n THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1954 I-' WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10; 1954 MAYOR REPORTS:. City's-Parking Ranks Among Finest By LEE MARKS During the past year, the Ann Arbor parking system has accom- modated a. line of cars which if, placed bumper to bumper, would make a line stretching from Ann Arbor to St. Louis, back again to Ann Arbor and down to Chicago, according to Mayor William E. Brown. With eight locations, including two car-ports and six surface lots, the city is parking close to 2,000 cars a day. During the month of February, 37,000 cars were taken off the streets. COMMENTING on what has ben acclaimed as the finest park- ing system in the United States, Mayor Brown said, "Ann Arbor's traffic problems are nodifferent from those of any other.city. With more than 25,000 registered cars and about 3,500 student-owned cars, a terrific traffic problem exists."-' "In 1945, our main street was a disgrace," noted Brown. "Now we are drawing trade from De- troit, Dearborn and Wayne." Along with the off-street park- ing lots, Ann Arbor's parking sys- tem includes more than 1,000 met- ered curb spaces, which charge one cent for twelve minutes and a nickel an hour. Motorists pay ten cents for the first two hours and five cents for every additional two hours in order to park in the car- ports or the surface lots. Explaining the rapid rise in the efficiency of municipal parking in Ann Arbor, Mayor Brown remark- ed, "In 1945, as mayor, I proposed that parking meters be installed and a parking authority created. All revenues from the parking lots and meters were to be put into a fund to offer security for revenue bonds.". * * * IN AUGUST, 1947, the Common Council passed an ordinance com- bining al parking facilities into the Ann Arbor Automobile Park- ing System. Termed "very suc-1 cessful" by the mayor, the system is netting a yearly profit of more than $100,000 a year. Now, according to Brown, every area in Ann Arbor is ser- viced, although not all of them U' Faculty To Launch Blood Club By FREDDI LOEWENBERG University personnel are being invited to join a new kind of club. Membership requirement is one pint of blood. THIS DONATION will enroll the staffer in the University Blood Donor's Club, and entitle him and his family to all the blood they may need anywhere in the United State during an interval of ap- proximately 18 months afterwards, without payment. Purpose of the Club, which is being set up in conjunction with the Red Cross, is to make blood available for the armed forces and to set up a reserve blood supply for the club members and their families. Of the blood collected, 50 per- cent will be given to the Red Cross for the Armed Forces, gamma globulin and defense stockpiling programs. The remainder will be held in the Red Cross regional bank for use by group members. The Club will be organized along thq same lines as blood donor groups in industrial firms and in the service. * * s ALREADY 300 have signed up for the first Blood Donor's Day, which will be held March 24, ac- cording to Dr. Margaret Bell, Chairman of the Women's Phy- sical Education department and committee member. Charter mem- bers will select a board of directors, who will draw up a constitution and by-laws. Those interested in providing such insurance for themselves should send the forms sent out to Rm. 3026 Administration Bldg. by March 12. Michigras Balloon Discovered in Oklahoma Backyard By MARK READER A balloon blew up in Oklahoma and the repercussions of the blast were felt in the offices of The Daily yesterday. It began early in the morning when a letter postmarked Bart- lesville, Okla., made its appear- ance as a "Letter To The Editor." IT READ in part: "Yesterday morning I got up early for I had quite a few things to do. I walked into the back yard to empty the garbage, and much to my surprise, I saw a bright green balloon sitting on my back steps. "I picked it up to throw it in the garbage," the writer of the missile continued, "but I no- FREE TICKET: ticed a piece of paper or some- thing inside the balloon, so I popped the balloon and read the piece of paper, which said 'To the , finder--this entitles the bearer to a free ticket to MI- CHIGRAS, April 23rd and 24th, Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, Michigan.' "I'd just like to know what MI- OHIGRAS is; Is it a play? Is it a dance? Is it some sort of athletic event? Is it a fair'or something?" the writer asked. "Perhaps you could somehow let me know this information, for if it is a worth- while event, I may be able to at- tend . .." Several bits in the letter set The Daily staff to work trying to ver- ify its authenticity. A QUICK call to the weather bureau heightened suspicions but proved nothing. Friday, the day: the Michigras committee launched a similar series of balloons from' the Diag, the prevailing wind was' west. Saturday it was west-south- west and Sunday northwest. It appeared impossible for the balloon to have sailed from here to Oklahoma. Hal Abrams, '54, co-chairman of the Michigras committee said late yesterday "With the fine qua- lity of Michigras balloons any- thing is possible. Even if you be- lieve this balloon was a hoax Mi- chigras won't be one'," he said. No one would confirm or deny the balloon's validity. Enigmatic smiles met the question. And following a policy meeting Virginia Voss, '54, Editorial Direc- tor of The Daily said the letter would not be run because "We've had too many balloons in the let- ters column to risk another one." WJR To Present John Scopes Story The story of John Scopes, con- troversial figure in the Tennessee "Monkey" Trials of the 1920's, will be dramatized in a half hour pro- gram over WJR at 9:30 p.m. today. The broadcast, second in a ser- ies produced by WUOM in aca- demic freedom in the Western world centers around the teach- ing of Darwin's theory. t. AERIAL VIEW OF MAYNARD STREET CAR-PORT have fully adequate facilities. "We're not letting the status quo stand. Further expansion is planned, to be financed by three revenue bonds, and a saturation point should be reached in from eight to ten years." Mayor Brown cited several of the advantages reaped by the city since the new parking system went into operation. Chief among these was the traffic safety record to which Ann Arbor may point with pride. Recently awarded first prize in the National Safety Council's citations for cities of this size, Ann Arbor has not had a trafficI fatality in more than six years. * * * BROWN noted, "Every car we take off the streets removes a po- tential traffic hazard. The park- ing system has been largely re- sponsible for the low number of pedestrian accidents." A second advantage of the add- ed off-street parking facilities has been the tremendous increase in real estate values. Estimates indi- cate that the assessed valuation has risen from 2 million to 3 mil- lion dollars, According to Brown, "this is not a matter of conjec- ture, but has been definitely proved by real estate sales in the areas of parking facilities." Third on the list is the increased volume of business done by Ann Arbor merchants. "Traffic within a business district depends upon the ease and convenience with which the potential customer can enter that area," said the mayor. By.making it easier to park and by maintaining low rates, claimed Mayor Brown, the Ann Arbor Parking System has encouraged more customers and consequently, more buying. Local Elections Viewed by YD's Speaking on some of the Im- portant questions pertinent to the coming Ann' Arbor election, three active Democrats gave their views at last night's Young Democrats meeting. Dean Coston, the only Demo- cratic councilman (of 14) in Ann Arbor viewed the geneial political problem of the city: Speaking on two important planks in the city platform were Louise Cain and Brett Miller. IS YOUR CAREER HERE? Sound engineering is one of the foundation stones of General Electric's leadership in the electrical industry. The importance of the role of the engineer has been recognized from the very beginning of the Company. Since 1892, G.E.'s Engineering Program-the oldest on- the-job training program in industry-has been affording young engineers widespread opportunities for professional development. 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