1954-04-08; Saline Observer

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SEVENTY-FIRST  YEAR       NUMBER 28
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAlSr THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1954
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Saline
Sidelights
We really hate to say Spring is
here, because two weeks previously, we made a wrong prediction,
by saying "Spring is here" and
then the following Monday we experienced a heavy snowstorm.
However, judging by the beautiful
weather prevailing at the present
time, perhaps we can safely say
this time "Spring has arrived."
Another sign of Spring, according to Mrs. Giesel, is the. sight
of the neighborhood children playing out doors until dark. Now that
the days are getting longer, the
children can remain outdoors
longer after supper.
In the Weekly Bulletin issue of
March 22, we found a little poem,
which happens to be the favorite
prayer of Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgren,
Whitney, Indiana. Mrs. Ahlgren is
the president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. We are
printing the poem, which goes as
follows:
"When little things would irk me
and I grow
Impatient   with   my   dear   ones,
make me know
How in a moment joy can take its
flight
And happiness be quenched in endless night;
Keeping this thought with me all
the livelong day
That  I  might   guard  the    harsh
words I might say
When I would fret and grumble,
fiery hot
At trifles that tomorrow are forgot—
Let   me   remember,  Lord,  how  it
would be
If these loved ones, were not
with me!
The Giltrows tell us that while
in Florida, they visited at the
homes of the Adrian Elsmans and
the Edgar Forsythes. Both Elsman
and Forsythe families wish to be
remembered to all their friends
in Saline.
Again may we remind you that
we are very glad to print any of
yonr news-locals, group meetings
and organization meetings Any
news you may have, please call
and tell us.
Bishop Oxnam
WiU Speak At
East Lansing
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Bishop  G. Bromley Oxnam
Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam of
Washington, will speak at East
Lansing, Saturday, April 10th, for
Methodist Men. This is the Annual . Training Conference for officers and members with the cooperation of the Continuing Education Service of Michigan* State
College. . "
Bishop Oxnam is a native of
California, has been pastor, theological professor and college president. As bishop of the Methodist
Church since 1936 he has served
on the Omaha, Boston, New York
and Washington areas. He is an-
editor a|i author of 19 books ana
numerous articles on social, industrial and religious subjects.
Lately accused of Communist activities by a member of the Congressional Committee. He asked
to be heard and was completely
exonerated. by unanimous vote of
the Committee.
Hon. Prentiss Brown of St. Ig-
nace will also speak on "Why I
Am For the Church" and a thousand Methodist laymen are expected to come from every corner of
the state for this annual training
session.
;'Mr:  and Mrs. Bond  Collier of
Pinckney, i-ormerly a£ Saline "Valley Farms,   have   announced -the
. arrival of a new daughter, .Nancy
-Kay, born March 25,*--weighing-7
.pounds, 9% ounces, hi.Ann Arbor
•it St. Joseph Hospital.
Dedication of
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Township Hall
The damp, rainy weather 'failed
to dampen the spirits of the residents of Saline Township who
turned out in a large number, to
watch the dedication of their new
township hall, on Sunday, March
28. '      ' "
The program opened with the
Begole twins presenting a musical
selection. This was followed with
the group singing of "America,"
led by Rev. Engelsdorfer, after
which Eev. Engelsdorfer gave a
prayer. The laying of the cornerstone then took place.   -
The group of "people went into
.the new hall, where Ellsworth
Lindsley conducted the meeting-
Eev. Engelsdorfer led the group
singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner," after which he gave a
prayer.
Mr. Lindsley then addressed the
people, and spoke of the long procedure connected with the building
of the hall. He introductd the
members of the board, the building
committee and the contractor.
Then he introduced Judge Breakey
who was the speaker of the afternoon. ...   ....
Judge Breakey spoke of his ancestors who pioneered in Saline
Township. He also brought out
the interesting fact that his great
grandfather and the great grandfather of Ellsworth Lndsley were
related. He told how his ancestors
came over from Ireland, and chose
that part of the country in which
to settle.
Back in the 1920's, Michigan
was known as a land of swamps
and marshes. Judge Breakey spoke
of the symbol of the early settlers
coming to America for the purpose of establishing a government
where they could have freedom of
worship and freedom of government.
Judge Breakey also stressed
the importance of local government. He said that if we ever neglected or forgot about local government, it would mean long distance or absentee government.
This would definitely be an unsatisfactory form' of government.
Judge Breakey stated that there
would always be a strong America as long as we have people to
take efficient care of our problems. There could be no good national government without sound
roots. He commented on the community sprit of the residents of
Saline  Township.
At the conclusion of Judge
Breakey's speech, Eev. Engelsdorfer led the group singng of "Oh
Beautiful For Spacious Skies."
This was followed by another presentation of a musical selecton by
the Begole twins. The meeting
then adjourned and the people
went to the basement where refreshments, consisting of coffee
and doughnuts, were served.
The residents of Saline Township may well be proud of their
beautiful new hall. It is an example of what cooperation and
hard work can accomplish.
Your   Newspaper   Changes   Pilot
The Saline Observer is sailing under a new*banner. Management of this 71 year old
newspaper changed hands April first,, together With management of associated publications, the Milan Leader and the Manchester Enterprise.
To the Saline community this change will have major importance.   The transition
will be too conservative for some readers?|>erhaps, and possibly too radical for others.
But there will be an orderly, progressive,'*change.   It is to be hoped that you will like *
the new Observer as it takes form.   But regardless of your reaction, we hope you will
share your thoughts with us. ■"■:'..*■
It is the purpose of the Observer to-build the community of which it is a part. Only
as Saline grows can the Observer grow. . The newspaper is the reflection of its community, just as the community is often judged by its newspaper.
In these increasingly competitive times the Observer will need the cooperation and
support of every resident of the Saline area.-  In return for your interest, Saline can and
will have its own successful newspaper."' Saline's newspaper can, in turn, be a strong
defender of the community's needs, desires and ambitions.
In addition to your newspaper, the Observer will bring you many services which will
include commercial printing. The new management has long been associated with
the printing industry, as well as the newspaper profession. Expert designers and printers will be at your disposal for everything from wedding invitations to industrial forms.
F. G. Handy, a life-long resident of Washtenaw County, is the Observer's new publisher. His father, G. C. Handy, publisher of:the Ypsilanti Daily Press, celebrated, last
March 10, the fiftieth anniversary of that Washtenaw County newspaper. In addition,
an unusually capable business manager, Jim D. Driskill, Jr., will bring to Saline both
.newspaper ability and experience. J. D. Driskill, Sr., was for many years owner' of
the Waldron, Michigan, Recorder. It was on the Recorder that Jim gained acclaim
as Michigan's youngest publisher. More recently he has been publishing the Bi-County
Herald in Hudson, Michigan. o_,a t ">
The future is bright for Saline and its n .tospaper. Our opportunity to serve the community is a welcome one. We hope the new Saline Observer will be equally welcome
in your homes.
Confirmation At
St. James Evangelical
Church
On Palm Sunday Ilene Fink-
b.?mer and Irene Roehm will renew their baptismal covenant and
receive the rite of confirmation at
the 10:00 Palm Sunday service at
St. James Evangelical Church.
The members of the congregation have again made financial
;_rovisions for decorations of
palms Easter lilies and; roses.
The service will be one of dedication and renewal of confirmation vows by other former corifir-
mands.
Birthday Greetings
E. D. Wolfin ;. .April 9
Karen Towers April 9
Mrs. Henry Karner April 10
Calvin Karr .April 11
Beverly Daniels .April 11
Jack Leonard   ..........April 12
David Goble April 12
Herman Heininger \ .... April 12
Mrs. John Lamb April 13
Danny Larson April 13
Euth Esch  April 14
Beverly Cranson .April 14
Dorothy Cranson April 14
Walter Luckhardt .. . April 15
Mrs. Joe Bondie ..- April 15
Mr. and Mrs. James Hatfield
are the proud parents of a son
born March 19. Mrs. Hatfield is
tha former Sally "Streiter. --j'-i.
= 'Mrs: .Katheiine. Monagin and
son. Dale."Of Biatton* weire c_tller_
Saturday evening at the Charles
McCarbery home. ' '"     '
Choir Cantata At
Federated Church
Music will be featured at the
Palm Sunday Services in Federated Church. At the 11:00 o'clock
Morning Worship Service the
adult choir will sing "The Palms"
by Faure, and the Offertory will
be an organ and piano duet by
Mrs. Harold Brown and Mrs. Everett Collins, "Jesu, Joy of Man's
Desiring" by J. S. Bach. Other
organ numbers include "Jerusalem" by Parker, and "With Palms
Before Thee," by Nordman.
At-8:00 o'clock, Sunday evening,
the Church Choir under the direction of Harold Brown, will present its annual Easter Musical
Program, this year featuring a
Cantata, "Day of Eesurrection" by
J. W. Kenney, with text by Elsie
Duncan Yale. Mrs. Brown, organist
will play for Prelude "Open the
Gates of the Temple" by Knapp.
Her offertory will be "There Is a
Green Hill Far Away" by Steb-
bins-Wilson, and the postlude is to
be "March Exaltation" by Van
Woert. James Austin will play a
trumpet solo "The Palms" by
Faure.
The Cantata numbers are "O
Day of Eesurrection!" - by the
choir; "There Is a Lovely Garden"
Women's three-part chorus; alto
solo, "Be Hushed, O Heart!'* by
Mrs. James Vallance; Men's chorus, "'Neath a Starless Sky;" soprano solo, "I Will Not Leave
You Comfortless" by Mrs. Max
Collins.
The choir will sing "Wide Swing
the Gates," with an incidental
bass solo by Gene Austin; "Morning On a Hillside," Women's
chorus; tenor solo, "Angel at the
Open Door," by James Austin and
the choir; and "Forth From thr*
Garden!" and "O Day Divine!"
both by the Chorus Choir.
Ladies Aid Shower
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For Infirmary
At their March meeting the Ladies Aid Society of Federated
Church voted to hold a shower for
Washtenaw County Infirmary inmates, of quilt pieces, scraps of
material, thread, . needles and
thimbles. Yard goods for sewing
is especially needed, the shower is
to be held at the April meeting
of the Society, which will be on
Wednesday afternoon, Aprl 14, at
2:00 o'clock, at the borne of Mrs.
Arhur Jacobsen, on Textile Eoad.
Mrs. Ferman Clements and Mrs.
John Lamb will assist the hostess
with refreshments.
Mrs. Hugh Austin, president of
the group, will preside over the
business meeting. Mrs. Howard
Johnson will present the Baptist
Missionary Eeport. Mrs. Eonald
Tower will lead devotions and Mrs.
Eugene Gehringer has charge of
the program which will be a symposium on Spanish Americans in
the United States,, with several
members taking part.
Richard Hutzel At
Rehabilitation
Institute In Detroit
Richard Hutzel is at the Rehabilitation Institute of Metropolitan Detroit at 8811 Hamilton Avenue. He wlil be there for two
weeks to become familiar with his
new prothesis (artificiai arm). He
would appreciate cards very much,
so it is up to Salinians to see that
he receives a great number of
cards during his stay in the hospital.
Saline Hospital News
Births: Mr. and Mrs. Brower,
Saline, a daughter, March 31.
Tonsillectomies: Judy Ball, Dorothy Clme, Jamie Warren, Jame*4
Curry, Salieta Welch, Linda- Nelson,'all of" Milan.
Medical: Jacob Hasei'fuss, Ann
Arbor; John Kumpp, Saline: E1-.
win Esckelson, Milan; Raymond
Niethammer, Saline; Leo Falk,
Milan; Clarence Feldkamp, Saline.
' Surgical: Frank Andrews, Ann
Arbor and Helen Pool, Willis.
Accident Cases: lone Carr, Edna
Carr, Bonnie Robinson, Lawrence
Luckhardt, all of Saline.
Federated Church
Choir Notice
Final rehearsals for the Easter
Cantata to be presented on Palm
Sunday evening are announced by
Harold Brown, Director of the
Choir of Federated Church. To accommodate different groups in the
choir two rehearsals will be held
this evening, Thursday, April 8,
beginning at 7 o'clock and again
at 9 o'clock.
The final practice will be held
on Saturday evening at 8: .0
o'clock. The concert will be held
aif 8:00 o'clock on Sunday evening
and is -open to the public.-It will
inChJHe solo 'and -choir .lumbers and-
a trumpet solo "The Palms" by
James Austin.    - "   ;.
County Federation
Of Women's Clubs
The Annual County Federaticn
of Women's Clubs meeting will be
held in Ann Arbor, April 12 at
the West Side Methodist Church.
The Federated Clubs of Ann Arbor will be the hostesses for this
meeting.
The Annual meeting will begin
with registration at 10:00 a. m.
followed by the reports of each
club, given by the presidents.
Luncheon is scheduled for 12:30.
The program will begin at 2:00.
The Federated Clubs for the Saline area are- Saline Women's
Club, Saline Willing Workers and
Saline Child Study Cub.
Representatives of the Woman's
Club will include Mrs. Harold Grey,
Mrs. E. D. Wolfin, Mrs. Meredith
Bixby, Mrs. Leo Jensen, Mrs.
Henry McKenzie, Mrs. Reuben
Finkbeiner, and Mrs. Walter Mac-
Arthur. Representatives of the
other two Saline Federated Clubs_
will be listed next week.
Saline Woman's Club
To Hold Meeting
The Saline Woman's Club will
meet at 2 p. m. on Tuesday April
13, at the home of Mrs. Eudolph
Hertler, 9640 Piatt Road.
Mrs. Jean Tayloi*, art teacher
at the school, will be the speaker
and .will talk on "New Angles In
Art."
There will also be a silent auction. The social committee is composed of Mrs. Charles Kren and
Mrs. Otto Hagan.
"Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Giltrow returned from a several -weeks vacation in Florida Monday night.
While there they visited at the
Adrian Elsman home and- the
Edgar Forsythe family. They returned by way of Fort Leonard
Wood where they visited their son
Cpl. and Mrs. Dan Giltrow. David
flew out from Saline Friday and
met-the 'rest, of the. family at- the
young -^GiltrowV home. Me. and
Mrs. G|ltrow and David returned.
to-gSEher by auto. _. _
Meeting Of
Shareholders At
Saline Savings Bank
A meeting of the shareholders
of the Saline Savings Bank was
held at the bank on January 19th.
A stock dividend was authorized
in the amount of $25,000.00 payable in 250 shares of Common
Stock of the par "value of $100.00
each, to shareholders of record as
of the date of said meeting.
.Under this stock dividend, each
shareholder is entitled to receive
one-half share of* new common
stock for each share of common
stock now held by him.
The shareholder also provided
that no certificates for fractional
shares of stock shall be issued;
and any shareholder who is entitled to a fractional share of stock
shall arrange with the bank to
sell such fractional share or purchase the necessary additional
fractional shares to the end that
certificates for full* shares only
shall be issued. The basis of sale
or purchase referred to, was fixed
at $140.00 per full share, which
is equivalent to $70,00 for each
one-half of a share.
Coming
Events
SENIOR PLAY April' 8-9. "Books
and Crooks" at the school gym.
SCOUT     COMMITTEE     Meeting
April 12 at 9:00    after    regular
gfcout meeting.   You   Scout  Dads
are especially urged    to    attend,
since a good program. cannot   be
carried on -without you.
PAST MATRONS -Meeting April
12 at a 1:00, dessert'luncheon at
the home of Mrs. Martin Fuoss.
ROOM MOTHERS Meeting April
12 at 8:00' at school. Mr. Dwight
Reynolds, shop teacher, will be the
speaker.
Pictures From Korea
And Japan
John Dicks, Jr. will show colored slides of pictures, taken during his stay in Korea and Japan,
on Friday evening, April 9, at the
April meeting of the Women's
Class of Federated Church School.
The meeting is scheduled at 8*00
okilock ahdCwill he" held, at- "the
home i>f Mrs. "Harold Finch,-113
East Henry^ Street. A brief business, meeting 5V.U precede the*pror
gram.  . .,_..."
Mrs. Veronica little is pictured stancfing by the table she
received,  as a farewell gift from/her* Girl Scouts.
Scouts Say Goodbye
To Veronica Little
Scout Court
Of Honor Held
Saline Boy Scouts, troop 46, held
its annual Court of Honor at the
High School on Monday evening,
April 5. Parents and friends of
the Scouts were present. The
court was opened by Mr. Loren
Wild, assistant Scout master, and
candles were lighted to signify
"the 3 points of the Scout oath
with 12 candles for the 12 laws.
Those receiving Tenderfoot
badges, the first step on the Scout
ladder, were Tommy Green and
Frederick Ra:is. Second class
badges,went to Robert Brown, Roy
McCormick, Larry Carr, Douglas
McKenzie, James Jordan, Owen
Armbruster, Billy Taylor, Richard
Sattler and Robert Starling. Three
boys qualified for the first class
badges: Bobbie Brown, Larry
Lang, and Tommy Richards. Warren Eaton received a merit badge
for metal work, conservation,
woodwork,  and wood  carving.
Patrol leaders were awarded
stripes, with the Pioneer patrol
represented by Owen Armbruster
as patrol leader; Gary Wild, assistant patrol leader; and Douglas
McKenzie, a scribe. The Apache
patrol had Robert Starling as patrol leader; Billy Taylor, assistant and James Jordan, scribe. Bobbie Brown was leader of Wolf patrol; :**wit_i Tom Richards, assistant: '
Mr. Wade Shook, -district executive of Portage. Trails Council,
gave a short talk on the responsibilities of Scout parents asd especially Scout Dads. He stated
that Dads cannot expect others
to do 'thugs for a boy the Dad
isn't willing to do himself. A scout
troop succeeds or fails in proportion to the interest Dads put into
it.
The color movie of the 1953
jamboree in California was shewn
with the staggering preparations
necessary to take care .of thousands of boys from all over the
world. "The pictures showed the
fun and experiences of the world
wide   gathering of   Scouts:
Refreshments were served and
the meeting came to a close with
the Scout benediction.
Cub Carnival
A Gub Carnival was ?held on
Tuesday night, Marclj(.'30,tat the
high  school   gym.   There  was  a
great variety of entertsuninent ior
all ages. ..-•'.. ' -"
'■" Also, one mother reports,, hundreds pf prizes* were given away.
All in~a_I. thp carnival' was'con-
sidered a great success.-      - ~ r~..
The mothers of the Girl Scouts,
and the members of the Legion
Auxliary gave a luncheon on Saturday, April 3, at the Legion hall
for the Girl Scouts, in recognition
of the loyal services rendered hy
Mrs. Veronica Little, who has resigned. She -was presented with
a corsage and the Girl Scouts also
presented her with a gift, a beautiful mahogany double-duty table,
as' a remembrance. ,.,
"Little" as she was affectionately . called by the Girl Scouts,
has devoted a great amount of
her time to her girls, in the-past
eleven years.* ~She ha., given' unselfishly of her time, at meetings,
over-night visits at the clubhouse,
and in a great variety of ways,
the club house was another project of "Little." It was through
her efforts and hard work that a
club house was erected.
The Girl Scouts, under the supervision of Mi*s. Little, appeared
over Radio Station WPAG several
times.-She-has given her girls an
incentive to. carry on with the
Scout work and it was with a
great deal of regret that the Girl
Scouts said  good-bye to. "Little."
Scout Committee
Meeting Scheduled
The Scout Committee* meeting
will be held Monday, April 12 at
9:00 at the school following the
regular troop meeting. Scout Dads
who want to share the experience
of scouting with their boys should
make it a point to be there. Saline Scout troop 46 can well become one of the best v..fch a constructive program to keep boys
occupied with fun, work and adventure.
- The Saline Rotary Club is the
sponsoring organization and as
such receives the charter for Saline troop 46. It is responsible for
seeing that a troop committee is
selected to carry out a program
and help wherever needed so that
scouting may be offered to ail
boys.
Cub Scout Column
Saline Cub Scouts enjoyed a
swim at the YMCA pool in Ann
Arbor last Thursday evening. They
were accompanied by Clarence
Johnson, Kenneth Voltz, Art Zurlinden, Bob Merchant and Donald
Jeppesen.
Those Cubs who were not able
to ' attend the Thursday night
swim, will have the opportunty to
attend the swiniming bee on April
19. Fathers are" -welcome to accompanytheir boys."* .    *
Mir., and ^Slrs. Neil Tracy attended the hockey £anie,afcjthe Olym-
pi2 in DetroitJ' .Tuesda^'evening.