1948-11-04; Saline Observer

              VOLUME 66
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SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1948
NUMBER 5.
Saline Chooses New
Slate of City Officials
myMr^'
Weary members, of the election
hoard finally totaled the ballots
cast here Tuesday and it was
along in the wee hours of Wednesday morning that they completed
the task. .
The vote for city couneilmen resulted as follows; the first five
with the greatest number of votes
having b*teen elected:
Hazen   Jewell,   455,
.Adrian Ellsman,  321,
Dean Brandt, 320,
James C. Little, 259,
Herman Frey, 248,
Francis Lockwood 217; Harry
Anderson 213; Elwin Strait 212;
William Bode 197; Louis Turf 177;
Harry Hersch .131; Don ForS 104.
The names of Lockwood, Hersch
and Ford did not appear on the
ballot, as they did not file petitions for reelection, but their
names were written in on the
blank spaces on the ballots.
There were no candidates on
the ballot for either constable or
Justice of the peace and these two
offices were filled by the writing
in of the namies of Bert Gillen, 85;
Ray Carlton 2. For Justice, Geo.
Wood 87; A. C. Lange 21.
Nation Astonished By
The Torn of Events
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Judge Jay H. Payne chosen in
Tuesday's election to succeed Probate Judge Jay G. Pray who was
not a candidate.
Hallowe'en
Party Was a
Great Event
Saline City
Goes Heavily
Republican
Presidential
Electors of President and Vice-
President of the United States:
Thomas E. Dewey, Earl Warren,
489; Harry S. Truman, Alben W.
Barkley, 159; Henry A. Wallace,
Glen H. Taylor, 14.
New Cars Apt
To Be More
Troublesome
The Community Halloween Party at the Saline High School Sat-
urday night was attended by one
of the largest gatherings of cele«
brants in the history of this annual event. There was a great
parade of children and grown-ups
in Halloween costumes, a great
bonfire and singing and dancing
in the firelight and a review of
the^ costumed paraders in the
school auditorium, where they
were judged and prizes awarded.
"The Golden Fish," a beauciful
puppet show, followed, much to
the delight of the audience which
filled the auditorium. The puppet
show was staged here through
the courtesy of Merideth Bixby
without charge, and it was tlie
third year in succession that Mr.
Bixby had brought his puppet
show to Saline for this occasion.
State
Governor: Kim Sigler, R, 479;
G. Mennen Williams, D, 186.
Lieutenant Governor: Eugene C.
Keyes, 'R, 482; John W. Connollv,
D, 169.
Secretary of State: Frederick
M. .Alger, Jr., R, 506; Noel P. Fox,
D, 143.
Attorney General: Stuart B.
White, R, 496; Stephen J. Roth,
D,   151.
State Treasurer: D. Hale Brake,
R, 5502; John J. Kozaren, D, 143.
Auditor General: Murl K. Aten,
R, 419; Margaret Price, D, 158.
Hill, R, 445; Daniel D. Levleit, D,
210. . ■'■•,'
, Coroner: Edwin C. Ganzhorn, R,
483; William H. Dickson, Sr. D,
156.
County Surveyor: Harry Anderson, 2; Win  C.  Helm, 1.
ditGhes if thfey_ so'desire: The item,
of cost -aiid p'roqedufe td^be followed will be outlined by Mr.
Amundson  at the  demonstration.
Probate  Judge
Jay H.  Payne:  411;   Albert  J.
Rapp, 185.
Circuit Court Commissioners
Edward D. Deake, 283; Robert
V. Fink, 304; Charles C. Menefee,
33oi.
Congressional
United States Senator: Homer
Ferguson, R,v496; Frank E. Hook,
D, 153.
Representative in Congress Second District: Earl C. Miehener, R,
433; Preston W. Slosson, 'D, 217.
Pair Injured In
Auto Mishap
Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Finkbeiner
luckily escaped serious injury
about 9:30 Saturday evening when
their new 1948 'Chevrolet lett the
road and crashed into a tree, on
Bemis Road and was badly demolished. Finkbeiner received
a broken jaw and facial lacerations, while Mrs. Finkbeiner received bruises and facial lacerations. She was discharged from
the hospital Monday but Mr. Finkbeiner will have to remain several
more days.
Legislative
State Senator Twelfth District:
George N. Higgins, R, 476; Odin
H. Johnson, D, 166.
•Representative in State Legislature Second District: Joseph E.
Warner, R, 484; Woodrow Goble,
D, 160.
A_ liner ad will sell it for you
County
Prosecuting Attorney: Douglas
K. Reading, R, 465; George J. Burke, Jr., D, 189.
Sheriff: John L. Osborn, R, 501;
Joe E. Beeler, D, 153.
County Clerk: Luella M. Smith,
R, 503; Thomas C. Walsh. D, 145.
County Treasurer: WiUianT F.
Verner, R, 489; William H. Kemnitz,  D,   156.
Register of Deeds: Alan A. Seymour, R, 491; Katherine E. Swope,
D, 155.
Drain Commissioner:  Ceilon L.
Blast Ditches
WithDynamite
A ditch blas,ting demonstration
has been scheduled for the Marvin
Kirk Farm, two and one-half miles
south of Manchester on Grossman
Road, Manchester township on
Tuesday afternoon, November 9
at 1:30 p. m. according to Harold
S. Osier, County Agricultural
Agent. George Anundson, engineering specialist, Michigan State
College will conduct the demonstration. Mr. Osier reports that
there is considerable interest in
cleaning and blasting ditches with
dynamite. The demonstration will
include sufficient training so that
local people can use this means
to     clean    out    many    drainage
Vote No on 2;
Yes on 5
Saline buried the proposal io
kill the sales tax diversion Amendment by nearly 4 to 1. Below
shows the voiis on the different
amendments.
Proposal (No. "1: Yes, 368; No,
144.
Prdposal^No- 2: Yes, 126; No,
455. . - *
Proposal No. 3: Yes, 334; No,
125.      xTf'v
Proposal No. 4: Yes, 317; No,
179.
Proposal No. 5: Yes, 374; No,
203.
Proposal No. 6: Yes, 354; No.
136.
For Revision, of Constitution:
es, 290; No, 294.
On County Court House: Yes,
431; No, 184. -
Directors of
Universal Die
Renamed
REJECT LIQUOR SALE
Lodi Township in Tuesday's
election rejected a proposal to permit sale of lioaor by the glass,
215 to 127.
Universal Die Cas,ting & itan-
ufaeturing Corporation held its
annual stockholders' meeting Tuesday, October 26 at 8 p. m. The
board of directors, comprised of
C. 'H. Simmons, W. L. Brircairi,
Carl Av" Curtiss, H. B. Hammond
and Fred H. Crew, were unanimously reinstated for another
year. Mr. Simmons gave a report of the years transactions and
the prospects for the coming year
and after brief jj^heral discussion,
the mee)citag "-stocfeurned.
The ttni^fir^alx.Die Casting and
Mfg. Co. was, established November of -1943* and located in Saline
May 6,\ 1^4; ^Th'ey incorporated
on August* 1," 1945 and have expanded '._ considerably since that-
time. 'The; old creamery building
on? Monroe street in which they located was entirely remodeled and
today they have a manufacturing
plant wiiich .'is a model of efficiency arid where nothing has been
left undone for the comfort and
convenience of their  employees
If you want to see things move
-use a liner ad*
Saline Lodge, No. 133 F. & A.
M., will, exemplify the Entered
Apprentice,. Degree on Tuesday
evening, November 9.
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TRIAL HUNT ENDS IN REAL THING ... The national bear tionnd
trials held in Cadillac, Mfch.„ became a real bear hunt when this
bruin, chained at the end of the course, slipped out of his'collar and
ambled across the. fields. Tired and worn following.inore than a half
mile of hot pursuit, Mr. Bruin is shown cornered by hounds ana
handlers just before he was recaptured.
Saline vs. Milan
At Henne FielciA Saline at 8 p. m.
Friday, November Sth
Under the Lights
LET'S     ALL     BE     THERE!
It may be ultra-beautiful, but
the posi-war model auto is more
likely to stall come cold weather
than its pre-war brothers ever
were, according to Automobile
Club of Michigan's Road Service
Manager Fred N. Rehm and Michigan's tow-car owners are preparing now for a winter rush of
almost 2,000,000 calls from owners of stalled and stuck cars.
Battery failure was responsible
for most of the 1,768,000 "can't
start" calls Michigan motorists
made last year. And although
this failure was preventable in
almost all cases, gadget-laden
new cars which put a too-heavy
drain on. batteries are causing
more Cati't start calls yearly.
"Radios, heaters ignition systems, defrosters, cigaret lighters
and automatic window raisers are
some of ..the electrical appliances
which drain current from batteries," stated Rehm', who annually supervises pulling more
cars out of the ditch than any
other man in the world. "Low
speed driving, frequent starts and
long periods when lights must be
used to help run down batteries.
Most winter trips are too short
to permit battery charging, and
the battery is the heart 01 the
car,'" the Auto Club road supervisor pointed out.
Both manufacturers and car
owners can help correct the situation, Rehm believes. Batteries
and generators in new cars should
be stronger to care for the ever-
increasing list of electrical appliances. Motorists who don't
take long winter trips should nave
batteries charged frequently in
garages and servic-c? stations or
buy "trickle chargers." There are
box-like affairs which operate on
ordinary house current and can
charge batteries overnight in their
owners' garages. These precautions will make one's car start on
the coldest morning.
Neglecting almost any part of
the car in winter can make the
battery's job harder, Rehm reminded. He listed the following
five things which wil help insure
against battery r failure when
weather makes motors frosty:
1. Keep car in a garage when
possible..Direct cold wind congeals oil and makes motors hard
to turn over.
2. Check battery every 10 days
for water. Test for full charge.
Clean terminals and tighten cables. Watch rate of charge or
discharge as indicated by a dashboard dial. Failure of indicator
to show "Charge" should be checked at once, Rehm warned. Prolonged operation when battery is
not charging will not only ruin
battery but also generator and voltage regulator.
3. Check ignition system and
distributor points. Clean or replace spark plugs. Motors which
start easily use less current.
4. Change to lightweight winter
grade grease and oil. Motors
which turn over easily use less
current.
5. Have carburetor adjusted for
cold weather. Stalling en.gines
in cool weather is often caused by
poorly-adjusted carburetors.
Never were there so many reel
faces in America since the Indians
had complete possession as there
were Wednesday morning, after an
over-confident GOP, tlie Gallup
pollsters, Life Magazine, Leading
Newspapers and Alf Landoit
crawled 'way out on a limb and let
the American voter cut it off.
Tuesday's election "was perhaps
the greatest up^set in thi_ nation's history. Urged by his owa
party stalwarts to abandon his
quest for reelection before the national convention, denounced by
the Dixiecrats and forsaken by
Wallacites, the self-styled country
boy from Missouri had to be
shown, and with the whole worldl
predicting his ignominious aefeat,
he carried his fight directly to the
people of the nation., and short on.
oratory and flowery verbiage, but.
long on determination and _heer
Missouri pluck, he did show the
world!
He will be the nation's President during the coming four years,,
and with the backing of a Democratic Congress and the pronounced mandate from the people
he will have an advantage that
he never had as a vice-president
who succeeded to that office
through the death of his predecessor.
The next four years will prove
or disprove the real quality of the
man himself.
The public's faith in polls wfll
probably not be very great in the
future. The Republican strategists were undoubtedly misled by
them just as most Democrats
were, and had they not been so>
over-confident they might ' have
changed the out-come to a Dewey
victory.
President of
Seminary At
St. Paul's
Dr. F. W. Schroeder, president
Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Mo., will speak. at
St. Paul's Church on Sunday
morning: He will be remembered
by some as the speaker at the
Holy Week services sponsored by
the Detroit council of churches
in 1947,
Dr. Schroeder is an uncie of
the pastor of St. Paul's Church
and will be spending several days
in Saline while on a speaking tour
in Michigan and Indiana churches.
Trooper Visits
Dell School
- Notice -
To facilitate the publishing and
distribution of The Saline Observer, the following deadlines for
copy wiH be in effect:
Display advertising, 6 p. m.
Tuesday.
Classified advertising, 1 p. m.
Wednesday.
Church, School and -Society Notices, Bowling, etc.-, 6 p. m., Monday.
Personal items, 10 a. m. Wednesday.
For the convenience of non-profit
organizations a community calendar will be available for the.
listing of dates which .may avoid
duplication and resulting inconvenience.
A uner ad will sell it for you
Troopers Marvin Krans ana
Morris Tubbs, Michigan State Police from Clinton Post, called .oa
Dell school pupils and teacher,
Tuesday morning.
Trooper Krans gave an instructive talk on safety. As most o£
the children ride to school on the
school bus, he stressed the importance of crossing the highway
safely. After alighting from the=
bus the children wait until the
driver proceeds on his way, them
the Captain of the Safety PatroS
looks both ways to see if the highway is clear, then proceeds to
take the children across the highway cautiously.
Trooper Krans complimented the
school on its fine safety recortE
thanked the boys and gins for
their splendid attention to his address.
Friday afternoon the pupils o£
Dell .school had a jolly Hallowe'en,
party. Games were enjoyed along:
with bobbing for apples and a
treasure hunt. Prizes were givett
to Glenn Bredernitz and Tommy
Joe Schwocho for the best costumes and to Eleanor Arando» for
the 'funniest costume. Judges
were Mrs. Alwin Marion and Mrs~
Dent Ramsey. Lewis O'Mara ■was
given the prize for having found
the most peanuts in the peanut
hunt.
Refreshments of sugared fried
«akes and sweet eider were served
after which the teacher, Mrs.
Monaghan, passed pop corn and
Hallowe'en candy.