The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1922-08-17

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COUNTRY HEALTHIER MN
CITY AND OUR WOMEN
OUTLIVE UUR MEN
KANSAS    FOLKS    LIVB    LONGEST
UNCLB  BAM  COMPILB8  SOME   IN-
TERESTINO FIGURES FROM
THE   LABT   OENBUB
Special to Amherst News-Times by
Robert  Puller,     m
Women live longer thai men in the
United  States.
Life In the country ts healthier than
life in the city.
That statement explodes a lot of pet
theories ,of our city brethren who have
spread propaganda for many moons
on the perfection of their sanitary existence.
The Bureau of Census at Washington has Just compiled some Interesting figures from the recent census.
They should add to -the contentment
of all rural dwellers.
The average life of wonjen ln the
country is 67 years. ' Ot men, 66 years.
The average life'of city women Is
64 yenrs.   Of men', 61 yeara.
Tba average Ufa ln both city and
country.for women haa Increased nearly three years and for men nearly four
years In the last 10 years.
The healthiest spot In the union
seems to be Kansas. Women average
60 years there and men average 60
years.
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• Here Are Average Years of Life   *
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Minnesota   	
Oregon	
Washington    ...
Kentucky    	
Indiana 	
Missouri	
Ohio   	
Utah	
Michigan	
Illinois    .'...
California .....
Massachusetts .
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New Jersey	
Maryland   ,
Pennsylvania   ..
Women
.60 Yra.
.60 Yrs.
.60 Yrs.
.67 Yrs.
.67 Yrs.
.68 Yrs.
-67 Xrs.
.68 Yrs.
.66 Yra.
.67 Yrs.
-68 Yrs..
.M Yrs.
,*« Yra.
.66 Yri».
.66 Yra.
.66 Yrs.
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Men    •
58 Yrs. •
67 Yrs. •
68 Yrs. •
67 Yrs. •
66 Yrs. •
67 Yrs. •
.56 Yra. •
66 Yrs. •
56 Yr*.
66 Yrs.
64 Yrs.
54 Yrs.
53   YeY*.
68 Yrs.
53 Yra.
62 Yrs.
The next healthiest spot la Wisconsin, where women average 60 years
and man 68 years.
Washington is the' healthiest city,
where women average 50 years and
men 6$.
Pittsburgh is at the bottom of the
city list, where women average only
60 years and men 47.
These averages run Into fractional
yeara aa announced by the Bureau but
have been taken at the even year ln
this article. The figures quoted here
apply only to whites. Negroes are
shorter lived. The national average
for them Is 42 years for women and
40 years for men.
The accompanying box ehows tbe
average length of life In represents
' live states or various districts.     .
FARM BUREAU-GRANGE
PICNIC HUGE SUCCESS
FARMERS AND GRANGERS  ENJOY
BIG PROGRAM AT AVON BEACH
PARK.    YESTERDAY
A big event for farmers and grang-
ara took place yeaterday when the
Lorain County Parm .Bureau and the
Lorain county Orange organisations
staged a big outing and picnic at Avon
Beach park.
Ideal weather and a big program of
sports and contests made It possible
for over 6,000 people to attend, which
was the largest number of people to
attend a similar event for severul
years past.
According to schedule, the farmers
were to leave home, at nine o'clock
and arrive at the park at 10:30. Reports ahow that the county farmers
followed out th* schedule as a large
crowd was at the appointed piao* be*,
for* the time Mt.
A picnic dinner wm enjoyed at noon,
attar which games and contests afforded amusement for. th* atternoon.
Sixteen events, Including a ball
game, afforded unusual Interest
throughout the atternoon. Liberal
prises pfbre awarded to the winner In
all areata.
County Parm Bureau agant, Howard Rogers, states "It wm one ot tha
beat outings ever Held."
SEVENTY-FIVE ATTEND
FIELD DAY IET MON.
LORAIN     COUNTY     BEEKEEPERS
ENJQY   SUCCESSFUL   FIELD
DAY MEET AT FOREST
VIEW    FARM
The Lorain County Beekeepers' as
social ion staged a big event in the
form of a Held .day meet at the Forest
View furm, south of Elyriu, Monday.
Seventy-five wefe In attendance and
enjoyed the hospitality of Clyde
Wheeler, munager of the Forest View
farm.
The meeting started with a field
demonstration given by Mr. Clyde
Wheeler. This was followed by talks
by Messrs. Rogert and Halgh. Mr.
Rogers, the county farm agent, talked
on Organization. - He told the beekeepers present that they had one
of the best associations in the state
and urged all beekeepers who were
not members of the association to
Identify themselves with U and to
boost. He showed that the only wuy
ln which foul brood, the worst enemy
of beekeeping, will ever be overcome
is  by  organization  and  co-oepratlon.
County Commissioner Halgh was the
next speaker, His topic was Diversified Farming. Mr. Halgh believes that
farmers can make a better living on
a small farm, with poultry, bees, a
well-selected orchard and a good garden than they can on a large farm
half taken care of.
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After a nicnlo lunch, which was en-
Joyed by all, ^nd a social, hour the
meeting was addressed by W. J. Dyetl,
in charge of tbe Queen Rearing department of tbe A. I. Root Co. Mr.
Tieyell said tbat theer are live essentials in profitable beekeeping:
good equipment,- Intelligent management, a good location, favorable
•weather conditions during the naolur
How, and tbe right varieties of bees.
Mr. Babcock, the extension manager of the Root company, distributed
Ipumphlets on the selling of honey.
A resolutidn to affiliate the Lorain
County association with the state association was presented by P. B.
Schrlver. This resolution will be voted on at the next regular meeting,
which will be held .in Klyri-i on Sep
teniber 25.
MAN INJURED AT BEAVER PARK.
Floyd Werner, of Cornell avenue,
was severely injured Tuesduy evening
while bathing at Beaver park. The accident happened while diving from the
diving board into five feet of water.
Mr. Werner struck his head on the
bottom, straining his back and neck.
He was taken to the hospital, with Dr.
A. F. McQueen attending.
RUN8 INTO ELECTRIC LIGHT POST
While trying to park her machine on
Church street, neur tho post office,
Miss 'Anna Tra'.ay of Lorain run into
an electric light post, knocking the
three large globes to ,the ground and
breaking them. •
LOCAL   WOMAN   IS
. AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP
Lydia Heller, of Amherst, a student
at Carnegie Institute of Technology,
Pittsburgh, has been awarded the
Christine' Miller Clemson scholarship
for 1922-23. Miss Heller Is an advanced stitllent lu music In the College of Fine Arts.
NOTICE
LOST—Ring of keys, Monday, be-
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Notice is hereby given that the
partnership consisting of Irvln Cohn
and John Pochurek, trading under the
name of the Quarry Store at South
Amherst, Ohio, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent, the said Irvln Cohn withdrawing from Bald partnership. The business will be hereafter conducted by John Pochurek,
and all persona Indebted to said part
nera*)|p will pay their accounts to said
John PofchureJ*.
August  14th,  1922.
IRVIN COHN,
8-24 JOHN   POCHURBK.
H. L. Plato spent Tuesday ln Cleve
land on business. I
Mr. aud Mrs. Jack Brenuen and sqn
motored to Cleveland Sunday.
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PLANS MADE TO OPEN SCHOOLS
ON SEPTEMBER SEVENTH
MANY CHANGES MADE IN SCHOOL
ROUTINE—NEW BUILDING NOT *
TO  BE OCCUPIED—SEVERAL DISTRICT SCHOOLS
TO CONTINUE
According to an official report, made
by F. R. Powers, local superintendent
of schools, sehool will be opened for
the fall terra on September 11, which
Is as near to the old schedule as could
possibly be arranged.
, Tuesday, In the first week of September. will be a special children'* day
at the eoonty fair with fraes admission,
and also, on account of Labor Day It
did not seem advisable to follow the,
opening day precedent. Monday, September 11, seemed to be the moat advisable, consequently plana are made
to open esphool on that date.
It was announced some time ago
that it was thought that achool would
not open until October, one month
later than usual. Mr. Powers's official report contradicts the rumor to
the benefit of school children as well
as to tbelr parents.
Several changes have been made on
account of the incompletion of the
new building.
The following are extracts from Mr.
Powers's announcement and concern,
chiefly, the/ Important changes that
have been made:
The Whlskeyville school and the
schools at Foster Park aad Ormaby's
Comers will be opened aa usual tor
the pupils from these districts. These
schools will be continued la operation
until the completion of tho new school
building. The Black River achool,
north ot town, will be opened It dm*
essary, but the Board is planning to
transport pupils from this district aad
the Clough's Quarry dlatrict to the
central building.   ' '
Text books will not be aold at th*
school building this yeetr. Arrangement^ have been made to have them
on sale at the McGarvey book atore.
Book lists bave been distributed
among the school pupils and extra
copies placed at the book store. Call
at McOarvey's for one of these lists
if you huve nny questions about the
texts in use.
The same texts will be used throughout the school district. Since we are
planning to bring in the pupils from
the rural schools as soon as the building is completed, we ure using at tbe
start of the term tha same books In
all schools.
It will be neuMMry to use two
rooms apart from th* central school
building thia tall. However, all pupils living in the Union School district as It has existed for the last few
years are to enroll ut the central
building on th* first duy of school,
FIREMEN REET AT
OBERLIN
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NEXT  CONVENTION  TO BE   HELD
AT VERMILION
Hundreds from throughout Northern
Ohio attended the Northern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's 25th annual convention at Oberlin Wednesday. Vermilion was awarded the 1923 meet, to be
held the third Wednesday In August.
Officers elected were: C. R. Ora-
Ivani. Oberlln, president; all fire chiefs
as vice-presidents; Louis Blattner,
Vermilion, secretary, und Otto Martin,
Blyrla, treasurer.
David Hatt, Lorain, retiring president, presided at the business session
held in the Apollo theater. The address of welcome was made by Mayor
Henry Smith and was responded to by
Mr. Hatt.
State Fire Marshal Henry A. Dyke-
man of Blyrla gave the principal address and appealed for more precaution in fire preventions. Short talks
ware made by Luther Munsou of
Oberlin, David Tisclier of Vermilion,
and Fire Chief West of Medina.
Volunteer firemen from Medina, Lorain, Amherst, Blyrla, Oberlln, Wellington, Wadsworth Huron and Vermilion, all uniformed, were in attendance. Many of the organizations carried with them their own band.
But a few members, remnants of tbe
Old Vets who fought in Cleveland sixty yeara ago, were physically able to
be iu attendance. They beaded the
huge parade in -yhioh was also featured the old hand engine used to light
fires in the Fourth <"Wy over u half
century ago.
Sports and firemen feats featured
the afternoon program.
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* THE  LATEST *
* O. R. Mitchell, Claire Stiwald ■
* and    Art    Dill,    while    driving *
* through   to  Cleveland  Tuesday *
* saw the latest  fad out.     They *
* state   that   they   saw   two   men •
* playing   golf   In   the   dark,  one *
* man holding the lantern while *
* the other drove the ball.   This •
* took place at the Dover Bay Oolf *
* club. ' •
SCHMAUCH   BROS.
RECEIVE 1923 FORDS
Schmauch Bros., the local Pord
agency, were the first to receive the
new 1923 Fords. O. R. Mitchell and
several other men motored to Detroit
Tuesday night and drove back two
new model Fords.
The new Pnre-tjMjay-e one-.*-**** top
and slanting windshield.
John Schmauch, manager, stated
thut he had orders for several of the
new cars at the present time.
LADIES' BRIDGE CLUB MEETS
The Ladies' Bridge club was entertained Ttfesday afternoon by Mrs. Jacob Schibley at her home on Cleveland
avenue. Mrs. Frank Stang took first
honors and Mrs. Frank Belden was
consoled.
GLEANERS   TO   MEET   TONIGHT
The Oleaners society of St. Peter's
Bvangellcal church will be entertained
ln tbe church parlors this evening. All
members are requested to be present.
YEGGS   BLOW   STONE  CO.   SAFE
Yeggs broke Into the office of the
Ohio Cut Stone company plant No. 2
Sunday and blew open the safe. The
safe happened to be empty, so nothing was taken.
C. M. C. CLUB HOLDS SHOWER
The Misses Rena Miller and Elsie
Schults were surprised at a shower
held at the home of Miss Lena Red-
mun on James street Tuesday evening.
The members of the C. M. C. club were
in attendance. Both young ladies received many useful and beautiful
gifts.
The evening was spent ln chat and
music, after which the hostess aerved
a delicious luncheon.
Mrs. 0, H. Hurlbut Is visiting friends
in Sandusky for several days.
Mrs.  Fred  Hoemer  is visiting Mrs.
Natzger iu Flndlay, O.
STRIKES EVERYWHERE! EVEN IN AMHERST
Mrs. Cora Pounds of New York Is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Prank Poster of Harris street.
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Bright and early Monday morning,
an Ineident in connection with the
Milan avenue paving program took
plaoe, which I* interesting aa wall as
notesworthy,
Th* Incident referred te above was
a mere strike, whleh lasted for one
hour Monday morning and for one
hour Tuesday morning. In other
words, It wm a two-hour atrlke, with
an elapee of' twenty-four hours between; the same, only different
Juat why the employes of the Ohio
"Engineering company, who are paving Milan avenue, went out on a atrlke
la not exactly known, aa there are two
possibilities, the one being that it la
stylish and the other, "more money."
It ia reported that when the man
went out on a atrlke they adapted the
following etogan, "Btrlkee to tha right
of ua, strikes to tha left of us, ee we
atrlke, to*," and eo thcy,eti*uok, etrlked
or stricken, whichever way you might
conjugate'the verb "To strike."
Whan the men went to work Monday morning they asked the foreman
for forty cents per hour, which was a
raise of Bye cents. The foreman said
that he had no authority ty raise or
lower their pay and ao the men eat
down and struck, striked or etrleken.
One hour later, in order not to* make
a big delay, the foreman aaid that he
would do the best he oould to get
them the flve-eent raise and the men
went back to work.
Throughout the remainder of the
day the strikers made little threats
and on the whale the day was uneventful, Mva for a few remarks on their
victory.
Tueaday morning the crisis came,
whan It wm announced that It would
be impossible to give them a flve-eent
rale*.   "All right, we quit," and about
half of the crew walked out and the
remainder stayed.
Hold your Mate, as this Is the critical moment.
It Is reported that the men who
stayed received their forty cento per
hour and the others received notice
that they could come back for the old
p«y-
The faithful employes of the Ohio
Engineering company kept right on
working and are still working aa happily as ever.
It waa alM noticed that yeeterday
morning, twenty-four houra after tha
atrlke, that some, If not all, tha strikers were back on the Job and working
with the same eagerness and perseverance ae If nothing had ever happened.
So, three cheersl the strike le over
and If they have cement every day
and don't atrlke for forty-five cento
an hour, Milan avenue will be paved
before Chrletmaa.
IN ELECTRIC LIGHT
AND POWER RATE EXPECTED
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Sill! FM BUBS
RUMORS AFLOAT THAT THE FIRE
WILL SPOIL  LAUGE  EXHIBITION
—STATE   BOARD  OF  AGRICULTURE ASSURES NO ELIMINATION     IN     BIG     PROGRAM
Early in the morning of August 4th
Are swept ihe Administrative group
of buildings on Ih* Ohio State fairgrounds at Columbus. As u result,
various reports, as lurid as the Humes
IhcRtselVM, were broade listed to every
corner of the state and to adjoining
states. To forestall condolences and
quiet uppri'hi-nslon on the part of prospective exhibitors und patrons, the Department of Agriculture desires to
muke the following official statement:
'The loss by fire of the administrative group of buildings on the fairgrounds will affect ln no reaped the
high standard of the exposition scheduled August 28 to September 2. It
should be remembered that the only
exhibits rendered homeless are those
In the Horticulture. Agriculture, Manufacturers and ColumbuB buildings.
Part ol these displays will be removed to the Woman's building, which
was iiutoiie he'd while the remainder
will be covered by a mammoth circus
tent. These will be slightly Inconvenienced but NOT huudicapped. Live,
stuck accommodations, heavy machinery space, tbe Coliseum, the grandstand, in fact, all the most important
departments and buildings were not
damaged. We are positively going to
stage tbe most'Imposing fair In history.
COUNCIL TO CHANGE
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
CLEVELAND AVENUE-CHURCH BT.
INTERSECTION   TO  BE   MAOE
SAFER—PARKING  SPACES
TO   BE   LAID  OUT
At the meeting of the village council Tuesduy evening it was decided to
make u change ln the trafllc regulation at the Cleveland avenue-Church
street Intersection.
It was suggested to paint white
lines In the center of both streets, by
which the drivers of motor vehicles
are to abide.
It   was  also  suggested   to  paint  off
sections,  In  the business district,  for
the parking of machines,
and marshal to have the work done In
Tbe council appointed the mayor
the most advisable way.
W. C. T. U. HOLD8 OUTING
The W. C. T. U. held an outing at
Beaver Park this afternoon. The trip
was made by autos and an enjoyable
time was held by all.
ST.  PAUL'S 80CIETY  MEET8
The Ladles' Aid Society ot St. Paul's
Lutheran church was entertained this
afternoon. A large number of ladles
were In attendance.
8UNDAY    8CHOOL
PICNIC    YESTERDAY
The Amherst district Sunduy school
picnic was held at Linwood Park, Vermilion, yesterday. A large number
were iu attendance from here.
OHIO   PUBLIC   SERVICE  COMPANY
PRESENTS NEW SCHEDULE OF
LIGHT AND POWER RATING
WHICH  WILL OO INTO
EFFECT OCT. 1
Owing to the fart that the Ohio Public Service com*pany is making a new
rating for its customers and also that
the contract between the village of
Amherst and the Oblo Public Service
company expires October 1, the electric light and power coneumers la Amherst will expect a raise In light and
power rates which will go Into effect
when the old contract expires, acceord-
Ing to a lengthy discussion at the
council meeting Tuesday night.
.1 II. Johnson, general manager of
the Ohio Public Service company, was
present ut the meeting and announced
that they had made out a new schedule by which they would sell electrtc
current to their various customers oa
nn entirely new basis, ,
The bulk of Mr. Johnson's explanation centers about a fifty per cent
iMi'l i raise in rates to the Amherst
village, which will undoubtedly effect
the rate to the public.
The Ohio Public Service company
now sells power to tbe village for two
cents (2c) per kilowat and under th*
new rating the approximate cost to
tbe village will be three centa <3c) per
kilowat, or In other words, a fifty per
cent raise. On the other hand, the
village sells power to the public for
six cents (6c) per kilowat, and If the
raise noes Into effect, according to the
raise to the village, the public will be
charged nine cents  (9c)  per kilowat.
The above figures are only eatl-
mutes and can not be relied upon because of their uncertainty.
The reason for the Ohio Public Berv-
ice company raising ahe rates were
fully explained by Mr. John-sou. Ha
staled that when the present rate weat
into effect they were paying labor***
20c per hour, engineers 34c per hour,
nnd less than $1.0*0 per ton for coed.
Now the company Is paying 45c per
hour for laborers, 75 to 80c par hour
for engineers and as high as $10 per1
ton for coal.
It can readily be eeen that the Oelo'
Public Service Is paying more for the
operation of their business now than
when the present rate went into effect, and they justify their new proposed rate from that standpoint.
The Amherst board of public service, Mayor J. J. Smythe. and two expert electrical engineers from the
Ohio Public Service company will
meet at the town hall Tuesday night.
ut which time the rate for power and
lights to the public will be decided.
Severul members of the council expresses their opinion on the subject,
stating that they hoped to set a ratine
which would not put an extra heavy
burden on the consumers in Amherst
and they will extend every effort to
muke the rate fair to all.
BUILDING  NEW  HOME
Herman Kuss has made arrangements for a new home which will be
on Harrla street. The excavation has
started and a flveroo.n buugajow will
be erected.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Mens and son
Francis returned home Monday evening froni a two weeks' motor trip
through   Pennsylvania  uud   Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Holl of Cleveland were guests of Mr. und Mrs.
Charles  Holl  of Axtel  street Sunduy.
Miss Josephine Leonard und sister
arrived ln Amherst today after a
lengthy visit with relatives iu Ireland.
Mr. and Mrs. Lelaud Belden and
children of Sandusky spent Monday ut
the home of the former's mother, Mrs.
Kmlly Belden.
Miss Effle Holllngsworth left Monday to spend several days wltb Mrs.
R. Anderson of Toledo.
Mrs. R. L. Petty spent Monday afternoon in Klyria with friends.
Mrs. Herman Kuss In visiting with
relatives ai Qeueva, o , for the week.
THE WEEK WITH
THE COUNCIL
Mrs. Wm. Colburn waa present at
thu meeting uf the council Tuesday
night, asking them to establish a grade
tor. a sidewalk ou the north aide of
Mlluu avenue from her property, easterly tu "Jain street.
The matter of laying a sidewalk between the two above-mentioned,points
cun be decided only by an agreement
made by a precedlug council and the
person who formerly owned the property between ihe Colburn property and
the Asheubach property.
The council decided to establish a
grade ou the north side ot the street
uud in the meantime endeavor to find
the old agreement.
Mr. Leinke of Milan avenue was
present ut the meeting regarding the
ravine which runs through his property.
According to an agreement between
Mr. Lemke aud the council, all dirt
obtained by excavating from a point
1,000 foot westerly and likewise easterly from his property was to be
hauled into the ravine.
Mr. Lemke now states, and It la a
known fuct, that this agreement baa
not been fulfilled as the contractor
failed to haul in the dirt made by excavation from the 1,000 feet In both
directions. The council decided to
haul all surplus dirt left In the atreet
and outside of the curb into the ravine
when the paving was completed.
The clerk read the bills, which the
council passed upon the first reading,
and Instructed him to prepare the pay
ordinance. >
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