1954-10-14; Saline Observer

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Serving   This   Community   For  More   Than   Seventy   Years
SEVENTY-FIRST   YEAR
SALINE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 195*1
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When  Good   Friends  Get   Together
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Methodist Youth Fellowship welcomed several new members Sunday night at a kick-off
banquet held in the church dining room. Later a movie, "No Other Gods" was shown followed by a candlelight worship service. Sharon Starling was general chairman of the affair
and Susan Adair acted as emcee.  Bob Klueter is advisor to the group.
To
rganize
Ground  Observer  Post
Hammond District, Turns
Down Annexation Ag
am
A special meeting has been
called for Friday night, October
15, at the American Legion
Home to organize a Ground Observer Corps.
A 1-e William- Loades, Air
Force Representative from
Grand Rapids Filter Center will
explain the necessary operation
of the observer post.
Observers will be needed to
man the post here and report
aircraft movements to ,filter
centers. Volunteers will work
in pairs from two. to four hours.
An observation post will be
set up somewhere in SaUne,
and it is hoped that eventually
a 24 hour watch can be accomplished.
Larry Deede, super-visor of
the local post urges that all
local interested persons attend
the meeting to become familiar
with details. Anyone 16 years
of age or older is eligible to
join the corps. Persons unable I
to attend on Friday night but
who are still interested can
contact Larry Deede at a later
time,, and in fact, are urged to
do so.
There are now some 54 24-
hour observation posts throughout the state. In Washtenaw
County, posts are in operation
at 4_in At-bbB;- Ypsilanti, Dexter, and Chelsea.
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Everything
Comes
Two's"
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Mrs. Robert Harrison and
Mrs. Robert Dieterle, who are
sisters, both gave birth to a
baby boy and baby girl respectively, Monday just a few hours
apart.
Both births were Caesarian
sections, and both mothers are
now residing in the same room
at St. Joseph's Hospital, Ann
Arbor.
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St. Paul's Youth
Discuss Gambling
Taking account of an issue
that is to go before Michigan
voters in November members
of St. Paul's Youth Fellowship,
meeting last Sunday evening,
addressed themselves to the
subject "Shall Lotteries Be Legalized?"
Marlene Eisemann servfed as
moderator for a panel discussion and reported that other
states are currently facing the
same issue. Donna Wahl advanced arguments in favor of
legalized lotteries. She pointed
out the impossibility of legislating for morality and considered the enactment of legalized
lotteries as a step toward increased respect for law. Charitable lotteries, she stressed,
-make possible revenue which
otherwise could not be secured.
It was not overlooked that
some church groups have considered lotteries as a legitimate
method of raising money for
theiy programs.
Allen Rentschler summarized
some of the argument in opposition to legalized lotteries by
calling attention to the dangers of corrupting athletics and
politics. He presented the view
that money paid for a bet often
goes to support those who live
off the labor of others. Citing
also the peril to the American
tradition of industry and
thrift, he spoke in favor of preserving the attitude which
gives dignity to honest work.
William Mullendore, News
Editor of the Ann Arbor News,
served as a guest panel member. He considered the present
proposal poorly drafted because it would make possible
many other forms of gambling
in addition to the legalisation
of "Bingo" which is the primary objective of those who
have worked for legislative enactment of legalized lotteries.
He defended the organized effort to put the issue on the
ballot because it was the proper
proceedure to determine the
will of the residents of Michigan. It was the opiniqn of Mr.
Mullendore that undeserving
groups could distort the term
"charitable purposes" and abuse
the intention of the law if it
should become an enactment.
Reverend Alvin Siemsen, pastor of St. Paul's Church, outlined opposing arguments from
Five times residents of Hammond School District have cast
ballots on the annexation proposal and still a majority prefer to remain outside the limits
of the Saline Area Shcool District.
Monday night opponents to
annexation garnered 22 votes
while proponents cast 14. At
the last election an even split
of 18 votes apiece resulted and
the sudden reversal this time
came as a surprise to persons
who have been following elections in the district during the
past.
Up until this time proponents
had gathered strength and it
looked for a time that annexation would pass this time.
No definite plans were made
regarding a future election and
just what the district plans to
do is not clear at this time.
Many residents of the Saline
Area School District, including
many farmers, feel that it is
unfair to admit any additional
districts that are not willing to
shoulder the responsibilities of
providing classroom space. A
plan may be worked out whereby districts that join the Saline
Area District at a later date
may he required to have on
hand in their treasury a fund
the standpoint of Christian
stewardship. He declared that
legalization of lotteries would
give further support to the
"something for nothing philosophy." From the stewardship
perspective a man's possessions
are a trust from God and are
not to be used irresponsibly. It
was his view that there are
moral limitations which must
be considered when a man assumes he has a right to do as
he pleases with his money.
Gambling, he declared to be
wrong, because it is a form of
exploitation.
In the general discussion the
problems of law% enforcement
and the invasion of racketeering were .also considered. ~ The
difficulty of changing pari-
mutuel. betting on horse races
because' of its importance as a
cource of state revenue was
also given attention. Control of
pari-mutuel betting and 'control of lotteries would present
•entirely different problems to
those charged with law enforcement. It was recognized that
Washtenaw County has produced the spearhead for the effort
to have lotteries legalized.
equivalent to the amount they
would have paid toward debt
retirement if they had been in
the Saline District from the
off-set.
Mrs.  Paul Reed
Chairman  Of
March  Of  Dimes
Mrs. Paul Reed, 209 Russell
St., Saline, has been appointed
chairman of the Saline -March
of Dimes Drive for the year
1955. She spent last Friday and
Saturday at the Kellogg Center
at East Lansing attending the
3rd annual station-Kvide pre-
campaign training conference
sponsored by the National Foundation fjor nfantile Paralysis.
She was accompanied by .Mrs.
Carl Rehberg,_ chairman of the
Washtenaw County Chapter, and
Mrs. Frederick N. McOmber,
chairman of the City of Ann Arbor Chapter.
St.  Paul's  Youth
Plan  'Christ's
Work Day'
Members of St. Paul's Youth
Fellowship will observe "Christ's
Work Day" Saturday, October 23
by sponsoring a waste paper drive
within the city limits.
The project s part of a denomination-wide program throughout
Evangelical and Reformed Churches 'and money received is used
for missionary work, both at home
and abroad.
'Last year the youth group, here
earned over §35.00 as a result of
the drive.
'Anyone 'having waste paper to
contribute to this cause may do so
by phoning Mrs. Alfred Sehmid,
Call Saline 319 between 11 a. m.
and 1 p. m.
Paper should be tied in bundles whenever possible.
CIRCLE  H  MEETING
OF FEDERATED WOMEN
Circle II of the Federated
Ladies Aid Society will meet
on Wednesday afternoon, Oct.
20 at 2:00 o'clock, at the home
of Mrs. Maurice Henderson on
North** Ann Arbor Street. Mrs
Paul Klueter is chairman of the
grouup. Election is scheduled
as a part of this month's business.
Legionaires  To
Sponsor  Drive
For New Members
Local Legionnaires have announced plans for an intensive
1955 membership drive from
October 20 to November 11, a
23 day period which has been
designated as "AL Weeks."
This is part of a nation-wide
enrollment push approved by
National Commander Seaborn
P. Collins with the objective of
completing the entire 1955
membership job by November
11 which will be observed for
the first time this year as "Veterans Day."
Announcement of local "AL
Weeks" plans was made today
by Harvey Kluwe, Commander of
of the American Legion o-
the Wm. B. Lutz Post No. 322
Saline.
"The objective of 'AL
Weeks' is to extend to every
eligible veteran in Saline and
Community an urgent invitation
to affiliate with The American
J Legion," Commander Kluwe
*said. "An all-time high in Post
membership in 1955 is our goal.
Our 1954 enrollment was 107.
We are going to exceed this
membership in 1955 as over
half  of  our quota  is   already
Petitions Are In
For  Council
Candidates
A council meeting was held
Tuesday evening at which time
petitions for council members
were submitted. The petitions
were circulated for the following names and terms: For a 1
year term on the City Council-
Owen' Hoeft, Bobhie Leonard
and Milton Hartman. For the
two-year tern: J. C. Little, Carl
Carr, Henry Leutheuser, Frank '.a
Deede and Gerald Coe. For the
Justice of the Peace, John
Buck's name was submitted.
Bob Leonard was not aware
that his name had been submitted and because he feels
that he does not have sufficient
time to devote to being a member of the City Council he has
withdrawn his name as a candidate.
The names will be voted on
a't the General Election to be
held November 2, 1954.
During the past three years the Saline General Hospital
has doubled its medical patient output, tripled its surgical
operations, and just last month an all time high was. set for
maternity cases — 29 during the month of September — nearly
one a day.
Rather dramatic, isn't it,
considering that the hospital is
still contained within the same
walls that it has been for
many years.
In May of 1951 Mr. and Mrs.
Basil Badour came to Saline to
assume operation of the hospital and since that time much
has' been. d*_:.*.e to -lecomolish a
tremendous growth within the
hospital itself. This, in spite of
inadequafca space aud facilities
which points out the need for
a cc__mu_ity-*wjde drive to
build a modern new hospital.
The hospital, as it stands today, is performing a splendid
service to the community. However the time is at hand* to injure a continued growth of the
hospital and the service it renders this community by providing adequate space and facilities to insure its continued
progress.
First, let's look at the hospital as it stands now, and attempt to understand the difficulties under which it is operating.
Most important is the building itself. Following a surgical
operation,-, doctors must carry
patients upstairs on a stretcher and the stair well twists
around to make the task more
difficult. InnstallatiOn of an
elevator would not essentially
alleviate the situation since the
walls are too narrow to allow
stretcher   cart  to   turn 'into
NOTICE—WATER USERS
Friday, October 15th is the
last discount day. We urge all
unpaid users to settle their
present water account before
the next billing when the new
rates are in effect.
Saturday, October 30th will
be the last day for Absentee
Ballots for General Election.
the -hallway    if one were installed.
Most of the patients are kept
upstairs. This means that for
every meal nurses or attendants must carry food trays up
two flights of stairs, and with
a full capacity of patients this
adds considerable work to the
average nursing day at the
hospital. This, alone, makes it
difficult to hire registered
nurses—especially since nurses
can find employment elsewhere
where stair climbing is not an
added burden to the work day.
Essentially the building does
not contribute itself to extensive alterations. It was constructed originally as a church
and was later converted to the
present use. In addition,, the
Saline General Hospital, Inc.,
does not own the building.
Can  Use   Equipment  Now
Groups   throughout   the   com-
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The Commander said th****
Mayor Henry Leutheuser wm
be asked to issue a proclamation setting aside the period of
October 20 to November 11 as
"AD Weeks."
The local American Legion
Post, is planning a hard-hitting
'publicity campaign  to promote
The slogan for all Legionnaires is "Get 5 for 55" Commander K'nwe snid. "The na-
its "AL Weeks" Campaign,
tionwide objective for 'AL
Weeks' is to enroll 3,000,000
or more for 1955 during this
23-day period," he stated.
Fun Club To
Meet At Home Of
Reva Robison
The Fun Club plans to meet
at the home of Mrs. Reva Robinson on Wednesday evening,
October 20. At this meeting the
group plans to dress dolls for
Mr. Warnhoff, the man portraying "Santa Claus" in Ann
Arbor. The ladies had previously purchased the dolls. They
also plan to make jewelry at
the. same meeting.
Guide   Hospital's   Progress
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munity that have been putting
aside money to apply toward
new hospital equipment are
urged to investigate the possibility of buying some much
needed equipment at this time
and making it available for use.
La. er when the new hospital is
built any such eauipment will
be transferred to the new building.
Any such contributions would
^e m-vle to the Saline Community Hospital Association, who
in turn, would make it available
for use at this time. So, if
you belong to any gro-**p that
hrs been putting aside money
for new hospital purposes, hive .tigate the possibility of alleviating equipment shortages
right now.
It is, perhaps, well to explain the difference between
the Saline Community Hospital
Association and the Saline General Hospital. They are two
separate organizations. Saline
General Hospital is an incorporated business operated hy
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Badour.
The Community Hospital Association was organized several
years ago for the expressed
purpose of forming a spearhead to buy land and raise
funds to build a new, modern
hospital. Dr. Harold Miller is
president of the group and the
hoard of directors includes:
Dr. Gordon J. Prout, Leo Jensen, Art - Heininger, Francis
Lockwood, Carl A. Curtiss, and
James Little. The Association
already owns 35 acres of land
adjacent to Saline Heights
where water and sewer facilities are near by.
Dr. Miller said last week
that a hospital can maintain itself if the building and equipment are originally provided
and donated to the Hospital Association, which is a non-profit
organization.
Civic organizations, and clubs
•nay soon be called on to provide backing to a hospital campaign. In the meantime Club
^residents should visit the hospital here in order to be informed first hand as to the needs
of the community, and by all
means if your Club has money
saved for a new hospital investigate the possibility of doing something at this time,
keeping in mind that any
equipment purchased can and
will be transferred when a new
hospital is built.
Four nurses have carried the principal management of the
Saline General Hospital since its founding many years ago,
and this past week gathered at the hospital in observance
of National Nurse Week to talk over times gone by. From
left to right ar«NMrs. Geraldine Uphaus, Mrs. Cora Dikson,
Mrs. Geraldine Bkdour, and Mrs. Hilda Wacker. A complete
story of the four nurses' .partiipation in operation of the
Saline Hospital appears on Page 7.
Jaycees To
Start Flag
Campaign Tonite
If a salesman knocks on your
door tonight (Thursday) greet
(him with a big smile. It's probably one of the Saline Jaycees
selling American flags for
homes as part of the JCC A-
mericanism Program. Cost of
the flags is only $3.00 and the
size is 3 feet by 5 feet. The
complete set includes a jointed
wooden pole, hall top, and a
metal bracket.
The project is part of a nation-wide program by Jaycees
to promote the Americanism
theme.
James Beal, president of the
local organization said, "Saline
Jaycees have adopted this program in an effort to promote
an awareness of the rights
and responsibilities we owe to
our country." 'In addition," he
said, "I'd like to see more flags
displayed in Saline on special
holidays.','
The campaign, here, is expected to get underway sometime after 7:00 p. m.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
Water Mains will be flushed
Friday, weather permitting.
E. J. MUIR,
City Clerk.