Mail Addresses 4 Business: 814 E. 152nd SL i 4 i Phone GLenville 4383 4 4 News: 15632 Euclid An. Suite 311 4 Shaw Honor Society Adds 19 Members Nineteen students at Shaw High School were signally honored Wed nesday, January 18th when they were received into membership of the National Honor Society, the highest merit which can be accord ed a high school pupil. Membership is based on Character, Service, Leadership and Scholarship. Dick Young, president of the Student Council, presided for the ceremonies for which Dr. M. Wayne McQueen, minister of Win dermere Methodist Church, was the speaekr. Dr. McQueen pointed out the value of the required charac teristics and their influence on the lives of young people. Allan Lowe, explained the orig in of National Honor Society and the meaning of the Society’s plaque which was placed on the stage for the occasion. Carrying out this in terpretation with emphasis on the cardinal factors, Ruth Arbuckle spoke of “Character,” Sally Carran on “Service,” May Jo Brigman on “Leadership” and Mary Matthews on “Scholarship.” Then, while the student body sat in suspense, none knowing who the chosen were, Marion Peters called off the names of the new members. As each one stepped onto the plat form he was presented with a membership card by Wayne C. Blough, high school principal. Honored were the following, list ed according to class: Class of January 1950: Irma Brugmann, Ralph Carlson, Bart DiLiddo, Albert E. Ekar, Dorothy Magneson, Marilyn Mattox, Ted Tsevdos. Class of June 1950: Sylvia Green, Janet Lemmerman, Roger Morehead, Kareen Morris, Jean Weinkamer, Jerry Young. Class of January 1951: Maryann Bittenc, Susan Eaton, Jacqueline Hunt, Ann Lounse Leist, Lois Rad omsky, Gilbert Santoro. Harold Naragon is National Honor Sponsor at Shaw High. Legion Post Plans Washington Party One of the important organiza tion social events on the February calendar for East Cleveland is the George Washington Birthday card party sponsored yearly by East Cleveland Post 163 American Le gion. This year’s affair will be hold in Shaw High School cafeteria the evening of February 18th. Past Commander Grover C. Sny der, as general chairman, is call ing the first planning session of the committee for January 22gd at the Post Home. Lined up to serve are the following Post and Auxiliary members, for the ladies lend a helping hand in putting on this really big affair: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Valentin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frey, Mrs. Grover C. Snyder, Mrs. Enos Fry, Mrs. J. F. Vonderleith, E. M. Watson, Paul Gebhart, P. R. Dickinson, Fred Furest, Henry Valentin, jr. Ralph Pittinger, Dr. E. J. Olsen and Fred Alsopp. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Nick J. Formica, 1910 Penrose, a boy, James Martin, January 4th. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Karmel, 14015 Superior rd., a girl, Kristine Harriet, January Sth. "J? i Wk 1 Patrolman Jack Baker Is Police President Installation of officers is usually the top business before organiza tions whose annual elections take effect with the new year. This is what will happen at the January 24th session of the East Cleveland Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, meeting In the East Cleveland Amrican Legion Post Home, Haw ley Park. Jack Baker, the popular traffic officer at the Superior-Euclid in tersection, will be installed as pres ident. Serving v'ith him will be Patrick O’Malley, vice president Robert Troyan, secretary. Sergeant Charles Kastilahn will show pictures of the 1949 World Series ball games. Jay tee Award Honors continue to come to Cook Cleland, former East Clevelander. Mr. Cleland has just been named one of the five, outstanding young men of Ohio in 1949 by the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce. Dis tinguished sendee awards were given Mr. Cleland and the other four winners at the Jaycee’s meet ing in Columbus January 14th. Making the presentation was C. I. Weaver, president of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, who is pres ident of the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Operator of his own airport near Willoughby, the racing pilot was the winner of the 1947 and 1949 Thompon Trophy Race. Their Golden Wedding A- v The precious formula for a long and happily married life is in the hands of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Davidson, who are to be honored with day-long festivities on their golden wedding anniversary, Sun day, January 22. The Davidsons, who live at 849 East 144th st., will welcome their many friends and relatives in the dining room of the Collinwood Masonic Temple, 811 East 152nd st. Sunday from 2 to 5 p. m. The fam ily will be with them earlier in the day to join in a family dinner. The golden wedding couple was married in. the Little Church -I 1 4 Around the Corner in Silvercrcek, N. Y„ on January 22, 1900. After coming to the Collinwood section of Cleveland in July, 1903, they have resided there since that time. Mr. Davidson is a retired railroad mechanic, a N. Y. C. R. R. em ployee for nearly 43 years. They have one son, Arthur Davidson, of Euclid two daugh ters, Mrs. Ruth Sult of Erie, Pa., and Mrs. Lois Lockwood of Colum bus eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The Davidsons are looking for ward to a pleasant day Sunday when the greet their many friends at the Masonic Temple. Initial Radar Clocking Halts 36 Drivers -., I "SP'ttD C.CN 1It I .. irs»E K fi 'i-.s'1' K* ,L Wgg z y t-. i'jf '■. i %-^r 4 Despite signs conspicuously posted, warning motorists that they were entering a radar con trolled traffic zone, 35 violators were detected by the city’s newest traffic control device in the first two days of the current two week’. educational period opening here Monday. Chief of Police H. S. Weaver re ports 15 violators on Monday and 19 on Tuesday in the three tem porary zones in which radar is be ing operated. The average speed at which the motorists were travel ing was 40 miles, but one driver was hitting a 55-mile clip on a 25 mile street. Mr. Weaver reminds motorists that all streets in East Cleveland are 25-mile per hour streets, with the exception of Eu clid ave., where a 35-mph prevails. No arrests are being made dur ing the educational period. Violat ing motorists are stopped and giv en a warning. However, when the educational period is over, radar picked-up violators will face speed ing charges. The three temporary posted zones in which the radar equip ment is being used are: Terrace rd. from Noble rd. west to Belmore ave. Shaw ave., north from..,Alle gheny to Hayden ave. East 133rd st., from Holyoke to Shaw ave. Conducting the edueational'cam paign, which includes instruction to officers to be later detailed to radar duty, is Lieut. Charles E. Vyse-of the Traffic Safety Divi sion, and William Marlowe, chief electrician for the city. It was interesting to watch the traffic movement on the posted streets. With few exceptions, driv ers who noted the signs dropped their speed at once and by the time they were passing the radar equipped cruiser, they were down to an almost snail pace. Urge Vets To Use Insurance Wisely Three uses for an estimated $113,750,000 in National Service Life Insurance dividends which will go to Ohio World War II veterans were proposed today by the Sav ings Bonds Division for Ohio. Mer rill L. Predmore, State Director, recommended these uses for the dividends: 1. Pay outstanding bills 2. apply the funds toward paid-up insurance, and 3. put some of the funds into some form of savings such as United States Savings Bonds. The Savings Bonds Division re cently joined with four congres sionally-chartered veterans organ izations to form a committee, one of the purposes of which is to urge the veteran who will receive a dividend to “use it wisely.” “The average payment of $175 per recipient can make a tremen dous impact upon Ohio economy,” Predmore said in a statement is sued by his office at Columbus. “Naturally the Division is in favor of investment of the funds in Sav ings Bonds for security. However, we realize that it can bring great benefits to Ohio veterans if it is applied to reduce burdensome bills and to purchase paid-up life in surance. Whatever use the veteran decides upon, he should be sure to use it wisely.” '/i ................................ Brave Forsythia Bloom Foretells Of Springtime “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” No, spring was mak ing her bow at the information desk at City Hall Monday where Miss Catherine White had placed blossoming sprays of forsythia to charm all who came that way. “They looked so cold out in the yard”, explained Miss White, that I just had to bring the budding sprays inside”. The gay yellow blooms certainly lent a springlike air to Monday, which was sunny, but crisp as a winter day should be. And speaking about winter on Monday, there wasn’t a flake of snow, but clear skies and the 56 21 temperature was welcome after days and days and days of grey skies and rain. East Cleveland Leader Published In Conjunction with The SCOOP in Northeast Cleveland and The News-Journal in Euclid Volume No. IX—No. 3 East Cleveland. Ohio 12.800 Circulation Guaranteed Thursday. January 19. 1950 *C- ■5^4 a ■«_» C-T ,■&& 'u ^||j| Ji I 11 /$ '*’xh —Photo by Flynn In top photo is shown the an tenna of the radar control device mounted on the rear of the police cruiser in which is also placed the dial to register speed controls of oncoming automobiles. The first crew serving in this initial test ing of the city’s newest traffic control device are, left to right: Lieut. Charles Vyse, Sgt. Fred J. McGill, Patrolman Hospodar and Chief of Police H. S. Weaver. In lower picture Lieut. Vyse holds the receiving box which registers the speed. Plan EC BA Installation At installation exercises to be held next Wednesday evening, Jan uary 24th, Fred A. Henderson, well known Hayden ave.- business man, will be installed as president of the East Cleveland Business Association for the year 1950. The meeting will be held in the East Cleveland Congregational church, Euclid at Pnge ave,, and will open with a dinner to be served, at 7:00 p. m. Other officers to be installed at this time include First Vice Presi dent, Sherry S. Schwartz Second Vice President, Nelson A. Kubitz Treasurer, Harry F. Martin Fin ancial Secretary, Anthony Tomsic Recording Secretary, Robert J. AIcNeeley. New members on the board of trustees are: Al Cutler, H. W. Geerer, Jr., and Ralph L. Kepner. Trustees who will continue to serve during this year are Dave Whale, Dr. John A. Stahl, Al Norwick and Dr. Richard S. Watkins. Reservations for the dinner should be made by Monday, Janu ary 23rd, with Mr. Geerer, PO. 7000 Mr. Norwich, GL. 6146, or Air. Tomsic, GL. 0308. Kiwanis Host To Baseball Notables Hank Greenberg, vice presi dent and general manager of the Cleveland Baseball Club will be the guest of the East Cleveland Ki wanis Club Monday noon next. Ac companying the baseball star will be Ellis Ryan, the new owner-presi dent Gordon Cobbledick, sports writer and Mel Harder, Coach. From his baseball background which included three world series, two time “Most valuable player” award leading the American League home run standing three times and tying with Jimmy Foxx for the honors one season, Hank will talk baseball. He enlisted in the army as a private before World War II and was discharged following China Burma-Indian theatre of war serv ice as a captain. He came to Cleve land via a year in Pittsburgh after being with Detroit from 1933 to 1945. Kirk Jr. Red Cross Dance Boosts Finances The Boy’s Gymansium in the W. H. Kirk Jr. High School was gay Wednesday evening, January 18th, as members and friends of the school’s Junior Red Cross held then annual dance. Appropriately, a color scheme of red and white was used in the decorating and for days the dance has been heralded by means of snappy posters designed by the school’s art class. Dolores Schwimmer headed the arrange ment committee. Refreshments were sold to add to the proceeds which will be used in furthering the busy program of this young group of Red Cross en thusiasts, who are sponsored by Miss Clara Woods of the faculty. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dyrle F. Henry, 1676 East 133rd st., a boy, Michael Francis, December 29th. Oh, How We Eat Chicken More than 48,000 pieces of poultry were inspected and stamped for sale by East Clevel land Board of Health’s Sanitary Officer, J. J. Donelan in 1949. Compared with the 1,270 pieces similarly handled in 1948, the sel ling of cut-up poultry has certain ly stepped to the fore. Needless to say, chicken still rates high when it comes to dining. The increase reveals the number of butcher shops Jn town now re quiring this service, another new one in the progress of food supply and demand. This is one of the interesting figures taken from the 949 re port filed by Officer Donelan. covering his many services as the city’s sanitary inspector, a post which guards the health of every citizen. Besides being on hand to in spect poultry as it is being cut into the usual six pieces. Mr. Donelan made 752 inspections of places handling food in any way, plus inspection of many other busi nesses which come under his watchful eye. Next to demanding cleanliness in ail places under his supervision. Officer Donelan is death on rats and thinks dogs should be kept in their place. During 1949 the city, through the sanitary officer, placed 2,314 red squill bates in its war on rats. It also conducted a succesful rat control school. As for dogs, the record shows 108 dog bites, reported 108 dogs quarantined and 108 dogs released. No rabid dogs were found. The Animal Protective League picked up 21 canines, three strays were not located, 83 were taken to private kennels, and 51 were picked up by the police and turned over to A. P. L. There were ten cases of pasteur treatment. There were 316 scale inspections and all truck scales were treated by special equipment under the per sonal direction of V. D. Camp bell of the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s scale testing serv ice. M- & & I-'**- .. MdMM- .... Public Hearing !0n Bowling Alley Zoning Request A public hearing on the request for the re-zoning of the rear of a lot on Euclid ave., between Bur nette and Hastings aves., will be held in City Hall at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, January 24th. Through her attorney, Milton Daws, May Rose Seigel, owner of the property, is requesting the re zoning to permit the erection of a bowling alley and restaurant there. The front half of the 91x172 lot is already zoned for this purpose. The property is on the south side of the avenue. Tentative plans call for the erec tion of a one-story building to ac commodate a restaurant in the front and about 16 alleys in the rear. The building is to have a set back to permit off-street parking there. Elect Oificers In Electrical League Stanley E. Strunk, 2124 Rey burn rd., East Cleveland, has been re-elected secretary-treasurer of The Electrical League of Cleve land. Another East Cleveland resident has been re-elected a member of the League’s board of directors. He is John U. Walker, 15717 Oak hill rd., president of the Midland Electric Co. Mr. Strunk, who has been League secretary since 1944, is also man ager of the League’s Industrial Division and of the Electrical Maintenance Engineers Association of Cleveland. During 1948 Mr. Strunk was president of the International As sociation of Electrical Leagues, composed of the officers of op proximately 50 electrical leagues in the United States and Canada. That East Cleveland, from the viewpoint of its individual citizens, and from the viewpoint of its or ganizations. is alert to the call of the 1950 March of Dimes is being mirrored in the response which is adding up totals for or ganization gifts. These gifts show clearly that the 21 new 1949 cases and the many “hold-over” cases here, has brought home the need for financial assistance in the bat tle being waged by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Judge Stanton Addams, who has chairmaned the local March of Dimes campaign time and again, reports the “kick-off” organization gift to be a check from the East Cleveland GOP club. Following close was the gift from the East Search For Good Neighbor IK* Putting into action the second objective of Kiwanis International to wit:—“To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships,” the 22 clubs in Greater Cleveland are conducting their second Good Neighbor search. Co-sponsor is the Cleveland News. Last year an East Clevelander, Mrs. Harriett Sneller, 922 Dresden ave. was not only titled this city’s best Good Neighbor, but was aclaimed the runner-up in this big metropolitan area. Certainly, among all the folks here about who are constantly* serving others, usually in a very quiet way, East Cleveland should again get the spotlight. Get busy, folks, write your letter to the East Cleveland Club. Tell them about that Good Neighbor of yours. Waiting to receive the letter nominations is Carl Good and what a name for a chairman of such a committee as this—and his helpers, Dr. Ray Erickson, A. M. Heavilin, George Webster, and the city’s own manager, Charlie Car ran. All letters must be in before noon of February 2nd. The 22 Good Neighbors, chosen one by each club, will be eligible for the Grandest Neighbor honor to be bestowed by public ballot ing at the Home and Flower Show in Public Hall March 4-12. The 22 winning letters will be posted as help in the final voting. Prizes will be awarded to both the Grandest Neighbor and the person whose letter won that title for her. On with the Good Neighbor search. One World Theme For International Concert Here Sunday A concert unusual in its person nel is the concert to be given Sun day evening, January 22nd at Win dermere Methodist Church, Euclid at Holyoke. The program will be given by the International Student Chorus under the direction of Kris Kjolner, a Norwegian musician. Quite apropos to the theme of the program, the opening number will be the United Nations Song and “One World”. This will be fol lowed by the familiar “Deep River” and “Vilia” from the “Merry Wid ow”. A Finnish folk song, “Suomi”, and two hymns, the universal fa vorite “Beautiful Saviour” and “I Bring Thee All”, will close the program, to which the public is invited. Bom to Mr. and Airs. Ronald J. Klimack, 1842 Allendale rd., a girl, Carole Louise, January 6th. Born to Air. and Mrs. William T. Getting, 14841 Elderwood ave., a boy, William Scott, January 5th. ox‘ ■r y ... A t?. 5 Louie L7 Myers, president East Cleveland Kiwanis Club, A. M. Heavilin and City Manager, Chas. A. Carran, check a few of the Good Neighbor letter nomination? being received by the East Cleveland Club. Wm Speak On United World Federalist Plan Mr. Charles Dilley, an active member of the United World Federalists is to speak at the January 27 meeting of the Wesr leyan Homebuilder’s Class of Win dermere Methodist Church. Mr. Dilley, who prepared for college while in China is a graduate of the college of Wooster and received his master’s degree in Public Ad ministration from the University of ChicagOi. Prior to his present executive position at the Cleve land Graphite Bronze Company he was assistant to the president of Fenn College. As a member of the United World Federalists Air. Dilley is interested in ways to eliminate war and still keep our democratic freedom. Thru the efforts of Alerle Weible and C. O. McGray of the Wes leyan Homebuilder’s Class social committee Air. Dilley was engaged to speak at the planned covered dish dinner Friday evening, Janu ary 27th. Mrs. K. E. Whiteman, chairman of the food committee is in charge of plans for the dinner. Laud Memory Of Bobbie Burns The Burns* Club of Cuyahoga County will hold their 16th anni versary dinner and concert cele brating the birthday of Robert Burns, on January 25 in the Welsh and Westminster Church, Addison rd. and Wade Park ave. The time is 6:15 p. m. The “Immortal Memory” will be given by Judge Stanton Addams and other speakers will be David Stirling, Peter Fraser, Rev, Ellis Lloyd and Robert W. Dow. The special music will include songs by Mrs. Sadie Holland, Mrs. Margaret Inglis and Air. Hal Com rie. James Ballantyne will play the violin and Piper John Irvine will add the Scottish note in true style. The familiar traditional dances will be done bv Nancy Kelley and Marianne Shillito. President Donald C. Noble re quests reservations by January 22nd. Call KE. 9242 or RA. 9046. The public will find a warm wel come. You Are Needed In The March Of Dimes Cleveland Hard of Hearing club —both groups being organizations Polio has come close to another circle of friends in East Cleve land. Word has been received that Ann Webster, 15-year-old daugh ter of the Charles Websters, formerly of 1737 Northfield rd. and now residing near Medina, has been a patient in Akron City Hospital for the past three months, suffering a generalized polio condition. The family also includes three sons, Michael, Stephen and Mark, all younger than Ann, who attended Pros pect School. whose objectives are not a full treasury. Other organization gifts received are from1 the Senior Auxiliary Windermere Chapter No. 388. Order of Eastern Star while the Student Council of Shaw High School contributed $150 of its “All Purpose Fund” to the cause. Tomorrow evening. Friday. Judge Addams will make his initial ap peal of this campaign at the movie houses. Once again, the Girl Scouts will be on hand to serve in this in-gathering of dimes from movie goers. In the initial kit county Alonday, L. Keith, co-chairman, reported a total of $1257 from the first 36 kits counted. More than 209 kits are out among the workers, most of whom are assigned to residential house-to-house canvassing. Fight Polio With 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Dimes Class Day Is January TA L’u/AtShaw Class Day Exercises, always a part of the commencement activi ties at Shaw High School, will be serving a double purpose when ob served by the January 1950 gradu ating class at Shaw High School next Tuesday night. By vote of the executive board of Shaw’s PTA unit, Class Day will be their regu lar January meeting. Whether this year's plan will be come a regular thing for the Shaw PTA is dependent on future execu tive boards. There will be no admission charged for the program to include music, a speech and a playlet, and the public is invited to come to the school auditorium at 8:15 to enjoy it. The program -will open with the National Anthem, after which the school orchestra will play selections from Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate’’. Milton G. Niergarth directs the or chestra. Graduating members of the Shaw Choir, with Marion Peters accom panying, will sing selections from “The Desert Song” by Sigmund Romberg. The class day speech by Richard Young will be of special interest, being “Shaw Looking Backward Fifty Years.” Miss Lois Crank directs the speech work. Closing the evening’a exercises will be a one-act play, “A Vane Effort” by Winston Tolles, in which the cast will include Kay Powell, Marilynn Heidinber, John Pressly, Anna Jo Owen, William, Pennza, Shirley ATowls and Edwin' Polk. Ralph Carson is stage mana ger while backstage work is being handled by Marie Francis, Annn. Lee Frecker, and Jacqueline Molder. Miss Dean directs. Presbyterial To Hold Mid-Winter District Meeting The Alid-Winter Meeting of the Cleveland Presbyterial Society will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland, 16200 Euclid ave., on Alonday, January 30th. Airs. F. E. Ostrander, presi dent, will open the morning session at 10:30 a. m. The theme for the day is National Missions. In the forenoon, Rev. Tracy Spencer, will tell of the local Presbyterion Alission, “Woodland Center” of which he is the Direc tor. Rev. Spencer was pastor of Windermere Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland prior to going to the Center. Airs. Karl E. Prindle, Presbyterial Secretary of National Alissions will speak of the National work at large. Luncheon will be served at 12 .’30 p. m. (85c), and reservations must be in by January 26th to Mrs. Edmond S. Ray, 1652 Warren rd., BO. 1257. The afternoon session, opening at 1:30 p. m. will feature the work done in Cuba, Porto Rico, and Southern United States, the speaker being Airs. Zoltan Irshay, who with her husband recently returned from that field. They are now doing Settlement House work in Detroit. As the Cleveland Presbyterial includes the North east section of Ohio, a large attendance of women is expected from Ashtabula, Akron, Lorain and other local societies in the district. All women are cor dially invited to attend. Publishes Seng A novelty number entitled “Pe tunia” is the newest song from the pen of East Clevelander Roller Landis. Just released, the song has been recorded by Steve Gibson and His Red Caps. Mr. Landis is now located in Philadelphia where he does stage, radio work and song writing. He is the son of Mrs. Anna Cusic, 1290 East 134th st. On Monday, also the March of Dime boxes appeared in places of business and all public places. The 1950 edition is in snappy container, a miniature iron lung, and bound to serve as a magnet for any dime that comes within its radius, residential canvas, just call Judge Addams. LI. 7248 or Air. Keith, LI. 6757 or Airs. Alcywn Isaac, AIU. 0685, and a worker will be at your door, presto. East Cleve land is out to get that last thin dime if there are any such. Remember—we, as a city, have an obligation to pay. Judge Addams reminds us again that East Cleve land must not stand “in the red”! with the Greater Cleveland or Na-I tional Infantile Paralysis Founda tion.