1947-10-23; Saline Observer

              VOLUME 65
SALINE. WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,
THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 1947
NUMBER    3
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Editorial
Comment
Lack of equipment and • sufficient trained help are reasons
advanced for the continued pcor
local .telephone service. This
is probably something- that the
telephone company is unable to
overcome and therefore are not
to be  critized on  that score.
However, with such a poor and
Inadequate service being rendered
to its patrons, it would seem
appropriate for the community
to petition the I.C.C. for a reduction in the rates now charged.
It is quite an exaggeration to
say that a controversy has raged
over the location of the proposed
athletic field. The great majority of these interested have
favored no other site than that
adjacent to tbe school. It did
appear at ene time that the project had slipped, and it was then
that the City Park was int.o-
duced as an alternative because
it could be gotten by, with at a
small outlay of money." And considering it from that angle, a:gu-
ments in its favor were made as
attractive as possible.
Even so, there are some persons
-who still favor the Park site, and
as gcod citizens they are entitled
to their preference, even if they
are a minority; also they have
been very good sports in the matter and have publicly stated that
if the school site is chosen, they
will go along with tlie majority
100 per eent.
At this writing it appears that
there are very good prospects
that the project at the school will
be undertaken. The different
civic organizations are giving
thought to the matter and taking action. It is a good Democratic method of arriving at a-
decision in which everyone can
have a voice. It c.eates unanimity of purpose and community
solidarity, and in this undertaking it is necessary for its success.
At Thursday's meeting of the
Rotary Club, Dr. Harold Miller
explained, the proposals and they
•were discussed and the school site
was the unanimous choice of the
Club. Tuesday similar action was
taken by the Saline Woman's
Club. Other organizations are
yet to be heard from, but between
now and early November all
groups will have made their decisions and when that is done, E.
J. Beasley will call his clan together to start the ball rolling.
Costs today are admittedly high
and the estimates call for raising
upwards of $17,000 for setting the
field up in first-class shape. Local contractors will be given every opportunity to bid on the job
and if they can make it tough
for outside contractors it will be
that much to the good for the
local pocketbook.
Estimates on the costs of the
different installations have been
submitted by several local and outside firms, which of course Were
only tentative because there is
as yet no agency set up with
authority to act in the matter.
It is proposed to. set up an
Athletic Commission with the
backing of School and City Officials and the different civic organizations. Under this set-up the
State of Michigan will authorize
the issuance of bonds to the extent of $10,000, to be amortized
over a certain length of time and
the retirement of which will be
accomplished from the revenues
from the field. The amount
above §10,000 will necessarily
have to be raised by other means
and the plan is that the different organizations will raise it
through projects that they will
undertake.
There will be no burden on the
taxpayers. Popular subscriptions,
home talent plays and, other devices will be used to raise the
money.
All the project now needs is the
spirit to hurdle the obstacles, and
E. J. "Buz" Beasley has been doing a fine job in preparing the
way.
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Letters from out-of-town readers cf The Observer inquire wlr«-
they do not read of the activities
of some of the friend" in whom
they nre ini-e-ested. Ton car answer that by giving your iferi
of n.pws about vo"r=<»lf or vour
friends.    Just call 96R3 or 37.
Large Number Attend
2nd" District Meeting
Saline's Legionaires and ladies
of the Auxiliary were hosts here
Sunday to the members of the
Second District Association for
their quarterly meeting.
Business sessions began at 3
o'clock for the Legionaires at
the Leg-ion Hall and tlie Auxiliary at St. Paul's Church basement. A banquet at the high"'
school climaxed the event.
Dinner was. served by the Auxiliary to 232 xguests, ant? preceding it Ira Pfeifle sang "T h e
Lord's Prayer." Erwin Schmid
also sang and led tlie gathering
in singing several selections. The
main address of the evening was
delivered by Department Commander Arthur Clark and tlie
meeting was concluded with a
musical program hy the W.P.A.G.
Songbusters.
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Paul  Selialanderer  Grand, Jtm-   will be  guests  of  the Federated
ior  Deacon  of   the   Grand Lodge   Church  en  Sunday  evening,   Oct.
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cf Michigan Masons, was the
principal speaker at the dinner
party given in the parlors of St.
Pauls Church here Friday night,
when 150 Masons and their wives
26,  at the  7:45 service.
Bertram I. Ballou, member of
the society and also a member
of the Federated Church is chairman  in   charge   of   arrangements
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The Saline Woman's Club met
for its second meeting of the
year at tlie home of Mrs. Martin
Blair with a good attendance.
Mrs. Raymond Niles presided at
the business meeting, opening the"
session with a reading of the
Club Collect and the Pledge of
Allegiance to the American flag.
The problems of the current
community project, the development of the ball xgrounds for the
school, were discussed and the
Club voted unanimously in favor
of th6 poposal to fit thfe property S& generously donated by tlie
Henne family 'lit the rear of the
school- grounds. Invitations to
attend the Southeastern District
meeting of Women's Clubs, to be
held, at Adrian on Thursday and
^Friday cf this week were read.
Following the business session
the chairman turned the meeting
over to Mrs. J. N. Lewis who iu-
-troduced Mrs. Emily McDonald,
of Ann Arbo1", former legislative
chairman of the State Federation
of Woman's Clubs, who speke on
the various legislative pronosals
hefore the State Le.gislature as
well as  On*1 sr<?*~.
Mrs.. McDonald   touched   upon
tbe   iss"es  of    the    Tsft-Hirtlv
Bill calling- attention to the fact
■. that s*Ti. "••ill" should be -fudged by
the public on its merits nertain-
:  in<. to f'-epefom of enterprise and
tliat in this nation democracy demands  emia!  rights  for   all   and
no intimidation of a minority or
* non-union groups.    She spoke of
did honor to George Seeger on Mr. Rytfberg, president of the
the anniversary of his birth. A Gideons in this area will speak,
Master Mason for 25 years. and and Mr. Kraft, another forceful
Tyler of Saline Lodge for seven- speaker, will give the message of
teen years, the honored guest re-   the evening.
sponded to a toast in his behalf This society, composed of Chris-
by Mrs. Ed Hering, With an im- tian travelling men, is well known
promptu -speech which was hu- fcr their great wok in placing
morous in the extreme and con Bibles in hotels and other public
vulsed his audience with laugh- places, as well as for their re-
ter. ■      ■      .     . ' cel*t efforts during the war.
During the dinner hour Luther The adult choir of the Feder-
Sehaible entertained with his ac- ated Church will provide special
cordian and at the conclusion of rm'*"i<" for the evening and the
the   meal,  George   Martin  led  in   public is  invited.
singing and wound up with "Hap- ■ —' .
py Birthday to You," for Mr.
Seeger and also for Mrs. Hering,
O.E.S. Worthy Matron,' whose
birthday fell on the day following.
Cards, and dancing at the Masonic Hall followed the dinner,
where the W.P.A.G. Songbusters 0n Monday evening, October
played their hillbilly music, all in 20. 23 members of the Pitts-
honor of the long-term Tyler who field community Farm Bureau
is also a Past Master of Saline's gathered at the home of Mr. and
Masonic Lodge. -^^ Qral Bassett on South State
Clarence Fritz, Master of the st for their regular monthly
Lodge, paid tribute to Mr. Seeger   meeting.
and complimented his committee Mrs. Carlton Hertler read, the
in charge of arrangements for mimltes of the September meet-
the   excellent   service   they   per-   ing_   Mrs.   Dwight    Baylis,     the
discussion leader, then introduced
the topic for discussion for October, which is Farm Le.gislation.
Poinds brought out in the discussion covered such subjects as revision of the sales tax diversion
amendment, opposition to the repeal of the 15 mill limitation. Increase in gasoline tax fcr main-
tainance and improvement of
highways, foreign trade as it affects the farmer, opposition to
militarv training in peace time,
marketing- of farm products, and
Over 100 reservations were
made locally for the International
Harvester excursion to Chicago
today, where I. H. C. has an exposition of a 'Hundred Years of
Progress." Herman Jtiemmger,
local representative or International Harvester, stated Tuesday
that all train reservations allotted to him had been spoken for.
The big special excursion train
left Ann Arbor at 6:30 _ this
morning and will return about
mid-night.
Young people and. their parents
and others interested are requested to meet at the Saline High
School Mcnday when plans will
be" made for the organization of
another steer-feeding project,
similar to the one conducted here
last year and which proved so
highly   successful.
Charley Osgood, Saline agricultural teacher, will be in charge
of the meeting and explain the
details of the plan. The meeting- is to start at 8 P. M.
ahkrai
The meeting of the Auxiliary,
with President Beulah Barnum
of Jackson presiding, was attended by 133 persons who heard Mr.
Meyers, one of the four founders
of the Otter Lake Billet for veterans' children, tell of its activities. The Billet is supported
by the American Legion and the
AuxilHry. They also heard the
report of the Tecumseh delegate
to Girls' State who was also a
delegate to Girls' Nation in
Wr.shington, D.  C.
Mrs. Florence Howe of *."ecum-
seh installed the following of-
icers: President, Betty McCullugh.
Blissfield: 1st Vice President,
•Mrs. Gertrude tickles: 2nd Vice.
Mrs. Clara Craft. Dundee: Sec,
Mrs. E'len Bettis; Treas'-rer,
Mrs. Gladvs Taylor, Brooklyn;
Chaplain, Mrs. Beatrice LaTour;
Historian, > Mrs. Florence Gesell,
Monroe; ^Executive Cominittee,
Mrs. Ruth Criswell, Chelsea;
Mrs. Ivetta Sawver, Jackson,
Mrs. Thelma Burkhardt, Saline.
Those armointed to committees,
from Saline are Mrs. Luella Dell,
child welfare ehaim7,an; M~k.
Sally MacArHiur. finance chairman: Mrs. Marv Deede, sewing
committee. and Mrs. Ms e Harms
on rehabilitation committee.
Rotarians Visit Local Plaarfe
Following the meeting of the
Rotary Club at the Salhie Hotel,
Thursday noon, the members- accepted an invitation of the TJcaf.-
vei-sa! Die Casting and Manufacturing Corporation to go
through their plant on Monroe
street.
The visit was a revelation to
most Rotarians. The tour through.
the plant showed a remarkably
efficient set-up, -vith die-casting-
furnaces conveniently located-to
punch, presses ar.d buffing an<2
polishing machines, from whichs.
endless lines tf faucets, faucet.
handles and fittings were conveyed to inspection points, sent
to tlie cleaning vats and finally
into the plating tanks. Emerging in clusters from this operation, they pass through a drying process ar.d an infra-red ray
exposure ar.d then—all automatically—to the firal inspection
where they are packed in cartons and are ready for shipment.
On the day of the visit, Clif
Simmons, plant manage--, helped
lead the tonr through the plant
and pointed out the new eight-
inch well which had just been
completed. A previous attempt
to find water at a spot not over
a hundred feet distant failed at
a der,th of 190 feet. The new-
well has a depth of less than 10O
feet and promises an abundant
supple. It will be hooked tip to
the city water system,, according-
to Mr. Simmons, and in the event
of an emergency the city can
dr?-"- ucon it.
Universal Die has received its
water supply from the city and
has been a very laree consumer.
It will continue to be connected
wi*-h city water, but will use It
or>"v in the event its own supply
fails.
formed.
Liner Ads Mean-Profit-
Mrs.   Kenneth   Alber   found   a
wrist  watch -and  turned -it  over
to   the   local   police   department
which restored  it  to  its  owner,..
Arthur Heininger. -,
A petty larceny case involving
the taking of two bed spreads
from the A. E. Hagen booth at
the Fair was? turned over to the
local police. Investigators found
that the party involved lived at
Bradford, Ohio. Police here contacted the chief of police in that-
city whare a search was made
and on Tuesday the bed spreads,
were returned to Mr. . Hagan.
Traffic  Violations
Harold L. Osburn of 210 Tecumseh road, Clinton was fined
$35.25 on October 12th for reckless driving, no driver's license
and improper licence on his car.
He also was held for two nights
in  the   Washtenaw   County  Jail.
Nctice from the District Court
of the United States; dated at
Detroit, October 9, is given to
the creditors of Jay E. Mann,
■Lloyd Mann, Oscar Roy Gilligan
and Charles Gilligan individually
and as copartners as Gil-Mann
Machine Co., of Saline, that they
have been -duly jidiudged bankrupts on a petition filed by them
on October 3 and that the first
meeting for their crediors will be
held in Detroit today.
Installati®st of
weirs
ity. rroject
!He^tinff lis
jfJ&@_?
South Lodi
Farm Bureau ■
the bills before Congress urging the .renewal of tlie parity agree-
emergency   relaxation   of   immi- ment after»January 1. 1949.
gration rules.'to  admit displaced At  a  late  hour   Mrs.   Bsssott
persons  into   this  country.     The forced u=, to take a recess in the
causes of high prices of the var- discussion   bv   passing   delicious
ious  commodities were  discussed apple pie covered with ice-e-eam
and shte felt that housewives and —vou  should have    been    there,
consumers  in  general    of    food Still later the meeting adjourned
items bring pressure to bear up- to meet af- the home of S^r, and
on  the   situation  and  that  boy- Mrs.  Dwight  Baylis   on Monday
cotting  or refusal  to  buy  high- evening, November 24.         —Cor.
priced   goods   would    force     the  '.	
prices down especially on perishable foods. __ It had, been done in
many instances and could be done
to greater  extent.    She  stressed
the fact' that    all    voters^  take _......._.  ^-, . — .---- -*-
greater interest ia" determining lj^g g0-utii Lodi Farffl Bureau
the character and ability of th_C- met at the home of Mfs and Mrs.
men seeking election to the vari- Robert Schultz oil _ct. 1-. Af-
ous offices, especially in the leg- ter the business meeting there
islative branches of tlie State and -was election d officers as- follows:
Nation; and sjeek out the men Presidefit, Aaron G. Feldkamp;
knO'wn to be willing to face the vice president, Robert Lindeman;
mere important issues squarely di'seussion leader, Oliver Steiner;
rather than sidestep them by in- secretary, Mrs. Robert Lambarth;
trcducing minor and -unimportant publicity, Mrs. Leon FeidVacmp;
bills until too late to consider Associated Women, Mrs. Robert
the important ones. Then she Lindeman and. Mrs. Robert
urged every voter to make his Schultz; song leader, L. G. Stein-
voice heard at the polls every er; recreation, Mrs. Aarcn Feld-
electiOn.o'and to write to pur re- -kamp and Mrs. Leroy Felfikamp.
presentativeS in Legislature and Following a discussicn, a reso-
Congress expressing our cwn lution was <?rawn up concerning
opinions on various important* the removal of brush along our
issues for thu.s only can they be" rural highways. Refreshments
our„represents!iyes in interpret-' were served and the remainder
ing the wishes of the public. " of the evening was spent play-
Mrs: McDonald's' talk was in- ing cards'.
teresting and greatly appreciated' * '   Mrs. Aaron Fe"Mkanip.
by her audience.  '.	
Publicity' Committee.. liner Ads Mean Profit      ~
The Michigan Council of Church
Women has planned nine one-day
area meeting to be held this
fall, with a program of Information Exchange by local and state
officers, committee chairmen, denominational state presidents and
local presidents of Councils. The
Information Exchange will reveal
the work church women are accomplishing together in Michigan
and in the Nation.
The meeting for this area was
held in Memorial Christian
Church, Ann Arbor, yesterday.
Hayden Looks
For Wheat
The Saline Eastern Star chapter will hold their public installation cf officers at eight o'clock on
Friday evening, October 24, at
the  Masonic  Hall..
Mrs. Lena Davenport will be
the installing officer and Mrs.
Delia Austin the installing marshal. Mrs. Genevieve Gross will
be installing chaplain and Mrs.
Eileen Austin, organist. Miss
Katherine Briggs will be the
soloist for the evening.
Officers to be installed are:
Mrs. Jessie Deede, worthy matron; Frank Deede worthy patron; Mrs. Leota Schrader. associate matron; Delmar Schrader,
associate patron; Mrs. Ruth
Campbell, secretary; Mrs. Cecil
Otto, treasurer; Mrs. Mae Wright,
conductress; Mrs. Berniece Martin, associate conductress; Mrs.
Doris Everett, chaplain; MXS,
Pauline Teaehout, marshal; Mrs.
Viola Dicks, organist; Mrs. Irene
Hirsch,- Ada; Mrs. Roberta CRap-
man, Ruth; Mrs. Eleanor Hocking, Esther; Mrs. Frances Gilligan, Martha, Mrs. Alice Jensen,
Electa, Mrs. Jean Girbach, W£r&-
er; George Seeger, sentinel. Other
officers appointed for the year
are Mrs. Marion, -Hering as assisting marshal and Miss Katherine  Briggs,   soloist.
Escorts for the evening are
Carol Ann Schrader, Collen Gross.
Joyce Davenport, Kay Austin and
Christine  Jensen, pianist.
On Oct IS and 19 of last year
a Volunteer Hospital Workers'
School was conducted at the
Dearborn Veterans' Hospital to
train all interested American Legion Auxiliary members. Six
women from the William B. Lutz
Unit No. 322 of Saline attended;
Mrs. Walter MacArthur, Mrs.
Lloyd Dell, Mrs. Merritt Martin,-
Mrs. Milton Hartman, Mrs. Lawrence Deede and Mrs. Clare
Harms. During the past year
these women have worked at
the Dearborn hospital shopping
for the beys confined there.
Every Wednesday, Auxiliary members go to tlie hospital and call
on each boy asking if there is
anything he needs which, they
may buy for him on their shopping tour in Dearborn. If the
boy has a pension he is asked to
pay for his purchases himself.
However many do not have pensions, and those are taken care
of by a fund set up by the Le-.
gion and Auxiliary. Sometimes
it is only a tootjhbrush. cigarettes
or perhaps fruit, but there are
some who weave cr do other
work which requires special wire
or yarn. It is interesting wk
and very much appreciated by
these Veterans. '
After a worker has put in 50
hours she is entitled t- -*--—• *he
American Legion Av^-^srx- hospital Workers' Pin which is issued
by the National Headquarters in
Indianapolis^ where a complete
record is kept of the owners of
pins.
At Christmas time a Gift Kliotr
will be set up in the Dearborn
hospital for the convenience" of the
Veterans. The item® in the Gift
Shop are free and are gift wraT>-
T>ed and mailed where ever the
Veteran instructs. Upon eonmle-
tion of the Veterans' hospital in
Ann Arhor there will be a grpa+er
demand for workers so anothe?
school is being planned.
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Detroit
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The Loose Ends
With materials once more
available the Detroit Ediscn Company will resume work on street
lighting installation for the cfixst
time since 1941, officials of t&B
company announce.
During the war years Edison
completely exhausted its reserve
supply of street lighting equipment in repair and replacement
work.
In 1943' a survey was conducted
to determine the street lighting
needs cf the. 218 cities and towns
in the Edison's Southeastern
Michigan  area.
As a result of the Endings
many of the communities ordered additional equipment, but the-
material shortage kept their orders   unfilled.
Now the utility concern has
back orders for 2.7.C0 overhead?
lights and 900 ornamental street
lamps on its bcoks. Edison will
commence filling these within a
month and if standards, luminaries, and accessories continue
to arrive, they will be completed!
ih   about a year.
After over two years of waiting the company is now receiving enough materials so that a
full size program, halted since
19"41i. can- be resumed.
Elect New
Officers
Clarence B. Hall of Saline, was
the first farmer to receive §3 a
bushel for his wheat at the Hay-
"den Flour Mills at Tecumseh last
week. -Perry Hayden, miller, said —_,-_,.- ***? mm
that the tremendous, export de- ^|f ||| Jgt©J|€!
mand coupled with the gloomy
winter wheat prospects might
even send the price to $4, which
would mean *§20' a bV.rfel for
flour. The market quotation en
on the day Hayden paid §3 for
wheat was S2.90, and has" hung
around that fixgure or slightly
below since. Mills pay a differential of about ten cents fcr thV
wheat they process, out most of
the crop in this area is shipped
to other than local mills.       ~" "
Historical
Society To
Meet Mm
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mi
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Mr. and Mrs." Ray Davis, 113
W. McKay street, will hold open
house for their, many friends and
' acquaintances Sunday* afterncon
from three to five o'clock on the
anniversary of their .twenty-fifth
"-wedding day.     -  -
The first meeting of the Washtenaw County Historical Society
■will -be held in the* .Rackham-
Builfing in Ann Arbor, Oct. 27,
at S pjn. Each member is
asked to bring seme heirloom or
historical object that .may be exhibited or donated to the soe&ty.
Also a written .article telling facte
about  it.
- -loner Ads Mean -Profit
Mrs. Everett "-Gilbert entertained thirty-two members and. gossts
of theSvilling Workers* st luncheon  Thursday   noon,   which, vsn
followed   by   the   Club's   annus
meeting.
In the absence of the presid-enl
Mrs. Herman Mehler, who is serv
ing  on the  jury,»the vice president, Mrs. Louise Smith, presided
at the meeting.   The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:    President, Mrs. Smithy
vice .president,   Mrs.   George  O*
L e on ard; " recording  secretary^
Mrs.   Waynard   Carr;   treasurer*
-Mrs.   Otto   Graft":   coErespomEngr
secretary, Sirs.  Everett Gilbert
The new president appointed!
her committees for the year; anfl
Mrs. Clyde Burleson of- Maccra
became a club member.
The next meeting wilPbe th^
annual dinner to he held in Ho*
vember at the home of Mts*.
Albert Faust.         - * '