1959-01-21; Saline Reporter

              1959 LICENSE PLATES
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The Saline
VOLUME 12, NUMBER 18, Wednesday, January 21, 1959
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BIG WEEK AHEAD FOR DIMES DRIVE
Mayor Gets
Summons For
*   The Junior Chamber Of Com-
vmerce   this   week   irreverently
served a summons on the mayor.
The slightly unofficial document required Mayor Henry
Leutheuser's attendance Sunday
at the JC's "Dine for Polio"
project at Marty's Restaurant,
which the group willv operate
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the
benefit of the March of Dimes.
There is no charge for the
meals served, but patrons are
asked to donate the value of
the meal to the March of Dimes.
JC's this year are emphasizing breakfast, with the suggestion, "Stop in with the Family
before church." Included on the
hearty breakfast menu are
-juices, eggs, bacon or ham,
breakfast rolls, toast and coffee.
Frances Visel, Miss Saline of
1958-59 will act as hostess, and
serving will be done by members
of the JCC Auxiliary.
Meats will be prepared and
operations supervised' by Marty
Hemenway, owner of the restaurant, but much of the preparation will be done by JC members. The food has been donated
by merchants serving the Saline area.
The "summons" served on the
Mayor by police officer Elmer
Klumpp (above) was the latest
in a series of stunts dreamed up
by JC's to draw public interest
to their annual project. In another   year,   the   group   once
BUREAU
s?
BEATS QUOTA
The annual Farm Bureau "roll
call" for new membership has
gone over the top in the shortest time on record here.
Shooting for the quota of 1856
members, the committee headed
by Emerson Haeussler has
signed up 1866, of whom 111
are new to Farm Bureau in this
county.
Washtenaw county Farm Bureau is,the first county group in
the Lower Peninsula to reach its
goal in the roll call started Jan.
5, a representative said today,
and no quota has ever been
reached in such a short time.
Working with Haeussler on
the drive were five area-chairmen: Guy Paul, northeastern
section of the county; Walter
Mast, northwest section; Glenn
Rowe, southeast section; John
Buss; southwest section; andEr-
win Scherdt, central section.
blocked off US 112, forcing
travellers to dine for polio, or
detour.
Use of the restaurant for the
day is also donated; the event
has been held there for seven
years.
Graduated Income
Tax   Won't Pass,
Warner Predicts
*
A graduated income tax^prob
ably won't pass in the legislature, second district Representative James F. Warner, of Ypsilanti, predicted this week.
"I am not in favor of such a
^^,'raduated   tax,"   Warner   said,
^^and I don't expect the bill to
"pass in its present form, since
it places most of the burden on
the middle-income class."
But since "soma means of obtaining new revenue must be
found," Warner said he favored
Gov. Williams' plan to mortgage
the $50 million Veterans' Trust
Fund, "providing some method
is set up to legally preserve it."
Michigan leaders of veterans'
organizations have flatly opposed the governor's suggestion
of using the Trust Fund to meet
the current financial crisis of
the state's budget. The governor
has said that payrolls, payments
to local governments, and welfare expenses cannot be met
without it; and payments to the
state's three major universities
were stopped last month.
"I have discussed this problem with members of the Washtenaw county Voiture of the 40
et 8," Warner said, "and I feel
they understand the situation
and agree that the universities
and state employees must be
paid. They indicated their approval of our approach to the
problem." Warner spoke Thursday at the meeting of the organization in Ypsilanti.
Gov. Williams has rejected
•the income tax bill as written,
and has asked for use' of the
Veterans' Trust Fund as a stopgap measure until another
source of revenue can be found.
Sleet, Storm Closes
School, Halts Traffic
An all-night combination of
sleet and freezing rain, on top
of a two-inch snowfall, by Wednesday morning had stalled
traffic in all directions and
forced the closing of Saline area
schools.
All other rural schools in
Washtenaw county and much of
southeast Michigan were also
closed.
Police reported a number of
cars abandoned, both on main
highways and along side roads,
and service stations in Saline
had a spatter of calls from drivers who were stuck, had slid
into a ditch, or just couldn't
move on the slick ice.
Telephone service was interrupted in the northwest section
of Maybee when a lead went
down under heavy ice, but no
major service interruptions had
been reported in the Saline area.
Detroit Edison Co. also reported
no major trouble spots.
City street crews worked all
night, clearing the heavy snow
from downtown, streets so that
morning traffic could move. By
daylight, mainstreets were
cleared, and side streets were
clear by noon. But the traffic
light at the main corner was
kept on "blinker" most of Wednesday morning to prevent stopping trucks on the hill.
Youngsters, out of school for
the day, picked up spending
money shoveling sidewalks.
Mrs. Amelia Crim
Dies in Detroit;
Services Held Here
Funeral services were held
here Tuesday afternoon for Mrs.
Amelia B. Crim, 97, mother of
William Crim of Ann Arbor and
Saline. Mrs. Crim had suffered
a long illness and had also broken her hip in a fall on Jan. 1.
Born Dec. 22, 1861, in Petersburg, Va„ she was married in
Utica, N. Y., to Frank D. Crim,
who died in 1919. Her only
daughter, Mrs. Clarence Leavenworth, of Crawfordsville, Ind.,
died in 1954, and a grandson,
William C. Leavenworth, was
killed in aerial combat in France
in 1944. Surviving besides her
son are a sister, Mrs. H. C. M.
Burgess, of Lincoln, Nebraska,
four grandchildren, arid eight
great grandchildren.
The Rev. Henry Lewis, pastor
of St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church in Ann Arbor, officiated
at the services, and burial was
in Oakwood cemetery.
Red Cross Workers
To Attend Dinner
A number of Red Cross volunteer workers from the Saline
area will attend the winter meeting of the county Red Cross
Board of Directors Tuesday in
Manchester.
The meeting, a dinner at the
Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m.
will feature the organization's
various nursing activities, since
1959 marks the 50th anniversary
of Red Cross Nursing Service.
Those planning to attend from
Saline include Mrs. Edwin Her-
ing, local Red Cross representative, and volunteer workers, Mrs.
Chris Volz, Mrs. Charles Finn,
Miss Agnes Peoples, and Miss
Luella Lambarth.
Green Thumb Makes
Red Tomatoes
A green thumb in a chilly'
season is Clarence Wurster's and
his description of how he happened to be growing a tomato"
plant inside his Lewis street
home probably explains why he
gets on so well with plants:
"There was this little tomato
plant after the hard frost," says
Clarence, "still alive, and I felt
sorry for it, so I brought it in
and potted it." The "little" tomato plant is now almost 12
feet tall and bearing countless
small cherry-tomatoes, some of
them ripe this week. Clarence
also nurtures 20 thriving African violet plants.
BOOKIE
Bookie is merely a shortening of the word "bookmaker,"
a person who takes bets on
horse races as his business. He
is called a bookmaker because
he carries with him a notebook
in which he records the bets
placed with him.
Local Steer
Entered In
Western Show
An Angus steer owned and
raised by Gerald Haarer, of
9630 Milan Rd., has been entered
in the National Western Livestock Show at Denver, and its
owner was still waiting at press-
time today to learn whether it
placed or won.
The show continues from Jan.
17 to Jan. -24. "*
It is believed by local livestock breeders to be the first
time any Michigan steer has
been shown west of the Mississippi.
The steer, which won Reserve
Champion at the Western Michigan Fatstock Show in November, was taken to Denver by
Roger Wolf, a 4-H member from
Morenci, who also took his own
Angus to show. Although the
judging was done late Monday,
no word has yet reached Haarer
as to how either steer was rated.
Haarer entered his Angus
steer in the National Western
show after a judge at the Michigan Fatstock Show in Grand
Rapids, Vic Cronk, advised him
not to auction it there but to
continue to show it. It won
there over a field of 70 entries.
Local Miss Named
As Fashion Advisor
Ann E. Kuebler, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kuebler, of
Waterworks Rd., will soon be
wearing a specially designed pin
honoring her as a newly appointed representative to McCall's
Patterns' Teen Fashion Board
for the 1958-59 school year.
Over 2,000 senior high school
students who have demonstrated
sewing skill, fashion knowledge
and school leadership have qualified for this nomination to the
Board by their home economics
teachers. Eligibility to the nationwide board is limited to one
outstanding student from each
school. In addition to her pin,
each Teen Fashion Board member will receive a membership
certificate, a card, a subscription
to McCall's "Today's Teens" Catalog and her favorite McCall's
pattern. She will report on the
latest fashion trends among her
set, thus acting as an advisor
to McCall's Patterns' design department.
. ITS RIGHT NAME
The new second lieutenant, on
his first inspection of the company kitchen, spied a huge pot,
demanded a spoon and tasted a
mouthful of the steaming liquid.
He let out an enraged yell.
"Do you call' that vile stuff
soup ?"' he shouted.
"No, sir," said the quaking
private, "You called it(goup. We
call it what it is — dish water."
Building Permits
Total $29,000
City Council Monday night
issued building permits totaling
$29,000.
Included in the list were permits to Jerome Builders for two
frame residences at $13,500
each; to Vadah Feurerbacher,
for remodeling on the S. Ann
Arbor street building that was
the old postoffice, for $1,000;
and to Uniloy Corp., $1,000 to
install two 1000 gal. propane
gasoline tanks.
In other action, Council moved
to give $1,000-to the Saline Library Association for the association's 1958 budget. The motion was made by Councilman
Frank Deede and seconded by
Ted Hill. Councilman Charles
Kern suggested that the association present a proposed budget
for the coming year.
Council also studied a preliminary prospective of a plat in
Rolling Meadows, a subdivision
planned by Staebler and Sons
of Ann Arbor, in the recently
annexed area just north of Saline. Most of the homes in the
prospective fall in the $13,500
class.
Sheriff Swears In
17 Junior Deputies
Washtenaw county Sheriff
George Petersen Monday evening swore in 17 Saline area
young men as members of the
county Junior Deputies organization, in a meeting at the
American Legion Home.
Nearly 50 parents and friends
witnessed the ceremony, opened
by James Stierle, co-leader of
the group. Speakers included
Mayor Henry Leutheuser, Don
Parks, of the Sheriff department
detective, bureau, the Sheriff,
and Saline officer Earl Kirby.
Members of the City 'Council
also attended.
Refreshments were served at
the conclusion of the meeting.
The Saline chapter of the Junior
Deputies is sponsored by the
American Legion.
GOLDEN ACRES HOMES
TO BE AUCTIONED
Golden Acres homes on
Willis Rd. will be sold at
auction at 9:30 a.m. Friday,
Jan. 30, at the east door of
the County Building in Ann
Arbor. The sale of the homes
was ordered by Circuit Court
in an action brought by Ann
Arbor Federal Savings and
Loan Co. to recover money
owed to the firm before the
original builder, Dun .Rose
Homes, Inc., of Detroit, went
into receivership.
Circuit Court Commissioner Jack Garris will act as
auctioneer.
SALINE BANDS
PLAN PROGRAM
A program of solos and ensembles will be presented by
Saline Band members Tuesday
evening at 7:30 p.m. as part of
band membership requirements
and in preparation for district
and state contests.
The presentations, which will
be offered simultaneously in
four different rooms, are open
to the public and there is no
admission charge. Students from-
6th through 12th grades will
perform, each solo or ensemble
requiring about six minutes. The
performers will be judged and
rated by members of the Michigan Symphony Band.
Damage Slight In
Bus Collision
Damage to a Saline school
bus was estimated at $150 after
a collision Monday morning between the bus, driven by Eath-
ern Roark, of 201 W. McKay,
and a car driven by Deanna Mae
Williams, of 214 E. Henry.
Damage to the Williams car
was estimated at $350. The
crash oceured at 8:45 a.m. on
US 112, two miles west of Saline when a third car, in an attempt to pass a car carrier, a
truck, and another car, forced
the Williams car off the road.
Police said the Williams car
went out of control and struck
the school bus. No one was injured.
Scouts, Study Club,
JC's, OES Take Part
CATCHES HAND
IN MACHINE
Russell Cook, of 203 Doty
street, Ann Arbor, was removed
to St. Joseph Mercy hospital in
an ambulance Monday noon after he caught his hand in a
machine at R.&B. Tool Co.
where he is employed as an electrician.
Cook, who was testing a
machine that was being retooled when the accident oceured, was found to have no
serious injury to the hand —
his right — and is expected
back at work this week, a company representative said.
Plans Made for
Girl Scout Week
At a meeting held last Monday night at the home of Mrs.
Gordon Esch, local Girl Scout
leaders and co-leaders made
plans for Girl Scout Week which
will be observed March 8
through 14. The national theme
this year will be "You Can
Count On Her To Be Creative."
On Sunday, March 8, all of
the troops will attend Church
in a group. A Girl Scout Birthday celebration will be held on
March 14 from 2 o'clock until
3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. At
this time there will be a program
with each troop taking part. All
during the week the Brownies
will have a display in the window of Dancer's Dept. Store
and the Girl Scouts will have
their display in the window of
Wight Cleaners.
Beginning now the girls will
be working on "swap" items
which are little articles made of
felt. These will be taken to the
Girl Scout Jamboree at Colorado
Springs next July by a senior
scout attending from this area.
There they will be swapped
among the girls attending the
jamboree and worn as emblems
on their hats.. - •   .
The March of Dimes hit its
full stride this week, with no
sign of a let-up in activities until the middle of February. No
quota for the area has been announced by Saline chairman,
Mrs. Lauren Wild, but the number of activities scheduled made
a "promising outlook," she said.
One feature of the drive, a
county-wide bowling tournament, opened here Saturday at
Bailey Recreation. The tournament is open to bowlers from
any sanctioned league, for a $1
donation, and priies in' the
county finals are trips to Bermuda for the winning man and
woman bowler.
Top bowlers in Saline play
will bowl in area contests in
Dexter, Feb. 15. The contest
continues here until Jan. 30.
Mrs. Everett Esch, of Pond
View drive, will give a dessert
bridge for polio at her home
Thursday at 1 p.m. Co-hostesses
are Mrs. Robert Heiserman and
Mrs. Joe Bondie.   ■
High School students will join
in the drive with a Record Hop
at the school Friday evening
after the basketball game with.
Lincoln Consolidated school. Donations for the event are 75
cents a couple and 50 cents stag.
Disc jockey for the hop will
be Mike Bixby, 15, who is rapidly gaining nationwide attention
as the youngest disk jockey in
the country; and ehaperones will
include Mr. and Mrs. Erwin
Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. John
Thoss, and Mr. and Mrs. Lauren
Wild.
Canisters have also been
placed in the high school this
year, and students are prepar---
ing March of Dimes publicity
posters, under the direction of
Bill Austin, student council president.
Junior Chamber of Commerce
members will operate Marty's
Restaurant all day Sunday, to
turn all proceeds over to the
polio fund.
Mrs. William Meister, of 435
Mills Rd., will hold a March of
! Dimes Open House at her home
from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday,
j Jan. 28, and all interested persons will be" welcome to attend,
she has said.
Co-hostesses with Mrs. Meister are Mrs. Charles Kern, Mrs.
Arthur Heininger, Mrs. Rueben
Finkbeiner, Mrs. Everett Wolfin,
and Mrs. Dale Goble. Mrs. Lauren Wild, Mrs. Everett Esch, Mrs.
Paul Reed, Mrs. Wallie Crosbie,
and Mrs. Howard Burr will pour.
Saline area Boy Scouts will
deliver informational phamplets
to homes throughout the area,
prior to the annual Mother's
March for polio, Thursday, Jan.
29. The fire siren will sound at
7 p.m. that evening to begin the
March, and the calling will be
done by members of the Child
Study Club (plus several other
volunteers) who will return to
the home of Mrs. Gordon Esch
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Saline again showed its big heart last week,
when Thomas Ball came to town. Ball is the
father of Michelle Jo Ball, Saline's "baby of
the year".. .and he spent a large part of last
Saturday visiting merchants here who had
promised gifts for the youngster. The merchants really came through! When the Balls
finally left town, their car was loaded with
foods, clothing, toys, baby equipment.. .everything that had been promised, and quite a bit
/
besides.
The story of the Balls' misfortune.. .they
had lost their home in a fire shortly after
their baby was born at the hospital.. .brought
out all of Saline's fabulous generosity, and the
gifts shown above were th«j result.
Thomas Ball is stall undecided about where
to locate a new home for his family. But one
thing is sure: He doesn't want to get too far
from Saline. "Ifs a wonderful town," says he.
Runaway Gets
All Balled Up
Police are still chuckling here
over the confusion of a runaway
boy who was picked up Monday
in downtown Saline while hitchhiking his way through. The
youngster gave his name as
Chuck Moore and said he was
17. Then, in answer to rapid fire
questions he said:
He was born in 1946; he lived
on Second street in Detroit; he
didn't know the name of the
school he attended there; and
he didn't know why all the
books of matches in his pockets
were from Ohio establishments.
On the assumption that the
hoy had probably decamped an
Ohio home, police estimated his
age at about'14, and turned him.
over to county Juvenile authorities for further "investigation.