1950-07-13; Saline Observer

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SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR NUMBER 41
SALJNE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICI^GA^ THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1950        FIVE CENTS PER COPY        $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Will Cut Saline School Tax By 3.2 Mills
Along The
MainDrag
% Enrollment   in   the   junior
playground activities in    Manchester reached  80 last week,
and 70 on the athletic field. We
have practically the same setup in Saline but only about a
dozen children take advantage
of it.   We doubt very much if
Saline Community parents realize  or  appreciate    what    the
value  of  this  program    could
mean for their children if they
participated.   Mothers and dads
. . .this could be made a valuable adjunct to your children's
education.    It's just too bad if
you are not interested . . . because  your   kids   will  be   the
losers.     »"It was  Democracy
in action," quipped one who attended the annual school'meet-
ing  Monday  night.     President
Gordon Prout commented upon
the attendance which was about
an even hundred, recalling meetings of other years when but
a  handful   attended.    Monday
night's annual meeting was represented   by    possibly    one-
fourth of the district's qualified
voters, who    thereby do    the
thinking and acting for the absent 75%.    It's Democracy .in
action . . . but that's just what
is the matter with Democracy
•today . . . inaction! ©The moon
shines bright at night along the
Wabash, the Saline River gurgles along muddily, and there
is peace along the Main Drag.
In the last days,    two will be
working in the field;  one will
be caught up suddenly and the!
other left.    How    does it go:
Woe unto the child that is born
in  that  day!    Plowshares are
being beaten into  swords and
the evil days draw nigh.   And
peaceful people . . . who desire
nothing better than to be left
alone  .   .     are  dragged willy
nilly into a bitter conflict. The
war  clouds  have been  a long
time gathering but have never
been   out   of   sight  since   that
atom burst at Hiroshima.    On
a tiny peninsula at the end of
the earth, young men, just lately off the Main Drag of American towns and cities similar to
this of ours, are having their
hands tied behind    them    and
shot in the head.   Men were not
born for  that!     And the big
brass  and the strategists will
not have to face it.   Yes, it is
peaceful along the Main Drag
today,  but the    vultures    are
gathering.    The noose is againi
tightening about our necks. We
will soon begin to feed our best
young men into    the    hungry
maw of the monster whose belly
has always ached    for    more.
People of  all nations  are still
simple,    childlike,    easfiy    led,
easily fooled.    When the band
starts playing they start marching.   The lion and the lamb are
a  long ways   yet from    lying
down  together  .   .   .  except in
death!
If You Can't Ring a Bell, Wring a.Mop, or . . .
WHY MY DREAM HOUSE
WENT UP IN SMOKE!
R-i-n-g!
No answer."
R-r-r-r-r-r-i-n-g!
No answer.
R-rrr-i-i-n-n-g-g!
No answer!
In an agony of apprehension, I rang again and again.
Still no answer! As my apprehension increases my agony
mounts! Crazy thoughts rush through my mind. Fear,
stark, naked fear lays an icy hand on my heart. Brushing
the hand aside in another desperate attempt for succor
(that's spelled correctly; sounds just like sucker) I reaOjaed
across the desk for the ringer on the box nailed to the wall
R-i-i-i-i-n-n-g-g!
No answer! Only the jeers of the devil who grins at
me on the other side of the counter. Things turn black before my eyes. I have knocked over the ink bottle!
I glance at the watch on my wrist; I note the
sweat on its face. The seconds have raced by, the
minutes piled up and smoke curls in a lazy spiral
from the stem. It gives me an idea. I light a cig-
aret and puff furiously; I light another and another, and try desperately to calm myself. Butts
literally litter the floor.
R-i-i-n-n-n-n-n-g!
Only the dead echo arid the crackling fires in my brain!
Fifteen minutes of torture. No matter if I live to be a hundred can I he recompensed for these moments of jeopardy.
Ring-g-g-g-g-g-! (Catch the new note?.)
The flames flare higher; the heat increases, becomes
intolerable! The devil across the counter suggests that I
may not have paid my bill and the Company cut me off.
I scramble hastily out of that mferno and dash
down the street. As I pass the fire hall, a sudden
sense of security comes over me. If some dependable means  of communication   could  be   devised -
whereby they could be contacted in time of need!
An idle thought, perhaps.
At the Telephone office-1 am met politely, courteously.
\I am shown the workings of the switchboard which to my
disturbed' vision appears not unlike the tangled rigging of
my fishing tackle box.
•    Why could I not get the attention of Miss Central?
Why did I have to rest on the. hot seat for fifteen
minutes and crank that wooden box of the vintage of the
1900's?
Why did I have to walk three blocks to restore the service that failed and which they will bill me for at the end
of the month?
Why, why, the operator had put the plug in on a pre
vious call and hadn't got around to remove it yet!
Shades of Alexander Bell!
Ring!
Number please?
Thank you!-
Chest Allocates
$200 to Supimer
Program
The Saline Community Chest
Committee, at a meeting held
last Friday at the home of
Lawrence R. Deede^ chairman,
allocated $200.00 toward the
summer recreation jgpgram.
The Community Chest allocation was made from the emergency fund which has been
built up through "reduced contributions to outside affiliated
organizations. The mahy charities maintained through the
Community Chest require an
extensive budget which must be
maintained through the annual
donations of the citizens of .Sa-,
line and vicinity, stated Mr,'
Deede Tuesday..
Members present were Mrs."
Edwin Hering, Mrs. Mae Harms,
Roland Golte and Lawrence
Deede. A motion authorizing
the emergency expenditure of
up to fifteen dollars at the request of any'public authority,
minister or organization welfare officer to me.|-hest treasurer, Roland Goltz, .was discussed and approved. This
motion willnow make, it possible
to give immediate aid to the
distressed without calling the
Chest Board for a meeting as
is necessary for all expenditures
exceeding fifteen dollars.
Plans to include the outlying
rural areas in future Community Chest drives were discussed
but no action was taken at this
meeting.
"It is hoped that the drive
this fall may include the rural
areas in the Community Chest
as Chest services have and will
continue to be available to the
rural citizens," says Mr. Deede.
"The present ..balance in the
Community Chest ^TJvgjjproxi-
mately $600.00 • whfc_T1_ sufficient to meet almost any emergency and yet maintain a small
reserve fund,"„he added.
Saline Farmer
May Have Seen
Flying Saucer
A Dowagiac farmer recently
reported seeing a flying saucer
launched from an Army C-54.
Said the farmer, John Keller:
"The plane was heading southwest at a low rate of speed
about, 500 feet up when the saucer came from the belly of the
plane. It sort of wobbled, then
shot away at a terrific rate of
speed. It easily outdistanced
the C-54 and was out of sight
in five seconds," Keller asserted.
Army officials say they have
no evidence that flying saucers
exist.
Comes the testimony of a Saline farmer, Dan Levleit, his
wife and son. You < can
take it for what it is worth.
"We saw three planes heading
southeast, flying in formation.
Leading them was a contraption about 25 feet tall which
somewhat resembled the top of
a lighthouse;  a darker object
District Votes In Favor
Of Free Text Books At
Annual Meeting
Council Retains
Roesch As City
Attorney
Saline City Council met Tuesday night, having had no meeting Monday because of the annual school meeting. Business
was mostly routine. However,
a major problem for the council is the inadequacy of the present sewer system and what to
do about it. Following a discussion of the matter Tuesday
night,   City Clerk .Rogers  and
City Superintendent Ray Dan-
hung from below, and all four|iels were directed to have a sur-
ships—if the latter could be
called a ship—passed from
sight at a tremendous rate of
speed."
Says Dan, "You may lay my
story to drink, but my wife and
son, Danny, saw the same thing,
and they don't drink.
Rotary Club
Will Visit New
Baltimore
He Might Have
«Broken Up A
Friendship
Foster O. Green and John
Pender of Lake Orion took a
trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in Green's
plane for a week's fishing. They
had the best of luck and caught
their limit of mountain trout.
They packed their catch in ice,
loaded up their paraphernalia,
filled up the plane's gas tank
and took off for home. However,
what with the two men, the
filled tank, their baggage and
the fish, they found the plane
overloaded. Green was in a
quandary. He had two choices.
Ditch his friend Pender or throw
the fish overboard. He decided
on the fish and heaved them
overboard. The two men had
a fine trip but no fish to
show the natives back home;
just the story to tell. Your
cub reporter lets you draw your
own conclusions.
Issue Permits for
Transportation of
Boys to Evans Lake
Ice Cream Social and
Bazaar
Bethel Church
Freedom Township
July 14 — 7 o'clock
(Left out last week by error)'
Transportation, permits were
issued to Saline boys attending
the Evans lake swimming program, to be filled out
signed by their parents. Beginning next Monday no boy will
be transported to the lake unless one of these forms has
been filled out. These permits
are intended to relieve the responsibility of persons who
drive boys to the lake should
an accident occur. If any of
the parents do not wish to sign
the permits they are invited to
bring their sons to the lake in
their own cars.
Swimming officials assume
responsibility for the boys while
they are in the water.
Printed along with this article is a copy of the permit that
the boys were given to take
home to their parents. This
form may be cut out and filled
in by any parents of boys that
were not present last Monday
and should be turned in to Ken
Jeppeson or Robert Klueter next
Monday.
These  permits  will be  kept
on file for the duration of the
1950 swimming program.
Miss Feldkamp
Honored
Miss Irene Feldkamp was honored at a bridal shower last Friday
and i evening given by Miss Elaine Culliton and Mable Gleason at tne
home of the former. Guests present were girls of Miss Feldkamp's
graduating class. Games were
played and prizes awarded to the
winners. Miss Feldkamp opened
her gifts under a pastel a colored
parasol.
Refreshments of strawberry
shortcake and coffee and tea were
served by the hostesses.
Commissioner's
Resume of the
Year 1949-50
OES-Masonic
Annual Picnic
Saline Chapter, O. E. S. and
Saline Lodge, No. 133, F. & A.
M., will hold their annual picnic at Saline Valley Farms-at
1 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Members are requested to take
with them one dish to pass.
Liner Ads Work Well
Transportation Permit
I give permission to let
(full name of boy)
ride with any driver approved by officials of the Saline-Milan
Evans Lake Swimming Program and waive any claims, resulting
from an accident while being transported to Evans Lake and
return.
Signed: .	
(parent or guardian)
July 3, _9_0
The Mayor and Council
City of Saline
Michigan
Your Honor and Members
of the Council:
The commencement" of a new
fiscal year, seems to be an* appropriate time to review the past accomplishments of the Saline Fire
Department.
Upon taking charge of the Department a year and a half ago
several problems confronted the
City. The budget was pverdrawn
and nearly $3,000.00 was outstanding from rural fires. Equipment was in poor condition and
much needed repairing or replacement. *" /
Through the efforts of City
Treasurer Rogers, back charges
were invoiced and the moneys
owing to the City were collected.
> Six hundred feet of 2% inch
double jacket hose was purchased.
Helmets and badges were provided each fireman by the City.
The (Firemen's organization purchased boots and coats with
money obtained through the annual Firemen's Ball. Additional
equipment is now on order for
the personal protection of new
members of the Department.
Two C02 extinguishers have
been added and two ladders and
nozzles has been repaired-
A new motor was installed on
the No. l  engine.
Protective tarpaulins were fitted "on each truck annd salvage
covers were purchased.
A State approved course of instruction was presented under
the able leadership of Captain
Arthur Stauch of the Ann Arbor
Fire Department, and. certificates
of profiency will be presented
to fourteen members of the Department completing the course.
The State is assuming 4Q per
cent of tne cost of this training,
the balance is to be paid by.the
City. Nearly 500 man hours of instruction will be completed next
week at a total cost of but $72.00
to the City.
A working agreement has been
made with the Ann Arbor Fire
Department   in   addition   to   ag-
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Allan Woods was a dinner
guest of the Saline Rotary Club
Tuesday and-gave "a very interesting account of his trip to
Boys' State, which the Rotary
Club sponsored. He spoke of
his great enjoyment and the
thrill he got out of it. and exhibited a plaque bearing the
emblem of the American Legion
and the emblem of Boys State
which he, alone of all the boys
from this county, had -the honor
'to receive^
Rev. Alvin Siemsen gave a
highly inspirational address on
"Club Service," what.it could
mean to a community, to the
individual and to the organization itself. He was presented
by Arthur Heininger, program
chairman' for that meeting.
Kenneth Jeppesen, Rotary's
new president, presided in a
very able manner and'arrangements were made to attend the
Tiger-Yankee ball game in Detroit on August 3. Rotarians
wives will meet with them for
dinner on that date and also attend the game.
Today the club members and
their wives will go to New Baltimore and take part in^a pot-
luck dinner with the club members and ladies of that town,
where Rev. George Daschner, a
former member of the Saline
Rotary Club is located.
Fredericka McBride
Will Be 89 Friday
Sunday guests at the home
of Mrs. Fredericka McSride ln
honor of her 89th birthday which
will be- Friday, July ■__. Mr. and
Mrs. A. Seldt; Barrows, C. F.
Hildner of Kalamazoo; Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Thomas of "Plesant
Ridge and daughters, Julie and
Sarah; Misses Alma and Milda
Josenhans of Ann Arbor, Mi.
and Mrs. Fred Josenhans, Mrs.
Ted Case and son Douglas from
Blissfield, and Ethel Koehler of
Detroit. Hosts at the home were
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Northam and
daughters, Elaine and Joanne,
who are spending the summtr
with Mrs. McBride.
vey made of certain storm sewer lines to determine the
amount of fall.
Attorney Pat Roesch was retained -as city attorney for an'
annual fee of $160. His services
entails attendance at all council meetings and advice' on minor legal matters. To all matters of major importance regular legal fees will apply.
Fire Commissioner Giltrow
submitted a report of his department which was read and
approved _td which appears
elsewhere in this issue. A testimonial dinner is planned in
honor of the retiring firemen
who contributed years of valuable service to the welfare" of
the community.
Councilman Hazen Jewell reported oh the progress of the
summer recreation program.
Not very many of the younger
children in the city and surrounding area were taking advantage, of the program, he
stated. Parents of the younger
age groups do not appear deeply interested, and a meeting
of the three members of the
Recreation Committee and Athletic Director Mike Bennett and
Mrs. Hazel Cook will be held
Friday evening to determine
what can be done to create sufficient interest among the parents in Saline and the surrounding area to make the project
worthwhile. The twice-a-week
swimming events seem to be
the most popular numbers on
the program, Jewell "told the
council members.
Shoring up the floor of the
fire hall, which is pretty shaky
to hold up the weight "of the
fire trucks, was ordered by
Mayor Elsman, upon the recommendation of Fire Commissioner Giltrow, and Ray Daniels and the city crew were to
proceed with the work at once.
At the annual school meeting
Monday night the incumbent officers whose terms had expired
were re-elected. A. R. -Burkhardt, treasurer, C. E. Haarer
and Harry Anderson were the
three, the former two being elected for three year terms and
Anderson for the unexpired
term of Mrs. Dean Brandt. Mr.
Anderson was appointed by the
board when Mrs. Brandt resigned upon moving from Saline.
Annual reports were read
and approved unanimously and
a proposal to transfer an accumulation of $18,805.66 in the
debt retirement fund to the
general operating fund was favorably voted upon.
Mrs. Henry Karner explained
the plan.of the Child Study
Club and Room Mothers Organization for the furnishing of
free text books and it was adopted by a vote of 73 to 18. The
system will be put into effect
with the beginning of the next
school term. A large proportion of the students of last
year turned in their books at
the close of the year and these
books will be furnished thje
newcomers as far as they go
and the district will purchase
new books to supply any deficiency.
Superintendent Leo L. Jensen
explained the reasons for shifting the surplus funds in the
Debt Retirement Fund to the
General Operating Fund. Without the shift he stated that it
would be necessary to borrow
money during the coming year—
for operating purposes. By
making the shift this would be
unnecessary and would save interest charges. It would also
result in a reduction in the tax.
rate from 7.7 mills to 7.0 mills
for general operating fund and
a reduction from 8.5 mills to 6.0
mills in the debt retirement
fund, or a total reduction of 3.2
mills.
A report of the receipts and
disbursements of the Debt Retirement Fund since 1930 -was
made for the first time. Total
receipts for the twenty years
were $218,044.28. $23,901.77
were funds which came from
the general operating fund,
$18,805.66 of which was returned to the fund by action of
the voters Monday night. $75,-
000 have been paid on the principal debt and $116,808.64 have
gone in interest payments.
There are ten years to go before
the school debt is retired.
Miss Achsah E. Kothe
New Firms Slogan
"Let George Do It"
Reception For
Methodist Minister
Tonight
A reception will be held for Rev.
ana Mrs. F-eueH in the Methooist
Church basement Thursday evening, July 13 at 8 o'clock All
members and friends are invited
to attend. /
Women and Children
Insurance on the lives of women
and children, is now about $55 billions—as much as the total life
insurance ownership in the U. S in
1923.
Of interest to all people in
Saline and vicinity is the announcement that the Saline
Plumbing, Heating and Home
Apliance Store is now open at
its remodeled home next to the
Saline Theater.
This store, .well known as an
appliance store, has been purchased by George Woodard of
Brighton and Ann Arbor. Mr.
Woodard has been in the plumbing, heating and appliance business in. the above places for
more than twenty-five years.
The local store will be under
the management of Ray Baylis
of Dexter and Ann Arbor. Mr.
Baylis hardly needs - an introduction in this locality as he
has operated a heating business
all over the county for many
years.
Only standard brands of merchandise will be handled and
will include such well-known
names as Kohler and Kohler,
Crane and Standard plumbing
fixtures and Myer, Gould and
Deming pumps. They handle
oil, stoker or hand-fired fur
naces. Announcement of their
brands of household appliances
will be made later.
Baylis says that Brighton
has "Let George Do- It" for
years and that Saline can now
share that benefit. Store hours
are from 8 to 5:30 daily and
Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
Your Town is the Best Town
Miss Acsan E. Kothe, a former captain in the Army Nurse
Cofcps, died at the Dearborn Veterans Hospital Friday after a
lingering illness. She was 48
years old.
A resident of Saline and vicinity until 1936, Miss Kothe entered
the Nurse Corps in 1944. She served for two years, 10 months of
which were spent on the Marianas Islands in the Eastern Paci-
,fic Theater.
From 1936 until 1949, Miss
Kothe had made her home in Detroit. She was graduated from
the <_race Hospital School or
Nursing in Detroit in 1930. She
was a member of the Evangeu-
ical United Brethren Church of"
Sharon township.
Miss Kothe was born in Bridge-
water on Jan. 4 1902, a daughter of Henry and Bertha Sevmer
Kothe.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Lawrence Boettner of Bridge-
water, and Mrs. Martha Broc-
sarhle of Sylvan township;, and
two brothers, Eoland Kothe c_
Freedom township, and Norman
Kothe  of Sharon township.
Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at
1:30 Monday afternoon at tne
home of Mrs. -Lawrence Boettner
939a Saline-Manchester Rd. (M-
11) with further services scheduled at 2 o'clock in the IDvangen-
cal "United Brethren Church of
Sharon township. Rev. A. A.
Weinert officiated at "both services.
Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery Manchester.
Your Town is the Best Town