1954-09-02; Saline Observer

              Serving   This   Community" Re§: More   Than   Seventy   Years
SEVENTY-FIRST   YEAR
SALINE, WASHTENAW COTJNTY,,, MICHIGAN, JHURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1954
FIVE CENTS  PER  COPY
Albert Gall
Elected President
Of County Group
The Washtenaw County Milk
Producers Local met In the Ann
Arbor Farm Bureau Store, Thursday, August 26 for their annual
meeting and election of officers.
Included in the election are delegates for the State Convention to
he held in East Lansing sometime
in November.
An outcome of the meeting is
that any dairymen in this area
who have any suggestions to make
about the dairy situation can do
so by submitting them to Carl
Geiger, TJ. S. 12, Ann Arbor. The
suggestions must he in the form
of a resolution to be most effective.
Albert Gall, of Saline was elected president of the farmers' group
and the rest of the slate is as
follows:
Vice-president, Robert Garrod.
"Willis; secretary-treasurer, Carl
Lesser, Dexter; William Hayes
Ypsilanti, nominating committee;
Carl Geiger, Ann Arbor, resolutions
committee; Robert Garrod, Willis.'
credentials committee; Ernest
Girbach of Saline and Robert Garrod of Willis, sales committeemen ■
Albert Gall of Saline and Robert
Mast of Dexter, aletrnates.
Washtenaw county is composed
of four local organizations, called:
Willis Local, Salem Local, Ann
Arbor Local, and Saline Local.
Kids  Help,  Too
When it comes to the human
element in almost any event, frequently young folks are the ones
who provide it.
And there was no exception at
the ice cream social last week, at
the high school.
Little Roger Hamlin, about 4 or
•5 years old, stepped up to the
lady selling tickets and right
then and there took 30 pennies
from his mother's purse and gave
them to the cashier. His eyes
shining big and bright, he said,
"I hope this helps those polio
boys and girls, I've been saving
it for a long time."
Saline Mill Theater To End
Summer Play Season Soon
The Saline Mill Theatre will end
the 1954 season this Saturday,
September 4, with the final production of "The Lady's Not For
Burning." The Mill Theatre operated for ten weeks and produced
four plays in that period. Although
this has been only the second season for the summer theatre in
Saline, i£ has established itself as
one*of the better known summer
stock companies in Michigan.
The season opened with the production of Noel Coward's "Private
Lives." This play was very popular and broke all attendance records at the theatre. An extra performance was given on a Sunday
night to accomodate all the patrons who wished to see the play.
This pace continued throughout
the summer as two of the Mill
Theatre's productions had to be
held over an extra week while
the final play, "Uncle Harry," had
to be cancelled because of the demand for the earlier productions.
The final play, Christopher Frey's
"The Lady's Not For Burning,"
was   given it's  Michigan permiere
Harry  Anderson
Attends ROTC
Encampment
Cadet Harry Anderson, 208 Detroit Street, Saline, is completing
four weeks with the Air Force
ROTC Encampment at Scott Field,
Illinois, it was announctd by Camp
Commander, Lt. Col. George N.
Evans.
During his stay there .Anderson
is getting a complete insight into
at the Mill on Tuesday, August 17.
Miss Barbara Hamel, the companys
producer, said that the response
to this English comedy has been
overwhelming. It has been sold
out for over half the evenings of,
the three week run and has set
an all time high for attendance.
Miss Hamel also stated that the
Theatre group had spent a happ   ]
as well as prosperous summer in |
Saline, despite one or two minor '
accidents.  She expressed  her  ap-'
preciation   for   the   loyal  support I
of the merchants and townspeople
of  Saline   which has   contributed i
so   much   to   the   success   of   the i
new project.  She said that plans
are    already    under way for the i
1955 season and that the company
looks forwrad to returning to Saline next summer.
Last July a group of girls put
on a play from which they realized a return of over $2.00. They
saved it until now, then gave it
all to the polio drive.
The girls in the play were Barbara Dieterle, Peggy Dieterle, Karen Lehtonen, Sherry Schaible,
Janice Kightlinger, and Pat Visel.
While at a camp during the
summer Nancy Shild was in a play
that netted, for her, §1.46, which
she saved until now then turned
it all over to the current polio
drive.-
Cadet Anderson
all. phases of Air Force life, visits
to all administrative sections of
the base, and an orientation flight
with a chance to follow through
at the aircraft controls with the
pilot.
Anderson is  a  student at   the
University of Michigan.
Saline Hospita
Medical: Miss Jean Schaeffer,
Ypsilanti; Mrs. Mae Uphous, Saline; Mrs. Joyce Jacobs, Clinton;
Mrs. Edith Towler, Saline* Curt
McDougal, Ypsilanti; Graydon Everett, Saline.
Surgical; Mrs. Ruby Hensley,
Ypsilanti.
Accident: Eugene Latochi, Mi-
Ian.
Mrs. Hannah Finkbeiner and
George Seeger, who have been patients for several weeks, are improving satisfactorily.   .
Saline Community Fair Board
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SERVICES TO BE RESUMED
AT  FEDERATED CHURCH
After two weeks of vacation,
services will be resumed at the
Federated Church on Sunday morning, September 5. Church School
will open at 9:45 o'clock and
Morning Worship will'be at 11:00
a. m. The pastor's tneme will be
"Willing Good Makes Good Will."
The adult choir under the direction of Harold Brown, will provide special music. Evening Services will not be resumed until
September 12. Choir rehearsals
will also resume their regular
regular schedule this week. v
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The Saline Community Fair
Board, which met at the high
school Monday night, heard reports from a number of its committee chairmen who, for the
most part, reported that arrangements are being completed to continue the high standing that the
local fair enjoys each season.
Raymond Girbach, president, presided over the meeting.
Acting on a motion from Bert
Hammond, the board unanimously
agreed to extend an invitation to
-Governor G. Mennen Williams to
visit this community, at fair time.
It is believed that the governor
will he able to attend sometime
during the four-day fair.
The fair, which will begin on^
Sept. 29, will continue through
until Oct. 2, and will be held o*
the Saline Area High School
grounds. A letter was received by
the board .pm Superintendent
Leo Jensen giving the fan* board
the go ahead signal to use school
grounds aud facilities as usual.
A letter was also received from
the O. E. S. signed by Mrs. Paul
Lee accepting an offer to operate
the main food stand.
The poultry department headed
by Don Burmeister is looking for-
A good turnout of the Saline Community
Fair Board was on hand for their meeting
Monday night at the high school, and according to reports from most of the committee  members the   fair  this   year should
continue its Hgh popularity and hold on to
its role as the leading fair in the county.
The fair will be held on school grounds
September 26 and 30 and October 1 and 2.
Emery Air Freight
M
oves fo Terminal
Emery Air Freight Corporation,
the nation's largest air freight forwarder, announces the transfer, today of its entire operational function from Detroit to Willow Run
Airport. J. J. Baum, "assistant
manager for operations, will be
in charge. No personnel changes
will be made.
The new office is being relocated
and expanded to provide the maximum in Emery Blue Ribbon Service to business firms In the Detroit area. New and more complete connection, facilities wiH be
installed and twenty-four hour service, six days a week, will be provided.
On the same date, tlie district
Reckless Driver Forces Two Saline
Motorists  Off  the  Road at Night
Two Saline men were lucky to
escape serious injury when both
their cars were fQ^«edoff. the road
by an oncoming reckless driver.
The man, W. K. Theurer, driving
a 1951 Ford and Kenneth Schultz
driving a 1951 Buick, were driving
east on U. S. 112 near Marion Rd.,
at 12:30 a. m. Friday night. The
unidentified auto driving west
crossed the center line and drove
to the left side of the road fore
ing Theurer off on the right shoulder where he overran a mail box.
Schultz, driving behind Theurer
was also forced off to the right
driving over the knocked down
mail box and still farther to the
right where he tore down 75 feet
of fence belonging to the Marion
Brothers.
Theurer said in a statement, "I
was raining like mad and all I
could see was a pair of headlights
coming toward me."
The other driver, who was at
fault, did not stop at the scene
of the accident.
As the cannibal said,-. "One's
man's meat is another man's person."
manager; D. J. Pimlott, and the
sales and accounting departments,
will move to new quarters in the
Fox Buildine.
The firm is new constructing an
office at the south end of hangar
one, airport officials stated this
morning.
Saline Area Responds Enthusiastically
To Call for Emergency Polio Funds
Saline and surrounding communities have every right to be
proud of themselves,, following
. the temendously successful
area-wide venture in the current polio fund raising campaign.
The ice ceam sticial, held at
the high school, last week Wednesday netted $752.20, and
other monies received since that
time have shoved the figure up
to $775.00.
This amount added to the
regular drive total of $3,341.20
puts Saline's total for the year
well over $4,100.00.
When the Saline polio committee was asked by County Chairman Leonard Chase to organize for the current emergency
fund-raising drive, no one on
the committee expected to see
the tremendous amount of community spirit develop at this
time of the year to put the
local drive over with such
amazing success.
Addressing a group of polio
leaders from throughout the
county Chairman Chase said,
"We're sorry to have to put on
a drive at this time of the year,
but we've just got to do it
somehow." He went on to say
that each community should organize its own campaign and
do whatever it can to raise
funds  to   meet the  emergency.
Mothers' marches, direct solicitation and other similar
means   of   raising   iunds  were
FUND CLIMBING
Additional  contributions  until
Tuesday  noon   have  brought
the   total  in  the  Emergency
Polio Fund to ?784.20.
ruled out by the local committee, and when two of the conl-
mittee members almost simultaneously struck upon the idea
of a community-wide ice cream
social, the idea just grew and
snowballed into reality.
When committees were organized to put on the ice cream
social the enthusiastic response
to calls for assistance overwhelmed even the most optimistic.
On the night of the social
inclement weather forced the
social inside the school. However, there was no apparent let
up in attendance due to the
weather.
When the social began cakes
poured in by the dozens, and
as fast as they could be eaten
they were replaced by still
more cakes of every kind and
description. Later in the evening Art Miller auctioned off
the remaining cakes. Left-over
pieces of cakes were carefully
wrapped and taken to the
Washtenaw county infirmary,
which gave the ice cream social
a slightly wider scope of community service.
Mrs. Howard Burr, Saline
polio  chairman,   spoke of still
another angle of community
service which the social provided as a bv-TTcduct, and that
was the very real and deep con-
ee'-i that almcct everyene h .s
for tb-a drrau c_i~ei_-c, rolio. In
af.c_iti___ the c~Ierc:_d spirit of
cooperation that appeared from
every corner of both Saline and
rural areas proved to be something more than just an intangible thing. You could see it
with your own eyes, Mrs. Burr-
said.
The Saline polio committee
consists of, in addition, to Mrs.
Burr as chairman: Mrs. Paul
Reed, Mrs. Alfred Sehmid, Mrs.
Edwin Hering, Mrs. George
Winkle, and Mrs. Arthur Katz.
Anyone still wishing to contribute to the emergency drive can
do so by contacting any of the
polio committee.
Additional information on
the local polio campaign can
be found on an inside page.
Wm. B. Lutz Post
Calls  Meeting
A special meetig of the Win. B.
Lutz Post, No. 322, American.
Legion was called Thursday, August 26, for the installation of officers for the following year. The
officers installed Were: Commander, Harvey Kluwe; 1st Vice
President, Frank Carter; 2nd Vice
President, Milton Sackett; Chaplain, Milton Finkbeiner; Sergeant
at-Arms, Ralph Uphaus; Historian
Carl Moehn; Treasurer and Finance Officer, Kenneth Rogers; Ad
jutant, Lawrence Deede.
In lieu of the American Legion
Zouaves of Jackson, who were unable to attend because of a pre
vious engagement on Ed Sullivan't
"Toast of the Town" program
the officers were ably installed by
the team composed of Norman
Hedger, Lloyd Dell, Harry Cline
Don Burkhart and Frank Deede.
Whereon the gavel and badge of
office was presented to the new
commander, who then gave a talk
which was short and to the point,
stressing the need for greater
membership and the vital part the
Legion plays in the affairs of the
community, state and nation of
which every member should be
proud.
After the meeting was closed, a
good time was had by all as usual.
Publicity Committee,
Post 322.
Ladies Aid To
Meet at Home
Of Mrs. L. Ernst
- Oh the evening of the Sth of
September, at 7:45 p. m., the Federated Ladies Aid will1 meet at the
home of Mrs. Lewis Ernst of North
Ann Arbor St. Mrs. Hazen Jewell and Mrs. Floyd Rogers are tc
be the social committee for this
month. -The Baptist Missionary
report will be given by Mrs. Howard Johnson. A program on the
work of the Baptist Church in the
Philippines   is  being planned.
Completely  Relaxed
Jerry Coe Opens
Ypsilanti Shop
Jerry Coe, Saline businessman
and cits'- councilman, has purchased a business in Ypsilanti.
Beginning immediately, Mr. Coe
will operate the four-chair barbershop located in the Hotel Huron,
Washington at Pearl streets, Ypsilanti. His barber shop here at
Saline will continue to operate on
its usual schedule and Mr. Coe
will divide his time between the
two • locations as circumstances
require.
He told the Observer today that
his usual high standards will prevail at both the Saline and Ypsilanti  establishments.
Michigan ranks . 17th among
states for corn -acreage. At the
same time it ranks 10th in amount
produced, according to 1S53 figures from the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
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Banquet  Held
At Legion Home
The August meeting of tht Wm.
B. Lutz Post No. 322 of the Saline American Legion, Auxiliarj
was held at the Legion Home ii
the form of a.membership banquet,
which was attended by invent,
members and guests.
A delicious ham . dinner was
served by the Home Economic,
girls with the assistance of tht'
refreshment committee. Each
table was decorated with a prettj
bouquet.
The meeting was called to orde:
by the president, Gwenyth Armbruster. The flags were presented,
the pledge and prayer given, one
stanza of the national anthem was
sung and the group repeated the
Preamble to the Constitution of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
The president introduced the
distinguished guest, Mrs. Glady_
Taylor, the newly elected Department President.
The secretary read the monthly
and annual reports which were ap
proved. The treasurer gave the
annual report which was accepted. Standing committee report,
were given. The corresponding secretary read the thank you notes
and reported" collecting dues ol
seventy-seven members to date-
Violet Scully, first vice-president
took the chair while the president
gave the annual report. Roll call
was taken with 55 members present.
Installation services ' followed
with the Brooklyn Installation
Team officiating, with Gladys Taylor acting as the Installation Officer. At the close of the Installation the new president, Mrs. Harold Armbruster gave a short
speech and^ acceptance of office.
iShe presented Gladys Taylor and
the Team with gifts. Mrs. Taylor then spoke a few words or
her position as Department President. Mrs. LaVern Armbruster
was presented with the past president's pin.
The meeting closed with the retiring of the flags.
Jean Goble, Publicity Chm.
Raymond Girbach, fair board
president, sits completely
relaxed as he presided over
Monday night's* meeting of
the board. The meeting was
held in the home economics
room of the high school.
ward to a bigger exhibit than ever
before. Art Miller is in charge of
the sheep exhibit and the rabbit
display will be put on again by
the Washtenaw County Rabbit
Breeders'  Association.
Secretary Charles Osgood read
a letter from the Farm Crop Department at Michigan State College, which asked permission to
set up an educational display on
farm crops. The fan* board approved the idea and will provide the
necessary space tc set up the display.
The board is planning a special
meeting September 13 to complete '
final arrangements for the fair.
Mary Lou Burkhart
Awarded Scholarship
One hundred and twelve students,
at Michigan State College have
been awarded William and Sarah
E. Hinman scholarships for the
1954-55   college year.
The scholarships range in value
from $150 for undergraduates to
$1,0.00 for three graduate students.
The awards are made under the
William and Sarah E. Hinman En:
dowment Fund through the Central Trust company as trustees by
the will of Eliza Hinman of Lansing according to J. Robert Stewart, director of scholarships at
M. S. C.
Requirements for the awards are
high scholastic standing; character and personality demonstrated
by participation in extracurricular campus activities and financial
need. Candidates' also must be
either junior's or seniors, and Michigan residents.
Classwork begins at M. S. C. this
fall on Monday, Sept. 27.
Mary Lou Burkhart, 203 North
Ann Arbor St, Saline is the recipient of one of the scholarships.
She is a senior at Michigan State
College.