Geauga Record, 1952-12-04

ing this step. “After two and a half years as judge in Geauga, and after four assignments as visiting judge in Cuyahoga, I have con concluded - cluded concluded that I can best serve as a judge in Cuyahoga. ___ __ ____ __ ___their “It is a matter of record that time to public affairs I have in the last full year (1951) 87 reached this decision with great divorce and alimony cases, 132 reluctance, and with deep re recivil - civil recivil cases, and 12 criminal gret. cases were filed in Geauga for a total of 321 cases. In Cuya hoga during the same period, 6,059 divorce and alimony cases, 5,654 civil cases, and 717 crim criminal - inal criminal cases were filed for total of 12,430 cases. “Thus, in 1951 for each of the 15 Common Pleas Judges in Cuyahoga, 878 cases of all de description - scription description were filed, while in Geauga 231 cases were filed for the single Common Pleas Judge to handle. “This may help to explain why a civil litigant in Cuya Cuyahoga - hoga Cuyahoga now must wait 22 months, under ordinary circumstances, to get his case Geauga a civil trialed as soon are made up, and if the case is I not then settled (and most cases have been) the case may then be tried substantially whenever the parties choose. “The contrast of the annual case loads may also help to explain why in Geauga judic judicial - ial judicial business takes less than one onehalf - half onehalf of the available time of the judge, while at least two visiting judges are regularly assigned to Cuyahoga to aid in the handling of its civil cases.

Gloria’s 20th birthday, and was branded as a flop. But Pro Producers - ducers Producers Leland Hayward and Logan didn’t thow in the towel. Instead of crying in it, they revised the show. “The rest already is history Business boomed and the song swept the nation. “Meanwhile, Gloria had come a celebrity. And all cause of THAT pitcure, a photo photograph - graph photograph taken before the show’s opening. It displayed her in a bathing suit, being held John Perkins, who plays part of ‘Muscles.’ Picture Plastered Over the Big City “The picture appeared billboards, posters, the cover of the show’s program, sheet music, record albums and on the musical’s curtain. couldn’t go anywhere without seeing her smiling face grin grinning - ning grinning back at her. “She began collecting fan letters and honors. In October she was Miss Anti-Freeze, and last week was crowned 1953 Hosiery Queen for having ‘the most beautiful legs to be seen since nylon was invented.’ “Both Misses brought a smile to Gloria’s purse, which hadn’t been too happy. As Miss Anti AntiFreeze, - Freeze, AntiFreeze, she received $400 and as Hosiery Queen $50 and 50 pairs of nylons.

In his column Schuerger said: “Everywhere one turns these days on Broadway, he sees the gorgeous face and figure of Gloria Van hydrogen Ohio. “When work for this spring, her only aim was to make her mark in the model modeling - ing modeling market, but a newspaper ad changed her mind in a big bigger - ger bigger hurry than the one in which she had taught dancing for Arthur Murray in Cleveland for two years. “After only one job with Powers, she saw the ad for auditions for ‘Wish You Were Here.’ Requirements for show showgirls - girls showgirls were a good figure and dancing, singing and basket basketball - ball basketball ability. “She possessed three, but was a little worried about singing. At her tryout, Gloria told Director Joshua Logan that she just wasn’t a chanteuse. Logan, being nobody’s fool, took a look at beautiful Miss Van Deweel and told her that all she would have to do was carry a tune. Gloria sang ‘America* and got the job.

Judge Thomas summoned all from Geauga) which I have attorneys of Geauga county to the court room Wednesday af afternoon - ternoon afternoon and handed them copies of a letter tendering his resig resignation - nation resignation to Governor Frank J. Lausche. The letter, dated Nov. 24, said: “Effective Jan. 1, 1953, I am resigning as judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Geauga county. It is my intention to then change my residence to Cuyahoga county so that I may seek office there as judge of the Court of Common Pleas. “As judge I have sought to follow the precept that every no’~greateZresponsibiiityWli’ court should openly and clearly I declare the basis of every de-, would prefer to remain in cision. I want now to put on Geauga but the considerations the record my reasons for tak-1 ^ere outlmed compel me to re-

“The judicial business in Ge Geauga - auga Geauga is not sufficient to keep me busy I know that I would have plenty to do in Cuyahoga, and I like to be busy. “Moreover, I would welcome the opportunity in Cuyahoga to help to continue and to extend the use of all methods of con conciliation. - ciliation. conciliation. One is constantly amazed at the number of con controversies - troversies controversies that prove suscepti susceptible - ble susceptible to mediation. Substantial justice may often be more nearly reached by compromise and settlement than by full trial with seeming total victory for one side and vanquishment for the other. “Furthermore it is increas increasingly - ingly increasingly evident that in the more effective use of conciliation lies effective answer lem of crowded court dockets.

Mrs. Bolton s 1 a a n e and clarification. Deeply concerned with the prob probably - ably probably astronomical figures of the in incoming - coming incoming budget, I am following close closely - ly closely the studies being made by the appropriate committees. If they are really worth while I shall be shar sharing - ing sharing them with you. When we con consider - sider consider that we are spending at the estimated rate of some 177 billion and have an income of only 868 billion, we know that every possible item must be reviewed so that only necessities remain tn the appro appropriation - priation appropriation bills.

Marc Burr, chairman of the Retail Board of Chardon, an announced - nounced announced Chardon merchants would observe special store hours during the coming holi holiday - day holiday season. The stores will re remain - main remain open starting December! 12, until 9 p.m. every evening, i last Tuesday evening for the last including Wednesdays, with the regular meeting before installa installaexception - exception installaexception of Cristmas eve, when i tion Worthy Matron, Peggy they will close at 6 p.m. Warner and Worthy Patron,