1951-05-03; Saline Observer

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SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR
NUMBER 31
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SAUNE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
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THURSDAY,  MAY 3,  1951     FIVE CENTS PER COPY      $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Saline Telephone Service Modernized
Salutatorian
Valedictorian
The Michigan Associated Telephone Company put into operation
their new common battery telephone service here Thursday
about mid-night, bringing to more
than a thousand patrons of this
exchange a completely modernized system for the first time.
Pictured is the new five-position
switchboard through which was
transmitted, as its first call, a
greeting from DLeroy A.  Hughes,
of the Universal 'Die Casting corporation, to Mayor Everett Wolfin at the City Hall. Pictured
with Hughes, upper right, are E.
G. Greene, commercial supervisor
for   the   telephone   company   and
Att. Pat Roesch, of the Saline
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
With the Mayor are, from the left
A. L. Giltrow; Wm. E. Kofert, Installation Supervisor, and City
Clerk Rogers. —Photo "oy    Gray.
Hilda Heusel
Salutatoriari for the graduating class of 1951 is Hilda Heusel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Heusel of Johnson road.
Hilda was born September 5,
1933 in Ann Arbor and has attended the Saline school from
kindergarten through the
twelfth grade. Her scholastic
average during high school was
3.4. Hilda has participated in
various activities and was vice
president of the junior class,
make-up editor of "The Salin-
ian", Junior Red Cross, winner
in the Saline declamation contest during her junior year, reporter on "The Hornet", a Future Homemaker of America,
junior play, member of the debating team in junior year, Biology Club, student tehcher and
office. Miss Heusel is in line
for a scholarship to Olivet College, where she will study either
nursing or teaching.
Coming Events
Along The
MainDrag
<|The little white dog that
whiles away the hours aimlessly
wandering about town, met up
with an injury last week. It
now limps from being shot
through the leg by a bullet from
a .22 rifle. Our information
comes from a little five-year-old
who saw it happen as the dog1
lay stretched out on the lawn in
front of her home. % Stopping
the leaks at the Saline Savings
Bank . . . workmen applied protection with a built up roof Friday. The roof at the city hall
and a portion of the roof of the
Saline Hotel were also given tar
applications. ©Trout fishermen were out early Saturday
morning on the opening day of
the season. J. R. Shaw of Ann
Arbor hooked on to a huge big-
mouth bass in the Saline river
and with his light tackle had
a thrilling tussle before he tired
it out and disengaged the hook
and let it loose. Said he to a
Saline fisherman who watched
the struggle: "Glad you saw
the whole thing. Nobody would
believe me if I told them about
it; now I can prove it!" There
was a terrible splashing in the
river at the opening of the season last year when Dutch Graf
landed aj four-pound German
brown. Another opening day
story deals v.ith a take of 13
speckled trout (!) Then home
comes Jim. Little from a trip to
the Upper Peninsula Monday
telling of the thrill of landing
four-foot rainbows from streams
which were reached along snow
covered trails. The largest rainbows the writer ever saw,
stretched from horizon to horizon. 0 Chief John Schild and a
dozen firemen made another run
to the city dump Saturday to
douse out a fire that was eating
a light pole. Burning old tires
too close to the pile caused the
trouble. © A copy of the Marysville, Washington Globe, published by Sim Wilson, Jr., dated
April 26, notes the death of Mrs.
Wilson's mother, Mrs. Lauritz
Smith, a pioneer of her community, Kennewick, Washington. Mrs. Lauritz had come to
Kennewick, says The Globe, in
1904 when the first irrigation
project was new, and made a
producing small-fruit farm on
the banks of the Columbia river.
Bonn in Yorkville, 111., and raised
in Story City, Iowa, Mrs. Smith
went west as a young school
teacher in) the 90's. ©The City
of Ann Arbor still has its sights i
on a sanitary fill, the old Kil-
lins gravel pit. Scio township
seems to be "agin it" and the
city's right to condemn land outside the city limits is questioned
Those household disposal units'
would seem to be about the
simplest answer to the problem
that is bedevilling so many
communities.
Five Points Five Year Winners
Photo by Gray.
The Five Point team in the Tuesday night bowling league
finished up the season at the top of the list for the fifth consecutive year. -From the left they are, M. Bredernitz, T. Ormsby, D.
Hartman, A. Michalke, sponsor, C. Wiebusch and B. Steiner.
Five Points held high team five game series of 2752; second
high single game of 979; C. Wiebusch, high single game, 258; A.
Michalke, second high single ame, 253, and M. Bredernitz tied'
for third with 245.   The team carried and 860 average.
Final Standings Tuesday 9 P. M. Bowling League
Team Won Lost Team Won Lost
Five Points 79     41
Chapman & Son 70     50
Ed's Grocery ___69     51
Saline Hatchery 61     59
Carl's- Place    52     68
Staebler Kempf 29     91
Women's Leagues
Close Season
With Banquet
The annual banquet of the
member's of the various women's
bowling leagues was held at the
American Legion Home, Saturday night, beginning at seven
o'clock. The American Legion
Auxiliary ladies served the meal.
Place cards were in the form of
a bowling ball and pin and. the
head table was centered with an
arrangement of toy balloons
imprinted with scattered bowling pins.
Luella Dell, as chairman, invoked the blessing and conducted the business meeting which
followed the banquet. Group
singing was led by Doris Robison.
Team and individual prizes
were awarded as follows:
Wednesday 9 o'clock league,
Polar Bear Inn; Thursday, 7
o'clock league, Slick Chicks;
Thursday, 9 o'clock league, Saline Observers.
Individual winners were high
averages, Peg Jordan, Marilyn
Jaeger, Leona Eichle, Julia Eng-
larid, Wini Geis and Carol Girbaeh.
High " game,   Joyce   Hertler,'
Marilyn Jaeger, Lou   Dell   and
Wini Geis.
High series, Gwen Armbruster, Shirley Armbruster and
Carol Girbaeh.
Those having raised their averages the most, Virginia Gross,
Esther Heininger, Dorothy Dieterle, and Mary Ella Brittain.
The women's tournament winners were, singles, Louella Dell,
Jackie Mitchell and Marge
Lentz. Doubles, Olga Lambarth and Louelta Dell, first;
Dorothy Dieterle and Marion
Gillespie, second, and Dorothy
Meister and Mary Hughes, third.
Concluding the meeting Louella Dell expressed her thanks
to those who had contributed to
the success of the banquet and
the remainder of the evening
was spent playing bingo, the
prizes for which were contributed by the various sponsors.
Nature Study
Field Tour
The Washtenaw Audubon Society is having a nature study
field tour to the Waterloo area
under the direction of Andy Ber-
ger an ornithologist with the TJ.
of M. Those interested will meet
at the front steps of tEe 'Rackham
Building    at    6    A. M., Sunday.
Saline Tractor Club
Will Enter County
Plowing ,C6ntest
The Washtenaw County 4-H
Tractor Plowing Contest will be
held May Bth. The contest will
take place on"t2arl Heller's Farm
Chelsea. The field is located %
mile east of the Chelsea-Manchester Road on Sager road, north
side of road. Sager road is two
miles south of US-12- The contest will get trader way at approximately 11:00 A.M. Three
clubs will have contestants entered. Saline Tractor club expects
8, Manchester 5 and Chelsea 5 entries.
The Saline club is led by John
Layher and sponsored by the
Gross Implement Co. Manchester
club is led by Lawrence Brisle and
sponsored by K. and W. Farm
Supply. Chelsea's club is led by
Stan Beal and is sponsored by
Chelsea Implement Company.
Cup awards will be presented
to the high individual and the
high club. Standard Oil Company
will furnish other individual
awards. The high individual will
represent Washtenaw County in
the State Plowing contest held in
connection with State 4-H Club
Show in August.
The Tractor Clubs have throughout the winter met to "learn the
proper care and maintenance of
the farm tractor. Safety has been
their Number 1 lesson. Far too
many famers are killed or injured
by farm tractors and tools.
Other lessons which the clubs
covered include: (1) Study of
operators manual. (2) Air cleaner
service. (3) Spark plug, wiring
and battery service. (4) Cooling
system service. 05) Fuel intake
and carbureation. OS) Engine lubrication.   (7)  General lubrication.
On Wednesday afternoon, May
9, the Federated Church Ladies'
Aid Society will hold its May
meeting at the home of Mrs. Everett Collins. Missionary sewing
under the direction of Mrs. C. iR.
Burkhart will begin at 1:30^ with
the business session scheduled for
2:30. Mrs. -Ferman Clements,
president of the society, will preside. Devotions will be led by Mrs.
Henry McKenzie and the program
is under the direction of Mrs. Archie Lawrence. Mrs. Reuben Rogers will present the Baptist
missionary report. Social committee members for the day include
'Mrs. A. W. Cuff, Mrs. Silas Nord
and Mrs. Paul Streeter.
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The annual mother's and daughter's 'banquet oi the Methodist
church will be held in the church
basement tonight.
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The annual spring luncheon of
the Saline Woman's Club will be
Harry Anderson
Harry Anderson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Anderson, has
been named valedictorian of the
graduating class of 1951 of the
Saline High School. He was
born in Manistee on July 29,
1933, and has attended the Saline school from the kindergarten through the twelfth grade.
After having completed an academic course in high school, his
scholastic average is 3.8. During his high school career he
has served as president of the
freshman class, secretary of the
student council for three years,
president of Junior Red Cross,
editor of "The Hornet", also
sports editor, photographic editor of the '51 "Salinian", played
basketball and baseball, junior
and senior plays and was a member of the Biology Club. A few
of Harry's favorite subjects are
chemistry, physics and "mathematics. Next fall he will enter
the University of Michigan
where he will major in civil engineering.
Stresses Need for
Consolidation
Police Services
Hampered Says
Officer Albertson
With the many conveniences
of the new phone service in Saline it also causes some inconveniences which the people of
Saline will eventually feel.
The department most affected at present is the Police Department. Under the old system ealls placed to the department or officer were not immediately available, the operator
would hold such calls until the
officer on duty answered his
call light, whereas under the
new system it would require an
officer on duty at the police
desk constantly to insure propel' service, as the Michigan Associated Telephone Co. has refused to cooperate in any way
in so far as holding calls or
transferring calls to an officers'
home. Every 'effort has been
made to arrive at some happy
medium, wherehy the citizens of
Saline could be assured of efficient and prpmpt service from,
their police, department, but every plan submitted has been met
with an emphatic "No!" by Mr.
Greene, commercial representative for the company.
With a two man police^force
it is 'an impossibility to have an
officer available for prompt service as to phone calls and still
carry out his other responsibilities and duties and as such Chief
Albertson requests that the citizens of Saline bear the existing circumstances in miad until
the present situation is corrected.
If no other alternative can be
reached, a plan is being drawn
up to be submitted at the next
regular council meeting for extensions of the police phone to
be placed in each officer's residence in order to maintain a
maximum of efficiency. This,
in effect, will place the police
department on a 24-hour service-
basis.
By Leo L. Jensen
The boys and girls of today are
the citizens of- tomorrow. The
builders, the farmers, the storekeepers, the laborers, the mechanics, the doctors, the teachers,
the homemakers, the parents, the
community and political leaders,
and a host of others, who will
pick up our tasks, yours and
mine—can We prepare them to do
a better job than you and I have
done in over-crowded or half-day-
sessions schools? We can't be
proud of conditions as they exist
in the world today or even in our
own country—the conditions you
and I created. Let us make certain that our children shall have
the fullest opportunity to prepare
themselves so that they may be
better able to make important decisions than you and I were.
The schools in this area should
reorganize    into     a     community
school system to assure ourselves
held at the Methodist church on that all high school age youth will
May 8.   Reservations should be in be  certain  of an  opportunity  to
American Legion
Auxiliary
The following members of the
William B. Lutz Unit 322 of
the American Legion Auxiliary
attended the Second District
meeting at Monroe Sunday:
Mrs. Lloyd Dell, Mrs. Frank
Deede, Mrs. Orville Finkbeiner,
Mrs. Al Christopher and Mrs.
Mae Harms. Mrs. Dell is vice-
president of the district and was
presented a lovely corsage. Mrs.
Alys Hunt of Port Sanilac, department president, was the
honored guest. •>
On Tuesday evening eleven
members of the Auxiliary attended the bingo party for the
veterans at the Ypsilanti State
Hospital. Saline furnished the
refreshments and entertainment.
Thirty home made pies and ice
cream were furnished by the
members. Mrs. Mike Sheehan
played her accordion and Mrs.
Merritt Martin played the piano
for the boys. Mrs. Larry Deede
rehabilitation chairman of the
unit, had charge of -this program.
by tonight, with Mrs. T. J. Irelan
[or Mrs lOiscar Weber. Guest
1 speaker will be Mrs. Phillip Gen-
I tile, whose subject will be, "Wo-
[men In A Democracy." Past
1 presidents  and  charter   members
will be honored.   The Ruth Circle
of    the    Methodist    church    will
serve.
The Willing Workers will meet
at the home of Mrs. Bertha Stilts
Wednesday, May 16, " instead of
the regular time and place as announced,
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The regular meeting of the Saline City Council will be held Monday, May 7, at the city hall.
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The iSaline. J-Hop will be held
Saturday, May 5, at the school
auditorium, music by Jim Kenny
and his orchestra.
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The Chicago club will begin
their weekend excursion next
Thursday, May 10.
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The  Seniors  with    then:    class
sponsor,   Mrs.   Mildred   Haswell,
jwill leave Ann Arbor on Friday,
■May 11,  on their week's trip to
New York City and Washington,
D. C.
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attend a high school. The cost of
operating our schools under such
an organization would not be any
greater than the averge costs at
present. For a number of districts this average of 6.5 tnills
would be a reduction in taxes for
operation.
The additional facilities that
will be necessary to accomodate
the high school pupils in this area
will eost approximately two hundred fifty thousand dollars at
present construction costs. If this
were paid off over a period of
twenty years and the bonds were
sold at a two percent interest rate
the first and highest years' payment would be $12,500 plus five
thousand in interest, a total of
seventeen thousand five hundred
dollars. With a valuation of
seven million dollars a tax levy
of only two and one-half mills
would raise the required amount.
This would mean a tax of only
two dollars and fifty cents for
each thousand of valuation. Most
rural properties are assessed under ten thousand dollars. If the
valuation were ten thousand, the
tax would be but twenty-five dollars per year to provide the additional space required
It should be worth twenty-five
dollars per year to any of us to
The Saline Community Council i be certain that cur children will
will hold a meeting at the Saline have the room and the facilities
Hotel, May 14, beginning 'at eight for   an   education  that   compares
! o'clock when chest funds will be
allocated.
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Washtenaw County 4-H Plowing contest to be held Saturday,
May 5, on the Norman Guenther
farm on Maple road north of Saline. Contestahts"""-d' be present at
ten am. to adjust plans in trial
area-
Miss Nancy Keveiing accompanied her aunt ,and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. M. -R. Hmkie, of Dearborn on a three-week trip to
Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday morning.
favorably with that of our neighboring communities.
Saline General
Hospital Under
New Management
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Badaur took
over the management of Saline
General Hospital^Tuesday, May 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Badaur are from Detroit, where Mrs. Badaur, a registered nurse, was formerly supervisor of the obstetrical and surgical departments of Saratoga
General Hospital in that city.
She has just resigned a position,
with the general nursing staff at
Grosse Pointe Cottage Hospital to
take over her duties here.
Mr. and Mrs. Badaur plan to
completely redecorate the "hospital
rooms and add additional equipment, and will hold open_house to
the public  in the near future.
The couple come to Saline ^highly recommended. Mrs. Baaaur is
a niece of William Harris, proprietor of the Shell Service Station on West Michigan avenue.
Mother-Daughter
Banquet At
Federated Church
The annual Mothers and
Daughters Banquet in Federated church will be held on Thursday evening, May 10, at 7 o'clock
in the church dining room. The
men of the church under the
direction of D. B. Grubb, general chairman, will serve the din-**
ner. Howard Johnson is in
charge of dining room arrangements and Kenneth Rogers as
kitchen chief in charge of the
dinner.
A fine_ program has been
planned which will include music by the Junior Choir as well
as other special music numbers,
the usual toasts to mother and
to daughter, presentation of
awards to oldest and youngest
mothers, mothers with the" most
daughters present, etc., and the
evening's program will conclude with a motion picture..
Mrs. A. W. Cuff has served as
program chairman. Other committees at work in preparation
for the banquet include decorations, under the leaders-hip of
Mrs. Russell Wright, and. ticket
committee, composed1 of- Miss
Mary Morden, Mrs. S. Y. Cotton,
Mrs. John Lamb and Mrs.. William Spike.
Judge Harold E. Steinbach and
Mrs. Steinbach were guests of the
latter's sister and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Giltrow last week, i
Judge Steinbach has been presid-',
ing in circuit court in Ann Arbor'
during the absence of Judge1
James E. Breakey, Jr.
In Honor Guard
For MacArthur
Mr. Leslie Jordan, Sirs. Fritz
Schumiri, .Mrs. B. Schmitt and
Mrs. A. Armbruster acc/npained
their children to the Russell dancing school in "_"ps_ranti, Wednesday.
Pvt. Donald R. Merce formerly
stationed at Fort Sheridan, Illinois was among the forty honor
guards for General Douglas Mac-
Arthur, when he appeared in Chicago on Thursday, April "26.
Pvt Merce graduated from Saline high, school in June of'48 and
entered the armed services in August the same'year.
He is on furlough at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Fay Ery and
Will leave for Caimp Atterbury,
Indiana, on the 15th of May.