1959-08-12; Saline Reporter

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VOLUME 12,. NUMBER 47	
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1959
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Esther Reports
On Russia Tour
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Nixons Given   .
Warm Reception
BY ESTHER LANDWEHR
(Special to  the Reporter)
(Editors's note: Sure enough,
with her usual talent for being
in the thick of things, the Reporter's "roving foreign correspondent" was in the right part
of the world at the right time.
Below, her report on part of
the Vice President's visit to
Russia.)
LENINGRAD, USSR — Our
tour director was able to get
tickets to the ballet here in Leningrad and our whole group of
30 people went. What a thrill!
It was the most gorgeous thing
I have ever seen, in a beautiful
five-balconied theatre. The cast
was huge and the acting, dancing, costuming and stage settings   simply   superb.
But just before the performance began, a few reporters in
the center aisle aimed a camera
to the box just about 10 feet
above where I was sitting and
we knew somebody was expected and then Vice President
and Mrs. Nixon appeared. We
had rather thought and had
heard rumors that hie might be
there, but no one said for sure.
He was very warmly and
well-received. Everybody, with
few exceptions, rose to his feet
►with applause.
The Nixons were very gracious. Then, after the first intermission the theater manager
appeared on stage and introduced them, and then the Nixon
party appeared in the two boxes
to the left of the stages, and
there was another warm reception. They remained there for
the remainder of the performance.
After the show was over, a
huge croud waited outside to
watch the party drive away.
In the Nixon party, we were
told, were John Daly of "What's
My Line", Milton Eisenhower,
Kozlov — who was recently in
the USA — and a few others.
In the audience, we were told,
were Admiral Rickover of Polar
Ice Cap expedition fame, several movie celebrities, etc.
Staying in our hotel are Jinx
Falkenburg and Merle Oberon,
as well as many press men due
to the Nixon arrival here fom
Moscow where he opened the
American Exposition last week,
and which we hope to see next
week.
Many Americans are here on
tours.
55 in City
Program Pass
Swim Tests
In a conclave held at the Intermediate   school    gym    last
I week, 55 Saline area youngsters
'received   their  Red  Cross   Beginners' Certificates for swim-
, ming.
Among those reaching "excellent" rating were Angela
Austin, Margaret Beal, Julie
Charles, Virginia Esch, Mary
Fox, Crist Helle, Larry Hieber,
David King, and Gloria Rosan-
Jder.
j Those with "good" or "passing" ability were Gary Acree,
Sandra Applegate, Bob Armbruster, Nancy Armbruster, Alexander Beach, Mary Beach,
Ronnie Barrett, George Beal,
Nancy Bowen, Gloria Brackney,
Darcy Brink, and Wendel Carr.
Others are Douglas Clauson,
George Conner, Joyce Daniels,
Susan Dechart, Carol Engel,
Ed Feuerbacher, Marcia Gopee,
Myrna Griffin, Bob Haines,
Doug Haines, Bill Hunt, David
Johnson, Doris Johnson, Celeste Klein, Patty Lange, Diane
LaRue, Barbara Lossing, Dick
Lossing, and Mary Merchant.
Also Mike Rapp, John Reed,
June Reed, Eileen Reuell, Virginia Rockwell, Marvin Rosan-
der, Edward Scruggs, Bobby
Still, Linda Stott, Shari Tull,
Bob Twichell, Heidi Wild, Dale
Wilson, and Sharon Zurlinden.
Washtenaw
GP's Tour
New Hospital
Members of the Washtenaw
county chapter of the Academy
of General Practice inspected
Saline Community Hospital
Tuesday after a luncheon meeting at the Saline Hotel.
Several members of the chapter are listed on the hospital
staff here, and all three Saline
MD's, Gordon Prout, Harold
Miller, and Rudenz Douthat,
are members of the organization. Dr. Douthat was recently
elected its secretary.
Hospital administrator Miss
Shirley Dovre also attended the
meeting.
Oh! By The Way
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The "little brown nanny goat"
lost last week by the Ormond
Seitz family has been found
and safely returned home. The
little lady was found stuck in
a fence at the Clarence Johnson's about a mile or so from
the Seitz home. She had incurred a broken leg, which has been
taken care of and is mending
nicely. Otherwise she was in fine
fettle when found.
For a while, it looked as if
the recent Pleasant Ridge drive
community picnic was going to
-stretch from Saturday to Monday. But it finally wound up
around Sunday noon, with steaks
at the Glenn Clarks', after beginning Saturday evening between the John Satoris and the
Maurie Levleit residences, with
a potluck. Somewhere in between the two, there was outdoor
dancing, and then 6 a.m., coffee
.. .and horseshoe games.
What's a little mix-up in geography among friends? So reasoned Art and Donna Moehn's
chums, who gave the pair a
surprise " Bon Voyage" .party
Saturday night to see them off
Ion a week's jaunt to Bermuda.
I The celebrants started off well
by wearing Bermuda shorts but
ended up by decking the Moehns
in leis,   a  confusion  our  50th
state  might  resent.   Still,   the
gals' grass skirts were a good
idea for ANY party!
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PACKING PROBLEM: you
may not have thought of it, but
transporting the High School
chemistry department to its new
quarters involved moving thousands of test tubes, bottles, vials,
beakers, flasks, and other fragile
containers... .and the job was
done (with special crating)
without losing more than three
or four glass items.
Since if s been such a fine
year for cucumbers, Mrs. Cecelia
Ference has decide- to expand
her pickle-relish activities*.. .she
has made it for years for her
family, who love it; and this
year daughter Elaine suggested
she sell some. She took it to market last Saturday for the first
time, and it went over big, big,
big. So she's in business!
Congratulations all around were exchanged Sunday at the Hospital Dedication ceremony by (above) Bill Brittain, president
of the Hospital Association; Dr. Harold
Miller, vice Chief of Staff; and guest speak
er Congressman George Meader. Congratulations all around have also been exchanged
among everyone who has so far visited the
hospital.
— Reporter Staff Photo.
Na.t a detail was forgotten where the hospital was concerned;,and the American Legion Post here thought of this one. A flagpole for the premises was donated by the
Legion-, and the flag was given by Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Brink. As soon as the new 50-star
flags come out, the Legion will obtain one
for the hospital. Raisingr the flag above,
(left to right): Frank Deede; Milt Finkbeiner,  and Legion Commander Ted Graban.
All Around Saline
1000 View Hospital,
Attend Dedication
County 4-H
Show Opens
Here Today
Washtenaw county's 4-H
Show, which annually draws
hundreds of young exhibitors
and thousands of sight-seers,
opened today at the Rural Activities Center on Saline- Ann
Arbor Rd.
The show, including exhibits
in livestock, food preparation,
food preservation, Vegetables,
flowers, and needlework, is a
three-day event. It is open to
the public. The program for
the three-day show follows:
Wednesday, August 12
Enter exhibits 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
5 p.m.—All exhibits in place.
5 p.m.—Judging of Flowers,
Garden, and Crop exhibits.
6:30 p.m.—Junior Leadership
interviews
7:30 p.m.—4-H Tractor operators' contest
Thursday, August 13
9:00   a.m.—Juding   of   Beef;
Fine wool sheep & Poultry.
9:30 a.m.—Judging of Home
Economics exhibits, Tractor,
Conservation & Photograhy, &
Horses.
1:00 p.m.—Judging of other
Sheep.
7:00 p.m.—Judging of rabbits.
Evening—Horse   Show
Friday,  August  14
9:00 a.m.—Judging of Dairy
and   Swine.
8:00 p.m.—Showmanship Contest of Dairy, Beef, Sheep &
Swine.
Saturday, August 15
9:30 a.m.—Release of all exhibits.
All Day—All clubs assist in
cleanup.
GAL SHARPSHOOTER    .
WINS DISTRICT MEET
First place in the district 4-H
Rifle match, Thursday in East
Lansing, was captured by Janice
Harwood, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Webb Harwood, of Saline.
Rosemary Payeur, who is al-
.so a Saline-area 4-H'er, won
first place in district clothing
judging.
Dodgers Still
Top Little
League Card
With two more weeks of regular season play left, the Dodgers continued in first place in
kid baseball, with 10 wins, one
tie, one loss. Following them
were the Tigers, with an 8-2
mark, and the Indians, with a
7-1-3 showing. The standings
among the other squads were:
White Sox, Red Sox, Braves,
Yankees, and Pirates.
In action the past few weeks,
the Tigers were bumped from
their first place slot by a 4-1
no-hitter from the Indians, but
bounced back to an 8-3 triumph
over the Braves. The Dodgers
claimed extra victories with a
31-4 tally against the Yanks,
•as Bruce Niethammer whacked
out a homer and a pair of doub-,
les, and a narrow 10-9 squeaker
with the Braves, as Chuck Wahl
scored -in the fourth to break
a tie, following a five-run rally
by the Braves in the third.
Other games saw the Indians
go to a five-all tie with the Dodgers and take a forfeit from the
Pirates.
Services This Friday
For Hugh Dowling
Services will be held Friday
at 2 p.m. at the Charles Broun
Funeral Home in Hudson, for
Hugh M. Dowling, 90, of Clayton. Friends may call at the
Lockwood Funeral Home in Saline on Thursday.
Mr. Dowling died Wednesday
at Whitehall Convalescent Home
in Pittsfield township. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Cecil Davenport of SaUne, and
Mrs. Emerson Westgate of Omaha, Neb., and a son, Carl Dowling of Jackson.
Burial will be at North Dover
Cemetery, Clayton.
Among the bridal showers
given for Sallee Jo Wood prior
to her marriage last Saturday
to Lany Beckington was one at
the home of Mrs. Lucille Hen-
Iderson. Co-hostess was Mrs. Leo-
Jnard  Wight.
Sam Tropea Dies
After Heart Attack
Funeral services will be held
in Warren, Friday, for Samuel
Tropea, 43, a former Saline resident who died Sunday evening
after he suffered a heart attack
at his Glendale, Ariz., home.
Mr. Tropea lived in Saline for
about eight years, and was employed for three years, between
1951 and 1954, at the American
Legion Hall here. His wife, Gi-
zella, worked at the Saline Hotel.
Surviving are the widow, Gi-
zella Deretzky Tropea; a sister, Mrs. Norman England, of
Saline; another sister who formerly resided here, Mrs. Robert
Vance, now of Detroit; five
more sisters and three brothers,
all of Detroit.
A prayer service will be held
at 9:30 a.m. Friday at. Ford
Funeral Home, in Centerline.
Funeral services will follow at
10 a.m. at St. Ami's Catholic
Church in Warren.
Dr. Miller Home
In Time For
Sunday Ceremony
Nearly 1,000 Saline area residents and visiting doctors and
dignitaries toured Saline Community Hospital .after Dedication
ceremonies which officially opened the hospital here Sunday;
and approximately 500 attended the program at which Congressman George Meader was
the featured speaker.
Also present for the event
was Dr. Harold Miller, vice Chief
of Staff of the hospital, who
returned home Saturday after
weeks of specialized treatment
at University Hospital in Ann
Arbor. Dr. Miller will remain
at home, and' hopes to resume
his practice this fall.
Hospital Association President
Bill Brittain, in his welcome
to the assembled crowd, especially singled out Dr. Miller as
having "led the way" in the
organization, and preparation,
that led to the construction of
the hospital.   -
Brittain also commended the
Bridgewater Lumber Co., -general contractors for the construction, as having gone "far
beyond the call of duty, in doing far more work than they
were paid for in actual dollars
and. cents." Ruben Finkbeiner,
representing the firm, presented the keys to the building to
Brittain, to climax the ceremonies.
Other contractors involved in
the building were also praised
for their work and willingness.
The hospital represents the
"culmination of a decade of
Jhard work by hundreds of dedicated people," Brittain emphasized.
Congressman Meader, of
Michigan's second Congressional
district, said that the greatest
significance of the hospital lay
in the fact of its having been
built by the people themselves,
without having "looked to the
'Great White Father* for help."
"This is evidence of the vigor
and vitality of the Saline-area
people," Meader stated.
Meader was introduced by
Carl Curtiss, a member of the
hospital board of directors. The
Rev. T. W. Menzel gave the Invocation, and- the dedicatory
prayer was given by the Rev.
Alfred Hardt. Mrs. Francis
Lockwood was chairman of the
committee which planned the
program..
Members of the Hospital Auxiliary, who conducted about 1000
people through the new building
j Sunday, may have tired feet
, this week.... but could probably
now conduct a tour blindfolded.
Pat Lenning is home from Olivet College for between-terms
vacation. She is staying with
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wight
at their home on N. Harris St.
Dr. Al Milford returned to his
home in Ypsilanti Tuesday after a bout with pneumonia at
Beyer Hospital. He and his wife
Beth will probably go up north
for a few days while he continues to recuperate.
Nona -Schmid spent three
days in the hospital last week,
having a, check-up.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Wat-
ling took a trip up the St. Lawrence seaway last week, traveling on both the Canadian and
the U.S. sides. They viewed the
various locks, one of which was
the Eisenhower lock in New
York state. They came back
by way of  Sarnia,  Ont.,  and
Port Huron.
Also touring the St. Lawrence seaway last week were
Jim and -Esther Gross. They
went up as far as the'Thousand
Islands. The Grosses travelled
through the mountains in New
York state on their way back
home. They went through the
Catskills and Appalachians, and
visited Lake *Placid. Coming
through Pennsylvania they report that the scenery was beautiful. Before returning to Saline, they stopped for a visit
with Jim's brother, Warren, in
Canton, Ohio.
The latest addition to the Frey
family is a husky baby boy.
David Garrett Frey was born
on August 4 at St. Joseph Hospital and weighed in at a very
hefty 8 pounds and 15 ounces.
The young man and his mother
are now home and doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Campbell
and Jane entertained the following guests at a picnic last Sunday morning: Miss Kay Disel-
rod, Phil Campbell, Mrs. Harold
Vaughn, Mr. and Mrs.'Sid White,
Mr. and Mrs. Max Haswell and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gray.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gray
have been busy entertaining,
since their return from a trip
•abroad. The Grays arrived home
August 1 after spending three
weeks in England and a week
in Germany. Their guests here
have included Mrs. Gray's brother, Donald Allen, and family,
who spent two days here on their
way to Crystal Lake. Another
j brother, Robert Allen, and family, visited the Grays on their
way home from the same lake.
And Dr. and Mrs. WUl Nichols,
of Medina, Ohio, are spending
this week with the Grays.
Drive-in banking service? Sure, If your
car will fit the doors, as Doc Rudy Douthat" s
little Fiat obviously does. Above, Rudy is
shown placing a deposit with hanker Wilson
Scott, on a day when the "weather was far
too wet to park the car and walk. Said a
flabbergasted passer-by, "Nothing ever gets
dull in Saline, doesit?''