1956-07-26; Saline Observer

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SEVENS - THIRD YISAR    (Member:    SAIJNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) THURSDAY,' JUL.Y 26, 1956—SAIJNE, MICHIGAN
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Around
Our
Big City
The Rotary sign at the east end"
of town needs Some attention. Visiting Rotarians -wall probably foe
horrified to see their emblem on
tie ground.
PYLM
Mrs'. Marvin Wayne, Route 1,
reports to The Observer one of
the oddities of nature. She noticed
one of her Leghorns having a difficult time dispensing its cargo.
Later examination disclosed ait
egg within an egg complete with
hard shell and about the size of
a large marble.
PYLM
A landman*, of Saline will
close its doors ItemporarMy
about August 1. The C. E.
Haarer uality Market on Mich
igan Avenue, is to be completely renovated and modernized and will reopen some time
later in the year. Their' big '•
sale starting Thursday will con
tinue through the week.
PYLM
Mrs.  George "CRpnaus has been
a patient at St. Joseph's Memorial
Hospital in Ann Arbor. We ihope
she is feeling better now.
PYLM
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Alber and
son Richard  and  Mr.  and  Mrs;
George Hammond have returned
from a few" days visit with their
daughter and sister Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Akers   of Independence,
Missouri. "'
PYLM
The Saline Observer wishes the
following people Happy Birthday:
Waynard Carr, Karen MacAirthur,
Kenneth Cranson, Winifred Dieterle Clark, Mrs. Robert Royal, Allan Hartman, Alberta Larson, Marion Klumpp, Kathryn Knight, Lu-
Ann Elfring Service Bobby Still.
PYLM
Mr,   and  Mrs.   Daniel   Giltrow
have   acquired   Gregory   Scott,  -a
8 1b-Ice. additio*i. He arrived on
the  17th.  Mrs.  Ruby   GiMrow  is
the proud grandma,'ber first time.
PYLM      '
The  note-last  week   about
Saline  being   a   "speed, trap"
for motorists raised a controversy. Some readers were unhappy that   the   subject   was
brought up; others were overjoyed in the  hope  our  police
department would  not be too
energetic with pencil and pad.
Whatever  the   result  we   had
fun!
PYLM
Michael Katterjohn, 2, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Katterjohn
is hospitalized at St. Joseph's Hospital for surgery. According to his
parents, Michael is behaving himself and will return home this
weekend.
PYLM
A new blue plate special will be
added to the Robert Harrison's
dinner table. Lizbeth Ann, 6 lb.
1 oz., made her debut last Thurs
day at 2 p.m. Mrs. Harrison; Ss
doing well in St. Joseph's Hospital.
Ann Arbor.
PYLM
in last week's Observer it
was inadvertently stated the
Flouridation Clinic would be
held July 3 through Aug. 1.
It should have read "July 30""*
through August 14." Sorry!!
PYLM
Alfred Gross, stationed at Fort
Carson, Colo, with the TJ. S. Field
Artillery, will arrive in Saline Fri
day morning to spend a two week
furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Gross.  Alfred will em
bark for Germany  for   overseas
duty in early August.
PYLM
Welcome to Gottlob Walker,
a   Saline   resident   for   many
years, who has taken over the
ownership of Schnebelt's  Bak
ery. Mr. Walker, long employ
ed as a baker in this area- in
vites   you   to   join   him   in   his
Grand   Opening   this^SattSrday
for a cup of coffee and dough
nuts.
PYLM
Some readers may wonder what
this little "PYLM" means that is
between the notes in this column.
Well, for your pleasure, it is an.
abbreviation for "Patronize Your
Local Merchants." ,
PYLM
All those holes- you see dug
around the city is being done
under the supervision of  Mr.    '
Elwin   Strafrt,   superin$!ende»i|t    |
of  public   works.   Little  seen-
and seldom heard from "Mike"
is going ahead with 'plans for
gutter, storm sewers, and curbing as approved by city council
and  requested by  Saline  residents. Mike is now engaged in
raising the street level of- N.
Ann Arbor and traffic will be
dosed until completion of the
Project.
Beauty
Contest
Open
At a meeting held last week the
Junior Chamber of Commerce com
pleted plans for selecting a queen
to reign over the Saline Comtmun-
ty Fair.
As in past years the queen will
foe eligible for competition in the
State contest. Mass Mary Meister
was the 1956 and reigning queen.
According to the rules' of the
committee all entrants must be
between the ages of 16 and 24
years and unmarried. Only resi
dents of the Saline School area
are permitted to enter (the contest.   -
A convenient entry blank has
been provided on this page. A re
cent photo must accompany the
application, which will not be returned. The contest closes Sept
ember 7.
Local Chamber
Hears From
Rec Director
In the absence of Chamber officer*! Johnson Quick, presided at
the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing held in the Legion Hall last
Monday night. There were 15 mem
bers present.
Mr. Thomas Johnson, recreation
director for the "City of Saline, under the program as set up by
City Council, was the guest speak
er. An informal discussion among
the members relative to outdoor
activities brought out the fact that
not enough interest was manifested this yeajr in the program. It
was agreed that more funds and
winter planning are necessary to
enlarge; the project for 1957.
Mr. Johnson pointed out that the
success of civic programs stich as
was adopted in Saline-depends largely on the" number of personnel
and the funds available. He stressed that these are the' things to be
considered in any program adopt
ed by the Chamber for next year's
activities.
New Farm
Administrator
George E. MaiviUe is the new
County Supervisor for'the Farmers'
Home Administration for Washtenaw, Wayne and Monroe counties,
replacing Patrick J. O'Malley who
has been Acting County Supervisor
for two years, at the same time
being Area Supervisor.
Mr. MaiviUe is a native of Lake
County and has taught Veterans
Agriculture at St. Johns for four
years' and Vocational Agriculture
at Beaverton two years and served
as Principal at Maple Rapids one
year.
The Farmers Home Administra
tion makes loans' for Uvestock and
tools, farm purchase and improvement, tiling, irrigation and" soil
conservation purposes.
crtS£s
PREPARING N. Ann Arbor St.for for a face-lifting. The
Dept. of Public Works is undertaking to raise the street level
and eliminate the extreme west curb aibutjment. (Many complaints have been receive 1 because parking motorists are
unable to open doors on the right side of automobiles. With
the raising of the street it 'will be possible to park safely.
FoodViilues lor The Week
There's a midsummer abundance
of foods at retail stores this week
end with bargains !jJairtiou!airHy
good at producecounters.
There's' a heavy supply of fine
quality . peaches^ and cantaloupes
and plenty of watermelons and
plums in many areas.
The best vegetable'buys —• nationally — are beans, cabbage,
and tomatoes. \- f
cucumbers, lettuce, carrots, corn
Turkeys are 'the feature attrac*
tion in meat departments. jGeney-^
sticks and canned tuna, midwest
erners can expect to find good buys
in catfish, carp, lake trout, ocean
perch, salmon, white fish, and
shrimp.
Many stores will highlight such
goodbuy items as canned peas, cottage cheese, and frozen orange
juice' this weekend
Your best vegetable buys in
elude beans and' cabbage at lower-
than lastweek's prices, carrots,
celery, cojri, cucumbers, lettuce,
greens' and* peppers-.
al supplies, -especially of the smiall*   Tomatoes, are. .^seted   to, be
er sizes,'are now available, which
is .unusual for this time of the
year. Top grades of beef will likely
cost more this weekend.
Broilei*. and fryer chicken sup
plies are liberal, and your best
buys in eggs" will probably be in
'the s'maller sizes. v
From the sea, the interior department's bureau of fish and wild
life reports excellent supplies of
halibut, fish sticks and canned
tuna throughout the nation. Other
good fish buys vary with market
ing regions.
"Those are the highlights' of the
"Best food buys" in most areas
of the country. Here are tips on
what thrifty shoppers can generally expect to find locally:
Blade cut pot roast, round steak
and ground beef deserve attention
in midwestern food stores this
weekend.
The featured pork items at most
stores will be loin and rib roast,
chops and whole hams. Whole and
cutup fryers will be plentiful at
about the same prices as a week
ago.
In addition to such excellent national fish Jiuys   as  halibut,   fish
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OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK
" MISS SALINE CONTEST
NAME
AGE
ADDRESS
PHONE
OCCUPATION
HT.
WT.
Blank must be accompanied by a recent photo. Mail to JAMES C.
BEAL, Box 222, Saline. Contest will close September 7, 1956.
somewhat cheaper than \Jhey have
been recently.
Your best fruit buys include wat
ermelons, honeydews and Florida
limes.
You'll find good supplies of peaches, strawberries, string beans',
carrots, lettuce, corn,, and cucum
bers in most markets?— which of
ten means good value,
Church Picnic
Plans Complete
Plans are nearing completion for
the annual picnic sponsored for all
members of the congregation of
Federated Church by the Church
School. Howard. Kuhl, superintend-
ect, announces the appointment of
the following committee to be* in
charge of prizes and games, with
contests scheduled for all age groups. David Cuff will serve as
chairman, and. other members of
the committee are Mrs*. Cuff, Mr.
and Mrs. Lauren Wild, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Uphaus, and Mr.
and  Mrs.   Robert  Bassett.
The picnic will be held on Sunday, August 5, at the Saline Park,
immediately after the morning
Woship Service at the Church. Families are asked to bring basket
lunch, and the Church School will
provide ice cream for everyone.
Miss' Mary Morden is arranging
for the ice cream.
COMMUNITY
-   FAIR
AUGUST 12-13-14-15
City Council Will Acquire
Water Tower Property
We Are Pleased
The Saline Observer
Saline Michigan
Dear Sir:
I just had to take the rime to
let you know how much we enjoy your "Around, our Big City"
article. I've noticed quite a few
Improvements in the paper — So
keep up the good work)!
Sincerely
„. MkV Marvin Wayne
Route one
Rotary Petitions
Acknowledged
By Hoover ,
Several weeks ago Rotary un
dertook to circulate petitions
throughout the city for the purpose^ of acquiring consideration
from the Hoover Ball and Bearing
Company of Ann Arbor to locate
in this area.
The industry had made the announcement that it would abandon
its present location and seek another site better suited to is oper
ations. '
A   committee   chairmanned   by
Don  Ford has received a  reply
from Hoover president C. H. Simmons   to   the   effect   that  Saline
"would be  given every consideration." The letter:
Mr. Don W. Ford     ,
Saline, Michigan
Dear Don: V
I   wish  I   could thank  separ
ately each of Saline's citizens
who  signed  the petition now
on. "my desk. Since that can't   '
bf^cgoinpljsjied;  I.,m«~stCbe.^;|
*ontont to"thank you. The pe—■ "
• tition is,a gesture that is mjost -
certainly appreciated.
The Saline area will foe given
a* great deal of consideration
when the final choice of a site
is made. The planning and
groundwork of the plant will
be a six month job. We are
deferring any decision on location until that time.
Yours very truly, '
"Cliff"
C. H. Simmons
■In ,a move to provide adequate
water facilities for an expanding
Saline, City Council gave its approval for the purchase of ground
to be used for the erection of a
water tower in the future.
According to- City Attorney Stanton Roesch the property being considered is that of Mrs. Florence
Shurtz on eas't Henry street.
In other business at the July ISth
meeting Council agreed to allow
the transfer of the license of the
Country market from its old lo
cation to their new building.
Building permits-were issued to
the following: George Conner for
a single home construction, S13,-
000; Mrs. Ruby Giltrow, repairs
to drug store building, $350;   and
Farmers Endorse
Mrs. Milford
J.C.'s_ Appoint
Committees
At the Jaycee meeting of July
18th at the home of Don Rapp the
following chairmen were appointed by new President Paul Woods,
Jr.   -
Membership — Herb Lange; Program for the year — Jack Steeb;
Program for the August meeting—
Bob Katy; Reporter — Don Rapp;
ueen Contest — James Beal; Fair
Booth — Keith Cammet; Christmas Decorations for home and
business — Don Rapp; -DSA and
Bosses nite — John Predmore;
Easter Egg Hunt — Cliff Tetzloff.
It was decided to have the meetings on the-3rd Thursday of each
month and to have an open board
meeting the first Thursday of each
month.
The Jaycees were happy to welcome Mark Wilson as a new member.
The organization is making plans
to enter Miss Mary Meister as
Miss Saline in the State Fair
ueen Contest.-        "*"
Mrs. Beth W. Milford, a member of the Ypsilanti Board of Education and civic and welfare leader for many years last night announced the committee of prominent farmers who sponsored her
seeking the Republican nomination in the primary election August 7th as representative to the
state legislature from the second
disrict of Washtenaw County. The
committee was composed of: Mr.
and Mrs. William Hayes, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Tefft, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Wolfgang, Dr. John S. DeTar, Don and John McCrone, Sylvester Leonard, Ed Foster, Max
Ross, Thyra Bixby, Frank McCaEa,
Ernie Girbach, Herman Koenn,
Wendell Rhinehart, LaVerne Coy,
L. G. Boettner, Ellsworth Lindsley and Dr. Raymond Bannum.
Mrs. Milford says she believes
in: Jobs for people often not hired
because of their age or because
of physical .handicap. Adequate
school program with a minimum
of direct property tax, Just proportion of the consumer's dollar
for the farmer, VJtal importance
[of- tfie small-business<'man and* thej)
people'" he employs. Improved
health' and safety standards in
industry:       a
Mr. Arthur' Heininger, 2-family con-
000.
version on W. McKay street,  S5,
In considering speed laws with
in city limits it was decided to
request a reduction from the present 45-mile limit to a 35 mph.
from the State Highway Depart
ment.
Special   Meeting   July   23
The meeting last Monday evening was for the purpose of considering additional building per
mits for the Golden Acres development. Mr. Frank Villardi, appearing for the subdivision request
that construction on 18 new homes
be allowed. Council agreed to per
mat further building when approval
of the plat is acquired by Mr.
Villardi.     /
•Council approved payment to H.
F. Murdoch and Sons for their
work on the Detroit Street water
mainland the -storm sewer- on E.
Henry- and S. Davenport street.
An election committee was approved for the coming contests
which consist of E. J. Muir, chairman, Stanton Roesch, City Attor
ney and Councilman Everett Wolfin.- .       -
Plymouth Lawyer
Will Try For
Probate Judge
George J. Schmeman has announced his candidacy for Probate
Judge of Washtenaw County.
A lawyer for more than 25 years,
Mr. Schmeman, hails from Plymouth, Salem Township, and practices law in that city. He has
as  a non-partisan.
Mr. Schmeman, 51, is the son
of Herman W. Schmeman, former
conductor of the Detroit Municipal
band in Detroit. He is a graduate of
the Detroit4 College of Law, receiving his degree in 1930.
A present Justice of the Peace
for Salem Townshio. Mr. Schmeman is active as a member of the
Probate Rules Committee of the
State Bar of Michigan; a member
of the Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity and the Washtenaw County
Farm Bureau.
"I like judicial work and particularly work dealing with the personal problems of the people,"
said Mr. Schmeman. He added,
"I also believe that proper youth
guidance and recreational activities will keep this county free of
any great juvenile delinquency problem."
Mr. Schmeman, married to the
former Norma Savery, lives with
his wife at 7095 N. Territorial Rd.,
Salem Township.
County Demos
Meet July 28
County Democrats have two contests in the August 7th Primary
Election. Alice S. Filie, Ann Arbor Township and Franklin J.
Shepherd, Ypsilanti Township are
entered in the race for the Second
Congressional District Democratic
nomination. For the right to be
party nominee for the Second Legislative District seat, Aloysius P.
(Ollie) Minick of Willis is being
challenged by Ypsilanti realtor
George L. Robins. Minick was the
1954 Democratic candidate for that
office. .   /
Other candidates who/will be
present at a July 28 meeting in
Ypsuanti^are; Arthur ,K? Carpent- .
er,S*^asts*S& J^ar~;^issS^ai^i^
State Senator; Morris ",JanowItz,:
Ann Arbor,- Candidate for the Legislature in the First District; Walter A. Gregg, Whitmore Lake,
Candidate for Prosecutor; Lawrence Oltersdorf, Superior Township
Candidate for Sheriff; Annette C.
Hodesh, Ann Arbor, for' County
Clerk; Virgel L. McAllister, Saline
for County Treasurer; Agnes' B.
FitzGerald, Salem', for Register of
Deeds; Wayne"H. Predmore, Sr-.,
York Township, for Drain Commissioner; James N. (Bud) Davis,
Ypsilanti, for Coroner; and Richard D. Bare, Ann Arbor for surveyor.
Frank Sczymanski, Michigan Auditor General recently appointed to
fill the vacancy in that office, will
be present to represent the State
Administrative Board.
The committee for the affair includes: Layton Stoddard, Burleson
Fitzharris, Edna Hedrick, Bud Davis, Evelyn Matthews, and Clara.
Owens, all of the Ypsilanti Committee.
Hurls 3 Hitter
For Rec Team
Last Thursday night at the High
School field, Tom Johnston's Recreation Teenager team made up
of boys under 15 defeated the Ann
Arbor Elks team 16-0 in their first
start of the season.
Doug Hoeft hurled a 3 hitter,
while Jack Kuebler got three hits
at four limes at bat including a
double which drove "in three runs
to lead 'the winners. The team
meets the Elks in a return game
in Ann Arbor Wednesday night.
Interesting . .
Happenings Around Saline In By-Gone Years . . .
1946
An I.H.C. pickup truck driven
by Charles Baker, Jr., Ann Arbor, struck the rear of a car a-
head of it near 'the intersection of
State Street and MK112 Thursday
night about 10.30 during ia storm
A man with- Baker, Geyer by
name, whose h<&d struck the windshield, received cuts about the
head and an injury to his back.
He was taken- to St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital for treatment. The
car struck by the truck was one
occupied by Lillian Burgan and
Glady's Benfield, Saline who were
on their way home from Ann Arbor Both suffered back and neck
injuries" and minor bruises and
were treated at Saline General
Hospital. Both car and truck were
badly damaged.
(Mir. and Mrs. Leonard Still of
Sain* are the parents of a son.
born July 21.
No patients -.vill be admitted to
•the hospital after July 28th. The
hospital will be "closed during the
month of August.
Local supplies of lumber and
building materials are almost at
the vanishing point and pose a
difficult problem for anyone who
proposes to build, remodel or repair. However, some have overcome the handicap as' in the instance of Wheelers .Drug store,
which has completed a very inviting interior at their dairy bar.
•In the meanwhile the naked
sftel framework of Wiedman's new
garage awaits the arrival of steel
sash, long overdue, and the work
at the Saline Mercantile is slowed
by the. lack of material. Whenever
a break dees come, there'll sure
foe some clattering of hammers.
1936
The condition of the water, is un
changed. Men are working in the
terrific beat in constructing septic tanks. The department of health
has given warning and explained
the pollution of the water. If parents permit their children to bathe
and swim in the unclean water it
wiE be entirely at their own risk.
As  soon  as the water  can foe
made clean and safe, the public
will be informed.
1931
The Western Rotary Ventilator
Company of Los Angeles and Detroit is planning to locate a factory here, it was learned last
week.
Sheldon Rogers, who is in St
Joseph's Mercy Hospial hopes to*
be brought home the latter part
of the week. A nurse from the
hospital will accompany them.
Mrs. Caroline FinEbeiner has returned to the home of her daught
er, Mrs. Paul Kuebler, after spending a few weeks at the home of the
Finkbeiner brothers.
Mrs. Earl Kuder and Miss Geraldine called on Mrs. Alwin Gross
in Saline,  Thursday.
1916
The Saline Observer will sell
state fair tickets this year as usual 35 cents each or three for S1.00.
Julius Alber has purchased a
new automobile.
Rapid heartbeat is the principal
cause of the rejection of recruits.
This is the work of the cigarette.
Born, Wednesday, July 12, to
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Alber of York,
a daughter.
1901
The latest in gentlemen's attire
is a pair of low shoes, one turkey red and one emerald green-
stocking with trousers turned one
fold at the bottom.
The merry-go-round at the park
has been taken to Manchester for
Maccabee Day.
■One more week and our new
street lights will be ready for use.
1881
Work is progressing rapidly on
the new engine house which Messrs
Davenport and Son are building for
the benefit of our town. If only
the citizens', who subscribed towards paying for the hose and
hose-cart were as prompt in fulfilling their part of the agreement
as'are Messrs. Davenport and
Son in fulfilling theirs, there would
be no trouble in soon having things
in running order. .
Following the'"big fire" of 1881
William" Davenport and Son offered to buy for tiie Village a fire
engine, if the jcitizens would provide the rest of the equipment.
It was" finally ail subscribed includ
ing a bell. The method of -ringing the bell was explained thus:
A 200-pound weight runs the clock
work which, when wound and let
loose by pulling a wire which is
near" the sidewalk at the rear of
Davenport and Son's store, wUl
cause a continuous ringing of the
bell for a period of four or five
minutes which should be long enough to Muse our people from
Slumber in case of a fire. This
plan of construction is largely original with Mr. -Davenport and a
great amount of credit is due him
for the pains" he has taken; to
have it in perfect'shape.
E. M. Wallace talks of building
four small stores jm his part of
the  burned  area.
If Nichols Brothers store is built
after the plans we saw it will be
one of the finest little stores in
the country.