The Amherst news-times (Amherst, Ohio), 1941-10-31

              The Amherst Ne WS-IIMES SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD VOLUME XXIII, NUMBER 44 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1941 Community Party To Benefit Soldiers Amherst people will have an opportunity to remember their boys who are wearing Uncle Sam's uniforms next week when a card party and dance will be sponsored by the local Eagles. The event will be held in the local high school gym, the largest local place available and the sponsors are hoping for a mammoth turnout that will fill the place. Although initiated by the Eagles the affair is supported by all other local organizations. Admission to the gym will be some gift for a soldier or sailor. The committee in charge has asked that these gifts be articles which the soldiers and sailors must buy such as cigarettes, razor blades, candy, toilet articles, writing paper, or even postage stamps. Articles such as cloth ing are furnished them by the government and should not be included. The cost of the article which should be taken as the admission price is left entirely to those at tending, but since those attend ing will be given an evening of fine entertainment, they ought to consider what a similar even ine's entertainment would cost them. Everything received as admis-son will be packed and sent to some soldier or sailor from Am herst township. A complete list is being compiled by the Eagles, and articles received will be boxed and sent at the expense of the local organization. All expenses in connection with the card party and dance will be paid by the Eagles, so that the entire proceeds of the admission will go directly to soldiers and sailors. The earlier part of the evening will be spent in playing cards. Bride, pinochle and sixty-six will be played, and the people will be perimtted to select the game they prefer playing. After the card games an Orchestra will furnish music for dancing. Set aside Thursday Nov. 13 as a night of fun and entertainment for yourself, and a benefit for some soldier or sailor. The Eagles committe in charge of the affair consists of Art Mes-sig, C. A. Lauer, Clyde Donnelly and Matt Lawless. , Art Thomas Begins Officers' Training Corporal Arthur R. Thomas arrived at Fort Benning, Ga. where he will be a member of the Fourth Officer Candidate class as announced today by Lt. Col. R. R, Coursey, Commanding Officer of the Candidate Battalion. The Officer Candidate course is under the supervision of the Infantry School, and is the first of its kind in 23 years offering enlisted men opportunity to rise from the ranks. Candidates are selected on the basis of leadership ability from every Corps Area and Foreign Station in the Army. Successful completion of the rigorous three-month course results in commissions as Second Lieutenants of Infantry. Thomas entered the Army in February as a selectee and was formerly with the Reception Center at Fort Harrison, Indiana. He holds an A. B. degree from Ohio Wesleyan and a B. S. Degree from Ohio State University. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta, Phi Epsilon Kappa, Gamma Phi and Athletic "W" Letterman Class. He was a teacher and athletic coach and professional baseball player prior to his induction. Thomas taught at the South: east high school in Rlchmondale, Ohio for a short time. LARGE CROWD ATTEND CARD PARTY Bridge, pinochle and sixty-six were played at the card party sponsored by the Laymen's Fellowship of the Congregational church recently. The party was held In the church gym with twenty tables in play. Receiving high honors were Emery Sonder-gelt and Mrs. Otis Bahl In sixty-six; Elmer Smith and Mrs. Marshall (Whitacre in pinochle; and Ralph Prlttle and Mrs. Hugh Haynes In bridge. Thecommlttee-ln-charge served lunch following the games. Story Hour To Begin at Library Every Thursday and Saturduy afternoon there will be a Story Hour at tho Amherst Public LI brary for the children of Amherst. The Story Hour has been prepared for the purpose or interesting the children of Amherst and vicinity in book reading and to give them a knowledge of the books in thp library. Thursday's St:ry Hour will be for boys and girls of the 5th and OGth grades. The Hour will be spent In story reading by Miss Elaine Maxwell, who has been chosen to be the children's librarian, and It will begin at four o'clock. grade from the 5th and Cth grade up. The Hour will be spent In story reading by Miss Elaine Maxwell, who has been chosen to be the children's HBiarian and will begin at four o'clock. Saturday's Story Hour will begin at two o'clock in the afternoon and will be for the younger child ren under the fourth grade and kindergarten age. Each week the program will vary accordnig to the children's wonts. The Story Hour is open to the public and it Is hoped that a fine crowd of young people will attend the meetings. Rotary To Meet With District Governor Committee men of the Rotary club are asked to meet at 11 a. m next Monday in order to meet the District Governor and to discuss new plans. The members will meet upstairs in the Methodist church. There were twenty-nine per sons present at this week',s meet' ing of the Rotary club Monday noon. C. E. Walmsley of Cleveland and Earl Jenkins of Elyria showed moving pictures of mod ern insulation work for Johns-Manville. Explanation of the work was also given. There were nine guests at the meeting in eluding Walmsley and Jenkins; James H. Ehrman, John Penton and Robert Mihuta of Amherst high school; Clayton Springer; Ernest W. Nickel of Beverly Hills, Cal. who gave an interesting dem onstration of whistling and Churchill Goodspeed of Amherst. A Personal Account of a Pleasant Evening By Mrs. F. R. Powers About the middle of October each year it is my wont to begin watching the Cleveland newspapers for the first announcement of the names of authors, who during the afternoon of the NETOA , Convention Day, are to be guests in Halle's Book Shop. The printed word, when it finally came, was most gratifying. The authors of two current best sellers were to be there Bellamy Partridge and Mildred Jordan. Robert Lawson, who drew the illustrations for "Ferdinand the Bull," Robert J. Casey, Chicago Dally News foreign correspondent, just returned from a 21-month European trip,, and Cleveland's own Claire MacMurray. Here then was ' a combination destined to set in motionjournalistically-Inclined beings from all corners of the Western Reserve. The news from Halle's Book Shop was suddenly father to my plans. But on the morning of Friday the 24th, I wasn't quite up to leaving town in the traditional manner which is, on N.E.O.T.A. Convention days, in the family car at somewhat past eight in the morning. (Don't ever again ask me to help at a church sup- MEMBERS OF JI.I .MJIJ,,,..! Ml I.L .-HI .1 -IN-.L ,,.,.1.11.11 I I I 1 If ill. J fcMfti My 0 lit rtt 'iWrtii il M HftStlWi Riiif.ell Dodson, Lois Jean Garber, Bub Becker and Lois White are four saxaphone players in the Junior Orchestra at Amherst school. Later they will become members of the Senior Orchestra. Amherst High Enters Contest Promoting Sale of Stamps Amherst High School has offlc-1 tally entered the contest being conducted In conjunction with Football Week for Defense Savings November 3rd to 8th to compete for prizes of Defnese Stamps totaling $11112.50. Official entrv has been acknowledged by the State Committee from their Cleve land oft'lefs tj F. K. Powers, who signed the entry form. The contest, open to all high schools, colleges and universities In Ohio Is for the best demonstia Hons made in behalf of the Do feup Savings Program during football games played during that week. More than 42 schools have already filed their entries. Prizes are being offered in each ot threo individual groups, one for colleges and universities, a second set for high schools with a total enrollment of 500 or more and third group is comprised of schools wli.h less than 500 enrollment. The prizes of Defense Stamps lonated by the Standard Oil Com pany of Ohio can be converted Into Defense Bonds with a maturity value of $1530.00. Each of the three groups will compete for a first prize of $150.00, a second prize ot $75.00 and third prize of $:S7.30 all In Defense Savings Stamps. In addition there will be a grand prize of $375.00 In Defense Stamps which will bo awarded to the . per the evening before a day for which I "got" special plans, girls.) So I took the 12 o'clock bus from Amherst, and left Lorain one half hour later. The whole arrangement was most agreeable and convenient, tho I had always believed contrariwise until the experience was actually mine. I was let off right at Halle's front door, which is something the New York Central never did for me so I guess we'll manage to get along without the choo-choo cars. (It's breaking with a pleasant tradition that bothers me most there.) Arrived in the Book Shop, I browsed casually around, all the while looking about me in search of those I had come to see. Finally I picked them out at five focal points in that section of the Shop nearest the Tea Room, and each was seated at a table upon which was piled copies of the book that was at the moment responsible for its creator's current claim to fame. The lady in grey must be Mildred Jordan, there were volumes of "One Red Rose Forever" stacked on the table before her. Bellamy Partridge was beyond Miss Jordan I recognized him from a newspaper picture. I knew Clair MacMur SCHOOL'S JUNIOR ORCHESTRA school making the tion in the State iiest demoiistra-Schools in all given equal op three groups are portunity to compete for this grand prize. "We hope, sad Hoy D. Moore, State Chairman, "that every eligible school in the Slate will take part in this competition. Not only will It promote the sale of Defense Stamps and Domls. but lt will also i-nable ten schools in the State to win substantial prizes." Amherst will present a full afternoon's program November 7th when the Comets play the Ver milion Sailors at Harris Feld. Want Second Hand Turhines For Plant Advertisement for bids for two second hand 625-750 kw turbo-generating units for the Amherst electric light plant appear this week. Bids will be received until 12 o'clock noon, Nov. 19th. Included with theturbo-generating units in the contract will be miscellaneous iron work, surface condenser and equipment, cooling tower and circulating pumps, piping and valves, painting, switchboard and wiring, gas engine driven generator and equipment, coal and ash handling equipment and all necessary appurtenances.Copies of plans and specifications and blank proposals are available at the light plant of- fice. ray at once. She was unobtrusively plump In a black dress and turban, and she appeared to be a most charming person just the type of woman you'd expect would be a successful mother to three lively boys. Two remain ed to be identified and, once I'd found them, I decided that both had the look of hie. who could trace the roots of a family 1" to British soil, and that probably the one with the pleasantly whimsical expression on his face was Robert Lawson. From 2 p. m. to 3:30 p. m. the Book Shop's five guests met the public and autographed copies of their books. At 3:30 they were escorted to a platform at the further end of the Tea Room where each was to take his turn at speaking to the assembled audience gratifying as to members and mostly ladies. Bellamy Partridge was introduced first. Mr. Partridge wrote "The Country Lawyer," some years ago and made a place for himself among the nation's literary lights. His latest book, "The Big Family," has been on Cleve land's "Best Seller" lists for sev eral weeks now. Parts of "Big Family" recently ran in the Sat-(Contlnued on page four) China Missionaries At Convention The Amherst 4-Square church has been active this week with guests from all over the country attending the Ohio District convention of the 4-Square Gospel churches which is being held in the local church. The convention opened Tues day evening with a full church in attendance to hear Dr. Howard Courtney, Great Lakes Supervis- or, give the welcoming address. Rev. Harold Hunter, of Akrori and state superintendent of Ohio ! ii,j-j n- -,.,. oi uitivuuvbu is i wui viicj aiiu aiaui the other visiting ministers which aller a J nour '"rucuon m Include Rev. and Mrs. Paul Hunt- June- 1935- He obtained his li-er of Roanoke, Va.; Rev. and Mrs. cense at the age of 16. Grover Owens, the former Great1 After completing a very suc- Lakes District Commander; Rev., cestui career in Amnersi nign Charles Robertson, Concord, N. ! school, in 1936 by being an active Carolina; Rev. and Mrs. Harold class president for four years, an Myers, Gettysburg, Pa.; Rev. Mc- actor in the drama departmen. Cartney and Rev. Frassier of On- an orator in the speech depart-tario, Canada; Rev. and Mrs. Erby ment, a singer in the glee clubs, Freeman, Petosky, Mich.; Rev. and a drummer in the band and Hal Morona, Terra Haute, Ind.; I orchestra, Bob entered Baldwin- Rev. Flovd McClure. Marian. Ind.: rv vinvH Rrnr-v Znnncuiito o ...... . JV. ., , Rev. Lvnn Charter. Rev. Wendell St. Claire of Cambrige; Rev. and Mrs. Robinson, New Comerstown; Rev. and Mrs. Haney, Canton; j Kappa fraternity ana a memDer Rev. Robert Donaway, Wooster. of the track team. Rev. Howard Parker, Lucas;! ENTERED AIR CORPS Rev. and Mrs. Claude Powers, March 19, 1941, young Hall en-Fostoria; Rev. and Mrs. Bryan, ! tcred the Air Corps and was sta-Toledo; Rev. and Mrs. Clark, j tioncd in Muskogee, Oklahoma for Cleveland, Rev. and Mrs. Bore- ten weeks. At Muskogee, Bob man, Conneaut; Rev. Marion I was called "Doc" and was known Lindsay. Akron and Mrs. Court-1 as the "little guy of the Musko- ney gees." Following his ten weeks Rev. Owens, the Young People's In Oklahoma, he was transferred Commander, and Rev. Myers, to the Curtis Field at Brady, State Superintendent of Pennsyl-j Texas where he remained anoth-vania, were guest speakers Wed-1 er ten weeks before going to nesday evening and fifteen min-1 Brooks Field, Texas where he ute scrmonettes were given by I completed his course. After the other visiting preachers. The graduation on the thirty-first, Bob Thursday afternoon services are ; and his fellow wing-men will be in charge of the lady ministers. I commissioned officers of the U. S. This evening (Thursday) Rev. I Air Corps and will be given var-Hunter of Roanoke and State 'ious assignments, none of them Superintendent will sneak. Pre-1 known as yet. For the past few cccding the speech a very interesting reel of films will be shown by Rev. and Mrs. Paul Steven Dykstra, missionaries from North China. Rev. and Mrs. Dysktra have returned to America for a short 1 furlough after being in China for ten years. Thny have brought with them from China 1600 feet of motion picture film cf actual combat and work that has bei going on in China during the war The pictures will be shown at seven o'clock this evening. Friday, the concluding day of the convention, will be observed as Mission Day with the churches pledging their mission work for the new year. An Interesting mission program has been arranged for the day. GO TO WASHINGTON Sam Wragg, president ot the board of public affairs, and F. O. Bowne, consulting engineer for the light plant, were In Washing ton last weekend. Expense bills totaling $102.94 for this trip were approved by the board at Its meeting Tuesday. Candidates To End Campaigns Local politics will come into the spotlight this week-end as candidates wind up their campaigns to secure votes at Tuesday's general election. During the past month the campaigns have been under way, but all work was done quietly with each candidate making his own contacts with voters. From Tree Top To Second Lieut. U ' . . 7-rr . . that the endorsed candidates He used to sit high up in a tree . , . . . ... Iwere favorable to the construc- strapped in a chair of his owni .. , , . .. ., ' tion of a light plant. This litera- making and watch the silver " , 1 ture was issued by Hugh Tomp-streaks, namely airplanes, flying kins Henry H Gordon and high in the blue sky and dream of George W. Deiss. being behind one of those power- j A new group also made its ap- ful models able to fly into those pearance this week. This group beautiful white cloud banks up 1 op?ratuin Tthe nam6 The Amherst First League, with there in the blue. Today, he is charles Heam chalmani flying up there and is enjoying Tne Amherst First League says every minute of it. It took a its objectives are not entirely" long time but he kept at it and political, and that it will main-now in a couple of days, he'll be tain its organization after election commissioned a second lieutenant to investigate civic projects that of the United States Air Corps. , will come before the people. Robert Hall, better known to In an advertisement, appear- the young people of Amherst and ing elsewhere in this issue of The to the faculty of Amherst high News-Times, the league, corn-school as "Bob," the all-round posed principally of tax payers, boy of Amherst high, is the lad endorses a slate of candidates con-who made his dreams come true.'sisting of John H. Michael, may-Friday, October 31, Bob will grad-' or; Allie B. Kuss, treasurer; uate from Brooks Field, Texas Clarence Dean, Dr. Wm. Schaef-along with 132 other young men for, Paul Wottring, Arthur Mes-from the country. 41 of the class sig, Paul Wohlever and Charles are Ohioans, we are informed, j Smith for council; Eric Nord, El-TOOK TO WIINGS EARLY jmer Baker and August Nabakow-Bob took to his wings at a very ' ski for board of public affairs, early age, soloing before he was! xhe league has also approved sixteen, ne was unuoie iu gei . . TT 1. 1 - A A ' his flvin8 license- though, until j ne naa reacnea lne ae llmu a "ul until that time ne had to wait I patiently. He took his first solo flmnt at Mills Airport, iorain i Wallace college in uerea lor a i two-year course. While in col- - lege he prepared nimseii ior nis future aviator's course and also became a member or tne eta weeks, Bob has been tutoring a class in ground school. BORN IN ELYRIA The young aviator was born in Elyria and is the oldest of the three sons of Mrs. Adelaide E. Hall. Jed, or rather Jay Edwin, is the second son and he is also in the Air Corps. Jed is stationed at Kelley's Field in San An-tonia, Texas, ten miles from his brother and the two usually spend their weekends together. Jed graduated from Kelly's Field and has b"en an instructor there for j some liw At the present he is 'a tactical officer and has four hundred cadets under hij supervision. Harry, the youngest ! the Hall brothers, is a senior of Amherst high school and is fol lowing in his brothers' footsteps having been president of his class for three years. Harry's ambition is to head for Texas as soon as he receives his diploma. The Hall brothers have grown up in an ideal home, one of those large country places, a white house trimmed with green and set back a nice distance from the road on Foster Park Road. The first appearance of campaign literature occurred last week when a sample ballot endorsing a slate of candidates appeared together with a statement we renewal oi me scuuui u.- il 1 At 1 1 A levy. lne mnersi rarem-iemuer Association has also openly stated in favor of the renewal of the scnooi tax levy. taieraiure which the PTA is distributing says that the levy is not a new tax but a renewal of a levy which the school has had for the past twenty years. It states, "This special levy is a necessary part of the school operating plan in t'i- State of Ohio. Your support of our three mill levy will enable us to continue to provide good schools for our Amherst boys and girls." Vote To Dissolve Amherst Park Bank Dissolution of The Amherst Park Bank Co. was approved by the stockholders at their special meeting last week. Substantially all of the assets of the Park Bank were transtered to The Lorain County Savings and Trust Co. about a year and a half ago, but the corporate franchise of the company had not been surrend ered. The action of the stockholders last week was to save ' the expense of maintaining the'scor-poration.The Amherst Park Bank Co. has plaeed in escrow for The Amherst Mortgage Loan Co. a sum equal to the capital stock or The Amherst Park Flank Co. which covers all obligations of the stockholders to The Amlierst Mortgage Loan Co., as provided by the terms of the reopening plan of the bank. One Boy On Honor Roll The honor roll for the first six weeks' period has been announced as follows by Miss Marlon Steele, principal ot Amherst High school: The girls lead the honor roll for the first period with Ora Mae Schaeffer, Thelma Sprenger, Jacqueline Braudlgan, Elsie Lodge and Pat Penton loading with five A's; June Ruth, Elaine Hamann, rhlllig Beeslng, 4 A's; Eileen Orn" nel, Janet Smith, Norma Barckerl, Marjorie Deuschle, Lois Rosen-kranz, 8 A's; Bob Weniel, Betty Wltte, Mary Lou Aschenbacn, 2 A's and Gail HIgglns, Earl Stlwald, Phyllis Miller, Elaine Springer, Muriel Springer, Constance Kom-inis, and Florence Welgand, 1 A. Bob Wensel and Earl Stlwald, seniors, were the only boys who made the honor roll for the six week's period.