1957-04-10; Reporter

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VOL. 10., NO. 30—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1957
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SALINE JAYCEES OBSERVE
THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY
SALINE — The local Junior
Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 10th anniversary last
Thursday, April 4, at a banquet
held in the Saline Hotel.
Eight past presidents were
among the 51 persons who attended, and each reminisced
about his term as Jaycee president. Speakers were: Lee Robison, Al Wiedman, Russ Hughes,
Erwin Schmid, Pat Roesch, Bob
Harrison, Jim Beal, and Don
Rapp. Rapp served as chairman
and master of ceremonies for
the dinner.
Mike Strait gave the invocation and a turkey dinner followed.
Then Bert Walker of Jackson,
Michigan's National Jaycee director, and Jim Thomas, of
Adrian, candidate for State Vice
President, gave brief talks. -
Paul Woods, Jr., president of
the Jaycees, turned the rest of
the evening over to Jim Beal
who presented awards to various members of the press, and to
the cubmaster, Bob Merchants,
and assistant cubmaster, Dave
Gordon.
To wind up the evening, Lee
Robison auctioned off the banquet decorations, which were
made by members of the Jaycee
Auxiliary, under the direction of
Mrs. Don Rapp. Lodi Greenhouse donated the floral centerpiece.
SALINE AREA
ADVISORY GP.
MEETS ON 11TH
SALINE — The Saline Area
Community Educational Advisory Council will meet at the
High School Study Hall Thursday, April 11, at 8 p.m. Architect Guida Binda, who will de-
sigh the Area's proposed new
high school, will be the' featured speaker.
Members of the high school
facility will be on hand to discuss the courses of study and
special needs, of the new school
and the type of building that
will meet these requirements.
Ira Pfeifle, chairman* of the
council, will lead the meeting,
which is open to the public.
Manchester Future
Farmers To Give
P.T.A. Program\
' MANCHESTER — The Future Farmers of America group
in the high school, under the
direction of Ira Jump, .will give
a parliamentary procedure demonstration at a meeting of the
P.T.A., April 15. The meeting
will begin at 8 p.m., in the Civic
Auditorium.
A discussion of agriculture
project of the F.F.A. will also
oe held. •
The F.F.A. won the district
title in parliamentary procedure
at a denionstration in Dexter, in
February, against Dexter, Saline, Chelsea and Clinton."
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HONOR ERNST
AT FAREWELL
PARTY FRIDAY
SALINE — Eighty-five
friends and relatives met at the
Saline Township Hall last Friday evening for a farewell party
in honor of George Ernst, formerly of" Case Road.
Ernst has sold his farm and
moved to Tipton. - *
Progressive euchre was one
feature of the party. Mrs. Terry
Huber was high for the ladies,
and Mrs. Michael Rothfuss^was
low. For the menfolks, Ted Finkbeiner took high, and Billy Widmayer was low.
An   electric   blanket   and a
stun of money were given to
' Ernst as a going-away present.
- The party ended with a-lunch-
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Rudolph Feldkamps~
Mark15 Good Years
SALINE—-Mr. and Mrs.'Rudolph' Feldkamp of Weber Rd.
celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary last Wednesday, April 3. Congratulations
and best wishes.to both!"
DEXTER P.T.A.
SEES USES-OF
AUDIO-VISION
DEXTER — The Dexter Parent-Teacher Association met on
Monday, April 8, 1957, in the
Bates Elementary'School.
A colorful exhibit of projects
demonstrating various "uses of
audio-vision in classroom decorated the all-purpose room giving
a festive convention flavor to
the meeting.
John Yeakel opened the program in pointing out how visual
aids appeal to the five senses
and offer children experiences
they may-not otherwise be permitted to know arid enjoy.
Specific examples of the value
of audio-visual education in the
elementary school were presented by Miss Ruth Rosenbush.
Statistics o_ costs and availability of materials were discussed
by Robert Borgelt of the high
school.
The various screen projectors
climaxed the demonstration in
the showing of slides, film strips
and educational cartoons.
At the close .of the business
meeting the program chairman
announced the next meeting on
May 13. James.Brinkerhoff, factory manager of the Argus Camera Co. will be the. guest
speaker.
Coffee and cookies were served by the eleventh grade room
mothers.
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LITTLE  DEBBIE  IS  SO   THANKFUL—Four-year-old
Deborah Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith,
Bridgewater, is a victim of incurable leukemia. In the March
20 issue of The Reporter a brief story told of Debbie's wish
for mail . . . cards, letters, any messages folks, might wish
to send her.
The response was wonderful. For days, Debbie was
snowed under with mail. When we visited her last week, she
asked that we thank all of you who remembered her.
And for those who wish to send her a message now,
the address is: Miss Deborah Smith, Bridgewater, Michigan.
DUTCH CREW
RE-ELECTS
OFFICER SLATE
MANCHESTER — The local
fire crew last Friday evening
held its annual election of officers ... and the outcome was
precisely as predicted. Lawrence
Scheid was elected chief, the
post he has held for lo! these
many years. Also reelected were
Paul Eisele, assistant chief,
Royal Davidter, captain, and
Herb Widmayer, secretary-
treasurer.
There was something new
added to this -year's election,
though. G. William Kramer was
elected cook for the organization . . . which means that the
crew can always count on a hot
cup of coffee,'and a snack to
tide them "over a tough fire-
fighting assignment.
SALINE O.E.S. UNIT TO PUT ON
EASTER BREAKFAST APRIL 18
SALINE — The ladies of the
local'Eastem Star organization
will serve an Easter breakfast
for the public at 9:30 fa.m.
Thursday April 18, at the Masonic Hall. Admission price will
be one dollar.
An Easter service will follow
the breakfast, which is being
organized by Mrs. Doris Robison, Worthy Matron of the chapter.
Mrs. Henry McKenzie will
give the address, and Mrs. Alvin
Siemsen will read the. scripture.
Joan Austin will 'Sing a solo,
and other musical numbers are
planned.
This is the first time that
such a breakfast has been held,
in the Saline area, according
to Mrs. Robison. About 150 persons are expected to attend.
Reservations may be made
by calling Mrs. Everett Wolfin,
Saline 314. Tickets will also be
sold at the* door.
Members of the kitchen committee are Hazel Weber, Alice
Huss, Erma Betz. The dining
room  committee members" are"
Lena Davenport, Bernice Martin
and Vivian Predmore. Dorothy
Jeppesen and Lois Bowen are
in charge of decorations, and
Mrs. Wolfin and Dee Towner
are handling the ticket sale. Helen Starling is handling publicity.
To Push Plans For
Recreation Center
SALINE — A meeting will be
held tomorrow, April 11 at 11
a.m. at the Saline City Hall for
the purpose of discussing a proposed Saline recreation center.
All organizations interested in
promoting the project will be
represented.
Heading Overseas
MANCHESTER — Pfc. Robert Eisenhauer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Eisenhauer, Manchester, has flown east from Willow "Run after a visit in his
home town. Bob's destination is
Germany, where he is slated to
serve Ms overseas •hitch;.
FARM COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS
NEW BUILDING
ANN ARBOR — There will
be a meeting of the Washtenaw
County Farm Council at 8 p.m.
next Wednesday evening, April
17, with Dr. James Boyd of
Michigan State' University, to
discuss plans for the proposed
rural .activities building. Dr.
Boyd is professor of agricultural engineering.
Don Johnson, county ag extension agent, will also attend
the meet, which will be held at
the County Building in Ann Arbor.
Last week the council confirmed the purchase of a building site on the Saline-Ann Arbor
Road at Pleasant Lake Road,
and now the work of-the rural
organization is concentrated on
planning and construction of the
building itself, with the hope of
completing the project in time
for County 4-H Show time this
year.
SAMBORN ASKS
FOR LEADERS
FOR CUBS DENS
DEXTER—Al Samborn made
an appeal at the Child Study
Club, April 2, for den mothers
for the Cub Scouts in the village. Samborn explained thatj
there were a number of boys;
who wanted to become Cub
Scouts and could not because
there, were no den mothers'
available. He also asked'for the'
help of fathers in the Cub Scout'
work. Persons interested in I
working with the Cub Scouts!
may call Samborn. I
The Child Study Club mem-'
bers met at the home of Mrs.
Charles Wiedman, who was assisted as hostess by Mrs. Leonard Socks and "Mrs. Delbert
Holtz.
Members heard a report from
Robert Raymor, principal of the
Elementary School, on the
growth of the free community
recreation program offered in
the village during the summer.
On April 14, children of mem-
bers-of the Club will be given a
theater party in the village.
They will meet at the theater to
see "Westward Ho!" at 2:30
p.m. Free popcorn will be furnished by the Club with the theater tickets.
Members set May 7 as the annual dinner party date. The
group will meet at the home of
Mrs. Leonard Socks at 6:30 p.m.,
and will go to Schuler's on the
Jackson Rd. Reservations may
be made by calling Mrs. Socks,
HA 6-5261. This will be the last
meeting of the year.
Hope To Toot Their Way
To Triumph In State Meet
No Ricks
From Firemen
On Weather
Last week's rains, which
farmers said was good for the
winter wheat, also did firemen in the area a favor. The
damp weather cancelled out
the grass fire menace which
lias kept departments busy in
the rural areas.
- Between the first and seventh of the month no fires
were reported in Saline, Dexter, Chelsea or Manchester.
Last month there were 15
grass fires in Dexter; more
than six in Manchester; and
12 grass fires in the Chelsea
area.
SALINE — The Saline High
Sehool Band, under the direction of Arthur Katterjohn, will
participate in the State Band
Contest this Saturday afternoon
in East Lansing, and will attempt to stretch its string of
First Division Ratings _in the
district and state contests to 11
in a row.
Starting back in 1952, and continuing for every year and contest since, the Saline High
School Band has returned with
the coveted First Division Rat-
The Band will leave Saline in
a bus and cars Saturday morning at 11:30, and will arrive in
East Lansing approximately at-
1:30. This will give the students
time to listen to other competing bands, and to get acquainted
with the acoustics of the auditorium itself. Then at 3:00 the
band will report to the warm-
up room for atuning up time,
and organizational period. Then
at 3:35, the band will report to
the stage of the auditorium, and
play  its .three pieces  for the
_, Webster Church
WEBSTER TOWNSHIP — A
Holy Communion service will be
held at 8 p.m., April 18, at Webster Congregational Church.
More than 150 persons, many
from outside the area, were
served at the smorgasbord fund-
raising supper at Webster Congregational Church Saturday
night.
The*^ate set for the mother
and daughter banquet at Webster Church is May 10, at 7 p.m.
The men of the church will serve
the dinner and wash the dishes.
DONKEY CAGE
GAME SET IN
MANCHESTER
DEXTER — The Dexter High
School Future Farmers of
America have scheduled their
annual donkey basket ball games
for April 15 and 16, at 8 p.m.,
at the high school gymnasium.
The names of their competitors
in the two fund-raising games
have not been released.
School Board Meet
DEXTER—-The regular meeting of the school board will be
held at 8 p.m., April 10, at. Bates j
Elementary School. j
FOG CAUSES
COMPOUND
CRACK-UP
ANN ARBOR — A four car
smash-up on the Saline-Ann Arbor Road at Waters Road resulted in injuries to five persons
last Friday morning.
The car driven by James M.
Gibson, W. Ellsworth Road,
Pittsfield, collided with the car
driven by Harold W. Brayle, of
Kirtland Road, Ann Arbor.
Brayle had stopped to make a
left turn from the Saline Road
onto Waters Road. Jerry K. Aiken, Manchester, also smashed
into Brayle's car. Two "Washtenaw County sheriff's officers,
on their way to another wreck
at Brassow Road, ran into the
three already wrecked cars.
The injured persons were
treated at St.Joseph's Hospital,
Ann Arbor.
One hour later, at 8 a.m. with
fog still obscuring the road, a
car driven by Duane L. Seiner,
of Saline, and one driven by
Mario P. Scodeller, Ann Arbor,
collided at a spot about 10 feet
from the scene of the earlier accident. Only minor injuries were
suffered in this smash.
ADVISORY COUNCIL DISCUSSES
STUDY USE OF JUVENILE HOME
German Worship
SCIO TOWNSHIP — A German service will be held at 9
a.m.,' April 14, at Salem Lutheran Church. The English service will be held at 10:15 a.m.
On April 18, there will be a
Communion service at 8 p.m.
A German service and Holy
Communion will be held-at 9
a.m., April 19, at Salem Luth-
ern Church, and an English service will be held at 8 p.m., <April
19. .
Possibility of expanding the
services of the Juvenile Home to
include a study of the children
in the Home by a person trained
in child guidance was one of the
items discussed at a meeting of
the Juvenile Court Advisory
Council, held - at the Home,
April 4. The question was referred to the* community services committee of the council
for further investigation. This
committee will report back to
the council at its next meeting.
It was pointed out bjj Probate
Judge John W. Conlin at the
meeting that the purpose and
use of the Home should be clearly defined before the new staff
is hired. The Home is being operated at the present time without a permanent staff.
Concept of the purpose of the
Home can vary from a "shelter,"
"study center," "detention
home," or combinations of these
functions. •
Use* of the home as a "study
center" discussed at the meeting .would mean" that children
brought before the court would
be kept in the Home for"a pe^
riod long enough for the child
guildance expert to study their
problems and make recommendation to Probate Judge Conlin, if requested to do so by the
judge. The "study center" as
discussed was not regarded as
a "treatment center."
Judge Conlin stated that he
hoped the Home could be utilized
in such a way as to best serve
the children of Washtenaw
County. One advantage of the
"study center" type is that the
Home would probably be used to
capacity .most of the time. A
disadvantage is that a "study"
type facility was estimated to
cost $10 per day as against approximately $5 a day for a shelter or detention home. The
"study" type home would not
necessarily involve a large staff,
but a different type of'staff,
with someone capable" of conducting the study, possibly as
the superintendent.
Other items of business discussed "at the meeting included
the applications of persons for
positions in the Juvenile Court.
ing from the judges which sig- j three adjudicators. These judges
nines "an outstanding performance, superior in every respect."
This year's contest is to be
held at_.the large auditorium on
the Michigan State University
Campus in East Lansing on Saturday, April 13th, at 3:35 p.m.
Recess Coming
DEXTER — Dexter^. Area
Schools will be dismissed at
3:30 p.m., April 18 for a short
spring recess.; Classes will resume on April 24.
High School seniors will leave
May 28 for a five-day trip to
New York City. They will travel
both ways by train.
Aim For Big City
MANCHESTER — Members
of the senior class are planning
their trip to New -York May 19-
24. The class will go by plane.
Return From-Capital
MANCHESTER — David
Knickerbocker and Jerry Kirk
returned to Manchester on April
1 after a trip to Washington, D.
C. They earned the expense-paid
trip in a circulation, contest put
on by The Detroit Free Press.
Lester    Nichols    and    Leon
Trinkle are spending a two-week
vacation at  San   Juan,  Puerto Saline High School Band Mem-
Rico, and Miami, Florida. bers!
are the best of the college band
directors, and have been obtained to judge all bands in the class
or that particular day. They
have at their disposal five divisions, any of which they can
use, from the first division down
to the fifth. Then the band will
report to the Sight-Reading
room where it will play two
pieces which it has not seen before, and this also will be**judg-
ed. "
The final rating is an average
of the four judges' ratings and"
is then posted, and the comments of the judges are written
down so that the band itself can
benefit by them. The bands compete in these festivals, not
against each other, but against
set standards of performance,
and therefore it is possible that
no band'might get a first division, or that many might receive such a rating, depending
on the quality of performance.
The Saline band has been very
fortunate in the past six years
to receive these 11 first division
ratings, and the community and
the school can well be proud of
these fine young musicians who-
are bringing back such honors-
to the city of Saline.
Best wishes this week to the
DEXTER BEAUTY WED
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MARRIED LAST SATURDAY-was Miss Margaret Jean
Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lewis, of Dexter. For
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