1969-04-10; Saline Reporter

              Vol. 20, No. 31 — Thursday, April 10, 1969
10c COPY — $4.00 YEAR
e Exact Center of the
unci! Takes First Look
reposed
et
it Saline Man
billed in Viet Nam
Word   has   been   received may be made at the Citizens
here of the death of a former Bank until May 3 to a fund
Saline student, Frank Keck, to assist, the widow and in-
in Viet Nam on April 1. No fant son.
details   have   been   received.         .—- !	
Funeral   services   were   held gg^ Neil Dechert
Wednesday in Kalkaska. V    •        i      «t          j„j
He had been fighting in beriously Wounded
Viet   Nam   since   December, In Viet Nam
having joined the Army in
June-of 1968. Before that, he
Sgt. Neil E. Dechert, son
of    Mr.    and    Mrs.    Harold estimates
ew
Work Sessions
To Start Thursday
City Council Monday night pick-up could carry "a cou-
took its first look at the pre- pie hundred gallons of water,
liminary 1969-70 budget, de- a .small   pump,   and   minor
scribed by the city adminis- equipment," Strait said,
trator   as   "a  very  minimal The   proposed   budget   in-
budget; this is a conservative eludes   funds   for   the   final
year." blacktop  coat on Clark and
The only major new item is N. Harris streets, and to ex-
$20,000 for repair of the Sa- tend W. Bennett to the drive-
line River dam, a sum which way of Houghton School. No
Administrator Mike Strait other street work is in pros-
would    "approxi- peet.  Strait has  proposed  a
was employed in construction.  ^ecn"grt 0f~ Allen"Park* who mately" cover his recent pro- sidewalk along the cemetery
Surviving    are    his    wife,   Was    seriously   wounded   in Posal t0 insta11 two 54-inch on W. Michigan Ave. to the
who lives in Kalkaska  Viefe Nam on March 19   ex_ pipes in the dike for addition- park,
their Son,' Frank Ross,        ts tQ be diseharged from ^ run-off, Plus other c°sts of This year's budget will be
"~   ™"~*'   '"   W""'''"  the    Army    in    about    two rePair: based on a 1969-70 valuation
Suggested   allotments   for of $33,043,500,  as  compared
on March 1; Frank's
f£ mother, also of Kalkaska; ^7ek7
and a brother, Wally, a Saline High School graduate
who is now in the service.
v Frank attended school in
Saline for six years, a mem-
ber of the class of 1964  and  at^Sid^a NavaT Hospital
played     varsity     basketball
" He has been in the service
for approximately two years,
serving in Viet Nam as a
medic since September.
He is now under treatment
Boston. The family has few
the library (about $12,000) to last year's $30,347,500.
and city recreation (about Mayor Hugh Keveling said
$5,500) are the same as last he prefers to "withhold corn-
year's, ment on the budget until
The proposed budget, made Council has worked on it."
up by the city administrator Their first work meeting on
after   receiving   budget   re- the    subject   will    be   held
SPECIAL QUARTERLY
TRASH PICK-UP SET
A clouds-eye view of Saline, from the airborne camera of Photographer Otto Gunnesch,
shows the center of town in the center of the
picture (where else?) locldng east from Mills
Rd. (bottom).
High School
PTO Elects
Ed Schmok
Elected
Local Man Hurt
Iri-JFatal Crash
- •■-j±^-Wolfinger^2i"'%f -36S---*;V.
Mills Hd., suffered slight in- Jj{ QpgJ\QX
Hornets Lose
mseh -
here. In his senior year, the details of the circumstances <luests from all departments,  Thursday night,
family moved to New Jersey, 	
returning    to    Kalkaska   in
1965  after the. death of his
father.
- Memorial  contributions
Clerk Resigns;
Lodi Planning
Roster Filled
must be finalized and ready
for public inspection by May
7. A public hearing must be
held on May 26. (In Strait's       . . . ,.,.-,
memory, only one person has - A special quarter y pick-up
ever    attended    the    budget has ^en scheduled m the city
hearing, in the past 16 years,,on ^ 21/"d 72' °\the
and that one offered no com-*110?11 sldAe ofn Michigan Ave.,
„ ™Q„+ -» and on APnl 24 and. 25 on
Sgt. James Strait,  son of ment.; ,    south side nf fhprttv
Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Strait of     The budget must be adopt- ^^^Lj 71 taI nut
N Lewis St   has been award- ed and the necessary millage . ^rcasn tnat can oe put
;7?m77h.nS5 -r!".a™_ w;0* wrv*,™!,^ .T,™,a  mt0 the city packer will be
in which he was wounded.
Strait Wins
Bronze Star
In Viet Nam
Peter Krivisky was elected f\£ B'&ravir-
president of the High School ^A iMJldry     '
PTO at a meeting of the or- Ed Schmok has, been elect-
ganization   held   Tuesday ed president  of-the  Rotary
*0*er^ewly.e'ftel^f" ^^l^I^w,11T7 Wolfinger was a passenger.
The driver, Martin D. Hop
ficers   are   Raymond   Mida, as vice president. New offic-
vice   president;   Mrs.    Bart ers.will take over their duties
Strahley, secretary; and Miss at the first meeting in July.
Cheryl Henes, treasurer. Other   officers   are
Next month's meeting will Schuur,     secretary;     LeRoy
include a fashion show pre- Rutherford,    treasurer;    and
sented by the Home Econom- members   of  the board,   the
ies   classes    at    the    High Rev. Merle Meeden, Dr. Jos-
r h e
-6 9 3
-0 4 5
juries in an accident over the
week-end which was fatal to        .
the driver of the car in which Tecumseh   201 020 1-
Saline 000' 000 0-
Batteries:
kins of Ypsilanti, was  dead     Saline:   Dale Bishop,  Wes    __ 	
Doue °n arrival atBeyer Memorial Gall, Chuck Wahl, and Glenn appeais"°to" accept" the "post"
K Hospital, after his car went Burkhardt,    Carey    Strieter -^1^ Lindemann, township
over   an   embankment , near 6th.  Pitchers,  Wes  Gall,   6; treasurer   will replace Wild
Rawsonville Rd.  on the ex- Charlie Wahl, 7. on the board of appeals.
pressway. Tecumseh: Reed, Smith. Rudolph   Gross,   who   has
;vA final appointment
new Lodi Township" planning
commission, at the township
annual meeting, Saturday,
completed the 'roster of the
commission.
Alwin Wild, township trustee, was named to the group,
resigning from the board of
ed the Bronze Star for action levied, by Council*on June,2,    . k .* '*  • • —
to the m Viet Nam to become effective July 1.    f    v -   ^17- - \ ^1^UJ?'
-    -.,-.-.U1. Xis!-.1^*11- - -.--     .   ■..--. — ■-..    -,~ -  ~. -  -.,7     ,  . ' -.    .length js; SJVfeet. All trash
The only salary Increases
School.
TO STUDY LAW
AT NOTRE DAME
Kathie Zeichman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Zeich-
eph   Mancari,   and   outgoing ,
president,- Elvin Armbruster.
Hitting for  Saline:   Burk-
Also injured were John Hol-
an,   23,    of
         Gregory,   Storey,
n t\   '       rt  4.      David   Beals,    18,
Coupon Drive Gets Ridgefieid, conn.
"Terrific Response'
A   drive + n   collect  Bettv on W" Ellsworth Rd- near S- ed three times in  the first ing year, up slightly from last
A   drive to   collect  jjetty vffamm. Wl,.    was  Joann R   four innings, they left 16 run-     5 •    VJYV5 „Y
^served as township clerk for
Ann   Arbor; hardt, Girbach, Gall, Bishop.    16 ,yearSj announced his res-
18,    and      The Hornets were shut out lgnation>. effective as soon as
both   of by Tecumseh in the  season a  repiacement  is   appointed,
opener Tuesday. Though the     Tne board a?proved a bud-
Injured in another accident, Salinians had the bases load- „et 0f ^28 588.95 for the com
proposed   this   year  are  for ff t ^""P Km"st be-placed
"cost of living",. Strait said.    at the curb by 7-a.m.
The only major new equipment listed is a used jeep or [jiston WiUS
four-wheel drive pick-up for   ^y j   a j
use by the Fire Department HopWOOd Award
at grass fires, where the big     Kalian Liston, of Saline, is
truck too easily gets bogged one of 24 winners  who re-
down in soft fields. A jeep or ceived awards in the annual
Avery and Jule " Hopwood
Contest in creative, writing,
at the University of Michigah
on Wednesday night."
Liston, a junior majoring
in psychology, won $500 for
his   story,   "A" Brother   for
School Choirs
Plan Festival
Tuesday Night
A Choir Festival presented T „    .,
by vocal groups from three Jeremy    Altogether, 14 ma-
jor and 13 minor awards were
Wagner Rd.,
man of 223 S. Ann Arbor St.,  Crocker coupons to purchase ^ ^ ^-^ plattf when ners stranded
has been accepted at the Uni-' a ,kldl^ machine has brought ^ car wag struck fay a yeh-_      The ,6g Hornet varsity vin.
versity of Notre Dame Law
school
tremendous ■- response"
Jim, who has been in Viet Saline   schools   will  be  per     . .
year's   $25,375.  '^"amount Nam  since March 20^  1968' formed at 7:30 P"m- Tuesday fl~   77^°.J7y770n>
includes'15 per cent  salary told his family in a.letter that in .the High School gym.
increases for supervisor  (to he had received the decora-     Directors are Morris Risen-
$3105")    treasurer    (to   $2 tl0n but dld not sa^ why • • • hoover,  of the High School
185),   and  clerk '(to  $1,955; he said he "™^*" +°" +
drama, poetry, and essay.
Liston,  who lives at 6564
E. Michigan Ave., is  a Sa-
ght^tdrthem choirT'Mrs. L^Mto^^. Hne  ??eh"-Schpol   graduate,
  .                             cle driven by Bruce D. Her-  eludes   six  returning  letter-
and   will   begin   her here, sponsoring Jaycee Aux- ter! ig, of 4660 W. EUsworth. men:   Rick Berry  at third;
work there in the fall term. lliary members reported this ghg wag taken Xq gt_ Joseph Bob charleSj shortstop; Dave and'ara'i^efor trust^to'^O about il "sometime".               Jensen    Elementary    School
Miss   Zeichman,   a   Saline we*-                                           Mercy Hospital.                         Girbach  and Scott  Klapper, npr ^pptincr rfrom S10^ -            His wife> Vicki> who lives choir' and.Mrs. Doris Krau-  TT .„,_-.+„ A. „..    „ „„
High   School   graduate   and      ^   "hope^ ^11 ^on- *_ _        ^    base;    and    Catcher ^^^^g^ on McKay St., said he expects shaar,  director the choir of ^^«J*^^
University of Michigan Reg- tinue    •  •„•  especially since WKn_                                          Glenn Burkhardt
son of Mrs. Lorena Liston. He
was also recently cited at the
ents'  scholar,   has   been   an they recently discovered that      7"f
honor student in her ore-law the purchase will require 600,      Miss Edna Spinks, who for-
course, and has-also been ac- 00° coupons, rather than the merly    taught    speech
which gained official status to start home in 15 days> but Houghton Elementary School.
On the mound are likely tq in mid-March   includes Jack d°esn't  know  how  soon he     Each chair will perform a
a^d.be Wes Gall or Dale Bishop," gteeb, .temporary, chairman; wil1 arrive in Saline. He is group of songs, some.accom-
or Convocation, for a semester scholastic record of all
A's.
 , v...u naccLiw ucui a*,- - t-.    t i.     ■ 4.    c l-        tt-   "x.  both up from last year's Jav- \xm* 'r Qv>r, vowvamn -H-aT-ni^i scheduled for immediate dis- panied by xylophone, metal
eepted by the University of 60,000 that^they first believed English jt ^ Salme^H^gh ^   ^ Hometyroster  Jf *&%£*£ w   Sief ^d cha^ from the Army and lophone, ^and.recorders. The FAIR BOARD TO MEET
Michigan law school.
would do/the job
School, and Taylor Jacobsen,
pitchers   also   includes   Bob Robert Laughna.
LEAVES FOR SERVICE
Art Mann, son of the Ar-
The drive to purchase the High School  art  mstructor  ^—d Chuck W^.Vue"
ifo-onvincr kidripv -machines, were married on April 1 in „        , ., , „    ,
life-saving kidney machines, were married on April
through General MiUs,  is a Texas.
,     statewide   Jaycee   Auxiliary     The bride, who taught for
thur Manns'  of   Bridewater, effort.. In Saline, canisters for a time in Howell after leav-
Washtenaw   County   Plan-
plans to return to Michigan program will close with sev-      Saline   Community   Fair
State University in the fall eral   numbers   by   the   com- Board will meet at 8:30 p;m.
Rosander and Larry Thacker ^j^ Commission has recom- t0- comPlete   his   studies   in bined    elementary    school Monday   in   the   agriculture
are in the outfield. Bob Gir- mended   against   granting   a
bach,  Richard  Goltz,   Chuck petition for a zoning change
architecture
choirs.
room at the High School.
«""   mmms   oi   .tsriaewater,   euortin aaims, udiustcis iui   - „„„.„.„„..„ —.— ™.    .-,, paT.PV    Qtripter     and   i ,7     ■    i^     vV    «
eft Thursday to begin train- the coupons have been placed ing SaOme js inoregently *£-,*£ .4TprobaWy ^^T^Z*^
mS in the Marine Corps. «       in many stores
Memorable Day
been living in California.
Fourteen young people were received into membership of the United Methodist Church ori Easter SundayY A banquet was given m
their honor April 5th. A book was given to each confirmand by the
pastor, The Rev. George Saucier, Aboye from left to right, front row,
Debbie Martin, Pam Martin, Margaret Lancaster, Laurel Scruggs;
second row, Sandy Lawson, Steven Jahnke, Steven Smith. Joe Barrett, Mike Smith, Diana JKapp; third row, Kim Mader, Douglas Esch,
.Gary Jahnke, Garl GobleY —Photo by Film Central
probably mereial" for a proposed mo-
play quite a bit", said Coach bile home park at the inter.
Jim   Bradley.   The   Hornets section of W. Ellsworth =and
went   into   practice . three zeeb roads.
weeks ago. : .	
CUnton will vcome to Saline m.        j    * J|
Thursday;   the Hornets  will  1WO lH]llTe(l
meet Milan next Tuesday, on "IV Pnllicinn
the Big Reds' diamond. 1U V^UIIifiHUll
  Two men were injured Fri-
Iroquois Annual      df„nDfJ.hen ^^ f^yh
-»jt      j   j     i      tt lided at the corner of US 12
.Meet to be Here       and s. state Rd.*
The  •■annual    dinner    and      Treated at St. Joseph Mer-.
meeting of Iroquois District cy Hospital were Joseph A.
of   the   Portage   Trails   Boy Lopez, 26, of 204 S. Wagner
Scout   Council  will   be  held Rd.,   and  Lawrence   S.   Ed-
at   Saline   High   School   on wards,  of 6564 E. Michigan
Wednesday, April 16. Ave.  Edwards \vas  ticketed
Doors will open at 6:30 and for failure to yield the right
dinner  will be  served at  7 of way-and making an im-
p.m. All district Scouters and proper turn onto S. Statem
their spouses and all persons front of the westbound Lopez
interested in Scouting activi- car.
ties are invited. Tickets are        —-—•— — —
$2.75,   with   proceeds   to   be„PEN MOTHERS TO MEET
used for a Senior Scout hiking     Den mothers of Cub Pack
and camping trip on Isle Roy- 416   will  meet   at   10   a.m.
ale in July. Thursday at the home of "Mrs.
- Tickets are available from Lawrence Thomas, 333 Meh-
unit   leaders,    from   Elmer ols Dr. The. adult committee
Bishop,   or 'from   the   Boy will   meet   Monday   at   the
Scout office in Ann Arbor, home of-Dr. Wilbur Vander
until Monday noon. Yacht..
Major Move
After three decades of service to farmers at his Bennett St. shop,
Allie Gross this week moved his John Deere operations to a large new
Jbuilding on West Mchigan. With 12,350 square feet of floor space
under roof at the new facility, Allie has designed a model layout for
his customers and his crew, A few finishing touches . .. landscaping,
the last bit of decorating, and a new Gross Farm Equipment sign . . .
still need to be accomplished before the firm will hold its Grand
Opening. But meanwhile, the large number of cars pouring in and out
of the parking lot hints that the customers aren't waiting.
To close out the Bennett St. "branch", Allie plans a surplus auction
there on April 26.