1957-02-28; Saline Observer

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VOL- "LXXIV    (Member of Saline Chamber of Commerce)
SALINE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1957
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Father's Team Is Victorious
One of the attractions at Sunday's benefit basketball
game at Saline High School between University of Michigan athletes and the Saline Merchants team was Julie
Stielstra, one-and-a-half-year-old daughter of Jay Stiel-
stra, U of M football and basketball star- This photo of
Julie was snapped shortly after the Wolverine Stars, of
which her father is a member, defeated the Saline quintet by a score of 107 to 70.
GAS COMPANY OFFICIAL RETIRES
Jack Hogan Succeeds
Henderson As Manager
Michigan Consolidated Gas Com-1
pany Monday announced the retirement of Charles R. Henderson
as general manager of its Ann Arbor District and the appointment
of Jack D. Hogan as the new dis
trict general manager.
Henry Tuttle, president of Mich
igan Consolidated, said Mr. Henderson would continue his association with the Company as chairman of its Arm Arbor District ad
visory board.
A veteran of 51 years in the ga=;
utility business, Mr. Henderson began working for the old "Washtenaw Gas Company in. 1906 while he
was a freshman in high school.
Hogan began, his utility career
in 1937 when .he joined the Company here as an. accountant. Since
1948 he has. been office manager
and an assistant treasurer of the
Company. He graduated from, the
University of Michigan in 1932.
Active in civic as well as pro-
fessioinal groups, Mr. Hogan is a
director of the Ann. Arbor Chamber of Commerce and was head of
the special igift section of the Ann
Arbor United Fund campaign's
commercial and mercantile division last year. He was chairman of
the Community Chest budget committee and is a member of the
Community Chest board of directors and its executive committee.
He is also a member of the board
of directors of the Red Cross and
a member and past president of
the Ann Arbor Exchange Club and
the "University of Michigan Club
of Ann Arbor.
Hogan belongs to the Barton
Hills Country Club, the Elks "Lodge
and the First Presbyterian Church.
He has served as chairman of several committees of the American
Gas Association and is a member
of the Michigan iGas Association.
Mr. and Mrs. Hogan have a son
and three daughters and live at
2111 Dayton Drive, Pittsfield Township. He is chairman of the township zoning board.
Henderson was born in Ann" 'Arbor and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1814, hav-
i'"g already spent eight years
working for the Gas Company during the summer months while he
attended high school and coHlege.
After graduating with a bachelor
of science degree, he -joined the
Company as a chemist and in 1920
"was named assistant supenintendr
ent of the gas manufacturing plant.
He became general manager of
the, Wiashtenaw Gas Company and
■was appointed to its board of directors in 1924. .
Henderson was, promoted to
"•"ice-president and general manager in 1929 and became president
in 1932. He remained in that position until the Company became
part of Michigan Consolidated   in
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Jack Hogan, above, well-known
Pittsfield Township civic leader
has been appointed general manager of the Ann Arbor district
of the Michigan Consolidated
Gas Com p a n y. He succeeds
Charles R. Henderson, lower
photo,- who has retired. Both
men are wel'l "known to residents
and officials of Saline and Milan.
Formation of A City Planning Bureau
Is Sought By Chamber of Commerce
Saline Bands Win
Top Area Honors
Famous Crooked Tree Cut Down
The Saline High School Concert
Band and the Junior High School
Concert Band returned! from their
district contest last Saturday,
judged the best 'in their class over
all other bands in the same classification. The Senior High Band
received for the sixth consecutive
year a -first division rating, the
only unanimous one given to Class
C High School Bands although
three others got a final average of
a first division, and the Junior
High Band received the only first
Division rating given to any Class
C Junior High Bands. There were
18 senior high and' 7 junior high
bands participating.
The senior high "band performed
n the gymnasium of Bird Elementary School at 8:00 p.m. last Sat-
ir'day before George Cavender of
-he U. of -M.; Mr. Al Wright, conductor of bands .at Purdue University, and Mr. Miller, professor
if music education at Wayne University. Their three pieces were
"A Step Ahead March," Alford, the
-equired piece; "Fantasy for
3and,"' Srickson, and! their selected piece, "North Sea Overture,"
Hermann.
Some of the judge's comments
were:
"Played with a fine masculine
^ound, and very -musically .
Congratulations on the best job
I have -heand all day . . . Good
phrasing, a bold enthusiastic performance . ... Players "demonstrate
much virtuosity and maturity . . .
Tt is a pleasure ■ to ""hear good
phrasing. Excellent precision of attack. A very fine performance.
"Good wood-wind1 and brass son-
oroties, in fact good 'just about
everything' . . .  The lead players
play with a maturity of tone that
is almost professional . . . Congratulations on a fine performance."
The auditorium was filled with
other band members and directors
who stopped to listen to the Saline High School Band.
The Junior High Concert Band
performed at 8:00 .a-m^ and had
to leave Saline at 6 in the morning to get there in time. This 58
piece band', complete with the new
uniforms purchased by the Band
Parents Club, performed "Anchors
Awe igh," Zimmerman; "Two
Moods Overture," Grundman, and
"Themes from' Scheherezade,"
Rimsky-Korsakov.
The judges had some fine comments including "Excellent solos
by the first chair players . . . 'an
outstanding sound for a Junior
High Band . . . band shows fine
maturity of tone . . . plays very
well together . . . your band is well
trained rhythmically . . . your
band shows excellent training . . .
their attention to dynamics, their
overall technical ability, etc., are
a solid testimony to you and your'
teaching methods."
The Junior Hirjh Intermediate
Band also participated in the contest for the first time last week,
and received .Third Division rating. This fating was based on the
performance-of this young band
in, comparison with all other junior
high bands.
Tne high •school concert band is
now eligible to continue on to the-
State Festival to be held' in East*
Lansing on April 13th. Also plans
are being made for a Spring Tour,
to be held the last of April.
Westminster Fellowship
Group to Meet In Saline
ilan Considers
Becoming City
County Clerk Luella M. Smith
Smith, clerk of Washtenaw County,
was notified by the Secretary-of
State's Department, Election Division, that an election has been called for the incorporation of the village of Milan to a city, for April
1st.
Petitions will be received by Mrs.
Smith until 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon for members ot the Charter
nine members.
Providing there   is   a  favorable
vote on the incorporation, the Char-
Commission, which will consist" of
'   ""er Committee will serve;
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Edward Bohnet
Funeral Held
on Saturday
Edward H-. Bohnet,: 81, a retired
carpenter-contractor, died Thursday morning at the Saline Convalescent Home, following a long
illness. He had formerly lived* at
928 Sylvan Avenue and for many
years had been, a resident at -1129
Michigan Avenue.
Born on January 9, 1876 in
Pittsfield Township, he was the
son of John George and Caroline
Doss Bohnet. He was a life-long
resident of this community.
On October 1, 1916, he ,was married to Sophia Newhouse, who
survives him. Other survivors are
a daughter, Mrs. Francis C. Wehr
Of Ypsiianti and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Muehlig Chapel with
the Rev. E. C. Stellhom   officiating. Burial   -was   in   Forest   Hill
Cemetery,
Tornado Safety
To Be Publicized
The Washtenai\*f County office of
Civil Defense, in anticipation of the
expected tornado season during the.
■jpr'ng and summer this year, has
ordered 5,000 copies of U.S. -tornado safety rules.. ", j
.. The Westminster Fellowship
Group of Federated Church of
Saline will be hosts on Sunday
afternoon to similar organizations
from the Presbyterian Church "in
Ypsiianti and the Community
Presbyterian Church of Milan. A
registration of about seventy-five
young-people is expected.
The meeting will get underway
at 3:00 o'clock with registration,
group Singing and a recreation period. The formal part of the program will begin £*\.">ut 4:00 o.'clock
with a welcome by Sally (Youngs,
"Moderator of the host society.
Patty Johnson- will play a trumpet
solo, and there will be a brief
opening worship period. BMorag
Preston and Douglas1 McKenzie
are in charge of arrangements for
the worship services of the day.
On a national level, Westminster Fellowship program and study
areas are covered !by five designated commissions and! the Conferences arranged for Sunday's
meeting have been designed to
cover those particular topics. The
Conference topics with the leaders are: '"Christian Faith and
Life,,' Mr. Hazen Jewell. The discussion will attempt to answer
the question "What Can I Believe?", and will include Christian
teaching and theology. Participants in this group will be labelled -'The Judges."   '
"Christian Outreach", with Mrs.
Clarence Johnson as leader, will
answer the question "How Can I
Help To Spread The Faith?", and
will deal with Christian missions.
The young people in this discussion group will be called "The
Priests,"
"The Prophets" wili be those
who participate in the discussion
group called "Christian Witness"
led by Mrs. H. S.- McKenzie, -of
Bucyrus, Ohio, and the discussion
will center around the question
"How Can I Become A Better'
Christian?", dealing with -personal
Christian ethics and Stewardship.
The -fourth discussion group iwill
be called "The Kings", and will
study "Christian Citizenship and
Fellowship" under the direction of
the Rev. Hillis S. McKenzie ,of Bucyrus, Ohio. Their topic will cover Westminster Fellowship organization and program, answering
the question   "How   Can I   Build
My    Own     Westminster    Fellowship?" ""'
These conferences will be divided by a "Coke Break" in the
middle of the sessions ,and will
conclude shortly after <5:00 o'clock
with a general meeting led by the
Rex. Hillis McKenzie ,'in which
each Buzz Group will bring its
findings to the group at large.
Both tlie Rev. McKenzie and Mrs.
McKenzie have been active leaders iii many summer, conferences
for Westminster Fellowship mem-.|
bers, both in Ohio and in Pennsylvania.
Supper will be served by mothers of the local members at 5:45
o'clock. Mrs. E. G. .Nutting, sponsor, and Mrs. G'eorge Austin, are
in charge of the arrangements.
Following the mea*. Mrs. Carl
Geddes will lead the informal
group singing.
The. concluding -session will
open at 6:20 p.m., and will be open
to the public. A brief iWiorship
Service led. by the host piaster, the
Rev. Henry McKenzie, will include
special music by a quartet from
the. host society, Joan Austin, Beverly Jo Brown, Bill Austin, and
Robert Brown. Mrs. Geddes will
serve as organist.
A new film in: color, "This High
Calling" will portray the Church
in al". phases of its work, the National and Foreign Mission work,
the Board of Christian Education
with its colleges and theological
seminaries, summer conferences
and camps for young people, etc.
This film has just been issued by
the Presbyterian Church in the U.
S. A., and the local group is* fortunate to have it for showing on
this occasion. The meeting is
scheduled to end by 7:15 o'clock,
and will close with the Westminster Fellowship Hymn and Consecration Prayer.
Saline Can Attract
Several Industries,
Chairman Reports
They have cut down the old crooked tree at Milan and
there has been a great deal of headshaking among- the
old folks and. a' general feeling that somehow means
should have been found to preserve it. Historians say
that the tree was once one of a series of trees bent by
Indians to mark turns in the trail—a trail which old
US-23 later followed for hundreds of miles. This is the
way the tree appeared before it was cut down.
The Robert Loves
Purchase Farm
Mr. and Mrs. "Robert Love, who
have been native residents of Saline have moved north of Stock-
bridge, where they have purches-
ed a farm.
Mr. Love-was policy chief of Saline for three years .
2 Detroiters
Hurt in Crash
of Stolen Car
Two Detroit men, injured seriously in an accident four miles
west of Saline at 5:45 a.m. Thursday, have had a "hold" order place
on them by Ann Arbor Police, who
learned that the car involved 'in
the accident was reported-stolen'
by Detroit police.
Police said' the. accident "occurred when the 0.956 model car,
dricen by*Edward Altaian,-29, Was.
travelling west on US-112. Witnesses- told state' troopers that
Altman attempted to pass another
car, them -swerved to avoid oncoming traffic, lost control of the car
and careened Off the left, side of
the road1 and hit a tree. The car
was almost completely demolished
in the crash.' Both Altman and his
passenger, Burchell RadcjUffe, 48,
were taken to the Herrick Memorial Hospital in Tecumseh following the crash, and were later taken
to the University Hospital in Ann
Arbor.
Official report from the Detroit
Auto Squad section, of that city's
police department said that the
ear was registered to Dr. W. M.
Tuttle of Detroit," and had been reported stolen! either Wednesday or
early Thursday morning.
State troopers who investigated
the accident at the time of the
crash found a doctor's medical bag
in the rear of ithe car.
Altman suffered a collapsed 'lung,
fractured leg and multiple bruises
and abrasions in the accident, and
Radcliff had a fractured skull,
deep head cuts and a lung injury.
Radcliff also hit off the end of his
tongue when the car struck the
tree, troopere* reported.
Lent Observance
Starts March 6
At M. E. Church
The Methodist Church will begin the observance of Lent with
a twenty-four hour around the
clock Prayer Vigil, beginning
Wednesday (Ash Wednesday") at
8:00 a.m. and continuing through
to "Thursday at 8:00 a.m.
On Thursday evening, the;first
in the series of -Family Nights and
Lenten Services -will he held," "beginning at 6:30 p.m. "with a pot-
luck supper followed by. the Len-
teU Service at 7:45..
The guest preacher -will ibe the
Rev. Dudley C. Mosure, chaplain
of the Goodwill Industries, Detroit. I
Car Plunges   |
Into Saline
Minnow Pond
Mrs. Doris Losey, 24 ,of Milan,
narrowly escaped drowning shortly
after 11 p.m. Monday when the
car she was driving skidded on the
slippery highway and plunged into
the minnow pond on the Saline-
Miilan road.
The car, police reported, was
completely submerged In from
eight and nine feet of water but
Mrs. Losey succeeded in opening
the door of the car and reaching
its top. She was rescued by Saline
Patrolmen Hugh Prince, Tom Huf-
ford and Earl Kirby .
The police, together with Wesley Howard, brought Mrs. Losey
back to shore with the aid of Howard's boat and a rope. She was
taken to the Howard residence at
the Spring Brook Minnow farm
where she donned dry clothing and
later proceeded home.
The car yras tjroupht back to
the surface and fowed to a local-
service station,
Mrs. Losey is a phone operator
employed in Ann Arbor and was
enroute home when the accident
occured.
Harry Steiner
Heads Tri-County
Sportsmen Group
At the annual meeting of the Tri-
County Sportsman's League, Harry
Steiner, of Saline, was elected president, succeeding Gaylord Conklin,
of Ann Arbor.     '
League members "re-elected all
other officers, "Ron Christie, Ann
Arbor, 'vice-president;, Ed Olson,
Ann Arbor, treasurer; Earl Lies,
Ann.. Arbor, corresponding secretary; and' Fred Audritsch, Ann Arbor, recording secretary.   '        **
Harold Sanderson, representing
Ypsiianti, was the Only new member named to the'hoard of directors. Re-elected to board were Sam
Miller, Ann Arbor,.Howard'Faust,
Milan and "Raymond Daniels. Saline.
To Consider
Proposed Ag
Building Site
Thursday, February 28, at 8:30
p.m. there will be a public meeting of interest to all Washtenaw
county people and to -rural residents, in the basement of the County Building at Ann Arbor. .It is expected that decision will be reached on the site for the-proposed new
agricultural building for 4-H club
work and other rural activities.
Leroy Heller, chairman of the
site committee and a director of
the Washtenaw County Farm Council, said that the Farm Council
Board of Directors is recommending as desirable the two sites on
Zeeb road on which the site committee has options.
The recommended sites are a
20 acre plot south of US-12 and one
from 20 to 57 acres, as decked, to
the north of USj12. Both have been
approved by the Washtenaw County Board of Health as to sanitary
facilities and both are also considered desirable locations for a
future Farm Bureau office building.
The Fanm Bureau has" been working with the site committee to the
Farm Bureau's effort to select ia
ocation for its proposed new office. It is believed advisable to
have the Farm Bureau office adjacent to the proposed new agricultural building for mutual advantages to both groups intereSt-
ed.
The Farm Bureau, according to
-present plans, will purchase one
acre of ground from whichever
site is 'decidfed upon Thursday
night.
If the new agricultural building
is erected: on a site other than the
former county fairgrounds' at Ann
Arbor, the Ann Arbor City Council has agreed, the rural interests
will he reimhurt'ed the $15,000 paid
for a-99-year lease on six acres
of the old fairgrounds, originally
intended as the site -for the new
building.
Rural residents working through
the Washtenaw County Farm Council, have stated from the beginning that the Ann -Arbor site was
inadequate. With the $15,000 reimbursement added! to the $73,000 now
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A recommendation that the Cji-y
of Saline take immediate steps [to
organize a City Planning Commission to establish a thorough zoning
program for the city was discussed
and-approved toy members of the
Saline Chamber of Commerce bat
their regular meeting Monday
night. }
The organization's industrial
committee, in presenting its report
to the membership, declared1 that
the future growth of Saline will 'be
great if the city itself realizes (he
value of its natural resources and
geographic location. The Saline
■area, it was pointed out by Robert
Moon, committee chairman, is in a
splendid position to attract many
industries. j
•Moon added that Saline, through
proper planning, can become an
industrial center but that city officials as well as citizens should
take immediate steps to prepare
for expansicn and steady growth.
"Proper planning is much more
important than the most expensive
and attractive brochures that could
be produced," he said, adding that
the information required to interest
industrial officials relates to a community's :natural resources, sfich
as the flow of water, its -geographic
locafen, availability of utilities
land"jr'city's long-range planning
^program, with especial emphasis
on residential, commercial and industrial zoning plans.
Moon, as chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's industrial committee, has attended several -meetings of the County Planning
Commission in Ann  Arbor.      j
•Larry Deede, Chamber of Commerce president, reported at 'the
meeting that a representative Of a
Detroit Industrial concern employing between 200 and 300 persons,
is considering Saline as the site of
its future home. ■
The firm's representative speut
some time gathering pertinent information about Saline from the
Chamber of Commerce and city
officials. The representative stated
here that descriptions of Saline's
location and resources have "been
well received by the firm's^ officials. |
New officers of the Saline Chamber of Commerce will he elected
and installed at the organization's
next meeting to be held as -a dinner
meeting for members and giiests
at Still's Restaurant. !
Annual Banquet
Plans Completed
By Fathers, Sonjs
Final program plans have been
announced for the Annual Fathers' and Sons' Banquet being (held
tonight at Federated Church, j
Dwight "Reynolds will serve as
tdastmaster for the program which
will inclure group singing tinder
the direction of Arthur Katter-
john. Kenneth Youngs will give a
toast to Sons, and his son, Charles
Youngs, will give a toast to Fathers, i
5 An Indian American theme! will
Se carried out with the presentation of a group of Indian dances
to he presented' by th\ Wasli-Te-
Nong Dancers, a group of Expiorer
Scouts from Troop 23, Ann Arbor,
under the direction of Al Temple,
who has, over a period of years
made a special study of Indian
dances, and has collected valuable
Indian costumes. The prograinj will
conclude with an Indian American
film, with a Navajo setting, '"Rainbow of Stone."
Milan Republican j
Urges New Planning
By County Group
Plans for a new .revitalized
Young Republican Club for .Washtenaw County were presented "by1
Stanley Thayer, Ann Arbor attorney, at a meeting of the club in
Ann Arbor High School last
week.