1957-04-24; Reporter

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NO 3-4066
THE REPORTER
THE  REPORTER
VOL. 10, NO. 32—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1957
"Fastest Growing Weekly In Washtetmw County"
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'57 Prep Baseball, Track
Opens
Weatherman's O.K
DEMOCRATS FLAN  CONCLAVE
AT ANN ARBOR'S CITY HALL
ANN ARBOR — The Wash- ton Stoddard, membership 'chair-
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tenaw County Democratic Committee will hold a regular meeting Thussday, April 25 at 8:00
, p.m. ia the Council Chambers
of the Ann Arbor City Hall.
Aecordin'g to Mrs. Howard
Biackenburg, Ypsilanti, Democratic County Chai-fKaan, the
agenda wiH include deports on
legislative action fey Mrs. Wil-
"bur Cohen and Miss Carol Lud-
ington, plans iter Democratic
Party Night, wMch is a nationwide event sponsored by the National Committee to take place
on May 21, and the selection "Of
a county precinct worker to be
honored at the Michigan Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. One worker from eareh of Michigan's Congressional Districts will be honored. Washtenaw Democrats
earned -the privilege of naming
a woi-ksr because of their record achievement in the April 1
electassn.
"We are very pr©ad of the im-
proved"voter partfeipation in the
electron," Mrs. Blafdkenburg stated. "Our highest previous percentage of the 'County vote in
recent years was the 44 per cent
cast for Governor Williams in.
13_S November "election. On April
1, 45 per cent of Washtenaw's
vote was castfer State Superintendent of Public Instruction
3_,ynn M. Baatffett and.Highway'
(Commissioner John Mackie."
Other business of the meeting
twill include Reports from Mrs.
Wendell Fesj, Ann Arbor, F_-'
nance DrivE*Chairman, and Las*-:
man.
The meeting is open to all interested Democrats.
FARM COUNCIL
SELLS ACRE TO
FARM BUREAU
SALINE — The Washtenaw
Farm Council has solid one acre
of its recently purchased land
on the Saline-Ann Arbor Rd. to
the Washtenaw Farm * Bureau
which will develop its own facilities there, including offices,
meeting rooms and lunch rooms.
According to Frank McCalla
of the Farm Council, the Council
will develop livestock facilities
on part of the remaining acreage and hopes to have this ready
in time for the fall 4-H show.
He reports that it is now
questionable that the projposed
rural activities center will fee developed -in the near future.
Bill Demsham, /r.
Wins Washtenaw
4-H Ptew Contest
MANORS' 25TH
ANNIVERSARY
COMES SUNDAY
MANCHESTER — The Washtenaw -County 4-H Etowingj
champion .for 1957 is WiUiam
Densham, Jr. -of Dexter. With'
weather :and soil co_Kli±ion£|
ideal for taring plowing, 11 4-H;
"Tractor X_li_b members displayed:
•their hest plowing Saturday/
April 20. aa.e contest, sponsored'
!by Standacfi Oil Company .and
the .Caojp.e__a_tive Extension JSer-
■vice, was'.h_M at the WiMsIBas-
isefct farm, .Manchester.
'The 11 contestants made
<piick work cef plowing agpraaxi-
•ma_.ely 25 acres. Judges for. the
plosang jatst were Beih£_tt
White,-Michigan State UinSHer-
-slty. Agricultural Engineer, .Eat
O'Malley, Farmers Home .Ad-,
-ministration and Donald 3L
.Johnson, County Agricultural J
Agent.
Prior to the contest Mr. "White
presented a diseassion demonstration on plow adjustment,
using contestants' tractors and
plows.
William Haeussler, -of,/Manchester, placed second in the
contest and Richard Wheeler, of
Whitmore Lake, placed third.
William Densham, Jr. will represent Washtenaw County in the
State Plowing Contest to be held
in September at the State 4-H
Club Show.
4-H Club Leaders who assisted in the contest were Willis
Hassett, Robert Heller, Charles
Trinkle and William Densham.*
MANCHESTER — Mr. and
Mrs. J. WillaM Matter 'of 7501
lEiseman Rd. wall celebrate their
twenty-fifth weMiflg anniver-
ssary Sunday, April 28, at an
•open house in i&eir 3rome.
ZEhey were married on April
'23 in 1932.at *t"he&-0_ne of Mrs.
Manor's -par-enis, HSfes." Edward
lambarth of Pleasant Lake Rd.
•and the "late Mr. "Lambarth. Mrs.
luambarfe 'is -plctmang the open-
Ihouse c^brst'ion, which will
.2ast from _2 -to -8 jprni. "Friends,
■neighbors and -relatives will be
•present.
"The -TSfenors Ihasae three sons; j
ILeroy, .22, who Is ^attending a
College ml Applied Science, in i
jDetroit; CHiffora, _14, who attends .Manchester IHigh School;
and,_Da_e, IQ/.whBiis at Pleasant
Lake Schaol.
AN OUTSTANDING FEATURE of the
Confirmation Reunion to be held this Simd. y
at   St.   Paulas   Evangelical   and   Reformed
Church, Saline will be-an exhibition of confirmation class pictures. The oldest one on
display will be that of the 1908 class, first
at St. Paul's, shown above.
How many of the "members do you recognize? They're listed as they're known today.
Kneeling in the front row are Mrs. Arthur Heininger, George Mohrharilfc, deceased,
and Mrs. Arthur Hieber.
Seated in the second row, left to right:
Ernest Zahn, Mrs. Chris Volz, Mrs. Eva Miller, deceased,' Kev. Papsdorf, Mrs. Lilliam
Burgan, Mrs. Odessa Weber, deceased, and
Julius Feldkamp. _
In the next ro\v? Mrs. Cora Smith, Mrs.
EUen Wenk, deceased, Mrs. Tema Layher,
Mrs. Bertha Schill, Mrs. Alma Wittbracht and
Mrs. Amelia Maynaawl, deceased.
In the Dack row: Alvin Rentschler, de-
ceased> Mrs. Ed Warner, Elmer Feldkamp,
Mrs. Martha Holaapf el and Grover Alber.
EGG HUNT PRODUCES WINNERS j
SALINE—More than __@0 -kiddies tunned «_ut for the Saline
Jaycees" <egg"hunt last J&ifearday
which was iheld in t_ae Salinfe
Park.
Winners In the "jBte-fschodl
group were': first prsze, ScotSt
Sa(£kett; 'second prise, Jackie
Leoi_ar_l;; "tfh'ird prize, Michael
Wright;; -fourth prise, IBruee
Marism,
In iflie 'Kindergarten and first
graafe rgx_n|p,N Ciuid_3e -S_an_j
found iboth the first _prize and:
thftral jprize '-eggs, ami ^Georgia1
Beal w_E3 tfhe .second garize winner.
•John Harvey won -first prize i
te'the group'made *cjp 3. f second.'
'third and fourth /gcaders, aifi.
Slandy Sloan was "second. Caissl
32ngel came up *w3th a third
■place prize and Ssasen Sie_i*e.en
was fourth.
The eggs were 5fi3den by 'Cub
JScouts of Mrs. HaSfce Strait's den,
•and Don Rapp took change of
ithe hunt.
By the way, tiiie"4th prize egg
in the IrindesgaTten -and first
grade group "was inever jfaund, so
any eager beavers who qualify
to enter that _®ce^.an£still win
themselves a prize.
TRA1__ER _FIRE
TAKES LOCAL
FAMILY'S HOME
CHELSEftr—A fire in a.trailer .April "17 -t-ompletSy destroyed the trailer .and all ©f its contents. The owner, Albert Haffley
I v/as atworkwfeen the Sire start-
led, and Ms Wift. and their three
' small ) children    were  visiting
•neighbors. The trailer was parked near Schumnfs Resfaurant,
18271 US-US.
The family are now jiving
with Mr. Haffley's father-jeai his
farm near US-12.
Chelsea firemen v^ere jalso
called to a grass fire on Sunday
afternoon at Sugar Loaf 'La;ke.
No damage was reported.
Manchester Fire
Strikes Yard
Of Crewman
Firemen
MANCHESTER
here answered an alarm Sunday
which didn't take them far
from home;    at least not far
from the home of Fireman Lyle
Widmayer. Grass in back of-his] ger, Mrs. Lorenzo Steele, Mrs
house blazed up but was. quickly i Willard Mann and Mrs. A. Hoi-
squelched. Loss: one fence post.| stein.
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Glennda Scott
SAIZNE — The ^engagement
of Oennda Jtevenne Scott ;and
Alwin Wahl *iwas announced last
week "by Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Scott, .Glenndafs parents.
Miss Scott, a graduate of UBig
K^jids HigTi .'Sehool, is ,emplpye_l
by the General Telephone Co.
Her fiance, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob WaM, is e__g.aged in ieuan-
ing.
Dance Recital
Comes Friday
In Manchester
annual
recital
MANCHESTER—The
PTA-sponsored dance
will be held Friday, Aprir26, at
the Civic Auditorium,,Manchester starting at 8 o'clock p.m.
The dance instructor is Mary
Jane Hoffman and the pianist is
Mrs. Paul Kappler. General
chairjnen are Mrs. Lester Czar-
necM and Mrs. Alfred Strang.
Program and ticket committee
members are Mrs. John Pippen-
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GOLDEN WEDDING FESTIVITIES will be held this
Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Dinble, of Ellsworth
Road. The golden wedding story appears on Page 2. And the
golden wedding couple appears above ... with the top picture
showing them today, and the lower photo showing them at
TOURS, MUSIC,
BANQUET, ON
DUTCH AGENDA
MANCHESTER — The calendar at the Manchester schools
includes a trip to the Ford plant
at River Rouge by members of
the eighth grade on April 26.
On April 29, Mrs. Mable Pardee's second grade will hold
their family night.
Future Teachers will attend
meetings at Eastern Michigan
College in Ypsilanti, May 2, and
tour the campus.
The annual spring band concert will be held at 8 p.m., May
3, in the Civic Auditorium. Conducted by R. C. Sorter, the band
will play both classical and
semi-popular music.
The juniors in the high school
will entertain the seniors at a
banquet at 7 p.m., at Rock Inn,
Adrian, May 4.
Saline Nine Drops 1st Two,
But Narrows Losing Margin
MANCHESTER SUMMER PROGRAM
OF RECREATION OUTLINED
MANCHESTER — Tom Johnston, of Ann Arbor, will be director of the Manchester Recreation program this summer. Appointed to work with Johnston
on the program are: Robert
Masten, Rev. Karl Rest and Mrs.
Franklin M. Reck, all members
of the local Manchester Recreation Council.
Johnston, a senior in the
School of Education at the University of Michigan, directed the
recreation program in Saline for
the past two years. He is at
present teaching swimming at
the YMCA and teaching two
special children's classes in Ann
Arbor.
The program in the village
will be from June 24 to Aug. 16,
on the athletic field and the elementary school playground. The
proposed schedule includes
swimming from three to five
days a week at Wamplers Lake,
and an arts and crafts program.
Little league baseball will be offered for boys 15 years of less,
who want. to  take    organized
baseball. Registration for baseball may be made at the schools
this week.
The junior playground js expected to have the same program it had last year, with the
a^e group from 4% years to 8
years. The committee is considering the possibility of reducing
the age to 7 at the elementary
school playground.
Record Dance Set
For
Sati
irday
MANCHESTER — The sopho.
more class of "the high school
will have a record dance, from 9
p.m. to 12 p.m., April 27th at
the Civic Auditorium. The party
is open to the public.
Richard Mayers, WPAG disc
jockey, will be in charge of the
music. Members of the class will
furnish entertainment during intermission, and there will be a
rock-and-roll contest. Refreshments will be on sale.
Proceeds will be used for a
class project.
. The spring sports season is
Well underway, in Dexter, Manchester and Saline thanks to
some decent weather that has
showed up at last.
Dale Schaeffer's boys in Dexter opened their season with a
nothing-to-nothing tie with
Boysville Monday, and pitcher
Jack Wentzel chalked up a no
hitter in the contest. Dexter got
four hits,' with first baseman
Alan Mosher belting out two of
them. Tomorrow's, game at
Pinckney begins at 4:30.
Saline faced Ypsi Roosevelt in
its opener and was shellacked
12 to 1, but they 'showed up
slightly better in their game
last Thursday with Chelsea,
getting beat 5 to nothing.
Manchester's Dutchmen lost
to Chelsea four to three in a
close one that saw the score
tied going into the final inning.
Coach Max Lee reports that
"Connie Gonyer threw a good
game, scattering his hits; he
suffered occasionally from some
weak fielding behind him." The
Dutchmen's new first baseman,
big John England, hit the
game's biggest blow over the
Chelsea left fielder's head.
Action on the cinders saw
Manchester and Dexter facing
each other in a triangle meet
last Thursday that included
Jackson St. John's. St. John's
was first with 57 points, Dexter racked up 38 for a second
and Manchester was third with
31 points.
Dexter's Ralph Stone took
first in the pole vault, at 9 feet
6 inches, and Dick lPUer crossed the finish line first in ih&
half-mile event.
Saline    ran in a triangular"
meet with Chelsea and University High and placed just one-
and one half points behind Chel- •
sea for third place. U. High gar- -
nered 89 points for a first. Cap- -
tain Dick Lehtonen was Saline's
individual'high scorer, with a
2nd in the 100 yard dash, 2nd in-1
the low hurdles, .and a place on.
the relay team which won a 2nd
place spot in that event.
HIGH SCHOOL
PLANS NOW IN
WORK STAGE
.. SALINE — Preliminary plans
for the proposed new high school
here will be completed in about
two weeks, according ,to Leo
Jensen, superintendent of
schools. Guida Binda, architect,
is drawing them up now and
they will be submitted to the
School Board for approval by
about May 6.
If the School Board passes
them, they -will be sent to the
High School faculty for consideration.
wedding time in 1907.
Grass Fire
j    DEXTER — A    grass    fire
' started by  children  at C  and
Second Sts. was put out by firemen on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Zahn,
Carpenter Road, celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary Saturday evening, April 20, with
open house at the beautifully
decorated Pittsfield Township
ha_l% The couple was married
April 23, 1907, at the home of
Mrs. Zaftn's parents in Lodi.
Some 175 friends and relatives gathered at the hall to
congratulate them, and signed
the guest book of which their
granddaughters Kay Lynn and
Judy Zahn were in charge. Both
the attendants of the original
wedding party, the maid of honor, Mrs. Emma Weinlender and
best man Herman Zahn, were
present.'
The wedding cake was cut by
the Zahn's daughter-in-law, Mrs..
Raymond Zahn. Dolores and
Geraldine Zahn poured coffee
and punch, and plenty of delicious refreshments were served.
There was also dancing, both
modern and square -with son
Raymond Zahn doing a fine job
of calling.
The Zahns received many
beautiful and useful gifts.
The couple is shown helow
posing for their wedding picture .... and above for their
anniversary photo.
Ross-Parmenter
Engagement Told
SALINE — A June 22 wedding is being planned by A_in -
Ross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Max Ross, Saline and Bruce Par-
menter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Parmenter, of Livonia.
The engagement of the couple
was announced last week at the
home of Miss Ross's parents,
on Austin Road.
. Ann and Ross are both students at Eastern Michigan'College.
PLEASANT LAKE — James
Dresselhouse drove to Tawas on
Friday for smelt fishing.