1960-10-19; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 5 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1960
"First With All the Local News'
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City Candidate
'ulls Out of Race
One of Saline's Council candidates this week asked the public not to vote for him.
He is Ed Warner, 67, a retired grocer and caretaker at
the City Park.
Warner explained that his
withdrawal had been prompted
by a conflict of jobs which
would arise if he were elected
to the Council. He is employed
Two Students
Gain National
Recognition
Two Saline High School sen-
*- iors this week received national
honors for their scholarship.
One was Rick Johnson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson,
who left Wednesday to attend
the second national Youth Conference on the Atom in Chica-
, go. Six other Michigan students
will attend the conclave, with
" 634 students from throughout
the  nation.
Johnson was selected to make
the trip when he won the Detroit Edison award at the southeast Michigan Science Fair last
spring, with a study of drop f or^
mation in liquids. The. confer-
jl^cs, held at the Museum of
<t"*'^y_>enee and Industry in Chicago, is sponsored by Detroit Edison and some 60 utility companies, in cooperation with a
number of research foundations
and universities who contribute,
top-flight  speakers.  "
Also honored was Mike Bixby,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith
Bixby, who was cited for out-
■standing performance on the
National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test given last spring.
He was one of 28,000 students
throughout the United States
who received letters of commendation in recognition of. their
work on the test.
by the city as custodian at the
park.
He had been under the impression that no conflict would
exist, Warner said, until he discovered two days ago that the
City Charter specifically denies
employees the right to sit on
the Council.
"I had been- misinformed by
those who urged me to run," he
said.
Warner's name will appear on
the ballots, which were printed
before his announcement, but he
urged voters to consider that
his name was dropped. He did
not attend a meeting for city
candidates Wednesday night.
"I love the work at the park,"
Warner said. "I feel that I can
do more good for the community and its young people by continuing with that job. I understand the work at the park."
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ROTARY   DINNER
SALES SOAR
Saline Rotarians  hit  a  new
\i960 high in sales of "chicken
dinners last Saturday, when the
U—M vs. Northwestern game
drew a crowd of grid fans
through town. The Rotary crew
. sold 620, probably the best they
will do this season.
John Thoss
Named Prexy
By Kiwaniafis
John Thoss was elected presi-
-dent of the Kiwards; club of Saline at the meeting Monday evening, and Robert Tefft was
named vice president, Howard
Hill will serve as secretary;
Board members^'elecfed**for
two-year terms, include Don
Leidheiser, Russell Richard,,
Wilson Scott, and Raymond
Girbach.
The Kiwanis club will celebrate its third anniversary at a
Birthday Dinner and Ladies'
Night, at the November 7 meeting.
Twenty -members of the Saline Lamb club, which Kiwanians sponsor, attended the Monday meeting, and a movie, "Fat
Lamb Project" was shown. A
trophy for Grand Champion
lamb was presented to Kirk
Gordon, and the Lamb club's
president, Bill Lindemann spoke
briefly.
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President of the Saline Community hospital Auxiliary, Doreen Steeb (seated) discusses membership lists with guests at a
tea at the home of Esther Heininger . . .
one of four events in the Auxiliary's cur
rent drive to increase their numbers. Above,
left to right: Alberta Larson; Ethel Muir;
the hostess, Mrs.- Heininger; Grace Ford;
Ann Prout; and Kate Christopher.
CUB SCOUTS
TO MEET
A. final Cub Scout organizational Pack Meet will be held
at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, at the Elementary
School. "All Cubs and their parents are to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dicks, Jr..
have moved into Saline from the
Dicks farm, and are now making their home on South Ann
Arbor  street.
Marching Bands Set
All-County Festival
The first annual Washtenaw
county Marching Bands Festival, an idea inaugurated by Director Arthur Katterjohn, will
be held at the athletic field here
Saturday evening.
Scheduled to open at 7:30
p.m., the event combines entertainment for spectators with
competition and education for
the band members, Katterjohn
pointed out. At least eight
school bands will participate
and a number of superintendents of other school systems
have replied with special enthusiasm to their invitations, praising the educational emphasis p|
he plan, he said.
""The* Festival will bring:toge-
irher the Marching Bands jTQm
Belleville, directed by Don Mat-
tran; Chelsea, directed-by Bob
Lindsey; Dexter, under Hubert
Bearss; Manchester, under Bob
Sorter; Stockbridge, directed by
Keith Saxton; Willow Run', Paul
Richard; Lincoln Consolidated,
Boh Biederwolf; possibly Ann
Arbor High, directed by John
Jenkins; and Saline with Katterjohn. Each "will present its
best half-time program, including formations, twirlers," and
dance steps.
Guest adjudicator and' "clinician" will be George Cavender,
assistant conductor of the University of Michigan Marching
Band. No prizes, or ratings will
be given, but Cavender wilT give
pointers and a demonstration of
marching band technique, using
volunteers from the High School
bands, after ■ the xegular program.
Also present will be Champ
Pattron, U. of M. Drum Major
in 1957, to advise twirlers.
• A concession booth will be
operated by members of the Saline Band Parents Club, and
members willing to help are
asked to sign up with Leon
Vedder.
Tickets for the event may bo.
purchased1 from any band member,, at Wight's Cleaners, or at
the gate. They are 50 cents for
adults, 25 cents for students, no
charge for small cluldren. Any
proceeds above expenses will be
divided among all participating
bands.',
Oh, Come Now!
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Closed for
Hunting .
The High School rumor factory was in full production this
week and working three shifts,
Principal Elmer Houghton reported drearily. This time the
tilted version was that school
would be dismissed Thursday
because of hunting season.
The Elementary School will
be dismissed both Thursday and
Friday for parent-teacher conferences, one week later than
usual because of a conflict, last
week, with the MEA convention.
Elementary School children do
not hunt.
The Intermediate School will
be dismissed on Thursday at
noon, so that conferences may
be held during the afternoon.
This, also, was re-scheduled
from the previous week; and,
by and large, Intermediate
School children don't hunt either.
The High School, which normally does not dismiss at the
end of marking periods, found
it necessary to do so this time
so that faculty members may
convene to revamp both the
honor roll system and the marking system . . . both have been
in a state of flux since accelerated classes were instituted here
several years ago, Houghton explained.  '■ ...
Thursday afternoon was selected for the' needed conclave
for several reasons, he said: 1.
for the convenience of parents
with youngsters in all three
schools by releasing all their
children at the same time; 2.
for the- convenience of some
teachers whose schedules are
lighter on~"Mlursdays; 3. In
practical recognition of the fact
that most of th"a High School
boys will go hunting anyway
"whether or not school is in session. Those who do so have
school approval ONLY if all
their work for that day is done
in advance.
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What Are
IOO%ers?
100% ers are — or will be very
soon — Community Chest section leaders who have completed the canvass of 100 per cent
of their areas, and turned in all
their contributions and records
to Luella Lambarth, Community
Chest treasurer.
Their names will b e listed
here as soon as their job is done
and the first five or six, at
least, will be listed in big, congratulatory capital letters. After all, it's the 100% ers who
really push that Community
Chest thermometer up and up
and UP!
CHARTER SAYS YES
Members and^guests of the Saline Community Hospital
Auxiliary discussed needs of the hospital — and how to fill
them — at a -Coffee Hour Friday morning at the home of
Mrs. Ernest Mann, on Mills road. The event was one of four
held in conjunction with the Auxiliary's current all-out membership drive. Above, left to right: Winifred Dieterle, Hazel
Gordon, Martha Graf; the hostess Anna Mann; Olga Lambarth, Kate Christopher. In foreground, Eleanor Wild.
All Around Saline
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles "Heiserman, of Iron Mountain, arrived
in Saline Monday mornng to visit their son and "his family, the
Robert Heisermans, for a-few
days. While visiting here, the
elder Heisermans observed their
50th wedding anniversary on
Tuesday, leaving for Washington, D. C, the following morning. They will visit their daughter there.
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Guests of Mr. arid Mrs. Alton
Ealy over the weekend were
Mrs. Ealy's brother and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jorgensen
and their two youngsters, of
Stanton, Mich. Sunday -guests of
the Ealys were her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hansen of Oak Park.
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Miss Mary Lou Weber was
guest of honor at a miscellarie-r
ous briday shower given for her
on Oct. 10 at the home of Mrs.
Lee Niethammer in Ypsilanti.
Co-hostesses were Mrs. Jim
Knight, jr^ Miss Esther Guenther and Mrs. Niethammer.
Twenty-seven" guests were- pre-
PNEUMONIA FLATTENS *
FOOTBALL STAR
Rick Johnson, Saline's star
halfback, is laid up at his home
this week with a case of pneumonia. His absence from the
game this Friday night will
mark the first game he's missed
since he began playing footbad
back in the seventh grade."'
Rick, *who is the* son of Mr.
Mrs. Fred" Arend is reported
to be in fair condition, at Saline,
Community Hospital. She re-'.and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, is
ceritly suffered a stroke..
a junior this year.
sent. The wedding color scheme
of yellow, brown and green was
used for shower decorations.
Miss Weber will be married to
Marvin Marion on October 22 at
Salem Lutheran Church.
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Charlotte Martin recently visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Merritt Martin, sr., for two
weeks.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Richards,
of Spring Street, expect their
son, Tom, to be home on leave
sometime about "the middle of
November. He's: been stationed
in Korea with the Signal Corps
for the past year or so.
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The Mary-Martha Guild of
Trinity Lutheran Church recently entertained the Ladies' Aid
of Grace Lutheran Church, Tecumseh, at Trinity Church. Serving on the entertainment committee were Mrs. H. L. Engel,
Mrs. Winifred Gall and Mrs.
Clifford Tetzloff. On the refreshment committee were Mrs-
Robert Guenther, Mrs; Leonard
Niethammer, Mrs. Harold Wackenhut, Mrs. Wilson Scott, Mrs.-
Ormond Jedele and Mrs. Donald
Feldkamp.
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• Happy ending to the 1960 Saline Steer Club story: Albert
Gall passed out approximately
$16,000 in beef sale checks to
the club members at last Tuesday night's .banquet-meeting.
tMrs. Carl Braun and Harold
Faust are also medical patients
at the Saline hospital.
Should the
Mayor Vote?
He Says No
Should the mayor of Saline
vote on issues which come- before the Council? Mayor Frank
Deede says not. Other city officials believe he should.
The issue came up Monday
night for the third time in
as many weeks when Mayor
Deede tabled a discussion of
Special Assessment District 24
(the High School sidewalk) until vacationing Councilman Henry Leutheuser returns from Europe next month.
The mayor's suggestion to table ,the problem ran into objections f.r"om Councilman Jack
Bennett ("We have a quorum.
We can take action.") and City
Attorney Allan Grossman ("According to the Charter, a majority of the Councilmen elect shall
be a quorum.") Four were present.
. Said Mayor Deede: "In five
years on the Council, I have
never seen the mayor forced to
vote as often as this. I've been
forced to vote long enough, and
I'm tired of it."  *
Saline's five-man Council was
short-handed part of the summer during the illness of one
member; another, Leutheuser,
is now on vacation in Germany.
The City Charter says: "No
Councilman shall vote on any
question in which he is financially interested or on any question concerning his official conduct . . . but on other questions,
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Two Week Drive
Laynched Tuesday
With a goal of $9,775, Saline J an increase of $189 over last
area's  Community Chest drive year's amount, but less than the
for 1961 was launched Tuesday
night at a dinner for workers,
at the American Legion hall.
Speaker at the event, spon<-
sored by Universal Die Casting,
was Gage Cooper, of Ann Arbor,
district manager of Detroit Edison Co., active in the United
Fund work for many years. He
$3360 requested.
Portage Trails Boy Scout
Council, $1200, as compared
with $1100 allotted last year.    -
Huron Valley Girl Scout
Council, $750, an increase of
$350 over last year's contribution but reflecting the larger
number of Girl Scouts partici-
has been manager of the budget pating  in the  relatively  new
committee for the Michigan agency.
United Fund, and is a past general chairman of the Ann Arbor
United Fund drive.
Cooper emphasized the seriousness of all phases of the
Community Chest drive, whether funds go to health, recreation, social service, or emergency agencies. "This is not a frivolous thing," he said. "You are
serving men and women, boys
and girls, who must come to
you for help." .
Even the collection of funds
for recreational agencies is ser-
i o u s, Cooper added: "There's
many a boy or girl whose course
has been steadied by the activities of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
or public recreational program."
Another speaker was Thomas
Runkel, of Lansing, representing the Michigan United Fund
which includes 34 agencies.
These are selected with great
care, he pointed out, and their
worthiness is reviewed annually.
Gordon Esch, past president
of the local board, served as
.chairman of- the dinner and
Drought down the house wittr'a
new-system of synchronized applause.
The 1961 budget of $9,775,
constitutes an-increase of $1,088
or 11.25 per cent over last year's
goal, budget committee chairman Bob Harrison pointed out;
but it is also somewhat less than
the "total $11,542.02 requested
by all participating agencies.
A giant 10-foot thermometer,
centrally placed in the business
district, will keep a daily record
of progress toward the campaign goal.
Adjustments in the requests
were made "hi the interest of
over-all balance and in consideration of the anticipated campaign potential," Harrison said.
Specific allotments include:
Michigan United Fund, $1830,
an increase of $149 from last
year's budget.
Saline Cub Scouts, $135. This
is slightly less than last year's
$150; but the the Cub organization requested only $132.60.
Saline Boy Scouts requested
$100 and were budgeted $100,
as last year.
An increase this year of $25
was scheduled for the Salvation
Army, bringing then* amount to
$325.
With an increase in number of
children participating  and the
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Federated
Clubs Hold
Fall Meet
The annual fall meeting of
the Washtenaw county Federation of Woman's Clubs was held
Monday in Dexter, with members o f the Dexter Woman's
club and Dexter Child Study
club serving as hostesses.
*- The Invocation was given by
Mrs. Naomi Aird, of Ypsilanti,
religious education chairman.
Mrs. Juanita Heilbronn gave tlie
Pledge Of Allegiance; and Mrs.
Burton Bucy, president-of the
Dexter Woman's clubj gave the
welcome. The response was
made by Mrs. Thomas Walton of
Manchester.
Group singing was led by Mrs.
Waldron Vaughan, Dexter; and
Mrs. Edwin Staeb, of Ann Arbor, gave a reading, "Democracy".      .
County Clerk Luella Smith
spoke" on "We the People" and
presented recently naturalized
citizens from Latvia, Lithuania,
and Japan.
Saline Woman's club members
whq attended included Mrs. Ru-
ben Finkbeiner, Mrs. Charles
Kern, Mrs. Edwin Hering, and
A mar
Mrs.  Arthur  Heininger,   presi-
ican Red Cross,  $3250, dent.
Hornets Down Manchester
7-6 on Rain Swepi, Field
It was a miserable evening
as far as the weather was concerned. "For all but a few minutes of the contest, rain was
beating down on the Manchester gridiron. In the final' minutes, the almost' constant driz-
zle changed to a torrential
downpour and sent chilling
winds cutting through spectators  and players alike .  .  .
But the wet weather didn't
dampen the spirits of the rain-
soaked Saline team as they
claimed their first win of the
season at Manchester Friday
evening by a close.7-6 margin.
Throughout the first period
both squads tried futilely to.
move the ball against each other
but neither was able to sustain
a drive.
A pass, thrown by Manchester signal caller Jerry Creech,
wound up in the hands of Saline's Jack Kuebler on the 47.
He went to the Manchester 44.
On the first pay from scrimmage, Rick Johnson got superb
blocking as he scooted around
left-t.ehd~;to Manchester's 25.
Charles Robison smashed into
the right side of Saline's line
for 13 yards to the 12 on the
next play.
Two plays later Saline was on
the five after Johnson had
scooted four yards and Robison
pushed three. The next try gave
Saline a first down on the two,
and one play later Robison
charged through the line over
guard for the TD with 7:19 left
in the half. Saline lined up as
if to kick the conversion, bat
instead quarterback John Thoss
the 28.
All three pass tries went incomplete and on the last of the
series Thoss was reinjured and
left the game. For the remainder of the half neither side was
able to go any distance.
Saline came out after the
halftime break still fired up.
The determined Hornet defense
snuffed out a number of Manchester drives, and might have
had a shutqut contest had it
not been for a stroke of luclc for
took the snap and fired a shortj*he Dutchmen in the f inal per-
pass to Ed Strait who had cutr|iod-
into the end zone for the extras  Tlie first time Jfanchester re-
and game  deciding point,  7-0.Te°vered a SaJ™*5 fumble on the
Hornet 25 it looked, as. if they
The kick-off was wobbly and
hard to catch for the Manchester team, and so —- Saline's
Chuck Sanderson fell on it on
the Dutchmen's 40. After being
held for no gain on the first
two tries, Thoss faded back to
pass, and found no receivers.
Deciding to run, he galloped as
far as the 15 before the Man-
che&ter defensemen dragged
him down. Saline reached, the
twelve before a disastrous, 15-
yard penalty sent them back to
would score. Creech swept around right end. on the 20, but
then the Manchester runner was
rushed behind the; line by Kuebler, Niethammer and Johnson.
He wound up being spilled on
the 25. Two succeeding passes
went incomplete. But on third
down after taking over, the Hornets fumbled and Manchester
pounced on it. -" ."-**
A third down, offsides penalty
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