1946-05-09; Saline Observer

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The Saline Observer
VOLUME 63
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,     THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1946
NUMBER 31
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The Ideology    Statement On
Of The Puritans Coal Situation
The Message From Mothers on Mother's Day
Cbnld Be Pattern
For United States
Of The World
By Angus D. McLay
Vice-President of
Detroit Edison Co.
■ Briefly sketching the history
of the United States with the
landing of the Pilgrims in
Massachuetts Bay where they
r hoped to establish a City of God
on Earth, S. E. Fagerstrom,
professor .of history at Ypsn
lanti State Normal, in an address here Thursday at the Rotary Club, traced the influence
of that sect on the later development of the nation as a self-
governing institution which led
the way to the Revolutionary
War and the Articles of Federation of the Thirteen states.
No doubt,   the   speaker   de-
' clared, it was this idealism of
the founding fathers that influenced Woodrow Wilson in establishing the League of Nations, which followed the early
pattern, and the success of
which • was doomed by the
failure of this nation to join.
The Puritanical pattern of a
City of God on Earth, is apparently that of the present Unit-
^ed Nations Organization, which
is being forced upon the nations of the earth for their self
preservation and the peace of
the world. Russia, Professor
Fagerstrom declared, is the
stumbling-block in the present
instance. If a way can be found
to accomodate both the concepts
of capitalism and communism,
with free intercourse throughout the world, the ends of peace
could soon be attained. But the
professor seemed mighty skeptical of Russia.
Att. Roscoe Bonisteel and F.
* M. Menefee of Ann Arbor were
dinner guests of the-Club.
"We are issuing this statement because of several press
and customer inquiries aboout
the present coal shortage and
how it may affect Detroit Edison customers.- The questions
usually asked are: How many
day's -supply of coal do you have
and when and how will electric
service have to be reduced?
"Whether and how much
electric service is restricted depends on how long the coal
strike lasts, on the amount of
coal that we have and on when
our larger industrial customer's
in this area begin to shut down
or reduce operations because
they lack process coal and raw
materials such as steel.
"Such shutdowns are bad
news for any area but they will
decrease the use of industrial
electric power and so stretch
out the electric-coal supply foj?
household and other uses. Until
this situation is clearer we can-
NOTICE
Due to the critical coal
shortage it becomes necessary for the community to resume the Brown-Out conditions of the war period. All
out side advertising signs,
window lighting, etc. should
be discontinued at once.
While this action is not
mandatory, everyone is requested to co-operate for the
common welfare.
Signed,
Alwin  Gross,
Mayor of Saline./
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Editorial
Caprice
TEAMSTERS HEADING
THIS WAY
In today's parlance, a teamster is a fellow who drives a
truck, or runs a funeral establishment, or an independent
grocery store. Teamsters also
are the fathers and mothers
and sisters and brothers or others who work for or with them.
Automobile dealers and their
salesmen are also teamsters.
So far, this is to be considered true only in Detroit, anjd
Detroit's mayor and law enforcement agencies acknowledge
this dictum of the Teamster's
Union and sit passively on the
sidelines, watcning the boysj
T who have the guts collecting
their blackmail.
After   this   dictum   of   the
Teamsters  has  been affirmed,
.   and it is  in that  final  stage
'   right now, every other business
in Detroit will    become    their
step
TEACHERS HONOR
BRIDE—ELECT
ENTERTAINED AT MAY
DAY BREAKFAST
The teacher, Mrs. Allen, and
pupils of the Sutherland School
entertained the women of the
neighborhood at a May Day
breakfast on Wednesday, May
1, at nine-thirty o'clock. The
school room was beautifully decorated with a lowered ceiling of
■wires from which were suspended tiny flower and May baskets; imitation farmerettes
made of pipe cleaners, equipped
with all sorts of garden tools;
paper sprinkling cans, etc. A
program of recitations iand
songs was presented by the
children and the menu consisted
of waffles, coffee, fruit and
cookies. Each lady was presented with a plant.
AUXILIARY PLANS
POPPY SALE
The American Legion Auxiliary is again planning for their
annual poppy sale to be held, no
doubt, on the last Saturday of
the month, May 25th. Mrs. Leland Dicks has been named as
their chairman to arrange for
the sale. She is very anxious,
to have" a large corps of salesladies on hand that day and
asks that all members of thfe
organization who can give a
couple of hours or more of their
time to the cause kindly contact her either by telephone
or while on duty at the C. F.
Smith store.
not give a true or very significant estimate as to the days
supply of coal. We have been
talking to these larger industrial users so as to better estimate the coal situation and to enlist their help in all practical
conservation of the electric-coal
supply. If it becomes necessary
we would not hesitate to ask
industry to shut down to avoid
any interruption of essential
services vital to health and
safety. That time has not yet
arrived. Before it does we will
also ask for the elimination of
display and other lighting such
as was done in the „wartime
brownout. Meanwhile any voluntary reduction of. electrical
use will help some and as soon
as it appears that drastric cuts
in electrical use are necessary,
our customers will be advised.
"While there is cause for concern, we are "doing all we can
to meet this .situation.* The
purpose of this statment is. to
inform but not alarm our .customers. We plan now to issue
another statement on the matter during the week of May 6
unless by that time the strike
has been settled and coal shipments are again moving."
SALINE LADY PASSES
The teachers of Saline High
School held a party at the
school house Monday evening
honoring Miss Marie Richardson and Lauren Alber, whose
coming marriage will take place
Saturday, June 1. A delicious
supper was served at 6:30 at'a
table centered with a beautiful
bouquet of" spring flowers.
Lighted tapers completed the
decorations. As a token of
friendship, the couple was presented with several, pieces of
lovely silverware. Games furnished the entertainment for the
evening.
O      • Af   O SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
denes Ut bummer prospective teachers
Evening Dances
Being Sponsored By
Community Council
#■■■   Starting May 16
CHILD  STUDY CLUB
The annual meeting of the
SaUne Child Study Club was
held at the school Tuesday,
May 7. The annual sec. and
and treasurers report was given
bv Mrs. Kenneth Tavlor. Mrs.
Hugh Austin and Mrs. Geo.
Austin reported on their recent
visit to the program planning
meeting in Howell.
Mrs. Florence Newby of the
Washtenaw County Health
Department presented two movies depicting child development.
Officers elected for the year
1946 and 47 are as follows: pre-
ident, Mrs. Harold Brown; vice-
pres., Mrs. Egbert Hildner; sea
and treasurer, Mrs.- Ev§rett
Esch.
The next meeting will be
"held Ma^ 21 at 8 p. m. at Saline
Valley Farms.
Death came to Mrs. Caroline
Grosshans, East -Henry Street,
Tuesday about midnght following a few weeks of declining
health. She was 74 years old.
Bom in Lodi Township, March
29, 1872, she was the daughter
of George and Elizabeth Snyder
Guenther. In early life she
married Martin Grosshans and
in 1912 they moved from a
farm in York Township to Saline where she has since resided.
Mr. Grosshans passed away in
1918. The deceased was a
member of the Trinity Lutheran Church aiid of the Ladies'
Aid Society. Surviving her are
three sisters, Mrs. Christine
Ehnis of Ann Arbpr; ,;Mrs.
Frank Greed of Lima-Center;
Mrs. John Wenk, Freedom
Township and* several nieces
and nephews. Services will be
held Friday at 1:30 p. m. atithe
Lockwood Funeral Home " and
at 2:30 at Trinity Lutheran
Church. The Rev. H. L. Engel
will officiate. Burial will be
made in Oakwood.
OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN . . „
Henry Fora n, 28, president of the
Ford Motor company, selected as
the "nation's outstanding young
man" of 1945, in the annual competition held hy the U. S. junior
chamber of commerce. The award
was based on his record in industry and community affairs. J
COUNTY 4—H
CONVENTION
Average depth of oil wells
drilled in the past 20 years
from 2,900 feet to 3,500 feet.
At the County 4-H Convention last Friday evening, th®
following representatives* were
elected to the County 4-H
Council: Ruth Oakes, Shirley
Miller, Durwood Mullreed, Helen
Ruhlig, Evelyn Feldkamp, Dean
Coy and Jane Downer. Th^
following local 4-H Club leaders
were elected: John Beal Jr.,
Helen Sias, Raymond Schairer
and Jack Bradbury.
These representatives will
serve on the Washtenaw County
4-H Club Council." Tlie Council
is the senior governing body for
4-H club work for Washtenaw
Countv. The remaining representatives to the council are
composed of chairman from the
4-H township organization.
They are: Mrs. Lewis Hasel-
swerdt, Ernest Hopkins, Curtis
Hamilton, Ralph Leland anid
Edwin Aprill.
The first in a summer series
of evenings devoted to square,
folk, and round dancing entertainment will be held on Thursday, May 16th, at the Saline
Public School gymnasium, according to an announcement
made this week by the- Saline
Community" Council, sponsors.
The gathering will be under the
direction of Mr. Scott Colburn
of Ann Arbor, formerly a staff
member of the Willow Ruin
Area Recreation Project. Mr.
Colbum will provide instruction
in squarfevand folk dancing, in
which field he has "had wide ex-«
perience.
The evenings will be divided
into two periods: from 7:30 to
8:30 for the younger people, under high school age; and from
8:30 to 10:30 for those of high
school age and any adults who
are interested. There will be an
admittance charge of 15c for
members of the younger group,
and 25c for the others.
Planned as an integral part
of the summer recreational
youth program for the Sahne
community, the Thursday evening dances will be held weekly through the summer months.
"For those who wish to leam
the ins and outs of square dancing, here is an excellent opportunity to do so under skilled
and experienced leadership. For
those who know all the ropes
already, the evenings will provide ample fun and etertain-
ment.: The entire community
is cordially invited to participate.
For the school year 1946-47,
the state Board of Education
is offering 400 scholarships to
graduates of high school or
students expecting to graduate
in June,, 1946. These scholarships .are called "State Board
of Bdi^altion*Scholarships for
Prospective Rural Teachers."
Those awarded the scholarships
are enabled to attend a state
teachers' college of their own
choice without the payment of
tuition "for the period of the
scholarship.
At present the scholars- . ju>
awarded for a period of not to
exceed four semesters. The
candidate agrees to pursue the
curriculum leading to the state
limited certificate. He further
agrees to enter the rural teaching field following certification.
. Application blanks must be
secured from the school .commissioner of the county in
which the applicant resides!—in
Washtenaw County from Commissioner Julius" W. Haab.
M.A.S.S. MEETING
RURAL SCHOOLS VIEW
VICTORY GARDEN FILMS
The teachers of the rural
schools of York and Pittsfield
Townships held a joint meeting
at the Sutherland School, District No. 5 of Pittsfield, on
Thursday, May 2. A special
feature of the program was the
presentation of two • films by
Mr. Thayer, the Washtenaw
Countv helping teacher, on Victory Gardens and Malaria and
the Mosquito, both of which
were very instructive and interesting. After the meeting the
host teacher, Mrs. Allen, served tea and cookies, as?isted by
Arthur Wilson.
Twenty three members of the
Young People's League of Trinity Church, accompanied by the
Rev. H. L. Engle and family
joined a group of young people
from Monroe, Adrian and Scio,
who are known as the M.A.S.S.
group and held their monthly
meeting at the latter place Sunday afternoon, May 5. The boys
played baseball while the girls
were entertained with games.
All gathered in the school building at 5 o'clock for a potluck
dinner. The building had been
decorated very prettily for the
occasion. A program followed
featuring the Rev. R. W. Scheele who gave a talk on mission
work being done all over the
world and especially in Michigan. At 7:30 they assembled
at the church for vesper services. Tlie Rev. A. Kell, a missionary from Arizona to the A-
pache Indians was the speaker
of the evening.
Charles Dun Leavey recently
from the Pacific, member of the
U.S.O. camp show "Petticoat
Fever" is spending some time
with Mr. and Mrs. . Charles
Howard   and family.
Ph.37; news for this column
Average rdepth of oil wells
drilled in" the United State* in
1945 was- the greatest in history, ■ '__.'
Friday
Will be Clean-Up
Day In Saline
Please have your- rtihbisKat
the curb.
William Milhan, Supt.
prey.
Then the logical   next
will turn this way.
Every last man in business in
Saline who has any deliveries
by truck will become a team-t
ster and forced to pay tribute
on top of the regular delivei-y
rates. If you grow indignant
and assert your rights yon
simply won't get any deliveries.
If you attempt to make your}
own, well, drive Up to any loading dock and take a look at the
beetle-brows and you'll decide to
go out of business.
You know, the War is supposed to be over, but it has, evidently just hii the home land.
Maybe you kaow the answer
to this thing. They don't know
itjdn Detroit. *%<--
But if the answer ,Js complete unionization- of everything, we should beat the gang-*
sters to- the draw.
Say we passed a law that all
people should be organized into a union of America. Everyone who worked for a daily,.,
weekly or monthly stipend. Deduct a maximum of 25c a month
for dues with which to set ulp
fact-finding boards' to determine wages in relation to profits of all enterprises. Fine
every worker who failed to attend meetings and vote. Such
a union would be effective because everyone would be represented. And the boys with
the so-called guts, the strong-
armed and the gangster would
be relegated to the ranks where
they belong. And there would,
come industrial peace and an upswing in living standards and
such abundance of earthly
goods as to astonish, the world.'
WLat is needed right now is
men with guts who are not
crooks, and an industrial leader
with half the stature of John L.
Lewis, and half his courage,
plus some old-fashioned honesty, could put the whole bloomhr,
gang to flight in short order.
There is one group, however,
on whom this gang of horseless
teamsters will never put it
over, and that is the American
farmer. When they visit his
territory and tell him "or Else,"
he'll pitch 'em over the fence;
hang on to his milk and £ggs
and meat and vegetables and
let the damn fools starve!
No, we have never been
against unions. Tliey have led
the way to a better order for
the working-man of America.
But that better order has faded
and unscrupulous leadership is
now leading them into bondage,
and the rest of us into seeing
red.
The Federal Government
should take a new slant at unionism and make it mandatory
that all should be unionized who
labor. =And with a minimum fee
for dues, and a national old age
retirement act, we could get
along without the multiplicity
of men. of shady character who
are now directing us down the
road to certain ruin.'
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Mr. and Mrs. Herman Boelter of Textile Road, have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Esther to Robert Luckhardt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Luckhardt of Freedom Township*