Exhibit 31.1

                    PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)
                   OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


I, Charles F. Finn, certify that:

1.    I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report  on Form  10-Q of Wayne  Savings
      Bancshares, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge,  this quarterly  report does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this quarterly report;

3.    Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements  and  other  financial
      information  included  in this  quarterly  report  fairly  present  in all
      material respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash
      flows of the  registrant  as of, and for,  the periods  presented  in this
      quarterly report;

4.    The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and I are  responsible  for
      establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and
      have:

      a)    designed such  disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused such
            disclosure   controls  and  procedures  to  be  designed  under  our
            supervision,  to ensure that  material  information  relating to the
            registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known
            to us by others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during  the
            period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

      b)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls
            and  procedures   and  presented  in  this   quarterly   report  our
            conclusions about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and
            procedures,  as of the end of the period  covered by this  quarterly
            report based on such evaluation; and

      c)    disclosed in this quarterly  report any changes in the  registrant's
            internal  control over financial  reporting that occurred during the
            registrant's   most  recent  fiscal   quarter  that  has  materially
            affected,  or is  likely  to  materially  affect,  the  registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer  and I have disclosed,  based on
      our most recent  evaluation of internal control over financial  reporting,
      to the  registrant's  auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

      a)    all significant  deficiencies and material weakness in the design or
            operation of internal  controls over financial  reporting  which are
            reasonably  likely to adversely affect the  registrant's  ability to
            record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

      b)    any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management or
            other  employees  who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting.




August 3, 2005                             /s/Charles F. Finn
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Date                                       Charles F. Finn
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer