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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Caledonia Pupils Win
Fairytale Poster Honors

Two pupils of Caledonia School
have won Certificates of Award
for the posters they submitted IN
the second annual VICAR Fairy
tale Theater Poster Competition.
Marvin Price, a pupil in Miss
Scott's IA group, has been
awarded first place in Group l.
First through third grades; and
Barbara Townhill, a pupil in Miss
Budd's 5-B class, has been awarded
first place in group Fourth
through sixth grades-for the
posters they entered which depicted
best an audible impression of a
Fairytale Theatre program.
The boys and girls in Miss Mes
senger's LA group at Caledonia
School have invited their parents
to a program to be given on Fri
day morning, April 28th at $50
o'clock.
The program will consist Of Sc
lections by the toy orchestra,
which will include the dramatiza-
ton of "The Three Pigs, several
poems, and an imaginary trip on
the boat the children have built,
and called the S. S. Caledonia.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Hear Ye! Hear
|Ye! Come To
May 4th Meeting

DR.. Louis E. Edwards Euclid
ave. chairman) and Bob McNeeley
(Hayden ave. chairman) are here
by issuing a call to all East Cleve-
land merchants interested in the
promotion of the annual East
Cleveland Picnic at Euclid Beach
Park to attend meeting on Thurs
day, May 4th, at East Cleveland
City Hall at 8 p. m.
At this meeting, picnic plans will
be discussed, tentative promotions
will be presented for your approval
and any suggestions or ideas you
may have will be GRATEFULLY
received by your chairmen and
their committees. Make an effort
to be at this meeting. AS an East
Cleveland business man, the annual
picnic is important to you. Past
picnics have averaged crowds of
around $4,000. That's lot of folks,
but there could be lot more, and
remember, they're all your custo-
mers. Take an active interest in
this community activity.
EVERY person in business in
East Cleveland is urged to attend
this meeting :. .9 p. M, May 4th
:. East Cleveland City Hall. Mark
it on your calendar.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Operation Fatal
To Jas. B. Myers

Business people in this area will
learn with regret of the death last
week of James B. Benny" Myers.
Mr.. Myers died in surgery at
Marine Hospital after only weeks S
illness. He lived in Lyndhurst, was
a veteran of World War I, men,
ber of American Legion Post No.
104. Funeral services were held last
Wednesday. He was buried in the
Soldiers Plot at Highland Park
with full military honors.
Benny Myers was well known to
business people all over Greater
Cleveland and even the nation. He
was designer of store interiors
and veritable artist at his trade.
Given the raw materials, he COM
bined wood, plaster and glass to
create beauty in business places.
Among his most notable jobs are
Monaco's Restaurant in Cleveland,
the Gun and Tackle Shop in Shaker
Square, Forest Hill Pharmacy in
East Cleveland, many of the Bond
Clothing Co.'s stores and Standard
Drug stores.
A small man with snow-white
hair, Benny proved that business
places could be attractive as we'll
as practical. He's going to be
missed.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Cut Police
Working Day
-Four Hours

Through an agreement between
East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights
and Shaker Heights, the police
work week in the three municipal
tiles will be cut from 48 to A
hours a week, beginning July 1st.
Shaker, being the first of the
suburbs to hold a council session
since the agreement was reached,
enacted it's necessary legislation
Monday evening. East Cleveland
will act on it's ordinance to cover
the reduced work week, at it's We'd
nesday, May 3rd meeting. The
scheduled meeting falling on cleo
ton night, is being postponed to
Wednesday,.
City Manager Chas. A. Carran,
in announcing the proposal, states
that the officers here will con-
tinue to work their usual eight
hour shifts, accumulating the extra
four hours each week to be taken
out later in extra days. The
change means 25 additional days
off for each officer in a year.
Under East Cleveland's ordi-
nance setting up the police depart
ment, the full complement of the
department includes a chief and
AZ men. The department is two
men shy now, due to the retire
ments last month of Lieut.. Howard
A. Johnston and Patrolman Will
lard D. Tucker. Promotional exam
nations to fill these vacancies are
set for May 1st by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission.
Pending study, city officials
have not yet determined the num-
ber of men it will be necessary to
add to maintain the excellent po-
lice protection enjoyed by East
Cleveland.
Financially, the new procedure
would boost the police payroll a
sum equal to four times the be-
ginning salary figure. This be-
ginning salary varies from 5000 to
$3.50 a month, depending on the
officers marital standing.
Members of the East Cleveland
Fire Department received an added
25 days off and state legislation
in 1912,
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Police Chief Is
Heep Big Injun
Chief Of Navaios

When H. S. Weaver is now
addressed as "Chief" one will have
to be explicit as to which "Chief", !,
following the honor which came
to the esteemed head of East
Cleveland's Police Department
Wednesday. At two p. m. to be
exact, Police Chief Weaver was
made chief of the Navajo Indian
tribe at a colorful ceremony which
took place in the modern Stratton
Motors, Inc, 15001 Euclid ave.
The honor was conferred by
Chief Natay, who with his wife,
Popchalle are making a visit to
Greater Cleveland prior to the
opening of "Annie Get Your Gun, +,
a film in which the two Indians
are cast.
What name was given to Chief
Weaver was not previously divul-
ged, and since the ceremony took
place after this weeks Leader was
on the press, readers will be in
formed of details in next weeks
issue, together with pictures of
the ceremony.
But from now on, when address
ing Buck, it will behoove one
to be careful about the titles. One
might, for instance greet him with
"Hi, Mr.. Police Chief" or
"Good Morning, Chief (name) of
the great tribes of the Navajos".
Anyway, Congratulations Citizen
Weaver. .
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27

AS a part of their weeks stay
in Cleveland, studying women and
their part in the business, pro-
fessional, industrial and cultural
life of the community, Mrs. No.
buko Tomita and Mrs. All Kume,
spent an evening in East Cleveland
They were the guests of the East
Cleveland League of Women Vo-
ters, listening to a recreation dis
cussion held at the East Cleveland
Y. w. C. A.
Pictured are Mrs. Tomita, a
member of the Department of
Labor for Japan, (extreme left)
and Mrs. Kume, lawyer Eek
treme right) with Mrs. Stuart
Cummins, Mrs. Frank Baldau and
President Mrs. John Watson, all
of the League.
The session was filmed by
Warner Bros, the one-reel movie
to be sent to Japan to be used al
4 part Of 4 report on their visit to
Cleveland.
The group Of women, all prom
inent in the affairs of Japan, are
continuing their study in other
cities. They were favorably i'm
pressed with the part American
women are now taking in current
affairs and said they are en-
deavoring to create a correspond
ing active interest in their own
Island country where the women
are quickly responding to response
bility and volunteer service.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
S2>705 First
Days Report
~" Fund Drive

With the $1,000 gift of the
Kiwanis Club of Cleveland start
ing off the drive, the first day
totals in the combined capital
membership fund campaign for
the East Cleveland Y.M.C.A. to-
tails $2,705.0O.
This fine start to raise $4,000,
definitely the largest sum ever
asked for by the East Cleveland
I"Y.p shows that the 80 men and
worlen volunteers got off to an
early start. The kickoff session
was held Sunday afternoon when
workers received instructions and
materials. Chairman Karl Brown
presided. Rev. Roland Sundberg
opened the meeting with brief de-
votions. Sterling Apthorp heads
the building fund division.
Speaker Charles Lenz explained
the drive. The goal of $4,000 rep
resents the city's usual 1900
operating share of this Red Feather
sponsored agency. The rest is the
money needed to pay off the build
ing Indebtedness incurred when the
"Y", faced the alternative of NOV
ing from its years of rent-free
property, or buying it, when the
estate of which it was a part, was
being closed. 1t bought, trans
ferred the building to face Lee
blvd, and resold the Euclid ave.
frontage to the Sinclair Oil Co.
The change meant an expenditure
of $28, 900, including cost of build
ing moving, new basement with
adequate club and recreational
rooms, and the new furnace.
Sometime within the next few
weeks a "Y" volunteer will call
on you. Be ready with gift to
"back a boy" at the "Y." If you
are not called upon, contributions
can be mailed to the "Y" House,
Euclid at Lee blvd.
Also present at the Kickoff
meeting was E. V. Rasmussen,
General Secretary of the Greater
Cleveland YMCA, James F. Whyte,
Assistant General Secretary and
formerly physical director at the
East Cleveland branch.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27

Two East Clevelanders, Rev
John C. Clines and Rev. Robert j
Jenkins, will be in the class of Is
to be ordained to the Roman Catho-
lie priesthood Saturday, April 29th
in st. Johns Cathedral. Bishop Ed
ward F. Hoban will officiate at
the service at 900 am.
Both priests are graduates of
Cathedral Latin High School and
spent six years at st. Mary's
Seminary, here. Rev. Jenkins did
his college work at Sacred Heart
Academy in Detroit and Rev.
Clines attended st. Charles Col
lege, Baltimore.
Rev. Clines, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry F. Clines, 1878 Mannering
rd., will be the celebrant of his
first solemn mass in Christ the
King Church, Terrace and Noble
rds., at 8:45 am. Sunday, April
30th. His brother, Rev. Paul K.
Clines, assistant at st. Dominic
CIlQICA Will NC LIS UCdCOH VI LLG
Mass at which Msgr. Thomas v.
Shannon will preach. There will be
a reception in the parish hall Sun
day evening from z to 10 o'clock.
Rev. Jenkins will observe his
first solemn mass in st. Philo-
mena's Catholic Church, Euclid at
Wellesley ave. also on Sunday, but
at the 1900 Mass, Msgr. Maurice
F. Griffin, pastor, will preach. Rev.
Father John Davis of the Catholic
University, Washington, D. c. will
serve his cousin as deacon Of the
Mass, Rev. Miles White of St.
Mary's Church, Painesville will be
the sub-deacon, and Rev. James
O'Brien, head of the Catholic
Youth Organization will be the arch
priest.
A reception for Rev. jenkins will
be held Sunday evening from z
to 10 o'clock in Sacred Heart
Academy, Euclid and Belmore rd.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27

Recognizing the need for a new
gym at. Shaw High School, and
heartily in favor of the school
boards decision to do something
about this and other "nlusts" in an
overall improvement project, a
group of citizens who on Monday
night discussed the proposed $780,
900 bond issue for such a project,
are equally interested in a long
range city planning program to fit
in with the school program. They
held this equally important to the
actual construction of buildings if
the best interests of all are to
be met.
The meeting, called by the East
Cleveland League of Women
Voters was held in the Music Room
at Shaw High School. 1t was at
tended by representative audience
of men and women from many
organizations and from practically
every section of the city. Mrs.
Stuart Cummins presided in the
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Plan Annual Dinner

The third annual dinner of the
New York Central Railroad pen
sioners Club is slated for Tuesday,
May 9th in the Johnson Room at
the YMCA, East 22nd st. at Pros
pect ave. at 1880 p. m. Reserva-
tions must be in by May 9th and
the ladies are invited.
Entertainment and matters of
interest to all railroad pensioners
will discussed at a program which
will come to a close in time for
the veterans to catch trains leav-
ing the city after 500 p. m.
The committee for the meeting
includes H. E. Kinch, 1850 Colt
rd., o, A. Snider, 1850 Colt rd.,
VIM. H. Corbett, 1903 Phillips
ave., Jack Leffel, 1885 Greyton
rd.; Paul Tyler, 26O East 151st st.
and L. Larkin, 1048 East 10th st.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Rehabilitation Program
For Schools Rest With
Voters Next Tuesday

The first building bonds to be
sought by the East Cleveland
School District since the erection
of the w. H. Kirk Junior High
School in 1925, will come to the
vote of the people Tuesday.
Voters are being asked to sup
port a $65O,000 bond issue to be
spent to replace outmoded and too
cramped gymnasium in Shaw High
School, to add a combined gym and
auditorium at Caledonia School, to
improve physical education facili-
ties in elementary schools, to i'm
prove heating plants and do gen.
eral repair in all buildings.
This is the first overall improve
ment project undertaken on a large
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27

Miss Beth Hollister, executive
director of Lake City Vocational
Service with offices in East Cleve-
land at Euclid and Superior and in
Cleveland at 202 Old Arcade, has
been appointed to the Advisory
Private Employment Board of the
Bureau of Compensation, by Frank
Callopy, administrator Of the bu-
reau. She will serve a two-year
term.
Miss Hollister is also secretary
of the Cleveland Employment Serv-
ices Association and a member of
the board of trustees of the Ohio
Private Employment Agency Asso-
citation, Inc.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Even Birds Have
Building Problems

Even birds have their building
problems, as one unidentified
Robin Red Breast can verify.
Busy gathering materials for his
new spring home, this Robin
chanced to select a string as his
next building need. But he didn't
get too far with what proved to
be a rather too long length of
the twine. One end of it became
tangled in a tree branch and the
other, to which was attached the
nub of a balloon, in the bird itself,
leaving Mr.. Red Breast dangling
15 feet in mid air.
His plight was noticed by Miss
Patricia Wood, 20, of 1745 Wymore
ave., in whose back yard the near
tragedy took place. Miss Wood
summoned East Cleveland police
who rescued the feathered friend.
The string still bangles in the tree,
but Mr.. Robin discreetly lets it
dangle.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Need Any Help This
Spring? Ph. Mu. l-5020

On the list of persons seeking
work, as kept by Miss Genevieve
Quinn, Welfare Director, are four
kinds of work, light housekeeping,
caring for lawn, baby sitting, and
practical nursing, Anyone needing
such part time help may call Miss
Quinn, MU. 1-5020.
Among the requests from resi-
dents wanting someone to help
them are calls for fulltime person
to care for an invalid, wall paper
cleaning, and general cleaning.
Anyone interested in doing this
type of service may also contact
Miss Quinn.
The Welfare Dept. supplies the
aid from persons under its care
who are able and eager to do part
time work.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Here Is Where
You Vote On
Next tuesday

Ohio electors will go to the
polls Tuesday to cast their ballots
for nominees for state and county
offices, and, as in East Cleveland,
for local issues.
With all the information being
given out by the Citizens League,
the League of Women Voters and
tie bar associations, electors have
ample opportunity to become ac-
quainted with the qualifications
Of candidates for the offices they
seek.
This is the list Of voting booths
for the City of East Cleveland as
announced by the County Board of
Elections for the May Primary elec-
tion next Tuesday, the End. The
polls open at $50 am. and close
at $50 pm.
Electors who have received Of
ficial cards FROM the Board of Elec-
tions for a change of address
See ELECTION TUESDAY -
PAGE 6
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Pastor Installed
AT Windermere

Installation services were held
Wednesday night in Windermere
Presbyterian Church for the pas.
tor-elect, Rev. j. Franklin Nc
Henry, who came to East Cleve.
land from Bellaire, Ohio, which is
in the St. Clairsville Presbytery.
The office of Installation was
given by DR.. Howard B. Withers,
moderator of the Cleveland Presby-
terry who also opened the meeting
Rev. Tracy Day Spencer, former
pastor of this church and now at
Woodland Center, gave the charge
to his successor, and the charge
to the people was made by Rev
Guy Volpetto, pastor of Woodland
Hills Union Church.
DR.. Louis Ruff, pastor emeritus
at Windermere, came from Brock
port, N. Y, for the service and
made the prayer. The sermon was
delivered by DR.. Robert Wills, pas
tor of the Firestone Presbyterian
Church, Akron, Ohio.
Also participating was Rev.
Claude Roe, Glenville Presbyterian
Church who read the scriptures and
the installed pastor pronounced the
benediction.
Mrs. Harold L. Hale was at the
organ, as guest organist.
The congregations welcoming
reception for the new pastor and
his family will be held in the
church Sunday evening, April 30th,
at 7:30 o'clock. Friends of the
congregation are invited to come
and meet the McHendrys.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Hi-Y To Offer
Annual Show
Next Weekend

With May comes many interest
ing events - but topping the first
weekend is the annual Hi-Y show.
After reading the tale the Hi-Ys
have decided to go all out with
two performances, instead of the
usual one. They are just that GER
tain the Friday night crowd will
be so entertained, that the grape
vine report will pack 'em in again
on Saturday night. The dates are
May Sc, next weekend. A look in
on rehearsals backs up their op-
timism. It's really good.
Jim Austin, scriptwriter, has
woven story of "Dudes Gone
West" in which the experiences of
the Fasteners among the western
frontiers, with which they are so
unfamiliar, makes for a laugh a
line. Plenty of song and dance
adds zest.
Lending q hand, ,Dramatics In
structor Martin Of Kirk faculty,
is working with the stage boys
for some absolutely new back
grounds to add color and tone to
the lively tale.
The 1850 Hi-Y production is so
different from anything hereto
fore presented, that every bit of
it will be new, new, new. The only
carry over is the enthusiasm and
the hard work which the Hi-Ys are
putting into their show.
AS usual, too, the show will be
given at Kirk, in the redecorated
auditorium with its lovely new
stage curtains which swing back
at 8:15 Friday and Saturday, May
Sc.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
League Session Holds
City Planning First
School Improvement Step

absence Of the League President,
Mrs. John Watson, who is attend
ing the national convention of the
League.
Members of the Board of Edu-
cation were also Present.
The East Cleveland League of
Women voters is in favor of sup
porting the school bond issue, to
be voted next Tuesday, providing
active interest in planning is con-
tinued. Prospect PTA executive
committee is urging its members
to support the bond issue, also.
In reply to question by DIR.
Howard M. Wells as to what the
board is doing on long-range plan
ming, DR.. 0. ]. Korb, superintendent
replied they had some plans. One
concerns curriculum needs for the
two-thirds of the graduates who
do not go to college. Buildings,
with the present program of gen.
eral repair, is another. The pro-
posed new gym is another.
AS to the proposed gym build
ing, George Nelson, board men,
Der, said the board wanted to build
a gym that would serve for at
least so years, the lifetime of good
built school buildings. The board,
he said. does not want tn assume
any responsibility for turning out
poorly equipped or too small a
structure. They want the best
obtainable.
The question of site, which
popped at a previous discussion
session, was discussed pro and
con. 1t was evident that those
present do not want any present
See DISCUSS SITES
- Page 6
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27

scale since the war when needs
were confined to minimums due to
material and man shortage.
The state of Ohio permits school
districts to levy up to percent
Of their valuation for such overall
building programs and repair pro-
grams. And, realizing the state of
affairs in which many districts
found themselves at wars end, this
maximum was raised to percent
for the years 1850 and 1851 where
emergency exists.
East Cleveland School District
tax valuation is approximately $69
millions Of dollars. It's bonded in
debtedness is $526,000 of which
1921, 900 are for library bonds for
the new wing soon to be added
to the main library building. Under
Ohio Law, Library bonds are car
ried and handled along with school
bonds, and so, while reflected in
the total bonded indebtedness
figure are not an obligation of the
district itself.
Deducting the $290,00O library
issue from the $4,000 total school
bond Indebtedness leaves a balance
of $235 900, the actual debt of the
school district. This is less than
one-third percent and with the pro-
posed $650,000 added would bring
the East Cleveland school total
debt to little over 19o against the
actual 68oor so emergency al
lowed by the state. It's one of the
lowest school debts in the area.
Bonds are now being paid off
at rate of $4,000 a year. The
new bonds would be met, $500
the first year and $4,000 there
after.
What is this going to cost me ?"
asks the property owner.
1t will cost Mr.. P. o. SOC per
81 900 property valuation for the
life of the bonds, 20 years. If your
property is listed at $4,000 it will
cost you SIS year, or $3.50 on
each semi-annual tax bill.
For this the district viii get:
1. A gym to replace the too
cramped, outmoded gym now three
flights above the ground in Shaw
High School. The new structure
will be on ground level, with stan
dard sized floor and accommoda-
tions for both school and public
use.
2. A new chemistry lab at Shaw.
8. A combined gym and audi
torium at Caledonia School.
8. An enlarged gym at Rozelle
School.
4. Modernization of gyms at
Prospect, Superior, Chambers.
5. General building and heating
repairs throughout he system.
1t will take 60 percent vote to
carry the bond issue. The East
Cleveland Leader urges you to get
out and support this sensible pro-
gram for maintaining the educa-
tional and physical levels of your
own. schools.
Furthermore, this is a community
project, in that the physical inn
provements are keyed to tie in
with the proposals of the Joint
Recreation Committee for enlarged
opportunities for adult recreation
and classes.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Recall A True Friendship Of OIden Days
As New Church Circle Is Formed Here

race, in the woods, on the hillside.
Mrs. Barr and Mrs. Sarah Nc
Ilrath Shaw were very dear friends
and it was the request that Mrs.
Shaw made at that time that
when she herself was to be buried
she be buried at the feet of her
dear friend Susannah Barr.
This request was granted forty
years later, and the two graves of
these pioneer East Cleveland wo-
men may be seen in the old cem-
etery of the First Presbyterian
Church, Euclid at Nela aves.
The inscription on the headstone
marking Mrs. Barr's grave is: "a
prudent wife is Of the Lord. Such
a wife was Susannah Barr"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-04-27
Oh Yes> It's Time To Turn The Clocks
Back For The Sport Fans And Gardeners

Well! Summer just must be in
the offing-a three day offing
to be exact - regardless of the
slowness with which the weather.
man has been dishing up Spring
temperatures, breezes and sun
shine.
This declaration is authentic.
In fact, it is based on no less
authority than a city ordinance
written in all the dignity of legal
verbage, an ordinance which fixes
the last Sunday in April as the
switch from Standard to Daylight
Savings Time. And, Daylight
Savings Time, as we we'll know,
is purely summer propaganda, a
trick to wrest an hour more of day.