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VOL. 2, NO. 48


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1964-TWELVE PAGES


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THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTII


Guardian Of Your Ballot And Mine


INS


    Jefferson County Has First


Place Winner At State Grange


Mrs. Doris Stine of Ross Town-
ship Grange #2573 placed first
in State Grange competition with
her entry in the baking contest.
This   year's contest was for
chocolate cup cakes with choco-
late icing, using your own recipe.
Mrs. Stine had first participated
in a contest within her own Grange
placing first; then took first place
on the Pomona Grange level which
gave her the chance to enter the
State Contest.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schneider,
County Deputies; Pomona Mas-
ters Louis Leonhart and Mrs.


Leonhart joins with all Jefferson
County Grangers and her many
friends in Congratulating Mrs.
Stine. They are all very proud
of her.
Jefferson County was also re-
presented  in the  Prince and
Princess Contest at State Grange.
Sandra Weeks was chosen to re-
present  Jefferson County and
wishes to thank all Jefferson
County Grangers and especially
Pomona Grange for giving her
this opportunity. It was a wonder-
ful experience for Sandra and
one she will always remember.


Know Where You Vote?


The hard working Ladies at the Board of Elections prepare for the big day. Pictured (left to
right)-Catherine McElroy, Mary Firm, Eva DiVittorio, Jesse Mieczkowski and Phoebe Welsh.


With Election Day just four days
distant most of our thoughts are
politically centered. On Novem-
ber 3rd we'll troop to the Polls,
cast our   ballots  and write
"Finis" to one of the most in-
credible political campaigns ever
waged! Despite the fury of the
campaign, on November 3rd--
safe in the security of our demo-
cratic procedure, we will make
our choices from either or both
political parties. We will depart
from  the Polls confident that
our votes have been carefully
noted and tabulated. The Jeffer-
son County Board of Elections
will be standing guard over your
ballot and mine.
For many months the Jefferson
County Board of Elections has
been hard at work preparing for
our trip to the Polls, setting up
the safeguards which protect our
political choices. The Board of
Elections office in thp. Court
House Annex hums with activity
as Election Day draws near. A
staff of four, equally represent-
ing both parties, acts as guardian
of your privileges and mine.
Catherine V. McElroy, a Repub-
lican, is Clerk of the Board of
Elections. Eva- DiVittorio, a
Democrat, is    Deputy Clerk,
working in complete harmony
with Mrs. McElroy. Mary E.
Firm, Republican, and Jesse
Mieczkowski, Democrat, serve
as Assistant Clerks. A Clerk of
each party is present in the office
of the Board of Elections at ALL
times. These four women work
faithfully and joyfully to serve
you and me.
The work of the Board of Elect-
ions has many ramifications. The
Board has been deluged with re-
quests for Absentee Ballots ever
since the Primaries. These re-
quests have come from men in
the military service, from the
disabled and from those who will
be absent from their own precinct
on Election Day. As of October
16th, 628 men in the military
service had requested Absentee
Ballots. According t-o Mrs. Mc-
Elroy, this is an unusually large
number. She notes that this heavy
request for Absentee Ballots pre-
vails throughout the United States
and is not simply a local indi-
cation. As of October 16th, 44
disabled persons had requested


       By EVE SEITER
Absentee Ballots. Mrs. McElroy
pointed out that this number will
swell. Up to October 16th, 224
persons had requested Absentee
Ballots in view of their pros-
pective absence'from their own
precincts on November 3rd.
Your Board of Elections main-
tains an official Polling Booth
and Ballot Box in the Court House
Annex. Absentee Ballots may be
cast there until 4 P.M., Thurs-
day, October 29th. At 12 Noon,
Friday, October 30th, the Board
will call the Post Office for any
Absentee Ballots in the mail in
order that they may be officially
counted. No Absentee Ballots are
accepted from any source after
this pickup. At 1 P.M., Friday,
October 30th, the Ballot Box at
the Board of Elections is official-
ly opened. Absentee Ballots cast
by the military, the disabled and
the absent are officially recorded
and are sent to the correct pre-
cincts to be officially counted.
The Board of Elections has post-
ed cards to workers in 145 pre-
cincts in Jefferson County notify-
ing volunteer workers of their
selection as workers. An equal
number of cards were mailed to
Poll workers informing them of
the Schools of Instruction to be
held for all precinct Poll workers
on October 19, 20, 21 and 22nd.
These meetings were to be held
at 8 P.M. in Jefferson Union
School, Dillonvale High School,
Toronto and Steubenville High
Schools. It is imperative that
all precinct Poll workers attend
one of these schools of Instruct-
ion.
Any precinct numbering -over
450 voters in 1960 will have an
extra crew during this November
3rd Election. There will be 6
persons to a crew and 21 such
crews are assigned to various
qualified Jefferson County pre-
cincts November 3rd. This writer
discovered that the Board of
Elections has no difficulty in
procuring such crews but human
nature being what it is, most
volunteers prefer being Chief
to Indian. The designated job
rarely suits! More volunteers
prefer being Judge than Clerk!
All Poll workers are paid, their
remuneration  determined and
cleared by the Board of Elections
and the County Commissioners.


In view of the fact that Jefferson
County does not enforce Regis-
tration on a County-wide basis
you may have wondered how the
Board determines the necessary
number of official ballots! Ohio
law requires the Board of Elect-
ions to order 10% more ballots
than were required in the pre-
vious election. The Board is
naturally meticulous in this mat-
ter. Nevertheless, some years
ago Ross Township did run out
of ballots! A suit was filed in
Court but the Board of Elections
was upheld in its order of ballots.
Mrs. McElroy firmly believes
in  county - wide Registration,
looking forward to the day when
it may become mandatory. She
is confident that such registration
would  automatically affect a
change in voting habits. She de-
plores the great number of voters
who exercise their voting privi-
lege only during Presidential
elections. Quoting a reporter who
likened such apathetic voters to
"termites who crawl out of the
woods every four years," Mrs.
McElroy pointed out the loss of
franchise upon failure to vote
under a registration system.
Jefferson County has 145 pre-
cincts. As of September 23, Jef-
ferson County has 18,357 regis-
tered voters. The Board of Elect-
ions will serve as an impartial
custodian of the rights andprivi-
leges of all Jefferson County
voters on Election Day, Novem-
ber 3rd. Every mark in every
Poll Book will be checked. Should
any honest mistake occur or any
irregularity come to light the
Secretary of State and the Board
of Elections will make an official
check. This is their sworn re-
sponsibility.
It remains for you and me to
assume our responsibility to
march to the Polls and to cast
an intelligent ballot, secure in
the knowledge that the Jefferson
County Board of Elections will
faithfully safeguard our privi-
lege.


  Area polling places for the
November 3 general election
have been announced by the
Board of Election. The polls
will open at 6:30 a.m. and
close at 6:30 p.m. The polling
places are as follows':
  Bloomingdlae - Town Hall on
Route 22.
  Wayne-Route 22, west of
Bloomingdale in high school
building.
  Richmond- Village  Build-
ing.
  Wintersville No. 1 - Village
Building.
  Wintersville No. 2 - Grange
Hall.
  Wintersville No. 3-Resi-


dence of Alice Blanchard,
145 Starkey Road.
  Wintersville No. 4-Memor-
ial School, Route 22.
  Wintersville No. 5-Winters-
ville Motor Co., Canton Road.
  West Park-State Garage.
Route 22.
  Reichart-State garage on
Route 22.
Bantam Ridge-Bantam Ridge
School building, county road
434.
  Two    Ridges -Wintersville
Motor   Co.,   Canton   Road
Route 43.
Stark-Stark School Build-
ing, County Road 70.


    Community Halloween Party Saturday Night

 The WARA annual Community      playground adjacent to the school
 Halloween Party will be held on and march in.
Saturday, October 31 at 7:30 pm  Prizes will be awarded and
in the Wintersville Elementary  refreshments served.
School.                          A teenage dance will be held
The children will group at the  in the Wintersville Grange Hall
                                featuring the Tef-Lons.


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 TONIGHT

 BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR,
 Tom Albaugh, tonight (Thurs-
 day) has been designated
 Trick or Treat night in the
 Village of Wintersville.
 The Mayor urges all trick
 or treaters to be careful
crossing streets.


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     October 30, 1964


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