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Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

To. DNII3 UIIUUo . DIMNLa
TON, Wisconsin, Lawson, Clinton
parts, sales and service. Coverdale's s.
Electric and Repair Service, Texaco
Station, Rehoboth Boulevard (Reho-
both Cut-of). Phone Milford 1916.
24-1-7-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

FOR SALE-Csed electric refriger-
ator, in perfect running condition and
good appearance. Priced right 202
North Washington street or phone
Milford 1889. B-2t-4-15-1t
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

FOR SALE - Eight-week- pup
pies. Make nice small pets for chill
dren. $500 each. Phone Milford 8l94.
S-17-4-15-2t
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

FOR SALE-Four can Wilson milk
cooler, Al condition. William Bull
lock. Phone Harrington $50. 4-15-2t
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

FOR SALE-1948 Studebaker, four
door Landcruiser, radio, heater, motor
completely rebuilt, $275.00 1941 Buick
special four door, good solid car. $125.
Phone Frederick 5-5S12. B-25-4-15-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

MALE HELP WANTED We
desire to employ seasonal farm super
yisOrs to supervise groups of aspara-
gus cutters during April, May and
31-4-15-1t
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

WANTED - Salesman. Sober reli-
able young man, local background.
George w. Marshall, Kent and Sussex
Motor Company, Milford, Del. 4-1-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

EXPERT WATCH REPAIRS =. ;
All work reasonably done In our
modern, fully equipped shop, using
only genuine materials. SOckrider and
Chandler, Shore Theatre Building, Mill
ford. Dial 1885, 21-l-7tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15
FOR RENT
NICELY FURNISHED ROOM FOR
RENT-Can Milford 5124. C-4-1-tf

FOR RENT-,Six room house, 1907
S. +. Second street. Phone Milford
1920 or 8742. W-14-4-15-1t
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

WANTED-Pine Logs. Highest cash
prices paid. VIII except logs down
to inches in diameter at small end
8 feet to rs feet long, diameter by half
scale used-cash paid for each load on
delivery. Brockman Lumber Co. Dial:
Milton 4502. 43-11-5-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

WILSON 2.CAN MILK COOLER
FOR SALE-Paynter Reynolds, Mill
ford. Phone Frederica 5-5158. 4-15-1t
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15

FOR MILK Guaranteed sal
airy $2,6 GOO per year, plus commission,
Dairy, Pilot Town Road Phone Lewes
$780, 4-15-2t
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
Federation,
to Discuss
Hospital

When Geauga Federation of
Women's clubs holds it's sum-
mer meeting June 16 at Mont
vile Community church, t h e
program will spotlight the coun-
ty hospital question.
This will be answer to ques-
tionnaireS filled out last fall at
the federation meetingin Clari-
don when members overwhel-
mingly expressed interest in a
Geauga county hospital.
At the June meeting, DR.. Har-
old Thomas of Newbury, mem
Der of the county hospital board
will explain what has to be
done in order to have hos
pital and what the Geauga fed
GRAFTON members can do to
help.
Another speaker on county :
wide problems will be County
Commissioner William Burns of
cambridge. He will outline the
immediate and future needs of
Geauga county, as he e S
them. ...
The program is planned for
after working hours so that en-
ployed women will be able to
attend. It will follow a dinner
in the ladies aid parlors of the
Community church in Montville
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
Pioneers Start
Rehearsal of
.MysteryPMy

The Pioneer Players of Ge-
auga county are now in rehear-
sal for their first full-length
presentation of the season, /"
High Ground" a mystery dra-
ma by Charlotte Hastings, VIII
ich will be presented on June
Is, II, and 18.
In the cast of eight women
and three men are. Carol
TraSk, Kay Matthews, Margar-
ct Hage, Bill Matthews, David
Sanborn, Joan Steffancin, Bob
Smith, Laura Metcalfe, Doro-
thy Purviance, Mary Krejci and
Jeanne Gothard.
Mr.. Robert Mcknight of the
Euclid Little Theatre is direct
ing the play, and the cast is
doing its best to follow his ex-
pert direction.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
Murder Solved But Motive Remains A Mystery

Why? All the details of the
tragic death last week of Alva
j. Williams, well known and
respected Chardon businessman
have been printed in daily ne
wSpaperS throughout northeaS-
tern Ohio.
But so far none knows the
answer to the big question.
Why did Leo Cavey do it?
Leo says he doesn't know.
He says he was drunk and
can't remember clearly. But he
insists he had no particular
grievance against Mr.. Will j.
ans. And he insists he did not
kill to rob.
HE argued with me-" says
Leo. Il can't stand to have
anybody argue with me. I'd ra-
ther fight than argue. I don't
know what made me pick up
the pliers and hit him."
And folks who knew Leo
Cavey are puzzled too. The big
good looking man seemed easy
going and pleasant most of the
time except when he had
been drinking too much. No :
body ever thought of him as a
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
Burton Beats
Kenston, 10to2

BURTON - The Burt IN
Maple Leafs stayed at the top
of the Geauga county League
baseball standings by romping
over Kenston last Thursday,
10-2.
Early inning action brought
the hosts all but one of their
runs as they knocked the Bonn
bers Zeke Thomas out of the
box. A five run second in
ming finished the little lefty.
Two singles were the onl
hits in the second frame out
burst. A hit batter, base on ball
wild pitch and error added up
to the five runs.
Ivan Magee accounted TO r
three runs in the next inning.
His triple scored two and he
tailed on a bad throw.
Denny Gilliland went all the
way on the mound for the Ma
pie Leafs, as they recorded
their fifth win in six games
overall. He struck out seven
and walked none.
Thomas got two of Kenston's
four hits. He moved to right
field after leaving the hill.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19

on one of their visits.
Leo went over to the Ohio
Rubber Company in Willough.
by and got a job Immediately
He worked there three years.
up here?" his sister suggested
About three years ago he
started to work at ChardonRub
Der because it was closer to
his home. He worked there un-
til the 23d Of last month. His
boss found him in the Green
Lantern drinking when he was
supposed to be at work and
fired him. Leo says that was
the first time he was off the
job without checking. The COM
pany says it happened before.
He got a job with Bill Hen
derShot digging wells.
Leo had trouble with money.
He couldn't pay his bills, take
care of his family and pay for
drinks at the bar. While he
was working at the Chardon
Rubber company he was threa-
tened several times with gar
niSheements which would have
caused him to lose his job if
Continued on page seven)
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19

shopping center will be started
soon in cambridge near CHA
grin Falls on Rt. 422. Litiga-
ton recently ended.
Cleveland Electric Illuminat-
ing Co. plans construction of a
suoStation here to relieve power
load in this township and in
Russell.
SCHOOLS
CHARDON = Bids on a S235
600 addition to the high school
will be let soon.
MUNSON = A $163 900 scho
job has just been started. It
is to be complied in a year.
WEST GEAUGA - Bids for
a $500, 900 addition to the school
Will be opened. Ground work
Tor construction of the class
rooms will begin about June /.
THOMPSON = Thompson has
let bids on $4,000 school
building. General contractor
will be Lunka Brothers of Pain
eSVllle in Lake county.
MONTVILLE - Bids for a
$4,000 addition and remodeling
job will be opened May 10.
I KENSTON - Bids for a $3.50
600 high school building will be
opened this spring.
In Geauga County Churches
CLARIDON - Claridon Con
gregational church as raised
S38, 900 to build a new base
ment under the church and to
remodel the interior.
BRIDGES
RUSSELL TOWNSHIP - a
68 foot bridge will be installed
in June on Fairmount Rd. east
OF Rt. BOG at a cos of $40, 400.
ON RT. 322 - New bridge
and Strengthening of two cur
yes on Rt. 322 on mile east
of Rt. A. 1t is a $40 900 pro-
ject, expected to be completed
July 81.
POSSIBLE PROJECTS
HIGHWAYS - Preliminary
engineering study is being
made on a $1,000, 900 improve
ment of Rt. 422 in Geauga and
Cuyahoga counties.
HOUSING - Two apartment
houses and housing develop
mentS in cambridge are in the
planning stage. No valuation
Is obtainable at present.
SEWAGE - Middlefield is
studying the best plan for a
proposed sewage project, which
is estimated to cost 100000.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19

The Childs Taylor Chapter
d. A. r. met at the Homestead
Inn in Burton on Thursday
May IL.
Mrs Forrest Gildersleeve
was hostess for the day. she
invited the twenty one mem
bers and one guest to the din
ing room where a delicious
luncheon was served at n e
tables which she had decorat-
ed with beautiful spring flow
ers.
The regent, Mrs. James Bez-
dek. S. Russell, called the al
ternoon session to order. After
the singing of America" the
pledge of Allegiance to GU
flag and the ritualistic service
the secretary and treasurer
gave their reports.
Mrs. Ernest Parker, Char :
don. and Mrs. Mary Fowler,
burton two new members,
were presented carnation cor
sages and welcomed into the
chapter.
Mrs. Bezdek read a poem
honoring the past regents OF
the chapter. Corsages were pre-
sented to each regent IN al
tendance.
Mrs. Gildersleeve read tn e
president generals message.
An article concerning tele =
vision in the National Defense
Magazine was read by Mrs.
Laura Bigalow, Burton. State
ment concerning constitutional
hall written by Miss Gertrude
Carraway was read by Mrs.
Martha Bell.
The chapter voted to give the
money from the sale OF spices
to the Opportunity school in
Burton.
Mrs. Lennah Bond, Chester,
reported on an area conferencd
which was held in Cleveland on
the subject of individual liber-
ties.
Mrs. Bezdek gave a report
of the State Convention which
she attended in Toledo in
March and Mrs. Bigalow re-
ported for the National Con-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19

1854 when Ball purchased a
majority of the outstanding
Chardon Rubber stock. B all
Brothers Company manufactur.
es glass, zinc, paper, steel, rub
Der and plastic products in fac
tories located from coast to
coast. All rubber products for
merly produced by Ball at Mu-
ncie, Indiana, including jar
rubbers, will now be manufac-
tured at Chardon.
The expansion program is
to be completed by
early 1856. The Chardon Rub
ber Company officials, in addi-
ton to Mr.. Brediger and Mr..
Shreiner, are H. L. Oplinger,
Vice President of Manufactur-
ing, H. L. Reiter, Assistant
Secretary, D. S. Watkins, Sales
Manager, and L. o. Kay, Con-
troller.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19

he was l6 he quit the mines
and started work for the Kelly
Tire Co. He was married for
the first time when he was II
years old but lived with his
wife less than a month. There
was one child : a boy who
is now 27 years old and lives
in Maryland.
Leo started to work for the
Celanese Rayon in Maryland
and stayed with them for twen-
ty years. Ten years after his
first unfortunate venture in
marriage Leo married again
This time it was a girl he had
known in childhood. She h a d
married, had a child, and had
lost her husband in an acci-
dent. They had two children
who are now students in Char
don school Edward who is 13
and Esther who is IL.
Leo quit his job at Celanese
Rayon and went back to coal
mining for a while. They came
up to Chardon occasionally to
visit a sister who lived on
King Memorial Highway.
why don't you get a lob
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
Cardon Rubber Announces Three Million Dollar Expansion

| pany, the Village of Chardon
has changed from a rural coun-
ty seat to a thriving industrial
community. In the past f e W
years since the war, many new
businesses and services have
opened here; new schools have
been built; new water and sew
age disposal facilities added,
and dozens of new homes con-
structed. Plans have been an
nounced for large shopping
center and a housing develop
ment of 200 homes. The Char
don Rubber Company'S ex :
pansion program and the large
increase in employment Will
help insure the continued grow
tn and prosperity of this COM
munity
The Chardon Rubber C o m o.
any became a subsidiary of
Ball Brothers Company, Incor-
porated of Muncie, Indiana, in
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
AIva Williams
Funeral IS
Thursday

Funeral services for Alva j.
Williams will be held this
afternoon at 2::30 at the Burr
Funeral home in Chardon. Rev,
Charles Strong will officiate
and interrment will be in the
mausoleum at Chardon ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Williams sudden death
was shock to the community
In spite of his quiet and un-
assuming manner he was con-
Sidered a leader in the busi-
ness interests of the 'commun-
ity
Mr.. Williams was born Nov.
7, 1877 in East Claridon where
his grandfather operated a grist
and feed mill. The family mo-
we'd to their present home on
North Hambden street while
Mr.. Williams was quite young
and he attended c h a r d o n
school. During his school years
he helped his father at the Mill
near the bottom of the hill on
Center street When he grad
uated from Chardon high scho-
oil in 1894 he went to work at
the mill full time.
On December Is, 1911 he ma
rried Ida Mae Champion, who
with her daughter, Eleanore,
survive him.
In bad weather sometimes
his wife or daughter wo u ! d
drive him to work orcall for
him at night but usually he
enjoyed his morning and eve~
ming walk to and from work.
He drove a car for a short
while in his younger days but
never cared for it and gave
it up and let others ride be-
hind the wheel
In the '30's he and Mr. S &.
Williams took several long trips
to Canada and throughout the
west. They spent some of their
winters in Florida.
His life, however, centered
principally around the mill and
his business activities. He was
known as a careful, conScien-
tiouS businessman whose word
was always good. He Stunned
ostentation and display and
waste. While he extended many
thousands of dollars of credit
during his business career he
was never involved in a law
suit to collect.
He enjoyed reading newspa-
per and magazine articles on
current events and other top
les but considered reading fic-
ton a waste of time.
From sources other than the
family it is learned that Mrs.
Williams is offering help to the
wife and children of Leo Cavey
who is being held on a charge
of numbering Mr.. Williams.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19

killer.
Assistant Prosecuting attor
ney Tom Rowley says he knows
"Cavey knew Villains carried
a lot of money. Cavey needed
the money. That's why he kill
ed Williams and we'll try to
convict him of first degree mu-
rder." ........
But Tom Rowley doesn't real
ly and truly know either. He's
just doing his job as proSecu-
tor while Jim Dinsmore is sf
way on vacation.
Here's the story of Leo Ca
vey as he told it in the county
jail Tuesday afternoon:
Leo was born 43 years ago
in the coal mining town Of
Blaine, West Virginia. His fa-
ther was a coal miner part
time and worked for the Kel-
ly Tire Co. part time. There
were four children in the fam
lily one brother and two sis
tiers.
Leo went through the seven
tn grade in school then when
he was fourteen years old he
quit and started to work in
the mines with his father. When
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19

have been responsible for the
latest word in engineering de.
velopments for many of the
large rubber manufacturers
both in the United States and
overseas.
All machinery and equip ,
ment in the present plant is
being revised or replaced with
the latest modern design to
create the utmost efficiency
and will result in one of the
most modern rubber manufac-
turing facilities in the country.
Employment is expected to rise
from 600 to 1000 employees
and payrollS to exceed $1,000,
10000 per year.
The Chardon Rubber Com
any was founded in 1880 by
v. M. Brediger, President, and
c. L. Shreiner, Executive Vice
President. Because of the con-
tinued growth of the Com :
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
bIoodn,obiIe
In Chester
June 1st

The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be in Chester at the Ches-
ter Baptist church on Wednes-
day, June /, from one to seven
pm.
The townships being recruit
ed are: Chester, Munson, New
bury and Russell. Area recruit
ment chairman is Mrs. C. J.
Oxenrider. The following are
township recruitment chairmen:
Chester Mrs. Richard Halv-
erstadt; Munson, Mrs. Joseph
kazsuk; Newbury, Mrs. Robert
kasper, and Russell, Mrs.
James Baumgartner.
Mrs. Harry Stroud of Russell
is in charge of scheduling ap-
pointmentS for the visit. Chair
man of the day is Mrs. Ly-
man Lang of Chester and Mrs.
Dan Cahill of MunSon is chair
man of the volunteer nurses.
The food for the workers will
be served by the Chester Bap-
tist church ladies group and
cookies for the donors will be
provided by the Chester Com
munity church Ladies Circle.
Residents of Geauga county
are again reminded by Mr..
Stephen Kiehel chairman of
the Geauga county Red Cross
that each individual residing in
the county may receive blood
free and without a donor card
anywhere in the country where
there is participating blood
program by contracting the
Red Cross office in Chardon.
In order to continue this SER
vice our quota must be met.
Therefore you are urged to do
nate at this time. You are need
ed!
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
Give Awards
to 20 for
Scholarship

The recreation room of Char
don high school was filled to
capacity last night with glow
ing students and proud parents
there to attend the first Recog-
milton night of Chardon P.TA,
Gerald Daniels, principal of
Chardon high school, presented
10 awards to Chardon students
who placed in the top 25 per-
cent of the preliminary tests
given in the local schools.
Ira Garfield, Chardon school
superintendent presented nine
awards to winners in the Kent
State district tests and awards
to three students who placed
in the state. One receiving two
awards.
Charles Thomas, principal of
,Chardon junior high sc h O O |
presened 81 awards to students
for their high ratings in tn e
eighth grade tests.
during the evening James
Werner, P. T. A. president for
1854 SIS told of the proposed
$4,000 scholarship to be set up
by the P. T. A. which won
the vote of those present.
The scholarship is to be a.
warded to a student who de-
SireS to become a teacher, who
has high scholastic records and
one who needs financial assis-
tance. For each 10000 the
students accepts, they are to
teach in Chardon schools for
one year or the scholarship is
to be considered as a loan.
Grace Bradley, Chardon high
school teacher, and advisor of
Honor Society, told of this Or
ganization, its purpose, ideals
Continued on page six
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19

A 3,OOO,O 100000 expansion pro-
gram for The Chardon Rubber
Company was officially an :
nounced here today by v. M.
Brediger, President, as C o n
tracts for approximately 100,
600 square feet of new build
ingS were awarded to Alger-
Rau & Associates, Inc, con-
struction company of Cleveland
Ohio. Alger Rau and Associ-
ates, Inc, have been quite ac-
tive in the Cleveland North
eastern Ohio area for the past
thrifty years, building compile
industrial plants, h ospi t a S
schools, and business buildings.
The new fireproof brick and
steel construction, together
with fully streamlined produc-
tion centers, was engineered by
Hale and Kullgren, specialists
in rubber engineering of Ak :
ron, Ohio. Hale and Kullgren
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
Hire New
Manager for
Airport

Kip None of Youngstown
today is manager of the Char
don airport, now called Bes-
tone Aviation, according to an
announcement by Walter Best,
owner of the airfield.
William Trimm, a lSo OF
Youngstown, has also been hir-
ed as an aircraft and engine
mechanic.
The airport will offer COM
plete mechanical service TO r
airplanes, will rent storage
space for planes and will offer
charter service and instruc :
ton. They will also sell new
and used airplaneS.
A new, larger hanger is be-
inc installed on the airport for
storage and for offices and re-
pair shops.
None will fly over Chardon
Saturday in the Armed Forces
Day display. He will lead the
Air National Guard OF YoungS-
town in their fleet of Mus
tang's about three O'Clock in
the afternoon, weather permit
ting.
Both men are married and
have children and intend to
move to Chardon as soon as
they can find Accommodations.
None has two children, a boy,
, Brent, who is two and a girl,
Cheryl, who is seven. Trimm
has a son Danny and a daugh-
ter, Linda.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
ChilA Taylor ChapterDAR
Met at Burton Mayl2h

vention which was held in Was
hington in April.
The secretary read "thank'
you" notes from both K a
Duncan Smith D. A. r. School
and Tamassee School as each
school had received $3.50 from
our chapter.
The regent announced that
the June guest meeting would
be held at her home. She clos
ed the meeting by reading a
Mothers Day poem.
After the meeting the chap
ter was invited to go to the
one room school at the museum
where Mrs. Brenick gave a
short history of the building
and a demonstration.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-05-19
$l5,5O0, 300 Being Spent
on Constructionin in County

Geauga county today is in an
unprecedented building boom.
A recent survey indicates some
fifteen and a half million dol
lars currently being spent on
new buildings of homes, stores
and factories.
Following is a summary of
recent building developments
in the county:
Residential Developments
RUSSELL - Hemlock Hill
Development on $40 acres be-
tween Rts. 81 and 36 will have
l76 ranch homes in price
range of from 81, 500 to 81,
600. Total Of the residential ex-
panSion program is 5000 900.
Property is owned by Resort
Realty Co. of Geneva. Hahl
Construction Co. of Mentor is
one of several builders in the
development. Forty houses now
are started or under contract.
CHESTER - Carmichael Es-
tateS is a new development of
SIS acres on the east side of
Rt. 306, mile and one half
south Rt. 322. 1t is owned bv
Michael Sembric and carl
Quercioli, who have formed the
Carmichael Construction Co
The allotment is to be divided
into one and two acre par
GELS and homes are to be form
$4,000 up and 19,800. Four
homes now are up and several
more are due.
Manchester Farms on Rt.
322 will have 14O homes on 80
acres. Homes will be in the
81 900 to 10000 cass and con-
Struction will start soon.
Countryside Homes Deyelop-
ment on Brooklane DR.. has Sc
veral homes started in the bra
cket under 10000.
MIDDLEFIELD - First hou-
Sc in Lake st. development
here has been started. Several
more will be built in the 12-
600 to $4,000 range.
Housing development on
Springdale st. is under way.
The first house has been start
ed and many more are plan
ned.
CHARDON - Chardon Park
Estates on S. Hambden st. will
have 1870 homes which start at
1880 First permits have been
granted.
Architects Reports
One residential job in Char
don Village will total 5000.
Two commercial projects in the
village will total 10000.
Commercial Industrial
CHARDON
Chardon Rubber Co. plans to
start work Immediately on a So
100000 expansion, which will
include 10000 square feet of
floor space. 1t is to be COM
pleCed Dy une end OF summer.
Farinacci Buick is building a
showroom, garage and gas sta
ton for Buick and Oldsmobile
agency on North Hambden st.
1t is to be completed in three
weeks.
Junction Auto Sales at Rts.
322 and A has a $4,000 serv-
ice garage addition started.
Front section is to be remodel
led for a showroom.
Shop and Swap, weekly han
dbill and job printing plant. is
to be in a 40-by-100 building. be
ing erected on Grant st. in
Hambden Township. The con-
crete block building will have
1000 square feet of space
George 0. Bostwick is owner
MIDDLEFIELD - An addi-
ton to White Brothers Market
just completed and the grand
opening held last Saturday.
BAINBRIDGE, - A 81 500 OOO