1950-01-19; Saline Observer

              SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR
NUMP.ER 16
SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY,  JAN. .19,  19.50   FIVE CENTS IfER COPY $2.50* PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
SalineS chools Strive for
Lpt~
Along The
MainDrag
0 Saline Legionaires are looking to an event here Sunday
when the quarterly meeting of
the Second District Association
of the American Legion will be
(held in the Old Legion Hall, at 3
p.m. The ladies of the Auxiliary
will serve dinner at -6:30. Commander Larry Deede is sure it
will be an inspiration to local
Legionaires and urges all to attend. # Charles R. (Shorty)
Miller, (Highland Park, Rotary
Governor of District No. 222,
paid a visit to the Saline Rotary
Club last Thursday. During an
interesting address he stated
tha^ he had talked, to 67 Rotary
Clubs in the district during the
year, and paid Saline the flattering compliment of having found
in the local organization the finest spirit of cooperation and exemplification of Rotary principles that he had found anywhere
else in the district. Coming from
a man of the high character and
integrity of such as "Shorty"
Miller, it is a compliment to be
proud of. ^Bank statements
published in the Saline Observer
30 years ago show total resources
of $1,306,192.22^ It is interesting
to note the difference in the resources of the Saline banks today, which show a combined total of $5,223,0.68.15. ©Who was
the party who parked a red convertible on the street Wednesday bearing Indiana license No.
1? The governor—'the Secretary
of State? Our keen young re-,
porter interviewed the* party at
lunch at the Saline Hotel and one
of the two gentlemen identified
himself as R. W. Riddle, DeKalb
County, Indiana, Democratic
County Cha-rman. The identity
o_ the other was a deep.dark
secret. Both admitted being interested in the candidacy of
former Assistant Attorney General Alex Campbell who is contesting for the seat of Senator
Capac of Indiana—they said.
^ Jack Bennett, Fowlerville, is
preparing to open a Gamble
iStore in the building formerly occupied by Coramiercial Refrigeration on East Michigan avenue. He
will move into the Carl Smith
home on North Ann Arbor street,
vacated today by Myron Gallagher, Jr., who is again located on
South Ann Arbor street, this
time in Leland Graf's new residence. ©The relics of our holiday dieciprations were removed
_ron_ the main^four corners the
first of the week, and attention
5s now being focused on a celebration  next July  4th!
District Meeting Of
Auxiliary Here Jan. 22
The second district American
Legion Auxiliary '.meeting will be
held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, in the Saline High
School.
Members of second district
Legion posts will meet at the
same time in the Saline Legion
(Home.
Representing the Erwin Pries-
korn unit of the Auxiliary, Ann
Arbor, at the meeting will be its
president, Mrs. Frank Frisinger
of Washtenaw Ave., Mrs. Frank
Kopka of Sixth St., Mrs. Russell
Armstrong of Thompson St., Mrs.
Frank Heusel of W. Liberty St.,
Mrs. Beatrice Chasteen of East
Ann Arbor, Mrs. Doris Fjbbs of
Hills St., and Miss Marjorie Crip-
pen  of Miller Ave.
Mrs. James Nickels, state national security chairman, will
speak on national defense. She
(will be the Michigan delegate to
•tee national defense parley which
Trill be held in Washington, D. C.,
*a Jan. 2&-ZT-28.
Gerald Coe To
Receive Jay cee
Award
Tonight is the annual "Bosses'
Night" banquet of the Saline
Junior Chamber of Commerce at
the Saline Hotel when the bosses
will be honored guests. It is also
the occasion for the presentation
of the Distinguished Service
Award, presented each year at
this time to the young man of
the community who has been selected as the outstanding young
man of the year.
Gerald Coe, by showing a very
good percentage on all six of
the following points wj|l be giver?
the award tonight:
1. Contribution to community
welfare.
2. Participation in ail-arOun'd
community activities.
3. Evidence of lastng contributions to the community.
4. Exhibition of leadership ability.
5. Evidence of business or personal progress.   .
6. Cooperation with individuals
and   civic organizations.
Saline In Action
To Be Shown
Sunday Night
The motion picture, "Saline In
Action," will be shown in the -Saline High School auditorium Sunday evening, Jan. 22. There will
be two showings of the film, the
first to begin at 7:30 and the
second at 9 o'clock and both
events are open to the public free
of charge. "Saline In Action" is
a picture.huilt around the Junior
livestock Feeding Club and the
Saline Community Fair, which
was sponsored by the Fair Board
and produced by Gerald Coe.
The movie, which is in color,
has been shown before several
civic groups and organizations
and excited the admiration and
praise of all. This general showing is being sponsored by the Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce
gnd. an invitation to see it is
expended to everyone in the community, * --
SALINE CHILD
STUDY CLUB
Eight-Year-Old Halts
Runaway Automobile
When Mrs. Max Spike parked
feer car in front of the school on
North Ann Arbor street Monday,
she failed to set the brakes and
St started rolling down the street.
As she came from the school ac-.
companied by her son David, she.
■was startleu to see it in : motion.
Joanne, her 8-year-old daughter,
■who was in the back seat, was
equal to the occasion, however,
and crawled over the front seat
and grasping the wheel steered
the car to a safe stopping place
and set the brake.
The Child Study Club met
Tuesday, January 17, with Mrfe;
Edward Lauhon. The speaker
was William G. Robinson, Consultant in Community Recreation!, University of Michigan.
Mr. Robinson spoke- with great
enthusiasm of the fine community programs in many cities the
size of Saline. He urged that
all our civic groups take an active interest in the recreation
plans for the coming summer
since last year's swimming program5 proved so popular. He
explained the need for a trained
woman to direct the activities
for girls and small children;
that every city found this the
ideal way to divide the responsibilities. He complimented the
Cub Scout Den Mothers on their
crafts program.
Claire VanderKolk, Saline
schools' music and art teacher,
invited the Child Study Club to
sponsor the March of Dimes
Poster contest in the elementary school. The invitation was
accepted and the finished posters will be displayed in the
downtown business section during the March of Dimes Drive.
The Child Studv Club will ore-
sent award ribbons to the pupils
designing the best posters. The
committee in charge of this project are Mrs. Henry Karner,
Mrs. Joseph Bondie and Mrs.
Harold Low.
The report of the Room Mothers' committee was read. Many
parent-teacher get-tog ethers
have been enjoyed and manv
more ate planned. The elementary teachers are going to Detroit on January 27 to observe
the gym programs in an elementary school. They invite interested mothers to make the trip
with them. The school bus will
be used.
The Cub Scout Den Mothers
reported on the progress of
their work. They announced the
annual Blue and Gold Banquet
for Cubs and their parents for
February. The Child Study
Club will assist with the serving of this dinner.
Announcement was made also
of the Child Study Club Parents' Dinner on February 28th
at St. Paul's church. This will
be guest night and Child Study
Club members miay bring other
parents if reservations are
made. Reservations must be in
by February .23rd and' should
be made with Mrs, Edwin Her-
ing, general chairman.
Hostesses for the 'January
meeting were Mrs. Don Ford,
Mrs. Clare Collins, Mrs. John
Ellis and Mrs. Carl Crothers,
Saline Officer Denies
Reckless Shooting
Charge
Cecil Albertson, local police officer, will appear in Municipal
Court, Friday-horning; to answer
, to a charge of endangering Mari-
j lyn Walker, 16, through the reck-
■ less use of firearms.
Herman' Brederhitz, the girl's
uncle, posted $100 security for
costs after County Prosecuting
Attorney Douglas ___ Reading/re-
fused authorization on the basis'
! of insufficient evidence.
Alhertson, it. is alleged, *,admitted firing four shots at a rabbit in the neighborhood of the
city water works, but refused to
■plead guilty to a' reckless"i_se "of
firearms. One of the bujlets he
fired, is said -to -_i$.ve/,ricocheted
and barely missed Miss Walker.
James Morton, Olci
Saline Resident^
Passes Away
James Morton, a resident here
for the past 33 years, died Friday at the Saline General hospital.   He was 73.
Mr. Morton was a member of
-the Methodist church and came
to Saline from Wayne. He lived
at 7900 E. Michigan Ave.
Born in Augusta township ij>n
July 27, 1876, Mr. Morton was
a son of George and Mary War-
die Morton.
Surviving are his wife, Mary
Augusta Ferguson; a son, Robert of Saline; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in
the Lockwood Funeral Home,
Rev. R. S. Hocking officiating.
Burial was in Glenwood cemetery in Wayne.
Saline Women
Attend County
Federation Meet
New Elementary
School To Hold
Open House
Mrs. Robert Hamilton, chair-
-nan of the Manchester PTA
committee, announces that open
house will be held at the new
Manchester Elementary School in
Manchester on Monday, January
23, from 8 to 10 p.m., and that
the public ia invited.
Members of the Saline Woman's Club and Child Study Club
attended the Washtenaw County
Federation of Women's Clubs held
Monday in Ann Arbor, in the
Michigan League. There was a
business meeting and afterwards,
tea was served. Ladies from Saline who attended are Mrs. Gerald Coe, Mrs. Meredith Bixby,
Mrs. Raymond Niles, Mrs. Harry
Anderson and Mrs. Edwin <Her-
ing.
Mrs. Frederick Poole of Plymouth told the members, "We must
keep the eyes of American mothers focused upon the UnfTeG Nations. The time has come when
tha American mothers must say
to the two great powers of the
world, through the United Nations, v that the leaders of7 those
nations must stop creating a generation of neurotica and fear-driven human toeing'" *
Annual March
Of Dimes Is
On Its Way
The Washtenaw County Chap"-
ter of the National Foundation^
for Infantile Paralysisf with 22,'
cases o£ polio which.•'it lias serviced-, finds itself" at the present
tme with §4,000.00 of-unpaid bills.
Last year there were 22 new
casea..in Ann Arbor-and 16 old
cases; 19 new cases in Ypsilanti
and 13 old cases; in Saline last
year there were two new eases.
The annual March of Dimes
got rolling throughout the nation
Monday, and Mrs. Arthur O'Neill,
chairman of the Saline Campaign
Committee, has.tfte_following announcement to make: '-f i   ~
This yeai", in many parts of.
the United States, children and
adults stricken by_ infantile paralysis are more than e^er dependent on the generosityi^pf the
American people. •     ?- ■
During 1949, in thenvorst polio
outbreaks since iSie, the crippling , disease claimed more than
27,500^ victims nationally. Again
during t'Ae current year polio incidence has skyrocketed with, 40,-
000 cases reported to date, "_4 of
Them in this* county alone.
Because of the' piling's . wholehearted and continued" response
to the annual March of Dimes,
the National Foundation and "its
Chapters have been able to meet
this challegene and fight back.
On the national, as well as the
local level, March of Dimes funds
have made it possible to launch
a"I_ll-seaie counter-attack in the
research laboratory, in the- classr
jjoom and in the hospital ward.
Your Washtenaw County Chapter is very much a pairt a£ that
fight, and I think we care be>
proud of our record' of- service
and accomplishment. However,"
the enthusiastic support of our
citizens, who have given to generously of their time, energy and
money, have made it possible to
continue our cwork.     '
As one of those public-spirited
citizens, please accept our heartfelt gratitude for your assistance
in the past. May we count on it
again during tHe 1950 March of
Dimes appeal? Never has the
need been greater.
Sincerely,
—Mrs. Arthur O'Neill, Chairman of Saline Campaign
Committee.
City Of Saline
Proclamation
-- January  16, 0.95$
This week we honor the Junior
Chamber of Commerce on the
occasion of their 30th Anniversary.
To celebrate this event, and to
show our appreciation for the
work our local organization is
doing the City of Saline joins
with the nation in extending its
congratulations.
I therefore declare the week
of January loth to 22nd, to be
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Week.
Adrian   Elsman,    Mayor,
Miss Anna Smith
88, Dies Following
Long Illness
Annual Meeting Qi
Citizens Bank
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of 'the Citizens Bank
of Saline made no change in the
board of directors nor officers for
the coming year. They are President, Carl A Curtiss, Vice-President and Cashier, Harry A
Holmes; Vice-Piresident, Martin
Fuoss, and Assistant Cashier, H.
W. Kuebler.
Direotors are C. A Curtiss,
Martin Fuoss, B. D. Hammond,
..m. S. Harwood, H. A. Holmes
and Ar_hur J. Lutz.
According to the report of
condition on Dec. 31, 1949, the
bank's assets total $3,386,027.04.
Miss Anna Smith,.£88*. died
Saturday evening at Saline-General hospital' following a long
illness. She had been living at
the home of her neice, Mrs. Ray
Davis of 113 W. McKay St,, for
the past four and one half
years.
Born on Dec. 19, 1861, in
'Van Buren, O., she was the
daughter of Aaron and Margaret Smith. Miss Smith lived in
Saline for 21 years, comine here
from Findlay,  O.
She was a member of the
Methodist church and of its
Women's Society of Christian
Service.
Besides Mrs. Davis, she is
survived by several other nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
at the Lockwood Funeral Home,
Rev. Bert Ede of Detroit officiating and graveside services
were held at 2 o'clock at the
VaniBuren cemetery, VanBuren,
Ohio.
Petition For
City Carrier
ServiceHere
The Seniors of the Government
glass oj Saline High School have
belli-v studying about the Post Office Department" in Government.
We have just recently made a
sample survey to find out if- the
citizens of Saline are satisfied
with the present postal service or
if they would like to have maij
carrier   service. *-*"'
Mrs. 0'Neil,.the postmaster of
Saline,, was kind enough to come
in and explain to the class different things 'that were puzzling us,
so that we would know more
about our present postal .-system.
She talked to the class the day
'before* our survey. There is no
additional cost for the citizens
than the .price of the mailbox,
which they would have to furnish
it the ■ mail carrier service was
put into affect. Xt would save
paying rent for the box at the
Post Office.
Our survey was planned so
that we would get the opinion of
people from different sections of
Saline. Betty Van Sosson and
Paul Woods selected blocks from
different parts of town and everyone was assigned to two
houses.
One day was set aside during
our Government period so that
we could practice good manners
for our survey. We also discussed
some of the questions that might
be brought up.
The survey showed that over
85 per cent were in favor of this
service. Those in favor seemed
very enthusiastic but a few were
doubtful about signing a petition.
There were several who- didn't
care. It seems that those who
didn't want this service either
lived close to the Post Office or
fhad  business  boxes.
Petitions have been sent for
and will be circulated by the
class when they-arrive.
"The
Commander
Gives Forth"
by Lawrence Deede
M. SJ C. Aidsnfel--
Farm Accounting »
■     4...   ,     -»—-■
On January 20, the^Earm Account cooperators in Washtenaw
<3ounty -may have - their" books
ehecked by-the Farm IManagement
Department of Michigan State
(College. A time schedule is Being
sent to each cooperator.
In the afternoon on January
20, starting at 1:00 pj__ there
will be a meeting of 'all new co-
operators and interested people.
The purposeTof this meeting is to
instruct farmers oh the proper
way to set up and carry out this
farm account record.
Farm Account Books published
and distributed by Michigan
State College Farm Management
Department -are available at the
Agricultural Extension Office,
Court House, Ann Arbor.   x
The Legion meeting scheduled
this Thursday at 8 p.m_ has been
postponed one week due to the
JCC Bosses' Night. Your attendance at this meeting is important,  so  please   attend.
Dancing to the-music of Ken
Edwards and his orchestra again
this Saturday night at the Legion Home. Come and enjoy an
evening -with your friends.
The Second District Association
wll hold a quarterly meeting her-a
Sunday. Legonaires are invited tg
attend 'the 'business meeting at
.3:00 pjn. in the Old Legion Home.
If yon denire to attend the banquet call the commander for rep-
-ervatipi-e Dinner will be served
by the .Auxiliary;,-..begh_ab_g at
6,*30 p.m. -Sntertalninent h^s^been-
arranged. for by the Ausaiiary.
This is a good opportunity for,
the yoimger Legionaires -to get
acquainted with the Legion, at
the District level; don't miss it.
g
Finding of Bureau of
School Services Highly
Complimentary
Pack Meeting
Canceled
The Pack meeting formerly
scheduled for January 24th, has
been canceled. The date of the
next Pack meeting will be published in this paper.
The public is invited to attend
the Eastern d Star euchre party
Saturday, January 21, at the
Masonic Hall at 8:00 p.m.
At varying intervals the Saline
school, - and all schools in the
state are visited by a' member
of the staff of the University of
Michigan for the purpose of determining to what extent that
school is meeting academic, social and general educational standards set up by the University.
The high schools are placed in
four groups depending upon the
extent to which they meet the
needs of the community, the
standards of good educational
procedure, and academic attainment. The Saline school at present is in the two-year accredited
group which is next to the best
rating in the classification of:
Probationary, one-year accredited; two-year accredited, and
three-year accredited. Usually on-.
ly schools of the larger" cities
which, in most cases, have more
funds per pupil for education
than do the smaller districts, attain the three-year rating.
From the report which follows,
received from the visitor, the Saline school, according to Superintendent Leo L. Jensen, has high
hopes- of becoming, one of the few
class* "C" schools of the State to
attain the three-year rating. The
school "has made considerable
progress in this' direction since
five years ago -when it had.only
a one-year rating.'
• With the coritinued excellent
supiport of ' the community and
tiie parents, it "is highly possible
that this goal can be attained in
the near future, (Mr. Jensen believes.
THE REPORT
UNIVERSITY   OF MICHIGAN
Bureau  of School Services
Ann Arbor
Mr. Leo Jensen,
Superintendent,
Saline High  School,
Saline, Michigan
(Dear Mr.  Jensen:
Although some details concerning my visit to Saline High
School on December 14 were explained in the meeting with your
teachers, these items might be
emphasized:
In the main, most of the factors that need attention are those
which can be remedied only after
additional building space is made
available. It is gratifying therefore to see that the two additional rooms recently constructed are
almost ready for occupancy.
Tou are to be congratulated
for -the very efficient manner in
which- the school is ad-ninistered.
The "esprit de corps" on the part
of both staff and pupils is of a
very high order. It is gratifying
also to note that you have now a
full time clerk. As a result, you
should have more time to devote
to those administrative and supervisory tasks. Apparently, adequate records are being kept;
however, a more detailed record
of the progress in health and
physical development of pupils
should be noted on the cumulative record folders.
It should be noted that staff
members at Saline High School
are exceptionally well qualified.
Four of the teachers have Master's degrees and the rest are in
the process of doing graduate
work. This is indeed commendable.
There are indications of excellent relationships between school
and community. Examples such
as community participation in the
construction of the football field,
and the backing of the home economics department s in providing
school lunches are evidences that
the people In Saline Tespect and
cooperate with the school.
Another, noteworthy feature Is
that tiie administration recognizes
the .many educat-onal events
-Jfp^tll(s5___e, for boys'; and girls.
The trip to Washington by the
senior classy and -the trip by
members, of .the agriculture
classes to Chicago are j_xa_dplesr_
The administration and staff
have a very sound attitude con%
cerning the nse of. conMnercial
tests. However, I behave that additional help -could be given in
the test areas of -intelligence, vocational interest, personal adjustment, and achievement. The
Bureau of School Services would
be very happy to cooperate in
this .field in a series of follow-up
meetings iwith administration and
staff.
In general, the instruction was
of high quality. The ordy suggestion that I might make would
be that perhaps more emphasis
could be placed upon pupil participation and group activity with
less emphasis on the formal recitation and lecture type of lesson.
The experiment with the be-
.ginning band for the. first semester has merit. The attempt to
find out the boys and girls who
might have a more natural aptitude for musical instruments ia
a worthy objective.
There should be some provisions,
for classes in the maintenance or"
farm machinery. The shop program and the agriculture program at Saline High School are-
both good; if you could add the-,
facilities for maintenance classes,,
the picture would be complete.
,-The home economics classes-
were demonstrating that cooperation between community andi
school was good. The many, projects they were working on were:
commendable.
Although the physical education program is not ideal; nevertheless, it is ahead of the average schools of this size, especially
in t-je field .of girls' physical education.   ■
Tou should reduce the size of
some' of the classes, especially
those  four   or  five   classes   that
.'have forty or imore in •attendance.
j Although the .curriculum gives
attention to the interests of those?    '
.boys and girls who' are going on
to college   and to those  who  do;
; not plan to go, perhaps there,
should be one addition, namely,
that of "biology. In this day and'
age, the study- of biology warrants a place.ih -the curriculum
as a separate subject.*
A course in drivers' training-
would be beneficiar to the boys
and girls in the community.
It is sometimes assumed that
from kindergarten through grade
six the rooms in which children
study must be as attractive as
possible. This is a sound assumption. But the latter half .of the
assumption, in academic subjects
more than in the appearance of
the classroom, is fallacious. More
attention should be given to placing on the walls and bulletur
board spaces in secondary classrooms materials that would make
the rooms   more attractive.   This
jean  be   done  without   additional
i work on the part of the teacher.
iThis type  of  activity  should  be
^the responsibility of boys and
girls who could alternate as members of rotating   comumattees.
I You are to be commended for
having a student council. Careful consideration should be directed toward the requirement that
boys  and  girls  maintain  a   cer-
I tain grade average to be eligible
for  the council.  Can this  be de-
i fended as an educationally sound
requirement ?
The above items are merely
suggestions and in no way constitute    criticism;     these    points
[ might be used as topics for dis-
I cusion in future staff meetings.
We hope that you will regard our
accreditation visit as the starting point in a series of follow-up
contacts between yourself, your
school, and the Bureau. If we
can be of any help in such areas
as testing, guidance, library, curriculum construction, etc., please
feel free to notify us and we will
do our best to give you help in
the areas mentioned'.- -
The   pupil-pupil.,    pupil-teacher,,
and    teacher-administrator    rela)-^
tionships in your schools are very-
high indeed.  I enjoyed my visit -.
to Saline High School very; mucht .
and wish to  thank yon for: ^the •
splendid cociperat-c4 |irid i»ur£esy- -
extended me. ■    *      ■    —
Very truly yours;
.;  :       Kent»W. Leai_%.;     -'**■
Consultant ...
«Notet—-The biology course has -
been   taught "every   year in   the    -
"past ia  the ninth grade.  lit our -
study of our curriculum it iwa*.-
the    opinion   of    the   committee"^
that    we    might    improve   our-
science program if an additional!
year of gieneral science were (pv—
en to  the ninth graders and Histology .taught in the tenth grade
This  program  was' put  into efl
feet this year.   (However, since ifc
was  taught in .the  ninth   grade-
last j-ear, there were but a few
transfer students who could take "
the can-se this year. The course
will be  in  the curriculum evenr
year after this year. y
—Leo L, Jensen, Supt,