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Evening star., 1962-01-30
Urban Department

nope CIldC CIlOS6 COn-
gressmen who are genuinely
worried about centralization
of government and loss of
individual freedom will not
panic under pressure of the
current campaign for estab-
lishment of a Department of
Urban Affairs. Whether this
proposed depar t m e nj t is
worthwhile or not, its pro-
ponents have no right to
impugn the motives of those
who are opposing it solely on
what the opponents consider
its intrinsic lack of merit.
It is dishonest and dema-
gogic to impute racial preju-
dice" to all opponents of the
proposed department, disre-
garding and distorting hon
est reasons for considering
the establishment of such a
department a danger to local
government. Many of us have
no objection at all to having
a qualified Negro in the Cab
met, but we are concerned
with the current tendency to
undermine local government
responsibility.
Violet Palmer.
Il 4 4 4
President Kennedy, hav-
ing squeaked through an ex-
tremely narrow election by
the lopsided votes Of several
of the Nations largest cities
primarily for ecclesiastical
reasons no doubt-has now
decided to put the control of
American cities gradually
into the hands of his Admin
istration by the creation of a
new department. This is the
beginning of the destruction
of home rule, for there is no
let-up in the rapacity of a
bureaucratic control system
once it gets it's fingers dug in.
It is to be noted in par
ticular that our young Pres
ident has made his first
candid wide-open appeal to
a racial bloc by announcing
his intent to appoint a men,
ber of a particular race to
head the proposed new de-
partment. This may garner
him some votes for himself
and perhaps for his party in
November, but it should lose
him the respect of many
which he has previously held,
as it certainly loses him
mine.
His intent to use the ere
organization" procedure is
manifestly lacking in COM
mon honesty, since his pro-
posal does nothing to "re-
organize" but plans entirely
new organization.
Russell Anderson.
Evening star., 1962-01-30
Campaign Aid

I wish to thank your news
paper for the excellent cover
age rendered in the United
Cerebral Palsy campaign of
Washington, D. C. The initial
umbrella of publicity has been
extremely helpful in preparing
the way for our volunteers in
their solicitation. The cam
paign will continue to roll in
high-gear for another 80 days.
Stanfield S. Mcclure.
Campaign director, United
Cerebral Palsy.
Evening star., 1962-01-30
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condensG-
ton. Those not used 1DiH be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-01-30
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
Is United Nations Worth Suvinq?

Within a brief time the
question: "Is the United Ma
tions worth saving?" will
come before Congress in a
very tangible, matter-of-fact,
down-to-earth way. For Con-
gress will have to decide
whether it will agree to Pres
ident Kennedy's recommen-
dation that this Government
subscribe to one-half of the
5000 million bond issue which
the U. N. proposes to float
so it can pay for its forceful
action restoring order in the
Congo. Obviously. the U. N.
cannot continue to function
in the red. The bond issue
is not an assessment. Nor is
it a financially profitable in
vestment for the bonds, which
are to run for 25 years and
pay 2 per cent interest.
One-half this bond issue
is a very large share to be
taken by one nation out of
a membership of 104. But
obviously the Communist bloc,
led by Soviet Russia, will not
subscribe, since it has been
opposed to this action in the
Congo. And for a good reason
in the Communist mind-any
successful characterization in
the Congo means less oppor-
tunity for the Communists to
take over this newly independ-
ent part of Africa. How far
the British and French (who
have been lukewarm, to say
the least, about the op-
eration) will wish to subscribe
remains to be seen. Other
than the United States, these
are the larger nations able to
contribute most to the U. N
1t seems entirely clear that
If the United States fails to
take up a large part of this
bond issue, the U. N. will go
broke. While there has been
opposition in this country
to the Congo operations, par
ticularly so far as the Ka-
tanga Province is concerned,
this is a time to rally to
the support of the United
Nations. If we do not like
the bond issue, we should find
some other way of contrib
uting the necessary funds.
But the bond issue is the
most feasible method of rails
ing the money yet suggested.
The Communist Threat
1t is time for real hard
thinking about what will be
the situation if the United
Nations is allowed to go
down the drain-to follow the
old League of Nations as the
latest effort to find a way to
world peace and justice
Where would the loss of the
United Nations leave the free
world-that part of the world
opposed to international COM
munism? The Communist
bloc is welded together by a
single purpose and that is
to take over the entire world.
This is true despite the con-
flicts in opinion which have
arisen between Red Russia
and Red China and Albania.
Their differences are as to the
method of seeking to domi-
nate the world. While Russia S
Nikita Khrushchev talks of
Evening star., 1962-01-30

Snow may be black, not
white.
It is Russian snow, which
naturally is different-but it
might come anywhere once in
a great while.
The phenomenon Is de-
scribed in a report to the
Azerbaydzhan Academy of
Sciences, an abstract of which
has just been issued through
the United States Commerce
Department.
1t began early one Febru-
airy morning last year, says
the report, as an ordinary
white snoWstorm which by
early afternoon had covered
the ground about 10 inches
deep over about Is square
miles on a southern slope of
the Caucasus.
Then, "to the amazement
Of the population of several
villages, snowflakes of a
black color began to fall and
this continued for a period of
three or four hours. On top
of the ordinary snow cover
there was formed a layer of
black brown snow two to
three inches thick. This black
snow was full of dust, SCOT
and sand.
Industrial FalIOut
"In an ensuing warming
the snow cover thawed in
places. A thin layer of black
silt-like material remained on
the surface of the grass.
Analysis shows that on the
preceding night a small cy-
clone had developed near the
region with winds up to We
locities of 80 to 35 miles an
hour. With them they
brought sand, SCOT and ashes
and other industrial wastes
from nearby industrial re-
gionS.
"These relatively warm air
currents, coming into con-
tact with colder and highly
humid d surroundings, con-
densed rapidly and the dark
particles carried in the air
mass served as condensation
nuclei. They colored the fall
ing snow black"
X 4 +
Green and purple northern
lights, together with other
queer auroral phenomena, are
reported by Russian Scien-
fists. abstracts of whose de-
scriptions have just been
published through the De-
partment of Commerce.
Some of these appearances.
according to the reports, are
about the most beautiful as
well as rare likely to be seen
in the heavens.
One of these is described
in report to the Moscow
Academy of Sciences: "In
the northeast there was a
small, bright, oval, weakly
phosphorescent cloud. In the
northwest at the same alti-
tude, there were two clouds,
one above, the other. The
Evening star., 1962-01-30

the year. We hope, however, under the
leadership of the new Governor, that a
strong administration effort will be
made now.
Evening star., 1962-01-30

a peaceful coeXistence - ap-
parently to lull the free ma
tions to a condition that
Communist subversion and
conquest may be easier-the
Chinese are demanding more
direct action.
Without the U. N, will 1t
be easier for the Russian
Communists to pick off one
free or so-called neutralist
nation after another, thus
avoiding war and gaining
their desired end? Would it
be more to the interest of
the free world to create a
separate alliance, opposed to
the Communist bloc? Such a
plan has been suggested. AL
ways the Communists seek to
pit one nation of the free
world against another-to
play on the self-interest of
one nation as against that
of another.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01

Few words seem as tragic as
"Gone Out of Business"
Such a sign in the window of
vacant store seems to speak volumes.
Just what was the story behind
the failure? Was it that the mer-
chant was poor businessman? Were
his goods overpriced? Was his mer-
chandise shabby? Did he have poor
credit policy?
Or was it that the residents of the
area failed to fully realize his con-
tribution to the community?
More often than not ;. the latter
was the case.
The people failed to realize that
he was part of the community, con-
tributing to it's welfare, participating
in it's events, supporting its enter
prises.
They failed to realize that if he
went out of business >. the loss was
not his alone.
AS the poet, John Donne so aptly
put it .. mo man is an island :"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01
Keep Gone Out Of Business :"
Slams Out Of Your Community

what happens to one, affects all. The
loss of that one business enterprise
means loss of traffic to the others.
Loss of traffic to the others, means
still more business failures.
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls
-. it tolls for theew 1t tolls for the
grocer who passes his neighbor's
hardware store to shop elsewhere. 1t
tolls for the druggists wife who
travels far afield to shop for ques-
tionable bargains.
But most of all it tolls for the
neighborhood :. . and for the neigh
borhood property values.
For like cancer, the empty store
front may prove blight on the area.
A blight that may, at first, spread
slowly :. and then, suddenly catch
fire and before anyone has really
noticed it neighbor has "died."
For that is what "Gone Out of Busi-
ness" can be. The death of a Neigh
borhood."
Buy in Your Community!
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01
Mock Trial at Shaw HighIights
Community Councils Next Meet

At next meeting of the Com
munity Council, Thursday, Feb
9Th at 7:30 p. M, four resolu
tions will be dramatically illus
trated by the expert testimony
of County Coroner DR.. Samue
Gerber, Senator Joseph Bartu'
mex, Representative Michae
Sweeney, and other well known
Cleveland and East Cleveland
Police officers and citizens.
The Ohio State Liquor Board
against the active opposition OF
the Local Superintendent OF
Schools, police, other municipal
officials and leading citizens
and against the recommenda
tion Of the State Liquor Direc-
tor, has issued a night club per-
nit entertainment and liquor
until 2::30 a. m.) to a location
within 200 feet Of Prospect
School and within a few more
feet of Shaw High School.
City officials were told their
only recourse is in local option
in the precinct involved and one
adjoining precinct. The City is
attempting through court ac-
ton in Columbus TO have this
permit voided, but may not be
successful.
At this meeting a secret bal
lot will be taken to determine
f local option should be re-
sorted to:
In the case just described;
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01
Reject Sewer
Camera Bids

East Cleveland city COM
missioners rejected bids on
sewer cameras Tuesday night.
According to City Mana
ger Charles A. Carran. none
of the equipment offered
was considered satisfactory
The camera that the city
wants would be used to in
spect old sewers i'm the com
unity TO determine the extent
of repairs needed.
Carran stated that reject
ing the bids would not affect
a sewer relief program now
being studied for areas hard
hit by heavy storms.
The city plans to readver'
tise for bids within the next
few months. Expected cOs1
of satisfactory camera equip
ment is in the neighbOrhoOd
of $4,000.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01
Cardinal Cagers Face
Rugged Weekend Foes

The Shaw High basketball
team faces a rugged weekend
as it travels to Cleveland
Heights to face the league lead.
ing Tigers tomorrow and ther
journeys to University School
for the annual clash with the
Preppers on Saturday.
The Tigers, leading the league
with a 81 record, boast two
fine big men in AL Itzkowitz, {
foot 6, and Phil Goldstein, 6 foot
5, who lead Heights in scoring
and rebounding.
They also boast Of one of the
leagues outstanding guards in
Bernie Zollet, who is only 5 foot
Z, but has tremendous speed
and great jumping ability.
The Tigers edged the East
Clevelanders in December by a
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01
ATS Students
Are College
Club Speakers

Monday afternoon at 2:15
College Club members will heal
two American Field Service Ex,
change Students give their SIN,
pressions" of the foreign coun,
try to which they were sent
their school life, their commune
ty life and their home life.
Miss Jessie kashadurian from
Lebanon, daughter of a Col.
lege Professor in Beirut, is q
senior at Shaw High SchooI
this year and is making hel
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Schweizer on Glynn rd.
Dave Harley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy G. Harley, Wyatt rd.,
also senior at Shaw, spent
three months last summer as a
student in Menden, Germany.
Preceding this program, at
1:15, Edward H. Scanlon, inter-
national authority on tree cul-
ture and former Shade Tree
Commissioner of Cleveland, will
speak on the subject of "Trees
you can live with"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01

| Hospital and released.
Three occupants Of the build
ing, Mrs. Maxine Chapman,
Miss Doris Loomis, and Norbert
LaBlank, were helped from the
premises by Police Sgt. Allan
j. Pearse and Ptl. Glenn Held
enreick.
The police officers were al
erted to the fire by exploding
oxygen tanks that sounded like
gunfire. After radioing the
alarm, they braved the already
shooting flames to assist the
occupants of the three-story
building in their escape.
According to Fire Chief Fred
W. Lange, who gave the dam
age estimate, the blaze started
on the second floor in a doc
tors laboratory. Cause Of the
fire has not yet been deter
mined.
Fifteen East Cleveland fire
men responded to the alarm
and had the fire under control
in two hours. Also assisting
was a pumper from Cleveland
Heights.
The exploding oxygen tanks
were part Of the equipment in
a dental office. Three medical
doctors also had offices in the
building which had been con-
verted from a residence.
Lange asserted that $4,000
of the damage estimate was in
medical equipment.
The fire was the worst, dam
age-wise, since December of
1859 when an Eddy Road mach
inc shop blaze loss was $4,000.
The biggest fire last year,
according to Chief Lange's re-
port, was $4,000 to a rooming
house on Euclid ave.
1890 Inspections
Once again applying the an
cient proverb "an ounce of pre-
vention is worth a pound of
cure" the fire department made
4,300 inspections Of industrial
sites, business establishments,
apartment dwellings and homes
in 1861 as compared to 4,1S5
the year before.
However, there was an in
crease in fire calls with $50
alarms being answered in '61
while 4S7 were received in
1860.
In the inspection. firemen.
discovered 298 violations last
year and 254 in 1860.
Continued on page 12)
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is needed many times from 9th
er citizens.
"There are lots of times the
public can be extremely helpful
in solving crimes, but in most
cases people don't want to both
er." the chief added. "We are
never too busy to investigate
any complaint or report from
private citizens and follow
through on ALL"
Thus, thanks to alert police
work, cooperative citizens and
a negative approach" to GRIM
inal Identification, danger to
young people in the Greater
Cleveland area has been elimi-
mated.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01
Volunteers
Out in Force
For Y Sunday

Sunday will mark the begin
ming of the East Cleveland
YMCA-YWCA Partner-Membel
Campaign.
DR.. Carroll Lewis, Supt. OF
the Cleveland District of the
Methodist Church will deliver q
kickoff message at dinner
that day at the Y, 1881 Lee
blvd. at 1880 p. m. for some
320 volunteer workers.
A special feature of the pro-
gram will be a "sneak preview''
of the new Y gym, pool, exer-
else room and Business Mems
Club nearing completion.
Chairman A. Ellington hopes
that by the z p. m. report meet
ing workers will be able to re-
port the recruitment of at least
so per cent of the 1900 Partner
Member goal for 1862.
Throughout this week the Y
has been buzzing with activity
as co-chairman Mrs. Stanley
Webster, has marshalled many
willing hands to compile the
recruitment kits for workers
and prepare the 1000 pieces of
interpretive material to mail to
partner members of previou:
years and new prospects foI
1862.
In 1861, 3147 boys and girl
from East Cleveland
participated in "Y" program
resulting in a total attendanc
Of 1880 youngsters.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01
l4.850 Circulation
Guorunteed
By Gene Hersh

An amazingly negative ap-
proach" to police work has re-
suited in the capture of a 20
year-old Clevelander who has
confessed to attacks on two
young girls, one in East Cleve-
land and another in Cleveland
Heights.
Something new in crime de-
lection is an Identi-kit which
is a device enabling police Off
GERS to make a composite draw
ing from verbal description
given by victim or witness.
The negative approach" at
titude is the manufacturers
own. The theory behind this
modern Identification technique
is to approach the problem of
identity from the viewpoint of
elimination.
The Identi- according to
Detective Chief Pat O'Malley,
does not build portraits of in
dividuals; it builds types of
faces only.
Value Proven
The value of this latest SCI
entific development was proven
this week as the new device,
coupled with the old reliable
lie detector and some well-ap-
preciated cooperation from 10
cal resident resulted in the ar
rest of a desperately-sought at
tacker Of young girls.
1t started nearly three weeks
ago with the attempted assault
of a 13-year-old girl on North
field rd.
The only description she could
give police was that her assail-
ant had "bushy hair"
Then by using some of the
more than 500 plastic foils in
the kit, Detective William De-
Ford built UP strikingly
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80 to 35 score in which both
teams played a rather ragged
ball game.
Coach Tom Meinhardt ano
his. crew are out to upset
Heights and throw the Lake
Erie race into a turmoil.
University School, thus fan
having won 3 and lost 8, is a
fast improving team with the
return of injured lettermar
Doug Scarf, who is 6 foot )
and the leading scorer and re-
bounder. The Preppers own vic
tories over Bedford, Gilmour
and Lutheran East, and have
proved themselves TO be an ex-
tremely rugged team.
In last Fridays encounter
with the Lakewood Rangers,
the Cardinals almost pulled a
big upset as their last period
rally fell short and the Cardi-
nails finally succumed SO to SO at
Shaw.
A cold first quarter in which
the Rangers jumped off to an
18 to 7 lead probably cost the
Cardinals their chance for an
upset as they fought back
throughout the next three
quarters to come within one
point with less than two minutes
to 60.
However, the Rangers went
into their stall and the over
eager Cardinal defense caused
several fouls which Lakewood
converted into the points that
iced the victory.
The Cardinals also were miss
ing the services of guard Tim
who has dropped from
The squad.
The Shaw quintet scoring was
divided among Pete Hull, Jerry
Harbak (who played his last
game for Shaw, Jim Smalley,
and Bruce Matte, who all hit in
he double figures.
Matte also pulled in nine re-
pounds for his season high in
hat department.
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close resemblance OF the at
tacker.
Similar Composite
Meanwhile, in Cleveland
Heights another victim was de-
scribing her assailant as hav-
ing "bushy hair" and police in
that suburb came up with a
composite close to the one con-
structed by DeFord.
Then one night, a 23-year-
old woman and her mother came
into the East Cleveland Police
station. and told 1t. Herbert
Fortune of a suspicious person
who followed her from a Eu-
cid theater to East Cleveland.
In describing the male, the
alert person mentioned ''bushy
hair" which Immediately
brought in mind to Fortune the
attempted assault on North
field.
The women and her mother
reported the suspicious person
had even gone SO far as to pull
into their driveway. After jot-
ting down the license number
of his car, the pair hurried to
the police station.
Admits Attack
The person was arrested and
after lengthy questioning and
the lie detector admitted both
the East Cleveland and Cleve-
land Heights attack.
However, the clincher was
the composites made by both
police departments, that as
shown on this page, were SO ac-
curate.
While heralding this new ad-
vance in criminal Identification,
Police Chief II. S. Weaver also
had nothing but praise for 1t.
Fortune and his shift, and the
women who had the courage
and sense to report immediate
!
ly this suspicious person.
In a personal letter TO the
East Cleveland couple, Chief
Weaver stated it was through
their alertness in obtaining the
license number that a very
vicious person. who has con-
fessed to several incidents in
which he attempted to attack
females throughout Greater
Cleveland, has been arrested"
Undoubtedly he will be con-
victed and a dangerous person
will be removed from society,""
ne added.
Cooperation Needed
Weaver further stated that ,
t was cooperation such as pro- I
,ided by the two women which {
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01

With respect to q night club
permit issued in the future to a
motel not within 500 feet of any
church, school, library or play
ground; With respect TO any
night club permit issued in the
future; If there were such a
local option election, would you
help in any or all of the above
instances
The event is a dinner meet
ing and dinner will be served
at $50 p. m. at Shaw High
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-02-01
Fu||out
Survey
Set Here

Within the next two weeks
an architect engineer party
from Dalton-Dalton Associates
WIN be working in East Cleve-
land in connection with the
fallout shelter survey that is
being conducted by the Federal
Government.
This program is combined
effort, involving not only the
municipal, county, state and
federal governments, but also
the property owners and people
living in the structures to be
surveyed, reports City Manag-
er Charles A. Carran.
He said city officials will
the surveying team full cooper
alton and hopes property own
ers and residences will extend
the same courtesy.
The shelter survey will be
carried out nationwide under
the direction of the Office of
Civil Defense, Department OF
Defense.
The Corps Of Engineers have
been requested to render tech
nical assistance in this Civil
Defense Program.
In this capacity, architect
engineers have been schooled,
trained and employed to inven-
tory potential shelters that will
include public and private
buildings, subways, tunnels,
caves, underground garages or
parking facilities and other
protected areas.
This survey does not include
individual dwellings,. In some
cases it will be necessary for
the survey team to physically
inspect a particular structure
to determine its shelter capa-
bility.