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EAST CLEVELAND LIBRARY 14101 EUCLID AVENUE LAST CLEVELAND, 0- Mail Addresses Business: 814 East 152nd Street Phonei Glenville 1*4383 News: 14600 Euclid Avenue Apt. 302 & Kiwanis of East Cleveland added another “first” to its long list of “Firsts” Monday, June 2nd. They had as their luncheon guests five members of the East Cleveland Public School faculty who are retiring this year. Receiving the recog nition they so justly merited for the years spent in teaching the youth of East Cleveland were Miss Florence Lowry, THIS THAT fast Cleveland Two oak trees were planted recently on the front lawn of First Presbyterian Church, Euclid at Nela aves. Comment ing on the planting, “CON TRACT,” the church bulletin, notes that these are the first trees to have been planted since the maples on the Nela side were planted 20 years ago. Other old and still beautiful trees grace the site. “Progress must have its way. Down go the historic trees famous for a century in the American village and town. These trees were planted by the fathers for the generation which they forsaw. We have been that generation. Now’ the inheritance is passing. “There is an answer. As they planted for others, so we must plant for others. They left us a heritage, so we must leave others a heritage. “The elms were planted by the church fathers a hundred years ago. They will not last forever. “So to take their place th* new young oaks. And some day a generation of church goers in this place will enjoy with ap preciation the small oaks planted on our lawn, two weeks ago.” It would be interesting to know how many other trees have been planted in East •‘’leveland this year. The city added 227 to its city-owned trees. News follows a pattern in some respects, each season bringing its own special feature possibilities. During the school year schools are important news and to readers of the East Cleveland Leader who have become accustomed to fol lowing the progress of the ele mentary grades, the Six Sixes column is a must always. As this column signs off until September, the Leader Staff offers a sincere “Thank You” to C. Cassil Reynard, Six Sixes columnist for the East Cleve land Board of Education. He has done a big job well, giving the citizens a clear and in formative word picture of regular and extra curriculum activities in their six grade schools. If you missed the Blood Bank at Shaw High Wednesday, the unit is at Nela Park Camp site today and tomorrow, 10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. Better bank a pint. One never knows when one will need to draw on the account. City officials, through the zoning board and commission, are doing their utmost to keep the door closed on Sunday laundries a service they hold can be Well covered in six days of the week. The continued hearing Tuesday, left the city fathers unchanged in their tpinjon on this vital matter. Volume No. 19—No. 21 RETIRING TEACHERS from East Cleveland Public Schools are honored by Kiwanis. Here Robert Kerr, chairman of the Boys and Girls Committee pins an orchid on Miss Mildred Palmer. Already so adorned are, left to right: Miss Florence Lowry, Miss Mary Richardson (Mr. Kerr, Miss Palmer), Miss Edith Porter, Miss Janice Leydorf. Kiwanis Honors Retiring Teachers 1990 Ford dr., and Miss Mary Richardson, 14600 Euclid ave. members of W. H. Kirk Jr. High School and Miss Janice E. Leydorf, 1843 Roxford rd.. Miss Edith L. Porter, 1845 Roxford rd., of Prospect Ele mentary School, and Miss Mil dred Palmer, 14600 Euclid ave., Shaw High School faculty member. President Wayne C. Blough introduced the honored guests. Mr. John Watworth extended a welcome and the club’s recog nition of their inestimable sense to the youth of the city. Miss Palmer who holds her AB and MA degrees from Marietta College will make her home in that lovely Ohio River city with a sister. She taught in Huntington, W. Va. before coming to Shaw High School where she has been a member of the English department. She is looking forward to par ticipating in the programs at the Marietta College Club, play golf w’hen weather permits, and read-one of her favored leisure time occupations, A lover of travel, Miss Palmer and other members of her family have an interesting western itinery planned for this summer. East Cleveland will not be losing a resident in the retir ing of Miss Edith L. Porter She plans to continue residing at 1845 Roxford rd., after hav ing been here since 1920 when she started Fifth and Sixth grades at Prospect School. She received her bachelor of science in education from Ohio Uni versity and did her master’s work at Western Reserve Uni versity. Miss Porter plans a few week’s visit in Florida, leaving within the next week. Change In School Building Management Is Announced Mr. Willard R. Duns, who was recently appointed Super intendent of Buildings and Grounds, was bom in Cleve land in 1915. His school days were spent in East Cleveland Schools, graduating from Shaw High in 1935 and later attend ing night classes at Fenn Col lege, He worked for several years as an electrician before com ing to the East Cleveland Board of Education as acting custodian at Chambers, head custodian at Caledonia School and recently in the same ca pacity at Kirk Junior High School. He lives with Mrs. Duns, his 14-year-old son, Willard, jr., and is a foster parent to Rex Hobbacker. Mr. Dunns can be seen from the highest spot at Shaw Sta dium during the football sea son taking all of the team’s football movies. For the past three years he has enjoyed working with the East Cleveland School Employ ee’s Credit Union as their vice president and one of nine di rectors. Mr. Duns enjoys gardening, photography, stamp collecting, in fact anything mechanical or scientific. He said, however, that he will not have much time for his hobbies now, as most of it will be spent on his new position. Notice Shuttles featuring the 50th anniversity at Shaw Field may be purchased in the main of fice of Shaw High School after the close of school. The price will be $5*00. 1 After that she expects to have time to do the many things which a busy teacher just does not find the time to do, more reading among them. Wedding bells will ring along about mid-summer for Miss Leydorf whose marriage to Mr. M. W. Stern of Deerfield, Mich, is planned for as soon as their new home they are building in Perrysburg, Ohio, is ready for occupancy. Both Miss Leydorf and her fiance are from Perrysburg. Miss Leydorf attended Ohio Univer sity and began her teaching career in Perrysburg Town ship, coming to East Cleveland in 1921 and having taught at Prospect Elementary School since that time. Head of the Social Studies Department at W. H. Kirk Jr. High School, Miss Richardson taught at Superior School when she first came to East Cleveland. She holds her B.S. degree in education from Ohio University and her master’s degree from Columbia Univer sity. Miss Richardson is returning to her native Westville where she and her sister, Mrs. Ella Miller have entirely remodeled their home during this past year. And here is still another teacher looking to more hours for reading, for which the busy days and paper-checking evenings leave so little time. Miss Lowry plans to remain in her apartment at the Commo dore Hotel and has no definite plans for the future at this time. She prepared for her teaching career at Ohio State University where she received her A.B. degree and then got her master’s degree in history at Western Re serve University. Closing 28 years of faithful and efficient service to the Board of Education Roy J. Nolff is resigning his position as Superintendent of Mainten ence and Grounds on July 1st. After attending to a few other tasks lined up for the summer, the Nolffs will be off for Eustis, Fla., where they have purchased a home with a lake, which means fishing. Another hobby which the Nolffs plan to continue in their new home is gardening. Their Florida acreage has 11 veri ties of fruit and nut trees. An electrician, Mr. Nolff started with the East Cleve land School system in 1931 as an assistant to William Coun cell, then business manager. In addition to the rountine duties which fall to a man who is an expert in lighting and the construction which goes along with such a system. Mr. Nolff in 1939 made the com plete layout and installation of the lighting at Shaw Sta dium, the first such installation to be made in this area. He also completed the same job at the Rubber Bowl in Akron in 1942. During the PWA days, the East Cleveland Board of Edu cation took this opportunity to install new lighting system throughout the entire school system, the only building not being included is the new E. H. Kirk Jr. High School. H. Kirk Jr. High School. Mr. Nolff was in entire charge of the project. One of the tasks which Mr. Nolff will complete this sum mer, on his own as a private contractor, is the installation of modern lighting fixtures at Rozelle and Prospect Elemen tary schools. For the past few months Mr. Nolff has been working (Continued pn 4 EastlClareland. Ohio tpl 1 City Firm In Stand Against Sunday Laundry East Cleveland is standing firm on its conviction that a Sunday-operated laundry is not essential to the welfare of the city. Tuesday evening the City Commission accepted the recom mendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals that the Clesco Co. be permitted to operate a self service, coin-operated laundry at 12501 Superior ave., but the op eration must be closed from mid ’i?ht Saturday to midnight Sun day. «. Durant Mix read the motion which was seconded by Frank Fellows and sustained by the other members of the Commis sion. The motion is as follows: “I move that the action of the Board of Zoning Appeals in requiring the automatic laundry at 12501 Superior ave., East Cleveland, Ohio, to be closed on Sunday be approved and sus tained for the following rea sons: 1. We find the applicant, George Frieden, did not in the original hearing advise the Board of Zoning Appeals that a Sunday operation was con templated. The operation was compared to existing operations in East Cleveland which were closed on Sundays. 2. It is our finding that the laundry being in operation twenty-four hours per day, six days a week, should provide ample time for servicing the neighborhood. 3. Residents of the neighbor hood have filed a protest against the Sunday operation and have indicated that they feel that Sunday operation is not desirable or necessary. 4. To approve Sunday opera tion would condone a violation of the State Sunday closing law. 5. Inasmuch as two other similar laundry operations in East Cleveland are closed on Sunday, it would be unfair and unjust to permit this laundry to be open on Sunday. 6. This Sunday operation would be contrary to the best interests and welfare of the community.” Commission president Norman Townsend presided. Reese Dill, attorney for the appellants, stated that no clean up or repairs were made on Sun day. Such services, he stated, were confined to week days. The original appeal came be fore the zoning board in Janu ary. hen the laundry began Sunday operation, the zoning board reconsidered its action, again granted the appeal but added the no Sunday restriction. The appe’lants then appealed to the City Commission and the hearing was begun two weeks ago and then continued until this Tuesday evening’s commission session. Objection was made by Mr. Dill to a filing of a petition cir culated by the Superior-Rozelle Property Owners Civic Associa tion. During the examination by Mr. Dill of City Manager Chas. A. Carran, Chief of Police H. S. Weaver, and Law Director Stan ley A. Webster, all members of the zoning board, each one made it clear that had no mention of Sunday hours or any represen tation of Sunday hours been made in the original appeal by George Frieden, Clesco salesman who sold the local laundry pack age. “The entire board would have objected,” added Mr. Car ran. Presbyterians To Ordain Pastor Of New Congregation There was a planned change in leadership at the new Christ Presbyterian Church in Ches terland Sunday, June 1st. Mr. Dan De A rment, is returning from Union Seminary, N. Y. to resume the pastoral duties which, during his year’s ab sence, have been so well hand led by Mr. Bruce Reeves. Mr. Reeves, having completed his interneship, returns to McCor mick Theological Seminary in Chicago to finish his courses there. Mr. DeArment is to be or dained to the Christian minis try on June 15th and installed as pastor of Christ Presbyter ian Church that same day. The services will be held in West Geauga Junior High School on Route 306. Christ Church, organized as an independent church last October has a 150 membership. Many of the members formerly were enrolled in First Presby terian Church of East Cleve land which has sponsored the new congregation. Mr. Reeves is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reeves of 12719 Speedway Overlook, East Cleveland Leader Published in Conjunction with The SCOOP in Northeast Cleveland and The News-Journal in Euclid School 4th HONOR STUDENTS IN SHAW'S 1958 graduating class are: (Left Page) Top—Linda Schweizer. Below—John F. Drake, Patricia Ann Moore. (Right Page) Top—Gail Dunlap, Cynthia Ann Scott. Below: Edward L. Frey, William S. Limbird, II. Community Council To Extend Polio Protection All Children, Adults A recent survey of East Cleveland public and parochial school children showed that more than a fourth of the stu dents have not yet received the full protection available against polio by completing the recom mended three-shot series. The East Cleveland Com munity Council is acting to rectify this situation and to allow adults to complete or further their own immuniza tion against polio. On Thurs xlay, Jane 12th, at 7:00 p.- m., licensed physicians assisted by a team of nurses and other volunteers will administer polio shots at the gymnasium of the Prospect School, Euclid and Shaw aves. First, second or third booster shots, whichever are needed, will be given for $1.00. Chil dren under 18 years of age Name .Age Address ______ SALK POLIO VACCINE Dose Date Given 1st 2nd _______________________ 3rd _____________________________ PROTEST INCREASE City Manager Chas. A. Car ran and Finance Director G. T. Apthorp this morning are attending a Cleveland Council committee meeting on the question of increasing costs of water and sewage services to the suburbs. Library Plans Eight Tuesday Night Concerts Response to their first series of concerts, has encouraged the Concert Committee of the East Cleveland Public Library to plan eight concerts, one each month, for the 1958-59 series. The decision was reached at their meeting held Wednesday, May 28th. Also, for the convenience of the public, the evening for these program of voice and instrumental numbers is being chapged from Monday to Tues day evenings. There will be one Christmas program. Committee members present for this meeting and who de cided with much enthusiasm to again offer the concerts, were: Mrs. Grace Toy David son, Mrs. Clarence A. Eben hack, Mrs. Charles Green, Mrs. A. J. Hammer. Mrs. Ralph T. Hisey, Mrs. Sloan A. Prit chard, Miss Emily Watson, Miss Sara Watson, together with Miss E. L. Miller and Mrs. Lillian C. Clarke of the Library staff, 14.100 Circulation Guaranteed Thursday, Juno 5, 1958 must have the written consent of their parents or be accom panied by one of their parents. The program is open to East Clevelanders of any age, but reservations must be reserved prior to 12:00 noon, June 9th. To register, complete the form below and send It to the East Cleveland City Hall, 14340 Euclid ave.—or phone in your reservation to any of the following persons: Mrs. Mau rice Barnes. PO 1-1996 Mrs. Ross Connell, PO 1-1705 Mrs. Charles Fursdon, PO 1-9029 Mrs. George S. Collins, LI 1 3369: Mrs. Charles Cowles, GL 1-6296:. Mrs. Joseph Klimow ski. MU 1-5352 Mrs. Alton McStay, LI 1-1349: Mrs. John Wachter, YE 2-6178. Reservations must be re ceived no later than Monday noon, June 5th. City Receives Safety Citation In a telegram received by Chief of Police H. S. Weaver, from the National Safety Coun cil Tuesday, June 3rd, he was advised that East Cleveland, for the third consecutive year has been cited for the excellence of its system of maintaining traf fic accident records. The de partment also is given recogni tion for its organization pro gram for traffic safety. Commenting, Chief Weaver paid tribute to the members and department staff for their continued co-operation in the traffic safety program, as a whole, as set up by the National Safety Council. McGraw Heads Faculty Group Robert McGraw, member of the Shaw High School faculty, is the newly elected president of the East Cleveland Educa tional Association. He was chosen for the honor at the final meeting of the school year held at Rozelle School on May 27th. Other officers elected were Vice President, Robert Chaunce of Mayfair Secre tary, Miss Nancy Rauf man of Superior and Treasurer, Miss Jean Vokoun of Caledonia school. Committee reports for the year were read and the host school served punch and cook ies in the school’s new library. Under a tightened policy of grading at Shaw High School, the Honor Roll of the June Class of 1958, announced at the Sunday, June 1st commence ment exercises, carries the names of only seven students. Requirements for attaining this high honor are a 4.5 standing or better for the three year course. Meriting the honor because of their scholastic standing as well as achievements in the extra curricular activities at Shaw were: JOHN DRAKE, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Drake, 1127 Carver rd. who plans to enroll at Denison University this fall on a scholarship. His father and a brother are Denison men. At Shaw John won Honorable Mention in the National Merit Test, as well as in the local, Kent State Division and All Ohio division in the general scholarship tests for high school seniors. In recognition of outstanding proficiency in high school math and science, Renssalaer Polytechnic Insti tute granted him the Rens salaer Medal. He has a Certi ficate of Achievement from the National High School Poetry Association. Jack’s extra curricular ac tivities at Shaw included man ager of the JV football team, Lettermen’s Club, Student Council representative-at-large, Pep Club. Hi-Y presidency, honors in swimming, track and cross country, and the right to wear the National Honor Society pin. Music and athletics are the contrasting interests which have attracted GAIL DUN LAP. in addition to her stud ies. She has been a member of the Girls Athletic Association and the Pep Club, vice presi dent of band, member of the orchestra and string ensemble and the Rhythm Teens, and a majorette. She has also been active in Friendship and Col lege clubs and wears the colors of the National Honor Society. Gail also has a National High School poetry association award. Gail plans to enter the business world with plans for future studying along this line later. She is secretary-treasurer of the Class of 1958. One of the most coveted science awards for a high school student is the Bausch Lomb award and at Shaw this June this honor went to ED WARD L. FREY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Frey of 1537 Coventry rd. E w a plans to enter Yale in the fall. At Shav’ he was interested also in band, orchestra and the Rhythm Teens, the College club, tennis, swimming and the Pep club. He prizes a National Honor Society membership. He has been active in the Temple Group at Temple Emanuel on the Heights. WILLIAM S. LIMBIRD II plans to be another high school graduate bent on a career in engineering. He will enter Case Institute of Technology in the fall. His Shaw High days are dotted with memories of ac tivities in the Rhythm Teens, in the swim and track teams, in Band and Hi-Y, intramurals and National Honor Society. In the Ohio State test for high school seniors he won honorable mention for the state and was one of the youths to represent East Cleveland YMCA at the Model Legislature sessions in Columbus. He has also been a Junior Kiwanian. He is the son of the William Slade Limbird I of 16232 Oak hill rd. Art editor of the 1958 Shuttle was PATRICIA MOORE, another of the Honor Roll students of the Shaw u n e, 1958 class. Patricia’s class room work was aug mented with active interest in Student Council, Canteen Coun cil, Jr.-Sophomore Friendship, (Continued on Pagq 4) Shaw pool is scheduled to, open Monday, June 9th with day time swimming, and the evening schedules will be made available as soon as weather permits, announces Recreation Director Roy Wisecup. Swimming at Shaw Pool is open to all East Clevelanders and their guests, including ah pupils in all the schools in the city and the school district. Supervisor for the 1958 sum mer at Shaw Pool will be Miss Marianne Rothhaas who has been on the Shaw pool staff since her Shaw high school days. John E. Lee, 14436 Terrace rd. will be the cashier and Miss Mona Althans of 918 Ravine dr. will be the assistant cashier. There will be seven pool guards, Mary Ann Lee, 14436 Terrace rd. Jerry Spaulding, 15338 Plymouth Place Ruth Decker, 1262 Melbourne rd. Tom Wachter, 15364 Glynn rd. Lynne Taylor, 1854 Garfield rd. Jackie Cipiti, 3390 Rosedale and Larry Halo, 15904 Hazel rd. Locker Room attendants will include Cara Warner, 1903 Rosemont rd. Laura Fleming, 1245 East 142nd st. Mona Althans, 918 Ravine dr. Janis Pink, 1766 Lockwood ave. Sharon Lapka, 1377 Hampton rd. Also James Angle, 909 Selwyin rd. Dieter Kulicke, 1500 Luxor rd. and Willard Brown, 1910 Rosemont rd. Admission fees are un changed from last year. They will be: Public Swimming—Mornings (11:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m.)—15c. Afternoon and evening (1:30 p. m. to 6:00 or 9:00 p. m.)—35c. Learn-to-Swim—(9:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m.)—15c. Children under 6 admitted free when accompanied by ar adult paying a single admission Pools hours, weather per mitting, are as follows: Daily—11.00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. and 1:30 p. m. to 9:00 p. m. Saturdays—11:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. and 1:30 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. Sundays—1:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. Learn-to-Swim—9:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. (Monday through Saturday). The Learn-to-Swim program is open to all pupils in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades. Classes will begin about July 1st. Further announcement will be made of this program. Local Seaman Is Pall Bearer For Unknown Soldier One of his military details which Seaman Jack R. Currie will never forget came May 26th, 1958. He was one of the sailors chosen to be a pall bearer for one of the three un known service men who were transferred at sea from the U.S.S. Boston to it’s sister ship, the U.S.S. Canberra. Seaman Currie, son of Mr. and Mrs. All Currie of 13612 Fourth ave.. is aboard Ameri ca’s first Guided Missile cruiser, the U.S.S. Boston. The ceremony was one of the closing scenes in the chosing the unknown Korean soldier to sleep at Arlington Cemetery. The unknowns not chosen for Arlington were give a military burial at sea. CALL NEWS to PO. 1-3378 Full Staff Assigned As Playgrounds. Pool Open Next Monday After schools out, what? This question is answered perfectly for East Clevelanders who have access to conveniently located and well equipped, supervised playgrounds a 11 ready to open next Monday. June 9th. The school year closes here tomorrow, June 6th. Recreation Director o y Wisecup has all personnel en gaged, all schedules completed, and everything in readiness for the opening of the playgrounds next week. All giounds are sup ervised all or part of each day. And again, most of the play ground staff are the same as were on duty last yeai. Schedules, supervisors and other information is announced as follows by Mr. Wisecup: Lunch hours are from 12 noon to one and dinner hours are from 5:00 to 6:00 p. m. for "one man” crews. Shaw Field Shaw Field, the city’s largest and best equipped playground, offers a wide variety of enter tainment and “skill developers” for leisure summer hours. It is under supervision from 9:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. Staffing the Shaw playlo: will be Jim Marinelli and Joe Mancini instruting the older children and William Sudek on duty in the revamped small children’s play area. George Keefer will be the evening in structor. (Continued on Page 4 i Former Local Man To Head College Drive President Howard Lowry of the College of Wooster has an nounced the appointment of Edward C. Arn, class of ’31. as the associate director of development. Arn will concen trate his efforts on the Found* tion program of the Centennial campaign for $20,000,000. He has done considerable work for the W’ooster alumni groups, having been president of two clubs and chairpian of several committees and divi sions. A graduate of Shaw High School, Arn, after graduating from Wooster, spent three years in merchandising and buying with the May Co. here, joining the sales staff of Fire stone Tire and Rubber in-1934. Five years later he became a member of the sales staff of the American Seating Co.. Grand Rapids. Mich, and has been with them since, except for time out for military duty. In the Army Arn enlisted as a private in 1942. was com missioned a second lieutenant in May, 1943 and did two years overseas duty. He earned five battle stars, a Silver Star with cluster, the Purple Heart with cluster, Combat Infantry Badge, World War II Victor* Medal and many citations from foreign governments. During the Battle of the Bulge he was commissioned a cantain. At war’s end he did liaison work with Russian troops and was discharged ill 1946. Mr. Arn is the son of Mrs. Edward Arn of 1711 Lakefront ave. a JAMES BATEMAY DAY was observed at East Cleveland Kiwanis Monday when William E. Campbell, past dis trict governor, presented Mr. Bateman, East Cleve land 1957 president, with a plaque for outstanding achievement during his term of office. Under his leadership the club merited 1190 points out of a po tential 1200 for the year. Smiling his approval of the award is Norman Paynter, East Cleveland Kiwgntan and this year's Ohio District Governor.