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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17

There will be excitement aplenty
for Nancy Magnusson, Northwest
ern University Sophomore as she
sings the lead in the presentation
of Puccini's Madame Butterfly"
on the campus, February 18th.
Nancy, a graduate of Shaw, will
not only be using the script,
marked by the composer for Edith
Mason when she sang the part, but
is going TO have the opportunity
of going over the script with Miss
Mason in her home at Evanston.
Another highlight in her per-
formance will come in the second
act when the young music student
dons the gown by Lottie Lehman
when she sang the part.
Nancy begins rehearsals upon
her return to school following her
holiday visit withe her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Magnusson,
1929 Orinoco ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Shaw Faces
Big Test
Tomorrow

Euclid's league-leading basket
ball team plays Shaw's down-but-
not-out Cardinals at the Shaw
Gymnasium tomorrow night, Fri
day the 18th, starting at seven pm.
The game is crucial for both
clubs. For Shaw, smarting from a
tomahawking by Parma's Redmen
last week, it represents the last
chance for sharing the ultimate
Lake Erie League leadership from
Euclid's towering Panthers, or one
chance out of two of tying with
them. For Euclid it means the
chance of clinching at least tie
for the crown, with every prospect
of sewing it up the following week.
And it is also their opportunity
for gaining revenge on-the scrappy
East Cleveland warriors for Eu-
clid's only loss of the league sea-
son, a 56-47 defeat by the Cardi-
nails at Euclid on January 14th.
Euclid can put a team on the
floor that is six feet tall or more
to the man, and at least four of
whom always threaten to score in
double digits, with one or two of
them hitting the twenty mark.
Shaw beat them last month by
gritty defense and scrappiness,
and the boys from the far-eastern
suburb haven't forgotten it.
Coach Grant KibbePs Cardinals
have won six and lost two in
league play this season, with one
more game-against Shaker next
week-to follow tomorrow's action.
Euclid stands at II, and also
finishes its league play next week.
Meanwhile, a threatening Parma
squad can tie Shaw for the runner
up spot tomorrow if they win and
Shaw doesn't-and a third-place
windup spot for the local lads is
even possible. though one shudders
at that. So it's do or die for the
East Clevelanders tomorrow night.
More data on the local and league
basketball situation will be found
elsewhere in the LEADER, under
the heading From the Cardinals
Cage" Here it remains only to
issue a sort of warning: if you
want to see this Game of the
Winter, come early Friday evening.
Six-thirty is none too soon for
those who expect seats. You may
be aware of the way in which our
conscientious municipal safety
forces close the doors and turn
people away when the new Shaw
Gym becomes filled; they don't
hesitate. So be on hand and lend
a hand and a pair of lungs, too.
And maybe a heart wouldn't be
amiss, either.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
OHerPIanTo
Fill School
Board Posts

Expressing their belief that it is
to the best interests of community
harmony to broaden the basis for
the filling of unexpired term va
cancies on the board of Education,
the Caledonia PTA has suggested
a new procedure for making such
appointments.
In letter to the board, read at
the Monday evening meeting, the
PTA unit suggested that in the
future such appointments be made
from recommendations made by
the Teachers Association, the Com
munity Council and the PTA Coun-
Gil. Signed by Clare S. Beard, cor
responding secretary, the COM
munication indicated that the sug-
gestion was not a criticism of any
appointments, but rather friendly
suggestion on the manner of ap-
pointments in the future.
The communication was received
and filed.
The board approved bonds in the
sum of $4,000 for the clerk-treas-
urer, Mrs. Ruth Norm; and in the
sum of $1,000 each for the three
school bus drivers, Burt Skeel,
Fenton Moore, and Mrs. Francis
Angeline.
DR.. 0. j. Korb, superintendent
of schools, announced his first ap-
pointment of new teachers for the
fall term of school. She is Miss
Lois Radomsky, Shaw girl who
will be graduating from Bowling
Green State University in June.
DR.. Korb reported thai despite
the stormy weather of last Satur-
day, rs fifth and sixth grade boys
reported in at Shaw Gymnasium
for the new school recrea-
ton program. Instructors are
T m a Minehart, Elementary
Physical Education director; Grant
Kibble, Shaw coach and assistant
principal; Gaylord Lillick, Kirk
coach, and Mel r. Skinner, of the
Shaw physical department and an
assistant coach. The boys enjoy
full morning of carefully super
vised play.
DR.. Korb said they hoped to ex-
pand this additional recreational
program, made possible with the
new gymnasium facilities.
Tom Meinhart will be the new
tennis coach at Shaw, succeeding
Jack Moore, resigned. Mr.. Moore
is working on his doctorate at
Western Reserve University.
The board approved the attend
ance of Wayne C. Blough, Shaw
principal, and DR.. L. L. Myers,
Kirk Jr. High principal, at ses-
sions of the National Association |
of Secondary School Principals at |
Atlantic City, February 1928.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Heart Drive
On Sunday

Approximately $50 Heart Fund
volunteer workers will be cam
vassing for Heart Fund gifts in
East Cleveland this Heart Sunday,
February Goth. Mrs. Miles Phillips,
drive chairman announced. The
door bell ringing hours are from
3 to 5 o'clock.
This is the call from Mrs. Miles
Phillips, chairman of the Heart
Sunday Drive here this Sunday.
If you can give time between 3
and 5 o'clock to call for contribu-
tions, please contact Mrs. Phillips
at UL. 1901.
The need is urgent.
Especially in the Rozelle and
Shaw-to-W -Woodwoth districts.
In addition to the list of cap
tains announced last week, have
been added the names of Mrs.
Louise Essel, 1879 Rosedale, and
Mrs. r. NJ. Thomas, 1903 Lake
front.
Persons desiring to give, and
who may not be home during the
500 to 500 campaign hours Sun
day are requested to either leave
their contribution with some other
member of the household who will
be home, or, if all are absent, with
neighbor. Every possible gift is
essential to continued research in
the disease killer.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17

Why, after IA days of good
skating, and a comparatively little
change in temperature, was there
lull in skating at Forest Hills
Park?
This question and many similar
to it, has prompted j. f. Barnes,
superintendent of the Water De-
partment, to issue 8, statement
explaining why conditions at the
park suddenly were not conducive
to good skating.
Forest Hills Park Lake with
its stone walls, high banks and
water falls is one of the most
beautiful and scenic portions of
the park" states Mr.. Barnes.
However, these same stone walls
and high banks, with the water
supply coming from the storm
water sewers in adjacent streets,
interfere with the winter sport
of ice skating.
"First the storm water:
Because of the changeable
weather in this climate, causing
frequent thaws and showers, storm
water is flowing into the lake
most of the time. The constant
current of this inflow and the fact
that it's temperature is above
freezing melts the ice where the
current is strongest, and puts
pressure vnder the ice. Holes and
cracks in the ice result and water
founts out of these openings to
flood the previously formed ice.
The storm water also raises the
temperature of all the lake water,
causing any snow that falls to
turn to a slush that is almost i'm
possible to clean off. When this
condition exists, any snow on the
ice keeps the cold air from the
ice and water.
"At the time of the short thaw
and rain of last week there was
about nine inches of ice. Unfor-
tunately, as a result of the con-
ditions explained above, from
about one to two inches of water
and slush formed on top of this
nine inches of ice and as long
as this water kept coming in on
top and through the ice and then
was blanketed by the snowfall,
skating was out of the question.
Second, The Stone Wall and
the High Banks.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
81 BUILDING
Exceeds
Five Million

East Cleveland in 1854 enjoyed
its best building program since
1949. While the actual figures for
1854 are larger, City Engineer
Malcolm S. Douglas points out this
is due principally to the increased
construction costs over the five
year period.
The 233 building permits issued
in 1854 represent a property in
vestment of $5,371,598. Included
are 1T additional living unit, for
which $4,000 went into new
apartment buildings and over
100000 into new homes.
The new apartments are centered
in the Nela and upper Superior
districts, while the majority of the
new dwellings were located in the
Forest Hill development.
Largest of the projects is the
new office and factory which Cen
eral Electric is erecting at Nela
Park at a cost of S1,931 900; and
the S1,300,000 being spent for the
construction of the new wing at
Huron Road Hospital.
General Electric is also putting
a $4,000 addition to its Ivanhoe
plant.
Windermere Terminal Of the
rapid transit line of the Cleveland
Transit System accounts for $780,
778 Of the 1854 report.
Referring to the 80 new homes
built here last year, including those
being completed under the 1854
permit, six are in the $4,000 to
$4,000 class, q in the $4,000 to
$4,000 class, and five cost more
than $4,000. Two new two-family
dwellings add $4,000 while two
family conversion cost it's owner
$4,000.
In addition $3O,50O was spent
by property owners in remodeling
older dwellings,.
Business and smaller industries
did quite a good expansion and
JOB during the year,
spending $333,700 for this type of
work.
The % wrecking permits issued
by the department took 28 old
from the scene.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
CALL NEWS
to
PO. 1873

At Monday nights meeting of
the school board N. F. Leist,
assistant to the superintendent and
in charge Of the stadium, pre-
sented various plans resulting
from the conferences and the
boards own contacts with engi-
neers. They call for a full repair,
tearing down, or reducing in size.
The estimates range from $51,700
to $4,000.
Entering in on the discussion
were 13 citizens who were attend
ing the meeting as representatives
of their PTA units. The number
present each month varies.
Questions introduced were such
knotty ones as: What is the trend
in high school football? What
about dwindling attendance at
high school football games? What
is the future for the stadium since
most schools now have their own
lighted fields? (For many seasons
Shaw was the only lighted field
in the area.)
So the three questions remain.
The stand could be fully repaired
at great expense; it could be re-
duced in size by eliminating the
top sections for the full length,
salvaging about 25O0 seats, and
re-roofing the bath house; it could
be razed in which event the city
would face the problem of a bath
house.
Cutting down the size, said Mr..
Leist would still provide a dress
ing room in that stand for the
visiting team. During the past sea-
son, both teams used the West
Stand dressing room.
The city stepped into the picture
also since a hangover to the rear
of the East Stand hangs over city
property.
"The children come first" stated
DR.. Korb as he reminded that the
usual renewal of the eight-mill
school levy will be on the ballot
next fall. To this c. S. Stonebraker,
board president, added that no
monies needed fpr salaries could
be counted on for stadium repairs.
"We have our regular operating
costs which must receive first
place, always"
Whatever the decision, it is go
ing to cost the city and the school
board money.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Set Date For
Firemen Exams

What kind of man works on the
East Cleveland Fire Department ?
The finest. The Civil Service Com
mission requires "men of intelli-
gence and sound judgment, with
an aptitude for fire control work;
men who can work together in a
disciplined organization, men of
physical stamina, and above all,
men of high character" according
to the notices being given the ap-
plicants for the firemen's civil
so~vi"e Elimination slated for
March 14th.
In addiction the applicants mrst
be American citizens between the
ages of 21 through 28 years; be
from five foot eight to six foot
three in height, be in good physi-
cal condition and pass the required
examination and tests.
In exchange the city offers a
starting salary of S394O a year
with increments leading to a maxi
mum first grade salary of $4700
in two years; six paid holidays a
year and a 2-week paid vacation.
The position, the Commission
points out, offers a long range
permanent future protected by
Civil Service, good pay, advance
ment on merit, further education,
and a guaranteed retirement pen
sion.
Application blanks are available
from Tom Dinell, Commission
clerk, at East Cleveland City Hall,
14340 Euclid ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Red Cross To Broadcast Instructions
To Drive Workers Next Wednesday

retary, Frederick r. Strong,
county residential secretary, Mrs.
]. B. Lane, blood recruitment Sec
retary and Miss Elizabeth Brady,
Public Information secretary.
Garde Chambers, Assistant Direc-
tor of Public Information of the
Greater Cleveland Chapter is writ
er, producer and narrator.
In accordance with the nation
wide policy OF presenting instruc-
tions to workers through the me-
dunn of television, the program is
presented on the basis that pro-
spective campaign workers will be
gathering in individual homes and
in places of assembly to view the
program together. And that it's
conclusion there will be discussion
Of the coming work Of the drive.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Quick Thaw Floods Park Lake To
Halt Skating> Even With Ice Depth

"This condition of water seep-
ing in on top of and under the
ice," explains Mr.. Barnes, "is
further aggravated by the seep-
age from the high banks, since
the frost penetrates only a few
feet into the ground and these
banks are ten or fifteen feet high.
The constant drainage Of water
keeps the ice from forming near
the walls.
"If we could control the weather
this is what we would order: three
or four days of dry weather with
above freezing temperature. This
would give sufficient time to drain
the banks and also to allow solids
in the water (street dirt and salt)
to settle to the bottom of the lake.
Clear water makes strong ice.
Then a week of ten to fifteen de-
grees Of cold weather. This would
freeze the water to a depth of
four or five inches and we could
then use the jeep to keep the
snow off the ice and prevent the
slush from forming. When weather
follows in this order there is good
skating. Otherwise it is difficult
to get any skating.
"The city has cleaning equip
ment and men available during
the wintertime, but without coop
Grafton from the weather skating
ice is not available on this lake.
"We were fortunate in having
IA days of skating on the lake
this year."
With rain and warmer temper
atures Tuesday there was no fore
cast of skating as of that time.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17

Busy scheduling appointments
for donors for the visit of the Red
Cross Bloodmobile to East Cleve-
land on Wednesday, February 2GrG
from / to 7 pm. at the Shaw High
School Gym are these Red Cross
volunteers, left to right, Mrs. R. S.
McGinnis, 160O9 Brewster rd., Mrs.
H. R. Huffman, 156111 Terrace rd.,
and Mrs. L. RA. Kiplinger, 1886
Chapman I'd.
The first visit of the Red Cross
Blood unit to East Cleveland this
year will be on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 23rd. The unit will be set
up in the old gymnasium at Shaw
High School, and the hours will
be from l to 7 p. m. Mrs. L. K.
Kipingler, Blood donor chairman
for the East Cleveland Branch
American Red Cross, is now busy
scheduling donors for the day.
Along with this announcement,
to clarity any misunderstanding
about Red Cross Blood, Richard
A. Cook, Director of the Blood Re-
cruitment Service, Greater Cleve-
land Chapter, says:
"There is no charge for blood
collected by the American Red
Cross. The only charge will be a
laboratory fee for work done on
the blood after it reaches the hos
pital, and a fee for the actual
administration of the blood. This
is a service charge of the hospital
not a charge for blood.
"a blood donor receives a certi-
ficate after donation which is ac-
cepted for replacement of blood
administered by TRANSMISSION in any
participating hospital in Greater
Cleveland. Blood must be replaced.
In Cuyahoga County this certifi-
cate will be accepted in place of
a blood donor, 1.-TWO for the first
requirements and one for one there
after) for each period of hos
pitalization.
"This blood donor certificate is
valid for ane year from date of
donation. 1t may be used by you
or anyone to whom you may wish
to give it. 1t also may be used
in any of the AZ Red Cross Re-
gional Blood Centers throughout
the United States"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17

The Red Cross Campaign Couri-
err, half-hour television program,
designated as an instructional vi
sual presentation for the approx
mately 10000 Greater Cleveland
Red Cross Fund Drive workers of
the residential division of the COM
ing 1866 drive March 1 to 18th
will be telecast over Station WXEL
Channel s on Wednesday, February
%, from 2 to 2:S0 p. m.
The program features outstand-
ing Red Cross volunteers as well as
staff personnel for the Greater
Cleveland Chapter. Featured on
the Show will be volunteers, Mrs.
E. Harrison Eudy and Mrs. Bert
r. Winston. Staff personnel who
win be on the program are Miss
Violet Proctor, city residential Sec
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Postoffiee Closed
All Day On tuesday

Postal employees will observe
Washington's birthday next Tues
day with holiday. The postoffices
will be closed all day. However,
Box Holders may get into their
boxes between 1880 and 1000 am,
announces East Cleveland Branch
Superintendent George Venslovas.
Banks are not observing the
holiday. They will be open for
business, as usual.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Open New Business

East Cleveland resident, Sanford
Rose announces the recent opening
of Roses Bakery, Delicatessen and
Restaurant establishment. Located
at 13608 Euclid ave-, in the Forest
Hills Shopping Center, the new
business will specialize in butter
baked goods and will cater to late
shoppers.
A brother, Eddy Rose, is shar-
ing in the enterprise. The Roses
have been in business for 25 years.
The bakery is currently cele-
brating its grand opening, which
will extend through February 9th.
Open z days a week, the store
operates from Z a. m. to II p. m.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Coaster Injured

In "good" condition at Huron
Road Hospital is Tony Wood, 13,
who suffered internal injuries
when his sled crashed a tree while
he was coasting in the Lower Val
ley of Forest Hill Park Sunday,
February 18th about 3:45 p. m.
At 500 the young patient under
went surgery.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
L H IS
N
I H A [
IN East CleveIond

Joining the communities to fight
the litter habit is Parma which
announces arrest for litterbugs
VINO dump garbage or trash in un-
developed areas of the city. Two
violators have paid the 500 mini
mum fine. Parma's Mayor Stephen
A. Zona classifies the violators as
"adult delinquents who have no
respect for other peoples prop
erty." Period.
Litter came in for a big place
on the report made to the East
Cleveland Community Council last
Thursday evening when Thomas
Murry reminded all organization
representatives present that it is
not too early to plan for the Spring
Cleanup. Vacant lots came in for
comment as did litter from towns
end to towns end. Mr.. Murry
suggested that it might be good
thing to form a Teen Age Brigade
enlisting all teen-agers to take a
day to clean the streets and side
walks.
Next to the Freedom Shrine
documents to be on display in the
corridor of Shaw High School is
a copy of John Paul Jones letter
to Governor Morris. 1t is the
famed Navyman's reply of Sep
tember 2, 1882, to the information
that Congress had presented his
ship America" to the French Gov
ernment in place of the floundered
"Magnifique". 81 can take no de-
light in effusion of human blood"
he wrote, "but if this war should
continue, / wish to have the most
active part in it." The original
etter belongs to the N. S. Naval
Academy Museum at Annapolis
where John Paul Jones is buried.
Hats off to the women drivers
under 25 years of age. They have
established so excellent a safe
driving record that they have been
g transferred from the higher-rated
classification for drivers of their
age. Male drivers in the same age
bracket get a cut-but are still
bound by a higher rate than the
over rs male drivers.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Legion Back k-To-God
Breakfasts On Sunday

Observing their Back to God
Sunday, the American Legion is
sponsoring one telecast and three
radio broadcasts Sunday, Febru-
ary goth. The program will include
music by the West Point choir, and
talks by President Eisenhower,
National Commander Collins and
representatives of the three major
faiths.
The telecast will be from 8 to
$3.50 p. m. The radio broadcasts
will be from 8 to $3.50, 10:30 to II,
and from 1880 to IL midnight.
Please consult your newspaper for
stations. Announcement of the
broadcasts is made by Mrs. G. c.
Snyder, Legislative chairman of
East Cleveland Post 163 Auxiliary.
Welcome your Heart Fund Vol
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17
Muny Clerk III

While the "No Visitors" sign
is still out for James Blair at
Lakeside Hospital, the condition
of the popular municipal court
clerk is is reported as satisfac-
tory. Mr.. Blair is suffering with
a heart ailment.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17

Friday, February 18th, s p. m.
st. Philomena Guild Pre-Lenten
Card Party, in Social Hall. Tickets
can be secured at door. Table
prizes and refreshments.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17

of the City Commission, are Chief
of Police H. S. Weaver (left) and
Captain Ed Polk (right) of the
East Cleveland Police Department.
They are checking Big Names,
have already scheduled Shaw Band
and there will be excitement
aplenty at Windermere Terminal
as the forty-year dream comes
true.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-02-17

Welcome your Heart Fund Vol
unteer when she calls at your home
on Heart Sunday, February goth.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Colds Of Some Children
Loid 10 Ty ond Grondn,o

tain children Of pre-schook age
who get D respiratory infection
about once q month. I" put Il
this way.
"The presence OF q healthy
individual In the child's environ
|ment may be the sole cause oi
q recurring acute respiratory In
lection.
This person may be q mother
with d chronic sinus, q grand
mother with q chronic bronchi-
It's. or an older shilling (brother
|or sister, who attends school
and who has frequent colds.
In some instances we have
had to treat the entire family
with vaccine or sulfadiazine pro.
alphabetically before successful,
controlling the chiId,s injection.
Or. Halpern said another pos.
sihie cause Of recurrent colds
in children between 5 and 1
years Of age Is 'the nursery
school he said some children
Of that age are s'not physiolog.
ically ready for nursery school,
that Is their level Of immunity
or natural resistance Is 80 Low
that each time they are exposed
10 8 child with q cold they sbe-
come quite illn with such thing,
Is bronchitis and earache.