1961-01-04; Saline Reporter

              Saline
Hartman, MeWin
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VOLUME 14, NUMBER 16 ~ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1961
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Members of the City Charter nicipalities, and on couuty and
Commission, in their third mee-' state petitions,
H.
ting Wednesday night, prepared
recommendations on seven sections of the Charter, and discussed — and tabled — one more.
They left three sections unchanged, altered two more only
enough to provide consistency
with the new seven-man Council. But they suggested two
noteworthy changes in other
sections:
Designating the duties of the
Mayor, in section 11, the commission moved to give the newly-elective official a voice and
responsibility in forming city
policy — they called for a written legislative program to be
submitted to the Council twice
a year.
In the section -on elections,
the commissioners added: "All
such petitions not circulated by
the candidate named therein
must be accompanied by the
candidate's written consent to
nomination." Such a consent is
commonly required in other mu-
Bill Hayes
Is Candidate
JFor Supervisor
f"'*—-■    "X .
William  Hayes,  ScfivieT ^rfc
township farmer and a member
of the township board, has filed
nominating petitions on the Republican ticket for the post of
township supervisor;.
He will oppose incumbent supervisor Thurlow Sanford, in
the first primary ever held in
York township . . . electors in
the township last November
voted-to change from the earlier caucus system of nomination.
Hayes, 61, was born in Ypsilanti and has lived in the area
his entire life. Besides farming,
he has operated a real estate
brokerage firm and a jewelry
firm, and was employed at one
time by Michigan Central Railroad as a cost accountant. He is
a graduate of Ypsilanti Central
High School and attended Clea-
ry College and Ypsilanti Normal. He is married and the father of four sons, all living in
York township.
Hayes has been a member of
Washtenaw county Farm Bureau since 1931. and has served
five terms as master of Stoney
Creek Grange. He is also past
master of Washtenaw and
Wayne county Pomona Grange,
and'for six years was a member
of the Michigan State Grange
legislative committee.
He has served on the Washtenaw county Planning Commission since 1947, has" been
head of Civil Defense for York
township, spent 12 years as a
member of the Oaklawn school
board, and was a member of the
first Milan Consolidation School
Planning Committee.
The secretary's report of
Commission action follows:
The Commission proceeded
with discussion of Charter Sections:
Charter Section 5 under
"Elections" recommended t o
read: Every person desiring to
become a candidate for any
elective office under this charter shall, at least twenty days
prior to the election, except as
otherwise provided by law, file
with the city clerk a petition
signed by not less than five
per cent of the registered electors of the city. Blank petitions
shall be furnished by the city
clerk. The city clerk shall immediately determine the sufficiency of such petitions, and
when he finds any petition insufficient, shall forthwith notify the candidate, who may file
an amended petition not later
than the fifteenth day prior to
the election. All such petitions
not circulated by the candidate
named therein must be accompanied by the candidate's written consent to nomination.
Charter Section 6 dealing
with the form of ballots will remain as provided in the original charter without change.
Charter   Section   7    dealing
with the Board of Canvassers
vviil remain, as^j^ylde&JrL^t^|
original   charter   without "any
change.
Charter Section 8 under "Governmental Organization" is recommended to read: The government of the city, and all the
powers granted by this charter
thereto, except as otherwise
provided by this charter, shall
be vested in a council of seven
members, including a mayor
who shall be the chief executive
officer of the city. All officers
so elected shall serve their respective terms from the first
Monday in January following
their election and shall receive
a salary of $300.00 each year
payable quarterly in equal installments. (This section was
also considered in the report of
the previous meeting and the
division of the provisions in the
original section changed into
different categories. Note former report.)
Section 9 concerning election
of a Mayor pro tern will remain
as written.
Charter "Section 10 providing
for filling a vacancy on the
Council will remain as written
except for the correction of
naming the majority vote as
four members of the Council instead of the original three.
Charter Section 11 is recommended to read: The Mayor
shall be the official head of the
city government for all ceremonial purposes, and for the
purpose of military law. He
shall preside at all council meetings and appoint all council
committees. The Mayor shall
submit   a    written    legislative
The city's first seven-man Council, including the first
elective mayor, confer before their first meeting. Left to
right, standing: Glenn Clark, George Johnson, Douglas Mil-
han, Dr. John Buck. Seated, left to right: James C. Little,
Mayor Jack Bennett, Orren Corl.
LEUTHEUSER
HARRISON
JC's Seek Young
Man of Distinction
ELI Teachers
To Spend Day
Visiting Here
Teachers of the English language in foreign countries, who
are attending the English Language Institute at the Universi-
Saline   Jaycees   are   looking I at the annual JC Bosses' Night ty of Michigan, will spend an
for  the   "Distinguished  Young; dinner  during  national  Junior, entire day in Saline Monday.
He is a long-standing mem- „ „„   . „„„„„ii„   „* «,„
u j=4.i.'u j xxr-oT program semi-annually, at the
ber of the board of the Saline ~ ? „„. „„:, m^«„„ „* v„„„„^„
i i * tr- T_- -./t.-it -r, j, first council meeting of January
local of Michigan Milk Produc-, , - -, .,„ - M ~i „„„„ „„A
. ..  °      , , 'and of July of each year, and
ers association, and has served ■>        *_
"   a   ""•*"" x» f"^ "aa .recommend   such  measures   as
three terms as chairman I       shall   d<jem   ex^ient.   He
In announcing his candidacy, ■ shaR aR warrants for the
Hayes said: "We need progress £ funds ^
m the -township;   the  Detroit ^ ^
Regional Planning Commission
Man of the Year."
Their search, which will take
them through lists provided by
churches, businesses, clubs and
organizations, and the public,
will culminate in the presentation of a Distinguished Service
Award to the young man selected. The award will be made
Richards Runs
For Treasurer
Post in York
A second GOP primary contest loomed in York township
today when Vivian S. Richards,
|iL3. a lifelong resident of the
township, announced his candidacy -for the treasurer's post.
He: will oppose incumbent
Treasurer Neva Oelke, who has
held the position for about 18
years.
Richards, a former farmer,
mail carrier, and teacher, was
an unsuccessful candidate for
the -Republican nomination as
state representative from this
district, in the August primary
election. He makes his home at
531 Lee St., Milan.
Now a salesman for Spencer
Press, Richards formerly owned
a farm on Stoney Creek Rd. He
taught at Morgan school, which
is now consolidated with the
Lincoln  district.
In announcing his candidacy,
he said:
"The electorate of. York
township last November expressed their preference for a
primary election. Clearly we
want a larger voice in -the selection of our party candidates,
and many of us think" that if is
time for a change. That you
might have the opportunity to
express your preference, I am
filing for the office of township treasurer as a candidate
of  the  Republican  party."
"I deeply appreciate the confidence expressed in me in the
August primary by the people
of York township, and solicit
your,- continued support. I am
looking forward to this office
as an opportunity to serve each
orie-"bf you cheerfully and courteously."
The recipient of the honor
need not be a JC member, Lam-
berson pointed out; and a nomination ballot, for the public's
use, is included in this issue. It
may be filled out and returned
;to Lamberson or any JC member.
The award may go  to  any
Chamber of Commerce week.      I    Guided by Mrs. Robert Tefft, I
The search for a candidate is who is chairman of the rural i
under    the    chairmanship    of! committee   of   friends   of   the I
Charles Lamberson, 552 Canter- 'ELI-    and    accompanied    by
\Dury t Daniel Glickburg, in charge of |
' the   Institute's   teacher-trainee •
program, the group will begin j
the day at the High School and j
end it in a local milking parlor. I
The teachers  are both men
and women who vary in age—
I some have families "in their own
countries—who are in this coun- [
try to observe how English is :
taught at the Institute and in]
Safecrackers Leave
Empty-Handed
Thieves who broke into West-
side Hardware store and Saline
Lanes bowling alley early
Thursday morning, left empty-
handed, police said. It is believed the men were professionals looking for safes to break
open.
At the hardware store they
took nothing at all. At the bowling alley, they broke open a
small safe, found it empty, and
ignored small change in the
cash register. The men, who
left footprints and fingerprints,
apparently gained entry by way
of the back doors of the buildings after 1:30 p.m., when local police made a standard door
check.
Geo. Johnson Elected
ay or. Pro Te
In their first meeting Tuesday night, the almost all new
Council elected George Johnson to,serve as Mayor pro tern, and
named Henry Leutheuser and Robert Harrison as members of
the county Board of Supervisors.
Leutheuser, who has served for 12 years as a. supervisor and
almost as Tnany- as a Councilman, was defeated in his bid for
Council re-election in November. But he was reappointed as a
supervisor, according to Mayor Jack Bennett, because:
"Mr. Leutheuser's 12 years on the Board of Supervisors have
made him invaluable to the city of Saline. We feel that at this
time we need his experience and,	
knowledge for the welfare of j Improvement and expansion
the city; he has done a tre-.of city-°wned facilities: Finance
mendous job in the past and I Commissioner George Johnson
know we can continue to count Md Building Commissioner J.
i on him in the future." -4°- Little,  and Buck,  who  has
Harrison, 33, is the owner of
Harrison Mobil TV Service here.
He has not previously held pub-
"shown a keen interest in this
in the past", Bennett said.
Expansion of utilities: Plan-
lie office, but he has been ac-jning    Commissioner   Douglas
tive in Junior Chamber of Com-1 Milhan, Johnson and Buck,
merce   and   Kiwanis   club,   of    Council will begin considera-
which he was founding presi-.tion of names for appointment
dent.  Said Bennett: lto a Planning Commission at a
work meeting this week.
A low bid. from Community
"Mr. Harrison will do a job
for the city in two ways. Past.,,    ,
records will show that Bob is!?ord " $1223 " ^or a new po
young man, 21 through 35 years ! other" schools.  But""thV*have
of age, who has been outstand
ing in leadership and community service during the calendar year.
The judging committee will
be composed of "distinguished
citizens" who are over age 35.
Their decision will be based on
never visited a school that
maintained an agriculture department, Mrs. Tefft said.
After lunch at the High
School, they will tour the rest
of the city, including the business district, a doctor's office,
and the Austin apple orchard
(1) contributions to the general' and cider-mill. They are invited
community welfare during the to tea in the afternoon at the
year—50 points; (2) evidence home of Mrs."Lauren Wild, as-
of leadership ability—25 points;, sisted by Mrs. Hugh Keveling.
and (3) evidence of personal or
business progress—25 points.
Nominations will be closed on
Saturday, January 14.
The teachers . will complete
their tour with a milking-time
visit to the Fred Braun farm
on Bemis Rd.
Single Point Clips
Hornet Win Streak
ays- we are going to grow a j
:eat deal in the next 10 years,
nd we will have to keep up
-with the growth. It's definitely
a problem to be laced.
"I will recommend, if I am!
elected, that the township put
some money into the re-surfacing of Saline-Milan Rd. I will
also have the zoning law printed, and will recommend the ap-
Charter Section 12 dealing
with the appointment by the
Council of other city officials
was discussed to some extent,
but was tabled for further consideration at the next meeting
of the Commission when it will
become the first order of business.
The next meeting: of the Commission  will   be lield   in  the
pointment  of  a  building   and.Council Chambers at 8 p.m. on
zoning inspector for York town- January 11, 1961
•ship." -      '
To Teach Piano
Miss Joan Austin, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Austin
of Saline-Milan Rd., will teach
piano in Saline on Saturdays
next semester, she announced
this week.
Miss Austin, a junior in the
University . of Michigan school
of music, is studying music education with a clarinet major.
Shehas also studied voice, and
i - Esther Landwehr, Secretary has studied piano for 14 years;
by Lanny  Robbins
But for a single point on a
free throw by Dexter's Tom
Crocker, in the last ten seconds of the game with the
Dreadnaughts in the semi-finals
of the Chelsea Tournament, Saline now might boast their longest win streak in recent years.
But that free throw broke a
52-52 deadlock and sent the lo-
quintet down in defeat for the
first time this season.
After the Wednesday defeat,
Don Jaeger's varsity bounced
back Friday evening to polish
off the Brooklyn Golden Eagles
66-57.
The Hornets got rolling fast
against the Dreadnaughts as
they racked up a 9-3 lead in the
first minutes of the contest, and
extended the margin to 15-9 at
the close^of the first period. In
the second period the Hornets
lost a bit of their edge as Dexter's big center cashed a "long
shot with two seconds left in
the half, narrowing the score to
29-25;     -    "
A pair of fouls by Ken Volz
in the opening minute of the
second period helped Dexter
grab the lead. With the half
only eight seconds old, Volz
fouled Hammond in stopping a
shot. In-the same minute, Blossom made-a field goal and was
fouled in doing so. He made the
toss to send Dexter ahead 30-29.
McDonald meshed a field goal,
for Saline, but Dexter sailed in
front on baskets from Hubbard
and. Bell. Five field goals, two
from Strait and three from McDonald, were the remainder of
Saline's scoring for the third
quarter. Dexter was hitting on
their shots and by the end of
the period had a quite secure
49-41 advantage over the harried Hornets.
Saline wasted little time in
the final stanza in getting their
rally started. In the first two
minutes Jerry McDonald sank
three shots to edge Saline to
within two points, 47-49, of
Dexter. Ed Strait made it a
tie for the Hornets with 5:18
left in the contest, and made
the freethrow giving Saline the
lead 50-49.' McDonald added another bucket with 4:01 left, for
a 52-49 margin. Seconds later
Cliff Blossom made Dexter's only ^basket of the period to bring
the Dreadnaughts closer.
Thoss fouled Crocker with
2:54 on the clock and Crocker
sank the first of a pair of charity shots. Saline brought the
ball back up. court and began a
prolonged stall, trying for the
final shot of the game. A mistaken pass with about a minute
left gave Dexter the ball, and
they' began stalling.
Ten seconds remained when
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Annual Band
Frolic Now
Open at HS
The annual Band Frolics—a
variety stage show prepared
by the Saline High School Band
—is being presented this wt. k
with a full program after more
than 2000 hours of preparation.
The Frolics, presented .Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
will be open for a final performance at 8 p.m. Thursday,
at the High School auditorium..
Admission is 50 cents for students, 75 cents for adults, and
proceeds will go into the Band's
Trip Fund for their week at
Interlochen in August.
Under the direction of Arthur Katterjohn, the 1961 Frolics are entitled "Remember
When",, and feature a cast of
six: Sandy Johnson, Milton
Stemen, Susan Anthony, Rich
Wild, Joann Seitz,' and Pat
Fischer. The musicale tells the
story   of    a   grandmother-
very civic-minded and aggressive, and has the time, interest,
and energy to put into this job.
We are sure that he is fully
capable. Also, in appointing him
we express a hope that other
young men will take a more active interest in government affairs. The older men of Saline
have carried the burden for a
good many years and have done
a very fine job. The present
Council in its long-range plan-
lice car was accepted by Council.
Chairmen of
1961 Dimes
Drive Listed
to start 'Bivlng^younger citizens in governmental positions,
also."
Mayor pro tern Johnson is also a newcomer to public office.
Council reappointed E. J.
Muir as city clerk and treasurer; Carl Moehn, city assessor;
Allan Grossman, city attorney;
and Hugh Keveling, health officer.
Three wqrk committees were
appointed" by Mayor Bennett
"to do the groundwork on matters 'that "'will come up. after
study, some of them to be handled by the Planning Commissions' They are:
Wages and benefits for city
| employees: Public Utilities
! Commissioner John Buck,
j S t r e e t Commissioner Orren
| Corl, Police and Fire Commis-
• sioner Glenn Clarke . . . since
most city employees are under
those three  department heads.
Mrs. Charles Kern, the 1961
chairman  of  Saline area New
rung feels^hatnow is the time March of Dimes> this week an-
nouhced committee chairmen
for-the drive, after an initial
meeting Monday at her home.
The' committee heads include
Mrs. Leonard Niethammer, - for
the Intermediate school; Mrs.
Ed Warner, for businesses-and
corporations; Mrs. Arthur-Hei-
ninger, _fpr . organizations and
clubs; Mrs. Norman Scherdt,
for canisters; and Mrs. Ormond
Bredernitz for posters.
Mrs. Howard Hill will be in
charge" of the annual Mothers'
March." Mrs. Henry Erskine will
be chairman of Elementary
Schoolevents, and Mrs. Charles
Burkhart will supervise the
drive at the High School.
A schedule of events to be
held for the henefit of the New
March of Dimes will be announced later, Mrs. Kern said,
but the drive officially began
this week and "all committees
are in operation.
Editor's Mailbag:
Defends Civil Defense
Susan—who solves the problems of a teen-ager—Sandy—in
preparation for a school variety
program by demonstrating how
it was done in the old; days:
Included on the program are
dances by Pat Fischer and Suef
Davis, a chorus line; twirling by
Barb'Hehr, Sara Schaible,"Mafi-
lyn Vedder, and Sandy 'Greenfield; pantomimes by Marianne
Burr,    Susan    Anthony,    Babs
This would be a nice world to live in were everyone to subscribe to the philosophy as outlined by Mr. Giltrow in his recent
letter to The Reporter.
"Unfortunately, not all men are men of good will nor can one
believe everything they say. Perhaps those of good will are the
easiest prey for the others. They.are easily enlisted in good caus-
i es and find in many cases that they have been "duped".
.Every Communist Front organization in the world has a
harmless, or innocent, or even high sounding title. The real objective is not to be found in the title. The real objective is to pervert
and to subvert the naive to serve the cause of International
Schmid,   Lydia   Robison,    and Communism, and to speed its march to ultimate world domina-
Sara Schaible; a tap dance by tion.
Bob   Still;   vocals   by   Katrine Communist methods include the destruction of ah persons,
Gall, Pat Fischer,  Rick John- things, organizations, institutions, and laws which stand in their _
son  and  Kathy  Reed;   and  a way#
comedy routine by Kitty Todd, j        The   scream loU(U   &r and disarmament whUe they
Other acts and musical numbers wherever they think they have advantage,
are also scheduled. „       ,   ,        . , ...        - -,. ,-,-■,•
  They declare themselves against imperialism and colonialism,
ELEMENTARY ROOM' yet ^ussia and Cnina are ^e most ruthless of imperialists.
MOTHERS TO MEET I        They moan and cry for the forgotten man and the downtrod-
Elementary School Room Mo- j ten, yet they stamp out all vestige of human dignity and liberty^
thers will meet at 8 p.m. 'Mon- whenever they control. Mass murders and concentration camps
day at the school. Principal Ma- are routine.
riah Barclay and the Elemen-:       You can be sure that when they point an accusing finger it
tary School staff arein^charge is only to divert attention from their own guilt,
of the program,,on "the subject |       I agree, Mr. Giltrow, we should ^pjiose violence, disease, ii-
"The Teaching of Reading^,   •   literacy, and hunger. But since communism thrives where men
FRIENDSHIP EXTENSION    "k^^. *™ can *°» figM °De ^ -*out fighting the
wiiit^ilr^ ^^■^^^^^^'■^^^'^a^M
^^^'^^^[saccessv^hel^tea. This will caus^inistr^on rfthe^gran-
at
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