1969-05-29; Saline Reporter

              Vol. 20, No. 38 — Thursday, May 29, 1969
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ountdown
Wellers jmiie     Collins, Heiserman, and
Tinkle Offer Schools
"We'll Probably Miss, Some of Our Studies . . . Eventually
"But we're ready! School's out June 11, and we're counting the days."
(Posing for the vacation countdown photos: Top .— Shanna Van
Doren, Cathy and Vicky Gokee. Bottom — Russell Lindemann, Jeff
Burkhardt, Dennis Finkbeiner.)
our of Remembrance
Saline's Memorial Day parade begins, at 10 a.m. Friday
at 'the corner of Harris St.
and Michigan Ave. Participants will march down Michigan Ave. to the, cemetery,
where a ceremony will be held
honoring Saline's war dead.
The parade will then, form
again and return to the starting street corner.
State Senator Gilbert Bursley will make the keynote address at the ceremony. Rev.
George Saucier will give the
invocation. The . parade and
the special cemetery services
are sponsored by William B:
Lutz    Post    322.
The Saline .VFW Post Color
Guard; the William B. Lutz
Post Color Guard, Firing
Squad, Auxiliary and Junior
Auxiliary; veterans of World
War I, II, Korea and Vietnam
will participate in the parade
and ceremonies.
,   Also   scheduled   to   take
part in the parade are the Saline High. School and Junior
High School bands, Junior
Sheriff's Deputies, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cubs, the
Baton Corps, and a host of
Saline celebrants on bikes and
trikes.
American Legion Post
Commander Charles HL Uphaus suggests that all Saline
homes and business firms observe Memorial Day by displaying the American Flag.
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SOLEMN MOMENT TO BE
REPEATED FRIDAY: The Saline
Legion firing squad pays tribute
to otir nation's defenders-.in..the'
traditional rites at Oakwood
Cemetery,
■ Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weller,
proprietors of Weller's Antique Shop (at the Ford mill),
drew a rueful, chuckle from
Mayor Hugh Keveling and
members of Saline City Council,'with Carl's preamble to a
brief talk, at council meeting
Monday. 'T.know the mem
bers of the -council wouldn't,
want, a meeting to-go by with|»
out some discussion of the
millpond and the dam." Keveling and the councilmen, who
have been hearing little else
in recent weeks, smiled and
leaned back to hear a little
more. .
The Wellers, eager to see
the millpond restored, offered .their full cooperation in a
proposed "dam-in" which has
gained support among: many*
of their, friends and. customers at the mill. Said Weller:
"We already have a list of
people who are willing to contribute their time and effort
to restoring the dike. Judging
by the numbers of people
who worked practically all
night to try to save it last
year, I know we could count
on all "the help-we could use
in replacing it.
"We'd like to suggest a
work session . . . and the Wellers are willing to do their'
share. We have women volunteers who want to bring in
food and refreshments as
their part of the project . . .
the area back of the mill
would be available for the
eating . . . and we'll even
bring in a band to keep things
lively."
Mayor Keveling received
the Weller invitation with
thanks . . . but he and mem-,
bers of the council quickly returned to the question that
has "held up such projects
during the past year: Would
plugging the breach in . the
dike be feasible ... or would
the plug wash out whenever
another flood situation develops ?
After discussion, the council supported a motion by
George Johnson to contact
Ayres, Lewis, Norris and
May' for   a  possible   middle
Population Boom
To Continue Here v
A continued population
boom seems destined for tlje
Saline area.
A potential flood of "weekend residents" "may converge
upon the community starting
later this summer. About 18,-
000 members of Teamsters
Local 299, and their families,
became "part-owners" in this
area with approval of the
purchase of Saline Valley
Farms last week. Harold
Gray, seller, of the Valley
Farms, reports that he must
vacate the premises by July 1*.
At a membership meeting
last .week, following the vote
that clinched the sale, the
Teamsters named a committee to continue planning for
the development of the Valley
Farms as a recreation area.
The group also approved a
monthly contribution of $2
from each of the 18,000 members ... $1.50 for maintenance of the property, and
50c for administration expenses.
More new- people will _ be
drawn to the community
when the first ^.unit at Mill
Valley Apartments opens in
July. Five buildings .are
scheduled for construction at
the West Saline site. Twenty-
three apartments will -he
leased in each buildihg. John
Paup, of Ann Arbor Trust.
. Company, leasing agent, reports that apartments in* the
first building have been
quickly snapped up. By September, the first three buildings should be.occupied."Paujr
says that the first leases
were taken by present Saline
residents, but he thinks that
people outside the area main-
, ly will lease the other buildings.
course between, the two .extremes already/under consid-
eraton. The consulting engineers have recommended a
$174,000 rebuilding program
that will provide., greater run-
• off capacity, needed now and
in. the future. This proposal
was defeated in last fall's
election. At the other extreme, council has probed the
possibility of removal of the
dam and dike, with the loss
of the millpond.' Demolition
costs alone have been estimated at $20,000 . . . and the
costs of converting the site
to park use soar far beyond
that level.
Poppy Sales
Topped Ail
Drives Here
Poppy sales soared to new
highs in Saline last week . . .
and all the benefits will go to
disabled veterans and their
families.
Saline Legion and Auxiliary workers racked up sales
of $613.19. "That's a new "record, as far as I know," reported Mrs. John Lake, who
headed the project along with
Mrs. Toni King. "It topped
last year's total by almost
$100."
The increase was especially
impressive because this year,
for the first time, the Saline
Veterans of Foreign Wars also participated in Poppy Day
sales. The VFW crew posted
sales totaling $100.00 . . . and
this was in addition to the
Legion amount.
'  rStxty-Niner   "
Training, Experience
Three candidates, for two seats
on the Saline Area School Board,
will face the voters' decision in district balloting on Monday, June 9.
Two of them ... Elaine Heiserman,
vice president of the board, and
Max Collins, treasurer . . . are in
cumbents. Donald Tinkle, the third
candidate on the slate, is running
for the first time. Term of office
for the two positions is four years.
Following are statements regarding their candidacies front
the three:
Off to Alaska is Bob. Luzius, Saline area's nowrfajnotis
"caii man", who provided all
and sundry and the.--Boy
Scouts with film Cans; that
made fine . cookie :.tins*J outdoor saucepans, and shipping
boxes. Bob, a sheet metal
worker, foresightedly located
a; job in Anchorage, Alaska,
before he headed out iu
search of adventure, new opportunity, or just more elboW
room.
MAX COLLINS
Incumbent candidate Max
C. Collins is completing his
third year as trustee and
treasurer of the Saline Area
School District. A native of
Saline, lie graduated from Saline High School in 1939, and
attended Eastern Michigan
University for two " years
before enlisting in the Navy
in June 1943, He will retire
from the Naval Reserve with
the rank of Commander oh
June 30, 1969 after serving 26
years .of active, arjd, inactive
duty.
Collins graduated from the
University df Michigan iri
February 1948 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, and has done
graduate work toward a Masters degree. He has more than
20 years experience in management and administrative
staff positions in fields of finance, industrial- relations
and training, and government
defense and space contracts.
He is presently Manager of
Corporate Insurance for KMS
Industries, and" assistant to
the Vice President of Personnel and Administration and
Corporate Treasurer.
He was active: in the Saline
Jaycees for many years and
is a past president of that organization. He also served on
the Saline City Council 'for
two years frem 1952 to 1954.
Collins is married to the former Jeannette Clay whose
father was superintendent of
schools in Saline from 1934 to
1940. They have four children; Julie Anne, a graduate
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ELAINE HEISERMAN
When the new high school
is completed and the junior
high remodeled, the Saline
School District will have excellent facilities whieh will be
adequate for some time, all
designed for learning. The
planning-of new buildings is
interesting, but my major
concern is for the learning
that takes place inside.
In elementary school I advocate strong emphasis on
the basic academic skills
necessary to future_success. I.
am 'interested that these "be
taught in a way that develops
creativity and stimulates
thinking. Teaching methods
should be constantly evaluated and changed when it
seems desirable; special help
should always be given when
needed.
By the time a student
reaches high school his interests and abilities are becoming diversified and flexibility
is desirable. To insure that
each student is prepared for
his future and develops his
potential abilities, I a"m anxious that we provide as many
opportunities and challenges
as there are individuals, always encouraging creativity
and development of talent.
I am particularly excited
about our new high school
library. and the role it will
play in the future. I envision
it as a center of learning well
supplied with books, records
and art, always busy and
open all day.
The physical and financial
problems of our district are
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DONALD W. TINKLE
My family and I have lived
in Saline for four years now
and have come to love and
enjoy this community. Our
intention is to stay here in
spite of the fact that my work
is in Ann Arbor. Because of'
our growing attachment to
Saline I would iike to do
something that would make a
contribution to the community. Because of my position
as a university professor, I
think I am most qualified by
training and. interest to contribute to the educational system. This is my primary interest in running for a position on the school board.
I have spent most of my
life in the field of education,
mostly at the university level.
In Texas, however, I was a
visiting scientist to Texas
junior and senior high
schools, so I've had some experience in secondary schools
as" a teacher and as an advisor on science curricula and
training. I think that'the Saline school system compares
favorably with most of those
with "which I have had experience. Most important is the
fact that, with three children
in the Saline school system
and another soonVo start, I
have a large stake in insuring that- the quality of' the.
schools is maintained and improved in the; face of the
growth in Saline that is certain to occur in the future.
By far the most important
single asset of any school system is a group of dedicated
teachers. It has been noted
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Hornet Track Team
Takes Half-A-Crown
'"Dr. Richard Ferringtbh, of
Milan, was honored a£ a
gping-away party*, Monda^v
evening "at Leutheuser's, by
members of the Saline Community Hospital board and
staff. Eerrington, a charter
member of the hospital's
medical staff, arid* chief of
staff for the 1960-61 term, is
ending his Milan area ?iedi-
cal practice, early in,, June. He
•flud his family will move to
California, where he will do'
research in dermatology at
Stanford University. In the
photo, he displays one of the
gifts presented him. at the
party.
The Saline High School
track team finished their 1969
season in a deadlock for first
place in the Southeastern
Conference as they fell to
third in the league meet. Chelsea leaped into a first place
tie with Saline by winning
that conference meet held last
Saturday in Dundee.
Chelsea triumphed in the
conference meet by scoring
66"% points; 18 more than
the surprising runner-up
team, Dundee, who had the
advantage of playing on their
own. turf. Saline's 38 points
placed them third, while Dexter was next with 24, Milan,
2pA; South Lyon, 21; and
Lincoln, 4.
The Hornets had started
;the meet in sole possession of
first place by rights qf a 6-0
record in league dual meets.
Bui: qhelsea, third in dual
meets with a 4-2 record, shot
into the tie as the conference
meet, is weighted 50 per cent
in filial standings. The failure
of Saline to finish ahead of
Dundee (only 2-4 in dual
meets, including a 74-44' defeat at the hands of the Hornets) cost the Saline squad
the uncontested championship.
However, one Saljne performance in the conference,
meet earned the praise of
their critics. Mike Barland
easily won .the two-mile run
and broke his own school record .for "the fourth time this
year in the process. Barland's
10:25.3 time bettered his
previous best time by almost
12 seconds. Unfortunately,
Mike graduates in June.
But na Other. Saline individual could win a first place
in the remaining 13 events.
Gary Ernst finished second
in the shot put with-a throw
of 45' 10". Other seconds
were recorded by Jery Lake
in the half-mile with a. time
of 2:05.1, arid the team's one-
mile relay with a 3:40.1 time.
Keith Smith finished fourth
in both the 100 and 220 yard.
dashes. Rod White was third
in the high jump with an excellent leap of 5* 11". Dennis
Ticknor got a fourth in the
mile with a time of 4:49.9.
Dave Douthat finished third
in the half-mile with 2:07.6,
while Dave Martin was fifth
in the two mile with an
11:00.3 time.
Thus the Hornet team completes the' ye'ar with a spectacular 6-0 dtial meet record
—7 and with a share of the
league championship. Most of
the squad will return next
year — with a chatrice for revenge in the league,meet.
(See Page Four
For Meet Scoring)