1957-03-06; Reporter

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PHONE NEWS, ADS
NO 3-4066
THE REPORTER
THE  REPORTER
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6> 1957
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Fastest Growing Weekly In Washtenaw County"
5c PER COPT — $2 PER YEAH
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Urge Big Turnout In Saline
School Needs
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Dexter United Community Chest
Organized At Friday Meeting
made, in the formation of the
agency, to give representation
to everyone in this area, in the
DEXTER—The Dexter United Community Chest became a
living reality last Friday night.
At an organizational meeting
held at Bates Elementary
School, officers were elected,
by laws were approved and plans
were laid for regular monthly
meetings in the future.
Named president of the organization was Virgil Walling.
Al Samborn was chosen vice-
president, Munnis Kenny treas-
s^tary.^3- Francis Wheeler WASHBURN RD.
organization. Walling yesterday
urged that anyone in the area,
who feels that they have not
been represented in the group,
should contact him now.
FRIDAY FIRE
GUTS HOME ON
Nominated by the organization's executive committee, and
approved by the directors, were*
the following heads of committees : John Hoey, budget, Wayne
Webb, finance, Mrs. Malcolm
Blakeley, nominating, and Mrs.
Clifford Poppenger, campaign.
A 21-member board of directors was also named . . . The
board includes all the officers J of W. H. McAtee to report- the
Seven of fire..There was no telephone at
CHELSEA — A fire about* 5
p.m. Friday burned out the interior of a 13-room house on
Washburn Rd., occupied by the
Toiiy Barraco family. Cause of
the fire was an explosion of an
oil space heater. i
The Chelsea Fire Department'
answered  the  first  call  when
Mrs. Barraco went to the home
and committee heads,
the group will serve one year
..terms . . . seven will serve two-
year terms . . .and the other
seven will serve three, years.
Virgil Walling, during the
course of the meeting, expressed
his sincere thanks to the many
people who have already helped
so much to get the new organization started.
No date has yet been set for
next month's meeting.
Similar to "chest" organizations in other communities, the
Dexter organization is set up to
function as a fund-collecting
and allocating agency for the
underwriting of youth activities,
and other worth-while projects.
The Dexter Chest will encompass the entire area included in
the Dexter Area School District
. . . and special effort has been
BAND PARENTS
PLAN MEETING,
SALE, DANCE
SALINE — The regular bimonthly meeting of the9 Saline
Area Band Parents Club will be
held at the high school band
room on Wednesday, March 13,
at 8 p. m. The George Austin
family — well known for their
musical accomplishments — will
be in charge of the program.
The band parents group is
planning a bake sale for Saturday, March 16. The regular
square dance sponsored by the
group is tentatively scheduled
for March 23.
the Barraco house. The Manchester Fire Department was
called at 6:30 p.m.
Most of the interior of the
house was burned, but much of
the contents had been removed
from the building.
- Barraco, who was reported to
be unemployed, was not at" home
at "the time of the fire. The family had moved into the house
last September. There are four
children, aged seven months, 5,
8 and 13 years.
Mrs. Barraco and the children
were given temporary shelter at
the Washtenaw County Juvenile
Hotaie. Transportation was furnished by Elmer Mayer, Manchester Rd., township supervisor.
The home was rented and
neighbors were uncertain about
who owned it, but believed it was
someone in Detroit. *
Fred Stierles Mark
Their 60th Wedding
At Ypsi Sunday
YPSILANTI — Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Stierle, former residents,
of the Saline area, -celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary
Sunday at an open house at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman
Stanfield, of Ypsi Township. The
Stierles have lived with the
Stanfields for the. past 1%
years.
The couple was married
March 3, 1897, in St. Paul's
Evangelical and Reformed
Church, Saline,, and have lived
in or near Saline all their lives.
Stierle was a farmer until his
retirement.
The Stierles havejiwo sons,
Adolph, of Braun Road, Saline
Township, and Erwin, of Hitch-
ingham Road, Ypsilanti Township. There lasre two grandsons
and two great|grandsons.
Mr. Stierte'%87 and his wife
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LOCAL GIRLS
HONORED AT
D.A.R. MEET
ANN ARBOR — Honored
with D.A.R. "good citizen"
awards last week in Ann Arbor
were high school senior girls
from throughout Washtenaw
County. Included in the honor
group were Susan Adair, daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Adair,
of Saline, Jean Ayers, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs.; John Ayers, of
Dexter, and Elaine Fuller,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fuller, of Manchester.
The girls had been selected
by their own high schools for
the honor.
The entire group representing Washtenaw County is scheduled to attend a state-level meet
of all Michigan's "good citizens"
at Grand Rapids'on March 16.
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LOOKING ALMOST AS YOUTHFUL as they were when
they married, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Daniels, of Saline, marked
their 60th wedding anniversary last Thursday. The couple
is pictured above as they look today . . . and below they are
shown as "they looked at wedding time back in 1897.
A party at the Tri-County Sportsman's Club last Sunday
honored the couple for their big anniversary. Although a
number of the Daniel's grandchildren and great-grandchildren were unable to attend because of illness, the party still
turned out to be a mighty happy occasion for everyone.
And to give proof of the couple's youthfulness ... although they're in their 80's .... when the music started at the
party, Mrs. Daniels was one of the first to get up and dance.
Saline Council
Holds Regular
Meet Monday
SALINE
meeting   of
Advisory Council To Study
Proposed New High School
At the regular
the   Saline   City J
council last Monday night, fur- Fluoride Clinic Again Offered
ther discussion was devoted to • ,
the matter of storm drains for
West Bennett Street residents.
Plans to date call for completion this year of storm sewer
designed properly to drain this
area.
The council also took note of
an application by the Gulf Refining Company to the State
Highway Department, requesting permission to construct a
driveway approach for a planned new gas station at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street.
Accepted by the council and
filed for future action was a
petition requesting construction
of sidewalks on Lewis Street between Russell and Michigan Avenue. The document carried the
signatures of 45 petitioners.
The council gave consideration to a proposed ordinance
which establishes weight limits
for truck traffic on Saline City
streets.
The council   also   authorized
the advertising for bids to con-!
tract for garbage and rubbish!
removal.    The present contract'
expires May 1.
By Saline Room Mothers' Group
SALINE — The dental health
committee of the Saline Room
Mothers' Association, starting
March 18, will offer the third
clinic program for the'application of sodium fluoride to the
teeth'of local school children.
The clinics this year will be
held during school hours and
during the current school term.
Saline Area School District
children in kindergarten, and
2nd, 5th and 8th Grades are
eligible for the treatment this
year. Through the clinic arrangements, a low fee of $3 per
child is charged for the complete treatment series.
Letters telling of the clinic,
'and registration cards, are being sent home with the children.
The cards must be filled out on
both sides, signed, and returned
with the $3 fee before next Wednesday, March 13.
Additional registration cards
are available! at the Saline Elementary School office.
Anyone wishing further details on the clinic may get^com-
plete information by phoning
the chairman "of the dental
health committee, Mrs. Ray
Krempel, at Saline 325-R.
Band Insfructor
To Speak At Saline
Woman's Club Meet
SALINE — Arthur Katterjohn, conductor of the high
school bands, will be the speaker
at the meeting of the Woman's
Club March 12. Mrs. Meredith
Bixby is in charge of the- pro*
gram, which will be on "The
Place of Music in Education."
The meeting will be held at 8
p.m., at the home^ of-Mrs. Merritt Martin. Devotions will be
led by Mrs. Max Fosdick.
Members of the social committee include Mrs. Carl Moehn,
Mrs. Carl Curtiss and Mrs. Carl
Carr.
ANN ARBOR JAYCEES WILL HOLD 14TH ANNUAL
BUILDERS' SHOW AT FIELD HOUSE, MAY 15-19
Dexter Girl Is
Engaged To
Ypsilanti Man
DEXTER —.Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Thurston have .announced the engagement of their
daughter, Helen Elaine, to Paul
L. Clow,"son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Clow of Stony Creek Rd.,1,
Ypsilanti Township.
CHANGE DATE
TO OPEN BIDS
FOR BUILDING
Ross Campbell,
Stanley Thayer
Get GOP Posts
Cecil Creal, chairman of the
Washtenaw County Republican
Committee,"'has appointed Ross
Campbell and Stanley, Thayer
co-ordinators for the spring
election campaign. Both are Ann
Arbor attorneys. Miss Jean
Hecker, Ann Arbor, was named
headquarters chairman for the
party's Fourth Avenue office.   *
In addition, Robert Klueter,
of Saline, was appointed public
relations chairman, succeeding
Mrs. John Flook, also of Saline,
who recently resigned from that
post on the executive committee.
Miss Thurston was graduated * p,
from Dexter High School, and is
employed    at the VokSa^Corp.
Her fiance is employed at* the
Ford Motor Co. Ypsilanti plant.
DEXTER—A meeting of the
school board will be held at
Bates Elementary. School March
12.
I    Opening of bids for the new
I high school will be held at 8
m., March 14, instead of
Marclr 7, as originally an-,
nounced." "The time, was extended by the Board at its last meeting.
ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold its 14th Annual
Builders, Merchants and Automotive Show May 15 to 19, inclusive. This event, the largest
Jaycee-sponsored show of this
type in the nation, will be held
at Yost Field House rather than
at the old fairgrounds, as in
previous years.
The general chairman, George
F. Lemble, states that, "We are
pleased and happy to have this
most excellent facility made
available to us by the Board in
control of Intercollegiate Athletics of the University—and want
especially to thank H. O. Crisler
for his splendid cooperation and
assistance.
"This means that our problem of 'a new "house" for our
show is solved-. Not only is this
true, but we will also be able to
make our show more attractive
in every respect. We will be able
to have more exhibitors than
ever before (at least 150), in
surroundings where there need
be no concern about weather.
.There will be no mud problem—
is
and   ample     parking space
available. It is with a feeling of SALARY HIKES
DR. PAUL MILLER, DIRECTOR OF EXTENSION,
TO BE SPEAKER AT DAIRY COUNCIL FE^ST.
SALINE — The Washtenaw
County Dairy Council has named
Dr. Paul--Miller,-director of
Michigan Cooperative Extension
Service, as their speaker for the
annual dairy -banquet. The event
will be held March .16 at Saline
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Dr. Miller's first contact with
extension work was as a 4-H
club. member- ii. West. Virginia
at the age of-10: .With the-exception of a period of army*"_erv-
-ice, he has been associated with
extension wofk^ever sincei   He
has served as .county agricultural . agent in; West  Virginia,
extension rural sociologist, and.
now Director"" bf. Extension at
Michigan State University.      4j
Choosing Washtenaw County's
dairy princess" will be one of the
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Paul A. Miller
highlights of the Dally Banquet. She will represent'^the
1,400 local dairy farmers "**nd
processors at the-state contest
held during June Dairy Month
Harr-y Losey, contest committee chairman, encourages- girls
with farm background between
the ages of 17 and 20 inclusive
to enter the contest. Entries
should be made through the Cooperative Extension Service Off-,
iee, County Building, Ann Ar-'
bor.
Prizes will be awarded not"
only to the girl chosen princess,*-
but also to all other contestants^
Special awards will go to the"
girls placing second and third
. .,. and the Saline Savings
Bank wil give $5 to all other
entries".
nostalgia—but not regret—that
we leave the Fairgrounds for
the Fieldhouse.
"We expect to attract a much
larger automotive display than
previously, and may even have
a large swimming pool built on
the grounds. We will, of course,
have the usual display of builders' and merchants' products
and services of every type on
the market.
W. G. Wade Show, Inc. will
have 10 amusement rides on the
grounds, at the North end of
the Fieldhouse. They will include two ferris-wheels, and several "kiddie" rides, two of which
are recent designs by Walt Disney.
To date approximately 70
booths have been committed,
and the balance will probably
be sold by mid-March.
In past years, attendance at
the show has ranged from 20,-
000 to 30,000. With the improved facility, a material increase
this year is expected.
GO TO FACULTY
MANCHESTER — Salary
raises approved by the Board of
Education will give Manchester
Public School teachers a $300
across - the - board increase in
1957-58. Contracts sent out to
41 teachers will be returned by
them before March 15.
Teachers who are behind the
current salary schedule and who
have had lengthy service in the
schools are to get $500 across^
the-board increases and $200
more yearly than their normal
yearly increment until they are
in the proper place on the salary
schedule.
The pay raises approved by
the Board will give teachers
with bachelor's degrees between
$3,900 and $5,400. Those with
master's degrees will get $4,100
to $5,600.
MARCH 7 MEET
OPEN TO ALL
SALINE — A meeting of the
Community Advisory Council to
discuss present and future needs
of the Saline Area schools will
be open to the public, at 8 p.m.,
March 7, at the high school
gymnasium.
The need for a new Saline
high school was reported in a
recent survey headed by Dr.
Donold Leu, of Michigan State-
University and it was expected that Dr. Leu would be present to address the meeting. Because of the critical illness of
his mother, Dr. Leu has had to
go the west coast. He has informed the local group that Dr.
Hereford, also of Michigan
State University, will take his
place.
The agenda calls for a discussion of the survey and the audience may ask questions.
It is expected that the Board
of Education at its meeting-tc51*-
night will select the architect to
draw tentative    plans for the
proposed high school.
No site has been chosen for
the school. Three sites under
consideration are a portion of
the Fred Braun property, east of
Saline, and two parcels of land
north of Saline, one owned by
Charles Schultz and the other
by^Dr. L. .G. "Steiner. It is expected that between. 30 and 50
*acres**will be needed, according
to Leo Jensen, superintendent of
schools..
Day Of Prayer
Set Sunday
At Salin% Church
SALINE — This compiunity's
World Day of Prayer rites will
be held Sunday evening in Saline at St. Paul's Evangelical
and Reformed Church. Tfeje annual observance, previously held
on Fridays, is scheduled for
Sunday in order -to encourage
greater attendance locally.
Participating in the service-
will be the First Methodist
Church of Saline,vthe Federated
Church and St. Paul's.
Mrs. Henry McKenzie, wife of
the Federated Church pastor,
will lead the worship. Others
scheduled to conduct portions of
the service are Mrs. Frank Benish, wife of the Methodist pas-.
Non-teaching personnel were; t0r, Mrs. Hollis Carr, Mrs. Clar-
given between $100 and $300
yearly salary increases, Supt.
Robert R. Masten said
"OPEN HOUSE" SCHEDULED BY
DEXTER PARENT-TEACHERS
DEXTER — The Dexter Parent Teacher Association will
meet Monday, March 11, 1957,
in the Bates Elementary School.
An "Open House" is planned
from 7:15 to 8 o'clock. This is
tl ^jportvmity for parents to
i03Ae classrooms and become
**& ifiiinted with the work being
JdS wlSh the school.
"*; [fifty business meeting will
yjj] ml convene and there will be
"'pi (pection of officers for next
.'% fisJ-'Xyle Bartlett will intro-
:§& gSgfche newly organized ele-
'_W___ chorus with the staging
""* * negro spiritual, "Swing
eet Chariot," 'Walking
[fight" and the now famous
" r Peas."
t.Bearss  will  conduct.
the elementary bands in a program of the following selections: "The Tie," "Lightly
Row," "Jingle Bells," "Yankee
Doodle," "Church Hymn,"
"Twinkle, Twinkle," "Skater's
Waltz," "Harmony Section," and
"Plow Boy."
The evening will be closed
with refreshments served by tite
tenth grade room mothers. Mrs.
Fred Briggson and Mrs. Willard
Parsons will be in charge of
these arrangements.
ence Johnson and Mrs. Norwin
Raus.
A motion picture on the
theme of world prayer will be
presented. The St. Paul's girls'
chorus will sing the anthem,
"God So Loved the World." Miss
Magdalene Raus will be at the
organ.
Ushers at the service will be^
Mrs. William Spike, Mrs. Lauren Wild, Mrs. Frank Carter and
Mrs. George Martin.
The public is invited Worship"
will start at 8 p.m.
Square Dance Set
MANCHESTER — The second
square dance of the season to
be sponsored by the P. T. A.
will be held at 8 p. m., March
9, in the auditorium of the intermediate school.
Mrs. Yungclas Said
To Be Improving
MANCHESTER—Word from
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Reck this
week indicates that Mrs. Henry
Yungclas, Mrs. Reek's mother,
j is recovering as well as can he
expected after suffering a fractured hip in a fall two weeks
ago. Mrs. Yungclas is being
treated at St. Joseph's Mercy
Hospital in Ann Arbor, and she
has already recovered, enough to -
receive visitors.
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