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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
-Four City Hall
Bride-EIects
Honored

Four bride-elects among the
personnel at City Hall were hon.
ored with a surprise shower by
their fellow employees, the party
being staged in the Commission
Chamber. An attractive buffet
table was centered with wedding
cake and flowers, and gardenia
corsages were bestowed upon the
honored guests.
On behalf of the city Hall EN-
ployees, Chief of Police H. S,
Weaver presented the police de-
partment secretary, Miss Harriet
Perry; the police department re-
cord clerk, Miss Eileen Maloney;
finance department clerk, Miss
Donna Harris, and secretary to the
administrative assistant, Miss s
Peggy Lumley, each with a gift
from their co-workers. All of the
girls are continuing in their posi-
tions.
Miss Lemley was a bride Of
Saturday, July oath; Miss Harris
prononuces her 81 do" this coming
Saturday; Miss Maloney will walk
down the aisle on July 31st and
Miss Perry will be an early fall
bride, September 9th.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
Owner Burned To
Death In Bowlinq
Alley Blaze

Joseph Marcy, 62, Of 1864
Superior ave-, East Cleveland, was
burned to death Tuesday, July
9th in a $4,000 five-alarm fire
than burst into flames in his bowl
ing alleys, Omarlo Recreation, 6815
Superior ave-, NE. at 600 p. m.
His body was found in the office
whence he had fled when shouts of
"fire" were called by employees.
August Quilts, "a, an employee
is in st. Vincent Charity Hospital
with burns of the face and hands.
Three employees fled to safety.
Cleveland fire officials say the
blaze was probably due to rapidly
drying varnish used on the alleys.
A Cleveland city ordinance re-
quires the painting to be done only
under supervision of the fire pre-
vention bureau. A check was being
made to ascertain if such a permit
had been requested.
Eight of 25 cars in the WHY'S
Elyria Auto Sales Co., occupying
the first floor of the building were
damaged, as was the roof Of the
American Lithuanian Citizens Club
at $685. Superior ave.
Marcey's partner, Arthur NJ.
Loew of Avon Lake was not in the
building when the fire broke out.
They had operated the alleys since
1889. Marcy was a bachelor.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
Bank Promotes
Henning Lindgren

Former East Clevelander Hen
ming E. Lindgren has been elected
an assistant manager of the Cleve-
land Trust Co., in the personal
loan Finance Department. An
nouncement of this action of the
trustees is announced by George
Gund, bank president.
Lindgren, a Shaw High School
graduate, attended Cleveland Col
lege and has continually taken
courses offered by the American
Institute of Banking. He has been
working in the installment credit
division.
From 1912 to 1945 he was a
member of the airborne military
police, joining the bank upon COM
pletion of this service.
He is married and lives at 21301
Nicholas ave., Euclid with his wife,
Dorothy and three children, Susan,
6; Denise 8, and John, aged one
year. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Lindgren reside at 14905 Alder
ave-, East Cleveland.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
KastiIahn Decides
Exchange Victory

The talk of the police force this
week as well as the Exchange
Club - is "slugger" Sgt. Chuck
Kastilahn who stole the show in
last weeks Community Picnic soft
ball spotlight.
Sgt. Kastilahn delivered the de-
Gliding blow in the annual Ex-
change-Kiwanis game. He poked
long home run to climax the
fifth inning scoring which totaled
four of the five Exchange runs.
1t was Exchange Club 8, XII
wants 8, with the winners holding
decided edge in the long series.
Last years contest was rained out.
Post game ceremonies were held
on the picnic platform where XII
wanian Karl Brown presented a
$25 check to Sgt. Kastilahn. This
was the prize put up for the game
with. the Boys and Girls Commit
ting of the winning team benefit
ing. Kastilahn is past president of
the Exchange Club.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
SIop Hop Closes
Summer Canteen

The Junior High Canteen of the
Y.M.C.A. - Y.W.C.A. is winding
up its summer program Friday
night, July 30th, at the "Y" House.
Al Mackell, president, urges all
junior high boys and girls to at
tend. The theme of the canteen
for this final affair is "Slob" Hop.
Girls are permitted to wear jeans,
and boys Lewis. The "Y" House will
open at 1880 p. m. and closing time
IL p. m. "Y" membership and 15c
admits any junior high boy or girl
of the East Cleveland school dis
trict.
The summer canteen response
bilities have been assumed by
Barbara Widlitz, Sue Sturges,
Nancy Long, Pat O'Flannagan,
Lynn Taylor, Willicent Blaire, Al
Mackell, Cal Mackell, Tom Drie-
fort, Stuart Fitrell.
The canteen will resume with
the opening of the fall term of
school.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
First E.C.B.A.s Citizen Award Goes
To Howard Whale Civic Leader

"The community of East Cleve-
land Business Association ex-
presses it's appreciation to David
Whale for his untiring efforts in
acts of citizenship to make East
Cleveland a better place in which
to live"-so reads the plaque which
Mr.. Whale is seen here, holding in
his hand.
1t is the first Citizenship Award
bestowed on an East Clevelander
by the East Cleveland Business
Association, chosen from the rec
concentrations sent to it by the
citizens themselves.
Judges deciding the recipient,
after reading the letters were
DR.. NJ. Wayne Mcqueen, minister
Methodist Episcopal Church; E.O.
Macha, president East Cleveland
Community Council; Jack Wise,
Louis Feher and DR.. R. John Stahl,
who presented the commentator
to Mr.. Whale. 1t is signed by
Charles A. Carran. City Manager,
and Edward Paul, ECBA president.
Mr.. Whale is a charter member
and long time trustee of the East
Cleveland Picnic Committee, hav-
ing resigned his trusteeship within
the past few weeks; and charter
member and past president of East
Cleveland Business Association.
The recipient was born in East
Cleveland and has spent all of his
76 years here. He was in the coal
business for Al years, heading the
former East Cleveland Coal Co.
Mr.. Whale has always been an
active civic worker, having served
we'll in many capacities in all man.,
ner of community undertakings.
This is the second award he has
received within a few weeks. The
other one designates him as "Mr.
Woodman of 1853" and was given
to him by the local camp Wood
men of the World.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
CALL NEWS
to
PO. 1873
) O O 100 DO o o a
.City Confers With
Army On Proposal
Of Nike Park Site

Brig. Gen. Louis T. Heath, COM
mander of the 53rd Antiaircraft
Brigade to confer on the proposal.
In the meanwhile no official
statement is being made by Mr..
Carran.
Hope that this S2,00O,OOO,OO
recreational area will not be wiped
out is held by officials Of both
cities since Forest Hills Park is
not the first choice of army
engineers. 1t is said they prefer
site nearer the lake. Alternate
sites are being recommended by
both Mr.. Carran and Mr.. Miller.
The Nike installation, if placed
in the park, would occupy square
extending from Forest Hills blvd.
to a short distance from Lee rd.,
in one direction; and from the rear
of W. H. Kirk Jr. High School to
beyond the lake in the opposite
direction. 1t would take over ap-
proximately 43 acres in East
Cleveland and ten in Cleveland
Heights.
For East Cleveland this would
mean taking the heart of its
recreational facilities in the park,
states Mr.. Carran. 1t would take
the lake, the baseball diamond, the
tennis courts, the basketball courts,
the football field and their parking
places. 1t would leave the ravines,
the wooded section and the picnic
spots.
Each installation has two units,
a tower of about 40 feet height,
and a launching space. The for
mer would occupy the Heights
ten-acre plot, a few hundred feet
from Mayfield rd. The launching
space would require 43 acres from
East Cleveland. There would be
from 1000 to 5000 yard clear
vision space between the units.
In addition there would be bar
racks for $50 to 200 men.
Forest Hills Park is a gift to
the two cities from the Rockefel-
lers. It's land is limited to park
and playground purposes and may
not be sold and all developments in
it have followed the original mas
ter plan.
Mr.. Carran and Mr.. Miller are
hopeful that a more desirable site,
acceptable to the Army may be
decided upon. Taking the park"
he says, will take the heart out
of t he parks recreation set-up,
since most of the recreation is CEN
tered in the area included in the
proposal.
Cleveland's Mayor Celebrezze
has turned thumbs down on a pro-
posal to set up an installation in
Edgewater Park. 1T will destroy
20 years of lake front develop
ment" he says. He has named a
three-man board to confer with
Gen. Heath on the issue. They are
Planning Director James M. Lister,
Ports and Harbors Commissioner
William J. Rogers, Construction
and Design Commissioner Thomas
H. Jones.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
Semi Annual Report:
Smoking" Fires Down;
Building Permits Up

Dominating the City Managers
report for the period Jan. 1, 1858
to July 1, 1854, are the statistics
from the Fire Department as SUBJ
mitted by Fred Lange, its chief.
Comparisons are with the same
period in 1868.
While the number of fires, 92
was less than the 100 in the pre-
vious report, the fire loss hit
S26,833 compared to $14,330, with
two major causes, namely, careless
ness in smoking and faulty electri-
cal appliances.
Chief Lange is happy to report
a slight decrease in the smoking
cause from 33 per cent of all fires
to 80 per cent in this period. Con-
trasted, the electrical appliances.
chiefly refrigerators and furnace
blowers, upped their statistics from
26 to % per cent of all fires.
Four major fires in this period,
their losses and causes were:
1S49 Taylor rd., January 10th,
apartment, smoking in bed, near
fatal, loss $1,000.
16304 Nelaview, January 18th,
2-family house, faulty wood-burn-
ing fireplace, loss $500.
1415 Colt rd., single family,
smoking in bed, loss $4,000, near
fatal.
1920 Euclid, rooming house, de-
fective refrigerator, June 9th, loss
$4,700.
In warm weather, states Chief
Lange, refrigerators become the
greater fire hazard; while in win
ter weather furnace blowers in
heating systems step into the fore.
The difficulty here, in his opinion,
is neglect to keep appliances prop
erly oiled.
Chief Lange again urges all
smokers to exercise every caution
while smoking, regardless of where
they may be.
AS it's participation in the city's
continuing cleanup program, the
fire department has made an extra
inspection Of all business houses.
During the period covered in the
report 1454 inspections have been
made.
The second high spot in the re-
port is a most important one. The
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29

Is East Cleveland in danger of
losing its fine recreational facili-
ties in Forest Hills Park?
This grave question faces city
officials as the army is consider
ing the East Cleveland Cleveland
Heights park land as the site for
one of it's eight Nike air defense
installations to be set up in this
great metropolitan center.
These installations are designed
to set up a protective barrier
against enemy aircraft.
Yesterday, July 28th, East
Cleveland's City Manager Chas. A.
Carran and Cleveland Heights
City Manager Ray Miller met with
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29

The Ohio Civil Defense Corps
held a mass feeding work shop
Saturday and Sunday, June 24-25,
at Squires Castle. This was under
the direct supervision of the
Director of the Fifth Area, Col.
Frank Manak and Rex Mason,
Commander of the 51st Mobile
Support Group.
The Ohio Department of Health
and the American Red Cross pro-
vided the instructors under the
direction of Miss Minerva Harbage
of the State Department of Health.
East Cleveland Red Cross Blood
Donor Chairman Mrs. Kenneth
Watkins, 14641 Savannah ave., par
ticipated in this training course,
along with people from the whole
state of Ohio.
Mrs. Watkins is shown (right)
in the picture.
Imagine our surprise" said
Mrs. Watkins" when we arrived
with pencils and notebooks, to be
handed picks and shovels instead
Our first assignment was to dig
two eight foot cross-fire trenches.
Water heaters and ovens were
built from salvage material which
would be available anywhere in
time of disaster. We carried river
sand and water and mixed morter,
with our bare hands, to close the
ovens"
Having no idea of the type of
workshop planned Mrs. Watkins
arrived at the site wearing a white
summer suit and spectator shoes.
She was not the only one there to
soon find themselves engaged in
an entirely different type of work.
shop activity. On Sunday all were
in fatigue attire.
"On Sunday" continues Mrs.
Watkins, this time dressed for
hard work, 1--WE prepared food for
approximately 500 people, as
sembled there for this demonstra-
tion. We cooked beef stew, baked
biscuits, and made coffee. This
was all done. on our stoves and
ovens built on Saturday. Condi-
tions were realistic. Water was
obtained from Lyster bag"
"This was the first work shop of
this kind to be conducted in the
state. About three more are
planned in different areas. 1t was
marvellous experience"
The 51st Mobile Support Group
demonstrated fire fighting and
rescue techniques. The food was
provided by the Ohio State Civil
Defense.
r. L. Fishback, District Engineer
for Ohio Department of Health
discussed the Importance, source
and care of water. At least two
gallons of water per person per
day are necessary in time of dis
aster.
Mr.. J. A. Warfield, District
Sanitarian discussed the source and
care of foods, stressing cleanliness
and the important of preventing
epidemics and disease.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29

Number one is Mrs. Harvey
Hess's lucky number. Attending
her first East Cleveland Commu-
nifty Picnic, she won her first-time
prize on the first ticket from the
Grand Prize barrel for a brand
new 1854 Mercury.
Overwhelmed with surprise, Mrs.
Hess could scarcely express her
thanks to Trustee George Nelson
when he handed her the winning
card. All details as to number, the
required Identification ETC., took
but few minutes for Fred Hen
derson, Rollin Rendlesham and DR..
John A. Stahl to check. Mrs. Hess
had placed only eight tickets in
t he barrel. They represented
drugs purchased at her neighbor-
hood pharmacy, Auburn Drug.
Mrs. Hess said she took her z
year old grandson Kenneth Glover
to the picnic as part of his birth
day gift, the other part being a
neighborhood party for him on the
following day. She told him "We
will go to the picnic, put our eight
tickets in, and wait to see some
one get car. l never thought it
would be me-"
The family have resided at
1860 Euclid ave. for Il years.
Mr.. Hess is employed across the
street at the Container Corp. Ken
neth's mother is a patient at
Sunny Acres. The family does not
have a car.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
Trinity Church
Ice Cream Festival

An ever popular lawn fete "The
Ice Cream Social" will make its
appearance at Trinity Evangelical
United Brethren Church Saturday
from a p. m. continuing through
the evening. Homemade cake, ice
cream, and ginger ale will be
available.
The event, which is open to the
public, is being sponsored by the
Young Adult Church School Class,
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Pike, Mr..
and Mrs. Dan McNall, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Watts in charge of
general arrangements The men of
the class form a committee to put
up tables and lights and other
equipment for the occasion.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
East Shore Lions
Visit Here tuesday

A joint meeting of the East
Shore and East Cleveland Lions
Clubs is slated for Tuesday,
August 3rd at the regular meeting
place, Owens Plantation. The hour
is 7 p. m.
The speaker will be Miss Sarah
Watson of East Cleveland, an
authority on bridges. Miss
Watson, daughter of a bridge
builder and long a student of this
particular type of construction, has
world of information ready for
her talk. Miss Watson is on the
faculty at Fem College.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
On With The Dance
At Shaw Tonight

Regardless of mercury readings,
dancing is always popular. And
never more so than out in the open,
under the stars on a lovely sum-
mer evening. Such is the dancing
every Thursday evening on the
basketball courts at Shaw Play
ground.
Everyone who enjoys dancing is
invited to come and join in the
fun. Dancing is to recordings. The
fee is all the way to a dimeI
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
I HIS
N
I II A [
In East Cleveland

From the North Woods where
the more adventuresome Y Boys
are camping, comes word that Mike
Pavlik, I'LL Selwyn rd. hauled in
q 23-inch pike.
Marty LOTUS, one of the origi-
nators of the Shaw Alumni Dance
at Mentor, phones that the fourth
such get-to-gether is being set up,
but so far the date is not deter
mined. at will be either the Fri
day or the Saturday after Labor
Day." says Marty. Hold the
dates open. Definite information
next week.
Not many days left for property
owners to harvest their weed crops
for the sake of the Hay Fever
sufferers. They're already stacking
their hanky piles for that newt
able August 18th day when they
begin their yearly sniffle and
sneeze martydom. Come on, folks,
let's make it as easy for them as
possible. CUT THE WEEDS.
Oh dear, it's almost useless, but
still we hang on to the hope that
next week there will be less of
litter scattered about. What are
you doing to make your town
neater in appearance 1t is your
town, it is going to be just what
you make it.
Several phone calls have come
in to the LEADER from parents
of boys in the Pony League. They
claim too many boys are spending
too much-and in some instances
all-of their time on the bench.
It is suggested that the managers
get together and work out a plan
Euclid does it, whereby every boy
plays.
Having a part in Cleveland's
first movie world world premier,
the showing of Magnificent OBJ
session." is the happy experience
that has come to Lou DiVito,
Noble rd. florist. AS district rep
resentative of Florist Telegraph
Delivery Mr.. DiVito greeted Miss
Jane Wyman, and Miss Agnes
Moorehead first at Hopkins Air
Port and then on the RK0 Palace
stage opening night, bringing gifts
Of flowers from FTD.
Cleveland was chosen for this
honor because the plays director,
Ross Hunter, is Clevelander. He
is a graduate of Glenville High
School and Western Reserve Uni
versity. His parents reside in
Cleveland Heights.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
Former Pastor III

DR.. Birchard F. Brundage, form
er pastor of the Phillips Avenue
Presbyterian Church, is in Veter-
ans Hospital, Lake City, Florida,
where he soon will undergo SER
ious operation. His home address
is 129 South Orange Avenue, De-
land, Florida.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
Dirks Steps Up

Friends of Robert Dirks, former
Nela Park employee now in Gin
cinati, will be happy to learn
that he has been named manager
of Employment Relations of the
Jet Engine Division Of General
Electric.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29
PLAYS IN ALL-STATE BAND

David Glynn, 942 Caledonia ave.,
is one of 800 hand-picked high
school musicians chosen to play in
the All-Ohio Boys Band at the
Ohio State Fair August 9th to
September 3rd. David plays the
clarinet.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29

Mrs. Ancil L. Lucas, 1910 Bender
ave., July 18th, a girl, Laura Lee
Lucas.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29

Mrs. Casey J. Lane, 14721 Elder
wood ave-, July 18th, a boy, Mark
Douglas Lane.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-07-29

From the North Woods where
the more adventuresome Y Boys
are camping, comes word that Mike
Pavlik, I'LL Selwyn rd. hauled in
q 23-inch pike.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-06-04
Texas Methodist
Urqed TO End Bias

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Five
hundred delegates at the South
west Texas conference Of I h e
Methodist church unanimously a
dopted a resolution Saturday that
urges the end of segregation In
al Methodist institutions in Tex
as.
The resolution was strengthen
ed lust before the delegates voted
on it by striking out the words
hospitals, colleges and universe
ties" and sui situsing "all Meth
adist institutions
The denomination operates the
Southern Methodist university OF
Dallas, one of the largest univers-
tiles in Texas.
The resolution was introduced
by Rev. Sherwood Davis OF San
Antonio, chairman of the Confer
ence's Social and Economic Re-
lations committee. 1t called upon
all people to abide by both the
letter and spirit of anti-Segrega-
ion decisions by the Supreme
Court.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-06-04
Shooting Follows
Gurdon Argument

GURDON-Gurley Titwell ad-
mitted the shooting of r. l., Ross,
at Beirne, about four miles from
here Saturday, according to a
report given this paper,
The report said that the shoot
ing resulted from an argument at
the home of Gurley's sister, when
he attempted to scold his neice
and Ross objected, The two left
and were en- route home and the
argument was resumed and Cur
lay shot Ross.
Ross was rushed to hospital
at Gurdon, and attendants re-
port that his conditions are not
serious. g.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-06-04
SUPREME COURT CLEARS DOCKET OF
NAACP SEGREGATION CASES

The docket Of NAACP segregation cases before the u
Supreme Court has been cleared Thurgood Marshall the
Associations special counsel declared this week following
the Courts actions in six cases involving educational nst
uton public housing project and public recreaonal ia
|dites.
While by its actions May "a in these cases. Mr.
MARSHALL said the Supreme Court postponeS specific
aon Of the May II ruling other than elementary and
onday education, it laid the basis for future decisions
e issue OF segregation in unsupported undergraduate
eges and publicly financed housing projects and
ona facilities either in the lower appeal"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-06-04
|. u. President
Takes Oath Of
Office TO rs Board

jefferson City, MOD Sher-
man d. Scruggs pre-, iIeAt Of L n
coin university MO- has been
appointed to the Board of For
eign Scholarships which is that
part of the Dept. Of States Inter-
national Educational Exchange
Service which administers The
Fulbright Program. The oath OF
office was administered May 18th,
President Scruggs serves with
nine other persons, appointed by
the President, who 81 rye without
compensation. The term OF tn
current appointment expires in
September, 1857.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-06-04

EMENT-Pine Bluff-Mr and Mrs. Jefferson Row
1909 Indiana ST. Pine Bluff the engagement and
nachng marriage Of their niece Theresa Swift Matthew
n son Of Mrs Bessie Erwin Jefferson The wedding date
| set for June 20.
Miss Swift graduate of Merrill high school, attended AM
college and is now the employ of the P K Miller funer
| home Pine Bluff
The groom be- attended the schools OF Jefferson and
NYA trade school, Little Rock Mr. Erwin is now employed
the Pine Bluff paint and wall paper After brief honey
loon Mr. and Mrs, Erwin viii be home their friends
/ 1909 Indiana St, Pine Bluff.