1968-02-21; Saline Reporter

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ft^OL. 19, NO, 24 ~ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1968
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Saline Area Blood Bank
Supply 'Mighty Low';
To Open March 4
Supplies in the Saline area
Blood Bank are "mighty low"
and the Red Cross Bloodmobile will be here on March 4
to replenish them.
The Blood Bank, which
supplies blood free of charge
to all residents of the area,
had "heavy drains this year",
according to the co-chairmen,
Mrs. George Austin and Mrs.
Edwin Hering. In 1967, 86
pints were used by Salinians;
the supply has now dwindled to 22 pints.
Although replacement i s
not required, some blood users have already replaced the
blood released for them or
arranged to do so, with the
assistance of friends and relatives. But most are not able
to arrange for complete replacements and all donations
are needed in order to be sure
of  supplying  all  the  needs,
Of Prayer
Service Set
"World Day of Prayer", on
the first Friday in Lent, March
1, will be observed this year at
the Miracle Churuch of the Nazarene.
Participating churches are
^ the First Presbyterian, Metho-
t^st, First Baptist, Assembly of
Sod, Faith Lutheran, Holy
Cross EpiscopaU^^Jjo^r-Mirit.
acle Church of"the" Nazarene,
St. Andrews Catholic, and St.
Paul United Church .of Christ.
The service, at 8 p.m., wiU
be sponsored by Church Women
United of Saline.
Women of all participating
churches will take part in the
dramatization of the worldwide
theme for the World Day of
Prayer, "Bear One Another's
Burdens", and in other portions
of the evening's service.
The public, men, women and
children, are invited to the service. Members of the participating churches have made posters, calling attention to the
service, to be posted in their
own churches and at some
downtown locations.
the chairmen said. Anyone
who lives in the Saline area
is automatically a member
of the bank.
One who called on it for
aid this year was Lloyd Klager, who needed eight pints
for surgery. Later his brothers, friends, and fellow employees at Bridgewater Lumber Co. went to the Washtenaw County Red Cross Center and donated eteht pints
to the credit of the Saline
bank.
Twenty-one pints were
drawn for the late Fred
Haarer. Mrs. Haarer has supported the blood bank for
many years through volunteer work, and will do so
aeiain this year. Moreover,
she and her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Bredernitz. have compiled a list of 11 friends who
will make donations on
March 4. to help rebuild the
supply. One has already done
so. at the county center.
Both Bob and Clara Hull
have supported the Saline
Blood Bank as donors for
years. But when Clara needed many pints for extensive
surgery, recently, Ypsilanti
State Hospital employees
asked permission to supply/it
from their bank. Both Bob
and Clara worked at the hospital before they v/ent .into
the grocery business here in
1948.
Other Salinians who have
been grateful recipients of
'blood luring the-'-past year '
include John Flook, nine
pints ;\ Mrs. Glen Carter,
five; Marvin Dimon,' five:
Arthur Braun, fiye; and
George Helzerman, 'six. A
great many others have
drawn on its resources in
smaller amounts.
The Bloodmobile will be at
the Junior High School, in
the center of Saline, from 2
to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m.
on Monday, March 4.
With the exception of the
Bloodmobile staff, all work
at the Blood Bank is done by
local volunteers, including registrars, nurses, doctors, and
those serving in the canteen.
Thriving and progressive in its second year, the Saline School Co-operative
Work Program has now placed 38 students in pp.rt-time jobs throughout the
area. The young trainees attend classes
at the High School mornings and report
to their jobs in the afternoons .. . among
them are future secretaries, mechanics,
beauticians and electricians. James Bradley is coordinator of the program, one of
the most successful in southern Michigan.
Su li s( ,iiinl s,iiiiint Dan Bird (at
ii_Jii. 1' in s ti'i luHness'" fromJPete
'■i i!   «. .\iii   inn in in  it Strahley Chev
rolet, where Dan is a trainee under the
school Co-operative Work Program." '
Dimes Drive
Creeps Up
To $2,433
The" Saline March of Dimes
campaign total has now inched
up to $2,433.97, not too far behind last year's $2,700.
Contributions to the March of
Dimes have been reported lower than last year's, throughout
Washtenaw County and much of
Michigan. In Saline, returns
were lower in every aspect of
the campaign . . . except those
involving  young  people.
Proceeds from a basketball
game and dance at the High
School were $255 this year, well
over the $195 of 1967.
The Boy Scout peanut sales
produced $288.22, as compared
with last year's $265. (Together
with those sold in some business
establishments, the peanut total this year was $312.50.)
Contributions from local businesses, which came to $211 last
year-, are now up to $111 for
1968. Donations through canisters, mailers, coffee hours, and
the Mothers' March were all
lower this year than last.
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s_JLegion Auxiliary
WFish Suppers Set
Fish suppers every other Fri-"
day during Lent will be served
.by  the  American,  Legion   and
, Auxiliary.
The first will be served' at
5 p.m. Friday, March 1, at the
Legion Hall. Tickets will?joe, a-
vailable at the door, $1.25 for
•   a fish dinner, $1.75 for sh,imp.
Proceeds will .help to pa_f for.
•the     vocational     scholarship
-   which   Legion   and   Auxiliary
started last year, to go to a Sa-
. line graduate. \
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Support-Sheriff
Petition Now
In Saline
The Washtenaw County
Committee of Citizens Supporting Sheriff Douglas Harvey formed this weekend in
the wake of recent attacks
on the Sheriff." Under co-
chairmen Glenn E. Davis and
Fred L. Arnet n, both. Ann
Arbor businessmen, the committee "intends to demonstrate that the vast majority of Washtenaw County citizens support and applaud
the manner in which Sheriff
Harvey is doing the job they
elected him to do. Fully expecting further discrediting
attacks by the same small
persistent and vocal groups
now active against the Sheriff", the committee is circulating a petition which
states:
"We, the undersigned citizens of Washtenaw County
hereby express our full support of Sheriff Douglas Harvey in his execution of the
office of Sheriff.
<'We believe that Douglas
Harvey has in the past and
is presently upholding all of
the established principles and
fine traditions, of American
law enforcement."
Circulator in Saline is Jack
Steeb, 6800 Saline-Ann Arbor
Rd.
The petition and the names
will appear in advertisements
in local news media which
the committee will purchase
with money contributed for
that purpose by the supporters of Sheriff Harvey, Steeb
said. Contributions to this
committee may be given to
petition circulators dr. mailed
to 218 Chapin St., Ann Arbor, or to Steeb.
Ted Hill, owner of Ted's Service, instructs two Co-op Work Program train
ees, Tom Phelps (left) and Roger Ham--
lin  (right).
BOAT SAFETY COURSE
BRINGS BIG RESPONSE
•Members of the Ann Arbor
flotilla of the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary were "overwhelmed by Hie response" in
registration for their boating
safety course, which starts
here this week. The first
class is scheduled tonight.
It is still not too late to enroll, according to Bart Strah-
iey, one of the group. The
•course is open to anyone and
classes will meet at 7:30 p.m.
each Tuesday in the Junior
High School cafeteria.
EYE INJURED
Arthur Finn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles E. Finn of 205
W. McKay, was taken to St.
Joseph Mercy Hospital, Friday,
for surgery that night, after a
kitchen knife slipped and flew
into his right eye in an accident
at home.
The little boy, 6, is convalescing in room 474 at the hospital.
He retains-some sight in the
eye, but it is not yet known
how much.
POOL MEET
OPENED
TO PUBLIC
More Sidewalks
To be Considered
A  meeting on the  proposed City Council has employed plant, with a view to future
school swimming pool, Wednes- an  engineering firm to up- expansion.   "The   present
day evening of next week, Feb. date a study of feasibility of plant is designed for a popu-
28, will be open to the public, iron-removal and softening of lation of 6,000," said City Ad-
The session, scheduled at 8 the city's water supply, and ministrator Mike Strait, "and
p.m. at the Little Theater in to prepare an evaluation of we already have a population
the High School, was originally the capacity of the sewage of 4,000, with the equivalent
scheduled so that representa- treatment plant. of another 1,000 at the Ford
fives of clubs and organizations Council also has under con- plant. We may have another
could be acquainted with the sideration the construction of 1,000 resdents within three
material gathered on the sub- m0re sidewalks, and will years . . . -and it takes three
ject by the Advisory Council's make an inspection tour Sat- years to construct a treat-
pool steering committee. urday morning. ment plant."
But several organizations The. engineering study, by The engineers', report will
asked to send more than one the firm Ayres, Lewis, Nor- consider the present efficien-
representative, according to ris & May, is to be completed cy of the plant, a survey of
Mrs. W. C. Vander Yacht, within three months, at a to- industrial users and their po-
spokesman for the committee, tal cost of not more than $3,- tential expansion, and possi-
and other member's of the pub- 000. It will evaluate and ble modifications of operatic expressed interest in being bring up to date an earlier tional procedures,
present. All are welcome, she report on costs and feasibili- A recommendation th at
said. ty of installing water-soften- new sidewalks be constructed
Approximately 70 area organ- ing and iron-removal equip- was made by Strait to Coun-
izations   have   been   asked   to ment. cil at the Monday night meet-
It will   also   evaluate   the ing.
"efficiency and capacity"  of To be installed either this
the  city sewage  treatment summer   (1968)   o r
send representatives. Several
have appointed committees to
attend the meeting.
Mrs. Vander Yacht will present the committee's information, at the conclave; and
School Superintendent Harold
Hintz will discuss costs and
millages. Other Advisory Council and Board of Education
members will also participate.
Tentatively, the schedule includes the' presentation of the
ini'ormation, followed "ty a
question-answer period, coffee
break, and more questions and
answers.
Voter registration deadline is
March 1, for the special bonding election on the pool, set for
April 1. Voters may register at
the City Hall, or with their
township clerks.
in the
spring of 1969, he recommended sidewalks on the entire south side of Clark St.;
the west side of Mills Rd.
from 355 Mills Rd. south to
Russell St.; on the north side
of Russell from 102 Russell
to N. Ann Arbor; and the
west side of N. Lewis from
105 to 103.
The sidewalk on Clark St.
will be installed after the
paving of the street, including curb and gutter for which
first resolutions were passed
by Council three weeks ago.
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Jamie Little, 13, will enter scheduled;   property   owners
New Phone
Books Due
Henry Ford Hospital, in De- will be notified by mail.
troit,   Wednesday,   for   open      For the construction of the
Jieart surgery scheduled.. on sidewalks.^pityjordinance102
Friday."'    . " provides   that  Council  shall
" Jamie, son of the former specify b y resolution what
Mrs. J. C. little and the late sidewalks are to be construct-
James -Little, lived at 6130 ed, ajid owners of the proper-
Everything from area codes Saline-Aiim Arbor Rd-., until tjr are given 30 days in which
to zip codes can be found in his family moved to Noyi to comply. Council may then
the new General Telephone dir- last summer. He attended make an■ assessment on the
ectory to be delivered next school hei_e, played on T- property to construct the
week  to   customers   in  Saline.  RaJl and Little League teams,  sidewalk. . *;
The  publication date of the  and was an  active member   .. Sidewalks on city property
new directory was set back due °f * fte  Washtenaw  County which "should be constructed
to several major changes, according to Ken Conway, district
manager of the Company.
"Saline    customers    will   no   .anrf,
longer find it necessary to bo-  4°V°_
ther with two  directories.  For
their  convenience,   alphabetical
listings for Saline and Ann At-
Junior Deputies. , eventually", according to
His present home .address Strait, would be on the west
is! in care bf Mrs. Basil Hiner,  side of Monroe St. from W.
26817 Beck Rd., Npvi, Mich. Henry to W. Michigan;  and
'-') • on Michigan Ave. from Mon-
"": -   —'■  roe west to the city park. But
AL\y these will have to wait, until
a water main is installed
from Mills to Henry. St.; and
the hill in the cemetery
should be regraded first, said
Strait.
bor have been combined under   oeiTVlCe JU ITCH
ona  cover, with expanded listings "in yellow pages as well,"
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"Community   names    appear     A new air freight and pass- 	
^iC?/i?^H-£ Second Bus
__t^_ft_SS?" ■— ^2Zi2Zs~ Stop Approved
"Emergency numbers are lo- me, ^j !fa*7' 'K1fn Th?mj>i?.I,>      City Council Monday night
cated on   page   one,"   Conway fnd Ed Puttcomber,  all Salm-   approved   the   location   of   a
added. "We want these numb- "ns; .^f^*   Ha^e' , wh°   spcond bus stop, on N. Ann
ers to be readily available and ^ves'm ^P81-"* and works at   Arbor sti for the City Bus
Community Ford[Sales in. Sa-   Co. veWcie wMch operates a
Police and   Fire   de- ^ _j and H- L- Zents' of YPS1
lanti.
easy to find."
Saline
partments now both have "rotary numbers", so that more
lines can be added and these
will ring on the present num-
The line offers charter flights
as far away as Bermuda, Texas, or Maine . . . non-stop for
service between Saline and
Ann Arbor, and to and from
Ypsilanti State Hospital.
The bus company, an Ann
Arbor  firm,   now  picks  up
ber. The local fire department ^00 F3*8- The plane' a Pip8r   passengers,   while   headed
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already has two lines, Conway
south, on S. Aim Arbor St.,
SHERIFF SHOWS MOVIE
TO JUNIOR DEPUTIES
County Sheriff Doug Harvey
showed a movie and slides of
new equipment and recent improvements in the Sheriff's Department, at a meeting of the
Saline chapter of Junior Sheriff  Deputies,- Monday evening.
The meeting, " at Jensen
School, was attended by parents of the Junior Deputies.
Mercantile Elects
Board of Directors
Two new directors, Gerhardt
Schaible and Paul Hammond,
were elected at the annual
stockholders' meeting of the'Saline Mercantile Co., Friday
noon at the- OES hall.
.Other directors are Norman
Wiedmayer, Alwin Marion,
Webb Harwood, Owen Zahn,
'and Alwin Finkbeiner. Officers
will be elected at an organization meeting on March 14.
"Technicalities"
Cause Pfyone   ,
Number Change
Approximately 200 Saline area telephone subscribers,, who
used to have phone numbers
beginning 429-9—, have been
changed to numbers beginning
429-5—.
•T h e change was made, according to a General Telephone
Co. spokesman, because "universally, the "9" denotes a pay
telephone, and operators across
the nation will challenge calls
from such numbers for prepayment".
Other 429-9— numbers will be
changed with the 1969 directory, said .Ken Conway, district
manager of the company.
Those whose numbers are
changed now will receive calls
dialed on either the old or the
new number, for a period of
at least six months, he said.
Cherokee, can carry seven pas-
said; either will ring when 429-  se?f rs .?r+ .'3°. lbs" °f *"*&*■■ between   the  new 'municipal
2525 is. dialed The pilot is Gary, who was a  parking   lot   and   Schmid's
The new police number is fot during,Jforld War "■ an* Grocery- The second stop, for
429-2511. The department has ^en operated an air freight bases^ going the other way,
only one line at present, but business mCleveland^before will be between-the drive-
others can be added without an- ™™°f. *° ?* area; HeatT ?***. f folder aty park-
other number change. The for- J\ves at 6015 Saline-Ann Arbor mg lot on the. east side of
mer police number, 429-7000, is Rd' N. Ann Arbor.	
now "strapped" .to 429-2511 so
that a call on the old number
will also reach police, Conway
explained.
The alphabetical index and
table of contents for the directory appear on the inside
front cover. The Saline exchange lists 2,323 accounts.
The list for frequently called
numbers again appears on the
inside back cover and a localized exchange area map, printed in conjunction with the continental U. S. Area Code map,
appears again in the' new directory.
Postal zip codes for each
community listed in the directory and a local area zip code
map appear on the^ first of the
yellow Pages.
This year, more than 4,100
General Telephone directories
will be distributed throughout
the Saline area.
Conway cautioned customers
to leaf through the old directory carefully before replacing
it with the new edition.
Four generations convened recently, for the baptism of Jeffrey -Lewis O'Mara, at the Trinity Lutheran
Church. The star of the occasion is at center, above,
with his mother, Doris Herter O'Mara, and his great
^ grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Herter. In the back
row are Jhe infant's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walt
Herter, and (center) the baby's father, Pete O'Mara.
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