1947-09-11; Saline Observer

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The Saline Observer
VOLUME 64
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,       THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1947
NUMBER   49
Salinexs Grand
Old Man Dies
At Age of 96
Frederick G. Mayer, 96, Saline's oldest citizen, passed away
early Thursday morning at the -
Saline General Hospital after a
short illiness. Mr. Mayer suffered a stroke on Monday afternoon and on Tuesday aiternoon
was removed to the hospital for
medical care. He was born February 13th. 1851 in Wurctem-
burg, Germany and when he was
five years old came to the United States with his parents and
two brothers and a sister. The
family settled, on a farm in Loai
township.
On February 18, 1880, he mar-
"ried Clara Laubengayer, daughter
of Mr. and, Mrs. Ulrich Laubengayer, also of Lodi, and they
made their home in Pittsfield
township on a farm located on
Crane road. Mrs. M'ayer preceded liim in death in 1SS9.
In 1912 Mr. Mayer and his
daughter, Miss Amanda, moved
to 200 Russell street, Saline,
where he enjoyed working in his
garden every summer, including
this summer. He was employed
by the city of Saline tte first 10
years of his residence here.
Mr. Mayer, with an ox team,
helped his father clear his farm
land and watched civilization,
as marked by material things,
advance from, the simplicity of
farm life in the middle of the
ninteenth century to the swift
pace of today.
He was one of four charter
members left of the St. Paul's
church.
Survivors include his daughter, Amanda and son Herman, at
heme, and another son, William,
of Roseville.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
St. Paul's church with Rev. Alvin Siemsen officiating. Interment was made in Lodi cemetery.
Mr. Mayer was a citizen of the
United States having taken out
his papers about 55 years ago.
^ammuactcf faOt
Recreation
Program al
City Park
ighlights of the State £-H*Show
Notice
To next of kin of soldiers
buried overseas. William B.
: Lutz Post, .American Legion
of Saline, will handle all details, military funeral, etc,
for both Saline and Bridge-
water communities for those
desiring to have the remains
brought back to this country  for   burial.
Full details are available
. through Dean Burkhardt,
• Commander of the Saline
,   Lexgion   Post.
Proclamation
A   drive   for    $250,000   to
fight  polio  in Michigan  has
heen launched by  the  Sister
Kenny  Foundation,  which  is
concerned  with   the   immediate treatment  of  those  who*
have the ailment.   At' "a kick-
off   meeting  in   Detroit,   the
most   effective   speaker   was
a pretty 14-year-old girl who
told   of   the    dread    disease
from her own experience. At
the age of six she was stricken with polio. She was treat-
- ed   at  Herman   Kiefer.   Then
she could walk only with the
aid  of a  heavy  steel brace.
Doctors    said    tliat    surgery
was the only hope of eliminating   the   brace,   and   small
hope at that. But after two
months  at  the  Kenny Institute, she walked out on her
own   feet,    without   surgery
and   without   braces.
"If you give to Sister Kenny, you don't give to help
other children; you give to
help your own," she said.
"God will help you because
you have helped children to
walk—without   braces."
The drive for funds for the
Sister Kenny Foundation
will be made in Saline Sunday, September 14 and continue throughout the week.
Receptacles will be placed in
many of the local business
places for the conveniens
of the public and collections
will be taken in the local
theatre.
In   proclaiming   this   week
in Saline as a period for contributing to this noble cause,
*   I   also   urge   that    we    give
generously.
Signed,
Alwin   Gross,
Mayor of Saline
On Wednesday afternoon* Adjust 20th, the Park RecreatKtra
Program closed for the smtimer-
Competitive events for girls aaS
junior and senior boys were, held
in various sports activities- Also
there were several dramatized,
ballads, . stories, and' a. puppet
play. Exhibitons of handicraft,,
a doll show, and a dog shosersrere
also held.
Mirs. Parsons and Me. HaiTfaafc:
are to be complimented' on thesEr
direction of the Park. Prog^ana
for this year. Although it -was
impossible to arrange any swim=-
ing program for the summer, s.
full schedule cf events interesting
to the youngsters was. always, ira
operation at the park.
The following is the progranE.
of. events on the final day, and
the   award  winners.
All winners were awarded ribbons  and  cups.
City  Recreation  Program. Finals.
Girls'  Program.
1. Action Song, "I had a. little
sailboat,"   by   youngest^ childreax.
2. Dramatized Ballad, "Three
pirates went to London Towsu
Landlord, Sarah Cook; Pirates,
Evelyn Kurte, Mary Koebbe, Donna Wahl;' Daughters, Frances
Visel, Sally Campheli, Elaine
Kurte.
3. Dramatized Ballad, "O Soldier, will you marry me?" S<&-
dier, Sue Jane Niles;  Maid, Fat-
* ricia Visel  and  chorus.
x.     Puppet   Play,   "The   three
Mrs. Charles E. Whipple, formerly of Saline, was Miss Marie
Hartwig   prior   to   her  marriage wishes. Puppeteers;   Lizette,   Saje-
»     oo   .„    ar    P=„V5   church. _x.    *>„„-„..       Ar„W      norma     Mie
Aug.  22  in  St.  Paul's church.
Sodt-Welch
Wedding
Choral Union
Concerts
In a candlelight ceremony and
against an embankment of gladiolus, Miss Jean Elizabeth Sodt,
daughter of Mrs. Clara Sodt of
W Huron SJ;., Ann Arbor, was
' united in. marriage to Robert
Frederick Welch, son of Mrs.
Helen Welch, at the Bethel
■ Church in Freedom township,
Wednesday, August 27. Rev. W.
Bauman   officated  in   the   double   Campbell;
ah   Cook;     Andre,    Donna    Mae
Wahl;   Stranger,   Sally  CamphelL.
5. Dramatized- Stones, Youngs
est Children: "Three little pigs^"
"Billy Goats Gruff."
Award  of  Prizes
Collection of handicraft: Firsts^
Sally Campbell, Elaine Korte^,
Mary Koebae; Second, Evelyis.
Korte; Third, Sally Cook.    .
Smallest doll, Sue Niles; Largest
doll, Donna Mae Wahl; Oldest
doll, Donna Mae Wahl; BeSfc.
foreign, doll, Sally Campbell;
Funniest doll, Barbara Anderson; Best dressed doll, Janet
Luckharat; Prettiest doll, SaBs*
Best    decorated    eat—
Chief Operator
Surprised By
Associates
The State 4-H Club Show, held National    4-H    Club    Camp    in
August   26   to   29   at   Michigan  Washington.      They   are:     Dean
State  college brought more than    '"
1,400  boys   and   girls    from    80
Michigan  counties  to  East  Lansing ' campus.   Exhibts numbered
4,000   with   more   than   1,200   in
the livestock division alone. Pictured  above   are   some    of   the
features of the show.     (1)   Girls
match   their   ability   in   contest
to   pick  best   canned,  foods.   (2)   w^„       ._
These young people who won the  and plastic articles draws  inter
•" —    x~xr.A *.¥.«_.(.£,tm-s   tR\  Bob McLeai
steer,   grand  champion    of    the
Wasmngton.      j.uc,y    exxx..      show.    The animal was  sold for
Allen, Grand Rapids; Laura Jean 65 cents per pound. Total price
Salton, Hastings; Evelyn Mick- of the steer was $724.75. (7)
elson, Crystal Falls; and Allen Marilyn Anderson and Donna
Rohlfs, Fairgrove. (3) Marilyn LaFreinere, both of Dickinson
Headlee, Fremont, . shows her county, show the importance of
prize winning unfrosted sponge choosing correct accessories for
cake. (4) Vernon Oxender,/Ceh- clothing. Both girls won awards
terville, and his reserve champion for their demonstrations. (8) Win-
Chester Whitehog.  (5) Thehandi-  ___. „f fVl„ ,,_. w ,,_„„„ „„,,»  or„*   *" *="*■"•» —    --
craft  exhibts   of ch*ck»  boards  neE of the 4"H dress reVUe and  Have been scheduled  as  follows:
riage,   Donna   Mae   WaliL
, Dog Show ";
Longest r dog,     Sarah     Coak^
Smallest   dog,   Beverly   Daniels:,.
Twenty-six  concerts by world-  mony. Oldest dog, Mary Koebbe; Triek.-
renown   musical   celebrities   will      Mtiss   Sodt  was  given in mar-  iest   dog,   Sarah   Cock;   Loudest
be heard  under  the auspices   of  riage by her brother Emmanuel,  bark,   Sally   Campbell;   Best  be—
the   University   Musical   Society,   She. wore   a  white   satin   govn haved dog,  Karyl Beasley.
in  Ann   Arbor,,  according  to  an  with marquisette,  with a  sweet- Junior Boys, Age 9-13
announcement   recently  made  by  1*'""H* "»""*"'n* and fitted, bodice
ring ceremony which was wit-
cneysed by 150 guests.,, Wanda
Haeussler, organist, played softly before and during the ceremony.
Miss   Sodt  was  given in mar.
Charles   A.   Sink,   President  and
administrative head.
In order to provide opportunities for hearing the best music,
an Extra Series of five concerts
These" young people who won the and plastic articles draws inter- "°.ueen of the revue" was Lillian
4-H achlevemnt contest will rep- ested spectators. (6) Bob McLean McVannel of Saginaw, shown in
resent,Michigan next June at the  of St. fceuts, Shows his Hereford  her   winning   ensemble.
On  Tuesday   evening   the   employees of the traffic, commercial
and   plant   departments   of    the
Michigan   Associated    'Telephone
Company     pleasantly     surprised
their   chief   operator,   Mrs.   Bonnie   Steiner,   at  a.  buffet   dinner
served from a lace covered desk
in   the   commercial   office.       It
was   decorated   with   pink   and
white tapers 'and -mixed bouquets.
Centering was _ miniature four-
tin-tall   lead    on   which    copper
'vare "was _tr%thg with two small
pegs   -holciing   green    gum   drop
insulators "Sor "the wire carrying
letters of welcome in five pastel
shades.   Covers   were    laid    for
eleven   on   small   tables   at   the
"desk   and.   small   candle   favors
: marked *eaeh.   place.      The   toll
-lead -"aiffiL -favors   were   designed
by   Mirs.   Isabel   McCarbery   apd
the -poWk for toll lea<J were ntfide
by   her    husband,    Roscoe   McCarbery.
Miss Barbara Spike, who ' assists Mrs. Steiner, gave the address of welcoihe and "Mrs. ]56i3s
(Everett offered the prayer.
Music played over a radio-furnished by Miss, Wilma Lindemann.
Mrs. Steiner was remembered
with a gift The fullest cBopter-
ation by each employee was much
appreciated. —Contributed
Festival Is
Homecoming
Event
i'c'&A Slemittances to Europe)
'beating the personal signatures
<of recipients and indicates that
fen -May 30 a 510 package con-
"taining 21.5 pounds of food was
received by an evacuee with six
'children at Hajala, Finland. On
June 4, a wear widow with five
children at Loimaalla received a
parcel and on June 19 a family
with seven children at Salo signed for their gift from St. Paul's
Sunday School.    When the order
Saline Asks for
Agreement on
Patrol Car
Sunday marks one of'*t_% _n-
nual significant events "in tffe pro-
sr»-=-rr> of St. Paul's church. It
"wHl fofe 'thfe *cfc<faSsfoi <of rMiSsion
x   dtival.     Two   services  of wor-
•Ship have ifeeft *a*r_nged to bring  ??**£ Bcn°ul-     v*"c"  — *
before ttHfe^ngregation an emphf°r these three packages was
asis upon the eSension cf Jthe f&ce& wf1 CARE, no place was
Christian "witness Hh %e -home- designated, leaving the choice of
land and *ab*6iad.
On Sunday ""morning  the  Reverend  Huber -Klemme,   executive
secretary -of  the  Commission on
Christian   Social   Action,   Cleve-
wUl  speak.    At  the
Patrice Munsel,
young American
Opera soprano will make her
Ann Arbor debut October 18.
George Szell will bring His Cleveland Orchestra on November 9;
on December 2, the Don Cossack
Chorus under the leadership of
Serge Jaroff will be heard; ahd
on February 15, Dimitri Mitro-
potilos will bring the Minneapolis
Symphony to Hill Auditorium.
Alexander Brailowslty will be
heard in a piano recital on March
10.
In    the     Sixty-ninth    Annual
Union   Series,   ten   pro
heart neckline and fitted bodice. Tennis; Waltred Larson first..
She wore white satin- mitts and Karl Moehn second, Jimmy Cootec.
pearls which were the gift of the  third.
bridegroom.   Her shculaer length      Croquet;  Walfred Larson cSrsSt,
veil fell from a juliet cap trimmed  Jimmy     Cook     second,     Elfring
with   pearls   and   she   carried   a third.
as  follows:   white prayer book with two gar-      Badminton;    Steve   MacAithur
distinguished denias from which hung  stream-  first,   Walfred Larson  second;, X.
Mietropolitan  ers with  white baby mums. Cook third.
Mrs. Alton Lutz of Pleasant Sehuftleboard,;. Karl MeefiE
Lake, sister of the bride, was first, Jimmy Cook second, Wal-
matron   of   honor   and   wore   a fred   Larson   third
rose colored dress of moire taffeta with matching mitts and
hat. She carried a nosegay of
tea roses and white baby mums.
Leroy Armbruster, friend of
the groom,  served as best man.
All   Events-
Larson Walfred.
Senior Boys, Age 13-16
Tennis;  Don Jaeger first, Harry second, Frank .Randall third.
Croquet; Harry Anderson first-,
Ray Streiter of Saline and Alton Ran'daV" Frank"   second,    Gen^r
designated, leaving the choice
greatest need to the organization. It is said that in many
Europeon countries the contents
of one of these packages which
cost Americans $10, inducing delivery charges, could not be purchased   on   their    open    inflated
land,' Ohio,   nu ^^x^x...    xxx   —    .
service which begins at 8 o'clock   <*****_  °*   ^ea    °pea"'
^uft^ev^g'-the congregation   ~**)b*b for less than $150
will hear a.message brought by 	
the Reverend George E. Gaiser #■ — «££ Pl-»_.r-
„of Christ xEi_ngeiical and Re- Vrail FlayS
' formed' church,  Detroit. ^ ■
-Each year the Mission' Festival  flUfUfQ  Ott
Is ■ for * criiany ipersons who  have   -m    __ __
moved to'-otfier .localities, a home-  VOlleff e Team
Coining event. Visitors from other *•
"lifearby "' churches ~help   n&ske   up
reported  to
The city of Saline Tuesday acsk-
ed the Board of Supervisors to
install  a two-way radio  in their
soon-to-be-purchased police  scout  Choral         ._
car and that the county pay the grams will be given. Zinka Mil
city $50 per month in return for anoT, October 8; Chicago Sym-
such service as the police force hpony Orchestra, Artu Rodzin-
might render. ski,  conductor, October 26;  Dan-
A similar agreement is now in,iel Ericourt,, French pianist,
force between the county and the November 4; Set Svanholm, Swed-
village of Milan. It was under- ish tenor, November 14; the
stood that other requests for Westnmster Choir, John Finley
substantially the same sort of Williamson, conductor, November
contract would Soon be forth- 24; Boston Symphony"- Orchestra,
coming from, "as many as nine Serge Koussevitzky, conductor,
villages. December 8; Myra Hess^ pianist,
Supervisor Fre$ "Williams, of January 10; Detroit Symphony
Ann Arisor, & member of the Orchestra, Karl Krueger, conduc-
sheriff's ©caasidttee, immediately tor, February 23; Georges Ened-
rose to attack the proposal and co, violinist, March 2; and the
said tSfat "*_ far as I am con- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,
cerned, Sie agreement with Mi- Thor Johnson, conductor, March
Ian ^1 tcBRfffeate vexry. soon."    -18. •
He :pmKi€c& ojjt the radio alone      Handel's "Messiah" will be pre-
wcisfld 'C6i& §5l5 to buy and in-  sented   twice^—Saturday   evening,
stall c$£nd €fikt "the county would December-13, ana Sunday af ter-
$600 a year noon,   December   14.     The   TJni-
Lutz  were  ushers.
Following the ceremony pictures were taken and a reception
was held in the church. The table
was set with, a three tier square
wedding cake surrounded by
white lillies. Mrs. Marie Scheurer 4 cut the cake. Pouring were
Mrs. Kenneth Snyder, Gretchen
Steeb, Mrs. Erwin Hochrine, Mrs.
Robert Hieber, Mrs. Edwin Schaible and Miss Loretta Faulhaber.
Mrs. Earl Mann was in charge of
the  guest book.
Mirs. Clara Sodt chose for her
daughter's wedding a navy blue
dress and wore a corsage of red
roses and white baby ..mums.
Mrs. Helen Welch, mother of the
groom, chose a brown two-piece
dress with tan accessories and
"wore a corsdge of talisman roses and white baby mums.
Ganser   third.
Badminton, Don Jaeger first,
Gerry Ganser second, Fpanfc.
Randall third. *
Schuffleboard; Don Jaegerfirst,.
Harry Anderson second, Fraa_tei
Randall  third.
Horsehoes; Frank Randall first.
Gerry Ganser second, Harry An—
derson third.
All Events :
Don Jaeger.
Clnb Meeting
Especially
For Adults
iicaruj «»"«»■? —f -~rr~ -* TLTerivn Graff has reported to ", C w„vri„_ „„t sroo a vear noon, December is. me um- througn _nieago, wiscousiu. ^u
the worshipmg.rongregation on ^ly?°^ Abbott's^training <^*W£Q2&_TL-*2£ a™ verity Choral Union, a special Northern Michigan the couple
*Ws-aay.   ■-i-he^nerous.offering  ^ach  Lyman   Ab^ttstt^g ^  *?«£ ^J^J*^.   Sa with distinguished solo- wm   make   their   home   at 9211
___mJly: received  on  this  occa-  camp   at   Adrian   in   preparation —™    & .his, opinion,   he   said,
-ilSn-is-WSf-the several expres-  for    Adnan    c^st „°P^f '-Saline .'should buy its own police
* - -..    '--xL-x.-^-.-x x-ixx x.x.*ey^.e,.   fnntbnll  erame with \Ue " ■*
Guest speaker-at thcittst S3©
,».»«« -,,  meeting, of -the .Saline Child. Sto^g?
The bride wore a gray suit and q^ ^^j^ be p!^ g-fr,^ pri__i._
gray coat with black accessories ^ of Woodruff-school, YpsflanSL,
for her  going  away  outfit,   and M diairman-.of.-thce Visual Efljfa-
cation  Committee   for the   _^g»-
lanti public- schools.
He .will, demonstrate a. eEfflxS-zn
nature .study,, using our ckkb. six&s
grade children as. his class. Mc
Smith will-show the members «_
the   corsage   of   two. white   gar
denias.     After   a   wedding   trip
through  Chicago,  Wisconsin  and
F.F.A. News
The Saline F. F. A. qhapter
is getting under way* for:;a
year full of activity arid
work. ■    -~
We held our first. meeting
September 4. I imagtoe'our
first activity will be the
Community Fair, In which
the F. F. A. takes a big part.
Last year the fair was a tremendous success. This year
we hope to make it even
better.
Your F. F. A. Reporter
Don Jaeger
sions of the'"interest the congre-
"gafion^shWs^inrthe larger work
'" bf' "fts( ctenbiiiifiation.
Finnish
football game with Detroit Tech
on September 27 at Adrian.
Graff, a freshman at Adrian
College, is a .graduate of Saline
high school where he played on
the football eleven during 194_-4'6.
His position is guard.
Helped
Three "fejfnilies in far-away,
war-torn, starving Finland are
grateful to the members of St.
Paul's Sunday School for having
provided them, with a few square
meals .made possible by their
White gifts last Christmas.
Receipts have arrived from
CARE    (Cooperative   for   Amer-
Just Like A Woman
Fishes, which formerly ha_"_"rgp-
utation for being mute, sre 'really
vocal According to Encyclopaedia
Britannica, they grunt, toot, 'chirp,
click, rattle, hum and drum.
orchestra, with distinguished solo- -will   make   their   home   at 9211
ists:     Frances   Teend,   soprano;  pleasant Lake Road.
^^'s.^^SSS5t^vT ,^e^ attrded™rc**stei tt».cha^__;<3__i__r_d__i_
old   Haugh,   tenor;   Mark   Love, high school and is employed at   •- __«-_,   r ,.-„_« . „* _*&_
bass; will fcfe heard. Frieda Op't Eber Bach drug store. The groom
Holt Vogan will be at the organ, also attended Manchester high
  , ^,_- The.'performances "Will te> under and is employed by the Ford Moline" Cit^ "Maraager Glenn J. Hart the direction of Lester MfcCoy. tor Co. in "Manchester and serv-
revealefl the city is forming a pn. January 16 and 17 1948, ed three years in the Army, in
"'^full-scale pblice force," which the Pagaiuni String Quartet will Germany and in France-
will be  ready" to  function  "very give thrfce concerts in the Rack-      Guests     present    were    ipom
^aSo."
The request was referred to
'thfe "iheiiiil. tommittee for consideration.
In his-letter to the Board, Sa
No More Sings
A good way to train children "not
to play "ring around the bathtub"
is to place a bath brush for tub-
scrubbing in easy reachin"g-'(iistaric~e.
shortly."—Ann   Arbor   News.
ttlflSay 'Stffclc ^ '
'The 'Cooperative program Jor sup-
'plying "tree-planting stock is carried
'on under provisions 'of the Clarke-
"tocNary and "the 'JTorris-Do'Xey acts,
which authorise 'fedefal assistance
'to the states in meeting the cost of
producing "and distributing -nursery
"stack *for 'farm use.
ham building, on Friday evening, Jackson,     Manchester,      Clinton,
Saturday aiternoon  and evening. Bridgewater,    Lansing,    Chicago,
The    Kfty-fifth   Annual   May Chelsea -and Ann Arbor.
Festival will talte place ron April A "horning was held at Earl
29 and 30. and May 1 and 2. Six Mann's home, nn tw-tt fbr" about
concerts     WiH     be    given.   The 350. guests,
the practical application^ of Tissual- education in all "types «SC
school; programs as well as .J_s
importance and place in. tire*
growth of our children;
Teachers, fathers and mntiiim^,
and all-others interested is-cOit
school-are invited to attend* one
Tuesday evening,/- Septembaar Mfe.
at 7:45 At .the Saline .high schooX
auditorium. .
Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy , and Alexander
Hilsherg, the University Choral
Union under Thor Johnson, the
See dtoral Union, T_ge &
A. C. Lange''reports IKe sale?
of "Mr. and "Mrs. WHscnt'sr 3x8a_%_
217*. South Ann Arbor street; to
Full  of  Vitamins --•  -
Fresh crisp raw cabbage is one" Mr- and Mrs. George Glatz, routes
of the best and generally least ex=-- one, who will take posseastott.
pensive vegetables for vitamin (X-     about-the first ot. October,
J