1963-03-13; Saline Reporter

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The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 26 - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1963
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Saline High School and Junior High
bandsmen have put in weeks of intensive
practice in preparation for the district Festival Saturday in Garden City, when they
will give a concert performance before four
judges on three numbers — one of them
sight-reading. Above, scenes from the practice room: top two pictures show members
of tlrs Slgisth Grade Band, as does the first
in the second row. The last three are sections
of the High School Band.
In the midst of their own diligent preparations, local bands took time to host another district Festival here, last Saturday. It
brought in 1,500 young musicians, who consumed 1,100 bottles of pop and 65 pounds of
hot dogs, between performances.
The students, all of junior high age,
came from Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Highland
Park, Wayne, Inkster, Trenton, Livonia, Taylor Center and Manchester.
C-C Plans Special Meet
Monday on Lot Petition
At a special noon meeting
next Monday at Marty's, members of Saline Chamber of Commerce will take further steps
toward a full-steam-ahead program of downtown development
for 1963. Key item of business
at the session will be the wrap-
up of a resolution and petition
now being circulated and signed
for presentation to City Council Monday night.
The document reads:
The undersigned, being persons and organizations interested in the development of the
central business area of the City of Saline, hereby resolve as
follows:
1. That the development of an
additional municipal parking lot
in the central business area is
vital to the continuation and
growth of an i3conomically healthy central business district in
•the City of Saline.
2. That the best location for
such a parking lot appears to
be in the block located on the
southwest corner of the intersection of Michigan Avenue and
Ann Arbor Street, with means
of ingress and egress from both
of said streets.
3. That the undersigned will
do everything in their power to
improve the attractiveness of
the central business district as
a commercial center for the City of Saline.
4. That this resolution with
their signatures thereon be presented to the Sahne City Coun-
DEMONSTRATION ON
FIRST ADD SCHEDULED
The Sahne Child Study Club
will sponsor a demonstration
entitled "An Evening of Emergency First Aid" at 8 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 19, at the Intermediate School. The demonstration, which will include
fciouth - to - mouth respiration,
will be given by Inspector Ben
Zahn of the Ann Arbor JFire
Department. The public is urged to attend.
cil as a petition requesting the
immediate development of said
municipal parking lot.
The petition comes in response to a request from City
Council, expressed at the
group's last meeting, that merchants furnish information on
the need of an additional parking lot, and on the preferred
location for the off-street facility. Councilmen stated at their
last regular meeting that parking meter revenues were earmarked by ordinance for the
specific purpose of developing
further parking facilities'; and
an estimate of future meter income, plus the currpHit meter
fund, indicated that the total
was ample for bonding purposes against an additional lot.
The C-C meeting Monday will
also toclude election of officers
for the coming year, and initial
plans for the organization's annual dinner meeting to be held
April 2.
Many More Firms
Enter Michigan
Week Competition
Michigan industry, agriculture and civic organizations
have less than three weeks to
enter the annual Michigan Week
avards competition, according
to Milton Kendrick, state awards chairman.
Kendrick, of Michigan Consolidated Gas company, Detroit,
said the number of this year's
entries is far ahead of last year,
"but we know there are hundreds of qualified applicants
who are missing a wonderful
opportunity to call national attention to their products and
achievements by failing to enter this competition.	
All three categories must be
judged at the county level by
March 25.
William Crim is the coordinator for Region 15.
Police Purchase
Siren, P.A. System
For Emergencies
A special public address system and electronic siren have
been purchased by the Saline
Police association to be installed in the police car for use in
emergencies.
The siren will be used to give
warning not only in the event of
a Civil Defense alert or attack,
but for tornado alerts or any
similar crisis. The public address system, which has ample
volume to cover a city block at
a time, can be used to instruct
the populace in emergency procedures, Police Chief Jim Levleit said.
Price of the equipment was
more than $200; it was purchased with Police association
funds raised by such events as
the wrestling matches to take
place here Saturday evening,
and another match earlier in
the season.
The best inprofessional
wrestling will return to this area Saturday night, sponsored by
the Saline PoUce association
and the Saline detachment of
the Washtenaw county Sheriff's
Auxiliary PoUce. The card wiU
feature eight of the nation's
finest matmen in five matches
at Saline High School.
Leaping Larry Chene, "The
People's Choice", wiU go against Ricki "The Crusher" Cor-
tez in the main event.
Cortez, Chene's foe, is a "bad-
man" from Mexico City. A combat-hardened Marine veteran,
"The Crusher" and Chene have
been at odds since tlie'r first
meeting.
Dino Bravo, the Italian giant,
will go against Skull Nernberg
in a top supporting bout.
Dynamite Johnny Gates will
tangle with Chief White Eagle
in the other heavyweight single
match.
A mighty midget battle will
send Fuzzy Cupid against Pan-
cho Lopiaz.
As a special added attraction,
the winners of the first three
matches wiU return against the
losers in a six-man mixed Australian tag-team bout.
County Dairy
Banquet Set
For Saturday
The eighth annual county
Dairy Banquet wiU be held
March 16 at the Chelsea High
School beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The event, sponsored by the
Washtenaw county Dairy Council and the Cooperative Extension service, wiU honor dairymen who qualify for the 400
pound club - requirements include a five year production average of 400 pounds of butterfat per cow per year.
Crowning of the 1963 county
Dairy Princess wUl be another
feature. The princess contest
wiU be held at 4 p.m. on the
same day at the Chelsea High
School.
Speaker for the evening event
wiU be Earl J. HiU, pubUc relations, administrative 'assistant, Consumers Power company, Jackson.
Miss Marilyn Frey, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Frey, of
6800 Scio Church Rd., Ann Arbor, will receive a cash award
from the National Food Products corporation, for placing
third in the state in efficient
mUk production contest based
on the number of animals and
official testing records; and Archie Bradbury, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Bradbury, of Dexter,
wiU receive a camera awarded
by the Washtenaw Dairy CouncU for outstanding success in
4-H dairy cattle judging competition. He placed third in the
Washtenaw county contest,
fourth in the Michigan 4-H dairy judging contest and was a
member of the Michigan 4-H
dairy judging team competing
in the National Dairy Exposition held in Chicago in December, 1962. — *> >-—
Tickets for the banquet are
avaUable from Ernest Girbach,
Don Wiedman, Glen Eschelbach,
James Hayes, Wesley AmsdiU,
David Gordon, Albert GaU, Elton Frey, James WaUace, David
Wolfgang, NeU Nixon, George
Macomber, Herman Koenn, Tom
Carleton, Paul Wild, Stanley
Gill, Dr. Wilford Lane, Ralph
McCalla, local elevators, and the
Cooperative Extension service.
TOM DOENGES TO HEAD
MICHIGAN WEEK HERE
Thomas Doenges, proprietor
of the Sauk TraU Inn, has been
named Saline's city chairman
for Michigan Week, May 19-25,
which this year wiU spotlight
"Science and Research for our
Future".
Two C
Martin Seeks
Top Jaycee
State Post
A SaUne Jaycee, G. Merritt
Martin, is a candidate for the
presidency of the state Jaycee
organization, he announced this
week.
The Michigan president, and
other offcers, wiU be elected at
the state convention in Lansing,
May 17 and 18, which the SaUne
club wiU attend en masse to
promote Martin's candidacy.
Martin has been active in local, state, and district Jaycee
work for several years. He has
served as director, secretary,
and president of the Saline
club; was state vice president
in charge of district 4 (including Ann Arbor, MUan, Ypsilanti, Saline, Chelsea, Manchester,
Dundee, Carlton, and Monroe)
and was elected one of eight
national directors from Michigan, taking that office July 1,
1962.
His campaign began with letters of announcement, matted
this week to aU local presidents
and aU members of the state
executive committee of the organization. His campaign committee wiU also go into action
Saturday with banners and placards, at a statewide Jaycee
bowling tourney in Ann Arbor.
The campaign wiU involve much
travel, Martin said, but he will
not be able to visit aU of the
state's 195 clubs, "which include
over 7,000 members.
Martin, who Uves at 423 S.
Harris St., is employed by Hoover BaU and Bearing Co. as customer service manager.
Two Hurt in Auto
Accidents Here
Two persons were injured in
separate accidents ascribed to
slippery roads near here Tuesday and Wednesday.
Charles Richard Van Valken-
berg, of Tecumseh, was treated
at SaUne Community hospital
for severe lacerations of the
face and knee after his car
skidded on Monroe street and
struck a bridge abutment, about
8 a.m. Tuesday. Police said Van
Valkenberg, 24, was driving
north into town when his car
went into a skid and hit the
cement guard raU head-on.
Mrs. Elizabeth Charles, of
13944 Sanford, MUan, was reported doing weU at St. Joseph
Mercy hospital Wednesday after a 9 a.m. accident on Saline-
Milan road near Judd road. She
suffered injuries including a
broken jaw when her car went
out of control on the sUppery
road and crashed into an embankment and a utility pole.
Jayshees Plan
Benefit Showing
Of Easter Hats
The Saline Jaycee Auxiliary
wiU sponsor a special showing
of Easter hats, to benefit the
Cystic Fibrosis drive, at 8:15
p.m. Friday, March 22, at the
Cut and Curl beauty shop.
There wUl be no admission
charge and a door prize wiU be
awarded. The hats shown will
be for sale, and $1 from each
purchase wiU go to the Washtenaw county chapter for Cystic Fibrosis. Other items will
also be on sale at the benefit.
President of the county CF
chapter is Mrs. Robert Starling,
of Saline.
Shelters Marked,
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Easter Seal Proclamation 3,5 Occupants
Signs went up Wednesday
marking two areas in the Intermediate School as public Civil Defense shelters.
Besides these two, only one
other buUding in Saline could
serve as a shelter, CD chairman Bob Russell said — but it
is privately owned and the owner has not yet decided whether
he wishes it to be marked. In
any case, its "protection factor" is not high enough to warrant stocking it with supplies,
RusseU added.
Both shelters in the Intermediate School have a sufficiently
high "protection factor" to be
stocked, he said. SuppUes — water, stored food, medical supplies, etc., are provided by the
federal government and wttl be
instaUed "in the near future",
he said. A few shelters elsewhere in the county have already been stocked.
One of the shelter areas at
the school has a capacity of
177 persons; the other wUl accommodate 66, RusseU said.
The capacity of the contemplated shelter in the private buUding is 72 people. Tot.al of aU
three would be 315.
SaUne's population at present
is estimated at nearly 3,000 —
"which means we ought to have
famUy faU-out shelters," RusseU said.
Signs designating the shelters at the school were put up
by Col. Gerald MiUer, county
CD head, and Leo Jensen, superintendent of .SaUne schools.
In other CD preparations, a
group of SaUne firemen attended radiological monitoring classes in an aU-day session on a
recent Sunday at the County
BuUding and are now quaUfied
to use the counters to be provided by the county. SaUne wttl
be provided with a complete set
of three radiation counters and
three dosimeters, RusseU said.
Those who took the course,
besides RusseU, were Ray Alber, Clyde Griffin, Eugene Feuerbacher, WaUie Crosbie, and
Ormond Bredernitz.
WHEREAS, the annual Easter Seal Drive wiU take place in SaUne beginning March 12, 1963; and
WHEREAS, the Easter Seal Society serves crippled persons, regardless of race, religion, national background, economic status,
or cause of crippling; and
WHEREAS, there are more than 30 crippled children and handicapped adults in Saline receiving treatment and there are many
more who are awaiting rehabttitation; and
WHEREAS, continuing support of the Easter Seal Society benefits the disabled right in SaUne because 90 per cent of the funds
coUected remain in the SaUne area; and
WHEREAS, the purposes and aims of this campaign are deserving of the support of every citizen:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jack Bennett, Mayor of Saline, hereby
proclaim MARCH as "EASTER SEAL MONTH IN SALINE" and
urge that all members of this community give fuU support to this
campaign to aid the handicapped.
Dated this 12th day of March, A.D., 1963
Signed JACK BENNETT
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Easter Seal
Drive Opens
The annual Easter Seal Drive
for funds to aid crippled persons was officiaUy opened Tuesday in Saline with a proclamation by Mayor Jack Bennett and
the matting of 1,500 batches of
stamps.
Local envelopes were addressed by Larry Smith's typing class at the High School.
They were stuffed by volunteers', Miss Sidni Heiserman and
the Misses Kathy, KeUy, and
Kim Mader, daughters of John
Mader, one of the Saline members of the board of the Washtenaw county chapter of the
Michigan Society for Crippled
ChUdren and Adults.
Henry Leutheuser, of Saline,
is also a member of the county
group; he and Mader serve as
contacts for local persons in
need of such help as the society provides.
Among the services provided
by the organization are purchase or loan of such equipment
as wheelchairs, braces, crutches, and other orthopedic appliances; providing camperships
and other recreation for crippled chUdren and adults; providing vocational counseling for
the handicapped; conducting
annual clinics for the cerebral
palsied; providing transportation to hospitals, cUnics, and
schools; and participating in
national programs of research.
RESERVATIONS DUE
FRIDAY FOR OES DINNER
AU members of Saline Chapter 311, OES, are urged to attend the dinner honoring past
matrons, past patrons and life
members of the Chapter which
wttl be held March 18 at the
Masonic HaU. The dinner, being
given by the officers and members of the organization, will
be served at 6:30 p.m. Reservations must be made- no later
than Friday, March 15, and may
be arranged by calling Mrs.
Harry Cogar at 429-9806 or
Mrs. John Thoss at 429-9246.
Local Bowler Hits
In Bay City Meet
Mrs. Herbert Lange, bowling
with the Vogue Beauty Salon
team of Ann Arbor, tied for
first place high single game in
a tournament in Bay City over
the weekend.
Donna bowled a 278 game
(with handicap) and 246 actual
score Sunday, to pile up a 664
series (568 actual).
Later competitors moved her
to 6th place on the board, her
current standing in the women's state tourney which runs
to June.
Euchre Tourney
Finalists Cited
Final winners in the Pittsfield Grange Euchre Tournament were announced after
Monday night's final session.
Mrs. Florence Armbruster was
awarded ladies' first prize,
while Mrs" Erwin Weidmeyer
plaoad second and Mrs. Hden
Sohni third.
Mtsn's first prize went to Wesley Schoolmaster; Erwin Armbruster was second prize winner. There was a three-way tie
for third prize with the honors
being shared by C. Brown, David Schaerer and Fred Sohni.
Oral Bassett won the gaUoper.
Monday night's winners included Edna Salisbury, Mrs.
Florence Armbruster and Mrs.
Mabel Armbruster, first, second
and third prize winners in the
ladies' division, and Karroll
Aungst, Erwin Weidmeyer and
George Martin, men's first, second and third prize winners, respectively. Norm Wiedmayer
had the most loners and the
door prize went to Don Visel.
STATE TO OPEN BIDS
ON US-12 IMPROVEMENT
The State Highway department wttl open bids April 3 for
one mile of modernization, including curb, gutters and paving, on Michigan Avenue (US-
12) from Mills road to the east
city limits in Saline.
Estimated cost of the work
is $190,000.
Topical Fluoride
Program Scheduled
At Local Schools
The annual topical fluoride
dental program, co-sponsored
by room parents of aU three
SaUne schools, has been scheduled to begin here Wednesday,
March 20, and letters and cards
wiU be sent home with eUgible
children this week.
Parents are asked to return
the cards, filled in on both
sides, and the fee of $4, by Friday, March 15. Children in kindergarten, second, fifth and
eighth grades may receive the
treatment.
Plans for the program began
last week at a meeting with
Mrs. Mary Dick, county health
nurse, with mothers from each
school group - Mrs. Richard
Cole, Elementary School; Mrs.
Robert Heiserman, High
School; and Mrs. Dan Copeland,
Intermediate School, who was
elected chairman. Parents wishing further information may
caU her at 429-9564.
JUNIOR DEPUTIES
TO MEET MONDAY
The Washtenaw County Sheriffs Junior Deputies wttl meet
at 7 p.m. Monday, March 18,
at the Intermediate School.
Salinians Attend
Seminar Series
On Leadership
Some 65 leaders from nine
southwestern Michigan communities are attending a series of
seminars on group and community leadership at the University of Michigan. Nine of
them are Salinians.
The weekly three-hour sessions (Monday nights) at the
Michigan Union are designed to
help participants: (1) become
acquainted with new ideas ab-
o u t community development
and group leadership', and (2)
understand how these ideas can
be used to solve current problems in the local community.
Those attending from Saline
include G. Merritt Martin,,Richard Cole, Mrs. John B. Mader,
Mrs. Kenneth Rogers, Mrs. Milton Hartman, Mrs. George Austin and Mrs. James Carman.
Two Ann Arbor residents
participating are Marian Barclay, principal of the Saline Elementary School, and Dom Pellegreno, guidance counseUor at
Saline High School.
Medical patients at the Saline
hospital this week include Richard Noel, Mrs. Cleo Ackley,
George Karpianski, Mrs. Vera
Burkhart, John Dicks and Edwin Girbach.
PLEDGES AT FRATERNITY
Brian LaRue, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John LaRue, 307 East Michigan Avenue, is a new pledge
of the Alma CoUege chapter of
Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. The
total pledge class numbers 12.
Architect Howard Kuhl points out salient f i2atures of the
planned new Saline Baptist Church to be located on Saline-
Ann Arbor Rd. at Harper Dr. Building committee chairman
Alton Ealy, at left, lakes in the details and indicates approval. Kuhl and Ealy are both members of the church's
board of deacons. The Baptist congregation is pushing plans
to build this year. The group now meets in the all-purpose
room at Saline Elementary school.
NINTH GRADERS PLAN
PAPER DRIVE, PARTY
Students of the ninth grade
will hold a paper drive from
8 a.m. to. 2 p.m. on Saturday,
March 23, in the £ity, to be followed by a class party or dance
at the High School in the evening.
Residents are asked to have
papers prepared for the yowg-
stisrs to pick up, tied with
string if possible. Details of the
party have not been completed,
but the students hope to make
a coUection to provide an Easter basket for a welfare famtty
or for chttdren at the YpsUanti
State hospital.