1961-07-19; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 44 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1961
Community Show
To Wind up Fair
"First With All the Local News'
10c PER COPY — $3 PER YEAR
A lively Community Show,
featuring talent contests, expert
dancers, and the introduction of
the area's two oldest "Old Settlers" will climax the Saline
Community Fair on Saturday
night, September 16.
Since Saturday combines the
traditional "American Legion
Day" with the newly-instituted
"Old Settlers' Day", Legionaire
Frank Deede will introduce the
winning  Old  Settlers.  He  will
Social Service
Agency Plans
Coffee Hour
An informal Coffee Hour
meeting, for representatives
from all Saline area organizations, has been planned August
10 to acquaint the guests with
the purpose and necessity for
work of the new Saline Area
Social Service, Inc.
The conclave was planned at
a Thursday meeting of the Social Service group, at the home
of Mrs. Edwin Hering, chairman
of the board of directors. The
new organization has received
its incorporation papers from
the state.
Other business at the Thursday meet included a report from
Carl O'Brien, treasurer and budget committee chairman, on a
proposed "realistic budget in
terms of what is needed and
what has been done" and a report from Wayne Predmore,
membership committee chairman, on plans to set up $2 family memberships.
The organization is designed
as a "stopgap measure until local needy people can be referred
to and accepted by the correct
agency for long-term help," said
Mrs. Allan Grossman, who, with
Mrs. James Davis, is preparing
a brochure to be used at the
August 10 meeting. "Contrary
to the belief of most persons,
one does not. immediately receive help from the Welfare De-
partmnt or the Bureau of Social
Aid. It takes a week or longer,
and yet many times an acute
need cannot wait a week," she
said.
also act as Master of Ceremo-
inies and general chairman of
J the show.
The show will include four
: other events, all new this year:
j A troop of German folk dan-
leers, eight to 12 years of age,
trained by Albert Duchek, president of the German Park Association, in costumes imported
from Germany. The youngsters
are making public appearances
for the first time this summer,
and have already danced at several German Park events.
Square dancing by some of
the area's experts, under the
chairmanship of Johnson and
Dorothy Quick.
A baton twirling contest. Art
Katterjohn is chairman.
Contests in three types of
quartet singing . . . church
quartet, harmony, and barbershop quartet. Sumner Mall is in
charge of all three.
Prizes will be awarded for
the baton twirling winners, top
quartet in all three divisions,
and the oldest woman and oldest man qualifying as Old Settlers. An Old Settler is anyone
who has lived for 40 years or
more (consecutive or otherwise)
in the Saline area School District.
All Old Settlers of the area
are asked to register anytime
during the Fair at the American Legion booth. All of them
will receive "Old Settler" ribbons. Persons interested in entering the baton twirling or
quartet contests may contact
the chairman in charge of the
events. Anyone living within a
10-mile radius of the Fair is
eligible . . . quartets may compete if one member lives within
the area. _ ..     _,
Minor rearrangements o f
some Fair exhibits are expected
to provide greater convenience
and more room on the Fairgrounds, Don Wiedman, Fair
Board president, said. A new
dining room now under construction at the Intermediate
School will be used for the "food
tent", leaving the shop area
free for - educational exhibits.
St. Paul's Church is in charge
of the "food tent" this year.
The auto tent this year will
run parallel with the merchants'
tent.
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With the cold war warming up more than a little these
days, some of the heat can be felt right here in the Saline
area. At the Hoover Ball and Bearing plant, workers are
turning out bearings needed for national defense.
Hoover bearings, for instance, are an integral part of
the huge M-60 tank shown above. Hoover Super-Quiet bearings are also being used in our navy's nuclear submarines,
where their importance is hard to over-estimate. Modern defense demands subs which can escape detection only by operating in almost absolute silence, and Hoover bearings are
doing their part to fulfill this need.
Re-apportionment Problem
Is 'Unique, Complex' —Esch
Rotarians to Entertain
Governor of District
The Rotary club of Saline, on
July 27, will be host to Edward
S. Tripp, Governor of the 638th
District of Rotary International,
who is making his annual official visit to each of the 48 Rotary clubs in southeastern Michigan and southwestern Ontario.
He will address the local club
and confer with President Leon
Vedder and Secretary Howard
Johnson, and committee chairmen on Rotary administration
and service activities.
Tripp, an attorney, is a partner in the firm of Lawrence Ulrich Tripp & Barense in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and is a member and past president of the
Rotary club of Ypsilanti. He is
a graduate of the University of
Michigan and served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation
from 1941 to 1946. Having served on several committees of the
American Bar Association and
the State Bar of Michigan, Mr.
Tripp is now a member of a
State Bar committee to co-ordinate its activities with the
forthcoming Michigan Constitutional Convention. His civic activities include the Ypsilanti
Community Chest, the Portage
Trails Council, Boy Scouts-of
America, Ypsilanti Housing
Commission, Ypsilanti Board of
Commerce and Citizens Advisory Conimittee on Urban* Renewal. He is a member" and former warden of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Ypsilanti. Married to the former Mary Hanch-
ey of Little Rock,  Arkansas,
they have four children.
He was elected as a district
governor of Rotary International for 1961-62 at Rotary's 52nd
annual convention in Tokyo, Japan, last May. He is one of 269
district governors supervising
the activities of more than
11,000 Rotary clubs which have
a membership of 509,000 business and professional executives in 123 countries throughout the world.
Edward St Tripp
Some of the activities of the
local club are.tfae?^annual Farmer's Day, sponsorship of a Boy
Scout-troop, sending delegates
each year to the mock UN Assembly; at Hillsdale college and
to Boys' State at MlChigstn State
university, sponsorship of the
Saline Steer club, and contributions tp the Ypsilanti State hospital Christmas fund.
Reapportionment, as one of
the most-controversial issues of
the coming constitutional convention, presents a unique and
complex problem for the citizens of Michigan, Marvin L.
Esch said this week. Esch, a
candidate for the Republican
Con Con nomination for Washtenaw county, spoke informally
at the home of his brother, Gordon Esch, in Saline this week.-
Esch is an assistant professor
of speech at Wayne State uni-
versity,- and an executive speecS
consultant.
"At present with the heavy
population center in the Detroit
area, complete reapportionment
on a strict population basis
could lead to an undesirable situation where one political par-
Local Brownies to
Attend Day Camp
Several members of Saline's
Brownie troops will be attending the Brownie Day Camp at
HiHtop Lodge near Ann Arbor
during the next two weeks.
Those planning to attend are
Cindy Hartman, Donna Johnston, Kathy Carpentier, Betty
Cammet, Alice Crisovan, Patty
Hiser and Janice Erskine of
Troop 190; Bonnie Stemen, Judy Parsons, Cindy Braun, Linda Bird, Diane Butler, and Debby Triplett of Troop 241; Cathy
Chantelois and Shirley Fischer
of Troop 331; and Denise Chambers, Jean Feldkamp, Laura
Gilbert, Kathy Gordon, Kim
Keck, Nancy Lindemann, Char-
lene Vershum, Barbara Weber
and Diana Wahl of Troop 176.
Along with the girls, Mrs.
Ernest Stemen, Mrs. Henry
Johnson, Mrs.. Henry Erskine,
Mrs. Keith Chambers and Mrs.
Frank Keck will attend as
camp leaders.
ty,  one interest group, .might
dominate the "state," he saidif-
"However, in the next '20
years, the population will shift
and grow from urban centers to
out-state areas. For example,
Washtenaw county can expect a
56 per cent population increase
by 1980.
"The complexion of the problem will change then, but the
problem of reapportionment and
its long-range applications must
be considered now as a part of
the 'orderly* change' provided
for by the new constitution.'"*- *
Esch told Saline residents
that their role was significant
in the coming year.
"July 25 (election day) is an
important date, but the people's
part in the convention begins
then . . . not ends."
The candidate suggested that
"town meetings" be held periodically, perhaps semi-monthly,
for open debate and exchange
of ideas on the issues of the
convention.
Mrs. Everett Esch and Mrs.
Rudy Douthat will be hostesses
at a "coffee" Friday starting
at 8 p.m. at the Esch home, 339
Pond View at Mills Rd. Anyone who is interested in meeting
Professor Esch is invited to
come and talk with him.
Local Team Tops
County Golf League
A Community Ford-sponsored
golf team last week regained
top position in the County Golf
League, with a 21/_ point lead
acquired Thursday by defeating a Capital Cleaners team 7
to 0.
Low net scores for the Saline
team were: R. Cook, 30; J. Bennett, 32; A. Michalke, 34; and
E. Taylor, 38.
This week (Thursday) the
team will match strokes with
an Ypsilanti team, the Nomads
— which includes several Saline
golfers, Bob Stevens, Bill Brink,
Clyde Hoover, Jr., and Bill
Jenkins.
Small Vote Predicted
For Con Con Election
High School
Students to
Register Early
A bleak reminder of the transience of summer is in the mail.
In an effort to "start the 1961-
1962 school year with a better
planned opening week", the
High School this week notified
parents that students of grades
eight through 12 will be expected to register a week before
school actually opens.
The youngsters are to report
at the High School on August
30, 31, and September 2, to pay
fees and receive books and locker assignments. But school
buses will not run until the
first day of classes, Wednesday, September 6.
Each student is to take with
him a copy of his schedule (sent
out by the school with the letter to parents) and be prepared
to pay fees listed. A schedule
for registrations follows:
12th grade, August 30 - 9
a.m. to 12 noon.
11th grade, August 30 -
to 4:30 p.m.
10th grade, August 31
a.m. to 12 noon.
9th grade, August 31 ~
to 4:30 p.m.
8th grade, September 1 — 9
a.m. to 12 noon.
Children who cannot follow
the schedule above are asked
to appear at the school between
8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on September 5.
Intermediate School children
may register on the first day
•gf *s_ghpol., .September  6.
Elementary s"choOl--^oung-
sters, other than kindergarteners, may register Wednesday
through Friday, the week before school opens or, if necessary, on the first day of school.
Kindergarten children who
lived in the school district before May 30 were counted in
the annual school census; their
parents will be notified in late
August of a time to bring them
for an interview between the
6th and 11th of September. Kindergarten will open. September
18.
Families who have moved
liere since May 30 may list
their ldndergarteners in the
school by calling the Superintendent's office, HA 9-9620.
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All Around Saline
Teen Club News
• Teen Club will be held on the
tennis court of the new High
School this Friday. Eton Howe
will be D.J. In case of rain, it
will be'held at the usual place,
the old High School gym. See
you Friday. a
'■* Mrs." Herman Bruckner returned home Saturday from Saline Community Hospital where
she r^cta,tly underwent a" gall
bladder operation.
Malcolm W. Whitford, son-in-
law of Mrs. William Spike of
Saline, has recently been named
City Planning Director at Saginaw, Mich. He had been serving
as acting director since October, 1960. . "
Whitford, who's wife is the
former Ethel Spike of Saline,
has been a member of the Saginaw city Engineer's office since
1948. He was promoted to chief
Office engineer in August, 1955.
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Mrs. Earl Clark entered
Ridgewood Osteopathic Hospital
near Ypsilanti, this w|fek for
surgery on Wednesday^
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Ed   Burnett .underwent   leg
surgery Saturday a tj Saline
Community Hospital aiKi is reported .to^be, "dpihg ifiKe". He
expects td be go^g honfie within a day or so. "***--->.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles, Ceroh--J
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sky and their son, Jim, of* Ft.
Lauderdale,   Fla.,   were  guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ceronsky Sunday afternoon.
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Jean Welch, of Bridgewater,
is a medical.patient at the. Saline hospital this week. She entered the hospital Saturday.
"TICONDEROGA" RUNS   .
CLOSE SECOND
William Brittain's 86 - -foot
ketch, the Ticonderoga, finished
just 37 minutes behind the leader to win second place in. a
recent California to Hawaii
race. Forty-seven ships took
part in the competition.
The Ticonderoga was hv the
lead for half bf the race .and
could have coine in fixfehad it
not been for a" spinnaker breaking V as the ship approached
Oahu in the Mdlokai channel.
The race course Tan from'San,
Pedrc-'td* Honolulu.
Boy Injured
By Tractor
'Doing Well1
A 13-year-old Saline boy,
Charles Burg, was reported "doing well" today after he was
critically injured Saturday afternoon when he was run over
by a tractor.. The youth, who
suffered a broken leg and fractured skull in the accident, was
taken to Saline Community hospital for immediate treatment
and then transferred to University hospital in Ann Arbor.
Charles is the son of George
Burg, of Saline, and Mrs. Marty Hemenway, of 7750 Saline-
Ann Arbor Rd. He was riding
on a tractor driven by 14-year-
old Jerry Merritt, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Merritt, of
10570 Burmeister Rd.
When the tractor suddenly
lurched, Charles pitched over
the front onto the ground, and
was run over.
He is expected to be in the
hospital for at least another
week, his mother said, and the
broken leg will be in a cast until about the time school starts.
GOP Plans
'Ox Roast-
On July 29
The annual Republican "ox
roast", with hundreds, of pounds
of charcoal-roasted beef, 'free
pony rides for children, and
Con Con speakers for their parents, is scheduled Saturday, July 29, at Delhi Metropolitan
Park.*
Dinners will be served from
1 to 6 p.m. at the park, which
is located near Dexter on the
Huron River. Tickets are $1*
each for adults, but there is no
charge for youngsters under 12
years old.
Head "chefs" for the event
are County Drain Commissioner
John H. Flook, of Saline, and
Judg^&sd-A^^Iliyan, of Ypsilanti township. Tickets*£2 Sa-
line may be obtained' fr6rd
Judge Jerome Lamb, Mrs. Rudy
Douthat, George Johnson, and
Mrs. John Steeb, who is also
publicity chairman for the event.
General co-chairmen are
Claire Simmons, of Ypsilanti,
and Mrs. Thomas Scott,, of Ann
Arbor. The menu includes roast
beef (actually prime steer; oxen
are now almost non-existent),
potato chips, salad, baked beans,
coffee, pop, and ice cream.
The three Republican candidates for Constitutional Convention delegate seats to be chosen
in the July 25 primary, will
speak at 3 p.m.
US-112 Association
To Meet Tuesday
The US-112 Association, a
group of businessmen of"' communities from Goldwater to Saline, will meet at 8 p**m*Tuesday at the Grosvenor Bank
basement, in Jonesville. Chairman of the organization is Marty Hemenway, of Saline, and
Eathern Roark and Harry Parsons are active members.
At the Tuesday.' meeting,.„the
group hopes to get final action
on plans to mount a large bill--
board on highway 1-94, billing
US-112 as "The Scenic Route";
Anyone interested in attending the meeting may contact
Roarkfor details.
Woman Hurt When
Car Hits Pole
Joyce Ann Tatro, 30, of Wyandotte, was listed in "good
condition" at Saline Community
hospital after she suffered head
injuries and lacerations early
Tuesday when her car went out
of control on Saline-Milan road.
A passenger in the Tatro car,
Ann Bafney, of Detroit, escaped
injury when the vehicle left the
road, leaped a culvert, and hit
a utility pole hard enough to
snap it off.
Bids Let for
Blacktopping
Two Streets
City Council Monday let bids
to Washtenaw Asphalt Co. for
blacktopping on Hillcrest and
S. Ann Arbor St., and awarded
a contract to New Cast Stone
and Step Co. for 35 bumper
blocks for the new parking lot
on E. Bennett St.
The approach to the parking
lot is to be blacktopped this
year; but the rest will remain
in gravel until spring-
Other city repairs and maintenance in process this summer
include a clean-out of all city
sewers, and a probable installation of a new city well. Saline
already has two artesian wells,
one of which pumps 250 gallons
a minute, the other 550 gallons
a  minute.  It  is  possible  that
Mike Strait said.
The new well is -needed as a
safety factor, Strait explained,
since the present ones accommodate the city's needs but do not
alloys ..a****i6o per cent safety factor, -for fire fighting and general use, in case of breakdown.
(One of the present wells has
a 14-foot head; i.e., it will flow
over the pipe 14 feet above the
floor. The other has never been
tested for "head".)
Curbing is completed on McKay street, Owen place, and S.
Ann Arbor, Strait reported. McKay will be sealcoated; Owen
place and  S.
Local Man\
Not Opposed
In Primary
Saline area residents have
evinced "very little interest" in
the coming Con Con primary,
and local election officials unanimously predict a very light
vote.
Even the fact that two of
the candidates are local did little to stir up discussion on the
matter. One of them, Allan
Grossman, Saline attorney, is
not opposed in his bid for the
Democratic nomination as delegate from the 33rd Senatorial
District (Washtenaw county).
The other, an Ann Arbor resident and Wayne university professor, is Marvin Esch, two of
whose brothers live in Saline.
Esch is opposed for the Republican county nomination by
two Ann Arbor attorneys, Roscoe Bonisteel and Lewis Christ-
man, who is also a former state
senator,
The Democratic ticket also
has a contest for nomination as
delegate from the second representative district, Earl Eugene Sutter, of Ypsilanti, and
Grenval W. Spangler, of Milan.
J. Don Lawrence, Ypsilanti,
is unopposed for the Republican nomination from the second
district.
Election officials in Saline city and Lodi and Saline townships today said they had. heard
saery   Uttle   discussion   of   the
proper placement on the third;- *_„,--,,
would produce 1,000 gaMfilE MhC°^g pnmary* ^ ^pec'
minute,  D P W  Superintend ,££a *&\ wtue* *
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No absentee ballots have been
taken out in either township,
the clerks reported. Only six
have been taken out in the city, about half the number usual
in summer elections. The> deadline for obtaining ^absentee ballots is 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22.
ICE CREAM
CALENDAR
Wed., July 26 ~ St. James
E. & R. Church in Saline township. (Note change of date.)
Thurs., July 27 - St. John's
Ann Arbor will Lutheran Church of Northfield
tse-blaektoppea: "BrtitS"n5Xi!r^s§k_^wnship (corner of Sutton and
or so. ll IiTTMiIii "in   HUIII.!    H'l'll1 '"),     iT
In   Saline  Heights   Addition, j6:30 p.m.,Homemade pie, cake,
the developer is putting in curb
and gutter on the new Hollywood drive and Marian court.
City crews have been repairing street_holes and fixing water lines throughout the city.
A drain from Willis road to
the millpond is undergoing
cleaning and widening by the
County Drain Commission.
and ice cream, coffee and pop.
Fri., July 28 <-- Saline Band
Parents ice cream social and
final summer concert. Ice cream
and cake^will be served.
Fri., Aug. .4 -,- Federated
Church social, from 5 p.m. Barbecues, hot dogs, salad, ice
cream and cake, pop and coffee;
fish -pond and-games.
C. OF C. TO HOLD
LUNCHEON MEET__.
A Chamber of Commerce lun
cheon meeting is scheduled, for
12 noon to 1:1!)-pan. Tuesday
at JMarty's- Restaurant, to vote;
on a^jprojected amendment *&
'the by-laws concerning dues.
. Happy as a lark with her very- own pony is Trudy Stevens, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kobfcrt Stevens of Highland
Drive. She.named the pony„"J?Ucka"-->ffer she was the luckiest -child entered* in a contest conducted ~b.f-.80 Rexall Drug
Stores of the southeast .Michigan area. Above, local Rexall
owner Bob Estes supervises Trudy's first ride.
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