1958-07-03; Saline Observer

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THE SALINE OBSERVER
A  w_____LY NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE, CIVIC ENDEAVOR AND AG-UCULTURAL PROGRESS IN THE
SALINE AREA
Member of the Saline Chamber of Commerce
SALINE, MICHIGAN/THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1958
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Re-Zoning To Be Voted On
In August 5th Primary
To re-zone or not to re-zone, that^1
lis the question still uppermost in
I the minds of many Saline residents
I this week. The controversy will
I be decided in the August 5 primary
1 when a special referendum appears
I on the ballot.
Major bone of contention in the
I issue is the proposed "stringbean"
zoning of Michigan Avenue from
the Saline River  Bridge to  Five
I Points.
Proponents of the measure say
I such a zoning plan will adequately
provide for   the   future   business
growth of the city. On the other
hand, those opposed to the   idea
point out that it will ruin some
j of Saline's long-established and fa-
I miliar residential areas. They'ob-
I ject to the idea of living next door
[to busy commercial firms. It was
(representatives of this latter group
I who petitioned for the ballot ref-
1 erendum, obtaining in excess of 300
I signatures. , ,
The stormy re-zoning debate has
Iraged through, two public near-
lings and innumerable city council
I meetings.
One controversial- facet of the
I dispute is the planned Construction
lof a service station .at the corner/
lof Michigan and Davenport. Sep-
Jarate application for a building
I permit by the petroleum company
j involved was rejected earlier by
I the council. Acceptance would have
I required the re-zoning of the pro-
I posed corner construction site since
it lies in a non-commercial area
1 under the present system. Re-zoning, as envisaged by the City Planning Committee, would. of course
place the property in a commercial
I zone.
If the referendum  against re-
I loning is passed in the primary
aext month, Saline's 1C City zoning laws now in effect will remain intact and the Planning Comr
niittee will have to come up with
some new suggestions.*
Detroit Youth
Drowns Sunday
At Wamplers Lake
Earl Robertson,* 20 years old, of
Detroit, drowned at Wamplers
**~~:e this past Sunday afternoon
when he leaped into the lake from
his rowboat to attempt rescuing
his boating companion John * Mi-
chocki who had moments earlier
jumped in to get an oar which had
slipped over the side. Both men
were 20 years of age and Detroit
residents.
Robertson drowned when* he became entangled in a rope about
the boat and was unable to swim
| further.
The accident occurred at 3:30
p.m. Sunday. Sheriff's Officers and
State Police dragged for the body
which was recovered at 5:40 p.m.
by a skindiver, William Hill of
Weston, Michigan. The accident
occurred outside of the state park
swimming area in deeper water
Where the two were boating.
Saline Train Service
To Continue Says
N.Y.C. Official
A rumor being bruited about
'ately to the effect that Saline
soon will be without rail service
aPPears, today, to be unfounded.
An informed official of the New
«rk Central Freight office in
Ann Arbor told the Observer that
we Brooklyn and North Adams
stations will be closed, eventually.
•"**<> move is afoot to terminate
sernce to Saline, however,
•a o:fficlal went on to explain
""At termination of service to any
railroad branch is subject to approval of the Interstate Commerce
"-ommission, involving much government red tape and a good deal
of-time.
He gave his assurance that the
^mission has not been approached in regard to the curtailment of train runs to this city. To
™e_hest of his knowledge, he
«ated, rail service will be - avall-
»o« here for a long time to come.
Mr- and Mrs. Sherman feikes
>P«t Saturday as the house guests
I -a.      and Mrs- William Baker of
" Attn Arbor.
Detroit Youths
Held As Westside
Hardware Robbers
the arrest in Saline of three Detroit minors in connection with
the Westside Hardware burglary
has brought to light a plot to .conduct a series.of armed robberies in
Washtenaw County.
Saline night officers Hugh Prince
and David Weisman arrested Gerald Kuhn, 19; Larry Moore, 17, and
Edward Carfuny, 17, for possession of stolen property. The policemen became suspiciousr when they
noticed the boys apparently "casing" a Saline grocery store by driving slowly back and forth in front
of the building. The triojfwas
stopped for questioning at about
1:20 a.m. Thursday morning. Most
of the hardware store loot was
found in their car. The booty included an assortment of files,
wrenches and other tools; a 32-20
revolver and a box.of 32-20 shells.
$24.41 in cash and an electric Sander were also taken . . . but have
not been recovered. However, the
sander is known to be in the Detroit home of Carfuny.
The Westside Hardware was
robbed Monday morning, June 24,
between-■"'one' "and^O-ie-tlurty" .j-fimr
Entry was gained by applying a
jimmy bar and body pressure to
the rear door.
After being booked at the County Jail, the three youths implicated
John Zoellner, 17, in the theft. He
was taken into custody by Detroit
police, Sunday, June 29 and escorted to Ann Arbor.
Two of the suspects have criminal .records. Kuhn was convicted
of car theft and is now-on probation. Moore just completed a pro-,
bationary sentence—also far car
theft. The gang is known to have
perpetrated previous burglaries in
Wayne County by breaking and
entering.
By their own admisssion, a prime
target of the young thieves has
been hardware stores—singled out
as the best sources for firearms.
The boys told sheriff's deputies
they were collecting a small arsenalin anticipation of a series of
planned armed robberies.
The four will he prosecuted in
Washtenaw County and all but
Moore; who is free on bond,>are
currently in the county jail awaiting hearings in-either lower or
Circuit court.
Traffic Violations
June 20—
Chester Robert Hill, Jr., Inkster;
45 mph in 25 mile zone. Nite. ?16.
June 21—
Chas. T. Morris, Benton, Ky.; 40
mph in 25 mile zone' Nite $10.00.
Bond. .  '
L. C. lindsley, Detroit; 40 mph
in 25 mile zone. Nite. $11.00.
Gerald Flint, Detroit; 55 mph in
35 mile zone. Nite. $16.00,
Lynwood Rowe Young, Detroit;
40 mph in 25 mile zone. Nite. $11.
Erastun  Mollis,  Ypsilanti;   Improper pass at nite. $6.00.
June 23— . ,   *       .,
Edward S. Reeves, Ark.; Traffic
signal. $5.00.
Margaret Drennon, Wayne; no
operators lie.   Judge.
Richard Lee Drennon, Wayne;
allowed unlicense person to drive.
Judge.
-John   Richard   LeFebre,   Belleville; passed on double yellow line.
$10.00.
June 24—
James   Norman  Giles,  Wayne;
marked hill.   $5.00.
June 26—
Ed. McCafruny, Detroit; no .river lie. on person.^1 head lite. $5.
Calvin Cleo Crane, Detroit; 45
mph in 35 mile zone. $5.00.
lloyd -Tor-man Hughes, Livonia;
excessive speed. Nite. $11.00.
June 27—; .
Donatus Alfred Jannuggi, Saline; improper use of lie. plates. $2-
- Romeo Trego, Saline; Def. tall
lites, no oper. lie. on person. Judge.
June 29— *     * ■     _
- Geo. Herman Webe-leta, Romulus; pass on double yellow line $10.
June 30—  ~ .
John Russel Zeigter, Tecumseh;
pass in no pass zone. $5.00.
Kiwanis Hears
Jerry Coe At
Monday Meet
The Saline Kiwanis Club held
its weekly meeting at Marty's
Restaurant on Monday with 18
members and guests in attendance. The speaker for the evening
was Jerry Coe, a member of Rotary and also a member of the
Recreational Fund Commission.
His talk for the evening was given over to explaining the fundamentals of the recreational fund,
how the money is obtained; the
different departments; and the
general operation. He explained
that the .commission is divided into
seven departments each being
headed by one of the commission
members.
The next meeting will be held
July 7 and will be an inter-club
with Ann Arbor. The meeting
will begin at 5:30 when the members-go to the Fred Braun farm
to inspect his new milking parlor.
At 6:30 they will return to Marty's for supper. The speaker for
the evening will be Mr. Doneth
of Michigan State University. It
is expected that about 70 people
will be in attendance.
The main Kiwanis project for
this year is the . upkeep of the
park. On Monday, Ben Bailey
Ross Adair, and Marty Hemenway
painted the tennis and shuffle-
board courts. Other members
have repaired the baseball field
and trimmed shrubbery around"
the park. Future plans call for the
planting of trees in the fall.
Saline Hospital
Growth Continues
A long time dream of Saline area residents is rapidly nearing
reality as the new Saline Community Hospital rises upward. This
lovely new building being built of
cinder.*bloctowith-lbEicfe=-acing»may
be found just off Mills Road at the
south end Of Saline. The new hospital being built by contractor Ruben Finkbiner will contain 22 beds
and should be completed by early
fall unless some unforseen development occurs such as bad weather
or striking workers.
. The hospital is being built on a
fine site in. Saline and should be at
pride and joy to all area residents
upon its completion. There is
plenty of parking space for visitors
who wish to view the construction
at any time. At the present time
most of the outside walls are up
and work is-being done on the inside.
Second Annual YSH Carnival Is
Colorful, Successful Affair ~
Busy Dozen 4-H
Club Met At The
Tefft Home Fri.
The "Busy Dozen 4-H Club" met
last Friday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tefft, on
Textile road, for a demonstration
on the fitting of sheep for showing. The demonstration was given
by Bill and Bob Tefft the 14 and
11 year old sons of Mr. and-Mrs.
Tefft.
Ralph McCalla is the leader of
the Busy Dozen Club. x
How Ypsilanti
Observed July
Fourth Inl826
The Fourth of July in Ypsilanti
back in 1826 must have been a
celebration to end all celebrations.
According to an old timer's reminiscence recorded in "The History
of Washtenaw County" in The University of Michigan Historical
Collections, "Bands of red men
visited Ypsilanti at intervals to
scan the works of the white man,
or to see their old hunting ground-
transformed into cultivated fields.
"In July, 1826, while the population was celebrating the glorious
anniversary of independence, a
Sioux band numbering 500 arrived
in Ypsilanti. They were en route
from Chicago to Maiden in Canada
to receive the blood money earned
from the English government during the war of 1812. The savages
remained in the village f o r six
days, during which time the settlers supplied food to the lazy
rascals. \
"The great war dance of the
Sioux nation was actually held
near the present location of the
Hawkins House. It was attended
with a 1 1 the pomp that savage
magnificense could bestow."
He adds, "The Indians may be
said to have entered on their west*
era movement .In 1818-20, immediately after the«U. S. survey of
tttis district," , ._
On an open, sunny greensward,
with a background of brightly colored, square tents reminiscent of
the* pavilions of medieval times,
patients and personnel Of Ypsilanti State Hospital enjoyed the annual Carnival-Fair which- began
on June 23 and continued through
June 27.
The spirit of gaiety, the genuine
Carnival atmosphere continued at
ail times in spite of hampering
winds and rain on the first three
days of the event. This was the
second year, the Carnival-Fsur has
been held, and every one of the
some 4100 patients at the Hospital
participated in some way in. the
event.        '       <    ' '
First day, June 23, was featured
by a parade of floats constructed
by patients and personnel, and a
street dance was held in the evening. The floats themselves were
fascinating things, made, as they
were, from such standard hospital
equipment as stretchers, wheel
chairs and laundry carts—and
even from non-hospital equipment
such as wheel barrows. Five first
prizes were awarded - to B 1-3
for "The Purple People Eater";
to.CL-1 for "The Old Rocking
Chair"; to C5-1 for a flower float;
to C4-2 for a "covered Wagon"
and to B6-1 for a "Time to Retire"
decorated wheel chair.
Tuesday June 24, there was decoration of the twenty-five booths
and a meeting, of booth workers--"
and on Wednesday the 25th, wheft
the Fair was to have been officially opened, an all-day rain and
generally unpleasant weather intervened. However, this day was
not completely washed out. The:
Friends, and Family Circle at the
Hospital brought a bit of the
jolliness of the Fair to 1100 shut-
ins. , .--''.
"Thursday, June 26, then, was,
the actual official opening .of the-
gala event. The wind was strong
but the.day was_sunny, ,and,.jthj^i
fife.'"session _ej£an'at"lO:_~ aJn***'
Patients were admitted to \the-
Fair at all sessions, morning and;
afternoon, in groups of 750 from,
designated wards and buildings.'
As they filed through the gates
they were given, tickets good for
participation in the various games.
Just inside the gates was, of all
things, a real miniature zoo. Animals had been loaned by the City
of Monroe Zoo, and included monkeys, a raccoon, various species of
owls, a delightful fawn, a surly
porcupine, foxes and fish. Calves
from the State Hospital farm were
also there. Patients then moved
or stopped-at various booths "-to
try their luck at bingo, the "cake
walk, the "Big Surprise", Knock
down, golf, horse race, and the
wheel of fortune. Especially well
patronized was a set of three
booths placed side by side—the
"Chaplain's Corner." Here Father
Weigand, Rabbi Gruskin and the
Rev. Miller presided as barkers.
All three entered thoroughly into
the gay tempo Of the Carnival.
Meals for all patients were taken care of under a huge tent, and
"chow lines" at times stretched
half way across the large field.
Barbecue sandwiches, beans, salad,
rolls, ice cream : and- "Kool-Aid"
were supplied from four Army-
style "assembly lines" and patients
personnel and visitors found a
shady spot or in many cases sat
out in the warm sun as they ate.
Mrs. Eleanor Allen, head dietitian at the Hospital, was in
charge. *   «. .
After the last session *pf the
Fair on Friday June 27, a street
dance was held for all buildings
at 7:00 p.m.
And who was behind this huge
and enormously successful under-.
taking? Mrs. Margia Alexander
of Milan, 'recreational director,
was in charge of the prize com-
Flynn as co-chairman. Mr. Flynn
is assistant'business executive at
the Hospital. Mrs. Fran Nelson
wa s in charge of the prize committee, and Paul Lambert was
Fair grounds supervisor. And it
must be especially noted that hospital employees worked overtime
and on their days off to help operate the event—setting up aijd
manning booths, and whatever,
else was necessary to be done.
Neil Hurja of Saline, Hospital
personnel director; in his temporary job as chairman of 'booth operators, lent a big helping* hand
wherever it was'needed. ■
Fourteen thousand prizes in all
were obtained, many coming from
groups, Individuals ands patients.
Some of the money toward prizes
came from the , hospital Benefit
Fund. There .were 5000 balloons,
which will give an inkling of the
size of the entire affair. The Saline Rotary Club made a contribution of $5-500. to this high point
of the summer at Ypsilanti State
Hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Muir spent
the week end in Bowling Green,
Ohio, -unending the wedding of Mr.
Muir. cousin, Harry Lee "Crawford, Jr. t ^
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Four of the many persons who made the Ypsilanti State Hospital
Carnival Fair a success are shown here. They are: I_ to R. Freeman
Flynn and Mrs. Margia Alexander, Co-chairman of the affair, Mrs.
Fran Nelson, of the prize" Committee, and Paul Lambert, Fair
Grounds Committee.
Popularity of the food tent is indicated by this photo, which was
taken daring a slack period in the serving. Lines were much longer
before picture was snapped on. the grounds of the Ypsilanti State
Hospital Carnival Fair.
And this is Miss America of the State Hospital Carnival Fair. She
is^seated in her prize winning float, and was as charming and gentle
a. Miss America as anyone could ask. '.
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This Years Quota Falls Behind
Last Years Supply, All Of Which
Has Been,Used Up
Saline's Community. Blood Bank
collected 57 pints of blood during
its recent drive. Not all of the
68 persons who offered could give!
Since the community retains only
three-fourths Of the Red Cross
collection, t h e current supply
leaves us somewhat short of last
year's total — all of which was
used.
Hull's Grocery, owners and employees, were aU on hand in answer to the call for donors, and deserve a special bow!
Volunteer help in the drive was
generous, and Chairman Mrs. Edwin Hering wishes to commend all
who helped in any way. Those who
canvassed by telephone for donors
were Mrs. Edwin Wild, Mrs.
Dwight Reynolds, Mrs. Ernest
Mann, Mrs. Helen Starling, Mrs.
Edward Fischer and Mrs. Ormond
Bredernitz.
Lola Dell prepared posterss J.
C. C. wives, headed by Mrs. Don
Rapp served a dinner to the Detroit Red Cross Mobile Unit staff.
Juice served to donors prior to
blood giving, and coffee and cook
ies afterwards were paid for by the j
Rotary Club. Walkers Bakery gave 1
a special rate on cookies and also4
a cash donation. j
Dr.   John D. Buck,   ahd  nurses i
Mrs. Elwln  Strait, Mrs.  Clarence j
Johnson,  Mrs. Edwin Hering  and
Mrs. Roland King were in attend- J
ance. * i
Serving as nurses aids were Mrs. I
Max Fosdick, Mrs. Alwin Gross, J
Mrs. Ernest Mann, Mrs. George
Austin, Mrs. Charles Kern, Mrs. !
Fred Haarer, Mrs. Hugh Austin. |
Mrs. Robert Starling, Mrs. E. A. j
Sawall, Mrs. Howard Handy and
Mrs. Joe Bondie.
Mrs. Chris Volz headed the can- i
teen, and was assisted by Mrs. Sam* j
Lambarth,   Mrs.   Karl   Bredernitz,
Mrs.   Rueben,   Mrs.   Glen   Gordon
and Mrs. Harold Finch. 1
Registration* clerks were Mrs.
Everett Wolfin, Mrs. Dwight Reynolds, M  r s. Lauren Wild, Clara
Finkbeiner,   Mrs.   George Martin, {
Mrs. Robert Heiserman, Mrs. E. J. j
Muir, Mrs. William Burkhart and j
Mrs. Robert Tefft.
Annual Historical Society Tour
Held Saturday, June 28
Editorial
' This is the BIG week end! July
4,th, 1958, when the family and fun-
come first, and the hog dog with
"everything" is king. July tlie 4th
has always been, and we pray al^
ways will be a big week end to.ev- "
ery American. It may be comparable to Memorial Day" or to Christmas as a day we pause to realize
just how lucky we are to be alive
and to breathe the free air that
surrounds lis. Underlying the
gayiety of the day, we liope that in
all hearts the realization. lies of
how great it is to be an American,
and just what that means. The
right to think and act as we
please, within rules, or for those
unfortunate few. without the rules.
We hope that the outward advan
tages of July 4_b, 1958 will be well
supplimented by the inner warmth
and.love of country which we all
hold near. \
Whether you spend the week end
at home, or drive to the lake for
an outing, realize each time you
see our flag or red, white and blue,
that you are able to be doing what
you want to that day because
someone, somewhere at sometime
believed that a man should have
"the freedom to choose what he
wants in hip life. So between the
hot dogs and the laughs this Friday, sandwiches in a moment of
thought of just how lucky you are
to live where you can lead the life
you choose, not the life that others
may choose for you.
The annual meeting and tour of §
the Washtenaw County Historical
Society was held Saturday afternoon, meeting at the Women's
League in Ann Arbor at 2:00 p.m.
to start the afternoon's trip. The
first stop was at the home of Mr.
and Mrs, Harry Cole on Waters
Road, Lodi, where Mr. Cole's guns
and swords of all types, also helmets, from all of t h e wars in
which our country lias been engaged, and some from the Boer
conflict.
The caravan proceeded past
Pleasant Lake to Manchester and
Clinton, enroute to Canbridge Junction, where Walker's Tavern was
visited. The next stop was at the
Hidden Lake Gardens near Tipton,
which are maintained by the Michigan State University. Consisting
of 227 acres, a gift of the late
Harry A. Fee of Adrian, it is open for the public to enjoy. The
horticultural plantings and lovely
trees and scenery. Returning to
US 112, the company visited the
gardens and Shrine at the St. Joseph's Church, enroute to the'Irish
Hills Restaurant where dinner was
served.
Dr. F. Clever Bald presided at
the business session which followed
in the absence of the president,
Dr. C. H. Ross of Ann Arbor. Mrs.
I, William Groomes read the reports of the secretary and treasurer and the election of officers
resulted in the following having
been chosen; president, William E.
Brown, Jr.; and vice president, Dr.
F. Clever Bald, both of Ann Arbor. Other vice presidents* are:
Chelsea, Dr. Joseph Fisher; Dexter, Leo Hoey; Manchester, Mrs.
Thomas Walton; Saline, Mrs. Bes-.
sie Collins; Ypsilanti, Mrs. Ruth
Shaw. The secretary-treasurer,
reelected was "Mrs. I. William
Groomes; editor of "Impressions",
Miss Lela Duff; custodian, Clyde
Smith, all of Ann Arbor.
The director. Emeritus is Prof.
Emil Lorch. Directors elected for
three years are Ernest J. Allmend-
inger, Ann Arbor; Louis White,
Ypsilanti; and -Byron Soule of Dexter. Other directors, whose terms
expire in two years are Mrs. Edward Oakes, Miss Adelaide Rueger
and Miss Esther Kern, all of Ann
Arbor. Those whose terms will expire next year "also from Ann Arbor are: Mrs. Ray Spokes, Mrs.
Nathalie Wahr Sallade and Louis
E. Ayres. The public is invited to
visit the exhibit of the Society in
the Court House, and of the Historical Society. - Meeting was adjourned until fall.
The Busy j
Yorkers Met
The Busy Workers 4-H Club held t
their meeting at the home of Di- j
ane Feldkamp. Diane gave a re- j
port on the 4-H Convention. -i
Caroline Bower instructed the |
group how to measure shortening, |
Kay Gordon and S'usan Robinson 1
gave a demonstration on chocolate j
chip cookies, Mary S u e Gordon j
demonstrated on t h e making of !
fruit salad. Doris Herter instructed how to freeze peas and Nancy!
Robinson gave a talk and demon- j
strated how to wash jars for canning. ,
The- next meeting will be July j
3 at the home of Doris Herter's.
Take It Easy This July 4th.
4-H Farmers
Club Meets
The Saline" 4-H Farmers held a
meeting, June _2 at the "home of
Donald and Barbara Finkbeiner.
The project w a s the judging of
hogs. Following, the judging «
meeting was held. The coming e-'
vents in 4-H was discussed-.
Refreshments were served following the meeting. > ;2>ext meeting to.feMd'J^Jft-t at Katrene,,
Bevery'aiul _-e_d_%CM-^ ho*-"-**
Babe Ruth League
In Third Week
The Huron Valley Babe Ruth
League is in its third week of action and a good race is shaping Up
in each division of the league. The
American division is being led- by
Saine who has been making good
use of the one-hit pitching of John
Thoss.. Young Thoss has. pitched two one-hitters so far this: season and he still has four weeks of
play left in the season. As 'for the
National division, Pinckney seems
to be headed for the title if they
keep up their good work. After
losing their first game to the non-
division Willow Run Americans the
Pinckneyites have won their last
three games aU in National division competition. All in all the
league is very close and the divisions evenly matched.
Plans are underway at the present time for the annual All-Star
game of the Huron Valley Babe;
Ruth League. This game which
is played between the all - stars
from the Americans and National
divisions of the league will be held;
diamond on Friday evening, July
25. The game will begin' at 8:00
o'clock p.m. and will be preceded;
by the picking of a M i s s Huron]
Valley Babe Ruth League queen to,
reign over the festivities.
The" players for this game will.
be selected at a coaches meeting,
to be held on Thursday evening.,
July 10 at the 'studios of Radio',
Station WOIA just north of Sa-!
line. On th e evening of the game'
certificates of merit will be pre-!
sente- to each of the participating!
players.
Any one. interested in watching
a good baseball game will want
to make a reservation of Friday
evening,- July 25, as a date to
watch these all-star teams in action. A free will donation-will Ik
taken at the gate to help def raj
the cost:of the game.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ernst anc
Mr. and Mrs. Hazen Jewell were
at Waltr Sunday afternoon anc
called .on WiU.__«*ehl who is con
v_l_«d^at home 'a_Jer j_jstay ii,
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