1954-03-11; Saline Observer

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SEVENTY-FIRST  YEAR      NUMBER 24
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN      THURSDAY, MARCH 11,   1954
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Sidelights
Mrs. MacArthur gave us a clipping concerning Vermont. Being
a native of Vermont, she is interested in any facts concerning the
state. Excerpts from the article
are as follows: "George Washington in February 1783 labeled Ver-
monters" a hardy race who are
best calculated for soldiers."
Washington was greatly interested
in Vermont joining the original
13  states of the union.
Vermont emerged from the Revolutionary War a wholly independent state. For more than a- decade
after Yorktown, the tiny precinct
maintained its army, carriage and
postal systems. On February 22,
1782, Vermont on the advice of
Washington, gave up the bargaining points it had stubbornly held
as to, the price of joining the
union. On February 9, 1791, it was
admitted to the union; it became
the 14th state.
In Rutland, on March 8, 1791, a
wintry sunrise saw 1400 inhabitants cheer as the flag of the
United States was raised aloft."
Do not forget bargain days this
week end. at the Saline Observer.
Renewals will be $2.00 for one
year, thereby saving 50 cents and
new subscribers will, pay only
$1.25 for one year's subscription
to the paper—for one year only—
thus saving $1.25. Avail yourselves
of this opportunity during bargain
days.
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Mrs. Ernest Zahn tells us that
the diary of the foreign teachers
in Ann Arbor has been published.
This is a diary of their stay in
America, and of their visits to
various places, while in Ann Arbor.
As you will recall, the foreign
teachers visited at the Zahn home
several months ago. Mr. and Mrs.
Zahn have received their copy of
the book. Copies of the book have
been given to the state departments in all foreign countries and
the state department in Washington. In the book, mention was
made of the   trip   to the    Zahn
farm.
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We were reading the other day
where four representatives of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs went to Brazil to investigate the coffee situation. They
came back with the report that
there will be no cheaper coffee
for a long time, because there is
a shortage of the commodity in
Brazil. One of the ladies whca made
the trip lives at Grosse Pointe,
Michigan. Guess we will just have
to pay the high price if we want
our coffee and who would like to
give it up entirely?
...
Mrs. Lloyd Catey tells us of the
great satisfaction she derived
from feeding the birds, near the
house, during the heavy snowstorm last week. Chickadees, nuthatches, small woodpeckers, and
tit mouse have been present all
winter, but with the snow, came
the cardinals, flickers, snow birds,
large woodpeckers, saucy blue jays
and a few sparrows.
Their food consists of suet in
wire containers, ear corn, small
grain and cracked walnuts. Among
the birds there are no quotas or
controls.
Local Bowlers
Place High In
State Tournament
Child Study Club
Elects Officers
The Child Study Club met at
the home of Mrs. Henry Karner
March 2. The annual election of
officers results were: Mrs. George
Wood, president; Mrs. Paul Reed,-
vice* president; and Mrs. Ray
Krempel, secretary-treasurer (reelected). A silent auction was held
with excellent results. The ladies
of the refreshment committee
were Mrs, Henry Karner, Mrs.
Paul Reed and Mrs. E. D. Esch.
The next meeting of the club is
scheduled to be held at the home
of Mrs. Joe Bondie at 8:00 p. m.
Tuesday, March 16. The Director
of Michigan Children^ Institute of
Ann Arbor, -Mr. Robert Rosma,
will speak oii "Guidance and Discipline for the Child 7 through 12
•Years." ""     "     '     " '	
The Universal Bowling Team
distinguished themselves at the
State Bowling Tournament at
Flint on Saturday, March 6, by
winning outstanding honors with
placing 5th in the  Tournament.
Owen Hoeft, particularly, < ut-
did himself with a series of 623.
The team is composed of Owen
Hoeft, Ted Ormsby, Robert Exel-
by, Arthur Michalke and Mike
Bredernitz.
At the end of the first game,
the actual fall was 877, handicap
104, with a total of 981. At the
end of the second game, the actual
fall was 998, handicap 104, with
a total of 1102. At the end of
the third game the scores were,
actual fall. 953 handicap 104 and
the total 1057. This gave them an
actual pinfall of 2828, good in any
man's league, with a 312 handicap added on for total of 3140
and fifth place. Also the 2828 actual pins bave them 18th place
for actual pin fall.
Individual scores at the end of
the game -were: Owen Hoeft 623,
Ted Ormsby 532, Robert Exelby
537, Arthur Michalke 5801 and
Mike Bredernitz  556.
Notice . . .
The Saline Board -of Education
is calling a- meeting of all electors
in the Saline Area School District
for March 16 at 8:00 p. m. in the
high school gym, to discuss the I
building and fund proposals. I
Saline Hospital News
Medical: John Hack, Saline;
Judy Blystone, Ann Arbor; Karl
Bredernitz, Saline; Pauline Kap-
anowski, Detroit; George Glatz,
Saline; Joseph Smoltz, .Detroit;
Theodore Kuhl, Manchester.
Surgical: George Davenport, Saline; and Beverly Hice, Dexter.
New Babies:
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dorsey, Saline, daughter, March 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mclntyre,
Ann Arbor, daughter, March 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gage, Saline,'
son, March 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gensley, Ann
Arbor,  daughter, March  8.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Guenther,
Saline, son, March 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Burnette, Saline,  son, March 3.
Tonsillectomies:
Betty Rise, Milan; Alan Sy-
mons, Milan; Gary Synions, Milan;
Dorothy Molz, Ypsilanti; Glenda
Spiecker, Dundee; Joseph Balog,
Milan; Steve Benedict, Milan; A.
Brian Hensler, Whitmore Lake;
Thomas Erskin, Ann Arbor; Janet
Reed, Saline; George Dieterle, Saline; Gary Foster, Belleville; Connie Foster, Belleville; Gloria Hay-
don, Ypsilanti.
There's a future for you as a
pilot or aircraft observer in the
U. S. Air Force. Apply for Aviation Cadet training now.
Saline Board Of Education Special Meeting
A special meeting of the Saline
Board of Education was called to
order on March 4th, 1954, by
President Miller, with all members present.
Mr. Alwin Burkhardt moved
that the Board set up a building program with one twenty-
room  school  having   facilities   to
expand to twenty-six rooms, and
an addition of a cafeteria-auditorium combination.. Dr. Prout seconded the motion. Carried unanimously.
Dr. Prout moved that tbe remodeling program listed below be
accepted. Seconded by Mrs. Merchant.  Carried unanimously.
Help the Red Cross
In. the Detroit Sunday News
there was a clipping which told
of the success of the Red Cross
mobile unit, on Wednesday, when
it visited the Hope Chapel in Livonia, although expecting that the.
scheduled operation would be cancelled by the weather. Instead, it
found 145 donors who had fought
their way over almost impassable
roads to make good on pledges
to the Livonia Lions Club. Despite the bad weather, volunteers
turned in $41,203 toward their
goal of $150,000 in the Red Cross
campaign.
If inclement weather could not
hold these people back, in their
efforts to help the Red Cross, it
should'not hold the people in this
"area, from doing all that they
can possibly do.
Every day we hear of the distress, need or adversity of one of
ouil fellow citizens. Sometimes the
need is close at hand, sometimes
it is at a far distant place. No
matter where, each of * us has an
impulse to help—-an impulse as
old as the human heart.
But as individuals, we frequently can do little. 'No one of us
can afford to make a sizable con^
tribution to every person whose
trouble or plight appeals to us.
All of us banded together, however, each giving what he can
afford, will save lives, restore
health, or bring comfort and happiness to many in distress.
Through the Red Cross each of
us may make his contribution
easily and efficiently.
By joining the Red Cross, we
are there to restore the shattered
home of a disaster victim: give
emergency help, brighten the
weary hours of a hospital patient
and many other things.
Answer the call of your Red
Cross—join and serve your tel-
low-men.
Special Meeting, March 4, 1954
1. Agriculture Unit and Farm Shop $34,000
2. Hot Lunch and Community Kitchen 20,000
3. Locker Room conversion :     2,500"
4. Music  Department     4,500
5. Administration  Office     1,000
6. Industrial Arts Department :     2,000
7. Home Economics Department     1,000
8. Library Changes .    2,500
__67,500
9. Architect's  Fee        4,050
10. Equipment     4,000
11. Contingency Fund     2,500
Total   $78,050
Mrs. Merchant moved that the
Board take another option on the
J. C. Little site. The president
declared the motion null and void
because there was no support.
" President Miller declared the
meeting recessed until March 7th.
The continuation of the special
meeting of March 4th was held on
March 7th at the school, with all
members present.
Mrs. Merchant moved that another option be taken on the J. C.
Little propery for 12 acres at a
price of $9,000, as a site for an
elementary school. Seconded by
Dr. Prout. Carried unanimously.
Mr. Burkhardt moved that the
Board adopt the resolution calling
for a special election on a bond
issue of $615,000 to be held March
24th, 1954, polls to be open from
9:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. Mr. Burmeister seconded the motion. Carried unanimously.
Dr. Prout moved that for the
benefit of those desiring accurate
proceedings of the special Board
of Education meetings of March
4th and March 7th the minutes be
published in the March 11th issue
of the Saline Observer and the
Reporter. Mrs. Merchant supported the motion. Carried unanimous-.
ly.
Mr. Burkhardt moved that the
meeting be adjourned. Mr. Bul-
meister seconded, the motion. Carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Bernice T. Merchant,
Secretary.
Elementary School
1. Twenty-room Building    .* $428,000
2. Additional Cafeteria-Auditorium combination 20,000'
3. Land Cost—12 Acres       9,000
4. Grading and Site .._ -         750
5. Sewer .         400
6. Water   1 :       3,500
7. Drives and Roads :__. :       6,400
8. Site'Improvement   .      3,000
9. Equipment     .     10,000
10. - Architects and Engineers  ,     26,880
11. Contingency ;_      5,000
Hornets To Play
Clinton Tonight In
Regional Tourney
Six Class-C district basketball
champions will meet at Yost Field-
house in Ann Arbor this week end.
Besides Saline, the other -teams
are Pinckney, Clinton, Grosse lie,
Morenci and East Jackson.
The Hornets will open the Class-
C section of the tourney by taking on neighboring Clinton tonight
at 7:30. Clinton is the Lenawee
County League champion as well
as the Petersburg district title
holder.
At 9 o'clock tonight Grosse lie
and Morenci will clash.
Both Pinckney and East Jackson drew first round byes.
Pinckney will meet the winner
of the Clinton-Saline game at 5:00
p. m. on Friday.
East Jackson will clash with the
Grosse He -Morenci victor at 6:30
p. m. on Friday.
The championship game will be
playeU Saturday evening at 7:30.
In the United States, working
is more than a way of earning a
livelihood; it is a way of keeping
one's self respect.—Ethel Shan as.
PEACE   IN   THE  FAMILY?   . .
Room Mothers
Association Meets
The Room Mothers Association
of the Saline Area Schools met
at the High^ School on Monday,
March 8, at 8 p. m. The chairman,
Mrs. Wiedman, introduced Mr.
Marvin Rorick, teacher of Agriculture in the Saline Area Schools.
Mr. Rorick described the program
carried on by the agriculture students. Their classwork consists
primarily of demonstrations, discussions, laboratory work, and
field trips, on which they visit
different farms and industries
to see first hand the things
about which they have been studying. Mr. Rorick stressed the importance of the projects which
the boys carry on at home as
part of their agriculture training.
He showed a group of very interesting slides of some of the
boys' activities, such as participating in the Saline Fair, some
individual crop- and livestock projects, and a vacation trip taken
by the 9th and 10th graders in.
Northern  Michigan  last  summer.
The program was followed by
the roll call and secretary's report.
Mrs. Wiedman then announced, in
response to a question brought up
iat the February meeting, that
youngsters are not supposed to be
in the gym after 4:30 p. m., unless some scheduled activity is
going on. She also stated that the
Student Council had accepted the
offer of Room Mothers to act as
chaperones at the record dances
held after the basketball game,
and expressed the hope that this
plan could be continued next year.
Mrs. Leidheiser reported that
the committee for amending the
constitution had prepared two
clauses which will be voted on by
the group at the next meeting.
One will provide for filling a vacancy of a resigning chairman,
the other for replacing any room
mother who finds it necessary to
resign during the year.
The April meeting will be the
Annual Meeting of the Association. Mrs. Wiedman asked at'that
time to name her replacement for
next year. Mrs. Wiedman announced that Mrs. Alvin Siemsen
will be chairman of the tea ± .r
new gindergarten mothers annually given in April, and Mrs. Howard Burr will be chairman of the
tea for faculty and new room mothers to be held in May.
The group discussed whether or
not they would like pins to represent their year of service- as
Room Mothers. They unanimously
agreed pins should not be purchased this year. Following this
discussion the meeting was adjourned.
Advisory Council
Meets at School
The Saline Area Advisory Council met at the Saline High School
on Tuesday evening, March 9th.
The members of the Council formally and unanimously accepted the
building and bond issue proposal
set up by the Board of Education,
and will proceed to work cooperative with the Board to bring
the issue to the attention of the
Saline Area School District electorate.
Bargains Slated
For Shoppers
Miss Hertler,
Albert Church
Set June Date
Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Hertler
of Arkona Rd., announce the engagement and coming nuptials of
their daughter, Dolores J. Hertler
of Monroe, to Albert C. Church of
Ypsilanti.
The couple is to be married
June 19 in the Ypsilanti Presbyterian Church.
Miss Hertler, a graduate of Saline High School and Michigan
State Normal College, teaches in
Dolores J. Hertler
the Jefferson Consolidated School
at Monroe.
Mr. Church is the son of Mr.
and Mrs^ Milan L. Church of Ypsilanti. He attended Michigan State
Normal College after his graduation from Roosevelt High School
in Ypsilanti. A veteran of two
years in the U. S. Marine Corps,
he works at the Ford Motor Co.,
in Ypsilanti.
Comitig  Events
Totals ... _.___. $512,930
High School Remodeling ,     78,050
12. Legal  Fees   __._._. ___.-_._ .„__.___._,_._      1,300
13. Interest on $615,000 at 4%—1 year ___    24,600
.vTotal __,-
 ^.__$616,88q
Rotary Club—12   nnon, - March
11, at Saline Hotel; Marvin Rorick, program chairman; Arnold
Girbach, speaker; slides on FFA
1953 camping trip.
Fertilizer Demonstration—8:00
p. m., March 11. study hall.
JCC—7:30 p. m. March 11, Saline Hotel. Annual ■ bosses' night
and DSA banquet. Speaker, Rev.
Robert C. Richards  of Plymouth.
Band Bounce—9-12 p. m., March
12, school gym.
Dollar Days—March 12 ar.d 13
Junior Class P-irty—8:30 p. m.,
March 13,  at gym.
Library Bo-ird—7:80 p. to., Mar.
15,  at   Saline  Library
Child Study Club—8:00 p. m.,
March 16, at home of Mrs. Joe
Bondie, 223 Russell, St., Robert
Rosema, director of Michigan
Child Institute,  speaker.
Hobby ,at Piano Adult Class—
will resume 7 p. m. March 24; no
classes on March 7.
Past Masters Banquet—7 p. m.,
March 16, at Mas***aic Hall. Wives
and friends invited; Dr. O. R.
Yoder of Ypsilanti State Hospital;
speaker. ._
Saline Area School Electors—8
p. m., March 16, school gym.
Jitney Supper—Macon Methodist Church. Wednesday, March
17, 5:30 p. m. Lots of good things
to eat.
School Board—9 P- m., March
17, at school.
Fun Club—8:30 p. m., March
17, home of Mrs. .Arthur Katz.
Annual meeting and electron of
officers.
Willing Workers—12:30 noon,
March IS, home of Mrs. Seoastian
Finkbeiner. Devotions.. Mrs. Wade
Scudder; program, Mrs. Arthur
Lutz.
Bank Program—Radio station
WKAR, East Lansing, 5:15 p. in.,
March 18.
' Cub Carnival—March 30 at 7:00
p.  m.,  at school.
The Fun Club will meet March
17 at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Katz. There will be election of
officers at this meeting.
The March LO-Field Farm
Bureau group will meet March.
12 at the heme of .Mrs. Rudolph -
Layher. "
Saline Vocal Students
Do Well in District
Festival
Seven representatives of the
Saline Vocal Music Department
traveled to Pontiac High School
last Saturday and participated m
the District Festival there. A
Mixed Sextet composed of Christina Schnierle, Nancy Ross, Karen
Taylor, Jim Austin, Gene Austin
?.nd Jerry Miller received a First
Division for their efforts when,
they sang "To Thee We Sing" and
"You'll Never Walk Alone." Christina and Jim sang 'Indian i_ove
Call" and also received a First
Division.
Second Division ratings went to
Christina Schnierle and Gene Austin as they sang solos. A First
Division signifies a superior performance,, while a Second Division
signifies an excellent performance.
Congratulations to these fine students  for their achievements.
Sally Stimpson accompanied
Christina Schnierle and Gene Austin was accompanied by Karen
Taylor.
Friday and' Saturday, March
12 and 13, marks a town wide
sale event in Saline. Merchants
of Saline are offering bargams
that are designed to give you, the
shopper, real dollar value. Just
shop this Saline Observer and
you'll see what we mean. Other
values may be found when you
visit the stores.
This issue of The Observer is
being mailed to all persons served from the Saline post office. The
merchants of Saline feel that everyone should know that there are
bargains  availble this  week  end.
Remember that all roads lead
to Saline as the . shopping center
that will give you values for your
shopping dollar. Come to Saline
this Friday and Saturday ana
save money.
New Agent, for.
Standard Oil.
Geo. Mains is the new agent
for Standard Oil -Bulk Plant in
Saline. He came here from North
Adams, and before that, he had
been working at the plant in Hillsdale. He has been working for the
Standard Oil Company for a period of five years.
Ken Jeppesen is temporarily
stationed at the Standard Oil Pipeline Terminal at River Rouge, until such time as the pipeline terminal will be ready at Napoleon.
He and his family will continue
to live in SaHne. ■**
Dechert Leases
Marathon Station
One of the business places in
Saline has changed hands. Don
Dechert of 412 W. .Bennett St.,
Saline, has leased the Marathon
service station at 134 East Michigan Avenue, formerly operated
by Barney Lewis. Barney operated the station for three years and
at the present time his plans are
indefinite.
Donald has lived in the Saline
area since 1940 and is married
and the father of three children.
He feels that he has the facilities at lire station to offer residents of Saline and surrounding
area, the most modern and complete auto service available. His
brother, .Roy, will be working at
the station with him.
Child Study Cluh
News
The Child Study Club treas.
ury needs a boost and the very
active Ways and Means committee
have found the WAY. In order to
discover the MEANS to this end
see the CLASSIFIED  SECTION.
JCC Auxiliary Makes
Dystrophy Dolls
"Dolls foi Dystrophy" is the
theme 'and slogan the Muscular
Dystrophy Associations of Amer-*
ica have chosen this year. The
slogan has been derived from the
fact that the symbol that a contributor may wear a pair of earrings which are made of two pairs
of miniature dolls. These earrings
are hand made and the dolls which
are less than an inch high> come
originally from Guatemala. They
really make quite unusul and attractive accessories to a costume.
Locally, the Saline JCC Aux-*
iliary are making these dolls to
give to contrcbutors here. The
makng of the dolls is part of the
Auxiliary's effort to further the
study of this disease which defies
science at present.
The cause of muscular dystrophy is unknown, although some
specialists believe it is due to imperfect or faulty -nutrition of the
muscles—an improper function in
the body's complex chemical processes which causes muscles to
degenerate antil they are useless.
In simple terms, it's a chronic,
noncontagious, progressive disease manifested by weakness and
wasting of the voluntary muscles,
with eventual involvement of the
entire muscular sytsem.
Three times as many males as
females are affected. More than
half the victims are children between three and thirteen years of.
age. Dystropriy itself does not
Mil but the muscle weakness
makes he patients prey to other
diseases.
One factor is certain; heredity
enters into about a third of the
cases in the most prevalent type
(Continued>on page 10)
Birthday Greetings
Mary Lou Burkhart ... .March 11
Paul Rogers ............March 11
Pauline Coates  March 11
Mrs. Raymond Wells ,.. .March 12
Robbie Roya ........ March 13
Helen Graf . *. March 13
Paul Woods, Jr .March 13
Jean Scruggs March 13 -
Earl Carr March 15
Amelia Hutzel  .. • March 15
Martha Dietiker March 16
Stephen Giesel March 17
Esther Wiedman March 17
Ralph Gross .March 18
Past Masters To
Hold Banquet
The Past Masters Banquet will
be held on Tuesday, March 16th.
Friends and relatives are invited
to attend the banquet. Cecil Davenport is in charge of the tickets
and anyone wishing to purchase
tickets should contact him. The
Eastern' Star ladies are putting
on the banquet.