1962-10-17; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 15, NUMBER 5 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1962
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Feted and Arrested:
bert Visits Kharkov,
Buda-Pest -- and Jail
(Albert Gall, who recently
completed a "People to People"
tour of Europe and Russia, below continues his report on
farming — and other matters —
behind the Iron Curtain.)
by Albert  GaU
On Friday, Sept. 14, we gathered rather early as we left
Moscow for the southern part
of Russia, our destination Krasnodar "the Florida of Russia".
However, if one were to compare the latitude, we would still
be in the northern part of lower
Michigan.
We were really happy "for
weather's sake" as this was our
first disagreeable weather on
the trip, a cold misty rain, like
a rainy November day. We arrived at Krasnodar safe and
sound except for one of our
guides who got a nasty head
cold which later got to most of
our gang.
This was the first time Americans had ever penetrated this
far into Russia. We were eight
hours difference by the clock
and, my room mate figured, approximately 10,000 miles from
home. We had a tour of the city
and we also visited a grain elevator, where grinding of grain
and calibration of seed took
place. We "felt the people here
were very warm and friendly,
more so than at Moscow.
The evening was spent at an
opera by some of us and some
went to a ballet. I chose opera
as I had heard "The Barber of
Seville" was very good and I
agree, even though it was sung
in Russian. Here I met a student, Mila Shabanova, whose
parents were teachers and she
was studying for the same pro- ■
fession.
The next day we observed
the first collective farming operation in Russia. The name of
the farm was Kalifskyia --
roughly 55,000 acres, territory
that was occupied by the Japanese at one time. The machinery
included tractors, combines and
trucks. Livestock included
cows, hogs, sheep and poultry,
raising corn, sunflowers, sugar
beets, apples, hemp and oats.
There were 2,500 able-bodied
workers, 50-50 men and women,
receiving 2% rubles per day
and only money. This fparm had
800 horses in use.
They were drilling wheat here
with two caterpillar tractors
and four drills, including eight
men for the operation.
The people of this farm gave
us a heart-warming experience.
The children  met  us  with  a
City Gains
New Industry
Saline gained a new industry
this month.
Construction started in early
October on a 7,000 square foot
building on E. Bennett Street,
to house Lam-N-Hard, a new
division of Hoover Ball and
Bearing Co.
Lam-N-Hard takes the Hoover firm into new fieldss in the
realm of wood technology. The
new organization will do r<3-
search and development work
in this field, and will engineer
arid manufacture production
equipment to turn out such
wood products as plastic laminates used on household counter tops, and building mater-
wls made from wood particles.
The Bennett Street plant will
delude facilities for research
and development work, engineering, and the manufacture of
the production equipment. It
will also include a pilot plant
for research and development
Purposes. The Saline plant,
though, will not engage in the
manufacture of the. new products ... but instead will license manufacturers and furnish them equipment and know-
how.
First experimental equipment
is now being built. Plant spokes-
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large bouquet of flowers: "If
you can't express it in words,
say it with flowers."
Each family that works on a
collective farm is given two hectare (five acres) to produce
food for themselves and can sell
what they don't use, and 50 per
cent of the products sold in
Russia come off these small acreages, so you can see if given
an incentive they will work better for themselves, and I feel
this is the downfall of Russian
agriculture.
Definitely, the land that will
produce is there because I sure
wish I could own that type of
land that we saw in Krasnodar.
There isn't any, in my judgment, that will compare to it
in the U.S.A. Their wheat yields
are outstanding. If they had
technology and know-how, I'm
sure they could increase yields
of other crops and milk production.
In the evening we had a dinner that probably could never
be duplicated here in America.
Sunday we attended a Russian
Orthodox Church. This was a
huge church, possibly room for
500 to 600 people. Our observation was that there weren't many young people among the 200
or so in attendance. *
In the morning we were welcomed at a school in Krasnodar.
We were met by the superintendent and his staff. He explained
the curriculum, the salary of
teachers - 85 to 150 rubles a
month according to the years
they had teaching experience.
This school had 42 classrooms,
1800 children, 85 teachers, and
two shifts of children and teachers. The first'shift was -7:30
a.m. to 12:15, the second, 1 to
5:45 p.m.
In the hall we were greeted
by a choir of 67 children singing. There was dancing by children accompanied by 10 accordion players, ending with a
band playing American and
Russian folk songs, after which
the children again swarmed us
with flowers. Hospitality? Plus!
There is a question in my mind
whether teachers or children of
America would return or duplicate it for some Russians visiting America.
Then we visited a farm
named after Lenin, in Kharkov
in the Ukraine.- There were 1525
families, 1086 able-bodied workers. During the war, many
homes and one-third of the cattle were destroyed. This farm
had 3236 hectars of land, about
7500 acres.
^They had a dairy of 420 cows,
averaging 2863 kilograms, or
5600 pounds. They also had
1100 hogs and 13,000 poultry.
Here, the milk maids received
80 rubles per. month, the average worker 55 to 65, and machine operators, 140 to 150.
They raised corn, wheat, sugar
beets, potatoes and peas, and
had 250 acres of orchards.
We had a tour of Kharkov
and transferred to airports for
flight to Moscow, where we
stayed one night and then went
to Buda-Pest. Here we stayed
at -the Gillert Hotel which was
headquarters of the Germans
during the war. The service at
this hotel would have made me
hate to do dishes because they
didn't hesitate to use them in
serving meals.
We also had the American
flag with us at our section,
which sure looked good to us.
We arrived late so we didn't
get to see much of the city.
Buda-Pest is divided by the
"Blue Danube"; there are seven
bridges which connect Buda and
Pest, and viewing the city at
night with its array of lights
was certainly very colorful.
The next day, we visited a
state farm consisting of 23,000
acres. They have eight different
crops — including corn, oats,
wheat, alfalfa and sugar, beets.
The cattle here were of a dual
purpose, milk and meat; they
were very large and in the best
shape of any we had seen be-
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MEET  CALLED FOR ICE
HOCKEY ENTHUSIASTS
A meeting for all ice hockey
enthusiasts has been scheduled
at 7:30 p.m.' Monday, at the
American- Legion hall, by the
city's winter recreation committee. Interested boys and their
parents are urged to attend.
Lamont Okey lo Speak
At United Fund Kick-off
SIGNS OF SPRING (in the fall): Saline area has tourist
attractions and beauty spots they never dreamed existed,
Doug and Barbara Schuur agreed this week after a few
jaunts on the contraption above. The bicycle is built, not for
two, but for three — there's a rumble seat on the back for .
the Schuurs' daughter, Suzanne, who apparently decided to
stay at home until the pilot and co-pilot had acquired more
flying time.
Hornets Stretch Win
Streak to Five in Row
by  Lanny  Robbins
November 2 will be a big evening for the Washtenaw "Con-*
ference's two powerhouse gridiron squads. That's the night
when Saline and Chelsea will
clash to decide the football
championship of the league here
in Saline. Both are unbeaten.
Both teams held their opponents scoreless Friday evening,
as Saline had 42 points against
Manchester and Chelsea had- 46
against Pinckney.
The Hornets scored the first
time they had the ball and held
the Dutchmen out of scoring
range throughout the evening.
There was never any doubt of
the outcome.
After Griffin was thrown
back on the opening kickoff to
Homecoming
Court Named;
Dances Set
Members of the-Homecoming
queen's court were elected this
week by students at the High
School, and one of the girls ~
a senior — will be crowned as
queen, at half-time 'ceremonies
at the Friday foottfal^game.
Also on the schedule for the
Homecoming celebration are a
snake dance at 6 p.m. from the
Intermediate School, in which
the queen's court-r'wjU ride; a
bonfire at the High School at
6:30 p.m.; and a record hop at
the school after the Saline-
Roosevelt game.
The new queen will be crowded by her predecessor, Miss Abbie Young, Homecoming queen
of 1961.
A semi-formal Homecoming
Dance is scheduled at the High
School from 9 p.m. to midnight,
Saturday, with tickets at $2
per couple and an orchestra to
be announced. It is open to the
public, as are all-events except
the record hop.
Members of the queen's court
include Sue Drake, 8th grade;
Linda Wolfinger, 9th; Jenny
Camburn, 10th; Rhonda Maurer, 11th; and Jan Kempf and
Karen Lehtonen, 12th. The
queen is traditionally a senior.
The Homecoming, events are
sponsored by the S club; arrangements are being made by
Keith Armbruster, president,
and Jan Kempf, Homecoming
chairman.
the Saline 13, the Hornets started their first scoring drive of
the game. With"* Griffin, Leidheiser, Finkbeiner and Davis
sharing the ball-carrying duties, the Salinians in seven plays
moved to the Manchester 43.
From there, Davis fired his
first complete pass of the night
to Jim Griffin, who caught the
pigskin on the 26 and scampered the remaining distance to
the. end zone for the .-first score.
An illegal pass on the conversion attempt moved the bail
back to the seven, where quarterback Bill Davis passed again,
.fhis-time'to Mike Johnson, for
the extra point.
Four plays later- Saline regained the ball after forcing
the Manchester eleven to punt.
In four plays on the ground, the
Hornets rolled from their own
38 to the Manchester 28, where
a pair of incomplete passes on
third and fourth downs cost
them possession.
Manchester couldn't move the
ball out, and on fourth down a
blocked punt was recovered by
center Wes Armbruster on the
Manchester 40.
On third down Griffin scored
his second TD of the evening,
on a 36 yard run over left
tackle. The speedy half back
then converted by crashing
through the center of the line.
Manchester started a sustained drive after the ensuing kick-
off. In six plays they marched
to the Saline 34, before a jarr-
ing tackle by Jack Kuebler
threw fullback Dave Shadley
for a loss on fourth down.-
On the next play, Griffin
scooted around right end for
another scoring run, only to
have it called back because of
a clipping penalty on the 45.
Starting from the 31, a screen
pass from Davis to Griffin netted the Hornets a gain to the
Manchester 19. Gayle Finkbeiner skirted left end to the four
and then plunged over center
for the score.
The first time Saline had the
ball in the second half, they
went 39 yards in six plays as
Dave Dettling carried the last
two plays over from the three.
Griffin went through standing
up for the extra point.
Saline scored again on a pass
from Steve Miller to Mike Johnson covering 64 yards. Griffin
ran the conversion.
Saline's final score of the contest came on a 45-yard screen
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Approve Plan
For 92-Home
Development
On the recommendation of
the planning commission, City
Council Monday allowed variances in the required width of
streets ' and easements, for a
proposed.new subdivision on the
old Barr property.
Council 'also approved a preliminary plat plan for" the 92-
house project, as submitted by
builder and developer Frank J.
Winton.
Winton had requested the variances on the ground that developing the Barr estate, on
the south edge of the city,
would not be "economically feasible" without them. Council allowed a variance in the required
width of right-of-way easements from 66 feet to 60 feet
in all the planned streets except the two main entrances
and the cul de sacs (which are
automatically permissable at 60
feet); and. allowed a reduction
of required pavement width to
27 feet on the cul de sacs only.
Other cul de sac streets in
Saline are equally narrow, Mayor Jack Bennett pointed out,
and N. Ann Arbor street is
only 28 feet wide. The planning commission recommendation was made, he said, because
it would be "almost impossible"
for the" area to develop beyond
the present plan. It is already
surrounded. -.---.
Legal procedure is under way
to annex the 18-acre parcel to
the city. As yet, no name has
been listed for the subdivision.
Half-time
Show to be
'Sing Along'
The Saline High School Band
will present a "Sing Along"
show at the Roosevelt-Saline
football game Friday evening.
The show will open with the
usual precision drill, and then
move into formations directly
related to the "Sing Along"
songs.
First will be the song "When
You're Smilin' " and the appropriate formation of a man with
a smile. Then will come "Down
By The Old Mill Stream", with
the mill and waterwheel formation; the band will also play
"Daisy, Daisy" and form a bicycle built for two. Closing the
show, the band will form a
huge typewriter, complete with
carriage and keys, while they
play "I'm Gonna Sit Right
Down and Write Myself a Letter".
Music for the show has been
specially arranged so-that the
audience can participate in the
singing. The words will be printed in the football programs
which are distributed without
charge to all adults. Art Katterjohn will direct.
POLICE NAB
CAR PAINTERS
City police Thursday questioned three teen-agers who admitted throwing blue paint on
a number of cars on Hollywood
Drive on Saturday, October 6.
The boys, two 15-year^olds
and one 16, were located by tracing sales of paint, and identified by the owner of one of
the cars who had witnessed the
incident. The case was turned
over to juvenile authorities.
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Shopping
Center Plans
Well Along
Plans for a new shopping
center, on the Saline Country
Market property west of Saline,
are already at the architectural
drawing stage and footings may
be poured yet this fall.
The new buildings will be
constructed on a strip of land
just east of the present Country
Market parking lot; the Country Markets will build and lease
them, Charles Carlton, Jr., an
owner, said.
There is room on the site for
"four or five stores and some
offices", Carlton said. Plans also -include the removal of the
parking strip in the center of
the present parking lot to provide one entrance and exit. The
present Country Market canopy
will be changed to match the
new buildings, he, addedj.. „:,_»1
He hopes to complete the
project "not later than June 15,
1963".
A 16-foot landscape^! mall
will separate the new buildings
from the present ones. Prospective tenants include a drug
store, a dime store, and others.
Plans for the shopping center were planned because "Saline is growing fast and we feel
the people here want a shop--
ping center of their own," Carlton said.
Loren Lamont Okey, associate professor of speech at the
University of Michigan, will be
the featured speaker at the annual United Fund kickoff banquet, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the
Legion hall.
The banquet, sponsored by
Universal Die Casting, will
launch the 1962-63 area United
Fund drive, for a budget of
$11,209. The goal, up 3% per
cent from last year's, represents
an increase of 14% per cent in
funds sought for local agencies,
and a corresponding cut in amounts allotted- to county and
state organizations.
The banquet, for all United
Fund drive workers, is under
the chairmanship of Dan Lirones.
Herman Merte is drive chairman, with Regis Wolfinger as
co-chairman. Said Merte this
week:
"The philosophy of the Unit-
Area Social
Service Elects
New Officers
The annual meeting of the
Saline Social Service was held
at the home of Mrs. Edwin Hering, 208 Russell St., Monday evening. The Rev. A. F. G. Daechsel, Mrs. George Moore and Mrs.
LeRoy Stierle were. elected to
the board of directors.
The board met after the annual meeting to elect officers:
president, Mrs. Allan Grossman/ _y_ij?e president, Wayne
Predmore; treasurer, Mrs." Edwin Hering; corresponding secretary, Mrs. James Davis; recording secretary, Mrs. Halph
Uphaus; publicity, Mrs. James
Davis; and membership, Wayne
Predmore, chairman.
The office will continue to be
open Thursdays from 2, to 4
p.m. at the Vesta Mills home
near the American Legion on
Mills road. A December "Bundle Tea" will be held, with Mrs.
Carl O'Brien as chairman.
ed donations of sources other
ed Fund is based completely on
voluntary contributions. After
subtracting the average expect-
than residential from the total
budgeted sum of $11,209, the
budgeted amount can be achieved if each household unit contributes an average of between
$4 and $5.
"Some donations are expected
to be less than this, depending
upon individual circumstances,
and the difference must come
from the increased contribution
of others. It is hoped that each
donor will examine carefully his
own conscience and circumstances in arriving at a figure for
his share."
The banquet speaker, Professor Okey, graduated from high
school in 1928 and entered Iowa
State Teachers college. Later,
he attended Cornell college (Iowa) and received the bachelor
of arts degree in 1940. In 1946
he received the degree of master of arts and in 1951 the doctor of philosophy degree, both
from U-M. He also did graduate
work at the University of Colorado.
Professor Okey was a teaching fellow in speech in 1946 and
became a lecturer the following
year. In 1948 he was appointed
an instructor until lie was promoted to an assistant professor
in 1952.
He served in the medical
corps, U.S. Navy Reserve from
1942-45.
Dr. Okey is a member of
the Speech Association of America, Phi Kappa Phi, Theta
Alpha Phi, the Congregational
ChurchvQf Ann Arbor (a.trustee), and the Michigan Speech
association.
Work Begins
On Medical
School Board Briefs
Sidewalks Bid
Accepted
City Council Monday night
accepted a bid from A. H. Payeur pfe Sons Foundation Co. for
installation of the sidewalks for
which assessment districts were
approved last week. The walks
are to be completed within 20
working days after construction
begins.
The Payeur firm, one of two
bidders on the work, gave a
price of 42 cents per square
foot for four-inch sidewalk and
52 cents for six-inch walks that
will be needed at driveways.
The basic contract was for an
estimated cost of $5,436.40, not
counting the additional 10 cents
a square foot for heavier walks
at driveways, extensions, etc.
The Saline area Board of Education this week inaugurated
a new series, "School. Board
Briefs", to be prepared after
each board meeting by Mrs.
Robert Tefft, president, in order to keep the public advised
of the board's activities. The
first appears below:
SCHOOL BOARD BRIEFS
All members of the Board of
Education were present for the
regular meeting on October 10
in the conference room of the
High School. Also present were
representatives o f the City
Council, the planning commission, and of Rolling Meadows
subdivision. Discussion of an
east exit and easement took
place. No action was taken. Records concerning prior agreements will be collected and a
future meeting arranged to continue discussion.
Johnson Quick, president, and
Robert Harvey, vice president,
of the Band Parents association presented a verbal request
from their group that Mr. Katterjohn be assigned academic
duties only. Their request was
accepted for consideration.
Harold Brown reported for
the board's committee composed
of Brown, Raymond Girbach,
and Leo Jensen, on fee schedules for school building use. After some changes the following
rates were established by board
action:
In all schools — kitchen, $4
for first hour; $3 for each folio wing, supervision included.
Coffee and counter only, $4.
Any class room, $3.
Elementary school ~ All purpose room, $15 with custodian.
Intermediate school — Dining
room, $15 with custodian. Gymnasium, $35 (Oct. 1-Apr. 1),
$25 (Apr. 1-Oct. 1).
High school — Little theater
auditorium, (when admission
is charged) $40, (no admission)
$30. All purpose room, $20.
Gym, (out of district organizations with admission charged)
$75, in district, $50, (with no
admission) local group, $35.
School related groups will'
have free use as before unless a
profit is involved.
The board accepted the proposal of Mr. Dan Lirones to assist and direct the development
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Building Here
Work began this week on a
new 2,300 square foot medical
building which will include offices, a laboratory, and arrangements for physiotherapy work,
its owner, Dr. Paul Gerigk, said.
Dr. Gerigk, whose present office is at 205 S. Davenport,
hopes to move around March 1
into the new building, at the
corner of Davenport and E. Michigan Ave,
The brick, one-story (with;
basement) building, at a cost
of $40,000, will be large enough,
to accommodate two physicians,
he said, but he has not yet decided on an associate. He hopes
to select an associate or partner about the middle of next
year.
Air-conditioning and background music are included in
plans for the 75-foot long building.
Gerald Coe, institutional representative to the Boy
Scouts of Saline, accepts for the Scouts a 19%-foot sailboat,
of the lightning class, from donor Dr. Paul Gerigk. The handsome craft is in storage at the moment and the Sijouting committees will hold a meeting to discuss its future, Coe said.
So far, no plans have been made for it; and Saline has no
Sea Scouts.