1953-07-16; Saline Observer

              Saline
Sidelifilits
Have you ever thought of thf
effect a smile has on people?
Sitting next to the window here
in the office, gives us an opportunity to observe the people passing by. There is one young mother for example, who passes by
our window every day and she
always has a smile or else a
pleasant expression on her face.
We have yet to see a disagreealbe
look on her face. She is a stranger who has moved into town recently. We do not even know her
name but to see her walk ca'.m'y
by the office with her two children, holding each child by one
hand is a pleasant sight to watch.
Work is progressing nicely on
the L. Z. Still Building on Michigan .Ave. Theie ha*** also been a
chan?1 of addrosrt win tne Detroit Edison is concerned. There
are n- w ! cult •: at tha re iv if
Woods Hardware on A'ii Arb r
Street, Mri. Ellen Caswell has enlarged her store, by taking over
the building vacated hy the Detroit Edison. Her former store- is
undergoing extensive repairs with
an archway connecting the two
buildings.
Upon approaching Mrs. Lloyd
Dell for some sort" of comment,
she told us about hsr experience
on the Fourth of July. The Dell,
family had gone to the 4th of
July celebration in Ypsilanti and
while viewing the parade, stood
next to a group of children from
the Rackham School. They were
accompanied by their parents and
other members  cf their families.
Mrs. Dell tells us that nothing
ever affected her as the sight of
these children and their parents.
The parents seemed so resigned
and adjusted to the burden they
are forced to bear. Yet, they did
not seem t-> feel any bitterness
towaids f:.te, in fict. they all
seemed to be so happy. One mother standing near the Dell family explained that their little girl
had an extra burden to bear, besides being so crippled, she was
deaf so that the parents were
pointing out things to her since
she could not hear them speak.
Mrs. Dell feels that it was the
most pathetic sight she has ever
witnessed.
One of our local boys received
a letter Tuesday from Egan Gross,
the German student who lived at
Dr. Miller's and attended Saline
School,  graduating  in June 1952.
Egan-wrote that he was returning to the "United States and back
to Saline. He expects to receive
his visa on the 17th of this month-
He plans on reaching Saline in
time to attend college "thi-. fall.
Egan's many friends will be very
happy to welcome him  brick.
Found a timely safety le*"**on
in the Wolverine Auxiliarie—
"There he lies beneath the fern,
he kissed the miss and missed the
turn."
oUkC   O640WVI
SEVENTIETH  YEAR,
NUMBER  42
SALIwE. WASHTEj AW  GOu.-iTY. MICHIGAN        THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1953
JCCs,   Rotary
THE  AMERICAN   WAY
cers
At a mactin*;; h Id Tl.ursday
:;l-.. , th. S-.'i-u JCC'n i-3'a"e.l
their officers for the year. Les
RoH'on was imtalled as preni-
H«-_t, succeeding Bob Harrison.
Upon taking office, Robison
thanked Harrison for the excellent
job he did as last year's president.
He also commended Ken Savery
for the excellent job he did as
last year's   treasurer.
Robison is a charter member in
the Saline JCC's, and was the
first president, when he finished
out the three months of the club's
first fiscal year. He has been one
of the club's foremost workers.
Jim Beal was installed as vice
president. He has served as treasurer of the, JCC's, and as a member of the board of directors.
Al Weidman, who has served as
president of the JCC's, was installed as secretary, and Ollie
Steiner was installed as treasurer.
The new Board of Directors was
filled out with Bob Harrison, Ken
Savery  and Mike  Strait.
The newly elected officers of
the Saline Rotary Club were also
installed last week.
George Wood was installed as
president succeeding Henry Leutheuser. Gerald Coe was installed
as vice president; Stanton, Roesch,
secretary; William Crim, treasurer; and Harold Gray, Sergeant
at Arms.
The Board of Directors is made
up of George Wood, Gerald Coe,
Henry Leutheuser, Francis Lock-
wood, William Crim, Lester McCoy, and E. J. Muir.
Ihe Science
Corner
By George Bonich
In answer to this week's question we have to say that the insects are the most successful form
of animal life on earth. Some
men of science even predict that
man and insects will engage in a
battle for survival after all other
animals have perished. Though
this my seem startling, the prediction that insects may win out
is   even  more  startling.  *
Our problem is not to discover
whether this struggle will ever
take place or who will triumph.
Instead our problem is to find
out why the insects are so sue-
successful.-When we try to solve
this problem, we find our answers in the following facts about
insects: first, there are over 650,-
000 kinds of insects; second, there
are millions'upon millions of each
kind of insect; third, insects are
so small that they require very
little food- and can hide easily
from their enemies; fourth, in-
insects can adjust themselves
to all kinds of living conditions;
and fifth, insects reproduce very
rapidly.
To illustrate the last point, let
us use two houseflies. In exactly
twelve weeks 2,026,202,020,200
offspring are produced by the six
generations of flies! This is over
two million millions from just two
to begin with! Is it any wonder
that insects may someday dom*
inate the world?
- If man wishes to protect himself from the insect menace, he
must use all the weapons he can
muster. Some of these weapons
are quarantine, conservation" of
their natural enemies, environmental control, and chemical control. By quarantine is meant the
checking for insects of all imported plants. Birds .which are the
most effectiv.e natural enemies of
insects, should he protected. One
form of environmental control is
crop rotation which tends to
starve out insects which feed on|
a specific type of plant life. And,
of course, there are a whole variety of chemical poisons which
are used as insecticides. Diligent
Saline Loses 9-5
To Ann Arbor
Tri-County  Standings
W....L....Pct.
Brighton       6    1    .857
Ann Arbor      5   2    .714
Fowlerville       5    2    .714
Saline       3    6    .333
WebberviHe        3    fi    .333
Lan*?;n*r        1    6    .143
Th" Tri-County Baseball League
standTns.*-> remiined ur changed
afte"1 y?stprdav's games a*" league
leadmg Brighton won its sixth
strf'The, 12 to 9, frr-m Lansing
Olofpson. In the other games
Fowi*vrvi,1e Merchants defeated
We>.bervil!e Brad~haw Insurance,
6 to 3, and the Ann Arbof Merchants stayed even with Fowlerville in second place as they won
from   Saline, 9 to  5.
Brighton and Lansing- hooked
up in a real slugfest with Brighton
coming out on top. Trailing, 3 to
2, o-o-re* into the fourth, Brighton
came up with three runs and
added four more in the fifth. In
the eighth Brighton tallied what
proved to be the winnng runs as
they came up wth three runs. Tom
Evenson paced the hitters with
four hits, one a triple.
At Fowlerville the Merchants
came from behind with three runs
in the sixth inning to defeat the
Insurance men. John Wellington
limited WebberviHe to four hits
as his mates were getting seven
hits off two  WebberviHe hurlers.
Ann Arbor also used the big
inning to register its win as they
came up with four runs in the
eight to ice the win in a free-
scoring game. Joe Lavey and Bob
Abbott each had three hits to account for six of the merchants
ten hits while Frank Randoll had
a double and a triple to pace Saline at the plate.   "
The League All-Star game
scheduled for next Sunday has
been cancelled by agreement of
the managers and in its place the
games of August 9 will he "played
next Sunday. The schedule for
next week is Lansing at Ann Arbor for a. doubleheader. Fowlerville at Saline and Brighton will
be at WebberviHe. On August 9,
th-.-re will he any postponed games
played _rsd the playoffs will start
the following week.
A recent win for Fowlerville
over Lansing on a forfeit has
heen taken away as there was a
misunderstanding between the two
te jns and t1 e game i- to be' played at a latter d .le.
Line Scores: R H E
Brighton 101 340 030—12 13 1
Lansing. .'. .021 001 230— 9 12 2
H. Davis and B.  Davis.
Mathias, Hanel loth), Yaw
(5th)  and Hart.
Fowler'e 101 003 010—6 7 2
Webber'e 201 000 000—3 4 2
Wellington and Manning.
Bement, West (6th; and Huge-
not.
Saline 10'i 000 220—5*   9 6
Ann Arhor. ..000 i23 •••    • to. 8
D-eckeut, Tbmm.'lin (8th) ard
Miller.
Boucher and Rodciqiez.
Two Letters
To TI12 Editor
Ths following questieas h-ve
been asked about parking meters by citizens of Saline.. The
purpose of this article is to acquaint the citizens of Saline
with the parking meter situation.
What is the cost to the City?
None. The City receives 50%
of the revenue until the meters are paid for which has been
estimated at approximately two
years. After this time the City
receives 100% of the revenue.
Price of each meter installed is
$65.50.
Do meters create more parking space for customers?
Yes. For two reasons. (1)
Cars are parked in line with
meters and prohibits parking
between spaces. (2) It makes
more room for customers by
keeping all day or half day cars
away from the front of business places.
Is there a need for better
parking facilities?
Yes. There is a continued increase of automobile population. The side streets in Saline
are narrow which causes a congested condition. A parking lot
to accommodate cars that park
for long periods of time is needed. The State Highway Department is urging all towns and
cities to make parking available
off the streets.
What is the revenue from
meters?
The revenue the first week
of installation with no enforcement was $74.12; the second
week $123.50 and the third week
of five days $103.83.
What is the revenue used for?
The net revenue from the meters will be placed in a special
fund which in turn will be used
for better parking conditions
and keep Saline abreast with
the increased use of the automobile.
Do meters penalize the person who wishes to do his shopping  in Saline?
No. If time is of any value
one cent for 12 minrtes, five
cents for one hour or ten cen+<".
for two hours is indeed n '-r-'l
fee for the privilege of being
able to park where you want to
and when you want to.
Were the meters installed on
a   six-months   basis?
Yes. The meters were to be
removed from Saline in six
months is not satisfactory. They
were to be removed by the meter company at no expense to
the city but the company was
to retain all meter revenue for
the six months period.
Why were the molar tops
removed?
Because a petition was signed
by 25% of the voters calling
for a referendum. When the
City Clerk certified the petition
the  meter  tops were removed.
When will the special election
he held?
On July 25 from 8 a.m. to S :00
p m. the polls will be open for
all registered voters of Saline.
Gerald Coe
City Councilman
ilt Comes Only Once A Year
Perrys Honored
At Party     .
M-. "*-"! Mrs. Cirl Braun of
5725 Textile Road, entertained
their neighbors Sunday in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Perry.
The Perrys are moving to Ypsilanti. Their miny friends will
miss their generous hospitality in
the immediate neighborhood.
Those attending the all day festival were the host and hostess,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Perry and
their daughter, Janice, Mrs.
George Sehlegel, Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Hummel, Mr. ond Mrs.
Walter Lamparter, Mr. John, Bill
and Fred Braun, Mr and Mrs.
Ernest Jaeger, Wesley and Bobby
Armbruster, and Mr. and Mrs.
George  S.  Reeves.
Blind Industries
Project Aided
The Ladies Aid Society of Federated Church has undertaken a
project to assist the Blind Industries of Detroit, and will handle
products for sale which have been
made by blind people. Included
are brushes, clothes pin bags and
ironing hoard covers. Orders for
these articles may be placed
through the following Circle chairmen:
Circle I, Mrs. Silas Nord and
Mrs. Howard  Johnson.
Circle II, Mrs. B'-gene Gehring-
er and Mi*s. Ferman Clements.
Circle III, Mrs. Dwight Reynolds and Mrs.  William. Spike.
Set For July 25
, At a special meeting of the
ViUage Couneil held Monday
night, Saturday, July 25 was
set as the date the people of
Saline will be able to vote on
whether or not they desire parking meters.
The heads of tlys meters were
removed Friday night after petitions calling for a referendum
on the parking meter ordinance
was declared sufficient. This
is the first time in the history
of the City of Saline that a
referendum on an ordinance
adopted by the City Council has
been successfully demanded.
'The petitions, circulated by
a group of business men representing the Business Men's
Association, had more than the
required signatures, making up
25% of the City's registered
voters.
It was the third petition presented to the city. The first
This Sunday a free summer petition was thrown out on tech-
concert of classical and semi-.nicalities;and the present peti-
classical music will be conduct- j tion had been returned one time
ed in Saline Municipal Park from; because signatures on petitions
1:30 until 3:30. J circulated   by   business   people
Acording   to   Ted    Rancont,  ontsi?% the   city  could  not  be
:n  m_„?„_ i :    counted.
Whether  or  not   the   meters
outside    the
Bernice Merchant
Wins Schoolboard
Election
Mrs. Bernice Merchant won the
election for a three year term on
the School Board of the Saline
Area School District No. 6 Frec-
tional. The election was held
Monday. Altogether, 316 votes
were cast.
Mrs. Merchant polled 173 votes,
and her opponent, Charles Osgood, polled 142 votes. One ballot was spoiled.
Saline Mill Theatre
To Present Concert
Mill Theatre business manager,
"We   plan    to    continue   these
Sunday concerts throughout the ^'"iaii.11   iB, ""% "J110""5,, -
summer. The music will be chos-  Counel1 and the Business Men _
remain    is    now
en   to   provide   pleasant   background for  picnickers."
Group. The issue rests squarely
with the voters of the City.
Both the ordinance and election
The  special sound equipment ™'u LUC "*■"*??»?> *"" ------
t,_ „=_^i -hQO w ™ct~W- **- notlce are Panted elsewhere in
this   edition.
Pursuant  to  resolution   of   the
to be used has been custom designed and built by the Deede 	
Radio   and   Electric   Company --,      ,. ,,-   ..
of Saline, just for the  theatre  A-leCtlOn  JNOtlCe
group's concerts.
Exclusive tape recordings of
concert music made at actual salini? citv Council, notice is here-
performances all over the world.wit]l Sh'en that a special election
as well as more readily avail- , will be held at the City Building
able recorded music, will be °f the City of Saline on the 25th
presented. I day   of   July,   1253   between   the
This  Sunday's   concert 5s   to "hours of 7:00 a- m. and 8:00 p. m.
inciuue selections   from   Gersh-!-a* wllicn election the duly ojiali-
wi-'s Porscv and Eess, a recorded Sadler's Wells Ballet Program
R-wel's Bolero and Tchai
kov-Iiy's complete Nutcracker
Suite r'""** ei.cerpts from pop-
ul_"v* opfrett*3',.
W<? feel th.pt we should con-
fled and registered electors of the
City of Saline shall vote whether
ordinance No. 12S (Parking Meter
Ordinance) of said City skill he
repealed. The said ordinance is
hereinafter set forth in full. Residents who •".l"-' not now registered
Dale Rothfuss Writes
The following letter was receiv-
i ed by the parents of Dale Roth-
■ fuss. We have permission to piinL
: 't  here. We   are   sure it v.'"l b:
of interest to his many friends.
Well, I'm back to writing letters now that I have an address.
Here it is: P.F.C. Dale E. Ra.h-
Mary Ann Boettne- of Salin-l-uss, U S. 55580171—88. A Bt.y,
is representing Washtenaw cou-- j Searchlight. Ft. Sill, Olrahoma.
ty 4-H club members at th* an- j I am having a rcu-rh time p ov-
nual 4-H conservation camp near ing to this Batteiy that I arc
Chatham, Michigan, this week,     i a Pfc, but in a few days it wih
Mary Ann Bc2"._i:r
Represents Count;,-'s
4-H Girls
County  4-H Club Agent, Frank
be   straightened    out.     I    am   in
Gendron, says that Miss BooHn-r ] Comnio.   I  also  know less  about
will   be   among   75   boys   ad   751 running  a  searchlight;  but I will
attending   the   ali-ex*3--n**e j learn so they tell me.
To The Editor
use of all of these weapons at
least wiU enable man to control
this pestiferous and competing
form of life.
Next Week: How much energy
is there in a pound of fuel ? !
This is the latest in a series
of articles by Max Collins.
Letter   to   Electors,    Citizens of Saline and members
of   the   Rural   Cominunity.
The following is a resume of
the provisions under which meters have been installed in Saline.
1—The city has.agreed to remit monthly not less than 50%
of receipts from the meters. No
other City funds are liable for
payment of the purchase price.
2—The city may cancel its
purchase contract by resolution of its Council by written
notice after 6 months of operation, whereupon the Pa*rk-0-
Meter Company will remove meters within a 30-day period, at
its expense, and repair any damage to streets or sidewalks as
a result of their installation or
removal.
3—In the event meters are
removed at the end of the 6-
months trial period or before,
a'l money due the company
shall be remitted them and the
company will have the right to
take any steps to take possession of the meters and the company shall not be acountable to
the City for any money paid
to or due^them out of meter receipts.
4=-The City has agreed to fa-
(Continued on Page 8)
gir'
paid event. The trip is awudci
on the basis of conservation work
completed by the youths. Sixty-
eight counties will be represented.
Michigan State College personnel have combined forces with
other groups to provide a week's
outing that features talks and
demonsrations on land and forest
conservation, tours, recreation,
field trips and instruction on wildlife.
Alfred Acton
A'f-H Aiton. p-r-M 80, of Saline-Milan Road, died Thursday at
his home after a long illness. Mr.
Acton was a lifelong resident of
this  community.
He was born March \_22, 1873,
•n York Township, a son of Alfred and Catherine Drum Acton
In 1897, he was married to Louise
Hartman of Saline, who survives.
Russell Acton, -a'son, who lives in
York Township, and a granddaughter, also survive.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. Saturday, at the Lock-
wood Funeral Home with the Rev
Alvin Siemsen officiating. Burial
was at the Oakwood Cemetery.
Everybody is getting out in 100
days or less except me.
Also give the Saline Observe:
my address—don't forget it either.
I have nothing more I can think
of so I'll sign off.
Dale.
Star Commonwealth
Alumni Gather For
Annual Homecoming
Old Starr boys will return to
the campus the first Sunday in
August for the annual Homecoming. The speaker at the 11
o'clock service will be John Hyma,
'44, former social worker on the
campus, who plans on getting an
advanced degree at the University
of Michigan this coming year.
Later, a picnic dinner will he
enjoyed on the lake shore with
the Commonwealth furnishing
coffee, punch, ice cream and cake.
Greeting old friends, directing
various contests for the children
■ind the usual election of officers
will occupy the afternoon. Sports
for the younger members of the
group will he provided.
-This year's president is Robert
S. Burns, '23, of Bellevue. The
secretary - treasurer is Gordon
Langley, '42, director of the first
outstate branch at Van Wert, O.
Nine hundred invitations were
City; Edward Ross, Saline. | sent out and a goodly number of
Medical:  Edward Short, Bridge-| acceptances have already been re-
water. . I ceived.
Guest Musician
To Play
Paul F. Troxel of Steubenville,
Ohio, a student in the Graduate
School of Music at the University
of Michigan, will play special horn
music at the morning -worship
service in Federated Church on
Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock.
Mrs. Everett CoUins, "who is serving as guest organist during the
vacation period, wHl accompany
him. The choir will also provide
special music for the service.
Saline Hospital News
Births: Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Nelson of Milan are the parents
of a baby girl born July 8.
Surgery:    Shanna   Servis,   Bay
tribute something to the com-jmay do s° at the City Offices
nv*""it.y "lone, as well as to j aI>y . time Prio1* to tlle day of
those   people  who   visit   Saline | election.
from  other   tov~-*   to   zee   curl     The Parkins'.later Ordinance
shr,--Sj"   he   pdded.                        j is printed on pages 2 and 3.
The   theatre's  enr""'-"!'"   ntey, i 	
Beii. Book and <"•--"die will be I Frances Louise Coates
performed each night up to and j
including Sunday. I     Frances  Louise   Coates   of   20B
On   Tuesday,   the   company's N. Harris St., Saline, died Tues-
°econd   summer  r>i<"*y,   Bernard i day noon at  St. Joseph Hospital
Shaw's Arms and the Man, will' in   Ann Arbor.
open. The baby was bom February 8,
Tickets   for    all    --hows   are  1953, and -was five months of age
-ivailable   at the  Milk  at  Gilt-j The   father's   name   is   Randail
ow's Pharmacy,   it the  Saline  Coates,   the    mother's   name    is
'Totel and at the Saline Observ-  Pauline Rogers Coates.
er. She is survived by her parents,
 also   her   maternal  grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rogers of Sa-
i iSne;   her  paternal  grandmother,
Mrs. Edward Reed of Albion, and
two sisters, Susan and Carol.
Funeral services will he held
Thursday afternoon at 2:00 at
Lockwood Funeral Home with
Rev. R. R. FeueU officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Saline Twin Pines
Lose To Chelsea
The Saline Twin Pines softball
team dropped a 6 to 1 decision,
to Chelsea Tuesday night. The
loss can be partly attributed to
poor officiating on the part of the
base umpire who called three disputed plays. The Saline right
fielder, John Yeager, was ejected
from the game when he called
the base" ump' a clown.
The loss gives the Saline team
a 9-1 record. Saline collected their
1 run on 4 hits, while Chelsea
had 6 hits and 6 runs.
Local People In The News
Miss Jean N:cho!s, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gray of Sa
'ine Val'ey F-rm*--- wi-1 b*"* 'eavinc
Friday for Boundbrook, New Jersey, to visit at the ho-"e of her
newly married sister, Mrs. Samuel Gerbei*. After spending c.
week there she will leave ^y plane
for Cologne, Germsry. She expects to remain in Germany for
approximately five weeks.
The Rev. Hillis S. McKenzie of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and
Miss Mary Elizabeth Giffen, of.
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, were
house guests in the home of his
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Henry
1
; McKenzie,   all  of  last week.   Th*>
i Ssv. W:?!'am Ll.idblam, of Water-
; ville. Ohio,   was a'so a  guest tor
he latter three dcys in the week.
and  ?""^~s  Treva Jayne Beard  of
Toledo" was a guest on  Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Peters ar.d
daughter Ca..o! of To'edo, and Mr.
and Mrs. Hart Schwen and sor-
Danny and daughter Carolyn, of
Berkey, CJhio, were guests Sunday
of the Henry McKenzies.
The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas M.
Hinkin and daughters Sue and
Sandra, of Oak Lawn, Illinois,
were Week end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Hazen  Jewell.
I Mrs. Minnie Caldwell Mitchell
j of Detroit suffered a stroke at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Fannie Unterkireher, on Tuesday
night, and was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Ann Arbor.
Mr. and Mrs. S?m Lambarth
and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert • Teachout were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Eachem at St. Clair
Shores.
The Get-Acquained Class of the
Methodist Church will hold a party
at the Saline VaUey Farms - on
Monday evening, July 20, at 7:00.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lambarth
caUed on Rev. and Mrs. Daschner
at  Baltimore  Sunday.
Leutheusers Have Boy
An 8 pound 7 ounce boy "was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Leutheuser Sunday, July 5, at
University Hospital in Ann Arhor.
The baby has been named Roger
Eugene. Both mother and son are
doing fine.
If you haven't received your
cigar, see the baby's grandfather,
Mayor Leutheuser.
Win Posts on
Inerlochen Orchestra
Of the 69 students from aU of
Michigan chosen for the Honors
Orchestra at Interlochen this
summer five were from this general area. They are: James Aus-
i tin, 9365 Saline-Milan Rd., Saline,
i trumpet; Joan Warner,, 510 Roosevelt Blvd., Ypsilantij string bass;
Susan Scovill, J.313 W_, Cross St.,
Ypsilanti, flute,; Samuel DeCamp,
2981 N. Territorial Ed., Ann Arbor, string bass; and Sally Bent-
schler, -311 W. Shawnee Rd., Tecumseh, flute.