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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
2
The Saline Observer publishes pricing for subscriptions at 1.59 per year in state or 2 per year outside Michigan Six months at 1.00 Soldier subscriptions 1.25 per year Single copies five cents Card of Thanks six cents per line Poetry paid at five cents per line Obituary and marriage notices free Announcements of paid entertainments charged six cents per line Minimum 25 cents
Juniors under Miss Beck led by selling 5952 dollars in bonds defeating the Moss Thomas sponsored Freshmen who raised 4875 dollars. Freshmen earned a skip day for outstanding effort while third and fourth grades under Miss Morden sold 5837.50 dollars. Saline School topped its 250000 bond quota with 28339.00 and students performed in a public skit event February 15.
Saline students surpassed the goal of 15000 by buying a PT 19 training plane and a jeep. Army support came from Detroit with Mrs. Angle driving the jeep to Saline and the students rode it around town after selling bonds. Six or seven rode at a time as a town display followed by the school’s plan to have its name on the plane.
Taxpayers by class report totals show Seniors 355.11 per person 46 members contributing 2250 dollars, Juniors 953 dollars, Sophomores 2606.25 dollars with 59.23 per person, Freshmen 4875 dollars, Eighth 525 dollars, Seventh 2078.75 dollars, Fifth and Sixth 1448.75 dollars, Third and Fourth 5837.50 dollars, Second 564.80 dollars, First 437.50 dollars. The drive raised 27576.50 with morning additions bringing the final to 28264 dollars for the Fourth War Loan Drive.
At semester start we held small size senior portraits and a Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Dance on Monday February 14. Couples were voted on by donations in a milk bottle with their photo. the top couple crowned King and Queen. Refreshments included hot dogs and cookies. The class adopted motto The higher we rise the broader our view and picked red and white as colors. Scrap collected on drives was sent to Ann Arbor for sale. For the band drive we sang and dramatized songs. Miss Stoianowski and Dorothy Otto performed a tap dance. Eleanor Hertler, Maureen Henderson, and Pearl Crothers presented Friendship. Juniors plan to stage Damsels in Distress with Pamela Royle and Beverly Thomas in the cast.
This week patrol boys and girls volunteer mornings to help kindergarten students across the street. The room’s boys have basketball on Mondays and Wednesdays and enjoy going. Jerry Jordan leads the extra book reports with four stars and Kathleen Schroen tops the health chart with four stars. Spelling charts show several people tied.
The third and fourth grades raised 5837.50 of the 28339 total for the school, placing second in room totals and third in per pupil average. Shirley Uphaus and Gerald Haarer topped sales, and the campaign continues with plans to keep buying.
A long community update covers class projects from civics to home ec and sewing. It notes improvements in school facilities, the success of events at churches, and parish and civic news including a defeated bond proposition and local election caucus results.
New subscribers include George E. Foster Mrs Otto Graff Robert Lihtonen EL D Foster George Wiedman P E Braun Norman Guenther Ann Arbor Mrs Virginia Rogers Lawrence Boéttner Edward Ray Paul Knoedler F L Bry Vernon Bry. Bo: What's a boycott Butch: Dunno unless its a dav enport.
Thirty years ago Mr and Mrs A B Hamlin quietly celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Saturday. Miss Fern Crittenden visited Ann Arbor with her sister Mrs Calvin Wolf. Henry Bredernitz served as circuit court juror in Ann Arbor. Township Treasurer Henry Rentschler collected taxes without delinquent accounts. Clyde Cote sold his West Main home to a Mr Dixon of Ann Arbor, who rented it to Mr Walling, school superintendent. The cantata Wreck of the Hes perus by the High School chorus and friends was presented at the...
The Methodists report worship at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. with themes Church and Nation and Babylon. Church school at 11 a.m. led by Arthur Wilson. young people at 6 30 p.m. Worship study and fellowship follow. Wednesday prayer 7 30 p.m. Laymen sponsor Lenten activities with W S C S leadership.
The Federated Church invites all to Sunday worship at 10 30 a m with guest speaker Roy Lautenschlager a Presbyterian missionary to East China repatriated on the Gripsholm The church offers Sunday school at 11 30 and youth activities at 6 45 with an evening service at 7 45 led by the church youth group Wednesday prayer at 7 30 and choir practice at 8 30 all are welcome
Divine services at 10 a m on Sundays with Sunday school at 11. English services held every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Everyone invited to attend.
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