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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-31
Maintenance Takes so Per Cent of State
ALLEGATION In Final County Road Budget
Secondary System
Funds For $3.50
Total S256,445

Prince Edward county's final Sec
ondary Highway budget for the
l953-59 fiscal year shows a total
ALLEGATION Ct s256 .445 to maintain
and improve the network Of rural
roads feeding into the trans state
primary system
Tho Department forces in the
county have been operating under
a preliminary budget tentatively APP
proved last spring by the board Of
supervisors az presented by j. r.
Parker resident engineer
Final budgets are presented to
supervisors after complete fund
summaries Of state and federal
ALLEGATIONS are established.
Winter Havoc
This years no-funds for constrac-
tlon budget, made necessary by cx-
cessivc winter a ID a g, alots
1894 10 ordinary maintenance Of
existing roads That Is uniform
ALLEGATION Of 1921 par mile fo~ tho
county's $685. miles of secondary
roads
Maintenance replacement y cate
aorv Of work requiring extensive
repair Of existing reads, required
All additional $50 .925. These projects
have alreadg been completed
Those two maintenance programs
required about 20 per cent Of the
slS4 030 allotted the county III state
funds. That preponderance was an
outgrowth IF the supervisor ap-
proved and highway recommended
plan of usiag all available funds this
year to repair roads damaged last
winter
construction
The budget allotted $40 400 to five
construction projects. none Of them
nev roads. 70 make existing roads
meet required safety and construc-
ton standards The five now com
pleted are
Route blq S. 500 to complete
bridge and approaches Route $50
81 200 to replace bridge with pipe;
Route $50, $500. relocate curve;
Route 63l. $500 widen and spot sun
face. and Route GA $500, widen and
spot surface.
The annual state-requred allo-
cation To towns for maintenance Of
Secondary system streets. took
SID 100 more Of the budgeted funds,
and $4,000 more vas survey and
rieht-of-Way work Oh Federal Aid
projects previously approved
Added TO the state ALLEGATION Of
$t84 030, which had to be reduced
by SOTO because Of an over-spend-
ing deficit from 1878 in the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-31
Harrison Abbitt
On TV Saturday

Attorney General Albertis Harri-
son and Congressman Watkins M.
Abbltt will feature a program to be
heard over WXEX-TV Channel 8.
Saturday evening. Noy I. at 7:15
o'clock. They will speak Oh the cur
rent Congressional campaigns H.
F. Byrd. for U. S. Senate. and Wat
kins NJ. Abbitt for Representative
from 4th Congressional District.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-31
Town Basketball
Leagues TO Meet

Those interested in participating
in the mems town basketball lea
que are invited to attend a meet
ing Wednesday evening. November
). in the town council chamber.
r. E. McGahey said today.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

ed but not yet tried in cour
will probably add another $1,000
to that figure.
County court judge William r.
Macdonald has been levying a
standard fine of one dollar for
each mile over the legal speed
limit. This Standardization h a S
enabled offenders to post bond
with the sheriffs department in
the probable amount of the fine,
and then forfeit bond r a t h e r
than appear in court.
Although the legal speed linn
it III school zones is 20 mph,
sheriff's deputies have not been
arresting speeders unless they
exceed 80 or 35 miles. This
maximum speed varies from
district to district, depending
on visibility of the school and
closeness of the school to t h e
road, according to deputies.
While at Newbury, deputie
afternoon, the meter device was
placed on Rt. 81 west of Auburn
Rd., while deputies waving
down offenders worked east Of
Auburn Rd., making it impossi-
BILE TO trap speeders who turn
ed at the intersection.
While at Newbury, deputies no
noted an empty school bus going
40 mph. He turned north on Au-
burn Rd. and was not stopped.
Offenders arrested at Fowlers
Mill school, tried in unity
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

morning, and Newbury school on
Rt. 81 Monday afternoon.
The speed meter, acquired by
the department in September },
has been used at five places, all
school zones on state or federal
routes where the legal p e e d
cuts from so mph to 20 mph.
Previous arrests were "a spe-
eders on front of West Geauga
High School and 36 at B n
bridge Elementary school, both
on Rt. 306.
Speeders arrested and fined
in court have already contribut-
ed $1887 to the county through
fines. If fines continue at t h e
same rate, those already arrest
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
Chardon { Councilto Object
to Abandoning Route A

Chardon Council meeting in
special session tonight, is almost
certain to officially add its OBJ
iections on the proposed aband-
onment of Rt. 44 to those voiced
in resolution by Geauga Coun-
ty Commissioners Monday.
Mayor Vain L. Parsons said
today council may go a step fur
ther than the county by object
ing to the relocation of the road
as well. He said if opposition to
the relocation is voiced, it would
be based on the grounds h t
valuable development land
would be taken up by the new
roadway.
Commissioners Monday S a / d
they are not opposed to the re-
location of Rt. A, but only OBJ
ject to the abandonment of the
present route. The existing roa-
dway, If abandoned by the state,
would become a county highway.
Commissioners argue the pre-
sent road would be used for in
ter county traffic even if by
pass route is built, and say the
County does not have funds to
maintain such a large addition
al section of road.
Present state highway depart
ment plans call for relocating
Rt. A west of the present high
way in Chardon and Munson
Townships. This would pl a e
maintenance expenses for. h e
existing highway on the county
and Chardon Village.
County and village representa-
tives plan to be present at a hea-
ring on the proposed c harg e,
scheduled for 10 am. tomorrow
in Harvey High School Auditor
ium, Painesville.
According to the text of the
county resolution, commission :
ers oppose theabandonment of
the present route because:
"(a) the volume of inter-coun-
ty traffic will not be substantial
ly abated !. as the service re-
quirements of the commercial
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
Newbury Flames
Nominate Officers

flowers in the name of o m e
loved one can do so. Just sign
your name on the, cerain Sun
day on the chart that you find
hanging in the vestibule.
The Newbury church has also
made the announcement that
anyone born after October 1,
1855, which means any 2 or 3
year old will have their o W n
Sunday school class which will
be located in the new basement
of the social hall.
The Newbury church official
board held their meeting on
Monday, Oct. Is, at the church.
Howard Kinser explained and
showed a film titled Mouth to
Mouth" at the Flames meeting
on October 6.
The Executive Board of t h e
Newbury American Legion held
their meeting at their hall on
October 6 and they took care of
a lot of business.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

court Monday night, include:
Jean Wellman, Claridon Troy
Rd., $50; John Nolan, Mayfield
Rd., Chester, $23; Dwight Free,
Bass Lake Rd., Chardon, $22:
Ernest L. Jackson, 800 Park
Ave, Chardon, SIS; D O n a | q
Leon Kurtz, Rt. 1, Huntsburg.
Clay ST., Huntsburg, $25; Pea
$25; Benjamin H. Garlich Jr.,
trice Ann Elbin Auburn Rd !,
Chardon, $22; Elgin l.. Lee, 301
Water ST., Chardon, $22.
Also fined for Fowler's Mill
ffenses were: Dale Beattie, 224
S. Hambden St., Chardon, $23;
Marvin Berg, Rt. l, Chardon,
SIS; Willard F. Blum, Aquilla
Rd., Chardon, SIS; Melvin Be-
thea, Rt. 8, Chardon, SIG; Nah
lon David Boley, Rt. 8, Chardon,
$16; Edna Marie Farrar, Wells
Rd., Chardon, SIT; Daniel w.
Schneider, Klatta Dr., Chardon,
SIS; John r. Wadewick, Rt. 2.
Chardon, $13.
Those picked up at FoWler's
Mill, but whose cases have not
yet been heard In court, include:
Dorothy M. Misch, Rt. 4, Char
don; DolorySe L. DeGreen, May
field Rd., Chester; Helen Louise
Austin, Rt. 5, Chardon; william,
r. Granger, LOG Huntington ST.,
Chardon; Frank Anthony Butas,
Bass Lake Rd., Chardon; Fran
Continued on Page Eight
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

and utility installations 4. must
still be serviced by inter-county
transportation.
(b) The addition of extra
mileage to the county highway
system is such as to render the
maintenance of said portion OF
the road prohibitive under the
financial condition of Geauga
County.
H(cl The removal from the
tax duplicate of the lands with
in the county taken for the pur-
pose of the re location re-
duces the tax duplicate substan-
TALLY, which constitutes (an adj
ditionaD financial burden i.
I'D The commercial facilities
of the urban area of Ghardon,
including hostelreis, restaurants
taverns and other conveniences
for the motoring public will
channel a considerable portion o
of the state traffic ). to and
tllIouBn the VllIage or CharGOn.
"{e) The financial inability of
Geauga County to maintain the
abandoned portion of Rt. a will
eyentuate in a dangerous condi-
tion of the highway to the haz-
ard of the motoring public.
BE 1t further resolved, that
by reason of the foregoing, the
Board of commissioners of Ge-
auga County request the Depar-
tment of Highways of the State
of Ohio to declare the proposed
abandoned portion of Rt. "A to
be an alternate Rt. A, and that
said portion of said road be con-
tinued to be maintained at the
cost of the State Highway De-
partment."
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
BY MARGARET M. DAVIS
Phone Jordan 4-5III

The NeWbury Flames h e
their monthly meeting on Octo-
Der 6, at the fire station and
nominated officers for the com
ing year. Election of officers
will take place at their n e x
meeting in November.
The Women's Guild of h e
Newbury United Community
church will hold their ext
meeting on Thursday, Oct. is,
at the social hall of the church.
Circle B. is invited to TT e n d
this meeting also. The group
will discuss plans for their COM
ing Bazaar Of November 22.
They are asking for donations
for the country store, plants,
bakery, jewlry, etc.
st. Helen's Guild held their
monthly meeting on October z,
at the church hall and made
plans for their annual chicken
dinner which was held on Octob-
er 12, at the social hall.
The Newbury American Leg
ion Auxiliary held their month
ly meeting on October 7, at the
Legion hall and then was fol :
lowed by a Stanley Brush Par
ty.
The Junior class of Newbury
high school will take on t h e
project in the near future of sell
ling magazines. They will be
coming around to your house so
please keep in mind that all the
proceeds will go for a worthy
cause.
The Congregation of the New
bury United Community Chur-
ch met after the services on Sun
day, Oct. IL, to take vote on
the selling Of the church n d
parsonage in South Newbury. 1t
was voted to sell same.
The First Family Night W i'll
be held this coming Sunday !,
Oct. 10, at the Social Hall at
the Newbury United Commun :
ity Church. There will be a dis
cussion on and slides h ow n
with the theme being "A Day
In Japan" It will be conducted
by Mr.. and Mrs. william NAL
let, Mr.. Mallet Is a student at
Hiram college and Mrs. NAL
let Is a native of Japan. T h e
public lis invited. 1t will be a pot
luck supper and will start at 6
in the evening.
The annual reunion of the Jo-
hn Owens congregational Fam
lily Camp held their affair at
the Newbury United Community
Church on october IL. They first
attended the services and also
took part in the after services
affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Drotar
furnished the flowers for t h e
Newbury church altar on Octo-
ber IL in memory of the small
son. Anyone wishing to donate
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

fit. The Township Trustees fou-
nd that they could do nothing
except in those instances in
which liquor was dispensed in
close proximity to a hurc c h,
school, library or playground In
one case only, could they voice
a protest and this they prompt
ly did. The case is now before
the State Liquor Board.
Soon after the protest of this
case, the Farm Bureau Coun :
ellis local unit petitioned t h e
Township Trustees to hold spe-
cial election on the liquor ques-
tion. Like spark in a dry tin
der box other responsible citiz-
ems from all parts of the COM
munity, who did not like the no
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
Service
for Pope

Members of the Roman Catho-
lie Church in the Chardon area
will attend a Requiem Hi G h
Mass for the repose of the soul
of Pope Plus XII at 8 am. Sat
urday, the Rev. James Walsh,
pastor, announced today.
The doorway to st. Mary's
Church, at the corner of North
st. and Chardon Ave, has been
draped in mourning since til e
death of the Pope over a week
ago.
st. Mary's, like all Catholic
churches, will be in mourning
for so days. All social activities
are cancelled for the period Of
mourning.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

toriety of Newbury being the.
drinking spot" of Geauga Coun
ty, began to consider why this
was coming to pass. They found
that liquor permits are issued
according to the population of
the unincorporated area of the
county as a whole and not by
townships. AL the liuaor per :
mits of the county could be is
sued in Newbury if the rest of
the county was dry" They
also found that further iSsuan-
ce Of permits could not be stop
ped except by a vote of the peo-
pie under the Local Option Law.
This law provides for an cleo
ton which the people of New
bury vote on five questions, VIII
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

Local Option and what it means
to you and your community.
In the first place, this Is not
a 'sWet" versus DRY" prohibi-
ton movement as some people
have assumed. The Local O p :
ton movement began when it
was learned that several n e W
liquor permits were being issu-
ed in Newbury. At about the
same time several tavern own
ers came to the Clerk of t h e
township asking that the Town
ship Trustees do something to
stop further permits in t h t
there were so many outlets al
ready as to make 1t difficult for
decent taverns to stay decent
and law abiding and make a pro
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
local option election issue in
Newbury today charged the ell
ection officials did not regard
the honest intent of the petit
toner's and took advantage of
a wee technicality" to bar the
issue from coming before the
voters.
In a letter, signed by Ivan s.
Weisz and r. L. Gergen, they
said.
The Local Option Issue in
Newbury las caused a gre a t
deal of Comment, speculation j,
misinformation and some bias
ed. articles in the newspapers.
Al few facts may clarity the is
sue so that you may eyaluate
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
Democrats Plan Coffee
Hour for Bob Cook

Hour for Bob Cook" next Thurs
day evening in the basement Of
the Chardon Methodist church.
The party starts at 8 O'Clock,
according to Mrs. Tom Murray,
who is In charge of arrange :
ments, and will last until folks
want to go home.
Besides Mr.. Cook the county
candidates will be present to vi
sit with friends and chat about
local problems and politics. In
cluded are Phillip w. Adams,
candidate for state representa-
tive: Floyd Strong, candidate
for county commissioner; Mary
C. (Kaye) Frank, county auditor
and Carl G.. Hofstetter, candi-
date for county judge.
The guest of honor for t h e.
evening, Robert Cook, is serving
his sixth year as prosecutor Of
Portage county. He was one of
the organizers of the Kent State
university conferences on local
government. He served four ye-
ars in the air force during World
War II. He is a graduate of
Kent State University and Will
liam and Mary Law school.
"Mr. Cook is an interesting,
pleasant man" says Mr.. w. w.
Hirter of Chester who is head
ing Mr., Cooks campaign in Ge-
auga. Folks who are genuinely
interested in good government
should take advantage of this
opportunity regardless of party
affiliation. Wen all be glad to
see YOU"
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
Charge Election Board with Disregard Of Voters Nevby Liquor Issue

Petitions prepared by the Co
unity Prosecutor were circulated
and nearly one hundred m e
than the necessary signatures
were obtained. During the CIR
culation of the petitions dele
cation of tavern owners called
upon the Township Clerk, whom
they presumed responsible, to
have the petitions called in and
promised their influence in stop
ping further issuing of liquor
permits. There were yelled thr-
eats and the harassment of GER
tain petition bearers.
The petitions were filed. The
Election Board found them In
order until counsel for the tav-
ern owners found a wee techni-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

ich may be worded simply as:
A. Whether the sale of any in
toxicating liquor (above 80
beer) should be permitted,
b. Whether wine by the pack
age for consumption off th e
premises where sold be permit
ted,
C. Whether wine for consump-
ton on or off the premises where
sold be permitted.
D. Whether sale by the glass
of spurious liquors should be
permitted, or
e. Whether state liquor stor-
es for the sale of spurious liq-
uor by the package for consurl1-
ption off the premises W b e
sold be permitted.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

cality and filed a protest. AT the
hearing on the protest the Elec-
ton Board did not consider the
honest intent of the petitioners,
which they could have done, but
declared the petitions illegal
based upon the informal thou
ghts of the Secretary of State.
We have asked for and receiv-
ed an alternate writ of manda-
mus from the Common Pleas
Court to have the questions, be-
fore mentioned, placed on t h e
ballot in November.
AS was mentioned earlier, this
is not a wet versus Dry" vote
but an opportunity for the peo-
pie of Newbury to decide If
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
Chevrolet
Agency
Robbed

Chardon police are continuing
their search today for two men
who broke into Frank Chevro :
let, 500 Water ST., early Friday
morning and escaped with a.
strong box and two wheels and
tires after damaging five used
automobiles
The strong box contained a
minimum of 500 in cash, sew
eral checks and some cognovit
notes. Police say the agency's
owners have not been able to de-
termine the exact amount o f
cash taken.
Total loss and damage Is es-
timated at $500.
Two area youths, who were
arrested by police Friday noon
and held for investigation In the
case, were released Saturday af-
ter questioning. Police say they
have two other leads.
The thieves, believed to be
two in number, were described
by investigators as nervy, cru
de, unprofessional and "a little.
green in the business -
Police say entrance to the
building was gained sometime
between 2 and $50 am. Friday
by breaking a window on tn e
east side which leads into the Of
flee.
The men, who crawled throu-
gh the window, apparently step
ped on the side Of a typewriter
stand, knocking it over and re-
sulting in damage.
They then proceeded to a la
rye file cabinet, prying it open.
Continued on Page Eight
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
80 Area BOYS
ATTEND Class
on Gun Safety

Thirty Geauga County boys
are learning how to use the shot
gun and % rifle in a five-Week
course underway at the state
hunting area at Hambden Orch
ards on Rt. 608.
The class, first of its kin
here, is under the sponsorship
of the Ohio Division of Wildlife
and the National Rifle Associa-
tion and meets every Saturday
with Geauga Game Warden Ken
Allen as instructor.
Using materials donated by
local merchants, interested resi-
dents and the National Rifle As
sociation, Allen and his assist
ant, Lake County Game Warden
George Carlson, began the cour-
Sc for IL to Is year old boys
three weeks ago.
Emphasis is on hunting safe
ty, but the boys get a chance to
put their lessons into actual pra-
etice by shooting at stationary
targets with donated guns and
ammunition provided by area
hardware stores.
The success of the program,
evidenced by the number of ap-
plicants who had to be turned
away, means that another ses-
sion will probably be scheduled
for sometime next summer, ac-
cording to Allen.
Boys in the class will receive
their NRA safety certificates at
the final session of the class on
Nov. /, which will be highlight-
ed with regulation trap shoot
with students competing against
one another.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

they want intoxicating liquor
sold in NeWbury Township and
how they want it sold, If If they
want intoxicating liquor prohiib-
ted.
Essentially the issue has been
brought on by two things: The
inability Of the tavern owners to
keep respectable, law abiding
taverns, and the inability Of the
people of NeWbury to prevent
all available liquor permits In
Geauga County from concentra-
ting in Newbury Township.
Ivan S. Weisz
r. L. Gergell
Co chairmen
Committee for Local Option.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
Pick Chardon Representative
for Educational Conference

Six delegates to the Ohio Sta
tehouSe Conference on Educa :
tion, representing the Chardon
Local School District, were Sc
lected at a town meeting" pro-
gram Tuesday night in the scho-
oil auditorium.
Selected were Robert Dir S.
more, Charles Hall, Edward
McGeough, Mrs. Mary Corey,
all local committee chairmen,
Don Williams, vice chairman of
the Chardon steering committee
and School Board President CHI
aries w. Strong, as representa-
tive of that body.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
Sentence Mar, for
Shooting Boy

Victor Lent, IS, 735 Cedar Rd.,
Chester, pleaded guilty to shoot
ing Billy Murfello, IA, also of
Cedar Rd., before C o m m o n
Pleas Judge Harold j. r j C h
mond here this week.
Lent's sentence was suspend
ed and he was placed On proba-
ton for one year, with tw 0
weekends In the county jail as a
condition Of the probation.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

Mrs. Louann Rossow is t b e
Commercial Department teach
er in Newbury high school. She
is a graduate of Kent Sta t e
College with a degree of Bache-
lor of Science. She is married
and her husband is in the Air
Force. A native Ohioan, s h e
halls from Portage county. Sw-
imming, dancing music a n d
good books are her hobbies. As
for travel = she has been in ev-
cry state of the union except
three. She is very good teach
er and is liked by students and
faculty alike.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16

Superintendent Ira A. Garfield
viii also accompany the group
to Columbus Oct. 28 as educa-
tional conSultant.
The sixty in attendance at the
town meeting heard reports of
committees on non teaching
and teach personnel, finance,
curriculum and district prob
blems, and participated in panel
discussions on those subjects.
Over 600 persons were served
at the spaghetti dinner held by
the Chardoh PTA in the high
school cafeteria proceeding the
meeting.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
Eagles Plan
Halloween
Party

A halloween dance and fried
chicken dinner is being planned
by Chardon Fraternal Order of
Eagles for Saturday, according
to an announcement by Mrs.
William Thompson.
The annual bazaar of t h e
Women'.s auxiliary will be held
in connection with the event
featuring needlework, a county
store and parcel post a u i on
she said.