WAYNE SAVINGS BANCSHARES INC /OH/
SC 13D, 1997-12-04
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549

                           SCHEDULE 13D

            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                  WAYNE SAVINGS BANCSHARES, INC.
                         (Name of Issuer)

              COMMON STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
                  (Title of Class of Securities)

                           946250 10 7
                          (CUSIP Number)


                        Kenneth R. Lehman, Esq.
               Luse Lehman Gorman Pomerenk & Schick
                    A Professional Corporation
                            Suite 400
                   5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
                     Washington, D.C.  20015
                          (202) 274-2000
      (Name, Address, Telephone number of Person Authorized
              to Receive Notices and Communications)

                         November 25, 1997
     (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this
Schedule 13D, and if filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-
1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box.   / /


                  (Continued on following pages)
                        Page 1 of 6 Pages

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CUSIP NO. 946250 10 7                   PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES
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1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Wayne Savings Bankshares, M.H.C.   EIN: 31-1557791

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (A) / /      (B) / /

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    OO - Shares of Common Stock of Wayne Savings Community
    Bank held by the Reporting Person were converted into
    shares of Common Stock of Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc.

5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(e)   / /

    Not Applicable.

6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States

7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE VOTING POWER

    1,169,437

8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED VOTING POWER

    -0-

9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    1,169,437

10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    -0-

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    1,169,437

12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES / /

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    51.8%

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    HC

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Item 1.  Security and Issuer

     The securities as to which this Schedule 13D ("Schedule")
relates are shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share
("Common Stock"), of Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc., a Federal
stock corporation (the "Issuer").  The address of the Issuer's
principal executive office is 151 North Market Street, Wooster,
Ohio.

Item 2.  Identity and Background

     This Schedule is filed on behalf of Wayne Savings
Bankshares, M.H.C., a federally chartered mutual holding company
(the "Company").  The Company's principal business is to hold the
majority of the Issuer's shares of Common Stock.  The business
address of the Company is 151 North Market Street, Wooster, Ohio.

     Pursuant to General Instruction C of Schedule 13D, the
following information is being provided with respect to each
executive officer and director of the Company ("Insiders"):

Directors

<TABLE>

Name                       Occupation
<S>                        <C>

Charles F.  Finn           President and Chief Executive
                           Officer, Wayne Savings Community
                           Bank

Kenneth G.  Rhode          Retired

James C.  Morgan           President, Franklin Oil & Gas, Inc.

Joseph L.  Retzler         President, Retzler Hardware

Donald E. Massaro          Retired

Russell L.  Harpster       Partner, Henderson, Harpster &
                           Vanosdall

Terry A.  Gardner          President and General Partner, Terra
                           Management, Inc.
</TABLE>

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

<TABLE>

Name                       Current Position
<S>                        <C>

Wanda Christopher-Finn     Executive Vice President

Gary C.  Miller            Senior Vice President

Todd J. Tappel             Senior Vice President

</TABLE>

(d) During the past five years, neither the Company nor the
Insiders have been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e) During the past five years, neither the Company nor the
Insiders have been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of
such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final
order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or a
finding of any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) All of the Insiders are U.S. citizens.

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Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

    On August 5, 1997, the Issuer was formed for the purpose of
becoming the stock holding company of Wayne Savings Community
Bank (the "Bank," and formerly "The Wayne Savings and Loan
Company"). Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
(the "Agreement") that was approved by the Office of Thrift
Supervision (the "OTS"), the Bank became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Issuer, which became a majority-owned
subsidiary of the Company.  Upon completion of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement, each outstanding share of Common
Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Bank was converted into
one share of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the
Issuer.

    Information with respect to conversion of Common Stock by
the Insiders has been filed with the SEC pursuant to Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

    The purpose of the establishment of the stock holding
company and conversion of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock
reported herein is for the facilitation of acquisition of other
financial institutions, the repurchase of common stock and the
diversification of holding company operations.  However, while
the Company intends to exercise its rights as majority
stockholder, neither the Company nor the Insiders currently have
any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in: 
(a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the
Issuer or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) an
extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries; (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of
assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change
in the present Board of Directors or management of the Issuer,
including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of
directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (e) any
material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy
of the Issuer; (f) any other material change in the Issuer's
business or corporate structure; (g) changes in the Issuer's
articles of incorporation, constitution, bylaws or instruments
corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the
acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (h) causing a
class of securities of the Issuer to be deleted from a national
securities exchange or to cease to be authorized or quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities
association; (i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer
becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to
Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; or (j) any action similar
to any of those enumerated above.

    In the future, the Company and/or the Insiders may determine
to purchase additional shares of the Issuer's Common Stock (or
other securities of the Issuer) or the Company and/or the
Insiders may determine to sell shares of the Issuer's Common
Stock.  Any such determination will depend on a number of
factors, including market prices, the Issuer's prospects and
alternative investments.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

    a.   As of November 25, 1997, the Company directly and
beneficially owned 1,169,437 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock,
which represented 51.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock on such date.  Information with respect to the
number and percentage of shares owned by Insiders has been filed
with the SEC pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

    b.   The Company has the sole power to vote and the sole
power to dispose of the shares of Common Stock owned by it. 
Information with respect to the voting and dispositive power of
Insiders with respect to the Issuer's Common Stock has been filed
with the SEC pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

    c.   The Company has not effected any transaction in the
Issuer's Common Stock within the past 60 days.  Information with
respect to transactions by Insiders with respect to the Issuer's 
Common Stock has been or will be filed with the SEC pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

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    d.   No person or entity other than the Company has the
right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of,
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of
the Issuer's Common Stock reported in this Schedule.

    e.   Not applicable.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

    As of the date of this Schedule, neither the Company nor any
of the Insiders is a party to any contract, arrangement,
understanding or relationship among themselves or with any other
person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including
but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the Common Stock,
finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts
or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, the
giving or withholding of proxies, or otherwise subject to a
contingency the occurrence of which would give another person
voting or investment power over the Common Stock.  Certain
insiders have received options and recognition plan share awards. 
Such options and stock awards are reflected in such insider
reports filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

    None.

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CUSIP NO. 946250 10 7                   PAGE 6 OF 6 PAGES
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                            SIGNATURE

    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge
and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the
information set forth in this Statement on Schedule 13D is true,
complete and correct.

                        WAYNE SAVINGS BANKSHARES, M.H.C.


                        By:  \s\ Charles F. Finn
                             -----------------------------------
                             Charles F.  Finn
                             President and Chief Executive
                             Officer


Date: December 1, 1997



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