The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1972-09-07

              I Lights Ar e Firemens Only Warnin Amherst residents are urged to . take heed when they see a car approaching them either way and pull to the side of the road. Fire Chief Walter Gambish said that "Our Fire Department is a volunteer organization, therefore, when the men are on their way to a fire, their only way of warning people to let them pass is by turning on their bright lights and their parking lights. We would appreciate if people would help us by pulling to the curb and letting them pass. You never iow if it might be your house, your' relatives' ljme or your friends. The few minutes you pull to the curb might save a life." Since it is volunteer, and there are no regularly Assigned men on duty at the fire station, all fire calls are related to the firemen's home via a telephone system, the men then report to the fire station. Gambish went on to explain that no money is provided for sirens and flashing red lights for privately owned cars. "The money would have to come out of the volunteers' pockets." Amherst has 28 volunteer firemen who receive $4.50 for the first hour fighting a fire and $3.50 for each hour thereafter. "We have a fine group of men who are truly dedicated It's no fun getting out of bed a 4 a.m. to, fight a fire in below zero weather," he said. During the year, Capt. Boy Haas, will inspect each school and conduct a fire drill. He will also be in charge of obtaining a monthly fire drill report from each principal until the end of the school year. A complete fire inspection was made at Amherst Hospital and Amherst Manor Nursing Home last week and both received a good rating in housekeeping. "Their personnel are well informed on what to do in case of disaster. We will even throw a surprise fire drill on them," he said. One of the firemens annual money-making projects is two fish fries. One of them will have to be cancelled this year because of the high cost of fish. w 8V September 7, 1972 f y-;s i - V --. . ". i I ' ! 1 1 4 A Chris Wins First Place -7- n mldaj mi iff J 1 &i f'ai-niiiiniiiin" ' NEW HIPANGEB for the Electric Department was delivered Friday. Pictured abce looking atjtheeUyery order arej from left, Boyce Baker, line foreman ;i-bf the Eleo&fo "l)eptmei's Mayor Anthony ;DePaola; Steve Galusha, safety director; and Samuel Bice, driver for Mobil Aerial Towers, Inc., Ft. Wayne, Ind. Poison Center Opens tact the Center by dialing: 282-2220 for subscribers of the Lorain Telephone Co.; or "0" for subscribers of the Elyria and Northern Ohio Telephone Companies and asking the operator to call toll free the Poison Control Center, A Poison Control Center for information andor treatment of poison cases is now available to Amherst residents in Lorain Community Hospital, according to George O. West, Jr., executive director. The Center available to all Lorain County Besidents and adjacent communities, is certified by the Ohio Department of Health, coordinated with the National Clearinghouse for Poison Control Centers in Washington, D.C., and holds membership in the American Association of Poison Control Centers. It is also provided with the knowledge and approval of the other hospitals in Lorain County. The telephone at the Center is manned 24 hours each day of the year by qualified personnel in the Hospital's Emergency Care Center. The source material is provided initially and kept updated through the National Clearinghouse for Poison Control Centers. Anyone in Lorain County may con- Those persons living outside Lorain County and serviced by telephone companies other than those listed above call the Center, but must assume the long distance toll charges. Information given by the caller, as well as the response by the Poison Control Center personnel, will be recorded for the protection of everyone involved. "Lorain Community Hospital is pleased to provide this service as a convenience to the citizens of our service area; and if there are questions you have in this regard, please feel free to contact the nursing service administrator at the hospital," West said. v r. WW . f r- : 1 i A t !!),-,.! "41 -s ' 4.: 1 .-"x Chris Kirkpatrick. took first place recently in the S i n g e r 's ;. World Style-maker Sewing Contest at Mid- way Mall, in the 10 r to 12 year oldclassi-fication. She made and modeled her own outfit and took top spot for her talent. To do it, Chris took eight lessons at Singer taught by Mrs. A. D. Lloyd, 648 Park Ave. Chris, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kirkpatrick, 273 Sunrise Drive, was the only Amherst girl to win an award in the contest. TOMATO PLANTS GBOW HIGH at 896 South Main' St. Doug Moos, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Moos, proudly shows his brother, Brad, the tomato plants he grew all by himself that- are almost reaching the roof and are still growing. Joins Attorney Heads Nixon Campaign Elmer A. Bessick of Elyria, has joined Amherst Attorney Frank His co-chairman is John A. Baird, 110 Denison Ave., Elyria. County headquarters are in the Midway Plaza Building in Midway Mall. The bi-partisan committee is open to anyone who wants to work for Nixon's reelection and interested persons are urged to contact Smith or Baird. Saying Month TENDING THE FIBE at the Annual Lions Club Ox Boast Sunday is Milad Abraham, owner of Milad, Inc. and of Milad' s Ox Pit, where the roast was held. The Lions thank everyone who helped make the roast a success. Bichard Smith, 1259 Chapel Court, has been appointedco-chairman of a Lorain County committee to re-elect President Bichard M. Nixon, i The appointment was made by Jeffrey. S. Bragg, Columbus, youth director of the Ohio Committee to elect Nixon. Sight-. September marks the 23rd annual Sight-Saving Month campaign of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness. The organization has a single goal: to prevent that half of all blindness which is, in fact, needless and preventable. Although activities continue year-'round, during Sight-Saving Month the Society and its state affiliates mount an especially intensive drive to promote vision conservation among the nation's citizens. Of the thousands of men, women and children (1,700 Ohioans) who it is estimated will become blind in the next 12 months, HALF will lose their vision needlessly. Accidents will be responsible for loss of sight for many, accidents which though often unavoidable themselves need not result in serious injury or blindness if the proper safety measures are taken. For others, blindness will be caused by diseases which can frequently be controlled if only detected and treated early enough. And ignorance and neglect will be a directly contributing factor in thousands of cases. Several interesting facts are: There are an estimated 441,300 blind people in our nation today. Before another year passes an estimated 34,650 Americans will become blind. Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. today and surgery is the only known cure for cataract and is more than 95 per cent safe and successful. One in every 20 preschool-agQ children in the U.S. is affected by amblyopia (lazy eye) or other vision problems which can usually be corrected if discovered and treated before school age and an estimated 13,074,000 school children are in need of some form of eye care. During the past year an estimated 172,600 American school children suffered eye injuries. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the nation today. At this moment, an estimated 1,724,300 Americans 35 years of age and older are threatened with blindness from glaucoma which for the most part can be controlled and sight saved if discovered and treated in its early stages. Many glaucoma victims are not aware that they have this insidious disease. Glaucoma can very gradually rob its victims of their sights, without a pain or a symptom. The Society, founded in 1908, is the oldest voluntary health agency nationally engaged in the prevention of blindness through a comprehensive program of community services, public andpro-fessional education, and support of research into the causes of blindness and expanded methods of prevention. An assistant manager at Central Security National Bank, Smith attended Wright State University at Dayton and Lorain County Community College. Before moving to Lorain County, he was active in teen-age and young Bepublican organizations in Springfield and Zanesville and is currently membership chairman of Lor ain County Young Bepublican Club, . ELMEB BESSICK J. Janik in the practice of law3 153 Park Ave. Bessick graduated from Bowling Green State University and Cleveland Marshall Law School. He was admitted to practice in 1971. Since admission, he has been employed as Law Clerk to Chief Justice John V. Corri-gan of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland. Bessick -and his wife, , Karol, -reside at 158 Stanford t Ave., Elyria. Free Lunch Policy Told A free and reduced price lunch policy for Amherst school children unable to pay the full price of a meal, has been announced by Superintendent Clayton Smith. Y The income scale for free meals ranges from $2,450 to $9,695 and the reducedprice meals scale ranges from $2,769 to $10,959, depending on the size of the family, the number of children in school, pre-school or a day care center. An example is if reduced price meals are provided, in a family of four, with three children in school, and an income between $4,727 and $5,343, all three children must be granted free meals. A family with one child, making between $2,245 and $2,769 will be eligible for a reduced price lunch. Families falling within the scale or those suffering from unusual circumstances or hardships may apply for free or reduced price meals for their children. They may do so by filling in an application form sent home in a letter to parents. Additional copies are available in the principal's office in each school. Applications may be submitted any time during the school year. The information provided on the application will be confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility. The building principal will review applications, and determine eligibility, if a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling, he may make a request, either orally or in writing, for a hearing to appeal the decision. Smith has been designated as the hearing official. "There will be no identification of or discrimination against any student unable to pay the full cost of a meal," Smith said. A complete copy of the policy is on file in the superintendent's office where it may be reviewed by any interested person. AMHEBST STBUTTEBS have been busy practicing for their participation in the Sugar Creek Festival Sept. 30. Pictured from left, front row are-. Tina Shand, Buffy Fior, Beth Bloom, Sherie Thomas, Sherri Keplinger, Vicky Starbuck, Karen Shr'oyer, Debby Glowacki, Kimberly Wood, Theresa Beckwith, Susan Shuster, Kelly Krohl, Karen Koch, Lori Bloom, Nancy Meyer, Jean Berthold, Mary Beth Sliman and Bhonda Wood, (see page 7)