1958-05-21; Reporter

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Spring formal concert, Saline
High School band, Wednesday,
May 21st, 8 p.m. Elementary
School Auditorium. Admission
free, tonight!
THE  REPORTER
VOLUME 11, NUMBER 35 — WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1958.
'First With AU the Local News
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SALINE TO PARTICIPATE IN C. D. ALERT TODAY
L. Z. Gets Contract
For New Saline
Post Office Bldg.
SALINE — A contract to
provide hew quarters for the
Saline Postoffice has been
awarded to L. Z. Still, of Saline, at a first tenure option
of $2,952 a year, with two five-
year renewal options, according
to an announcement this week
from Michigan second district
Congressman George Meader.
The contract calls for a 2288
square foot building, to be
erected on the lot adjacent to
Still's Hotel on East Michigan
avenue, to be completed by
March 1, 1959. Renewal options
are generally taken at a lower
rental than the original option,
Meader said.
Specifications include two lobbies, Still said today, a stamp
lobby and a postal box lobby
arranged so that it can be kept
open longer hours. Both rooms
are planned in limed oak with
patio tile floors. The building
will be 110 feet long and 24
feet wide, with a red brick front
and built-up roof to match the
present Still buildings.
-Also included in the specifications are flagpole, loading
platform in the rear, two rest-
rooms for employees, an asphalt parking lot in the rear,
suspended fiberglass - ceiling,
aluminum wall window in front,
and four-foot wairiseotting inside. Hot air furnace and hot
water heater are included.
Still was one of several Saline
and Ann Arbor" bidders on the
•project, initiated when the present  Postoffice  quarters  on  S.
Ann Arbor street were found to
be inadequate.
No   date   has   been   set   for
starting construction.
Earns Honors
SALINE — Miss Annemarie
Menzel, daughter of the Rev.
and Mrs. T. W. Menzel, of Freedom township, is one of 85 students honored at the annual
Honors Day Convocation at
Elmhurst, 111. A sopohomore,
Miss Menzel received the Elmhurst College Endowed Scholarship.
HARRY HOLMES
GETS 25-YEAR
SERVICE CLIP
SALINE — Harry Holmes,
•well known insurance man and
banker of Saline, who represents the Niagara Fire Insurance Company, a member Company of the America Fire Insurance Group, has just been
presented with the company's
gold medal money slip, a token
of more than 25 years' representation of the company.
Presentation was, made by Allan Bentley, fieldman for the
company, and accompanied by
a letter from Chairman and
President J. Victor Herd, which
said:     - * *■"■"'
"It is with great pleasure
that my associates and -I. welcome,you,into the ''Old Guard":
that association of loyal agents
and company employees who
have..been' connected with Com-
panieg .df.. the,. American *;!P*ire
Group. JfOTw at least twenty-fiye
years.'...-.."./'_.V;..      .".'".'.
Our company. has ..grown and
prospered greatly .during the
period of yd*ir*-assoi_iation with
it andv-we* wish-<tb-acknowledge
your contribution, to this success. \   . " "•   •••; '•■'."/..'.'
We thank you for your loyalty and. sincerely trust. that
your splendid representation of
this company will continue for
many years to come."
Alumni Reunion
Program Announced
The program for the reunion
pf the Saline High School Alumni Association has been announced. It will follow the annual banquet, which will be
served Saturday, evening, June
7, at the Elementary School
by the ladies of St. Andrews
Catholic Church. The toastmas-
ter will be Kenneth Heininger
of Ann Arbor.
The welcome will be given
by Elvin Armbruster, representing the class of 1933, which
will observe its silver anniversary at that time. His soil, Gary,
.of tfeMass* of 11^58; will- give
the response. The class of 1908,
which will .havejts golden anniversary, will be represented
by Mrs. Berniece Rowsey of
Dearborn. Miss Teddy Cousins
will' give a reading, arid Mrs.
Marilyn Schill Fosdick will render a piano solo. There" will be
selections by the quartet composed of Ke.n :Guenther, Bill
Austin,. Jim. Rhoades. and. Jerry
Miller; and Mrs. Robert Cook
and Mrs. Donald Geiger, the,
well known Gleason sisters, will
sing.
Reservations may be made
with Mrs. Jackie Hoeft. •
Junior Choir Now
Offering Music At
St. Andrew Church .
. SALINE;. —--The" St- Andrews
Catholic Church is very proud
of its. newly organized junior
choir. *' The group is being directed by Mrs. Edith: Mueller.
Seven youngsters are now members ' of "the ' choir which has
been formed just in the last
month. The members are Janet
Reimer, Karen -.Snarkey, Billy
Hunt, Terry Hunt,..Lee and
Lynn Ormsby, and Margaret
Lucas.. The new choir will sing
regularly each "Sunday in the
future.._
The Reporter is at home in
Saline at last. In the building
where Clarence Haarer used to
sell his famous meats, and
where Chuck Wright had his
h q m e»i. improvement business,
our: priifit shop is now set up
and operating.
. The move to Saline was. a
big project. It couldn't have
been done in such a quick and
efficient -manner without the
priceless help of a lot of people/
the job. And Norma Lesser kept
the books in perfect order despite  all  the  confusion  of the
move.
The help from others, outside^
our organization, v/as' tfemen-.'
dous too. The Uphauses had our
equipment wired almost as soon
as we had it placed on the floor.
Ted Hill and his crew were indispensable, with the moving.
The Mahogany Equipment Co.
also came through with an extra-special effort. Chuck Wright
"was a great help. And many,
many  more   contributed   their
bit.     ... ;".
For the morale of our entire
above, had put the finishing
touches on our new sign, we
knew that a 10-year dream had
finally come true.
Our own staff performed
miracles. Peggy Flook and Nancy Ceronsky kept the news -and
advertising copy coming in at	
double-quick time. Our printers, j staff, nothing in. the world
Jack Sackreiter, Bruce Cranson
and Bob Beaudry, helped to
move wht-le mountains of "heavy
equipment. Our. part-time printers pitched in full-time to speed
could have proved a better tonic
than the. friendly welcome
which'so many of our neighbors
I extended to us.
I    And when Ross Adair, shown
SCHOGIrBEBT
CUT $85,000
SALINE —Bonded debt on
the Saline Area Elementary
School" has been reduced by
$85,000-this spring, school authorities., announced "today. A
roll* of cancelled bonds totalling
that amount was returned to
the school district this week,
by the" Detroit Bank and Trust
Of thebonds, issued ih 1954,
525,000 had matured April 1.
Another $60,000,- which were to
have matured ih 1971 and 1972
were called in and paid from
accumulated funds.-
Graduation Week Events
SAUNE — Dr. Floyd Faust,
Minister of Broadstreet Christian Church in Columbus, O.,
widely known minister, lecturer,
and after-dinner speaker,- will
deliver the Commencement address in the Saline High School
graduation ceremonies scheduled
at 8:15 p.m. June 5. Commencement will be held outdoors at
•Henne Field if weather permits.
Holder of a Bachelor ' of
Science Degree from-Willming--
tori College, Dr. Faust .received
his Bachelor of Arts. .degree!,
his Master of Arts degree! and.
his Ph. D. in the field of philosophy from Ohio State University." Active on radio and
television, he carried for years
a daily program, "Troubles
Anonymous," an d organized
"Courage Incorporated," one of
the nation's largest shut-in organizations. He has spoken before service clubs, Parent-Tea-,
cher and Child Conservation
League meeting, HL-Y and Y-
Teen convocations.
Opening Commencement
Week, the Rev. Robert Richards
will speak at Baccalaureate Services, also on -Henne Field if
weather permits, "at 8:15 p.m.
June 1. The Rev. James Johnson, of the High School, faculty,
will preside and give the Invocation and Benediction. Music will be provided by the Senior High Girl's directed by Arthur Katterjohn.
Awards Night, to be held in
the High School "gym auditorium at 8:15 p.m. June 2, will
be presided over by Garry Armbruster,   retiring   president   of
the High -School Student Council-until hew Student Council
officers .have   been   sworn   in.
The Senior High School Band
will play between formal and
informal parts of the program;
and the" class of 1959 will pre*-
sent the Giftatory. Chairman M
the Giftatory coihmittee is- Patricia. Kidweii. . .... ,
If; the  Commencement  program is held indoors because.
of.weather, the ajudience will
be limited to ticket-holders, although there will be public seating after 8 p.m.
The Invocation at the June
5'Commencement program will
be*' given by the Revi James
Johnson. Salutatories will be
given by the .Missies - Joair Begole. and .Kathrene "Raus. Valedictorian,is Miss Joann Graden.
.'Music will ..include, .a  vocal
duet by "JFoan Austin and'Pa-
tricia McDougall, accompanied
by pianist Kathrene Raus.
Dr. Faust will give the address, "Fit For Freedom," and
diplomas will' bfe preseriifed' by
Dr.? Gordon J. Prout, *-"president
of the BoardJoF.E4«pation. \„ "
Director oi-~ Coimnencemerit
Week Activities is,.Mrs;/MUdred
Haswell.       "•'?- ■:' t\ i ■.,•_". j "-■**.
Local Residents Urged To
Take Part In Test Attack
SAUNE — Three one-min-
Ute blasts on the fire siren today will send Saline residents
into the nearest basement for
five minutes. The full-scale Civil Defense "red alert" is to be
conducted on a statewide basis
to "test the effectiveness of
Civil Defense ... in saving
the maximum number * of lives
and resources in case of an attack by an aggressor."
Supervised in Saline by Explorer Scouts and Scoutmaster
Lauren Wild, the "take cover"
signal will be preceded by a
two - to - three hour "yellow
alert," broadcast on all radio
and TV channels. Explorer
Scouts will leave school at the
"yellow alert" alarm to check
communications lines and traffic control.
The Scouts will take up sta-
Pass New Zoning
Ordinance Here
SALINE — A new zoning
ordinance, No. 146, to implement the present zoning map
was passed by City Council Monday night with one dissenting
vote.
It will be challenged within
30 days, for referendum, Michigan avenue residents indicated.
The ordinance, okayed by all
Councilmen except Frank Deede,
provides four zoning categories
... single family, multifamily,
business, and manufacturing ...
and is designed to provide zoning in accordance with the controversial map which lists E.
Michigan avenue as "commercial" or "business"; and W.
Bennett street as "industrial,"
or "manufacturing."
Said Deede, in casting his
"nay" vote: "I am not in the
least satisfied with the ordinance as it stands."
Councilman Charles Kern,
who earlier had suggested that
a previous ordinance might be
rewritten, and who rejected an
earlier version of the present
ordinance, declared himself satisfied with the present version.
"That ought to be .'simple
enough," he said. ....
The promise to petition for
-referendum was made by Randall Coates, speaking as a representative of E. Michigan ave-
enue residents who'have-fought
the "commercial" zoning of
their property. A number of
them were present at the Coun
cil meeting.
"It is our intention to" file
petitions for referendum.-in-
mediately, with respect to the
Michigan avenue portion oi the
ordinance," said Coates. 4. provision of the City Charter allows referendum to be called
on any portion of a disputed
ordinance.
The ordinance becomes effective, by law, 10 days after
legal publication. Any new property annexed to the city automatically will fall into "single
family" classification until
changed by-action of the Council.
Motion to accept the ordinance was made by Councilman
Charles Kern, supported by Ted
Hill!
OTHER   COUNCIL  ACTION
SALINE — City Coimcil Monday night settled the lpng-stand-
in'g problefb. of wfio isto "take*
fire calls when the dial system
is installed on local telephones,
by moving to pay $80 a month
to Ray Davis, to take the calls
at JLockwood Funeral Home. .
Building permits were issued
Monday to L. Z. Still, for excavating and putting in foundation (preliminary permit); Roy
Hamlin, 384 E..Highland,. iy2-
car garage, $850; Ldean Bei>
nard, 195 E.. McKay,- -remodeL-
ling, $300; Helmet Kuhn, 385
W. Bennett, V/2-. car.- garage;
Clyde E. Niedfeldt, 402 N. Harris, remodelling,. $300; and Dean
Theurer, 108 W. McKay, remodelling, $700.
. Council approved a budget
of $136,303.30 . for the Kscal
Year 1958-59, for general operating expenses and general ob?
ligation bonds, and agreed tliat
the present 20 mill tax rate be
used again.
Hornets Join New
Sports League
s  THIRD ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT of Saline High students taught hy Mrs. Kathleen-
Nass will be held next Wednesday evening
starting at 8. The exhibit, to be held in the
high school art room, will feature finished
projects of students in Grades 1 through 12,
Shown above, Joyce Reid. Richard Lindemann, Jack Kuebler,. Art Johnson, Jeanne
Swope and Jem Olson point up some of
the assorted works which will be oh display.
Saline schools have.-jn^agnt'd
from the Huron ___eague"*ib*;1)<e£
come part of a brand ntew athletic league involving _Chelseai
.Dexter, Manchester,"' Saline,
University High School of Ann"
Arbor," and Ypsilanti.Roosevelt.
Two of the officers elected.-to.
serve until the -f Jill meeting of
the, . new league arte -Saline,
coaches. Founding president of
the organization is Bill Bailey,
High School- .athletic director
and football coach, and sports
editor of The Reporter; secretary-treasurer is Howard Hill,
assistant High School principal,
and basketball coach here.     "  .
The new" league/chartered
Thursday, has. not beep named,
and. studerifs in the participate
ing schools will' be canvassed*
for name suggestions. Possible
names will be considered by-the
Board of Directors of the organization in the f alL-
Of the member schools, all of
which are currently in the Class
C enrollment range, all but two
expect to have new and expanded athletic facilities available in
the near future. (Saline's new
High School, now under construction, will provide improved
facilities for track, baseball,
basketball and other sports.)
. Ypsilanti Roosevelt and Univer-
j sity High make use of facilities
at ;E1(JC and U of M or Ann Arbor ffigh.
•' The" hew league plans to furies:
tion as a planning group during
ihe 1958-59 school year and will
begin competition among member schools with the 1959 football, season. Initially the league
will-compete at a varsity level
in football, basketball, baseball
and track, but planning includes expansion to other sports
and extracurricular activities.
Members Plan
Poppy Sale
SAT .TNE — American Legion
Auxiliary members will be selling the famous American Legion poppies here this week-end.
: Aided by Boy and Girl Scouts
to canvass residential districts,
members will sell the poppies
in the downtown area from 2
to" 9 p.m. Friday, and from 7
a.m. to noon.on Saturday. They
"Will also be present in outlying stores.
A special display in the window of Uphaus Electric will remind the public of the service
accomplished by the poppies
made by veterans in hospitals
and workshops throughout the
'"country. The proceeds of the\
annual sale are.used in veteran's j
rehabilitation work
tions throughout the city to
direct civilians in taking cover
and to watch for loopholes in
their preparations.
All automobile traffic in the
city will be halted for the full
five minute duration of the
alert, with cooperation of city
officials.
Schools will follow the procedure set up to protect children in case of tornadoes.
All residents are urged to
go immediately to the nearest
basement. Local drivers are instructed to bring their cars to
the curb and go to the nearest "
house with a basement. Shoppers in the downtown area are
to go to the basement of the
nearest store.
The "red alert" is scheduled
to occur sometime between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m. today, with all
police, health and special weapons, communications forces, and
others, on alert status from 8
a.m. on.
In Ann Arbor, traffic will be
brought to a complete halt only
in a four-block * section of the
downtown area; but CD teams
and equipment from Wayne
county will "evacuate to predetermined assembly points in
Washtenaw county. Simulated
injured will be transported
to St. Joseph's hospital.
During the test alert, CONELRAD will not be broadcast, but
residents.are. - urged to keep
radios "tuned to local stations.-**'
who will relay information arid
instructions  to  the public.
Do not call police, radio stations, or public service for, information: this "js^drily a drill.
Scout Rummage
Sale Offers
Punand Booty
RAT.TNTiT—A real circus "under the Big Top" will be the
Boy Scouts' Rummage Sale Friday evening and all day Saturday, in the lot next to, the Still
Building. A wide "assortment of
goods has "been collected for
sale iri the' specially, erected
tent, and Scouts are searching
for more. ■   . y
Donations may be made by*
calling 179-M for pickup. Proceeds of the sale will help finance summer camp for Boy-
Scouts and Explorers.
Brownie-Troopers
Enjoy Mother-
Daughter Banquet
■ SALINE *r-_ A casserole dinner was enjoyed on Monday,
May 19,' *_>y .the 19 girls of
Brovirnite'.-Scout-Troop 5 and
their'."mothers, Following the
meal; which was held at the
cafeteria of the Elementary
School, the troop put' on a pro-
igram -of --Scout. songs and a
short play.
Miss Agnes Peoples, a member of. the Huron Valley Development Committee of the
Girl Scouts, spoke briefly to the
group about the chartering of
the new Gi,rl Scout, Council
which will service this area and
its .meaning to Saline.
An investiture ceremony was
also conducted, the girls receiving their Brownie pins from
troop co-leaders Mrs. Ralph
Kring arid Mrs. Gordon Esch.
Members of Troop 5 are:
Ruth Alber, Jean Bondie, Janet
Bradley, Betsy Burkhardt, Deborah Carr, Sue Drake, Becky
Ealy, Ginnie Esch, Anita Irelan, Diane Kring, Wendy Uving-
stone, Beverly Parsons, Janet
Riemer, Marlena Roehm, Sharon Sackett, Mary Scherdt, Joanne Tucker, Beth Ann Volz, Janet Wild.
' A "Guest Day" next Monday,'
May 26, at which each member will bring  one girl as  a
guest, will conclude the troop
activities for the year.