The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1975-02-13

              0 ' I ; r f. . J. 'c li H c m($twm "One man with courage makes a majority." Andrew Jackson VOL 57 NO 7 Page 1 15 February 13, 1975 eiion Will Soon Be 7 fie - ril ii (Twenty-fourth in a serif S on Amherst organizations which play a significant part in making the city a finer place to live.) By JANE BENSON Elmer Johnson Post 118, American Legion was begun in Amherst in 1920, shortly after the end of World War I. Within about 'two years the group dissolved. Then in 1922 the Legion post was re-organized. First Legion meetings were held in an old News-Times building, Church and Cleveland Streets where the Lorain County Savings and Trust Bank now stands. Within five years meetings were moved to Town Hall and in another five years to property purchased on, Cleveland Avenue across from the cemetery. About 80 members originally joined the Legion. Later, the post was re-located on Middle Ridge Road -- its present location - on 9 Vi acres of land donated to the Legion by Dr. Carlisle Snell. Amherst Post 118 was named in honor of Elmer Johnson who ws the first Amherst resident killed in World War I action. i. Among the first Legion commanders were: Walter Mobias, Dr. Parker and Ralph Rinehart. Conrad Mulder, Abe Sliman, Orrville Campbell, Henry Hammill, Henry Smith, George Gross, Elmer Deuscdle and George Shraeder are charter members of Post 118. The 418 Legion members have served varying branches of the armed forces. They include veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean conflict arid Vietnam wars. The American Legion, an international organization was founded in Paris, France in 1919 for the purpose of benefiting American veterans. The group was patterned after a similar French Legion. A Christmas Toy Shop was a feature of local Legion activities in Kigi'.W1:' ':;;;!s;:.iit ' lmtiiifimiimmm I ... K , 'J; AMERICANISM WINNER. Mrs. Frank Yoworsky, president of Elmer Johnson Post 118 Auxiliary, presents Greg Northelm with a $25.00 Savings Bond as winner of their Americanism Essay contest. Americanism Essayist the 1920's. Toys were donated to Legionnaires who repaired and painted them, then sold them iri a shop located where the present Ben Franklin store is on Park Avenue. As now, poppy sales were a project of the Legion. The tegion was responsible for petitioning the United States government for the two guns which are now located in front of Amherst City Hall. ' Presently, Elmer Johnson Post sponsors two or three Marion L. Steele High School students at Boys' State. Memorial Day ceremonies are held by legionnaires in Brownhelm Cemetery and five Amherst cemeteries. Decorations are placed on veterans' graves and speakers are scheduled by the Legion. A legionnaire serves as Parade Marshal. Post 118 holds a Christman party for children in the Rehabilitation Center on Dewey Road. They also "ring the bell" for the. Salvation Army one day during the Christmas season. The Legion sponsors as Americanism Essay Contest in November each year, American flags are presented the schools and civic organizations that request them and to foreign exchange students. To raise funds for their various activities, legionnaires hold several steak fries and dances during the year. Officers are: Warren Marshall, commander; Wayne Bachman, first vice-commander; Leroy Ku-buske, adjutant; Reginald Cameron, finance officer; Richard Rose, second vice-commander; Jess Swartz, third vice-commander; Richard Denger, service officer; Richard Sabiers, chaplain; and Roger Rhone, sargeant-at-arms. Legion board,, chairman is Robert Sauer. Trustee are: Kenneth Simp-" son, Frank Yorowski William Hughey, Ellsworth Towne and John Young. Democrat Meeting Set John C. jlaworski Jr.nherst Democrat Central committee, extends an invitation to Y all registered Democrat s voters interested in Amherst government to attend a meeting in Amherst Fire Station Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Purpose of the meeting is to organize Democrat candidates for "the Tuesday, June 3 primaries; "Amherst Democrat committee will not endorse candidates in the primaries. The people of Amherst will make this choice," Jawor ski said. Lawyers . Martin Heberling and Ray Muzilla will be present to explain the new election laws passed by the state legislature and with the Amehrst Central committee, help any qualified candidate fill out forms required to be filed this year by March ,20. ' Jawor ski said, ( "This is an opportunity for students, young adults, women and men to become involved in Amherst government. The Central committee hopes to offer, in the primaries, a complete slate of candidates for all offices." The public is welcome, whether they wish to be a candidate or not. "Candidates need moral support and help. Amherst needs the best possible people to fill municipal offices. Please plan to attend," Jaworski concluded. Committee members are: John R. Dobias, Jr.; Agnes Henry; Michael Kelleher; Jesse Clemons; Gene Stipe; Amelia Kilbride; Ben R. Futch; Christine Walker; Jaworski Jr.; Ken C. Sroka; Bertie J. Brooks; Robert Voss; Patrick Malloy; James E. Camera; Lawrence McGlinchy; and Elmer E. Valentine. is.. r ! 'r , i 4 ' J ) WW . ..." '" IT . .- i I i ! ! 1975 MARION L. STEELE High School Basketball Homecoming Queen Elaine Lessiter, center, is flanked on right by escort Terry Wall, senior player and on left by Jean Gilgenbach, last year's queen. The queen was crowned at the Amherst-Vermilion game Friday night. In an outcome fit for a queen,' Amherst won 69-61. Leader Chosen Suzanne E. Breen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Breen, 879 Georgia Ave., has been named Marion L. Steele High School's 1975 Betty Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow. Miss Breen won the honor by scoring high in a written knowledge and attitude examination administered to Amherst High School seniors and throughout the country Dec. 3. She will receive a specially designed award from General Mills, sponsor of the annual Betty Crocker Search for Leadership in Family Living and become eligible for. state and national honors. Suxanffe is a member of the girls track team, girls tennis team and French Club. She has been a dietary assistant at Amherst Hospital for the past Vi years. Future plans are to join the U.S. Navy upon graduation. ' From the ranks of all school winners in the state, a State Family Leader of Tomorow is selected through judging centered on test performance and receives a $1,500 college scholarship. Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. will present "The Annals of America," a 20-volume reference work, to the state winner's school. Representing every state and the District of Columbia, the 51 Betty Crocker Family Leaders of . Tomorrow, together with their faculty advisors, will gather in Washington, D.C., hv April for an expense-paid educational tour of the capital city and Williamsburg, Va. During the tour, personal observations and interviews are conducted to select the All-American Family Leader of Tomorrow, who receives a 15,000 college scholarship. Second, third and fourth place national winners receive scholarships increased to $4,000, $3,000 and $2,000 respectively. Greg Northeim, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Northeim, 148 Rainbow Drive, was named winner of the Elmer Johnson American Legion Post 118 Auxiliary's Americanism Essay contest. Greg won a $25.00 Savings Bond and his essay was sent to district competition. A senior, Greg competed with 15 to 18 history students at Marion L. Steele High School for the award. They wrote on "What America In The Future Means To Me", Joins In Vo- Lorain County Vocational Center is participating in National Vocational Education Week along 1 with thousands of schools across the country who will be opening their doors to citizens who .have never before been inside a' vocational school. . k Center's Open House will be tonight from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Vocational education at Lorain County Vocational Center prepares all types cf citizens for employment within the community. It trains our Mrs. Frank Yoworsky, president of the Auxiliary presented Greg with his bond. Chairman of the contest was Mrs. Leroy (Jean) Kubuske. Northeim has participate in track at MLS for four years and intermurals for three years. He has been a member of the German Club two years and plans to attend college majoring in history and math. His hobby is playing basketball. Ed-Week youth with knowledge and skills; upgrades the skills of an employe whose job has become more complex and retains a worker who has been displaced from his position due to technological innovations or physical impairments. , William . Burton, superintendent at Lorain County Vocational Center urges all citizens of the community to visit the school. "You may learn a great deal about career education by observing the existing vocational programs," he said. Amherst Eagles Start Whistle Program Amherst Aerie 1442 is promoting a new program to help the elderly and shut-ins of Amherst and surrounding areas. The program, called "Blow the Whistle on Crime and in Time of Emergency" has been cited by Amherst Police Chief Arthur Koppen-hafer as a great project. He said, "It is refreshing to see a fraternal organization have such interest in people in Amherst. As long as persons are instructed on the use of the whistle it is great." The club has purchased whistles for the elderly and shut-ins and they are to blow it when danger threatens to ward off an assault and summonassistance.- . ', . The committee, con sisting of Merrill Walker, John Franklin and Les Varga, urge shut-ins to call them for a whistle. They cited a case in Los Angeles, Calif, where an aged widow drew out her trusty silver whistle to scare off an intruder who was intent on prying the lock off a window in her house. In Chicago, a coed used her whistle to scare off a burly attacker as she walked to a friend's house. Also in Lorain, several weeks ago, a woman was being robbed by a man and. she blew her whistle and the would-be robber dropped her purse and ran. In Texas, the program worked so well that a service station purchased thousands of whistles and presented 1 to patrons who pur- being a great success, assist them," a spokes-chased gas. but it will take the man said. cooperation of the For further informa- We are looking shut-ins letting us know tion call Walker at forward to our program who they are so we mpy 988-5553. if ii ' I PROGRESS WAS MADE this week on Amherst Public Library ad!S"aT ground clearing began behind the building.