1953-09-03; Saline Observer

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Can you remember a recent
summer when we have had so
many consc-u'jve hot days? We
can't!
S-hool starts next week and all
the eni'idren will be returning to
school. We discovered what a few
of the students have been doing
this summer. We found that
James Austin spent eight weeks
at Interlochen while Joan Austin,
Sally Stimpson and Karen Taylor
were there for two weeks.
Christia Schnierle has been employed at the courthouse, Florence
Banby has worked at Wahr's Book
Store, June Jordan is clerking at
Walkers 5c to $1-00 store, Donna
Mae Wahl has been working at
the Saline Hospital and Barbara
Anderson has clerked at Wool-
worth's Store.
Kit Young has spent the summer working on the Grant Cody
farm, Walfred Larson worked for
Gross Farm Equipment while
Teddy Lou Cousins and Sally Cook
were employed at tha Salhr** Dairy
Bar.
One enterprising man is dreaming up a plan for silent salesman
for grocery stores. He visualizes
a revolving store front with a
corn-operated vending machine to
provide the housewife's needs after closing time-
Mrs. George Martin tells us that
she and her family had a very enjoyable vacation spent at Tawas.
She spoke of the devstation caused by the tornado earlier in the
summer. It took a s*Aath of woods
a quarter of a mile long. She said
it was almost incredible to see
the huge timber uprooted and
flung down.
One place, however, was a huge
disappointment to her. Years ago
she had visited the largo Springs,
a beautiful spot, with a long Tlig_D
of steps and a lovely spring.
She had planned .in showing
this scenic spot tc her daughter
but found it to be a completely
changed place- The steps had all
rotted away and nothing remained
of the once beautiful spot.
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SALINE,  WAGHTE-.JAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN      THURSDAY,    SEPT.    3,    1953
Place of
ood Bank
Your local J. C. C has announc-
ed its plans for a community
blood bank. The purpose of this
plan is to create a supply (of blood
which will he available without
cost to anyone in this area who
might need it- The Red Cross mobile unit will be in Saline on September 14th to collect blood for
ths purpose. They will receive
donations in the Methodist church
basement from 2:00 to 5:00 p. m-
and from 6:00 to 8:00 p. m. on
that day.
Anyone who is between the ages
of 18 and 59 and in good health
may give blood- Half of all that
is received will he kept hy the
Red Cross foi defense and disaster
needs, and half will be deposited'
for our immediate use. The mooile
unit will return from time to
time to receive blood with which
to replenish the supply.
In the past it has sometimes
been difficult for the families of
those seriously ill or ijured to
obtain enough blood to meet the
need. You may be the next to require a supply of blood, so protect yourself and your friends Dy
rolling up your sleeve and giving
it NOW!
American Legion
Auxiliary News
Patricia White
Pledges Troth To
James Thomas
Patricia Sue White became the
bride of James M- Thomas, son
of Mrs. Helen Thomas of Saline,
and the late Joseph Thomas, .at
4:00 p. m. Sunday, August 23, in
the Federated Church- The Rev.
Henry McKenzie performed the
double ring ceremony.
The bride, daughter of Mrs..
Hilda White, of Saline, wore a
gown of white embroidered nylon
organdy over satin and a tulle
veil held by a tiara of seed pearls.
She carried a cascade of white
carnations nd chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Merle Hoag of Ypsilanti
was her sister's maid of honor.
She wore a gown of white nylon
organdy over orchid hued taffeta.
She carried a cascade of yellow
carnations and small chrysanthemums and wore a bandeau of or-
Saline Youth Awarded
Certificate And
Junior Membership
BEATTLEBORO, VT:—Having
done satisfactory Holstein calf
club work during the past year,
Jim Richards, Saline, Michigan, has
been awarded a Certificate of
Merit and granted a Junior Membership in The Holstein-Friesian
Associaton of America, Brattle-
boro, Vermont. He was recom-
•mended for these awards by the
State Supervisor of Agricultural
Education.
All privileges of the Association except voting have been given
to him until he is 21 years of age-
Over 16,000 young people have
bec-juie junior members of the association since tha founding of
the -junior program in 1923.
V
Mrs. James Thomas
colored  tulle  ribbon  in
her
l<*
chid
hair.
Geraldine J o r d e n , Constance
Gross, Patricia Swanson and Marlene Schrader, all of Saline, were
bridesmaids. They wore yellow
and green gowns like Mrs. Hoag's
and carried cascades of orchid
colored carnations.
David Campbell of Saline was
best man. Ushering were Robert
SMngley and Bud Voss of Plymouth and Joseph Thomas jr., ana
John Jaeger of Saline-
Hostesses at a reception in the
church parlors were Mrs. John
Schild, Mrs. T. A. Rajala, Sue
Thomas, the bridegroom's sister,
and Mrs. David Campbell of Saline, Mrs. Walter Skingley and
Mrs. Robert Skingley of Plymouth,
also his sisters, and Mrs- Galien
Criss of Ypsilanti.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas wil make
their home in Ypsilanti after a
wedding trip through Northern
Michigan. For traveling, the bride
Terr! Burmeister
Terri Lynn Burmeister, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs- Leonard
Burmeister, 5575 Sleinbaih Road,
Freedom township, died Wednesday afternoon in Saline General
Hospital. She was born on Tuesday.
Surviving are the parents: the
grandparents, Mr- and Mrs. Geo.
Burmeister of Freedom township
and Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Lesser of
Dexter; and one brother, James,
at home.
Burial servires were held at the
Bethel Church Cemetery in Freedom township, with the Rev. T-
W. Menzel officiating.
NOTICE
Thursday 7 O'clock League
Bowling starts September 10th,
1953. Schedule and code as follows:
Code:
1—Slick  Chicks
2—Skylarks
3—Universal
4—Rockets
.5—Hotshots
6—Lodi Snaps
Date
Alleys
1&2
3&4
5 & 6
Sept-  10   ...
.1-2
3-4
5-6
Sept.  17   ...
.5-4
•1-6
2-3
Sept.  24   ...
.3-1
2-5
6-4
Oct.    1   	
.2-6
4-1
3-5
Oct     8   	
.1-5
6-3
4-2
Oct.  15   	
.3-2
4-5
1-6
Oct.   22   	
.5-6
1-2
3-4
Oct.  29   	
.1-4
5-3
6-2
Nov.    5  ....
.6-3
2-4
5-1
Nov. 12	
.2-5
3-1
4-6
Nov. 19   	
.4-3
6-5
2-1
Dec.    3   	
.6-1
3-2
4-5
Dec. 10   	
.5-2
4-6
1-3
Dec.  17	
.1-4
5-3
6-2
Jan-    7   	
.3-6
2-4
5-1
The second
15-week period will
be printed later.
S. Bredernitz, Sec.
Library Notes
"Jhe Saline Library has received
a shipment of state books and
there is a good selection of both
adult and juvenile books for all
age groups. The members of the
Saline Library Board earnestly
hope that everyone will avail them
selves * of this opportunity and
look through the new selection of
books.
wore a navy blue and white orlon
dress with navy ana white accessories.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are
graduates of Saline High School
and are attending Michigan State
Nosmal College. Mr. Thomas, ' a
veteran of World War II and the
Korean war, is employed by the
Ford Motor C. in Plymouth.
The Wm. B. Lutz Unit No. 322
of the Saline American Legion
Auxiliary held their annual Membership Banquet at the American
Legion Home on August 25th with
47 members and 15 guests present. At 7 p. m. a delicious dinner
was served by Mrs. Alberta Rogers' Home Ec. Girls. The group
was seated at tables of 10 with
a hostess who was responsible for.
the table centerpiece, dessert and
the serving. An appetizing variety
of jello and home made cakes was
served after a cold salad, rolls,
relishes and coffee. For a very
warm evening a perfect dinner-
The meeting was opened in regular style with the president, Genevieve Martin, presiding. The
flags were ~ presented, the pledge
given, the prayer, two stanzas of
our National Anthem and the preamble to the Constitution of the
American Legion Auxiliary given.
The secretary and treasurer gave
their reports and the standing
committees were called for any
reports missed last month.
The vice president, Gwyneth
Armbruster, took the chair as the
president, Genevieve Martin, read
her yearly report, following the
other officers. The treasurer, Lou-
etta Winkle, reported that the
Unit has spent $367.17 from the
Poppy Fund. The Poppy Fund can
be used for Veterans and their
families ONLY. The Secretary reported the following members not
missing a meeting ths past year:
Elaine Carter, Genevieve Martin,
Gwyneth Armbruster and Mae Uphaus. Luella Dell and Clara Finkbeiner missed only one meeting.
Following the reports, old business was discussed. Several dinners and wedding receptions which
were reported last meeting were
again brought up.
Installation of the new officers
was a very nice part of our evening. The installing offcer was
Mrs. Mary Jane Choate of Brooklyn, sister of Mrs. Gwyneth Armbruster, who was installed as the
new president. Also present for
the installation was Mrs. Arm-
bruster's mother, Mrs. Austin of
Brooklyn, two other sisters and
two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Helen
Griffen and Mrs. Bernice Armbruster of Saline. The two sisters
were also from Brooklyn. The
Brooklyn Installation Team installed the following officers-:
President, Mrs. Gwyneth Arm-
bruster;lst vice president, Mrs.
Violet Scully; 2nd vice president,
Mrs. Elaine Carter; sec-Rec, Mrs.
Shirley Westphal; sec--corr., Mrs.
Jean Goble; treasurer, Mrs. Lou-
etta Winkle; historian, Mrs. Arlene Bersuder; chaplain, Mrs. Betty Finkbeiner; sgt. at arms, Mrs.
Bernice Armbruster;parliamentar-
ian, Mrs- Hazel Cook; ex. board,
Mrs. Jula England, Mrs. Thelma
Burkhardt, Mrs. Harriet Schroder.
Following the installation j
Gwyneth called Mrs. Gladys Taylor, one. of the team, in to say a
few words to the group. Mrs. Taylor is the 2nd vice president of
the Dept. of Michigan. Two of
the Installation Team are former
members of the Saline Unit and
the Unit welcomes them back each
year they install. They are Edith
Lawrence Golas and Laura Lawrence Williamson. Gifts were presented to the-team and to Mrs.
Armbruster. Mrs. Genevieve Martin was presented a gold past
president's pin from the Unit.
For the new business, Gwyneth
took over the meeting and more
discussion was had on the price
of dinners and the receptions coming up in future. A motion was
made, seconded and carried for
the Auxiliary to have a 7-Up
Eating Wagon at the fair so everyone is urged to look up the
Auxiliary at the Fair.
After a very enjoyable meeting
and dinner the evening came to a
close with the retirement of the
colors and the closing of the meeting by Mrs. Martin. Our Un!iti
wishes to congratulate Genevieve
for the successful year as president of the Unit.
Mae Uphaus,
Pub. Chrm. 1952-53.
OUR DEMOCRACY-
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ALL IN A LIFETIME
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Not ~oo long ago, we marvelled at the paring
of t-he men who risked life and limb, peeched
on the saddle of a^higm wheeler.* here was
convincing proof of mans mastery of the machine.
Today, we marvel at the daring of-American youth
f_yiwg jet all-planes miles above the ground
at speeds exceeding that of sound.
- SO HA VE MACHINES AND MANS MASTER.V OF
TN&M PROGRESSED—ALL IN A LIFETIME^
A Thought for Labor Day
High productivity—which means high unit output per manhour—has made America the real workers' Paradise, and that's a Labor Day thought
Productivity is the result of many factors.
Among them are invention, capital investment, better machines, competition, good management, and
of course the sldll and cooperation of the labor force.
Productivity has tripled the actual buying power of a man's work since 1909. Economists say new
machines, better buying methods and the loyal cooperation of employees will bring further increases.
That means more goods and lower prices—the
same as an increase in wages. If all of us do what we
can to speed the march of productivity, we can all
have that wage increase—in real rewards.
Jaycees Attend State
Convention
. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Robison, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Harrison, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Katz, Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Steiner, Mr. and Mrs-
James Beal, and Mr. and Mrs- Ken
Savery, attended the JCC State
Convention last* week.
Guest Preacher And
Soloist At Federated
Church September 6
Miss Mary Stirling, of Syracuse,
New York, will be guest soloist
at Federated Church on Sunday
morning. With her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Stirling, and brother, Jhon, ir., all of Bay City,
Miss Stirling will be a guest of
the Rev. and Mrs. Henry McKenzie and family on Sunday.
The Rev. Hillis S. McKenzie will
be the guest preacher, Sunday being his last day at home before
leaving for St. Mary's Divinity
School at St. Andrews Unversity
in St. Andrsws, Fife, Scotland. The
regular choir will also assist in
the Service.
Guest Speaker At
St. Paul's Church
On Sunday, September 13th, at
10 o'clock, Mrs. Elmer W- Whit-
comb, furloughed Missionary from
India, will be guest speaker at
St- Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church. The occasion will
bring the congregation together
for the annual Mission festival.
Mrs. Whitcomb, together wMh
her  husband,   a  very    successful
Lt Cmmr. Trout Takes
Part In Training
Exercises
Among the 12,000 men who participated in the largest and most
extensive training exercise since
World Warll was Navy Lt Cmmr.
Louis M. Trout, son of Merle W.
Trout of Route 1, Saline, Michigan and husband of Mrs. Ruth
Trout of Fullerton, California,
aboard the destroyer USS Uhl-
mann.
The exercise was code-named
DESTRAEX and the units involved made up Task Force 12. A
unit of the First Fleet, the Task
Force- consisted of two cruisers",
fifteen destroyers, four submarines, two destroyer tenders, and
a fleet oiler.
A visit to Seattle was a breather for the- Task Force. The 24-smp
armada, joined by 12 destroyer escorts from the 11th, 12th, and 18th
Naval Districts paraded single file
over a 12-mile course along the
shores of Elliott Bay as a part of
the Seattle Sea Fair.
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At a :ne- ting of the Fair Board
hold Monday night, plans were
made fir the Saline Community
Fair to be he- d Sent 30 Oct. 1,
2, 3. A new feature of this year's
Fair will bo a soil jud.-ring contest. A tug of war contest will
also be held with a Saline team,
headed by Walt Moore pulling
against a team from Romulus.
E. D. Wolfin is making arrangements for the contest.
This year, the prize steer will
be auctioned off. In previous
years, tickets were sold, and a
drawing held to determine the
winner of the  steer.
Because of rescheduling, the
foofcbali game that was scheduled
for Friady night will not be held.
The spot may be filled in either
with the soil judging contest, or
the tug of war.
The Fair Program Shapes up as
follows:
Wednesday, Sept. 30,—Children's Day: Morning—enter all
exhibits. Afternoon—Opening of
Fair. Evening—Stage show, band
concert, dog act, comedy satire,
and knockabout and Frank Kisi as
a magician.
Thursday—Farmers Day. Morning—Livestock judging. Afternoon
—Steer show, horse pulling. Evening—Band concert, home talent,
show.
Friday—American Legion Day-
Morning—F. F. A. wagon backing
cotest. Afternoon—Tractor pulling '
contest, livestock parade, steer
auction. Evening— Band concert,
an event to take the place of the
football game, crowning of Miss
Saline.
Saturday — Saline Community
Fair Day: Morning—Farm Machinery Demonstrations- Afternoon—Parade, horse show- .Evening—Band concert, stage show,
skating act, comedy bicycle, and
Billy DeArmo, comedy juggler.
Happyland Rides and concessions every afternoon and evening.
No local organization has applied for the food tent on the hill.
Previously, this concession was
ose of the most lucrative of the
Fair.
Vera Burkhart
Entertained By
Goodwill Industries
Vera Burkhart of 210 S- Ann
Arbor Street, Goodwill Industsies
telephone representative in this
area, was entertained at a luncheon and tour of the Goodwill Industries' building in Detroit on.
Wednesday, August 26. Mrs. Burkhart was one of 28 physically-
handicapped representatives from.
the southeastern part^of Michtgan
who visited the Goodwill plant at.
that time to see for themselves-
how the materials which the Goodwill trucks collect, provide jobs,
training and rehabilitation for
nearly 400 physically handicapped
men and women.
The representatives were particularly interested in the workings of the clothing department,
where repairable dresses, coats,
men's suits and children's clothing
and other wearing apparel are
sorted, cleaned and renovated before being placed on sale in one
of Goodwill's three retail stores
in the Detroit area. It is the proceeds from these sales which provide the funds to pay the wages
of Goodwill employees.
Old Timers Win
Ball Game
The oldtimers defeated the Saline Ball Club, Tri-County Cahmps
last week by a score of 9 to 8;
Allison MacArthur and
obert
son
physician and surgeon, was commissioned for missionary service
in India- by the board of International Missions of the Evangel-
* -Tical and Reformed Church in September of 1928. Since then she
has been engaged in Evangelistic
work and .in helping her husband
in the hospital at Tilda, C. P.,
India.
Dr. Whitcomb will also he a
speaker at St. Paul's Church on
September 13 th. Both morning
and evening services of worship
will he held on that dav-
Notice Legionnaires
Installation of officers will he
held at the Saline American Legion Home tonight.
Ball Game At
Henne Field
The Saline Twin Pines Softball 1 both brothers of the bride
team will play Milan at   Henne'    The reception was  held in the
Field tonight at 8:00 p.  m. church parlors with Miss Jocelyn
Allison Lenore MacArthur, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs- Walter
MacArthur of Saline, became the
bride of Robert David Wilson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Wilson
of Detroit, at a double ring ceremony in the Saline Methodist
Church on Saturday, August 29,
at 8:00 p. m. Dr. Charles Stanley
Jones of the First Congregational
Church at Burlington, Vermont,
performed the ceremony assisted
hy Rev. R. R. Feuell of the Saline
Methodist Church. Dr. Jones was
the pastor who christened Mrs.
Wilson asd is a close friend of
the family.
The bride were a white silk
marquisette over slipper satin,
with a sweetheart neckline, long
pointed sleeves, fitted bodice. The
skirt was full gathered over a
hoop with a ruffled cathedral
train. A starched lace Dutch cap,
trimmed with orange blossoms,
held the fingertip illusion veil-
Her flowers were a shower cascade of whte carnations and ivy.
She also wore a diamond pendant
worn by her mother at her wedding.
The 'bride was attended by her
sister, Mrs. Robert Royal of
1 Mountain Home, Idaho, as matron
of honor. Her gown was of turquoise nylon net over matching
taffeta, with this she wore matching mitts and a half hat of net,
and carried pink carnations with
a petal pendant, gift of the bride.
The bridesmaids, Miss Thelma
Wahl of Holland, Mrs. David Osborne of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, and Miss Marilyn Graf of
Saline, wore gowns similar to the
matron of honor. Mss Wahl wore
a clover pink gown. Mrs. David
Osborne wore a magneta gown
and Miss Graf wore a lavender
gown and all wore mitts and half
hats to match their costumes. All
carried yellow carnations and
petal pendants, gifts of the bride-
The flower girl was Suzanne
Royal, of Mountain Home, Idaho,,
niece of the bride- She wore a yellow marquisette over yellow taffeta dress, floor length, and also
wore a hat similar to the bridesmaid's and carried a miniature
colonial bouquet of variegated
flowers and petal pendant.
Richard J. Kirby of Grand
Rapids, served the groom as best
man. The ushers were Harry E.
Criel, of Ann Arbor, Kenneth Sid-
dle of Port Huron, cousin of the
groom, Walter MacArthur of Ann
Arhor,    and   Steven    MacArthur,
Kemble of Ann Arbor in charge of
the wedding cake, Mrs- Walter
MacArthur of Ann Arbor in
charge of the guest book. Mrs.
Kenneth Siddle presided at the
punch bowl and pouring were Miss
Norma Hile qf Saginaw, Mrs. Rob
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Mrs. Robert Wilson
ert Watkins of Cleveland, Ohio,
and Mrs. Parnell Simon of Michigan City.
For a wedding trip to Muskoka
Lake, Canada, the bride wore a
Prussina Blue suit with white accessories. After September 8, the
couple will be at home at 103O
Oakland,   Ann  Arbor.
The bride, a graduate of Saline
High School, and of the University of Michigan in June of this
year, is currently employed hy the
Ford Motor Co. in Manchester.
The groom is a graduate of Mac-
Kenzie High School in Detroit and
is a senior in the Engineeringi
College at the University of 'Michigan.