1955-12-22; Reporter

              SALINE
EDITION
THE  REPORTER
VOL.- 9, NO. 13 -<- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1955
"Fastest Growing Weekly In Washtenaw County"
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FIVE CENTS PER COPS — $2 A YEAB
Top
Win, 47-38
COACHES DESCRIBE
GAME AS 'SLOPPY'
SALINE — Far from championship form, the Saline
Hornets romped to a 47-38 "victory over Dexter here Tuesday in a game characterized' by coaches Howard Hill and
"Bill Bailey as "slow, dull arid, sloppy."
Bad passes hampered the Hornet offense, which managed to get only 45 shots from the floor all night. Sixteen
of   these    were   converted   for   a#
"WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?" couia heivhat Eaii  Culliton   (11)   was thinking when  Gerry
Simpson.  (10)   and Greg Hatcher  (19)  closed in dc-i'ensiveJy for Flat Rock during Friday's game.
FIRST GRADERS
VISIT ROTUNDA
-St -      ■
-.The first grade rode three school
Txuses Wednesday, Dec. 14, to the
Ford Rotunda in Dearborn. The
children were thrilled , With the
.Christmas fantasy ,sHp%>- **"*3;y^y£
""They -heard the "Nativity story
and saw a 46-fOot decorated tree.
They also saw animated characters from nursery rhymes; High
point of the trip was a walk up"
the ramp to Santa's "castle in the
sky,"
ne Rolls
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SAUINE — After rolling up an impressive 15-4 first
quarter lead with a tight 1-3-1 zone defense, the Hornet
varsity eased along to a 54-38 victory over the Flat Rock
Rams here Friday in Huron League competition.
Left in for most of the game for the first time this
season, the starting quintet looked tired in the. final quarter, tossing in only  one field goal
and   eight free throws while their
opponents racked up 16 points.
During the entire game, each
team netted 16 shots from the
floor, but Saline converted 22 of 33
shots from the foul line while Flat
Rock netted only six.
Never seriously challenged, the
Hornets built up - a lead that
stretched to nearly 20 points early
in the second quarter. The Rams,
led by Gerry Simpson, gradually
found the range from far out and
wore down the Hill-styled zone.
Jim England took scoring
honors for the evening with five
field goals and four free throw's
for 14, followed by Si Woods with
13, Greg Eatcher of the Rams
with 12, and Tom Simpson with
10
In a hotly contested warm-up
game, Gary Armbruster sank a
foul shot to give, the young Hornets a 31-30 victory over the visitors in overtime. Neil Haarer was
high point man for the home team
with 10 points.
SALINE STATISTICS
SALINE LEGION
ITO HOLD PARTY
NEW YEAR'S EVE
SALINE — The American Legion will sponsor a New ear's Eve
party and dance for members and
guests only at the Legion Hall
Saturday, Dec. 31.
Music will be furnished by Bill
Bottomley's orchestra. The So admission will include smorgasbord
and party favors.
FEDERATED   CHURCH      .
BAPTIZES THREE
SALINE — Children baptized
at the 11 a-m' service at Federated
Church Sunday included Beverly'
Ann Armbruster, daughter of Mr.'
and Mrs. Baiter Armbruster, and
Charles and Dennis McCormick,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McCormick. ,
SALINE  O. E.  s. y
- -.:^.Ta. jMEfer . janv- &'■
SALINE — The regular meeting"
of Saline Chapter No. 311, O. E. S.,
will be at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2,
at the  Masonic Hall.
SIRS. FRED KOEBBE
SUFFERS INJURY
SALINE — Mrs. Fred Koebbe
suffered a broken arm last Sunday
night when she fell while walking
to church. The break was complicated because it was near the
shoulder, and she was taken to St.
Joseph's Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor.
were
healthy 35.6 per cent average, but
the over - all performance was one
of the poorest to date this season.
A non - league game, the contest
went on the books as Saline's
fourth straight win of 1955 against
no defeats.
High point man for the evening
was Si "Woods, who got six field
goals and an eqjuai number of foul
shots for a tally of 18. Jim England
was runner - up with 15, followed
by Earl Culliton with 7. Al Mosher
led Dexter with 16 markers.
Saline won the reserve game,
38-35, with Bob Vedder and Neil
Haarer sharing top scoring honors
The Hornet squad will be off the
boards for the remainder of this
.week, but Hill plans to hold the
first of three or four vacation
practice sessions Tuesday.
Friday, Jan. 6, the team will
travel to Ypsilanti Roosevelt to
settle, the current tie for first spot
in  Huron  League   standings.
li^        SALINE,sh?ATISTICS
Woods
Culliton
6
2
6
3
2
0
18
7
England               5
Rentschler           2
5
0
4
4
15
4
Simpson
1
0
1
2
Gross
Wagener
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
Badour
0
0
0
0
Rhoades
0 N
0
0
0
Myers.
0
0
0
0
TOTALS
16
15
12
47
Score by
Saline
quarters:
16
9
13     9-
-47
Dexter
6
5
12  15-
-38
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COUNTY PLANNER GIVES
VIEWS ON CITY GROWTH
Player
FG
FT
F
TP
England
5
4
2
14
Culliton
2
2
1 '
6
Woods
5
3
4
13
Rentschler
0
9
0/
9
Simpson
4
2
b
10
Badbur
0
1
i
1
Wagener
0-
1
0
1
TOTALS
16
22
8
54
Score by quarters:
Saline
'    1
5 13
14 12-
-54
Flat Rock
4     8
1Q. 16-
-38
TRINITY  LUTHERAN
LADIES  TAKE  TRIP
SALINE — Approximately 40
members of the Ladies v Aid of
Trinity Lutheran church took a
chartered bus to the annual Christ--
mas concert at the Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw Tuesday.
* The   group   departed  at 4   p.m.
GOING UP with a push shot is Al Rentschler (5). Al missed this one, for the  concert> which was sched.
tout bucketed eight free throws in Friday's clash with Flat Rock. uleil to start at 7:30 p.m.
The growth problem now facing  Planning Commission.
Saline  is   common   to   Washtenaw       The development of large,  sub-
County and many portions of the  suburban areas, around major me-
United States, according tb Sanford  tropolitan   areas  like   Detroit   has
S. Farness director  of the County   y^en ^g result of vastly improved
      industrial   transportation   systems,
increased use of family automobiles and a yen to return to the
country, he nofed. It presents a
great challenge and opportunity to
communitites like Saline.'
In order for a community to
grow successfully," he commented,
its governing bodies should have
a "conscious, deliberate policy to-
.vard expansion, part of which must
rest on practical economic considerations." It is especially important in this respect that communities maintain a balance between residential and industrial or
commerical development, he continued.
Each unit of medium and .low
priced housing uses up more city
services than it pays in taxes, Farness explained. High-priced housing
in the $20,000 - and - up bracket
and-industry are necessary to main,
tain adequate revenues for the
city without major increases in the
tax rate.
The quality of a community has
become an increasingly important
factor in the location of new industry, Farness maintained, since
there is often little difference in
the transportation and utilities
available in- various communities.
Numerous small fabricating industries have been attracted to Washtenaw County for this reason, he
stated, and more could' probably
be found for the Saline area.
Farness emphasized thatrespon-
sibility for community development
rests largely in the hands of city
government, which controls use
and provision of utilities. Help
in planning for development is
available through state offices and
the County Planning Commission,
he concluded. "
SANTA HAD  A   GREAT  BIG SMILE lor  JanetEngelberg, Saline Etaientary School third grader, when
lie learned that her apple" trees were being made asa Christmas project lor Junior Red Cross and would
bring others holiday happiness. Mrs. Maxine Ross isjanet's teacher. "
At present, Saline City Council-
men J. C. Little and Milton Hartman are working with city attorney
Stanton Roesch on a revised building and zoning code. Councilman-
elect Everett Wolfin now sits as
a board (member of the County
Planning   Commission.
Interest in expansion of the Saline community has been stimulated by disclosure' of plans for three
major developments and two minor ones with a total of 1,500 homes
on the south and west sides of the
city.
DEALERS GROUP
ELECTS GROSS
NEW PRESIDENT
Saline High School recently received parts for construction  of a
| new tractor motor.  .
NEW PRESIDENT- of Michigan
Farm Implement Dealers Associations is 'Allie Gross, owner of Gross
Farm Equipment in Saline. A nlem-
ber of the Board of Directors for
eight years, Gross was elected at
an associatioa meeting last week.
Others attending from the county
included F. O. Wiedman, Lee Robison, Paul Lohr, Bill Densham,
Phil Jenkins and Art Doletzky.     i
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MERRY CHRISTMAS, READERS ALL!