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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04
Letters To Editor
Galloping Poll
Number 20

What has happened TO the
American Press? Seems that just
recently they have taken almost
the exact opposite OF all sensible
and decent viewpoints What's
behind 1t all?
just the other day III a large
southern city ! read an editorial
purporting 10 reflect the senti-
ment Of the people l showed 1t to
exactly 20 people at random that
! met on that same citys streets.
1t aroused violent anger in many
cases, anger and profanity in. 9TH
ers. and no approval in any. Two
We're a little lnkewarm about it.
The article favored indignation.
Has the Press gone entirely
crazy?
IT L. Bailey
Eggleston. Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04
One nation, indivisible with

When Francis BelIafnny composed
The Pledge Of Allegiance to the
Flag III 1892. racial segregation
prevailed in many states. Yet nc
one blushed for This description Of
our country or contended there
could not be 'llherty and Justice
FOR am with tho TITO races separ-
ated
] Since tie President chose 70 rc-
peat the "one .na ton. indivisible' g
phrase when he ordered bayonets
for Little Rock, Il X, aimely to con
slider what keeps THIS nation one
end indivisible-
What is il that makes this
possible with such vast areas in
volyed, 50 many different national
origins. econo In4cs. natural re-
sources. customs ana local inter-
ests2
The answer is. aheious.
what makes IL possible 10 hold
50 many parts together IS
The Constitution remembers even
Y the President and the Congress
and the Court fcrget
Rostand' oes,ter, Chanticleer,
Who thought his early morning crow
inc caused the sian 10 rise, had
something IN cofnnlon with those
who think Southern newspaper
stories are responsible for the agl-
tated state Of TIE South
The sun also rises
without the Schthern press this
epochal issue nSaht fall exclusively
into the hands 81 tho foolish knights
and worse 81 dfIe side and the
fanatics and professionals on the
other Then wv would indeed be
here as on aafkisne plain Swept
with confused alarms Of struggle
and flight Where ignorant armies
clash BY night.
why doesn't somebody have the
law HI New YORK City? II is spend
ing the people y 8soney and using
the peoples olts government to
bring about public school integra-
tion That WASH aAhat the Supreme
Court said The decision was against
segregation laws. not for integra-
ton. Doesn't that leave it as I'M
constitutional ~ force indignation as
To force segregation? The question
is supposed to pc, left open
Who can really speak for the
South? The five Southern governors
AT the White House Tuesday spoke
as one against federal bayonets at
Little Rock but they were speaking
7 for all Americans on that and for
the Constitution and the American
ideal IN that, not tile South alone.
On the race question the five differ
AS the Negro percentages in their
state populations differ Sooner or
later such a FIVE will differ, too.
depending On nov hard they are
! bidding for or dependent upon the
increased Negro vote in their states.
\ No wonder they. wanted to stipu-
late that talk with the President be
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04
Happiness Is Contentment

one 81 the secrets NJ life which We must
= al learn, before il is toe late. is that
happiness y not the result of material
things but mental achievement
You have probably often seem people
who ere in the most humble circumstances
who are completely happy, Who get much
ct A life and much out Of people. No
doubt you have also encountered those who
have almost limitless sources Of money but
who are not happy, who are continuously
chasing rainbows and who have few friends
and get very little out 81 life.
i Is true that money does not necessarily
briAF happiness \ Great MANI wealthy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04
Expanded Coverage
On Cattle Reports

Seventy Virginia counties. in
Guiding all Herald area counties
Will be covered in this year S
count or fed cattle, nearly three
times as many as were surveyed
last year. reports the Virginia De-
partment Of Agriculture
The second annual count. viii
cover all the Eastern Virginia
counties surveyed last year, plus
46 others in Northern Virginia,
and as far vast as Augusta. Rock
bridge, Bedford and Plttsylvania
The survey Will be handled this
year BY the VIDA Division of Sta
tistlcs in cooperation with the
Division Of Markets. The first
count viii be taken as Of october
|. the second on January i.
Flgures from the count viii be
the basis Of plans for this year S
fed cattle sales. also in their see
ond year. Like last years count,
il viii show the number of cattle
on feed where they are, and
about when they'll go to market.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04
Johns Memorial
r. L. Bailey
Eggleston. Va

j o h ms Memorial Episcopal
church rally day will be held Sun
day
All children are to be at the
$50 al m. service, at which time
they WIN be assigned to their new
Sunday school teachers and class
\ rooms.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04
John Temple Groves
Who Can Really Speak
For the South?
confined to me bayoncts

confined TO inc bayoncts
'Whaddayer mean women can see
more out Of the corner Of the eye
than men can?" an aroused reader
writes. The theory is that the arc
Of q woinan's vision is wider. Even
with eyes half Shut she can look
beneath them and see OF be aware
Of things not only alongside but
slightly ii rear
Tien. toes there is the element Of
fen nine curiosity Wome ain Try
hardcr
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04
Ideal and Real
Lesson for October s, 1857

paul vas not the ay-by-night
sort Of preacher who passes
through a town, stirs up a meeting
and moves on, 50 to speak. without
looking back. He was not the kind
Of missionary who breaches to the
natives gathered on the river bank.
starts his engine and cruises on
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04
CHAIN LETTERS

Following reports that chain, letter
schemes are being revived. Post
master-General Arthur Summerfield
has warned senders that such letters
are Illegal and that they viii BE- in
vestigated by postal inspectors.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04

let HMM every place he visited,
10 found a church, a going active
fellowship Of believers. Then after
he left, he would take time from
his more than busy life II write
back He knew that churches. like
new Christians, like new babies,
need post-natal care IT il not safe
to bring them into the world and
just leave them.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04

down the river.
confident that the
gospel has been
brought 10 the
people. Paul be-
ing a statesman
as well a S a saint,
a psychologist as
well as a tlleolo-
gian. stayed long
enough when
ever thew would
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04

The Moss No. Mine Of Clinch-
field Coal Corp. recently opened in
Virginia. used more than 5000 tons
cf steel. including such items as
LOO tons Of railroad rails, 1900
tons Of roof bolts l,600 tons Of oper-
atng machinery and more than
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-04

The first submarine to actually
sink another enemy vessel under
combat conditions was the Confed-
crate -Hunley' built during the
Civil War.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Plan Turkey Dinner
for Opportunity School

members. School and township
representatives: Mrs. A. E. But
ton, Auburn; Mrs. Richard Ole
wiler, cambridge; Mrs. Audrey
Robusky, Chardon; Mrs. Doris
Taylor, CheSterland; Mrs. c. c.
Babcock, ridon; Mrs.
Blanche Loveland, Montville;
Mrs. Hazel OldS, Middlefield;
Mrs. Sarah Haberer, MunSon;
Mrs. Al Rowland, Burton; Mrs.
Eleanor Oliver, Huntsburg; Mrs.
Florence Langdon, Hambden;
Mrs. M. v. CollenS; Thompson,
Mrs. Thelma Ferry, Parkman;
Mrs. Ards Dewey, Troy; Mrs.
Harold Arndt, Newbury; and
Mrs. Charles Sweet, Russell.
Middlefield Electric in Middle
field and Mary Hamm'S Tot-T-
Teen Shop in Chardon have tic
kets available and they may al
so be purchased at the door.
Board members are urging
residents to support the school
by attending this family style
turkey dinner. Adults SITS, pre-
school children will be served
free.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
= Are Candidates
for Chardon Mayor

Chardon Village voters will Sc
lect at the polls Tuesday either
Vain L. Parsons or Robert
Schneider to serve a two-year
term as mayor. 1t makes the 1st
time that the job has been con-
tested in four years.
Incumbent Mayor Parsons
won his first term two years ago
unc onteSted.
Schneider has been a Chardon
resident since 1943, when he
moved here after his marriage
to the former Carol Phipps.
The couple, living at 127 Court
ST., have two children, Robert
Jr., IL, and Bonnie Lou, 10.
Schneider was born in Cleve-
land, where he attended elemen-
tary school and was graduated
from a parochial lutheran
high school.
He enlisted in the Navy in
1941, and was injured and dis
charged a year later. Upon his
return he worked for Fisher
Foods in the meat cutting divi-
sion. In 1943 he became affilat-
ed with Thompson Products
where he worked for almost IA
years.
He joined the Cleveland In
duStrial Tool Co. in 1856, and
is presently employed in that
firms Chardon plant.
Schneider has worked part
time for the last decade in con-
Struction work, making him
familiar with plumbing, heating
roofing, electrical, carpenter
and sheet metal work.
He is a member of the VFW
and Chardon Methodist Church.
Parsons will have completed
a decade of work as a Chardon
village public official in Decem-
Der. He was f irst elected to
council in 1948, served as preSi-
dent of council in 1852, and was
elected to his first term as may
or in 1856.
He was born and lived in New
bury, graduated from Newbury
High School in 1888, and moved
to Chardon.
Parsons purchased half inter-
est in Finch Cleaners here in
1941, and formed a corporation
of the business in 1949, of which
he is now president.
He married the former Violet
Mitchell of Orwell in 1912. The
couple, living at 1874 Moffett
Ave, have three daughters,
Kathleen, 13, jam, 9, and Bet
sy, 4.
He is past president of hhe
Chardon Jaycees and the Char
don PTA, a member of the
Chamber of Commerce, Mason
ic Lodge and the Burton-Middle-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31

The Opportunity School TO &C.
auga County is having its annu-
al turkey dinner with all the
trimmings on Sunday Nov. 10 at
the Chardon Ave. School cafe
terra from is pm.
The board members of the
school, township representatives
and other interested individuals
sponsor this dinner as an annual
! project. It is one of the projects
THAT helps the school to realize
its budget.
In connection with the dinner
will be a country store and bake
sale. Contributions from the
public for the country store and
bake sale will be accepted and
appreciated.
The Opportunity School is To-
Gated in Burton. 1t was organ
lied in 1850 to provide an op-
portunity for the mentally re-
tarded children in the county.
Advanced tickets may be pur-
chased from Gordon Ham, Ju-
liza Merryfield, Margaret Stew
ems, Mrs. Ralph Ford, Loretta
Holmes, Dorothy Babcock, Nan
cy Speck, Floyd Lindblade, Carl
|. ,.Lindblade, Carl Dejoe, and Will
liam Barnes who are board
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Chardon Woman Files
$4,000 Civil Case
Against Henry Speeth

she approached Stukey Hill she
stopped for a line of cars in
front of her.
While she was stopped, the pc
tition states, Speeth drove his
1854 Plymouth coupe with great
force" into the rear of her car,
causing the injuries.
Mrs. Wolken asserts she Suf-
fered bruised and injured back,
and is nervous and lacks the vi
tality which she had before the
accident. She states her mental
functions are not as keen as they
were before.
Last Thursday Judge Harold
J. Richmond suspended one day
of a seven-day sentence and fin
ed Speeth $3.50 on the drunk
driving charge and $50 for leav-
ing the scene of an accident.
Prosecuting Attorney James
w. DinSmore nolled two other
charges against Speeth, disor-
derly conduct and resisting ar
rest.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31

Gladys Wolken, Chardon-Euc-
lid Rd., Chardon, filed a $25,-
900 civil suit in Geauga County
Common Pleas Court Wednes-
day afternoon against Henry w.
Speeth, Cuyahoga County Com
missioner.
In her petition Mrs. Wolken
claims he is seeking the a.
mount as a result of injuries
sustained when the automobile
Speeth was driving collided with
hers on Rt. 6 near Stukey HILL
Papers notifying him of the
suit were served against Speeth
before he was released from
the Geauga County Jail Wednes-
day about A pm. He had COM
pleted a Six-day stay there after
being found guilty last Thurs
day of driving while intoxicated
and leaving the scene of the VOL
ken accident.
Mrs. Wolken states in her pc
tition she was going in a west
.erly direction on Rt. 6, and as
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Indian Summer!2

Chardon residents may be accustomed to lots
of snow but seven inches in October came as a sur
prise to most everybody Most surprised of all were
motorists, who clamored into gas stations for anti
Freeze tires and chains.
Most of the seven inches fell within II hour per-
iod Sunday morning Chardon street crews went to
work at a.m according to village street supernten-
dent John Maynard, and all streets were passabe by
the time most folks were out of bed.
Pausing to rest after building the belly on two of
the seasons first snowmen in the picture the left
are Stephanie Fugate, daughter of Mrs Deed Bond
1O5 Court St. and Linda Blewett daughter of Phyllis
M. Bewett, N. Hambden st.
John Rayman, of Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Rayman
North St., started in shovelng snow Chances are his
job will worse before it gets better.
Shedding down the slight slope on Maple Ave are
Christopher Black of Mr. and Mrs Wesley P.
Black, 121, Maple and Karen Peine, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lester A. Peine Maple Ave-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Plan Red Cross
Junior Program
Here in Nov.

Mrs. Earl T. Evans of Char
don, chairman of the Geauga
County junior Red Cross, an
nounced that students in all of
the county'S IL public schools
will be given the opportunity in
November to enroll in the Juni-
or Red Cross, which bands the
nations youth together to pro-
vide a variety of good citizen
ship-building activities on the
Community, national and inter-
national levels.
Through theiN Junior Red
Cross work, the students expert
ence the satisfaction that comes
from voluntary service to others.
No individual fee is required for
membership.
Instead, the fee is by group
one dollar for every elementary
classroom, and one dollar for
each group of 80 pupils or less
enrolled in secondary schools.
These fees finance the Junior
Red Cross services locally, and
the Junior Red Cross ChildrenS
Fund, through which the Juniors
carry on their national and in
ternational program.
early 22,0O0,000 students
were members last year in the
US. its territories, and in the
US. military dependent schools
overseas. The Juniors are guild
ed in their activities by teacher
pons sorS selected by school
principals on the basis of their
interest in the Red. Cross.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31

dered by the board. Other coun-
ty-wide decisions which electors
must make will involve the coun-
ty court judgeship and amend
ments to the state constitution,
according to Elsie DeGroft, de-
putty clerk of the board of cleo
tionS. ....
In the 1856 presidential elec-
tionS 1894 persons voted in Ge-
auga County.
Up to closing time Wednesday
afternoon, the board of elections
had set out 80 absentee ballots.
The deadline for returning those
ballots is noon tomorrow.
Complete prediction cover
age, including articles on speci-
al issues, township candidates,
village candidates, school board
candidates and those seeking the
job of Judge of the new county
court may be found elsewhere
in this issue.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31

cuSs contract proposals.
Chardon Rubber employees
voted 267 to lis in favor of the
union at an election on Oct. IL.
According to B. A. Paepke,
comptroller for Chardon Rubber
the results of the election have
been certified by the National
Labor Relations Board, and the
union has been recognized as the
bargaining agent.
Ralph Gwyn, field Representa-
tive of the United Rubber, Cork,
Linoleum and Plastic Workers
of America, AFL-CIO, was in
strumental in getting the local
union underway.
Many conditions have chang
ed in this plant in the past
year." he said in pointing out
why union proposals have been
Detected many times in the past
but were approved this year.
He said both working condi-
LlOnS ana wages neeQ 10 De D6C-
tered at Chardon Rubber. "The
union is a way for employees to
help themselves" he said.
Only union members will be
allowed to participate in Sun
days meeting, according to
Gwyn. All members must bring
the cf,,h froV,o Tha;r - aN,o har
ship cards to show paymen of
dues.
Officers to be named Sunday
are: president, vice president,
secretary, treasurer, five execu-
tive board members, three truS-
tees, a negotiating committee.
Gwyn said the local number
for the new union would be 557.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31

Donald Muchmore, former
Chardon mayor, was named
to a newly created office of ex-
ecutive vice chairman at a
meeting of the Geauga Maple
Festival Board recently.
Other festival officers elected
for the year are: chairman, Tu-
re Johnson; vice chairman, C.
E. BaSler; treasurer, Pauline
Moulton; corresponding Secre-
tary, Dorothy Wedge; record
ing secretary, Elsie DeGroft;;
concession chairmen, Lloy d
Carlson, Robert Neill; publicity,
Robert Smith.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Slippery Roads
Cause Accident

Snow-covered roads resulted
in the collision of automobiles
driven by Patrick Keane, Ce-
dar Rd., CheSterland, and Dav-
i'd Allen Smith, Fullertown Rd.,
Novelty, on Rt. 81 in Newbury
Twp. Sunday morning.
According to sheriff's depart
tlent report, the Keane auto was
Enable to move in the snow on
Rt. 81. Smith, approaching from
the east, attempted to stop but,
when he applied the brakes,
skidded in the know hitting the
other car.
Minor damages were reported
on both automobiles.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
10000 to
Votes
Here Tues.

A maximum of $1,000 Geauga
county folk are expected to turn
out at the polls Tuesday to elect
township, village and school
board officers, in addition to
casting their ballots on several
local, county and state issues.
The $4,000 figure is the num-
ber of jail bond issue ballots or
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
AndyDombyIs Guest

Special guest at the Geauga
Kiwanis Club meeting tonight at
1880 in the Fowlers Mills Com
munity Church will be Andy
Domby, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andy Domby, North St., Char
don.
The boys trip to Boy Scout
Jamboree at Valley Forge last
summer was financed by the
Geauga Kiwanis group, and he
will relate some of his camp ex-
perienceS at Thursdays meet
ing.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Geauga Realtors
to Elect Officers

Election of officers will be
held at the meeting of the Ge-
auga County Real Estate Board
tomorrow at z pm. in Coles
Colonial restaurant on Rt. 322.
The evenings speaker will be
John Kronin, field director of
the National Real Estate Board.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Sister Died Here

Services were held in Cleve-
land for Mrs. June Baronowski,
"a, sister of Mrs. Edward Gfell,
Rt. A south, Chardon, who died
Iat the Gfell home Oct. %.
Besides her sister, Mrs. Gfell,
Mrs. BaronowSki is survived by
|her m h r, Mrs. Florence
Tssrown, Cleveland; and two 9TH
|er sisters, Mrs. ADELAIDE Cerney,
Cleveland, and Mrs. Mildred
Hejnal, Avon.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Release Neill Boy

Robert Neill, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Neill, Rt. 3, Char
don, was released from Corey
Hospital last weekend after
weeks stay for treatment for
third degree burns.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Festival Board Elects Officers

1t was voted to purchase a
mower-mulcher for use in the
south end of the park. The vii
lage will be entitled to use it in
appreciation for past favors
granted.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31

field Rotary Club. He is asSiS-
tant chief of the Chardon Vol
unteer Fire Department.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-10-31
Chardon Rubber employees
Meet to Organize Union
United Rubber Workers
Win Vote, 267>115

Chardon Rubber Co. employ
eeS will meet Sunday at 1:30
pm. to install their new union
charter, elect officers and dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-18
HOUSES goa SALE-MD.
ROCKVILLE

I. New brick split-lsvels. 5 and Q
kitchen: really diiierenti' 1880.
home on large lot: 10 rms, "a
baths, scr. porches. diHhwnsher,
disposal. etc. Owner trans, S20,5OO.
3. Lovely 4-bedrm. older home.
nne cond.l on lot 75x20O with
gaFage: basement, storage attic:
excel location. S23. 800.
&. Travtlah rd., near River I'd
Brick Cape Cod on $40 acre; s
rms. bath. basement, fireplace,
talousied porch. plus attic space
for more bedrms. Sl0,60O.
8. Twtnbrook Forest-l bedrms. :,
"a baths. carport: 1ne for the
large family, but modest IN price.
Assume OF loan. Near stores and
bus.
8. Twinbrook - The lovslisst
home and lot in this section we've
ever seen: immaculate ? bedrmS :,
expandible 70 4: wonderful lot with
nne nowers, tres. shrubs. $1,000
down on TIA terms.
z. New 4-bedrm., 11k-bath, Cape
Cod; dinette: nice wooded lot. in
west end. S13.750; only $1,000
down on FLA terms.
Many others In all price ranoes.
Bridges, Peter q Spencer,
Realtors Pc. 2-4374
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-18
DOCTORS
Attention

N Chevy Chase, prominent cor.
on Conn ave. mr.. kensington pkwy
va Slsh .I qs s S SoTcs STUB for dUs.
ground, side bsmt. entr,, beaut.
waiting rm. with iirpl., bath, ideally
arranged for inishing Of dayliaht
once, 2 examining rms
House features immense liv. .rm
for entertaining, bic elec. kit.
bedrma.. = baths. Super allow
ance for necessary renovationS, air-
cond, redee, 10 taste. View u with
imaglnationi oriE. custom built,
ewner-prie,d q X Z 900. Nov, for
ABcRoYT, OF. 6-lli7.