1962-01-17; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 18 - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1962
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arch of Dimes Drive in Full Swing
The 1962 New March of
Dimes went into full swing in
Saline this week,. as the calendar of benefit events filled out.
Arrangements are completed or
under way for:
Thursday, January 18 — The
annual benefit bowling program, under the chairmanship
of Mrs. Hubert Beach, will open
Thursday and continue through
January 31 at Saline Lanes. Richard Hoeft and Mrs. Charles
Burkhart will assist.
The program is a handicap
league tournament open to league bowlers only. Total handicap net score is recorded on
official March of Dimes entry
blanks, available at the lanes,
and must be verified by league
secretaries. An entry contribution of $1 is required. Each
bowler may enter as many times
as his league bowls during the
period.
Winners will enter the county
roll-off at Chelsea Lanes on
February 11," to compete for
such prizes as a console stereophonic record player, cameras,
a bowling ball, transistor radios, or steak dinners.
Washtenaw is one of 50 Michigan counties participating in
the bowling event,
Saturday, January 20 — Local
Boy Scouts, under the leadership of Don Rapp, will sell peanuts in the city for the benefit
of the March of Dimes on two
Saturdays, January 20 and 27,
and later at a prospective bas-
ketbal benefit.
Wednesday, January 24 — A
benefit coffee hour, open to the
public, will be held from 10
a.m. to noon at the home of
Mrs. Charles Kern, 204 Russell
St.
The Dimes committee is still
seeking volunteer hostesses for
coffees, teas, and card parties,
and has decided to award prizes
each week to holders of high
score, as well as high and consolation prizes for season winners in bridge, euchre, or pinochle.
High score for this week was
Mrs. William Klein's 2810 in
12 hands of bridge. Proceeds
from card benefits have so far
amounted to $34.85.
Tuesday, January 30 — The
annual Mothers' March, to be
Members of the local New March of Dimes committee,
all smiles over the number of events scheduled so far for
the campaign, get together to organize plans and distribute
equipment. Above, left to right, Mrs. William Brink, Mrs.
Ralph Bowen, Mrs. Ray Hunt, Mrs. Hubert Beach, Mrs.
Joe Bondie, and Mrs. James Carman, chairman.
All Around Saline
The Saline Jaycee Auxiliary
held a progressive dinner last
week 'for .new • members.  The,
various Courses ware served by
Mrs. John Klein, Mrs. Merritt
Martin, Jr.,. Mrs. Herman Rad-
loff, who was chairman of the
affair,   and Mrs:  Douglas  El-
fring. Among the fifteen people
attending .were two guests, Mrs.
Richard Lutz and Mrs; David
Hess.
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Little Miss Nancy Graf, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Graf of Russell St., celebrated her second birthday on
Tuesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. William Robb,
of Pleasant Ridge Dr., dined at
the Regent in Jackson Saturday
Blood Bank
Visit Postponed
Until April
The annual visit of the Red
Cross   Bloodmobile,   to   collect
sslies for Saline
area'Blood Bank, wili not fe§ IfS, Bad sons D*ffli§ Sfid
conducted this year by members
•hf ♦!.. -• •-- - : ■ - - ' ■•> *nd process suppi
-! u* Child Study Club and j -„--_, „,££.
Jaycee Auxiliary, is under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Joe Bondie and Mrs. William Lawrence.
It is to open at 7 p.m
^Marchers will bo entertained | ^uaryj^was -ade because
after their drive at the home
Dr. Douthat
Named "Most
Distinguished"
Dr. Rudenz Douthat was
named by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce as "Distinguished
Young Man of the Year" at the
organization's annual Bosses's
Night Banquet Wednesday evening.
Honorable mention was made
of three local men: Alton Ealy,
Saline High School teacher of
agriculture; Allan Grossman,
attorney; and John Steeb, businessman.
The award, given annually to
a local man between 21 and 35
ICE  FLATTENS MAYOR
Mayor Jack Bennett suffered
a badly bumped head and bruises Tuesday morning when he
slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk on Highland drive while
on his way to work.  Council j
meeting Tuesday evening wasi 	
conducted hy Mayor pro tern HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
ornets Rout Roosevelt,
Retain Conference Lead
George   Johnson.   Bennett   returned to work Wednesday.
City Makes
New Offer
On Park Site
ANNUAL  MEETING   SET
The annual meeting of stockholders of Saline Community
Hospital association will be held
at 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 23,
in the auditorium at the High
School.
Members of the board of directors will be elected to fill expiring terms and two amendments to the Articles of Incorporation will be passed on.
Stockholders who cannot at
City  Council  Tuesday night
decided to make a new offer to
years of age, was presented byj the owners of the Saline Mill j tend are urged to return proxies
Don McKenzie, JC chairman of. property, after the city's first mailed out to them this week
this year's committee for the! offer was rejected,
selection. It came after a unani-      The owners of the land, Val-
mous decision by the panel of ley Chemical Co.,  had  earlier
evening in celebration of Bill's
birthday and the wedding anniversaries of two of the three
couples accompanying them, all
Dexter residents.
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Three Saline area men,, called
up by the draft last month,
are completing basic training at
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. They are
Donald Jeppesen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Jeppesen of Maple
St: and husband of the former
Reva Jane Day of Milan; Richard Wenk, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Wenk of Waters Rd. and
husband of the former Bernice,
Robison of Saline; and Silas i
Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul,
Woods of Clark St., well known
for his prowess on the gridiron.
Another local man taking his
basic training at Ft. Leonard
Wood is David Hoeft, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hoeft of E.
Henry St. He graduated from
Saline High School last June
and enlisted in the army November 30.
four judges: City Councilman
Glenn Clark, the Rev. H. L. En-
gel, High School Principal Elmer-Houghton, and Reporter
Publisher Paul TulL/
It is based on -participation
in all-round community activities, contribution to community welfare during the year, evidence of lasting contribution to
the community, evidence of business progress, and cooperation
with individual or civic organizations. *
Dr. and. Mrs. Kenneth Stew-
Dr. Douthat
made until. April this year, according to local Red Cross rep-
on the I resentative Marian Hering.
'    The change from the usual
1 the Bloodmobile's schedule was
of Mrs. Bliss Charles, with Mrs.
Howard Hill and Mrs. John
Dwyer as hostesses.
Saturday, February 3 — An
OES-sponsored "all cards" party is set at 8 p.m. on February
3 in the store beneath the Masonic hall, Tables and prizes
will be providM ibv euchre, canasta, ana bridge, and a door
prize will be given. Prizes will
include homemade cakes, coffee
cakes, and fudge, and a free oil
change at Teachout Motor Sales
in Ypsilanti.
Refreshments will be served
and the public is invited. A 50.
cent donation is asked from
each person. Mrs. Frank Mo-
Kenney, worthy matron, is the
chairman; Mrs. Harry Cogar is
in charge of publicity.
Sunday, February 4 — Th©!
annual Jaycee-sponsored Dimes
Dinner will be held at Marty's
Restaurant here. Don McKenzie
is JC chairman for the event,
and details will be announced
later.
Early February « Teachers
will play alumni in a benefit
basketball game, to be followed
by a Record Hop. Don Jaeger
and Mrs. Wesley Nielsen are in
charge, and plans are to be announced.
Funds raised in the Dimes
drive are used for research on
arthritis and birth defects, and
for continuing aid to polio patients.
already full, Mrs. Hering said.
Meanwhile, local supplies are in
frequent demand to aid Saline
area residents and will probably be "extremely low" before
they can be replenished, Mrs.
Hering said.
The Saline area Blood Bank
provides blood free of charge
whenever needed, to any resident of the area.
Bank Raises
Interest Rates
Stockholders of the Citizens
Bank, at the annual meeting
Tuesday, approved a hike in interest rates to 3y2 per cent on
savings book accounts, and to
four per cent on certificates of
deposit maturing in one year.
ot Royal Oak, and Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Greashaber, of Jackson,
were dinner guests Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Predmore, Sr., on Mark
Hannah Ct. The dinner was in
honor of the 76th birthday of
Mrs. Lavina Steward, mother
of Mrs. Predmore and Dr. Steward.
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Nine-year-old   Billy   Layher.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Lay
Dr. Douthat, 33, is Chief of
Staff at Saline Community Hospital, a Washtenaw county Deputy Medical Examiner, and has
served as secretary of Washtenaw Society of General Practitioners. He is an active member of SaMne Area Civic association and has been active in
state and county politics.
He has a long record of service to school athletics programs, and was recently appointed City Health Officer for the
coming year.
He is married and the father of four children.
- Alton Ealy serves as advisor
to the local and district chapters of Future Farmers of America,  is a director of Saline
offered Saline 20 acres of. land
on the river, adjoining the City
Park, as well as the 43-acre
pond itself.
A representative of the owners, Tuesday, told Council that
the owners had decided they
wished to sell only the nine
acres on the east side .of the
river, but would still include
the pond.
The city's offer of 575 an
acrewas^too low, he added.
After discussion, Council approved -a motion by Jerome
Hemmye to offer $1200 .for the
nine acres, plus the pond. A
dissenting opinion came from
Glenn Clark, who said he feared
: j the pond "would be a liability".
Councilmen George Johnson and
Douglas Milhan, both of whom
had spoken with men who built
the dam, said they had been
told that, with proper maintenance and clearing of brush, it
would  "cause no  trouble".
Said Johnson, "It's made of
jgood Missouri clay^ brought in
for the purpose, and - with proper maintenance — it will never
wear out."
In other action, Council granted a General Telephone Co.
request to install a second
phone booth at the Corner Drug
Store site, and discussed a request from the Saline Cab Co.
for an exclusive franchise in
Saline. Action was delayed pending further study.
Registration
Dates Set for
Adult Classes
Monday and Tuesday, January 22 and 23, have been set
for definite registration for adult ^education classes in Saline.
Interested persons are asked
to register by calling the office
of the superintendent of schools
at HA "9-9260 and leaving a
name and telephone number by
which they may be reached.
They will be notified if there
is sufficient registration to set
up the classes of 'their choice.
Classes scheduled so far include art, to be taught by -Taylor Jacobsen; welding, to be
taught by Clyde Niedfeldt; tailoring, Betty Kuebler; and typing, Larry Smith.. All are scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on
Mondays.
Other classes are possible, according to Mrs. Kuebler, director of the program, but so far
only a few persons have shown
interest in other subjects.
Fees will be pro-rated according to the number of students
in each class but will probably
run about $10 or $12 for the
20-hour course, Mrs. Kuebler
said.
Classes will start the week
of January 29 and fees will be
collected at the first session.
by Lanny Robbins
Plagued with their usual
weakness on the slippery Bowen
fieldhouse court, Saline High's
Hornets nevertheless were able
to add another county loop team
to their steadily increasing
skein of victories. Tuesday evening the local quintet brushed
off the Roosevelt Roughriders
with comparative ease by a
50-35 count.
The thin coating of dust that
settles on the Eastern Michigan
floor accounted for the greatest
problem faced by the, Salinians.
Forced to play a slower brand
of ball, it became more of a defensive contest, which gave the
Hornets a chance to show off
their smooth working zone defense. Severely limiting the
Roughriders to outside, or off-
balance shots, the tight Saline
zone was one reason why the
Roughriders hit on only 3 of 23
field goal attempts in the first
half.
The Hornets were called for
MMPA Plans
Dinner Meet
January 25
Jack^ W. Barnes, secretary-
manager of the Michigan Milk
Producers' association, will be
the speaker at the annual dinner meeting of the Saline local,
MMPA, Thursday, January 25,
at the High School here.
Officers and delegates for the
coming year will be elected, and
topics for discussion will include: "What will be the price
on February 1, 1962?", VHow
long before we have quotas?",
"How will by-law changes affect members?" and other questions raised by members.
Entertainment will be provided hy a local group. Dinner will
be served to members and their
wives at 7:30 p.m. and reservations may be made by contacting Alwin Marion, of 8808 W.
Michigan Ave., secretary of the
local organization.
fewer fouls than sometimes in
the past, but it seemed like
more because half of Roosevelt's scoring in the first half
came from free throws. Saline's
chance on the free throws came
in the last stanza, when they
had 17 tries and made 10.
Never under serious pressure,
Saline's basketeers were able to
take a good first period lead
despite a slow start. With Ed
Strait and Brian LaRue both
doing much of the first period
scoring, their team eased to a
16-6 edge over the hosts. Roosevelt had managed to stay within three points for the middle
part of the period, but ran out
of steam in the last two minutes
as the Hornets buzzed from a
three to a ten point advantage.
Hornet coach Don Jaeger began substituting to a large extent, in what proved to be one
of the slowest second periods
for Saline this year. Brian La-
Rue with three baskets (the
first coming at 7:57 on a breakaway) accounted for the entire
Saline-tally while the Roosevelt
team could put through only a
single basket toward the half-
time total of 22-12.
In the first two minutes of
the second half, the league leaders erased any doubts as Strait,
McDonald, and Niethammer
combined in a push that sent
them to a 29-12 lead. Saline still
had a 36-21 lead when the buzzer sounded.
Both teams wound up the final stanza with a fouling spree,
as the Roughriders, in desperation, threw on a press to try to
change the outcome, and Saline
reserves fouled in trying .to prevent a rally.- Six. Hornet infractions gave the Roughriders seven tries while the Roosevelt
cagers were called on ten. Two
Ypsilanti players fouled out in
the last half of the period.
High scoring honors for the
evening were shared by Saline's
Brian LaRue and Ed Strait with
17 apiece. Roosevelt's speedy
guard. Jim Herndon had 11 to
lead his team.
The box score:
She Bids Farewell and Hail
her, Jr    of"MapTeRd., under-i Community  Fair  board   is   a
went   an    appendectomy   last member of the board of direc-
week at Saline Community Hospital. He's recovering rapidly
and Was discharged from the
hospital Tuesday.
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Mrs.  Alma  Wahl  spent  the
weekend at the Detroit home of
her daughter and family,  Dr.
and Mrs. Bernard Stremler and
daughters.
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Mrs. Fred Kleinschmidt returned home from Saline Community Hospital Tuesday. She
The higher rates are effective. recently  underwent  emergency
January 1,1962.. j surgery. ^
All directors and officers ot j
the  bank were  re-elected,   in-      Mr. and Mrs. 'Donald C. Rapp
eluding Don Jeppesen, assistant  and family, of Macon Rd., reenter, who is on leave during' cently  attended  the  three-day
service in the U.S. Army.
ENTERS HOSPITAL
Mrs. John Monroe of Russell
St. entered Saline eommunity
Hospital '3!aesaay  for medical
treatment. ."
>63  LICENSE PLATES
TO BE SOLD HERE
Automobile license plates will
be on sale in Saline between
1:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday, January 20, and again on Saturday,
February 3, at Community Ford
Sales, 106 N. Ann Arbor St.,
the branch Secretary of State's
office in Ann Arbor announced
today.
All types of 1962 plates, including passenger, truck and
trailer licenses, will be available.
Purchasers are
Bible   gathering   of   Jehovah's
Witnesses held at the Ypsilanti
High School. They were among
the crowd of 1010 who heard
witness minister Nicholas Ko-
valak, Jr., speak. His topic was
"Uniting   Men   in   a   Split-Up
World".
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Airman 3rd Class Louis Bel-
leau, who recently graduated
from the Air Force B-52 school
at Chanute Field, 111., has been
visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Belleau of Lawson
St., since December 30. He left
tors of Kiwanis club of Saline
and chairman of the club's vocational guidance committee. He
also serves as advisor to the
High School Key club. He is a
superintendent of the Sunday-
school at his church and active
in other church affairs.
Grossman, Saline city attorney, is president of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of
the Saline Fair board and of
the Saline Area Business Development corporation. He is also an active member of SACA
and of Saline Area Social Services, Inc.
"Jack" Steeb, a member of
the firm of Elmer Steeb &
Sons Dodge Sales, is chairman
of the city planning commission's finance committee, executive vice president of the
Chamber of- Commerce, and
chairman of the C. of C.'s education committee. He is co-
chairman of the C. of C's
Christmas promotion committee and has been active in setting up the High School Career
Day sessions held this year.
reminded that'for Montana early this week,
they must bring their automo- where he is scheduled to report
bile titles with them.
for duty January 19.
ATTENDS-AUNT'S FUNERAL
Mrs. Charles Finn was called
to Philadelphia Thursday night
by the death of her aunt, -Mrs.
Harold Loeb. Mrs. Finn returned to Saline Saturday.
In ah evening that was partiy
a farewell and partly a debut,
Winnie Gall last Saturday bade
J goodbye to telephone company
friends   with   whom   she   has
j worked for 37 years, and "hel-
! lo" to the sociable life of re-.
tirement.
The evening began with a
cocktail party at Winnie's home
at 442 Linden Ct., "something
I wouldn't have been able to
manage while I was working".
Assistant hostesses were Mrs.
William Repenhagen, Mrs. Gordon Prout, Mrs. H. L. Engel,
and Mrs.' Albert Bredernitz.
It continued at a dinner attended by 35 guests, at the Saline Hotel, hosted by General
Telephone Co. A gift from the
company, a necklace and earring set with an inscription denoting her years of service, was
presented by Ronald E. Kinsman, Eastern Division manager
of the company.
The table centerpiece was arranged around an 8 by 10 portrait of the guest of honor.
Speakers were Kinsman and
Kenneth Conway, district manager; and Mrs. Gall received telegrams for the occasion from
Donald C. Powers, president of
General Telephone and Electronics Corp., New York; H. H.
Randall, general commercial superintendent of the main office
of General Telephone of Michigan (Muskegon); R. D. Hene-
myer, division commercial superintendent; W. F. Hickey, division sales supervisor; and others.
Conway expressed "our deep
appreciation for the work she
has done oyer the years . . . because of the efficiency of the
work she did,,, she guaranteed
jobs for people like us. We are
Saline
16 6 14 14
- 50
Roosevelt
6 6
9
14
- 35
FG FT P Pts.
LaRue
6
5
4
17
Strait
7
3
1
17
McDonald
3
0
4
'  6
Niethammer   .
1
2
1
4
Armbruster
X
0
0
2
Bernard     '._.
0
2
1
2
Jeppesen
0
1
1
1
Johnson
0
r
3
1
Kuebler
0
0
2
0
Leidheiser
0
0
0
0
Finkbeiner
0
0
0
0
Winnie faces Winnie: Honored guest at a Telephone
Co. sponsored dinner on the occasion of her retirement, Winnie Gall was seated just behind a centerpiece highlighted by
a picture of herself.
concerned about her and re-1 these days, but she's still busy,
lieved that she is happy in her catching up on everything she
community and that the com- nad-to by-pass when she was
munity thinks so much of her."
Winnie became a telephone
operator in 1924 for the locally
owned (by Ed Hauser) Saline
Telephone Co. In 1940, Michigan Associated bought the exchange. In 1952, it merged with
General Telephone Co., changed
the name, and switched from
the old magneto, crank-type
phone "to the common-battery
equipment.
In 1945, Winnie entered the
commercial department but continued to work in Saline until
1955, when she was transferred
to Tecumsehl In November of
1960, she was transferred to
Dundee as senior service representative. Her retirement was
effective November 1, 1961
Bank to Issue
Additional St&ck
A decision to issue 1000 more
shares of stock, subject to banking department approval, and
to increase the bank's capital,
was made by stockholders of
Saline Savings Bank at the annual meeting Tuesday.
The capital is to be increased
from   six  thousand  to   seven
thousand shares of twenty-dol-.
lar par stock Present stockholders have the right to suhscribe
for new stock on the basis of
one  new   share  for   each   six
shares now held.
All directors of the bank were
working. She has no hobby in  re.eiected;   at  the meeting  of
mind, but meansto expand her, Sectors, all bank officers were
church work, see more of her I selected   and  Charles  Linde-
friends and relatives, and "en- r mann ^g named an assistant
joy my home. It used to be a j cashier,
place to put my feet, a place to
sleep and a place to eat. Now,
I have time for it."
She hasn't had - and doesn't
expect — any dull moments.
PARKING METERS
SHIVER AND QUIT
Police Commissioner Glenn
Clark reported to Council Tuesday that "50 to 75 per cent"
of the city's parking meters
were out of order because of
ice and cold. They will be taken
into City'Hall, warmed up, and
put back into'working order im-
She finds life very different' mediately, he indicated.
FAER BOARD OFFICIALS
ATTEND  STATE CONCLAVE x
Three officers of the Saline
Community Fair board Tuesday
attended a get-together of the
Michigan Fair association in
Detroit, to discuss mutual problems, share ideas, and view displays ef shows and concessions.
The meeting terminated in a
banquet Tuesday night.
Salinians who attended were
Don Wiedman," Fair aboard president; Robert Tefft, business secretary; and Alton Ealy, recording secretary.