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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-08-11
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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-08-11
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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-08-11

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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-08-11

FOR LEASE LARGE bust =
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benches.
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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06
Posse Plans Ride
Sunday Morning

Sixteen members an d
friends Of the Geauga Trail
Riders unit of the Geauga
Sheriffs' Posse met at Edgar
Clark'S Farm on Bass Lake
Road Sunday. The group pro-
ceeded along the dirt roads
of Bass Lake. Butternut, Wy
e, Rock Haven, Fairmount
and Pekin covering a b ou t
twelve miles. Points of inter.
est along the way were visit.
ed.
Rides have been short and
easy but are being increased
as the riders and horses i'm
prove in ability and condi :
ton. This year the rides are
open to the Juniors.
Dick McGrath of Pebble
Ledge Road is host to the
ride on Sunday, Oct. 9. Peb-
BILE Ledge is a dead end see
mic road starting near t h e
bridge at F'ullertown and 60
ing northeast. The riders will
travel over dirt roads through
Russell Township and return
via the old Interurban right
of way which cuts thru the
McGrath Farms.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

Trustees Of Geauga Com
munity Hospital voted unan-
imouSly to seek funds for the
purpose Of constructing new
81 wing and reducing the
Indebtedness on the present
Sc bid structure. The board
has been advised that a SUBJ
Stantial part of the cost of
the proposed building prog =
ram will be betrayed b y
monies appropriated by the
Hill Burton Act. Geauga
county is ranked fourth a =
mong the 80 counties in Ohio
on the priority list for these
federal funds, because it has
provided only 81 percent of
the hospital beds it requires
The Commercial and Busi-
ness group headed by Thrash
er and zakany is one of eight
separate divisions which re
being organized to push to-
ward the 100000 goal. Other
divisions are hospital family,
advance gifts, area, special
gifts, industrial and corpor-
ate, clubs and organizations
and employees.
Yesterday "wednesday, Oct
s. the Chardon phase of the
effort to secure pledges from
all commercial and business
prospects was launched dur
ing a meeting conducted in
the campaign headquarters
at Main and Center Streets
in Chardon.
Serving as division vice =
chairmen are Austin D. Hay
den of Thompson and Rocco
j. Dragonette, Russell Haue-
ter and R. o. Wolcott, all of
Chardon.
Section leaders are Fred
Knisley, Burton; Richard M
Halverstadt and T. S. Lewis,
borth of Chesterland; R ay
Harper, Middlefield; Hubert
Hoffman, Montville; Ray R.
Hadfield, Newbury; and &C.
Babcock and JackMcDonald,
of Chardon.
The Chardon solicitation is
to be conducted by the fol-
lowing committee members
John R. Aumick, John A.
Baker, Bob F. Barnum, Pet
er D. Barone, L. r. BoSt =
wick, Max F. Buckley, Hal
S. Burr, Marc Burr, Charles
H. Garfield, Ira Garfield, ia
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06
Max Thrasher, George Zakany
Head Hospital Committee

Two prominent Geauga CO.
unity businessmen, Max C.
Thrasher and George r. Ia
kany, have been named t O
serve as CO chairmen Of the
Commercial and Business Di-
vision of the current $400, 900
Geauga Community Hospital
Expansion Fund Campaign :,
according to B. ]. Shanower,
of Burton, the campaigns ge-
neral chairman.
"All friends Of our hospital
will be heartened, Mr.. Shan
over said today, Ito learn of
the willingness of Mr.. Zaka-
ny and Mr.. Thrasher to dir
ect the activities of this key
division. Their leadership in
SureS the generous participa-
tion of all Geauga County
commercial and business hou-
seS in this effort to relieve our
distressing shortage of hos
pital beds"
Mr.. Zakany, q general con-
tractor for the past 33 years,
is chairman of the Industrial
Development Committee of
the Chardon Chamber Of
Commerce. "The expansion
of Geauga Community HoSpf-
tails facilities will benefit all
county residents in m any
ways" he declared. "It can
stimulate industrial develop
ment of this area, for exam
pie, and new industrial pay
rolls will be a boon to our
county"
Mr.. Thrasher is president
of the Chardon Shopping Cen
ter and has been a retail bu-
Sinessman in Geauga County
for 35 years. He also serves
on the Chardon Chamber of
Commences Industrial Deve-
lopement Committee. He said
"Geauga County cannot af =
ford to lag behind other ar
cas- in providing hospital ia
cilities for its people. If we
keep pace with the increas-
ing demand for hospitalcare,
industries seeking new build
ing sites will be attracted to
our county"
Recently the Board Of
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06
Historical Society May
Buy Gather Home

BURTON Suggestion
that the Paul Gather home
on Burton public square, ov-
er 100 years old, might be at
tanned for removal to t h e
museum grounds, was of IA
vorale interest at the last
meeting of the Geauga His
torical Society.
The house has been sold
and it was learned that the
Sun Oil Co. is eyeing it for
a posSile gas station site.
The recent presentation of
the pageant, Broad Axe in
the Wilderness" was highly
approved by the directors,
Herbert Schwindl, director,
said a small group of the pla-
yers might like to work to-
gether to give short SkitS or
scenes from the pageant for
entertainment at the festiv-
ais, and suggested a twilight
instead of an afternoon per-
formance. He said it might
be possible to do this at the
apple butter festival Oct. Is
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

T and Is.
Mrs. Moore, who has earn
ed $100 by teaching classes
in flower arrangements, ask
ed that it be used to begin
landscaping as planned a t
the Boughton house. Follow
ing her suggestion the truS-
tees ordered three sugar ma
plies planted.
These committee chair
men for the apple butter feS-
tival were named
Swiss cheese, Marice Fox,
Garland Shelter; country sto-
re, Frank Feigle, Dorothy
Fritz, Hilda Hosmer; fritters,
Mrs. Frank Gillen; lunches,
Ruth Reidel; cider, Wallace
Mum; parking. Park S t a f.
ford; rides, John Dingman T;
read, Paul Rulon; antiques,
Betty Adams, Matte Battles;
posters, Helen Stay; apples,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Patter =
son; school, Mrs. Wilma Hen
derson; candles, Robert Sch
wind.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

mes E. Colvin, H. F. Goff,
S. A. Helser, Charles H a / !,
Fred Hutter.
Ernest E. Johnson, Jr., Ul-
ric H. Leduc, DR.. H. j. Nc
Ananey, Charles Many, Dick
Mitigate, Harry Murray, Tom
Murray, Roland Osborn, E.A.
Parks, H. c. Parsons, STAN
ley Peters, Lewis Rickard
Louis Robusky, James Smith,
Robert. T. Smith.
William R. Spear Jr., Har-
old Strong, Chad Thrasher
James L. Werner, and E. F.
Wettstein.
Mr.. Zakany is now serving
as president of the Geauga
KiWanis club and the Lake
Geauga County General Con-
tractors Association, and is
also chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the Northeas-
tern Ohio Welfare Fund.
Mr.. ThraSher is a director
of the Geauga Kiwanis club;
past master of Chardon LODI
ge F. & AM; past h g h
priest of the Chardon Chap
ter Royal Arch Masons; and
he is also identified with the
following Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite, Valley Of Gle
veland; Al Koran Temple;
and the Eagle Shrine Club Of
PaineSville.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

township in Geauga, but un-
like their neighbor, B a n =
bridge, managed to spend less
than they took in. Russell's
share of the real estate tax
was $38, ,946 (more than the
entire budget of most town.
Ships). They also collected
$4,621 from the sales tax and
intangible tax funds; $4,000
from the state gasoline tax
funds; $3.50 from auto reg
istration and 81, ,518 from mis-
cellaneous fees. Total income
was $54 ,606.
Russell spent the least of
any township on cemeteries
only $102. Township general
operation cost $2,828. F ir e
protection was $4,811. Town
ship roads cost $34,670 and
miscellaneous expenses were
$8.45. Total expenses were
$50,957.
THOMPSON enjoyed an in
come of $21 1903 but spent
$22, ,622 Real estate income
was $,737; from sales and
and intangible funds, So, ,235;
from state gasoline tax funds,
5000; auto registration bro
ught in 1899. Miscellaneous
income was $1,931.
Township government cost
So, ,454; 81 1889 was spent on
cemeteries; fire protection
cost 1873; township roads
were $12,987. Miscellaneous
expenses were $,916.
TROY took in $5,659 as
their share f the real estate
tax. They got S3,235 f r o m
sales and So 900 from gasoline
taxes from the state. Another
81 ,278 came from auto reg
istration and $4,342 from mis-
cellaneouS sources.
They spent $1,948 operating
the township government;
$745 on cemeteries; $480 for
fire protection; $25,389 on
roads and 14.067 in miScel =
laneous expenses to bring he
total to $32,531.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

GIT.
CLARIDON was next to the
bottom in income among Ge-
auga townships taking in
only $19,812. $5,810 of the mo-
ney came from the township
share of real estate taxes. So,
235 was returned from sales
tax and bank intangible tax
fund. $4,000 was allotted by
the county from the gasoline
tax return but auto registra-
tion only brought in $704. Mis-
cellaneouS income was So, ,602.
Expense of running t h e
township government was
So, ,199. The township spent 81,
80 on cemeteries and $704 on
fire protection. (the same a.
mount as the auto regiStra-
tion income). Township road
cost $13, ,877. Miscellaneous eX
pense was $3,841, bringing
the total expenses to $21 1888.
HAMBDEN'S share of the
real estate tax was So, ,442.
They received $2,535 from sal
eS tax and bank intangible
tax. $4,000 was given them
from the gasoline tax fund.
Auto registration was 1925
and miscellaneous income
was 81 1922 making a total
income of $21 ,525.
Miscellaneous expenses
were listed at $10,249. Town
ship operation was $2,454. So,
016 was spent on cemeteries;
$3.50 for fire protection. Town
ship roads cost $11, 1873. Total
expenses were $27, $50.
HUNTSBURG had the low
est income of any township in
the county ($l7,135) bu ex =
penditures were still lesson
ly $15,800. Real estate tax
brought in 81, ,430. Sales and
intangible bank taxes brou-
ght in 1926. Huntsurg was
awarded only 1900 from the
gasoline tax fund. Auto reg
istration brought in $1,681.
Miscellaneous income wa S
$587.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06
Dinsmore Says ShaIuta Is Violating Law
Banning State Workers from Politics

IN answer to questions, &C.
auga's Prosecuting Attorney
James DinSmore today said
evidence indicated that Pete
]. Shaluta, Democratic can
didate for county engineer
and Richard c. Ford, Shall
luta'S campaign managers
were violating the civil SER
vice laws in taking part in a
political campaign.
Dinsmore said wilful viola
tionS of the law barring civil
service workers from politi-
cal activity carried a penal
ty of fines from $50 to $500
and jail sentences up to six
months.
DinSmore said a conference
had been arranged in which
he would talk to the two men
and other civil service work
erS who are supposed to be
taking part in the present po-
litical campaign.
Shaluta, in his campaign
literature says he "IS now
Administrative Construction
Engineer in charge of a five
and a half million dollar pro-
| ject for the state of Ohio on
the. North South freeway."
Richard C.. Ford, is head of
the state highway operations
in Geauga county. He was re-
Gently elected president of
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06
Townships Take n-Spend-Ha Million Dollars Annually

intangible bank tax, 1925 :;
gasoline tax, $1,000, auto re-
gistration, 81 ,947 and miscel-
laneous, $15,1 145.
The money went for: town.
ship operation, 1892; ceme-
teries, $406; fire protection ,
$5,050; township roads, $23, =
513 and miscellaneous, S., =
826.
NEWBURY enjoyed one of
the higher incomes in t h e
county, due largely to t h
taxes paid by the beer and
liquor joints. Their biggest
source of income is listed un-
der miscellaneous" and a.
mounted to $19,981. Real es-
tate tax was only $7,174; sales
and bank intangible tax was
So ,235; share of state gaso =
line tax was set at 5000 ..
Auto registration was 81 ,614
and brought the total to $40
005.
General township costs we
were $2,163. Cemeteries, ST.,
032; fire protection, $2,715;
township roads, $19,838 and
miscellaneous, $6,351. Total
expenses were $32,1 ,101.
PARKMAN took the small
lest amount from porperty
owners of any township. The
real estate share for the town.
ship was only 81, 1,265. Sales
and bank intangibl taxes gave
the township another So, ,235.
They received $4,000 from the
state gasoline tax fund. Auto
registration fees brought in
81 1927 and miscellaneous in
come was $12 ,346 to bring the
total income to $27,17
Township operation cost
$2,291. 1895 was spent on
cemeteries and $2,005 on fire
protection. Township roads
cost SIS, ,446 and miscellaneous
$15,446 and miscellaneous ex-
expenses were $6,411 a total
expense Of $31 ,091.
4
RUSSELL enjoyed the sec
ond largest income Of any
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

Geauga's 16 townships took
in and spent in excess Of a
half million dollars Ia st
year, according to a Su m =
mary issued this week by
State Auditor James A. Rho
. deS.
Summaries of receipts and
expenses of township govern
sment in Geauga for last year
tis as follows:
AUBURN township took in
$27 ,040 and spent $24 ,341. In
scome from property taxes
.Were $8,613. Returns I o M
Estate sales tax and the bank
Intangible tax amounted to
$3,697 income. Auburn's share
froIsl gasoline tax was set at
$1,000. Auto registration bro
ught in $2,O84. Miscellaneous
receipts were $4,644.
For general township gov
ernment Auburn spent So, 1892.
Cemetery expense was 81, :
4O8. Fire protection cost So,
357. Township roads cost
$13,8O0. Miscellaneous ex-
epnse was $3,783.
X
CAMBRIDGE, tax wise
was the richest in the coun-
ty they took in $50, % but
like lots of folks VIII, have
plenty of money = they spent
more than their income STA,
1853.
Property owners paid in
\ $39, ,972. Sales tax and bank in
tangible was $4,62l. Gasoline
TAX was So 900. Auto registra-
Ition brought in So, 2,842 and mis-
! oellaneous income was $13,-
1891.
Biggest expense was h e
township road system where
they spent $45,314. Township
government cost $4,062. Ce-
metery expense was $722 .
Fire protection cost SLIP.
miscellaneous expenses were
s22 ,652.
\ BURTON township took in
E4,O1O and spent $25 1888. Pro-
IL -ty tax is the second lowest
IN the county only So, ,202. Sa-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

les tax and bank intangible
returns from the county gave
them another 1926. They
were given $4,000 from t h e
gasoline tax income and 81,
1877 from auto registration
Miscellaneous income was
So ,434.
Township government eX-
pense was 81 ,820. They spent
$412 on cemeteries and 81 ,575
for fire protection. Township
roads cost $16, ,240 and miscel-
leaneouS expenses were $5, :
100.
CHARDON township took
in $11, ,009 from real estate :.
So ,235 was returned for sales
tax and bank intangibles. The
township received $4,000 from
the gasoline tax fund and 81,
603 from automobile regis =
tration. Miscellaneous in :
come was $2,361 bringing the
total to $26,209.
Expenses totaled $26, ,724.
Township government cos t
was the highest in the coun-
ty SIS ,203; but fire protection
expense was the lowest only
$500. The township spent So,
375 on cemeteries and SIS, =
988 on roads.
t.-+r*
CHESTER was third high
est in the county in come =
$51, 1857 but still managed to
spend almost $4,000 m ore
than their income $13 ,46O.
Real estate was the biggest
income producer 500, ,592. Ot-
her income included $4,621 re-
turn on sales tax and bank
intangible tax; $4,000 f r m
the state collected gasoline
tax; 1854 from auto regis
tration and $12,569 in miscel-
laneouS income.
Spring of the last fiscal
year wrecked the roads and
the township spent $31 ,235 in
clearing and repairing them.
Township governmental ex .
pense was $2,295. $2,602 was
spent on cemeteries and S.,
300 on fire protection. Mis-
cellaneouS expenses were $40
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

Township operation cos t
81 ,463. Cemetery expense wS
1894. Fire protection cos t
$400. Township roads to o k
$11, ,519 and miscellaneous eX-
penses were 81 1928.
!MIDDLEFIELD township
reported the largest bank re-
serve of any township in the
county. 1t was $75, ,458 at the
beginning of the year and $40,
389 at the end of the year.
Income totaled $32,788. $18,-
913 of this came from real es-
tate; $3,235 from sales and
bank intangible tax; $4,000
from gasoline tax fund; ST.
687 from auto registration
and 1882 miscellaneous re =
ceipts
The township reported the
highest expenditure of a n y
township for both fire protec-
ton and cemeteries. $5,142
was spent on cemeteries and
fire protection was listed at
SIS, 400. Township operations
cost 81 $50 a lowest of any
township in the county,. Mis-
cellaneous expenses were 81,
556. bringing the total ex =
pense for the year to $37 1858.
MONTVILLE township had
income of $21 ,203 last year,
1925 from sales and bank in
4, ,859 came from real estate; {;
tangible taxes; $4,000 from
the state gasoline tax fund
Auto registration brought in
1927 and miscellaneous rece-
ipts were $4,180.
On the other side of the
ledger the township spent 81,
$50 for general operation; 81 ,
542 for cemeteries; ST ,693 for
fire protection. Township
roads cost $3.50. Miscellan-
eous expense was 2,578, bri-
nging the total expenditures
to $25 1888.
MUNSON had an income of
$39,753 and expenses of $36,
100. Income came from. real
estate tax, $11 ,425: sales and
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06
Heads of Both Political Parties Endorse
New Geauga County Safety Center

jecting it," said Theron Dean
Geauga COP chairman.
Geauga needs a new jail
and I personally am for the
new bond ISSUE" Mr.. Dean
added. For the good of the
county I am voting for the
new Jail"
Republican central com =
mittee approved the jail bond
issue on motion of Edward
Erdman, precinct commit
eeman of Russell.
The first plank Of the coun-
ty Democrat platform reads:
1--WE support the jail bond is
sue" County Chairman John
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

Both political prties Of Ge-
aug
Both political parties Of Ge-
auga county are lending sup
port to the jail bond issue in
the next election.
The Geauga county Repu-
Blican party has approved"
the jail bond issue while the
Democratic party included
support of the 1913 900 issue
as the leading plank in it's
county platform.
, *'This is clearly a non-par-
tisan issue, and our party
workers are using their own
judgment in supporting or re-
EEs
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

Strava said the party is sup
porting all 10 points of the
platform, is particularly in :
tereSted in the first plank.
I'm the past elections I've
voted for each of the all
bond issues" Mr.. S tr a v a
said.
81 know first hand what
the conditions are at the pre-
sent jail, and I want to see it
changed
Mr.. Strava is a member
and past chairman of t h e
board of county visitors, a BIZ
partisan committee which
makes quarterly inspection
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

of county facilities at the jail,
county home and Pope Home
Members are appointed by
the probate Judge.
The board first condemned
the jail in 1886, and each sue
ceeding board has also con-
demned it.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06
Sheriff Brings Prisoner
Back tn Geauga

Sheriff Louis Robusky re-
turned this week from Char
lestoWn, Mo-, where he went
to bring back prisoner, De-
an Comstock, %, charged
with removing stolen proper
ty from the state.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

formation from the Civil
Service commission at Col .
umbus that both men were
classified as civil service en-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

the Lake Geauga chapter of
the Ohio Civil Service E m =
ployeeS Association.
DinSmore said he had in =
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

ployees of the state and con-
Sequently it is Illegal for them
to take part in political ac-
tivitieS.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06
YOUR CHILDREN

... deserve the best. They'll
have better protection with
the sheriff's headquarters
close to the center of t h e
county. Vote YES" for the
County Jail Bond Issue.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

YOUR WIFE -.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-06

MUNSON had an income of
$39, ,753 and expenses of $36,
100. Income came from. real
estate tax, $11 ,425; sales and
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Soviets Show Off Rocket
They Say Shot Down
Francis Powers w

MOSCOW, tR = The Soviet
Union today showed off a dozen
"silver needle" rockets and said
they were the type that brought
down Francis Gary Powers Am
erican w plane on May /.
The rockets were the highlight
of an eight minute parade of
military might through Red
Square in celebration of the 43rd
anniversary of the Bolshevik re-
volution.
Watching the parade from atop
the Lenin-Stalin tomb were So
Wet Premier Khrushchev and
many of the top leaders of world
Communism, including Chinese
President Liu Shao-Chi.
Defense Minister Rodion Malin-
ovsky in the chief speech of the
day said the Soviet army and
navy, $50 far as technical equip
ment and armament is concerned,
are on the most modern level of
science and technique"
The rockets the Soviets said
brought down the American spy
plane over Sverdlovsk were plump
and red-tipped, of silver colored
metal about 10 feet long. They
were carried aboard trucks.
eve do not want to attack any
body" Malinovsky declared.
"But should our peaceful soil
be violated by the imperialists
they will receive a retaliatory
blow from which they will never
recover"