Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-05-02
By Lennah b. Bond
Telephone Park 9-7016

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Notice
The meeting dates for May
of the Township Trustees will
be May 9 and % at 800 pm.
The last meeting of the month
was changed because of Mem
orial Day. At the meeting held
on Thursday evening, w. w.
Hirter was appointed as Direc-
tor of Civil Defense for the
Township. Mrs. r. l.. Kochert
will act as Secretary for the
Appeals Board.
Unusual Accident
An unusual accident occurred
in Chester at about 8:15 Satur-
day morning. A Moss Dairy
truck travelling east had a, tire
blow out as it passed the Chest
erland Furniture Store. The rim
from the wheel was hurled with
great force and smashed through
a display window of tbs store.
James Sipan, owner of the
store, was at the corner gas
oline station at the time and
heard the crash. Glass was
scattered everywhere. Three
lamps displayed in the window
were broken and two chairs
damaged. There was other min
or damage. How fortunate that
no person was in the way of
the accident.
Hearing en- Proposed Changes
There was a hearing called
by the Zoning Commission on
the proposed changes in the
Chester Township zoning regul-
ationS, on Tuesday, April %.
The proposed changes are as
follows. /. To increase the depth
of commercial zoned property
of Moss Farm Dairy. 2. Increase
of Industrial zone in Chester by
adding six adjoining acres. 3.
Increase in minimum sizes of
dwellings, from $50 So. #. liv-
ing area floor space in one
story houses to 1860 So. #. Two
story houses 720 to 800 so. ft.
4. Increase in minimum setback
of buildings in residential dis
tricts. from the present so feet
to go feet from side line boundry
of road.
Supt. Fox Resigns
At a meeting of the West
Geauga Board Of Education
held on April %, the resignation
of G. Robert Fox was accepted.
This will become effective at
the end of July.
The School Board released
= Mr.. Fox from his three year
contract so that he could be-
come associate professor of ed
ucation at Hiram College.
Mr.. Fox assumed the duties
of Supt. at West Geauga schools
in 1858. He Is now ending the
first year of his second three
year contract.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fox, their
daughter, Cynthia and son Bruce
now live on Chillicothe Road in
Chester, plan to move to Hiram
in the summer.
Perennial Gardeners
Mrs. Russell Ruble was host
ess to the Perennial Gardeners
at ParkSide Recreation on April
"a. The meeting was at 800 pm.
Sidney Klein of Cleveland of the
Fertileze Company was the
guest speaker. His topic was,
"Organic Fertilizer. He gave
out samples of Alaska Fish
Fertilizer. Mrs. Vernon Kauff-
man surprised the club mem
bers with gifts of plants col
lected on a recent trip to Cal
ifornia. During the month of
May, Mrs. George Spargrove
will give lessons in flower ar
ranging to the club.
Achievement Day
Homemaker'S Achievem t
Day is announced for May 9
at 1890 am. at Claridon Town
Hall. Mrs. Rebecca Olds will
speak on her recent trip around
the world. There will he exhib-
it's. Chester women may make
luncheon reservations by May /,
with Mrs. Ralph ShanoWer PA
9-7O62 or Mrs. Ralph Nichols
PA-9-7578.
Chester Grange
The program planned by
Huntsburg Grange to be pre-
sented at Chester Grange on
April 9 was given on April %.
The meeting on April 9 was
cancelled because of snow.
Attending this meeting were
representatives from Ledge,
Hambden, Newbury, and South
Russell Oranges besides Hunts
burg and Chester.
The HuntSburg Lecturer, Mrs.
Jeanne SchikowSki, presented
the program which started with
group singing with Mrs. Arthur
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