1957-12-05; Saline Observer

              Window Shopper's
Day-Sat., Dec. 7th
This May Be Your
Lucky Number %|
Only 16 More
Shopping Days
Until Christmas
THE
OBSERVER
N?    05031
(Member of Saline Chamber of Commerce)
Saline To Have
New Post Office
SALINE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY. BJSCJpiBER 5, 1957
7c PER COPY
According to information received from the Post Office Department by Mrs. M. C. O'Neill, Postmaster, Saline is being extended
the opportunity of having a new
Post Office upon the expiration
of the present lease which terminates February 28, 1959.
The Post Office Department is
requesting interested parties to
submit proposals to furnish quarters suitable for Post Office purposes at Saline, Michigan, under
lease as indicated by the "Advertisement for Proposals to Lease
Post-Office Quarters," copies of
which are posted in the local Post
Office lobby, also in The Citizens
Bank of Saline and the Saline Savings Bank.
As noted in the posted advertisement, all proposals to be re-
' ceived in the office of Real Estate
Officer, John Jehowski, Post Office
Department, Detroit 31, Michigan,
up to and including February 3,
1958.
Planning and
Rezoning
Commission
The City Council wrote a letter
to the School Board and asked
that someone from the School
Board sit in on the planning and
rezoning commission's meeting.
Leo Jensen, superintendent of
S'aline area schools, was selected,
and has been attending the meeting regularly since his appointment.
A very brief sketch of the rezoning of the city was submitted
to the council for study. The commission realized there will be many
disagreements. They also realize
there will be a great deai of study
and changing of their sketch, but
it's a start.
Saline City Councilmen Discus
Possibilites of Water Softener
Plant and New City Hall
The possibilities of handling the
building of a new city hall and
water softener plant for the City
of Saline, at the cost of approximately $10.00 per year for the*
period of ten years by voting on
extra mills, was discussed at Monday night's Council meeting.
The city hall has long been
needed, in view of the present
meeting place. The old one .is
crowded for the meetings. The Police Dept., Court, City Office and
the Council meeting place are all
crowded into one small room.
The stairway leading to the city
offices are made of wood and are
very old. The fire hall is directly
below the council hall and their
meetings are held at the same time
as the council meeting.
Mrs. Edward Straletzkie of Lima,
Ohio, was a visitor at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Sikes Sunday.
CARE Club Activities
The CARE club was able to send
12 packages "Of food* to "the'food-
crusade, through CARE, to Hungarian refugees in. Yugo$la*via. The
money for the packages was obtained from the proceeds of the
dance the CARE club held November 15th.
Kiwanis   Club Meeting .   ...'
Kiwanis. meeting was held in
Marty's Restaurant oh Monday
evening. "Entertainment was a film
"Our Mr. Son,'" presented thru the
courtesy of the., Michigan Bell
Telephone   company.     ?     .
The next meeting will be December 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Marty's
Restaurant.
Here Comes the Bride
A mock wedding" which was "presentedj by the Senior Home and"
-^mily living Class at the SaUhe High School, took place Monday^
afternoon.. The Bride,/ Gail B-rt-mie-te- and groom, Bob Kathfon, awsr
*own above walking- on., of the church, after the wedding. "The"
Wedding party drove cars around Saline with cans and boxes
fragging, behind, their was a lable on the side of the lead car
Which said, «_TJST *___JBEIED.W
Here Comes Santa Claus
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Santa Clans came to Saline Saturday, riding on a. fire truck Waving hi- arms and hollering Merry
Christmas. He" stopped,at the. Santa. Clause nMil,box, aoda-rfei^ope__nj^_«^e:^f<his-mail, passed .candy
around to the children. He also visited most of the merchants and gave them some candy too. ' "
Saline High School
Band To Give First
Concert On Dec. 11
The Saline High School Concert
Band, Arthur Katterjohn, conductor, will be presenting its first concert of the year on Wednesday evening, December 11th, and will have
as its guest conductor, Dr. George
C. Wilson, Vice President of 'the
National Music Camp at Interlocked Dr. Wilson will conduct the
band in two numbers - Mannin Veen by Haydn Wood, and the "Band
of America March" by Paul Laval-
le. Dr. Wilson was. Director of
bands at the University of Missouri
and Arizona before accepting the
post at InterlocMen. He now re-
sides^in Ann Arbor.
Also featured in this concert will
be the outstanding first chair clarinetist, Miss Joan Austin, who will
be the clarinet soloist on the familiar p*/eee-"Nola"-and will be playing (.thg-_ Bass Clarinet, the Bb So-
prarf^Clari*"*-t, -'and the very small
Eb "•Cikrinet. In addition to these
outstanding features, the Saline
Band, CJ.bn.cert will feature the
Tfomb*bhe, Baritone and Bass sections in a rousing march-'Them
Basses." A South American number entitled "Lilt, of the Latin" will
feature the many rhythm instruments of the percussion section.
The Junior High Intermediate
Band, under the direction of Mr.
Russ Reed the new band instructor
in the Saline Area School System
this year, will play two numbers,
"Atlantic Skies Overture", and "Appalachian Suite." Following this
band, the Junior High Concert Band
will perform the "Fantasy for
Band" which was last year's re-
o-ired contest niece for Sr. High
.Bands in Class C; "Man Overture"
which was chosen two years ago as
the Saline Hi Band's selected con-
s test piece, and which really challenges any band; and the toe-tapping march-"Americans We."
The Senior High Concert Band
dpens its concert with "Procession
of Nobles"-a very difficult and
challenging piece which should
start the concert out right. A Bach
"Prelude and Fugue" and the "An-
acreon" overture com- next in the
program, to be followed by "Mannin Veen" and "Band of America
March"-conducted by the guest
conductor, Dr. Charles Wilson.
After intermission, the High
School Band plays "American Folk
Rhaposbdy," which is a collection
of old familiar folk tunes arranged
in a most interesting style.   Then
beautiful ballet dancer of figure
skater-the "Waltzing Winds"-fol-
lows. The "Lilt of the Latin" will
feature six of our band members
playing the Latin - American
rhythm instruments-bongo drums,
timbales, castenets, maracas, finger
drums, and of course, the regular
percussion instruments.
Miss Joan Austin has achieved an
enviable reputation in the Saline
Area for being one of the outstanding young musicians ever to b.e
graduated from this school. Not
only is Joan a fine clarinetist-having taken lessons on the clarinet
for about six years from the leading
clarinet players of the University
of Michigan Symphony Band, and
from instructors at Interlocken, but
also she is a-very excellent pianist,
singer, and a general all around
musician. She has studied privately
on both the piano and voice in addition to her clarinet. She has attended the National Music Camp at
Interlocken for three summers, and
this last summer held first chair in
the Bass Clarinet Section. It is our
great pleasure to be able to present
Joan in her solo at the clarinet.
The concert is open to the general public, and tickets may be purchased either at the door or from
band members themselves-75 cents
for adults, and 50 cents for students. The concert begins promptly at 7:30 with the Junior High
Bands, and at 8:00 the Senior High
Concert will begin. All bands will
be in uniform, and the concert
should be concluded about 9:15. The
proceeds of the concert will go into the Band Trip Fund, for the proposed Interlocken trip next August
The Band Parents Club will have a
display of records at the concert,
and other items of useful information. Be sure to attend this first
concert of the new season on Wednesday evening, December 11th, in
the Saline High School auditorium.
Saline
BASKETBALL SCH_3D"D___
Home
Dec. 3  Roosevelt
Dec. 10 _.    Dexter*
Dec. 20 University High
Jan. 17 Dundee
Jan. 28     Whiteford*
Feb. 7 _  Chelsea
Feb. 14.   Milan
Feb. 21 Flat Rock
Feb. 29 ^______   Lincoln
Away
Dec. 6 ____— —Chelsea-
Dec. 13 Milan
Jan. 10  ___: Flat Rock
Jan. 24 Lincoln
Jan. 31 _ Roosevelt
Feb. 18   University High
Feb. 25    Dundee
.   * Non league games.
Adults and Students 75c.
Junior Varsity  games  start at
:6:45 p.m.
;   Children 50c.
Saline
Persona
Main Corners To
Get Traffic Lights
For Christmas
Saline's main intersection is
scheduled to get new traffic lights
for Christmas.
Modern vehicle and pedistrian
traffic control lights have been
planned since late summer. New
posts were erected on three of the
four corners at the intersection of
Michigan Avenus and Ann Arbor
Street; ahd then, nothing seemed
to happen.
Today the director of the State
Highway Department traffic division cleared up the delay" In a
statement to the Observer, Director Harold G. Bauerle said:
"This work has been authorized
for some time now.
"However, we have encountered
a minor delay in the delivery of
the pedestrian signals to be used
for this installation." He added
that the highway department had
been assured that the necessary
equipment would' - be . received -by;
early. December;      .,--<',
"We "expect, th&efore," he 'con-,
eluded,, "that the..moderniziitioh .of'
this ti-affic;signal will;take*place;
some time during--the-first."few'
weeks of'the month* of "December."
Personal Npt-es*
Sally. Stimpson,'■- student at^
Northwestern .Uriiversii"y, - was
home with Jier -familyfor- the.
Th^ri'ksgiwhg holidays* -   ---   k- .
Mr. and- Mrs'.' Leo Westphal returned Sunday, . Dec. 1," ■ from a:
hunting trip near "Escanaba,; where
both shot their deer. One was a.
six-pointer, the other had eight
points.
Saline Merchants To
Participate In C of C
Lucky Number Prizes
Window-shopping will be a profitable pastime here Saturday, when
merchants' windows will contain
prizes .for the taking—if you hold
the right number.    -..-"..
Issues of the Saline Observer, and
the: county newspaper will provide
the. numbers, a different- number
to ..e_ch copy of .their- respective-
papers* .-'■'*
A second visit from Santa Claus
to tlie shopping area will add to
the day's celebration of the Christmas shopping " season; - and cards
for. a drawing for Santa's prize,
Dec. 14, will be available to all
children who chat with St. Nick.
Twenty-two Chamber of Commerce merchants are cooperating
in the window-prize game, many
with,more- than o,rie- prize., available. Num"Df*rs^5,*top to';4p00/have*
;***eeh"*'arj*4nge*"_7f^^ Ob
server,- numbers"*".2"|0q,-tpJ'-16W.'haye'
been -"-^signM-ito ^ ."ft *>*•.
pdrter." '...=_ ,-:>'J'.:£ .„-;,', \"i-:.'.*"'.:'{".•■. •■..':'
. , Merchants-'\yi-se'". "windows <wjll
contain--;pttiesJ iti6i%ie\'W...-&i.M..
'Che-/rglet;-'"Detoq*t-E^
line  Mercantile-iGo^tthe -.-mili);
Marty's Restai^a~h^
Maxketj j'A_nstutz,Ha^'e'ry;"'A-ider-'
son's; Keveling's;; £md ^Gambles; ...
.Also; joining in" theivdndow-shop-
pmg»'_a_he_..-tt^;.GUte)^-'s^ *<3p_elef.
;Bfjsqlj '^sp^^X^^^ty^.Weiik^
5 ^ and. lO;/ Harbison■IJy.i Robisoh."
■Walker's" Bakery,,, "pancer's Store,
^lin.e;'¥S'aytiig-3 -.Saiik)''-'.Citizens
"Bank> HSPipS'rbce'r'^
try Market'aftd Feeman Shell-Service. J:-- "';•""■■'.. ':-.-■"';   >■*<,.
•-tappy hunting!, ..
Schmid's Food Market
To Celebrate 60th
Anniversary Dec. 8th
Sixty years ago on December
8th to be exact, John George
Schmid, Sr., opened what nas been
known since as the Schmid's Food
Market on south Ann Arbor street,
aline.
Since then there has been second
and third generations of the family continuing the business, the
years have counted up to nearly
120 years of service to the families of Saline and the surrounding area. And now still another
Schmid, member in the person of
Pam, who will celebrate her sixteenth birthday on the same date
-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Armbruster and family were Thanksgiving
guests at the borne of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Budkhardt. On Sunday they visited at the home of
George Burmeis'ter.
Mrs. Carl Curtiss, Miss Josephine
Deeker andMr. and-Mrs. Don_Mc-
Crone were Thanksgiving dinner
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bliss Curtiss.
the store will celebrate its 60th
anniversary. Pam has already served her first year in the business.
From' the day that the door first
opened for the new market George
Schmid, Jr., has been very active
and on the job every"; day at
Schmid's Food -Market.'       .
Carol Burmeister, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burmeister,'
was home from "college" for the
Thanksgiving holidays. Carol is a
student at the Michigan "State University. ./..■--.- '..'■'
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December   7
The Merry Makers Farm Bureau
will  hold  their   annual   Christmas
potluck dinner at 7:00 p.m.
December 7
Future Homemakers of America
will hold a bake sale on Saturday,
December 7, from 9 to 2, at Wight's
Cleaners.
_■.•■• December S
... The' Friendship- Extension groijp
will meet at the Saiine townhall
at ?7:Q0 p.m. It will be a potluck
with ham furnished.
■"" Past   Matrons   Club   will   hold
their  annual  Christmas   party at
the* home of .Mrs. Everett Woifin.
Dinner at 6:30.. Gift exchange.
December 10
'. Saline Woman's Club, 2 p.m. at
the home of Mrs* Arthur Heininger.     . - •..    "
:f December 11
Ladies Aid Society of the Federated Church will be held at 2:00
p.m. at the home of Mrs. William
Baily.
December 12
-■ Friendly Neighbor club get-together at the home of Mrs. Adolph
Stierle, 4345 Braun Rd.
December 11
The Kbssel Farm Bureau scheduled to meet December 7th, will
be postponed until December 13.
It Will be held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burmeister.
Entertainment will be a mock
wedding.
Federated Church school annual'
Christmas dinner, 6:30 p.m., in
the chprch dining room.
December 22
Federated Church annual Christmas Choir concert, 8:00 p.m.
January c
January meeting of chapter 311
OES, Masonic Hall.
/
City Parking Lot Changes
Don Wild was a dinner1 guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Way-
nard Carr's home on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kern entertained a full house for Thanksgiving dinner, eighteen guests were
present. They were Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Schroen and family of Chel-
s.ea, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holz-
hauer and family of Ann Arbor,-
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schindler and
family of Ann Arbor and Mr. and
a delightful waltz, reminiscent of a Mrs. Calvin Kern of Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs. Blott and daughter Linda spent Thanksgiving in
Sturgis with Mrs. Blott's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Brooks. Linda
spent the weekend there and returned Sunday.
Nancy Keveling was home from
Albion college over Thanksgiving
weekend. On Saturday evening she
held an open house party for
friends and classmates. A good
time was enjoyed by all. .
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. George
Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Schmid,
Mr. and Mrs; Robert Starling and
"Mr, and Mrs. Edward ,Lahaun,were
guests at the home of Mr. and]
■Mrs. Henry Karner for a buffet J
supper at Cavanaugh Lake.
Mike Straight and L. Z. Still are shown here at the. City Parking Lot leveling off the sidewalk which
will run between the parked cars. The parking meters will be, put in the center of the walk, and there
will also be light poles pvt into the watte to hang- lights on, to light the parking lot at night. The decision* on changing he parking lot was made on account of bent jparking meters caused from cars
bumping into them. Also it wa* difficult to park in the stall* straight, -here will be parking on both
sides of the sidewalk, iand on the south side oi'the parking iof./The other city workers who were working on this project were working elsewhere at the time the picture was taken. These were Walter Moore
and. Charles Williams.