1946-05-23; Saline Observer

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Saline Observer
VOLUME 63
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,      THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946
NUMBER   33
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The First Post-War Memorial Day Observance
Delinquents
and Dictators
MEMORIAL TO BE
TO BE DEDICATED
Have Same General
Traits Of Character
Declares Dr. Yoder
Dr. 0. R. Yoder, superintendent of the Ypsilanti State Hospital, guest speaker at Saline
Rotary Club, Thursday, gave
a very illuminating talk on
some of the sociological problems of that institution and
others of its nature and of the
underlying causes of human
delinquency. Too much denend-
ence upon the material things
of life and a lack of Faith are
the roots of many evils that beset mankind, he declared and
emphasized the fact that the
attributes of the dictators and
oppressors are the same as
those of delinquent children:
aggressive, no sense of guilt
and self love. Dr. Yoder was
introduced bv Paul Lambert,
program chairman, and other
guests were Arthur Stevens-
Milan, and Sgt. Broadway of
Ann Arbor.
SALINE TO RECEIVE
§2,416.51 FOR FIRST
QUARTER WEIGHT TAX
Washtenaw .county road commission at its weekly meeting
Friday vouchered to the cities
and villages their share of the
first quarter weight (license
plate) tax. The state highway
commissioner had previously
vouchered to the county treasurer a cheek for $318,263.14.
Fifty per cent of the above
sum is earmarked for county
road purposes, seven-eights in
proportion to the amount collected in the county for license
plates and one eighty-third of
the remaining one-eighth to
each county. This latter division of the fund has been the
salvation of the many small
population counties. All of this
fund must be used for highway
purposes under the jurisdiction
of the county road commission
subject to the approval of the
board of ■ supervisors.
The second fifty per-cent is
apportioned between cities and
villages and the county on a
population basis. The last regular Federal census of 1940
gave cities and villages of
Washtenaw County 49,263 persons for 60.96 per cent and the
rural population 31,547 persons
or 39.04 per cent.
Of the total city and village
population Ann Arbor receives
$58,712.27, Ypsilanti, $23,869.-
26; Chelsea, $4,422.68; Dexter,
$2,140.03; Manchester, $2,166.-
23; Milan, $3,282.81; Saline,
$2,416.51.
The recently acquired War-
weary B-24 Liberator Bomber
by the Edsel B. Ford Post No.
379, American Legion from the
United States Army Forces will
be dedicated on Sunday, May
26th, 3:00 p. m. It will be set
on a concrete pedestal as a
permanent Memorial. The location is adjacent to the Post
Home, 2094 - East Michigan
Avenue, 2 miles east of Ypsilanti, on U. S. Route 112.
The Bomber is to be dedicated to the workers of the former
Willow Run Bomber Plant, the
Ford Motor Company, the Community of Ypsilanti, and of
course the Glorious and Victorious United States Army
Air Force, including the heroes
that flew them and made their
supreme sacrifice.
May 26 is the third anniversary of the passing of the great
'industrialist and humanitarian,
Edsel B. Ford, in whose honor
this Legion Post was1 named.
This dedication will be a
solemn, simple program but
very impressive. A great number of prominent guests'including representatives of government, business, and industry
are expected.
Preceding the dedication, an
honor delegation of Post Officers will lay a wreath on the
grave of Mr. Ford.    N
American Legion Post
Preparing Program
To Honor Heroic Dead
SGT. HAROLD WACKENHUT
APPOINTED TO HONOR
GUARD FOR SEWELL
F. F. A. MEMBERS
RECEIVE AWARDS
Last week the announcement
was made by the president,
Eldene Finkbeiner of the different awards to the members
of the chapter. The state department of agriculture aids in
the making of the awards and
sets up quaUfications which
must be . met. Each member
was judged upon the following
activities; size and kind of Ms
agriculture projects, cooperation in chapter and school activities, leadership development,
aid in community program,
scholarship, earnings and savings, aand participation in recreational' activities. Points
were allotted each activity and
the members were rated by the
committee upon their ^standard.
The following is a list of the
awards gr^en the members:
Official F. F. A. jackets; Aaron
Girbach, William WaUo and
Bruce Phillips.
Official F. F. A. rings.; Eldene
Finkbeiner, Lloyd Finkbeiner,
Luther Schaible. Roy Klager,
and Charles Kohler.
SUp-over sweaters; Eldean
Feldkamp, Fred Stollsteimer,
Lvnford Rentsehler, Lloyd
Klager, Louis Spiess and Donald
Jaeger. ,
Emblems: Donald \Wiedman,
Wavne Clements. John Dicks,
and Bruce Arend.
With the Eighth Army Jn
Japan (Delayed)—Sgt. Haiold
W. Waekenhut, 19 year old
paratrooper, with the 11th Airborne Division, was recently
appointed to the 187th RCT
11th A/B Honor Guard, to receive Brig. Gen. Sewell, upon
his arrival at Camp Kreis, near
Sapporo, on Hokaido, Japan's
northern island..
Waekenhut entered the Army
at Detroit, Mich., on August
25, 1944, and later joined the
11th Airborne Division unit
at Camp Schemmelfenig, Sen-
dia, Japan, to qualify for the
parachutist rating with the
11th class of February 14, 1946.
He was with the 27th Division
on Okinawa from April to June,
1945, previously.
Serving in the Pacific area,
Waekenhut will now wear the
Asiatic Pacific ribbon, in addition to his silver wings, when
he returns to the States.
Prior to his enlistment, Waekenhut attended the Saline high
school and graduated in June,
1944. He was an automotive
mechanic by trade and plans
to continue it in the future.
Sgt. Wackenhut's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Waekenhut, and sister, Dorothy, live
at 8075 Warner Road, Saline.
7,769 VETERANS
RETURN TO COUNTY
That those who gave their
all and died, and those who
still live and whose glorious
achievements may not grow
dim in the minds and hearts of
their countrymen, the American Legion Post of Saline will
lead in a fitting memorial to
them Thursday, May 30, and
join with the rest of America in
paying honor (to them.
This solemn homage of our
people will take the form of a
parade at 9:30 a. m. at the Saline High School and from there
wend its way to the cemetery.
Among the marchers will be,
and in the following order, the
National Colors and the Color
Guard; the Saline6High School
Band; Firing Squad; Spanish
War Veterans; American Legion; Legion Auxiliary; Boy
Scouts; Girl Scouts; and all
other civic organizations and
individuals participating.
The program at the cemetery
will open with an invocation, a
selection by the High School
Band; an address by Karl Karsian, Ann Arbor; firing of the
salute; sounding of taps; benediction by the Post chaplin.
At the conclusion of the services, the line of march will return in the same order to the
high school. ,
The Post Commander extends
an invitation to the people of
Saline and surrounding community to join in the Memorial
Day Services. "Let us all pay
honor to the memory of our
boys who made the supreme
sacrifice in order that we might
continue our normal way of life.
Come everyone and join us in.
our Memorial Day Service."
HARRY FOSDICK CHOSEN
FOR BOYS' STATE
Funeral Rites
Held Friday
Child Victim of
Traffic Accident
Buried in Saline
CLUB CLOSES YEAR
AT VALLEY FARMS
Friday afternoon, at 2 p. m.
funeral services were held at
the Federated Church for three
year old Donald Keith Kendall,
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Kendall of McKay St., Saline.
The only child of Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Kendall of 520 Harris Rd.
Ypsilanti, was struck and killed by an automobile on U S-
112 in front of his home at
8:30 p. m. Tuesday,. May 14.
Each thinking that the other
was in charge of the child the
accident happened in a matter
of moments from the time he
was playing within sight of his
parents. Death occurred on the
way to the hospital. Born in
Ann Arbor in July, 1943, he
had lived with his parents in
California and Tennessee and
came to Ypsilanti to live a
short time following his father's discharge from the service
in February, of this year.' Burial was made in Oakwood Cemetery. The Rev. Raymond McLaughlin was in charge of the
rites.
Members of the Child Study
Club with their husbands as
guests were entertained at Saline Valley Farms on Tuesday
evening, May 21 at eight p. m.
This was the last meeting of
the school year.
.Mrs. George Austin, chairman
of the program committee introduced the speaker, Miss
Esther Everett, a member of
the faculty of Michigan State
College at Lansing, who spoke
on "Democracy in the Home,"
stressing the importance of
truly democratic practices in
the family circle.
Mrs. Don Campbell, acting
president for this year, asked
Mrs. Brown to announce the
officers and committees for the
ensuing year as follows: President, Mrs. Harold Brown f vice-
president, Mrs. E. G. Hildner;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Everett Esch; membership
committee, Mrs. Hugh Austin,
Mrs. Fred Korte, Mrs. Hollis
Carr, Mrs. Alvin Siemsen; program committee, Mrs. George
Austin, Mrs. Arthur Hagen,
Mrs. Randall Coates, Mrs. Max
Haswell; hospitality committee,
Mrs. Hugli Keveling, Mrs. Gordon Prout, Mrs. George Jacoby.
After the program refreshments were served by Mesdames
Keveling, Anderson, Campbell
and Haswell.
Out Of The
Letter Box
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GILBERT-KOHLER
WEDDING
Harry Fosdick, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Max Fosdick, has been
selected by the (American Leg-
gion to participate in the annual
Boys' State to be held at the
State Capital next month at
which time the boys of Michigan take over the conduct of
the executive and legislative
branches of state government
for a day. Boys from all over
the state, selected from different communities for their scholastic excellence, are given a
two-weeks trip to Lansing
where they study governmental
procedure and conduct "Boys'
State," with all expenses paid.
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD
More than 68 per cent of
Michigan's 634,505 servicemen
have been returned to the state,
selective service headquarters
reported today.
In April, 659 Washtenaw
County soldiers and sailors returned from service. The accumulative total of county servicemen who have returned
home amounts to 7,769.
Selective service headquarters
said that 30,768 Michigan men
were discharged from the armed forces last month to bring
the total of separations up to
May 1 to 436,901.     •
GROUP MEETS AT
FINKBEINER HOME
Forty-two members and
guests of the Willing Workers
met at the home of Sebastian
Finkbeiner Thursday, May 16.
Mrs. J. .N. Lewis acted as program chairman introducing
Mrs. Charles Miller who presented the history of Saline as
compiled by old residents. This
was enjoyed by everv one. The
hostess served a delicious supper foUowing the meeting. Mrs.
Arthur Miller will entertain the
group in June at her home on
North Ann Arbor Street.
Daniel Hall, senior in SaUne
High School has been selected
to receive the Bausch and Lomb
Honorary Science Award Medal
for achieving the highest scholastic record in science courses
during high school.
Established in 1932, this
Award has been recognized by
educators as a national honor
in scientific studies. Award
winners are eligible to compete
for the five annual Bausch. and
Lomb Science Scholarships at
the University of Rochester.
These Scholarships have a value of $1500 each,„payable $500.
a year for the first three undergraduate years. The University
wil provide loan funds, if. necessary, for holders of these
Scholarships for the fourth
year of college study.
In commenting upon the
Scholarships, M. Herbert Eisen-
hart, President of Bausch and
Lomb Optical Company, said:
"In these postwar years, America's progress is related in no
small degree to its progress in
science and technology. It is
our hope that the Science
Awards and Scholarships wiU
prove to be a stimulus and
contribution to national progress."
The farm home of Mrs. Matilda Kohler on Braun Road,
was the scene of a lovely wedding on Saturday evening, May
3J3th, when her daughter, Lil-
"IMn-beeame the bride of Don*
aid William Gilbert of Ypsilanti.
The bridal party formed before a background composed of
boquets of white, purple and
yellow iris and lillies of the
valley promptly at eight-fifteen
o'clock, with the Rev. C. A.
Haneberg, pastor of St. James
Church, performing the ceremony.
The bride was gowned in a
white floor length gown with
which she wore a finger-tip
length veil fastened to her hair
with orange blossoms, and she
carried a bouquet of white roses.
Her sister, Stella, was her only
attendant and she also wore a
white gown and carried talisman roses. Harold Peplau of
Ann Arbor served as best man.
Mrs. C. A. Haneberg presided
at the piano and played Lohengrin's March and other traditional wedding music.
Following the ceremony
which was performed in the
presence of the imfrie'diate relatives of the bride aiid groom
and a few friends, a reception
was held at the home at which
wedding cake and punch were
served.
On the Tuesday preceeding
the wedding the couple were
feted by a miscellaneous shower at the Polar Bear, sponsored
by her sisters. Tliey were the
recipients of many lovely gifts.
The bride is a graduate of
Saline High School and is taking ut> work at the MicMgan
State Normal College, Ypsilanti.
During the past year she has
been teaching in the Kuebler
School.
After their return from the
honeymoon trip, destination not
revealed, they wiU reside in Ypsilanti where the erroom is in
business with his father.
SALINE LADY
ELECTED TO OFFICE
Sixty members of the Washtenaw County Federation of
Women's Club were present at
the - annaaL meeting Saturday
at- ths Si^odisijCfecuxglisiaJ^a--
con. Eiight members from SaUne attended the meeting.
Speakers for the day wTere
Dr. Otto Engelke of Ann Arbor
and Donald'Curry, superintendent of the Ford School at
Macon. Dr. Engelke, in discussing the milk situation in the
country, stressed the necessity
of education for sanitation not
only in the farm dairy house
and barns, but in the consumers' homes. Mr. Cury declared
the child's mind must be educated to thoughts of peace.
Officers of the Federation
are Mrs. George Nichols of
Manchester, president; Mrs. W.
J. Armstrong of Vaughn St.,
first vice-president; Mrs. B. A.
DeVere Bailey of N. State St.,
second vice-president and chairman of publicity; Mrg?Dan HaU
of Saline recording secretary,
and Mrs. Lyle Swick of Macon,
treasurer.
Round Out Your Life;
Try A New Angle!
Learn To Square Dance
You didn't come square dancing Thursday Night. You were
invited but you didn't come.
Shame on you! Thought you
would like to know you were
missed. Heard several people
say they hadn't known what
was going on. Read on and be
informed.
The Community Council of
Saline is sponsoring a weekly
evening of square dancing on
Thursdays and we hope you all
will come. Mr. Scott, formerly
of the Recreation Department
of Willow Run ViUage, gives the
calls and the instruction and
you'll like him. Little and
middle sized folks come from
7:30 to 8:30. They pay 15^.
This group includes quite Uttle
people. Bev Daniels, Jon Hildner, Sally Cook and youngsters that age were there last
Thursday and had a wonderful
time. Ronnie Finkbeiner and
Farrel Beach were a couple of
the older ones in that bunch.
At 8:30 the small fry go home
and from 8:30 on, the high-
schoolers, the twenty-oners,
mamas, papas and grandparents
carry on. Bring a quarter, and
for Pete's sake, if you know a
boy or man (or facsimile whether he be reasonable or not) entice Mm over!
The first get-to-gether last
Thursday night was a big success except.#ihat you weren't
Were. Mr. felt told<*hVlittfe
folks that they were so nice,Jib
hoped there would be many
more the next time. The big
folks had fun too, except that
we needed more men. (Gee
Herman, you'd love it!)
Now . do come tonight and
save all your Thursdays from
now on. Square dancing you
must learn. It's Uke—weU, it's
just one of those things you
simply have to try once, Uke
eating cheese and pickles and
two kinds of pie before going
to bed. Except that the consequences of learning to square
dance are wonderflul! G. S.
^ Watching The Rest
of The World Go By
PIONEER OF LODI
TWP. PASSES
MRS. HENES HAD
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Early Wednesday morning
death came to Edward C.
Armbruster at his home in
Lodi Township following an extended illness. Deceased was
bom Sept. 28, 1871 of George
and Mary M. Armbruster.
He was married to Emma
Stollsteimer, October 1, 1902 in
Detroit.
Surviving are his wife and
one sister, Miss NelUe Armbruster of Saline. Mr. Armbruster was a member of the
Trinity   Lutheran   Church.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 2 p. m. at the Lock-
wood Funeral Home. Tlie Rev.
H. L. Engel officiating. Burial
will be made in the Lodi
cemetery.
Friends may call at the
Funeral Home.
A Saline lady who lost a red
purse containing $30. her driver's license and social security
card, had the purse and cards
retumed to her. but not the
$30. The original finder, had
evidently extracted the money
and tossed the purse into a
clump of bushes.
Mrs. Erwin Henes was nleas-
antlv surprised Sunday, May 19
bv her relatives and friends.
The occasion was her birthday.
A bountiful dinner was served
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hack, in Lodi
TownsMp. The table was attractively decorated with a
yellow and green birthday cake,
yellow tulips and green candles.
She received many lovely gifts,
among which was a set of
Novitake china dishes sent to
her by her husband. Sgt. Erwin
Henes- who is in Japan. Mrs.
John Hack also entertained for
her sister at her home Friday
evening, May 17.
RITES HELD MONDAY
# The Rev. R. S. Hocking officiated at the funeral services
held at the Methodist Church,
Monday at 11:00 a. m. for
Minnie M. Snyder, Macon Rd.;
whose death occurred following
a brief illness.
Deceased was born in OMo,
in 1876 and came to this community in 1911.
.. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, one son ana
two grandchildren. Interment
was made in OMo.
_ A special- meeting for initiation will be held Monday evening, May 27, at the O. E. S. hall.
This being a capitalistic
country, with certain class-
thinking, it has not proven successful under these conditions.
We wonder why some-.of the
other nations come to us when
in need of money.
Is there any country outside
the U. S. A., where the laborer
drives to and from work in a
larger car? Still labor and
foremen's unions strike for
Mgher pay and better conditions.
Some people seem to tMnk
that strikes are a good tMng
for the country as a whole, and
if that is the case, then the rest
of us are dumber than lost
sheep by not striking also. For
instance, the emplover could
strike for cheaper labor, the
merchant for more profit, the
consumer for cheaper'food and
merchandise; the young folks
from 16 to 21, for freedom
from work and the use of a cat*
with plenty of gas and money.
Those over 50 could be on^ a
liberal old age pension so they
could live in luxury the rest of
their days. The married GI's
strike for a new home free of
charge, wMch would not be asking too much. Then last but
not least, the farmer might
strike for better prices on Ms
produce so that he would rea-
Uze at least 75 £ per hour for an
8-hour day, and time and a half
for overtime. Also a half-hour
off for smoking and coffee.
_ Create a fund of several billion doUars from some source to
give the farmer's family a two-
weeks vacation with pav and
fishing tackle, boats and bait
provided.
Then too. the guys with no
money, could just sit down and
let the fellow who has. pay the
Mis. C. D. F.
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