The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-09
HOW EAST
HAMMOND
HAS GROWN
Once Rough Settlement, Now
it Is a Model Community
Neighborhood
EAST HAMMOND!

EAST hammond!
And as you repeat the word, what
picture do you visualize. what thoughts
associate themselves with that name
Another community? Another land?
Something not a part of things you
know and separated from your daily
routine by imaginary boundaries Of
tradition, custom. class and creeds In
fact something to stay away from.
Probably you think off hand OF crime.
No crime in particular. just crime
Lawlessness, riot, poverty. bolshevism,
Ignorance Dirt, degradation, grease.
bare feet, CRIME. factories, mills, moon
shine. mad dances. stale beer, strange
politics, children. battered women.
giant men and incessant ringing of
church bells.
That you say is East Hammond?
That WAS East Hammond,
EAST HAMMOND REBORN
Today East Hammond is the model
neighborhood of the community. In
stead of being featured daily in the
newspapers as the scene of some new~
transgression of the. law East Ham
mond now is talked about the home
of one of the livest and most progress
sive business mems associations in the
city, the East Hammond Civic and I'M
provement Association 1t hsNs one of
the most promising young peoples
dramatic societies in the city. Actually
this histrionic organization is virtually
the only one in Hammond. It's center
is St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
and its members come from all walks
of life. East Hammond has at Wallace
school some of brightest children in
Prf oil of
Hammond neighborhood. Other young
people who meet daily at Brooks House
are beginning to understand. too that
East Hammond is no longer the hinter
land of the city that the so-cailed
blue stocking" district made much of
to incite mill-hand rioters of a few
years ago Is largely a myth concocted
by alien politicians. and that in East
Hammond one may live and be as truly
American and as thoroughly influential
in the city's affairs the resident of
North Hammond, or the South Side or
any other portion of Hammond.
DRIVE OUT TRADE sCAyASGERS
Recently the merchants of East
Hammond banded themselves together
to protect their common interests. They
succeeded in legally driving from their
haunts the trade scavangers that used
to unload inferior products, foods.
clothing, shoes, and what-not on the
people of the community on market
days. The merchants who had estab-
lished their business in East Hammond
soon felt the pressure of the unre-
sponsiveness of their home clients who
had become skeptical about the homes
ty of any merchant after being trimmed
a number of times by the fy-by-night
merchants. So the latter were driven
out and today the local merchants have
both the confidence and the business
of their people.
FIRE LINES AND DIPLOMATS
In city council last Tuesday. night
fire linoS prohibiting the construction
of frame dwellings within certain
specified limits including virtually all
of East Hammond were authorized.
Councilman Maka gives promise to
provide East Hammond with one of
the most intelligent and sincere rep
resentatives that district has elected
to tn city legislative body in years.
But Sam Skufakiss was loyal, too He
worked better among his people, how
ever. He was too much thu emanci-
pator and not enough the diplomat to
make a thoroughly successful council
man. With Skufakiss and others work
ing and supporting him from within.
Maka should meet with prodigious sue
cess.
WHAT! IS 1T POSsfBLEP
This may raise the penciled eyebrow
of some trim dowager who would like
to believe that Standard avenue Is the
southerly limits of civilization hut the
fact is that the first appeal to Ham
mond authorities to enforce an old
curfew law on the statute books con,
from the former hell-ridden territory
called East Hammond. Not that chill.
dren in East Hammond are more spite
fully incorrigible than in other parts
of the city Not by long shot But
the request for a curfew comes from
a predominating number OF families
who would like to see ths curfew re-
vived for the sake of propriety and as
an evidence that liberty as interpre-
tated In East Hammond home OF re-
born Americans, does not mean a H.
cense.
Yes. East Hammond has changed.
It's changing.
Give the people and organizations
there just little more time.
And you'd be surprised