The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio • Page 6

SEEK MORE OPERATING FUNDS IN KENT Monday, ban. 16, 1961 F0UR- Akron Beacon Journal Unhappy Police Huddle erra-ra By KARL MANTYLA Of Onr ForUff ountj Fore KENT Disgruntled policemen here will have their day. Safety Director Ralph Fer-rara said he will meet with them today to discuss complaints about equipment, the 48-hour work week and uniform allowance. These matters were not covered in 1P61 appropriations of City Council. "IF A hard hitting police officer came into this town he would be disgusted," Ferrara said.

'They brag about new buildings and annexation. Well how far are they going to stretch these 10 policemen?" he asked. Ferrara hopes Council will provide additional benefits from unappropriated funds. "I personally would like to see a uniform allowance and finger printing equipment." POLICEMEN have complained long and loudly that equipment is inadequate and antiquated. Sgt.

Roy Thompson, a spokesman for the officers, attended Council's closed budget meeting Jan. 11 to ask for a 40-hour week and allowance in the budget for uniforms. An allowance of $100 a year had been included in recommendations of the Finance Committee, but failed to pass when appropriations were drawn. Ferrara said he would repeat the requests to the Finance Committee. "We'll make what additional demarlds we absolutely deem vital," he explained.

THE $9,000 1961 budget in crease for the law enforcement department included money for two new cruisers and a motorcycle. Pay raises and hiring of special police also came under the $9,000. However, some policemen complained the increases didn't cure operating problems of the department. Officers said the equipment was too old to fill modern needs. They added that filing sys tems were poor in the office.

Police have charged that morale was low and records and logs improperly kept. "I CAN'T sit back and say everything's all right," Ferrara said. He cited the proportion of officers to population. "An average of one policeman to every 800 persons is absolutely a bare minimum. "Figure it out here are 12,000 citizens in Kent not counting the university.

I know eventually it's got to come out 14 or 15 policemen." "Our protection is better now than ever. But it's not enough," Ferrara added. Ferrara called the two-room main police office a "hallway" and added, "I'm tired of seeing no police station." With Profanity is issue KSU Music And Speech Center Struts At Open House Theater. Students and faculty members conducted guided tours through the building. The building was put into use this Fall, but the last of the new equipment was moved In just in time for the open house.

WKSU closed circuit television facilities. The visitors got a bonus when university students "shot" them and gave them an opportunity to see themselves on television. Another feature of the two-hour open house was an example of a stage set in the E. Turner Stump TEACHING facilities were toured by area residents Sunday at an open house for Kent State University's new $3.6 million Music and Speech Center on W. Main st.

-The iour included (left) a view of the building's pipe organ and an organ concert, and (right) tours of the School Plays Again Cause Summit Fuss By MARVIN KATZ I Of Our Summit County Bureau GREEN TWP. "Hells" and "damns" in three one-act plays presented by Green High School students Thursday night were gone when the plays were given again Saturday night. School Supt. James Tays said he ordered the plays expurgated after "some parents who were concerned called me and called some of the school board members." iiBBatHW'V rpw ''w "i i III' 'Kl UWE1 1 "It wasn't worth all the battles we went through before," he added. "We understood at the beginning of the year we wouldn't have any more of this stuff.

I don't know how it slipped in." HIGH SCHOOL drama director and English department chairman Robert Lepley said Tays told him to either "take it out or it was my job. It's the last drama work I'll do here." Lepley said he will give the Board of Education his resig- nation as drama director when the Board meets Feb. 13. He said a minority of the parents objected to the profanity, but claimed many support his contention that plays should be presented as they are written as long as they are not obscene. "I saw the plays Saturday evening and there was nothing wrong with them," said Board President William C.

McCor-mick. "I don't think the swearing cleanup detracted anything from them." THE PLAYS involved were "Sorry, -Wrong Number," "Hope Is A Thing With Feathers" and "Hello, Out There." Lepley noted last week's action was a switch from the solid support Tays and the school board gave him last June, when three local ministers criticized the Senior Class play, Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie." OK Saturday Recreation Kindorgnrloii At Stako coodV AFTERNOON Rootstown Votes On School Bond Aurora Schools Approve Higher '61 Appropriations AURORA Appropriations By LACY McCRARY Or Oar PorUgs County Bureau of the Aurora Board of Education for 1961 total $617,318. ROOTSTOWN School district voters here will go There are increases over The general fund, adds up to $451,970, with 70 per cent earmarked for the salaries of teachers, administrators and clerical employes. Stover said the national average was "approximately 80 per cent." IN OTHER action a Satur-recreation program was approved by the Board. Under the supervision of high school coaches, activities for boys In grades 7-12 will be held from 9:30 a.

m. to noon. Adults are last year, Executive Head D. W. Stover said, in all funds to the polls Tuesday for the third time in four years to cast ballots on a school bond issue.

At stake is a $245,000 issue to prbvide a 14-room addition to Bradshaw School and in so doing enable the district to operate its first kindergarten. except the bond retirement fund. Farmer's Tax Guide That time of the year for filing income tax re- turns Is rolling around again and area farmers can be in the know by contacting the Summit County Agriculture Extension Service in the For at Vusi If approved by a simple ma-; invited from 1 to 3 p. m. Students will pay 75 cents for seven Saturdays, adults $3.

The nroaram he pin a I Jority, the issue will be the dition ready for occupancy by this Fall. Davis said Rootstown's tax sixth In effect. The five bond issues cur 28. rate of 24.70 mills for schools rently in effect are $45,000 voted in 1939, $125,000 from ranked ninth among 10 Por 1951, $50,000 from 1955, $190 tage County school districts. Kent Council Weighs Aid-To-Erie hill KENT City Council tonight is expected to pass the appropriation ordinance for 1961 calling for a total of $269,677 In the general operating fund.

000 from 1956 and $85,000 Only Southeast is lower. AN INSTRUCTOR, unnam-, ed by Stover, was granted -approval to use the gymna- sium on Sundays for tennis instruction. Stover said final from 1959. Cuyahoga Falls Post office. The office has a number of "Farmer's Income Streetsboro, with its 41.80 Total bonded indebtedness for schools, tops the list.

Planners for the district stands at DISTRICT voters have not turned down a school bond is By KARL MANTYLA and LACY McCRARY FREE INSTRUCTION Just as good as free college courses are the series of lectures being presented at Kent State University. Open to the public, students and faculty, "Great Contemporary Issues" is the title of the series. The lectures are held in Room 114 of Van Deusen Hall from 3 p. m. to 4:30 p.

m. and offer research and new information by faculty on a general theme of the "uncertainty" principle of Werner Heisenberg in the physical and social sciences. Courses coming up are: Jan. 17 Dr. Glen T.

Nygreen, associate professor of sociology and Dean of Students will speak on "Probability in Human Affairs." Jan. 19 Dr. Byron R. Dressier, associate professor of mathematics, talks on "The Language of Mathematics: Sense, Nonsense and Quackery." Jan. 24 "Beyond the Solar System" is the topic of Dr.

Robert F. Sitler, assistant professor of geology and Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Jan. 28 Professor of political science Dr. James K.

Olsen reviews "The Politics of Democracy." Jan. 31 Dr. Martin R. Baron, professor of psychology, investigates "Current Problems and Solutions in In the same meeting, Coun Tax Guide" booklets, pre- pared by the Department of Agriculture, ready for distribution. They may be picked up Monday through Friday from 8 i a.

m. until 4:30 p. m. 1 i ell may be called on to con arrangements were pending. Mrs.

Evelyn Steucr was hired to assist in the school cafeteria and Terry Grandee employed as a part-time custodian following the resignation for Richard Kaliszewski for personal reasons. Kent State University persons who wanted to distribute the petitions. There are spaces for 25 names on each. Receive 'Reminder9 on REMINDERVILLE Yoo hoo, Mr. Suso.

Reminderville Village wishes to remind you that it does have legislation on building and zoning, no matter what you think. sue in 30 years. i The proposed bond issuej would run for 20 years. It is i estimated it would increase property taxes 2.7 mills ($2.70 per $1,000 valuation). Polling places will open at 6:30 a.

m. and close at 6:30 p. m. Board President Ward Davis cited a "generally crowded situation" as the cause of the needed funds. He reported the system had a pupil increase of 10 per cent this year.

ABOUT 1,000 students now attend Rootstown Schools. The 14-room addition actually would mean a net gain of seven classrooms, Davis said. Two would serve as kindergarten rooms and five would release space now used as classrooms but built as all-purpose areas. Davis said the strain on the Council in Summit County's tiniest villaee has directed its clerk-treasurer Lillian Toomey i hvf I I I ft- SOUTHEAST SCHOOL NOTES Adult Athletic Boosters' Club of the Southeast School District meets in the high school Thursday at 8 p. A cast for the senior play, "Flight into Danger," has been chosen and rehearsals will begin this week.

Selected for the cast are Danny Valley, Lynn Hoskins, Keith Moser, Sue Swasey, Bob Lang, Linda Hayes, Carol Mackey, Dennis Hill, Ford Howell, Barbara Davis, Lilly Honeck, Shirley Griffith, Linda Diehl, AI Pereira, Patty Kathy Barron, Dave Francis, Mike Ballas and Bob Bice. Date of the presentation is Feb. 24. sider an ordinance approving use of federal funds to pay for automatic crossing gates on W. Main st.

Failure to give the ordinance the nod would mean the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad would have to pay the entire $41,000 the gates are estimated to cost. Otherwise, Erie could get 90 per cent of it paid by the Federal Government, saving itself $36,900. Mayor Redmond Greer opposes the Idea of taxpayers' money being spent on the gates if Federal aid is granted. Greer is continuing the battle "on the instructions I received last year from council." MANY of the legislators are reported to be disgruntled with the battle after repeated lickings by the Erie before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Currently, Greer has enlisted the aid of JayCees who determined to back him "100 per cent" last week.

Greer said today the JayCees were carrying petitions in a show of strong opposition to the gates. The mayor said, "We've run out of the first batch of petitions. From 100 petitions I think there are four or five left. And I have a request for over 50 more." Greer said he had received calls from Twin Lakes and to notify Akron City Planning Commission of errors ii a recently published booklet. They want it known Reminderville does have provisions for zoning and building restrictions.

COUNCILMEN and Mayor Ray Williams are notifying Julian Suso, commission director, that the third ordinance passed in 1955 after thp villare system's space was not yet serious but would become so If plans were not made now was formed dealt with zoning. The regional building code as prepared for Cuyahoga County also was adopted. Mrs. Toomey wrote Suso a further explanation of other legislation passed in connection With DOS.sible develnnmpnt of the village. DAD'S NIGHT Aurora Elementary School PTA meets tonight in the school cafeteria to honor those all-important persons, fathers.

An award will be given the class with the most dads present in a program that begins at 8:30 p. m. VESTRYMEN Christ Church of Kent Sunday elected three vestrymen to serve terms of three years, John S. Miller, Jon Lllley and George H. White.

The three men replaced Walter C. McSherry, Dr. Edward A. Meacham and Raymond K. Moran.

Elected as parish officers were John D. Nicholson Senior Warden; James P. Lilley who served the last term, Junior Warden; Donald C. Webster, secretary, and Robert P. Johnston, treasurer.

KENT ROTARY "Plastics" is the topic of William Larson of Phillips Chemical Co. who will speak at the Rotary luncheon Tuesday. Introduction will come from D. B. Schafer's Phillips Petroleum of which Larson's firm is a subsidiary.

Carl Pierson is to offer the response. AURORA KIWANIS-Richard Kcrtscher, new Lt. Gov. of the 20th Division, makes an official visitation to the Aurora Club with a speech for tonight's meeting at 6:30. for expansion.

THE BOARD, with voter approval, hopes to have the ad- WANT ADS HELP BABIES Many a family has baby furniture stored away in the attic. And many a family needs baby furniture today. Baby himself (or herself) doesn't always care if everything he uses is brand new or not. Beacon Journal want ads bring lots of people together who have both sides of this baby furniture problem. Mrs.

Ralph Speas of Stow had 15 calls on this ad. THE Reminderville officials were unhappy to read in the Akron planners' survey of zoning ordinances in Summit cities and villages that Reminderville had neither. The original zoning ordinance passed in April of 1955 provided one residential class for this entire village, once part of Twinsburg Twp. In 1959 an amendment created two zones, Class A with 100 by 150-foot lots in already inhabited areas of Remlndpr. Mcrt Tonight HUDSON Rohert in which the operator is locked, and a teletype machine, for both sending and receiving messages, and a new high in se-cclvlng messages.

The Sheriff's Department was the last to move into the new Courthouse, with the changeover completed over the weekend. associate professor of library science at Wayne State University in Detroit, will speak at the annual meeting of the Hudson Library and Historical Society at 8 tonight In Guild 11 i a. PORTAGE COUNTY'S sheriffs office and jail is brand spanking new and deputies are spending their hours these days getting acquainted with the new facilities. Here, Deputy Steve Georges hangs his coat in the new locker room, a facility not available in the old Jail. The facilities also Include a new radio room ville and Class with 125 by nan oi nnsi cnurcn jtw loot lots In the undevelop GOP Starts Campaign BABY BED, MICH CHAIIl KtRSKRY CHAIK OV-8373M ea section.

MORE than half of the village has not been allotted, but is likely to ouen ud with the nDTSsiNciujcvI BUfilEDMY BLANKET I CAN'T EVEN EAT. EVBWim TASTES SOUR. I Don't seem to re able to CATCH BREATH FEEL LIKE IM molds said possible candidates for city office and potential I issues would be discussed. "We've had a committee of the Republican Club working 1VE FELT construction of a new road AOF If connecting Reminderville directly with Summit Count v. TALLMADGE A campaign to bounce the Democrats from City Hall will be launched Wednesday by the Republican Club of Tallmadge.

The group has scheduled an 8 p. m. Caucus of the city's registered Republicans in Central School cafeteria. CLUB President John Rey- The County Highway Depart Perhaps YOU have some unwanted items that our Want Ad readers really NEED. Turn those items into cash! JUST CALL BL31111 An ad writer will help you.

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