The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1947-04-10

              HERST JeWS-TiME HE VOL XIX, NO. 15 AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1947 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD Ei nn n Ete($ ft Am slat if if Bowling Alleys To Be Ready For Play Here This Week Retail Merchants Plan for Special Campaign Providing present . plans go well, Amherst bowlers will have alleys available in town sometime this week, according to John Michael, owner of the new alleys be ing constructed in his building on Park avenue between the Gas office and the post bf fice. Although lack of spectator's seats and a few other minor items -will postpone any "grand open-ing" until sometime in August, Michael said that bowlers will be able to use the alleys in the next few days. All eight alleys are completed and remaining work consists merely of small details incidental to drying and final polishing, cleaning up, etc. Work was commenced on remodelling the building and constructing the alleys in December of last year. The entire interior was changed and two floors laid down for the lanes, special lights were erected, and the lanes and pits constructed to latest specifications. Michael said that in laying the floor for the lanes, a tolerance of only 30 thousandths of an inch was the greatest allowed for the sub-flooring and less than that for the top of the floor. The building was originally erected as a garage in 1917. Michael used it as a garage and auto sales room until the start of the war when it was taken over by the American Specialty com pany for the manufacture of their sprayers. The Specialty relin quished the building the first part of December of last year. Michael stated this week that he intends to provide a place for bowling that will attract everyone in the community. Only soft drinks will be sold and no rowdy ism will be tolerated. No children under 16 years of age will be ad' mitted, unless accompanied by their parents. Moving Pictures At PTA Monday Moving pictures of Brownhelm and vicinity will be shown by Mr. Wargo of Brownhelm, when members of the Parent Teachers Association meet at the school-house Monday evening for their April meeting. The business meet ing will begin at 7:30. Following the showing of the pictures, a social gathering will be held in the Home Economics room, with lunch served by the committee. Since next month's meeting will be "open house," Monday's meet' ing will be. the last meeting of the year to, afford an opportunity for parents and teachers to dis cuss individual problems. Basketball Team Dinner Tuesday Members of the Amherst and South Amherst basketball teams will be entertained next Tuesday evening with a dinner at Amherst high school. The dinner is being sponsored by the Booster club to honor the varsity players of the two teams, Tickets may be procured from members of the club. Chester Gall Is Ninth In County Scholarship Test Chester Gall, a senior at Am herst, placed ninth in the county, in the test conducted on March by the State Department of Education, it was announced last week by C. A. Gibbons, county superintendent of schools. ' Chester scored 208 points out of a possible 285; first place was 235 points, made by Marion Fin-lay, of Elyria. Certificates of recognition will be presented to the sixteen highest ranking seniors. They will be entered in district and state competition, with college scholarships awarded those winners. The test was given in English, history, mathematics, science and reading, with all seniors participating taking the same test. Call Sof tball Meeting Sunday A meeting of Legionnairs inter ested in playing Softball this sum mer is being called for next Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Legion Home. Called by Howard Becker, the meeting is to find out how many will be interested in playing for the Legion and to discuss plans for forming a team and possibly a league. Youth Fellowship To Hold Services This Weekend The second annual Youth Fellowship Institute of the Amherst Group of Youth Fellowships, of the Ohio Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren church will conduct a. series, of meetings Friday evening. The first session will be held at 8 p.m. in Lorain, Saturday, April 12, at the South nidge church at 7 p.m. at which time there will be a tureen style banquet. The Sunday morning session will be held at the Brownhelm church starting at 11 o'clock, and the closing vesper service will be held at the Amherst church convening at 4 o'clock. The Institute Theme this year is "Enlist For Christ," and was suggested by the International Society of Christian Endeavor. Churches in the group are Huron, Lorain, Brownhelm, South Ridge, and Amherst. Rev. C. C. Vandersall of the Amherst church is Councillor. Other officers of the group are, president, Frederick Eppley, South Ridge;vice-president, Shirley Eppley, Lorain; .secretary, Ruth Hasenpflug, Brownhelm; and treasurer, Lynette James, Lorain. Although sponsored by the I youth, these services are open to any interested adults. Members of thenewly-organiz-ed Retail Merchants Association this week are starting on their campaign to promote a "Shop First in Amherst" movement. As discussed at meetings recently, the group is of the opinion that more total benefits will accrue to local shoppers if they shop in their home town stores first. Members pointed out that in many cases local stores had merchandise that was unobtainable in larger towns and that prices were almost invariably the same or less than in larger towns. On page two of this issue will be found ads of the members cooperating this week with special values presented to bring in customers that they may become thoroughly acquainted with the wide selection of stocks carried. Easter Seal Sales Reach $1,100 Mark Sales of Easter Seals, sponsored by the Rotary club in Amherst, this week reached $1,100, according to a report by Ray Wasem, chairman. One thousand dollars had been set as the goal, to be reached by Easter Sunday. Part of the money will go to state and national funds to aid crippled children, and the balance will remain in a separate fund locally to aid in the crippled children's work carried on by the club here. In charge of the sale were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wasem, Mr. and Mrs. James Nabakowski, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Earl. Smythe Is Named Vice-President As Directors Meet R. J. Ehrlich was named as president of the Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Ralph Prittie, as directors of the Chamber met at the Lorain County Savings and Trust company on Monday evening of this week. Band Concert Tonight At School Amherst high school's fifth annual band concert will be staged tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. at the high school auditorium. Under the direction of Watkin P. Jones, instrumental director, the band has prepared a varied program of numbers. The annual concert has attracted considerable attention and a large crowd is, expected to attend. Children who attend the story hour at Amherst library on Saturday of this week will hear what a boy named Arkie did with one hundred pies, and "The Mystery of Carmen the Cow," also the story of "The Old Woman and Her Door." Oberlin Women's Glee Club ' Here Next Monday Hobart Band In Concert Here Next Sunday Evening Music lovers in Amherst are putting a red circle around April 1 3 on their calendars, red-lettering Sunday as the day the Hobart high school band will present a concert at the school auditorium. This will be the second visit of the famous Hobart band in Amherst and many who were not privileged to attend the concert last year are looking forward to a real musical treat. Their concert in Amherst is under the sponsorship of the Amherst Band Mothers' club, and all money received from the concert will be used for new equipment for the Amherst school band. The director, Frederick Ebbs, is an alumnus of Amherst high 'Bchool, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebbs. Mr. Ebbs and the band are on their annual spring concert tour and are stopping in Amherst as a salute to the conductor's home town. When the 70-piece band presented their annual winter concert in Memorial Hall, Gary, Indiana, Dr. Edwin Franco Gold- pan, noted bandmaster of New York City, was guest conductor, , and at that time said he could not give enough credit to the boys and girls of the Hobart high school band and their conductor for the excellency of their work. The 1948 edition of "First Chair of America," the year book for Collect 7 Tons Of Waste Paper Seven tons of waste paper were collected by Cub Scouts in their salvage drive on Wednesday of last week. Proceeds of the collection, which was carried on under the direction of Elmer Smith, Pack Master, will go to build up the treasuries of the two packs participating. Both packs need ad- bands, orchestras and choruses, ditional supplies and part of the was dedicated to the Hobart, Ind. funds will go to provide for the high school band. monthly meetings. The year book states, "because it is a truly nationally known in stitution and because of its influ ence for the development of tine music departments in the schools has reached to every city and town in America, we proudly ded icate this 1948 edition of 'First Chair of America' to the great Hobart high school band." John J. Smythe was named to the job of vice president. William Robertson had been named at a previous meeting to act as secretary and treasurer for the Chamber.Among the plans discussed by directors was a "get acquainted" meeting tentatively set for Monday, May 5. Present plans call for a meeting of the entire Cham ber with special invitation to new comers in the community, in order that the newer residents may meet their neighbors and be made to feel more at home. Some discussion was also given to cleaning up old signs and erecting new signs on highways outside of town, directing motorists to Amherst. Opera Attracts Many Music Lovers From Community This Week Many from Amherst and vicinity are attending the opera in Cleveland this week, j Among thosf attending the production of "Lohengrin" Tuesday evening were Mrs. Karl Smith, Mrs. Bert Packard, Mrs. Arthur Meesig, Mrs. Vincent Nalley, Mrs. Thomas Nugent, and Mrs. John Reinhardt. On Wednesday, Mrs. Fred Powers and Mrs. Edward Pietch attended '.he production of "Faust.". Fifty membeVs bf Amherst high..-school are planning to go by chartered bus tomorrow (Friday) to attend the production of "Hansel and Gretel." The Oberlin College Women's Glee club will present a program next Monday, April 14, at the Amherst Congregational church. Amherst Congregational church, i but a free-will offering will be to which the entire public is invited.There is no admission charge taken. The program was postponed from a few weeks ago, when the community was snow-bound. Speech Class To Present "Death Takes a Holiday" by JUNE ZIPP "Death Takes a Holiday" will be presented by the Amherst high school Speech Department on April 24 and 25 in the high school auditorium. This striking drama has established itself among the important plays of our time. It is based on the poetic conception of death suspending all activities for three days during which period he falls in love with a beautiful girl, and through her realizes why mortals fear him. The mood of this piay is established with remarkable skill and while it is charged with exciting moments it is a perfect background for a love-story that is as simple as it is appealing. The character who symbolizes Death is, for the most part, a very human sort of person, with none of the conventional claptrap that might easily have been dragged in for mere effect. A play that arouses thought, stimulates discussion, and presents a novel and optimistic philosophy on the problems of love Red Cross Drive Total Climbs Over $2,000 Contributions totalling $2,013.98 have been collected in the annual Red Cross Roll Call of the Amherst Branch, Lorain Chapter, American Red Cross, which includes Amherst, South Amherst, Brownhelm,Vermilion-on-the-Lake, and Beaver Park. The drive officially ended last week. The present report is complete except for the returns from two captains. Captains in Amherst and the township were Mesdames Robert mW4WWWWWWWWW'4M'!Ctoate, Edward Pietch, Fred Powers, John Michael, Walter Ri ser, Wm. Heller, David Gold-thorpe, Alfred Proctor, Walter Knispel, Norman Miller, Irving Mollison, N. A. Rubel, Raymond Sick, Orin Stilgenbauer, Vera NEWS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL by DOLORES 03YK and BETTY SCHROEDER Hobart Band Concert On Sunday evening, April 13, at 8 o'clock, the Hobart Band, under the direction of Frederick Ebbs, will present a concert at the high school auditorium. Tick ets may be purchased from any Band Mother. Amherst Band Concert This (Thursday) evening the Amherst band, under the direction of Mr. Jones will present its fifth annual spring concert in the high school auditorium. The program will begin at 8 o'clurk. If you have n c yet prchased your ticket you may do so at the door. P. T. A. The monthly meeting of the P. T. A. will be held in the gym and death, "Death Takes a Holiday" has established itself as one of the most popular and successful plays. The New York Sun described the play as being "fascinating; always a stirring leap into the dark. It will take you out of the ordinary; often it will take you out of yourselves." next Monday evening, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. Test to be Given Friday On Friday morning the District State Preliminary Examination will be given to high school students. The people who place first will participate in the Kent State Tests to be given at Berea in May. Track Season Begins The first track meet of the season will be held on Friday afternoon at Vermilion. The boys have been practicing for some time and Coach Engle is anticipating a successful meet. Fremont Contest Members of the student body journeyed to Fremont, Saturday, April 5, to compete in a vocal and instrumental contest. The students who represented Amherst high school and the ratings they received are as follows: Jean Mueller, violin, superior; Barbara Tabbert, piano, excellent; Elmer Gall, drums, superior; Chester Gall, trombone, excellent; Nancy Mead, Esther Sick, Bever-Elaine Rubel, clarinet, excellent; ly Sprague, Roberta Diedrick, Jean Kleps, Carolyn Vandersall, sextet, excellent. In charge of the drive in South Amherst was Mrs. Emil Ruth as chairman, assisted by Lucille Urig, Marilyn Gainok, Naoma Walker, Wanda Winson, Mrs. Mary Barn-hart, Helen Boroski, Ethel Ruth,. Annette Krueck, Mildred Hyatt, Barbara Ellis, Lillian Harris, Eileen Urig, Ninabelle Kilmer, Lora McCurdy, Helen Wragg, Margie vilagi, Lydia Ellis, Geraldine Ellis, Mrs. Hubert Heavener, Bertha Costanzo, Joan Mori, Joyce Mori, Lauver, Dorothy Delfield, Mer- Laverne Megessie, Lena Fluckiger, vin Shubert, Jack Barkley, Wm. Wheatley, Raymond Sprague, Janet Lower, Mrs. Karl Obenour, Darlene Huessner, Martha Jamie, George Battenhouse, Fred Acker- and Helen Tolochko, man, Miss Grayce Purcell, and Mr. Ray Jewett, who were assisted by Mesdames Gust Zilch, In charge of Brownhelm was Mrs. Parker Baird, as chairman, I assisted by Mabel Hasenpflug, Frank Raddie, Ludolf Kreeger, Mrs. John Henning, Mrs. Irwin Walter Schulz, John Strohmeier, j Bachman, Emma Miller, Mildred Newton Holzhauer, Roy Harr, j Wikoff , Lydia Bacon, Mrs. Don Clayton Hollingsworth, Alb ert'sahr, Ruth Hasenpflug, Mrs. Roy Kreeger, Wm. Osklm, James Angersbach, Frank Tansey, and Bruce, Robert Gilliland, Frank James Shellman. Fleming, Irwin Telzrow, Ionaj In charge ofVermilion-on-the-Maxwell, Harold Washka, Myron Lake was Mrs. Frank Todi, assist-Northeim, Harry Hutton, John'ed by Ellanore Merkly, Mrs. N. Sharp, Fred Coverdale, Walter Jantz, and Mrs. Harold Hahn. Werner, Neil Hansman, Gerald i Mrs. Bernice Heston was in Mead, Paul Green, Earl Rainey, 1 charge of the drive in Beaver Clayton Young, Ray Kane, Harry Park. Earl, Walter Bams, John Child-1 Dr. R. J. Mulford, chairman of ress, Joseph Dombroski, Floyd the drive for the branch, assisted Lodge, Karl Smith, Clarence by Mrs. Charles Kendeigh as co-Kern, J. R. MacKenzie, D. E. chairman, extend their many Dudley, Edward Sabiers, Elmer thanks to all those who have so Bishop, Florence Gidl, Ervin Eh- . generously contributed to the suc- lert, Emery Sondergeld, the Misses Libbie Gerlach, Martha Gerlach, Carolyn Vandersall, Janet Rae Battenhouse, Doris Davidson, and Nancy Lambie, Mr. Robert Gilliland, and Mr. Richard Ehrman. cess of this 1947 Red Cross Fund. They also wish to thank all those who have worked on the drive and have given their time and untiring effort for a Job well done.