1957-05-09; Saline Observer

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Everybody's Day
Hi, Neighbor!
By Ella V. MacQueen
Sunday is Everybody's Day. It's designated as Mother's
Day but since husbands and kids have had a hand in the
creation of Mother, everybody has a hand in the celebrating,
with Mom on the receiving end, and she's got to grin ana
bear it. If little Junior and Sis decide to be chief cooks ana
bottle-washers for the day, Mom may have to smile at bumec
Bots and pans; exclaim estatically over burned vegetables.
and slightly underdone roast beef, and listen unflinchinglj*
to the crash of breaking china as "Dad and the kids act at
her chore-doers* for the day, while she sits idly by, "enjoy
ing" her leisure.
We like special days, and Mother's Day is very
special, and the first gifts on Mother's special day, when
the youngsters are very small, and the special acts to
prove to mother that she's "quite a nice guy," are
never forgotten. Look in any mother's special "'memory
box" and you'll see what we mean.
During the past few. years, weeks and months have
keen designated ior publicizing everything from •'Mationa.
Baby Week to Pot Likker and Hush Puppies Week. During
the past month "Be Kind to Animals" week was held, anc
we've decided to start something new and, in commemoratior
of our own "Let's Be Obnoxious and Tell a Whopper" week
we offer the following product of hara-heartedness and un-
kindness- to animals.
Seven More Lives
or
It's A Lie, Honest
I had a little kitten once
My love for him was great.
But he led such a wicked life
My love soon turned to hate.
I treated him so nicely,
Fed him cream and group-up beef.
But he'd eat little "helpless birds
Much to my rage and grief.
He Avasivt satisfied at all
With the things cats ought to eat;
He'd kill the cutest little mice
Then lay them at my feet.
My pet canary vanished.
Acid while I searched the place.
With feathers on his whiskers
And a leer upon his face,
That nasty cat sat watching,
With his beedy eyes aglow.
And then and there I vowed it-—
That cat. or I, must go!
So, since. I am the squeamish type,
I called my loving spouse
And said, "I will not tolerate
That feline in my house.
"Don't show him any mercy,
And remember, cats are tough
"Be sure the lake you drown him in
Is plenty deep enough."
And as he carried off the cat
I hummed a little song;
You may think that Fm heartless,
But that cat had done me wroinfe-.
I felt that I was justified -
After the thiife lie^ddne^ ~**«-* -A> "-*'■ ■'■■"
And I planned! for a canary
To replace the murdered one.
So, when said spouse came walking in,
After a In hour or two,
I asked, "Have you accomplished
What you set out to do?"
*   He answered. "Don't you worry,
Your cat is twice deceased.,
"For just before I drowned him,
I beheaded the, poor beast."
I went about my housework—
Oh, how carefree I did feel.
Till, glancing out I-saw a sight
That made my senses reel,
For strolling up the driveway
Was the cat' I thought was dead,
And in his mouth he carried
His little severed head!
THE SALINE OBSERVER
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER  DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE, CIVIC   ENDEAVOR AND AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS IN THE SALINE AREA
VOL. LXXIV (Member of Saline Chamber of Commerce)
SALINE, MICHIGAN, MAY 9, 1957
5c 1*ER COPY
To Benefit Boy
'Road-e-o'
:
Advisory Council, Staff
and School Board List
School Needs Studieds
By BESS H. TEFiFT
For- Saline Area Advisory Council
Like flowers unfolding in a Disney cartoon, our elementary youngsters are growing:—inch by inch—into high
school students. Parents who know it's inevitable always feel
the film is running too fast. Wishing doesn't alter facts,
■-hough, and we know it!
Initial planning for a proposed
h'gh. school to meet these enrollments has also been unfolding in
recent months. The school Board
""'sited a school near Battle Creek
and one in Mt. "Pleasant. All
agreed that the suburban Springfield school, built for '600, was far
superior in design, in use of ma-
trials, and utilization of space.
The architect for that school Was
Guifla Binda, and his services were
'f subsequently obtained by the
Board for planning a similar structure here.
The Elementary room mothers
also made a trip to Springfield.,
Their chairman, Mrs. Harold Frey,"
reports that the group was very
favorably impressed with the
building which "was not expensively built, yet liot cheaply built
either."
Later the High School teachers
■went to see the school and they
too were enthusiastic about the
building. No space was wasted,
one cosimented, and clever touch-
es - not expensive, but. useful ones
""fere in evidence everywhere.
No one would think of ;going to
a blacksmith today to have a
tooth pulled, and most people seek
■nedical advice for a persistant
Pain. Yet it's amazing how many
"■""'U turn to the butcher, or baker
or boiler maker for advice on edu-
«atioa and schools.
on May 17
Many people bold "drivers licenses, yet lack the necessary skill
which characterizes a "good driver."
'The "Teen-age Road-e-o," sponsored by the Saline Junior Chamber of Commerce, will give all
teen-agers a chance to test their
skill and prove their driving ability. The contest will cover all
phases of driving, from knowledge
to driving rules and car care to
the ability to control a car on a
marked course.
The teen-ager winning this contest, which will be "held on Friday, May 17, will be awarded a
$50.00 savings- bond, courtesy of
the Citizens Bank of Saline, and
will participate in the State contest to be held in Detroit. Second
place winner will receive a $25.00
bond, courtesy of Carl Curtiss.
Entry blanks may be obtained
at the Saline High School, or, for
those out of school but still eligible, from Jack Staub at Dodge-
Plymouth Garage.
.Eligibility rules for the contest
are: -
1. The contest is open to all
persons who have not reached
their twentieth birthday on or before the date of the final day of
the National Teen Age Road-e-o.
2. All persons having competed-
in previous National Road-e-o ..finals at Washington, D. C, shall
be ineligible:- to" -tdmpete"" in ■ any
local or state* contest.
3. Entrants will be declared ineligible if (a) they have been
found guilty of a moving traffic
violation within a six-month period prior to the local Road-e-o in
which they are entered, (b) they
are employed fulltime as* a professional driver, (c) they are sons
or daughters of the official representatives of the national sponsors of the  Teen Age  Road-e-o.
4. Winners of local or state
Road-e-os who are guilty of a
moving traffic violation previous
to competing dn the state or national .Road-e-o will be declared ineligible without exception.
5. In such cases as described in
rule 4 the runnerup shall be declared eligible to compete in the
state   and—or national Road-e-o.
6. Entrants W the State Road-
e-o shall have been Certified by
the local Road-e-o committee as
having successfully competed in
a local Road-e-O.
7. Only one finalist from each
Jaycee state shall be eligible to
enter the National competition.
All finalists from countries outside the continental and territorial United States shall compete as
honorary contestants only, ineligible for scholarship awards.
TO MOTHER
When God looked down upon the earth
And sought with gifts to bless it
He gave the sun to give it life,
For hope, the stars express it.       ^.1
■
He sent the-changing seasons
As a test of strength and love,
For peace, He sent the raindrops        :
And the softly cooing dove.
He sent the lightning and the rain,
Then, when the clouds passed by,
To kindle faith anew, He placed
A rainbow in the sky.
He sent the flowers for beauty,
Aiid, for glory, songbirds too.
And then Be sent for comfort
... Pr^ifeiis Mothers su'^h; -a| .^pjj^,, „..,,
The Advisory' Council felt that
the "teachers who have been trained for their job, and who are in
daily touch with our children and
their needs, were the logical
sources of information and advice.
Certainly we laymen should take
advantage of their knowledge.
I talked to Mrs. Bernice McCoy
who has directed the first year of
special education here. Believing
that every young person has a
right to the best education of
which he is capable, Mrs. McCoy
fcas helped eight boys and glip
make up an entire -grade's work
■in the Opportunity Room. Ten
others have also profited. '1 am
proud," She said, "That Saline "Area
Schools have provided the Oppor*
tunity Room to help our junior
high boys and girls find needed
•help to achieve the most from
their school experiences.'' As numbers increase, the need for this
individual teaching will also grow.
Next I talked to. Dwight Reynolds who teaches the shop courses. He had specific suggestions for
improving the effectiveness of the
shop program. The present shop
is so occupied, since it is shared
by science -classes too - that there
is no room for a senior high group.
"I feel the older boys who are
planning to go into shop work aft-
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School Planning
Meeting Will be
Held on May 9th
Special needs in various departments o'f the Saline Area Schools.
will be discussed at a meeting in
the Saline Elementary tonight at
S:30.
The meeting is sponsored by the
members of the School's Advisory Council, to acquaint parents
and interested residents with the
programs planned for various departments in the schools. The
public is invited 'to attend the
meeting and take part in the question-answer discussion.
Speakers on the program include
Mrs. Mildred Haswell of the English department Arthur- Katterjohn, music director; Howard Hill
of the commercial department;
William Bailey, physical education
instructor; Mrs. Kathleen Nass,
art department" and "Evelyn Campbell, who will discuss library facilities.
Car Wash May 11, 9:00
:30,
Methodists Plan
Special Program
for Mother's Day
The morning worship service of
the Saline Methodist Church for
Mother's Day will feature a special musical program.
The Junior Choir of boys and
girls, under, the leadership of Mrs.
Robert Merchant, will sing, "God's
World" (Youse^The Adult Choir,
under the leaderstkip of Robert
Moon, will sing "The'-Ixird's Prayer" (Malotte). A Mdle Chorus,
composed of Charles B%s, Robert
Moon, Herman Merte, Mtritt iMar-
tin, George Martin, Elwin Strait,
and directed by Herman "stMerte,
will sing, "The Lord Is My "Eight"
(Adams). \
In addition there will be a sef-*
vice of baptism for children and
reception of members and a Mother's Day message by the pastor.
Car Wash May 11, 9:00 — 4:30,
Saline High School Tennis Court.
Recreation Facilities
for Adults Expanded;
Baseball Teams Named
, Explorers
Residents Are Urged
to Donate
For Sale On May 18
Mother-Daughter
Fete Tonight At
Federated Church
Mrs. Paul Reed, chairman for
arrangements'for the annual Mother and Daughter banquet program
at Federated' Church, has today
announced final .plans.
The program will open in the
Church auditorium at 6:30 p.m.,
before the guests go to the
Church "Dining Room for the meal
which will be served by men: of
the Church under the direction of
Robert Jacobs, at 7:00 p.m.
Mrs. James Carman will serve
as toastmistress and will introduce
Mrs. Clarence Johnson, president
of the "Ladies Aid Society who will
give the Welcome. The Salute to
Mothers and Daughters will be in
the form of a choral recitation.
Awards will be made to the following persons: the oldest mother,
the oldest daughter, the mother
with, the most daughters present,
and the mother with the newest
daughter. After announcements,
Mrs. B. D. Hammond will pronounce the Invocation,
At the conclusion of the "meal,
prepared by a committee under
the direction of Mrs. Hugh,Austin
and* "Mrs. George' Austin, "the final
•portion of the .program will be presented in the Church Dining Room.
The guest speaker will be Mrs.
Sumana Kamthong, from Thailand, who will speak and who will
also demonstrate a native Thai
dance.
Members of the Westminster
Fellowship group will conduct a
candy booth during the evening.
Saline's recreation, director, Tom
Johnston, has announced- that
plans are presently imderway to
increase "the recreational facilities
for adults at Saline City Park for
the coming season, and croquet
sets and horseshoe games equipment will be available at the park
in the near future.
Adults interested in square-
dancing for the Summer may contact Johnston at the school field
Saturday.
In spite   of inclement weather,
more  than  one  hundred boys  re-
"ported at the high school playing
ield for    baseball    oracti
Saline High School Tennis Court
Cof
About Door tl
Besides robins and Apri|
an increase in the appearanc
door to door salesmanship.
Your Chamber of Cor
assure yourself beyond any
type of bargaining. This ass]
1. "Requesting that all
mit which is issued I
they are not in possl
please call your City [
2. Securing" prices froi]
reputation.
3. Read and understand
and agreements befcT
4. Seeking information!
Commerce on persor
to you personally.
In future editions your |
keep you informed of knov
area.
equipment will be purchased next
week. Uniforms will be issued to
all team players prior to the first
scheduled games in June, Johnston said.
Schedules for Saturday practice
by various teams follows:
GIANTS, Saline Park diamond,
at 2 p.m.
Giant team players are Keith
Armbruster, Jack Kuebler, Ted
Graban, Mike Johnson, 'Mike Co-
gar, Kyle Cruce, Bill Davis, Bruce
Carr, Chester Riley, Tom Ford,
Dick Leidheiser, Gary Finkbeiner,
Raymond Feldkamp and Gordon
Wild.
Dodgers at H. S. diamond, 3 - 4
,m.
Team   members   include   Bruce
iethammer,  Charles   -Frey,    Jim
eldkamp, Lawrence Steiner, Billy
lark, Davis Toth, Bruce Uphaus,
ohn Reid, Bob Merchant and Bill
unt.
Indians, at H. S. diamond, 2 p.
. - 3 p.m.
Team    members     are    Tommy
feed, Philip Bondie, Gary Kangos,
liary Graban, David Burmeister,,
Mike Steiner, Tommy Shmide,
Tommy Griffith, Kurt Fischer,
lobert Schiller, Charles Nietham-
aer and Larry Belleau.
Braves at H. S. diamond, 3 p.m.
\.o 4 p.m.
Richard Tackett, Bruce McCor-
lick, Jim Strait, Hal Ceneroski,
larper Gilbert, Charles McCor-
nick, David King, Jerry Feeman,
Douglas "Nlethammer, David Nieth-
nmmer and John Burkhardt.
Babe Ruth at Saline Park dia-
Qond at 1 p.m.
Team members include John
Choss, Don Leidheiser, Bob Stalling, Lyle Wahl, John^LaRue, Roy
HTiebusch, Danny Hehr, Bob Feldkamp, Milt Steman, Tom Johnston.
Butch Malinczak, Jim Riley, Jim
"Valters, Ed Strait, Jim Bernard,
Jary Niethammer, Tom Jeppesen.
"ick Gilmore, Mike Frey, Roger
jange, John Johnson, Jim Jordon,
like Bixby and" Alan Coe.
Yankee's H. S. diamond at 1 p.
to 2 p.m.
On Yankee team are John Kring,
Tom Masters, Bill   Starling,   Jim
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Army Reserve
Training Center
Plans Open House
Army Reservists will' put their
training program on "exhibit'' next
week when they hold a unique
type of "open house" during their
regular evening training sessions.
The public js being invited to
attend meetings of the unclassified
units at the Army Reserve Training Center, 524 S. Main' St. From
two to five outfits conduct sessions
each night Monday through Thursday.
Visitors will be able to drop in
for any length of time on any or
all of the units' meetings.
- Maj. Thomas D. Krenitsky, area
advisor for Army Reserve activities bere, explains that the "training open house" is intended "to
acquaint the community with the
functioning of the Army Reserves
and to inform eligible young men
of the type of - military training
available to them." High school
seniors are especially encouraged
to visit the training center.
Training is conducted in two-
hour periods with a 10-minute
break. The hours run from 7:-30- to
S:30 and 8:40 to 9:40 p.m. The
week's training schedule' is as follows
Monday, May 13, Headquarters
Company, 847th Engineer Battalion-Airfield construction and military construction.
Tuesday, May 14, Company E.
333rd Infantry Regimen t-Dis
mounted drill, range estimate and
fire distribution technique. Michigan Mobilization Designation Le-
tachmentll-Review of standard operating procedure on progress and
presentation of completed projects.
5235th USAR Station Complement-Transportation and telecommunications intelligence.
Wednesday, May -15, Headquarters Detachment, 406th Ordnance
Battalion- Preventative -maintenance, supply economy and cost
consciousness. 350th, 351st, 357th,
and 360th Public Information Detachments - Correspondence and
news release procedure. 506th
Army Overseas Radio Station-
Broadcasting rules and" regulations, installation of equipment.
340th Signal Detachment .(Fixed
Wing Aircraft)-Air ground" visual
communication procedures.
Members of file Saline Rotary
Club, sponsors' of the local Boy
Scout and Explorers of Troop 46,
will hold -a ruimmage. sale on Saturday, May 18 at the store next
to Still's Hotel from 10 a.m. until
6 p.m.
Pa-oceeds from the sale will -be
added to the Rotarians' fund for
•advancing camping and outdoor activities for the members of the
Scout and Explorer troop for the
coming Spring and Summer pro-
grams.:
Residents are asked to aid in
this project to benfit local young-
strs by donating usable discards!
clothflng, white elephant items,
plants, dishes, toys, games or novelties. Contributions of any salable
item wall be appreciated by the
sponsors of the benefit sale, iand
members of the Rotary Club and
Boy Scouts will pickup contributions on Thurs;iay and Friday. May
16 and 17.
Chairman of the pick up committee is Mike Strait, iand his =aides
are HoUis Carr, Allie Gross and
Art Heineger. The pricing and sorting committee is under the drec-
tion of chairman Dwight Reynolds,
who will be 'assis'ted by -L. Z. Still,
Allie Burkhardt, Bob Moon and
Eleanor Wild.
Members of the sale* 'and finance
committee, .under the ' chairman-
ship-^of-- Lorea Wild' * are. Torijr
Schildr Ann * Cde"T Lester -, McCoy
and Johnny Quick.
'For pick-up of donations, call
Saline 175J.
5 Students
AwardedM
Scholarships
■ ■.      «
Regents-Alumni scholarships at
The University of Michigan have
been awarded to five graduating
seniors in Southern Washtenaw
high schools, it was announced
May 8 by Walter B. Rea, dean of
men and chairman of the committee on university scholarships,.
Ann Arbci\,
The scholarship winners are
William Lee Brown, Manchester
High School, College of Literature,
Science and Arts; iE. Lorene Hanson, Milan High School, Dental Hygiene; Lester J. Tooman, Milan
High School, College of4 Literature,
Science and the Arts; James'
Knight, Saline High School, College of Literature, Science and-the
Arts; David Raymond Wagener,
Saline High School, College of Engineering.
The scholarships carry a stipend
equivalent to semester fees for the
freshman year and are renewable
for the .normal- length of the degree program in which the student
enrolls, provided his academic record justifies renewal.
The award winners were selected from 1,455 applicants representing nearly 300 high schools. At
least one scholarship is available
for every accredited high school in
the state, provided a qualified candidate applies.
The awards are made by the
committee on university scholarships with the assistance and advice of university alumni and
alumnae arid bigh school "principals ■
and teachers in the communities
in which tlie applicants reside. In
evaluating the applications,, the
committee places special emphasis
upon character, citizenship, the
high school academic record, financial need, and the scores made on
the competitive test -written by all
"applicants.
Work of high school officials
and University of "Michigan alumni
clubs throughout the state in helping select scholarship winners was
of invaluable assistance to the
committee. Dean Rea declared.
MIDWEST FISHBOWL
Michigan's 40,000 square miles
of .inland1, water harbor 140 species
of fish,, representing 28 different
families , "',. a variety hard to
match anywliere in fresh water.