1968-02-14; Saline Reporter

              OL. 19, NO. 23 - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1868
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Two Generations and Ponies:
Bonnie Jo Feldkamp, 13-year-old daughter of the
Lloyd Feldkamps, is following her father's footsteps
. . . she entered her own team in a pony pull sponsored
by the Dynamometer Association, Saturday night, at"
the Michigan State Livestock Pavilion in East Lansing.
(The dynamometer, a device for measuring the amount
of "pull", was developed by Lloyd and an associate.)
Bonnie Jo's team placed 17th in a field of 46 teams of
the lightweight class, a good showing on a first try.
Her father's team was first in the heavyweight class,
competing against ponies from Indiana and Ohio as
well as Michigan. The Feldkamps live at 9391 VV. Michigan Ave.. Bonnie's efforts at the pony pull even inspired an onlooker to write a poem about her: "Little
ponies, pull together, If you want to make me glad"
. . . etc.
Saline area dairy farmers are
deeply concerned about the advent of -artificial milk on the
Michigan market.
" The product, which contains
not one drop of real milk, is
made from sodium casemate
(a chemical derived commercially from milk) and vegetable
fat, corn syrup solids, a few
other   chemicals,   and  water.
Many who have tasted it say
it is quite "flat" . . . and
"when it's warm, it tastes awful," reports Lloyd Finkbeiner.
president of the Saline local of
the Michigan Milk Producers
Association.
Nevertheless, the artificial liquid milk represents one more
inroad into the dairy farmers'
market, which has already
been severely dented by margarine, whipped toppings, and
and artificial powdered coffee creams, which are also
made from chemicals.
"The artificial product is
cheaper, and people claim you
can't tell the difference," said
Finkbginer. "The heck you
can't!"
"But," he added, "this is a
big threat to the milk industry.
It could be as bad as oleo and
artificial  whipped   cream."
The concern of local farmers
Was demonstrated at a recent
meeting of the MMPA here,
when the farmers voted, an increase in the percentage of
their proceeds which goes into
promotion of milk products. In
the past, there has been a voluntary contribution of 2 cents
per hundredweight of milk
produced by each farmer. The
motion put to a vote wpuld
mjake, the contribution compulsory to MMPA members, and
I raise it to 4 cents per hundredweight. The total might work
out to $140 to $150 a year for
each . . . "that's a rough
guess," said Finkbeiner.
The motion passed here _by
80 per cent . . . was approved
100 per cent in the Adrian local . . . and has been okayed
by. an average of 77 per cent
^in all Michigan locals.
^REPORTER PUBLISHES '
EARLY NEXT WEEK
Washington's Birthday
next week, February 22, will
he a post, office holiday. This
means The Reporter must be
printed one day early, in order to get the paper to our
maiL subscribers on Wednesday, instead of holding it over until Friday.
To help the newspaper
staff speed the job, we will
appreciate early submission
of news and advertising copy. :• , ______
Alarmed
sea! JViilk
T.he first artificial! liquid
milk has been introduced in
west - central Michigan by
Dean Foods Co., Liberty Dairy
of Evart; it's called "Tingle".
So far, it hasn't reached Saline
. . . none of the local grocers
has seen it in wholesale lists.
Said one: "What's it good for?"
But all of them carry ths chemical whipped toppings and coffee mixtures, as well as margarine, as a matter of course.
While formulas for chemical
milk vary somewhat in different products, one laboratory analysis has shown a product now
on the market to be decidedly
inferior to cow's milk in nutrition, according to Miebisan
Milk Messenger, a publication
of MMPA.    .
The chemical milk particularly lacks calcium, phosphorous and other minerals, and has
considerably less protein than
real milk, Milk Messenger reports.
A recent article in the Messenger adds: "Speculation a-
bout the market future of the
chemical milk has ranged widely. One fact is clear: Until consumers render their verdict by
either buying or not buying it,
all guessing is rather futile.
Some say that while the chemical, mi'k probably has limited
potential to take sales from
dairy farmers, it may be the
forerunner of a potentially
greater market threat - 'filled'
milk."
"This product, iftade from
skim milk with vegetable fat
replacing the butterfat, is at
present illegal for sale in Michigan."
"It has been tried in a few
markets in other states with
varying success. A big selling
point in some places has been
the filled milk's ishelf life, but
one dealer who makes the stuff
has said that when it goes bad
it is fputrid.' This could be due
to the coconut oil used as butterfat replacer."
"Dean's motive in introducing ithe chemical milk to
Michigan is not quite clear.
They are not'the first company
to offer it here, but they are the
first with large scale marketing (sales results are not
known)."
Bus Business
Said "Better
Than Expected"
The new bus service from Sa^
" Hne" "to* 'AibST" SrB5r5":ahd-" "from
Saline to Ypsilanti State Hospital is "doing better than we expected", Arvin Marshall, owner
of   City  Bus   Co.,   said  today.
In its first two weeks of operation here, the service averaged about 100 passengers a
day, both ways, Marshall said.
The bus, which makes nine
trips each way per day, seats
52 persons, which is more than
adequate since it has never, so
far, carried more than 29 or
30   passengers  at  once.
The terminal, in Saline, is on
S. Ann Arbor St., between
Schmid's Grocery and the entrance to the city parking lot.
Schedules are posted in
Schmid's window and at The
Saline Reporter.
The bus will stop anywhere
along its route to pick up or
let off passengers, Marshall
said, but rates are set by the
Michigan PubUc Service Commission; and they cannot be
cut.
A round-trip fare from Saline to Ann Arbor is $1.35;
books of five round-trips or 10
tickets are available for $6.50.
A round-trip fare from Saline
to the state hospital is 80 cents
and books of tickets are also
available for that route.       ■
So far, the bus line has
carried more passengers to and
from the state hospital than to
and from Ann Arbor, he said.
Many state hospital employees
live in the Saline area.
Mrs. Surgenor
Is Director
Of Nurses Here
- Mary M. -Surgenor,—R.. 1ST.- df-
Pinckney^ h&s accepted the post
of 'director of nursing at Saline
Community Hospital. She started work here last Week.
Mrs. Surgenor, who was director of nursing at Annapolis"
Hospital in Wayne, from 1957!
to 1963, has also worked as OB'
supervisor at Garden City Hospital; night supervisor at Beyer Hospital in Ypsilanti; at
Wayne County- General Hospital and as visiting nurse for
McPherson Hospital in Howell.
She attended both Eastern
and Western Michigan universities, took her nursing training at Bronson Methodist Hos-
pitalin Kalamazoo, and has an
AB degree from the Margaret
Hague School in Jersey City.
Her husband, WiUiam, is the
Chief of PoUce in Pinckney.
Fair Set
Sept. 3-7
"Parade or No"
.    The   3968   SaMne   Community
' Fair wiU be held September
3 through 7, the Fair Board reported Monday night . .  . but
"the future of the traditional Fair Parade is in doubt.
Board members and departmental superintendents have
been troubled by the fact that
tho para<^. always he'd on Saturday    afternoon, • leaves    the
. crowd in downtown Saline'wh^'e
the Fair j?oes on at the Fairgrounds. Moreover, it cuts the
time allowed for the ,pet show,
and overlaps into other Saturday events.
Other  days for the uarade
were considered, b'it-  Wednesday,  Thursday,  and Friday cf
the  Fair    are   s^hedu'ed   f'_i;
Tuesday is a working dav. Monday,  th.  rlay before,  is Labor
Day, and there would be a traffic problem  on Michigan Ave.
.Moreover,  many of the Saline
'Fair exhibitors are shnwine at
the State Fair on Labor Day.
,    A suggestion came from Ray
;_ Girbaeh to eUminate the parade
"enti'-ely;   the board would Uke
, to hear from the pubUc on the
..matter.
.""■' In other Fair scheduling: the
' pwilar    pony-pulling     contest
"*wi_ be held on Saturday night.
• The   "pony   tractors",   garden
,; tractors,   are still not schedid-
"e'd   for   a   puUing   event:   last
year's, the first ever held here,
was a crowd-pleaser but it ran
so long that it  cut into other
events.
The Saline Reporter wiU print
the Fair premium books, as
before; department superinten-
_ dents will be contacted in about
10 days regarding their copy.
Reporting a balance of
$7,411.75 in the Fair treasury,
Treasurer Webb Harwood has
suggested that the board come
up with some area-benefittihg
project for which the money
might be put to use.
uestions Raise
State OK's Issue; Vote to be April 1
Librae Friends
At a pre-organization meeting of the new Friends of Saline Public Library, Douglas
Schuur accepted the temporary
chairmanship, Monday evening.
Officers will be elected at a
meeting open to the pubUc, at
8:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 6,
at the Ubrary. The speaker will
be a representative of the Ann
Arbor Library Friends Association, Perry R. Innes.
About a dozen persons attended, the pre-organization meeting, Monday.
NOBODY WANTS FUR COAT
. Still unclaimed alter a week
is a woman's black fur coat
which was found in the city
parking lot.
The garment was found on
February 6 by Carl Kraus, of
108 W. Henry St., who turned
it over to police. Owner may
retrieve it at the PoUce Depart
ment.
I.
JIM GRIFFIN
COMING HOME
Pfc. Jim Griffin, who was
wounded in Viet Nam on December 27,. will arrive home
in Saline oh Friday.
He has been at Walter
Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C, this week, and his
mother, 'Mrs. Clyde Griffin,
will leave on Thursday with
'_3utc_i" .Armbruster to drive
to Washington to bring Jim
back, _
Fraudulent
Directory Bills
Reported Here
The fraudulent "classified
directory" biUs, which have
been sent to businesses aU
through Michigan, have been
•reported here.
They look like biUs for listings in the yeUow pages of a
telephone book, and some even
cite Ustings which actuaUy
appeared in phone books . . .
but they don't come from telephone companies. All are from
names such as "Directory Services Co." or similar titles.
At the bottom of the bill, in
very smaU type, is the notation: "This 'is a proposal and
not a biU." But many business
owners, elsewhere, have paid
before they discovered they had
been bilked.
Those reported here were
turned over to poUce by Mrs.
Robert Barnes, of 3440 Waterworks Rd. She and her husband own the Pontiac Motor
Court in Mackinaw City, where
four such fraudulent bills were
sent and then forwarded to the
owners here. They were in a-
mounts ranging from $67 to $73.
Chief of PoUce Jim Levleit
sent the four to the Washtenaw
County Sheriff's Department.
No others have been reported in
Saline, Levleit said, ' but he
warned local business owners to
be on watch for any fraudulent
billings.
Saline Auxiliary
Police Need Men
The Saline AuxiUary Police
Force has openings for men,
the commander, Paul Hale, announced today.
At present, members of the
force number 14, and a total of
20 or more is preferred, he said.
AppUcants must be 21 years
of age, in good physical condition with good eyesight. No
experience is required, but the
applicants background wiU' be
checked.
Anyone interested may apply
at the Saline Police Station or
call Hale (429-9094) or PoUce
Chief Jim Levleit. The Auxiliary Police are an unpaid, volunteer organization who assist
the poUce department in patrol,
traffic control, search, and civil  defense  work when needed.
Heavy attendance at two
recent school meetings has
indicated wide public interest in the proposed school
swimming pool . . . and the
bonding election date is now
cleared for April 1.
Approval by the School
Bond Loan Program of the
state Department of Education, required before the date
could be definitely set, arrived late today. The Board
of Education fc expected to
t"ke formal action in setting
th. date at its meeting tonight, and election notices
must be posted by February
20. next Tuesday.
School Advisorv Council
members, at a repular meeting last Wednesday, were
startled by a turn-out of
more than 70 people, far
higher than their usual attendance. Audrey Vander
Yacht and Kris Clark, of the
Council's pool steering committee, answered questions
from the audience concerning the proposed facility.
Samples:
Question: As long as
youngsters are being schooled in temporary classrooms
at Houghton School and this
emergency situation is likely
to become more acute in the
future, how can we consider
going into debt for a pool?
Answer: The temporary
classrooms wiU be needed only until completion of the
new high school building, for
which bonding has already
been approved by the public.
3.he_j_ew building, win, relieve,
crowding at. all the other
schools.
Question: Why not a pool
constructed by the city instead of the school district?
Answer: A larger political
district has a larger tax base
to work from. Moreover, tf_e
pool is under discussion primarily as a teaching facility,
though it would also be avail-
JAYCEES SET
MARDI GRAS
Jaycees will hold a Mardi
Gras party starting at 8:30
p.m. Saturday," February 24,
at the Bridgewater Mule
Barn. A king and queen will
be elected on the basis of best
costumes.
Reservations must be made
by Thursday, February 15,
with John Rolen, 429-4413,
Steve Lindemyer i s chairman.
able for community use.
At a meeting of the Elementary School Parents Association, Monday, Mrs. Vander Yacht said that the Advisory Council felt that one
reason why the pool was not
approved on last year's ballot
was that insufficient information had been available to
voters. The new high school
was the primary issue at that
tim°   she noted.
This year, after months of
research on pool structure,
operating costs, procedures
and oro^rammin-., the committee plans an extensive effort to pet all information to
the public:
Nearlv 70 Saline area organizations have been invited to send rep-esentaHves to
j>. meeting at 8 u.m. Wednes-
d*v, February 28, at the High
School Little Theatre.
A general public meeting
will also be held.
The Jaycee Auxiliary will
organize informational coffee
hours in homes throughout
Saline, in the first week of
March; and the Jaycees will
launch a voter registration
drive in the city. Said Mrs.
Vander Yacht: "They will also go out into the rural areas if asked to do so." The
committee also hopes to
schedule coffee hours outside
the city, throughout the
school district.
A "speakers' bureau" is in
prospect, through which any
groun of any size may obtain
a fully-informed speaker on
•the subject. - y-.;-■_
A program is scheduled on
Thursday. February 22, on
WOIA's "Saline Hour" . . .
which is how 20 minutes long
. . . and Superintendent Hintz
will speak, primarily on
costs, at the same time the
following week, February 29.
As to cost of the facility,
if attached to the new high
school and built at the same
tame, the' estimate is $580,-
000, as it was last year.
"Based . on bids talcen for • a
gool.. in Milan recently, we
\yere able to substantiate this
figure as reasonable for what
We recommend," said Mrs.
Vander Yacht.
• The $580,000, on the school
district's present valuation,
comes to '.56 mills, or 56
cents per $1,000 valuation oh
individual property. If the
average home in Saline is
assessed at $10,000, the cost
to the owner would be $5.60
per year, she said.
Estimated cost of maintenance of such a pool, based on
studies in other school systems, is $6,500 to, $7,000 a
year.
The steering committee
has recommended a six-lane
.for swimmers) pool of standard length, with an area for
diving. Based on their studies, they have also made a
number of safety recommendations concerning its construction.
The pool would provide
swimminp instruction for all
grades. Mrs. Vander Yacht
said, plus summer recreation
and community use. "We
have found that the summer
programs in all other schools
are made self-sustaining,
through fees." she said. The
Hifrh School now offers
adults physical education
classes in the evenings, for
a moderate fee, she pointed
out.
To a question: "How many
additional teachers would be
required if we had a pool?",
Hintz answered : "None.
There will be three physical
education instructors at the
new high school in any case."
The pool could be used for
teaching, team swimming,
family and open swimming,
and physical therapy, Audrey
said. But "if it's built, we
want it flexible, for many
uses, and of time-tested, durable materials. It must be
lasting . . . we're talking in
terms of- pur children and
grandchildren."
Kiwanians
Send Books
Kiwanians have dispatched
three packages Of children's
books  to the. West  Indies'.
The books, for , youngsters
four to six years did, are to
be used in a project for early
childhood education'by the" Institute of Education, University
of West Indies, in Kingston,
Jamaica.
Peace Corps teachers there
are "teaching teachers" to' assist the chUdren of Jamaica's
urban slums. They are handicapped by crowded school,
rooms, far too few teachers for
the many chUdren,. and a lack
of educational materials. The
30 pounds of books from Saline will help.
Five Generations of Elders:
SENIOR CITIZENS
FUN MEET SLATED
Senior Citizens will hold a
recreation meeting at 7.30
p.m. Monday at the-Amerfe-
can Legion Hall. All older
persons are welcome.
A young woman recently ordained as an elder of the First
Presbyterian Church is the 7th
member of her famUy to serve
in that position, and the 5th.
generation in a direct line.
She is Mrs. Thomas King, of
8784 Macon Rd., whose family
history totals so many years of
service as elder, trustee, or
deacon that nobody can count
them up. Her father alone has
put in nearly 50 years, and so
has his twin brother.
The lineage goes like this: In
the spring of 1858, John Ruck-
man and his famUy came here
from the east and settled on the
fanuly farm where the Kings
now Mve.. It is, incidentally,
the location of the old salt wells
that gave Saline its name.
John is Usted in the church
history as "an official", as of
October, 1899. "Official" could
only have been elder or deacon.
John's son, "Eden Ruckmah,
was ordained as an elder in
1862. Eden's son-in-law, Roland
Finch, was ordained in 1904;
and later, his twin sons, Harold and Harry, foUowed in his
footsteps. Both have now served for nearly 50 years in nun_r
erous church positions.
Harry, who Uves at 9795 Macon Rd., was.ordained in 1928,
shortly after the death of his
father, and he is now the oldest Uving elder, in terms _>f
service, in the church here. His
brother, Harold, of 113 E. HetH
ry St., was ordained in 1943.
Harry's son-in-law, Thomas J.
ELDERS (back row) of the Presbyterian Church here represent two of five
generations of the same family that have
served in that position: Harry Finch, ordained in 1928 and now the oldest living
elder; Ms brother, Harold; Harold'sf      anne.
daughter, Margaret King; and her husband, Tom.
YOUNGERS (front row) may be
elders some day. They're daughters of
the Tom Sings, Kathy, Margie, and Rose-
King, was ordained in 1957; and
his wife, Margaret Finch King,
was ordained .this month.
The elders of. the church today have some less duties than
ia the old days, when they act
ed as the social and moral judges of the community- The ordination of women as elders, in
those days, was unheard of ....
but the United Presbyterian
Church has allowed it since
1948, or before, according to
the Rev, Lawrence Cole, pastor
here. And there have been women elders in the First Presbyterian Church of Saline for
the past five of six years.