1966-10-05; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 ~ WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5, 1966
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PROBLEMS TO EASE IN NOVEMB
i
Hospital Extended
Care Unit Closes
The Saline hospital's Extended Care Unit still has
nine patients, but arrangements have been made to
place these elsewhere by next
Wednesday, according to
John Strawbridge, hospital
administrator.
The decision to close the
Extended Care Unit was
made by the hospital board
of trustees, last week, after
Strawbridge pointed out that
the building could not qualify
for Medicare as it stands, and
alterations would be prohibitively expensive.
"For one thing, it would
have to be located all on one
floor, or else provide vertical transportation," he said.
It would also be necessary
to install a fire sprinkler
system to continue to have
fire insurance coverage, he
said, and such an installation
would cost "in excess of $13,-
000". Since the unit is accredited for only 13 patients,
"this is roughly $1,000 per
bed", Strawbridge said. "If
we were to utilize the large
ward and two rooms on the
north side of the building (a
total of six additional beds),
we would also have to install
OES Elects
New Officers
At Annual Meet
New officers of Chapter
311, OES, elected at the annual meeting this week or
appointed hy' the new worthy
matron, will be installed at
a ceremony open to the public on Friday, October 28.
Worthy matron is Lillian
Kraus; worthy patron, Carl
R. Kraus; associate matron,
Gladys Boettner; associate
patron, Lawrence Boettner;
secretary, Delia Austin; treasurer, Ruth Campbell; conductress, Mary Martin; associate conductress, Ethel Towler; chaplain, Hazel Weber;
marshal, Edna Blair; and organist, Lucille Henderson.
Adah is Fran 'Steele; Ruth,
Maryanne Boettner; Esther,
Marguerite Culliton; Martha,
Phoebe Englehart; Electa,
Polly McPeake; warder, Ella
Finkbeiner; and sentinel,
Howard Desbrough.
Auxiliary officers are:
American flag bearer, Walter
Towler; Christian flag bearer, Earl Culliton; Eastern
Star flag bearer, Mary Wilson; instructor, Vivian Predmore; reader, Mary Fern Cogar ; soloist, Katherine
Briggs; publicity, Yvonne
Church; Bible degree and color rays ~ Adah, Emma Diana!; Ruth, Elaine" Carter;
Esther, Lila Watling; Martha, Yvonne Church; and
Electa, Ellen Van Doren.
a fire escape on the north
(Henry St.)."
The Extended Care Unit
initially was undertaken "under trying conditions", said
Strawbridge. Food was transported from the main hospital, as were medications, supplies, and equipment. The unit, which opened October 1,
1965, operated at a loss until April, 1966, when it showed a net gain of $113.24. It
has been "in the black" since
that time, but records for the
11 months of operation show
a total loss of $3,828.91.
The building, owned by
John Schleh, was leased by
the hospital until October 1.
In a report to the board of
trustees in July, Strawbridge
offered   several   suggestions:
"a. Begin immediate construction of a 20 bed (or
larger) extended care building connected to the main
hospital. This could be built
at a modest cost "compared
with general hospital bed
cost, and needs no approval
other than to conform to
building and fire codes."
"b. Thoroughly, but rapidly, interview several architectural firms and choose a
competent architect whose
approach to building a general hospital is to design a-
round function, rather than
build a monument to himself."
"e. Commission the architect to prepare rough drawings and cost estimates for a
new general hospital of 35-40
beds, withj service facilities
designed to grow to support
a total complement of 75-100
acute general beds plus 50
extended care beds."
"d. Secure evidence of community support to finance
and utilize the facilities proposed. When plans, cost estimates, and community support have been finalized, petition the Greater Detroit
Area Council for a presentation date, and prepare and
present a program requesting approval to construct a
new 35-40 bed acute general
hospital, converting the existing hospital to extended
care. The present hospital
would serve as an excellent
30-50 bed facility, augmented
by the 20 bed facility proposed under '(a)', to provide
between 50 and 60 beds for
extended care."
ADVISORY COUNCIL
TO MEET TONIGHT;
MAY DISCUSS POOL
The Saline Schools Advisory Council will meet at 8
p.m. Wednesday night at the
High School. The public is invited.
Not officially on the agenda, but a possible subject for
discussion, is whether or not
a swimming pool might be
included   in   construction   of
the new building needed for plete on November. 6, accord-
a high school or junior high, tag to Ken Conway, General
Some proponents of the plan Telephone  Co.  district man-
have suggested that the bort- ager.
ding ballot might contain alternate proposals, one for a
building with pool,  and one
for a building without it.
Installation of New
Equipment Starts
Help is on the way. son pointed out. The city has
, ,   . . ,  also been plagued  by delay
New   telephone   equipment m calli      -m or out
will  "definitely  relieve"  Sa-     A11 the other frustrations
line s telephone problems, by inability to reach "infor-
the time installation is com- mation",   being   connected
with the "that phone is not
PROGRESS on the wheels and under the wheels is capturedl'inthis photo as a fanner near
Batde Creek drives his team over a new road-bed for a spur of 1-94 under construction in
Calhoun County. The giant earthmover was halted for a moment as the dray rolled to its
destination. After the concrete road-bed is down, the farmer will have to take another
route.
Hot Lunches
To Start Monday
At Houghton
The company will have
spent more than a half million dollars here this year to
ease the overload created by
Saline's burgeoning population. A total of $533,700 is
being poured into major improvement projects, plus a
"not tabulated" sum .
"probably between $25
$35 thousand" ... on minor
in service" voice, inability to
get a dial tone, inability to
get a ring at all. . . are all
symptoms of the same problem: overloaded equipment.
Yet the telephone company
has poured mountains of new
equipment into the area in an
effort to keep abreast of the
population    and    business
boom. Between June of 1965
and June  of 1966,  they in-
and s*a^ed ^00 new local phones
a whacking 10 per cent
Hot lunches will be served
at the Houghton Elementary
School, starting Monday.
Jaycees
To Register
New Voters
Seventeen local Jaycees
have been deputized by City
Clerk E. J. Muir, to conduct
a door-to-door voter registration drive in the city. ^     _..i„„   „ „„     „ „_„.,.. ~ , —-   	
Registration   for   the   No- drive chairman.  The budget istrator Mike Strait' said this ^^^.^J^;
vember 8 election closes on this year calls for a goal of week.
UNITED FUND LISTS
MORE AREA CAPTAINS
Three more area captains
for the coming United Fund
drive were listed this week:
Mrs. Dwight Reynolds, Mrs.
Robert McNally, and Mrs. Al-
dean Jedele (for Bridgewater). Names of other captains
were announced last week.
The area captains held., a
planning meet Friday night
with the campaign committee;   Gerald   Bahnmiller    is least
City's Tree
Offer Gets
Big Response
improvements and repairs.     *"«*«*• A?d> in three years
a        -.,.       f.     . t     their switching equipment
An   addition   to  the   tele- wiI1 more than double, from
phone building at the corner 1954. %0 jgg^
Since    kitchen    equipment °f SVAf1 ^b°r a"d ¥T7     A local Phone office was
aince    Kircnen    equipment streets  has  been  completed;  0Dened in   Saline  this  vear
has not yet been completed new switching eouiDment will  VVV       Jsanne  this  year,
there,     temporary    arrange- STSlHF  This  ^11 t£,vd   the   comPany   ^P5   a
ments   have   been   made   to shell    lhis will un- sharp eye on anticipated pop-
ments   nave   Deen   mane   to prove present i^ai and long    j V    fifmrpt.   uTZ    „rp^f,
HTghPS^M°tchenTnihr- ftance service .and providl ^SJST^J^£%£
b&SS^^&^SL f-°r SroWth-that 1S fOTecast in er in the future." said Con-
Central  kitchen  transport-
..    - „, ., er in the future," said Con-
the area, Conway said way.   Much of ^ addition
ing  is a regular practice in -JFV^UfS^S 2S Which    WiU    ******    this
hundreds of schools through- SL   to^^ZlrfS ^5 year    W*S    ?n^eered    and
The  city's   suggestion  for out Michigan, and is highly vemW ?'' he 3 «'Sd w^ Plan*edY:or *n 1964 .and
extensive   planting   of   new suc^sful,   he   pointy  out. ~J» negotiatoJ witfco^! {L^^f,  SS^
trees, on lawn extensions and Cooks employed fojr Hough- necti     ^p^e/to add ad- &e a nlant here
elsewhere,   brought  a   lively ton ^School will work at the ^tional trunk facilities." ' P    '   here
response  in requests for  at
100 trees, City Admin-
High  School   until   the   elementary   school   kitchen   is
Monday,    October   10.   City $15,290.
Hall will be open during reg-
Houghton tots ^nay buy
lunch tickets Monday morning at the school. Cost is
$1.75 a week, which includes
milk.
ular business hours on lYi- '17'n'fp'rc Fp/»fl
day and Monday,7and special   V Utcf» J? die
hours until 2 pjn. Saturday CU-^K- nf 'Rollnfa
for residents who wish to re- OUllv.iV U± JJOXlUtO
gister there.
Jaycees will go out  each themselves facing a bewilder- wltering"aM later 7^eT ~" Parents Set
night   between   7  and  9:30 ing   stack   of   ballots   when     The °ther   requests   were      "•lc"l'a •*-»*? I
to..>~.j     _ ««r       J.-H      'The   advent   of   the  Ford
tave programs that will add in Saline,s   telephone   prob-
ia«?      .       ,. ^VS lems>    0"»W    emphasized.
f^'^LZ    h? ^  (4toU The   company   has   15   local
ArborV^ lineS'   bu*   locaI  servi«»   has
* -pi,«™i,i     * •    71       f. not been affected. It also has
JSM^i      .madfu|te three lines into Detroit and
service is "not unique to.Sa- U,Q tie_in j^ to Rawson.
'^h   °   WSy   °^s?rved-viile . V . und, in the very
mey.hpe mon^e^al^rQ^nea^flrtuee^.
blems elsewhere.
' Most of the requests were
for ash and maples, he said.
About   60  were  sought   for
lawn  extensions,   where   the 	
city would plant and" guy up
■„,..-- i .,,---j,-lite "new trees butMusebpld-. j^leiftentarV-
Sahne area voters will find ers would be responsible for *^*m~«*m* J
' ' "Monumental"    was   .-the
—= .mc   umw   ,.v.M^-^   ..—   _ _T word . . . there is apparent-
p.m. m their non-partisan re: ;they go to the polls on No- for trees to be planted else- fmpri  HOUQPCS ^ n0  end to the ways  in
gistration project.  They  ex- vember .8'. . where  on  the owners'  land,     '0"CU AAVU»C» which pvertaxed ielephone fr
peet to cover every house m . To be decided are city, strait said These would be ,_ °Pei? house evenings at quipment can go berserk. Lo-
the city before the registra- county, and state proposi- planted and paid for by the1 both elementary schools are cal service has brought relation period closes. The public tions; non-partisan election property owners scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Mon- tively few complaints but
service activity is headed by of justiCes and judges; city, v ^ere was  "riot as much day.,b7 the Elementary Par- long   distance   service,   even
demand   as   expected     from
the local plant
will tie into Ford's own Cen-
trex system, which has no
connection with Saline's long
distance service.
of eligibly voters," a spokesman said.
officers and board members township,   and . state. offices
of the club.  "We're aiming to be filled; and- selection of older "sections" of lown where
for 100 per cent registration trustees    and    regents    and trees    have   been   removed,
state    board    of   -education strait said. A greater num-
~                          ,  .                 members. • her nf nueries came
Residents m outlying areas     Saline city voters will elect subdivisions
of the city can assure a Jay- a.-        r   candidates are in- Some   owners   also   asked
S£E2t yo?  J^ci;^kSev  CUmbent Ge0rge G-  J°hnSOn for more ?rees than their lot-
vice president              ****&> and a iormer mayor, Jackson size  justified,  he  added.   "I
ents  Association. toll-free to Ann Arbor,  has
In  a  business  meeting at b^en so spotty that one local
8:30, the association will de- industrialist   was willing   to
_   „   eide whether to separate into give up automation entirely.
from the Jensen and Houghton school Said   he:   "The   era   of  the
groups. Coffee Will be served, direct-dial   system  has' end-
Parents attending the open ed; the equipment can't han-
houses  will  visit  the  class- die it."
rooms and talk with the tea-  .. other industrialists,   busi-
Pat DesMarais
Completes WAC
College Course
Cadet Patti Y. DesMarais
today is an alumna of the
Tenth College Junior Course,
an introduction to military
life   conducted  at   the   U.S.
Two Meetings
Set by MEHA
A model of present and
future plans for the 254-acre
site of MEHA retirement village will be shown at two
meetings scheduled here
soon.
Persons expecting to be
early residents of the tMEHA
main project or first neighborhood, and any other interested adults, are invited to a
meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday
at the Saline High School
library.
The model shows projected
location of the first "neighborhood" unit for 250 persons. It also shows floor
plans for the proposed 12-
story high rise building that
will include community facilities and individual apartments.
Ward Estes, MEHA administrator, and Miss Ada Inglis, member of the building
and site committee, will discuss the plans and answer
questions.
The model and plans will
also be shown at a meeting
of retired teachers, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, October 12, at
the Saline High School Little Theatre.
Schools Get Grant
For Remedial
Reading Class
The State Board of Education has approved a grant
of $18,838 to the Saline Area School District, for reading and library service programs, for remedial reading
in grades one through nine.
Teachers also will receive in-
service training.
The program will be financed by federal education
funds under provisions of the
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
County College
Candidates May
Still File
T. Bennett. Three council ^ill have to insist that they cheP of their youngsters. nessmen and individuals have ^°f^^™yC°fps Center'
seats are- also to be filled, be nlanted at least 50 feet . The general public will seethed for months over get- Fo^ *fc®*pan, Ala
and' there are four candi- apart so the trees wffl have have. an opportunity to in- ting busy signals on dialing ^^:^beAdf^b-t^ro£^c'
dates: incumbents George A. a chance tef develop proper- SP«* *e "?w Houghton "NO" or "1". Said Ed Red- S* ^1 £*hur W. Des-
Anderson and Glenn W. fy Some f^s just don't real- school when the building is ies, president of R & B Topi^f ^^ H' -5521 Weber Rd-
 l     in 1-   1;. juiuciuuvajuoiuuiinco     comnletpd   and   fnrmnllv  nw. rv. .    »t   „ *.       i._i.c  2^  Saline.
Candidates for Board of
Trustees for the Washtenaw
Community College can still
file nominating- petitions
through Saturday.
Seven seats are to be filled
and, so far, only six persons	
have announced their inten- pittsfield
Clark, and Hubert Beach
and Donald H. Jaeger.
City electors will also vote
on a bonding proposition,
$90,000 for a new fire hall,
and decide on liquor-by-the-
glass inside the city limits.
All of the townships will
choose township officials.
There is little contest in any
ize howCmuch SDaceTne mod comPleted and formally pre- Co ■:*"«! "spent  over half/&n Sa£ne-       J
ize how much space one gooa sented  by  fhe  architect  to hour Qne ^   waItin„ f0j/the   . ?ach cadet received a cer-
tree will fill, in 10 years."
said.
Local BPW 	
To Observe City Can't Cover
10th Anniversary Parking Meters
The   Saline   Business
the Board of Education, Su- lines to clear up ItJ-aiies up tificate   of   achievement
perintendent    Harold    Hintz a lot of time to' taake calls   ceremonies marking the end
We  have  had  rfuite  a  few of iile four-week program on
comments from /Detroit cus- the military training and so-
Xpsy
can't call
cial life of a WAC Officer.
tions to run. They include
four incumbents: Ralph C.
Winrick, now vice chairman
of the board; Edward Ada-
mas. Jr., treasurer; Richard
C. Creal, secretary; and E-
bart W. Ardis; and two who
and
of   them,   although   write-in Professional    Women's    club
campaigns   are   expected   in wju observe its 10th anniversary this year . . . generally
A request from the Cham
ber   of  Commerce,   for  per-
Three county bonding pro- through the rest of the year,
pisitions are up for decision: and specifically in December.
$4,050,000 for a County Me- in the course of the obser-
dical Care Facility; $1,490,- vation, the club will mount
000 for a Juvenile Court Cen- posters showing its achieve-
ter which would include a ments during its 10 years of
juvenile detention home; and existence:
tomers that   „,_,   _„ t ^„      „. ^ _,_   ^   ,,     ,
us  either"     ' Cadet   DesMarais   was   a-
Said   Ed -'Puttcomber   at mon^ ^ 8& ^?Ueg^ W0^-en
Community Ford Sales: "It's representing   70   universities
_     terrible, ,just terrible. Some- and colleges in 32 states who
mission to cover parking me- times We can't even call into Participated   m   this   year s
ters    during    part    of    the Detroit W<* try and try half Co^e  Junior Course.
Christmas   shopping   season, a do^fen times, and then call Released from active duty
was  rejected  Monday  night the Operator to do it for us " on Au£ust 5, Cadet DesMav-
by Council.                                 .   milling "operator" for as- ais wiU   re^P1   to   Eastern
Although the meters have sifetance is exactly what Con- Michigan University to com-
been  covered  during special ^avay recommends.  "She  will plete her semoT year m co1"
events here in the past, the/be glad to help you to com- le=e-
city now has outstanding jk plete any call." Furthermore,
would be newcomers to the $1,165,000 for an addition to     It has arinually provided a $65,000  revenue bond Jpsrue, he points out, if callers from wef/nrcf qnhf>ffiiJe>e
board,   Albert  Samborn  and the present County Building, scholarship for a Saline High secured by income from the another   station  can't  reach ^Oi/O BLneauuttt
STOCK REDEMPTION
APPLICATIONS  TO  BE
ACCEPTED OCTOBER 15
Holders of Saline Centennial stock may apply for redemption of their shares on
Saturday, October 15 or October 29, from 11 a.m. until
noon either date, at The Saline Reporter, members of
the Saline Centennial executive committee reported this
week.
Souvenir shares, which
sold for $1, will be redeemable pro rata at 25c.
Centennial spokesmen also
urged all persons or groups
having any claim against the
organization, to present their
claims at once to either Lauren Wild, president, or William Crim, Jr., treasurer, in
order to enable the group to
close its books as soon as
possible.
Kenneth Beer.
Other candidates have been circuit "cTi^t rooms.
discussed  but no others had Also propOSed is an amend-
announced by Monday meit to the state Constita-
^v111^61'5 °f *e l1^- tion, to lower the minimum
sent  board  have  said  they voting age to 18 years.
On   the  non-partisan   bal-
which would include two new School girl graduate; solicit- Peking meters, fory&mstruc- you  BOTH places should be Smorgasbord Feed
The
will not seek new terms: Sa-
muel T. Harman, Jr., now
chairman, and Kenneth L.
Yourd. All six present members were elected last year
when the college was set up.
The terms were for one year
only.
lot, voters must choose two
Supreme Court justices from cubator, drapes for
a slate of four. tient rooms,  and a        _
In Washtenaw County, dictionary to Saline/commu- downtown Saline.
Judge James R. Breakey, Jr., nity Hospital;  dore&ted orie- ———~~	
is   unopposed  for   an eight third of the cost df the elec- Steer Clubbers
. . . year term as Circuit Court trie scoreboard, a/ band uni-
Petitjons for nomination on judge;  but John W. ConlinYfurm, and an bnfeque -projectile non-partisan ballot may and Stanley G. Thayer, are tdr;'|d»ifeerSJ^t SeboaU- da-
be filed with Lloyd Van Bus- contending for the six year hated an opWir projector to
kird,   of  Ypsilanti.   business term as Circuit Judge. Candi- the Junior Iffigh School,
manager of the college. dates for the Probate Judge.
ed for the United Fund- do- tion   of  the^new ''municipal checked  out by the  compa
nated  to  the United Fund; parkin?'■ftf. ny's repair service.)
donated   to   Cystic   Fibrosis     V city bonding ordinance     Said Bob  Webster,   owner disV Church
drives-  registered  "old tim- streif ies that the meters can- of Webster Machine & Tool annual fall smorgasbord diners" ai the Fair- and spon^/not   be   covered   until   the Co.: "A Plymouth firm tried ner from 5 to 7 pjn. Satur-
sored a Girl Scout troopT f   bonds are paid off. for three whole days to get day, October 22, at the High
The club has donated awin-     Council  approved  the  re- us, and finally did, at 6:45 School
quest of the Chamber to put a.m.   Sometimes   people   say
WSCS  of the Metho-
will   serve   its
rd din-
Satur-
  ^ ^      The    menu    will    feature
pdicaL up" Christmas decorations" in our phone rang and rang and roast   turkey,    baked   ham,
-       ' «-i_.~- we  didn't  answer  .  .  .  but Swedish  meat  balls,   salads,
there's always been someone side dishes, and desserts.
here."   (That ring you hear     Tickets for adults and chil-
may not be duplicated on the dren over 10 will be $2; tic-
Hold Banquet other end, Conway explained. kets   for   children  under 10
Saline Fair  steer  buyers, Again, call the operator.) are $1; children under 4 will
and members of the sponsor-     "The trouble is," Webster be admitted free. Tickets are
ing  Rotary Club   and their added, "we can't call out. . . available   from   Mrs.   Bruce
wives, were guests at the an- and we try to get the opera-
.NGES MADE nual Steer Club Banquet, on tor to dial out . . . but "O"
Pargohs,YMrs. Ted Stimpson,
church circle chairmen, or at
optimist Meet set
FIREMEN TO MEET
Saline Volunteer Firemen
will meet at 7 p.m. Monday,
at the Coe house.
  ship are Ross Campbell and ZONING  CKi«i^Wim3 mat/*- uu" ^.^Cx ^u .^..^^v., „..    . ._-... _     . •
CITY EMPLOYEE WILL       Francis L. O'Brien. The Zoning\ Board of Ap- Thursday at the Saline High rings   and   rings   and rings tne aoor^
ATTEND TRAINING 1WFFT     On the state ballot, voters peals,  at- a hearing Monday School. • • •
^ .v.., .iwiju.x^vr ™m,i ^ (fcoose.a governor and night, apprbv^S a change Amos Fox, who acted as On Wednesday afternoon,
City employee Harry Bish- lieutenant governor (running from "commercial" to "in- judge of Steer Club entries The Reporter spent exactly
op, treatment plant operator, as a team); Secretary o f dustrial" on a Jot just east at the Fair, was the speaker, one-half hour trying to reaeji Salinians interested in for-
will attend a training meet- State; Attorney General rone of R & B Tooll Co., where Trophies awarded included "operator" and then gave, up. ming an Optimist Service
ing in Flint on November 8. United States" Senator for a the company plans to build Master Mix trophies to Bar- Inability to reach an out- Club iiere are invited to at-
City Council also authorized full term and another-to fill a 7,200 square fdot addition, bara Finkbeiner and Kenneth side number In a hurry tend a breakfast meeting at
City Administrator Mike a vacancy; a Congressman; Also approve*! was a Feldkamp, for contributing 'could become a real catas- Alexander's Restaurant at 7
Strait to attend the one^day State Senator; and State Re- change from "residential" to the most to the success of trophe" if someone were try- ajn. October 18. Members of
session but, since November presentative. There are three "professional busi hess" for a the club during the year. ing to reach the Sheriffs De- the   sponsoring  Ann   Arbor
8 is election day, Strait must party rosters on the ballot lot at the cornei ■ qf Hams     Dave Wolter was in charge partment (which takes Saline club will be on hand to tell
remain'hereto take'care of .  .  .  Republican, Democrat, and McKay street 3/dwned by of music. The menu featured police   calls   after   business Saline  about the  aims  and
-      -    - r ■;% roast beef. fire,   Mayor   George   John- ideals of  Optimism.
voting inachines.
and Socialist-Labor,
Ray Davis.