1948-04-01; Saline Observer

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The Saline Observer
VOLUME 65
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN       THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1948
NUMBER 26
Even the British Have
Difficulty With Anything
Except the King's English
11:00 o'clock and usually last until anywhere from 4 to 7 p. m.
with an hour off for lunch, and
a few minutes off for tea in late
afternoon if it looks like a long
session or one in which the lack
of agreement is so apparent that
a few minutes off would he'p. No
matter what the disagreements
may be they are never carried
into the restaurant or tea room.
There the conversation becomes
completely agreeable and non-of-
Sec. District
Sets Enviable
Record
Announces
Clean-Up
Campaign
"Beyond Our
Own," Sound
Picture
Blood Donors
Are Urged
To Register
Dale Noble, with Allied Authority in Germany, gives Saline  ficial   and   at  times   remarkably
Observer readers an intimate picture of the difficulties Involved
in dealing with peoples of different tongues and concepts of life
so totally divergent to the American ideology.
simple,   in   the   interests   cf   observing social  amenities.    Stories
Wiesbaden,  Germany that one of our jobs is to break
March 14   1948 jt &wn. at least m terms of the
To some of you to whom ver- responsiveness  of  public  employ-
Dai   promises   were   made   about ees to the needs and whims of the   American   Woman's    Club    spon-
writing once  I reached Germany. Public-     °ur      German      teacher   sored the first Community Chest.   aireS) at a ham dinner served uy
Highlight of the American Legion see'd district meeting at the
American Legion hall here Tues-
, day night, was the impressive
usually very corny abound and talk on Universai Military Train-
everyone laughs as though he ing by ex.Coionei ^6, present
were greatly amused. Sometimes Comal,ander 0f the seventh uu>
something turns up Artiich pro- tirctj Wayne smart, who served
vides a central theme for an ex- six years in tile Army and saw.
tended conversation. For in- service in both the European a..U
stance,   in   Berlin  last   fall,   the   pacjfiC  theaters.
Approximately     fifty     Legion-
The City is announcing a
Spring Clean Up Campaign to
run during the month of April.
Other cities are dressing up
their communities with a competitive    spirit.    Therefore,    lets
the   ensuing   four    months    plus   nicely   illustrated  this  by   telling   Naturally   funds   were   raised   in   the   *a(iies  of the  Auxiliary,  dis-
_,_„„  t  „„™=  ™„o(-  h=,™  =0pmAfl.   of  the  German  mother who  was   many    different   ways    including   cussed the  second   district's  J^n-
since I came  must have seemed
like the proverbial road paved proudly announcing the engage- the usual contribution method. ior Baseball League in which oa-
with the u<=ual good intentions. ment of her daughter. "Her Little tickets to be attached to iine>a entry is reported sponsored
To this all J have to say is that happiness and future are assured;" one's lapel were distributed to by the Wiedman Auto Ccmpauy.
I am able to dream up a mighty said the doting mother. "Oh?", the contributors and it so happen- District Commander B e a r _ e
fine rational for rebuttal. Start- asked the neighbor lady. "Ja, ed that the day I made my con- stated that there are at present
ine with the little things like she is marrying a Beamate." tribution I was scheduled for an some 5,827 members composing
having private German lessons (Beamate is the term describing ACA meeting. I absentmindedly the 33 posts in the second dis-
a minuimum of two nights a the real high level, top Jrawer put the ticket on a lapel for the trict, and that among its achieve-
week having what seemed like public official.) usual semiprotective purpose and ments were the winning of the
an inordinate amount of reading ^ addition to developing this proceded on my way. At lunch State Oratorical Contest by Miss
to do in order to catch up on the concept cf responsiveness we are I noticed the Russian delegate Gilmore of Ypsilanti, who was
rather detailed history of this trying to see that in general the eyeing me with a broad smile on awarded a ?500 scholarship, and
conn)1 ex iob which we call the Germans develop objectives by his face and finally the English the winning of the state cham-
occunation plus a good deal of which equal opportunities are as- and French delegates asked me pionship in the American Legion
traveling and an actual physical sured all who either seek or se- what the ticket was for. I told Basketball Tournament by the
<=hift in location and assignment cure public em.ployment. This is them and explained at consider- Ann Arbor Post, which will combat left me with something less n0 Pollyanna reform nor is it an able length the development of pete in the National Tournament
than a whole lot of spare time effort to transplant something we the Community Oniest idea at this month.
to devote to correspondence. have   at   nonTC-   Its   merely   the home.   Both were very much im-                    	
While thinking about that sub- set™S out of objectives and prin- pressed since neither country ap-
iect   I had a notion at one time eiPles which   could   be applicable parently  has  a   counterpart,   an>
that this approach was a marvel- anywhere  here  in   the  world   al- the Britisher in particular pointed
ous way of saving time.   I'm not though   basically   they  would  be out how badly it was needet?. at
=o sure thatthi* is true although associated with the  goals toward home   what   with   two   or   three
the contents of "this letter will in which     any     democracy     would solicitors coming  in   every  week
all likelihood reach  quite  a few strive- and,   bothering   people.   All   this
people While in Berlin I was fortunate took quite some  time to  develop
It does become not only a ques- in  having  an   opportunity   to   be by the time it had passed through
tion cf how one  says  things but the   U.   S.   representative  on   the a    couple    of   interpreters.    The
what one  says.    The  department only matter which was  then un- Russian finally said in explaining
of the Army "lithographs*.-;)!, r .ofi; c"e"~ discugion by the Civil Admin- his _s original     amusement    that
ficial use over here a weekly di- istration  Director   of   the   Allied "I thought  you had a new  suit
gest   of   domestic   press  opinion. Control  Authority.   This  was at on."   That was  about  the  high-
Of   course   this   is   always   60-75 the  time  of the  London  Confer- est expression  of Russian humor
days old but  it  does,  give us  a ence  and  represented interesting which   I   personally   experienced,
pretty good  idea what you folks days   indeed.    Each    month    the Of   course  I don't mean  to   give
at home are bein°- offered in the chairmanships rotate and Decern- the     wrong     impression
On Friday evening, tomorrow Residents of Saline who -plan
night, a sound motion picture to donate blood during the blood
titled "Beyond Our Time," will clinic to be held in Ann Arbor
be shown at the Methodist church April 21, 22 and 23, are urged
begining at 8 o'clock. The film, to make tlieir appointments now,
produced, by the new Protestant according to Mrs. Clair Harms,
show them we won't take a back Film Commission, which included Saline chairman for the drive,
seat. ■" 19 different denominations, runs Anyonp hetween the ages of 18
Since street flushing time is for 40 minutes, and the general and 50 in good health may d-.-
here, we should begin by remov- public is invited to see it. nate, Mrs. Harms said and stating all debris from the curbs. For the first time American ed that blood collected during
Leaves.should be removed by the Protestantism has joined forces the drive will not be sold. It is
property, owner or resident and on a grand scale to turn the processed into Plasma by Mich-
twentieth century's most persua- igan Health Department Labora-
sive invention to its own purpos- tories and is then available for
es. "Beyond Our Own" is the re- administering without charge for
suit. The superb skill of Holly- the products to patients in local
wood technicians and a forthright hospitals.
religious message -ire  blended   lco Prospective  donors   may   regis-
bring the  enternal truths to this
generation in  a form it can understands
either placed on the garden for
fertilizer or burned there. All
other burnable matter should, be
burned. The City will aid in the
removal of other types of rubbish.
A small nominal charge will be
made for each haul. Two or more
close neighbors may combine
their loads into one haul. Otherwise the City dump will be open
to the public on certain days to
be   announced  later.
Important—No easily burnable
material such as brush, paper,
leaves, etc., shall be deposited in
the dump.
Gordon   Gary,
City   Manager.
ter through Mrs. Harms or by
calling Red, Cross headquarters in.
Ann Arbor.
ation-Wide
Campaign for
Foreign Aid
Plans, are now being formulated
for   the   Washtenaw  County portion   of   a   nation-wide   Crusade
for Children to raise $60,000,000
Ideas   for the  relief  of   distressed war
v^y"o_"re~acling"matter"about the   ber   being   our   month   this  gave   which  simply expressed  or  illus-   victims   in   Europe  and  Asia
situation over here    The total is   me   a   crack  at being   chairman   trated   are   an  important   means       M-vs.  Kensis  UKert,     or    Aim
quite impressive when all ofthe   following  the  Russian chairman-   of   breaking   down   international   Arboris serving as county cnan-
clippings are placed, side by side   ship of the previous month. Un-   misunderstanding   and   positively   man fo-thediive   winch^  tos
and   reproduced   and    of    course   less   one   has   an  opportunity  to   do   much   to   increase   friendlier   been designated as the American
they represent all shaces of opln-   attend, an international conference   personal feelings. Unless the per-   °verseas ™Sn     The drive wfll
ion from all parts of the country,   he has no  idea of the difficulty   sonalities involved m a situation   Peal ito Orfdren.   The diive will
But   I'll   just   strike   out   ahead   involved in trying to reach agree-   of this kind get along, the impass   °Pen May 1 and last 15 days
and tell you how it seems to me.   ments where language and other   can be pretty awful. The freedom      Mrs.     ^t     has     aPP°"-*ed
If there are any particular ques-   barriers are factors.    Fortunately   with which the various delegates   Judge Jayltjeayn e to  be cam
tions or points that I'm, not ex-   I was quite well acquainted with   work   and   operate   is   strikingly   l^"'.°™r      ™J %7d    Fenke?
nlicit   on    please   let   me   know   the   method  of  operation  due   to   varied.    It   is   our   practice   and   Ann  ArDor     ana     lea    rental,
Sdl'll tryto cover them subse-   my presence at the San Francisco   that of  the  British to  give  our   ™-f?r°* *?™*d Stove.Co
ouentlv Conference, but I must say I was   delegates full  authority to  com-   to head the dnve m Yps.lanti  A
q The   first   couple  months  over   hardly prepared for the  difficui-   xnit their side and to feel free to   ^^^^^^"^^
here were spent in getting some   ties    of    doing,    business   where   negotiate fully differences  which   *s b^nS oigamzed and will meet
Background with respect to Mill-   everyone must  agree  before  any   arise.    This is not nearly so true   s0°£;
t^ry Government policy  and op-   progress  is  possible.   While  you   of the French, which, in addition,
eration in terms of the problems   are   well   aware   that  not   much   labor   under    the   easily   under-
cf   the   German   public   service,   agreement  has been  realized   as   stood and overwhelming fear of a
Community
Program For
Relief At
St. Paul's
Funeral Services
Held For Two
Saline Residents
Mrs. Margaret 'Burkhardt
President Erwin Schmid of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce an-
Members of St. Paul's Women's Guild are planning a benefit
program to take place Friday
evening, April 9, at 8:00- o'clock
in tlie fellowship rooms of the
church, to which the public is
invited.
The program will include a dds-
Mrs. Margaret Harmon Burkhart died early Saturday morning at her home at 203 N. Ann
Arbcr street following a stroke
on Monday. She was 76 years
Old and was born in Saline on
October   31,   1871.    Sue   was   the
nounces that another Community cussion of the European Relief daughter of Anson and Jane War-
Auction Sale will be held at the" Properdin.toy George Petros^'qiTjen- ~r;;/x!E3aDai/>r' and the widow ox the
Saline school grounds -JX ^atur- student in the school of archi- late Gecvge Burkhart.
day, April 24, beginning at 1 tectural engineering at the Un- Survivors include one son Don-
o'clock with Clarence Cook act- iversity of Michigan. Mr. Pe- aid and a granddaughter, Mary
ing as auctioneer. The same trossian is a native of Iraq, and Lou, both at home and one sis-
ddscounts and terms will apply served with the American Army ter, Mrs. Fred Gillen of Pontiac.
that were used in the previous of Occupation in Italy. He was Funeral services were held on
auction, and it is believed that later taken out of the Army and Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'.clock
the more convenient location of sent on special missions into a_ the Lockwood Funeral Home
the sale at the school grounds ahd other -European countries. He with the Rev. R. S. Hocking ofthe day of the sale on Saturday has become an American citizen ficiating and interment was made
instead of Thursday will add. all_ y^s discharged from the in Oakwocd cemetery,
materially to its success. United   States   Army   early   tills                     	
Mrs. Caroline Rentschler
Anyone   with  a   list   of   items   year.      Saline   people   who   have
for the sale are advised to mail   heard and  met    Mr.    Petrossian 	
it to Saline, Box 177, for listing   have known  him   to   be  a most j^rs.    Caroline!   Rentschler,    85
on an auction bill which will be   interesting speaker and one whom years  old, died  Sunday morning
<3_tributed in advance of the date   they are  ready to hear   again. at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
of the sale.                                                  jn   addition   to   the  criscussion Arthur   Heininger    of    Pittsfield
of    the    problems  of  the Euro- township, where she had been for
pean Relief Program, also known about one weelc_   Mrs- Rentschler
as the Marshall Plan, there will resided at 222 Monroe St. and had
be   a  presentation   of the sound iived neariy all her life in Saline
film,    "The   Roadi   They   Walk,", and surr0unding community, com-
Advanced At
Court of Honor
With Mrs. Likert as chairman,
tlie executive committee for the
campaign will be composed of
the Rev.    Edward    Redman,    of
after  which   a  sacrificial supper
will be  served.
A free will offering will be re-
Harry Anderson, Dave Breder-   ceived during the evening for the
This involved reviewing the actual   far as Germany is concerned, just   reunified   and   powerful    German paVnP     Mr
experience to date in each of the   let me cite a few of the factors   nation. The Soviet representatives   £™   **   „'*■?**    r^ler   Wash'
xcxTZ T___^ *  xx..  tt   o   er    x.Ax.e.y,  a™ ram_,dH» in  „  small   are   aomnletelv   ntim-ediVta wfi   in   Zenker,   Harold,  b.   osier,   wasn-
four  Laender of  the  U.   S. Zone which are responsible in a small   are   completely   unpredictable   in
and developing suggestions where way for a slow up on any ques-
by U. S. objectives might be more tion which involves  quadripartite
nearly    met   than    hitherto.   To agreement.
give  you   a  better   idea   of   the First of all sixteen people are
scope of this problem one  needs necessary   as   a   minimum,   and
only to briefly mention that the more depending upon the number
German civil service, which is not of technical experts involved. The
only one of the oldest and most minimum for  each  side involves
early   professionalized   and   once the   delegate,   a   seeretary,   and
ihe   most   highly   efficient   sys- two   interpreters  who   interprets
tern of its kind in the world, has his  principal  remarks  into  Rus-
played  no ^inconsiderable  role in sian,  French, or English," which-
the events which produced World ever the case may be.
Con't  on,  page   3
The George Barrs
Were Married 60
Years Ago
Mi% and Mrs. George Barr will
tenaw County argricultural agent
and William R. Stevens, of the
Ann Arbor Bank. Mr. Stevens
has volunteered to serve as
treasurer.
The committee is expected to
announce the Washtenaw County
goal in the drive in the near future.
nitz, James Cook and Jerry Gonser of Troop 46, were advanced to
Second Class Scouts at the
Court of Honor held in Ann Arbor,   Tuesday night.
purpose of purchasing Purina
cereal for European relief. The
Guild members extend a cordial
invitation to all to attend the
program  and supper.
The primary teachers of the St.
Paul's church gave an Easter
party to about 40 children of
the primary department on Saturday afternoon in the church
basement.
School Conditions Take
Definite Upward Turn
is.**"'
The lang-
War H. Manned in pre Nazi. uage barrier is a very serious observe their sixtieth wedding
times by tlie scions of Germany's one and, the success of such ses- anniversary, Monday, April 5.
leading families, this elite was sions depends in no small part The couple celebrated tlieir gold-
organized, into a caste system upon the skill of the interpreters en wedding anniversary in Flori- TIle Cub scouts -^11 hold their
which was literally analogous to who can create understanding or da in 1938, and will observe this fj_s(. vac^ meeting on Thursday
the old description of Boston misunderstanding depending upon anniversary quietly Sunday af- ni^ht at the School Auditorium,
whereof the old saying goes "the the fine shade of meaning or ternoon when friends and neigh- *"
Lowells speak only to the Cabots,   nuance   w-hich  they   give   to  the bors   will   call   to   congratulate
ing to Freedom township when
she was twleve years old.. Born
in Detroit on March 9, 1863, she
was the daughter of Anton and
Christina   Butler   Sehoen.
On her Dirthday, March 9, 1892,
she married Charles Rentschler in
Freedom township. He preceded
her in death in August, 1906.
She was a member of the St.
Paul's Evangelical and Lutheran
church and the Ladies' Aid Society.
Survivors include the one
daughter, Mrs. Heininger; a
daughter, Mrs. Ellen Wenk, preceded her in death; two brothers,
Rev. Albert Sehoen and Jacob
Schoeit of Dexter and five grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the St.
Paul's church with Rev. Alvin
officiating.     Interment
bore allegiance only to the Em-   many   times   that    British    and   Tuesday,
.peror and then to the State (with   Americans use the same term to
They    are    sponsoring   a   paper
I drive up to  and including April
10th.
DELL  SCHOOL
The Fire Department extinguished a small roof fire at the
home of George Barr, 227 S. Ann
Saline.*
Here' to attend the funeral
were Mrs. Fred Gillen, Mr. and
Mrs. Harmon Gillen, Betsy Lou
Gillen of Pontiac; Mrs. Hattie
Potter of Clinton;    Mrs.    Agnes
a capital  "S")   and their inflex- draw   entirely   different   images,
ability did- the cause of the Wei- interpreters   will  sometimes  stop          	
mar Republic (1918-1933) no good, proceedings for five or ten min- An Easter party was held at   Xrbor Striron Monday^afternoon
At   the  lower  levels,   jobs  were utes   just   trying   to   reach   an Dell  school   Thursday   afternoon.   Th      were caUed about 2 o'clock,
largely filled by the retired, non- agreement     on     what     suitable Eggs were hidden out doors and  •                              .
commissioned officers who learn-
on     what
terms should be selected in order   presents   were
The   divisions  of tche  W.S.C.S.
exchanged.   Mrs.
ed the fine art of getting along   to  convey  the same meaning in Monaghan,      teacher,     presented OTin""ineet"~T_esdav ^liffht   April
with   people   by   barking   orders   the three diffrent languages. Now each child with a "hen on nest" ^77      t    j^   f0liowtn»   homes
on a Prussian  Army drill field,   consider  the   fact  that  the   end' candy dish.   Mr. and Mrs. Hodge EsJ\,er ^th Mrs  Max Ross, Ruth
Its a small wonder that the Ger-   product lias to be translated into remembered     everyone     present -^   Mts   j^y ' Davis   Mary  L
man man on the street has little   German  in   order  to  secure   the with an Easter nest fined  with ith ^rs "Houis carr '
love for, but nevertheless stands   compliance of the German people candy eggs also decorated Easter                   "      '
in awe of, his "uncivil" servants, living in the four zones of occu- eggs. Wednesday afternoon April 7
Great contrast exists between pation. This presents a very seri- The spelling bee was held at is tj,e meeting day of St Paul's
America and Germany in this ous problem because quite fre- Dell school Friday afternoon. La{Me's Aid Society in the fellow-
respect and two great distinctions   quently the terms chosen in the Dorothy Marian was the winner shiD room at the church.
deserve   mention:   1.   There   are   quadripartite    terminology    may again this year and Marie Socks                           	
many more public employees pro-   not   be   translated-   with   exactly was   runner-up.   Dorothy's   win- The April meeting of the Fed-
portionately than  at  home  with   the   same  meaning   to   Germans ning. word   was   mosquito.   Dor- erated Ladies'Aid Society will be
the railroads (Reichbahn) and the   which the authors intended.   AU othy will he the speller from our held  at   the   church  parlors   on
telephone,   telegraph,    and   radio   in  allv it makes  for   a situation school at the spelling bee  to be Wednesday afternoon   April 7.
(all a part  of the Deutschpost)   which, is  slightly more, involved held at Manchester in April.                                    . '
being  publicly  owned  and  oper-   than   we   normally   -associate   in Our   teacher,   Mrs.  Monaghan, The   college   and   high   school
ated.   2.  The second contrast is   calling   for   a   Philadelphia   law- attended   the   County   Teachers' young people's groups-of the Fed-
the prestige given to public em-   yer.                                                   • Institution  last   Friday    at    the erated church, will have a roller
.ployment.   In fact it is so great      Quadripartite meetings begin at Rackham Building in Ann Arbor.-, skating party Saturday ^»ight.
NEA, U. S. Office of Education Three outstanding improve-
and American Association of Un- ments during the year were list-
iversity Women Point to Gains ed as follows by Dr. Kathryn
Made in  1947. MoHale,   general director   ofthe   siemsen,
School   conditions   in   America   Association   of  University   Worn-   was raade in Oakwood cemetery,
have   taken a   definite  "turn   for   en:
the better" within the last year. "1. Teachers, on the average
according to statements by the have received the largest salary
United State-0 Office of Education increases that have ever been
Association and the American granted during a twelve month
Association of University Women,  period.        	
Despite this improvement, how- "2. Many states and commun- YahDuzer of Toledo- Miss liarg-
ever,, all three groups emphasized ities have acted decisively to aret v^Duze^ Mrs.' Birdie "Fein-
that much remains to be done, give teachers increased security er j^ and ^rg "Fre(i waJhr,
The encouraging gains of 1947, and improve their working con- M^ wanda Ryan, Mr. and Mrs!
they axgreed, were made possible ditions through liberalized rer Max Bleass> Miss Nellie NoWei
only by the support of an arous- tirement allowances, provision for Mp and M_^ Walter MacArthur,
ed press and public and they sick leave, tenure protection and Jr and Mrg Carl Kazmaier 0f
would be quickly lost if that sup- relief of the teaching load,
port weakens. "3. Old school plants have been
"There is abundant evidence," improved and new ones built in
said a spokesman for the Office many communities."
of Education, "that the ominous The encouraging improvements
deterioration of our education .were attributed hy an N. E. A.
system has been arrested. But official to the "save-our-schools
public interest may wane if campaign" waged during the
people get the false impression year by many newspapers, mag-
that the  gains of the last  year azines,   radio  stations   and   civic
spell the end of the crisis in ed-  and   business   organizations- 	
ucation." Both Mr. Farley and  T"r. *^c-
Belmont Farley, N. E. A. di- Hale concurred that widespread this schodL yeai^" said Mr. Far^
rector of press and radio rela- pay rises in 1947 were an import- ley,1'.'will■■Ta.e afcihrt $2,550. About
tions, said: "The public has nev- r,ant factor in the brightened half "will^et more' than that, and
er been so sympathetic to edlu- school outlook, but they were about half will get less. The
cational problems. Our schools, both emphatic in stressing that tragic thing is that there still
have never received such active "teachers ha3 not yet struck it are teaches w£q are existing on
support from the    mediums   of  rich." salaJSess q| less thacft   ?1^0   4*
public opinion." - "The average   teacher's salary year in some rural areas."rf   ^ ^
Ann Arbor; Mrs. Harry Freeman,
Mrs. Jordan McQueen, Mrs. Beverly Gates, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Knicely of Detroit; Mrs. William
Coleman of Pontiac; Ross Noble
of Jenneso, HI.; Mrs. Earl
Schroeder, Hollan, Ohao; Mrs.
Clifford Rogers, Jerseyville, HI.,
and Mrs. John VanAllen of
Wayne.