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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
City All Set For Christmas Skaters
But The Weatherman Let Them Down!

bemoans Mr.. Barnes. "You just
have to have cold nights and a
lot of them in a row."
For weeks the water department
men have been busy at the lake,
New snow removal equipment is
on hand, secured after consulting
the superintendents of many other
city operated skating rinks. A
ramp is ready to enable skaters
to walk from the ice into the boat
house with greater ease. Inside
the boat house there is wood
aplenty for preparing fire and
Paul Broer, snack bar operator, is
ready with the food the skaters
relish between skates.
Ever hopeful, the crew is taking
a look at the 1850 calendar. Surely
January and February should
offer skating weather.
Skaters, don't despair. Keep the
skates handy. You may need to
grab them and rush off in hurry
- to skate to music at beautiful
Forest Hills pond.
The weatherman He is playing
safe. Not a sound is being heard
from that quarter.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
A Public Hearing
Minus Are Public

A public hearing-minus the
public-was held in City Hall
Tuesday night. The meeting, pre-
viously announced by the city, was
the usual public hearing on the
budget for the coming year.
When Acting President Guy T.
Rockwell arose and asked if there
was anyone present who would
like to speak on the budget, there
was silence. The city officials in
the pews, the lone reporter and a
regular visitor, Miss Bertell Lyttle,
were quiet.
Then, as if to break the almost
embarrassing silence, Miss Lyttle
asked a question about the salary
of the welfare director which in
the new budget, is under the pre-
vious figure.
Finance Director G. T. Apthorp
explained that under the new state
code, the payment of this salary
is now shared by the welfare and
the general funds. The two fig
ures, added together, make the
same total.
Thee being no further questions,
the public hearing closed and the
budget stands for adoption, Janu-
ary 10th.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29

the 18th triennial convention of
the Young Women's Christian
Association.
The city's 1948 fire per capita
loss is announced as being soc.
TIE overall nation wide figure is
$5.32.
The city starts a tree feeding
project in Forest Hills park, us
ing so pounds of bonemeal to a
tree. A total of ten tons was used.
Joan Wischmeyer, 1862 Elberon
ave-, takes the feminine lead is
the Baldwin Wallace production
of Gian-Carlo Menotti's "The
Telephone.
East Cleveland's Lowell Thomas
(Shaw '43) is elected president
of the Floraculture forum, Col
lege of Horticulture, Ohio State
University.
Ben Wickham, president of East
Cleveland Board of Education and
prominent attorney, succumbs to
a heart attack.
While delivering his Plain
Dealers, Leroy Baier, 16, of 1925
Allendale ave-, jots down the IL
cense number of a car seen leav-
ing the rear of the Lucas Delica-
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
City's Pickup
Of Christmas
Trees Listed

A special collection Of Christmas
trees will be made in the city dur
ing the week of January End, it is
announced today by Harold /.
Green, superintendent of Waste
Disposal. Trees picked up over the
routing as herein outlined, will be
taken to Forest Hills Park to be
burned in the city's second Twelfth
Night observance on the following
day, until a sufficient number for
this purpose have been collected.
All other trees will then be dis
posed of at the city dumping
ground.
Mr.. Green states that trees must
be placed on the curb lawn or in
the front yard. Please do not eX-
pect collectors to take trees from
pOrches or back yards.
1t is earnestly requested that no
trees be brought by individuals to
Forest Hills Park for the bonfire
celebration. All trees used there
will be piled up to make the safest
fire celebration possible.
As it is impossible to collect trees
over three feet in length in the en-
closed Burnable Collection trucks,
or to dispose of them in the inciner-
ator, specially equipped open
truck will make the collection and
signs, "CHRISTMAS TREES To-
MORROW, will be posted at street
corners on the preceding day to
notify residents Of the collection
according to the following schedule:
BY cooperating, through placing
the trees on the curb lawn the night
before the day specified for the
special collection. each house holder
will not only aid the City in the
removal of fire hazards, but will
also help in maintaining the twice
a-week schedule for the regular
collection of burnable materials
which would be considerably de-
layed if Christmas trees were pre-
sented for collection along with
wrapped garbage and other COM
bustible rubbish.
The Division Of Sanitation earn
Continued on page ~
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29

On January 4, the East Cleve-
land Legion Auxiliary will have a
spaghetti dinner at 6:30 p. m. at
the Post home in Hawley Park,
This meeting is being dedicated to
legislation. The speaker on that
evening will be Harold T. Ammer-
man, the 18th District Chairman
Of National Security. Mrs. Grover
Snyder is Legislative Chairman of
the Auxiliary and will introduce
the speaker.
Immediately following gradua-
tion from Reserve Mr.. zimmerman
went into World War |, served on
the front with the Fifth Division
and was discharged as a First
Lieutenant. Again Lieut.. Ammer-
man donned army uniform when
World War II broke. He was sent
to the South Pacific on the special
staff of Gen. Macarthur in charge
of Japanese Prisoners of War
Camp.
He returned to the United States
in 1945 and transferred to the
Adjutant Generals department as
chief of translation branch of pub
locations division. Among his cita-
tions is the Commendation Ribbon
for work performed under Adju-
tant General Edward Witsell. By
profession, Mr.. zimmerman is an
attorney.
Continued on page 81
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29

AAlSti bA~S ~ PAS'A
ed up as a hobby while walking
his route. Five thousand, two
hundred of them in all colors.
Henry Fujita captures six hon
ors at the Good Year Hunting
and Fishing Clubs ninth annual
tournament in Akron. Henry is
a member of the East Cleveland
Rod and Gun Club.
Captain Glenn C. Bender re-
signs after 25 years service with
the East Cleveland Fire Depart
ment.
Tony Tomsic begins his 14th
year at his Holyoke-Hayden mar
ket.
A new fire alarm system is
installed at Shaw High School.
With East Cleveland the kick
off suburb in the Greater Cleve-
land National Chest X-ray CAM
paign, 1856 citizens get their
chests X-rayed.
Shaw High School band and
orchestra walk eff with the honors
at the state contests in Delaware,
while Kirk Jr. High keeps pace
by capturing the district blue rib
bon.
The city has its largest COM
munity observance of Memorial
Day in many a year.
Mrs. Charles c. Weeks, 1892
Elberon ave. is elected president
of the Radio Council of Greater
Cleveland.
Fifty-two years plus. This is
the record hung up by r. NJ.
Engel, 1910 Elm ave, as he
checks out for last time as tool
foreman at the Collinwood shops
of the New York Central Rail-
road.
Miss Alberta Jameson, 1882
North Taylor I'd. resigns her
position with the Shaker Heights
schools to become principal of
an elementary school in Fresno,
California.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29

IllIi L al OBOii-
sored by the East Cleveland Com
munity Council, the evening was
in charge of Thomas Murry.
George Nelson, Hayden avenues
popular jeweler and member OF
the Board of Education, rounds
out his 18th year with a perfect
attendance record in East Cleve-
land Kiwanis Club.
Jerry Young, 16, of 1917 Brew
ster rd., won the city diving
championship and the trophy given
by his father, Pat Young. Mr.,
Young himself was winner of the
same honor forty years ago.
Albert II. Martin, present Jr.
High faculty member, enroute to
the University of Utah, and Pfc.
Robert Greenwood, 1882 Graham
rd., enroute to Fort Warren, Wyo.,
are snowbound four days as one
of the worst blizzards in history
swept over the western plains.
The YMCA inaugurates its first
coed swimming at Shaw Pool.
ct certainly has proved popular
with the adults).
Patricia Noel, 13-year old baby
sitter, turns fireman and exiting
uishes a blaze at the home of
Alex Cheikys, 400 East 146th st.
The alarm is sounded by Jimmy,
d, while Judy, 8, slept peacefully
on.
Donald R. Fauble is ordained as
a minister at services in Calvary
Lutheran Church.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29

While skaters, old and younr
may have been disappointed be
cause they could not indulge ir
this outdoor sport at Forest Hills
Park this holiday time, no one was
more disappointed than James E.
Barnes, assistant superintendent
of the East Cleveland Water De-
partment.
To Mr.. Barnes and his trusty
crew is assigned the ice skating
project at Forest Hills but
without complete cooperation of
the weatherman, these loyal en-
ployees stand helpless. And this
year the weatherman certainly
gave them the gobye.
"You just can't have ice with
warm nights and warmer days"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29

Ceflan cHuICH.
DR.. L. L. Myers, principal OF
Kirk Jr. High School is elected
to three year term on the board
of Trustees of the Youths Bureau
Of Cleveland.
Henry Geerer, disaster COM
mittee chairman of the East
Cleveland Branch R ed Cross,
again heads the organizations
membership drive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cuyler /. Red
field, 1927 Euclid ave. observe
their 5Oth wedding anniversary
. . and its the 37th for Mr.. and
Mrs. James Leonard, 1648 Hover
ave.
Lester C. Wilson, 1860 East
135th st. is elected assistant trea-
surer of the Bank of Ohio. He
was manager of the Accounts Re-
ceivable Department.
Chambers PTA marks its silver
anniversary and Shaw Band fol-
lows suit.
East Cleveland Kiwanis holds
an inter-club meeting with the
West Palm Beach club in Florida.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
4ighIights Of Our East Cleveland Events Of 1919

lessen, 1901 Euclid ave. 1t is the
clue which brings confession from
three men.
Board of Education cancels
broadcasts of Shaw football games.
DR.. Frank Kelley named medi-
cal advisor for Selective Board
80 Leonard A. Linder 1864
Nela is the new president of the
East Cleveland Auxiliary police.
Rev. Tracy Day Spencer be-
CO NJ es director at Woodland
Center.
Jean and Tony Jancigar open
their super market at 1927 Eu-
cid ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
Admission Tax
off Small Affairs

High school students, other
youth groups and some adult
groups, who have been paying the
admissions tax to the city on en-
tertainments, ETC., where the gross
take, with federal tax, has been
less than S100, will no longer have
to bother with this.
Tuesday night the City Commits
sion, upon recommendation of the
finance director, passed legisla-
ton ending this particular phase
of this tax.
ut has cost more to process
these accounts than the money re-
ceived," explained Mr.. Apthorpe,
finance director.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
Thank You

During the holiday season
your editor, and members of
the staff, have received dozens
of greeting cards and notes
from our readers. For these
we wish TO express our ap-
probation.
Several of our carriers have
also called US with the request
that we express thanks to you
for the gifts they received.
So to all of you from all of
us thank you, and our best
wishes for a healthy, happy
prosperous 1850.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
Announce A BaptismaI
Service For Sunday

On Sunday, January 1st at five
o'clock, Rev. Tracy Day Spencer,
former pastor at Windermere
Presbyterian church, will conduct
a baptismal service in the church.
Parents having children to be
baptised, or adults desiring to re-
ceive this rite of the church may
contact the church office, ,GL. 0S5O.
Two babies to be baptised, and
announced, are Janice Ann, young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
G.. Mckee, 24049 Euclid ave-, and
Albert Arthur, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest C. Whitworth,
1191 East 125th st.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
Lake View Cemetery
Association Elects

Fred R. White, Jr. has been
elected trustee and second vice
president of the Lake View Gene
terry Association, according to an
nouncement by Charles B. Gleason,
executive vice president.
Others elected to membership on
the board are B. P. Bole, Jr., Sew
erance A. Milikin, Ellery Sedge-
wick, Jr., and James C. Weir.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
Student Recognition
Service Next SUNDAY

Student Recognition Day will be
observed at Windermere Methodist
church Sunday at the regular
10:45 a. m. service with Associate
Pastor Rev. Roland D. Sundberg
preaching the sermon. His subject
will be: 'If | Had Ny Life to Live
Over Again.
Taking part in the service will
be Betty Lou Miller, a student at
Baldwin Wallace College, and Fay
Bottom, a senior at Shaw High
School.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29

W lcknam.
Karl Kitchen, past commander
0f East Cleveland Post 163 Ameri-
can Legion, the Cuyahoga County
American Legion Council, and the
Ninth District of the Department
of Ohio, succumbes to a heart at
tack.
The Board of Education ap-
proves a $4,000 expenditure fol
three new boilers in the Prospect
Shaw heating plant.
Proceeds at the Shaw-Hayden
theatre were nicked S151 when
blond holdup man took the cash
and calmly walked away.
Citizens join in the annual
Eastertide Song Festival at Kirk
Junior High School.
After 27-years at the Euclid
Superior building, the Hruby Con-
servatory moves in into it's own
building at 14817 Euclid ave.
Kirk Jr High School students
walk off with four top prizes in
in the five-county Safety Poster
contest sponsored by the Ameri-
can Automobile Association.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
Christmas Baby

A check of hospitals reveals but
one East Cleveland baby born on
the 1949 Christmas Day. The baby,
boy, arrived at Huron Road
Hospital at 1:55 pm. Christmas
day and the happy parents are
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland r. Gerwin,
13504 Superior I'd.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Kerr, 1895 Carlyon rd,, a boy,
Thomas Earl, December Goth.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Gail
HALEY, 1859 Lockwood ave, a son,
Gordon Douglas.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
MARCH

Elmiranda Yo-
vanne, 1862 Wy
more ave-, goes
to San Francisco
as one of four
Ohio Y-Teens Sc
lected to attend
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
APRIL

E. P. Stone
braker is named
to the Board of
Education to fill
t h G V a c a n c y
caused by the
d G a t h of Ben
Wickham.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
JANUARY

City observes
its first Twelfth
Night with the
traditional burn
ing of Christmas
trees in Forest
I'm nj. c..
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
FEBRUARY

Troop Is Boy
Scouts of Ameri-
ca observe their
35th birthday an
niversary with a
party in Winder-
mere Pre- S b y
L. -.ala
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
.IINE

Guy A. Patter-
son is the new
president of the
f a s t Cleveland
Lions club.
All but three
of his 49 years Of
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-29
MAY

Having retired
as a postal clerk,
Fred N. Hend-
ricks, 14503 Sci
ota ave t a X e 5
time to count the
Evening star., 1949-08-14
To Atlantic City

rive in Atlantic City during
the summer without finding
some important events in full
swing, such as a colorful con-
vention, water carnival, tennis
tournament, beauty contest.
motorboat races, flower show.
grand opera, Shrine cere-
monial or some outstanding
sports event or competition.
The Auditorium Is some
thing to write home about"
for it is the largest place of
its kind in the world and the
largest building in New Jer-
sey. 1t seats 1900 persons
and has the largest stage in
the world.
Our return trip is via U. S.
40. through Pleasantville, Nc
Kee City, Mays Landing,
Richland, Buena, Downstown,
Malaga, Elmer, Pittsgrove,
Woodstown and then the H.
mile run to Pennsville, where
we catch the ferry to New
Castle. Continuing on U. S.
40, we pass State Road, Elk
ton and Havre de Grace, To-
Gale of one of Maryland's
great race tracks. Aberdeen,
the ordnance proving grounds.
Is next, followed by Belcamp
and Baltimore.
From here, u. S. l through
Laurel, locale of another ia
nous race track, brings US to
the District.
Evening star., 1949-08-14

Lie tAIp Wy way VI OcleIlSc
highway or Maryland route
2l4, the Annapolis -Matapeake
and the New Castle-Penns-
vile ferries, and Ocean City.
N. j.. requires approximately
205 miles. The return trip, via
U. s. 40 to Baltimore, and
then over U. s. l to Washing
ton, covers between 100 and
l65 miles. The best plan, If
you have the week end for
the trip, is to start imme-
diately after Office hours on
Friday, and leave. Atlantic
City Immediately after lunch
on Sunday. An overnight stop
can be made at Smyrna or
New Castle, Del, or in Ocean
City, N. J.
Either U. S. so through
Bladensburg or Maryland 214
will take us through Annap-
oils to Sandy Point for the
ferry across the Chesapeake
Bay to Matapeake. A few
miles farther, at Grasonville,
we switch to Maryland l8. At
Centerville we take U. s. 213
and Maryland 800 through
Sudlersville and into the Blue
Hen State, where we continue
on Delaware 800 to Smyrna.
The journey continues
northward through Blackbird
and Odessa, on U. s. IS, to
New Castle, where frequent
ferry service will get us across
the Delaware River into New
Jersey. First stop after
Pennsville Is Salem, settled in
1875 by a small company of
Quakers. From here N. J. -
Is followed through Shiloh,
Bridgeton and Millville, where
we change to N. J. ~ through
Hunters Mill, Tuckahoe and
Marmora into Ocean City,
situated on an island 8 miles
long, between the Atlantic
Ocean and Great Egg Harbor
Bay. 1t Is a great resort in its
own right, and boasts of a
fine 18-hole golf course near
the sea.
Eleven miles northeast,
through Margate City and
Ventnor, lies Atlantic City.
Here five great recreational
piers thrust their steel fingers
into the salt water, and here
Is the famous Boardwalk, go
feet in width and more than
7 miles long. One cannot ar
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Arlington Seeks Funds
To Acquire Hospital

A three-week drive to raise
S25,0 for the initial payment on
the purchase of Arlington Hos
pital from the Federal Govern
ment will open Saturday among
Arlington business and profess
sional people.
The 115-bed general hospital
was built and equipped with Lam
ham Act funds at a cost of $661,-
900 in 1914 and, in the words Of
Hospital Administrator John j.
Anderson, presented to Arlington
to operate"
The estimated replacement cost
is about $1,000, 900, Mr.. Anderson
says. But the Government has
agreed to sell it to the nonprof1t
Arlington Hospital Association for
s125, 900.
! The first drive for funds in 1916
slightly exceeded the $4,000 goal.
In 1947, only II per cent of the
SAT 900 goal was raised. Last year
the campaign realized just $4,000
of a $85 900 quota.
This year Mr.. Anderson. who
came to the hospital May /, 1948.
decided to approach the annual
drive in a different way. He elm
mated house-to-house soliciting
and placed residential portion of
the campaign on a mail basis.
To date, the administrator
states, this has had a rate of re-
turn as good as the national aver
age for mail solicitation-about s.
per cent. With the donations
from benefits staged by civic, club
and school groups, the receipts
total about $4,000.
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Lane Orders Work
On Chesapeake Span
| Started Immediately
Rx the Associated PresS

BALTIMORE, Aug. 16.-Gov.
Lane has directed the State Roads
Commission to proceed Immediate
ly with construction of a bridge
spanning Chesapeake Bay.
Building plans had been at a
stanGstill for several months.
Things came to halt after it was
found the huge project could not
be carried out with the $37 100000
raised by bond issue.
After a conference with the
Roads Commission ard the High
way Advisory Council, the Gov
ernor announced in a statement
yesterday that work will proceed
with the idea that the whole job
may cost $41,000,000.
A new bond issue of up to
s4,500,000 will be floated in the
near future to pay the extra ex-
penses.
The Advisory Council said that
the j. E. Greiner Co., consulting
engineers who made cost estimates
for the State, had failed to include
enough money to provide for con-
tingencies arising from higher
| prices.
The bonds were f1oated last
year under terms of 1947 author
ization of the General Assembly.
The assembly gave the commits
sion authority to raise as much
money through bonds as neces-
sary to construct a bay crossing.
The bonds will be retired from
tolls from the bay bridge, as we'll
as the spans across the Susque-
hanna River at Havre de Grace
and the Potomac River at Nor
pantnWn
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Lawmaker Says South
Seeks Aid for Schools,
But Wont Tax x|ndustry
By the Assoeiofed Press

Representative Patterson, Re-
publican, of Connecticut advised
Southern States today to spend
their money on education at home
instead of offering New England
industry tax-free operations in
the South.
Mr.. Patterson. in a statement
for the Congressional Record. op-
posed the Senate-passed Federal
aid to education bill. He said il
demonstrates further evidence OF
Government benefcence to the
Southern States"
Mr.. Patterson provided a table
showing the proposed contribu-
tions and receipts by States under
the Senate bill.
He said Connecticut. for in
stance, would put up $5,469, 900,
Massachusetts $11,280,000 and
Rhode Island $1.980.000 against
such Southern States contribu-
tions as these: Alabama. $3,734,-
900; Arkansas. $2,211,000. and
Georgia $4,476,000.
On the receiving end, Mr.. Pat
terson said, Connecticut would get
81 ,635 900, Massachusetts, $4,115.-
900 and Rhode Island $645, 900.
On the other hand, he said, Ala
bama would get $14.443.793, Ar
kansas $11,713,269 and Georgia
$14, ,150,688.
The current annual expense
per pupil in Connecticut, Mr.. Pat
terson said, is $4,000 against
$99.06 in Alabama. The annual
teacher salary in Connecticut
averages $3.067, against S1,909 in
Alabama.
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Police Get Albert
And EIbert Mixed,
But Want Both

Brothers named Albert and Ell
bert caused some confusion fol-
lowing the arrest of one of them
here, but the situation was re-
ported to be under control by
Maryland police today, even if one
OF the brothers still isn't in GUS
today.
Metropolitan police arrested AL
bert Royster, 19, of Baltimore
Sunday after an automobile he
was driving hit an electric light
pole on Fourteenth street near
the Jefferson Memorial. Sparrows
Point CMO police sent word he
was wanted. for theft of the car
near Baltimore and also on an
assault charge in SparroWs Point.
He was turned over to police OF
that community.
Sparrows Point authorities
found later that the youth wanted
on the assault charge was Albert's s
20-year-old brother, Ebert. They
turned Albert over to Baltimore
County police. who are holding
him on a stolen car charge. They
are still seeking Ebert.
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Tree Planters Strike Gold

SYDNEY P).-Municipal Coun-
Gil workers digging holes for tree
planting recently struck glitter
ing gold at 2 feet, quite close to
the main street of Kalgoorlie,
West Australian gold mining CEN
ter. However, they did not dig up
the roads to follow the lead; the
local authorities would have taken
a Door view of that. Such discov-
cries in the towns center are
not uncommon.