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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Five Generations
Make Merry At
.80th Birthday

Five generations of Wrights
were present for the celebra-
tion on Sunday, November 23rd
of the eightieth birthday of
Mrs. Maud Wright who makes
her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Ella Brehm of 1872 Rosa
lind ave. The party, held in the
home of the honored guests
granddaughter, Mrs. Lavona
Simmons, 1857 Bender ave.,
was a complete surprise.
Among the guests were five
generations, each mother in the
lineage having been bride by
the age Of Is. They are: Mrs.
Wright, her daughter, Mrs.
Brehn; her daughter, Mvs.
Lavona Simmons; her daughter,
Mrs. Betty Albanese and daugh-
ter, Darcy, 8. Mrs. Albanese's
son, Robert was also present.
The Albonese family reside at
1859 Bender ave.
Also present for the celebra-
tion were Mrs. Wright's four
children and their families; Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Arthur, 1860
Knowles ave.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Kanally and daughters,
Barbara and Jacqueline of De-
troit; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
O'Malley Of Lakewood; and
Mrs. Brehm.
Mrs. Wright has three grand
children, and two great gread-
children, and four great great
grandchildren.
Centering the Thanksgiving
buffet dinner was a nine inch
layer cake made and decorated
by Mrs. Simmons.
On Tuesday, the actual birth
day date, Mrs. Wright took
time to look over a volume of
greetings and the many gifts
which have come her way be-
ginning with last Sunday.
One Of Mrs. Wright's favorite
occupations is babysitting.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27

Thanksgiving Day will have
a deeper meaning for many of
the younger patients at State
Hospital as we'll as for the
members of the Juniors -Sopho-
more Friendship Club at Shaw
High School. These busy Shaw
girls garnered host of inter-
esting gifts which were taken
to the hospital last Sunday for
distribution on Thanksgiving
Day.
Included in the packages were
a variety of teen in teres t
games, and many ready to
serve" or "quick to prepare"
foods. Only a few Of them are
shown in the picture.
This lovely suggestion by Sue
Serota met with a ready re-
sponse from the Friendship club
whose service projects are ma
jor in their activities.
To help defray the expense
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Gel Honors
Local Employees

Two East Clevelanders have
been honored on their 35th an
niversaries with the Cleveland
Electric Illuminating Co. They
are Moses Thomas, 1900 East
l33rd st. and Francis A. Ford,
1049 Helmsdale I'd.
Mr.. Thomas is a material
clerk in the utility's Overhead
Construction Department. Mr..
Ford is a transmission splicer
in the Metering and Under
ground Department.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
CALL NEWS
to
pO. 1879
Churches Plan Praise
Services On Eve and
Day Of Thanksgiving

Ience H. Hall; Second vice-pres-
Iident, The Reverend William Z.
Towner; Secretary, The Rever-
end Frank Marlette; Treasurer,
The Reverend Allan H. Zagray.
The order of worship for this
service of Thanksgiving to
which all persons are invited.
is as follows:
Call to Worship, Hymn:
|"Come Ye Thankful People
Come"
The General Thanksgiving.
The Lords Prayer, the Gloria
Patri, The Old Testament Les
sons, The New Testament Les
sons, A Litany of Thanksgiv-
ing. Hymn: For the Beauty Of
the Earth.
The Sermon.
The Offering. Hymn: "Now
lnank We All Our God. Inc
Benediction. Postlude.
Under the "Share Our Sur
plus" program Of Church World
Service, foods from US. sur
plus stocks made available
by the government to religious
and other voluntary relief agen-
cies, are distributed free to
hungry, i'll and destitute people
overseas.
Through this program every
dollar given at this service,
through ones church, Church
World Service of the Christian
Rural Overseas Program will
send 300 pounds Of food to the
hungry.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Thanksgiving
Musical Hour

Sunday, November 3Oth at
$3.50 p. M, the Cathedral Choir
at the Church of the Cross,
Caledonia I'd. at Winsford will
give a Musical Thanksgiving
Service.
They are presenting Now
Thank We All Out God" by
Johann Pachelbel with desant
and trumpets also Every Word
and Thought" by Dietrich
Buxtehude with stringed instu-
ments added.
Mr.. Raymond Firgeson, or
ganist and director will play
the Bach Chorale "Now Thank
We All Our God" and the choir
soloists will sing parts from the
Bach Schmelli Gesangbuch.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27

cts will be sold only at the door.
Kline, in a prize winning COM
binations known as the Es-
Iquires, topped their opposing
players, the Pesonesis in the
Battle of the Combos. And it
proved just that. Added to the
act was the spontaneous beat of
the handclapping udienc /,
which in turn practically raised
the roof in their applause.
The other proud trophy win
ners in the under IA classifica-
tion were Selga Sakss, dancer,
who tapped her way to an
award III last years show also;
and dimunitive Cynthia Letour-
ner, we'll on her way as a
pianist.
In the older group, the IA
years and over, the second place
winner was another promising
ballet dancer, Gloria Hoffmeyer.
Third place went to Vic Wal
lace, drummer, who won prize
in the 1857 show, too.
Wayne C. Blough, Kiwanis
club president, presented the
trophies to the younger aspir-
ants while Norman w. Paynter.
Ohio Kiwanis Governor and a
past president of the East
Cleveland club, did the honors
for the older winners.
Three non-competing num-
bers that added much to the
performance were the ever de-
lightful Shaw Rhythm Teens, the
gay Shaw Cheerleaders, ,and the
high stepping Londreg a n
dancers.
Something decidedly new in
the way of a master of cere-
monies was the gracious and
mystifying magician, Stuart
Cramer. Mr.. Cramer held the
audience spellbound With his in
terspered acts of magic. And
the young boys who were for
tunate enough to be invited to
the stage to assist this master
of his skills, will not forget this
experience in a hurry.
The shows general chairman,
Kenneth r. Vermillion, ex-
pressed the thanks Of the club
TO each and every person who
in anyway contributed to the
success of the show, back stage,
on stage, or across the foot
lights.
All in all the Ninth Annual
Kiwanis Talent Show was an
other worthy production, dedi-
Gated to youth, by youth, for
youth, since the proceeds return
to the community through the
continuing youth activities of
the service organization.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Ice Rink
Will Open
Thursday
"There will be ice."

This is the welcome news
from j. S. Barnes, superintend.
ent of the city's Water Depart
ment. The anxiously awaited 4(
degree temperature and cloudy
weather of the weekend, plus
some on Monday, enabled the
department to get the first one
and half inch ice layer by ;ate
Monday.
The weather forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday was
hopeful, added Mr.. Barnes. "If
it continues" he said, "we will
be able to get the needed one
and half inch second layer
:. then We'll be safe"
With this assurance, and with
hundreds of fingers crossed,
Thanksgiving will see the open
ing of the long awaited rink in
Ice Rink Park on Shaw ave.,
just north of the Nickel Plate
Railroad.
There at $50 for the brief
dedication services will be City
Manager Chas. A Carran; Pres
ident of the City Commission,
Norman w Townsend. City
Engineer NJ. S. Douglas, Mr..
Barnes and other city officials,
along with DR.. j Wade Price,
who as chairman of the Com
munity Councils Municipal At
fairs Committee, is in charge
of the ritual.
DR.. Price promises a brief
ceremony - then on with the
skating.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Diabetes Fund
Here Gets $1,610

The Cuyahoga-Lake county
drive last Sunday for funds
for the Diabetes Association
resulted in over 100000 be-
ing collected, according to re-
ports through Sundau.
The East Cleveland cam
paign netted $1,61O.
This campaign covered all
communities except those in
which a combined health funds
drive was held earlier in the
year. The combined health
drive program is meeting with
increasing interest and it is
anticipated that more individ-
ual groups will join this unit
ed health movement another
year.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Church Buzuur,
Dinner, Dec. 5

The Sixth United Presby-
terian Church, Hayden and
Castalia aves., will hold a
Bazaar and Roast Beef dinner,
sponsored by the Ladies Aid
Society on Friday, December
5th. Dinner will be served from
$50 to 700 p. m. There will be
booths of homemade baked
goods, aprons, crocheted items.
Call Mrs. William Morton,
PO. 1-1257 for dinner reserva-
tions. Adults, $1.50; children
l2 and under, 75c. No reserva-
tions will be accepted after
Wednesday, December 3rd.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
City All
Ready For
Ice

While others have basked in
the above normal November
temperatures, the city's Service
Department has lined up it's
eight snow plows, four salt
spreaders and three from
leaders. They are ready to go
on moments notice. A sudden
shift in weather isn't going to
find them unprepared to battle
ice and snow.
I'VE keep in constant touch
with the weather department"
states Stree t Superintendent
Joseph V. Henry. From these
reports we know when to be
ready and off. In addition to-
this information from the
weather station, cruising patrol
men radio US Immediately upon
noticing icy streets. Peculiar
weather combinations can quick
ly mean ice.
The salt trucks are the first
to respond. The city begins the
season with $50 tons Of salt on
hand. Contracts mean a con-
tinuing filling up Of the re-
serve bins. The city has nine
salt boxes for use of police and
motorists, on the hills not serv-
ices by CTS lines. CTS main
tains its own salt boxes on the
streets along which it operates
buses.
Mr.. Henry is ecia lyI
pleased with the new front |
loader. He says snow bank
vanished before it. 1t can scoop
up three cubic yards of snow in
one load.
Purchase of this heavy piece
of equipment is expected to
save the city money. Renting
such leaders is extremely ex-
pensive, and they cannot always
be had as promptly as needed.
Snow plows go to work when
the snow fall hits the two inch
mark.
The Service Department has
two snow-fighting crews on y
hour shifts. They also have a
system under which certain
smaller crews are on 24-hour
call at all seasons of the year.
Battling snow and ice has
cost the city S17,354.37 so far
this year (since January /,
1859. In 1857 the city spent
S24,986.85, which was higher
than the average. The city had
to hire extra equipment that
year to keep transportation
lanes open.
When asked "What about the
bus stops" Mr.. Henry said they
will try to keep a path, at least,
as a matter of convenience to
riders, as we'll as safety
measure.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27

Sixteen Protestant congrega.
tions of East Cleveland are
joining for a union Thanksgiv-
ing service at St. James Luther
an Church, 1924 Hayden ave.
Thanksgiving Eve, November
26th at 500 o'clock.
The host pastor, the Rev. AL
fred Buehner will bring the
thanksgiving message. Serving
at Liturgists will be the Rev.
Robert F. r. Peters Of the East
Cleve land congregational
Church; the Rev. William Will
hoyte Of Church of the Nazar-
enc; and the Rev. Robert H.
Secrist of Calvary Lutheran
Church.
The regular worship service
will be preceded by festive
organ recital by Hans J. Heine,
organist and director Of music
at st. James. Mr.. Heine will be
assisted by Eleanore Robinson,
organist at Calvary Lutheran
Church, and Hilda Sprang
pianist at St. James. Their pro-
gram at 700 o'clock is as fol-
lows.
Prelude and Fugue in E
Minor - (J. S. Bach, Air from
Overture in d = q. S. Bach)
Offertoire Lefebre), TIE
Deum Laudamus - "a. Clauss-
MANN, Priere a Notre Dame
from Suite Gothigue - (Boell-
mann), Finlandia - (Sibelius)
Tottata - 9Th. Duboig), Ca
thedral Prelude - Johannes
Plag).
Fred Bastel, choir director at
Calvary Lutheran Church will
direct the combined choirs in
Gounod's "Sanctus" and "Jubi-
late Dec" by Purvis. The host
church choir will sing Prayer
of Thanksgiving" by Kremser.
Helen Gaff is associate director
of the Chapel Choir.
The East Cleveland Commu-
nifty Thanksgiving Service is
under the sponsorship of the
East Cleveland Minister'S Asso-
ciation. Churches whose pastors
belong to this group are:
East Clevelan Baptist
Church, East Cleveland Congre-
gational Church, ST. Paul's
Episcopal Church of East Cleve-
land, Trinity Evangelical United
Brethren Church.
Also, First Friends Church,
Calvary Lut h eran Church,
Faith Lutheran Church, st.
James Lutheran Church, Church
of the Cross, East Glenville
Methodist Church, Windere-
mere Methodist Church, First
Church of the Nazarene, First
Presbyterian Church of East
Cleveland, P illips Avenue
Presbyterian Church, Windere-
mere Presbyterian Churc h ,
Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
The officers Of the East
Cleveland Minister'S Associa-
ton are:
President, The R yer n d
Robert H. Secrist; First vice.
president. The Reverend Laur-
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Election Finals

East Cleveland voters sup
ported the city's bid for a
storm-sanitary sewer improve
ment bond issue with 9,587 vot-
ing for the improvement and
1854 opposing it.
In the hotly contested Right
to Work issue, the results here
were issue, the results here
were: No-8,653, Yes-4,s67.
Michael d. V. Disable, Demo
crat, who won the race for
governor over William O'Neill,
incumbent, received 9,001 East
Cleveland votes. O'Neill re-
ceived $500.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Mosons Install

To be installed as Worship
full Master Of Woodward Lodge
No. sos FAN. is Allen RIGHT
er of 1884 Plymouth pl. The
installation will be held We'd
nesday, December 3rd at 1880
p. m. in Woodward Lodge
Temple, 1949 East 105th ST., at
Chester ave. Masonic friends
are invited to the installation.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
L H | :
~
T H A T
In Eost Cleveland

Parma Heights is cracking
down on litter bugs. It's fine
up to $50 for dumping trash in
any public place. Our congratu-
lations to the powers-that-be in
Parma.
Heard a bit Of news Monday
we thought wise to pass along,
although it is weeks away. It's
the date Of the Annual Mid
Winter Shaw Band Concert.
Director S. Robert Fraser men,
toned it would be Sunday,
January 25th. So any group
planning a really important
event for along about that time
can now avoid that date. Mr..
Fraser also mentioned a new
detail for the 1859 event, we'll
pass that along later.
If anybody is going to be
happy about the city's artificial
ice rink, it is the city officials.
Over the years they have
struggled with a real skating
problem on the lake in Forest
Hill Park. Invariably, there
just wasn't any ice.
With an unusually long, cold
winter predicted in 1947, the
city did a lot of work at the
lake, including the opening Of a
concession stand. There were
only 35 skating days. 1t was
five years later and one-half
day of skating.
Now, with this sparkling new
artificial rink and normal
winter weather, the skating
sign can reasonably be ex-
pected to be up every day.
Probably one of the most
popular Christmas gifts this
year will be a pair of skates.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Refugee Has Thankful Heart

his high school education.
Lacking textbooks, he says, the
students made their own from
lectures given by the profess
sors.
AL found work as a civilian
employee for the American
army and it was here that he
and his family began to think
of America. He explains, "We
were sick of war and its poll
please Turn To Page 81
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27

A CITY HALL PREvIEW gives nkIng Of the Off
ces in which city employees will be working when
the odded-to building opens its doors on dote to
be announced. However, the officials are moving
in, as their respective offices reody. Here Law
Director Stanley Webster is shown at his oversized
desk to accommodate the huge and many law books
that often are open before him at the some time as
he searches municipal law for foets for city eoses
lYs quite change from the small quarters he hes
shored with other Officials. The new room foces
Euclid ave. and i. located on the second floor.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
BY LeR0y Thomas

When Ohio University
opened it's doors this fall for
the start of another school
year, the roads taken by its
1900 students to the campus
were relatively short ones.
Not so for sophomore Algis
Giedraitis, a 33-year-old Lithu-
anian immigrant now living in
Euclid. For "Al" the road to
Ohio University has been filled
with the hardships and bitter
ness Of Russian brutality, SOL
diering in Adolf Hitler's army,
and weary years in prisoner of
war and refugee camps. His
wanderings took him through
II countries, stretching from
Denmark to Yugoslavia and
from Czechoslovakia to the
United States.
Today, Al sits in his comfort
able Washington Hall dormi-
tory room with slide rule and
drawing board preparing for
his courses in mechanical en-
gineering. If coaxed, ne could
tell the story of a life already
filled with enough sorrow, dis
appointment, danger and eX-
citement to last a lifetime. It's
life he'd like to forget.
Born in Taurage, Lithuania,
AL began the long road to
America and OU when the
Russians invaded and occupied
his country in 1910. Al was a
high school studet Of Is at the
time. His father, a forestry
manager, was arrested sudden
ly by the secret police, the hat
ed NKVD, and questioned for
three days. Released sick and
broken, his father refused to
say anything about his ordeal.
Ten days later, Mr.. Gierdraitis
died of pneumonia.
"We later learned that our
maid, a Communist, had false
ly informed the police that our
family was concealing weapons
and gold," Al says bitterly.
Fleeing the Russians for
Germany with his family one
year later, Al continued his
high school studies until draft
ed into the German army in
1943. What was it like in Hit
ler's army? at was rough and
tough, but / did my job like
any other soldier. Under the
Nazi regime no one complained
kept your mouthh shut
or else," explains AL.
Sent first to Denmark as a.
radio operator, he was later
transferred to Yuogslavia
where he met his old enemies,
the Communists, this time tt
to partisans. 1t was here that
AL, with "sheer luck and CO.
incidence" missed death by
seconds. AS a front line artil-
lery spotter, he was suddenly
taken sick and had to be re-
placed. Moments later his re-
placement was killed. He adds
thoughtfully, 81 prayed lot
that night"
With the German surrender
in May, 1945, Al and the rest
of his company were marched
by the Communists some 400
miles through Yugoslavia
across the Alps and into Aus
tria. There the British interned
him and $4,000 others in a.
POW camp. Life in the camp
was nothing good, nothing
bad" reflects AL, remember
ing the daily ration of fresh
After his release, AL, like so
many others, began the long,
and firing search for his fam
lily. He finally found his moth
err and sister in Bavaria. The
family then spent the next
three years in a German refu-I
gee camp where AL completed
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
-OLLINWOOD REUNION

Those planning to attend the
reunion of the Collinwood High
class Of June, 1862 are asked
to send their money immedi-
ately to A. Parrottino, All East
.272nd ST., Euclid 32, Ohio.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
Hope Lutheran
Family Service

A family Thanksgiving serv-
ice will be held Wednesday eve
ming at 500 p. m. at Hope Lu-
theran Church, 222 Taylor rd.
Both choirs will present
anthems, and the pastor, Rev.
Clyde A. Miller, will offer a
brief junior sermon for chill
dren. The Thanksgiving mes
sage will be Family Bless
ings."
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27
HOME FROM HOSPITAL

Home from Huron Road os-
pital, where she has been a pa
tient since October Oath, is
Deborah Kovatch, 6, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ko-
watch. Deborah was struck
down by an automobile while
enroute to Prospect School.
She will still be in a cast for
at least two months, having
suffered leg fractures.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27

THANKSGIVING HAS A MEANING for AIqis Cedroitis
Ohio University sophomore. who will enjoy his first
Turkey treot in the U.SA. on thursday the home
of his sister Ruth Juodkis. 1874 Eost 227th ST. For
"AH the road TO further education at Ohio u and his
first real experience with Thanksgiving here has been
long, hard and bitter one, covering some nine years
spent under Russian and Noz oppression, and POW
and refugees comps He is shown above studying
for of his classes in mechanical engineering at
Ohio University
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-27

Probably one of the most
popular Christmas gifts this
year will be a pair of skates.
Smyrna times., 1958-01-23

eussion beyond the state when he
predicts needs for tomorrows
agriculture, including people,
money and technology.
DR.. Fieldhouse, who is compil-
ing and evaluating weather and
rainfall information for years
past, will give recommendations
on whether irrigation is needed
in state where the average year
ly rainfall is 40 inches or more.
DR.. Groot viii consider irrigation
with a look at the states water
supply, and how this could affect
increased use of irrigation. Nc
Allister. speaking from the farm
managers point of view, will con-
slider irrigation costs, whether it
will pay, and in what circum-
stances.
Inviting all people connected
with agriculture to hear the speak
ers, Mr.. Vapaa said the program
will start at 1870 pm. in Agricul-
tural Hall auditorium. Earlier ar
rivals will find lunch served in the
cafeteria there.
Smyrna times., 1958-01-23
NEW FARM WEEK
PROGRAM CITED

Timely topics feature this years
Delaware Farm and Home Week
observance, George Vapaa, county
agricultural agent, said today.
Two speakers during the Feb.
18th session at the University of
Delaware's Agricultural Hall will
look into the future of agricul-
ture in the state-and beyond.
Irrigation, a topic of particular
interest after the past drought
season. will be covered by three
speakers.
The lineup of speakers listed by
the county agricultural agent is
Dean George M. Worrilow, of the
school of agriculture at the uni
versity; Joseph Ackerman, Farm
Foundation, Chicago; DR.. D. j..
Fieldhouse. university horticulture
researcher; DR.. ]. ]. Groot, state
geologist on the university staff;
and w. T. McAllister, extension
farm management specialist at
the university.
Dean Worrilow, well-known for
his longtime contributions to and
leadership in Delaware agricul-
ture, will make observations on
future changes in the state indus
try. Alderman will extend the dis
Smyrna times., 1958-01-23

Main symptoms are securing
and a sudden drop in milk pro-
duction. Harder-hit animals may
pass blood freely, the agent ex-
planned. Occasionally one of
these might die.
Most animals will recover in a
Smyrna times., 1958-01-23

few days, but Ma. Vapaa added.
dairy COWS severely hit likely will
not produce milk at their previous
rate.
The agricultural agent urged
calling a veterinarian to map out
control at first sign of disease.
Smyrna times., 1958-01-23

tural agent, who said the disease
can affect both dairy and beef
cattle. Striking generally from
November to March, the disease
often spreads through a whole
herd, and can become widespread
Smyrna times., 1958-01-23

in an area.
Probably the death rate from
the disease will be low, but eco
nomic losses are usually high.
Milk is lost, and gains by beef
animals are slowed.
Smyrna times., 1958-01-23

Watch For Winter Dysentery
in Cattle
Keep on the alert for signs Of
winter dysentery in cattle kept in
barns this winter
The caution was issued by
George K. Vapaa, county agricul-