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By Mildred Zopff.
OFFICIAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Members of the township fire
department wish to express their
appreciation to the residents of
The New Detroit Subdivision for
the hot coffee and sandwiches THE LIVONIAN
served them while they were
_pumping water from - basements
in that area. 1
Miss Jean Lumsden of Pleas- Entered at the Plymouth, Michigan ] Subscription price, $1.00 per year.
ant Ridge was a week end guest Post Office as second` class mail matter. y 5 cents per single copy.
of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Valrance, y
needless to spy that this fitted Phone Plymouth 16 Js A 1p STERLING EATON, Publisher
in perfectly with the plans of
Jim Valrance who has just re- )3usiness Office, Plymouth Mail Building, Plymouth, Michigan.
turned home from Michigan. —
State for the Christmas holidays. 'Vol. 3—No. 46 Wednesday, January 6, 1943 Plymouth, Michigan
Members of the Youth. League _
of Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian —
church g3addened the hearts of
many residents of the Gardens �d Cross
Livonians Express Thur Ideas On
With their lovely singing of
Christmas carols from door to //
door Sunday evening. .News What Is The Most Effective Thing
Mrs. Lester`Bookout,, of W.
Chicago avenue gave a Christmas
party for her piano pupils on Home Service Program for That We Have To Do In 1943 To
Thuursday, December 24. Christ- Service and Ex -Service Men and
m:as carols were played and sung Families.
by the pupils, after which there The primary responsibility of Help With The War Effort?"
were several contests and prizes Home. Service is to assist service
awarded. Refreshments with fa- and ex -service men and their
vors were served and everyone families in meeting those needsHoward C. Knickerbocker, pop -
went home .after a very enjoy- which arise from the man's serv- lar Farmington banker—"Buy Ann Stephan, operator at Cam -
able time. more bonds and conserve all vital ilot beauty shop—"Keep up the
Mr. and Mrs. J. VanCoevering ice in the armed forces. Home materials." women's moral."
Service is carried out through
and family returned home lastthe following functions: Bayard Tupper, Farmington Edwin Taylor, clerk in Taylor's
Tuesday, after visiting Mr. Van- lumber dealer—"Go to ..work and market on Joy road—"Quit
Coevering's mother for Christ- A. Communication and Infor- get some munitions made." hoarding."
mas in - Grand Haven, and also mation Service: Assistance wish Robert Clark, Three acre ser- Joe Paliszewski, manager of
stopping off at Grand Rapids on communications between . service vice owner—"Keep level headed, Palace Inn on Ann Arbor Trail—
the way home. men and their families - and in- avoid 'panic and hoarding, take "Don't miss a day at work so
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Simpson quiry in regard to their welfare; things as they come." we can buy more bonds-"
and their sons Bob and Jim were information concerning regula- Walter Morrawski ro ietor
guests of Mr. .and Mrs. -Edward tions and legislation affecting William Clark; 20555 Middle- p p
Zopff and Mrs. Sophie Zopff for service and ex -service men and belt road -"Join the Army." borvT Trail—"Help ankin Mills Innthe Ann overn-
their dependents. Juanita Schurrer, secretary, p g
supper on New Years day. p 32398 Five Mile road—"Buy War ment establish a more simplified
,-The -regular ;monthly meeting .'B. Reporting Service. Coopera Bonds, don't talk, and get your system -of control so effort and
of the Lee Valley Improvement tion with the military and naval news from the newspapers and expense could be cut to a mini -
association will be held on -Fri- , authorities by obtaining social mum."
to "write more letters to boys in
clay, January 8 the service.'�
instead of the history material required for Jesse Zeigler, township super -
usual usual first Friday of the month, at medical treatment and by mak- Orville Taggart, real estate. visor—"There are so many things
the township hall at 8 p. in. The _ ing reports on home conditions salesman—"Not to pass out any it is hard to establish any one or
officers of the association for needed by commanding officers information .that will help the two items that can be listed alone.
1943 will be installed: Mrs_ Alfred in deciding questions of discharge, enemy. Be economical where I think it is our responsibility to
Hinks will lead community sing-- or clemency. vital materials are concerned." share in all government under-
ing. Refreshments will be served. C. Claims Service. AssistanceArthur Trapp, township treas-
takings; to work hard, partici-
All members are urged to start to disabled ex -service men and urer—"Do not hoard vital ma- pate in civilian defense projects,
the new year right by attending their dependents and to descend- aerials and make available all save vital materials whenever
this meeting. ants of -deceased men in present- necessary scrap materials as well possible ,and to put every- penny
The Campfire Girls of Livonia ing claims for compensation and as paying all taxes when due." . that can be spared into defense
Center will resume their meetings other government benefits. Barbara Middlewood,clerk Li- stamps and bonds."
after the Christmas holidays on D. FamilyService. Financial William Hinbern, 27435 Seven
Thursday(tomorrow) Januar vonia township water board—
Y aid for special needs not provid- Comply with government- res- Mile road, west—"Buy more
7, 1943, ed for from public funds and trictions, give all possible co- bonds."
The parent teachers association basic maintenance when .public operation and buy war bonds." Charles Canfield, constable—
of the Rosedale school will meet relief is not available; consulta- L. W. Whiteley, building in- "Less driving .and buy more war
this (Wednesday) evening at the tion and helpful activity directed Spector—"Buy war bonds and bonds."
school. The business meeting will toward meeting those family dif- stamps and eliminate hoarding." Mrs. Cecil Habermehl, Rosedale
start promptly at 8 p.m. and plans ficulties which do not require Walter Lohr, 12430 Sherwood Rexall drug store—"I wish people
for the Founders Day banquet in financial aid; referral service en- "Everyone work and buy war would quite hoarding. Everyone
February will be discussed. abling the client to make use of bonds." sharing equally would help us
Mrs. George Hamilton, program the resources of other organza- . Harvey Jahn, grocer—"Keep all.
chairman, announces that the tions providing services not with- ` your mouth shut." Mrs. James E. Tanner, 11419
special speaker for the evening in the Home Service .program. Oscar A. Evans, 33505 Rayburn Ingram—"Try to live a normal
will be Dr. Herbtrt Robb whose - II. To Whom Home Service is —"Buy War Bonds and Stamps." life and accept conditions as they
subject will be: Biological and Available. Red Cross Home Serv- Georgia Waterman, Merriman are."
Mental Forces which Influence ice is available to members (in- road—"To conserve on foods and Louise Peck, Mirror beauty
our Social and Economic Security eluding nurses) of the Army, anything else the government salon owner—"Quit wasting
in this Machine Age." Navy, Matline Corps and Coast asks and to buy all the war bonds time."
All parents are urged to be Guard while in active servicewcHarry S. Wolfe, township clerk
present as Dr. Robb's talk will and to their dependents and to L. O. Berry, proprietor Berry's —"We must act in strict coordi-
he well worth while. ex -service men and their depend- Chicken'Shack on Plymouth road nation with the program as set
The Rosedale Garden civic ents. —"As a butcher I would say we -by the president of the United
association •will meet on Friday United Nations. The American need meat to give our people States and officials in charge of
January 8 at 8 p.m. at the club Red Cross gives the same type of strength and the best way to the war effort. Always keeping in.
house. The annual reports will be service to active service and ex- remedy the meat shortage would mind that we have our choice
service men of the United Na- be not to let anyone
read .at this meeting and the new `kill cattle of sacrificing now or losing both.
officers, elected last month, will tions (when in the United States until it was a year old, pigs until for ourselves and our children,
be installed. Those to be installed or ils :possessions) that is extend- xhey are 8 months old and lambs the many privileges we, as Amer -
are Louis D. Steele, president, ed to men of our own forces. until they are a year• old. This icans, have enjoyed in the past.
Mrs. John Perkins, vice presi- Dependents of men in the forces would' increase our meat supply' John Melow, real estate sales -
dent; William Kay, secretary;_ of the United Nations and of ex- 10 fold next year? man—"Raise all the food we can.
Thomas Lyndon, treasurer andHave all the gardens we can next
service men of those forces, when .Mrs: Ray Thorps,283a2 Joy road
Von D. Poihemus, Roger Cooper such dependents are resident in —"Stay at home and not spend summer."
and Harold Page, members of .the the United States, receive the our money unwisely so we o
board of directors. same service offered to families can save more to buy bonds."
Plans for the coming -year will of members of the military and Mary Camilot operator of Water Does Small
also be discussed and all mem naval forces of the United States. Camilot beauty shop on Middle-
bers are urged to be present. Red Cross Home Service applies belt road—"Buy all, the bonds y
The first business meeting of also to former members of the and stamps we can_" Damage Here
the new year of the women's club armies of our allies during the _
of the Rosedale Gardens Civic first' -World War and to their de -
association will be held at 8:30 be extended by , field directors Flood waters cause some resi-
pendents. dents no end of trouble earl
p.m. on January 7 at the. club and chapters wherever located, 3'
house: The executive board will both here and abroad.
For questions concerning gov- last week when rains and thaw -
will meet at 7 p.m. and all mem- ernmental provisions of the The personnel of certain new ings caused large pools in the
bers are requested to .be present < United Nations for'members and classifications, particularly the- New Detroit subdivision which
as plans for the next..few..months, :dependents of, members of their Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, overran into practically all of
will'be made at this time. Navy's armed forces write the area Women Appointed for the basements in that area.
Home Service Chairman. She will Volunteer Emergency Service Although damage was held to
The. Women's .auxiliary of the make her communication and in -
Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian formation, reporting, and claims (WAVES);civilian pilots of the a minimum through the efforts
church will meet at the church . service available whenever these Army Ferrying Command, and of the Livonia Fire department
on Wednesday, January 13 at 8 are required. Families of such the Army Specialist Corps are and the Redford and Livonia
p•m• civilian red. el when family subject to assignments which water departments at one time
p y may expose them to the extreme only four residences out of 60
Mrs. C. J. Kershaw will lead service is required, will be re- hazards, of war. The Red Cross had fires in their furnaces. All
the short devotional service, after ferred by Home Service to the extends to them the same serv- others were put out by water
which the business meeting will appropriate civilian agencies, ices which are available to mem- which seeped into basements.
be held. At.the close of the busi- United States Merchant Ma- bers of the armed forces. Township officials have al-
ness meeting, there will be a rine. The Merchant Mari is a Cooperation with Other Agen- ready taken steps with the Wayne
panel discussion on- the Pan- count road commission to seek
American study book of -the year civilian organization. Its mem- cies. The functions of common- Y
"On this Foundation" , he year
W. bers are, however, exposed to ex- ication, information, _ reporting, a remedy for the condition which
Stanley RFound dead by Mrs. treme hazards of war, particular- and claims service are discharged exists in _that area and an early
will be ly in areas subject to enemy sub- by the Red Cross itself and are survey brought to light the nec-
E. H." Jameson. Tea
served at the conclusion the marine action. Consequently, the not transferable to other agencies essity of installing a larger sewer
meeting. Red Cross recognizes officers and but Red Cross communication on Plymouth road to care for
men of the Merchant Marine and and information services are that .fast growing section,
The executive board of the their families as eligible for its made available to the agencies The fire and water depart -
Women's Auxiliary will meet at communication and information, when needed, ments were also called into ac -
the home of Mrs. Edward M. reporting, claims, and referral Consult the chairman for Li- tion early Sunday morning to
Zopff on Blackburn avenue on services during those periods vonia township. Mrs. James W. repair a water hydrant that had
Friday, January 8, for dessert at when such officers and men are Randell, 3232 Myrna avenue, men broken when a heavy waste
1:30 p.m. All members are re- under contract' for a specified Plymouth, Michigan. P h on e paper truck skidded and smashed
quested to be present. cruise or trip. Such services will either Livonia 2983 or 2012, the hydrant from its base.
Page 2 THE LIVUNTAN Wednesday, January 6; 1943
FEED YOUR FLOCK THE
Natural Way. Larro Feeds
plus your own grains. All you
need for more and better qual-
ity eggs.
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
Your Dollar
Must Do
Double Duty
This Year.
That's the reason it
will pay you to
shop here first.
When you need
something in the
hardware line visit
DICKERSON
HARDIWARE
33405 Gd. River Ave.
Phone 4
Farmington, Mich.
Rosedale Gardens
School News
The sixth grade had a Christ-
mas party Tuesday. They had
a Christmas dance put on by
June Scharz. They had Christ-
mas poems and stories told
around the Christmas tree. The
program committee worked hard. -
The refreshment committee
worked enthusiastically.
The sixth grade . have been
busy collecting Christmas cards
which they have made into 10
scrapbooks to send to the Red
Cross. They have made. Christ-
mas cards and picture puzzles to
send to the less fortunate.
1st Grade
The first grade had their
Christmas party Tuesday, Decem-
ber 22.
They saw a movie on hol;,r to
make pottery. They were very
interested. They made clay dishes
for their mothers for Christmas
3rd and 4th Grades
Patricia Neathammer, who has
moved to Phoenix, Arizona is
greatly missed by her playmates.
The fourth grade is taking an
imaginary cruise around the
Mediterranean starting at the
Straits of Gibraltar. In science
they are learning about leaves.
The pupils have recently seen
three movies. The last one, "The
Amazon Basin," showed how the
people of that region live and
also how rubber is made.
7th Grade
The seventh grade camera club
held its regular meeting Friday,
December 11. A demonstration
was given by the leader, Miss B.
on how to make Christmas cards
with photographs. We enjoyed
her demonstration very much
and hope we have more in the
near future.
The seventh grade sold $6.25
worth of Christmas seals.
The contest on -the purchasing
of defense stamps came to an
exciting end last Wednesday when
the boys passed the girls on the
final round with Philip Barnes
bringing $20, Harvey Kelly, $12;
Dale Miller, $6; and several other
boys' amounts were not small.
The girls got busy planning how
they -were going to entertain ti'ie
boys at the Christmas party. The
total amount of defense stamps
bought during the contest of 5
weeks was $98.80.
Our deciduous Victory Christ-
mas tree has been given a coat
of paint, whipped Lux soap added
and decorated with home made
decorations. The camera club is
not going to let the opportunity
for a picture pass by, but will
take the picture when the tree
has its gifts about it.
THINK -
twice before you buy meat now.
Get quality plus quantity when you
make a purchase for your family,
There is no waste when you prepare our fresh
killed meats and you'll find you can stay within
your budget if you shop here regularly.
Don't forget about our delicious chicken dinners.
They're Supreme
We Serve Good Beer and Wine.
Complete Grocery and Meat
Service.
L.O. BERRY, Proprietor
34115 Plymouth road Phone Livonia 9290
8th Grade
Fred Wiemert returned to
school after illness.
Bob Schwartz and Bob Per-
kins were absent from the eigth
grade room. The eighth grade
purchased a Christmas tree which
was decorated for the Christmas
party held Tuesday.
Kindergarten
The kindergarten had a Christ-
mas party. They had drawn
names. They also decorated a
Christmas tree their teacher had
bought them. Some of the moth-
ers helped with the party.
5th Grade
The fifth grade is making car-
toon books for the Red Cross.
Every day while drinking their
milk they listen to a Christmas
-story. They had a Christmas
party Tuesday.
2nd Grade
The second grade room was
decorated with angels and car-
olers. They also decorated their
Christmas tree which played a
.large part in their party. The
children exchanged gifts. They
are changing from manuscript
writing to curve writing. They
painted jars for their mothers
and Red Cross.
The music class, under the
direction of Mrs. Lewis, carolled
through the corridors last Tues-
day morning. The class is to be
commended on their singing.
The teachers enjoyed a party
last Monday noon during their
dinner hour. A pot luck dinner
was eaten and gifts enjoyed.
All rooms had a Christmas tree
for the children's parties Tuesday
afternoon preceding Christmas.
Santa Clause visted the kin-
�dergarten Christmas party. Moth-
ers and fathers were also present
to help entertain. The children
danced around the tree singing.
Then one of the teachers took a
picture of the group around their
tree.
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Offers Way To
Have More Meat
One of the most unusual sug-
gestions given in the interviews
printed elsewhere in this issue
of the Livonian is the one given
by Mr. L. O. Berry who operates
the market and restaurant on
Plymouth road known as Berry's
Chicken Shack. The interviews
were taken to get a cross section
of opinion of Livonia residents
on what could be done to best
help the war effort during the
coming year.
Mr. Berry, a former manor of
Ferndale, now operates a slaugh-
ter house in connection with his
market and in the meat business
he too has felt the present day
hardship in securing meats for
his customers.
On his visits to packing plants
and other slaughter houses he
has noticed of late the increased
kill of lambs, calves and small
pigs. In his opinion he thinks
that if the present rate of
slaughtering is maintained of
these smaller animals that an-
other year will see a much
greater reduction in the amount
of meat that is available to the
consumer.
As a remedy for the condition
he suggests that no cattle be
killed until they are at least one
year old. Calves are now killed
at anywhere from 70 to 100
pounds and at one year they
would weigh from 600 to 700
pounds thus increasing , the
amount of meat available to the
public in one year about six
times per each individual animal.
In the case of lambs their av-
erage in the slaughter house is
from 30 to 40 pounds where at a
year they would weigh anywhere
from 120 to 130 pounds. Small
pigs are killed, according to Mr.
Berry, to satisfy people's desire
to serve thc4n at holiday time,
at 20 to 30 pounds and in a year
they would weigh anywhere from
200 to 250 pounds.
- Mr. Berry takes the average
weights of a small pig, a calf and
a lamb and figures them col-
lectively at 170 pounds. He then
explains that if all the weight was
meat that could be eaten it would
furnish 170 people a pound of
meat each, but if the same ani-
mals were killed at one year
old, the same three animals would
weigh about 1,100 pounds and
1,100 people could have a pound
of meat or about seven times as
much meat would be available
to the public.
Good nattyre and good ; sense
must ever join; -to err is human,
to forgive, divine.—Pope.
STORM SASH
and
INSULATION
Will Cut your heating
costs and, help keep
you more comfortable
at home this winter.
Better burn our coal
this winter —it gives
more heat per dollar.
- TRUSCON PAINTS -
LEADBETTER
Coal & Lumber Co.
12434 Middle Belt Rd.
1/z Mile N. Plymouth Road
Phone REdford 0333
Save with Safety
at your
Rexall Drug Store
Cecil H. Habermehl
32101 Plymouth road
Corner of Blackburn
Rosedale Gardens
Insulation
and
Storm Windows
Will Cut Your Heating
Costs to a Minimum
We will gladly give you
an estimate on the costs
of insulating or on the
costs of installing storm
sash
The costs are exceed-
ingly low and finance
is available
Plymouth Lumber &
Coal Co.
308 S. Main St.
at P. M. Tracks
Phone 102
Plymouth, Mich.
Wednesday,. January 6, 1943 THE LIVONIAN Wage 3
Start Rationing
Of Most Canned
Foods February 1
Plymouth Board
Ready to Function
Under New Regulations
Under present plans, war ra-
tion stamp No. 17, from the
first ration book will be good
for war ration book No. 2, it
has been announced by War
Ration Board Chairman Will-
iam Wood.
Under that system, it will be
necessary for every person to
register for Book No. 1 before
they can obtain book No. 2.
He also announced that regis-
trations for book No. 1 had
been extended to January 15
to give every person an oppor-
tunity to register.
With most canned goods,
frozen and dried fruits, Meat,
and cooking and table fats to
be rationed soon after the first
of February, it will be neces-
sary for every person to reg-
ister for the No. 1 book before
the January 15 date if they ex-
pect to eat regularly.
At the same time, it was point-
ed out that regulations with re-
spect to the rationing of coffee
are so strict that even if a person
has become 15 years of age since
the time of registration, they
stili are not entitled to a coffee
ration.
Numerous requests for an in-
terpretation of the regulation
prompted the ruling from the
national board.
When coffee rationing was
started, each person 15 years of
age or older was entitled to a
pound each five weeks. Many
persons assumed that when a
child reached the age of 15 that
the child would automatically
be entitled to his coffee ration.
But that is not trub.
With the issuance of the war
ration book No. 2, the holders
of war ration book No. 1 will -
retain them for use as sugar
and coffee rationing stamps,
according to present plans.
War ration book No. 2 which
is novr being printed will contain
red and blue stamps. There will
,be 96 blue stamps and they will
be used on specified dates for the
purchase of canned goods. The
red stamps will be used later for
the purchase of .meat.
Each of the blue stamps will
be numbered. The numbers rep-
resent the number of ration
points each stamp is worth.
The office of price .administra-
tion, before the start of ration-
ing, will set a point value on
types of canned merchandise.
When the housewife goes to
her grocer to make a purchase,
it will be necessary for her to
bear in mind the value of the
stamps she has available.
By that is meant that the OPA
may set a value of 10 points on
a can of peaches. A can of apri-
cots may be worth 15 points. The
point value will depend on scar-
city of the article wanted. It will
then be up to the housewife to
determine whether she wants
peaches or apricots.
The OPA does not plan to
change the point value of various
canned goods more than once
each month.
In effect, it means the house-
wife must shop with two kinds
of currency, for money is no
good without the ration stamps.
And the stamps, which have
only a point value, are no good
without the money.
Mr. Wood said that he did not
anticipate that it would be nec-
essary to materially increase his
present staff, which operates at
the second floor of the city hall
building, in order to handle the
increased demand occasioned by
the new rationing.
The following are the canned,
frozen and dried foods which
are to be rationed, or exempted
from the rationing:
Included
Canned and bottled vegetable
juices, asparagus, baby foods,
fresh lima beans, green and
waxed beans, all canned and bot-
tled dry .varieties: of beans, in -
eluding ,baked beaias,_soaked tory
beans, .pork and beans, kidrYey
beans and lentils,``beet's;' includ-
ing pickled beets, carrots, corn,
peas, sauerkraut, spinach, toma-
toes, .tomato catsup and chili
sauce, tomato juice, tomato pro-
ducts; and all other canned
and bottled vegetable juices and
combinations.
Canned and bottled fruits and
fruit juices, including spiced
fruits, apples, including crab
apples and apple sauce, apricots,
baby foods, all varieties of ber-
ries, red sour pitted cherries and
other cherries, cranberries and
cranberry sauce, fruits for salad
and fruit cocktails, grapefruit,
grapefruit juice, grape juice,
peaches, pears, pineapple, pine-
apple juice, and all other canned
and bottled fruits, fruit juices
and combinations.
Canned soups: All types and
varieties.
Dried, dehydrated fruits:
Prunes, raisins and .all others.
Frozen fruit: Cherries, peaches,
strawberries, other berries and
all other frozen fruits.
Frozen vegetables: Asparagus,
lima beans, green and wax beans,
broccoli, corn, peas, spinach and
all other frozen vegetables.
° Exempted
Frozen fruits and vegetables
in containers of more than 10
pounds; fruit and vegetable juices
in containers of more than one
gallon; candied fruits; jams and
jellies; fruit cakes and puddings;
preserves; olives, pickles and rel-
ishes; paste products, such as
spaghetti, macaroni, noodles,
whether or not they are .packed
with added vegetable sauces;
potato salad; meat stews con-
taining some vegetables; chili con
carne.
The William Wasmunds enter-
tained Mr. and Mrs. George Pur-
cell and Miss Irene Sharp for
Christmas dinner and also held
open house during the afternoon
and evening, the latter being at-
tended by 30 friends.
Kids Wife, Hides
Body Under Bed
Husband Confesses
To Officers
Stanley Matysiac, 46, is held
in the Wayne county jail in De-
troit, charged with the shotgun
murder of his wife, Helen, 35, at
their lonely chicken farm home
at 34715 Stacey. Both were
known in Livonia.
Stacey is ari unpaved street
running east off of Wayne road
and is the first street north of
Ford road in Nankin township.
Police also held Frank Premo
and Thomas Swaczeski, both of
Detroit, as accomplices in the
crime.
While the shooting occurred
Christmas eve, it was not discov-
ered until Sunday evening when
Mrs. Matysiac's body was found
by two boys on Edison lake rear
Belleville.
When arrested, police said
Matysiac readily admitted that
he shot his wife, and said the
shooting culminated a long series
of arguments precipitated, he said,
by his wife's demand that he
transfer all of his property and
their joint property to her.
He said, according to police,
that the argument began again
on Christmas eve when they re-
turned from Detroit to their
coarse, unfinished home to at-
tend their chickens. He said he
missed when he fired his 16 guage
shotgun the first time but gqt
her the second time as she tried
to escape through the kitchen
door.
He then dragged her body to
the bedroom and shoved it under
the bed where it remained until
Saturday night when Matysiac
and his friends from Detroit
carried the body out of the houFe,
deposited it in the trunk of an
automobile and hauled it to the
bridge over Edison lake. They
stopped the car and threw the
body onto the ice.
First tip on the murder came
from Mrs. Premo, who told the
police she was in the automobile
as it hauled the body away, but
that she had been told that it
was rubbish.
Mrs. Matysiac, an employe of
the Hygrade Packing Co., in De-
troit, was clad only in a house-
dress and overshoes, when her
body was found.
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The only freedom worth pos-
sessing is that which gives en-
largement to a .people's energy,
intellect, and virtues.
Would you be exempt from un-
easiness; do nothing you know or
even suspect is wrong.—Rules of
Life.
U
There is no right without a
parallel duty, no liberty without
the supremacy of the law, no high
destiny without earnest persever-
ance, no greatness without self-.
denial.—Lieber.
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An enterprising New Orleans
auto dealer uses the show win-
dow where he once displayed
auto parts to exhibit his new line
of Christmas toys.
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You may either win your peace
or buy it: win it, by resistance
to evil; buy it, by compromise
with evil.—John Ruskin.
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Let a man try faithfully, man-
fully to be right, he will daily
grow more and more right. It is
at the bottom of the condition on
which all men have to cultivate
themselves.—Carlyle.
Dann's Kitchen
ONCE AGAIN YOU CAN GET OUR
fetter Foods!
It is with pleasure that we announce the re -opening of our
popular food department. Through the cooperation of our
suppliers we have been assured of an adequate supply of
the choicest foods which our chefs may again prepare for
you.
It has been our policy in the past to serve only the finest
quality obtainable and when our supply was threatened
we refused substitutes. But now it is a pleasure for us to
again serve the quality foods that you have learned to
accept as our standard.
Under the personal supervision of
Jimmy Mason, your favorite host
34401 PLYMOUTH ROAD PHONE LIVONIA 9275
Page 4
Less Milk, Wheat
Potatoes in State
Crop Summary
Reveals Conditions
Winter closed in on Michigan's
1942 crop season on Thanksgiv-
ing Day, a fitting day to ring
.down the curtain and give
thanks for abountiful produc-
tion. While crop losses from ex-
cessive rain and the early freeze
in September were quite gen-
eral, the over-all crop production
was exceptionally good.
Excessive moisture delayed
planting of some crops, beans
and sugar beets particularly,
caused considerable hay to spoil
in the fields, ,and resulted in some
acreage abandonment. Weeds
were difficult to control. The
early freeze during the latter part
of September severely damaged
the late bean fields. The short-
age of farm labor became critical
during the fall months. Some
sugar beets were not harvested
and many fields of corn and soy-
beans still remain to be harvest-
ed. Loss of apples was greater
than usual in _many orchards.
Despite these crop losses, a
glance at the records back .to the
Civil War reveals that the 1942
..production for corn, oats, beans,
soybeans and alfalfa hay is the
highest on record. The barley
crop was the second largest on
record.'
The potato acreage continued
to decline and with the serious
outbreak of blight, .the crop pro-
duction was less than a_ year ago.
Wheat was the only other major
crop to show a decline in pro -
FUEL
OIL
' VGe Aim to Please"
Phone Your Order to
191 Northville
Night Calls Phone 68
C. R. ELY & SONS
PALACE INN
BEER - LIQUOR - WINE
Dancing Sat. and Sun.
ED PALISZEWSKI, Prop.
(Formerly Frank's Inn)
31022 Ann Arbor Trail
Near Merriman Road
"The Friendliest
Atmosphere in
Northwest Detroit"
LahseT Road at Grand River
REDFORD
OLD TIMER
TAVERN
LIQUOR - BEER - WINE
Modern and Old -Time
Dancing
Fri.,.- Sat., Sun. Nights
MUSIC BY WESTERN ACES
Jimmy Thrapp, Prop.
Phone Redford 9702
L. BLAKE
JEWELER
Opposite Post Office
Northville, Mich.
The Best Place to Buy
UPHOLSTERING
Furniture Repairing
Free Estimates
Phone RE. 3100
Guilbeault Upholstering
21261 Fenkell Ave. corner
Westbrook
CUSTOM BUILT FURNITURE
THE LIVONIAN
duetion from 1941. Hay seed
crops were light.
The total farm value of the
crops shows an increase of 34 per-
cent over last year.
Reports from Michigan's dairy
farmers indicate that .the aver-
age cow is giving less milk than
a year ago, yet she is getting
more grain in her ration than
last year. A shortage of labor may
have resulted in letting the
calves do more of the milking.
Michigan's hens laid 78,000,000
eggs in November as compared
with 68,000,000 for the same .per-
iod last year.
The final check-up of acreages
harvested and yields obtained
shows the 1942 harvest to be far
above any in the past. The total
crop area increased two percent
while yields averaged 36 percent
higher than during the "pre -
drought" decade of 1923-32. The
total volume of production is
nearly 12 percent larger than in
1937, the banner year of the past.
0
Farmers to Plan
For Big Crops
Meetings Called to
Discuss Details
A series of meetings is sched-
uled for war club leaders and
AAA Community Committeemen
to set up plans to contact every
farmer and help him fill out his
Farm Work Sheet Plan for 1943.
The worksheet will show his in-
tended food production and will
also aid in the deferment of es-
sential agricultural workers, the
provision of needed labor, ma-
chinery, materials, and credit
help.
Farm Mobilization Day is set
for January 12 and many meet-
ings will be held at which farm
plans will be made out.
The meetings will be under the
direction of Fred C. Ernest,
chairman, E. I. Besemer, secre-
tary and Bert Merritt, vice-chair-
man of the County U.S.D.A. War
Board.
The schedule of meetings is:
January 4—New Boston Town-
ship Hall, 7:30 p.m.; (Romulus,
VanBorn, Sumpter, Huron).
January 5—Maple Grove schot;l,
7:30 p.m.; (Taylor, Ecorse,
Monguagon, Brownstown)
January 6—AAA Farm Program .
Office, 3901 Newberry St.,
Wayne, 7:30 p.m.; (Canton,
Nankin, Dearborn)
January 7—Stark School, 7:30
a p.m.; (Northville, Plymouth,
Livonia)
0
No Stalling in
Red Russia
Dave Nichol Says They
Work from Dark to Dark
There are no "rest periods,"
no time out for "smoking," no
fooling, no stalling, no sabotaging
in Russian war munition factor-
ies—and the work day is eleven
hours for both men and women
who are making frantic efforts
to meet the tremendous demands
for Red Army supplies.
This is the information one
gains from reading one of the
first dispatches David M. Nichol,
former Plymouth lad, has sent to
The Chicago News from Moscow,
Russia, where he was recently
sent by the Chicago publication.
Dave has been located in Lon-
don for several months. It is
understood that he will .probably
be in Russia for the next year
or so—and one of his first articles
from Russia tells of the long
hours of toil, from dark to dark,
on the part of Russians who man
the factories of that country. He
comments that he has been amaz-
ed at the large number of Rus-
sian women who are working in
factories.
"Four abreast, almost shoulder
to shoulder in endless lines, peo-
ple are going to work," he writes.
"This is written seven days be-
fore Christmas. * * x Certainly
there is no `hoiday spirit' in the
sense that the Western world has
come to know this term. Moscow
is too busy doing other things,
and almost the only item that
looks at all like Christmas is the
snow -decked row of young ever-
greens that flanks the Red square
along the Kremlin walls," said a
paragraph in one of his articles.
0
To an honest mind, the best
perquisites of a place are the ad-
vantages it gives for doing g@od.
—Addison.
A New Orleans furniture store
is looking into the possibility of.
using. mule -drawn carts to save
tires on deliveries of orders.
0
Loving -kindness is greater
than laws; -and the charities of
life are more than all ceremonies.
—Talmud.
0
Those love truth best who to
themselves are true,
And what they dare to dream . of,
dare to do. —Lowell
- o
Our thanks should be as fer-
vent for mercies received as our
petitions for mercies sought.—
Charles Simmons.
Nothing can bring you peace
but yourself; nothing can bring
you peace but the triumph of
principles.—Emerson.
0
It matters not what be thy lot,
So love doth guide;
For storm or shine,, pure peace be
thine,
Whate'er betide.
—Mary Baker Eddy.
0
Wrong may be a man's highest
idea of right until his grasp of
goodness grows stronger. It is al-
ways safe to be just.—Mary
Baker Eddy.
0
Epicurus says, "gratitude is a
virtue that has commonly profit
annexed to it." And where is the
virtue that has not?—Seneca.
0
From David learn to give
thanks for everything.—Every
furrow in the Book of Psalms is
sown with seeds of thanksgiving.
—Jeremy Taylor.
If gratitude is due from man to
man, how much more from man
to his Maker!—Joseph Addison.
Wednesday, January 6, 1943
Farmington State Bank
You can keep up your soldier
or sailors moral by sending
him your picture.
San Remo Studios
17190 Lasher Road, Redford
Phone Redford 7798
LARGE SELECTION OF PROOFS
Send him
Your Own
Photograph
regularly.
DIGNIFIED - SINCERE - COURTEOUS
SERVICE
M'�o
Funeral Directors
Ambulance on Cali
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
Etchles Coal & Supply Co.
882 .Holbrook Ave. Plymouth, Mich.
Wednesday, January 6, 1943 THE LIVONIAN Page 5
While no offering can liquidate
one's debt of gratitude to God,
the ferventheart and willing
hand are not unknown to nor un-
rewarded by Him.—Mary Baker
Eddy.
0
Self-denial is practical, and is
not only polite to all but is pleas-
ant to those who practise it.—
Mary Baker Eddy.
0
He who sows courtesy, reaps
friendship, and he who .plants
kindness, gathers love.—Richard
Brooks.
. The Rosedale branch of the
National Farm and Garden club
will hold their annual election
of officers at the clubhouse on
Tuesday, January 12, 1943 at 2
.p.m. A large attendance is re-
quested. Tea will be served by
the hospitality committee follow-
ing the meeting.
The death this week of one of
the moose kept in a corral just
outside of Munising for sight-
seers leaves just one of the
Cusino wildlife experiment sta-
tion animals in that vicinity. An-
other survivor of the group used
in feeding experiments at the
station until closing of the CCC
camp forced its abandonment is
now at the Traverse City zoo.
Houghton lake is frozen over
and fishermen are now taking
bluegills through the ice, conser-
vation officers report.
Three tons of jewelry dies, or-
iginally costing over $250;000,
were contributed to the scrap
drive by a manufacturing jeweler
in New York city.
0
When the destination is desir-
able, expectation speeds our
progress.—Mary Baker Eddy.
COMPLETE LINE OF GROCERIES
AND MEATS
YOUR STORE
Richland Road
Between Stark and Farmington Roads
Notions and Novelties
Milk 11 c per quart
1/, gallon 21C
For FUN, DANCING and ENTERTAINMENT
`s ��• See Our Floor Shows Friday,
Saturday and Sunday Nights
�,�yt, `Ts �� • LIQUOR — BEER — WINE
If rationing keeps you home
II more often, spend your nights
out where you can have more
fun..
NANKIN MILLS INIC
Phone Livonia 9297
Every Move He
Makes Must Be
Perfect.
The mechanical adjustments and repairs we make
are that way too!
I
Wheel Balancing a Specialty
We Call For and Deliver Your Car
BILL BROWN,
Northwest Detroit's Leading
Repair Shop
20740 Fenkell Phone Red. 0900
Official Tire Inspection Headquarters
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
Brand New Fords—Mercurys — Chevrolets
Pontiacs — Olds — Buicks — Plymouths
DeSotos — Nash — Packards — Hudsons
The Norfolk Southern Railway
company has offered locations on
-its right-of-way as scrap collec-
tion centers for all counties
through which the road .passes.
Girls in Czechoslovakia are ex-
cluded by Nazis from all but ele-
merntary schools, and so are the
sons and daughters of "Itrogress-
ive" parents.
The 13 -foot female statue of
"Justice" formerly on top of a
Canton, Ohio, office building has
yielded 400 pounds of zinc to the
local scrap drive.
A new design for a metal -
lined gunpowder box is saving
Army Ordnance enough copper
every month to fill specifications
for 259 155 mm. nuns.
0
U. S. Army training and prov-
ing grounds are contributing five
million pounds o f fired cartridge
cases a month as copper scrap.
0
The 1942 production of new
typewriters is Iess than half of
the more than 850,000 additional
machines needed by the military
and other Government services
and agencies.
GOpD ,GHS L!!L®R
cGNTRAST
in war plants!
Skilled workers can produce only as well and effi-
ciently as they can SEE. That is why good light is so
important in war plants. Machine output depends in
large degree on the speed and accuracy of machine
operators, and seeing must be clear, sharp, effortless.
GOOD LIGHTING helps to make it so.
But there is another production tool almost as
important as good lighting, and that is COLOR `
CONTRAST. Machines in factories are often painted
a drab green, deep gray or black, blending into a dark
solid mass. This — combined with dull walls, floors
and ceilings—makes seeing difficult even under large
amounts of illumination. Valuable light is "blotted
up" and much of it wasted. There is no contrast
between the machine and the work, between a gray
stamping and a gray press. =Eyes strain to see, hands
are slowed down, hazards are multiplied.
A paint brush provides a simple and inexpensive
solution. By painting the working areas of machines
a lighter color, CONTRAST is provided between the
work and the background, making it easy to see. And
because eyes are instantly attracted to the bright spot,
the lighter ..color "spotlights" the danger area — the
point of work — and accident hazards are automati-
cally reduced.
Detroit Edison Lighting Advisors will be glad to
advise you on the combined use of LIGHT and
COLOR CONTRAST to boost production in your
plant. Cali RA 2100, Lighting Division. The Detroit
Edison Company.
Page 6
Fire Department
Has New Number
The residents of Livonia town-
ship within the boundries cov-
ered by your fire department are
to be congratulated on their fine
record of fire prevention during
the last two weeks and the en-
suing cold spell. The department
has had to respond to no calls
from December 8th to the time
this item goes to press.
Residents of the Livonia Fire
department district are requested
to be on the look out for another
change in the phone number of
the fire department—this is oc-
casioned by the numerous daily
calls being made by phone sub-
scribers that for some unaccount-
able reason result in the ringing
of the fire phone causing no end
of confusion at the fire house to
say nothing of the inconvenience
Good Materials
are hard to buy, but as
long as they are still
available you'll find
them on our shelves.
ORR
Fred L. Cook Co.
General Merchandise
Phone 10
Farmington, Michigan.
THE LIVONIAN Wednesday, January 6, 1943
to the telephone subscriber. The
telephone company has exerted
every effort to trace the cause
but to no avail, consequently, in
the near future all residents of
Livonia township living between
Eckles road on the west, Inkster
road on the east, Six Mile road on
the north and Joy road on the
south will dial 2-55 when calling
the Fire Department—further no-
tices will be posted in the Li-
vonian and the Plymouth Mail at
an early date.
Chief Roberts requests that
continual phone requests for the
department to flood various lots
to be used as skating rinks be
stopped—when the ground is
sufficiently frozen through to a
depth that will hold water and
when well banked up on the
sides, the department will flood
one lot in Coventry Gardens and
one lot on Plymouth road in
Rosedale Gardens to be used as
skating rinks for residents and
children, however any civic as-
sociation in the fire department
area may request the flooding of
a lot if it is in the proper con-
�dition as outlined about and with-
in 150 feet of a fire hydrant.
The reason the department can-
not flood all the lots requested is
that it usually takes up to 150
feet of hose and after being used,
this hose must be dried and con-
sequently cannot be used on the
fire truck in case of fire for
from 24 to 36 hours and the de-
partment is sure that no resident
would care to have the depart-
ment take a chance at anytime of
being just 150 feet short of being
able to do a good job of exting-
uishing a fire at his or his
neighbor's home just because the
hose had been previously used
to flood a lot for a few hours of
pleasuure.
Buy TJ. S. Defense Bonds and
Stamps, the I.O:tJ, of the Red,
White and Blue!
NOT11C
to
the
Taxpayers
Livonia Townshi
1942 Township, county and school
taxes were payable Tuesday, De-
cember 1st, 1942 and may be paid
without penalty until Saturday,
February 27th, 1943
Taxes may be paid at the township
hall, 33110 Five Mile road near inter-
section of Farmington road each
week day between the hours of 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., except Saturday.
Tax payments may also be mgiled
by check or money order directly to
the treasurer at the township hall,
33110 Five Mile road, R.F.D. No. 3,
Plymouth, Michigan
Arthur Trapp
Township Treas.
]Rosedale Gardens
News
Twelve young Plymouth high
school students of Plymouth and
Rosedale Gardens have organized
a club, Lamda Alpha Nu, and met
on Monday evening in the home
of Peggy Hart on Berwick ave.
Following the meeting they were
joined by a group of young men
when dancing was enjoyed fol-
lowed by refreshments. The club
members are Nancy Baker, Dor-
othea Petschulate, Peggy Hart.
Barbara Butt, Mary Brandt, Vir-
ginia Woolsey, Annabelle Heller,
Norma Robinson, Dorothy Row-
land, Reta Daggett and Irene
Niedespoi.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Rollins and
daughter, Mary Sue, of Ann
Arbor, were Christmas day
guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer G. Ross.
Mr, and Mrs. William Morris
were hosts Sunday evening, at
a farewell party for Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Stalter, who will
soon move to Louisville, Ken-
tucky. The following were sup-
per bridge guests, Mr. and Mrs.
Stalter, Mr. and Mrs. John Per-
kins and Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Hanson. Donald A. Kobb, of Chi-
cago was also a guest having
spent a week in the Morris home.
He left that evening for Chicago
and Mr. Stalter returned to Louis-
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carlson
were hosts to a large company
of friends Monday evening at a
smorgasbord dinner, in their
home on Arden avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer G. Ross en-
tertained several friends Christ-
mas eve and Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winkler will
attend a New Year's Eve dinner
dance at the D. A. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce
had the pleasure of entertaining
their nephew and wife, Private
Wililiam Brown and Mrs. Brown
of San Antonio, Texas, Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Brown of Clarion,
Pennsylvania, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Quaise of Streator, Illinois, for
Christmas and the week end.
On Sunday they were joined by
another nephew, Private Wil-
liam Orr Ashby of Fort Leonard
Wood, who is remaining for the
week.
Mrs. J. A. Van Coevering will
be hostess, Tuesday evening, Jan-
uary 5, to members of the Arts
and Letters Book club. Mrs. Les-
lie Taylor will review a book.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook
joined his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Cook in Flint for a fam-
ily dinner Christmas day. They
were accompanied as far as
Davison by Mr. 'and Mrs. E.
Gruschown of Dearborn, who
spent the day with her sister and
husband, Mr, and Mrs. W. Dover
and father, E. Holm.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyndon
and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Steele
are in charge of arrangements
for the New Year Eve dance'
being given by the civic associa-
tion in the community house.
The officers of the club will as-
sist.
Mrs.. G. Franklin Kelley of
Tarrytown, New York, is spend-
ing the holidays with her son-in-
law and daughter,. Mr, and Mrs.
Lyman Hedden. G. Franklin
Kelley, Jr., also spent the week
end in the Hedden home return-
ing to Tarrytown Monday.
Mrs. Charles Cook enter-
tained a group of ladies at a lun-
cheon on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Taylor en-
tertained at a family dinner
Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce
will attend the Junior League
dance at the Country club, De-
troit, Saturday evening when the
guests will be officers and their
wives of the armed forces sta-
tioned near Detroit.
Ellen Cox, of Detroit -has been
spending this week in the home
of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Cook.
Two Good
DRUG STORES
,.
Smith and Bradley
Farmington, Michigan
Maxwell J. Smith
Corner Eight Mile and
Grandriver
WEAR DIAMONDS_
FOR PERSONAL
ATTRACTIVENESS
Own Them as a Safe
Investment
Deane Herrick
Jeweler
839 Penniman Ave. Plymouth
Plymouth: 774 Penniman Ave.
Wayne: 2925 N. Washington
Ypsilanti: 14 No. Washington
Wednesday, January 6, 1943 THE LIVONIAN
With The Livonia Churches
ROSEDALE GARDENS PRES.
byterian Church, John B. For-
syth," minister. The Lord's supper
will be celebrated Sunday morn-
ing, January 10th, and new mem-
bers will be received at the 11
o'clock service. The Christian
Youth League will meet at 6 in-
stead of 6:30 and will have the
young people of the Redford ave-
nue Presbyterian church as guests.
The Woman's auxiliary will have
its regular meeting Wednesday,
January 13, at 8 p.m. A number
of members will take part in a
symposium on Latin America.
ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL church
—Maple and Harvey streets. Sun-
day morning services: Church
school at. 9:45 a.m.; morning
prayer with sermon, 11 a.m. The
Women's Guild will meet at the
home of Mrs. Edgar Nash, 461
Jener Place, on January 13 at 1
p m. A young ;people's organiza-
tion is in the process of forma-
tion at St. John's which meets
every Sunday night at 7 p.m.
Young people of the community
are invited to attend regardless
of religious connections. Social
activities will be promoted along
with the rest of the program.
Rev. Francis Tetu, vicar.
SHOE REPAIRING
Expert Work
FRANK'S SHOE REPAIR
11151 Stark 'Rd., 1/z Blk.
South of Plymouth Rd.
YOU CAN DO
BETTER IF YOU
SHOP AT
Ray Thorpes
Modern" Hardware
9 to 7 Week Days
9 to 9 Saturday
28302 Joy Road
Between Inkster and
Middlebelt Roads
DR. J. McL. PATERSON
DENTIST
32007 Plymouth Road
Rosedale Gardens
Wednesdays and Fridays
For Appointment Telephone
Livonia 2323
LIVONIAA COMMUNITY c1',urcn.
Rev. Albert Luibrand, pastor.
Sunday services. Church, 10:00
a.m.; Sunday. school, 11:00 a.m.
to 12 noon. Public is invited. Be-
ginning 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.
GAYLORD ROAD BAPTiST
chapel, one mile west of Grand
diver on Seven Mile road, one-
tialf block on Gaylord road.
Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; wor-
ship service, 11:45 a. m.; B.Y.P.U.,
6:30 p. in.; 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:
gay 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
fndustrial Arts for children. Fri-
day evening, 8:G0, prayer meet-
ing. After prayer meeting, chair
practice.
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.
ST, MICHAEL'S CATfIOLIC
church, Father Contway, pastor,
Rosedale Gardens. Masses at 6
a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 12 noon.
ELM BAPTIST CHURCH. R. A.
Ragle, ;pastor, .phone Evergreen
56068. Bible school 10 a.m.,
morning worship 11:10 a.m., eve-
ning service 7:30 p.m. Everyone
is welcome.
EYES RIGHYIN
For Accuracy in
Tar Industry
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. Eo Rehner
DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY
809 Penniman Ave. Plymouth, Mich. Phone 433
Hours: 11 a. in. till 9 p. in.
SERVICE
Lubrication Tire Repair
Accessories
NIT'S GULF SERVICE
34399 Plymouth Rd., at Stark
' ► LIQUOR
a
Meet Your Friends .:Friendly
Atmosphere
Cor. Joy and Middle Belt, Rds'. Paul Glenn, Mgr.
HOPE CHAPEL, church otthe
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.
0
Ford Employs
10,000 Women in
His Factories
Phoenix Experiment
Results in its
General Use
Henry Ford's original exper-
iment at the Phoenix plant, lo-
cated on the north side of the
city of Plymouth, in running a
factory almost exclusively with
women employes, has proved so
successful that he is now employ-
ing nearly 10;000 women in his
various factories in the Detroit
area.
Some scoffed at his idea when
some 15 years ago he started
the operation of the Phoenix
plant " with exclusive women
help, nearly all of them res-
idents of Plymouth and vicinity.
But now even the government
finds that Ford was right and
that women make as good, and
in many cases better, factory
workers than men. In the Ford
plants about 9;000 are running
machines, operating cranes, weld-
ing joints—carrying on the jobs
which have been regarded as be-
ing entirely within the male
bailiwick.
No woman is hired on her
looks. Not how she appears,
but what she can do and, es-
pecially, what training she has
had, determine her employ-
ment. Girls at Willow Run
abandoned all dresses and put
themselves in slacks. This was
voluntary, and even the color
of the slacks was set by their
own rule. They must be blue.
More than self-discipline af-
fects feminine appearance. In the
Highland Park plant a secret ma-
chine is being turned out. Toler-
ances in its gears are less than
one ten -thousandth of an inch.
So finely do these mesh that
rooms in which they are fitted
are air-conditioned so that even
fine particles of dust may be ex-
cluded. Girls working in this de-
partment do not enter these
workrooms until their hair has
been covered with a cloth or
something which will confine it.
Their nails must be clipped short
so they will not break off; they
can wear no finger -nail polish,
experience having taught the
company that even chips of cell-
ulose hexanitrate will mar fine
metal parts. Should bits of finger-
nail, a strand of hair, or even a
bit of nail polish get into the
gears, they would be thrown so
far out of true as to be useless.
Most of, these girls are high
school graduates. Many are col-
lege graduates. A few even have
Master's degrees. That makes no
difference now. Side :by side
they do the same work with their
sisters who may be immigrants
from Allied countries and can
hardly speak English.
According to some Ford fore-
men, women are far more ca-
pable of doing most fine work
than men.
Remember," said one, "all,
their lives, most girls have been
trained to do fine and delicate
things.
drake tatting, knitting, dainty
sewing of all sorts. These things
call for infinite patience and read-
iness to " follow minute detail.
That is just the sort of thing we
need when it comes to boring a
tiny hole in a delicate gear,
where the slightest deviation
from the true may mean scrap-
ping an expensive piece. The
girls make fewer mistakes than
some men. Moreover, -they are,
usually, infinitely neat and pains-
taking. Little particles of dust or
dirt are wiped away with a
thoroughness few men could
match. We find them perfectly
suited to the work."
At Willow Run there are, of
course, the girl crane operators
who run the huge overhead der-
ricks transferring heavy parts
about the shop. Here again, pre-
cision and steadiness of nerves
are of great importance. Operat-
ing a powerful crane is not dis-
similar to running a combined
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locomotive and. derrick. Yet, these
girls .are interested in opening
dress shops, operating beauty
parlors, singing over the radio.
Running a crane is not the only
thing in life. Two of them, in-
cidentally, are married and have
children.
Today there are girl workers
in the shops of every Ford plant
in the Detroit area. Those include
Phoenix, Dearborn, Highland
Park, Lincoln, March Lake and
Willow Run.
They have learned and are
practicing team work. They have
taken to uniform outer garments.
But, within, they preserve their
personalities.
This came to light recently
when a women's magazine quer-
ied some of the girls on what
they wore beneath their blue
slacks and shirtwaists. The an-
swers were many and varied—as
might have been expected. Frank-
ness—almost masculine in char-
acter—came forth also.
One girl, when asked what she
wore "within" spoke to. the point.
"Birthday clothes" she said..
Good temper is like a sunny
day; it sheds its brightness every-
where.—Sidney.
Plumbing and Heating
Parts and Fixtures
Repairs and Service
C.1. 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
(,You've Tried the Rest;
Now Use the Best .. .
CLOVERDALE FARMS
DAIRY
Your Local Dealer
841 West Ann Arbor Trail
Phone 9
Plymouth, Mich.
A Good Place
To Buy Your
GROCERIES
and
MEATS
Lidgard Brothers
formerly
McKinney & Schaffer
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 Eke our food.
You'll like our service
We serve the finest all -
steak Hamburgers in
Wayne County
Soda Fountain
Delicious Hot Dogs
P�e g THE LIVONIAN Wednesday, January 6, 1943
Want Ads1A* Only 25c
Phone Plymouth 16
FOR SALE
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.
9-tf-c
FOR SALE Pocahontas Nut,
Pea and Slack, only $6.00 per
ton. An excellent coal for steam
furnaces. Farmington Lumber
and Coal company.
,FOR SALE—Lumber for remod-
eling. You can still buy up to
$200.00 in materials ` if you do
your own work. Call for de-
tails. Farmington Lumber and
Coal company.
WANTED
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-e
OYA
Recreation
HOUSE OF OPEN
BOWLING
Except from 7:30 to 9:30
on Friday
* * .
No charge for reserving
Alleys. Call 9154 before
6 p.m.
H. C. Bachelder
WANTED—Position as practical
nurse or housekeeper by hour
or week in or around Livonia
center. Phone Livonia 2630. It -p
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
A.I Zinn Feed
Storage Burns
Heavy Loss Suffered
As Result of Fire
Flames last Saturday destroyed
the big grain and feed elevator
and storage of the A. K. Zinn
company, located alongside the
Michigan Central tracks in De-
troit.
The place, filled with grain
and live stock feed, was com-
pletely destroyed. The loss will
amount to -large figures.
Plymouth's interest in the fire
is due to the fact that Fred Zinn,-
one of the officials of the A. K.
Zinn company, resides in this vi-
cinity. -His home is on Chicago
boulevard in Rosedale Gardens.
How the fire started is .a mys-
tery. Because of the fact that
there is "a possibility of sabotage,
the FBI is reported making an
investigation into the circum-
stances surrounding the fire.
The apple is so old a fruit that
its charred remains have actually
been found in the mud of pre-
historic European lake dwellings!
Ancient stone carvings of the:
apple also ;bear witness to its age;
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
HARRY S. WOLFE
REAL ESTATE - FARMS — INSURANCE
32398 Five Mile Road, just east of Farmington Road
PHONE LIVONIA 2668
MOBIL GAS = = 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
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
Livonians Trim -
All Star Bowlers
By W. W. Edgar
As part of the coast to coast
drive of the nation's bowlers to
get behind the war effort, Paul
"Dizzy" Trout brought his All -
Stars to Livonia Recreation Wed-
nesday night and the Tiger hurl-
er saw his team suffer its first
defeat of the season.
Pitted against Harvey Jahn's
Market team, leaders of the Li-
vonia Recreation league, Trout's
squad was nosed out by the
scant margin of 39 pins, even
though it was given a 65 pin spot
in each game.
Before coming to Livonia, the
ball players had conquered Geo.
Holmes' Fife team, and the world
match game champion Stroh
combination. So, it was rather
surprising that Jahn's market
should outroll the celebrities 2612
to 2573.
More than 150 persons who con-
tributed close to $200 to the Li-
vonia Red Cross motor transport
unit, came to see such well known
athletes as Trout, Hal Newhouser,
the Tigers' young lefthander, Roy
Cullenbine, former Tiger now
with the Cleveland Indians,
Councilman Billy Rogell, and
Alexander Wojieciechowcz, form-
er All-American football star at
Fordham who has played with
the Detroit Lions for the past
five years, but they left singing
the praises of young Al Nelson,
lead-off man on Jahn's Market.
team.
Young Nelson, who showed
none of the nervousness of his
team mates, linked games of 210,
229 and 224 for a 663 series to
take. And just how far he dom-
match. And jjust how far he dom-
inated the battle is proven by the
fact that "Wojie" paced the All -
Stars with a 544.
Trout posted a 444 for his
team, followed by " "Wojie's" 544,
Rogell added a 518, while New-
houser had a 483 and Cullenbine,
held back by an opening game of
88, trailed with a meagre 387.
Aside from Nelson's 663 Jahn
contributed a 509, Ed Hamilton
had a 495, Burt McKinney a 538
and Buck Weeber a 507.
The All -Stars got away to a
good start, aided by the 65 pin
spot, they won the first game,
814 to 771. Then Nelson rallied
the Market team .and it won the
second game, 936 to 923 and took
the final, 905 to 836.
It was one of the first big
matches staged at Livonia Recre-
ation and while the All -Stars lost
a good time was had by all and
the real winner of the event was
the Red Cross.
As the All -Stars chorused af-
terward, during a celebration at
Dann's Wonder Bar where Jim-
my Mason was a gracious host,
"What difference does it make
which team gets the most pins
so long as the Red Cross gets the
dollars."
To help enliven the evening,
the All -Stars auctioned off two
autographed pins and they
brought an additional $18.00 to
the fund. The Livonia Recreation
donated the alleys and all-in-all
it was a big evening that not only
furnished a treat for the Livonia
residents, but stamped young Al
Nelson as one of the up and com-
ing young bowlers of the Metro-
politan area.
No More Greeting
Messages Can Be
Sent by Telegraph
No more greeting telegrams
of any kind to any one except
soldiers, will be accepted by the
Western Union, declared William
Hester, manager of the Plymouth
office, yesterday.
The general order includes
greetings of every nature. Tele-
grams pertaining to business or,
other important matters* such
as illness, accidents, deaths or
other matters of equal impor-
tance, will be sent as usual—but
greeting messages are out for the
duration.
What has not unselfed love
achieved for the race? All that
ever was accomplished, and
more than history has yet record-
ed.—Mary Baker Eddy.
0
Times of "general calamity and
confusion have ever been .pro-
ductive of the greatest minds.
The purest ore is produced from
the hottest furnace, and the
brightest thunderbolt from the
darkest storm.—Colton.
Authorized Sales Headquar-
ters for stamps and bonds
FARMINGTON
CIVIC
THEATER
Wed., Thurs., Jan. 6 - 7
FREE DISHES to Each and
Every Lady
You asked for it, so we give
you
"BROADWAY BILL"
with
Warner Baxter - Myrna Loy
Also
Jean Parker - Frank Morgan
—in—
"TRAITOR WITHIN"
Cartoon
Up to the Minute War News
Fri., Sat., Jan. 8 - 9
Gene Autry
—in—
"BELLS OF CAPISTRANO"
—plus—
Arline Judge - Bruce Smith
—in—
"SMITH OF MINNESOTA'
News Reel
Chaps. 1 and 2 of
"G -Men vs. The Black Dragon"
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
January 10 - 11 - 12
Continuous Sunday from 2 p.m.
"PIED PIPER"
with
Monty Woolley
Roddy McDowall
—plus—
Ronald Colman - Jean Arthur
Cary Grant
—in—
"TALK OF THE TOWN"
Color Cartoon
R N G Adults, 210c+l Tax=25c
Children, lOc-{-lc Tax -11e
FAMILY NIGHT WED.
THEATRE 21220 Fenkell RE. 2368
Thursday, Friday, Saturday — January 7 - 8 - 9
GEORGE BRENDT — JOAN BENNETT
—In—
"TWIN BEDS"
plus
EDMUND LOWE — VICTOR McLAUGHLAN
-15-
"CALL OUT THE MARINES"
Sunday, Monday — January 10 - 11
GENE AUTRY — SMILEY BURNETTE
—In—
"BELLS OF CAPESTRANO"
plus
THE ANDREW SISTERS
—In—
"GIVE OUT SISTERS"