East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15
Shaw Display
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The old, familiar lighted Christ.
mas design is glowing once again
from the Euclid ave. side of Shaw
High School. This is the first time
this decorating, which includes the
message "Shaw High Greets You
has been up since outdoor lighting
was banned during World War IL
The Shaw Student Council de-
cided that it would be good thing
to see the tree outline lighting
once again, and therefore volun-
teered their services in helping in
stall the lights. Serving in this
capacity we're Allan Lynn, Dave
Trump, Bob Gibson, Bob NJ ear S
Dave Baumgartner, Bill Campbell
Duane Gerasimos, Bart DiLiddo
Ted Tsevdos and Dick Baumgart-
ner, who aided the Board of Edu-
cations electrician, Mr.. Roy Nolft
in assembling and mounting the
display.
Based on the meter tally made
Sunday and Monday, more tn a n
10000 automobiles have made up
; the professions which have slowly
d driven through the grounds at
Nela Park to view the General
Electric Cos. lamp works first out
door Christmas display since 1941,
A gigantic tree, 60 feet high and
% feet wide, is the center of at
traction, among the dozens of trees
on the beautiful grounds, all shin
ing forth with many, many lights,
The display burst into beauty
at 7:15 p. m. last Friday as Miss
June Mathews, a Nela Park en-
ployee, waved a fluorescent wand
Illuminated with a high-frequency
radiation. The preview was preced-
ed by a cocktail party for lamp de-
partment employees and their fami-
lies and guests. Christmas carols
were sung by the Nela Choral Club,
directed by Fran Kolda of the COM
pany's Cleveland Equipment Works.
Kenneth G. Reider, lamp depart
ment manager in a brief talk re-
vealed that the huge tree symbo-
Lies Americas stamina and will
to carry on. Monsignor Thomas V.
Shannon of the neighboring Christ
the King Catholic Church gave the
invocation as L. c. Kent, in charge
Of Nela Park Lighting Institute
served as master of ceremonies.
Motorists are asked to enter the
grounds through the Nela-Terrace
road gate and leave through the
west gate onto Noble I'd.
Within the grounds GE guards
are directing traffic, while the City
of East Cleveland's police depart
ment are having from six to eight
traffic guards on duty nightly to
direct traffic entering and leaving
the grounds.
From the East Cleveland Picnic
Committee comes an unexpected
request. They are asking every
one to please help keep the two
trees which the Committee has
given to the city again this Christ
mas, things of beauty. "Please don't
remove the bulbs or other decora-
tions" they ask. Surprising isn't it,
when the trees add their Christmas
touch to Euclid-Superior and Hay
den-Shaw intersections?
One natural tree in the dining
room at Huron Road Hospital is
the limit of trees this year, as
the hospital follows the newest re-
gulations relative to use of trees in
public buildings. However, there
will be wreaths a plenty and a
poinsettia will bloom at the desk on
each floor. All wreaths and holiday
decorations are being dipped in a
fluid recommended by Fire Chief
Fred Steffens. Outdoors, the ever
greens on the lawns will be light
ed. Spot lights will illuminate the
indoor tree.
Carol singers will sing at the
hospital Sunday.