1950-12-21; Saline Observer

              SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR
!6e Sofa*
jTTMT__r.T? 19! ■ '    SALINE, WASHTENAW. COUNTY, 1
NUMBER 12
SALINE, WASHTENAW. COUNTY, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, DEC.  21, 1950    FIVE CENTS PER COPY $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Peace On Earth To
A
Men of Good Will
Peace on earth to all men of j
good will.
There's a lot to- think .about
in. that sentence. '
America has taken part in
two world wars which started \
in Europe and spread to all
parts of the world, and which
never settled anything. World
peace prevailed to a lesser degree than ever. Now we are
looking expectantly for a third
world war and attempting to
get those nations which were
our enemies before, to line up
with us against those who were
our former allies.
We've spent a lot of money
and materials and men to buy
a doubtful friendship overseas.
We've stuck our feet into
a pair of boots which, it seems,
we can't kick off.
■-_,. Now, at Christmas time, the
time of peace on earth, good
will to men ... at a time when
struggle and fighting and
death and destruction is most
repugnant to all ... we find
our country in a state of emergency. According to the President and to the decent, responsible men of both of our leading political parties and our
military leaders, we must gather our might for a far greater
struggle than any that has
gone before.
Peace on earth! It is apparent that it has to come by the
sword! By the sword of righteous men who must no longer
have compunctions #bout using
it for the annihilation of those
who continually obstruct ithe
peaceful progress of mankind.
Twice, within a generation we
have-tried to bring peace to the
world, with a tremendous sacrifice of mem and a profusion of
gifts. We have attempted tot
heal the wounds of friend and
foe alike, but to no avail.
Americans want peace above
all things. Maybe selfishly,
because we don't want to be
burdened with the things hard
living entails. Maybe because
of a moral degeneracy that is
blatantly ^mblazoned in the
news columns of the daily press
and the Hollywood air of this
present era.   -
If these are the impulses of
the moment we might better "be
isolationists.
However, we believe It "3s a
greater principle which springs
to the fore from the promptings of a spirit that has "never died in tMs nation. It is our
inherent love of freedom and
the sure knowledge that only
in such am atmosphere can
peace abide.
We say peace to all men of
good will. To obtain this peace
throughout the woi.c* it "is evident that men must die . . . the
go'od with the evil. Put "let this
struggle be the .'final one, the
battle of Armageddon and the
coming .of the "Lord. For if
ever a time tomes again that
peace does prevail, it will be
'the Lord's day and our Christ-
mases will no longer he a mockery.
Enough men have died "in past
ages in the name of righteousness to have put down all of
the brutality of the ages. There
Special Police
Organized for
Defense Program
has been enough good accomplished to have smothered all
of the sin of the world. The
fact remains that we have been
too soft in our moments of victory . . . and lost all that we
paid for so dearly.
Let us continue to declare
peace on earth, to all men of
good will, and let there be teeth
in it so that it becomes no
longer just a shallow declaration. If it must be war, let it
be without quarter, a fight to
the finish. America and her
allies should declare it a holy
war; a war to end all wars, and
when that day comes when victory is in sight, and we still
have the strength, let us press
on to wipe out utterly the last
remnant of those who persist
in making it a hell on earth.
17,000 Pass Through
The Gates at Saline's
Community Fair
Wm. Sturm, Long
In Business Here,
Dies Suddenly
Your New
Social Security
Christmas Services at
Federated Church
&
-i-
An important  phase of the
amended Social Security law
The Christmas worship service
at Federated Church will be at
10 o'clock on Sunday morning,
with the pastor, the Rev. Henry
McKenzie, using the theme, "The
Greatest Story Ever  Told."   Spe-
one that went into eifect on cial Christmas music will he
September 1, 1950—is that re- featured, with the chorus choir
laung to the World War II vet-1 under the direction of 'Harold,
erans, and to survivors of both' Brown singing, "Glory To God"
men and women who served in'^y Rogers, and a trumpet duet to
World War H. be played .by George Austin and
Survivors of servicemen who hi3 son James, accompanied by
died within three years after Mrs_ Austin. They will play,
discharge from the Armed For- j "There's A, Beautiful Star" by
ces, already know of the 1946 Raymond. A nursery will be pro-
change" in the Social Security! rfcLed for small children during
law made for their protection, ^ae service.
It was temporary protection. 0n St,naay evening at 7:45
First, it applied only to service 0.clock the church school will
people who died within that 3- present its annual Christmas pro-
year period. Second, it did granl) with Mrs- Arthu j^^ ^a
not apply if the Veterans Ad-jthe prilnary department teachers
ministration could pay a pen-|in charge of the program from
sion or compensation based on!^ beginners' _md primary de-
the period of active service.iartmentSh wnile Mra. Hugh
Third, and most important, it Keveling and Mrs. Clarence John-
did not give credit tor service < Qn have 3XISLrigeri the dramatiz-
toward old-age insurance bene-,aUon o( ^ Christmas story ,by
fl*s- This provision remains in ^ old€r departments of the
effect for the survivors of each s<Mo<^ ^^ 0m tt!Lditioral C3iol
serviceman.   However, if larg-, m__sic The detailed -program foI.
-er   benefit  payments    can  be T	
paid  under   the  1950 "Amend-
lows:
Prelude, invocation; hymn, "Oh
Little Town of Bethlehem," congregation.
Recitations: "Others" by Julie
Collins; 'IH'is Birthday by Bruce
and Aaiy IJphaus;  "Our Thanks"
ments to the Social Security
Act, the new section of the "law
will be used.'
What are the new provisions
for World War II servicemen?
Slo wage^ecS?- 2?* Sh * Bobb* «* Jerr^ *usto; "**
month^/LtivlsSvdiLtSf*; CaJn8^y^s„af »
September 16, 1940 and July i^™; .y*0^*?,\by i*8^
24" 1947. Reputation •&■<*£* l'm J®?*? ** 1*wd
take these wage cr_dits into ac- M«ta»»er; -Our Part" by Han-
count will te made, and such nah Geddes; "God's Grft by David
recomputation is used   in    all aE^wsBEa-
cases where it will Tesult in
higher old-age or survivors insurance payments.
Unlike   the   1946 temporary
Exercise: '^Christmas Stars,"
Artie Johnson, Jane Ross, -3_n_nay
.Friend, Diana Kealey, Georgia
.Buig, Michael Johnson, Ruth. Gil-
measure, the new provision is ten, John Emory, Janice HaH, _KE-
not affected by aigr csmpensa- chael Cpgar, Janet Richai-te, «_lor-
tion or pension that may be aa "Miffiman, Dickie Miller, Gsoa-ge
paid by the Veterans Adminis- -Reynolds, Charles Hawkins, _Nan-
tration. The only cases where ,>ay Schild, Barbara (Ramsey,
the §160 service-connected wage 1 Song, "Bells," by Nursery and
credits will not be given are' Kindergarten classes. Exercise:
those in which benefits, other 1 "It's Christmas Time," i&thleen'
than a lump sum, are payable | Weak, Eleanor Grubb, John jcOm-
under seme Other -Federal plan, son, Charles Geddes, Gale Wenk,
for instance, Civil Service or Beverly Jo Brown, John Kevshng.
Railroad Retirement. | Exercise, "Keep a Christmas -Can-
The $160 wage credits will -die Shining," (Douglas McKenzie,
be given- to every serviceman' Maurice Kealey, Betsy 'Wright,
who had 90 days or more of Richard Johnson, Ronald Rogers,
military or naval service, with-|Thonras Johnson an<T Carol
in  the  date     mentioned,    and Brown. Song, 'Christmas Candles,'
Bridgewater School
Christmas Program
Wednesday Night
The pupils of the Bridge-
water Station school gave their
Christmas program Wednesday
night which consisted of the
following (numbers:
Song, - Silent Night, school;
recitation, _.-Merry Christmas,
Carol Bersuder; recitation, A
Wish to You, Gary Finkbeiner;
recitation, My Daddy's Neckties, Gordon; Wild; song, Up
On. the Housetop, four boys;
recitation, Rjding with Santa,
Charles Sanderson; recitation
The Christmas Story, Esther
Guenther; recitation, Being
Good, Richard Luekhardt.
French * carol, Bring Your
Torches, school; piano selection, Sleigh Bell Time, Nancy
Finkbeiner; song, Rudolph, the
Red Nosed. Reindeer, Gary
Finkbeiner; play, Working Daddy; recitation, A Present for
Mother, Robert Feldkamp;
song, Here Gomes Santa Claus,
school; recitation, Phoning
Santa, Karl .Luekhardt.
RecitatioKf'rG.h-'istmas Always, Betty Wackenhut; recitation, When Clirist Was Born,
Nancy Finkbeiner; song, Joy to
the World; six girls; monologue, A Merry Mix-Up, Patricia Fulford; dialogue, Santa,
Claus, Richard Schultz and
Larry Finkbeiner; recitation,
The Most Important Birthday,
Elizabeth Guenther; play, Santa's Breakfast Party.
Recitation, What Makes
Christmas, Ruth Sanderson;
recitation, Take the Road, Lou-
fee Guenther; guitar, Silent
Night, Ruth Sanderson; song,
.Lather's Cradle Hvmn, six
children; recitation, When Daddy Trimmed the Tree, Richard
Schultz; song* Old Santa Claus;
presentation of gifts by Santa
and song, Good Night, schooL
Cpl, Predmore
Home on Leave
The Saline Police Department
has organized a Special Police
Unit here consisting of 25 men
for the Civilian Defense program. The duties of this group
will be to help handle the heavy flow of traffic in the event
of an air raid; to help care for
the injured, arid to prevent pilfering and plundering which
goes with bombing raids. These
men will be supplied with identification cards and arm bands
so that the public will know
who they are. They will be assigned posts and given instructions "and when on duty will
have the full power of any police officer...        »
Starting January 1,' we will-j
have two bonded deputy sheriff i
officers here to assist the local J
police.   These men are now in
training  and  will    have    the1
knowledge of    extended police!
functions,  as to the operation'
of the two way radio in  the:
squad car,  and general police'
work, and will act as special!
.police officers for the City of
Saline.   They are Harry Hersch
and Carl Bredernitz.   In order
to carry out this program with
efficiency your utmost cooperation is needed.
Chief of Civilian. Defense
City of Saline, -
whose discharge or release
from service was not dishonorable. The 90-day. provision
does not apply if discharge was
caused by injury or disability,
or death occurred while in service..
Obviously, this $160 a month
service-c-onnected wage credit
of the new Social Security law
will bring larger benefits to
present survivors of servicemen and to the families of veterans who die within the next
few years. Also, many World
War II ex-servicemen, now in
the 50-60 age group, will acquire old-age. and survivors insurance status through these
service earned wage credits.
In its broader aspects, this
provision" of:the amended Social Security Act will enable
many veterans to regain social
security status built up before
the war. Also, it will help establish these insurance rights
for veterans who never worked
in social security-covered jobs
before entering military service. ' ■ • ,  *
In my next article, I shall discuss the dependent husband
and his eligibility for. insurance
benefit' oayments under the
new Social Security law1.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Saline American Legion . -will exchange gifts at its Tuesday evening meeting at the legion home.
See The '51 FORD TRUCK
At WeMn-Ml Auto Co..
Primary classes; song, "Away in
a Manger," - Primary department.
Christmas pageant: mother,
Kay Austin; daughter, Joyce
Ross; Mary, Mary Koebbe; Joseph, John Erskin; kings, Gene
Austin, John Miller; shepherds,
Robert Brown, William Austin,
John Miller; angels, Ruth Lutz,
Judy Miller, Carol Johnson, Judy
Wenk; choir, Sally Cook, Betsy
-Dicks, Berniece Jaeger, Louise
Ramsey, Beverly Tower, Margie
Tower, Shirley Uphaus, Lois
IBJinch, ILaura IvVeible, .Nancy Keveling, Joan Austin, Patsy Johnson, Marion'Johnson, Janice Gogo,
Ruth Hawkins, Judy Grubb, Carol
CpL Wayne Predmore of the
TJ. S. Army Air Force, is home
on 15-day leave from Waco,
Texas, and expects to return
there pn Jan. 3. Col. Predmore
is much impressed with what
he has seen "of Texas and says
that it holds many inducements
for a permanent residence.
Fosdick on Tour
With State Normal
Basketball Quint
Harry Fosdick, Saline's outstanding all-around athlete, left
by plane from Willow Run Airport Thursday morning - with
the Ypsilanti State Normal
basketball team for Blooming-
ton, Illinois, where they are
scheduled to play the Normal
team tonight. On Saturday
night thev will engage the
Eastern Illinois  Teachers  Col
lege quintet at Charleston and
Johnson, Janet Tower, and Carol • from there they will go to In-
IWrtght. James Austin at the or- j dianapolis    and    thence    back
ea"-     * - " home Sunday. "     "-
Director of primary progranj,
Mrs. Arthur Lutz; directors'" oT
pageant,'Mrs. Hugh Keveling and
Hymn, "Joy to the Wofld."
Mis.- Clarence -Johnson.      -
Peg Steiner Enlists
In the Waves
Miss Peggie Marie Steiner
has enlisted in the Waves and
will report to the Great Lakes
"TNTaval Training Station, Illinois,
for induction on Wednesday, of
next week. •      " _-,   ' -
Miss Steiner is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Steiner of 210 E. Henry. Street, a
graduate of Saline High School,
an^ has recently been in the
employ of the King-Seeley
Corp. at the Scio plant.
Will Flood Henne
Field tor Skating
City employees and members
of the fire department will
flood the north end of the athletic field to provide sledding
and skating for-the young people of the community during
the holidays, weather permitting. '
Regular Meeting
Stars Postpone
SaMe Chapter OES, will
hold its regular meeting on
Wednesday, January 3, rather
than January 1, because of the
holiday. ~
At the annual fair board
meeting held on the night of
Dec. 11, reports of -the' year
were presented.
The treasurer, Alwin Burkhardt, gave a complete financial statement which showed a
•substantial growth and progress of the association. After
expenses were paid a net gain
of approximately $1,000.00, including increases in inventory,
was reported. The total assets
of the organization now are approximately $4,500.00
The total attendance at the
1950 Fair was approximately
17,000 people for the four days,
and it was the small admission
-charge that helped meet the increasing premium list cost and
mpunting expenses. Over 1,200
entries were made 'and over"
$1900 paid out in premiums.
The board voted to hold the
fair another year on the same
dates as this year. The officers
and directors for the 1949i50
fair were re-elected and Webb
Harwood was elected to fill the
vacancy of Micah Robison.'
The next meeting will be held
the last Monday in March at
which time the new committees
will be apointed and plans made
for the 1951 fair.
Many of the members of the
board, will attend the annual
State Fair Association meeting
which is to be held in Detroit
Jan. 14, 15 and 16.
Homestead Tax
Exemptions for
Servicemen
Home-owning servicemen and
those about to enter the Amied
Forces were reminded today by
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
that veterans homestead act exemptions  could, apply to them.
Michigan VFW Commander
G. Edwin Slater of Detroit,
stated that many persons being recalled to active duty are
not aware of the fact that the
law may be of benefit to them.
The homestead exemption act
provider for a tax exemption
on $2,000 of real estate owned
and used as a heme by members
of the Armed Forces who have
entered service an^'me rf-nee
January 1, 1940. The exemption can only be grarted where
the Vflue of the home is less
th<m $7,K00.
The VFW Commander pointed out that separate applications for the exemption must
be filed each year by the serviceman or his wife.   The ap- Christmas Party
n of an . J
William L. Sturm, who has
operated a clothing store in Saline for nearly fifty years,
passed away suddenly Tuesday
afternoon from a heart attack
at his home at 209 E. Michigan!
avenue. He was 77 years of
age.
Mr. Sturm was born in Saline
ozx September-22, 1873, the son
of Louis and Rosine Koeder
Sturm. He had made Saline his
home during his entire lifetime.
A kindly man, well known
and highly respected throughout this area, he had entered
business early in life with his
father and continued in that
activity up until the time of his
death.
Survivors are his widow and
two daughters, !_.; Harold
Zahn and Miss Esther Sturm;
two sisters, Mrs. Clara Lindenschmidt of California and Mrs.
Roy Rogers of Saline; two
brothers, Arthur of Saline and
Walter of Ypsilanti, and two
grandchildren.
Mr. Sturm was a member of
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church of Saline.
Funeral services will be held
at the Lockwood Funeral Home
at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon,
the Rev. Alvin Siemsen officiating and interment will be in
Oakwood Cemetery. Friends
may call at the home during the
interim.
Adult Agriculture
Education Classes
Planned
Captain Herririgton,
Former Salinean, Is
Korean Casualty
Every community needs some
help and guidance within each
specialized field and Saline is
„ _ The improved
methods which are the result of
pxugre__s mane it imperative
that each group in our society
keep pace with the trends of
the times.
The Vocational Educational
Department of Lansing is offering such a training opportunity
' to the rural people of this area
and classes are being organized
for training'in any of the specialized fields in agriculture.
Classes which are being organized are for those interested in
dairying, poultry, soils, conservation, crops, fruit, landscaping and farm mechanics.
Such classes have been offered in other agriculture departments of the state, this
being the first year classes will
be held in our school..
The State Department supports 757c of the cost and the
local school the balance. A
minimum of ten meetings is required which will probably be
held every other week.
As  soon- as  the    interested
adults decide upon the subjects,
desired a definite night will be
announced.
The meetings will consist of
discussions, motion pictures
and special speakers. Anyone
interested should cwt* ot
Charles H. Osgood, director of
Adult Agriculture Education,
Saline High School.
New Books At
Saline Public
Mrs. Stephen Hasted received  T iUrar_7
word Tuesday from her neice  J-'1"-'1 di y
in Spokane, Washington, of the
death   of   Captain  William   F.
Herrington, son of the late Mr.
and  Mrs.  Grover Herrington.
Captain Herrington entered
the service in 1941 and served
in Japan. At the close of the
war he was sent to Germany
with 'the American occupation
forces. He returned on leave
to visit his wife -in Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho, in July but was
immediately called back to.
duty.    He was sent to Korea
Adult Books
Jungle Gold, Harold Bind-
loss; Jubilee Trail, Gwen Bris-
tow; The Oakdale Affair, Ed-
gajr Burroughs; Wide House,
Taylor Caldwell; Dynasty of
Death, Taylor Caldwell; Hungry Hill, du Maurier Daphne;
Come and Get It, Edna Ferber;
Case of the Cautious Coquette,
Erie S. Gardner; High Prairie,
E. E. Halleran; Wildcat, Will
"""  "" the.
Heyliger;     Pathway    to
with the Second Army Division. 1 Stars, Harriet Kane.
He is survived by his wife and
two sisters, Edna and Jean of
Spokane, Washington.
He lived in Saline with his
parents in 1930 when his mother was principal of the Saline
schools. Mrs. Herrington died
in September of 1931.
oiication is in the form of an
affidavit  and  must   be filed
with   the   supervisor  or other
assessing officer.
Jaycees Annual
Caught In The Act
Four negroes were held here
at the point of a gun for sheriffs officers by Ray Schader
about 6:30 Tuesday morning as
they were caught pilfering gasoline from Arthur Zurlinden's
automobile.'
Jensens and Prouts
Vacationing In
Florida
The annual Christmas party,
given by the local Jaycee organization for Saline children
will be held Saturday, December 23, at one o'clock. The
group will meet at the Saline;
school and march to the Saline
Theater where. they will be
shown free movies through the
courtesy of Stanton Clark,
theater manager. Santa Claus
will arrive during the afternoon to pass out candy canes
donated by Keveling's Drug
Store and oranges donated by
Sehmid's Food Market.
Prizes   will   be   awarded  for
Solitary    Horseman,    Emfle-
Loring (replacement); To Love
and To Honor, Emile Loring;
Furniture    Finishing,    Repairing,  Popular  Mechanics;  Haven's End, John Marquand; Joy
Street, Frances P. Keyes; Spectre Spread,    Tom West;    Ihe
jfmk iiouse,   Nelia  G. White;
Woodford Frank, Lewis Cass;
Monsieur   Beaucaire,    Booth
Tarkington.
Juvenile Books
Animals Work Too, Gates
and McClenaghan; Brownie and
His Friends, Gates and Kara-
bin; Mr. Joey and the Pig,
Gates and Clark; The Painted
Calf, Gates, Huber and Salisbury; Bruce and Barbara,
Gates, Huber and Salisbury;
Polly the' Kid, Gates and Heyl;
Pueblo- Indian Stories, Gates
and Peardon; Year-Round Fun,
Gates and Riordan; We Go
Away, Gates and Heyl; Always
Ready, Gates and Clark.
Little Bear, the Indian Boy,
Gates and Lonh; In Came
Pinky, Gates and Peardon; The
Animal    Parade,     Gates    and
Superintendent Leo Jensen
was granted a leave of absence
by the Board of Education and
on Thursday of last week he
and his family left for Florida.
They expect to be back home
by the, first of the year.'
Dr.' and Mrs. Gordon Prout
and children also are in Florida
for a winter vacation, the two
families having made the trip
together.
the best  decorated   home  and
business place.   First orize -wiUIBro^t ElsTe'ElephlntTGates!
h%teu  di-arS_f?f ^COnT i*™6 Brindl and Peardon; Tony and
__ „«,     judging jp.j0i   Gates,  Liverwright and
will  be  five   dollars.
will take place Friday evening
between eight and nine o'clock.
The street decorations were
completed with the aid of Tony
Schill and Ben Uphaus. Charles
Uphaus was the chairman of
the decorating committee.
James    Thomas    and    Jack Beery).    Sing>    Canary.    Sing,
Steeb, former Jaycee membenj,  Gates, Liveright and Peardon;
Esterline; Fifty Winters Ago,
Gates, Neill and Peardon; Trails
in the Woods, Gates, liveright and Esterline; Kurti and
Hardi,. Gates and Clark; The
Sad Prince, Gates and Mitchell;
Animals  Are  Fun,   Gates  and
now in the Armed Services,
were sent Zippo cigarette lighters bearing the Jaycee crest as
Christmas presents.
Would Start Classes    In Adult Education
The Room Mothers Association is trying to determine V
there is sufficient interest ir
evening adult education classer
next semester to warrant organizing them. If so, classes can
•be organized in two or three of
the following subjects:- Ceramics, Work with Furniture,
Needlework,- Sewing, Jfillinery,
Hobkcraft^• Dressmaking, Tailoring, China Painting, Shell,
Plastic and Metal work, Typ-
'ng,  Languages,  Woodworking,
tc. ■.*'"■'
If you are interested, please
'ill-qut the attached ..card arid
.nail' it. before December 29. A
imall fee will be charged for all
enrollments. You will be notified if and when classes are
started. ■..■ \_
Please feel free to,.suggest
any other studies you may
have in mind.
(Mrs. Paul) Mary Woods.
Mrs. Paul Woods, Chairman,
Saline, Michigan
I am interested in the. Adult Education Classes as listed
below, and could meet on the following .nights: (Underline the
lights you are free) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday.
Subject
I am interested in:
Subject
List names of others who might be interested:
Signature
Address
Tip, Gates and Clark; The Surprise Box, Gates and Peardon.
A Hive of Busy Bees, Effie
.M. Williams; Bedtime Stories,
Metropolitan Church Association; Tippy, Sallv P*n*t: Prairie
Church, Mary McWhirter; Mr.
Hermit Miser, Christine Govan;
Turnipseed Jones, Edward-
Mammen; I'll Show You How
It Happens, Marie Neurath;
Frogs and Toads, Herbert Two.;
The Musical -Ant, William Mc-
Creal: 'When Coyote WpJked
the Earth, Conine Running;.
Laughing Matter, """"""■'•en
Scmitt; A Pony for the Boys,
Sanford Tousey; The Earth,
Jerome Meyer: Little Appa-
losa, ' Berta H?>der; ."Tommy
ChiDmunk, Gertrude Allen.
Light Horse Harry's Boy,
Bernie Babcock; Bird Book for
Children, F. W. Burgess; Teen-
Age Animal Stories, Russell
Carter; Spring Come Riding,
Betty Cavanna; Going on Sixteen, Betty Cavanna; General
Eisenhower, Kenneth Davis;
Will Rogers, the Boy Roner,
Day and Beth; With a High
Heart, de-Leeuw Adele; Conan
Doyle Stories for Boys, Conan
Doyle; Practically -Seventeen,
Rosamond Du Jardin; .Return
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