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VOL.  IV.    NO. t.
THE  AMHERST NEWS-TIMES.
MO. t. ISSUED    THURSDAY AMHBRST,   OHIO,    THURSDAY,    MAV   18.  1922.     \/ Subaorlptlon   Prl**.  ttt.00  per  V*ar """ "San-toton** Gere
AMHBRST,   OHIO,    THURSDAY,    MAV   18.  1922.
Subaorlptlon   Prloe,  92.00  per  Year
'■•nefeto-M Cewssr ed Mm
Council Fails To
Award Contract
lbnqthy discussion as to thb
width and dbpth of pave-
Ment to be laid—stonb
companies   protest
concrete curbing
The council chamber was Ailed to Its
capacity Tuesday night when Interested citizens, contractors and the
council met to discuss the letting of
contracts for the paving of Milan ave-
' nue.    The paving question  was    the
first in order and after a two-hour discussion, It waa decided tbat the letting of contracts would be postponed
until Tuesday evening, May 23.
The village clerk received bids from
three contractors, namely: The Elyria
Construction Company, The Ohio Engineering company and the John Patterson company. All of the bids were
cloae, which made It a hard matter
for the council to make any decision at
that time. It was decided, however,
that the bida of the Blyrla Construction company be dropped as their
prices* ranged considerable above the
other two contractors mentioned
above.
Engineer Warden read all of the
bids on the various types of paving
and It waa found that a twenty-four
foot concrete pavement and curb
seven Inches thick would come within
the amount of money that the village
has to spend for the improvement. The
BUILDING  CONSTRUCTION
"■*     IN  OHIO   INCREASES
Construction contracts awarded In
Ohio during the month of Apiil
amounted to $24,982,700, according to
reports compiled. This was an Increase of 23 per cent over March, and
of 5 per cent over April, 1921.
Included in last month's total were
the following Heme: (10.800.700, or
43 per cent, for residential buildings;
$3,436,500, or 14 per cent, for lndustrl
al buildings; $3,149,300, or 13 per cent,
for public work and utilities, and $2,
292,700, or 9 per cent, for business
buildings.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR ALUMNI REUNION
ALUMNI     ASSOCIATION     EXPECT
ING LARGE ATTENDANCE — A
FINE PROGRAM HAS BEEN
ARRANGED    FOR
DIPLOMAS GIVEN
TO 25 STUDENTS
ONE   OF   THE   LARGEST   GRADUATION CLASSES FINISHSCHOOL
LIFE    LAST    EVENING
Final arrangements for the Annual
Alumni reunion have been made and
everything is In readiness for Friday
evening.
The decorutlng committee has beeu
engaged for the past two days in dec-
figures on  this  bid    made    a    totaUoratlng the Redtngton hall for the oc-
a     ^uaih's .a ... ..    ^^ s _^   a        .-I «__ _i __»   I
amount of $42,900 for the entire Job.
The village portion came to $15,444,
and the cost to the property owners
comas to $4.10 per foot.
There was also some agitation to
put ln a twenty-foot pavemont, eight
InChea thick, but the property owners
on Milan avenue who were present
protested to such a narrow street.
It was decided that In view of the
tact that the property owners demanded a twenty-four foot pavement that
the council were willing to have It put
ln on that basis.
Several representatives .from the
stone companies sddressed the council on the necessity and efficiency ot
atone curbing. There were also some
present who agitated concrete curbing
but nothing waa decided on the type of
curbing to be pat In.     ^^^^^^~
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property owners on " MlKn avenue,
stated the typ* of curbing was immu
terlal in a certain extent to th*m, providing that a- twenty-four foot, substantial pavement waa put In.
It la rather doubtful aa to the out
come of the curb question at the
council will be unable to pay tor a
pavement, twenty-four foot wide, with
stone curb
The council hopes that on next Tuesday night they will be able to come
to aome declalon and settle the paving
question In a way satisfactory to all
those concerned.
"i-asion, und their color scheme and
unique ideas ure expected to please all
those who are planning to attend.
The routine of the event has been
chunged somewhat this year as there
will be no elaborate dinner served as
has been the case for the past several
years. The Alumni Association believe, however, that their new Ideaa
will be more satisfactory In that they
will have a larger and better entertalu-
ment.
The program thus far arranged will
consist of dancing, music, speeches
and  readings.
About 200 are expected to be ln attendance.
Twenty-flve seniors received their
diplomas when they graduated from
the Amherst high school at the thirty-
11 (th annual commencement exercises
held at the town hall last evening. The
hall was filled to Its capacity when the
class took their places on the stage.
l'hlllp A. Monger delivered the class
uddress on the subject, "Abraham Lincoln—A Man of Ood,' which was followed by an address on the subject,
"The World ts Getting Better," by
Koliind Foster, valedictorian. Both
productions were original and received
hearty applause from the audience.
The Rev. Joel B. Hayden, paator of
thS^ Wondlawn Avenue Presbyterian
church of Cleveland, addreased the
class anil audience. Rev. Hayden made
u striking Influence upon hla audience
iu his address which was beneficial to
all present.
Miss Marian Steele, principal of tho
local high school, presented the class
with all due pomp and ceremony. For
the past three years Miss Steele haa
been faculty advisor of the class and
ulso has had every student in some of
her classes. In this way she has become acquainted with thcan hnd haa
found them un agreeable group of stu-
dpntS, Her work with the class haa
also enubled them to accomplish great
iliings in outside activities as well as
in school work.
11. A. Flnnegun. president of the
bourd of education, presented the class
with their diplomas.
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES
SIDEWALK GRAOE
GRADE   TO   BE   ESTABLISHED
PEARL STREET  AND TENNEY    AVENUE
ON
PROJECT STARTED
TO IMPROVE STAGE
F. R. Powers, superintendent of
schools, is now working on a project
by which the existing conditions on
the stage of the opera houae might be
Unproved. As the achool uses the
opera houae many timea each year he
thlnka that it is now tbe time to make
the Improvements.
It 1* a known tact that new scenery
and redecorating is needed on the
stage. For the past few years It has
been necessary to cover th* sc*n*ry
with paper or cloth to make it look
respectable. The stage curtain la also
In bad shape and haa caused embarrassment to nearly every organisation
which haa put on some form of entertainment ther*.
Mr. Power* is now ln communication with a concern which does that
sort of work and as soon as he finds
out their plans and ideas he will make
known hla plans, by which the condition can be Improved.
AMHERST TRACKERS
WIN COUNTY MEET
LOCAL   STUDENTS   RECEIVE   SIXTEEN  MEDALS—WELLINGTON
IS A STRONG CONTENDER
FOR  THE  HONORS
The minor business which was
transacted by the council Tuesday
evening centered- about the appeal of
the property owners on Tenney avenue to have a sidewalk grade established aud to come to some agreement
between Contractor Jason and Elmer
Dock of North Main atreet.
The council authorised the engineers to establish a grade on Tenney
avenue on the south side of th* street.
In connection with the establishing of
this grade, the engineers reported that
they had attended to the grade on
Cross street and would ln the near future lay the grade on the west side of
Pearl atreet.
Elmer Dock, of North Main atreet,
was present and aaked the council to
continue the wall ln front of hla place.
The street and sidewalk committee
were instructed ta take the matter up
with Contractor Jason and settle the
matter without further discussion.
The remainder of the minor business
was transacted ln the usual routine of
occurrence.
BU8INE88  MEN
TO
ENJOY
OUTING
The high school track team bestowed honors on their school when
they won the Lorain county track
meet, which- waa held at Elyrla last
Saturday. T-he toeoA traoka-ra met 'op-
position only with their old rivals from
Wellington and defeated them by a
margin of five point*.
Medals were awarded to the winners of all events and the total number which were captured by Amherat
amounted to sixteen.
H. Wilford, veteran track man, displayed his worth ln nearly all events,
taking first place in the half mile run
and first place In the pole vault.
L. Neumelster, also a veteran, took
first place In the ahot put, making a
distance ot 36 feet.
T. Neumelater again took first place
in the high Jump, making a height of
5 (eet 3 Inches. He won the high
jump at the county meet last year with
a height of 5 feet 2 Inches, which
shows some Improvement on his part
in a year'a time.
Walter Wilford took first place In
the mile bicycle race, which put the
Amherst trackers on the long end of
the acore in the closing events.
Mildred Theumllng, high Jumper In
the girls' events, took first place, making a height of 4 feet 8 Inches, There
hus been no other record In girls' high
jumping that can equal the one made
by her ut Elyrla last Saturday.
In connection with the menials, a
banner was awarded to the winning
school. Coach W. J. Durling present
e.l the bunner to the school ut the special chapel exercises which wore hohl
Monduy morning.
AMHERST MERCHANT8 LOSE
GAME TO LORAIN TEAM
The Amherst Merchants baseball
tee-un dropped a game to the Highland
Athletic club of Lorain at Lorain last
Sunday afternoon by a acore ot 4-2.
Both teams made several hits and the
hurlera for both teams showed good
form.
The Amherst Business Men's asset
ciution will hold a "fish try'/ at Beaver
I'urk on Wednesday afternoon, May
21. The event had been previously announced for Wednesday, May 17, but
owing to a complication of dates the
event  was  postponed.
The afternoon will be spent In outdoor sports, such as games, boating,
and Ashing. The flsh fry will take
place at six o'clock and will be served
in Mlschka Ehrman-Zilch style. The
business men are well acquainted with
the style with which these men put
on a feed and on account of this fact
a large number of the business men
are planning to attend.
Miss Frances Jaeger spent Monday
in Lorain.
ATTENTION!
In this issue will be found Dollar
Day specials from all leading merchants in Amherst.   Their specials
are for Friday and Saturday only.
READ THEM!
BEAVER PARK TO
BE OPENED SOON
The final steps in the improvement
ol' Heaver Park are now being made,
according to a report from J. J.
Smythe und W. G. Schaffer, and soon
will be lu readiness for the opening.
The bath house has been erected and
refreshment stands are Hearing completion. The remainder of the week
will be apent In erecting tents for the
many summer campers who are planning to spend their summer at Beaver
Park.
An additional feature has been added in the past week which will afford
a great deal of sport. Twelve new row
boats have been purchased and will
be at the disposal of the patrons ot the
park.
The management has not aa yet decided when the official opening of the
park will take place but It Is hoped
that everything will be In readiness by
June 1.
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1922 GRADUATES
AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL
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Roland  Foster
Philip Monger
George Gorr
"s-* r*-m+-»-   Sm.*•*;»-• I
Ina   Schofleld
Wm. Bodmann
WANTED—Rags suitable for
olMning and washing preues.
Will pay IS* per pound. Am-
heret Nowe Company.
Theodore Neumelstee-
Florence Kothe
Ralph   Hahn
Hazel Allsop
Norman   Baus
John Menz
Tilllo  Oltman
Conrad Einwachter
Tressa Schroeder
Oliver Kolbe
Clair Becker
Thelma Battenhouse
Ethel  Foldesy
Harvey Wilford
Francis Richmond
BACCAULERATE   SERVICES
ARE   WELL   ATTENDED
.Mrs.   Henry   Short    aud     daughter
Thi'linii were Lorain visitors Monday.
Rev. M. Neumelster. pastor of the
Swum church, delivered the buccaluu-
reate sermon to the Kiuduailng cluss
of 1922 at tbe town hull last Sunduy
evening. All members of the class
were present and heard u stirring sermon on the subject, "Service." Rev.
Neumelster pointed out the vulue of
serving and based his points upon actual facts. Every one present appreci-
ated Rev. Neumeister'u address us it
aimed to aid the cluss who are to go
out in life and to tackle the real things
in life.
Following is the program:
Piano prelude—Mrs. tleorge Schroeder.
Song—Stone Church Male   Quurtet.
Scriptures—Rev. M. Neumelster.
Song—Congregation.
Prayer—Rev. A. Egll.
Bong—Stone Church Male   Quartet.
Addresa—Rev.   M.  Neumelater.
Bong—Congregation.
Qoxology—Rev. A. Egll.
Mr. und Mrs. Jacob Beal of Sandusky uud Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Holl of
oberlln were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Adum  Holl.
Mr and Mrs. R. C. Leby and family
und Percy Coyle motored from Clevelund Sunduy. visiting Mr. and Mrs.
William Wllker and family ot North
Muin street.
3TIWALD
SHOES
DEFEAT
OBERLIN
REV. A. A. HUNTER TO DELIVER
MEMORIAL  DAY   ADDRESS
III an interview with Mayor J. J.
Smythe, yesterday morning, he stated
that he had secured the services of
Rev. A. A. Hunter of Cleveland to
speak at the Memorial Day celebration. Rev. Hunter is well known ln
Amherst, having served as pastor of
the Methodist-Congregational church
for several years. He will hav* a
stirring message for his past aaeoei-
ates.
The Sliwuld Shoes buseltull teum
won their fourth game of the season
wejfken they played the Oberlin nine at
Iti'uiidt's purk Sunday ufternoon. The
linul score was 3-2 with the local teum
ou the lond end.
Bruce hurled u tine game for tho locals while Al Wrugg stood on tbe
mound tor the visitors. Both pitchers
displayed   excellent   ability.
Miss Thelitis McConnell has returned to her home ln Loralu after
several days' visit wltb Miss Ethel
Wllker.
Mr und Mrs Clifford Wise aud eon
returned to their home In Blyrla after
u week's visit with Mr. and Mra.    A.
Huker.
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Mrs.  Klu.ilieth Cullls spent Monday
with Cleveland friends.
WORK STARTED ON
BROWNHELM  SCHOOL
Tin- work on the Brownhelm sohool
house hus been started and th* foundation and the nist story walls hav*
been erected. When completes! the
school house will be adequate to *c-
comtuodate ali students.
Mrs. John Mertz is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Kuthariue Webb, uf Ta-
ctuiiu. Wash. She expects to spend
the summer here.
Capt. and Mrs. Chas. Hahn and son
Harold ot Vermilion apent Sunday as
the guaats of Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge
Hoffner. I
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our slncer*
thanks to our neighbors and friends
for their sympathy and assistance at
the time of the sickness and death ot
our brother, uncle and cousin, Edward
Shattuck.
Mr and Mrs. A. J.
and Family.
Miss Alio* Slave.