1960-01-27; Saline Reporter

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VOLUME 13, NUMBER 19 — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1960
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Hornets 2 Games Up in Title Raci
Beat Ofl
Ypsi for
Ninth Win
by Lanny Robbins
Ypsilanti Roosevelt eoach Art
Walker had' his oft' beaten
Roughriders really upset minded when they charged out onto
the Hornet's court here Friday
evening, and for the early minutes of the contest they all
seemed to be .accomplishing
what they wanted to do. But
the mighty Hornets again came
through with a 22-point iinal
stanza, setting a new record for
their floor with a 67-36 triumph.
Using a hustling, aggressive
defense, combined with some
fancy shooting from outcourt,
the visiting Ypsilanti team
managed to slow down the Hornets and keep within a close
gap — even a tie or a lead in
the first quarter. But the over-
enthusiastic defense put up by
the Roughriders also resulted
in a large number of fouls being called against them. By
halftime, three of their starters
had two personals and two others had three each.
A long corner shot by big
Roosevelt center Calvin Scott
at 6:45 mark started off the
contest's scoring* Ten seconds
later a foul by Scott sent Calvin Karr to the foul line for a
t\e-pointer. Ypsilanti guard
►Jill Clark meshed a two-pointer from the top of the key to
retain the lead. Finally the Hornets began to move in the scoring column.  LaRue plunked a
The crowd went wild at the end of Friday's
tussle between the still-victorious Hornets
and Ypsilanti Roosevelt . . . but spectators'
faces showed an entirely different set of ex
pressions in the midst of the game . . .
anxiety, doubt, tension, hope, and sheer
determination can be spotted in the crowd,
above.
March of Dimes
Fund at $693.49
Saline's March of Dimes fund
this week reached $693.49, with
reports not yet in from some
quarters and two major activities still to come, according to
Mrs. Everett Wolfin, Saline
chairman.
Still on the agenda are the
annual Mothers' March, to be
conducted Thursday evening by
members   of  the   Child   Study
bucket from the side and Bix- Club and the JC Auxiliary; and
by chalked up one on a free-
throw line for a tie midway in
the first period. Bixby got the
tip on a jump ball one minute ty's Restaurant
the annual Junior Chamber of
Commerce "March of Dimes
Dinner", all day Sunday at Mar-
later, and drove in for a layup
and Saline's first lead of the
evening. The Hornets extended
that lead to 12-10 at the first
buzzer.
Four consecutive charity tosses in the second quarter built
up a narrow 18-13 lead. With
nearly five minutes remaining
before halftime, Jaeger then
substituted his "alternate" unit
of four men, leaving Fuhrman
at forward.
The- fresh group of players
not only gave the other Salin-
ians a rest, but also advanced
the local quintet's ■ margin
against the visitors. Thoss took
a pass, delayed, and then drove
in for two points. Twenty-four
seconds later, Malanczak pulled
a holding penalty off Rick Gray
for another point. With just
over a minute until half, Malinczak fired to Jim Jordan on
a fast break for a 23-17 lead.        „ ,        .        „ ,.    ,
Jordan fouled Clark to allow of    Honor'    brmSlng    Sallnes
Roosevelt its final score of the Present ,quota of ?tar Scouts t0
Meanwhile, rural chairmen in
Local Boy
Scout Attains
'Life' Rank
The first Saline Boy Scout to
attain Life rank in 17 or 18
years, Bruce Carr, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hollis Carr, of 315 N.
Harris, received the award at a
Scout Court of Honor here last
week.
Life rank is next in order to
Eagle Scout, which has not been
awarded to a Saline Scout for
25 years. If Carr continues his
work, it would be possible for
him to become an Eagle Scout
next  summer.
One Scout, Jim Strait, also
attained Star rank at the Court
Lodi and Saline townships, Mrs.
SACA TO MEET
General discussion of Saline
area problems to be dealt with
in the future will constitute the
program at a meeting of Saline
Area Civic Association, at 8
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the
elementary school.
Reports   will  also   be  heard
Charter Study Committee
To be Appointed Monday
Mayor:
Not Much
To Change
Attorney Puts Lien
On City Law Books
Edwin Henes and Mrs. GeoVge from the rubbish disposal com-
Hamlin,   announced  the  names mittee and the public relations
of mothers who will march in committee,
their areas:
The Lodi township March will TJrkcni-f«sl   Q-filff
be made by Mrs. Allyn Phelps, J-WJ»JJll<al   Oldll
Mrs. Lawrence Guenther,  Mrs. Rg-clBCtS   PfOUt
Walter  Lindemann,  Mrs.   Leon
Feldkamp, Mrs. Clifford .Olson,'    Dr*   Gordon   -*?rout   was   r£*
Mrs. Ralph Gensley, Mrs. Nor- electe(i chief of Staff at Saline
man Stierle, and Mrs. Norman Community   hospital,   and   Dr.
Schneider.
Rudenz Douthat was named as
T    c ..      .        ,. ,    „ Vice Chief of Staff, filling the
In Saline township, marchers _„_, lo^.K„ tlia ^M+l, Jff +>1Q
will include Mrs. Robert Linde-
'Cannot Express
Confidence We
Do Not Feel1
Former city attorney Stanton
Roesch has placed a lien on the
city's legal library, pending
payment of his final bill.
Roesch, who was discharged
Jan. 4, at the first*-meeting of
the reorganized Council after
the November election, said today he took the action because
"until the City's indebtedness
to this office is paid in full . . .
we will not express a confidence
in the present council that we
do not feel."
Roesch made the statement
in a letter to the city with
which he enclosed his final statement, as well as numerous documents and correspondence relating to city affairs handled by
him during his term as city attorney. The letter read, in part:
"You will also find enclosed
our statements for legal services performed for the city
prior to Jan. 4, 1960. The letter
from the City Clerk also requested that we deliver the city-
owned law books that we have
in our possession to the present
city attorney.
"This we decline to do. You
are advised that we claim attorney's lien on these law books
until the city's indebtedness to
this office is paid in full. We are
mann, Mrs. Harold Feldkamp,
Mrs. Lawrence Tucker, Mrs.
Lauren Finkbeiner, Mrs. Larry
Luckhardt, Mrs. Carl Marfbn,
Mrs. Albert Bredernitz, Mrs.'
James Carman, Mrs. Ernest Girbach, Mrs. Marvin Dimon, Mrs.
Glenn Crittenden, Mrs. Simon
Braun, and Mrs. Lloyd Finkbeiner.
vacancy left by the death of the
late Dr. Harold Miller, at a spe- j ^ unaware'"^" the' current
financial condition of the city
will not permit the immediate
payment of the enclosed statements, and we expect to await
cial election Tuesday night of
the active hospital staff members.
Other staff members include
Dr. Robert Venrose, of Milan,
who will act as secretary-treasurer in Dr. Douthat's place; Dr.
Patrick Daoust, radiologist;
and two more approved Tues-
half. But Jim redeemed that
one with six seconds to go on
a jumper from short range.
Then, with only three seconds
left, star Roughrider guard
Rick Gray, in a hurry to get
the ball back into play, fell and
twisted his knee which had been
injured earlier during football
season. His injury kept him out
of the remainder of the contest
and may possibly hold him out
of competition for a few weeks.
During the third period Art
Walkers' team tried valiantly
f o stop the Hornets, but all they
seemed to be able to do was
foul. Seven times Salinians
went to the line, and eight
^imes the scoreboard went up
another point. Even though the
Roughriders outdid the local
five on field goals six to five
they were behind 45-31.
Fancy shooting by "Fuhrman
gave Saline four straight baskets in the first minute and a
half. Bixby stole the ball and
managed another tw6 points before the final stanza was two
minutes old.
Karr went up to try a short
jump shot but was fouled by
Ballard.   Nevertheless he   still
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three. They are Jim Strait, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Strait;
his brother, Ed Strait; and Rob
Merchant, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert    Merchant,    of    Maple last year the city turned in $3,-
road. Merchant and Ed Strait  180-98-   The   county quota   is
■were also awarded merit badges $65,000.
at the Court; and Allan Hart-'
man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mil-'
ton Hartman, was advanced to
Second- Class.
Tenderfoot badges were presented to Ricky. Silber, Bruce
Finkbeiner, Russell. "Michalke,
Bill Payne, Gary Johnson, Rob
vl day — Dr. Richard Farrington,
The $693.49 total reported so partner of Dr. Venrose, and Dr.
far in Saline included receipts Paul Gerigkj of Saline. The reg-
from the annual bowling tour-jular staff election will be held
nament here,  $33;  Elementary in September
School dime cards, $209.14; Boy| '. .,	
Scouts' peanut sale, $100; clubs
and organizations $45; a tea
given by Mrs. Lauren Wild and
Mrs. Hugh Keveling, $44.50;
business and corporations, $83;
OES card party, $78.85; and one
contribution from an individual,
$100.
Results from the Intermediate School, the High School (including a Record Hop Friday
night) and the American Legion dance Saturday night, were
not included in the report.
Saline has no set quota for
the drive, Mrs.; Wolfin said, but
BANKER FIGHTS BOUT
WITH PNEUMONIA
William Crim, of Saline and
Ann Arbor, president of the Saline Savings Bank, expects to
return home this week from St.
Joseph hospital in Ann Arbor
where he has been under treatment for pneumonia.
MMPA Negotiators
Expect Contract Soon
Room Mothers to
Hear CD Speaker
Col.   Gerald  Miller,   Washtenaw county Civil Defense direc-
„    . „.        «      .      « tor, will speak on "Why Civil
Hartman, Steve Ormsby, Bruce ~ I       „,,    .   , j.       -+    „„!„„
vr.c ^   «■«,.. t ,•„.-,*'- „„., Defense?",  including its value
Krempel, Steve Lindeman, and
Larry Dicks. „
HOLSTEIN-FRDSSIAN
ASSOCIATION GROWING
Russell Crisovan, Saline, was
one of 958 new members admit?
ted to The Holstein-Friesian Association of America by recent
action of the Board of Directors.
as a peacetime organization, at
the meeting Wednesday, Feb. 3,
of the Intermediate School Room
Mothers.
The public is invited to attend
the meet, scheduled at 8 p.m., at
the schooL Refreshments will be
served, and music will be provided by the Intermediate School
band.
Membership in the national i
Holstein organization now to-| Program committee members
tals 50,560 and is believed to be for the event are Mrs. Ken Volz,
without precedent in livestock jMrs. Frank Brittain, and Mrs.
history. 1 Winston Riley. On the hospitali-
 1 ty  committee  are Mrs.  Erwin
Six traffic tickets have been Feldkamp, Mrs. Regis Wolfinger,
issued in Saline so far this year, and Mrs. Harold Smith. Mrs.
Fifteen were issued in Decern- James Carman is chairman of
her. the Room Mothers.
Michigan Milk Producers'
negotiations with Detroit dairies may be completed today or
tomorrow, according to Saline
chapter president Ernest Girbach, but MMPA may not get
the 54 cent increase it is seeking.
If it did, the increase would
bring producers about $5.20 a
hundredweight on class I
(drinking) milk, but leave them
still receiving less than they did
in the peak year 1952.
Dealers are holding out for a
price closer to that pegged by
the Federal Milk Marketing or-
Schools Show Small
Rise in Absences
Everyone else in town seemed
to be suffering from, coming
down with, or recovering from
flu this week, but all three
schools reported attendance
nearly normal and even picking up slightly after a peak of
absences two weeks ago."
The Elementary School added
up 51 absent Tuesday, with one
teacher missing; High School
attendance has remained fairly
steady for three weeks with
three teachers absent only for
a short time; the Intermediate
School reports absenteeism as
"about the same all winter, not
particularly high" and has had
had various teachers laid up
briefly.
der beginning Feb. 1, on the basis that they fear competition
from the Chicago milkshed
(with a Class I price of about
$4.32) or the Toledo area (about
18 cents below Detroit prices)
Girbach explained-.
The Detroit negotiated price
last year was $4.66% per hundred on class I milk, and averaged 4.11 on all milk, while the
federal price minimum was
$4.03 on class I. The new federal order to go into effect Monday is expected to bring some
increase, probably to around
$4.33 or $4.34.
The federal price order has
nothing to do with retail prices
and, in fact, is prohibited by
law from affecting the retail
price, Girbach explained. It is
a basic price for dairymen, established by a public hearing
open to all interested parties—
including representatives of the
dairies, who last year almost
unanimously agreed on the need
for it.
The purpose of the order, as
stated in the order itself, is "to
assure consumers an adequate
supply of pure and wholesome
milk" and it is actually of more
help to consumers than to producers, Girbach said. Last year's
order set a minimum price bf
about 1% cents a quart, although farmers today "couldn't
produce milk at that price," he
the improvement of city finances. The City Council has demonstrated its lack of confidence
in the undersigned and we will
not express a confidence in the
present council that we do. not
feel.
"The law books of the city in
our possession -are McQuillan's'
Municipal Corporation, Gilles-
pies Michigan Criminal Law and
Mason's Michigan Compiled
Laws."
The "current financial condition of the city" mentioned in
the letter referred to the fact
that the city now has $14,300
tied up in special assessments,
but plans to issue special assessment bonds in that amount,
plus money due next week from
sales tax and motor vehicle refunds, is expected to solve the
problem.
Valued at about $375, the
books were purchased by the
city in 1953 and were moved to
Roesch's office "for convenience", according to Councilman
James C. Little. Little, a Councilman at that time, was reelected to the office as of Jan.
1. New Councilman Orren Corl
also took office on that date.
Legal action to recover the
I books is "certainly contemplated, and will be taken if the
books are not returned by Feb.
1 (Monday)," Little said. "I expect to contact the office of the
attorney general this week to
see what can be done, and maybe we can avoid legal action."
Said the present city attorney, Allan Grossman, "I will, of
course, take action of Council
instructs me to do so; but I
personally have no. authority to
demand the books. They aren't
mine."
"I hate to see this sort of
thing happen," Grossman adder, though an attorney does
have a lien on the books and
records of his client until he is
paid. People who perform services have liens on whatever
they perform the services with,
like an inn-keeper's lien on luggage. However, with city-owned
property, that may not be true."
Said Mayor Frank Deede: "I
do feel the books are city property and should be turned over
to the other attorney. As for
the bill, Council will certainly
see that he gets every cent that
is coming to him. I don't feel
this will go to court and I
wouldn't suggest it."
ANN ARBOR TO
DISCUSS DUMP USE
Ann Arbor's City Council will
discuss the possibility of Saline's
use of the Ann Arbor dump site,
and if approved will determine
a pay rate for the service, at the
Ann Arbor Council meeting on
Monday night, Saline officials
have been advised.
Saline Councilmen have taken
no decision on Saline's dump site
problem, pending information
on the possible use of the Ann
Arbor location.
Bridgewater
To Get New
Post^Office
Congressman George Meader
said today that he has been advised by Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield that a modern postoffice has been authorized for Bridgewater. The Post
Office department is asking for
competitive bids to lease a modern facility."" Deadline for bids is
February 18.
The facility will be leased under the department's Commercial Leasing Program. Specifications call for a facility containing approximately 600 sq.
ft. of floor space with an adequate area for parking and truck
maneuvering.
According to Postmaster Jean
E. Welch, bids should be sub
mitted to Harvey P. Nelson, Assistant Regional Real Estate
Manager, Main Post Office
building, Chicago 100, Illinois.
The Real Estate Manager will
supply bidding forms, specifications, lease provisions, and
other information.
"The successful bidder," Postmaster Welch said, "will provide
A charter study committee,
probably composed of about six
persons plus the mayor and the
city attorney, will be appointed
by City Council at the regular
meeting Monday night, Mayor
Frank Deede announced today.
But the city Charter "probably won't require too much
change," the mayor added.
Need for a charter study was
pointed out last fall, after a
charter amendment providing
for a seven-man Council and an
elective mayor was okayed by
voters on the November ballot.
The amendment, approved by
Saline voters with a huge margin, left city government operating with some inconsistencies,
among them the provision that
three votes constitutes a majority in Council action. To provide a four-man majority on the
new seven-man Council will require at least one more amendment.
"Aside from such inconsist-"
encies, I don't think that many
changes will be required," Deede
'said. "The former city attorney,
Pat Roesch, went over it at the
time (last fall); and he didn't
see"any major revisions needed.
The charter has not been a handicap in city government, I per-,
sonally feel the original-writers*
did an excellent job—everything
is covered from A to Z."
"But there have been so many
changes that it does need to be
organized,", "^eede added, "and
we certainly need new copies."
Deede will -recommend three
names to Council as prospective
the modern postal facility to De
partment specifications, and will .members of the study commit
rent it to the Post Office De-ltee, he said, and^v^iU let other
partment under a long-term
lease." The Postmaster added,
"the postal facility will remain
under private ownership while
leased to the Federal Government with the lessor paying local real estate taxes, like any
home or business property owner."
PLAY CENTER MEETING
There will 'be a meeting of
the Saline Play Center on Monday, Feb. 1, at the home of Mrs.
John Larder, 8120* Saline-Ann
Arbor Rd.
Anyone interested in registering a child in the Play Center
for the fall session should contact Mrs. Arthur Moehn, 404 N.
Harris St., phone HA 9-7368.
Councn«niemb^s"cpme up with
the other th|ee.'£He has discussed tthe mkfter with several
Sahniahsrhe said, "since I don't
want" tb-.suggest anyone unless
I'm sure he's interested."
He will "consider some of the
people who worked on the charter initially," he said, as well as
"one or so" members of the Saline area Civic association:
"They're a new group, who
could do a good job in town if
given the chance."
Forest fires damaged $43,772
worth of private and public
lands in Michigan during 19.59,
a marked drop from the previous year when the damage toll
exceeded $135,000.
All Around Saline
Mr.   and Mrs.  Henry   Groeb i    Mrs. Julius Schaible was cele
and their daughter, Sharon, re- J brating her 67th birthday. And
added.
cently attended the wedding of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Guenther
in Inglis, Fla. The Groebs had
been spending a two-week vacation in Florida. Another guest
at the wedding was George Uphaus, a former Saline resident
now living in Bradenton, Fla.
He is the bride-groom's great-
uncle.
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Congratulations to Albert
Jantz, of South Ann Arbor St.,
who marked his 70th birthday
last Saturday.
Two birthday parties were in
progress at Bill Knapp's last
Friday, Jan. 22, and just a
couple of tables apart. Bev.
Braun, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Braun of Bridgewater,
was celebrating the occasion of
joining in the celebration were
her husband and Mr. and Mrs.
Gerhardt Schaible and family.
George Malinczak returned
home from Ridgewood hospital
last Thursday where he had
been a patient for nine days after undergoing surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Eathern Roark
traveled north to the Gaylord
area for a two-day jaunt recently. "If you want to see snow,
there's where to go! They've
Uot lots of it!" says Eathern.
And if you want sunshine ahd
warmth, journey down Tampa
way. The Rev. H. L. Engel returned from Florida last Wednesday after spending six days
her third birthday with the hehr visiting various mission stations
of her parents; her grandpar-J along the western coast of the
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur j state from Largo south to Ponta
Braun;   and  her   great-grand-, Gorda. The Rev. Engel is chair-
board of the Wisconsin Synod of
the Lutheran Church. He was
accompanied on the trip by the
Rev. K. Vertz of Owosso, secretary of the board. They also attended a one-day conference with
Florida pastors which was held
in Tampa. "There was sunshine
evey day we were there," says
the Rev. Engel.
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Larry Carr is attending the
5th    annual    United    Nations
Seminar this week in New York
and Washington. It is sponsored
by  the Detroit   Conference  of
Methodist Churches,
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Merle Simonton, of Saline-Ann
Arbor Rd., .is recovering at home
from an operation he underwent
Jan. 20 at Ridgewood hospital,
Ypsilanti.
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Jean Scruggs returned home
Saturday from Saline Community hospital "where she was laid
up for two weeks with a back
ailment Although now at home,
- mothep, Mrs. Matilda Braun.       man   of  the   district   mission! she is still confined to bed.