The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1963-11-14

              The Paper That Pats AMHERST FIRST Vol. XUV, No. 45 EIGHT PAGES AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1963 THE SANDS. NE CENTER OF THE WOULD Lions' Club Members i"'TiTr"'.-.4 , I I ,- Is: Lions President Clarence Dick, left, sells Fred Cloud a home pack of light bulbs as Lions star sales- man Kobert Benouard, right, gets ready to sell him a second pack. Local Lions are conducting a 1 link Wlh Hv nlH in tholr onmml rivir nlffhtt-Kavinff nroleet. The home packs contain eight bulbs, the total cost the same as grams and purchases of glasses for Lorain County Savings and Trust naaces, was openea iw iiuum. iu- proved last summer. Renewal of piaCes as the general elections of the tax levy. Questions were udced p" T,TV v 5" that charged at retail stores, Dick needy children and, Ithia year a building. Mrs. Mary Oteh is chair- 'spection. After the public hearing, the three.mm levy would have iast week. There is a possibility, concerning these by the sudience an5 ld how f8" f1 said. Although a variety of bulbs couple of cataract operations' will f - . , a which .one appeared, toe yielded about $80 0OO approv. however that tte three precincts of parents and answers given by attract "me 18 mdustnel to " are in the packs, orders will be greatly Increase the amounts need- board adopted the .budget as Ms ai of the four-mill additional in Lorain citv which are also to the members of the Boar-' of Educa- communUy- taken for packs of bulbs of one ed. particular size and orders will also The borne packs may be pur- be taken ior other types of bulbs, chased from any lions member, . ; ' Christmas Club Checks $150,000 flailed Out Christmas Club checks, again totaling over $150,000 have been mailed, or will be in the mails this week end from the banks and sav- ings institutions in the community. This figure compares favorably with last year's total. Handling the largest number of accounts locally is the Lorain County Sayings & Trust Company, with 1100 ao ounts totaling $92,-000, according u! F. J. Berger, manager of the ..herst Branch. Checks are being irt&led this week, he said. , The Loram National (Bank. with me uinmrat .oraiiun fieaucu uy Jack Bellingham, reported a total of 3100 clubs and $270,000 in checks mailed from the Lorain office early this week. Breakdown on Amherst participants was not determined. At the Citizens Home & Savings Association, manager Robert Krause reported that 210 checks tntalins $22 754 5(1 will hp moiled on Thursday. This is a substantial Speaker for the' American Leg-increase over last year's total of lon Veterans Day dinner this $17,638.75 and 200 checks. Saturday, November 16, at the The Oberlin Savings Bank in Legion Home, will be Vernon E. South Amherst reported that 194 (Buck) Allen, 1st vice comman-checks totaling $17,827.50 will be der, Department of Ohio. mailed November 15th.. This is A veteran himself, Allen served similar to last year's report. in the Army Engineers corps tCJZ that Christmas Clubs for next year are now being accepted, in a- mounts ranging from 25c to $10 per week. a. ...in u-Ki.. m cfflTSwS 25VSJ ..lLP ZZIU ?Z penses savin Js pante on toans mander ' the 13tn District m poises, savings, payments on loans, lg6(J He is a member of the Mi , Highway Patrol auxiliary, the . , Forty et Eight Society, and the On State Committee CUftonaires color guard. "Buck" is a sales supervisor George W. Garthe, Idlewood and 25-year employee of a Cleve-Drive, who is president of the 'and manufacturing firm, Tin-Citizens Home and Savings Assoc- nerman Products. Inc. His wife, lation Co., of Amherst and Lorain, Florence, is a past president of has been named to serve on the the Clifton Unit of the Legion Executive Committee of the Ohio Auxiliary, in which their two Savings and Loan League. The announcement was made this week by Joseph E. Linville, executive secretary of the league. ROA8T BEEF DINNER . , . rounding areas are invited to a roast beef dinner to be held in Westminster United Presbyterian Church, next to Rock Creek Run, this Saturday. November 16, 1963. Serving will begin at 4:00 and con- tinue through T'JOO p.m. Tickets may be purchased from members of the church or at the door. . , , . MEMBERSHIP I herewith make application Hospital Association. Membership in the Association entitl tion of the Trustees of the Association. As a member of the Association I agree to abide by the rules and regulations thereof. I desire the type of membership underscored and enclose check or cash for $.. Regular - $2.00 Signature Sustaining - $5.00 . (Underscore membership desired) Address (Clip and mall to Amherst Hospital Association, Amharst, O.) Sell Light for Sight Over 750 home packs have been ordered by the local club to date, with 1,000 packs the goal for this year. . The club last year spent almost $1,500 in their sight-saving pro- cn-am This vpar rhiH offirem Rav. the amount needed will be ereater. Planned are the usual testing pro- 1 1 j t ' . r IS Veterans USV q . j . Speaker IOr LeSlOIl . . i ' ' ' ' - Nj - aThT ,9t5, servln Asiatic-Pacific, European-African W Middle Eastern theater!, of operations. h, - hon k. f - " " cufton Post 421 of the Leg on in ew since 1947, was post commander in 1953, and com- daughters are junior members. Their two sons, one of whom is in the Navy, are members of the Sons of the American Legion. Saturday's dinner meeting is set to begin at 8:30 p.m., with dancing to the music of the Men ot wote to follow later in tne evening.. NAMED TO REC BOARD u J r v Dr. Roy Schaeffer and Hubert Marty, members of the Amherst board of education, were named representatives of the Amherst Recreation board this week by Mayor Frank J. Janlk. ,,,,., APPLICATION for membership in the Amherst me to vote for elec- ., ri j p r m LarO. rarty 16C. 1 Amherst Hospital Auxiliary will . ,d th , -, Christmas card nm tMlr annual UnrlStmaS caM Partv 0411 evening of December 4 ia the community room of the Tickets for the card party may be purchased from the auxiliary members at the door. 1 Totaling in Area Council Accepts 3-Acre Annexation Annexation of, three acres to the city was approved by councU Tuesday evening, subject to ap proval of the county commission' ers. i Embracing the area at the Food-liner shopping center at the corner of Milan avenue and Quarry road, the-section-kas been- anticjjitl as part of the unlcipaUty slice'last year. At that time sanitary Bew- er service was iriven to the con- ter with the understandlnc that it would come into the city as soon as practical. Procedure of annexation in this i-roceaure oi annexation in tnis ra a rovoroivl fmm Itho ,i,,nl procedure of obtaining county Next largest outlay, is for op-commissioner approval before city ?rion of the,Js?i P1""1,1-. CuS' approval. In this instance, councU dians.are0 Paid '227 lth axi-was told, no resident freeholders Hier $77:818. pald, ,out for sup" are on the Diot. so a oelition from a corporation is first presented to tVl c niiv Ctn nlfv DnrTmrol an1 KmnrnniMi ,th nH.f,w rn now be sent to 'commissioners for their consent centeTprS on behalf of his corporation, i Mario Cippolla, developer ol the Consider street approval nin.n. Alt .,n. o tance of new streets and returning lopers their M bonds were considered. reaTtr tanT'byle Z SledT twosSions f Tera Lane and pant of North Woodhill on the north side and Tarry Lane .-.j. a i.-:.,-, UII tile wea L Biuc. All icisuiuuji was heard on its first reading and carried over for further readings. ' Also considered was an ordin- ance accepting a strip of land for an extension of Terra Lane through the Foursquare church nmnprtv to Foster Park mad. De- nication of the street is requested by city administration to have on reCord a north-south street for an overpass at the new Route 254. The measure was tabled for more information. By ordinance council set charges for sewer tap-ins on the Foster Park sanitary system for those outside the city. Decided on were outside tne city. Jjeciaea on were the charges of $5.76 per front foot pWs $459 per acre on an acreage . . Coiincilman Joe Husar. chair- . ... man of the utilities committee, reported he 1iad prepared copies of the purchase agreement with the Amherst Water company for council study. He also announced a meeting with Elyria city offic- ials for Wednesday evening for further study of water rates. Councilman John Mattey told council that the balance of the some $500, would toe used as far as nnssihle tn chin and seal TJnrth Main street from Foster Park road south. City Solicitor Richard Martinek ncil that a hearing rpnnrtpH in hnunnll had been sat by the Public UUlitles plaints about low water pressure. Martinek said he is trying to get the date changed from Nov. 20 until after the first of the year because of other committments. Martinek also recommended the city -hiring an expert to represent the city. He said that the Water company will ask for an increase in rates if it is compelled, to put in another line and that an expert will- be necessary to refute the company's arguments. Two Weeks for ; v Voter Registration ; Those not ' now registered, .. who wish to vote in the special school levy election on Decern- f . ber 10, will have two weeks to r get their' names on the poll '..books.', - -v, - '. . .Aocording to the board 'of , ' elections,' voters, may .register from November '18 through November 29 so they may be ! ( eligible to voto In the special , eleotion. Registration may. be , ."'mi at either the board of elections office In Loralh' or , Elyria. ,1 School Budget Details Income And Expenditures i , j eoStart SfcS different sec- tions of the school system, Miss Grayee Purcell, clerkltreasurer of the board, this week released a simplified copy of the budget for 964. i mis ouagei was preparea oy ore board last July and, after public umvi. xui "'- Income Total income which the board anticipated having for next year amounted to $1,234,529. This sum came from a $17,000. balance carried forward; $437,460 from school foundation program from the state; miscellaneous rents, fees and tuitions, $7,50Q; state as- Sistance for school bus purchase, $5,250, and general property tax, $767,318. Income from general property taxes was predicated on the pres- ent tax Valuation Of 128,210, 27 B plus en anticipated increase in valuation of $2,000,000 and plus the four additional mills requested in me operating levy election. With failure of the operating levy and am actual increase in vahia- tion of only $649,141 Instead of the nntictoated 2 000 000 Inmme tar !ntici?eti, ??'0000i .rom next year is aecreasea oy apprpx- lmateiy $zz3,uuu. Expenditures Largest sxpfifiaiiureis - for fa- struction with regular, substituteV cla so1 teachers, principals and eecretar- ies costing $775,109. Other items snrh os tvt ihnok an1 odn.ainnai supplies and repair and replace- ment of educational equipment tinwn Costing $40,250. Pue5' renl m outsioe classrooms, 'bus garage rent and utilities, Another large expense item 2t?3Jl 28fisthr1 id out for ma- proper maintenance flflnt- 31'228 labor and $32,400 paid out for ma. terials and repair. Among other expenditures is $31,768 for board of education, school census, legal fees, superin tenaent. uerKS and secretaries. tendent, clerks and secretaries. Other exDenses of administration, - A '"umig o,o.i inciuae an of ce gg oriioe BtjegMet and SS-T " Another large item is an expense . $6.754 over which the board has no control. This represents de- rlnntlnns sBt hv itho sfnto fnr oor.h. " - ers and employees retirement, workmen's compensation, examin- er lees. election costs ana county auditor and treasurer fees. Transportation of pupils costs $42,980 in salaries to bus drivers, supplies, repair and maintenance, transportation of pupils for special classes outside district, and an amount set aside each year for bus replacement. ' Libraries get $25,257, for librar- lans. books, supplies, audio visual supplies and book repair. "'ro,u,,"L,: euumue is $510. rJB"v.o $l02?- This represents 40 per cent 01 Piaygrouna costs, xne otner eu per cent coming from the recrea- tion fund levy- Amvfli nrir O ffannlaa tnnt 1 A A Ot for school psychologists, in-service and commencement speakers, map Planning, outside special classes detention home. iu ueiciruuu iiu.no. inciuaea in me id nuaget was also an Item pi $25,055 for new equipment and site improvement., Total bud8et for the year added "PaX$' bud8et was prepared in July. Loss of $188,000 in failure of the operating levy and $37,000 in less- inan-auiucipmea increase in tax valuations will have to be taken "P ta curtaUed services in many areas' Miss Purcell safld. CxlvnAir , ' f FvAntc ul W . Nov- 22 DeMolay Fish Fry at Masonic Temple. Open to the public. Nov. 28 - 29 Thanksgiving Va ' cation Dec 4 Hosp. AuxlUary card party at bank building. Lew Appwal (kticMi The Amherst school system will again seek approval of its bperat- ing levy at a special election on December 10. At a special meeting last Friday evening the board of education au- thorized the sDecial vote and at the -me time made plans for severe curtailment of expenditures to feet me emergency causea oy ae- fea e levy at the Nov. 5 elec- bon,s- $225.000 loss Failure of the levy has caused a loss of aDoroxknatelv $188,000 school budget as ap' sought in conjunction would have raised about $108,000. Risin costs plus the need for t686" was taken into considera- tion wnen- annual budget was Prepared last July. At that time 1116 board found that it could not operate the system on the same schedules as in the past unless the seven-mills levy was approved. The boar1 also pointed out this week tnat when the budget was prepared in July, an increase of some S2.000.00" w anticipated in e to1 tax duplicate. This antic- ,1J"V" " erage increases over xne past years f1 was "Surea in as aaoiiuonai mcome needd complete the . , . .. t" lnj wora irom xne "uouw ,'B1 - " 1,113 haS decreased the proposed biidrt almost 37.nnn. which it - - - . - - ttnVPTi snmpwhpro PvAn wfh - v " passage of the seven-mill levy, jf r..t V Cut-backs planned ' jf;1- cuNbacta to enditoes ". f"T , 4l" 21 J, : , some to take effect S0Ie roJi'De Pux m operation as variousitems come up next year, The board was quick to stress une Doara was chuck to stress the point that the'eut-backs are not punitive and are not planned as coercive measures to rorce pas- finite nf hp levy at the special elec- xi Board member Dr. Roy Schaef- fer expressed the opinion that when mrome . is cut, it is The ue spendmg at any former rate. The only business-like procedure at once to make available funds last as long as possible. Tf thA lowv ia nossml on T)M 10. " '?'J " y cuts can be restored at once; tout tf th. Wv in HpfpnfpH nffnin. the - --- -- ------ SJSfSSSR ' members ' Service, to be cut , " Starting with December 1, the board has authorized the elimina- ti -n ,i,i. tiuji ui au Mua uuitLiuumA wv..- ities. As of that date, the school buildings will be closed after 4 p.m. except for cleaning, and can- not be used for clubs, parties, dances, or meetings. This will also eliminate basketball practicing and basketball eames clayed on the home floor. Starting with January' 1, there will be no bus transportation at au fOT high school students and no bus transportation for elemen- tary students residing within two miles of their school. This com- plies with state law. me Doara nas previously taken advantage of op UOIia m me slale mw WWu t- mi,t transportation of high school students and elementary students within, nn milo nt their school. No outside classrooms after Jan. - .... . . m , . . . 1 1 1 i. witnout lunas io equip ana neai and ciean new additional rooms at Powers and Shupe schools, ciasses wUl have to be enlarged m aU elementary buildings to ac- Comodate the outside classes. No additional teachers wiU be hired for increased enrollment or special services. T.ZhL now mU8t be dropped from plans Include kindererarteira for 1964, equipment and furniture for the new additions, additional boiler at Steele , High, additional cafeteria equipment at Shupe, text book re- placements, ( 1 1 b r a r y purchases, training. Savings effected Enactment of all the plans for curtailment of services and pur- chases will save some $175,000 to $200,000, the board said. gome items cannot be cut at the first of the year because of con tracts already signed. Included in this area are athletic coaches, bus j.hiiw, ,n,,irwri 4nr unwia, auA Dwm suijiiiw.. the multi-purpose room at Shupe which Is now under order. These mi Peceiifeir contracts, both for personnel and for merchandise, cannot be broken and the board is obligated for the amounts. No figure can be put on savings on any particular item, the board said. Meat, ngm, maintenance ana cleaning for after-school' activities are variables dependingonweath- er and number of participants. Supplies and additional teachers depend on the unknown Increased enrollments of next school year, Special election rr,i r,H h nAMtitm. Amherst school district may be placed into one precinct for this election. Cost to the school system for a special election has been estimat- ed by the board of elections at ap- proximately $1500. The estimated cost is $100 per precinct for the 11 city precincts, the three township precincts, and the one combined Lorain city precinct A majority of 55 per cent favor- able votes is necessary tor passage of the levy at a special election. A simple majority was all that was requirea at me general eiauuu. . D .New KarDer SllOp , ':, to n : it UUCUUIJI 11CIC ' , A new barbar shop, a. Snyder's portnrn's own onyaers gpvrinrjia Barber Shop, has. vbe4n opened at 220 Tenney Vnjpiue; at 220 Tenney hi rooms , . . - lormeny oixuyiou un lumw o te"tio"' J . T' . T. C. Snyder of Lorain is the Proprietor assisted .tV-MlKe f0",,0 So.u f? two will specialize in nat raps, Iyy Leagues, Princetons, and New Yorkers, Snyder said, wtr. wwmcm iw mcci mwi. Amherst Republican Women's Club will meet next Monday eve MomhOT ia 7-sn In the ms, vu. community room tMUMn rvu. ctino an1 Twiirf TiniiHinff Mrs. William Wheatley, presi- dent, has announced that this will be an taporit meeting and" 6Very memberlS-Urgedattnd- T . , . bounty intenaiin , , m .J . Conference f Oimed T . """'W ,, fni 1-1 uai rcieeuug iai wto iB"- Whood House. Lorain, with re- enfatfves from. th. Roman CathoUc, Protestant and Jewish huf hes, NeT? and white lXJitS: L tn id LlL untv lnS t0 oe held m me county. A permanent organization was - . , . , for med and officers eiecteo. Rao01 Samuel Meyer or Jrain was uamcu p.coii ." Jerome Turins of Amherst St. Joseph Church was named as one of five vice chairmen. Rev. Wil- liain Keene of Amherst was also in attendance as a representative of the Amherst Ministerial Assoc- iation. The next meeting of the organ- jzation will be held December 9 at io a.m. in Neighborhood House, A1j ciergy of the county are in- lted to attend. - Steel Work LrOeS UV a , . w . mmmmMmS, E--Er New additions at Powers school start to take shape as steel work anon im on one of the "Dods." o r - Planned as a new departure fa school construction to permit the ol Iaitv urill Via ilitio in IfViA jume hopanfip rtf t.hn failure of nassinf iafT!,wws -V ----- - ---tt, - ,, ' n K Mm lira 1 ; EljfiCJildfy J it ear it rUlPA V , TUcileA UiVJ UlSCUSSed, An 'interesting panel discussion on the "Role of the Fsther" com- prised the program of ri . .. amen- tary PTA on Monday ev ling at the school activities to be c urtailed tion. Taking part in the panel were Mrs. Dale Cotton who spoke on the role of the father in the family; Joseph Godfrey on Jtfc- role of the father in the schoo .ev. William Keene on the role of 'he father in the community. Veru .i Hathaway served as modera-. A thank you note was read from Miss Vicki Histo who was awarded the PTA scholarship last spring, Mrs. Ernest Witte reported on the recent Lorain County Council PTA meeting. Mrs. John Murello, mem- Qersiup ciiuirman reponea unai ai sresent there are 320 members in the organization. She noted that November 22 has been set as the deadline for new memberships. Those present were reminded that the school levy will again be voiea upon at a special election, December 10th. Persons wishing to vote; who are not registered ilia T DW ab CJIU1CI. WJJL1IJC may do so at either office of the board of elections in Elyria or Lor- ain, between November 18 and 2g. Ralplu ZiJch. of Board' of Education invited in- terested parents ' to attend any .meeting of the board. which is held On the 4th Tuesday evening of each month in the administrative offices on Church street ; . , -A ,, -A Education Week auoience. itoom count went to r-w room, m. e Be1 J5f2 "STf6 -mpriseclof Mrs. Ralph Echsten- &TSiar Pai wiwl. Officers Elected at St. Paul Church New officers were recently che sen hv the Voter's Assemhlv nf Pa'ul tuCntrirTne? win be installed on December 29 at the church by the pastor. Rev. SWiBSrti' f January 1. j Officers elected include: James Nabakowski. vice chairman: Wil- ' ' ard Kreeger and Ralph Won- ieveri eiders; Chester Streicher. trustee; xnomas Jjute ana KODert Temple, finance committee; Ray Beran, assistant head usher, others are serving unexpired forms nf nfflrp. MEETING NEXT THUR8DAY There will be a meeting of the Amherst Neighborhood Girl Scout . Association next Thursday, No- vember 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lorain County Savings and Thust Building. n , iJ'mS Oil StOIVB 'S AualtWIi ' - ..m n ...... ..... , I largest number of classes in the smallest amount erf room, the three nods will each house four classes. - the rooms built around a central core of administration and utill- 1 38 Show Interest At Chamber Meet Mounting interest In re-forma- uan ui a v-uamuer ul v.uimneitE was evidenced in a meeting Mon- day evening attended by 38 busi- ness and professional people and interested citizens. board of the Medina Chamber, ex- ,Rev. William Keene, a member 0f the steering committee for Che local organization, spoke briefly on his impressions of the community as a relative newcomer and how he thought a Chamber could make the community better. Jim Uldrkh, assistant cheering committee chairman, explained the commit- tee's plans lor organization and long-range agenda. He said that a slate of candidates for a board ot directors would be presented at the next meeting, these directors to serve until the annual meetint In Alarcn Ol 1865, Tom Cassell, steering committee chairman, further explained aims ol the group and made appoint ments to "two committees which were deemed necessary at once. .npyumicu w uj cuomwe u oversee Christmas flighting were Mayor-elect Marvin Davis, Mayor rann janiK, and Howard Mow- comber. Lights, purchased last year under a committee headed by Mowcomber, will be erected by city around Thanksgivipg time. - A merchants committee to set "P Christmas shopping hours was named toy Cassell to consist of Kay Grocott, Mowcomber, and Sanford Slutzker. xt. h , Wh cember 2, at 8 pjn. in the commun" itv moms f fh T,ir, r,- Bank building. Anyone interested Bank bu5d. AnvTntT is welcome to attend. ffi i o , , f, j . ,n ' Sinff at IJparviftW Sing at Qearview Members of the Amherst Steele high school Concert Choir will go to Clearview this Friday (tomorrow) to take part in the Lakeland Conference Choral Festival. Others choirs competing will be Clear-view, Avon Lake and Huron. Numbers to be sung by the Amherst choir are: Forever Worthy Is Thy Lamb, Jew Dulces Memor-ia, and Gently Flows the River. In a combined chorus with the other schools they will sing: Sing aiiu xvejuiue, xuuc uie iul, Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, and praise Be To Thee. and Rejoice, Ride tne Cnariot, The concert is scheduled for 7:45 pjn. and the public is welcome. There will be no admission charge. On November 24 the choir will present a concert in the gymnasium of the high school. This will be held at 3:15 pjn. Those who may have solo parts include Carla Fuhrman, Jeff Howells, Alana Rogers, a piano solo by Jorg Ams- ler, and an Irish dance by Mary Ellen Mauoy. ties. steel j, m hand for the other . . . ... two pods and will be erected as soon as possible. itmrk:mHMivvmsr' 2-.':