Geauga Record, 1962-07-12

Mr. Carson and the Carson family, who are the principal stockholders, have also served you and the community in a way that has never been recognized Their demands for dividends have been as light as pos possible. - sible. possible. Their money has been invested here in your news newspaper - paper newspaper at a rate of return far below normal for all the years I have been here. As much as possible the earn earnings - ings earnings have been permitted to remain to be invested in new machinery or other ways to create for you a bet better - ter better newspaper. Mr. Carson, himself, has spent many, many hours working at the problems of the newspaper without one cent of pay, ever. 1 have known him as a fair, conscientious boss with a great deal of ability in the printing and publishing business who has ser served - ved served in producing as good a newspaper as possible for our emmunitiy, without any publicity or thanks or financial remuneration. Geauga county today is a bet better - ter better place to live because of the quiet, unrecognized work of Mr. A. L. Carson for us.

Headlining the program as judge of the event will be El Eldon - don Eldon J. Fairbanks of Pasad ena, California. The well wellknown - known wellknown judge has served in this capacity at the American Royal, Indiana State B"air Colorado State Fair, New Mexico State Fair, Arizona State Fair. Oregon State Fair Utah State Fair. He was judge three times at the Nat National - ional National Western in Denver and four times at the Los Angeles International, Santa Barbara Horse Show. Del Mar County Fair. Indio County Fair. San Santa - ta Santa Barbara All Arabian Show. Nevada All Arabian Show and the Junior Cow Palace Horse Show. He also judged the Cal California - ifornia California State Horseman Horse Show. Other judging assign assignments - ments assignments included the Sante Fe, New Mexico Horse Show, Cal Calgary, - gary, Calgary, Canada Horse Show, Victoria, Canada Horse Show and El Paso, Texas Horse Show.

West Geauga Jaycees show showed - ed showed a float with an old tim(e school pictured. There were the Black Knights, then came the West Geauga Hoof Beats, tlte Four club led by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krueger They included horse back rid riders - ers riders and a pony team with cart. The Sheriffs Posse and the Junior Posse with their beautiful Indian costumes and decorations. Chester Fire Department showed a “dino “dinosaur” - saur” “dinosaur” Chester-Rock spitting watjer to put out a fire, a truck “on fire,” some of their firefighting equipment and bringing up the rear was Fire Chief Eugene Gehri riding in a horse drawn buggy. A Moss Dairy milk truck was includ included. - ed. included. There were many beauti beautifully - fully beautifully decorated bicycles.

Since w'e are currently celebrating the 60th Anniver Anniversary - sary Anniversary of our bank, we are ex extremely - tremely extremely pleased to be able to report these increases at this time.” Mr. Fox stated. “As a grand climax to our celebration, which has been in progress for the last 10 days,” Mr. Fox continued, wre aie holding open house on Friday evening. July 13. from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. There will be birthday cake, cookies and coffee served to all at each of our offices in Chester. Bain Bainbridge - bridge Bainbridge and Burton. “In addition, door prizes will be awarded every 30 min minutes - utes minutes at each office during Friday’s open house celebra celebration. - tion. celebration. To qualify fer the door

In looking to the future, Mr. Rowley termed the merger “a move blending two fine newspapers. “The Record has an out outstanding - standing outstanding name and a proud newspaper history. It has serv ed with honor the people of Geauga County down through the years and holds a re respected - spected respected position for public service,” He said. “This mer merger - ger merger will insure the part the Record will continue to play in Geauga's progress as it joins forces with another long time public servant. The Ge Geauga - auga Geauga Times Leader.”

So starting next week a new, neighboring organi organization - zation organization takes over the operation of your newspaper. Some of them 1 have known and respected for many years as friends and competitors. Some of them people who are experts at accounting, business mana management, - gement, management, mechanical production I have met in the past two weeks as we have worked out a transfer. They are men of ability and have resources that will, with your co-operation, give Geauga a newspaper that will be able to keep up with the growth of the community.

But the credit for the freedom of your newspaper is due in large, part to the owners of the newspaper and their representative- Mr. A. L. Carson, who has been president of this company ever since I started working here. 1 know that many times there have been stories and editorials in the newspaper that Mr. Carson has not cared for. But never in the years I have worked here has he ever, in any fashion, attempted to influ influence - ence influence your newspaper in any way except to encourage us to face up to issues and facts as fully as possible.

prizes, all visitors may regis register. - ter. register. without obligation. Every one who enrolls will also re receive. - ceive. receive. free, a registered key tag and chain. “Each tag is registered so that in case you should loose it with your keys, the finder merely drops them in the nearest U.S. Mail Box or Post Office. Your tag and keys will be delivered to The First Nat National - ional National Bank of Burton w’ho will pay the postage and promptly notify the owner of the keys.” Mr. Fox concluded.