1962-10-10; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 15, NUMBER 4 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1962
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ited Fund Budget Up 14 Percent for Local Orga
wners Object; Sidewalk
Assessment Districts Approved
Voters Approve School Levy
City Council, in a special
hearing Thursday night, approved eight special assessment
districts, in the first phase of
the city's sidewalk program,
and delayed action on one.
Each of the districts was approved by unanimous vote, although property owners in all
but two had sent written letters,
of objection to the sidewalks.
Written objection by more than
50 per cent of the property owners in any assessment district
can only be over-ridden by unanimous vote of the Council.
Most of the letters cited
Thursday were signed by 100
Baptists Alter
Name, Drop
* Fundamental'
The congregation of Fundamental Baptist Church voted in
a recent meeting to change
their name by dropping the
term "Fundamental". It will be
known as the "Saline Baptist
Church".
The Rev. Robert C. Nelson,
pastor, gave the following reasons for the change: "The word
'fundamental' has created more
confusion and in some ways
misrepresented our church. In
the early thirties the term was
used by religious leaders of all
denominations to classify churches and clergymen who were
orthodox (or fundamental),
meaning that they maintained
ten specific truths (such as the
divinity of Christ, the reality of
heaven and hell, the return of
Christ, accepting the verbal inspiration of all Books of the Bible and etc.). While it is true
that a sizeable number of ministers do deny these ten statements, yet many others who
would not call themselves 'fundamentalists' embrace and adhere to the historic faith of the
church in general."
"Today the term 'fundamentalists' has a vague and too inclusive scope. Our church does
not summarize all the teachings
of Scriptures into ten statements. Also, since faith-healers,
snake-handlers, and all sorts of
emotional-type religionists call
themselves 'fundamental' w e
are automatically classified
with this interdenominational
group. As Baptists we hold to
the historic-orthodox creed of
our Christian forefathers, and
therefore, we would much rather have people judge our
church by its beliefs and the
conduct of its memhership than
by some adjectival name."
per cent of the owners involved:
and one letter, from owners on
Detroit street, included a petition signed by 80 per cent of
the surrounding property owners who are NOT involved in
the assessment district.
The petition asked Council to
reconsider the need for a sidewalk on the north side of Detroit street on the grounds that
a sidewalk there is "not a necessity" and there is no inconvenience from lack of one.
The letter of objection came
from the four property owners
in assessment district No. 45,
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Meyer and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strohl. The
petition, containing 23 signatures, represented less than 100
per cent of the surrounding
owners "only because two of
them weren't horn e," Strohl
said.
Action was delayed on a district on Russell street after one
owner, Lauren Wild, pointed
out that a sidewalk already exists on the lot to be assessed,
and because specifications for
another lot — Ed Hering's -
call for a sidewalk with "15 to
21 steps", Mayor Jack Bennett
said.
DPW Superintendent Mike
Strait was later instructed lo
prepare new plans for the sidewalk on Hering's lot on Russell
Substitute Bus
Drivers Needed
The school system wants to
increase its list of possible substitute bus drivers, before the
winter flu season thins the
ranks, Art Katterjohn, acting
transportation manager, said
today.
Persons who would be able
to drive school buses either
mornings or afternoons or both,
are asked to call the school office, HA 9-9260.
The drivers will be on their
routes between 7:30 and 8:30
a.m. and between 3 and 4:30
p.m. each day.
street.
No objections were filed on
two of the districts: one on E.
Bennett street owned by American Oil Co., and one lot on
north Ann Arbor street which
has changed hands several
times — the last known owner
was Statewide Investments Co.
Approved districts, besides
the two above, are located on
Mark Hannah Ct., in Saline
Heights, on west McKay street,
Mills road, and Detroit street.
Construction on the sidewalks
is to start immediately, with
assessments to become effective as of December 1.
Sixteen property owners who
attended the meeting politely
raised such verbal objections as
"Too late in the year; it would
be better to put in the walks
next spring," and "Nobody lives
on the next nine lots; who's
going to walk on this sidewalk?" and "Who's going to
keep the weeds down? Who's
going to shovel snow?"
Said Strohl: "What we are
challenging is the Council's
right to demand a sidewalk even when all the property-owners object."
Said Stan Heina: "Oh, well,
you fellows do it your way."
The hearing was set up in
accordance with the city charter provision by which Council
must hear objections on apportionment (i.e., the way the assessment is divided) before setting up a special assessment
district. The charter does not
require a review of necessity.
The assessment districts set
up represent the first phase of
the city's comprehensive sidewalk program, affecting about
43 property owners. Some of
the sidewalks required are to
be four feet wide, some five
feet.
In the second phase of the
program, about 80 owners have
been notified that assessment
districts will be set up for sidewalks on their property early
next summer.
Back to normal and happy about it were students at Saline High School this week, who had sweated out the millage
controversy right along with their parents. Appetites un-
dampened, the girls above discussed the matter over lunch
in the High School cafeteria: Peggy Davis, Alice Pheil, Sharon Zurlinden, Charlotte Seitz, Mary Robison, and Kay Kellogg. For their views, and others, see "Junior Judgments" in
this issue.
Child Study Club
Meets Tuesday
Members of the Saline Child
Study Club will meet at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, October 16, at the
home of Mrs. Regis Wolfinger,
368 Mills Rd. Hostesses for the
evening will be Mrs. Jameson
Ford and Mrs. Harry Miller.
Topic of the program will be
"The New Frontier". Cora
Shoecraft, director of the Huron Valley Child Guidance Clinic, will be guest speaker.
Hornets Unbeaten
At Midway Point
High School Room
Mothers Meet, Set
Open House Plans
Saline area High School
Room Mothers held their regular meeting Tuesday night at
the school.
Guests were members of the
Student Council who conducted
their regular meeting as a program. Dom Pellegreno, their
sponsor, answered questions on
the council's operation and
function.
A discussion was held on the
annual Open House at the
school, which will be held in
November, the exact date to be
announced later. It is suggested that parents with comments
or questions attend or send
their questions to Room Mothers to be brought up at the
Open House meeting.
ENION GROUP TO MEET
Union Farm Bureau group
will meet Friday, at 8:30 p.m.,
at the home of the Lynford
Hentsehlers.
by Lanny Robbins
Add a bunch of bewildered
and battered U-High Cubs to
the list of area teams convinced
that Saline has a mighty fine
grid team this season. Friday
evening the Hornets methodically steamrolled the visiting
Ann Arbor team with a 34-12
victory.
Although the young inexperienced U-High squad put on
their finest offensive effort of
the year, it wasn't enough. The
U-High eleven battled back
from a hopeless 14-0 deficit to
a 14-12 margin early in the
second period, before Saline put
the game away.
Really, the issue was never in
doubt even though the Cubs had
made an outstanding comeback.
Saline showed tremendous scoring punch when sophomore half
back Jim Griffin cut over left
tackle and scooted 69 yards to
the end zone. Dick Leidheiser
plunged for the conversion to
give Saline a 7-0 lead with the
game only 38 seconds old.
U-High's Greg Nelson returned the kickoff to the 32. A five
yard penalty on first down forced the Cubs to take to the air,
and their first pass .was pulled
down by Dave Dettling and run
back to the Cub's 35. In eight
plays, Saline moved up to score
again as Griffin zipped around
right end. Again Leidheiser carried for the conversion, making
it 14-0.,    ■  ....    .".".-•
After U-High had scored
twice in the second period, on
a four-yard dash by half back
Gary and a 45-yard pass play
from quarterback Rich Bolgos
to Jim Griffin (yes, U-High has
one, too), the Hornets bounced
back.
Dick Leidheiser plunged two
yards for a 20-14 lead. Then,
just before the half, Bill foavis
unleashed a 22-yard pass play
to Mike Johnson and Leidheiser banged over for the conversion, to give Saline a 27-12
lead at half-time. With reserves
playing much of the remainder
of the contest for the Hornets,
neither team did much in the
way of scoring.
The only score in the second
half followed a spectacular 55-
yard pass play from Roger Davis to Mike Johnson that put
Saline on the one yard line.
Gayle Finkbeiner scored with
a smash- through' the line and
then added the extra point on
a run.
This week the Hornets will
meet winless Manchester in an
effort to extend their winning
streak. U-High will face Clinton.
Methodists
To Consecrate
Parsonage
The new Methodist parsonage, on "Linden Court, will be
formally consecrated in a ceremony Sunday, October 21, by
Bishop Marshall Reed, of Detroit, president of the Methodist Council of Bishops.
Bishop Reed will also give
the address at the 4 p.m. ceremony. Following the event, the
Rev. and Mrs. Donald Kraushaar will hold Open House for
members and friends of the
church; WSCS members will
assist in. arangements.
The Kraushaars have been in
residence at the new parsonage
since July; the former parsonage, on S. Ann Arbor St., is
used for church school classes
and the pastor's office.
The present parsonage is "'a
$36,500 brick seven-room home.
Chairman of the building committee during most of the planning and construction was the
late Mr. Edward Filsinger, of
Saline township.
This studying must be harder
than it looks, since Wendy Wild,
above, somehow managed to
pull the ligaments in her left
shoulder last week in the course
of some hi3avy pondering. Wendy, runner-up to "Miss Saline"
at the Fair, will fortunately not
be required to make any appearances "at court" this week . . .
she will sport the sling for several more days.
Post Office Has
Car Drop Box
A new "snorkle" drop box,
accessible from cars as well as
from the curb, has been installed at the corner of Hall St.
and E. Michigan Ave. Letters
and small packages may be
mailed there.
Mail will be collected from
the curbside box at 6 a.m., 7:45
a.m., 10 a.m., and 5 p.m. six
days a week. On Sundays and
holidays, only one pick-up is
made from any drop box, at 5
p.m.
SACA to Hold
Meet for City
Candidates
City Council candidates on
the November 6 ballot have
been invited to speak at a public meeting of the Saline Area
Civic association at 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 24, at the Elementary School.
Four candidates have filed
nominating petitions for the
three seats to be filled at the
election: incumbents George
Johnson and Glenn Clark, and
newcomers Donald Dechert and
Robert Strohl.
The candidates have been
asked to speak briefly on questions mailed to them by SACA;
they will also answer questions
from the audience.
W L
T Pts.
Chelsea
3    0
0    6
SALINE
2    0
0    4
Dexter
1    1
1    3
Ttoosevelt
1   1
0   2
Pinckney
1   1
0   2
U-High
0   2
1   1
Manchester
0   3
0    0
B.P.W. TO MEET
MONDAY EVENING
The Saline Business and Professional Women's club will
hold its' regular business meeting-at 8 p.m. Monday, October
15, in the Saline Savings Bank
meeting room. Members who
wish may meet at the Saline
Hotel for dinner before the
meeting. .
1000 ROARS A DAY
An average of 1,000 trucks
a day still snarl their way up
the hill in the center of town,
a State Highway department
survey shows. But it's quite a
drop from the 2,500 per day
before 1-94 was built.
Old US-12 carried about 2,000
a day, before the freeway was
constructed. Today, 1-94, which
replaced old US-12, carries an
average of about 3,500 commercial vehicles daily between Detroit and the Michigan-Indiana
line at New Buffalo. The new
US-12 (through Saline) was
formerly US-112.
Saline area voters Friday resoundingly approved an extra
operating millage for the
schools, in one of the largest
election turnouts ever seen here.
School district residents, who
had twice rejected a school request for 3.85 mills for one
year, this week approved 3.5
mills for four years by a margin of 254 votes. With 1,658
persons voting, the totals were
956 "yes" to 702 "no".
The third election in a little
over-a month followed a general
public meeting on the school issue, and a general circulation
brochure in which the board
outlined an "austerity budget"
that would be necessary if no
millage were granted.
The austerity program would
have eliminated High School
athletics, all non-academic subjects, and all non-teaching employees. The brochure also cited
the possibility of half-day sessions at all three schools next
year, and reduction of the teaching staff by one-third.
School board members met in
a work session Monday night
following the election and will
hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday, October 10, to
work out details of the revised
1962-63 budget. Many of the
cutbacks that were made before
Friday's election will remain in
force, they have said.
Mrs. Robert Tefft, president
of the board, said today: "We
are pleased that the voters have
given their approval of the four
year millage levy of 3.5. This
assures the continuance of our
comprehensive program and,
with the partial cutback, makes
possible the " operation of fh'eP
school under the revised budget."
"We are gratified that, for
the sake of the children, people
have been willing to support
the school needs even to the
point of sacrifice. Such devotion is the foundation of a
sound community," she said.
She added: "We especially
want to thank those citizens
who became interested, informed, and who then lent their vital assistance in obtaining a favorable vote."
Dean Burkhardt, treasurer of
the board, said today: "As a
result of things that came up
during the election discussion,
I'm sure that the board will
take a very close look at everything we are doing, in an effort
to comply with what the majority of the people think we
should do in our educational
program. We must decide just
what we do want and what we
can afford. I am also sure the
board will make a much bigger
effort to keep the public informed, in the future."
Said Gerald Coe, trustee:
"The Saline School area, over
the past few weeks, has experienced a most difficult time.
The problems involved have not
only pertained to the school,
but to all the people of the area. Each individual has his own
ideas and is most familiar with
his own problems."
"The farmers, the land owners, the businessmen, the young
parents, teachers and school
employees, elderly, retired people and the Board of Education
have spent many, many hours
in an effort to educate themselves with the problems involving all others. Through the process of learning on the part of
all of us, the conclusion has
been a satisfactory one."
"In a democracy such as ours
it is a privilege to exercise the
power of the ballot. With the
trcmendous interest shown, I
am sure it is the hope of all
of us that in the future we will
become more aware of the importance of a better knowledge
of our educational system, and
that there will be better understanding of each other's point
of view.".      _    ..,   . . ..,.„,_, .._,-.
Out-of -area Allotments
Cut; Goal is $11,209
A Saline area United Fund budget of $11,209 was announced
this week, a 3% per cent increase over last year's — but it represented a 14% per cent increase for local agencies, $409 more.
The 1962-63 budget calls for $3,234 for local projects and
$7,975 for state and county organizations. Last year, $2,825 was
allotted locally while $8,025 went to state and county organizations.
The 1962 drive will be launched at a banquet at 6:30 p.m.
October 23, for campaign workers. Dan Lirones is chairman of
the event.
THE LOCAL BUDGET:
Saline Recreation, $2^00. increased' by $200 this year he-
cause of increasing participation and an expanded winter
program. United Fund money
is matched by the city for the
recreation program.
Saline area Social Service,
$500, up $125 from last year because  of increased  needs  and
Two Plead
Guilty on
B&E Counts
Two men pleaded guilty Friday in Circuit Court to charges
of breaking and entering, stemming from a $900 robbery at
the Saline Country Market on
September 22.
Philip Yoder, 29, of 2443 Textile Rd., and Richard Akan, 23,
of Ypsilanti, will appear before
Judge James R. Breakey, Jr.,
Thursday, October 18, for sentencing.
The pair were arrested by
Saline police a few hours after
the robbery was discovered by
employees who opened the store
two Sundays- ago. -Police said
they admitted breaking a padlock and prying open a back
door to gain entry. Missing items included $861 in cash, two
hams, and about $70 in gift
stamps.
Registration Up
To 1,398; One
Precinct Enough
Voting registrations in the
city reached a new high of 1,398
before registration for the November election closed Monday,
City Clerk Bill Muir announced.
Of these, 105 were new names
added during this registration
period.
The city barely escaped the
necessity for a sudden purchase
of another voting machine and
a split into two precincts, since
the law requires that one precinct may serve only 1400 voters, Muir pointed out. The city
now owns three election machines; two are required for
each precinct.
Saline was divided into two
wards for voting purposes several years ago when paper ballots were used here. Installation of the machines allowed a
larger precinct and the two
were reconsolidated.
welfare work.
Saline Library, $200, as before.
Saline Boy Scouts, $100. Last
year, local Boy Scouts put in
no request and were not included in the budget.
Saline Cub Scouts, $109, up
$9 from last year.
Saline Girl Scouts and Brownies, $25. Last year they were
allotted $50, but this year they
only requested $25.
COUNTY,  STATE
ORGANIZATIONS:
American Red Cross, $3,250,
as before.
Michigan United Fund, $1900,
as before.
Portage Trails Boy Scout
Council, $1,300, as before.
Huron Valley Girl Scout
Council, $1,200, as compared
with $1,000 last year. This item
is the only not-strictly-local
raise in the budget. The raise
was granted, according to Dean
Burkhardt, chairman of the
budget committee, because investigation showed that the Girl
Scout Council is serving as many local members as the Boy
Scout^ Council and should be
granted the same amount. But
the budget committee did not
feel it could absorb the,entire
difference in one year, he -said.
Salvation Army, $200, as
compared with last year's $400.
The cut was made because the
Saline area Social Service has
taken over some of the local
load.
Huron Valley Child Guiclance /
Clinic, $75, down from last
year's $125. The cut was made
because the budget committee
felt that the organization has
other sources of support, as local agencies do not, and it does
not serve many persons from
this area, Burkhardt. said.
Washtenaw county Association for Retarded Children, $50,
as bi3fore.
Although the residential
drive is to begin on October 23,
the drive for business, industries, building trades and school
employees will begin about a
week earlier to avoid overlap
with the residential drive.
Residents employed outside
the Saline area are reminded
that if collections, are taken at
their place of employment, their
contributions will be forwarded
to the Saline area United Fund
if so requested when the contribution is made.
The Saline area United Fund
was incorporated as of April 3,
1962; members of the corporation are the contributors.
Children playing in the wrong place were responsible for
the damage above, inspected by Chris Volz, cemetery care-
laker. The old marker, which is inscribed "Johanna G. Binder, 1839-1901", apparently broke when youngsters pushed
it over, police said. Police questioned boys playing in the
area and located two 11-year-olds who admitted the act. The
case wa§ referred to juvenile authorities..