1957-05-08; Reporter

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VOL. 10, NO. 34—WEDNESDAY, MAT 8, 1957."
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U-M AWARDS GO
j*   TO SIX AREA
SCHOLARS
Six high schcol seniors from
Sahne, Manchester, Chelsea and
Dexter have been awarded University of Michigan Regents-
Alumni scholarships for the
coming year.
These students are: Lynda
Marie Mayer, 358 Washington
St., Chelsea; Frederick Louis
Doll, Chelsea; Frederick Louis j
Bruce Ladd Gary, 2451 Scio Rd.,
Dexter; WiUiam Lee Brown, 13,-
500 Pleasant Lake Rd., Manches-
* ter; James Henry Knight, 100
E. Michigan, Saline, and David
Raymond Wagener, 260 W. Textile, Ann Arbor.
The scholarships pay semester fees for the freshman year
and are renewable for the normal length of the degree program in which the student enrolls, provided his academic record justifies renewal.
The awards are made by the
U-M's Committee on University
Scholarships with the assistance
and advice of University alumni
and high school principals* and
teachers in the State.
ARGUS EXEC
TO ADDRESS
DEXTER PTA
DEXTER—James F. Brinker-
hoff, factory manager of Argus
Cameras .Inc., will speak at the
final meeting of the Dexter Parent-Teacher Association on Monday, May 13,1957 at 8 o'clock in
the Bates Elementary School.
Brinkerhoff has chosen "Education an Investment in People"
as his subject for the evening.
The speaker will review the type
of educational foundation industry wants in its prospective
employees. The effect of automation in industry and on educational requirements will be
discussed. The talk will also
summarize industry's philosophy in the further education of
an employee after he has left
school.
The ceremony for the installation of the new officers for
next year will follow the regular business meeting.       t!
Mrs. Jill Christian will present the high .school chorus in
several musical selections.
Refreshments will be arranged by the twelfth grade room
mothers. Mrs. Leo Hoey and
Mrs. Arthur Krull will act as
chairmen.
SALINE COUNCIL
ISSUES PERMITS
FOR BUILDINGS
* SALINE — The City Council
.issued several building permits
at their meeting last night, the
largest going to Ho_ley*and Wilson Co., of Hi-View Subdivision.
They received 10 residence permits total value $127,000.   "*"*
Mrs. Anna Mann received a
permit for $24,000 and William
Reppenhagen was issued one
valued for $22,800. Charles
Wright of Spring St. received
a permit valued at $16,000.
The council also considered a
Chamber of Commerce request
that the city put up signs leading to the new city parking lot.
Other matters discussed were
setting up athletic controj.-recreation funds and hiring a part-
time assessor.
The next- meeting will be
Tuesday, May 21.
Mrs. Weber Still
Undecided About
Farm's Future **
ANN ARBOR—-No plans have
been made to rebuild the barn
which was recently destroyed on
the Alfred Weber, farm on Ellsworth Rd. Mr. Weber, was killed
in the fire trying to save his
stock.' Mrs. Weber will continue
to live there until some decision
is reached -abodt what to do
with the farm.
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TOP SCHOLARS IN THE SALINE HIGH GRADUATING CLASS are Sallee Wood, left, and Janet Marion, right.
Sallee, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wood, was named
valedictorian of the 1957 class last week ... and Janet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marion, was chosen salutatorian.
The two girls were selected on the basis of their top
scholastic records, during their high school years. In addition, both Sallee and Janet have compiled outstanding records in extra-curricular activities.
Janet is secretary of the student council, the governing
group on which she has served for two years. She has played
clarinet in the Saline High Band for three years, and was
secretary of the musical group for one year. She is now business manager of the Salinian, class yearbook . . . and has
served as a reporter on the Hornet. She also includes memberships in the National Honors Society for the past two
years, and in the Young People's Society of Trinity Lutheran Church among her interests. As a freshman she was a
member of the local Future Homemakers organization.
Janet has also worked part-time in_Saline-area offices
during her junior and senior year. For a time she was employed by the Saline Savings Bank ... and now she is part of
the force at the Farm Bureau Insurance regional' claims
office here.
She plans a career as a secretary.
Sallee has also been busy. For the past two years she has
served as a part-time employee of Dr. Aloys Metty, Ann
Arbor dentist. . . and this work likely explains her decision
to enter the U-M next fall, for training as a dental hygienist.
Sallee has served on the staff of the Salinian ever since
the 8th .Grade. She is editor of the yearbook this year. She
performed in the senior play . . .and in addition, she has
been serving as a cadet teacher at the Saline Elementary
School this year. She is a former member of the Saline High
Band.
And on Sundays, Sallee teaches a class of youngsters at
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church.
DEXTER KIWANIS ISSUES CALL
FOR RUMMAGE FOR 1957 SALE
DEXTER—The Kiwanis rummage sale will be held here Friday and Saturday, May 31-June
1, at the site of the old fire halL
Anything in the way of clothing, dishes, pictures, records,
books, toys, pianos, automobiles
will be accepted for sale, according to Richard Huston, chairman of the sale.
Some of the merchandise
which will be available includes
stoves, water heaters, shelves
and cabinets—all things summer cottage owners might need,
Huston points out.
If you have special pick-up
problems you can call Mr. Hus-
j ton at HA 6-5021 or the Kennedy Insurance Agency. Kiwanis
members will be out this Satur-1
day morning going from door
to door to pick up jnaterials for
the sale.
Funds from it will go to several charities including the Forney Clement Foundation for
crippled children at University
Hospital in Ann Arbor, to local
families in need of assistance,
SALINE PACK NIGHT    ^
SALINE — The Cub Scouts
will have their Pack Night meeting at7j30tonight in the ele-
GROSSES PLAN
TO REBUILD
SALINE—Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gross, whose home East
Michigan Avenue was gutted by
fire last week, will rebuild the
home, according to present
plan's. The decision to rebuild
the interior of the fire-ravaged
building was reached last week.
Instead of a three-story apartment-type structure, though,
the restored building will be
only two stories high.
Tragically, local contractors
had only recently completed remodeling the Grosses' kitchen,
and   redecorating   the   house,
Schneider Lauded
As 25-Year Dealer
ANN ARBOR—Walt Schneider, Ann Arbor-Saline Road, was
recently awarded a bronze
plaque by the J. I. Case Co.,
commending him for his record
of ?5 years' service as a Case
farm implement dealer.
Saline Girl Weds
Farmington Man
In Saturday Rites
SALINE. — Miss Byrnece Si
monton of Saline, and Thaeo-
phil Muhling, of Farmington,
were married in an afternoon
ceremony at the home of the
bride's parents, on May 4. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Merle Simonton, 6099 Ann
Arbor-Saline Rd., and the groom
is the son of Mr. Martin Muhling and the late Mrs. Muhling,
of Farmington. Rev. T. Burt
Evans, of Assembly of God
Church, Ann Arbor, -officiated
, at the double ring ceremony
before an arch banked with
green leaves and white flowers."
I Mrs. Russell Widmayer, of
'Ann Arbor w__s the maid of
honor, and Emanuel Muhling,
of Farmington, was his brother's
best man. The flower girl was
Nicola Anne Widmayer, niece
pf the bride, and her' nephew,
Teachers Tell Need
For Added Rooms
By Bess H.'Tefft
For Saline Area
Advisory Council
SALINE — Like flowers unfolding in a Disney cartoon, our
elementary youngsters are
growing—inch by inch—into
high school students. Parents
who know it's inevitable always
feel the fiM is running too fast.
Wishing doesn't alter facts,
though, and we know it!
Initial planning for a proposed High School to meet these
enrollments has also been unfolding in recent months. The
School Board visited a school
near Battle Creek and one in
Mt. Pleasant. All agreed that
the suburban Springfield School,
built for 600 pupils, was far superior in design, in use of materials, and utilization of space.
The architect for that sehool
was Guida Binda and his services were subsequently obtained
by the Board for planning a
similar structure here.
The Elementary Room mothers also made a trip to Springfield. Their chairman, Mrs.
Harold Frey, reports that the
group was very favorably impressed with the building which
"was not expensively built, yet
not cheaply built either."
Later the High School teachers went to see the school and
they too, were enthusiastic
about the building. No space
was wasted, one commented, and
clever touches _— not expensive,
but useful ones—were in evidence everywhere.
No one would think of going
to a blacksmith today to have
a tooth pulled, and most people seek medical advice- for a
persistent pain. Yet it's amazing
butcher, or baker, or boiler
maker for advice on education
and schools.
The' Advisory Council felt
that the teachers who have been
trained for their job, and who
are in daily touch with our children and their needs, 4were the
logical sources of information
and advice. Certainly we laymen
should take advantage of their
knowledge.
I talked to Mrs*. Bernice McCoy who has directed the first
year of special education "here.
Believing that every young person has a right to the best education of which he is capable,
Mrs. McCoy has helped eight
boys and girls make up an entire grade's work in the Opportunity Room. Ten others have
also profited. "I'm proud," she
said, "That Saline Area Schools
have provided the Opportunity
Room to help our junior high
boys and girls find needed help
to achieve the most from their
school experiences." As numbers increase, the need for this
individual teaching will also
grow.
Next I talked to Dwight Reynolds who teaches the shop
courses. He had specific suggestions for improving-the effectiveness of the shop program.
The present shop is so occupied
since it is shared by Science
classes too that there is no
room for a Senior high group.
"I feel the older .boys who are
planning to go into shop work
after graduation need a basic
course to acquaint them with
tools and machines. We wouldn't
expect to turn out finished ma
chinists," he said. "But a solid
introduction to tools will make
them feel more confident when
how   many   will   turn   to   the they enter  a factory  and  are
MANCHESTER PLANS MADE FOR
MEMPHIS MAYOR'S WELCOME
MANCHESTER — Clair Fier- Double A Products, and an in-
stine, mayor of Memphis, who,speetion of the village's new
will be the'visiting mayor in (sewage disposal plant.
and to Kiwanis projects such as ^ WM""^ was the ™£
.i.-_ tr_n..iTr/-'_-_     -»._i r<v>».r.+»v,o_. oearer.
the Hallowe'en   and Christmas
parties.
"We need many more things
for the sale," says Mr. Huston,
so let's all go clean out our attics!
I The bride wore a ballerina-
length gown of wedding fan
.face over white taffeta. The fit-
Ited bodice had a sweetheart
neckline and long sleeves coming
to a point at her wrists. The full
skirt was trimmed with a white
taffeta peplum in the back. Her
ballerina veil was held with a
coronet of seed pearls on lace.
She carried a cascade bouquet
of roses and snapdragons.
DEXTER — Approximately! Mrs. Widmayer wore a sea-
70 high school athletes in "both; form green princess style gown
boys' and girls* sports will be of lace over taffeta. Her match-
Sports Banquet
May 14 To Honor
Dexter Athletes
Manchester on May 20, will be
welcomed with a parade when
he arrives, according to plans of
Norman Wallace and Carl Schaible, the committee in charge of
the program for the day.
Mayor Fierstine will be accompanied by his wife and Carl
Kappinger, a member of the
Memphis village coimcil, and
his wife. The wives will be entertained by Mrs. James Hendley
and Mrs. Allan Schaffer.
The program for the visitors
will include a tour of the village, a visit to the Ford Plant,
Luncheon will be served by
members of the American Legion Auxiliary at the Legion
Hall. "
Mayor Richard Way will spend
the day at Memphis as visiting
mayor of that village.
SALINE TEEN CANTEEN
SALLINE — Plans for the
proposed teen canteen will be
discussed here tomorrow night
at 8 p.m. in the city hall. Members of the building inspection
committee   will report on   the
honored at the all-sports banquet given by the Kiwanfs Club,
May 14. The banquet will begin
at 6:30 p.m., at the Methodist
Church.
Chalmers     "Bump"    Elliott,
former University of Michigan _
football star, and new backfield | carried   a
coach for the   Varsity, will be daisies
ing headpiece was of taffeta
and lace with a tiny veil. She
carried a pink carnation in a
cascade bouquet. ,
The flower girl wore pink nylon with a net bonnet trimmed
with flowers and ribbons. She
basket of  minature
the featured speaker.
Mrs. Kirk Returns
From Hospital
MANCHESTER — Mrs. Marvin Kirk returned from a short
stay at Mercy Hospital, Jackson, on May 2. She entered the
hospital on April 26.
Because of her absence from
home, the Iron Creek Farm Bureau, scheduled to meet with Mr.
and Mrs. Kirk on May 2, met
at the home'of Mr. and Mrs.
WiUiam Palmer.
The June 6 meeting of the
Farm Bureau- will be held at
thgjiome of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk, home in Farmington.
At the reception following
the ceremony, Miss Gabriel Muhling, sister of the groom, cut the
cake. Punch was served.by Miss
Kay Evans, of Ann Arbor:
Miss Eleanor Metzger, of Aim
Arbor kept the guest^book, and
gifts were in charge of Miss
Sharron'Rudduck, of Milan.
The bride is a graduate of
Roosevelt High School, Ypsilanti; and the groom was graduated from Farmington High
School. He is employed by his
father in Farmington.
Following a two-week's trip
to Florida, the couple will be at
Road Commission
Reports On
Saturday Meet
ANN ARBOR — Washtenaw
County Road Commission at its
meeting last Saturday took bids
on a three-quarter yard shovel,
which will cost approximately
$25,000.
Bids were also taken for placing gravel on Augusta and
York Townships. These bids will
be awarded this week. Cost- will
be met by the townships.
A total of six bids were received for furnishing and putting on asphalt on 75 miles of
blacktop in various parts of the
c'ounty. A new* top has to be
applied to this type of road
every four years.
Bids from three persons were
received for mowing the roadsides in 16 townships.
The group signed an agreement with Bridgewater Township for 300 yards of gravel
for township roads and the application of chloride in front
of houses in the township. Cost
was $4,400.
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The group has adjusted the
cost of culvert pipe sold to property ownersyfrom $1.54 a foot,
because of an increase in the
cost to the Road Commission.
AIR-GROUND
FIRE ALARM
NOT SO HOT
MANCHESTER—Last week
brought another "first" for
the Manchester'fire crew. For
the first time in the Dutch
fire-eaters' honorable history,
the crew received a fire
alarm from an airplaine.
It sounds like a wonderful
modern-day development . . .
but in actual practice it
didn't work out so well.
. On Wednesday, the pilot of
a plane flying in the area of
southwest Washtenaw spotted a fire blazing along the
N. Y. C. railroad tracks, well
to the west of Manchester.
The pilot radioed the alarm
to the Conservation Department* . . . which in turn relayed it to the Manchester
crew.
And" that started quite a
"wild goose chase." The crew
raced to the spot indicated
. . . but found no fire. They
traveled around the section
awhile, "bird-dogging" for
the blaze . . . but found no
fire. '
They phoned in for further
instructions and finally were
directed to.the fire. Evidently
the pilot, or the Conservation
Department, or both, had
mixed their signals in giving
the -location of the blaze.
As Crew Captain Royal Da-
vidter^puts it: "It* took us
twice as long to find the fire
as it did to put it out."
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put to work on a machine."
His' ideal set-up would include
three rooms, one for wood and
metal work, one an automotive
shop for older students, and the
other a mechanical_drawing
room where blueprint reading
might be taught to both boys
and girls. Technical plant offices appreciate this background
in people they hire. "And girls
are going to be planning and
building homes, too," he said.
"Reading blue-prints will come
in handy." „
George Bonich, science teacher, explained to me that Saline's
science curriculum is patterned
after the Dearborn program, the
result of extensive research. It
consists of three required and
three elective science courses. A
semester of biology, chemistry
and physics make up both the
required and elective series. Of
general value to all students,
the program also meets College
preparatory requirements and
aids specifically those-students
who will become routine technicians in industry after high
school. . ■
In the proposed new High
School, projected enrollments
call for a. minimum of three
science rooms, possibly four.
These four would include a
chemistry room, a physics room,
and two combination general
science and biology rooms. At
least 16 science classes will be
operating by 1956. To implement these courses successfully,
full equipment would be needed*;
such specific things as hot and
cold Avater on lab tables, AC and
DC outlets, gas, storage room
'and space for materials, to mention only a few.
"I'll add one thing," Bonich
said. "If we don't provide adequately for the education of our
children in the sciences and
mathematics, we need hire only
one instructor — to teach the
Russian language."
I visited with Alton Ealy last
and    talked    about    the    Ag.
courses. Needed are a classroom,
with reference library, a separ--.
ate lab for testing soils,  and"
milk,   and a  shop area  large-
enough  to   hold  tractors  and.
equipment for cleaning,   ovec-.
hauling arid painting.
"Your present quarters seem*
good," I said.
He agreed that they are the
best in the school and consequently they could be turned to
immediate use for class space
and shop area In Junior High—
which the present building
would become.
"What could you do with actual land acreage?" I asked him.
He brightened with enthusiasm. "The possibilities for a
land laboratory 'are endless!"
he said.
Use of this department could
continue twelve months of the
year, day and night, as adult
farmer classes and summer projects supplement the regular
school program which has about
50 boys enrolled at the present
time.
The increasing use in recent
years of a High School as a
Community Center, and the
heightened interest . in Adult
and Continuing Education,
seems a wonderful development,
and one with infinite value to
the area. The community that
builds a functional school and
then keeps it filled with busy, <
learning human beings of all
ages, is a wise one:
Several other teachers will
discuss their departments on
Thursday evening, May 9th at
8:30 in the Elementary* School,
Sponsored by the Advisory
Council, the meeting is open to
the public. Speaking will be Mrs.
Mildred Haswell pn English
needs, Arthur Katterjohn, on
music, Howard Hill, on the commercial department, William
Bailey on physical" education,
Airs. Kathleen Nass for art,
and .Evelyn Campbell on library
I facilities.