg^tparches and ac-           "™™ <"»•■"■
area have been patriotic motif.
A. and Mrs.    Miller came un-
To Give On-The-Job
Training To
Veterans -
Bill of Rights and under Public compairieqcy?./William    Lawrenz
Law 16     ™ '" '        '     " '   "    "
suit'in the destruction of prop- selling their milk at a loss dur- Erwin Schmid had charge-of expectedly to spend the day
erty, that group must take re- ing the winter months. He the fellowship singing,, and with them. Serving as a mem-
sponsibility for it. stated all farm costs will con- George Wood served as toast- ber of the United States Army
Turning to food subsidies, tinue their steady climb up- master. For a while it was for the past 44 months, Col.
Mr. Corbett said that farmers ward, with little labor available doubtful weather the quarrel Miller has been m charge of the
cannot understand a policy even at greatly increased wages, staged by Arthur Heininger contract section of procurement
which reduces taxes, demands Prof. Wright pointed out that and Rev. Siemsen about which supplies and services; and al-
increased wages, not only con- many farmers are selling their of the two should substitute for though not reaching foreign
tinues but increases govern- dairy cattle and that veterans Charles Kern making a speech soil, he has been stationed in
ment payments for -food su;A returning from service are not was genuine or not. He was. many states during the past
sidies arid then concludes that going back to farm work ex- absent and wasn't scheduled for four years; and recently re-
must avoid inflation. cept in isolated cases.. a speech anyway. The so-called ceived a promotion from the
Compulsory military tram- Howard F. Simmons, secxe- pinch-hit impromptu speech end- rank of Major to that of Lieu-
ing is opposed by most farmers tary-manager of the Producers' ed satisfactorily much to the tenant Colonel. In civilian life
because they believe that the Association,  stated that farm- amusement of the guests. Ron- Col.  and Mrs. Mdler are resi-
use educational benefits earned and "The Lord's Prayer". premise that   all   young   men ers cannot maintain production aid Rentschler gave,a toast to
These veterans  can who sang "Tni'ough the Years"
use euucaiional benefits earned arid "The Lord's Prayer". ,^~...^- ~.„~   -~~   .'---o     "■-,•.—~y     "i x.u    -6   „,-j -t-'c +i,„ -Fo^^o i-n ~ »    i,**-.-.*.-?-,-,..-.!
while in service for on-the-job      A receptioh for about forty must be conscripted for a year m the face of the Presidents the fatheis ma    beautifully
training.    As it is for college guests was held  at  Dearborn of mihtary training to preserve new bulge-the-me executive or- rendered reading■ m Kalian di-
students,    veterans    on-the-job Inn following -the ceremony. peace is fundamentally wrong, der which wdl mean inci^ases alect.    Carl Moehn    lesponded
receive   subsistence    payments      Mr. and Mrs.    Schmid    are We believe    that    no    greater m prices of all farm equipment with the^ toast to the sons, St.
monthly of $65 for single per- spending a twb week's honey- force  could. he  loosed for  en- in  addition tc-soaring   wages Pauls quaitet consistmg of Ei-
sons, ?90 to veterans with de- moon in the East where they couragmg militarism than the and scarcity of feed      He said win    Schmid,   Junioi   Layhei,
pendents.    As    the    veteran's, will visit the Frederick Nieth- Policy of military conscription,   ^" n™^  «otQe
ability and wage rate increase ammer's and the Bruce Dodge's 	
dents of Detroit.
to a skilled status,    the   sub- in New York City, Mr. and Mrs
sistence plus wage paid the vet- Robert   Fuoss in   Philadelphia,
The Glee Club, Sahne
High School will be heard
over WPAG at Ann Arbor,
Sunday, March 3rd, in the
afternoon from 2:30 to 3
o'clock.
eking Intensive
Search In Detroit
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Noble in Alexandria, Va.,    and   visit the
national Capital.
Following their  return  they
will be at home at 2008 Day St.,
Ann Arbor.   Mr.    Schmid will
continue his associaton with his
father   and    brother    at    the
eran.exceed    the    wage-for a Schmid Market.
journeyman in the case of apprenticeship, or a skilled ^worker FREE FOR FIRST TIME
in the case of non-apprentice- jjj THREE YEARS
ship. _
To date, Governor Harry F. ~
Kelly has approved 600 business     Proof bf the inherent econom- every inch of available housing -
the United States Department Kenneth Volz and Orrin Gir-
of Agriculture predicts the bach offered several vocal se-
greatest drop in milk produc- lections. The address of the
tion in history for 1946, and evening was delivered by Judge
the only protection for the De- Jay Pavne of Ann Arbor and
troit market lies in establish- thoroughly enjoyed. Another
ment of a wholesale price for song by the quartet and ben-
Dairymen Plan
Meeting Here
Prof. Weaver, Home
From Europe, Will
Be A Speaker
Door To "Door
Canvas For
Housing Space
A door-to-door canvass of an
entire city points the way to
help ease an acute housing
problem determined   to   locate
establishments for veteran job- ic vigor of Detroit and south- space for the returned veteran
training, 800 of these firms eastern Michigan, a vigor su-..3.nd aided by a gigantic pub-
were approved in the past 30 stained despite the sudden end hcity campaign., a Detroit com
-ax ^     =  -„   —-   -x              Washtenaw County dairymen
mTlk"which will'justify produc- ediction concluded the evening's are planning a meeting of the
ers continuing in the business, entertainment. The award was county holstein and jersey
It was the consensus of opinion given to Mr. Hagen, father of breeders on Monday, March 11
of the meeting that an increase Arthur Hagen, as the oldest at . the Methodist Church in
of at least 15 per cent over father present, and one to little Saline, according to H. S. Osier,
present prices is neccessarv to Richard Stoll, son of Fugene county agricultural agent. The
insure the farmers against loss.  Stoll.   Desismed to lead fathers business meeting of the two or-
  and sons into an experience in ganizations will be held at LL
x.„_o—..,_,_„-._,_«-.<.—a—«—,—.., Christian fellowship and to help a. m. and luncheon at noon with
them recognize the church and the program in the afternoon.
its teaching program as neces- Prof. Earl Weaver who has just
sary to character building, retumed from Europe will be
these banquets are of great the sneaker in the afternoon,
value. Mr.   H. E.   Dennison,   former
field    man for the    American
Women's Guild
The regular meeting of the St.
Paul's  Women's  Guild will be ET-^VEN SAJJNE STUDENTS Jersey Club and Morris "Place,
days. 600 firmsare not "enough to_ production for war, is con- mittee of representatives of the held next    Thursday   evemng,
to provide the training oppor- tained in the annual report ot various veterans organizations, March 7, at eight o clock in the
tunities returning veterans; are' The  Detroit Edison   Company, fraternal bodies and other for- Fellowship room of the church,
demanding. The year end found war plants ward-looking civic groups plan-The   Rev.   Kenneth   Griswold,
Some of the new approvals in- in the area almost wholly recon- to enlist the services of volun- pastor of   the   Congregational-  _                _
elude firms offering on-the-job verted  to  the  manufacture of teers who will'ring every door- Christian Church of Dundee will iversity    include    1,053    trom ^ _ _ _ ^ .  __
training in air-craft mechanics, peace-time products and a con- bell, knock on every door and be the guests speaker and will Washtenaw county, ihosettom ciation and Lowell Soike is.sec-
in business machine repair, in tinuously   rising   demand   for ask every citizen with the view discuss theproposed merger be- Salme    are Raymond JU Lee, -,^tarv of the county Holstein
ARE ENROLLED AT
THE UNIVERSITY
' Students enrolled at the Un-
secretary of the Michigan Holstein Breeders Association, will
also be present at tlie business
meeting. DeForest Thompson
of Salem Township is president
of the Holstein Breeders Asso-
cv^v cv^x    x.xx.xx,^xx »,xW1 .„. v^»»   a---*-        xx Raymond L." Lee,  .  it_   ^  ^^ _.„.,.,._,  _._ „.
f^TiuipmenPmaAufSre! electridty "from "TeSdentail, ofVcating^an^pos^bre1 vaS nPf Sft' *?SZ_2 P-reeder^ Association.   m£""e'
:   in funeral direction, in wood! farm aud   P^ori^l   ^sto™! housing space. • tian Ch-rch and the Evangel- O'Neill,    Charles    R.    Orwick, c> Sminionds is president anc
working  and  cabinet building, ers. The result was a record of      All public informdtion chan-' ical and Refornied^ Church.   A Janet A. Osgood, Peggy L. Os- Merton Sowerbv is secretary of
experiences in a total 6f seveS: gross Kilowatthour sales in 1945 »els,  the newspapers,   posters,; Poll of the opinions of .congre-^ good, JearmeN   Parsons   Eu- ^  Jersey  Breeders organiza-
ty-five  different     occupations. Snly 12 per cent below the all radio stations are aware of the; &$**.of b?.th del^7£n?oV^ |^fPi     c^tt!    ™t> Ju\ tio11- "'    ^   ■
Nineteen .firms throughout the finS high cof- 19M. need and value, of backing: the- andg^J^^^^ SSt w^^- ™er -5nd 	
state  have  been  approved  on     The .1945.   gross    revenues, program and^ units m publicly; at their b^ods and ooiaeren
the new Ust for tool and die $85,177,152,. exceeded those of &&_?^^ for unior
Walter W. Zimmer.
SURPRISED ON THEIR
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
Each community in-the state suits -are  favorable  for ;umoii WILL CEMBRATE  _.
Any "employer . desiring ap- cent. "This'clm^about be"ca5s; can  organize  a "simila^ puhlic; betwe^i tg J^, speeig meet- GOLDEN WEDDING      : . Ife and Mrs. Walter Her-
proval of a  trainMg program the: impounding of funds to e- spirited committee designed to; f^g, tJcontin^he^nrocTss      Mr  and Mrs   George Laven- ter t^-T  P^asantly   surppsed
plan will write to the" Depart- liminate liability for Federal ex- ferret out unused houses", apart, be held_to continue the process      m   and Mrs. George LaAjn on Friday evening   for   there
ment    of , PubKc. Instruction, cess    rirofits     income      taxes ments and rooms fw the use o£ oft^^ wedding      anniversary.
State   of   Michigan,   Lansing, amounted to $10,450,000 in 1944 veterans    An    active program.     TheSSte rSS KL5?Jfc t m^t^'T^ Mr   and
stating that he deskes to be as compared   to   $6,000,000 in Patterned after the Detroit plan> g1™ J? S 1931 ^twlln the Ssarv MondS   Mardf 4th ^sNorman Girbach andJ^iu-
approved for veteran on-thd-job 1945. Net income  for 1945 was could well Mow. in .^chigiitt.^^^r„^fflf^^^S ™ZtrsaIZ„J^™?J' .™o i*n l^?^ ?,nd £**■ LomnJudele
training, the type of business $1-25ner s^e^f common^tock conmiunities where.housing pr^g^f ^c^^in1S ^m  aS^the^eveZ/from
ir. wViipi.:K_» .e ^nixun-exA v-nA fnc lr,A 'AUriA^Ae. ^„„i„„„j „ 4-   sents an acute ouestion because> fta    --  American ^rigin witn p. m. and m the evening Iiom
in which: he is engaged and the and "dividends declared amount- bcu» au atuuj.uM?.uu_i owai^' ^. Pilgrims   and Puritans   in n tn   q -n-m     tn   whi_»V th*ir
^oSSit0r-"i0bS.in^hiCh h6' *& Hft W^e-n tXTo^e^rftu^ "20 and^e .££' GtarS friends Pa?e' cordiSy^S
propose* to snve tramme. The Detroit Edison Company inf the progress of this pres- ^Mch dates from the year 1820   Mv   Tave-der    w». horn Nov
Disabled veterans Teceiving a entered  1946 free of all rate eut scheme, .the local. commun- SPCEvanl^l and Reformed Iw    %f\T 1870^.t WalSl
pension may participate" in on- .arid refund, ligation; for  the   tv would profit by the exper^^Evang^^d^eformed ember    80,  187C^^at^fnole,
W>SlS^ first time-in three years   the lences of the metropolis. . S'^an'Sgelici S^od lavSdSJ" ^foL^L^ ing cards    and
^     ?£   ci^^16 alCreceive report says.. The. work of re- — '   0f North,America and the Re- Hanby, Was born Sept. 28, 1873 wfre7e?^d
^e«SS2S T^tefejfe^fS f^ng.fe^oun.ded ^l^sp^.the-Cirduit Court", is now in pro-' W.*d ^hnrch in the Uinted at Sboro! Mchigan. served.    ..
^  ._,_       ,v, _   __,____,._*   ._,. ,... ^^^   married at this..   Nobody   deserves
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Jedele. Mir. and Mrs. Orrin Girbach,, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Herter and family, and Walter
Egeler, Lillian Jedele and Bettjr
Sti^rle.
The evening was spent play-
refreshments
■,.--»      -   .      ......   ...       ,    the ^Michigan ; Public': Service, became effective
erans pepsion. plus.. Jus:sub- Commission .and .approved    by .1946,
,    .   ^oVw,      . f.      .        .,    ——.- -~   sympathy
T       ^ 4-u      v. a-    .-•-■ -"-■+!.• j---*       t*--  j'--■• SkAJv?6 S,nd riave these days who grouches with-
January these bodies m-a third^met-ger hved   m Pittsfield    Township o«+ ]i,P,nno- r^ade a^iv effort to
under the name of "The United for the past 45 years. -    learn the facts of life.   "
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