The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1941-06-06

              '-I 0 VOL XXIII, NUMBER 23 FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1941 SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD 1 he Amherst ilMES 0 0 Four Amherst Leave For Camp Jim Abraham is the leader of the 15th Selective Service call for tho local draft district. The leader with three other Amherst boys, Charles Holupko, Jessie Capasso and Leo Smith, left Wednesday, June 4th for the Cleveland Armory. Prom the Armory the local boys will go to Columbus for their final examination. Other men included in the 15th call are Homer Sandei-3 cl' Cleveland and Joseph Easterday of Wellington. One Amherst youth, Ralph Wer ner, is among those called into the army in the group to leave June Uth. The Oberlin Draft Board in eluded two Elyria youths, one Oberlin, and three from Welling ton in this the lGth call. The local board's quota for the June 20th class has been set at eight, and on June 23rd it is re quired to furnish one colored youth, On furlough over the week end were George Knipp of South Am hersl. Frank Kovach and Hay mond Zink, all from Fort Eustace, Va and Robert. Flechner from Fort Lee. They were home for two days and reported to camp on Monday and Tuesday ot' this week. Mrs. Cotton Named Pres. Of Alumni At the annual Alumni banquet of Amherst high school held Thursday, May 29, Mrs. Earl Cotton was named president of that association. Other officers for next year are Elmer Gall, vice presi dent; Mrs. F. R. Powers, secretary and Miss Margaret St. George, treasurer. Toastmaster will be Maurice Strohmeier. The committee for arrangement of next year's pogram includes Misses Ruth Eschtruth, Edna Mae Lehman, Agnes Schmitz, Mary Berger, Crete Young, Margaret Foldesy, Helen Herbst, Hulda Berger, Mrs. Helen Ehlert, Mrs Anna Kappely, Mrs. June Alex ander, Mrs. Wilmah Egeland, Geoffrey Monger, James Ehrman and James Schulz. 1 A large crowd attended the banquet and special recognition was given to two members of the "50 year" class. They were E. E. Foster and Mrs. Mary Tolhurst Walker, who was present with her three daughters, Miss Mabel Walker, Mrs. Agnes Dady, Cleveland and Mrs. Lulah Bryant, Oberlin. v Before the dinner which was served by the Legion auxiliary, the assembly sang "The Star Spangled Banner." Toastmaster was James Ehrman, and group singing was led by Dr. W, G. Schaeffer with Miss Thelma Mays at the piano. William Robertson gave the address of welcome and John Ruth responded for the class of 1941. Miss Dorothy Brucker led in singing "God Bless America" and two duets were sung by Edith Van Keuren and James Schulz. The program closed with movies of the past year's school activities shown by Supt. F. R. Powers. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing with music by Bob Veon's orchestra.' Elected To Honorary Science Fraternity Word has been received that Albert Dreschler of Brownhelm was one of twenty of the senior class of Case School of Applied Science elected and initiated to Sigma XI, highest honorary scientific fraternity at Case. The privilege of membership in Sigma XI is granted to such students as have during their college course given special promise of future achievement and to such persons as have pursued noteworthy Fcientific investigations. Dreschler has been a member of Phi Kappa Tau sociaIfrater-nity for four years, being treasurer during his senior year. He was also a member of the Case Interfraternity Council during his senior year. Drechsler has completed a four year course In Mechanical Engineering and received a B. S. Degree at the Severance Hall Commencement exercise In Cleveland. I Now remittee To .an Annual Picnic The executive committee of the Amherst Business Men's Association, consisting of Walter Mischka, president, William Bod-i mann, vice president; Bob Zilch, secretary and Ludwig Thomas, treasurer, together with Conrad Zilch, Ed Foster, Ralph Prittie, Bob Berk and Frank Mischka will constitute a new committee to take charge of Amherst's picnic this summer. The former committee resigned after several attempts to meet which met with failure due to its members being engaged. The committee will meet with the owners of Crystal Beach Park to make final arrangements for the picnic. Local Playground Begins Activities Little lots and older children have already begun to swarm toward the northern end of town where the Harris-st field has started IU summer activities under the supervision of Wade Bruns. The playground will be open every day from 8 a. m. to 11:30 a. m. and front 1 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. and Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8. In the morning an Instruction period for youngsters will be held Lessons will be given In tennis, badminton, horseshoes, basketball, baseball, track and field events. For very small youngsters an organized play period and story hour is planned if enough children are Interested. The afternoons will Le spent in playing baseball and Softball games. Leagues will be organized lor both boys and girls. Any girls Interested are asked to report their names at tue field. Janet Smith and Alctta Mays will take care of all girls' activities. If onmigh girls are interested a girls' Softball team will be organized to play In the evenings. The tennis and horseshoe courts have beeu opened for playing and plans are bolng made to hold tournaments In these sports once a month. Any town ball team wishing to use the Harris-st ball field are esked to make reservations so as not to Interfere with the get schedule "of the League games. Reservations can be made any time and Bruns will see thut the diamond is lined. CHILDREN'S DAY TO BE OBSERVED A Children's Day Program will be held at three of the community churches this Sunday. At St. Peter's Evangelical Reformed Church a unified service will be held beginning at 10:00. The Congregational and the First Evangelical Churches are also observing Children's Day. Memorial Day By Mrs. F. R. Powe-s We were blessed with perfect Memorial Day weather. Breezy enough to flutter the flags gracefully; cool enough to take marching dut of the hardship class (unless one persisted in thinking about his feet), and warm enough for the display of light shoes and dresses that somehow seems an Integral part of our first "summer" holiday. The marching line was long and colorful, and the many organizations represented were properly dignified by a good showing of members. The bicycle brigade from the public school was new this year. Sometime ago the promiscuous weaving 'in and out of bicycles along the edges of a parade was pronounced as dangerous to the riders, and as such banned by the local authorities. But an organized unit, all decorated and with a teacher to direct Its performance, is a horse of a different color. And if there's anyone who thinks those youngsters were "lazying" on the job, just let him try riding a "bike" at slow motion speed for a couple of miles. AMHERST COYS i i m inn iimi in...... in urn . I.,. .....- , r- 7 W: I . ; VI)' '- Ray Bombach and Jack Essig, two Amherst hoys now in the navy, met in Honolulu for their first meeting in 1 1 months. And right off the bat they went out and picked themselves one of the native beauties to help them celebrate their reunion. May Smith Weds At Napoleon, 0. Miss May Smith, daughter of Mrs. Anna Smith, Cleveland-av, Amherst, and Mr. Gene Poor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Poor,Dew-ey-rd, Amherst were united in marriage In Napoleon, Ohio, May 31, 1941 at six o'clock. The marriage ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace Dallas. The couple's only attendants were a couple from Michigan whom they met in Napoleon. The bride wore a maize dress with white accessories. She was graduated from Am herst high sciiool with the class of 1040 and was a member of the National Honor Society. Mrs, Poor is employed in the office of the . Nabakowski Co. Mr. Poor attended Amherst high school and is employed at the National Tube Company in Lorain. The young couple will reside for the present with the groom's parents on Dewey-rd. General sales taxes are levied by 23 of the states. Drumbeats The high school band made a glorious splotch of green and gold In their less-than-a-year-old uniforms. It was gratifying to see the members who received their diplomas at the commencement exercises two evenings before, staying by. We missed the director, and wondered how these young musicians did so well without one, until word came from a member of the green and gold contingent that Henry Sharp was a "darned good director, himself," and the "kids" depended on him, and were going to miss him a lot, now that he's through. Perhaps some of you did not know that our American Legion Auxiliary presented the Band with Ihelr flags, (Old Glory and the Band's own green and gold, which by the way was designed and put together by a group of local women captained by Anna Short). We have it In mind to wish that the girls carrying these flags might have been kept together at the head of the Band-somehow it seemed as if it belonged that way. The thought keeps recurring that It was singularly fitting for Grace Stiwald and Mary Powers (Continued on page two) IN HONOLULU Two Local Youths Graduates Of Case Evan W, Nord and Albert C. Dreschler, two local youths, were among the griulmites . of Case School of Applied Science. Graduation exercises were held in Severence Hall, Cleveland, last Monday. Both are students in mechanical engineering. Nord la a member of the. business staff of the yearbook, the tennis team, and tin i'hl Kappa Psl. Dreschler Is a minler of the flying ciub, the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Phi Kappa Tau social fraternity. Merchants Sponsor Softball Team The Amherst merchants are sponsoring a soi'tbnll team again this year to play in the night-league at the newly-lighted field of the U. S. Automatic Co. This year's team Is comprised of most of the players from last year in addition to several new players Including Ray Frederick, Bud Lunge, Bud Koifman, Gene Poor and Adam Drosdowskl. Manager Mel Relchert, as wpll us all the boys on the team, wish le thank the following merchants for their donations and fine cooperation In sponsoring the club this season: W'esbecher Hardware, Mischka Cleaners, Brown's Haberdashery, Amherst Furniture, Snyder Confectionery, L. & L. Chevrolet. Hill's Shop, Paul Redman, Wagner & Aebersold, O. H. Baker, Carl Ernst, Carl Lersch, Wuiixter's Drugs, Hugo Truscello, Amherst Hardware, C. J. Ehrman. Dave Davis, Bob Berk, Frank Mischka, Smith's Barber Shop, Walter Schulz, Clarence Frederick, Mrs. Kiirf.s, Bill Ehrman, Amherst News-Times, Charles Ebbs, Am herst Bakery, Prime's 5 & 10, Park drill, Grugel'i Servico Station, E. R. Schibley, The Idle Hour, Charlie Edwards, Mary Jane Theatre, Hagens Service Station, Mischka Restaurant, Harry Mischka, Baetz Dairy, Harry Ruth, Hutton's Garage, Dr. Snilili and Dr. Wiseman. ERROR FOUND An item in last week's News-Times stated that only two sets of twins had graduated from Amherst high school. Word .was received this week of the graduation of another set, the Guild sisters, Caroline and Evelyn, with the class of 1922. Lost Sister Island Haven For E. R. Schibley, Robert Lee, Jerry Young and James Mose know what it is to be stranded on an uninhabited, and to them for the time at least, unknown island, with huge waves beating upon the shores, and weird sounds all around you. And to be stranded on such an island over night, with darkness adding to the unearthly strangeness, and spine-chilling noises sudden ly breaking momentary spells of quietness, requires stout hearts in order to survive. i. All this happened last week to this quartet, and within the con-fines of Lake Erie. Schibley and his group were returning from Port Huron where they had gone for a new boat which he had just bought. The boat was complete with the exception of a compass which was to be, installed later. Out the mouth of the Detroit river the boat chugged smoothly along and everything was serene aboard. STORM BLOWS UP But out in Lake Erie a storm blew up. Waves broke over the top of the boat, and without a compass the course was lost. Valiently the small boat battled the angry waves, until a jut of land was sighted and a haven from Davey Jones' locker sought. All night long the four sat up, patiently waiting for dawn and the abatement of the storm. Not another living thing on the island. Not even anything to identify the island, and its name, Lost Sister Island, was not known until late the next day. "Lost Sister Island, what an ideal name for such a dreary place," exclaimed Schibley when someone told him its name. The first grey streaks of dawn would ordinarily have broken early in the morning, but the next morning they weren't visible until quite late because of a heavy fog that clouded the vision of everything more than te feet away. VENTURE INTO FOG One night on the island was enough for the four, however, and fog or no fog they boldly ventured on in- search of other people, and quite Important, too, food. Council To Figure Resurfacing Job Estimates of the cost of resurfacing Church st. from Tenney av. to Elyria av., North Main St. from Cleveland av. to Martin Bt, Beaver ct. and Franklin av. will be re-ceived by council at an adjourned meeting Friday. Tom Laundon, village engineer, will secure the bids and present them to the" council. Council took under consideration the request of The U. S. Automatic Corp. to exchange a piece of Its property for a section of the vlll-1 age-owned property In back of the Automatic plant. W. G. Nord, who presented the request, said government agents want the Automatic to erect a fence around the property, and the additional space In back of the plant Is needed to provide room for trucks to unload inside the fence. Council ordered the tree In front of the Purcell property to be removed, and a limb from a tree In front of the Charles Ebbs property.LEGION MEN URGED TO ATTEND MEETING All members of the local American Legion Post areNirgcd to attend this week's meeting, Friday, according to Charles Sablors, com mander of the post Several matters of important business are before the legion and Sablors urges the members to dispose of them. Skating Party Well Attended A large group of young people from Amherst attended the skat ing party held last evening at the Lorain Coliseum. The party was sponsored by the Alumni Asso ciation of St. Joseph's school. Furnishes Storm-Ridden Group As the day wore on, and the fog lifted, Perry's monument was sighted fifteen miles in the dis tance and the quartet discovered that they were twenty miles off their course. But off toward ruwn-cay mey went, sun iigni- ing an angry sea that veteran's ; of the lake refused to venture onto. Finally the safe shores of the island were reached. "Now we'll be able to find someone who will take us to the mainland, and we can leave our boat here and get it later," the four agreed. But no such luck! Captains would look at the torrents of water the waves were washing up, shake their heads gloomily, and predict dire results for anyone venturing beyond the dry sands of the beach. For a day and half the four were imprisoned on Put-In-Bay Island.When the storm finally spent its fury they continued, requiring three days to reach Vermilion from Port Huron where their journey began. Students Require Security Number High school and other students who are planning to work in commerce or industry during the vacation period must have social security account numbers, even though the student workers are minors. This statement was made today by Margaret F. Bolton, manager of the Social Security Board field office in the Commercial Building, Lorain, O. Explaining her statement she said: "As graduation approaches many students are asking if they need social security account numbers for temporary work. The answer is yes, if the work is in practically any line of commerce or industry, The number must be .used by the employer when ho pays the social security tax to the collector of internal revenue. "Students who have jobs will save time and trouble for themselves and their employers by getting social security account cards before starting on new jobs. Applications may be obtained at any post office or at our office. A student who will do farm work or who will be idle during vacation has no need for an account." Teams To Leave For Columbus The judging teams of the Vocational Agriculture classes ot Amherst and Brownhelm schools will he in Columbus Friday and Saturday for the vocational agriculture judging contests which will be held at Ohio State University. Over 400 Fchools are competing In the Judging contests and over 400 boys are planning the trip. The judging teams include dairy cattle, general livestock, poultry, milk and sheep teams. The boys going from Amherst are Jim Donnelly, Earl Lelmbach, Glenn Hedges, Phillip Lodge, Frank Mac Kenzle, Walter Radosevlch, Dan Bomback, Oene Rlcket, and Walter Gambish. me Brownhelm uoys who are competing In the same teams are Robert Bechtel, Raymond Bechtel, Ralph Lelmbach, Ed Bratschl, Clay ton Cook, William Hennlng, Ed Nabakowski, Calvin Thorns, Dwight Miller, Clarence Plppert and Paul Belt. With their Instructor, Carl Deeds, the boys will make a tour of tho Ohio Pen, Zoo and the Boy's Industrial School while they are In Columbus. FISH FRY FRIDAY NITE AT ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL The Victorian Guild of St. Joseph's church Is sponsoring flph fry Friday evening In St. Joseph's School hall. Servings will bo held from 6:30 o'clock to 7:30 o'clock. The public Is welcome to attend. About 23,800 persons , were fatally Injured by falls In the U. S. during 1940. St. Joseph's To Hold Graduation Rev. Father Frank Zwiiling will lie guest speaker at the graduation ( xerclses of St. Joseph's school, Sunday, June 8th. Eighteen young people will observe Sunday as Graduation Day by receiving Holy Communion at the eight o'clock Mass and receiving diplomas at the special graduation service In the afternoon. The graduation will take place at two-thirty'o'clock in St. Joseph's church and the program will consist of the following features: processional; hymn, "O Sacred Heart What Shall I Render Thee"; Act of Consecration ,to Our Blessed ' Mother; litany of the Sacred Heart; hymn, "Come Holy Ghost"; Conferring of Honors and Certificates; address by the Rev. Father Frank Zwiiling; solo, "Just ! "or Today," by Joe Fuhrman; Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament; and hymn, "Sweet Saviour Bless Us Ere We Go." The boys and girls who are to receive diplomas Sunday are: Don-;.ld Bailey, Omer Bailey, James !rennrn. Edward Gambish, Joseph l-ach, Gerald Flock, Paul Mannion, Victor Osyk, Martin Rlcket, Donald Smythe, Kathryn Brown, Myrtle Deldrlck, Rose Marie Gorm-by, Wanda Munlga, Florence Nagle, June Penders, Beatrice Sehroeder and Florence WIegand. The annual Gold Medal Award will be given to the Btudent having the highest scholastic average for the past two years. The Gold Medal Is given by tho Parent-Teachers Association of the school. An award for second and third rank In avearge will also be made. The winners for the religious essay . contest will also be announced and prizes distributed to the three rated highest. The competitors for the scholastic honors are Kathryn Brown, June Penders and Donald Smythe but thulr respective ratings will not be completed until after final miatlnai which are being he1d . this week. Eagles To Attend Meeting In Toledo Amherst Eagles 4-Horsemen cam paign for new members will offic ially get 'under way next Sunday 'when the 4-Horsemen and the Eagles' president ' will attend a district meeting In Toledo. Hugh McGarvey Is president of the local organization and Don Campbell, Howard Becker, Otis Bahl and Fred Schneider are the 4-Horse- nien. McGarvey announced Tuesday the lodge's Intention to better the record set last year when 96 members were initiated into the local order, exceeding their quota of 72 members. The first new member for the new lodge year was Initiated last Monday night At Monday's meeting the lodge voted to recover the pool table and buy new balls and other equipment to put their recreation room In first class condition. Monday night June 16, the annual fish fry for members will be held. Graduate Honored .! At Evening Party Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Relchert entertained a group of friends and relatives Sunday evening, June 1 in honor of their daughter, Naomi, a member of the 1941 graduating class of Amherst high school. A buffet supper was served to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hu-ber, son, Melvln, Lorain; Miss Audrey Ruth, Brownhelm; Mr. and Mrs. George Orinsak, daughter, Lois, and son, Jan, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mulder, Elyria; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rclchcj-t, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Relchert, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wavrick, daughters, Norma and Pamela; Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Mulder, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Relchert, son Neal, the guest of honor, the host and hostess, daughters, Elaine, and Joyce Ann, and sons Elmer, Roland and Robert Miss Naomi received many lovely gifts from the group. ' -