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Inter-Racial
Council Meeting
Is Fruitful
By Ruth Klimowskl
Last Thursday night, in Shaw Auditorium, East
Cleveland residents, Negro and white, sat down to
gether to listen to a panel discussion on inter-racial
living. Any person who came to this meeting expect
ing to see frightened, outraged citizens creating a
Pvt. Germaine
Gets Academy
Nomination
Pvt. Richard R. Germaine
Pvt. Richard R. Germaine,
son of Mr. and s Dominic
Germaine, 954 Caledonia, was
recently awarded (he American
Spirit Honor Medal, at Fort
Knox, Ky. He also received
other honors as an exemplary
soldier.
However, the biggest news in
the short career of the soldier,
thus far, is the announcement
that he has been nominated for
West Point Military Academy.
Pvt. Germaine is a graduate
of Shaw and enlisted in the
Army in October, 1962.
GOP Meding
Tuesday
n
The East Cleveland Women’s
V ©publican Club will meet in
tnu East Cleveland Republican
Headquarters, 1546 Hayden,
Tuesday at 7:45.
Julius Smetona will talk on
“De Gaullv—His Role as Lead
er of Frei./ Europe.”
Smetoua is a graduate of
Westr.fi Reserve Law School
and Zor five years served as
r^-fee in Workmans Compen
sation for the State of Ohio.
Refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Joseph Schwab and Mrs.
Margaret Premen will be
hostesses.
Complete Class
Two East Cleveland women
recently completed a Red Cross
orientation class as part of
general preparation for volun
teer work in the various Red
Cross services.
Mrs. Louis Foley, 1823 Taylor
rd., will be wearing the uni
form of a Blood Program
Aide.
Miss Marie Rumage, 16010
Nelacret rd., will serve as
staff aide.
Women interested in v^tn
teering for the Red Cross, fnay
call the Heights Red CroA of
fice, 752-4060, for informilon.
In Musical Pic/
Beth Swanson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Swan
son, 1981 Reyburn rd., and a
sophomore at Denisen Univer
sity Granville is one of 12
students in the chorus of the
Universit. Theater recent mu
sical, “She Shall Rave Music.”
Sweater Dance
Saturday the Wolverines
Hi-Y Club will sponsor a
Sweater Hop at the East Cleve
land YMCA.
The dance begins at 8 and
ends at 11 p. m., and is for Shaw
and Kirk students only.
Moms Meet
The Cleveland Chapter De
Molay Mothers* Club will meet
Tuesday, at 8 p. m. at the home
of Mom Brass, 1828 Rosemont
ave. Mom Meredith and Mom
Reinholx will be co-hostesses.
demonstration against an “in
vasion” was surely disappoint
ed. The group that almost filled
the auditorium was obviously
one that was ready to listen
and learn what the present
situation is, and how best to
maintain East Cleveland as a
desirable place in which to live.
Panelists Stanford Smith,
Joseph Diamond, and John
Jirus each expressed his own
views on the integrated situa
tion in East Cleveland, assisted
by moderator Oliver Brooks.
Children are Children
As principal at Rozelle
School, Jirus suggested that a
teacher does not see a child
as being either Negro or white
he sees a child who needs to
be taught.
“The standard of Rozelle, as
being an integral part of the
East Cleveland School system
has always been one of excel
lence it is still so,” he said.
Comparing the achievement
of children enrolled 20 years
ago, Jirus stated that today’s
children run the same gamut
of ability some very bright,
some average, and some slow.
Parent-Teacher cooperation has
been outstanding, and he
agreed that once white par
ents realized that Negro par
ents have the sar a high as
pirations and hot 4 for their
children, working^ relationships
through PTA become satisfac
tory. I
As a point of pride, Jirus ob
served that the incidence of
destruction (broken windows,
etc.) is lowest at Rozelle
all other schools in our
tern.
Layman Speaks
Smith’s vantage point was
that of a Christian layman who
felt that “true Christianity is
color-blind.”
Admitting that the church
to which he belongs has not
always been so liberal in its
recognizing the brotherhood of
man, he said that he was proud
to be a part of an attempt to
correct past mistakes in think
ing.
“Calvary Lutheran takes
pride in the fact that Negro
neighbors have been welcomed
into the church, and is even
more proud of the fact that
the offering of friendship has
been accepted with trust” he
said.
Businessman Blast
Misconception
Joe Diamond blasted one of
those old misconceptions about
Negroes that has prevailed for
some time.
As buyer for his men’s cloth
ing store, he said there is no
(Continued on page 4)
By Gene Hersh
Underneath the colorful,
cold-cream mask of a circus
AFS Student
Visits Exchange
Caecilia Tjiu Kian, an Ameri
can Field Service Exchange
student from Sambos, West
Borneo, Indonesia, will speak
to the East Cleveland Ex
change Club at its noon meet
ing at the YMCA next Tues
day.
Miss Tjiu Lie Kian is the
daughter of a Chinese store
keeper. She is attending Wick
liffe High School.
Church Starts
Blood Bank
over
sys-
Joseph Szabo
1267 East 133rd st. is a com
pact, yellow, double house,
built in much the same style as
its neighbors. The one thing
that makes this home different
from all the others on the street
is its household—a household
headed by a father who was
100 years old last week, and
three bachelor sons.
Feb. 14th, Joseph Szabo,
Artists, I was able to make a
one performance stand.
cuiu-vxcaui moon, vx was the most fascinating
clown lies much hidden talent experience this reporter has
—in fact enough ability toiever had.
resurrect vaudeville.
This fact, I found out, in a
most unusual way. At last Sun
day’s performance of the Grot
to Circus at the Public Hall,
I became a clown.
Through the efforts of Mon
arch Earl Linz, Circus General
Manager George Hoffman and
Attorney Forest Wilson, who
cleared the way with the
American Guild of Variety
Start Life
Saving Class
Classes will meet on Sat
urdays, 1:30 p. m. to 3:30
p. m. Mondays, 6:30 p. m. to
7:30 p. m. and Wednesday,
7:30 p. m. to 8 p. m. The course
will be completed by April
17th. z
YMCA members have a
fee of |1.50 and non wnbers
|8. The fee will cover man
ual and emblem.
Interested persons reg
ister at the YMCA by the first
session. 1'spent
Greatest People
I met some of the greatest
people on earth during my ma
tinee stint—and some of them
are well-known celebrities.
Two midgets for instance
have famous backgrounds. One,
I met was Frank Little who
was with Spike Jones for near
ly a dozen years.The other, Joe
Short, starred in musical com
edy and is the oldest living
midget clown in the world at 78.
In fact, one amazing thing
about my venture is that more
:lowns at the Grotto Circus
are over 60 than under.
This isn’t to imply that being
a clown is something for a
golden ager to think about. It
just is prpof that Al Sirat
Grotto has the most experi
enced.
will
A new lifesaving class
start Saturday at the Apthorp
Pool of the East Cleveland
YMCA.
Much to Clowning
can pick during a matinee
performance. I can attest to
the fact it takes years of prac
tice and much hard work.
I was fortunate to be under
the wing of two of the most
famous funny men in the coun
try. They are the Sherman
brothers, Joe and Chester.
Chester took me under his
wing like a mother hen and I usual class,
some 45 minutes making! that in his
NEW OFFICERS OF THE LAW. Six new policemen begin duties on the East Cleveland
force this week as a result of an increase in manpower and the resignations of
four present members of the department. Being sworn in by Chief H. S. Weaver,
left to right, Wilbur J. Waterson, Louis M. Mihalic, George F. Scharlott, Donald R.
Wahonick, Roger W. Gerhardt and John V. Kozek.
On the Trail
of the Tribe
Joseph H. Glasser, edi
tor and publisher of The
West Side News Publi
cations The Lakewood
Ledger, The West Parker
and The West Side News
—is scheduled to arrive
in Tucson, Arizona, to
day. Watch for his week
ly column in this paper
starting next week. He
will tell of his observa
tions while enroute to
Tucson and his impres
sions of the happenings
at Hi Corbett Field, the
spring training camp of
the Cleveland Indians.
Don’t miss this on-the
spot report.
is
Christ the King Church
starting a parish blood bank
with the first scheduling for
donors Monday, Feb. 25th from
1 to 7 p. m. at the Knights
of Columbus Hall, 13927 Eu
clid ave.
Those from 18 to 59 years
of age wishing to give blood to
the parish blood bank can reg
ister at the desk. Call MLT.
1-5352 for an appointment.
Grandmas Meet
The East Cleveland Grand
mothers’ Social Club will meet
tomorrow at 1 p. m. in the East
Cleveland Library for an after
noon of cards and relaxation.
New members will be welcome.
On Swim Team
Edward Nelson, a freshman
at Denison University, is a
member of the Big Red’s first
varsity swimming team to en
ter Ohio Conference competition.
Nelson specializes in
freestyle and butterfly events.
the son of Mr. and
He is
Mrs. A. S. Nelson, 15548 Brew
ster rd.
Hungarian-born citizen,
observed a century of
Tatooed on his left forearm
is his birthdate: 1863, a souvenir
of Hungarian army
when he was 24.
service
Emigrating to the United
States seventy years ago, Mr.
Szabo went to work first in
Fairport Harbor. In 1913, he
moved to Collinwood, and
Add believe me, being ajfne up as a grotesque clown. I clown and acrobat— I was
clown isn’t a profession you (Other types are white-faced I first outsider he ever saw
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East Cleveland Leader
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Volume No. 22—No. I East Cleveland, Ohio By Mail $6.00 Per Year Thursday, February 21, 1963
Petche Makes
District Match
Bob Petche. haw’s 133 pound
wrestler, qualified for the dis
trict tournaments by placing
fourth in the sectional tourna
ments held last weekend at
Mayfield High School. Bob,
competing against twelve other
wrestlers in his weight class,
won three matches while losing
two.
Last Friday night, Bob beat
Smith from Glenville, but then
lost to Season from Mayfield
who went on to capture first
place. Saturday afternoon, the
Shaw grappler defeated Abbott
from West Geauga and Dann
from Shaker Heights. Then on
Saturday night, Polster from
Cleveland Heights
Petche for the third place spot.
defeated
Two other Shaw grapplers,
Dennis Taddeo and Jim Rizzo,
barely missed qualifying for
the consolation match as they
lost in the Saturday afternoon
round.
Gets Frat Nod
Robert is a senior at Kent
and a 1959 graduate of Shaw.
Quietly Observes 100th Birthday
and tramp.) homed to clown alley—that
Secret Make-up (mythical place where the fun
Chester used a secret ingred-, nymen come out of their suit
ient called clown-white. This (cases and trunks and into the
is when I learned that every
clown has his own make-up
formula and it is taboo for one
to ask another for some grease
paint.
I iAkMA/1
This put me in a most un-
quietly!raised a family of ten children, very good health despite
living Sons Benjamin, Frank, andiyears It js on]y within
Joseph A., live with him now few th„ hf
he has a daughter, Mrs. Zel
la Anderson living in East forced to "bandon his hobby
Cleveland at 1781 Delmont ave. of walking for exercise,
another, Mrs. Alfred Kiesel-| Now he is content to stay
bach, at 894 Greyton rd. and' }lorne with his newspaper
a third living in
Conneaut—!,n,i
While many local churches and civic organizations
have announced their support of the East Cleveland
Leader’s stand on a new home rule liquor control bill,
assistance from a most important faction apparently
will not be forthcoming. Governor James A. Rhodes,
Four Philomene
Club Members
Are Honored
Four Philomene Club mem
bers of St. Philomena’s Parish
won honors at the Cleveland
East Deanery Convention held
at St. Gregory’s last Sunday.
The most outstanding reli
gious chairman for the year
was Ann Burcham the most
.outstanding social chairman.
Pat Burke the most outstand
ing athletic chairman, Chet
Owens. The most outstanding
man of the year was won by
Don Kupecky.
New Philomene Club officers
are President Carol Touscher
Vice President, Marlene Mac
Donald Secretary, Lona McCoy
and Treasurer, Bob Poore.
Urban Renewal
Talk Monday
James M. Lister, director of
the department of urban renew
al and housing for the city of
Cleveland, will be the speaker
at the East Cleveland Kiwanis
Club Mondav noon in the East
Cleveland YMCA. He will talk
on “Urban Renewal for Cities.’1
Post Office Will
Close Tomorrow
Acting Postmaster Nelson
E. Sundermeier announced
today that in accordance with
postal regulations
office department
serve Washington’s
Friday, Feb. 22nd.
of
Robert Wiedland, son
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wiedlund.
14206 Shaw ave., was recently
extended an invitation to join
the Kent State University chap
ter, Ortier of the Artus, Omi
cron Delta Gamma.
the
the post
will ob
birthday,
The main office, stations
and branches will be closed.
There will be no mail de
liveries by carriers. However,
collections will be made from
all collection boxes.
..
Mrs. Dale McDonald. h,,! »'H-«orn Bthle.
Mr. Szabo appears to be inj
(Photo on page
Being a Clown is Fun-but Hard Work, Reporter Finds
JUST WHAT CLOWNS ARE
MADE FORI Reporter Gene
Hersh, who was a clown at
the Grotto Circus at the
Sunday matinee perfor
mance shows exactly what
clowns are made for
and that is for the young
sters, some of whom he is
greeting in this photo.
2)
In Box Cars
“Youngsters think clowns
are shipped from one city to
another in box cars.” he said.
“If they see any flesh, they
will be disillusioned.”
Chester knew of what he
spoke because once I was made
up, I was entirely different in
both looks and personality. No
longer was this writer another
person attending the circus. I
was Bimbo, the clown, and as
such just what the youngsters
had come to see.
the,
wel-
throbbing hearts of young and
old alike.
During a performance, a
clown will
much as eight times. Each
year they must arrange differ-
change costumes as
Chester told melent routines so it will not be
60 years as a'said that “after yon have seen
waved to me and
I
back or stopped to
their hands—and even
some of their popcorn,
even sure that several
They
giggled with glee w’hen
waved
shake
snitch
I am
youngsters will be sleeping the
week out with their circus pro
grams under their pillows with
“Bimbo’s” autograph. I hppe
they never find out that Bim
bo’s life was so short-lived.
Just a Fill-in
Technically, a clown is just
a fill-in who entertains before
the show starts to keep the
spectators from getting rest
less and while vast networks
of props are being changed
in three rings between nets.
Assistance from Governor on
Home Rule Bill is Doubtful
in answer to this newspaper's
personal appeal to him for
support, said it was not his
prerogative to interfere with
the legislative process of
General Assembly.
the
Is Sympathetic
The complete contents of
response, addressed to
his
the
I.eader’s Editor-in-Chief Doro
McCracken is as follows:
Dear Mrs. McCracken:
Your letter and enclosures
are before me. I am sym
pathetic with the problem
you describe but I regret that
it is not my prerogative to
interfere with the legislative
process of the General As
sembly.
therefore returning
as they should he
to the attention of
I am
the bills
brought
your state representatives or
state senators who are in a
position to introduce them
and give them support in
the legislature.
If such plans are presented
to me at any time they will
be given every consideration.
(s) James A. Rhodes
Governor
What this newspaper asked
the governor to support was
the right of municipalities to
zone retail liquor outlets, which
until four years ago they ex
ercised with beneficial results
to the communities. Also re
quested was support of the
right of political sub-divisions
to reduce the unused liquor
permit quota of the munici
pality after a vote of its res
idents.
DiSalle Sent Help
According to East Cleveland
Municipal Judge Stanton Ad
danis. who has been a leader
in the home rule movement,
prior to the introduction of
similar legislation during the
last session of the General As
sembly, Governor Michael Di
Salle had one of hif adminis
trative assistants come to East
Cleveland to help prepare such
legislator.
Judge Addams, in response
to the Leader cause has for
warded to Governor Rhodes a
resolution of the East Cleve
land City Commission, Euclid
Council and the following ci
vic groups and churches:
East Cleveland Board of Ed
ucation East Cleveland Kiwan
is Club and their affiliate, the
Berea Kiwanis Club East
Cleveland Exchange Club
Knights of Columbus. Winder
mere Council East Cleveland
Women’s Club: East Cleveland
Business Association.
his
the
Churches by the Dozen
Four PTA Associations of
the City of East Cleveland,
East Cleveland Lawn Bowling
(Continued on page 4)
“'**T*^'**’.
$
L. W. Christianson, noted
stamp collector, will be the
guest speaker at next Thurs
day’s meeting of the East Cleve
land Philatelic Society.
The group meets at 8 p. m.
in the East Cleveland Y, Lee
rd. and Eucld ave.
Discussion of the forthcoming
exhibit and bourse, April 27th
28th, will highlight the business
portion of the meeting. Stamp
collectors are invited to attend
Thursday’s meeting.
r»ne circus, you have seen them' While this is true as a tpch-'courageous your lion trainer:full of hilarious tricks will al
all.” nical point, there is no get- might be or how bold the high,ways be around.
In applying my make-up. ing around the fact clowns are wire act is. i Your reporter is proud to
Chester took extreme care—(here to stay and will always) These acts come and go-but have been a clown for
mor© than I thought he should, he the first in the hearts of a clown with his exaggerated day matinee and will
However, he explained why the youngsters no matter how grease-painted face and bag remember his role as
every bit of flesh that is not
clothed must be covered.
THE FINISHING TOUCHES, and a reporter becomes “down for a*day." Supervising
Gene Hersh's metamorphosis are four Grotto Circus funnymen (clockwise, I. to r.):
Chester Sherman, Frankie Little, Hersh, Joe Short and Jimmy Armstrong.
EAST CLEVELAND'S
OFFICIAL FLAG
GOING UP aed down stairs is part of
Karen Allen receives from her physical therapist at the
Society for Crippled Children, a Health Fund Agency.
Society Changes Life
For Shy Little Karen
.Just two years ago Karen
Allen could not walk. She was
a shy little girl, frightened be
cause she wasn’t like other
children her age. She had cere
bral palsy.
Karen came to The Society
for Crippled Children when she
was only 18-months old and the
professional rehabilitation team
there began to change her
whole life.
She was fitted with braces
and spent long patient hours
Noted Stamp
Collector to
Speak Here
the training
learning balance, how to fall
without being afraid, and soon
she could u|* crutches and have
the wonderful experience
walking all by herself for
very first time.
of
the
Hard-working* miracles like
this happen because of public
support of The Health Fund of
Greater Cleveland. March 14th
to 26th is the Residential Drive
and Karen)s mother will he as
sisting on her own street be
cause. “I know how much my
daughter is being helped and
how important it is that other
children, too, have those special
services they need.”
Caring for Sarah. 7, who at
tends first grade at Chambers
Elementary School: 6-year-old
Kenneth in kindergarten there:
and Kathy, 5, keep the hours
filled for Karen's mother.
East Cleveland Health Fund
Chairman, Miss Sue Leachko,
says that volunteers are still
needed to insure 100 per cent
coverage of the community. If
you have a few hours to help,
call her at PO. 1-2909.
Four-year-old Karen attends
Nursery School at The Society
for Crippled Children's East Side
Center twice each week. She
lives with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Carpenter, at 1261
East 144th st.
s Sun
slwsys
Bimbo.
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