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The Salin
VOLUME 20, NUI.1BER 14-Thursday, December 12, 1968
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Twirlers, Toys, &
ome Part
to
munity of Washtenaw
'New Growth Pattern
Lies Ahead*—Bott
Area UF May Wl>rl<
With County Group
PREPARED TO TWIRL were the
youngsters above, some of the dozens who
appeared at Jensen School Thursday afternoon for twirling lessons offered by
the Saline High majorettes. The gym was.
fairly crammed with young twirlers (ages
5 through 13) and their parents. The in
structors, who will have their hands full,
are Becky Hehr, Peggy West, Sarah
Christner, and Barb Braun, who intend
to organize a Baton Marching Corps to
take part in parades and other community
activities.
DOLLS OF TWO SIZES could be
admired at the Ford plant this week, in
the annual doll-judging contest w'hich
provides the lovely toys for Christmas
baskets for needy children, through the
Goodfellows. ^
Saline gals among the contestants
(left to. right above) were Mary Karr
Wanda Macomber, Carol Compton, Arline
Thoss, June Harvey, Nancy Ferguson,
and (not in the 'picture') Margaret Grit-
man. Nancy's doll was judged one of the
two best dressed. Other winners were
Mary Bies, one of the best dressed dolls;
Susan Horton, most original; ahd Ruth
Fritzler, most eye appeal. Each of the
winners receives a $12 award.
Salinians had better start
thinking in terms of-a "Community of Washtenaw", BiU
Bott, president of the Ana Arber
Chamber of Commerce, told Saline Rotarians last week.
Otherwise, he said, they.ll
ultimately find themselves pairt
of a "Community of Southeastern  Michigan."        ■
Saline's rapid growth is already apparent, he said; but-
there is  a  whole new pattern
MYI Concert.
Set to Benefit
Scholarships
All the "alumni" of Musical
Youth International . . . 300 to
400 young musicians . ... will
gather here on Sunday, December 22, to give a concert to
benefit the MYI scholarship endowment fund
The endowment fund, with a
goal of $100,000, will be used to
provide scholarships for needy
and talented young people to
study music, according to Lester McCoy, founder of MYI, It
, is already "about one-third of
the way along toward its goal"
with contributions from businesses, industries, and interested individuals, he said. Contributions are tax-deductible,
since MYI is a non-profit organization. :
.-^■The-MYI. -graduates will'-glF.
ther at Saline High School on
Sunday afternoon, to rehearse
numbers from their former repertories, and the concert.will
be given at 7:30 p.m. that evening, in the gym.
Choral numbers will be dir-
' ected by McCoy, who organ?)
ized MYI in 1985. Band numbers will be directed by the
conductors who have accompanied the group en its summer tours: Charles L. Kirsch,
music supervisor of Battle
Creek Schools; Jack Bittle, of
Sturgis; Edward Downing, of
Huron High School in Ann Arbor; Nathan Judson of Grosse
Point North High School (his
wife is the former Christmas
Schnierle); and Russell Reed
of Grosse Pointe Scuth High
School, who is the band director  for  the 1989 -summer  tour.
Tickets for the concert are
$1 for adults and children over 12.
of growth lying ahead ... including the 780-acre Penn-Cen-
tral industrial complex planned
in Pittsfield Township between
Saline and Ann Arbor. "It's
coming," Bott said, "and it wi]]
mean big industry-and lots of it,
and lots of employees . . .
thousands of them . . . whether
you want it or not."
The changing character of the
community brings many attendant problems, he pointed out.
Among them:
Operational costs of schools
will continue to grow. An effi-
c i e n t transportation system
must be developed to move the
people who will be living and
working in the area ... he
suggested, as one possibility,
"Dial-A-Bus", a computerized
system of bus flow in response
to demand.
Municipal services will need"
reorganization, he added.
There are now 27 governmental units in Washtenaw County,
with hundreds of agencies, incl u d i n g numerous planning
groups . . ...and "practically
all of them are going down
their own road, without regard
for any of the others. We need
to bring them together and coordinate their work. Otherwise,
we'll continue to have fragmented governmental units with
fragmented goals."
There will be increasing "people problems", Bott said. "We've
got them. We've got to. work to
encourage the brotherhood of
:-manH !^4_nong- 'tlie~ Sky-foi-ket-
ing costs of living, he named
those of housing and hospitalization.
He concluded: "Lei's get together and determine our own
destiny, or someone else will."
POST OFFICE WINDOW
TO  BE   OPEN  SATURDAY
Saline. Post Office wi'l be cpen
for window service from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday,
December 14, This will be the
only expansion of hours for the
1963 Christmas season, Postmaster Ciark Gordon said.
JAYCEES
ENDORSE
VO-EBPLAN
Jaycees,  in  a  general mem
bership   meeting,   have   unani-     Tne Sahne United Fund board sent building  (which  has been
mously  endorsed' the  proposed exPects   to   hear   av presenta- sold)   until   the   Schleh   buiid-
area Vocational-Education Pro- tion in January hy the Washte- ing has been remodelled and is
gram,   and   the   millage   and naw   County   Citizens   Advisory ready for use.
bond issue for it on next Wed- Planning    Council,    to    decide     The UF budget committee, of
nesday's • ballot. whether the local United Fund which   John   Dwyer   is   chair-
A Jaycee Auxiliary vote was "w.ants to become officially re- man, will consider an additional
nearly  unanimous   in  favor  of lated with this group," the Rev.  allotment of $2,080 to cover the
the   proposal. Merle   R.   Meeden,   Saline   UF interest and five months rent.
Saline School District' resi- president, announced Tuesday. It is now probable that the
dents   will   vote   at  the   Junior     The countv council, which has Library will not be able to move
High    School    on    Wednesday, been in the planning and discus- into   tlle   Schleh  building   until
December   18,   in   the   special sion stage for more than a year, "ext    March    or    April,    Mrs.
election  covering  the Interme- is now in process of organiza-  Charles   Kern,   Library   board
diate School District. tion; a chairman is to be elected president,   said.   At present,   a
Proposition one asks estab- at a meeting Thursday night, heating and air-conditioning unit
lishment of the county-wide vo- The council is made up of rep- has been ordered; shelving has
cational '-. technical -education resentatives, from all communi- 'been ordered, and the stairway
program, financed by a one ties in the county, who are in- is being built. Cost of the new
mill tax. All registered'voters terested in United Fund work furnace, shelving, and the rent
are eligible to vote on the first Don Church, former Saline board were more than originally ex-
proposition, member, has attended its .early pected, she said; and the Library
Proposition two  asks  proper- meetings. Its purpose is to coor- hoard does not want to use mon-
ty owners for authority to issue dihate  United  Fund   efforts  in ev  fr0111  the  book  budget for
bonds   to   finance   construction the various communities, discuss these   expenses   if   it   can   be
'and  equipping of  an  area job issues  related  to   all,   evaluate avoided.
skills   center.   Money   to  retire the work of participating county     In   otner   action,   the   United
the bonds would come from the agencies, and coordinate United Fund   members    voted    unani-
one mill tax. Fund    assistance    to    agencies mously   to   retain   for   another
Federal funds are available which operate countywide. year the same contract with
for up to half of the cost of Its members feel that there the. American Red Cross under
construction and equipment has been "an increasing need for which it has operated for the
and up to one-quarter of the some group to coordinate the Past two vears- The contract
cost of operation of the job efforts of volunteers in the in use iere> unlike Red Cross-
skills   center. county." It is felt that such a UF contracts in some other com-
The plan is to locate the cen- group could also eliminate the munities,   does   not   bind   the
ter   on   the   Washtenaw   Com- need for each local United Fund local board to disburse any par-
munity   College    campus.   The* budget committee to hold hear- ticular percentage of its funds,   a
CoUege would operate the cen- ings with every agency request-  whether or not the Saline drive
ter   under   contract   from   the ing   assistance. -     Soes  ' over the top".
District. The Saline-United Fund mem-     Seven new UF board members
*   *   *    . ' bers, at Tuesday's annual meet- were elected: Marland Hu_t, of
Four Javcee members are ing, approved a resolution to 806 Knollwood Ct., for a one-
former vocational^- Jechniealjjgay all-agendes.„participafek in year term replacing John Straw-
'scKoof students"," JD'on .Clinger-^hefl968'drive the'amount bud-* bridge who has moved; away:
smith, president of the club, geted-for them Dr. Gerald Eisemann, of 104 W.
noted. He himself studied tool Referred to.'the budget com- Michigan, a two-year term:
and die design at such a school, mittee, for a~i'eport at the Jan- James Granger; 247 Nichols Dr,
became interested in metallur- uary 21 meeting, was a proposal Frieda > Schumaier, of Macon
gy, and then went to Michigan for additional aid to the Saline R<*-.. Ml-S- Arthur Ellis, of Lodi
State University to study busi- Library. Last year, the United L?ne. ("who has served on the
ness, specializing in computers. Fund undertook to pay the pur- Lansing United.-Fund board);
He does not believe that any chase price of the Schleh build- Harold Gage, of MiUs Rd.;, and
ether teaching arrangement ing for the Library'., use, iii Bill Garpow, of Knollwood Ct.
could' provide instruction "as three $9,000 installments. The The last five will all serve three-
worthwhile as that available in first payment "was made last vear terms,
a good technical school," he year.; the second was included in Outgoing members are Cecelia
said.                                            . this year's budget. Ference, who has resigned after
Mrs.  Robert Merchant' spoke     But  no provision  was   made  many years  as secretary,  and -
in behalf of the proposed pro- for  an interest payment .   .   . Paul.Sibson, the Rev. Lawrence
gram,   at  the  Jaycee  meeting $1,080   .   .   .   and   the  Library Cole, Dr. Eugene Garrison, John
here. t must now pay. rent on its pre-        (Continued on page 3)
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Decorations
To be Judged
On December 22
Gerry Haring will -serve as
chairman for the Jaycees in the
club's annual Christmas decorating contest in Saline, and
Carol ■ Compton will act as
chairman for the Jaycee Auxi-~
liary.
Judging .this year will be
done before Christmas, on December 22, the Jaycees announced. Plaques or trophies will be
awarded for the most original,
attractive, and well-constructed
decorations at single-family residences, apartments, and commercial   establishments.
W'
' CHEERFUL CHATTER livened the Post Office on
Tuesday afternoon, as Brownies of Troop 128 decorated
a Christmas tree,, the first the Post Office has had for
years.' On the ladder, top to bottom, are Therese Lyon,
Jean Arola, Susie Tripp, and Julie Hargett. Others are
Cindy Hunt, Dawn Osborn, Karen Meyer, Shirley Vezina,
Sally McKenzie, Susan Toth, Jenny Gall, aiid Chris Lamberson. Leaders are Mrs. Dallas Hargett and Mrs. Kenneth Meyer. "
MARCH OF DIMES
RUMMAGE   SALE   PLANNED
A -March .of Dimes rummage
sale will be held sometime in
January (time.and place to be
announced) ,by the Junior Child
Study  Club/   <■"
Anyone with articles to donate for the sale is asked to
i call Mrs. Paul Woods, 429-7518;
Mrs. Ralph .Gross, 429-7577; or
Mrs. Jerry. Losee, 429-7602.
ALTAR   SOCITY   TO   MEET     COUNCIL MEET SET
The Altar Society of St. An- City Council will meet at 7
drew's Church, will-meet at s'p.ni. Monday'in the., council
p.m.  Thursday  at  the  Church chambers.
SCHOOLS  GET FLAGS
•New American flags were
■presented last week to both
Houghton and Jensen schools
by the American Legion Auxiliary.. Eunice Armbruster,'the
Auxiliary's Americanism chairman, made the presentation.
School Advisory Council committees for the coiMng year
have been appointed"' by the
chairman,   James   Knight,,. Jr.
The Advisory Council also a-
dopted  a  resolution supporting
the   millage   proposal  on  th;e
December 18 ballot for an area's
vocational  high   "school.
Allan Grossman will serve as
chairman of the finance committee, with Carol Burmeister,
H.K. Clark, James England,
and  Albert  Gall.
Chairman of the education
committee is Barbara O'Brien,
with Joyce Braun, Alton Finkbeiner, Jan Girbaeh, and Ken
IiEtuterwasser.
^Barbara Lamberson is chairman of publicity and membership,, with Sally Hatfield.
The facilities committee is
headed by John Livingstone
and includes Carol Beckett,
Norman MacDonald, Ruth Vila,
and Jane Ann Wanty.
Dorothy Crim is chairman of
the community (recreational)
group,, with Chuck Lamberson,
Kit Yqung, and Kay Voigtman.
Temporary committees" include one on by-laws review,
headed by Allan Grossman with
Donald Kraushaar, Don Clary
and Bill Vander Yacht; Board
of Education Committee, Michael Genik, Richard Cole, Mrs.
Thomas O'Connor, Richard
Payeur, Mrs. Max Ross, and
Mrs. William Romelhardt; and
a committee on Citizens for Social Justice, - headed by Carol
Burmeister with James Knight.
The- Saline Jaycee Auxiliary
will announce the winner of
their local Community Service
Award Monday, at 8 p.m. in
the community room of the Saline Savings Bank.
Harold Hintz, superintendant
of schools, will speak.
The woman chosen from Saline will oe entered in the state-
wide_ proect "Four Outstanding Young Women".
Local contestants are Mrs.
_Duane Anderson, Intermediate
PTO; Miss Carol Burmeister,
Sv-h Andrew's'Altar Society;
Mr.4 Eugene Garrison, Child
Stui_%! Club; Mrs.'Edgar Monty,
Hospital Auxiliary; Mrs. John
Peterson, Jaycee Auxiliary;
and M,rs. Paul Woods, Jr., Junior  Child  Study  Club.
Majtor George Johnson, Mrs.
William Crim, Jr., and Mrs.
Harold Gage, last year's winner, are the judges for the
event.
(Editor's note: two other Saline' women, not among these
candidates, were listed last
we/jk by a national biographical'^ service named "Outstanding Young Women of Amer-
ic;j". It is connected with the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs and is totally separate
from the selection above, which
is sponsored locally and nationally by the Jaycee Auxiliary.
Ipose named last week were
Alyce Van Koevering and Mary
ISirones,  both  of Saline.)
Jaycees Offer
Distinguished
Service Award
Jaycees have opened their
annual search for Saline area's
"most distinguished" young
man, who will receive the Distinguished Service Award at the
club's "Bosses' Night Banquet" on January 22.
The recipient must be a resident of the area between the
ages of 21 and 35 . . . but he
need not be a Jaycee. The
award is given for "worthwhile
contributions to the community
and its development," according to Lee Decker, chairman of
the project. Newcomers to the
community are as eligible as
anyone else, he noted: "It's contribution that counts, not length
of time of residence."
The local winnert will be entered in the statewide competition, and the Michigan "Most
Distinguished"' will be considered in later national judging.
Jaycees are seeking nomin-
nations from the public; and a
nomination blank will be printed, in The Reporter starting
next • week. It should be filled
out and sent to Lee Decker, 71
Tower Dr., no later than Jan.
13. ''   -
KIWANIANS HEAR SPEAKER
Grace Stierle, consultant with
the Special Education project
of Vocational Rehabilitation for
the Intermediate School District, was the speaker at the
Monday meeting of the Kiwanis Club, at the Masonic- hall.
TO   HOLD   POTLUCK
; The" Senior Citizens Club will
*.___-__. _.-._«._. _.~~~ meet for a potluck dinner and
| The Rotary Club's Christmas Christmas, party-at  6:30 „p.m.
Monday   at   the   Legion   Hall.
Each member is to bring a 50
cent gift.
OTARIANS PLAN
[CHRISTMAS FEED
^dinner and Ladies' Night -will
|be at 6,: 30 p.m. ■ Thursday, _ at
^Leutheuser's Restaurant.
HONORED FOR 30-YEARS with Ford Motor Co.,
Tuesday, was Glenn Clark (left) of 110 Pleasant Ridge,
now security supervisor at the Saline plant. Glenn has
been in security for most of the 30 years, starling at the
Milford plant, then at the Ypsilanti plant, and finally at
the one in Saline. He has received other- Ford awards —
the community service plaque from the Ypsilanti plant
and, more recently, the top honor, the Town Crier Bell
here. Since^ovirig to Saline about 12 years ago, Glenn
has served three two-year terms on City Council, and has
also acted as police and fire commissioner.
Of his work for Ford Motor Co., he said: "I've en-
j6yed'it, all the time . . . and I'm pretty proud of this
plant, proud to have a nice place like this in our town.
The people who work here are all pretty nice people who
take pride in their plant."       _ . •
Glenn's family includes "a very t>ood wife", Bertha;   ■
three sons, Glenn R., Coral, and Bill, all Salinians, all
jnarried, and all Ford employees; and seven grandcliildr'-
ren.
-The 30-year Service Award was presented .by L..R.
Ross, plant manager.