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YOLUME 65
SALINE. WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHI^ANj THtJHSPAY, OCT. 30, 1947
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Dexter Publishes Cost
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•    The  following   account  of  the
- Dexter field published in the Dexter Leader last week, is so very   „unl^v
illuminating, that it is reproduced       ,,-pc^i
herewith,  and is  very timely  in
view of the preparation to  construct such a field in Saline.
.    "Malcolm Blakely, treasurer ot
the Dexter Recreation Board has
and a vote of thanks to the Athletic Board should be given by
everyone in Dexter and the com-
'Blakely'a report or expenditures to date includes all of the
work of grading, tiling, lighting,
construction of utility building,
fences,   sodding  and, other  woick
_    _.. . . „„„   to   transform   a  rolling  meadow
made the report on. construction   .  ,     ...    „        ,    ,      ",   ...
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port is given by Treasurer Blake-
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.costs- of Dexter's new athletic
ifield on Baker road to date. The
field is acclaimed by all people
of Michigan as one «f the finest
Athletic plants in the state, and
*the community can well be proud
of the field for Dexter. All the
visitors who have enjoyed seeing
the games have complimented
Dexter  on such an achievement,
Party Season
Starts at Saline
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ly on the following expenditures:
Grading 	
Tiling	
Water System	
Sodding 	
Lighting
Construction   labor
material   	
Legal 	
Printing	
Insurance 	
Postage
and
Football game
expense
Valley Farm
Federal Tax	
Total expenditures
to date	
?2,977:.50
148.97
826.35
104.09
8,400.00
776.26
7.00
107.88
162.50
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365.90
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Thera will be additional expense to the lighting system
which will be payable when the
disconnect equipment is installed
on the' present poles. There is
Square dancing parties are in als0 some expense in the light-
-the Offing at Saline Valley Farms jng of f^g. parking area,
and the season opens at their "Additional costs will be in-
recreatlon haE on Monday, eve- voived to repair wash-outs, at
ning, November 3, with Joe Cook ^j.^ end of the fieId due to the
and his orchestra back again to heavy rain of Saturday last. This
provide the music. Erwin Cook, is estimated at about $200.00.
too, will be back to call 'em in Considering that there were
his own inimitable style. _ thousands of hours  of volunteer
Preceding the dance there will iafeori Dexter should be conhratu-
be moving pictures and a program iated, in having such splendid co-
of music provided by Mr. Ford, operation from the men of the
'Mrs.  Martin and Mrs. Miller of   village and community who have
the Saline school-faculty.      The   ^   ap^ctaatdy   $1000,0^   -^ ^Th ylaT'for
eight   labor donatedrto the broiect.   The •
RETURNING WORLD"fa'AR II DEAD . . . Tht first of the war dead—the heroes in the Pacific and in
Europe have arrived back in the United States. Photo shows United States' Honor Guards on tbe U. S.
army transport, "Joseph T. Connolly," as they mount watch over the symbolic United States casket
which represented United States World War II dead. The first shipment included! 5,600 of the dead veterans returned from Europe,
Parade Will Feature
Annual Halloween Party
Will Be Bridfc
program    will    begin    at
o'clock and the community folk
are invitedu
Dies Following
Long Illness
Edward P. Muller, 45, died Saturday night at the Tpsilanti
State Hospital after a long illness. His home was two miles
west of Bridgewater in Bridge-
water township at 980i on M-ll.
Mr. Muller was born Feb. 28,
1902 at Appleton, Wis.,"* the son
of " Paul  and Elizabeth  Schwahs
labor donatedrto the project,
men who donated their l-tr'hoT
should receive a vote of thanks
from the community as> tht best
estimates- of sodding alone v.-ds in
excess of §7,000, which work was
completed at a cost to the community of $104.09.
'To the farmers who so generously   donated   tractors,   trucks,
Whoopee!
Halloween  again.!    Bigger   and
better vt__* ...^^..fltal^^jj^J^^^
* community big-time, party and be- 	
lieve you me, this year it's going
to be different only because it
is bigger and.-better.
Be all ready in your best bib
and tucker for the opening parade
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howell
Osgood . are anouncing the approaching marriage of their
daughter, Peggy Louise, to Harold
A. Anderson,, son of the Gabriel
which will leave the school house Andersons, of West Hartford,
at 7:30.    The parade will swing   colui.-i?'
back   from   town   to   the   huge       ^e bride-elect was graduated
w_7ons^nrVimenrfor"cut:   bofrf .ta b^f •* the «*ool. Im.   from ^ University of Michigan
For Relief
In Europe
The Student Council of the
Saline High School is sponsoring a, drive* for funds for Eur-
;op&»«-»ai"ef ^^ich "\yill start
•Friday5 ahd be jcpmpleted this
weekend. The'Council has no
specific goal in sight but will
be pleased with whatever contribution those they contact
feel .they want to give.
ting and laying sod, appreciation
and thanks are in order.
"The listing of expenses to date
to complete the athletic field is
an indication of the necessity for
generous contributions of every
individual   and   organization   i n
mediately  after  the  bonfire you   in Junei   xu&,  and has been   a
social worker at the Girls' Training   School  in   Adrian.
Her fiance served as a lieutenant in the Navy foir three-years
and   was   graduated in   August
are asked to meet in the gymn
where the real fun will start.
Master of ceremonies for the
evening's festivities will be Rev.
McKenzie.        Costumes   will   be
Muller.   He    married    Lydia   Dexter and the community.   The
Finance Committee,, John F. Hoey
and John Rossiter, have been son-
citing contributions from the buo^
ness men and are encouraged in
their efforts. However, volunteer
contributions from everyone are
expected  as  the benefits   of  the
judged by Rev. Hocking, Randall   from    the   University    Business
Coates  and  Ray  Niles.      Prizes   Administration  School.   He  is a
that the athletic plant is not only   to P^ent to the community
Scharph on April 19, 1925 in Wisconsin and came to this community four years ago.
Survivors include his wife and
his mother of Milwaukee, Wis.;
one son, Paul;" one daughter,
Ruth,, both at home, and one
brother, Ray Muller, of Milwaukee.
Funeral   services • -were   held
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock   a football field, but will be ava-
from! the Lockwood Funeral home   able for softball, tennis, picnicing,
kiddies wading pool and all other
outdoor activities. The plans can
for a complete recreational area
to have facilities for both the
youngsters and the oldsters.
"When the first project in the
.-.„_,.     , T       ,. athletic plan-has been completed
Ot lrmity Ladies and &**.** ^y the the ge_er-
" osity  of the people and  organi-
will be awarded in the following classes; pre-school, grade
school, high school and. adults.
Each class, excepting the adult,
will be divided as to the funniest,, most original, and the prettiest.
As the main event of the even-
member of Phi Gamma Delta.
Mr. Anderson is now associated
with Pratt and Whitney of Hartford.       n
The wedding will be solemnized
in Ann Arbor, November 29.
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Amount Sought Is Less
Than In Previous Years
Give
Uncles Shower
Nephew and
Bride-to-Be
The solicitation for funds for
the Community Chest will start
Saturday, November 1, and continue until November 8. The goal
of $1,000 is $500' less than it was
last year.
Chairman of the Community
Chest organization is Mayor Alwin Gross and there are six
groups who will actively participate in the drive. They are the
American Legion, the Legion
Auxiliary, the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, the Child Study Club,
the Saline Rotary Club and the
Saline Woman's Club.
This drive covers the solicitation  of funds  for  all  benevolent
agencies for th,e year, with the
exception of the Red, Cress, and a
portion of the amount raised remains for local purposes.
The uncles of Alton Wahl and
their families gave a miscellaneous shower on Sunday night in
the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Trinkle, in Chelsea, for Mr:
Wahl and his fiancee, Miss Bar- 	
bara   Spike.       About   60   guests t
were present as Miss Spike 'TyjS'ffif* l/lrtljli'lflTISJ
opened her gifts which had been X * <OJ.JH^ T ^UlOtiHJUB
placed under a pink and white
umbrella. Euchre furnished entertainment during the evening
and all prizes were presented to
the guest of honor. Refreshments were  served.
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field are for everyone in the com-       —  -- -      ,   -->,.      .       /x *•,*»•
munity.   It should be remembered   in& the Party committee is proud  State   OttlCei*
with Rev.' D. G. Foote of Tpsilanti officiating. Interment was
made in Oakwood cemetery.
Annual Meeting
Meredith Bixby and his Marionettes, who will tell the story of
"The Humpbacked Horse."
Come and bring your family,
young and eld. Fun for all. Get
in the spirit of community fun
and fellowship. Remember, it's
your party.   Make if good!
Child Study Club.
Guest Speaker
Celebrate Silver
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Sunday, October 26.
Twenty-five relatives and friends
were entertained at Shores restaurant in Detroit for dinner at
noon. The table .was centered
?with vasesjsf red roses, and ^mall.
baskets tied with silver ribbon
were used as favors.
Mr. and Mrs-. Davis held, open
house from three to five in the
afternoon and seventy-five relatives and friends gathered to extend congratulations. The tea
table was covered with a lace
cloth and centered with a three-
tiered wedding cake, flanked with
red roses.
Those who poured during the
afternoon were Mrs. Cecil Davenport, Mrs. Frank Campbell,
Mrs. Walter MacArthur, Mrs.
Martin Fuoss, Mrs. Martin Blair
and Miss Dorothy Spitler. Mrs.
Walter Towler had charge of the
guest book.
James P. Davis of Fort Wayne,
Ind., a friend of Paul Davis' in
the Army Air Corps, took pictures of the dinner table, the
bride and .groom of twenty-five
^years, the family and various
other groups.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis received
many lovely xgifts, most of which
were of silver.
Robert Ford, Alburn, Indiana,
speeding, §4 and cost; Arrington
B. Hall, Detroit, speeding, " §5
and cost; Clayburn Stewart,
Adrian, improper left turn, §5
and cost; Leroy A. Hughes, Arm
Arbor, parking in no parking
area, $1 and cost; Bernard "A.
Lemke, Detroit, no license plate,
$3 and cost; Joseph F. Rybicki,
Detroit, no license plate, $5> and
cost; Glenn Hope, 16, Flint, no
operators license, §1 and cost.
Abova the
REBUILDING OF ETJROPES . .
»       117 >      r\\     1       Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R., Mass.),
AX-   WOman S CJ.UD     wh0 has "-w-mmenaea the enlistment of private capital in the re-
The Saline Woman's Club will
meet Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Charles Osgood, corner of Henry and,Lewis streets.
The past presidents, of the Club
will be honored at this meeting.
building of Europe. He stated that
the projects eonld not be entirely
financed from the XJ. S. treasury.
Cavalcade
Of Toys
Bethel and St. Paul's Churches
the   zations of Dexter*and community, j™111 D6 hosts to the Ann Arbor Mrs   w   0   Merrill, second vice
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cietywill be" held on Wednesday   other such activities will be only   ^te^00^a^1'.e^?1i^_^be ^. zation, will be the guest speaker.
The  annual    meeting    of
Trrnity "Lutheran La'dies' Aid So-   tacopie from football games and   Regional
other such activities will be only  , „
sufficient   to   take   care   of   the   ** the St. Raul's Church.      The   A tea ana reception will follow.
afternoon, Nov. 5th in the church   ^^~- lrain^nanc"e"and"other   **>■  Craig of the University  of
The serving committe  g™^t3^*arf,*I™   Michigan  will be    - —
basement.
is headed by Mrs. H. L. Engel
with Mrs. Carl Marion, Mrs. Arthur Alber, Mrs. Francis Lock-
wood, Mrs. Dan Hertler and Mrs.
Andrew Ernst assisting.
the     evening
Department
Answers
Two Alarms
On Saturday noon the Fire Department was called, to extinguish
a blaz,e in the basement at the
home of Mrs. Sam. Boyd. No
damage was done. The department was called out again Sunday morning to Charles McCal-
la's-place, 4100 Stone road, where
a   gas   pump had   caught  afire.
The fire was out when they
arrived. -
and the expense of the high
school teams. Therefore, it is
obvious that the necessity to donate to the original construction
of the plant is the basis of request from the Finance" Committee  of the Recreation Board.
"Mail your checks or phone
John >F. Hoey or John Rossiter
to pick up your contributions and
if you have seen the field you will
realize the -worthiness of a generous' contribution.
Listing of all contributors will
be made in next week's Leader,
giving individual and total donations toward the project to that
date."
speaker.
I_ner Ads Mean Profit
- The division meeting of the
WSOS will be held as follows on
Tuesday evenings Nov. 4: The
Mary L with Mrs. -Charles Milter; Esther with Mrs* Chester
Leonard; Ruth with Mrs. Erwin
Frederick. ,
Fair Association
Meeting Nov. 3
A meeting of the Community
Fair Association will be held
Monday night, November 3, at
eight o'clock at the Saline High
School. All persons interested
arer welcome to attend. A report
by Secretary Osgood aifd Treasurer Jensen covering the" season's
activities will be made and plans
discussed concerning the Fair
Association's   future   activities.
The Child Study group met
Tuesday evening October 21, at
the home of Mrs. Hugh Keveling. Dr. P. N. Brown, assistant
Medical Superintendent of the
Ypsilanti State Hospital, spoke
on the "Mental Problems of Infancy and Childhood." We must
create for our children an environment we wish them to imitate.
The next meeting will be held
November 4- in the school at 3:45.
Mrs. Rea Baker,, manager of the
Toy Advisory Bureau of the J.
L. Hudson Company, Detroit,
will speak on the "Cavalcade of
Toys." Everyone interested in
toys for children is cordially invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Martin
will vacate the Hildner apartment for the Wm. Kinsley apartment this week and Mr. and Mrs.
William Brackney will then occupy the Hiidner apartment. The
Irelan apartment on W. Michigan
Avenue, vacated by the Brack-'
neys, will be occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Ea_L Scruggs
Give
WELCOMES LARGEST GI FAMILY. 7. Staff Sgt. Joseph Ferguson,
Kewa^-^Vash., is shown being mobbed by seven of his nine chadrep
as Mis'/Ferguson, holding their youngest, and Robert, 14, center, their
oMest, look on/after the sergeant greeted 3is family on their arrival
in Yokohoma. The Fergusons are the largest GI dependent family to
. arrive in Jaoan.
Mrs. George Ernst, Mrs. George
Koch, Mrs. Lloyd Dell, Mrs. Reuben Finkbeiner^ Mrs. Kenneth
Tayior, Mrs. Carl Moehn, Mrs.
David Wahl, Mrs. Clarence Haarer, Mrs. Lance Rogers, Mrs.
Arthur Heininger, Miss Amanda
Mayer, Mrs. -Chris Voltz, Miss
Esther Landwehr^ Mrs. Charles
KTern .and Rev. Alvin Siemsen are
attending t%& Regional Woman's
Guild Workshop and fall confer-
epce in. Jackson, today
Mrs. Rosie Woodbridge left
here Tuesday morning for Alex-
adria, Va., where she will join
her daughter, Mrs. Dale Noble
and children on their trip to Berlin. They will leave as soon as
"the government assigns them a
transport Ship. Mr. Noble left
by plane on Thursday, October
23 fcr Berlin waer-2 he will be
in the TJ. S. government service.
CHewHa-3«rf';muI
Stop the Slavs
IT takes .grain to make a fat steefc
and lt takes a fat steer to make ti
big Juicy Delmonico ^teak and it
takes a strong mind —:>pr a weak
stomach—to resist the aroma which!
emanates from the pores of said
masterpiece of animal husbandry^
But Just suppose the steak wasn't
quite so succulent and tender . •'«.
wouldn't it be worth the difference
lf by accepting it we could avoid
that business destroyer, "government control ot prices?" Wouldn't
It pay us to masticate a bit mora
vigorously if by so doing we could
prevent hunger abroad and thereby
end the threat of Red Slav domination of our friends In Occident^
Western Europe?
This wrife.r's business for 20
years of his life has been raising beef animals. He has eaten-
choice bits of tender baby beef
and near-leather from antiquated oxen. He likes the former-
best, but prefers ox meat to Slav-
masters or even to the ignominy
of black markets and price*, control by psuedo-economists in
Washington swivel chairs.
Who would be the losers If we
stopped feeding grain for a year or
two and ate grass-fed cattle only?
Generally speaking, the farmer-
would be as well off if he didn't
have to raise corn to fatten his
beef; and the rancher usually sells
his off the grass—or hay. The feeders, who buy grass-fed cattle to fatten for the slaughterers, could sett
their grain to the government—for
shipment to Europe — and to the-
bakers, and probably -do as well
financially. The packers would losa-
because it costs them as much ta
kill grass-fed beef as grain-fed beet
and they don't get as much for tha
meat or for the by-products of ther
former. But it's better to slaughter^
at lower yield than to get elaughi*
tered!
We Americans are ttrong on slo-'
Bans. (We even believe the slogan,
"Communism!' V. which the Pan-
Slavs use — means what they say
it does.) Why doeai't some good
sloganer Invent one like — "GImma
grass-fed beef, Mr. ■ Butcherl" or
"Rout the Reds with rump steaks!"
or "Eat lean meat and save our Allies!" or "Chew harder and stop tha
Slavs!"
The regular monthly meeting
of the O.E.S. will be held Monday evening at eight o'clock.
A letter from Lulu M. Fairbanks, of The Alaska Weekly,
Seattle, Washington, says, "Congratulations upon, the fine Fair
edition."
The Women's- Guild of Sfe.'
Paul's Church will meet on Wednesday evening, Nov. 5, in the-
Eellowship room with^Jbe Christian Citizenship Devilment to-
charge of the devotions. Miss^
Amanda Mayer, chairman. Mrs.,
Melvinia Gordon,. Mrs* .-Thelmat
Swanson and'Mis. Matilda Actors,
will be on the" serving committee^.
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