1950-09-14; Saline Observer

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SIXTY-SEVTDNTH YEAR
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1950
SAXJNE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
NUMBER 50
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County Zoning
Plan Ditched
By Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors did1
an about-face and rejected the
theory -of county-wide zoning
Monday. „
Opponents • of a blanket zoning ordinance, who- have lashed
.out at the theory as a deprivation of township rights since its
adoption in a stormy June 13
session, killed the idea entirely.
] They did it by beating a mo-
(   " tion to take the matter of se-'
lecting a county zoning commission from the table. The vote
was 19 to 14.
The Board meeting—a special one—was designed for the
particular purpose of choosing
a five-member commission to
write a county-wide zoning law.
The scheduled election never
got started.
Supervisor Donald M. Silk-
worth's motion to take the matter from the table, where it was
placed, at the Aug. 8 session,
was defeated when 14 township
supervisors and five board members representing cities combined their votes.
Zoning was killed Monday because State law. provides that
any county adopting county
zoning shall name its commission within three months. The
V deadline was Wednesday.
Washtenaw Fall
Festival In Ann
Arbor Friday
Barbed discovers That She's A Boy
Potato Growers To
Vote on Continuation
Of Price Support
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Potato growers in Washtenaw
county will be asked to vote in
a referendum that will determine whether Federal price support and an amended Federal
marketing order for potatoes"
should be continued, Oral Bassett,, chairman of the Washtenaw County PMA Committee,
has announced.
The referendum, to be conducted by mail, will be held during the week of September 25
to 30 inclusive, and any grower who produced 1949-crop potatoes for market will be eligible to vote.
A ballot, a copy of the
amended marketing order, instructions for voting, and a postage-free addressed envelope
for returning the ballot to referendum headquarters will be
mailed to all known eligible potato growers in the county
sometime prior to September 25,
Mr. Bassett said. Growers will
then have until September. 30
in which to mark their, ballots
and place them in the mail for
return to R. E. Keller, an official of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture in Chicago, who has
been appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture as. his agent
in conducting the referendum.
In addition to Michigan growers, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
North Dakota growers will also
be asked to vote in the same re-,
ferendum, as well as growers in
several counties of Indiana and
Iowa.
Specifically, growers will be
asked to signify whether they
approve or disapprove the issuance of Federal Marketing
Order Nd? 60, with amendments,
authorizing regulation of the
handling of potatoes grown in
the North Central potato production area (Michigant -Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and the several commercial
counties of Iowa and Indiana.
The order must be approved
by at least two-thirds- of the
growers voting in the referendum, by number or by volume
of production, before it can be
issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Bassett said.
Mr. Bassett points out-that
the law (Public Law 471, 81st
Congress) requires tfrat no
price support shall be made
available for potatoes of the
1950-crop if proposed marketing
orders are disapproved "by producers  voting in  referendums.
So in effect, the chairman
explained, growers will actually
be given the opportunity to vote
on the question of whether or
note they want price support
continued on potatoes for the
1950-crop.
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An exhibit of organically raised
vegetables. A rose exhibit and a
book nook will be features of the
county wide Fall" Festival to be
held from 1 to 9 o'clock, Friday,
September 15 at the Masonic
Temple in Ann, Arbor. There will
also be exhibits of flowers, fruits
and vegetables. Admission is free.
The Festival is sponsored by
the Ann Arbor Garden Club. Mrs.
Otto Greschke the president of
the club announced the Ann Arbor Club will display ah arrangement of exotic plants. Miss Ethel
Towar will display a floral arrangement done in old pewter
and Mrs. James Inglis will contribute two exhibits under the direction of Mrs. William Giefel.
One exhibit will feature organically raised vegetables and anther .will be an autumn color arrangement of fruits and vegetables. Dr. A. A. Christman will
be in charge of a rose exhibit.
The Junior Garden Clubs under
the direction of Mrs. W. K. Pier-
pont   will   also  have  an   exhibit.
Garden Clubs 'and farm groups
exhibiting will be the Farm and
Garden Association* iMrs. (Walter
Lay, president; Ypsilanti Garden
Club, Mrs. Hazel CulKs, president;, Ann Arbor Woman's Club,
Mrs. W. V. Dick, president; the
Pittsfield Grange exhibit is under the direction of Mrs. Erwin
Frederick; West Side Women's
Club, Mrs. William Foss, chairman of the Garden Section; Associated Farm Bureau, Mrs. Bay
Wurster, chairman;. Saline (Woman's Club, Mrs. Charles Kern,
president, Mrs. Everett D. Wol-
fine,   chairman.
Manchester group under the
leadership of Mrs. C. G. Toburen
will have a general display of
flowers grown in Manchester
gardens.
Mrs, Alvin Marsh in .charge of
the Washtenaw Home Economics
Extension Groups will feature a
county map showing the locatioh
of the fifty-two groups through*
out the county.
Arbor Farmers Club, Earl
Quackenbush of Dixboro, president. The chairman of this group
which will have a general exhibit of flowers, fruits and yegeta-,
hies is Mrs.* Earl Quackenbush.
Salem iFarmers Clubs. The president is George Henning. Chairman of the exhibit, Mrs. Coda
Savery. The committee will be
Mrs. Roy LeMaster and Mrs.
George Henning.
The Faculty IWomens Club, Mrs.
C. C. Meloche is chairman of the
garden section and Mrs. Leo A.
Schmidt is in charge of the exhibit which will feature a book
nook of a large selection of books
useful in gardening.
The 4-H Club under the leadership of iDon Johnson will have
exhibits by various _-H groups
throughput the county.
The Lima Variety Club, Junior Leader, Barbara Kuhl reported that her group will have exhibits from the garden of the
members of the club.
The W-edless Gardeners, the
(Webster Sylvan Township Club
with- Allen Broesamle as leader
and the Wedonit Group from
Webster Township under the
leadership of Mrs. Gordon Larson will also exhibit.
There will be a gladioli exhibit
•by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sutton.
When Jerry Coe, Saline Barber, clipped the eight-inch brown curls off the head of two-year-old James Wilson
recently, he brought about an astonishing transformation.. Charming little James, had lost all Of his distinctive traces
of femininity and stepped down out of .the chair a he-little man indeed. James is the son of Mr .and Mrs. Miles Wilson
of 4790 Saline-Ann Arbor road. —Saline Observer Photo
New Look For Benton
School, But No More
Bees In Bonnet
Girl Scouts of Saline
Troop No. 1
The first meeting will be held
Friday night, September 16,. at
7 o'clock at "Little's". Wear
rubbers and coats. We are going
to be out-of-doors.
Verona Little, Leader.
This fall the students hardly
recognize their school, located
five miles west of Saline on
US-112. New siding and paint
have been put on. Three cheers
for the school board under the
directorship of Milton Feldkamp. Mr. • Feldkamp, ably
assisted by Warren Finkkbeiner
and Arthur Wiedmayer, also
removed the bees from the
building,   .
A new .set of Workl Encyclo-
pedeas was purchased for the
pupils use.
Mrs. Dorothy Kazmaier of
Ann Arbor returned this year
to teach again.
Mr. and Mrs. George Miller of
Detroit spent the weekend here
with relatives.
Monday Evening
Bridge Club
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Mrs. Ray Hunt entertained the
Monday evening Bridge Club.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Donald Rapp, first, and Mrs. M.
Hartman, >low. Mrs. Ray Davis,
substituted for Mrs. Allen Wiedman and Mrs. Ralph Hunt played for Mrs. Erwirj. Schmid who
is a medical patient at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
Henry Leutheuser
To Speak At Family.
Night Dinner
The evening of Tuesday, September 19, has been set as the
date for the first Family Night
Dinner of the season at Federated church. Each family is
asked to bring its own table
service and food to pass, the
dinner hour being set for 7:00
p. m. Preceding the dinner,
games are- planned for the
children cn the church lawn.
Contests, races, games, etc.,
which were postponed because
of rain at the church school picnic, are scheduled to be held at
this time with,, appropriate
prizes. All children of the
church are urged to be present
anytime after 6:15 o'clock.
A feature of the evenings program of .fun and fellowship will
be a talk by Henry Leutheuser
on his recent flight to'Germany
where he made a six weeks' visit this- summer. Mr. and Mrs.
Hazen Jewell and Michael Bennett are in charge of the entertainment for the children and
members of Circle IH of the
Ladies' Aid Society will serve
coffee and make the necessary
table arrangements.
Injury Proves Fatal
To Ernest Luekhardt
. Ernest Luekhardt, 59, of
Bridgewater died early Friday
morning in University Hospital
as a result of head injuries received in an automobile accident
September 3.
Mr. Luekhardt was born September 13, 1890, in Saline township, the son of Aaron and Ro-
sina Lindemann Luekhardt.
He (married Lula Klein on
May 6, 1P15, in Saline township.   She survives.
When he retired from farming, he moved to Bridgewater.
He had-been a life-long resident
of the area.
Mr. Luekhardt was a.jnember
of the St. James Evangelical
and Reformed Church of Saline
township.
Besides his wife he is survived by six sons, Waldo and
Robert of Bridgewater, Wesley
and Leo of Ann Arbor, Roy of
Stewart, Florida, and Larry of
'Saline; a daughter, Mrs. Lois
Hieber of Freedom township
and 10 grandchildren.
Also surviving are three
brothers, Alvin and Amos Luekhardt of Saline, and Julius
Luekhardt of Ypsilanti; three
sisters, Mrs. Olga Ernst of Ann
Last Rites For
Freda Williams  *
Friday
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JDeath came Tuesday evening to
Freda Williams at J Iter home at
2244 Milkey Rd., Saline Valley
'Farms. She was Worn April 30,
1905 at Edmonton, Canada the
daughter of Carl and Pauline
Buchholz. September 15, 1932
she was married to fEyine Harvey Williams in New TE^rk City.
They have made their home in
this vicinity for the past three
and one-half years.
Besides her husband she is
survived by one son, Kenneth at
home.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 2 p.m. at the Lock-
wood Funeral Home. Burial will
take place in the Mooreville
cemetery. ^ »
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City Park Scene of
Layher, .Family's 25th
Annual Reunion    •
American Legion
Auxiliary
Saline park was the scene of
the 25th. Layher reunion last
Sunday. This family has met on
this particular spot for a number of years, since it is about
centrally located for its members.
A large number of descendants
of Frederick and Christine Layher, who were among the early
pioneers of Washtenaw County,
assembled under .the beautiful
elms on the banks of the Saline
River to renew- family ties "and
acquaintances. After a sumptuous dinner games were played in
which old and young participated.
At the conclusion of the games
and contests the Business meeting was held in which the following new officers of the reunion
were elected to serve for one
year: Clarenre iLogan of Jackson, president; Herbert King of
Milan, vice-president; Dorothy
Hazlett of Milan, secretary-treasurer.
Greetings were read from, Gloria and Bob Hamilton of Sun Valley, California, and Fred Layher
and his daughter Pauline of Temple City,' California, were present.
William Klager
Purchases First
Registered Jersey
William Klager has purchased
his first registered Jersey, as
announced by The American Jersey Cattle Club from its national
offices in Columbus, Ohio. He
Arbor,' __J MrT George"steeb purchased   the   Jersey   female.
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and Mrs. Adolph Stierle, both of
Saline.
Funeral services were held
at 3 o'clock* Sunday afternoon
at the Lockwood Funeral Home
with Rev. E. F. Lawrenz offici
ating.    Burial was in the  St,
James Church Cemetery.
Boysville School
At Macon Starts
Boysville, the Knights of Columbus school for needy boys,
opened this week at Macon with
70 enrolled. Boysville has a long
waiting   list.    Director    Hilarion
^Jester Giant's Dream Lady, from
the herd owned by Gregory J.
Seckinger of Manchester, Mich.
The Jersey breed had its origin on Jersey Isle, one of the
Channel Islands located off" the
coast of France. Today Jerseys
are found on every continent and
are proving to be extremely versatile in adapting themselves to
all kinds of climatic conditions.
Forty-two percent of the dairy
cattle in the United- States are
-Jerseys. Their milk finds a ready market because of its high
food value and rich flavor.
2JLr. and 'Mrs. Leland Graf and
daughter    Marilyn    and' Nancy
Brezik   states   that   as   soon   as Baker -are spending from TJprs-
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more    space   is    available
The annual meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary was
held the latter part. of. August.
In summarizing the activities
and accomplishments of the
past year the following highlights were mentioned:
Auxiliary members assisted
the Legion with the Tide of
Toys project, served free
lunches to the men working to
save the dam during the threat
in March, conducted both Red
Cross and Community Chest
drives for the community, sent
seventeen Mother's Day cards
with hankies enclosed to be dis-
'tributed to veterans in Dearborn hospital, held a poppy poster contest in the school following which a party was given for
all contestants, conducted a
joint poppy sale with .tfre Legion following the purchase of
2,000 poppies, sent Mary Lou
Burkhart as our delegate to
Girls' State, and served a spaghetti dinner to members of the
Legion in connection with their
installation of new officers in
August.
One of the largest representations in several years from
the Auxiliary took part in the
Memorial Day parade. Three or
four Gold Star Mothers were on
hand for it, tpo. The graves
of all the war dead in Oakwood
Cemetery' were- decorated by a
committee from the organization.
Contributions totaling $145
were made to the following: Legion Poppy Fund, Easter Gift
program for hospitalized veterans, Red Cross, Special Hospital
Services, Cigarette Fund, Emergency Aid Fund, Polio Fund
and March of Dimes, Grand Rapids Veterans Facility and the
Leonard Wood Memorial Fund.
The registration fees for
three Brownie SDonsors were
paid by the Auxiliary and a
Christmas party was given for
all Brownie members.
More than a dozen dinners
were prepared and served by
members of the organization
who generously, donated their
time and efforts.
New officers for the coming
year include Mrs. Jessie Deede,
president; Mrs. Louetta Winkle,
first vice-president; Mrs. Alberta Rogers, second vice-president; Mrs. Marguerite Vance,
secretary; Mrs. Mae Harms,
treasurer; Mrs. Clara Finkbeiner, chaplain; Mrs. Ethel
Hunt, historian; Mrs. Genevieve'
Martin, parliamentarian and
Mrs. Violet Scully, sergeant-at-
arms. The executive board
members are Mrs. Doris Robison, Mrs. Wiltrud Elsman, Mrs*
Thelma Burkhart and Mrs. Katy
Lou Hartman.
Those present at this August
meeting heard a very fine report of the State Convention of
the American Legion Auxiliary
presented by our delegate, Mrs.
Mae Harms.
The new officers will be installed at the next regular meeting, September 26; All members
and their guests are urged to
attend. '.-.'-''.
Less Than 30% of
The Eligibles Vote in
Primary Election
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More than 450 legal voters
in the city of Saline "failed to
exercise^the privilege in Monday's primary election. 173
Republicans and 29 Democrat-
did.
However, those who did vote
here, seemed to have picked the
winners. Harry F. Kelly, for
Governor, easily outdistanced
his competitors outstate and
Governor Williams, who was unopposed,-rolled up a tremendous
vote.
For Lieutenant Governor,
William C. Vandenberg was the
Republicans', choice and John
W. Connolly, the Democrats'.
George Meader "and John P.
Dawson, both of Ann Arbor, will
fight It out for Congressman
Earl Michiner's seat next No-,
vember.
"the Saline vote was as follows:
Governor: R, Kelly 73, Alger
.37, Keyes 30, Engel 14. D, Williams 28.
Lt. Gov.: R, Vandenberg 81,
Henderson 40, Laubengayer 35,
Mills 12.   D, Connolly 26.
Congress: R, Meader 106,-
Ward 20, Aten 15, Kelly 12,
Bannasch 6, Barnes 6. D, Dawson 17, Larsen 7, Sterling 4.
State Senator: R. Higgins
155; D, Woody 25.
Representative: R, Warner
125; D, Blackenburg 24.
Sheriff: R, Osborn 158; D,
Beeler 13, 01t;ersdo-f 12.
Prosecutor: R, Reading 157;
D, Ryan 24.
County Clerk: R, Smith 160;
D, Ackenhusen 25.
County Treasurer: R. Ver-
ner 158; D, Cummings 25.
Register of Deeds: R, Thomas 151; Dt Campbell 26.
Drain Commissioner: R,
Hill 148; D, Merrill 23.
Coroners: R, Ganzhorn 153,
Engelke 1, Dickson 1, Dr. Miller 1, Dr. Prout 1; D, Dickson
25.
Surveyor:    R, Harry Atwell
Delegates to County Convention: R, J. C. Little, C. A. Curtiss, H. A. Holmes.
Fireworks and Parade
Will Be Features of
Community Fair
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Saline Community Fair, September 27-30, opens on Wednesday and exhibitors are supposed, to make their entries before 12 o'clock or thereabouts.
The opening day is designated
as Children's Day and the program includes a Tug o' War preliminary at 2 o'clock, the Soap
Box Derby on East Henry St.
at 4 o'clock. At 7:30 p. m., the
High School Band will give a
concert, to be followed by a
stage show at 8 and fireworks
at 10:30. n
Thursday is Farmers' Day.
Judging in all classes will begin
at 10 a. m. and at 1:30 comes
the Steer Club Parade and
Show. Horse pulling contest in •
all classes will be held at 2:30
p. m„ and another band* concert and stage show will be held
in the evening preceding the
fireworks display at 10:30.
Friday is Saline Day, which
will feature a Tractor Pulling
Contest at 1:30, Steer Club,
Lamb and Pig Auction at 3
o'clock, and in the evening a
Fiddlers' Contest and the
Crowning of Miss Saline by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Saturday is Washtenaw County Day with a Pet Contest on
the School Grounds at 12:30
followed by the Floats and Costume Contests at one o'clock.
At 2:15 the Grand Parade will
form and wend its way down
Michigan avenue. The local
Horse and Pony Show will take
place at 3:15 and the Tug c-'
War finals at 3:30. The owner
j of the fat steer and many other
prize winners' will be announced
at 11 p. m.
Happyland Shows will offer
thrilling rides and many novelty
features to highlight the four
days of this highly interesting'
community event.
Waterworks Lane
Continues Source
Of Controversy   .
"The Saline .City Council .instructed Att. Stanton Roesch to
proceed legally against. Herman
Bredernitz in the ^natter of the
water works lane, the gates of
which, Bredernitz said, he had
locked open. '-;
A!' Justice Court jury recently
gave the city control of the lane
and Bredernitz was barred ffon-
using "it for his cattle but has
the right to use it for transporting his farm tools across
the creek to reach other parts
of his farm property. Bredernitz feels that the finding of
the jury was not equitable, in
that while he was paid $100 in
the city's condemnation of the
land, he still owns it and pays
taxes on it, but his. rights are
limited. He told councilmen
Monday night that land "values
in his neighborhood far exceed
that which he received.
Laurin Bauer Heads
West Saline Farm
Bureau Group
tudents will be accepted.
Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Leonard entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward Vinton of Detroit Sunday.
Attend Whittaker
Church Wedding
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leonard,
Mr. and. Mrs. Arthur Zurlinden
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Leonard attended the
wedding of the latter's niece,
Miss Emmagene Dexter and
Raymond Fampier, which took
place in Whittaker Evangelical
church -Saturday evening. Both
young people are from Milan
vicinity and are employees of
the Universal. Die Casting and
Mfg. Corp. in. Saline.
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Beth Gilbert and
Walter Sally  .
Married
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gilbert
announce the marriage ■ of their
daughter, Elizabeth Anne, - to
Walter Sally "of Ypsilanti. The
Rev. Engel performed the ceremony in Saline.
Try a liner ad in the Observer
TUie West Saline Community
Farm Bureau met Monday evening at the home of Mr. and •
Mrs. iWarren Finkbeiner with 17
members and five guests present.
The group voted in favor of giving $5.00 to the Infirmary Committee of the Washtenaw County
Farm Bureau Women to help
make life at the Infirmary a bit
more pleasant .for the inmates.
Also voted in favor of paying
their share for the expense of the
Saline Township Farm Bureau
picnic.
The election of officers followed with the following elected:
Discussion leader, Lauren Finkbeiner; president, Lorrin Bauer;
secretary, Mrs. Warren Finkbeiner; treasurer, Oscalv Klein;
Women's Committee, Mrs. Lorrin
Baiier and Mrs. Herman Howeisen; publicity chairman, Warren
Finkbeiner; hospital chairman,
Mrs. Howeisen; action committeeman, Theophil Alber; refreshment
committee, Mrs.. Lauren Finkbeiner. Ellsworth, Lindsley was
-elected to run as a delegate to
Lansing in November.
Everyone was urged, to get
out and vote in Tuesday's primary election. .       ■'   *
After the meeting was 'adjourned; refreshments were served "by the committee and the-
rest of the-evening spent socially.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Oscar
Klein and.' Clarence Feldkamp,
-ugh "honors. Consolations to Howard -Handy and Mrs. Gottlieb
Finkbeiner.
SALINE COMMUNITY FAIR - SEPT-27*30