1968-02-28; Saline Reporter

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The Saline
VOL. 19, NO. 25 - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28,. 1968
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TREE-CUTTING RAISES RESIDENTS'
Hornets Face
Tie-breaker Tilt
For '68 Crown
'Here the Embattled Farmer Stood../ State Highway Safety Project
Denudes US 12 Rights-of-way
The Hornets' losing streak,
which cost them a game a-
gainst Dexter two weeks ago.
continued last Friday . . . but
only for one quarter. In a
crucial battle at Chelsea
High School, Saline's varsity
brought dismay-to the hearts
of the fans by dropping behind 15-12 in the first period.
Everyone knew the Hornets had to win if they hoped
to keep their first-place tie
with Milan. So the suspense
was as wide and high as the
bleachers in that first frame
slump.
But fortunately, it didn't
last long. In contrast to their
12-point first-period performance, the Hornets put together a great 29-point rally
in the second quarter . . . and
their 41-33 lead at the half
was healthy enough to withstand a Bulldog rally in the-
third. Tom Burr paced the
attack in that big Hornet
surge in the second period
... then, having helped insure
a Saline win, he brought
some worry to the bench by
pulling a foot muscle, in the
third quarter.
- mtf The Hornets achieved, bet-
h iBter balance in their scoring
»£!?against--1 h-e—Bulldogs----than-.
' they have in previous games"
this season. Garry Ferguson
led the Saline point-gathering, with 17; Tom got 14 before his injury; Fred Franz
and Bob Kirkpatrick got 12
each; and Dale Wilson tallied 11.-
And the final score showed
that Saline has gotten; the
offense back in gear again.
The Hornets won going a-
way, 74-61.
But while Saline was preserving its share of the
Southeastern Co n f e r e>n c e
lead, Milan was doing likewise.  The  deadlock between
Jayvees Tied
With Dexter,
Dundee for 1st
The Hornet Jayvees, after
firmly trouncing Chelsea Friday night, might still find
themselves wearing the conference crown . . . with a little assistance.
The race for the crown is
now a three-way tie, with
Saline, Dundee, and Dexter
each standing at eight wins,
three losses.
In the next round, Friday
night, the Hornets will face
linfcoln, which now occupies
the basement with one win
and 10 losses . . . while Dundee will meet 'Milan (now
6-5) and Dexter tangles with
Chelsea (2-9).
The Hornets defeated Chelsea on the Bulldogs' court,
to break Saline's on-the-road
jinx. The little Hornets led
16-12 at the end of the first
Quarter and staved ahead for
28-23 at the half. They lagged a little. 40-41, at the end
of the third . . . and then
they poured on the coal. The
final' score was 58-50 for Saline. :
Although the Bulldogs
were more accurate on foul
shots (59 per cent to Saline's
. 46  per   cent),  the  Hornets'
(J^f-iooting from the floor eas-
'■  iiy  out-classed  their opponents. Saline hit 20 of 56 tries
for 36 per cent; Chelsea managed only 17 of 66 attempts,
for 27 per cent.
Four Salinians stacked up
points in double figures:
Glenn Burkhardt, 16: Wes
GaU, 12; Keith Smith, 12;'
and Wyman Osterhout 10.
. But it was in the battle of
the backboards that the Hornets earned their kudos by
out-rebounding Chelsea 59 to
40. Gall collected 19 rebounds; Burkhardt, 12; and
Osterhout, 11.
the two teams remains unchanged . . . and the tiebreaker, if there's to be one,
will come this 'Friday night.
The Big Reds, who lagged
in the standings for weeks,
then edged into a share of
the top spot in the league
when Salinje bowed to Dexter,
seem on paper, at least, tn be
favorpd in thp bi_r games Friday. Thev will play Dundee,
a team that has failed to develop as a real threat this
year. They will also have the
advantage of their home
court . . . an advantage that
many coaches assess at about:
15 ooints in the final score!
Saline, on the other hand,
will face the Lincoln High
team on the Railsplitters'
home floor. Considering that
Saline beat the 'Splitters by
onlv one point in overtime,
weeks ago, on the Hornet
home floor, it's easy to see
why a Hornet triumph Friday can only be classed as a
win against the odds.
If Milan and Saline both
win Friday, i n their final
regular-season games, the
two teams will share the
Southeastern Conference title
for the year. If both" teams
.J-Q§e_-. they'll st-iliAboth- share
the title. But,if only one team
loses, the other will take over exclusive possession of the
crown.
Hornet boosters can only
pray, and keep all 10 fingers
crossed for the balance of the
week. They may need to keep
praying; a n d finger-crossing
right through j__ifi .Linpaln
game and ipSo 'overtime .'.
because ifle .only games the
Railsplitters have lost this
season have> been the four
hair-raisers that went to extra periods, just as the Saline-Lincoln contest did. The
Railsplitters are a smooth-
running outfit that should
have done much better than
they did this season. No one
knows this better than the
'Splitters themselves . . . and
they'll be aiming to prove it
Friday, at Saline's expense.
Two points above all were
giving Coach Don Jaeger
cause for concern early this
week:
1. Tom Burr's injured foot.
"We sure hope he'll be ready
to plav again Friday!"
2. The Hornets' so-so performance off the backboards
in the Chelsea game. "We
didn't do well on rebounds.
We need to improve 100 per
cent by Friday, or Lincoln
will eat us up."
Game time at the Lincoln
Consolidated gym, on Willis
Rd., comes at about 8:15. A
large turn-out of Hornet fans
is expected.
"They shall not pass" was Farmer
Howard Handy's motto ... or, rather,
if the tree-cutting crews arrive, they had
better pass without removing two maples
in front of the Handy home, he indicated. The trees stand on the highway right-
of-way, squarely in the path of the current safety program to remove all trees
within 30 feet of the road. He'll save his
colorful maples, Handy promised this
week . . .' but he declined to reveal his
"ace in the hole", to be used if petitions
and phone] calls to legislators fail.
Tornado? No, just the State Highway Department's safety program to remove "hazard trees" along tS§=i/JvThe!
view at the Herman Rentschler home_an
W, Michigan Ave. changed abruptly last
week,  as  trees were  scythed  down all
along the road right-of-way . . . some of
them "century trees" . . . hickory, oak,
and maple. Farther from Saline, the project removed all shade from a picnic table
.that the state had placed there in an
'earlier beautification program.
As trees toppled all along
US-12 this week, the voices
of irate farmers were louder
than the buzz saws. But the ■
saws were winning the battle.
East of Saline, to US-23,
it was already too late. Nearly all trees within 30 feet of
the pavement have been cut.
West of Saline, the war-
began when Howard Handy,
of 10574 W. Michigan Ave.,
went into action. Handy, who
farms 80 acres at that address, set out to save two
maple trees in front of his
house . . . both on the State
Highway right-of-way . . .
and, incidentally, every other
tree he could rescue.
He collected nearly 40 signatures of property owners,
from Saline to the county
line, on a petition headed
"protest sheet for cutting
trees". He forwarded these
to State Representative Thomas Sharpe.
Handy also telephoned the
■ State  Highway  Department,
the  County  Road  Commission, State Senator Gil Bursley, and the Farm Bureau.
Sharpe, who was out of
town over the weekend, called back on Tuesday. He had
contacted Heinrich Stafseth,
director of the State Highway Department, Sharpe reported, and "Stafseth said he
was sorry". The distance designated for the cutting
should have been only 20
feet, Sharpe said. "They have
a legal right to cut trees
within 20-feet-of the pavement." (State regulations
provide for a clear area of
30 feet from new construction and 50 feet from freeways. US-12 is neither.)
"So we've stopped the cutting," Sharpe said. But they
haven't. Washtenaw County
Road Commission, which is
doing the work under contract for the State Highway
Department, has received no
stop order.
Whether the appropriate
distance from the pavement
is 20 or 30 feet, some-of the
trees east of Saline would
have fallen . . . many of
them were within 20 feet of
the road. Handy's maples are
19 and 21 feet from the edge.
The trees to be cut are designated by the State Highway Department, who also
did the measuring, according to Orval Throne, main
tenance superintendent for
county roads. "It may run
more than 30 feet on curves,
or less than that on straightaway," he said.
The tree-cutting is part of
a recently-announced State
Highway safety program,
designed to remove i,300
"hazard trees" in Washtenaw, Jackson, and Hillsdale
counties. Other areas of the
state are slated for similar
programs.
Local farmers complain
that they did not receive adequate notice of the proposed
tree-cutting; the county and
state officials contend that
they did. Orange notices of
the project were received in
this area on February 12 and
13; a story appeared in The
Reporter on February 14;
and the cutting started a few
days later. The notices, from
the Highway Department,
read:
SAVE TREES OR
SAVE LIVES?
Dear Property Owner:
We'll agr.ee that trees are
beautiful creations, take a
long  time  to   develop   and
should be preserved.
The same things can be
said about human lives.
Next time you read about
a fatal auto accident, look for
these words:'-
". . . ran  off the road  and
hit a tree . . ,"
". . . skidded   on   the   pavement and hit a tree . . ."
". . . missed a curve and hit
a tree ..."
Every year 50 or more Michigan motorists lose their
lives, sometimes unnecessarily, because of trees growing
in "target areas" near curves
or too close to the pavement
for safety.
The work to be done in
your neighborhood will b e
performed by crews of your ■
County Road Commission.
They will cut only those trees
that present a hazard to you
and other motorists.
The timber or firewood is
yours for the asking. All
brush and branches will be
taken away. Stumps will be
removed or cut flush with
the ground.
And remember, that where
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Local Volunteers
Staff Blood Bank
Salinians will staff the Saline son, Mrs. Estella Rogers, Mrs.
Area   Blood ' Bank,     Monday, Harold Armbruster, Mrs. Hugh
_ __. t_ j /-u. -di j™ Keyeling, Mrs. Dwight Rey-
when the Red Cross Blcodmo--^^ ^ tes. JoSeph Bona_.e.
bile is here to repleiiis.i'-'badly— Xlso to l^iSt;"'are Mrs. Jay
depleted  supplies  in the  local Broadbent,     Mrs.    Lawrence
bank. Cole, Mrs. Edgar Barrett, Mrs.
The Blood Bank will be open Max Fosdick, Mrs. Karl Bred-
to  accept donations from 1 to ernitz, Mrs.  Glenn Clark, Mrs.
5 p.m.  and from 6 to 8 p.m., Aiina Mann, Mrs. Albert Bred-
at the Junior High School. The ernitz, Mrs. Amanda Hartman,
bank    provides    needed blood, Mrs. James Lyons, Mrs. Edwin
free of .charge, to any resident Hering,  and Mrs. George Aus-
oi the Saline area; but donations tin.
from residents and -their friends Dr. Edwin Place, Washtenaw
are its. only source of supply. Red Cross blood program chair-
Volunteers to work at the man, will be the physician in
bank are Mrs. Alwin Gross, the 2-5 p.m. session.
Mrs. Elwin Strait, Mrs. Lloyd Dr. Gene Garrison will be
LeBaron, Mrs. Arthur Heining- physician from 6 to 8 p.m.
er, Mrs." Herman Mehler, Mrs. Rotary Club will furnish the
Owen Armbruster, Mrs. Otto food for the canteen, as it has
Lindemann, Mrs. Carl Moehn, for many years.
Mrs. Reuben Finkbeiner, Mrs. The Jaycee Auxiliary will
Fred Haarer, Mrs. Clyde Grif- phone potential donors to re-
fin, Mrs. Harold Gage, Mrs. mind them of the time and
Sam T-ambart-i, Mrs. Lloyd Kla- place; and Faith Lutheran Wo-
ger, and Mrs. Thaddeus Kuyda. man's Association will provide
Others' are Mrs. Norman the evening meal for Blood-
Weidmayer, Mrs. Bert Rasmu- mobile staff.
ages
€usse
the Hunter Home from the Hill
And even after Friday's
climactic game, the cage excitement will continue at
least into next week. Tuesday evening at the Saline
High gym, the Hornets' first
round i n District Eliminations will start. Saline, as
host team to Linco1^ Chelsea. Dexter and Willow Run,
will play Willow Run in the
first contest.
Wednesday evening Dexter
will play Lincoln . . . and
Thursday Chelsea will play
the winner of the Saline-
Willow Run game. -The winners pf the semi-finals will
meet head-on here, Saturday
night. The.weekday games
start at'7:30 p.m. Saturday
night's action starts at 8.
Winners of District 18 eliminations will advance to the
regionals to be held at Eastern Michigan University the
following week.'
Student activity tickets
and season passes will not be
accepted-for ] admissions i n
the post-season tourneys. Individual student admissions
will De 75c . . . and adult admissions will be !p.
Coffee hours, to inform the
public on.the proposed swimming pool, have been scheduled in a number of area subdivisions, and it is expected
that others will be arranged
in other areas in the school
district, a spokesman said.
Already arranged for next
week are sessions in the
neighborhoods of Rosemont,
Canterbury, Rolling Meadows, Qrestvvood Knolls, and
York Terrace Estates. Hostesses Will be Jaycee Auxiliary members. Most of the
coffee* hours are scheduled in
the evening to allow more
persons to attend.   '
Anyone who would like to
attend one of the conclaves
may call Mrs. Marland Hutt,
429-7676* after 4 p.m. Speakers on the pool issue will, be
present at each one.
A bonding-election for the
pool is sfet for April 1.
In another effort to present information to residents
of the district, a meeting at
Saline High School, Wednesday evening, has been opened
to the public. Approximately
100 persons are expected to
attend, including representatives of 70 area organizations, the Schools Advisory
Council members, and the
Board of Education.
Attorney Allan Grossman;
a member of the Advisory
Council financial committee,
has ypluiitefei.ed tr answer,
free of charge, any questions
on millage pr bonding. His
office  telephone  number is
429-7420.
A speaker at the Wedn£s
day meeting, and again on
radio station WOIB Thuirs-
•day morning, will be Harcfld
Hintz, superintendent of tpe
schools, on estimated cost pf
the proposed pool to taxpaj
ers. Excerpts from his t
follow:
"The type of pool suggested would cost approximate|y
$580,000. This figure is basfd
on information from contractors, architects, and the Mi"
Ian School District bids taken
recently on a pool of th|s
type and size. I
"The cost to the taxpayer
for the pool would be approximately $.56 for ea_|i
thousand-dollars "of valuation
listed on- the tax bill. For ex-j
ample: .
Valuation j
on Tax BiU Total'
$ 1,000. $ .59
$ 4,000 $2.24
$. 7,000 $3.92,
$10,000 $5.60j
!Tn all probability, the rate)
per thousand will not change;
appreciably over the life off
the pool issue,  as increases'
in the valuation of the School
District will offset increase:'
in the bond retirement sched -
ule.
'It would not be fair t*>
the taxpayer to just list thfc
pool issue millage. The totafl
estimated millage for thP
coming school year m_.st b]e
taken into consideration, iff
complete financial information is to be given.
I
/
"Even before voting on a
bond issue for the pool, these
millages must be listed, as
they have been voted by the
people and are in effect now:
1. An operational
millage- of 11.22mills
2. Debt needs for
1968-69 8.21 mills
TOTAL
MILLAGE 19.43
"Last year, 1967-68, an additional operating millage of
7.54 mills was voted for one
year. This 7.54 mills has expired and, in all probability,
the residents of the Salihe
Area School District will be
asked to re-vote this amount
or more, depending on the
amount of State Aid received
and the outcome of labor negotiations with the teachers.
"In effect, what we are
saying is that, before a vote
on the pool is taken, the estimated total millage needed
will be the sum of the set
operational millage (11.22).
the debt millage (8.21), and
approximately 7.54 to be voted, or a total of _26.97 mills.
This is the estimated approximate millage needed to operate the schools in the 1968-
69 school year. If the bond
issue for the pool is voted,
the .56 mills will be added
to the 26.97, making a total
of 27.53 mills. This means,
using the 27.53 mills, that
the estimated cost per thousand of state equalized valuation would be $27.53."
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Wounded in Viet- Nam and hospitalized briefly in Japan, Pfc. Jim Griffin
arrived home recently to a very obvious
assurance that his neighbors had not
forgotten Mm. While Ms parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Griffin, drove to Walter
Reed Hospital, in Washington, B.C., to
pick up their son, neighbors constructed
the colorful "Welcome Home" sign, at
the Griffin residence on Nichols ipri.
Above, Jim and Ms mother inspect the
happy handiwork.