The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-07
THE Willow RUN News
Sheriff sDepartment to
Move to New Headquarters

To be located in the newly-con.
structed concrete building on STAN,
ford Blvd, In the northern business
center. the Willow Run area
sheriff's department will move the
early part OF next week to new
quarters in the east end OF the
three unit structure.
The other two units in the build.
Ing were originally intended for
the housing OF the fire department
and a gasoline service station.
The outside OF the new building
Is painted gray. A large entrances
room In the middle OF which is the
booking counter, shelved for books
and official materials, is partitioned
OF into two sections, one to be
used as lobby, and the other as
office room. The exterior side OF
the lobby is walled with windows.
The interior walls are painted
white. A private Office leads of
the back part of the entrance room
on one side, while on the other
side is a hall, off which is located
womens sanitary facilities, mems
locker rooms, showers, and SAM
tary facilities, and the jail quart
ers.
A steel bed and sanitary facili-
ties compose the Jail quarters
which has shadow-proof glass win
dows. Outstanding features of
the entire headquarters for the
sheriff's offices are the spacious
ness OF the rooms. and the extra
provisions for windows through
out. Large wood letters construct
ed on the outside of the building
designate Sheriff Department"
May House Firemen
The center section of the new
structure is intended for the hous-
Ing OF the Willow Run Fire Depart
ment, the question OF moving to be
determined by the regional Office AZ
Cleveland pending upon the fnan-
cial decision of enlarging the pres
ent housing facilities in the fire
station No. 2 located at Midway
and Clark Rd. or connecting an au-
tomato fire alarm system between
the Willow Lodge dormitories and
the new location which Is more
than a two-minute run. Fire Chief
Frank Jacot reported Wednesday
that no further information had
been received from the regional of.
flee concerning the moving ques-
ton.
Rooms which would be available
to the fire department at the new
location include a large equipment
room with double door entrance
consisting OF space enough for four
engines, a private office, locker
room, sanitary facilities, shower
rooms, a large general front room
probably to be used for a lounge
room and eating and cooking, and
sleeping quarters with room for at
least ten beds, with additional lock-
ers provided.
Third Unit
The third unit OF the new struc-
ture probably to be converted To
commercial use, IL temporarily be-
ing used as storage space for gov
eminent property. 1t was original
ly built to house a second gasoline
service station and garage, the ap-
plication for which was not approx
ed by the Petroleum Administra-
ton for War. The gasoline service
station in the housing community
Is located off Midway Bid.
This section OF the building Is
divided into a front room, small Of
fee room and a large garage locat-
ed off the side Of the front room.
Buildings Being Vacated
The two management buildings,
the Federal Public Housing Auth
ority area management Office locat-
ed on Holmes Rd. off Spencer Rd.
and the brick mansion at Spencer
Rd. and Michigan Ave, within the
Willow Run war housing area, will
both be vacated the early part of
next week. Robert Hoisington, hous-
ing manager. reported today.
The FPHA personnel department
now housed in the area manage
ment office will be situated In new
quarters in the eastern section OF
the south wing of the Willow Lodge
Infirmary at Forest Ave. and Spen-
Ger Rd. Miss Clara Van Wrinkle
and Mrs. Mary hasten, members of
tho nareOppaI dopa rtuant will haVa