1957-06-05; Reporter

              PHONE NEWS, ADS
NO 3-4066
THE BEPOETEB
THE  REPORTER
VOL. 10, NUMBER 38—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 19C7.
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Fastest Growing Weekly In Washtenaw County
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High Number Of Arrests
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Traffic Toll-Kla
Wonder How Much?  \
Bess Tells
How To
Get Cost
By Bess Tefft
SALINE. — With the bond issue for a proposed Saline area
high school set at $1,650,000,
some specific information on
millage and tax levies to retire
the debt can now be given—
A tax schedule including bond
retirement and interest for the
combined old and proposed new
debt has been arranged by the
Board of Education, and its
legal advisors.
Assuming a 1959 state equalized valuation of 517 million,
and with the expected $1 million
increase per year for three
years, the levy on the indebtedness would start at 6 mills,
rise to 7.4 the following year,
fluctuate between 7 mills and
7.5 until 1967, when the curve
would level and then drop off
to 3.8 in 30 years.
What do' these figures mean
in terms of your own assessed
valuation?
Property assessed at $1,000 in
Pittsfield becomes $2155" when
equalized; in Saline township, it
is $1,930; in Freedom, $1,798;
in York, $1,779; in Lodi. $1,746;
in Bridgewater, $1,735; and in
the City of Saline, $1,573. Knowing your own property assessment, you can multiply and find
your total equalized valuation.
Since 7.5 is .the top millage
which would be levied for the
entire school debt, old and new,-
let's translate this into actual
cost in the various townships
and Saline.
Actual tax at 7.5 mills (after
valuations have been equalized)
would run per $1,000 assessed
valuation in Pittsfield, $16.16;
in Saline township, $14.47; in
Freedom, $13.48; in York,
$13.34; in Lodi, $13.09; in
Bridgewater, $13.01, and in the
"city of Saline $11.80. (These figures may vary a few cents when
carried out to four decimals . . .
which I didn't do ... )
Keep in mind that the above
levies are the highest you might
expect. According to the table
of proposed debt retirement, this
high of 7.5 would be levied only
one year—1967. Both before and
after that time the figures are
less, varying from 6 mills, in
1957 to 3.8 in 1987.
If you'pklike a long view of
the cost, the average millage on
the debt over a period of 30
years would be 6.04. You can
multiply this by your equalized
valuation and obtain a reasonable idea of the yearly cost to
you for the proposed area high
school.
The Board of Education is
urging a "yes" vote at this time
since it would allow them at
least six months for selling the
bonds to the best advantage.
A bond issue that fails to pass
cannot be voted upon in its original form again until six months
have elapsecl. Should this occur
—and the issue be passed later
—the board would be pressed to
sell more quickly, and might
have to assume a higher interest
rate in^rder to assure construction by spring.
Who buys school bonds? Spec-,
ial bonding companies whose
business is confined to schools.
These companies then re-sell to
individuals and investors, rely-
. ing upon the quantity of business handled for their profits.
School bonds are known as qual-
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Memorial Day Rites Honor War Dead
MEMORIAL DAY OBSEBVANCES THROUGHOUT
WASHTENAW COUNTY last week honored our war dead.
Typical was the parade and the ceremony at Saline, as pictured here by Dave Giltrow.
Dressed informally, but all carrying their flags, the three
lasses at the left were part of the colorful scene at Oakwood
Cemetery.
v   Beady j:or a booming business from thirsty parade-view
ers were the three soft-drink Merchants at the right. Their
stand on Michigan Avenue featured TWO cash registers, the
extra one evidently kept "on the ready" beneath the stand,
just in case husiness came too fast for the other alone.
The American/Legion firing squad is shown at attention
in the photo at the left, and at the right is seen the group
from the Sheriff's Mounted Posse, which took part in the
parade.
County Democrats
Plan Chelsea Meet
CHELSEA — Washtenaw
County Democrats will" meet
Thursday, June 13, 8 p.m., at
the CIO Hall, 113 South Main
Street in Chelsea. All interested
Democrats are invited to attend,
according to Mrs. Howard Biackenburg, of Ypsilanti, county
chairman.
ified bonds because they are
backed by the State bf Michigan.
An informative brochure, reviewing the* tax picture, is in
preparation, and the sketches
and plans of the proposed school
are at the printers. These brochures will soon be vailable to
everyonet and the plans as .con-,
ceived to date will be further
publicized. -
Area residents are iijvited to
submit appropriate questions in
writing to me at 1880 Textile
Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Those of broad and general uir
terest will be answered in these
columns.
FINANCE GROUP NAMED FOR
MANCHESTER LITTLE LEAGUE
MANCHESTER — The community's summer recreation program is sponsored by the public
schools and financed by the village council and Community
Chest, with the Red Cross assisting with the waterfront program. Since this setup does not
include the outfitting of athletic
teams, a committee was selected
at -the meeting of the Little
League fathers and sponsors
last week, to devise a plan for
this part of the program.
Rev. Karl Rest, Charles Miller and Al Simmons are on this
finance committee.
Uniforms are available from
past seasons for the Babe Ruth
team. There are four Little League teams with nothing to distinguish them as Yankees. Tigers. White Sox and Dodgers. T-
shirts bearing these names Can
be purchased in team size lots
to uniform the boys and make
the teams more interesting for
the public to watch.
The committee is set up to
handle finances for'the Baseball
Division of the summer recreation program, and to be responsible for uniforms and equipment. In this way, supplies can
be carried from one season to
the next, team interest can be
maintained, and the public will
have a better idea of what is
happening during the recreation
events.
Interested individuals, places
of business and organizations
wishing to help 'the cause may
send or give their contributions
to any member of the committee. Checks can be made out to
Baseball Division, S.R.P.
SAT,TNE—Mrs. Paul Alber, of
Arkona Kd., returned home from
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital last
week, on her way to recovering
from recent surgery.
Plan Dance Season
Wind-up Friday At
Pittsfield Grange
ANN ARBOR — The last
square dance for the season will
be held Friday, June 7, at the
Pittsfield Grange Hall, Saline-
Ann Arbor Road, from 8:30 to
11--"30. Shortie and Dorothy
Hoffmeyer will do the calling as
usual for the evening.
All Grange members are cordially invited to. attend as
guests. A carry-in lunch will be
served, and the following committee will be active: Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Campbell, Mr, and
Mrs. Walter Gutekunst Jr., and
Mr. .and Mrs. Dick Losey.
The group plans to resume the
dances in the fall.
Saline High School Alumni Banquet
Will Re-Unite Grads This Saturday
SALINE — The Annual Alum-1
ni Banquet for Saline High
School grads will be held this
Saturday evening at the Saline
Elementary Sehool . . . and the
Alumni Dance will follow in the
high school gym. Tlie banquet,
to be prepared by the Women's
Guild of St. Paul's Evangelical
and Reformed church, is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.. and
the dance will start at 9:30.
According to Mrs. Elmer
Cammet, secretary of tlie Alumni group, about 120 reservations
have already been made for the
event... and it's hoped that the
final total will reach 200.
Included among the folks who
already have made reservations
are two from the 50-year class
of 1907. They are Edwin Eaul, of
Parma, Michigan, and Mrs. Lillian Sanford Cramer, of California. There were 10 members
in the class of 1907.
The 25-year class of 1932 will
have at least 15 representatives
present at the reunion. They
are: Mrs. Dorothy Gordon Goffe.
Ann Arbor, Mrs. Helen Armbruster Griffin, Saline, Ralph
Harwood, Saline, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Niethammer, Saline, Hollis
Carr, Saline, Mrs. ' Irene Fitzgerald Coler, Hillsdale, Mrs. Eileen Girbach McCalla, Whitmore
Lake, Mrs. Ruth Trout Klein-
schmidt. Ann Arbor, and Mrs.
Sylvia Hertler Camburn, Saline.
Also Mrs. Margaret McCord
Lyke, Mrs. Katherine Burg
Bauer, of Clinton, Mrs. Mildred
Hoeft Jewell, Milan, Mrs. Lucille
Schmidt Steffey, Ann Arbor,
and Mrs. Alberta Heininger
Grant. Superintendent Calder,
head of the Saline Schools in
1932, will also be present.
. David Cuff, president -of the
Alumni Association, will head
the meeting, and Don Jaeger
will serve as toastmaster. The
program will include performances by some students of Mary
Lou Gall's dance studio.
The banquet planners are also hoping to secure Qirista
Breitkreutz as a speaker for
the occasion. Christa, one of Saline's first visitors under the
Youth for Understanding programs, has been studying medicine at the University .of Berlin,
since her graduation from Saline High and her return to Germany. She is here in Saline on
vacation now, and staying at the
home of .Mr. and Mrs. George
Wood, her hosts during her original stay in the U. S.
Those wishing to make reservations for the Alumni Banquet
may do so by calling Mrs." Cam-
met.
-'"MRS. HELEN STARLING.
Saline's woman traffic cop,
was singled out for special
honors in a surprise ceremony
last week at the Elementary
School. Joseph ZabelsM, of
the American Auto Associa
tion is shown handing Mrs.
Starling a handsome plaque
citing her for her contribution
to traffic safety in the past.
Mrs. Starling has* been a familiar sight to motorists on
Michigan Avenue, as she controls the flow of traffic on
that thoroughfare to allow
children to walk to and from
school in safety.
Engels To Attend
Their Daughter's
Graduation Rites
SALINE — Today Rev. and
Mrs. H. L. Engel will -travel to
Saginaw, to attend the graduation of their daughter Anita,
scheduled .for Thursday. The
ceremonies, \ af* the Michigan
Lutheran Seminary, will' mark
the finish of Anita's studies
there. She plans to enter a
branch sehool of Carnegie Tech,
in Detroit, to prepare for a career as a medical assistant.
Dragnet
Produces
i Catch
ANN ARBOR — Sheriff Erwin Klager last Monday happily released some favorable
traffic statistics for the Memorial holiday period.
From midnight last Wednesday through Sunday midnight,
there were only 20 accidents recorded at the sheriffs headquarters. These included 15 property-damage accidents. The property damage was all to automobiles involved in the accidents,
and was estimated by Klager at
a total of $6,190.
Injuries were suffered by five
persons . . but there were no
fatalities.
In contrast, Sheriff Klager reported a high number of arrests
during the same period. Klager's
blotter showed 119 persons arrested ... in most cases for
drunkenness. The sheriff's crew
also issued warnings to 100 drivers of vehicles.      '"**
"I'm certain that the high
number of arrests and warnings
helped tp prevent further damage on the highways," Klager
commented.
The sheriffs crew logged
more than 10,000 miles in their
patrol of county roads-during
the period. They were assisted
by four National Guardsmen and
six Auxiliary Policemen.
Net result was a Memorial
holiday traffic toll about 20 per
cent lower than that of last
year, according to Klager.
MANCHESTER—Mary Ahrens and Alice Dennis, graduated last Wednesday from Manchester High School, have jobs
with" the Michigan* Bell Telephone Company. Ann Arbor.
They started work this week
Tuesday.    Lots   of good  luck.
M.H.S. TOUR
DRAWS 100
MONDAY' NIGHT
MANCHESTER — A turn-out
estimated at approximately 100
persons last Monday night toured Manchester High School and
heard reports of Superintendent
Robert Masten and the school
board on past progress and
plans for the future.
The "open house," held ' in
place of the annual meetings
scheduled in years past, drew
most of its guests from the
rural portions of the Manchester Area School District, according to Luther Klager, president
of the school'board.
Featured, in addition to the
inspection of the new high
school and the reports of the
school leaders, was a brief concert by the high school choral I
group, and a refreshment period.!
"Delayed Action"
Shell Gets
George Merriman
MANCHESTEB — Thirty-
eight years after the end of
World War I hostilities,
George Merriman last Saturday became a World War I
casualty!
The genial Manchester
postmaster had gone unscathed through the war itseH . . .
but last Saturday the artillery got him.
George had a shrapnel
shell, an ominous-looking souvenir of the European battlefields .. .and it was that shell
which struck him down after
all these years-
He had taken the shell to
his workshop behind the Mer-
rimans' home on Duncan
Street. Not at all sure whether the round was "live" or
not, George apparently tested it by throwing it oitb the
door of the workshop.
It was a "live" one, all
light. It exploded with a bang
that was mightily reminiscent
of a World War 1 heavy artillery barrage.
.Several pieces of shrapnel
struck Merriman. He was taken to "University Hospital, in
Ann Arbor, for emergency)!
treatment of his injuries.* He
has since returned home, and
is doing nicely, but must go
go back to University Hospital daily for additional care.
George has no intention- of
applying for the Purple
Heart. He just wants, to forget the whole affair!
Deadline Nearing     ,
For Candidates
In Dexter Election
DEXTER—The annual school
election for the Dexter Community Schools, Washtenaw and I_iv*~
ingston Counties, will be held
on Monday, July 8, 1957.
The terms of office of Jay L.
Bradbury and Munnis J. Kenny
expire this year/In the J|jly 8
election it will be necessary to
elect two Board of Education
members for three year terms.
Nominating petitons may be
obtained at the office of the Superintendent of Schools at 2704
Baker Road, Bates Elementary
School. To obtain the printing
of the names of any candidate
for member of the board on the
ballot, said candidate shall file
nomination petitions with the
Secretary of the Board at the
office of the Superintendent of
Schools, 2704 Baker. Road, Dexter, Bates Elementary School,
riot later than 4 o'clock p.m. on
the 20th day prior to the date
of the election. Each petition
shall be signed by not less than
25 qualified school electors of
the district. No elector shall
sign petitions for more candidates than are to be elected.
Dexter Firemen
Battle Blaze
Monday At Dump
DEXTER — A fire .which
started in the Dexter Village
dump near Baker Road last
Monday was put out by the local
fire crew after an hour-and-a-
half battle. The blaze, evidently
started by someone dumping
trash and then setting fire to
it_, . . both acts unauthorized
. . . spread from the dump and
was threatening the property of
Charles Dunham when the fire
department was called.