1958-07-24; Saline Observer

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"Jacks   of all trades,"  that the  sweeping,  repair and construction
best way to  describe Mike Strait of Saline's streets goes on constant-
and his six man Saline Dapartment ly the year around..
Of Publie Works crew. In   addition  to  these  tasks  the
"Anything that has to be done; sewage ^disposal plant also comes
we  do it, from putting up  street  under the Department's jurisdiet-
signs to taking eats out of trees,'* ion.   Harry Bishop handles every-
said big genial Mike in an inter■§ thing at the plant
view with the Observer last week?"     In two garages North of   town.
In a summer days work for Mike; the varied equipment and tools for
and his crew of    Charlie Williams* n.ar the Water Works road,    all
Si Woods, Walter Moore and Leon-; Dept. work is kept.
ar_ Still might be    street repair^
sewer cleaning, mowing the   park;
lawn     or    building   water   lines,
•streets and sewers.
According  to    Mike   their   jobs
are varied.   "We never know what
problem is going to  hit us next,"
says Strait, also a fine-song soloist .'sweeper, loader, backhoe, bulldozer, air compressor,"   (portable for
VARIED EQUIPMENT
Strait, who lives at 203 N. Lewis
St., pointed out the varied pieces
of equipment and vehicles used in
daily Dept. work. Included are
three    dump    trucks,  a    pickup,
at the Methodist Church.
HEAVY WORK LOAD
General maintenance of all parts
of the City and its equipment including street signs, the park,  the
sewer and road work around the
City) motor grader and three
pumps.
Mike explained that during the
Winter their activities were mainly
limited to snow removal, vehicle
water system, sewage system and maintenance, building- horses for
disposal plant in addition to a road blocks and equipment repair
heavy load of    street upkeep  all in preparation    for    the
coming
tractor with
11 /Pi-hired above "dismountingviroih;a Caterpillar
.ing the gravelAase jtbr'the new* blacktop road on Monroe St.
oji-blic'Works for "the C-ty'-oi Saline.
which he has just been grading: and level-
is Mike' Strait, Head Of the Department
load of
falls task to the Department. Spring and Summer's hard   work.
According to Strait the cost of' Most of the equipment to repair
street maintenance for a single and service the machinery is hous-
year runs in the neighborhood of; ed at the Department's headquar-
$35,000.  This means snow removal,? ters.
A crew of six men, including one at the City Disposal Plaati handle all the mamten&nce for
of Saline. From foreground are Charlie Williams, Mike Strait, Si Woods, Walter Moore and
Still.     Not pictured and a_ the disposal plant.-* Harry Bishop.   •        .
the City
Leonard
IKE OBSERVER
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE, CIVIC  ENDEAVOR AND AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS IN THE SALINE AREA
Member of the Saline Chamber of Commerce
SALINE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1958
SEVEN CENTS PER COPY
Condition
Is Good At
U. Hospital
Latest reports from University Hospital said that.,
five-year-old Stephen Ward;
nit by a car just West of
Saline Tuesday at 3 p.m., is
| in satisfactory condition having spent a goodnight.
Young Ward, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Ward of 105 Monroe
St., was struck when he ran
across the road near the entrance
to the City Park. The' car, driven
-y U. of m: student Djakangir N.
Moghadam, 20, of 915 Oakland St.
.to Ann Arbor, knocked the "boy
approximately 90 feet into a dip
°y the side of the road.   He was
fished to University Hospital for
Urgency treatment.
roisynrr in doubt
The boys identity was in doubt
for a couple of hours last night
as townspeople searched for the
Parents. They were found around
4:30 p.m.t and hurried to the inr
lured boys side.
Witnesses said that the boy,
walking on the North side of U.S.
112 hesitated, then ran out in front
" the oncoming car.
Rev. Edward Deming of Adrian,
following the driver of   the    car
which struck young Ward, said the
I accident was   unavoidable. ■ "I'm
I ;«•« he wasn't traveling at an ex-
|.cessivs speed," he added.
DRIVER  NOT HELD
- Handling the accident was Offi-
•*•***' Earl Kirby who told on-tne-
**«he Observer reporters that tlie
"fver stated he was traveling
about 35-40 mph. Moghadam was
"ot held.
University Hospital Public relations Bureau stated Wednesday
"•' the boy had head injuries,
wuises and lacerations.   Dr. Prout
Saline gave emergency first aid
31 the scene Tuesday.
■M*I° one at the accident could
.«wnt_y the hurt child including
wymates who said the boy had
*w**n fishing in the river nearby.
The frantic search for the* par-
•liv.1   gan when the hospital told
£*u police that the parents would
needed to give consent in case
•ter,!inergency "operation was im-
«2rl_ Mrs- Ward asked vouce
^"tt the boy, thinking thai it
j™ Stephen. She was rushed to
Mike Strait Named
Civil Defense Aide
Dr. Gordon Prout gives first aid emergency treatirient to five-year-told' Stephen    Richard    Ward
immediately after he was struck by a car on West Michigan-near the Bridge.   In Uie background is Po
lice Officer Earl Kirby who handled the accident.
Lauren Wild, Saline Director of
Civil Defense told a regular meeting of the City Council Monday
night that public apathy __ during
Monday's siren testing made the
test virtually ineffectual.
Wild also asked for an assistant
to aid him in the Director's duties.
He stated that his job as a traveling salesman took him away from
the community during the Week
ahd that someone else should be
available to handle the Civil Defense duties in his absence.
The Council appointed Mike
Strait, Head of the Saline Dept. of
Public Works, as Assistant Director
of^ Civil  Defense.
Wild asked Councilmen if they
knew any way to further the public knowledge about Civil Defense
arid its great importance to .the
people of Saline. "Forty or fifty
people here in town were heard to
have inquired as to the whereabouts of the "fire" during the
Civil Defense siren test Monday,"
Wild declared.
He went on, "People don't seem
to realize that all the work done
by Civil Defense is in their interest
and for the safety precaution of the
community."
The Director added that the
sirens had not been heard throughout the township in all locations.
He asked the Council for authority
to look into the possibility of acquiring some war surplus sirens in
Jackson. These would be placed in
the country around Saline.
According to Wild the signals
were not heard in Lodi Township.
He said the sound was not heard in
any of the small valleys or dips in
the land. At certain points in
Saline the sound .also was not
heard.
4 Cent Stamps Set For Saline
Editorial
Farm Safety Week
This week, July 20-26, is National Farm Safety Week.
farming accidents annually claim 12,80.0 lives, more
"on the job" deaths than any other major industry.
More than one million farm-residents are injured, many
of these teenagers or small children who may be crippled or
maimed for lite..,       ,_.*.. .-*, :   .,,,"«■'■
"b'arm 'implements, tractors, plows, graders, threshers,
pickers and ail types' of heavy machinery used on the farm
are among the most dangerous of all machinery.-
IViSED FOR CAUTIOllSNES---
These items clearly point out the need for extreme
cautiousness and safety precautions .during every phase of
farm work. «r *- >■ -it^UV   '■   -**'~"
.Richard Pfister, extensicto* agricultural' "engineering
safety specialist at Mchigan State "University, insists it is
up to farm families to use safe.'JMM'°i'4e'^65, days a year.
Small children especially should* be#i-^p^"away from hazardous places where farm implements she being used.
ALERTNESS SAVES LIVES
"It's a job for the whole family- to be alert for hazards
for safe living,'" says Pfister. "They heed'tq quiz themselves about hazards that may be found en the farm, home,
highway or in recreational activity. They must be especially watchful for hazards around machinery and unsafe
climbing devices, the two most common" areas of farm-work
injury.
The theme of this year's emphasis is "When You Work
For Safety—Safety Works for You."
"This clearly indicates * that safety doesn't happen, it
must be planned," says the safety specialist, "Planning for
greater safety on your farm may be the most important
planning that you have ever done!"
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Pictured above is the car whicbsta^^^teiftenWaird
-^VVn-ii   on West afichigan ji^ We*^f-Wte^O-Bcw Kirby.
a Asm Arbor in the background.	
Bill May Increase
Defense Spending
The Senate Armed Forces Committee reported favorably on H. R.
7576 which is the Durham BUI for
Civil % Defense. It _ authorizes appropriations up to 525,000,000 per
year to be matched by State,
County* and City funds. .It also
allots $2,000,000 annually for Civil
Defense equipment.
5300,000 annually is reserved for
the expenses of students at Civil
sehools. The bill also provides up
to S.5,000,000 for the purchase of
radio-logical equipment—t h i s
would include monitoring equipment to measure atomic fallout.
The Bill now goes to the U. S. Senate.
Washtenaw County Civil Defense
Director Gerald Miller feels that
the"" passage of this measure will
establish the stature and importance of Civil Defense in this
country.
Saline Postmistress Mabel O'Neill
reported Monday that she expects
to have plenty of stamps and postal
cards on hand for sale August 1,
to meet new postage rates which
become effective then.
Mrs. O'Neill explained the Post
Office i)ep_. has been issuing new
stamps, stamped envelopes and
postal cards to post offices for several weeks in anticipation of the
new rate changes.
SPECXAI. STAMPS AVAILABLE
* Large additional supplies of the
regular 4 cent stamp, bearing the
likeness of Abraham Lincoln, are
being received here to meet the
new first-class letter rate of 4 cents
an ounce. In addition, issues of
special stamps and commemorative
stamps will be available at the
lpcal post office in 4 cent denominations.
A new "Champion of   Liberty"
stamp, honoring Simon Bolivar, the
great South American liberator,
will be on sale at the local Saline
Post Office on July 25, in 4 cent
and 8 cent denominations. The 8
cent stamp is used in international
mail.
Adequate supplies also are expected in other stamps, cards and
envelopes, including new 7 cent
air mail stamps, replacing the 6
cent air mail stamps; 3 cent postal
cards replacing'the 2 cent cards; 5
cent air mail postal cards replacing the 4 cent air mail postal cards;
and 4,cent and 7 cent stamped envelopes to be used in place of 3
cent and 6 cent stamped envelopes.
Old supplies of 3 and 6 cent
stamps, 2 and 4 cent postal cards
and 3 and 6 cent envelopes may be
used after August 1, by adding an
ordinary penny stamp to these.
Police Record A Minor Accident
Again this week Saline police
investigated exactly one minor accident This one occuring at the
corner of South Harris and Michigan Avenue on Saturday, at approximately four o'clock p.m.
.- The persons involved in the accident were Robert Dean Scriver,
22, of 1511 Lloyd Road in Dundee
and Stanley* Phillip Kind, 16, of
12880 Jordon Road in Saline. The
accident was of the non-injury
variety.	
Scriver stated to police that he
was stopped at the intersection
mentioned above -when the car
driven by young Kind struck the
rear of his automobile. Kind reported that he was unable to stop
in time to avoid ramming Scriv-
er_ vehicle. After f-rther^investi-
gation Kind was,>jc_eted for failure to have his car under control.
No serious damage resulted from
the colli-ibn. 	
Uninfluenced \ote  Needed
The current campaigns being carried on for Jthe Sheriff's
post in Washtenaw County are among- the niostMgorous and
hotly contested campaigns for any postiniiie State of Michigan. .    .
■Seemingly at the top of the controversial pile of items is
the method by which Robert 'Lillie waS selected- for the post
after the death of Sheriff Klager."      *
As always, in political matters, rumors and counter-rumor spread 'throughout the County as to the integrity pf various members- of the Washtenaw Co. Sheriff's Dept.        . ^
-       \'■       POLITICAL ISSUES *
Ccnflictirip* stories about the experience and method of
selection cf Lillie for the post also became political issues
without basis, and until anopen letter sent by impartial-Prosecutor Devine last week to many newspapers, -provided a
buffp'* to si-'-h stories. ■-,
Weiis Americans have one method of controlling our National, State and local jrovernments. This basically is by voting. Any methods whieh'-tend to influence, our impartial vote
in any election is a prostitution of our American systeiri. Ru-.
mors, false charges cr attempts at coercion of the vote should
be severely rejected by all who consider themselves good
citizens.
This newspaper is entirely independent-and supports no
particular, party or candidate in _my election. We urge you
merely to base your selection of a top candidate merely on
known facts** and factual results which cannot be influenced
by rumor.*
Teen Club Meets; Adopts Rules
The executive board of the Sa- pie will be allowed io have mem-
line Teen Club met Monday eve- bership in the Club,
ning at the home o£..Mr.* and Mrs.      5.   No one. over 19 years of age'
Hollis Carr, the  chistoan>,*^_*ol^WiU;b&=£eligible for registration.
Coates preading.x^-**sit offijiles \ jb3 Only one fuel* -*w_B ber al-
for the..^-_Bag-ment^ the\ehfib-flowed. Ia _£.*-«•* *admittioDS tor
the guest he or she brings unless
that -person is a resident of the Sa-
were adopted as follows:
1. No smoking.
2. All pop bottles must be
_e-
line area..
7.   All persons bringing a guest
must be accompanied by the guest
No equipment can be taken -^--j ^-y ^^gt or explain that
a guest is expected.""',;
8.- Come-in approp-r_rte-d_$__r
turned to the cases,
3.
from the gym, and all must be returned to the! registration desk.
-4.   .Only Saline area young peo-