1955-03-30; Reporter

              Ann Arbor — D. Hale Brake,
candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court, Dale Stafford,
candidate   for   the state board
,. of    agriculture,    Prof.    A.    D.
kMoore,   candidate   for   the city
council presidency here in
Ann Arbor, and Myrl Underwood, who shares membership
in the G. O.' P. with all present, were guests of Mrs. Raymond Koch in a snowy tour of
Ann Arbor and Ypsi last" Saturday. The. Republican hopefuls spent a busy day greeting
citizens wherever they could
be found in . the storm-swept
cities.
^ Bridgewater — The wind
* blew down this tree on Austin
Road in Bridgewater last week
.-^ . -and .the . local' youngsters
l.^jjU'were quick to utilize it as a
■'^^fortification    against     Indians
fc •—	
and badmen in the territory.
Peering over the pioneer-style
fort: Bob Payne, Jim. Feldkamp
and Bob ■ ■ Feldkamp. Dave
Feldkamp, 'already a camouflage expert at age six, is also
in the picture-. . between Bob
and Jim . . but even Chief
Eagle Eye would have a rough
time* spotting him. Also in. on
the show are the boys' dogs,
Tippy and Ginger.
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VOL. 8, NO. 27
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PHONE NO. 3-4066
WEDNESDAY, MARCH'30, 1955
immunizations
Given 3B8 Pupils
In Dexter Area
.Dexter' -$-" "A,total of' 358
children, from: schools in the
area were given immunizations
for smallpox, whooping cough,
diptheria and tetanus, in the
Dexter, Elementary -. School,
March 2Z^
Volunteers assisting the
Washtenaw County Health Department nurses included: Mrs.
J. G. Heller, Mrs. Clifford
Travioli, Mrs. Robert McFar-
land, Mrs. Sydney Gould, Mrs.
Harry Peters, Mrs. Burton Bucy,
Mrs. Xyle Bowdish, "Mrs. Ira
Kaupp, Mrs. Arthur Doletzky,
Mrs. Ray Blaskey, Mrs. William Brown, Mrs. Donald
Britton and Mrs. Charles Weid-
man.
Saline — Dr. Otto Engelke, Prout, to the right of the note-
county health director, spoke studying health; director, was
•oh sanitation in rural areas at! program chairman for the day
the   annual farmers'   day  ses
sion of the Saline Rotary Club
last" Thursday:    Dr.    Gordon
Others a t the speaker's table;
Webb Harwood,. .with. his host
Jerry Coe, club president, at the
left of Engelke; and standing,
left to right, Lester McCoy,
newly-elected president of the
group, Fred Braun, his farmer-guest, and Paul Lambert,
newly-elected   vice-president.
fcRoad Commission Has lad Hinds
With Weather On Rampage. Recently
The Washtenaw County Road
Commission has combatted
spring mud, winter snow and
fallen trees from a blizzard
t during the last ten days. Howard Minier, manager of the
road, commission, reports that
he is keeping "plenty of sand
and chloride available to apply
on icy roads. Plows were out
most of Saturday night and all
day ' Sunday removing drifted
snow. • .
iei
"%t
Shoulders will get soft quickly again when we have a warm
day, Minier' said, and "he urged
•motorists to /ake it easy on
secondary roads, where the
roads may prove unexp'ectedly
dangerous* even when traveled
at normal speeds.,
Manchester — .The Northern
Association of Beagle Clubs
will have a- banquet, April 2,
at the Legion Hall,here, in
conjunction with the', field
trials of beagle hounds to be
jhe'd     in    Sharon     Township,
Hsfs Big $64
' Saline — A grand total of $64
was netted at the*-annual Saline Cub Scout Carnival, held
at the high school gym last
Thursday evening. The money
wifl. be .used for Cub "activities
here.
One'-of the outstanding hits'of
the evenings aside from the hits
scored ■ iri the various mark-
manship booths, was the. fudge
which had been prepared by
Jaycee Auxiliary ladies and den
mothers.
Manchester .Student
G-et - Shots'Joniorrow
Manchester..— Schools here
will not be in session ph Good
Eriday or the Mondky following Easter. There will be no
spring vacation period of "a
week this year, and school will
be dismissed earlier under this
system. June 3 has been set as
#ie last day of the semester:
April 2 and 3. The dinner will
be served by the Legion Auxiliary.
The Northern Association
has 15 clubs, and the Southern
Michigan Club ' is ' sponsoring
the trials and banquet.
A total of 60 dogs will be in
the trials, .four from each of
the 15 beagle clubs in the association. The running is to determine the winners to qualify
to run in. the International
championship' stake for beagles
■to 'be:'held' in Pittsburg. A total of 8 dogs will* "go to Pittsburg. All dogs -must be born in
1954 to qualify for the run.
Last year's winners yin the
finals was a beagle owned by
Alfred- Steinke, of Ann Arbor.
Atkinson, Klager ■
To- Cleveland Meet
Manchester — Fred Atkin-
;on, superintendent of schools,
and Euther Klager, president
of the school board", will attend meetings of., the regional
American .. Association » of
School Administrators, in
Cleveland, April 5, 6 and 7. If
possible, two other members of
tne school board, may attend
also., .pt.particular interest, to
the" superintendent and board
members will " be the exhibits
of school supplies and equipment at the meeting,,since the
new village'high school will Be
ready for use in. the fall.
Janice Hashley,
Donald McLean
Wed Saturday
Dexter — Miss Janice Hashley,
daughter of Mrs. Herman Hash-
ley, Dancer Rd., Lima Township,
became the bride of Donald McLean, Saline, at a wedding at 8
o'clock, Saturday night, at the
home of . Mr. and Mrs!' Lloyd
Boice, Dexter. Mrs. Boice. is the
bride's sister. Rev. Thomas Toy,
of the Chelsea Congregational-
Church officiated.
. For her wedding, the" "bride
chose a' full-lerigthlveil' "She' carried white" carnations and white
snapdragons.
'Mrs. LJoyd Boice iwas her
sister's maid of. honor. Her dress,
also full-length;' was of net over
silk, with- - a lace jacket. The
color was-mint green, and she
carried white .snapdragons and
carnations.
Charleen Boice, the bride's
niece, was the flower girl. Her
gown was dusty rose color, and
she carried a green basket with
pink roses..    	
Daniel- McLean, Saline, wali
his. brother's f-best..--- mian,. ahd:
-Rickyf -^McLean,:;-: ^'SMi&e,v ^#ie*
groom's nephew, "was the ring-
bearer.   "
The bride was given away by
Lloyd Boice, her brother-in-law.
Miss Sue Parker, Flat Rock,
accompanied . by her mother,
Mrs. Ralph Parker, sang "Oh
Promise Me," and "Because."
The wedding march was played
by Mrs. Lawrence'Haschle, Dexter.
A reception followed the ceremony. Serving punch, coffee
and ice cream were: Mrs. Arlo
Dunkelberger, Bangor; Miss
RuthYape, Ann Arbor; and Mrs.
Russell • Schwab, Manchester.
Mrs. Daniel McLean, Saline was
in charge of the guest book.
For her going-away costume,
the bride wore a beige brocaded
satin dress with avocado green
accessories.
After a short trip, Mr. and
Mrs. McLean will make their
home at. 209 West Henry St.,
Saline.
The bride was honored at
several parties before her marriage. On Feb. 12, Mrs. Arlo
Dunkelberger, Bangor, gave a
miscellaneous" shower at the
home of .her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Schlosser, Chelsea. On
March 12, Mrs.' Leroy Wing,
Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd., entertained for. her, and on March
6, Miss Ruth Yale, Ann Arbor,
and Mrs. Russell Schwab, Manchester, were -joint hostesses at
a shower at the home of Mrs.
Schwab. On March 12, Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Sodt, Pleasant Lake,
entertained ' for the bride-elect.
ring Achievement
-Wednesday In A A
ifeasant Lake
prent-Ieadiers
Mext Tuesday
f'jPleasant Lake — The next
nlBSting of the PTA here will
biS?, "held at 8 p. m., April 12, at
the Pleasant Lake Consolidated
School.
j;A film entitled, "According to
the* Record", will be shown by
a& member of the .State Police
fr£m the Clinton post. Items
njade by members of the 4-H
boys in Freedom Township will
b,e-on display.
.^Officers of the organization
iaclude: Mrs. Louis Vogel,
president; Frank' Carson, father
vice-president; Mrs. F. W.
Menzel, mother vice-president; Mrs. Raymond Tyskiwicz,
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Vernon Dresselhouse, recording, secretary; -and Mrs. Lawrence Alber, treasurer.
City Fathers
Attend Meet 01
Municipal League
Barnes Hendley and Joseph
Schwab, Manchester; Max
Sweet, Chelsea; and Henry
Leutheuser, William Muir and
Milton Hartman, Saline, were
among the group of approximately 60 persons who attended
the Municipal League dinner,
at the Legion Hall, in Milan,
March "24. The Women's Society if Christian Service, of the
Milan Methodist Church, served
the dinner.
A panel on village problems
was held at the gathering.
Manchester To Weigh Facts Before
Joining County Refuse Authority
|i-i-Cj S
With U-M Singers
Manchester — Linda Reck,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin M. Reck, will leave
April 2 with the Michigan
Singers on a tour which will
wind up at Carnegie Hall, New
York, on April 8.
Miss Reck is a student in the
School of Music, at the University of Michigan. A total of 50
singers from the University
will be in the group.
The University Band' will
leave March 31 for a tour, and
will meet the Singers on April
8 in New York. They will also
appear in the "Carnegie Hall
concert.
The group of singers wil> appear at high schools in four
Pennsylvania cities, Meadville,
Lewistown, Bloomburg and
Pensburg.
Manchester — Village officials have not. entered into any
agreement to • join' the Washtenaw County Refuse Authority,
according to Harold Alexander
He stated that the report giv-'
en out in Ann Arbor was incorrect, so far as Manchester
was concerned.
Alexander, who has been appointed by the council to represent them in the discussions
regarding the County Refuse
Authority, said that . the village still has a contract with
the Jones Hauling Service,
Jackson, which does not expire until April 1957.
"Everyone seems satisfied
with the .'present arrangements," Alexandedr said, "But
we want to have., all the facts
on the County organization, in
case some changes should have
to be made in the Tillage arrangements."
Alexander estimated that it
would take a couple of years
before the county ' disposal
unit would be in operation. By
that time' the .village, with all
facts available, can consider
the plan.
Approximately 20 representatives from various areas iri the-
county attended a meeting to
discuss the single disposal unit,
March 24, in Ann Arbor.    An-
Red Cross Drive
in Manchester
ftortOf iSoal
Manchester — Mrs. Karl
Rest, drive chairman, reported
ihis week that . the Red Cross
drive for'funds here is lagging,
with $300' yet to be contributed
to reach the community's goal
of $1100. Mrs. Rest stated that
gifts had been running somewhat smaller than last year,
making it necessary for everyone to contribute his and her
share in order to reach the
goal.
The drive will officially end
tomorrow, and solicitors are
urged to complete their work
as soon as possible. Persons
in the Manchester area who
have not been given an opportunity to contribute and become members; of the Red
Cross may call Mrs. Rest, GA
8-3860, or take their contribution to the Sutton Insurance
Agency,  106 Adrian. Street.
other meeting    is    expected to
be called within a month.
According to present plans,
there would be 'one sanitary
fill for the participating nnits,
and cosf would be financed
either on a population basis or
tonnage of refuse handled.
Atkinson 1 Of 5 Superintendents
Named To State School Building Group
Students Get Two-Bay   ,
Spring Vacation
Saline — School will be dismissed ail day Good Friday
and on the Monday following
Easter to provide a brief
-pring vacation period. The
second semester will close on
June 10 this year.
Manchester — Fred Atkinson, superintendent of schools
here, has been asked by Dr.
Clair Taylor, .State Superintendent of Public Instruction,"
to serve on a 15-member committee on state "school building. Representatives from
Wayne Uninversity, Michigan
State and the University of
Michigan; architects, a mem-
-er from the Fire Marshall Division of "the State;^rfthe& State-
"Tealth " Department', and five
school superintendents will
compose the committee. They
will act in an advisory and
leadership capacity in efforts
to. solve the school building
problem in Michigan. An organizational meeting will be
held in April.
Atkinson    was    appointed    a
member . of the building committee of the' Michigan Association of' School- Administrators this year. A regional meeting of this group will also be
held in April.
Donna Mae Wahl
Hamed ByAuxiliary
For Girls State
Saline — Donna Mae Wahl
has been chosen* by the local
American Legion" Auxiliary as
the Saline representative ot
thevAuxiliary at Girls' State to
be" held in Ann Arbor, June
14-22. Sharon 'Starling was
named alternate..
' Donna Mae, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Wahl, has a
background of outstanding achievement to qualify her as
representative. She has been a
member, of student court at the
Saline Schools for four years..
was elected to the student
council of- Saline High in 1953
... is now secretary of the
junior class, president of the
Future Homemakers chapter
and was president of the nursing class in 1954. She is a member of! the Salinian staff, exchange ' editor of the Hornet,
and at present is the
cast of the junior play being
performed this Thursday and
EWday. She has also been outstanding in public speaking and
debate . . winning a forensics
key in 1954, and placing'first in
district competition,»seqond. in.
regional/* in the 1954-^deelama?,'
tion contests; -    ." -    . sf-tf:-<S
In church, she has served as
secretary, and as treasurer, of
the St. Paul's Youth Fellowship."
Approximately 300 girls
nominated by various Legion
Auxiliary posts throughout the
state will, participate in the
week-long program. Expenses
of transportation .and lodging
are provided by the Auxiliary.
The program is one designed
to teach citizenship and offer
experience in meeting new
people and making friends.
The girls will set up a government and elect officers. A social program is also planned.
The" group will stay at one t
the University dormitories for
women in Ann Arbor.
. A delegate and alternate
from the group will be chosen
to .go to Washington, where a
similar program will be held,
and . national government set
up by the girls and officers
elected to fill various posts.
All .of the girls must be
juniors in high school, who are
presumed to be able to bring
some of their experiences back
to the school when they are
seniors.
Nominations from Dexter
and Manchester are expected
to be made at the next meetings of the Legion Auxiliaries
in these  villages.
"Over 550 boys and girls,
Washtenaw County 4-H Club
members will exhibit projects
at" their annual 4-H Spring Achievement Program next Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5
and 6, in Ann Arbor.
. On exhibit at; Ann Arbor High
School will be tractor maintenance work and many other
4-H projects, which- the 4-H'ers
have completed during the past
six months.
Approximately 350 4-H girls
will take part in the annual
dress revue and "awards program, which will be held Wednesday evening, April 6 at the
high school auditorium.
Exhibits will be set up Tuesday, April 5, between 10:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m. Judging of exhibits will take plaice Tuesday
evening. All exhibits will be
open .for the public oh Wednesday, stated Frank Gendron* 4-H
Club Agent.     ,
Five club members will compete for the highest individual
Achievement Awar'd-the 4-H
Achievement Booth. .Members
competing are Arnold Girbach.
Ann Arbor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Simon Girbach; Frances
McCalla, Whitmore-Lake, "daughter of Mr. and Mrs.- Frank
McCalla; - Marjorie "Bradbury,
Dexter, daughter - of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Bradbury; Mary Lou
Sanderson, Ann Arbor, daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs.. Harvey
Sanderson; and Suzanne Nixon
Dexter, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Neil.Nixon. The winner of
this award will compete" In the
district contest to be held - in
East Lansing in June.
Two girls will be selected as
winners of the Dress" Revue to
represent Washtenaw* County
also at the district, contest.,
.   Handicraft,     clothing      and
electrical awards-will be' award-
Most 'clubs will be competing
for the annual club trophy presented to the-outstanding-coun
ty 4-H club. .
Special entertainment will be"
provided by the students of the
Marjorie Backus Russell' dancing school.
The public is invited to attend the two-day affair.
Showers Honor
Dexter — Miss Janice Mann-
lein, who will be an April bride,
was' honored at two surprise
showers last week.
On March 26, Mrs. William
"Srull and Mrs. Norman Johnstone were hostess to 18 guests
at a miscellaneous shower* for
the bride-elect, at the home of
Mrs. Krull.
Miss Rosalie Hoe*y and Miss
Virginia Hoatlen entertained
Miss Mannlein and 24 of her
freinds at a miscellaneous shower on March 29, at the home of
Miss Hoey.
Miss Mannlein is" the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Mannlein.
She has.set April 16 as the date
for her marriage to Carl Koch,
at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
arge Crowd At Saline Band Concert
Helps Group To Finance April Topr
Saline— There was standing
room only, and very little of
that, at the band concert in
the high school at 8 pm.,
March 25. A record crowd,
estimated at 700 was in attendance. Proceeds from the concert will be used to pay for the
trip the band will take- before
playing in the finals *ior state
bands to be held in East Lansing, April 23.
The definite itinerary of the
band has not been settled, ac
cording to Arthur Katterjohn,
director, but it is expected that
the group will ""visit. Reading
and Coldwater, and other
cities in the'southern part, of
the state. A chartered bus and
private cars will be used for
the trip, which will take two
days.. The purpose of. the trip
is to gain experience in playing
before crowds, to gain poise be
fore the finals. The group will
return home after the. contest
at East Lansing.
Dexter — Albert Ruhlig last
week was named Outstanding
Young Farmer ,-of this county
in a contest put on by the Ann
Arbor Junior Chamber of Commerce »Here Ruhlig pauses a
moment to scan the fields of
his farm on Colby Road
- Such moments of leisure are
rare for tjfe Ruhligs .".-for Albert and liis wife, during their
eight years on that farm, have
busied themselves, with a
thousand - and-one farm-and
-home improvement projects
. . . and they show no signs of
slowing.
For a pictorial account 'of
the Ruhligs' activities, present
and past, see the special feature in this issue