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THAT
In bast Cleveland
The government defines a de
teriorating home as having one
or more defects that must be
corrected if it is to continue to
provide safe and adequate shel
ter. Examples of such defects
are shaky porches, steps, brok
en plaster, rotted window sills
or frames.
A dilapidated unit is one that
presently does not provide safe
and adequate shelter.
Of course, this bothers the
city officials who are trying to
raise the housing standards and
take justified pride in their
efforts.
While they do not use such
elaborate terminology, a home
in need of painting in East
Cleveland is eyed suspiciously.
City Manager Carran is con
cerned (and rightfully so) as to
what the census bureau’s report
might do to thinking around
town.
It must be remembered, those
taking the 1960 population
count were not building experts
and were given little training
on how to actually determine
the condition of a home.
If it’s any comfort to the
city fathers, East Cleveland is
not as bad off as the county as,
a whole.
According to the govern
ment report, Cuyahoga County
has 11 per cent of its 518,682
housing units classified as de
teriorating or lilapidated.
Tn Cleveland, the Census Bu
reau says, one out of every six
housing unit is in unsound con
dition.
•MIXED-LP.’ If City Com
mission President J. Durant
Mix will remind us, we will
bring to next Tuesday night’s
commission meeting an un
signed post card addressed to
him. While the weather was
cool, it was nice to have the
card around to warm the office.
Now that nicer temperatures
are expected to prevail. Mr.
Mix, the scorching note is all
yours.
CLEAN-UP WEEK OVER?
An irate citizen in the neighbor
hood of Shaw High school says
it was over before it even got
started. She speaks of litter
bugs who have defaced the area
with all kinds of debris.
“It is awfully hard to keep up
our property, with all the emp
ty bags and refuse thrown care
lessly on the lawns near the
school,” she complains.
Should be some way school
officials can be more watchful
and see that it isn’t the Pros
pect or Shaw pupils doing the
dirty work.
IRONICAL. Municipal offi
cials throughout Cuyahoga
County are fighting desperately
to get one proposed bill in the
Ohio Legislature passed and
another defeated. The one fav
ored is H.B. 667. a law that
would give communities more
home rule control in governing
liquor permits and localities.
At present it appears destined
to gather dust in a subcommit
tee until the Assembly adjourns.
The bill being opposed (Sen
ate Bill 190) would allow utili
ties to appeal a municipal zon
ing ruling to the public utilities
commission. This legislation is
moving ahead t.t a fast rate and
could very well pass.
This leaves us to wonder, what
say the people are having con
cerning affairs in Columbus.
If the liquor law fails and the
utility bill passes, we hope the
voters will remember the trage
dies on election day.
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the
MOTHER’S DAY. With
observance coming Sunday,
would like to dedicate this col
umn to a long-time East Cleve
lander who has done so much
(and spent so much) to put us
in our present respected posi
tion.
■, we
This would be Mrs. Frances
Hersh, 1146 Eddy rd. She is
our mother and whatever we
have has been obtained through
her devotion, encouragement
and sacrifices.
While bending our head in
deep gratitude for all she has
done for us, we pay homage to
all other mothers.
CENSUS. The United States
Government is being somewhat
mean to Our Town. Last year
the Census Bureau came
through with the discouraging
news that East Cleveland was
down in population. Now it is
revealed by the government
that out of 14,331 dwelling
units in the community, 569 or
four per cent of the total are
“deteriorating” and six homes
are classified as “dilapidated.”
The
Gene Herth
Retiring Teachers,
Principal Have 130
Years Of Service
by Ruth Klimowski
Resignations and retirements
were the major items on the
agenda of the May meeting ol
the School Board. Representing
a total of 12212 years of teach
ing (92 *,2 accumulated in the
East Cleveland system), three
teachers at Shaw High will be
Dave Boylan
Wins Rotary
Scholarship
&&&
Dave Boylan, a 12B
at Shaw, won the grand Rotary
Scholarship prize of $350.
student
Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
Boylan, 903 Caledonia ave.,
Dave recently spoke on the
topic “Portrait of the Ideal
American” at the annual schol
arship lucheon at the Tudor
Arms Hotel.
Competing with winners from
five high schools in the area,
he won the scholarship and re
tained
second
the silver cup for the
year for Shaw.
contest under the dir
of George Todd of the
English Department is
ection
Shaw
open to Seniors and has at
tracted school-wide attention.
COURT FIELD TRIP.
Hereafter, according to City
Manager Charles A. Carran, Dr.
Roy Cooper Ernst will get pre
ferred treatment from East
Cleveland officials if his apart
ment building at 1137-39 Hol
yoke ave., does not meet with
the approval of inspectors.
Carran said any further corre
spondence by the city to Dr.
Ernst will be by registered U. S.
mail.
This decision is the result of
the property owner having one
of two housing code violation
charges against him dropped.
He was accused of failing to
leaving Miss Lois Dean. Harold
P. Frank, and Mies Elizabeth
Wenger.
Another resignation that will
cau&e no small amount of re
gret is that of Caledonia’s prin
cipal, Miss Bertha Clendenen.
Miss Clendenen has held this
position since 1943, but has
been in the East Cleveland sys
tem for 37 years.
Resignations have been ac
cepted by the following, also:
Jean Candee (Superior) Jayne
Cubberly (Prospect) Bonnie
Drebus (Shaw) Harry Geisler
(Shaw) Suzanne Vacha (Pros
pect) and Sue Werther (Cham
bers).
8 Teachers Hired
The following teachers have
been hired for the 1961-62 school
year: Dozetta Current, Suzanne
Hill, Nancy Jean Pile, Margaret
Safford, Patricia Scheid, Judith
Warren, Cyvia Yankuner, and
Ernest Zimmerman.
Appointments are as follows:
David o s i 11 (Secondary).
Judith Costill (Secondary), and
Donna Ferree (Elementary).
The Board also agreed to hire
librarians to staff the Shaw
and Kirk libraries.
Up to now, this personnel has
been supplied by the East Cleve
land Library, under their author
ity and paid by the Board of
Education. With this new policy,
librarians will become
employees of the Board,
to the approval of the
Board, cataloging will
done by members of its staff.
The most critical factor
volved in this problem is
pupil-teacher ratio.
Volume No. 20—No. 19 East Cleveland. Ohio By Mail $5.00 Per Year
direct
Subject
Library
still be
Study Kirk Needs
A recommendation was passed
to study the additional classroom
needs at Kirk in regard to pres
ent and projected enrollment.
Uniquely enough, here is a situ
ation where the community is
not growing physically, but a
school population increase,
Kirk, has gradually built
approximately 50 per cent
the past 10 years.
in
up
in
in
the
has
Up to the present. Kirk
been able to maintain the ideal,
State-recommended quota of 25
(Continued on Page 3)
Judge Stanton Addams is seen checking the step rail
apartment building whose owner, Dr. Ray Cooper Ernst, was charged with violating
East Cleveland’s new housing code. At the judge's left is Dr. Ernst's attorney
Kenneth Nicola. Also shown are City Prosecutor Donald K. Barclay (back to
camera 1 and housing inspector Roy Hulsebus.
Special Mail Service For Dr. Ernst
maintain in good condition an
exterior rear staircase in his
building at 1713-33 Holyoke ave.,
and failing to repair exterior
parapet of an apartment build
ing he owns at 1739-39 Hol
yoke.
For the first charge, Judge
Addams fined Dr. Ernst $25 and
costs. This was the first con
viction under the suburbs new
multi-family housing code.
The verdict was rendered after
the judge had made a visit to the
site.
The second charge was dis
cussed after Dr. Ernst’s attor-
THIRTY-FOUR NEW MEMBERS
ney, Kenneth Nicola, dramati
cally denounced the housing code
as unconstitutional.
The lawyer particularly scold
ed the city for not rendering
proper notice that his client was
in violation of the law.
This was the basis on'which
Addams dropped the one charge.
He agreed that the city could not
prove ‘‘beyond a reasonable
doubt” that Dr. Ernst had re
ceived notification that his prop
erty wasn't up to par.
Donald K. Barclay, city pros
ecutor, stated that a number
of letters were sent, but they
went by regular mail.
East Cleveland Leader
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rrft.
“MORE GOLDEN YEARS AHEAD.”
This will be the official theme of East Cleve
land’s Golden Anniversary Year. The slogan was
adopted this week by the anniversary steering
committee and will be used in all communications
and activities connected with the year-long
observance.
The phrase will be incorporated in a seal-like
insignia which will appear on all official docu
ments, according to James E. Bateman, chair
man of the committee.
Commenting upon the significance of the
theme, Bateman said: “The city of East Cleveland
today can look back with pride on its two score
and ten years of achievements and progress since
attaining the status of a city. AH elements of the
i
were inducted into the
Shaw High School Chapter of the National Honor
Society at a ceremony held in the gymnasium recently.
Robert Cathcart, Shaw graduate of 1954, gave an in
teresting and stimulating address to the Shaw student
body and faculty. Wayne C. Blough, principal of
Shaw, presented a membership card to each new
member. Following the ceremony a reception for new
members and their parents was held in the student
lounge. Selection of new members to the Society is
based upon the four characteristics of Scholarship,
Character, Leadership, and Service. Selection is by
The story goes back to the
month of October in 1920. the
year when East Cleveland first
started to keep a record of TB
cases.
According to articles found in
the early pages of the books,
there were, then 92 cases trans
ferred from the records of
Cleveland, 28 of which were
certified as active cases of tu
berculosis and carried on the
newly organized East Cleveland
Jist.
(jiteA Helf Tc City future
Carry-Out License Is Refused
of the Shaw Faculty. The new members shown
From left to right, front row: Sandra Iden, Karen
vote
are:
Gray, Kim Harmon, Janice Chrisman, Kathy McCurdy,
Merrl Gray, Beth Kerr, Jeanne Kutscher, Julian Natco,
Fran Rohloff, Patricia Davis. Middle row: Robert
McGuire, Roy Clendenan, Margaret Renton, Elizabeth
Swanson, Rita Krumin, Linda Byers, Kathleen Cusick,
Marjorie Schreck, Laura Schweizer, Nancy Stout, Steve
Shrader, Timothy LaFrance. Back row: Allen Shoen
berger, Dave Schuller, Steve Webster, Kurt Bertsching
er, Julius Pagan, Robert Wagner, David Harley, Arthur
Limbird, Thomas Haney, J. Warwick Gendall, (Honor
ary Member). Not shown is Mary Rader.
community’s governmental, educational, civic,
business and professional resources have played a
part in this development.”
“As we reach the significant 50-year mark in
this city’s history, we find that the first half
century of accomplishment serves as a firm
foundation and challenge on which to accelerate
East Cleveland’s advance in the future. This ad
vance will be forthcoming only through the con
tinued collective and individual efforts of these
institutions, organizations and citizens who com
prise the fiber of our community.”
“Thanks to inspired and far-sighted leadership
and the cooperation of all of its citizens, East
Cleveland at the close of its first 50 years as a
city, can look to “More Golden Years Ahead”
with confidence in its future and pride in its past.
by Rev. William Wilhoyt of the
First Church of the Nazarene
and Police Chief H. S. Weaver,
The East Cleveland Board of
Zoning Appeals denied a request
Tuesday for a carry-out bever
age store license for 1544 Hay
den ave., submitted by Charles area.
Levine and Robert Brooks. I In other business, the zoning
Both stated that there were
seven other such outlets in the
The denial came after protestsi board granted a temporary
East Cleveland’s American Le
gion Post 163, located at 15544
Euclid ave., is making an effort
to induce residents to fly the
American Flag on legal holidays
such as Memorial Day, Flag
In last week’s advertisement
for The East Cleveland Unit
No. 163, American Legion Aux
iliary’s Rummage Sale the ad
dress of where the sale was be
ing held was not included. We
are sorry for any inconvenience
this omission may have caused.
Legion Urges Flag Flying By Residents
Day, July 4th and Veterans
Day.
According to Legion Com
mander Steve Haverlack, the
Post will take orders for the
flagis ($4.50) and will deliver
them to the homes.
The flags come equipped with
Pool Opening
Finance Director G. T. Ap
thorp announced today that
the Shaw outdoor swimming
pool on Shaw ave., will open
Monday, June 12th.
Over the years Miss Smith! tained in the record book pages, so far as East Cleveland resi
For example, one of the arti- dents were concerned, is still
has been collecting articles and 1
pictures published in the news-|cles in the first volume of the!evidenced today as the big,
papers of the area and pastingihealth
,x'
them in her scrap-books, com
piling one of the most com
plete pictures of the war
against this disease that has
been seen in many years.
Also, in 1940, the League
cooperated with city and county
health officials when the first
County TB Clinic was opened at
East 2nd and High sts. in
Cleveland.
Another of the big TB con
trol dates in Cuyahoga County
rooming house license to Mrs.
Mary Fandrich for a single fam
ily dwelling located at 13428
Euclid ave. The home is owned
by Donald Fisher. Mrs. Fandrich
also operates a rooming house
at 13416 Euclid ave. which is
also owned by Fisher.
hanger and pole, he said.
Besides, the Post home, flags
can be ordered by calling the
following numbers: PO. 1-2562,
GL. 1-5173, GL. 1-8317 or
6368.
Miss Smith Keeps Tab On X-Ray Program
The history of the fight to Information about the early came in 1943 when Dr. Jusephj According to newspaper tant. the rate a: which new
control tuberculosis in East (days of the program is rather B. Stocklen was named Tuber-(itories found in the scrap- cases of tuberculosis
were
found
Cleveland is recorded for pos-lsketchy but since Miss Smith iculosis Controller for the county [books, over 5,000 x-rays were in East Cleveland was the low
terity between the covers of joined the East Cleveland I and when East Cleveland joined (taken in the area, setting a est in the county,
two large scrapbooks, located in (Health Department in 1934, the hands with several other cities! new record,
the office of Miss Helen E.(records and the scrap-books in the county to name him a
Smith, public health nurse and [have been kept pretty much up deputy health commissioner in
health commissioner for East'to date.
Cleveland. Some unusual items are con-
their respective communities.
The importance of this step.
memory books shows!white Christmas Seal chest x
that in 1936, the Anti-Tuber
culosis League joined with the
East Cleveland Health Depart
ment in conducting a diptheria
immunization project.
Thi^ mass program was fairly
new so, the League stepped in to
help demonstrate how this once
deadly respiratory disease could
be brought under control.
1st TB Clinic Opens
ray units visit each community
to check on the tuberculosis
problem.
According to Miss Smith, who
has worked in the TB control
program here almost since its
inception. June 1948 was
another important date in the
program.
Charles A, Carran. City
Manager, spearheaded a special
drive which led to a two week
mass survey daring that year.
Tireless Worker
Smith says that Carran
tirelessly to make this
the most successful of
Miss
worked
one of
all surveys and the results tend
to bear out this statement.
The 17-member Greater
Cleveland Weekly Newspaper
Association has joined with
this newspaper in opposing
a little publicized bill in the
state legislature—sponsored
by special interests—that
would allow utilities to appeal
a municipal zoning ruling to
the public utilities commission.
The membership which pas
sed a resolution objecting to
Senate Bill (190) has a total
circulation in the county of
350.000.
This newspaper revealed in
its April 6th issue that the
proposed law which would
give any utility the right to
appeal the provisions of a
local zoning ordinance or
regulation to the PL’C was
quietly, but expediently gain
ing momentum in the state
senate.
It is said in capital circles
that the bill is aimed specific
ally at Euclid ordinance pas
sed two years ago requiring
wires carrying more than
3,300 volts to be placed under
ground. The Illuminating
Company fought this ordin
ance through all the courts.
The United States Supreme
Court finally ended the legal
tussel by declaring Euclid
had the right to determine
what is necessary for
safety and well-being of
residents.
Local city officials have
hailed the action of the week
ly newspaper group in op
posing the proposed bill.
State Bill
Scrutinized
For Council
Current legislative proceed
ings will be discussed at to
night’s meeting of the East
Cleveland Community Council.
Proposed laws relating to
schools and local government
will be concentrated on.
531-
Music Grant
Mr.
Lee Siciliane. 12, son of
and Mrs. Lee Siciliane of 12528
Forest Hill ave.. was awarded
a $350 music scholarship by the
Cleveland Chapter, Society of
Strings recently.
Lee is a violin pupil of Mar
garet Randall at the Cleveland
Institute of Music.
Presenting the reports will
be Dr. Harold Nichols, super
intendent of schools and city
finance director, G.T. Apthorp.
The program is scheduled for
for 7:45 p. m. in the Cardinal's
Nest at Shaw High School. The
public is invited.
NEWS
and
BUSINESS
MAIL
814 E. 152nd St
Cleveland 10
Picnic Time
Here Again
Date: July 12
Wednesday, July 12th, is the date set for the 31st
annual East Cleveland Community Picnic according
to Don Trimboli, this year’s General Chairman. Euclid
Beach Park again will be the site for the fun, frolic,
prizes and chances to renew old acquaintances.
Trimboli, who heads the Superior Road section as
well as being General Chairman, will also have the
17 Weeklies
Fight State
Utility Bill
assistance of area chairmen
Don Fairbanks, Euclid ave. Bill
Nelson, Hayden ave.: and Lou
DiVito and Chuck MacDonald,
Noble rd.
These men have been busy
lining up their respective area
personnel for the big push that
happens this time of yeair to
make the picnic one of North
ern Ohio’s finest.
They will work together with
Prize Chairman Cal Coates and
Ticket Chairman Don Fisher
to assure a
awards and
distribution
city.
greater number of
see to proper ticket
throughout the
meeting this year
The first
also brought about the election
of Harry
treasurer
secretary
mittee.
‘“Pepper” Martin as
and Jack Wise as
of the Picnic Com-
The trustees are Fred Hen
derson, George N. Nelson and
Rollin Redlesham.
One of this first acts this
year was donating $200 to the
Year
help
ven-
East Cleveland’s 50th
Celebration Committee to
in the financing of that
ture next fall.
rhe
and
The trustees are also
“watchdogs” of the picnic
assist in guiding and planning
the annual event.
Trimboli also announced that
Paul Broer and Charlie Ham
ilton will handle the professional
group Merle Owen, jr., funeral
directors: Bob Henderson, real
estate Don Fairbanks,
wide mailing Joe Eckel,
show and Cappy Ricks,
tronics.
city
auto
elec-
and
Also Rol Rendlesham
Dr. John Stahl will be in charge
of the Platform proceedings the
night of the drawing.
the
the
Last year the festivities were
changed from the Log Caoin at
Euclid Beach to the Dance Hall
and this will be the case for
the 1961 affair.
“This enables more people to
have a place to sit down and
in the event of rain, as happened
last year, there is cover for
all and the all-important draw
ings can still take place,” Trim
boli said.
the
If this bill should pass
opinion of the highest court
in the land eifforts of munici
palities to restrict the lo
cation of high tension wires,
railroad sidings and truck
terminals will be for nought.
Fred Henderson will be in
charge of the display booths
of merchants from the city who
set up around the hall. He has
been very much responsible in
the past for the quality of this
part of the program and prom
ised the same high quality this
year.
“Going into our 31st year, it
looks as though things are
shaping up very well with ev
eryone pitching in and working
very hard. We can always use
additional help and any mer
chant who wants to take part,
should contact any member of
the committee.’’ Trimboli state i.
John E. Purdy, jr.. 18*3 Nc(a
ave.. successfully passed the lat
ent state bar examination auth
orizing him to practice law
Ohio.
Miss Smith called attention to
Smith
Miss Helen E.
Scrapbooks Record TB Fight