1960-12-07; Saline Reporter

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The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 12 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1960
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Postmistress Mrs. Arthur O'Neill expects to retire in the
near future, she said this week,
but the move hinges on sale ot
her home.
Even though she set no specific date for her retirement,
speculation has bloomed as to a
possible successor, and one candidate announced he was "definitely interested" and had "already contacted Senator Mac-
Namara about it".
Mrs. O'Neill, who 14 years
ago succeeded her husband to
become Saline's postmistress,
had said earlier this year that
she would retire after the conversion to door-to-door delivery
was made. The switch is now
virtually completed.
She has listed her house, at
Room Mothers to
Hear Educators
Speakers at the Monday meeting of the Elementary School
Room Mothers will include High
School Principal Elmer Houghton, Intermediate School Principal Dwight Reynolds, and Grace
Stierle, a special education teacher with the Milan school system.
*The discussion will center on
'hat the Saline school system
provides for gifted children as
well as those in the special education program.
The meeting is set at 8 p.m.
at the Elementary School.
SACA HOLDS ELECTION
Saline area Civic association
will elect officers Wednesday
evening at the Elementary
school. Among re-tiring officers
are the chairman, George Johnson, and two members of the
board of directors, Douglas Milhan and Glenn Clark. All three
will take office as City Councilmen at the first Council meeting in January.
J218 W. McKay street, with a
realtor, she said, and will notify the postoffice department
of her wish to retire "as soon
as it is sold". The O'Neills plan
to move to Virginia, where they
have friends near Richmond.
Most active candidate for the
potential vacancy i s Wayne
Predmore sr., of 273 Mark Hannah court, a former branch manager of the Secretary of State
office for Washtenaw county,
and former owner of Predmore
Hardware store here. Predmore,
who previously worked for the
post office in the Detroit district for a number of years,
said he has - "notified Senator
MacNamara that I am interested  in  the appointment."
Postmaster appointments are
made by the President of the
United States and confirmed by
the United States Senate, but,
in practise, confirmation is never given without the approval
I of  the  senior  Senator  of  the
j state in question.
Saline's is a 2nd class post
office.
Other   local   persons   whose
names were mentioned in speculation concerning the appoint-,
ment included Frank Deede, L. ■
Z. Still, and Hubert Beach. Both
Deede and Still said they were!
not at all interested in the position.  Beach  said:   "No  comment."
Mrs. O'Neill said:- "The* job
isn't vacant yet. I am going to
retire as soon as I sell my
house. The whole thing hinges j
on that, and' I don't know when
that will be. I have not taken
any steps at all toward retirement yet."
During her service as postmistress, Mrs. O'Neill not only
supervised the conversion to
door-to-door delivery, but was
also in charge of the move, last
year, from the old location on
south Ann Arbor street to the
new building on east Michigan
avenue.
OVER THE TOP!  Community Chest board members,
above, get the good news from Eugene Carpentier, president.
Left to right: treasurer Luella Lambarth, Cecile Ference, '
Campaign Chairman Don Rapp, Carpentier.
Hornet Second Half
Rally Upsets Dexter
by  Lanny  Robbins Ihe was fouled by Weber while
A  well-performed full  court taking a shot directly in front
press   Friday   evening   turned,of the bucket. His basket was
Local Board Explains
School Tax Change
(Prepared by
Board of Education)
Since many factors are reflected in the 1960 individual
tax bills, the Saliije Area Board
of Education feels an obligation
to inform the taxpayers of
these as they apply to the
school system.
Basic reasons why school tax
is higher in 1960 in the local
district are: a normal increase
in expenditure for operation
was necessary; a 1.8% raise in
debt levy was scheduled; the
amount of money received locally in State Aid was reduced;
and in most cases the State
Equalized value of property has
been substantially raised.
. Of the increase for operation,
part is school Board controlled
but an equal part results from
the equalization process. In order to provide adequate and better education for Saline area
children, it was necessary to
spend an additional $30,462.
Five new teachers were added,
with salaries totaling $19,950.
All teachers are paid on a salary schedule wnich calls for a
slight increase in salary each
year, based upon length of service and aptitude.
One additional first grade
room and necessary equipment
was put into service. One new
custodian was added to the payroll to care for the .properties.
As school enrollment rises —
and it does constantly - so
does the cost. The per pupil cost
which was $335 in 1959 rose to
$343 this year.
In order to retire the bonded
debt an increase of $6,042.97
over last year was made in total levy. Like any personal debt
our school building bonds must
be retired in a sound manner
to protect our credit for the
future.
Most State Aid monies  are
paid to the district by formula
which grants a certain amount
per child less 3*4 mill on the
total State Equalized property
valuation  of  the district.  The
I higher the valuation, the great-
ler the shift of responsibility to
/the local level. For this reason
our schools have suffered a loss
of $23,858 from the State.       j
The school cost increase now
becomes $23,850 in lost state
aid plus $30,460, or a total of
$54,320 which must be borne by
local taxpayers.
The purpose of equalization —
whether one agrees or not — is
an attempt to insure that property of like value, regardless of
location — bear an equal share
of the tax burden. While each
city and township assessor does
his best, as individuals they
vary, making assessments across the state inconsistent. In
an effort to remedy this, county
and state formulas are applied
to local assessments before tax
dollars are allocated. Thus a
3% increase in Saline Area in
assessed, valuation became 39%
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what might have been a defeat
into an upset for the Saline
High varsity over Dexter.
Trailing 23-16 as the third
quarter began, the Hornets
went into a tight press that
completely rattled the hosting
Dreadnaughts and allowed Saline to overtake them and go
into the lead.
As the second half began, Ed
Strait bumped Norm Bell in a
rebound attempt: Bell's free-
throw sent Dexter to a 24-16
edge. Then the press began,
paying off as Dexter lost the
ball time after time. With 6:52
showing on the clock, Alan Coe
hit from fifteen feet and a minute later John Thoss banged in
a lay-up to narrow it to 24-20.
Things looked gloomy for a
couple of minutes when Norm
Bell connected on a pair of rapid lay-ups while Saline was getting a single point on Bixby's
charity toss.
The Hornets broke loose with
just under * four minutes left'
in the third period. Bixby- swished a long set shot from out
court, and 25 seconds later Jerry McDonald scored on a shot
from hear the right sideline.
With 2:29 left in the quarter,
McDonald passed to Bixby in a
fast break that closed up the
gap to a single v point, 28-27. -
Weber opened the gap to
three points, dribbling in for a
lay-up, for Dexter, seconds later.
John Thoss made the two
baskets and charity throw that
sent Saline into the lead. With
1:31 he hit on a short jump
shot from the side and with :53
left in the next-to-last stanza
JV'S OPEN
WITH LOSS
good, as was the foul shot, and
Saline led 32-30, never to trail
after that.
In the final eight minutes of
the contest, the harried Dreadnaughts were held to a single
basket by the aggressive Saline
defense. The heads-up defense
also managed to steal the ball
quite a few times, with the resulting fast break paying off in
baskets for Bixby and Strait. „
Appearing in their -first game
as varsity players were /Jerry
McDonald, Tom Jeppesen, Ed
Strait, Gary Niethammer and
Brian LaRue.
High scorer honors were shared at thirteen points by John
Thoss and Mike Bixby, who had
scored»seven and five points
respectively in the third period
rally. Norm Bell, with ten, was
tops for Dexter.
The box score:
Saline
Dexter
Bixby
Thoss
McDonald
Volz
Strait
Coe
Jeppesen
LaRue
Katalinich
Hoeft
Niethammer
8   8 18 9 - 43
12 11   7 .5 - 35
FG FT P PTS.
5    3   3    13
Community
Chest Goes
Over Top
Saline   area's   Community
Chest drive went over the top'
this week to close at 101 per
cent, for the third consecutive
year.
Community Chest board president, Eugene Carpentier, announced the drive's success at
a meeting of the board Monday
night, and at the same time
appointed nominating committees to select new officers and
board members for an election
in January.
With cash and pledges, the
Community Chest fund this
week reached $9873, and the
participating agencies will be
paid 101 per cent of the amount
budgeted for them, Carpentier
said. The budget figure was
$9775, 11 per cent higher than
the budget for 1959.
Said Carpentier: "On behalf
of Campaign Chairman Donald
Rapp and myself, I want to extend our thanks and appreciation to the people of the community for the effort and the
funds they contributed to make
the drive a success. They have
done a splendid job."
The January election of 1961
officers and new board members may serve to get next
year's drive off to a quicker
start, Carpentier pointed out.
In other years, the elections
have been held as late as August.
Outgoing board members include Carpentier and Rapp, Mrs.
Everett Wolfin, Hugh Keveling,
and Luella Lambarth, who has
served as the Community Chest
treasurer for six years.
A committee to nominate replacements included Dean Burkhardt, Robert Harrison, and
Mrs. John Flook. A committee
to* nominate i961 officers is
made up of E. R. Richards, Erwin Schmid, and Mrs. Wolfin.
FAIR BOARD  SETS
ANNUAL  MEETING
The annual meeting of the
Saline Community Fair Board
will be held at 8:30 p.m. Monday, December 12, in the High
School agriculture room.
Utilities, Planning,
Finance Heads New
Christmas
Concert on
SHS Calendar
The Saline High School Mixed
Chorus and Concert Band will
present their annual Christmas
Concert and Carol Sing on
Tuesday evening at the High
School auditorium. The program is open to all friends and
neighbors and is without admission charge.
The Mixed Chorus will sing
two numbers from Handel's Messiah - The Hallelujah Chorus
and For Unto Us a Child is
Born. Also on their part of the
program will be March of the
Wise Men, and the traditional
Twas the Night Before Christmas - arranged by Fred Waring.
The Concert Band will play
Berlin's White Christmas, Can-
tique de Noel by Adams, Chorale and Allelujah, and Yuletide
Festival.
The annual Christmas Carol
sing will be held between the
band's performance and the
Mixed Chorus'  singing.
All parents and friends are
invited to attend the program,
which begins at 8 p.m. Arthur
Katterjohn js ^directing the entire program this year.
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OES-MASONIC  FAMILIES
PLAN CHRISTMAS PARTY
Members of the Saline OES
and Masonic lodges will join
together for a family Christmas
party to be held at the Masonic
hall on December 19.
Potluck dinner will be served
at 6:30 p.m. to be followed by
a children's program and gift
exchange.
Council Seeks
Bids on New
Police Car
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City Council Monday night
asked for bids on a new police
car for delivery in February.
The bids are to be opened at
the January 3 meeting.
Council issued building permits to Robert Starling, 128.E.
Michigan Ave., for aluminum
siding, $1500; and Lance Rogers, 251. Pleasant Ridge, for residence, $9000.
Council also voted to contribute $50 to the Chamber of
Commerce as part of the cost
of the city's Christmas decorations, and briefly discussed —
without subsequent action — the
billing system on installation
of water meters.
New Honor Roll System
Cites Academic, General
After nearly three months of
careful study, the Saline High
school Honor Roll committee
this week explained the system
worked out, and released Honor
A weak fourth period, in' Roll lists for the first two mar-
whieh the Saline Junior Var- king periods,
sity was able to claim only four i The committee, headed by
points on baskets by Art and Betty Washburn, was set up
Mike Johnson, plus nine points early in the school year to work
from the opponents in the same out an Honor Roll system that
length of time, resulted in an would - as far as possible —
opening game defeat for the give credit where it was due,
Little Hornets by Dexter 32-27. be of value to industry and universities alike, and prevent inequities.
Its members include Betty
Kuebler, Mildred Haswell, Miriam Garrick, George Bonich,
Paul Thibault, Dominick Pelle-
grenOj Wendell Dickinson, Donald Jaeger.
Among the innovations set
up by the group were the use
of an academic roll and a general roll, and recognition of
^'plus" and "minus" with tM
jietter; grade. The report was
presented to the school administration and faculty at a staff
meeting last week.
Said Mrs. Washburn: "The
committee emphasized that an
Saline jumped to an early
lead, 9-8 in the first period and
18-15 at halftime. After that,
though, the Hornets had trouble
hitting the basket, with only
nine points in the last two quarters of the contest.
High scorer for Saline was
Mike Johnson with ten points.
Following him were Dick Leidheiser with seven, Bill Davis
with five, Jack Kuebler with
three and Art Johnson with
two.
. Tops for Dexter was Nelson
Clark with nine. The Little
Dreadnaughts' two forwards,
Ed Wagner "and Frank Miller,
each had eight.
Honor Roll will mean different
things to different people. It
also cannot be a perfect tool
for recognizing effort. We are
fully aware that the student
who expends the most effort
may not necessarily ajjpear on
either Honor Roll.
"High School marks are still
the most important single factor in college admission; however, our system of marking
must be such that it is meaningful to colleges AND industry.
"It was felt that two Honor
Rolls    are   important   because
available at the school office.
HONOR  ROLL
COMMITTEE  REPORT
The administration and teaching staff of the Saline Area
High School, wishing (1) to
strengthen and to promote our
scholastic program and (2) to
insure recognition of academic
achievement in reference to the
different aims and goals of our
high school students, present
the following. Honor Roll system.
Academic Honor Roll
-To be eligible for the Aea
Mayor-elect Jack Bennett this
week announced the selection
of six commissioners among
the councilmen who will take
office the first of the year.
The announcement, made after a meeting with the future
Council, represented several departures from precedent:
Saline has had only four commissions in the past, held by the
four councilmen other than the
mayor.
Previously, Council has elected its commissioners. This
time, they were appointed by
Bennett, with the unanimous
approval of the councilmen-
elect.
In other years, commissioners
have been selected at the first
January meeting. They were
named' earlier this time, Bennett said, "to streamline the
procedure".
Neither the number and duties of the commissioners, nor
how and when they shall be
selected, is specified in the
Charter. Said Bennett: "This is
something the Charter Commission may wish to consider."
The six commisions and their
heads:
Street Commissioner: Councilman Orren Corl, who has
filled that "post during the past
year.
Public Utilities (including sewer, water, lights): Dr. John
Buck.
Police and Fire: Glenn Clark
,(who has been employed jor a
number of years in plant security work).
Building Commissioner: J. C.
Little.
Finance and Budget: George
Johnson.
Planning (to include the setting up and guidance of an active planning commission, and
working with other departments in planning their operations): Douglas Milhan.
The title of Parks and Cemetery Commissioner was dropped, Bennett pointed out, and
that work was incorporated into other departments. Public
Utilities, Finance and Budget,
and Planning, are all new commissions.
The precedent-setting changes by the city's first elected
mayor and first seven-man
Council were made — said Bennett — "at my request to
streamline procedure".
All of the appointments will
be confirmed by Council at the
January 3 meeting. Before that
meeting, Bennett said he expects also to have eonfrimed
appointments of the city's two
members of the county Board
of Supervisors, the city attorney, city assessor and city clerk
and treasurer.
"The. only office that will be
filled by election by the Council [
Bennett said. "That will be the
first thing on the agenda."
The appointment of the six
commissioners was made with
the intent of "using each one's
capabilities to the best advantage", the mayor-elect said. "I
feel that the commissions are
adequate to cover all phases of
our city operation, not only for
daily operation, but for planning of the future. The men
know the job they're going to
have, and I know they're already making plans for the future. It gives them a month's
time saved."
colleges pay attention primar- j demic  Honor   Roll   a   student
ily to academic abilities, whereas industry surveys both academic and vocational skills.
'V- "Course names were changed
in some instances <in the report) to -ftirther suggest the
content as well as the amount
of materal covered."
- Grade cards next semester
will carry the full name of the
course "
All students will be given
complete copies of the report
to take home, Mrs.. Washburn
said, and other copies wfll be
must be taking at least four
subjects per semester in preparation for possible post high
school education. These must
be from the following groups:
8th: Algebra I, Science 8, English 8, History 8.
9th: "Algebra IT, El. Geometry, Biology, English I, Latin I,
Spanish I.
10th: Algebra JII, Plain Geometry, Physics, English XI,
World-History, I^tinJ, IIj JSpaj
nish T, II.
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Window
Shoppers1
Days Set
This week window shoppers
will get all the breaks — and
a lot of prizes besides ~ as
Chamber of Commerce merchants hold their annual "Window Shoppers Days" Friday
and Saturday.
Windows of member merchants will be loaded with gifts
. . . and the numbered ones will
be free for the shopper whose
copy of The Saline Reporter
bears the duplicate number.
Numbers will appear on the
front page of each Reporter
copy.
Some merchants' windows
will hold as many as four numbered prizes ... or three or
two ... or one BIG prize. They
can be claimed by showing the
appropriate number on your paper.
Other Chamber of Commerce
events are still to come in the
Christmas season festivities.
Santa will continue to visit Saline each Saturday afternoon,
and all letters mailed to him in
the special Santa mailbox will
be answered.
Coupons are available in all
member stores to be filled out
and deposited in the mailbox
for the .big drawing, at 7:30
p.m. Friday, December 23. The
drawing will be held in front
of Santa's headquarters at the
Saline Savings Bank meeting
room, and children must be present to- win.
A two-hour free Cartoon Mat-V
inee will be put on for the little
tots on Satin-day, December 17,
sponsored and chaperoned by
Kiwanians so that mothers may
shop in peace.
Chamber of Commerce member stores will be open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and
Saturday nights till 9 p.m.
through December 17. The last
week before Christmas they will
will be that of mayor pro tern," be open every night till 9 p.m.
Better than a 21-gun salute are the delighted grins with
-which small (and medium) fry greet "Santa each week on his
Saturday afternoon tour of Saline and visit to his headquarters on S; Ann Arbor St. Always attended by a covey of ad-
mirers, the old gent stays from 2 to6 p.m., somewhere in the
downtown area.