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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1963
Page
3
The article explains the ballot wording on free textbooks, noting the correct vote is opposite of intuition. It urges voters to read the question carefully, as a “no” vote supports free textbooks and a “yes” vote opposes them, despite common assumptions.
Mrs Helen Starling entertained Saline school bus drivers at breakfast Monday morning. Mrs Arthur Jacobsen hosted the group at breakfast on Wednesday. The University of Michigan established the first U S professorship in zoology and botany in 1842.
Philip C Campbell of Saline Valley Farms and Evelyn T Nielsen of Valley Stream won Volkswagen of America’s first International Study Awards. Each provides 1800 dollars and round trip air to a European study city. Campbell plans PhD work at Lund University Sweden and notes his father Donald Campbell is tied to VW dealership European Cars Inc in Ypsilanti.
An open letter to Saline voters argues the Saline School District violated a moral and legal promise by seeking a rental fee for books after agreeing to a 3.5 mill tax for four years. The writer notes prior budget cuts and the repeated defeats of higher taxes and warns of further service cuts.
A reader questions the district budget after a 3.5 mill tax increase over four years, asking if poor planning led to citing book rental fees. The letter also asks whether funds were used for nonessential obligations and cites a potential trust violation by the School Board.
Saline Library reports 31 children from kindergarten to sixth grade registered for a summer reading program called Reading for Fun Club. The club has no meetings, runs June 7 to August, and offers badges with reading lists and aid to help choose books.
The Tens and Teens 4-H club hosts a public horse show at 11 am on Sunday at the rural activities center on Saline Ann Arbor road. An entry fee of 50 cents applies in all classes with three 4-H member only divisions and multiple open events across Western, English, pony, and miscellaneous events. Refreshments will be available.
The Busy Workers annual meeting at Kay Gordons house on May 21 elected Bev Gall president Marilyn Girbach vice president Alice Croy secretary Barb Finkbeiner treasurer Kathy Gordon and Cindy Hartman recreation leaders and Marlene Girbach reporter. The next meeting is set for June 10 at the township hall.
The Friendship Extension group will hold their regular meeting Monday June 10 at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs Ed Burmeister.
Scouts of Troop 46 built a rope and pole bridge across Saline River at Saline Valley Farms to film More Than Meets the Eye. University of Michigan AV Center crew Robert Lavastida and Douglas Rideout documented the staging for an educational color presentation about spatial visualization. The film features local participants and is aimed at educational research with a September 1 release.
Saline Boy Scout Troop 46 planned activities for the Portage Trails Council Pathfinder Rally to be held May 24 to 26. On May 16 one patrol hiked to Saline Valley Farms and camped. two other patrols trekked three miles from Saline to Michigan and back. About 865 scouts and leaders camped and then hiked eight miles to Bruin Lake on Saturday. The event featured compass first aid log sawing knot tying and fire building. Order of the Arrow candidates were tapped around a campfire Sunday morning.
Hoover Ball and Bearing company directors propose increasing authorized common shares from 2.5 million to 5 million and reducing par value from 5 to 2.50 dollars. Stockholders will vote at a special meeting on July 9 for approval and to implement a stock split for holders of record that day.
Mrs Melvina Klager and Mrs Carl Miller attended the Clinton open house at Mr and Mrs Roy Bower home in honor of Miss Carol Bower who was confirmed at St Johns Church Sunday afternoon. They later visited Mrs Eugene Hunt at Beyer Hospital Ypsilanti and Mrs Gordon Barnes at Saline hospital Sunday evening.
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