The Cincinnati Post from Cincinnati, Ohio • 1

The Cincinnati Poet Wednesday March 26 1973 3 Valley Sour grapes? Clermont's' license shortage blamed on ousted registrars Oscar Sharp as mayor of BETHEL: mayor letter The Oscar Sharp Bethel effective April 1 ia tocoundL for Sharp's resignation ed although his tenure mayor has been controversial because of differences with Council Ifie departure to be Wed Councilman post is vacant the community William Duckworth's -he moved out of Roger Holland acting mayor has called a special council meeting Monday night at which action will be taken on the two vacancies -Persons wishing to be considered or appointment may submit requests to Mrs Ruth Grover village clerk before noon Monday BATAVIA: sour grapes" caused the shortage of motor vehicle 1 tags and decals in Clermont County the past few days according to one official think the previous deputies are at fault They let the supplies run out in Clermont County sour grapes more or less in my said the official who asked not to be identified because of possible political repercussions was aware cf she added it hurt us it hurt the She said the outgoing Democratic registrars under the John Gilligan sdminia-tration did not place orders for tags and I believe it was done to embarrass the new Republicans named by the Janies A Rhodes administration gradually are getting the tags in Give us a few more days and everything win be she sakL handled it before and we win do it One of the biggest problems has been the shortage of truck tags which are sold only at registrar locations in Batavia and Milford The Batavia office where Mrs Karen Carson is registrar received a shipment of all necessary materials yesterday she said At Milford where Mrs Mabel Sontag serves as registrar a shortage of farm tags exists but the office has received an tnvoice advising that a shipment is on the a OBITUARIES Curtis Andrews state registrar of motor vehicles said in Columbus he considers the situation a He said there have been delays from the field in ordering and conceded that shipping out of Columbus also may be slow Andrews said he is now involved in appointing people as temporary throughout the state so they can begin license sales on Tuesday April I He said appointments were delayed because the outcome of the election recount for governor bin to be awaited action could be taken until the recount was over he said Andrews predicted the registrar offices will be functioning smoothly within few Another official who asked that die not be identified said in a state of confusion because of the change of registrars been through it three times and it is always a mess I get so disgusted I say 111 quit but then it always straightens out" Williamsburg bridge deck to be replaced Coach Larry Gardner and Van Hawkins take a break from a atreetside resigns Bethel OSCAR SHARP Dorothy Wilson SABINA: Mrs Dorothy Wilson 59 died Monday at Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington Services will be held st 2 pm Thursday at the Littleton Funeral Home where visitation will be today Burial will be in Sabina Cemetery She leaves her husband Carlos a son Ronald Wilson Sr of Cincinnati and a daughter Mrs Lois Haggard also of Cincinnati a brother Thomas Gates Sr of Cincinnati a sister Mrs Ruth Hafer of Hillsboro a half-sister and a half-brother 1 'i- Alice Von Camp NEWTONSVIIlg: Mrs Alice Van Camp 76 died Tuesday at Clermont County Hospital Services will be held at 2 pm Thursday at tiie Newtansville Methodist Church Visitation will ho from to 9 pm today at the Noakes Funeral Home Milford Burial will be in Plain-view Cemetery She leaves a daughter Mrs Virginia Hodges a son Marvin Van Camp and two sisters Florence Von Frank MILFORD: Mrs Florence Van Frank 92 of Terrace Park died Man-day at General Hospital Cincinnati Services will be held at 10 ara Friday at tiie Craver-Hookom Funeral Home with visitation from 7 to 8 Thursday Burial will be in Greenlswu Cemetery She leaves one son Robert and one Mrs Mary Wall Edd Jones PEEBLES: Edd Jones 76 framer Peebles community resident died Monday at Pascagoula Miss Vi Services will he held at 10 am Thursday at the Lafferty Funeral Home with visitation from 6 to 9 pm today Burial will be in Pisgah Cemetery Highland County Loy Hiles 7 MOSCOW: Loy Hiles' 97 of Third Street died Monday at his home Services will be held at 11 am Thursday at the Church of Christ Visitation will be from 5 to 9 pm today at the Lew White Memorial Funeral Home New Richmond Burial will be in WilliamsburgCemetery Warren County news on Page 24 Wednesday TV-Rodie Schedules traffic signals at both ends of the will be used to maintain oneway Estimated completion date is Nov IS Front Street will be dosed to through traffic at Main Street when work begins on the span Georgetown on right track to another Winning season WILLIAMSBURG: Replacement of the deck of the Main Street (Ohio 32) bridge here over the East Fork of die Little Miami River has been scheduled' by the Ohio Department of Transportation Bids on the work will be taken by the department's highway division at Columbus on Tuesday April 29 1 The project including right of way engineering and construction will cost an estimated S2UM0l Plans indude replacement of portions of the abutments and structural steel and cleaning spot-priming priming and painting plus structural steel Half-width construction and tempo- TOM FORTNEY'S WORLD 1 -t i f-y-i: David should be very strong in their events by state meet Hawkins said without reservations BECRAFT IS THE premier distance runner in Gass A and perhaps all classes Gardner finished second in the state in the shot put last year and is bettering his state performance by al- most five feet in practice this year Watson is capable -of a 64 high jump and Covington rated as the best athlete in the school by Hawkins Js expected to qualify for the state meet in the long jump finished second in the mile last year in 4:27 and I think anyone grans to be close to him this year although fie is recovering from the scarlet fever" Hawkins said- Becraft came down with the contagious fever at the end of die basketball -season but appears to be fully recover-: 1 ed and is running his normal 10 to IS miles each day along the winding hills around Georgetown 7 The 5-8 130-pound senior has one first and three second-place finishes in state Gass A cross country meets He also has second-and fifth-place finishes in tiie state 2-mile run to go rith his Three scramble to safety after canoe overturns BATAVIA: Three canoeists managed to get ashore from the rain-swollen East Farit of the Little Miami River -yesterday after their homemade 15-foot -craft capsized at the Batavia dam Police Chief Ward identified them as John Gillespie 19 of 3380 (ihio 222 Ted Ellis 20 of Ohio 132 and Mark Williams 20 Will-o-Ee Drive He said all were wearing life preservers They were canoeing from the Clermont Gub upstream about noon when the fiberglas canoe went over a drop of six to eight feet at the dam and overturned of the hills Wayne Helton BATAVIA: Wayne Helton 8-day-old aon of Mr and Mrs Wayne Helton 1399 Vera Cruz Pike Milford died Mon day In Children's Hospital Cincinnati A twin Duane two days after birth Graveside services will be at 11 am tomorrow in IOOF Cemetery at Owensville under direction of Moore Funeral Home''-: second place in the mile last year MADE THE mistake of running Mike in the 880 mile and 2-mile last Hawkins admitted could have won two of them hands down but having to run iq all three at Columbus put too much pressure on Gardner has added five feet each year to his distance in the shot put since nis freshman year v- held die state Gass' A record for about 20 minutes last year but ended up second with a toss of 54 feet and three-quarters of an Gardner recalled THE 64 215-POUND senior has received sciolanhip offers from six colleges for basketball and track and three colleges for football although he has 'never played the game is a sure winner for us in Gass A and could be the top shot putter in all three Hawkins said While he spoke Gardner bad a practice toss of 59 feet 10 inches would like to go on die machines for one year to see how strong 1 can Gardner said think I can carry a tot more weight and go well over 60 feet with the Hawkins considers Covington one of tiie best athletes in the state proved it too when he finished sixth in the state high school pentathlon held at Denison University in early March and that was with only three days of practice because we notified about it in time" Hawkins said COVINGTON FINISHED die five-event pentathlon (55-yard dash SSyard low hurdles 880-yard run high jump and shot put) with 3192 points This winner had 3365 Besides die long 'jump Covington will run the 440 and a leg of the mile relay and pole vault could also run the Hawkins said He can do anything and is good at anything he tries He never played basketball until his senior year but still averaged in double success of developing track stars has come without die benefit of any track at tiie school The runners train either at tiie county fairgrouds or on county roads The' hurdlers train in the alley beside the school or in die gym with small hurdles that Hawkins made from old lawn chairs really need a Hawkins said got the best training grounds around with all these hills to run up and around Besides it's more Shoe's on the GEORGETOWN: Vernon formula for success could produce four individual state champions and the state Gass A track title for Georgetown Higi School have a lot of talent here and always been successful at getting the good boys Hawkins explained as he stepped up training far the opening meet April at Hillsboro JUST SHOW the kids an interest and get them involved and tieyre going to do the explained Hawkins who has been track coach at Georgetown for more yean than hia present teen-aged runners have lived Hawkins talks track with his team every day of the school year v- all you have to worry Hawkins continued After their first year they know what to do After that you talk to them and keep them interested Any of the great train themselves Hawkins believes he has four 1 in Mike Becraft Larry Dennis Covington and David Wa and Larry are the best in the state in their events and Clinton school board names superintendent WILMINGTON: Carlton Binkley has been named superintendent of Gin-ton County schools effective August 1 with the retirement of Walter Nichols Binkley who lives at Blanchester is a graduate of Blanchester High School and holds degrees from Ohio State University mid Miami University He was principal of Blanchester High School for 18 years He has been secondary supervisor and acting superintendent -of Clinton County schools for the past four years Binkley will be the sixth county superintendent during the past 61 years No turns on red BLANCHESTER: Council has voted to prohibit right turns on red at all three intersections in the village that have traffic signals Seals goal: $6000 HILLSBORO: The Highland County goal in the annual Easter Seal drive is S6000 according to Jack McCray coun-" ty drive chairman and postmaster at Greenfield About 7000 appeal letters with seals enclosed have been sent to area residents other foot her tn "watch rt" in the future France Raine former Times-Star reporter-editor and tag-time friend could have taken my hide off without a qualm when he read the report of his traffic citation He felt a little professional courtesy was in order in a case like this but was somewhat mollified when I declared that if my own mother got a ticket print it My mother never could masterjhe art of driving however Ralph Oytara former newspaper-man and an editor with Cincinnati Bell was die friend who made die observation at the beginning of this piece This of my wife and a friend since childhood is now avenged for my report of his ticket several years go- Fortunately only one has reacted with violence (but then a lot of people may still be looking for me) This was a woman who rwung at me with her handbag in front of Germont County Court and hit the late Batavia Police Chief Ed Colonel on the head Ed who had a knack for cooling tempers had the assailant laughing in a few monents He kidded me about it for years however Rep Harsha to run for ninth term PORTSMOUTH (UPI): Rep William' Harsha R-Ohio plans to seek a ninth term in Congress next year -The Portsmouth legislator who represents the Sixth Bis-tict announced his decision Tuesday He is the ranking minority member of the House Public Works Committee RECORD WHNam Naynte 14 Green Acrti TraHer Park Loveland welder and Batty Rodgers if Green Acne Trailer Park Loveland Robert JuMka US SI Milford mechMet and Constance Bunch 17 tU US tt Milford Robert Thacker 21 1474 Ohio US Befhti ipray painter and Sharon Hornby 21 474 Padroni Cincinnati secretary Hilton Collier 21 248 EMt StreeT Baftwf racahring dirk and Steady Bates XL TIM Ragland Road Cincinnati clerk-typist Themai Casbar II 2S7 Hid Top EMataa New Richmond aircraft attendant and Carla Steelman 17 Barry Gardena Batavia Mutant Eiger Sneed Jr If US LecuM Stmt Cincinnati machine adjustor and Brenda Tsagua 22 145 Rum Avenue Lovoland machine operator Kraig Whiting 22 Livonia Midi Air Fores and Mary Caitaat 24 3M Olive Branch Road Ante-HaAir Force Stanley RingMaff Jr tt 41 Day drda Milford latte operator and Judy Suggs IMS Ring Una Milford A friend called the other day to say always said if you were involved in an accident and got a ticket that the story would be in the paper I didn't believe it until He was referring to an accident in -which I was involved and for which I was cited for failure to observe a stop sign To complete the story let the record show that I had to pay a total of 111 for fine and court costa about par for the course for this kind of an offense in Clermont County Over the years I Ve had to report traffic violations by many friends end acquaintances They weren't always happy about it ONE IRATE OFFENDER accosted me in the corridor of the courthouse om day The immediate concern was that she objected to my use of her traffic offense It turned out however she was only because her age was That was Betty Lindsey the mainstay clerk of the Clermont County Planning Commission I'm happy to report that Betty is a radiant mid lovely 29 This make it up to you Betty? Then there ia Mary Biseants dazzling (former Mrs Ohio) wife of Countv Commissioner Harold Bisaanti Met her at a picnic and immediately raised my arms to protect myself but she me that there were no hard fact she said the newspaper was attached to her sun visor Train derails near Batavia BATAVIA: A Norfolk end Railroad freight train went off the tracks in a wooded area about one mile south east 'ti Batavia at about 11:30 pm yesterday There were no reported injuries The 17-car freight was headed for Portsmouth Railroad officials and Clermont County sheriff's deputies are' investigating to determine the cause of the derailment FOR THE Clermont County Probata Court Ado It 4543 Riintaw Law ClndniMH Meek clerk and Pirate Hull jo ej June Street Cincinnati cashiw Timothy Wright It 550 ONo Pike Amalia and Linda Roberta It 547 Carefree Drive Frank Taber 45 4UD Galaxy Lana ClndnneH machmiit and Mary Jonas 40 25 Laurel Street HU-ford dental atMMaid 9dfe WWiam III It Spring Street Bethet and Nancy 8 Spring Street MM Jeffrey Lnnhem XL Box 401 Battd (rack driver and AnMnafte SponcM tt RFD 1 Meacaw receiving dark Rick Wnt Ik IS Choctaw Lane Ml Herd petnL and Brenda Marter il Box 71 Milford 6 Farming 6: 00-PMI Donate Affotr lw HHIMlioo IKoHoro 11:30 Hollywood IIOMMO Club 1:30 HowTdOwnrtua Oaysaf Our Uudd Doctors AnoHior World 4: 4: Hewirm Edition 6:00 Hows Hour MEC Nows 7:00 dowt for Doltero 7:30 Homo That Turn 0:00 Ounihlna OebCrm Moc Dovts 10:00 Atom On 11:00 Now Hour 11: 1:4 mpirotion WKKMV QmimmI tt WNOM I4S0 he WWd Wild Woof Ooolor4! Clioied a I rjrymiw Thoti My Mono 0:30 Mould Chriotld Ldvd 11:00 Groan Acf -11 World AM Amorted 0:00 Mdwld Flying Nun 11:30 Brddy Buncb 13:00 Fdtoword 13:30 Opllt Socond All MyChHdron MUfAPool 3:00 Pyramid 3:30 Showdown 33 xm Moan 4 ujw Mudc Arauni Ma Clock wcNW-a ISM Im WHM 10 ho Miekoy Moino 4:30 PortrldQQ Fondly 6:00 Pfor Trod WBd W0d 7:10 0:00 Bomoy 0:30 Korin Of of San Fran 11:00 Oman Acrid 11 World Country and WMIora -OoMglcn Newt Talk WPfS-104 iparory Oarwan Sun Sat UPI Mike Becraft left and Dennis Covington attack Georgetown during track practice.