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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05

and girls in All club work and
F. F. A. projects will compete
for premiums totalling m or
than $4,000. The largest show
ing of purebred dairy animals
will be exhibited at the Ash
tabula county fair to be found
at any county fair in o 10.
The Ashtabula county f a ir
dairy show has been recogniz-
ed as one of the finest show
ings of it's kind to be found
anywhere in the state. Prem
iums totaling $4,000 are being
offered by the agricultural So
ciety for the best displays in
livestock, farm and home pro-
duce.
Three afternoons of harness
racing will bring together a
good field of starters. Many OF
the horses now racing at Grand
view are expected to ship to
Jefferson for the county fair
meeting, Speed Secretary E.
w. Tyler announced. Biley
Couch and his starting G e
will again officiate in getting
the trotters away at the wire
KleinS California Kaleido
scope of Stars" featuring Billy
Webb as master of ceremonies
and Lon Carlson at the organ
will entertain grandstand pa
irons during the afternoon anc
a complete one hour and hal.
program of top TV and circu!
stars direct from the Pacific
coast will present the n G h
show.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05
Plan for
AshtabuIa
County Fair

JEFFERSON Final prep
arations are being made for
the opening of Ashtabula coun-
tvs 108th annual fair to be
held here August 10 through
IA.
A full five day program OF
harness racing, livestock, judg-
ing, paradeS, contests, baseball
games, and thrilling grandStand
entertainment is in order for
visitors at the 1854 AShtabula
county fair.
Naming of AShtabula county S
1854 Farmer of the Year" will
be a feature of agricultural
recognition day on Wednesday
August IL. Nominations for the
award were made by county
agricultural organization. Thurs
day, August II, will be Off
cials Day" with Gov. Crank
Lausche and his Republican op
ponent State Auditor a m
Rhodes specially invited guests
along with other state anc
county officials.
Saturday, August ID, VIDA.
will feature the annual live
stock parade, the junior fai
float parade, the AShtabula '
FW drum and bugle corps
Growing of the junior f a i
king and queen is schedule,
for Saturday afternoon along
with the presentation of tn
Junior fair Showmanship a
wards.
More than a thousand boy
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05
4-H Cotton Tails
Members Attend Camp

Two members of the Char
don All Cotton Tails attended
Camp Whitewood and reported
a fine time.
On July 19 the group attend
ed a wiener roast at Thomp-
son Ledges as guests of tn e
Thompson All Rabbit club and
on July 80 they picnicked at
Kenneth Miller'S home and en-
ioyed a swim in the rlV r.
Plans were discussed for the
bake sale to be held August 8.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05

Walter C. Best, president Of
Bestone, Inc. and Walter c..
Best, Inc, today announced the
appointment of Wayne c. John
son to the position of Assistant
to the President. Mr.. Johnson,
who was formerly manager Of
sales, has been with t h e
companies five years. He will
coordinate sales activities of
both firms as we'll as aid Mr..
Best in executive duties.
Mr.. Johnson lives in ChardOn,
is married and the father of
three children. He currently IS
a director of the Northeastern
Ohio chapter of the American
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05

motor trip. They spent a week
on a ranch in Rothbury, Mich,
then taking the Lake Michigan
ferry boat they visited w i s.
conSin Dells. To complete their
trip they spent two days in
Chicago.
Mr.. Robert Perry and fami-
ly of Newbury visited his moth
er, Mrs. Mira Perry, and his
brother in law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Cottam
on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith
and family have been vaca =
tioning in Kentucky.
Mr.. Harvey Settles of Cleve-
land was a weekend guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Slagle
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Donald
son of Cleveland were supper
guests on Saturday evening of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jameson.
Mr.. Robert Butler of Cuya-
hoga Falls, accompanied by
his daughter, Mrs. Frank Boi-
court of Milwaukee, Wis, visit
ed his brother, Lee Butler and
family one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Nc
Wayne entertained a d inn r
party of relatives and friends
on Sunday honoring the birth
days of their two little sons,
Douglas and Teddy.
A miscellaneous shower for
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Adams
was held on Saturday evening
at the home of Mr.. and. Mrs.
Stanley Wells. About fifty
were present including guests
from Windsor, Cleveland, Mid
dlefield and Gates Mills. Mr.
and Mrs. Adams received many
beautiful and useful gifts. Mrs,
Wells served a delicious buf-
fet style lunch.
Mrs. Lucille Hause was call
ing on Mr.. and Mrs. F 10 y d
MaItbie one day last week.
Douglas McWayne, lit t l e
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
McWayne spent two days last
week in Cleveland with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles BuSkey.
Mrs. Clifford Arndt of PaineS-
vile and Mrs. George DoneS
of Phalanx Station are spend
ing the week with their mother
and brother, Mrs. Lena Ora
ham, and son John.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05

Scientist can now harness the
suns energy with battery that
directly converts light into cleo
trio current. It's working parts
are thin strips of specially coat
ed silicon, a common element
found in sand. A square yard
of silicon surface can power a
desk lamp.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05
News by Nellie C. Adams
Telephone East ClaridOn 66289


While burning a tree in a
field north of town owned by
Hubert Starr, the straw from
which the wheat had been TAX
en- caught fire and got beyond
control. The Burton fire depart
ment was called and soon had
the blaze out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Waters
of Garrettsville were calling on
his cousin, Mr.. H. B. Kile, and
wife on Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Falk of
Cleveland, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Fred Pierce of
Chardon, were visiting relatives
and friends here on Thursday,
July 20.
Among the out of town
guests at the church supper
Friday evening were Mr.. and
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05

Foundrymens society, chairman
of the Industrial Survey COM
mittee of the Chardon Cham
ber of Commerce, and a mem
Der of the Chardon Masonic
lodge and the Pilgrim Chris
tian church.
Mr.. Best and Mr.. Johnson
are both optimistic about pre-
sent and future business con-
ditions and are anticipating the
largest gross volume of busi-
ness during 1854 than in n y
like period in the history of
their companies. The recent eX-
pansion in Bestone, Inc, manu-
facturers of concrete block,
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05

boosted their daily production
by so percent. Walter C. Best,
Inc, which is a mining f r m
producing silica materials for
the glass, foundry, h e m c.
al, refractory, and steel in
dustry, is working at full pro-
duction with no cut back in
sight.
The picture shows Mr.. Best
and Mr.. Johnson with one of
the firms airplaneS which is
used for business trips, Gus =
toner relations, and for Mr..
Best's current geological sur
beys and mining activities in
Canada.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05
Lamp SHADES

Fabric lamp shades will last
lot longer if you wash them from
time to time. Wipe parchment,
heavy paper, or similar shades with
a soapy cloth, sponge rapidly, and
allow to dry quickly. Keep cloth as
dry as possible.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-05
Have You Met =

Mrs. Edna Maeder who re-
Gently moved into a home at
5 Maple ave-, from Cleve-
land? Mrs. Maeder works at
Snapout Forms and has one
Six-year-old boy, Denny.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester F.
Jufedine who have moved in
to a home on Wilson Mills
rd? Mr.. Juredine is a sales.
man for the HarShaw Chemi-
cal co. in Cleveland. T h e
JuredineS, with their two
daughters, Lii and Pat, NOV.
ed to Chardon from Willo-
wick. This fall Lii will re.
turn to Lake Erie college as
a sophomore. Mrs. Juredine
is secretary of the Ohio
State Boxers Association and
they raise and show boxers
as a hobby.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

fruits is short. This is pure sympa-
thetic magic. a survival of one of
mankind's deepest-rooted beliefs.
that dead things retain yet an
occult relation to life"
Flypaper? Some strange methods
have been devised for keeping the
home free from insect and rodent
pests. Several years ago the idea
that a fluff of cotton tied on the
screen door would keep flies away
spread like wildfre through the Mid
west, and hundreds of thousands of
screens were adorned with little
white biobs.
Explanations ran something like
this: it worked because cotton
looks like a spiders web and that
frightens them away; lit moves
when the door opens and flies are
afraid of things that move"
The fact: Now this practice has
fallen into disuse and the former
users are at a loss to explain why
they abandoned 80 cheap and alleg-
edly salutary a practice.
BETTER Mouse Trap. Cotton can be
put to a useful purpose in ridding a
house of mice. though. Surprising as
it may seem. cotton makes very
Evening star., 1954-10-24

OF all the kinds of gumdrops, Batz-
ner has found lemon to be the most
effective. though he is inclined to
attribute this more to the color than
to the favor.
Grease Solvent. One of the-most
expensive delusions of housekeeping
and one that 8 held nationwide -
is that coffee grounds cut" grease
and, therefore, should be dumped in
the sink.
The fact: Speaking for his profes-
sion. John Cahill. Chicago master
plumber, condemns this belief in
vigorous language. Grounds mixed
with grease end up by clogging the
drain, he says.
Most of the time the ensuing
mulch will be washed on down. but
if there is any obstruction. the drain
win be blocked.
Itisparticularly harmful. he adds,
in the summer when families leave a
last deposit of coffee grounds and
bacon grease in the pipes before they
set out on vacation.
During their absence this often
hardens into a compound which is
SO impenetrable that it can't be
rodded out. and the pipes have TO be
taken apart. The End
Evening star., 1954-10-24

effective bait in traps, since the rats
like to collect it for use IN building
their nests.
In fact. exterminators don't use
cheese. the legendary food of mice,
in their traps. 1t is true that hungry
mice win eat cheese but. then.
they also have been found to eat
shoes, suitcases and each other -
Evening star., 1954-10-24
nlS dish: suadrops

but, when given a choice, they seem
to prefer sweets.
Mr.. Edward BatzneT. a Milwau-
kee exterminator who processes to
use the most scientific methods, uses
gurndrops. They have the lure of
sweetness, he points out, plus an
adhesiveness that detains the luck
less mouse for that fatal half second.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

The fact: This belief might well
have seemed correct because it takes
a little time to get a cloth to the
laundry and often longer to get it
back - also the season of many
Evening star., 1954-10-24

one Of HE illusions pictured above
few places is. although it is never
heard in cities any more. that fruit
stains cannot be removed from a
cloth until the fruit that made them
is out of season.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Nds mt lsvs
seu Gssn's tastsl

Proved BY flavor tests!
Youngsters say new
Gleen's breezy flavor
IS swell! So you'll find
IFS easy 10 get them 20
use Gleem regularly.
And for children. regu-
lar after-meal brushing
is the any psrea way 10
reduce sooth decay. Let d
GIeem help y0Sr child f,
Evening star., 1954-10-24
nlssih stays Sresh % day uith
60 eleem 6gushing!

A Gleem brushing before breakfast Instantly
stops mouth odor! In out Of 10 cases, the
mouth. Stays fresh all day. No stain! No
medicinal tasre!
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Here's a fooffpusfe for people WI
cunt brush after every Elne0I

Cant hsssh aftsr every mssl7
% elssn bssshing dsslzsgs nsst dsesy
haetssia ~ uipss ct tksr snzymss!
If you, like most busy people. can't brush
after every meal, use new Gleem with CLIO
just one Gleem brushing destroys up 70 o0E
Of bacteria (major cause Of tooeh decay md
wipes out their enxymes! Only Gieem has
CLIO 70 fight decay!
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Aunt Jeston, TO-, Puffs Pipe
And Recalls Mischievous YuIes

grownups acted like youngsters
on Halloween. Adults ''romped
and played like children and got
into any kind of mischief they
could get into" And one time
they put a calf up into a barn
loft.
People behave better now,"
she commented between puffs
on her corncob pipe.
Started Smoking At 81.
Aunt Jeston has been moking
since she was 81. She has q
fancy new. ladylike stem which
she admires very much, but the
old faithful corncob is always
at hand on the bedside table.
The sparkling little centenarian
has been bedfast since she fell
and broke her leg two years
ago.
Aunt Jeston was all prettied
up for Christmas Day. sporting
a knitted shawl and a dainty
f1owered sunbonnet. Some of
her grandchildren and great
grandchildren were due to drop
in to spend the holiday and talk
over old times.
I'm mighty proud of all my
generations" Aunt Jeston BEAM
ed. "for there was not a
drunkard nor q sorry woman in
the lot"
Evening star., 1954-12-26
YuIetide Brings 103d Bnthdoy
And Mrs. Eisenhower 5 Letter

Happy birthday. Merry
Christmas and the best New
Year ever.
shares Her Gifts.
The presents included baskets
Of fruit. shawls. handkerchiefs
and many other articles.
She shares her gifts with all
the others here. said mrs.
Charles Brown. nlatron Of the
infirmary.
Miss Kelly's observation on
living to be 103 was:
That's an awful long time.
I'm thankful for my health. !"
she Is i bit fraii but she sits
on the side of her bed to eat
her meals and she enjoys visitors.
Born In Log Cabin.
Miss Kelley was born In &
two-room log cabin near the
town Of Fairfield. about is miles
south Of Liberty, which is Is
miles south Of Richmond in East
Central Indiana.
She taught school for several
years until she became i'll In
1879 and returned to the farm
home Of her parents.
After they died. she estab-
lished q home for herself in
Fairfield and lived there alone
from 1896 until about 20 years
ago. At the age of SO, she went
to the home of two nieces and
lived with them until she came
to the infirmary here.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Jordan Pilgrims Invited
To Visit Arab Families
sy ,he A,,oeio,,d Pres,

JERUSALEM. Jordan Sector.
Dec. 25.-Christmas pilgrims to
Jordan this year had q new
attraction in addition to the
pontificai midnight mass Christi
mas eve service at Bethlehem
and visits to holy shrines. They
were given a chance to visit Arab
families.
At the beginning Of the Christ
mas season 10 days ago the Jor-
dan Tourist Bureau put up signs
asking: do you want to visit
an Arab family?"
Those who said yes paid calls
on middle class Arab families In
the Jerusalem area. On Christ
mas eve several groups Of Amer
ican tourists sang carols and
decorated Christmas trees in
homes of Christian Arabs.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
~ me A..oc;o,ed pr..,

=
WEST LIBERTY. KY, Dec.
25. -, Little fellows prancing
around banging their cowboy
pistols or peering through space
helmets.
Little girls petting talking
dolls.
Mother admiring her fur stole.
And Dad wondering how he's
going to foot the bills while try
ing to look comfortable In his
new bedroom slippers.
That's Christmas today.
A century ago-or almost that
far back-it was a lot different.
says Aunt Jeston Givedon, who
observed her 1880 birthday
Thursday at her comfortable
home in the Grassy Greek neigh
borhood Of Morgan County.
Yule Tree Unheard OF.
In those days, nobody ever
heard Of a Christmas tree, she
says. Gifts were exchanged, it's
true. but they were simple and
inexpensive. Nobody was dream
ing Of a white Christmas. Ger
tainly not Irving Berlin, because
he wasn't going to be born for
a long time.
Aunt Jeston's earliest recollac-
tionS OF Christmas was that
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Fast Train HoIts,
Crew Takes Gifts
ToForm Family
BY me Associated Press

SAUGUS. Calf, Dec. 25.--For
the last few years four farm
youngsters have been waving
their hands or flashing fash
lights at the crew Of the fast
Southern Pacific passenger train,
The Owl. as 1t sped by their home
en- route from San Francisco TO
Los Angeles.
Today the train stopped near
their Soledad Canyon home Is
miles north of Los Angeles. En-.
gineer II. II. Book and Fireman
Norman B. Cooper left their en-
gine cab and headed for the
home OF Mrs. Clara Youngblocd
and her four children.
The crewmen gave the chill
dren. ranging in age from 9 to
Is, comic books and candy. To
ailing Mrs. Youngblood they pre-
sented a check for $i16 and
wishes for a happy Yuletide.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
q she Assesioaed pfsss

LIBERTY. Ind. Dec. 25.-
Christmas Day was both q merry
Christmas and d happy birthday,
her 1O3d, for sprightly Miss En-
naline Kelly.
She spent the day lii the
Union County Infirmary. where
she has lived since 1850. greet
ing friends and opening presents.
What seemed to please her
most was the 104 letters and
cards she received, and most Of
all was the letter from Mrs.
Mamie Eisenhower, sent from
the White House.
Extends Congratulations.
It read:
The holiday has d double,
pleasant meaning for you. /
understand, because you cele-
brate q birthday on Christmas
day. this year your I03d.
Il hope that you viii accept
my most cordial and sincere
congratulations on this occasion.
You must have great many
dear and cherished memories Of
this special day in the years
gone by and I know that when
you can be persuaded to tell of
them you bring great pleasure
to your listeners.
May you continue to enjoy
the peace and enduring happi-
ness SO richly yours for many
years to come.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
|ExLegisIaIoI Gives
500 Back 10 State
By ilss Assesiosssl Pfess


COLUMBIA. s. c. DEC. 25 A
former State legislator made !
Christmas eve repayment Of the
s70O extra pay drawn while he
was i member Of the l947 Cen
eral Assembly.
Fred 4. HERS. once q Bamberg
County representative but now q
lawyer at Allendale. said he
wanted to wipe out the long
standing obligation and "clear
this thing up for good.
Mr.. HERS was one Of the two
l947 legislators singled out as de-
fendants In the law suit that
successfully attacked constitu-
tionaIity Of the extra pay act.
When . specially appointed Su-
preme Court ruled that the 500
extra pay voted each member
was Illegal. HERS was among the
126 legislators faced with return
ing the money.
Forty-four members did not
accept the extra pay or did not
cash their vouchers.
Shortly after the court ruling,
many legislators repaid the ex-
ira pay in whole or in part. but
the rate or repayment slowed
down considerably as time pro-
gressed. Now. more than six years
later, about 20 members Of the
1947 Legislature owe the State
more than $1,000.
MIR. HERS made his repayment
to Assistant Attorney General
William A. DalIis. The matter OF
collecting the money has been
In the hands Of the attorney gen.
eral several years.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Washington Crosses
Delaware as 5000
Hear Theme Music
ii ~ Assssiassd pssss

z e - On
WASHNGTON'S CROSSING.
Pa. Dec. 25. George Washing
ton crossed the Delaware again
today In the colorful second re-
enactment OF Americas own
Christmas story.
The same band Of enthusiasts
who introduced the fully COS
tuned spectacle last year--hop-
ing to make It an enduring ma
tional event played out anew
those dramatic scenes Of 1776.
just as they did . year ago,
some 5000 persons, many from
far away. came TO watch many
dissimilar talents sbring to life
an episode In American history
which some authorities believe
was the turning point In the
Revolutionary War.
Grim Shot I'm the Dark.
Washington's Christmas night
crossing Of the Delaware was q
grim shot In the dark. Genera
tons have been told of the suf-
ferings Of the tattered, hungry.
freezing Army Of possibly $500.
the blackneSs that overlay the
ce-choked river that bitterly
cold night Of 1776.
No biting cold or icy obstacles
plagued the actors who today
sought to project something Of
the real feeling Of the original
crossing-the need for q victory
decisive enough to revive con-
f1dence the world over in the
American cause for freedom;
Washington's decision to attack
the Hessians at Trenton, just
across the Delaware from this
point; the troops setting out in
bulky Durham boats: the peri
lous crossing itself. IN sleet,
snow and ice: and finally the
early morning conquest Of the
Hessian garrison at Trenton, and
the dawn Of new hope for the
revolution.
The skies were clear and sunny
today and the weather was just
cold enough to sharpen ones
appetite for the holiday dinner.
Theme Music Background.
The phrases Of the narrator.
reaching the spectators by way Of
an amplifying hookup, were de-
signed to shape q mood. to take
the crowds mind of turkey and
trimmings and direct it to the
Christmas of 1776. In the back
ground much of the time was
theme music, evocative, too.
Back from a European visit
especially to play the part of
Washington again was st. John
Terrell, the New York and Lam
bertville On. j. theatrical pro-
ducer. He impersonated WASH
ington with all the dignity and
depth he could muster; and his
resonant voice came through Inn
pressively In his commands, his
condolences, his prayers.
Most of the players were
strictly amateur. Lowell M.
Birell, who raises prize cattle,
was Col. Henry Knox, the young
Bostonian whom Washington
counted on so heavily. Robert
Walter played the role OF Gen.
Hugh Mercer, while Budd Schulz
berg. the author, was 1t. James
Monroe. and Horace White por-
trayed William Lee, Washington's
aide. The two boatsmen were
George Bailey and Elmer Case.
Mr.. Case, fittingly enough. is .
boat builder.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Fall Of Three Feet
Kills Tennesseun
BY tho Associated Pres.

py mo Nssoetufeo FFess
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dec. 25.-A
38-year-old man fell three feet
from the top Of a doghouse and
was killed.
George Ayers fell asleep on the
roof of the small house yester-
day while waiting for his pay
check to be passed out. Doctors
said he died of a broken neck.
The doghouse was on the
grounds of construction firm
for which Mr.. Ayers worked.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
chonneI Swim Recalled

Britain Just recalled the first
successful channel swim. made
/ IN 1875 hy Capt. Matthew webb.
who SWAN from Dover 10 Calais
on his second attempt N 1iA
hours.
Evening star., 1954-11-27
BY Roger c. Whitmoi,

Question: Please advise q
suitable, inexpensive. soundproof
material to be used for dividing
a large frame house into two
separate sections. AT present
plasterboard Is fastened to cne
side Of the two-by-four studs.
We are hoping to find a sound
proofing that could be installed
between the studs before we finish
the other side of the partition.
Answer: The placement Of an
insulating material between the
studs would have little Ii any
effect in reducing the transmis-
sion of sound. The partition
should be constructed SO that
each side Of the wall is supported
by its own set Of studs. Then a
blanket insulating material or an
insulating Wallboard is placed
between the two sets Of studding.
Even this treatment does not
give complete soundproofing re-.
suits.
Bleaches i'm Septic Tank.
Question: viii you tell me II
the ordinary household hleaches
have any detrimental effect on
the bacterial action of sewage
matter in septic tank?
Answer: The normal amount
of various liquid bleaches used
for laundering and other house.
hold purposes will not have any
serious effect on the bacterial
action in a septic tank How
ever, II such liquids are used in
large quantities and the septic
tank is comparatively small,
trouble may result.
eDreary" Cedar Closet.
Question: What can I do with
cedar closet which, after seven
teen years, has become dark and
dreary?
Answer: Rub down the wood
with a No. / sandpaper to
bring up clean surface. To i'm
prove the appearance. you should
rub down the surface with finer
sandpaper. about "000," in order
to obtain a smooth surface. Wipe
of all dust.
Paint Peels or Shower.
Question: We have q shower
stall plastered with q waterproof
plaster and painted with enamel.
The paint Is peeling. This Is the