1955-11-10; Saline Observer

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ALINE OBSERV
SEVENTY - SECOND YEAR
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1955, SALINE, MICfflGAN
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Five-Day Weather
Temperatures will average three
to six degrees below normal. Normal maximum 41 Upper Michigan,
47 Lower Michigan. Normal minimum 28 Upper Michigan to 32 Lower Michigan. Warmer Wednesday
becoming-colder again by Friday.
Rather cold over weekend. Precipitation will average one - tenth to
three - tenths of an inch as showers
or snow flurries Friday through
Sunday.
Lakes Erie and Ontario—Temperatures will average 4 to 8 degrees below normal. Normal maximum 48 east, 50 west. Normal
minimum 34 east to 35 west.' A
little warmer Wednesday and
Thursday becoming rather cold
again Friday through the weekend.
Precipitation will average one-
tenth to three - tenths of an inch
as snow flurries Wednesday and as
showers or snow flurries Friday
through  Sunday.
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Baptismal Services
Baptismal services were held on
Sunday at Federated Church for
Vicki Ann Weber, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Weber, and for
Katherine Ann Lutz and Davi I
Harold Lutz, children of Mr. and
Mrs.. John Lutz. Mr.' Harry Finch
wa sthe assisting elder when the
pastor, the Eev. Henry McKenzie
conferrd thelites at the Morning
.Worship  Service/
. Incumbent Milton C. Hartman: was re-elected in Saline's annual electon for councilman. The leading vote-getter was Everett
D. Wolfin, Other candidates in (the council race were Lauren B.
Wild, Robert H. Love and Douglas M- Hess. The results Of the
final tabulation were: 	
Everett D. Wolfin   165
Milton C. Hartman  JL45
Lauren B. WEd   "123
Robert H. Love  .122
Douglas M. Hess   102.
A total of 347 voters cast their
ballots. 38.8 per cent of the total
registered voters. The total registration is 894.
Mr. Wolfin, former Saline Mayor will replace Mr. Arthur Heininger who resigned. Milton Hartman was an incumbent.
Mr. Hartm-am, in his statement
said that he appreciated the confidence tiie people had in him and
that he expresses his thanks to all
who had voted for him.
Mr. Wolfin also wishes to thank
the people who voted for him.
he present council members
are Mr. Frank Deede, Mr. J. C.
Little, Mayor Henry Leutheuser,
Milton Hartman, and Mr. Arthur
Heininger. Messrs. Deede, Little
and Leutheuser's terms expires in
January, 1957. They will come up
for re-election in November, 1956-
Elections during even years are
for 3 year term and the odd "years
are for 2 year terms. Mayor Leutheuser is in his second term of
office.
Team Wins
Steak Dinner
The Salien Hornets, champions of .the Huron League, their
_oaches Bill Bailey and Superintendent of Schools Leo ensen
were the guests of Mr. Art Mcbalk at His Five Points Restaurant.
Che banquet was held in honor of the titl_ winning Salne High
School  Football team.
one that ever won: me a steak'.
Kit Young acted as spokesman
Mr. Michalke said that this was
the first oif the banquets -but ihe
promises to make it an oecassion
every time Saline wins a championship.
The idea of the diner came about
last fall when Memebrs, oif the
team were complaining of the rugged training Coach Bailey was
piling on them. Art told them that
if it was tough they -had a good
coach, and if they won a championship he -would give them- a dinner. Kesult a T-Bone steak with
all the trinimings.
This is the first football championship Saline has taken in 26 years
of competition. They came close
in 1954 losing (by one point.    \
Mr. Norm Heger assisted Art in
preparing the meal. The menu was
tomato juice, relish tray, a special
salad that Mr. Michalke prepared
a treat on each plate, a T-Bone
steak, french fries, cherry pie ala
a mode and all the milk they could
drink.
When asked for comments on
the coaches Si Woods, senior halfback said "He's the best coaches
.w'veeverhal!" Jim Rhodes, "Never met two nicer guys" the rest of
tiie team agreed whole-heartedly.
When the coach. Bailey was
asked his opinoin of the team- he
said "Best team I ever coached"
and added with   a chuckle," fi_-t
for the team in thanking Art for
the "swell" meal.
Music Students
Get Room
For the first time, Saline Area
music students have a room, oif its
very o wn which is used for all
band rehearsals, practicing, chorus rehearsals, and small ensem-
blies. Rooms adjoining the iband
room which are used for practice
The band room itself has a piano
uniforms and large instruments,
also for our annual Spring Tour-
and a smaH instrument cabinet.
We are now attempting to raise
ing and playback equipment, and
money for electronic Hi-Fi record-
We will sincerely appreciate your,
support; 1. Band Frolic Dec 6 at
8: P.M. in the high school gymnasium. This program will consist
of a concert toy both the Sr: High
Concert Banl and the Jr. High
Band. The second part of the program will be music by the High
School Band, solos, novelty numbers dance routines, twirlers, etc.
2. Candy Sales by Individual Band
members. The 'band will receive
40 per cent of all profits.	
Deede Electric
Observes 10 yrs.
In Saline
Tne ueeae Kadio and Electric
CO. celobrates their 10th year in
Saline this week. Actually in their
25th year of business starting in
Carrington, North Dakota as
Deede Radio Service, the business
moved to Saline in 1945 with Frank
Deede.
Its first home was in the building adjacent to the bowling alley
in September of 1945. In November
Lawrence Deede returned from
service with the Air Fore and
joined   his father in the business.
A partnership was formed in
January of 1946 and the father and
son team continued to expand
their business. They moved into
a new location at 107 E. Michigan
and later moved to the present
location at 7911 Michigan Ave. "just
east of the city limits.
The partnership was dissolved
in 1951 when Larry was recallel by
the Air Force. After serving a tour
in Korea, he returned to Saline
and acquired full interest in the
business. Established by his father
Since September 1953, Larry
has conducted and expanded the
business,  as  sole proprietor.
ChUd Study Club
The Child Study Club of Saline
will hold their meeting at the
home of Mrs. Elvi nArmbruster,
Tuesday November 15,   8:00 p.m.
Program for the evening will be
a talk by Mrs. Wanty of the Ypsilanti State Hospital Occupational
Therapy Department. Her subject
"Arts and Crafts in the Home."
The Champs Eat Steak
Pledges Needed
For Chest Fund
"The Red Feather drive is falling behind schedule," Mr- W.
D. Crim told The Observer. "Funds approximating half the $5525
tjuota have been collected." Mr. Crim, chairman of the drive and
president of Saline Savings Bank was unable to explain why a
city the size of Saline was lagging so far behind when smaller
and less prosperous communities have far exceded their goal in
shorter time. The.drive—sche'duled to end November 7 has had
to be extended until an announcement can be made thaa tbe goal
is reached
Mrs. Krim has made an appeal
to bring the fund up to the needied
goaL
The budget-set is as follows*-
Boy Scouts     ...$800.00
Girl  Scouts 100.00
Brownies   100.00
Child Stuly  150.00
Salvation Army   .... 250.00
Saline Rec Progarm    200.00
YLibrary Association  200.00
Crippled Children-    100.00
Teen Canteen   200.00
United Health & Welfare 780.00
Red Cross     2,545.00
Cub  Scouts       100.00
Total    $5525.00
The     following      organizations
have   designated   members    as
collectors.
Saline Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Women's Club
Child Study Club
Saline Valley Farms
Firemen and Auxiliary
American- Legoin Post 322
American Legoin Aux. 322
J. C. C.
J.  C. C. Aux.
Willing Workers
Fun Club
Altar Society-St. James Catholic
Church
St. Pauls Youth Fellowship
St. Pauls Women Guild
Federated Church Ladies Aid
Federated Church Youth     Fel
lowship, W. S. C. S. Methodist
Church, Methodist Church Youth
Fellowship, Trinity Church Ladies
Aid, Young Peoples Society of
Trinity Lutheran Church.
The board of directors for the
drive are W. D- Crim, Chairman;
Luella Lambarth, Treas.; Milton
Hartman. Budget Chairman Mrs.
George Winkle, House Solicitation Chairman; Leon Vedder, Bus-
nessmen's Solicitation Chairman;
James Beal, Mrs. Howard Burr,
Carl A. Curtiss, Mrs. Frank Deede,
Mrs. Luther Dicks, Mrs. Norman
Elfring, Mrs. Edwin Hering, Howard Hill, Mrs. Merritt Martin, Mrs.
Walter MacArthur, Mrs. Ralph
Uphaus, William Meister.
Former Saline
Resident Dies .%..„ ^
Mrs. Lula Fitzgerald wife, of
Chauncey F. Fitzgerald, former
Saline barber and life-long nesi-
dent, passed away early Monday
morning at. her home in .Hillsdale.
Mrs. Fitzgerald was a member
of the Methodist Church and organist there while residing in Saline. She also taught music at the
high school.
She leaves one -laughter, Mrs.
Irene Fitzgerald Coler of Hills
dale and one granddaughter Coral
Lu. Her husband passed away in
1954.    .
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, November 9, at 2:Q0
p.m:. in Mettler Funeral Home,
Hillsdale.
Boxes For Men
In The Service
An annual project is under way
at Federated Church in the prep-
paration of Christmas Gift Boxes
to be sent to the young men of
the congregation who are in the
Armed Services  at this  time.
The boxes are to be packed following the Vesper Service at the
Church.on Sunday evening, November 20. Miss Mary Morden
heads the committe on nams and
addresses. The purchasing ca_r_-
mittee has not yet been appointed. Mrs. A- W. Cuff is serving as
treasurer and gifts toward this
cause may be given either to her
or to Miss Joan Aus .n ti
or to Miss Jane Austin.
Saline O.E.S.
Holds Meeting
Saline Chapter No 311 met ia .regular session on Monday evening
with Mrs. Carl Burmeister, Worthy
Matron and her newly installed
officers in their stations. Preeeed-
ing the opening, Harvey Khrwe,
was installed as Associate Patron
by the Installing Staff.
Routine businefes matters were
taken care a and the new matron
named the following committees
for this year.* Sunshine; Mrs. 33. J.
Muir and Mrs. Ted Stimpson;
Table Decorations; Mrs. Edward
Lauhon and. Mrs. George Wood;
Examining Committee; Mife. Edwin
Hering, Mrs. Louis Bowen and
Hugh Austin; Auditing Mrs. Kenneth Alber,. Mrs. Frank Carter and
Mrs- Dale 6oble.
The Charter was draped in loving
memory of Martin Fuoss a Past
Patron and Life Member of Saline
Chapter.
The Chapter voted ten dollars
for the Red Feather-Red Gross
Drive and five dollars to the Wayne County Masonic Home. A cam-
mittee of Mrs. George Martin, Mrs.
Oscar Weber and Mrs. Earl Culliton were named*-to send. Ckrist-
f3?___*.gS£ts"to thj_j1se_3£c'_ae-_?--
Announcements of coining events were ma ie with School of __
structidb to toe held at Manchester
on Friday, November 25th -with.
Mrs. Glemna P. Hagle, Grand JMat-'
ron, as instructor. Tlie officers will
have a practice on Monday even-
ing, November 21st at 7:30.
Mrs. Everett Wolfin, Junior Past
Matron, gave her report on Grand
Chapter and told that Saline
Chapter had received a rating of
excellence on their years' program, one of 49 chapters to receive the rating out of the 468
state chapters. ,'
Saline Chapter has been lienor- '
ed this year with the appointment
of Mrs. Wolfin as a member of
the Grand Family serving as
Chairman of the committee on
Public Relations.
Refreshments .were served at the
close of the meeting by Mrs. Lee
Robison, Mrs. Oscar Weber, Mrs.
Robert Towner and Mrs. Hugh
Austin.
ANNUAL MEETING
SALINE — The Ladies Aid Society of Trinity Lutheran Church held
their annual meeting Nov. 3.
Officers elected were: Mrs. Clara
Lindemann, president; Mrs. Minnie
Brassow, vice president; Mrs. Ruth
Henes, secretary; Mrs. Alice
Hack, treasurer; Mrs. Amanda
Kohler and Mrs. Melita Feldkamp,
flower committee; Mrs. Lena Burkhardt and Mrs. Betha Mamarow,
birthday committee.
THE HORNETS at thebaSquetthrombyA-^ E^teurant. The
toys bad an appetite from. *_e 3_ird and good worl_ they did in wiiffliiigjftejftampions^
Hospital Audit
Far Below
Quota Set
Results of the Recent Hospital
audit are   as follows:
Total pledges as of Oct-
31, 1955 -    $188,612.90
Amount received on
pledges, Oct. 31, 1955   $43,527.72
Cash received from
other sources . «.    .. $45,187.01
The Hospital Association desires that those who can pay their
ple'ges do so as soon os possible.
The Association Spokesman, Dr.
Harold" A. Miller said that the
hospital will not begin construe,
tion until at least 45 percent of
the pledges "are in the trust fund
Pledges can be paid at either
the;Salihe Savings Bank x>r the
Citizens Bank or mailed to P.O.
.Box 627, Saline.
T«_ HURON LEAGUE CHAMPION SALINEaORNETS—-Left to light, front row. George.
Miller, Student Manager; Norm Nidermier, AS-istant Coach; Lee Neithammer; _im* Rhodes,-
Si Woods and Kit Young, co-captains; HowarS Marsh; Bill Bailey, Coach; Bob Johnson,
Student Manager. Second row: Bill Love; Jim England; Tom Simpson; Dave Wagener; Eaxl
Culliton; Mike Anderson; Ron Desbrough. Third row: Al Rentschler; Phil Badour; Nuel
chneider; Ralph Gross; Capt-eleet Chuck Lindemann; Larry Lange; Dick Lehtonen- Foui-th
iow: Jim Reid; Don Sawall; William Weidmayer; John Wilson; Bob Rathfon; Bob Malacho;
Jim Knight; Dave Anderson. Fifth row: Orman Roehm; Virgil Mayville; Lanny Robbing-
Bob* Vedder and Don Wild.—Photo Courtesy of Saline High School *