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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07
City Breaks
Even On Ice
Rink Bills

During its first season Of
operation over 10000 East
Clevelanders and their guests
Iskated at the municipal rink on
Shaw ave. The rink was of
ficially opened on Thanksgiving
Day in 1858 by Mr.. VIM. Town
send, then President of the
City Commission, and DR.. J.
Wade Price, representing the
East Cleveland Community
Council.
From an financial point Of
view, the City broke even on
its new rink. The total receipts
were S12, 2,722.58, or just s14S.65
more than the expenditures.
1t was and still is the inten-
ton of the City to charge just
enough for admissions to COW
er the operating COSTS" accord
ing to City Manager Chas. a.
Carran. "As of this date there
are no plans to change the op-
Grating hours or admission
fees even though they are $50
to 500 lower than other rinks
in the area" he added.
Depending a little on the
weather, the City plans to re-
open the rink sometime during
the latter half of November,
1859.
The three months operation
is quite contrast to the aver
age of seven to ten day per
season afforded by the natural
ice at Forest Hills Park Lake.
Although city employees had
to spend considerable time
clearing and resurfacing the
ice at the rink they also plowed
the snow from the ice at the
Forest Hills Pond when it was
thick enough to allow safe
skating. Because of sustained
periods of cold weather during
the 1883 season, there were
almost 20 days of skating at
the Forest Hills Pond, which
| is just about twice as many
days as the average for the
past ten years.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07

The National Honor Society
Induction Ceremony to be held
at $3.50 am. on May 14th, 1859
in the Shaw High School Audi
torium will have as its guest
speaker man who received his
early schooling entirely in the
East Cleveland system - Mr..
Charles M. briggs.
After graduating from Shaw,
Mr.. briggs attended Yale, where
as an undergraduate he received
t he Chamberlain Scholarship
Award and was admitted to Tau
Beta Pi, and honorary engineer
ing society. He was a member
of the Nu Deuteron Chapter of
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and
was also a charter member of
Yale Chapter of Society for the
Advancement Of Management.
He sang with the Yale Varsity
Glee Club and was a member of
the Tomithy Dwight College
crew and baseball team.
In February 1914 he was COM
missioned as an Ensign in the
L. S. Naval Reserve and left
Yale for active duty. He served
as an executive officer of two
ships attached to the U. S. At
lantic Fleet, and later as COM
manding Officer of the U. S. S.
Ism (R) SOB, US. Pacific Fleet,
until released to inactive duty in
July 1916, with the rank Of Lieu
tenant (j.gD, DE, USNR. He
resumed studies in Industrial
Administration at Yale, gradu-
ating in 1947 with honors. Upon
his graduation he received the
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07
May Concert
Next Thursday

The May Concert at the Ii
brary will present the Clarine
Art Ensemble, a group of excel
lent musicians, well known il
Greater Cleveland. All are con
nected with the Cleveland Orch
estra.
The members are Georg'
Silfies; Kurt Loebel, violin
Tom Brennand, viola; Thoma.
Liberti, cello; Sue Thomas
piano.
The program will include
works by Mozart, Bartok, ant
Brahms.
The date is May II; the hour
500; the place, The East Cleve
land Library's auditorium. Th'
concert is free.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07
Honor Bryant

The East Cleveland Library
has just received a gratifying
gift - a long-term subscription
to Forbes Magazine. This was
presented to the library in hon.
or of George A. Bryant's recent
birthday by Paul A. Eden, Mr.,
Bryant's Public Relations Coun-
ell. 1t was given to the Library
because Mr.. Bryant served as a
member of the Library Board
from 1889 to 1916.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07
LET'S Make This Cleanup Unanimous

If the rush of business in the citys Waste Dispos
al Division is any criteran East Cleveanders CIV
ing their premises the most thorough housekeeping in
years. Service Director Joseph Henry reports that for
the first time in local Cleanup Campaign, his depart
ment has had to stepup operations beyond the usual
anticipated increased service for the Cleanup
paign Three extra added trucks hauling away the
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07
Smoking? Yes.

Early Sunday morning the
fire department had a call to
1898 Nelaview rd. A davenport
burned, loss $3.50, cause, care
|lessness with a cigarette.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07

representative the Cleanup Committee has submit
ted to Administrative Assistant Robert Moore list
of 105 properties needing outside attention Members
of the department have completed their annual street
bystreet survey to list the two properties on
each street most in need of attention Letters request
ing action, going to these property owners today
tomorrow This is the longest such list yet compiled
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07
Shaw Graduate Returning As
N. H. S. Induction Speaker

Hoober Scholarship Award from
the Yale School of Law and got
his LIB. degree in June 1850.
He became associated with the
Cleveland firm of Squire, Sanders
& Dempsey where he specializes
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07

Shaw Canteen dance at Shaw
Gym May 9th promises to at
tract a good crowd. Sharing in
the dance proceeds is the Fra
ternal Order of Police. Bill Ran
die is bringing his show and
Phil Mclean will broadcast his
from the gym.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07

rubbish heaps, burnable and non-burnable
"It's catching on chuckles Thomas E. Murry.
chairman of the East Cleveland Continuing Cleanup
Committee people who did not get into swing of the
campaign two years ago last year. certain
y in it this With continued fair weather this
paign should be our best community cleanup.
Deputy Chief Otto Swancar, the fire departments
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07

Folks won't miss the Kubitz
place on Hayden ave. The aqua
capri front with a cardinal door
is about the gayest Cleanup
spot on the avenue.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07

BROOM SALE SHARE PROFITS accepted from the
Lions Club Of East Cleveland by these representatives
Of the cooperating groups in the annual ways and
means endeovor.
Left right, front Richard Fisher, ST. james luth
Leoeve; Jerry Meleronso, Forest Hills Presbyter-
ian Church Youth Group; Mrs. Alice Dien, Winder-
mere Rainbow Girls; Lynn Olson, Selynmo Chapter.
DemoIoy Jack Corwn, CoIInwood Little League; Jack
Cor~n. Coinwood Little League; back Duane
Resehke, Calvary Luther League; Joe Byrk. Explorer
Post 289, Christ the King Church; Thomas Beach, Boy
Scout Troop 368. St. Phomena Church; William How
es Senior Youth Group, Church Of the Cross Method
isl.
Not shown are representatives. from Trinity E.U.B.
Church, Troop III. St. Louis Church.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07
YOUR CASTOFFS

The things you hove tired OF
may be just what someone
else is seeking. You'll find
they'll go fos, If advertised in
the Classified Section. Just
coll CT. 1883.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-07

Persons having building ma
!, terials or any other trash not
picked up by the city, may call
Mr.. Moore at MU. 1-5020 for
information as to where such
material may be hauled for
T dumping.
Evening star., 1959-12-30
White House Creates
Thirst in Little Man

The White House doors op-
ened last week to a little man
carrying small Christmas tree.
and it was the greatest thing
that has happened to him since
he was body servant to an ad-
miral in 1917.
1t all started December 16
when the little mans employer,
the Countess de Rochefort, de-
cided to send Mrs. Eisenhower
a Christmas present. The
countess. who operates a shop
at 1920 Wisconsin avenue NV.
had a beautiful, 4-foot-high,
white and gold tulle tree. Deco
rated with golden butterflies
and angels, it was made by an
artist in Louisville, KY.
The countess called the White
House and cleared the way for
the gift. Then she called her
65-year-old handyman. She
told him he was going to be her
emissary to the White House.
He beamed and showed up an
hour early wearing his best
gray suit and his American
Legion button.
Evening star., 1959-12-30

The countess and her helper
drove to the east entrance of
the White House in her station
wagon. There the helper
climbed out of the car, grasped
the little tree firmly and
marched up to the door.
He bowed deeply to the
countess and then to whoever
it was that opened the door for
him. Then he walked inside, his
eyes wide and glistening. Fif-
ten minutes later he was back,
Countess de Rochefort gave
him IS.
The handyman went out and
promptly got drunk. After all
it isn't every day a former
steward in the Navy walks into
1000 Pennsylvania avenue
and is expected.
The countess went down to
the cell block and put up the
$40 to release her employe.
What had he done with the
$5?
"One dollar of it went to the
American Legion and 81 took
me into the precinct" he said
with a smile.
Evening star., 1959-12-30
Diplomats Son
Leads Police in
70 M.P.H. Chase

A teen-age son of the Para
guayan Ambassador last night
led Fairfax County police on
a chase that ended in Arlington
when his car knocked over a
stop sign and ran onto a lawn.
Police said the youth claimed
diplomatic immunity when they
prepared to place charges
against him, as did the father
when called to police head
quarters.
AS a result no charges were
filed and the youth was turned
over to his father, according to
Fairfax Police Inspector James
Mahoney.
He identified the youth as
Carlos Plate, IT, son of Am
baSsador Juan Plate. They live
at 1904 Pinetree terrace, Falls
Church, he reported.
Inspector Mahoney said the
youth was chased at speeds
up to 10 miles an hour" by
Police Pvt. Jack A. Goldman
after he took off from the
Seven Corners Hot Shoppe
parking lot.
Pvt. Goldman's report added:
"Mr. Juan Plate came to head
quarters and claimed diplo-
matte immunity for his son
and he was released to him"
The Ambassador today, how
ever, denied he had claimed
immunity or that any charges
had been placed.
Evening star., 1959-12-30
Holiday Exodus Starts;
Big Crush Due Sunday

Airline and bus officials re-
port extra sections are being
planned for tomorrow. Most Of
the departure rush is expected
to be over by late tomorrow
afternoon. The return will start
Saturday and probably grow
increasingly heavy up to the
peak on Sunday night.
AS one airport official put it:
1T will be a mad rush by Sum
day. Everybody, including the
school kids, will be wanting to
get back by that night"
All schools in the Washing
ton area reopen Monday after
the long holiday recess. The
college crowd will provide two
way trafflc-thoSe returning to
local campuses and Washington
youths headed back to school
after visits home.
Business activity, which has
been brisk all week, is expected
to be normal. Most large stores,
usually open late on Thursday
nights, will close by 6 pm. to-
morrow, however.
But most banks, which nor
mally remain open for extended
hours on Fridays, will remain
open the extra hours tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1959-12-30
JudgeC|arifies
Used-Car Case
Dealers Must Get
Notice on Permits

The District must give due
notice which specifies viola
tions" before it can refuse to
renew the licenses of used car
dealers, United States District
Judge Burnita S. Matthews
ruled today.
The ruling, contained in
conclusions of law" clarified
the reason why the judge, two
weeks ago, temporarily en-
Joined the District from inter-
fering in the business of three
dealers.
A number of complaints had
been lodged against the dealers.
AS a result, a District official
notified them their license to do
business would not be renewed
Under terms of today's order
the District must give the re-
quired notice specifying viola
tions. Presumably. a hearing
must also be held. The injunc-
ton is good for five days after
the administrative process" is
completed.
Judge Matthews found that
the dealers had been given
no hearing or other admins
trative relief" before refusal tc
renew their licenses.
She said that since licenses
had been issued to them fol-
the preceding year. "the func-
ton of defendant District
government) was to issue g
renewal license forthwith :
Then. she declared, before
revocation may be imposed OF
renewal denied, it is required
that the dealers "be given due
notice which specifies viola.
tions and reasons for proposed
action :"
C. T. Nottingham, District
licenses and permit chief. SAID
the points raised by Judge
Matthews will be clarified ano
the proposed revisions in IL
cenSing regulations submitted
to District Commissioners.
Mr.. Nottingham said the
clarifying provisions would pro-
vide for "due process" and an
swer the objections of Judge
Matthews.
The dealers involved in the
current case are Discount Auto
Mart, 10000 K street NV.
Bill Ross, Inc, 94S New Yorl
avenue NV, and Bob Wilson
Inc, 227 K street NV.
Evening star., 1959-12-30

and Sheriff Taylor received a
$25 appraisers fee in a case
involving the Welfare Board.
Sheriff Taylor "categorically'
denied any conflict of interest
''in this or any other matter"
1T is difficult for me to
understand" Sheriff Taylor
said, why Mrs. Wilkins, who
was such a strong critic of
those who recently investigated
her husband, would now seek
to defame my character and
those of others with inuendo
and charges she knows to be
false.
This malicious and unwar-
ranted attack upon myself and
other county officials is in my
opinion an act motivated by a
craving desire to seek revenge
against the Commemorative
Evening star., 1959-12-30
MIR. LATHAM ALLOWED

MIR. LATHAM ALLOWED
he was all for the charge-ac-
count cards, Diners Club,
Hilton Carte Blanche, Gas
Light Club, etc. He said
they documented expendi-
lures that previously had
been estimated.
Nov we all know about
the problem of yachts" said
Mr.. Latham. Well, that's his
problem. 1t seems some
yacht owners charge their
operation off as corporation
expenses.
The Rambler's acquaint-
ance with yachts has been
merely observation-but he's
for them also.
In the early 30s he had a
desk in a building in lower
Manhattan next to a window
overlooking East River. He
sew J. P. Morgan's Corsair l
1000 feet) go out on her last
voyage and his Corsair II
$3.50 feet, but diesel motored
and much more expensive)
leave on her maiden voyage.
He is all for yachts. They
sail across the dreams of
glory that are inspirations
and aspirations of our free
enterprise system.
Evening star., 1959-12-30
FOR NEW YEARS EVE:
Cafes Offer'Hots! or Hats

into the early hours of 1860,
The novelty store official des-
cribed them as sort of fiat
things with butterflies"
He added that even more
popular than the hats are
blow outs" - those paper
things. breath propelled. that
are capable of knocking off
hats if aimed correctly around
1888 am.
Tax Too
Another oddity, experienced
on New Years eve, is the
amusement tax" or 20 per cent
of the food and drinks ordered.
1t applies whether one is or
isn't. That is, if someone else
is trying to entertain every
one and is acting in a profess
Sional sort OF way. The tax
does not apply in cases where
the life of the party" feels
he is in a private home or
restaurant that lacks a stage.
Some restaurants, in another
example of the strange things
going on, encourage couples to
enter while others point out it
would be cheaper to come alone
One offers a 81 party for one,
while another is advertising yet
another gala" party for two,
at SIS.
One scheduled party de-
mands, in a sneaky sort Of way,
that whoever picks up the check
should have dragged someone
in if they are at all decent and
fit for survival in 1860.
Evening star., 1959-12-30

souvenirs or noisemakerS-a
part of the package deal. (For
$5, one person is welcome but
does not get the packageD
The mention of hats" brings
up another oddity of the sea-
son. Some night spots are Of
fering "Hats!" while others
calmly announce the distribu-
ton at midnight of Hats"
The use of the exclamation
point apparently has no re-
lation to the price of the
evening.
Hats, too, at ShOreham
The Shoreham has arranged
a celebration in its Blue Room
for $40 per person-ofering III
addition to a five-courSe din
ner, hats" along with noise
makers and balloons. But no
exclamation point.
On the other hand, for SIS
a person, plus tax, the May
fair at Thirteenth and F
streets NV. includes in an
nouncements of its New Years
eve party, hats! horns! masks !!
noisemakers! balloons! favors!
prizes! and surprises galore!-
all with exclamation points.
A check with a novelty store
here. revealed that either
hats" or "hatsI" are probably
pretty much the same thing.
Most New Years eve hats cost
about 5 cents apiece. Hotels
order between 500 and 900,
while the manager of one
night spot just bought 40 new
creations for women to wear
Evening star., 1959-12-30
Vocotioning Students Engu|f Library
Calls for Books
Break Records:
Desks Jummed

Present-day students appar-
emily are spending their Christ
mas vacations in the library.
Yesterday was record
breaking day for the Library of
Congress main reading room.
with 5,942 calls for books. In
addition. the supplementary
Jefferson reading room had
calls for 2,086 books.
Christmas vacation has al
ways been a busy time at the
library" Col. Willard Webb,
chief of the stack and reader
division. reports. but this year
beats any other"
Most other times, he says, the
library averages about 1000
calls for books daily in the
reading room.
The students are mostly
doing "quickie" work, like re-
search on term papers due next
month";" Col. Webb said. And
most of them are from the
Washington area-either stu
dents of local colleges and uni
versities or students home on
vacation.
Typical of the library'S To-
cal users, surrounded by seas
of books and frantically scrib-
bling notes, today was Kurt
Habel, %, a junior in psychol-
ogy at American University.
Kurt, who lives at 9426 Lo-
Gust Hill road, Bethesda. is
working on a term paper, case
study on mental detectives in
North Carolina.
Another making use of the
library facilities was Stephen
Borko, Is, who's working on
a report on literary works Of
the early West" for his fresh
man class at Montgomery
Blair High School.
Larry Chamblin, 81, a senior
at the University of Virginia, is
using his vacation time for an
English paper on Melville.
But in addition to the local
students, the library is being
jammed with out = of townerS
taking advantage of the facil-
tiles while visiting here.
Some of them are like Jeanne
Dorak of Avon by the Sea,
N. j., a student in Rhode Is
land college, who's visiting a
girl friend. Others are like Paul
Wadleigh, a graduate student
at the University of Indiana, in
town for the speech and thea
ter convention.
With so much of the vacation
time devoted to study, the stu
dents have had to rely on their
academic ingenuity to cram So
cial life in too. What they've
come up with are library
dates
According to Ross Beard, a
Library guide stationed out
side the reading room, about
one out of every IL who comes
to study comes with a member
of the opposite sex.
Evening star., 1959-12-30
BY JOHN McKELWAY
Star staff Writer

Just 62 years ago, a William
S. Walsh crashed the literary
scene with a book on the
"CurioSities of Popular Gus
toms"
In his section dealing with
the celebration of New Years,
Mr.. Walsh pointed out that in
some countries the eve and the
day itself are often called the
Daft Cor Crazy Days"
While the definition may
have dropped from common
usage, it may account for at
least a few of the pecu,iarlties
which have appeared or are
scheduled to appear tomorrow
night.
For example, one popular
place in town is offering, at it's
gala" New Years eve party,
Fine Italian Cuisine" together
with "Dixieland Music"
Package at $40
Another restaurant, the
Casino Royal at Fourteenth
and H streets NV, has come
up with a $40 per person
package" for it's royal" New
Years eve party. Included in
the package is a cocktail, a
seven-course dinner, breakfast
and "etc."
Etc" on New Years eve
could mean almost anything
But the restaurants managers
were happy to explain that
"etc" is either hats. favors,
Evening star., 1959-12-30

attorney, Mr.. Robert C. Fitz-
gerald, who was directed by the
Board of Supervisors to inves-
tigate Mrs. wilkins husband
on charges of conflict of inter-
est"
Sheriff Taylor said he wanted
to make it crystal. clear" that
he was not employed by the
welfare department to appraise
the property involved nor was
he paid for his services by the
welfare department.
The sheriff said the fee was
paid from private funds de-
rived from the sale of private
property"
Mrs. Wilkins charge stemmed
from a case involving a prop
erty lien by, the welfare board
against the estate of a former
welfare recipient. The welfare
board sold a small lot in Frank
lin Park to regain portion of
about $4,000 it had paid to sup
port the deceased owner.
The property was sold for
$1,000. The welfare department
was scheduled to receive only
$50 because $490 went for
various fees and taxes included
in the legal transaction.
The court-established fees
included $3.50 listed to Mr..
Mackall and $25 to Sheriff Tay-
lor.
Mr.. Mackall said last week
the suit actually was filed and
the work done by a private at
torney, John K. Lally of Fair
fax.
Mr.. Lally said at the time
that Mr.. Mackall began the
case and later turned it over to
him, although Mr.. Mackall is
listed on court records as "at-
torney of record" Mr.. Lally
said he actually collected the
fee and Mr.. Mackall received
no money.
Mr.. Lally said then, and the
sheriff brought it up again to-
day, that he had asked the
sheriff to appraise the prop
erty.
This case was no different
than any other court-ordered
sale of private property where
there are liens recorded" the
sheriff said.
Evening star., 1959-12-30
EXTRA POLICEMEN
WILL ASSURE 1860
BEGINS Happily

The Metropolitan Police
Department will try to make
sure the new year begins
happily by having twice as
many officers on the street
tomorrow night to greet
1860.
Deputy Chief Howard v.
Covell said approximately
700 policemen will be on
patrol where most needed
when midnight tolls the ar
rival of a new decade.
Some policemen will work
overtime to make certain
the merrymakers don't get
out of hand. The shift of
policemen due on the street
at midnight will start a
couple of hours earlier, he
said, and the 4-to-midnight
Evening star., 1959-12-30

The rush out of town for
those who will celebrate the
New Years holiday elsewhere
started in earnest this after
noon. But the big transporta-
ton headache is expected to
develop Sunday when hun
dreds of thousands will be re-
turning.
Oficials agree that the
hordes of returning holiday
celebrators will cause "tre-
mendous" traffic at Union Sta
ton. the airportS and bus ter
minals.
The American Automobile
Association predicts $4,000 cars
will leave the area. Some 72,-
500 cars moved out last week
prior to Christmas, most of
them due to return on the
coming week end.
Leave Taken
A spokesman for the Civil
Service Commission said an
nual leave taking by Govern
ment workers is heaviest at this
time of the year. Two reasons
account for it, he said: The de-
sire to have the Christmas New
Year holiday season off, and the
fact that all unused leave must
be taken before the year is Out
or be forfeited.
White House spokeSmen re-
iterated that no executive holi.
day is expected to be declared
tomorrow. A 4-hour holiday
was allowed for Government
workers December "a.
Extra Sections Planned
Activity was expected to be
brisk at Union Station later to-
day with the departure of seven
special trains carrying young
SterS home from the Capital
Teen Convention of Youth fol
Christ. Extra trains also are
scheduled tomorrow for the
holiday rush. Bad weather in
other parts of the country may
mean heavier train use than
already expected.