1956-05-03; Saline Observer

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THE SALINE
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-g^KTY . THIKPYEAB        (Member:    SALINE CHAMBER OF  COMMERCE) .. , THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956 -SAUNE, MICHIGAN
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Around
Our
Big City
yd Cammet and Ken Burmeis
J" are   leaving   town   Thursday
morning.  They   have   enlisted   in
tte armed  services.
Two sections of .the third
erade of the Saline Elementary
ichool traveled to Dearborn in
school buses to visit Greenfield
Village and the Ford Museum
last Friday. Mrs. Nancy Reynolds and Mrs. Elizabeth Parsons supervised the two groups.
Mr* Reynolds' class had studied the early boyhood of Thom-
,q Edison and were delighted
to find the Menlo Park laboratory on display in the Ford:
Museum.
Mrs. Otto Lindemann, Eileen
Lindemann and Mary Burmeister
motored to Jackson last Saturday
to do their weekend shopping.
The Saline Fire department
was kept busy filling .sand bags.
last Sunday at the Saline River
dam. Severe rainstorms threatened to overflow the river banks.
but the emergency work of. the
department prevented any "serious damage.
Miss Clara Schroen was a weekend guest at the home of her sister
Mrs. George Wood.
Boss Adair has - erected two
new signs on the front of his
building. Our shopping center
is beginning to look better.
Steven MacArthur. and Richard
Snyder, fellow students at.the Un-
ivefsity of Michigan, were entertained for Sunday dinner at the
home of Steven's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter MacArthur, Saline.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall. Coates
and family have moved into their
new home on McKay St. Mr. Gqat-
es is pnntipal of Lincoln Consoas.
dated School. • J   ^
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tescher arrived last Wednesday morning by
plane to spend two weeks With
friends. Formerly Saline residents,
they are now making their home at
Dade City, Fla. Mr. Tescher was
president of the Saline Savings
Bank for many years.
Crowding of Present Saline School Buildings
Studied by Reactivated Advisory Council
Local Fishermen
Net Smelt Haul
Last Thursday Ralph Uphaus, Ed Sehmid, Ray and
"Dutch" Daniels, Frank, Geo.
and Joe Camburn, traveled to
the Singing Bridge near Tawas
City in Northern Michigan for
the first smelt run of the season.
The   group  netted   about   7
bushels   of   the  large  variety
in  less  than   an  hour.  Thanks,
fellas,  for the  fish dinner!
RAGING WATERS SWIRL over the Saline River Dam last Sunday. Serious-flash floods following Saturday night's heavy rains caused severe damage throughout Washtenaw County.
Emergency loaiing of sandbags placed along the banks of the river prevented flooding of
this area—Photo Courtesy   of Dick (Martin
Mother-Daughter Party To Be Held
May 10th; Expect Large Turnout
The annual Mother and Daughter
Banquet, which is always a gala
affair for mothers and daughters;
will be held" at the First Methodist
Church on Thursday, May 10, at
6:03 o'clock. .
The special feature.of the program this year will be a ventriloquist act by Gay-Jean Wilson
of Dundee and her friend, .Jerry.
Other portions of the program will
include: a vocal solo by JO Jordan,
a  piano   duet by  Sally Stimpson
Elizabeth Yates,
Novelist, Guest
In Saline
Elizabeth Yates of Peterborough,
New   Hampshire,  who   was  pric-
iple speaker at the Librarian's In-
a  piano   duet by  Bally stimpson, f^\ held   at   Kellogg   Center,
and Patricia Jotason, community  Ea„st fusing,   on Saturday,  was
la  Simiiav  tnipst  nf  Mr.   and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Still and
son Bobby returned home after a
two-week tour of the east and Florida. Mr. Still was stricken with
flu while in Fort Lauderdale, but
recovered quickly to enjoy his vacation. '';
singhig led by^Mrs. Robert Mer
chant, a toast to Mothers by Lor-
en|?a?*Gerlinger-, a,toastito;D.augli-
ers^ by Mrs-.—Loren JGerlinger, ;a
toast to Grandmothers by Leora
Gerlinger. Mrs. James Beal "will
be the Toastmistress, Mrs. Cecil"
Davenport' will give «■ welcome
and introduce the guest performer, and Mrs. Frank Benish will
give the-invocation and benediction. -
The oldest and the youngest mother, the mother with the most
daughters, and the youngest daughter will be recognized.
, Mrs. Everett Esch and Mrs. Ro-
Ibert Starling are co-chairmen of
the program committee, Mrs. Harry Holmes is the chairman of the
dinner committee.
a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs
Robert Tefft and family. Miss
.Yates, a writer of many fine
bopks for oltf*dnd*ybuhg,*won the
Newbery Medal for her- Amos
Fortune, Free Man, which book
also received the William Allan
White award and the' Spring Book
Festival Award the year of its
publication. Her most recent book
for young people is Prudence Crandall, Woman of Courage.
Mrs. Tefft has studied writing
for children under Miss Yates for
the past five summers at the University of New Hampshire's Writer's  Conference and Workshop.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hollister
and famly entertained the Misses
Margaret Bruckner and Margaret Kruger, Milan, last Sunday. A
dinner celebrating the 4th birthday of Tommy Hollister, was the
occasion.
Schmid's Grocery on Soujlh
Ann Arbor will be the scene of
some face-lifting activity next
week. Scaffolding is up and the
work will be completed soon.
Business goes on as usual. It
must be tough to look out of a
modern store front to view an
antiquated Post Office Building.
The work on Dancer's Dept.
Store has been delayed. The addition was slated to open May 1 but
has been postponed for another 10
days.
May Meeting For
Ladies Aid Society
The May meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society of Federated Church
wiE be held on fVednesday evening, May 9, at 7:45 o'clock, at
the home of Mrs. Hugh Keveling
on Mills Road. The social committee will be Mrs. Paul Klueter
and  Mrs.   Da vid  Martin.
Mrs. Allyn Phelps will lead the
devotions and Mrs. Howard Kuhl
will be program, chairman.
Mrs. Silas Nord, president of the
society, will preside over the business meeting.   ..
The Cut and Curl Beauty Shop
also has been face-lifting — in
side. Mrs. Kleuwe has added
new equipment, but since the -
store does not belong to her —
the front must remain^the same,
at least, for awhile. It has been
reported some work will he done
on the building.. Everybody is
asking....when? -
The Saline Observer, wishes a
Happy Birthday to the following
People around town: Louise Ai%
derson, Ida Gramer, Lduis Meddaugh, Olga - Lambarth, Bruce
Cranson. . *-.-
L.W. Campbell
Announces For
Probate Judge
Loren W. Campbell, Ann Arbor
attorney and former minister of
the Dixboro Methodist Church, today announced his candidacy for
the office of Judge of Probate for
Washtenaw County. The -non-partisan office, which is elected for
a four-year term, also includes the
office of Juvenile Judge in this
county. In making his announcement Mr. Campbell said, "I had
intended making an announcement
two weeks ago, but felt it was
inopportune 'in view of Judge
Payne's most unfortunate illness."
. Mr. Campbell is a member of
the Michigan State Bar, Washte-
Chamber Of
Commerce
Meeting
The Saline Chamber of Commerce met in a regular session
last Monday evening at the American Legion home.
The order of business was brief.
L. Z. Still, chairman' of the Special Publicity Committee was authorized $500 to erect 2 billboard
signs one each at the east-west
entrances to Saline on U.S. 112.
Preliminary plans are moving rapidly ahead on this project.
Another committee to study the
recreational program for the summer school vacation, was appointed. Ray Hunt, chairman, Francis
Lockwood, Dr. James Moser and
Frank Deede serve as committee
members. '
An informal discussion relating
to store hours, for Saline" merchants was held. Results were negative. A committee headed by A.
J". Landi plans to meet Friday
evening at Still's Restaurant for
a further study of the problem.
Award Made To
Local Student
Donna Mae Wahl, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David Wahl, has
been awarded an Entrance Scholarship, to Michigan State University. The All State -University
scholarship committee notified Miss
Wahl she had been selected for
the ■ Entrance Scholarship because
of her fine academic rating, her
contributions to school life, and
on her prajnise for future development.
Throughout her high school career, Donna participated in the
following extra curricular activit-
The continuous growth of pupil
population in thev Saline Area
School District during recent years
is causing the residents of the District some concern. Sensing this
concern the Board of Education
has for some - time recommended
the reactivation of the Saline Area
Educational •Advisory Council.
This Council was orginally organized in November of 1952 and
was comprised of representatives
appointed by the local school
boards Of each of the rural districts involved and functioned during the years of the reorganization
and building program which resulted in the construction of the
very fine elementary' school. Because the Council had performed
so effectively in the past the BoaTd
of Education felt the need of the
advice and support of the council
in facing the problem directly before the residents at tiie present
time.
A meeting was held on Tuesday
evening, April 24th. The represent-
aton at* this meeting was not all
that should be hoped for and steps
were taken to increase the attendance for future meetings. The next I
meeting was scheduled for May 1,
1956 at 8:00 P.M. and this, and
all future meetings, will be open
to the public. Interested residents
are urged to attend.
On Tuesday evening the problems, facing the Board of Education in meeting the needs of present enrollments and future enrollments as revealed by the annual census reports, were discussed and the question of whether
further building projects should be
undertaken was presented to the
Council for consideration. Various
methods of meeting present needs
were presented.
Mayor Will
Vacation
Overseas
Mayor Henry Leutheuser will
embark for Munich, Germany next
Thursday morning for a two-month
vacation.
He expects to leave Willow Run
Airpqrt directly to Ireland and
Airport directly to Ireland and
there change planes for the run
to Munich. He will visit and stay
with relatives  while therfe:
In the absence of the mayor
Frank Deede, councilman, will dis-
Thursday morning for a two-month
embark for Munich, Germanynext
vacation,
charge Mr. Leutheuser's duties.
May 21st — the day of mayor
exchanges — Stanton Roesch and
Milton Hartman will represent Saline in Northville.
ies: debate speech, dramatics,
president of the Future Nurses
Club on the Hornet Staff, yearbook staff for two years, student
council representative, Class Secretary in 1955, Chicago Club "Secretary, and was chosen to attend
Wolverine Girl's State last year,"
which was held on the campus of
the University of Michigan.
Miss Wabl will enter Michigan
State University for the fall term
where she will major in Nursing.
Mrs. Garl^Curtiss
111; Taken^o *
St. Joe's Hospital
Mrs. Carl Curtiss was suddenly
stricken ill late last Saturday ev-
""ng- The wife of Carl Curtiss,
President of the Citizens' Bank was
removed to St Joseph's Hospital,
Ann Arbor, by ambulance.
Attendng physician* described
°er illness as serious -at tbe "time
°* admission. ~    f .    ""
Late Wednesday. Mrs. ,Curtiss
wns reported to be recovering' satisfactorily, but will remain in St.
Joseph's Hospital-for complete 41-
•gaosis.
MacArthurs Have
House Guests:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson and
son Gordon, Tullahome, Tenn.; are
spending a few days at the home
of .her parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter MacArthur. The "Wilsons are
enroute to Van Nuys, Calif., where
Mr. Wilson will undertake. an engineering assignment.
Saline Hospital
Assn. Meets
The -Saline Community Hospital
Association Board of Directors
met early this week in regular
session and reported collections as
of March 31st on pledges amounted to $50,081.02 with a delinquency
of more than $5,000.00.
The need for the hospital has
grown steadily since the drive be-
?an and Saline residents are aware
that construction cannot begin until at least three-fourths of the total
pledged is collected,
is  collected. .-. -. -.-.'--,
The deficit, acwrdicg; to officers
of the association, is normal; and
does not presently, create •problem. Should the "-deficit grow,
some action will be taken .to>'re-
mind residents "that Saline'''cannot
have a hospital witnottt -ihe necessary funds to begin construction.     "^ '
Church Plans Celebration For 125th
Anniversary; Program Scheduled
The celebration of the 125th An
niversary of the founding of the
Saline Baptist Church will begin
on Sunday morning, May 6, with
me Church School Orchestra, ac-
9:45 o'clock. A special program
is being arranged with numbers
by classes from the Primary Department, the Junior Choir, and
the Church School Irchestra, according to Howard Kuhl, Superintendent. A history of the Church
School will be presented and guests
and former Superintendents will
be introduced.
A display table under the direction of Mrs. Everett Collins will
contain many old-time pictures taken in SaUne,- and many documents
reeffds and other items of. historical interest.
The Rev. Henry McKenzie, pastor of the Federated Baptist and
Presbyterian Churches, announces
the following plans for the Divine
Worship' Service at 11:00 o'clock:
The guest preacher will be Dr.
Ralph Taylor Andem, Executive
Secretary of the Michigan Baptist
Association, whose topic will be
"The Amazing Message of the
Church."
The church choir will sing un
der the direction of Harold Brown
Director of Music, with Mrs. Brown
organist, Dr. Clark Spike, a former member of the church, now of
Royal Oak, will sing "The Twenty-
Third Psalm" by Mallotte.
Mrs. Margaret Dunk Placeway,
of Lapeer, the daughter of a former Baptist pastor of the Church,
The Rev. S. T. Dunk, will be another guest soloist, singing "The
Lord Is My Light" by Allison. Her
sister, Mrs. Eunice Dunk Relyea,
of Flint, will accompany her.
An afternoon of fellowship and
reminiscence will follow dinner
served at noon. Duane Rogers will
be toastmaster; there will be* greetings from guests present and messages from neighboring ' pastors,
the Rev. Chester Loucks, of Ann
Arbor, and the Rev. William Shaw
of Ypsilanti.
Arrangements for the meal are
in charge of Mrs. Wm: Spike. Mrs.
Fred Otto will be in charge of
Table Decorations and Mrs. Lewis
Ernst, the Guest Book. Hosts and.
hostesses will be officers of the
Church and their wives. Presbyterian members of the Ladies Aid
Society will assist with the serving of the meaL
Cub Scouts Meet
Next Wednesday
It was announced today the Saline Cub Scout Pack wills-meet
next Wednesday in the Elementary
School  at .3:30. p,m>        -'*>..'
A new*den. has been added, and
applications will be accepted}, for
membership from Saline area "boys
desirous of joing the Cub Scouts.
Reading Consultant
Visits School
In an experimental meeting, Alma Molder" reading consultant for
a large publishing firm addressed j
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades
in  a 20-minute reading workshop.
Later the program was discussi
with teachers of these grades and
it was tentatively decided that a
continuance of the project would
be considered favorably. Mrs. Marion Barclay., principal of the
school, wishes to thank the following mothers, Mrs. Russell Richards, Mrs. Dwight Reynolds, Mrs.
Don Cornell, Mrs. Loren Wild,
Mrs. Milton Hartman, Mrs. Murray Sanders, Mrs. Donald Dechert
and Mrs. Harold Frey. Thesfe-mo-
thers substituted for the teachers
in their absence.
Car Races Open
Saturday Night
Jackson Motor Speedway opens
its 1956 stock car racing season
on Saturday night, May 5. A hot
fieid of over 40 entries is expected
for the opener that • will feature
8 races on the banked 3-8 mile
speedway. Time trials will start
at 7:00 and the first race at 8:30.
Attendance at Jackson last season topped all 26 speedways in
southern Michigan except Djet-
roit. The purses, which averaged
over $1,000 and went as high as
$2,000, attracted outstanding fields
that included drivers from as far
away as Ohio and - Indiana.
Jackson Motor Speedway draws
fans from all over southern Michigan. Many fans from this area
attend the races.   "
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To Hold Meeting
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church will hold its annual'
meeting including reports and el-
ection of new officers on Wednesday evening, May 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Hostess -for jhe -meeting* will be
Mrs. Ray Krempel and Mrs. Harry Friis. will bave charge' of the
devotions. The Dorcas Circle will
have, charge of the social period.
Since this is such an important
occasion,' all the women of the
church are invited and urged to
come.
Returns From Hospital
Miss Sally Stimson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore. Stimson
returned home from St. Joseph's
Hospital . after undergoing emergency surgery for  appendicitis.
Miss Stimson is recovering."satisfactorily.' _
Proclamation
WHEREAS, Burglary is a rising danger throughout the'
nation, and causes much loss of property, personal, vailu-,
ables, anl in many, instances bodily harm; and
WHEREAS, the individual can take preventive measures
to discourage the crime of burglary; -.."'.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Henry Leutheuser, Mayor of the
City of Saline, do hereby proclaim l*hat the week- of £May
7 through May 12, A. D. 1956; be observed as BURGLARy
PREVENTION WEEK and urge the ajSzens of the citizens
of the City of Saline and State of Michigan, .to aid and assist during, this period to do all possible to discourage and
prevent burglary, and loss from burglary by taking the
safety precautions recommended by your Pblke Department
DATED ibis 2nd day of May, AJ>. 1956
(Signed) HENRY I^EOTHEUSER,.
liayor.
naw County Bar Association,. Ann
Arbor ,Kiwanis Club, First Methodist .Church of Ann Arbor, Golden Rule Lodge 159 F & A.M., the
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, the University bf Michigan
Club, and a life member of the
Michigan Union. He is a frequent
speaker at luncheon clubs, parent
teacher organization '• and** ctnld
study groups,. usually talking on
.subjects dealing with youth interests and problems. He is also a
frequent guest speaker in church
pulpits throughout the state. He
■was" active in promoting the Freedom Forum discussions, sponsored
by the League of Women Voters
in 1955 and as a discussion'leader
in- the foreign' PolicjuTown 'Talks
currently being held ia-Ann Arbor.
From The Gity HaU . . .
Tips from Mayor Leutheuser on Burglary Prevention
Mayor Leutheuser today proclaimed the week of May 6
through 12 as Burglary Prevention Week in City of Saline.
Last year .there was a burglary about every one and one
eighth minutes in this country.
It's an. alarming figure, but
many can be prevented by following the simple precautions
suggested by police when leaving :for -several days or longer.
Senior Officer Earl Kirby "pointed out that burglary, is the one
crime that always merits the.
.attention of the police depar-
: ment Expmenc%burglar« know
when io invade >'~ hoiise... It's
up to "the borne owner to fool
him by creating the-impre«ion
someone   is   home,   though   the
house may be empty.
Many people leave their homes
for an evening, weekend,-or vacation, and fail to take the simple precautions dictated by good
common' sense, Kirby said.These
citizens wouldn't think of leaving the front door open or hanging up a sign reading "Burglars
Are- Welcome — Nobody Home
Here." Yet. they give all. the"
indications- necessary, such as-
newspaners piled at.front doors
a totally, dark house, or. even
^ worse," lights burning 84 hours
a day. _
Prevea&ventive suggestions' to
" follow are?*"   '.  ."/ "'; \'
1.  DO  leave  a "lamp  or :two
connected to an automatie tmv-"
er or arrange with some friend
to turn lights on and -off regit--,
larly each evening:. This- makes^"
the home 'lived-in' and is your
best protective, measure."
2. DO cancel ail deliveries including  milk,  newspapers,  etc. ,'
Have the post office or a heigh.-,
bbr hold your mail1 until you return. "*"■..*•-      *
3. Do close and lock all windows and doors, including base- -
ment,   porch  and   garage.   Remove keys from Inside of doors
and use double locks wherever-
possible.
4. Do have your lawn mowed
and sidewalk swept by a neighbor at least-once*a.-week.'
.3. Do tell one neighbor you
are leaving. Have Ihem check
your house periodically and no-
"-"tify -the police if they see any-
■one prowling around.
6. DO notify your, local-police
officials as to the date you are
leaving and when you .will *re-
' turn. if , . '.,,->
7. DON'T close" blinds or-draw
* shades," leave them as you normally • da when you're home.
- 8. Don'i. leave valuables laying around' -the house. "Place
them in a safety deposit box.
9. Don't tell friends, neighbors, or work associates of the
valuable possessions you have
around the house.
10. Don't advertise your departure, with an item in the paper
and* don't broadcast the news
to your whole neighborhood.