1956-07-05; Saline Observer

              Farm & Home
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July 12, 1956
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SEVENTH ■ THIRD YEAB    (Member:     SAUNE CHAMBER OF  COMMERCE) THUBSPAY, JULY 5,.1956 — SALINE, MICHIGAN'
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City Recreation Program
Now In Full Swing
The Saline recreation program
has started!!
Children from all over Saline
boarded buses for Saline Valley
Farms to join in the fun of a well
balanced round of outdoor activi-
tics.
For 7 weeks boys and girls 8 to
14 years of age will be engaged
in such events as sSvimming, baseball, calisthenics, volley ball and
other healthful exercises. The
scope of the undertaking has been
enlarged over that of last year and
attendance is expected to exceed
that of 1955.
Transportation is provided by
the Area School Board and maintenance of buses provided for by
City Council's) recreation appropriation of close to $1000. The salaries of a director and assistant director are paid from this fund.
Tom Johnson, director and Jose
Zimmers, assistant, on the scene
last year were re-engaged once a-
gain for the program. "This* confidence is ample evidence that supervised healthful outdoor activities is appreciated by all communities — large or small, and
should be carried out each year
{or the benefit of those children
who want to participate. It is a
good thing when the local city body
makes such provisions in its budget." The program includes* co-operation with the "Teen-Canteen"
and several dances are projected
for the summer.
Swimming is at Saline Valley
Farms, where Mr. Harold Gray
is offering the facilities of the
lake to the city.
No registration is required and
Saline children do not have to pay
any fees for their participation.
School buses leave the High School
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at 12'; 00 and return to
Saline at 5 p.m.
Local Building
Hit By Steel Strike
The steel strike reaches into, every corner of the U. S. Big City
construction and small towns* alike
feel an immediate impact.
Saline felt it this week when the
picket lines formed around the big
steel producers. Universal Die
Casting was halted for the duration in its bulding program.
The failure to deliver 8" water
mains to the company temporarily
delays construction of the project
ed addition to the plant.
The offer of its water tower facilities to the city — now under
consideration by council members
— would also be delayed. Should
Council accept this generous offer they would be unable to connect into the lines until the mains
were complete.
According to Mr. Frank Brittain,
Universal official, the interruption
could last as long as 6 weeks after the strike is settled.
Observance Of
Special Service
•Sunday, July 8, marks the Quarterly Observance of the Communion
Service to be held at the Federated Presbyterian and Baptist Churches at the close of the 11 o'clock
Morning Worship Service. New
members will be received into the
Church membership at the same
service.
The pastor, the Rev. Henry McKenzie, has chosen as his theme,
"Pathways To God." Music-for the
Communion Service is under the
direcion oi James Austin, summer director, with Mrs. Carl Geddes at the organ.
City Approves
Special Curb
Assessments
Council, at its Monday night meeting, with Mayor Henry Leutheuser presiding, approved the Special assessments for curb and gutter in districts 6, 11, and 12, which
comprise the following: east and
west Bennett Sts1, Detroit, N. Davenport, N. Ann Arbor, S. Harris,
Risdon Drive, S. Williams and
Wheeler Court. The estimated cost
is $27,000. Residents affected were
not present to register any complaint after publication of the intended project.
•     BUILDING  PERMITS
Building permits were issued to
the following: Citizens Bank — installation of $2,000 air conditioning
system; Leland Dicks, $1150 frame
garage; Clarence Sevey, $500 addition to porch.
Council passed a resolution requesting that aE developers of subdivisions blacktop streets in the development, t
OTHER   BUSINESS
Annexation was discussed with
the developers of the Finch tract
now owned by a Detroit firm. The
water distribution problem was
the main topic of discussion in
connection with the City's agreement to annexation. An attorney,
Mr. Jackson, expressed his,clients
willingness to comply with any
reasonable request of council for
water facilities and indicated that
an agreement would be submitted"
at the next session of council incorporation the requirements necessary for  approval.
Universal Die Casting offered the
City of Saline its water tower fa-
cilitiesi^or emergency use^and counp
ctL tool, the matter under eonsid-f
eratfon. They further stated they
would break their line with a "T"
unit to facilitate the city's connection.
Legion Will
Install Officers
Special installation services for
the recently elected officers of the
local American Legion post and the
American Legion Auxiliary will be
held July 20 and August 28, respectively.
Legion officers are to be installed July 20 at 8:30 p.m. by
the Walled Lake installing team.
They are commander, Milton Finkbeiner; senior vice-commander,
Harvey Kleuwe; junior vice-commander, Jack Graf; Douglas Hoeft,
treasurer; Lloyd Dell, historian;
Henry Keen, sergeant at arms;
Duane Stiener, Chaplain. Delegates for the convention in Lansing on August 2, 3, 4, and 5, are
Milton Finkbeiner, Harvey Kleuwe,
Larry Deede and Ralph Uphaus;
alternates, Frank Deede, Clyde Griffin, Wayne Goble and Erwin
Sehmid.
Legion Auxiliary will install new
officers at a 6:30 p.m. membership dinner on August 28. They
are president, Mrs. Silas Nord;
first vice president, Mrs. Ray Hunt,
second vice-president, Mrs. Jack
Graf; recording secretary, Mrs.
Robert Harvey; corresponding secretary, MrS.^ Frank Carter; Sergeant at arms, Mrs. Meyers; treasurer, Mrs. Clyde Griffin; historian, Mrs. LeVern Armbruster; par
liamentarian, Mrs. Lloyd Dell; executive board, Mrs. Milton Finkbeiner and Mrs. Harold Finch.
HENRY STREET was the scene of much activity last week as contractors dug trenches almost the cotaplete length of the street, prelimina|y to installing stor*m. sewers. The con
struction was authorized by council in the early spring.
Governor May Request
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Pasture In Disaster Areas
Under certain conditions, farmers may still graze livestock on
land placed in the acreage reserve
part of the  Soil bank program.
The Agriculture Department announced on June 21 that any cropland which may have been grazed
between Jan. 1 and June 22 may
be eligible for the soil bank program this year.
1. The area placed in the acreage reserve has been designated
as a major disaster area under
provisions of the Emergency Relief  Law   (PubUc  Law   1875).
Under this law, governors of
states may request that their sta-
teS*%e designated as major disaster areas. The president, acting
on recommendations of government findings, may designate such
areas to be eligible for disaster
relief. If he does, the Agriculture
secretary) ' after ■ eertificatibn by
'ar'egs.. "^ithin the 'IPisasteryArea''
states' as eugible^or fecler_3vassis-
tance., ,.
At presents" 145 counties in nine*
states - have - been -designated as
eligible for the Emergency Feed
Grain Program. Farmers and ranches in those counties are eligible
to receive special aid to maintain
their   livestock  herds.
2. The governor of the state in
which such designated counties are
situated certifies that there is need
to permit grazing of acreage reserve land because of natural disaster.
3. The Secretary of Agriculture
then determines the necessity for
and consents to such grazing in
order to alleviate damage and
hardship.
The Soil Bank Act signed by
President Eisenhower on May 28
provides that acreage reserve land
may not be grazed "Unless the
secretary , after certification by
the governor of the state in which
such acreage is situated of the
need for grazing on such acreages,
determines that it is necessary to
permit grazing thereon in order to
alleviate damage, hardship, or Suffering caused by severe drought,
flood, or other natural disaster,
and consents to such grazing."
As Agriculture Secretary Ezra
Taft Benson explains it, "A main
reason for the ban on grazing of
soil bank reserve acreage under
normal conditions is to protect the
livestock and diary industries a-
gainst an incentive for increased
production.
"However, under conditions of
severe natural disaster.theinte r-
ests of these industries may be
served best by permitting emergency grazing."
"The  objective  of this grazing
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL holds, picnic on f^^"g^Sa__f« £? bKS
said the school was very successful and hopes to ^^l^dgS^-iS^
assisted toy Mrs. Benish, and Mrs, Helen Starling. Two other classes pa._icipa.ei.
permission—like the objective' of
the Emergency Feed Grain Program—will be to help farmers and
ranchers hold on to their foundation breeding herds\ Where conditions are -severe enough to warrant the grazing permission, there
will be no danger, of increased-
production."
"We will consider requests for
this emergency action in the spirit
of providing the greatest amount
of practical help in established
emergencies."
.Store Hours
The Saline Chfefcber of Commerce has adopted a full scale
"Friday Night" opening for all
merchants in the shopping -district.
-A concerted effort-iss being made
to>have. Valine ^^n^Bn ~open until.'
9 p.m. Friday- evenings for the
convenience of- resident and out-
of-town shoppers.
A letter being circulated by the
Chamber seeks to establish what
course fee merchants wish to pursue in the matter of "open night"
merchandising.
Bishop Lake Scene
Of Fishing Party
Edwin Sehmid, local contractor,
and his family traveled to Bishop
Lake over the Fourth, accompanied by Mr. and MrS. Carl Ostrander
and family,  Flint, Mich.
The run of blue gills and bass in
the Bishop Lake area has been attracting hundreds of fishermen.
Mr. Schnyd is expected to return
Friday with a good supply.
Mayor
Returns
To Saline
Mayor Henry Leutheuser returned to Saline after a 2-month vacation in Europe. He arrived at
Wayne Airport at 4 a.m. last Friday and was greeted by Mrs. Leutheuser who drove .the mayor
home.
"The people in Germany are doing just fine," the Mayor said,
"but  I  am  glad to be back in
Milan Resident Meets A
Tragic Death On Highway
Tragedy struck in Milan Saturday forenoon when a telegram
was received by Nick Klak informing him of a fatal accident which
had befallen his family in Spring
City, Tenn. Mrs. Klak had met
death instantly and the daughter
Lt. Jacquelyn Klak and son Nicholas Jr. injured.
Mrs. Klak and son had driven
their Ford Station wagon to Ft.
MeClellan Ala., for the graduation exercises of Lt. Klak upon
completion of her officers training  course  in  the  WAC.
Enroute home at approximately
six o'clock a.m. Lt. Klak took the
wheel and her brother went to
sleep in the rear of the car. The
road curves just at the outskirts
of Spring City with cement abutments edging the highway as it
passes over a small creek. Evidently the car did not turn Sharply enough, struck one of the abutments and plunged down a ten
foot embankment.
Mrs. Klak, who was riding in
front with the driver, sustained
the full impact of the engine
which was forced back half the
length of the car, and was killed
instantly. Fortunately there were
passing motorists who went into
action instantly and assisted Lt.
Klak from the wreckage. She sustained a broken thigh bone.
Nick Jr., staggered from the
rear of the car but collapsed and
upon being taken to the hospital in
nearby Rockwood was found to
have sustained severe back injuries, besides cuts and bruises.
That he was asleep and completely
relaxed accounts for his being
saved, as luggage and the impact of the front of the car as
well as its roll would have\other-
wise   proved   fatal.
The body of Mrs. Klak was taken
to the local .undertaking parlors
in Spring City, but Lt. Klak and
Nick were taken to the./hospitaL
at Hbckwoodi-sWord of "the accident was 'relafrj'edStb' Ft. McGlel-
MAYOR HENRY LEUTHEUSER
Saline, Michigan, U.S.A."
Mayor Leutheuser visited Heidelberg, Munich, Coburg, Wuerz-
burg, Frankfort and Manheim in
his tour of Germany.
The Mayor attended his first
Council meeting in two months
last Monday evening and appeared in excellent health.
Ypsi. Mayor
Visits Council
Mayor Rodney E. Hutchinson of
Ypsilanti visited Saline Monday
night and attended Council meeting in City Hall. The mayor commented: "It is good to see our
neighbors- in Saline meet problems
such as water distribution, Sewage
disposal and other improvements,
with such facility. Council does a
good job here. Your expansion
seem to be a healthy, well planned program. You are to be commended on your invitation to Hoover Ball and Bearing to locate in
the area. They couldn't find a better place."
Mayor Hutchinson is a candidate for Probate Judge in Washtenaw County.
Ian and within two hours the commanding training officer, Lt. Edna
M. Steinbach, her mother and
aides were on the scene. A competent surgeon was engaged and
arrangements made to transfer her
to the military- hospital as soon as
possible.
Mr. Klak was able to secure a
plane reservation for Knoxville,
the nearest airport and left at
noon. Meanwhile Attorney Crawford had wired the Kiwanis president at Knoxville, and these loyal
members were on hand to be ef
any assistance, possible. There is
also a 20-year-old Kiwanis Club
in Spring City and these men with,
the Kiwana Queens were more
than helpful to a brother member in distress. Mr. Klak, who is
president of the Milan club and had
just returned from the national
convention, says he Jiiid not realize previously what it meant to
be a Kiwanian. Their assistance
was .inestimable and will be long
remembered.
Miss Jeannihe Price, a niece,
and Miss Marilyn Loveland left
Saturday afternoon by train for
Spring City to be with the stricken family. Arrangements were
made to transport Nick jr., by
stretcher to the U, of M. hospital
and Mr. Klak, Nick Jr.,'Miss Price
and Miss Loveland arrived in Detroit Monday afternoon. They were
met by two ambulances from the
Stevens and Bush Funeral establishment, the body of Mrs. Klak
was taken to Milan. Mr. Klak accompanied by Lynn Laskey, Mel
Hawker and his sister-in-law,Mrs.
Sylvester Price, who also met the
train, took Nick jr., to the hospital
where he will remain. The full extent of his injuries have not been
determined.
A daughter, Margaret, Sr. Juan
DeNavarro, of Mexico City, "was
notified but a telephone call Monday evening said that it would toe
impossible to "come to Milan at the
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Funeral, services -ejr Mrs. -Oak
were held Wednesdays afternoon at
2 p.m. at the' Stevens. and Bush
Funeral Home with theJ&ev.JWil-; •
liam Hughes, officiating.^., Burial
was in Marble Park cemetery.
ROTC Trainee
Cadet James O. Cook, son of
Mrs. Hazel G. Simpson, 301 N.
Harris, Saline, Mich.," is receiving
six weeks of training this summer
at Fort Bragg, N. C. through Michigan State University's ROTC
program.
The training, which ends Aug. 3,
includes weapons firing, infantry
tactics map reading and mess
management.
Cook is a 1953 graduate of Saline High School and is a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.
Heart Association Warns Against Active Vacation
With vacation days here, the
Michigan Heart Association today
issued its annual warning to .unaccustomed athletes advising them
against violent and sudden 'exercise which might strain the heart.
T. A. Irvin, M. D. of Dearborn,
President of the Michigan Heart
Association said all too many persons make the mistake of embarking on rip-roaring vacations after
sitting behind desks most of the
year.
"Most vacations, from a physical standpoint, are atrocious", Dr.
Irvin said, "with far too many people returning to work more tired
and in poorer physical shape than
when they left. This is especially
true when a person's idea of 'having a wonderful time' includes driving several hundred miles to get to
a vacation spot, going in for unaccustomed and strenuous exercise,
and staying up late at parties. No
matter how much the individual
enjoys it", Dr. Irvin continued,
"such a vacation may actullly do
him considerable harm ih terms
of future health." "
Hot weather makes extra demands on your heart. Your heart
may pump harder and faster in
order to send the blood through the
circulatory system. The faster the
•heart beats, the harder it works
and the less time it has to rest.
When hot weather and, vacations
come, some self-restraint is needed regarding outdoor exercise especially for middle ,age persons
and those who ordinariiy do not
exercise much. Swimming, boating,
walknjg or running top;-fast and
other Such activities makes, extra
work for the heart.    .«.;.'• J;
Dr. Irvin points out'tha mod-
erate.regular exercise never hurt
anyone but that sudden calls on the
heart for all-out effort:—. for example, a frantic dash for the bus
or train — "could cause a heart
attack" if the sprinter has an un-  mean the difference between con-
recognized heart condition. A
great many deaths form coronary
(arteries which supply the heart
muscle with blood) heart disease,
which most people believe occur
without warning, actully do not.
Warning Signals are disregarded
frequently when a life might have
been saved if they had been heeded
and a doctor consulted.
Learn to "take it easy", Dr.
Irvin advised, and follow these
simple rules recommended by the
Miehigan Heart Association for
protecting your heart — they may
tinued  good health or  a  serious
heart ailment:
1. Avoid unusual exercise and
undue physical exertion. This is^S-
pecially important after eating because the heart is already hard at
work supplying blood for the digestive processes. m
2. See your doctor. Protect your
heart by having your doctor examine you regularly. Never diagnose your own ills, real or imagined. If you have any unusual or
peculiar discomfort or pain in the
ohest,  or find yourself becoming
easily winded — a doctor should
be consulted immediately.
3. Get enough rest. Give your
heart a chance to relax. Get at
least eight hours sleep every night
more if possible.
. Keep your weight down to
normal — don't let those extra
pounds make your heart work harder.
To all those past the prime of
youth, the Michigan Heart Association advises: "Take it easy.
Don't over-exert yourself. And, a-
bove all, ACT YOUR AGE — you'll
live longer."
BAND PARENTS GATHER to elect officers. About 25 parents of student band members
are 'pictured here discussing plans for *the 1956 school term. An election of officers was
'hell -with Loren Wild, president; Mrs. Harold Miller, -vice-president; (Mrs. Paul Woods, secretary and John LaRue, treasurer. To the council is added representatives from. each, of the
school ibands: elementary, Mrs. Clarke Gordon anl Mr. and Mrs- Michael Sheehan; junior,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Seegar and Mr. and Mrs.Neil Traeey; senior, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Sehmid
and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bowen. The executive hoard is compose 1 pf the parent officers and
includes a student member from each band.