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MARIEMONT, OHIO
NOVEMBER, 1_976 .
Vol. 2 No. 2
Attention, Citizens of Mariemont
Circle Election Day, November 2, on your calendar, and be sure to vote. There surely is no better way to cel ebrate your country's two-hundreth birthday. Mariemont polling places will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Loc ations of the polling places are as follows:
Precinct A
3706 Homewood Avenue
Precinct B
6820 Hammerstone
Precinct C
6987 Grace Aven ue
Precinct D
Wooster and West (Mariemont Middle School)
Precinct E
6907 Wooster Pike
If you are not ce rt ain in which precinct you live , check the map in the back of the Mariemont Directory.
Members of Girl Scout Troop 1168 will provide babysitting for children 6 and under at the Pari sh Center nursery from 3:15 to 5:00 p m. so that parents will find it easier to go to the polls. The troop mem bers are work in g on re· quirements for the Active Citizens Badge , and this service is offered to Mariemont re sidents free of char ge Troop leaders Mrs Janice Botsko and Mrs. Dia ne Mora nd will be on hand to superv ise. Mariemont residents will have the opportunity to vote on three local issues. They will be presented on the ballot as follows :
VILLAGE OF MARIEMONT OFFICIAL CHARTER COMMISSION BALLOT
" Shall a Commission be chosen to frame a charter for the Village of Mariemont?" Vote Yes or No.
For Member of Charter Com• mission, (Vote for not more than fifteen); Robert L. Bowsher, Helen M. Can tr ell, David E. Clipp ing er, Clarence M. Erickson, Henry B. Kleinfeldt, Robert A. M~rt in,
Rober t D. Meinke, Mar vin E. Ralston, Richard H. Ward, Sally Lemert Weed, W. Harmon Wilson , Richard E. Adams, Martha M. Bartlett, Charles T. Beach, Jr., Charles E. Boersig.
VILLAGE OF MARIEMONT PROPOSED TAX LEVY (Renewal)
"A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Village of Mariemont fo r the purpose of CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding 3.08 mills for each one dollar ($1.00) of valuation, which amounts to thirty and eight tenths cents ($0,308) for each one hundred ($100 .) of valuation for five (5) years, to be levied on the 1978 , 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982 tax duplicates." Vote For or Against.
THE MARIEMONT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSED TAX LEVY (Renewal)
"A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Mariemont City School District for the purpose of PROVIDING CURRENT OPERATING REVENUE at a rate not exceeding 3.84 mills for each one dollar ($1. 00) of valuation, which amounts to thirty -eight and four tenths cents ($0.3 84 ) for each one hundred ($100 .) of valuation , fo r a continuing period of time." Vote For or Against. Other candidates for election to various offices which will appear on the ballot are: OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT
(vote for not more than one)
For President
Peter Camejo
For Vice President
Willie Mae Re id For President
Jim my Carter
Democrat For Vice President
Walter Mondale
Democrat
For President
Gerald R Ford
Republican For Vice Pres ident
Ro bert Dole
Republican For Presid ent
Gus Hall For Vice Pre siden t
Jarvis Tyner, Jr. For Presid en t
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. For Vice President
Ronald Wayne Evans For President
Roger L. McBride
For Vice President
David P Bergland
For President
Lester G. Maddox
American Party
For Vice President
William G. Dyke
American Party For President
Eugene J. McCarthy
For Vice President
Dennis M. Anderson FO R UN ITED STATES SENATOR
(vote for not more than one)
Melissa Singler
Robert Taft, Jr.
Republican
Donald E Babcock
American Party
Emma Lila Fundaburk
Howard M Metzenbaum
Democrat
John O'Neill FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS
(FIRST DISTRICT)
(vote for not more than one)
Willis D. Gradison , Jr.
Republican
Christopher L. Martinso n
William F. Bowen
Democrat FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE (26th DISTRICT)
(vote for not more than one)
Helen H. Fix
Republican
James E. Cebula
Democrat FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
(Full Term Commencing January 2, 1977)
(vote for not more than one)
Peter J. Strauss
Democrat
Robert A. Wood
Republican cont. to pg. 2
PUBLISHED AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE BY THE MARIEMONT VILLAGE ASSEMBLY
Join The Caravan To Golden Lamb
It's tim e for the Village Assem bly 's annua l trip t o The Golden Lamb at Lebanon. The pre-Than ksgiving outing, available t o all Mar iemont residen ts, is scheduled for Monday, Nov 8. Reservations must be made with Sally Weed by Thursday, Nov . 4; the cost is $3.75 per person , with checks made payable to the Mariemont Village Assembly.
Participants will meet at the Mariemont Library at 10 a.m. that Monday morning. Car pools will be formed to conserve energy, so if you can drive , please do so and take as many with you as possible. Lunch will be served in The President's Room promptly at 1 p.m. The hour preceding lunch may be spent sho ppin g or having cocktails in The Pre sident's Room.
Cocktails will be on a cash basis. The gift shop will have all its Christmas items in by then. The Golden Lamb can only serve eighty in The President's Room, so get your reservations in early.
Chairman of the Day is Mrs. lthamar D. Weed; her committee members are Mrs. William McClure, Mrs. Paul Robert, and Mrs. Kenneth Heuck.
2 , cont. from pg. 1
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
(Full Term Commencing January 3, 1977)
(vote for not more than one)
Allen E. Paul
Republican
Ed Wolterman
Democrat FOR ?ROSECUTING ATTORNEY
(vote for not more than one)
Art Anninos
Democrat
Simon L Leis, Jr
Republican FOR CLERK OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
( vote for not more than one)
Robert D. Jennings
Republican
Richard W Lewis
Democrat FOR SHERIFF
(vote for not more than one)
Paul J. Fricker
Democrat
Lincoln J. Stokes
Republican FOR COUNTY RECORDER
(vote for not more than one)
John E. Hel d
Republ ic an
Jam es V. Magee , Jr
Democra t FOR COUNTY TREASURER
(v ote for not mor e than one)
David J. Boyd
Democrat
Wayn e F Wilke
Republican FO R COUNTY ENGINEER
(vote for not mo re than one)
Do nald C. Schramm
Republican FOR CORONER (vote for not more than one)
Frank P Cleveland
Republican
LUCIA E HERMANIES REALTOR
3900 Oak St , Mar i emont Phone 271 -0291
ESALE RETAIL
Distributors O'Bri en Paints and Varnishes
6902 MURRAY AVE. MADISON PLACE 271-1758
FOR MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
( vote for not more than one)
William M. Judd FOR JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
(Full Term Commencing January 1, 1977)
(v ote for not more than one)
Don P. Brown
A. William Sweeney FOR JUSTICE: OF THE SUPREME COURT
(Full Term Commencing January 2, 1977)
(vote for not more than one)
Ralph S Locher
William J Morrissey, Jr FOR JUDGE OF COURT OF APPEALS
(FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT)
( Full Term Commencing February 9, 1977)
(vot e for not more than one ; H Fred Hoef le
Raymond E Shannon FOR JUDGE OF COURT OF APPEALS
(FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT)
( Full Term Commencin g February 10, 1977)
Gi lbert Be ttman
Stephen F Ha yhow FOR JUDGE OF COURT OF APPEALS
(FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT)
( Full Term Commencing February 11, 1977)
( vote for not more than one)
Alle n Brown
Lyle W. Castle
FOR JUDGE OF COURT OF APPEALS (FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT ) (Full Term Commencin1 February 12, 1977) (vote for not more than one)
Robert L. Black, Jr.
Robert G R~ FOR JUDGE OF COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Full Term Commencing January 1, 1977) (vote for not more than one)
Rupert A. Doan
Donald E. Hard in FOR JUDGE OF COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Unexpired Term Ending February 11, 1979)
(vote for not more than one)
Robert H Gorman
William A. McClain
According to the In Memoriam PERCY C
County Board of Elections, there are only two legitimate write
votes; all others will be ignored Either Ben Bubar or Julius Levin may be wr itt en in as candidate for President. Directions for doing so will be on the grey envelope received with your ballot. Eight proposed amendments to the Ohio Constitution will also be on the ballot, but due to limited space cannot be presented here . Please consult your daily newspapers for the details of these proposals, and study them before go i ng to the polls November 2. Mary Mace
Levy Renewal FALL STEAK OUT - NOY. 13
DINNER AND SQUARE DANCE
Res iden ts of Ma ri emont are bein g aske d to vo te on th e renewal of a 3. 08 mill t ax levy on Nove mbe r 2, ext end ing an existing levy for anothe r 5 ye ars This levy was f irst approv ed by t he vote rs in 1944 and has been exten ded cont inuous ly sinc e then. This is not an add iti ona l t ax bu t a cont in uat ion of a tax th at was originally 3 .5 mills and is now a lesser millage (3.08) due to i ncreased property valuation
Inflation has increased t he cost of services rendered by the Village to a point where the renewal of this levy will be essential to the continuation of these services as we now have them. In fact , we will be operating very closely even with the approval of the levy.
You r property tax bill is $57.20 per $1 ,000 00 of valuat ion. The Village (municipa l) share of this $57 20 is only $5 64 per $1 ,000 00 The remainder , $51.66 per $1 ,000.00 , goes to the countv , township and schoo ls It is therefore ev i dent that th i s renewa l ta x is slight ly ov er 5% of you r property tax bill. Ho weve r, from the standpoint of t he Village (mun icipality) , it represe nts over 50 % of the Village share of your property tax ( i nclud in g the renewal). It is a minor part of the property tax dollar yolJ pay but an important part of the taxes received by the Village and used to pay such services as police and fi r e protect i on , recreat io n faci lities, waste collection , etc Please remember that this is a renewal levy, not an increase
furniture, Home Decorating
Yours In Mariemont
No matter where you live in Mar iemont , it's only a hop, skip and a jump to a f ine selection of handsomely designed furniture , home accessories and interior deco rating ass istance
That would be t he display show room just off the Square at 6940 Mad i sonv i lle Road , where Freder ick Coffman provides it all Whether you ' re looking for t he r.er f ect lamp, th e ch air t hat just ' fits " or ass ist anc e i n redeco rat ing a room or house , this is whe re it's at.
He's a man with a good si ngi ng voi ce which he has used in church choirs. Natur all y, he's in te rest ed in th e voc al ve rsions of music
Sports also make up a part of his personal ity. There are those varsity wrestling days at Ohio University to look back on before he went on to Ohio State and the Air Corps . Here, he ran the gamut from private to captain , working with the Aviat ion Cadets for four years
Originally from Wash i ngton Court Ho use , Oh io, Fred once managed a hotel in Indianapolis befo r e se ttlin g dow n to hi s curren t business
Aft er be in g exp osed to the decoratin g wo rl d, he open ed his first shop ju st t wo ye ars later His crea tive t alent s surfac ed as he became more engage d in th e design are a He has be en in busine ss si nce 1948 . Previ ou s t o his Mar iemo nt opening abo ut te n ye a r s ago , he wa s in the Ro selawn Center Bldg ., for 19 years
Inve stment Council
• Reasonable Fees
• Low Minimum • T ax Deducta ble
• No Obl igat i on Please Co ntact
He prefers t he bet te r th ing s in st yle and con struct ion . Tha t' s why you 'll find his Mariemont shop of extreme i nterest. Names like Henredon, Hickory and . Century plus quite a few others, are prevalent.
To get back to the personal side of Fred Coffman, he lives, with wife Jane, about 12 miles fro m here , in a house with a valley view, off North Bend Rd One daughter is marri ed , t he ot her is study ing in college in Seattle Washington His son is at t he University of Oregon , Eugene , Oregon Fred is a member of the Mariemont Kiwan is Clu b and has bee n for about eight years . His bus ines s, in add it ion to taking ca re of th e i ndividua l hom e problems , al so enc ompa sses the business wor ld, in clud in g offic es, hospit als and insti tutio ns in need of in ter ior de coratin g expe rtise Now you know whe re to go and whom t o see, when in need of home fu rnis hings and help to ma k e YOUR home , h o me bea ut iful.
VILLAGE KITCHEN
7:00 A.M. · 8:30 P M
Monda y - Saturday
Mariemonters Dig
For Their Dinn e rs
A covey of quail scatter across the dirt paths as giant sunflowers nod benevole ntly at the intruder on this pastor al scene. Wh ere is this rural retreat? Right down the hill from the Mariemont swimming pool, wh e r e farming flourishes on 72 plots cultivated by the g entlemen (and , gentl eladies) farm ers of Mariemont.
"It's not so much that I need to do it. but that I like t o se e thin gs gro w," says ~ en ry Mill er, refl~tin g t he f ee lin gs of most of his fe lrow f arme rs Mr Miller and Charlie Doughton look after five or six gardens in all , hav i ng taken on the care of plots for neighbors who are unable to look after them due to illness, accident , or lack of t ime . The majority of the farmers have always had a garden somewhere and were delighted last year when the Village Cou n_c il offered 25 ' x 25 ' plot s free to interested residents " Th is is my second yea r to have a garden and I'm already mak ing plans for next year 's. " say s Bob Ba rtl ett.
Ever y ve get able im ag i nable has be en grown. Davi d Davis, \4t'.h O has one of the most exten sive gard ens, has planted pumpkins, watermelons, cantaloupe, ornamental squash, string beans, po le beans, lima beans, cabbage, tomatoes, eggplant. two su mf!!er an d three winter squash varieties, be ets, cucumbers, coll ard gr ee ns, tu rn ips , four kinds of pe ppe rs, yams, potatoes, must ard greenshis on ly fai lure was pa rsnips Dick Ba rtlow grow s t he st anda rd crops bu t like s to add exotic melons and ~ourds Cl ara Tr eec e beli eves she 1s the only on e who has grow n spaghetti squas h, but warns , "Try to keep squash conta ined - 1t t akes ov er!" Lew is Blakeney , whose ro ot s are in the South , planted black -eyed peas ; Do n Ho pkins, with an ecologist's be nt ,
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Th e AFS annual citrus fruit sa le starts on November 5 for deli very befor e Christmas, around December 15 This is the big mon ey -raising project for AFS; procee ds help send stud ent s on both the foreign and domestic programs.
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planted crown vetch to fill ii1 a cut in th e ri ver bank; sunflowers are a favorite of bird fanciers; and it is rumor ed ther e is a pe anut farmer, but no one knows his nam e!
"I had some of the nicest eggp lan t - biggest I've ever seen," Mr: Mi ll er rem arks, "bu t sugar corn and Johnson gra ss are ene mies. It'll tak e about three years of sprayin g bef ore corn will grow." Be tty Case, however, had good luc k with her corn. Dick Ba rtl ow observed th at late co rn seemed to do better and added , " We had t he f inest cabbage ever ." "We had th e best green peppers down there ," says No rm Brown
Most of the gardeners agreed they had planted too much. Crops don 't come in mea l-sized batches , so you need friends to take produce off your hands Sometimes it ' s poss ible to trade if one grew someth i ng another didn 't have Freezers filled up and jars of hom e cann ed food lined the shelves. Harriet Parker must t ak e the pr ize - sh e canned 137 quarts of produce in addition to fr eez ing broccoli and li ma bean s. The Ba rtlows made their own tomato j uice. Monte and Stan Foste r fr oze a variety of squashsummer, butternut , and zucchiniand their 12 year old son David built up a route of regular customers who bought his fresh veg_etabl es.
Of course there were dr awbacks. " Be prepar ed to weed !"
"Yo u can 't go on a vac ati on - to beat the Jo hnson grass you must go dow n every wee k " "I ve learned t o bend over and pick and get bug bites!" 'W ha t do you do with 40 pounds of zu cch ini a week?"
Th en t here is no handy way to ir riga t e the garde ns " We made
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David Bauer owner "Say it with flowers, but say it with ours" Mariemont Inn 271-6 I 74
up our minds we were n' t going to water but would let nature take its course ," says Dick Bartlow.
The gardeners gat her_ed to~ a picnic at the pool 1n m1dSeptembe r, each bringing a dish made from a favor ite crop Dick Bartlow has suggested that all of the accumulated knowledge of
successes , failures, and t echn iques be sent to him . He will collate it and send a summary to anyone who enc loses a se lfaddressed stamped envelope Meanwhile , seed catalogues will be favored reading over the winter for many Mariemont farmers.
Financial Report In On
Mariemont Bicentennial
Treasure r Marvin E. Ra lst on ha s subm itt ed t he final and complete f in anci al repor t on our trem end ous Bi-cent e nni a l ce le brat ion, accountin g fo r all t he income and costs involved. Voluntary contributions amounted to $10,352.45 . Net income from the sale of ch arms was $1,507.50, festival income was $224 94. Interest amounted to $210 .13 and t he total net income was $12,295.02.
With all ex penses an d goals
M ariemont I ins urance
No t just coping with change but mastering it, anticipating it a nd making it work for you.
Cl iff Clemons Ken Fowler Phone 271 -4060 6901 Wooster Pike
taken care of , the rema ini ng balance of $ 1,427 97 was given to the Village Park Fund
Flrst Things First," Says Crabbs
If the questions and the comments I am and have been receiving are indicative of the single most important school issue in the minds of most of our citizens , it is, "Wh at is the status of busing?" ·
While I understand the concern for this issue, it is still somewhat surprising that this is the most important is sue, when the board of education has the renewal of an existing 3.84 mill operating levy on the November ballot. In past years, when there has been a money issue on the ballot , the main topic of discussion has been "H ow does the levy look - do you think it will pass?"
Thus, my concern and what I hope will be your concern, is - let's put first thin~s fir st. We must not permit " busing " to overshadow the importance of maintaining good schools which must be properly financed.
We can ill afford to allow the renewal of the levy to be defeated because of our pre -occupation with busing which may or may not ever come
So , let's take first things first and se e what the renewal of the 3 84 mill levy means to the school district and our children.
Briefly, the 3.84 mill levy is the renewal of a levy that was initially
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approved by the voters in November of 1966 for ten years. It will expire December 31, 1976. If it is not approved by the voters, the board of education will then lose approximately $264,000 or about 10% of the receipts from local taxes starting January , 1977. Rejection of the levy in November will guarantee that the money will be lost, even if it should be re-submitted and later approved, until January of 1978.
Approval of the levy will not increase your taxes. You have been (laying on this levy since 1966. The board of education can now assure you that if the levy is approved 1t will not be necessary to request an incr ease in your school taxes at least through the 197879 school year
Failure to approve the levy will req uire the board of education to immediately reduce spending. When spending is reduced, educational opportunities for children must be curtailed, for 93.7 % of every dollar expended during the 1975-76 school year was requir ed for pupil -rel ated costs - either program or facilities.
In summary, no matter what happens in re spect of the " busing" issue the obligation of a good citizen, is to continue to support our schools , keeping up our present standards and service This is all that this renewal levy reguests and requires . So , first things first, let ' s keep our good schools good. Good schools must be strong and adequately financed Let's renew the 3 84 mill levy in November Superintendent of Schools ROBERT W CRABBS
fa.rk ~J St-,.eetN\a.i~ te 11a.~ce
Here's Where The Money Goes
Above is a simplified graph of Mariemont's projected 1976 budget taken from the Village's Official Estimated Budget. The six budget categories are:
1. Security of Person and Property: Fire and Police S'alaries: $201,800
Fire and Police Pensions: .. . 23 ,500 Workmen 's Compensation : 8,500
Subtotal $233,800
All other Fire and Police Expenses (repair , fuel , county police radio service , etc. ) .... . , .... .. .$261,900
Total $495,700
2. Public Health: Board of Health Assessment: , $6,000
3. Transportation Streetlights $17 ,300 Street Repairs, sidewalks and crossings 4,000 Tota l , $21 ,300
4. Community Environment: Garbage collection $58,600
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remember that we simplified and condensed the items in order to conserve space We f ind fa\llt with the title " Leisure Time " - what is leisure about street and park maintenance? We think this heading is misleading. It must be stated that receipts from the sw imm ing pool and tennis courts repay a good deal of the cost of their operation Lois Za ck
Help Your Village Assembly
With Your
In its one short year of existence the Village Assembly has been most active in bring ing im · proved community communication and org,mized social tune· tions to all Mariemonters. During that time it has established our village newspaper , The Town Crier, offered fellowship to all residents through its social functions, and created a morning interest group for the gals in our community. All this has been made possible through a core of hard-working, fun-loving villagers and many $5 donations from village residents.
With a year under its belt , the Village Assembly is looking forward to its second year as a community organization open to all res idents. Plans are well underway to offer to all villagers opportunities for educational and social fellowship with their Mariemont neighbors - young, old,
Contributions
medium; "north of the pike" or "south of the pike!"
The Assembly sponsored Steak Fry on November 13 will kick off this year's social activities The Monday morning women's interest group has already met at the library to share ideas on making Christmas decorations. A luncheon at the Golden Lamb is planned for November and a house tour is tenatively on the calendar for the Decemb er meeting.
Plea se lend your support to the Village Assembly as it begins its second year Your $5 donation is needed to provide funds for the publication of the Town Crier and operational expenses for the social functions the Assembly hopes all residents will enjoy . For your co nven ience, an addressed envelope for your $5 donation is included in this issue.
Bobbie Bahler
The Board on Busing
(Comments from the Board of Education)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
November
Nov. 2 Election Day
Nov. 6 "Ruby Red Day" - kickoff for the AFS Citrus fruit sale. This sale, to benefit the Mariemont chapter of AFS , will continue through December 4th.
Nov. 8 Council Meeting, 8 p.m.
Nov. 9
Nov. 8-12
Board of Education meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Elementary School Parent-Teacher Conference Week.
Nov. 8 Village Assembly Meeting - Annual trip to Lebanon, Ohio, The Golden Lamb, 10:00 a m. at the library.
Nov. 10
Nov. 12
M.C.C. Women's Guild meeting, 12:30, P.C.
M.C.C. Christmas Mini-Bazaar and Breakfast, 9:3011:30 a.m., P.C.
Nov. 13 Village Assembly "Steak Out" , Livingston Lodge, 6 p.m.
Nov. 19 Powder Puff football game 8 p.m., High School, to benefit A.F.S.
Nov. 22
Nov. 23
Nov. 23
Nov. 24
Nov. 24
Nov. 26
Nov. 28
Nov. 29
Nov. 30
Dec. 3
Dec.4
Council Meeting, 8 p.m.
Board of Education Meeting , 7:30 p.m
Elementary School's Grandparents visitat ion, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving Eve Service, MCC, 7:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving Vacation for students begins at end of school day
Tales and Trails of Africa, Paul and Ginny Cope , 8 p m., Mariemont Library
Advent Workshop, P.C. , 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. School reopens
Middle School Parent-Teacher Conference Double Twenti es Christmas Meeting · Last day to buy fruit to benefit the A.F.S.
Council Meetings every 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Board of Education meetings every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month
M.C.C. Youth Fellowship; Sundays, Middle School 5:30 p m., High School, 7 p.m at the P.C.
M.C.C. Serv ic es and Church School 10 a.m.
CHURCH MEETING
November 7, that's the date set for the next Congregational Meeting of the Mariemont Community Church. It will be held in the Parish Center immedia tel y following the regular 10 a.m. church service.
Th e boa rd has join ed with cer -
The Mariemont City School The Cincinnati case is unique in District has now been named in that Cincinnati has been found to th e amended comp laint filed by be an unsegregated district as the Nationa l Associa ti on for the recently as 1965 in the " Tina Advanceme nt of Colored People Deal" case Legal cases such as (NAACP) against the Cincinnati this one take a great deal of time Board of Education. We are one of to try and an appeal or appeals nineteen districts to be so includ- are almost guaranteed, no matter ed, 16 of which are alleged to which side wins The board exhave committed one or more acts pects that this could last through which are said to have caused a 1978 or longer Busing is not "imworsening of racial isolation in the minent" and, as a matter of fact, Cincinnati district. Three districts may neve r come. There has even are included as being necessary been talk of a constitu t ional for a metropolitan solution even ame nd ment to prevent massive th ough there are no allegatiom busing. against them
This suit comes as no surprise tain oth er districts to share the to the Boa rd of Education As a tremendous ly high legal costs matter of fact, it has been ex - Ma ri emon t' s sha re of these costs pected for some time. Whether could be substantial, which makes the suit will end in "busing" is a busing an even more important question that can not be reason to vote for the renewal answered at thi s time. Th e United levy wh ich is discussed elsewhere States Supreme Court said in the in this issue of the Town Crier " Detroit Case " that it must be "shown that racially d i scri minat ory acts of state or l ocal school districts or of a single school district have been a substantial cause of interdistrict segregation ."