The Amherst news-times (Amherst, Ohio), 1941-05-09

              The Amherst News-Times VOL. XXLII, NUMBER 19 FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1941 SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD Eagles To Stage Special Mother's Day Program A special Mother's Day pro gram will be given by Amherst Aerie, Eagles Sunday afternoon. Eagles throughout the state will be giving the day special recognition since the idea of Mother's Day originated with the order and spread thruout the country. The program will be a public affair with everyone invited to attend. Admission will be free. An effort to have all of Amherst's oldest mothers in attendance is being made by the entertainment committee of the order and these will be given special recognition. The program while not entirely complete, will include an address by Rev. Kenneth Kuntz of the local Congregational church, en tertainment furnished by Miss Rice's dramatic class of the high school, an address by Mayor John H. Michael, and other entertainment fitting for Mother's Day. In the election of officers held Monday, Math Lawless was elect-1 ed trustee and John Riddle, outer guard. All other officers of the lodge were unopposed. The new 1941-42 officers are: president, Hugh McGarvey; vice-president, Harold Segraves; chaplain, Howard Becker; secretary, Henry Raesler; treasurer, E. L. Moebius; conductor, Elton Schib-ley; outer guard, John Riddle; inside guard, Frank Schibley; and trustee, M. D. Lawless. Annual Presents "American Way" Finds Disposal rrrrinmtn rTirrtTrr AP A TVTTVTI T A By John Ruth ! Plant Needs lllMMi riLlunu vr AiimjALi ThB 1M1 Annua, Dllblishe(1 bv Many Repairs ,1 . ' T'r I i li'tf J v - ! V V-' V. ' 1 ' -), m. -,,,.2 t jt , , . .. i By John Ruth The 1941 Annual, published by the Amherst High School "Rucord" staff, under the supervision of Miss Hurray, is now on the press and will bo ready for circulation the By JOHN RUTH "Youth Week" Editor last weuk in May. The book was j "Youth Week" got off to a fly-printed by the Amherst News- j ing start last Tuesday when boys Times. i and girls of the senior class at The theme of the yearbook is! the school took over the admin-"The American "Way" of life in the istration of village affairs. May-Amherst Public Schools. This ' or Jim Wesbecher and the mem- theme points out the fact that, bers of' his council, his police 1 Wh :,;mm Contests Open To All Boys and Girls Activities of the Boys' and Girls' week will draw to a close Saturday with the local young people of town parllclpatnc i.i vs ious contests, i Cu.inlaj '.it.iy luih "ji;ontests will be held. These contests will have two centers of interest: The Clrls' Division will meet for their work In the first store west of Orlnsnl'R Ladles' Shop the Hoys' Division will inert at Harris Field. The nirls' Work will deal with the following activities: Senior Division (hif;h school age): Dread Daklng first and second prize; ' knitting first and second prize. Junior Division (Brnde and junior high a;e): Best dressed doll first and second prize; best Ecrap book first and second prize. The Boys' 'work will deal with the following activities: Kite Contestexhibition, first and second prize; flying, first and second prize; Aeroplane contest exhibition, rst and second prize; flying, first and second prize. The various prizes may be seen in the display window of J. B. Avery's Jewelry slore. The cups will be given for first prizes and the medals will be given for the second prizes. Saturday's activities will begin nt. 2 o'clock In the nfternoon. The decision of the Judges will be final. Every boy and girl in the village is cordially invited to participate In one or more of these contests. The Boys' and Girls' Committee of your local Rotary club wishes to extend a cordial invitation to all parents, business men and visitors to attend any of these various activities. You can best help your boy or girl by being present at the contests. American Legion To Give Memorial Program At the recent meeting of Elmer Johnson Post of the American Legion, the members discussed the fibservi . ..lemorhl Day. The committee for the program lor that da was choM ii. and Mayer Mi"!mel named ns general chairman. Clyde Dinnell.v, Charles Sabiers. Charles Kendelgh, and Thomas Bruce are on the program committee. In charge or the decora (Ion of riaves will be Hairy Sabiers, Melvin Slack, Carl Doldc. Hugh llaynes. and F. L. Moebius. Th" post, decided to send five boys to "Boys State" in Columbus this year. They will accept the invitation to attend Memorial Day services at the Congregational church on May 25. The men are going to sponsor a ball team and they donated $5 tor the purchase of balls. TRANSIENT REFUSED TO PUSH BROOM By "Youth Week" Staff One of the many transients that are uroua'l town this time of year landed in the mayor's court last week. The transient named Charles V,'"tl.s .-.s pi:k''il up by one or the l-ii'il pollcenie.i with the charge cf iiitoxic.'.tbm and dis orderly coiidmt. .Mayor Michael held court and gave the defend ,:nt ch .Ice of either pushing the broom on the street for five days or spending 10 days in Jail. The bum refused to ao the former so he Is now sitting out his fine in i In county Jail. Weeks was also fined $10 and costs. because of the war abroad, Amherst boys and girls are becoming more and more appreciative of the privileges that they enjoy as pupils In American schools. In developing this idea, the book, by means of pictures and story, shows how "The American Way" prepares youth for citizenship in this great democracy. Among the factors contributing to this education for good citizenship are capable administration, and a varied cur-ricular and extra-curricularprogram. The 64 pages which constitute the yearbook include 70 different j half-tone cuts. In these engravings are pictured 775 people connected with the Amherst Public School. Four hundred copies have been printed. The expense of publishing such a yearbook is about $600. This money conies from the sale of subscriptions and advertisements, from contributions of classes, clubs, and the I'. T. A., and from profits of the fall carnival. The 1911 Anmi.'.l will be red, white, and blue. The cover will be blue printed in white and bound In red. Incidentally, red, white, and blue are also the colors of the class. Throughout the book are many patriotic symbols which emphasize the theme. 'The American Way". Plant Construction Started On Monday Construction of the Amherst municipal electric light plant actually got under way Monday when workmen for The Bramble-Rice Construction Co. began excavation for the foundations of the building. A steam shovel was brought on the job to hurry the work along. Clean-Up Week In Full Swing BAN'QCKT POSTI'ONKD Circle One of the Women's Society of the Methodist church met Wednesday afternoon In the home of. Mrs. Paul Green. The Mother-Daughter banquet which was planned by Circle Two of the W.S.C.S. has been postponed. Washington's Cherry Tree Blossoms Are Overrated Amherst Doy Entered Music Contest By "Youth Week" Staff Wayne Heller distinguished himself In' Columbus Inst Friday in the State Music contest. Wayne's fine clarinet playing won him the rating of excellent. This rating is really a distinction for anyone to receive, according to local school authorltitcs. Wayne lost the rating of superior by Just two minute points. FISH FRY FRIDAY The Nativity parish of South Amherst Is sponsoring a fish try Friday evening In the church parlors. Serving will begin at 5:30 p. m. and the chairlady is Mrs. Joseph Oalnok. By Betty Roth (Pinch-hitting for Mrs. V. It. Powers.) Amherst's delegate to the National Red Cross Convention recently held in Washington, D. C, was Kdwln Foster. He was accompanied on his trip by his mother and by Mrs. Gilford of the Lorain Red Cross Organization. Kdwln said that the trip down was not particularly injerestlng. although the roads were good and he saw many mountains along the way. He reached Washington In time for a late supper, and did not begin Inspection of the city until the next morning; Edwin went on to say that he visited many of the city's more interesting sights; among them Mt. Vernon, Lincoln's Memorial, Washington's Monument, the F. B I. Building, nnd many others. He also looked ul the cherry trees, but they didn't quite come up to his expectations, for, he said that they weren't any prettier than those we see right sround us. Besides seeing the In teresting places and buildings of national fame, Edwin attended many social affairs, such as teas, dances, and dinners, which were given for the many Junior Red Cross delegates from all over the country. Edwin stated that many of the boys and girls he became acquainted with were from South ern states. He noticed that even the people of Washington with slight southern accents Kdwln, Mrs Foster and Mrs. Ciil'onl had the experience of watching the Senate, as well as the House of Representatives, In action. He was surprised to peril Ive a certain indifference In the altitude of the Congressmen. He said that they lazily sauntered in io take thvlr place for the roll call, and when it was over, drifted out 'igaln. Edwin thought the convention itself Interesting also. The Junior Red Cross delegates met and he.ird speeches on various topics, such as first aid, working In schools, our relations with Latin American countries, and cooperation between states. The Junior delegates met with the senior delegates at a combined meeting after three days of the convention. Edwin said that the trip home was very interesting. They stopped off at Arlington, Virginia, to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They also visited Gettysburg. On the homeward Journey they drove on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which stretches for 100 miles without an intersection anywhere. Only five or six gasoline stations were to he found along the whole road. Ia conclusion, Edwin said that he enjoyed both the trip and his stay In Washington Immensely. The weather was fine throughout the whole time. The thing that Impressed him the most was seeing the Congress In action. Altogether, he was gone for fire days, and enjoyed every minute of It By Shirley Sweet "Cleon-Vp, ! ix-I'p, Paint-l';)!" This Is the siogan Tor the worth while campaign going on In Am herst at the present time. Tin purpose of Vv campaign is to en courage the very things the slogan suggests: clean-up, fix-up, paint up and beautify our village In every way possible. As onj mtelit suppose, this campaign is mil a local idea, but part of a national project on a large scale. Every citizen In Amherst Is personally affected and If each one cooperates to the fullest ex tent, home and grounds around the town should show a decided improvement. The personal phases of the campaign will he brought to th attention of tl'" parents by school children. Each student Is asked to sco that something In or around his home Is " ieaned-up, or painted up". These cauiiiaignfl have been carried on In cities and towns all over tin1 I. S. for quite some time, but Amherst lias never engaged in one before. T!ie business men have cooperated splendidly by buying many colorful signs and posters to push the project along. The Boys' Hi-Y club is also supporting the work of the campaign In every way possible. The campaign will end about May 20. At that time every student In school will be asked to haml In a written report to English c.'ass about what he has done to clean up or Improve the appearance of his home. Amherst has the reputation of being a very neat and clean village. Patronage of this campaign will make Amherst even more attractive. force and fire chief made a com plete inspection of the village. The found the conditions at the disposal plant "far from good." Charles G. Mathes, the sole caretaker, brought the following items to the attention of the "council": the tanks which have not been scraped and painted for three years and will rust if not painted soon; new lumber is needed for walks on the tank because the present lumber is rotting, making it unsafe; the entrance bridge over the creek needs repairing; there is a wide area to be mowed and cither a power mower or ex tra help is needed to keep it in shape. Other improvements needed at the disposal plant are paint for the buildings to prevent termites setting in; the old fashioned hand-worked sludge gates are rusting and Mr. Mathes suggests that modern sludge gates be installed. Also the present condition of the hydron water tanks is very poor. He also advocated city water at the plant. The terrain around the disposal plant is very irregular and needs level ing off. The " Youth Week" council al so found several trees that are dangerous to residents. On Wood-hill Drive the fourth tree on the right side going south from Cleve- land-st has a supporting trunk of only 6 or 7 inches in diametec, and is leaning eastward over the road. A sharp north wind would break it off and tie up traffic. The council proposes that it be immediately torn down and another one planted in it. to keep even the beauty of the street. Jackson-st also has a tree in bad condition, the tenth tree on the right side going 'south from Clcveland-st is half rotted, and the owners informed the "council" that they would be glad to take care of it if the town would have it cut down. A few fire hazards have been found and the owners have been notified that they should be cleaned up. Much trouble has been encount ered in trying to begin work on the new electric light plant. Suits against it have been plenti ful but so far have only been HIGHLIGHTS Of "Youth Week" By "Youth Week" Staff "Weasel" Haynes, the green cop was locked In his own jail when Officer White "accidentally" flipped the lock while "Weasel" was seeing whether the prisoner had been fed or not. "Andy Hardy" doesn't have anything on the editor. Aline Rehmaii is his private secretary. Mayor Wesbecher tried to use his Influence to get a piece of cream pie at Vleki's Restaurant. He even helped Vicki during the rush hour but he was unable to bum the pie. Officer Haynes' dogs must have been plenty hot because he asked Vicki for two pieces of ice to coil his pedal extremities. Mister were plentiful after the school parade Tuesday. Yvonne McQueen, one of the drum major ettes, proudly but painfully says she possesses the largest ones. Our eccentric fire chief, Mil ISruce, kft his car parked in the 5 minute parking space In front of the Post Office while ho went cruis ing In the fire truck. Result, the fire chief has a ticket. Officer (for a day) Sharp stopped a woman driver who had Just gone through a stop sign and started to haw her out. He was stopped cold by a fluent stream of wonts. Hank was certainly relieved wlrm she drove away. Hank really got tough when a gr;iile-8c!niol i..rl -tnilfcc) to mtiko complete stop at the InUrsisction of Tenny Avenue and Church st. The old meanle took her bicycle away from her. Policemen Burnett Hayes and John Sharp proved themselves veteran policeman after a full day's experience Tuesday by securing free admission to the Mary Jane Theatre on the show of their policemcns badges. It's a good thing there were no ban ana stands in town during the time of their "protection" of it, Councilman Mihuta couldn't see the need for a standpipe be cause we are so close to the lake, Members of the board of publie affairs Monday night further discussed plans for changing the building. Sam Wragg, board president, said these changes were deductive alternates and are made possible in the specifications.A basement for later installation of condensers in the plant is being considered. Also changes-in the design of a spray pond for the cooling of water used to create steam was discussed. The present spray pond plans call for a pond 16 feet deep, while the discussion was over enlarging the size of the pond and reducing the depth. Whether to change the design of the spray pond to that of a cooling tower to conserve water was also talked about, and board members decided to ask a manu- I facturer's representative to call. ! Necessary dimensions would be j learned from this representative. How rapidly the work of con struction can progress under existing national conditions no one was willing to predict, but Sam Wragg said it would be pushed forward with all possible speed. The Ricket taxpayer's case, which was appealed to the court of appeals Tuesday, has been set for a hearing for May 20th. The request for a temporary injunct ion was taken under advisement and decision is expected daily. He thought, that in case of a fire, ... . . . .. . , ; and the water shut off, a hose successful in delaying the actual ... , ,. , , . construction. back contributions beginning Julv The workers haveicould be laid from Amherst t0' 1st, iD38. Each village employee Owes $1,000 To Retirement Fund Amhrrsli village Is estimated to ilwij "proximately i,000 In buck payments Into the public employees' retirement system, it became known this week when notices of unpaid contributions were mailed to village employees here. On October 15th, 19S9 the village joined tli'j system which creates a retirement fund for public employees. Roth employees and village contribute four per cent of the employee's salary Into the fund. Village employees have been paying Into the fund since the date the village joined, but according to the notices, the village did not join soon enough and must pay the recently broke ground and now I . ' . . t i secured. lliu uciuui UAiuvoiiuu la in F1U tt (f ross. All the noccssarv materials "Mayor" nave occn purcnasea ana n noin Jim Wesbecher be came a bit befuddled when he ing further happens, the con I swore in Yvonne McQueen as a crcte foundation will be laid by witness in "Officer" Sharp's case the first of next week. FIRE CHIEF GETS REAL FIRE CALL against her. He asked her to raise her "white" hand, School Parade Boosts Clean-Up Week OBERLIN TEACHER SPEAKS AT BANQUET Miss Beatrice Howell, of the French department of Obcrlln College, was the guest speaker at the Mother-Daughter banquet which was sponsored by the Mary-Martha rlasg cl the Congregational church May 6th. The dinner was served at 6:30 In the church gym. MIbs Howell, who was In France at the time it was over-run by the Germans, told of her experiences there. "Fire Chief" Bill Bruce got a real workout late Tuesday when fire broke out in the Auble Convalescent Home. A mattress was the cause of the alarm when it started burning. When the signal bell rang '"Chief" Bill was standing in Church st. He heard the bell but didn't believe it, thinking it was the 6 o'clock signal and time for him to put on the!D!ms 0- tnP campaign "feedbag". But when he heard the truck sircen he knew it was real and started on a run. He thumbed a couple of passing motorists but they wouldn't pick him up. Finally one did, and he arriv By Shirley Sweet The Amherst "Clean-l'p, Fix-l'p, Palnt-l'p Campaign" got oft to a good start on Tuesday when the teachers and students of the school paraded on the streets of Amherst dUplaying posters, hats and buttons declaring the purposes and Because Amherst High Seniors governed the town on that day, officers Haynes and Krleg cleared the streets for the parade. The procession was led by the Amherst ed at the scene of the fire while' II!sh School Rand. Some of the it was still burning. Student Officials followed In cars. In true fireman style he "made"! After these the students from the the front steps in a bound and ai first grade up to the twelfth grade bumo and into the blazing house marched, accompanied by their he went in Tom Mix style ready home room teachers, to save the pretty heroine. To his bitter disappointment there was ENTERTAIN TEACHERS no neroine. must pay four per cent of his sal ary between the dates of July 1, H3S and Oct. 15, 1939 when he gan making the payments. The village, which also must pay four per cent of each employee's wages, has not paid any thing since joining the system. according to the Information at hand, while the employees have been paying since Oct. 15, 1939. Accordingly the village would owe four per cent of all wages paid since July 1, 1938, a sum estimated at approximately $1,000". YOUTH MAYOR HOLDS COURT But he got a chance to ride back to the fire station in the chief's seat and responded to the role call. MN'GO PARTY TONIGHT Thursday evening the alumni of St. Joseph's school are sponsoring a bingo party to start at 8 o'clock. Daughters of Dorcas class of the First Evangelical church were entertained by their teacher, Mrs, John Ludwlg, Monday evening. Present were Mrs. Beverly Kosior-ck, Mrs. Evan Coates, the Misses Hilda and Gertrude Kubn, Ruth Herrmann, Louise Meltzke and Hilda Schareln. By Shirley Sweet Mayor Wesbecher dismissed vagrant arrested Monday night the charges of panhandling Intoxication. The vagrant picked up on the corner of Jack' son Street and Park Avenue by Officer Mays. Mayor Michael, who is assisting the acting Mayor, questioned the defendent and after the evidence was revealed, asked the Council for advice on the matter. The Council, after considering the case, recommended leniency and after the defendent promised never to come back to Amhorst, he was given his freedom.. NO HOSPITAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED THIS YEAR Due to the many illnesses ia town and in the hospital, there will be no observance of Hospital Day on May 12th this year. The statement was mado today by hospital officials.