The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1923-03-29

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THE   AMHERST
VOL. IV, NO. 44.
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AMHERST,   OHIO,    THURSDAY.    MARCH  », 14W.
NEWS-TIMES.
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^ Subaorlptlon
ED INDEBTEDNESS
ES
POPULATION OP COUNTY NOW 93,-
334—INDEBTEDNESS, 9133.11 PER
PERSON.
■very rodent of Lorain county
baa • debt of 1113.11 hanging over hla
or her head because of bonds Issued
by t$e taxing districts in tbls county.
In 19io, this dsbt amounted to only
144.37.
Tbls is Indicated ln a compilation
by Bute Auditor Joseph T. Tracy,
wbo shows tbat the bonded indebtedness of taxing districts in this county has grown from $3,525,756 in 1910
to $13,423,634 ln 1922. This Indebtedness represents bonds issued by the
county, clUes, villages, townships and
-schools, but does • not Include state
bond Issues.
Inasmuch as this county's population today is computed by census experts to bs not more than 93,334, this
means that each Inhabitant's proportionate share of tbe total Indebtedness
Smounta to $138.11. Tbls is particularly Interesting at this time because
of efforts to make It easier for taxing
districts to add additional bond bur
dena upon tbe public.
Tbe total bonded indebtedness ot
the various taxing unlta ln the State
of Ohio last yesr reached the enormous total of $679,087,137. not Including
state bonds. In 1910, thin total was
only $188,146,145, growing to $510,266,-
426 ln 1920, and reaching the high-
wstet mark of $679,087,137 ln 1922.
The great Increase in the bonded Indebtedness of tbls county is, in a
large measure, responsible for the
tremendous increase ln the per capita
taxes paid by residents of the county. In 1910, the average amount of
taxea paid by erery citlsen ln Lorain
oeunty waa only $14.90 per person.
Tbla bsd grown to $28.91 ln 1920,
while last year it amounted to $43.76
per parson.
Users of public utility services, that
is, everyone wbo rides on a street c0
or bjtya electric light snd power, gss,
or telephone service, has a peculiar
interest tn tbe enormous increase in
tbs bonded Indebtedness of taxing districts in Ohio and the great increases
tn tbe amount of taxes collected per
capita because they are victims of
double taxation ln that tbey not only
must pay their own particular share
of the taxes but also the extraordinarily heavy taxes of tbe. public service
companies whose taxes last year In
Ohio amounted to close to $40,000,000.
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Mrs. C. H. Ernst and Miss Elna Boiler were Lorain visitors Sunday.
On Sunday, April 1st, tbe Auditorium Theatre will open under the management of V. E. McOhee of Amherst.
The opening feature will be Jackie
Coogan ln'"Trouble." All children attending the. matinee will receive a bag
of candy. < '
Mr. McOhee la planning on making
this a great success as he has some of
the best snd lstest pictures booked.
On April 8th will be shown Richard
Barthelomes in "The Bondboy."
17,000 PERSONAL
TIX BLINKS READY
The tax oflice at the court house is
preparing to send out between 17,000
and 18,000 personal tax blsnka to various property owners In this oounty.
This Is sn increase of nesrly one thousand over the number sent out last
year. They will go through the malls
the first week ln April and muat be
Returned properly filled out by May
1st.
Enclosed with the blanks to the
country districts Is a form prepared
by the state department of agriculture which ts gathering agricultural
statistics for 1922. The Information
received will be used In crop reports,
tbe condition of the markets and the
number of acrea under cultivation of
wheat last and the present year. The
state law provides a penalty for failure to HI out this blank.
Mrs. Flora Strahl ia spending several daya wltb friends In Oberlin.
Mrs. W. A. Purcell and daughter,
Orace sepent Wednesday in Cleveland.
* Dr. O. M. Parker was ln Cleveland
on business yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Powers sepnt
Bunday evening ln Clevsland.
Mrs. Charlea Cbeeseman spent Monday visiting tn Lorain.
Norwood Hearn, ot Kalamazoo,
Mich., Is spending several dsys with
his paratns here.
Manager McOhee will give a bag
ot candy to every "kid" at the matinee
at tbe Auditorium theater ln South
Amherst, Sunday. Matinee at one
o'clock p. m. adv.
TWENTY YEARS
TO  OPEN   AUDITORIUM.
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The "weigh" of the Progressive
Price, 41.00 per Yesr_.~--"*"
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■Sandstone Center of the World."
COUNTY TO USE
$670,000 IN
SIX MONTHS
$239,600 TO BE USED ON STATE AID
ROADS OF WHICH $140,000 WAS
APPROPRIATED   LAST  YEAR.
The county commissioners hare
made up their budget of the amount
required for their use for the elx
months ending September 1st. It totals $670,500, of which $140,000 asked
for State Road aid should be deducted
as that much la available that was appropriated last yesr. The amounta
asked for the various funds are as follows:
County    s. $118,000
Judicial      19.600
Bridge and Culvert      18,000
Children's Home        6,000
County Home  ..:....     20,000
Ditches       28,000
Elections         22,500
Soldiers Relief        2,500
Rosd Improvement      86,600
Road Repairs      33,000
Special road repairs      95,600
Auto maintenance        4,600
Blind Fund         8,000
Buildings         12,000
Mother's pension      11,000
Agricultural   Soc        1,000
State Aid Roads   239,500
Total    $670,000
Mr. and MrB. B. T. Oawn, of Cleveland, spent Bunday at tbe home of
Mr. and Mra. Wm. Blovelt.
LlnrtRS IIP
BIRTHDAY   EVENT.
John R. Matson waa pleasantly surprised at ill;" home im I'.i* t M.-iln street
by a number of relatives and friends
In honor of his birthday anniversary.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Jeehn Hansen ami sons Roy and HI-
eharel, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Fahrney,
Jr.. and daughter, Mrs Fred J. R. Mnt-
aon and son.
PETIT. GRAND
60VERN0R SETS
DITE FOR OHIO
ARBOR DIY
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, DAY WHEN
CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUQHT
WONDERS OF BIRD8 AND TREES
CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Friday, April 13. is aet aa Arbor
and Bird day for, Ohio ln 1923 In a
proclamation Juat issued by Governor
Donahey. The day chosen by the governor is the flrst day of Tree Planting
Week, which haa been set by the national "Plan to Plant Another Tree"
organization for April 13-20.
In thia proclamation Arbor Day Is
sst before the people of Ohio aa "a
duty when children--should be taught
some knowledge of those wondrous
forms of life that, rooted ln one spot,
live, grow, exercise Ood's plan of parentage, and die. It ts a day to study
the bird life common to our state—to
leant how birds help mankind and
how friendly tbey are when undisturbed. It Is a day to marvel at the
Instinct of these flying things—their
knowledge of how and where and just
what size to build a mothering nest—
their sense of direction in the flights
of fall and spring."
Schools snd civic organizations
throughout the atate are called upon
to give suitable observance to tbls
occasion. "Let us all, mature and
young," says Oovernor Dpnuhey, "on
this day, enlarge ourselves by seeking
better understanding of those other
forms of life. Perhaps, aome day we
may communicate wltb them ln ways
not yet apparent to our finite minds."
116,080   FORDS   FOR   FEBRUARY.
Wltb 116.080 Ford cars sold at retail
ln February, a new record tor the
shortest month in the year has been
established. February sales exceeded
those of January by more than 15,000
and marked the eleventh month ln
which Ford sales have topped the 100,-
000 line.
This Bales record bears out predictions made at the opening of the year
that a acute shortage ln Ford cars is
certain and tbls shortage la expected
to be felt wthln the next two months
with the increaaed volume of car buying which la always attendant upon
the spring months.
Even the high production schedule
set at the Ford Motor Company's factory, which will reach 6,000 cars and
trucks a day about April 1, will be unable to meet the apparent demand tor
Ford products.
Anticipating a great Increase ln the
demand for Ford cars during the present year tbe factory laid plana for
increasing production to tbe 6,000 car
a day schedule snd since January 1st
hsd been constantly speeding up manufacture to reach this figure. Demand
ao far,haa been ot such great proportions as to absorb nearly all production, and stocks ln hands of dealers
are at present tbe lowest tbey have
been In months.
Mr. snd Mrs. Wm. Emery, Sr., visited Elyrla friends Saturday.
REA80NS EDUCATION
COSTS HAVE JUMPED.
It costs only twenty-four centa more
per month for each child to secure the
greatly broadoned modern school
training than It did to secure the limited education of 1890. acocrdlng to a
statistical anaylsls Just made public
by the State Department of Education.
The cost of instruction, whleh meana
salaries of teachers and supervisors
and cost ot text books where furnished
free, was nine million dollars In 1890
and flfay millions in 1920-21. An Increase In attendance which amounts
to sixty-two per cent Snd a lengthening of the school year by at least seven per cent accounts for more than
six millions of the Increase of present
costs over those of thirty yeara ago.
Price Index numbers for 1490 snd
1920 show that for every $100 spent
for education three decades ago $290
would be needed In iff to buy the
same amount. To give tbe L890 type
of education to the number of pupils
enrolled in 1920-21 tor the longer
school year would cost fifteen million
dollara; however, It would take forty-
five million of the 1920 dollars to buy
this fifteen million dollars worth because of the depreciation of the dollar.
Thia accounts for thirty millions of
the Increase.
If high scHbols had grown no faster
than the schools as a whole, there
would have been 108,000 fewer youth
In high .school ln 1920-21 than there
actually were. Educating this excess
number costs at least $25 more per
pupil annaully than elementary education and accounta for $2,700,000 ot the
Increase over 1890.
CHURCH PLANS TO
SPEND $10,000 FOR
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
M E T H O D I 8T-C0NQREQATI0NAL
CHURCH TO LOOK OVER PLANS
FOR BIO IMPROVEMENT—PIPE
ORGAN—BALCONY—NEW SEATS
AMONG   PROP08ED   PLAN8.
Courtesy  Lorain  Times-Herald.
MR. and MRS.  RICHARD MISCHKA
AMHERST, March $9.—This widely-known Amherst couple celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary laat week.   Tbey bave six children lvllng,
our generations ot tbat family being present at the jubilee.   Mr. Mlschka
Is 74 years ot aa* ud bis wife 44.
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The Misses Elanor and Esther Davie
spent yesterday afternoon snd even*
Ing in Lorain.
Chocolate Milk, a good healthy drink
for everybody. The kiddles will ltke
it. Sold exclusively by Charles ZIm
merman and at Mlachka'a Restaurant
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6000 MUSICAL
PROGRAM FOR
EASTER SERVICES
M E T H O D I 8T-CONQREQATIONAL
CHURCH CHOIR WILL. HAVE EX-
CEPTIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRI-
DAY AND SUNDAY 8ERVICE8.
The chorus choir of tbe Methodist-
Congregational churchos, under the direction of Mrs. Ray Hearn will render Easter music at the service next
Sunday morning at the Congregational
church. The choir will be assisted by
Mlas Lydia Heller, local singer, who
is a student ot voice at Pittsburgh,
I'a., and who ia now at home for the
Eaater recess. Miss Heller will sing
"O Rest tn tbe Lord" from Mendelssohn's oratorio, Elijah.
The service will open with a processional, the beautiful hymn ot Joy
from Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony."
A cross of lilies will also be an exquisite feature of the processional. The
choir will sing two anthems, "Open
the Gates of the Temple," by Knapp,
and "King of Kings," by Simper.
At the Good Friday service ln the
Congregational church Friday evening
there will be appropriate and impressive music sung by the choir during
the cdfeiuniou service. Miss Lucille
l'age, soprano will sing "The Man of
Sorrows," by Adams, and thero will
also be two numbers by the mixed
quartet, "Calvary," and "Nailed to the
Crosa." N
Music for the Sunday evening service at the Methodist church will be
furnished by members from the Young
People's Society. Wm. Purcell will
play a cornet solo, a glrl'a quartet will
sing a number and there will be a duet
by Helen and Elizabeth Eastman.
Miss Evelyn Sharp will assist at the
piano.
8.   A.   OEFEAT8   BROWNHELM.
The Metho dlst-CoQ|gregatlonal
church la planning to expend, approximately $10,000 for improvements this
summer, which will make a decided
appearance In the church both externally and Internally.
I'lain and estimates are now being
made and will bo submitted to the
church officials ln the near future and
to the congregation later on.
The proposed plana are very extensive and will make a big Improvement iu the church.
If the plans are accepted, the church
will be stuccoed and a ten foot addition put on in the front, which will
afford more room for s church office
aud enough room for the increasing
congregation.
A balcony will be erected under
the proposed plans and will Increase
the seating capacity and add five or
six Sunday school rooms, which are
in great ueed now.
New seats and a pipe organ are also
being planned for and the expense of
tbe entire Improvements Is estimated
st about $10,000.
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Mlaa Lydia Heller, of Pittsburgh, is
spending several days with ber parents
here.
Good music and a splendid program
of pictures ai the Auditorium theater
at South Amherst, Sunday, matinee
and evening. adv.
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The following Jurors wen* drawn today for service when the April term of
court opens:
(!r,i d Jury for April 3 -L. Sands,
liiiinls Conley. Arthur Franks. Elyrla;
Cliaa. Parker, A. 11. ^Mutchetto, .lohn
Rosongeld, Wm. Leonard, O. N. Mow
ery, W. M. Hazzard, W. W. White-
house, Lorain; I'. H. Rogers, llelden;
D. H. Baker, Cut-lisle; L. Kelly. Henrietta; ('hns. Murray, Brighton; Henry Groot, Kipton.
Petit Jury for April 10. -Steve l.t*s-
sor. Chas. Tucker, Eugenie' Sites, H. M.
Andress. ¥, J. Preston, C. W. Tatter
null, Elyrla; Chas. tbaysv, 0, W. DSVL
Is, Frank Wui-mser, John Kipp, Lorain; Ben Llndsley, Hro-vt.helm; J. S.
McClelland. Oberlln-. 0. K. Holmes.
Grafton; Janus FUhburu, Katon; Oscar Dunn, Bruce Meliona'.d, Elyria;
Ed. Foster, LaUrung.; E. C. LoulT-
borough, Lorain; Frei Parker; Lorain;
F. J. Preston, E'yrlu.
COUNTY PARENT-
TEACHER'S ASS'N
MEET APRIL 3
There will be a meeting of the Lorain County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations at tlie centralized
school building lu llrownhi*liii Township OB the evening of Tuesday, April
3rd, 1923.
The principal speaker of tlie evening
wlll be Mrs. Elizabeth Dixon. FlolJ
Secretary ot ffie State Association of
Parent-Teacher Associations. A program will be prsaentsd by the pro-
gram committee of the council and re-
freshments will be served by the Utiles of the P.rownlie.111 school.
It Is hoped to make this Ihe bigge*st
and best meeting ever lndd by the
council. Tho members of every parent-teacher organization of the* county district are carillully Invited.
J. Aspinall McCualg, internationally
known lecturer on home standards,
has been sounding a clarion call to
\inherst  homes this week.
Questions of aex, of domestic rein*
tlons of married men and women and
courtship have been handled with
ran* skill and delicacy that forbade
I'lTendliiK thoughts.
The speaker stated that new problems are confronting the world In every
department of activity; drastic aoclal
elianges aro Inevotable and Imminent,
and that significant Influences are now
nt work tending to undermine the ssn-
ctity of the home and tho aacredneaa
of the ni.iiritige relation. Deep concern for the *,ii-,.'.ni of the Immediate future Iml color to every lecture
and gripped the thought of each father an.l mother in his audiences
Morbid sensationalism waa not allowed to intrude Itself. Wholesome
constructive consideration for a wife
by the husband and vice versa were
Im I I up as the keystone of the arch.
To that end the training of boya waa
presented to the thought of mothers,
in ause they will be the more aggressive of the snxes In establishing marriage relations.
Compatibilities and Incompatibilities of married persons were pictured
to an nudlence among wblch were
many whitened heads. Tears, alternating with laughter, waa the roa-
ponso of newly married, middle aged
and elderly men and their wlvea aa
the lecturer eloquently named the Im-
i"* llnu'iiis to compatibility and dissert
I'd the essentials to proper adaptation
of man to woman and woman to man
!u the marriage relation, while pleading with husbands not to forget the
distinctive be*, of candy or bunch of
nos,■rays thut lent surprise and charm
tu the courtship of IS to 24, "Stooped
ahou'iters, wrinkled features, hard
hand- uud whitened hairs are no lndl-
i at ion that the herlone by your side
cares for thus.* things no longer," he
said.
lie urged mothers to make the boy
in the home share responsibility for
dish-washing and other household
duties with his sister and mother.
"Teach hltn to love the beautiful
while a boy. Then, some day, he will
bo better able to make some woman
happy," tho lecturer stated. "Don't
OOddlS him If you would make a strong
man of him. Put him out in the rain
and the cold. Harden him. Make hla
muscles .and his vitality rigorous.
Above all. develop In him strong home
Instincts, becuuse they are the heart
aud core of his appreciation of the
numberless little things his good wife
will do In order to make bis home cozy
and attractive. If he loves his home
it Is almost a certainty that be will
rightly love his children."
EASTER SERVICES AT THE AMHERST CHURCHES
The South Amherst bowling team
defeated the Brownhelm bowlers on
the local alloys Wednesday evening
by a small margin of 61 pins. Following are the results of the game:
South   Amherat. %   ,
M.   Mathews    140    130
J.   Smith    134 i 166
O.   Mathews    128    170
R. Allsop 132    155
J. Boroski 126    176
Total     659    797
Brownhelm.
G.  Heusser 157    169
Krieg    133   159
O. Ruth   137    156
V. Schnaak 170    118
Elnwachter* 168    170
Totals    764    772
80.   AMHERST   BRIEFS.
Mr. aud Mrs. Clinton Kilmer were
Elyrla  visitors Suturduy evening.
E. F. Engle aud son, Arthur, of
Oberlln, called at the home ot Mr.
and Mrs. John Thompson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schlefersteln
and Mrs. George Goor called on Elyrla
friends  Suturday   eveniug.
Mr .and Mrs. Edwin Johnson und
Miss Enid Baldry spent Saturday lu
Cleveland.
Mr. and  Mrs. Charlea  Stone called
on Elyrla friends Saturday.
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Have you tried Chocolate Milk?
BtHtes get a bottle from Charlea Zimmerman or at Mlachka'a Reataurant.
adv.
METHODI8T-OONGREGATIONAL
F, E. Eastman, PaBtor.
Sunday school 9:30
Special   music   by    Sunday   school
students.
Morning Worship, 10:30 a. m.
Sermon   subject:   'Tin*   Message  of
Easter to tho World Today."
Special music by church choir.
Evenln**- worship, 7:30 p. m.
Sermon   subject:   "The   Message   of
EUster to  Boys und  Girls."
Special   music.
GOOD  FRIDAY  SERVICES
Friday, 7:30 p. m.
Communion   and   sermon   on   "The
Meaning  of Suffering."
Sunday, April 8, 10:30 a. tn.
Reception   of   in w   members.     Sermon  by Dr. Smith, of Norwalk.
8TONE   CHURCH
Hev. M. Neumelster, Pastor
Sunday school, 9:30 u.  m.
The  lesson  studied  Is:   "The   Walk
to Emmans." Easter lessou.
Classes  for all.
Public worship, 10:30 u. m.
Sermon   subject:   "Living   with   tho
Risen Christ."
Communion  and  reception  of members.
Evening service, 7:30 p. in.
An Easter program will be given by
members of the Sunday school uud
choir.
Stranger*-    and     those*    having    no
church home ure alwuys  welcome.
ST.    PETER'S    EVANGELICAL
Rev. A. Egli, Pastor
Sunrise^ Easter service, 6:30 a. m.
Sermon by the pastor iu English.
Sunduy school, 9:15 u. in
Morning service, 10:30 a. in
Sermon  by tho pastor In  German.
Holy Communion.
Special-music by the church choir.
BROWNHELM    CONGREGATIONAL
Harold   Hester,  Pastor
Suuday school, 9:30 a. m.
Morning  worship,  10:30  a.  m.
Sermon    subject:     "Seeing    Jeaua
Now."    An  Easter sermon for children.
Query:   "How   Doea   the   Resurrection Help Us to Pray?"
Young folk church class, 1:30 p. m.
This   meeting   will  be   held   at   tbe
church   parsonage.
House meeting, 3:00 p. m.
This   meoting   will   be  held   at  the
home of  John  MUler.
Wednesday      evening,      April      4,
7:30 p. m.
Community    churcb    sing    at   the
church with new hymnals.
Friday evening, April 6, 7:30 p. m.
Revival meetings begin.    Dean Boa-
worth to preach.
ST.   PAUL'S   LUTHBRN
Hev. F. C. Jordan, pastor.
Eugllah services 8:00 a. m.
Suuday school 9:30 s. ui
German service, 10:80 a. m.
English I.e.nti*ii aorvlce, 7:30.
Wednesday,    German    Lenten
vice, 7:30.
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BT. GEORGE'S BPISOOPAL
Spring atreet.   L. B. Daniels, Roster.
Sunday morning aarvlce at I-44.
Sunday School, 10 a. u..
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev.   Fr.   Elschen,   Paator.
EA8TER  8UNDA*-***
Low mass, 8 a. m.
High mass, 10 a. m.
First    Friday   devotion   and    Holy
Hour, Friday, April 6, 7:30 p. m.
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