Geauga record. [volume], October 26, 1961, Image 1

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Learning of the intention of
Common Pleas Judge Harold
Richmond to retire after
completion of his term in 1962
Probate and Juvenile Court
Judge Robert B. Ford today
announced he would seek el
ection to the coming vacancy.
Judge Ford, with aid of Ge
auga Rep. B. A. Broughton,
helped formulate legislation
to enable probate judges to
act in absence of Common
Pleas judges. Since 1957 he
has acted as a Geauga Com­
BY Helen Macdonald
“If Chardon schools are to
continue to operate at the pre
sent standard after Jan. 1,”
Board Member Richard
Woolams told Hambden PTA
members Tuesday night
“The 7 mill operating levy
must be passed in Novem
ber.”
Renewal of the five mill
levy will not be enough to
meet rising costs of education
and school operation next ye
ar, he explained.
“We’ll be lucky to finish
this year in the black,” Wool
ams added.
The additional two mills be
ing asked at this election, he
said, is to meet rising costs
in next year’s budget as well
as raise salaries of teachers
and non professional person
nel to a level with neighbor
ing communities.
“Paying taxes for public
education still is the best way
to insure a good future for
your child,” Superintendent
Ira Canfield said.” Our tax
rate in Chardon is lower than
four other districts in the
County.”
He pointed out that few peo
ple pay enough real estate
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Small Fry Gets Clipping
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RALPH BARR, who will be two next January, is pictured as he got his
cut this week. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Barr of 151 Court Street,
Chardon. The barber is George Gross.
Judge Ford to Seek Common Pleas Bench
mon Pleas judge for at least
a month each year during ab
sence of Judge Richmond.
He was assigned and serv
ed as Common Pleas judge to
hear the Richard Taylor case
in Lake County and has been
assigned and served as judge
in Cuyahoga, Ashtabula and
Columbiana counties.
During this year, due to ill
ness of Judge Richmond, he
has presided in Geauga Com
mon Pleas Court 10 weeks.
Judge Ford has been Gea-.
Woolams Urges ‘OK’ on
School Operating Levy
taxes to support one child in
school for one year, let alone
a family of children. It costs
$384 to educate each pupil
each year.
“This is close to the nat
ional average per pupil cost,”
the superintendent said.
“We are proud of our staff
and would like to keep them,
as well as attract others of
the same competence as they
are needed to meet the rise
in school population.
“Our goal is continued qual
ity education.”
Teachers to Supervise
Halloween Pictures
Chardon school artists who
will adorn Main street stores
this weekend with spooks,
cemeteries, ghosts and simil
iar Halloween pictures, will
be under the supervision of
Mrs. Helen Prevost, head of
the art departments of Char
don schools.
Her assistants are Mrs.
Gayle Chapin and Mrs. Fran
ces Bender and Principal Wil
liam Middleton.
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uga Probate and Juvenile
Court judge since Feb. 3,
1953.
He is vice president of the
Ohio Association of Probate
Judges, legislative chairman
of Ohio Juvenile Court judges,
and serves on the administra
tive and judicial reform com
mittee of the Ohio Judicial
Conference.
Adding to the already
crowded facilities of Chardon
high school athletic depart
ment, a record number of
8th and 9th grade football
candidates turned out for the
junior high grid squad, on
August 28.
With the cooperation of
the physical education de
partment and the high school
athletic department, locker
space was found for these
young athletes, 56 in all, at
the high school.
There was a shortage of
equipment for this large
squad but at the present
time each boy has been is­
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GEAUGA RECORD
SCHEELE OPPOSES SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
Ex- School Head
Says Plan Is
Waste of Money
William Scheele, former president of the Char
don school board, who recently resigned, today issued
a statement opposing the proposed half million dollar
bond issue for the schools.
Mr. Scheele’s complete statement is as follows:
by William Scheele
As election time draws near, thoughtful voters
in growing numbers have asked for a statement about
possible alternatives to the School Bond Issue that is
being proposed. This is clear evidence that our citi
zens have been unwilling to believe that a single view
on these important matters exists.
To date the school board has smothered all at
temps to discuss alternatives to building a new Junior
High School. Board members have insisted upon
everyone’s accepting a single view while their grave
concern for the success of the Bond Issue suggests
that their position is shaky. Certain remarks they
have offered as facts simply cannot stand up under
close scrutiny. An alternative plan does exist of
course, and if having the three Junior High grades to
gether is educationally as vital as we have been told
by the teaching staff, then the alternate plan could
accomplish this immediately. The cost would be that
of a 12 room elementary instead of a million dollar
Junior High Building.
At a time when school operating funds are scarce
and local economy is struggling to improve, the
School Board is asking for funds to begin a million
dollar Junior High School. November’s ballot requests
the first of three bond issues needed for this school.
Construction of the entire building will take from five
to eight years, becoming accredited and finding a
certified staff may take longer.
What .is1 wrong with this proposal? The answer
is complicated, but it is basically bad because a new
Junior High building is not really needed!
In contrast, it is an annual struggle to locate and
keep good teachers at a competitive pay level. Teach
ing aids, laboratory equipment and libary books are
vitally needed. Painting, repairs, new lights and fur
niture are basic classroom needs that are in short
supply. Most important is the fact that a large part
of our population agreed with the “Kent State Sur
vey” which stated that the scholastic achievements of
our pupils are considerably below their abilities.
Many important thoughts a
bout our school system were
projected In the Kent State
Survey. Similar valuable find
ings were made by two State
House Conference Commit
tees. It seems unrealistic
then, that out of so many re
commendations the superin
tendent and school board
should emphasize most the
sued the proper football
equipment.
The boys in the picture
have been working out for
several weeks with the Jun
ior High coaches, Mike Fish
er and Joe Novak, getting
ready for their six game
schedule as follows:
Sept. 28 at Willoughby:
Oct. 5 Kirtland Oct. 12
Cardinal Oct. 19 at Madison
Oct. 26 Burton Nov. 1 at
Newbury. All games start at
4:00 p.m.
Chardon Junior High
Trojans
1st row (left to right) John
Gessic, Mack Ratcliffe, John
need to change our school
charter to a 6 3 3 grade
grouping so that they may
legally propose a new three
year Junior High School.
Many people were disap
pointed at the above because
no apparent effort was made
to coordinate and improve
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8-9th Graders Have Football Squad of 56
Huxel, Bill Young, Jim Hux
el, Don Fisher, Tom Brown.
2nd Row Bob Koritan
sky, Richard Aiken, David
Morse, Ken Van Oeveren,
Morris Potter, Randy Dar
ling, Tony Fina, Allan Mc
Bride, Charles Weidig, Tim
Patterson.
3rd Row Mark Race,
Steve ""Iberatore, Marvin
Hostetler, Leonard Zimmer
man, John Baker, Gary Ful
ler, Louis Sheehe, Paul Haas,
Jim Farinacci, Bob Flaherty,
James Little, Frank Bones.
4th Row Bill Thoman,
Rich Wolfe, Dennis Pogue,
Brad Prince, John Collier,
CHARDON, OHIO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1961 OUR 113th YEAR NUMBER 43
Sunday, Oct. 29, will be ob
served by the Chardon Com
munity as UNICEF DAY,
when cash contributions will
be solicited for United Nat
ions International Children’
Fund. The Halloween spirit
of “Trick or Treat for UNICE
F” will retain all the fun of,
ringing door bells and collect
ing treats as the grade school
age boys and girls go from
door to door between 6:30 and
7:30 Sunday evening, under
the direction and superivision
of the High School age youth
of the cooperating Churches.
Mike Filla, Don Carlson. Ter
ry Wilson, Reese Armstrong,
John Miller, Mike Fedorka.
5th Row Tom DeMars,
Bob Heinrich, Bob Flyer,
Wayne Smith, Bob Baker,
Bob Govern, Harry Fernan
dez, Bill Richardson, Tom
Thayer, Cliff Wedge, and
Jack Carson. Coach Mike.
Fisher is in the rear look
ing over the huge squad.
Coach Joe Novak, the two
managers, Dennis Pavlik and
Dennis Christine were not
present when the picture was
taken. They are Dick Col
vin, Dennis Penkaty, Tim
Acton and James Mausser.
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Chardon Park Fund Gets $117.10
MRS. DONALD MEYERS chairman of the recent JayCeette rummage
sale, turns over the profit of the group, $117.10 to Bob Barnum, representing
the Chardon Park Development committee.
Goblins to Solicit for Needy Children
The difference will be that Sunday so that persons who
the “trick” is not to collect will not be home or able to
anything for themselves but
the “treats” receied will be
the money they collect in the
special containers, which,
through UNICEF become life
giving penicillin, protective
vaccine, and health giving
milk for the world's children
who are ill or malnourished.
The funds raised, matched
by aided governments and
spent wisely, do much: one
penny provides five glasses
of milk and five pennies can
provide penicillin to cure a
child of yaws.
All participating boys and
girls with the youth leaders
and adults will meet in the
Pilgrim Christian church ed
ucational building on South
street at 6:30 o’clock, and will
solicit at the homes of the
community between that
hour and 7:30 p.m. They will
then return with the contribu-
tions in the containers to the
church for light refreshments
provided and served by the
women of the Churches.
There will be UNICEF box
es in all of the Churches on
MERCHANTS PLAN
“MOONLIGHT SALE”
Chardon Main street
merchants will again st
age one of their popular
“Moonlight Sales” this
Saturday night.
Merchandise will be
displayed on counters on
the street in carnival fas
hion. There will be rides
for the children in the
park and some stores
will serve Halloween re
freshments.
Stores participating in
the sale include :The New
Burr and Smith Furnit
ure store Zamer Music,
Village Jewlery and Gift
Carlson’s Hardware
Cook’s Drug Store Bar
num’s Dry Goods Crom
well Rexall Drugs IL
and II. Office Supply
Bostwick’s Home Decora
ting Thrasher Radio and
TV Western Auto. Carl
Hummel’s Store Chap
man Shoe Store.
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participate Sunday evening
can make their contributions
through their respective
churches. The Protestant
churches planning and coop
erating in this community
wide efforts under the direc
tion of the Rev. Aubrey E.
Kirby of the Chardon Metho
dist church, secretary -trea
surer of the Geauga Minist
er’s association, are the Char
don Assembly of God, Char
don Methodist. Pilgrim Chris
tian. Fowlers Mills Commun
ity Christian. Peae Lutheran
and St. Luke's Episcopal.
JayCees
Endorse
SchoolBond
At their October 16th busi
ness meeting the Chardon
Jaycees passed a resolution
giving full support in favor of
the forthcoming school bond
issue. Bill Jones who attend
.i ed the meetings of a citizen’s
i committee expressed hope
that all Jaycees would active
ly campaign for the passage
i of the bond issue.
i The Jaycees under the lead
ership this year of Don Mey
er have launched their usual
busy plans that call for many
I civic projects throughout the
year.
After a successful Gas-O
Rama conducted at Haueter’s
Sohio station, the Chardon
Jaycees are helping the Park
Development Committee in
stall fences at the new Little
League ball diamond in the
Chardon District Park. Phil
Nixon is construction com
mittee chairman.
Other projects scheduled
are three turkey shoots at
Bestone’s under Ken Post’s
chairmanship, and Christ
mas tree sales with George
Gross as chairman.
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