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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-05-01

present arrangement in East
Cleveland, whereby the five City
officials-the City Manager, Di-
rector of Law, Director of Health,
Chief of the Police Department and
Chief of the Fire Department
shall be authorized to be City
Planning Commission by Charter
amendment. On approval of this
amendment it would be difficult in
the future to be able to include cit
izen participation in City Plan
ming Commission without another
Charter amendment, passage of
which requires a two-thirds vote.
The present East Cleveland City
administration is eminently quail
fled to handle all of the administ-
rative functions of City govern
ment, and fairly we'll qualified for
long range planning functions.
However we cannot be assured
that this may always be so, even
in East Cleveland. In my judg-
ment it is preferable that this
amendment, Section 85A, be not
approved because it would make
more difficult the establishment in
the future of a proper City Plan
ming Commission as presently al
lowed under the State enabling
act.
The planning functions now be-
ing performed by the East Cleve-
land administration are those which
are now part of their job and re-
quire no further authorization, in
my judgment. Also, fully author
lied City Planning Commission as
contemplated under the State en-
abling act could be established in
East Cleveland by ordinance with
out further enabling legislation or
Charter amendment and such a
should prove quite use
full in attempting to solve the long
range problems confronting East
Sincerely yours,
Phelps Cunningham
1874 Strathmore
East Cleveland.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-05-01
East Cleveland Leader
East Cleveland, Ohio

East Cleveland, Ohio
Dear Editor:
AS a part president of the East
Cleveland Community Council, and
as a resident for many years, l
have had opportunity to observe
the real need for a well developed
long range city plan to avoid the
future deterioration of our city into
the kind of residential-commercial
slum area so common to large
metropolitan cities.
We are, and have long been,
blessed with one of the finest city
administrations in the country. l
know of no other municipality
where the governing body, the
chief executive, and the admin
istrative staff are so courteous and
cooperative, and so ready and will
ing to give heed to the suggestions
and complaints of the public, to
initiate improvements without in
dividual or group pressure, to live
within income, and generally to
serve ably and well. Truly, they
are enviable public servants in the
best sense of the word.
However, it seems to me that the
attention of the administration is
necessarily centered on the "house-
keeping" needs of the community,
both present and future. These
needs would include police and fire
protection, sanitation, sire e t S,
lighting, sewers, etc. To some eX-
tent, zoning would be included, but
because of the nature of the prob
lens currently requiring attention,
the emphasis in the field would
tend to be short range, rather than
long range planning.
A number of East Cleveland
citizens have for some time been
urging the appointment of city
planning commission as set forth
and authorized by State law. Since
our charter makes no contrary
provision it would appear, under
legal precedents, that we could
avail ourselves of the provisions of
the general law. These statutes
provide for the appointment, in
city-manager form of government,
of a planning commission to be
comprised of the city manager, the
chairman of the City Commission,
and three public members, to serve
without pay and for terms of six
years. No charter amendment
would be necessary to permit the
appointment of such commission,
which would have the advantage of
presenting public attitudes and
views in addition to those of the
administration, particularly wi t h
reference to long range plans. Pro-
vision is also made for obtaining
the services of experts in the field,
if deemed necessary and proper by
the commission.
This procedure need not elimin-
ate the services of the present So
called planning commission, the
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-05-01
Citizens Express Viewpoints
On City Planning Proposal


legalized and preserved. The five
members, all paid administration
personnel, could well continue to
function as a committee to counsel
and advise the manager and the
City Commission.
The proposed charter amend
ment, Sec. 85A, would clothe the
present unofficial group with all
power and authority in law, would
prohibit the appointment of any
public member, and would elimin-
ate the possibility of the type of
planning commission provi d e d
under the State laws mentioned
above.
A further argument against this
portion of the proposed amend
ments to the charter is found in
the fact that the real purpose of
such a group is to advise, counsel
and recommend to the administra-
ton on the subject of city plan
ming. 1t is thus an official advisory
group, and it would seem much
more appropriate to have at least
a majority of such group made up
of persons who are not paid by, and
directly responsible to, the indivi-
dual or group to whom such advice
and counsel is directed. If the
amendment passes, we shall have
a group of city employees, all di-
rectly or indirectly responsible to
the manager and commission, in
the position of serving as an ad-
visory group to their employers,
and there will be no independent
public representation.
For the above reasons, and with
no reflection on the integrity or
ability of any city employee in
tended, l would urge the defeat of
the charter amendment (Sec. 85A), e,
after which a planning commits
sion, such as is provided for in
State law, should be appointed,
thus assuring the city of the ad-
vantages of proper public repre-
sentation
Sincerely,
Kenneth o. Marvin.
Editor, East Cleveland Leader
There will be some changes in
the City Charter to be voted upon
May 6. Two of these directly con-
cern the valuation of our property.
They determine who will decide on
the future planning and how the
zoning will be conducted. Both are
for the purpose of removing from
the citizens and placing in the
hands of public officials the value
Of our property.
We have in East Cleveland, and
we are lucky to have, a very eff
cient manager and staff. They have
managed the affairs of the city
so that it is one of the cleanest,
one of the best engineered and
one of the best for good living.
But every good establishment,
even though it wishes to stay eff
cient in operation must spend
some of it's income for the future.
1t is in this that the citizens must
participate, as they are stockhold-
ers or taxpayers in the enterprise.
Instead of vesting all of the
power and foresight in the govern
ment officials, l propose that this
proposed amendment be revised to
include representatives of build
ing, realty, and homeowners as
advisory members.
A. Townhill
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-05-01
Notice To RInnERQ

Notice is hereby given that: Sealed
proposals for the labor and materials
required by the various trades to erect
and complete Heating and Ventilating
Alterations to the present Mayfair
Mayfair Avenue, East Cleveland. Cuya-
hoga County, Ohio, at the office of
the Board of Education of the East
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-05-01
Home Robbed

Cash and jewelry are reported
to have been taken from the home
of Carl Smith, 1845 Rosalind ave.
during the night of April Oath. En-
trance was gained through a rear
door.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-05-01
CHILD HURT

CHILD HURT
Fortunate for little Bonnie An
drews, 1874 Sheldon ST., the car
in which she darted in front Of the
morning of April 25th, was travel
ing about Is mph. According to
police the child ran out from be-
tween parked cars. She escaped
with body bruises and decorations.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
Contract Let For
New Wafer Line
Canton Firm
Submits Low Bid

The Laughlin Excavating Com
pany of Canton, has been award
ed the contract to install the
newest addition to the water
system of the village of Caldwell.
The contract was executed last
Friday between the company and
Atty. L. c. Young, attorney for
the city. Two bids had been SUBJ
mitted. The other bid was that
of Ben Cannini and Co., of Co
lumbus for $45. 5.902.45. The bid
of the Laughlin Excavating Com
pany of Canton, was $40, 1866,
including labor and materials.
The water pipeline, IL inches
in diameter, will be laid from
the city reservoir, west of Cald-
we'll to Oaklawn Ave. and on to
the electric light g. water works
plant; then it will proceed paral-
lei with North street to Young
street, through Young street
over to North street, where it
will connect to the line recently
laid by the Cleveland Graphite
Bronze Company at North street.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
Caldwell Marshal
On Active Duty

Marshal Fred Davis was re-
instated Tuesday~night in this
capacity, after one weeks sus-
pension, and is again on active
duty, according to a statement
released today by Mayor Homer
Johnson.
Marshal Davis was originally
suspended for is days by Mayor
Johnson, following q shooting
scrape on Saturday, May 10, in
which Bill Wilson of Summer
field was injured from two shots
alleged to have been fired by
Marshal Davis.
The local council decided this
week that they would not take
any further action and the sus-
pension was lifted Tuesday night
by Mayor Johnson.
Technically the village OF
Caldwell has been without a
marshal and in several instances,
violations of the law were re-
ported but nothing could be done
about it.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22

It was commencement time for
the school year 1881, that when
the class prophesy was read, a
part was directed toward one of
its members which actually will
become a reality on July l, 1852,
just 81 years later.
Reading from the stage, where
many of the occasions notables
were gracefully seated, including
the late Clarence Wright, a
former Noble countian and COM
mencement speaker, Miss Grace
Harper, now Mrs. Carl Lamley,
went into detail to explain the
life expectancy of one of the
more progressive" members of
the class, the largest to ever
graduate from Caldwell high
school.
AS near as memory will permit
to recall, the small in stature,
yet athletically inclined, boyish
bobbed Miss Viola Startzman
was singled out as the one of the
81 members most likely to achi-
eve success in her chosen field of
endeavor.
1t was predicted back 21 years
ago that Viola Startzman would
some day be recognized in the
medical world for "her outstand-
ing service and unwavering
loyal to her profession in caring
for the sick and unfortunate.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22

Marietta, place several stu
dents from Noble County,
high in district and state rat
ings.
In American History, Donald
Uhl of the Belle Valley school
placed first in the state in all
classifications. Lawrence Philpot
of the SImmerfield school,
placed fourteenth in the district.
In Algebra l, Eugene Hannahs
of Beaver Local school, placed
third in the district, eleventh in
the state by division and eighth
in the state regardless of classi-
fication. Shirley Morland of Belle
Valley, placed fifth in the dis
trict and received honorable
mention in the state. Eileen Haga
of Dexter City school placed
sixteenth in the district.
In Senior Social Studies, Rich
ard Dollison of Beaver Local,
placed tenth in the district.
In English TX, Annabelle Lee
Bets of Beaver Local, placed
nineteenth in the district.
In English x, Donna Sue NAL
Continued on Page Four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
1881 CLASS PRoPHESY FULFILLED
Dr., Startzman Clinic Co-Director

upon a career that would re-
quire Il years to ultimately COM
plete. DR.. Startzman entered
Wooster college in September,
1881.
At the onset, it was apparent
her chief interests were center
ed around babies and children,
and as she pursued her studies
at Wooster her pre-medical
training was directed toward
that objective to specialize in
pediatrics.
DR.. Startzman completed her
pre-medical course at Wooster in
1885 and Immediately entered
postgraduate study at the In
stitute of Pathology, Western
Reserve University, Cleveland,
which she successfully completed
in 1886.
Her determination and persis-
tence resulting in a course of
action in acquiring complete
knowledge of her work, DR..
Startzman entered the service of
the public health department in
the city of Cleveland, where she
remained during the years from
1896 to 1912. While in this en-
ployment, she received her M.
A. degree in chemistry in 194l
by attending night school at
Western Reserve University.
Continued on page four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
Legion Auxiliary
To Sell Poppies
Saturday, May "a,
Set Aside For Sale

Wear a poppy to honor the
war dead and aid wars living
victims"
This is the appeal that will be
made to everyone in Caldwell
and community, next Saturday,
May "a, when the Caldwell
American Legion Auxiliary sells
Poppies in the business district.
Mrs. Harry G. Richcreek is
chairman of the Poppy Day COM
mittee for the local Legion auxi-
liary.
1t is estimated that approx
mately ten thousand disabled
veterans unable to perform other
work have been given employ
ment by the American Legion
Auxiliary in its poppy program
this year.
'To men who have confined
to the hospitals for months or
even years, the work is a god
send" Mrs. Richcreek pointed
out. at fills the long, monoton-
Gus hospital hours with an inter
esting activity, keeping hands
and minds busy and turning
thoughts away from self. The
materials for poppies are sup
piled by the Legion Auxiliary
and the veterans are paid reg
ularly out of Auxiliary funds.
Every one who wears a poppy
in Caldwell next Saturday on
Poppy Day helps these veterans
while honoring their fallen COM
radeS."
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22

a heart attack.
For over q years, Mrs. Merry
was correspondent for the
Daily Jeffersonian in Cambridge
and was widely known thru-out
this community and Noble
county.
A daughter of Aaron Archer
and Cordelia Riddle, she was
born in Stock township, near
Carlisle, where she spent her
early life. Her father served as
a captain in the Civil War.
In 1891, she was married to
Marsh E. Merry of Salt Run and
shortly after that they moved
to Caldwell, where she had
made her home.
Early in life, she affiliated
with the Crum Ridge Church of
Christ but since moving to Cald-
well had been an active and
charter member of the First
Church of Christ on North street.
She was also a member of the
Delta Alpha class.
Mrs. Merry was a charter
member of Anne Dalzell Tent,
No. 81. Daughters of Union
Continued on Page Four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
Edward Leasure
Named Chairman
By Republicans
New Executive
Committee Also
Named For So

Edward F. Leasure of Stock
township, was named chairman
of the Noble County Republican
executive committee, Saturday
evening, when they organized
for the coming year.
Leasure succeeds r. d. Buckley
of Caldwell in this capacity, who
was appointed chairman, Jan. %,
1852, when A. r. Hicks resigned.
1t will be remembered that
Hicks was also appointed to this
post last October when Willard
Hickman resigned.
Walter H. Estadt of Dexter
City is the new secretary
treasurer of the executive COM
mittee. He is also a member of
the local election board.
The organizational meeting
was held at Buckey's Hatchery
on Main street. The central COM
mittee organized by naming John
McFerren of Noble township as
their chairman, Walter Estadt,
vice chairman and E. F. Leasure,
secretary-treasurer.
Central committeeman named
to the executive committee in
cluded: Andrew Crum, Terrence
Rohrig, Walter Estadt, Wilbert
Hardesty, Wayland Lucas, Ken
meth Tucker, Mckinley Johnson,
Basil Charleton, John McFerren
Virgil Poulton, Laurel Smith,
Carl Delaney, Edward F
Leasure, H. H. Davis, Carlos Ros-
sitter and William H. Simonton.
1t will be remembered that in
the primary, there were sever
precincts where Republican die
not file for the office of central
committeeman. At the Saturday
meeting, it was necessary to fill
these vacancies by appointment.
The newly appointed centra
committeeman included Grant P
Moore, Beaver; George Hyett
Batssville; John Lisak, Brook
field; Richard Clark, Marion
Everett Rayner, Ava; Isaac Nc
Donald, Sr., Sharon and Caro-
Rossiter, Wayne.
| Chairman Leasure said today
that the Republican committee
plans to hold monthly meetings
in addition to waging an active
campaign this fall in the Nov
ember election.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
Business To Suspend
On Memorial Day

Most business places in Cald-
well will be closed all day, Fri
day, May 30, in observance of
Memorial Day, according to an
announcement made today.
This will include the Noble
county courthouse, the three
banking institutions, as we'll as
the poStoffice and other general
business stores.
The annual Memorial Day pro-
gram will be held Friday morn
ing with a horse show and rodeo
to be held that afternoon at the
Caldwell fairgrounds.
At Summerfield, the veterans
memorial erected in Eastern
cemetery by members of the
American Legion Auxiliary will
be formally dedicated, according
to Miss Helen Meek, president of
the organization.
AT Sarahsville, the D. of u. V.
will be in charge of the Memorial
services in the morning, follow
ed by similar services in the
afternoon at Mt. Zion.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
Agronomy Tour
Planned Here
On Four Farms
Three Q. s. u.
Specialists To
Take Active Part

The agronomy committee of
Noble county, under the super
vision of Floyd Henderson,
county extension agent, has COM
pleted plans for a tour of four
farms, to observe various agri-
cultural practises. The tour will
take place on May 27.
Three specialists from Ohio
State university are scheduled to
be here to take part in the tour:
George Gist, extension special
ist in agronomy, Kenneth Battles,
extension specialist in Agricul-
tural Engineering; Ralph Porter
field, extension specialist in
dairy production and Fred
Hughes, extension farm manage
ment specialist.
The group, composed of any
interested persons in Noble
county wishing to join the tour,
will assemble at the east side
of the court house the morning
of May 27. At 900 a. No.. they will
leave to drive to the L. D.
Schramm farm, east of the juno
ton of state routes 564 and 145,
near Harriettsville.
At the Schramm farm, parti-
, cular attention will be given to
the reclamation of both hill pas
ture land and bottom crop land,
also the use of alfalfa, bronze
grass and seedlings, established
Continued on Page Four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
Meeting For New
County Council
Tuesday. May T
Guy Dowdy, Extension
Worker, Will Assist
In Organizing Group

w. c. Garrett, of Summerfield,
who was named acting chairman
at the initial meeting to organize
county council, the purpose
being to coordinate the activities
of the various organizations of
the county, announced today that
plans have progressed to the
point where an active organiza-
ton can most likely be formulat-
ed.
Recently committee, consist
ing of Chairman Garrett, Mrs.
Blake Davis, Mrs. James Mos
Grip, Clifford Parrish, Miss
Mabel Sarbaugh, and John
Shamhart, met and completed
plans for a constitution to be
adopted at the next meeting
scheduled to be held Tuesday
evening, May 81, at 1880 o'clock,
in the home economics room
Caldwell high school building.
Guy Dowdy, who is promin-
emily known thruout the state as
a program coordinator in exten-
sion work, has consented to be
present and give his assistance
in working out the minor diff
culties encountered when efforts
are being made to organize a
county council.
Dowdy is regarded as man
of wide experience in dealing
with this type of work and his
association with the Ohio State
extension department has pro-
vided him with the necessary
knowledge and know-how and
should be of great help in setting
up an organization such as is
being planned for Noble county
Miss Mabel Sarbaugh, county
home demonstration agent, who
is acting secretary for the group
stated today that many organiza-
tions have already delegated
their representative to the coun'
Gil and others plan to take action
at the next regularly scheduled
meeting.
CONTINUED on Page Four1
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
Horse Show AT
fairgrounds On
Memorial Day
Holiday Event
Sponsored BY
Buggy Wheel Club

The annual horse show and
rodeo, sponsored by the Buggy
Wheel Riding Club, Inc, will be
held at the Caldwell fairgrounds,
Friday afternoon, May 80, begin
ming at / o'clock, according to an
announcement made today.
This rodeo, which has been
held here for the past several
years, always draws a large
number and brings to this county
some of the finests horses in this
section of the state.
The event will open with a
parade of all horses entered, fol-
lowed by the various events,
numbering IL in all. The parade
trophy will be donated by Raj
ston's Rexall store.
The classes and the trophies
to be presented are as follows:
Western Pony, under 48 inches,
riders under IL years, trophy
donated by Semon's Dry Clean
ing.
Western Pony, under 56 inches,
rider under Is years, trophy to
be donated by Noble Hatchery.
Spotted Western, trophy dom
ated by Buckey's Feed Store;
wild COW milking, trophy to be
presented by Gray's store; Eng
lish Pleasure, trophy to be pres
ented by Sunshine Feed store.
Palomino, trophy to be donated
by Gillespie's Drug Store; West
ern Pleasure, trophy to be donat-
ed by McVay funeral home;
Steer riding, trophy to be donat-
ed by Hills store.
Ladies Egg and Spoon, trophy
donated by Donald D. Nichols;
calf roping, trophy donated by
Madge's Speciality shop; plain
western, trophy donated by
Hayes Meat Market and keg race
trophy donated by VFW, Post
No. 4721.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-22
IOOF Members
Get 50-Yr. Pins
First Degree Conferred
On One Candidate

Special recognition was given
four members of the I.O.O.F.
lodge, No. 259, of Caldwell, at
their regular meeting held in
the lodge rooms, Thursday even
ing, May Is.
District Deputy Grand. Master
Charles Milligan. of the local
lodge, presented Randy Radcliffe,
Herman Sayre, William Johnson
and Charles Hutchins with So
year membership pins. A special
program featured the presenta-
ton event.
A 60-year membership pin was
awarded posthumously to Mrs. A.
M. Gill in recognition for her
late husbands outstanding men,
bership record in the lodge.
Prior to the presentation of
membership pins, the local
degree team conferred the first
degree on one candidate, Charles
Fogle. Noble Grand Leighton
Archer presided over the regular
meeting.