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South Hambden
News by Mrs. H. S. Woodin
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Woodin
visited Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Spear of Perry Saturday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pokorny
and brother, John,# were in
Bowling Green Saturday pheas
ant hunting.
Mr. and Mrs. Arley Jackson
of Cleveland spent Sunday
with Mr .and Mrs. Howard
Egleston.
George Thomas of Burton
spent one evening last week
with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pokorny.
Mrs. Merritt Woodin accom
panied Mrs. Harlan Cooley to
a pink and blue shower for
Mrs. Milton Luther in Cleve
land Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Joe Pokorny visited her
mother, Mrs. Charles Siska
Monday.
Several were awakened Sun
day night by the heavy clap
of thunder which shook the
houses but the good rain was
so welcome and much apprec
iated. Wheat fields were look
ini' hard. Sunday, Nov. 16th
was a delightful springlike day
and lots of motor travel on this
road.
Mr. James Wingard attended
the Postal Clerk’s dinner at
Hotel Allerton Saturday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hagen of
Chagrin Falls and Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Verhunce and chil
dren visited Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Boerwinkle Saturday even
ing,
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Clemson
of Conneautville, Pa., are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ward
and family. Hazel Clemson of
Huntsburg visited her parents
Sunday. They expect to visit
the rest of their family for
a spell.
Montville
Carnival
Is Success
MONTVILLE “The success
of the Montville Community
Carnival, Saturday, Nov. 15th,
was gratifying,” stated Mrs.
George Hale, chairman of the
event, “and I express my ap
preciation to all who so untir
ingly worked to make the
Carnival long remembered.”
Hundreds thronged into
Montville that day, making
purchases from the various
booths set up by the P. T. C.,
Grange and Ladidfc Aid, who
sponsored the Carnival. Com
ments of “delicious” were
heard as the serving of the ham
dinner started. Grand Finale
was the awarding of a doll,
with a complete wardrobe, and
a table lamp. Mrs. Georgia
Cook of Chardon received the
doll and Mrs. George Phillips
of Montville carried home the
lamp.
Even the weatherman gave
a helping hand when he pre
sented the Carnival committees
a November day of warm sun
shine^ so that, as the final
booth closed for the evening,
everyone sighed, “It was all so
grand.”,
Man Crashes
into Train
on 608
A. L. Smith, 1376 Mentor
Ave., Mentor, was injured seri
ously when his automobile
crashed into a Baltimore and
Ohio freight train at the cross
ing on Route 608, three miles
south of East Claridon, on Sun
day .according to the sheriff’s
department. The crossing is near
the Geauga Country Club golf
course.
The accident occurred at 7:30
p.m. Officials stated the train
did not stop. Mr. Smith was
found injured in his automobile
by William Bartos of R. D. 3,
Chardon. He was taken by am
bulance to Lakeside hospital,
Cleveland .where his condition
Was given as “fair” today.
He was said to have suffered
a broken arm, several cracked
ribs and internal injuries. The
front end of the automobile was
smashed.
Mr. Smith is proprietor of the
Mentor Trading Post and De
partment store in Mentor.
'Spiv' Doersam
to Head
Utilities
“Spiv” Donald Doersam will
take complete charge of Char
don’s streets, water supply and
cemetery maintenance starting
the first of the year as a result
of recent action by the village
council.
Mr. Doersam for the past
three years has been in charge
of the water department. The
expansion of his responsibilities
is the result of the resignation
of veteran village employee Har
ry Murray. Mr. Murray is re
signing the first of the year to
go in business for himself.
SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE!
Plan Legal Meeting
at Burton Nov. 20
The next Legal Affairs Meet
ing will be held in the Burton
school cafeteria on Nov. 20 at
8:00 p.m. Legal matters will
be discussed concerning wills,
mortgages, etc. Bring your
friends and plan to attend. This
meeting is sponsored by the
Extension Office in Burton, and
speakers will consist of 2 law
yers of the county.
Two Geaugans
Win Trips
to Atlanta
Brief biographies of the two
Geauga county young folks who
won trips to Atlanta, Ga., from
the Milk Producers Federation
were released this week by the
Federation office. Here is their
records:
George Edward Timmons, 19,
helps his father on a 400-acre
farm in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
George is a very active 4-H,
for the past seven years having
been a member of the dairy,
woodworking and forestry clubs.
He was on the Junior Fair
Board of the Geauga County
Fair. He has attended the 4-H
Congress at Ohio State Univer
sity and the 4-H Leadership
Camp at the University. He
served with the 4-H Dairy
Judging Team at the Ohio
State Fair, has been a member
of the Grange for two years
and a member of the Junior
Holstein Association for seven
years.
KATHLEEN MILLER
Kathleen Miller, 22, helps her
husband operate a 240 acre
dairy farm, three miles south
of Burton, Ohio, Geauga county.
She has been a 4-H member
for seven years, and a 4-H ad
visor for two years. She serves
on the Geauga Women’s Home
Council, and is very active in
church affairs, helping with
the choir and young adult
groups.
Former Chardon
Resident Dies
Ralph Stansell, 62, formerly
of Chardon, died Sunday night
at his home, in Columbus.
He was the son of Delos and
Ida Stansell of Chardon.
Ralph Stinsell went into ser
vice from Chardon and during
World War I was in the 12th
Engineers, 37th Division.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Miss Vesta Stimson of
Chardon two children, Lois
and Stanley of Columbus, and
a stepson, A. G. Foye of Chilli
cothe.
Rites were held in the Jerry
Spear Funeral Home in Col
umbus. Graveside services were
held in Chardon cemetery at
1 p.m., Wednesday, the Rev.
Charles Strong, pastor of Pil
grim Christian church, offic
iated.
School Children Visit
Townline Dairy
The fourth grade class of
Mrs. Harold Holmes visited
Townline Dairy last week Fri
day. They had just finished
studying the processing of milk.
The trip permitted them to see
all of their studying in oper
ation.
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Court of Appeals
Acquits Harland
Stuart Harland, former Ge
auga sheriff, is not guilty of
laxness in care of a prisoner
the court of appeals said in
effect this week.
But the verdict comes a year
too late to provide much of
anything except a smile for
the former sheriff who resigned
after the conviction in common
pleas court. He will be saved
the expense of over a thousand
dollars in fines and costs
assessed against him by Judge
William K. Thomas but it cost
the county $2,400 in attorney’s
fees to convict him and pre
sumably his attorney fees for
defense are equally high.
The court of appeals in a 12
word ruling said the indict
ments were insufficient to war
rant holding Harland for trial.
The defense had argued at the
opening of the case that the
indictments made by teh grand
jury were-insufficient. Prosecu
tor Bostwick told the grand
jury as the evidence was being
presented that it was insuffic
ient to charge a crime. After
the indictments were returned
the judge appointed a special
prosecutor, Charles Baker of
Painesville, to conduct the case
for the state.
The original indictment
against former Sheriff Harland
contained 72 counts of which
55 were removed during the
trial. On Nov. 15, 1951, Har
land was found guilty on 17
counts by a jury. On the fol
lowing Nov. 24 he was fined
$35 on each count by Common
Pleas Judge William K. Thom
as. The case then was appealed.
'Sesqui' Plan
Celebration
on July 4
Nine members of the Geauga
County Sesquicentennial Exec
utive Committee met at Hos
mer’s in Burton on Friday,
November 14th meeting called
to order by Chairman Eppley.
Mr. Eppley showed a book,
“Ohio, An Empire Within An
Empire,” which had been sent
for the use of our committee
by the State Sesquicentennial
Commission and it was decided
to place it in the Chardon
Library where it will be avail
able to anyone interested.
Mr. Eppley reported that he
had talked to Mr. Garner, the
publicity director of the Alum
inum Company of Amerida and
he is very enthusiastic about
our plans to honor Charles
Hall. Mr. Garner went to see
the site at Thompson and dis
cussed the possibility of erect
ing a memorial of mined baux
ite, jewel finished on one side
with a bas relief of Charles
Hall and having the Sesqui
centennial emblem on the other
side. He also said they could
furnish aluminum chain and
posts for protection of the me
morial. He expects to give it
advertising that will attract
national attention. Mr. Eppley
has written neighboring county
sesqui chairmen in an attempt
to clear our tentative date
(July 4th) for this event of
competition for attendance.
Mr. Derthick suggested the
possibility of interesting the
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
in investigating Burton’s having
had the first or one of the first
telephone lines or exchanges
in this part of the country.
Mr. Shanower was asked to
search for clippings or other
material about this and Mr.
Derthick will contact Ohio Bell.
In addition to using the
County Band for music, Mr.
Shanower suggested the use of
an old time chorus in costume
it was decided that Mr. Eppley
would contact the Middlefield
music club and Mrs. Davidson
the Chardon group about the
possibility of their working out
a program of this sort.
A committee Mrs. Patter
son, chairman, with Mr. Scho
field and Mr. Denton—was set
up to direct a contest for a
design for a Geauga County
Flag. The contest is to run
from January first to February
fourteenth and is open to any
one in Geauga County with
final approval of the design
left to the Sesqui Committee.
The award is to be a certificate
and the original flag which
will be presented to the winner
at the flag raising on March
28th during the Maple Festival.
It was decided to abandon our
original plan to sponsor a
county motto contest in con
nection with the one for a flag
design. Mr. Barnes was directed
to cdhtact all Geauga patriotic
organizations about the possi
bility of purchasing and pre
senting Ohio or County flags
to Scouts, schools, etc.
September 6th was chosen as
the day to be designated Ge
auga County Day for the Ohio
Sesquicentennial and will be
celebrated at the Geauga Coun
ty Fair with a parade represen
tative of all Geauga County
with its many varied interests
and activities. Geauga County
Fair, started in 1823, is the
oldest continuous Fair in Ohio
and a search is to be made for
old advertising tickets or an
nouncements for a display. All
Fair advertising next year will
feature the Sesqui theme.
Our treasurer reported that
we had received the sum of
ninety dollars in contributions
for the use of our committee
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A fine program has been
planned, featuring as guest
singers, the male quartet of
the Baptist Bible Institute and
Miss Corrine Haddad of Cleve
land who will render a solo.
From the talent in our church,
we will have a Clarinet solo
by Miss Dorothy Mansfield, a
vocal duet by Diane Sweet and
Fred Banfield with special num
bers by our church pianists,
Mrs. George Matthews and
OHIO GOES
TO COLLEGE
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OPEN CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE THIS WEEK
Church in Russell to
Celebrate 100th Anniversary
RUSSELL Special services
will be conducted Sunday, 2:30
p.m., Nov. 23rd, commemorat
ing the hundredth anniversary
of the church building and the
re-dedication of the newly dec
orated interior at the River
view Bible church.
We in Geauga will have much to be thankful for when we observe our
Thanksgiving holiday next Thursday. It is a day on which we should
count our blessings and determine to protect the unique spiritual oppor
tunities we enjoy.
The Pilgrims who inaugurated Thanksgiving Day left their homes to
make the perilous trip aross thfiAtlantic for more than a piece of land.
They risked their lives and wealth to win the right to worship freely to
live democratically. It was on these principles of liberty that our great
nation was founded. It was for these principles our forefathers fought so
long and so valiantly.
We, who are the inheritors of this fine tradition, are faced by a threat
now, too. So this Thanksgiving Day, when you sit down to our laden
tables to feast and give thanks to a benevolent Lord, let us add a determ
ined resolution to rededicate ourselves to these democratic principles. Let
us resolve to preserve for our children the very same freedom our forefa
thers fought to give us, freedom which has brought us such abundance.
Miss Christine Friihauf, and
Mrs. Merle Hadlock, organist
Rev. John Ashbrook, pastor
of the North Mentor Bible
Church, Mentor, Ohio, will de
liver the message. Rev. Ash
brook, a graduate of Wheaton
College and Faith Theological
Seminary, Philadelphia, has
traveled extensively in Europe
and the Holy Land.
Other ministers assisting in
the service will be Rev. Paul
Cell, pastor of the First Bap
tist church in Willowick, Ohio
Rev. Clyde Somers, of the
Little Church in the Vale, Gates
Mills, and Rev. Robert Paton,
92-year-old retired minister of
Chesterland, who served as for
mer pastor here.
The Hill Building and its famous tower.
'The great cry of my generation
is not for keener minds not
for vaster knowledge not for
sharper and more powerful tools
but for men and women with
all these instruments in hand, con
secrated to great and good pur
poses,” says Dr. F. Bringle Mc
Intosh, Sixth President of Ohio
Northern University.
As Ohio prepares to celebrate
its sesquicentennial as a state in
1953, it takes justifiable pride in
the many and diverse colleges
which dot the state and which are
attended by so many thousand
students from Ohio and the nation.
Ohio Northern University, lo
cated at Ada, was founded in 1871
by Henry Solomon Lehr as the
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S
centennial
1801 I9S1
Northwestern Ohio Normal School.
Purchased by the Methodist
Church in 1898, the name was
changed to Ohio Northern Univer
sity in 1904.
It includes the Colleges of Lib
eral Arts, Engineering, Law and
Pharmacy and, in no sense nar
rowly sectarian, welcomes to its
student body young men and
women of all faiths.
The democratic spirit of Ohio
Northern’s campus is traditional.
As a member of the Ohio Foun
dation of Independent Colleges,
Ohio Northern seeks to meet to
day’s supreme need for leaders
through the inspiration of students
to realize that there is more to a
college education than mere ful
fillment of degree requirements.
CHARDON, GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDA, NOVEMBER 20, 1952 Single Copies 10c Volume 104 Number 47
ITwo Geauga
Farmers Are
Honored
Second-place awards in the
Tenth Annual Cleveland Far
mers’ Club Awards Program
this year went to Albert Has
kins and Son of Route 2, Cha
grin Falls, and Robert R. Fen
wick of R. D. 1, Chardon.
The Haskins award was in
the class of specialized agricul
ture and Mr. Fenwick’s for
farm forestry. Both will re
ceive engraved medallions.
The sponsoring group is a
division of the Cleveland Cham
ber of Commerce. Louis Brom
field, who was active in organi
zation of the awards program
in 1943, will speak on “Revolu
tion in Agriculture” at an
awards banquet to be held
Wednesday night at the Hotel
Allerton.
Albert Haskins
Mr. Haskins, a life-long far
mer, acquired his 165 acre
farm in 1940 and specializes in
potato growing.
Top labor efficiency is main
tained on the Haskins farm
through potato diggers, trac
tors, picking machine, graders,
and much other modern equip
ment.
His farm land is nearly all
tillable and managed under a
complete soil conservation plan.
Mr. Haskins sell hundreds of
bushels of roadside produce
each weekend in season and
has two large trucks that haul
loads to Cleveland markets.
Robert Fenwick
Mr. Fenwick has 300 acre
“Lynholme Farm,” acquired in
1938. He owns 75 acres, includ
ing the woods, and rents the
remainder.
His woodlot acreage is 30
acres. Trees include hard maple,
beech, ash, elm, hickory, bass
wood, tulip poplar. His woods
have not been grazed for 30
years.
Mr. Fenwick hangs about
1,300 buckets for maple sap,
producing from 300 to 350 gal
lons of syrup.
He also has 20 milk cows
and 20 head of young stock,
enough chickens for household
eggs, and 15 head of Shrop
shire sheep.
Lieut, and Mrs. Betzer
Home for Weekend
First Lieutenant and Mrs. Ed.
Betzer were home in Chardon
for the weekend with their
two children and stayed at the
George Haueter home. Lieuten
ant Betzer was recently called
to serve in the armed forces
as a dentist and is now sta
tioned at Fort Knox.
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M?u iA COUNTY L!3RA?.Y SSRVJCt
Churches Plan
Service of
Thanksgiving
Following the usual custom,
the churches of Chardon will
unite again this year for the
Annual Thanksgiving Service.
It will be held in the Method
ist church on Sunday, Nov. 23,
at 8 p.m. The Thanksgiving
Message will 'be presented by
The Rev. Charles W. Strong
of the Pilgrim-Christian church.
The special music of the even
ing will be provided by the
choir of the Methodist church.
Want to Play in
Symphony Orchestra?
An effort is “being made to
form a Geauga county symph
ony orchestra. A practice ses
sion has been set for Tuesday
evening, Nov. 25, at 8 p.m., in
the Newbury school building.
Any musician in the county
interested in such a musical
organization is urged to be
present. The leader in the
movement is Mr. Albert Free
man, instrumental music teacher
in the Newbury school.
Patricia Bookman
Falls from Horse
The condition of Patricia
Bookman, 11, seriously injured
when her horse fell on her on
Saturday, was reported “much
improved” and “good” today at
Corey hospital, where she is
confined with a head injury.
The girl, daughter of Police
Sgt. and Mrs. Walter Bookman
of Chardon, was unconscious 20
hours after being admitted to
the hospital. She is reported to
have been riding on Route
608 when her horse slipped,
threw her off and fell on her.
Kiwanis Lake
Forbidden to
Incorporate
The Ohio Supreme Court has
upheld a decision of the Court
of Appeals granting an injunc
tion to block the incorporation
of Kiwanis Lake as a village.
Geauga County Commission
ers had granted an application
for incorporation of the Com
munity, including two subdivis
ions and some unplated adjoin
ing land, but a number of
property owners sued to stop
the action.
Common Pleas Court refused
the injunction.
Newlyweds Are
Home in Cleveland
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McDon
ald (Phyllis Bosworth) are at
home this week at 7104 Hope
ave., in Cleveland, following
a wedding trip to Washington,
D. C. and through the south
eastern states.
They were married Nov. 1,
at 8:30 p.m. at the home of
the bride’s brother and sister
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert W.
Bosworth, on South street, by
Justice of the Peace, Edward
Parks, at a candlelight cere
mony.
A buffet supper was served
at the reception following for
fifty guests from Chardon and
out-of-town.
Mrs. Betzer says the children
are enrolled In a very fine
school and seem to be quite
happy in their new home.
Their address Is 122 K Gof
fey Hgts., Fort Knox, Ky.
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100 Workers
Attend
“Kick Off”Dinner
Over 100 workers who will
participate in the Christmas
Seal sale which begins Nov.
17, attended a banquet in the
Pilgrim Christian church hall,
South Hambden st. building,
Thursday night. They were
guests of the directors of the
Geauga Tuberculosis and Health
Association. Goal this year is
$8,000.
B. A. Broughton, president,
was in charge of the meeting.
Dinner music was played by
Mrs. W. J. Eardley at the piano.
Mrs. Carl Law, secretary, read
the minutes of the last meeting
and Mrs. Ray Hensel, delegate
to the Ohio Tuberculosis and
Health Association meeting,
gave a report. She noted that
the Geauga association won a
prize for being again holder
of the highest rank in per cap
ita seal sales in Ohio and also
for publicity.
Dr. W. A. Reed reported on
the excellent work done the
last year 5n the fight against
tuberculosis, especially in health
educating, case finding and re
habilitation. As of Oct. 1 there
were 64 cases of tuberculosis
in Geauga county, 15 active,
49 arrested. The active cases
are in these hospitals: Veterans,
1 Richland county, 2 Oak
Ridge Ij Ohio, 1 City, 1 at
home, 9. In addition and being
checked are 142 contacts, 12
suspicious, 49 reinfected, 4 pri
mary,
Frank R. Schofield, county
superintendent of schools, re
ported on health education.
Supplementary health material
is used consistently in every
school in the county for both
elementary and upper grade
levels. Text books and films
are furnished. Mrs. Rachel
Quaintance is instructor of the
senior home nursing course in
schools. Financial assistance is
offered to any teacher who de
sires advanced training in
health teaching.
A voluntary speaker’s bur
eau service is offered to any
organization. There is a month
ly health poster service to 10
Geauga industries. Monthly
tuberculosis abstracts are fur
nished members of the Geauga
Medical Sotiety, county com
missioner^ health commissioner,
and county nurses.
Schnft Nurse Service
The association approved the
action of the executive com
mittee In offering financial aM
of 20 cents per pupil for a
school nurse as cut in federal
aid to the county health depart
ment has curtailed this service.
Mr. Schofield said that to date,
three boards of education have
passed resolutions to accept thia
service and more will undoubt
edly follow.
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St Helen's
Festival Is
This Sunday
This Sunday, November 23,
the parishioners of St. Helen’s
church, Rt. 87, Newbury, Ohio,
under the very capable direc
tion of its pastor, Father James
Moran, will hold a “Fall Fes
tival” Plans were being ar
ranged for the past month by
defferent groups of the church.
An officers meeting was held
and Joseph Clark was ap
pointed chairman of the fes
tival Other ehairman and chair
ladies appointed were, Mr.
Richard Profiva, assistant chair
man Mr. Mike Jordanek, dona
tions Mrs. Ben Kristoff, Doll
and Apron booth Mrs. Carl
Harms, dinner with Mrs. Patil
Clapacs assisting Mrs. Joseph
Clark, Gift booth Mrs. Peter
Bizjak, Bake Sale and Mrs.
Frank Waltman, publicity.
Every one is welcome to
come and have a delicious din
ner and a good time. Fresh
ham and Sauerkraut dinner will
be served from 12 noon to 5
p.m. at $1.25 per person or
half portions 65c, this includes
your dessert, coffee or milk.
Proceeds of the festival will
go to buy material for the par
ish house, which has stood idle
the past two years, and is
badly In need of repair to make
it livable for the new pastor.
Middlefield Folk
Injured in
Auto Crash
Automobiles driven by Ralph
Applequist, Lockwood, O., and
George A. Chittie, Middlefield,
collided on Route 87, two and
one half miles west of Route
608, at 7 3D p.m. Friday.
Mary Chittie, 30, suffered
face cuts by glass, and Mary
Lou Chittie, 7, right ear
wounds. Both were treated by
a Burton physician. Rear df
the Applequist car was dam
aged, also front, hood and wind
shield of the other car.
Minor damage resulted in, a
collision ol autos driven by
Peter J. Smith, 23540 Kirtlalfd
St, Euclid, and Lena B. Wilder,
Leroy Center Rd., Thompson,
at intersection of Routes
Up
and 528 jal 1:10 pm. Sunday.