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Women VotersLeague, Commission At Odds Over Power For ManagerA large size bone of contention over proposed revisions, 1 _ _____ : U.to the city charter was evident last night in a meeting be- I^/1 •/ (’out tween representatives of the League of Women’s Voters and ■* t it ill I lijtheplantthe citv officials. r» , /^*Controversy developed over one major point in the l)()()Sl IrlVCIl matter. _The League wants a city manager form of government I /»r|//x*f//with full administrative power* V* ted in the manager . . . ,nwithe Commissioners present believe the administrative power Production workers atshould remain with the representatives elected by the Middletown P. Lor ilia rd .. received a wage increase of fivepeopie. cents per hour when a new eon-At the close of the meeting the Commission agreed to jracj was negotiated betweencall a meeting with the charter revision committee, repre- the company and the Pioneersentative of some 40 local organizations, to discuss the matter Tobacco Workers Union, Localfurther. No s» CIO, at a meeting lastThe meeting at one point lncreage i# retroactive tor| , J : w„ * vcr ’ May 4 and the new contract willI tribute to Fred J. Schatzmann be m #ffcct un{il M j 1950City Attorney st a t.me when Minor adju,tments were alsoScha zmann left the room. made In salaries which call forBoth Commissioners and League half-cent figuresrepresentative? lauded his ability Todd Woo, and E j Y»hle ofn administration of city affairs, Lonilard’s New York office andIjWrtie-iiariy financial savings to A1*x cheek local manager, rep-rJ'v .. resented the company at theLeague representatives said - “ -they felt Srhatrmann would make a wonderful full time city manager. The Commission has at varloua times offered him the Job.When Shatrmann returned to the room the subjectagain was broached, but the veteran cltr attorney, again said he Is * not Interested.** and intends to remain In the legal field.!. set have 'hiefto--eiv-ifetydCAiltonandcon.mrt.themeeting. Garth K Ferguson, commissioner of conciliations of the Department of Labor represented the government.Representing the union were: Warren Horie, of the union's international and members of; the local committee which included Arlie Adkins, Charles J. Byrd, Arthur Augspurger, Lee Carter, Granville Rose. John H. Section, Charles Powers and Oscar Riley.Commissioners said they arcwilling to give Schatzmann all d in the authority he will take, igh- Marvin D. Clark, chairman, om- raid Schatzm.inn now ia handling 'lace practically all the duties of a city manager in addition to his citv un“ attorney post He pointed outLIONS CONVENTION DELEGATES NAMEDfSix members of the Middle-Fhat in ,nnVfind In a tht. he town Lion* C,ub werP appointed'lhat in one finding this year he dHrgalM to the Tnt*rHnn»l . ... aviegniea ro me imernanonai _bike m,-.t convention in New York in July £mffh “Li J.l a at the noon meeting of the group Bugh Commissioner Robert A. Gibbs VMt.rrfflVat- “T ran't tea invtKini • -L. 'at- der’ared I can’t ides wrong with the '^ed ment now.see anything city govem-kes, Meanwhile the League repre- ry Hommow, Luff Laundy and a#na sentatives. led in the discussion. pauj Long. ari „ 17 ^rs' f Scbaid and Mrs. E Bcn West, district governorring K. Smith, declared the electo- from Bethel, spoke briefly to teThose who win attend the con- ®c vention wdll be Ray Rlechter, Ernest Graff, Joseph Blose, H engirt rate should have a right to de-and ude nn question.A| one poirU Clark said. ar- ♦’The city haa a city manager type of government now.Oh no we haven** renlled Mrs. Sebald. That's like putting a Cadillac sign on a Ford.Both groups agreed that the Importance of any charter is minimized by the prime Importance of competent personnel In office.the,ier,; !ar-di-the group and inducted two new members, Tilmon Ellison, attor- ucney, and Clifford Mockbee, man- ur ager of Murphy’s. boPlans were made for indue- foi tion of the new officer* July 7 haredDe- •iL ’R To To Bo First Joltsonnel In office. /j/ ry ryThe League contended that f// Inil* the system is at presen* /| while 1perating efficiently with SchaU-nan at ihe helm, there is no as- Action to correct bad paving Ins .uranee that he will be here fc:- on east Central Ave. will be the bjr!eveT.r . , . first duty of the new Street Sup-We want a sound structure In erintenH-nt William Showhan. I * che cha’cr for future years, not when he takes over July 1. Fred !ust in Me Immediate present, j. Schatzmann, city attorney..hey poLlted out . said today. taStne^^emmSniJ ° on Schatzmann conferred with ne] ommUsioner, on Shawhan fnr two hours this rer whether or not he would mornlnglt; and 5aid ,evpral cor. en,move to place the issue on the ballot, drew sn affirmative answer.*T am for giving the people a chance to choose, naturally, he said. However. I feel that I personally would be reluctant to change what appears to be % sound working government.Dr. Ross A. Hill. Commissioner, lied the garbage situation as example of h nv ihe commission solved one pn blem.We have o”« of the finest dii - .. 0 ,posal grounds in the State. he 1 O Meet oaturday said, |In the early stages f the tworective measures to put Central Ave back in shape are be-Ing considered, fResidents In that area com- r plained shortly after a repair f job on the city’s main thorough- a fare was completed recent 1 y h that dust from loose gravel be- d gan to flood the homes. sSchatzmann said he was go- can a nr acc mo the j’’hi eriiThe new associate pastor of c»tj the Crawford St, Church of God bellLocal Youth Group(ieltll d.jcu.wd , piopn.ed char- ,etvlc, Salurdny. Om'r Btevm,. c.p er revision pr os-l as drawn b» Tr. vn..«K p-i. in IChvtzmenr. ,v th.r offhl J«*., president of the Youth FebSchitzmgnn at the request of the , ’ r, nnnrttlnr.pri tnrfavCommission.Sehattmann espUined substitute of a paugrjph whirh would eliminate he longtime controreisy over the pre-meeting cactus sessions. which st the present time sre not attended by Commissioner Tianois f armed r or mem be ts of thepre»r.’To me this dis usslon is asinine, he said. “Every legislative body t,as executive sessions or soes Into some sort of caucus.’“On one vcasion the pxess at-i inlowship, announced today.The Rev. C. Duane White, na- - J3 tive of Charleston, West Va., wtll cou speak at the church at 7:45 p. Haj m. Appearing with him will be ed the McGuire Trio. juj,All young people sre Invited, i Blevins stated.FIRE RUNSFire Company No. 3 responded to an alarm at 1613 Haiti-| more St., residence of William1 Bankson, at 10 a. m. Thursday . where a trash fire in the back vn ied and touAd'uH noting V v'ird w®* «pr«ading over the3ull they left, he said lawn- Firemen aaid no damageReprrters rould not recall resulted-leaving, but a-treen the one ses^sion they were invited to attend fitted Schatzmann’s description.The proposed chsiier revision would state “all legis.aUve and admu ztrat.v# sessions of theTALL CORN!LEBANON — Jack and theBeanstalk may have nothing on the men who till the soil at the Lebanon Prison Farm, whereComm vnn are ojien to the pub- 300 acres of com stalks are re-ni*- d ,f the p'cient read- portedly five and one - half feet ing v/hirh sta es, all meetings tall. Ordinarily the com Is are lt;.penetc. about knee - high by July 4, ac-Pay of Commissioner* was cording to William Webb, farm jfiven a once , ver l:gh,iy Mortly superintendent, who said the crop before the major discussion on is most unusual,the city manager M«m took plsce | _Mrs. Smith secretary of the |League gave Commissioners unable to a*teua the meeting rome literature and the League Jue to a pre.dous committment, offered to arrange a meeting League members who attended where Commissioners could talk , . # . ... .with a veteran c.ty manager, pos- and toolt * Uv#1^ ,n the d,iibly from C.ncinnati, but Com- ^tusiions were Mrs. J. H Stalker,missioners declined the offer and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Sebald, M scomn.emed they would do some william Verity, Mrs. H. D. Nebl,Mr* W' H S,,’'ller' ,nd MrlRichard Mark^bury,
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Middletown Journal News
Middletown, Ohio, US
Fri, Jun 24, 1949
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