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VOLUME 14, NUMBER 52 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1962
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ool Board Speaks
Millage Needs
Board of Education members
this week answered questions
on millage and school finances
in three lively sessions — a
meeting of the Saline Area Civic
association attended by about
60 persons, a conclave of 200
Elementary Room parents, and
a meeting of the High School
Room Mothers.
Questions and answers, and
points brought out at all meetings, ran about like this:
Q: Why do the schools now
need 3.85 extra mills when they
never asked for extra millage
before?
Said Gerald Coe: "A year ago,
it was discussed when all the
other schools in the county asked for extra millage. "We
thought we could hold out, for
another year, but along came
the necessity to replace three
buses (at $7,000 each); a boiler
went bad and cost $1,700.
"This year, the salary increase and loss of some allocation left the schools in a precarious position. We need 3.8.5
mills to meet the budget r-i^ht
to the penny and to meet the
standard of education that people have had in the past. We
don't want to see the school
system deteriorate."
Q: Why did the board schedule another vote on the same
millage?
Said Lauren Wild: "We felt
after all studies we could possibly make that we presented the
best possible budget. We felt
we must provide good bus service, good teachers and curricula, as a matter of necessity. We
pay a little bit on the low side
here, but we must face competition to get good teachers. We
feel that the people want the
best education they can get.
And we don't feel that a representative group has yet given a
strong signal against this."
"We furnish the best we can"
for the absolute minimum amount of money."
"As the population grows, we
MUST have more teachers, and
JAYCEES SUPPORT
SCHOOL MILLAGE
Saline Jaycees, at a board
of directors' meeting Wednesday, September 5, fe-af-
firmed their stand in support
of the proposed school tax
millage increase.
"We urge all residents to
vote 'yes' on this issue,"
George Newton, president,
repeated today, "so as to continue to maintain the high
standard of education which
is vital for a progressive
community."
Voters in the Friday election need not be registered.
they cost money. There is no
possible way of abating that."
Q: What are the qualifications for voters in this school
election?
A: Voters must be 21 years
of age, residents of the state
of Michigan for six months, and
residents of the Saline area
school district for 30 days. No
registration is required.
Said Coe: "The board plans
a study to learn if it will be
feasible and advisable to change
to a registration district; but
obviously there is no time for
that before this election.
Members pointed out that absentee ballot are possible in a
registration district (not, as
here, in a non-registration one),
but, said board presidant- Bess
Tefft: "A disadvantage of the
the registration district is that
the cost of maintaining the registration rolls is extremely
high." Rolls from other political subdivisions cannot be used,
since the boundaries overlap.
■ Q: What will happen if the
millage doesn't j»aSS,? .'*>. ,_. __■».•.
Coe: "I'm not able to say at
this time. As of this moment,
the board members don't know
what they could do to cut down
that amount of money."
Said Dean Burkhardt: "I
would rather resign than'be a
party to any serious cutting of
the academic program."
Said Coe: "We urge people
who have complaints against
the school system, or personnel,
to meet with the board on these
matters — they will be made
welcome — but not to let these
complaints enter into their decision on millage needed to operate the system."
Said the Rev. George Laurent: "There has been some question about non-property owners
voting in this election. All the
citizens of Saline area pay taxes
in some way . . . nobody escapes taxes."
He added: "Americans have
a very high standard of living
even in the so-called 'moderate'
home. Axe we wasting money? I
would rather make a mistake in
the schools, rather be a little
extravagant there, than somewhere else. Education is the
greatest gift you can give your
children."
Said School Superintendent
Leo Jensen: "You can't expect
this school system to provide
the quality of the best school
in the state and do it for less
money. We have been doing it
in • the past, but now we're
caught up. We tried to do this
because we have a tradition
here that we have never asked
for extra millage . . . but now
the people must decide whether
it is worth maintaining this
quality."
New Charter
OK for Vote
In November
JUNIOR DEPUTD3S TO SELL
WRESTLING TICKETS
The' Saline chapter o f the
Washtenaw county Junior Sheriff Deputies organization will
sc3ll tickets to the scheduled
police - sponsored  wrestling
c.„v    . -, .    ._     match,  at their booth at the
Saline's proposed new charter Fa-r ^ w^
The board of governors of Michigan Education Home
Association, above, came to Saline Saturday for their regular meeting, almost on the site of the village they hope to
erect here for retired educators. Publicity on the proposed
MEHA village is gathering steam: the September issue of
Vanguard (bulletin of the Michigan Retired School Employees Association) will carry an article on the village. The four
central pages of the October issue of the Michigan Educa-
. tion Journal will also be devoted to it, underwritten by the
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co., as will be 60,000 brochures.
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Mailbag:
Readers Talk Millage
The wrestling match, sponsored by the Saline Police association to raise funds for equipment and welfare purposes, is
scheduled October 6 at the High
has been approved by Governor
John B. Swainson for submis
sion to the electors on the No-
vember 6 ballot.
The required approval was re-
ceived  Saturday  by  Esther i^^S^Im
Landwehr, secretary of the	
Charter Commission, with the
notation, "approved as amended by the Saline Charter Commission *at a special meeting
held August 16".
The commissions' work was
originally submitted for state
approval on July 16, and the
special meeting was convened to
make minor changes recommen-
Fair Opens
To Big Crowd;
Exhibits Up
Hundreds  of eager  school
City Asks Federal
Aid on Expansion
City Council, in a special mee- capacity, the report indicated;
ting Monday, took the first it should be expanded to accom-
steps toward filing application modate a population of 4,200
for federal aid in an estimated without MEHA, or 6,000 with
$180,000 expansion of the sew- the village,
age treatment plant. The rep0rt also recommended
Council unanimously approv- immediate construction of one
ed resolutions to seek the grant, new sewer, development of one
to submit construction plans additional well, and a new wa-
and specifications to the State ter tower as well as a ground
Health department by Decern- storage tank.
ber 1, and to execute construction contracts for the project
not later than May 1, 1963.
Another portion of a resolution read: "Any and all elections   on  financing   the   city's
To the Editor;
I was disappointed by the results of the reVerit election
which turned down the increase
in millage for school operating
funds requested by our school
board,
'/ It ig.djfficiilt to.conceive that
this represents the feeling of
the majority of the qualified
electorate of the Saline Area
School District, and the decision
to* hold another election to obtain better representation is a
natural one. But the fact is that
it did not pass the first time,
and I should like to direct the
following remarks to those who
indicated by their votes that
they did not feel the requested
increase was justified.
At the risk of over-simplification) may I presume to classify these people into two groups:
(1) Those who believe that present funds are not being wisely
administered or that the increase would not be necessary if
certain "frills" were eliminated
from the curriculum; (2) Those
who believe that no . personal
benefits will be derived (e.g. —
with no children or whose children are beyond school age).
For the first group, one must
remember that the board who
administers the- use of the funds
is "us", not "they". We elected
our fellow citizens to represent
us, and in so doing transfered
a degree of trust. This is necessary since, as individual citizens, it is not possible for each
of us to obtain the information
necessary to make intelligent
decisions concerning operation
of the school.
We should have the courage
of our convictions in selecting
the Board and demonstrate this
LITTLE LEAGUERS
TO MARCH
Little League team members
will march in the Saturday parade.
trust when called upon to do so.
This is not a blind trust, as witness the Board's efforts in placing the financial facts before
the people.
With regards to "frills", I am
not aware of any here. Life consists of more than the 3 R's and
•science. One does not "use knowledge in a vacuum, but in dealings with people. Such activities
as physical fitness, sports, art,
music, etc., all play a part in
learning the business of life.
For the second group of people mentioned above, one can
consider this matter from either
of two viewpoints — as an investment or as the payment of
a debt. Investments are made
to obtain future benefits, and
education is a collective investment by society. The benefits
may not come for one month,
one year or five years, but will
surely come to each of us personally, in such forms as better
health, better understanding
among people, and even world
peace.
Viewing the support of education as a payment of a debt is
perhaps a negative approach,
but each of us has also personally benefited from the investments made by those in times
past, some to a greater degree
than others.'
A social if not moral obligation exists to make comparable
opportunities available for future generations. This means
furnishing more than the same
opportunities, since only in this
way can our society advance.
And advance it must, or take its
place with other great vanished
societies of the past.
--' Herman Merte
ded at that timely the ITtor- children, armed with saved-up gf of f \^c^ *
ney General's office. allowances,   converged   on   the held   on   or   before   March   X'
The completed Charter will Fairgrounds Wednesday noon
be published in The Reporter for the grand opening and Chil-
on October 3, or October 10, to dren's Day on aU the rides-
allow voters time to study it In the merchants' tent, exhib-
before the election. If it is ap- itors were still putting finish-
proved by voters, it will take ing touches on their displays,
effect January 1, 1963. But livestock pens held more .
Charter   Commission   mem- prize-worthy   animals   than   in PailS1011  of  the  sewage -treat
bers, elected 18 months ago, in- any  previous  year;   an.d   the ment Plan* to serve a P°Pula'
Development
Group Names
First Directors
The new Saline area Business
elude Don"Ford, Elmer Houghton, Miss Landwehr, Bessie Car-
ven Collins, Robert Estes, Al
ii-o me "economics -deparianent^
1963."
Council also approved a resolution employing the firm of Development corporation, in an
Ayres, Lewis, Norris & May to organizational meeting Thurs-
perform all engineering services day night at City Hall, elected
required in preparation of plans its first board of directors, approved by-laws, and named officers.
The organization has been in
process here over a year, in an
effort to encourage new busi-
and specifications for the ex-
tion of 6,000.
with the addition of new .classes      Council's action foUowed com-
and special prizes, had drawn pletion of an engineering study ness and industry, and the de-
win  Gross,  Francis Lockwood, heavier participation.
Walter MacArthur, Sr., and Erwin Schmid.
Twenty Local
Girls Compete
For Crown
ordered some months ago, and velopment of present business
the engineers' report that the ci- in the Saline area. An earlier
ty needs "immediate construe- organization meeting was not
tion" of capital improvements well enough attended to hold an
worth $398,500 if MEHA retire- election.
ment village should locate here     Directors elected at the con-
Highlights will include the --or improvements worth clave Thursday included Allan
steer show and pony show on $317,500 if it does not. Grossman, H. W. Kuebler, and
Thursday  afternoon,   and  the      The sewage treatment plant William Crim,  for  three-year
presentation of a free pony from is already running at or near terms; Alwin Burkhardt, Jack
Featured events began Wednesday evening with the horse-
pulling event. Livestock judging was scheduled for Thursday mornnig.
Weavie  Pony  Farms,   to  the
youngster who selects the best   dttq Vonnnoo
name for the animal. cri3 ^SLUpee
'"Miss saline of 1963" wiil be Leads Wild Chase
crowned in a ceremony at the  j     q,   j        /"*    .
bandstand Thursday evening.       IH &tOlen L/OT
«,.,   oojjuv   W(UK.     Friday features are the Lamb      An ^  from  the  B *„«..„..>
Nancy  Dawson   Al2na f^b show   tractor-backmg and vocational School in Whitmore secretary; and Burkhardt, trea.
J '  -"^n* tractor-pulling,  and the tradi- -   - - - -       rutw
tional Livestock Auction at .8
"Miss Saline of 1963" has already been chosen.
She is one of the following:
Diane Ayotte, Carol Bennett,
Carol Bersuder, Sandy Craigmile,
Frey, Vicky Hill, Lorna Hoeft,
Jan Kempf, Karen Lehtonen,
Linda Leonard, Ruth McTaggart, Shirley Morton, Lois Sutton, Jeanne Swope, Jean Schaible, Sherry Schaible, Celia Cisco, and Wendy Wild.
Lake, driving a stolen car, Mon-
Steeb, and Art Moehn, for two-
year terms; and Robert Maurer
and Paul Tull for one-year
terms.
Officers named by the directors are Grossman, president;
Moehn,   vice  president;   Steeb,
surer.
The  organization is  an off-
p.m. Governor Swainson is scheduled to speak at the latter.
Saturday's events begin with
the  2  p.m.   parade.   Two  pro-
day night led Saline police a      ""= 7l     °      u      7~
high-speed  chase  out of town shoot ot the Chamber of Com"
toward Ypsilanti that ended in
a crash and gunfire
Henry Reed, 17, was arraign-
merce, but membership in the
non-profit corporation is open
to the public.
grams are on tap at 3 p.m.: the    , „.      ,    .--,   .       T  ,     _,
? , -,      .        •     ,.    ed Tuesday before Judge Fran-
horse show, and a championship J 6
The-20 contestants were judg-    j       ff be'tween Littl/Leagu*  cis O'Brien in Ann Arbor on a gfyffl KiwanittUS
Cancel Movies?
ed at a social hour and tea Wednesday afternoon, given by the
Jaycee Auxiliary at the Ameri-
charge   of  unlawfully   driving
teams.
A new event this year,
T     -     -u ii mi. , pony-pulling contest, will begin ,     , , ...
can Legion hall The annual con- at 6       _ In ^ 27 teams ^     bond was set, and examination
entered.
,,     away an automobile. A §1,000
cash bond or $2,000 property
test is sponsored by the Jaycees
But the winner will not be
crowned until the program at r^-",^ opInlhTsaturday
8 p.m   Thursday at the Fair- night show_ Performers ^ ^
scheduled for September 17.
A plea last week for public
opinion as to whether Kiwani-
■Rppri  aiipffpdiv tnnk- a  iqfi9 ans  sna11 shorten their movie
Governor - candidate George      *, ^S    Z       f -       ,        season has brought no resoonse
t.Dt. +Ti» c_-.+,„..q^ Chevrolet from its parking place oc"a"" uMuwugm nu it.s>ponse
mpn fhek Ratiirrtav v        s jv        whatever, Hubert Beach said to-
at a tavern in the northern part
day — and now the club wonders
grounds stage. She will receive clude R     gcheet    professional of the county, ne^ Whitmore wh*e^™ is sufficient ^
her crown from "Miss Saline of magician; Herman Merte, of Sa- Lake' and drove to Sahne wnere wneuier xnere 1S sumcient inline, violinist; a troup of Ger-
1962", Katrene Gall.
Also to be announced at the
man dancers from the Interna-
::ALL AROUND SALINE::
Bobby Still, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. Z. Still, left Thursday
for Tennessee where he will attend Columbia Military Academy.
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Medical patients at Saline
Community Hospital this week
include Mrs. Roy Dechert, who
entered Sunday, and Mrs. Frank
Camburn, who has been a patient since last Thursday.
* -    *      *
Bob Bassett has been a patient at St. Joseph Mercy Hos
pital in Ann Arbor for the past
three weeks ^suffering from a
back ailment. Bob, who is in
Room 3374, has been under observation up until now, but may
have to undergo surgery on a
spinal disc.
*      *      *
Storekeeper 3rd class Bob
Vedder will be just plain "Mr."
Bob Vedder within a day or so.
At this moment he's at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, but he's
due to arrive in Saline Saturday with his Navy discharge in
hand. Bob, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Vedder of Saline-Ann Arbor Rd., has been at sea aboard
a food transport for the past
several months.
*      *      *
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sawall have
returned from an extended visit,
in Missouri with relatives and
friends around St. Louis; at
Wisconsin Dells resort and with
relatives in northern Wisconsin;
then to see relatives in Menominee, Mich., and home by way
of the Straits.
To the Editor,
Concerning the School Millage
Election:
I was very disappointed, as
were members of the Saline
School Board, that the increased
millage proposal was turned
down by the voters of the district last Tuesday, the 4th of
September. Certainly the proposed increase in millage would
make it easier for the Board to
maintain or improve the quedity
of the Saline Area Schools.
However, as a new voter I
was shocked to see how this
valid paxpression of voter preference was totally disregarded by
the School Board when it in
effect nullified the election by
calling for another balloting on
exactly the same proposal. Two
so-called reasons why this election should be disregarded were
expressed by members of the
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Thursday evening program are ^^ institute in Detroit; and
police attempted to  stop him.
The ensuing chase, at speeds up
terest to show any films at all.
The  weekly  Saturday  night
to 100 miles per hour,  ended ^f18.^ the Intermediate
the names of the Queen's court, E^fZZZ&^Z*^ when the car struck a road sign ^0^3^^ st22
tiie,f^tanlSeCOnd^nnerS"Up: Mary, Rachel, Naomi, and Sarah ^d then a stump on US-12 east me  scnooi  season for  sev«*al
n«H       l'7\)Tlr«_-.      nrtwivnTiinli+TT" nn1-._n " ' * * j-i*    +\ir\    nTT_^vm_r> _-i_i
and "Miss Congeniality", selected by the contestants themselves. Ken MacDonald, of radio
station WPAG, will MC the program.
"Miss Saline of 1963" will
represent the area in next year's
competition for the title, "Miss
Michigan State Fair", and will
serve as hostess at major Jaycee events during the year of
her reign.
Woods.
Old Settlers' prizes will also
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of the overpass
Reed,   uninjured,
ldft   the
years as a public service.
But   attendance   dropped
PUFFERBILLIE:
Herman Alber's steam engine
will be in operation at the Fair.
Watch for it.
VOTE
On School Millage
8 a,m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, September 14,
At Intermediate School
wrecked car and fled across the ff^ early ^ year whei* a
fields. Police fired several warn- *f?e™n P^S1^111 "Saturday
ing shots into the air before he f ?T 1* fbe M°vies" was insti-
submitted to capture, they said.
WAVE PROMOTED
TO HOSPITALMAN
Sandra Gauntlett, who is sta-
tuti2d, Beach said.
The Kiwanis-shown films
have never been a profit-making
venture, but the club requires
an average attendance of about
70 children to break even financially. After the Christmas hol-
tioned with the WAVEs at the idayS. attendance fell to 30 or
Great Lakes Naval Hospital, 35 per show
was promoted last week from      Said Beach
"Perhaps the ser-
. vice is no longer needed. If no
Magician, "Mr. Raymond"
hospital apprentice to hospital-
man after passing a test with" one ca]ls me b   M
the second highest score out of tember -m   ™I ™n? ? f
60 people taking the examina- £^5 SlX^ mA **
tion,  only 20 of whom made     ^ ^ Y'     v      -    ~
passing   scores.   Sandra   spent 2ef?99?40ne  nmah& 1S  ^
last weekend in Saline with" her
parents  and sister,  the Dale
Gauntletts, at their home on N.   ■ OtD*SETTLERS!
Lewis St Register at BPW Booth at Fair.