1968-10-03; Saline Reporter

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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 24
Thursday, October 3, 1968
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Citv Accepts
Bids on'69
Vehicles
Council Monday night accepted bids on four new vehicles for
the city fleet, and referred a-
nother to the Fire Department
for approval.
Referred to the Fire Department were bids on a new panel
truck to rep^ce the emergency
truck now operated by this department.
Comm ni_y Ford Sales was
the low Hdder on the other ve-
hic'es which included: two new
police cars, with all equipment,
to replace those now in use,
$2,310 each; a two-door sedan
for general city use, $2,008.11; a
half-ton pick-up for DPW use,
?1,99_.82.
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TOURING SHOWS of the Meredith
Marionettes left Sunday for their 32nd
annual tour. Before they return to play
for the Saline youngsters in May, more
than 300,000 other children will have
viewed "The Golden Fish."
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This year's production, as usual,
written, built and rehearsed in the Old
Opera House studios in downtown Saline,
is based on an original script by Meredith
Bixby. The unique story incorporates
many legends collected by Post Wheeler
in the 1900's when he was American
ambassador to the Czar in Russia. The
puppets include a boy hero, a big brown
bear, the famed witch, "Baba Yaga" and
her  "House  on  Chicken Legs". Above,
.John Miner of Walled Lake, and Raymond Masters of Plymouth arrange a
scene in rehearsal . . . and, below, a
scene in the "Palace of the Czar" with
the Czar, Prince and Princess on the
throne.
Demand for Bixby Jlarionettes nationally has grown to such an extent that
Meredith and Thyra have decided to experiment with filming their shows, to
allow a much wider distribution. So the
Old Opera House may soon be dubbed
"Hollywood East". Seven complete productions are ready for the camera: "Jack
and the Beanstalk", "The Enchanted
Lamp", "The Little Humpbacked Horse",
"Pinocchio", "The Wizard of Oz", and
this year's story, "The Golden Fish".
Hornets De
Conference
Something went wrong Friday night. . . but not for Saline.
Facing the South Lyon Lions,
last year's league winners and
this year's favorites, and a bigger team, besides . . . the
spunky Hornet varsity up-ended
all predictions by winning 27-6.
They gained the lead in the
Southeastern Conference at the
same time.
Saline seldom let the Lions
get a paw off the ground. South
Lyon's spirited passer, Dave
Brandon, was responsible for
his team's only score . . . but
for the rest of the game he was
so hard-pressed that the Lions
managed only a few completions, and the Hornets benefitted from several interceptions.
Mike Farrell, Mike Romelhardt, and Bobby Girbaeh, plus
the whole Saline line, combined
to keep the Lions' air game off
its 'stride and out of phase
throughout the evening. Said
Saline Coach Mike Rotunno:
"The Hornets were ready to
play baU . . . and they played
their best game, so far.
Door-to-Door Mail
Delivery Extended
The Saline Post Office has
received authorization to extend
door-to-door delivery service to
the new subdivision, Old Creek
Farms, Postmaster Clark Gordon announced today. _
The subdivision, which will
^|\ ultimately include 57 houses,
'^^y now has about eight occupied
homes; but only three of the
houses have sidewalks. The latter will receive door-to-door
service immediately, and. the
others will receive deliveries
as: soon as sidewalks are installed,  Gordon said.
Old Creek farms, in the
southeast section of the city, is
an extension of Canterbury Dr.,
plus _i new street, Old Creek
Dr.
Women's Clijbs
To Celebrate
Statistics were pathetic and
symbolic: The Hornets' total
yardage was 266, as compared
to South Lyon's 66. Last year
the Lions massacred the Hornets, 26-0.
The Hornets' offense started
ticking early in the game, when
Dan Laskey scored from .11
yards out. Don Morton who always kicks for Saline, converted the point.
Just before the first quarter
ended, Karl Roehm . . . new
comer to football this year
though he's, a senior . . . scored
on a spectacular 32-yard run
after Mike Farrell threw a key
block and Gary Strieter broke
Karl loose for a clear shot at
the goal.
The third score for the Hornets came in the second quarter
on a screen -pass from Don
Reese to Keith Smith, a play
that covered 72 yards and included two fine blocks, one by
Morton, one by Scott Klapper.
Reese did a beautiful job of
faking to set Up the play.
Laskey ran the last touchdown from 10 yards, in the last
quarter of the game.
Farrell played an outstanding
defensive game, not only as the
leading tackier,  but in  blocking a   kick   that   set   up   the
Hornets' first score. Right behind him for tackles and assists
were Girbaeh and Romelhardt.
The  Saline players,    already
high - keyed   for   this   crucial
game, were whipped just- a little higher by the opening play
•from   scrimmage.   The   Lions,
evidently trying to rattle quarterback   Reese,   broke   through
and dropped him while he was
still calling signals.
But the strategy backfired.
By the time the Hornets had
cooled   down   the   Lions   were
completely subdued and    trailing by three TDs..
Coming up this Friday, the
Homecoming game, is a bout
with Monroe Catholic Central.
It is not a league contest..
The Washtenaw County Federated Womens' Clubs will host
Southeastern Michigan Clubwomen on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 8, and 9, at the
Washtenaw Country Club in celebration of the 50th anniversary
of the founding of the Southeastern District of the Michigan
State Federation.
Mrs. Walter Bulbick of Milan, president of Washtenaw
County Federation, will welcome the delegates, and the
luncheon on Tuesday will spotlight current progress of the
Girls-own," Loch Rio", at
Belleville.
The banquet on Tuesday evening will be preceded by a
reception honoring former presidents and will be sponsored
by the Ypsilanti Federated
Clubs.
On Wednesday morning, the
Saline Womans' Club will join
the Womans' Club of Ann Arbor to .welcome the delegates
with a coffee hour prior to
Wednesday morning session.
Mrs. Mary Woods, president of
Saline Club, will be assisted by
Mrs. John Schild and -Mrs. Meredith Bixby. Mrs. Woods will
also serve as a hostess for all
of Wednesday's functions.
The Wednesday luncheon will
honor all past presidents of the
District and current presidents
of the county and city federations that comprise the District; Ingham, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland,
Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
Members of the Saline Womans' Club are urged to attend any or all of the sessions.
Information on the programs
and schedule may be obtained
from Mrs. Woods.
Mailing Dates
For Christmas
Parcels Listed
Christmas comes early for
those who want to send parcels to servicemen overseas . . .
and the time is nearly here.
Servicemen's addresses have
been printed in The Reporter
throughout the year, as they
were brought in by relatives
and friends; if any have not
been printed or have recently
been changed, families are urged to send them to The 'Reporter.
A complete list of all addresses of all Saline servicemen is
being compiled by -Mrs. Ray
Hunt, for the American Legicm
Auxiliary. It will not be printed
in The Reporter; but copies will
be available at our office in the
near future, for those who want-
to send gifts or cards to many
servicemen.
Postmaster Clarke Gordon
has recommended early mailing
of parcels to members of the
Armed Forces overseas. Listed
below are the suggested periods
for mailing:
S art ace Transportation. ■;
October 14 to November" 9.
SAM (Space Available Parcel
Airlift) October 21 to November
23. Parcel can weigh not more
than - 5 pounds and measuring
not more -than 60 inches in
length and girth combined ad-
ressed to members of the armed forces, overseas, -will
be provided airlift service on a
•space available basis from the
postal concentration center.
PAL (Parcel For Airlift)[ Oct.
28 to November 30. PAL parcels up to 30 pounds in weight,
and 60 inches in length and girth
combined, may be sent to U. S.
servicemen anywhere in the
world for $1 each, plus the domestic parcel post charges. The
parcels receive airlift handling all the way.
Airmail -• November 30 to
December 11.
It is essential that overseas
military addresses be complete,
Gordon noted. The serviceman's
identity, grade, full name, and
service number, must be included, plus his military unit,
gateway post office - - New
York, San Francisco or Seattle - - and his APO or FPO, a
5 digit number. When any of
■these elements is missing, the
letter or package will be de-
1 a y e d in delivery, Gordon
said.
Voter Registration
In City Is "Great"
The number of new voters registrations for the November election is "great', according to
City   Clerk  Julie  Rapp.
No count has been made of
the number of registrations so
far, she said; but it might go
as high as 50, not counting persons registered by Jaycees in
their current drive.
Only one new registration has
been received this week from a
serviceman overseas, Its.
Rapp reported; but applications
for absentee ballots are arriving at the rate of "two or three
a day", from servicemen who
were previously registered.
City Hall will be open until
8 p.m. on Friday, October 4,
the last day to register for the
coming election. Township residents may register until 8 p.m.
on that day with their township
clerks.
Rotarians to Hear
District Judicial
Candidates Speak
All District Judges candidates of the 14th Judicial District have been invited to speak
at the Thursday noon meeting
of the Rotary Club, at Leutheuser's Restaurant.
Five attorneys are candidates
on the non-partisan judicial
ballot for the three posts to be
filled in the November election.
The 14th Judicial District includes all of Washtenaw County except the city of Ann Arbor.
The candidates are Municipal Judge Edward Deake of
■Ypsilanti; Robert Fink, and
"Rodney Hutchinson,- both of Ypsilanti; Thomas Shea of Dexter; and Patrick Conlin Of Ann
Arbor area.
Robert Baumgartner
New Trees Still Available Here
OES TO ELECT
Saline chapter 311, OES, will
elect officers at a meeting at
8 p.m. Monday, at the Masonic
hall.
City residents may still request young.linden trees to ne
planted on their lawn extensions at city expense, in this
year's tree-planting program.
Tlxe trees will be planted
""providing "they would not be
too crowded by other.- trees-al-i.
ready there," ..City Administrator Mike Strait said.
-Property owners may also
Obtain trees through the. city,
at cost, to plant elsewhere on
their property at their, own expense. Requests for either service may be made by calling
City    Hall,    429-4907.    Approxi
mately a dozen orders have
been placed so far, city officials said.
PTO TO HEAR
FORD SPEAKER
• '-_?ranK^-Maehe_T~^uperintend-
erit of manufacturing engineering at the Ford Motor Co. Saline plant, > will be the speaker
at a "meeting -of the High
School PTOi at 8 p.m.- Tuesday, • at the school* libfary.
All High School parents are
invited.
Banquet Set
For Workers
Robert S. Baumgartner, principal of Cass Technical High
School in Detroit, will be the
keynote speaker at the kick-off
dinner of the 1968 Saline area
United  Fund  campaign.
The dinner,- at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Leutheuser's Restaurant, is sponsored by the Citizens Bank, the Saline Savings
Bank, and the First Savings
Association, for all United Fund
volunteers.
Reservation cards have been "».
sent out; and volunteers are reminded to mail the "RSVP"
cards back to Mrs. Robert Dobson, chairman of the dinner,
immediately.
Informational brochures, -listing the 1968-69 budget and the _ |
work of participating United
Fund agencies will be delivered throughout the city by the
Boy Scouts of Saline, within a
few days.
Robert Baumgartner has a
BA degree from Denison University and a master's in physics from Wayne State. He has
taken post - master's degree
work in guidance and counselling at the University of Michigan  and Wayne State.
Since 1946, he has been employed as a research physicist
at General Motors Research
Laboratories; as science teacher and later principal of Red-
ford High School in Detroit; as
counselor in the guidance department of Detroit public
schools; as assistant principal
at Cass Tech; and, for one
year, as\ principal of Condon
Junior High School in Detroit.
He is a colonel.in the U.S.
Marine Corps Reserve, and saw
active serviee in Workl War H
and the Korean War. -
He is first vice president and
chairman of - the .church' services division of the. Metropolitan Detroit Council of,Churches; is -a past president, of the
Mchigan Baptist Convention;
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Before the
LEGION  TO  MEET
William B. Lutz Post, American Legion, will meet at 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Legion hall.
The 1968 membership drive is
now under-way.
FLUORIDE
APPLICATION
OFFERED
Topical appUcation of fluoride will again be offered to
Saline Area Children, starting
on October 21.
Children who have received
the benefit of fluoridated water
while their teeth were developing will not need the treatments,
a "spokesman said.
The fluoride program, which
is supervised by the Michigan
Department of Public Health,
will be made available to 2nd,
5th, and 8th graders and to spfr
cial cases referred by dentists. The program, consists of
four visits to the flouride clinic. The child's teeth are cleaned on the first visit and -a
flouride solution is applied directly to the surface of the
teeth. The fluoride application
only is then repeated during the
three succeeding visits. The
technique has 'been shown to reduce tooth decay by about 40
percent
A fee of $4 is charged to cover
the cost of operating the clinic.
Mrs. Paul Hale is chairman.
BF YOU THOUGHT Library Board members did
nothing but hold meetings, look again! That's Sirs. Harry Holmes, vice president and the board's longest-term
member, on the ladder (in the close-up) and Mrs.
Charles Kern, president, beside her. In the other photo,
the action is reversed but the east is the same, blue
jeans and all. These gals, along with Mrs. Regis Wolfinger, another board member, have spent many tedious
hours stripping old varnish from the woodwork in the
Schleh building, so it can be redecorated to become the
new Saline Library.
Just about all of the remodelling has been and will
be done by volunteers, according to Dick Cole, who directs the project . . . and is also a volunteer. Lots more
help is needed, he said . . . progress fin the reconstruction is obvious, but there's still a lot to do. Target date
for moving the library is "as quick as possible, but we
can't foresee what the delays will be." Meanwhile, anybody willing to turn a. hand is asked to call Dick at
City Hall, 429-4907, or at home, 429-9022.
AFTER LOTS OF HARD WORK, backed by lots
of determination, the interior of the Schleh building will
look like this, when it's the home of the Saline Library.
Purchase of the building would not have been possible
without the Saline Area United Fund, which has under
taken to supply the entire purchase price. This year's
United Fund budget includes $9,000, one-third of the
total. Last year's UF campaign supplied the fame
amount.
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