1948-02-12; Saline Observer

              The Saline Observer
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VOLUME 65
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,     THURSDAY, FEB?Vl948
NUMBER   19
SALINE WOMAN ACTIVE IN BERLIN COMMUNITY
Terminates 29 Years of
Red Cross Service
The   first    Community    Chest   tolerate   the    misery     of
organized    outside     the
Mrs. Edward Clark, secretary-
treasurer of the local Chapter of
the American Red Cross for
nearly 30 years, has tendered her
resi-gnation to the County Chapter and relinquishes her office
to Miss Luella Lambarth, stating that her health did not permit her to continue the work.
Mrs. Clark, who has held the
office since 1919, has a record of
achievement, the value of which
is incalcualable, and of which
she and the City of Saline should
be exceedingly proud. Sticking
to the job for twenty-nine years
-is of itself, a record. And during all those years, under her
leadership, the city never failed
to meet the quotas assisgned it.
An- incident, pointing to the
character of this remarkable
woman, -occurred back in 1930,
when the late Dr. Charles Wood-
bridge called to her attention the
plight of a child who had fainted
in scnool for lack of proper
nourishment. Through her efforts a lunch program was instituted in the school by the
County Oiapter of the Red
Cross and the distressing condition alleviated. Through hei
efforts tons of food and clothing were sent from Saline to the
victims of flood -disasters and her
efforts during the war years
were   unfailing.
We believe The Saline Observer is expressing the sentiment
of the people of Saline in thus
aknowledxging the great public
service Mrs. Clark has rendered
through the years and the fine
contribution she has made to
the cause of alleviating human
suffering.
To Mrs. Micah
Robison
Mrs. Jessie D. Robison, 59
years old, died early Friday morning at her home on Route 1, Saline township.
She was born July 20, 1888 in
Caro, Tuscola County, and was
the daughter of Oliver -and Carrie
Smith Rhodes.
She. was married tov Micah
Robison on February 28, 1910 at
Caro and they moved to Saline
having made their home here
since.
She is survived by hex hus-
oand; three daughters, Mrs.
Kenneth Rogers and Mrs. Theodore Braun of Saline and Miss
Gertrude Robison ;at home; three
sons, Theodore Robison, of Saline, Ellsworth Robison of Tecumseh arid Stanley Robison 'of
Brighton- eig*ht grandchildren,
one brother, Clyde Rhodes "of
TJnionville, -a half brother Charles
Rhodes of Saline and a half sister, Mrs. Harold Smith of St.
Charles.
Services were held "Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'lock from the
Lockwood Funeral Home with the
Rev. R. S. Hocltirffe- 'c-fficiattrig.
Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery,   Saline.
Along The
MainDrag
0 The fishing hasn't been too
good lately, although Arthur
Armbruster speared a three and
one-half pound pike on Four-Mile
Lake the other day, and when a
big one sailed into the hole and
displaced enough water to flood
the coop, it so amazed him thai
he froze to the spear. He says
the'pike he got was six parts fish
and one part eggs.
% Frank and Joe Camburn
spotted a couple of deer crossing the fields on the Fred Braun
farm at the east city limits Saturday. They were a pretty sight
as viewed from the Braun's dinner table that noon as they
cleared the fences and hit for the
swamp when their dog barked.
On Saturday the pair were seen
near the Herman Rentschler
farm where they crossed US-112
With the deer coming back il
might be well to be on the look
out for Indians.'
% The Oshkosh sailers went
through Saline last week trailing
their mammoth ice boats behind
their cars. They were entering
the competition for the 1948
Stuart Trophy on the Detroit
River. Light winds prevailed
Monday for the/fourth straight
■day and the contests were called
Qpf, although .John Buckstaff's
"Ijiebutante of Oshkosh won one
arid George Hendrie's gerdinand
the Bull;\:'of Detroit, -y/6n one of
four Treats* icHat --wererun. Hen-
drie, 1947 champion, will retain
the trophy until another challenge is, made. Q A pancake
supper at 7 p.m. at the Masonic
hall next Tuesday night and apprentice degrees to be meted out
to two candidates, according to
W. M- George Martin. Masons
that night will be under a double
tie to the order. # Indeed yes,
the mechanical horse kicked over the milk! Swinging out of an
alley in town the other day the
Saline Dairy delivery wagon lost
several -cases of bottled cream
and chocolate milk. Hearing the
crash and sensing disaster the
driver applied £he "brakes and
several more cases shot out on
the pavement. As far as we were
able to discern, there was no crying over spilled milk . . . but
Harry, what a mess!
{§ Probably will not lock the
door at "the B and B Recreation
Sunday, but patrons are advised
to be on guard when Rotary and
jaycee strive for the mastery of
the alleys. £ A dozen asppirants
for Saline City Manager were
•whittled down to six at Monday
night's Council meeting. That
means five down and One to go.
% You can't lay Tuesday's
dirty water in your tap to Mr.
Hart. The lucky fellow is curing
the remnant of his local headache
in the sunshine of Florida.
theii us.    We who are here in Berlin
United neighbors. are  supplementing the   work   of
■xx. xx. "While   the   club   has   exerted our husbands in Military Govern-
S.tates was created, with the ap- itg   utmost   efforts   in   collecting ment in every way we can,  r
proval of General Lucius D. Clay, fun(js  here in Berlin  which  are as  women we   realize  the value
by the American Women's  Club being   converted into   shoes  ar. of soap  and  shoes  and .needles,
of  Berlin.    This  club,   composed medical     supplies,"     says     Mrs. and  above    all,     a     community
of wives of military and civilian Rosie   W.   Woodbridge   from   99 spirit     in      demonstrating     our
personnel   of    Military     Govern- West Henry St., Saline, an active American way of life.   We know
ment,   devotes   its   major   effort worker in the club,  "the need is you want to help us for,if you
to  relieving the widespread  des- so great we must make appeals were here with us, you would be
titution  among the needy   child- for   donations     of    money     anr doing just  what  we   are   doing,
ren   in   the   American   sector  o clothing  from    our    friends-   at So please send what you can soon
Berlin.    In a three weeks' drive, home to help us in our work. We as  you can    to    the    American
$35,000   was   collected  from- the ask each  of you as well as the Women's Club of Berlin, A. P. O.
Americans in their sector, by the clubs and  organizations  to  send 742, c-o Postmaster, New York."
concerted effort  of these typical us   everything   you   can   to help       Mrs.   Woodbridge    arrived    in
American women who could not us combat  the  suffering around Germany^ on November  26.
Prof. Johnston Speaks On
Human Relations
"Lincoln Speaks Again
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Respond Well
To March of
Dimes Appeal
The little collection devices
placed about town by Mrs.
O'Neill, chairman of the March
of Dimes in Saline, turned out to
be very productive of polio aio
and when the harvest was garnered ,it was found that Saline's
contribution totaled $290.00.
One group of good contributors was at the school where
$49.78 was given to the cause by
the lower xgrades and 58.C3 by
the high school students. Assisting Mrs. O'Neill in the March of
Dimes campaign here was Miss
Joan Wondergem and- Miss Jan
Gallagher.
Mrs. Guenther
Dies In Ann
Arbor
The Saline Woman's Club met
Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Thomas Shurtz. In the
absence of the president, Mrs.
Arthur Heininger, vice-president,
presided The meeting opened with
the club collect and repeating of
the salute to the flag. After
the business session, Mrs. Edwin
Warner, program "chairman, introduced the speaker in the absence of Mrs. Alvin Siemsen,
who was leader for the day's
prOxgram on * "Race Inter-relations". The speaker was Edgar
J. Johnston, associate professor
of secondary education at the
University of Michigan, whose
subject was "What Price Prejudice", m his introduction, he
stated that portion of the club
collect "May we put away all
pretense and meet ■ each other
face to face without self-pity
and without prejudice" and also
the words of the flag salute
"with liberty and justice for all"
as very appropriate to the subject to be considered. He sai<
that the problem of race equal
ity in the north is different front
that in the south where there" ij <
discrimination from public buildings and places, although conditions, including the poll tax
laws, are reflected and do affect the northern states.
He defined prejudice as a prejudgment without due consideration, a previous and unfavorable
biased opinion, the reaction- of
which may cause harnu - There
Is no such thing as "race relations", but "human relations," aa
Sunday   all are  of    the   "human   race".
of    Tier   Prof. Johnston stressed the need
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Rev. Mayer at
St Paul's
Sunday
Mrs.   Lydia   B.   Guenther,
years  oldV  died    early
morning at  the home
daughter, Mrs. Erwin Eisemann, for   fair   employment   laws . and
at 205 Sx Main St, Ann Arbor, hoped  that..SKatf ,:st£%a,' includ-"--,
^ wheri&lihe &ad>beeK.\t^<^ "wo^d,     follow *
days'tiefore.     She  had been  ill Massachusetts,^ JSTe'w  Jei'key ^ and
since last november. New  York    inx' adopting    suck
Mrs- Guenther  was born Sep- laws. - He   emphasized   the fact
tember 9, 1881 in Lodi township, that everyone shotild be aCcept-
the daughter of John and Mary ed or rejected by his or her in-
Kern Stoll, and. on December 10. dividual worth.   iHe cited instanr
1902 she was iharried to William ces of talented, and capable per-
J.   Guenther at   Lodi,   who  pre- sons  who   could not  obtain po-
ceeded her   in   death   September xsitions  in  fields for  which they
26,   1.939.    She;spent her  whole were particularly fitted, because
life in the Lodi,:community and 0f their race, or religion, for dis-
was   a  member « of -the   Trinity • crimination   has   been   practiced
iSutheran Church in Saline. against creeds, nationalities, such
Survivors include the daughter; as  Nessi and Jews, as  well  as
one son, Ellwyn Guenther, of Lo- against the colored race.    There
di;   and   one  sister,   Mrs.   Helen should be no color, creed, or race
McCrumb;     two    brothers,   Carl iines   drawn   in  this Democratic
Stoll and Robert Stoll, all of Ann country,   for   all   have   contribu-
Arbor and  three grandchildren, ted   much   toward   our  national
Services were held'Wednesday life.    Advances have been made,
afternoon   at   1:30  at   the   resi- including our own state, for in-
dence, 4640 Textile road in Loui eluding   capable  people,   regard-
and  at   two  o'clock   at   Trinity less of color,  in educational and
Lutheran     Church,     Rev.  H.   L. civic   groups,     and     cited   . the
The   West   Saline  Community   Engel officiating with interment Springfield  Plaii. as an advance
West Saline
Farm Bureau
assistant
Evangel-
Rev.   Edwin Mayer,
superintendent   of   the
ical Home  for  orphans  and  old
people   at  Detroit,   will   conduct
services in St. Paul's  church on
his  intentions  of     running    foi
President on a third party ticket.    Alan Brown, State Chairman
of the Michigan committee, Wallace ifor   'President,    will     also
speak   on     Wallace's    candidacy
and  how to get  out the largest
possible   Wallace   vote.
Henry Wallace has said "When
the   two old    parties    rot,     the
people have a right to be hearc    Farm Bureau triet at the,home of   at   Oakwood  cemetery.
through a new party!"   In order   Mr- and **"• Lsmren Finkbeiner
to   build   such   a   representative   Monday,  February   9.   Seventeen
party it is important chat there   members and seven  guests were
present.
Mr. Osier, County Agricultural
Agent gave a very interesting
outline of Soil Conservation Districts   in   Michigan.   He   stated
be   people   from   all     parts     of
Washtenaw    county,    farmers,
 workers,  and  small  businessmen
Sunday  in the absence    of    the   who  feel th&t Henry Wallace is
pastor.    The  Reverend Mayer is   the  ma*1 to  lead  us away  from
well  known   in   this   community   war  and toward peace;   support   P1^ °Ur   .fs*™ m need °* re
having  been   reared     in     Free-   the  farmers demand  for  a  fair   building    if    future   generation*
dom   township  where  his  father   P^ ^and   a   constant   market,   *"  to maintain the standard of
served     as    pastor     cf    Bethel
Father-Son
Banquet
in race relationships.    He stated
that a- conscious effort should be
made to develope people as such,
for  the  most valuable resources'
in   any state  or  nation "are  its
human resources.    Discriminatior
causes   a   reflection   on  the  one
who discriminates as well as de-,
velopes     bitterness,     humiliation
and   resentment  in the minority
groups.
If this nation is to continue to
     , The annual Fathers' and Sons'
fight for trade union rights; ant?   Uvin& comparable to the one we   banquet   of     Federated     church   lead the world in democracy, we
Discussion on
Child Problem
Auction To Be
church. Twenty-one years ago
the 'Rev. Mayer began his pastorate at Bethany church, in Detroit and served until recently
when he accepted a new responsibility at the orphans' and old
.people's home.
The pastor of St Paul's church,
protect the small businessman
against the pressure of the monopolies.
The new third party will be a
real peoples' party with policies
that represent the common man.
All those who have had enough
of the two old parties with their
have today.
The group was invited to the
home of Alber Bros, for the
March meeting.
will be held in the church dining room on Thursday, February 19, at seven o'clock, with
the  Ladies'   Aid  Society   of  the
should set a pattern in democratic living  in   our     own    country.
Prof.   Johnson   read  the poem
"Freedom  Train"   and  gave   re-
air
The Child Study gfbiip -met
Tuesday "afternoon "fet "the 'sdHool
end Mrs. Henry -McKenzie led «a
.discussion of "Radio Programs
for Children".
In radio as in other 'ihiiigs "we
do, we must guide our "ehil'dren
in selecting that Which is igodd.
If some of the programs our
children are selecting seem objectionable to us, we should 'try
to find out why a. child seems
to find a need for these things
and rectify the causes *an.d "then
the   problem will right   itself.
The next meeting will be 'held
February 17 at eight p.m.. at
the home of Mrs. Care Collins,
'South Ann Aror St. The program will be on scouting.
Ail 'event 'of limiSu'al -cdmriiuri--
:ity interest is that scheduled -for
Thursday -of. next "week—the'
J. C. C. COmiriiiriity Auction.
Saline Bdy Scouts will call
"•and pick up any article 'you may
Have to enter in the ifiile. They
will be "aV&ilable -aifter school
Wednesday riignt, the day preceding the sale. They *wilT "charge
a nominal -fee for !£heir -Service,,
'and it will go to lielf> well the
'SCout exchequer.
The sale will take place a"t'Herman Hehiinger"s Store on "West
"Mich, "avenue, beginning jSroriipt-
ly at 1 o'clock and will he cried
by Saline's "very "versatile auction-
"eer, Clarence Cook.
the entire proceeds from the
sale—that is, the commissions
charged—will be devoted to eom-
'munity projects by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
the Reverend Alvin Siemsen, will corrupt politics  and their bipar-
preach   in the   church  to  which tisan war policies are invited to
Rev. Stanley Hartman, also well coine   and  make  the new party
known here, is ministering.    This th*"**"" °wn.
church near  Alliance,   Ohio  was Wallace for President Com.
destroyed by fire two years ago, 	
a week after its pastor had been
installed.    On   Sunday  they  will Saline   Observer:
Elect Officers
church  serving  the  meal.     Mrs. ferences   to   books   and   pamph-
Daniel  Hall,   president    of     the lets which would be valuable in
group -appointed  dinner,  serving, • libraries and  schools as well as
decoration     and    clean-up   ccm- individual reading.    A discussion
mittees from among the womer followed "and Prof. Johnston an-
and girls  of the church  to take swered questions on the subject,
care   of the   necessary   arrange- The next meeting "will be held
ments. at the home of Mrs. Max Fosdick,
Ferman  Clements    heads    the February   17,   with  Mrs.  Robert
Officers of the American Legion's  Memorial    Home    Building      	
Fund, were re-elected- for another program  committee,   assisted  by Merchant in charge of a musical
year at a meeting of the Legion Harold Finch and   Arthur   Cuff, program.                 Publicity Com.
members, February 5.    They are ^ interesting evening is prom-                   	
worship in a new sanctuary for      ^ ^ Peb. 7: Loc>1 Red   ^^^ffSSt <Se ^   **  ^^  l° ^^   * **' and MrS* H™ Maria*
the first time and the' occasion
magician, motion pictures, music   and Mr.  and Mrs.  John Kohler
iri0ceSbet^Sut Te   XT   —-d 1 ^ue^t from the Un-   Clifford__ Finkbeiner,    secretary;   spealter;
Letter Box
Cross    Headquarters    have    an-  Finkbeiner^   2nd    vice-president; md a  short, talk    t,y   a   guest returned   from   California   Jan-
,„,A      „   x          x                   e*. uary 31 after spending a month
iversity Hospital for the follow- Milton Hartman, treasurer.   Two The  committee states that all touring the west.   While in Oak-
ing items to be distributed.among  additional directors were elected, men   and   y^y^     members    and land,   Calif    they    visited    MB
patients   through    the   Veterans   Floyd Dell  and. Don  Burkhardt friends of the church, are invited prank   Williams   former   Salifl
Readjustment   Center:                      The   foundation    for    the    new to attend  and reservations  may nurse.                  '
A subscription to Book of the   structure   has   been     laid     and be  made with Graydon Everett,                      .
Month.     A  subscription  to   Lit-   quite a quantity of materials are chairman of the invitations com- -xg-   and jr-,,  xjarrv Austin «
erary Guild. 1  Atlas;   1 Roget's on the site awaiting Uie coming mittee,.or his assistants, Wayne R-ooWvn   were   weekend   Z^
1   movie     (popular   of spring. Clements,  Hazen    Jewell,     Clar- % j,^         " TJsV„rn ^™7
„ „ of  Mr.   and Mrs.  LeVern ASJ»-
„       ^ Z- ,       .,•       ence Johnson,  Duane Rogers or truster, and Mrs. Austin remain-
Mrs.   Flora  I^g   is   spending   Harold Brown. ed for a few days visit. -
as   possible,   not  necessarily   several days in Detroit with her  ;	
On Thursday, February 12  at Thesaurus;-
8 p.m., there will be held a county TWL-   P«r  month;     one    set    of
wide organizing meeting to form drums ( or as many parts there-
'&.  Washtenaw    County    Wallace of   as   possible,   not   necessarily 	
for   President   Committee.     The new)   and   six   small,   table-size   daughter,  Mrs. Andrew Stewart. olrffprPd a heart      »- », 3T      7~Z~     ~   ■*«.
meeting wul be held in Ann Ar- radios. . Mr. and Mrs. Karl Bredernitz      **?b  '*^£?5tart we^l      *»^^ta «h*naii»rft*e
bor  at the Masonic Temple and      Requests   have   also  been   re-   called on Joseph Plewuch at the.  **a ™°    ™„Z    «..    S  TJ*?^ ^1*&*- *?*» Ecta*
will be a prehule to a meeting in ceived   for   pocket   editions   of  St. Joseph Mercy    Hospital    in
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gallagher
of Fenton and Mr. and Mrs-. Oe
Morey of Linden were Sunday
guests of the Gallaghers.
Lansing on February   21   where   current novels, poetry and short Ann Arbor Sunday, where he un
a third party will be constituted   story     collections,   . mysteries, derwent an operation Wednesday.
in this state. classics and histories.	
Donors   may   contact   county Mr. and Mrs. Walferd Larson
and was taken to the
General Hospital where
being cared for.
The program of the Ann Arbor
Mrs. Meridith Bixby and two
children "are in Saline for an
indefinite   stay.
Red  Cross  headquarters   at 211   and family and Mrs. Aims. Lar-
meeting will include a motion Nicnols Arcade, Ann Arbor, or son were dinner guests of Mr.
picture of Henry Wallace making Miss Margaret McHugh, Recre- -and Mrs. Kenneth Larson anr
the speech in which he declared   ation  Director   at the  Hospital,  family   at pavison,   Sunday.
Saline of Flint, born December 4.   Mrs.
he     is Ecker is the daughter of A. C.
Lange and a former -resident of
■ 1 ^ Salme.
The fire  department was cal- ■-—	
led out about 10 o'clock Sunday Merlyn Graf  is    home   from
morning "by   a   chimney  fire  at Adrian   College   and will  attend
the   home  of    John Haas,  2240 Ferris  Institute  at   Big   Rapids
Waterworks   road. next fall.