The Amherst news-times (Amherst, Ohio), 1951-11-09

              Amherst News 1 IMES HE VOL. XXXIII, NO. 45 TEN PAGES AMHERST, OHIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 195?. THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD PTA Monday Mrs. Frank Nickolls, program chairman for the Amherst PTA has announced that the junior choral group from the school will sing several numbers at the PTA meeting Monday night. There will be an Important business meeting starting at 7:30, with several school problems to be discussed. Rev. J. A. Wenner Accepts Position As Pastor cf St, Peter's Church Here ... . J ft Local Legion Post Will Be Host at Mass Initiation Elmer Johnson Post 118 of the American Legion will be host to all the Legion posts of the county at a mass initiation of members Sunday, Nov. 11, starting at 1:30. The meeting will be held at the Memorial field if weather permits, or at the high school gymnasium if it is unfavorable. The Amherst high school band will provide musical numbers. All Legionnaires and auxiliary members are urged to attend. The Forty and Eight degree team will have charge of the buffet lunch to be served immediately following the ceremony. Bake Sale A bake sale is being planned by the Amherst Areme club members for this week end. The sale will be held Saturday (tomorrow) at Goodspeed's furniture store, starting at 11 a.m. Have Lead Roles in Mrs. Frank Ayres, as the Kind Lady in the play of that name, takes orders from an intruder, Bob Lcnhard. Starting a two-night stand this (Friday) evening, "Kind Lady" will be presented to the public by the County Workshop Players at the Grange Hall, Milan avenue. Tickets will be available at the door both tonight and tomorrow night, with starting time set for 8:15. Mrs. Ayres, who takes the lead, is a member of the Players Guild of Lorain and has appeared in a number of other drain a t i c presentations, including "Our Town," "Family Portrait," "Front Page" and "You Can't Take It With You." i iVk ' f' r f II '' f fijvLUl ,' ; ,.t,.;.,ii.wiiii.i.J -',.-- -imp Local Community Chest Fund Drive Goes Over Top in Last Week Last-minute donations and a final effort on the part of solicitors put the Amherst Community Chest drive over the top by some. $200 last week. Seeking a goal of $3,500, which two weeks ago seemed out of reach to Chest directors, solici- Following a trial sermon Sunday, Nov. 4, the Rev. Jerome A. Wenner of Philadelphia, Pa., was unanimously extended a formal call by the congregation of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church to become their pastor. Word has been received during the past week that Rev. Wenner has accepted the pastorate of the local church. He will assume his duties in Amherst sometime before Feb. 1. Rev. Wenner graduated from Ursinus college in 1933 with an AB degree and from Lancaster theological seminary with a BD degree in 1936. His past experience includes pastorates at Zion church, Millersville, Pa., Christ church, Philadelphia and his present pastorate at Woodcrest church in Philadelphia. Rev. Wenner is married and has three children, two boys, 13 and 12 years of age, and a girl nine. Mrs. Wenner is also active and capable in the field of church work, having completed her formal education with a degree in religious education. In his new pastorate, Rev. Wenner will also serve St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church in South Amherst. The Wenners will reside in the St. Peter's parsonage on Church street. Legion Dinners Tonight, Thursday Two more dinners are scheduled in the series of public din ners put on by the local Legion post for the benefit of the Amherst hospital building fund. Tonight's dinner, a fish fry, will be under the direction of Howard Kreeger. The last dinner is scheduled for next Thursday evening, Nov. 15, and will be a spaghetti supper under the direction of Orlando Petrillo. Both dinners will be held at the Legion Home on Cleveland avenue, with serving from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Tickets may be obtained from Legionnaires. Workshop Play Photo by James Evani Other Lorain players, Muriel Baizel and- Ernie Snowberger, also have years of experience to their credit. Amherst players include such favorites as Jean Schacffer, Ruth Schulz, Al King, N. A. Rubel. Newcomers Rita Rosenkranz, James Berthold, Leila Weichel, Dave Goldthorpe, all contribute to the plot of the story. Goldthorpe, a lawyer in real life, also portrays that character in the play, and proves to be the final means of releasing the kind lady from her imprisoned home. It will be noted the play does not follow the movie version In which Ethel Barrymore had the leading role. tors wound up the drive with a total of $3,697.20 last Saturday afternoon. Of this amount $2,819.20 was in cash and $878 pledged to be paid within the next year. Some few additional small donations are expected to be turned in to the bank yet, which will raise the total a bit hitiher. Funds from the drive have been turned in at a very opportune time, according to Chest directors. Allocations of over $1,000 have already been .made as initial payments to organizations participating in Community Chest funds, and the time of year is approaching when heaviest demands are made on the funds. Make Payments At a meeting of directors this week, payments were authorized for several organizations. Ap proximately $400 was given to the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Brownies to be used for supplies in the groups; $250 was given to the Rec Center to be used for maintenance and re pair since no other funds are available for this; $60 was given to pay for a scout leaders' course; $35 given to the Lorain County Guidance Center, and $300 was given to the Center for the Sightless. Other requests from organizations, as well as emergency requests from individuals, will be acted upon at the next meeting of the directors. Thank Groups Earl Cotton, heading up the campaign for funds, this week expressed his thanks for the aid and support of the various civic groups that conducted the campaign. Aiding were the B&PW club, Hospital Auxiliary, Junior Women's League, Zeta Zeta chapter, Girl Scout committee, Boy Scout committee, Forum club, Jaycees, Lions and Rotary. Cotton also expressed thanks to the U.S. Automatic and the Thew Shovel for their -aid 'in conducting the drive among their employees. Directors who will handle expenditures from the Community Chest fund are, in addition to Cotton, Ray Jewett, Fred Ber-ger, Conrad Zilch, Mrs. Joseph Wesbecher, John Smythe, Lee Menz and John Gerrese. Comets Host to Vermilion in Last Football Game Amherst's Comets play their last football game of the season tonight, being hosts to the Vermilion Sailors. Getting under way at Memorial Field at 8 p.m., tonight's game is homecoming for Amherst. Cer emonies, including crowning the homecoming queen, will take place at halftime. Bill Starbuck, senior gridder, has been elected honorary captain for tonight's game. School Sponsors Radio Program A 15-minute radio program was sponsored by Amherst public school last night (Thursday) over station WEOL in observa tion of national education week. Vocational agriculture instructor, F. L. Miller served as moderator for the panel discussion in which Supt. F. R. Powers, Principal Marion Steele and students Betty Sliman and Charles Blair, took part. "The Value of the School in the Community" was chosen as tne subject of the panel. Miss Steele spoke on the opportunities offered" by the school. Miss Sliman told what an edura- tion means to her and Blair talked about the need of financial aid for the schools. Supt. Powers based his remarks on answers to questions which have been raised in connection with problems in the operation of the school. Window Display St. Joseph's parochial school will celebrate American Education week starting Monday, Nov. 12. Work done by pupils will be on display In the News-Times window all next week. Jack Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ellis, .370 Jackson street, has been initiated into the Bowling Green state university chapter of Gamma Theta JUpsilon, recognition society In I geography. UNOFFICIAL Amherst TOWN HALL LIBRARY SCHOOL TOTAI Mavor Hogrefe 113 136 127 376 Washka ..120 118 90 328 Clerk-Miller 156 144 148 448 Simpson 74 91 62 227 Treasurer Robertson 173 193 146 512 Bauer 56 50 65 171 Council (six to bs elected) Zusoan 144 154 118 416 Stevens 139 154 114 407 Wasem 132 152 120 404 Finlay 161 127 113 401 Prittie 1 23 154 116 393 Mathes 114 117 103 334 Meesig 104 89 95 288 Gammons 83 90 88 261 Sabiers 100 84 93 277 Rogers 72 91 81 244 Radde 72 76 88 236 Rubel 74 94 66 214 Board of Public Affairs (Three to be elected) Goodspeed 136 140 109 385 Schulz 107 146 105 358 Rockwood 100 132 70 302 Gormley .103 98 97 298 Mattey 98 93 102 293 Kane .. 87 86 102 275 Constitution Amend. For 80 87 80 247 Against - 60 75 60 195 County-Wide Levy For 65 91 77 233 Against 74 80 70 197 Hospital Levy For 117 162 125 404 Against 45 44 44 133 School Levy For 121 149 129 399 Against 43 46 35 124 Musical Sermons Start Saturday The first in the current scries of musical sermons entitled "The Blind Man of Jericho" will be presented Saturday evening in the First Evangelical U-B church at 7:30 under the direction of Prof. J. Roy MacMurray, noted cornet virtuoso, instrumental artist, and national authority of sacred repertoire. MacMurray, advertised by the H. N. White Band Instrument company of Cleveland as "America's Renowned Cornet Technician," will feature his102-year-old cornet Saturday evening when he will render one of the oldest hymns in Protestant hym nology. The cornet is a three a mm ' , j 7, u- i .'Thursday afternoon, Nov. 15, yalved craftsmanship typ.cal of , wh the the fugles u?ed m Civil annual JioT lea. MacMurray will also play his modern irumpet and cornet in a variety of numbers. Vocal selections will feature Mrs. Mac- Murray, while organ and piano accompanist will be Mrs. Pat Coolcy. Rev. Dunn, evangelist for the current crusade, will speak Sunday morning at 10:30 and Sunday evening at 7:30 with music by the MacMurrays at both services. Services will continue all next week. Choir Feature of Church Program Sunday Evening; By popular request, the Rust Methodist church of Oberlin col ored choir will be a special fea ture of the Sunday evening pro gram presented by the Four square Gospel church. They pre viously appeared at the church several weeks ago. Services start at " the church at 7:45 and will be broadcast over WEOL from 8 to 9. Several choir numbers will be presented by the Oberlin group. RETURNS Village Roy Schieferstein One of Winners In State Contest Roy Schieferstein, Amherst high school senior, was one of the 98 winners in the Ohio history, gov ernment and citizenship contest. Eight thousand students in Ohio participated in the contest, with the winners going to Ohio university in Athens, Nov. 16 and 17 to take the final test. This will be the third year that Amherst has been represented in the final contest. Last year Judy Brown was the state winner while the previous year Nancy Choate was the contestant from Amherst. Mrs. Helen Wingate, history teacher, was the coach for the Amherst contestants who included Fritz Deitrick, Ed Ellis, Sally Guiselman, Nadine Higgins, Steve Latran, Anona Mathes, Norma Richmond, Sue Simpson, Curt Vilagi and Lucile Zuspan. tutors To Honor Mothers at Tea Members of the senior class of Amherst high school will fete their mothers and teachers next Committee chairman announced by class president, Bill Starbuck, include: program, Carl Grendow; refreshments, Margaret Bischoff; invitations, Harold Kolbe; set up, tsou scniccnier; recepuon, Roy Schieferstein; clean-up, Gail Comstock. Bazaar and Supper At Lutheran Church Final plans were made for the fall bazaar and sauerkraut sup per when the Ladies Aid of St. Paul's Lutheran church met in the church parlors last Thursday afternoon. The bazaar and sup per will be held at the church Friday afternoon and evening (today), with the booths open at 3 p.m. and supper served from 5 to 7. During the devotional meeting the group continued their study of the Apostles Creed. Seventeen members answered roll call. Mrs. Ed. Kruse was the 'hostess for the afternoon and Mrs. Franklin Miller will be hostess at the next meeting on Nov. 15. Hogreie Re-elected Mayor; Republicans Take Council, Board Only a few more than 700 voters cast ballots in Amherst at the village elections Tuesday just about half of the voters registered and only slightly more than a third of the total number in the village eligible through age and residence. Incumbents were returned to office for the most part, in tha offices of mayor, clerk, treasurer, four councilmen, and all members of the board of public affairs. In unofficial returns here, Fred Hogrefe, Democrat, was reelected mayor over Harold Washka, Republican; Charles Miller, Democrat, was reelected village clerk over Tom Simpson, independent, and William Robertson, Republican, was reelected treasurer over James Bauer, Democrat. In the race for council, all six Amherst Rotary Is Visited by District Governor Tom Bartlett Amherst Rctary was host Monday to Tom Bartlett, governor of the 227th District of Rotary International, who is making his annual official visit to each of 'he 51 Rotary clubs in northwestern Ohio. He conferred with officers on Rotary administration and service activities. Bartlett, who operates the Tom Bartlett insurance agency in North Baltimore, has been a Ro-tarian since 1936. He is a former member and past president of the Rotary club of Ada, Ohio, and is now a member and past presi dent of the Rotary clu'.i of North Baltimore. lie i;; one of 203 district governor? supervising the activities of sonic 7,300 Rotary clubi which have a membership of 3j0,000 business and professional executives in 83 countries and geographical regions throughout the world. Other guests at the meeting were D. L. Blackmer and P. R. Gorske, Oberlin; R. K. Ball, Ely-ria; and John Lawlcr, Bruce Roberts, Glenn Cast, George Truman and Charles Commock, Cleveland. . ' ' ' ' M 1 '' "''4 School Play Is Well Vi&'L. flu ft f 4 r , . if it J. - -1J , 1M i ',i -j " ' ' i nmfcii ' '""Tftirrri TumTuniii i "Tr i i .m.J The high school play "Once and For AH" was presented to an enthusiastic audience Monday and Tuesday evenings this week. Mrs. Margaret Egcland's drama students had worked hard in preparing for this different type of play, and the art department also contributed materially, in Republicans were elected:' Mary Zuspan, Ray Wasem, Charles Finlay and Roy Stevens being returned to office and Ralph Prittie and Harold Mathes being elected to serve their first terms. All three members of the board of public affairs C. L. Good-speed, W. A. Schulz and Earl Rockwood were reelected. All special questions and levies carried in Amherst. The three-mill levy, renewal, for the school carried by 76 per cent, 399 for the levy and 124 against. The half-mill levy, renewal, for the hospital carried by 75 per cent, 404 in favor and 133 against. The county-wide levy, new, for one-half mill for county buildings carried in Amherst, 233 in favor and 197 against. The amendment to the state constitution was approved locally, 247 to 195. Township Election Only one position was contested in the township election!, Adolph Heinzerling winning over Edward Bahl for township trustee. E. L. Moebius was named township clerk without opposition and A. E. Engle and S. G. Wettrich were elected justices of the peace without opposition. Otto Riemer and George Walker were named members of the Amherst Exempted villaga school board without opposition, Walker being reelected. , Routine Business At Council Meet Amherst council held a short meeting with only routine affairs taking up its attention Tuesday evening. Howard Werner, street commissioner, requested permission ' -onvcM to have the motor of U,'o village truck overhauled which was granted. Werner reported that he was getting village equipment in shape for the winter months and wanted to get the truck in shape to push snow on the streets as soon as necessary. He also reported that the corners of the street intersection at Washington street and Cleveland avenue had been cut back and rounded off so that cars could make the turn more easily. The section of street on North Main that had been broken has been repaired, Werner said, and the skating pond is receiving some attention ready for flooding. Council directed the installation of a street light on Lincoln street north of Martin avenue. The street committee was requested to meet with the board of public affairs in regard to obtaining permission to use the garage at the light plant building on Park avenue for storage of some village street equipment. A proposal was received from the Lorain Telephone company in regard to furnishing a telephone hook-up with the village police cruiser. The proposal was turned over to the village solicitor for checking. Frank Simaskevich requested and received permission to have a tree removed from the tree lawn on Elyria avenue. Received Photo by James Evani nrranTin? the Mckdrnp. Italian and Swedish dinlect, as well as the dance scene, all added Interest to the plot. Between acts. Mrs. Egeland was presented with a dozen roses by Norma Busser on behalf of the cast and production staff.