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Resume Lighting At
Nela Park Shopping
Centers Are Decorated
Nela Park will burst into an
entrancing Christmas lighting dis
play Saturday. The lights in thou
sands of bulbs in varied hues and
colorings and shapes will be
flashed at 5 p. m. to bring to the
city once again one of the na
tion’s most impressive outdoor
Christmas lighting displays.
Announcement of the resump
tion of this display which trans
poses Nela Park, headquarters of
General Electric’s Lamp Depart
ment into a veritable fairyland, is
made by Fred F. Harroff, general
manager of the department. It’s
the first lighting at Nela since
1941.
The display will be lighted from
6 p. m. until midnight nightly and
on through Sunday, January 1.
Motorists may view the entranc
ing spectacle by entering the park
from Terrace rd. on the north,
and leaving by Noble rd. on the
west. More than 320,000 people
from greater Cleveland and North
ern Ohio drove through the park
to see the 1941 display, according
to Harroff.
A fabricated tree, 60 feet high
and 28 feet in diameter at the
widest point, will be the central
figure in the display. It will be
brilliantly lighted with vari-col
ored lamps, including fluorescent
tubes, enameled bulbs, flood and
spotlights. The word “Greetings,”
in letters five feet high, will be
spelled out in light across one
aide of the Engineering bldg.
This will be the 16th Yuletide
lighting display at Nela Park,
Harroff said. The displays were
inaugurated in 1926, and continued
annually through 1941, when they
were interrupted by the war. The
postwar shortage of Christmas
tree bulbs delayed resumption of
the illuminated display until this
year.
Let Contracts For
Rapid Transit Survey
Another step in the Cleveland
Transit System’s proposed rail
rapid transit was taken Monday
when contracts were entered into
for the surveying of the route
from the Windermere car station
in East Cleveland to the western
terminal, Madison ave. N. W. at
117th st.
Two surveys by two different
companies will be made at the
same time. The Bauer Survey Co.
was given the contract for the
work between East Cleveland and
Union Terminal. Edward C.
O’Rourke will do the work from
the Union Terminal west to Madi
son ave. and West 117th st.
Cost of the two surveys, rated
on a daily oasis, is estimated at
$50,000, and will be paid out of
the transit company’s replacement
fund until negotiations with the
RFC is completed. The company is
to receive a $2,200,000 KI' loan.
The surveys are expected to be
finished within ten months.
The CTS board is meeting repre
sentatives of six companies on De
cember 12th when the companies
will present their qualifications for
being given contracts for the ma
jor construction of the rail rapid
transit.
ChHstfiias In Other Lands
Theme For Club Yule Parties
Dressed in the costume of her
native province of Skane, Sweden,
and drawing on memories of happy
preparation for, and celebration of,
the Christmases of her childhood,
Mrs. Elsa Russell will preseat a
program called ‘-‘Christmas in
Sweden in Song and Story for
members of the Woman’* Board of
Huron Road Hospital and their
guests, the Volunteer Workers.
This will be their Christmas party
and will be held at the hospital
Monday, December 19th at 2:00
p. m.
Mrs. Russell, accompanied Dy
Mrs. Fred Qriesinger at the piano,
will sing folk songs, present dance
tunes, and tell of folklore so loved
by Swedish people as they gather
around the Christmas tree. The
program has been arranged by Mrs.
G. M. Hawk, program chairman.
Seasonable refreshments will be
served by the hostess, Mrs. G. J.
Salisbury, and her asistant: Mrs.
T. H. George, Mrs. C. D. Spencer,
Mrs. G. B. Nelson, Mrs. C. P.
Turnbaugh, Mrs. A. Sebuisch, Mrs.
H. A. Crawford and Mrs. J. J.
Andrus.
Mrs. A. E. Rinear, chairman of
the Nurses Co operative Serv
ice has sent 120 invitations to
the Volunteer Workers who con
tribute so much in their many ways
to the hospital welfare. The Presi
dent, Mrs. F. W. Reindel. her com
mittees and the guest artist have
planned to weave much of the
joyous Christmas spirit into this
Volume No. VIII—No. 49
East Cleveland is donning a fes
tive dress for the holidays. Here
and there about town merchants
are joining together to decorate
their own particular shopping
centers. The usual two big trees,
gift of the East Cleveland Pic
nic Committee, are already a
gleam with a hundred gay colored
electrically lighted bulbs strands
of pine and rows on rows of
Christmas lights add their sparkle
to the local scene. It’s Christmas.
Dr. A. J. Stahl last week made
his yearly pilgrimage to person
ally select and bring in the two
trees which the East Cleveland
Picnic Committee provides. One is
set up at the Euclid-Superior in
tersection, and the other at the
Shaw-Hayden intersection.
The Shaw Hayden merchants
are co-operating to decorate their
owm business section and from Or
inoco to Elm the avenue presents
a beautifully gay picture. Strands
of pine with many lights have been
hung across the street and roffiek
ing Santa Clauses and Christmas
trees cutouts have been placed on
the poles. Store windows reflect
the holiday stocks.
In charge of this decorating
program are Bob McNelley of the
Art Floral Co. ar.J Joe Eckert of
Wuerst Hardware Co.
The merchants are grateful for
the splendid co-operation received
from the city in setting up the dec
orations. Without their aid, the
decorations could not have been
handled. William Marloes, head
of the city’s electrical department,
and his men have serviced and
done all their wiring, and the con
necting of the wiring with outlets
in the places of business supply
ing the current.
To Charles McNolty goes the
credit of shaping the cutouts and
painting the jolly Santas and gay
Christmas trees adorning them.
Adding to the gay Christmas
picture for the city this holiday
.season is the first major deco
rating program to be undertaken
by the Noble Nela merchants.
Garlands of greens and hundreds
of lights have been strung on
Noble from Helmsdale to Wood
view with an over-the-street deco
rating at Noble and Nela.
In addition, the merchants are
offering $25 in prizes for the most
original Christmas window, sim
ple decoration, not elaborateness,
being the cue. Judges for the
friendly contest will be Rolf Love
land of the Cleveland Plain Deal
er, Randolph C. Yeager of the
Art Department at General Elec
tric’s Nela Park, and Bruce IIol
derbaum, art instructor at Shaw
High School.
E. Stanley Jones
To Speak Sunday
Dr. E. Stanley Jones of India,
probably one of the best known
missionaries, will speak in Cleve
land Sunday evening, December
11th. The talk will be given in
Epworth Euclid Church, 1919 East
107th st. at 7:30 o’clock under
auspicies of the Cleveland Church
Federation.
meeting, a fitting beginning for
the holidays.
Mrs. A. J. Sperry, 1863 Stanwood
rd. opens her home on Wednesday,
December 14th to Cleveland Cinema
Club members for a gala Christmas
luncheon and bridge party. This is
the one party of the year when
Cinema Club forsakes its serious
study of the Art of the Motion
Picture and as a special treat, Mrs.
Sperry who is the mother of Cine
ma Clubs, President, Mrs. Paul
Gebhart, will tell of “Christmas
Past and Present in Denmark.”
Mrs. Sperry who has returned to
her homeland several times and
who on her last visit a few years
ago, was greeted personally by
her native lands’ King and Queen
will have on display her collection
of Danish copper and brass, with
other rare antiques which she has
bought back from trips to Den
mark.
Guests will also view oil paint
ings which Mrs. Sperry, at 82, still
continues to do as a hobby.
Mrs. Duncan MacKim, ways and
means chairman, assisted by Mrs.
A. J. Budden, Mrs. A. A. Kaiser,
Mrs. P. M. Chase and Mrs. C. W.
Scott, has charge of arrangements
for the party.
Bridge follows luncheon and
there will be an exchange of gifts
between club members Fach guest
will also bring a gift for the
girls of Golden Rule Home for
Homeless girls on Spangler et.
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Goes To Sofia
After a two-months’ leave in the
United States, William M. Kerri
gan, 16105 Greyton rd., will as
sume duties of second secretary
and vice consul at Sofia, Bulgaria,
the State Department announced
today.
Kerrigan, 31, has been trans
ferred from a vice-consularship at
Stuttgart, Germany. He is a grad
uate of Shaw High School, Wes
leyan University and Western Re
serve University School of Law.
Elementary
Instrumental
Hour Friday
One hundred and sixty East
Cleveland instrumental virtuosos of
the grade school generation will
open the doors of Sjiaw High
School auditorium at 7:30 o’clock
on Friday, December 9th, for their
annual program and demonstration.
Representing all six elementary
schools, the program will feature,
first, the combined groups of be
ginning woodwind pupils, studying
since early September.
In the second division of the
program is the combined advanced
class of second-year instrumental
students, directed by Milton G.
Niergarth, director of music in the
East Cleveland public school sys
tem, and S. Robert Fraser, head
of the music department in Kirk
Junior High School.
According to Mr. Niergarth the
purpose of the demonstration is
to further interest in the various
instruments of band and orchestra
and to acquaint parents and
friends with the nature of the vast
ly expanded instrumental program
now under way throughout the
entire school system.
The beginners’ group includes
83 youngsters the advanced, 47
and the string section, directed by
Sebastian Campesi, 30.
Opportunity will be afforded
parents for consultation with the
music staff' at the close of the
one-hour program, which is open
to the public.
New Study Groups
Tackle U.N. And
Ohio Constitution
Two new study groups have been
organized by the League of Wo
men Voters of East Cleveland.
One group is meeting under the
leadership of Mrs. Helen F. Stew
art to study the United Nations.
So much publicity is given to the
failures of the United Nations that
it is easy to forget the numerous
acomplishments there have been.
The study of the structure, func
tion, and activities of the U. N. is
something vital to all, and this is
an excellent opportunity for
League members and friends to
learn of it.
Mrs. Stewart will entertain the
group in her home at 1782 Taylor
rd. Call her and make plans to
come to the next meeting on Fri
day, December 16, at 7:45.
The other group is studying the
Ohio Constitution. Ohio has one of
the oldest constitutions and many
are of the opinion that much of
it is obsolete. Before the question
of a new constitution is placed be
fore the voters, the League wants
to study the present Constitution.
Those who attended the last meet
ing were most interested in Miss
Bertelle Lyttle’s informative talk.
The next meeting of this group
will be on Monday, December 19
at 7:45 at the home of Mrs.
Charles E. Cooper, 1829 Farming
ton. Call her at PO. 0422 if you
are planning to atten.
Under Good Conduct
For One Whole Year
A fine of $200 and costs, plus
30 days in jail, was suspended,
pending good behavior, for William
Sprackling, 37, of 3842 Tarkdale.
Sprackling appeared before Judge
Stanton Addams last Saturday on
a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. He agreed to make
restitution in the sum of $620
which he obtained from several
merchants in varying sums.
However, he did pay a fine of
$25 anji costs. He must also re
port to the court once a month
for a year.
BITTEN BY DOG
Jean Hobby, 15, of 1820 Lake
view ave. was bitten on the cheek
as she picked up a dog, December
3rd. She was treated at Huron
Road Hospital,
WRAP DRESSINGS
Surgical ’dressings will be
wrapped Monday, December 19th
at Huron Road Hospital. Starting
at ten a.m. there will be material
ou hand for many workers.
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Ecist Cleveland Leader
Published in Conjunction with The SCOOP in Northeast Cleveland and The News-Journal in Euclid
25 Years At St. James
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Rev. and Mrs. M. Dean Shaffer,
who have given a quarter of a
century of service to St. James
Lutheran Church, will be honored
on Sunday.
The twenty-fifth anniversary for
the Rev. M. Dean Shaffer as pastor
of St James Lutheran Church,
1424 Hayden ave. will be fittingly
observed by the congregation and
their friends on Sunday, December
11th. There will be the usual morn
ing service at 10:15 o’clock and an
informal reception at 5:00 o’clock.
Dr. George W. Miley, D.D., presi
dent of the Ohio Synod of the
United Lutheran Church of Ameri
ca, with which St. James is affili
ated, will come from Columbus to
deliver the morning sermon. Mr.
Clifford Schreck, a member of the
church who is a second year stu
dent at Wittenberg Divinity School,
will serve as the liturgist for the
impressive anniversary worship
service.
Music, always an important part
of every worship service at St.
James, will include the solo “Teach
Me O Lord” (LaFarge) by Dr. Ed
ward Hennel a duet “The Lord
Is My Shepherd” (Mathews) by
Rowena Kailer Cargill and Ray S.
Wagner and the anthem, “How
Lovely Are The Messengers” (Men
delssohn) by the choir.
At the informal meeting get-to
gether there will be brief talks by
several members and guests, in
cluding Mr. and Mrs. John Rausch,
3395 Slyvania ave., the only charter
members still active in the church
Leonard Balk, member of the
Church Council Mrs. Mildred Wie
land, whose parents were charter
members and Gailord Sprang,
church secretary and chairman of
the anniversary committee.
Serving with Mr! Sprang on the
committee planning the happy cele
bration are Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Blackburn, Mrs. Harold C. Kubitz,
Mrs. Fred Guthman, Allan J. Gor
man and Alton J. McStay.
Rev. Shafer is the third pastor
at St. Janies which was first a
mission under Rev. Irwin Birk
early in 1914 and organized as a
congregation in October of that
year. In October, 1917, Rev. C. A.
Hackenburg became the second
pastor and Rev. Shaffer began his
ministry at St. Janies on Decem
ber 10th, 1924. At that time the
church recorded 127 members and
250 in the Sunday school. As of
October 1st, this year the church
roll listed 706 members and 375
in the Sunday School to bring it
into second place among the Cleve
land congregations of the United
Lutheran Church of America.
Rev. Shaffer was born in Custer
City, South Dakota and during his
youth migrated into Pennsylvania.
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWELVE
Prize Winning High
School Photographs
On Exhibit Here Now
Representing the American way
of life as seen through the eyes
of high school students, sixty-two
pictures are now being exhibited
at Shaw High School and W. H.
Kiik Junior High School. The ex*
hibit runs through December 20th
and is open to the public during
school hours.
Among the pictures, all of
which are the prize winners from
the fourth National High School
Photographic Awards sponsored
by the Eastman Kodak o., is one
“15.2 Grams” for which Dick
Swain, president of Shaw’s Shutter
Society won a ten dollar award.
As its name implies, it’s a chemis
try class photo.
The photographs were submit
ted by students throughout the
United States and the exhibit is
now on national tour.
The picture, which is in the
judges opinion won the first $100
prize and the Grand Prize of $500
is titled “On the Farm.” It is a
pictorial study of a piebald horse
grazing placidly by an old country
barn. It was entered by Richard
Crummy, 15, of Oratory School,
Summit, N. J.
The local exhibit is sponsored by
Shaw’s Shutter Club.
PEDESTRIAN HURT
While crossing Noble rd. at
Nelaview ave. at 9:15 p.- m., De
cember 1st, James McWheatley,
80, of 888 Greyton rd. was knocked
down by an automobile whose
driver stopped at once and re
ported the incident to the police.
Mr. McWheatley sustained a frac
tured nose and lacerations.
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Dr. George W. Miley
Past Presidents
Are Honored By
Exchange Club
Pastpresidents were honored by
members of the East Cleveland
Exchange club at a dinner party
held Tuesday evening in the East
Cleveland YMCA, with guests join
ing in the happy occasion. Of the
nineteen men who have served as
presidents of the service club since
its organization 18 years ago, 17
were present.
H. J. Geerer served as master
of ceremonies, introducing the men
who have had so important a part
in directing the activities of the
club. With the year of their service,
they are:
Dr. Justin C. Tay. 1931 Captain
Hoyt S. Scott, 1932 Dr. Roy C.
Gygli, 1933 Dr. John A. Stahl,
1934 Dr. Wm. E. Dennis, 1935
Roy E. Ronke, 1936 Harry Magnet
(Deceased), 1937 Guy B. Dodge,
1938 Stanley R. Webster, 1939
John Jones, 1939.
Fred Grootegoed, 1940: Marvin
Frankel, 1941 John Fitch, 1942
Fred Henderson, 1943 A. J. Bud
bill, 1944 Henry J. Geerer, 1945
Frank Stenzel, 1946 George Ash
ley, 1947 Charles Brush, 1948
Robert Kraber. 1949.
A skit “Father Does The Home
work” hit a popular note with the
ladies present. It was presented
by the Cleveland Electric Illumi
nating Co. under the direction of
Marvin Frankel, chairman of the
entertainment committee, had also
arranged for club singing and other
entertainment to round out the full
evening.
The Club took this occasion to
preent regulation standards to the
Cub Scout Pack of St. Philomena’s
Church, including an American
flag and the official Cub- Scout
flag.
Dr. Tay and Hoyt Scott are the
two charter members still active
in affairs of the club. The George
Ashleys, who came in from Kings
ville to renew old friendship were
given a hand. They were always
active in Exchange while East
Cleveland residents and Mr. Ashley
continues his Exchange interest
with the club in Ashtabula.
Silver Anniversary
Wedding bells ran out again
for Mr. and Mrs. John G. Faulds,
1721 Coit rd. Saturday, November
26, as they renewed their wedding
vows on their silver wedding an
niversary at Collinwood Congre
gational Church.
Dr. Henry Stollard, pastor of
the church, performed the cere
mony. for Mr. and Mrs. Faulds,
who were attended by their original
attendants of 25 years ago—Mrs.
Colin Ritchie and Robert Hamilton.
Following the service the hon
ored couple and 120 guests sat
down to a lovely supper in the
church dining room. Tables were
appropriately decorated with sil
ver leaves and ivy.
An enjoyable evening was had
by all the guests, who danced to
the music of Kelly’s band late in
evening. Highlight of the evening
came when a “Highland Dance”
was presented by Margaret Cal
lendar. Bagpipes were played by
Colin Ritchie and Robert Callendar.
Among out-of-town guests were
the bride’s aunt, uncle and cousins.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKnight
and family of Cuyahoga Falls.
No Hobble Skirts
For TvnicjM s Fun
“Hobble skirts and high heels are
inadvisable” comment the notices in
the hands of Community Council
members for tonight’s meeting. The
reason: Square dancing following
a Christmas musicale by the Shaw
A Capella Choir under the direc
tion of S. Robert Fraser. The sing
ing is in Prospect school at 7:30.
The dancing is in the Shaw High,
just across the street. -Fun for
all and a grand opportunity
to become really acquainted with
the Community Council family.
Refreshments? Sure. Mrs. C. D.
Spencer and aids are seeing to that.
Plan Second
Twelfth Hight
Observance
East Cleveland's second annual
observance of Twelfth Night will
be staged in Forest Hills Park the
evening of Friday, January 6th.
Plans for the occasion, the official
closing of the Christmas season,
were made at a meeting of the
Twelfth Night Committee held
Tuesday morning in City Hall.
Rev. Earle C. Hockwald, repre
senting the East Cleveland Minis
terial Association was named pro
gram chairman. A brief ceremony
accompanies the igniting of the
Christmas trees.
Harold Green, superintendent of
Waste Disposal for the city will
arrange for a special pickup of
discarded Christmas trees which
will be hauled to the park and
stacked in the proper manner by
members of the East Cleveland
Fire Department. The bon fire will
be set up on Baseball Diamond No.
1.
Twelfth Night observance in
East Cleveland originated with
Thomas Murry when he was presi
dent of the East Cleveland Com
munity Council in 1947, and the
first such celebration was held
last January. Mr. Murray continues
to be the chairman of the com
mittee for the East Cleveland Com
munity Council, which has the
concerted support of ths city and
the entire citizenship.
The first Twelfth Night was
surprisingly well attended, and was
a new experience for many of the
hundreds of men and women who
gathered around the bon-fire and
took part in the brief ceremony
incident to the lighting of the
fires. The flames were visible from
afar off and the smell of the burn
ing pine scented the air. The night
was cold and windy.
Attending Tuesday's meeting In
addition to Mr. Murray, Rev. Hoch
wald and Mr. Green were Mrs.
Stuart Cummins, president East
Cleveland Community Council
W. V. Cumler, executive secre
tary East Cleveland YMCA Lieut.
Howard A. Johnston of the police
department William L. Robert
son, assistant city engineer and
Fred A. Steffens, chief of the city’s
fire department.
Details for the pick-up of the
trees and for the brief program
will be announced later.
Yuletide Bazaars
Still In Spotlight
Christmas shopping begun with a
good lunch is an ideal manner in
which to check many a name off
one’s Christmas Gift list. With this
in mind, Trinity Evangelical
United Brethren Church is start
ing its Christmas Bazaar Friday
—tomorrow—with a cafeteria sup
per at 5:30. Thus refreshed, one
may shop for needlework, white ele
phants, parcel post, home baked
goods and homemade candies and
the usual line of Bazaar items. En
tertainment is being arranged for
the kiddies—and the proceeds will
go to the new heating plant fund.
Still another Christmas sale an
nouncement comes from the Sisters
of the Good Shepherd. Their sale of
lines including hand made items,
ceramics and novelties will con
tinue daily through December 17th
at D. O. Summers, 13517 Euclid
ave.
Bible Sunday
Next Sunday, December 11th, the
Protestant Churches throughout
America will celebrate Universal
Bible Sunday.
In Cleveland there will be a six
teenth annual fellowship around
the Bible program, sponsored by
the American Bible Society and the
Cleveland Church Federation in co
operation with the ministerial or
ganizations. This program will be
held in the Euclid Avenue Chris
tian church, 9990 Euclid ave. at
7:30 p.m.
The Right Rev. A. Joseph Allen,
Bishop of the Third Episcopal Dis
trict of the African Methodist
Episcopal church will be the
speaker.
Dr. Claude S. Beck of Lakeside
Hospital, nationally famed heart
surgeon, will address the East
Cleveland Kiwanis club Monday
noon. Dr. Beck is a pioneer in sur
gery on living human heart*.
Promise of an evening shuttle
bus between Windermere and the
end of the Hayden ave. line when
downtown traffic has bogged down
regular runs, is one of the out
comes of the conference held Tues
day between Donald C. Hyde, CTS
manager, and East Cleveland city
officials. Present at the conference
were G. T. Apthorp, finance di
rector, and Walter H. Sutter and
Richmond Rice, commissioners.
Complaints of overcrowding, es
pecially in the rush hours, inter
rupted schedules and fares were
aired during the 90-minute study
of the entire CTS transportation
set-up as it affects East Cleveland.
The situation came to a head
here last week at a* city commis
sion meeting when many com
plaints received bjr them brought
the matter before that body.
The conference was friendly and
co-operative throughout, states
Mr. Apthorp. both sides asking
questions and making suggestions
for betterment of ser~’?e. Taken
into consideration was the heavy
Euclid ave. traffic through which
buses must travel. CTS indicated
Shaw Choir
Has 10 Yule
Appearances
Starting tonight and continuing
on through Wednesday, December
21st, Shaw High School’s a capella
choir under the direction of S.
Robert Fraser will sing at ten
Christmas programs. Some of these
appearances will be in within the
school circle and the others will
be here and there for groups out
side of school.
The choir’s first Christmas pro
gram will be singing tonight for
the East Cleveland Community
Council meeting at 7 in Prospect
School.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 p. m.
the choir will sing for the Woman’s
Association of the Euclid Avenue
Baptist Church, 18ch at Euclid
ave.
Their annual appearance at the
Halle Bros, will be sung this year
on Saturday, December 10th with
two fifteen minute carol periods
scheduled. At 11:15 the choir sings
from the mezzanine floor in the
Euclid ave. Building and at 11:45
a. m. they will sing on the main
floor of the Huron Road Building.
Saturday will be a busy day on
the choir calendar with an even
ing performance as a part of the
program at the National Malleable
& Steel Castings Co. Christmas
party at Wade Park Manor.
Monday will find the acapella
singers once again at the East
Cleveland Public Library, 14101
Euclid ave. This program is tra
ditional at the library and many
citizens feel, their Christmas par
ticipation is incomplete if they
miss this half-hour of Christmas
in music. The program starts at 8
and the choir will sing from the
east balcony.
The Y Mothers Christmas lun
cheon at the Y House, 1819 Lee
rd. is the next program on the
choir’s schedule. This will be at 2
on Tuesday, the 15th.
The next programs are all at
Shaw. The choir will carol in the
cafeteria at the lunch period on
luesday, the 20th and sing for
the Shaw PTA meeting the even
ing of that same day.
On Wednesday, the 21st. the
closing day for the Christmas holi
days, the choir will sing a Christ
mas program in the auditorium at
8:30 and will carol in the halls the
first and second periods.
With so many appearances
scheduled in such diversified
circles, most East Clevelanders
will have the opportunity to at
some time hear Shaw's acapella
choir in their carol singing.
Noble-Nela
Group
Names Its Officers
At a meeting of the newly
,formed Noble-Nela Business As
sociation held Tuesday, officers
for the year were elected and
plans for the association were dis
cussed.
Ted Herringshaw of the Her
ringshaw Hardware is the new
president. Louis DeVito of Nela
Florists is the vice president Wil
liam Devitt of the W. H. Baetz
Co., is the treasurer. Miss Jerry
Cintron of the Resale Shop will
have the busy post of secretary.
Practically every business man
and woman in this sector has be
come affiliated with the new or
ganization formed to offer the best
of service to the residents of this
area of East Cleveland and Cleve
land Heights.
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Evening Shuttle Bus On
Hayden Lme hambed
As Service Is Discussed
its hope to supply sufficient buses
to enable motorists to ride them,
and thus take just that many ad
ditional private oars off the
streets.
Both the city and CTS feel that
some improvement has resulted
through the four shuttle buses now
being operated mornings on the
Hayden ave. line as. far as Win
dermere station.
However, the evening peak serv
ice continues a problem. The city
urged CTS to operate evening
shuttle buses from Windermere to
the end of the Hayden line to
accommodate passengers who ride
either the street car or the Eu
clid ave. bus to that point, These
clid ave. bus to that point.
CTS agreed to the suggestion.
Schedules indicate that there are
about twice the number of buses
on the Euclid ave. line as on the
Hayden ave. line where a two to
four-minute headway is scheduled
during peak hours. This. CTS
states, indicates clearly that de
lay in runs and the bunching of
buses is due directly to the heavy
traffic along the main thorough
fares over which they must offer
service if they are to provide it
for the largest possible number of
riders.
Arena Service
For (he benefit of passen
gers going to the Arena, CTS
buses now make the Arena
Stop from 7 p. m. to midnight
on week days, and from 1:00
p. m. to midnight on Sundays
and holidays. This service,
Mr. Hyde stated, has been in
effect for a month.
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The question of crowding at the
east-end zone at the Superior-Eu
clid transfer point was brought up.
No immediate solution was pre
sented and both CTS and the city
will continue their study of it.
Fares came in for a share of the
study. Some complaints deal with
'the 1712 cent bus fare. It was sug
gested that if passengers would
use a ticket and a nickle, they
would speed up unloading and
loading, as well as ease the bur
den of having 18c in change ready
each time they traveled the bus.
The question of a 17’a ticket
has been considered by CTS but it
involves transfer difficulties which
they have not as yet been able to
solve, said Mr. Hyde.
"Garage” Bus
Mr. Hyde made it clear that
regardless of the “Winder
mere” or “Garage” sign on a
bus. such buses are expected
to pick up passengers, inform
ing the passenger as he steps
on the bus of its destination,
in case he has not noted it. If
a passenger desires to board a
bus to Windermere and then
transfer from that point, he
entitled to do so.
CTS is 100*~c back of this
ruling and. urges any one who
is passed up by such a bus to
note the time, place and the
number of the bus and re
port it to CTS.
Along this line. Mr. Apthorp re
ports that the Hayden ave. bus on
which he returned to East Cleve
land from downtown had so many
passengers that it would have
been physically impossible to pick
up one more, and the bus driver,
continued going until he had un
loaded some of the crowd.
“This passing up,” said Mr. Ap-
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