1959-12-02; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 11—WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1959
'First With All the Local News'
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COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE GOES OVER THE TOP
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Ten Dogs Killed
By Barn Blaze
More U-M Owned
Animals Rescued
Ten dogs died Saturday evening, and a local man was
nipped while helping- to rescue
ten more from the flames, when
a barn and adjacent kennel on
W. Ellsworth road burned to
the ground.
The dogs, owned by the University of Michigan, were research animals cared for by
Mr: and Mrs. William Cryer,
at 4028 W. Ellsworth.
A friend of the Cryers, Robert Brando, of Saline, suffered
a bitten hand while attempting
to rescue the terrified animals.
With the aid of neighbors
Bruce Alber and Paul Steeb,
ten dogs were saved from the
flaming barn and kennel nearby.
Cryer,   who   said   he   some-
NEW  TELEPHONE
BOOKS DUE SOON.
New telephone directories
will be delivered in Saline on
or about Dec. 16, Dale Clark,
district manager for General
Telephone Co., announced today. The 1959 directories for
the Saline exchange will list
100 or 120 more subscribers
than those issued in August,
1958.
New Neighbors:
Dr. Davis to
Open Practice
In Saline Area
New  neighbors  in   Saline  in
the   near   future   will   be   Dr.
times boards  as many as 140, James DaviS; wh0 will go into
dogs of assorted breeds in a
number of kennels on the property, said he had tended to the
animals in the barn and checked
the stove there, only minutes
,*»3fore Alber notified him that
*<e barn was ablaze. The men
kicked the windows out of the
barn in a futile attempt to
reach some of the dogs.
Three SaUne Fire department
trucks, manned by 12 men,
were at the scene for more
than four hours in a futile effort to save, first the barn,
and then the 50-foot-long kennel. Believing the fire under
control, firemen left the scene
once, and were called back when
it broke out a second time.
The barn was owned by Miss
Juliette Stark, of Pittsfield
township.
No loss estimate was  avail-
partnership with Dr. Rudenz
Douthat, in general practice,
and his wife, Jean M. Davis.
The couple does not expect to
move to Saline until the first of
July.
Dr. Davis, 28, is originally
from Traverse City, and a graduate of Traverse City High
School. He took four years in
pre-med at Albion college,
where he met his wife, also an
Albion graduate; he then took
four years of medical training
at University of Michigan. He
completed his internship at St.
Joseph Mercy hospital, in Ann
Arbor, where he is now a resident.
Mrs. Davis taught homemak-
ing for five years at University
High School in Ann Arbor. The
couple, who now live in Ann Arbor, are members of the First
Ten research animals were destroyed, and
a Saline man attempting to rescue them was
bitten,, when the barn above, at 4028 W.
Ellsworth road, burned to the ground Satur
day evening. Other dogs were saved by quick
action of neighbors.
—Photo by Lanny Robbins
able for the dogs, which were Methodist  Church  there.  They
used in medical research by the
University; but Cryer said he
believed some irretrievable information may have been lost
with them, since some were under study at the time. Other
damage in the fire was estimated at $4,000. Some farm
equipment which was kept in
the barn was also destroyed.
have no children.
Two Injured
In Crash at
US 112 Bridge
An Ypsilanti father and his
13-year-old son were injured
Saturday in a collision at the
overhead bridge east of Saline
on US-112, when their car was
struck by another vehicle
which skidded on snowy pavement.
Taken to Beyer Memorial
hospital in Ypsilanti were
Frank N. Brickell, 64, and his
son, Donald D. Brickell. The
elder Brickell suffered a broken
rib and face lacerations, while
the boy had a severe forehead
gash which required 19 sitches
, to close. The youngster also
suffered severe bruises of the
left knee and arm.
Sheriff's deputies said the
Brickell car was struck by a
vehicle driven by Robert E.
Welke, 21, of Wyandotte, after
the Welke car skidded as it
entered the curve approaching
the railroad bridge from the
east.
Only a few minutes earlier,"
a car driven by Detroiter Irwin Feldman, 27, had gone out
of control on the slippery pavement, knocked down five guard
posts. at the overpass, and
crashed into a tree halfway
down the embankment. Feldman escaped injury.
New Pittsfield Gr tinge
Leaders Take Office
The Pittsfield Grange held
its first meeting last week with
the newly installed officers in
r i 9.E.S. TO MEET DEC. 7
The next regular meeting of
!the Saline O.E.S.  will be held
December 7.
Guest of honor will be Lilas
P. Long of South Lyons, chair-
Henry Groeb and Mr. and Mrs. man of Obituaries of the Grand
Clarence Buss;  Health,  Louise Chapter. She will extend a mes
Koenn, chairman, Marian Rowe
charge. The new officers, who and May Brown; Charity, Ada
Dr. Davis
were installed in November, are
Master, Erwin Frederick; Overseer, Ralph McCalla; Lecturer, Elsa Hutzel; Steward, Walter Gutekunst; Assistant Stew-
'ard, Ernest Wimmer; Chaplain,
Ada Flory; Treasurer, Oral Bas-
sett; Secretary, Lillian Gutekunst; and Gatekeeper, Alfred
Weber.
The Graces are Ceres, Flora
McNutt; Pomona, Elaine McCalla; and Flora, Martha Sweetland. The Lady Assistant
Steward is Mrs. Ernest Wimmer.
Serving on the Executive
Committee are Walter Miller,
chairman, Mark Sweetland and
Jerome Flory. Legislative Committee members are Herman
Koenn, chairman, Charles McCalla and Sam Morgan.
Other -committee members
are Home Ec. Committee, Milly
Aprill, chairman, Louise Payeur, Frieda Allen and Shirley
Riggs; Entertainment Committee, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stoll-
steimer, chairmen, Mr. and Mrs.
sage from the Worthy Grand
Matron, Helen Gundry of Grand
Hornet Hoopsters Bow
To Milan in Last Minute
A determined quintet of Sal-1 led 15-9.
ine hoopsters invaded Big Red     In the second period,  Milan
territory    Tuesday    night   and I finally began to hit. Five points
came close to a triumph over j from charity tosses enabled the
the highly-rated Milan team.     (Big Reds to edge closer with
Victory for Saline was only
84 seconds away when the host
team's Marv Hanlon drove in
for two points to put Milan in
the lead for the first time in
the contest by a 54-53 count.
Half a minute later he tallied
once more to put the frosting
on Milan's second victory of
the season.
The Hornets set a torrid pace
as they blazed to an early lead.
Saline was ahead 5-0 with three
minutes gone in the contest,
off   LaRue's   free . throw   and
a halftime  score of 24-20
Malinczak's three jump shots
warmed Saline's scoring effort
during the third stanza as the
local varsity breezed to a 41-32
margin.
In the first three minutes of
the last quarter, the Salinians
continued to move away as Jim
Fuhrman made the scoreboard
read 50-34 with five minutes
left. But that was just about
the end of all Saline point-
making. LaRue was to add two
free throws and Fuhrman one,
Karros pair of field goals. By before the final buzzer. In the
the close of the quarter they „      (Continued on Page 5)
Flory, chairman, May Wahr and Blanc, Michigan.
Amanda Harwood.
Youth Committee, Mary Lou
Payeur, chairman, Jerry Gutekunst and Susan Hassett; Community Service, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Campbell and Mr. and
Mrs. C. Harris; Agricultural,
Webb Harwood, chairman, Willis Hassett and Wayne Teachout; Finance, Dwight Baylis,
chairman, Jake Aprill and William Lindemann.
Elaine McCalla represents the
Juvenile Committee. County
Deputy is Herman Koenn and
State Home Ec. Chairman is
Dorothy Frederick.
Regular Saturday night
dances at the Grange. Hall on
Saline-Ann Arbor Rd. promise
a good time for all attending.
Music is provided by Ken Koch
and his orchestra.
An old-fashioned Christmas
party will be held December 20
at 7:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall.
Mashed Finger
Fails to Daunt
Concert Pianist
Concert pianist Karen Taylor, of Saline, this week observed the old adage "The show
must go on," by giving her
usual matchless performance
at a scheduled concert—even
though she had closed an automobile door on her finger that
same morning.
Miss Taylor appeared as
guest soloist at a concert at
Cranbrook last- Tuesday evening, after she was treated by
a physician for pain resulting
from the injured finger.
C. of C. Set
For Christmas
Shopping Fun
Christmas preparations were
in full swing in Saline this
week, with decorations up and
shining, and merchants preparing to stay open evenings
for late shoppers.
The city's Christmas decorations, provided by the Chamber
of Commerce, included four
new stars at the main corner,
as part of a policy of adding
new decorations each year. The
lights, evergreen roping, candy
canes, and stars were put up
by city employees in the forepart of the week.
Santa's mailbox will be
placed this week, in plenty of
time to receive letters written
by local youngsters, according
to Bob La Rose, chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce Retails Merchants' committee. All
of the letters mailed in the box
will be answered; and children
will also receive tickets to be
used in the gift drawing just
before Christmas. Six prizes
will be given at the drawing
this year—$5 each to three
boys and three, girls. Chamber
of Commerce member merchants also give tickets with
purchases.
Most merchants announced
they would be open for Christmas  shoppings evenings till 9
Contributions Exceed
$8687 Quota by $10
Saline area's Community
Chest drive not only made the
grade—it's "over the top,"
campaign chairman Wilson
Scott jubilantly announced today.
The contributions passed 100
per cent by about $10, to
amount to $8697. Although final official figures were not
yet compiled, the drive "is assured of success, with only one
New Neighbors:
p.m.  on Mondays,  Wednesdays for u Duri      tWs ti
*o   S?5S'*3   ^!m ^ !he was especially active in Dairy
4-H projects, and was selected
12. 'From Monday, Dec. 14
through Christmas Eve, they
will remain open every night
till 9 p.m.
Instead    of   traveling   from
store to store in the downtown
pledged gift still outstanding,"
Scott said.
An immediate meeting of the
Community Chest board, to allot funds to the participating
agencies, and to begin early
organization for next year's
drive, Avas scheduled by Gordon Esch, chairman of the
board. The group will meet at
8 p.m. Tuesday, at the Saline
Savings Bank conference room.
The 1959 drive, which got
off to a slow start, jumped suddenly to 80% two weeks ago,
and had inched upward to only
$95.8% by Monday. Last year's
fund attained 101% of its
quota, but only after the first
of the year.
Scott today expressed his
'deep appreciation" to all campaign workers who took part
in the fund-raising drive. "They
did a fine, fine job," he said,
"and we are also grateful to
Saline area residents who again
demonstrated their generosity
toward all the participating
agencies."
Organizations which benefit
from the Community Chest in
this area include the Michigan
United Fund, American Red
Cross, Huron Valley Girl Scout
Council, Saline Library, Saline
Boy Scouts, Saline Cub Scouts,
Salvation Army, Saline Recre-
dairy farm in western Pennsyl- ation program, Washtenaw
vania. He was in 4-H Club work j county Crippled Children's society, Portage Trails Boy Scout
Council, and Huron Valley
Child Guidance Clinic. Saline
Brownies and Girl Scouts, and
the Child Study Club placed
no request for funds this year.
Hutchinson
Appointed as
County Agent
James M. Hutchinson, formerly a farm supply co-op manager in Pennsylvania, took office Tuesday as Washtenaw
county Extension 4-H Club
agent, replacing Emil L. Fim-
binger, who has accepted a position as 4-H club program director specialist for the Upper
Peninsula.
Fimbinger, who has been
County Agent here since July,
1958, will have his headquarters
at Marquette.
Hutchinson,   24,   is   from   a
as "Pennsylvania Holstein Boy"
of 1956. He graduated frqm
Penn State University in Dairy
Production in 1957. While in
College,  he was  active in the
J.C.C. AUXILIARY MEETS
Members of the J.C.C. Auxiliary met on November 24 at
the home of Mrs. Paul Stoops.
A silent auction of Christmas
decorations and novelties was
held.
The group will serve supper
to the J.C.C. men this Friday
evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. James Rogers.
Mrs.  Paul  Stoops  has  been
There  are   147,441   students "put in charge of preparing and
enrolled   on  Michigan   college', delivering a Christmas basket
and university campuses. 'to a needy family in the area.
area, Santa Claus will set_ up j Campus 4-H Club, Dairy Science Club, Penn State Dairy
Judging Team, was editor of the
Penn State Dairyman Magazine,
and was a member of the Alpha
Gamma Rho fraternity.
After graduation he joined
Eastern State Farmers Exchange, a farm supply Co-op",
where, until recently, he was
manager of the Waynesburg,
Pa., branch.
His wife, the former Patricia
L. Elfes, is from Royal Oak,
Mich. She is a Home Economics
Extension graduate of Penn
State.
The Hutchinsons will make
their home at 3611 Weber road,
with their two-year-old son.
headquarters at the Saline Sav
ings Bank meeting room, on
south Ann Arbor street, on
Saturday afternoons, Dec. 12
and 19, and Wednesday, Dec.
24, La Rose announced. (See
related story on page 2.)
The annual matinee, provided
by Kiwanians for the small
people while their parents shop,
will be held on the afternoon
of Saturday, Dec. 19.
STATION WUOM
TO   PRESENT   "MESSIAH"
The annual University Musical Society performance of the
'Messiah" by Handel will be
broadcast "live" at 2:30 next
Sunday, Dec. 6, over Radio Station WUOM, the University of
Michigan station.
"Farm-O-Nomics"
Meeting Planned
The 1960 Barnyard Economics meeting entitled Dairy
"Farm-O-Nomics" will present
discussion on many problems
common to all dairymen, such as
"Would higher milk prices help
to biing about a healthy adjustment in Michigan's dairy
industry?" and "What did it
cost 204 record keeping dairymen to produce milk last
year?"
These questions and others
will be discussed at the Dairy
Farm-O-Nomics meeting Sunday at 8 p-nfl, in Room 1 of the
County Building, by L. H. "Hi"
Brown., Farm Management specialist from Michigan State
University and W. A. Dexter,
County Extension Agent. The
meeting is open to the public.
Nearly half of the state's
graduate and graduate-professional students are enrolled at
The University of Michigan.
Whaf s so funny? Members of the cast of
the Senior Play have as much fun watching as acting. The play, a comedy «ntitled
"The Little Dog Laughed," is the story of a
college-psychology student who thinks she is
qualified to use applied psychology on family
and friends. As to what produced the collective set of giggles above, see next picture ...
Bill Taylor and Janet Hertler run through their parts
in the Senior Play, in which they play a pair of young lovers. The play is to be presented at 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, in the small theatre at the New High School.