Geauga record. [volume], January 18, 1962, Image 1

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Piibliihrd Wcclly by Geauga Publishers. Inc. Entered
as Second Class Matter at the Chardon Postoffice
Robert Gilson, Chardon el
ementary school teacher who
has been arranging the pro
posed adult night course, an
nounced today the school
board had tentatively author
ized the offering of 18 courses
this spring.
There is a ten dollar fee for
each class, except one on law
for the layman, which is free.
The school board reserves the
right to canel courses if there
is an enrollment of less than
ten. All courses begin on Mon
day, Feb. 5, or Wednesday.
School board members an cl
representatives of the recent
ly organized Citizens School
Committee were very, very
polite to one another at the
school board meeting Mon
day.
School Board President Dor
Williams welcomed the three
representatives of the group
at the meeting. “A Citizens’
Committee such as yours can
be very beneficial to the
children of Chardon.” he as
sured them.
Bruce Paepke, president o*
the Citizens’ group, quoted
from the organizations re
cently adopted by laws and
Move to New, Larger Quarters
TEMPORARY SERVICES, an employment service, which also handles
secretarial and office work as well as a desk rental and telephone answering ser
vice have moved to new larger quarters. The picture above shows the new front
office on Water street in Chardon. The office duplicating machinery, executive
offices and desk space are in the rear.
Eleanor Oliver is pictured above at a desk talking to a customer at the
counter. Other members of the firm are Willis S. Oliver and Mary E. Saxon. The
firm was previously located in upper offices on Main street in Chardon.
School Offers 18
Night Class Courses
Feb. 7, and run ten weeks.
Sessions will be from 7:30 to
9:30 p.m. at the Chardon High
school.
Mr. Gilson has been assist
ed in setting up the courses
by Patrick Cronin, junior
high school teacher.
Following is a list of the
courses offered, opening date
and name of teacher:
Monday, Feb. 5
Law for the Layman. County
Bar Association.
Beginning Typing Mrs. Lil
lian Foti.
Everyone W as Very Polite
completing school.
$1.00 per Year Locally $3 00 per Year in Ohio
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Reading Iprovement Mrs
Betty Cliff.
Choral Singing Mrs. Ruth
Booth.
Child Psychology Mr. Dale
Weber.
Course in Investments -Mr
Robert Orr.
Public Speaking Mr. Pa*
Cronin.
Wednesday, Feb. 7
Cake Decorating for Begin
ners Mrs. Betty Taylor.
Basic Mathematics
Mike Stoup.
Beginning Art Mrs. Gayle
Chapin.
Hy Speed Longhand Mrs.
Ober.
Beginning Sewing -Mrs.
Jessy Collister.
Advanced Sewing Mrs.
Jessy Collister.
Beginning Welding Ralph
Combs.
Contact Bridge Mr. Ray-
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Pictured above is Bruce Paepke, chairman of the Citizens’ School Committee, as he talked to the
school board Monday evening. Left in the picture is Des Dandalides, treasurer of the recently organized
group. Right is Miss Ethel Mellinger, school guidance director, who earlier given a report on students who
have dropped out before
said ‘‘We have no intention to
attempt in any way to usurp
the functions of the schor
board or of the school admin
istration.” He and Mrs. Dan
dalides pointed out to the
board that any studies or re
ports made by groups in the
Citizens Committee would be
submitted to the entire com
mittee before advanced to the
school board that if the com
mittee as a whole, approved
they would be forwarded to
the school board without any
advance publicity.
Mr. Paepke said one of the
first fields of study planned
by the group was of the lib­
raries in the elementary
schools.
Mr. Williams warned that
while they welcomed the
study, the school board had
set up a program of advanc
ing the high school library as
soon as possible because of
state recommendations and
indicated there was not en
ough money available to take
care of all the libraries at
present.
He also asked Mr. Paepke
for members of the group to
ask clearance through the
superintendents office in ord
er that studies would not be
disrupted by visits of the com­
GEAUGA RECORDumq,va*u*"u
(Mothers
to March
Wednesday
Chardon Village and town
1 ship join the nation by par-1
taking in the New March of
Dimes Campaign during the
month of January. On Jan 1
uary 31 evening, over one
hundred village and township
mothers will knock at doors
to collect donations for th»
annual March of Dimes
Drive. The Foundation wil’
use the collected donations in
three principal ways: 1. fo
continued care of Polio Vic
tims and for occasional new
cases 2. for research in Birth
Defects in children and con
struction of a new Birth De
fects Center in Cleveland
(Columbus, Ohio Center to be
expanded) 3. for the care o‘
Athritis in children.
Any group interested i’
showing two short films con
cerning the actual work of the
March of Dimes Foundation
may contact Mrs. Kennetl
Carver. AV 6-3542.
Businesses and Industries
of these areas will be con
tacted during the entin
month of January.
General chairman of Char
don Village is Mrs. Lawrence 1
J. Dolan, AV 6-2525. Sub-cap
tains for the Village are: Mrs
Edward O’Hara, Mrs. Rober'
Majka, Mrs. Thomas Hedjuk
and Mrs. Robert Dube. Mrs
Earl K. Van Oeveren is sub
chairman in charge of Busi
ness Collections. Gen
eral Chairman for Chardor
Township is Mrs. Joseph Fil
la. AV 6-5131 Mrs. Frank I
Filla will work with the chaii
man.
mond Bosler.
Bookkeeping Miss Ethel
Mellinger.
Woodworking Mr. Do
Babson.
Creative Writing Mr. Char
les Porter.
SUBSCRIBE and SAVE
mittee members of the school
libraries.
Apparently not to be out
done by the committee in sup
gesting fields of possibl
school improvement, Mr. Wil
liams presented to the com
mittee and the audience mini
eographed copies of e
suggestions of fields of study
They were: possible need fo’
more industrial arts and busi
ness education an analyst
of pupil population growth
possible need for a brochure
on Chardon that could be use'
to attract better applicants V
possible teaching jobs in th
Chardon school system.
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FRED AUSTIN and CAMERA
Fred Austin, who started professional photographic
work as Geauga correspondent for Tire Cleveland Plain
Dealer, has opened a photographic studio in Chardon.
His studio is above the Gerald C. Wearsch realty office
on Main street. His work is strictly by appointment.
Burton Bank Tells
Record Earnings
“Record year end totals in
loans, deposits, captial ac
counts, and total resources
mark the conclusion of an
other successful year for The
First National Bank of Bur
ton.” These facts will open
the yearly e o to share
holders by M. A. Fox, Pre
sident. at the forty-third an
nual stockholders meeting
The dinner will be held in
Burton on Saturday, Jan. 20.
Guest speaker is to be Mr. A
I. Kidston. vice-president and
secretary of The Dollar Sav
ings and Trust Company of
Youngstown. Mr. Kidston is
former President of The Ohio
Bankers Association and is
well known in state and nat
ional banking circles.
The shareholders will vote
on a stock dividend of $33.35'
which was proposed by th'
Directc"s of the bank. If a"
nroved the dividend will be
declared on the basis of on
share for each 11 shares pre
sently held. Approval by th
shareholders of the proposed
dividend will increase the
bank’s capital stock to $400
GOO.
Gertrude Hathaway
Rites Wednesday
CLARIDON Mrs. Gert
rude Hathaway. 76. died Mon-1
day. Jan. 8 at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Burton Arm
strong. Rt. 608, East Claridor
Gertrude E 1 y Hathaway
was born December 6, 1885
in Mt. Gilead. Ohio. On March
6. 1911, she was united ir
marriage with Theodore I
Hathaway.
Surviving are her husband
daughter, and 3 grandchild
ren.
She had lived in the Clari
don area approximately 5'
years. She was affiliated with
the Claridon Congregation?
church, and Claridon as yoi
Like It club.
Services were held Wednes
day, at 2 p.m. at the Bur
Funeral home.
CHARDON, OHIO THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 1962 OUR 114th YEAR NUMBER 3
Opens Photo Store School Board Seeks
A cash dividend of $1.25 per
share, the bank’s 101st cash
dividend, was paid on Jan
uary 1 of this year.
Total resources of First
National, now at $11,970,613
are up $631,291 over the $11
339.322 reported on Decembei
31, 1960.
Loan volume was increased
by $684,680 to a new high o‘
$6,796,678. Time deposits ar
up $ 427,224, to $7,011,719,
while demand deposits hit
new high of $3,711,461, up
$145,780.
Capital accounts have also
reached a new high, having
exceeded one million dollar
for the first time. One year
go the total was $990,423. The
new figure as of the year enc'
was $1,022,107.
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Cause of Drop-Outs
Chardon high schools have
had a drop out rate of 3.32
percent of pupils in the past
eight years, according to Miss
Ethel Mellinger, school voca
tional guidance director, who
presented a report to the
school board Monday even
ing. It totaled 130 students.
Her figures indicated that
while the majority of the
drop-outs had average or bet
ter intelligance, most of them
were behind in school at the
time they quit.
Work, enlistment, and mar
riage. were given as the rea
son for drop-out of 62 pupils
but for 68 the reason was un
known. Miss Mellinger said
that in the future an attempt
would be made to determine
the cause of more of the drop
outs.
In answer to a question
Miss Mellinger said that it
seemed probable that a more
practical curriculum to aid
students in getting and hold
ing jobs, might keep more
students in school. Most of
the drop-outs were in the first
year of high school, followed
by sophomores, juniors and
seniors in that order.
SCHOOL SECRETARIES
who man the school offices,
may find themselves with a
cut in pay as a result of nego
tiations of non-teaching em
ployees and the school board
but they won’t like it.
The situation arose when
during the pay negotiations
the school board suggested
the secretaries should work a
40 hour week in place of the
present 35 hours. Raymond
Osborn, head of the emplov
ees negotiating committee,
pointed out to the board, that
even though the requested
raises were granted, the sec
retaries would be working for
less per hour than they are
geting now.
He argues, “If you are go
ing to adopt industry’s 40
hour week as a standard,
then you should consider fol
lowing the industrial pattern
completely. That would mean
paying the employees who
work a regular 44 hour week
time and a half for over four
ty hours paying the men
who come in for a couple of
hours every Sunday to take
care of the stokers at double
time.”
He cited what the practice
would cost the school system
in some instances.
School board views were
presented by Shirley Werner,
who said. “The rate of pay
for school secretaries is com
parable to the salaries paid
by other businesses in the
community. But in business
the week is 40 hours. As a re
sult we are criticized in the
community for paying more
than the prevailing rate. W'
are always being criticized
for wasting taxpayers money
-that was one of the factors ir
the loss of the bond issue las*
fall.”
After discussion, the schoo'
board and employees repre
sentatives agreed to pu‘
through the pay raises sche
duled for this month and con
Builds New Store
PHILIP DeGEORGE this week moved his store to a new location on Wat
er street on the other side of the street from his previous location. His home is
located next to the store.
tinue negotiations on the
hours of secretaries.
“MY REMARKS concern
ing the problems facing the
school board this year were
misunderstood in some quar
ters.” School Board Presid
ent Don Williams told the
school board and audience.
“I want to say now that the
school board is one hundred
percent behind Mr. Canfield
as superintendent of schools
and will continue behind him
as long as he is superinten
dent.”
Mr. Williams statement a
rose from interpretation of
his including the hiring of a
sunerintendent this year as
one of the problems facing
the school board at a recent
meeting.
“I THINK its more import
ant to teach a child the mean
ing of Democracy, than how
to spell it.” was part of Mrs.
Grace Bradley’s explanation
of her resignation from head
ing a survey of school spell
ing. She also cited the press
of other work. After discuss
ion of the value of an invest
igation into spelling teaching
methods, the board decided
to accept a report from Mrs.
Bradley on her work so far
and to ask Miss Myrtle Col
lins. remedial teaching teach
er, to consult with other
teachers involved in the spell
ing problem on the need for
possible change in the method
of teaching spelling.
SAVINGS of $3,300 00 will
be made by the school baord
next year by issuing a ono
year note for $330,000 00 of
authorized school debt in
stead of issuing bonds, ac
cording to reports from Cleve
land financial experts to the
Clerk Jennie C. Davidson.
The debt originated with
the authorization of a $418.
000.00 bond issue three years
ago. The school has been fin
ancing the debt by issuing
debentures at about one per
cent less interest expense th
an that of bonds. This year the
school is paying $30,000.00 on
the principal and renewing
the note for another year for
a year.
The school board authoriz
ed letters of congratulation
be sent to the facultv and stu
dents involved in the recent
state tests w’hich placed four
Chardon students in the too
category. The board also aut
horized a letter to the family
of Carolyn Alvord expressing
the loss the school would feel
over her death. Mrs. Alvord,
who worked as a substitute
teacher, worked the morning
of the day she died of a heart
attack.
Offer Help on
Sales Tax Forms
To assist vendors in filing
their sales tax returns, an ex
aminer will be in the Comm
issioner’s office. Court House
Chardon, Ohio on Wednesday
Jan. 31.
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