1962-03-21; Saline Reporter

              The Saline
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 27 ~ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1963
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eeting to Probe
rowth Problems
Local businessmen,  property ning Commissioner.  Their  let- fV?
owners, and members of civic ter said:
organizations have been invited      "Current published data in
to a meeting with City Council dicate?   ^at   A^f.   the   PlSt 1^
and the planning commission to f3* *e <*&. of Saline was the b'"ii
"find a solution to mutual pro- ****** growing community m
blems and,future planning" in Washtenaw  county  and,   from
the downtown area. «J indications, it appears that
this rate of residential building
The conclave is scheduled at and   population   increase   will
8 p.m.  Thursday,  April 5,  in continue."
the auditorium at Saline High _.The rapid expansion of any
School. community creates many prob-
Reasons and subjects to be iems in many areas, not'only
discussed were cited in a letter to city government but to the
this week by Councilmen present residents of the city and
George Anderson and Douglas to businessmen and downtown
Milhan, who are acting as pub- property owners as well. Shop-
licity committee for the con- pmg centers are being construc-
ference. Milhan is city Plan- ted a few miles away, with the
  result that City Council is concerned with the future of our
'downtown business district'."
"In order that these mutual
problems might be discussed,
and that current and future
plans be established, the City
Council has decided that a con-
uture Nurse
Dsstict Clubs
To Meet Here
ference be held on The Down?
A rally for high school stu- town Business District of Sa-
dents interested in exploring ^ y^ t^ objective to not
nursing as a career will be held only make the public aware of
at Saline High School from 1 to certain problems and decisions ._-„_ „TT„flv„T,¥,
4:30 pan. Saturday. The rally to be made> but ^ to find $2,225 ALLOTTED
is sponsored by the South Cen- tne mutual solution to the fol- 1U KEt^EATION
tral Michigan League for Nurs- iowing: City Council Monday evening
TOWNSHIP TO REZONE
GOLTZ PROPERTY
Saline township board, at a
special session on Wednesday,
©JURY,4 March 14, initiated action to re-
zone 13 acres owned by Roland
Goltz, on W. Michigan avenue,
from "residential" to "commercial", at the owner's request.
A public hearing on the re-
zoning will be held at 8 p.m.
Monday, April 16, at the Saline
township hall.
Officer James Levleit
Named Acting Chief
A bevy of beauties, all of dairy farm
backgrounds, competed in the annual Dairy
Princess contest, sponsored by Washtenaw
county Dairy Council. The winner was announced, after long deliberation^ at jtihe
Dairy Banquet Saturday: Miss lone Carr, of
Saline. Above, left to right, front row, are:
Marilyn Frey, Ann Arbor; Miss Carr; Sara
Schaible, Saline; Marjorie Mueller, Frank-
enmuth, State Dairy Princess; and Katrene"
Gall, Saline, last year's Washtenaw Princess.
Back row, left to right: Jean Schaible*
Donna Diuble, Elizabeth Jedele, Doris Her-
ter, and Carolyn Carr,-all of Saline.
ing   (which includes  Lenawee,
"1. General ways and means
approved $2,225 for use in the
lone Carr Crowned Dairy
Princess; Farmeis Honored
Bill Brittain
To be Speaker
At OC Meet
William L. Brittain, vice-
chairman of the board of directors of- Hoover Ball and
Bearing Co.^ will speak to Salinians at the annual dinner
meeting of the local Chamber
of Commerce. Brittain, one of
the founders of Universal Die
Casting, will be guest of honor
and guest speaker at the April
3 event, to be held at the Legion
Hall here.
Chamber of Commerce officers, in announcing the 1962 annual meeting, emphasized that
the session will be open not only to Chamber members, but
also to all interested Salinians.
Announcement cards will be
sent to members next week, but
anyone else wishing to reserve
admissions for the dinner-meeting may do so by contacting
The Saline Reporter, HAzel 9-
or HAzel 9-7380, as soon
Livingston, Monroe and Wash- of ^   ftving the business cli. city -recreation program m the
tenaw counties) and the Future mate<           s               .                comingyear, a sum matched by Ione   Carrj   a   Saline   High and owners of "100,000" cows, q"c,
Nurse clubs of these counties: 2  off-Street Parking Facia- w^T-l™*?t * ^ ^ • ^ School graduate afcd daughter; those    which   have,   produced 9   _ .....      .     +   ,„   .fc .on
Any   high   school   students,^.      , S            v»^^
school  guidance  or  vocational 3. General  Business   Expan- r^to.r °f ^ Recreatl0a Com- of   11977   Jordan   Rdad,   was milk.                      v                         ?        '»*   J?'^   T1"' Tl
counselors and parents of stu- sion.                                     ^     mission.^ - crowned Washtenaw  county     parmers who faave ^^ ^r^ased at ** ^^
dents interested in nursing are 4. Self-help  by  businessmen   *      d ...     „   . .     " Dairy Princess, -at the annual include:   Leonard   Burmeister, made bv th» March™ SnP
invited, to attend. There is.no and property owners.                  OES  to  Hold Dairy Banquet   sponsored   by Howard Wilkie, George Macom-     *      f/Z/7        ^deadline,
admission-charge;.   ■ g. How can the city help?     Honorary Dinner ■ ^ashtenaw«)Uhty^ry Coun- ber, Frank Geiger, Fred Palma,      *2*i servXbv^Stos
'   Opportunities will be provid- 6. Theeffect on the Planning     Past Matrons, Past Patrons, <*, m Dexter Saturday even- Torn  Carlton,  Paul  and Alice ofthe Saline Son A^Sarv
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ed for students to learn about Commission's future planning." an(j   jjfe   members   of   Saline mg'
Taylor, Wesley Amsdill, David
The evening's doings, in ad-
the four basic programs in nur-      "The conference is open  to chapter 311, OES, will be hon-     Approximately  50  county Gordon,   Ray   Bulmon,   Paul dmon  t0  Brittain's  talk   will"
sing education - the one year the public, and we strongly en- ored  guests  at a dinner and farmers were honored for pro- Wild,  David Dejanovich,  Rob- featUre brief progress reports
practical nurse education pro- courage attendance and parti- "Fun Night",  given by mem- Auction achievement and farm ert Curtis,  George and Ralph from c_c project chairmen  in-
gram, the two year community cipation to find the solution to bers and officers of the chap- management at  the event,  at Erke, Harold Drake and son. stallation  of  officers  for' the
coming year, and a program of
coUege   associate   degree   pro- our mutual problems and future ter, at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Dexter High School. Associate  members  include:   	
gram, the three year hospital panning.   Obviously,   this   one Temple.                                               Featured speaker was ATartin Donald and Robert Stuart, Rus- entertainment. It all starts at
diploma program, and the four conference will not solve all the      All   members   who   are   not Framberger, of Chicago, secre- sell Crisovan, Angelo DiPonio, 6:30 p.m.
year   university   baccalaureate problems; but at least with mu- honored guests will be charged tary-manager  of  the  national Neil and William Nixon, Lloyd ' J	
degree program.                            tual participation and correla- 50 cents for the dinner, and all American Dairy Association. Randall, Gregory Seckinger, t>liri„l Ojfp
The Saline High School Fu- tion of ideas and suggestions, are urged to attend, according Chairman of the banquet was Sam   Bailo,   Phoenix   Hills ^UXld.1 Olie
ture Nurse club and their spon- we should be able to formulate to  Worthy Matron  Clara Mc- Elton  Frey,   president   of  the Farms, Ellery and John Rous- Prices Upped
sors will serve as hostesses for plans that will benefit all con- Kenney. A program will follow county Council.                              ter, Horace and Gilbert Whit- The price of single burial lots
the rally.                                      cerned."                                         the dinner.                                       First runner-up in the Dairy nev>   Fre,i   Korte,   Jr.,   Elton in city-owned Oakwood cemete1
Princess   contest  was   Sara ^ey, Darold Heidt, and DeFof- ry was raised by Council action
Schaible, daughter of Mr. and est •B- Thompson. Monday   night,   and   provision
Mrs. Wilbert Schaible, of Plea-      Owners   of   "100,000"   cows was made to invest part of the
sant Lake Road. Marilyn Ann are: Ellery and John Rouster, increase   in   a   perpetual   care
Frey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Robert Stuart, Leo- fund from which only the in-
SHS Honor Roll Announced
High School honor rolls for
the fourth marking period were
announced this week.
The lists were cons'iderably
shorter than usual, according
to Mrs. H. W. Kuebler, teacher
who compiles them, Because a
large number of students ted
been absent due te illnesses for
Relatively l©ag prtods and had Keith Armbruster
"incompletes5' in some classes. Earl Klager
               SENIOR
JUNIOR
Academic
Jerri Olson
Kathie  Reed
Gayle Finkbeiner
Bruce Carr
Martha Esch
Shirley Sheehan
Lois   Sutton
Academic
Carol Thompson 7.3
Ed  Strait     • 7.0
Elaine Ference 7.0
Gay Beck 7.0
Beverly Brown 6.5
Louise Anderson 6.5
Sandra Brown 6.5
Sandra Merritt 6.5
Abbie Young " 6.3
Joyce Ehnis 6.3
Gary Niethammer 6.2
Mary Sue Gordon 6.0
Rick Johnson 5.8
Tom Wagener 5.6
Merrilie Harvey 5,5
Susan Anthony 5.0
General
Sara Schaible 6.3
Doris Herter 6.2
Marie Katalinich          .' 6.0
Judy Lehmann 6.0
Brian LaRue 5.8
Tom Jeppesen 5.8
Babs Schmid 5.8
Jonathon Johnson 5.6
Christine MacDonald 5.5
Carol Ann Guenther- -   5.4
Jerry Farrar 5.2
Donna VanNest" 5,0
Bob Weisenreder 5.0
Wendy Wild
Serge Vaisman
Ted Graban
Vicki  Hill
Pamela Kidwell
Karen Hinderer
Dave Hollenbeck
Steve Milkey
Jean Schaible
Georgia Burg
Mary Schumacher
General
Sandra Craigmile
Diane  Hamlin
Susan Beck
SOPHOMORE
Academic
Elsie Klager
Gail Armbruster
Diane Miller
Marcia Feldkamp
Sharon Feldkamp
Dale Flook
Jane Ross    ;
Betsy Smith
Lorraine Myers
Rob Merchant
Joan LaRue
Karen Riggs
Rhonda Maurer
Jim Feldkamp
Dolores Faust
8.0
7.8
7.6
7.6
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.0
7.0
6.6
6.3
6.3
5.8
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.0
5.0
5.3
5.2
5.0
7.0
6.4
6.4
6.3
6.2^
6.2
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
Marciie Bauknecht
Barbara Hehr
Pat Fischer
Albert Feldkamp
Katherine Todd-
Edward Ross
Elaine Dieterle
General
Sue Davis
FRESHMAN
Academic
Linda Heiserman
Dan Morton
John Scherdt
Sue Washburn
Sue  Robison
Sandy Greenfield
Kay Gordon
Katy Esch
Janis   Coe
Steve  Miller
Gail Mittendorf
Audrey Thompson
Bruce  Uphaus
Dennis  Condit
Robert  Austin
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.0
5.0
5.2
7.5
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.0
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.3
6.0
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
Elton Frey of Scio Church Rd., nard  Burmeister,   George   Ma- terest will be used. The remain-
was second runner-up. comber,  Robert Curtis, Lowell der of the cost will be used for
Honored farmers were mem- Spike, Peter Spike, Howard Wil- maintenance,
bers of the county "400 club", ^e>   DeForest   B.   Thompson;     For city residents, the cost
associate "400 club" members, Fred Palma,   Wesley  Amsdill, of single burial sites was raised
 : ' Edward W. Porath, George and from $75 to $150, with $75 to
(WA  r1       W*mi3 Ralph Erke,  Elton Frey,  and go into maintenance and $75 in-
UlCl L-ar  W MS Tom Carlton.                                to the perpetual care fund. For
Another Round The new Dairy Princess was non-residents, the price will be
An   elderly   automobile   has crowne<i   by. her   predecessor, $175, with $75 for maintenance
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practically established squatter's rights on lot 73 in Saline
Heights addition.
The decrepit vehicle turned
up on the lot early last fall,
and — so far — nobody has
found the authority to remove
it. Service station owner Ted
Hill says he's perfectly willing
to tow it away . . . with a letter
or order from police authorizing him to do so. Police may
legally remove an abandoned
vehicle from public property .. .
but not from private property
withut the owner's complaint.
The owner of the lot, George
Weins of Ypsilanti, replied to
query with a letter stating he
had "no objection" to removal
, but he made no
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NEW  WINNERS  NAMED
IN HS SPEECH CONTEST
A.change in the list of win- of the car
nersvm the High School speech actual complaint and did not
contest   was   announced   this order or ask for removal,
week by Margaret Baker, teach-     License on the car was issued
er;      * to a Sydney- Henery, of Detroit
Winner'of first place in the* Council  instructed  City  Clerk
original oratory category was Bill Muir to contact him.
Susan Anthony, whose speech .  —-	
was   entitled   "Who   is   Your DOROTHY "DOING WELL"
Neighbor?"   Linda   Heiserman     Dorothy Quick, after surgery
placed second. Both will com- at St. Joseph Hospital, is re-
pete   in   the  district ■ forensic ported "doing well" and expects
contest this month in Chelsea, to be home within a few days.
More than 200 years of collective fire-fighting experience are represented by the experts above, all hut one
former members of Saline Volunteer Fire department, and
all guests of honor at a Fish Fry put on by present firemen
last week at the firemen's meeting-house. Still active is
Rudy Wahl, back-row, left, who,has been witfi the department-for 35 years. Retired members include HeinieOrmsby,
Walt Armbruster and Clarence Wiebusch, in back row; and
(front,, left to right) Max Fosdick, Gordon Anthony, and
Adolph Lindemann. Another former fireman, Bill Milhan,
was unable to attend the feed.
Chief of Police Earl Kirby
was relieved of his duties and
removed from the city police
force by unanimous Council action Monday night, and Police
Officer James Levleit was
named as acting chief.
"Insubordination and negligence" were the terms in Councilman Glenn Clark's motion for
the dismissal, but — even under
a bombardment of questions
from the audience — Council
was also unanimous in its refusal to document the charges
"without a written request from
Mr. Kirby".
The action to remove Kirby
began Friday evening when he
was called away from duty by
Clark (who is also Police Commissioner) and "given the opportunity to resign" or be fired,
effective immediately. Kirby
was given no reason for the
ultimatum, Clark said, and "only about a dozen words were
spoken", according to Kirby.
Councilman George Anderson
was also present at the meeting,
at City Hall.
The motion to fire Kirby
raised an onslaught of questions from" the audience at
Monday's meeting. Kirby was
not present.
Said former Councilman John
D. Buck: "As a taxpayer, I feel
I'm entitled to know more about
what those terms 'insubordination and negligence' mean. If
the police chief has been negligent, the taxpayers ought to
know about it."
Disclosure of the precise reasons was "not Council's privilege", according to Mayor Jack
Bennett and Councilman George
Johnson. Said Councilman Jerome Hemmye: "This" (refusal
to give reasons) "is for his protection. We will not give them
without a written request from
Mr. Kirby."
(Kirby said today that Mayor Bennett gave him "some reasons" in a conversation Tuesday morning. "I don't think
there's anything to them," said
Kirby. "A lot of petty staff. I
never did anything crooked or
wrong, and they can't say I
did."
Kirby continued: "The people
know whether I did right or
wrong and whether I was fair
with them and tried to do a
good job; I did. I don't feel I
did wrong in anything. If they
think I've done something awful
bad, they should bring it out."
Said Mayor Bennett today:
"There is no moral or legal
charge against Earl. It is entirely a matter of Council policy and rules to which he failed
to adhere."
"The Council is always open
to Mr. Kirby if he wants the
charges brought out into the
open," said Johnson. "U he wishes a hearing at any time, he
can request one.")
Said Buck at the Monday
meeting: "I worked with this
man for quite a while." (Buck
is a former Justice of the
Peace.) "I frankly admit he's
made mistakes; everyone does.
But he is recognized as an outstanding police officer, not only by the Sheriffs department,
but by the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti police and state police.''
Said Councilman Doug Milhan: "We think we're doing
what the taxpayers of Saline
expect of us."
Said Johnson: "I like Mr.
Kirby -- but I don't think it
will serve any purpose to drag
the thing out"
Said Hemmye: "The information we have will serve everyone best by its silence."
School police officer Helen
Starling also spoke from the
audience: "I'm a taxpayer, too,
and interested in the children
and the community, and I know
a little bit about police work.
This seems a quick judgment
to all of us who have worked
with him. We are flabbergasted.
This seems a pretty harsh way
to deal. I have worked with
him for seven years, and you
don't know what a blow this is
. . . this cuts to the heart."
Kirby, 62, joined the police
force here seven years ago and
has acted as chief for six years,
though the title was not used
until about three years ago.
He was planning to retire in
a month or two in any case,
he said, and consequently would
not ask for a hearing. He had
submitted a resignation six
months ago, but withdrew it
after a meeting with the Council.
He expects to move north to
his "ranch" near Traverse City;
his house here has been listed
for sale for some time. "I'm going .north "this week and start
working on my place," he said,
"but it will be a month or six
weeks before I'm gone from
here for good."
Acting Chief Levleit has been
a member of the Saline police
force for six years.
Bands Make
Clean Sweep
In District
Both Saline Bands, the High
School" Cphcert Band and the
Junior High Band, received the
coveted "first division" ratings
Saturday in the District Band
Festival at Saline High School.
With 17 bands participating,
the Saline Bands" took two of
the five such ratings given.
Both local bands will take
part in the state Festival April 28.
Other bands receiving "first"
ratings were Chelsea High
School, Lincoln High School,
and Chelsea Junior High Bands.
Judges in both the concert
playing and in the sight-reading
sections were unanimous in
their decision to give an AT J .-A
or "superior" rating to the Saline bands. The Senior High
Band amassed a total of 25 A's
and 4 B's in its class B competition; and the Junior High
Band was given a total of 26
A's and 3 B's in Class C.
Judges for the Festival included Charles Minelli of Ohio University, Charles Kirsch of Battle Creek High School, Larry
Detroit, and William Moffit of
Teal of Teal Music Studios in
Western Michigan.
On the Saline High School
Band, directed by Art Katter-
john, one judge, Minelli, wrote:
"Very dramatic opening, excellent balance . . . terrific brass,
dynamic contrast excellent . . .
good phrasing . . . very artistic
performance, excellent expression and interpretation through
out, lot of warmth . . . nice cornet solo ... a lot of fine individual players, well trained and
developed - a credit to this
school and community. I hope
your work is appreciated - there
are a lot of bands, but few real
good ones - and SALINE HAS
ONE."
Kirsch commented: "This is
excellent balance, and good
march style and concept ... I
like the smooth tone production,
and you play .with exceellent
musicianship ... very high
standards of achievement are
shown here, vigor and vitality.
Congratulations."
On the Junior High Band,
comments were, equally enthusiastic: -
Minelli: "Overall tone quality excellent, dynamic contrast
excellent fine piccolo playing
.. . good control, nice flute qua-
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