1956-11-29; Saline Observer

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VOL. LXXIV    No. 46 (Metober of Saline Chamber of Ccanmerce)
THURSDAY, NOVEAIBER 29, 19o6, SAIJNE, AOCfflGAN
5c PfeR COPY
igan Consolidated Gas Company Commences
ural Gas Service To Eight - Mile Saline Area
ie High School's
etball Five Opens
udule Friday Night
March Leader
ryjis Claience G. Mark-son has
nesn appointed chanman of the
13*57 March of Dimes Campaign
in Washtenaw County, it was announced this week by the campaign's committee-.
Washtenaw -
o Leader
Is Appointed
Mrs. Clarence G. 'Markeson,
of 810 Princeton, Ann Arbor, has
ten appointed campaign director
for the 1957 Washtenaw County
.larch, ot* Dimes.
Her appointment was announced
-hurst-ay by Mrs. James A. Nichols,, of 1502 Morton .Ave., Aim Arbor, chairman of the board of the
Washtenaw County chapter, Na-
1i3ii Foundation for Infantile Paralysis NFIP).
A former resident of Ypsilanti,
Mrs. Markeson conducted tlie Mo-
t-Ts' March on Polio there In
IK. and £__ just completed, .a two-
year term on the county ISTF-P
board. She succeeds' Mrs. John
Huss, of 195 Long Shore Dr.,
Ann Arbor, who headed tiie 1958
carapaign.
-Vs March of Dimes chairman,
-Mrs. Markeson will ibe responsible
tor over-all supervision of the
county-jwide drive scheduled for
Jfoiiary 2 through 31. Gaal of the
19i' campaign has .-not yet been
announced, but Is expected to toe
let's than the §57,600 set last year-
when a total of §73,628 was collected.
Mrs. Markeson 'will announce
ocal drive chairmen early next
fncntli.
Among tine county NFil* -board!
mcmbers who approved her appointment were: Mrs. Hugh Soren-
soa, 2045 0U.S. 12, Chelsea; Leo
Hoey, 8540 Island Lake Ed.. Dexter; Mrs. Robert Button, Main
< Milan. Mrs. It-ay Kerr, 18990
Bowens Rd.. Manchester: and
Mrs. William Meister, 7867 Michigan, Ave., Saline.
With few mainstays on hand
from last season's championship
squad, Saline High School's basketball team will open its 1.56-
57 s'ehedule Friday night in a
Huron League contest at Dundee.
The club, like five other teams of
the Huron League, is plunging into
loop competition with little more
than a few workouts and no regularly scheduled games to prepare
for the ..evenly matched contests
expected in league play.
In other league openers Friday
night. University High's Cubs of
Ann Arbor will meet the Lincoln
Consolidated Railsplitters at the
University gymnasium, and Milan
fflgh's' Reds wjll travel to Flat
Rock.
Chelsea, which is not scheduled
to meet a league rival for another
week, opened its season Tuesday
night with a 46-44 victory over
iDextor at Chelsea. In other area
openers this week, Tecumseh de-
d'efeated Clinton, 54-49 and Manchester walloped Michigan Center,
57-37.
Coach Howard Hill, has a big
schedule wih a squad that is faced
with .he task of replacing s'_ver_l
outetandingjplayers who graduated
last" June and who, last season,
brought the Huron league chairi.
pionship  to Saline.
The Hornets have sixteen- contests listed for* season play in addition to all tournament games.
In addition to tomorrow night's
game, the Saline quintet Will play:
Dexter ' here December 4, Lincoln Consolidated there December 7, Chelsea here December 14,
Milan there December 21, Carlton here January 8,, Flat Rock
here January 11, Ypslanti Roosevelt there January 18, Dexter there
January 22, University High here
January 25, Dundee here February 1, Lincoln Consolidated here
February 8, Grosse He there February 9, Chelsea there February
15, Milan here February 22 and
Flat Rock there March 1.
Reserve contests for all contests will begin at 6:45 p.m., it
has been announced.
Valve Opens Flow Of Natural Gas To City Of Saline      A VSlilfilbilitV Of   N-ltUT8.1 Gd.S
Is Seen As Important Asset
In Bringing Industry To Area
family Living
•osts To Move
Upward In 1957
Most family living costs will-im-
jfcase steadiy -n 1957, winding
«P at east two to three per cent
ni-her than they were in the cur-
K& year.
■rWs is the predicfion of Mrs.
f-cmce Pardee: extenslion specia-
*l m farm and heme deveop-
m«*t at Michigan State University.
Cental ana medical costs in-
o-.ase. faster than all ether Mv-
™S expenses in   1956, Mrs.  >Par-
°" reports. She expeeits costs of
s and other services to eon-
- upward next 'year-
Head-On
Collision
Injures Six
Six persons were injured at 1
'a.m., Tuesday in a (head-on collision of two automobiles on
Michigan Avenue near the Old Mill
Theatre.
The injured, all taken to University Hoslp-tal,* were Mrs. Maude
Jeters, 30, of 4439 Vancouver Avenue, Detroit; Mrs. Gladys Leonard,
30, of 50S2 Spokane Avenue, Detroit, and Mrs.. Leonard's children,
Reginal, 4; Antonette, 6, and Donald, 7, and Edward Jacobs, 31, of
9486 Hack Road, Clinton.
Jacobs, an employee of Universal Die Casting, was the least injured of the group. He was released by the hospital late Monday.
Mrs. Jeters Sustained several
broken ribs, Reginald Leor-jard a
broken leg, Antonette Leonard
head injuries ahd Mrs. Leonard leg
injuries.
According to Patrolman- Jim Rev-
leit and Hugh Price, who responded
to the accident call,' the ear driven"
by Jacobs was headed west on US-
H2 and the one driven by Mrs.
Jeters was going east when the
collision occured.
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Saline city officials were on hand. Tuesday morning to take part in. the official opening o£ the
value that started natural gas flowing int>> Saline. Mayor Henry Leutheu-ter and CharlJ. R.
Henderson, district manager of the Mcihigal. Consolidated Gas Cc-hpany,,# opened the valr-8
while Sahne *city officials looked on. Others in the group included, Councilmen Prank Deede,, "Milton Hartman ani Everett Wolfin, Justice of the Peace John D. Buck, City Clerk and Tre__siu**_r
E. J. Muir and Superintendent of PubUc Work Elwin A. Strait.  (Sahne Observer Photo-
MEET   DECEMBER 20
There was a good attendance at
the annual Willing "Workers dinner at the Saline Township Hall
November 15.
After a bountiful pot-luck dinner,
a social hour was enjoyed.
The. December meeting wiE be
held at the home of Mrs. Harlan
Holcomb on December 20.
Roy Kruger Sets
Safety Mark With
Army In Japan
Private First Class Roy Kruger;,
son of Charles A. Kruger of Weber
Road, Saline, took first place in a
recent safe driving contest-in Japan while serving in the Army's
138th Anti-Aircraft Artillery, the
Army Home Town (News Center announced this week.
Roy, a truck driver, entered the
Army in August, 1955, and received
basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas.
He went overseas in February,
1956.
.Roy formerly attended Saline
High School.
Saline Nursery
Group To Meet
Monday Evening
A second meeting of tse newly
formed Saline Cooperative Nursery
will be held Monday evening, December 3, at 8 p. m. at the Saline
Elementary Scliool.
All motihers of pre-'scisiool children who are interested are invited to lhe meeting, it. has been
announced.
Mrs. William Bailey is a member
,of the organizing committee.
Margaret Miles
Injured By Fall
iMiss Margaret Miles o£'<Z09 Ann
Arbor Street was* painfully injured
Novemlbfer 20 when she fett while
visiting at the home of Mrs. Oarin
Briggs. She received a fractured
hip.
It was reported Wednesday that
Miss Miles is recovering satisfac-
torily at St. Joseph Hospital in
Ann Arbor.
Chamber Of Commerce
Joins National Group
Businessmen in Saline have
teamed with 1,800,000 others
throughout the nation to work for
good citizenship, good government
and good busines's.
By joinii-g the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the
Saline Chamber of Commerce
takes its place with more than 2,-
700 chambers and some 500 trade
associations in 'an organization
which yields a powerful influence
in national affairs, and which will
bring to Saline the advantages o'f
pooled information, ideas and advice about improving the local
community.
•In the National Chamber, American businessmen work as a team.
They work on the theory that businessmen all over the country. At
the same time, local businessmen
obtain a voice in framing policies
which guide the national- organization as it copes with the urgent and
complex problems of these troubled times.
Over forty years ago, a Senator
arose in the Capitol to make a
speech. In his hand he held two
telegrams. One was from a chamber of commerce in the eastern end
of ifs* state. It asked him to support a pending ifciill. The oher was
Mishap Injures
Mrs. Mary-Hargett
Mrs. Mary R. Hargett of 309
East Michigan Avenue received
minor head injuries a 9:15 a.m.
Monday when the car she was
driving went out of control and
s'truck a utility pole on the Saline-
Milan Road.
She was taken to the office of
Dr. Gordon J. Prout and later released. The car was heavily damaged.
Police report she was driving
northwest on the SaUne-J-Slan
Road when she apparently lost control of her car when a truck-was
passing it.
from the western end!. It asked
siness cannot flourish and expand,
and conditions cannot improve in
one area or one field, if the country a sa whole is not strong, pro
ductive and prosperous, and if
business in general is not free to
advance.
The- future of Saline, therefore,
becomes a matter of concern to
him to oppose the bill,
him tooppose the bill.
' "I don't know," said the Senator,
"whether this is a good bill or not.
I am not well enough informed
about the subject, I asked the two
largest chambers of commerce in
my state for their views, and these
two teleprams are my answer.
"What-does business think? I
wish I knew, and I am sure that"
the rest of you .here in the Senate
would like to know, because the
•bjll you have before you is iof the
utmost importance to business."
Business leadership throughout
the country had long felt the need
for an instrument to cordinate and
•give public expression to business
opinion. A small' group had bee-
working quietly with the thought
that a national businessmen's organization could be formed to ac
complish "tie purposes sought.
In the summer of 1912, at the re
quest.oi this group. President Tail
called a meeting in Washington of
local chamber of commerce repre-
statives. Thus,' the Chamber came
Commerce cf United States came
into toeing. Its beginnings wen
small, but as businessmen in cities
and towns over the nation came to
know of its work the membership
grew. The bulk of the country',
trade associations came into the
members-dp so as to give voice tr
specific industries. The local chambers gave representation to business geographically and to civic
interests as represented in the activities of local chambers.
— Today, the SaUne Chamber of
Commerce is a part of this far
fluns fabric of business represent.*
tion-^big and Uttle—which might be
called the nation's "'business front."
(Continued on Page 6)"
Natural Gas
Is Available
Immediately
Eestrictions have been lifted on
the use of natural gas for home
heating in Saline and other areas
served by Michigan Consolidated
Gas Comipany, and permits to install gas furnaces are available
without delay, it was reported here
Tuesday.
Charles R. Henderson, district
manager of Michigan Consolidated
Gas Company, said applications for
space heating can be obtained
from the company's office in a
matter of minutes. Tlie company is
also handling phone and mail requests for heating permits promptly:
Henderson said that if a prospective heating customer presently-
has gas service or is on a main,
.lis application is . approved and
signed immediatelj?.,, *"
A yellow copy of the form is given to the customer whioh he in
turn should show to his heating
contractor before the gas furnace
is* installed.
In the case of dwellings which
house "more than four families,
commercial or industrial heating
installations, the application must
first be approved by Miehigan
Consolidated's Space Heating Division. This is necessary in order to
insure that the distribution mains
are adequate to supply the larger
volumnes of _fa_ required, Henderson said.
Pertons who make their request by telephone or mail will also
receive prompt service. Upon receiving a phone or mail request,
fine company will check to sea if
the customer lives near a main ahd
then send out two approved copies
of the heating application. The customer must sign the white copy
and return it to Michigan Consoli-
daed, Henderson said. The customer retains the yellow copy to
show his heating 'contractor.
Henderson said that in all cases,
the customer should notify the
corapanyf when the heating equipment is installed. Tile customer
will then be classified as a space
heater which entitles him to buy
gas at a. lower rate than is -available' for ordinary domestic use.
The company wil also check to
see if a larger gas meter is needed
in the home.
The customer can do this either
by telephone, in persVm or by tell-
'ng a'n employee of the gas company's Service JOepartment, thp Oh*
server was informed. ""*
City Parking Lot
Meters Installed
The City of Saline's parking lot
is now: included in the police de-
*?ar_m-nt's meter _ patrol area, -it
was announced this week by City
Clerk. E. J. Muir.
Rates in the municipal parking
lot are lower then the rate for
street parking, however, it was
.stated.
Parking rates at the city Ktf are
two Hours for five cents and up to
ten hours for a quarteriI Tlie meters*
are not adjusted for pennies, it-has
been announced.
The police department has requested, that all cars using /Ibe
parking lot should be driven into
the stalls, not backed in.
•Mrs%, Silas Nord, president ;of
the Ladies* Aid Society of Federated Church armoiinces that an executive'board meeting of the group
will be'held at tier home on Monday evening, December 3, at 8:<M)
o'clock. , ■   :
eiimaxing five years of waiting,
natural gas for the people of Saline
became reality last Tuesday when
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company turned the first natural gas
into its eight mile Saline distribution system..
Mayor Henry Leutheuser presided at the valve turning ceremony
with Charles R. Bender-son, Michigan Consolidated's district manager as they turned a giant valve
In the Saline su$>ly line on 'tr. S.
112 east of the city limits. City officials and councilmen witnessed
the ceremony.
Michigan Consolidated expects to
finish, tes-fng the system tomorrow
and the company's first customers
should bte using natural gas before
the end of this week. There ase
still 325 service lines to be installed and.bsj Chrisfcm'as the company
exspects to complete the work.
At a luncheon following the ceremony, fKenderson said, "the coming of fhatura- gas to Saline will
provide] comfort; and convenience
to homeowners and the City of
Saline sfhould benefit materially",
he said: •"Busine-smen- and indus-
tries., l*-*-.- i-T'/i;*?c ate;. wji^re, t-hcy
know there is aid" adequate supply
of natural gas."
-lemderson said1 thai the company orginally planned to complete
its construction work before November until 4be steel strike delayed
delivery of necessary pipe. "From
now on the people can enjoy the
benefits of gas service," he said,
"aifa we will give good -..vice."
•"As soon as we bave finished installing s-jcvices, we will return
city streets! to their original condition. Weather may force us to
defer some clean up work until
next spring," he said, "but I assure
you everything wil be back in
order when we're finished.-In the
meantime we are rushing to complete services for all customers who
have signed applic ations.''
"Of the 514 buildings in Saline
we haye already had 250 applications for natural gas, and more
than 30 per cent want gas for
heat,'  Henderson said.
"Our comrpany is very pleased
with the public acceptance of na
tural gas here,"* Mr. Henderson
said. "ApB-icat-O-*-' have far surpassed our original -_ti_aa.es for
the first year. Within a few years
we hope to serve" everyone. We
recommend only qualified installers to connect gas appliances and
if they need help they can call us
to get tha customers appliances
working."
Henderson expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of all
the people of Saline. "We continue
to cooperate in the future," he
added. ,
At the l-peh*n Mayor Henry
Lemtheuse. said, "our streets have
been torn up for a year for water,
-sewer and ga« lines. And gas lines
have torn them up <the most. But
we're sure glad to -get natural gas
In the future I believe everyone
•will want it. It will be wonderful,"
Mayor (Leutiieuser said.
Counoflmen Frank Deede, Milton Hartman, Everett Wolfin;
Justice Of Peace John D. Back;
City Clerk and Treasurer E. J:
Muir and Superinendent" of Public
Works" Elwin A. Strait and company representatives from Detnoit
and Ann Arbor also attended -the
ceremony as natural gas first cajne
to .Saline.
To Challenge
MSU Scholars
An Honors College for superior
students at ___:_i_iga_. State Un-
versity is expected to begin opera
tion in Dae fall of 1957.
The new college witl offer dppor-
tu__1_es for special study to students wl».;->_*w promise of high
achievenien't in any field. It is be-
ieved to be the first such col
lege in an Amex-can pubic university. '...-.*
Mrs. Burdick,
Saline Store
Manager, Die
s
(Funeral services for Mrs. Betiy
Burdick, manager of Anderson's
department store hi Saline for pa..
several years, -will b.e held at tvvo
o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Burdick, well -known
throughout the Saline area, died
early Tuesday morning after a
short ill ness. She had been taken
to St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital In
Ann Arbor after being stricken
while at work in Saline Saturday
morning. He death was attributer'
to a cerebral hemorrhage.
'Mrs. Burdick, wso was 5tT =
sided at 32". South Ann Arbor St.
She was born at Romeo, Michigan,
September 17, 1900, amd married
to Lynn E. Burdick in Detroit on.
June 4, 1923. He   died November
23, \m.
. JJiHV-Vor. Ihcludfe a son, Lynn.
C. Burdick of Saline, . and two
grandsons.
Rites will be held at the Lock-
wood Funeral Hbme, with burial
at  Oakwood Cemetery.
City Shares
I*.***-**-
Stajte Road
Fund Fees
Salftie's portion of the third
quarter payment of 1956 motor vehicle highway fund collections will
amount to $2,101.26, it was reported
by the State tgghway Department
in Lansing -this week.
Net receipts for the quarter
amounted to $29,300,266.99 and "is
being distributed to .the State
Highway Department, the counties,
cities 'and village-*" as provided for
by state law. .
Washtenaw County's ; share
amounsts to §189,595.22.   *
Other county communities receipts will be: Ann Arbor, $2,440.84;
Chelsea, $3,442.64: Dexter, $1,713.-
17; East Ann Arbor, •.$2,440.84;
"Manchester, $2,-68.05; Milan, $4,-
_39.40;   Ypsilanti,  $22,965'.94.
"AH state gasoline, weight and
diesel fuel -taxes collected ire deposited in'the state motor vehi.le
fund. After deductions for non-
highway uses and collection costs,
the rest of the mo_tey is divided as
follows:
Forty-fonr per cent to the StaJe
Highway Department for expend- j
.tare on state trunkline highways ;
in both rural and urban areas:       j
Thirty-seven per cent to   coun- j
ties for expenditflrne   on    county
roads; !
(Nineteen per cent to cities and j
incorporated villages for expenit- i
ures on their roads and streets.      I
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FFA Boys Attend
Livestock Show
The senior Future Farmers ox
America and their instructor, Irfe
Jurdp and Denselyfuller were expected to return from Chicago
Tuesday where they had Ueen since
Sundpy attendingf the International Livestock Show.
Other things on he itenery included the light horse show, several
packing houses, stock yards, board
of trade building, International
iHarv'ester and fee Aquarium.
Included in the group were Tommy Adams, David; fuller, Jerry
Kirk, George Johasdh, Donald
Kothe, Al McCormick, _John -Na-
vroak, Gerald Bdston iand LeRoy
Townsend. —