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Do you go to church? Why?
Did you ever have someone ask
you that question? If the answer
is “yes” did you ever ask yourself
“why?” Did you ever try to put
down on paper in so many words
the reason why you go to church?
In all probability you never have
done this. Few people have. One
might discuss it, but write it? No.
But here is your chance to put
down, in 50 words or less, the
rest of the phrase “I go to church
because—”
Starting today and closing at
midnight Sunday, December 18th,
Pastor Observes
First Year At
Nazarene Church
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The Rev. Mr. Hunton came to
the East Cleveland church after
serving six years as pastor of the
Church of the Nazarene in South
Portland, Maine. Officials of the
local church report marked prog
ress in every phase of the work.
Notably there has been an 18%
gain in weekly Sunday School at
tendance and a 25% gain in at
tendance at all regular church
services. There have been out
standing property improvements.
The entire first floor of the church
has been beautifully carpeted. A
new- and entirely automatic heating
system has been recently installed.
The Rev. Hunton was recalled
for a three year period by a record
vote of the congregation on Sun
day morning, November 6th. He
has accepted and will serve as pas
tor for the period of invitation.
A special feature of the Day of
Anniversary will be the presence^
of one of the five General Superin
tendents of the denomination,
Dr. D. I. Vanderpool, whose office
is located in Kansas City, Missouri.
Dr. Vanderpool will be the guest
speaker. He has recently returned
from a tour of missions in Cuba.
Trinidad and the Cape Verdes.
Les Vought Tells East Clevelanders
Ail About The City's Rifle Range
“For the benefit of our East
Cleveland residents, I would- like
to submit the flowing data re
garding the East Cleveland Pistol
Range located at 1610 Eddy rd.:
“Originally, the range was built
for police pistol practice only. How
ever, after operations began it was
found that the police could not use
the entire time of availability,
and it was thought that it should
be opened to the public for rifle
and pistol shooting. This would
have required an attendant at all
times, however, so the plan was
abolished almost as quickly as it
was suggested.
“Then we found clubs could be
organized by persons who enjoyed
this sport. The range fee was set
at a normal rate and the clubs were
instructed to take in only persons
who were citizens of good standing.
Membership was not restricted to
East Clevelanders only, and in
checking the lists recently, I find
there is a very small percentage of
East Cleveland residents who have
joined any of the clubs.
The purpose of this article is
acquaint our citizens with the
fact that the range is open to
the public and anyone interested
in this sport is welcome to apply
for membership in one of the sev
eral clubs.
“As I was somewhat responsible
for the range being built, I like
to give this little history about
it. It was built years back at
fraction of what it would cost
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The Rev. James E. Hunton,
pastor of the First Church of the
Nazarene, Hayden ave. at Clai
borne rd., will celebrate his first
anniversary in that capacity in the
Regular services this Sunday
10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
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the East Cleveland Kiwanis Club
is sponsoring a Go To Church con
test. The four best entries of 50
words or less added to the phrase
“I go to church because—” will
receive cash awards. Half of each
prize will be sent to the church
designated in the entry blank to
receive it, and half of it will go
to the winner personally.
The awards will be First prize,
$50, Second prize $25, Third prize
$15, Fourth prize $10. Entry blanks
will be available in all of the
churches of East Cleveland.
John Walworth is chairman of
the club’s support of the churches
committee which includes Jim
Washington, John Kiener, Fred
Cramer and Eugene Rinear.
The rules for the contest are
announced as follows:
1—Complete the statement “I
go to church because—” in 50 ad
ditional words or less.
2—Mail entries to Kiwanis Club
of East Cleveland, East Cleveland
12, Ohio.
3—Contest starts December 1st
and all entries must be postmarked
not later than midnight of Decem
ber 18 th.
4—All entries must be typed or
written in ink ojt the official entry
blank, or on one side of a white
sheet of paper 8(4 by 11 inches
in size. If the sheet of paper is
used, include name and address of
entrant, and name of church to
which half of the prize award is
to be sent, in the event the entry
is a wining one.
5—Entrys will be judged on the
basis of sincerity and aptness of
thought. Embellishments or decora
tions will not affect the judges’
decision.
7—All entries become the pro
perty of the Kiwanis Club of East
Cleveland.
8—Members of the East Cleve
land Kiw’anis Club and their fami
lies are npt eligible for this con
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Judges selected for the contest
are William Dinwoodie, Church
Editor of the Cleveland News,
Louis Gale, Church Editor of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Frank
Stewart, Church Editor of the
Cleveland Press, and Elsa C. Berg,
News Editor of the East Cleveland
Leader. Decision of the judges will
be final.
That Ride Cost
Motorist $113.40
A fine of $50 and eost on each
of the two charges was assessed
against William L. Alexander,
14738 Euclid ave. by Beachwood
Village officials Monday, Novem
ber 27th, the charges being reck
less driving and resisting an offi
cer,
Alexander, 35, and a plasterer
by trade, pleaded guilty to the
reckless driving charge and inno
cent to the second claim.
The total of $113.40 was the
price Alexander paid for leading
police of eight East Side suburbs
at a 60 miles per hour speed for a
twenty mile chase November 12th,
during which 49 shots were fired.
today. During the war the police
and the clubs used the range along
with approximately one thousand
guards from war plants on the
east side of Cleveland, and about
two hundred boot Coast Guards
who used it once every two weeks.
With the exception of the Coast
Guards from the Terrace-Lee Re
ceiving Station all paid a fee for
using the range.
“At present the East Cleveland
Police Pistol Range accommodates
the following evening Clubs. East
Cleveland Rifle and Revolver Club
(Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Fridays), the East Cleveland Rod
and Gun Club (Wednesdays), the
Nimrod Club (Saturdays), and the
River Road Rifle and Revolver
Club (Sundays)/ Some of them have
considerable activity such as the
Tuesday night fellows who have a
Junior Rifle training membership
for young boys, which I think is a
very fine idea. The Wednesday
night boys tell me they are looking
for some good rifle shooters for
their team. All the clubs have
range instructors and officers.
“All things considering, I find
the East Cleveland Range is one
of the finest ranges of its type
anywhere n the country. If any
one is interested in membership in
any one of the above mentioned
clubs, he is welcome to visit the
range where he will be gladly fur
nished any information regarding
membership, cost etc.”
L. A. VOUGHT, Supervisor
East Cleveland Police Pistol Range
Johnny On The Spot
Puts Out Motor Fire
When Patrolman John McDon
ald drew his police cruiser up be
side another car at the Euclid
Superior intersection at 5:20 No
vember 22nd, he noticed the driver
of the neighboring car get out and
hurriedly lift the car hood. The
motor was engulfed in flames. Of
ficer McDonald got busy with a
fire extinguisher, carried as regu
lar equipment, and presto, the
blaze was quickly extinguished and
Httle actual damage done. The
driver of the car was Robert Kuhn,
1316 East 141st st.
No Smoking in
Hospital During
Visiting Hours
The initial move by Chief Wil
liam H. Fcrrie, head of the Cleve
land fire prevention bureau to con
trol, if not halt, smoking in hos
pitals is receiving the support of
Fred Steffens, chief of East Cleve
land Fire Department and R. G.
Bodwell, superintendent of Huron
Road Hospital, the city’s one hos
pital. The two conferred on the
subject Wednesday morning.
Mr. Bodwell announces that
signs would be printed and posted
as soon as possible to inform vis
itors of the smoking ban during
visitors hours. He also pledged the
assistance of the entire staff in
co-operating with the new regu
lations.
Also lending assistance to the
safety proposal is Jay W. Col
lins, chairman of the hospital fire
prevention committee of the Cleve
land Hospital Council.
“The Cleveland hospitals are
glad to co-operate” said Collins.
“Our primary interest is the health
of our patients. The regulation
that no smoking is permitted in
patients’ rooms while visitors are
present is felt to contribute to the
patients’ well being.” And he add
ed “There is really no need for
visitors to smoke during the short
time they are in the hospital,’*
Chief Ferrie based his action on
the growing number of complaints
he ir receiving* about careless
smoking by doctors, nurses, em
ployees, patients and visitors in
danger areas of hospitals.
Ferrie warn? that the prevention
bureau would invoke Ohio laws to
set up no-smoking regulations, if
the hospitals failed to act.
Next Community
Council Meeting
To Be All Party"
The December meeting of the
Community Council is going to be
different. Its going to be different
in time and place of meeting, there
will be no dinner, no business, no
program. In fact, it’s going to be
“all party” as a Christmas session
should be.
The only “same” thing about
this meeting is the regular second
Thursday in the month. This falls
on December 8th, next Thursday.
The first part of the party, start
ing at 7:30 p. m. will be held in
the auditorium of Prospect School.
The Shaw High School Choir, under
direction of Mr. S. Robert Fraser,
will offer a program of Christmas
music.
Following this program, Miss
Marion Holmes will lead the group
in square dancing in the gymna
sium and during the social hour
Mrs. C. D. Spencer will have charge
of refreshments.
A big turnout of members is
expected, since the dancing in
troduced as a surprise at last De
cember’s meeting met with such a
hearty response. Everyone had
such a jolly time.
Cards See Reserve
West Virginia Game
In Play By Play Film
Forty-one members of the Shaw
High School football squad were
guests of the East Cleveland
Kiwanis Club Monday, the boys be
ing introduced by Coach Ralph Pat
ton who also presented “Hap”
Aitken, back field coach.
William Councell, athletic direct
or at Western Reserve University
showed a play by play film of the
Reserve-West Virginia University
football game, a picture which re
ceived the closest attention of the
gridders.
Fire Damages Roof
Fire believed due to an over
heated metal vat resulted in a
$2000 fire at the foundry of the
General Electric Co.’s electric va
cuum cleaner division, 1734 Ivan
hoe rd., November 25th. The
damage was confined to the roof.
A number of employees were
forced to flee the foundry when
the flames were noticed at 6:15
p.m. Firemen fought two hours to
conquer the fire,
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Mrs. Zoe Brundage, assistant
principal and dean of girls at the
W. H. Kirk Junior High School,
attended a three-day meeting of
the Ohio Association of Deans of
Women at the Neil House in Co
lumbus November 18-19-20.
Mrs. Brundage, who was elected
to serve a two-year term as a mem-
Boy Scouts Again
Do Good Tuiii For
Goodwill Industries
East Cleveland fire stations and
Boy Scouts from troops in this
area will cooperate in the 17th
annual Boy Scout “Goodwill In
dustries Good Turn,” Day cam
paign, Saturday, December 10th-
The scouts will rs'.ak# their an
nual house to house visitation
collect old clothes and toys for the
Goodwill Industries and take them
to the fire houses which are serv
ing as central collection depots.
The Goodwill Industries, a coun
ty-wide charitable organization,
takes old clothes, toys, furniture
and household goods and renovates
them for sale to provide employ
ment for worthy, handicapped peo
ple to give them “A chance instead
of Charity.”
According to the Rev. Frank
Baker, head of the Red Feather
Agency located at East Ninth at
Carnegie ave. in Cleveland, “the
need this year is for enough ma
terials to provide $20,000 in wages
and work for people who will need
it most in 1950.”
“We are especially In need of
warm, winter clothing,” said Rev.
Baker. “Children’s apparel and toys
are also greatly in demand and
would help make the holiday nicer
for many of the needy.”
The Scouts have set as their
goal, “100,000 good turns for Good
will.” They will make their house
to-house calls between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m. armed with Goodwill bags
for clothing and smaller items and
order cards for items trucks will
call for.
They Had A Happier
Thanksgiving Day
Thirteen families in Ea*t Cleve
land had a happier Thanksgiving
than they would otherwise have
had. Through the rid of the Hi-Y
boys, the Shaw Friendship Girls
and Mayfair PTA, plus checks from
the city’s relief fund, the families
had a real dinner in the old fashion
ed wayy
Miss Genevieve Quinn, Welfare
Directoi* reports an increase in the
number of persons applying for re
lief. An effort is being made to
find part time work for as many
as possible. Odd jobs that can be
done by men 50 to 60 years of age
are needed. Miss Quinn also has 12
job openings for women. Four ad
ditional persons have been placed
in jobs through the department’s
set-up to match workers to jobs.
Citizens needing extra or part
time help, or persons wanting this
same type of work are invited to
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ber of the executive board of the
association, represents the Junior
High School section, and presided
at the Junior High School sectional
meeting.
Miss K. Lucille Provo, dean of
girls at Shaw High School also
attended the meetings.
Vanda’s Damage
Vacant Dwelling
When the owners of a tempor
arily vacant house at 1325 Hayden
ave. went to see the place on No
vember 26th, they found it practi
cally wrecked on the inside. Door
knobs had been torn off, electric
outlets were ripped out. electrical
fixtures Were yanked down plaster
ing was damaged, heating registers
were torn out, brown paint had
been smeared on a floor and 24
window panes will have to be re
placed.
In the barn seven windows were
broken and a rear door torn off.
Owners of the house, O. M. Bab
cox, 15429 Euclid ave., and Eliza
beth Hanlon, 1235 Hayden ave.,
estimate the damage at about $500.
Police are questioning a number
of boys who may be responsible
for the vandalism.
"Battleground" Is
Given Premiere
Before Top Brass
Sgt. Lester Harris, East Cleve
lander, writes of a thrilling ex
perience as a member of the Army
Ground Forces Band, stationed at
Fort Meade, Va. The band, writes
Sgt. Harris, had the distinction of
appearing on the platform of
Lowe’s Capitol Theatre in Wash
ington, November 9th on the occa
sion of the preview premiere nf
the new MGM film “Battleground.”
story of the famed Battle of the
Bulge.
The premiere, writes Sgt. Harri®.,
was for an invited audience in
cluding members of President Tru
man’s cabinet, high ranking of
ficers from the Department of De
fense, and stars of the play.
There was a presentation of the
Army’s Certificate of Appreciation
from Secretary of the Army, the
Honorable Gordon Gray by Major
General Anthony C. McAuliffe to
Mr. Dory Schary, vice president in
charge of MGM production. Major
General McAuliffe commanded the
101st Airborne Division at Bas
togne. and the original “Scream
ing Eagles” of the division are
in the picture.
For the benefit of Shaw boys
who played in the Shaw band
with Les, the names of the band's
selections on this occasion are
noted. They were “Dance of the
Comedians,” A drum novely to the
music of “Citibiribin” and “Kings
of the Highway.” The Army
Ground Forces Glee Club sang “In
fantry Song” by Julian G. Hearne
and “Dry Bones.”
Proclamation
Inasmuch as Christmas Seals have for 43 years aided im
measurably in the fight to eliminate tuberculosis and have helped
reduce the national death rate froi? this disease by 80 pjer cent
since 1907,
And inasmuch at the battle against tuberculosis is not
yet won
And inasmuch as no one is safe until all arc safe from this
preventable disease, we hereby declare December to be Christmas
Seal month in East Cleveland and urge all citizens to consider
the support of this health protecting program that tuberculosis
may for all time be eliminated as a menace to our homes and
families.
CHAS. A. CARRAN, Citv Manager
RICHARD S. HORAN, Mayor
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1 Beware! Sunday Coal
Thief Is Busy Again
He is here again—the coat thief.
Last winter and the winter before
that members of several churches
lost their overcoats while attending
a service. The first such theft
to be reported this season occurred
Sunday at Calvary Lutheran
Church, Lockwood at Euclid ave.
Edwin Philips, 14721 Elderwbod
ave. hung his light gray covert
cloth top coat on a rack in the
downstairs of the church. When
he came to put the coat on, it was
gone. Only his scarf draped the
coat hanger.
"Comic” Book
Lcgisls tic n
Now On Book
By adding an amendment to al
ready existing legislation dealing
with the sale, distribution and pos
session of the wrong kind of lead
ing material, the East Cleveland
City Commission Tuesday evening
now has a weapon to use in the
fight against the so-called “comic”
book.
The amendment covers the pro
visions and establishes penalties
for violations of the odrdiance.
A copy of the ordinance will be
found elsewhere in this issue. Also
published in this issue is the new
legislation dealing with fees for
electrical installations. It makes
null and void the previous legisla
tion which Finance Director A. P.
Apthorp declared to be “hopelesslj
obsolete”. The measure is identi
cal with the one just enacted by
Cleveland.
A determined effort to save all
elm trees on city property from
becoming infected with the Dutch
Elm Disease will be started in
recommendation of City Manager
East Cleveland this coming spring.
The Commission endorsed the
Chas. A. Carran to spray all city
owned elms in an effort to halt
the loss of these beautiful shade
trees. Last summer the city toll
was 56 trees.
Mr. Carran stated that ence an
elm is infected it must be removed.
I So far there is no known gore ’fof
I the ailing tree.
It is estimated that the cost for
equipment, material and labor for
the project will average $7000 an
nually, but the expenditure, in the
minds of the officials, is well worth
it to halt further spread of the
disease and the consequent loss of
them.
John Rich, ehairman of Selective
Service Board 29 and formerly as
sociated with a local board during
World War II, renewed his plea
for removal of the Honor Roll from
in front of City Hall, or at least
a change in the legend which heads
it. City Manager Carran and the
Commission agreed to changing
the line which now indicates that
the names thereon are of people
“in” service—but the board itself
will continue to stand, they declare,
until the permanent record is es
tablished in a Memorial Room to
be included in the proposed wing
to be added to the East Cleveland
Library.
The Budget Commission submit
ted its statement of the new tax
rate. As previously indicated by
both school district and munici
pality, there is a one mill reduc
tion, shared equally by the two
taxing subdivisions, and due, in
both instances, to a reduction in
sinking fund requirements.
Campfire Girls Adopt
Family For Christmas
Me-He-So Camp Fire Girls are
busy with two projects on hand.
This Friday evening they will take
part in a PTA program at Cham
bers school, offering skits and
comedy monologes for the program.
Then they will get down to work
for the Christmas they are plan
ning for a family they have
“adopted” as their holiday guest.
The 15 girls hope to furnish the
tree fo” which they will make many
of the decorations, food clothing
and toys to bring a genuinely
merry Christmas to the family.
Any contribution^ to their list will
be gratefully received. Mrs. Albert
Koleman, 1289 Bender ave. is the
group leader.
Thanksgiving Day was made
brighter and pleasanter for those
at Cuyahoga County Nursing
Home because of the efforts of a
group of girl scouts in Prospect
Neighborhood. Members of Troops
No. 61, No. 442 and No. 323 made
180 pumpkin favors and filled them
with candy and nuts.
This friendly service not only
helps the scouts to keep their prom
ise of helping others at all times,
but brings happiness to many less
fortunate.
The East Cleveland Women’s
Welsh Club is having a faggot
supper December 3 at the West
minster Church, Addison and Wade
Park aves. Supper will be served
from 5:30 to 7 p. m. Mrs. Arthur
Manuel is the club president.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W.
Beres, 14015 Savannah ave., a boy,
Robert Joseph, Nov. 21st,
When Richard S. Horan, City
Commissioner, started a jam ses
sion on the subject of public trans
portation in and for East Cleve
land, at Tuesday night’s Commis
sion meeting, he was not speak
ing from hearsay only. Mr. Horan
was speaking from personal ex
perience. He rides the Cleveland
Tiansit System bus to and from
his downtown office each day.
"it seems you always have to
stand up when you ride the bus,”
he declared as the opening com
ment which started the commis
sion on an airing of the unsatis
factory transportation being of
fered the suburb by the Cleveland
Transit System.
That the Euclid ave. passengers
are not alone in their complaints
was evidenced when Commissioner
Walter H. Sutter said, “The Hay
den ave. folks would go back to
street cars in a minute.” Mr. Sut
ter also speaks from personal ev
perience.
Dance Chairman
Pictured here is Mrs. Ray Long,
chairman of the 15th annual dance
and card party to be held Saturday,
December 3rd at the Lake Shore
Country rd. by the Junior Women’s
Board of Glenville Hospital.
Gene Beecher's orchestra will
furnish music for dancing begin
ning at 9 p.m.
Mrs. Long has been an active
member of the board for five years
and has served many times on
committees. Her husband, Dr. Long,
is on the staff at Glenville and is
associated with the Euclid Clinic,
East 185th st. The Longs have two
children and live at 1799 Wilton
rd., Cleveland Heights.
Book TcviiooGrs
On Two Charges
Two teenage boys are booked
at police court for damage to city
property and with reckless driv
ing following an escapade in which
an unexpected witness was an East
Cleveland police officer.
As Patrolman Milton Fenrich
was cruising on Euclid ave. near
Holyoke ave. the evening of No
vember 26th, he noticed the youths
fighting a man. He pulled the
cruiser into Holyoke ave. and step
ped out to investigate when the
boys made a dash for a coupe which
they had parked in the rear of the
Bi-Rite Market.
Their victim, Irvin Sears, 45, of
9222 Miles' ave., started in pursuit
to get the license number on the
coupe and as he ran toward the
driveway, the boy at the wheel
attempted to run him down, he
told pglice.
As the coupe sped uut Holyoke,
Patrolman Fenrich followed, and
stopped it, but not until the boys
had damaged the police car in
their effort to make a getaway.
At police court the boys were
booked for reckless, driving and
damage to city property.
Mr. Sears informed police he
was walking to the Holyoke-Euclid
bus stop when the boys- strong
armed him and started fighting
him. They did not ask for money,
he told the officer. He could not
account for tlje boys* behavior.
It Was Icy
Driving was good and bad dur
ing the Thanksgiving holiday, the
changing weather bringing unex
pected rain, snow and ice in small
doses but enough to keep drivers
on the alert. Seven minor traffic
accidents were checked up by local
police as the score for the holidays.
As the result of a fall on an icy
and uncleaned sidewalk, Mr. W.
Labus, 13524 Mann ave., sus
tained a broken vertebrae Tuesday,
November 22nd. He has been
placed in a steel back brace and
will be at home for some time to
come.
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Furthermore, said Mr. Sutter,
Hayden ave. riders are paying an
“express” fare for a non-express
service, since it takes them longer
to get to their destination via the
bus-street car-transfer plan than
it did with the street cars only.
And for thh, he said, they pay
18c instead of 12'ic.
Mr. Horan asked City Manager
Chas. A. Carran if the city was
making any kind "f a s udy as Io
schedules as they are run, and the
service which East Cleveland is
getting from CTS. Mr. Carran re
plied they were. As proof Miss
Bertelle Lytle presented a report
she has compiled from a survey
she has made at the city's request.
The report was not read, but
Miss Lytle, from the floor, offered
the information that Hayden ave.
buses seem to come with mote
regularity and at shorter intervals
than the buses from Euclid ave.
cast of Windermere. She also has
observed that even when a bus is
not too crowded, passengers jam
the front entrance. This, she said,
is due to the difficulty of getting
off a bus if one is seated partway
oi- to the rear.
Answering the complaints on
over-crowded buses, Mr. Carran
stated no transportation company
in the country can provide a seat
for every rider during rush houis.
To which Mr. Sutter hastily added,
“But there could be standing
room.”
Mr. Horan said he appreciated
this fact but from his observation
he feels CTS makes no attempt to
provide sufficient buses so pas
sengers may stand with some de
gree of comfort.
In Mr. Sutter’s opinion, the en
tire “express” system is wrong. He
said if a bus made two or three
stop® into town it would be “ex
press”. He suggested that every
I other bus be an “express” service
i and every other bus make the stops
so passengers tvotiid not have to
continually transfer to a street
car to avoid a long walk to their
destination. Fares, he said, could
be rated accordingly.
It was accepted that too many
bus lines use Euclid ave. That
Rapid Transit is expected to re
lieve this congestion, a reminder
interjected by Finance Director
G. T. Apthorp, did not ease the
discussion. The commission wants
action now.
If everyone would have the exact
fare ready, it would speed the
loading and unloading of passen
gers, suggested Richmond Rice.
Commissioner. Here, again, Mi.
Horan came forth with a comment,
indicating he is carefully observ
ing this transportation problem
from all angles. “Why,” asked Mr.
Horan, “can’t they print a ticket
that will give us a ride? Why
can’t they print a blue (or s-ome
color) ticket for a bus and a red
ticket for a streetcar? Let’s get
rid of this monkey business of
having a ticket, and a nickle, and,
maybe, a penny for a transfer.”
The streetcars which start their
downtown runs from Windermere
Station came in for their two cents
worth. Complaints here say the
cars do not always leave on the
same track and passengers don't
know which one is to be first to
pull out. Motormen, with few ex
ceptions, fail to announce their
going, and the car is off, leaving
passengers to wait for the next
one.
Also, streetcar- will pull out at
Windermere and Superior—the two
main transfer points—just as pas
sengers are getting off a bus for
the one purpose of “catching” a
street car.
Also standees are still asking
for handrails in the front of buses,
a matter which Mr. Carran said
had already been taken up with
CTS.
Pipe Fitter Injured
In Ten-foot Fall
Fred Lutz, 48, a contracting pipa
fitter, is in (jjoliinwood Clinic with
injuries received in a fall while
working on a job at the Wheeler
Industries Corp.. 1637 Collamer
st., November 17th. He sustained
a compound fracture of the pelviij.
Mr. Lutz was connecting pipe
over an air compressor. While
walking on a two-by-four he missed
his step and plunged through the
beaver board ceiling, falling ten
feet to the floor below. He resides
at 3190 West 70th st.
The Mothers of the Busy Bee
Blue Birds are having a Bake Sale
Decemler 7th preceding the Pros
pect School PTA meeting. Tha
proceeds will be used for a thea
tre party during Christmas vaca
tion. They will see Maurice Mae
terlinck’s “The Bluebird.”
The eights DeMolays are hold*
ing a bake sale Saturday, Decem
ber 3rd at Specialty Meats. Arden
all and Hayden ave., starting at 9
a. m. Donations gladly accepted.