r ' , • j \ .. ,1 Give the Gift that Repeats Bonu of I!NJ N~ Itself 52 Times a Year, • * * * • A Year~s Subseriptio!'l To The News * * * ross~ ewS JCaIl TUxedo 2-6900 Complete News Coverage of AU the Pointes Entered ~ Second Class MaUer , / VOLUME .IS-No. 52 at the Post Office Detroit. Web. GROSSE POINTE. MICHIGAN .• DECEMBER 26., 1957. 16 PAGES Fully Paid Circulation at • _ ~ ' f ..... ' Top Events HEADLINES Study of Science of the Of '57 Told \VE~K Being Stressed in In Review As Compiled by the G1'osse Pointe News fiighlights in Community, .....:": ",'.' POI.nte's Schoo.ls During. Year Revealed Thursday, December 19 .. ,..,.::;" ," By Study_of_H_eadlines . DECEMBER TORNADOES . ,. W.th 1957' d, smashe'd Mt. Vernon and oth'er '.. Third in Series of ArtiCles Deals W;th How Curriculum the Pointe c~~:I!~~~non communities in Illinois, Mis- '. " W B .'t. EI t G' d souri and, Indiana late Wednes- ., ' as UI In em en ary ra es many events that took place day. At least six pl~rsons were Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of articles on the, during the year. A sum- killed and more than 80 were Grosse Pointe School System and, how it copes with today's mary of the' most import- injured. need. for a greater stress on mathematics and science. ant and interesting happen- The worst of the twisters hit ; This article, writted by a local mother .and interested . .led f th eitize~t ~Mrs. Helen M. Graves" deals specifically with the mgs are compl or e Murphysboro, Ill., where four elementary school science curriculum. NEWS readers, in this, the people died, by State Police \ By Mrs. Helen M. Graves last issue of the year. count, and Mt. Vernon, where 39 were injured. * ,* * January 3-The Points • • • Most of, our girls and boys in our Grosse Pointe showed it had a heart when THE ATLANTIC ALLI- Elementary School will live' until the end of the 20th residents banded together to ANCE. Wednesday n ig h t Century and a large pr:oportion willlive.well into th~ aid a Woods family which lost rea;:;hed limited accords in 21st Century. " . all of its worldly possessions principle on the arming of Parentst teachers and other S . S ell in a fire that completely de. Europe with nuclear missiles adults working with children. pace t7 stroyed their 'home on Decem- and a new approach to Russia need to keep that fact const- It ber 20. Victims of the fira on disarmament. antly in mind and to pond&' Top l~$ue were Harry Marley,' his wife, This formula 'of "arms and its meaning 'as they 'Prepar~ , Anne Mae, and their childre~ negotiate" reconciled the boys and girls not only for life Ronald, Patricia, Gay, Joy, and United States' preoccupation today but also ror the next 2:5. In Woods Harry, Jr. Citizens and or- with military strengthening to 75 years. ganizations contributed more of the alliance and European What will it be like - that than $2,200, 'and quantities of desires that the West should world of 1975 to 2025 when Co '.1 C II S J clothing and furniture. A com- show its willingriess to s.eek our children will be living" as' uncI a s pe e ia mittee of prominent Woods peace. adults? Because we are raising Meeting to Discuss citizens helped the family find Neither agreement involved them for'tomorr<>w as well as Means for More a new home. They also aided any formal commitment by all . -Picture by Fred Runnells for today what kind of educa- Office Ro'om the family in negotiating the 15 allied nations. Both still Temporary surfacing has been completed and a Permanent top surfa~ngwill not be. done until spring. tion will they' need? Among purchase o:!: the home, with were subject to widely vary- woven wood fence erected on the addition to the Space will' be available' for ~bout ,80 more cars. The other questioru}: What -kiIid of -- part of the financial contribu- ing lllterpretations. The con- h 1 h Hill' . ff R'd d' hi h ' people must th,ey,'be to cope A "never say die" Woods nons as down payment. parking lot in the Farms Kerc eva -on-t eo entrance IS 0 1 ge roa ,'VIe is expected to relie.ve "1 'd k d' census was that the U. S. 11b f t aff' K h .:., . with the futUre's pr()lblems? counCl expresse een' 1S- January 10-The Grosse business district. wi, e. open or use very soon. r IC on erc evcu avenue. h h had obtained its major ob- It The f~mous, anthr<>pologist apPOIntment t at t e city's Pointe Board of Education jectiv~agreement that mis- . ' . I. Marglaret Mead stated it mo~ voters rejected a bond issue eyed a 4-mill tax levy to pro- "t' t siles in Europe were necessary Pc°e?~ally -:-:tha .~, will qe ,for a new municipal hall, vide for additional teachers, to its defense-at the price of Center Party Hlegh School Stu'de'n s, S:xII ',T'.raff;;'""" ralsmg chll~~n who 11reach but ~ Thuisday~ Dee,ember increase in teachers' salaries modifying its opposition to a P'" -. d f U V t. M h. D t'h M for the moon.. 19, called for d. spe<jial meet.. during the next two years, to medium-soft answer to the lanne or se 0 lrtg ac lit. es " 'e.a.',: s. ar ."p~ a QUestIOD' • 'ing to di~uss other means completely equip the new Russians on disarmament. The quesil-on comes to mmd f . ' ,'f f ' d Samuel Brownell Junior High · · · N T p. 'k CI Off- GP" R' '. 'd -Ho#'manyteachers, princi- ('~. ~CqU1. ,-g space or a - THE INTERSTATE COM- ewcomers 0 IC ass:, , lcer. s'. " ,e~o:'! .'' pals,' superintendents" school IDln lstrdattlve tPUIPf2~es. 'al poSC~lsOOlandantodf;~:whthesWrimmmgenov'at~ MERCE COMMISSION served "',.:. board- members or parents for ._ ~eT .a e se or l.Ue'Specl aLL;> blunt notice to truckers __ '.' . , ,that:.matier" have ever de- sessIonls ~ondaYt Jan~ry 13. ing of the Grosse Pointe High Wednesday that they stand to All New Res.lden-ts of Com- Election Processes and V~tlng Methods Learn~d By ,Woods Man [ ...test to DOle' 'liberately set out to envision: Mayor Kenneth Koppm an.d School heating plant and to g th be f th ' take care of other improve- lose their operating permits if munity Invited to Annual Stu d ents 0f t he lit h Gra de As Result oJ: In.Juries what sOrt of world will C01l( e mem. rs 0 . e COunCll ments. The Board set March they honor "hot cargo" labor --------- . .! front Us 25, to 5O"years hence sh'Owed their disappointment clauses. Without specifically Event on Sunday, Jan. 5 When they reach voting age, the lith grad~rs at Reeeive.d Dec. 9' . when today's studoents, have that the electors turned down, 5 as the date for a special elec- passing upon the legality of . Grosse Pointe High School ;W;ill have ni> troubl~, undei;;. \ ~ grown 'UP, .and then to draw for the third ~im.e, a bond tiont to seek approval of tax .. such clauses, the Commission The Board of Directors of standing the voting proceSses and the Use of voting .. The. Pointe has, recorded the logical, inipl,icationS for isst!e for $340,000which would payers of the School District. &aidcommon carriers under its the Grosse Poi n t e War " . machines: six traffic deaths so far this our schools? .' have given the Woods a new The move was backed b~r the jurisdiction must not bargain IMemorial AssoCiation will On Tuesday'. December 17. year. A partial' answer to thi,'s 'municipal building, by a 932 various P. T. A. presidents and thr h 1 b t t "st" members of the P. T. A. Coun- aw~y, .ou~ a or con rac S welcome to 32 Lake Shore, T WO A Ccz-dents the students of the 11th ~~e 'The latest ,to die was que lon ~ we, look at tI:e, to 871 v.()~e. eil. It was pointed out that the!.,; obllgatl0n to serve the 11 h f 'I' hoed ASS. set up their own election' D "d G B dl 6 f (irosse P~mte school syste~ IS • Compliments Committee public. ~ t e am~ les ~ 0 ~ v . tame lte be d :f' 4J th . aVl . ra ey, 7 , 0 an' exciting and fascinating The may. 0 r com....limented if the system is to maintain . Into the POlntes In 1957 on ar, our 0... em. as a 1835 Alin h h.t I \., ~. its' t h' h t dard 't The Commission's una."ll- , matter O'f fact, and held' an.. e! W 0 was. lone. The story- is that. 01 the the. 25-member M un i c i pal pres en J.g s an , 1 " " mous decision, with all of its Sunday, January 5 from 3 The corn;;-;;t Uniwrsity ~~ection in much' the . same while crossmg the street at ele~.entary ~enc~ eur~cultJ?1. Bt:ilding ~tudy: Commi~tee ~or will need $1,522,857, over and 11 members taking part, con- to 5 p.m. manner.' as adult Cl'tlZ'e..... m' ,Mack.avenue and Hampton T.hiS st. ory. like all good stones domg a fine, infonnatlve Job above tha present revenues, , d th f . f place and Jefferson, where the ~... J 17 Th P k Ii stitute ano er 0 a senes 0 Heading the receiving, line red light joins the two) seems goverrimezj.tal.eJ~iO'I;1S~,' , rO,a.don Decem~~r 9.