Mariemont Town Crier, March 1978, Vol. 3, No. 5

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TOlllrN CRIER MARCH, 1978

Mariemont, Ohio

VOL. 3 NO. 5

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Spring Is coming and so Is the

Village Assembly Annual Spring Fling SATURDAY, MARCH 18 Spread your wings and join us at the lovely Madeira Manor for an elegantly prepared and served dinner. We have planned the following for your dining pleasure: fruit shrub, roast round of beef au ju s, baked potato with sour cream, broccoli with Hollandaise sauce, fresh garden salad, dinner roll s, beverage and French Creme

DINE AND DANCE

Cheese Cake.

After dinner, fly with us to the tune of FRANK GORMAN'S Versatile ORCHESTRA. $1 o.75 per person is the diminutive tab for this exceptional evening.

Make it a date by sending your check (made out to Mariemont

PUB LISHED AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE BY THE MARIEMONT VILLAGE ASSEMBLY

Village Assembly) to Mrs. David Dobbs, 6612 Pleasant St., Mariemont, Ohio, 45227.

The DE AD LI N E FOR RESERVATIONS is March 11, so don't delay!

Don your feathers and we'll look for you on SATURDAY MARCH 18 at 7:30 p.m.

The Parish Center Needs You It is certain that if you are a Mariemont resident you and your family have at some time attended meetings, commun ity activities and get-togethers In the Parish Center. This building is truly a community asset. Now the structure which has served so many is in need of a helping hand.

The repair bill is estimated at $9100 - $4600 for boiler repair, $3700 for painting and plastering, and $800 for roof repairs.

Throu~h its 49 year history, the Parish Center's uses have been varied. It housed the Mariemont Branch Library in the 30's and during the 1937 flood it was used by the Red Cross to house flood victims. During World War 11, the basement was District Headquarters for Civil Defense.

In 1969, when lightning caused a fire in the upper floor of the High School (now the Middle School), classes were held in the Parish Center.

Today a wide variety of organizations use the Center including the two Mariemont Garden Clubs, four AA chapter,

DeMolay, Madison Place Cub Scouts, Mariemont Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, the Madisonville Tomahawks Basketball tea m, both the men's and women's bowling leagues, the men's volleyball team, private wedding receptions, and on occasion the Middle School. It also houses the Church offices and Christian education programs.

The Parish Center basement is home to the new Mari-Elder Center for Older Adults. The PreSchool Mothers Group used the building for its annual Breakfast with Santa. During the recent snow storm, the gym was used by youngsters home because of closed schools.

Even though it serves the needs of the whole community, the Parish Center's costs are born by about 200 families who belong to the Mariemont Com-

fees paid by organizations for the use of faci lities only come to $2 or 3000 a year. It Is certain that regular capital expenses will be needed to keep the Parish Center safe and se rvicable.

In 1968 Manufacturers Appraisal Company of Philadelphia estimated the replacement cost at $865,882. It should be well over $1,000,000 today. There is no indebtedness, but operational and maintenance costs must be met.

To prepare for future needs and insure that the immediate repairs of $9100 are taken care of, a Parish Center Building Maintenance Fund is being established. Many Mariemonters who use the community building even though they are not Community Church members will want to help pay these expenses. A return envelope is included in this issue of the Town Crier for your

Emery Memorial sold the building in 1954 to the church.) Just the operating costs in 1978 will exceed $30,000 with almost 1/3 of this going for utilities. Modest

payable to The Parish Center Building Maintenance Fund.

Please support the Parish Center so it can continue to be available to all of us.

munity Church. (The Thomas J.

donation. Checks can be made

Disrepair

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Mariemont's Joe Emmett Is ''Barn-storming'' March 4 Talented watercolorist and "second time around" Mariemont resident Joe Emmett is all set for a one-man showing of recent paintin~s he calls "Rural Nostalgia ' at the nearb,i Row House Gallery, 211 Main Street, Milford.

This exciting exhibition comes to life on Saturday, March 4, with an opening day reception from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. which will be repeated on Sunday, March 5, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The gallery will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays until 4 p.m. Joe's paintings will be featu red through Saturday, March 11. · The major portion of the paintings depict the disappearing art of barnside painting for advertising purposes, chief among which, the Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco signs. With the advent of television and super highways which diverted most of the traffic from the rural roads, most of these barns have been sidetracked and new signs have not been painted for some time.

Joe is a nostalgia buff anyway,

so he set out to recapture th is and other symbols of the past in this special series of paintings you will not want to miss seeing.

Born in Saylor Park just down the river aways, Joe was fortunate to choose parents who encouraged his artistic leanings.

They enrolled him in a correspondence school for cartooning at the tender age of 12.

Later, he studied under Paul Ashbrook by night at the Ohio Mechanics Institute while working by day at Strobridge Lithographic Company.

Then followed a series of jobs

and mechanical engineering study at the University of Cincinnati Evening College, culminating in 25 years with the Strietmann Biscuit Company where he was in charge of industrial as well as production planning.

It was in 1945 that Joe returned to his art interest, taking a course in watercolor under wellknown Fred Pye. This encouraged him to continue and from then on he stayed with it, becoming a student in various other art courses.· These included study with George Hoxie, Don Stone (Dockport, Maine) and Jim Gray (Tennessee). He joined the Cincinnati Art Club in 1947 where he became a board member and then president for 1951-53.

He inaugurated many new procedu res during these years including the continuous one and two man shows, open to the public, which still prevail.

Transferred out of town for a few years, Joe happily returned to Cincinnati and his favorite Art Club. In 1957 he initiated the Dragonfly as a club newspaper and was its first editor.

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watercolors, Joe has established an enviable reputation among the local artists as well as having his works displayed in numerous collections both in the United States and Canada.

His awards through the years are many and certainly well deserved. He is a welcome exhibitor in so many places and has obliged his following locally at the Cincinnati Art Club 1n Mt. Adams., A.B. Closson Co., Cincinnati Art Museum and Row House.

Also the Indian Hill Artists Exhibitions, Summitt Exhibition, Golden Lamb, Professional Artists Exhibitions, Zoo Festival of Arts, Celebration of Cincinnati Exhibition, etc.

His art has traveled out from Cincinnati to the Capitol Building in Columbus, Brown County Art Association, Wheaton Illinois Art Club, New York, Macon Georgia Artists Guild. etc. Joe's individual paintings are being enjoyed in homes for many miles around. _ Currently, Joe is se rving as treasurer of the CAC and has previously acted as secretary, so his interest remains high and the club is certainly fortunate in having such a dedicated member for most cif these past 31 years.

And Mariemont is also proud to have Joe and Evelyn as interested and interesting members of the community. Their original Mariemont home was on Mount Vernon Avenue but now

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they find that being apartment dwellers makes hfe a little easier and more convenient for them.

You can see the original of the paintings reproduced here, and all the others, during the one-man Joe Emmett exhibition of "Rural Nostalgia" at Row House Gallery.

Joe and Evelyn will be there to welc~me you. during the two opening receptions.

Diabetic Outpatient Classes A series of classes for diabetics (taught by a Registered Nurse and a Registered Dietitian) will be held at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, Rowan Hill Drive & Miami Aven ue, Mariemont, Ohio.

The classes will be from 7:00 to 9 :00 p.m. on Wednesday evenings , starting March 1 through March 29.

The five week series will include individual management and control of diabetes.

A nominal fee of $7.50 will be charged for the complete series and a family member or friend is welcome and encouraged to attend with the diabetic at NO charge.

Advance registration is required and this can be done by contacting the lnservice Department at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, telephone 527 -5557 .

More classes will be scheduled later.

Springtime at Library On March 24, at the Mariemont Library, you can enjoy "Sprin~time Along Our Altantic Coast' with Sylvester Johns.

Doors open at 7:15 p.m. and

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the program begins at 8 p.m. This 1s part of the interesting Mariemont Book and Travel Series for 1977-78.

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The Mariemont Historic Designation Delay Two years ago the Village Assembly was the originator of a drive to include Mariemont in the National Register of Historic Places. At that time there was a hope that historic recognition could be received by July I of that year.

Now it appears Mariemont has been caught by a change of procedure. The State Preservation office has just decided that public hearings will be required before a district may qualify for historic recognition . Fred Mitchell, of Miami Pu rchase Association , Cincinnati representative for the Ohio His_ toric Center, says public notice wi ll be made in the papers for the hearing. Mr. Mitchell assures the Town Crier that this change is "nothing to be alarmed about."

Mariemont has already received preliminary approval on the state level. Wnen final approval is given, there will be a few weeks delay before the document is sent on to Washington, D.C. for national approval.

A communique from the Ohio-

Kentucky-I ndiana Regional Council of Government states,.. "the proposed designation poses a potential conflict with selected suggested alternative to the U.S. Route 50 Relocated issue."

The Town Crier asked Mr. Mitchell if OKI is consulted on historic designation; he replied that his office just lets OKI know what is going on but does not consult them.

Mayor Arthur Davies has asked State Senator Michael Maloney and State Representative Helen Fix to expedite the historic procedures. The Village Assembly has appointed a committee to keep abreast of progress.

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Get In The Running.

Mariemonters Consider this a testimonial to man's original and most dependa .ble means of . transpor· tation ....... the feet. Smee 1. was a todd!er, I had the capability of walking to ~herever I w~nted.

Sometimes I d even break into a r~n .... usu.ally to get away from the bigger kids. Eventually .my bike got me ~here I was going. I hit the big t_1me at sixteen when my drivers license gave me the opportunity to get there faster. As time went on, trains, boats, plan.~s and buses were ~.dded to my tra_ vel hall of fame. .

But 1t wasn't until this past summer th_ at I rediscovered my favorite crib toys of thirty-two years ago .. ... .toys that soon became the basic tools of a new habit that changed my life. The toys? My feet. The habit? Run nmg.

Running for health is not new.

But running for health and fun is.

Running has become not so much a fad as it has a phenomenon ... a new way of life for millions of Americans . The Oly m Pi c Marathon and the Boston Marathon have been infamously joined by several new marathon competitions from coast to coast.

Cincinnati's first "mini" marathon will run a 9.5 mile course this coming March. Sponsored by the Heart Association, Cincinnati's run is expected to attract over 3 000 entrants including world famous marathoners Bill Rogers d K. Merit and not so n l~nners a's" myself amous r · Add ing to the undeniable evidence of the fast growing popularity of running are several recent books on the subject in· eluding Jim Fixx's "The Complete Book of Running" which tops the best seller list. The fastest grow· ing specialty magazine in recent years is "Runners' World." And the variety of athletic footwear stores selling more than fifty styles of running shoes is mind boggling. (Remember when canvas tennis shoes or high tops were all you needed to do just about anything?)

So much for the nationwide popularity of running and even for It_s growth locally in Gre.ater Cin· cInnati. What about running in our own Village of Mariemont? Well fellow villagers, we are here!

True, it's not so easy running the streets or the high school track

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under twenty inches of ice and snow. Though there are some brave souls wh.o will run in any weather .condIt1ons,,. rl)pst of us are running at the Y or so~e otherlocalathlet~cclub. Butyoull see us all this spring and ~umn:er.

Actually, part of the ~xh1larat1on of_running_1s the feeling you get be1~g outside on a fresh and cool sprin~ day, . a muggy su~mer evening, kicking the leaves In the fall and even the shocking but soon forgotten bitter cold of winter.

A lot of _people, on_ce ev~n myself, question_ the obvious p~in a runner experiences in a distance ru_n. Why bother? How can you enJoy putting your body through all that torture? Well, I can honestly say It does hurt.

When I started last July, I thought I was going to die after a few blocks. Even with the muscle aches the next day, I ran a fe-:,v blocks more. Eventually _the pain st0 Ps as your body gets in shape.

It actually begins to feel good.

You, look forward to the next days run. It hurts again when you go for one more mile than th_e d~y before. But_ after you _make it, its an in.credible feeling of accomphshment. And you feel good abou~. it. . In,, ~he ~omplete.~ook <?f Running J1~ fox says .... notice the expressions of ecstasy on the f~~es of tho.se who cross the finish line n:,inutes .... even hours after the winner. These slower runners have pushed themselves Just as hard as the . winner and ....have overcome fat1gu_e and the agony of too much pain too long endured .... they have become as excellent as they are capable of being. It is a rare and wonderful feeling." The closing frames of the recent TV movi.e "See How She Runs " starring Joanne Woodwar9 as a teacher/mother In her. m1d-fort1es who took up run n Ing to overcome boredom ...those f~ames showed a painful and bewildered expres·

sion turn to an exhilarating smile of joy and accomplishment.

I haven't met any marathoners here in Mariemont, but I have seen many morning and evening runners coming the other way ... and they were all smiling.

If, while reading this article, you've become intrigued enough to dig out your old high tops and give It a try, promise yourself to give it a chance as well. Alter· nate walking and running for about a half hour at least three days a week. Work up to a half hour of straight running as manx times each week. If you aren t satisfied with the results at that point, don't pursue it. If you decide to continue check with your doctor. Even 'before your first try if you have any medical doubts,' by all means, call your doctor first.

Many doctors encourage and eve_n prescribe running for their patients. There are many studies on the medical aspects of .running .... more for_ than again~t.

Many heart patients run daily. ~ome say running extends your life. The old~st marathoner on the recent statIstIc sheets is a 7.1 year old woman ....the youngest Is a 4 year ol.d boy ..(By the way a marathon Is a distance of 26 miles, 385 yards). .

Once you get the green light from both your doctor ~nd yourself, consider a few more Important p~ints. for one, your feet.

Get the nght kind of shoes. Tennis shoes or gym shoes will eventually cause your feet, legs and back unnecessary strain, pain and injuries.

Those shoes were made for lateral movement. In running you're putting one foot in front of the other .... h1tting on the heel and pushing off with the ball of your foot and your toes. Running shoes are designed to take the shocks and save your feet. Two, don't underdress in the winter or overdress in the sumrl')er. In warm weather, a tee shirt and

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gym shorts are sufficient for short runs of a few miles. If you run long.er distances, cons1d~r nylon shirts .and shorts. They 11 prev.ent chaffing on the chest and groin. In colder weather , remember, your body gf::ts ~arm while you run. A sweatshirt with.a hood or stocking cap _I s recommended . Co~s1der th_1 ck socks to wear as mittens. Third, remember that as a runner, you are a pedestrian and must obey pedestrian laws. Stay on the sidewalks where you can. ~un against traffic. And wear light colored clothes after dark.

I ~ope to see a lo_t of n~w faces running by me this spnng and summer. It's fun! It's a good way to lose weight and stay in shape!

Thomas A. Singer P.S. TO "GET IN THE RUNNING " Tom Singer knows there are a lot of veteran runners in Mariemont much more experienced than himself. He'd like to know who you are so we can discuss a local runner's club or organize a Mariemont Fun Run in association with an upcoming summer holiday. Whether you're a vetera n or novice runner, get in touch with Tom by dropping him a note at 4304 Joan Place.

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Not Much Time Left!

MARCH EVENTS

Reservations are due March 1 for the Monday morning group's trip to the home of Georgianna Cook. Mrs. Cook has many antiques, P.articularly pewter. The group will meet at the library at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 13. If you would be willing to drive, call Ann Burke or Dottie Heuck.

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Congratulations to Amy Donovan, who made the Dean's List at the University of Arizona with a 3.96 average. Amy plans to study diving this semester with William Young.

For the Mari Elders, the month of March comes in like a lion, gains momentum and definitely does not go out like a lamb. Mrs. Lynn Anderson, director of the center, has scheduled the following activities for this month.

March 1: Program, "Freedom Train", by Layne Richards, P.C. 6: Trip to the Cincinnati Art Academy. Members will see the Senior Citizens Art Show Photo Exhibit. The group will leave the P.C. at 10 a.m. and return by 1 p.m. Cost for the trip is 50q: and lunch wi ll be served in the cafeteria for under $2.00 per person. Check for reservations with center.

8: Men's Group Planning Meeting, 10:00, P.C. 9: Beginning Lip Reading Class. Those interested should call the center as soon as possi-

. . . continuing on the campus scene, hats off to Sue Schroer who pledged Alpha Omicron Pi at Vanderbilt, and to Ga i l Gettelman, a Pi Beta Phi pledge, and Nancy Dernier, a Delta Delta Delta pledge, both at Arizona . ... to Chick Mileham, recently named to the U.C. Hall of Fame.

Chick, of course, was Athletic Director at U.C. for 26 years, longer than any other three directors. . . . to Jeff Stevenson, son of Carol and Bill Stevenson, and Meg Schott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schott, Jr., who were married December 27. The young couple are living out near New Richmond.

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15: Beef & Boards Dinner Theater, "Cactus Flower", starring Ann Miller.

17: 'Tis Saint Patrick's Day and green tea will be served for card players at 1:30. Be sure to wea r a touch o' the green.

22: Men's Group will tour Live Oaks Vocational School , with lunch . Meet at P.C. 9:15. Reservations due one week prior.

23: Free Blood Pressure Screening, 1-4 p.m., P.C. Coming Up: April 7: Hear the symphony and tour Music Hall. Reservations in by March 17th.

With all these and many more activities planned, Mari Elders members will want to have their names on the monthly mailing list of events. The cost is only $1.50 for the year.

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This is one winter we hope ends tomorrow without regrets.

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The Crossing Guards of Mariemont have had little turnover through the years, but this year there are three. You may ask why would anyone want to stand in the rain, in two feet of snow in sub-zero weather, or swelter in the hot sun of September or early summer? Well, maybe it isn't all that bad when you read what being a Crossing Guard is like from the gals who do it.

Ruth Tieman had served 20 years when she retired. That's quite a record. Norma Shanks has been at her post going on 17 years . Norma says , "In September the little kindergarteners are so cute - I love them. They have to be watched very closely after they cross Plainville Rd . All of a sudden they will remember their moms were going to pick them up, so they dart back across the street. I keep the traffic stopped until they are well on their way.

Every September I have at least 6 kindergarteners who decide they don't want to sta_y in school after they get there. They come back

up to the corner and want to go home. I take them back to school and Mrs. "Steff" takes over.

"I have a 'Do Not Enter' sign that I roll out in the middle of Chestnut Street when the children come to and from school.

It is unbelievable the drivers who hit that sign and swear they never saw it. I'm just thankful it wasn 't a person in the middle of the street or theX would be knocked 20 feet, too. ' Norma could write a book. This story, I think, tells how dedicated she is. "Th is happened a few years ago," she says. "Getting to the corner on time is always on your mind. After shopping at Dillonvale Shopping Center, I tried to start our car and it caught fire. I had my uniform coat and hat in the back seat. I got them out and went to the drugstore.

First, I called my husband, Don (Chief of Police of Mariemont) to see if he would send a policeman down to cover my post and he said, 'Why, where are you?' I told him I was at the Shopping Center and that our car was on fire. He

Dunlap, Beth Ann Sheard, Emma Jean Lyttleton, Norma Shanks, Lt Harold" Hardin. Alternate guard Debbie Fordyce was absent when picture was taken. said okay, he would have someone cover the corner. I hung up and had the clerk call the fire department. Don came after me and the car was towed away." I found out, too, that Norma had some children in for milk and dou~hnuts during those "delay day . She received notes of thanks from grateful moms.

Judy Dunlap has the same post her mother-in-law, Alyce, had for 10 years in front of Dale Park School. Her reasons for applying when she fi rst heard of an open-

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ing coming up last September were the wonderful experiences of her mother-in-law, her love for children (she has two) and "It gets me out of the house."

Judy says, "I'm more scheduled in my routines at home." She is always ready with a gentle hand and says, "The guards will do anything for the children and we want them to come to us and to remember we are here for their safety and that they should report anything out of the ordinary to us."

Beth Ann Sheard is new this year, too. Her post at the Mariemont Inn at Wooster and Madisonville Rd. is a lively one.

Beth loves people and the outdoors. She loves to be with children and is a babysitter. She takes a 2 year old to her post.

Beth has among her many friends a dog who visits her corner and sometimes causes a traffic jam.

She carries a rope in her pocket now. Lt. Hardin, coordinator of the Safety Guard Program, has picked him up and taken him home in the squad car. Beth ac· counts for her children she helps across - esP. ec ially the kindergarteners. 'When parents pick up their children at noon, they honk to let me know." Beth says, "People brighten up your day." She brightened up mine the day I interviewed her.

Lorraine Meier, also new this year, is at her post on West and Madisonville Rd. She has this to say of the Middle School students. "Most are helpful and polite to the younger ones and to me." Lorraine wears the newest uniform called the "Patroller Coat."

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at the busy corner of Wooster and Plainville Road for two years.

She knows all "her" children and has given them knicknames such as the "Kung Fu Brothers", etc.

She stands in the middle of the street and her only complaint is with the motorists who do not comply with the 20-mile speed limit. Emma Jean says, "I'd rather be hit myself - I feel responsible.

My heart stops when a child steps off the curb before I give the signal to cross.

Annamae Jones has been a guard for 8 yea rs. She moved from another post to Wooster and lndianview. She says, "I don't have to walk so far since I live on lndianview." Annamae sees a lot of activity and has aided in getting assista nce fo r a senior citizen who fell and later checked to see if he was all right. Annamae sug~ests to parents, "Please don t let your chi ldren come to my corner before 7:50 a.m. or to the Inn before 8:00 a.m. as there is no ~uard to look out for their safety.

These "Corner Mothers" tie shoes, wipe noses, give hugs, dry tears, and give Mariemont 's children that extra special protection away from home.

Monte Foster

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Recognize yourself or anyone else on this fhotograph from earlier days in Mariemont? The man in the middle is Chris Robisch, then Police Chief o the Villa1e with the school guards of yesteryear.

Picture courtesy of Julian Bailey

An Update On Tlte U.S. 50 Situation "The good news is that the Commissi oners req uested the Ohio Department of Transportation to do another study,' says Helen Cantrell, ch airman of Citizens for Relocation of US 50.

On December 8, the Hamilton County Commissioners passed a lengthy resolution which includes

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Mrs. Cantrell points out, "In another but related matter, Newtown Council, which supports the Penn Central right-of-way as an alternative U.S. 50-32 route, has asked for an environmental im-

1act st~tement on the proposed ;cenic railroad."

Mrs. Cantrell had been told by OKI (Ohio -K entucky-Indiana Regional Council of Government) that an E.I.S. did not have to be done. When she expressed concern about the possible impact of recreational development along the river, such as traffic, to Robert L. Martin, Chief, Resource Area Studies, Department of the Interior, Mr. Martin replied , "An environmental assessment is routinely reguired ... whenever Federal funding is requested for acquisition and developoment of recreation land and facilities ... regarding purchase and development of the Little Miami Railroad right-of-way for recreation purposes witn Federa l funds from the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, the same would hold true."

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POLICE BLOTTER Here's the p:ilice news for the month of January from the desk of Donald L. Shanks, Police Chief of Mariemont.

There were five cases of petty larceny. A CB radio was stolen from a parked car, an outside lighting fixture was taken from a residence, a pair of skis and two snow shovels were stolen from the _porches of three other dwelhn_gs.

A 15 year-old boy was charged with aggravated burglary after forcing entrance to an occupied dwelling during the night in early January. The case is pending before the Hamilton County Juvenile Court.

A 26 year-old man was charged with drug abuse and another 26 year-old man was charged with public indecency (indecent exposure ). The drug case was referred to the Hamilton County

Municipal Court and the other was set for trial in Mariemont Mayor's Court.

There were eight automobile accidents, no fatalities, one injury. Moving traffic violations were charged to 33 persons and four parking violation citations were issued.

A crime prevention program was presented by Officer Bill Meier before the Kiwanis Club of Mariemont on January 10. The topic was "Residential Burglary".

Mayor Davies, Chief Shanks and Officer Bill Meier visited the MariElder Men 's Group on January 11 and presented "Neighborhood Watch" a crime prevention topic, highlighting citizen participation in crime prevention.

Also, on January 11, Lt. Harold Hardin presen ted a program on drug abuse prevention to Middle School students.

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Ritze In Gear For Councll

"Thank you very much for sending me a copy of the Town Crier.

I was saddened to learn of the death of Mayor Straley and I know that Mariemont, as well as I, lost a good friend. Please convey my best wishes to Mayor Art Davies.

Enclosed find check for $15 which I hope will enable you to continue sending me future copies of your splendid Town Crier. Congratuations on such a fine publication!

Sincerely, Russell S. Geil

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Folks might be interested to know our #2, Vicki, was married recently to Brian Harris from Surrey, England. She met him while teaching in Swaziland for last two years. Brian is with Barclay's Bank and they will be in Gaborone, Botswana, Africa for approximately two years. Address: Box 478 for any who would like to write.

Our AFS daughter , Judy Kockott Roberts, from Swaziland, and her husband Rodger, were here for the wedding from Calgary, Canada , where they have emigrated.

What a small world. Just one year ago our whole family was visiting Judy and Rodger and her parents and family at their home in Swaziland.

Many thanks for keeping us in touch.

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Mariemont's newly elected councilman is Neil Ritze, from Dis tr i ct 2, which is the northe aste rn section of th e Village. He is replacing Hank Kleinfeldt, who had resigned.

Neil is well known in Mariemont since he owns and operates the Texaco station on Plainville Road, where he has been located for the last twenty four years.

Besides Neil the family includes his wife Barbara and five young ones who range in age from seventeen to nine years of age. They have lived at 3916 Pocahontas Avenue for five years.

Neil says re has no political ambitions but he has a most commendable reason for running for a seat on council. He thinks this is a fine place to raise a family and he fee ls very strongly that residents should take a turn in assuming some responsibility for keeping this a good neighborhood.

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To Press There has been a break-in at the Mariemont Middle School on Wooster Pike with a large number of band instruments stolen.

Investigation is under way since the break-in was discovered at 11 :47 a.m. Saturday, February 18. Entry was apparently accomplished by going up the steps on the west side of the building then crossing a ledge to an unlocked window.

Chief Shanks says the crime probably happened sometime before the Saturday morning snowfall and they have on ly some foot prints to work with.

We ask anyone who might have observed anything or anybody of a suspicious nature around the Middle School on Friday night or early Saturday morning to contact the Mariemont Police Dept. immmediately.

Eighth -grader Susan Davis discovered the theft when she went to the Middle School Saturday morning for an oboe lesson. An open window had aroused suspicions but everything looked normal until Susan opened the instrument cabinet and foun d it was empty.

Duane Snell, Middle School principal, told Susan that the school insurance does not cover privately-owned instruments .

Many eight-graders own their own instruments.

The theft is thought to be the work of professionals.

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Hightower, Phyllis Hoffman, Ruth T. Hoffman, Hubert Horton, Silvia D. Horvath, Jean Horworth, John W. Hudson , Penny Huebsch, Lucille E. Hugg_ins, Ruth H. Iredale, Susan T. Iannaccone, Dorothy Jackson, Mary_ E. Jones, Marie H. Jordan, Alice P. Juengst, Claire G. Kaeser.

Robert H. Kain , George Kaye, Martha Kaye, Arthur J. Keinath, Louise W. Kelley, Patricia Kemme, Cozette Kern, Patricia Kern, Kiwanis Club of Mariemont, Raymond G. Klemme, Mary B. Knoble, Elsie Krummel, Romaine Krummel, Evelyn Lempereur, Janice Lipps, Charles 0. Marcks, Rosemary Marshall, Marjorie Ann Mathias, Sheila McLean, Dorothy Meinke, Jean F. Meints, Elinor R. Miller, Floyd H. Miller, Rheba Mahlman, Ann D. Monroe, Diane Morand, Barbara Moulton, Robert P. Myers, Mrs. James H. Nagel, Sr., Robert V. Naugle, Dale G. Neuhaus, Violet L. Niland, Mary Lee Olinger, Paul E. Oliver, Letitia A. O'Neil, Terry L. Overbey.

Mary Alice and Marilyn Overley, Lillian Parker, Raymond D. Parker, Warren Parks, Ruth I. Patten, Barbara M. Pauly, James D. Petricone, Martha W. Phillips, Jacqueline Pickering, MacDonald Pierce, Marilynn Poe, John H. Pugh, Margaret Puterbaugh, Lois L. Ralston, Thelma N. Readnour, Joanne C. Reib, Thelma Reichle, Mary Jane Rhodes, Eleanor Rhoton, Eugene Z. Riley, Elsie W. Robert, Chris Robisch, Leah W. Rodger, Nina Olds Rogers, Ruthanne Rollman. Miriam L. Rowe, Michael Rubery, Anna marie Runte, Jane Sabo, C. Wilby Schaefer, Robert E. Sewell, Sandra Shaw, Dorothy D. Shepherd, Sandra D. Shevers, Francis L. Simler, John D.Sloan.

Sandra Small, Karl W. Smith, G.E. Spengler, Caroline S. Stevenson, Edna I. Stites, Mary Struke,

These are Mariemont citizens who have contributed to the work of the Village Assembly including the Town Crier and the MariElders, from October 1977 through February 7, 1978.

Verian Ader, Byron M. Anderson, William D. Averill, Vesta Applegate, L.S. Aldrich, Virginia T. Alexander, Hilda Ackerman, T.M. Armstrong, Pauline Ashcraft, Bobette H. Bahler, Suzy Baker, Beulah Barnes, J.M .A. Bates, Charles T. Beach, Virginia Beck, Marian L. Bischoff, Margaret Black, Anna B. Blakeney, Alfred Bloch, Claudette Blozy, Melvin H. Borchard, Mary E. Bowersox, Robert L. Bowsher, James R. Breth, Louise D. Breth, Ellen Brooks, Jane Hayden Brooks, Minnie S. Brow, Ruth Bullock, Ann W. Burke.

Constance G. Cannon, L.R. Clark, Barry Cars, R.M. Cowdin, Virginia Cowell, Helen M. Crance, William R. Crawford, Judith W. _ Crowe, Vertner D. Crumb, Donna L. Cutcher, Alice L. Dahl, A.J. Davies, Arthur M. Davies, Donna Lou Davis, Peggy D. Davis, Ruth Dibble, Emma Jane Dickman, Augustine P. Donnelly, Marella E. Duhlmeier, Betty and Tom Durham, Justine H. Elliott, Susan N. Elliott, Evelyn Emmett, Wendell Evans, Dorothy Everitt, Alice Ferns, R.J. Fisher, George J. Flautz, Edith Fleming, Albert P. Foley, Robert B. Frantz, Terry D. Gaines.

Joan K. Gambs, Valerie Lamb Garber, Garden Club of Mariemont , Vernon W. Garrison , Russell S. Geil, John C. Getreu, Gertrude Goebel , Marguarite Graf, John D. Gray, Judy R. Gresham, A. Robert Groenke, Jr., Arie Guertz, Orel D. Gundlach, Suzanne Hamm , Lenelda Hanscom, George Hay, Yvonne K. Heashe, Wilma D. Heideman, Louis Hendricks, Kathleen D.

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By mid-February the School Board hopes to have narrowed the number of candidates for the job of school superintendent down to three - five. A final selection will be made sometime in April.

At its January 24 meeting, the Board considered ~uidelines for non-school organizations who wish to come into the school (this prompted by the request of a religious group); and a public compla int form to insure response when a complaint is filed.

Carl Slater will represent the Board on a committee to study compensation for extra duty. The Board declined a request from the foreign language department to sanction student foreign travel.

The requirements imposed by

Publication 94-1 42 and 504, particularly the laws on handicapped children, have "vast and important ramifications" according to Crabbs.

Tom Allman asked that John Bennett, who is responsible for this in our district, give a presentation to enlighten the board.

Sandra Small volunteered to be the · board's liason with the Ohio School Board Association.

Crabbs opined that "nothing of major consequence will happen in an election year" on school funding, though he said "all these things are increasingly hot."

Crabbs advised the Board that non-teachers acting as assistant coaches can be certified through the teacher's aide aprroach, which would prove helpfu in getting a coaching staff.

Village Beauty Shoppe In Old Marie mon t wh ere children run and play is the exclusive Village Beauty Shoppe owned and operated by Curt Bryant. Curt was born and raised in Norwood, studied at the Art Academy but turned to hair styling to avoid becoming another starving artist.

In 1970, Curt moved to Mariemont wh ile working at Larry Moore's in Kenwood. When the office space at 6704 Chestnut Street became available in 1971, Curt opened his own hair dressing salon. Curt claims he has the best location, the best view and the best clientele in all of Mariemont.

In short, Curt Bryant seems very comfortable and pleased in both his business and personal life style.

Curt has no other beauty operator working for him full time. However, Pauline Welling comes in and covers for him whenever Curt gets the urge to

Getting Personal in Mariemont In spite of the blizzard of '78, we have some new neighbors to welcome.

Now living at 7101 Wooster Pike are Terry and Mike Throckmorton and son Miles, 16 months. The Throckmortons are native Ohioians from Portsmouth.

Mike is employed by the Ford Motor Company.

Back again from Arlington Hei~hts, Ohio, after 7 years, are William and Jo Ann Pugh. They are now residing at 3807 Miami Road with their three children, Sarah, a freshman at Miami University, Bill, a I·unior at Mariemont High Schoo, and Susan, in the 8th grade at our Middle School. Bill is a V.P. of Kroger's

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Joining us from Williamstown, Kentucky, is another Ford Motor Company employee, William Couson and his wife Jimmie and their three children. Greg, 15, is a freshman a Mariemont High; Angel, 7, attends the Dale Park School; and Alana, 16 months stays at home and keeps mom busy. The Cousons live at 4300 Joan.

Back home again to Cincinnati are Ann and Craig Muhlhouse and their children, Kristin, 5, and Andy, 3. They are residing at 3731 West Street. Craig is employed at the General Electric Company.

Welcome to some newlyweds, Darwin and Barbara Schultz.

The ir first home is at 3840 Homewood Road. Darwin is employed with the Senco Corp.

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Jerry and Wilma Douglas and son Rickie, who is a student <1t Mariemont High School. Jerry is with Cincinnati Milicron.

And now for the new additions: Julie Schumacher, daughter of Philip and Mary, born on Dec. 15, joined sister Beth, 3½ years, to celebrate Christmas.

Daniel and Julia Paul and their parents, David and Karen, had a new addition arrive on January 23, a boy Patrick.

David and Laura Brumbaugh had their first, daughter, Alysia.

IN MEMORIAM: Woodruff Cla rk, 3809 Petosky Avenue.

Ester Hoover, Blue Ash Nursi ng Home, January 12, 1978.

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"run away from home." This, Curt likes to do two or three times a year and always in January.

This year since nowhere in the continental U.S.A. was assured of escaping winter's blast, Curt went down to Yucatan, Mexico, to poke around a f ew of th e local archaeological digs. He also has reservations made for the Russian Summer Olympic Games in 1980, claiming that Olympic hotel accommodations are already sca rce.

Curt prefers to remain as quiet and exclusive at home as he is in his shop. Although a bachelor, Curt is not a heavy socializer nor does he like to patronize the local watering holes.

Recently, Curt moved from his townhouse apartment in Mariemont to a new home in Anderson which offers more room for his antiques. Curt admits that living for a while next door to Hattie Miller, our local antiques authority, improved his admiration and eye for better antiques. His travels usually include visits to museums and historical homes to view and admire furnishings from all ages and origins.

Curt prefers his antiques 18th century, his clientele small and his lifestyle simple - a life of harmony.

Libby Sch roeder

Pioneer Cemetery Mariemont On plains, where red skins hunted, They raised the tasseled corn; And made a home and haven Where children, yet unborn, Could raise from dreamless slumber And greet the joyful morn.

So, dreaming by the brambles, There let the brave hearts lie, As th rough the sheltering branches The feathered creatures fly; And, in the mellow twilight, The golden shadows die.

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Mariemont Council voted 6-0 to accept the report of the Planning and Zoning Committee to reject the current application for annexation of land east of the village owned by Charles Hawk and the Modern Real Estate Company. The committee report stated that "at this time the potential negative impact outweighs any positive" and that in addition resident response has been overwhelmingly against the annexation . A crowd of 40 residents bore out the interest shown in the issue throughout the village.

Hawk and his lawyer Joe Trauth asked Council to delay their decision for the full limit of 120 days after application, which wou ld be Feb. 20. Hawk said he wanted the opportunity to review existing codes to see if there were an,¥ possible waY. to "work th is out to everyones satisfaction. Trauth suggested annexation contingent upon zoning for development, terming this "a most reasonable request" and said he had had it rn mind all along. Trauth explained that if Council and Hawk could not agree on the development, the land would not then be annexed.

. Fred Braun, attorney for Villagers for the Preservation of ~ariemont citizens group, asked ,t that meant that Hawk was now withdraw ing his petition for annexation, as the proposal incorporated drawings of con dominium units.

The committee report was tabled b)I a vote of council to allow discussion of Hawk's proposal of a seven day delay.

Stephen Young, 6939 Nolen Ci rcle said "It would appear the annexation was a subterfuge.

Even if the land is brought in under single family zoning, we all know an application could come in for condominium zoning ... and some judge would decide it should be condominiums."

"The delay is a parliamentary procedure," warned Dr. William Meyers . "It is extremely dangerous to vote on any annexation without plans."

Paul Swanson spoke in favor of annexation, saying, "Every area has to grow or go backwards."

Councilman Robert Naugle then moved to untable the committee report, seconded by Don Hopkins, and the annexation was denied by the 6-0 vote.

Citizens Committee On Schools Nina Rogers and Zoe Moore are chairmen of the Citizens Committee on School Facilities Review which will make its own recommendations using the Ohio State report to the Boa rd as a resource. The four principal alternatives to be considered are: no change; sell the Middle School and improve the three elementary schools to accomodate K-6, with 7th and 8th grades in the High School , with physical separation from 9-12 students; have one educational structure in each community by having the Middle School and combined elementary school at Fairfax or Terrace Park; close Dale Park and transfer K-6 to the Middle School, keep the other elementary

schools, and put 7th and 8th grades in the high school, physically separated from the older students.

The committee has divided into three study teams. The finan cial/ legal group is headed by David Wuest; the staff-student team is chaired by Ray Bucy; the architectural/ physical group has not yet chosen a leader.

The entire committee is tentitively scheduled to meet again on March 16, Tom Allman is the School Board's representative to the committee.

Mrs. Moore noted that this committee is to deal only with school facilities but that it is hoped that in the spring a committee will form to study curriculum.

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of Events 1, 8, 15 M.C.C. Lenten Series, 23 Maundy Thursday Holy ComWed. nights, 7:30 mumon, 7:30, M.C.C. 4 Mariemont Knothole Dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. American 23 Spring vacation begins for schools, end of day.

Legion Gehlert Post.

T.B.A. M.H.S. Drama Club 24 Good Friday, Sanctuary open presents "Dark of the 12-2 p.m. service at 2.

Moon", 8 p.m.

24 Book & Travel Series, Library, 7 Pre School Mothers, 7:30, 8 p.m., Program: "Springtime P.C. Along Our Atlantic Coast", 8 Dale Park parent visitation 9 ~Ivester Johns.

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26 Easter Sunday Services, 8 Women's Guild luncheon of M.C.C.; Sunrise Service, 7 M.C.C., 12:30, P.C. a.m., Bell Tower; 9:30 & 11, 13 Village Assembly Mon. MorSanctuary. ning Group. Library, 10, Trip 26 Eas ter Sunday pancake to home of Georgianna Cook, breakfast - brunch served in antique collector.

P.C. by Explorer Troop 149, 7:30 a.m. • 2 p.m.

18 Village Assembly Third Annu aI Spring Happening, Board of Education: 2nd & 4th Tuesday; Council: 2nd & 4th Mon. Madeira Manor.

Council Concerns Council still has not accepted the lone bid of ·Ritze Texaco to supply gas, oil and service to the village because of solicitor David Parker's opinion that there is a conflict of interest since Neil Ritze, an employee of the station, is a council member. Parker is waiti~ for a reply from the Ethics Commission and the Ohio Municipal League.

The village will purchase additional snow equipment for next year. Council heard complaints on the walk in front of the Middle School and the way the snow is removed for only one lane traffic on Chestnut near Dale Park School. Jerry Vianello· advised council that he is a member of a reserve unit that could be called upon if the village is in a state of emergen cy. Fire Chief Jess Applegate replied that the village has this information from the Ohio National Guard.

Ed Brueckner asked if council were going to take action vacating Old Wooster Pike, a road which led to land proposed for development as condominiums.

Solicitor Parker said he has advised council to go slowly on this issue because of the question of compensation to abutting property owners but that private land owners could file for abandon ment.

Council passed a resolution to establish new procedures for the

purchase of equ ipment for volunteer firemen; council will pay half the purchase price of all weather jackets and caps, with th e remainder paid by the voluntee rs. Council will also purchase coveralls with EMT patches for volunteers.

An ordinance to control and/or prevent the use of marijuana had a second reading.

An ordinance passed on Jan. 23 limited parking on Elm St. to the south side.

Future considerations of council include regulating parking on West St., parking on Bramble, a request for SWAT funding, and a scuba diving course for Fire Chief Jess Applegate for $70.

Hubert Horton will become the Tax Commissioner upon the resignation of Randall Garland on March 1; Sally Johnson is the new tax clerk.

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