1950-05-18; Saline Observer

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SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR NUMBER 33
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN THURSDAY,  MAY 18,  1950. FIVE CENTS PER COPY $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
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Band-Glee Club Music Festival Friday Night
"Best Band in the Land"
In First Public Concert
Here This Season
Date Is Set For
Telephone Rate
Hearing
Along The
MainDrag
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^'Twas my lucky day, a Friday the  thirteenth,  thirty-five
years ago, when Laura Church
and said, "I do."    On the anniversary of the occasion, Saturday, May 13, the three boys and
the three girls came home and
helped us celebrate.   Mike and
Bill saw to it that we had a television set installed as  a little
surprise and we all had a bang-
up good time.   It's pretty nice
for the older folks    when   the
kids still like to  come    home.
^This week is the Governor's
''Operations Americanism"
Week, during which the people
of all Michigan comniuiiities are
urged to let their thoughts ;turn
to what    Americanism    means
and to become aware of the obligations it imposes.   There are
many definitions  of  Americanism, and hard to boil down to a
single sentence.    Perhaps    the
President expressed it well Monday night in the opening .of the
current bond drive:    "The individual preeminent."     ^Anyone
who has looked at the replica
of the Liberty Bell now touring
our State certainly should have
a    few   moments    of    sober
thought. The Bell replica, which
symbolizes the    U. S.  Savings
Bond Independence Drive, has a
deep meaning for every,American,   particularly  for  the  folk
in farming communities.
Farm peoples always have
been in the midst of the many
struggles to gain and keep the
Independence of this country
which now stands as a beacon
of hope in a troubled world.
Most of the soldiers who
fought in the Revolutionary
War that won our national freedom came from the farms of the
13 colonies. Later, farm families spearheaded the westward
movement that opened up new
frontiers and eventually formed
the foundation upon which the
nation grew great.
Today the techniques of farming have reached an efficiency
not even dreamed of a century
ago. Mechanical skill is more
essential than a strong back for
the modern farmer. With
machinery, farmers produce
more with less work.
But the risks of farming are
still here, and the stakes are
higher. It takes a lot of cash
to run today's farm. Nationally, farm production expenses
Harold Vaughn
Is Victim Of
Heart Attack
Harold M. Vaughn, 64, for 15
years manager of the Saline Valley Farms cooperative at Saline,
died of a heart attack in Mason
Thursday, May 11.
Mr. Vaughn had been _, resident of Mason for three years
where he moved upon leaving Saline.
He had been in charge of rural
field work for the Blue Cross
hospitalization plan for the entire state. His efforts had dealt
primarily with Grange and Farm
Bureau   groups..
Mr. Vaughn was born on Dec.
7, 1895, in Portville, N. Y., a
son of James E. and Martha
"Vaughn. He graduated from the
horticulture department of Michigan State College in 1920, following military service  in World
-War I.
He was married to the former
Marian Miller in 1923 at Salamanca, N. Y.
He taught horticulture and
coached football at Fremont High
School for several years after receiving his degree.
In 1929, he entered the University of Chicago for studies in
social service work, and later pi
To Register
Veterans' Graves
An intensive effort is being
made throughout the whole
county of Washtenaw to have
every grave of a veteran registered. In order to accomplish this, relatives who have
veteran members of their family buried in any of the cemeteries in the county are asked to contact the nearest veteran's organization or notify
the Washtenaw Veterans
Council at 111 Felch street,
Ann Arbor, phone Ann Arbor
30359.
In some communities the
registration is complete and
graves are suitably marked,
but it is feared there are some
of which no record has been
made. It is customary besides
marking the grave to place a
flag for Memorial Day. In order that not one grave be
missed in Washtenaw county,
every family is urged to attend to notifying the proper
authority at once.
Six Questions
Posed In School
Survey
College Senior
Takes Her
Own Life
oneered  relief  agencies  in Tulsa,
Okla.
In 1932, Mr. Vaughn returned
to Michigan as the cooperative
manager at  Saline.
He was a member of the Michigan Association of Farm Managers and Rural Appraiser, the
American Legion, the Michigan
State College Alumni Association,
and the Unitarian Fellowship
group of (Lansing.
In addition to his wife, Mr.
Vaughn is survived by two sons,
H. Robert Vaughn of Bay City and
David E. Vaughn of Owosso; and
two  grandchildren.
Also surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Merle Coleman of Portville,
N. Y., and Mrs. R. G. Kelley of
Cleveland Ohio.
The body was cremated.
Memorial services were held at
'3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in
the Unitarian Church in Ann Arbor, conducted by Rev. Edward
H. Redman.
The life of Owen Keller,
chief pilot at Aero-Manor airport, seems destined to encompass the unusual.
Just two weeks ago he fought
a woman in the skies over Lansing who wanted to jump from
his   plane.     Saturday  he   used
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have tripled during the last xu th_ same    lan_ to fly a g^g-m
years.    This underlines the ma-' - -
portance for a farmer to hold
an     ample    financial     reserve
against unforseen losses.
The Liberty Bell with its slogan, Save For Your Independence, means much to the farmers of this community. No
group of people prizes freedom
more than rural folks. By investing part of their savings
in Series E Savings Bonds, farm
people can preserve the independence they cherish so highly.
^Next Thursday is the date set
for the hearing in the matter
of increased telephone rates in
Saline. If you have put off filing your protest to the Jaycees
 get busy it's your only
oportunity to kick and make it
stick.
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The High School Glee Club
and Band will present a concert tomorrow evening at the
school auditorium.
trio, a mother and two sons,
over the northern part of the
state to fulfill the last wish of
their father and husband.
They carried a small urn of
ashes for a "last visit" in the
Grand Traverse bay area.
After circling many spots of
happy memories for the family,
Keller brought the plane down
while they scattered the. ashes
over the bay and finally dropped
the urn. The plane winged over
the scene until the urn sank beneath the waves of the bay he
loved so much.
—Lansing State Journal.
Superintendent of the Apache
Lutheran Indian Mission, Pastor F. Uplegger, returned Friday evening from. Milwaukee
with Rev. H. L. Engel, remaining here until Tuesday. Pastor
Uplegger returned to Arizona
Tuesday evening by plane.
A married University coed was
shot through the head and killed
Wednesday night of last week—
apparently by her own hand—in
a basement apartment at 6725
Warner Rd., four miles east of
Saline.
Mrs. Virginia Wilcox, 22-ye'ar-
old Literary College senior, was
found dead at about '9:30 by her
husband, William A. Wilcox, 26,
College of Engineering junior,
when he returned home from the
campus.
Sheriff's officers theorized that
Mrs. Wilcox killed herself with
her husband's .45 calibre service
revolver between 7 and 7:30, presumably in a moment of despondency.
Wilcox said he had taught his
wife, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, to shoot the revolver for her own protection because
she was often alone in the apartment at night.
University authorities said the
former Youngstown, O., woman
was a "B-minus" student with
an "excellent  record."
Wilcox said he left the apartment at 6:S0 to attend a meeting
at the Acacia fraternity of which
he is a member. He said he noticed no despondency in his wife.
Mrs. Jacob Lutz, owner of the
farm home who lives directly
above the Wilcox family, and who
described the couple-as "loving,"
said she heard a "loud bang"
at about 7:30. She thought then
it might have been caused bj
something heavy being dropped.
Wilcox returned with ice cream
for himself and his bride of two
years about 9:30. The radio was
playing loudly but there were no
lights on in the apartment, he
said, and he stumbled over his
wife's body before turning on the
lights.
Reading discounted the possibility that the gun was fired accidentally.
Fingerprints of Mrs. Wilcox,
found on the revolver with which
she was killed, convinced officials
that she took her own life. Her
husband had refused to accept
the suicide theory, declaring his
wife had no motive. Officials said
Mrs. Wilcox apparently was despondent over finances and also
was concerned over^ her grades,
although her instructors said she
was a B student and would have
' graduated in June.
A program of, suggested study and goals for the newly organized county area school survey committee was suggested
by Ben H. Vanden Belt, superintendent of Lincoto Consolidated School at a meeting held
Monday night in Slauson Junior
High School cafeteria.
The suggested program of activity envolves around the finding of proper answers for six
questions which Vanden Belt
proposed. Goals are implied in
finding satisfactory answers to
these six qu6_-__n_-:
Poses Questions
Are the schools in this area
providing education which will
help children and adults to meet
the demands of present-day liv
ing?
Are    capable,    well    trained
teachers attracted to this area?
Do   the schools in this  area
provide services for good health
and safety?
Do we have sufficient finances for the educational program
we want and need?
Is there a shift of population,
to or from this area?
Are our schools adequate for
present needs?
At this meeting a five-man
organization committee was
Peters of Ypsilanti, Lee J. Tall-
elected. It includes Fred J.
aday of Augusta township,
Charles Spence of Bridgewater,
Dr. Robert R. Dieterle of Ann
Arbor and Meredith Bixby of
Saline.
Pictured are the members of the Senior Cass of Saline High School taken on the occasion of   thfeir visit to the home of George Washington at Mt,
Vernon.   The class was on a conducted tour of Washington and New York, an annual event for the Senior classes of many Michigan high schools.   Mr. and Mrs.
Olin  Wanty  chaperoned  the  class.	
Community Concert
Membership Drive
Next Week
The Community Concert Association of Ypsilanti announces
the 1950-1951 drive for membership will begin on Monday, May
22nd.
The first community concert
series in Ypsilanti was organized
in 1947 and since then has
brought many top-ranking ■musical artists to the community.
Some of the major artists who
have appeared are Alec Temple-
ton Thomas L. Thomas, Nadine
Connor, the dePaur choir, the
Philharmonic piano quartet and
Albert Spalding. This year the!
concert association is bringing to
Ypsilanti the incomparable James
Melton as one of its attractions.
Attendance at the concert is by
membership only. No single admissions are obtainable. The adult
membership fee is five dollars
plus one dollar tax. Student memberships may be obtained for two
dollars and fifty cents plus one
dollar tax. For this small fee, all
members have been able to enjoy
four outstanding concerts each
season.
The people of Saline have been
invited to share in this fine opportunity. Saline is just a short
drive from Ypsilanti. This season
it will be possible for our citizens to enjoy fine concerts with
ease at a minimum cost. The
membership drive continues for
one week only. For your convenience you may contact Mrs. Hugh
Keveling, newly appointed chairman, for information concerning
memberships.
Mrs. Carl Curtiss
Hostess To Saline
Woman's Club
State of Michigan, before the
Michigan Public Service Commission.
In the matter of the application of Michigan Associated Telephone Company for authority
to file, establish, and put into
effect new general and rural
exchange tariffs.
Order and Notice of Hearing
On the 5th day of May, 1950,
the Michigan Associated Telephone Company, a Michigan corporation, filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission
an application for authority to
increase its rates and charges
throughout its service territories in the State of Michigan.
Applicant's proposed schedules, if approved will increase
its annual gross revenues, based
on current volumes of business,
about $952,248.00 over the
gross revenues presently being
obtained under existing rates
for the services affected, or,
when considered upon an individual • customer basis will effect increases in monthly billing from $.85 to $3.50 per cus?
tomer, depending upon the class
of service and type of service to
be rendered.
Applicant, prior to the filing
of its application, caused notices
of the proposed ultimate rates,
rentals, tolls and charges to be
published as required by Sec-
ion 10, Act 203 of the Public
Acts of 1913, in newspapers of
general circulation in the territory served by it.
Pursuant to the statutes h_
such cases made and provided
it is hereby ordered that
the aforesaid.matter be brought
on for hearing, consideration,
and determination at 10:00 a.
m. (EST) on Thursday, the 25th
day of May 1950, at the offices
of the Commission, State Office
Building, Lansing, Michigan.
[Interested   parties    should   be
The Saline High School Band
and the Girl's Glee Club will
present a Music Festival Friday
.night in the high school audi—
|-torium beginning at 8 o'clock.
The program is open to the
public and there will be no admission charge.
Following is the program:
Saline High School Band: The
Star  Spangled Banner;  Medallion,  Johnson;  Beau Beau Sa-
breur  Overture,  Olivadoti.
Euphonium solo, The Mariner
|.by David Gable.
Flute solo, Papillon (The Butterfly), E. Kohler, by Ann
Taylor.
Sextette, Joys of Spring, Gie-
bel; The Robin in the Rain,
Cain. _
Glee Club: Steal Away,
Ringwald; Dance of the Toy
Flutes, Tschaikowsky; All the
Things You Are, Kern; I'll See
You Again, Coward; The Whistling Girl, Haney.
Duet: A Dream Is a Wish
Your Heart Makes (from Cinderella) by Peggy Gleason and
Jack Burmeister.
Band: Overture Argentine,
Buchtel; Fortuna, Zamecnik;
MHtary Escort, Bennett.
A Twirling Exhibition will also be given by drum majorettes.
The band is under the direction of John Ford and the Girls'
Glee Club is directed by Mrs.
Claire Vanderkolk.
Mrs. Oscar Hosmer
Dies Following
Long Illness
(Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock for
Mrs. Edna Joyce Hosmer, 61, a
resident in this community for
the past 13 years, whose death
occurred Wednesday, May 10 after s. long illness, at her home
on the Saline-Manchester road.
Mrs. Hosmer was the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Cook,
and was born June 17, 1889. She
was married to Oscar Hosmer
in South Bend, Indiana, August
26, 1935. She was a member of
St. John's Lutheran Church at
Bridgewater, the Ladies' Aid Society and. the Order of Eastern
Star  of Saline.
Surviving besides her husband
are one son, Russell, and one sister, Mrs. Nina Mindnick of Mt.
Clemens.
Rev. H. W. Ray of St. John's
Church officiated at the services
and the remains were interred in
Otter Lake cemetery in Lapeer
county.
Copy Of Liberty Bell
Begins Tour Of State
Gov, G. Herinen Williams
called on the people of Michigan
Monday to support the Independence Savings Bond campaign.
The official sendoff of the 51-
day drive featured the ringing
of a reproduction of the famous
Liberty Bell in ceremonies at;
noon in front of the city hall.
The Liberty Bell, an authentic copy of the original, will be
taken on a tour of 120 Michigan-
communities starting Tuesday*
(It will come to Ann Arbor July!
12.)
The last meeting for  the season of the Saline Woman's  Club
was held Tuesday May  9 at the
home of Mrs. C. A. Curtiss, with
the   social  committee   Mrs. Martin Blair, chairman, in charge of
arrangements.    A   one   o'clock
luncheon was  served in the recreation room by the Esther chapter of the Methodist Church, Mrs.
Harry    Holmes  chairman.     Mrs.
Henry  McKenzie pronounced  the
invocation.     The     appointments
were   in  the club   colors, ■ yellow
and white and  the   small   tables
were  centered with yellow roses.
The president, Mrs. Edwin Hering
presided. A short business session
was held; Mrs. Carl Moehn gave
a report of the State Federation
of  Women's Clubs  held  recently
at  Detroit,   and  Mrs.  Ray  Niles
told of  the party at  the  County
Infirmary given by the club. Mrs.
Arthur Heininger gave a toast in
honor   of   the   charter   members
and  the   past   presidents.   Mary
and Billie Meister each played a
piano solo.
The speaker was Dr. iWilma
Donahue from the Institute of
Human Adjustment, U. of M.,
her topic having been "As We
Grow Older," giving hints on interests and adjustments helpful
to those of middle age and over.
Mrs. Charles Kern, the next
president, was introduced] and
gave a challenge to club members for the coming year. It was
regretted that Mrs. C F. Unter-
kircher a founder, was unable to
be present. The past presidents
attending were Mrs. Anna "S_S_C___—
ler, Mrs. Walter MacArthur, Mrs.
Bessie Collins, Miss Esther Landwehr, Mrs. Niles and Mrs. Luther Briggs.
present.
The scope of the hearings before the Commission will not be
limited only to the approval or
disapproval of the proposed
schedules of increased rates and
charges, as proposed and published by the Michigan Associated Telephone Company, but
such hearings will include and
cover any and all matters relevant, germane and material to
ascertainment of the justification for such increase, to the
determination of a reasonable
rate of return for the Michigan
Associated Telephone Company,
and to the fixing and determining of reasonable rates and
charges, so designed as to enable the company to earn such
a return.
A copy of this Order and Notice of Hearing will be served
upon applicant and all other interested parties in manner and
form as required by the statutes of the State of Michigan
and the rules of the Commission.
Interested parties may secure
copies of the complete application by communicating with H.
R.   Christianson,"President,
Michigan Associated Telephone
Company, Muskegon, Michigan.
MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION
By S. A. Lund, Secretary.
Dated at Lansing, Mich.,
this 11th day of
May 1950.
Home Repair
To Reach Huge
Proportions
Washtenaw county home owners will spend an estimated
$2,806,000 on repair and modernization of non-farm dwellings during 1950, according to
estimates just released by the
Tile Council of America.
"Lower wholesale prices for
building products and growing
stress on the use of quality materials should greatly benefit
Michigan home owners planning
repairs this year," declared A.
T. Wintersgill, chairman of the
Council's residential construction committee.
Approximately one out of every three homes in this region
will be redecorated, either inside or out, during the year, the
report showed. Heating equipment will be overhauled or replaced in one out of every four
dwellings, and one of eight will
have roofing work done.
One of every 20 homes will
have plumbing repaired, bathrooms tiled or showers installed,
the report said. Seven of every
100 dwellings are due for carpentry work and one of every
20 for interior repairs.
Home repairs will be easier
on the 1950 family budget because of a decline of more than
five percent in wholesale costs •
of building materials, in comparison with prices at the beginning of 1949, the report said.
Home owners also will be able
to insist on such quality materials as clay tile for repair work,
as .a result of the present buyers' market, it pointed out.
Expenditures throughout the
United States for home repair
and modernization this year
will total $2,330,000,000 to
$2,900,000,000, the report estimated.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tescher entertained a group of friends at a
euchre party Saturday evening.
The city fire department answered an alarm Tuesday at the
Donald Schultz farm on Samer
road. Fire, which broke out on
a barn roof, caused an estimated damage of $200.00.
Michigan Button
Collectors Meeting
This Week
The following persons have
been issued residential building
permits at the city hall: Ar-
mond Bredernitz on Russell
street, Roland Lahyer ort West
Michigan and Brank Britton on
Mills road.
The Michigan State Button Society will hold its Tenth Anniversary meeting in Marshall today and tomorrow, and is conducting a state-wide educational
campaign on buttons and button
collecting, said to be the third
largest hobby in the United
States.
Mrs. Martin Fuoss, of Saline,
has one of the finest collections
of buttons extant, especially pearl
buttons, and is a Past-President
of the National Button Society.