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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1957
Page
14
Florence Township voters narrowly approved a zoning regulation measure with 168 in favor and 158 against among 327 ballots. precinct totals favored Birmingham 93 to 89 and Florence 73 to 69. Trustees plan tonight to appoint a zoning inspector and a board of zoning appeals.
Elyria High aims to flatten Cathedral Latin High in Berea regional tournament as 200 tickets sold fast and up to 1,000 fans expected. A bear cub joins the pep parade while local parks official notes the cub’s appearance boosts city spirit. Car caravans form despite official motorcade cancellation.
A minor freight-car derailment at Amherst delayed New York Central trains Monday night. A wheel on an empty hopper broke as the westbound train neared Amherst Tower, causing a 40 car-length halt and shifting operations to the No. 2 line until about 1 am. A second minor yard-engine derailment at Harshaw Chemical Co. spur occurred this morning with crews reraising the engine.
A joint meeting of the CIO United Auto Workers Citizenship and Educational councils is scheduled for tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the UAW Hall to discuss legislative proposals.
In Sandusky the prosecution star witness who testified yesterday in the trial of two brothers accused in a supermarket worker shooting will testify for the defense and is paying the attorney fees for one defendant, it was revealed today.
Ohio Aviation Board Director C A Brown recommended the Elyria Chamber form an aviation committee to study a local air facility for business use. Norris Ryder said Brown agreed a need exists and a committee would meet with Brown and a Civil Aeronautics Authority representative to assess size surface location and needs. The committee would likely be appointed after the April 1 chamber officer election.
The Regional Planning Commission weighs including Rit. 234 as part of the interstate system. At the same time Floyd Cato and accomplices face charges after a violent incident involving police chief Victor Adcock. A tape recording linked to the robbery case was played in court as witnesses testified. Floyd Cato pleads not guilty to all charges.
Lieutenant Commander 5. C. Orr of Lorain appointed project officer for a joint Elyria Lorain Armed Forces Day observance set for May 19. A luncheon planning session at the Antlers Hotel tomorrow noon will launch open house events at military stations armories and reserve centers for citizens to view national defense facilities.
Federal Reserve data shows Elyria three banks cashed checks totaling 34.966 million dollars in February, a 7.3 percent drop from January. The three month total to February was 115.307 million, down 4.3 percent from a year earlier, while Lorain area banks rose seven percent to 32.675 million in February.
L. D. Mahl was named president of the Lorain County Transportation Club for the coming year at the annual dinner meeting at Spring Valley Country Club. He succeeds H. W. Lapp of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and serves as transportation manager at General Industries Elyria.
The Couch Uthe Co. automatic fire alarm system again sounded this morning at 9 30 a.m. prompting city firemen to respond to the Olive Street plant. It is the third false trip in recent days with workers spending Monday and Tuesday inspecting the system. Officials suspect the wiring at police headquarters caused the plant signal to trip.
At Elyria Station 1697 and Franklin School, Dr. Roy E. Hayes said 1,497 people received polio inoculations yesterday as the second of five Elyria stations aiding those who cannot pay. The tally includes 1,552 aged 119 and 145 aged 20 and over.
The Lorain County Employees Association asked County Engineer Don E. Patterson to meet with their board after protesting no wage increase for hourly engineering department workers in 1957. They noted other county workers received a five percent raise and the engineering staff had a late year increase. Patterson was unavailable for comment.
A polio inoculation station at North Ridgeville High School will operate tomorrow from 3 AM to 12 noon. It serves Ridgeville and Columbia Townships with Columbia Fields and Ridgeville as the nearby school areas.
At Elyria High School a pep rally boosted school spirit for tonight’s regional game. Coach Dale Reichenbach wore a coonskin cap as he urged the team to give their best, while students cheered loudly and a special poem by Jim Rakestraw closed the event with chants of sending Latin to Siberia.
The Rev Henry K Shaw resigns after more than 14 years at Washington Avenue Church of Christ to become librarian at Butler University's School of Religion in Indianapolis on Aug 1 He announced July 15 resignation to the church board and will head a staff cataloging preparing reference works and aiding graduate students The School of Religion is a large Disciples of Christ seminary within Butler University conferring B D M R E and Th M degrees
County commissioners vote two to one to create a sewer and water district in Brownhelm Township to support a new Ford plant project. Opposed by Oscar G Dunn who urged engineer consultation. supporters cite eventual need and funding steps. Officials plan to seek federal aid via Regional Planning Commission and have Shaffer Parrett and Associates prepare disposal plant plans and road widening.
The Midview Board of Education adjourned near 1:30 am after discussing a teacher salary schedule and ongoing financing problems. They approved purchases of a 224 inch Kent scrubber and a Midland pacific machine for custodians, accepted resignations, hired new custodians, and set noon March 20 to review bond bids worth 493000 for a new elementary school. A levy plan for a four mill tax over five years will go to a May 7 special election across nine precincts in Carlisle Eaton and Grafton townships.
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