1962-12-05; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 15, NUMBER 12 ~ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1962
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Festive Season Opens Soon
Santa to Appear
On Friday Nights
And Saturdays
The man with the whiskers
(and we don't mean Castro) will
come back to Saline this Saturday. Santa Claus, most popular
man in town, will arrive with
appropriate fanfare at 2 p.m.,
loaded with hcird-rock candy for
the youngsters, and ready to
hear their wishes for the 25th.
In a special deal with St. Nick
this year, Saline Chamber of
Commerce persuaded him to
spend Friday nights, as well as
the usual Saturday afternoons,
here in the downtown area. The
first Friday visit is scheduled
for 7 p.m., December 14 . . .
and there'll be another on the
21st. Instead of setting up headquarters in the board room at
Saline Savings Bank, as in the
past, Santa this year will spend
all his time holding court in
stores along the main drag.
Other special Yule activities
which get started this week in
Saline:
Merchants will again pass out
chance tickets for prizes to be
awarded Saturday night, December 22. The awards: Four
$5 purchase certificates, to be
given to the two winning boys
and the two winning girls.
Santa's mailbox will again be
in place to receive letters from
the youngsters. All such letters
will be promptly answered, and
the answers wUl also contain
chance tickets for those prizes.
Next week the downtown area will start special evening
shopping hours. Many stores
will stay open until 9 on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday. And the following
week, December 17 through 22,
most stores will keep their
doors open every night.
Three Salinians
Gain Citizenship
Three Saline residents were
among 39 persons from 13 countries who were admitted to citizenship last week in Washtenaw
county Circuit court by Judge
William J. Weipert, Jr., of Monroe.
Johannes E. Franz, an electrical engineer employed at Uni-
loy division of Hoover Ball and
Bearing co., and his wife, Amelia, became U.S. citizens at the
ceremony. Both are formerly of
Germany.
Also admitted to citizenship
was Vincent Catacuzzeno, of
Saline, x-ray technician at SaUne Community hospital, from
'Italy.
rove
o 'Over the Top1
Obviously in worse need of a haircut than the astonished boy in the chair, Santa Claus waits his turn to be
tidied up in time for his appearance in downtown Saline,
Friday night and Saturday. The old fellow politely declined
a shave, on the grounds that his chin would get cold. The
youngster is from Manchester.
Hornets Drop First
Conference Battle
Family Recovers
After Illness from
Carbon Monoxide
Mrs. James Gilbee and her
five children were reported recovered this week after the
whole family became violently
ill from carbon monoxide poisoning at their Spring street
home.
The father of the family was
at work in Ann Arbor when the
incident occurred, late last Monday night, and only the prompt
action of neighbors prevented
disaster.
Mrs. Gilbee was unaware of
the odorless carbon monoxide
fumes in her home, resulting
from a clogged chimney, until
one of the children became unable to walk. Others complained
of headaches and illness, she
said, and she herself was barely
able to reach the home of neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Wallie Crosbie, to ask for aid.
The Crosbies rushed to the
Gilbee home to rescue the children (with difficulty, since Wal-
lie's arm is still in a cast from
an accident at work), and then
called a local physician to treat
them. The youngsters, ranging
from first grade down, in age,
include, Donna, Jimmy, Mary,
Jeff, and five-months-old Glenn.
The family was then taken to
the home of relatives in Ann
Arbor.
Formerly Salinians, the Gil-
bees had lived for a time in
Dexter, and had just moved
back into the Spring street
house when the accident occurred.
PAST MATRONS PLAN
CHRISTMAS  PARTY
The Past Matrons club of
Saline Chapter 311, O.E.S., will
hold its Christmas party and
dinner Monday, December 10,
at 6:30 p.m. in the Methodist
Church parlor.
FAIR BOARD TO MEET
The Saline Community Fair
board will hold its annual meeting on December 10 at 8:30
p.m. in the agricultural room
at the High School.
Annual reports will be given
and officers for the coming year
will be elected.
by Lanny Robbins
First Night's Results:
Dexter, 54; Saline, 38
Chelsea, 53; Roosevelt, 40
Manchester, 55; Pinckney, 48
U-High, 63; Clinton, 33
Every once in .a while there's
a night in the fortunes of even
the finest teams that coaches,
players, and spectators alike
would just as soon completely
forget. Such was the case at
Dexter Friday evening as Don
Jaeger's Hornets, hoping to
launch a drive for their fourth
consecutive Washtenaw conference basketball championship,
became victims of an upset-
minded bunch of Dreadnaughts.
In a game that should have
been a fairly equal contest between the Hornets' speed and
the Dexter quintet's height, the
Dreadnaughts pretty well made
good use of their tall men, while
the famed Saline press and fast
break never quite got off the
ground.
The result was a 54-38 victory
for Dexter.
An overpowering start, plus
refusal to fall into the trap of
Saline's running game during
the third period, was the key
to the upset.
In the opening minutes of the
contest, Dexter began hitting
from outside and built a solid
lead that the Hornets were never able to cut down. With the
game almost three minutes old
and Dexter in a 6-1 lead, the
Hornets collected their first
basket on an outside jump shot
by Ron Tucker. Dexter scored
twice, on a lay-up by Nick Heller and a long shot by Doug
Dunham, before Mike Johnson
swished the second Saline basket of the night.
For the next two minutes,
both teams spent most of their
time at the free throw line as
Saline committeed four personals and Dexter two. Even at the
bonus line, the Dreadnaughts
came out ahead and by the time
the first quarter ended, they
were in command of a 19-8 lead
after a pair of quick lay-ups oy
Heller.
In the second period, heads-
up play by Jim Griffin and Mike
Johnson cut the Dexter avalanche briefly. Johnson hit on
a jumper from close in, and
Griffin picked up a pair of lay-
ups after stealing the ball, to
make it 21-14.
From then on the Dreadnaughts sailed away on charity
tosses by Heller and Dunham,
to a 28-15 margin before Johnson banged in another basket
and Keck chipped in with a two-
pointer. Each team tallied ano-
ther basket before half-time,
Saline on Armbruster's try and
Dexter on Gordy Deylin's fast
break, for a half-time score of
33-22.
In the third period, fearing
Saline's famed comeback, the
Dexter quintet went into a slowdown stall to frustrate the Hor
nets. It saved the contest for
the Dreadnaughts, who out-
scored the Hornets 7-3, after
Kind hit on the only one of
Saline's 17 shots to go through
the hoop during that quarter.
In the final period, Jeager
benched most of his first unit
to give his second team more
playing experience. The second
team held the Dreadnaughts to
a 21-13 scoring difference for
the final stanza.
In double figures for Dexter
were Nick Heller with 13 points
and Doug Dunham, who led the
evening's scoring with 15. High
scorer for Saline was Gary
Kind, followed "by Johnson with
seven, Armbruster with five,
and Tucker, Griffin and Keck
with four each. Engelbert had
three.
Two Charged
With Larceny
From Auto
Two young men, who pleaded
guilty to charges of larceny
from an auto, are scheduled for
sentencing Thursday, December
13, in Justice of the Peace Court
here.
The youths, both of whom
posted $50 bond, were arrested
early Thursday by Saline police
who saw them walking east on
Michigan avenue at Whitlock
street and stopped them for
questioning. James J. Dumont,
19, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and John
M. Fundukian, 21, of South-
field, said they had heard something drop from their car and
were walking back to see what
it was.
Police roused the owner of a
nearby service station, Ted Hill,
to check his premises. It was
discovered that a radio was
missing from a Volkswagen
parked outside. After questioning, the two men showed police
where the radio was hidden, in
the bushes across the road, police said.
Local police Monday afternoon also arrested Gary Lee
Keehl, 18, of Manchester, as a
fugitive wanted for grand larceny by state police of the
Clinton post.- Keehl is alleged
to have taken $190 hidden in a
service station while the owner
was waiting on a customer. He
will be tried in Lenawee county.
Mrs. Radloff
To Head '63
Dimes Drive
Mrs. Herman Radloff, of 277
W. Bennett St., has been named
as Saline area campaign director of the 1963 New March of
Dimes drive.
Although the drive is hot
scheduled to begin until after
the first of the year, Mrs. Radloff and her committee chairmen met Wednesday morning to
plan the campaign.
Chairmen who will aid in the
drive in this area include Mrs.
Jerome Lamb, special events;
Mrs. Oscar Ferguson, clubs and
organizations; Mrs. David Cobb,
businesses and corporations;
Mrs. William Lawrence, the annual Mothers' March.
Mrs. Douglas Elfring will
chairman the Saline Jaycee Auxiliary, who will put out mailers; Mrs. Donald Leidheiser, the
High School collections; Mrs.
Douglas Hoeft, all bowling events; and-Mrs. -W. W. Crosbie,
dimes boards and coin collectors.
County chairman for the 1963
drive is Mrs. A. J. Coudron, Ann
Arbor, who distributed supplies
for the campaign last week.
The March of Dimes, beginning its 25th year, has expanded since the success of the Salk
vaccine against polio. This year
it will support varied programs:
funds for research into the causes of arthritis and birth defects; money to finance polio
vaccination activities; and
funds for the newly established
Salk Institute of Biological Studies.
PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAIRMAN RESIGNS
Jack Craigmile, chairman of
the city planning commission,
has resigned "due to the increase in the office work load
and assuming partnership responsibilities" in his firm.
Council Monday accepted his
resignation, effective January 1,
and "gratefully expressed Council's appreciation for services
performed for the city".
No replacement has yet been
appointed to complete Craig-
mile's term, which runs until
July.
Only partly in costume, but up to their ears in the spirit
of the thing, are cast members of "Ramshackle Inn", a three-
act mystery farce to be presented by the senior class Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings in the Little Theater at the High School.
Behind the corpse are (left to right) Mike Johnson,
Dave Hollenback, Mary Jane Schumacher, Georgia Burg, and
Bruce Carr. Alongside it are Susan Beck, Keith Armbruster,
and Vicky Hill.
Dead as dead can be is Jed Graban, though it is devoutly to be hoped he will revive between performances,
since he works part time in the Reporter shop.
Honor Roll Listed
For Second Period
KIWANIS OFFICERS
TO BE INSTALLED
Bill Delhey will be installed
as president of the Kiwanis club
of Saline, in a ceremony at the
first January meeting, and Russell (Bump) Richards will be
installed as vice president. Howard Hill will serve another term
as secretary-treasurer.
STATE TO WTOEN
MICHIGAN AVE.
The state highway department has notified the city of
the state's intention to widen
Michigan avenue at both ends,
but no exact plans have been
revealed, Mayor Jack Bennett
said this week. Neither was any
indication given of the state's
plans "for widening the bridge
at "the millpond ... but $1,500
was allotted for it.
Four Injured in
One-Car Crash
A local woman was one of
four persons injured in a one-
car crash on the Dexter-Pinck-
ney road in Dexter township
Sunday night.
Sheriff's men said Helen M.
Holley, 22, of Saline, Barbara
A. Miller, also 22, and David
E. Miller, 24, both of Scio township, were passengers in a car
driven by Jerome W. Canter, .22,
of Northfield township, at the
time of the accident.
Deputies said Canter apparently lost control of his car
and it went off the east edge
of the highway, hit a smaU
tree, bounced away and then
hit a telephone pole, snapping
it off at ground level.
The careening car then crashed headon into a large tree
Deputies said the persons in the
stump and flipped end over end.
car were thrown out of the vehicle. All four were taken to
St.  Joseph Mercy hospital.
EXTENSION PLANS PARTY
The Friendship Extension
group will hold their Christmas
party Tuesday at Saline township hall at 7 p.m. with Mrs.
Melvina Klager as hostess. Husbands and children are invited.
Honor roll lists for the second
marking period were posted at
Saline High School this week.
Within each category the names
are arranged alphabetically.
SENIORS
HIGHEST ACADEMIC HONOR
(A or A minus Average)
(Six Academic Subjects)
Martha Esch
Jerri Olson
Kathie Reed
(Five Academic Subjects)
Georgia Burg
Bruce Carr
Earl Klager
Shirley  Sheehan
(Four Academic Subjects)
Pamela Kidwell
WITH ACADEMIC HONOR
(B or B plus Average)
(Five Academic Subjects)
Don Dechert
Gayle Finkbeiner
Ted  Graban
Vicky Hill
Jean Schaible '■
Lois Sutton
Serge Vaisman
(Four Academic Subjects)
Keith Armbruster
Dave Hollenback
Wendy Wild
GENERAL HONOR ROLL
(B or Better Average).
(Six Subjects)
Alona Frey
Diane Hamlin
Steve Milkey
Mary Schumacher
(Five Subjects)
Karen Hinderer
JUNIORS
HIGHEST ACADEMIC HONOR
(A or A minus Average)
(Five Academic Subjects)
Dale Flook
Karen Riggs
(Four Academic Subjects)
.Sharon Feldkamp
Pat Fischer
Joan LaRue
ACADEMIC HONOR
(B or B plus Average)
(Five Academic Subjects)
Marcile Bauknecht
Joseph Burkhart
Bonnie Camburn
Dolores Faust
Jim Feldkamp
Marcia Feldkamp
Barbara Hehr
James Lake
Rhonda Maurer
Rob Merchant
i
Lorraine Myers
Doug Robinett
Nancy Robison
Gloria Rosander
Jim Strait
(Four Academic Subjects)
Dennis Heina
Coby Livingstone
GENERAL HONOR ROLL
(B or Better Average
all Subjects)
(Six Subjects)
Elaine Dieterle
Albert Feldkamp
Diane Miller
Joan Tinker
(Five Subjects)
Gail Armbruster
Laura Belleau
Elsie Klager
Janet Richards
Jane Ross
SOPHOMORES
HIGHEST ACADEMIC HONOR
(A or A minus Average)
(Five Academic Subjects)
Kay Gordon
Sandra Greenfield
Linda Heiserman
Constance Hepler
Pat Hughes
Dan Morton
Sue Robison
John Scherdt
;:'" Charles Still
Sue Washburn
(Four Academic Subjects)
Gail Mittendorf
ACADEMIC HONOR
(B or B plus Average)
(Five Academic Subjects)
Bob Austin
PhU Bondie
Leslie Carman
Hal Ceronsky
Janis Coe
' v Dennis Condit
-\        Linda Dechert
Katie Esch
Marcia Fritts
• -,^.      John Harvey     	
James Heckman
Cheryl Henes
Judy Jump
David King
Kris Kuebler
Steve Miller
Carol Postiff
Sally Quick <
Marilyn Struble
I Bob Tefft
Debby Tracy
Bruce Uphaus
(Four Academic Subjects)
Jerry Austin
GENERAL HONOR ROLL
(B or Better Average
all Subjects)
(Six Subjects)
Jill Alber
Diane Diuble
Janet Englebert
Kurt Fischer
(Five Subjects)
Sandra Jordan
FRESHMEN
HIGHEST ACADEMIC HONOR
(A or A minus Average)
(Four Academic Subjects)
Margaret Beal      ;    ^
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125-Acre
Development
In Prospect
Extensive plans for a potential development of upper-bracket homes west of Saline were
revealed in a letter read to
Council Monday night.
The letter came from Ernest
J. Hall, of Union Lake, Mich., a
developer who sought information on possible annexation, water and sewer possibilities, tap-
in fees, and tax rates. He said
he was interested in 100 acres
of the Ferry property west of
town, and 25 adjoining acres
along the river.
Hall said he was considering
two to 2%-acre lots along the
river and - in the other area —
nothing under 1,200 square feet
and up to 1,800 square feet.
This would put the homes at
an $18,000 minimum, he said,
but the majority would sell for
$25,000 and up.
He would build ranch homes,
colonials, split-levels and — possibly — apartments in one area,
he said. He added that he is
not considering FHA financing
since he expects to get "very
good terms on the conventional
basis".
The development would take
about three years to complete,
he added.
Boiler Room Floods;
School Dismissed
Saline High School students
got an unscheduled holiday Friday when they arrived to find
the school without either heat
or lights, and boiler room and
tunnels flooded with two feet of
water.
The flooding occurred when
a shut-off valve stuck and allowed water to continue to pour
through the boiler, Superintendent Leo Jensen said. At the
same time, the sump pump
failed. Electricity was turned
off as a safety measure.
Students and teachers went
Christmas shopping, while city
crews pumped the water out so
that repairs  could be made.
Contributions
Now Stand at
98 Percent
The Saline area United Fund
will go over the top, and the
drive is to be closed Thursday
evening, Herman Merte, chairman of the campaign, announced today.
The drive, for $11,209, stood
at 98 per cent Wednesday, only
$200 short of its goal, and "we
have been informed of money
coming in which should guarantee to push it over the top,"
Merte said.
The United Fund board Will
meet Thursday evening "to establish the close of the drive,"
he said.
Only three solicitors have not
successfully completed all contacts, he said, and "this, with
over 130 solicitors working, is a
commendable record".
He commented on the effectiveness of advising persons not
contacted to take the initiative
in forwarding their contributions. Calls were received from
six such contributors, he reported, and one woman said the
money was "burning a ?iole in
her purse", since she was personally aware of the need and
benefits of contributions to the
United Fund. Her daughter is
a nurse in a hospital where
much-needed medical research
is supported by the United
Fund.
The $11,209 goal represents
a 3% per cent increase over
last year's total, but a 14% percent increase for local agencies
participating: Saline recreation,
Saline area Social Service, the
Sahne Library, Boy Scouts, Cub
Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies.
Area and state agencies benefiting from the drive include
the American Red Cross, Michigan United Fund, the Portage
Trails Boy Scout Council, Huron Valley Girl Scout Council,
the Salvation Army, Huron Valley Child Guidance Clinic, and
the Washtenaw county Association for Retarded .Children.
Council Tables
Sidewalk Letter
Council Monday night acknowledged and tabled "until December 10 a letter from Hazen
Jewell stating that he had contracted for construction of his
own sidewalk. The walk, to city
specifications, will be installed
in the spring, he said. -•* •
Jewell is one of the property-
owners in special assessment
district 40-A (Russell street)
for which procedures have already been started. Two of the
necessary resolutions were passed Novembr 26, and a hearing
on the spread of the assessment
is scheduled December 17.
Legionnaires Saturday joyfully burned the mortgage,
with pomp, fanfare, a formal dinner, and speeches at the
now fully-paid-for Legion Memorial hall. The building was
completed and dedicated in 1949. Above, the burning ceremony is supervised by Ben Uphaus, who was commander of
the post when the land was purchased, and Ralph Bowen,
■the present commander. Legion Auxiliary members also participated in the program.