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Mail Addresses
Business:
814 East 152nd Street
Phone: Glenville 1-4383
News:
14600 Euclid Avenue
Apt. 302
By Bob Keefer
The East Cleveland Little
Leagues, Inc. will launch its
Tag Day “sputnik” into orbit
on Saturday morning with the
“count down” scheduled to be
gin at 9:30 a. m.
Every civic-minded East
Cleveland resident who recog
nizes the need for a very worth
while baseball program will
have the opportunity to sup
port one by contributing finan
cial support during the Tag
Day effort.
Needless to say, it takes a
great deal of money to-supply
the needs of 580 East Cleve
land boys who take part in this
popular baseball program now
in its sixth year of existence.
For example, in 1957, a total
of $7,803.31 was spent to meet
the expenses required to pur
chase uniforms, balls, bats and
catchers’ equipment and to pro
vide insurance coverage for
every player during the games,
practice sessions and trips to
and from the ball field.
Some of the necessary funds
are provided by the local mer
chants and civic organizations
who sponsor teams but they
cannot be expected to assume
the entire financial burden.
It is quite apparent that ad
ditional monetary support is
necessary in order to maintain
this worthwhile program.
Therefore, you are asked to
support the ECLLI Tag Day
Richard Barton
New President
Of Civic Group
Richard Barton, a charter
member of the Euclid-Taylor
Property Owners Civic Associa
tion is the new president of
this group for the year now be
ginning. Mr. Barton is an em
ployee of the U.S. Postal serv
ice and resides at 1717 Shaw
ave. He succeeds James Jones.
Others elected at the June
meeting are: Mrs. Douglas I.
Cole, 1745 Coit rd., suceeding
Mrs. Walter Gahling as vice
president Mrs. Franklin Pres
ton, 1851 Charles rd., suceeding
Richard Barton Walter Grah
ling, 15346 Plymouth Pl., suc
eeding Frank O’Hair as regis
trar, and Walter Zales, 1759
Strathmore, re-elected treasurer.
The association was chartered
as a non-profit corporation to
succeed the original organiza
tion of March, 1956. Its objec
tive is the protection and the
preservation of the present high
type Taylor-Euclid area, and to
provide a social channel so the
neighbors may become better
acquainted.
Meetings are held on the first
Wednesday of January, June
and September, with social ac
tivities interspersed, including
a square dance and a card party
1n the Spring and a picnic in
Jaly.
Honor 60-Year
Parish Member
Sixty years active church
membership. Such is the record
of Mrs. Walter L. Shaw who is
currently the oldest member in
point of church membership in
the parish of St. Paul’s Episco
pal Church of East Cleveland.
In recognition of this birthday
this month, the church last Sun
day presented her with hand
lettered scroll.
The former Ethel Ketchum
became a member at St. Paul’s
when she was 16 and resided
with her parents at the corner
of Euclid and Noble rd. The
Rector was the Rev. Esselburne.
The Ketchums resided later on
Allandale. The Shaws now re
side at 3364 Stockholm rd.
Mrs. Shaw has centered much
of her church work in the
Woman’s Guild which she at
tends regularly. “One has to
keep busy to keep young” she
commented.
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East Cleveland's
Baseball Boys To
Launch "Sputnik"
it-'-
Volume No. 19—No. 23
drive on Saturday, June 21st
when a house-to-house canvass
will be made of every home in
the East Cleveland School Dis
trict. Little League, Pony
League and Colt League players
in their team uniforms will
ring your doorbell and ask for
your donation in any amount
you may care to make.
If you are not at home, you
may make your donation to the
President of the East Cleveland
Little Leagues, Inc., Mr. H. S.
Weaver, Chief of Police, Police
Headquarters, 14340 Euclid
ave. The boys will be carrying
cans for collecting contribu
tions and will present each
contributor with a' tag identi
fying East Cleveland Little
Leagues, Inc.
You need but to attend any
game in the three sponsored
leagues, played every weekday
evening at Forest Hills, Shaw
Field, Superior Hill Field and
Pattison Field to recognize the
value such a program provides.
Your support will be gratefully
appreciated by the boys who
will benefit from the supervised
program of summer baseball
activity as a result of your
financial aid.
B.&P.W. Install
Officers Tuesday
The East Cleveland Business
and Professional Women’s Club
will hold its second annual
birthday dinner and installation
of officers June 24th at 6:30
p. m. in the Ball Room of the
Tudor Arms Hotel.
Mrs. Dorothy Flechtner of
Findlay, Past President of the
Ohio Federation and present
Regional Director will preside
and install the following offi
cers: Miss Ruth Colbey, presi
dent Miss Alberta Seiler, first
vice president Miss Marian
Bonda, second vice president
Miss Elizabeth Bowmaster,
treasurer Mrs. Marie Berry, re
cording secretary and Mrs.
Betty Larson, corresponding
secretary.
Assuming responsibility is
not a new thing for Miss
Colbey who is a charter mem
ber of this organization, and
secretary at First Presbyterian
Church. In this field she is co
chairman of the Cleveland
Council of Church Women
Evening groups, co-chairman
of the East Cleveland Council
of Church Women and its
representative to the East
Cleveland Community Council.
She is also the chairman of
District No. 3 Cleveland Pres
bytery, having five congrega
tions in her charge.
Her interest in young women
attracts her to the Young
Women’s Christian Associa
tion, serving on the Board of
Management at the East
Cleveland Y and being chair
man of its World Fellowship
activities.
Another interest is her mem
bership on the Auxiliary Board
of Garden Valley Neighbor
hood House and its finance
chairman.
This Friday Miss Colbey will
be off for Muskingum College
campus to attend a Synodical
session of the Council of
Church Women Evening
Groups.
Joins Staff Of
The Red Cross
New public information direc
tor of the Greater Cleveland
Chapter American Red Cross is
Clinton A. Bell of 1704 Way
side rd., N.E. A graduate of
Ohio University and a member
of Sigma Delta Chi, Mr. Bell,
34, was formerly in the em
ploye relatoins department of
the General Electric Co. at Nela
Park. He has also had seven
years newspaper experience.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nicholl,
long-time members of Phillips
Avenue Presbyterian Church,
are visiting relatives in Eng
land.
NOTICE
OUR STORE AND OFFICES
WILL BE CLOSED
ALL DAY EVERY SATURDAY
During JULY and AUGUST
-COLLINWOOD PUBLISHING CO.
Rev. Ralph Edward La Fontaine
Faith Church
Installs New
Pastor Sunday
The Reverend Ralph Edward
La Fontaine will be installed
as resident pastor of Faith
Lutheran Church, Hayden ave.
and Glenside rd., at a vesper
service on Sunday, June 22nd,
at 4:00 p. m. The Rev. Ernest
A. Eggers, of Akron, will offici
ate at the rite of installation
the Rev. Kenneth R. Hoffman,
pastor of Grace Lutheran
Church, Cleveland Heights, will
serve as Liturgist, and the Rev.
Richard Meinzen, of Canton,
will deliver the sermon. A re
ception will follow in the
church parlor.
Pastor LaFontaine was born
in 1920 at Tiffin, Ohio. He
studied at Wittenberg College,'
Springfield, where in 1912 he
received his A.B. Degree, and
at the Lutheran Theological
Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa.,
from which he was gradutaed
with the B.D. degree in 1945.
He was called by the Board
of American Missions and was
ordained on May 27th, 1945. at
Transfiguration Church, Phila
delphia. He spent a term as
missionary in St. Croix, Virgin
Islands. Returning to the states,
he accepted a call to St. Peters
Church in Baltimore, Md. in
1948, and in 1952 was called to
Zion Church, North Canton,
Ohio.
In the fall of 1957. Pastor
LaFontaine came to Cleveland
Lutheran High School where he
taught English until the con
clusion of the semester. During
this time he also served the
church by performing part
time duties as pastoral assist
ant at Faith Church, and has
continued to serve this congre
gation as Interim Pastor since
January 12th. 1958.
Pastor LaFontaine and his
wife, Elizabeth, make their
home at 949 Dresden rd., Cleve
land Heights. They have one
daughter, Cecile, 11.
Call Now
For Polio
Shot Date
With requests still coming
in for polio shots, the East
Cleveland Community Council
plans its second immunization
program on Thursday, June
26th in the gymnasium of Pros
pect Elementary School, Euclid
at Shaw aves.
The hours will be from 7:00
to 8:30 p. m.
A total of 529 persons, chil
dren and adults availed them
selves of the opportunity of a
polio shot at the first Com
munity Council sponsored pro
gram held June 12th.
Second and third booster
shots will be available. Since
the second shot may be re
ceived within six weeks of the
first one, persons who received
their first shot June 12th
should avail themselves of this
opportunity to get their second
one. A longer period of time
must elapse between the second
and third shot, it is stated.
The program is open to East
Clevelanders of any age, but
persons under 18 must have
the written consent of their
parents, or be accompanied by
a parent.
Trained personnel, phy
sicians and nurses, will ad
minister and conduct the pro
gram. Council members will
serve in other capacities.
Reservations may be phoned
to one of the following, no
later than Monday, June 23rd:
Mrs. John Wachter. YE.
2-6178 Mrs. J. Alton McStay,
LI. 1-1349 Mrs. Joseph Klim
owski, MU. 1-5352 Mrs.
Charles Cowles, GL. 1-6296:
Mrs. George Collins, LI.
1-3369 Mrs. Charles Fursdon,
PO. 1-9029 Mrs. Ross Connell,
PO. 1-1705.
Welcome Back
Folks at City Hall are wel
coming the return of Sheldon
A. Schweikert, a former ad
ministrative assistant who has
been putting two years, most
of it in Germany, for Uncle
Sam. He was with the Finance
Corps U.S.A, near Frankfort.
Mr. Schweikert first came to
East Cleveland on a fellowship
from the University of Penn
sylvania, and upon completion
of this term, was put on the
payroll. Three months later he
was called to service.
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Masons Observe
St. John's Day
An outstanding event in the
Masonic history of Cleveland
will take place Sunday, June
22nd when there will be a St.
John’s Day Service at 7:30
p. m. in Trinity Cathedral.
This affair is open to all
Masons, their families and
friends.
The Rev. David Loegler, 33°,
Past Grand Chaplain, will wel
come the group, as Dean-Elect
of Trinity Cathedral, on behalf
of Bishop Nelson M. Bur
roughs. -s
The church service will be
conducted by the Rev. W. Dale
Cole, pastor of the First Metho
dist Church, and the Rev. Elam
G. Wiest, D.D., president of
the N. E. Ohio Synod of the
E. & R. Church. The Rev. Max
field Dowell, D.D., rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, and
Past Grand Chaplain, will act
as master of ceremonies.
The sermon will be preached
by the Rev. Howard A. L.
Grindon, chaplain of the Mas?
ters, Warden, and Deacons As
sociation. His subject will be
“Building a New World.”
The Scottish Rite Choir,
under the direction of Vincent
H. Percy at the organ, will lead
the singing. The choir will ren
der two special numbers “The
Lord’s Prayer,”—A. H. Mal
lotte, and “Laudamus”—Daniel
Protheroe.
Honor Cleland
William W. Cleland, mem
ber of the board of directors
of the East Cleveland YMCA,
is among the seven industrial
and civic leaders named trus
tees of Hiram House.
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Heads Ministers
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Before adjourning for the
summer months, the East
Cleveland Ministerial Associa
tion held its annual election at
a meeting at Calvary Lutheran
Church, Friday, June 13th and
chose for their next year’s presi
dent, the pastor of that church,
the Reverend Robert H. Secrist.
Other officers elected are:
First vice president, Dean
Lawrence H. Hall, rector at St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church of East
Cleveland second vice presi
dent, the Rev. William E.
Towner, minister of East Cleve
land Baptist Church Secretary
the Rev. Frank Marlette, as
sistant pastor W’indermere
Methodist Church treasurer,
the Rev. Allan H. Zagray,
minister Trinity Evangelical
United Brethren Church.
No further meeting will be
held until September.
Rev. Secrist is secretary of
the Eastern Conference of the
Synod of Ohio and a member
of its Social Missions com
mittee. Locally he is a member
of the Board of Trustees of the
Lutheran Student Foundation
which serves Lutheran pupils
on the greater Cleveland’s five
college campuses and the Na
tional Lutheran Council. He is
also a member of the Com-
munity Relations Committee of
the Cleveland Church Federa
tion.
Rev. Secrist is a graduate of
Wittenberg College and Hanna
Divinity School. In 1953 he re
cieved the “Rural Pastor of the
Year” award from the Ohio
(Chamber of Commerce.
CLEVELAND
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You May Use
Voting Machine
This November
East Cleveland electors who
vote in Chambers, Mayfair,
Prospect, Rozelle or Superior
elementary school buildings,
may have a new voting experi
ence this fall, providing they
have always voted here or in
similar booths elsewhere. They
will cast their ballot by means
of a voting machine plans of
the Board of Elections.
According to an announce
ment made Tuesday by the
Board of Elections, 220 of the
500 voting machines to be tried
out here this fall will be as
signed to the suburbs, two to a
precinct. The machines will be
delivered directly to the
schools, and will also be stored
there between elections. This,
alone, it is estimated will mean
a big saving in election costs.
The board had hoped to in
stall 1,000 of the vote counters
for use in the coming Novem
ber. Plans call for some 4,000
of them when the program is
completely underway.
This “punching of buttons”
method of voting is the sim
plest, fastest and most accu
rate of voting methods. The
machines tabulate as the votes
are cast, meaning that total
votes cast will be immediately
known when the last voter has
cast his ballot.
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East Cleveland Leader
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PICNIC BUSINESS can consume a lot of a fellow’s time. Hayden Avenue section
Chairman Bill Nelson (in chair) is receiving plenty of hurry-up attention as
Chris Gramines, Superior-Euclid chairman, trims his blond hair. Whisking the
whiskbroom is Charley MacDonald, Noble rd. chairman, and doing a good job
of shoe polishing is none other than Chuck Rendlesham, General Chairman
and Euclid ave. section chairman all in one.
The Grand Prize For East Cleveland Pi
Selecting candidates, decid- Boston School of Theology from
ing issues, it’s all the same to whence he was recently gradu
the vote machine. They are set ated.
up, similar to a ballot and all
the elector has to do is to
punch the button opposite the
name or issue, as he chooses.
The machine automatically
locks itself after each voter has
finished his own balloting. ...
Picnic Tickets Will Be Ready Next Week
Spectacular! That is the word for it, this beauty to be called from
a 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne! picnic night.
Believe it or not, you goggleyed spectators, this To get your name on the list, ask for a ticket
the Grand Award of the East Cleveland 1958 Picnic iom vour merchant each time you make a purchase
at Euclid Beach Park July 16th I J™ the store wtih the East Cleveland Picnic ticke s
__ I sign on the door or the display window. Fill in
The two-door sedan was selected by Prize Chair- the* blanks verv carefullv. deposit the proper stub
man Don Fisher from the array of Chevrolets at in the «Grand Auto Prize” barrel in the Log Cabin
Jim Connell’s Chevrolet showrooms, 14481 Euclid ave. at Euc]jd Beach Park before the deadline indicated
The smart and streamlined auto will be the proud on the ticket and take a seat near the platform
possession of the person—over 18—whose name is and w*ait for the lucky name to be called.
Copy Early, Please
To accommodate our advertisers, since the Fourth
of July falls on Friday this year, this newspaper will
be distributed on Wednesday of the week of July 4th.
This means a Monday, June 30th deadline with all
news in no later than noon that day, and as much
earlier as is possible. Your co-operation will be
appreciated.
Young Pastor's Tribute To His
Pastor Speaks For Congregation
“It should have been done,' Dr. McQueen preached his
it needed to be done—it was last regular sermon on this
ee i Sunday. He will retire on June
done, and so briefly, so effee- jol|owing the Northeaat
tively, so perfectly.” |Qhio Conference of the Meth-
The above is a fairly accurate i odist Church. On this coming
account of the comments of1
departing members of W’inder
mere Methodist Church, Sun
day, June 15th, after Dr. M.
Wayne McQueen was eulo
gized by one of his star pupils
and proteges, the
Cumler during
morning worship
day, June 15th.
Rev. Robert
the regular
service Sun­
former East
Rev. Cumler, a
Clevelander and son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. V. Cumler, had just
related in a simple and matter
of-fact manner, how Dr. Mc
Queen became the dominating
influence in his early boyhood
church life and how this in
fluence had followed him on
through his experiences at
Shaw High School, Springfield
College, and, most recently, the
What the people heard was
their voice, their thoughts ex
pressed through one of their
own who had gone from their
midst and returned. This drama
was unrehearsed and unantici
pated, yet it could not have
Another important feature been more effective and more
of voting by machine, is the I appropriate had it been planned
accuracy of the count. 'weeks in advance.’
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Thursday, Juno 19, 1958
There are 150,000 salmon
colored tickets. These are for
the Grand Prize—that beautiful
Chevrolet Biscayne shown else
where in this issue. One auto
ticket will be given with each
purchase of one dollar or more.
Then there will be 163,000
Strip Tickets. These are really
the happy tickets since they not
only mean possible cash and
merchandise awards, but all
those free rides on the many,
many exciting thrillers -which
the park offers for entertain
ment. And this is a real bargain.
Customers will get one Strip
Ticket with each 35c purchase
two Strip Tickets for each 70c
purchase, and three Strip
cnic Winner
the platform at 9:0V a. m. on
Lange Warns:
Read Label On
All Containers
How cautious are you?
Fred W. Lange, chief of
East Cleveland Fire Department
today asks this question as he
urges everyone to be cautious
when it comes to anything that
could cause a fire.
Sunday the service of Holy
Communion will be observed.
In the afternoon of Sunday,
June 22nd, the McQueens will
be honored at an open house at
the church from three p. m.
until five o’clock. It is hoped
that any and all friends of Dr.
and Mrs. McQueen will feel free
to drop in at Fellowship Hall
to wish them well on the eve following use of paint spray,
of their departure. The Me- These two cases and hundreds
Queens will spend the summer of similar instances could have
in Carrollton, Ohio, his home
town, and in the fall take
their permanent residence
Winter Park, Florida.
Serve Strawberries
The Women’s Association
Phillips Avenue Presbyterian
Church, 1175 East 125th st.,
are having a Strawberry Fes
tival on Thursday, June 26th
from 7 p. .until dark. Every
body is welcome!
Boys or girls, age 9 to 12,
interested in delivering* The
East Cleveland Leader, living
in vicinity of Wymore, Rose
mont, Roxford, Van Buren and
Marloes, apply by calling GL
1-4383.
The chief reminds us of the
recent incident of a human
torch, and a basement explosion
been prevented, he said, if
proper care had been used by
the individuals concerned.
up
in
Most items which are danger
ous are so indicated on the label
of the container, a requirement
of City Ordinance and State
of! Law. However, occasionally, a
new item will come through,
not marked, therefore, says
Chief Lange, it behooves each
person to be cautious in the use
of any liquids which dry rapid
ly or give off unusual odors.
They may not be inflammable,
but they may still be very toxic.
As a parting word of caution,
Chief Lange emphasied: “Re
member, it may be your own
life you are putting in jeopardy,
when proper care is not ex
ercised.
CALL NEWS
to
PO.
Grand Auto Prize.
Hundreds Of Gifts
To Be Given Away
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They’re ready—the 313,000 tickets for the 28th
annual East Cleveland Picnic at Euclid Beach Park,
Wednesday, July 16th. Ticket Chairman Don Fisher
announced today that the tickets will be ready for
distribution to the picnic-supporting merchants the
first of next week. This means that eager East Cleve
landers can expect to start col
lecting their tickets along about
Wednesday.
To know where to find these
tickets look for this sign: “We
Have East Cleveland Com
munity Picnic.” It will be in
the store window or on the
store door.
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Tickets for every one dollar
purchase.
Topping the Strip Tickets
awards are some really amaz
ing major prizes. They have
been selected with great care.
They really are well worth
having.
Prize Chairman Calvin Coates
is more than happy to announce
the following major prizes, the
first five being purchased by
the Picnic Committee:
RCA Gas Dryer, value
$289.95.
RCA Gas Range, value
$279.95.
RCA Whirlpool Sweeper,
value $169.95.
Two Racer Bicycles.
Gruen Strap Watch, gift of
George Nelson, the Hayden ave.
jeweler and a picnic trustee.
Gas Incinerator valued at
$124.50, the gift of Don Fisher,
a long-time member of the
general picnic committee.
Two $25.00 U.S. Savings
Bonds, the gifts of Superior
Savings & Loan Co.
Palm Beach Wash & Wear
suit, valued at $40.00, the gift
of Joe Diamond’s Mens’ Wear
Shop at Euclid-Superior. Joe is
another big booster for the
town picnic.
For several seasons, the Log
Cabin has been the mecca for
practically everyone at the
picnic. They all saunter through
the cabin sometime during the
day, to view the merchant dis
plays. Fred Henderson, in
charge of the Log Cabin ex
hibits, today reported that all
but three spaces have been
signed for by merchants about
town. Any business man or
firm or industry desiring to
tuck in another East Cleveland
display, please call Sir. Hender
son at GL. 1-4686 PDQ.
Mr. Coates urges all East
Clevelanders to be sure and get
their
shop,
more
home
mento of the 1958 picnic.
the
Hundreds of items are on the
store shelves which may cause
a fire or an explosion if not
used properly, the chief points
out.
“Are you a person who does
not read the labels on containers
to find out whether or not the
contents may be dangerous to
use near heat or an open flame
Open flame means any device
burning into which air and
vapors may enter from the out
side, he explains.
tickets each time they
The more tickets, the
opportunities of carrying
a really worthwhile me-
Picnic committee members
are shifting into high gear as
the days before picnic seemingly
fly by—and so many details still
to be looked after. They are
holding meetings, getting to
gether for conferences and mak
ing endless phone calls here
and there, from one head
quarters to another, from one
shopping center to another
but they expect it to pay off
on Wednesday, July 16th.
Offer Summer
Spanish Class
Here is still another com
bined YM-YW summer activity
for boys and girls.
Beginning Monday, June 16th,
and continuing for four weeks
there will be two classes in
Spanish available for boys and
girls interested in learning a
new language. The first class
will be held at 10:00 a. m. for
the 9-12-year old group and the
second class at 11:00 a. m. for
those from 12-16 years of age.
Classes will be held on Mon
days, Tuesdays, and Wednes
days for the four-week period.
Miss Mercedes Olguin will be
the instructor for both classes.
Miss Olguin comes to Cleveland
from Mendoza,Argentina,where
she taught for eight years at
the University of Mendoza as
professor of Philosphy and Lit
erature. She holds a doctorate
of philosophy from that Uni
versity. Currently, she is teach
ing in Cleveland.
Registrations for the classes
are now being accepted at the
Y. Class fee is $10 for 12 les
sons. Membership is a require
ment and consists of 50c per
year for girls and $3.00 for a
boy’s summer membership. Ad
ditional information is avail
able by calling GL. 1-3425 or by
coming to 1831 Leo blvd.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry*
Hopes, 13507 Third ave., a girl*
Susan Colleen, on June 3rd,
1958.