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THE  REPORTER
VOLUME li, NUMBER 27 —, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1958.
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YOUNG JOB-SEEKERS OFFERED USE OF PAPER
Zoning Session Is
Heated, Lively,
Not Much Help
By Peggy Flook
SALINE —A public hearing
. on the proposed new city zon-
r ing plan, last week,  answered
t a few questions, strained some
"tempers, and ended with noth
pig settled on the controversial
"commercial"   zoning   of   East
Michigan avenue.
JFhe two-hour session was adjourned after one City Councilman announced that he was sitting with the audience instead
of &t the Council table because
he "could not accept" the plan
proposed by the zoning commission and okayed recently by
the Council.
"I never agreed to this," said
Councilman Frank Deede, regarding the zoning- plan which
lists East Michigan as commercial all the way to the city limits on the north side, and as far
as the Curtiss property on the
south. "I was elected to represent 500 and some people and I
think we ought to put this to a
vote."
Said Mayor Henry Leutheuser: "Council is not in session
to vote at this time . . . there
have been a number of Council
meetings on this subject."
Councilman . Deede: "That's
why I'm not at the Council
table. We're being delayed; let's
get this settled." -.y'-  >,,
Mayor Leutheuser: "That's
what we're trying- to do. Council will meet .the first Monday
in April and the meeting is
open to everybody. There will
be a vote at that time. After
that, I don't know."
Most of the zoning plan stirred little or no opposition, although there were some queries
about the industrial zoning on
West Bennett street.
Question from the audience:
"If a house burns down in a
"commercial" or "industrial
zone," can the owner replace it
with another house?"
Answer, Stanton Roesch, city
attorney: "Any presently existing non-conforming use of property can be continued indefinitely."
Question:   "What  about lots
| that have already been plotted
for private dwellings?"
Robert Moon, chairman of
zoning group: "Land already
plotted, as on Bennett and Clark
streets, can be used as the owner sees fit."
Said one Bennett street resident: "As a resident of West
Bennett . . . and I think I can
speak for my neighbors ... we
do not object to industrial zoning; and we would consider use
of the land for offices to be
ideal. We just, didn't want the
land zoned Multiple Dwelling
for cheap apartment houses."
Most of the opposition to the
East Michigan avenue "commercial" zoning came irom residents of thd area who earlier
had presented City Council with
a petition to prevent it.
John LaRue: "Can this zoning plan be submitted to a referendum of the voters instead
of just to a public hearing?"
Attorney Roesch: "The city
charter provides that a petition
by a relatively small number of
residents may bring about a referendum on any ordinance, as
was done in the matter of the
parking meter™ordinance.'i
LaRue: "I would hate to see
the beauty of Michigan avenue
lost, but because of the spread
of, .commercial establishments,
multiple dwellings spring up. "If
that happened, I would not hesitate to sell to anyone for any
use."
Carl Curtiss: "I agree with
others here that if "commercial'-' use takes over, the houses
should be reduced in assessed
valuation."
Jim Gross: "I disagree. A
home has a fixed value at a certain, age. Take my Dad's house]
. , . too big for a young couple
to pay operating costs for. An
apartment house or a gas station next door wouldn't alter its
[value by even 50 cents."
Randall Coates: "There is an
intangible to be considered . . .
the pride people take in their
home and  in their street.  As
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By Peggy Flook
SALINE — 'They told us to
take him home and treat him
like a normal baby. They said to
let him cry: But if he had only
six months to live . . . who could
let him cry?"
. "For that matter," adds Roberta Belote, absently towseling
small Mark's blonde head, "Who
can let any baby cry?".
But the desperate diagnosis,
"six months to. .a year" is now
a long way past.. . ;. nearly 2y2
years-past .V: and Siark Belote,
big-eyed and . golden-tempered,
faces a future still somewhat
uncertain, but not nearly as
bleak as it was. Heart-surgery
has come a long way, even in
two years; and has succeeded
many, times in giving life to
children like Mark.
He will go to University Hospital April 14 for surgery to
widen a too-narrow opening in
the aorta. A second operation,
for  a   defective  mitral  valve,
ways is, and partly because it-
will be his second trip to the'
operating room. He knows all,
about it now.
He was«in surgery for an
hour last week; the operation
was scheduled then. But it had
to be called off at the last
minute because the anesthetic
caused a congestion in his
thVoat and lungs.    Next time,
admired the promised puppy
. . . one of a litter belonging to
the Waynard Carrs. Of a breed
commonly described as "dawg".
The operation that is scheduled for Mark is done successfully two or three times a week
Reporter Opens Want-Ad
Section To High-Schoolers
Seeking Employment Here
SALINE — In a concerted effort to prevent the cream of Saline's young people from being
skimmed off by out-of-town employers, The Reporter this week
joined forces with High School
Principal Elmer Houghton, the
school's "unofficial placement
bureau", to help students find
suitable jobs right here at home.
High School students in
search of jobs — temporary or
permanent, full or part-time—.ton said,  "and there are con-
may place "job wanted" ads in j stant inquiries from the Uni-
The  Reporter  free  of  charge,'
starting this week and continuing till school's end.
At the same time, employers
in Saline are asked to notify
Houghton of potential or actual
vacancies, and the qualifications
needed to fill them.
"We graduate some very
competent people here," Hough-
DONKEYS TO
CAVORT IN
CAGE CLASSIC
SALINE — A flock of rubber-shod donkeys is expected to
arrive today by truck or bus
from Ohio for the Future Farmers of America basketball game
tonight at the High School gym.
FFA members will play FFA
alumni and High School faculty
in two games scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Admission charges
of 75 cents for adults and 50 j Young People's
cents for children in the Sixth 	
grade and under, will help pay
Farm Bureau Gals
To Meet Thursday
At Saline Church
SALINE — The Washtenaw
County Farm Bureau Women
will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's E.&R. church
here for a potluck dinner and
afternoon program. Mrs. Fred
Stollsteimer is in charge of the
meeting.
Speaker will be Clare Mc-
Ghan, of Lansing, coordinator
of community Farm Bureau and
programs.
at University" Hospital "There, ^L^^^^^T1 T.
are a lot of children there just
like him," remarks Roberta.
"They did one baby yesterday.
Some oi them are waiting and
they'll try a different type of' some are recovering. It isn't too
anesthetic.
Markie (that's what his* faSa-
ily calls him, and it fits better
than the more formal proper
name) wasn't frightened at the
fuss last week. The nurses were
good to him; his mother was
there; ^and they gave him a
plastic identification bracelet
and a bandage on his small arm
after they made a blood test
puncture. He was still wearing
these honor badges, with pride,
three days later.
Now, while he's waiting, Map
You Said It!
QUESTION: What do you
think of the new 'Sack' dresses?
Mrs.  Allison  Gable—I  don't
like them! I doubt if the style]
will-last very long.
Mrs: Robert Funk — I don't
care for them myself; I think
dresses are getting too short,
too!     . -
Mrs. Garner Farrell—I don't
think I'dever wear one. Most of
my; friends dislike them and my
husband agrees with them.
Mrs. Howard Feeman — As
far as I'm concerned, they're no
good.
Edna Feldkamp—-I don't care
for them. That's all I can say
about them.
Mrs. Charles Finn—I think
they are dreadful! They have
set fashions back twenty years.
Jim Fisher, age 20—Some of
them are all right. I haven't
seen too many, but of the ones I
have seen,, some I liked and
some t dicin't.
Mrs. Mark Forsythe—I don't
like them. I just don't care for
the. looks of them at all.
Mrs. Kenneth Gates—I don't
think they're very flattering at
alt   ".
Jerry:- McPeake — They're
TERRIBLE.   _
Mrs. Clair Gilbert—Frankly,
I think they are very peculiar to
say the least. 1 don. t think they
look the leaskbit feminine.
Mrs. Edn_ite.d Gensley — J'
don't think too much, of them.
You just have toyget used to j
them, I guess. You know, we
wore them several years ago
and thought they were very
nice. They say history repeats
itself.
Mrs. Clarence Girbach — I
think they're nice for the younger girls, but I don't think I'd
care to wear them myself. The
younger girls seem to go for
the new fashion trends more;
maybe the rest di us are just a
little bit old-fashioned.
Mrs. George Glaze—I wouldn't wear one on a bet! I think
they are a fad, not a fashion.
Bob LaRose—I don't see how
they could be any uglier. I think
full skirts look the best on
everyone.
Deanne Malocha—15—1 like
them. To prove it, I'm making
one for myself.
\ Marjorie Stevens—15—1 like
them if they are worn by the
right person.
Bea Ann Kellogg—18—1 just
love them.. •
Larry Lange—17—They look
like a sack. They don't show a
girl's figure at all.
. Mary .Prout — 17 — I think
they're weird, if worn by the
wrong people. However, they are
the fashion now„ and, we have
to keep up «dth-the modern
trends. -
* Carl Anderson — I'm* afraid
ypu couldn't print what I think
of them; but I will say, I don't
see how any woman could wear
one-in public.
may or may   not be necessary j kie goes his quiet way, building
later.
If he's good while at the hospital, he will have a puppy dog
when he comes home. This is
the promise his parents gave . ..
Henry and Roberta Belote, pf
garages out of blocks for the
toy cars he is rond of, putting
himself down for a nap whenever he gets tired. His brother,
Don, 7, and his sister, Linda
Kay,  9,  take turns making a
Saline. And.he's pretty sure to I fuss over him; he is his father's
be good, partly because he al-!pet. He has already seen and
unusual. It is very similar to
one reported dh'television about
two weeks ago."
Blood donors may be needed
for Mark, but the family won't
know that until after the operation. Anyway Henry is a member of the American Legion
Post here, and they have blood
bank facilities available to him.
Both Henry and Roberta work
for the telephone company.
Markie is reserved — though
not shy—with strangers. .He
doesn't talk often, but when he
does, it makes sense. "Bye" he
says, waving gently, "I'm going."
"Will you come back again,
Mark?"
"Yes. After later." And down
the street he goes, in his bright
red snowsuit, soberly inspecting
the world.
JAYCEES TO
CONDUCT
VOTER DRIVE
penses, including trips to the
Leadership Training Camp in
Fayette, Ohio, for five boys in
late May, and trips for members
to the International Livestock
Exposition in Chicago next fall.
Teams" scheduled to" mount
the critters in tonight's   game,
FFA TEAM: Bill Austin, Jim
Bohnett, Leon Desbrough, Bob
Drake, Lloyd Guenther, Jerry
Hering, David Krause, David
Kuebler, Marvin Marion, Earl
McTaggert, Bob Milkey, Jim
Reid, Joe Riggs,. Orman Roehm
and Bill Wiedmeyer.
ETA ALUMNI: Duane Guenther, Larry Finkbeiner, Ron
Desbrough, Pete O'Mara, Richard Niethammer, Melvin Roehm,
Richard Roehm, Calvin Braun,
and Richard Weisehreder.
FACULTY TEAM: Bill "Beetle" Bailey, Don "Stoney". Jaeger, "Wicked Wiki" Crespo, Howard "Hop-a-long" Hill, Al
"Desi" Dinsmore, "Ornery Art"
Katterjohn, John "Scratch"
Scranton and "Mighty" Myers.
REV. RICHARDS
TO HEAD GOOD
FRIDAY RITES
SALINE — The Rev. Robert-
Richards, pastor of Saline Methodist church, will preach /the
sermon at the union Good." Friday service of the Methodist
church, St. Paul's E.&R. church,
and Federated church April 4.
The annual Union Service is to
be held at Federated church this
year, at 1:30 p.m. on Good Friday, and" the Federated church
choir will provide the music.
GRASS FIRE
SALINE — The Saline Fire
Department answered a call at
the "Barney" Lewis home, 3552
Weber Rd., last Wednesday afternoon. . Mrs. Lewis was burning papers, some of which blew
into an adjoining field starting
a grass fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by the firemen
and only about one acre Of
grass was burned.
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SALINE — Junibr Chamber
of Commerce members will go
door to door tomorrow night in
a "porchlight" drive to increase
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"You spend untold amounts
.    _ ,.     .of money to give your children
voter registrations m Saline. ;the best of sdhools> _e hest of
In an effort to bring new residents into the registered files
before April 7, when a report
must be sent to the State Director  pf  Elections,  the .JCC
WASHTENAW DAIRY <}UEEN FOR 1?58 is Miss Joan
Austin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Austin,. S&line-Milan
Road. The new queen was crowned last Saturday night at the
annual banquet of the Washtenaw Dairy Council. Joan, 17
years of age, wa sselected not only of the basis of her beauty,
(mighty apparent above), and her farm background, but also
on her outstanding prowess as a musician. Like all the other
members of the "muscial Austins", Joan is an accomplished
and versatile tonester. She plays clarinet, piano, and sings
all in expert fashion. Last year she held "first chair" bass
clarinet at the National Music Camp at Interlochen .
group will be deputized by City
Clerk E.'J. Muir to register ^voters. Those who "wish to register
are asked to signal the JC's by
turning porch, lights on. The
drive is especially aimed at
apartment dwellers and residents of new subdivisions, according to chairman Bruce
Arend.
Voters who are already registered will not be approached
except .in. the case of address
changes. • -
The JC's will meet at City
Hall at 7 p. m. Thursday. Other
members of the committee are
Robert Harrison and Ron JTink.
belrier.
education . . . and then, when
your children graduate from
high school, prepared to become community-builders, most
of them leave town to seek-jobs,
homes and opportunity somewhere else."
Vincent Madison, industrial
development director of the Detroit Edison Co., made this comment at a recent public meeting in Saline, sponsored by the
local Chamber of Commerce.
Madison went on to say that
this loss, each year ,of the cream
of our youth, is a tragic thing
for a growing community such
as Saline.
' Of course he is right! H Saline can provide job opportunity
for our high school graduates
... as well as opportunities
which will bring back those who
go on to college . .1 then the
. investment which, we have made
TO MARK ANNIVERSARY j fr the education of our youth
SALINE---Mr. and Mrs. John twill be returned .'a hundred-fold
young folks would prefer to remain here. IF they had the op-
opportunity.
The Reporter aims to do
everything in its power to help
them find that opportunity for
careers, further education, and
home-building, right here ... at
home, where their roots are
deep.
Our free "Job-Wanted" ads
for Saline-area high schoolers
will start with this issue, and
will continue as long as they're
wanted. Employers in this area
are urged to follow them close-'
ly . . . because the ads, placed
by intelligent, well-educated,
ambitious young people, represent opportunity for them, too.
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
banks and professional people,
and Civil Service. But most of
the opportunities offered the
graduates are from out of
town."
Of last year's graduating
class, two girls were offered
jobs with the FBI; five went to
the University personnel department; two became dental
secretaries and assistants,
Houghton said. "We .have a
large demand for secretaries
from Ann Arbor lawyers . .. the
word seems to have got around
that Saline girls do a good job."
1 "We get some chances to
place boys in local industries,"
he added. But many men graduates go into the Army. The
High School annually graduates between 45 and 60 young
men and women;
Opportunities for young people are present in Saline, but
have not been fully explored,
Houghton indicated. "I promised every student in the senior
class that if he would do as I
advised him, he could make a
better living right here than
anywhere else." He especially
advocates that young people go
into the selling field.
Employers In search" of qualified personnel may contact Mr.
Houghtdn-by-phoneat 385; Students seeking jobs may place
their free ad in The-Reporter
by calling 396 or 628-W.
EDITOR'S NOTEi-At press
time, three job-wanted ads had
already been received by Hie
Reporter . . . and we hear there
are many, many more to come.
[And, most encouraging, we have
already received a help-wanted
ad which we are also happy to
publish free of eharge. The ads
appear below.
HELP WANTED—Responsible
girl for full-time haby. sitting
this summer. No heavy housework. Can live with us, or at
home. Phone Saline 48-J.
JOB WANTED — Part time
summer job. wanted by experienced farm worker, good
with animals. Born and raised
on farm. Can provide own.
transportation. Larry Lochey,.
Phone Saline 625-M.
JOB WANTED — I have built
two cars with spare parts.
They ran well enough to selT.
I am looking for a mechanic's
job," or work as a gas station
attendant , . or any spare
time work after 4:30 daily
starting right now. Full-time
after graduation. I have had
four years experience as an
electrician's helper. Roy
McCormick, Phone Saline
669-W. '
JOB WANTED—Any kind of
work, any hours. I'm a good
worker. Have two years experience in a local grocery
store. Tom Richards, Phone
Saline 171-R.
Geddes, of Morgan Road, will he
honored for their 50th wedding^ butions which these citizens of
anniversary with aii open hjjmse
Saturday, Aprilc*5,* it the Federated Church here. The event,'
being; planned ; by the^cptiple's.j
children, is scheduled for '2 4o
5 pjn.
in the form of the eontri-
tomorrow    can make as. civic
leaders,   home-owners,   taxpayers, and buUdeire of a ijetter Saline area.
And the Ironic feature of it
VENDORS NEED
PERMITS   MUIR
'all is that MOST Saline-area j executive board.
ANNUAL MEETING SET
SATJNE — Final preparations are being made bow for
the annual dinner meeting of
the Saline Chamber of Commerce, set for tomorrow eve- ^received
ning, March 2*r, at Marty Res--
taurant. Dinner will be served
at 7 p.m. following a social
period scheduled to start at
6:15. ".•'.'
The slate of officers up fpr
.election -at   the  lineeting was-|
completed this*  week withthe
addition, of Art Moehh's name
to the. list Of candidates for*
SAUNE — Unless door-to-
door salesmen can show a city
vending permit, they have no
sanction from the city to do
business here and are liable to
prosecution, .City Clerk E. J.
Muir'emphasized today.
City officials last week had
numerous complaints
of salesmen who "refused to
leaver" '"wouldn't take no for
an answer," or "stayed as late
as 1 a. in. because we couldn't
get rid of them,"
Peddlers', licenses are issued
iby: the city* ior $3 to $5 a day,
or $25 a year. A. city ordinance
provides penalties of "up to $100
ii* fines or up- to 90 days in jail
}for selling without a license.