Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-04-02

way on Saturday.
The finale of the 30th Ge-
auga County Maple Festival
climaxing a three weekend
preview when an estimated
10000 out of towners visi-
ted Chardon to sample maple
products and take some home
will get underway on Satur-
day.
Festival G ueen Beverly
Cline of Newbury and her
court will play host to a long
list Of distinguished visitors,
including Sen. John w. Ken
nedy, Congressman Robert
E. Cook, State Sen. Milton
Cox, State Rep. B. A. Brough-
ton and 1t. Gov. John Dona-
hey, representing Gov. Mic
hael Disable.
What promises to be tn e
incest display of antiques
ever offered by dealers, acc
ording to festival board pub
licity releases, will be sale
in the Chardon School Audit
orium Saturday and Sunday.
James Buchan, antique
show director, says the deal
ers will bring many of the
little treasures antique
fanciers usually search the
countryside for a long time
to find.
The large big top, a tradit-
ion with the festival absent
last year has been erected
once again on Short Court
st. In front Of the courthouse.
1t will house concessions SELL
ing every kind of food for
festival visitors, the officials
say.
Another excursion train,
this one from the Akron Can
ton area, will pull into Char
don at 12:15 pm. Sunday. On
it, in addition to visitors, will
be the famous -Four Woods
men," a Lake County four
some returning to the festi-
val, along with the Old Sett-
lers Trio, Princess Geauga
and her court, and many
area residents dressed in old
time costumes.
The Old Timers Party,
sponsored by the Geauga Re
cord and directed by Mrs.
A. B. Carlson, will begin with
registration at 10 am. Satur-
day at the Chardon Metho-
dist Church. The party Is
open to individuals IS a n d
over.
DIR. Walter C. Corey is
again preparing the sacred
sing program for Sunday
morning in the Geauga Thea
ter. 1t viii get underway at
9 am.
A new feature of the festi-
val this year is the awarding
of an expense paid trip to
Greenfield Village near De-
roit to the producer of the
finest gallon of maple syrup
in the county. The trip is CIV
en- by the Midwest Historical
Excursion train people. The
Plain Dealer will again award
its cup for the best maple
syrup of 1859 from the band
stand at 2::30 pm. Saturday.
Clifton Rossiter directs t h e
committee judging maple
syrup.
Maple pie winners will be
presented with a trophy by
The Cleveland Press Satur-
day afternoon. Mrs. Kenneth
Sperry of Chester directs
this contest, in which Geauga
high school girls are invited
to compete.
The American Heritage
Theater Association will not
present the pageant during
the Maple Festival. Officials
said additional space could
not be found for them after
their tent was destroyed.
The complete festival pro-
gram:
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
10 am. Festival opens with
playing of national anthem
and welcome; registration of
Old Timers Party at the
Methodist Church, with dim
ner at noon sponsored by The
Geauga Record.
IL am. Sale of maple pro-
ducts in buildings In park
gets underway.
] pm. Rube Band playing
around the park.
2 pm. Wood choppers and
saving contests managed by
DON Farinacci and Tnre
Johnson.
2:15 pm. Congressman Ro-
bert E. Cook win accept for
President Eisenhower the.
first gallon Of maple syrup
produced In Geauga County
by Howard Taylor of Balm
bridge; introduction of Sen.
Kennedy.