1964-07-01; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 42 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1964
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OARD HIRES NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
GOP Primary Slated
In New 51st District
Modern theories on infant care have finally recognized
that Grandma had something, in her display of affection and
the soothing rhythm of the old-fashioned rocking chair. So
Hospital Administrator Ray Anderson, above right, was delighted to receive one for use in the nursery . . . and so were
the nurses, who will find it a lot more comfortable than a
straight chair for feeding the babies.
The rocker is a gift to the hospital from the Homemakers
Study Group, an extension club, presented by Mrs. Elroy
Vanderpool and Mrs. Harold Wilson, above left. Admiring
it (center) are Gloria Masterka, R.N., and Jean Karnatz,
Director of Nurses here.
The hospital's faith in the therapeutic and comfort value
of rocking chairs is evidenced by the fact that there is another one . . . but it is in use in the maternity ward by patients and nurses and so cannot he taken into the nursery.
Loud Lady Retired:
Reporter's New Press
> Arrive This Week
Reporter crewmen have always been able to boast, "We
may not be the biggest newspaper in the world . . . we're
just the loudest."
They've never had a challenger. Anyone who ventured into
The Reporter's back room, on
press day, knew it had to be
so. Our big Miehle newspaper
press was faithful, reliable, and
capable of delivering a beautiful job of printing . . . but she
was loud! Visitors would tremble and struggle against blind
panic when we cranked her up
350 Register
For Summer
Recreation
Approximately 350 Saline area children have registered for
the summer recreation program, Clem Corona, director of
the program, announced this
week.
Average attendance at the
first week's activities included
108 for swimming at the YM-
YWCA in Ann Arbor, 65 for
swimming at Tappan Junior
High School, 70 for girls' soft-
ball, 48 for arts and crafts,
and 41 for swimming at Wamp-
lers Lake.    .
In the future, the bus for the
Tappan pool will leave at 9:25
a-m., about five minutes earlier
than previously scheduled, to
make sure that participants can
be in the pool and ready to
swim by 10 a.m., Corona said.
No further registrations can
be taken for the swimming instruction part of the program
at the "Y" or at Tappan pool
after Thursday, July 2, but registration for other phases of
the program will be permitted,
Corona said.
each week. The men who operated her would wonder daily
just how soon we'd be rendered
permanently deaf by her thunder.
She was loud. And she was
slow.
Too slow to keep pace with
rapidly growing Saline. We
could have struggled with the
old press for another few years,
but inevitably, eventually we'd
be forced to move her out to
make room for faster, bigger-
capacity  equipment.
Recently we decided not to
wait. We want to lead Saline's
growth . . . not to be dragged
along   in   the rear.
So this week the old press
goes out and a new press will
be erected in its place. The new
equipment will allow longer
press runs in shorter time; will
give us at least equal quality
printing as we've gotten from
the old model; and will help us
to do lots more in the graphic
arts field to tell more and more
people what a wonderful city
Saline is.
And the new press runs quietly.
We'll no longer be able to
boast we're the loudest.
The old press will be moved
out after publication of this
week's Reporter. Then a pit
must be constructed before delivery of the new one, expected
Monday. This will allow the
press crew two days in which
to become familiar with the
new equipment, enough, we
think, to allow them to bring
out next week's Reporter right
on time.
Printed on the new press, The
Reporter may look a little different. But type will be the
same size and style, and the
pages will continue to be packed, as always, with local news.
It. will be your own Reporter,
better than ever.
News Commentator
Albert Samborn
Seeks Nomination
A Republican primary contest for the 51st district legislative post was virtually assured today with the announcement by Albert J. Samborn,
WPAG program director and
news manager, that he would
be a candidate for the nomination.
Samborn, a Republican, will
challenge the incumbent representative in the new district,
Thomas G. Sharpe, of Howell,
on the September 1 primary
ballot.
The district includes the city
of Saline and villages of Chelsea, Dexter, and Manchester,
rural townships in the western
part of Washtenaw County, all
of Livingston County, and one
township of Lenawee County.
Samborn, 41,- lives in Scio
Township, near Dexter.
Although the 51st is 60 miles
long, and ranges between five
miles and 25 miles wide, Samborn said in his announcement
that there is "a certain amount
of logic" in its boundaries. He
added:
"No matter what one might
think of the redistricting about
the state, there is a degree of
logic to the boundaries of the
51st that gives some cause for
optimism for effective representation.'- It has- --an economic
base of agriculture; considerable industrial and business development, distinguished by variety and number of small and
medium-sized firms; and a
famed natural beauty and extensive recreational facilities."
"The district does not have
the large industrial concerns,
such as the General Motors and
Ford plants near Ypsilanti,- but
if you're not familiar with the
area it's easy to underestimate
the extent of industrial activity."
"I believe that this district
has a number of common interests ~ its growing industrial
activity, the number and size of
its communities, the agriculture
and recreation facilities — that
can be effectively maintained
by an individual in Lansing
committed to represent those
interests."
"I see the immediate years
ahead as crucial years for the
people in this district. The population explosion is beginning
to spill over into what is essentially a rural-village area
and will, by itself, present many problems. The smaller business and industrial concern, during a time when emphasis everywhere is on large size, is an
issue of vital importance to this
district."
"For the past 17 years I have
been doing husiness with and
communicating with the people
living and working in the area
bounded by the new district
lines. I think that I have an
understanding of the common
interests and the common problems."
Samborn graduated from the
University of Michigan in 1949
after serving nearly five years
with the U.S. Navy. He is married and has two children.
Samborn is a member of the
Dexter Board of Education, the
executive committee of the
Washtenaw. County Chapter of
the Red Cross, and the state
board of directors of the Michigan United Fund. The family
belongs to the Dexter Methodist
Church.
Steak Date
Set Aug* 16
By Rotary
August 16 has been set as
the date for the Saline Rotary
Club's first Steak Fry, to be
held at the Washtenaw Farm
Council Grounds. Preparations
for the event have already started, with the engagement of
"Mr. Meat", famed member of
the Michigan Livestock Improvement Association, to supervise the fry.
Chief item on the August 16
menu will be huge rib eye
steaks, all U.S.D.A. "choice",
broiled in stainless steel grills
over i/i-ton or more of charcoal, and prepared to each customer's specifications. The meal
will also include baked potato,
butter, rolls, coffee, milk, two
varieties of salad and ice cream.
"Mr. Meat", also known as
Pat- Brown, of Williamston, puts
on fries such as the one planned
by Rotary, to promote the use
of Michigan beef. His services,
contributed for the day, will be
backed, up by help from all Saline Rotarians.
Tickets for the feast will be
available shortly.
Harold J. Hintz, 50,
Of Hanover - Horton,
To Start in August
School Board President Bess Tefft briefs Harold J.
Hintz on the Saline area district which he will serve as
superintendent of schools . . . with help from the "Saline
Welcomes You" brochure, which Hintz is inspecting. She
new superintendent will attend the July Board of Education
meeting, but expects to move his family here about the first
of August.
JC's Pick Merritt Martin
National Vice President
Merritt Martin, Saline Jaycee
and immediate past president
of the Michigan Jaycees, has
been elected one of 10 vice presidents of the national Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
He was named to the position
by delegates at the organization's national convention, attended by about 8,000 Jaycees,
in Dallas, Tex., last week. (The
new title was a hard-earned
"gift" which came on his birthday, June 25.)
In his job as national vice
president, Martin has been assigned the states of Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota and Kansas, which he
will visit frequently to meet
with Jaycee executive committees, attend state conclaves, and
assist in programming.
Mrs. Austin Heads
Saline Red Cross
Mrs. George Austin, representing the Saline branch of
the Washtenaw County chapter,
American Red Cross, was elected to the board of directors of
that organization at the annual
meeting last week.
Others elected to the board
from this area are Mrs. Edwin
Henes, of Saline Township, and
the. Rev. Leroy Cabbage,, of
York Township. More than 300
attended the dinner meeting, at
the chapter headquarters, in
Ann Arbor.
Youth Jailed
On Reckless
Driving Count
A 21-year-old Dexter youth
was sentenced to 10 days in jail
by Justice of the Peace Jerome
Lamb, Friday, after he pleaded
guilty to charges of reckless
driving and driving with an expired license.
Richard W. Luckhardt was
arrested by Saline police Thursday, after a chase from Monroe Street out into the country
at speeds up to 90 miles per
hour. Police said they clocked
Luckhardt by radar at 55 miles
per hour in a 25 mile zone inside the city,, and that after
they chased his car beyond the
city, he speeded up to 85 and 90
miles per hour, passed a farm
tractor in a no-passing zone,
whipped into a farm driveway
— narrowly missing a child
playing there — got out of his
car, and hid in the barn. Much
of the chase was over a loose
gravel road, they said.
Luckhardt was fined $103
and costs or 10 days on both
charges, and was remanded to
the County Jail upon failure to
pay the fine.
Three local youths, charged
as minors in possession of intoxicants, are slated for appearance in JP Court Friday. Arrested Sunday, June 21, by state
police of the Clinton post, they
are Jerry Hugh McDonald, of
Oklahoma City; David Carl Seeger, 8900 Fosdiek Rd.; and
James Carl Marion, 8991 Marion Rd., who was also ticketed
for speeding, 100 miles per hour
in a 55 mile zone.
He will work especially hi
the fields of community health
and safety, which include mental health and retardation, the
national Teen-Age Road-E-O, a
safe shooting program, and the
uniform vehicle traffic laws
program.
In the near future, he will
spend the week of July 12 in
Tulsa, Okla., to attend various
national meetings, and will be
in Washington July 27-31, in
Indianapolis, Ind., August 1-2,
and later in Washington, Little
Rock, Ark., Chicago, and Detroit.
Michigan Jaycees also won
first place, for the second consecutive year, for their state
publication, "Michigander".
More than 70 Michigan delegates took part in the campaign
for Martin's election.
He returned to Saline early
Saturday morning. Three other
Salinians also attended the Dallas convention: Mr. and Mrs.
George Newton, and Dan Larson.
Martin
CITY ASSESSOR TO SPEAK
The Kiwanis Club of Saline
will hold a dinner meeting at
6:45 p.m. Monday, July 6, at
Walker's Bakery.
Robert Harrison, Saline city
assessor, will be guest speaker.
Arrangements for the program
are being made by Hubert
Beach.
TEEN  CLUB PLANS
SLOPPY DAY DANCE
The Saline Teen Club will
hold a "Sloppy Day Dance" this
Friday night at the Intermediate School from 7:30 to 11 pjn.
MEHA Annexation
Petition Filed
As part of its plan to construct a retirement village for
educators here, MEHA this
week filed an annexation petition for 253.931 acres north of
the city and adjacent to the
High School property, which is
inside the city limits.
City Council is expected to
act on the petition at the regular July 6 meeting; but the
annexation must also be approved by Lodi and Pittsfield
Township boards. MEHA has
also signed and returned for
city signatures a contract that
was drawn up after a meeting
of Council and the Association's
representative, i n agreement
that MEHA will pay the cost
of extending sewer and water
lines to their property and setting up a schedule of tap-in
charges.
Crash Fatal
To Monroe
County Youth
A Monroe County youth was
killed in Saline Township Saturday when his pickup truck
collided with a car at an unmarked intersection.
Robert M. Skiff, of London
Township, was pronounced dead
on arrival at Saline Community
Hospital by an assistant Washtenaw County medical examiner.
State Police said Skiff was
crushed underneath his truck
when it rolled over on. him in a
ditch. The driver of the second
car, June E. Dickens, 21, of
Deerfield, was not injured.
The accident occurred about
5 p.m. at the intersection of
Maple and Hack roads, where
the boundaries of Monroe, Lenawee and Washtenaw counties
meet. Troopers said there were
no stop signs or other traffic
control devices at the intersection, and that high weeds and
brush obscured vision for drivers coming in all directions.
Skiff was driving west on
Hack, troopers said, and Miss
Dickens south on Maple. The
speed of both vehicles was estimated at 40 miles an hour.
Saline Board of Education
this week announced the hiring of a new superintendent of
schools, replacing Leo Jensen,
who has retired.
The newcomer, who expects
to take up his duties about the
first of August, is Harold J.
Hintz, 50, superintendent of
schools for eight years at Hanover, south of Jackson.
He comes from a school system only a little smaller than
Saline's, including a high school
and two elementary schools,
and embodying the primary requisites sought by the Saline
board: the Hanover district is
consolidated, and has bonded
for and built two new schools
during Hintz's time there.
Before becoming superintendent, he was high school principal at Hanover for four years,
and taught English and social
studies for five years before
that. He has a bachelor of education degree and master of
arts in education, both from
the University of Toledo.
The Hanover system, which
serves the villages of Hanover
and Horton and surrounding area, employs 41 teachers for a
school population of just under
1,000 students. The high school
is accredited and — by athletic
designation —  class  C.
About 80 per cent of the residents work in Jackson, Albion
and. Hillsdale, though some of
them are part time farmers as
well, Hintz said. About three
years ago, the board of education there decided to drop agriculture and farm shop classes
and instituted, instead, an industrial arts  department.
Mrs. Hintz — Martha - has
a   bachelor   of   science  degree
from  the  University of Michigan and, some years ago, work-
e d   as   a medical   technician.
They have two  sons,  both  at
home, Pat, 18, who will be a
sophomore  at   Jackson  Junior
College  in   September   and intends to study medicine later;
and Mike,  11,  who will  enter
the 7th grade here in the fall.
They are a sports-loving family.   Mrs.   Hintz'   favorite is
horseback riding;   Pat was  in
football in High School; Hintz
is   a  golfer  and   trout  fisherman; and Mike is every kind of
fisherman available. Hintz also
studies electronics as a hobby.
They  are house-hunting  in
Saline  this week but will not
move  until  next  month,   although the new superintendent
will attend the next meeting of
the Saline Board of Education
on Wednesday, July 8.
In his visit here Monday,
Hintz conferred with Board
President Bess Tefft, Jensen,
and High School Principal Howard Hill. He has also been interviewed by all members of
the board.
Said Mrs. Tefft today: "We
are all very pleased to find a
person with his experience and
who is looking forward to coming here. I think he will move
into our system easily and with
understanding."
A reception at which the public can meet Hintz and his family will be scheduled later in
the summer, she said.
GOODWILL PICK-UP SET
A Goodwill Industries truck
will visit Saline on Tuesday,
July 7. For pick-up, call 429-
9828.
Blaze Levels
Barn, Shed;
Fireman Hurt
A Saline Township barn and
tool shed were leveled by flames
Friday, and a silo was destroyed but left standing, in a fire
so hot that a fireman was burned when he moved too close to
it.
No complete damage estimate
i s available yet, the owners
said. Also destroyed was considerable equipment owned by
a neighboring farmer and
stored in the tool shed.
The buildings were owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Eckhardt Schroen,
of 11730 Maple Rd., but the
farm is worked by Roy Stoddard, whose stored equipment
and materials included a chop-
per head, cultivator tractor,
garden tools, grain drill, wagon
rack, 350 bales of straw, and
other items. Although the silo
did not collapse, it was left
"just a shell", burned through
in many places and unrepairable, the owners said.
The fire was discovered by a
workman who was shingling the
barn roof; it grew hot under
his feet, he said, and when he
lifted several shingles he found
a mass of flame underneath.
The fire was reported by Mrs.
James Croy, who lives at the
Stoddard farm and who glanced
across the field to see one entire wall of the barn in flames..
The barn had already collapsed before firemen arrived^,
she said.
Fireman Gordon Dunham, of
289 W. Bennett, suffered burns
along one arm as he ran between the blazing piles of wreckage from the barn and garage; he was given first aid at
the scene.
Firemen remained on the
scene for more than two hours
to control the flames to prevent their spread to the house
or across a wheat field, though
a garage was slightly damaged.
CASE DISMISSED
A charge' against William
Starling, -128 E. Michigan Ave.,
of driving through a stop sign,
was dismissed by Justice of the
Peace Jerome Lamb this week.
The action was taken on motion
of Roderick Janich, signer of
the citizen's complaint which
led to Starling's arrest.
Eire Chief Harold Armbruster keeps watch on smoldering remains of a barn (between Armbruster and the silo)
and shed at the Eckhardt Schroen residence, to be sure that
gosty, scorching hot winds don't carry sparks onto nearby
buildings and wheat fields. Although the silo remained
standing, it was damaged beyond repair; equipment stored
in the barn and shed was also lost.