The Journal News from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 13

Wednesday, November 27.1974 Page Union Trustees add employees to road dept. Fruit market, bluegrass festival win Fairfield planners' approval By ALICE BATTAGLIA Journal-News Correspondent Union Township Trustees will use federal funds to add two new employees to the township road dept. Effective Monday, Nov. 25, Clinton Burch and Lawrence Massey were employed at the township's standard rate of $3.25 an hour, with full benefits, payable through the Federal Comprehensive Employee and Training Act. An emergency program, the act will stimulate jobs in counties with an unemployment rate of fi per cent or higher.

Burch was hired until Nov. 10,1975 while Massey's employment expires Aug. 30, 1975, said Trustee Ray Rosenberger. Trustees also, at the request of Road Foreman Bob McGuire, voted to advance part-time employee Dexter Gregory to full time status, effective Nov. 25, at a salary rate of $3.25 hourly.

McGuire, who also serves as township cemetery superintendent, advised the board of a need for designating assistants to oversee the work force in his absence. The board approved McGuire's appointment of Jeff Tunning as crew leader of cemetery affairs and Ronnie Needham as crew leader of general maintenance. FAIRFIELD A fruit for a maximum of two market and a bluegrass years. music festival received Bonnminio plans to conditional use grants from rebuild his market as it the Fairfield City Planning stands at 4507 Dixie Hwy. at i i i his new location 5440 Dixie Tuesday night in the city Hwy.

building. According to his permit James (Jungle Jim) application, Bonaminio Bonaminio received per- plans to build a permanent mission to continue using a structure at his new temporary structure for property. Jungle Jim's fruit market Debbie Inc. was granted a Proposed cooperation with the county road department on snow removal during coming winter months will be the subject of a meeting with officials Friday, McGuire said. McGuire anticipates an arrangement where the county department would salt western township roads with the township salting county roads on the eastern side.

In police department matters, the trustees voted to begin testing applicants for the vacated post of police chief. The first of a series of scheduled examinations will be an aptitude test Saturday, Dec. 7, at Hopewell Junior School, Cox Road. The test will cost the township $100, said Larry Gundler, trustee president. The battery of tests for the police chief selection also include a polygraph test conducted through the Hamilton police dept.

and a i a section conducted by a Miami University psychologist. Yearly payroll checks for the township volunteer fire dept. have been issued. Helping students help coordinator of develop- township Clerk Marcellus tnems elves and helping mental education. She is Osner reported.

The squads somc stu dents help others working in a three-quarter provided one years fire and are objectives of a new time capacity to help life protection for a total of per son in the Office of $23,652.50, he noted. Student Affairs at Miami The fire department and i i a i life squad members are paid Campus once yearly for a payroll Mrs 'Gloria Bradford year ending Nov. 1. is is technically called conditional use permit to present a bluegrass country music festival one night only Dec. 7,1974, at 2940 Symmes Road.

William Minnielli told the planning commission "no rock concerts are contemplated or will be permitted. This is a temporary use." Commission members present were: Mrs. Esther Benzing, Uewey Hacker. Hans Kuehlthau, Safety Service Director Dale Price and Mayor William Harbin. Also attending were: City Engineer Terry Dalrymple, Planning Director John Stenger, Superintendent of Building Inspection and Zoning i i a Warner, Gerald Froelke, assistant city solicitor, and Clerk Edna Antes.

Drug arrest at Lakota Union Township police reported they arrested an 18-year-old Mason youth about 3:30 p. m. Tuesday in the Lakota High School parking lot and confiscated an estimated $400 worth of marijuana from the suspect. A Ward, 3805 Western Row Road, was charged with possession for sale of a hallucinogen by Patrolman Tom Hall. Police said Ward was not a student at the Tylersville Road school.

Ward was taken to the Butler County jail, pending appearance in County Area Two Court. Things Cheating up 1 ot Fairfield office (EDITOR'SNOTE: The Fairfield Fire Department was called to the Journal- News office building, 5100 Pleasant Wednesday morning.) By TOM GRANT Fairficld Editor FAIRFIELD When Shirley arrived at the office she said she smelled smoke (Mrs. Shirley Frederick secretary for the Fairfield Journal-News). At 9:27 a. m.

we called the Fairfield Police to check it out. Patrolman Will McQueen arrived and we attempted to get into the office of Federal Contractors, owned by Rick Banker, located at the rear of the building. When we entered, the room was filled will) smoke. Patrolman Wally Stanfield arrived to assist. The Fairfield Fire Department was called at 9:35 a.

m. Storming from the fire house directly across the street, the firemen arrived two minutes later. After checking the furnace and electrical system quickly, the firemen located the fire in a wastebasket under one table. Fire Chief William Schorr said he was glad the police had called the fire department as it was better to be on the safe side. The chief pointed out how important it is to call the fire department promptly at 863-6600 in case of trouble.

Shirley was right she did smell smoke. New local campus coordinator helps students hurdle problems Walkout follows discord at Oxford planning meet ByPETECHAPPAUS Oxford Editor OXFORD The Oxford Planning Commission's most articulate member said nothing the last hour of a three-hour zoning session Tuesday night. The reason: She walked out. Mrs. Caroline H.

Hollis, city council liaison member, asked to be excused after a verbal exchange with Dr. Cyrus Young, newest member of the planning body, which is advisory to Ihe city's legislators. Dr. Young and Mrs. Hollis were the chief reasons for the meeting, recessed from an earlier session to permit them to make their differing recommendations.

Mrs. Hollis' two-page "alternative to R-4" report was my land! Peter Steve Chappars OXFORD Covering Oxford court news should be done with a camera. That's not allowed, but it should be. Pictureless words just can't do the scene justice. There's up-high Judge Clem Imfeld Jr.

of Butler County Area One Court, black robes, gray-black hair, gleaming glasses. On left stage, a bit lower, is dapper Jim Schnell, prosecutor; on right, in the witness chair, a uniformed officer. On the lower level, like the audience, is a front table at which defendants sit, unless they take the witness stand. Every case Monday was big in drama and relatively small in effect, except for one young man led away to serve one day in jail. He made it plain by the look of disgust that it was a big day in his life.

From Cleveland Heights, the Miami student admitted stealing a couple of items of food from a supermarket. "It was a dumb thing to do We chip in for food, several of us, and we don't have any money left." A young woman, also a student, asked for and got a continuance (the second), yet heard her accusers testify for the record. She's charged with writing seven bad checks, one (for a camera) big enough to make the charge a felony. Two miniskirted young women took turns fighting identical counts of letting their dogs run at large. One animal was a Golden Retriever, the other a Husky, both registered and valuable, they told the judge.

They said the dog warden failed to notify them of his catch, although their names and phone numbers were on the dogs' collar tags. The judge dismissed the charges, although they were not contested, evidently believing no one would let such valuable animals run at large. A young man fared worse. His dog, seated on the front porch of their apartment house, also was taken into custody by the City dog warden for the third time. Sitting there is not at large, the man argued.

Schnell said the animal must be on leash and the leash held by a human. The judge agreed. Twenty-five dollars, 15 suspended on condition of good behavior of the dog's master for six months. Carry-out chicken dinners got a student in the grease. He paid with a $4.24 bouncer.

He said when his father sent him the money and he tried to make restitution he found the clerk couldn't take a third- party check. Then he was told he needed $7.24, which he didn't have, and later that he would have to have $8.24 for added cost charges. The judge said enough is enough. The plaintiff ij agreed to take $4.24. And the case of the missing defendant was dismissed, but not because the man wasn't there.

His son was. The charge was "failure to display" which meant in this case only one license tag on a car. He said police told him when he reported a tag stolen to wait hours "they usually turn up" but what turned up was a citation. rejected by a 3-1 vote a half hour before she staged her exit. Among their differences were the proposed reporting of zoning violations by city employees and licensing fees, suggested by Young and Richard Fink, commission secretary who is Oxford's zoning administrator, "That is despicable like the Gestapo," Mrs.

Hollis said. Another Young idea for lot-size minimums she said "lends to de facto segregation." Young, a Miami University faculty member, is the apparent chief architect of the new ordinance, in process of completion for two years. A Columbus firm was hired and last July fired before beginning "Phase 2" of its comprehensive urban land use plan. The meeting, a students understand subjects they are having trouble with, and to counsel them on academic problems. Now a resident of Fairfield, Mrs.

Ellis is married to Alex Ellis, former Hamilton High athlete and professional basketball player for the Lakers, when that NBA team was located in Minneapolis, Minn. He is currently working for Ford in Cincinnati. Mrs. Ellis doesn't have answers to all the student questions, but she generally knows where to find them, or whom to point the student to for help in a given discipline, or can help the student herself. She assists with reading problems, to increase a student's ability to read and comprehend more efficiently.

She can help improve the student's study habits and skills so that material can better be understood, and she has a number of volunteer student tutors under her wing who assist other students with particular problems in disciplines in which the tutors excel. Developmental education is a relatively new concept at the college level. Last year, Miami instituted the program throughout the university, both at Hamilton and Middletown, as well as weaknesses of students, and similar student assistance plans. As a new face in the Student Affairs Office at the Hamilton Campus, Mrs. Ellis began her duties earlier this fall and is now well-oriented to the campus and the community.

Born and raised in New Orleans, she attended high school and college in New Orleans, earning the bachelor of arts degree in 1970 at Southern University. She majored in psychology and minored in sociology. Following undergraduate training and work during 1970 at the Veteran's Administration in New Orleans where she was a psychology aide, she earned the master of arts degree in 1971 at Michigan State University, where she majored in guidance and counseling, with special training in community college counseling. Mrs. Ellis was a counselor at Jackson Community College, Jackson.

and was minority counselor at Michigan State University. She also was involved as research tester for the Stan Ford Institute to determine the effects of "workshop" discussion of at the Oxford Campus, paragraphs of a proposed The program is geared to left improve study skills by new zoning ordinance, most of the small audience in the dark as to what was accomplished. Motions were made and passed but not explained, and reporters and a representative of the Oxford League of Women Voters had no up-to-date tentative ordinances. Secretary Richard Fink, asked at conclusion of the meeting to give this reporter a list of the motions, said "I'm not sure I've got them." He said "Come to my office tomorrow." Mrs. Irene Lindsay, chairman, under old business asked that an April recommendation to council be reaffirmed, and that the 1975 budget include money for "green belt park purposes." That motion apparently passed.

There was no mention of specific areas to be sought or mention of need for spnding money except to take advantage of matching funds. Present for the entire session were Mrs. Lindsey; Tim Rogers, vice chairman and Robert Armbruster, member, in addition to Fink and John K. Armbruster, city manager, in the audience. Absent members were Michael Kilday, council liaison member, and Calvin Conrad.

Also leaving before the session ended were Robert N. Piper, city law director; Mayor Gilbert Williams, in the audience; Robert White, editor of the Oxford Press weekly newspaper; a Miami University student reporter; Dennis Sandage, former member of the and a woman who represented the OLWV. improve students, to emphasize remedial English programs and to give students a refresher so they can make it in college English classes. It is also designed to provide a tutorial service for students, counseling, skill development, testing service to determine the educational strengths and Two held in burglary at College Corner cafe COLLEGE CORNER of the Union County, Ind. Butler and Preble County sheriff's office and Marshal Bill Sayers of sheriff deputies assisted Bill Sayers of College Union County and College Corner, Ind.

Persons under Corner Ind. officers apprehension of in the juveniles following a burglary of Jerry's Tavern located on the Indiana side of College Corner about 4 a.m. today. The two juvenile suspects. 18 and 19, were taken into custodv bv Deoutv Carl Rice Police join suit for overtime pay 21 are considered juveniles in Indiana, the deputy said.

They were taken to Liberty, the county seat. Deputy Rice said they recovered beer, cigarettes and $300 in cash allegedly taken in the burglary. The money had been hidden behind the firehouse, he said. One of the suspects was arrested outside the tavern and the other shortly afterward at the home of his aunt. The deputy said one of the suspects is from Miamisburg, Ohio.

A class action suit filed May 24 in Butler County Common Pleas Court by a Hamilton police lieutenant seeking overtime pay from the city now includes the names of 30 other officers who were included in the suit Tuesday as plaintiffs. Notices of inclusion of (he other 30 Hamilton police officers were filed by John Willard, Hamilton attorney. The officers seek payment for a total of 11,400 hours worked. Defendants in the suit are the city and city manager Edward C. Smith.

Lt. Sam Duley filed the original suit last May in which he asked that he be paid $2,558.52 for overtime hours worked. The amount represents one and one-half times his hourly rate for 231.75 hours of overtime. The officer contends he had.been ordered to take compensatory time off in lieu of payment in money and charged that if forced to take compensatory lime off. he would be permanently and irreparably damaged.

Lt. Duley asked that if the court did not find in his favor against the city, that a finding be made in his favor against the city manager, contending that in the event the city manager would have "exceeded his authority in allowing overtime and therefore would be personally liable to the plaintiff for the amount of overtime pay required." Last May, Judge Fred B. Layoff termed 'routine' Fisher Body will lay off between 90-95 employees at the end of today's shift in what a company spokesman called a routine move caused by "an adjustment in the schedule." The spokesman said he had "no idea" how long the lay-off would continue, but added that further such Fairfield at Random by Tom Grant MRS. ELLIS Headstart on pre-school children. During 1972-73, she was associate counselor at Wilberforee University, Wilberforce, Ohio, where her duties included counseling freshmen through seniors.

She was responsible for the freshman orientation program, foreign student advising, graduate school counseling among other duties. She was instrumental in organizing drug education programs at Wilberforce, and was fully in charge of the counseling center at that universitv. FAIRFIELD CHORALIERS, from left, Chris Trout, student manager; Mary Davis, secretary; Paul Thorns, director; and David Drake. FAIRFIELD District Music Director Paul Thorns and his Fairfield High School Choraliers have been busy again, as usual. Thorns reports the choraliers entertained at the Mercy Hospital Annual Awards Dinner for the second consecutive year.

He attended the conference on "The Bicentennial and the Arts" at the Netherland Hilton Hotel in Cincinnati. The program was sponsored by the arts council of the Ohio River Valley. Speaker at the meeting was Charles F. Gopdspeed, national director of the Bicentennial Commission. Thorns is vice-president of the Hamilton-Fairfield Arts Council.

MEMBERS of the Fairfield High School Thespian Troupe 390 and the FHS chapter of Modern Music Masters traveled to the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music this past Saturday to see the "Wizard of a new stage production. Mrs. Harry (Helen) Hann called to advise that some fine neighbors of Mrs. Charles Walthcrs held a surprise birthday party for the young (85) lady this past Sunday. Mi-, and Mrs.

Leslie their daughter Peggy and Mrs. Lena Parker, along with their neighbors, planned the surprise for the popular Mrs. Walthers. WITH reference to the recent failure of the Fairfield Local School District operating levy and bond issues a letter in the Fairfield Classroom Teachers Association news-line, written by FCTA president Patricia A. Davis is of interest: "The failure at the bond issue and operating levy on election day was, indeed, unfortunate for Fairfield Teachers; but even more unfortunate for the students of Fairfield, who are the real losers.

However, even in the midst of our despair at defeat, as teachers we must use this unfortunate circumstance as a learning experience. As (he sage once said we often learn more from defeat than we do from victory. In learning from pur defeats we can, in time, hopefully, change them into victories. There is much to be learned from this past election. Most important of all a need for better communications at all levels.

It seems obvious that on our part we failed to Communicate the needs of the system to the voter. Certainly this vote was a reply to us from the citizens of Fairfield, and it must not go unheard; we must make a greater effort to communicate to the community information concerning the schools of Fairfield. And to insure that there is mutual understanding, we must listen to the community at times other than when the ballot box voice is used. For only than can educators and citizens join to insure the children of Fairfield that their right to a good education is being upheld. As Educators it is our responsibility to insure that those students entrusted to us get the best education we can give them; this responsibility can never be cheapened by giving the children less than our best.

In this respect quality is to be preferred to quantity. For this reason it is the belief of the FCTA that no part of the educational program at Fairfield should be cut due to lack of funds. By this action, we can communicate, stronger than words, that we believe in giving the children of this community the best education possible. How long we can continue to give this education to the students then depends on the citizens. It is our hope that the citizens will recognize that need was real and press, as we will, for state funds to bail us out of our current financial difficulties," the letter ends.

Police Cramer signed an entry action is not anticipated "at determining the suit to be a the moment." class action and ordered sufficient notification to all potential members of the police department involved. The list of 30 additional officers includes the police "It happens all the time. This is really not significant as far as the overall economic picture is concerned." Most of those being laid off are temporary employees, the spokesman department. The notices of pointed out. He said they was stolen from her home, inclusion stipulate that any will probably be eligible for Robert LaBoiteaux, 939 member named may be unemployment compcns- Sunset Drive, reported $225 excluded from the class ation and.

for individuals loss in theft of a police radio, action suit by request in with seniority, somc sup- 22-caliber rifle and 20-gauge writing by Dec. 30. plcmcntal benefits. shotgun from his home. chief, both majors, lieutenants and others in the THEFTS Ken Thornton, 1352 Carriage Hill Lane, reported S515 loss in theft of a tape player, radio and tools from his car parked near his home.

Lanette Sudberry, 333 S. Monument said a television set valued at $300 Sears, 6767 Kalb- Road, Vola fleisch set of wedding rings, pearl necklace and ring, nine cartons of cigarettes totaling $898 taken from the residence after a break-in. ARRESTS Forest Wysong, 27, 861 Ross charged with breaking and entering by Detectives Charles Furmon and Lcroy Hcnes; accused of break-in at Brandncr's Food Market, 402 Cleveland Nov. 19..