The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1949-01-06

              T7 nn HfeRST VOL XXXI, NO. 1 AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1949 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD 13 Am NEWS-MMES Office apr ids fry Stamp Sales Hit New High; Miss First Qass Goal It was announced today by E. C. Stiwald, Postmaster, that the books have just been closed on a record year for Amherst. It was anticipated during the .year that stamp sales would appropriate $4,000.00, enabling the office to move into the first class bracket. Stamp sales totaled $3592.51, .slightly short of the goal. This, however, represented a $6,015.55 increase over 1947. Prospects of reaching first class year appear brighter than ever in view of increased postage Tates bringing in more revenue. The money department transacted business amounting to. $319,140.65, or an increase of $66,222.70 over 1947. By writing 23,351 money orders, the previous record was broken by 3,810. Complete figures will be re leased later showing business handled in the various depart - ments and totals for the office. the office. ation dur- rush was again set- Largest days cancellation ing the Christmas 37,947 pieces of mail ting a new record. D. R. Goldthorpe Appointed Legal Aid To Selectees Attorney David R. Gldthorp e, has been appointed legal concul-tnnt for se'ertive service efiis-trants begenning this week here in town. Goldthorpe was one of five attorneys named in the communities of Amherst, Elyria, Oberlin ments. were made in order to furnish grautitouc advice to registrants on filing paper, and toset-tle any personal problems arriving form induction or deferrment from service. Registrants in Amherst having any questions can make arran-gemtns to discuss their qroblems with Goldthorpe in the Ehrman building. Park avenue, or by calling 495. Bowling Leagues Complete First Half Playoffs Halfway playoffs were completed last Wednesday and Thureday nights, December 29 and 30 at Michael's bowling lanes. Berk's Bowlers took the city league mid-way chaginship by defeation Ed's Tavern keglers two out of there games. In the Legion's league, the Chow Hounds took the Jets two out of three for their top spot in the league.The respective scores for the Chow Hounds and Jets in that order were 764, 82E ,818, 802, 764, 815, With halfway playoffs now completed the leagues arc beginning their new year second half play. League scores for this secon start will appear in nevt week's isseu ol the News-Times. Amherst Tax Rates Jump To 19.14 From 1917 Figure of 17.28: South Amherst, Brownhelm Also Increase Frank Ayres, county auditor, released the revised tax rates for 1948 this week. Comparison with 1947 rates for districts in this area is shown Taxing District AMHERST TOWNSHIP Brownhelm S, D Elyria S. D . Oberlin S. D Amherst Village S. D South Amherst Village S. D Amherst Village South Amherst Village BLACK RIVER TOWNSHIP Amherst Village S. D Vermilion Village S. D BROWNHELM TOWNSHIP Florence S. D Vermilion Village S. D Vermilion-on-the-Lake Village ' HENRIETTA TOWNSHIP South Amherst Village P. D. rinrence S. D BUSSIA TOWNSHIP South ; J - ' .':. ,.. ' . A - ' ' . 1 - . , ... K I I -I It -..'' 1 , , v It , It'-- v J j &k t 1 fc;'; . &, ,' - .4 . A , 1 f , J '.v iXfU . . "y - !.-: , v 1 1 "- g f 4 Li -ISA 1 -iLiu.. 3i J a V . j 1 fci.i M Ji..Mtt-;.Jli.,J Comet's Wohlever (40) left, and Wilford (46) right, wait anxiously as Wayne Schnaak (dark uniform) wrestles with St. Mary Iri;h for posession of the ball in Tuesday night's fray. Speedlight photo by the News-Times was taken with electronic flash unit at 1 5,000th of a second Comets Dump St. Mary's Cagers 54-36 In Handy Triumph; Schnaak and Prittie Lead Comet Scoring In Win ' With a 9-3 first quarter lead under their belts, Art Thomas' Comet Cagers went on to outplay a visiting Lorain St. Marys outfit Tuesday night in the hometown gymnasium, winning the fray with a comfortable 54-36 score. Prittie led the green and gold in number two spot with a big 17 points. All men who played the game, excepting one sub, managed at least one score a-gainst the visitors. Irish coach, Harold Langton, started a new center man a- lost 5 out of a 7 game total. Some sports predictions of a I plnco Vtnftln nnvnp mnJnrinlizpd. I with the local cagers holding; comfortable quarter and halftime leads throughout the whole game. The Thomasmon warmed up with a 9-3 lead the initial period and i after a brief rest came 1 to 20-11 halftime margin in their favor. In the third period Comctmcn managed 8 tallies and in the last period ran up some below. 1948 rite 15.00 15.40 10.85 17.11 17.08 18.36 19.14 22.30 15.35 16.26 17.47 14.90 M 15.29 17.79 25.10 14.95 18.01 14.94 1947 rate 10.81 13.94 10.80 11.25 15.21 18.42 17.28 20.86 10.12 14.39 12.72 13.44 15.24 , 13.04 20.36 16.12 " 17.56 13.08 14.88 Amherst S. D ,18.25 M7.71 f.T', ',"- r. t ' ' ' , , 20 points. St. Mary's quarter scores read 3-8-14-11. Amherst 54 Prittie 8 5 21 Buchs 1 0 2 Wohlever 10 2 Gergel 1 0 2 , Schnaak 7 3 17 Bartlome 0 0 0 Mlnarik 2 2 6 iWashka 0 1 1 Wilford 0 1 1 Jenkins 16 2 St. Mary's 36 Snyder 6 2 14 Burns 0 0 0 Lenzen 8 1- 17 Liciski 0 0 0 O'Kccfe 0 1 1 i Andrcwjcwski 0 2 2 I Burchko 1 0 2 I Pozcga 0 0 0 Snyder n n j jtCSCl'VCS UfOp TTay ITo St. Mary's 30-29 Tuesday night's preliminary saw a heartbreaking one-point defeat of the Comet reserves at the hands ' of a visiting St. Mary's quintet reserves. The final horn sounded at 30-29. Burns led the visitors' scoring with a 12 point total, while Blair of the home team took Comet honors with 3 baskets and a foul toss for 7 points. Cometmen led in the first period 8-3, and the second period scored 3 points less than the opponents to finish the halftime at 16-14, two points in the lead. In the third period the St. Mary's players evened up the scoring with 9 points over the home twners' 7, making the tie-up at 23-23. The final period saw the local boyi underdogs by one lone point, and they left the floor, close loose rs. Clyde Newell acted as referee and Barky Sanders as umpire for both of the evenings' con- tests. ... j . , ,'! ' iff- ' I Art Teacher Tells Of Exhibit Here In Town Tonight Miss Ann Cutler, art instructor at the public schools, announces an art exhibit at the high school gym Thuisday. The school children may see the exhibit during the day and the public is invited to attend in the evening. It may be seen from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be 150 reproductions of the great masters including Rembrandt, Inness, Millett, Da-Vinci, and many American scenes. This exhibit is being sponsored by the art dcjirtment and the pictures arc being sent by the Colon ial Art Co.. Oklahoma City, Oklah An admission of 15c for adults and 10c for chiidren will be charged and Jie funds will be used to purchase pictures for the school. Anyone do Vine to purchase any can order same. T; 'ks will bo giv - . - on , n,. i ,-, f, cn ai i. j'j iinn n.or iuisn l-uui'i. Rotary Service Fund Dteaih Are Given Monday ueians ot a notary "bervice Find" were furnished members attending the weekly meeting in the Congregational church basement Monday noon. The fund which woul'l be ac cumulated by club members! would be employed for worthy projects such as community ser vice organization drives, Red Cross, etc., the three year calf project for bettering cattle strain in the area, funds for delinquent children's attendance at summer camps. Worthy- projects for delinquent children's attendance at summer camps. Worthy pro . ""'"'J F'- jeets will be submitted for club approval by the board of direct- ors. Entertainment at the meeting was furnished by an entertainer who sang and related the experiences of World War I draftees from the humorous side. Guests at the affair included: E. S. Munn and J. A. Kid-well both ot Cleveland, and C. J. Ehrman, Amherst. , Council Raises Salaries For Muny Light Plant Engineers Amherst's council disregarded for the second time, plank for elimination of a clerk for the mayor's office one year remaining in mayor's term of office. During the election campaign the Republican candidates for office campaigned on a party plank which stated that they felt that the mayor and clerk's offices could be maintained without clerical help. Hospital Directors To Hold Meeting Next Wednesday Directors of the Amherst hos pital Association will hold a preliminary board meeting next Wednesday, December 12, to pre pare for the annual association meeting, Monday, January 24, according to Robert Hubbard, president. From information gathered, the probable main conversation of the annual meeting will revolve around the report on the building and remodelling plans for the local hospital. lPnas are now moving along for the proposed construction work which involve making over the present ground floor into a maternity ward, with the .up-oer floor for general services. in." - Brr:" . 'S), Mar. 22, April 19, May 17 .,"u.Tr-rr;.,3,at South Amherst School - 9:00 UISU UC m ill iiuipiuuvvw with a ramp type structure. Funds for this building a-mount to approximately ' (VM according to Hubbard. No construction work will be launched until spring.-An architect from Youngstown, one who has had considerable experience in this type building, has been secured for the planning Hubbard further stated. Conrad Zilch Appoints Committeemen To Direct Program and Meeting Place Details; Group To Elect 3 Directors Preliminary plans for the annual dinner meeting of the Chamber of Commerce were discussed by members of the Board of Directors at the home of President Conrad Zilch Monday evening. Zilch appointed all members of the Board to the tasks of preparing for the dinner, with the three retiring members, Zilch, Smythe, and Goodspeed, to prepare the program and the remaining members, Max Egeland, Walter Schulz, C. J. Ehrman, Ray EhrlicK, and Art Meesig will arrange for the meeting place and dinner. The annual meeting, on the first Monday in March, is for the entire membership of the Chamber and their wives and vives ana three new friends . At this time directors will be elected to serve for three years, and an- ; nual reports will be presented. I ., ,. , , ,T , i Also discussed at Monday night's meeting of the directors iu -; i v.- .j were the signs to be erected on highwjiys outside of town, point uc ui iuw.., ..ii- in the way into Amherst. An attempt is to be made to have state h.ghway department place puimri a uu tut: simc i uuu further investigation is to be made relative to the Chamber erecting some signs of its own. Some discussion was also given we uunuuua uiuimuuin c- 1 rcctod during the holidays. The , directors authorized a written- urY ..u .?ara, Public Affairs of the village for erecting the Christmas tree and uie ngnis, ana a iu u.c public schools thanking the stu- dents for the carol singing illL-U UUHllUa UlU lll.ll IUV Chamber year ends on Febru - arv ?8 "d suggested that, the secretary and the membership iu......uc signing up members for the ne are to be sent out around Feb- 1 iUi 1 U. !! IU"'V V, -"""" ,7 " iviarcn. Mrs. F. E. Merritt, Cleveland, formerly of Amherst, spent Monday afternon with Amherst friends. The BPW club is the sponsoring organization for the Girl Scouts in town. During subsequent meetings, Mayor Kane argued the fact that inasmuch as the Citizens' candidates received the mandate for mayor and clerk, they should continue to get clerical help. Kane further argued in his own behalf, stating that the returns from his office (this year netting some $6500 in fines and penalties) fully waranted a stenographer to take care of the bookkeeping transactions '. 'olved. BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE Wednesday, Jan. 5, Feb. 2, March 2, March 30, and April 27 the Bookmobile will be at Clearview School 8:35-3:00 Thursday, Jan. 6, Feb. 3, Mar' 3, Mar. 31, Apr. 28 at Clear-view School 8:35-11:45 and St. Peter's School 1:15-3:35 Monday, Jan. 24, Feb. 21, Mar. 21, (Fri. Apr. 22), May 16 at Henrietta School 9:30-11:30 Henrietta Hill (Dodd's) 12:10-12:20; Brownhelm School 12:40 -3:00; Brownhelm Center 3:15 -3:30; Reid - Medling Home 3:55-4:10. Tuesday, Jan. 25, (Fri. Feb. -1:15; South Amherst Town Hall 1:20-1:45; South Ridge School 2:00-2:30; ' Middle Ridge School 2A5 - 3:15; Shield's Rest Clinic 3:45-4:00. Village officials including members of council and the Board of Trustees of Public Affairs held a closed session meeting Monday night. HnilCinff I'mnlPtfl llUUMIlj; 1 I UUltlU w f UlSCUSSed At J-t Preparations for the securing of a meeting place for the lo u'7'lJ u,c , ber of Commerce were made cal chapter of the Junior Cham when the Jaycces gathered at . .. AT : MacKcnZie reported to cnt " ai.ranomePnts bcinR Pcalriod out by his housing committtce of which he is chairman. The u'roup rkriTtfi rt livincfni" nf furwlc tn a account tQ ollow' the committee to continue their at- tempts t0 Ret a mPetirn piace AF : . f ,,;, ,. "t rcndcrcd bv the treasurer Irv ing Emmerich, and instruction ,llora . crMnr Ludwfg lQ furnish busimss . rnntrihllfpH fnr winners in the "I Speak For Democracy" contest, with letters L. .KonU. f V,o 1 ... .Mti , ( A declsion to invite on Oberlin : Col,ege debat(J team to tQwn for a series ot public debates of ! pertinent national questions was turned over to a special com mittee for action. George Walker Jr. was named to head a group which will study a series of money raising projects for the group. A report of the minutes showed that steps are being taken to stencil street crossings with signs and to arrange for scotchlightlng of bicycles in town. Elmer Smith, president asked for more participation of the local Jaycees In state meetings the pre-election platform and re-hired a clerk for the Coun ' finally concurred at the hahway point in its early sessions, doing away with the clerk's stenographer but hiring the mayor a stenographer for a one year trial period, to prove the financial angle of the mayor's argument. When the year was up this week, the GOP council-men decided the arguments from . the mayor's office should prevail and re-hired the stenographer for the coming year on that basis. A re-tlection of council officers ws held with Lawrence Znpan taking over the president's chair of council, with councilman Ray Wasem stepping down. Solicitor D. R. Goldthorpe was retained as solicitor for tho villa1;? at his previous sal-pry. Wi1 ; Ti iVricN.el w? pn- nounced as the new village janitor for the town hall at $65 per month. George Frederick was re-hired at $125 per month as cemetery sexton, and Charles Mathes was rehired as caretaker at the sewerage disposal plant at $176 per month. Give Engineer Raise Recent requests from the op erating engineers at the muny light plant for a salary raise was finally answered with a $10 per month increase granted, raising the per annum pay to $3432. This hike in salary will be retroactive as of January .1. . Aproval was given for wage talks with the street department employees who recently asked for a 25 cent per hour raise. The new rate has not been set but what ever the settlement, it will be retroactive to the first of the year. Efforts of the council to record all work on street and sewers took shape in the form of a request to Thomas Laundon, village engineer to place in the council's hands a complete blue-' print file of all installations made under Laundon's supervision.A request from fire chief Stiwald resulted in a $500 purchase of fire hose for the department, to replace worn hose and furnish spare hose for e-mergency use. Mayor Kane was authorized to contract with A. Nabakowski for the town's use of ,the skating pond at $1 for the term. Council and the mayor went on record thanking all persons who contributed to the work involved in erecting the Christmas tree on the bandstand in front of the town hall. Reports for m the mayor's office indicated that the village had received $534.20 during the month of December. Solicitor Goldthorpe advised council that the request for action by Wottring allotment members for opening of the private driveway to Elyria avenue was not legally enforceable, and that any effort to reopen this way must be arranged by parties involved at private meetings. in Columbus. Reservations were taken for attendance at the next meeting, Sunday, January 16. Announcement was made that key awards would be given to prominent Jaycees at the coming DSA award dinner. Merrill Walker reported that final arrangements for a speaker on that night had not yet been completed. . .... ,. . ,r-v. ..