Book: The Citizen

              VOL. 5, NO. 38                                       THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1968 - TWENTY PAGES                                     $5.00 per year 10� p


Happiness Is"- Theme For Mingo Community Day


   At a regular meeting last Fri-
 day night, Parade chairwoman,
 Mrs. Harold Dilworth revealed
 that area residents will be treat-
 ed to one of the largest parades
 ever shown in the upper Ohio
 Valley  on  Community Day at
 Mingo, August 31.   Seventeen
 floats will be included in the
 mile long parade.
 After months of diligent planning
 and    organization,  Mingo's
 Community Day Committeemen
 are in the final phase of prep-
 aration for their annual extrava-
 ganza.
 Father Francis Brown of the
 Annunciation Church of Mingo,
 announced that all the churches
 of Mingo will participate in the
 stadium show with an organized
 Inter-Faith presentation. He said
 the program will be Litigurcal
 Musical and there would be a
 Homily by one of the clergy.
 Mrs. Dilworth also reported
 that the Stadium Program is set
 and that the Flag Raising will be
 done by the Junior Girl Scout
 Troop 466, directed by Mrs. Fred
 Antill.
 Master of Ceremonies for the
 show will be Tom Abernathy of
 W*ST.V.
 The Star Spangled Banner will
 be played by the Mingo Hi Band,
 directed by Eugene Carabetta,
 the Mingo Jr. Band, directed by
 George Bonamace. The Vi-Lar
 Kadettes Baton and Drum Corps
 of East Liverpool, The Weir High
 Varsity Band, directed by Tyrone
 W, Price.
 General chairman Albert Olexia
 reported that the Judges for the
 Parade competition have been
 chosen: Emerson V. Wood, Ex-
 ecutive Manager of Steubenville
Chamber of Commerce, chairman
of the judges; William Bandini,
Trainmaster, Penn Central Rail-
road, Mingo Junction; Miss Pat-
ricia Rinaldo, District Editor,

       MINGO COMMUNITY DAY
         (Cont'd on page 9)


  Members of the Mingo Junction Community Day Celebration Committee are pictured above formu-
lating plans for the annual affair which willbe held on Saturday, August 31. They are: (seated, 1 to r) Mrs.
Lawrence Fristick-Chairman of Princess Aracoma Contest, Mrs. Paul Getsey-Parade Aide, Mayor
Albert Olexia-General Chairman, Mrs. Harold HIL Dilworth-Parade Chairman, Mrs. John W, Novotny-
Chairman of Convertible Assignment, (2nd row, 1 to r) George Grantonic-Chairman of Air Show, Jon
Grantonic-Float Co-Ordinator Chairman, Mrs. Robert Crowe-Chairman of "Bakorama", John Slivka-
Chairman of Auto Procurement, Robert Davis-Publicity Chairman, (3rd row, 1 to r) Mrs. Charles Adams-
Co-Chairman of Hullaballoo, Wilbert Swisher-Co-Chairman of Sound System, Ted Dodasovich-Parade
Aide, Jack Savage-Parade Aide, and Mrs. Jerrell R-itter-Co-Chairman of Hullaballoo.


    Registration Available

       At County Fair
   If you expect to cast a vote in
the   Presidential  Election in
November, you must be a regis-
tered voter.
  If you are not already on the
roll, you can put yourself there
during four days of the County
Fair, August 14th-17th.

  Who can register? Any resident
of Jefferson County who is 21
years of age or older. First time
voter who will become 21 years
of age before next November 5th
will also be able to register.

  Registeration days will be on
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday during the fair. If you
are a registered voter, but have
moved from the address under
which you are registered, you
also may file a change of address
form with the registrars.
   Meanwhile, you can register
 at the County Board of Elections
 and at various parts of the County
 in September.
            *****


Convention Report From Jefferson County Delegation


  Walter L. Myers, Republican
delegate,  18th  Congressional
district, Oito, announced that the
Jefferson County Delegation to
the National Republican Conven-
tion arrived  in Miami Beach,
Florida, Saturday, August 3rd, at
noon. The Jefferson County group
met at the Doral Beach Hotel with
various other Ohio delegates and
convention  officials, including
Miss Martha C, Moore, National


C ommitteewoman    from  Ohio;
Mrs. Eloise Wingate, secretary
of Ohio Republican Headquarters;
Mrs. Martha Hahn, Ohio 7th Dis-
trict Delegate; and Mrs. Letha
Astray, former member of Ohio
State Central committee.
  Hostesses in the Ohio Republi-
can headquarters at the Doral
Beach Hotel during convention
week include: Mrcs. Henry Barren,
Mrs. George Crim, Mrs. IdaMae


Dunle, Mrs. John Harris, Mrs.
Zola   Hennebert, Mrs. Walter
Myers. Jr.. and Mrs. CurtisStil-
well, all from Jefferson County.
  Some of the Jefferson County
Delegation participated in a con-
ducted tour of Miami beach.
Among the many points of inter-
est visited, stops were made at
the famous Fontainebleau Hotel,
National Headquarters for the


Republican Convention, the Hotel
Deauville, Hilton Hotel and the
Americana Hotel, where the 3
major candidates are staying.
  Mrs. Henry Barren, Jefferson
County chairwoman was hostess
to the Jefferson County delega-
tion at the Doral Beach Hotel.
Walter L. Myers, Jr. briefed
         COUNTY DELEGATES
         (Cont'd on page 14)


Wintersville Adds Six New Portable Classrooms


   Six separate temporary classrooms will be connected to the Wintersville High School by canopy and
self-contained when school opens in the fall. These rooms will have a seating capacity of 30, air con-
ditioning, electric heating, and can be moved when necessary.
  Contractor for the National Home Buildings (mobil rooms) is Imperial Equipment Company of Colum-
bus. Mellott Contractors built the foundations. These pre-fabricated constructed classrooms will be
ready when the school bell rings on Tuesday, September 3.


Junior Women's Society

Donates To Library Fund


  Mrs. James Cerra, representing the Junior Women's Society of
Wintersville, is pictured above presenting a check for $50 to
Wintersville Mayor Anthony Petrozzi. The money will go toward
the Library Fund, which will be the Club's main project for
next year.
  The new proposed library will need more donations from
W'mon's Clubs, organizations, or individuals in the area. Ground
has been selected for the building site, but funds are slow coming
in. The committee will need money before the 12th of August to
survive.


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