Published Weekly by Geauga Publishers, Inc. Entered
a* Second i Minri it the Chutlon Pottofffce
Thank You!
AN EDITORIAL
For the past eighteen years 1 have edited your
newspaper for you written news, sold advertising,
taken pictures. It has been a wonderful experience and
a wonderful life you have furnished me and my fam
ily.
But mine has been largely a one-man operation
the best that can be provided in many small towns
throughout the United States.
But we in Geauga county are in a rapidly expand
ing area and the one man newspaper will not be adequ
ate in the days ahead.
So starting next week a new, neighboring organi
zation takes over the operation of your newspaper.
Some of them 1 have known and respected for
many years as friends and competitors. Some of them
people who are experts at accounting, business mana
gement, mechanical production I have met in the past
two weeks as we have worked out a transfer. They are
men of ability and have resources that will, with your
co-operation, give Geauga a newspaper that will be
able to keep up with the growth of the community.
Most of those of you who know me believe 1 have
tried, to the best of my ability, to give you the news of
your community without prejudice or favor. I have
tried always to face up to controversial issues fairly
in both news and editorials. No group, no political par
ty, no faction, no enemy nor friend has to the best of
«ny knowledge been able to pressure the newspaper one
way or the other. There has been no suppression of
news or opinion.
Credit and blame has largely gone to me. The mis
takes in news and editorial have certainly been largely
my own work with a little assist now and then from
our linotype operators.
But the credit for the freedom of your newspaper
is due in large, part to the owners of the newspaper
and their representative- Mr. A. L. Carson, who has
been president of this company ever since I started
working here.
1 know that many times there have been stories
and editorials in the newspaper that Mr. Carson has
not cared for. But never in the years I have worked
here has he ever, in any fashion, attempted to influ
ence your newspaper in any way except to encourage
us to face up to issues and facts as fully as possible.
Mr. Carson and the Carson family, who are the
principal stockholders, have also served you and the
community in a way that has never been recognized
Their demands for dividends have been as light as pos
sible. Their money has been invested here in your news
paper at a rate of return far below normal for all the
years I have been here. As much as possible the earn
ings have been permitted to remain to be invested in
new machinery or other ways to create for you a bet
ter newspaper. Mr. Carson, himself, has spent many,
many hours working at the problems of the newspaper
without one cent of pay, ever. 1 have known him as
a fair, conscientious boss with a great deal of ability
in the printing and publishing business who has ser
ved in producing as good a newspaper as possible for
our emmunitiy, without any publicity or thanks or
financial remuneration. Geauga county today is a bet
ter place to live because of the quiet, unrecognized
work of Mr. A. L. Carson for us.
CHESTER The Chester
July Fourth Parade was very
colorful and enjoyed by many
spectators. This started at
Valley View Drive and c.me
east on Mayfield to Chilli
cothe Road then turned north
and continued to the entrance
to the West Geauga Plaza,
where the July Fourth celebr
ation was held.
Heading the parade were
tUe colors carried by the local
V.F.W. Postmaster Glenn Ev
ans honorary marshall, was
riding in a car the Russell
Fire department came next
They showed their fire fight
ing equipment the Russell
Auxiliary to the Fire Depart
ment had a float “Christmas
in July’’. This showed Santa
Claus and snow man and oth
er winter scenes: Children
^vere throwing candies to the
on lookers.
Munson Fire Department
truck followed. Then came
the queens attendants and the
queen. A marching unit of
Camp Fire girls and a float
by the Wo-He-Lo group this
represented a woods scene.
Fair board camp fire girls
came next. Mrs. Ray Strat
er’s group of Blue Birds was
followed by Scout Troop and
Cub Scouts 196. Mrs. Arthur
Elder’s group of Girl Scouts
came nfext. The West Geauga
Girl Scouts entered a floaf
John
Chester July 4 Parade
Termed Large Success
with a lovely sail boat scene.
After the Civic Association
came the West Geauga High
school marching band, led by
the colors. Orcard Hills Golf
Course had a mechanized
Golf Cart which was driven
by Jack Patterson. He was
accompanied by Jack Hen
nesy.
Scout Tropps 95 were also in
the a a e, as were the
Snappy Snippers Four club
The Recreation Council with
a float Y.M.C.A. and Little
leaguers.
West Geauga Jaycees show
ed a float with an old tim(e
school pictured. There were
the Black Knights, then came
the West Geauga Hoof Beats,
tlte Four club led by Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Krueger
They included horse back rid
ers and a pony team with
cart. The Sheriffs Posse and
the Junior Posse with their
beautiful Indian costumes
and decorations. Chester Fire
Department showed a “dino
saur” Chester-Rock spitting
watjer to put out a fire, a
truck “on fire,” some of their
firefighting equipment and
bringing up the rear was Fire
Chief Eugene Gehri riding in
a horse drawn buggy. A Moss
Dairy milk truck was includ
ed. There were many beauti
fully decorated bicycles.
$1.00 per Year Locally $3 00 per Year in Ohio
________ $4.00 per Year Outside Ohio
Dirty dishes are a feature of every
dinner. Pictured above Mrs. Norma
Piras is helping collect them from the
tables at the Luau staged recently by
the Hambden Twigs for the Geauga
Hospital.
W S &
The GEAUGA RECORD
Barbara Chapman of the Hambden Twigs is pictured as she served a couple
of customers at the South Seas dinner in Chardon recently. The dinner and enter
tainment was a benefit for the Geauga Community hospital.
CHARDON THURSDAY, JULY 12, UMS 2
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Mrs. John Leyde, not only helped
prepare, but even (as you can see a
bove) ate some of the exotic fare ser
ved recently by the Hambden Twigs
as a benefit for the Geauga hospital.
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Pictured above is a view of the dining room at the high school recently when
the Hambden served a South Seas dinner to about 125 folks as a benefit for the
Geauga hospital. In the picture from left to right are Mrs. William Spear, Mrs.
Bert Barnum, Mrs. Zeta Sanders and Mrs. Carl Pitchsman.
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Plan Horse
Show On
Sunday
I
Final plans are being for
mulated for the big 27 class
AHERA (American Horse
Exhibitors and Riders Associ
ation) Horse Show. The char-
ity event will take place on
the Geauga County Fair
grounds this Sunday, July 15.
Beginning at 11 a.m. the thrill
packed show will continue af
ter dark and will be held rain
or shine.
Headlining the program as
judge of the event will be El
don J. Fairbanks of Pasad
ena, California. The well
known judge has served in
this capacity at the American
Royal, Indiana State B"air
Colorado State Fair, New
Mexico State Fair, Arizona
State Fair. Oregon State Fair
Utah State Fair. He was
judge three times at the Nat
ional Western in Denver and
four times at the Los Angeles
International, Santa Barbara
Horse Show. Del Mar County
Fair. Indio County Fair. San
ta Barbara All Arabian Show.
Nevada All Arabian Show and
the Junior Cow Palace Horse
Show. He also judged the Cal
ifornia State Horseman Horse
Show. Other judging assign
ments included the Sante Fe,
New Mexico Horse Show, Cal
gary, Canada Horse Show,
Victoria, Canada Horse Show
and El Paso, Texas Horse
Show.
He also selected the horses
for the Tournament of Roses
Parade for the past twenty
years and made their plac
ings in the parade.
Mr. Fairbanks a man in his
fifties is a security broker in
Pasadena. He has been a sen
ior judge, recognized by AH
SA since 1945
The “All Silver” show’ will
benefit the Geauga Commu
nity hospital building fund
and is being sponsored by the
Women's Auxiliary of the Ge
auga Community hospital.
Money prizes of $10, $5, $3.
and $2 will be given to all
classes except equitation
classes. Championship Plac
ques wi’l be given in Class
es 9 'Senior Posse Champion
ship Equitation (Men only)
and 17 (4-H Championship
Equitation. English and
Western' to clubs w’ith the
greatest amount of points.
Rotating trophies wdll be a
warded to winners of classes
14 (Western Equitation Jr.
(born 1944 and after) and 25
(AHERA a i o nship
Equitation, English and West
ern). Medals will also be a
warded in the AHERA Cham
pionship Equitation class
with a gold medal for 1st
place, a siiver medal for 2nd
place and a bronze medal for
3rd place.
Day and night stabling is
available for those who desire
it. and two persons will be
admitted free with each
horse. One can of Geauga
County Maple Syrup will be
given to a lucky rider in each
class with 10 or more entries.
Home cooked food will be
served all day by the Geauga
Community hospital women’s
Auxiliary.
Special featured attractions
during intermissions will be
the Chagrin Valley Hunt club
horses and hounds and the Al
ader Miniature Schnau
zer Drill Team from Chagrin
Falls.
Fred Austin, noted photo
grapher from Chardon will be
on hand to photograph a li
winning entries in color. Oth
er entries desiring a photo
graph can make arrange
ments with Mr. Austin any
time throughout the day.
Photos can be purchased
from the photograph either in
black and white or in color.
Box seats are still available
and can be reserved or pur
chased through Mrs. Herbert
Craig, president of the Geau
ga Community Hospital Wo
men’s Auxiliary.
We give advice by the buck 1
et, but take it by the grain
—W. R. Alger I
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Geauga Times Leader
Buys Geauga Record
OUR II4th YEAR NUMBER 28
Several months’ negotiations culuminated this
week when The Telegraph Republican Co. purchased
The Geauga Record and News, published by Geauga
Publishers, Inc.
Announcement of the transaction was made joint
ly today by A. L. Carson, president of Geauga Publish
ers Inc., and D. C. Rowley, president of The Tele
graph Republican Co. and Rowley Publications of
Northeastern Ohio.
The Telegraph Republican Co., publishers of the
Geauga Times Leader, beginning Monday will produce
a combined twice-weekly newspaper which will bear
the name Geauga Times
Leader and Record. Todays’
issue of the Record is the last.
The purchase was consum
mated Monday following a
special stockholders’ meeting
of Geauga Publishers Inc.
which authorized the sale.
Involved in the sale w'ere
the assets and liabilities, in
cluding plant equipment,
nante of the Geauga Record
and New’s, and its goodwill.
At the same time, the Car
row Realty Co. of Ashtabula
purchased from Mr. and Mrs
Carson the land and buildings
at 111-113 Water St., Chardon.
On the site are located a two
story dwelling and a modern
one story block and brick
printing plant occupied by
Geauga Publishers Inc.,
home of the Geauga Record
and New*
Publishers of the Geauga
Times Leader said today the
combined publication wall be
printed in Chardon at the
Water St. plant. Business ad
vertising and editorial opera
tions will be in the recently
remodeled Times Leader
building at 108 E. Park St.,
Chardon.
The union of the Times
Leader and the Geauga Re
cord will result in a combin
ed circulation of more than
5.000 subscribers. This qualif
ies the Geauga Times Lead
er and Record as the most
widely read newspaper in Ge
auga County history.
Since the merger, staffs of
both publications have been
working together to effect a
smooth transition so subscrib
ers and advertisers will con
tinue to receive efficient ser
vice.
Lawrence E. Gerrety, man
ager of the Geauga Times
Deader, will be in charge of
the joint operation and will
direct all departments. The
Times Leader’s Donald Free
man will continue as editor.
Employees and correspond
ents of the Record have been
absorbed in the merger.
Editor and manager of the
Geauga Record the past 18
Assets, now at $12,579,142.
20. are up $1,076,543.13 over
the $11,502,599.07 reported on
June 30 1961.
Total deposits of $11,321,
402.25 reflect an increase of
$1,009,111.39 oyer the year a
go report of $10,312,290 86.
Loan totals, at First Nation
al were increased in the past
year by $325,137.23. to a new’
high of $7.099.7)44.24. One year
ago the figure was $6,774,707.
01.
Since w'e are currently
celebrating the 60th Anniver
sary of our bank, we are ex
tremely pleased to be able to
report these increases at this
time.” Mr. Fox stated.
“As a grand climax to our
celebration, which has been
in progress for the last 10
days,” Mr. Fox continued, wre
aie holding open house on
Friday evening. July 13. from
5:00 to 9:00 p.m. There will
be birthday cake, cookies and
coffee served to all at each of
our offices in Chester. Bain
bridge and Burton.
“In addition, door prizes
will be awarded every 30 min
utes at each office during
Friday’s open house celebra
tion. To qualify fer the door
years has been John Gore
who, with his wife, Betty, is
familiar to Geaugans the
county over. Mr. and Mrs.
Gore announced earlier this
year their intention to retire
from the publishing business.
Their plans are indefinite at
present.
Letters announcing the
change were in the mail to
day to all subscribers and
former subscribers of the Re
cord as well as to advertisers
of both publications. Record
readers will be given Times
Leader subscriptions for the
unexpired time due them.
Persons who subscribed to
both newspapers will have
their Times Leader subscrip
tions extended.
Subscription price for the
Monday Thursday Times
Leader and Record will con
tinue to be $3 per year. All
reduced Record price offers
expired with the transfer of
ownership and will not be re
peated, Mr. Gerrety said.
In looking to the future, Mr.
Rowley termed the merger
“a move blending two fine
newspapers.
“The Record has an out
standing name and a proud
newspaper history. It has serv
ed with honor the people of
Geauga County down through
the years and holds a re
spected position for public
service,” He said. “This mer
ger will insure the part the
Record will continue to play
in Geauga's progress as it
joins forces with another long
time public servant. The Ge
auga Times Leader.”
The Record is a direct de
scendant of Geauga’s first
newspaper, started in Char
don in the 1830s. The Times
Leader dates back to 1874 and
includes the Middlefield Tim
es and the Burton Leader.
“This rich bloodline com
ing out of the county’s three
oldest communities truly
earns for The Geauga Times
Leader and Record the his
toric right to serve all Gauga
County as an old and trusted
friend.” Mr. Rowley said.
Burton Bank Ups
Assets $1 Million
M. A. Fox, the president of
the First National Bank of
Burton, announced today that
total assets and deposits of
the bank have each been in
creased by over one million
dollars in the past year.
prizes, all visitors may regis
ter. without obligation. Every
one who enrolls will also re
ceive. free, a registered key
tag and chain.
“Each tag is registered so
that in case you should loose
it with your keys, the finder
merely drops them in the
nearest U.S. Mail Box or Post
Office. Your tag and keys will
be delivered to The First Nat
ional Bank of Burton w’ho will
pay the postage and promptly
notify the owner of the keys.”
Mr. Fox concluded.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Hab
terer, former residents of
Chesterland and Chardon who
are now making their home
in San Jose. Calif., announce
the marriage on June 30. of
their grand daughter. Linda
Rose to Mrs. Jarnos Milton,
who is a graduate of The Un
iversity of Calif., as an elec
tronics engineer and is the
son of Mr. C. W. Milton of
Redding. California.
Linda is the daughter of
Gertrude Rose of Cleveland.
Ohio and is a graduate of
Chardon High school. She has
completed her 2nd year at
the University of California in
BerkeJy.