1958-06-05; Saline Observer

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IVisit Detroit Salt Mines
An interesting day was spent last week Tuesday by
jlenry Leutheuser, E. J. Muir, Elwin Strait and Carl
Moehn, when they were guests of the International Salt
Co  which mines salt for street and industrial purposes-.
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The introduction to this   trip <f-
0f inspection was    the    descent
from the company's buildings on.
Sanders St., Detroit, by elevator
down 11*5 feet to a busy level.
Ike elevator's capacity was
i,ree, one elevator ascending-
while' another was descending.
Arriving there, the means of
transportation was by jeep over
the five miles of the salt minesi
operation.    However,    -"	
ye about 1000 miles of roads in
me .---.-.. which are cut out of
solid rock salt.  The  walls  look
like they are carved from maraud as   hard   too, for the
He,   —- -;-.   - -   . *    -     -—
heavy machinery is mounted on
salt.
The visitors   were    shown
the
iW.» _.--  - —- Preparatory for blasting with dynamite, then the rock was carried
on conveyors, and processed and
pulverized. The entire process    of
I manufacturing was carried on under ground. The machinery, huge
shovels, heavy machines    of    dif-
J ferent kinds necessary for. the
manufacture of   salt    ready    for
! market, had been taken in small
pieces to the large and complete
! machine   shops     below     ground,
I where they were re-assembled. It
• must have been a big   task,   for
everything had been    transported
down in   the   small   elevator   by
which, ihe   men   had   descended.
The present scene of operation is
in the vicinity and beneath    Mel-
vindale, and the company produces
12 million tons of salt every year.
The men, with a    delegation
of officials from Ypsilanti, were
taken to lunch, and in tlie afternoon were entertained by being:
guests of the company fop a ball
game at Briggs Stadium,
Jaycees Install
New Officers
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rapp were
hosts to the Junior Chamber of
Commerce and the Auxiliary at a
joint meeting Saturday evening at
their home on Larson Street. A
planned potluck supper was followed by the installation of their
officers.
Mr. Rapp the retiring president
of the Jaycees, installed James
Rogers as president. Then the new
president installed his officers,
who were: Bruce Arend, vice president; Ronald Finkbeiner, secretary; Jack Graf, treasurer; and
Merritt Martin, Jr., Herbert Lange
and Donald Rapp, directors.
The Auxiliary installed their officers in an impressive candle
light ceremony. Mrs. Jack Steeb,
retiring president, installed Mrs.
Rapp as president; after which
Mrs. Rapp installed officers: Mrs.
Merritt Martin, Jr., vice president;
Mrs. Bruce Arend, secretary;'and
Mrs. Jack Graf, treasurer; and
the directors, Mrs. James Rogers,
Mrs. Robert Katz and Mrs. Jack
Steeb.
Beginning a new project, a trophy was presented Merritt Martin,
Jr., for his excellent record during the past six months for attendance at meetings, and for securing new members.
Dwight Reynolds and his wife
Dorothy have returned from their
trip with the Senior Glass. They
visited Washington and New York
City.
Baccalaureate Services Held
Sunday For Class Of 1958
"Senior Week" for the Class of 1958 began Sunday evening
with Baccalaureate Service, held in the Saline High School
| Auditorium; due to rain. The program had beeii scheduled
for Henne Field.
"Awards Night", was held Monday evening with commencement excenses to be held Thursday night at 8:00 p.m.
m Henne Field, weather permitting or in the auditorium in
case of cold or rainy weather.
The Baccalaureate address was
given by Rev. Robert D. Richards,
pastor of Saline Methodist Church.
The program included' Prelude
"Aria" -by -FlorTpeeters,--.'____-_-
sional: >*Oh God, Our-Help In Ages
Past" with the audience st_i»_j_wt
Invocation by/'Rev,' f'^'. John-
.son.* * f-r-rW:-;. tjy .The .'Lord's
Pi-yer--..Scripture Reading,.Psalms
46;: Chorus: "Oh Lord.Most.Holy"
,'by the senior High Girl _ Glee
Club;' Sermon: "The Measure of
One's Life" by Rev. Robert Richards; Benediction: by Rev. James
Johnson; Recessional: "God of Our
Fathers" with the audience standing: PosJJude: ."Onward Christian
Soldiers".-     i
The ushers and floral arrangements were by the class of I960,'
under the direction of Mrs. Kathleen Nass.
The Commencement activities
are under the direction of Mrs.
Mildred Haswell.
Rev. Robert D. Richards
Baccalaureate Services were
■- Md in the Saline High School,
last Sunday evening, with the
«ev. Robert D. Richards; ad-rfes-
sing the audience and students."
Personals
Misses Sharon and Karen Sikes,
accompanied by their mother spent
the week end in Kalamazoo attending the Horse Show.
Harold Gary and Rot. Ann Meg
Gray are leaving shortly for the'
Rotary International Convention in
Dallas, Texas.
ions Photos Of Saline's Memorial Day Parade
Pictured above are the members of the Saline High School Band
le4 by the, three pretty Majorettes.
The Memorial Day Parade was led by the William B, Lutz Post
of the American Legion followed by the Auxiliary No. 333 Color
Guard.
The speaker of the day Rev. Henry McKenzie,-addressed the audience gathered at Oakwood Cenientery for the Memorial Dav
Services honoring the heros of all wars.
THE
OBSERVER
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE, CIVIC  ENDEAVOR AND AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS IN THE SALINE AREA
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SALINE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1958
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FIRE LEVELS BARN ON STAEBLER FARM FRIDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Scott spent
Sunday in Pontaic visiting their
son, Donald Scott ahd family.
It's A Start
8-lm,
•ease
will I. iv . ., n,.w  |>«Kt office by next ___«-- _at»..whW fte
la-o.u_-t.pn
£** on. the present  building .'expires-  aceo-ding to
Jetted by   this reporter. The neW buU-tee .will be -•__*_-. ■_**
Urf i.S Hotel on East Michigan Ave.
j*** Tuesday, May 27th. the company of Mu-tfoek'£-.8**$ ^ef-B
Wni°rk °f es:cavatinff *or the foundaOop. The. dto^wU-.-* aatd
«« the ravine at the City Pari- While* d-fg-afetlw. *»wl
•"** an old gas tank, which ww bunied ben-ftth __©-*-«_-_,
*""» is beleived to be one of the tint gas tanks lm___*- In Satom
» "nniber 0f years 8S0.
Saline High Award
Night Program Held
The annual Awards Night of the
Saline Area High School was held
in the auditorium Monday evening
June 2, with the following program: -
Music - High School Band
Welcome - Gary Armbruster,
president of the Student Council,
welcomed the audience and presented the annually awarded Student Council scholarship ($100) to
Patricia Visel; he reported the activities of the Student Council for
the past year,
-' Schb-U-hip. - Elmer Houghton,
principal- of- the High School pce-
sehted^^ti^-lp'ffi'e s-BSST
■. ._y»t_l ihe name, of trfiS'year's Valedictorian, Joann Graden, and Sal-
uffttorians, ^-Kathrene ~ Raus .and
Joan Begole. He announced the
State Board scholarship winners:
Eastern, Kathrene Raus; Western,
Esther Guenther; Central, Joan
and Jean Begole. These scholarr
ships are retroactive yearly, with
good scholastic average. Announced the Sandy Brand Memorial (4
year) Scholarship to Michigan
State University to Earl McTaggart.
stcholan-hip Gup and Award -
Leo Jensen, Superintendent of
Saline Area Schools. Presented the
Dr. Harold Miller Scholarship Cup
to the class of 1961. Presented the
Dr. * Charles F. Unterkircher Memorial Scholarship ($350), as per
will of the late Mrs. Unterkircher
to Esther Guenther. '
Science Award and Student
Council Award - George" Bonich,
Head of the Science Department
of the High School. Presented the
Bausch anc} Lomb Science Award
to Donald Wild. Presented the
Student Council. Award to Gary
ArmbrUster. Presented "Merit Service Awards to:' Patricia Visel,
Joan Austin, Patricia McDougall,
Donald Wild, Patricia Teachout,
Kathrene Raus, Jane Campbell,
and Gary Armbruster.   "
American Legion Award - Kenneth Rogers, representing the Saline American Legion Post Pre-
sentedx the Legion Awards for
Honor, Courage, Scholarship and
Service, to Patricia Teachout and
Gary Armbruster.
Sportsmanship Cup and University Club Awards - William Bailey
Head of Physical Education Department. Presented the Unterkircher Sportsmanship Cup to the
class of I960. Presented the Ann
Arbor University of Michigan Club
Award to Gary Armbruster.
Citizenship Cop • Mrs. Robert
Starling,.president of the Saline
Woman's Club. Presented the Citizenship Cup to the class of 1959.
Inst-Uat-on of Student Council
Officers for 1958-59.
The officers of the Student
Council for the past year installed
the new officers as follows:
Patricia Teachout, former treasurer; Linda Reed, new Treasurer
Yvonne Bernard, former secretary; Paula Stralnic, new secretary: William Austin, former vice
president; .Gary Peck, new vice-
president; Gary Armbruster, former president; William Austin, new
president.
Senior Gifts - Robert Rathfon,
president of the class of 1958.
Presented senior scholarship ($100
each) to' Donald Wild and Charlotte Toth, Martha Faust, alternate. Presented class gift to their
sponsor, Dwight Reynolds. Presented gift of the class- of 1958 to
the school ($250) to be used toward a score clock for the new
High School.   .
Be-ponse - Gifts   acknowledged
and accepted by William   Austin,
president of the Student   Council
on behalf ot the student body.
Band Marie, ^
Giff-ta-y - Chub at IMS
'Director of Go-O-BCMenunt Ao-
ttvtlle* Mia. MBdrai HwrnD.
Shortly After The Fire Broke Out
The William Staebler, barn as it appeared when the Saline Fire Dept, arrived on the scene, last Friday. The building was filled with flames and beyond saving so the firemen concentrated their effort
on saving the other buildings near the barn.
Twenty Minutes Later
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Pictured above is all that remained of the large L shaped barn on the William Staebler Farm, which
was demolished by fire within twenty minutes Saturday.
Bob Brown Joins
Observer Staff
Full Time
The Saline Observer has the
good fortune to have Robert
Brown one of the graduating seniors of. Saline High report that he
will be available for full time
work next Monday morning. Bob,
as he is better known around this
office, has been a part time employee for the past year. It is with
pleasure that we welcome him to
the folds as a full time worker.
We understand that he has been
accepted for - college work at
Eastern Michigan at Ypsilanti;
this fall.
Bob has chosen as his major
journalism and we feel that we
may have an EDITOR in the making, right here in the Saline Office for the summer.
.-OBEY ALL TEA-TIC IAWSH
Class Prophecy For 1958
It is July 4, 1971 and we, the
class of 1958, are boarding a shiny
new rocket ship for Saturn. Our
purpose is to set up a new Saline
(for the old one is rather dead)
and our pilot is BOB RATHFON.
After a brilliant career flying airplanes (paper) in the Air Force, he
was promoted to the hightest order
of the Buck "Gordon Space Patrol.
To keep our atomic-powered space
ship running on the long trip ,(two
light-years) .we have Bridgewater
University's famous nuclear physicist, DON WILD. Taking our
tickets, for she now is a stewardess
for Heavenly Bodies Airlines, is
JOYCE CLARK. Well, «__'st of the
class is aboard now-^but wait! I
hear .the last of straight pipes. Sure
enought, here comes TOM RICHARDS, .-the owner" of the inter-
pl_n_<ary famous Country Market
chf-m of stories. "As he parks his
Ty new Ford, we can see Tom's
ekpert mechanic and body guard,
DAVE ANDERSON, trying desperately to get out of the rear
seat. Detroit is building the new
'cars very low this year'. I- certainly hope Dave can .make it in time
for blastoff, but then we can always call on the U_._-,'s most
famous Yogi teacher, KATHY
RAUS, to help him.
It is now several hours' after
blast-off, and most of us are comfortably seated on our columns of
air. Sitting in one corner, puffing
their cigars and discussing PAT
MCDOUGALL'S latest dress design,
(the tringle looTO are DAVE
KUEBLER, MARV MARION: and
EARL McTAGGART. These three
made a fortune after graduation
from Saline High, by breeding a
cow which gives milk with a kick.
This drink is bottled for them on
Earth by BEULAH ROBISON, the-
inventor of unbreakable milk bottles. On the second floor,. 'BOB
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School Election
To B^ Held
June 9
,;._The annual school-election   will
_e*r_!-"id pext Monday, *Juh_--9,   at
the High* SchoSl," .n.**" PP1,S °Pen
from 10 a.m. -tb _s ]t$R.
should be a good represent}.
eligible voters', not only* to snow
interest in the school situation . in
Saline, but the act of casting^ >tlie
ballot shows confidence in'.the
candidate that he or she will exert
his or her. efforts to the benefit
of the schools and to the taxpayers who are supporting them.
There will be two vacancies, as
the terms of Dr. G. J. Pi*out and
Frank Bittain expire, and three
candidates have signified their
willingness to run.
Dr. G. J, Prout, neecs ho introduction to the public, having
served on the school board for
eighteen years. His record speaks
for itself, for' he has been able to
combine his professional duties
with school and civic ' affairs.
Schools in Saline, as well as everywhere, have become big business
and the members of the Board of
Education need acumen to manage the affairs of this large school
district        „        ' -
Frank Brittain, who was appointed to fill a vacancy, is better
known in the business circles of
this section. There, is no doubt
that he will serve to the best of
his ability.-
A woman, Mrs'. Robert Tefft,
.has consented to be a candidate.
She is well known in educational
circles and in farm organizations,
and no doubt is well qualified to
serve on the Board of   Education
Th*5 people voted for the new
High School, which will mean a
considerable sacrifice on the part
of many, but the most valuable
preparation for life is "in providing a firm foundation on which to
build,-aside from the churches, it
is gained in tlie schools. The
schools, which are underway at
present should care for the situation for several years in the future, but many problems are still
unsolved, and the responsibilities
of the Board of Education are still
great Let~everyone be ready to
support schools in this area by appearing at the polls on Monday
and perform a conscientious duty.
■Mr. and Mrs. George Austin entertained at a. family-dinner Sunday honoring his'father, William
Austin and Mrs. Austin who have
returned to their home here after
spending the winter at Clermont,"
Florida. Mr.- Austin and the former Mrs. Zena Hardwicke were
married April 27, at Huntington,
West Virginia and have been
spending the past, month at" Clermont Present were Mr, „ and Mrs.
Frank Scott'of Wayne, Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh. Austin and
-family, Mr. and Mrs. 'Victor Guenther and son and the <3eorge~Aus-
tin family, all of Saline.
Saline Police Has
Quiet Memorial
Day Weekend
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Two Fires Memorial Day
Keep Saline Firemen Busy
The Saline Fire Department was kept busy Memorial
Day by two fires, one at 12:45 on the Saline-Ann Arbor Kd.
and before they returned a second fire was reported southeast of town. The standby crew at the fire hall was pressed
into service with only a panel truck left for the second fire
but was reinforced when the tanker truck returned to Saline
for refilling.
Fire demolished a lai*f*** "Xj"
shaped barn Friday aft*~T*'o?n
on the William F. Start*.*"- <"av"*
at 4137 Ann Arb^r-Salim* ""-"'i,,
near Ellsworth Rd, in t^oAL *o~""
ship.
There was no livestock •■*?-. :*»**
according to sheriffs deputies,
three horses were safely removed.
The blaze, reported about 12:45
p.m., was answered    bv"_ firemen
from."the-Saline-Fire Department,
and tlie Pittsfield . ~" ~"
artment.
i _F***^,,A___?_I___ t _£'
,;-»Ki-$me.I-lp";_hrwas impossible
-to save the Jbarn, so efforts were
concentntt-d on tfie surrounding
buildings, including,, the house.'
None*of the surrounding buildings
were damaged.
Lost in the barn fire»"were 400
bales of hay and straw, -a small
garden tractor, new lumBer *and
numerous other tools, sheriffs-
"deputies reported. K
Defective wiring was -believed
to be the cause of the fire, and
ho financial loss estimate was
given.
The fire caused a traffic tietip
for about a half hour, shortly
after it started, and cars were rerouted.
Another fire broke out while .
the Saline Department was at the
.Staebler farm, and" they had to
leave the Pittsfield department on
tlie scene and answer a grass fire
southeast of Saline.
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Chief of Police Earl Kirby received a call on the radio of an accident on East Michigan Ave.,
Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m.
On investigating tlie call he
found that Roger Allen Grant,
4711 Rosalie Ave., Dearborn, had
struck the abutment and guard-
railing on the overhead bridge
east of Saline on US 112.
Grant, driving a 1953 Mercury
at 45 mph,-.stated that he lost
control of his car due to the slippery condition of the road. The
car was damaged in the amount of
$500.00.
Saline Kiwanis
Club Meets
The Kiwanis Club of Saline held
their regular meeting Monday-
night at Marty's Restaurant with
President Bob Harrison in charge.
The program for the 'evening
igras' a talk on hot rods, by Bob
Brown, President of Saline Hot
Hod: Club.
Guests were from Ann Arbor
ar'd Ypsilanti Kiwanis Clubs and
two friends." Twenty-seven were
present at the meeting.
Next week's program will be
furnished _y the Pittsburg Plate
Glass Company. Movies wilt be
shown on glass making.
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