East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-02-04

The citation was read by Curtis
Lee Smith, Metropolitan Y presi-
dent as the Cleveland YMCA
opened its second century of serv-
ice in Cuyahoga County at its
Tooth annual meeting held We'd
nesday noon, February End at Ho-
tel Statler Ballroom. Present were
600 community leaders and friends
of the Y. Mr.. Carran is the vice
chairman of the East Cleveland
Branch Board.
Mr.. Carran merits the high hon.
or which the YMCA has chosen to
bestow upon him. His success in
his chosen field has won him ac-
claim at home and abroad. He has
just been reelected to his 18th
term as president of the Cuyahoga
County Mayors and City Managers
Association. He is on the board
Of trustees of the Ohio Municipal
League and is active in the af-
fairs of the Ohio and the National
City Manager Associations. He is
past president of the International
Association of City Managers.
Other associated fields where
his training, experience and sound
judgment are valued include the
Cleveland Citizens League.
where he serves on the Metropoli-
tan Government Committee; the
Mayors Traffic Safety Committee;
and the Regional Planning Com
mission where he is a member Of
the executive committee.
In 1918, shortly after his gradu-
alton from Ohio State University,
Mr.. Carran was appointed East
Cleveland's Finance Director. On
October 16, 1922 he succeeded to
the position of City Manager. 1t
was during these first few years
that he decided to make this type
of community service his life work.
One of the factors in his success
is his continuing sincere interest
in the overall life of the commun-
ity. The city manager keeps in
close touch with the needs and
hopes of the citizens through his
membership in the East Cleveland
Community Council, Kiwanis and
Exchange Clubs and the East
Cleveland Business Association.
AS city manager he is never too
busy to listen to citizens who come
to him with problems or sugges-
tions.
During his first few years here,
Mr.. Carran studied law and re-
ceived his degree from Baldwin
Wallace College, a subject which
has stood him in good stead during
his 80 years as a municipal admin
istrator.
AS an employer, acting for East
Clevelanders, Mr.. Carran insists on
employees who are efficient, de-
pendable and honest.
Under Mr.. Carran's administra-
tion, East Cleveland has developed
into one of the most desirable SUBJ
urbs in the Cleveland metropolitan
area. 1t enjoys the best in munich
pal services.
As an indication of the steady
growth of the Y through a CEN
tury, and as the basis of a pro-
phecy of it's future service, (. V.
Rasmussen, general secretary, and
formerly executive secretary of
the East Cleveland Branch, re-
ported what the Y, through its 10
branches which dot Cuyahoga
county, did in it's Tooth year.
Two completely modern swim
ming pools were opened-Alfred
E. Gibson Pool at the Addison Road
Branch, and the NJ. D. Crackel
Pool at the West Side Branch,
gifts of the Mcdowell Company,
Inc, and the John S. Crider family,
respectively. In addition, forty
acres of land were added to Gen.
terville Mills Camp.
In this, its Tooth year, the Y
realized further evidence of
Cleveland leaders growing inter
est in the Y as the number of vol
unteer laymen jumped to $500, an
increase of 1920. Nearly a thou
sand more boys under Is became
members for a total all-time high
membership of 62,S11. Over 800
more groups took part in YMCA
programs. Rasmussen concluded
his report with the announcement
that the Association and its 19
branches again finished the year
in the black by S115.47 although
the total expense reached
roc