1958-11-26; Saline Reporter

              The Saline
VOLUME 12,* Number 9, Wednesday, November 26, 1958
"First With All the Local News"
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ARTHUR HAGEN DIES IN TRAGIC AUTO CRASH
That Does It
By Peggy Flook    ^sss^ramount, Scott estimated today. | more than 80 workers who gave
Saline's Community Chest
drive; has reached quota and
may go a little over the top.
This was the good news at a
triumphant confab this week of
top Chest workers (above,
Wilson Scott, drive chairman;
Luella Lambarth, treasurer;
Lauren Wild, president) to exclaim over the new total,
$7321.80.
Known pledges will bring the
total up to quota ($7931) and" """'All. kinds of congratulations
may even exceed it by a small
"We'll  reach   $8000,"   he   predicted.
Although the $7931 quota is
the largest,ever set in Saline,
the goal was reacher earlier this
year than ever before. Last
year's drive was not capped with
success until after the first of
the year, when a number of contributions traditionally come in
from industries and Ypsilanti
State hospital,
are due,"   said  Scott,   "to  the
drive this year has been a real
pleasure."
The larger quota this year included two new budget items:
the summer recreation baseball
program, and a council admission fee for Girl Scouts.
—Reporter Staff Photo
C. ofC. •
Opposes
Toy Show
Chamber of Commerce merchants Monday night passed a
resolution urging control of
sales put on by out-of-town enterprises through local civic organizations.
The group specifically had in
mind toy parties, shoppers' parties, and parties for sale Of
household goods which have
been held in the Saline area recently, a representative said.
The Chamber suggested that
City Council might enact some
form of legislation designed to
control such enterprises, since
"business done by such transient
organizations is detrimental to
local businessmen who pay local
taxes and give support to the
community in many other
ways." One of the Chamber of
300 Attend
Services for
Civic Leader
so   freely   of   their   time   and
turned out such a fabulous' job
in record time. Congratulations T^ommeree functions  is  to  act
are also due to the people of the
Saline area for their generosity
and   cooperation.   Heading  the
OK, BY THE WAY!
Bill Dusterbeck, who lives at-Monday night. Everett Wolfin
the Saline Hotel, is reported came home triumphant with an
"holding his own" at St_ Joe's 18-point buck,  said  there were
five bucks strung up in camp
when he left.'
hospital today aftei^arheart-attack suffered Sunday-morning
at his residence. Bill had returned late Saturday night from
a deer hunting trip.£^_
Half-bewhiskered^—aim half
clean-shaven, Armin Haeussler
was quite a sight Thursday
evening helping, with a fire at
the Oscar Klumpp's. Seems the
fife siren Mew when Armin was
.just half through shaving. The
fire, a chimney fire from an
overheated furnace, was put out
with minimum damage.
Card from Doreen, Steve, and
Dave Steeb, in LofiSen where
they are visiting Doxeeil's parents for Christmas, Says Doreen: "We're having aA^onderful
holiday; so much to^see. and do.
The children seem exjih^d about
everythingjtoo, except the walking.- And how I love to window
shop!" . .""'>■'
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The Herb Westphals blew in
Friday night with a nine-point
buck, brought down at their
hunting site near Escanaba. Size
of the rack is outstanding;
neighbors are telling Herb he
ought to enter it in that "Michigan Outdoor" contest.
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.   "A lot of" people still don't
know that we get daily truck
service   on -less   than
"shipments,"   remarked
Mrs. Fred Haarer won the
Thanksgiving centerpiece that
was a door prize at the Grand
■Opening of the Fiesta Gift
Shoppe; and the little pheasants
on centerpieces were so much in
demand that Maggie and Betty
have gone back for more and
will hold a special on them
Wednesday  (today)  from 1 to
6 p.m again, with coffee and
cookies.   Specials,   too,   on   all
Thanksgiving gifts.
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In came Walter Rice, new
owner of the Oscar Haeussler
farm (last week's mystery
farm) to collect his prize — a
shiny glossy print of his place.
He also acquired some postcards
bearing that view. With him was
his wife, Alice. <Ghe" Rfces, parents of five children, have operated the hereford farm, at 10534
Pleasant Lake Rd. for eight
months, coming there from a
Dixboro Rd. farm on which, they
had, spent .all their married lives.
Zahn, was the first to identify
last week's mystery farm, the
former Oscar Haeussler place
on Pleasant Lake Rd.
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Saline High School's two German exchange students, who
have identical birthdays (both
18 on Nov. 16) were the startled
and pleased guests of honor at
a surprise party given for them
after Senior Play rehearsal at
the school. Both worked on the
play, Dieter Kragl on sound effects, and Gerhardt Borne in the
cast as "Abe" the handyman.
in a' protective role for local
businessmen, who carry a heavy
percentage of the tax load, the
group pointed out.
Recount Board
Appointed
Everett Wolfin has been appointed, chairman of the board
^f^cajj34ajser^oxja^ecpun,fe; of,
-the recent pityr Council election,
scheduled at 9 aJm. Wednesday,
Dec. 3, at the City Hall.
.. City Clerk E. J: Muir-will
serve as clerk of canvassers;
and Marilyn Crosbie and Carl
Moehn will do the tallying. City
Councilmen constitute the board
of canvassers.
The request for a recount,
made by defeated Council candidate Charles Kern, stemmed
from a hair-thin vote that separated Kern by only three ballots
from successful candidate Jackson T. Bennett. Incumbents Henry Leutheuser and Frank Deede
were elected by wider margins
in the five-way race for three
Council seats.
Bond Chain Letters
Cause A Niff-Naw
local Musician
To Play Solo
With Symphony
"" James Austin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Austin of 9365 Sal-
ipe-Milan Rd., will appear as
trumpet soloist Wednesday, Dec.
5;, with the Rochester, N. Y.,
Symphony orchestra.
| Austin will play the Haydn
"Concerto for Trumpet" in.his
performence which will fulfill
pjart of the requirements for a
'performer's certificate" from
the Eastman School of Music, in
Itpchester, where he is a senior.
i^he* *perfonfier*s^eertificate''-is^
given "each year to a limited
number of students who are also
receiving   their degree.
~ Austin also plays, first trumpet in the newly organized
"Philharmonia," a group of musicians who record with Mercury records; and first trumpet
with the Eastman Wind Ensemble, an original group that has
led to the organization of wind
ensembles throughout the
country. .
Young Austin Aiay teach/music after his graduation this
year, qr may ijemalnr at Eastman
to study for a JmasWjs degree,
his family said ^hjs/wgek. The
entire family, tncludrag his
ndmother, Mrs/Meijriit Mar-
tin?vSr., plans to (attend the Dec.
concert 1
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Among   the   happy   hunters
during the first week of deer
season: Elvin Armbruster, with
a spikehorn, and Russell Wid-
mayer,  who  brought back no
deer, but who reported, hearing
beautiful music while coursing
carload through some northland swamps
Edward in search of horns.
Sawall, New York Central
agent, this week. "Lots of folks
drive a' 20-minute round trip to
Ann Arbor to pick up a package,
when all the time they "could
3fave it sent here. Seems as if a.
lot of our folks'have forgotten
that New York Central put on a
fleet of trucks over a year ago
to   handle
Richard Zahn, son of Owen
Plan Christmas
Potluck
■ Mrs: Harry Friis, of 6966 Saline-Ann Arbor Rd., will be hostess to the Saline Extension Club
on   Wednesday,   Dec.   3"^   The
less-than-carload group will at that time hold its
"(small stuff).. We have service-December meeting and Christ-
uicomihg   and   outgoing,   five
days, a week."
; There has been no, iurther
mention, in any quarter, of any
tendency on the part of NYC to
-close Saline's depot, Sawall add-
7ed. Apparently it's going to stay
open.
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Deer season being taken care
of, City.Council had a .quoruik
mas potluck. Gifts, which are to
be made by the members, will be
exchanged.
Tractor Fire
Saline Fire department was
called to tide Tobias,farm, on
Austin Rd., Sunday morning
when" a- tractor caught lire. The
blaze was put out before firemen arrived. .. .
The savings-bond chain letter
system, which has been percolating quietly in Saline for about
three months, showed signs of
coming to a boil this week as
one bank announced it would
sell no bonds for that purpose
and one letter-buyer considered
asking the'county prosecutor for
a warrant.
Meantime, some bonds were
rumored for sale at cut-rates as
low as five dollars — but bank
officials scotched that idea, too.
"Savings bonds are nog- negotiable," they pointed gift. "They
cannot be used as collateral, and
ownership cannot Jbe transferred. If the bond isn't in your
own name, it isn't worth five
cents to you."
• The savings-bond chain letters started in the eastern and
southern states several, years
ago- and reached Washtenaw
county last summer. Some participants have reported receiving profits irom the scheme.   .
But the U.S. Post Office department has- advised against
it, Washtenaw county prosecutor's office has said it is illegal,
and Saline Savings Bank, on the
advice of the Federal Reserve
System, has refused to sell any
bonds for that purpose.    .■'"
"We have refused a number of
requests for-, bonds ior this purpose," said Wilson Scott, executive vice" president of the bank
today, "and we know of no way
to help local people who have
bought such bonds and are now
trying to get their money back
on bonds they have bought in
someone else's name."
An official at Citizens Bank
said no bonds had been sold for
chain reasons, as far as he
knew.
The chain-letters are in violation of the state lottery law, a
prosecutor's assistant said this
week, since the element of
chance is involved in whether
the chain will be broken. But
they* have had no "complaints as
yet and have issuedno warrants,
he added. It is also possible the
complaining witness would wind
up as a participant, he said.
A rnumber of Saline letter-
buyers reported "receiving anywhere from five to 11 bonds
from their participation in the
system; but one buyer was in a
quandry: "If it's illegal,.I don't
want to carry on with it," she
said. "But if I don't carry on, I
lose my money. I think I'll call
the prosecuting attorney. This,
should be stopped."
The- chain-letter system involves an' outlay of $75 just to get
started. The buyer may, or may
not, get his money back.
An FBI special agent in. Detroit said the office had received
a number of complaints,- but the
FBI has no jurisdiction in the
matter. > ■ '
A :Cuh .Scout Pack Meeting
will ■ be-- held, at -7:3ft, pan.
Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Elementary School.
jQjfen House
To Mark Two
Anniversaries
Twenty-five years of marriage and 30 years in the ministry are the occasions for
celebration Sunday at an Open
House honoring the Rev. and
Mrs. Robert Richards.
The event, scheduled at 2 p.'m.
at -the churchy parlors at the
Methodist Church here, is being
given for Rev. and Mrs. Richards by the Women's Society of
the church. The public is invited.
One. of the Richard's daughters, Mrs. Richard (Dilys) Wisely, of Northville, will attend the
Open House. The other daughter, Megan Ina Richards, will
not be able to be present. She is
a senior in college in Virginia
and will not return home until i
Christmas. |
"^The Rev. and Mrs. Richards
were married in June,. 1933, in
Royal Oak Methodist Church.
The Rev. Mr. Richards had entered the ministry in 1928.
Above are two scenes after the tragic accident which Saturday took the life of Arthur E. Hagen, 59, widely known Saline
businessman and agricultural expert. The accident occured in
Lenawee county near Adrian when the Amstiitz Volkswagen,
shown lying on its side, collided with a car driven by Larry
Bice, 21, of Sand Creek. A passenger in the Bice car, Jerry Bice,
19, was reported in good condition today at Bixby hospital in
Adrian.
Loved and respected byi^veryone whoknew him, Art Hagen
is shown above in characteristic action at the hatchery which
he founded. Arfs quiet impport and helpful guidance were
invaluable to many, many people... among'them the publisher
of The Reporter. V
General Wiliam B. McKean,
retired, who was "Colonel Mac"
to Salinians when the McKeans
lived here several'years ago, has
completed a book called '-'Ribbon
Creek^V .or" "The Marines on
Trial" concerning the widely-
publicized incident of several
drownings of enlisted men at
Ribbon Creek last: year. Mac's
book will be- out in December,
and .-Hugh Keveling "will have a
small number of copies on sale
at the drug.store.
Mrs. Anna Hopkins
Dies in Bay City
Mrs. Raymond Girbach, of
13305 Mbhrhart Rd., has received word of the death of her
mother, Mrs. Anna Hopkins, 76
years- old on the day of her
death, Nov. 22. Mrs. Hopkins
passed "away at a Bay City hospital after a long illness. Surviving besides Mrs. Girbach are
four other daughters and a son,
Harry, of Flint
Join Utilex Corp.    .
-Kenneth Rogers, of 216- Russell ..street will join-the-sales
staff of Utilex Corp., in FOwler-
ville, about Dec. 15, he announced this week. He expects
to', make" his home in HowelL
Midi, within a few months. He
has' been, .employed a number, of
years .with the Saline Savings
Bank here.
Fails To Post
$4000 Bond
David Martin, of 6711 Saline-
Ann Arbor Rd<was bound over
to the custody of the Sheriff
this week when he failed to post
$4000 bond following his arraignment in Municipal Court
on a criminal assault charge.
- Martin pleaded guilty to the
charge and will appear in Circuit Court ior sentencing this
week.
Sponsor Christmas .
' Decoration Contest.
. The Junior .Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a. home dee-
oration - c on test duringr the"
Christmas season again this
year,, according. to**Roh FuiR-
beinecr chairman- of the «yent
Contest rules-~and;ti' prize-list
will be .announced at a later
date.
Funeral Services were held
here Tuesday for Arthur E. Hagen, 59, nationally known poultry breeder who was a founder
of the Saline Community Fair, a
founder of the Saline Steer Club,
and former 4-H Club agent in
two counties.
He was the owner of Saline
Hatchery until it joined the Am-
stutz group four years ago, and
he continued to manage it after
the change.
Mr. Hagen was killed in an
automobile accident at 2:50 p.m.
Saturday at the corner of Tipton
Highway and Shepherd Rd.,
near Adrian, in Lenawee
County. Lenawee sheriff deputies said he apparently passed
a stop sign (he was driving the
little Amstutz Hatchery Volkswagen, which he called "Sputnik
HI") and collided with a car
driven by Larry Ronald Bice, 21,
of Sand Creek, Mich.
Mr. Hagen's body was found
under the Bice car and he was
pronounced dead on arrival at
Bixby hospital in Adrian, by
acting coroner Paul Betz. •
Bice was treated at the hospital for cuts and bruises and was
released. His brother, Jerry
■Bice, 19, a passenger in his car,
"was in critical condition this
week suffering severe head lacerations, hip injuries, and a possible chest injury.
Mr. Hagen was apparently
returning home from one of his
numerous visits to poultrymen
in the area. It was his custom
■?%o'Visit his custSniers' ixequent-
- ly, and .since Jhe was extremely^
fond of young people, he had
aided some young -couples from
the day they first began to think
of buying a farm. "He helped us
get our start," said one breeder
this week, "and advised Us just
like a father."
He was_ county-agent in- Iron
county, in the Upper. Peninsula
until he came here in January of
1927, and he was county agent
in Washtenaw county for a number of years after that. He was
active in 4-H work, and even
High. School students called him
"Art'' With Clarence Haarer
and Ray Girbach, he founded
-the Saline/Steer Club.
He has been-described as "the
backbone of .the Saline Community Fair" which began as an
FFA project but has expanded
to an all-area Fair that is still
growing. He has worked with
the Fair, Board for many years
and was president of the board
for two years. .
He was an active member of
St. Paul's E.&R. Church.
Friends, this week described
Art Hagen"this way: "He was a
wonderful fella." "He'd take the
shirt right off Ms back for anyone." "He always had time to
give a hand." "A fine man to
work with."
The Hatchery, here was his
baby, but before he opened it he
was in charge of poultry at Saline Valley Farms, from 1932 to.
1937. He shipped his barred
breeding stock all over the
world; and he was one of the
exhibitors for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the
World Poultry Congress in Leipzig, Germany.
He was born June 10,1899, at
Evanston, 111., the son of Ole
and Thora Knudsen Hagen. He
was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He was married Oct. .15, 1927, to Ruth
Rosander, at Crystal Falls,
Mich., who survives him.
. Also surviving are a son,
Glenn,( at home at 224 Monroe
street,' a "daughter, Mrs. Allan
Grossman, of Saline; a brother,
Alton,-of Washington state; two
sisters,-Mrs.-Clarence Olsen, of
Morris, 111., and Mrs. Alfred Ol-
sOn, of Elroy,. Wis.; and two
.grandchildren.
.The.Rev. Alfred P. Hardt ofi
ficiated at the services at St.
Paul's E.&R. Church; and burial
was in Oakwood cemetery.