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aa Second Class Matter at the Chardon Portoffice
Chardon
Zoning is
‘Unlawful’
‘It would appear that Char
don Township has no lawful
zoning regulations at this time,”
Geauga Prosecutor James Dihs
more commented after hearing
the ruling of the Seventh Dis
trict Court of Appeals in favor
of Helen M. Harrington of Char
don.
The ruling apparently will not
prohibits the Catholic Cemetery
Association from building its
disputed cemetery west of Char
don. The court found the Char
don Township zoning resolution
involved to be unlawful.
It further found that establish
ment of the 200.000 grave ceme
tery as proposed would be in
violation of a section of the Re
vised Code of Ohio, and ruled
for Mrs, Harrington on that
ground.
This decision apparently indi
cates that at the time of filing I
the injunction in Geauga Com- i
mon Pleas Court, Chardon
Township did not have a legal
zoning resolution.
The section of law referred to
by the court says that a ceme
tery cannot be located withn
100 yards of a dwelling unless
the owner gives his consent.
A spokesman for the Catholic
Ceiheteres Assn, says he sees
in the ruling no bar to proceed
ing with the building of the
cemetery, provided it does not
come within 100 yards of the
Harrington house. He said the
township apparently has no zon-
ing.
Mrs. Harrington first filed her
injuction petition in Common
Pleas Court.
On several grounds Judge Har
old Richmond dismissed the
case from his court. The case
then was taken to the Court of
Appeals, which ordered a new’
trial to be held in that court.
The court forwarded ts rul
ing to Clerk of Courts Donald
Philips authorizing horn to en
ter it on the docket. No opinion
accompanied the ruling.
B&O Station
in Chardon
Is Robbed
to
Goods valued high enough
constitute grand larceny were
stolen from the B&O railroad
station in Chardon Wednsday
between 7 and 7:30 p.m., accord
ng to Chardon Polce Chief
John Boh.
Dietrich, the
Chardon, re
the buiding,
Although Morand
railroad’s agent in
membered locking
no evidence of forceful entry
could be found, according to
Bohl.
ITEMS TAKEN included:
A gin kit, containing whiskey
samples.
A carton of cast iron skillets.
A carton of flourescent tubes.
Two new suit cases, shipped
to Chardon residents from the
May Co. in Cleveland, were slit,
evidently with a knife. Bohl
guessed the thief may have
thought the suit cases to con
tain clothing.
ceremonies
Astronomi
Institute of
Ground-breaking
for the new Nassau
cal Station of Case
Technology, to be erected in
Montville, will be held at 11
a.m. on Saturday, July 7, ac
cording to T. Keith Glennan.
president of Case. Invitations
have been sent to civic leaders
in th eChardon area, trustees,
and to a number of alumni and
friends of the Observatory.
Dr. Glennan will preside, and
six short talks will precede
breaking of groung. Speakers
will be: Mayor ain L.
sons of Chardon, for the com
munity David Dietz, Science ed
tor of the Cleveland Press, for
the Cleveland Astronomical So
ciety Allan S. Austin, vice pres
ident of the Austin Co., for the
builders Charles J. Stilwell,
Par
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Coffee concessioner Ed Hart pours hot water into
the coffee pot. The beverage helped warm many of the
chilled paraders.
Geauga Women s Clubs
Hold Meet in Thompson
The Geauga County Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs met last
Thursday, June 28, at the Thom
pson Methodist Church, the
meeting being called to order
by the president, Mrs. Clarence
Ohl of Middlefield. Following the
pledge of allegiance to the flag,
the Rev. Byrd Lewis, pastor of
the Thompson Church, brought
brief devotionals to the group.
Welcome was extended by
Mrs. Don Olds of the Thompson
Garden Club. During the morn
ing business session the follow
ing officers were nominated and
,elected:
President, Mrs. Forrest Bond,
Chesterland first vice president
Mrs. Elmer Franks, Auburn
second vice president. Miss Alta
/Trask, Chardon secretary, Mrs.
Raymone Richmond, Chester
land treasurer, Miss Louise
Howell, Middlefield.
Executive committee:
Clarence Ohl, Middlefield
Harold Arndt, Newbury
Marion Pollburn* Thompson
Mrs. George Knox, South New
bury and Miss Hazel Johnson,
Chardon.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
George H. Holmes, prominent
Munson resident and also a
Cleveland lawyer was speaker
of the morning and gave his
lecture, “I’ll Be There With
Bells On” in which he gave his
splendid audience much food for
The chief is waiting for the thought and said ‘‘We are sur
railroad’s inspectors to arrive rendering our adventure spirit teresting experiences in collect
before estimating the actual for planned security, and we do ing them, their meaning, where
loss. not want to work too hard for they originated, how she had a-
To Dedicate New Observatory in Montville
Swasey
Her
pres-
arner &
Case Board
’26, first vce
Case Alumni
Dr. Jason J.
Chairman,
Co., for
bert A.
id ent of
ciation,
sau, Head of the Department of
Astronomy and Director of the
Observatory.
the
Erf
the
and
Asso
Nas-
THIS SIXTH new buiding in
the Case Development Program
will house the Shmidt telescope
now located in the arner &
Swasey Observatory on Taylor
Rd., and will make possible
greatly improved night photo
graphy because of its distance
from city smoke and dust. A
new telescope, now being made
by the arner & Swasey Co.,
will replace the Schmidt on Tay
lor Rd.
Estimated to cost in excess of
$200,000, the new building will
be located on a 160 acre site
1250 feet above sea level at
a point said to be the highest
in all of northern Ohio. The site
is 800 feet west of Clay Read,
and a little over a mile from
Route 6 in Montville, Geauga
County, just beyond Chardon.
Foundation and piers for the
telescope itself will be of rein
forced concrete, and will rest
directly on a solid bed of sand
stone which underlies the build
ing site at a depth of five to
12’72 feet. The observatory build­
times ever
work is ob-
our security. Can
change so that to
solete?’
government
He compared the
with fond grandparents who
spare their grandshildren. “We
are engaged in a death struggle
to save the nation our fore
fathers built”, he said.
conclude the morning ses
Mrs. Mae Bebout sang
Green Cathedral” with
Joy Crandall at the piano
ladies were from Thomp-
To
sion
“The
Mrs.
both
son.
delicious luncheon was
A
served by the Thompson Gar
den Club, the tables being at
tractvely decorated with bou
quets of flowers and tiny button
flower gardens were the favors.
During the afternoon session
Mrs. Marten Merryfield gave a
report of progress being made
by the Opportunity School, and
another $25.00 was voted for
this worthy cause.
Following group singing of the
County Federation song, written
by Miss Nellie Wright of Mid
dlefield, the speaker of the af
ternoon was introduced. Mrs.
George A. Moore of Lakewood
showed and talked about her col
lection of crosses from around
the world: some very old, some
very much prized by herself and
friends who had given them to
her for her large and interesting
collection. She told of may in-
dark
enclosed with
face brick to
feet, and will
revolving me-
ing itself will be
bearing walls of
a height of 23 ’/2
be enclosed by a
tai dome, the uppermost por
tion of which will be approx
imately 40 feet above ground.
The observation floor will have
a diameter of 26 feet and
be partly surrounded by a
cony of steel grating.
CHARDON, GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1956
Rain Fails to Dampen Independence Day Spirit in Chester
Hold Rites for
J. W. Krause
CHESTER Funeral servi
ces for J. William Krause, aged
54. were held here on Monday.
The Rev. Harry Banfield, pas
tor of the Riverview
ficiated. Burial was
Cemetery.
Church of
in Chester
was born
Mr. Krause, who
in Sharpsburg, Pa., January 15.
1902, had not been in good health
for some time but was able
to be about his home. Death
came very unexpectedly at 2:00
a.m. Friday morning, June 29.
He was a former employee of
the Cleveland Graphite Bronze
Company. He has lived in Ches
ter about seven years.
He is survived by his wife,
Ruth, a son, Dennis, and daugh
ter Mary. Aso two brothers.
George and Harry Krause.
chieved them.
In the absence of Stanley Car
lisle of Garrettsville, president
of the Geauga County Bankers
Association, Mrs. Clarence Ohl
was authorized to make the an
nual presentation of their plaque
which this year was made to
the Auburn Ladies Auxiliary,
not only for their splendid
church work, but also for many
worthy community activities. Af
ter being properly engraved the
plaque will again hang in the
lower hall of the Geauga County
Court House.
Mrs. Caroline Boak of Burton
installed the new’ officers for
the coming year.
ties. There will be a large cir
cular reception room directly be
low the observation floor and
living quarters will be located
on ,ne ground floor directly be
low a square observation deck.
of the
be ap
by 30
The overall dimensions
observatory building will
proximately 62 feet long
feet wide
will
bal-
en
the
THE OBSERVATORY
trance will be situated at
base of the two-story rectangu
lar structure adjomining the ob
servatory tower, and the upper no wlocated in the Case obser
floor of
to
which will be devoted vatory on Taylor Rd., at the
rooms and shop facili- new site.
which
The Austin Company,
is designing and erecting the
new observatory, will also be
responsible for dismantling,
moving and installing Cast In
stitute’s Schmidt type telescope.
Mrs. Bruce, 88
A slightly heavy holiday mist failed to dampen the spirits of Chester residents July Fourth
alter the celeration plans. The parade came off on time Wednesday morning, and concessions opened on the Chester
school grounds as scheduled.
Cathy Roberts tasts a loaf
CLARIDON Mrs. Fannie
Thompson Bruce of 926 Engle
wood Rd., Cleveland Heights,
died Monday night, June 25. at
the age of 88 years. She was
born in Bowen’s Prairie,. Iowa.
January 23. 1868, the fifth of
eight children born to Rev. How
ard and Jane Boyd Thompson.
The family moved to Ohio when
she was a young girl.
The next meeting in Novem
ber will be held at Chesterland. advertisement. The meet
at 8 p.m. in the town hall.
When cnly 17 years of age,
she began her teaching career
in Pelican Rapids, Iowa. Later
she graduated from Edinboro
Teachers College at Edinboro,
Pa., spending her summers in
Claridon where her father was
minister for seven years. The
year before her marriage she
taught at Goodwin’s Corners,
driving a horse and buggy from
Chardon where her parents were
living.
On August 28. 1899, she was
married to Williard B. Bruce,
who owned the general store in
Claridon for fifty years before
his death in 1937. A daughter,
Mrs. Katherine Fenwick, of
Cleveland and two granddaugh
ters and a sister, Mrs. Mary
Canfield survve.
While living in Claridon. she
was church organist f^r many
years. She taught a Sunday
school class of young girls. For
twenty-five years, she was trea
surer of
called the
Mrs. Russell Ball is trying to interest Mrs. Robert Barnard
of nut bread she just purchased.
Flora Romonto inspects the baked goods
delicious looking items baked by Chester women
Hold Services
in Claridon for
Union Workers, now
Women’s Fellowship,
services were held
in the Claridon Con-
Funeral
Thursday
gregational Church, Rev. How
ard Wells, pastor of First Pres
byterian Church of East Cleve
land and Rev. Crowe of the
Claridon Church officiated. Rob
ert Fenwick. Robert Taylor, and
Four of Mrs. Bruce’s nephews
Lincoln Canfield. Randall Can
field, Phillip Pease, and Stanley
Thompson, were pall bearers.
Burial was beside her hus
and in Claridon Cemetery.
Always cheerful and possess
ing a refreshing sense of hu
mor, she will always be loved
and admired by her family and
friends.
CORD
as
On Thursday. July 12, the, garages,
Munson Townshp Zoning Com
mission will hold a public meet
ing to consider certain proposed
changes in the present Munson
Zoning resolution.
f3.00 a Year in Ohio
S3.50 Outside Ohio
Mrs. all shows her more of the
To Consider Changes in
Munson Township Zoning
Chairman Frank Fink states
that this is the commission’s
meeting required by law and the great majority of dwellings
that more than 30 days official
notice has been given by pre
vious
ing is
Fink notes that the pro
modification include in­
Mr.
posed
creasing the permissible floor a
rea of dwellings from a min
imum of 750 sq. ft. to a min
imum of 1000 sq. ft., certain but rarely,
minor changes in
distance between houses and I
A clean bill of health, with
one possible exception, was gi
ven to Camp Pi-Chi today by
Geauga County Health Commis
sioner Dr. William P. Edmunds.
The question, involving the
camp’s sanitary conditions arose
after several of the children at
tending the camp during the
past two and one half weeks
were ill, several of them report
tedly with influenza.
Approximately 250 Chardon
younsters have attended pro
grams at the camp thus far
this summer.
The camp, located on Wilson
Mills Rd. in Munson Township,
is operated by Chardon’s Pil
grm-Christian Church.
••WE COULD find nothing
w’rong with the camp,” Dr. Ed
munds said after making an in
vestigation, ‘‘with the exception
of one well, which was tested
unsafe.”
That well has been cholrinated
and is in the process of being
retested. In the meantime, wa-
CHMUJON ZUMJC UBKA1Y
CHARDON, OHIO
K
or seriously
in some baked goods as
and modification of
restrictions in business
curbing
areas.
The
dwelling
most important, stated Mr. Fink.
The proposal is made after a
survey which clearly shows that
provisions respecting
area are( obsiousiy the
built since the Resolution was
passed in 1948 are in excess
of the newly proposed minimum.
All interested parties are in
vited to attend and state their
views.
We ask God to forgive us our
evil thoughts and evil temper,
if ever, ask him
permissible to forgive us for our sadness.
5 and R. W. Dale
Edmunds Says Chardon Camp Healthy
Let us-
Serve You Today
Chardon 5-4621
Volume 108 Number 27
Plan Budget
of $72,000
for Chardon
A proposed budget for Chardon
Village for 1957, containing es
timated expenditures of $71,930,
was to be presented to the re
sidents Thrusday evening, July
5, at a public hearing on the
budget in the thrasher House.
The proposed budget, pre
pared by the Vlage Councils
Finance Committee, Wallace
King and Robert Prince, needed
to be approved in the councl
session and at the public hear
ing. both last night.
Village Clerk Jennie C. David
son said that, in the past, the
budget prepared by the Finance
Committee has usually been al
tered before it is finally accep
ted.
THE BUDGET proposed re
ceipts of $71,952.15 for 1957, as
compared to the expected vil
lage revenue of $78,578.41 this
year.
Proposed expenditures of $1500
in 1957 for traffic lights com
pare to an estimated spending
of $875 in this year,and to
$3171.34 spent in 1955 for the
same item.
An increase of $225 over this
year’s $1525 in parking meter
expenses was suggested, and a
proposed $250 increase in expen
ses for parks was listed.
Under street repair, an in
crease of over $800 was listed
for 1957.
F. Potts, 96
Observes
Birthday
By Mrs. Martin Langaa
EAST HILL Mr. F. Potts
was given a surprise birthday
party Friday. June 29, at the
home of his son Rene, on County
Line Rd. It was attended by
his children and grandchildren.
Mr. Potts was 96 years old.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hansen
returned Tuesday aftern o o n
from a two weeks' vacation
trip through the south. Mr. Han
sen attended conferences in Al
abama and afterwards they
drove through the mountains in
Tennessee and on to Henderson
ville, N.C., where they spent a
few days with relatives.
Mary Butz entertained with a
weiner roast for Sandra Caro
selli, whose birthday was June
18. This was a surprise party,
at the Butz home.
The 3-H’s (Happy Handy
Housewives) of East Hill Rd.,
had a pink and
for Mrs. Delaney, Wednesday
evening.
ter from another well is being close. That group has leased the
used exclusively at the camp.camp* -1—week
“Many wells used by families
n Geauga County have been
found unsafe after several years
of use,” Dr. Edmunds reported,
“with no adverse effects to the
families using the wells.”
Two weeks ago, when nearly
200 Chardon youngsters attended
day camp at Pi-Chi. the only
water they drank all week was
the water from the well which
was found later to be unsafe,
according to Rev. Charles W.
Strong, pastor of the church
“Not one of those youngsters
was ill during the camping pro
gram,” he said.
this
The camp s being used
week by about 40 Chardon
young people in the 4th,
and 6th grades. The water
are using comes only
well which was tested
area
5th,
they
from the
safe.
when a
THE ISSUE arose
camp program sponsored by the
Presbyterian church, which had
rented the camp, closed two
days before it was scheduled to
blue shower
and Karen
Carol Ronbinette
and Leslie Krueger left Sunday
for a weel’s vacation
near Austinburg.
at a camp
of E. Hill
mother on
Mrs. John Henry
Dr., entertained her
Saturday evening.
Chardon Cottontails
Hold 5th Meeting
The fifth meeting of the Char
don Cottontails was held on
June 16 at the home of Mr.
John Bailey, their advisor.
Alex Simon attended the meet
ing as a new member, bring
ing the membership of the club
up to 14 as compared to the
starting membership of 10 boys
and girls.
Linda Suppler brought her
California buck for the group to
discuss and check for show
points. Robert Blum attended
4-H camp at Whitewood.
for another in
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the summer and has expressed
a desire to cancel ther con
tract for the later week.
The Ohio Conference of Con
gregational Christian Churches,
which also leased the camp, de
cided to proceed with their pro
gram on the basis of Dr. Ed
jnunds early reports.
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