1958-04-02; Reporter

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Easter. Egg. .'Hunt» for: Saline
youngsters 1 p. m. Saturday at
City Park, sponsored by the
Jayeees. In case of bad weather
the hunt will be held at Elementary School.
VOLUME 11, NUMBER 28 — WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1958.
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BATTLE LOOMS ON E.MICHIGAN AVE.REZONING
Construction To Start Soon On New$pMne High School
SALINE — A completely enclosed outdoor court, designed
to accommodate band concerts,
plays, and outdoor commencement exercises, is one of the
outstanding    features    of    the
- new High School.
Complete specifications • for
the school have been accepted
by the Board of Education,.
and bids will be received April
22, Superintendent of Schools
Leo Jensen announced today.
Construction is expected to begin this month.
The $1,650,000 building will
contain 86,000 feet of floor
space, nearly twice as much as
the present High School; and
will provide 28 classrooms. The
present school contains only 15
regulation classrooms, although
several other, unsuitable rooms
are in use for classes, Jensen
said.
Between 600 and 700 students
will   be   accomodated   in   the
roomy   one-story   building,   as
compared with the 350 in the.1
present High School.
All scholastic departments
will expand into more space,
better equipment, and improved
storage facilities.
Among the outstanding innovations will be home economics
departments separated from the
hallway outside by a glass wall,
and sewing machines that fold
into the wall when not in use,
a special, "grooming center"
with mirrors, and cabinets hung
-two rooms ' instead*, oiyone in
case another home economics
teacher is added to the staff.
The expanded science department will include three rooms
instead of one: chemistry,
physics, and biology rooms
with two other nearby rooms
that can be combined into a second biology room. Each room
is designed for the teaching of
modern science courses; there
is better storage space and
equipment.
Among improvements in the
band department are practice
rooms open to the hallway so
that they can be used without
.disturbing classes in session;
permanent risers in the rehearsal room so that the musicians
can see better; and uniform
storage space.
The math department will
have tables instead of only arm
. chairs, and "may have tilting
tables for mathematical drawing.
The plans include a new football field with premanent
bleachers; a track which, will
allow, home track meets for the
first time; an extra practice
field. The gymnasium will be.
100 by 122 feet as compared to
the present 50 by 70 feet gym;
it will allow both boys' and
girls' physical education classes
to be in session at one time,
separated by screens and will
help class scheduling. There
will be room-for a-regulation
basketball floor (84-50) instead
of the sub-regulation 50x70
"floor now used,, plus two fegu-
- lation size practice " floors.
Locker rooms and storage facilities will be improved.        .
The general shop area is
planned to include a classropm
as well as more,, facilities for
shop work,.which..wjil allow the
class, to ; go into -other fields
more extensively than has been
possible in the past". .. especially electricity and; radio..' One
room is designed especially for
painting and •. includes exhaust
fans for spray -pointing work:
Four rooms will be available
for business a n dr. commercial
courses.instead of the one used
now. One of the.four is.included
mainly for purposes- of iiiture
expansion;, one is available for
"office practice" . ...typing and
some business machines." School
. officials" plan : to* * increase the
commercial curriculum in the
"future. .--*''*'% •  '"■-•.
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Group Retaining
Lawyer In Anti-
Commercial Bid
SAUNE — An Ann Arbor
law firm has been retained by
Saline's East Michigan avenue
residents to "oppose the proposed rezoning of certain lots
fronting on East Michigan," according to a letter directed to
City Council by the law firm,
Kennedy and Dobson.
Construction will start soon on-the new Saline High School, shown above itf Architect Guido Binda's drawing.
Name Local Heads Of
County Cancer Drive
SALINE—Mrs. Meredith Bixby and Mrs. Everett Wolfin
have been named_ co-chairmen
of the Saline unit of the Washtenaw County Cancer Society in
a  recent  consolidation   of  the
County organization maintains
a local Cancer Information Center (Municipal Bldg., Ann Arbor), provides dressings to cancer victims without charge( approximately 15,000 dressings
last year) and nursing service
through the Visiting Nurse Association which made 260 visits
to cancer patients in 1957.
Plans are underway for the
annual campaign drive, April
14-28, this year mainly a mail
campaign, Mrs. Bixby said. TheJ ard    Pingston,    and    Mrs..   R.
The goal of the Washtenaw
County Unit of the ACS for
1958 is $28,500, and 50 cents of.
every dollar .is retained for use
in this county.
Mrs. Leo Jensen was named
u^hairmartfioli .-the;_Sa*
gps^ffiica^of
Saline, is "a "member of the "advisory board of the county unit.
Dexter chairman is Mrs. How-
As C. of:Ci Enjoyed Dinner Meet
To Honor McKenzies
On Their 30th
Anniversary
SALINE—Friends are invited to a reception, Easter Sunday afternoon, in celebration of
the 30th wedding anniversary
of the Rev. and Mrs. Henry McKenzie. The couple were married March 28, 1928, in El Paso,
Tex.
The reception will be held at
Federated church, immediately
following a special Easter ijausi-
cale, presented by the choir at
3:30 p. m. The couple's son,
Hillis, and his family, will be
present on a visit from their
home in Bucyrus, O., and other
friends from out of town are
expected to attend. A wedding
cake will be served.     .    •."
Grossman is  chairman  of the
Manchester unit.
Mrs. Edwin Hering, Mrs.
Charles Finn, and Mrs. Charles
Kern, of Saline, will be in charge
of dressings for the Saline area.
The three last week attended
a meeting of the dressings committee of the county organization.
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Extend Free Ad
Offer To ALL
Job-Seekers
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Last  week   The   Reporter'.:
■j "offered its columns, free of
;; charge, to students seeking;;
;; summer  jobs.  The response<I
has been rewarding; several
$ of the ads brought results
;; the day they were printed.
Now, aware that some of ?
^Detroit's unemployment I'
|! problem has inevitably trick- ;!*
;; led over into the Saline area; j
!; and that others of our: resi-l!
I! dents are seeking work, The j j
;1Reporter will extend this;;
♦ service to any person in!I
search of a job.
Until further notice then,!;
; JOB WANTED ads may be*
; • placed in The^Reporter FREE
!;OF CHARGE by willing Sa-i;
I. ine 396, or NOrmandy 3-4066. j |
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JUDIE HUNT
CHOSEN FOR
GIRLS' STATE
SALINE — Miss Judie Hunt,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Hunt, of 113 Maple, will attend
the Wolverine Girls' State at
University of Michigan this
June, one of approximately 360
girls who will participate.
Miss Hunt, who will go as
a representative of American
Legion Auxiliary, William B.
Lutz Post No. 322, is an assistant editor of the High School
newspaper, the Hornet. She has
been a member of the Honor
Society for three years, is active in plee Club, is a member
of a junior bowling league, and
sings in the choir at St. Andrew's Catholic church. She will
stay at Stockwell Hall, a dormitory for girls on the U. of M.
campus, during the session June
18 to 27.
Named by the Legion Auxiliary as alternate is Miss Alice
Sheehan, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, Michael* Sheehan, 2982
Mooreville Rd. Miss Sheehan is
a member of the High School
Band, arid holds the first chair
for flute. She is a member of
the Glee Club, and sings in the
choir at ""St.' James church. She
is also on the staff of the yearbook, the Salinian, is a Varsity
-cheer leader, and an Honor Society-member.
JAYCEES GET
108 NEW
REGISTRANTS
SALINE—All but about 75
of the city's eligible voters are
registered, after a Junior Chamber of Commerce registration
drive last week that added 108
new registrants to the voter
^st.
: Deputized by City Clerk E. J.
/Muir and working with a list
provided by the clerk's office,
the JC's also re-registered 17
voters whose registration was
about to expire. The total represented about 60 per cent of
Saline's unregistered voters, JC
President Robert Harrison estimated.
Under the chairmanship of
Bruce Arend, the 16 JC deputies finished their "porchlight
drive'' ,about 10 p. m.
SALINE — Dale Goble, of
7867 E. Michigan ave., was
elected president of the Saline
Chamber of Commerce, and
plans were announced for a
Chamber of Commerce sponsored "Red Tag Day" promotion
at the organization's annual
meeting last week.
Other officers elected for the
coming year include Ray. Hunt,
vice president; Eathern Roark,
treasurer;    Leon    Vedder, re
elected as secretary; and Board
of Directors, Gordon Esch, Bob
LaRose, Kenneth Rogers, Marty Hemenway, and Arthur
Moehn. j ^
Among the speakers was Larry Deede, first president of the
group, now living.... in Battle
Creek, who" commended - the.
Chamber of Commerce on its
progress and'its continued contribution to Saline's pitoigress.-iri
accepting the presidency fbr.the stages.
next year, Goble promised the
group he would "do everything
in my power to keep the Chamber of Commerce going at high
speed."
Approximately 50 attended
the the dinner meeting at Marty's Restaurant. Invocation was
given by the Rev. H. L. Engel,
pastor of Trinity Lutheran
church.
The. picture above shows the*
meeting   in    the   after-dinner-
WINNERS IN
CHICAGO SHOW
SALINE — Mildred Scott, of
9332 W. Michigan ave., and two
prize-winning dogs from her
Mi-Keion Kennels, covered
themselves with glory Saturday
and Sunday at the International
Dog Show in Chicago.
Mrs. Wilson Scott showed Mi-
Keion Zola's Bunny Girl, a two-
year old Samoyed, and "Trigger," a buff cocker spaniel
whose proper name is Mi-Keion
Lord Eric of Scott, arid walked
off with three prizes in a field
that included dogs from Europe,
South America, and Canada, as
well a sthe United tSates.
The Samoyed, "Bunny Girl,"
in her first show, was judged
second best American bred female. One bf the prizes she won
for Mrs. Scott Scott was a hat
made of the wooly, white Sa-
Set Date For
.Annual Meet Of
Hospital Assn.
-■ SALINE—Annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Saline
Community . Hospital Association will be held Tuesday, April
15, "in, the agriculture room at
the Salfcie" High School. The
meeting will open at 8 p. m.
NEW  OFFICERS  AND  DIRECTORS
were elected at the annual meeting of the
Saline -Chamber    of Commerce last week.
* They are: Eathern Roark,, treasurer, Dale
Goble, president, Leon Vedder, again secre
tary, and Ken Rogers, retiring president, in
the front" row. * In the rear:    Directors Al
Schmid, Erwin Schmid, Marly Hemenway,
Gordon Esch and Bob LaRose.
*    "* *    " —Reporter Photo.
moyed fur. The Samoyed is reportedly the first type of dog, |be brought to
from which all other types were
bred.
. "Trigger" won in his class,
and took "winners, male." It is
his "fourth.or fifth" show, Mrs.
..Sgott said; he has won in every
show in which he was entered.
"He gaits real good," says Sirs."
Scott. - -.-. *- . -
-:•■ Mrs. Scott and her winning
entries were front-paged in pic.
tures- in  the  Chicago  Tribune -Coates, of 213 _E. Michigan said.
"One of the first steps would
be to require a referendum of
the registered voters ..." the
letter states. "Beyond that, we
will have the Courts available."
The firm was "retained to assist a group of citizens iri Saline," according to the letter,
signed by John S, Dobson;
("Before he deals with City
Council, he'll have to teE us
who he's representing," Stanton
Roesch, Saline City Attorney
said yesterday. "Any attorney
who is not a resident must be
representing an interested party—that is, a resident. Otherwise, he won't be heard.")
A number of East Michigan
residents have fought the proposed "commercial" zoning of
their property through two public hearings and a Council meeting at which they presented a
petition, signed by 29 residents,
against the zoning change.
The letter continued, in part:
"The suggested rezoning will,
create what is commonly known
as a. 'string street development,
universally recognized as yery
bad zoning practice and certainly not attractive to view.
Those whom we represent do
not feel that it is in the best
interest of the community of
SaMne^td-.have* the business Jps-
stSct "-^ming ^e*uts^>__ubrig,f4ts
main street, so that those passing through will tend to view
Saline as merely a wide place in
the road rather than the very
pleasant community which;we
know it to he.
"The owners of the residences
which will be adjacent to the
proposed new commercial area
and those whose properties iall
within (it), will suffer irreparable financial harm ...   :
"The hearings held on this
subject have already brought to
your attention the strong feelings in opposition to the proposed rezoning ...
"A particular case in point is
the proposed Standard Oil gasoline'station which it is proposed will be placed right next
door**to a fine residential dwelling which has been recently .remodeled, and almost directly
across the street from the CarL
Curtiss home, which we all-
know is one of Saline's landmarks. Each of you will recognize the serious harm which will
the properties
mentioned
"Because of the serious harm
which would be done to the area,
we Heel obliged to contest this
matter in .every way that the
law makes available. . ."
The letter was in the hands
of all City Coimcil members today "so fh4y would have plenty
of time to think about it before
Monday's    meeting,"    Randall
Peterson A Candidate
In. Sheriff Primaries
Captain George A. Peterson,
head of the uniform division of
the Washtenaw County Sheriffs
Department, and veteran of 15
years experience with - the de--
partinent, today announced .his
intention to seek the Republican
nomination for Sheriff in the
August primary.
If he is elected, Peterson said
former Undersheriff Charles W.
Shaw will return to the department- in his previous position.
Shaw, who had _served with the
Sheriffs department for 16
years declined to accept an appointment as sheriff after the
death of the late Sheriff Erwin
L. .Klager and resigned immediately following the appointment of -the'   present Sheriff,
Robert E. A. Lillie, to the post.
A signed approval irom Shaw
accompanied Peterson's statement.
Petersorij. 50, was third in
command in the "department under Sheriff "Klager, with the
rank of Captain. He was a fee
deputy for two years before becoming a regular deputy in 1943,
was promoted to sergeant in
1951.   -
One of his primary concerns
in seeking the.nomination, Peterson said,is "thetragicslaughter on out-county highways this
year. In all of 1957, only 28 persons were killed in automobile
accidents in cMs county. Yet, in
only three Months so far this
year, 23 have died." "