1967-01-11; Saline Reporter

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The Saline
VOLUME 18, NUMBER 18 - Wednesday, January 11, 1967
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COUNCIL
Itll Be FIVE-Day Fair,
With Tuesday Opener
Outkasts Make Nice Noise
The Saline Community
Fair in 1967 will be a five-
day event.
The Fair, which has traditionally filled only four days,
Wednesday through Saturday, will open on Tuesday
this year. The extension was
proposed at the Fair Board
meeting Monday evening by
Ray Girbaeh, who listed two
reasons for the change:
1. Judging of livestock and
other entries would be completed on Tuesday before
school opens so that young
contestants need not be absent from school.
2. The additional evening
would allow time for the popular tractor-pulling event, for
which more time has long
been needed.
Supervisors
Name Harrison
Vice Chairman
Saline Supervisor Robert
Harrison, b y acclamation,
was named vice chairman of
the county Board of Supervisors, at the board's Tuesday meeting.
He also now serves as the
chairman of the board's ways
and means committee, in both
positions replacing Ann Arbor Sup. Bent Nielsen.  The
latter   became   chairman o f
the board this -month after
the resignation of Roy Smith,
who was elected to the state
legislature in November.
"■■'   T he" vice "e"_ia_r.Half" ?p*dst;"
j^now  held by Harrison,  has
•JKjusually, but not always,-been
• a stepping stone to the chairmanship.
Three county problems that
"still need an answer before
the end of January", according to Harrison, are the needs
for better county facilities, a
county library, and additional space in the County Building itself. Bond issues for all
•three were proposed on the
November ballot; all were rejected.
Concerning the county hospital, the ways and means
committee Tuesday asked the
board for permission to negotiate for a lease on one of two
existing facilities, the Huron
View Lodge, an extended care
facility, or the Park View
Convalescent Home. Both are
privately owned and located
in Ann Arbor.
The committee "recognizes
that the county needs immediate new hospital facilities
to qualify for Medicare and
Medicaid patients as well as
for others," Harrison said.
"The present County Hospital is below standard for all
patients now."
Since voters rejected the
proposal to construct a new
hospital, he said, the committee considered the idea of
leasing facilities. Either of
those suggested would provide 20 per cent more bed
space, he said.
Solution of the hospital
problem might alleviate the
other two needs, Harrison
said. "If we can vacate the
existing County Hospital
building, that may be adequate, for the County Library,
and might also accommodate
the Welfare Department that
is now in the County Building. That could relieve our
space problems substantially
. . . providing these or similar
moves could be worked out
with department heads."
Approving the change, the
board set up a tentative schedule:
Tuesday — 2 p.m., Lamb
Club judging; 7:30 p.m.,
horse pulling.
Wednesday — Morning,
livestock judging; 2 p.m., pony show; 7:30 p.m., steer
judging followed by talent
contests.
Thursday — 1 p.m., tractor
pulling, which (watch this!)
continues until the "Miss Sa
line" contest at 8 p.m. and
then, right after the contest,
resumes and goes on until
it's over . . . whenever that
is.
Friday - 7 p.m., band concert; 8 p.m., livestock auction.
Saturday - 9 a.m., horse
show, which goes on all day;
10 a.m., tractor backing:
noon, children arid pet show;
2 p.m., parade; and 6 p.m.,
pony pulling.
Hornets Win Key Game!
(See Story on Page 3-A)
School-lagers Will
Skate January 15
If winter weather holds out
until January 15, the Jaycee
skating party will be held at
1 p.m. at Henne Field. All
school age children in the Saline Area School District are
entitled to compete.
Races will be scheduled by
.gsadeSj... separate,. xmes ...J.K
boys and girls,- according to
Jan Losee, chairman. Trophies will go to winners with
ribbons for second and third
prize winners.
Paul Horn, Don and Sue
Wood are on the committee,
but come Sunday, the whole
Jaycee and Auxiliary groups
will be on hand for the festivities.
First Baby Born
To the Marions
On January 4
We had no sooner said there
was no "first baby" for 1967,
when One was born on January 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Marion, 10605 Jordon Rd.,
Saline.
Janet Christine arrived at
St. Joseph -Mercy Hospital in
Ann Arbor, a month ahead
of schedule. She weighed 5
lbs. 9 ounces, and measured
just over 19 inches.
Janet will receive gifts from
several Saline merchants.
■ There were a couple of babies born right here in Saline
that came close to qualifying
except neither mother lived
in this school district. A girl,
Candy Marie Hessler, was
born at 12:54 a.m. January 4
at Saline Community Hospital. The Resslers are of Willis.
A Milan, couple, the Gary
C_^te_Ul,..becaiRe>'Parents->of a
'daughter  "at   9:15  a.m.   the
same day at the local hospital.
Honorable mention in the
first-baby contest goes to a
girl born January 6 to the
Lawrence Luckhardts, 9667
Macon Rd. The runner-up
baby, Mary Margaret, was
born at Saline Community
Hospital.
^ $6.9 Millions Package
Includes High School,
Natatorium, Bus Garage
Oh,BYTHE WAY!
Boy Scouts Will
Hold Paper Drive
Opportunity knocks again
3aturday, January 14: The
_.by Scouts will pick up all
paper left at curbs or on porches if residents will call one
of the following numbers for'
service:
Harold West, 429-9853; Ed
Schmok, 429-7766; Harold
Fritts, 663-8085; or Harold
Hansel-nan, 429-7565.
There is still a need for
help from parents in "this paper drive, and more trucks
are also needed.
He's gotta be kidding! John
Strawbridge, hospital administrator, was discussing the
fact that guest trays are
available for visitors who
want to lunch with patients,
particularly  on  holidays.
Thanksgiving and Christmas, of course, have come
and gone, and the next upcoming holiday is Groundhog
Day. "On that day," said
John, "we serve sausage."
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The winter has been a real
budget-buster for the DPW.
Amounts estimated for man-
hour and salt and snow removal, etc.. were used ud long
ago, according to Mike Strait.
But there's hope: "I brought
back a lot of good weather
from Florida (recent vacation) and we won't have any
more deep snow," Mike predicted. In case it doesn't work
Attend Region II
League Meet
Spveral local men will attend the Michigan Municroal
l_ef.,pmp'R Repion IT meeting
in Hillsdale Thursdiv. Thpv
will include Mavor George G.
Johnson, who is vice chairman of the stout.. City Administrator Mike Strait. Citv
Clerk Bill Muir. and Council-
men Glenn Clark and George
Anderson.
Emolovee relations problems will be a tonic, as well
as discussion of coming- municipal court organizational
chant.es, as prescribed in the
1963 Constitution.
No later than January 1,
1969, justice of the tieace
courts are to be abolished
and as of that time all persons serving as judges must
be lawyers. Circuit Judge Robert W. Mclntyre, of Hillsdale, who is also a member
of the Joint Legislative Committee on Minor Court Reorganization, will report on
proposed legislation' to provide a plan to carry on local
judicial functions.
out that way . . . "We'll get
along  somehow,"  he  added.
"We always do."
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The Marathon service station closed on December 31,
not to be re-opened until a
new larger station is constructed at the same site . . .
but Jim Ford has decided
not to keep- the dealership
since he's too busy with the
Ford Marathon Co. bulk business. The Fords aren't sure
wheri construction on the new
station will start, and another dealer hasnlt been announced.
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Members of the Class of
1957 were delighted with the
$142 which came from the
general public for contribution to the David. R. Wagener
Memorial Fund, located at
Everett Junior College in
Everett, Wash., where Capt.
Wegener's wife, Pixie, is completing her studies in nursing. The fund will aid other
nursing students in the future.
Air Force Capt. Wagener,
a 27-year-old former Salin-
ian and SHS graduate, was
killed when his plane was
shot down in Viet Nam in
October.
Good-looking Brian "Prater, Bob Fischer and Steve
Wild (left to right) make up the new local rock' and roll
combo called "The Outkasts". The chronically disagreeing friends chose the name, not so much because they
consider themselves rebels of society as Jbecause they are
rebels within their own organization. The boys have a
habit of casting out each other's ideas (impulsively) ~
and quite logically the only idea for a name they could
agree upon from countless suggestions was "The Outkasts".
Tftree young Saline boys may record. Meanwhile, they
are "Outkasts" ~ but not out- thoroughly enjoy themselves
easts   ~ .     with their "hobby".
-Steve wmr^-^^zm^^lrliA Prntpptfim
Lauren Wilds,- Rob*Fischer, U»I-U _71ULfc.L-__U«
15,  son of the Ed Fischers, MarmPf.  llV Chlh
and Brian Prater, son of the iTiilFFcU  U.y   V.1UM
Robert   Praters   of   Warner . ,,   ,'      ...       _   ■■■_
Rd.,  who is  also  15,  began A block protection.plan for
last spring practicing toge- f1001 ch*dren ^ ^ »n"
ther as a rock and roll com- £% *%$[* ^f^^l ^
bo. On December 17 the group Jg^Og* .S2e^
played a dance at the Farm addltlon. t0 a Cancer eauca"
Cpuncil, their first profes- tl0n Provisional appearance. Recently, Under the safety program,
they played for the freshman a sign will be displayed in
dance at school. the home of at least one place
The boys practice in their in each block to show young-
homes ~ in summertime, they sters they may stop there in
used, the garage ~ but trans- case of accident, illness or
ferring equipment around is should a molester threaten
a heavy problem. Rob plays them.
the drums and the other two _,, --.._;,. -n
bovs have electric guitars. . *?*■ VirSle 9°odwiIl nwi11
Thev do a good job, Mrs. Wild iead th?-- committee Volun-
admits, "but it is noisy. Still, ^ers ™U be needed to offer
what would be the frag or the their homes as refuSes-
monkey without noise?" m^. Barry Van Koevering
"We turn the amplifier up js chairman of the cancer, ed'
so that the sound completely ucation program,
surrounds you," Steve explained, "loud enough so you The group meets next on
can't hear anything else in Tuesday, January 17, at the
the hall. That's the way the home of Mrs. Carl O'Brien,
kids like it." 207 S. Ann Arbor St., at 8
"We've done a lot of prac- p.m.   "Occupation   —   Home-
ticing,   but   it's  worth   it," maker" is the panel discus-
Steve said. "We even get a sion topic.
little   pay now."   The   boys ;iItlll,|ll,„„1,!!,ll|l|!||,,|,!.„,!,rB-
have written some tunes of
their own,  but aren't satis- BUSINESS WOMEN MEET
fied  with  them yet, so  the     The Business   and Profes-
public won't hear them for sional Women's Club will hold
a while. ♦ their dinner meeting at Leut-
They have in mind going heuser's Restaurant at 6:30
"all .the way" to "profession- Wednesday, January 18. The
alism with their music and meeting that follows will be
hope there'll be a time when held at the home of Ruth
they will find backers so they Hagen. 	
The Saline Area Schools
Advisory Council this week
approved a $6,935,000 construction package that includes a new high school, a
swimming pool facility, and
a bus maintenance garage.
But the swimming pool will
go on the ballot in a sepai*-
ate proposal for voters' approval, per recommendation
of the Advisory Council.
The Board of Education, in
a .subsequent meeting the
same evening, tentatively accepted the council's recommendation on the school and
pool, but asked for an additional council study on whether the garage would be economically fe.asible. Estimated construction cost o f
the garage is $36,000.
Cost for the new high
school building, to be erected
on the school-owned property
at the north edge of the city,
is estimated at $6,320,000.
The figure includes remodel
ing of the present Junior
High building for elementary
school use; the present High
School would then become the
new Junior High.
Also included in the sum
are planning fee, site development and utilities, administrative offices, furniture
and equipment.
The new high school building would have an enrollment
capacity of 1,200 students,
which professional planners
project for this area by 1975.
Its 225,000 square foot area
would provide 61 teaching
stations.
(For comparison: Ann Arbor's new Huron High School
is designed for 1,240 students,
with 288,311 square feet, for
62 teaching stations. Cost per
square foot in the Ann Arbor
school was $30.61; that esti-
•mated for the new Saline
school is $24.)
Saline's present High
School has about 33 teaching
Bringing Volunteers
There was a good response
by volunteers to help at. the
Red Cross Blood Bank to be
held here Tuesday, January
IT, at the Junior High School
from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m.,
according to Mrs. George Austin, chairman.
Saline Rbtary Club takes
responsibility for refreshments to be served to donors,
arid the Women's Guild of St.
Paul's Church will serve the
evening meal td the bloodr
mobile staff, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Chris Volz.
Doctors whose services
have been made available are
Dr. Paul F. Gerigk, Dr. Raymond Bernreuter, Dr. D. R.
Burke and Dr. W. C. Vander
Yacht.
Nurses serving are Mrs.
Bert Rasmuson, Mrs. Edward
Rodgers, Mrs. George Wied-
man, Mrs.  James Lyon and
Mrs. Edwin Hering.
At the canteen will be Mrs.
Norm an' Wiedmayef,"Mi?s,
Ray Hunt, Mrs. John Kohler,
Mrs. Thaddeus Kuyda, 'Mrs.
Sam Lambarth, Mrs. Andrew
Hartman, Mrs. Ernest Mann
and Mrs. Karl Lutz.
Staff aides who have volunteered are:
Mrs. Charles Finn, Mrs.
Carl Kraus, Mrs. Herman
Radloff, Mrs. -Nelson Wat-
ling, Mrs.. J. T. Broadbent,
Mrs. Hugh Keveling and Mrs.
Dwight Reynolds.
Donor room aides are Mrs.
Owen Armbruster, Mrs. Harold Armbruster, Mrs. Alwin
Gross, Mrs. John Lochey,
Mrs. Carl Moehn, Mrs. Oliver
Steiner, Mrs. W. C. Vander
Yacht, Mrs. Glenn Clark, Mrs.
Richard Cole, Mrs. Harold
Gage, Mrs. Edwin Henes and
Mrs. Ronald Krull.
stations for 600 students.
In a separate proposal, voters will decide whether to include a natatorium . . '. an
indoor, year-round swimming
pool with dressing rooms,
maintenance equipment, and
seating capacity of about 500.
Estimated construction cost
is $580,000.
A date for the bonding election cannot be set until
"preliminary qualifications"
have been approved by the
state, Superintendent Harold
Hintz said. These have already been sent to Lansing
... a long list including the
amount of proposed bond issue, the projected number of
students, present district e-
valuation and estimated future evaluation, and other information . . . but the requirement is new this year
and the board has no way of
knowing how soon state approval will arrive, he said.
In any case, only the academic rooms of the new high
school could be ready for use
by September of 1969; the
other facilities, hopefully,
would be completed for the
following school year.
A study of projected school
enrollments to 1975,  at the
elementary, junior high, and
high  school levels, is  to be
sent out on general mailing
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A special meeting of the
Advisory Council is slated at
8 p.m. Thursday, January 19,
at the High School library,
t o hear additional reports.
The public is invited.
United Fund
Board to Elect
Six Members
Six board members will be
elected at the annual meeting of the United Fund board,
at 7:30 p_m. Tuesday at the
Universal Die Casting conference room.
Expiring terms are- those
of George = Anderson, Alton
Ealy, Bernice Merchant. Dorothy Leidheiser, and James
Levleit. In addition, the board
will fill the vacancy created
by the departure of Dr. Eugene Garrison; his term
would have exnired at the
end of 1968. William Crim,
Jr., is chairman of the nominating conunittee.
Among many diligent workers for the March of
Dimes to benefit birth defects research are these local
chairmen. From left, Mrs. James Knight, Jr., in charge
of canisters; Mrs. Delvin Burkett, the annual dance
chairman; Mrs. Dick Lehtonen, treasurer; Mrs. James
Keller, general chairman* Mrs. Jerry Losee, clnbs and
organizations; and Mrs. Ralph Gross, heading rummage
sales and also working on canisters.
M.O.D. Events
To Boost Fund
For Health Fight
The annual Dimes Dance home, viruses, and hereditary
will be held January 21 from diseases.
9:30 to 1:30 a.m. at the Several local events will
American Legion. It is open benefit the campaign this
to the public. Donation is year, including coffee hours
$1.50 per person this year, and auctions, in addition to
The band of Tom Schwocho the dance. ^ ^
will play.
• Organizations that are in- Many Saline bowlers will
terested in speakers to ex- take part in the County Bowl
plain the March, of Dimes for Birth Defects tournament
campaign and how it benefits that runs from January 15
the fight against birth defects through January 22. Bowlers
maycall Dwight Reynolds, may enter as many times as
chairman of the speakers' bu- they bowl in leagues, accord-
reau for this area. ing to Betty Dilloway, Ann
Reynolds, along with Saline Arbor Women's Association
general chairman, Mrs. James president.
Keller, Mrs. Richard Lehto- B y entering competition,
nen,. Mrs. Jim Knight, Jr., bowlers will not only contri-
Mrs. Jerry Losee and Mrs. bute toward finding a cure
Gary Briegel, attended the for birth defects, but they
March of Dimes kick-off din- will compete for prizes: a 21-
ner at the Moose Lodge in inch color television set and
Ann Arbor last week. several others will be donat-
Saline was recognized at ed by the Bowling Propriet-
the dinner for the highest per 0rs Association. Trophies will
capita contribution to the also be furnished by them,
cause in this county. Their The benefit dance for the
donation represented an 18 March of Dimes will be spon-
per cent increase over the sored by the Junior Child
1965 gift. William Newberg, study Club. A similar benefit
state March of-Dimes chair- dance last year turned out
man, said Saline has "every good proceeds for the Dimes
reason to be proud."      -' Refreshments, "prepared by
The speaker at the affair, the American Legiori; Ai__.il-
Dr. John Opitz, director of iary, will be available and
the University of Wisconsin these proceeds also will .go
Birth Defects Center, empha- to the March of Dimes. •
sized the three major pos- Dance chairman is Mrs.
sible causes of birth defects Delvin Burkett Donations are
as the presence of unneces- $1.50 per "person and tickets
sary   chemicals   around   the will be available at the door.
Bosses Night To
Feature Naming
Top Young Man
Wendell .E. Smith, president of the Michigan Jaycees,
will be the featured speaker
at the annual Jaycee Bosses
Night on January 18.
The banquet will be held at
7 p.m. at Leutheuser's Restaurant.
At the same dinner,  Jay-'
cees will name*their choice
of   the   most   distinguished
young man of the Saline area
for 1967.
Nominations for the award
will still be accepted until
Saturday, according to John
Proctor, Jaycee chairman for
the event.
Anyone may submit nominations. The nominee must
be 21 to 35 and a resident of
the Saline area. A nomination blank is in this issue of
The Reporter.
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The banquet speaker, Wendell E. Smith, was elected
president of the Michigan
Jaycees on May 7, 1966, after
serving the -Michigan Jaycees
as national director, state
vice president, public relations chairman and ways and
means chairman.
He also served as president
and treasurer of the Plymouth Jaycees and was selected
as one of the five outstanding
local presidents in the state.
In 1965 he was selected as
one of the five Outstanding
Young -Men of Michigan by
the Michigan Jaycees.
He is currently head of industrial engineering at the
Kroger Company, Detroit Division, and is recognized
throughout the country as a
pioneer and innovator of systems and procedures toward
control of meat and produce
packaging.
Hospital Atudliary
Meeting Place Changed
A meeting pf_ the Saline
Community Hospital Auxiliary has been scheduled at the
home of Mrs. Dale .Brown,
3641, Meadow Lane (note
change of place).
. The. meeting will be held
at 8 pan. Tuesday, January
17.