Central High School - Spokesman Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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June 21, 1939 PHALAN FOLLY Page Five LEAGUE EJECTS HU TER E : 0 n l A V Results Disastrous Gfamte Path Ruufed Tragedy Marks as Fire Destroys AS Bounce lS,G1Ve11 P Daily School Russack Dugout Former EUC Youth Rush to Eat Fire of undetermined origin, By Geneva Co 1'1' esponderzt Dissolute Press. breaking out last night in the Rus- sack Pharmacy, 10th and Cherry Sts., rendered fifty Central stu- dents homeless. Chief Abraham Silin, rushing to the fire, rushed into a telephone pole and was rushed to the hos- pital. His condition is reported as serious by hospital attaches, who removed two books from his feet. Climbing a ladder to do an Atlas on the roof, Pipeman Allan Wilson, of Company No. 3, missed his foot- ing and caught up with tive feet of cement walk. His head will be mended as soon as Patsy Bruno opens up his shoe repair shop to- day. Because the siren on his machine failed to work, Bill Trost attempted to make a hissing sound and blew out three front teeth on his way to the fire. CHARLOTTE MERWIN WINS ACCLAIM FOR MASTERFUL PLAYING A standing room only sign was hung out at the Perry Theatre last night when the Charlotte Merwin Company presented the comedy Three Faces to a capacity house. Miss Merwin's superb acting clouded the performance of her leading man. Robert Deckard. It was found by our inquiring re- porter this morning that some cul- prit had substituted Deckard's body for the S. R. O. sign in front of the theatre. Captain of Police Chester Davis will investigate the happen- ing. RECITATION FATAL TO FORMER ERIEITE By Dissolute Press. Polka-Dot, Pa., June 2l.-Becom- ing incensed because his teacher asked him to recite, George Gam- batese, a student at the Poke School of Ticknology, threw a fit and when he fell down, broke his collar. When the teacher apologized for his rash act Georgie broke down and wept profusely. The lad prom- ised to recite at least twice every school year. Gambatese is ex- pected to set an all-time speaking Dissolute Press CSpecial Dispatchl 1 Geneva, Switz., June 21.-A p- pearing here before the League of Abrasions as the official unofficial representative of the United States, Payson L. Hunter tried late yes- terday to present a plan to league members that would outlaw war and was instantly ejected. Hunter ruined the million dollar granite steps of the Peace Palace when he was thrown out on his head. After the ejection of Hunter, League members went back to their work of arranging a mammoth Fourth of July celebration by en- ideavoring to draw Bosnia and Rus- sia into a war. Guarding himself with a pound of Limburger cheese and a clothes- pin, Hunter will make another at- itempt tomorrow to get in the hall I by gassing the members out. iNEWTON CONTRACT l BROKEN AS MILK FAILS TO APPEAR Failing to supply Strong Vincent High School with their daily amount of milk yesterday, Billy Newton. owner of the Fig-Newton Dairy Co., Belle Valley. was let- down by the school directors when that august body, in session today, broke their milk contract with him. When asked the cause for the near tragedy, Newton declared that his one and only cow, Boscoe, had been t'hexed and failed to furnish the daily amount of milk yesterday. Newton, bankrupt over the oc- currence, plans to rejoin the gar- bage men's union, Belle Valley Local No. 8. TEACHER MONUMENT ORDERED TORN DOWN Due to the insistence of several civic clubs in the city, the statue of Irma Weinheimer, which has stood record for the school by doing this. He is a former student of Central High, Erie, Pa. Oskywow, Pa., June 21.-In an endeavor to halt a group of pupils from rushing to the cafeteria of the Oskywow High School at this place, Principal Elmer G. Frail was trampled underfoot and killed yes- terday. It marked the first catas- trophe in school history. Just what disposition will be made of the case is not known. An examination of the former princi- pal's face will be made by Coroner Gaadt to see what make of heel- plates caused the tragedy. An ef- fort will be made to round up the slayers. I-IOWLING NOISE DRIVES AWAY CROWD When he was refused admittance to hear Jack Crawford and his Vic- Ntor Recording Band at Peeve K l l Stulakos-on-the-Take last night, Claire Sullivan, former Central High School youth, set up such a howling noise that 150 couples fcustomersb were driven away from the doors, believing that the noise was the music made by the orchestra. Peeve Stulakos, when he heard of the occurrence, brought a damage suit against Sullivan in Jovial Court for five cents 1597. Whether the can collect the huge amount from Sullivan is considered doubtful by court attaches as Sullivan has been unemployed for the last few months. The howling also made itself known over the radio network of station WRACK and listeners-in immediately petitioned Washington for a discontinuance of the station, believing that it was up to its old tricks. on the southeast corner of Tenth and Sassafras Streets for over nine years, will be torn down according to an announcement from Mayor Harold Weber's ofiice. The statue having been so de- faced and so marred by irresponsi- ble students that it is no longer a credit to the prominent corner will be done away with to make room for the B. Butler Drug Store, deal- ing solely in ice cream sundaes,

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Page Four PHALAN FOLLY June 21, 1939 Reunion Class Old Central at Peeves Peeve Stulakos, owner of the palatial Stulakos on the Take, will be host tonight to members of the 1929 Graduating Class of Cen- tral High School who are holding their .first reunion. Door checks and 'more checks will be served. Among the notable guests arriv- ing for the affair are: Jerome Masiroff, president of the Juddle- Pumper Auto Co., Theodore Blaze, managing director of the No-Blaze Fire Insurance Co., Lucille and Marion Nick, co-partners of the Knick-Knack Kutlery Kompanyg Mary Flavia Quigley, owner of the Quigley Gum Co.g Elveda Lizzi, sis- ter of Henry Ford: George Gaadt, head of the Gaadt-in-Himmel Corp. Three of the arrivals were badly injured this morning when a through Pullman train failed to stop at Erie. Rolling over in their bunks, the three fell off the rods beneath the coach. HAROLD HIGGS FOUND IN SHOE STORE BOX When Harold Higgs was found hiding in a shoe-box at the Nisely Shoe Company Store, 1006 State St., last night by the manager, a six-month's disappearance of the youth was solved. According to reports of the police department. made public today, the tale of the Higgs-iinding is an unusual one. The manager was preparing to close shop for the day when he no- ticed a pair of shoes lying on one of the store seats. Pulling out a shoe- box to put the shoes back in stock, the manager noticed Higgs curled up and fast asleep in the container. When Higgs awakens, if he ever does, police will question him as to his disappearance. As it is now, the mystery enshrouds itself in a veil of secrecy that will be torn away only when Higgs speaks and tells to the world the cause of the six-month's absence. Declaring that black eves were the mark of an honest trade, J. Pierpont Clough fcommonly known as Arthur TJ spoke today before members of the Erie County Bar- room Association. The speech was clear and force- ful and Clough was presented with two black eyes by members of the Association for his helpful talk. Grad Statue Is Unveiled at Park N An immense throng gathered in West Perry Square today, wit- nessed the unveiling of the statue to the memorable Central High School class of 1929. Every part of the student body of that year was represented in the work, with -the exception 'of Joe O'Keefe's'nose, which was 'kicked 'off 'by ra' laborer when he failed to lean in a rightful posture. It was hailed as a typical moron ,cast, by Head Janitor John C. Feel l of the Erie School Board. Mr. George C. Bore, when he viewed the plaster, said: It is worth the price 1 of admission to see-which is free. CORCORAN VICTOR IN BATTLE OF STRAW l IN F OLLY DIGEST l In the greatest straw vote ever lconducted by a newspaper in Erie fCounty, Dan E. Corcoran, city 1 street cleaner, polled a total vote of 11125 for the office of mayor in the Folly Digest, leading his nearest opponent by 1126 votes. How this came about no one knows, although the adding was done by Miss Tur- ,ner, former teacher at Central, who made the compilation by algebra. It is figured that a few 'fx's may 'have been dislodged unwittingly by lthe adder tharmlessl . In the recent election, the Folly 'straw vote was 99 and 44-100 per cent pure, we mean true. The vic- tory of Corcoran came when the corner on straw in the market lhousel had been taken up by his backers. Corcoran may now cut down heavily on city governmental ex- penditures by feeding the straw votes to Tomboy, who has taken a liking to Shredded Wheat. HOWARD SMITH NEW BAND LEADER West Springfield, Pa., June 21.- An announcement which will be greeted by Erie folks with three cheers was made here today by headquarters of the town Regi- mental Band who state that How- ard Smith of Erie has been se- lected as leader. A I I I I l Glenn Irwin is Here For a Lecture at Elks Mistaking the Union Depot for the Grand Central Terminal in New York City, Glen Irwin, former Erie boy, will lecture tonight in the Elk's Auditorium instead of . the Metro- politan Opera House for which he had an engagement to speak before the Tonsorial artists union. Finding that Irwin could not make proper connections to New York City, the Erie Teachers' As- sociation, through Miss Bennett, engaged the noted gentleman for this evening. His lecture, Ten Days in a Tar Room. will be fraught with personal remin- iscences, Irwin having had experi- ence in being tarred at Central High School more than ten years ago. He is well fortified in the lecture field, having received excellent in- struction from his former principal, Mr. Elmer G. Frail. He will be lodged at the City Hotel, Seventh End Peach Sts., during his stay in rie. PLAY CAST NOW SHOWS IN CAPITOL Washington, D. C., June 21.- This week's opening feature at the Capitol is a revival of the comedy favorite, t'When's Your Natal Fes- tivity? bv membersof the 1929 Central High School CErie, Pa.J graduating class. It is a special performance by the same old cast, with no scenery, no hope and-no foolinl. According to Director Charlotte Wermin, there will be no plot. One word will lead to another and that's all. Press clippings from other cities in which the comedy has played state: f'Another mystery play. You rlon't know what it's all about. Twice as good as 'Rain'. Has more wind. More clowns than Ring- ling Brothers. He was selected when Allan Wil-' The following persons and instru- son, who was more than sure of the ments finrin the personnfll ofFthe post, took his instrument apart to Band: ews harps, Spau ing eg- see where the music came from.iley, Frank Sampieri, Charles Blazeg Rather than be minus a playerpplayer piano, Jake Hallerg mouth without a horn they chose Howard , organs, Bob Merwin, George De- Smith, who plays a sweet potato. .Fazio.

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Page Six PHALAN FOLLY June 21, 1939 Salesman Fails In Latest Deal I To Close Deal Dissolute Press fSpeciall New York, June 21.-Attempting to sell the Woolworth Building to William L. Newton for a cup of coffee in New York City late today, John E. Collins was arrested by Officer Al Brooks of the 41st prc- cinct police station and given a hearing before Judge T.Ezra Hitch. He was remanded to jail without bail. It was brought out at the hear- ing that Newton, having purchased the Brooklyn Bridge, Singer Build- ing, the Flatiron Building and Metropolitan Opera House for a total of twenty 1201 cents, became suspicious when he was offered the purchase of the VVoolworth Build- ing bv -Collins. Newton later testi- Zied that Collins may have been the one who sold him the other build- ngs. This is conceded as likely by police. who found out that the pris- oner had experience in making up while he was a dramatic player at Central High School in Erie. Police are going to give Collins a three-months' chance to sell the basement of the 41st Precinct police station to the rest of the inmates. If successful. he may further his operations in selling Sing Sing Prison to Colonel Lindberg, who is trying to find a place free from gathering crowds. RADIO CLUB ON AIR FOR PROGRAM Dunkle Barler's Loonier Radio Club will be on the air tonight for its regular weekly meeting. The confab will have as a premier for a snlendid program the admission of Clarence Mosier, George White, Russell Anderson and Harry Bur- kell into active membership. John Bossolt will lead group singing in the immortal bal'ad of fyou have no ideal and all members are ex- pected to stand by their radio sets and join in the throat-clearing. Harold Farkas will sing a saxa- phone solo on his mouth organ to close the program. Robert Suhanek has been chosen as Master of Cere- monies for this meeting. Inspector Critical Result of Fight With Banditti As a result of an embroglio with banditti late yesterday, William W. Kay, gas-house inspector for the First Ward, is resting uncomfort- ably in the padded cell at the Baehr-Battell Memorial Hospital. The police 1'iot-squad, after bomb- ing the Russick Fraternity house for Homeless Boys at Tenth and Cherry Sts.. picked up several sus- pects who were hiding in the corner sniffing cokes. They gave their names as G. Ashby White, R. Dem- erest Owen and L. Dichard Dro- zeski. According to the incoherent re- port of Kay. he was left on the! street with two discolored optics, a bent lunch-hook and a dent in the cupola. He received another dent gat the hospital when he was brought in, a nurse giving him a second clout when he tried to make love to her. VVhen one of the suspects began to weep. a complaint was lodged by inmates of the city hostelry, who were forced to hang from the raft- ers to escape being drowned. SMOKE SCREEN GIVES BOYS AWAY Accused of the dastardly crime of smoking cigarettes in a car at Tenth and Sassafras Sts., Robert Schluiaff and Beau Spaghetti, two notorious town youths, were hailed before Judge Davis Monday and given a hearing. They declared they did not need one as their hear- ing was very good. Judge Davis proceeded immediately to destroy their hearing. The youths were nabbed by Hawkshaw Shaner, a non-de- script member of the police force. His watch-dog tactics bore fruit when he saw smoke issuing from the car in which the boys were situated at the time. He was almost overcome by the smoke-screen which the boys threw up in their efforts to evade capture. Recovering from his exposure to the vile perfume, VVatch-dog Shaner gave chase and caught the vouths rounding the corner of Tenth and Peach Sts. They will also be arraigned to- l . morrow on this charge as the corner at that point is supposed to be square. Stowaway Bird Expedition Re- counts Trip fHerewith is presented the first of a series of articles by Frank Weber, stowaway on Commander Cuckoo Bird's Antarctic polar expedition.J By Frank Weber fCopyrightedl Port of Kobault, A. C.-After a torturous fifteen hour battle with huge 20-cent cakes of ice floating about down here waiting for an ice- man's Tong war, we returned to this port with the South Pole in our possession. On our return jour- ney to civilization fErie, Pa.J we will either sell the Pole to the Mu- tual Telephone Company or to X Hugh Riley's Barber Shop and pos- lsibly to the Literary Digest for their straw voting. I It has been man's brute strength pitted against the forces of Nature that highlighted our successful venture down here in Nell's Acres. I made a foolish mistake when I brought along arctics for this trip. il should have purchased a pair of Antactics for the South Polc area. fT0lTl01'1'ONVZ morel . AEROPLANE. FALLS: SO DOES MABIE Racing through the night air at 300 miles an hour, an aeroplane piloted by Colby Mabie stalled in the air over Wattsburg, Pa., at three-thousand feet altitude and fell in a cabbage patch owned by the Honorable Percival Foo Nunes at six o'clock last night. When Pilot Mabie hit the ground with his iron rib he made a de- 'clevity of 15 feet into the hard iearth. He sustained no injuries iother than having two cabbages driven into his ears. He now has what the box-fighters call 'tcabbage fears or cauliHower adornmentsf' , The Honorable Nunes seemed ifurious over the catastrophe which visited him so unexpectedly. He claims that Mr. Mabie can have X two patches from his cabbage patch for the seat of his trousers after l he is through kicking him.