Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-06-04

wars. "It was their sacrifice that
made our nation great" he said.
He related the history of Me-
mortal Day and how the custom
of decorating graves was started
by some women in Columbus,
Mississippi. He closed by saying
Flowers strewn on Memorial
Day are a tribute to those who
have kept burning the eternal
torch of freedom. They have
done their duty but have we?"
The program was unusually
we'll attended and the parade to
the cemetery one of the longest
in recent years.
CHESTER GRANGE
The Lecturer of Chester
Grange No. 2479, Mrs. Murray
LaMoreaux, is inviting various
Township officials to speak at
the Grange meetings to enable
the members to become ac-
quainted with the work and du-
ties CONNECTED with the various
departments. At the meeting
held on May 26, Township
Justice of the Peace, Will
lard Steinfurth, was speaker.
Previous to taking this Of
flee, Mr.. Steinfurth served
! on the Cleveland Heights Police
force for 25 years. Mr..
Steinfurth explained that the
term of office of Justice
of the Peace is four years.
The duties cover any cases in
the Township under $4,000
such as traffic violations etc,
also civil cases to $4,000.
In former years it was
the duty of the Justice to per-
form marriages. In the past 18
months he has performed two
marriages. During the month of
May to date, MAY 26), he had
brought before him % highway
arrests and two cases for intoxi-
cation. He explained that
speed trap was not being oper-
ated in Chester, but since the
State Highway Patrol office is
in Painesville, Chester receives
much more attention.
Mr.. Steinfurth stated that he
was here to serve the people of
Chester Township and determ-
ined to give the best possible
/ protection and will show no par
tiality to anyone.
Hosts and hostesseS for the
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Patterson and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Spargrove. May birth
days honored were those of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. ]. Lyman, Clarence
Battles, Mary Battles and
George MapeS. There will be no
program at the meeting held
June 9 as plans will be discussed
for the operation of the Fair
booth and grange work in gen.
eral. A picnic is scheduled for
June %.
SUMNER BAND PRACTICE
Starting June 8 there will be
band practice at the Russell
school each Monday evening
from seven to eight directed by
Paul Shellhammer. Mr.. Shell
hammer will also give private
lessons during the summer.
WEST GEAUGA JUNIOR HIGH
The following pupils have
completed work in the West
Geauga Junior high school and
have been promoted into the
high school: Barbara Baird,
Richard Barstow, Doris Bre-
beck, Melva Brichford, LaVerne
Douglass, William Elliott, Ma
talie French, jeanne NJ. Hail,
James Humr, Betty Johnson,
Gail Nolan, James Perry, Rob
ert Potts, Ruth Reiter, Michael
Richmond, Evelyn Sojka, Joyce
Soukup, Rose Mary Trivisonno,
Joan Werstat, Herbert Dennis
Wilson, Robert Whiting, Robert
Devlin, Marilyn Takashima, Su-
san Ponyik, jamie Bowman,
Julie Buday, Richard Butler,
George Davis, Virginia Dobies,
George Elliott, Elena Francis,
Fred Geisler, Lynda Hamilton,
Mary Ann Honeywell, Merrill
Jefferson, Ernest Jones, Walter
Leagan, Wayne McGary, Will
lam Moeller, Judy Perry, Man.
cy Raymond, James Rodgers,
Ruth Seufer, Mary Sojka, Kay
Sutherland, Emerson Trushel,
Russell White, Stanley Kler,
and David Baumgartner.
PERSONALS
Mrs. w. M. Seay, of Beau
fort, South Carolina, is spend
ing ten days with her daught-
ter, Mrs. George Myers and
family here. Mrs. Seay came
by plane from Roanoke, Virgin
ia, where she had been visiting.
Richard B. Wallin of New
Rochelle, New York, who is
in the Army and stationed at