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'iW i 4 4 Mail Addresses Business: 611XE. 15 2nd St. Plume Glenville 4303 News: 15632 Euclid Ave. $ Suite 311 "&■ to While skaters, old and youn^ may have been dissappointed be cause they could not indulge ir this outdoor sport at Forest Hills Park this holiday time, no one war more dissappointed than James E. Barnes, assistant superintendent of the East Cleveland Water De partment. To Mr. Barnes and his trusty crew is assigned the ice skating project at Forest Hills but without complete co-operation of the weatherman, these loyal em ployees stand helpless. And this year the weatherman certainly gave them the gobye. “You just can’t have ice with warm nights and warmer days” A Public Hearing Minus Are Public A public hearing—minus the public—was held in City Hall Tuesday night. The meeting, pre viously announced by the city, was the usual public hearing on the budget for the coming year. When Acting President Guy T. Rockwell arose and asked if there was anyone present who would like to speak on the budget, there was silence. The city officials in the pews, the lone reporter and a regular visitor, Miss Bertell Lyttle, were quiet. n'hen, as if to break the almost embarrassing silence, Miss Lyttle asked a question about the salary of the welfare director which in the new budget, is under the pre vious figure. Finance Director G. T. Apthorp explained that under the new state .code, the payment of this salary is now shared by the welfare and the general funds. The two fig ures, added together, make the same total. 1 Thee being no further questions, the public hearing closed and the budget stands for adoption, Janu ary 10th. 141 V ,„ It a Volume No. VIII—No. 52 AT AIS -Afcs ~&L bemoans Mr. Barnes. “You just have to have cold nights and a lot of them in a row.” For weeks the water department men have been busy at the lake. New snow removal equipment is on hand, secured after consulting the superintendents of many other city operated skating rinks. A ramp is ready to enable skaters to walk from the ice into the boat house with greater ease. Inside the boat house there is wood aplenty for preparing fire and Paul Broer, snack bar operator, is ready with the food the ikaters relish between skates. Ever hopeful, the crew is taking a look at the 1950 calendar. Surely January and February should offer skating weather. Skaters, don’t despair. Keep the skates handy. You may need to grab them and rush off in a hurry to skate to music at beautiful Forest Hills pond. The weatherman? He is playing safe. Not a sound is being heard from that quarter. Lake View Cemetery Association Elects Fred R. White, Jr. has been elected a trustee and second vice president of the Lake View Ceme tery Association, according to an nouncement by Charles B. Gleason, executive vice president. Others elected to membership on the board ar e B. P. Bole, Jr., Sev erance A. Milikin, Ellery Sedge wick, Jr., and James C. Weir. Christmas Baby A check of hospitals reveals but one East Cleveland baby born on the 1949 Christmas Day. The baby, a boy, arrived at Huron Road Hospital at 1:55 p.m. Christmas day and the happy parents are Mr. and Mrs. Leland R. Gerwin, 13504 Superior rd. V -.f'K •/W: o i-W? City Ail Set For Christmas Skaters Admission Tax But The Weatherman Let Them Down! Off Smail Affairs ■jtteJSSttfX&fr' High school students, other youth groups and some adult groups, who have been paying the admissions tax to the city on en tertainments, etc., where the gross take, with federal tax, has been less than $100, will no longer have to bother with this. Tuesday night the City Commis sion, upon recommendation of the finance director, passed legisla tion ending this particular phase of this tax. “It has cost more to process these accounts than the money re ceived,” explained Mr. Apthorpe, finance director. Student Recognition Service Hext Sunday Student Recognition Day will be observed at Windermere Methodist church Sunday at the regular 10:45 a. m. service with Associate Pastor Rev. Roland D. Sundberg preaching the sermon. His subject will be: “If I Had My Life to Live Over Again”. Taking part in the service will be Betty Lou Miller, a student at Baldwin Wallace College, and Fay Botton, a senior at Shaw High School. Announce A Baptismal Service For Sunday On Sunday, January 1st at five o’clock, Rev. Tracy Day Spencer, former pastor at Windermere Presbyterian church, will conduct a baptismal service in the church. Parents having children to be baptised, or adults desiring to re ceive this rite of the church may contact the church office.GL. 0850. Two babies to be baptised, and announced, are Janice zYnn, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent G. McKee, 24049 Euclid ave., and Albert Arthur, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Whitworth, 1191 East 125th st. I'. 'I ,. .f-S1 .-- A. -SK*- Bl fel iI -3^?- JANUARY' K »-W East Cleveland Leader Published in Conjunction with The SCOOP in Northeast Cleveland and The News-Journal in Euclid East Cleveland, Ohio 12,800 Circulation Guaranteed City observes its first Twelfth Night with the traditional burn ing of Christmas trees in Forest Hill Park. Spon sored by the East Cleveland Com munity Council, the evening was in charge of Thomas Murry. George Nelson, Hayden avenue s popular jeweler and member of the Boird of Education, rounds out his 18th year with a perfect attendance record in East Cleve land Kiwanis Club. Jerry Young, 16, of 15717 Brew ster rd., won the city divine championship and the trophy given by his father, Pat Young. Mr. Young h:mself was winner of the same honor forty years ago. Albert H. Martin, present Jr. High faculty member, enroute to the University of Utah, and Pfc. Robert Greenwood, 13512 Graham rd., enroute to Fort Warren, Wyo., arc snowbound four days as one of the worst blizzards in history sw?pt over the western plains. The YMCA inaugurates its first co-ed swimming at Shaw Pool. (It certainly has proved popular ■with the-adults). Patricia Noel, 13-year old baby sitter, turns fireman and exting uishes a blaze at the home of Alex Cheikys, 460 East 146th st. The alarm is sounded by Jimmy, 4, while Judy, 8, slept peacefully on. Donald R. Fauble is ordained as a minister at services in Calvary Lutheran Church. FEBRUARY Troop 18 Boy ft Scouts of Ameri ca observe their 35th birthday an- fit niversary with a V i party in Winder mere e s y terian church. Dr. L. L. Myers, principal of Kirk Jr. High School is elected to a three year term on the board of Trustees of the Youths Bureau of Cleveland. Henry Geerer, disaster com mittee chairman of the East Cleveland Branch ed Cross, again heads the originzations membership drive. Mr. and Mrs. Cuyler I. Red field, 15627 Euclid ave. observe their 50th wedding anniversary and its the 37th for Mr. and Mrs. James Leonard, 1648 Hower ave. Lester C. Wilson, 1460 East 135th st. is elected assistant trea surer of the Bank of Ohio. He was manager of the Accounts Re ceivable Departmennt Chambers PTA marks Its silver anniversary and Shaw Band fol lows suit. East Cleveland Kiwanis holds an inter-club meeting with the West Palm Beach club in Florida. MARCH Elmiranda Yo vanne, 1762 Wy more ave., goes to San Francisco as one of four Ohio Y-Teens se lected to attend the 18th triennial convention of the Young Women’s Christian Association. The city’s 1948 fire per capita loss is announced as being 30c. The overall nation wide figure is $5.32. The city starts a tree feeding project in Forest Hills park, us ing 50 pounds of bonemeal to a tree. A total of ten tons was used. Joan Wischmeyer, 17G2 Elberon ave., takes the feminine lead is the Baldwin Wallace production of Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “The Telephone”. East Cleveland’s Lowell Thomas (Shaw ’43) is elected president of the Floraculture forum, Col lege of Horticulture, Ohio State University. Ben Wickham, president of East Cleveland Board of Education and prominent attorney, succumbs to a heart attack. While delivering his Plain Dealers, LeRoy Baier, 16, of 1725 Allendale ave., jots down the li cense number of a car seen leav ing th« rear of the Lucas Delica 7 iSW®]l j-' tessen, 15901 Euclid ave. It Is the clue which brings confession from three men. Board of Education cancels broadcasts of Shaw football games. Dr. Frank Keeley named medi cal advisor for Selective Board 39 Leonard A. Linder 1864 Ncla is the new president of the East Cleveland Auxiliary police. Rev. Tracy Day Spencer be comes director at Woodland Center. Jean and Tony Jancigar open their super market at 13927 Eu clid ave. APRIL E. P. Stone braker is named to the Board of Education to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ben Wickham. Karl Kitchen, past commander East. Cleveland Post 163 Ameri can Legion, the Cuyahoga County American Legion Council, and the Ninth District of the Department of Ohio, .-uccumbes to a heart at tack. The Board of Education ap proves a $90,000 expenditure foi three new boilers in the Prospect Shaw heating plant. Proceeds at the Shaw-Hayden theatre were nicked $151 when a blond holdup man took the cash and calmly walked away. Citizens join in the annual Eastertide Song Festival at Kirk Junior High School. After 27-years at the Euclid Superior building, the Hruby Con servatory moves in into its own building at 14817 Euclid ave. Kirk Jr. High School students walk off with four top prizes in in the five-county Safety Poster contest sponsored by the Ameri can Automobile Association. MAY Having retired as a postal clerk, Fred N. Hend ricks, 14503 Sci ota ave takes time to count the marbles he pick ed up as a hobby while walking his route. Five thousand, two hundred of them in all colors. Henry Fujita captures six hon ors at the Good Year Hunting and Fishing Club’s ninth annual tournament in Akron. Henry is a member of the East Cleveland Rod and Gun Club. Captain Glenn C. Bender re signs after 25 years’ service with the East Cleveland Fire Depart ment. Tony Tomsic begins his 14th year at his Holyoke-Hayden mar ket. A new fire alarm system is installed at Shaw High School. With East Cleveland the kick off suburb in the Greater Cleve land National Chest X-ray cam paign, 3,G8G citizens get their chests X-rayed. Shaw High School band and orchestra walk off with the honors at the state ebntests in Delaware, while Kiik Jr. High keeps pace by capturing the district blue rib bon. The city has its largest com munity observance of Memorial Dav in many a year, Mrs. Charles C. Weeks, 1782 Elberon ave. is elected president of the Radio Council of Greater Cleveland. Fifty-two years plus. This is the record hung up by R. M. Engel, 13910 Elm ave., as he checks out for last time as tool foreman at the Collinwood shops of the New York Central Rail road. Miss Alberta Jameson, 1782 North Taylor rd. resign.^ her position with the Shaker Heights schools to become principal of an elementary school in Fresno, California. JUNE Guy A. Patter son is the new president of the East Cleveland Lions club. All but three of his 49 years of I W W East Cleveland Events Or 1949 J' V-'* W T- V -r’ v fcv ...A.. Jim's IlSs On January 4, the East Cleve land Legion Auxiliary will have a spaghetti dinner at 6:30 p. m. at the Post home in Hawley Park. This meeting is being dedicated to legislation. The speaker on that evening will be Harold T. Ammer man, the 13th District Chairman of National Security. Mrs. Grover Snyder is Legislative Chairman of the Auxiliary and will introduce the speaker. Immediately following gradua tion from Reserve Mr. Ammerman went into World War I, served on the front with the Fifth Division and was discharged as a First Lieutenant. Again Lieut. Ammer man donned army uniform when World War II broke. He was sent to the South Pacific on the special staff of Gen. McArthur in charge of Japanese Prisoners of War Camp. He returned to the United States in 1945 and transferred to the Adjutant General’s department as chief of translation branch of pub lications division. Among his cita tions is the Commendation Ribbon for work performed under Adju tant General Edward Witsell. By profession, Mr. Ammerman is an attorney. (Continued on page 3) Thursday, December 29, 1949 Ote i •. {y. u. n House I 'b* w Thank You During the holiday «eastm your editor, and members of the staff, have received dozens of greeting cards and notes from our readers. For these we wish to express our ap preciation. Several of our carriers have also called us with the request that we express thanks to you for the gifts they received. So to all of you from all of us. thank you, and our best wishes for a healthy, happy prosperous 1950. Sightseeing, Parties Make Gay Holiday For Boys At YMCA There hasn't been a dull moment at the YMCA this holiday time— and won’t be until the happy sea son is ended and the boys are again back at school. Topping the parties was tiic one Miss Fay Schmunk, office secre tary gives each year for the 9 to 12 years olds. Its a gay hour with fun, movies, and a treat with every boy being remembered. The older boys have done a bit of traveling. They have visited the Telling Belle Vernon Dairy. The Pepsi Cola plant, East Cleveland's new police department, incinerator and rifle range. Coming are trips to Nela Park’s Lighting Institute where an electronics show appears like black magic and a visit to Cook Cleland’s airport with a free ride for the lucky boy. A trip to Akron is also on the agenda. In between there have been tournaments aplenty, chess, check ers, pool, table tennis. And to close with another party mention must be made of the danc ing and music evening when the young adults brought their fair guests. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Kerr, 1195 Carlyon rd., a boy, Thomas Earl, December 20th. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gail Halley, 1759 Lockwood ave., a son, Gordon. Douglas. .'V" ’F -7 VITJ r*'V :v 1 To All A A special collection of Christmas trees will be made in the city dur ing the week of January 2nd, it is announced today by Harold L. Green, superintendent of Waste Disposal. Trees picked up over the routing as herein outlined, will be taken to Forest Hills Park to be burned in the city’s second Twelfth Night observance on the following day, until a sufficient number for this purpose have been collected. All other trees will then be dis posed of at the city dumping ground. Mr. Green states that trees must be placed on the curb lawn or in i the front yard. Please do not ex pect collectors to take trees from porches or back yards. It is earnestly requested that no tiees be brought by individuals to Forest Hills Park for the bonfire celebration. All trees used there will be piled up to make the safest fire celebration possible. As it is impossible to collect trees over three feet in length in the en closed Burnable Collection trucks, or to dispose of them in the inciner ator. a specially equipped open truck will make the collection and signs. -CHRISTMAS TREES TO MORROW”, will be posted at street corners on the preceding day to notify residents of the collection according to the following schedule: By cooperating, through placing the trees on the curb lawn the night before the day specified for the special collection, each house holder will not only aid the City in the removal of fire hazards, but will also help in maintaining the twice a-week schedule for the regular collection of burnable materials which would be considerably de layed if Christmas trees were pre sented for collection along with wrapped garbage and other com bustible rubbish. The Division of Sanitation earn (Continued on page 4) '•g 4 Happy 4 New Year A TSss a.**®! 5 ■*2 City's Pickup Of Christmas Trees Listed ’-■J 7j r'X.'rs -.r