1953-02-12; Saline Observer

              WhoWho
In Saline
DON M. FORD
One of Saline's most active
participants in civic affairs,
Don M. Ford is this week's
Who's Who. Ford has lived in
this area most of his life. He
was born in Clinton, 48 years
ago.
After graduating from Cm-
ton High School, Ford worked
at a variety of jobs before coming to Saline. He was district
salesman for the Standard Oil
Company for six years, in this
area. He moved to Saline in
1938, when he went into an oil
distributor partnership with the
late Earl Fosdick. The two men
were in business together for
four years until Fosdick died
and Ford bought out Ms interest.
For 12 years the firm handed Hi-Speed products, until
Ford went over to the Ohio Oil
Company and now handles Marathon Gas and fuel oil.
Ford has been a member of
the Saline Rotary for 14 years
and for 13 of those years he
never missed a meeting. He was
president of Rotary in 1942 and
'43 and was a member of the
Board of Directors for nine
years.
He served on the City Council for five years and, as Mayor
Pro-Tern, he took over the Mayor's job in 1950 when* Alvin
Gross Resigned.
For the past five years Ford
has been a member of the
Board of Directors of the Saline Community Fair. He is also
a member on the official board
of the Methodist Church and he
is Director of Defense in Saline.
Ford is married and owns
his home at 110 W. Henry St.
He has three children; Josephine
18,  Jameson 15 and Thomas 8.
Ford's hobbies are flying and
fishing.
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SEVENTIETH  YEAR,
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SALINE,  WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 1953
These Seventeen Districts Favor Reorganization
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S. H. S. Band
Takes Honors
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Pictured in black are the seventeen districts in the Saline area that have
indicated approval of reorganization by signing the legal petitions with a
substantial majority. The legal petitions have been filed with the County
Superintendent of Schools and it is hoped that a date for an election can be set
soon. If a majority of the electors favor reorganization, the new district will become an actuality.
Howard Dieterle
Killed Monday
Howard Dieterle, 31, of 6240
Pontiac Rd. was killed instantly
early Monday morning when
his truck crashed into the die-
sel locomotive of a freight train
at the Ann Arbor Railroad crossing on N. Territorial Rd. He
was returning to his home
from a weekend spent with his
parents in Milan.
Sheriff's officers said that
Dieterle, a King-Seeley Corp.
foieman, could not have seen
the train which was traveling
at about 45 miles an hour as
there were no visible skid marks
at the scene. The impact tore
the auto's engine out of its
mountings and hurled it 30 feet
away. A brake cylinder was
torn from the diesel, but the
trrin was able to complete its
Tcledo-Owosso run.
Dieterle's death was the
fourth fatality at that railroad
crossing in two months and the
14th fatality in the county so
far this year. There were only
24 deaths in all of 1952.
Mr. .Dieterle was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dieterle,
13994 Westfall Rd. and the
father of three children.
1 Killed, 2 Injured In
Three-Car Smashup
Samuel   S.   E.   Pickett,   51,   of
Detroit was killed instant1 y when
Father - Son Banquet
At Methodist Church
Banquet at the Methodist Church
The  annual     Father   and    Son
his   car plowed into a ditch after   Banquet at  the Methodist  Church
L. Z. Still's Car Stolen
hitting two other vehicles on US-
112, four miles seast of Saline.
Injured in the crash were John
Kiley, 29, of Adsian, who suffered
a broken hip and head cuts and
Mrs. Olivia Cutler, 31, of New
York, a broken collar-bone and
face and hand cuts.
Pickett   was  killed late  Satur-
a  -.^cr> t  i j. T-i    i    i  _ ' day   afternoon.  James   McCarley.
A 1952 light green Ford club   lg   of Adri M   gtate      lice
coupe belonging  to   L. Z   Still he  wag &xbA      west  on US.U2
was stolen from m back of Still's when  Pickett>s  approachi„g  auto
grill at about 5:001 p.m. Wednes- rOTnded   a  curv/at  high.\peed>
day. Several people saw the car sweryed a_d the_ m the -£___
being driven away but it didnt le >s  car>s rear fender   Pickett.s
occur to them that it was being car then crashed ■ into the  west-
stolen- \ bound Kiley auto which was trail-
will   be   held on Tuesday evening
February   17,   at  6:30.  The   following     program will be   given:
Invocation—Walter Towler, Toast-
master—Randall Coates,  Toast to ,
Sons—Rev. Feuell, Toast to Fath- I
ers—Bates    Feuell.    The speaker
for the evening will be. Dr. C. M. i
Loessell,     head  of the     Natural'
Science   Department  at  Michigan
State  Normal   College. |
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Three Injured
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Bob Ormsby, who works at
the post office saw the thief, I
and described him as being
about 25 years old and wearing
glasses. Police Chief, Bob Love
was  coming  out   of   City   Hall
when the car crossed Michigan 	
Ave. going toward Ann Arbor at! Mrs Ral k Cutler Bad Mrs
a high rate of speed. Love didn t Amanda Rogers were in Ann Ar-
see who was driving the car and ^v on T^day to visit Mrs. j^.
he was not in the Police car at dall Coates in gt>
the   time   and   could   not give
ing McCarley's ear.
The impact sent Kiley's cr into
an open field. Pickett's' car crashed into a ditch on the north side
of the road and Pickett was hurled from the auto.
Child Study Club Meet
The Child Study. Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Henry Karner at 205   Russell St.,  on Tuesday,    Feb. 17.    A movie  will b<
shown, "A
This movie is made by
''Friends" organization. After the
movie, Mrs. Kenneth Bould'ing of
Ann Arbor will be the speaker
and will answer questions. The
hostess, Mrs. Karner, will be assisted by Delia Austin, Helen Fry
and Eileen Austin. n
To: Saline Rotary Club on Feb.
12,   1953.
Subject: Commentary on business conditions in   Saline.
I have been asked by your
chairman in charge of this meeting to  investigate the possibility
Three persons, all resident' of
Washtenaw county, were injured
shortly before midnight Saturday
when their car went out of control and rammed a tree on the
Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., two miles
southwest  of Ann Arbor.
They were Robert G. Smiley,
24, of Saline, facial and other
cuts; Jewell Smith, 39, of 844 W.
Huron St., possible back injuries;
and Donald Lovely, 22, of 1334
Harpst St., sprained right ankle.
All were brought to St. Joseph's
Mercy Hospital for treatment.
Sheriff's     officers  quoted     the
of the Saline Junior Chamber of
Commerce    aiding,    and  in what  drlv?r of, th\fa,r. Smiley, as say-
the     Junior   -Chamber,  m& tnat bn&ht ljSnts frmi* an on
chase.
The car was not reported stolen until 8:00 p.m. when Still
started to go home. He .immediately contacted the police department and a search was
started.
Birthdays Fall On
Friday, 13th
Ann Jane Prout and Judy
Siemsen were both born on Friday, 13, and this week they
both celebrate their birthdays
on Friday, 13.
Joseph's hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Waif red Larson
were supper guests at .the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Royal at
Milan on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ra y Davis returned recently from a vacation
trip to Florida. While there they
visited at the homes of several
Saline residents.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Davenport
and daughter Joyce attended Nthe
j wedding of Miss, Peggy Ann
Green at Northville' last Saturday.
Joyce wasi the soloist at the wedding. Miss Green is a sorority
sister of Joyce. The weddng was
held in the Methodist Church.
Robert Royal Called
To Active Duty
Cub Scout News
Blue & Gold Banquet work on disPlay m Keveim'sDrug'
^ i Store, '
For Cub Pack 146
The Blue and Gold Banquet for
Kenneth   Volz is the chairman
of     the   Saline. Pack   Committee,  St.
Tracy is the  secretary and
Neil
Cub Pack 146 will be held at the i - -, -.       ,   . _••<._
.    ,       „-.,..        ........   ■- ,   ~~ !treasurer, and Mike Strait is the Royal is-a   captain   in the  re-
pchool on Friday evening, Feb. 13,
at 6:30. There will be a pot luck
supper with each family furnishing their own food and drink for
themselves. Ice cream will be furnished by the packs. Awards will
way,
could aid in, the solution   of   the
problem which each day becomes
Time for   Greatness!" ■, mQl? Prominent.
made by the' The Pr0Dlem °* which I speak,
is of course, the seemingly slow
death to* established business and
the • likelihood of certain failure
- to new businesses tiyir.g to get
a foot hold in this city. This is\
not true in all cases, but as an
over-all picture this seems to be
the case. If it were not, we would
not be here today concerning;
ourselves wilh such a problem.
Nor wou'd we if it were only a
few who "*-:lt that this condition
existed. Therefore we do have a
problem.
Who anions the business men
admit that this is the situation
in their particular case? Or, v.'ith
further questioning, who even to
himself thinks this is true in his
own business? I don't expect that
very many of you do. The very
fact that we don't recognize this
situation as individuals possess a
much greater problem than ha
one previous'y menioned.
It is well within your power today, Gentlemen, to take the first
step away from this state of apathy, complacency and plain old
"I don't care." There is yet another word for it. TOLERANCE.
We have allowed tolerance to become the indecision of an uncertain uninformed mind. What to
do about it? Wake up! Get the
facts. See just where you as an
individual ^stand in your particular field today. We must consider
this in a three dimensional aspect.
First:   The  individual, business
coming car and a blowout of the
right front tire combined to make
him lose control.
Additional Money.
Received For
Polio Fund ,
According to the treasurer of
the Polio drive, Mrs. Harold
Frey, an additional sum of money,
$38.83, has been received since
.ast week.
Mrs. Gordon Prout's name was
inadvertently left out from the
list of names in the Mothers'
March.
New Teacher at Saline High
Robert Royal
Robert Royal of 205 William
has been recalled to active
duty  in the U.   S.  Air Force.
Cub Scouts To Meet
The Cub Scouts of Saline are
celebrating National Boy Scout
Week. They will be hosts to their
Saline Cub Master. I serve and  he is- due to report itself.
Members of the Pack committee I *> Lockland Air Base   San An-j    Secondly:  The   in^id?.al  b»si:
tonio, Texas, on Feb. 16. |ness as compared with other bus-
He will # leave Saline on Feb. > iness of the same type especially
13. Royal served in World War  those which are   doing a greaLer'
H for five years as a pilot. He' volume   per inventory  dollar,
was awarded two air medals and j    Tljird: And    perhaps the most
the Distinguished  Flying Cross ; important of  all,  our relation
.with   cluster ,also Royal's  unit
received a Presidential citation
Circles to Hold White
Elephant Sales
The project for the month of
February in the three Circles of
the Ladies Aid Society of Federated Church is in the form of
White Elephant Sales to be held
in each of the roups at their meet-
ins next week. The membership
of the groups has just undergone
re-arrangement and if any women of the congregation are in
doubt about the group to which
they are assigned, they are asked
to call the Membership Chairman,
Mrs. Arthur  Jaeobsen, at 596J.
Circle II is to hi an. r._tcriii on
group and will meet at 2: JO
o'clock on Thursday, February 19,
at the home of Miss Mary Mor-
den. The other groups will meet
in the evening of the same day
with a Dessert' served at 7:45
o'clock in each case. Circle I will
meet at the home of Mrs. Hazen
Jewell, with Mrs. Harold Brown
and Mrs. Duane Rogers assisting.
Circle III will meet with Mrs.
Dwight Reynolds with Mrs. John
Miller assisting.
New officers include: Mrs. Silas
Nord as Chairman of Circle I with
Mrs. Daniel Hall, co-chairman;
Mrs. Allyn Phelps will serve aa
Secretary and Treasurer. In
charge of meeting arrangements
wil be Mrs. A. W. Cuff, while the
Program and Devotions Committee includes Mrs. John Dicks,
Chairman, Mrs. Hazen Jewell and
Mrs. Paul Reed.
The re-elected leader for Circle
II is Mrs. Paul Klueter. Mrs. Carl
Carr has been chosen Assistant
Chairman of this Circle and Mrs.
Ferman Clements Secretary and
Treasurer. Miss Mary Morden will
be Devotional Leader.
Is Circle HI Mrs. Walter Jacobs is chairman, with Mrs. Clarence Johnson, co-chairman. Mrs.
Mark Forsythe, secretary and
treasurer; and the committees appointed include Devotions, Mrs.
J. C. Bradley; Membership and
Hospitality, Mrs. C. 'R. Burkhart;
Program and Entertainment,
Mrs. Hugh Austin.
Music department head, Arthur Katterjohn, reports that
22 Saline junior and senior
high school musicians participated in the district music festival of the Michigan Band and
Orchestra ssociation at Ypsilanti last Saturday.
Two Saline ensemble groups
and twelve soloists earned a
total of eight first and six second division ratings.
First division ratings were
earned by the f ollowing soloists:
James Austin, cornet; Robert
Parsons, baritone; Karen Taylor, piano and clarinet; Joan
Austin, piano; and Christina
Schnierle, flute..
Second division ratings were
won by the following soloists:
David Gable, baritone; Ellen
Reed, French horn; Patsy Johnson, piano; Joan Austin, clarinet Rosalee Marshall, alto-
saxophone.
First division ensemble honors went to a brass sextette
composed of James Austin,
Gene Austin, Ellen Reed, David
Gable, James Rhoades and Kenneth Guenther.
Second division ensemble honors went to another brass sextet composed, of Norwin Raus,
Kit Young, Sally Haswell, Dan
Gable, Bob Parsons and Richard Lutz.
7th Grade To Hold
Bake Sale At
Wood's Hardware
The seventh graders of SHS
will hold a bake sale this Saturday at Wood's Hardware. The
funds   raised will be used for
class   projects.   Sale   starts   at
1:00 p.m. and will continue'until   all  items   are sold.  Sharon
'Brock.    Bee   Ann  Kellogg   and
I Joan Begole make up the stu-
'dent committee with assistance
from Dwight Reynolds.
Lamb Club Meeting
The regular Ewe and Lamb
Club h'ld itg meeting Tuesday
evening at the high school. We
h?d the pleasure of adding two
new members to our group—Doris Hunter and Dan Leviett
which brings our number to 15
for 1953.
Because of conflicting dates,
some of our 2nd-year members
were absent, so our guest speaker, William Crim was cancelled
until February 24 at which time
he  will speak.
Billy Lutz has missed two
meetings because of illness. We
miss you Billy. Hurry and get
well. Next meeting will he on
Februray 24 at the school. Parents are always welcome. At
each meeting we are laying
plans for a bigger and better
show at the 1953 fair.
Spears 8-Pound Pike
Anbert AJbertson of 704 W.
Grand Blvd., Ypsilanti speared an eight-pound-two-ounce
Northern pike while fishing at Pleasant Lake Wednesday, February 4. He speared his
prize catch at approximately
6 p.m.
I Dr. Miller To Hold
Open House
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Services For Anna
Bredernitz Williams
Dr. Harold Miller will hold
open house at his new office at
205 S. Davenport St. Sunday,
February 15, from 2 to 5 p.m.
F. F. A. To Hold
Barndance
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
Bredernitz Williams, 80, a former Saline resident, were held at
3 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 8. Mrs. Williams died Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Burial was held in Oakwood Cemetery, t
Mr.  and  Mrs.   Paul Reed have
moved to their new home on Russell Et.
The Future Farmers of America are sponsoring a barn dance
to be held Saturday, February
14 at the Saline High School.
The Dance begins at 9:00 p.m.
The public is invited.
Mrs. Vernon Allmendinger of
Dexter spent Wednesday afternoon at the Clarence Fritz "home.
are Clarence Wiehush, Major Robert Gay, Bill Schwocho, Clarence
be presiented at this meeting1.
Johnson and Don R'app who represents the JCC's on the committee.
Den Mothers are: Den 1, Ellen
Johnson and  Hilda  Raus. Den 2,
one   another in  Saline.
A point   that  could be
to
drawn
i Robert Welis: Wells is one
of three new teachers at Saline
High School. Wells is teaching
the general classes formerly
taught by Mario Marchisio. The
story on the three teachers ran
last week.
families  on  Friday,  Feb.- 13,   at [ Katharine Volz and Thyra' Bixby.
6:30  p.  m.   at the   annual   Blue j Den 3, Dorothy Wiebush and Hel- „ „. „__„ __ _____„___ _i__. __„
and Gold Banquet to be held in en Starling. Den 4, Maxine Gay. ran unsuccessfully for the City
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Royal is presently   employed from the three points as a group
at the Romulus High School as
a teacher of industrial arts. He
Correction
the Saline High School,Gym.        |.Den   5,  Virginia  Cam and   Ann Council in the  November  elec-
" "   ^      "   '       """   ","""'1 ition. Royal plans on selling his
house here in Saline if he can
find, a "buyer.
Scouting   awards will   be   pre- j Coe. Den 6, Jeanette Strait,
sented at the  banquet.   The Cub '    The den chiefs are Jim England,
Dens now have an exhibit of their Don Jeppesen and Bill Meister.
would  be this:   In business, men
are like bananas. That is, "if you
don't stay with the hunch you get
skinned." If you do not agree with ings,
me 'on the    foregoing,    that iwe> read,
In last  week's  Who's   Who in
Saline we wrote that Mr. Curtiss
"confesses   to   22  -Rotary   Meet
The sentence   should have
"He  confesses  to 22 years
have a serious problem here, you of   prf ect attendance at    Rotary
(Continued on page 4) meetings,
Community Calendar
Thursday, Feb. 12 — Bosses'
Night, Saline J. C. C.'s 7:15 p. m.
Saline Hotel. >
Friday, Feb. 13, — Cub Scout
Banquet at 6:30 at the schooL
Saturday, Feb. 14—1:00 p. m.
7th Grade Bake Sale at Woods-
Store. ■ •
Saturday, Feb. 14—F.FA. Barn
Dance at 9:00 at Saline High
School.
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Sunday, Feb. 15—Open House
at Doctor Millers new office, at
205 Davenport from 2:00 te^:00
p. m.
Monday, February 16—Library
Board Meeting at Saline Library.
Tuesday, Feb. 17—Father and
Son Banquet at Methodist Church.
Tuesday, Feb. 17—Child Study
Club meets-at Mrs. Henry Earner's home at 8:00.