The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1947-01-23

              mherst News-Times VOLUME XIX, NO. 4 AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1947 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD Value of Contributions to March of Dimes Is Shown t "It Some indication of the extent of the care provided for polio victims by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is shown in. the following letter from Fred Hogrefe. Jackson Street, whose t w children were stricken last September. The letter follows: We have been asked by a number of oar friends to what extent the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis is providing for the, care and treatment of'our two children who have been at City Hos pital in Cleveland since the middle of last September. No doubt, many others would like thi9 question answered also. The Foundation, through our Lorain County Chapter, is carrying the entire burden of expense. We do not see any of the bills but by multiplying the room rates by the number of days transpired and adding estimates for special medical services the total has probably exceeded $2700 by this time. Both children are in the contagion department where they are receiving the best of attention by specially trained doctors and nurses. Physical therapists supervise the exercises and baths given to repair the damage done by the dread poliomyelitis virus. Marilyn has been improving steadily under these treatments and is new able to sit up and move about in a wheel chair. Mel-vin, however, is much more seriously involved and has had to remain in an iron lung ever since his admission. Due to this confinement he has not been able to receive much of the therapic treatment so necessary to recovery from paralysis. The iron Jung is keeping his lung and heart in operation in the absence of the use of hir chest muscles ?nd rVa-phragm. These instruments cost the Foundation approximately $2000 each, and are equipped to provide access for the care of the occupants, including aspiration,intna-vein-ous feeding, plasma infusion, etc. when required. A nonfiling electric motor provides the power to operate the air pump which causes the patient to inhale and exhale in regular cycles. Only the pat-icn.'s head remains outside the iron lung so that he can breathe fresh air. The treatment of polio victims is necessarily expensive and usually requires a ling perici of time for recovery. Expensive equipment inch 3 iron lu'.':fes, Hubbard tanks, hoi pack machines, whirl pool baths, feeding pumps, etc. are required. Apparently no one seems to be immune from attack by this terrible disease and no one yet knows how to prevent its attack on mankind. Victim; admitted at City Hospital itn the past four months have ranged in age from 6 weeks to 61 years. Most of them come from homes where the victims had been physically well Ciii'ed for. At oiie time last lull there were 134 polio patients at this hospital and at present, which is theoff-season for polio infection, there are 54 patients. Last year was the worst year in our history in the spread of this disease. A hearty and simcere support In the "March of Dimes" is necessary in the fight to locate and destroy this virus at Its source and for the continued care of its victims. Wishing you real success in this and future "March of Dimes" campaigns and expressing our heartfelt appreciation for the help provided by past campaigns, I am Sincerely yours, Fred Hogrefe March of Dimes Goal Set at $600; $190 Is Collected Letters were being sent out this week to organizations, businesses, and individuals, seeking contributions to the current March of Dimes drive as fair collections were reported for the first week. Donations of $ 1 86 had been received by C.L. Good-speed, chairman of the drive, up to Thursday morning of (his week as the committee j set -tentative goal of $600 for CommitteCS Naid the drive. - Largest single. poctiqn the OoYCniOrS PltHl amount collected so far earn . . TJIMLT: i Booster Activities ucio ux uic uiai vim gwui wwp who carried the distinctive collections throughout the down- 4snvmi ewtinn nil dav last Satnr- day. Almost $100 was turned mtreasr and Elmer Smith' few" by the girls In the following, elected president, appointed ;M;nc . Hniiar wile committees as the board of gov- Elaine Hamann Elected To Senior Honor Society Miss Elaine Hamann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamann, 247 Spring Street, was this week elected to the Senior Honor Society at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, where she is a senior. William Guild was named to serve another year as secretary- , ': - I ' fey bills, $2; fifty-cent pieces, $8; quarters, $25.25; dimes, ?47.3U; nicKeis, $10.45; and pennies, $4.05. Other collections have come from churches, donations from organi-! included: zations, and collections from local basketball games. The Girl Scouts will again be, on the streets this coming Satur-1 day. l More Candidates Announce For Village Offices Possibilities of a primary election in Amherst in May is seen this week with the announcement of the candidacies of four more men seeking a place on the village council and the statement that additional hats will be toss ed in the ring before the dead line for filing petitions. According to the county board of elections, a primary is not necessary unless there are more petitions filed . than there are offices to be filled. At present, on the Republican ticket, there have been filed .ope candidacy for. mayor, one' for treasurer, one for clerk, and one for council. The four announcing their can didacy this week brings the total to five for council, with six vacancies on that body. If more than one petition is filed for council, a primary election will be held. D. R. Goldthorpe, in lobe Trotters To Appear Here In Basketball Game The New York Globe Trotters, world famous colored basketball stars, appear on the floor of the Amherst high school gym next Tuesday evening, January 28, when they meet the local Rockets at 8:30 p.m. The purpose of the Senior Hon- . . . ,'nr snrlrtv. the onlv all-colleee ' charae of the last Republican 4kA UnAKlAK yi I ll n TV1 OT w" 1 " "I - in an organization meeting last horary schc asfc o Sunday afternoon. Committees appointed by Smith recognize Auditing committee, Fred Die ner. George Innes; dance, Merrill Walker, chairman, George Walker Jr., Art Meesig,, Mary Abraham anH .Tnan Rrnwn1 nrnpram. Last year's collections amouted Deds ch,airmani Dick Zilch to $296.00. Members of the Ro-'and Don Ludwjg tary Club, sponsoring organ iza-, SmUh a!so appointed Dave 4km, expressed the thought that Goldth as chairman of a ihe goal for this year should be:. tQ ,nVMt. te tne pos. set at double last years collections, pointing out the enormous benefit the community has re- on the Heidelberg campus, is to ' for mayor, stated this week that and promote scholar- several have talked to him re- ship. Pledges must have a point garding filing petitions and that average of not lower than 2.4 out he is certain there will be a con , chairman, Don Ludwig and of a possible 3.0 for their aca- test for at least the seats on aemic worn uie uueu ytraia jjic- wuia, Three Directors Will Be Elected At Open Meeting Three directors will be elected for a term of three years each at the annual business meeting of the Am herst Hospital to be held next Monday evening at 8:00 p.m. in the assembly room at the town hall. ceived from the March of Dimes funds in the last two years. Plans are going forward for the March of Dimes Dance, sponsored by the local Aerie of Eagles, set for next Thursday evening, January 30, at the high school auditorium. Tickets will be available from members of the Eagles a.ul also frorn'higrt school students. A conies', is teing conducted through the high school with prizes awarded to ;r.e students selling the most tickets. ceding appointment. Elections, No Democratic candidates have which may not exceed ten per as yet filed petitions for the pri- cent of the class enrollment, are maries. In cose no names are filed made by the Phi Beta Kappa for the primaries, Democratic faculty members. Miss Hamann, who majors in history and social studies, is prominent in both social and academic activities on the campus. She ir a member of the Heidelberg rr-nd, the orchesl: a, History Club, Kappa Delta Pi, and the Hesperian Literary Society. LATE NEWS All members of the Amherst Fire Department are requested to attend the special meeting, to be held this (Thursday) evening at 7:30 at the Fire Station. Miss Thelma Mays, 33, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mays, passed away in City Hospital, Cleveland, at 9:55 a.m. yesterday (Wednesday) following cerebral hemorrhage suffered at Christmas time. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday In St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Edward Bauman, Tacoma Park, Maryland, was a recent visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schultz. Isibilities of taking all students to Cleveland next summer, i Tentative plans discussed by ; the board included a dance sometime next month and a horse show set for the summer months. ... . I . . Improvement or tne Harris . I rs. St ret Athletic Field ar a city be Iv inrk hrs been sot as the major i I-'nc object for the club for this year. I. Ian A committee was appointed to meet with the board of educate)'.1. ! .Ja.ic Ellen, touchier of Mr. o ascertain its views and wi.ihes j n-icl Mr.-. George Cahl, Elyria-av, on the development of the park. 1 is n vi.tcd on the sick list. Ankerst Comets Tic For First Place kt:r Defeating Medina Bees 0-24 MiHon N'.ilv'kowskt will -.-s to the Tally-Ho Club evening I. r their delayed : p 7 I! j ' hy PON M'DWIC Alex Oiosz and Ed Bryner led he Amherst Comets to their fifth straight and ninth victory In 15 starts Tuesday might when the Medina Bees were defeated by a score of 60-24. The win put Amherst in a tie with Wellington for first place in the Northern League with three wins and one loss. There was little doubt as to the outcome of the game from the very beginning as the Comets Friday the Comets entertain the New London Wildcats In another Northern League game to be played here. The Freshmen teams of the two schools will open the evening's play at 6:30. Ncvt Tuesday Amherst will travel to Wellington to piny the same postponed from January 18. This game will complete the season's league play for the Comets, defending champions. On Saturday, February 1, the Berlin Heights cafrers will come to Amherst for three games. rolled to a 13-3 lead at first intermission and increased their margin to 31-9 at halftime. The score at the end ,of the third quarter was 46-19. The victory avenged an earlier 46-43 defeat handed the Comets at Medina. Orosz scored 17 points for the evening, getting most of his (Contlnatd on Pi Four) candidates seeking election may, by petition, have their names presented on the ballot in the general elections in November. . Announcing their intentions to seek office this week are Lawrence Zuspan, IJjy Wasim, Roy Stevens, and A-hley Slack, all out for council. 1 Zuspan, nian-ii 1 and the fisher oi three childm, lives at 430 North Mi. in Strc-t. He has been a-" cmnlovce of : .e Thcw Shovel ia Lorain for past 15 years, and is now sir- 'intendc-.U there. He is a mcmoi" "f the Fir.-t Evangelical Uni.cii brethren Church and a pa.i ma ' of Stv.int'.ton Lo(i;;e, F. and A. M. , Wasern, no.v .i.rchaiiu3 agent : for the U. S. A ' miotic Corporation and its oil .hated companies. (has been an cnjloyoc there for ''n years. He U married, father 'of three sons. Affiliations in-' elude Amherst Rotary Club, K. 'of P. Lodge, aiid American Cast Products Compl y, Orville, Ohio, Mulford Named To Head Annual Red Cross Drive I Open to all residents of the Dr. R. J. Mulford ha e e n named chairman in charge of the annual Red Cross drive for the Amherst area following a meeting on Monday evening of a steer ing committee appointed to sel ect the chairman. The Globe Trotters are now in their 17th season on the ro;i during which time they have won over 90 per cent of thci games; have won nine tourna ments, and have played to over 1,500,000 basketball fans. They are renowned for their trick rhots, fancy plays, and cleve 'jail handling. Jerry Gormlcy, manager f rtocketj, said this week 1h;.t tne Globe Trotters usually pi.iy to capacity houses and that lie ex occts a huce crowd at lhc local when they appear here. The Rockets are currently hit ::y' slir.htlv o'ier oO per cent ri .heir scp-'.m's schedule. The won from a classy .dassuon loam m the local Ho'?!' l:.s? nitc (Wednesday) 67-63, after losing to the same team last week. B. & P. W. CLUB The Amherst Business and Pro- p. j i 1 fessional Women's Club will meet n AmhCrSl tonight at the Fred Deir.cr home. ... Beaver Court. The meeting will begin with a dinner at 6:30. Arrangements for the meeting are under the direction of the community, the three directors will be elected by any attending and wishing to vote. The three directors whose term9 expire at the present time ,: lare Charles Ebbs, George Parker nu,4N&ai jLuowig. x.dos taiu ror-ker nave served lor three years; Ludwig was named to fill the unexpired term of Dr. F. E. Mer-rit, who resigned last year. Other members serving on the 9-man board are F. J. Berger, Dr. M. B. Brandon, Paul Wohl-ever, Fred Hogrefe, E. W. Lahiff and A. E. Slack. During the past year E. W. Lahiff has served as president of the board, Charles Ebbs as vice president and F. J. Berger as secretary treasurer. Included in the business of the meeting will be reports of the . board and Hospital Auxiliary, and the financial report of the hospital. Members of the board stressed the fact that the meeting is open to all residents of the community and expressed hope that consid- Named to assist Mulford was Mrs. Charles Kendeigh asvice-chairman. Mrs. Lucy Roemer was elected president of the Amherst branch of the Red Cross following the annual meeting last week at the town hall. Other officers elected were Mrs. Lena Moore, first vice president. Mrs. A. Proctor, second vice-president, and Miss Edith Ehrman,secretary-treasurer. Named on the board of direc tors at the annual meeting were ' "able interest would be shown in addition to the officers, Mrs. Robert Choate, Mrs. John Michael. Mrs. A. C. Berg, Mrs. Fred Ackerman, Walter Moebius, Art Meesig, Dr. C. H. Sncll. and Charles Kendeigh, of Amherst; Mrs. Emil Ruth, Mrs. Lucille Urig, Mrs. Albert Wrags, and Mrs. O. J. Ruth, South Amherst; a:.d Mrs. Parker Baird of Brown-helm.Tl.e annual drive for the Rod Cro-s will start locally on the fir; of March. Mulford said, and will be conducted as adoor-to-door canvass as in the past. Ralph Zileli New Owner Of Flower by a large attendance. Two Members Of Rotary Club Give Brief Reports of which he i- a director and vice-president. Stevens, local wire chief for tho Lorain Telephone Company, has been with the company for 'Legislation committee, composed 23 years, and in charge of the of Jean Hartscll, Lois Summer, local office for the past 15 years. .Hulda Berger and Evelyn Thom- Mnrrinri and the father of tWO OS. children, he lives at 505 Frank- Miss Harriet Bell, Albany, Ind., was the week end guest ot Miss Germaine Lahiff, Cleveland Ave. lin Avenue. He is a member of St. Peter's' Evangelical and Reformed Church. Slack, 582 Jackson Street, has, for the union. He served in the three children. He is employed first World . War, and Is now a at the U. S. Automatic Corpora-( member of the Eagles, Masonic tion as an automatic lathe oper- j Lodge and the Congregational artor where he ia also steward Church. S ue of Helen's Flower Shop to Ralph Zilch, Cleveland, was announced this week. Zich, who took over the business the first of the year, has had ten years experience in the floral work in Cleveland and in Lakewood. He operated a florist shop in Lakewood before coming to Amherst.Zilch is married and has two sons, Ralph and Gregory. He and his family are residing in the newly arranged apartments at 182 Park Avenue, above the florist shop. r.iy Wpsem and Harry Earl reported (o members of the local Rotary Club on Monday of this week on a meeting of the Ohio Society for Crippled Children which they attended in Columbus last Friday. ' Erich spoke briefly on some of the aspects of the state meeting, mentioning a few of the recom mendations made there for conducting the annual Easter Seal drive, and also some of the committee's plans for handling funds. During the business meeting, president C. L. Goodspeed reported that the local club wa still on the district attendance; honor roll wih an attendance of 90 per cent for the month of December. He also reported that members with perfect attendance for the past year were Lee Menz, William Barber, Harry Earl, Fred Powers, Roy Stevens and Jack Koontz. Lee Menz has a perfect attendance record since the founding of the club. ' Guests of the club were Ben Hindman and Harry Reynolds, Elyria, and Ben Vogler and R. B. Miller, Lorain.