The Journal News from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 13

Board faces school tax levy questions By MIKEGRAHAM Journal-News Writer Discussion on a proposed tax levy to provide additional operating funds for city schools in 1975 will highlight the Hamilton Board of Education meeting tonight. The regular session is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p. m. in the Dayton St. administration building.

Board members will discuss the amount of millagu needed and when a lux levy should be submitted to the voters. The current 1975 budget makes provisions for a seven mill levy. Administration officials also will recommend the approval of the 1974-75 Adult Basic Education Budget. The city school district has been allocated $27,415 for the operation of the programs. Funds are appropriated from state and federal monies.

The board also will consider the approval of the i a a a i Program Fund projects for the upcoming school year. a i i allocation for DPPF is $290,572.50. Another item on the agenda will be discussion on the assignment of married employees. It lias been requested by the Board of education to determine if a policy should be adopted regarding whether or not a husband and wife should be assigned to the same school. During the last board meeting, a condition of urgent necessity was declared for the Adams Elementary School roof project.

School officials will recommend that the board accept the Valley Sheet Metal bid of $25,551 for the 1(10 and 300 wings at Adams School. With board approval, the Hamilton Driver Training School will be awarded the i a i i a for the 1974-75 school year. II was the sole bidder'at $50 per student. Representatives of N. II.

Detmer i present a formal request to the board for an across on a i Boulevard. The location will IKI (he future location of a Dclmer Real Hslatc office. is a i pur- mission to use part of the access road to Tuft High School to transport customers back to a parking lot. Teacher i a i i and app i will also be considered by the board. Journal Time doesn't count Fort Hamilton Days may be over for another year but the soft prettiness of a little girl is timeless, as proven by this photograph.

Jill Leah, 2, found a perch on her father's shoulder the best 'spot to view Saturday's Antique Car Parade. Journal-News photo by John Janco. Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio Tuesday, July30, 1971 Page Principal named for Van Buren Allen B. Joseph will be recommended for appointment to the position of principal at Van Buren Elementary School for the school year 1974-75 at tonight's Hamilton Board of Education meeting. He was a guidance counselor at Garfield High School this past school year, serving also as principal of the adult night school.

Joseph, 45, has 15 years experience in the Hamilton school system as an a a supervisor of the Head Start Program, and guidance counselor. He holds a bachelor's degree from i Eastern Kentucky in social 1 science and a master of education degree from Xavier University. The principal's position at principal Paul Johnson Van Buren became requested to be assigned to a available when former classroom. JOSEPH Local campers head for top of Old Smoky By KRCEL EATON Journal-News Writer For the third time this year a group of boys from a Hamilton Boys Club will take off for an eight-day trail trip on the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains. Steve Garrettson, a staff worker at the East Ave.

Boys Club, will take a group of eight boys and two adults on a wilderness trail that extends about 28 miles. Typical wild life observed during the hikes includes bear, deer, raccoon, skunk and other animals. Each trip involves eight boys and two adults (boys are from both the East Ave. and the Grand Blvd. boys clubs) and each trip lasts eight days.

Those participating must be in good physical condition, Boys Club officials said, and must go through extensive training before going on the trail. The training includes first-aid, survival, cooking, and other camping skills. The trip is open to any boy who is willing to go through the training, they said. Garrettson who supervises the trips, conducted a June journey and one in late July. The boys, officials said, must carry all necessities needed for their eight days.

Each day the boys hike to the next "lean-to" shelter. Couple to miss people most after 40-year restaurant career Auditions tonight for Civic Theater The Greater Hamilton XSvic Theater will repeat tryouts tonight for Gore Vidal's political drama, "The Best Man," GHCT's first commercial production of the new 1974-75 season. Tryouts will be held at the Hamilton YWCA, on N. Third St. with registrations at 7:30 p.m.

and auditions at 8 p.m. Newcomers are invited to take part. GHCT membership is not necessary for participation in any phase of the production. "The Best Man" has a large cast. Twelve men are Girl Scouts van to visit The traveling Summer Van of the Great Rivers Girl Scout Council will be at Crawford Woods, Shelters 5 and 6 on Wednesday from 13:30 p.m.

Girl Scouts and others interested in the Girl Scout program are invited to participate. Songs, dramatics, games crafts are planned. The Great Rivers Summer Van program, conducted by college students, is an annual event designed to promote Girl Scout activities. required: five men, ages 4555; one, 60-65; six, ages 2060. Six women are needed: two women, ages 40-50; one, 50-65; three, 20-40.

Five roles could be filled by men or women. The first, second and third leads are politicians. The first is an ex-secretary of state, a high-minded, honorable man, a candidate for the Presidency. The second is his opponent, an unscrupulous young man, determined tc get the Presidential no nomination, by hook or crook. The third is an ex-president, who enjoys politics for its own sake, arid is determined to have the final say in the selection of his party's candidate.

Others in the cast include the wives of the candidates, a senator, a doctor, a delegates, and other political advocates. Vidal wrote "The Best Man" before the 1960 Presidential election, and speculation exists over which real life candidate the play reveals. "The Best Man" will be presented at the Fairish Theater at Miami University Hamilton campus, on Peck Oct. 2-5. C.D.

Burnham is directing the show. By STEVE CLARKE Journal-News Writer After almost 40 years, Mrs. Edna Skalkos still remembers the day she and her husband, Gus, opened their first restaurant on High Street. "We asked Mr. Stoll, a local florist, for 1,500 carnations for the grand opening," she recalled.

"What are you going to do, decorate the walls," he answered. "No, I'm going to get customers in." And draw customers they did. Victor Stoll sold them the carnations and by three in the afternoon the restaurant had to close. "We didn't have any ice cream or anything left to sell," Mrs. Skalkos laughed.

That was in 1936, when bananna splits were a dime and sodas, hotdogs and hamburgers a nickle. The depression was also in its heyday. "Everybody said we weren't going to make it," admitted Mrs. Skalkos. "But we started out with $700 and made it." Now 82 and 72 years old respectively, Gus and Edna have decided to sell their "Goody Shop," since resituated on 222 N.

Third Street, and retire to an apartment home in Lindenwald. "It's a gold mine," said Mrs. Skalkos. "We're just too old. We're just too tired.

"Listen," she added quickly, pointing to her husband, "he gets up a 5:30 in the morning and he's here from six o'clock to six. That's long hours!" Down through the years, the couple has probably served anybody and candies got a minute? I by Bill McDulin I SOME MORNINGS, I think, are just made for i i not great unforgettable thoughts, but just li'l sorta unimportant thoughts. EXAMPLE: As I was sippin' on a real cup of coffee, this morn, I got to i i we've come a long way. Now we have instant coffee in a paper cup, with an artificial sweetener, an imitation cream stirred in with a throw-away plastic spoon. Honestly, I'm not so sure that's progress! CONSUMER: One who has been hit by everything except falling prices.

Aimless Thought: There's one thing to be said about cuffless trousers: If you drop a dime there's one less place to look for it. Another aimless thought: More and more men seem to be wearing white shoes. Me? I don't even own a pair. Mrs. Evan Fraser, 219 Smalley writes: "On behalf of Susan 'Beautiful Eyes' Fraser I want to thank you for all the time and work you put into the 'eyes' contest and all the other contests you supervised, "We have thoroughly enjoyed Fort Hamilton Days and think it has a very unifying effect on Hamilton.

"I hope next year they'll add something I can compete in, such as a 'beautiful big toe or perhaps ear lobes; maybe I'd have a chance. "Thank you again for all the work you've done for Fort Hamilton Days, Sincerely, Mary Fraser." NOTE: My dear, 'twas not work, it was fun! And, wud-ja believe it, when you and I met, I could hardly take my eyes off your left ear lobe. I was enthralled by its amazin' "Speakin' of beauty," said Little Bird, "do you know Parrietta Hunley?" "Isn't that a beautiful name," I said. "What about Parrietta?" "Her husband, Albert Hunley. 1037 Westview will be 84 on Thursday, Aug.

1. Can we get him some cards?" "We'll try," I said, and turned to shout: "Happy birthday Albert Hunley! And Many, many SUFFERIN' CATFISH! I goofed again! This time I did it, when I failed to mention that Judge Frank F. Wessel, in addition to those two sons, Bob and Dick, also has a daughter, named Mary. This winsome gal, now Mrs. Francis Bachman, didn't follow in her dad's footsteps and become a lawyer.

She chose to become a wife and mother. And, as I understand it, she and Francis have given the judge five grandkids. And, that's sumpin', don't-cha think? JUST FOUND out one of my son's friends, Ed (Bill) Philipp, son of Blanche Philipp, and the late Eddie Philipp, is in Japan. Bill's a senior at Earlham College, but is spending his senior year at the University of Waseda in Japan. (Did-ja know Earlham heads the Japanese Study Program for the Great Lakes Smaller Colleges? Well, it does).

And, Bill's sister, Judi, who has her master's in language and learning disabilities; and, who taught at Kramer Elementary in Oxford last year, will be headin' for Okinawa. Judi's gonna teach children of U. S. Air Force personnel on Okinawa who have learning disabilities. She'll be there for two years.

Soooo, you see, this younger generation sure does get around, compared to things back in my day. Seems like only yesterday, Bill Philipp, our Steve and Becky, were all members of the Rotary Swim Team and were li'l shavers. That's back when Bedazzlin' Blanche and I usta serve as timers in the meets. Time sure do fly! As many of you know, Eddie and Blanche had a third young'un, Barb. She's now married to Mike Wheeler, son of our peerless Chris Wheeler.

They grow up so So very fast! CHILDHOOD MEMORIES: Carryin' the Journal- Ncws in Lindenwald, in the mid-1930s, had one advantage. There were no hills in Lindenwald, and lots of shade trees. That was back when the followin' folk lived on Hooven Ave: Seth Cates. Thomas Letsche, Ray Cole, Richard Brotherton, Howard Lipscomh, Roy Milligan, John Krause, Myrtle Pcmberton, Richard Green, Ray Weber, Chet Hamilton, Fallen Sharkey, Oscar Zcek, Al Kramer, Joe Taphorn, Oscar Vcrdin, Walt Fisher, Nora Scholler, Tom Bagley, Thurman Corson, Glenn Bell, Anthony Bokeno, William Schreck, Creighton Moore and Albert Lcisner. Teamsters vote down wage offer With nearly 80 years of local restaurant operation between them, Gus and Edna Skalkos have decided to retire anil relax.

Journal-News photo by Dick Burns. everybody in Hamilton at least once. Now open six days a week, Mrs. Skalkos remembers when the shop was busy every day. On weekends, in fact, the restaurant would be jumping until 5 a.m.

"They'd come out of the theater, and we was workin' hcad-over-hcels," she said. "We'd do more business alter 1 a.m. than we'd do the whole day before." Before moving to Hamilton, the couple operated candy stores in East Palestine, Ohio and New York City, near Wall Street. A sweets shop was Young driver charged in policeman's death Robert S. Harden, 16,1932 Williams Williamsdalc, is scheduled to appear Friday in Butler County Juvenile Court on three charges stemming from a two car accident June 28 which killed a Hamilton police officer at the intersection of U.S.

Rte. 127 and Hamilton-Trenton Road. Patrolman Tom Mann of the Butler County sheriff's traffic safety division filed in Juvenile Court Monday charges against Harden of a a a i a homicide, driving while under the influence of alcohol and reckless operation of a motor vehicle. Patrolman Dennis P. Hcring, 31, 3695 Hamilton- Trenton Road, was killed about 9:30 p.m.

June 28 in the collision. Harden was hurl scriously'and taken to Mercy Hospital. He was recently released. Patrolman Mann said Harden was northbound on Rtc. 127 and Hcring was westbound on Hamilton- Trenton Road.

Hcring's car was struck broadside in the intersection by the Harden vehicle, according the report. even opened next to their local restaurant for many years. Not too suprisingly, the thing the Skalkoses will miss most once they settle back is people. "We have good customers," said Mrs. Skalkos.

"It's like a big family. They followed us all these years." Mr. Skalkos agreed. "You come in in the morning when the secretaries are going to work," he suggested to this reporter. "They come over there and give me the order: 'Pop, can I have a cup of "And 1 don't have to come and pick up their dirty dishes," he continued.

"They bring them back to me." There's been no magic or secret formula for their good fortune, the Skalkoses will tell you. Hard work, determination and love is the key. "Smile at everybody and treat everybody alike. That's our motto. That's how we made it." Members of Teamsters Union Local 100 voted 169-48 against an offer of $1.60 an hour increase in wages over the next three years, meeting Monday in Cincinnati.

The strike of drivers, including about 30 men in the Hamilton area, is now in its second month. Members were offered a reported 55 cents an hour for the first two years, and 50 cents the third year. The offer, reportedly, also included a $3 increase in pension benefits, and $2.50 a year for health and welfare, as well as a seventh paid holiday in the third year. The drivers went on strike receiving $6.40 an hour, plus $28.50 a week in health, welfare and pension benefits. The men reportedly want an increase of 85 cents an hour.

The local represents cement truck drivers in Cincinnati and Hamilton, and officials indicated Monday night they do not expect an early settlement. Hoyword checks his chess opponents An extra-long game extended the Fort Hamilton Days Chess Tournament into an additional afternoon. Results were due late Sunday, but local competitors took their time, and the tournament ended a day after Fort Hamilton Days was over. Lou Hayward, 948 Dana Cincinnati triumphed over the Senior Division, winning the i Senior Championship trophy without a loss. Guillermo Guinigundo, 70 Twinbrook drive, who lost only to Hayward, placed second.

Don Etson, 961 Timberman third. The Junior Championship Trophy went to Gary Anglin, 815 Alpine Drive. The 15- year-old recorded a draw and no losses. Dave Lcppert, 17, 525 Northwood Terrace, placed second. Tim Fischer, 13, 2373 Sir Martin Drive, was third.

Directed by Bud Huntington, the double elimination tournament attracted 37 players..