1968-07-24; Saline Reporter

              he Saline
rter
VOLUME 19, NUMBER 46-WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1968
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ADJUST
TAX BILLS
Eloquent Antic Amuses Champs
Av
iator Predicts Quick Wrap-up
SEA Negotiators
estrain
C-C Re-elects
Sibson Prexy
County's Computer
System is Speedy,
Accurate -- OOPS!
rnism
Robert Blackwell, Labor
Mediations Board mediatcjr
assigned to Saline school bargaining, hopes to "reach a-
greement on all points" tonight.
celebrating," she said.
With only a slight blush,
Paul Sibson has been re-elect- because " wasirt -their fault'
ed president of the Chamber of citY   officials   announced   to-
Commerce, for the 1968-69 year, day that all the summer tax
and Leon Vedder will serve an- bills will be adjusted by ap-
Saline negotiations started other term as treasurer proximately 15 per cent. An
on Marrh 98 Jack Steeb  was named  vice ^ .,,.__
president;   and  Marilyn  Sibson error ln feeding the comput-
(Another school district will act as secretary. er   at   the   County   Building
•settled this week when Brigh-     The  Chamber is  considering had   resulted   in   an over-
Blackwell met on Tuesday ton negotiators agreed on a an   annual  dinner   meeting  at
morning and  afternoon with   mntract. It is still to be rat- Leutheuser's Restaurant for all
negotiators for the Board of  ified by the School Board and Saline   merchants   and  their
Education and Saline Educa- teachers.) spouses.
tion  Association,   and  then   ^—	
announced that he had scheduled a "wrap-up meeting" at
7 p.m. Wednesday.
SEA negotiators were less;
sanguine. Said Howard McCann. head of the teachers'
bargaining team: "I think he
.Blackwell) is about as optimistic as Feinsinger was a-
bout the problems in Detroit." (Nathan Feinsin .er
was the mediator in the Detroit   newspaper    strike.
charge.
Assessor Robert Harrison
explained: "It works like
this: The city treasurer pro-
payer called the city treasurer's office to complain,
"There's something wrong
with my tax bill." Said Harrison, after investigating the
situation: "There sure was."
The overcharge could mean
§15 or less to some homeowners,, but it would have
mounted to hundreds or even
thousands for businesses and
industries.
Sidewalk Chat Deals
With Trees, Need
Scout Camp
vides the rate of millage, by -ri _• T_ *,,_
certificate, to the county tax J? lUlU UT1YQ
billing department. This was  j TI*™.,!
done  correctly.  An  engineer LidgS XJLClt.
to  the  ele-
then feeds this information
to the computer and. in something less than an afternoon's
time, the computer spreads
the tax levy over the assess-
In   a  lengthy   and   some- sidewalk  access
times  heated  session  with mentary   school.   All   adults ment roll . . . the tax roll and
property owners.   Council have sidewalk access to the all 1.500 individual tax bills
Monday night discussed spe- hospital and the school. This .. givin'e each taxpayer pre-
cial  assessment  districts  56 v/ill not create better access risely his share of the tax.
Blackwell.  a 'member of the through 63, for installations or greater safety. Has it been This" was   done   incorrectly.
LMB   staff  since   1963,   has of sidewalks throughout the decided   that   this   is   going That  is,   in fairness  to  the
worked  with   Feinsinger   in city. through, regardless   of what computer,  the  computer  did been turned in, here"
we say? Then what's a hear- exactlv as it was told, duti-
Salihe's portion of the Boy
Scout Camp Development Fund
drive isn't going anywhere, one
of" the co-chairmen said this
week.
Elvin Armbruster, who, with
Bobert Merchant, heads the local campaign, reported last
week that "only about 50 per
cent of the pledge cards have
. and
it's practically the same this
A hoard of 320 young athletes, sponsored by 37 Jaycee chapters, poured into
Saline Saturday for the Michigan Junior
Champ contest, hosted by the Saline Jaycees. The stack of Saline contestants in
the opening ceremonies (above, top to
bottom)   includes  Rodney  White, Gerry
Hill, and Bobby Girbaeh . . . who was
warming up to a later oth place win in
the senior discus throw. Anb_Ker"S__line
athlete, Keith Smith, acquitted himself
honorably in the intermediate division:
5th in the 100-yard dash and 4th in the
220.
"*>dB«™'M_i.<__nr."'
said Armbruster.
;Of the" total Portage Trailg
"goal of $585,000, 63 per cent has
been raised by the council.
A  special meeting for  cam-
trict has been scheduled by the
chairman,. Weston- .Vivian, at
7:30  j>.m., Thursday^   at   the
the printer. Harrison said. In » Campus .Commons; in Ann
^ Arbor.   Dinner,i\,at   6:30   " ™
the Detroit newspaper talks.) A   public   hearing   i s   re _                                          __ .                                               ,„,,.,
Blackwell  said  that tHere auired for the fourth resolu- ing for?" fully digesting the improper "week,   he said,
are   "approximately   half   a tion in settine up special as- Said Eleanor Wild:   "This rate as it was fed in by the     The 101 per cent of the "fair
dozen non-economic issues sessmenf districts;  but ano- isn't a hearing . . . it's an operator.   The computer   is share" goal of $20,000 reported
still  unresolved",   for   the ther will have to be held, the ultimatum!" very fast and very accurate, by Iroquois District of the Port-
1968-69 school contract here, city attorney announced, be- Said   Charles  Kern:   "It but,  when   improperly fed,  age    Trails    Council    includes
and  my opinion  is  that  we cause  notice   of Monday's used   to   be,   sidewalks were verv wrong."                               some from  SaUne, Armbruster
can resolve them. I was pre- meeting was sent by regular, built  by petition.  If people The result of the error, the said. He has no figures as to
sented with approximately a rather than certified, mail, wanted them, they'd say so, first one known of this na- the amount,
dozen   interrelated  economic In any case. Resolution 4 and we'd go on from there." ture since the county began     "I hope to have more cards
issues that have not been a- will not be on Council's agen- (Kern is   a   former council- providing' the   service  four returned and a better idea of
greed to, including salary da   until   the   November  18 man. ) years ago, will be re-printed progress .after Thursday noon,"
schedules, fringe package, meeting, said Mayor pro tem Said  Anderson:   "I'm  not bills  with  the   corrected a-
i-lass sizesfc--and'so-.-fo_&."^;"^''":^e5We.^4.rson, so that any going .to judge previous coun- mount , sjtiown. for., payment.
At''tonight's -meeting,   he uroperty"owners who wish to cils,  10 years ago, who did The "corrected" bill will al-
said.   "hopefully,   we should install   their   own   sidewalks not   require   sidewalks when so show the amount to be re-
resoive   all   the ' main   items may do so, prior to Novem- homes were constructed." funded, if the tax happens to
and reach  an agreement on ber 1. Said  Councilman Jim have been paid.                             .           k      of Iroauois Dis.
all points. This is my target." Owners  in several  of the Ford: "If we waited till peo- The re-billing process will »™^ 1STL +lf£
Blackwell said he hoped for affected  areas   complained pie asked for them, we'd have take at least three weeks, al-
an  earlv  settlement because "that there was no need for a city full of some sidewalks .lowing, fpr time to obtain new
he  is   "scheduled  solid with sidewalks   across   their pro- here and none there . . ;." .-. tax rolls and statements from
mediations un through Labor Gerties   and   that  a   hazard Said   Dr.    John    Buelj:     —______ _                nj]iri.r.. at   6.30   _m
Day weekend.  We're willing would be created if they were 'There   are whole   subdivi- the. meantime, .taxpayers are         ^recPdP thl-Sne-Wns  Cam-
to spend as much time as we installed. Other residents pri- sions m Ann Arbor without recuested -to  refrain  from ™J^TtJWSitesub-
mari.y were concerned about sidewalks." payine   their-tax   until" the paign workers are. urgea-to-sud
"if the  Saline negotiations keening their trees. Said Ford:  "I'm happy 'to corrected 'amounts Have* been J?lt ali completed: cards at, ■tnat
are not completed tonight, he Especially perturbed  were sav there are not in Saline." computed. This will-avoid time.                :    .        ;
said   he  may  be   "able to residents on the north side of The engineers will review mailing refund checks to all                        "~—     ~
squeeze out a weekend later, Russell St., where engineers' that area to see whether the of  Salihe?s 1,500  taxpayers.     COLLISION INJURES ONE
but  I   don't have   many  of specifications  call for  seven sidewalk can be installed at The  new bills  should  be  in ;:
them left either " The 10 me- steps in the sidewalk because the curb,   thus   eliminating the mail about August 15. No     Benjamin   Holly; ■ 78,   was
diators from the Detroit of- of tne prade. Said John Ma- the steps, and still save the interest will be paid, by .the treated   at   Saline -Community
fice are each assigned to 30 der:   "This would  create   an trees. city on the refunds. ''The ei- Hospital  and released,  Sunday
school districts he noted and unsafe hazard.  A single er- They will also re-draw spe- ty ..charges, no interest until afternoon',, after a Collision" on
_2 of his are in active nego- ror> °n TOller skates, bicycle, cifications for sidewalk on S. September ... and will "not US 12 at ■Fosdick'R&, east of
tiations or  walking,  could   mean   an Ann Arbor St. "to go around Pav; any. The September 1st Saline.   Police   said. .Holly   had
He added: "If we reach an injury." the trees  where  necessary," date for penalty  is  still in stopped to   make  a  left turn
impasse Wednesday, the next He   also   questioned   the Anderson   said.   "We   aren't effect." ' when his car was struck by a
step will be fact-finding; and need for a walk there:  "All going to cut your trees;"you     The  error was discovered vehicle driven by Donald Hew-
if both parties agree to this, the  children in  Saline have (Continued on page 2) when a Hollywood Drive tax- att,  73,  of Ann-Aror.
we   could  conceivably   get ~ ' -—"
back to mediation before the
start of school is scheduled."
Spokesmen  for  both  the
Board and the SEA indicated
today  that   they would  not
object  to fact-finding,   if
were necessary.
can.
Elegant Antique Enthuses Experts
^J^gsefrW^
A years-long search was chit maxed for Bill Cammet, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cammei
McCann said he considered and a mechanic at Commuunitj-
a settlement tonight unlike- Ford Sales, when he recently
ly: "We're certainly going to bought a 1926 Model T. Ford
try. We'd be extremely happy tudor, with self-starter ANT
to conclude this, but we have hand crank,
so much to cover yet that, Bill found his prize in Willard
unless there've been terrific o., owned by a tailor who hat1
changes in attitude, I don't redone the interior. It couV
see how it could all be cov- have been driven to Saline un-
ered in one evening."
der its own power, Bill assurer
admirers  .  .  . but that woulc*
Elaine  Heiserman   vice
president  of the  School __ __ , ,„j ;°,,._. __ _ 	
so he hauled it home in a van i
on a recent week-end.
Now Bill and the car are getting   acquainted,   and  it  looto-
e    a   long friendship. The
"T's" planetary transmission ir
operated by a three-pedal control so that Bill finds he need?
three feet and three hands, especially when going in reverse
The car is in good mechanical
shape, but Bill wants to chromr
Families, organizations or in- sume    responsibility    for"    the  al   hospitality,    transportation School   and   Junior   High the bumpers and the radiator,
dividuals who are interested in well-known   Host   Family   pro- help  and "English in Action," bands and the summer bands     The prize may be on view ir
offering   friendship   and   hospi- gram with the approval of the short "talk" sessions with those will   be   held  at   the   Junior the show window during Dave
The Detroit contingent, of Junior
Champ contestants registers at the state
event hosted by Jaycees here. The De-
troiters mopped up in most of the events,
possibly because of their unusual determination ... as shown by one youngster
who had missed the bus out. He hitch
hiked to get here and made it on time.
But the transportation difficulties didn't
end there; two other youths were left behind when the bus headed back home at
the end of the day, and Saline Jaycees
had to round up rides for the strays.
- Reporter Staff Photo
International Hospitality Project Begins
Board, said she feels that
"there's hope" of a quick settlement. "It would be nice;
and I'm hoping to feel like j^g
Band Social
Set Aug. 1
The annual ice cream social  sponsored by the High
fr
tality to students, faculty or Protestant Foundation for In-
visitors from other countries, ternational Students, the Ann
may find a way through a new Arbor-Washtenaw    Council   of
who are struggling to learn our High   School
language. August 1.
independent organization, Volunteers for International Hospitality Programs.
VIHP is headed by Mrs. Roger Glass of Ann Arbor, who
has years of experience in
hosting activities. It is further
composed of twelve other com-li£^^|rUcti_j.e
munity women'who have servi. * ^ --
ed in one area or another of
foreign hospitality.
Churches and the International
Center who have jointly sponsored it before. The English
Language Institute, whose students come for intensive courses of eight and 15 weeks dura- 	
tion, and the office for Foreign
Visitors,   are   also backing the CUB PICNIC SET
on   Thursday, Potter's grand opening as new
owner of Community Ford.
Ire  cream   coffee     soft     Handsome  as  it is,  it's not
Interested, groups or persons ' ^ Bilrs first anti(lue auto. At one
.„  h„  .. t„._,i.  n, ,c   ..Hi. served'from  7  toPg:30 pm   time) he had a 1932 Chevrolet
by the Band Parents Club,, of Sedan . . . sold that ... and
which Bill Mennell is presi- then acquired a couple of Mo-
dent, del A's. He sold one of these
The bands will be directed during the Saline Centennial
by Malcolm Danforth. Per- but plans to keep the other . . .
formances are  scheduled by a 1929 .. . . plus the "T".
He will drive the Model A to
may do as much or as little
as they like. For further information call Mrs. Charles Hill
in Ann Arbor, 662-9688 or Mrs.
Robert Tefft,' Sahne 429-9S15.
the 5th grade summer band
• The summer picnic for Cub at 7 p.m.; the-6th graders at Mackinaw Bridge and back to
A need exists, not only for Scouts of Pack 416 and their 7:20; the Junior High Band Greenfield  Village  on  a tour
sustaining friendship as in the families will begin at 1:30 p.m. at 7:40; and the High School with   the   Model   A   Restorers
The new organization will as-host program, but for occasion- Sunday, at Curtiss Park. Band at 8 p.m.. . Club, August 12-15.
JJave Potter,- owner  of  Community -
Ford Sales, admires Bill Cammet-s-newest acquisition and enthusiasm, a Model
_C in splendid repair.- Bill also sports a
Model. A.
~ Reporter Staff Photo
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