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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-01-02
EDITOR ON MAIN STREET

to vote for Harry in November,
but I'm certainly pleased the
rest of you did. His presence on
council for another two years
will certainly keep the village
legislature away from dull meet
ingS.
NUMBERS can be confusing
This was certainly proven when
the Record marked its birthday
recently. The first issue of the
Free Democrat, the newspaper
from which the Record is direct
ly descended, appeared on the
streets in Chardon on Christmas
Day in 1849.
This is where the confusion in
numbers enters the picture:
Christmas Day was the Re-
cords 108th birthday, but or
Dec. 81, Tuesday, the newspap'
er completed 100 years of ser
vice, and this issue is the first
one in volume ITO.
You figure it out. TX
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-01-02
BY MRS. MILDRED SKINNER
Phone MOntvilIe 34S4

MONTILLE = Mrs. E. D.
Skinner was a Sunday dinner
guest of his brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison
Skinner in Painesville.
Mrs. Mildred Wenzel a n d
daughter, Margaret were in
Cleveland and PaineSville on
business recently.
Mr.. Howard Bacon and son,
Berlin called on Raymond Hun
toon at the Lake County Mem
orial hospital Sunday afternoon.
Xmas eve guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. T. Barnum were Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Barnum and
daughter from Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Covell anC
sons from Geneva, Mr.. and Mrs
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-01-02
EVER have a small fire?


We at the newspaper office
did last Thursday morning, and |
it will be some time before we |
hear the end of it.
Large fires, which often claim |
thousands of dollars in damage
and sometimes claim human
lives, are not things to be joked
about. However, folks seem to
take smaller fires less serious
ly.
Despite the fact that one news
paper account said last Thurs
days blaze "menaced" the Re
cord plant, ours was a small
fire. We have been, since that
time, the butt of many quips
and comments. To give credit
where credit is due, most of
those comments were quite per-
tinent and timely.
Many folks attributed the fire
to a hot day-after- Christmas par
ty which they suspected was
going on in the office.
Others said the reason for the
fire was all of the hot news
floating around the plant. Al
though Wen never diny that we
handle hot news, We will deny
that it's so hot it must be writ.
ten in an abeStoS-lined typewrit,
er.
The last time the fire depart.
ment was called to quell a Main
st. blaze was in the summer.
time at the Uptown Restaurant
One merchant who saw Marge
KunStel dash out of the reStaur,
ant while the siren was blowing
promptly assume the reStauran
was smoking again.
The KunStelS may have a mo
nopoly on fine food, but not or
Main st. fires.
CHARDON COUNCIL will
meet tonight for its first session
of 1858, and for the first time
with members elected on Nov
ember sitting around the table
A rather large turnover il
council members will be exper
fenced this time, with Phil King
Wilson Smith, Bob Barnum anc
Harold Strong replacing Georgi
ana Richards, Ludwig Ritonda
ro, Wallace King and Bot
Prince.
Bob Eldridge and Harry Keen
en- are the only two remaining
from the past council. Harry,
think, could accurately be term
ed a councilman'S councilman.
His humor, usually Springint
from a pretense of naivety, hai
helped cool off many a council
/ man or villager who has come
before council with a complaint
His ever full Golfers of candy
usually foreign made, have help
ed to provide the sweetness nee
eSSary to dull bitter argument
Harry has taken a routine joE
by the horns. AS chairman of thC
sidewalk committee, he has in
Stituted and followed through OF
a program which may result il
fewer broken bones and few law
suits against the village as tn,
result of sidewalk accidents.
I don't live in Chardon Village
so 1 didn't have an opportunit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-12-25
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The Republican., 1958-08-14
Regis ter and Vote .....

We used cartoon last week quoting words of Pres
ident Eisenhower BE register and vote cleo
ton day November Your won't regiserif you don't
The right the ultimate guarantee of liberty and free
dom to people throughout the world"
We wish there way to imprint this on the minds
people in ndebe ink Our Sunday School lesson last week
was Justice and told that order IN
something of God The class discussed what
common citizen could do justice in government
agreed that people must first take active part
elections and that person of must be registered
voter be active that they must to the polls vol
UNFAIRLY without having be coaXed by compelling someone
else him the polls that person must never believe
that his vote doesn't that is the responsibility OF vol
es to office the highest type people available
Our Christian task work in government and with
those who govern that both institution and its admnta
tors may be useful instruments ofGOds will.
1t was decided that job is only civic responsible
tv but also spiritual Would that all people might realize
this.
People eligible to register who have not already done
NAV do this at the Board of Election Supervisors office until
Tuesday September % After that date the books will be
closed to new registrations until fifteen days after the general
election in November.
Special registration days to be provided in other parts
of the county prior to the deadline.
So once again may stress the Importance of being
registered voter the great Importance of exercising that
privilege of casting your is the Indifferent and disin
eresed who elects the majority of the rascas now III
office.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Authorities Seek
Elderly Person

Authorities have been looking
for an elderly man ever since last
Saturday when he attempted to
gain entrance to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Greely O. Janoske, near
Red House.
According to Gloria Sterringer,
Is. baby sitter for the Janoskcs, the
man carried a gun. She heard him
trying doors and thought at first
it was the dog. Then she spied him
through a window. He appeared to
have long hair.
The baby sitter called the Jan
oskes and her parents and the par
ents notified police, but by the
time the authorities arrived the
man had disappeared.
Officers thought they had a man
cornered Monday night, perhaps
the same person, when someone
saw light in the Backbone Noun
tain Inn. A search of the premises,
however, failed to reveal any
stranger.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Mothers of Athletes
Form Booster Club

Tentative plans were made this
past week to form a Mothers
Booster Club for the athletes of
Southern High School.
At meeting to which mothers of
football players were invited, Dick
Travis, Athletic Director and Ken
meth Johns principal, outlined pro-
posals for forming such an organi-
zation.
Mothers present were enthusiastic
about the proposed organization
Mr.. Johns said, and indicated that
another meeting would be called
later to elect officers.
Meanwhile. plans were made 10
hold a bake sale at the West Mary
land Power Company on Saturday,
August 26 Proceeds from this sale
are to be used TO help pay insur-
ancc for boys participating in foot
ball this year. Total cost Of the in-
surance is $1,000 per boy
Anyone desillng to contribute
baked goods is asked to contact
Mrs. Samuel Butler, DEerficld
4-3559.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Weather Is Kind

Although there were a number Of
hours of rainfall during the past
week, the weather was kind to ac-
tivities.
Although rain fell Thursday and
Friday night, it did not interfere
seriously with The annual tourna-
ment. Play in all events continued
without interruption.
Weather was clear Saturday and
Sunday but some rain fell again
on Monday. Temperature was in the
upper sos Tuesday and Wednesday,
with sprinkling of water we'd
nesday night. Today began in a
very unsettled manner with a
thunder storm brewing There was
hope that it would dispel and that
fair weather would continue for
the balance of the week.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Shot Aimed at Dog
Fatally Wounds Boy

A fourteen-year-old Preston
county youth was killed Sunday
night by a shot aimed at stray
dog.
Donnie Eugene Bowser, Corinth,
died shortly after having beer
struck in the head by a % caliber
rifle bullet. The shot had been
fired at stray dog by Ersel }.
Shaffer, on whose farm young
Bowser was visiting, according to
Preston county officers.
Although accidental death has
been ruled, a warrant charging
voluntary manslaughter will be
issued for Shaffer officials said.
Shaffer has signed statements con-
cerning the shooting and acknoWl-
edging that he fired the shots.
The youth died about 7:15 p. m.
Bowser was said to be frequent
visitor to the Shaffer farm, located
about two miles from Corinth,
just west of the Maryland line
on West Virginia route Z.
Shaffer told the sheriff's office
in KingWood, West Virginia police
and the coroner that the boy had
told him about a dog in the yard.
Shaffer said that he had stepped
to the edge of the porch, seen
the dog also, and had gone into
the house for his rifle Returning
with the rifle, Shaffer said he
came off the porch and fired at
the dog, missing. He fired again
and the dog dropped. When he
went over to the dog he discovered
that the boy also had been hit.
The man told officials that the
youth was still breathing. He said
he Immediately rushed to the tele-
phone and called for doctor and
an ambulance. Although quite a
distance to the nearest phone,
Shaffer said the boy was still
breathing when he returned. He
said he put BoWser's head on a
pillow and did all he could, but
when he returned from a trip
to the house for water, the breath
ing had stopped.
No autopsy was deemed neces-
sary The body was taken to a
funeral home in Terra Alta
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Jury Awards $1,000
In Condemnation

A Garrett county circuit court
jury awarded the Pattisons and
others $4,000 in a condemnation
proceedings argued before Associ-
ate Judge Neil c. Fraley on Mon
day.
The suit concerned the coal and
mineral rights underlying three
pieces of ground on which the new
state road between Bloomington
and Deer Park is to be located.
Some II acres were involved in
the three parcels
The State Roads commission had
never offered a price for the
coal and mineral rights but con-
tended that no more than "a tons
of coal were involved. The Patti
sons contended through their at
torneys that some $4,000 tons OF
coal were affected.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Construction Of Bond Room
At StundstilI At Present

Work on the new band room at
Southern High school is virtually
at a Standstill at present due to
lack of steel. Lawrence Hardesty,
contractor, said he had made every
effort to get steel shipped. He was
in Pittsburgh Wednesday hoping
to find the cause Of delay in ship
ment.
Willard L. Hawkins, county Su-
perintendent of schools, said the
building could be completed in
about thirty days provided weather
conditions are favorable and build
ing materials are on hand.
When the new band room is com
pleted it will be open for public
inspection. At the same time the
public will be invited to visit the
new offices of the Board Of Educa-
ton in me Annex building, which
have been in use since June IS.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
GrantsviIIe School To
Have Open House
Sunday, August 81

open House" will be held at
the Grantsville school on Sunday,
August 81, from 2 to p m, for
inspection of the moderniZed and
renovated building.
Work done to the building in
cludeS new tile floors throughout,
new acoustical tile ceilings, new
bulletin boards, new shelving, new
wiring and lighting, ceiling for
auditorium, new chalkboardS, new
cloak rooms, improvements to toi-
let facilities, new storage spaces,
remodeling of principals office,
sanding and vanishing of gym and
Stage floors, new window shades,
new outside windows Tor four
rooms, rebuilding of furnaces, re-
moval of partition to make room
for library room, all walls painted,
new kitchen walls, floors, serving
counter, removal of partition to
provide new cafeteria room with
blackout curtains, painting through
out, 400 pieces of furniture painted
and refurbished and new furniture
purchased for six classroOms.
William L. Hawkins, said that the
building would provide Garrett
coun;v with most modern school,
facilities.
Mr.. Hawkins said he also was
hopeful that the new Swan Meadow
school would be ready for public
inspection the same day.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Lions Club Members
To Conduct Broom
Sale at Deep Creek

Members of The Oallland-Mt
Lake Park Lions club are planning
to conduct a broom sale Sunday III
an unusual way.
They have conducted broom sales
in Oakland upon previous occasions
but this will be the first time for
sale by use of motor boats,
Ten motor boats have been OBJ
tanned and three Lions club mem
bers will travel in each boat. They
will solicit the cottage owners
along the lake front All boats will
be marked with threc-foot ban
ners. Both household ard fireplace
brooms will be on sale.
Starting time for the boating
expedition is set for o'clock p. IN.
Funds from the sale of the
brooms will be used to help COM
plete the Boy Scout barracks prof.
ect.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Problem Of Completing Flood
Control Project ES Aired

Much interest in the need for
flood control to safeguard the
properties of number of Oakland
business places was evidenced at
a meeting last Thursday evening
in the City Council chamber, but
lust what was to be done about
the matter was still undecided.
Some twenty-five business men
and other Interested persons
gathered upon invitation of the
Mayor and Town Council of Oak
land. to discuss the proposed flood
control project that was approved
several years ago but which has
been held up since that time for
lack of easements for property
which would be involved in dam
construction.
All of the proposed dams would
hold certain amount of water but
would be constructed mainly to
hold back large quantities of water
in case of floods from continued
rains. Under normal conditions the
property involved could be used
by the landowners for pasture
land, crop land, etc, just so no
buildings we're constructed.
In calling the meeting to order
Mayor Russell Smith said that he
and the council felt they had eX-
hausted all of their resources in
attempting to get the consent of
the 100 or more property owners
involved and needed assistance.
They said they felt it was also the
responsibility of the business
people who had been affected by
floods throughout the past years.
During the discussion it was
brought out that some of the land
owners were outspoken in their
opposition. DR.. f. |. Baumgartner,
president of the town council said
that a group had met with the
Mitchell heirs, and that they were
not interested, would neither sign
an easement nor would they sell.
The Mitchell heirs have property
that would be involved in proposed
dam No. l. They cited the Winters
brothers as being uninterested in
providing easements necessary for
proposed dam No 3. They also re-
ported they had received no re-
sponse whatever from Earl Won
derly, Anna Lower, Otis Cuppett,
Earl Harsh, Boyd Friend, Ebert
Hershman or Claude Beckman
about providing easements for pro-
posed dam No. 5.
Walter w. Dawson reported that
property owners of proposed dam
No. would cooperate and that
Continued on Page Six
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Juvenile Cases Heard

Three juvenile cases we're heard
before Associate Judge Neil c..
Fraley sitting as a juvenile judge
on Tuesday, August 12
One charged with breaking and
entering was found guilty but
sentence was withheld pending a
report from the Rosewood Train
ing school. The one involved had
been an inmate there previously.
Two juveniles were charged with
assault upon their father. After
hearing the testimony and deter
mining it was more or less fam
lily squabble," Judge Fraley closed
the case without verdict.
A Juvenile girl was declared to
be incorrigible and delinquent and
was sentenced by Judge Fraley to
the Montrose School for Girls
until discharged by order of the
court.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Has Article Published

Miss Susie Smith, former Oak
lander, now residing in New York
City, recently had an article pub
lished in a magazine Tomorrow"
volume 6, No. 3, summer of 1858
edition. The article was titled
The Reluctant Psychic"
A month ago Miss Smith re-
ceived a grant from the Parapsy-
chology Foundation to make a
digest of standard tWo-volume
source book, Human Personality
and It's Survival of Bodily Death, ;"
by Frederick w. H. MYERS.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Injunction Case To
Get Airing Today

Eighteen witnesses have been
called in the trial scheduled to get
under way this morning in the Cir
cult court, wherein Browning, Inc,
grocery and hardware store in Oak
land, seeks an injunction against
the Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland, to prevent the cOnstruc-
ton OF curbing along several hun
dred feet of the Browning property
in front OF the store.
Browning filed his suit on June
80 after the council had authorized
curbing for a part of Third street
in front of the Browning store.
Browning declared in his petit
ton that there had not been curb
there for several years, that the
curbing was removed by order of
the council and state officials, that
other business places in the area
are not curbed and declared the
council had singled out Brownings
to discourage and hinder busi-
ness.
He further claimed that route
219 was part of the state highway
system and that the council was
without legal authority to order
such curbing.
In the answer of the Mayor and
Council filed July Is, the city de-
clared there had been a curb in
front of part of the property and
that the curbing had been removed
by Mr.. Browning upon request to
the council. The city further de-
clared the curb would not hinder
access to the property.
They said the action was valid
exercise of the police power and
control by a municipal government
and that the property had not been
transferred to the state of Mary
land for use by the roads commits
sion except insofar as maintenance
of the street was concerned.
The mayor and council claim that
a traffic hazard has existed for a
considerable period and that it was
becoming increasingly dangerous
Called into the case by the town
were Corporal Sam Conrad, of the
Maryland State Police. and police
men Leslie Baker and Henry Arm
old.
Browning, through his attorney
Horace P. Whitworth, Jr., Western
port, has summoned Arthur Saw
age, Willard Elliott, Floyd b. Leigh
ton, C. E. Sharps, Carlton Calls,
Willis Shaffer, Ralph Pritts, Ray
Teets, garage and motor equipment
operators; and Mayor Russell
Smith and all members of the city
council, DR.. f. |. Baumgartner, Eu-
gene Finn, Robert Maroney, John
Wolf Carroll Miller, and Henry
w. McComas.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Sue Hershberger
New Farm Queen

Miss Sue Hershberger, 16 who
will be a senior at Northern High
school this fall, was named farm
queen of Garrett county in the an
nual contest held Tuesday evening
at the Garrett County Fair Miss
Hershberger is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs John Hershbcrger, Of
Grantsville.
Second place winner in the con-
test was Judy Bucket, of Bittinger,
while Charlene Lee of Grantsville,
was named third. Others compel
ing in the contest we're Nancy
burst, Ruth Stanton, and Sheila
Warwick
The event was sponsored by the
Associated Women of the Garrett
County Farm Bureau. The winner
will compete in the state contest
to be held at the State Fair at
Timonium, on August 30
Miss Hershberger is active in
the Methodist church in her COM
munity, being a member of the
choir, assistant organist, Sunday
School pianist and a member of
the Youth Fellowship. She serves
as a life guard and is a member
of the Girl Scout organization
where she won the best camper
award.
At Northern High school she is a
member of the band and also plays
the accordion She is state histori-
an of the Future Nurses of Mary
land. Miss Hershberger also is an
accomplished tap dancer and
participates in the Dixon revue in
Cumberland.
Miss Hershbcrgcr will appear on
tclevision in Baltimore today
where all county farm queen win
ncrS are being asked to participate
in program. AT this time she will
meet Gregory Peck, movie actor,
in person. She planned to return
in time for the farm parade this
evening at the fair.
During Tuesday nights event
Merle Garletts, instructor at North
ern High school, served as master
of ceremonies. Randall Spoerlein,
president of the Maryland Farm
Bureau, and a former Garrett
county resident, was one of the
speakers.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
School Bus Inspection
Set August l8 and l9

The first of three annual inspec-
tions of all school buses and equip
ment will be held Monday, Au-
gust IS, and Tuesday, August 19,
1t was announced. The schedule for
reporting follows:
Monday August IS, Grantsville 8
to II. a. M. Friendsville, II TO 1880
p. M; Accident elementary, l p,
m.
Tuesday, August 10 Southern
High school $50 to II a. m; Rohr-
baugh's Filling station, 1890 to
p. M; and Bloomington, lis p. m.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Forger Sentenced In
Two Separate Counts

A confessed forger, Joseph Lewis
Cupplo, Jr.. was sentenced to four
years in the Maryland House of
Correction on two charges, in the
Circuit court here Tuesday, Asso-
ciate Judge Neil c. Fraley presided
at the trial
Cupplo who had been in the
county Jail for the past several
weeks, waived his right to indict-
ment by the grand jury and asked
for an immediate trial.
He pleaded guilty to the second
count of two indictments. One was
for forging a check of S81 at the
Fair, and one for forging a check
for S81 at Rolyan's Hardware.
Judge Fraley sentenced him to
two years in each case, the SEN
tenccs to run consecutively and not
concurrently.
Another person charged with
forgery in two cases was found
not guilty. He was Okey Powell
who was accused Of forging a
check for SIS at Englander Phar-
macy, and a check for S25 at
Smouses Store. The clerks at
both stores testified they we're un-
able to identify the person. The
check passed at Englanders was
made out to Junior Powell and
was signed by Bill Powell. The
check passed at Smouse's store
was made out Buck Cole and was
signed by Junior Powell.
The Republican., 1958-08-14
Dial I'M" For Murder
Is Next Weeks Play

The next presentation of the
Garrett County Playhouse is a
British mystery play. This play by
Frederick Knott was first produced
in London and later in New York.
Maurice Evans recently presented
it on television.
Neil Flanagan will lead the
Playhouse cast as Tony Wendice.
The part of the calculating Tony
was played by Maurice Evans both
in the Broadway and television
productions.
Helen Page Camp will appear
as Margot Wcndicc. William Lang
will play Max Halliday, the mys-
terry writer who writes a murder
each week for tclevision.
Al Hadley will portray the i'll
fsted Captain Leagate William G.
Pappas will play the Inspector.
Dial M for Murder" will play
Tuesday through Saturday of next
week, August 19 to 90. John Pat
rick's comedy of characters, The
Curious Savage" will continue to
play the balance of this week.
Last week hit a new high in at
tendance for the year with total
of 947 for the five performances.
There had been 924 the week
previous. During the final week of
last year the Playhouse had an at
tendance of 100.