1968-08-21; Saline Reporter

              The Saline Reporter
VOLUME 19, NUMBER 50 - WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21, 1968
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Putting: the Water Where it's Wanted
Here We Go Again:
School Ui
Needi
Arts Teacher
THE IMAGINATIVE CONCEPT above - to provide
the city with a swimming facility, beautify the park
area, and make full use of the millpond — is part of a
four-way bond issue under consideration by City Council.
The design was prepared by Jack Craigmile, of
Ayres, Lewis, Norris & May, and John Beckett, of Beckett and Raider Associates. (Full color drawing is on display at City Hall.) It provides for an acre of swimming
in a pond to be built south of US-12, fed by the old spillway to the mill and located on a slight alteration of the
Saline River's present course. A booklet made up by the
engineers gives detailed cost estimates on this and other
possible improvements: the swimming pool, with a sand
bottom, would cost about §158,000; a concrete, Olympic
size pool in that location would be built for about $70,000
more.
Also considered for the bond issue is installation
of water.conditioning equipment for city water users.
This water-softening proposal is the most expensive of
the four contemplated improvements . . . estimated at
$803,000 . . . but councilmen feel the public will want it.
Expansion of the sewage treatment plant is the
third possibility: "This is not only needed, it's mandatory," councilmen were told. Additional treatment to
remove phosphates will be required by the state by 1972.
The fourth portion of the proposed improvement
program is a flood control project which includes repair of the millpond dike and expansion of sewer and
water lines which back up under flood conditions.
Total bond issue for all four would be $2,000,000.
Council will meet Monday with bonding consultants to
work out the amount of interest projected in millage,
before deciding whether to put all or some of the program before .voters on the November ballot.
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Again!
The menace of Bemis Road
has struck again. He's "Zeppy",
a jackass owned by Owan Bigelow, a four-footed Don Juan
with an unsettling habit of es-
capping for midnight courting
forays.
were informed by telephone that
there was "an extra thing" in
tiie stall with their mare, "Susie," who is stabled on Bishop
Rd. Said Roy, with instant com
prehension: "Migawd, does it
have long ears?"
It has. Z e p p y ' s latest offspring is a "really cute"
fcrewn baby mule with a black
mane and three white feet.  It
SCHOOL  BUDGET
HEARING SET
A public hearing on the 1968-
69 school budget has been
schedued at 8 p.m. Thursday,
August 29, at the High School
library.
A copy of the budget will be
available at the superintendent's office for public inspection
for six- days prior to the hearing,  beginning on August 23.
Last year, Zeppy caused an
equine scandal by siring a beautiful little muls named "Melin-
da", with the Bob Russells'
mare. The hybrid baby, with
one brown ear and eyelash, and
one white ear and eyelash, has
become a favorite family pet.
Tuesday morning it became
apparent that Zeppy hasn't reformed;   the   Roy  McCormicks
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tell if she's expecting or not".
She produced a colt two years
ago in the midst of Centennial
festivities . . . but that one had
been planned.
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hasn't yet been named; but the
McCormick children don't intend to part with it.
This isn't the first time Susie
has sprung a surprise on her
owners, who described her as
"sort of roly poly, so you can't
CHARGED WITH
GAS THEFT
Roger C. Stocco, 28, of Hazel
Park, was arrested here at 3
a.m. Sunday in connection with
the thef of a quantity of gasoline from Ted's Service. He
was released on bond to appear
in the Justice of the Peace Court
on August 27.
Side Sale Nets
$88 for Pope Fund
A JayCee Auxiliary "Side
Sale." has resulted in a donation
of $88.02 to the Norma Pope
fund.
The Auxiliary members drove
throughout.the city, with a bell,
to sell popsicles and fudgsicles
on six afternoons, in the benefit project.
On Bennett Street, the "Side
Sale" car was stopped by two
boys who bad been selling iced
tea and lemonade at a curbside
stand, and who added their proceeds to the Pope fund. They
were Jim and Mike Chase, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Chase,
of 265 W. Bennett (a block from
the Pope family home). Their
donation was $1.44.
Cycle Crashes
Injure Three
Three yo'me people, two of
them from Saline, were injured
this week in motorcycle accidents.
Timothy Karl Theurer, 17. of
2070 Milkey Rd., was treated at
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Sunday after he struck a parked
car on S. Ann Arbor St. while
riding a cycle owned by Ted
Ormsby.
Barbara Wiggins, 21, of 224
Monroe St., was treated at St.
Joseph Mercy Hospital Thursday for injuries suffered when
a motorcycle on which she was
a passenger collided with a
Sheriff's Department patrol car.
Also injured 'was the driver
of the cycle, Mark English, of
Wayne, whose vehicle struck a
police car driven" by Deouty
Louis Beaubien, 30. Both drivers were also taken to the hospital after the accident, which
occured on a curve in Huron
River Dr., Ann Arbor. J
Discussion Set
Ai Sept. 9 Meet
Excellence has its drawbacks: the High School industrial arts department is so good
that it keeps losing teachers to
Washtenaw Community College.
The most recent to go that
route- is George Agin, who was
■head' of the department hare
until he accepted the teaching
post at the college. He follow-
NEW-' HEARING
SET ON TREES
& SIDEWALKS
A new public hearing has'
been set at 7 p.m. on September 19 at City Hall, on sidewalk
assessment districts 58 through
B2.
Specifications in two of the
areas have been changed, to
prevent destruction of trees by
construction of the sidewalks.
Engineers have redrawn
oians for the walk on one lot on
' Soring Street to save the trees;
?nd on S. Ann Arbor Street, the
Walk will be placed closer to
the curb for the same reason.
No changes from the original
specifications have been made
for the area on the north side
of. Russell Street, where property-owners opposed the sidewalk
plans in an earlier, uunofficial
hearing.
Specifications there call for
.seven steos in the sidewalk,
which residents said would create a hazard. That location of
the sidewalk does not imperil
trees, however.
An alternative, to place the
sidewalk at the curb and build
a retaining wall, would increase
the cost to around $9,000, City
Administrator Mike Strait said.
The other alternative is to remove all the trees, he said, and
eith _r system would require
changes in all the driveways
' there.
ed the footsteps of Dallas Garrett, who also headed' Saline's
department before teaching at
thi college. Both still live in
Saline.
Still lacking a replacement,
and with school to open in only
two weeks, the administration
has issued an urgent call for
suggestions.
Particularly needed is someone with experience in automotive shop and-or hydraulics. A
special teaching certificate can
be arranged for a teacher with
a degree in mechanical engineering or automotive engineering, or even without a degree
if the applicant has 60 hours
credit, according to Principal
Paul Thibault.
Somebody, he hopes, might
know somebody. Last year, after a similar appeal, the school
received an anonymous letter
containing several suggestions;
and one of them worked out.
Said Thibault: "I wish I knew
who sent that. I'd like to thank
him."
Revised Tax Bills
Mailed in Saline
All of the revised summer tax
statements have now been mailed to property owners, City
Clerk Julie Rapp said today.
The tax statements previously
sent out contained a 15 per cent
error (high) due to a defect in
the county's computer system
which was used to expedite
making up the tax rolls.
Approximately 1,500 tax statements had to be redone.
SAFETY FILM SET
Rotary Club luncheon will be
held at Leutheuser's August 22
at 12:05. The program, set
up by Milton Hartman, Will consist of a safety film entitled
"Ten Little  Engines."
More Rubbish
Collections Set
City Council Monday night
approved additional general
rubbish pick-ups, similar to the
one th .t is held every spring before Michigan Week.
In the future, there will be
four such pick-ups each year. . .
one in September, one after
Christmas, one in the spring,
and one in mid-summer.
Council added $550 to the
DPW budget for three more
pick-ups in the 1968-69 fiscal
year.
A proposed "fair housing"
ordinance was presented to the
Council, at Monday night's
meeting, for study and discussion at the next regular meeting
on September 9.
The ordinance was not read
aloud Monday, since no member of the general public was
present at the session. But an
ordinance does not require three
readings before passage, city officials pointed out; it can be
passed after the first or any
subsequent reading.
The ordinance, prepared by
City Attorney Allan Grossman,
is designed "to prevent discrimination in real property transactions on the basis of race, color,
religion or national origin; to
create and prescribe the functions of a local civil rights commission; and to provide remedies for violation".
The ordinance declares that it
is "an unfair housing practice"
for any owner, real estate dealer or salesman, or person
(which includes firms and legal
and governmental agencies) to
discriminate in terms of a real
estate transaction, represent
that property is not available
when it is, publish an intent to
discriminate, to make a record
or inquiry about a prospective
transaction that indicates the
race, color, religion, or national
origin of a person.
It is also illegal, under the
ordinance, to offer, solicit, accept, or use a listing with the
understanding that discrimination will be practiced.
The ordinance also covers applications for loans.
Excluded are the rental of
housing in a building not more
than two families if the owner
lives in one of the accomodations; rental of a room or rooms
in the owner's home; sale or
rent of a building for not more
than .two families which was not
in any way listed or publicly
advertised; and rental of housing for not more than 12 months
by an owner who lives there for
at least three months and is
maintaining legal residence.
The local civil rights commission, created by the ordinance,
is to have five members appointed by Council for two-year
terms . . . but two of the first
five will have four-year terms
so that re-appointments are
staggered.
Its powers, within the city,
will be the same as those of
the state civil rights commission. Upon receipt of a written
complaint of an unfair housing
practice, the local commission
will determine whether the
complaint is made in good faith.
It will then investigate the complaint and: if it is' believed to
be unjustified, dismiss it; or try
to eliminate the unfair practice l
by "conference, conciliation and
persuasion"; or file a formal
charge against the offender.
The latter would be followed by
a hearing.
Under the state statute, the
commission can petition the
Circuit Court for an order to
enforce compliance, and seek
an order awarding payment of
economic damages up to $500.
Other possible penalties that
might be court-ordered are
$1,000 fine per unfair housing
practice, or $2,000 per unfair
housing practice if in violation
of a previous order.
The city ordinance provides
that the local commission may
set its own rules of procedure.
Schools Announce
Kegisl.
Days Next Week
High School registration will
be taken next week; and all
schools will open on Thursday,
September 5.
Pre-registration is not required at the Junior High and elementary schools.
Ninth grade students are to
be register at the High School
on Monday, August 26; 10th
graders on Tuesday; and 11th
and 12th grade students on August 28 and 29. All late registrants and 12th grade will register   on  August  30.
Senior pictures /will be taken
on August 28, 29,  and 30.
COUNCIL   TIME   CHANGED
All future Council meetings
will open at 7 p.m., instead of
at 8 p.m. as in the past.
RECEIVES MASTER'S
Mrs. Patrick Berardo, of Ann
Arbor, has received her master's degree in education from
Eastern Michigan University.
She is the former Ann Prout,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Gordon J. Prout of MiUs Rd.
Mrs. Berardo has taught kindergarten for four years in Livonia and will continue to teach
there this year. Her husband is
a law student at the University
of Michigan.
Putting the Fodder Where it Counts
GRADUATES
Edward Ross, of Kalamazoo,
is one of 2,000 students who received degrees at Western
Michigan University's summer
commencement.
Tickets are still available for
the Charcoal Steak Broil, to be
sponsored by the Rotary Club at
Curtiss Park, Saturday.
The annual event will be held
at the pavilion, where 250 can
be seated at once. The attractive building, constructed by
the Jaycees, is snugly roofed
(in case of rain); and the
Jaycees' footbridge, which was
swept away by the flood, has
been returned and securely anchored.
Approximately 350 pounds of
steaks have been ordered for
feed. The menu also includer
baked potatoes, sour cream, salad, rolls, coffee, milk, and ice
cream.
Dinner will be served from 5
to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets
can be obtained from Rotarian?
or at the gate: $2 for adults
and $1.50 for chidren.
Jim Ford is general chairman
of the affair. Tiikets are in
charge of Art Heininger; publi-
ritv, Al ArmbniRter; s?t-up. Ed
Schmok: take-down,' Wes Exel-
by; clean-"o, Jirry Coe, Jim
Levleit, and Saline Boy Scouts;
food . . . salad and potatoes,
the Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Engel:
dairy products, dinner rolls and
coffee, Jim Ford; steak, Lyle
Phillips; suppies, Gerry Bahnmiller: cooking and charcoal
pits, Doug Schuur and crew,
Bob Estes, Milt Hartman, Pat
Roesch, and Bart Strahley. And
Howard Johnson's truck will
tote charcoal and tables and
chairs.
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BRIDGE IS BACK IN BUSINESS,
and ifs just in time for the Rotary Club
bridge, part of the scenic pleasure at the
park, had to he returned upstream, and
Annual Steak Broil to he held this Sat-        restored   somewhat   after,   It" wastfis-
ttrday at Curtiss Park. The plank foot-       located and damaged in the June floodT^