East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-12-24
Kaleidoscope
BY
K E V IN

Merry Christmas! That's our
wish for you this week.
With all the ballyhoo the
merchants have been dishing
out since the sun went down on
Halloween, we think that people
condition themselves against
the pre-, pre-, pre-Christmas and
suddenly say, "Good grief,
Christmas is only two days
away"
We noticed many of the
decorative and eyecatching dis
plays the individual home own
ers have put up this year. More
about that next week.
Doesn't it seem strange to go
motoring down Noble rd., near
Nela without seeing Nela park
in a blaze of lights and touching
bumpers with the cars before
and after you? The latter part
of the statement is to be dis
counted for the rush hours.
We heard tell of people who
draw lines and set conditions
on the kinds of needy people to
whom they will be charitible. At
any time at all. these people
who make such stipulations are
not practicing charity no mat
ter how much money they may
spend, baskets fill or time give.
st. Paul says that Charity is
not proud or puffed up and its
what's in the heart that counts
although he says it more po-
etically.
At time where brotherhood
Is stressed especially and CIV
ing is supposed to express our
love for each other, these quail
fication makers open our eyes
to the fact that our holy days
are being commercialized to the
extent that gifts are given not
because of love but to do what
is expected.
We wonder if the merchants
would go so far out Of their way
to have the people keep the holy
season in mind # all presents
were homemade. Amen.
In the relatively short time
we've been with THE LEADER,
our faith in our fellow man has
been bolstered. So many people
in East Cleveland have done
little kindnesses that were un-
solicited and of great help
that it makes one glow with
warmth just to be associated
with them.
The people to whom we're
especially grateful are Miss
Helen Teal, secretary to the
city finance director, Miss Jean
Richardson, secretary to the
school superintendent and Mrs.
Margaret Dunlap, Shaw High
School secretary.
AS you may have surmised
by now, Mrs. Joseph Klimowski
has proven to be a correspond
ent deluxe. Not only does she
cover the three organizations
thoroughly for which she is
the bonafide correspondent but
also she has eyes open to stor-
les Of other groups and inter-
esting people.
Mrs. Homer Alexander is |
another correspondent who has
her news stories in on time and
ready to go to press almost as
is. What perhaps is most de-
lightful about Mrs. Alexander's
work is the amount she brings
Unusually two full typewrit-
ten pages!
That's not to say we are
overlooking the fine jobs done
by other correspondents. We're
always glad to hear from them
and their organizations. It's
lust Mrs. Alexander and Mrs.
Klimowski have had more ex-
perience and do such exception
al jobs.
Well have to admit q per-
sonal fondness for the retiring
correspondent of Windermere
Presbyterian Church, Miss
Katherine Saunders.
Ever notice the various
emotions different sound
bring on? Compare the feelings
that come over you when you
hear the wind whistling
through the trees, a bird
whistling in the early morning,
a train rumbling along and the
sounds of a fire cracking in
the winter and the jingle Of
bells.