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Richard Gottron’s suggestion
that the Board pay 70 cents per
pupil, making it possible for all
Ditchman
Is Named
Benedictine'
to
Joseph Ditchman
For the eleventh consecutive
year Benedictine High School
has a most popular and rep
resentative senior. His name is
Joseph Ditchman and his title
is Mr. Benedictine. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Ditchman, 14026 Terrace rd.
Voters, consisting of seniors,
Juniors and sophomores chose
the 19-year-old student in an
election co-sponsored by the
Bennet, Benedictine’s news
paper, and the 1963 Benedictine,
the school’s yearbook.
The Bennet, originator of the
contest, has sponsored the com
petition for the past ten years.
This year the annual staff will
honor Ditchman with a trophy
at the annual honors and
awards convocation June 2nd.
Four others also sought the
distinction.
Currently Ditchman is par
ticipating in his third year on
the varsity track team. His
specialty is the quarter-mile
run so he is also a member of
Benedictine’s mile relay team.
As the number one fullback
on the varsity football squad
he paced Benedictine’s East
Senate champion in its ground
attack with 547 yards on 116
carries for a 4.72 average.
Last year as well the five
foot Jen-inch 170-pound Ditch
mart was first string in the
Bengal backfield.
Ditchman, as student council
president, is the official spokes
man for the Benedictine student
body. He has been vice pres
ident of the etass of ’63 for
three consecutive scholastic
yearn.
After graduation Ditehman
will enroll at Miami of Ohio
University where he intends
to study business administra
tion.
He has two older sisters.
One, Josephine is married
while the other, JoAnn attends
St. Elizabeth college in Dayton,
A younger sister, Joyce attends
Ursuline High School.
The Ditchmans are members
of St. Philomena Church.
Approve
18-Suite
Apartment
The East Cleveland City
Commission, Tuesday, gave the
go ahead sign for the construc
tion of an 18-suite apartment
at the southwest corner of Su
perior and Coventry.
The commissioners gave their
approval by reducing the area
requirements from 1,600 square
feet per dwelling unit to 995
feet.
Bulider of the $200,000 proj
ect will be Harvey Zeman, 2471
Warrensville Center. Construc
tion is expected to start within
a month.
In other business at its Tues
day night meeting, the com
missioners approved the pur
chase of a station wagon and
four sedans for the police de
’/artment at a cost of $6,000.
The Buckeye Garment Rental
Company was awarded the bid
to provide work uniforms for
some 70 city workers and the
F. W. Roberts Co., won the
right to furnish eight new
desks for the city at a cost of
$MM-
Board Settles Musical Arts Question
Board of Education members, students in grades which par
accomplished the settlement ofjticipate to attend Cleveland
a two-year-old item of unfin
ished business namely, the
Musical Arts Association re
quest for all greater Cleveland
schools’ assistance in under
writing a percentage of their
deficit.
Symphony concerts free of
charge next year, was approved.
“Rather than spend the tax
payers money for a grant-type
subsidy, this will make it pos
sible to spread enrichment to
all of our students/* Gottron
explained.
Legality Is Issue
The legality of an out-and
out contribution of any sort to
the Musical Arts Association
was the point of issue which has
delayed its settlement. On the
contract basis now adopted, the
program of visits to Severance
Hall will be made on the same
service-fee basis as are similar
affiliations with the Health Mu
seum and the Cleveland Mu
seum of Art.
In other business a building
and grounds committee report
disclosed that seven new class
rooms will be made available at
Shaw, plus a re-vamping of in
dustrial arts areas, to make a
total of nine teaching areas.
Shaw High school’s construc
tion, years ago, at a time when
costs were far lower than they
are at present, was on a gener
ous scale. Much serious consid
eration, plus some imagination,
will make it possible to make
classrooms from large store
rooms and unnecessary inner
hallways.
More Potential Space
Dr. Nichols stated that Shaw
has more potential spaces for
newer methods of education
(seminars, team teaching, etc.)
than many new buildings being
constructed today.
Other items on the long list
of summer work projects in the
school system includes painting
Kirk and the repair of its leak
ing clock tower roof replace
ments at Prospect and Caledon
ia and the painting and re
pairs necessary to mainten
ance of other schools.
Dates for Recreation
Dates have been established
for vacation recreation of all
kinds. The summer pool pro
gram will start June 10th and
extend to Aug. 17th, under the
direction of Neil Skinner.
Summer recreation will be
supervised by Thomas Mein
hardt, from June 10th to Aug.
2nd.
A physical fitness program
for men, in the evening, will be
conducted at Shaw stadium from
June 17th to Aug. 9th. Details
for these will appear later.
Commencement exercises
IT WAS A FULL HOUSE Iqst
Sunday at the Knights of
Columbus Hall in East
Cleveland when Past Grand
Knights Leonard A. Mar
kert and Herbert R. Rice
were honored. In the photo
above, Markert, second
from left, is shown receiv
ing a token of appreciation
for his service to the Council
from Grand Knight James
Castellano. Looking on are
Rev. Fr. Edward Dickard
(left) Council chaplain
Patrick J. O’Malley (second
from right) Toastmaster for
the event and Gerald F.
Cooper, chairman of the
testimonial banquet honor
ing Markert. The picture on
the right shows Rice (left),
receiving a plaque in honor
of his being selected as
Knight of tho Year. Pre
senting the award is Robert
Launch, general program
chairman. The recognition
came as a complete surprise
to Past Grand Knight Rice.
were the last item on the agen
da, and Canon Laurence Hall,
rector of St. Paul’s, East Cleve
land has been chosen as speak
er at Shaw High’s event Sun
day, June 2nd, 7:30 p. m. at
Severance Hall.
Shaw Class night will be held
in the student lounge
day.
CAR WASH
A car wash is planned Sat
urday from 9:30 a. m. to 3:30
p. m. at Tony’s Shell Service,
Euclid and Shaw ave. 'This
event is sponsored by the
Shaw Y-Teens for benefit of
the Y Building Fund.
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Wednes-
set for
at 1:30
Kirk graduation is
Wednesday, June 5th,
p. m. in the Kirk auditorium.
Free chest x-rays will be available the rest of
this week.
The x-rays are a service offered by the Cuya
hoga County Commissioners through the County
Tuberculosis Clinics in cooperation with the East
Cleveland Health Department.
The Christmas Seal bus will be at the Euclid
Superior shopping center until Saturday. Hours
of operation are as follows:
Today and Tomorrow...............12 Noon to 6 p. m.
Saturday.......................... 10 a. m. to 1 p. m.
This service is made possible by contributions
to the Annual Christmas Seal Campaign of the
Anti-Tuberculosis League.
Celebrate
60th Wedding
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Saefhow
will observe their 60th wedding
anniversary Sunday, June 2nd,
with a reception from 3 until 6
p. m. at the East Cleveland
Baptist Church, Euclid and
Rosemont aves.
The couple, residents of the
area for 45 years, live at 14309
Orinoco.
Early
Next Week!
Since Thursday, May 30th,
is Memorial Day, this news*
paper will print one day earl
ier next week. Thus our dead
line for copy has been moved
back to Monday at 5 p. m.
Classified advertisements will
be taken until noon on Tues
day
See you on Wednesday!
Still Time to Get
Free Chest X-Ray
Jean Ann
Miss Jean Ann Edwards, 904
Gieyton rd., was selected as one
of the eight finalists in the
Cleveland Junior Chamber of
Commerce sponsored “M i s s
Cleveland-Miss America” Pag
eant. Final judging will take
place Monday at the Sheraton
Cleveland.
Nineteen-year old Jean Ann,
a sophomore Elementary Edu
cation major at the University
of Dayton, is the daughter of
Helen and Eugene Edwards. A
song and dance performer, she
was a first place winner in the
East Cleveland Kiwanis Club
Talent Show in 1959 and 1960,
Jean Ann appeared as their spe
cial guest performer for the
11*61 competitu.n.
Miss Edwards was selected as
i ne of five finalists in the Clexc
land American Legion “All
Amcrican Boy and Girl” Contest
during the summmer of 1961.
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At the University of Dayton,
Jean Ann served as co-captain
of the “Flyerettes” (Drill and
Dance Corp), secretary of Cleve
land Club, Editor of “Dayton
ian,” female representative for
September, 1961, F’reshman
Class and President of Dormi
tory Floor at Marycrest Hall.
A member of the Omega So
ciety, she also performed with
the “Flyerettes” in New York’s
Madison Square Garden for the
NIT Championship.
As one of the eight “Miss
Cleveland” finalists, Jean Ann
Gale Talks
As members of the Shaw
High School June Graduating
Class of 1963 await anxiously
their two concludnig days of
class work, they are also anti
cipating two events of signifi
cance.
The Senior Prom Saturday
will have a Parisian theme,
“Shez Paree,” that will trans
form the Korb Student Lounge
into a ballroom, the hall area
into an art gallery, the patio
to a romantic sidewalk cafe,
and the gym into a panorama
of the glamorous French cap
ital.
Favors, refreshments, and en
tertainment will be in keeping
with the French theme. The
committee chairmen who are
contributing the Gallic flavor
for this festive occasion are:
Ellen Bond, Peg Crysler, Rose
Anne Izzo, Kevin Loftus, Paul
Magnusson, Mary Stroud,
Christy Tartara, and Mike Wat
ters, assisted by class officers:
Pat Noon, president Marty
Matus, vice president, Kathy
Moore, secretary-treasurer,
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Shaw Pool
Pass Sale
To Begin
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Season passes for the East
Cleveland outdoor municipal
swimming pool at Shaw Field
will go on sale Monday in Room
110 at City Hall. Price for the
passes will be the same as last
year, $4.
Those wishing to purchase
passes, according to finance di
rector, Robert S. Moore, can do
so between the hours of 8:30
a. m. until 4 p. m. Monday
through Friday.
The pool is scheduled to open
Monday, June 10th. Season
passes and single admission tick
ets of 25 cents for morning ses
sions and 40 cents for evenings,
will be sold at the pool.
Dave Costill, Shaw swimming
coach, will supervise pool activi
ties,
Edwards Eyes Miss Cleveland Crown
To
Lou Gale, outdoor editor of
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, will!
be the speaker at the East
Cleveland Kiwanis Club meet
ing in the East Cleveland
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PRESTON TRIBUTE. Everett M. Preston (second from right), recently retired
secretary of the East Cleveland Kiwanis Club, was honored by the club and
Kiwanis officials this week. He is shown receiving a special plaque noting his
appointment as “Secretary Emeritus’’ of the club. Robert G. Lucas, right, club
president, makes the presentation as Past Ohio District Governor Normon W.
Paynter and Mrs. Maude Preston look on. The presentation was a highlight of the
“Ev Preston Day" program in the East Cleveland YMCA Monday. Representatives
from Greater Cleveland Kiwanis, including local and state officers, past and
present, joined in the salute.
has the opportunity to com
pete for the “Miss Ohio” and
“Miss America” titles. Also,
the selected “Miss Cleveland’
will receive a $500 scholarship
from Pepsi Cola, a complete
cotton wardrobe, a trip with
her parents, matching set of
luggage, a gown, a watch and
the opportunity to serve as the
official hostess for Cleveland.
The genera1 public is .nvited
attend the Pageant. Ticket
can be obtained by calling the
J.C.C. office, MA. 1-5020 or at
the doer. WEKE’s Bob Neal will
Kiwanis
YMCA Monday.
“Northland Holiday” will be
Gale’s subject. He will show a
film and discuss a recent trip
to Sasketchwan.
Two More Days for Senior A s
plus many other members of
the class.
Special Guests
The special guests who will
be attending include: Dr. and
Mrs. Harold Nichols. Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne C. Blough, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Visci, Miss Mar
gery Shields, Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Worcester, Mr. and Mrs.
Stuart Cramer, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Parsh, as well as the
parents of class officers, and
GOP Gals
Meet Tuesday
The East Cleveland Women’s
Republican Club will meet at
the East Cleveland Republican
Headquarters, 1546 Hayden
ave., Tuesday at 7:45 p. m.
Mrs. John McWhorter, pres
ident of the Shaker group of
the Western Reserve Republi
can Club, will report on the
National and Ohio Republican
conventions. All members and
their friends are urged to at
tend this important meeting.
Mrs. W. H. McKee and Mrs.
Angela Calvo will serve re
freshments. The new officers
for the year are: Mrs. George
M. Meyer, president Mrs.
Charles A. Rybak, vice pres
ident Mrs. Alfred Hanel,
treasurer Mrs. R. C. Brownlee,
recording secretary and Mrs.
T. Peters, corresponding sec
retary.
Nursery School
Nearly-New
Sale Saturday
The mothers of The Hayden
Cooperative Nursery School will
hold their fund-raising nearly
new sale Saturday morning
9:30 a. m. to 2 p. m. at the
East Cleveland Public Library,
1481 Hayden ave.
Proceeds from the sale will
be used to buy new equipment
for the Nursery School.
Mothers in charge of the
sale are Mrs. Neal Lund and
Mrs. Wada Dougherty. I
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serve as the Master of Cere-
men i J.
Jean Ann Edwards
parents of other high-ranking
nominees.
The class will also invite
Senior A Homeroom teachers:
Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Browning,
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Childs,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Chulick,
Miss Geraldine Dillingham, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Johnson, Miss
Sue McDowell, Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert McNeill, Mr. and Mrs.
William Olson, Mr. and Mrs.
David Seidman. and Miss Ju
dith Warren.
The officers of the class of
January, 1964, Jim Bezdek,
president Bob Knaggs, vice
president and Marilyn Long,
secretary-treasurer, have been
invited to attend with their
dates.
Wednesday evening will be
Class Night and attended by
all members of the Senior A
Class, their homeroom teachers
and families.
Special awards and honors
will be presented at this event.
Chief Hails
Police Week
Interest
Last Saturday was the final
day for the national observance
of Police Week.
Chief of Police H. S. Weaver
said today he is most gratified
at the manner in which news
media and the citizens of East
Cleveland responded to the ob
servance of the occasion.
“It is always good when
people pause in the pursuit of
their work and fun to reflect
upon how they can protect
themselves and their families
from the dangers which are
generated by the complex so
ciety in which we live. If we
save one life, prevent one
crime or start one youngster
on the road to good citizenship,
we have accomplished some
thing during this week,” Chief
Weaver said.
He added that he hoped some
of the achievements of this
week might extend throughout
the year and for years to come.
“The only way in which we
can function as a team is to
create an understanding be
tween the public and the pol
ice,” Chief Weaver said.
All is in readiness for the
opening of the 1963 baseball
season in the East Cleveland
Little League and Senior
League.
Most of the team rosters have
been pared to the player limit
as the result of numerous prac
tice sessions and the managers
will soon be issuing uniforms to
the boys who have survived the
final cut.
The boys are anxious to dis
play their playing ability in
league competition.
The managers are optimistic
about the chances of their re
spective teams in the title race
and the parents are awaiting the
opportunity to watch their
perform on the diamond.
Playing an intregal part in
the very worthwhile and pop
ular summer baseball program
on the local scene are the league
officers and directors, the team
backers and the managers and
coaches who devote a great deal
of their time and efforts to
make the program operate ef
ficiently.
The league leaders have for the
most part, been in office since
the ECLLI was organized in
1952 and their “behind the
scenes” activities have been vi
tal factors in the program’s
success.
Weaver Is President
The officers are H. S. Wea
ver, president Bob Keefer, vice
president Frank Korosec, sec
retary Murle B. Cowles, treas
urer Roy H. Wisecup. com
missioner. The directors in
clude: Walter Koenig. Jim
Bateman, Harold L. Nichols,
Stan W’ebster, Dr. William Mor
ris.
The eight sponsors in the Lit
tle League have remained un-
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EAST CLEVELAND'S
OFFICIAL FLAG
Little League Players
Ready for New Season
By Bob Keefer
League for boys in the 13-15
age group. The list includes:
SKATING RINK DIVISION
Economy Ramble r—Larry
Lineman, mgr. Harry Ball and
John Frame, sr., coaches: Ed
wards Funeral Home—Earl
Diehl, mgr. Ray Ellis and
Chuck Coiner, coaches: Jim
Connell Chevrolet—Hal Walk
er, mgr. Pete Hersh and Don
O'Neil, coaches: Merle Owen
Funeral Home —Len Lewis,
mgr. Steve Yanick and Chuck
Bartholomew, coaches.
FOREST HILLS DIVISION
East Cleveland Kiwanis Club
—Frank Gilles, sr., mgr. Bill
Sands and Frank Gilles, jr.,
coaches: Nel a Florists—Boh
Boothe, mgr. Pete Renda, Don
Ohlinger and Jim Davies,
coaches: G. E. Lite Sox—Les
Laufer. mgr. Rich Laufer,
•Jerry Mullen and Jim Barlow,
coaches: Flynn-Froelk Funeral
Home—Tony Gammiere, mgr.
John Hiller and Ray Lann,
coaches.
Honor
Veteran
Employees
Ninety-three veteran em
ployees of Huron Road Hospi
tal were honored last week at
a Recognition Tea. During the
ceremonies 14 senior employ
ees received 30. 20 and 15-Year
Pins for their total of 265 years
of service to the institution
and its patients.
Annual Dinner of the hospi-
ehanged but there have been a tai’s Quarter Century Club
few adjustments in the 1963!also was held as a feature nf
managerial and coaching as-!National Hospital Week.
signments. The complete list isl
Awarded 30-year service pins
..... :were Mrs. Elizabeth Braucher,
SUPERIOR HILL DB1SION 4174 Ardmore rd., who is di
East Cleveland Fire Depart- rector of nursing service at
ment—Jim Lanigan, mgr. Erniejthe hospital, and Mrs. Virginia
Bezdek and Mike Marinelli. R. Quinn, 1752 Coit rd., of the
coaches: Kennedy’s Men’s Shop Medical Records Staff.
—Frank Davis, mgr. Jim Ma- Twenty-year pins went to
rino and Charles Coiner, coaches: Thomas G. Bright. 13ROO Ter
Koenig Sport Goods—John race rd., assistant executive di
Klott, mgr. Paul Harris, Bobirector Helen Neece. 13314
Hess and Jack Klott, coaches: Claiborne rd. Mary Spencer,
Police & Associates—Art Ken- 25801 Briardale rd. Alice
nedy, mgr. Bob Van and Joe Moore, 2695 East 61st st. and
Eejes, coaches. {Clio Smith. 904 Selwyn rd.
SHAW FIELD DIVISION i Fifteen-Year Pins were pre
Diamonds Men’s Shop—Chuck sented Samantha Grant, 12918
Schultz and Bob Guenther, co-.Py^kland.ave. Nobuko Kun
mgrs. Bob Weimer, coach: Don lsl?l‘r«'- '7n:
Fisher Furnace.—Jim Grav. evieve Monreal. to'32 Euclid
mgr. Larrv Reed. Clarence Or- I’?’ Margaret E. Sm.th.18.1
wig and Bill Smith, coaches: .Floren.
i v 16202 Clearview rd. Daisy
Nelson Jeweler.-John Frame.lj, uon East ,5(h ,n'rt
sr., mgr. Jim Marinelli and John ,311 Ea40th
Frame, jr., coaches: Stonebrak
er Drugs—Don McGinley mgr.: NewIv.indctPd into the Quar
Harold Brown and Bih Orozco. tPr Cpnturv riub wa, Carrie
coaches. Holmes, 10209 Yale ave., who
One new sponsor. Economy this month completed 25 years’
Rambler, is added to the list of service in the Housekeeping
eight sponsors in the Senior Department of the hospital.
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IN WASHINGTON with the Cleveland Automobile Club
delegation of 114 School Safety Patrol members was
Marshall Gilan, 12, 1757 Fay st., a pupil at Superior
School He is pictured here with Ohio State Highway
Patrolman N. K. Myer on the steps of the Capitol.
Marshall and the 113 others of the Greater Cleveland
group participated in the gigantic AAA 27th School
Safety Patrol Parade of 24,000 down Constitution ave.
last Saturday ond were taken sightseeing in Washing
ton and environs by the AAA Club s Safety Department
staff.