HomeMy WebLinkAboutLivonian1943_0120Township Briefs
By Mildred Zopf f
The Parent Teachers associa-
tion of the Pierson school will
hold a bake sale on Saturday, Jan-
uary 30 at Charlie's market, Sev-
en Mile and Farmington roads.
All goods will be home made and
everyone is asked to come and
buy.
'Pierson P.T.A. will meet to-
morrow (Thursday), January 21
at the school. All residents are
cordially invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jacques of
Bainbridge avenue :announce the
birth of a daughter on Thursday,
January 7, 1943.
The Campfire Girls of Livonia
Center held a skating party on
Saturday morning, January 9 at
the rink .at Fay Johnson's house
on Fairfield avenue. On Saturday,
January 16, the girls met for a
toboggan party in Burton's woods
followed by a "cook -out." The
girls met on Thursday and plans
were made for activities for the
next few weeks.
Mrs. Chester Tuck, Mrs. Donald
Donnelly of Coventry Gardens,
Mrs. James Randell of Lee Valley
and Mrs. Henry Bock of Rosedale
Gardens attended . the Wayne
county council meeting of the P.
T.A. on Tuesday, January 12 at
the Fletcher school on Eureka
road. The next council meeting
will be February 9 at the Cady
school on Wayne road and all
west -siders are urged to be pres-
ent as this will be the Founders'
Day program.
The Livonia Friendship circle
met- on Tuesday, ,January .12 and
elected the following officers for
1943: president,_ Mrs. Hamlin; vice
president, Mrs. J.- Cravens; secre-
tary, Mrs. A. W. Thacker; treas-
urer; . Mrs. R. -Case; =white cross,
Mrs. R. L. Christianson and hos-
pitality and . flowers, Mrs. A.
Hoyt.
Mr. and . Mrs. Harold Emmett
of Edington road, Coventry Gar
dens,. are -the proud -parents -of a
7 pound, 9 oz. son, David Charles,
:born on Sunday, January 1.2 at
Grace hospital in Detroit.
The Livonia Book club will
meet on Thursday, January 28 at
the home of Mrs. Max Schumack-
er on Westmore. road. Mrs. R. I.
Christianson will review "We
Took To The, Woods," by Louise
Dickison Rich.
Red Cross
AV'ews
The government has asked the
Red Cross to make 90 percent of
all the surgical dressings needed
for our armed forces. By the end
of March, the Wayne county units
have to turn -out 7,000,000 dress-
ings! It will !be done, too, but
not without your help.
Knowing you would want to
participate in this necessary pro-
ject, Mrs. Carson Johnston, chair-
man, has made arrangements for
your instruction in the art of
making the 25 or 30 different
types of dressings.
The one -day class will be held
at 'Rosedale Gardens clubhouse
on Hubbard road near Orange -
lawn, Monday, January 25 from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Civilian
Canteen will serve lunch to
those who do not bring their own.
After instruction you may join
the 75 or 80 other busy volun-
teers who meet at the clubhouse
on Fridays (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) to
make thousands of dressings.
A class in advanced first aid
will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday,
January 21 at the Clarenceviile
school on Middle Belt road near
Eight Mile. Mrs. Helen Carroth
ers will be the instructor. This
course is open to anyone who pre-
viously has secured his certificate
in standard' First Aid.
Graduates of the Home Nurs-
ing classes have had many op-
portunities to use their knowl-
edge this winter. Trained nurses
and practical nurses -are all busy
and the mother who knows the
simple requisites of home nurs-
ing is lucky, indeed'. December
brought with it many colds and
other diseases and January con-
tinues with its work.
Mrs. H. M. Page, Livonia 2153,
pians more classes in home nurs-
ing. The course embraces—the
making of beds; taking of temp-
erature, pulse, and respiration;
recognition of symptoms of com-
mon diseases; treatment .of these
diseases (under a doctorss super-
vision); giving baths to a -bed pa-
tient, etc. A phone call to Mrs.
Page will place your name on the
list of persons wishing to joint
the next class.
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THE
LIVONIA TOWNSHIP'S ONLY
OFFICIAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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Entered at the Plymouth, Michigan � , Subscription price, $1.00 per year.
Post Office as second class mail matter. 5 cents per single copy.
Phone Plymouth 16 ��s�cin t STERLING EATON, Publisher
Business Office, Plymouth Mail Building, Plymouth, Michigan.
Vol. 3—No. 48
Wednesday, January 20, 1943
Plymouth, Michigan
Minstrel
Shaw
Closed
Husbands Invited
Here January 29
People in and around Rosedale
Gardens are indeed fortunate toy
have the opportunity to see such
good entertainment on a no profit
basis as the program committee
of the ,Rosedale Gardens Civic
association are putting on for
,the enjoyment of all.
Minstrel Show with local cast
and having all the color and
spice of old time southern min-
strels is the first of the 1943 pro-
grams.
.This minstrel show promises to
be overwhelmingly hilarious fea-
turing Earl Stanbury as Inter-
locutor and End Men: Roger
Cooper -as Mr. Bump; Lloyd Nel-
son as Mr. Jones,, William Morris
as Mr. Bones and Robert Carlson
as Mr. Stump. Yes Sir!
Lowell Rodeheaver, first tenor,
Wm. Kay, second tenor, Webb
Barth, baritone- and Jack Stew-
art, basso form the Southland
Male quartet.
The gentlemen from the south
land are, first tenors, Lowell
Rodeheaver, Frederick Hackett
and George Dont-k; second ten-
ors, William Kay, Morin Heric
and Earl Rubert; Baritones, Earl
Williams, Webb Barth and Irvin
Benson„ Bassos, Jack Stewart,
James Marshall and Otto Han-
son.
Specialties by R. D. Craig, H.
T. Valrance and Earl Rubert..
There will be some good sing-
ingand acting with a cast like
this and there is a real treat in
store for :all who attend.
The minstrels will be presented
in the Rosedale Gardens com-
munity House, Friday, January
29 at 7:30 p.m. This early show
is especially for the children and
young people. Saturday and Sun-
day nights, January 30 ,and 31
shows begin at 8:15 p.m. Because
of the small seating capacity of
the community house, tickets that
are purchased at the Ross or.
Habermehl drug stores in Rose-
dale Gardens will be reserved by
rows, and will be on sale Monday,
January 25.
The Civic association feels that
this type of entertainment is nee-
essary to the community as going
elsewhere becomes more difficult
and by staying home it should
play a worth while part in the
war effort.
The staff of the show is as fol-
lows:
Director, Fred Vandevender,
musical director, Florence Vande-
vender; stage manager, John
Perkins; properties, Marvin Wat-
terworth; business, Frances.Coop
er; publicity; Geneva Craig; Elec-
trician, Francis Merrion.
Charles Brake To
Speak at P.T.A.
The Rosedale P.T.A. will hold
their annual Founder's Day Ban-
quet at the clubhouse in Rosedale
Gardens on Wednesday, February
3 at 7 p.m. Mrs. C. E. Bernard
and Mrs. Wm. Kay are Zn charge
of the sale of the tickets and re-
quest that you get yDurs as Noon as
possible as the number of reser-
vations will be limited. Mr. Brake
assistant superintendent of
Wayne county schools will be the
guest speaker.
Mrs. Henry Bock, president of
Wednesday Afternoon
ISo many Livonia residents
have been unaware of the fact
that the offices of the Plym-
outh Ration board were closed
on Wednesday afternoon, some
of our readers suggested we
pass this information on to
the rest of you. Save your tires
and gas, don't try to visit the
board on Wednesday after-
noon. There is no one there.
Civic Assn Dance
January 23rd
The- Rosedale Gardens Civic
association will hold the first
party of the 1943 season at the
club house on Saturday evening,
January 23. This will be an Early
American and Modern dancing
party, free to all members, with
Alex J`. Komosinski of Ypsilanti
calling the figures for the early
American numbers.
This party is for all members
of the association and the teen-
age boys and girls are also in-
vited to be present. The party is
to start at 9 p.m. so please try
to be prompt.
Refreshments are to be sefved
following the dance. Mr. and Mrs.
J. Morris are chairmen assisted
by Mr. and Mrs. L. Redden and
Mr. and Mrs. L. Nelson.
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Mrs..Paul Harsha
New President
The Rosedale branch of the
Women's National Farm and Gar-
den club met at the club house in
Rosedale Gardens on Tuesday,
January 12 dor the annual meet-
ing .and election of officers for
the new year.
The new officers of the club
are: Mrs. Paul Harsha, president;
Mrs. E. Wooster, first vice Pres-
i -dent; Mrs. A. Meypyans, second
vice president; Mrs. G. Muth, cor-
responding secretary; Mrs. Les-
ter Bookout, recording secretary
and Mrs. John Perkins, treasurer.
The various committee chair-
men will be _announced:, shortly
and the Garden club is looking
forward to a very busy and event-
ful year.
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Mrs. Fred Byrd
Host to P.T.A:
The regular monthly -meeting
fo Stark P.T.A. will . be held on
Tuesday, January 2M at 8 p.m. at
the school. Mrs. Fred Byrd,
program chairman, announces
that plans have been. completed
for a panel discussion on "Health
and Service via the Radio."
Those participating ; are, Rev.
Verle Carson of Newburg, a re-
ligious leader, Mrs. C. Heffron, a
nurse; Mrs. Gladys Ryder -a teach-
er; Mr. Wm. Newstead, a parent
and Mr. C. Guideau, a Civilian
Defense leader. Refreshments will
be served following the; discus-
sion by Mrs. Wm. Mullen and
her committee.
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TO Nex# Meeting
The women's auxiliary -of the
Rosedale Presbyterian church
held their regular monthly meet-
ing. on Wednesday, January 12 at
8 P.M.
Mrs. John Forsyth led the short
devotional to open the meeting.
After the business meeting was
held, Mrs. R. Lester turned the
meeting over to Mrs. Burt French,
program chairman, who intro-
duced Mrs. E. H. Jameson.
Mrs. Jameson then led a panel
discussion on the missionary
study book of the year "On
This Foundation" by W. Stanley _
Rycroft. She opened the discus-
sion by telling of the background
of .Latin America as compared
with'that of North America. She
then introduced several members
of the organization who gave short
talks on the historic, politic, eco-
nomic, social and religious as-
pects -of various Latin American
countries. Mrs. R. W. Masontold
about Chile, Mrs. J. C. VanCoev
ering, Mexico; Mrs. Lester Book -
out; Brazil; Mrs. F. B. Nater,
Guatamala and Mrs. L. Hedden,
Colombia. Mrs. Jameson then
gave a short summary of the
work of the church in Latin
America illustrated by several
short stories.
After a very interesting and
enjoyable evening, tea was_seryed
by the hostesses for the meeting,
Mrs.F. Merrion, Mrs. M. Meer -
man, Mrs. T. Lyndon and Mrs. M.
Heric.
The auxiliary will meet again-
on
gainon February 10 at Which time the
Rev. Paul Buckholz of Detroit will
speak on "Spanish-speaking
neighbors in, the Unitgd States."
At the� meeting, members are
urged tb bring their husbands and
young- people of high school age
are. also invited to attend.
The neighborhood groups of the
auxiliary will meet on Tuesday,
January 26, at various homes
throughout the Gardens.
Woman's Club
Meets Thursday
. The Women's club of the Rose-
dale Gardens Civic association
will meet on Thursday, January
21 at the clubhouse at 8:30 p.m.
Mrs. Marvin Terry of" Plymouth
will be the guest speaker and
will tell of her work in the Ken -
lucky mountain region. Hostesses
will be Mrs. L. Jacobs, Mrs. L.
Bookout.,'Mrs. J. Ahrens and Mrs.
P. Fry.
On January 28 at 8:30 p.m. the
first book night of 1:943 will be
held. Mrs. Lester _ Bookout, book
chairman, announces' Mrs. Fred
Zinn will review "An Apple in
the Attic." - - .
On January 14, the club held
an open meeting. Hostesses were
Mrs. Wm.~Peristy and Mrs. F. 11.
Fischer.
`Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hinks and
family have sold their house on
_Hubbard road and.. will soon
-move to their former residence
in Detroit. '
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Schoolcraft county's 480 -acre
Thunder lake coiz;prms in nearly
every ' respect—spawning facil-
ities, food and chemical condi-
tions and cover—to the present
coriception.-of '. an ideal lake for
Rosedale P.T.A. wishes' to an- - warm -water fish. Yet for some
nounce that Mrs. James C. Parker, NOTICE unknown reason its pike and
president of the Michigan P.T.A. Due to an error the first notice - perch 'grow very slowly. Possibly,
will be the .guest speaker at the regarding the changing of the say the conservation department's
Central P.T.A., Plymouth on Fire department phone number, fisheries research )nen, the for -
Tuesday evening, January 26 at the number was given as -LI-, age fish are so well protected
8 p.m. All residents of the town- VONIA 255—please, be advised by the superabundant weed beds
ship whether members of the as- that the new number has THREE that the pike and perch cannot
sociation or not are cordially in- (3) 5's in it—the correct number feed on them as freely as -might
vited to' attend. is LIVONIA 2555: be expected.
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Rosedale Gardens
School News
New officers chosen in the
Rosedale Garden's branch of the
Woman's National Farm and Gar-
den association for the ensuing
year are: president, Mrs. Paul
Harsha; first vice, Mrs. Ernest
Wooster; second vice, Mrs. Tony
Mepyans; recording secretary,
Mrs. Lester Bookout; correspond-
ing secretary, Mrs. Gustav Muth;
treasurer, Mrs. John Perkins. The
nominating committee was com-
posed of Mrs. Harold M. Page,
chairman, Mrs. Clarence Bucknell
and Mrs. Herbert MacGregor.
Mrs. William Finck McQueen
has been entertaining her sister,
Mrs. James Todd of Old Home-
stead, Wyandotte, since Wednes-
day. Mrs. Todd plans to return
home today (Friday).
Mrs. O. E. Reffner c4 Altoona,
Pennsylvania, is the guest of
Mrs. Ralph McDowell.
Sally Ann Holcomb spent the
week end with her grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ritten-
house in Plymouth.
Harold M. Page attended a
dinner .at the Detroit Athletic
club, Thursday evening of last
week, given by M. E. Coyle for
the executives of the Chevrolet
Motor company.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Kavenaugh,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Calhoun,
- Mr. and Mrs. George F. Lotz, of
Detroit and Dr. and Mrs. H. P.
Adams of Redford were dinner
guests Satuurday evening of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Winkler.
Mrs. Ralph McDowell will at-
tend a luncheon bridge today
(Friday) in the home of Mrs. R.
E. Lee in Detroit.
The Woman's Club of Rosedale
Gardens will have "Speaker's
Night" on, Thursday evening,
January 21. Mrs.. Marvin Terry,
of Plymouth, will tell of her life
in the Kentucky mountains. Mrs.
Terry was scheduled to talk in
October but was unable to do so
on account of illness. The hos-
tesses for the social hour will be
Mrs. Lowell Jacobs, Mrs. Lester
Bookout, Mrs. Palmer Fry and
Mrs. John Ahrens.
THE LIVONIAN
Elm School News
7th and 8th Grades
Some of the girls have under-
taken the responsibility for mak-
ing mittens for the Junior Red
Cross. These will eventually find
their way to refugee children of
Europe.
This class has two new pupils
from Greenville, South Carolina. .
They are Betty Jean Edwards
and Wally Williamson.
Elm school did remarkably
well in the defense stamp sale,
January 6. Let's do the same next
week which is designated as
Thrift Week.
A school bus has been started.
The pupils who live at a distance
are pleased and grateful. This
necessitated the change of school
hours to 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
3rd an d4th Grades
The third and fourth grades of
Elm school have two gold fish.
They are picking out two names
for them. They feed them a little
food every day. They hope the
fish will live for a long time.
This class recently completed a
cambric scrap book for the Jun-
ior Red Cross. This will be used
in nursing class for children of
employed mothers.
5th and 6th Grades
Many of the girls and boys in
our room appreciate very much
being able to ride to and from
school on the busses, especially
on these cold winter days.
There have been two days this
week when the sixth grade have
had 100 per cent attendance.
We have been drawing pictures
of houses this week at school.
Pierson P. T. A.
Executive council meeting to
be held at the homeof Mrs. Oli-
ver Ault on Shadyside, Thurs-
day, January 21st at 2 o'clock.
Regular monthly P.T.A. meet-
ing Thursday evening, 8 o'clock.
Important discussion regarding
oil situation as it effects future
meetings.
Miss Georgiana"Reed, Wayne
county school nurse and Mr.
Strobel, boys' health teacher in
the Farmington high school will
be guest speakers. Their subjects
.will be very timely and helpful.
Everyone please make a special
effort to attend this meeting. Re-
freshments as usual.
The next home nursing class
meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Homer Coolman on
Shadyside. All those wishing
transportation please be at the
Pierson school not later than 1:30,
Tuesday, January 19th.
Wan# a Job as
Rural Carrier?
Postmaster Irwin
Has Good Opening
The postoffice is again looking
for a rural carrier.
And it isn't such a bad job
either, considering that it offers
excellent possibilities of being a
lifetime spot.
A rural carrier is needed, and
while for the present at least it
is a temporary job, there is an
opportunity for early , employ -
menta on a ,permanent basis.
The job is over a route 29 miles
in length. It will pay a salary of
slightly more than $2,000 a year
plus five cents a mile for use of
an -automobile. That amounts to
$8.70 a week, with tires and gas-
oline assured.
Postal officials said that an ex-
amination for civil service em-
ployes is expected soon, and that
permanent employment on the
civil service lists would follow if
the person taking the examina-
tion is among the top three tak-
ing the quiz. Not many are ex-
pected to take it.
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There are almost 30 billion ra-
tion stamps contained in the 150
million copies of War Ration
Book Two, or more than all the
postage stamps produced by the
government during the past 12
years.
Wednesday; January 20, 1943
Save with Safety
at your
Rexall Drug Store
Cecil H. Habermehl
32101 Plymouth road
Corner of Blackburn
Rosedale Gardens
Insulation
and
Storm Windows
Will Cut Your Heating
Costs to a Minimum
We will gladly give you
an estimate on the costs
of insulating or on the
costs of installing storm
sash ,
The costs are exceed-
ingly low and finance
is available
Plymouth Lumber &.
Coal Co.
308 S. Main St.
at P. M. Tracks
Phone 102
Plymouth, Mich.
STORM SASH
and
INSULATION
Will cut your heating
costs and help keep
you more comfortable
at home this winter.
Better burn our coal
this winter —it gives
more heat per dollar.
TROSCON PAINTS
LEADBETTER
Coal & Lumber Co,
12434 Middle Belt Rd.
% Mile N. Plymouth Road
Phone REdford 0338
lVedn s air, January 2-0,-1943 THEI IVONIAN Page 3
„ The pre-war machine tool in- lions 'has grown to a war indus-
� ` Rules ia� - - clustry, which did an average an- try with a monthly output valued :3IioE R$PAIRING
nual business of about $100 mil- at $130 millions.
'. Expert Work
Regulatio' ns FRANK'S SHOE REPAIR
This is a worid of interpreta- You Can keep up your soldier 11151 Stark Rd., % $lk..
tions of rulings. or sailors moral b sending Send him South of Plymouth Rd.
Thus when a new ruling on Y g Your Own
repairs and construction in one's -
home comes along, it is news. him your picture. photograph PALACEINN
At least that is the opinion of
Russel Roe of the Roe Lumber c
company. San Remo Studios regularly. BEER - LIQUOR - WINE
New interpretations are based
on queries by the Mountains Dancing Sal. and Sun.
States Lumber Dealers associa-
tion, at Denver, Colorado. Phone Redford 7798 ED PALISZEWSKI, Prop.
In effect, the interpretations LARGE SELECTION OF PROOFS (Formerly Frank's Inn)
declare that a property owner
who spent $200 on repair or con-
struction of his property in the Near Merriman Road
year prior to September 7, 1942;
may spend an additional $200 on
repair or construction prior to = ��
Sept. 7, 1943. -Two Good
In the case of a farmer, if he1-7H1NTK,
spent up to $1,000 on repair or - - DRUG STORES
construction prior to Sept. 7,
1942, he may spend up to $1,000
for the Baine purpose prior totwice before you buy meat now.
Sept. 7, 1943..
-0-- L - Smith and Bradley
Mrs. J. Morris of Ingram ave- E Get quality plus quantity when you Ri Farmington, Michigan
nue, entertained two tables of C
bridge on Wednesday, January 13.
The first locomotive used in the - make a- purcJiase for your family-
Maxwell J. Smith
construction of`the Panama canal,- - - Cor er Eight Mile and
Grandriver
gone o scrap
weighing a tons, has - There is no waste when you prepare our fresh
gone to scrap in the national sal-
vage drive. = killed meats and you'll find you can stay within
FUEL
OIL
We Aim to Please"
Phone Your Order to
191 Northville
Night Calls Phone 68
C. R. ELY & SONS
MIRROR
BEAUTY SALON
Open Thursday Eve-
ning by Appointment
WELLA KOLESTRAL
OIL TREATMENTS
For Reconditioning Hair-
(Dandruff
air(Dandruff and Dry Hair)
Livonia 2512 Louise Peck
32007 Plymouth Road
Rosedale Gardens
your budget if you shop here regularly.
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Don't forget about our delicious chicken dinners.
They're Supreme
We Serve Good Beer and Wine.
Complete Grocery and Meat
Service.
I
BERRY Chicken
SHACK
L. O. BERRY, Proprietor
34115 Plymouth road Phone Livonia 9290
THE E_OLD JUDGE SAYS.
11judge, didn't realize till the other night `
when I ran across an article in the paper
)ghat a whale of a lot of industrial alcohol
the government needs for the war."
"I should say it does, Chet. I understand
the beverage distillers around the country are
producing about 240,000,000 gallons of indus-
i trial alcohol this year for ammunition, tires,
and other things. I'd say it's mighty fortunate
these distilleries are available to do the lob: "
Otherwise, if we still had prohibition, the
government would have had to spend mil-
lions of dollars and use up a lot of critical `w
materials to build plants ... to say nothing of
all the time it would take. It might have been
just another case of `too little, too late'.",,"" :-
Confezence of Akoholie Beoezage uslztP�
You ve Tried the Resf;
Now Use the Best . - .
CLOVERDALE FARMS
DAIRY
Your Local Dealer
84.1 West Ann Arbor Trail
Phone 9
Plymouth, Mich.
OYA
Recreation
••e
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
Your Dollar
Must Do
Double Duty
This Year.
That's the reason it
will pay you to
shop here first.
M
When you need
something in the
hardware line visit
DICKERSON
HARDWARE
33405 Gd. River Ave.
Phone 4
Farmington, Mich.
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Must Use Old
License Plates
For Year 1943
Frank Rambo Says
Tags Will Be
Provided
After March 1, you will still
have your same old license
plate. It won't be necessary to
memorize a new number as is
the custom.
But that doesn't mean you
don't have to pay the fee. Woe
be unto you, if you don't go to
the secretary of state's branch
office and get your license just
as if you got a whole new
plate.
Actually, what you will get
will be a metal tab, which is
just the right size to fit over
that little figure 1142" on your
present license plate.
If you buy a whole year tab,
it will be green and white, just
like the tabs issued for the last -
half of last year. If you buy a
half year plate, it will be a yel-
low tab, with black numbers.
Complete instructions for the
issuance of the license plates
have been received by Frank
Rambo, manager of the local
branch office in the Mayflower
hotel.
Metal tab coverings also will ,
be issued for full and half year
trailer licenses.
However, windshield stickers
are to be issued for all commer-
cial vehicles. Full year commer-
cial stickers will be green with
white numerals and the half year
stickers will be white with green
numerals.
Mr. Rambo said that he had
not been informed when the" in-
itial supply of tabs and stickers
would be received locally.
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Ladies! Prepare
To Sew Your -Own
Shortage of Cotton
Dresses is on Way
Ladies, you'd better s t a r t
learning how to sew.
That is the advice -of John Bly-
ton of the Taylor and_ Blyton
store who has just returned
from the buying markets in Chi-
cago .and St. Louis.
As the result of his trip, he
came to the conclusion that if the
ladies want to look smart for the
duration, they're going to have
to take old dresses and make
them over.
Nylon dresses and wool suits
and dresses are out for the dura-
tion.
Of course there are going to be
some ready made dresses. The
material will be mostly rayon,
of which there is a plentiful sup-
ply, but cotton dresses will be
few and far between.
And cotton yard goods is as
scarce as the proverbial hen's
teeth.
In fact, all general dry goods
is scarce, in all markets.
Mr. Blyton said that he had
been able to buy only a .portion
of the goods that he had antici-
pated buying, both in yard goods
and ready made dresses. He is.
going to the New York market
in a few days in an effort to get
additional merchandise.
Curtains and draperies are af-
fected the same as yard goods.'
Mr. Blyton told two stories,
which demonstrate the situation
with respect to goods.
With the government releasing
only a meagre amount of raw cot-
ton to the manufacturers of com-
mercial merchandise, he said the
shortage of yard goods is such
that dress manufacturers which
ordinarily purchase in 1000 -yard
lots are now tickled .when they
can buy bolts of from 3-0 to 40
yards.
Another story, told by a cur-
tain manufacturer was that he
had received a contract from the
government for the manufacture
of eight million yards of fine
mosquito netting for useof sol-
diers in fighting insects in the
tropical countries where they are
THE LI` ONIAN Wednesday,_ January 20,.1943
also fighting axis soldiers. re -make some of their old dress- The national .parks yielded 6,-
And according to Mr. Blyton _ es, for a supply 'adequate for 473,855 pounds of scrap metal in
this all adds up to the fact that peace time purchases will not be 1942, or enough to fill more than
the ladies are going to have to available. 75 freight cars..
OF
REGISTRATI ON
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF LIVONIA, WAYNE
COUNTY, MICHIGAN
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That any qualified elector of the Town-
" - ship of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, or any person who
will be a qualified elector of said Township on the day of the
Arinutl Primary Eleetion to be held on .Monday, February 15,
1943; may make application, for registration to the Township
Clerk` at his office any day up to and including Wednesday,
January 27th. '
SPECIAL REGISTRATION SERVICE
To register qualified voters I will be at the Township Hall
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 and WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
27 from o'clock A. M. to 12 Noon, and -1 o'clock to 4 P. M. or
at my office on Five Mile road from 9 to 5 every "day except
Sundays and Holidays, until Wednesday. January 27th.
Electors who are not registered in this township under the perm-
anent registration system must register in person.
If, since registering there has been a change of address, such
electors who have changed their address must transfer their
names to the proper address on the registration records.
Wednesday, January 27, 1943, will be the last day to register
for the General Primary" Election "to be held February 15, 1943.
Dated: At"the Township of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan,
this 15th day of January, A. D., 1943.
BARRY S. "WOLFE,
"Clerk of Livonia Township
Wednesday, January, 20, 1943
THE LIVONIAN
Page 5
pickers, one; ensilage cutters, one.
to be held January 28 at the
a radio -commentator over sta-
But Little
Farm
That's all there is. There just
high school.
tion WJR on .Sunday afternoons,
simply isn't any more. Farm 1m-
Tickets for the affair are now
is expected to discuss not only
war -workers. To save time, car;
plement makers are now making
on sale at the Plymouth Mail and
the current news from the war
Equipment
To
guns and munitions for war.
the Plymouth United Bank, but
fronts and what that news por-n
carry prices are low. .
There are no farm wagons, or
the sale of tickets will be closed
tends, but also is expected to dis-
Be
corn planters, of any type. There
or lifters.
January 21, because of rationing
restrictions.
cuss the peace after the war.
,Available
are no cultivators
There are no lime spreaders nor
The banquet dinner will be
Tickets are priced at $1.10 and
any surplus from the banquet will
Farmers Must Get
is there a one-horse drawn
mouldboard and garden
served by the ladies of the Epis-
be placed in the U. of M. club's
Along With Such
,plow;
transplanters and broadcast
copal church, and because of ar-
rangements to be made with the
scholarship fund, which will ben -
efit the young people of Plym-
Tools as They Have
seeders, just simply are
a not on equip-
the market. Thereis e
rationing board for some supplies,
outh who wish to attend college.
ment of any kind specifically de-
it was necessary to .close the sale
At previous banquets, between
The Wayne County Agricul-
signed for the cultivation of peas
of tickets at the earlier date.
50 and 60 colleges have been
tural Conservation association,
and beans.
Prof. Pollock, who in addition
represented in the roll call by
which serves as the Wayne
The Conservation association
to his duties at the university is
schools.
county rationing board for farm
points out that the deadline for
machinery has dust issued a list
the signing of registration blanks
of farm equipment available for
is February 1, 1943. After that
rationing.
date, the board will select the six
It may be stated that farm ma-
most eligible applicants for a gar-
.chinery is practically non -ex-
den tractor, and a purchase cer-
istent.
tificate will be authorized.
There are just 165 pieces of
The association anticipates that
farm equipment in the quota
those farmers which have badly
alloted to all Wayne county.
That would hardly serve a
needed equipment will share it
either on a rental or community
Horsepower
small segment of the farmers
basis with other farmers.
in the vicinity of Plymouth.
However, the conservation as-
sociation has issued instructions
to farmers that if they contem-
plate purchasing any farm equip-
ment this spring, that they must
register with the county ration-
ing board. Requests may be made
in person or by mail to the
Wayne County Agricultural Con-
servation association, 3901 New-
berry street, Wayne, Michigan.
Herewith -are the types of farm
equipment available in the coun-
ty, -together with the number of
pieces of such equipment:
Sugar beet" grain drills, one;
manure spreader, three; two -
horse mouldboard plow, one;
tractor drawn mouldboard plow,
19; spike tooth harrow, four;
spring tooth harrow, four; disc
harrow, eight; two -horse walking
cultivator, one; riding, horse-
drawn cultivator, one; tractor -
drawn cultivator, 22; wheel type
tractors, 27; milking machines,
,22; milk coolers, six; garden
!planters, three; garden tractors,
six; fertilizer distributors, one;
soil pulverizers and packers, one;
rotary --;hoes, one; feed hammer
mills, five; Burr type feed grind-
ers, one; farm elevators, one;
horse ; drawn mowers, three;
tractor drawn mowers, nine;
dump rakes, one; side delivery
rakes, four; hay loaders, four;
grain 'hinders, one; combines (six
,feet a -,Hess), one; corn binders,
horse or tractor drawn, one; corn .
What Kind of
Place ,After War?
Prof. James K. Pollock of the
political science department of
the University of Michigan will
be the principal speaker at the
all college banquet, sponsored by
the -University of Michigan club,
MORE EGGS FOR DEFENSE
with Larro Feeds for poultry.
Give your flock the extra vita-
mins, minerals and proteins
they need.
Saxton- I
Farm Supply , Store J
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
DANCE to the Music of Howard's Rand
EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT!
•� . LIQUOR — BEER — WINE
• If rationingkeeps you home
more often, spend your nights
out where you can have more
!�� �• ; j fun.
NANKIN XMLS INN
Phone Livonia 9297
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Back of every tank and plane and gun" produced
in Michigan is the weapon that makes all the
rest possible ... horsepower. And as scientists
have so aptly pointed out—horsepower is WAR
POWER.
Our nation alone has more horsepower than
the combined total of all our enemies: A single
turbo -generator, like the one shown above, pro-
duces enough electricity to supply the normal
needs of 250,000 average families. A new gen-
erator like this one will shortly be added to
Detroit Edison lines, and most of its power will
go to producing the weapons of war. Arid that
generator . represents less than 7 per cent of the
entire Detroit Edison capacity.
Today The Detroit Edison Company's total
generating capacity is 5%2 times as large as during
World War I, and more than half of this enor-
mous power is being used in war production.
During 1942, power for war production totaled
over TWO BILLION kilowatthours'. In the most
important weapon of all—POWER—we are .
well armed. Electricity must keep the war plants
humming ... and for that vital job we are
prepared.
THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY
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producing for Victory!
Back of every tank and plane and gun" produced
in Michigan is the weapon that makes all the
rest possible ... horsepower. And as scientists
have so aptly pointed out—horsepower is WAR
POWER.
Our nation alone has more horsepower than
the combined total of all our enemies: A single
turbo -generator, like the one shown above, pro-
duces enough electricity to supply the normal
needs of 250,000 average families. A new gen-
erator like this one will shortly be added to
Detroit Edison lines, and most of its power will
go to producing the weapons of war. Arid that
generator . represents less than 7 per cent of the
entire Detroit Edison capacity.
Today The Detroit Edison Company's total
generating capacity is 5%2 times as large as during
World War I, and more than half of this enor-
mous power is being used in war production.
During 1942, power for war production totaled
over TWO BILLION kilowatthours'. In the most
important weapon of all—POWER—we are .
well armed. Electricity must keep the war plants
humming ... and for that vital job we are
prepared.
THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY
Page 6 THE LIVONIAN Wednesday, January 20, 1943
Ladies, you'd better sharpen
up that old knife, for effective
in Plymouth and elsewhere next
Monday, you're going to slice
your own bread, or eat it in a
chunk.
Under government regulations,
slicing of bread is not a neces-
ity and must be abandoned. On
a national basis it will release a
tremendous number of persons
for work in the war factories.
Just what the bakeries are go-
ing to do with the slicing ma-
chines, which have eliminated
much of the crooked bread from
the nation's tables, . is a mystery.
But, they can't use them for the
general public.
Sta,e preferences for "safe col-
ors" in hunting clothes vary quite
as widely as their cover and the
kind of hunting they afford. A
national survey revealed that
Maryland prefers white, Wash-
ington likes burnt orange, nine
states favor black and white
checks, and five (Maine Massa-
chusetts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey and Colorado) definitely
favor red. Michigan is listed with
Pennsylvania, New York and,
Missouri among the 14 states that
have arrived at no definite con-
clusions about which is the most
satisfactory hunting clothing
color.
There are no muskies in Luce
county's Muskallonge lake, but
northern pike are common. A
conservation department survey
crew that examined this 786 -acre
lake has reported it could help
its smaller nearby neighbor,
Perch lake, by furnishing min-
nows and shiners to make up a
lack of forage fish there.
During the five-year period
1936-40, an average of 970,000
man -days annually were spent in
fighting forest fires that burned
more than 30 million acres yearly
on the average.
A Good Place
To Buy Your
GROCERIES
and
MEATS
Midgard Brothers
Formerly
McKinney & Schaffer
School News
December 15 the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth grades had a
Junior Red Cross meeting. Miss
Ayres, the chairman, talked to
us about Red Cross. She let us
see some of the things from other
schools. The fifth and sixth
grades made scuffes. For geog-
raphy the fifth grade is making
Michigan note books.
Beginners` News
We had two surprises this
week. The first was when some
second graders came in to read
us some of their stories. The
other one was the visit from Miss
Ayres of the Junior Red Cross.
We have been buying more de-
fense stamps each week and
we're going to help make things
for the Red Cross, too. Our Sue
and Mickey books are looking
quite neat. We are going to sur-
prise Miss Jameson. Our lunches
are almost like a party every day
now.
Third and Fourth Grades
We are making an Eskimo vil-
lage. For our bulletin board we
have a poster on "Feeding the
Birds."
We are bringing money for the
Junior Red Cross. We have $2.01.
Third and fourth grades have
a library hour on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
The school has a Minute Man
Plumbing and Heating
Parts and Fixtures
Repairs and Service
C. J. LEGGERT
20547 Fenkell Ave., cor. Patton
REdford 2167
Good Materials
are hard to buy, but as
long as they are still
available you'll find
them on our shelves.
EN
Fred L. Cook Co.
General Merchandise
Phone 10
Farmington, Michigan.
First Grade News
We are making a movie of
"Little Black Sambo." We made
it a colored picture.
We made a little boy on skates
for the blackboard.
Group 2 in reading has started
to read in their "Bob and Judy"
books this week.
Second and Third Grades
We had a total of $6.15 for de-
fense stamps this week.
Miss Ayres from the Junior
-Red Cross visited us today.
Miss Jamison was also a vis-
itor today.
We have been bringing some
money for the Junior Red Gross
membership. 'Me are making a
picture book, too.
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Keep 'em rolling! W e mean
dollars! Buy U. S. Savings Bonds
and Stamps.
NEED MONEY?
Selling Your Car?
Private Sales Financed
s
AUTO LOANS
Refinancing
While You Wait
Low Rates, Courteous Service
UNION
INVESTMENT CO.
821 Penniman Ave.
Plymouth, Michigan
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Close Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.
SQUARE DEAL
BODY SHOP
J. W. Selle and Son
Expert Collision Work
PHONE 177
744 Wing St. Plymout
WEAR DIAMONDS
FOR PERSONAL
ATTRACTIVENESS
Own Them as a Safe
Investment
EN
Deane Herrick
Jeweler
839 Penniman Ave. Plymouth
NOTICE
to the Taxpayers of
Livonia Township
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 :mailed
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.
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Wednesday, January 20, 1943 THE LIVONtAN
With The Livonia Churches
LIVONIA COMMUNITY church.
Rev. -Albert Luibrand, pastor.
Sunday school, 10 a.m.; church
at 11 a.m.; prayer service, 7:45 to
9 -p.m.; evening service, 8 p.m.
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 BRPTiST
chapel, one mile west of Grand
River on Seven Mile road, one-
alf block on Gaylord road.
Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; wor-
ship service, 11:45 a. in.; 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:G0, prayer meet-
ing. After prayer meeting, choir
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 CATHOLIC
church, Father Contway, pastor,
Rosedale Gardens. molasses 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. -
HOPE CHAPEL, church of the
United Brethren in Christ, Revs.
K 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.
ROSEDALE GARDENS PRES-
byteri an church. John B. For-
syth, minister. Sunday, January
22, 9:45, church school—Primary
(grades 1, 2 & 3) church base-
ment; Junior grades 4, 5 & 61)
Community House; Intermediate
Senior (grades .7 to .12) church
auditorium; H a.m, morning wor-
ship (Nursery and Beginners'
department, for. children 2 to 5,
Community House). The Church.
School staff will meet tonight
(Wednesday) in the church base-
ment at 8 o'clock. Important de-
cisions must be made and all
members are urged to attend.
e OPEN DAILY
11 A.M. to 1 A.M. EEO
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
EASY WAYS
TO LOSE MONEY
Here are four very simple ways to lose your money:.)
T. Lose Cash. When you carry currency in your,
pocket or purse, there is always danger of acci-
dental loss.
2. Make "Double Payments". If you have no re-,
ceipt for cash payments, you may be forced to
pay again.
3. Careless Money Management. If you don'ts
have accurate records, money can easily slip
through your. fingers.
5L Short Changed. By accident or design, you may
be .short changed when you pay with currency,
ATE OF THESE HAZARDS CAN BE ELIMINATED
WITH A, CHECKING ACCOUNT AT THIS BANK
'SHE INGTON STATE BMK
Farmington, Mich.
Music Speeds
Up Production
Kelsey - Hayes
Trying Experiment
Well, blow me down and
dust me with a feather, cut a
rug and jive, hound, jive.
Maybe .it's not exactly like
that, but if you step into the
Kelsey -Hayes plant just off
Plymouth road, you are liable
to be smacked right on the
nose with the outpourings of a
Jive band.
Yassuh, man.
Kelsey -Hayes is one of the first
plants which has found that in-
troduction of music into the
plant had increased production.
In fact, the local plant is one of
the first to adopt the idea.
So, 15 minutes out of every
hour, music is turned into the
loudspeaker system of the plant.
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DR J. McL. PATERSON
DENTIST
32007 Plymouth Road
Rosedale Gardens
Wednesdays and Fridays
For Appointment Telephone
Livonia 2323
V
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
MOBIL GAS - IL
LUBRICATION - TIRE REPAIR
CANDY - TOBACCO
EOB CLARK'S
THREE -ACRE SER`TICE
Eight Mile and Middle Belt Roads
"STOP AT THE SIGN OF THE FLYING RED HORSE"
THERE IS CASH W AITING
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
Y SO E
REAL ESTATE FARMS — INSURANCE
32398 Five Mile Road, just east of Farmington Road
PHONE LIV'ONIA 2668
DIGNIFIED -SINCERE . COURTEOUS
I SERVICE
Schrader Funeral Home
Funeral Directors
Ambulance on Call
Phone 781W Plymouth, Mich. 280 S. Main
Uncle Sam wants top produc-
tion - you can be sure of the
best results when you feed our
dairy feeds —
El
Mr. Farmer -
SEEDS - FEEDS
Commercial Fertilizers
Spray Materials
FOR GOOD COAL — PHONE 107
Eckles Coal&
Supply Co®
882 Holbrook Ave. Plymouth, Mich.
Page 8 THE LIVONIAN Wednesday, January 20, 1943
Want /ids OO Only 25c
Phone Plymouth 16
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—National Cash Reg-
ister with customer tape. Call
at Nankin Mills Inn. It -p
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—Coal, all sizes for
immediate delivery. Phone -
Farmington 20. Farmington Lum-
ber and Coal company.
FOR SALE—Insulation balsam
wool, rock wool, 1/2 inch insu-
lating board. Your insulation
can be financed if desired. Call
for details. 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.
FOR SALE — Pocahontas Nut,
Pea and Slack, ` only $6.00 per
ton. An excellent coal for steam
furnaces. 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-c
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
LOST
LOST—Airdale, brown and white.
License No. 105. Call Livonia
2644. It -c
Rationing Board Members
Hear Dicks, But Keep Smiling
They Find That Good Nature is
Best "Out" In Dealing With
A Public That Doesn't Like Rationing
What with one thing and an-- pretty good spirit. Of course they
other, the ladies of the Plymouth might as well take it that way,
rationing board are afraid the because we have the rationing
people of Plymouth will think ill whether they like it or not.
of them. But there have been some who
And, what with one thing and have gone away from the board
another, Ray Bacheldor, the ex- a bit miffed about the whole
ecutive secretary of the board is thing.
,about as .afraid as the ladies And then there comes along
themselves. this order from Washington
On the whole, the people of which tells the board to close up
Plymouth and its environs have its office on Wednesday after -
taken the matter of rationing in noons.
J"C) -y co% I r
BEER — LIQUOR — WINE
Meet Your Friends in a Friendly
Atmosphere
Cor. Joy and Middle Belt Rds. Paul Glenn, Mgr.
EYES RIGHT!s� r
For Accuracy in
War 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. E. Rehner
DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY
809 Penniman Ave. Plymouth, Mich. Phone 433
Hours: 11 a. m. till 9 p. m.
Dependable
Service
is as important today ds . 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. ROBERTS
SUPER GULF SERVICE ,R
Phone Livonia 9202 for Service NAYi00�
Cor. Merriman, Plymouth Rds., Rosedale Gardens D&��NS�
The order to close was given
widespread publicity, and those
who read the papers (including
The Plymouth Mail) were quite
well aware that the board office
was closed last Wednesday after-
noon and will be closed each
Wednesday afternoon hereafter.
But despite this widespread
publicity, there were a few who
arrived at the second floor of the
city hall and wanted action.
There was one fellow who want-
ed a tire. He was rather nasty
about the whole business. And
there was a lady from Rosedale
Gardens, who wanted to find out
about oil, for after all her house
was beginning to, get chilly, and
then there was a fellow who used
his precious gasoline to drive all
the way from northwest Detroit
to see about getting more gas-
oline.
It was all most disconcerting.
The ladies of the rationing
;board were sorry. They not --only
said it, they looked it. But what
can a guy (pardon—what can a
lady) do about orders from Wash-
ington? They only work up there.
And speaking of work, that's
one of the reasons why the office
is closed on Wednesday after-
noon.
Y'see during the other days of
the week (Sunday excepted) the
ladies and Mr. Bacheidor sit at
their desks and hear more stories
of woe than any other eight wo-
men and a man ever heard be-
fore.
-Aunt Minnie wants an extra
pound of coffee which she can't
get, for after all what is ration-
ing for?; and Joe Q. Public wants
a ... " ration :book for gasoline
instead of the measily `B" book
which he got. Bill Public wants a
tire, or tires, which ever he can
get. And he has a reason. So the
ladies listen.
The result is that by the time
evening comes, they've listened
to so many stories, and have writ-
ten so many orders of one kind
and another, that it. would be
pretty doggoned difficult to get
caught up on the filing and book
work necessary in any govern-
ment office.
UPHOLSTERING
Furniture Repairing
Free Estimates
Phone RE. 3100
Guilheaalt Upholstering
21261 Fenkell Ave. corner
Westbrook
CUSTOM BUILT FURNITURE
"The Friendliest
Atmosphere in
Northwest Detroit"
Lahser 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
So, the government figured that
if the office were closed on Wed-
nesday afternoon, the ladies
could get caught up on their work
without interruptions of one
kind and another.
It's all rather amazing the way
they keep their good dispositions,
because Joe and Bill Public and
Aunt Minnie can be rather dif-
ficult. But the ladies of thb ra-
tioning board just smile and say
the customer must be right, but
after all there are regulations
and such.
The ladies of the board are
Mrs. Luella Cutler, Mrs. Thelma
Cushman, Mrs. Alice Vanderveen,
Mrs. Jean Rice, Mrs. Isabelle
Lueke, Mrs. Ruth Pink, Mrs.
Jennie Mills and Mrs. Hyacinth
Wilske.
L. BLAKE
JEWELER
Opposite Post Office
Northville, Mich..
The Best Place to Buy
Authorized Sales Headquar-
ters for stamps and bonds
FARMINGTON
CI V I C
THEATER
Wed., Thurs., Jan. 20 -21 -
FREE DISK NIGHTS
A Free Oven Test Dish to Each
and Every Lady.,
s s t
"UNDERGROUND AGENT"
with
Bruce Bennett - Leslie Banks
Also
"STAND BY ALL
NETWORKS"
with
John Beal
Color Cartoon, `The Ducktatox'
News
Fri., Sat., Jan. 22-23
Don Ameche - Joan Bennett
—in—
"GIRL TROUBLE"
—plus—
John Carroll - Ruth Hussey
—in—
"PIERRE OF THE PLAINS"
Color Cartoon Latest News
Thrilling Serial
Sunuday, Monday, Tuesday
January 24-25-26
Abbott and Costello
Virginia Bruce
—in—
"PARDON MY SARONG"
—plus --
Ray Miiland - Ginger Rogers
—in—
"THE MAJOR AND THE
MINOR"
"The Symphony Hour" A Dis-
ney Cartoon.
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DANN r. S. TAVERN
Phone Livonia 9275 34401 Plymouth Road
BEER 'LIQUOR I WINE
A Good Place to -EAT At Any Time
We Specialize in Serving
FISH and CHIPS
Delicious Different
STEAKS CHICKEN
All Food Served Under the Personal
Supervision of your Favorite Host
Jimmy Mason