1968-07-31; Saline Reporter

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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 47--WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1968
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Determined to wind up school contract talks if it took all night (and it
did), the mediator and bargaining teams
looked fairly fresh at the start. At center, above, is Larry Diebold, MEA field
man. At the right are Attorney Fred
Sehwarze, negotiator for the Board of
Education,  and  Superintendent Harold
Hintz. Down the other side of the table
(reading toward the camera) are George
Bonich . . . lighting the first of a billion
pipefuls . . . Dick Holzhauer, Howard
McCann, and Carol Burmeister, all for
the SEA; and Mediator Robert Black-
well. School Board members . attended
part of the session.
As the long night wore on, negotiators were working in a sea of chewing
gum wrappers, empty mint packages, and
pop bottles,. . .''and Bonich was well on
his way through half a pouch of tobacco
and two books of matches. And even the
mediator (above, far left) was looking
hairy-eyed.
And still the talks went on . . . and
on . . . until agreement was reached just
before dawn last Thursday.
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In a marathon, all-night
"talk-in", negotiators for the
School Board and teachers
reached tentative agreement
o n a master contract, last
Wednesday.
Both sides are hopeful that
the agreement will be ratified; meantime, both agreed
not to reveal dptails of the
proposed  contract. .„
Ratification is expected before the opening .date of
school, though n o meeting
date has been set by th>
Board of Education to take
action on the contract; and
many teachers have not yet
arrived in town.
Said School Superintendent
Harold Hintz: "We will set-a
meetinc date as soon as the
Board has time to see copies
of the proposed contract. I
don't expect  any delay."
Said Howard McCann, negotiator for the Saline Education Association: "We feel
that it's an agreement that
our membership will accept.
We may take a vote by mail
if necessary, to speed action "
Robert Blackwell, executive secretary of the State
Mediation Board, served as
mediator in the session,
which wen.t on without a
break from 7 p.m. to 4:45
a.m.
Also present were a representative of the Michigan Education Association, Larry
Diebold, and SEA negotiators McCann, Richard Holz.-
hauer, Carol Burmeister, and
George Bonich.
Representing the S c h o o"l
B o a . d were, art .attornfifj,
Frederick B.1 Schwarz'e',
Hintz, and . . . for part of
the talks, Board members
Gerald Coe and Elaine Heiserman.
Said McCann: "We are extremely pleased that we
reached an agreement with-*
out going into further action
that neither partv wanted.
The contract isn't exactly
what we wanted, but it represents a meeting of minds."
As for the all-night session:
"When you think something
is important and has to be
done, you do it, I guess."
Registration Now
Totals 1,775
Saline registered voters now
number about 1,775, City Clerk
Julie Rapp announced this
week.
The list includes nearly 50
new registrants, plus "a few"
who registered too late to be
eligible to vote in the primary
election, Tuesday. (Under regulations that are new this year,
voters may register at a n y
time, but may not vote until
th.ir registration has been in
effect for the required period
of time, Mrs. Rapp explained.)
City voter rolls are now being  culled  and updated.
The polls will be open from
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at
the Junior High in the center
of town.
Johnson to Seek Council Seat;
Two Consider Mayor Race
Cheryl Henes
To Replace
Miss Kulenkamp
s Song.
Bridge Work
The Stat. Highway Commission will open bids on Au-
pust 7 in Lansing on shoulder construction and other
work on the US-12 bridge over the Saline River, they announced today.
Estimated cost of the work
is $10,000. Scheduled completion date is October 31.
Jaycees Begin
Plans to Pick
"Miss SaUne"
Saline Jaycees again sponsor the "Miss Saline" contest
in conjunction with the Saline Community Fair.
AU unmarried girls between the ages of 16 and 24
and living in the Saline Area
School District are eligible.
Entries must be postmarked no later than August 30:
entry blanks will be printed
in The Reporter before that
time.
Judging of the contest will
be held on. September 3. The
crowning ceremony will be
held at the Fairgrounds on
September 5.
The new queen will be
crowned by last year's "Miss
Saline", Bobbi Politz.
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"^Cheryl"Henes, *a*~Sa_ine "High'
and Michigan State graduate,
wil..teach home economics at
the high school here next year,
replacing Nancy  Kulenkamp.
Miss Kulenkamp, who has
taught here for eight years,
resigned from the post and . . .
although she has no definite
plans ... is not "planning to
teach again at this time, though
I'll probably do some substitute
teaching."
She added: "I have enjoyed
working in Saline and with Saline kids, one of the finest
groups of students anywhere.
I feel that the school and the
School Board have always been
more than fair in the eight
years I was here. I have been
very, very satisfied with that."
Miss Henes, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs? Oscar Henes of 7941
Bethel Church Rd., graduated
from Saline High School in 1955,
and received her bachelor's degree and secondary teaching
certificate from Michigan State
University. In her high school
years, she was extremely active in 4-H work and FHA, and
a member of National Honor
Society. She won scholarships
from Michigan State University
and the Michigan Future Home-
makers Association, and was a
4-H winner of a trip to Chicago.
She _was also a runner-up to
the Washtenaw County Dairy
Princess.
A major shuffle in city offices was forecast today
when Mayor George Johnson
announced that he will not
seek re-election ... to that
position . . . and two candidates said they were "considering" running for the job.
Councilman George Anderson and former Councilman
Hugh Keveling both said
they would decide within the
next few days whether to be
candidates for mayor. Petitions are being circulated for
both.
Although he will not run
for mayor, he will seek reelection as a Councilman,
Johnson said. "This will allow me to continue to serve
the community without the
large expenditure of time
that is required by the position of mayor."
Expiring terms to be filled
in the November election are
those of the mayor and Councilmen Anderson, Glenn
Clark, and Don Jaeger.
Jaeger will "probably" not
be a candidate for another
term he said: "My present
feeling is that I probably
won't, since it takes too much
time from family and school
activities. Also, I feel there
should be a turn-over in this
type of position." Jaeger, a
high school teacher and
coach, has served one term
on the council.
Clark, now in his third
term on the council, is out
of town on vacation and not
expected to return until Monday. But- nominating petitions. hf^%h4e#pkken out for
him, and -friends said* tney
understood that he intended
to run again.
Petitions must be filed no
later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday,
August 6, the same day as
the primary election.
In announcing his withdrawal from the mayor's
job, Johnson said: "It is with
deep regret that I will not be
a candidate for the office of
mayor ... Increased job responsibilities and the time
necessary to fulfill my obligations to my employer dictate that I must curtail my
activities." He is employed as
personnel manager of the
Henry Ford Museum at
Greenfield Village.
Johnson noted that the
mayor of Saline also automatically is a member of the
city and regional planning
commissions; he has also
represented Saline for the
past three years on the
county Board of Supervisors.
Last year, he spent "more
than- 20 vacation days, plus
nights and parts of days" in
work required by the mayor's
office, he said. He is now
completing his second two-
year term. Since he instituted the more formal, numbered agenda for meetings in
1965, council has dealt with
663 actual agenda items in
the first three years, and
more than 100 in the first
half of this year, he noted.
He. was recently elected
chairman of the Washtenaw
County Metropolitan Planning Commission, of which
he has been a member for
about three years. He also
served on the "Committee of
100" and as vice chairman of
Region H,' Michigan Municipal League.
During his administration,
the Ford plant was located
here, a new fire hall was
built and a new fire truck
acquired, and combined rubbish-garbage pick-up was instituted in the city. Henry
St. has been paved, and contracts have been let to pave
Clark- St. and extend Harris
St. The city hall was moved,
and the old building is being
remodeled. Saline Relief
Drain. No. 1 has been installed: ,    , .
: Also'^during that Jimp; .the
■fexpauisibn 'of -tlie 'Wew*_rg. _.-
plant was completed (and
more expansion is under study) ; a city administrator was
appointed for the first time;
city ordinances have been codified; a city "master plan"
has .been .launched but not
yet completed; w,ater lines
haye been,.expanded; a. new
municipal "parking -lot was
built; an employees* retirement .fund went "into effect;
arid tax millage was reduced
in 1966 and '67 and remained
th-fsame'in 196'8.
Johnson   also instituted   a
tree - planting program
throughout the city for the
past two years.
Anderson, who has served
six years on the council and
four years as mayor pro tem,
said he is "strongly considering running for mayor, if it
is approved by my employers
and my family." He is employed in property management at the Ford Motor Co.
Central Office building.
H e said: "A tremendous
amount of work has been
done in the past, but we've
got a lot facing us in the future, which will require great
dedication by the council and
the mayor, to see the many
programs through to completion."
Anderson also served for
1,4 years on the Board of
Supervisors, and has served
on the city board of review
and planning commission. He
took part in arrangements to
bring the Ford plant here
and, while serving on the Library Board and the United
Fund, was instrumental in
arranging for the purchase
of the Schleh building for the
library.
He is a member of the
Southeast Michigan Council
of Governments, which includes six counties, and represents the cities- and villages of Washtenaw on the-
SMCOG executive board, as
well as serving on two other
committees of the group.
Keveling, who owned and
operated Keveling's Drug
'-Store'in Saline _:or 25 years,
has served for four years on
the council. He was also city
health officer for 10 years.
A pharmacist, he was employed for a time at Saline
Community Hospital, and is
now working full-time at the
Pittsfield Pharmacy. He has
been active in United Fund
work and is an active member of the Kiwanis Club.'
He is "thinking about running" for mayor, he said, and
will make a decision before
Tuesday.
Bob Kessel Named
Houghton Principal
COUNCIL TO MEET
WITH HAYWOOD GROUP
City Council will meet Monday .with owners of property
in Haywood's Addition to discuss a survey for an assessor's
plat of the area. Several
streets, just west of the millpond, have nev.er been surveyed; one or two are listed but
not used,-and may be abandoned by the city. \
A regular meeting of |Coun-
cil vyill follow. |
Knight Named to
Advisory Council
James Knight, Jr., of 273
Mark Hannah Ct., has been appointed to the School Advisory
Council to fill a vacancy to the
end of this year, for the City
of SaUne.
The council is also seeking
someone interested in representing Bridgewater Township,
replacing Mrs. David Renner,
who has resigned. The only requirement is to be a registered
elector. Anyone interested is
asked to call Mrs. Charles
Lamberson, 429-5097, or Mrs.
William Crim, 429-7642.
The public is welcome to all
meetings of the Advisory Council. -The next meeting will be
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, August
7, at the High School.
ROTARIANS TO HEAR
ABOUT SKIN DIVING
An officer of the Clinton post,
Michigan State Police, will
speak on skin diving, at the
Thursday noon meeting of the
Rotary Club, at Leutheuser's
Restaurant. Leon Vedder is program chairman.
Out of Use
The Weber Rd. bridge at Noble Rd., wiped out by the June
flood, is still out, as plans to
install a portable bridge went
awry. '
A more urgent use for the
portable "Bailey" bridge developed, according to Howard
Minier, Road Commission manager . . . and then another
problem   developed   after  that.
Shortly after it was announced that the Bailey bridge would
be installed on Weber Rd., it
was discovered that a bridge on
McCallum Rd. would have to
be rebuilt. It was not destroyed by the flood, but had been
weakened by an overload in
April. Rebuilding it meant
bringing it up to state standards, Minier said, and the Road
Commission has just received
the engineering plans to do so."
So the Bailey bridge will be
used as a detour while the McCallum Rd. bridge is built. It
would "have been placed in service before" this, but it was discovered that the portable, an
Army surplus item that has
been in the county's possession
for many years, had deteriorated. New planking had to he-
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MeanwMle, on Weber Rd.,
farmers are apparently managing to "get by", Minier~ said,.
aHhough they use the bridge at
their own risk. It is^ now felt.,
that a bridge of the ''tubs" type"
may be put in, possibly by fall*,
but it will have to be relocateds
he said. •* ... »-"l'
And, when weather ./limits,
all Road Commission -r^oin-ces
must be used for bla£_itogpiflgi
roads,, he added.'      -.^V^"?
, -Robert Kessel, assistant
principal of Houghton School
since it opened two years ago,
has been elevated to the post
of principal, it was announced
this week.
He will replace Marian Barclay, who resigned! at the end
of the 1967-68 school year.
Kessel, 38, has taught in Saline since 1959, in 5th and 6th
grades and kindergarten. Originally from Saginaw, he holds
a bachelor of science degree
and master's degree in educational administration, both from
Eastern Michigan University,
and will receive his "specialist" degree (30 hours beyond
the master's) from EMU this
fall.
He lives at 202 E. Henry St.
with his  wife,  Frances  Mary,
who teaches home economics at
the Junior High School.
He plans no changes at
Houghton School for the present
he said, and said he considers
the primary concerns of a principal to be public relations . . .
"cooperation among the parent,
the local community, and the
school". . . providing "a really
harmonious situation within the
environment in which you
work", and promoting the "individual growth of the individual child".
As a hobby,-. Kessel raises
and races homing pigeons and
has accumulated a fine collection of prize ribbons and trophies. His assessment of the comparison of pigeons and child-
ren: "Both are intelligent . . .
one more than the other, of
course!"
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