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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

WANTED - Lime spreading in
Lake and Geauga counties.
Phone PaineSville ELmwood 2
1859. 6p43.
WANTED - Sewing to do at
home. Experienced in child
rens clothes and women's wear.
call Chardon 5-8185. 2x40.
WANTED - Baby sitting job
from $3.50 pm. to 11:00 am.
Have had experience, will sit
at your house or mine. Come
or write to Kathi Wozniak, 5th
Ave, Chardon, o. 2x41.
WANTED - People who will
remember to come to n e
neutrality-suspicious. bazaar
Saturday, Oct. %. Turkey dinner
with all the trimmings, attrac-
tive booths, a chance to visit
with neighbors, near and far,
1x40.
WANTED - Anyone having &
Brownie uniform or gir i.
scout uniform please launder.
price and bring to the Metho-
dist church social room Octo
Der II, after $50 pm. or cali
Chardon 5-9220 after pm.
2X41
WANTED - A farm house any
where except Huntsburg, not
over $500 mon. rent. Will re-
pair, paper and paint if nee
eSsary and take good care Of
the place. Write Box A @, &C.
auga Record, Chardon, o. 1c4O.
WANTED - Young experienc-
ed girl wants position in doc
tors or dentist office. Would
would consider combination Of
flee and clerking position. Four
years experience in Secretarial
work. Lee Laux, 1873 Chardon
Ave, Chardon, call 5-4422. 1x40.
WANTED - Riders from Char
don to Cleveland, leave at 8
am. return 5 pm. Ann De-
Saints, 1873 Chardon Ave. call
5-4422. 1X41.
WANTED - Two licensed sales
people for real estate. Appli-
cation confidential Reply Box
No. AR CO Geauga R cor d
Chardon, Ohio. 2c42,
statesmen WANTED
WANTED AT ONCE - Raw
leigh Dealer nearby. Write
R&Wleigh'S, Dept. OHJ-141-R
F'reeport, Illinois. 1p40
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07
InStru-

MUSIC LESSONS - Instru-
ments rented to beginners.
Call 5-8601 after 2::30 Meyers
School Of Music. los Main st.
Over Laws Tot-T Teen Togs.
Phone not listed in telephone
directory at present. 25ctf.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

FOR SALE Spirella founda-
ton garments, style and sur
gical individually designed. Free
figure analysis. Measured in
your own home by former man
ager. Write to Box A N &C
Geauga Record, Chardon, o.
35ctf.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07
NOTICE

Do you enjoy really good
fish? Do you enjoy football
games: Well come on with the
crowd to the fish fry at the
Methodist church Friday, Oct.
8 from $50 to 7:30 and then
attend the Chardon homecom-
ing game. $125 adults, $.75 for
children. 1x40.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

FOR SALE - Two twelve #.
extension ladders, $500; step
ladders, $3.50 each; 80 i n h
motomower, $500; Rotoculter,
$1,000; lawn mower, $4,000;
IA Kelvinator freezer, 5000 90;
Frigidaire clothes dryer, 5000
90; William v. Sked, Chardon
5-4305. 2X40.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

WANTED - Lime spreading in
Lake and Geauga counties.
Phone PaineSville ELmwood 2
1859. 6p43.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

FOR SALE - One villa d
storage battery practically
brand new, used only 2 or 3
hrs. First $500 takes it. Good
insurance for winter starting.
One mile S. of Rt. 6 on 608.
Origins. 2X40.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

WANTED - Riders from Char
. don to Cleveland, leave at 8
am. return pm. Ann De-
Saints, 1873 Chardon Ave. call
5-4422. 1X41.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

FOR SALE - Two pairs Of
lined floral drapes, one ma
room davenport, one pillow type
backreSt for bed. Call Chardon
5-8452. 1X41.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

WANTED - Two licensed sales
people for real estate. Appli-
cation confidential. Reply Box
No. AR CO Geauga R ecord
ChardOn, Ohio. 2c42.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

statesmen WANTED
WANTED AT ONCE - Raw
leigh Dealer nearby. Write
R&Wleigh'S, Dept. OHJ-141-R
F'reeport, Illinois. 1p40
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

FOR SALE Storm door
combination, eft. 8 in. height,
35 in. wide. Edward F. Wenzel,
201 Claridon Rd. Call Chardon
5-7441. 1X40.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07

FOR SALE - Eastman Kodak
slide protector in excellent
condition. Price reasonable. Call
Mrs. Basquin at Chardon 5-3106.
2X40.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
ON
AGING PLANNED
"0ur Older Citizens" Theme
of Statewide Meet
at u. of d.
THURSDAY, NOV. IL

A significant and unusual con-
ference, "Our Older Citizens-An
Important Resource But Little I'm
derstood," will be held on Thurs
day, November IL, on the campus
of the University of Delaware.
Governor J. Caleb Boggs has been
named honorary chairman and
over forty organizations have
been asked to cooperate in spon-
soring the statewide affair. The
conference will deal with the
problems of aging people and is
being planned by the University's
Extension Division and the Com
mittee on Aging of the Welfare
Council of Delaware. A number
of prominent local and national
speakers have been secured for
the program which will deal with
three principal topics: "Social and
Psychological Aspects of Growing
Older" Economic Aspects of Ag-
ing" and Health and the Later
Years." A small conference by
the Welfare Council was held last
year, but this years program is
the first major effort to confront
this important problem within our
state. Principal speaker at the
dinner meeting will be G. War
field Hobbs, III, vice president of
the National City Bank of New
York. Mr.. Hobbs also holds the
position of chairman of the Ma
tional Committee on Aging of
Continued on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
More windows Painted

In addition to the list which
appeared in The Smyrna Times of
October 81 of stores which COOP
Grated with the Twentieth Cen
tury Club in the window painting
project, the following three are
added: Soda Shop at the Smyrna
Theatre, McMullin's Grocery store
and Millaway Broadway Barber
Shop. The Century Club wishes
to thank all merchants, students,
the art department at the school,
and the Silver Eagles for their
help in making the project a sue
cess. Mrs. Martin Golden and
Mrs. Edward Wootten comprised
the club committee. Approxim-
ately forty stores were used by
the students to display their art.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
Wins Outboard Motor

Nelson Everhart has been noti-
fed that he is the winner of the
first prize for the state of Della
ware in the Western Auto 1854
Big Bass Contest. He has been
awarded Wizard 6 hip. outboard
motor, according to a letter from
E. F. Forest, promotion manager
of the sporting goods division,
Western Auto Supply Company.
Mr.. Everhart said that the bass
weighed eight pounds and was
twenty-three and one-half inches
long, and II inches in girth. His
young son, Butch" and daughter,
Kae, who share their fathers en-
thusiasn for the outdoors, are de"
lighted about the outboard motor,
as they have a boat on which to
use it.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
PLANS
OPEN HOUSE
Clayton School To Hold Open
House In Observance of
Education Week
SNOWDEN SPEAKER

William L. Torbert, principal of
the Clayton School, has announc-
ed that an open house will be
held at the school on Wednesday,
Nov. 10, at 7:45 pm. in observ-
ance of American Education
Week. The open house is sponsor
ed by the Board of Trustees and
the Clayton School Parent Teach
er Association. An invitation has
been extended to all parents and
interested residents to visit the
school, to see the new four-room
addition to the building, and to
observe the many improvements
in the older part of the school as
well. They include acoustic cell
ings in all rooms and cafeteria,
tile floors, and fiuorescent light
ing. The speaker at the open
house program will be James A.
Snowden, president of the Della
ware Congress of Parents and
Teachers. ]. l.. Shortall, of Clay
ton, will give a resume of the his
tory of the school from it's start
as a small wooden structure to
the present modern brick build
ing, situated on spacious grounds.
Parents are also welcome to visit
the school all during the week to
observe the regular work of the
pupils and to see the display of
art. A buffet supper will follow
the open house program on Nov
10, after which parents may visit
the teachers in their various
rooms. On Thursday, Nov 1f the
regular Armistice Day program
of singing will be presented by
the children.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
DISTRICT WSCS
CLAYTON MEET
Fall Meeting Scheduled to Be
Held at Ewell's-St. Paul
Church
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10

The regular Fall meeting of the
Dover District, Woman's Society
of Christian Service, will be held
in Ewell's st. Paul Methodist
Church, Clayton, on Wednesday,
November 10, convening at 1890
A. NJ, with Mrs. Earl Sylvester,
District President, presiding. The
theme of the meeting will be "a
World Christian Church. Mrs. J..
M. Davis, President of the Host
ess Society will welcome the as
sembly, and the response will be
made by Mrs. Charles r. Davis,
President of the Magnolia w. S.
c. S. Mrs. Granville Tyndall, Dis
trict Vice-President will lead the
morning devotions, with Mrs. Ar
thur Jackson, Conference Presi-
dent, giving the Meditation. At
ter routine business has been dis
posed of, there will be four pre-
sentations concerning the work of
the society. Miss N. Blanche
Price, District Secretary of Mis-
sionary Education will speak, us
ing as her topic, Our Part is
Giving" Mrs. Wilbur H. Jump,
District Secretary of Supply Work
will talk about the "Joy in Going
the Second Mile, and Mrs. Mil
ton C. Manlove, District Chair
man of the Betty Brittingham
Memorial Scholarship Fund, will
use as her topic ''Reach the Stu
dent-Reach the World" The
fourth presentation will be made
by Mrs. Horace MI. Morgan, Con-
ference Secretary of Student
Work who will speak on ''The
Significance of the Methodist Stu
dent Loan and Scholarship Fund"
The afternoon session which will
convene at 2 o'clock, will feature
an all music worshop service, en-
titled "Christ for the World We
Sing" and the guest speaker will
be Mrs. John M. Pearson, Chair
man of the Section of Education
and Cultivation of the Board of
Missions of the Woman's Division
of Christian Service, who will use
as her subject ''We Look at the
World. Soloists for the day will
be Mrs. Frances Kitchens and
MRS. Myrtle Day. Organists, Mrs.
Clifford Hurd and Mrs. Robert
Van Cleaf. Benediction will be
pronounced by Rev. w. H. Hitch
ems, pastor of the Church. Lunch
con will be served at 1890 by the
women of the W.S.C.S.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
SMYRNA TO TACKLE LEWES
Game Tomorrow Evening at High
School Grounds at 500 pm.

Game Tomorrow Evening at High
School Grounds at 500 pm.
Smyrna High Schools football
team who downed John M. Clay
ton High School last Friday even-
ing by a IA to 6 score will play
hosts to Lewes High School to-
morrow evening in what appears
to be a toss-up contest at the
present time. The Eagles have
never managed to defeat the.
seaside team since football was
resumed at Smyrna High School,.
50 the local eleven will have both
guns leveled at Lewes tomorrow
evening with hopes of turning the
tables on the lower state eleven.
Coaches Stellatella and Horney
have put much time in this week
working on the weak points of
the game which showed up
against John M. Clayton. The
starting team for this game has
also been changed to some extent,
but has not been named officially
by the coaches. This game which
will start at 800 pm. on the
Smyrna High School field proves
to be one of the high-lights of
this present campaign.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
FIREMEN'S TOY PROJECT
Make Plea for Toys Which Can
Be Repainted BY the Volunteers

Make Plea for Toys Which Can
Be Repainted BY the Volunteers
At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Citizens Hose Company
held on Monday night it was de-
cided to carry on the traditional
toy project conducted each year
by the firemen. Those who desire
to give toys which are in condi-
ton to be repainted or refurbish-
ed by the volunteers are asked to
bring them to the fire house as
soon as possible, and it is desir-
able that they be there by No
vember Is. The schools will CO.
operate with the firemen and the
children will take toys to the
school which they wish to donate
to this worthy project. Each
year the firemen assemble hun
dreds of toys which they repair
to look like new and they are de-
livered to children of the COM
munity on Christmas Eve. The
firemen emphasize that only toys
which can be made usable are de-
sired. Robert FAIRIES is chairman
of the committee for the toy prof.
ect. and other members are
George Bradley and oscar Attix.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
NOVEMBER PTA MEETING
DIR. M. j. Pillard To Speak on
effective Citizenship"

DIR. M. j. Pillard To Speak on
EFFECTIVE Citizenship"
The November meeting of the
Smyrna Special District School
Parent Teacher Association will
be held in the high school audi
torium on Thursday, Nov. IL at
8 pm. DIR. Mathew J. Pillard,
associate professor of education,
University of Delaware, will speak
on Effective Citizenship" Lester
Liefer will preside. Invitations
have been extended to all service
organizations and churches, and
the public is cordially invited to
attend. American Education Week
will be observed during the week
of Nov. 8. Parents are invited to
visit the schools, and there will
be two receptionists at the Ele-
mentary School and three at the
high school. Members of the
PTA will serve as receptionists.
The executive committee of the
PTA will meet on Tuesday, Nov.
% at 500 pm. at the elementary
school.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
HOLD
HONOR COURT
Dover District To Hold Court
Of Honor in Smyrna
Tonight
AT HIGH SCHOOL

Awards will be presented to
Boy Scouts of the troops COM
prising the Dover District at a
Court of Honor to be held on
Thursday, Nov. 4 in the Smyrna
High School auditorium at s pm.
The Dover District includes troops
located south of the canal to and
including Milford. The local
scouts who will be presented with
awards, and who passed before a
Board of Reviews this week, are
as follows: First class awards to
Richard Cole, William Slacum,
and Ronny Mccoy. Second class
awards to: William Birmingham,
Ernest Brown, David Todd, George
David, John Sheridan, and Ken
meth Getty. The local troop is
sponsored by the Smyrna Rotary
Club. Earl Fofd is scoutmaster;
Leon Collins and John Long are
assistant scoutmasters.
Plans Trip to Redden Forest
The troop plans to spend a
weekend at Redden Forest. The
recent bake sponsored by the
scouts netted $140 which will be
used toward the camping fund for
the local troop members. The
boys camp at Camp Rodney. They
wish to thank the public for the
fine support given the benefit
bake. Meetings are held at the
Youth Center on Friday nights
and any interested boy from IL tc
IA years of age will be welcome
to attend.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04

wife and seven children. Damage
was confined to the living-room
and was estimated at $500. Mr..
Minus attempted to remove the
stove from the room and received
slight burns before he gave up
the attempt. Thirty-two volun-
teers answered the call.
Second Fire Saturday
At 12:35 pm. the firemen were
called to the house occupied by
Mrs. Ella Wright, Chestnut Street
where an over-heated stove and a
dirty chimney were the cause of
the blaze. The house is owned by
Mrs. Oscar Frye. Thirty-one vol
unteers responded to this alarm.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
GIRL SCOUTS HOLD PARTY
Hold Halloween Party In Youth
Center Thursday Evening


The girls from Girl Scout Troop
PIP held their Halloween party
last Thursday evening in the
Youth Center. Part of the even
ing was spent on a scavenger
hunt. The Twilighter patrol were
the first to return to the Youth
Center and won the prize. A prize
was given to the girl who was
hardest to guess and was won by
Carol Pryor. Games and dancing
were enjoyed by all. Refresh
ments prepared by the Scouts
were served. The door prize was
won by Patsy Mofitt. The party
ended at $3.50 at which time was
devoted to an Investitude. Mrs.
Thomas Russell invested two
girls. Carol Gordon and Hannah
Rodan, into our troop. Leader of
the troop is Mrs. Gertrude Brit
tingham. Assistant leaders, Mrs.
Barbara Bilborough and Miss
Edna Comfy.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
HALLOWEEN DANCE HERE
Masquerade Dance Sponsored by
Junior Chamber of Commerce

Attendance at the Halloween
masquerade dance sponsored by
the Smyrna-Clayton Junior Cham
Der of Commerce was cut down
due to the extreme cold on Mon
day night. However, a hardy
group of young jitterbugs enliv-
ened the scene after the grand
march and the awarding of priz-
es. The judges were Miss Dorothy
Kirby, Miss Mary Ann Norman,
Mrs. Arthur Thomas, and Mrs.
Martin Golden. Prizes went to
Nicky Roselle, Bruce Pierce and
Connie Bush, an ingenious horse
and driver team, Sadie Cloud, and
Betty McNatt, of Kenton. Robert
Belber, dance chairman. was as
sisted by a group of Jaycees in
conducting the affair.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
SEVEN JUMP TO SAFETY AS FIRE
DESTROYS STAIRWAY ESCAPE

The volunteers of the Citizens
Hose Company were called to an
swer alarms twice within four
hours on Saturday. They re-
sponded at S:15 am. to blaze in
the tenant house on the farm
owned by Mrs. Carrie Daniels,
Brick Store Landing Road. Here,
seven children were forced to
jump from the second floor bed
room windows when their escape
was cut off as the stairway fell
when an oil-stove used for heat
ing in the living-room fiared up
and set fire to the room. The oc-
cupant of the house was Fred
Minus, who lived their with his
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
Brownie Troop 141, Clayton

Members of Brownie Troop 141,
Clayton held a Halloween party
at their meeting of October 27.
The girls attended services in
Ewell's-St. Paul Methodist Church
on the birthday of Juliette Low,
founder of Girl Scouts, Oct. 81.
Two new girls were introduced at
the last meeting: Patsy Chambers
and Susan Savage. Hope Hutchi-
son has been chosen president of
the troop; Nancy Lee Wheatley,
treasurer; and Rebecca Wiley,
secretary. Mrs. Paul Rittenhouse
is the leader, and Mrs. A. Starkey
and Mrs. Ernest Duchatel, assist
ant leaders.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
ODD FELLOWS TO ENTERTAIN
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to Be
at State Welfare Home, Smyrna

Odd Fellows and RebekahS to Be
at State Welfare Home, Smyrna
Mrs. Mary Y. Buzine and Mr..
James Warren, Kent County Co.
ordinator of the General Service
Committee of Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs of Delaware has secur-
ed the Wilmington Accordian
Band, under the leadership of
Larry Laravela, to hold concert
at the State Welfare Home on
Friday evening, November 18th at
z o'clock. The band concert of
students of all ages from all Sec
tions in Delaware, so odd accord
ionists in all. Mr.. Laravela has
expressed great pleasure being
able to entertain shut-ins. Trans
portation will be furnished by the
ONeal Bus Co. Bus will be driv-
en- by Mrs. Melissa Schutt, a
member of the service committee.
Bus will leave from Odd Fellows
Hall, 10th and King Streets at
5:45 pm.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
Going to Service in Far East

Marine Pfc. Joseph o. Williams,
son of Mrs. Ocie Williams, and
husband of the former Miss Hilda
L. Thompson, all of North Union
Street, Smyrna, Del, is scheduled
to sail the latter part of October
for duty in the Far East after
spending four weeks in the stag
ing regiment at Camp Pendleton,
Calf, Marine Corps Base. The
staging regiment handles the last
minute details in getting men
ready for foreign duty. A Ma
rine's few weeks in staging are
filled with clothing and equipment
inspections, refresher courses on
weapons and physical condition
ing.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
FIRE DAMAGES
HARVEY HOME
Defective Oil Heater Cause
of $1,000 Blaze ON Com
merce Street
OCCUPANTS AWAY

Damage estimated by firemen
at $1,000 resulted from a fire at
the home occupied by Alex Har-
vey on the Woodland Beach Road
at the eastern edge of Smyrna at
9 am. on Tuesday. No one was
at home at the time, but were
away at work, and the blaze was
discovered by William Brown, of
East Commerce Street, of which
the Woodland Beach Road is a
continuation. The house is owned
by Charles Harvey. The fire was
caused by a defective oil floor
heater, and the blaze ate under
the floor to the outer side wall of
the structure and proceeded up
the partitions. When the firemen
arrived smoke was pouring from
all parts of the six-room dwelling
and looked serious. Damage was
confined to the one wall but there
was considerable damage to the
entire house caused by the smoke.
Reynolds Bradley, second assist
ant chief, directed the volunteer
firemen, who numbered twenty
five. This was the third fire for
the local firemen in the past three
days, two alarms having been
sent in on Saturday, one on Brick
Store Landing Road, the other in
town on Chestnut Street.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
BicycIe Rodeo Postponed

The bicycle safety rodeo spon'
sored by the Smyrna Lions Club
was postponed because of rain
and will be held on Saturday
Nov. 6 starting with the parade
of decorated bikes from Market
Street Plaza at $3.50 o'clock
Many prizes will be awarded ir
four divisions for skills, and also
for decorations in the parade
Robert FAIRIES, Lions chairman
for the event, viii be assisted by
many members of the club in the
running of the events on Frazier
Street at the conclusion of the
street parade.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
New Voter Pledge Given

Gene Short, Smyrna, and Dave
Elliott, Laurel, officers of the AS
sociated Young People, Delaware
Farm Bureau, gave the new voter
pledge at the Associated Woman's
meeting in the Capitol Grange
Hall, Dover recently. The pledge
made the most dramatic presen-
tation of the two men voting for
the first time.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-04
CLARK KNOTS
ROTARY GUEST
'The Federal Reserve and
You" Topic of Bank
Presidents Talk
SHOWS FILM

Clark Knots, president of the
National Bank of Smyrna, talked
on 'The Federal Reserve and
You" at the meeting of the Smyr-
ma Rotary Club last Thursday
night, on a program arranged by
the Rev. Walter L. Beckwith. Af-
ter a short discourse on the sub
ject a film was shown. 1t was
learned that the system was
started in 1914. The way bank
functions to keep the financial
system of local industry was
shown. All banks keep a reserve
amount in the Federal Reserve
Bank to meet obligations, the
speaker stated as he told of the
Federal Reserve system and it's
relation to member banks. The
ways of transferring currency and
coin throughout the nation were
portrayed. Ninety-five percent
of the nations business is by
check. The Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn operates and conducts the
banking business for the United
States government, it was shown.
The response was given by Leroy
Piper, and Mr.. Knotts was given
a rising vote of thanks Birthday
greetings were extended to James
Vessel. Nelson Everhart led the
singing. George E. Bryson pre-
sided, and the club extended
thanks to all who donated articles
or helped in any way to make the
auction sale a success. David
Buckson was a visitor from the
Middletown Rotary Club. Richard
Price was guest of Mr.. Beckwith.