1958-06-26; Saline Observer

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THE
OBSERVER
A WE-EKl-Y NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE, CIVIC ENDEAVOR AND AGRICULTtTRAL PROGRESS EV THE SALINE AREA
Member of the Saline Chamber of Commerce
SALINE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1958
SEVEN CENTS PER COPY
UNILOY CORP. OF SALINE TO MERGE WITH HOOVER
Andrew Jackson Warren
moved to the corner rooms in the
Nichols building now the Keveling
Drug Store. Later the office was
moved to the present location on
West Michigan Ave., which was]
purchased for that purpose. For
many years the type was set by
hand. The huge press was operated by man power, in fact all work
was manual.
On September 1, 1949 Mr.   Gallagher purchased the   Manchester
Enterprise, and the "Milan Leader" was acquired on May 1 next
year.   Under his management the
three papers served well the subscribers in southern    Washtenaw
County, recording the progress of
industry, education, and affairs of
National, State and Local interest.
Mr. Gallagher retired and sold
the papers to Fred W. Giesel   on
• Feb. 25, 1951, who was a   young
• publisher from   Cincinnati,   Ohio.
Then on April 1, 1954   Frank G.
Handy of Ypsilanti purchased the
three papers.    The   son   of    the
late Goorge C Handy,   the   publisher of the   Ypsilanti Press,-he
had considerable   newspaper   experience. Again there has been   a
change, for Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Hanson have become- owners and
publishers of the    three    papers.
They have published an advertising paper in Whittaker   for   the
past twelve years, and in   Saline
they are enlarging their scope of
service in    southern    Washtenaw
County. With the growth of   the
Saline area there  'is no limit   to
the usefulness of a "home   newspaper" to acquaint the readers of
the joys, sorrows >and problems of
the community   from a    neutral
and bi-partisan standpoint. In the
78 years of publication, the "Saline
Observer" has become an   institution in this   community   and   its
years of usefulness are endless.
By Bessie Carven Collins
June 25, 1958
Saline Area School's Music Director
To Join U of M Faculty In The Fall
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Arthur Katterjohn To Continue
With His Present Position Also
The Saline Observer' — 1898
Since The Observer has recently changed ownership, it is interesting to review the newspapers.
that have been published in Saline. The first newspaper, The
"Saline Review", was an eight
column folio edited and published
by David Sherwood. It was well
patronized with subscriptions and
advertisements, and was neutral in
politics and considered a good
paper, but in a year and a half,
patronage dwindled so the office
was dosed.
In 1875 another attempt to have
a local paper was made by a Mfl
Secord, who published a five column paper called the "Saline
Oracle". However this was not
supported enough to make it pay,
so he moved away after a short
time. There, were no telephones,
few goQti roads and oxen were still
used by many for transportation
and it would seem that a newspaper would be a necessity, yet
pis paper also failed.
The third attempt to establish,
a newspaper was more successful,
for on Dec. 1, 1877 a seven column
Paper, the "Saline Standard" was
started by Louis Leismer, a local
»oy only eighteen years old, who
Had worked on the other two
Papers. He made this a success,
and became known as the youngest publisher in the state. After
a year, he accepted a good offer
to consolidate with" the "Ann Atom* Democrat", which later was
«><wn as the -Washtenaw Post",
which older residents will remember. He became its owner and
editor in. 1879 and continued in
wat capacity until 1894.
So Saline was again without a
newspaper. But in November 1880,
«Baron Company who operated
a grocery and crockery store, be-
•ifj?to PuW'sh a paper, which they
jailed the "Saline Observer". They
.j*™ a young man who worked in
™eir store, George Nissly, was edi-
*•**■*'• 0£ German parentage, Mr.
rossly* was ambitious, and he
•"■ade such an interesting paper
wat it was well supported. He was
?ways on hand to gather news;
jay or night, summer and winter,
r*r- Nissly was always there with
™s notebook and pencil ready to
'■"Wd the event. Later Mr. Nis-
■*y became a prominent business
""an in Saline, and Ypsilanti where
?e had a store until his death.-
.„**"" meantime, Andrew Jack-
m Warren was born in York
"Wnship, attended district school
to vH!gh School, but quit school
•i..vi?IL.''1 business   career as   a
derk
in the A. G. Lawrence Grpc-
.     '"» uie __, v_. _-_w_ei--_ <_-«---
It iltore* In 1879 ne and Chariest
g* Webb purchased the store, but
£*«>on soia nis interest .to Mr.
"eob and began   to clerk in the
; kJSoods store of his father-in-
tt._\ Cornelius Parsons, in which.
'■■W.tetter's, son, -the late G.L. Par-
sons also began his business
career. Then Mr, Warren learned
the pharmacy -business in' the
Nichols Drug Store, as only an
apprenticeship w^s necessary in
those days. On March 1, 1889, Mr.
Warren, whose picture accompanies this article, purchased a half
interest in the "Saline Observer",
and on April 1, of the next year
he became sole owner, publisher
and editor. He continued in that
capacity Until Nov. 16, 1912, when,
due to poor health, he sold the
paper, to Simeon R. Wilson. But
as soon as his health improved,
Mr. Warren's love for the print-
ing business inspired him to work
as linotype operator and assistant
in the office • for seventeen years,
until January 1929.*
Mr. Wilson, who. was born in
Michigan, had' newspaper, experience in this state and northern
Ohio and came to Saline from
Boyne City. He published the
''Saline Observer'' longer than any
'of his predecessors, printing an interesting and successful paper until March, 1, 1946, when he sold to
Myron Gallagher. A short time
later Mr. and Mrs. Wilson moved
to Marysville, Washington, where
his son,.Sim Wilson, Jr., published a newspaper. .
These two owners of the "Saline
Observer"x for fifty-five years had
both taken an active interest in
civic affairs. During the forty
live years that Mr. Warren was
associated with "The Observer"
as owner, then assistant, Mr. Warren had been postmaster; held
practically all of the township and
Village' offices some time in ' his
career; and was Justice Of <__4
Peace for 52 years. ^.He. was active and an officer in the" Masonic
Lodge and-the Order ott the- Eastern Star; also he was a life long
member, of the Baptist C3.urch,
was church clerk and sang in the
choir for many years. _h the absence of a focal pharmacist, Mr.
Warren performed those duties,
and he also conducted a, successful insurance business. One of his
hobbies was photography, and
many of the old pictures <}l Saline,
and articles in his paper, have recorded events in the earlg history
of the town. The Warren home
-was the first house built between
.Trinity Lutheran Church and the
present Bowen house, and after
his death that became the Lock-
wood Funeral Home.
His - successor,    Mr.    Wilson, a
"Presbyterian,   was active In   the
Feredated Church and- was 'church
treasurer for many years.  "|_e was
a charter member of the;Saline
Rotary Club and was active "in any
project that would benefit Saline.
The    first-   newspapers   t were
printed oh the second floor pf the
building   now occupied   by   the
Hagen. Hatchery.* The -office was
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Teen Club
Discussed At
Kiwanis Meet
The Kiwanis "Club "of Saline held
their regular meeting at Marty's
Restaurant, Monday evening with
twenty-three " attending, including three guests,' Max Peet, Ann
Arbor Eastern, John Alley, Lt.
Gov. of Division 6, South Lyons
Club, Jim Rogers; president of the
J.C.C.'s of Saline.
The program was a film on the
highlights of the Detroit Lions
football games of last season, furnished-by the Goble Brewery Co.,
through- the courtesy of Jim
Rogers. -r
A special meeting of the board
was called to discuss the opening
of the Teen Canteen Club which
has been held in the Saline High
School the past' two years. The
club will be opened this Friday,
if the school board approves the
use of the gym.
The Kiwanis Club with the help
of Mrs. Ray Alber, will operate
this>week only, after which pending favorable negotiations of the
City Recreation Commission, the
commission will take over the
Canteen.
Marty Hemminway has been
named chairman of this project
with Douglas Milhan, John Thoss,
and Bob Harrison assisting.
Arthur Katterjohn, conductor of <£■
bands-at the Saline Area Schools,
will become a member of the faculty at the University of- Michigan
this fall, it was announced this past
week at the Extension Service. Mt
Katterjohn will hold this position in
addition to his present duties V as
director of music at the Saline
High School. ■*
The reason for this recognition
is the former Michigan Youth Band;
an organization of outstanding
high school musicians, which is to
be sponsored by the Jchool of Music and the Extension Service of
the University of Michigan.
The Michigan Youth Band was
started  four years ago,  and has
served the musicians of the area
by   giving' them   an   organization
with which to rehearse and perform difficult and challenging band-
music on Saturday mornings during the school year.    This group
has grown- from 30 students from
three neighboring communities to
75 students from 18 different communities, with some students coming from as far away as Flint, Davison, Highland  Park and Adrian;
Mr. Katterjohn has been the conductor of this group for all four
years. .
The Michigan Youth Band will
now be formally called the University of Michigan Youth Band, and;
will he offered through, the Ex-,
tension Service along with th|
Youth Symphony, which has beeri*
offered for the past 5 years. Mr;
Katterjohn will work directly with^
Dr. Wm. D. Revelli of the Univer-f
sity in selecting the repetroire and1
programs'*for -the band-.^he'-g-oupt^
will have 15 rehearsals .and will
give two concerts in April and will
use the facilities and equipment of
the Saline Area Schools. The Board
of Education and Superintendent
Jensen have given Wholehearted
approval of this project.
Mr. Katterjohn has served at the
Saline Area Schools for seven years
and has received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music
Education from the University of
Michigan. He plays in the Ann Arbor Civic Orchestra, and directs
Grace Bible Church in Ann Arbor.
This is in addition to his many du-
the choir and is organist at the
ties in Saline.
He was a Phi Beta Kappa student at the U. of M., and also belongs to. the Kappa Psi-an honorary music fraternity. He is secretary-treasurer of the U. of M.
Band Alumni organization and is
active in the Teachers Club at the
Saline Schools. Mr. Katterjohn,
his wife, Rosemary, and three
children live at 313 N. Harris St.
Traffic Violations
June 20-Richard Lutz, Saline;
Excessive noise, no lie. on person.
(Judge).
June 19-Neil Haarer, Saline; 60
mph in 45 mile zone. No oper. lie.
on person.   Nite.   $12,00.
June 19-Carlos Lane Beckington,
Saline; 60 mph in 45 miles zone.
Nite. $11.00. "" |
June 18-Donald Eugene Rolls,
Romulus; 45 mph in 25 mile zone.
$16.00.
June 18-Howard Charles Emrick,
Adrian; 45 mph in 25 mile zone.
$16.00.
June 18-Arthur Geo. Hannoris,
Jonesville; 50 mph in 35 mile zone.
$11:00.
June 18-Anthony Bermudez,
Chicago; 45 mph in 25 mile zone.
$15.00.
June "19-Gary Brokaw, Manchester; No. oper. lie, improper use of
lie. plates.   Judge.
June 19-Samuel Meske, Nebres-
ka; Ran red light. Nite." $10.00
(Bond).
June 20-Elmer Dewey Brady,
Ferndale; 55 mph in 35 mile zone.
Nite and fog.   $16.00.
June 20-Issac Ledwood Huey, Detroit; 45 mph in 25 mile zone. Nite.
$16.00.
June 20-Virgil James Bracewell,
Detroit; 50 mph in 35 mile zone.
Nite.   $11.00.
June 22-Clifford H. Bellean, Van
Dyke; 40 mph in 25 mile zone. Nite.
$11.00,
, June, 22-James A. Edwards, De-
[ .roTt"; "_0 -hpH-in*45 mile _6n_: Ntt_.
$11.00.
June 22-James Graham Gullon,
Detroit; 50 mph in 35 mile zone.
$10.00.
June __SVern Thurlby, Inkster;
improper use of reg. plates. $2.00.
June 22-Stanley J. Rusinck, Detroit; 45 mph in 25 mile zone. Nite.
$16.00.
June 23-Robt. Chas. Swaid, Dearborn; 50 mph in 35 mile zone. Nite.
$11.00.
Personal Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wolf and
family, of Wauseon, Ohio, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shaw.
Saline Valley
Farms Is Scene Of
Hostelers' Meet
The board of directors Of
Hoover Ball and Bearing Co. has
acted to merge the Uniloy Corp. of
Saline with the Hoover firm.
Uniloy was organized July 25,
1951, to manufacture tools and
dies, chiefly for the Universal Die
Corp.   which   was   acquired     by
Hoover in September, 1955. Uniloy stock
and William L. Brittain, Hoover's
executive vice-president.
Under the merger agreement,
Uniloy's two stockholders, Simmons and Brittain, would receive,
pro rata, 15,000 shares of Hoover
common stock in exchange for
13,880 shares of Uniloy    common
A group of some 65 Holstelers
from the Detroit Metropolitan area gathered at Saline Valley Farms
for their annual Spring Round-up
on the week end of June 21 and 22.
Led by Al Hyams, executive director of the Detroit' Council, with
Mrs. Hyams as assistant director,
they spent the time in hiking,
playing games, dancing,, picnicking, and taking canoe trips, on the
Saline River.
After supper on June 21 there
were games, a songfest, movies and
a square dance. The group also
plans a fall Round-up at a place
not designated.
There are five chartered hostels
in Michigan, according to Hyams.
They are at Erie, Milford, Foote
(also in Milford), and Roscommon,
in addition to Saline. These serve
about 1200 Hostelers in the state.
Altogether, he said, there are 125
in the United States.
Hostelers, he said, enjoy inexpensive travel through their membership in the American Youth Hostel association . . . and he further
explained that hosteling is open
to all ages in spite of the word
"Youth" in the name. Cost of hosteling is based on age, with younger people paying as little as $2 per
year for a membership card which
admits them to any hostel in the
United States or abroad.
Those interested, he .aid, may
obtain further information by writing to the Detroit Youth Hostel office at 97 Warren, Detroit, or by
phoning, TEmple 1-4800..
The replbir.-f'for this newspaper,
who intended to stay only a few
minutes, remained for five hours,
joining in the good, wholesome fun
of the croWd.
now employs 35 and conducts
manufacturing operations in about
a 17,000-square-foot plant in Saline.
The manufacture of tools    and
dies is carried on by the Unit Products   Division of   Uniloy, which __»_ -,-___ ■,„„.. __,-_-._,
has sold 83 per cent of its output to develop a satisfactory
the past three   years    to Hoover,  zation.
Uniloy also manufactures die cast- "Your board of directors believes
ing machines and hydraulic trim that Hoover could not acquire
presses and tumbling barrels used these items from other manufac-
in the production of steel* balls.        turers at a, satisfactory price  and
Uniloy has experimental facili- quality, and that tlie acquisition of
ties and personnel with which to Uniloy would insure a permanent
carry on    research and    develop-  source of supply of these items."'
About the "pending merger, Hoover's board of directors saifl, *Tt
would take a substantial , investment on the part of Hoover to acquire facilities to manufacture the
items it now buys from Uniloy. It
also would take considerable time
organi-
ment of new products for both
the ball and bearing and die casting markets.
Uniloy is owned   by Clifford H.
Simmons,     president   of Hoover,
A special meeting of Hoover
stockholders will be held July 23
at the Michigan Union to approve
the merger.
Local Dealer
Named For
Rox Masonry Paint
The Gamble Store No. 5531, 104
E. Main- St., Saline, Mich., has
been appointed as a dealer for
Rox Masonry Paint. -
"With the coming of summer,
masonry paints will give new color and new life to many, drab
masonry exteriors," says C. R. La-
Rose, owner; of the Saline Company. "Reliable products such as
Rox makes for beautiful 'homes,
inside as well as outside. Available
in six shades, this paint can be
used for patios, driveways, swimming jools,- brick, stone or stucco'
home exteriors and for converting damp basements into attractive dry .playrooms or workshops."
Rox seals all masonry surfaces
against water leaks and is easy to
apply. •   >
Thieves Get $29.00
From Westside Hdw.
A break-in at the Westside Hardware, .reported to the sheriffs department Monday morning, is under investigation. It is estimated
that the store was entered between
1:15 and 1:45 a.m. .
Officers reported that $29.00 was
taken -from the cash register.
Entrance to the store was gained
by the thieves placing a fence post
against the back door and using
their car bumper to force the door
from the hinges.
The Saline police reported that
the property has not been recovered
and that the investigation will continue. --  ;. J .
The parents of th- Saline Play
Center met. at the home of Mrs.
R. E. -Merchants last Saturday,
June 21 to refurbish the toys for
next fall's session. Painting and
re-working of the toys were done
and stored for the summer.
Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Shaw visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sheats.
Mrs. F. W. Jeffers from Detroit
will be spending a few- days with
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Youngs.
Mrs. Jeffers is Mrs. Young', mother.
In regard to "Old Fashioned Days" this reporter caught .Eathern
Board standing in front of the Dancer's Dept. Store which he manages.
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Local Kiwanians To Attend
43rd Convention
At Chicago
Miss Sally Youngs, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Youngs is
home from Michigan State College
for the summer.
Truck Plunges Down Embankment
Kenneth Day FH*__, *___ Storing St, Itn-hun, MUMtaa, *-»
to the Beyer Memnial He-pital Tuesday __t-__»on M-twing i
cident at the eve-head-ridge east •_ a_J__e. Fries*, .driving a ■
track, fa-led to make the ton at -he end at the bridge and plunged
down tfce steep miiha-fcnift. The track, la -how* -Bright in the
podUs-i i* which it haded, in the picture aWve. The extent
•f lhe M-rar-i tojaries wm mot-aartrimwaai at tha t___» we went to
P-cm. ]___ ;	
How Many Pennies
Are There In The
Shoe At Dancers?
Boys and girls have you see the
shoe in Dancers Window?
No, it isn't the old woman who
lives in the shoe with all her children; but it is a shoe full of
PENNIES.
There is a brand new contest
going on right now, with prizes
that will make some little boy or
girl happy for many days. All you
have to do is guess how many
pennies there are in the shoe. Get
your entry blank from any one of
the store personnel, fill it out and
return it to Dancers.
First Prize—A swimming pool
68" x 12" deep.
Second Prize—Wata-ring Donald Duck-
Third Prize—Donald Duck rocker which inflates to 24 inches long
and 21 inches high with a noise
maker built into it.
Fourth Prize — Plastic Mickey
Mouse swimming tube.
Fifth Prize—WU1 also be a
swimming belt.
This contest is open to all children under 15 years old. .Ail information available at the Dancer's Store. The contest will end
July 3rd. and the names of the
Winners will be posted in the store
window late Thursday afternoon,
July 3rd.
So come on let's get into the
winners ling.
Saline Recreation
Gets Off To Great
Start Last Week
Saline's 1958 summer recreation
program got off to a somewhat
confusing start for about J20 children last MOnday, but the confusion cleared and ruffled feelings
were soothed. It all worked out
well. Some confusion arose regarding, the use of the school buses
in the program, and the swimming
end Of the program had to be delayed until this Thursday when
the swimming activity will go oil
as planned. ,
The turnout this year was the
largest in the history of the program, and will necessitate some minor changes in plans for tne summer. The revised schedule may be
found on this page. »,-*„-».--
Monday's program, and the pro4S£_*?.!£i, r^;::   *,    _~      -
gram for* th_iB_-tttr_e days tt^*^***-**0." *"«*• to ^WB_»
week Included a. wide variety ot
games, arts and crafts and sports
{Continued on page 4)
Robert Harrison, Jr., Hugh
Keveling, Dr. Don Leidheiser, and
Fred A. Hill all Kiwanians of
Saline, will attend the 43rd .annual
convention of Kiwanis International, in Chicago, June 29-July 2.
They will join 16,000 other Kiwanians, their wives and families, at
what promises to be one of the
largest conventions in the organization's history. The convention
will be held in Chicago's famed
International Amphitheatre, locat-
er at 42nd and Halsted Streets, on
the edge of the stock yards district This is the same hall in
which many of the national political conventions have been held in
the past
Among the speakers at the four-
day meeting, in addition to Kiwanis International President H. Park
Arnold, of Glendale, California,
will be The Honorable Sidney
Smith, Secretary of State for External Affairs, Canada; The Honorable Wilber M. Brucker," U. S.
Secretary of the 'Army; The Honorable Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., U.
S. Representative to the United
Nations; and Mr. Brian Aherne,
star of the Chicago company of
"My Fair Lady." Arnold will deliver the convention keynote address, "Of This.We Are Proud,"
on Sunday evening.
At 3:30 p.m., Sunday, June 29th,
the cornerstone ceremony for the
new Kiwanis home office building
will be held at the site, 101 East
Erie Street, on Chicago'-; near-
north side. Officiating at the ceremony will be Mr. I- R. Witthuhn,
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a Trustee of Kiwanis; International, and
Chairman of the International
Board Committee On Permanent
Home Office. Included in the ceremony will be such personalities as
the President of Kiwanis Interna-
toinal; the first president of   the
will be a message of greeting
from The Honorable Richard J.
Daley, Mayor of the City of Chicago.
Wednesday morning, July 2nd,
will see the high point of the convention proceedings when the delegates elect their officers for the
coming year. The new president
of Kiwanis International, who will
be selected at that time, will assume his duties on August .1st
Two new vice presidents, a treasurer, and six. new international
trustees will also be chosen at
the- Wednesday election, Announcement .of election returns
and presentation of the new international officers and trustees
will be a, high point of the President's Reception and Ball, which
will take _)lace Wednesday evening, July 2nd.
Doctor Smith, Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs,
will speak Monday evening, June
30th, as a climax to the "AU-Ki-
wanis Night" convention session.
Also on the program with Doctor
Smith will be the famed Leslie
Bell Singers of Toronto.
Convention business sessions will
begin Monday morning, June 30th,
"Pageant Of Welcome," featuring
the host City of Chicago. Secretary of the Army Brucker will deliver the principal address on.
Monday morning; and The Honorable William G. Stratton, Gover-
nof of the State of Illinois, will
bring the greetings of the host
state to Kiwanis delegates during
the same session. Also on the Monday morning program will be a
* welcome by Mr. Michael M-.*Rach-
walski, of Chicago, Chairman oi
the General Convention Committee.
Tuesday morning will be devoted to Convention work and an ad*
dress by The    Honorable    Henry
                          esident ot   tne xr™. _i  :t    .      .- ..   .    _. . -
organization, Mr! George Hixon,' gab-** ***&> »- United States-
OfRocheste., New York; the last Representative to the United Na-
surviving founder of Kiwanis, Mr. tions. I^esdajr evemng will be re-
Harry Young, of Detroit; the May- serv'r-- *££.^trn* dinners" each
or olChlcaio, and other dignitar- * "WMinvention banquet in
ies concerned with design and con- £«£ There a^^Kjwamsdis-
-tniction of the .building. The J™**5.5. »?d they.wril hold -their
new home office buil-ing will be i5d»vj^ J?ffilU%™&a«C'h'k
ready for occupancy shortly after Ch*™g» ^^t^i^," ates__
the tot of January, 1959-,, v^n^0^^,^^,
The convention program" will get with entert-inhii-hP^an-r", dancing,
under way Sunday evening, June The convention^wiU- conclude fol-
29th, with a religions - musicale, lowing the President's "Reception
highlighted by the traaitlonal *-_f _h_~Balljon Wednesday.   ''   * '
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boo-ibid    »™>Kf iu wjajwi?     .The p-bgran. will include   pro-'
""" *■ ll__^lM,. ^_f^.f **?**.*&' *e_Soi__r and   aniateur   musical
er a ret^^ in^lratlpnai   read- grou^^hich   -rill  -perform   at
ing as part, of,this ceremony. Also     ..,.>,_ j_rf*s_If:
on the Sunday'evening  program        "^^ppK?-2> -
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