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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
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COMMON PLEAS COURT

COMMON PLEAS COURT
Great american Indemnity Co
New York City has filed action
for the collection of $500 SO
from Mollie Safko, Rt. 2, Char
don.
Neil LaDow, Rt. l, Newbury
has filed an injunction for re-
lief and money in the amount
of $5000O against the Gre a t
Lakes Construction Co., New =
bury.
Troy Township Trustees have
asked the court permission to
transfer funds.
Grace E. Wheat, Chardon, has
filed suit for divorce fro m
James Wheat.
Alvin S. Triman, Deer Lake
Trailer Camp, Burton, is suing
Philip Dagan, Jacks Trailer
Park, Chardon for 81 POT so.
Leona Spears, Chagrin Falls,
is suing for divorce from Jac-
OBJ Spears, Cleveland.
Rulings
Court ruled that the r. S.
B. Steel Co., should recover 81,
10000 from Smallwood Enter
prises.
Jacqueline Vidra, Auburn Rd.
Chardon, has been granted a
divorce from Richard Vidra.
She was granted custody of
their minor children, $500 a
week support, lot in Chardon
twp, house hold goods with the
exception of television, power
mower, drill motor, tools and
hunting and fishing gear. He
was awarded their interest pro-
perty in MunSon twp.
Rose D. Frain, Burton, has
been awarded custody of min
or children, $4,000 a month
temporary support of the minor
children from Edward D. Frain,
N. Bloomfield, o. and 5000 for
expenses Of litigation.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
Personals

Parsons motored to Pittsburgh
to spend the day with Mr..
Johnson'S aunt, Mrs. Edith Will
liamS, who formerly lived in
Chardon on Allynd Boulevard
with her brother, E. E. John
son, Sr., who now resides on
Long Island, N. Y. Mr.. Ben
Williams died in Pittsburgh a
few months ago.
Chardon high school b a n d
played with the Lake county
music association band festival
at Mentor Sunday afternoon.
The Chardon music department
has been invited to participate
in the Lake county music as
sociation.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Hanna
have returned from a short va
cation at Atlantic City and
Cape May, New Jersey. They
also visited relatives in Penn
sylvania.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
Nth mr. Slork

unless otherwise designated,
all births occurred at Corey hos
pital, Chardon).
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fulop,
Windsor, girl, April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Morgan,
Chardon, boy, April II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Fish
er, Chardon, boy, April 13.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wrob-
lewsky, HuntSburg, girl, April
13.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Keyes,
Burton, boy, April IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Layne,
Chardon, boy, April IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Dale, Mid
dlefield, girl, April Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Mill
er, Middlefield, girl, April IA.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21

Mrs. Doris Freeman of 124
Center ST., is convaleScing al
Room 425, Huron Rd. Hospital
East Cleveland, and would ap-
preciate receiving cards from
her friends. She has been hos
pitalized since April 9.
Eddie Pulsifer is in Corey hos
pital in Claridon with a back
injury.
Major and Mrs. H. M. Bis
choff and their four children,
Bill, Donna, Bob and Jim were
recent visitors for two weeks at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E,
B. PulSifer. The BiSchoffS have
been transferred from Dayton
to Albuquerque, N. M. While
the Bischoffs were in Chardon
their son, Bill, attended I'd
grade in Chardon school for a
week as a student of Mrs. Mi
Cnael flSIlef.
Eeekend guests at the w.
Earle Egleston home were their
son, Robert of Berea, O., and
his finacee Miss Janette BLY, of
Shelby, o. Miss BLY, is a COM
mercial techer in Granger high
school, Medina, o. Other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Walt
erS of Chardon.
Richard Stewart, local rep
resentative of the Farm Bur
eau Mutual Automobile Insur-
ance Company, Farm Bureau
Mutual Fire Insurance Com =
pany and Farm Bureau Life
Insurance Company at Chadon,
Is one of 40 agents attending
the Sales Training school being
conduced by Farm Bureau In
surance Companies of Colum =
bus, Ohio from April II to %
at the Onesto Hotel, Canton,
Ohio.
The Sugartown Ar Colony held
an election of officers for the
coming year on Monday eve
ming, April IS. New officers are
President Mr.. Jack Nichols
vice president Mrs. Harland
Tracy, secretary Mrs. Arnold
Haueter, treasurer Miss Rose
Penko, gallery ch. Mrs. Frank
Nemec, program CHI. Mrs. Dor
othy Shaw, historian Mrs. Will
liam Cullum, membership ch.
Mrs. G. w. Baker, publicity,
Mrs. A. C. Schneider, trustees
Mrs. Paul Sorchy and Mrs. A.
c. Schneider.
The Sugartown Art Colony of
Chardon announces that class
es in Ceramics will start in
their studio on Tuesday, April
26, hours 7 to 10 pm. Glasses
are under the supervision of
Wilson Heller. Persons desiring
information may call Chardon
5-7851, 5-4611 or 5-9362.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Johnson, Jr., daughter Dottie,
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
l40 Attend Smorgesbord;
Hear F.BL Counter Spy

know that the F. B. l. and Mr..
Janowity were working togeth-
er. During his speech Mr.. Jano-
witty cautioned the audience to
be on the lookout for new fronts
forming.
Dorothy Brchak and M s.
Zane Bourisseau were in char
ge of decorations and hostess
es for the evening we're t h e
Messrs. Lewis Bostwick Francis
Rossback, Bruce Daniels, Vain
Parsons, Clement DeWalt, An
drew SchWindl, Marc Burr.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21

One hundred and forty Aquar-
ius club members, their hus-
bands and guests, enjoyed a
smorgasbord dinner Thursday
evening, April IA, at the new
school cafeteria, where wide
variety of foods were displayed
on two smorgasbord tables.
Mr.. John Janowity of Cleve
land spoke to the group on
Communism AS It Affects Us
Locally" For eight and a half
years, Mr.. Janowity worked as
an active member of the COM
munist party and a counter spy
for the F. B. l. Not until his
work with the communists was
completed did even his family
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
Fred Wilder
Initiated in
Sigma Mu

Fred G.. Wilder, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Wilder, RID
2, Chardon, has been initiated
into Sigma Mu Sigma frater-
nifty at Tri State College, An
COLA, Ind.
Sigma Mu Sigma is a Mas
onic affiliated national collie
giate fraternity. 1t is one of
nine Greek letter organizations
on the campus.
Mr.. Wilder is enrolled in the
department of Commerce at
Tri State. He attended Char
don high school.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
Have You Met

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pris.
lin who have recently bought
a home on Bass Lake Rd?
They live about a mile west
of Rt. "A. Mr.. Prislin is a
machinist with the Eaton
Manufacturing company in Gle
veland.
They are not entirely new
comers to Geauga they liv-
ed in Hambden for a short
while about five years ago.
Mrs. Prislin hopes to start a.
gain her hobby of raising
canaries and other birds.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
; on Honor Roll at
KSU Business College

Three students from Geauga
are listed on the honor roll of
the college of business admin
istration at Kent State Univer-
sity for the winter quarter.
The trio of honor students
are:
Billy H. Dreyer of Chardon:
Vivian L. Starr of Huntsburg:
Robert B. Williams of Novel
ty.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21

THOMPSON - Mr.. and Mrs
Donald Wike of Thompson an.
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Lucille to Pvt
Donald Stone, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Stone of Montville
Miss Wike is a senior at Thong
son high school.
Pvt. Stone has completed his
basic training at Fort K n o x
KY, and will be stationed al
Fort DevenS, Mass.
A June wedding is being plan.
ned.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
Coming lnsnb

WEDNESDAY, APRIL "a
The True Blue class of the
Hambden Congregational church
will hold their monthly dinner
from 500 pm. on. Everyone is
invited.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21

MUNSON - Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Kazsuk, Mayfield Rd.,
announce the engagement of
their daughter Linda Louise to
Mr.. CorleSS Walter Mitchell, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Nit
chell of Newbury. Miss KazSuk
will graduate from Chardon
high school in June.
Mr.. Mitchell graduated from
Newbury high school and stu
died at Hiram college. At pre-
sent he is serving in the Army
and recently completed h S
basic training at Fort Knox, KY.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
Have You Met :

Mr.. and Mrs. David Link
GUS who have recently moved
to PIT East King ST.? They
have one son, David Jr., who
is three years old. Mr.. Link
GUS is employed at the Char
don Rubber company. They
come here from Rhodell, w.
Va.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21

PRINTING.
done the way you like it
prompt service reasonable
prices.
GEAUGA PUBLISHERS, INC.
Chardon, 0.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-04-21
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z Here's a watch you can really
depend on for accuracy and year
round dependability. The Sea
Hawk is water-reSiStant and
shock-protected.. yet handsome
ly styled to mans taste. Avail
able in stainless steel or gold
filled top with regular or sweep
second hand. No wonder it's so
popular with Sportsmen and all
men.
From$50.00. AllmodelS l7JeweIS
Fed Tax incl.
Evening star., 1955-06-14
Made the Way
you'd make them

yoU1L Just those you bake you
They're made with only the finest home ingredients
kind you would In the cake you see here for example
four eggch golden layers topped generously with icn
fresh oranges and cocoanut! And to
you Csy Cakes are baked dalythen sealed
moistureproof pctewndow cartons the moment they're
cooled. You'll find wonderful variety Of Curtsy Cakes
at Safeway
Evening star., 1955-06-14
Court Upho|ds
[NeWsboYCIaiI1l

JACKSON, Miss, June IA (P.
-Mississippi's Supreme Court
yesterday upheld a circuit judges
opinion that tossed out the ''lit-
tie merchant" theory that a
newspaper. delivery boy is an
independent contractor.
The unprecedented decision in.
|cluded newspaper delivery boys
under the Workmen's Compen-
|sation Act.
Circuit Judge Burkitt Collins
held that 15-year-old Barney
Leon James was an employe Of
the Laurel Leader-Call when he
was injured and therefore ELI
|gible, for workmen's compensa-
Ition.
The Supreme Court, upholding
the decision 5-4, stated:
".. for the greater portion Of
its income, the paper depends
upon advertising. and the rates
for advertising are governed by
the papers circulation. Circula-
ton is necessary for success.
"The delivery boys are just as
much an integral part Of the
newspaper industry as are the
ltypesetters and pressmen or the
editorial staff"
Main point in the case was
whether the boys were classed
as employees Of the newspaper OF
as independent contractors.
Young James was disabled
lpermanetly when an automobile
struck him while he was deliv-
ering newspapers on q motoi
scooter.
The little merchant" theory
upon which newspapers over the
Nation base their operations
holds that delivery boys are just
that: Little merchants" run
ming their own businesses on 9
contract basis with the news.
paper.
Justice Robert Gillespie, filinf
a special dissenting opinion, sale
the decision "overruled without
say SO a long line Of decisions
of this court and established {
relationships Of employer anc
employe . thereby perform
ing a legislative function"
The Legislative function h,
referred to would be inclusion
of newspaper delivery boys undel
the definition Of employe in tn,
Workmen's Compensation Act.
Evening star., 1955-06-14
Citizen Group. to Meet

The Brentwood Terrace Citi-
zens' Association will hold q
picnic Saturday at the summer
home of Mrs. Lottie A. Van Hise,
secretary. in Herald Harbor. Md,
in lieu of a meeting originally
scheduled for last night.
Evening star., 1955-10-16
By DONALD b. HADLEY

Loans and discounts Of Riggs
National Bank reached q new
high Of 52.69i .s55 on October
5, date Of the recent bank call.
but the rate Of gain ii the third
quarter slowed, q condition
statement from President Rob-
Iert v. Fleming disclosed yester-
day.
The latest total was 14.6 per
cent above $133, ,682. .459 o year
ago, shortly after the consoli-
Idation of Riggs National and
Washington Loan q Trust Co.
lit also was 20 per cent above
Ia combined total Of 500. .002, ,726
flor the two institutions on Oc-
ltober 1. 1850.
The new high represented q
| gain Of 81, SIC. 800 since last june
$50. compared with an increase
Of $5,O46. .093 In the preceding
quarter Of this year and b rise
Iof $4.562. .094 IN the third quar-
| ter Of last year.
Total Riggs assets Of 34z7. .460,-
| 328 on October S were as per
cent above $4s6. $780, 1856 Z year
earlier and II per cent above
|S383, ,4l8.i08 five years earlier.
Deposits Of $415.024.22s also
were up 2.5 per cent from
S404. $50, ,635 o year ago and is
per cent ahead Of s35a.74 .926
on the like 1850 date.
Evening star., 1955-10-16
Bank Auditors to Hold
First Fan Meeting

The Auditors Section Of the
District Bankers Association win
hold It's first dinner meeting Of
THE season ct the Burlington
Hotel next Wednesday night.
REPORTS from the convention Of
the National Association Of Bank
Auditors and Controllers win be
heard.
Frank J. Loveioy. sales execu-
tive Of Socony Vacuum Oil Co..
win address q luncheon Of the
SALES Executives Club at the
lMayfiower Hotel tomorrow.
The Washington Advertising
Club win honor Peoples Drug
Evening star., 1955-10-16
Charlotte Engel Honored
by Women Bank OfIlcers

Miss Charlotte A. Engel. trust
|of1icer Of the National Savings
|& Trust Co, has been elected q
regional vice president OF the
National Association of Bank
Women. organization Of women
bank officers.
Bruce Bryant. formerly public
relations director for the WASH
ington Board Of Trade. has been
director Of publicity
and public relations for Kal.
Enrich and Merrick. advertising
agency.
Evening star., 1955-10-16
Speakers for Management
SYMPOSIUM Announced

Speakers for the annual finan-
|cial management symposium Of
the Federal Government Ac-
|countants Association here Tues
day, November IA. include:
Thomas J. Quinn. special as
sistant to the treasurer. Cali
fornia Texas OIL Co.: Nathan s.
Robbins. general merchandising
controller. Sears. Roebuck a. Co.;
Or. Leland Howard. assistant di-
rector Of the Mint.
Donald Browne, vice president
and treasurer. Kaiser Aluminium
a Chemical Co. viii speak at the
closing dinner 1t the Washington
Hotel.
Evening star., 1955-10-16
Farley and Carmine
ITO Address Seminar

James "A. Farley, board chair
man Of the Coco-C Cola Export
Corp, and James II. Carmine,
president Of Philco Corp. viii
|be among the business leaders
who win address the Washing
ton Seminar and awards dinner
Iof the American Marketing As
lsociation here. October IS.
Mr.. Farley win address the
awards dinner In the evening
and Mr.. Carmine viii speak at
the seminar luncheon.
Evening star., 1955-10-16
September Hotel Sales
|Euual 1854 In d. G.

washington hotel volumes In
lSeptember euualed q year earlier
latter tagging In earlier months,
lHorwath ~ Horwath. accounting
lfirm, reported.
Room sales were ! per cent
labout , year ago. but restaurant
lsales were on , per cent.
washington volumes In nine
months this year remained 2 PEI
cent under 1854. with room sales
down ! per cent and restaurant
sales on 2 per cent.
Evening star., 1955-10-16
Committees Appointed
For League C0nyention

Milton r. johnson. general
chairman for the 48th annual
convention Of the District Build
ing and Loan League. yesterday
completed committee appoint
|ments for the event at the
|Greenbrier. White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va. October 27-3O
The committee list includes:
Proeram--Carl c. Emuck. chairman,
Joseph p. Burke. tr.. vice chairman
IFraneis y. Clark and Woodfow VI. Miller
Howard 3. Thompson
chairman; e. Gordon Rouse, vice chair.
man. =, L. McAieer, ]. HaWiey Smith
and Calvin :, Wood.
TRANSPORTATION Robert =. Buckley
chairman; James B. Rdmunds. yicl
lchaifmsn; Allen c. Adams and Martin
4 PaSiieity-yohn D, Raymond. chair.
man. +. Wilson Camp. vice chairman.
Bernard ]. coyle and Marin Z zuesse.
HOtet-R Edward Hot1e. chairman;
Rudolph w. Santelman, vice chairman;
3. .. Garrison and william II. Dyer.
Evening star., 1955-10-16
Pepsi BottIing Of L. /.
Adds D. G. Men 70 Board

mum Os Os N4En " 0uNtU
Three new directors have beer
elected for Pepsi Cola Bottline
Co. Of Long Island. Inc, includ-
ling partners Of q Washington
investment firm which Is prin-
lcipal underwater for the conn
lpany's expected offering oi
800, 900 shares.
James M. Johnston and james
lH. Lemon. partners Of Johnston
Lemon a. Co.. are the new Wash
lington board members. Francis
liz. Burns, consultant and ad-
wiser for the parent Pepsi Cola
CO., Is the third new director
listed in an announcement from
Russell M. Arundel Of Washing
ton. founder and president Of the
lbottling flrnn.
Evening star., 1955-10-16
r. Ripley Bowman Joins
First Funding Corn.

r. Ripley Bowman. as assistant
vice president Of the National
Bank Of Washington. has re-
signed to become vice president
Icf First Funding Corp. and man
ager Of its new Silver Spring
Md. ofice.
Mr.. Bowman has been with the
bank for rs years and was as
signed to the mortgage loan de-
partment for 10 years.
Evening star., 1955-10-16

WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. ocToBER IS. 1855
Ess 2es ss4s.as ss AZ z1a % mn las ce.. s s..
Evening star., 1955-10-16
RIGGS loans at New Peak
Expansion Rate Slows

tStores. Inc. ON its 50th anni-
yersary at q luncheon at the
Madison Arms Tuesday noon.
Herb Shriner, TV star for Old
Gold, win be q guest.
Evening star., 1955-10-16

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Evening star., 1955-07-28
MILITARY Reserve Program

(, After a series of compromises, Con-
greSs has sent to the President military
reserve bill designed to build up that
branch of the armed forces from 100000
to 29 million men. The compromises,
particularly the elimination of some Of
the compulsory requirements recon-
nended by the administration, make it
doubtful that the top strength will be
reached by the original target date OF
mid 1859.
Greatest resistance in Congress came
on administration proposals that the
obligation of active reserve training be
imposed on present and former veterans.
Although acknowledging the value OF
such a "hard core" of skilled veterans in
the training of larger ready reserve,
both House and Senate objected to this
compulsory double duty" In its place,
Congress substituted incentives" for
veterans to volunteer for further reserve
duty while applying the compulsory fea-
lures only to men who are drafted after
enactment of the legislation. Provision
is made to encourage 250,000 qualified
teen-age youths annually to volunteer
for active reserve service, ranging from
eight to nine and half years, in return
for draft exemption.
In summary the legislation does
establish foundation for stronger
reserve program, and congressional
leaders of both parties agreed 1t is the
best that could be put through at this
session. In that light, 1t is an important
step toward strengthening the armed
forces and may be considered at least
limited victory for the administration.
Evening star., 1955-07-28
A Wiser Gamble

The Presidents brief observations on
the transit strike yesterday were wise and
to the point. We hope they will be kept
In mind, in these closing days of Con-
gress, when so much can be done in haste
that the people of this community must
repent at leisure.
In our economy, the President said,
management and labor must find means
of resolving their differences, or our
form of economy and government becomes
endangered. BY and large we must de-
pend on the good sense of America to
meet the type of problem represented in
this strike, he continued, or we are going
to have much more difficulty than we
have now.
Weighed against the legislative pro-
'posals now pending in the Senate, the
Presidents advice is particularly perth
nent. If carried out, we believe that
these proposals will cause more harm
than good; more harm to hitherto ac-
cepted concepts of the limitations i'm
posed on government, and more harm
to the future resumption and improve
ment of public transportation in Wash
ington, than if Congress did nothing.
S Ultimately, the two sides in this dis
pute are going to get together, and the
cost of waiting-a cost imposed by our
regard for the rights of both sides in
free economy-will in the long run be
less than what we would pay for the
drastic steps now before the Senate.
i These steps involve the calculated
destruction of a privately owned public
utility This punishment is not based on
any proved connection between the A.
nancial policies of the company owner
ship, in disposing Of its lawfully earned
profits, and the strike; or any proved
connection between those policies and the
eompany's ability to render public service.
The punishment is based on unpopularity
of those policies, and curbstone conjec-
ture as to where they might lead.
These steps involve the unprece-
dented peacetime seizure of a company,
its revenues and its assets, to meet the
demands of the striking union in the
desire thus to purchase a resumption
of transit service. They involve the
probable assumption of the heavy re-
sponsibilities of public operation and.
ownership, without adequate preparation
or plan, but in the pious hope that some
thing might turn up to prevent it.
The company and the union are not
far apart. Given less interference and
more opportunity to talk together, the
odds are heavily in favor of their reaching
a settlement. It would be more wise to
gamble on this prospect than on the
legislative proposals now before the
Senate.