1946-08-15; Saline Observer

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SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,     THURSDAY, August 15, 1946
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Big Affair
Next Week
County Holstein Men
Bring Black & White
Show To City Park
Hope—With a Bit of Material and Infinite Patience
Because of many natural
advantages which Sahne possesses, and being conveniently
located for its purpose, officials
of Washtenaw County Holstein
Friesian Breeders Association
have located their annual
"Black and White" show here.
Cooperating in this first
show at Sahne city park, August 22, the Saline Rotary club
did some spade work in making
it convenient for the county
association to locate its annual
event here and will furnish the
ice cream for the basket picnic
dinner which will be served
the day of the show.
Judging of the cattle will
begin at 1 o'clock. Herbert
Millei', prominent in Michigan
Holstein affairs, will do the
judging.
Officers and directors of the
Association in charge of the
show here are DeForest
Thompson, president; Leonard
Burmeister, vie e-president;
Lowell Spike, secretary-treasurer; and directors Del Begole
and R. P. Ullman.
^THE new Ford sales and service building on north Ann Arbor and
McKay streets being erected by The Wiedman Auto Company,
is slowly taking shape and may be completed before automobile deliveries become plentiful, at that.
njtiries Fata!    Crack-Up Day
To Fred Ernst   At Airport
Bridgewater Farmer
Thrown From Wagon
When Team Ran Away
Flying Tigers Set
To Crash At Air
Show  Saturday-Sunday
Water Supply
Inadequate
Saline Faces
Expansion of Its
Present Facilities
Glen Hart, of the engineering department of .the City of
Ypsilanti, recently appoigtecL
city manager of 'Saline, -*$&?'
will take over 'the full responsibility of the office September -
1st, was introduced to members
of the Rotary Club at their
meeting Thursday. Speaking
briefly, Mr. Hart complimented
the council for its conduct of
city affairs and the excellent
conditions of its finances and
pointed out some of the problems which faced the local government in the matter of sewage disposal and the expansion
of its water facilities to meet
an ever growing demand.
"Saline streets are in excellent condition, generally," declared Mr. Hart, and added that
"you must have 'drag' somewhere to be able to treat your
streets with a coat of tarvia
and pebbles at this time, because
Ypsilanti is unable to obtain
the materials for some much
needed work and has had to
pass it up."
"The city's average water
consumption now is approximately 90>000 gallons per day
and an application for an additional 160,000 gallons daily is
one of the problems which is
facing .the city council at this
time, and with new homes going up and new sub-divisions
being plotted, the demands on
the local water supply will increase tremendously. Hart also
mentioned some necessary
drainage work that was in the
offing, and specifically one on
Bennett street, which now
runs uphill.
The club voted money for a
wheel chair, the use of which is
to be loaned to a disabled
veteran and which will be
available to others when he no
longer needs it.
President Miller announced
September 5th as Governor's
Day, at which time the district
governor will pay the local club
a visit. Out of town guests,
included Mr. Hart and Dr.
Dean W. Myer of Ann Arbor.
MILAN GIRL, BRIDE
OF WALDO HACK
Fred C. Ernst, 63, resident
of Bridgewater township all
his life, died Monday night at
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in
Ann Arbor from injuries received August 7th when -his
team of horses ran away and
threw him from a hayrack.
Mr. Ernst was bom April 2,
1883, in Bridgewater township.
He was a member of St. James'
Evangelical and Reformed
church.
He is survived by the widow,
Henrietta; two sons, Clifford
and Archie at home, two stepdaughters, Mrs. Hazel Watson
of Adrian and Mrs. Esther
Westover of Detroit, and one
brother, Andrew Ernst-, of
T3aliifef;&}ur sisters, Mrs. PpST
Maurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Seeger,
Mrs. Mathilda Lutz, and Mrs.
Louise Geisel, all of Ann Arbor;
and a grandson, Pfc. James
Thompson in the army. A
sister, Mrs. Anna Frye preceded him in death in 1936.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon with prayer
services at 1:30 at the Collins
funeral home in Tecumseh and
at 2:30 at the St. James'
Evangelical • and Reformed
church. Rev. C. A. Haneberg
will officiate. Burial will be in
Oakwood cemetery.
Steeb-Rentz
Reunion^
Seventeenth Annual
Held At Bredernitz
Home Sunday
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Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Matt,
Milan, announce the marriage
of their daughter Elsa, to Waldo J. Hack of Sahne, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hack. The
wedding occurred on Monday,
July 22, and the couple, who
have returned from a honeymoon trip ..to Florida, are now
at home to their friends at 175
Eedman Road, Milan.
Seventy-two members of the
Steeb-Renz families attended
the 17th annual reunion Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Roland Bredernitz.
President Edwin Aprill of W.
Liberty Rd. conducted the business meeting, at which the following officers for next year
were elected: Elmer Armbruster, president; Mark Sweetland,
vice-president; Mrs. Edwin
Aprill, secretary; Otto Bredernitz, treasurer.
A total of 771/2 years of military service has been turned in
by 16 members of the family.
August Steeb of Saline has the
longest record, having been in
service for 25 years, since
World War I. A master staff
sergeant, he is at Fort Sheridan awaiting discharg.e
Lieut. Herman J. Steeb, Jr.,
is the only other family representative still in service. Now
at Amarillo, Texas, he has been
in the Army Air Force since
September, 1942.
All of the other 14 have been
recently discharged from service. Robert C. Armbruster, of
Scio Church Rd., USNR, spent
10 months in the Navy in'the
Pacific. Four years in the
Naval Reserve is the record of
Walter A. Armbruster, also of
Scio Church Rd.
Twin sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Becker of Ann Arbor
rolled up varied records. Marvin Becker, the most decorated
See Reunion, Page 8
A crackup a day is guaranteed to visitors at the Flying
Tiger Air Circus being staged
by American Veterans of World
War II ' (Amvets) at Willow
Run Airport next Saturday and
Sunday, August 17 and 18.
The victim in each crash will
be Capt. Tommy Walker, one
of Gen. Chenault's original
Flying Tigers, who flew in defense of the Chinese against
the Japs even before the Flying Tigers were organized.
"Sometimes," said Neil Holland, state adjutant of the
Amvets, "Walker uses a house
to crash into. He says it is
expenive losing a plane every
time he performs, but it is
good for the plane makers:
Daring Pilots
Tommy is one of a score of
America's most daring pilots
who are on the Amvet program, being held to raise funds
for the aid of Michigan veterans.
Others include Major Art
Davis, who has flown for 22,000
hours, and has captured more
first prizes in the Cleveland
National air • races than any
other living pilot; Major Ed
Stevens and Capt. Ward Mason,
Army aces of the ETO, who
will fight dogfights with Davis;
Capt. Ward Irwin, aerobatics
instructor of the Army
throughout World War II; Lt.
Ray Goudy, Navy expert at low
level flying, and "Upside Down"
Sammy Mason, specialist in the
outside loop, who will show his
new experimental plane in
maneuvers never seen by the
public before.
Capt. Irwin is now a University of Michigan student, said
he "intends to learn something
besides flying." Lt. Goudy was
the youngest pilot ever to
earn a license. He was given
one at the age of 16.
To Glide To Airport
Two bateman, Elmer Kanta
and Norman Berg, will glide
from thousands of feet up to
the center of great Willow Run,
and one of the biggest thrills
will be the "breakaway" parachute jump of Daredevil Bill
Bushman, who participated as
a paratrooper in the risky
operations in Europe.
Many other parachutists and
fliers will be seen in the.show,
which will engage attention
from 2 to 5 p. m. on both days,
Holland said.
Tickets will be available at
the gates of Willow Run which
is located on the Expressway
out Michigan avenue.
Miss Maxine Fosdick and
Mac Lossing United In
Lovely Home Wedding
A very charming wedding
occurred at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Max Fosdick, 303
East Michigan Ave., at 4
o'clock, Saturday afternoon,
when their daughter, Maxine,
became the bride of Mac E.
Lossing, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude W. Lossing of Deerfield.
Attired in a gown of' white
silk marquisette, with a val
lace trimmed square neckline
extending to a V in the back,
full length sleeves and a full
skirt ending in a train, the
bride appeared on the arm of
her father who gave her in
marriage at a double ring ceremony before the fireplace
banked with a mass of palms
and white gladoila. She wore
a white tiara with a fingertip
veil and carried white roses.
Preceding the ceremony, Dale
Fosdick, a cousin, played
"I Love You Truly" and
"Because," and Harry Fosdick,
brother of the bride, seated the
guests..
The bride's sister, Mrs.
Robert Osterhaut, was matron
of honor. She wore a lovely
blue net gown with a satin
bodice and shirred three-quarter length sleeves. Her bou-
cmet was Johanna Hill roses.
The groom's best man was
Virgil Logan of Deerfield. Rev.
Alvin Siemsen, pastor of St.
Paul's Lutheran church officiated at the ceremony. '
A reception was held immediately following the ceremony at the residence with
about 150 guests attending.
Mrs. Francis Lockwood poured
and Eileen Moehn and Carol
Uphaus served. Penny Deede
had charge of the guest book.
The bride's mother wore a
silk print dress with gold accessories and a corsage of gardenias. The groom's mother
wore lime green with gold
accessories and corsage of gardenias.
When the bride and groom
left for their honeymoon in
Northern Michigan, Mrs. Lossing wore a biege tailored suit,
hat and gloves with cherry coke
shoes and purse. They will be
at home at 303 E. Michigan
avenue, Saline, after August
19th.
Mrs. Lossing is a graduate
of Saline High School and
Cleary Business College and is
employed in the State Savings
Buyers After
Lake Property
Bustling Activity On
Huron Shores Writes
Alleman In Mich. Mirror
Mrs. Mac Lossing
Bank in Ann Arbor. Mr. Lossing graduated from Deeivieid
High School and served four
years in the U. S. Army Air
Force, two and a half years of
which were spent in Burma. He
is employed at the Firestone
Co. in Ann Arbor.
Guests from out of town
were from Detroit, Petersburg,
Dundee, Plymouth and Ann
Arbor.
Three County Fairs
Coming Up
Jackson, Lenawee and
Hillsdale Fair Dates
Are Announced
Three county fairs that are
coming up soon and which are
of interest to the people of this
community, are the Jackson
County Fair which will he held
August 19-24, the Lenawee
County Fair at Adrain, Sept.
16-21 and the Hillsdale Fair
and a state Clydesdale horse
show. A fourday harness racing card has been announced
for the Adrian Fair, and there
will be five days and nights
of grandstand entertainment
with circus and vaudeville acts,
a horse pulling contest and a
complete showing of farm machinery and automobiles. Many
farmers will be interested in
state show of duco hogs and
Guernsey cattle at this fair.
LOCALS TAKE ANOTHER
BALL GAME,
Saline Independents defeated
Ypsi Motor Sales ball team here
Sunday, 13 to 6. Cammett of
the locals driving in two runs
ahead of him in the eighth inning when he hit for the- circuit. Hoeft and Halleck were
the battery for Saline. Saline
will play at Onstead, Sunday
afternoon.
FAREWELL PARTY
AT FRnS HOME
Mrs. Harry Friis was hostess
Tuesday afternoon at her home
for members of the .Mary L.
Circle of the Methodist church
in a farewell party for Mrs. Leland Graf, who expects to leave
with her family for Arizona
next week. The afternoon was
spent visiting and playing
games and taking kodak pictures of the 16 persons present. Dainty refreshments were
served and Mrs. Graf was presented with a lovely gift.
THREE BROWN SWISS
FINISH RECORD TEST
Three Brown Swiss cows,
owned by R. C. Merchant, recently completed a 305 day lactation test, two four year olds
recording 10854.3 lbs ,of milk
and 453.25 lbs butterfat and
9628.2 lbs of milk and 419.25
lbs. butterfat, respectively,; and
an 8 year old producing 11213.5
lbs. milk and 470.56 lbs. fat.
KAISER FAMILY
MEET AT CITY PARK
Fifty-five   members   of   the5
Kaiser family held then* annual
get-together at the Saline park,
Sunday, August 11.
A business meeting followed
the lovely dinner. Sports,
games, and a program were enjoyed by all. Guests attended
from Jackson, Detroit, Lansing,
Hillsdale and Sahne.
EDITORIAL
CAPRICE
In the survey of community
building and remodeling we
know we slipped in a number of
cases, not having made mention of the beautiful job Herman Heininger did early in the
year at his place of business
in remodeling the interior. And
slipped very awkardly on an
account of what Ed Warner is
doing over the river. Then, too,
a long story could be written
about School Superintendent
Leo Jensen and his summer
vacation, working over the
home he bought on the corner
of McKay and Lewis streets.
Leo got a board here and a
board there, and an occasional
handful of nails besides the
ones on his fingers, and has
done some remarKably good
carpenter work.
Another place rejuvenated
lately, is Jay Harmon's tavern,
and Armbruster's changed over
the interior of their store building on North Ann Arbor street
and built an addition on the
rear, which makes it more
commodious. Anyone we missed
we would like to hear from to
complete the picture of the
building activity in the community.
Going down .to Ohio, Saturday, to secure some on-the-spot
material for a magazine article
concerning an old Lutheran
church with a history, Ed
Arnold of the Frankenmuth
News, accompanied by Ms
charming better-half, stopped
off in Saline for a very pleasant visit with ye editor and his
family. Frankenmuth beat the
V-J Day celebration by two
weeks with a big Sunday affair
in that village which drew the
largest crowd in Frankenmuth
history, and that's saying a
mighty big mouthful. "The old
town really made the boy and
girl veterans of World War II
'welcome home'," Ed declared.
The Frankenmuth News played
up the home-coming in a big
way with a special edition
which excited the admiration,
and envy, of fellow publishers.
Anyway you look at it, Ed's
a great guy and Frankenmuth
is a great town.
The    first   edition    of    the
See Editorial, Page 8
Michigan's Lake Huron shore
region, from Bay City north to
Cheboygan, is bustling with
activity this summer.
City dwellers are buying lake
shore lots—all with a fine
sandy beach and a clear view
of the famous Blue Waters of
Lake Huron.
Rustic cottages and cabins
are going up—that is, as fast
as supply and labor are found.
A full-fledged "boom" is under
way.
This East Michigan section,
just about the last in the Lower
Peninsula to be developed by
summer tourist.s is served by
a truly scenic shore highway—
US-23, the Taft Memorial highway whose southern terminus is
Atlanta, Georgia. From Bay
City through Pinconning and
Standish, this road swings inland beyond sight of the lake.
The highway begins to skirt
the shore at Au Gres and continues in almost continuous
view of the lake (with a few
exceptions) until the traveler
reaches Cheboygan the north-
em terminus of the Taft
Memorial highway.
While camel hump-like dunes
obscure a view of the Michigan
west coast as travelers go
north and south over US-31,
the Michigan east shore along
Lake Huron has no such
characteristic.
Land is fairly level, it slops
gradually to the water's edge.
As you drive north from Au
Gres, you can see the Blue
Water of Lake Huron most of
the time. From our personal
observation. US-23 offers one
of the most;-delightful motor
tours in Michigan. The State
of Mchigan made a happy decision when it located the route
so close to Lake Huron. Not
only does this concrete ribbon
with slow curves serve the
needs of lake shore residents,
both summer and winter, but
it provides an interesting,
scenic route for travelers who
are going to Northern Michigan or the Upper Peninsula.
Overnight cabins are plentiful. Because the tourist development was a bit late, as compared to the West Coast region,
the cabins are modern—many
of them brand new!
Let's head north from Bay
City for a weekend spin.
Pinconning, whose Indian
name was Opinnicconing, meaning the "place of the potato",
offers an opportunity to get
some choice cheese. Pinconning
has several cheese stores along
US-23. They reflect the dairy
industry of the region.
Standish, your next stop, is
a trading center for a large
farm area which specializes
chiefly in sugar beets and
dairying. Saginaw Bay, seven
miles away, provides lots of
fine duck shooting each fall.
It is at Au Gres, French-
named settlement marked by
Point Au Gres, that US-23 returns to Lake Huron shores.
Fourteen miles north is Ala-
baster^ whererthe U. S. Gypsum
company operates a huge gypsum quarry. It is said that the
quary land was once purchased
for $50, a gun and a dog. When
gypsum was discovered, its
value was jumped overnight to
$10,000!
The twin towns of Tawas—
Tawas city and East Tawas—•
offer a variety of food and
lodging., accommodations. .We
stopped at the Barnes Hotel—
chiefly to say hello to Kenneth
Barnes who we met for the
first time on a winter sport
bus tour sponsored in February
by the East Michigan Tourist
association. Barnes was host
to the group at a dinner at the
Barnes Hotel. It was too late
for dinner, so we went to Clifford's—a top restaurant and a
credit for any Michigan town.
The state park at East Tawas
is blessed with a fine lake pier
and a community house where
the Lake Huron Players,
;directed by Hill Bermont of
Saginaw; were presenting a
See Michigan Mirror,  Page  3