1950-08-03; Saline Observer

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SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR
NUMBER 44
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1950        FIVE CENTS PER COPY $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
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Editorial
Comment
If I Were President.
First off, if I were a Republican President I would nave
most of the Democrats, most of
the Socialists and ail of the
Communists against me.
If I were a Democrat, I would
have most of the Republicans,
most of the Socialists and all of
the Communists against me.
If I were President I would
not have easy sailing, even in
peace times. In times of great
trouble, like the present, the
sailing would be rough, and I
would naturally look for a good
safe harbor. The seas' being
rough, I would cast off all unnecessary weight, batten the
hatches down tightly and set
my course in the straightest
possible line. When a huge
wave threatened to engulf me,
I would hit it directly in the
center, head on, knowing that if
I" did not, I might be swamped.
Having learned through past
experience the utter futility of
steering my course straight
among the rocks. . .as had been
done on two occasions'within a
generation when the blackest of
storms engulfed the world. . .1
would toss overboard without
the slightest compunction the
pilots who had steered before.
I would discover as quickly as
possible the source of danger
and putting my finger on the
spot, all my efforts would be directed to obliterate it with the
least possible waste of time.
To be specific, I would recognize that the people of Asia and
Europe and Africa never really
bore us ill will. I would not
have to have anyone laboriously
explain that neither northern
nor southern Koreans ever hated us. . .or gave a hoot for us
one way or another. But I would
know that after Americans had
died to save the Kremlin, died
to save the Chinese, died to save
the Filippinos, died to save the
French, died to save the British,
. . .and poured out their substance to feed millions all over
the world. . .1 would know that
we had no business trying to
break up that shotgun wedding
of the Russians and Koreans. I
would know that the fighting
should be done on Russian territory. I would know that there
the cancer had its roots and
that it had to be dug out there.
If I stuck my fingers in the
world-wide pie. . .to the extent
of hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands and thousands of lives. . .1 would itch for
some results. I would lay my
cards on the table and shoo all
the diplomats to the four winds-
Instead of talking diplomacy I
would talk turkey! I would ask
for peace in the world. I would
demand peace in the world.
With the Kremlin building up
huge armies and massing, them
on the borders of peace-seeking
nations; with the Kremlin feeding .he giant battle tanks and
weapons of war into a Korea
that probably of itself wouldn't
know how to build a good wash
boiler; with Russian delegates
pulling out of the U. N. for
months and then coming back
to take leadership and exercise
a veto that stymies everything
the rest of the world craves for
. . .1 would serve notice that
peace was coming forthwith, or
Al Wiedman
Manager of Weidman Auto Co.
I Sold Ford Cars To Your Grandfather
Fred Wiedman Completes 35
Years In Business Here
The Wiedman Auto Company on North Ann Arbor street.
that we were.
Instead of killing Koreans
and Americans, I would blast
the Kremlin as a starter. Instead of destroying and killing
slowly over a number of
months, I would destroy swiftly
and finally the last vestige of
resistance to a peaceful world.
Our stockpile of bombs should
be sufficient at tiiis moment.
The world knows what two of
them did five years ago at Na-
gasacki and Hiroshima. If since
then we haven't got the jump
on Russia, we never will have,
and America is on the way out.
If I were President, I would
demand a peaceful settlement
now with all -iron curtains torn
down, and guarantee that with
our backing the United Nations
would assure an equitable solution of all international disputes.
If I were President I would
do a lot of things that you
would not if you were President.
But I was not elected.. .not even
nominated. . .not even thought
of. Still in America I cam speak
my piece. If I were President
I. would stake everything on the
right to continue that privilege.
We may not always have it.
Guest Speaker At
Federated Church
Thomas Hink_ who has been
doing graduate work at the University of Michigan and who is
to leave soon to attend Theological Seminary in the east, will be
the guest speaker at (Federated
Church'at ithe ten o'clock service
on Sunday morning.
During his stay in Saline Mr.
Hinkin has served as director of
young people's work in the Federated Church and has been active in other phases of churdh
work. Next week he will accompany the young people's group on
their annual outing at Youth
Island, the Presbyterian camp at
White Lake, near Pontiac. Immediately thereafter he will leave to
fill several speaking engagements
in Pennsylvania. /
On Tuesday, August 1, Fred
O. Wiedman started on his
thirty-sixth year as a sales
agency for Ford automobiles. It
was in 1915 that he started business here in Saline in what is
now the pool room in the Martin
Blair building on East Michigan
avenue.
At that time a Ford car, fully
equipped with what cars were
equipped at that time, sold for
$340 all ready to run. Wiedman
continued to operate his business in that building, on which
Mr. Boettner later built an addition, until 1920, when he built
the building now occupied by
the R & B Tool Company. In
1943, when buildings were in
much demand and there were
no cars to sell, he disposed of
the building and purchased the
old Chevrolet garage on West
Michigan avenue which is now
used for his tractor sales and
farm machinery.
In 1946 he built the structure
at the corner of North Ann
Arbor 'and McKay streets, the
new home of the Wiedman Auto
Co., and one of the most modern amd best constructed sales
and service establishments in
the county.
Like the slogan of the Hubbard Hardware Company in
Flnt, "I sold your grandfather
ox-yokes," Wiedman during the
past 35 years has sold thousands of Ford cars, trucks and
tractors, many of the early purchasers being the fathers and
grandfathers of his present day
customers.
Besides his interests in the
automotive "business, Mr. Wiedman is vice-president of the Saline Savings Bink and is the
proprietor of Stadium Hills
Golf Course. He devotes the
greater part of his time to the
business at West ^Michigan avenue and his nephew, Al Wiedman, manages the Auto Sales
and Service on North Ann Arbor street.
Fred and Mrs. Wiedman have
their home in Ann Arbor amd
have one daughter, a grandson
and a granddaughter. "We have
have weathered four depressions, two world wars and the
many changes that have taken
place during the past 35 years,"
he remarked on his anniversary
date.
Fred O. Wiedman
Proprietor of Wiedman Auto Co.
A Michigan
Trooper In
Germany
walking habits should be conducted during the weeks preceding
his entrance into school.
Before the school year begins
work out the safest route to and
from the school considering the
streets on which there is the
lightest traffic, the corners which
are protected by police officers
or school safety patrols on duty,
and other factors. When school
begins accompany your child
along this safest route to school
explaining how to cross at each
intersection.
When he seems to know the
route and safe walking habits,
allow him to lead you on the
route to and from school. After
he has learned the way thoroughly he is ready _ to go on to and
from school, equipped with safety
habits for his own protection.
Methodist Ice
Cream Social
Next Wednesday
The   Methodist   Youth  Fellowship,   in   cooperation with   other
Dairy-Legipn Go
Nine Innings In
Tuesday Night Tilt
Dale SEHrth for the Saline Dairy
and Roy Dechert for the Ameri
members of the church, will hold' can Legion softbail teams strug-
an ice cream social on Wednes-1 gled against each other until 11
day, August 9, beginning at 7:00 j o'clock Tuesday night, in a game
p.m. on the church lawn. In case I that went nine innings, ending up
Baseball Saturday
Night
8:30 AT HENNE FIELD
Saline vs Mason
Tri-County League
Get behind your home team;
your support may make it
'     a winner.
Pinckney plays here Tuesday
night, August 8.
Don Wiedman, Mgr.
of rain   the   event  will   be  held
in the Church basement.
The major portion of the profits from this social will go into
a special fund to send young people to camp next summer. It is
planned to keep up this fund
each year so that more youth
can participate in the fine -programs that the church camps
provide. A smaller portion will
go into the general treasury of
the Youth Fellowship for carrying on youth work in the local
church.
Winkle To Start
Construction of
New Barber Shop
City workmen have laid a sewer and water line on N. Ann Arbor street just north of Wood
Hardware where George Winkle
will erect a 20xl8-ft. frame building which he will occupy as a
barber shop. Winkle was in the
employ of (Henry Ormsby for the
past two decades, and has now
decided to go into business for
himself.
in a victory for the Dairymen ISIS. It was an exciting ball game
all the way through, with first
one side then the other taking
the lead. Ball 'booting and fumbles were rather equally divided,
and some very fast and spectacular plays, by both teams made
it a very interesting tilt,
Dale Noble'•Returns
From Germany
Dale (Noble, Who for the past
two years has been in Germany
serving with the Allied Authority there, returned to Saline, Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. Noble
and their two children.
Receiver for Paper
The Washtenaw Post-Tribune,
a weekly paper published in Ann
Arbor for nearly a half century,
has been placed in temporary receivership by Circuit' Court order.
The company also publishes the
Holt Recorder.
Stuttgart, Germany—Pfc' Noel
Avery, Jr., young Trooper of
Washtenaw County, Michigan, is
doing a good job of soldiering in
the American Zone in Germany.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Noel (Dorothy) Avery, Jr. of
Willis, Michigan.
Although he arrived in Germany this spring and did not
reach his unit, the 85th Car Company of Special Troops,- United
States Constabulary until last
March, Avery has already carved
himself a niche in the organization. He is a.- relief driver for
% ton Jeeps, sedans and 2% ton
trucks with the company which
has the mission of supplying
transportation for Major General
J. D. White's command post personnel.
Because he has shown high
mechanical aptitude, the Willis
youngster has been selected for
the next mechanic's service school
held under direction of the European  Theater  Service command.
Being from Michigan he likes
to hunt and fish, naturally. That,
officers say, is an outstanding
characteristic of Michigan soldiers over here. Avery is finding
a rich hunting field for both big
and small game and goes as often as he can. Most plentiful and
easiest to find are the roebucks,
small European deer, that weigh
around 50 pounds for a good specimen. (He personally prefers to
hunt "wildschwein," the large
and dangerous wild boars that
are increasing rapidly. Boars can
be shot the year around and the
roebucks, which are "summer
deer," from June f-Oct.  15.
Considering a 50 pound deer is
big game, the European Hasen
or hares should almpst be counted in the same category. They
look like an American jackrabbit
and weigh up to 15 pounds. Avery has never shot one of the
big rabbits as the season does
not open until Oct. 1 on them,
but he plans to annex- one for a
very special "hasenpfeffer" when
they are legal kills. They are
plentiful and are highly favored
by the Germans.
Trout, both rainbows and German browns, are found in the
streams of the Schwaben Alps,
the Black Forest and the Oden-
wald near Stuttgart.
Teaching Children
Safety Habits
Before School Starts
Try a liner ad in the Observer
Veterinary Center Under Construction at MSC
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Construction on the new $2i400,000 veterinary medicine center at*f modernization of the present buildings. The new building will give
_, -_-     -,.__- ._ - . .   -    jjigiygan state a veterinary plant that "ranks with the best in the
nation", according to Dr. Claudes. Bryan, dean of veterinary medicine
at MSC. Dean Bryan points out that'the new building w_ iiot only
provide top-flight facilities for training veterinary doctors, but also for
an expansion of research and extension programs «f direct interest to
the livestock and poultry industries of 'Michigan.
Michigan State College is now well under way, following approval of
plans and appropriation of an initial $1,400,000 by tht Michigan-legislature. Above is an architect's sketch of the building, expected to be completed in the fall 6f 1951. Plans call for a structure connecting the
anatomy bunding, left, and the veterinary clinic at right, ia addition to
"Parents, if you have a child
who is beginning school this fall
it is time to start teaching him
safe walking habits." This reminder to local parents came to-r
day from Police Chief Carlton,
representative for the American
Automobile Association's Pedestrian Protection Contest.
"The importance of teaching
children how and where to cross
streets and the safest way to
walk to school cannot be over
emphasized," Carlton said.
Going to school is the first experience which many children
have in crossing streets alone, he
explained, stressing that adequate
preparation for this venture by
parents makes the difference between a child who is capable of
safely crossing streets and one
who is in grave danger of being
struck down in traffic.
Carlton outlined the following
suggested plan for parents to
train their children in traffic
safety.
Asxsoon as your child is able
to walk arid accompany you in
crossing streets you should emphasize your own safe walking
habits, explaining the procedure
of watching for cars, crossing at
corners,. obeying traffic . signals
and so forth as he becomes old
enough-to understand.
However, if this training has
been, overlooked until your child
is almost ready to enter school,
concentrated    training   in    safe
Says Marshall Plan
Works Wonders
In Europe
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"The Marshall Plan may have
its shortcomings," said Henry
Leutheuser at Rotary, Thursday, "but it has been a wonderful thing for the people of Western Genriany." Mr. Leutheuser, who but recently returned
from a six weeks visit there,
told the members of the Saline
Rotary Club of his trip and
some of his experiences.
He graphically described the
desolation created by the war
in many of the cities and towns
he visited and the determination of the survivors to rebuild
their homes and start life anew.
Through the Marshall Plan
come their greatest hopes for
reconstruction, and on American might their hopes are based
he said.
Americaa. occupational troops,
he declared, are insufficient to
repel a Russian invasion, of
which the German people stand
in dread.
Mr. Leutheuser witnessed the
Passion Play at Oberammergau,
a village in southern Germany,
southwest of Munich. The Passion Play was first instituted in
the third century and repeated
every ten years, except as war
intervened to make it impos-'
sible.
Rafael Marchan, of San Juan,
Puerto Rico, was a dinner guest
at.the meeting. A delegate to
the Rotary International Convention in Detroit, he spoke
briefly of the value of the organization in the spreading of
international goodwill and
peace. Mr. Marchan told of visiting the Puerto Ricans who are
in the Saginaw-Bay City beet
fields and of the efforts of communist agents to spread their
propaganda. They apparently
made no progress there, said
Marchan, and relations between
the workers, the farmers and
the sugar companies are on a
very high level.
Coates To Fill Post
Of Dr. Pfeiffer At
Lincoln Consolidated
Saline Girl to Dance
Lead Role in Ballet
Jean Parsons, daughter of
Mrs. Luella N. Parsons of 1319
Textile road, will dance the title
role in the premiere of Tony
Mathews production of Bocch-
ino's new ballet "Micaela" at
the Ted' Shawn University of
the dance at Jacob's Pillow,
Mass.
Miss Parsons, who was granted a scholarship to the school
last year, is returning this year
as a performer. Earlier this
month she danced the leading role in another premiere,
"Green Mansions," by the same
producer.
Miss Parsotns performed also
with the Detroit Civic Opera in
the 19-8-19-9 season. She was
graduated from the University
and studied at the Aubrey Hit-
chins School of Ballet in New
York City before winning the
scholarship.
Randall Coates, a teacher in
the Saline schools for the past
five years, will he on the staff
of the Lincoln Consolidated
school this year taking the
place of his former supervising,
teacher, Dr. Harrison Pfeiffer,
who has been granted a year's
leave of absence.
Mr. Coates began teaching
here in Saline in September of
1945. "Older graduates may
remember me as the fresh out-
of-college teacher, who in 1940
releived Coach Pentecost and
Mr. Burgess of a class apiece in
order that they could gain a
little much needed relief and I
could gain a littl§ experience,"
reminisced Mr. Coates.
"I shall always remember my
first year as a salaried teacher
in Saline," he added. "Finances
were not adequate to hire as
many teachers as we have now,
and consequently each teacher
had to be stretched farther over
the curriculum. During that
year I taught seventh grade history, ninth grade algebra, tenth
grade English, eleventh grade
history, twelfth grade government, (economics the second
semeslSer), and mechanical
drawing. In addition I supervised one study period and was
ninth grade advisor. Since
then," he added, "additions have
been made to' the faculty and no
one is spread that thin anymore."
Coates, one of the outstanding members of the school faculty here, has served as president of the Saline Teacher's
Club and was district president
of the Michigan Education Society in 1948 and 1949.
"One thing in-which you can
quote me directly," said Mr.
Coates, "is that Saline has one
of the finest groups of students
to be found in the state. They
creditably reflect good parents,
good ministers, and, I think,
good teachers."
Mr. and Mrs. Coates, who
have two charming^ little daughters, do mot contemplate leaving
Saline, but consider themselves
as rather permanent residents.
How They Placed
In The Black
And White Show
Saline Airport News
Forrest Abner, who made his
first solo flight last week, flew
-to Jackson on Sunday, this being
his first cross country flight.
Bob Allen flew to the Dawn
Patrol at Albion, Sunday.
Gerald Manchester made his
first solo flight Saturday.
John Cekau of Clearwater, Fla.,
who has been visiting friends
and relatives in Saline for several
weeks, left for home Monday in
his Luscombe.
Jim Keehl and Rudy Schumaier
flew to Elkhart, Indiana,' Friday
on business.
The Champion 4-H Club met
Thursday, July 27, at; 8 o'clock
in Dan Levleit's woods.
After our business meeting
we all enjoyed a hot dog roast
with sweet corn and soft drinks
while discussing plans for the
4-H Fair. -
We adjourned to meet with
Earl and Bob McTaggart.in
August.
Robert McTaggart, Reporter:
In the annual Washtenaw and
Wayne county Black and White
show held at Milan, Thursday,
July 27, there were 21 exhibitors
and 61 head, of cattle. -r
In the four year old cow class—
Jack Budd of Belleville won 1st
and 7th place; George Schafer of
Belleville won 2nd and 4th and 8th
place; Mrs. James Oleson of Ypsilanti won 3rd1 and 6th place;
Leonard Burmeister of Saline won
9th and 10th place; R. N. Frisinger
of Chelsea won 5th place; 6 animals were placed in the blue ribbon
■group and 4 in the red ribbon
group.
In the 3 year old Cow class —
R. N. Frisinger of Chelsea won
sea won 2nd place; Mrs. James
Oleson won 3rd place; All animals
in this class were placed in the
blue ribbon group.
In the 2 year old cow class —
Jack Budd of Belleville won 1st
place; Mrs. James Oleson of Ypsilanti won 2nd place; B. G. Van-
Riper of Chelsea won 3rd place;-
R. N. Frisinger of Chelsea won 4th
place; Carl Hanson of Ypsilanti
won 5th place; all animals in this
class were plced in the blue ribbon
group.
In the Senior Yearling heifer
class — Jack Budd of Belleville
won 1st and 4th place; Leonard
Bormeister of Saline won 2nd and
5th place; E. N. Frisinger of Chelsea won 3rd place; Lowell Spike of
Clinton won 6th and 7th places;
1st place; E. G. VanRiper of Chel-
in this class 5 animals were in the
blue ribbon group and 2 animals
were in the red ribbon group.
In the Junior ■ Yearling Heifer
class — Leonard Burmeister of
Saline won 1st place; Mrs. James
Oleson of Ypsilanti won 2nd place;'
Howard Wilke of Milan won 3rd
place; George Schafer of Belleville won 4th and., 5th place; Marie
Northdurth of Ann Arbor won 6th
place; Mary Ellen VanRiper of
Chelsea won 7% and. 9th place;
Albert Haug Jr. of Plymouth won
8th place; 3 animals were placed in
the blue ribbon group and 6 animals were placed in the red ribbon
group.
Senior Heifer Calf class — Howard WilMe of Milan won 1st and
6th places; Leonard Burmeister of
Saline won 2nd place; Kenneth
Proctor of Chelsea won 3rd and
10th places; 5 animals placed in
the blue ribbon group and 6 animals placed in the red ribbon
group.
Junior Heifer class — Jack
Budd of Belleville won 1st place;
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