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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1953
Page
2
Notice shows second class matter filing at Saline Michigan under March 3 1879 act. Rates: $2.50 yearly in advance in Michigan, $3.00 out of state and in U S possessions. Single copy 5 cents. Advertising rates available on request.
Michigan State College research shows thicker planting improves corn yield. Tests across several locations found 16 000 plants per acre maximize average to good soils, with 12 000 on light, low fertility soils. Higher plant density raises yield by about 40 percent vs 8 000. ear size declines but total ears compensate.
Under Nevell Pearson 4 H Club director 75 boys with dairy projects from 33 counties will visit Detroit April 30 and May 1 as guests of the Michigan Milk Producers Association. Leaders accompany them in the annual program celebrating dairy work.
Six 4H Club boys will travel to Waterloo Iowa for the National Dairy Cattle Congress next October. In Detroit they tour Michigan Milk Producers Association facilities hear talks by I K Maystead and H F Simmons, take a dairying and marketing exam, and may win the trip. They stay at the Fisher Y M C A and visit WJR and WWJ stations then tour a large dairy and attend Briggs Stadium for a Tigers Athletics game.
The twenty sixth annual edition of Carefree Days in West Michigan is ready for distribution by the West Michigan Tourist and Resort Association. The 148 page directory is free at the association office in Grand Rapids and available through Michigan Tourist Council offices in Lansing Detroit Chicago and Cleveland or by mail to Grand Rapids Michigan.
Communities plan Clean-Up Week in spring to beautify towns and improve fire safety. Firemen warn the basement is the most dangerous area for fires and urge inspecting waste piles oily rags discarded furniture and ash barrels. They advise checking furnaces stoves and smoke pipes near combustible ceilings for heat signs.
Officials describe home inspections for gas, chimneys, basements, and fire-stopping to prevent fires. They note 1952 losses reached 784.953 million dollars, with farm fires rising due to gasoline machinery and electrical use. Continuous prevention and farm home cleanup are advised.
A Michigan Tourist Council survey finds sightseeing scenery and fishing top the state's tourist attractions. Robert J. Furlong notes the survey by the Michigan Tourist Council and Michigan State College Bureau of Business Research. Dr. Luck reports 72 percent of readers who request Michigan vacation literature actually vacationed in Michigan.
The May calendar lists the National Trout Festival at Kaskaskia on April 24 and 25. On April 25 Michigan opens its fishing season for all species except Black Bass.
A series of regional events spans May from Traverse City to Muskegon. Highlights include the Central United States Ski Association convention at Park Place Hotel in Traverse City and the Twin Cities Blossom Festival in Benton Harbor and St. Joseph. Also listed are the West Michigan Tourist and Resort Association spring meeting, Tulp Time Festival in Holland, Bear River canoe race from Walloon Lake to Petoskey, Blessing of Cherry Blossoms in Traverse City, Miss Muskegon pageant, and Miss Oceana pageant in Rothbury. Additionally, Lt. Jack Schlosser of Beaner Pa visited the Jordan home after serving two years as a jet pilot in Korea.
A financial summary lists demand deposits from individuals partnerships and corporations time deposits from individuals partnerships government and subdivisions and other deposits totaling 2 375 092 31 with other liabilities noted.
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