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City Holds
Ice Show
Tomorrow
East Cleveland will hold its
first Ice Show tomorrow' (Fri
day) at 7 p. m. at the Skating
Rink, 14801 Shaw ave.
For the past few months, Chief
Ice Guard George Wilson and
his assistants have been conduct
ing preliminary races for boys
and girls of various age groups
i ranging froifj under six years to
18 years. The final races for
each group will be the first event
of the evening.
k Following the races there will
be a jumping contest and then a
hockey puck carrying contest.
Awards for these races and con
tests will then be given by Mas
ter of Ceremonies Gorge Wilson.
The final play-off to determine
the winner of the popular brom
U ball league will follow the pre
sentation of the awards. This
game will pit the winner of the
Adult League, the Rink Rats,
against the formidable winners
of the Teen Age League, the
Rinky Dinks.
1 THIS I
1 I
THAT
In Past Cleveland
INTERESTING. Our friend,
Jim Foy, from a downtown ad
vertising agency reports on a
new pre-emergent crab grass
killer that will be placed on the
market this spring by the Dow
Chemical Company.
This boon to mankind is based
on Zytron, a new herbicuda!
chemical discovered by Dow’s
which kills crab grass selective
$ ly without harming the desirable
lawn grasses.
The new product is a granular
material designed for application
3
in the spring before crab grass
sprouts, thus depending for its
effectiveness on preventing the
weed from growing rather than
killing the mature plant. Reports
are that it is especially well-suit
ed for use on Merion or Ken
tucky bluegrass lawns.
So fellow crab-grass sufferers,
it looks as if we might have a
Salk vaccine for our lawns.
AMUSING. For the first time
in many years classes were held
in school on Washington’s birth
day last month, and it proved to
4 school officials that sometimes
you can’t win, no how.
East Cleveland as well as
neighboring communities has
often been criticized for not hav
ing enough school days in the
schol year.
Yet, when schoolmen here de
cided to give students an extra
day of learning, taxpayers an
extra day of the teachers* time
(at no extra cost), complaints
poured in—and not from the pu
pils or teachers.
$
The switchboard at the school
board office was tied up for two
days from people calling in and
wondering about the patriotism
of Dr. Nichols and Company.
As if it wouldn’t be more of
an honor to our first president
by taking advantage of one of
the most basic doctrines in a
Democracy public education
for one and all.
DISGUSTING. Here’s why
everyone in East Cleveland
should get behind Judge Stanton
Addams and other municipality
officials throughout the country
v and work for a liquor bill that
will give local officials stronger
home rule control.,
We are in receipt of-news
from the Ohio Liquor Board of
Control of cases heard before
the board the past couple of
weeks. Violations range from de
linquent sales tax assements to
gambling and sale of intoxicating
liquor to minors.
Of more than 50 cases noted,
the stiffest penalty imposed was
a 21-day suspension of a tavern
license. This slap on the wrist
tactics of the liquor department
|is deplorable and stresses the
need to give municipalities more
home control.
It’s regrettable but true, that
liquor officials do not have the
concern for the public that they
should.
Judge Addams has been in
st rumentai in getting a bill in
troduced in the state legislature.
It is a good one that gives local
government the power it wants.
But we feel, the powerful li
quor lobby in the state capital
will have watered down pretty
much if and when it is made into
A la*.
Gens Hereh\
“Don’t count on anything in East Cleve
land other than helping pay the freight.”
That is what School Supt. H. L. Nichols
has to say about the proposed billion-dollar
federal aid to education and what it would
mean to this community.
Admitting that ti would be impossible
to predict how much the program would
effect financing of East Cleveland schools,
he nevertheless feels that because any
distribution of federal money would be done
by the State, there would be nought to
gain here.
Down-state counties have been very suc
cessful in keeping the tax duplicate to a
small fraction of true value, thus their
greater participation in equalizing monies,”
he said.
“Furthermore.” he added, '“the school
finance trend in Ohio as determined by
Sgt Bidelman
Finishes 3-Week
Traffic Course
Sgt. David P. Bidelman was
one of 48 law enforcement of
ficers and traffic safety offi
cals from the United States,
Canada, Japan, Ceylon and In
donesia who recently completed
a three-week course in “Funda
mentals of Police Traffic Serv
ice” at the Traffic Institute,
Northwestern University.
Sgt. Bidelman was trained to
evaluate his department’s ac
cident prevention programs and
prepared to advise on police
traffic policies, practices, and
procedures.
Y Has Annual
Member Meet
Members of the East Cleve
land YMCA, their families and
friends, will celebrate the Fourth
Annual Membership meeting
with a dinner and program Mon
day at the East Cleveland Y
building, 1831 Lee blvd.
Highlight of the evening will
be a talk, entitled. “Urban Re
newal—Impact on Greater Cleve
land” by David Austin, presently
Director of the Hough Commu
nity Development Project.
An exhibit, featuring the work
of various class groups, will be
on display at the Y beginning at
5:45 p. m. Dinner will be served
promptly at 6:30 p. m.
Reservations can be made by
calling the Y, GL. 1-3425, no
later than tomorrow (Friday).
Charged With
Intent To Kill
Earline Rogers, 23, of 1117
’E. 125th st., was charged yes
terday with shooting with In
tent to kill as her alleged vic
tim Willie Lee Clark. 48, of the
same address remained on the
danger list at Huron Road Hos
pital.
East Cleveland police say
Miss Rogers shot Clark in the
neck Sunday morning after an
argument.
Sees No Federal Aid Here
JU
K.
CHECKING IN AND. CHECKING OUT. Pat Brennan*
14215 Ardenall helps six-year-old Rickey Eric Lee
Botnick, 1826 Stanwood and Bill Collier* 13825 Fern
wood check books out. Below, Mrs. Lillian Clarke
(center) helps Shaw students Betsy Crump, 1233 Mel
bourne, left and Margaret Griffiths, 1293 North
Lockwood. Also making use of the complete card cata
logue are John Carroll Student Dennis Barstow, 1041
East 69th st., extreme left and Shaw Student Stu
Clinton, 1830 Burnette. ..
past legislative action has been toward
more so-called equalization. State money
is distributed to districts according to local
tax valuation. The lower the valuation the
greater the participation is state money.”
Dr. Nichols explained that in the first
place, the federal money is supposed to be
distributed to the various states according
to need. Ohio would receive approximately
$18 per pupil, whereas Mississippi would
receive $29 per pupil.
“Assuming that the money alloted to
Ohio is to be received,” he continued, “there
has been no formula devised for distribut
ing the money to the schools within the
state. It is possible this money may be
used for equalization purposes within the
state. If this be true, East Cleveland would
not benefit.”
Housing Code
Cleared Up
City officials cleared up a painting clause in the pro
posed housing code after commissioners had given it
its first reading Tuesday night.
Several visitors at the meeting admitted to being
confused by the section that called for house painting
at least every five years.
Typical of the comments was that of Earl C. Har
lan of 14213 Savannah rd., who thought that his home
looked fine enough with paint-1
incr rinrw nvorv six voars. principally aimed at bad violat
ors and minor infractions will be
dealt with leniently.
ing done every six years.
It was explained by Finance
Director Grant P. Apthorp that
it was not the intent of the
city to force every homeowner
to strict compliance of the reg
ulation.
“First of all,” he said, “the
code is aimed primarily at multi
ple dwelling units and secondly
each building’s appearance will
be judged on its own merits.”
“Actually,” he added, “the
painting clause is a protection to
the owner. If a home has been
painted within five years, it au
tomatically is considered sight
ly. On the other hand, it can be!
considered passable even though. and not scare people away,
it might not have been painted A resident of the suburb sine,
within that period of time. The| 1905, he commented that lack of
reason for the proposed law, is consjderation of communities in
to set a standard which inspec-jforcjng, property owners to con
tors can go by.* 'centrate on outward appearances
“In any case.” he said, “prop
erty owners will be given ample
time to correct any unlawful
conditions,”
The code also was highly
praised by residents as well as
members of the com mision.
J. T. Derighter of 13615 Sixth
ave., stated the strict housing
code was long overdue.
He particularly praised the
section dealing with outside ap
pearances saying that “it would
be good for East Cleveland,
maintain the value of property
It was also noted that appeals 1 as has been a primary cause of
can be made on any decisions of neighborhood depreciation,
the inspectors. Mrs. Joseph Foecking of Eu-
Another complaintant was did. but who owns property at
concerned that his 87-year-old 1810 Van Buren also said it was
mother might be compelled to a good code.
paint her home. Commission President J. Dur-
He felt that rather than have ant Mix complimented the ad
the five-year-rule, city officials I ministration for “burning the
should consider seeing that long-'midnight oil for many months”
lasting paint is used.
This was Ralph Stone of 1825
Roxbury who was worried that
the ambition of the city might
be to eventually telling citi
zens even when to paint their
automobiles.
“This is a good way to get
people out of town, rather than
encourage them to move into
East Cleveland,” he said.
in order to provide the city with
the code.
The housing code will have its
second reading at the commission
meeting Tuesday, March 21st at
which time it can also become
law.
If made into law at that time,
it will become effective imme
diately although property own
ers will have until June of this
year to apply for new’ certifi-
City Manager Charles Carran
asserted there was no such inten-j cates and until January 1962 to
tion at all. He further pointed,have possession of them,
out that the housing code is Gene Hersh
East Cleveland Leader
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Jeanne Kutscher plays Jan
ice, a Hollywood bombshell,
who almost creates an inter
national incident over Paul
Y Goal Reached
The East Cleveland YMCA
YWCA Partner Membership
Enrollment effort reached the
100 percent mark with close
to 1300 partner members
pledging $25,040 to back the
youth program of the “Y”
for 1961.
By Ruth Klimowski Heading the Childrens’ De-
Some of the most common-1 partment is Miss Martha Driv
sense opinions of the day con-jer, and she enlarged on Miss
cerning the so-called “‘t
threat” to reading were ex­'ing
pressed by members of the East
Cleveland Main Library last
week.
These views were a refresh
ing change from the cries of
anguish from some educators
and social workers, who are
saying that Junior’s interest in
the family’s “one-eyed mon
ster” will ruin his appetite for
good literature.
In an interview with Mrs.
Lillian Clarke, present Head
Librarian who spent eighteen
previous years in the Shaw
High library, she smiled when
asked if television is ruining
the reading habits of children.
“Not really.” she said, “Be
cause it is basically true that
some people are readers and
some are not. The children who
really like to read are going to
continue to do so. Those who
do not read for pleasure will
get by with what is absolutely
necessary, and then do some
thing else they enjoy. This is
also true of adults.”
Miss Alice Juringus, former
athletic instructor of girls at
Shaw, who is presently on the
staff of the Main Library, went
a step farther and gave televi
sion some small credit:
Children Encouraged
“Sometimes I think t.v. en
courages children, as well as
adults, to read. Everytime a
well-known book or play is pro
duced on t.v.. the next day the
shelves are stripped bare of all
copies!”
aiiu* oaacr cmoigcu uu
t.v., Juringus’ suggestions by say
that the better television
programs have stimulated
youthful minds into wanting to
learn more about subjects that
children in the past generation
might never have considered.
Mrs. Clarke suggested that
television might be considered a
greater threat to peace and
quiet as a whole, than to read
ing in general. She gave as an
example the fact that the li
brary’s four private study
rooms are in constant use
there are evenings when all odd
corners of the library (and
even her private office) are
commandeered for the use of
students seeking a quiet place
away from home to study.
And the students are not all
high-school and college-age
either many times, fathers
studying for promotional exams
—even police candidates will
few
EXCHANGE STUDENTS EXCHANGE VIEWS. Tonight's
Community Council meeting will feature talks on their
adventures by Darlene Hoffman and Warwick Gendall.
Darlene was an exchange student from East Cleveland
and spent last summer studying in Greece. Warwick is
a student from New Zealand who has been at Shaw
the past year. The pair are shown preparing for to
night's affair. An invitation is extended to all to hear
them speak at 8 p. m., in the Cardinal’s Nest at the
high school.
‘'Silk Stockings” To Be
Shaw’s Spring Musical
Shaw High School has be
gun rehearsals for its annual
spring musical. This year, Cole
Porter’s popular Brodaway hit,
Silk Stockings, will light the
Shaw- stage.
The major roles have been
cast with Beth Swanson play
ing Ninotchka, a Communist
agent with capitalist feelings,
and Dale Robinson, as Holly
wood movie agent Steve Can
field, who tries to melt a heart
ful of her Iron Curtain.
Magnussen, as Boroff, who en
vies that “lucky” Tschaikovsky
he’s dead—an advantage in the
U.S.S.R.
As rehearsals and casting
continue, again under the direc
tion of Mike Dugas, it appears
that Shaw High School is head
ing towards another success
ful spring musical to follow
Oklahoma and Wonderful Town.
The dates for the musical
are April 13th, 14th, 15th with
tickets the same price as last
year, $1.50 and $1.25.
Curtain time all three nights
will be 8:15 p.m.
Soon students will begin a
campaign for patrons for the
annual musical. In the past
events, patrons have helped
make the productions a finan
cial success.
This year the proceeds will
go to the American Field Serv
ice exchange student program
and the Shaw music depart
ment.
All patrons are listed in the
program so that students can
say thanks publicly.
Librarians Say Reading Stimulated Not Suppressed By Television
appear, requesting a corner to
themselves.
Non-Fiction Reading Up
As sidelight to reading habits
of the public as a whole. Mrs.
Clarke mentioned that more
and more non-fiction is being
circulated rather than fiction.
This is obviously because the
calibre of fiction has not kept
pace with the ever-increasing
number of books whose purpose
is to inform, instruct, or tell a
true story, all in a very read
able manner. As a community
service, the library still serves
as an aid to education rather
than merely as a source for
“escape” reading.
An inquiry as to whether the
current recession has created a
greater interest in library faci
lities elicited this answer from
Mrs. Clarke:
“I remember the Depression
how people either aren’t as
worried or they’re not thinking
in the same way, because then
they were reading books on job
re-training!”
Michael s Condition Fair
Eleven -month old Michael Michael was looking out of a
Hozian, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Hozian of 15909 Elder
wood ave., was reported in fair
condition yesterday at Huron
Road Hospital after a freak ac
cident at home.
Doctors are fighting to save
his eyesight after his face was
sprayed with particles from a
shattered glass panel
kitchen window at his father
and uncle playing catch. A
wind-driven ball shattered the
glass in front of his face. Tiny
glass splinters were embedded
in his eyes.
Doctors say it will be another
week before they can tell the
extent of the damage to the
1 boy’s eyesight.
Cites Need
For Physical
Fitness Plan
During the month of Febru
ary the East Cleveland Ex
change Club and YMCA in a
joint project administered the
Kraus Weber Physical Fit
ness Test to 188 boys from
the Gra-Y Clubs and Gym
Classes.
Records showed that 54^
were deficient in one or more
of the six tests of what is
considered only the minimum
fitness requirements. Though
this is a slight improvement
over last year’s record, it
dearly indicates a great need
in basic fitness training.
Dr. Robert Kuhlow of the
Exchange Clube and Ray
Snyder, Y MCA Physical
Director, headed the commit
tee which worked on this
project. It is hoped that this
testing can be continued and
related mure significantly to
the individual’s habits and
that follow up programs may
come which will help the
youth of our community and
nation improve in this very
important factor of life.
The report shows that the
most common weaknesses are
those of the back and arms.
Women To Take
Close Look At
U. S. Policies
“Balance of payments”, “com
parative advantage", “invisible
exports”, “quotas” and “admin
istered price.” these terms and
others will float gayly through
the air in two East Cleveland
living rooms next week when
the League of Women Voters
turns it attention to the eco
nomic policies of the United
States and their effect upon our
own economy and upon world
development.
Mrs. J. Al Billington. 1923
Rosemont rd. has delegated the
leadership for the two meetings
to her research committee. Mrs.
Neil D. Schworm, 1887 Rose
mont rd. and Mrs. Joseph Kli
mowski, 1811 Knowles ave.
They will lead the groups in
a consideration of the com
plexities of U. S. economy, for
eign investments, the balance of
trade and international pay
ments.
Their aim is to shed some
light on the present challenge of
the underdeveloped countries
with their unstable politics,
their poverty, lack of education
and non-existent capital.
Mrs. Phelps Cunningham.
15016 Grandview- Terrace will
entertain the League Monday
at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Schworm will
be hostess Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Named to the dean’s list at
Ohio University was Donald W.
Smith, 1238 East 146th st.
In the Children’s book room.
Miss Driver discussed the need
she feels for “glamorizing” her
department perhaps a name
for the room itself. While the
Main Library shows a record
of 2,542 cards issued to chil
dren, the two branch libraries
plus a school, have 4,799 card
holders. Miss Driver would like
to see more children visit the
Main Library.
After-school attendance is
good once a month, on a Fri
day, at 4 p. m. the room is
usually packed for the Story
Hour for school children. There
is a story-hour. too. for pre
schoolers, on Tuesday after
noons at 2 p. m. The branch
libraries have a similar pro
gram on Wednesdays at 10:30
in the morning.
Dr. Seuss Popular
As for childrens’ literature
itself, Dr. Seuss and his non
sense book remains high on the
list of favorites with grade
schoolers. Parents, it seems,
contribute to this constant level
of interest this is one author
that father doesn’t mind read
ing out loud at bed-time!
Miss Driver admitted that
parents often come in to con
sult the librarians about what
book to buy Susy. This consul
tation service receives the larg
est volume of requests at
Christmas, and much care is
taken to see that the final deci
sion is based on the child’s own
personal interests rather than
strictly on his age.
All this should reassure the
parents who are worried about
the influence of television on
reading habits.
Dr. Nichols stated the reason
for this is the extensive repair
ing and dressing up that was
done to school property last
year.
Other items to be considered
by the board will be building
and improvement o e s
slated for this year the adop
tion of five Englsih textbooks
for a period of four years, plus
the adoption of a school calen
dar for the 1961-1962 year.
Dr. Nichols will also recom
mend the approval of a plan
to establish a class for advanc
ed math students on the opera
tion and use of calculating
machines.
The course as suggested
would be two nights a week
with 13 sessoins.
According to the superinten
dent, only recommended stu
dents would be permitted to
enroll. Class size will be limited
to 20 students.
The instructor is scheduled
to be Miriam J. Folmer of the
Shaw Business Education De
partment. A fee of $50 for the
13 sessions is planned.
“This request,” Dr. Nichols
said, “comes to me with the
joint recommendation uf Wayne
C. Blough. Shaw principal:
Wayne J. Caroff. head of the
mathematics department and
Paul Hammer, head of business
education.
Reminder For
Church Copy
Pastors are reminded that
copv for Church Ne«« con
cering Holy W eek and Easter
Services must be submitted
to this paper. Sit East 152nd
st., ('lev eland 10, no later
than Tuesdav. .March 21st. for
use in Thursday, March 23rd.
issue. Copy received earlier
will receive placement pref
erence in the column.
NEWS
and
BUSINESS
MAIL
814 E. 152nd St
Cleveland 10
School Budget
Request Is 5.6%
Higher Than '60
The East Cleveland School Board will be asked
Monday night to approve a budget for 1961 that is
$149,518 or 5.6rc more than last year's.
As expected, the most significant increases is in
salaries with $126,220 of the extra amount designated
for this. Pay for teachers is____________________________ __
claiming $98,318 of this sum.
According to the budget res
olution which w'ill be submitted
by Superintendent Dr. E. L.
Nichols, there w-ill be a notable
increase in maintenance costs.
The figure estimated for 1961
is $122,657.40 for this year as
compared to a request of
$138,150 in 1960.
The big drop ($16,643) is in
the actual care of buildings and
grounds.
Mrs. Walters
Heads Local
Cancer Drive
Mrs. Raymond O. Walters
East Cleveland’s chairman in
the Cuyahoga County 1961
Cancer Crusade is Mrs. Ray
mond O. Walters, 1832 Forest
Hills blvd. The announcement
was made today by Mrs. Rich
ard A. Manuel, county residen
tial chairman of the Crusade.
Mrs. Manuel said Mrs.
Walters will participate in the
early planning with the county
unit of the American Cancel
Society for the Crusade which
actually takes place in April.
Funds raised in the Crusade
are used by the American
Cancer Society for research
and education on cancer as well
as providing service for
patients.
Now- approaching her fourta
Cancer Crusade, Mrs. Walters
has a long history of activity
in community affairs, including
work for the Girl Scouts and
the United Appeal.
In 1960. she helped organize
the cancer crusade in the For
est Hills and Eddy rd. areas.
She has four children:
Deborah. 6: Joann, 5 Brenda.
3 and Charles, 2.
Harold H. Klug. jr.. of 939
Greyton rd., is among 53 under
graduates in the Rutgers Uni
versity College of Engineering
who have been named to the fall
semester term honors list.
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FROM SIX TO 60, East Clevelanders find the library
useful and entertaining. Top photo shows Harry
Thomas O'Keefe of 13212 Superior (left) catching up
on his magazine reading and Bill Edwards, 1655
Bryn Mawr, a Vanderbilt University graduate, study
ing in preparation to taking Ohio Bar examination.
Bottom photo shows, left to right, Kathleen Ann Riley,
8, of 1179 Elberon Rita, 8 and Thomas Ripicky, 7, of
1758 Elberon end Larry Hahn, 13, 1776 Eddy rd.,
looking over the latest in children's books with Librar
ian Germaine Gibian of 16264 Oak Hill*