The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio • Page 19

THE BEACON JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31, 1990 ITY REGION SECTION. Entertainment 5, 7 Acid-rain opponents Fran Murphey 2 accuse power firms 3 Television 6 Minorities vital to census accuracy Burial grounds protest Indians object to part of state bill By Carol Biliczky Special to the Beacon Journal Columbus State Sen. Roy Ray, R-Akron, thought that his bill was a valuable and fairly innocent measure to preserve antiquities Homeless also figure in count By David Adams Beacon Journal staff writer Fifty years ago, Vernon Odom walked the streets of Cleveland's scrappy east side, trying to count bill does not apply to Indian burial remains, as his detractors fear. And Ray said that in a meeting with five American Indians today, he will suggest 1 that "they go off and draft their own bill (about Indian remains).

And they can find themselves another sponsor." In their two-mile, two-hour walk to the Statehouse annex, the Indian protesters wore headbands and other types of Indian clothing and carried signs that said "Stop Grave Desecration." They want Indian burial remains turned over to them for a ceremonial reburial, not to go to the Ohio Historical Society, as the bills propose. "I've heard that the Historical Society has bags and bags of bones, just sitting around in drawers," says Selma Walker, executive director of the Native American Indian Center in Columbus, which she says organized the "Walking for our Ancestors" event. "I don't care what they do to white statewide. Instead, it and an identical bill by Rep. Mike Stinziano, D-Co-lumbus has stirred up a hornet's nest about Indian burial grounds that prompted about 100 Indians to march in protest in Columbus on Tuesday and for Ray to re of the Akron Urban League had to work hard to earn his eight cents for each head he counted.

Back then, if a few people in those neighborhoods slipped through the cracks, no one really seemed to care. Times have changed. "For so many years, minorities meant nothing in this country," Odom told community leaders on Tuesday. "Not anymore." Blacks, Asians, single mothers and the homeless will be targets of special efforts by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Census Bureau as it prepares for what it expects to be largest effort in its 200-year history.

Tuesday's two-hour meeting at the Akron Community Service Center and Urban League was de-See BLACKS, page C2 people for the 1940 census. Many of the folks in those neighborhoods were poor blacks or white immigrants, working in the city's steel JLtJL Ray write his proposal to ap apparently without pease his opponents, Associated Prats success. After a committee meeting late Tuesday afternoon in which American Indians objected to the revised bill, Ray said he will add still more language to clarify that his plants and try- Odom ing to eke out a living. They were suspicious of census-takers, and Odom now executive director Selma Walker leads protest See INDIANS, page C2 SUMMIT COUNCIL SCRAMBLE Present council members are all Democrats elected at large: EPA checking waste-dumping in Macedonia Auto agency theft suspect is arrested Juvenile charged, two cars recovered By Sheryl Harris Beacon Journal staff writer Ism Clair EL Dickinson Libert Bozzelll Ted E. Cole Pete Crossland Arthur Swanson Paul Gallagher Mark Ravenscaft Voters approved a charter change to expand the council to 11 seats in 1993: By Mary Grace Poidomani Beacon Journal staff writer Three seats Eight are ward seats, members elected from are elected -i at large.

specific areas. Seats held by Dickinson, Bozzelll and Cole are up for re-election in November. The winners will be In office In 1993 when the expanded council forms. They will fill the three nnnnr at-large seats. Dickinson WHERE CURRENT COUNCIL Macedonia employees have been dumping toxic wastes on city property for years, a practice that could mean a costly cleanup, city officials said Tuesday.

Petroleum products, paint and solvents are believed to be among the hazardous materials buried near the city service garage on Valley View Road, Service Director Earl Rizzo said. City employees also have indicated that a tank with some type of gas or oil may be buried on the property, said City Attorney Dale Economus. And, he said, Indian Creek behind the service center has some batteries in it. "It's a mess right now," Rizzo said. "It may not be as bad as we thought, but they (EPA See MACEDONIA, page C2 Linn Sheldon, TV's leaving Cleveland Linn Sheldon, known locally to children as Barnaby, the elfin character with pointy ears and a straw hat, will retire.

The 69-year-old Sheldon is now host of the public-affairs show About Town on WUAB (Chan A Cuyahoga stow MEMBERS LIVE Fa Is Sometimes, the good guys win. Like Akron auto theft detectives Gary Lucas and Tom Harrison, who arrested a 15-year-old east side youth Tuesday in the theft last weekend of two cars and office equipment from Tony Cavalier's Autorama. They also recovered the two cars, valued at $23,000 although one was slightly the worse for wear and the office equipment, valued at $2,800. Cavalier, who filed 15 reports with Akron police on thefts, vandalism and other incidents at his 6-year-old dealership last year, was furious Monday over the latest thefts. "It's like the wild, wild West around here," he said.

"Every time I turn around, something's happening to my place." He was surprised, and grateful, Tuesday. "They (police) really moved on it. I can't believe things turned out this way," he said. The youth, whom police did not identify because of his age, was arrested at Riedinger Middle School and charged with one count of juvenile delinquency by reason of breaking and entering and two counts of juvenile delinquency by reason of grand theft. A second suspect is being sought in the case, police said.

When the lines for county wards are determined, the seven current members could be bunched Into just three wards. I Crossland may run for Ohio Senate this year. I Swanson plans to retire In 1992. I Gallagher has filed to run in the Democratic primary. I Dickinson, Bozelll, Cole and Ravenscraft say they too will file.

LjS-'M L1x3 Bozzelll i aH- 'tl Nvs. L) Salla9ner IIS Crossland Akron Swanson I.Iv:-' Ravenscaft Twp.ci- zj. Cole Beacon Journal A crowded primary likely 3 seats open before council is expanded NUGGETS nel 43). He created the Barnaby character in 1957, when he was host of the Popeye cartoon show at WKYC (Channel 3), which was then KYW. Twenty-one years ago, Sheldon brought Barnaby with him to Channel 43.

Sheldon began in television in 1947 on WEWS (Channel 5). where he was host for a By Terry Oblander Beacon Journal staff writer Special in-flight help Northwest Airlines flew an Akron woman and her daughter to Seattle on Tuesday to help celebrate the retirement of its oldest flight attendant, 70-year-old Connie Walker. Miss Walker helped Lorraine Magenau of Akron deliver her daughter, Denise Flanagan, now of Ludlow, on a flight to Anchorage 36 years ago. "I don't know anything about babies, but I'll do what I can," Mrs. Magenau recalled Miss Walker telling her that day.

"We're unofficial family love, not blood," Mrs. Flanagan said. Miss Walker was believed to be the oldest flight attendant for any airline. She's retiring because "my feet hurt." an expanded 11-member council in 1993. Two years ago, voters approved a charter change to expand the council.

The change provided that the other eight seats on the 1993 council will be ward seats, with members elected from specific areas. All current members were elected at large, and none seems comfortable with the uncertainty of running for re-election in a ward that doesn't even exist yet. Council President Pete Cross-land said it will be mid-1991 at the earliest before ward lines are drawn. If the wards had to be created today, the seven members could find themselves bunched in just three wards. Crossland, Arthur Swanson and Mark Ravenscraft all live in Akron's Ward 8 a Republican enclave in a largely Democratic city.

Bozzelli, Paul Gallagher and Dickinson live in predominantly white suburbs. Bozzelli and Gallagher live in Cuyahoga Falls, which recently gave the Republican Party its first City Council See CROWDED, page C2 At least five of the seven Summit County Council members say they plan to run against each other this year to fill three terms that will begin Jan. 1, 1991. That means the Democratic primary in May could become a political dogfight among members of the all-Democratic council. The three seats now held by Clair E.

Dickinson, Libert Bozzel-li and Ted E. Cole are valued as political plums because they will be the only at-large seats on Sheldon variety of shows. In 1956, Sheldon switched to WKYC. Sheldon also was host for other children's shows in the 1950s, including The Big Wheels Club and Uncle Leslie. Before joining Channel 5, he worked as an actor in vaudeville, nightclubs, plays and films (including five years at MGM in Hollywood).

His last on-air appearance will be March 30 from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Sheldon, who had two strokes in 1988, plans to relocate in Florida, where his son, Perry, lives. Sheldon's other children are Mrs. William Melville of New York City and Mrs. Gregory Chiz-mar of Cleveland.

Sheldon is divorced from his third wife. WARNER'S CORNER r-v i I Little bit about a lot of newsworthy topics Stuart Warner days that followed the original announcement in August, the Beacon Journal chronicled the move back from Chicago with 47 stories. Whew! That's more than one story per job. At that rate, it's a good thing Akron didn't land the Saturn plant. We'd have run out of newsprint.

Perhaps the most discouraging aspect of Firestone's return was learning last week that almost two out of three workers in the company's -Chicago office prefer unemployment to getting transferred to Akron. Probably not a statistic the city will want to advertise in promotional brochures. I suppose my boss might write a letter of recommendation for me like this one passed along by John Rietz of Akron: "To whom it may concern: Mr. Warner has asked that I write a letter of recommendation for him, and I will waste no time in telling you that he was a hard-working and conscientious employee for our company. And I have always thought of him as a good person to boot.

In short, I cannot recommend him too highly. He filled a much-needed space in our office, and there was just so much that he was willing and able to do. In my opinion, you will be very lucky to get him to work for you. There is a nasty rumor going around that I have moved to Hudson. That is not true.

This Corner is still located in Highland Square. However, there is a Warner's Corner in Hudson. I'm not making this up. Acme has opened a Warner's Corner at its store in the Hudson Plaza. I guess that's where they sell the sour grapes.

Let me get this straight. A Springfield High algebra teacher offers students extra credit to attend a school wrestling match, one parent complains and it's front page news. Hey, algebra ain't easy. You do what you can to pass. I kept my teacher's attendance records to earn bonus points.

Speaking of overkill, it" now appears that Firestone's much ballyhooed return to Akron will mean at most a mere 45 jobs for the city. In the four to get traditional Barberton chicken. As I learned this past Saturday night at the Barberton FOP installation dinner, the cooks at the Slovene Center can fry a bird with Magic City's best. I also learned that the Slovene Center, located on 14th Street Northwest, is a Barberton institution. I suppose one reason that it's so popular is because you can hold your wedding reception upstairs, then take a Barberton honeymoon by bowling downstairs.

Indeed, bowling seems to be ingrained in Barberton's culture. The city's hottest nightclub the Sliding Board is located at, you guessed it, the Magic City Lanes. While we're still talking chicken and Barberton, I'm sure many of us former Kentuckians and West Virginians are disappointed by the news that the Belgrade Gardens no longer serves Weidemann beer. "I try to be loyal to one brand," said Belgrade president Kosta Papich, who has stocked Weidemann for yeais, "but all the customers now ask for different beers. They weren't drinking Weidemann anymore." He replaced the old hillbilly Let's have a day devoted entirely to minidots.

Last week 14-year-old Eva Williams wrote a touching poem asking for people to care about the homeless. John Hawthorn wanted her to know that some people do. Hawthorn is a volunteer at the Barberton Rescue Mission and brother of its founder, the Rev. Bruce Hawthorn. The mission has been known for its work with alcoholics and drug addicts through the years.

Now it is opening its doors to the homeless as well. Hawthorn said that there are several rooms available for the homeless, but so far the mission hasn't been able to fill them. Call 825-5202 for information. Monday, a Mahoning County judge ruled that Canal Fulton police officer Joe Drew can't carry a weapon as long as he is taking Xanax, a prescription drug that allegedly causes you to vote more than once. I think the judge was too harsh on Drew.

Let him carry his gun. But like another famous deputy had to do, require Drew to keep the bullet in his shirt pocket. You don't have to go to a restaurant favorite with a popular yuppie brew, Molson's. Whatever is this world coming to? There's a downtown Akron (sort of), a downtown Barberton, a downtown Cuyahoga Falls, but where is downtown Stow? WMJI's John Lanlgan lamented in Sunday's paper that the reason he was voted the least favorite DJ in the Beacon Journal's Main Mouth contest is he is not afraid to take a stand. Tuesday, WNIR's Stan Piatt disputed Lanigan's logic.

"Not afraid to take a stand!" screamed Piatt, who finished fourth as both the favorite and least favorite jock. "He (Lanigan) doesn't take a stand. He only talks about positions." Watch it, Piatt. I understand that Lanigan still flexes a lot of muscle in the radio industry. In case you want to plan ahead, Akron's annual St.

Patrick's Day parade will be held downtown this year downtown Kenmore. And here I thought the patron saint of Kenmore was St. Cletus. Lists: Karen Spieglcr, whose family recently moved from Peoria, to Ravenna, is learning about cabin fever in Northeast Ohio. She lists five signs you have the dread disease: 1.

The call "Mommy!" seems like an obscenity. 2. The highlight of your day is emptying a coffee can to replace the grease can on top of the stove. 3. You realize you have no idea why you keep a grease can on top of the stove.

4. You walk 50 feet to the mailbox, then upon return, immediately check the answering machine for calls. 5. You begin to agree with WNIR's Howie Chizek. I i.