1956-01-12; Saline Observer

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January 26
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Mothers March
Thursday
January 26
SEVENTY - SECOND YEAR
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1956, SALINE, MICHIGAN
FIVE CENTS PER COPY-
SALINE' MOVEMENT GAINS SUPPORT
Sheriff's Department Reports Busy,
Prof itable Operation For 1955
Farmers Get
Income Tax
Aid In Book
Farmers who may face problems
growing out of the new social
security phases of their Federal
income tax returns, as well as
other problems pertaining to in-
supplies available. This booklet
from the new Farmer's Tax Guide
now available at district offices
of the Internal Revenue Service
and from county farm agents.
The 64-page booklet was prepared by the national office of
the tax collection agency with the
aid of revenue agents in farm
areas, the Federal extension of the
Department of Agriculture, and
the State extension services Of the
Federal land  grant  colleges.
In addition to describing in detail the steps to be taken by farmers in all categories in preparing
their 1955.returns, the booklet deals
with such subjects as farm inventories, depreciation, capital gains
and losses, thefts, trade... condemnations and dueased livestock, oil
and water conservation, and other
■.otters of farm interest.
'he publication contains consid-
sj.ably more, material than is included in the information booklet
v,.uc.-_ \v__l at company 135". farmers' ta. lorms. scheduled to go
'ntd til,-? ;-.3iIs n December or
eariy in January. Farmers who
have had special problems during
1..3_> will be able to plan much of
the calculation required by -their
returns by using the new guide,
revenue officials said. It will enable those who file January 15
estimates to do much of .their computation in  advance.
Farmers desiring the guide
should contact or write to their
county agricultural agent, who has
come tax. will get a big assist
will also be available at the Internal Revenue office in ypur local
area.
The past year was the  busiest, Accident reiports
year in the history in Washtenaw
County Sheriff's Department. The
report""as compiled iby the department shows an increase in most
services.•
In 1954, revenue _om Drivers-
licenses was $24,118. This year, $30,
876.50
The accident reports sihowed an
increase (in 1954.13 and in 1955-
665)
The important increase in the
number of inmates received at the
County Jail is notewortihy-^SOSO in
'1954 as compared to 3,582 in 955.
At the Willow un office 2,69 complaints were received in 954,.ar_d
3,500 in 955. •*
; At the Willow Run office 3,691
complaints were received in 1954
and 3,500 in "1955-.
The Willow Run office issued,
dirivers^licenses in increased! -proportions, also—5,415. Two hundred
seventy persons rwere arrested by
them and they served 1,830 civil
papers. _
REPORT   FROM
DRIVERS' LICENSE BUREAU
Duplicates
Minors renewals
Minors originals
Chauffeurs renewals
Chauffeurs originals
Operators renewals
Operators  originals
628
39
215
2807
__L4
9219
3215
$30,878.50
Total paid Secretary of State
REPORT OF
WILLOW  RUN  OFFICE
Nunm'be of complaints *   3500
■Arrests 270
Papes 1830
Violation tickets 668
3 Day1 tickets "-57
Drivers, licenses     : 5415
Appropriated Ifor food for 195.5
$13,500.00
Spent for food for 1955 12,786.44
Jnexpended balance 713.56
Cost of food $12,788-44
Gas for cooking 94.30
Cook's salary -   2,900.00
Total for meals 15,780.74
Total msals served 87,886
Total per naeal 23.4c
Gsnera!   Fund
Fees And Other Revenue
Service of civil papers     $7,508.31
Three early-morning traffic accidents claimed the life of a Belleville woman, left two teen-age Saline boys in critical condition in the
University Hospital with severe
head injuries, and a Detroit woman, believed to be badly injured,
transferred to University Hospital
from Q-»ye- Hospital.
Tuesday morning three women
were going to work at the Argus
Camera Co., Ann Arbor, when
slippery roads at the triple overpass at M-17 and* the Expressway
< it'sod the car driven by Mary M
Hurt... 46616 McBride, -JBoJl evil'e.
. -.a off the over-pass, fatally m-
; : •!«•_; Mrs. Lenora Sech, 39,
■MSI Ayres St., Belleville. She
c'kd socn after arriving at Beyer
I7f-.p!tal. Also injured were Mrs.
-. . dred Yuhas, 2030 Bradley, with
'•.■■■■.visions, on both knees, and Mrs.
KiTtz, lacerations of both hands.
Witnesses said the car went over
>^o embankment, landing right side
up on all four whee _ in the field,
*:irf'*.vlnj; Mrs. Sech out of the car.
-■Irs. Seeh's death brought the
y-nr's highway fatality total in
Washtenaw county to eight for the
first 10 days of tlie year.
Mrs. Sech was married to Clarence Sech in Benton Harbor in
June, 1935. She is the /'aughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Russ, who
survive in Flint- City, Fla. Also
surviving are two children, Jo Ann,
16, and Raymond, 12; two sisters,
Mrs. Agnes Buss, Benton Harbor,
and Mrs. Theodora Bryant, Tocoa
Falls, Ga.; five brothers,-Arthur,
Riverdale, HI., Emil. Chico, Calif.,
Rev. Edwin, Portland, "Ore., Clarence, Dowagiae, Mich., and Raymond, Collingswood, - N. J.
A member of the Grace Baptist
Church, she had lived in Belleville
for four years. ;
S-iine  Boys   Hurt
In an accident Tuesday morning. James Simpson, 18, 212 Michigan Ave., Saline, was driving with
W. Joe Kenneth Dean, 19, H3- W.
-JcKay, Saline, on US-112 at Campbell Rd. when his car went off the
right side of the road, came back
to tlie highway and skidded 600
feet sideways, going 'off the left
side of the road, striking a tree.
The 1955 model car was an almost complete wreck. The car belonged to George and Marie Poore,
of the Michigan Ave. address.
An Accident on Geddes Rd. one-
hrilf   mil.' <_r-.   r,f  ■p«icT-i_ot_  about
U
Teletype messages
Transporting
Board
Photos
Boat inspection
18.75
8.00
595.36
35.00
501-50
204.50
*"    $8,871.42
Credit  Sheriff's   Budget:
Policing Willow Run .       (19,500.00
Gas tax refunds -     - -1,205.29
Refunded .(Brora.-Gas Co. 17.50
Discount on -gas (Jail pump) 101.25
Misc- - refunds    ~ • -70.76
Restitution on warrants 291.79
Gas & oil to building inspector
9558
Confiscated by Vice Squad     75.53
s        Costs:
Judge O'Brien
Judge Deake
Judge Dibble
Judge Urquardt
Judge Cowling
Judge Quinnell
21,358.10
2,092.05
3,023.5
559.30
1B.50.
4-30
8.60
Women's Aux.
Holds Party For
Polio Benefit
Council Postpones Regular Meet,
To Attend 'Greater-Saline' Dinner
■i
All sales of the Observer will
go into our collection box for
the March of Dimes for the
u_.-_-*-n of the drive. You are
a-.*_.: i3 contribute generously
*.cr your copy of the community
Newspaptr.
5,699.90
Total to General Fund     35,929.42
Lirary  Fund  Fines
Judge O'Brien
Judge Deake
Judge Diible
Judge Urquart
Judge Qninnell
Judge Cowling
70.00
50.00
10-00
The Friemen't. Auvliary are doing their share for the March: of
Dimes this year. .The members had
a 'Come ,as you are Party." 'Jan.
10th. at, 8:30," at the home of Mrs.
Helen Griiffin. The m-mibsrs have
collected clothes* toners __om th;
Saline area, *at the party they were
put into* bundles "of '23 to ibe .sold
to the dry cleaning establishments
with the proceeds going to the | ^^^ ^4+*+,
Sahne Polio Drive,
Civil Service Opens Job"
Examinations For This Area
Examinations have been announced by the U.S. Civil Service
Commission for filling the following ■„ positions:
Equipment Specialist, §3,670 to
$11,610 a year. Jobs are in the
Washington, D. C, area. Appropriate experience is required.
Editorial Clerk and Personnel
Clerk, $3,415 a year. Jobs are in
the Washington, D. C, area. Applicants must pass a written test
and have had appropriate exper-
Closing date
Mayor Leutheuser Favors 'Vigorous
Movement'; Ag Men Invited For
First Time, Detroit Guest Speakers
It was announced by Henry Leutheiser, Saline's mayor, thai-
City Council will postpone its regular meeting Monday  night,   to
attend a dinner meeting to be hell at tlie American L^ion Hall,
The  movement  to   organize the, all   citizens,   and  to   develop  its
1,1450.00
7,333.70
-*-' _?•_ ience   or   education
Total to Library Fund 9,979.40
Over-all total for year 45,908.82
Grand   Larceny Closed   3
Threatening phone calls Closed 1
Threatening phone calls Open (1
Adultery Closed   1
Personal injury mayhem Closed 1
Gross indecency Closed   5
■ Gag-five -_. W O. L--. Closed 5
Domestic   trouble Closed 10
Runaways Closed 10
Total complaints for j_ar 491
Total complaints open 46
Indentification  Bureau
Total number prisoners printed
and, mugged for year 1955      3582
Total" number of miscellaneous
persons finger printed for year
1955 I      520
Total number finger prints on
file 30,000
*. Detective   Bureau
Liquor inspections for year 1955
130
Boat inspections for year 1955
409
Photographs taken by D. B. fatal
accidents and homicide and major
crimes * 502
C.C.W. gun file checks for year
1955 . 260
Inmate transports as folows:
To Ypsilanti  State  Hospital        65
To Jackson Prison 60
To Detroit House of Correction 5
To Northville State Hospital 2
To Ioria Reformatory 2
To Kalamazoo State Hospital 1
To Pontiac   State  Hospital   '        1
Total inmates transported      136
Investigation of Open and Closed
Complaints by Detective   Bureau
For Year 1955
Breaking and entering and safe
jobs, closed—5; Breaking and entering arid safe jobs open—1;
Breaking and entering, open. 19;
Breaking arid entering, closed 90;
Recovered Property, closed, 18;
Larceny, simple , closed, 125; Larceny, simple, open, 14; Checks
fraud, closed 7; Checks fraud
open, 2.
Destruction of property, closed,
25; Destruction of property, open,
3; Family trouble, closed 1; Murder, closed, 1; Murder inv. colsed,
: Persons molested, closed, 5; Persons molested, open, 1 * Robbery.
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MRS. LENORA SECH
Tuesday a.m. resulted in multiple rib ti-actures to Ellen Sischer,
32 1T20 W. Warren, Detroit. She
seemed to be seriously injured as
she could not talk following the
accident.
Going west at an allegedly high
rate of speed, tlie car went off Hie
left side of the roa_Lat-a culvert,
knocking down the guard posts,
and coming to a stop on its left
side in an overgrown field. She was
the only one in the car and was
on her way to the Veterans, Hospital, Ann, Arbor, where she has
been employed"ai nurses' assistant
since August, 1955,.
-A niece, Alberta Spencer, lives in
Detroit.
Co-workers said Miss Sischer had
been in another a'ceident during the
holidays, receiving contusion of
the knees. ■'"",_        __     ..-
She was taken to Beyer Hospital
and placed in an Qjgygen tent.
.or
for  acceptance of  applications is
February 7, 1956.
Student Trainee in •agricultural
economics, agricultural statistics,
and biological and plant sciences,
$2,960 Jo §3,415 a year. Jobs are
in the-Department of Agriculture
throughout the country. Applicants
must be currently enrolled in cp
propriate college courses. A written test is required. Appointments
will.be made for employment during school vacation periods. Closing date for acceptance of ap-
olications is February 15, 1956.
Actuary, §3,670 to §11,610 a year.
Jobs are in various agencies in
Washington, D. C, and in tlie Railroad* Retirement Board, Chicago,
Illinois. Appropriate study in mathematics or mathematical experience, plus professional experience
is required.
Dental Officer, §5,440 to §10,320
a year. Jobs are in various agencies in Washington, D. C, and in
the Public Health Service throughout the country and in Alaska.
Applicants must be currently licensed to practice dentistry and
have had professional experience.
The individual examination announcements give instructions on
where to send applications. These
examinations will be open for receipt of applications until further
notice except those for Editorial
Clerk and Personnel Clerk, and
Student Trainee which have closing dates as indicated above.
Further information and a~_li
cation forms may be obtained f_on_
many post offices throughout the
country, or from the U. S. Civil
Service Commission, Washington
25,  D.  C.
sac
campaign
kutiGixncsd
Mrs. Carl Rehberg, former County chairman of the March of Dimes,
and chairman for 9 years ci£ the
Red Cross Motor Service Corps,
will head the Republican 1956 campaign in Washtenaw County it was
announced tod_y.
The" appointment   was made by
business, professional arid agri-
cutural men of the immunity into
one large group' for a ""greater
Saline" has gained momentum and
a keen interest is being manifested.
A survey by an Observer reporter disclosed that the people olE
Saline did their Christmas shopping elsewhere. -The merchants
who serve the city during the year
were- disappointed that they did
not do a fair share of merchandising for the holiday. Competitive
pricing, lack of .Variety, loss >f a
chain grocery, lack of community
interest were, some of the varied
reasons given for the poor showing. "
Mr. Leutheiser stated: "It will
be a wonderful thing for the city
when and if this" organizatiom. is
bora City Council has long recognized the need for a vigorous
"Greater Saline" movement. I wish
it every success."
The interests -'_ the new organization will be manifold. Among
its many projects are listed: new
industry, new stores, expanskm of
the business district, yeutih recrea-
tio-™ center, new housing i.-.-_ -***■**'.*'
oi-e"**-. Tts aim; .to d _,*elop all the
natural potentialities for the civic
interest.
It is hoped the dinner Monday
night wiE bring forth the largest
gathering of civic-minded citizens
the city has ever seen.
Lawrence Deede, temporary
chairman appointed at a preliminary meeting held in December has
his committees hard at work in .pre
growth and progress,
A supervisor of area develei**'-
roent, Mr- . jnce Madison, Detroit
Ediscn, will address the -s_ceth_g
and present a motion gictsirc' illustrating "Cooperative effort."
Mr. Roland Powers, Royal Oap^
Mich., Channiber Oif Cbtnanerce .fill
also address the diners. On Ibe
tentative list to speak are a *ity
planner ifrom petJ-oit, amd school
authorities from Other sections oi
Washtenaw county.
Tickets for the .aiffair can 5>o obtained at the following-places:
The Observer office; Dancer's
Dept. Store; Adair's Paint Stoa-e;
Amstutz Hatcheries; Coo's* Barber
Shop; Detroit-Edison; Quick Insurance Service; Deede Electric aud
Deeherfs   Marathon.
Lester McCoy
the Executive Board of the Republican Ccmimitee for this county.i-naration for Monday night's aetivi-
Mrs. Rehberg is County Supervisor
from the 5th ward in Ann Arbor.
Local Farmers In Election
For County Ag Directors
Pictures on Page 4
IExtention Service, Michigan State
University,   will   speak;   the   dir-
servation   directors   win   De   neia. ectors will present the Districts' an-
January 18, it was announced by
Donald T Maurer, soil conservationist with the U.S. department of
Agriculture in Ann Arbor.
Candidates from this area are
Duane Rogers, 10350 Saline-Milan
Rd., and Rudy Layher, 6675 Maple
Rd.   Both   men   have   been   long
residents in Saline and have twoj Rogers  oppose   each  other,
cf the be~t farms in this section.
pthers from Washtenaw * county
nominated for the two posts are
Donald Gill, Superior township and
Warren Huff  in  Salem  township.
The election of the two directors will take place* at tlie Districts' Annual Meeting to be held Saline Chapter 311 O. E. S. are
on Wednesday, January 18. 1956, sponsoring a Polio benefit card
at 8 p.m. in the County BuUding party at ihe Masonic HaU Satur-
in   Ann   Arbor. ** {day evening January 21st. at 8:00
All interested persons  are wel- °'elock- TaDles for cards and re-
come to  atten_  thT meettag  and laments   will   &low.
all farm  owners  or  operators  in
nual report; an award for outstanding leadership in 4-H conservation projects will be' made
to Mrs. Madalene Pohnert of Whitmore Lake; and local 4-H talent
will entertain the guests.
In   the   election   Huff   and   Gill
oppose each other, arid Layher and
OES Chapter
Active In Polio
Washtenaw county are eligible to
vote in the election. In addition
to the election, Dick Bell, ~ assist-
Mrs. Larry Deede was admitted
to Ridgewood Osteopathic Hospital
ant   director   of  the   Cooperative for treatment this week.
ties-
The organizational committee
headed by Leon Vedder, Detroit-
Edison manager, reports his agenda is complete and ready for discussion. The aim of this committee was to form definite policies
and objectives to be acted upon at
the January 16 meetih.
Another 'committee, public information, has reported widespread interest in the project.
While it was not possible, in the
short time alloted, to contact all
the farmers in thfe area, The Observer extends an invitation to >all
the agricultural men in the area
to attend.
The program for the Monday
night meeting is designed to inform those attending what the potential of Saline is, how it might
best be put to the   advantage  of
Tax Collections
Are Lagging
E. J. Muir, city clerk, announces
tax collections for tlie calendar
year—1955 are behind schedule.
Of the §86,398.06 assessed taxes
for the year only -§45,673.73 has
been collected as of Januarv 8,
1956. -   ..
Remaining to be collected is
§40,724.33. This shows only a
52.86 per cent response to 1955's
tax statements.
IS
Lester McCoy lias been named
head a TJ. S. Savings Bond Drive
in Saline. Mr. McCoy stated 'that
all of the large industries in Saline
wiE be 'behind and for this drive."
Robert.E. Lewis, president of
Argus Cameras, Inc., Ann Arbor,
has been appointed chairman of
a campaign to step up sales of
U.S. Savings Bonds in Washtenaw
County, it was announced today
by John R. Meadows, Washtenaw
County Savings Bond Committee
ehiarman.
Principal objective of the inten-
'sive one-week drive, scheduled to
begin February 6, is to encourage
payroll savings plan among wage
and salary earners employed by
all Washtenaw County firms,
whether large or small.
t Meadows predicted that, under
Lewis's able -leadership, the campaign will be instrumental in creating the largest "roll of payroll
savers in Washtenaw County's
peacetime history.
Lewis said he will ask all firms
employing 25 or more workers to
install the payroll savings - plan
if not now ip effect — or to encourage greater employee participation
if the plan already is in operation.
Each of these larger employers
will be urged to appoint a payroll savinss committee. Functions
of this committee will be to distribute bond literature and to conduct a person-to-person canvass
during the week of the campaign
to make sure every employee is
given an opportunity to participate.
Enrollment will be on a voluntary
basis.
According to Lewis, firms with
fewer than 25 employees also will
be encouraged to establish the pla.n
but he pointed out it would be
impossible to contact all such employers personally. I,
Children Visit ~
Observer Office
4
Mrs. Josephine Brokaw, a third-,
grade teacher in Eberwhite School
Ann  Arbor,   toured  the   Observer
office last Monday.   *
Her class of about 30 children,
led by student teacher, Miss Jean
MacRae, "found the processing of
a newspaper to be a complicated
but interesting experience.
They visited the Saline Elementary School; other points of interest being our large industries.
They were, transported to and
from Ann Arbor by a school bus__
A. J. Landi, managing editor
which include The Milan Leader
and Manchester Enterprise said:
"The children were orderly, well,
behaved and interested. I have
extended the, invitation to our Same Schools ' and hope they will ;
participate before the end of the
school season."
Mrs. Webb, third grade teacher
in the Saline Elementary School
has planned a tour for her class
Friday, February 10.
Visitors To Our City
atrons
Plan Party
The Past Matrons Club met at
the home cf Mrs- Robert Starling
with 18 members present. There
was dessert served by the hostess
and assisted by her mother Mrs.
Clare Adams, Dundee. This meeting was cenducted by the president,
Mrs. Hugh Austin. The club has
been asked to take*, care of serving refreshments following the re^
Feb. 17. Mrs. Austin appointed
Mrs- Russell Wright and Mrs. Rd_-
eeption for -Mrs. Everett Wolfin on
ert Starling as ec-ehsirmen of the
-cesojjiittee. The evening was spent
ir_ visiting.
ANN AI"IO _ tiii n graders photographed in th e Observer office on there visit to this   city
a Study project. Mrs. Josephine Brokaw is sb-own guiding her charges through the plant.
as*
SPEOIM, ATTENTION
TAXPAYERS
In. order to avoid Penalty on
payment of your present tax
hills, January 19 is the LAST
DAY,
E. J. Muir, Treas.
City of Saline