1969-11-20; Saline Reporter

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VOL. 21, NO. 11'- Thursday, Nov. 20, 1969
bcial Services, Inc. Prepares
•askets for Holiday Happiness
WITH THANKSGIVING ELANS ALREADY MADE,
the Social Services, Inc. board launched immediately into plans to assure bountiful, Christmas baskets
for needy families in  the  area.
Preparing food baskets (left to right) are board
members, Mrs. John Proctor, Mrs. Arthur Singleton,
Mrs. Gerald Meyer, Mrs. Martin Vila, Mrs. Richard
Cole, and Mrs. D.E. Garrison, president. Not in the
picture are board. members Mrs. Bliss Charles, secretary;  and  the  Rev.  Herbert Reed.
A United Fund agency,.. Social Services, Inc. served
30 families, some local and some transient, during
its last fiscal year (October to October). It KeljSeaV
to re - supply four families whose homes had burn- ;.
ed out, and provided fuel oil, clothing (new and used),
medicine, transportation, food, and bedding, as, needed, for others. .
Social Services also, provied a number of Thanksgiving baskets and 12 Yule baskets -last Christmas.
Now, the group is, seeking donations for this year's .
Christmas baskets. Needed are toys, new or used,
but in good, condition ~ they have, no facilities for
repairing broken toys — clothing for adults and chil
dren (but inquire about specific sizes); and food.
Perishable items should be donated on or before December 18 and, says Mrs. Garrison, "home - made
cookies would be great!" Contributors should call her
(429  -  4595)   before bringing in  donations.
Social Services works on a referral basis, . from
ministers, the public health nurse, school, police, and
social workers. It was organized: about eight years
ago,' when the number of families in need of help
outgrew the capacity — but not the heart ~ of local
individuals. Before that, penniless transients were
sometimes fed and supplied with clothing and other
.needs out of the pockets of Saline police, and local
Red Cross representatives, but there was no way* to _
obtain instant; assistance for those who arrived in'the
middle of the, night, and no central collection agency
(except Marian'Hering's front porch) for the bedding, clothing, and food for needy families. Many
more hands were needed to pack the holiday gift baskets, and even transportation for the troubled recipients was lacking. So Social Services was organized, to serve a growing need in a growing area.
In a population explosion, everybody isn't affluent;
but  in  Saline  area,   lots   of  people  care.
NAME OF THE PLAY IS "OUR GIRLS," and,
believe it or not, the girls are none other, than Dave
Houdek, Jim Strahley and Gary Graff. Shown above
on the living room sofa with their baffled parents,
Brian Prater and Cindy Burman, the three fellows
in skirts, blouses, nylons and wigs are' key performers in the Senior Class comedy to be performed Friday  through  Sunday   at   the   High   School   theater.
Others in the cast (left to right, standing): Pete
Janovits, Sharon Lancaster, Steve Wild, Carol Kraushaar, Jan Thill, and Cheryl Mayer. "The cast and
crew have been doing a tremendous job," says Mrs.
Gloria Jadwin, director. Play - goers are guaranteed
an enjoyable evening with lots of laughs.
ZONING REQUEST  SENT  TO  PLANNERS
A request from Kenneth Volz,J3r., of 434 E. Michigan Ave., for rezoning of property on N. Lewis St.,
was received by Council Monday nght and referred
to the planning commission. Volz seeks to have the
site, the former Marken property, changed .from single - family to  two  - family zoning.
BOND BH)S  AWARDED
City Council, Monday night, accepted the bid of
the Saline Savings Bank for 1969 Motor Vehicle Highway Fund-, bonds in the amount of §35,000,
TESTING THE CARPENTRY, members of the
Senior Class play's crew pose on the staircase that's
a key part of the stage setting. Makeup girls, prop
workers, prompters, assistants . . all of them have
earned the praise of the play director for their work.
Reading from the bottom of the staircase: Ruth
Esch, Pat Hiser, Donna Johnston, Nancy Lindeman,
Laurie Haas, Alyce Krivislty, Fred Schmerberg, Martha Brink, Kathy Fick, Sherry Sheats, Rick Moser>
Dave Kivi,  Marge  Sally.
SENIOR CLASS PLAY
SET FOR THIS WEEK
The Senior Class play, "Our Girls," will be presented Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the Little
Theater at the High School.
Curtain  time  is   8  p.m.
The play, a three - act comedy directed by Conrad
Seller, will be directed by Mrs. Gloria Jadwin; Alyce
Krivisky is student director.
Tickets, available at the door, will be §1.25- for
adults  and $1 tor students.        " <
Cast members include Brian Prater, Cindy Burman, Dave Houdek, Gary Graff, Jim Strahley, Cheryl
Mayer, Carol Kraushaar, Steve Wild, Sharon Lancaster, Jan Thill,- and Pete Janovits.
10c COPY ~ $5 YEAR
oach Foresees Winning
ornet Basketba II Season
BY BERT EMERSON
The 1969 - 70 Hornet basketball team is preparing,
for its first season under the direction of Coach Jim
Bradley.   The  Hornets  practice  twice  daily.
Bradley, last week, promised a successful season
due to "a lot of potential in a lot of players." Bradley's hopes rest on his unusually large number of
able players. From his roster of 14 men, he has nine
starters. "This is a situation that I haven't had before — real depth," said Bradley.
His nine starters include Tom Bailey, Glenn Burkhardt, Wes Gall, Tom Laskey, Steve McKillop, Bruce
Morton, Wyman Osterhout, Keith Smith, and Rod
White. Bailey, Laskey, Morton, and Smith are juniors; the other five are seniors. Hornet fans will undoubtedly see a lot of Pete Slepsky, the only soph-
more on the squad, as well as the rest of Bradley's
crew:   Jerry  Hill,   Steve Miracle,   Tom   O'Sullivan   and
Jim Strahley. "They're all gonna get a chance. I
don't have a set team and I'll play whoever looks the
best,"   said Bradley.   -
As far as given positions are concerned, Gall or
Bailey will be under the boards; Burkhardt, Morton,
Smith, Hill, or Bailey on the wings; Laskey or Osterhout in the center and White, McKillop, or Slepsky
at the point.
The Hornets can be expected to continue to use
their traditional 1-3-1 offense. It has an option
-which makes it look almost like a 1 - 2 - 2 to counter a 1 - 3 ■ - 1 zone defense, but it is basically the
same offense. In typical Bradley fashion, the Hornets will run  a lot;  fast  breaks -and presses.
Teams in the league to beat (besides Saline) will
be Dexter,  Dundee  and Milan.
The Hornets will open in a non - league bout with
Manchester on the 25th. "I'm looking for a good season  ...  it  could  be real good,"  said Bradley.
HORNET  CAGERS also  share their coaches' hopes.
The '69 - '70 varsity,  shown left to right,   front   to.
rear: ,
Pete Slepsky, Steve Miracle, Rod White, Captain Wes
Gall, Jim Strahley, Steve McKillop. Keith Smith, Tom
O'Sullivan, Bruce Morton, Wy Osterhout, Tom Laskey,
Glenn Burkhardt.
Recount, Machine Inspection
To Be Held Here Friday
A recount of all four voting machines used in the Nov.
4 council election will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the
Junior High School.
The necessity for a recount was determined this week
by the Washtenaw County Board of .Canvassers, on the
basis of a petition from Hubert Beach, a write-in candidate in the election.
Beach, who was defeated by three incumbent council-
men, contends that at least one of the voting machines
was defective; that there were errors or, omissions of
election procedure and "an inadequacy of voter instructions".
He has since learned that Doubleday Co., the firm
which prints ballots and election materials in Michigan,
has available a "write-in kit" which includes instruc-
tons . . . but use of the kit is not mandatory when there
is a write-in candidate, .and even most city officials were
not aware that it was available.
Elected were Councilmen Jameson Ford, Jack Measley,
and Edward Marsh. Beach trailed on all four machines;
he does not expect to win a council seat in the recount.
Any machine found to be defective would be disallowed,
and the 'final count would be taken from the remaining
machines. Only if all four machines were discovered to
be faulty would there be another election, and that contingency is not considered likely.
Proving that any;pre-season forecast must be an* "iffy"
thing, with possible injuries and sickness clouding
the crystal ball, the photo lacks three members of the
team . . Tom Bailey, out sick, Jerry Hill, nursing!an
injury, - and Manager Chuck Hertler, also under the
weather.     .       .-..-' *     .
Historic House Demolished
A house- more than a century old was destroyed
by bulldozers this week to make room for "a filling
station.
The house had been in the Schairer family for 90
years before it was purchased by the Charles Kerns
in 1940; and it was 10 years old when the Schairers
bought it. Now buried in the bulldozers' rubble are
solid brass doorknobs, four "fireplace mantels, glass
that would have sent antique - collectors into transports, and other fine building features.
The house, located at the corner of W. Michigan
Ave. and S. Lewis streets, was razed by. Clark'Oil
Co., which will construct a service station there. The
property had been zoned "commercial" for some
years past, and plans for the service station complied
in every way with the requirements of the zoning ordinance; there was no reason for the project to be
referred to the planning commission, city officials
said.
The financial history.of the property in recent years
is a graphic example of skyrocketing property . values: the Kerns paid $2,800 for it in 1940 and sold it
to Joe Koutz two years ago for $24,000. Clark Oil Co.
bought the property for $48,000.
CAGE COACHING STAFF looks to the future with
high hopes. Head Coach Jim Bradley is flanked by
his assistants; Geoff D'Atri, Dave Sala, Elliot Sala
and Doug Degner.
UNION THANKSGIVING RITES
SET NOV. 26 BYPASTOR GROUP
A community Thanksgiving service, . sponsored by
the Saline Ministerial Association, will be held at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, at the First Presbyterian Church of Saline.
Special music will be. provided by the High School
Choir, directed by Morris Risenhoover and accompanied  by Laurie  Robison.
The sermon will be given by the Rev. Richard
Schonert, pastor of the Saline Baptist Church. Also
participating will be the Rev. Ira Fett, pastor of the
Methodist Church; the Rev. Merle Meeden of the
First Baptist Church of Saline; and the host pastor,
the Rev. Lawrence F. Cole of the Presbyterian
Church. "
The whole community is invited. There will be an
offering, of which half .will be sent to C.R.O.P. and
half will be kept here for use^ in the Ministerial Association's program in the local hospital and other
projects. -
THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE SET
Trinity Lutheran Church will observe Thanksgiving
Day with'a special service on the morning of November 27, beginning at 10 a.m. The public Is invited.
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