1963-05-08; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 34 ~ WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1983
Meha Plan
To Build Here
Now 'Definite'
The decision to locate Meha,
retirement village for educators, in Saline is now definite,
the'Meha board of directors announced this week, and a land
contract for the selected site is
being negotiated.
The village, to be located on
the Dr. Lloyd Steiner property-
just north of the High School,
is still slated to open in the
fall of 1965, and at present 75
people have made plans to enter it when it does. "Many of
these will have spouses or life
companions," the announcement
said, "so the number actually
entering will be larger. Others
may decide to use the facility
sooner than they now intend,
after they are able to see more
tangibly what the appearance
and services will be."
Meha now has on hand
$120,000 which has been received from about 3500 pledges.
Present homes of prospective
members range aU over Michigan and as far away as Florida,
California, and Hawaii.
Of the total number who have
pledged, Mc3ha lists 230 who
now live in Bay City, 190 in
Ann Arbor, 140 in Flint, 121 in
Detroit, and many in Saginaw,
Jackson, Wyandotte, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti, and Midland. Many nusmbers of the teaching
staffs and personnel of the University of Michigan, Eastern
Michigan university and other
state universities are also on
the membership list.
The release continued: "The
next step for Meha is to determine the portion of land to be
placed under ownership the
first year. Following this, the
architects will make more final
plans for grounds and building.
The village is planned ultimately to cover an area of 210
acres and by 1975 is expected
to house 1,500 retirees. It will
include apartments and cottages, around an extensive community center.
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Supervisors1
Committees
Appointed
Contests Brewing
For School Posts
The forthcoming School date for a school board post in
Board election this week resem- 1961. Basman lives at 7290 Fos-
bled a pot about to boil. dick Rd.
Only two candidates — both Petitions for candidates must
incumbents   —   had   announced contain the names of not less
themselves, but five other peti- than 25  qualified electors,
tions had been taken from the though they need not be regis-
office of the school superinten- tered voters since Saline's is a
dent, and a meeting was called non-registration   district.   The
"to discuss school candidates", petitions must be filed with the
Incumbents  Gerald Coe and secretary of the Board of Edu-
Lauren   Wild  had   announced cation, Oliver Steiner, not later
their   intention   to   seek  new than 4 p.m. Friday, May 10.
terms.   Both   are   completing 	
three-year-terms;  the posts to
Equalized
Valuation Up
Through Area
„  „   __   „.„„*,    •„ , -       - ..     - County equalize valuation of
the veterans' committee and the **l^*V*B*mg m the dents of the school district are property ta ^ ^ ^ set
MEETING TO CIRCULATE
SCHOOL BOARD PETITIONS
A meeting "to discuss School
Board candidates and fill out
petitions for one or more candidates" has been scheduled at
8:30 p.m. Thursday at Sahne
township hall, 5731 Braun Rd.,
Supervisor Erwin Frederick, Albert Bredernitz announced to-
of Lodi township, chairman of day.
the county Board of Supervis- Any resident of Saline area
ors, last week named 37 super- school district is welcome, Bre-
visors to serve on the board's dernitz said.
30 committees for the coming 	
year.
Two from this area will act
on the important ways and
means committee: Saline Supervisor Henry Leutheuser was renamed to the committee for another year; and Clayton Parr,
of Manchester township, was
added to the roster, replacing
Donald Silkworth of Ypsilanti.
Leutheuser was also appoint-
Councilman
J. Hemmye
To Resign
Councilman Jerome Hemmye be filled at the June 11 elec-
   _rr  will  resign his  seat,   effective tion are both for four years.
ed chairman of tiie pros^ting June ^ t0 accept an appoint- a meeting, at Saline town-
attorney's committee and a m<rnt in BrazU, he announced ship haU, was announced by Al-
member of the hospitalization this week- bert Bredernitz, Saline township
and welfare committee. Hemmye, who is employed by supervisor, "to discuss school
Saline Supervisor Robert the University of Michigan, will board candidates and circulate
Harrison is  chairman of both serve as assistant professor of petitions  for  them".  All resi-
Guests at Open House at the Intermediate School Friday night will be treated to a
performance of "H.M.S. Pinafore", the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, rendered by seventh grade students of Ruth Breidenthal,
music teacher. Scenes from a costume rehearsal are shown here.
Top left, in front row: Gregg Leidheiser,
Bob Tinker, Ann Heininger, Sharon Burkhardt, Shari TulL In back row: Tom Phelps,
Jackie Leonard, Mike Johnston, Cindy
Christner, Sharon Kind, Linda Richards, Karen Krempel, Amy Sanders, Ron Barrett.
Top right: Ron Barrett, Tom Phelps,
Ann Heininger.
Lower left: Ron Barrett, Shari Tull.
Lower right: Bob Tinker, Linda Richards, Cindy Christner, Mike Johnston, Sharon Burkhardt, Jackie Leonard, Sharon Kind.
Counting the chorus, the "Pinafore" cast
totals 70.
Costuming and set design have produced some marvels of improvisation. Barrett, for instance, makes a resplendent admiral in a Saline High drum major's uniform
. . . Phelps does equally well in a band uniform . . . and the background sail for the
royal navy story is part of the boat which
Dr. Paul Gerigk gave last years to Saline
Boy Scouts.
The operetta performance will start at
8 p.m. in the Intermediate School auditorium.
apportionment committee; he is Technological Institute of Aero- welcome to attend, he said,
also a member of the equaliza- nautics at Sao Jose dos Campos      The meeting is scheduled at
tion committee. In Brazil> with which the Uni- 8 p.m. Thursday.
Saline township Supervisor versity of Michigan has a con-     Three petitions were taken
Albert Bredernitz was appoint- tract under the Md ioT Inter- from the superintendent's office
by the county Board of Supervisors this week, is higher than
last year's throughout the area.
Although school district val-
ed"chai^nan"of "the agriculture "fional Development program,  by  Norman  Hedger,   a  Saline S^^^^^fS"
committee and a member of the ?** university wiU send 12 rep- township resident, who said he £^J°S^5 **"? "
coordinating zoning group and
rp3sentatives   for
peet to learn Saline area district's valuation next wi3ek. It
will certainly be up ~ but the
amount of rise is a crucial fac-
a   two-year had not yet decided on any can-
of the register of deeds' com- stay- didate,  but would  attend  the
mittee The Hemmyes  will  not sell meeting to circulate them.
Parr is also chairman of the thej h?me a* 587 Rosemont, he Another petition was in the
roads and bridges committee ^id, smce they expect to re- hands of Gustav Lindemann, of Dudee\ aS mmLe^aUo^atiS
and a member of a special data tu™ to J*5** ^f *** ?av 3555 Weber Rd., who also indi- ?U^ *fter miUage ^^^^
processing committee, and the ^azd  They w,U leave here cated he would  attend  the » ™^   total  valuations
^Ssc^rtoflupervis- daughter, Carol, "is a student ""stm Inofter' petition was ta- were up throughout the county,
or of PittsSI tlwnsni? a here>' ^ sPend some «** * ken out by Mrs. Jerry McPeake, Salm+e f f s ^ffff ofJhe
chai^afcftX ££E?c£ ^«^J*J£~* «* -ported* on behalf of Vefik ST.rJSlt
Hornets Head Diamond
Loop with Six and One
KIWANIS, "S" CLUB
PLAN SPORTS BANQUET
An all-sports banquet, honoring all High School lettermen,
will be sponsored by the Kiwanis club of Saline and•'-.the school
committee and will serve with ^  «*<»*   in   Brazil   *  kte Basman, an unsuccessful candi- ^*__?L*.*f cent from the
the data processing group, pub- June or earlv JuXv
lie works committee and buildings and grounds committee.
Thurlow Sanford, York township Supervisor, will act as
chairman of the county drain
committee, and member of the
equalization, civil defense, and
apportionment committees.
CD Watchers
To Guard All
Of Zone 4
Local Civil Defense organization now includes not one, but
three    "tornado    watching" the good fielding of both teams
by Hal Ceronsky The Hornets'  runs  came in «S" club, at 6:30 p.m. Monday,
The Hornets today still head the first and fifth innings. Their May 20,  at the High School,
the Washtenaw Conference with first was scored by 'Jim Feld- The public is invited,
six wins and one loss. kamp, who got 0n base with a      In  the  pastj   such  banquets
Saline's varsity basebaU team walk, advanced to second base have been held only fer football
met its first defeat of the sea- and was knocked in from there or  basketball   team   members;  rr\     pvoeoT1-f
son last Friday. by Jim Griffin's single. this one vM honor participants   L{) L l^ts"111
In a close battle against Saline's big inning, however, in all school sports, and awards
Pinckney, Saline was downed came in the fifth when they will be given to graduating se-
4-3. scored three runs. Niethammer niors. Tickets, $2 a person, are
Although defeated, the Hor- got the first when he walked, available from Howard Hill or
nets and their coach, Ed Du- stole second and came home as any Kiwanian.
bats, felt confident they would Feldkamp  singled.  Then,  with 	
come through for the rest of two men out, Saline loaded the t
the season. bases with a walk by Griffin, a LeglOH NaUMJS
Their confidence appeared to safe run to first by Gary Kind        ° .
be on solid ground when they on   an   unsuccessful   fielder's  J. WO JJelCgptltBS
came back Tuesday by beating choice, and a fielder's choice for
the Chelsea Bulldogs 2-1. Gary Finkbeiner.  Pete Barnes  J_0 XJOyS   btate
The score was held tight by got on by an error on the third
baseman,  scoring Griffin from     Two boys have been named
U-M Youth Band
Spring Concert
The Youth Band, sponsored
by the extension service of the
University of Michigan, will
present a Spring Band Concert
in the Sahne High School auditorium, at 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Youth Band is conducted
by Arthur Katterjohn, and is
comprised of 60 top high school
1962 percentage.
Saline city's 1963 total equalized valuation, $9,962,989, represented 1.47 per cent of the
county total, as compared with
last year's $8,236,447, or 1.45
per cent of the county total.
,. t./tj        . ,.    j. ^ Valuations set for townships
* JSL^^^ht at tllG °f which portions lie in the Sa-
line area school district include:
Safety Patrollers
Honored at Dinner
Eighteen   safety  patrols,   all
seventh graders at the Interme-
!~ diate School, were honored at
American Legion Hall
The youngsters were recognized for having served their
second year as patrols.
The group included Paul
Arms, Jim Martin, George Beal,
Roger Lockwood, Betty Burkhart,   John  Finkbeiner,   Jackie
Lodi, $6,479,254; Pittsfield,
$25,100,739; Saline, $4,402,928;
York, $13,983,526; Bridgewater,
$4,079,275; and Freedom,'
$6,664,673. The city is entirely,
within the school district.
Total throughout the county
Leonard, Ronnie Barrett, Kathy is $678,255,000, which is
$9,834,000 higher than the 1962
Jerry Hemmye
The Hemmyes came to Sahne
Kring,   Shirley  Guenther,   Bob
Russell, jr., Belinda Ealy, Greg figure.' Most "of the rise is ao
Leidheiser, Paula Stevens, Car- C0Unted for by new construe
ol Dieterle,  Doug  Houghton, tion.
Nancy Bowen and Marilyn Niet
hammer.
Also   attending   were  Mrs
Not only school districts, but
the county and some townships
will use the state equalize val-
band students from 12 different hi the fall, two years ago, from Howard   Kuhl   and   Joe   Graf, uation  against  which  to levy
schools in this area. Holt,  Mich.  Before that,  they sponsors   of   the   organization, their regular and extra voted
Saline studiants who will par- sPent two years in v.iet Nam and special guests, Mrs.  Ken- millage rates. The state equal'
teams, responsible for the safe- The telly was 1-1 going into the third and leaving the bases still by the American Legion Post tieipate   are:   Robert   Austin, where Hemmye was  m police neth Dieterle and Mrs. Elmer ized figure is in most cases the
ty of all of zone  4  -  Lodi, seventh and final inning. Hor- loaded                                              here as delegates to the 1963 George Reynolds, Coby Living- admmistration under the same Houghton, mothers of the safe- same or nearly the same as the
Pittsfield and Sahne townships net pitcher Ron Tucker broke it Manchester's pitcher, MiUer, Wolverine  Boys'  State,  to  be stone, Barbara Hehr, and Gail ^^Jr® .vras *eiJ com?ect_ ty patrol captain and lieutenant, county's.	
as well as the city of Saline, a Up by scoring the winning run walked  in   the  Hornet's   final held on the Michigan State uni- Mittendorf. The concert is open ~JTO™lTf^"£ ^^wf tf~                                                                                                               "
spokesman said this week.          0n a single by Gary Finkbeiner. run_ MiUer dug himself out of versity campus June 13-20.        to the public without charge. 3" wT£ ««L«* anrfn'Jf
A joint effort of the CD or- Tucker averaged one strike-out trouble; however, when he man-     ™ey are If^J G^an> sf ^^"Z^  ine   As a CouSnan£has
ganization and Saline Auxiliary per  inning  and  allowed  seven ased to' strike out the next man of Theodore Graban of E. Mich- THREE MORE mS- As a Councilman, ne nas
tLi;-  xi-- x „.„ ,_ ,,_*, fr-   "UU"B   a agea io siriKe uul ™^^«   .mn ^ro   aTi(, r>alo .p,nri1r  cnri ^^^yp^ Arp pinr served as building commission-
Police, the teams will be called hits.
out in any heavy weather alert, The ±irst pmCkney hit came The Dutchmen broke the ice
to take up positions on the from Dresch scoring Beeman, in the first inning as Leidheiser
western edge of Saline and Lodi who led off iWith a walk, from loaded the bases and walked in
townships, or the direction from second base.
School Millage Storms Rage
Everywhere hut in Saline
"Isn't it nice to have such a "brochure" on the subject lists
loaaea me oases aim womcu ^ ,  , „r ,     ,   - . A   c ,.      «       ^.   peaceful town?" said the publi- cuts which may be made if the
a ruT Their second run came in were Jim Strait and Jim Lake, nual honors convocation Wed- chairman of the Saline Area Ci- sh ^   ^ flare of school mm       ^
at the plate.
igan Ave., and Dale Flook, son HONORED AT EMU
of Mr.  and Mrs.  John Flook, Among  the  more  than   500 ef a*1*1 Police and fire commis-
of Waterworks Rd. students  honored   a t   Eastern sioner.
Selected  as   their  alternates Michigan University's 15th an-      Mrs.   Hemmye,   now  acting
millage controversies all around he to select three of the follow-
which the storm line is report- "~c^rne~was behind until the 7^-JC^ thfrd"baseman Fiel-     The American Legion is the nesday were Elaine Ference, vie association, has also resign-	
ed to be moving.                          f0urt fnnlg whe^y scored £ *£&£ £? Site originator and primary sponsor Doris  H.  Herter  and Joyce ed  from  that  post,   effective the horiz0n. ing:
A method of warning rural their first run. baU got past Hornet first base- £j^_ S*ate',..wiu?Ih„^!:s_,ie: Schwemmm- ^ of Saluie- June ^       Salinians, who last year rode     "Remove sp0rts, art and mu-
of democracy". Selection of del-
,   x p™.     j      egates is based  on eharacrtpar,
In the game last Thursday. personaUty) sportsmanship, lea-
against Dexter,  Coach Dubats ^
residents is under consideration, Niethammer led off the in- man Bob Armbruster. Their fi- sisnei to give boys an insight
the group indicated. City resi- ning with a walk and stole sec- nal j^ came in the seventh as mto the processes of American
dents would be advised of the ond. He then scored as Bob Ahrens walked and scored on ^^^"l^t^w?^?^^
approach of a tornado or severe Armbruster hit a fly to the left an error, "     °™"""«"""      * °" "™ n
storm by means of the city fire fielder who muffed it and al-
siren        . short blasts over a lowed Bob to go to second ^        wjajai ^uuaLa alertness
three to  five  minute  period,     Kind then singled, advancing ^^ D       Robinett for the ^hip,  and menu alertness,
meaning "Take Shelter". An au- Armbruster to third base. The ^^  ^g   xj^   seas0n.   Doug   .       ,,        c   .
xiliary siren and public address two  runners  died on  base as hgld Dexter scoreless until the Another OCienCe
system on the police car might the next pair of batters were tWrd frgm^ when he gu^a YSLIT Winner's
!tattPUt t0 USe * time al" Srbf °ut by Pirate hUrler Phil ■*** hits anv ^ ^      , Name Announced
J.UWW1 lt. Boham. . Tip was relieved in the next      . .    .. x c    xv
Radio equipment for the Other. Saline hits were col- ^nfegZ left-hander Bob Arm- A vanner in the recent South-
teams' use has been donated by lected by- Jim Griffin in fte ^uSfr^wS * turn, was re- SfSvSSSJfST^S
Erwin Henes, and all time put fifth; Kind; who got a double lieved b yeteran Ron T^r. ^S'S ^Sr^flte
l*Lme. S^P *? ** entire after Hartman ^singled  m the ^ Dreadnaughts scored seven Erwto E Stiilf of366TsaS
Ann Arbor Rd.
A 9th-grade student at Slaus-
son Junior High School in Ann
Arbor, he won first boy's prize
in the physics division and sec-
Local FFA Judging Team
Wins First Place in State
operation is also volunteered. In sixth; and Ron Tucker, who sin- rims ^ that disastrous inning.
the event  of  an  alert,  Police gled in the seventh before Fink- ^^ ^ f0Urth, Tucker held
Chief Jim Levleit and Auxiliary beiner's game-winning single. them to ^ nme runs they had
Police Director  Glenn Clark      Saline had a tough schedule accumuiated.
would direct the operation by last week. First they met Man- The Hornets' first run came
radio from the City Hall.            Chester here on Wednesday and ta the secon(i inning as Kyle
The teams have already been defeated them; Thursday they Q^se was hit by a pitched ball
called out once, in a night alert met Dexter on their home field ^  score(j  from  third  on  a
last week.                                     and knocked them off 13-9. passe& ball.
the stormy millage sea, were sjc from the school curricmlum
now on s<afe, solid ground while "Make all students both pub-
their neighbors on three sides he and parochial who live less
struggled to keep afloat. than 1% mile walk to school
Willow Run made it. Voters and stop this type of bus ser-
there approved a nine-mill levy vice despite snow, rain and cxsld
Three  Saline High School ther; and Gene Girbach, son of in Monday's election. "Run   half-day   classes   in
freshmen    covered    themselves Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Girbach. j^ Arbor didn't. In a record grades 1 through 3 of elemen-
with glory Saturday by winning      They wfll represent the en- turnout Monday, electors scut- tary schools
first place in the Michigan FFA tire Michigan FFA at the na- ^  a  school request  for  i0      «Cut d0wn some of the pre-
livestock judging competition at tional FFA convention in Kan- extra miUs , . _ of which 2y2 sent teaching staff and enlarge
the Michigan State university sas City m October. mills were a renewal of an earl- classes from 34 to 49 students
campus. SaUne also sent a dairy-judg- ier aUotment. "Cut out two outlying schools
The  experts  are  Fred  Gall, ing team to the state event -      ^ Mjlqn, all hands were at and bring students in town
son   of  Mr.   and   Mrs.   Albert Richard Zahn, John Kring and battle  stations   over  a  school      "Reduce   janitorial   services,
GaU; Gordon Guenther, son of PhU  Gordon.  Teams  from   55 ho£„A vision that tit2d teach- cafeteria service, and extra use
Mr.   and Mrs.
Clement  Guen- schools  were
   competition.
entered  in  the
RETURNS HOME
to her home on RusseU St. over
■ona lniiuig bis jyjrjjc ond prize ^ the senior division the weekend,  after a  stay  of
hit by a pitcnea oan ^ ^ overall fair; he was aw- several weeks  at University
arded a silver medal, two rib- Hospital, during which time she
bons,   three   paperback  books, underwent surgery.
High  School agriculture to
,-,,.„.. ^        ,  structor Alton Ealy accompan
^^JS^r,1^*^ ** the boys to Lansing.
PROSECUTOR SPEAKS
The   Manchester   Dutchmen - more runs * the —; ^pxiTteS 2
were stopped cold by the pitch- x^^ as ceronsky blooped the
ing of Dick Leidheiser - the feall over thg pitcher's head for
Washtenaw county Prosecut- score was 4-3. Dick struck out &  singie> .advanced  to  second
ers        -nual increment" r<aises of school buUding
to   - hcoming miUage vote.      "Reduce the teachers' salar-
Pay;    -    ~f the 1962-63 earned ies,  stop increments,  and run
incr<_;-".<int could not be made if the risk of losing many quality
the  miUage  fafliad,   the  board teachers now on the staff. Al-
decreed. ready there is  a shortage of
Teachers have unanimously properly educated teachers."
Mrs.  WiUiam Spike has re- agreed  not  to  sign new  con-     MUan teachers, In a reaction
ceived word that her daughter, tracts  under these  conditions, somewhat  different from that
Mrs.   Jamias  Haslpar   Osborne,      The election is scheduled for displayed   by   Saline   teachers
who  teaches special education Monday - MUan schools are al- last year, promptly wiant on fuU
classes in Saginaw, Mich., has so asking for 10 miUs, of which "red alert" with the foUowing
TEACHER HONORED
"Neon Spark Chamber". JUDY IN HOSPITAL
He is also a candidate for a      Judy Alpha, daughter of Mr.
ina am- ";7"-  T    "-- ,   ^ j  ^aja  nnntbpr "   "—="' „-7«, ,,   -    „ „ A 5250 scholarship for which the and Mrs. EmU Alpha of W. Mi- been  named   "Teacher   of  the 7.5 is an increase, and 2.5 a re- resolution.
tfe 1"°™!^™^.^.^ a.8xb.a  f„lv^ fnl" base  aS, Grlfxxn__^,l,   *?Ja recipient,   not   yet   announced, chigan Ave.,  underwent emer- Month" in that city. Mrs. Os- newal of  an earUer aUotment      "Resolved: We, the teachers
wUl be chosen from among top gency surgery at Saline Com- borne  is  the  former  Dorothy that expires this June. of the Milan Area Schools, do
f .air winners. munity Hospital! Monday night. Spike. A  one - page,  mimeographed (Continued on Page 6)
the speaker at the Monday ev- out by catching a pop fly off scored from there when Kind
ening meeting of the Kiwanis the bat of second baseman R.
dub at Marty's Restaurant.       Fielder.    .
(Continued on page 12)