1969-06-05; Saline Reporter

              The Saline
Vol. 20, NoY39 — Thursday, June 5,1969
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ILLAGE VOTE "CRUCIAL"
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'.'if voters refuse the mill-rot the "proposal on the June 9. tion and the demands By The growth of the student Yet if each teacher received
age proposal next" Monday,1 ballot asks voters to approve teachers and employees fbr population is most clearly a 5500 salary increase (this
we'll have to hold additional or disapprove the measure for higher salaries necessitate seen in the lower grades, has been the pattern in re-
elections to get the necessary 10.85 mills. If they disap- the additional millage. He es- There are now seven sections cent years), then 565,000 of
funds," Harold Hintz, super- prove, Saline schools will timates that 100 to 120 more of grades four,, five and six, the increase is already gone,
intendent of schools, said this have no financial support oth- children will enroll in Saline but nine sections of grades Only 20 per cent of the
week. The millage requested-er than the set state and schools this fall ■— meaning one, two and three. In other school's funds go toward
is the best estimate of the fi- county • sums — which all five or six new teachers must words, two sections are added building expenses and new
nancial needs  of the Saline county schools have. "      be hired. And along with the annually. equipment. Many voters may
Area Schools to maintain Saline area property own- teachers goes the $40,000 sum Hintz says that 80 per cent -feei yia^_ ^g expenses for
present programs. ers currently pay 18.76 mills it takes to pay them. of    the    schools'    operating athletics and band activities
Superintendent Hintz also (11.22 set county mills and Area schools currently con- funds go to salaries of the are unnecessary. However,
emphasized that if voters re- ,7.56 local mills) for school tain 2388 pupils and 130 employees (teachers, staff, Hjntz feels that' these pur-
fuse the request of 10.85 mills •operating expenses. Proposal teachers. Saline's low pupil- maintenance, etc.) Approval sujts gjve many students add-
then the school will have no approval would jump the cur- teacher ratio (19:1) rivals of the 10.85 (including the ed incentive to continue their
funds other than the set coun- -rent 18.76 figure 3.31 mills to the best in the county. But 3.31 increase) millage pro- educations, in addition to the
ty allocation of 11.22 mills (22.07 mills. Hintz explains millage refusal will jeopar- posal would give the schools intrinsic value they offer,
and state funds. The wording ^that Saline's growing'popula- dize this asset, Hintz insists.    $200,000 in additional funds.     j^^ the superintendent in-
sists that their costs are moderate. Varsity coaches receive
only $1200 each for leading
the football and basketball
teams. The over-all total for
coaching salaries is around
$12,500. Some $9,000 is recovered from admissions. The
total cost of athletics is
around $25,000. Band costs
about-the same.
Deadline for entry in , the Entry forms can be obtain- in the Jaycee Junior Champ Another reason Hintz de-
, Jaycee Junior  Champ  spon- ed    from    Harold's.   Barber are urged to attend. dared the millage proposal is
feats snapped the Hornets sored by the Saline Jaycees is Shop, Joe Graf at the Saline Any boy or girl who would essential is that Saline
six-game winning stx-eak and ^s gatUrday, June 7. No late Junior High School; or from like to participate and is not schools are receiving less
left them with an 11-8 final .entries will.be accepted. Any Lynn Fletcher ait 776 Knoll- yet registered may attend the state aid per student thaiithe
record, 6-6 in the conference, galine School Area boy or girl wood in Saline, phone: 429- clinic and register at that surrounding communities. Be-
Coach   Jim   Bradley   was between the ages of 8 and 18 4392. time. cause of the high evaluation
forced to choose less experi- is eligible to compete. Medals A clinic for all participants The Jaycee Junior Champ of the Saline district, the
enced pitchers in the two con-s^nd ribbons will be awarded will be held on June 7, at meet will be held at the Sa- schools do not receive as
tests after star hurler Dale to the winners in all events in 11:00 a.m. at the Saline High line High School track on much additional state aid .as
Bishop injured his hand May all age divisions. School track. All participants June 14, at 10:00 a.m. some    of    the    other    area
'"' • schools. For each Saline pu-
HORNETS END.
SEASON WITH
TWO LOSSES
The Saline High School
baseball team closed out the
1969 season in ' sad style;
dropping their final two
games to Lincoln and Monroe
Catholic Central. The two de-
Junior
Set for
Ch
Cli
amp
Saturday
inic
THREE MOIRE DAYS! Then no more homework for Saline youngsters, including Charlene Ehmke, Kim Brososky and Pam Anderson.
QkySythe  Wmyi
27 in an accident at work.
Bpb Mann pitched a creditable game for the Saline
squad against Lincoln' last
Thursday, but'a late rally bjf
the opposition led to the Hornet defeat.
All kinds of good things are
happening to Mike and Katy
Johnson these days. Mike climaxed a course of flight
training at Ann Arbor Ae$a
Service by .earning his private pilot's license this week,
with Paul Lambarth checking
him out. Next Saturday the
Johnsons will move from
EMU campus town to the
Gross apartments on Monroe
St., back in Saline where they
belong. And next week, Katy
will get her diploma from
Eastern.
Battle experience in Vietnam is just the right kind of
preparation for the job Bill
Taylor faces now. Bill wasn't
present at last year's Saline
Alumni Banquet ... so the
alums elected him president.
His chief responsibility is to
prepare for this year's banquet next week. With the day
drawing near, Bill showed
iron nerves last week when
queried about progress.
"Things are just fine," he
grinned. "We've got a grand
total of one reservation.*'
Things have moved ahead
since then ... but Bill and
his helper, Ann Flook, will
still appreciate more reserva-
. tions from the hundreds of invitations they've sent out.
"It's going to be a fine evening for everyone," says Bill.
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Heidi of Lodi, the tiny,
whiskery SchnaUzer pup, was
supposed to be a house dog
when the Turners of Lodi
Greenhouse added her to the
family several months ago.
But the 10 month old pup
with the ancient-looking face
is so popular with customers
and staffers at the greenhouse that she's convinced
they've come there to see her
. . .and she insists on being
there to greet them during
business hours each day. "We
bought her for a house dog,"
the Turners report bewilder-
edly, "and we've found that
she's a greenhouse variety."
Mrs. Kenneth Rogers, Russell St., is the original "can-
do" girl. (Remember when
the Tigers beat the Cards ih
the World Series last year .. .
and Birdie ingeniously assembled a few pieces of wire,
cloth and feathers to transform Ken into the reddest,
most raffish-looking Halloween cardinal imaginable?)
She proved she can do it all
over again Sunday. Couple of
the girls in the neighborhood
had to construct a terrariurn
for a Saline Junior High
science project. And since it
was Sunday, all the terrariurn
stores were closed. The girls
held a strategy conference.
The project was due next day.
They'd assembled heaps of
plants and mosses to go into
the display . . . but the bowl
itself, to house the exhibit,
was lacking. They tried all
the Sunday stores, but
strangely, none of them carried terrariurn bowls. Finally,
one of the girls suggested,
"Let's call Mrs. Rogers." And
that's all it took. The display
was submitted on time next
day . . . and the girls made
a sound decision: "Next time
we'll call Birdie first."
Showers may mar Sunday's
graduation ceremonies, the
U.S. Weather Bureau reported Wednesday morning.
In a five-day forecast the
Bureau said that there is a
50 per cent chance^of showers
this weekend — showers that
may force Saline. Hagh
School's 1969 Commencement
ceremonies indoors.
Lincoln scored first in the
gameYbut Saline tied it upjrr-
-the third. Mann singled"■'to *■
open the inning, Bob Charles
sacrificed him to second,
Richard Gdltz's single put
him oh third and then Mann
scored oh ah error.
Achievements Gained
SJHJL Rtcagsiiiiori
pil, the local schools get a little less than $200, while some
area schools receive close to
the maximum of $348, depending on the evaluation of
the district.
It costs. $16,000 annually to
maintain the library with the
necessary books,  films,   etc.
* Another $18,000 goes to re-
Recognition   awards   were awards;
presented    to   many   Saline awards;
Joe    Graf, " track James Bilyea, Barbara Braun, Place textbooks. Compared to
r     „          .. .. , Clem Corona, golf; Liza Lee Collins, Sandra Jed- other schools of this size, Sa-
High School stUdehts Monday ahd Jim Bradley, junior var- ele, Mark Klein, David Mar- hne ranks high in these cate-
afterhoon,   May   26,   as   the sity basketball. Lois Vasicek tin,    Ralph   Riley,   R o g e r gories. With.millage refusal,
sixth ahnttal Recognition As- then    presented    letters    to Smead,   Dale   Bishop,   Sarah this asset will evaporate.
In the top of the fifth, Sa- sembly was held in the high members of the junior varsity Christner, Jean Herter, Kath- ' *   *"  "
line  jumped  to  a  3-1  lead, school gym. .   cheerleading squads. erine Johnston, Vickie Mann, .ft      on ™ June j* V11 x°*
Steve Mifaele walked, stole the highlight of the assert Regional and state awards Dal Queenan, Linda Sells, ^ ^^^^Lf.^^
second and scored on Bob bly was the installation Of the for industrial education were Leslie Thomas and Wendy increase ior meeauutuun oj.
Charles' single. Charles then Student Council officers for given to students by James Wiedmayer.    -• ES™ rwJv Prnnertv
stole secorid, went to third on 1969-70    by    Clem    dorona, RDth.  Qlehn Burkhardt  and     Principal    Paul    Thibault. !™7^™^oavaSf
a groundrout and scored on .a-council sponsor, fhe new of- steve McKiUop won. awards then awarded ribbons to stu- mm fn_. t|io .oH_1p:,tfnn of thpse
Lincoln error. ficers    are:    President    Jim jn state student performance dents for scholastic achieve-
But  the  Hornets   couldn't Strahley; Vice President Ken competition. ments.   -The   new    Student
hold the lead for long as Lin- Jones; Secretary Ruth Esch;   ^ Don Jaeger and Judy Mett. Council officers were then in-
colnVickly scored two runs and. Treasurer Sandy Jedele.   ier presented physical fitness stalled.
to tie the game. The winning     The assembly opened with awards_ Marlene Girbach was        	
Lincoln run came on a pro- a short performance by the ihe   Qnly   th^.y^   winner STOrk
mill fof the education of these
children; voter approval
would hike the total to one
full mill annually.
and then
test play. It scored when a high school band,
Lincoln   batter   hit   a   drive Richard Schneider, vice pres- Emst
down   the   foul   line.   Saline ident of the 1968-69 Student
fourth-year awards
foul ball. However, the um- speech. Forensic awards were pre-
pires   ruled    otherwise   and     First   awards   presented sented by Cathy- Carpentier,
among the girls, while Gary     A   daughter,   Brenda   Sue,
and   Brad   Brackney was born June t to Mr
„     r. t,   ^      , ,4. •+ rniiTirfl   rauP the welmmW were the  0nly boyS  t0 wm Mrs. Charles H. Smith, of Sa
Coach Bradley felt it was a council, gave tne welcoming fn„rtv,.VMr a„rarHd ,. '
line:
Two candidates will be selected for four-year terms on
the Saline Area School Board,
and Max Collins and Elaine Heiserman, incumbents, and Donald Tinkle are running for
those two positions, in a race
also to be settled Monday.
the Hornets tasted defeat for were to members of the jun- president of the Forensic and ZONING HEARING SET
the first time in weeks. ior varsity and freshman ath- Debate Society. Noreen Ferris   , A public hearing will take KIWANIANS ELECT
Though they jumped to a letic ^^l -T'thi t^ won    the    only    third-year place Monday, June 16 in the     Bob   Raham   was   elected
commanding   lead   in   their Presented to varsity athletes award< Saline City Council chambers president  of  the  Sahne Ki-
final game of the year, Saline ,ay   the   assembly   they   are     Art awards were then given on the proposed R-1A zoning wanians for 1969-70 Monday
dropped the contest in extra £™en  a^J^  ~77777  77^2 hV   Taylor   Jacobson.   Chris of recently annexed land lo- night.
Lobbestall, Mike Sheats and cated on Austin Rd. The acre- Matt Katalinich was chosen
Dal Queenan earned recogni- age involved includes the site vice president. Al Ealy will
tion. of the planned new St. An- serve as secretary-treasurer.
New members were then drew Catholic Church. The New directors are Michael
initiated into the National hearing is scheduled for 8 Crossey, Lauren Wild and
Honor    Society.   They   are: p.m. Robert Higdon.
innings. The loss pained even
more as the Hornets came
within one out of victory in
regulation innings, only to see
quet). Brian LaRue gave
freshman basketball awards;
Dan* /Slee presented junior-
varsity baseball and wrestling
FIFTEEN COURSES HIGH
AND RISING FAST, construction
work on the new Saline High
School popped up above ground
days ago . . . ahd onlookers can
now get an impressive hint of the
hugeness of the Maple Rd. building. Helped by more favorable
weather in recent weeks, the job
is now "a little ahead of schedule.'-
-Monroe Catholic Central slam ,  _^
out   five   straight   hits   and AlUIIUll PlailS
three runs to tie the game £,,        . TT     T?
and send it into extra innings, hJlcipiIlg   Up T Of
ofaf6TsdceodreC.ntliesllortside June 14 Reunion
The Monroe Central game Plans are rapidly progress-
was played as part of the ing for this year's Alumni
Monroe Auto Supply tourna- Banquet. The banquet is
ment — and Saline's defeat scheduled for June 14 at the
removed them from conten- Saline High School at 7 p.m.
tion for the championship. ■ Alumni  Association presi-
Saline rushed to a 5-0 lead dent, Bill Taylor, reports that
by the  third  inning  of the the theme of the banquet is
game. The Hornets scored one currently  being  planned   by
through   three   straight   sin- the association. Taylor along
gies. Bob Charles scored the with  the   association   secre-
run   on   clouts   by   Richard tary,   Ann   Flook,   and   the
Goltz and Glenn Burkhardt. treasurer, Sharon Heft, are in
Wes *Gall scored the  sec- charge of the program,
ond Saline run. He walked to '    The Alumni Association an-
open the second, advanced to nounced   that   a   scholarship
second   on   Steve   Miracle's -will be "presented a worthy
single,  went  to  third  on  a Saline High School senior this
walk   to   Bob   Girbach   and year. They hope to make the
scored on a passed ball. scholarship   presentation   an
In the third Goltz singled, annual award. Pat Lehtonen
went to third on Berry's sin- will present this year's scho-
gle and scored on an • ertor.*- larship.
Berry and Dave Girbach later Bob Harrison is scheduled
scored on ground outs. to be the banquet's toastmas-
But the lead proved too lit- ter. Reservations ior .the ban-
tie as Catholic Central tied quet close on June 7, though
the game up in the seventh tickets may be purchased at
"and won in the ninth. the door. Tickets cost $3.25.
MEET THE '69 Saline golf
team, the first winning golf squad
in the history of the sport in Saline. Standing (left to right): Ken
Clark,    Chris   Waterbury,   Tom
Burr, Dave Carman, -Greg Kuhl,
Daryel Wisely, Jeff Youngs. Knee-
. ling: Doug Esch, Kevin Youngs,
Gary Skinner, Doug Fick,^ Mike
Mida. Missing — Steve Wild.
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