The Amherst news-times (Amherst, Ohio), 1951-06-08

              Pi VOL. XXXIII, NO. 23 TEN PAGES AMHERST, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1951 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD he Amherst News IMES Wenzel Installed as t f rj 1 tJ ? - :rrTzK'' -HIT' rlfl rib - ' " n ' r It' i '- l - i N i . in ki mil MinMfiiiiiiMimnnmiiKiif mull iwhiim i urn Mrr-i1" "-Tfrrtrti --- h.j James Wenzel, new Amherst aerie, Eagles, president, is shown receiving the gavel from George Davis, retiring president, at the Installation of of-f) ficers Friday evening. Photo by James Evans Officers for the coming year were installed by Amherst Eagles last Friday evening. New officers are James Wenzel, president; Elmer Reichert, Jr., vice-president; Henry Mc-Garvey, chaplain; Henry rtaes-lcr, secretary; Ed Moebius, treas- urer; Ed Delfing, conductor; Ed Meyer, inside guard; Harold Cook, outside guard, and Herman Essig, trustee. Call Meeting of Businessmen Local businessmen will be re- quested this week to attend a meeting next Tuesday evening, June 12, at the town hall, sponsored by the Jaycee hospital fund committee. A new promotional plan will be explained to the businessmen which is designed to aid in promoting business during the sum mer months and at the same time permit the Jaycees to raise money for the hospital. Jaycees have agreed to take over the job of completing pay ing off the debt owed from constructing the hospital addition. Several plans have been ad' vanced and are being put into operation. The plan to be pre sented next Tuesday evening is under the chairmanship of Merrill Walker, and will be proposed in the form that has been 1 very successful in other parts of 'the country. All businessmen in the community are urged to attend to get firsthand information. Bake Sale Saturday The married couples class of St. Peter's E. & R. church will hold a bake sale at Goodspeed's furniture store Saturday startling at noon. New Eagles Auxiliary Officers Are Installed ' ifVvifVil ml ' ' i I I (i ; I I . ? x-V fit 1 i :: I i .:-, : Htlllr I miMilS&I? .-I i,i,.1IIiii.HH,H'.i: 1MI.-IH" .. mill un II I II k New officers for the Eagles Auxiliary are pictured following election last Friday. 8eated, left to right: Dorothy Koba, conductress; Joyce Hill, secretary; Martha Thomas, president; Bunny Eagles President X-Ray Unit To Be Here On Saturday The X-ray unit of the Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health association will be in the down town section of Amherst tomor- (Saturday) to take chest X-rays of all who desire them. Under the direction of Ralph Albright, executive secretary of the association, the X-rays will be taken. by Mrs. Albright and Joan Martin. Although primarily set up on this trip to take adult X-rays, Albright said that children will also be X-rayed provided the parents are X-rayed at the same time. The bus carrying the unit will be open for business from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. A nominal charge will be made for all X-rays. Although the pro gram carried on through schools all over the county during the school year provides for free X-raying of school children, the association does not have the funds to provide all the costs of X-raying adults. The X-raying here Saturday is part of the regular program of getting the unit into every shopping center in. the county at least once every six months. So far this year more than 4,400 X-rays have been taken in all parts of the county. Police Seeking Relatives Here Chief of Police Paul Pikey was requested this week to aid in locating relatives of a man who died Sunday in Milwaukee, Wis. According to the request from Milwaukee police, the man, Joseph Bernhard "Barney" Mc-Sweeney, had relatives living in Cleveland and in Amherst. However, the only clues known of the local people were the names Agnes and Jimmie, niece and nephew of McSweeney, and the possibility that "Jimmie" is a carpenter by trade. Aschenbach, trustee; Rosemary Meyer, chaplain, 8tandlng, tame order: Pat Hummel, Inside guard; Marge 8peelmn, trustee; Alta Browning, state president; Haiel Bate, Girl Scouts Hold Court of Awards Organization of three new Brownie troops and one new Girl Scout troop, as well as presentation of proficiency badges to members of existing troops, highlighted the Girl Scout court of awards program held Tuesday evening at the Rec Center. The new Scout troop will be known as Troop No. Five, with Mrs. Fred Berger the leader, Mrs. Richard Thutt assistant. This is the same group of girls who started last year as Brownies but "flew up" to become Scouts in Tuesday's ceremony. The new Brownie troops, sponsored by the Amherst Business and Professional Women'.s club will have as their leaders Mrs. Floyd "Albrecht, Mrs. Harvey Al-brecht and Mrs. Jacob Ettinger. Girls in Troop One, led by Mrs. G. R. Wiseman; Troop Two, led by Mrs. Parker Miller, and Troop Four, led by Rosemary Brendel, each received their individual badges for projects com pleted during the year. Samples of the work done by each group are on display in the News-Times window. Mrs. James Carpenter was named new leader for Troop Four, with Mrs. Brendel assistant. Betty Cunningham will help with Troop Two. Troop Three, with Mrs. Harold Mathes, leader, has been inactive due to illness. An assistant leader is needed for this troop, and volunteers should contact Mrs. Mathes. Following awarding of prizes Mrs. Merkle of the Lorain County Council in Lorain talked on area planning, describing the various advantages offered under the rjronosed sctuD to combine all troops in Lorain county un- dor one district. She stated that dcr one district. She stated that it would afford more opportunities for the girls, better 'training for leaders, more professional help, established camping. Photo by Jamet Evans Gwen Kmlclak; Elanor treasurer; Eunice Rel- Huber, chert Supervised Recreation To Start at Playground on Monday Afternoon Although there is a lot of work to be done to get the playgrounds in shape, supervised recreation will start at Memorial field on Harris street next Monday afternoon. Allen Mizer, playground director, announced this week that preliminary schedules call for the playground to . be open from 2 o'clock until sundown. For the first week activities will be devoted to those sports and games that can be carried on in the part of the grounds already cleaned up. As soon as possible the entire field will be thrown open to all. Included in plans for the summer are tennis, badminton, archery, hard and soft ball, basketball, track and lield events, touch football and golf. For the younger children ! will be cro quet. and the playground equip ment including swings, teeter- totter, merry-go-round. s;tnd box slide and giant stride. Activities at the lield will be carried on five days of the week. There will be no supervised activities on either Saturday or Sunday, although some parts of the field will still be open for those who wish to go there. No provision has been made in the school board's program for any supervision of pre school-age children. However, in the past mothers have taken turns watching over groups of the smaller children in their play in the sand box and on equip ment. Registration is being taken this week by Mizer for those inter ested in different phases of track and field events, and those in terested in starting ball teams. Mrs, Ruth Schulz New President of Workshop Players Mm. Kuth SchU.z was named president of the County Workshop Players at a meeting of trustees at the home of Mrs. Jean Schaeffer this week. Other officers named were Mrs. Valerie Jenkins,vice-president; Mrs. Sue Koontz, secretary; Bob Lenhard, treasurer; Mrs. Beverly King, clerk, and Norman Rickard, business manager.During the business meeting the group decided to produce three plays again next season. However, present plans call for the plays to be put on only Friday and Saturday evenings instead of the three performances as in the past. The first production will be given the second week in November. Appointed to a reading committee were Ruth Schulz, Can-dace Kreeger, Mai Rickard, Director Valerie Jenkins and Jack Koontz. The committee will select plays to be presented during the next season. Seek Members Next meeting of the entire membership of the Players will be a Picnic on Monday, June 18, at the Outdoor Life association Air present members are expected to attend and are requested to take as guests any prospective members. Officers of the group are asking that all memberships be paid up by July 1. Casting for all plays will be done well in advance and the casting will be done only from membership roles. Bible Scliool To Ct AL... H7 Jim i ncii rr ecu Mrs. Richard Thutt, who will be superintendent of the summer Bible school, sponsored by the ministerial association, to be held at the school the weeks of June 11 and 1H, has announced teachers who will have charge of the various groups. Junior high, Mrs. Virginia Hut ton; fifth grade, Mrs. James Schulz; fourth grade, Mrs. John Poore and Mrs. Adam Mackie; third grade, Mrs. Donald Wit-tenbrook; second grade, Mrs. Russell Schiefersteln; first grade, Mrs. George Ullman; kindergarten, Mrs. Harold Washka; four and five-year-olds, Mrs. Clyde Payne. Assistants will be Marian Menz, Nancy Sabiers, Nancy Springer, Lois Chambers, Connie Washka, Edna Vollmer, Susan Kanee, Sherrill Barck and Mary Durling. t India Missionary Will Speak Here Sunday Evening Rev. Fred Tiessen, missionary in the India Mission and now on furlough after five years in In dia, will speak at the First Ev angelical U-B church this Sunday at the 7:30 evening service. Rev. Tiessen and his family came home after a short term on the field that they might present the challenge of the land of India. Tiessen has enjoyed a va ried and fruitful ministry in India, having been engaged in direct evangelism in the villages while serving as missionary-in- charge of two stations, and is the secretary for the field department. In this capacity he has supervised arrangements for new missionaries, the opening of several new stations, etc. He has also visited various other mission fields in India for conference engagements, and is well known as a fine missionary speaker. He will be showing some Kodachrome movies of the work, and some Kodachrome slides which he has just brought to the States. Legion Carnival Dates Are Set Plans are currently well under way for the seventh annual car nival, sponsored by the loca American Legion post. Merrill Walker is heading up the committee on arrangements for the fourth consecutive year. He is assisted this year by Wil liam Robertson, treasurer, Clar ence Gerber, Fred Deiner, Frank Bie'.ewski, Russ Kubach, George Walker, Jr., James Childrss. Elmer Smith and Don Cherry. The carnival will be held as usual on Clpveland avpnue, this year slated for Aug. 8, 9, 10 and 11. Rides and concessions and fireworks are on the program for the affair. Celebrates 25 Years in Priesthood I n tv s -.u'' vM v The 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood was celebrated by Father James II. Smith of St. Joseph's churcli last week. Father Smith has served in the Amherst parish for 16 years of the 25 he. has been a I riest. On Wednesday morning Father Smith was the celebrant at the Solemn Hiuh Mass at 11 o'clock. A procession formed at the parish house and inarched to the church at which time the choir under the direction of Mrs. Wm. Bodmann, Jr., sang. Father David Murphy of Harmon, 111., and Father James O'Brien of Cleveland, both cousins of Father Smith, were deacon and subdeacon for the mass. Father Joseph Lehane from Ely-ria Catholic high school and Father William Andrews from Cleveland and formerly of Amherst, were masters of ceremony. Father A. P. Ferrer! of Euclid, Ohio, preached the sermon. Council Provides For Lights Under Rail Road Bridges Amherst will finally get lights j again under railroad bridges in town. However, the town will have to put up and maintain its own lights, according to a resolution adopted by village council this week. Requests for lighting under the bridges were given by citizens almost a year ago, along with complaints of water dropping on to the sidewalk from the overheads.Negotiations were started at once by council with the New York Central to take care of both items. The railroad at one time had maintained the lights under the bridges and council requested that they igain be fixed up. Alter lengthy talks and in spections, the railroad agreed to iepair the bridges to prevent water dropping to the sidewalks However, they refused to liRht the walks under the bridges. John Ruth Named New President Of Local Javcees John Ruth was named presi dent of Amherst Jaycees at the annual election of officers Tuesday evening. Other officers elected were Norman Kurth, firstvice-president; Norman Werner, second vice-president; Richard Ehrman, secretary; S a n f o r d Slutzker, treasurer; Merrill Walker, chairman of board of directors, and George Walker, Jr., Tom Hein-zerling, Norman Kurth and Joseph Husar, directors. One ct th principal tasks confronting the new officers, according to Ruth, is the hospital fund drive "which local Jaycpps have undertaken. All members of the organization will have a part in the campaign which they hope to wind up this year. Father Smith is being congratulated by Clayton Young, left, and Val Busser, right, on his anniversary celebration. At the close of the mass, "The PerlM Prayer" was sung by the choir. For the recessional Mrs. Bodmann played "Jubilate Dei." Approximately 30 priests and 30 nuns, some of whom were sisters who had formerly taught in the school here, came from out of town to help celebrate the mass. Also present were Father Smith's sisters, Mrs. E. Frank Carmody and Miss Esther M. Smith, both of Fairview Park near Cleveland and many relatives from Cleveland, Chicago and Sterling, 111. Following the mass a dinner was held at the Pueblo near Lorain. In the evening a reception was held at the parish house from 5 to 7 for relatives of Father Smith, visiting clergy and close friends from out of town, Th d t ; remission tQ t"ne town to put in Us Qwn lights, but would go no farther. After exploring all means of getting the railroad to put in the lights, council finally passed a resolution entering into an agreement with the company for the village to install the lights from its own lines. phone Complaints Village Solicitor D. R. Gold-thorpe reported to council receipt of complaints regarding the sudden cutting off the metropoli-ton telephone system this week. Council reported no complaints regarding installing the metropolitan system here, but voiced the opinion that some notice should have been given that the service was being discontinued. Legion Request Okayed Merrill Walker appeared before council requesting permission to close Cleveland avenue from Forest street to Jackson street during the evenings of the Legion Post's annual carnival. Council granted permission, providing the Legion furnish police protection at the road blocks. They also gave permission for the Post to put on a fireworks display two nights of the carnival. To Use Town Hall Permission was also granted to A. E. Davis of the Goodrich company, Avon Lake, to use a room at the town hall in the near future to interview appli- , cants from Amherst for key positions in the company's chemical and plastics plant in Avon Lake. Other business of village fathers at the meeting included discussion of some necessary street lepairs and consideration of the advisability of purchasing a mechanical street sweeper for the village. Goldthorpe also reported brief, ly on his attendance at a meeting this week in Columbus of the League of Municipalises. 1 Photo by James Evans Sunday a reception honoring Father Smith was held from S to 8 at the school hall which was beautifully decorated in silver. About 200 members of the parish and other friends were present. During the afternoon a gift of a purse of money was presented to Father Smith from the parishioners. Refreshments were served from a table attractive with spring flowers and candles. Pouring during the afternoon and evening were Mrs. Christine Weav j er, Mrs. Robert Finnegan, Mrs. Pat Malloy, Mrs. Louis Bogardy, Mrs. John Swilley and Mrs. William Goodwin. The celebration was sponsored by the combined societies of the parish together with members of the church council. Mrs. John Smythe was chairman In charge of arrangements for the refresh- jments at the reception Sunday, 1 - A LA