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I"" Mail Addresses Business: 814 East 152nd Street Phone: GLenville 1*4383 News: 14600 Euclid Avenue Apt. 302 City Site Of $2l/i Million Sub-Station Purchase of the former Goff* Kirby Coal Co. property to house a two-and-half million dollar sub station is announced today by the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. The site is located north of Euclid ave^ between Coit rd. and Colla mer st. with entrance off Collamer. The proposed construction, in* dicate city officials, will add between $25,000 and $30,000 an* nually to the city’s tax returns. It is expected to have the plant in operation by late 1957. Plans call for the remodeling of the present two-story brick build ing to meet the requirements for a model sub-station. All other build ings and the old coal trestle and bins are to be removed and the property, all improved will be fenced. The project is an entirely new sub-station. It does not replace any present service, say company spokesmen who point out that the selection of this site is a further step in their continuing expansion program to bring ample facilities close to their growing industrial and residential needs. The company has added a num ber of similar stations each year, reflecting their continued growth in areas outside of downtown Cleveland. The entire property purchased by the Cleveland Electric Illumin ating Co. includes all the Goff Kirby holdings, and the land to the rear of 1709-1711 Coit rd. belonging to the Bruder Bros, who are developing a section in this area. The Euclid ave. front age is being retained by the pres ent owner for apartment or office building development. Erection of the sub-station on this site does not require zoning board or City Commission ap proval,, explains City Manager Chas. A. Carran, since the site is in a U4 district. Under the East Cleveland zoning ordinance con struction and operation of an electric sub-station in a U4 dis trict has always been permitted. This particular site has been in the foreground on zoning board agendas for months.The board has turned down appeal after appeal for its use. Objections, from both city and property owners have been based on too heavy traffic in and out, noise, 24-hour opera tions, and unsightly outside stor age of equipment or materials. Sines this particular area has brought property owners to City Hall when these rejected appeals were being heard, City Manager Chas. A. Carran today sent to each one of them a letter covering the advantages ef the proposed im provement. Close Indoor Gym Program: Camps Next The Y’s indoor gym program was brought to a close last Friday night with the presentation of the annual gym show. More than fifty boys in tht prep, junior, and senior gym classes demonstrated to their parents and other guests some of the actiivties in which they par ticipated throughout the past year. The show lasted about an hour and a half and was climaxed by the presentation of awards to the boys who participated in the YMCA National Athletic Achievement Program. Bill Morgan, Jim Strac ham, Bob Heckman, Neil Sharp, and Bill Bythway of the Gym Leaders Club worked along with Ken Wiley the Y’s physical direc tor in presenting the program. Centerville Mills Camp date this year is from June 23 to July 2. This year’s program promises ten days of fun-filled activities including swimming, boating, hiking, horse back riding, ball games, and manv others. Boys 8% to 15 years of age are eligible to go. The tota1 cost is $33 for Y members and $35 dollars for non-members. A $4 deposit is necessary to hold a place. There can be no refunds on deposits after June 8th. For boys 14 to 18 the 17-day trip to the Canadian Northwoods Camp will run from June 30th to July 16th. Ten of these days are devoted to a canoe trip through the Northwoods Camp in Canada. The total cost is $105 and a $15 deposit is necessary to hold a place. There will be no refunds on de posits after June 15th. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Skoda, 1990 Nelawood, a boy, Gregory Skoda, May 6th. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse J. Render, 1017 East 148th st., a girl, Karen Lynn Kender, May 7th. "iE/V’! CLEVrLAND HORARY 14101 EUCLID AVENUE —ieast CLEVELAND, O. Volume No. 15—Issue No. 2 11 Day X-Ray Schedule MONDAY, May 28th, Euclid at Hower, 11:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. TUESDAY, May 29th, Hayden at Shaw, 11:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. THURSDAY, May 81st, Hayden at Shaw, 10:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. FRIDAY, June 1st, Hayden at Shaw, 12 noon to 6 p. m. SATURDAY, June 2nd, Hayden at Mayfair, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. TUESDAY, June Sth, Euclid at Taylor, 11:30a. m. to 6 p. m. WEDNESDAY, June Sth, East Cleveland City Hall, 1:45 p. m. to 6:15 p. m. WEDNESDAY, June 6th, Euclid at Lee, 11:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. THURSDAY, June 7th, Euclid at Superior, 10:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. THURSDAY, June 7th, Noble at Greyton, 10:80 a. m. to 5 p. m. FRIDAY, June 8th, Euclid at Superior, 10:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. FRIDAY, June 8th, Noble at Greyton, 10:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. SATURDAY, June 9th, Euclid at Superior, 9:00 a. in. to 1:00 p. m. SATURDAY, June 9th, Nozle at Greyton, 9 a. to 1 p. m. Open X-Ray Program Monday The Christmas Seal X-Ray buses are scheduled to roll into East Cleve land on Monday, May 28th. They will remain here through June 9th, it was -announced today by Miss Louise Barthold, chairman of the 1956 East Cleveland X-Ray Survey. During their stay here. Miss Bart hold said, the buses will be located at eight different spots, thereby making their service readily avail able to all interested citizens of our area. The free chest x-ray service is available to all persons 15 years of age and over and everyone in this age bracket is urged to take advan tage of this vital health program. Dr. James P. Winkler, Director of Health for East Cleveland, has pointed out that chest x-rays find tuberculosis and many other chest conditions and are of extreme im portance in the early finding of this dread disease. Dr. Winkler called special atten tion to the fact that tuberculosis does strike older people and urged senior citizens of East Cleveland make a particular effort to visit the mobile units for a free check-up. He pointed out that the survey is being con ducted as a joint effort of the East Cleveland Haelth Department, the county Commissioners through the county tuberculosis clinic and the Anti-Tuberculopis League, and is financed by the sale of Christmas Seals. The service is paid for in part, also, by the County Welfare Levy, which was renewed by the voters on May 8th. In speaking of the need for older persons to participate in the free chest x-ray program, Dr. Winkler released a tabulation showing new cases of tuberculosis, by age group, reported in the United States during 1953. This table shows: NEW CASES per Age 100,000 Population Under 5 15.4 5 to 14 8.8 15 to 24 48.4 25 to 44 67.3 45 to 64 79.2 65 and over 84.3 “From this table it is plain that all persons over 15 should have a chest x-ray for their own protection and for the protection of others with whom they come in contact, and it is especially important for those in the older age groups.” Dr. Winkler said. Dr. Winkler also called for at least 10,000 persons to visit the mobile units. He said that despite the fact that a goal of 7,500 had been set, he believed that at least 10,000 should be x-rayed. Mrs. Maurice Barnes, in charge of the PTA volunteers who will serve as clerks and registrars an nounces the following chairmen in charge at the several locations on the scheduled dates, as follows: Euclid-Hower, May 28 and Supe rior Euclid, June 9—Mrs. R. T. MacNamara, 12918 Forest Hills ave., GL. 1-2877. Shaw Hayden, May 29 and May 31—Mrs. Ralph MacEchron, 14318 Woodworth rd., PO. 1-9468. Shaw-Hayden-Mayfair, June 1-2 —Mrs. Carol Evans, 13318 Graham rd., MU. 1-0706. Superior-Euclid, June 7-8—Mrs. Alfred Hanel, 1630 Lakefront, GL. 1-7913. Euclid-Taylor, June 5 and City Hall June 6—Mrs. George Schmitz, 1834 Vassar, LI. 1-8102. Euclid-Lee, June 6—Rev. Wil liam Towner, 1984 Rosemont, LI. 1-5186. Noble-Greyton, June 7 Mrs. Earl Miller, 16804 Nelaview, PO. 1-6969. Over a broadcasting devise unheard of 43 years ago— Everett M. Preston will bid “good bye” to the pupils and faculty of Prospect School on Friday, June Sth. Their beloved principal is look ing to days of leisure and time for the many things a busy school principal does not get around to doings. When Mr. Preston came to Pros pects from a principalship at Lima, Ohio, he found a 1200 school enrollment and a faculty of 36 teachers. At that time all Seventh and Eighth Grades were located at Prospect and remained there until the W. H. Kirk Jr. High School was opened in 1930. Today the average enrollment is 500. There are 16 teachers. A number of “firsts” are credit ed to Mr. Preston. He arranged for the first elementary school sponsored neighborhood concerts given by the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. He premiered the local appearence of the Clare TreMajor Children’s Theatre which was a regular annual treat for years. He brought the first Newman Travel lectures here. In 1915 he was influential in starting the first kindergarten, a venture which conquered “quite a fight” since some educators felt the money could better be used for other purposes. In 1923 he helped organize the city’s first PTA unit. Mr. Preston holds that tradition has played an important part in the progress of the schools here. He says: “When dealing with a neighborhood that has tradition back of it, we have a tradition to maintain.” To illustrate he added that time and time and time again, when parents bring their child to school for the first time, they proudly state “I went to school here.” This means that education is an important element in citizen ship, becoming a part of the com munity as well as of the family. A little sideline on his first days at Prospect is recalled. Mr. Preston in looking about the build ing noticed a number of rather old batteries on a shelf in the base ment. He asked about them, to learn they were the remnants of the gas lighting that had but recently given way to the very new electric lighting system. Visiting Pastor ,■ i A .. s '7-'' *7 i. 1 Z t- A *-.» •*. Dr. W. J. MacLeod of Baldwin Wallace College will be the guest Prea’cher at Windermere Presby terian Church on Sunday, May 27th, in the absence of the Rev. J. Franklyn McHendry. Rev. Mc Hendry will be attending the Gen eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. in Philadelphia. 7 East Cleveland Ohio system a Rounding out 43 years at Pros pect Elementary School and 52 years in the teaching profession, Everett M. Preston can look with pride to his achievements. Keeping to his belief that “in education anything that works is good ped agogy” he has introduced many new theories and held on to older ones of proven worth. A change now apparent after a lapse of many years, he observes, is in the matter of discipline. “For the first time in 25 years, the pub lic is ready to support discipline in the schools.” Looking over the general school program, Mr. Preston points out that an important factor in the continued excellence of the East Cleveland Schools is its constant “middle of the road” policy in all things. “They have spelled ‘prog ressive’ with a small and not a capital P,” he comments. Chest X-Ray Bus Arrives Monday, Check The Schedule East Cleveland Leader Published In Conjunction with The SCOOP In Northeast Cleveland and The News-Journal In Euclid 11 Teachers Retire Three Promotions Raymond J. Vinbdrg^' Succeeding Everett M. Preston as principal at Prospect School is Raymond J. Vinborg, for the 'past six years a sixth grade teacher at Superior Elementary School. A native Clevelander and a grad uate of John Adams High School, Mr. Vinborg attended Cleveland College and received his A. B. de gree from Western Reserve Uni versity, preparing to teach in the secondary school. He did his prac- tice teaching at Shaw where he also substituted later and taught for a three-month period. He then did his master’s work in elemen tary education and is now doing his master’s work in administration, all at Western Reserve University. Mr. Vinborg is Superior School representative to the East Cleve lan Teachers Association which group he has served as vice pres ident. He is the treasurer of the East Cleveland School Employees Credit Union which was organized in February of 1955. At Superior Mr. Vinborg is in terested in extra curricular activi ties, one of them being folk danc ing which he acquired at Tower Fellowship at Church of the /Covenant. Mr. Vinborg was one of the three East Cleveland representatives to the Ohio Education Association meetings in Columbus in 1954 and 1955. He has had several years of experience in Cleveland’s qpmmer and winter recreation programs and has served as councelor and swimming instructor of elementary age boys and girls at Oakwood Day Camp. Married, Mr. Vinborg, and his wife, the former Mary Wedel, re side at 14715 Elderwood rd. Bernaky Condition Is Still Critical Word received by neighbors from Ann Arbor, Mich., up to Tuesday of this week, reports the condition of Thomas Bernaky, 24, of 14305 Savannah ave., as still critical. The University of Michigan Senior was the lone survivor in an automobile accident on May 19th which took the lives of three students and a Detroit couple. Bernaky, still unconscious as of Tuesday morning, has undergone surgery. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bernaky, are at his bedside. According to reports, the four students were enroute to a frater nity dance when it is believed their car shjt into the wrong lane, meet ing the Detroit car head-on. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Augusta, 13608 Sixth ave., a girl, Robin Marie Augusta, May 10th. -'A -A" '7-, Z’ ‘i- .*' 4 y. Several Faculty Changes Two administrators and nine faculty members will conclude their teaching careers in the East Cleveland Public Schools with the close of the current school year. The administrators are Everett M. Preston, principal at Prospect Elementary School and Mrs. Zoe Brundage, assistant principal and dean of girls at W. H. Kirk Jr. High School. Dr. O. J. Korb, superintednent of schools announces the appointment of Raymond J. Vinborg of Superior School to succeed Mr. Preston. Promotions at Kirk will bring Miss Marita Bricker, science instructor to the post of dean of girls and Mr. George Huxel to the post of assistant principal. Mr. Huxel has been dean of boys, a post he will retain, while relinquishing the duties of athletic director. Miss Bricker, a Kent State Uni versity graduate has been at Kirk for three years. Mrs. Brudage has been assistant principal and Dean of Girls at Kirk since the school was opened in 1930. Prior to that she taught commercial subjects at Shaw, and had also taught at Ohio U., of which she is a graduate. She also was Acting Principal at Kirk for three years. She plans to spend the summers at her cottage at Lakeside and hopes to enter Colubia University in the fall for further guidance study. “There is satisfaction in having been privileged to enter a new school (Kirk is the city’s first and only Junior High) and to have remained there during its first 25 years” states Mrs. Bundage. Dur ing this time some 6000 girls have attoedsd Kirk. It has always been a satisfaction to talk over problems with girls and their mothers when co-opera tion added to pleasant results. Mrs. Bundage feels that a work ing mother who plans her time and arranges home duties to still allow the proper attention to her family, is doing a big job, well. Appointed to the position of assistant principal, and retaining his duties as dean of boys is George F. Huxel, who also has been Kirk’s athletic director. No (Continued on Page 2) Nelson Jewelers Announce Senior Gift Winners Started last Tuesday, May 22nd, the “graduates watch” which is the center of attraction in the window at the Nelson Jewelry, 1385 Hayden ave. each Shaw High commencement season, stopped at 5 o’clock sometime during the weekend. And the stopped hands point to the names of Richard Knott and Judith Ziegler, two of the 1956 Shaw June graduates. Miss Ziegler will receive a Gruen watch and Richard will receive a Parker pen and pencil set from Mr. Nelson who for years was a member of East Cleveland Board of Education. The graduate gift project is of long standing at Nelson’s and each year seniors and other persons check the gift watch day by day. Former Resident Dies In Windsor Mrs. Florence Knowles Seaton, a former East Clevelander, died at her home in Windsor, Ohio Tuesday, according to word re ceived here. Services were held Wednesday in Orwell, Ohio, and burial was in Lake View Ceme tery, his city. Mrs. Seaton was the wife of George A. Seaton, former instruc tor at Shaw and Kirk Jr. High Schools, and owner of the Seaton Printing Co. here. A son Jack, of Windsor, also survives. 13,750 Circulation Guaranteed eday. May 24, 1956 I i r' a Thu Miss Marita Bricker Ralph C. Morris From class room to law office. This is the break in routine which Ralph C. Morris will take June 8th when he puts away the test tubes in the chemistry lab at Shaw where he has been teaching this fascin ating subject for 41 years. After being firmly estblished in his teaching career, Mr. Morris did something he long had wanted to do. He studied law and, after the required number of nights at 'John Marshall School of Law he hung up his law diploma in the Union Commerce Building. He deals principally with probate law and is looking forward to full-time at it. The retiring science* instructor is already being sought by school men neighboring districts who have experienced the difficulty of hav ing a science substitute on their telephone list. But Mr. Morris is making no promises. While boys predominate in chem istry classes, Mr. Morris has found that the girls do a very good job at it, and usually sign up because the subject is directly or indi rectly necessary to their career. Fundamental chemistry does not change, says Mr. Morris and fun damental chemistry is taught on the high school level. It is left to the colleges, with their fine equip ment, to go on from there. With today’s demand for trained scientists,, this teacher of long experience foresees a gradual growth in chemistry enrollment. As for Shaw, he says, it has always been an academic high school. Mr. Morris points with pride to Shaw graduates Dr. Robert Shank land, an authority in atomic ener gy Kent Van Horn, head of re search for The Aluminum Com pany of America and John Gif ford, high in research for Good rich, to mention but a few. Churchwomen Hold 23rd Flower Sale For the 23rd time the women of Calvary Lutheran Church will hold a flower sale the few days preceeding Memorial Day and on Memorial Day. This year’s sale on the church lawn, Euclid and Lock wood aves. will open May 26th and continue on the 28th through the 30th. It is being co-sponsored by the Calvary Fellowship Class. Potted plants for cemetery and garden use as well as a good variety of garden plants will be available. In charge of the sale are Ed Schmink, Merlin Kuns, Lloyd Herman, Mrs. Hazel Yerty and Mrs. Elsie Ahrens. Volunteers will serve meals to the sales force and this part of the activity is be ing directed by Mrs. Alice Herman. COPY EARLY Due to Memorial Day falling on Wednesday this year, the deadline for all news copy for the Thursday, May 31st issue will be Monday at 4 p. m. Mailed material must reach us by Monday morning. Your co-operation will be greatly appreciated. Going Somewhere? Driving sc’~«where on Memorial Day? T1 STAY in line and keep within ited speed limits. S1UP for coffee and a breather every 100 miles. AVOID night driving when pos sible. DON’T drink if you drive, don’t drive if you drink. —You want to get back. Was Basement Flooded? Tell City Engineer Many basements of dwelling houses and stores on the east side of greater Cleveland were flooded during the recent May 12th, storm. This storm was in the nature of a flash flood which prob ably would not be duplicated more than once in twenty-five years. During such storms water from the streets, roofs, parking areas and other locations overload the Storm sewerage system. A sewer age system which is entirely adequate for a normal rain may prove to be inadequate during such a severe test, or weaknesses in the system will become evident during such a test. The federal government is assist ing with federal funds the repair of storm damaged to public prop erty or facilities. The Engineer ing Department of the City of East Cleveland is making survey to find the locations within the City where the storm caused water to rise through the drains to flood basements. Malcolm S. Douglas, City Engineer, asks the coopera tion of the people of East Cleve land in sending a postal card to the Engineering Department giv ing the street, number and depth of water in each instance. If the water came through the basement windows or walls, this should be stated. Cards should be addressed to the Engineering Department, City of East Cleveland, 14340 Euclid ave., East Cleveland 12. Persons prefering to telephone may call MU. 1-f 0, the City Hall on Friday, May 2vin or on Monday, May 28th, when Mr. Sheldon Schweikert will be available to receive calls relative to the survey. George Raybould Heads Heights DeMolay Chapter ■k xP George E. Raybould The 89th public installation of officers of Heights Chapter, Order .of Demolay, will be held on Fri day, June 8th at 8 p. m. in Heights Masonic Temple, Lee and Mayfield rds. in Cleveland Heights. William L. Palmer, a student at Miami University will be the installing officer. To be installed as Master Coun cilor is George E. Raybould, 17, a senior at Cleveland Heights High School and the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Raybould, 852 Englewood. Serving with the incoming coun cilor will be Robert H. Fraser, a junior at Shaw High School as Senior Councilor and Norman Ditty, a junior at Shaw, as Junior Councilor. Following f* impressive cere mony there v. .l be refreshments and dancing. Completing the list of officers will be: Chaplain, Tom Nigolian Senior Deacon, Dave Thorpe Junior Dea con, Carl Fisher Marshal, Dick Baker Orator, Henry Chakford Senior Steward, Charles Mathews Junior Steward, Ronald Egbert. First Preceptor, Gene Burton Second Preceptor, Bob Lane Third Preceptor, Bob Richardson Fourth Preceptor, Ernie Strodtbeck Fifth Preceptor, Vaido Konsen Sixth Preceptor, Gary Henninge Seventh Preceptor Pete Minogue Stand ard Bearer, Jim Stevens Almoner, Gordon Strodtbeck Sentinel, Richard Seese. CALL NEWS to PO. 1-3378 Vets Plan Memorial Observance Veto ns of American Legion Post lo„, Vr^rans of Fore:~n War East Cleve'aad Post IL and Canadian Legion Post 21 are again joining forces for the observance of Memorial Day, May 30th. General Chairman William F. Stewart today announces the pro grams for the City Hall flag rais ing and wreath laying ceremonies, the Parade Orders, and the pro gram at the old cemetery, adjacent to First Presbyterian Church, Euclid at Nela Park. In this beauty spot is the grave of an unknown soldier who was “mustered out” as he was traveling through the city, and was laid to rest in a little green tent beside the Old First Church. FLY THE FLAG Veteran Posts in charge of the East Clevelatnd observance of Memorial Day are requesting all business places, all industrial plants, and all residences to fly Old Glory from dawn to dusk on Memorial Day, Wednesday, May 30th. All units participating in the parade from City Hall to the cemetery are requested to take their assigned places by 8:30 and be ready to move at 9:00 a. m., following the ceremonies at City Hall where Shaw High School Band will play as the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve raise the flag. The invo cation will be given by the Rev. Father John O. Jacoby of Christ The King Church. The laying of the wreath at the foot of the flag pole will be in charge of the auxiliaries of the sponsoring groups, assisted by Cub Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and Rainbow Girls. Taps will be sounded as the flag is lowered to indicate the close of this lovely ritual which for years has begun the day’s observance. Hundreds of marchers, veterans, civic groups, yffith groups and private citizens are expected to honor the city’s soldiers dead by participating in the parade or at 'tending the programs. A new unit this year, announces M. Stewart, will be equipment and the 908th Field Artillery, 83rd Division. This equipment may be viewed on Euclid at Knowles, be fore 9:00 a. m. Stanley Webster, East Cleveland’s new director of law, will be the speaker at the Cemetery program. Details of both programs and the Parade Orders will be found else where in this issue. Graves at East Cleveland Ceme tery, East 118th st., will be decor ated Tuesday, May 29th at 7:00 p.m. after which the annual placing of a wreath on the grave of General John R. McQuiggs at Lake View Cemetery will take place. Serving as Grand Marshall of the Day will be Stephen R. McKeamey (Ret.) and Parade Marshall will be Chief of Police H. S. Weaver. tappy Ricks will again be on duty with his sound truck to enable every one to hear the programs, at City Hall, and at the Cemetery. Seniors Observe Class Night, 31st Seniors in the Music and Dra matic Departments at Shaw High School will take to the auditorium stage in the annual Class Night Thursday, May 31st. Chosen for their traditional one act Class Night play is William Dean Howells’ “The Mouse Trap” and cast are Mei Mei Mei Hull, Edward Dell, Jean Malmstead, Gretchem Terhune and Carole Joyce Hoffman, Carole Goldie, Cabot. For their participation the or chestra and glee club will offer selections from “Carousel.” The hour is 8:00 p. m. Salvation Army Seeks Members During National Salvation Army W’eek, May 20th through 27th, The Salvation Army of Greater Cleve land embarks on a Campaign to in crease membership in the Salvation Army Association. The Association is composed of lay people interested in the humani tarian work of The Salvation Army. The purpose of the campaign is to encourage greater citizen participa tion in the program of the organi zat’ th mc“ berr si ort. ca—^—.Ti is -0,0€ new members and proceeds will be used to further enlarge and expand the operations of The Salvation Army in Cleveland area. The Campaign I continue through June 15th. Don't Miss The Bus