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The opening celebration at
the West Geauga Office of
the Chardon Savings Bank
Co. in the West Geauga Pla
za in Chester has been set for
this Friday and Saturday.
Feb. 9 and 19.
Normal business transac
tions will be conducted during
the grand opening of the
bank’s branch office. The
West Geauga Office will be
open from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00
pm. Friday, and from 10:30
a m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday.
To help celebrate the third
office of the bank, officials of
the Chardon Savings Bank
Co. are offering “3 keys to
Success.”
Seek Entries
for Geauga’s
Maple Queen
The Geauga County Maple
Queen Contest is underway,
according to Contest Chair
man Bob Barnum.
Single girls residing in Ge
auga County and who are be
tween the ages of 16 and 19
years are eligible. They must
also be talented.
Those interested in entering
the contest should either ap
pear in person or write to
Bob Barnum, 133 Main Street
Chardon. Statistics should in
clude the contestants name,
address, age, talent and a re
cent wallet sized photograph
Registrations close on Feb
ruary 24.
An elimination will be held
prior to the final contest
which has been scheduled for
March 31 at 8 p.m. in the
Park School auditorium.
Judging will be based cn the
following:
1. Poise, beauty, charm and
general appearance.
2. Talent and ability to im
press audience.
3. Personality, intellect and
ability to appear in public.
The Maple Queen will reign
during the three-day festival
which will be held April 6, 7
and 8 in Chardon. She will al
so preside at
Ball which will
by the Park
Committee.
the Queen’s
be sponsored
Development
Four girls will be chosen as
attendants to the Queen and
will take part in all festival
activities.
Don Trask will head the an
nual Antique Show to be held
in conjunction with the Festi
val. Interested displayers of
antiques are asked to con
tact him at Taylor Wells Rd.,
Rt., No. 1, Chardon, O.
The Beard Contest has been
altered somewhat this year,
according to the sponsors,
h, Weekly by Geauga Publi'-hcis. Inc. Entend SI.00 pet Yr.n Locally $ I 00 per Year fa (5hiO
i- Second Class Maitcr at the Chardon Postoffice $4.00 per Year Outside Ohio
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THE WEST GEAUGA OFFICE of the Chardon Savings Bank Co. will hold its opening celebration
in the West Geauga Plaza in Chesterland Friday and Saturday. The new and modern office is the bank s
second branch. An office is located in the Chardon Plaza, and the main office is at 100 Center St.
Grand Opening his Weekend of
Chardon Bank at West Geauga
Personalized automobile ig
nition keys will be cut in the
lobby of the West Geauga of
fice for all customers open
ing a savings account of $25
adding $25 to a present sab
ings account, renting a safety
deposit box, opening a check
ing account of $100 or financ
ing an automobile.
Treasure chest keys, which
are being mailed to all resid
ents in the area, may open
the treasure chest in the lob
by of the West Geauga Office.
Electric frying pans, coffee
makers, toasters and similar
gifts await the lucky key hold
ers.
Registration cards for a
grand prize have been mail-
Following approval by Ge
auga County Commissioners
after a public hearing on a
petition for annexation of 216.
12 acres to Chardon Village,
the matter was before Char
don Council for discussion,
Thursday night.
Sixty days must pass, und
er law, before council can ac
cept or reject. The area bor
ders the west corporation line
of Chardon Village, extends
across Rt. 6 between Thwing
Road and Mentor Road and
includes property of Isaac
Evans Realty Co., the form
er Fowler farm and property
of Robert Sanborn.
Appearing before council
wrere Robert D. Brown, build
er, who filed the petition
presenting residents of the
ea, Attorney Sam Levin
the Brown interests, and
ank N. Riley, Willoughby
gineer, who presented plans
for a large allotment to be
built if annexation is approv
ed. ■. i
“We realize Council cannot
Beards will be judged on len
gth only, with a prize of $5.06
per inch of beard. Entrants
must be clean shaven at the
time of registration which is
from. February 7 through Fe’l
ruary 21. Registration is at
the Times Leader office in
in Chardon.
The Golden Wedding Party
sponsored by the Painesville
Telegraph, and the Old Tim
ers Party sponsored by
Geauga Record, already
receiving reservations for
annual dinners.
ed along with the treasure
chest keys for residents to fill
out and deposit at the new
West Geauga Office during
the opening celebration. The
grand prize will be a portable
TV set, and the winner need
not be present. The drawing
will be held Saturday at 5:00
p.m. Feb. 10, and any gifts
left in the treasure chest will
also be drawn for. Additional
registration cards will be a
vailable to visitors during
the two-day celebration at the
bank.
A third key, the new and
useful Tube Twist Key, will
be presented to all persons
visiting the new banking of
fice.
Chardon Council Discusses
Annexation of 216 Acres
take action tonight,” said Le
vin. “But we would like to
know the opinion of council as
to whether memlbers favor
the annexation.” Council
members expressed favor of
the plan provided all building
stipulations required wre ful
filled. This was assured by
Levin.
The plat reveals the area to
be known as Cloveridge
Subdivision would contain 245
city lots of 70 feet frontage.
re
ar-
for
Fr
en-
Levin said he can connect
Experts on more than 200
topics from headhunting to
Hemingway are available as
speakers for Northeastern
Ohio organizations as a com
munity service of Kent State
University.
Listing of the speakers, all
University faculty members,
and their topics are contain
ed in a booklet, “A Speaker
for Your Meeting,” published
by the University.
In the course of a year
members of the Speakers
Bureau deliver more than 1
700 speeches to general and
specialized groups.
They address service clubs
and religious and social gr
oups on such general interest
topics as “H o w to Think
Straight” and “Everyday
Law.”
the
are
the
For specialized groups, sub
jects include “The Child Who
Doesn’t Talk.” “Liars and
Horsethieves in the Bool
World,” “Marital Adjustment
and “The Chemical Basis of
the Origin of Life.”
be
Concessions will again
under the management of
Tafel of Chardon.
Joe
Tapping will begin soon on
the trees in Chardon Village,
and the Festival Board are
planning for their Sunday sy
rup sales which begin a
month prior to the Festival
School administrators, par
ent teacher associations,
child study and teacher
groups can hear speakers dis-
I SAVINGS
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Bank officials indicated al
keys will be available as lonf
as the supplies last.
Other attractions at the op
ening celebration will includ'
music, refreshmens and add
itional souvenirs.
The West Geauga office i
the second branch office
the Chardon Savings Ban’
Co. The banking firm has an
other branch office in th
Chardon Plaza, and the mair
office is located at 100 Cente'
St.
Normal banking hours fo’
the West Geauga Office wil
be from 10:30 a m. to 5:00
m. daily, except Fridays
when the branch will remair
open until 7:00 p.m.
sewer and water at Bass Lake
Community Inc. property and
that the line would have to gc
under the Baltimore and Ohio
Rialroad. Riley said he had
twice the minimum grade to
move sewage.
When all houses are sold
Chardon Village would pro
bably increase population by
nearly 700 persons. The plat
will go to the Chardon Plan
ning Commission for scrutiny
before the final decision can
be made.
University Offers Geauga
Variety of Speakers
cuss such topics as ‘‘The Bar
Facts of School,” ‘‘School
Finance” and “Education in
Other Lands.”
Art and physical education
professors also conduct de
monstrations for art, recrea
tion and sports groups.
Chardon school board Mon-e
day evening voted four to one
to renew the contract of Sup
erintendent Ira Canfield for
one year. Superintendent Can
field had indicated that he did
not wish a contract beyond
one year. His present con
tract expires July 31 of this
year and the renewal extends
it to July 31, 1963. His salary
remains at the same amount
$11,200 a year.
The school board acted af
ter receiving a letter from
the county school board re
commending the renewal of
Mr. Canfield’s contract. The
letter stated that Mr. Canfield
did not wish a contract be
yond one year.
School board members.
Cragg, Werner, MacDonald
and Wollams voted for renew
ing the contract. School board
president Don Williams voted
against it but immediately
explained that he would con
tinue to co-operate with Mr.
Canfield and support him in
the school administration as
long as he was superintend-
On Saturday Feb. 10. the
finest musicians from the se
ven Geauga County i
Schools will present a concert
at the West Geauga gymnas
ium starting at 8:00 p.m. an
nounces Thomas J. Stanton of
the West Geauga high school.
The musicians selected by
the band directors will have
an opportunity to work with
List Honor
Students at
Chardon
Honor students of Chardon
high school
week period
ester were
as follows:
for the 2d nine
and for the sem
announced today
SENIORS
Patricia Altrogge, Paula
Bostiwck, Candy Carver, Su
san Doherty, Russell Eplett.
Patricia Fisher, Janet Ford
Diana Henry, Dennis Jedlin
sky, Marvin Johnson, John
Koritansky.
Irene Metz. Martha Neun
dorfer, Dorothy Rusnak, Ra
ma Schinagle.
Rosemarie Spisak, Nancy
Strainic, Janet Sulc, Linda
Tann,
Cecilia
ford.
Pamela Wlngenbach,
Witt, Marcia Wood-
JUNIORS
Deborah Blum, Harry Bon
es, Martha Brown, Robert
Burdick, (All A’s).
Lloyd Davis, Carol Dahl
gren, Victor Dilda, Patrice
Fina, Joy Hall, James Haue
ter, Mark Hawkins,
Gruden.
Susan Hildenbrand Wins
High School Hotnentaking Test
Susan Hildenbrand
Pamela
(All A’s
Knapp,
Edwina Hofstetter,
Sue Kingston, Sue
Carolyn Lessick
Martha
Karen
Louis Pitschmann,
Price, Joyce Rand,
Reith,
Loretta
Sue Pope.
Barbara Reminder,
Rockafellow, Mary
Thalia Schinagle, William
Steffancin.
SOPHOMORES
Judith Bessai, Sharon Doh
erty, Carol Dressier, Michael
Dyrcz, Marriet Edwards, Ric
hard Emmons, Richard Ep-
Susan Hildenbrand is win
ner in Chardon high school ir
the 1962 Betty Crocker Search
for the American Homemak
er of Tomorrow. She achiev
ed the highest score in the ex
amination on homemaking
knowledge and attitudes tak
en by senior girls December
5. She becomes eligible now
along with winners in othei
state high schools, for the title
of State Homemaker of To
morrow.
The girl named State Home
maker of Tomorrow is pro
vided a $1,500 scholarship by
General Mills, sponsor of the
program. The state runner
up will receive a $500 scholar
ship.
THIHSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1!G2 Ol'lt 111th YKAI: NUMBER 6
Board Renews School Superintendent
Ira Canfield's Contract for One Year
a n i e 1 d’s administra
tion has been for some time
the target of criticism and
was reported as a factor in
the resignation of former
school board president Will
iam Scheele some time ago.
Scheele later came out in vig
orous opposition to a bond is
sue to build a new junior high
school. The bond issue lost by
a decisive margin at the polls
the first time in over a gen
eration Chardon had voted a
gainst the continuing school
expansion.
Canfield has been superin
tendent of Chardon schools
the past twelve years. He has
been in the school system 39
years. Born and raised in
Chardon, he is a graduate of
Case Institute and holds a
Master’s degree from. Ohio
State University in education.
He worked in industry for a
bout seven years after grad
uating from college but even
during this time evidenced his
interest in Chardon schools by
coming back and coaching
Mr. Don Jacoby, noted brass
clinician. Mr. Jacoby has
worked with teenagers from
Alaska to Florida demonstra
ting the finer points of brass
musicianship in more than
100 clinic appearances. Mr.
Jacoby will direct the All
County Band and play several
trumpet solos.
The students will have an
In patroling the county and
other required activities Ge
auga county deputies last
year travelled about 384,000
miles equal to more than
fifteen times around the
world.
Errands for the four courts
in Geauga amounted to 81.241
miles over three times a
round the world.
lett, (All A’s), Sandra Fiser
Margaret Grimm, Linda
Grumney.
Nancy Hawkins, Mary Ann
Hudak. (All A’s), Johanna
Hummel, Cathy Jones, (All
A’s), Carol Krajzel.
Linda Lane, Frances Lish
ing, Tom Loftfield, Patricia
Lyman, Marcia Miller, Jam
es Nozar.
Susan Payer, Lorene Pild
ner, Dan Purcell, Judith Rar
ick, William Sattehneyer All
A’s), Darlene Schwindl, Ger
ald Sky kora. Tim Stonecipher
(All A’s).
Terry Tincher, Ilona Urban
S a y n VanGorder, Patsj
Wallis, (All A’s), David Wis
niewski, Edward Zapatka.
FRESHMEN
Cheryl Ash, Diana Ash, (All
A’s), Susan Benjamin. Barta
Brediger, Evelyn Buehner.
John Collier, (All A’s), Don
na Colvin, Lelsie Esmonde
Janet Freeman.
Robert Heinrich, Davie
Hill, Ann Huxel (All A’s).'
Cheryl Jedlinsky, Glenh
Johnson, Judy Kempf, Melin
da Johnson, Leslie Kovach.
Marcia Kunstel, Donna Lar
gent, Karen Leyde, (All A’s)
Judy Loveland, (All A’s).
David Morse, Cheryl Nock
Joanne Phillips, Morris Pot
ter, Ginger Puzder.
Lucinda Rayl, Judith Re
minder, Christina Ridder.
Sally Rossbach.
Thomas Thayer, Lucinda
Thayer, Diane Thrasher, Jac
quelyn Tuttle, Francis Ver
verka, Clifford Wedge, Bar
bara Werner (All A’s), Jan
ice West, Ethel Wollpert (All
A’s) Lola Yanic, (all A’si
Evelyn Yurchek.
athletics on a voluntary basis
without pay.
w
In other actions the school
board
SET Bettie Scheele’ salary
at $250 a month for her work
as secretary at the Munson
school. She has been pre
viously working on a hourly
rate.
HEARD a report on the
possible expansion of St.
Mary’s parochial school in
Chardon which may have a
bearing on the number of
classrooms immediate
ly needed by the school.
HEARD the superintendent
report the High school prin
cipal Rex Thornburgh estim
ated the high school would
need an additional four class
rooms this fall.
STUDIED figures submitted
showing that Chardon was re
ceiving only a small share of
state aid in proportion to
some other schools.
Superintendent Canfield ur­
Top Musicians of 7 County Schools
Present Concert this Saturday Evening
all day practice session be
fore the concert during which
Mr. Jacoby will conduct his
clinic.
The All-County Band Fest
ival, an annual event, is spon
sored by the Geauga County
Music Teachers Associaition.
Mr. Thomas J. Stanton is
Festival chairman. The West
Geauga Band Aides will pro-
Deputies Travel 384,000 Miles
Around County in Past Year
Biggest customer was com
mon pleas court which sent
deputies traveling a total of
55,736 miles last year ’more
than twice around the world).
15,646 miles were for serving
warrants. 10.656 miles were
summons. 9,929 miles were
for jurors. The balance in
cluded land sale, executions,
indictments, subpenas and ot
hers.
Postpone Meeting of
Progress Research Club
Because of conftlicting com
munity events, the regular
meeting of Progress Re-
search club will be on Mon
day, Feb. 19, rather than the
original date of Feb. 12. The
meeting will be at the usual
time and at the Village club
rooms.
Mrs. Wade Canfield will re
view the book. “The Gentle
Legions” by Richard Carter
which is a probing study of
the volunteer health organiz
ations of the United States
According to i s book mil
lions of American housewiv
es spend many hours of their
spare time in this volunteer
work. These are the “Gentle
Legions.” They constitute the
largest social and humanitar
ian movement in the United
States today.
Mrs. Jeanne Radcliffe wil’
be at this meeting with a col
lection of items made by the
blind to sell. This collectior
will include towels, dish cloth
es, brooms and wisk brooms,
ironing board covers and ap
rons all items used daily in
the home. Mrs. Radcliffe re
ports that sales of these it
ems in Chardon recently
have not been good and a
this work is sponsored by Pro
gress Research club she is
hoping to make many sales
at the next meeting.
Mariett Edw’ards
of Mr. and Mrs
Edwards will play a
piano selections anc
Miss
daughter
Clarence
group of
Mrs. Hamilton Bell will show
a film, “The Lost Chord”
which is the story of what can
be done for people who lose
the use of their voice.
Hostess for the evening wil’
be Mrs. A. J. Zucker, Mrs.
Walter Corey,
Killpack. Mrs. William Mac
donald. Mrs. Irene Marks
Mrs. Walter Hoffman,
Mary Fisher. Miss
Dunn and Mrs. Frank
field.
Mrs. Jame.'
ged that interested citizens,
particularly business a n
professional people could help
by studying the situation and
demanding the state bear a
greater share of school costs.
CONSIDERED the report
of Glenn Rich, director of
Ohio State department of ed
ucation that the high school
library was short about a
thousand books of the state
Istandards. Sup t. Canfield
pointed out that the bracket
ing of numbers by the state
quota showed Chardon a
shortage even though the act
ual ratio of books per pupil
was about at state standards.'
Canfield also said that at
the present he did not see any
way to completely satisfy the
state recommendation of lim
iting classes to 25 pupils or
less.
SPELLING -in the schools
is being studied by a new
committee of teachers: Miss
Collins. Mrs. Weber. Mrs.
Chain, Mrs. Starr. Mrs. Zepp
and Mrs. Coleman.
vide a meal for students be
fore the evening concert
No tickets are being sold for
the concert. A free-will offer
ing will be taken.
Students from neighboring
communities are invited to
attend the afternoon clinic
from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Ad
mission to the clinic is 50
cents.
For the county court deput
ies drove 7.903 miles: for pro
bate court, 4.465 miles juve
nile court, 5,893 miles.
During the past year the
sheriff’s office served a total
of 17.461 meals, according to
the sheriff’s annual summary
As a result of arrests by the
department the county col
lected $35,000.00 in fines.
Rites Sunday
TROY Funeral services
were held Sunday at 2 p.m.
from Mallory Memorial home
in Garretsville for Phillip Sa
ger, 62. Burial was in Troy
cemetery. Rev. Dr. Royce
Greenler of the Troy Congre
gational church officiated.
Mr. Sager died Friday. Feb.
2, at the Harmony Rest home
in Hiram. He was born April
26, 1899 in Oakfield, Ohio. He
came to Troy in 1909 when
his father started a grocery
business herep. It is known to
day as Sager’s Store.
On March 26, 1924 he mar
ried Myrtle Hatcher, and to
gether they operated the
store. He was also post mas
ter. retired.
Welchfield post
years.
serving the
office for 30
are: his wife
Surviving him
Myrtle: one son, Clarence of
Troy two granddaughters
two brothers, Robert of the
Panama Canal zone: and Ly
le of Woodstock Va.
Little Want Ad
Makes Quick Sale
Miss
Anna
Scho-
Mr. William Toth of
301 Hilltop Drive, Char
don. has about an extra
hundred dollars today
thanks to a little want
ad in The Geauga Re
cord.
The Toth family had a
53 Chevrolet convertible
they weren’t using. So
they put a want ad in
The Record. Presto the
car was sold and Mr.
Toth had cash in his hand.
Got something to sell?
A little want ad in the
Record will likely do the
job. Just write it out and
mail it to The Geauga
Record at 111 W a e
street, Chardon.