1952-04-24; Saline Observer

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SIXTY-NINTH YEAR
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1952
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
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Saline Trackmen
Win 3rd In Relays
Going- into the last event of the
'River Rouge Relays held in Ann
Arbor last Saturday, Coach John,
Padjen's thinclads were leading a,
field of 38 Class C-D high schools
with a total of 24 points. Lansing
Everett had 19 5/6 points and
East Jackson had 18.
Then an almost incredible thing
happened! Berrien Springs, U
High and Lake Shore finished
1-2-3 respectively in the last event,
the 880 relay. But all three were
disqualified because of lane violations! The disqualifications were
protested, but nothng came of the
protests even though there was
evidence of improper lane marking. These disqualifications gave
East Jackson first place and 12
points. Lansing Everett was
awarded second place and 10
points. The Jacksonites then justj
nosed out the boys from Lansing
30-29 5/6, while Saline was shoved
into third place with 24 points. If
there had been no disqualification
the Hornets would have at least
tied for first!
Nonetheless the Padjenmen had
enough stuff to 'bring home two
trophies, six gold individual firs.
place medals, and two River Rouge
records.
Four Hornets wese- responsible
for the breaking of t _ sprint medley relay record . Howard Braun,
Joe Graf, Wayne Luckhardt and
Egon Gross came through in the
record time of 3:57.1. The previous record was 3:57.6. The locals managed this feat in spite of
a poor baton exchange. They could
have done even better had everything gone perfectly.
In the 6-yard dash Saline's work
horse, Joe Graf, looked his best as
he shattered the standing record
of 6.6 by doing the sprint in 6.5.
Though he didn't break the record, Jerry Gonser ran an excellent
mile to cop first place in this event;
for Saline. Gonser did the mile
in 4:42.5.
This & That
We're pleased to note that some
physicians have quit blaming alt
adult ills on the pleasanter indulgences.
♦ '
The City Council suggested ini
this column two weeks ago isn't)
going to work out. "Socker"
Boettger and L. Z. Still are already
arguing over who's going to be)
mavor.
♦
There are those who expect to
get to   Heaven by telling others
they are going to hell.
♦
Does   anyone   know  who   Peg
Leg is?    Stanton Clark must, hut
he isn't talking.    We can hardly
wait for chapter 15.
♦
The  editor knows these efforts
often fizzle, but this newspaper is
published darned regularly.
♦
Sam Tropia says the Red  Sox
will take it all this year.   That is,
if Williams goes back into the seix
vice.
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Cold war being   fought on the
photographers   front.     Bill   Gray
had the City make them buy a solicitor's license.
♦
Anatomy: Something everybody
has, but somehow it looks betteii
on girls.
If he hadn't fallen, Joe Graf
would have qualified for the 60-
yard low hurdles which race he
probably could have won. This
bad piece of luck prevented Graf
from figliring in three winning
events.
Saline .got 12 points for the
sprint medley relay, 6 for the 60-
yard dash and 6 for the mile run.
Joe Graf won 9 points, Jerry Gion-
ser contributed 6 points and Howard Braun, Egon Gross and Wayne
Luckhardt each  earned 3.
Other Hornet trackmen who
made the trip and participated in
the Rouge Relays were Jim
Schroeder, Larry Wiedmayer, Ron
Finkbeiner, Jim Cook and Dick
Miller.
This Saturday the Padjenmen
will compete in the Hastings Relays and more honors should be
forthcoming.
Annual Mother And
Daughter Banquet
The annual banquet for
Mothers and Daughters of Federated Church will be held on
the evening of Thursday, May
8, in the Church Dining Room,
with men and boys of the congregation preparing and serving the meal.
In connection with the event,
Mrs. Maurice Henderson, president of the Ladies Aid Society
has announced the following
committees. Tickets: Miss Mary
Morden, Mrs. Hubert Beach,
Mrs. Ferman Clements, Mrs.
A. W. Cuff, Mrs. Hugh Austin,
Mrs. Silas Nord and Mrs. William Kealey.
The program will be planned
by a committee which includes
Mrs. Howard Johnson, Mrs.
George Austin and Mrs. Max
Collins, while the tables will be
arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Finch and Mr. and Mrs.
John Girbach. The committee
on decorations includes . Mrs.
Lewis Ernst, Mrs. Paul Streeter, Mrs. Carl Carr, and Mrs.
Waiter Jacobs. Reservation
deadline is set for May 5th.
Chicago Club To Hold
Cafeteria Supper
Women's Class
Meeting
The Women's Glass of Federated
church school will hold its May
meeting os Friday, the 2nd, at the
home of Mrs. George Austin az
8:00 o'clock. An interesting program is being arranged according
to announcement of the class president, Mrs. Russell Richards.
Police Request
The City Police request that
people requiring operators license be at the City Hall on
Wednesday and Saturday nights
between 7 and 9 p.m.
Vandenberg Opens
Active Campaign
Lieutenant Governor William
C. Vandenberg will be honored,
at a banquet in his home town
of Holland the evening of Monday, April 21, as he opens his
active campaign for the Republican nomination for Governor.
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The ConimilhatdF
Bergey Barn Struck By Bolt
Of Lightning; Burns Down
The Saline Fire Depatrment was
called out about 8 p. m. Tuesday
to fight a barn fire at the farm of
John Bergey, of 7896 Dell road.
Lightning had struck the building, and the fire was raging out
of control by the time firemen arrived. The. bam was a total loss,
but the Fire Department saved the
other buildings.
The lightning impact was so<
great that it knocked the fuse box,
located in the house about 90 feet
from the barn, off its mountings.
About 500 • chickens were destroyed in the fire, and the Fire
Department saved many others by
keeping them warm with the auxiliary light plant until fireman Uphaus got the power restored.
The Fire Department was hampered by cars swarming in from
all directions. Fire Chief Arm-
'bruster requests that people going to fires try to stay out of the
firemen's way.
Loss caused by the fire is undetermined. The building „was not
insured.
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Armbruster had as their dinner guests on
Sunday, her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Austin, Mildred Whitman,
all of Brooklyn and an aunt, Miss
Mary Gardner of Detroit.
Schedule Of Fairs
And Ag. Shows In "52
One hundred twenty five agricultural fairs and shows located in 72 different counties
are scheduled to hold events
this coming fiscal year starting
July 1 reports Clarence L. Bo-
lander, Fair Division, Michigan
Department of Agriculture.
Again this year the first event
On April 30th the Chicago Club »0 be held will be the Lake
of Saline High—a group of girls Odessa Civic Fair to be held on
studying home economics — will
hold a cafeteria supper in the kindergarten room in order to raise
the  balance of their trip money.
The girls, according to advisor
Mrs. Alberta Rogers, will feature
chicken on the menu for this oc-
cation.
They will be assisted by five mothers in the planning of the event:
Mrs. Loekwood, Mrs. Groeb, Mrs.
Gleason, Mrs. Socks and Mrs. Sanderson.
The public ie  cordially invited.
Calendar Of
Community Events
April 25 Friday — 4th grade
party at school.
April 26 Saturday — Bake,
Sale at Uphaus Store — Child
Study Club.
April 28 Monday — Seniors
start on class trip.
April 29 Tuesday — Reorganization Advisory Meeting.
April 30 Wednesday— Cafeteria supper given by the Chicago Club.
July 4 and 5.
The attendance at last years
fairs and shows totaled 3„213,-
609 people. This appears to be
the highest record of fairs attendance to date and indicates
over one half of the people of
Michigan attend fairs.
The following is the list of
fairs and shows to be held in
July, August, September and
October:
July; Lake .Odessa Civic and
Agrl. Assn., 4-5; Michigan'
Swine Breeders Assoc., 23,
Charlotte; Menominee Dairy
Show Assn., 26; Barry County
Agrl. Society, 29 through Aug.
2, Hastings; Fowlerville _tg.
Society, 30, 31.
August; Eastern U. P. Jr.
Fat Stock Show, 4-5, Rudyard;
Ionia Free Fair, 4-9; Monroe
Co. Fair Assn., 4-9,. Monroe;-
Cass County Fair Assoc.,- 5-9,
Cassopolis; Lapeer Co. Agrl.
Society, 5-9, Imlay City; Alger
Co. Development Society, 6,
Eben Junction; Baraga Co.
Dairy   Show,   about  the   10th,
Pelkie; Bay County Youth Exposition, 11-15, Bay City; Ingham County Agrl. Society, llr
16, Mason; Shiawassee Co.
Fair, 11-16, Corunna; Arenac
County Agrl. Society, 12-16,
Standish; Huron County Fair,
12-16, Bad Axe; Northern
Michigan Fair, 12-16. Cheboygan; Oakland County 4-H Agrl.
Assn. 12-16, Pontiac; Wayne;
County 4-H Fair Assn. 12-17„
Belleville; Berrien County
Youth Fair Assn., 13-17, Berrien Springs; Genesee County
4-H Agrl. Society, 13-14, Grand
Blanc; Gratiot County Fair,
13-15, Alma; Osceola 4-H and
F.F.A. Fair, 13-15, Evart; Cedar Springs Fanners' Day, 14;
Gogebic County Fair, 14-17,
Ironwood; Montcalm County
Fair Assn. 14-16, Greenville;
Michigan Gladiolus Society, 17-
18, East Lansing; Calhoun
County Agrl. Society, 18-23,
Marshall; Emmet County Fair,
18-23, Petoskey; Tuscola County
Fair Assn., 18-23, Caro; Isabella County Youth and Farm
Fair, 19-23, Mt Pleasant; Kent
County 4-H Agrl. Assn., 19^22,
Lowell; Mecosta County Fair
Assn., 19-23, Big Rapids; Midland County Agrl. and Hort
Society, 19-23; Sanilac County
4-H Agrl. Society, 19-23, Sandusky; Upper Peninsula State
Fair, 19-24, Escanaba; Ogemaw
County Agrl. Society, 20-23,
(Continued  on^page  4)
New An\  Epileptic
Drug Ar lounced
A new anti-epileptic compound
was described today before the
Federation of American Societies
for Experimental Biology, now in;
its annual meeting. Dr. Ben King
Harned •of*'Lederle Laboratories,
where the new Irug was developed,
read the paper.
According to the report, the
drug has shown best results]
against the grand mal, or grand!
seiure, type of epilepsy. This drug
is generally referred to as Hibicon,
or technically by its full name, Hibicon chloroethylphenamide.
Cilnical tests at a number of hospitals and research centers show
that the drug, which is administered orally, is well tolerated, and
that it is effective in cases where
other established anti-cohvulsantsj
have failed.
Dr. Harned emphasied that Hibicon is a new compound, with a
chemical nucleus never 'before used
in the treatment of epilepsy. While
its full possibilities are not yet
known, it has shown great potential in treating several types ^oii
epilepsy.
Another recent paper on this;
new drug stated that a comparison
of its action in a. number of cases
of epilepsy showed that its efficacy is of the same order as that
of dilantin sodium, but that Hibicon could be tolerated without unpleasant side effects.
The drug was synthesized by a
research team under the direction
of Drs. J. H. Williams and Samuel
Kushner. The Pharmacology team
was under the direction of Drs.
Harned and Raymond Cunningham,
and clinical testing was conducted
by Dr. J. M. Ruegsegger.
Vandenberg has long been
active in community affairs,
and was awarded a plaque by
the City Government of Holland
and the Chamber of Commerce
in recognition of his devoted
interest and effective services
to the community.
As presiding officer of the
State Senate, Lieutenant Governor Vandenberg was occupied
in Lansing until the legislature
adjourned last week. He said he
plans to express his views and
meet the people of every section
of the state, between now and
the primary election.
The Republican candidate declared there must be a complete
change, if the people of the
state and nation are to be protected against socialized control of business, labor and agriculture and collapse of purchasing power.
"Our Government, in both
Michigan and the Nation, has
fallen into the hands of political
playboys. They are not the type
of men you would choose as'
guardians of your own-affairs,"
Vandenberg stated, "I am
gravely concerned, because I
think it would be shameful to
let political dilettantes tear
down the fine republic constructed by builders and workers and statesman."
"Honesty and unwavering1
fairness to ALL the people are
the things most needed in present day affairs. Those who enter public life so they may enjoy a political frolie, at your
expense, should find their fun
elsewhere, at their own expense."
Council Asks For
Bids On City Sewer
The Citv Council h"Jd a special  pose of the license.    Council could
meeting Tuesday night, April 22, find no objection to an extension'
to take care of a backlog of busi- . ud to 60 days, providing the tavern
ness. did not operate after May 1, and
Robert  Hull  of Hull's  Grocery; providing the State Liquor Corn-
appeared before the Council to re-  mission would give approval,
quest approval for a carryout SDD ]    The fact that people were tear-
license.   The Council approved hi_ ing out sod in the hack part of the
request unanimously. City Park was brought to the at-
Sewer Lines Discussed j tention of the Council.    The Ooun-
Harry Anderson,' a consulting cil discussed ways this practice
engineer, reported to the Council might be stopped. Jt was proposed
on proposed sewer lines. He placed that an adequate 'barrier be placed
before the Council a base proposal! around the area, and signs posted
plus alternates. The base plan * requesting people not to remove..
calls for the line to run up Harris' grass, sod, dirt or shrubbery.
street  to   Michigan Ave.     Alter- j 	
nate plans would ran the line up I
to McKay street; up to the front of   S. H. S. Band To
Ha_el Cooks; up to Detroit street, j --* it* *    -i
*-d to to the end of the line to j Parade In Ann Arbor
Bennett street. 	
Estimated   cost  of  running  the'
line  up    to   Michigan  is  between
810,000 and $12,000. It was not de-
The Saline High School Band
has been asked to participate in
the giant   parade celebrating  the
termined how the money was to be opelmg of the bi-annual "Michi-
raised. Council decided to ask for gras"—a carnival held in Yicst
approval from the Health Depart- . Field House under sponsorship of
ment to put in a sewer line and a University group. The parade
to ask for bids on the job. lasts for about two hours and is
Ed Garvin appeared before 1 composed of bands from this area
the Council to find out if he w'-oukf as well as bands from towns far-
be acceptable to the Council if ther away; many of them coming
he could purchase the Tavern Li- 40 to 50 miles to make the trip,
cense owned by J. Harmon. Mr., Also included in this parade will
Garvin has had four years exper- ! be many floats and other things
ience operating a tavern. He also that all parades have,
wanted to know if he could relocate Our students Avill leave the
the license at his establishment at school at 2:15 tomorrow afternoon,
701 W. Michigan. j ard will travel to Ann Arbor where
The Council could fnd no objec- | the parade starts. The path wlil
tion at the present time. , be through the middle of  town,
An attorney for J. Harmon ap- over to the campus, down to the
peared before the Council with the Field House and hack again. After
request that the tavern license be the parade, our bandsmen will eat
placed in escrow in order to give their supper in the Union with oth-
Harmon an opportunity  to     dis- i er bandsmen and will then be is-
 ; sued free passes to the Carnival
held at the Field House. This is
, a real treat for our students and
, they are sure to enjoy themselves
| on this trip.
Bonich To Attend
Science Conference
Tomorrow afternoon G. J. Bonich, Saline High science department head, will attend-the Physics-
Chemistry- Astronomy Conference
of the Michigan Schoolmasters'
Club in Ann Arbor.'
During luncheon Dr. Ernest F.
Barker, chairman of the University
of Michigan Physics Department,
will present a lecture entitled,
"New Developments in the Structure of Atomic Nuclei."
After luncheon the conference
will feature Dr. Joseph C. Boyce,
associate director of the Argonne
National Laboratory, who will discuss "Peacetime Uses of Atomic
Energy".
| Seniors Feted In
PreTTrip Party
! The Seniors of Saline High
School were guests of (honor at a'
party held in the school gymnasium last Tuesday evening.
After a delicious potluck supper
the frohekers enjoyed games, visiting and dancing.
The event was planned by Mrs.
Delmar Schrader, Mrs. Walter
Schroeder and Mr. Clare Collins-
It served as a sort of send-off for
the seniors who will begin their
trip on April 28.
61 Take Short
Course At MSC
At the present time, 61 Michigan youngsters are taking advantage of the Young Farmer's
short course being offered at
Michigan State College. The
course is sponsored by the Mich-
ga-.i l>a .iker's Association.
Gladys Booth and Herbert
King of the Saline Area are
now studying under this arrangement.
Any youngster who can meet
the educational standards c•■>
take advantage of the opportunity of attending one of these
classes. The 'Banker's Association will pay ^100 on. their expenses.
Earl Christopher
Leaves Hotel Staff
Earl "Chriss" Christopher is
10 longer associated with the.
Saline Hotel. He resigned Friday April 18, to return to Alden
Michigan, where he owns the
Alden Bar.
In a statement to the Observer, Christopher said that he
wished to .thank everyone for
their patronage and friendship.
Simbnton And
Widmayer Mark
2nd Anniversary
April 29, marks the second
anniversary of Simonton and
Widmayer in their present store
at 6135 Ann Arbor, Saline Rd.
k This company offers proof
that with initiative, a businessman can still start small; and
build up a thriving business.
Simonton and Widmayer
started out without a building,
but only had lawn mowers dis-
plaved in their front yard. Then
they built a 16 by 20 ft. store
building and started sharpening
lawn mowers.
Finally, two years ago, then
'"isiness had grown so that
they had to build the building"
Miey now occupy. They doubled
'heir volume of business within
"wo years.
Weds Milan Man
In Rites Here
Patricia Ann Swanson and
Glen Charles King were married in Saline, in St. Paul's
Evangelical and Reformed
Church at 8 p.m. Saturday,
April 19. Rev. Alwin Siemsen
officiated at the ceremony.
Firemen To Have
Annual Ball April 26
Saturday night, April 26.
about 9 p.m. is the time. The
American Legion Hall is the
place where one of Saline's most
festive annual events will be
held.
That's the night of the Fireman's ball. That's the night
everyone has a good time.
Dancing, prizes and entertainment will be featured. It
only happens once a year. You
can purchase a ticket from any
fireman.
JCC's To Meet
Members of the Saline JCC's
will meet Thursday night, April
24, 6:30 P.M. at the Saline Hotel. From there they will go to
he V.F.W. Hall in Wayne where
hey will meet with the Wayne
Jaycees.
Mrs. Glen C. King
The bride is the daughter oi
Mr. and Mrs: Gordon Swansor
of Saline, and her' husband is
the. son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert King of Milan.
The bride wore a gown of
nylon tulle net over-skirt over
layers of net "and satin. The!
gown had a satin bodice and!
sleeves with a lace yoke, and a
detachable train of satin trimmed with a wide row of lace.
A veil of net with a seed pearl
crown completed her costume.
She carried "a colonial bouquet of :white and pinK roses;
carnations, and lillies-of-the-
valley. -■.-■.
Miss  Barbara Goble,  of Sa
line, was the maid of honor.
She wore a white frosted organdy dress over an orchid
taffeta slip. It was ballerina
length with an orchid taffeta
sash and stole and lavender accessories. She carried a colonial
bouquet of lavender carnations-
Ann Taylor, Patricia White,
Betty Feeman, and Mrs. Raymond Schroeder, all of Saline
were the bridesmaids. Their
dresses were identical to. the
one worn by the maid of honor
except they had white accessories. The bridesmaids carried
colonial bouquets of yellow carnations.
Gail and Carol Michalke, twin
daughters of Mr. and Mra.
Michalke of Saline were the
flower girls. .They wore hooped!
dresses of pink and green nylon
net and carried baskets of petals.
Norman Massey of Milan,
was the "best man, and Thomas
Denham, Bud Hunter, Donald
Posy, and Kenneth Lindberg,
all of Milan, were the ushers.
The reception was held immediately after the ceremony
at the American Legion Home
in Saline. Mrs. Harry Coger
and Mrs. Elton -Bredernitz
poured.
The couple left for Florida
for a ten day" wedding trip. For
her traveling costume, tha
bride wore a. .navy blue and
white checked suit with, navy
accessories and a red fitted
coat.
After April 29, the couple
will live at 745 North Street, in
Milan.
Mrs. King was> graduated*
from Saline High School, and is
employed by the Kaiser-Frazer
Corp. Her husband is a graduate of Milan High School and
works "for the" Ford Motor Co.
in Monroel