1948-12-23; Saline Observer

              VOLUME 66
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY,  DEC.   23,   1948
NUMBER   12
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A fine Christmas program was
presented in the school auditorium TuesdSy evening by the pupils in the elementary grades
and the members of the ban-aj
girls' glee club and tonette group.
A beautiful Christmas tree touching the roi.f of the auditorium
and completely lighted made a
beautiful place of the room.
The tonette group opened the
program with three numbers:
"Jingle Bells," "A Christmas
Lullaby" and "O. Come All Ye
Faithful." The band played two
numbers '"Christmas Fantasy" by
Buchtel and "Christmas Festival"
by De Lanster. Both of these
group are under the direction cf
John Ford.
The girls glee club, directed by
Mrs. Eleanora Cox, sang several
selections which included "Joy
to the eWorld," "No Candle Was
There %nd No Fire," "Oh Hoi.
Night" with Nancy Woods as
soloist, "Come AU Ye Shepherds,"
"Jesu Bambino" and "Hark the
Herald Angels   Sing."
"Christmas the World Over"
was the theme of the elementary
school selections. A mother,
(Mildred Collins) and her vlxild-
ren (Janet Tower, Sanuiland
Bowen, Judy Hunt, Alice Sheehan
and Carol Wright) were discussing the meaning of Christmas
and the different ways of celebrating when the Christmas Spirit (Nan Young) appeared and
proceeded to show them and to
tell them of how Christmas is
celebrated in different countries.
England was, the first country
visited, and the fourth grade
sang" Deck the Hall With Boughs
cf Holly," and God Rest Ye
Merry Gentlemen" by the sixth
grade, explained some of the English customs. France was next
and was illustrated by the singing of "Pat-aPat-aPan" by the
first grade and "The First Noei"
by the fifth gradj. The third
country visited was Germany and
two numbers were sung in both.
German and Eijrlish: "O Tachnen-
baum?' by the third grade an^
"Stille Nacht" by the sixth grade
and "Song Before Christmas,", by
the second grade..
The closing group of numbers
"was typical of America and included "Jingle Bells" and "All I
Want For Christmas," by the
first grade; "White Christmas"
by the third grade; "Up Ori the
Housetops" by the second grade;
"Christmas Eve" by the kindergarten. "Santa Clau.s is Coming
To Town" by the fifth grade
closed the program and even
brought forth Santa Claus himself.
Mass Elizabeth Dicks will announce the program and the accompanists include Mrs. George
Austin and Miss Marjorie Tower.
James Austin will play "Silent
Night" on the organ as a prelude. After the invocation by the
Superintendent, the following
numbers   will  be  presented:
Recitation, "A Welcome For
You," Janice Hall; carol, "Joy
To The Wcrld," by the Junior
Choir; recitation, "A Short
Speech," Ronnie Tracy; recitation by Michael Johnson; recitation, "My Wish," Lewis McTaggart; recitation, "Welcome," Beverly Joe Brown; recitation, "At
This Happy Time," Ronnie Rogers; song, "Dear Little Stranger,"
Beverly Tower; recitation, "A
Little Boy's Piece," Danny Gilligan; recitation, "A Prayer,"
Georgia Burg; recitation, "Proud
of Me," 'Sandra  Gilligan.
Songs: "Happy .Bells," Nursery
Class; "I Love You," Kindergarten .Class.
Recitation, "Just Try It," Arthur Johnson;-, recitation, "Net
Too Young," Michael Cogar; recitation, "My Speech," Billy Rogers; carol, "Away In A Manger," Primary Department; recitation, "Happiness," Eddie
Root;. recitation, '"Christmas
Birthday," Joanne Spike; recitation, "A Happy JPlace," _Jane
Ross; recitation, "Smiles," Kathleen Wenk; recitation, "A Happy
Time," Richard Johnson;, recitation, "The Christmas Angels,1}''
Barbara Funk; song, "How Glad
I Am Each Christmas Eve," by
Joan Austin and Janet Tower;
recitation, "My Best Gift," Gayel
Merritt; recitation, "It's Tough,"
Johnny Miller; carol, "O, Little
Tcwn of Bethlehem," by the Junior Choir, accompanied by Kay
Austin; exercise, "Glad Christmas," directed by Mrs. Lutz: Roy
Gilligan, Jimmy Gilligan, Douglas
McKenzie, Carol Brown, Betsy
Wright, Bobby Hansen, Joyce
Rosa, Billy Austin, Patty Johnson, Robert Brown,. Card Wright,
Jttdy Wenk, Earl i-ieTaggart,
Jean Ramsey! Neil Trciey.
Bible reading from St. Luke's
Christmas  story,   Billy   Lutz.
Recitation, "When Christ Was
Born," by Phyllis Gilbert; recitation, "My Christmas Gilt," Roy
MeCormick; Drama, "The Perfect Gift," directed by Mrs. Ross
and Mrs. Keveling: Lois Finch,
Emily Gordon, Sally Ccok, Mary
KoebBe, .Ruth Lutz;. music - h-J
Marjorie  Tower.
Carol, "We Three Kings of Orient Are," Bobby Tower, James
Cook,  Gene Austin.
ary
ebrate
niversary
Professor M. L. Byrns of the
School cf Education tot tlie University of .Michigan,, was the
guest speaker at the Thursday
noon meeting of tlie Saline Rotary Club. He spoke of the value
of teaching the mechanics of the
automooile and the airplane in
the public schools as a means cl
broadening the students' conception of life itself. Introduced to
his audience by Everett Esch, he
amused his listeners by relating
his own experiences with botn
automobile and airplane. At the
age of 61 he- became a pilot un'er
the tutelage of Mr. Esch and
has over six hundred hours . of
flying time to his credit.
President Clarence Haarer announced that the Saline Club
would celebrate its twentieth anniversary on M^irch. 10, with the
Milan Club, which the Saline Club
sponsored, and the Ypsilanti Club,
which sponsored Salinei as Its
guests, lt will also be set aparr
as "ladies' night." Jack Smith of
Windsor, district governor, and
Dick Hedke, a former district
governor, of Detroit, will be
guests on that occasion.
Funds for the work which the
Club undertakes each year in behalf of crippled children were
raised at a party at the Legion
Hall Tuesday night, at wiiich
time the 200 pound pig awarded
by the Saline Junior Chamber of
Commerce to tlier lucky ticket
holder, went to Carl Hertler. It
was by means cf the porker that
the Chamber raised its tunds for
the Christmas decorations s.bout
town.
LBAR
'WXjCLA.
Tradition msets
the present in
the holiday
season and
we're happy
to add our
greetings       //W\
to the rest.     / J
The Saline Observer
The traditional Christmas mu-
sicales held Sunday evening in.
the Methodist, federated and St.
Paul's churches were well attended.
The program at St. Paul's
church was entitled "One Holy
Night." The prelude, "A Medley
of Carols" was played by the organist,   Mrs.    Lucille   Henderson,
__,  followed   by   a  trumpet   solo   by
George Wood. Three carols "As
Fire destroyed a poultry .house Each Happy Christmas" by the
on the John Kohler farm west of Junior chcir; "There's a Song In
Saline on Manchester road, Wed- the Air," by the Intermediate
nesday night of last week. The choir and "Angels We Have
Saline Fire Department answered Heard on High," by the youth
the call to the farm and through choir followied the call to wor-
heroic    efforts    saved   the   large  ship.
barn which was  just  a few feet      Four   pantomines  followed,  the
from the  blazing building. first one entitled "The Pilgrims."
Spectators at the fire marvel- Those taking part were: first
ed that the bam with its con- reader, Harry Fosdick; second
tent of hay and grain was not reader, Florence Ehnis; Pilgrims,
destroyed by the blaze which Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dabich, Al-
raged fiercely for a time. The win Wahl, Dale Rothfus anA
straw loft in the poultry house George Trumbull; Mary, Mrs. Al-
made it especially inflammable, ton Wahl and Joseph, a elson
About 300 laying hens were lost Watling. Mrs.' Milton Harunan.
with the destruction of the build-  sang "Lo How a Rose E'er Bloom
ing.
Marriedln Church
Ceremony
Of^eratory.
Assisting:
e£,   J a
Federated
Christmas Eve
Program
Mrs. William Spike, chairman
of arrangements for the Christmas Sunday schcol program at
Federated church announces the
program as follows. She has been
assisted by a committee consisting of Mrs. George Aus* _*, Mrs.
Reid Ross, Mirs. Hugh Keveling,
Mrs. Arthur Lutz and Sirs. Hazen
Jewell.
The annual custom, of bringing
White Gift Offerings to go to
the Baptist Childrens' Home and
the Presbyterian Heme for elderly
persons in Detroit, will be observed at this service. The Christmas treat for tche children of the
Sunday school will be distriDUted
at the close of the program.
Charl:es Gilngan,
Lloyd Dicks, George Gordon,
James Richards.
Farewell recitation, "A Farewell,"  Barry   Jacobson.
Closing Hymn, "O Come All
Ye Faithful."
Benediction by the superintendent,  Hazen Jewell.
Engaged
Mr. and Mrs. Henry JGroeb of
Maple road, have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Joann, to Harry Steiner, .Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Steiner
of Saline. The couple have not
as yet announced the wedding
date. Miss Groeb and Mr. Steiner
are both graduates of the Saline
High school and he is in the Employ of the Bell Telephone Cy.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Webe? 5T
Ellsworth road have announced
the engagement of their daughter, Esther, to Gerhardt Schiable,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Schaible cf Pleasant Lake Road.
The wedding will take place Feb?
26 in Salem Lutheran church.
They'll Vouch For the Fact
There's a Santa Claus
Emily Narin Gordon, 13, is one
Saline youngster, whom it would
be hard to convince that there is
no Santa Claus. For it was on
Friday, a week before Christmas,
the day of her 13th birthday anniversary, that a wonderful surprise party was arranged for
her benefit in the Saline Hotel
dining room. There, at a candle-
lighted table, she and fifteen of
her small playmates seated themselves and feasted on the goodies
which Mir. and Mrs. Fritz Schumn
. had prepared for- them. A <or-
geous birthday cake, resplendent
;in its trimmings and candles, was
' the focal pcint for sixteen pairs
• of dancing eyes. The cake was
the product of the Home Baking
Class II of the high school.
The party lasted from two to
four o'clock, and the romping
youngsters made "the old dining
room echo with their fun. In the
background lurked old Santa
Claus himself, Mein Host Henry,
who occasionally peeked in and
emitted a good-natured chuckle.
Mrs. Mary Deede aided in supervising the fun. Ardala Hersch,
MUdred Collins, Gerald Miller,
Dennis and Cindy Schumn, Gary
Swoveland, Sandra VanDoren,
George Gilligan, Teddy Cousins,
Babs Anderson, Walfred Larson,
Jackx Steiner, Emil Guest, Jane
Jordan and Sally Campbell will
join Narin Gordon any time in
declaring with a. chorus of shouts,
"Of course there's a Santa
Claus!"
Before a candle lighted altar
in the Trinity Lutheran Church
at 7 p. m. jjriday evening, December 17, Miss Janice Loraine
Gallagher and Walter J. Hochrein, Jr., spoke their wedding
vows. The Reverend H. L. Engle,
pastor of the church performed
the double ring ceremony in the
presence of the immediate families. Before and following the
service Miss Mildred Ernst, organist, played softly "Song of
the. Evening Star" from Taun-
hauser by Wagner and "O Perfect   Have."
The bride gowned in sea foam
satin and wearing a coronec of
like material with a shoulder
length veil of net, went to the
altar on the arm of her father.
Contrasting with her gown was
her arm bouquet cf pink and
white chrysanthemums tied with
white  satin ribbon.
Mrs. William Gallagher of Fenton, the bride's sister-in-law, was
her only attendant. She wore a
gown of sky-blue taffeta with
matching hat and veil. Her corsage was of pink chrysanthemums. John W. Hochrein was
his brother's best man.
Mrs. Hochrein is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Myron B. Gallagher, Sr., of 108 West Michigan
Ave., and the groom is tht son
'of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Hochrein, Sr., of 493 Hewitt Rd., Ypsilanti.1
After a buffet .supper ang reception at the home of the.
bride's parents, the couple left
on a trip to Northern Michigan
and on their return' will mfike
their home at 302 N. Normal,
Ypsilanti.
For traveling, Mrs. Hochrein
wore a suit of dark green faille
with black and gold accessories
and a corsage of yellow, rose
buds. The bride, a trumpeter, wafe
formerly with Joyce Rupre's all-
girl orchestra in Detroit. Mr.
Hochrein, a Navy veteran, is
completing his studies in business administration at deary's
College, Ypsilanti, which were in-
terupted during the late war.
Commercial
Refrigeration
Wins Award
Saturday night the merchant's
Christmas displays were juugeri
by the Jaycees, the award of $10
going to Commercial Refrigeration. ._-
The displays" "were'judged upon
appropriateness, beauty and originality.
Schild Sign Service took second, with honorable mention going to the following; Herman
Heininer, Wheeler's Pharmacy,
Saline Dairy, Wiedman Auto, Saline Hotel, Bill's Tavern and Elmer J. Steeb.
President Hughes remarked
that he was well pleased with
the way the merchants cooperated in decorating tlie windows in
connection with the Jaycee's
decoration program.
In reply to inquiries at The
Observer office, the residential decoration contest is limited to the
city. The winner will be announced  next  week.
The Saline Theatre will be open at ten o'clock Friday morning
to treat the children of the community. Junior Chamber has
made arrangements to have Santa stop at the theatre that morning and he'll be loaded with candy
for all . . . you are all welcome
. . . its free . . .
Fair Board
eeting On
onday Night
Former Saline
Man Dies In
Washington
mg."
The second panlomine was entitled, "A 'Child is Bern" with
Mrs. Alton Wahl singing "Lulay
Thou Little Tiny Child," followed.
by "Behold, A Branch is Growing," by the speaking choir. The
junior and intermediate choirs;
sang "Away in a Manger." The
third pantomine was "Shepherds
on the Hillsside." The shepherds
were, James Schroeder, Eugene
Luckhardt, Kenneth Paul and
- Lawrence Luckhardt with the
combined choirs singing "While
luesday shepherd Watched their Blocks
The intermmediate
A meeting of the board mem
bers   of    the    Saline   Community
Word   was   received
afternoon of the death that mom- byWJ_ji^ht"
Lng^0f w0y„d   ?•   Fairbanlf   °* chcir followed with "the' carol""It
Seattle,  Washington, formerly  of Came v        the Midni ht aeSLT:,
Salme.  He died of pneumoma at ,. The  final   pailtomille   waSj  „At
the   Columbia  Basin  Hospital at the Manger.., The Junior aM ^
Ephrata, Wash, after a short ill- tenmnedlate   cnoil.s   sang   «.what
nel*- ^        •    cr v       ,r     x. Child   Is   This"   alld   the   latter
-    —     ,   1(H?0(?fl„m  mJS%?UZ - choir    rendered    "Come    All    Ye
■Fair   will   be   held  at   the   high   *4' 18^' the son of Stephen ana sheph6rdSj Te Children of Earth."
school   building   on  Monday,  De- ^7  =•  ffairUanks.      He gradu- Three vocal golos followed: vLmef
cember 27 at 8 p.m., according at^^^^Salln|. ^J^ , Came Down~ at Christmas" by
to an announcement yesterday *?* ^ Michigan State Normal Mrs_ q. Wood_ .,gilent mht>
by Chas. Osgocd, secretary of the College at Ypsilanti after which Holy Nigllt„ fey Mrs Kennetlx
Fair Asscciation. Several import- m September 1910 he became as- T lor and, „Bri Q Torch
ant items of business are to be sooated with, the Citizens Bank, Jeanette_ Isal5ei_„» by JMs.s Mar-
considered, said Mr. Osgood, and ,Salme- He .held positions as book- garet Lange The carol <<Go TeU
all old members are urged to at- keePer, later as assistant cashier It to the Mountain>, by the
tend.                                                       and was vice president when he Touth   ^^   closed   t;,e   *    tQ_
Election of officers fcr the new  resigned m January, IS.,4. mines  The preseIltation of wni^ '
year will take place, he said, and      ■*■  srortu      -e la"er __f  ^  r° Gifts followed the program.  Car-
any   flat-rested   persons,    eitner  make £? hcn;t at SeaLl-.le' Wash" ols were sung by the audience,
rural or city residents, are urged   where lus ""^f and slsrers llv"      Those who assisted in the prep-
to attend and give the Fair their  f,d- **e soon took a position with &ra.tiojl   o£   Ule   program   were-
support,    and    added    that    any   tn{; B°en}-?   A|rcraxL   Corporation pantomine  _irection, Mrs.  Gordoiz
bills  outstanding  should be   pre-  f^ about a year aS° he was sent Anthony;   choral   direction,   Mrs_
sented.   at   this   meeting   as   the   *° ^present that cempany at the George Wood. accompanistSi ms__
years Ibusiness will be terminated Air Base  as Moses  Lake, Wash- Luc_je Henderson and Miss Ear
then.
ington where he was taken ill.
en Taylor; staging, Charles Kent
Distribute 135
Hams
Employees
Among
He  has retained his   member-  and costnmes_ ^f; Lance Ro ^
S?P „m w fxx S„ T    Federated      The Methodist Youth Choir unchurch which he;had served many  der the mTectiolL of j^ Robert
years as superintendent of the Mercllant preSented a program
Sunday school and church treas- of fa^^/Christmas nu_si_. Sower. He was also a member of lo £ were ^^ b memsses.
the American Legion, having Donna Sue Thoma ' Margaret
served in World War 1, and was md ^^ Gleason ^ j 8Jor_
always active in all civic af- -
fairs.
He is survived by his mother;
Martin   was
Saline Woman's
Club Meets
don.   Mrs.   Merritt
the accompanist.
three   sisters    the   Misses   Lulu ^^^ ?nd=r °Lf diStfon
  !£d   Est?e£ F^rba^  <"??  JIrs-  of   Harold    Brown   and   accom-
Margaret Ganred of Seattle;  one panied by ^   Brown presented
Universal Die Casting and Man- f n> "°yd E-- Jr.  and a  daugh- a fine musicale of sacred 0^1^.
ufacturing    Corpor^Hbn    is   dis-  *f > Dorothy Lou Fairhanks, both mas music   piano anfl Q du_
tributing  135   Chrstmas hams  in   "f   A""   A,->™
of Ann  Arbor.
Mr. and Mrs. John. Greashaber
entertained the members or the
Get Acquainted class of the
Methodist church, Monday evening. Seven o'clock potluck supper was served to nineteen guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter MacArthur
conducted games and contests.
Carol singing and gift exchange
were enjoyed by all.
The Saline Woman's Club met
last Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Edward Warner
for their Christmas meeting.
Following the business session a
short but interesting program
was given, which h|j3-> been prepared by Mrs. Rudjijph Hertler,
chairman for the day. Mrs. Walter MacArthur gave two readings,
"The Miracle and "The Man At
The Gate of tlie World," both of
which were given in story form,
and were most inspiring. A quartette of girls from the Saline
High School Glee Club sang
three numbers, "Silent Night,
Holy Night," "It Came "Upon a
Midnight Clear" and "Hark the
Herald Angels Sing." The quartette composed of Marlene Hirth,
Margaret Lange, Betty Vaft Sos-
son, and Amelia Gordon, sang
without accompaniment^ ni a
most pleasing manner. Following the program, refreshments
were served from the dining room
table which was laid with a white
cloth and centered with Christmas greens and candles, and consisted of fruit cake, Christmas
cockies. coffee and tea. Mrs. Warner, and Miss Landwehr .presided
at the  tea table.
The Club will not meet again
until   January 11.
Publicity  Committee.
appreciation of the fine cooperation of   their  employees.
The plant will be closed from
Friday noon Tinted Monday, December  27.
ets   by Mrs.  Everett ColliSs   and
Funeral   services   will   be  held ^  Brown   VOC£a      to  b    ^rs>
SL^*   ^hnson  ^d^ HamUton Ronald Tower and a duet £y 3^
Funeral    Home    at    Seattle
Thursday,  December  23.
WILLING WORKERS
Anthony Moore
Brown and Mrs. Tower were presented.
All four of the Saline churches
are presenting Christmas eve
programs.
The Willing Workers held their
Christmas party December 16th
at    the    home    of    Mxs.    Helen,  \VpVp   _**fi"ri*V
Funeral     services    were    held  Greashaber.       After   a   delicious
here    Monday    morning   at    ten  dinner, the meeting was called to  .	
o'clock for Anthony Moore, whose   order    by    the    president,    Mrs.
death occurred suddenly Thurs- Emogene Smith. All joined, sing- -^ l30ne to Pick—Since when:
day afternoon at the home of his ing "Joy to the World." Devo- does st- Paul's church have two-
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Mann, 110 tionals were conducted by, Mrs. names? Last week you called it
West Michigan  avenue. Donna   Scudder,    then   the   club  st-  Paul's Lutheran church once
Mr. Mocre was born May 10, song and roll call responded to"and the week before you called
1862, in Marlette and was mar- by a Christmas verse. Next came ifc that three tim.es in your coined to Myrtle Warner on Dec. the routine business after which umns> while in ycur church cal-
25, 18S7. She died on the 7th of Mrs. Wava Hammond, program endar you gave it the correct
last September. chairman took charge. Mrs. Mild^ 'name "St. Paul's Evangelical and
Surviving   besides   Mrs.   Mann  red   Lutz    read   the    Christmas Reformed Church." Please, Please,
are another daughtef,~Ml_. R. A.  story   "Why  the   Chimes  Rang."  PLEASE!   St.   Paul's   Church   is
Drake    of    Flint,    seven    grand-   The  club sang several Christmas  ^OT  affiliated with any  LIJTH-
children    and   14    great    grand-   songs accompanied by Mrs.  Fern  ER^N group and should NOT be „
children. Irelan   at   the piano.  Mrs.   Julia  called a LUTHERAN  CBurch. It
Funeral services were conduct- Catey read Longfellow's "Christ- never nas been a Lutheran Church,
ed by Rev. O. P. Eastman of mas Bells." Gifts were exchanged aild is ;NOT a Lutheran Churclt
Lincoln Park and burial was and the club numbering 40 ad- now- Nobody likes to be calleffi
made in Flint. journed'to meet with Mrs.  Fern   by a faIse name.
  Irelan  in   January. E. Landwehr.
Make your wants known  with
a liner ad.
A. liner ad will sell it for yon
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lambert off
Ypsilanti and Dr. and Mxs. James
.^rcsejgJS^^i^&Sg^-^^sg^lS-^^^^jg^^^^sgse^gjg^j&sgSk   M'oser and _S01cV of Frankfort, -III.
^^ were     Simday     evening     supper
rV      Jt     ^ *. v* »      .^     *       »       guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lam
barth.
vp4 tymsi-f4*i&u#id $£$£ "
Robert Guenther, 22 and H^len
Kchler, 21 both of Saline have
made application for a marriage
license.
"^-WSJj
Rev.  and Mrs Henry McKenzie
entertained   at   an   informal   reception honoring the members of
€f 3LK_,  *he cIl0U" of Federated church on
'-*" Sunday    evening,    following
annual Christmas musicale.
the