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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1946
Page
1
Saline city council voted unanimously at a special meeting to adopt a city manager government to take effect June 1. The plan, endorsed by the Saline Rotary Club, combines the manager role with non-elective posts and designates the manager as head of all departments, budget preparer, purchasing agent, and enforcer of laws.
The Saline high school Junior Class announces the play Murdered Alive to be held April 4 and 5 with admission 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Two junior boys have joined the services, John Jaeger in the Coast Guard and Duane Royal in the Merchant Marine.
Saline public school champions from grades five through eight compete in a district spelling bee on April 26 with district champs advancing to a May 17 event at W. W. J. The Detroit News sponsors. Prizes include Webster's dictionaries bronze and silver emblems gold emblem replicas and a $2000 prize pool.
Mr and Mrs Graydon Everett and Flora King hosted a Sunday gathering honoring Paul Everett for his birthday. Paul recently left Navy service. Gerald Graf, last year’s Navy recruit, graduated Norman Naval School as AM first class and is stationed near Alameda with aircraft engine work. Child Study Club meets April 2 at 3 PM in the High School with Dr L Dell Henry speaking on Children’s Allergies.
Steve Filipiak production manager of WPAG gave a burlesque style broadcast recap at the Saline Rotary Club meeting in the Saline Hotel. Ted Turner from WPAG Ypsilanti invited members to attend a March 30 football show and banquet featuring Filipiak and Joe Gentily of CKLW with a U of M stars program and rural school representation across about thirty districts. The club also voted to give official softball sets to each rural school and welcomed guests Thurlow Sanford and Walter McPeek.
The Girl Scout Court of Honor at Saline High School auditorium drew wide attendance and sparked constructive ideas for sustaining work. Troop leaders include Mrs. J C Little for Troop 1 and Mrs. Joseph Thomas for Troop 2. Brownies are led by Mrs. La Verne Armbruster. Sharon Muir earned First Class Scout. several girls received badges for Public Safety Bibliophile winter sports and group music. Separate news notes cover Robert Fuoss invited on a European mission by War Department, and local servicemen Aller and Gerald Karn on furlough after Pacific duty and Army Air Corps service.
Superintendent Leo Jensen and Satine Public Schools host 236 teachers from Dexter Chelsea Manchester Milan and rural areas for a coastal institute. Dr Edgar DeWitt Jones a Detroit preacher and author addresses the opening program as Washtenaw Chapter of the Michigan Education Association plans afternoon sessions and a talk by Laurentine Collins.
The piece reviews George D. Schermerhorn's Democratic gubernatorial bid and its stance on cutting sales tax from 3 to 2 cents, warning it would reduce already stretched state aid to schools. It cites Michigan Educational Association data showing a need for about 73.66 million dollars in state aid, and details teacher salaries across urban and rural districts, after salaries and taxes.
World War II veterans may use G I L Bill rights to learn farming through on the job training offered by the Veterans Administration. Training covers all agriculture phases with monthly subsistence benefits for single veterans or those with dependents. Veterans’ counselors and county agents guide eligibility and training plans, including farm shop practice and farm management courses.
Myron Gallagher defends local public schools against rumors. He argues salaries compare to nearby districts, notes music and art teaching methods, and contrasts Ford School with Village School. He emphasizes parental influence on discipline and welcomes students back in fall.
Rev H L Engel spoke last Friday at Zion Lutheran Church Chesaning during the dedication of a new organ and the 60th anniversary of the Ladies Aid Society.
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