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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1961
Page
1
Salinians know that Reverend Robert Richards treats public speaking as mountain climbing. He leads listeners through every crag and gully, sometimes dropping them off a rhetorical cliff, then rescues them at the last moment. At night he wrings out a local audience with a discourse they won't forget for months.
The New York Central depot in Saline will close officially on Friday March 10. A traveling agent based in Saline will handle service for Brooklyn Pittsfield Junction and Grove Siding with partial hours yet to be announced. The Michigan Public Service Commission approved the move last week reducing full service at nearby stops while promising adequate pickup and delivery for less-than-carload traffic.
General Telephone plans a Michigan Public Service Commission filing to raise annual revenues by four million dollars with an eventual rate distribution to be set later. President T A Saunders cites falling earnings and a 70 million dollar expansion since 1956, with over half the hike earmarked for taxes. Kenneth Conway notes the Tecumseh district will be affected.
Leon Vedder was named president of the Rotary Club of Saline with Arthur Moehn elected vice president. Other officers are Howard Johnson secretary Howard Russ treasurer and Douglas Schuur sergeant-at-arms. Board members include Vedder Moehn Russ Johnson Robert Estes Edward Redies and Dwight Reynolds.
After a lengthy discussion the City Council returned a prospective parking ordinance amendment to committee for further study. The proposal would allow parking on lawn extensions of business property and on East Bennett street school property with owner's permission. The committee consists of City Attorney Allan Grossman Councilman George Johnson and Councilman Orren Corl.
A new Junior High Band combining seventh grade players from the Intermediate School and eighth grade players from the High School will be formed this week for the District Festival and Festival Concert. Rehearsals will be separate units and meet together once a week in March. The band performs March 12 at 4 p.m. in the High School auditorium and participates in the District Band Festival March 18 in Belleville at 8 a.m. Uniform shirts and trousers are provided by the Saline Band Parents club, and students will go door to door March 11 to sell Festival Concert tickets.
Missed contact for cookies prompts a call to locate the nearest Girl Scout troop to purchase boxes. Community volunteers urge support as cookie sales continue across neighborhoods with proceeds funding programs.
Saline High basketball aims for a flawless regular season with eleven straight league wins and fifteen overall, as they travel to Chelsea Friday to face a key, potential district-season clincher. In a prior home game Saline beat Ypsilanti Roosevelt 57 45 behind strong fast breaks led by Mike Bixby and Jerry McDonald.
Saline area residents remained partly dug out after a sleet storm and high winds felled hundreds of utility poles and caused shattered windows. General Telephone Co. crews from Tecumseh district worked to restore service, with 370 subscribers out in the Hazel exchange and 300 poles replaced. Estimated restoration cost set at 35 000 dollars, with completion expected by Friday.
Saline Hornets drawn to clash with Ann Arbor St Thomas in the District 11 basketball tournament opener at 8 30 p m on Wednesday March 8 The draw also pairs High and Clinton for 7 p m with Boysville and Ypsilanti Roosevelt getting byes for the first night Winners meet in subsequent games with Friday outcomes and the district final at 8 p m Saturday set for a regional berth at Eastern Michigan University Tournament manager is Howard Hill.
Surgical patients this week include Linzy Couth of Saline, Mrs George Burmeister of Ann Arbor, and Mrs Clifford Sanderson of Bridgewater. Medical patients are John Monroe, Mrs Wilhelmina Fouss, and Mrs Charles Swope, all of Saline.
Twelve boys and girls and three adults from the Plymouth Police Youth club visited Saline last week to give an archery demonstration for Saline Boy Scouts at the Intermediate School gym. Scout Leader Doug Schuur said the group plans archery as an extra activity.
Police this week warned owners of station wagons to lock vehicles after four tires were reported stolen from four separate parked wagons Sunday night. The tires were taken from tire wells inside the cars.
Plans completed for the Chuck Wagon Supper sponsored by the Jaycees at the Intermediate School to raise 150 dollars for the High School football scoreboard. The meal runs 5 30 to 7 30 p m under Henry Helle supervision with roast beef fixings pie milk and coffee. Tickets are 1 50 for adults and 1 for children under 12. Co chairmen are George Anderson and John Dwyer with John Klein Lewis O Mara and Don Thompson on the committee.
City Clerk E. J. Muir will attend the annual convention of Municipal Clerks in Detroit on March 16 and 17.
The Board of Appeals and City Council approved a convalescent home at a north Ann Arbor Street site by a 5 to 1 vote. Protesters urged a public vote, while builders argued the site meets zoning rules. The plan for 50 patients relies on a 15 foot driveway and 7,000 square foot lot, with assurances of police and fire protection.
The Saline City Council discussed locating Washington Street visible on a historical map but not on current surveys. Ed Scully argued for city maintenance of a gravel path he recently used, while officials noted the difficulty of confirming street boundaries without a full survey.
The Saline Chamber of Commerce passed resolutions opposing both the April ballot items. Voters face a parking meter removal proposal and a local residency rule for city hires. The chamber cites financing and economic health concerns and urges electors to vote against both measures.
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