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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19

Paul Herfurth; "Daisy Bell Waltz"
by H. Dacre, and Marines Hymn"
by l.. 2. Phillips.
Each third and fourth grade
song flute group will play separ-
ately and all groups will play one
number together. Miss Elizabeth
Alexander's 3-A group will play:
Twinkle Twinkle Little STAR
"The Squirrel" and Blue Bells Of
Scotland"
Miss Lillian Finnila's ga group
will play three rounds: "Three
Blind Mice" Row Your Boat" and
80, How Lovely is the Evening"
Miss Ethel Sellers Alb group
as chosen "Home on the Range"
and Home Sweet Home" as their
selections with Mary Conrad as
their piano accompanist.
Barbara Green and Joan Fraser
will accompany Mrs. Catherine
Rehrig's 4-A group at the piano
when they play Turkey in the
Straw"
Miss Janis Conklin, supervisor
of elementary music directs the
combined groups in the skaters
Waltz" with the above named girls
as their piano accompanies.
Mr.. Williams has chosen 4O
members of his Kirk Jr. High band
to play the following numbers:
March, "Men of Might" by L. v
Meretta; "The Little Rhapsody
in Blue" arranged by F. Campbell
Watson; March, "E. Pluribss
Unum" by Fred Jewell; Descrip-
tive Novelty, might Beat" by
Harold Walters, "a nocturnal pa.
troll around modern metropolis)
March, "Invincible Fidelity" by
Lake.
Four Kirk girls, who formerly
attended Caledonia, Carolyn JEFF
ferry, Margaret Shelton, Linda
Moore and Sandra Pritchard will
play their flute quartet winning
contest number, Dancing Doll" by
E. Poldini.
The forty-piece orchestra Of
Shaw High School, under the di
rection of S. Robert Fraser, vii
present the concluding portion o.
this unique concert.
The orchestra has been recogn
lied for its ability to perform
every type of orchestral music
from symphony to swing. Thi'
will be demonstrated in theil
selections for this concert. Th'
orchestra's program will include
"Finale from the 5th Symph
ony" by Beethoven; "The Windso.
Melody" by Noel Gay; "Cielio
Lindo" arranged by Phil Lang; Sc
Relicario" by Jose Padilla, ant
"Jazz Pizzicato" by Leroy Ander
son.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19
Will City
Meet Red
Cross Goal?

Red Cross still needs $4,000 -
from East Cleveland!
At the two-thirds mark with
$9,402 in Red Cross Fund drive
gifts as the total tabulation at
press time, local Red Cross Of
ficials had slim hopes of topping,
or even reaching the 1853 goal of
$13, ,948, despite the four days ex-
tension of the campaign, which
originally was scheduled to end on
Monday.
Reconsider your gift and pledge
more" is the plea from co-chair-
men Philip Schloss and Mrs. Will
liam Harrison Fleming.
Red Cross headquarters in City
Hall will remain open from 10
a. m. to 5 p. m. through Friday, in
the hope East Clevelanders either
will bring in additional contribu-
tions or phone headquarters, PO.
1-8055, for volunteer pickup of
gifts. Givers-by-mail may address
their contributions to down town
Red Cross headquarters 1927
Prospect ave. If labeled "East
Cleveland" the gifts will be
credited to the local drive effort.
Deep concern over the future of
the Red Cross blood program, in
the event the quota is not met, was
voiced today by several officials of
the Greater Cleveland Chapter.
Disasters, gamma globulin re-
search, services for soldiers-all
these and more-are dependent
upon the understanding, and gen.
erosity, of Red Cross donations.
East Cleveland must not shirk
its share of that burden. Call Pc.
1865 or FA. 1-9300 now!
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19
Citys First
Traffic Death
Of The Year

The death of Mrs. Dora Pitel, 81,
in Huron Road Hospital on March
18th checked up the city's first
traffic accident for this year. Mrs.
Pitel was injured as she and her
husband, Aaron, SO, were crossing
Superior rd., south of Euclid ave-,
at 1000 p. m. March 18th. Accord
ing to police, the couple started
to cross the street 134 feet from
the nearest regular intersection.
The motorist who struck them,
told police she did not see the
couple in the dark.
Mr.. Pitel sustained a broken
arm and had injuries. Mrs. Pitel
received a broken left leg and
head injuries.
Facts in the case have been
presented to the prosecutor.
The couple came to Cleveland
from Vienna about a year ago
and reside at 11419 Durant ave,
Mr.. Pitel had gone to meet his
wife who was employed on the
custodial staff at Superior School
He is employed at Lakeside Hos
pital.
In addition to her husband, Mrs
Pitel is survived by two children
Ben and Mrs. Henry L. Barang; a
sister Else Sharff of Canton, an6
brothers Sam Frankel of Mans.
field; Julius of Massilon and Dave
of Canton. Services and burial
were on Monday.
The death of Mrs. Pitel breaks
the Holiday record of East Cleve'
land without a fatal accident since
November 29th, and the deathles:
day record of 50 days so far il
1858.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19
Swedish Spring
Festival Saturday

Swedish folk of Greater Cleve-
land are holding a benefit Spring
Festival Saturday, March 21st at
500 p. m. in Kirk Jr. High School
Auditorium under sponsorship of
the two local lodges of the Vasa
Order of America.
The program will feature Swed-
ish Folk dancers and a Swedish
spoken film with English titles.
Stem Helm of 14018 Mortified
ave. is serving on the committee
of which Rudolph Freed of Maple
Heights is general chairman.
The public is invited and tickets
will be on sale at the door.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19
How Low Can
A Guy Get?

Some real low-down petty thief
stole the Heart Fund container
from the counter at Gilbert's Bev-
erage Store, corner of Superior
and Euclid, last Saturday.
Rollie Rowland doesn't know
how much money was in it, but
there was a five-dollar bill, some
ones and a quantity of silver. We
hope the person who lifted it gets
more out of it than the satisfac-
tion of knowing that a heart vic
tim would have benefited greatly.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19
Condition unchanged

Little change is reported from
Huron Road Hospital in the condi-
ton of Miss Vida Bayes, who is
a heart patient there. Miss Bayes,
principal at Superior School, ex-
presses her appreciation for the
many kindnesses which are being
shown her, adding cheer to her
days in the hospital.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19
Palm Sunday and Easter DeodIines

Pastors Music desiring publicity for their
Palm Sunday Week and Easter services reminded of
the following headlines for these announcements:
For Palm Sunday-Monday, March 23rd.
For Easter Sunday-Friday March 9th.
For Holy Week-Frday, March 9th
Please do not take any of these announcements
by telephone
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19

Miss Nancy Livingston who is
a student nurse at the Huron Road
Hospital School of Nursing, was
chosen as "Miss Student Nurse OF
Huron Road Hospital"
She was a candidate for the title
Of "Miss Student Nurse of Greater
Cleveland" in a recent contest held
at the Auditorium of St. John
College, and was awarded second
place.
Her home address is 2253 Briar-
wood rd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j.
Sostaric, 1861 Euclid ave., a boy,
Richard Andrew Sostaric, March
7th,
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
T. Lorello 1841 Hastings ave., a
boy, Craig Anthony Lorello, March
3rd.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James B.
Price, 1906 Hartford, girl,
Katherine Ann Price, March 9th.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-03-19

- ~-L9ELhp0 LFsRARY
a@1C1 EooLiu AVENUE
Evening star., 1953-09-20
THROUGH The BAMBOO CURTAIN
Continued t1Om page mine

Much better, if you sleep.
Look, I'm going to let down this
blind and then you'll be off to
sleep in a jiffy."
II don't know what is that ~
a jiffy."
Its what you're going to
sleep in" he told her.
He FORGOT Su Mel until he was
on his way to the hospital the
next morning. Then, soon after
he'd driven his car off the ferry
Eoat from the island, he caught
a sudden glimpse of a pale, beau
tiful face IN the crowd on a side
walk, a face he half recognized.
1t wasn't until he turned m at
the hospital gates that ne re-
membered of whom the face had
reminded him. And the moment
he was inside the building there
was news of her.
She's gone" the stout theatre
sister told him. with that hole
right through her. She explained
to Sister Travers you said she'd
be better today, 50 she was leav-
ing because she had something
important to see about. Travers
was busy and soolded her for
talking nonsense. Next thing she
knew, the cot was empty and the
girl and her clothes were gone.
NObody's seen her for an hOur." "
''Oh, yes they have" Richard
Brown said. Il saw her down in
Kpwloon on my way here.
HIS days program was too full
to allow him more than an occa-
si0nal moment of concern and
inquiry for the runaway. He had
expected her to collapse within a
few hours, but by the time he
drove back to his apartment on
the island.at sunset, there had
been no news from the police or
other hospitals.
Was it even halfway possible
he wondered, as he drove past
the crowded corner where he had
glimpsed her that morning, for
her just to die unnoticed among
those teeming crowds, the way
thousands of Chinese died daily
in their own land? But no, this
alien corner of China was the
only one where a lone Chinese
Evening star., 1953-09-20

Tw-S-20-S3
Evening star., 1953-09-20

could look for a little help and
common justice. Here somebody
would care.
He, himself, would care.
And that, he realized, would
be no automatic gesture of West
ern decency. The child had 80
swiftly become an individual. a
person, for him. She was "a
sort of friend. Not merely a pa
tent whose recovery was his
affair, not merely the first gun
shot casualty ever to be admitted
to the children's ward, but she
was somebody he knew; some
body whose battling blend of
mystery and shining simplicity
he was going to remember, what
ever happened.
She came back next morning
in the ambulance that swung
through the main gate ahead of
him as he turned in the driveway.
Found in a church ON the
island" the theatre sister told
him. ''On her knees, unoon-
scious. Been there an night"
HE SAW Su Mel an hour later,
sleeping in the cot that was only
just long enough for her, when he
made his rounds of the children's
ward. So far, there were no signs
of the dangerous complications
he'd feared.
That was a buster day than
usual and he was late preparing
to leave. late for his good night
greeting through the door Of the
children's ward. An the bowls
and chopsticks were being COL
lected after the small patients
evening meal and for once, the
Good nights" were unmuffled
by mouthfulS of rice.
AS soon as he came to cot ten
and saw the small face with its
burning eyes fixed on him in des-
perate entreaty, he went across.
why did they bring me back
here?" she asked. Her voice was
an exhausted whisper, but she
was still fighting.
People have to be well before
we say good-by to them here" "
he told her.
She let that 60 and asked ur-
gently, What day is this?"
Continued on next page
Evening star., 1953-09-20
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St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27

age. Also, ten years ago as today,
there is a reluctance to include
Negroes in training and appren-
ticeship programs. The attitudes
Of management and labor in this
regard are not as Indicative Of
progress as the general economic
Improvement of the country may
suggest.
There are many healthy signs
about this decade that are too
numerous to mention in a few
breif phrases. Notable among
these is the general increase in
interest in the various aspects of
intergroup relations. There are
several very important organiza-
tions that have come into being
in recent years to join hands with
the Urban League in many ways.
One value of this broadened base
of community support is referred
to in the 1949 annual report OF
the League in these terms, "A
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27

Mary Ellis was the first Negro
woman to receive q regular teach
ing appointment in Minneapolis
schools in over 40 ycars. Mrs.
Ellis was appointed kindergarten
teacher at Hawthorne school In
September. 1917. She Il connid-
cred one Of the outstanding kim
dergarten teachers In Minneapolis
schools. She lives with her hus-
band. Carter v. Ellis, md their
two children at s7i4 Third Ave. 3.
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27

major accomplishment Of 1949
was the placement for the first
time Of eleven sales girls in down.
town retail stores. Much Of the
credit for these new opportunities
must go to the Joint committee
for Employment Opportunity !.
which demonstrated the
amount Of public acceptance in
Minneapolis for this project" :"
Groups such as the Joint Commit
tee have created an air of COM
munity acceptance that has prov
en- valuable in many other ways.
This overall community attitude
has helped reduce to a minimum
the number of cases of discrim-
nation in public eating places and
the like. 1t has also helped the
minority populations enjoy more
fully the relative economic pros
perity of this decade.
One outstanding blighted area
of community attitudes is in the
housing field. The optimistic OBJ
server of racial attitudes would
hardly suspect that no Negroes
live in apartment buildings built
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27

patton. During the 1940s Negro
membership in the trade unions
reached It's maximum number with
only a few of the diehard crafts
holding to their Iily-white prerog-
atives until today.
The decade between 1910 and
1850 has been hailed by some as
the most prosperous for the Me-
gro population. Frequent public
utterances have been made in an
attempt to cite this period as the
best in terms of overall improve
ment in race relations. Whether
either proposition holds water is
an unanswerable question. In a
statistical sense it is significant
that more Negroes today are in
income brackets above that Of the
unskilled service worker than was
the case ten years ago.
In a similar vein it is important
to note that the 1910 annual report
of the League states that "Of all
the Minneapolis firms to which
defense contracts have been grant
ed only two employ Negroes -. :"
These two can be contrasted with
the many present day holders of
government contracts employing
large number Of Negroes in vari-
Gus job categories. On the sur
face this kind of information ap-
pears to support the proposition
of tremendous progress"
The 1941 report of the League
shows the key to such progress"
In one years time the placement
activities of the office increased
by over 100e6. AS our economy
began to gear itself for all out
war, the resulting shortage Of
man power meant that more Me-
gro workers were given oppor-
tunities.
During that year several of our
largest employers started utilizing
Negro labor. The supply and de-
mand factor showed itself to be
the best interpreter of the racial
attitudes of employers. Ten years
ago, as today, employers could
find a way to use trained Negro
labor in the face of a labor short
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27
Minneapolis Urban League
Social Service Agency
Founded 27 Years Ago

to join the Building Laborers'
Union. This was the important
key to jobs with the construction
of /" d.. the Foundation of the
housing project as well as other
construction jobs" This single
quotation from the Leagues
eleventh annual report would GER
tainly indicate a significant
change, with the interest today
being focused on the need for
membership in craft unions such
as the Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, AFL and others.
1t was also during these latter
stages of the depression that the
Minneapolis Urban League organ
lied a Workers Council, a.
to encourage Negro workers to
become better informed as to trade
union developments 4" After
a few years of operation, it be-
came obvious that such councils
were no longer needed. Negro
workers took their places along
side of others in the labor move
ment when union policies and
practices permitted their partici-
patton. During the 1905 Negro
workers took their places along
side of others in the labor move
ment when union policies and
practices permitted their partici-
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27

But Louis M. Moore is the
exception to the rule. He Is an
examiner in the field operations
division Of the Commodity Credit
Corp. (CCC).
Moore's job Is to investigate
reported cases Of suspected grain
conversion, out-of-condition grain,
fire losses, etc. After he finishes
his investigation he makes recon-
mendations for remedial action or
need for further investigation by
the office OF ompliance and In
vestigation.
And in addition Moore nego-
tiates rates for the various price
support programs Of the CCC. He
also does liason work between the
Minneapolis office and the ware
houseman, county committeeman
and others,
During thte World War II, most
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27
81. P0ul's First
Negro Policemen
Appointed In 1881

The first Negro policeman in
the Twin Cities was appointed TO
the st. Paul police force in 1881
by Mayor Rice, His name was
Louis w. Thomas.
In making the appointment the
mayor said he was guided by the
consideration that in a city where
the colored population is 50 large,
one OF their own number could
best cope with the peculiar social
qualities OF the race"
The next year in 1882, M. Brady
was appointed to the police force
by the mayor OF Minneapolis,
making him the first Negro on
the Mil city police department.
Ever since that time Negroes
have been policemen in the Twin
Cities.
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27
Imporsanf Milestone:
BY SHELTON B. GRANGER
Minneapolis Urban League
Executive Secretary

Twenty-seven years ago the Ur-
ban League began operations in
the Mill City. This was, in sense,
the beginning Of a new era in the
field Of race relations for this Sec
ton Of the country. Although many
men and organizations had been
concerned with the welfare of
minority peoples for years pre-
vious, the founding of the League
was an important milestone. It
ushered in a period of organized,
professional activity and began
laying the groundwork for other
groups with parallel interests.
1t was no easy task nearly three
decades ago to speak out for and
plan constructive community pro-
grams designed to eradicate the
economic effects of race discrim-
ination. Such a job was even more
difficult during the period Of the
Great Depression when men were
competing sharply for a means to
a livelihood.
AS we sit comfortably in the
year 1858 enjoying the benefits
Of full employment, it may be a
little difficult to realize how i'm
portant it was in 1886 for Negroes
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27
81. RAiaI2Gd6Rpm

homemalers had a warm spot In
their hearts for Moore, because he
was the fellow originated the idea
Of salvaging fat, making IL pos
sible for housewives to obtain ex-
ira meat stamps when they turned
the saivaged fat to the butcher
shop.
Moore who lives at 1ols Carroll.
st. Paul. graduated from Mecha-
mics Arts High school and Yank-
ton College. Yankton, s. D. Mar
ried. and the father Of one son.
he Is a member Of Halle Q. Brown
House board Of directors. member
of st. Phillips Episcopal church
and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27

since 1910 and fewer than two
dozen Negro families enjoy any
new housing built since 1S46. Al
though recent changes in the ad-
ministrative policies OF public
housing are encouraging, In pri-
vate housing the trend toward
ghetoization was accelerated dur
ing this period Of other progress"
The most Illuminating signs Of
the 1940-63 period show encoura-
ging change but questionable pro-
gress.
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27
Louis Moore Is
ExCminer Commodity
credif coEporufion

Most Negroes employed by the
u. s. Department Of Agriculture
on professional and technical levels
and particularly those dealing
with crops work in the South.
St. Paul recorder., 1953-02-27

In 1909, the Mems sunday club
adopted a motion to commend
Senator CIapp for his protest
against the word Niger IN COM
mitsee hearings.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
D. {. Area Job Rolls
Down 1920 During
January 10 $4,000

January employment figures
totaling $4,000 in the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area dis
closed a drop Of 1S,20O from De-
cember's total of 634,200. the
United States Employment Serv-
ice announced yesterday. The
figures reflect continuance of the
downward trend in the area dur
ing the last four months of 1852.
An analysis of the 18,200 de-
cline shows that retail trade ac-
counted for 11,400. A majority
of these workers were on a tenn
porary basis in large retail stores.
Second largest group was Gov
ernment, which dropped $500.
OF these, $500 were temporary
postal clerks hired to handle
holiday mail. Construction en-
ployment accounted for 1000
fewer workers In January than
in December.
While January's employment
dropped below the preceding
month, it exceeded the January,
1852. figure by 800, the agency
reported.
Reassuring statements from
administration sources indicate
tnat large-Scale layoffs will not
occur in Government employ
ment. Yet these statements have
not entirely restored confidence
In the community's immediate
Evening star., 1953-02-22

employment future, the employ
ment service declared. The
wait and see" employment poll
icy of the Federal Government
also is being followed by private
industry. the agency added.
While substantial layoffs in
expiring Federal agencies have
created a larger labor pool.
USES reported, terminated Gov
ernment employees are finding it
difficult to obtain other employ
ment because Of the general un-
certainties. Despite this, the
agency said there were encour-
aging factors in long-range
plans aimed toward expansion.
It cited the growing population
figures and public works pro-
grams in the District and out
lying areas.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Maj. W. R. Humrichouse
Dies Of Crash Injuries

Maj. william Robert Humric-
house. formerly stationed at
Boiling Air Force Base here from
1916 to 1850, died last Monday
In England from injuries re-
ceived in an automobile acci-
dent.
Mai. Humrichouse was a mem
ber of the 32d Bomb Squadron,
and was on temporary duty
with the 301st Bomber Wing
in England.
He is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Humrichouse,
and a son, James. The family
lived at 1903 Trenton place Sc,
when the major was stationed
here.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Maryland U. Plans
Series Of Talks for
Religion in Life Week

A series of religious panels
and addresses will begin We'd
nesday at the University of
Maryland when the school OBJ
serves its annual Religion-in-
Life Week.
The program is sponsored by
the university's Student Religious
Council and the Religious Life
Committee.
The following program has
been scheduled:
Thursday: "Skeptic's Hour, .
DR.. Frederick Heissig. the Rev
Eustace Smith, o. F. NJ, and
Rabbi David H. Panitz, 8 to
pm.
Friday: Religion in Voca-
tion," Mrs. Donald Stone, DR.
Lewis v. Spencer. Paul Hume
and Col. Roy D. Maxwell. :
to 5 pm.
Saturday: Interfaith study
conference, l. to S pm.
March 4: Religion and Men
tai HEALTH" DR.. Wayne Oates
8 to 5 pm.
March 8 yand 4: "Courtshir
and Marriage" Mrs. Stone. the
Rev. Alexander Wyse, o. r. M.
and Rabbi Solomon Metz. 8 tc
5 pm.
March Z: Irterfaith convoca-
ton. Donald Stone, Z pm, in
the university Memorial Chapel