1953-08-27; Saline Observer

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Saline
Sidelights
Now that ragweed season has
arrived and is at its peak our
♦ sympathy goes to the hay fever
victims. Everywhere one goes, it
is a familiar sight to see some
one with- watery eyes, sneezing
profusely, ar.d apparently really
choked up.
We observed with interest recently, a small boy about four
years old, standing in front of our
window, puffing away on an end
of a cigarette. Apparently he had
picked it up .on the. street. He
would puff a little, look at it, then
put is back in his mouth, in a
minute or so he disappeared from
view. Sort of wondered if there
are any repercussions.
Mrs. Paul Lee tells that on then-
trip south this summer, they observed particularly the rose gardens and saw one which suited
them very much. Now they are in
the process of building a stone
wall, 42 ft. long and 2% ft. higih,
out in their back yard. This wall
will meet the level of the bank
and they plan on filling this space
with dirt and having a rose garden there, so in the years to come,
the Lees will have a beautiful
rose garden view from their kitchen window.
While shopping in a store the
other day I overheard one of our
Saline ladies make the remark
that she thought the parking meters made Saline look more "dressy" and in her opinion anything
that could make Saline look more
up to date should certainly be
done.
Did you ever wonder when older
people speak of the "little red
school house," why the schools of
long ago were always red? There
was a simple reason.
The materials available for
painting in those days were
red iron oxide and linseed oil,
farmers squeezed from the flax
they grow.
This mixture made a cheap attractive paint that didn't easily
wear off. Many barns still are
painted with red iron oxide and
linseed oil.
One man, Wlliam Hess, is able
to eat breakfast in Cheektowago,
N. Y. and sleeps in Buffalo. The
simple explanation is that his
house is on the borderline of the
two towns.
Mrs. A. L. Giltrow declares that
there is a lot of honesty left in
the world. The other day Giltrows
received a letter addressed to
"Giltrows Pharmacy, Main St., Saline," and inside they found ten
cents fastened with scotch tape
to a paper and a note which explained that the money was f or a
comic book which her little boy
had picked up. The letter was
postmarked Detroit, and did not
have any name on it.
We hear that the Mike Strait
family returned from, a vacation
spent at Gun Lake, near Hastings
and report having had a wonderful time with no radio, no television and no telephone calls reporting trouble with sewers-
Birthday Greetings
The Saline Observer is celebrating the birthdays of the following
people from August 27 to September 3 inclusive:
Casmira Sattler Aug. 29
Dennis Dicks	
Koy Burroughs Aug. 31
Jerry Herring Sept. 2
Fred Korte Sept 3
Let us help you celebrate your
birthday, don't tell us your age,
just your birthdate.
Rev. Rudolph Lederer
Passes
The Rev. Rudolph Lederer passed away August 18, at LaCrosse,
Wisconsin. Eev. Lederer was
born and raised in Saline- He was
the son of the late Rev. O. -A. Lederer, who was for many years
pastor of Trinity Lutheran
Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Helen; one son, the Rev. Kurt
Lederer, Bonduel, Wis.; a daughter, Miss Helen Lederer, La
Crosse, Wis,.; two- grandchildren;
four sisters, the Misses Martha,
Frieda, Julia, and Helen Lederer,
Detroit, Mich.; one brother, Paul
Lederer, Green Bay, Wis.; other
relatives, and a host of friends-
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SEVENTIETH  YEAR,
NUMBER 48
bALINE,  WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGi-N       THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1953
Local Jaycees Plan
Blood Bank
Your local J. C. C. Chapter has
announced its plans for a- community blood bank. Anyone living in
the Saline Area School District
wil be eligible to receive blood
from the bank without cost-
Through periodic donations the
bank will be replenished to maintain an adequate supply.
The blood will be collected by
the, Red Cross. A mobile unit will
be in Saline on September 14. Tne
time and the place will be announced in next week's paper.
Fifty per cent of the blood
drawn will be retained by the Red
Cross for defense and disaster
needs. The other fifty per cent
will be put on deposit for use by
the residents   of this area.
Anyone between the ages of 18
and 59 is eligible to give blood.
You will be protecting yourself,
your family and friends by appearing at the bank to donate your
blood  on September 14.
To Visit Saline
District Governor Macy _.
Watkins will visit the Saline Rotary Club at their session next
Thursday. Following a meeting
with the board of directors at 11
Macy E. Watkins
a. m., he will aauress the entire
club during the regularly scheduled meeting  at 12:05 p- m.
Mr. Watkins has been a governor of District 222 Rotary International, since this spring. He
lives in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
His visit on Thursday will be his
first appearance in Saline.
In preparation for the visit of
Mr. Watkins, the board of directors and committee heads of the
local club met on Monday evening
at the home of George Wood,
president of the SaHne Rotary
Club, to review recenc • activities
and to formulate plans for-their
future prog-ram- A delirious meal
served by Mrs- Wood and daugh-
iei, Sallte Jo. added to the delight
of the  occasion.
Notice To FootbaU
Candidates '
All Candidates for the 1953
Saline High football team will
meet at the school at 9:30 a. m.
Friday the 28th. Physicals will
be given and equipment issued.
Anyone interested who cannot
attend, see Dick Wiedmayer. Let's
have a good turn out.
Time on Parking
Meters Chenged
The time on the Parking Meters
has been changed to run from 8-
a. m. to 8 p. hi- on Wednesday
and Saturday nights. Previously,
the time ran to 9 p. m. on these
nights. There is still free parking
on Thursday afternoons.
Saline Defeats
Fowlerville, 7-3
The Saline Community Baseball
Team came from behind to
beat Fowlerville, and take the Tri-
County League playoff championship. It was a sweet victory for
the Saline team. An annual stepping stone of the league, the team
finished the regular season tied
with WebberviHe in a tight game,
3-1, and then knocked off defending champions, Ann Arbor, in the
first round of the playoffs last
week, 9-2.
The championship game started
out as a pitching deul between
Saline's Bill Cannon and Fowler-
ville's Bill Judd- Fowlerville scored first on doubles by Wayne
Coneland and Bill Schofield in the
first inning. Saline tied it up in
the third on a base on balls, an
error, and a wild pitch. Then in
the fifth, Saline drove Judd to
cover with Cannon driving in two
witli a triple, and scoring a moment later on a single by Frank
Randall-
Saline added three more in the
seventh on sigles by Bill Larson,
Bill Koebbe, and Randall, and a
double by Don Jaeger.
Fowlerville scored its final tallies in the ninth on a single by
Bill Shooter, a triple by Bill Judd
and a fly to left by Copeland-
Cannon struck out 14, while
walking three. Fowlerville had
nine men left on base. Judd and
John Wellington each struck out
four, and walked a, man each.
Fowlerville 100 000 002—3 7 2
Saline     001 030 03x—7   9   -
Judd, Wellington (5) and Bess^
art, Manning (5).
Cannon and Filsinger.
Saline Area Schools
Issue Opening Notices
All schools in the Saline Are*1
District will open on September 9
for a half-day session during
which pupils will be registered.
All the teachers in the system
will meet on September 8 at the
Saline Area High School for assignments and pre-opening conferences.
According to Supt. Leo L. Jensen," all outlying schools will operate the same as last year in respect to the schools the pupils
are to attend. He said, "Pupils
in each of the former districts
will attend the same school as
they attended last year with the
exception of those who have attained the ninth grade level. All
ninth graders will attend Saline
High School."
''In those districts where the
seventh and eighth grades had
been closed previously, the seventh and eighth graders will attend the Saline school as in the
past."
Mr. Jensen also pointed out
that the school board of the ne*\
district voted at its first annu 11
meeting to furnish free textbook-,
to all pupils in the district and
recommended that parents make
a gift to the district of those textbooks which have been used by
their children in the past few
years. In return for donated books
Jensen said, all textbooks wil] be
furnished by the district thereafter.
Parents are advised to take the
books to the teacher of the school
their children expect to attend. Or
they may send them there on the
first day of school (Sept.. 9) with
their children.
There will be no textbook
changes during the coming school
year.
Miss Lambarth Bride]
Of Mr. Macomber      I
Alice May Lamoarth of Saline
became the bride of Glenn Richard !
Macomber of Manchester in a 7:301
p.    m.     ceremony    Saturday    at
the Trinity EJyangelical   Lutheran
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Coming
Events
Aug. 27, Thursday — Jaycee
meeting at the Saline Hotel at
18:00.
Aug. 31, Monday—-Fair Board
meeting at school at 8:30.
Sept. 1, Tuesday—Federated
Ladies Aid at the home of Mrs.
Mary Forsythe at 2:00 p. m.
Sept. 1, Tuesday—Methodist
Circles:
The Dorcas Circle meets at the
home of Mrs. Lena Schenk at 1:00"
p. m.
Mary L. Circle meets at tha
home of Mrs. Carl Curtiss at 8:00
p. m.
The Ruth Circle meets at the
home of Mrs. Alwin Gross at 8:00
p. m-
Esther Circle meets at the home
of Mrs. Del-mar Schrader at 8:0ft
p. m.
Sept. 1, Tuesday — Women's
Wr) fleet*, at ttn St. Paul Fellowship room at 8:00 p. m.
Sent, 2, Wednesday—Ladies Aid
Society at Trinity Church at 2:30
p.  m.
Saline Area Schools
To Have 42 Teachers
Family Care Of
Mental Patients   Is
Highly Successful
A recent increase in funds for
the Family Care Program at Ypsilanti State Hospital makes it possible for more patients to be given a chance to get back into the
community through care in private homes. The success of the
program is dependent upon the
willingness of people in the community to open their homes to
these people.
Past experience has proved beyond a doubt that many patients,
once out of the hospital will "take
it from there." During the last
year a number of boarding patients equal to one-fourth of the
hospital's Family Care quota
were able to secure jobs, and return to useful independent living.
The types of employment secured
by these people range all the way
from janitor work to teaching in
high schools. The hospital staff
feels that ta chance to live outside
the hospital in a home atmosphere
was a large factor in the rehabilitation of these patients. There is
urgent need at this time for boarding homes in areas near centers
where work is available.
Also there is need for child patients who are well enough to return to home and school life. The
hospital's children's- boarding program has been in operation for
three years and has proven to be
a most successful means of readjusting upset youngsters. The
children's homes are licensed
through the State Department of
Social Welfare as are those of all
child placing agencies. All clothing, books, school supplies, dental
and medical attention is. furnished
by the hospital.
The hospital has three classes
of pay rates for boarding homes.
Under Class I a family boarding
one or two patients receives §2-35
per day per patient, five cents of
which goes to the patient as an
allowance. Under Class II, the
family has three or four patients
and receives S2.20 per day, per
patient, with five cents a day going to the patient. Under Class
III, into which falls large homes
boarding over five patients, the
family receives $1.90 per day, per
patient, five cents of which goes
to the patient as  an allowance.
Requirements are mainly that
the home be reasonably clean and
fireproof, that the family show
a willingness to make the. patient
a member of the family group,
and that they provide an adequate diet. Boarding agreements
may be terminated at any time
the family wishes to  discontinue-
Mrs. Glenn Macomber
Church of Saline. The Rev. H. L.
Engel officiated at the service-
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Lambarth of
Saline- Mr. Macomber's parents
are Mr. and Mrs! Glen Macomber
of Wayne.
A cathedral length gown of
tulle over satin was worn by the
bride- The bodice was adorned
with a chantilly lace ruffle and a
peter pan collar. A pearl encrusted
tiara held a fingertip veil and the
bride carried a bouquet of ro^es
and  carnations.
Mildred Lambarth, of Saline, a
sister of the bride, acted as maid
of honor. She wore a yellow gown
of net over taffeta with a lace
bodice and carried a bouquet of
blue and yellow carnations.
The bridesmaids, Beverly Macomber of Wayne, sister of the
bridegroom, and Ann Lambarth of
Saline, sister of the bride, carried
similar blue and yellow bouquets.
Their dresses were of powder blue
designed like that of the maid of
honor.
Carol Engel of Saline, aaughtei
of the Rev. and Mrs- H. L. Engel,
served as flower girl. Her gown
was pink net over  taffeta.
Serving as best man was James
Macomber of Wayne, brother of
the bridegroom. Oscar Zahn of
Manchester, Douglas Bolton of
Northville, cousin of the bridegroom, and George Brassow of
Saline, ushered.
A reception was held in the
church basement following the
ceremony. Mrs. Samuel Lambartn
of Saline, aunt of the bride, and
Mrs- Oscar Haarer of Dexter, aunt
of the bridegroom, poured. Those
assisting were Joyce Braun, Marlene Wild, Dorothy Marion, Elizabeth Marion, Jacqueline Hoeft
and Mrs. Albert Ahrens, all of Saline, Mrs. Roland Fiegel of Saline
and Carol Marie Lambarth of Saline, sister of the bride, cut the
cake. The guest book was in the
hands of Helen Macomber of
Wayne.
After a trip through the Uppen
Peninsula, the couple will be at
home at 4320 Lima Center Rd.
The bride's traveling costume was
a navy blue and white crepe dress
with white accessories. She wore
a rose corsage-
The bride, a graduate of Saline
High School and Cleary College,
is employed at the University of
Michigan Library Extension Service. Mr. Macomber, who was
graduated from Wayne High
School, is engaged in farming.
First Fall Meeting
t
Of Ladies Aid Society
Tlie first fall meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society of Federated
Church will be held on Wednesday, September 2, one week earlier than the regular date it tlie
meeting. This change in time is
being announced by the official
board of the society. Mrs. Mark
Forsythe, Piatt Rd., will be hostess at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon, and Mrs- Henry McKenz;;e
and Mrs. Carl Carr will assist her
on the social committee.
Mrs. Roland Valentine will lead
devotions and Miss Mary Morden
will present the program on the
topic "Together We Seek to Be
Good Citizens." Mrs. McKenzie
will present the Presbyterian Missionary Report and the Quarterly
Presbyterial Offering to meet the
Women's Quota will be received.
Business matters will includo
appointment of the nom*nating
committee for elections in Octo
ber, plans for the Apron Bcoth at
the Saline Fair and various activities of the three Circles composing the group. All women of the
church and congregation are invited to attend.
This fall ingathering is the date
set for the annual Hospital Showier, at which time gifts of all
kinds useful at a hospital, may
be brought to add to the Societys;
Hospital Quota. These include
sheets, pillowcases, towels, wash
cloths, soap, safety pins, baby
garments, dresser scarfs, bandages, gauze, etc. Completed sewing on the layettes which were
distributed earlier in the summer,
.are also to be returned at this
meeting.
For the 1953-54 school term the
faculty employed by the newly organized Saline Area School District will number 42 strong. There
will be sixte- ' secondary (junior-
senior high school) teachers, twenty-one elementary teachers, two
veteran's institute instructors,_two
I teachers splitting duties between
elementary and secondary schools,
one principal and one superintendent.
The complete list follows:
Administration
Superintendent: Leo L. Jensen,
i M- A., University of Michigan.
Principal:  Elmer Houghton, M.
A., University of Michigan.
Secondary Faculty
Senior High Science: G. J. Bon-
ich, B. S., College of St- Thomas'.
Junior High Science: Charier
Jacquith, B. S., University of
Michigan.
Industrial Arts: Dwight Reynolds, B. S-, Michigan State Normal College.
Commercial and Athletics: Howard M. Hill, A. B.;, Michigan State
Normal College.
History and Driver Training:
Duane Hooker, B. A., Western
Michigan State Teachers' College.
Music (vocal and instrumental):
Arthur Katterjohn, M. A., University of Michigan.
History and Social Studies:
John Luidens, M. A., University
of Michigan.
Vocational Agriculture: Marvin
Rorick, B. S., Michigan State College.
Physical Education and Athletics: Jack Hayes, A. B., University
of Michigan.
English and Physical .Education
assistant: Douglas Race, A. B-.
University  of Michigan.
English, Library, Speech and
Dramatics: Mrs. Mildred A. Haswell, A. B-, Olivet College.
Mathematics: Mrs. Elizabetl
Kuebler, A. B., Michigan State
Normal  College.
Home Economics: Mrs. Alberta
Rogers, B. S,- Michigan State Normal College.
Mathematics and Guidance: Mrs-
Lois Sebastian, B. S., University
of Michigan.
English, German. L*"tin: Mrs.
Elmine Sweet, A- B., University
of Wisconsin.
Elementary and Secondary
Elementary and secondary Art
and girls' Physical Education (secondary) : Mrs- Jean Taylor, A. B.,
Michigan State Normal College.
Elementary Music and Helping
Teacher: Mrs. Cleone Kilby, Life
Certificate and Special Certificate
in Music, Michigan State Normal
College.
Elementary Faculty
Kindergarten (both sections):
Mrs. Pauline Coates, A. B., Michigan   State Normal College.
First Grade (section one): Mrs-
Elaine Mills, A. B., Michigan State
College.
First Grade (section two): Mrs.
June Fcxj A. B-, University of
Michigan.
Second Grade (section one):
Mrs. Reed Ross, A. B., Michigan
State Normal College.
Second Grade (section two):
Miss Dorothy Powers, B- A., Ohio
State University.
Third Grade (section one): Mrs-
Elizabeth Parsons, A. B., University of Michigan.
Third Grade (section two): Miss
Gweda Ewell, B. A., University
of Virginia-
Fourth Grade: Miss Patricia
Wilson, A. B-, University of
Michigan.
Fifth Grade: Mrs. Luttitienne
Pridmore, B. A., Michigan State
College.
Sixth Grade: Mrs- Bernice McCoy, A. B., University of Michigan.
Lodi Plains School: Mrs. Tema
Haab, State Limited Certificate,
Michigan State Normal College.
Girbach School: Mrs. Edna
Burklund, State Limited Certificate,  University of  Michigan.
Blaess School: Mrs- Mabel Wool-
ley, Life Certificate, Western
Michigan State Teachers' College.
Wood School: Mrs. Mary Meyers, State Limited Certificate,
Michigan State Normal College.
Dell School: Miss Shirley Baker, Special Certificate, Michigan
State Normal College.
Shaw School: Miss Phoebe Sum-
merland, Special Certificate, Michigan State Normal College.
Judd School: Miss" Electa Murray, Life Certificate, Michigan
State Normal College.
Oak Grove School: Miss Ila
Pfeif'e, State Limited Certificate,
Z<lic".i:gan State Normal College.
Fosdick School: Mrs. Lillian Gilbert, State Limited Certificate,
Michigan State Normal College.
Sutherland School: Mrs. Una
Dicks, Life Certificate, Michigan
State Normal College.
Bridgewater Station Schiol:
Miss Ruth Kuder, State Limited
Certificate, Michigan State Normal Cillege.
Veterans' Institute
Director and Instructor: Olen
Wanty, B. S., Michigan State College.
Instructor: D. A. Riker, B- S.,
Michigan State College.
Saline Hospital News
Births:
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sharkey of
Saline have a daughter, Judith
Ann, born August 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Burmeister of Ann Arbor have a daughter
born August 25th.
Mr. and Mrs. David Williamson
of Willow Run have a son bom
August 25th.
Medical: Rhoda Luckhardt, Ann
Arbor; Phillip Raymond, Milan;
Virginia Lamparder, Saline; Mabel Clevidence, Ann Arbor; Raymond Jedele, Ann Arbor-
Surgical: Gary Guenther, Saline; Betty Daniels, Saline.
Bridal Shower For
Miss Kay Austin
Miss Kay Austin, whose marriage to Victor Guenther will be
celebrated on September 13, will
be honored at a miscellaneous
bridal shower given by the teachers in the Primary Department of
Federated Church School where
she is also a teacher. The affaif
to which all women of the congregation are invited, will take
place on Tuesday evening, September 1, at 8:00 o'clock, in the
parlors of Federated Church.
The News Locally
Alan Douglas McKenzie has returned from Clear Lake, Oxford,
where he spent a week in attendance at Detroit Presbytery's Junior  Camp.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Clair of
Plymouth were guests of the Rev.
and Mrs- Henry McKenzie on Saturday evening.
] Miss Elizabeth Feuerbacher of
the Lovely Lady Beauty Salon in
Ann Arbor, is attending the Na-
tidnal .Hairdressers and Cosmetology Association Show in New
York City August 30 and September 1 and 2. She will return on
Thursday, September 3rd.
L. D. McKibben of Hawthorne,
California, Mrs. J. G. Wagner of
Sturgis, Mrs. D. G. Batey and
Mrs M. C. Ulmer, both of LaGrange, Indiana, were callers at
the home of Mr and Mrs. C- A-
Cochran's Majorettes
Feature At Speedway
On August 27th the main attraction at the Adrian speedway
will be "Cochran's Majorettes-'-'
These girls are internationally
famous for their precision marching and baton twirling. There .are
68 girls and their ages range from
8 to 14. The speedway program
will also include the full nine
event stock car program and many
Special Reminders
Your SUMMER TAX must be
paid by August 31st to escape an
added penalty.
Your CEMETERY DUES and
WATER BILLS are now overdue.
Starting September 1st, DRIVER'S LICENSES will be issued
only on Tuesday evening from
6:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m. of each
week.
Curtiss on Tuesday. In company
with Mrs. C. A. Curtiss, the group
of guests were all alumni of La
Grange High School in LaGrange,
Indiana. A very enjoyable time
was had by all of the old friendst
Mrs Jo Logan of Cleveland,
Ohio, spent Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Sehmid.
William   Sehmid   of   Detroit
spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sehmid.
Mr.   and  Mrs.   Bernard   Arend
and   son   Carl  returned  to   their
home  at Riverside, California, on
Monday, after spending a month
at the home of Fred Arend and
also with other relatives. A family dinner was held Sunday at the
) Fred Arend home with thirty-one
i guests  present.   Their  son,  Carl,
I had spent the summer at the Fred
j Arend home.
Notice Tues. Bowlers
A meeting of the Tuesday
Night Bowling League will be
held Friday night at the B and _
Recreation for the purpose of
electing officers and discussing
business for the year.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Weamer of
Mt. Coal, West Virginia, were
Thursday _nd Friday guests at
the A. L. Giltrow home. Sunday
and Monday guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Giltrow of Middle-
town, Ohio.
Mrs. Charles
Schnebelt Dies
Mrs. Charles Schnebelt of Dexter, died Sunday at the age of
92. Mrs- Schnebelt was the grandmother of Carl Schnebelt, who operated a bakery here 25 years
ago. Funeral services will be held
today at the Kenne Funeral Home
in Dexter.
Correction . . .
In a recent edition of the Saline Observer we wrote that Bob
Rogers was succeeding Chefc* Stef-J
ka as. Police Chief. Bob Love is
still Police Chief. Rogers succeeded Straka as police officer.
Class of '51 To Hold
Reunion
The Class of '51 will be holding
a reunion on Sunday, September
6, at the Saline Valley Farms. A
reservation has been made for
the Saline Valley picnic grounds
and a record attendance is desired.
In addition to the husbands and
wives of the graduates, everyone
would like to see the new generation, so be sure and bring the
children along.
Anyone wishing more information may contact Mrs. Max Haswell or Kim Jacobsen, who are in
charge of the affair.
Reunions give everyone a grand
opportunity to discover what each
person is doing and also to recall
the past. So, Class of '51, be sure*
to reserve Sunday, September 6,
for your reunion.
Judy Hunt entertained at a
slumber party on Sunday evening.
The following girls were present:
Joan Wiesbusch, Patty Johnson,
Pam Sehmid and Ann Kuegler.