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Ensl Clc v., i addresses ‘'14 E. ]5’nd!it. i GLenxille 4333 15632 Euclid Av«. Suite 311 tJ z installation )f Officers Exchange At a dinner party held Tuesday night in Owens Plantation Kenneth Bolmeyer, an engineer with the General Electric Company, was in stalled as the 1950 president of the East Cleveland Exchange Club. He succeeds Robert L. Krabcr who has served the club in this capacity this I past year. Other officers who will serve with the new president are: Vice President, Joseph Eckert, owner of the Wuertz Hardware Co. Sec retary, Harry Halsey, an account ant and Treasurer, Robert Mc Neeley, Art Floral Co. Also installed were the new members of the Board of Control: Marvin R. Frankel, Dr. William Dennis, Stanley G. Webster, and Robert Kraber as the immediate past president. Other members of this board whose terms have not expired are: Dr. Roy C. Gygli, Russell Miller and Anthony, Tom Bic. V President Bolmeyer announced the following committee chairmen for the new year: Program, Joseph Eckert Enter tainment, Charles Kastilahn Pub licity, Charles Horan Inter-club, Charles Brush Aviation, Buerl Miller Audit, Stanley G. Webster Membership, Dr. Wm. Dennis Sports, William Markell Tax Stamps, Russell Miller and Jack Smith, House Meals, Anthony Tomsic House Service, Larry Rohlfing and James Sneller. The club’s outstanding project of the year was the organization of the Class Basketball League with Joe Diamond doing the ground work and the YMCA tak ing over from -there. This Ex 1 change sponsored and Y operated league will have as its club commit tee, Mr. Markell, Bob Kraber, Thomas Troescher, Marvin Frank 1 Fran a. Stenzel, James Sneller (Covenant Zre aware 1949 Jt-mbers, *nf"‘Fias Troe I her, Ar thur Trahan Nelsonr Kubitz. I Mrt€ J^^’anisli oiiered the -^invocation and the installation was in charge of Bromley House, Dis trict Governor and past president of Cleveland Exchange. Mr. Kra ber extended his thanks to the club for their splendid cooperation i during his term of office. Dancing concluded the evening. -.y 30 International Students Sing Here On Sunday evening, January 22 at 7 o’clock, The International Student Chorus, composed of thirty students from many differ ent countries, will present a con cert in the Wesleyan Room of the Windermere Methodist Church. Their theme song will be “One World.” Throughout their program, they will sing American songs and negro spirituals as well as music from several different countries, under the leadership of Mr. Chris Kjolner. The four groups uniting to hear them will include The Junior High, Senior High and Post High Youth Fellowship and the Young Adults. Everyone attending the concert is requested to bring an article of clothing to be sent to the youth of India. An offering will be taken for the benefit of the international Student Group. Ransack Suite When the Charles Riccis return ed to their home, 1811 Lakeview rd., the evening of January 5th, they found their apartment had been ransacked, and articles of wearing apparej from chests and dressers, strewn about the place. Missing were cash and jewelry in the sum of $197.00 but the house breakers had left two case knives in their trail. They had gained en trance by jimmying the door with a case knife. Miss Virginia Baldwin, who this fall began her journey to the far away land of India to serve as a missionary for three years under the 1-3 program of the Methodist Church, has written several let ters to her many friends at the Windermere Methodist Church. The letters tell of her long but interesting journey on a freighter and the many beautiful sights she saw on her way to Hyderabad. She is living with Americans who have been serving as missionaries for several years and through them is becoming acquainted with her new ly adopted land and the people. She is rapidly growing in her under standing of their language and Chairman Thomas Murry and Ms committee were so disappointed. They expressed their appreciation to all who had assisted in the planning for the tree burning, which is sponsored by the East Cleveland Community Council. With Mr. Murry on the commit tee were City Manager Chas. A. Carran, Lieut. Howard A. Johns ton of the Safety Division H. S. Weaver, chief of Police Fred A. Steffens, chief of Fire Depart ment Wm. Cumler, Rev. Earl C. Hochwald, William Robertson, as sistant engineer Harold Green, in charge of tree collection, and Mrs. C. D. Spencer of the Red Cross. Former Ccliamer Player Joins Candlelighters When the Candlelight Theatre opens its first production of the season. “The Women” tonight at Severance Chamber Music Hall, one of the new players in the group will be Jean Sadler, 15G32 Euclid ave., who will have the role of Olga, the manicurist whose gos sip starts the troubles, which con stitute the plot. This presentation of Clare Boothe’s famous farce is directed by Mary Rita Haas and features a cast of tw’enty-three women, plus several models who will stage a short style show during the dress shop scene. Three little girls will alternate in the role of the hero ine’s daughter, a different one on each night of the run, which con tinues through tomorrow and Sat urday. Among those having important roles in the comedy are Elaine Lyons, Eleanor Auwerter, Eliza beth Beattie, Dorothy Marshall, Martha Sherwin, Doris Hamilton, Elizabeth McAlonan, Patricia Har vey, Edith Henderson and Diann Cooke. ♦That is, Thursday night. The pro duction dates are January 12-13-14. Guests "h Rags" At Christmas Party Prompts Clothing Gift For India customs as well as their modes of attire. In her recent letter, Miss Bald win describes a “Christmas party with 250-300 young people in rags.” She told how happy they were to receive the smallest gifts. The description has spurred the young adult group of the Winder mere Methodist Church which is planning a meeting on February 12, when they will pack clothing to be sent to India for these young people. “India Night” for the young adults will feature a film on India. It will also include the packing of a special gift box for Virginia to whom they extend their hand of Christian brotherhood across the seas. They’re Depending On You .. w —Photo by Harry Flynn Weather Cante’s Twelfth Night Plan East Cleveland’s* second Twelfth Night observance ran afoul of bad weather and was cancelled. Origin ally scheduled for Friday, January Gth, a heavy wet snow’ that day forced postponement. The commit tee and city hall officials decided to have the tree burning on Tues day evening, the 10th. Between these two dates it rained and rain ed some more. Then the whole thing had to be cancelled^ ,... ‘’-The Christmas trees, gatnered ahd carefully piled on Ball Dia mond No. 1 were a sad sodden xgass. The ground all about was a veritable sea of mud.1 There was nothing man could do about it, Five months after being stricken with polio, these two little East Clevelanders continue treatment under the care of the Cleveland chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The dimes which find their way into the foun dation’s yearly drive make this continuing service possible. Here Lauralynn Smith, 2, of 1271 Coit rd., and Anne Isaac, 3, of 1263 Coit rd., have just returned from the Rehabilitation Center which they visit twice a week. Months of treatment and care lie ahead for them and 18 other East Cleveland victims. Lauralynn’s mother, Ruth, wife of Spencer Smith was the city’s lone fatality of the year. Her grandmother, Mrs. Louise Essell, is one ow the small brigade of vol unteers who are ringing doorbells in behalf of the 1950 drive. She reports a 100 per cent contribut among ibe r-eighbors to whom tpolio has become something Very real. Mrs. Isaac Is serving as co-chair ntan to Chairman Stanton Adams, and is also a sectional chairman. Between taking both children to the Center and her own Anne to the doctor, she is spending every spare minute in soliciting. The drive started off Monday and the eagerness and loyalty with which the volunteers went into the campaign is shown when 90 out of an expected 97 weathered the storm of January 5th to attend a kick-off meeting in the Adams’ home. Many of the workers had to transfer in their trip to and from the meeting. In a letter to organizations, seek ing contributions, Chairman Adams pointed out that polio care means months, sometimes years, of treat ment. He reports the average cost of one case to be $1500, and an iron lung means an expenditure of $1500 a month. Such expenditures would bankrupt the average fami ly if it had to finance the illness itself, reminds Judge Adams. It’s too early for a progress report this week, but by next week one will be forthcoming. Handsome Stranger Helps Himself To Pre And Money Al Church. A stranger, described as hand some, helping himself to a serving of pie and a cup of tea, plus $7.00 in money during a brief visit to East Cleveland Baptist Church January 3rd, along about 2:45 p.m. When met in an entry-way and asked what he wanted, the strang er replied he was waiting for someone. Thinking he had come to fetch someone in the. church, the member went on. Later its was discovered that the stranger had other reasons for entering the church. After his snack, the man left the church, stepped into a car and drove off. Honor New President Of Wittenberg Friday The Wittenberg Women’s Guild will have a dinner on January 13th at 6:30 p.m. at the First English Lutheran Church, 2419 Euclid Heights blvd., to honor Dr. Clar ence C. Stoughton, new President of Wittenberg College. The Sing ers’ Club will provide the music. Dr. Stougton was formerly secre tary of the Lutheran Laymen’s Movehient for Stewardship and Secretary of Stewardship for the United Lutheran Church in Ameri ca. He was lay president of Wag ner College, Staten Island, N. Y., for 10 years and holds earned de grees from Gettysburg, Muhlen berg and Wagner Colleges. Greet ings are to be extended by the President of the Guild, Mrs. C. R. Fauble, 17418 Harland ave. The meeting is open to the public and dinner reservations may be made by calling LOngacre 7892. Published in Conjunction with The SCOOP in Northeast Cleveland and The News-Journal in Euclid Volume No. IX—No. 2 East Cleveland, Ohio 12,800 Circulation Guaranteed Thursday, January 12, 1950 4 az gel'll 9 Mrs. Morgan Heads School Board Again Mrs. Mariem S. Morgan. 15832 Glynn rd., was elected president of the board of education of the East Cleveland School district at a re organization meeting held Monday, just prior to the regular January meeting. Named to be vice presi dent was George N. Nelson, 1GC64 Glynn rd. Miss Ruth Nemec, clerk of the board, administered the oath of office., 7. The .of. A. J^alf-ton vick-up truck for [the miuntendr/^e’ the 'sale going to Hewitt Chevrolet on its bid of $1040 with a turn in of $307. A second bid from Ford Motors offered a $30 trade-in on a purchase price of $1200. The resignation of Mrs. Doris Markell was received and Mrs. Jeanne Kline, 1720 Page ^ve. was elected to fill the position, that of secretary to the principal at Shaw High School. The board approved the 1951 and 1952 June commencement dates for Shaw High School to permit the superintendent, Dr. O. J. Korb to complete plans for reserving Pub lic Music Hall for these exercises. The 1951 Shaw commencement will be held on June 5th, and the 1952 Shaw commencement will be held on June 3rd. Coming nearer on the calendar, Shaw High’s January, 1950 gradu ation exercises arc announced for Thursday, January 2Gth at 8:15 p.m. in Kirk Junior High School with Louis B. Seltzer, editor of the Cleveland Press as the speaker. Class Night is being observed Tues day, the 24th in Shaw High School Auditorium. Exercises for the Kirk Junior High Ninth Graders will he held in that Auditorium on Wednesday, January 26th at 1:30 p.m. The board approved the sub mitted budget of the Shaw High School Athletic Association for the 1949-1950 season, calling for an ewimming expenditure of $545.00, The Basketball budget is set up at $1,750.00. On Tuesday, January 31st mem bers of the board will make an in spection of the various school prop erty, including the buildings and the stadium. Accompanying them on the tour will be Miss Ruth Nemec, clerk, and William Speed, building superintendent. Hold Grand Jury Bulwark For Nation “Spotlight on Grand Juries”. This is the theme for a discussion to be given by several persons, all of whom hhave served as foremen of the grand jury in Cuyahoga County. The time is 8 p.m. on Fri day, January 20th the place, the Newton D. Baker Health Center at East 55th st., an interesting new building for community activities with ample parking space. Dr. Henry Bush of Cleveland Col lege will be the leader and partici pating will be Mrs. Lucia McBride, Louis Bing, and perhaps Samuel Deutsch. Mr. Deutsch was fore man of the' grand jury which served in the fall of 1949. The discussion is a part of the educational program of the Cuya hoga Grand Jury Association de signed to inform the public about the courts, particularly with refer ence to crime and criminals. The Grand Jury has been called the greatest bulwark of American liberties. The Association asked “Why?” find, hopes through its educational program to answer the question. Begin Radar Speed Control Here Monday East Cleveland's newest scien tific traffic control, radar, goes into operation with Monday, Janu ary 16th. Chief of Police H. S. Weaver today announces that a two week’s educational program with the newest equipment, radar, will start Monday, and warns ail motorists to watch their speed ometers at all times and in all parts of the city. During this educational period, any motorist caught speeding by means of radar, will be warned by the officer in charge. The radar will be explained to him. if he desires. Following this educational period of two weeks, motorists whose cars are “picked up” by the wave lengths of this newest device in safety traffic control, will “tell it to the judge.” Explaining the operation cf radar equipment, Chief Weaver says its another scientific means of controlling reckless driving. Two police cars operate together in its functioning. The equipment, a portable case, is placed in one car. Through microwaves, it can detect the speed of the fastest oncoming object, and returning waves and other mechanism within the equip ment instantly calibrates the speed and registers it. The officer in charge then radios the number and description of the car to the second officer who halts the motorist as he passes by. Zones within which the radar will be in effect will be posted during the educational period and for a brief time thereafter. Then the motorist who travels in East Cleveland will be entirely on his own to at all times keep his car within the speed limit designated for that particular street over which he is traveling. Chief of Police Weaver has ob served this new speed control device in operation in Columbus. It is used in many municipalities throughout the country and any number of State Highway Patrols have instituted its use, also. Cleve land Meighls Is now using Cleve. g^-.as the subject ^hder advi.j Uvu- Wuvrever radar has been used, states Chief Weaver, reports of its results lists the psychological ef fects on a driver when he knows he is traveling through a radar zone, as possibly the biggest factor for its success. The equipment cost $650. Kiwams Host To Sleek Exchange CiEcers Monday James Day of Chicago, presi dent of the Midwest Stock Ex change, will be the speaker at the Monday noon meeting of the East Cleveland Kiwanis club. The Mid west is the third largest stock ex change in the country. Accompanying Mr. Day will be Clemens E. Gunn, vice chairman of the board and East Clevelander Richard A. Grottron and L. O. Pritchard, both of whom chairman ed committees in the re-organiza tion of Midwest. This re-organiza tion was a merger of the stock exchanges in Cleveland. Chicago, St. Louis, St. Paul and Minneapolis. Mr. Grotton is a former presi dent of the Cleveland Stock Ex change* The current Junior Kiwanians are getting an insight into the meaning of Kiwanis, attending the noon luncheon sessions, hearing business transacted and listening to the best in speakers. Enjoying and benefitting from the six weeks experience are Dick Swain and Tom Meinhardt, Shaw seniors. Both boys are interested in Hi-Y, Tom being secretary of the group. Dick is the photor editor of the Shuttle, the school’s year book, and plays in the orchestra. Tom keeps busy as treasurer of Stu dent Council, and keeping up on his basketball. He is the school’s singles champion on the tennis court, as well. Nurses To Dance The Alumnae Association of Huron Road Hospital School cf Nursing will hold an Installation Dance and Card Party at the Pine Ridge Country Club on Saturday, January 21st, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music for dancing will be fur nished by Joe Hruby’s Orchestra. Mrs. Nancy Dade is committee chairman of the dance which will honor the following newly elected officers: President, Mrs. Janet Hcnnicke Vice President, Mrs. Elizabeth Braucher Recording Secretary, Miss Helen Horvath Corresponding Secretary, Miss Jean Deucker Assistant Corres ponding Secretary, Miss Ruth Niel son Treasurer, Miss Laura Auble Trustees, Miss Esther Sullivan and Mrs. Ailys Gilbert, Are Hosts Tonight At Community Council Starting off the new year the East Cleveland Community Coun cil holds its first 1950 session to night at the East Cleveland YMCA. 1819 Lee rd. Dinner at 6:30 p. m. will be followed by a discussion of the place of Community Councils in the Cleveland Welfare Associa tion, the speaker being Malcom Velas of the Federation. The pro gram starts about 7:30. Mrs. C. D. Spencer, chairman of hostesses announces that members and guests will be received by Mr. and Mrs. William H. Seitz, Mr. Seitz being the representative of the district Boy Scouts of America and Mrs. F. W. McCuskey and Mrs. E.. A. Beysha, representing the Caledonia PTA. Shaw Day Al City Hall One of the interesting experi ences of life at Shaw High School is the visit to City Hall. This visit always comes along commence ment time and this January, 1950, trip was held yesterday with ap proximately 160 students making up the party. They were divided into two groups, one making the trip in the morning and the other, in the afternoon, in order that each person in each group could get a first-hand view of the things to be seen. After being welcomed by City Manager Chas. A. Carran. the student, in groups, visited the No. 1 fire station, the police depart ment, the incinerator and the pistol range. Possibly the most interesting is the police department where the three-way radio control board, the lie detector and other equipment was of special interest. Boys who are acquainted with the pistol range, through their membership in the gun club, were eager to discuss it with the boys—and girls —who had not visited this import ant city building before. Many of them learned for the first time that all members of the police force practice target shooting here regularly. Wins Again Another step toward the win ning of a top place in the declama tion contest being sponsored by the Methodist Church was won Sunday by Fay Botten. represent ing Windermere Methodist Church. Miss Botten was accorded first place in the district contest held in Ashtabula. She will now com pete with 19 other entrants from throughout Ohio for one of the six to try for final choices before the Ohio Pastors conference later this month. The Columbus contest will be held January 22nd. Another excellent record and one that taxpayers will be happy to hear about, is that the city has its Thank You “Thank yous” are forthcoming to East Clevelanders this week from the heads of safety depart ments for the response given them in traffic and safety requests dur ing the holidays. Chief of Police W. S. Weaver extends his thanks to the residents in the Nela Park neighborhood who refrained from street parking from Christmas through New Years in order to leave the streets open to accommodate the thous ands of motorists who came to view the beautiful Christmas dec orations at Nela Park, Chief Weaver had set up the temporary parking ban as an emergencyl and reports he received complete co operation from the motorists who undoubtedly were more or less in convenienced by the necessary ban. From Fred Steffens, chief of the fire department comes the glad word that not one fire alarm was sounded here during the holiday period. Mr. Steffens had cautioned all persons to be careful with dec orations and candles and any elec trical displays used during the season. He expresses the apprecia tion of his department for the splendid record attained. "It proves” said Chief Steffen, “that an ounce of precaution is worth a pound of cure.” Since the first of the year the department has responded to a call for a defective refrigerator, one automobile blaze and one un necessary alarm. Take Wheel A wheel, complete with tire and tube, was taken from the locked trunk of a car belonging to Robert G. Taylor, 1075 East 125th st., the evening of January 5th. Mr. Taylor reported to police that the trunk had been jimmied while he was parked out front for a short while. Women Remember The Least Of These */.• .,1^. 1 When this picture was taken, these members of the Sterling Club were not resting on their laurels. They were simply taking time out from their club purpose—helping others—to enjoy a Christmas tur key dinner in the home of Mrs. Noris Stevens, 1851 Knowles ave. ave. For the past 21 years this group of women have been banded to gether for service. Whenever they learn that help is needed some where, two of their members check and presto! food, clothing, house hold items, or even coal, is on its way to meet the crisis. Friends who long have known of this qui etly working group often cooperate. Just recently the club supplied seven quilts and throe pairs of blankets for a family of five chil dren. The ladies stage various fund raising affairs during the year, also, to bolster their finances to carry on their charity service. For this party the home was decorated with holly and mistletoe sent to Mrs. Stevens by a friend from West Virginia. Their regular meetings are alternate Wednesdays when they get together for lunch in one of their homes. Some of the members now reside in neighbor ing communities, but originally all were from East Cleveland. In the picture, reading from left to right are Seated: Mrs. E. R. Ohl (presi dent) Erie side Mrs. Shirley jlagg Fight 0 Bonded Indebtedness Of City Hits New Low East Cleveland is starting the year 1950 off with an unusually optimistic financial beginning. For the first time in a long period of years, it is possible to start a new year’s operation with a fixed bud get, thanks to the speed with which the county’s taxing officials have closed its tax books. With a def inite income figure available, East Cleveland knows how much to an ticipate from property taxes this year. Because of the uncertainty of income for several years past the city has had to operate on tem porary budgets for months while awaiting final tax return income figures, a situation which has made for city officials a major financial problem. Polio 5 With Dimes 5 1 4 lowest bonded indebtedness since 1913. It may be even longer than that, but that is as far back as the finance department went for com parison. G. T. Apthorp, finance director, Tuesday night submitted to the City Commission th’e sinking fund statement as of January 1, 1950. It shows the gross debt as of that date to be .$498,500 against which the city holds assets of $150,454 to bring the actual net debt to $348,485, the lowest since 1913. In 1913 the city's net bonded indebtedness was $526, 143. A few years later, because of rapid growth, the city went in for a big street, sewer and other installation program to bring this figure to a peak of $3,079,008 in 1927. Start ing with 1928 the debt started to be paid off until it reached $877, 005 in 1935. It continued to de crease until in 1943 it was $431,843 and the next year went up to $545,106 because of building bonds issued. A second post war bond for general municipal improvements brought it to $600,300 in 1946. Then again the cure started down ward until today it has hit the new low of $348,045. As for general operating ex penses, the city keeps within its budget each year, thus making it one of the best municipalities, financially, within the Greater Cleveland district. East Cleveland ers also enjoy the best municipal services of any sub-division. This year the municipality and the school board have each suc ceeded in slicing a half-mill from their taxing figure to give the taxpayer a one-mill reduction in taxes. Bruce Takott To Head Men's Forum Bruce Talcott of 1846 Reybum rd., will be installed as 1950 presi dent of the Men’s Civic Forum at an evening dinner meeting Tues day, January 17th at Karl Brown's Colonial Inn. This group of men are composed for the most part of Shaw High School grads from the 1920's thru the 1930’s, and they meet the sec ond Tuesday of every month at the East Cleveland YMCA. The meet ings are open to all men interested. Paul Offenhauser of 1643 Elsin or rd., is the new vice president and Bill Reith will be secretary treasurer. Speaker for the evening will be Dr. V. Margolis, who has recently come to this country from Ger many where he was in charge of a tuberculosis hospital. Dr. Mar golis is now working at Huron Road Hospital awaiting necessary procedure to be licensed as a physician and surgeon in this country. V T'W® -1’ ri 't- x? lift A (vice president), 13817 Beaumont rd. Mrs. Clara Oole. 13706 St. Clair ave. Mrs. R. B. Johnson (treas urer), Willoughby. Standing: Mrs. Harry Tucker, 15911 Damon, Cleveland Mrs. John Redingcr. 3655 Lynnfield rd., Cleveland Heights Mrs. Harry Kruser (financial secretary) 13302 Eaglesmere, Cleveland Mrs. John Barry (parlinientarian), 11434 Cai olina ave. Mrs. Louise Hinz, 14101 Northfield Mrs. Floyd Flick, Erie side Mrs. John Baumillier, 1205 Hayden ave. Mrs. Albert Morman, 3615 Mapledale Mrs. Gus Ingert, Mentor Mrs. Victor M, Nelson, 14001 Orinoco ave. Mrs. A. T. Keegan (recording secretary) 3869 West 40th pl. Mrs. H. B. Johnson, 43J26 Mana ave.