1969-08-21; Saline Reporter

              Saline
v_l_2Q. No. 50 —Thursday, August 21,1969
10c COPY — $4.00 YEAR
H00L BOARD, SEA ASK FOR f ACT-FINDE
High Times
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PRANCING PARK TOYS, fanciful animals on sturdy springs,
have been installed at Curtiss Park
by Saline 'Jaycees, who anchored
" each Ride-'ehi toy "firmly in,& cpft*
crete base. Delighted youngsters
have also discoveredvthe, ektra-
wide slide and the fenced play area
;■. -; and Jjayceies have"arjuihjtwi
bandbox in: prospect. PM:'.iBtSgO(*d
Xi* v^rfent^4^itnin; ol^^ie; ---1-
committee . . . but the club's park
development project has been going on for years. Sparkling earlier
accomplishments included the pic-?
nip shelter and footbridge, among
other furbishinents.
. Children in the picture were attending the Presbyterian Day
Camp, which held some sessions at
Curtiss Park       • • -
High Winds
Saline's Situation
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TWISTER VISITOR, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ormond
Jedele, Lindemann Rd., stayed only
a few moments, last Sunday, but
it left a lasting impression. The
willow casualty, with Ormond
standing alongside in the picture,
was uprooted and whipped to the
ground with the trunk pointing
southwest . . . then, seconds later,
it was flipped over in the opposite
direction, pointing northeast.
About 60 feet away>. directly in
front Of the Jedeles' porch, a.huge
pear tree crashed to the ground
. . . pointing southwest . . . and
dumped  a bumper load of half-
ripe fruit at their door. TaU corn
in a field to the east of the house
was matted and tangled as a hippie hair-do, with stalks blown to
every point of the compass.  -
The Jedeles' neighbors, the Elden Condits, reported seeing tornado funnels in the area . . . but
no other farms or homes were reported damaged. Mrs. Jedele,
shown mourning the loss of the
pear tree, recalls that, their farm
buildings   haye been., .struck. by
lightning four times; arid now by
a big wind, in recent years. "We're
staying here, though," she- declares.    . -;•'-'.•
Called'Critical'
SchooU May
School negotiators have
asked "for a fact-finder, and
it is no w problematical
whether school will open.'on
time.
The request for the services
of a fact-finder from the state
Labor Mediation Board came
from both the Board of Education and the Saline Education Association, after the
third meeting with an LMB
mediator made no progress
toward' agreement, Tuesday.
The situation in Saline is
described as "critical" by the
Michigan Education Association.
With only two weeks left
before the scheduled opening
of school on September 4, Saline-teachers are faced with
a decision as to whether they
will work without a contract,
if fact-finding procedures
can't produce- an agreement
before that time.-
"That's something they'll
have -to decide at a meeting,"
said Jay Starkey, SEA president. "We're calling a general
meeting next Thursday. We
had hoped it would be to ratify a contract *. . . but now, it's
.hard to tell."
The hearing before the factfinder could be held within
two weeks, but the fact-finder's report- "might be "delayed
beyond that time," according
to Hyman Parker, director of
the-LMB (which has recently
beeii; re-named "Employment
Relations ^Commission"). The
LMB representative who has
acted'-.as .mediator, Leo Cadwell,", Will.not be the factfinder," Parker said.
A ■. iact-iinder had not yet
been appointed al press time;
the:Bo,ard-SEA. joint telegram
requesting it had" been read
tq,^Parker oyer the phone by
Western Union, but it had not
been-delivered to his office.
The .hearing before the
fact-finder can be public, "un
less the parties object to it,"
Parker said . . . but Fred
Schwar_e> negotiator for the
Saline School Board, remarked: "In my experience, it's
usually "the- fact-finder who
suggests tfifct the proceedings
be kept private. That decision
will have to be made after a
fact-finder is appointed."
Schwarze added: "The
Board is hopeful that the
fact-finding process can be
concluded prior to the scheduled opening of school, and
that it wiE lead to a mutually
satisfactory contract settlement."
Said Dick Holzhauer, chief
negotiator for the SEA:
"The SEA views with
alarm the events which have
led to the negotiations being
carried on to this late date.
However, the SEA stands
ready to bend whatever efforts may be necessary to
reach an agreement with the
Board of Education before
Sept. 2."
He added, "The remaining
issues involve the renewal of
many parts of the old contract, financial responsibility
provisions, size of classes in
which individual children will
be placed, and the matter of
a pending grievance under the
,old5'eG«tra&-wKichilia5?nQ^ye±i.
been settled:'5 (See related *
story on tills page, "Arbitration".)
Holzhauer indicated that
the economic details are still
at issue but that there is, "in
my opinion, adequate basis
for settlement provided that
agreement can be reached on
the above mentioned higher
priority items."
ROTARY MEET SET
LeRoy Rutherford will be
in charge of the program at
the Thursday noon meeting
of the Rotary Club, at Leutheuser's 'Restaurant.
Coach Case Headed for Arbitration
1 Piute Player Doesn't Make A Show
Just as one sw&Uow.doesn't
Make a summer, ohe flute
Player doesn't, make a" talent
show, Paul Sibson observed
gloomily this week. But tHatrs"
all he has, so far, to put to-"
gether the annual Local; Tal^
ent Show for the Saline Fair.
The Talent Show, of which
Paul is chairman* >is scheduled;
at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sep-.
y t tember 2, the'secorid night of
the , Fair. „ It % offers^iuicy
Prizes, running up to $15 "for
the first prize, in assorted
fields, for contestants of assorted ages. Even non-winners get a $2 prize, just for
entering.
---There"arfe special-categories,
for. contestants of ages,„six
through nine, 10 through 14,
aM'15; through '10L Ttiere
will be prizes, for ; musical
acts, dances, novelties, "miscellaneous", and, even husband-calling. '-'..-'.
,-' Anyone who wishes to enter
may call Paul Sibson at 429-
7913. Deadline if or entries is
August 30.
TAIRBOOKS
AVAILABLE
'. Premium books for the
1969 Saline Community Fair
are Still available for those
who have not received one, at
the Citizens Bank, the Saline
Savings Bank, .and the Post
Office..    ,      . '
TWIRLETTES
TO REHEARSE.
' Th§ Saldhe Tvvirlettes . . .
senior* junior, arid mini-corps
. .J. \.ill rehearse at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, ■ September 4, at
Jensen School^ for, their performance iri the Fair parade
on Saturday of that week.
Arbitration will be the next
step in the grievance-procedure concerning former
basketball coach Don Jaeger,
who was dismissed from the
coaching position without notice or any explanation.
SEA has submitted a letter to the Board of Education "indicating that they desire to proceed to arbitration
in the matter," according to
Fred Schwarze, who represents the Board. The letter
was presented Tuesday night,
at the end of a Board-SEA
session with an LMB mediator.
Jaeger, who had coached
Saline "High varsity basketball for 10 years, says he was
not notified of the dismissal
until June 9, several days after the Board of Education
decision to replace him in the
coaching job. He will continue
to teach a full schedule of
physical education and driv-/
er's education.
Another teacher, James
Bradley, was named at that
time to replace Jaeger as
coach, and varsity basketball
practice  has  already  begun
under his guidance.
In the third step of the
regular grievance procedure,
representatives of the Saline
Education Association", attended the regular Board of
Education meeting last week
to appeal the action. In the
first two steps, appeals were
filed with Paul Thibault,
High School principal, and
Harold Hintz, superintendent,
and no action was taken by
either, "on the grounds that
coaches are not considered
teachers",-according to SEA.
The grievance appeals were
based on Article XVH, section D of "Professional Behavior" of the master contract which reads ('No .teacher shall be disciplined or reprimanded without just cause."
SEA considers that a dismissal constitutes a reprimand.
"*The basic question . . .
which may have to be decided
by arbitration ._.. is wliethfer
the coaching position is under.
tenure. It is not included in
the State: Tenure Act .'. . but
phrases from the Tenure Law
are included in-Saline's.master contract in such a way as-wrong";!
to leave the issue .Hazy. The
coach is listed in. the-contract
under the salary schedule . . .
which last year meant an additional 11 per cent compensation, amounting to $1,265,-
for Jaeger.
(Still hazier . . . a. subject
nobody wants to consider . . .
is whether Bradley would
have a grievance" if Jaeger
were re-instated in the coaching position.)
Since SEA's position at the
•Board meeting was that Jaeger had still received no formal notification of i the reasons for Ms dismissal (Board
members say he had received
verbal warnings), the Board
secretary," Gerald Coe read
aloud a.letter from the board,
citing Jaeger's lack of "enthusiasm, * guidance, . leadership, inspiration."        -
An MEA field representative for Region' IH, jVendell
CSlver, said: "The charges
I'Ve Heard here,tonight are
father vague arid •gerieral.-
How can a mail improve if he
isri't   told "what" he'_5   doing
Jerry Graf dismally surveys his dented and
pushed-aside gasoline pumps, casualties of a
collision Sunday night with a car driven by
Kenneth* Hall, 30, of Belleville, at Grafs Gulf
Service on W. Michigan Ave. The driver of the
car -was arrested on a charge of driving under
the influence of liquor, released on $100 bond,
and scheduled to appear in District Court on
August 281 The gas pumps were considered
■blameless in,the accident. Business at the service station continued as usual.