1947-07-24; Saline Observer

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VOLUME 64
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,       THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1947
NUMBER   4x2
Tecumseh  Millers   Tithing  Project
"God Is My Landlord"
Procrastinate
The "Sabbatical Year of Rest"
following Perry Hayden's world-
famous six-year Biblical Wheat
Demonstration will end on Saturday, August 2. From 1940 to
1946 the Tecumseh miner encouraged and assisted by the late
Kenry Ford, and hundreds of
neighboring farmers conducted
one of the most spectacular tithing demonstrations in history.
The seventh year, as enjoined by
the wbrd of God, he "rested the
*) land".
The second phase of the phenomenal demonstration wiil be
launched Saturday night, August
2nd, at the Adrian Fair grounds,
with the premiere showing of a
gorgeous sound and full color
movie, depicting the six years of
sowing,- harvesting and tithing.
It is appropriately entitled, "God
is  My  Landlord".
The second six-year program
will carry the inspiration and
lesson of the demonstration
around the world. A book by
the same name, dedicated to the
"Memory of Henry Ford" was
written by Raymond J. Jeffreys
of Columbus, Ohio, will be released at the Adrian  celebration.
It was in September of 1940
that Perry Hayden heard a ser-
ff mon in his local ^Quaker church,
preached by Clifton J. Robinson,
of Newport News, Virginia, then
. a student at Cleveland Bible College. .Robinson's text was John
12:24—"Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat
fall into the ground and die, it
abideth alone, but if it die, it
bringeth forth much fruit'". It
was wheat planting time in
Michigan. Hayden decided to
plant a cubic inch of wheat, pay
a tithe of the harvest to his
church, replant the nine-tenths,
and continue this fcr six years.
He wanted to demonstrate in a
visible way the principles of rebirth, tithing and of the sabbath.
As directed in Leviticus 25: 3,
and 4, he planned to "rest the
land"  the  seventh year.
As promised in Malachi 3: 10,
j „. Hayden's harvests were abundant. He had a fifty-fold increase
the first year, and fifty-five fold
increase the second. The third
harvest reached 16 bushels, the
fourth jumped to 380 bushels,
the fifth in 1945 amazed the
world by reaching 5,555 bushels.
The sixth and final spectacular
harvest was 72,150 bushels—all
from a cubic inch of wheat planted six years earlier, and faithfully tithed each year. If the
project were continued for four
more years it would require all
the land in the United States.
In seven more years or a total
of thirteen years, it would cover
the entire globe with wheat.
Henry Ford, who believed that
tithing would ease many of the
world's problems, furnished land,
labor and equipment for the first
five years. The sixth year was
•f- so   large   that   it   required   2,666
acres. This was furnished by 276
farmers from five states, representing thirty different faiths and
creeds. The total value of the
1946 crop was nearly $150,000.
A large portion of the tithe was
sent overseas and distributed for
famine relief by the American
Friends  service   committee.
"God is My Landlord" to be
shown, on the anniversary of the
closing ofthe first six-year phase
of the propect, portrays all the
colorful harvests, vents and pageants, as well as some of the
tribulations of the famous six-
year demonstration. Ralph
Comfort, of Tecumseh, assisted
by seven photographers, took the
pictures throughout the past
seven years. They were compiled, edited, and built into the
• gorgeous movie, by McHenry
^ Films,  of Chicago.
^ In    addition   to   Henry   Ford,
others who appear in ttfe picture, and by word or presence
advocate tithing, are Captain
Eddie Rickenbacker, ace oi
World War 1; Dr. Waiter A.
Maier and William H. Danfortn,
of St. Louis, Mo.; James L.
Kraft of Chicago; R. g. Le-
Tourneau of Longvie-.v, Texas;
Kenneth Keys of Miami; Mrs.
Charles Cowman of Los Angeles;
David Petty of Greensboro", N.
C; Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement
of Louisville, Ky.; Millard Pryor
of Mansfield, Ohio; Rev. Clifton
Robison of Bundlekhandc, Central
India; Governor Kim Sigler of
Lansing; Mayor Jeffries of .Detroit;. Gil Dodds of Wheaton, HI.;
Charles Figy of Morenci; C. D.
Finkbeiner of SaUne; Floya
Jacob of Manchester and many
other celebrities.
Perry Hayden says that instead of planting the wheat the
next six years he intends, to sow
the seed »of tithing in the hearts
and minds of people of all creeds
and beliefs throughout the world.
This will be stimulated, he says,
by the showing of the film ana
distribution of the book, "God is
My Landlord". He has already
told the story of his Dynamic
Kernels tithing wheat to hundreds of gatherings throughout
the United States, Canada, -and
Mexico. The enthusiastic response by the peoples of t!iese
three countries has encouraged
Hayden, president of a milling
firm in Tecumseh, to devote the
major part of his time in the
coming year to traveling and
speaking  on  tithing.
Annual School
The Annual Meeting of the
Saline Union School District No.
1 fr. was held at the High
School July 14, 1947 at eight
o'clock. The meeting was called
to order by the president, Gordon
Prout. It was moved by Hazel
Cook and seconded by Alice Jensen that the Secretary's report
of the 1946 Annual Meeting be
accepted. The motion was carried. Clarence <~vinv. treasurer
of the Board of Education, read
the Annual Statistical and Financial Report. The motion by
Dean Brandt and seconded by
Virginia Carr that the report be
accepted as read, was carried.
The estimated budget for 1947-
48 was read by Grace Stierle,
secretary. It was moved by"
Ruth Miller seconded by Henry
Leutheuser that the budget be
accepted,  and it was  carried.
Harry Holmes swore in L.
Dean Bernard, Ted Stimpson and
Everett Beasley who acted as
tellers for the election of two
new members of the Board.
Clarence Cook was nominated to
succeed himself by Fred Aprill.
There being no other nomina-
tions^ Myron Gallagher moved
that the nominations be closed.
The motion was seconded, by Mae
Harms and carried. Of the 52
votes cast, Clarence Cook received 49, Clarence Haarer 11, Ted
Stimpson 1, and A. Blank 1.
The term of Clarence Haarer
having expired, nominations opened with Harry Holmes nominating Clarence Haarer. It was
moved that nominations be closed by Frank Campbell and seconded by Amanda Rogers. The
motion was carried. Clarence
Haarer was elected with 51
votes.
President Prout called for new
business to come before the
meeting. Harry Gonser asked
that since there were may people
interested in the improvement of
the athletic field,, was there anything they could do to help. He
suggested the possibility or borrowing money for improvements.
The President called upon Mr.
Jensen who informed the meeting
that before borrowing money
we would have to have permis-
Cont'd on Page  6.
Pinckney,    Mich.,
July  19,  1947
Dear   Editor:
A few facts concerning our
Veterans' Memorial Field that 1
talked to you about, today.
As a member of a long-time
resident family of Saline and a
graduate of Saline high '34, and
friend of Edward Henne, donor
of the field, I think Saline owes
it to him, to the community and
to the future of Saline, the best
lighted athletic field that can be
erected, as soon as possible.
Pinckney, population 400, class
"D" high school. Lighted, football and softball field project announced, to the community at the
football banquet December 1945
and a Veterans' Memorial Field
commission appointed. Schocl
board acquired land adjacent to
the school. All residents, former
residents, graduates and present
school students contracted to
make contributions, and also ail
factories and business agents in
the area.
Within two months $5,000 in
fund. Field graded and rolled
with county equipment and, lighting contract let; Cyclone fence
ordered; contributions continue to
mount. Football field and soft-
ball diamond laid out. Edison
sets poles and field wiring com-
lete and ready for first high
school game September 1946. with
bleachers for 40*0 persons.
Total contributions $14,000; in
less  than  one year!
July, 1947, fence completed;
first lighted softball game in
about two weeks.
Combination brick ticket office
and refreshment stand will be
under construction within two
weeks, to be completed for planned Labor Day celebration.
Additional bleachers to hold
400 more were built after overflow  crowd at first game.
Amplifying system used to announce play by play action of
games in progress.
Receipts of first three games
totaled more than $1,000. No
one person or group was "financially stuck" as you stated in
your editorial of July 17.
I don't think your lighted field
See the  Town, page 4
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and Southern
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Mrs. Forrest Burright (left), 64-year-old xgrandmother from Oregon, DL,
juid her 22-year-old daughter, Joyce, are among the colony of famous
harness race drivers now competing in the Night Harness Racing ai
Northville Downs in Northville. Here "Grandma," the first woman ever to
win a race in Grand Circuit competition, gives Joj'ce some tips on driving.
Farmers*
Week to be
Resumed
A. A. District
Seminar in
Saline
Check Hazards
For Farm
Safety Week
Farm Safety Week, Demg
observed from July 20 to zts,
emphasizes the need for careiui
consideration of the high ton oi
life and property taken by farm
accidents, points out Fred Roth,
farm safety specialist at Michigan State College.
Here are a few of the facts
concerning farm accidents:
1. Last year, 479 accidents on
Michigan farms took the lives or
169 persons and painfully injured  310.
2. Ninety per cent of "ie
Michigan farm accidents reported
during 1846 involved burns, machinery, falls, and livestock. The
remaining ten per cent were due
to various causes, chief of which
were falling objects, firearms,
and hand tools.
3. Agriculture has more accidental work deaths per worker
than   any   other  major   industry.
Roth urges farm famines to
observe farm, safety wee-k by
making a check of safely hazards. A safety, plan will bring
safe living 52 weeks a year.
Arthur E. Hagen flew to Cleveland, Tuesday, to attend the International Baby Chick convention.
■YCCR There were 100. in  attendance
IIIIY9fl-2£      a' ^e Masonio and O.E.S. picnic
OUM $V CO     at warnpler's lake, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Little
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Donna C. Little,
to Herbert C. Lange, son of A.
C. Lange. " Early August ' has
been chosen for the wedding date.
State Hospital
Reunion
Today
Employees of Ypsilanti State
hospital are holding their annual
reunion at the hospital grounds
today. It is for all present and
past employees and the members
of   their   immediate   families.
The State Champion Napoleon
high school band and Ford Motor
Company String Ensemble will
furnish entertainment during the
afternoon along with two ball
games and a program of races
and contests. A dinner in the
evening and a dance under the
stars with music by Kenny's orchestra, will conclude the day's
festivities.
Farmers' Week which -orought
from 30,000< to 40,000 farm people to the Michigan State College campus annually1 prior to*
being crowded out by. increased
veteran enrollment at the close
Of the war, will be resumed in
January,   1948.
E. L. Anthony, dean of the
school of agriculture, announced
26 to 2fli 15>48, had been set
this week tbe dates of January
aside for the big event which
had been held annually ror 30
years  prior to 1946.
When winter term enrollment
in the 1945.-46 term taxed classroom, eating and housing facilities of the campus and East
Lansing,, the 1946 Farmers' Week
was cancelled A further increase in enrollment prevented
holding the event in January
1947.
Dean Anthonv said a. conference with Pres. John A. Hannah
resulted in a decision to hold
Farmers' Week in January 1948.
"We are happy to be able to return this traditional service to
the Michigan farm people. We
were sorry not to have been able
to hold it the past two years,
but are sure the Michigan farm
people believed as wt mc that
offering educational facilities for
our returning veterans should be
our first consideration," Dean
Anthony   saidL
The building program on the
campus is progressing to a point
where more facilities seem possible by late January, Dean
Anthony related. Althougn enrollment this fall and, winter at
the college is expected, to TjreaK
all previous records, special arrangements will be made to take
care of the visiting farm people.
During the Farmers' week
program the various organizations, livestock associations, crop
associations and others hold their
annual meetings. Annual livestock feeding contest entries are
exhibited and grand champions
are   selected.
Dean Anthony said farmers
with livestock in the feeding contests would be anxious to Team
the dates so that they* could plan
their feeding program to bricg
their animals to prime condition
by show dates.
The Methodist W.S.C.S. will be
host on Wednesday, July 30, !to
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service summer seminar of Hue
Ann Arbor district. Mrs. Rosie
Woodbridge will be chairman for
the day.
Program
Mrs.   Miller   Ross,   presiding.
10 a.m. Opening service: Mrs.
Peter Brender, president of the
Ann Arbor district of W.S.C.S.;
Hymn, "This Is My Father's
World";  Prayer. -' r-
10:15 Workshops: Missionary
Education, Mrs'. Miller Ross;
Spiritual Life, Mrs. Charles Daly;
Christian Social Relations, Mrs.
J. E. " Keller; Presidents and
other officers, Mrs. Peter Brender.
11:30 N (To n t i d e Assembly:.
Presentation of special jurisdiction supply projects for Lai Bagh
high school, Locknow, India,
Miss Mabel Lawrence.
11:45 Quiet Time. Mid-Day
Prayer,   Mrs.   Charles  Daly..    .
12:00 Sacrificial Meal, served
by the Saline W.S.C.S.-
12:45   Literature  table perusal.
1:10   Echoes from Lake Huron Institute.
1:30     Stewardship Ceremonial.
2:30    Benediction;    Individual
Conferences.
In the presence of the immediate families, the marriage ceremony uniting Miss Margaret B.
Stanton, daughter ot Mi". William
M. "Stanton and the late T^s.
Stanton of Bridgeport, W. Virginia, and Harry K. Parsons, of
banne was performed Saturday
morning, July 19, at ll o'ciock _i
the Presbyterian church, Ann Arbor. Dr. Wm. Lemman was the
officiating clergyman. Mr. Parsons is the son of Mrs. Luella
Parsons of this city and H. E.
Parsons  of  Baltimore,  Md.
Dressed 'in- a "black and white
sheer print with a net yoke and
a graduated peplum, the bride
carried an hairloom handkerchief,
made by the bridegroom's great-
great aunt. She wore pearls, the
bridgroom's gift to her, and her
corsage was made of white roses
and baby-breath. A picture hat
of white eyelet embroidery completed her  costume.
Mrs. Edward Adams of Detroit,
the bridegroom's cousin, was
matron of honor. She wore a suit
of pink linen, with white accessories, and, a corsage of pink
Rubrum lilies-. The best man was
Ed,ward Adams of Detroit.
Follo"wing the service in Ann
Arbor, a wedding breakfast was
served at the Parsons home on
W. Henry street, in Saline to
approximately 13o friends and
relatives. In front of a flower-
decked mantle, Mrs. Robert
Ormsby and Miss Jeanne Parsons
received the guests. Tables were
attractively set with bowls of
roses and delphiniums, while the
bride's table, covered with a
drawnwork cloth was, centered
with a four-tiered cake. The
couple left on a motor tour to-
the-Smokey Mountains and eastern seaboard states. EorJ'tchis
trip the bride wore a grey gabardine suit with black accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons
will make their home at 311
Thompson' St., Ann Arbor, after
August 1st.
Family
Reunions
The Finkbeiner family annual
reunion will be held at Wiedican
Brothers' farm home on Merritt
road, Sunday,_July 27. Present
officers are president, Lueil
Roehm; vice president, Leland
Lesser; secretary, Mrs. Warren
Finkbeiner, treasurer, Sylvia
Feldkamp.
Announce
Wedding
Plans
The annual Bross family reunion was held at Saline park,
Sunday, with 80 members present. New officers elected are,
president, Warren Finkbeiner,
Saline; vice president, Orville
Weidmayer, Ann Arbor; secretary-treasurer, Clarence Kitchen,
Ann Arbor;, sports committee,
Roland Weidmayer and Evelyn
Kitchen; table committee, Mrs,
Orville Weidmayer and Mrs.
George Bross, Ann Arbor. It
was decided to hold next year's
reunion at the park.
According to Bob Norris, of
Ayers, Lewis, Norris, & May,
consulting engineers of Ann Arbor, the originally estimated cost
of the construction of the sewage plant in Saline has increased
by $28i000, due to the increased
costs of labor ana materials since
the estimate of $80,0D0 was made.
Norris, speaking before the
Saline Rotary Club, Thursday,
gave a very interesting and detailed explanation of the proposed disposal plant, which, -he
declared,, the State Department
of Health and the Stream Control Commission will force communities that dump sewage into
meandering streams, to build and
operate. In his opinion, however,
costs will have come down by the
time the city undertakes construction of the plant, and he
believes that the original estimate will stand. There is also
the possibility, he added,, that
the state and, federal governments will assume a portion of
the cost of construction as there
are several bills now before Congress dealing with such matters.
Tlie plant will be built on the
present site of the city dump, on
Monroe street. At that point
the city's two main sewers converge. The separation of solids
and the purification and aeration,
or oxygenation of the water,, is
a comparatively simple process,
according to Mr. Norris, whose
firm has drawn up. the plans for
the local plant.
Sewage entering the plant first
deposits such foreign matter as
gravel, sand, cinders, etc., and
passes into a series of settling
tanks whera the solids are ref
moved a^i, treated , and further
"along the "liquid is sprayed and
oxygenated-, finally chlorinated
and allowed to flow with a
sparkling gurgle into the Saline
river—but pure.
The plans and specifications
for the local plant, as provided
by Mr. Norris' firm, cost a totsj
of $5,000, all but $500 of which,
have been paid for by the State
and Federal governments through
grants in aid. City Manager
Hart estimates that througn a
bond issue covering a period of
thirty years, underwritten" at a
rate of three per cent, the project would pay for itself through
a system of metering the service
in the same manner as the' city,
water is now metered, and that
the cost to the individual user
would be about equal to "that of
his  present  water  bill.
The cost o'f operating the plant
should not exceed over §2,000. a
year, in the estimation of Mr.
Norris, who explained that after
a short period of training a high
school boy could handle it. The
gas which forms in the main disposal tank is captured and used
to heat the plant throuehout the
winter months, the engineer explained, and added that a small
oil burner would be necessary as
an auxiliary when the gas pressure becomes low. :
State Police
After New
Recruits
Corp. Carl Miller, commander
of the Clinton post'of the Michigan State Police, was in Saline
Saturday and announced for the
benefit of these interested, that
he would be at the post from
8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday,
July 30, for the purpose of interviewing young men who may
be interested, in joining the department as a recruiting progran^
is now on, to bring the force lip.
to pre-war strength. _     f_
" The engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Sue Lenore
Hutty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred A. Hutty, 303 Abbott road,
East Lansing was announced at
a tea Saturday afternoon in the
Hutty home. The bride-elect will
be married to Thurman Robert
Clay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman M. Clay, 503 Division street,
East Lansing.
A white satin ribbon leading
to the table centerpiece announced the wedding date as
September 13 and the place will
be McCune chapel of Peoples
church. ' In charge of the tea
table was Mrs. W. .J. Trickey,
aunt of the bride-elect, and Miss
Edith Potter, Mrs. Max Collins,
Mrs. Edwin S. Smith and. Mrs.
Edwin J. Bement poured.
Miss Hutty wore a two-piece
suit dress of black hengaline and
an orchid corsage. Her mother
was in a gray figured sheer with
navy accessories and. a corsage
of Ophelia roses; and Mrs. Clay,
who received with them, wore a
suit of navy sheer "with white
accessories and a corsage of
gardenias.
The Clays will be remembered
as former residents of this city.
"Mr. Thurman Robert Clay is a
brother of Mrs. .Max Collins and
M?§,.^Iiltoii Hartman of  Saline.
'lioth young people are students
of Michigain State College.
The fourth Hertler reunion was
held Sunday, July 19 at the Saline Park, with 66 members present. A pot-luck dinner was
served at one p.m. and ice cream
and cake enjoyed later in the
afternoon
Gifts were presented to the
oldest member, Mrs. Charles
Hertler, of Saline and to the
youngest, Carolyn Kay Girbach,
four months old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Girbach of Clinton.
Officers elected for the following year, are; President, Robert
Finkbeiner; secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Robert Finkbeiner; entertainment committee, Mr. and
Mrs. Orren Girbach and Miss
Lillian Jedele.
Flying
Farmers Elect
At MSC
Jamboree at
Polar Bear
A Radio Jamboree will be held
at the dance casino adjoining the
Polar Bear Inn, Saturday night,
when Carl Houghs and his
Kentucky Mountain Boys from
radio station WKMH entertain.
Old time and modern dancing
will be enlivened by "Kilroy and
Cicero Corncob who will give out
with some of-their antics.
The Michigan* Flying Farmers
meeting at Michigan State College on July 8, re-elected Lee
Talladay of Milan president of
the- organization.
During their one-day stay at
MSC, the 150 farmers wno came
in 60 planes, saw demonstrations
of new axgricultural equipment
put on by the college agricultural
engineering department. Business sessions were held in the
afternoon.
Other officers elected, Include:
V. F. Spencer, Wixom, vice president; Earl Gehman, vermont-
ville, secretary-treasurer. Members x>f the board of directors
are: Albert H. Crane, Fennvilie;
Earl Williams, Sandusky; WilDer
Gruner, Coldwater; D. M. Shina-
bery, St. Johis and Raymona
Wheeler, Davisburg.
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Saline  General Hospital
Corp.  Warren Martin is home
on   a   six-week's   furlough.
Miss Dorothy Meyer of Ana
Arbor underwent a major operation, Tuesday.
Miss Grace Steeb of Saline had-
a tonsillectomy, Wednesday morning- _2j