1957-08-28; Reporter

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NO-3-4066
THE E-3PORTER
VOLUME 10, NUMBER 49—WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1957.    .
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anchester Fair
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Fireworks, Parade,
Exhibits Readied
At Manchester Fair
MANCHESTER —Fireworks,
parades, sheep shearing and
cooking demonstrations are
only a few of the feature attractions that will high-light the
annual Manchester Community Fair to be held August 28
through August 31.
The Down River Shows will
line the midway at the Athletic
Field with booths and wiU also
have a matinee from 12:00 p.
-m! to 6:00 pirn, on Thursday
when all children 12 years old
and under will be allowed on all
the rides for 10 cents.
Exhibits for the fair may be
brought to teh Merchant Tent
until 12:00 p.m. Thursday, at
which time the judging begins.
Each contestant should cpntact
the appropriate department
head by Saturday of this week
to reserve exhibit space. Mrs.
Ellis Pratt and Mrs. Elmer Below are in charge of the entries
in the home economics division, and Mrs. Roger Hardenbergh, representing the Man-!
Chester Parent Teacher Association, will be in charge of the
antique and hobby display. Mrs.
- Alwin Beuerle, chairman of the
Raisin River Farm Bureau, will
sponsor the-flower display and
advises contestants in this division to use suitable flower
containers. Exhibits should remain at the fair until 10:00 p.
m. on Saturday.
The Manchester High School
senior class will again be in
charge of the food tent and the
profits of. the concession will
be used to help finance the sen- j
ior class trip. The food preparation will be supervised by
the mothers of the class members.
The parade, which promises
to surpass last year's procession, will   leave   the   Athletic
Field at 6':45 p.m., travel ■ to
Territorial Street, and then return to the fairgrounds. The
parade will include the high
school band, Boy Scout and Girl
Scout groups, farm machinery,
old-t i m e automobiles, and
horse-drawn buggies. Everyone
is invited to enter floats in the
parade by notifying Lyle Widmayer. general chairman of the
parade. Three prizes, of $15,
$10, and $5, to the best float in
the parade.
A cooking demonstration will
be held at 9:45'a.m. on Friday
morning at the Civic Auditorium with electronic appliances
on display and demonstrators
on hand to explain the latest
culinary arts.
A giant fireworks display will
high-light Friday evening's activities following an afternoon
chicken scramble for children
14-years-old and under.
A Steer Club luncheon at the
Emanuel Church hall will start
Saturday's events at 11:30 a.
m._ Steer Club and 4-H members, their fathers, the Civic
Club and guests are invited. The
Steer Club will stage an auction
at 1:45 p.m. to be followed by
a horse show at 3:30 p.m. The
horses are from local stables
and are sure to be of interest to
horse lovers.
Scheduled events for the fair
will end with a sheep shearing-
demonstration on Saturday evening. The event is arranged by
Al Faulhaber.
Burmeisters Enjoy
Florida Honeymoon
Following Wedding
SALINE — Following a two-
week honeymoon in Florida, the
newly-wed Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Burmeister will return to make
their home on Wheeler Court
here. - -
The couple was married last
Saturday in candle-light rites
at "St. John's Lutheran Church
in Dundee, w^th the Rev. Pflue-
ger presiding.
The bride, the former Virginia Steffens, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Steffens, of Piatt Road. The
groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Burmeister, of Saline.
Serving as the maid of honor at the ceremony was Miss
Janice Beckey, of Blissfield, a
cousin of the bride. Bridesmaids
were Mrs. Alton Lindemann and
Miss Mary Burmeister, both of
Saline, and both sisters of the
groom.
Alton Lindemann, of Saline, a
brother-in-law of the groom,
was his best man. Glen Hamlin,
a friend, and Robert Steffens,
brother of the bride . . both of
them from Saline . . were the
ushers.
In the wedding reception held
at the V.F.W. Hall in Dundee,
Mrs." Chloe Beckey, of Blissfieldr
the bride's aunt, cut the wedding cake.
The bride is a graduate of
Britton High School and is employed at Wolverine Plastics,
in Milan. Burmeister, a graduate of Saline High School, is
employed at Amstutz Hatcheries of SaUne.
Strieter Boy
Recovers Fast
From Injuries
SAUNE — "Don't ride the
back of a pick-up, fellows. If
you do, you'll find out why
not!"
That's the advice this week
from eight-year-old Duane
Strieter, who last Wednesday
suffered a cracked pelvis and
painful bruises in an accident
with the Strieter pick-up. The
accident happened when Duane
fell from the back of the truck.
His father, Raymond Strieter;
of Austin Road, was backing
the pick-up at the instant of
the fall, and the right rear
wheel of the truck passed over
the boy's body.
Taken to St. Joseph Mercy
Hospital, Ann Arbor, in the
-Saline police car, Duane's condition on admittance was termed "serious". Staging a rapid
come-back, though, he had recovered sufficiently by last
Monday to be returned home.
Duane is confined to a wheelchair to aid the healing of the
cracked pelvis bone. He is due
to return to the hospital for
another check-up in 10 days.
One happy aspect of the accident is this! With school scheduled to start next week, Duane
can look forward to a few extra
days of summer vacation . . but
in that wheelchair.
"Miss Saline"
Contest Prizes
Include Goodies
SALINE — Here's another addition to the long list of
prizes being offered in the
Miss Saline contest at the
Saline Community Fair!
Franklin Foods, Inc., of
Ann Arbor, headed by Russ
Hughes . . who himself has
served as president of the
Saline Jaycees who sponsor
the contest . . has offered a
gift box of Franklin Nuts to
each of the entries in the
queen contest.
According to Merritt Martin, Jr., chairman of the con;
test committee, little more
than a week remains for aspirants to the queen's crown
to submit their entries. Midnight, Thursday of next week
is the deadline.
Entry blanks, available at
Saline stores, and published
in the last two issues of The
Reporter, must be mailed
with one or two recent photographs to Martin, Box 564,
Saline.
."LOOKS JUST ABOUT LIKE ONE OF MY MILKERS",
says Fred Braun, well-known Saline farmer, while inspecting
a complex piece of production equipment at the Universal-
Die plant. Braun, his son Kelven, and daughter Joyce, were
among a number of Saline-area residents who recently enjoyed an "open house" tour of the big plant. A skeleton
crew of operators was on hand during the occasion, to show
visitors just how die castings are made and finished. Universal employee Erwin Schneider, «shown at right above,
served as host and guide to the Brauns.
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Sidewalk Sale Planned For
Friday, Saturday In Saline
By Merchants, Chamber
4-H Show
A Success
ANN ARBOR — The pick of
Washtenaw County's farm
youth ended competition for
county 4-H honors with the winners claiming top awards and
moving on to larger game—and
stiffer competition—at the state
4-H Club Show being held at
the Michigan State University
campus in East Lansing this
week through Saturday.
The new Farm Council Center,
on the Ann Arbor-Saline Road,
withstood the initial test of handling more than 2,500 exhibits
during the three-day show,
which was considered very successful by Marvin Boss, County
4-H Club Agent.
The following 4-H'ers were
tops in their class:
Swine
Berkshire—Donald- Finkbeiner, Saline. Chester White—Dale
McCalla, Whitmore Lake. Duroc
Jersey—Harry Macomber, Ann
Arbor. Poland China — Gene
Girbach, Saline. Spotted Poland
China — Glenn Eschelbach, Ann
Arbor. Hampshire — Albert
Feldcamp, Saline, Other Breeds
—Robert Bristle, Dexter.
Market Hogs   .
Pen of Three—Ray Gleason,
Whitmore Lake. Champion Market Pig—Kirk Gordon, Saline.
Sheep
SUFFOLK
Ram—Mary    Ann   Boettner,
Bridgewater.
Ewe — Mary Ann Boettner,
Bridgewater.
SHROPSHIRE
Ram — Jeff Fischer, Dexter.
Ewe—Earl HeUer, Chelsea.
CORRIEDALE '
Ram—Richard Haist, Chelsea.
Ewe—^Doris Herter, Saline.
OTHER MEDIUM WOOt-
BREEDS  _  *
Ram—Diane Grossman, Manchester.
Ewe—Harold Gross, Dexter.
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UNIVERSAL DIE CASTING EMPLOYEES enjoyed
their annual plant picnic recently at the Saline Park. In the
children's contests which are a regular feature of the affair,
the young gentleman above won no prizes, but he did earn uncontested honors as the youngest person in attendance., He's
three-week-old Jerry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Vanover.
His proud sisters are Elizabeth and Pamela.
SALINE'S "MAIN DRAG" WILL BE BUSTLING this
Friday and Saturday, as merchants of the community team-
up with the local Chamber of Commerce to put on a Sidewalk
Sale. The composite photo above shows just a few of the hot
spots in the bargain picture.
Saline Schools Bus
Fleet Ready for
Students' Influx
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SPECIAL PICNIC CAKE, ONE OF A WHOLE TABLE-
FULL, made a great hit at the Universal picnic. Ethel Lap-
ham and her daughter Rhoda proudly display their contribution to the potluck feast.
SALINE — The bus routes of
the Saline Area School System
for the coming school year are
approximately the same as last
year. Because of the change of
time of the beginning of classes
in the morning to 8:45, the
busses will be about 15 minutes earlier throughout each
route. All bus riders should take
this change of time into consideration and be' ready to board
i the bus at least 15 minutes be-
j fore they did last year.
Because of the addition of
new pupils to the Saline Area
School System, it has been
necessary to place into operation an additional bus this
year. There will be 15 regular
routes and six Kindergarten.
The new bus has a 60-passenger
body mounted on a Ford chassis. The Saline bus fleet consists of four Chevrolets, four
Fords, seven Dodges, and one
■International. The new bus re-'
places one which is   being   re-
14 Hornet Lettermen  To Report
For Pre - School Grid Practice
t tired after 10 years of operation. All busses are checked
over each summer and are certified to and checked by the
State Police'so that each bus
meets all the State safety requirements.
The Saline Area bus fleet has
a new valuation of $75,192.00.
The cost of operation for the
1956-57 school year was $40,-
590.00, or 26c per child' each
day for transportation to and
from school. During the school
.year the busses travel a total
distance of approximately
123,000 miles. This is equiva-
lant to a trip from Saline to
Saulte Ste. Marie and back
each day or a trip around the
world every 38 school days.
There are 15 assigned drivers and each has a substitute.
Each has a State Chauffeur's
license and must attend a bus
driver's school conducted by
the state each year. Four of the
assigned drivers are men, 11
are women.
SALINE — Residents of this
area now have two days in which
to beg, borrow, or break into
their piggy bank, for funds with
which to take advantage of Sa- '
line's Sidewalk Sale._The big
value event, sponsored by the
local Chamber of Ccimmerce, is
scheduled for Friday and Saturday of this week, and it promises savings in practically every
type of merchandise to be purchased.
Participating merchants are
already preparing the sp'ecial
displays which they will set up
on the sidewalks in front of
their stores for the event. Saline
industry will also be represented
in the sidewalk displays. The
Bradson Co., of Maple Road, for
instance, will have working examples of the spray units, which
they produce, on display outside
The Citizens Bank.
Banners proclaiming the sidewalk sale will be erected by the
merchants.
The sale has been organized
on a community-wide basis, with
the Saline Chamber of Commerce spearheading the effort.
C. of C. spokesmen emphasize
that the Saline Sidewalk Sale is
just the first in a planned series
of special events, all of which
are being mapped out to offer
greatest values to Saline shoppers.
The Sidewalk Sale starts Friday morning and continues
through Saturday. The event
will be put on rain or shine.
SALINE .— The Saline Hornets' grid title hopes for this
Fall are riding with 14 returning lettermen. Saline High
School Athletic Director Bill
Bailey said that only scant rumors foretell any untried but
good prospects for the coming
football season. Next year will
see only about half of this season's lettermen carry the
Hornet colors. Yet, Coach Bailey can still field a full team of
veterans with some to spare:
ENDS—Bob Malocha, senior
and Bill Bracey.
TACKLES— Onnan Roehm,
Dennis Kelley. and Leon Desbrough. .
GUARDS— Virgil   Mayville,
Neil Tracy, and Bob Vedder,
senior.
CENTER— Dave Anderson,
senior.
BACKS— Don Wild, co-captain, Bob Rathfon, Richard
Lehtonen, all seniors, Lafry
Lange, and John Wilson.
Bailey commented, "I can
only say that we'll have a better team than we did last year.
The greatest difficulty is that
every other team in the league
is better also."
. The Hornet coach also announced additions to his staff:
Line Coach John Scranton, who
joined the faculty this year, is
a University of Michigan*graduate; Don Jaeger will be   End
Coach and is also a recent addition to the High School faculty.
He is a graduate of Eastern
Michigan College. Mark DeLay
has been appointed Assistant
Coach. He was added to the faculty for the coming year and is
a graduate of Adrian Callege.
The Hornet gridders will begin hteir fall football practice
session next week but Coach
Bailey expressed hopes that
team members had been following a summer conditioning program. -
Tom Johnston
To Edit
Sports Column
The Reporter is pleased to
announce that Tom Johnston,
sports-director at Radio Station WOIA, Saline, has been
engaged to write a sports
column to be published weekly in this paper.
The column, titled "The
Way the Ball Bounces," will
appear for the first time in
next week's Reporter.
As Johnston plans it, his
column will feature sideline
impressions of sports events
in this area, with emphasis
on action in the Huron League
and League-of-the-Lakes.
FOREIGN FARM
YOUTH VISITS
CHELSEA AREA
Narciso Rodriguez, a farm
youth from Comayag'ua, Honduras, is spending a month in
Washtenaw County as part of
the International Farm Youth-
Exchange Program. While in
Washtenaw County Narciso is
visiting with the Walter Wolfgang family of- Route No. 2,
Chelsea.
Narciso arrived August 12th
and will be with the Wolfgang
family until September 7th.
He will be in Michigan for' a
total of three months, spending
a month also in Ingham and Van
' Buren Counties.
The International Farm
Youth Exchange Program -is set
up so that selected youths from
each country spends a six-
month period in another country visiting farm homes and doing their bit to create a better
understanding among folks in
other countries. While Narciso
j is-in the United States, an American youth is also spending a
similar amount of time visiting
with farm families in Honduras.
This program is sponsored jointly by the National 4-H Club
Foundation, The Michigan 4-H
Club Foundation, and the host
family in-each of the counties.
In the case of Narciso, the host
family is the Walter Wolfgang
family, of 13031 Scio Church
Rd., Chelsea, Michigan.
As part of the exchange program, Narciso is spending this
week at the State 4-H Club Show
observing the 4-H Clubs in action. He is accompanied by David Wolfgang, son of the host
family. .
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