1968-01-24; Saline Reporter

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VOLUME 19, NO. 20 ~ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1968
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Duggan
Ford
35 past two years.
%     As a Jaycee, he has been active  in  numerous projects;   h.
is   chairman  of  the  board  as
we'd  as  past president.
A life-ong resident of SaUne,
he was elected to City Counci'
ia November, and began his
term this month. He and his
wife, Beth, and three chUdren,
Uve at 56 Tower Dr.
Men who. had been nominated
for   the   Distinguished   Service
Award, in addition to Ford, received certificates.
They were: Jaycee President
The date for a special elec- "no problems in that matter'?.  Jack KeUey, Vice President Jim
tion on a school natatorium      The Advisory Council's  Martiny, Jan Losee, Ron Fink-
may be determined within a pool steering committee rec- behier,   Jon. Ditz   and   George
week. ' ommended a special election, A&m-
The Board of Education, they said, "to prevent confu- The Distinguished Service A-
at a special meeting last sion with any other issue, as ward is presented annuaUy to
week, accepted the recom- there would be in the June a young man noted for service
mendation of the pool com- school board election, or the to ^ community, over and a-
mittee of the School Advis- November Presidential elec- b()ve that normaUy required by
ory Council to hold a special tion". his business or profession. Jay-
election in March . . . "pro- <>We believe there is suffi- cee m^mbership is not a requi-
vided that the architect can eient community interest to site; som<? pa?t wi1"15*8 have
prepare plans and specifica- warrant giving the people an- befn JayQees and some have
tions in sufficient time to in- other opportunity to vote on **. . . t.
elude them m the bid specifi- ae pool issue» a£d «we hope Also during the course of the
? cations for the new high for a big big tern_out s0 we f™g> f^1^1*. andT firms
school". ■ wm knQw   hQw  ±h e fic that^had.helped Sahne Jaycees
The architect, Guido Bin- really stands. Nothing would "* *heir CMnmumty service pro-
h-f da & Associates, of Battle please us more than a 98 i?cts were Presented with certi-
M\  Creek,  is "checking now on per cent vote." ficates of appreciation.
' whether that would be pos- The election should come
sible," Superintendent Har- soon, they felt, because "con-
old Hintz said; but a repre- struction bids for the new _ .
sentative of the firm has high school will be let this Co-; Mrs- Peggy DugS*"1; The
told Hintz that he foresees summer, and building costs Cltlzens Bank of Saline; Saline
——   for a natatorium will be low- Car Wash:  Strahley Chevrolet;
M. * er if the pool is constructed Salme   Savmgs   Bank;   Steeb's
_^l>l%__>ye at the same time instead of Dodge Sales; Ann Arbor Tobac-
Qiii^l § added later". co and  Candy;   Walker's;   Eu-
T h e   committee does   not Sene Towner; Commuriity Ford
take  a  stand  on  the issue, Saies;. City   of   SaUne;  •Saline
other than to urpe that it be Area Schoiol s; Semark Business
placed on the baUot for con- S^vice;  SaUne. American Leg-
sideration, they said. In ma- lon''   R&B 'Machine   Tool   Co.;
ny   months   of   study,   they  Ford   0il   Co:;   Saline   Rotary;
have gathered data on state Bridgewater Lumber Co.;  The
regulations governing such Saline Reporter.
Mothers   Marches for  the   poolS)  and on types  of con.     Speaker at the dinner was the
New March of Dimes began  struction,  comparative costs   President of Michigan Jaycees,
Saturday in all the townships  and use in other   surround- Patrick Duggan,
and some marchers have al-  ing communities. Such a pool —
ready completed their should be availabie for pub. T.ik|.arv pHptlffc
rounds, according to Mrs. lic use by families and or-' lj}^icUtJ 1 I ltJIUte-
Duncan Sells, director of the ganizations   thev added Friends of the Saline Pub-
county campaign. Tbe   COmmittee  plans   to Uc Li03*3^ Association is to be
Because the rural march- present its information to all formed here sobers go by car (on roads some- organizations in "the area and A general meeting in Feb-
times hazardous because of to schedule neighborhood cof- ruary will be open to anyone
weather) and must cover a fee hours throughout the en- wishes to become a member,
great deal more territory, the tire school district plus "at acc°rding to Mrs. Meredith
rural marches are held over ieast one» publl-c m'eeting be-1 Bixby>  who is serving  as or-
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They were: Universal Die
Casting Division, Hoover BaU
and  Bearing Co.;   Ford  Motor
a  continuing period,   from fore the election.
January   20   to   January   30	
this year.
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ganizing chairman. A speaker
o n such. Library Friends'
groups will be present at the
meeting to assist with organization and suggest activities.
General purpose of such organizations is to aid and promote library services in education,   recreation,   aesthetic   ap-
Mrs.  John  Marion  is  the
chairman   in   Saline   Township; Mrs. Dan Griffith,-Lo- "pW !<ȣ_ Pinlr
di   Township;   Mrs.' Wyman  * xJi  A!Le JMIUl
Richardson. Pittsfield Town- 1P.3Ts«t\7 Qi*i_r!a \.
ship; and Mrs. Richard Niet- A ^ L?   OUIlUdV     _._____,    -_c^cu_.   ap-
hammer, York Township.        ^T.he Jaycees today declared preciation,   and' research.   The
Plans have been completed *<%, annual icerink party Saline Library Friends will
for the Mothers' March in . GO and launched a crash ^ up 1jiejr own institution
Saline, to begin at 7 p.m. on ice-makmg program ^ elect ^ own officers
Wednesday, January 31. The in last week's thaw, had the	
fire siren will sound to her-     The rilikr which vanished restgvs. AS V p
aid the  beginning  of the fuH attention of both the re- ^olwj;HO Aa  v r
drive,  and all residents are gular and the daytime Jay-
asked to turn on their porch cee dubs,
lights to welcome the march-     The  ice festival,   open  to
ers. all children of the area with-
Mrs. Lawrence Slepsky is out charge, will provide races
chairman of the 'event, which for youngsters in grades one
wffl be conducted by the Ju- through 12, with ribbons and
nior ChUd Study Club, the smaU trophies for the win-
Saline Child Study Club, and ners- 'Gallons of hot choco-
neighbors and friends. "With la*e and 500 hot dogs and
the growing population, we buns wffl be ready for the
need many more women to hungry skaters, prepared
help than we used to," said with the assistance of the
Mrs. Slepsky. The list of the Auxiliary,
marchers, 65 strong, will be Gerry Spragg is chairman
.printed next week. for the Jaycees; Sue Hagood
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Jame.cn Ford, 30, city councilman, Rotarian, and past president of the Jaycees, was honored with the Jaycees' Distinguished Service Award, at the
club's annual Bosses' Night
banquet Tuesday.
Ford, owner ol Ford Oil Co.,
Marathon distributors, was also cited, for earlier work on the
United Fund and membership
on the School Advisory CouncU. He is a member of the
Fair Beard as weU. As a Rotarian, he  has  organized th?t
TRIUMP
IF PHOTOS HAD FEVERS, THIS
ONE WOULD RUN 120 DEGREES!
With every frantic fan either on his feet
or jumping in the air, the Saline-Lincoln
game is shown in its dying seconds. of
regulation play. Lincoln sharpshooter Joe
Cole (barely visible over,the ref's shoulder) stands at the free 'throw line, tossing the first of two foul shots. The ball
drops through the hoop ior a Lincoln
.point . . . and that ties the score, 59-59.
Cole lias one more shot to take. If he
sinks it, Lincoln will-win,
'Saline calls time out . . .-"mostly to
give Cole a little time to • think about
■that shot" . . . and the strategy works.
The ace RaUsplitter had shown absolutely no emotion during the high-tension
game . . . but the Hornets note that he
trembles slightly as he returns to. the
foul line for his second shot. The crowd
uproar shakes the whole building. Cole
sets himself . . . aims . . . throws ...
and misses!
A moment later the regulation game
ends . . . and the Hornets go on to win
the battle in overtime. Dale Wnson> leaning and stretching for the rebound in the
photo, scores ajl six Homet ppjints-i^the.
extra period, to tu.k the game-away
for Saline. ' - ..   '
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HORNETS, WE LOVE YOU! This
is the team that has powered its way to
the top of the Southeastern Conference
at mid-season .. . after starting the campaign just a matter of weeks ago in very
un-promising style with a loss to the Big
Reds of Milan. The members of the team
appear to have grown about a foot-and-
a-half each in height since then . . . and
their ability to function as a unit, rather
than as individuals, has developed with
every game and practice session.
Shown left to right, front row: Tom
Burr, Bob Kirkpatrick, Fred Franz, Bert
Emerson, Dan Laskey. Second row: Garry Ferguson, Coach Don Jaeger, Dale
Wilson, Chuck Wahl, Bill Levleit, George
Beal, Mike Farrell, Tom Blannj Dave Girbaeh, Toby Scudder.
Hospital Operates In Red
oo\m rast 2
Chief Rivals
ey Tests
It's a tribute to clean living, pure Saline air, and rich
Saline water that there weren't mass fainting spells and
heart seizures at the Hornet-
Lincoln cage game last Friday. As it was, players and
fans alike went home in a
state of semi-shock and complete exhaustion.
And- there was more to
come the following niRht,
with the Big Reds of Milan
taking their turn at trying
to beat a hot swarm of Hornets. The feverish excitement
of the Lincoln game couldn't
be duplicated on Saturday
. . . but actually, the Milan
game, in its way. was as dramatic and significant: as the
Friday frenzy had been.
Saline won both games . . .
and broke a three-way tie
for first place in the conference, to shoulder past Lincoln and MUan into exclusive
possession of the league iead.
The game with the Rail-
splitters was the one that
just about stood the Hornet
gym on end. After trailing by
a narrow margin through
most of the fracas, Lincoln
spurted to within one point
of • tying, 59-58, with only
moments remaining in the
game.
The crowd approached hysteria as (1) the scpreboard
at one end -of the court went
berserk and gkve Lincoln a
fictitious lead, (2) the lights
at the opposite end of the
court went out temnorarily,
(3) Joe Cole, the Railsplit-
ters' hottest point-maker,
was awarded a one-and-one
session at the foul line for a
Hornet infraction, and (4)
Cole managed to sink his
first throw, then missed the
second, deadlocking the score
at 59-59.
The noise went 14 decibels
beyond bedlam as (1) the
Hornets tried a long down-
court pass, hoping for a last-
second basket . . . but threw
the ball out of bounds instead,- . and (2) Lincoln took
the ball and passed it to Les
Cole -for' a desperation shot
as the timekeeper was
thumbing the buzzer;
Cole's aim was perfect. The
baU hit the rim right on target for what would have been
the winning two-pointer for
Lincoln. Eut the trajectory
of Cole's hurried shot was a
fraction too flat. The ball hit
the back of the rim . . . and
bounced out as the game-
ending buzzer sounded.
In the overtime period, tall
Dale Wilson took command,
spearing several rebounds,
and  scoring  all  six Hornet
points. Lincoln battled all
the way, but they managed
to score only five . . . and
Saline took the game by one
all-important digit, 65-64.
For the young and strong-
hearted, the whole show will
go through a second running
on March 1. when Saline
plays Lincoln in the final
game of the regular season.
That contest, which could very possibly swing the championship to either team, will
be played on the Railsolit-
ters' home floor. It may be a
tame affair, a letdown after
last Friday's scorcher . . .
but nobody who saw that
first battle really believes
this.
Although the excitement of
the Lincoln game built slow-,
ly toward the final climactic
minutes. Coach Don Jaeger
declares that the turning
point in the contest may possibly have come in the very
first period. Lincoln moved
out to a 14-7 lead in the opening moments of the game
. . . but by sticking to their
game plan and playing very
aggressive defensive ball,
Saline had wiped out that
lead and gone ahead, 18-16,
at the end of the first frame.
The Hornets hoped to stop
the Railsplitters' big scorers
and rebounders, Joe Cole and
Graylin Richardson*. . . and.
although the two.men still
played a whale of a game,
along, with their teammates,
the plan worked just well
enough to putt Saline through
to a win.
The Hornets led 33-26 at
the 'half, and 46-43 at the
third breather.
And then the final period
came on like a tornado. In
that session Saline bucketed
only one free throw, while
Lincoln was cashing in on 10,
out of 13 tries. This was what
knotted up the game and
brought the overtime.
Saline outscored Lincoln
by 18 points in field goals
. . . yet almost lost the game
at the foul hne. The Hornets
committed 24,fouls and Lincoln cashed in on 68 per cent
of their gift shots. Lincoln
committed only 12 fouls, and
Saline was able to capitalize
on only 43 per cent of these.
Coach Jaeger was a trifle
unhappy about the low Hornet average at the free throw
line . . . but he wasn't upset
by the 24-f oul count against
his men.
"Our aggressiveness on defense led to most of those
calls," said he, "but our aggressiveness won the game.
(Continued on Page 5)
Rudy Wahl H&wred
On 40 Years $mvice
On Fire Department
Sahne Community Hospi- beds to operate in the black;
tal operated at a loss . . . Saline hospital has 18 medi-
§6,378 ... in 1967. cal-surgical beds.
The hospital, which has Although revenues were up
been "in the black" for only slightly in 1967 in all depart-
Frank Brittain
v . Frank Brittain,  of Saline,
f   Other events for the March is heading the Auxiliary ac- this week announced his res-
of Dimes will include an al- tivities. ' ignation "as a corporate vice a few of the years since if ments•. . ."in-patient, out-pa-
umrri-f acuity basketball .game     The party, which lasts a- president of Hoover Ball and was constructed   10 years tient, and special services . . .
Saturday evening at the High bout two hours, will begin at Bearing' Co.,' effective Janu- ag°> is sti11 struggling with expenses went up still more,
School, with a dance to fol- 1 p.m. Sunday . . . with one ary 31. Brittain stated that the handicap of size, Ernest Girbaeh pointed out. Some of facility in the Schleh build-
low, and a Jaycee-sponsored slight reservation. It does de- he is leaving Hoover in or- Girbaeh, president of the the increase was due to the ing, at a loss of $12^636. The
Dimes   dance,   open  to  the pend on whether the weather der to devote needed time to board,  said  at  the  annual changes  required by Medi- facility was  closed in Sep-
"accounts receivable". "Some
of these may stiU be recoverable," Girbaeh said.
In the previous year, 1966,
the hospital -itself showed a
profit of $7,362 . . . but in
that year, the hospital also
operated   an  extended   care
pubhc, on February 10.
stays cold, and whether the Ms  other business interests
A card party last week af combined efforts  of all the and responsibilities. He is a
meeting-Tuesday night. Hos- care,   he .said.  But  another tember of 1966 because the
the home of Mrs. Robert Jaycees in town wffl be en- veteran of 18 ye__cs' service Pital authorities have-de- major item was the fact that building could not meet state
Waltz, of Tower Dr., netted ough to get the ice back in- with Universal Die Casting clared it "impossible" for the auditors wrote off ap- fire regulations, as a hospi-
§17 for the March of Dimes.to shape in time. and Hoover. any hospital-of less-than 50 proximately  $17,000  in  oid (Continued on page 2)
Forty fuU and active years
of service to the whole community as a fireman were
honored Saturday evening,
when Rudy Wahl, of 135 W.
Michigan Ave., was the feted
guest at the city's third annual awards dinner.
He was presented with a
watch and with a memorial
book of pictures and verse,
gathered and written by his
friends on the city staff. The
"photos depicted highlights of
his life and career ... all
the way back to age eight.
Two members of the Saline
Fire Department received 20-
year pins . . . Clyde Griffin
and Ray Alber . . . and- a
five-year pin went to Jerry
Losee.
"' Members of the S a X i n e
Auxiliary Police.were.a 1 so
honored. F*_ve-year pins went
to {ill who were members of
the original unit when it was
formed five years ago: Paul
Hale, comrnander;"Farrell
Beach, Jack Brookins, Frank
Carter, Erwin Henes, Fred
Hill, Gustav Lindemann, Herman Radloff, James Reid,
Harold Smith, Larry Grans-
den, Ed Marsh, and James
Stierle. -j,
Libby FuUer was presented with a bracelet for h.er
five years on the City Hall
staff.
Former Councilman Hugh
KeveUng received a plaque
noting his years of service to'
the city, both as a member
of Council and aS a health
officer.
Two policemen, James Simons and Daniel Root! have
completed police school training and received their certificates.
All presentations were
made by Mayor George Johnson; 310 persons attended
the dinner.