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By Mildred Zopff
Mrs. Mabel McWethy and
xeorge McWethy of Dixon, Illi-
iois were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
rvin McWethy and family for the
. hanksgiving week end.
Mr. D. H. Van Dusen of Terry
Lvenue, Detroit, was the guest of
Jr. and Mrs. R. L. Christianson
�f Farmington road for a few days
ast week.
Harry Hamman of Hubbard
ivenue has returned to work af-
er a week's illness.
Pfc. Clarence Carroll, brother
If Mrs. Donald Connelly of Sur-
ey road, who is on furlough from
:amp Blanding, Fla., is visiting
lis mother and sister in Stam-
)augh, Michigan.
Will the persons who bought
)ies at the recent Festival held at -
he' Livonia Center school, and
vho have not as yet returned the
>ie pans, please contact Mrs. G.
'.obel, Livonia 2428 and she will
srrange to have them picked up
ind delivered to their owners.
. A dinner was given at Hope
'hapel last Saturday evening,
ionoring Bishop Dennis.
The girls of the Horizon club
net for dinner and a roller skat-
ng party in Detroit on Friday
wening.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zopff and
.heir son Tommy of Blackburn
ivenue were the guests of Mrs.
7,opff's. parents, Mr. and Mrs:
dement Seed of Detroit, for din-
ier on Thanksgiving day.
The Campfire girls will be glad
:o take your order for home made
�hristmas cookie sat any time be -
'ore December 15. Order, yours
today.
Billie French, son of Mr. and
Vlrs. B. E. French of 134ackburn
avenue, was host to several of his
`riends in celebration of his sixth
)irthday on Friday.
Mrs. Sophie Zopff of Blackburn
aas returned from a visit at the
.iome of her daughter, Mrs. Ar -
:hie Simpson of Detroit.
The Rosedale PTA will meet on
Wednesday (this) afternoon at
),:30 p.m. It was decided at the
last meeting to try an afternoon
meeting to see if more of the
mothers would attend. Miss V:
Fitch of the Wayne County Li-
brary service will talk on "Books
for Children." All children are
xrged to attend.
The sewing unit of the Rosedale
sardens Red Cross will meet to-
morrow {Thursday) and each
Thursday thereafter at the home
Df Mrs. Henry Coullad, 11325
Blackburn from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
All ladies interested in doing this
work are invited to come and to
bring their lunch. A hot drink
mill be served.
Asks Reduction
In Phone Calls .
The Michigan Bell Telephone
ompany today offered evidence
as to why it is urging the general
public to restrain its use of long
distance service by pointing to an
increase of nearly 31 per cent in
the daily volume of toll calls orig-
inating here since Pearl Harbor.
John R. MacLachlan, manager
for the company, said the rate of
increase in long distance traffic in
Livonia since America entered
the war is among the largest in
the state.
MacLachlan attributed the in-
crease almost entirely to war
palls. The public, he said, is giving
a gratifying response to the com-
pany's plea for less use of the
telephone in order that war calls
get the right-of-way.
MacLachlan said the volume of
long distance calls placed at Li-
vonia is averaging nearly 1,320 a
day compared with slightly over
1,000 a day just before Pearl Har-
bor.
The number of local calls here
is up nearly 14 per cent over pre -
Pearl Harbor days, with an aver-
age daily volume of 9,500 against
8,350 a year ago.
To handle the increased calls,
the company has added, seven op-
erators in its traffic department
here.
"In normal times, telephone fa-
cilities would be expanded suffi-
ciently to meet all increased traf-
fic demands but materials re-
quired for such expansion are
now going into weapons of war,
where they belong," MacLachlan
said. "That is whywe are urging
the general public to restrain its
use of both local and long distance
service; particularly to . out -of-
state points, and to make all. calls
as brief as possible."
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Vol. 3—No. 41 Wednesday, December 2, 1942 Plymouth, Michigan
Fire Department Open "Stay At Home"' Program
Has Two Calls - With Vaudeville Show in Gardens
The Livonia Fire department
was 'called Monday, November 17
evening at 6:20 p.m. to extinguish
a grass fire in the north end of
Coventry Gardens. Quick work by
the department and residents
kept the fire from entering the
thick woods nearby which might
have caused considerable damage.
The department was also called
by the Michigan State police
Monday morning at 3 a.m. when
a second fire broke out in a car
in the driveway of Don Carscad-
den, 15191 Paderewski avenue.
The 300 gallons of water carried
on the fire truck easily exting-
uished the blaze. Damage was es-
timated at $50.00.
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"China"
—
"China" Subject
Of Next Meeting
The Women's club of the Rose-
dale Gardens Civic Association
wishes to announce that they are
to have as their special speaker on
Thursday, December 10, Mrs. A.
T. Liu, well known speaker of
Ann Arbor who will speak on
"Women and their customs in
China."
Mrs. Liu and her husband came
from China in 1936. Mrs. Liu fin-
ished her undergraduate work in
Shanghai, and took her post-
graduate work at the University:
of Mcihigan, and her Master's De-
gree in 1937. Mr. Liu is a civil
engineer in Detroit, and has his
Ph. D. from the University of
Michigan which he took in 1940.
Mrs. Liu will be glad to an-
swer any questions about China
and all members are urged to be
present as Mrs. Liu is saving her
gas rations_ in order to be with
us as she promised to come long
before rationing was thought of.
Hostess for this meeting will be
Mrs. E. Stanbury, Mrs. J. Morris,
Mrs. E. Price and Mrs. E. Zopff.
On December 3, immediately
following the business meeting
which will start promptly at 8
p.m. ,Mrs. Lester Bookout, book
chairman, announces that the De-
cember book review will be given.
This will be presented by Mrs. G.
Muth, who will review "Broad
and Alien is the World," by Ciro
Alegria. This is a translation from
the Spanish of the Pan-American.
prize novel of 1941.
Hostesses will be Mrs. R. Baker,
Mrs. H. Burton, Mrs. W. Peilot
and Mrs. M. Watterworth.
The annual Christmas party
will be on December 17 and
there will be more about this in
next week's issue.
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Stark PTA Plans
Community Fair
The regular monthly meeting
of the Stark Parent -Teachers'
'association was .lief,:, on Novem-
ber 24 at the school. Mr. Guido
gave a talk on safety which in-
cluded a bicycle demonstration.
Mrs. Harry Crawford and Mrs.
William Newstead reported on
the P.T.A. Institute held in Ann
Arbor earlier in the month which
they attended. The various com-
mittee reports were given and
Mrs. S. Davis, membership, chair-
man, reported 109 ; members.
Plans were discussed for the
Community Fair to be held on
December 12, .and a further an-
nouncement of this event will be
made next week.
An improved design for bomb
fin in mass production will save
enough steel to 'build two Lib-
erty ships.
"Good Neighbors"
At WIT Club
The annual Christmas meeting
of the Women's Auxiliary of the
Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian
church will be held at 8 .p.m. on
Wednesday, December. 9, with
Mrs. R. D. Craig and Mrs. I. Mc-
Wethy in charge. Several South
American ladies will be present
as our guests, and will tell of the
Christmas customs in their na-
tive countries.
All women of the community
are urged to :be present at this
meeting, as a most enjoyable
evening is promised.
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Garden -Club as
Membership Tea
The Rosedale Branch of the
National Farm and Garden club
will meet at the clubhouse on
Tuesday, December 8 at 2 p.m.
This will be the annual member-
ship tea and bake goods sale open
to all ladies in the Gardens who
are interested. Mrs. M. Watter-
worth is chairman of the sale.
Mrs. Kenneth Gibson, program
chairman, announces the speak-
er will be Mrs. Patricia Roberts
who will talk on Christmas table
settings. She is ,an outstanding
international floricultural artist
and designer and merts our best
attendance.
Bank Pays $35,000
In Savings Club
Checks are the mail today from
the Farmington State Bank to
memllrs of their Christmas Sav-
ings club. A total payment of a
little over $35,000 being made by
the Bank to members of the
clubs who have saved regularly
throughout the year.
According to executive vice-
president H. C. Knickerbocker,
new clubs are ready for opening
this week and it is anticipated
that there will be more clubs next
year than there were last year
since many people are planning
to use them to save money for in-
come tax purposes in 1944.
Livonia Troop,
Wins_Award
At the annual. Scouters' meet-
ing held at Plymouth high school
Wednesday, November 25," a cer-
tificate was awarded Scout Troop
LV -2 in recognition of having
conducted a Troop camp in ac-
cordance with Troop Camping
Objectives of the Boy Scouts of
America. The certificate was pre-
sented by the Detroit Area
Council, by Amos R. Shields,
chief Scout executive, and Dr.
William C. Lawrence, chairman
of council camping committee.
Troop LV -2 was also among :the
Scout troops to receive the
"Camporee Standards" ribbon
award.
A meeting for parents is going-
to be held Tuesday, December 29,
at Pierson P.T.A. hall as a means
of acquainting the adults with
the Boy Scout Troop activities,
and to give them the opportun-
ity to take part in the; progress
of one of the finest boy organiza-
tions in the world. Mr. William
Barnum is Scoutmaster.
While keeping secret the names
of the cast appearing in a vaude-
ville show at the Rosedale Gar-
dens community house on the
evening of Sunday, December 6,
Fred Van Devender, who is pro-
ducing the show, has let it be
known that more than 30 persons
will appear on the stage.
The performance is scheduled
to begin at 8 p.m.
"There will be entertainment
of all kinds in the show," Mr. De -
vender said. "For those who like
music, there will be music. For
those who like drama, there will
be drama, and for those who like
comedy, there will be comedy."
There will be only 150 seats in
the community house for the
show. The entertainment is free
to the residents of the Gardens.
Children will be admitted only
when accompanied by their par-
ents.
"We are sorry," said Earl Stan -
bury, chairman of the Rosedale
Gardens Civic Association enter-
tainment committee, "but there is
just not sufficient room to admit
all of the children and still have
a fair representation of parents."
This sentiment also was echoed
by. Von Polhemus, president of
the civic association, which is
sponsoring the program.
"This show is designed as a be-
ginning toward self -entertainment
this winter ffor the residents- of
the Gardens, who will be literally
home -bound because of gasoline
rationing," Mr. Polhemus said.
"When the board of directors of
the association approved the pro-
duction of the show it was with
the definite purpose in mind of
acquainting the residents of the
Gardens with the possibilities
which exist for home -talent en-
tertainment..It is to be hoped that
the success of this venture will
lead. the way to other entertain-
ments during the winter months.
"Thus we have a purpose in in-
teresting the adults in this pro-
gram, and it is for that reason
that it has been necessary to
limit the attendance of children."
The Association, which already
has provided two movies at the
regular monthly meetings of .:he
group, also has announced plans
for showing the movie `The
Christmas Carol" during the
Christmas week end.
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Fathers and Sons
Meet at Dinner
Over 100 fathers and sons at-
tended the annual dinner at the
Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian
church on Friday evening, No-
vember 20. Ralph J. McDowell
was in charge of the program.
After the Invocation and the
singing of the "Star Spangled
Banner," dinner music was played
by Charles Bailey and Dick Dart,
business associates of Mr. Mc-
Dowell whose piano duets are a
hobby. Group singing was then
led by Mr. Bailey. Mr. McDowell
then introduced his son, Bud, who
welcomed the fathers. Mr. H. T.
Valrance responded for the Dads
in a brief address, pointing out
the duties of fathers in maintain-
ing common interest with their
boys.
Mr. McDowell then introduced
Mr, George Farron, Toledo busi-
ness man whose tricks of magic
are widely sought in programs
throughout this section. After Mr.
Faron had mystified the audience
fo about a half hour, the program
closed with the benediction and
the singing of a hymn.
The dinner was planned and
served by the Women's Auxiliary
under the general direction of Mr.
R: H. Lester.
Page 2 THE''LIVONIAN Wednesday, December 2, 1942
Plumbing and Heating
Parts and Fixtures
Repairs and Service
C. J. LEGGERT
20547 Fenkell Ave., cor. Patton
REdford 2167
MIRROR
BEAUTY SALON
Open Thursday Eve-
ning by Appointment
WELLA KOLESTRAL
OIL TREATMENTS
For Reconditioning Hair
(Dandruff and Dry Hair)
Livonia 2512 Louise Peck
32007 Plymouth Road
Rosedale Gardens
Ford Rolls Out
Big U. S. Tanks
Production Strong,
Says Paul Wiedman
Excellent progress is being
made by the Ford Motor company
in the production of new style
324on tanks for Uncle Sam's
army, according to information
provided to Paul Wiedman of the
Plymouth Motor Sales company
by the Ford company.
Scheduled for constantly in-
creasing production, these land
dreadnaughts are being con-
structed almost wholly from
equipment and materials manu-
factured in Ford plants. Two great
factories, including one turning
out tank armor plate, are pouring
finished parts and sub -assemblies
into the .assembly building.
The number of tanks being
made daily cannot be revealed,
but more than one assembly line
Furnace Repairs
Is your fire pot in bad shape, or does
your heating plant need other
repairs?
If so call Livonia 2358
Give The .
Perfect Gift
A Photograph with a lasting
Sentiment
San Remo Studios
17190 Lahser Rd. Redford
Phone Redford 7798
Large Selection of Proofs
DIGNIFIED - SINCERE - COURTEOUS
SERVICE
Schrader Funeral Home
Funeral Directors
Ambulance on Call
Phone 781W Plymouth, Mich. 280 S. Main
Mr. Farmer -
Uncle Sam wants top produc-
tion — you can be sure of the
best results when you feed our
dairy feeds —
SEEDS — FEEDS
Commercial Fertilizers
Spray Materials
FOR GOOD COAL — PHONE 107
Eckles Coal &
SunlyCo.
882 Holbrook Ave.. Plymouth, Mich.
is operating where the first as-
sembly line operated years ago.
Contributing to the speedy
mass production of the steel
monsters are Ford innovations.
Distinctly revolutionary is their
method of making non -buckling
armor plate. This formula not only
eliminates the use of considerable
equipment but sharply reduces
production time.
Another feature of the new 32 -
ton juggernaut—one that will be
heartily endorsed by tank crews
—is the increased accessibility of
vital parts. Even the tough, com-
pact engine can be lifted out and
replaced or repaired with com-
parative ease. Re -designing of the
final drive, engineers point out,
cuts machining time and speeds
up the assembly of the tanks. In
the field, where minutes may
mean the difference between vic-
tory and defeat, American fight-
rs will be able to service the craft
with greater speed than ever be-
fore.
Gruelling tests to which the
tanks have been submitted dem
onstrate that the steel monsters
can take combat punishment.
Faced with many technical bar-
riers when they first went into
tank production, Ford engineers
took the assignment in their war
stride. First concerned with the
adaptation of this new and vital
job to Ford production methods,
they surveyed what peacetime
equipment they had at hand and
then went to work.
An example of the shortcut
methods they used is found at one
plant, where approximately 85
per cent of the equipment in use
is the same which served to turn
out motors for Ford cars.
Salvaging of this machinery
was made possible, the engineers
said, by designing the tank unit
to be manufactured with facili-
ties already available. To tool up
the plant for war production, it
was only necessary to shift ma-
chines ,and equip them with new
fixtures.
Ford engineers, who regard a
bottleneck as something to be
re -designed rather than broken,
approached every phase of pro-
duction with the same idea of
using available equipment. Re-
sult of this attitude has been
speeding up in production of a
number of parts . going into the
tank -construction.
Another. illustration of the
Ford method is the production
of the gun mount. Previously con-
structed of 27 fabricated parts, it
is now being turned out in three
castings, with time being slashed
by two-thirds.
In preparing the plant for its
heavy assembling task, Ford re-
novated the huge building, built
additions, converted machines on
the ground and installed thous-
ands of time -telescoping .tools. A
total of four buildings were
changed over.
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2,000 kingfishers, conservation de-
partment fisheries research men
report that on .trout streams
about 30 per cent of the food of
these birds is trout, and on lakes
about 22 per cent of their food is
game and panfish. More than half
of the food of these 'birds taken
at fish hatcheries was composed
of the fishes being reared there.
.Men in college and high school!
Do you expect to be reclassified
soon? Continue your education in
the Navy.
The Plymouth
Telegraph Grill
Corner Plymouth and
Telegraph Roads
GOOD FOOD
24 -Hours Every Day
Our Steaks, Chops, Bar-
becued Chickens and Spare-
ribs are the best you can
buy.
You'll like our food.
You'll like our service
We serve the finest all -
steak Hamburgers in
Wayne County
Soda Fountain
Delicious Hot Dogs
School Bazaar
Plans Complete
The Livonia Center P.T.A. will
hold a bazaar on Saturday, Dec-
ember 5, starting at 2 p.m. at the
Livonia -Center school.
Mrs. John Hacker, general
chairman, says that all the com-
mittees are working diligently
to make this affair a success, and
that she would like more dona-
tion of canned and baked goods.
,Anyone unable to :bring their do-
nation may call Mrs. Hacker and
she will see that arrangements
are made to pick it up.
Mrs. Daniels wishes to inform
those ladies who have donations
of fancy work, that they will be
called for on Wednesday, Dec-
ember 2. .Mrs. Meyers, chairman
of novelties, announces that there
will .be all kinds of gift wrap-
pings, birthday and Christmas
cards available.
The P. T. A. would like all their
friends and neighbors in the
community to attend the bazaar
and to purchase as many of their
Christmas ,gifts !here as possible.
A 92 -year-old citizen of Nin-
onk, Illinois, rolled up }his sleeves
and got in 17;00{} pounds of
scrap for the local scrap drive.
For Every Member of
Your Family.
Better Shop Early While
Our Stock is Complete.
Fred L. Cook Co.
General Merchandise
Phone 10
Farmington, Michigan.
BUSINESS
and
PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORY
Radio Service
RADIO SERVICE
Phone Plymouth 780
Harold B. Daggett
831 Penniman Ave.
(Next to First Natl. Bank)
Plymouth, Mich.
Veterinarians
Dr. Ted Cavell
Veterinarian
710 Ann Arbor Rd.
Phone Plymouth 720
fist,
DR. J. M. PATERSON
Dentist
Is Now Associated With
Dr. Russell Curtis
At 32007 Plymouth Rd.
Rosedale Gardens
Hours: Wednesdays 9:30-4:30
Mondays—Fridays Evenings
Phone Livonia 3811
Auto Bumping
SQUARE DEAL
BODYSHOP
J. W. Selle and Son
Expert Collision Work
PHONE 177
144 Wing St., Plymouth
Wednesday, -December 2, 1942 'TSE" .IVONIAN gage 3
`Welcoming Committee.' on Guadalcanal I
Manning it 75 mm. gun amidst a tropical setting on Guadalcanal
Island in the Solomons, this crew of U. S. marines and many others
like it poured shells into the lines of the Japanese invaders. The Japs
lost heavily in men and equipment as they tried desperately to dent the
U. S. lines around the vital Henderson airfield, in an effort to regain it.
Meanwhile U. S. warships shelled the enemy's positions on the strategic
Island.
Court's in Order on U. S. Carrier
The court of Neptunus Rex, Ruler of the Raging Main, convenes on
the deck of a U. S. aircraft carrier as the ship nears the equator. While
the court prepared to convert "pollywogs" (men who have never crossed
the line) into shellbacks, other members of the crew keep a sharp look-
out for the enemy.
If the nation's 27 million mo-
torists cut their 1943 driving to
the figure recommended -5,000
miles --they will save more than
17 million tires, according to es-
timates.
T h e Chickamauga National
Park in Tennessee gave 8,000
cannon balls and all un -essential
markers a nd plaques to the na-
tional scrap drive.
Apple wood can pass for eb-
ony, when stained black. It is
firm and fine grained . . . used
in making furniture, buttons and
imitations of olive wood, among
other things.
Don't overlook the
fact that modern
hardware s t o r e s
have hundreds of
practical gift items.
Give a gift that will
have value in the
future.
Fill the items on
your Christmas list
from our big stock
of welcome gifts.
DICKERSON
HARDWARE
33405 Gd. River Ave.
IPhone 4
Farmington, Mich.
The New York Association. for
the bind started its scrap drive
by placing two large barrels in its
lobby, to which blind contribu-
tors were directed by an an-
nouncement in Braille.
Only free peoples can hold their
purpose and their honor steady
to a common end, and .prefer the
interests of mankind to any nar-
row interest of their own.—
Woodrow Wilson.
FUEL
OIL
We Aim to Please"
Phone Your Order to
191 Northville
Night Calls Phone 68
C. R. ELY & SONS
Save with Safety
at your
Rexall Store
Cecil H. Habermehl
32101 Plymouth road
Corner Eight Mile and
Rosedale Gardens
If you have decided to keep
your old car for the duration,
it.'s a good practice to have it
checked for needed repairs reg-
ularly.
Geo. Collins & Son
GENERAL GARAGE
1094 S. Main St. Phone 447
Plymouth, Mich
SERVICE
Lubrication - Tire Repair
Accessories
'S GULF SERVICE
34399 Plymouth Rd., at Stark
FOR REAL AMUSEMENT and
ENTERTAINMENT
See our Floor Shows at 10 and
i 12:30 every Friday, Saturday
and Sunday nights.
Liquor, Beer and Wine
�• Picnic Grounds For Rent
NANKIN MILLS INN
33594 Ann Arbor Trail, between Wayne and Farmington Roads
Phone Livonia 9297
Page 4 THE LIVONIAN
Rosedale Gardens
School News
The kindergarten enjoyed a
small Thanksgiving party on
Wednesday of last week. The
class also arranged a Thanksgiv-
ing sand table.
The first grade have made some
lovely stocking cats with pretty
colored ribbons around their
necks. They are being given to
the Junior Red Cross. The class
made a frieze of the story of Little
Black Sambo and it graces the
blackboard. Pilgrim stand -ups
were also made for Thanksgiving.
The second grade welcomes
Sharon McNulty a new pupil from
PALACE INN
BEER - LIQUOR - WINE
Dancing Sat. and Sun.
ED PALISZEWSKI, Prop.
(Formerly Frank's Inn)
31022 Ann Arbor Trail
Near Merriman Road
the Elm school. The class drama-
tized, The First Thanksgiving"
last Wednesday before they went
on their Thanksgiving holiday.
The class are enjoying their new
library books.
The third and fourth grade room
has purchased over eighty dol-
lars worth of defense stamps this
fail. The third grade also wel-
comes a new pupil, Tom McNulty.
The children have recently been
weighed the second time, and
most of them have gained from
one to two pounds since school
started. There are two thirds of
the children drinking milk after
recess.
The fifth grade are doing map
work on the north central states.
The sixth grade have been
writing compositions on the origin
of Thanksgiving. Pictures have
been displayed about the room.
Through the study, the children
have learned why they should
be grateful this modern Thanks-
giving day.
Nearly eighty-five per cent of
room seven are enjoying the pen-
ny milk following their recess.
Some original Thanksgiving plays,
written by the English class were
presented before the room the
day before Thanksgiving. The
room has a terranium added to
their display of plants on the
window sill. Miniature figures
Deposits made by mail
are given our prompt,
careful attention.
%"sue
• M�eea
TI E FAI�MINGTONSTAIEKSAN
Farmington, Mich.
Dependable
Service
is as important today as a new
car used to be when the old one
was worn out!
You can't buy a new car any more but you can
keep your present one like new for a long time to
come with proper care.
Let us help you keep your car in Shape
CAL S
SUPER GULF SERVICE ®A .
Phone Livonia 9202 for Service ga�
Cor. Merriman, Plymouth Rds., Rosedale Gardens ®����
stand among the growing plants
underneath the glass. Judith was
absent from school due to illness.
We have a Hawaiian exhibit in
our room, consisting of views of
the island; pictures on the growth
of the pineapple and a lovely life-
size cardboard Hula girl.
The eighth grade art class are
making paper macha bowls and
are going to decorate them with
Indian designs in water color.
The English class are learning
very well the art of diagraming.
They are learning the different
parts words can play in sen-
tences. First they learn whistle
can be a verb and act as simple
predicate, only to learn later that
whistle can also be a noun and
act as simple subject. The history
class enjoyed, or did they, the
complete review of their text in
preparation for the examination
at the end of the six week period.
Two eighth grade boys find act-
ing as the school's milkman fun.
The class of Junior Red Cross
girls met last Monday night after
school and turned in some of their
finished work, only to take other
unfinished work to do. The fol-
lowing articles have been distri-
buted among the girls: mules,
mittens, pillow covers, and card
table covers. The meeting follow-
ing Thanksgiving, the girls plan
to bring old dolls to redecorate
and clothe in new attire.
Six boys of the seventh and
eighth grade have just about. fin-
ished some writing boards for the
Veterans hospitals.
There was a school holiday
three afternoons during the na-
tion wide mileage rationing, so
teachers could serve the public.
Several ladies and gentlemen re-
lieved the teachers in the eve-
ning.
State College To
Aid Poultrymen
Chick sexing, once a Japanese
dominated profession, gets a
more American slant with an an-
nouncement by Michigan State
College officials approving a baby
chick sexing. school to be con-
ducted on the campus. January 18
to February 12, just ahead of the
1943 commercial hatchery season.
A limit of 30 students qualified
by
by eyesight and willing to bear a
large share of the cost of con-
ducting the school has been set
by the short course and the poul-
try
oul-
try husbandry departments.
Dwight Wyngarden, Zeeland, one t
of the nation's most expert baby
,chick sexers, will serve as in-
structor, with .the aid of college
talent.
Wyngarden took lessons orig-
inally from a Japanese woman
and for six years has 'been cred-
ited with an average of 98 to 100
per cent accuracy. Commercially,
an individual who can be accur-
ate to 95 ;percent passes as an ex-
pert.
Japanese have been put into
army service, into internment
camps and some have just dis-
appeared, the hatcherymen using
them report. In recent years, of
approximately 50 professional
Michigan 4chick sexers, 17 had
been Japanese.
Another ,purpose in the school
is to increase efficiency of the
poultry industry which is, serving
an important role in the Food for
War program. Sexing hascome
into demand in the past A` years,
following development of the
process by the Japanese. Pullets
and cockerels are separated by
handling and keen eyes. The sex-
ed chicks then are sold to those
poultrymen who demand -pullets
alone or who, purchase the lower
:priced •cockerels just for meat
purposes. An increase in the lay-
ing flock can be obtained with
no increase in brooding equip-
ment if the poultrymen buys
only pullets.
Possibilities for the profession
are found in the fact that an in-
creasing number and percentage
of baby chicks are being sold af-
ter sexing. Estimate's indicate
possibly a third of the total of 33
million baby chicks hatched in
Michigan in 1942 were sold after
determining sex.
Pay for the work is seasonal
but exceptionally high. Sexers
work at rates that range from a
half cent to more than a cent per
chick, yet they handle 800 or
more an hour and work night
and day at times during a 10
weeks to three months season.
Wednesday;' December 2; 1942
'Some of the detaila -Tor the
course already have been work-
ed out at the collegk► The poultry
department will obtain 5,000
chicks per student for training
ipurposes and this cost will be one
of the principal expenses +Which
the student will be asked to
share. Persons interested in tak-
ing the instruction can contact
hatcheries out in the State or the
short course or poultry depart-
ments at the college.
It has been estimated that 82
per cent of Americans normally
get to their jobs in automobiles.
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Be courteous of behavior and;:
affable to all men; there is noth-
ing -that winneth so much with
so little cost.—Sir Henry Sidney.
Most Navy men are specialists.
Join the Navy and learn one of
its 49 trades.
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Many apples are christened af-
ter their cultivators . . . a cus-
tom winch dates as far back as
the Romans. Even 2000 years ago
there were 22 known varieties of
apples, many of which were nam-
ed after -the cultivator.
The only freedom worth pos-
sessing is that which gives en-
largement to a people's energy,
intellect and virtues.—William
Ellery Channing.
YOU CAN DO
BETTER IF YOU,
SHOP AT
Roy Thorpes
Modern Hardware
Open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday 9 to 12
28302 Joy Road
Between Inkster and
Middlebelt Roads
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POULTRY RAISERS—Ask for
free copy of Larro Chick book.
Valuable information on feed-
ing for egg production. You'll
be interested. Plymouth Feed
Store.
Saxton
Farm Supply Store
583 West Ann Arbor Trail
Phone 174, Plymouth
24827 Gd. River at 7 Mile Rd.
Redford—Phone 1996
114 East Main St.
Northville—Phone 150
WEAR DIAMONDS
FOR PERSONAL
ATTRACTIVENESS
Tei
Own Them as a Safe
Investment
Deane Herrick
Jeweler
839 Penniman Ave. Plymouth
Wednesday, -December 2, 1942 THE LYVONIAN
With The Livonia Churches
ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL church
—Harvey and Maple streets.
Sunday morning services: Church
school, 9:45; morning service
with sermon at 11:00. A meeting
will be held at St. John's church
Sundy niaght, December 6, at
7 p.m. A young people's group
will be organized. Rev. Francis
Tetu, Vicar.
ROSEDALE GARDENS PRES-
byterian church. John B. For-
syth, minister. Sunday, Decem-
ber 6, our special offering for the
Wartime Service Fund will be re-
ceived at the 11 o'clock service.
All people of our organization
who are members of labor unions
are invited to an informal discus-
sion of the labor question Mon-
day evening, December 7 at 8
o'clock, in the church :basement.
The Women's Auxiliary will have
its annual Christmas meeting
next Wednesday evening, Dec-
ember 9. Mrs. Irvin McWethy
.and Mrs. R. D. Craig are in
charge.
LIVONIA COMMUNITY ceurcn.
Rev. Albert Luibrand, pastor.
Sunday services. Church, 10:00
a.m.; -Sunday school, 11:00 a.m.
to 12 noon. Public is invited. Be-
giMiff g'April 26, services will be
held from 8 to 9 p.m. and start-
ing Thursday, May 7, prayer
meeting will be from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
of Farmington, Michigan will
hold its Thanksgiving day service
at Farmington high school audi-
torium Thursday, November 26,
1942, 11:00 a.m. The public is in-
vited to attend.
CHRISTIAN .SCIENCE SOCIETY
Farmington high school audi-
torium, Sunday, 11:00 a.m., Sun-
ady school, same hour. Wednes-
•day evening services are held at
Universalist church on Warner
avenue at 8:00 p.m.
Make the
PLYMOUTH
HOUSEKEEPING Shop
Your Furniture
Headquarters
634 S. Main St.
STORM SASH
and
INSULATION
Will cut your heating
costs and help keep
you more comfortable
at home this winter.
Better burn our coal'l
this winter —it gives
more heat per dollar.
• * •
- THUM - PAINTS -
LEADBETTER
Coal&LumberCo.
12434 Middle Belt Rd.
% Mile N. Plymouth Road
Phone REdford 0333
GAYLORD ROAD BAPTIST
chapel, one mile west of Grand
Ptiver on Seven Mile road, one-
nalf block on Gaylord road.
Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; wor-
ship service, 11:45 a. m.; B.Y.P.U.,
6:30 p. m.; evening services, 7:30
p.m. Prayer meeting Friday, 7:30
p.m. Come and worship in a
beautiful little country church.
"A stranger but once." Pastor:
Ray Hein, 12661 Hamburg, De-
troit, phone Pingree 9389.
WEST POINT BIBLE CHURCH
Evangeline Farnum, pastor. H.
Sandercock, visiting pastor. Sun-
day school, 10:00-11:00 a.m.;
morning worship, 11:00 a.m.;
junior church, 3:00-5:00 p.m.;
evening worship, 7:45; Tuesday
evening, 8:00, personal evangel-
ism; Wednesday evening, 8:00,
cottage meeting, Horace Gra-
velle's Merriman Court. Friday
afternoon, 2:00-3:30, Missionary
meeting at church, 3:30 to 4:30
Industrial Arts for children. Fri-
day evening, 8:00, prayer meet-
ing. After prayer meeting, choir
practice.
ST. PAUL'S EV. LUTHERAN
church. Corner Farmington and
Five Male roads. Theodore Sauer,
pastor. Sunday services; 10:30 a.m.
Sunday school 9:45 o'clock. Spec-
ial Thanksgiving Day services at
10:30 a.m. You are cordially in-
vited to attend these services.
HOPE CHAPEL, church of the
United Brethren in Christ, Revs.
E. N. Sheridan and Mrs. Sheri-
dan, pastors, 27431 Long avenue,
residence. Sunday services, 10
a.m., unified service, worship
and church school; 8 p.m., eve-
ning service; Tuesday, 7 p.m.,
Boy Scouts; 7 p.m., Wednesday,
choir rehearsal; 8 p.m. midweek
prayer service, Thursday; Sun-
day 6:30 p.m., Christian En-
deavor.
ST. MICHAEL'S CATII.OLIC
church, Father Contway, pastor,
Rosedale Gardens. Masses at 6
a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 12 noon.
WEST POINT CHURCH OF
CHRIST, 33200 Seven Mile road,
one block east of Farmington
road. Bible school Sunday 10:00
a.m.; preaching and communion
Sunday 11:00 a.m.; preaching
Sunday evening 7:45. Everybody
is welcome.
ELM BAPTIST CHURCH. R. A.
Ragle, pastor, phoaie Evergreen
5606R. Bible school 10 a.m.,
morning worship 11:10 a.m., eve-
ning service 7:30 p.m. Everyone
is welcome.
Michigan Potato
Crop Slumps
Start Efforts To
Increase Yield
Searching for some of the lost
Michigan potato acreage which
has caused a drop to 182,000 acres
in 1942 from the 1931-40 average
of 278,000 acres has been recom-
mended as a Michigan farm con-
tribution to the war effort.
Rain and blight put a dent in
the 1942 total :production, esti-
mtaed at 17 million :bushels, far
below the 27 to 30 million bushels
that used to be turned -out an-
nually within the state.
Growers are urged to start
checking now on 1943 seed sup--
plies.
upplies. H. C. Moore, potato spe-
cialist of the Michigan State Col-
lege staff, .points out that approx-
imately 4,000,000 bushels of seed
will be needed in planting potato
fields next spring. -
One' of the ;protections provid=
ed :potato growers lies in the
seed certification service super-
vised by the college. Growers in
40 counties have seed supplies
certified for variety and freedom
from disease. Larger crops of
better quality come from use of
the better seed, Moore reports.
Normally, out-of-state potato
growers take a large share of the
Michigan certified seed. This de-
mand likely will increase through
the -winter, Moore says, indicat-
ing the importance of Michigan
growers locating a seed supply
earlier than usual. Out-of-state
orders usually are placed in Jan-
uary and February.
Lists of growers who have cer-
tified seed for sale can be obtain-
ed from the Michigan Crop Im-
provement association, in care of
Michigan State college, East Lan-
sing.
Varieties available include
Russet Rural, White Rural, Green
Mountain, Katandin, Irish Cob-
bler and Pontiac. The Russet Ru-
ral constitutes approximately 60
per cent of the certified seed sup-
ply, with the Chippewa next in
importance by volume. Both va-
rieties -are considered well adapt-
ed to Michigan .conditions. Coun-
ty agricultural agents and mem-
bers of the college farm crops de-
partment have pledged aid to
growers attempting to locate
suitable seed supplies.
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Ray Thorpe Buys
Vannoy Property
Purchase of the Vannoy Broth-
ers property by Ray Thorpe was
made public this week. Mr.
Thorpe, well known Livonia
township hardware dealer, plans
to remodel the present building
which was formerly used as a
grocery store into the new loca-
tion.
The property is located on the
north-east corner of Joy and
Middlebelt roads and has a large
frontage on both streets. Remod-
eling will start in the very rear
future.
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Printing of the country's new
all-purpose ration books will take
87,000 pounds of ink, 7,500 pounds
of paste, half a million pounds
of boxing.
Page 5
A Good Place
To Buy Your
GROCERIES
and
MEATS
Lidgard Brothers
formerly
McKinney & Schaffer
You've Tried the Rest;
Now Use the Best ... I
CLOVERDALE FARMS
DAIRY
Your Local Dealer
841 West Ann Arbor Trail
Phone 9
Plymouth, Mich.
L. BLAKE
JEWELER
Opposite Post Office
Northville, Mich.
The Best PIace to Buy
EYES RIGHT: ��;
For Accuracy in £w_=
War Industry �am_
One error can cost lives and planes ... that are
depending on your accurate eyesight for safety!
Don't take chances, let our Registered Optometrist
examine and prescribe the proper glasses for your
improved, safe, sure vision.
Dr. John A. Ross — Dr. L. E. Rehner
DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY
809 Penniman Ave. Plymouth, Mich. Phone 433
Hours: 11 a. m. till 9 p. m.
Equipment that can not fail'.
The armed forces muust be sure. that their mechani-
cal equipment will serve them when they need it.
YOU TOO can be sure your car will be ready to go
if you depend on our skilled mechanics to keep it
in shape for you.
Wheel Balancing a Specialty
We Call For and Deliver Your Car
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20740 Fenkell Phone Red. 0900
Official Tire Inspection Headquarters
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Senate Hears Bill for Drafting 18-19 Youth
— Photo shows the senate military affairs committee as it opened hear-
ings on bill to authorize drafting of 18 and 19 -year-old youths. General
George Marshall was the first witness. He is shown addressing the com-
mittee. Left to right: Senators Bilbo, Schwartz, Downey, Thomas, Rey-
nolds (chairman), and Gurney, who sponsored the bill in the house.
MOBIL. GIBS = - OIL
LUBRICATION - TIRE REPAIR
CANDY - TOBACCO
BOB CLARK'S
THREE -ACRE SERVICE
Eight Mile and Middle Belt Roads
"STOP AT THE SIGN OF THE FLYING RED HORSE"
° OPEN DAILY d
11 A.M. to 1 A.M.
IF YOU WANT TO LIVE LONGER
EAT SEA FOOD
at the
SEA FOOD GROTTO
Detroit's Exclusive Sea Food Restaurant
West Seven Mile Road at Telegraph
You'll get better
dressed poultry
at lower prices.
here.
Place Your Holiday
Order Today
Turkeys - Chickens - Geese - Ducks
Have You Tried Our Delicious
Chicken Dinners -They're Supreme.
Bring your family and friends here during the
busy days ahead. After shopping you'll enjoy
our hearty food.
We Serve Good Beer and Wine.
Complete Grocery and Meat
Service.
BERRY'S
Chicken Shack
s L. O. BERRY, Proprietor
34115 Plymouth road Phone Livonia 9290
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Asks Every One
To Purchase
Christmas Seals
Committee Plans
To Put Plymouth
Over Top in Big Way
In today's world so somber
with lies, bloodshell, and the
fear of death, there are still men
who dare to draw blueprints for
an honest, strong, gentle, laugh-
ing mankind of the future.
What has given them courage
for such planning has been vic-
tory like that partly won against
tuberculosis. Now the backs of
all death fighters—not excepting
those against the white plague—
are to the wall. The call is for
more death, and more, and we
are all too likely to forget that,
to kill our enemies efficiently,
we cannot relax our fight for life.
This is made especially plain by
the condition of our battle
against tuberculosis.
This year bids fair to find our
vaunted national conquest of the
disease at a standstill for the
first time since World War I. The
sinister sickness is beginning to
flame high again. It knaws at
the vitals of America's ;produc-
tive power. It kills :more and
more Americans under the .new
strain of work in defense of our
nation's life. The year 1940 saw
an upsurge of the tuberculosis
death rate in many of our lead-
ing cities. What may happen if
we relax our war against this
form of ,mass murder is shown
by ominous warnings from across
the ocean. In 1939, England,
Wales, and Scotland were pretty
well satisfied with only 29,000
annual deaths. Then came their
strain of all-out war production .
effort. The White Plague's toll,
1941, was well up in the 30,000's
on that embattled island.
The money, given so ungrudg-
ingly by millions of Americans,
since 1907, to the Christmas Seal
Campaign of the National Tuber-
culosis Association, has been -the
most powerful single factor in
our half -successful fight against
the white terror.
This year, with the grim need
for us to keep our men on the
industrial front in top •-physical
condition, and with their peril
"The Friendliest
Atmosphere in
Northwest Detroit
Lahser Road at Grand River
REDFORD
OLD TINIER
TAVERN
LIQUOR - BEER - WINE
Modern and Old -Time
Dancing
Fri., Sat., Sun. Nights
MUSIC BY WESTERN ACES
Jimmy Thrapp, Prop.
Phone Redford 9702
from tuberculosis greater be-
cause of the strain under which
they work, it is especially impor-
tant that all of us do our utmost,
buying Christmas Seals with ev-
ery spare nickel, dime and dollar.
Edward Paliszewski, manager
of the Palace Inn on Ann Arbor
Trail left last Monday for the
array. He was inducted at Fort
Custer.
According to government esti-
mates, the seasonal kill of water-
fowl would provide enough down
and feathers far 300,000 aviators'
pants and parkas, more than 10,-
000 sleeping bags or 500,0,00 sub-
zero jackets, if hunters plucked
and turned in the down and
small body feathers of all birds
they kill.
A Denver, Colorado, bank
vault, weighing one ton, went to
the .city's scrap drive.
Oldest Jewelry Store in Redford
VON BURG'S
Watches Repaired by Swiss
Experts
JEWELERS.
22009 Grand River Ave.
Select Christmas Gifts Now
11MVINU
AM Adults, 220-x-30 Tax=25c
Children, lOc-)-lc Tax=11c
FAMILY NIGHT WED.
THEATRE 21220 Fenkell RE. 2368
Thursday, Friday, Saturday — December 3 - 4 - 5
PENNY SINGLETON — ARTHUR LAKE
—In—
"BLONDIE FOR VICTORY"
plus
JON HALL — IONA MASSEY
_in_
"INVISIBLE AGENT"
Short Subjects
Friday and Saturday — Perils of Nyoka — Last Episode.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday — December 6 - 7 - 8
JOHN BOLES — MONA BERRY
—In—
ROAD TO TO HAPPINESS"
plus
"MR. V"
-
with.
LESLIE HOWARD
Wednesday, December 2,:1942
THE LIVONIAN
Page 7
Advises Poultrymen
nests, not lighted up as well as
would prevent hens from eating
dollars in Michigan, the saving
TO Be Careful —
the feeding floors, help keep ex-
many of the eggs .that they nor-
of every 25th egg ought to mean.
tra hens from crowding into nests
mally do eat.
a million dollars a year for the
Collection of S
Eggs
already occupied.
From there on, it's simple arith-
effort. Right y that
now, he says,
Those eggs that never : et out
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Laying records at, the college
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indicate from 60 'd 75 :percent
metic. With the annual egg crop
makes a good combination of ec-
of the hen house make a Total
n.
the eggs are .laid before noon.
worth approximately 25 million
y
onomy and patriotism.
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worth an extra million dollars a
That not only is an indication of
year to poultrymen in 1VIichiganeed for :plenty of nests, but
At least one Ogg in 25 gets bro- means that the gathering periods
ken or eaten by the hens :before often should be adjusted. If eggs
it is gathered, according to es- can be gathered at least four
timates made by C. G. Card, head times daily, the gathering should
'of the Michigan State College be at about 9:30 and 10 a.m.,
poultry department. noon and at night.
One common fault comes. from Nesting material needs to be
not providing sufficient nests. adequate. Professor Card sug-
The average henhouse has a nest
for each 10 hens, _one for every Bests attention to the nesting ma -
five hens makes a bettdr propor- terial to prevent breakage of
tion, according to tests. The extra eggs. This prevention, in turn,
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TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS:
The price of electric service is low. It is one of the few
things about the house that cost less than they used to cost. Twenty years ago the
average price was 5.79 cents; today it is 3.16 cents. That is nearly half price — a
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bargain sale every day.
There are many reasons why electricity is cheap. '
Our power plants are more efficient than they used to be. Our customers have
helped to reduce prices by using more electricity —for better lighting, for cooking,
for heating water, for dozens of jobs. We have learned how to do our part of the -
work better, have thought of many plans to save time and money, like the two-way
radio sets for our trouble crews, and so on.
So there have been repeated rate reductions -right in th
face of rising prices for almost all of the things which we have to buy to make electricity.
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It is a record of -good service and of lower and lower rates, of which we are very proud j
THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY
PRESIDENT
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TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS:
The price of electric service is low. It is one of the few
things about the house that cost less than they used to cost. Twenty years ago the
average price was 5.79 cents; today it is 3.16 cents. That is nearly half price — a
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bargain sale every day.
There are many reasons why electricity is cheap. '
Our power plants are more efficient than they used to be. Our customers have
helped to reduce prices by using more electricity —for better lighting, for cooking,
for heating water, for dozens of jobs. We have learned how to do our part of the -
work better, have thought of many plans to save time and money, like the two-way
radio sets for our trouble crews, and so on.
So there have been repeated rate reductions -right in th
face of rising prices for almost all of the things which we have to buy to make electricity.
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It is a record of -good service and of lower and lower rates, of which we are very proud j
THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY
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THE LIVONIAN
Want Ads Oo Only, 2 5c
Phone Plymouth 16
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—Insuiatior_. Insulate
your house now and cooperate
with the National Fuel Saving
program. Buy storm sash,
combination doors and rock
wool. Farmington Lumber and
Coal company.
FOR SALE—We smoke our own
ham, bacon and sausage. Fresh
killed poultry. Taylor's Super
Market, 29150 Joy road, one
block east of Middle Belt road.
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FOR SALE—Fireplace coal: Ken-
tucky Lump, 45 ,cents per 100
pounds; Cannal Coal, 60 cents
For the best
MOTOR SERV iCE
bring your car to
ALLAN & LOCKE
dM
Northville, Michigan
Complete All Car
Service Department
per 100 pounds at .the yard.
Farmington Lumber and Coal
Company.
FOR SALE—Lignaphol, the new
modern wood finish. It has no
equal for floors. One applica-
tion finishes the job. Farming-
ton Lumber and Coal company.
FOR SALE — Pullets. Laying
hens. and roasting hens. 36534
Plymouth road, three miles
east of Plymouth, opposite
East Point gas station. It -p
TO TRADE—Sun flame oil heat-
er, six -room size; trade for
dining room suite; must be in
good shape or will consider a
trade on good garden tractor.
Joe Fuller, 29200 Sunnydale,
Brightmoor Station, Detroit.
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WANTED
WANTED—To buy two used bi-
cycles, also a typewriter, both
in good condition. Phone Li-
vonia 2828. It -p
WANTED—Poultry. We pay the
highest prices for poultry of
any kind. Taylor's Super Mar-
ket, 29150 Joy road, one block
east of Middle Belt. 9-tf-c
SC3YcXa-
LEER — LIQUOR — WINE
Meet Your Friends in a Friendly
Atmosphere
Cor. Joy and Middle Belt Rds. Ralph Opland, Owner
THERE IS CASH WAITING
FOR YOUR PROPERTY
We have many buyers who are waiting to buy
homes and property in Livonia township. If you
are considering selling our buyers have the cash
waiting
REAL ESTATE — FARMS — INSURANCE
32398 Five Mile Road, just east of Farmington Road
PHONE LIVONIA 2668
Pride cleaning
6th
I)eC' combines the
very finest of
workmanship
With to
west
LOST
LOST—Dog. Dachshund female.
Black, four !brown paws. Gar-
den City license. Reward. 11011
Auburndale, Rosedale Gardens.
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MISCELLANEOUS
WE BUY AND SELL POULTRY
live and dressed, also home
made dog food sold. Berry's
Poultry Market, 34115 Plym-
outh road, phone Livonia 3876.
REFRIGERATION S E R V I C E,
p h o n e Plymouth 160. Kim-
Brough Electric Shop, 868 West
Ann Arbor Trail, tf-c
Rosedale Gardens
News
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Fisher
attended the wedding of their
niece, Miss Roberta Bohn, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bohn,
of Birmingham, and John A.
Moss, of Rosedale Park, which
took ,place Monday evening, in
the Nardin Park Methodist Epis-
copal church in Detroit.
The Junior Audubon club,
which is under the direction of
Jack VanCoevering, elected the
following officers at their last
meeting: President, Bruce Mac-
Gregor, and secretary, Carl Van-
Coevering. The club which is
limited to 25, is filled at this
time. The boys meet sometime
the first week of the month and
enjoy bird hikes at various times
during the year. They are now
building feeding stations near
their homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cook
were in Flint, Sunday, for the
fiftieth wedding celebration of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Cook, of that city. There was
a dinner served at noon for 30
guests and open house was held
during the afternoon and eve-
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Cooper will
entertain at a dinner .party on
Thanksgiving day having as
their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Fred-
erick Hackett and ' son, Douglas,
of the Gardens, .and Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Hackett, of Detroit.
A concert is being planned by
the Civic association for the eve-
ning of December 6, which will
take place in the Community club
house.
Captain Rabert Bruce was
home the past week from Cal-
ifornia. On Sunday evening he
and Mrs. Bruce were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Crebbin, in Detroit. Captain
Bruce is in the East for a few
days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. O'Neil and
daughter, Kathleen of Detroit,
are expected dinner guests, on
Thanksgiving day, in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Cox.
A group of six or eight men
had a bee Saturday afternoon,
and set out new shrubbery
around the Community club-
house, improving the grounds and
also trimmed the old shrubbery.
Mr, and Mrs. George E. Fisher
will entertain at dinner Thanks-
giving day, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Chance, of Windsor, Ontario, Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Falk and
daughter, Nyla, of Grosse Pointe.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McDowell
will have as their dinner guests,
Thanksgiving day, her brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Blair and son, David, of Detroit.
Later in the day Mr. and Mrs.
McDowell will be guests of Mr.
and Mrs. N. A. Humphrey in De-
troit.
Mrs. Jennie VanCoevering of
Grand Haven spent Thanksgiving
day with her son, Jack VanCoe-
vering, and family.
Learn a trade or specialty while
,you serve your country in the
Navy.
Wednesday, December 2, 1942
Coons, Muskrats
Are Good Food
Asks Housewives
To Discard Prejudices
If housewives of Plymouth and
other Michigan cities could dis-
card their prejudices, more than
a million pounds of good quality
meat available annually from
animals trapped for their fur
could be added to Michigan's war-
time food supply, conservation
department game men say.
Despite popular scorn of musk-
rats as food, a small but thriving
trade in these "marsh rabbits'
has existed for years, with many
of the customers enthusiastic
about the meat. There are con-
noisseurs who praise roast rac-
coon, some like well done wood-
chuck, and in the south even the
ugly opossum is a favorite dish
for many. Oldtimers in the north
appreciate a taste of beaver.
Last season Michigan trappers
and hunters took more than 43,-
000 raccoons, about 600,000 musk-
rats, 10,000 opossums and 7,000
beavers. Kitchen skill could make
good eating of most of them, as
it did in the state's pioneer days.
A survey of 50 typical New
Jersey farms gave an average of
more than one ton of scrap per
farm. If this average were main-
tained throughout the :country,
the nation's farms are capable of
yielding at least six million tons
of scrap.
Wayne: 2925 N. Washington
Plymouth: 774 Penniman Ave. Maxwell J. Smith
Ypsilanti: 14 N. Washington
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