The Amherst news-times (Amherst, Ohio), 1950-10-20

              The Amherst News IMES VOL XXXII, NO. 42 "TEN PACES AMHERST, OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1950 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD Homecoming Queen Is Crowned "TUP" Trash Collection Set for Nov. 2 and 3 - - "Mr--- 11 The annual fall trash collection in the village will be held on Thursday and Friday, November 2 and 3. On these two days the street department crews will cover the entire town to remove any trash or rubbish set out for them. The collection is a semi-annual project carried out by council to help keep the town clean. Dad's Night to Be Feature of Game Next Week Council Names Pikey Acting Chief of Police Photo by James Evans . Committeemen Set Up Final Plans For Halloween Celebration for Oct. 30 , Barbara Vollmer, senior at Amherst High, Is given her crown as Homecoming Queen at last Friday night's football game, by Al Pozniak, co-captaln of this year's Comets. Partially concealed by Miss Vollmer Is Bill Woh-lever, the other co-captairi, while holding the mike Is James Schulz, representing the Alumni Association. Watching are members of the Queen's Court, left to right: Betty Kolbe, Sue Simpson, Ena Gerrese, and Edna Vollmer. Amherst's first Homecoming, both the game and the dance, proved to be unusually successful Friday evening (except for the score), enough so that members of the Alumni ssociation are confident of making it an annual f.fl'air. The crew.nim: ceremonies took nlice at half time, with Jame:' Schulz actinf as master of ceremonies, rod Mrs Margaret Ege-lr.nd Rivii g the we'.come. Botn toe Clenrview -md the Au.hetJt bands "strutted ilAir slr.fr' in .j'.'-ctive formations across the fie'd, the green, and g ild of Amherst and Ihe blue and while of C'earvicw miKing a striking picture under tht- lights. Barbara Vollmer was crowned qoeen by Alex Pozniak and Bill Wohlevor, co-coptains for the game. She was also presented with a corsage of yellow chrys.inthe-m.ims, the same as were used in her crown. Her attendants were Ena Gerrese and Sue Simpson, iimiois: Edna Vollmer, sophomore; and Petty Kolbe, freshman. All the ''iris wore suits and yellow mum shoulder corsages. Following the game, the queen and her attendants were escorted to the Hh school in convertibles, preceded by the band, and were seated on the stage in proper ceremony befitting the occasion. A Lorain orchestra furnished dance music for the evening. New Business Opened Up Here A new business was opened up in town this week in the building on Tenney avenue formerly occupied by Campbell Gulf Supply Store. Known as the Amherst Body and Welding Service, the new concern will specialize in auto hodv and fender rebuilding and refinishing, industrial welding, I and light fabrication. The business is owned by Clarence Gerber and Ward and Cliff Elliott. Cliff Elliott will manage the business, being assisted in the late afternoon and evenings by the other two. Committee members made final plans Monday evening for the community's annual fall festival and Halloween parade, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.Scheduled for Monday night, October 30, the schedule of events will follow that of previous years with a parade and prizes, street dancing, and free cider and donuts. Most Dlans are now completed, committees reported Monday evening, with the few remaining minor details to be worked out l mis weeit. Window display I One addition to the plans this year is a prize for the best decorated window. All merchants are asked to decorate their windows i'i tl.o -week-end, using the Halloween season as a theme. Order maps At Monday's meeting, C. of C. directors also authorized the purchase of 1,000 maps of the village, any requests are made to the Chamber for an up-to-date map of the village so a thousand of them have been ordered to be passed out by the Chamber of Commerce. New Assistant at Zilch Funeral Home Next Thursday evening, October 2G, the- Comets are hosts to Fairview in the last home game of the season, at 8 p.m. at Memorial Field. This game has been designated as Dads' Night and fathers of the players will be seated on the field with their sons. The dads will wear numbers corresponding to the numbers worn by their sons, and will be introduced at the half by Supt. F. R. Powers. Amherst's Comets travel to Rocky jRiver tonight (Friday) to meet the Pirates in a Southwestern Conference football game. Play by Speech Department Set For Next Week The resignation of Polite Chief C;rl Wcnrich was a'-cepted and the apointment of Paul Pikey as Acting Chief was approved by members of village council Tuesday evening. Other business taken care of at the regular meeting included discussion of the proposed new slereet between Cleveland and Park avenues, more discussion on storm water drainage problems, and minor items coming to the l attention of councilmen. Resignation accepted Village Clerk Charles Miller read the formal letter of resignation sent in by Wenrich, asking that he be relieved of his duties as police chief as of mid night Tuesday, October 17. Wen- rich stated that he had accept- 2,800 Letters Go Out in Hospital Fund Campaign Over 2,000 letters are being j sent out this week by the Hospit- j al Association to residents in the community, seeking donations for i the final fund-raising campaign. With a eoal of $30,000 to coin- : pete the addition and alterations at the hospital, an attempt is being made to reach every resident in the entire Amherst area. Anvone misled in mailing out the letters is requested to contact any member of the hospital board or Conrad Zilch, chairman of the drive, or F. J. Ber- ger at the bank. Quite a few bonds have already been subscribed for, according to Zilch. Returns are coming in from the first letters sent out and he expects the returns to come in more rapidly this week end. Zilch requested that returns on the drive be sent back as soon as possible in order to wind up the campaign in the near future. Richard M. Schmidt of Lorain was recently employed as assistant at the Zilch Funeral Home, according to Conrad Zilch, funeral director. i Schmidt graduated from Lorain i High School, attended Baldwin-: Wallace two years before start-! ing his course in Mortuary Sci-jence at Cleveland College. He i completed the course September 130. The Schmidts are living in Lorain at the present time, although they plan on moving to Amherst in the near future. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schmidt; his wife is the daughter of Major and Mrs. G. Thomas, formerly of the Salva tion Army, now retired. T-B Association To Elect Officers All plans are nearing completion for the play "Meet Me in St. Louis," to be staged next Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 24 and 25, by the Amherst High School Speech Department. The comedy is by Perry Clurk and' based upon a story by Sally Ben- I son. The entire, cast, under the direction of Mrs. Margaret Egeland, has scoured the town and vicin- j ity for costumes and furniture j typical of the time ol 1904. They , have collected some very inter- i esting pieces which will proba-1 blv be quite familiar to those who have even a faint remembrance I of the early part of the century. The play is humorous and fast mrnMnu nnrl will undoubtedly be remembered by all who see it as one of the most enjoyable ever presented by the Speech Depart-, ment. Wastepaper Drive Set for October 27 The Amherst Jaycees will collect wastepaper Friday evening, October 27 starting at 6 p.m. The collection will cover the entire village in one evening and the residents are requested to place their wastepaper on the front porch or in front of their homes that evening. George Walker Jr., chairman of the drive asked all residents to save their wastepaper for the October 27 wastepapercollection. Sale Successful The Hosp tal Auxiliary rummage s.'ile held this week at the Tt.wn Hall was termed very successful by the chairman m' the project, Mrs. Elmer Heirlieit. Sr. Proceeds will help purchase waitin;: roorn furniture at the hospital in the near futrre, according to Mrs. Walter l.einlms, president of t'.o orcanui.tiun. Local Eagles to Sponsor Dance For Cancer Fund Douglas to Speak At Repub. Rally Monday Evening Local Jaycees Map Plans for "Gct-Out-thc-Votc" Campaign The Amherst Jaycees this week launched an all-out"Get-Out-the-Vote Campaign" designed to reach every eligible voter in Amherst with an appeal to vote in the election on Tuesday, November 7. The campaign will continue with numerous special activities tfnd stunts, until election day. Two of the special thing planned are baby sitters for election day and transportation to and from the voting polls.. It is being conducted in conjunction with a state-wide Junior Chamber project. Posters urging Amherst residents to vote are being distributed to local merchants for dis- pl;i" in their store windows. Elmer Smith is chairman of the Jaycec "Get-out-the-Vote" committee. Assisting. Smith will lx Morrill Walker, Ji.n Carpenter Jr., Tom Heinzerling, Orlando Petrillo, Ken Canonge and Joe Husar who will participate during the n.xt few weeks in special stunts and activities. "The Jaycees," Smith stated, "feel that if all of the citizenry exercise their right of voting this vcar. the issues and candidates will be selected intelligently. We feel it is not only the right, but also the responsibility of every eligible voter to go to the polls on November 7, and vote according to his convictions. The board of directors of the Lorain County T3 and Health Associat'nn will meet today to elect office! s for the ci-ming year. The bonrd is compose I of 11 numbers, a "roup of six elected each year to serve three tir?. As a result of the appointments named last week al the annual association dinner, i'n'.ir new directed wiU mee'. with the others at their organization meeting. They are Walter Noui of Obcilin. Frank Ayres of Lorain, E. I.. Hones of' Veilirgton and Henry Garland of South A'.mint They vnnlnrn retirinff dirertiils M. A. I Houghton of Oberlin. Paul Mori I of South Amncrst. W. H. Jor.cs c. I Kinton. and Edward S. Wells of H'.'nlinr'.oii. Peelccted to serve a secni'd ter.n of tlueo years !,re Jeanne Mrore, represent n'? the Ji:ri( r W'.men'r League of Lorain and Dr. W. it. Morrison of Oberiin. Me-Tibers whoso terms exp;re i:i 19 1 ;ire Fred P.'.tv : A. Nubu-kowski, Dr. R. H. Uroviiing of Oberlin, Carl J. L.ne;well ofLo-li.i-i. Frc! W. Li.i; ot Avon Ls.ke, and Mrs. Lucil'o U.iv.'fun of La-Crniy;e.Those having tw years to serve are 0. M. C Fisher of Olierlm, C. '. Gibbens ol l. iia. Mrs,. Hernia1.: Portman of i5.i mingham. !. 1. C. Piggin of the Lorain Hejllh Department. Mr--. Harry White o Elyria, tuui 'M'ss Elizabeth Wilex ol Elyria. (' -xfS.- j i V i A ' ! : 'V V : i l - I Froncil B. Dougless I A dance, with all proceeds to go to tne Damon Runyan Cancer! F:ind, is. being sponsored this Sat- j urday evening by the local Aerie , of Eagles. The le.r-al Aerie is cooperating with Eagles all over tue nation in putting on dances to help build up the Cancer B und. Originally started by Waller Winched, an Eagle member in New York, the idea is now being put over nationally. Dancing will start at fc p. m., Saturday evening, it the Eagles Home on North Main St. Arrangements :re being handled by the Eagles Auxiliary Dancing Classes Formed at School ed another position and would not be able to serve the village any longer. Mayor Hogrefe with council's approval appointed Paul Pikey, village policeman for the past , three years, as aclinsj chief of the department, pending a meeting of the police committee ; which has been set for Satur- ; day afternoon. Hogrefe reported that live applications had been received for the job as chief. Seeks street information Fred Coverdale appeared before 'council to f ll'l l.'jt W'li-l till'' village body required in the w.v of improvements to a new street before it could be accepted by the village. Coverdale, J. R. Mueller, and Carl Springer had appeared before coi-nch a lev weeks ago to disclose their plans for open-inir ud he new street between Cleveland and Park, a block west of Jackson street. Coverdale re-pored his week that more preliminary work had been done on the project and that he wanted to know what council would require in the way of improvement on the street before thev would accept it. He stated that many of the , owners of property in the se:-inn hat. been cntae'.e ' and had shown a favorable response to opening up the land with a thoroughfare. The matter was referred to council's street committee who will meet on the site Saturday afternoon. They will inspect the nrouoscd street and make rec ommendations to council as to what should be required in the way of improvements. Cost of cutting in the street and improving it will be a di rect cost to the property owners involved and will Tiot be an obligation of the village. Estimate presented Village Engineer Tom Laun-don presented a drawing and i.i'ei.minai.v cstir n 'ott for widening and deepenin1.' the ditch running south of Elyria avenue. He estimated the cost at approximately $500 for the work, the project to start at the corporation line on the east. Council took no action on the matter, pointing out that in the first place the ditch was a matter for the county commissioners inasmuch as it carried so much fniintv drainage water, and in the second place they could not cnnnH village money on a pro ject that would benefit a small portion of private property. It was suggested by council that property owners along the ditch should contact the county commissioners to have the work done. Parking meters Council inquired concerning the installation of parking meters, supposed to have been in place in September. Clerk Charles Miller reported that the meters had been shipped several weeks ago and had been stored at the town hall, waiting for the engineer for the meter company to begin installation. Miller reported that he had written four times and had phoned several times and each time had been assured that work would start "immediately." Council requested Village Solicitor D. R. Goldthorpe to call-: to the attention of the company the time limit clauses in the contract and insist that some action be taken at once. Keep dogs tied Hogrefe reported complaints 1 I ! again of dogs running loose in I the village. I He pointed out that ordinances , provide for penalties up to $25 ,for permitting dogs to run loose, 1 and said that the police would be : given instructions to enforce the regulations. Rent control tabled Some discussion was given to extending rent control beyond December 31. Council reported a few contacts from residents of the village, both for and against extending the controls. The matter was tabled until the next i.gu'.ar meeting in order to give time for any further suggestions from either landlords or renters. Democratic Women Plan Card Party A public card party is being planned by the newly formed Dnmorr-'ic WrTienVr Cuib ofv Amherst, to be held siext Frio?,' eveninp. Ort. 27, at ft o'clock in the Pythian Hall. rsh nrizes will be awarded in bridge, pinochle, sixty-six. canasta (or others if there are enough participating), according tc Mary K. Kane, publicity chairman. Tickets are reasonable and can be reserved with Mrs. Kane, Mrs. Mary Wolf, Mrs. Karl Mulder or Maybelle McLoda. Mrs. Wolf is president of Ihe organization, Mrs. Kane, secretary; Mrs. Winifred Schubert, vice-president, and Mrs. Helen Meesig; treasurer. These Are Your Teachers . . . - Joe Hudak - - Jack Willielm Fro vs ?. u'.'J.-s. candidate for Chief Ju -tiee "t the Ohio State Supreme Cou.'t vill be the main speaker i,t political rally scheduled f'-.r South A iibers! high sch ool next Menday evening, starting at 3 p. m. Dcin; held under the auspices of the Republican Women's organisation foi the Amherst area, the rally is open to anyone interested in alien ling, and is especially presented for all voters in this area. In addition to the main bill; by Doiielas,, county candidates for office will be presented. The South Amherst German Rand will furnish entertainment for the rally and cider and donuts will be served. Mrs. Alma Port-man is chairman in charge ofarrangements. Riehtv students from high ;mc junior high are now enrolled in Hip Arthur Muriav dancing school beinq conducted at the Hich Sch ool A iditoiium Tuesdi.y evenings. This last Tuesday was the second of ten lessons for the group. Hospital Board To Meet Thursday The regular meeting of the Amherst Hospital board will be held next Tluusday 'evening, October 2o, at the Bank This is the quarterly nieetin, for all 27 member of tne board. School to Receive Fl LllUVll luiliviw O A United Nations Fla; w;ll lie mesiiited to the Ainhcist VuMie School bv Ihe IRr.::.':-!.- crs Club this (Fridey) n or: In," in ch:::'o providing the applique work i ' et'i'l 'ted in time. Mr. LaKue lliddinger ami Mrs. Conrad Adlcr are doiny the handw I. in assembling the insignia,, .no Mrs C. C. Vaeder-sdl vi" make the presentation. The flag is b x 3, the world in while on a field of blue, with a wreath .surrounding the worlu. I . J A A - - I i , v' - 4 I L- 5 ' A bake sale, sponsored bv St. Joseph's P. T. A., will be held in the parochial school Sunday following the 0 and 11 o'clock mass. Joe Hudak. starting his second year rs Amheist High Football toaLh, has considerably more than football to occupy his spare lv.omsii!:'. A gradu..U of Lorain itish School. Hudak received his D.A decree at Wittenberg college, and -eceatl:' Irir -en doing gradu-j '-r work at Western Reserve in. Guidance Counseling, one of his! icademic subjects. He also teach es General Science, Business Arithmetic, and Junior High Gym. Mr. and Mrs. Hudak are residents of Lorain at the present time. They have three children: a daughter, 7, two sons, 5 and 3, (the latter potential football material, no doubt). It goes without saying that football is Joe's favorite hobby, with basketball rating a close second. Jack Wilhelm, a 1940 alumnus . of Amherst, is also starting bis second year as a faculty member, in the role of Junior High football coach. He attended Bowling Green State University for three years before his training was interrupted to serve three yeais overseas in the Army Engineering Corps. He resumed bis studies in 1947 and graduated last year with a D.A. degree in educa tion. Besides his coaching position, Wilhelm teaches Pre - Flight Aeronautics, (5th grade Geography, Biology, Science and High School Gym. Interested in all tvnes of snorts, he especially likes to recall the 1948 Olympics which he had the opportunity of witnessing in England, during summer vacation that year. Unmarried, he lives with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilhelm, Leavitt road.