The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1946-02-28

              News- Amh ERST VOL. XXIII. NO. 9. AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 196 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD n IMES HE 1 li Lenten Services Start Sunday; Dates And Programs Announced Union Lenten Services, under the sponsorship of the Ministerial association, will toe held at the Congregational, Evangelical and Reformed, First Evangelical, and Methodist churches, commencing with the services Sunday evening at the Congregational church,' and continuing every S inday until April 14. Services are held at 7:30 on Sunday evenings under the general theme of "The Lord's Pray-tr." Following are the programs: March 3, Congregational church Speaker, Coburn C. Vandersall, Topic, 'Our Father Who Art in Heaven." March 10, Evangelical and Reformed church, Speaker, W. Heber O'Hara, Topic, 'Hallowed Be Thy Name." March 17, First Evangelical church, Speaker, John H. Bollens, Topic, 'Thy Kingdom Come Thy Will Be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven." March 24, First Evangelical church, Speaker, LeRoy Deining-er, Akron, O., Topic, "Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread." March 31, Methodist church, Speaker, Cotourn C. Vandersall, Topic, "Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us." April 7, Evangelical and Reformed church, Speaker, Edgar B. Smith, Topic, "Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil." April 14 (Palm Sunday), Speaker, W. Heber O'Hara, Topic, "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever." Legion Takes In Seven Members Total membership of the Elmer Johnson Post No. 118 of the American Legion is now 139 members with seven more World War II veterans toeing admitted into the Let; ion at the meeting at the Legion home last week. Lieut. Frances Oskim, an army nurse, was among the new members. Others inducted were Ffoyd Mclntye, Donald Cherry, James Hfelfer, Robert Stevens, William Oskim and Richard Aschenbach. A veteran of World War I is ill in Erecksville hospital, it was announced at the meeting. innuals On Sale Orders are now being accepted for the Amherst high school annual, "The Record." Published ever year to include a history of the school year, copies of the annual will toe available around the first of June. Orders for copies may (be given to members of the staff. Comets Meet Ridgeville In Sectional p Tournament At 7:15 Amherst High's Comets get their first taste of tournament play in .the 1946 season tomorrow (Friday4 evening when they meet Ridgeville at 7:15 at the Lorain high school gymnasium as the Clearview Sectional goes into its second night. , Seeded No. 1 among Class B teams in the county because of their record and potential strength, Coach Art Thomas did not have to draw for opponent In the tourney but had the satisfaction of sitting back and watching other coaches draw and elect to pass up his men. Tournament play for the sectional got under way on Tuesday evening of this week with Oberlin defeating Eaton In an easy match and Wellington nosing out Brookslde in an overtime period of a match that was even up practically all the way. In ithe second of. tomorrow night's games, Lorain' St. Mary's meets Avon Lake at 8:30. Amherst, along with Oberlin, Wellington and Lorain St. Mary's, as Exempted schools, went directly Into the Sectional tournament. The other four teams, Eaton, Brookslde, Avon Lake, and Special Lenten services will be held every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. during Lent at St. Paul's Lutheran church, the pastor, Rev. Roland C. Bosse, has announced. The schedule of services is as follows: March 6th, "Judas, The Traitor;" March 13th, "Peter, The Penitent Sinner;" March 20th "Pilate, The Roman Governor;" March 27th, "Simon, The Cross-bearer;" April 3rd, "John The Beloved Apostle;" April 10th, "The Centurion, Confessor of Christ" and April 19th, Good Friday, "Jesus, Our Savior." A cordial invitation is extended to all. David Katonak s Special Guest David Katonak, local infantile paralysis victim, was the special guest at the Amherst Theater Wednesday of this week when students Ifrom Amherst high school and junior high were shown a movie of the historical events during the war. Dave was recently released from Gates hospital in Elyria after 14 months. He is now at home with his condition improving slowly. Student Council Faculty Present Performances "Fun Night" was sponsored by the student council of the hlgi school last Thursday evening at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium when different groups, dIus the (facultv. out on 'Derform: ances during the evening's enter - tainment. The one-act play, "Wieners on Wednesday" was given by the members of the senior class, was judged the best. The freshmen presented a radio skit, a "take-off" on Dr. I. Q.; the sophomores, a minstrel show and the juniors, a day in court featuring songs, dances and impersonations. The faculty's part was in pantomime, "And The Lights Went Out," with the reading iby Mrs. Helen Wingate. A pair of crazy clowns. Bill Penton and Don Redman, helped steal the show with lots of laughs. Musical numbers included a atririg ensemble and a German band. Proceeds for the show will go to help finance the basketball banquet. Russell Fritz was general chairman of the affair. Friday Evening Ridgeville, were advanced to the sectional as winners in the county tourney. Finals for the sectional are scheduled for Saturday evening at the Lorain High gym at 7:30 and 8:45. In the first game Oberlin will play Wellington and in the second the winner of the St. Mary's-Avon Lake game will meet the winner of the Amherst-Ridgeville game. Winners of both of Saturday evening's games will advance to the Kent District Tournament which gets under way next week. The Comets have a record pf" 19 wins and 1 loss fo rthe season. Ridgeville has won 12 while losing two. A win over Ridgeville will match the Comets with either Lorain St. Mary's or Avon Lake Avon Lake with a record of fice wins and seven losses, and St. Mary's whom the Circlets have defeated twice In season play) with a record of four wins and 11 losses. Admissions for tomorrow night's games are students 40c and adults 60c. Fof Saturday's games admissions are students 50c and adults 75c. Doors opew at 6:30 p.m. Start Legislation For Sewer Rentals To Obtain More Money With operating costs of the village government exceeding the anticipated revenue for the coming year, village council at a special meeting on Monday evening of this week, authorized the preparation of legislation to obtain more tax money through special assessment in the form of a quarterly sewer rental Although the tax levy for gen eral operating purposes was reduced this year from 2.27 mills to 1.96 mills, reappraisal of real estate in the village has increased the total duplicate by around $600,000 to $3,984,100. Council complained that anticipated revenues from the general purpose tax levy even with an increase of approximately $1,000 from sales taxes, would not be sufficient to provide the money they expect to spend during the year, The sewer rental, -1.05 per quarter, had been in effect in the past and the present move is to put it into effect again. City , solicitor Seth Stevens was re- quested by council to prepare the necessary legislation to be presented at the next meeting. Solicitor Stevens and Attorney Milton Friedman, Lorain, also were authorized by resolution to represent the council at hearings before the Public Utilities Com mission of Ohio in- the matter of the council's dispute1 with the Amherst Water Works company over water rates. Other matters considered by council included a request to Fire Chief Al Stiwald to present specifications for the proposed pur chase of a new fire truck, and authorization to Village Clerk ' Charles Miller to advertise for bids for garbage collectors. Funds for the purchase of the fire truck have been set aside and earmarked for that purpose alone Bids on garbage collection call for the contract to run for two years from the first of April, 1946 Wayne Spidell Is Now Tech. St. Technical Sergeant Wayne K. Spidell, husband of Mrs. Beverly Spidell, 522 Shuppe avenue, Am herst, with the Eighth Army Kyoto, Japan, has just 'been pro moted to that grade from Tech nician Third Grade. Sergeant Spidell's present job is that of an Administration clerk in the Ad jutant General's Section of Headquarters I Corps in Kytto, Japan He was Inducted into the Army in July, 1944, and after receiving Air Corps and Infantry training departed for overseas exactly a year later. ' Sergeant Spidell is a graduate of the Amherst high school where he participated in varsity foot ball. Tickets Now On Sale For Concert Tickets are now on sale for the annual Spring Concert given by the Amherst Band and sponsored by the Band Mothers' club, March 25 at the school auditorium.Patron tickets have to be In by March 15 it was announced this week by the club. Tickets are being sold Iby members of the club. Committee TaMcet The regular monthly meeting of the Boy Scout Troop Committee will ibe held at the town Hall itonlght (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m., it was annonuced by the secretary and treasurer, Harold Washka. Mrs. Wolf To Handle Licenses Mrs. (Mary Wolf has been named deputy registrar for Amherst to handle the sale of auto license tags which starts tomorrow (Friday).Tags will be on sale at the L. and L. Chevrolet Garage, Church street, daily from 8 ajn. to 6 p.m. all during the month of March. Deadline for driving without the 1946 tags is midnight, March 31. Amherst this year will have the ZU, ZV, and ZW series. The new tags are red letters on a white background. 125 Attend Partv At St. Joseph's For Service Men Eighty-five former service men of St. Joseph's Parish were honored Thursday evening when places were laid for 125 by the Marian Club when they sponsored a ham dinner and program for the returned veterans. Red, white and blue'erepe paper decorated the tables and a large bouquet of flowers centered the speakers' table. The meal was served by the girls in the seventh and eight grades of the parochial school. Rev. Fr. James H. Smith was master of ceremonies during the evening's program. Rev. Fr. Mc-Cormick, chaplain at Crile hospital, was the guest speaker. Rev. Fr. Leo Brisscl, Vermilion, and Rev. Fr. O'Laughlin, Oberlin, showed movies after the musical program. Paul Borosky and his orchestra played music during the dinner. Musical numbers included a trumpet solo, David Jenkins; tap dance, Shirley Krause with Betty Ann Dusky the accompaniest; clarinet solo, Walter Hoy; violin duet, Germaine and Kathleen Niesen; vocal solo, Roberta Died-rick; accordion solo, Lillian Stevens, and a vocal solo by Mary Lou Aschenbach with Mrs. William Bodmann at the piano. Miss Agnes Schmitz, a former Spar, who was recently discharged, was the only service woman present. Maxwell Chaplain At Fort Hays Rev. Harold H. Maxwell, former pastor of the First Evangelical church, who has been serving as Army Chaplain, is now stationed at Fort Hays, Columbus. Reverend Maxwell writes that his work at that station is more varied than anything he has had before, but is very interesting. He expects his release from chaplain duty by fall and expects to again take up his work in the ministry. Ludwig To Speak Don Ludwig, a member of the coaching staff, will be guest speaker at the regular Booster Club meeting tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. at the high school, It was announced by the president, Richard Zilch. Annual Red Cross Membership Drive Plans were being completed this week for the annual Red Cross Roll Call scheduled to commence tomorrow (Friday) under the over-all direction of Mrs. John Michael. Working on the block system, volunteer workers expect to com plete the membership canvass by March 15. Mrs. Michael will be assisted in the drive in South Amherst by Mrs. Emil Ruth, in Brownhelm by Mrs. Parker Baird, and in Vermilion-on-the-Lake by Mrs. Harold Henkes. Volunteer canvassers will assist in making the house-to-house calls. Seek Dates To Set Up Community Events Calendar Plans for a community calen dar of events are being worked out by members of the Social Science club of high school stud ents. Feeling that too many events in church and school are being in terfered with by other meetings the group is attempting to work out a calendar that will permit events of community-wide importance to be scheduled without conflict from other happenings. Their aim is a cooperative plan for setting aside certain nights for certain regular events and to have those nights reserved. Along these lines they are attempting to obtain from chairmen, presidents, and secretaries the dates of meetings of all organizations In town. They are requesting that the name and date be sent to Jane Durling, Joann Sharp, Beatrice Borowicz, or Floyd Lodge. As the dates are gathered, a calendar will be worked out and published as space permits. Military Ball Was Well Attended Fri. Three hundred people attended the Military Ball sponsored by the Amherst Band Mothers' club held in the school auditorium last Friday evening. The affair was brilliant with the ex-service men in their uniforms and the ladies la formal wear. Red, white and blue was used in the color decorations with flags and historical pictures being used. Music for dancing was by Roy Koch and his orchestra. Confetti, hats for the men and headbands for the women went to make up the evening's entertainment. A program at the lintermission included music by the high school band, a grand march led by George and Martha Washington impersonated by Dan Mihuta and Yvonne McQueen, who later danced the cakewalk. A minuet was given by Nancy Mead, Nancy Wettrlok, Betty Lou Schroeder, June Zipp, Barbara Tabbert, Beverly Sprague, Roberta Died-rick and Kathleen Niesen with Floyd Heys at the piano. After the program the Band Mothers' club served refreshments.Party For Cubs Den Mothers of Dens 3, 4, and 5, of the local Boy Scout Cub Pack, are planning a party for the boys of the three dens at 6:30 this (Thursday) evening at the First Evangelical church. The Den Mothers, Mrs. C. C. Vandersall, Mrs. Ray Kane, and Mrs. Harry Earl, will be assisted by Mrs. W. F. Barris. Bob Prittie will arrive Saturday from Baldwin-Wallace college, Berea, to spend the mid-season recess at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralp Prittie, Spring street. Membership In New Chamber Open To Any In Community Organization of a Chamber bership will be open to anyone as members of the Business Men s Association, is planned for next Monday evening at 7:30 at St. Josephs school hall, with the program scheduled to include a discussion and adoption of by-laws and explanations of the benefits to be derived from such an active Chamber. Snyder's Changes Hands This Week Announcement was made this week of the sale of the assets and good will of Snyder s Confec tionery, Church street, to Stanley and Margaret Reichert. The store will be called Reichert's Confectionery.The store will be closed all day tomorrow (Friday), Reichert said, in order to take inventory of stock. However, it will be open on Saturday under the new ownership.Reichert, for the past 14 years, has been circulation manager for the Lorain Journal. He has also been director of the local Rec Center since its inception, serving without pay. He and Mrs. Reich ert will continue their work at the Rec. Mrs. Snyder (Mom to all the youth of the community) has ex pressed her appreciation to all her customers and particularly to the young people to whom Mora's place has always been a favorite congregating spot. Service Group Meeting Changed Regular meeting of the Amherst Veterans' Service Committee has been moved from Monday night to next Tuesday cve-ing, March 5th, at 8 p.m. at the Legion Home on Cleveland ave- The meeting date has been changed, Merrill Walker, chair- man of the committee, announced because of the organization meeting of the Chamber of Commerce scheduled for the same night. Walker requested that as many as possible of the members of Separation Center, Jacksonville, the committee be present in order i Florida, February 15. He is the to take care of some important son of Mrs. Mary Kolenda, 493 business. I Milan avenue. Rotary Club Celebrates Eighth nniversary With Rotary-Ann Party Informality was the keynote of the annual Rotary-Ann party and eighth anniversary of the local Rotary club at the Brownhelm Congregational church Monday evening. Seventy-six Rotarians, their wives, and guests were present for the dinner and entertainment. John Smythe, introduced by President Jack Koontz, was toastmaster and presented the events on the program which included group singing, a welcome to the guests, a response to the welcome, a few brief remarks, induction of a new member, and a brief skit. R. B. Miller, Lorain Rotarian, gave the response to Smythe's welcome expressing his appreciation of the dinner and program, and extending an invitation to the Amherst club to join in the anniversary celebration of the Lorain club In July. Rev. C. C. Vandersall gave the invocation and also had charge of the group singing and a "mystery song" contest for the ladies present. Winners In the contest were Miss Mary Belle Powers and Mrs. Tom Flnnegan. Walter Nord presented a few remarks, including some true and some purportedly true stories of members of the local club, and a short talk on the more serious aspects of Rotary. Roy Berrington was inducted into the club as a new member. of Commerce, whose mem in the community as well No dinner will be served pre- ceding the meeting, although refreshments will be served later. Under the direction of Ralph Prittie, president of the present Business Men's association, the set-up. of a Chamber of Com merce will be explained and elec tion of directors will take place- as one of the first formal steps-in the organization-Purpose of the Chamber, according to the proposed by-laws,, is to advance the commercial, cultural, industrial, and civic interests of the village and vicinity. The activities shall benon-sectional, non-sectarian, and nonpartisan, and shall be devoted exclusively to furthering the best interests of the community. Membership is open to all men and women, partnerships, corporations, fraternal orders, lodges, who are interested In the welfare of the community. Retail activities of the Chamber will be conducted through the Retail Merchants Division and the Retail Credit Bureau. Both of these divisions, although a part of the Chamber of Commerce, fll have , full authority h all matters pertaining solely to the retail group. Expenses of the two divisions will be borne by the members affected. Government of the Chamber will be vested in the board of directors consisting of nine members, elected for terms of three years. From this board will be named the president,vice-president, and secretary-treasurer. The board will also name and fix the -"amDer w"se amy it will ue to act as chief administrative of ficer. Benjamin J. Colenda, AMM 1-c, was separated from the naval service at the Naval Personnel Lynton Rogers gave the Induction charge, explaining the principles of Rotary, and presenting the new member with a Rotary pin. A humorous skit was presented by C. L. Goodspeed, Harry Earl, and R. D. Choate. Music during the dinner was given by Barbara Tabbert, pianist, and Virginia Hoisted and Jean Mueller, violinists, and Jane Durling and Pam Wavrick, cellists.Guests present were Miss Mildred Zilch, Miss Mary Belle Powers, and Phil Spahr, Amherst; and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ayres, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGeachle, and Mr. and Mrs. Lynton Rogers, all of Lorain.The program was arranged under the direction of John Smythe, Rev. Vandersall, . and R. D. Choate. Serving on the committee for tickets and dinner were Lee Menz, Sam Wettrich, and Roy Harr. On the welcoming committee were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Earl and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Durling.