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Friday, October 10, 1947
THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Page Three
With Southern Communities
Ga. Vets' Administration Meets in Savannah;
Takes Action on Palestine, Drive for Blood
SAVANNAH. — The regular
meeting of the Jewish War Vet
erans. Department of Georgia
Council of Administration, was
held here Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Following the passage of a reso
lution. a telegram was sent to
President Truman seeking his aid
in securing the. United States
Delegation to the United Nations
to vote favorably for the majority
report of UNSCOP.
A state-wide "Blood Donor"
campaign was launched and ar
rangements were made to secure
blood and forward same to the
needy hospitals.
Through tire efforts of Abe
Mtrsky, Commander of the Aaron
Dreizen Post 527. J. W. V., a meet
ing of the four department com
manders of the Legion. V. F. W..
D. A. V.. and J. W. V. was held in
'.lie Governor’s Offifces which cul
minated with the Governor of
Georgia agreeing to approve a
budget of $35,000 for the improve
ment of Lake Blackshear Veterans
Memorial Park, in Crisp County.
Motions were unanimously pass,
ed favoring veterans housing, urg
ing passage of legislation to remove
tl»e Communist Party from the
ballot, re-affirming an unquali
fied stand on Americanism, and
favoring Universay Military Train
ing.
The convention committee an
nounced that the next department
of Georgia convention would be
held at Savannah next summer.
Augusta
The Augusta Community Forum,
of which the Augusta Jewish com
munity is a co-sponsor, has opened
its membership drive. The Forum
has scheduled these features:
Frances Perkins, Nov. 11, Dorothy
Thompson. Feb l; Harry Shapiro.
March 16
Mrs. E. J. Evans of Durham, na
tional board member, spoke to
Senior Hadassah Oct 1
NATHAN SPERLING
Nathan Sperling. 93. of Augusta,
died Sept. 29 at Swainsboro. Fu
neral services Sept. 30.
Mr. Sperling was bom in Hor
de?.. Poland, and had lived in
Swainsboro for eight years. He
was a learned student of Talmud.
He was one of the first members
of the Adas Yeshuron synagogue.
He had lived in Augusta for a
number of years and lived in I
Waynesboro. Ga.. until eight years |
ago when his wife died and he
went to Swainsboro.
Survivors are three daught
Mrs. Louis Rosenberg of Swains- j
boro: Mrs. Louis Selverstone of
Norfolk. Va., and Mrs. Harry J.
Gross of Greatneck. L. I.: two sons. |
Morris Sperling of Los Angeles.
Calif , and Herman Sperling of
Pickens. S. C.: 14 grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
MRS. JENNIE PINKUSSOHN
Mrs. Jennie Pinkussohn. widow
of Jacob Pinkussohn. died in New
York City Sept. 30. Funeral sen-
ices were conducted at the grave
side at Bonaventure cemetery Oct.
2. Rabbi Louis Youngerman of
ficiated.
She is survived by four sisters.
Mrs. Lillian Livingston. Mrs. Bir
die Cullen. Mrs. Helen Picard, and
Mrs. Norma Read, all of New York
City. She is a sister of the late
Sam Einstein
1UU 111.
ighters.'j
Dillon Sisterhood
Adopts Aid Projects
T © Overseas Needy
DILLON S. C.—A program of
help to the needy overseas was In
augurated at their first meeting
September 21 by members of the
Dillon Temple Sisterhood.
Mrs. J. H. Bernanke presided at
the meeting held Sunday in the
Obav Sholom Synagogue.
The Sisterhood, which meets one
Sunday each month, includes
members from Dillon. Latta. Little
Rock, Lakeview and Mullins.
As their first project, the mem
bers have begun making layettes
and collecting clothes for the SOS
Drive and DP camps in Europe.
Also they pledged to send CARE
packages before each holiday to a
needy Jewish family in Europe.
Birmingham's Fund
Goal of $425,000
Within Sinhf
-Getting off to a magnificent
start, Birmingham Jewry reports
its "stupendous" camoaign goal of
$425,000 is within sight for the
United Jewish Fund.
Mervyn H. Sterne and William
P. Engel are co-ehainnen of this
year’s appeal.
Senior Hadassah meets at 2 p.
m. Monday, Oct. 13. at the Y. M.
H. A. with Zionists, to meet at
Masada and Hadassah at 8 p. m
that night to hear W. Cooper
Green, president of the Birming
ham City Commission, discuss
“Europe as I saw it." a report on
his recent trip abroad.
Recently announced here were
the following:
ENGAGEMENTS: Anita Allen
to David Danneman, pf Atlanta:
Linda Yetive Goldfab to Dr. David
Loveman, of Miami; Judity Hatch-
field, of Great Neck, L. I., to Mor
ton Lewis; Miriam Hirshorn, of
Gadsden, to Milton Sterman;
Merle Cotton to Howard Leonard
Schultz, of Chicago.
MARRIAGES: Florence Kadis
to Zac Damsky; Annette Silver-
field to Herbert D. Shain, of Wil
mington, N. C.; Harriet Hanover
to Gerald Glasspiegcl, of Milwau
kee. Wis.
BIRTHS: Son to Mr .arid Mrs.
Sara J. Gingold; daughter to Dr.
and Mrs. Arnold Royal; daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Palcy.
ALFRED CHARLES CONTE
New Athletic Director at Birmingham YMHA
BIRMIGHAM. — Alfred Char
les Conte has been elected athletic
director of the local Y. M. H. A.
Coach Conte is a native of Utica,
N. Y. He majored in Physical
Education at Colgate University in
1938 and 1929, then attended
Washington and Lee University,
where he graduated in 1941 with a
B. S. in Physical Education. He
ipent two years playing profes
sional football with the Jersey
7ity Giants, Philadelphia Eagles,
ind the New York Giants. In the
ame two years he played basket
ball in the American Professional
Basketball League with the teams
in Troy, N. Y„ and Philadelphia.
Pa.
Coach Conte played professional
baseball in the Canadian Ameri-
..an League with Ottowa, Canada,
and in the Eastern League with
Albany. N. Y. He served with the
armed forces, being discharged in
Januray, 1946 with the rank of
captain.
Coach Conte also attended sev
eral specialist schools. In swim
ming: life saving and water safety,
with at Kennedy, Swimming Coach
at Columbia University, as instruc
tor. Boxing: co-ordination of
mind and body, with Joseph
Brown, Boxing Coach at Princeton
University as instructor. Basket
ball: with Hank Iba, Basketball
Coach at Oklahoma A Si M, and
Nat Holman, Basketball Coach at
City College, as Instructors.
Coach Conte was athletic dlrec-
A NEW AMERICAN'S GIFT OF SPEECH
ALLAN-
GRAYSON
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ATLANTA, GA.
Savannah B. B.Jacob
Men, Women Install
Officers at Ceremony
New officers of the B. B. Jacob
Brotherhood and Sisterhood were
installed Oct. 1.
Mrs. Ben Kantsipcr presented
the newly elected officers of the
Sisterhood to Rabbi 1. A. Rosen
berg for installation. They are:
Mrs. David Feinberg, president;
Mrs. Fred Rotkow. first vice presi
dent; Mrs. Bob Weiner, second vice
president; Mrs. Harris Nathan,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. I. A.
Rosenberg, recording secretary:
Mrs. Nathan Tancnbaum. financial
secretary, and Mrs. Sidney Ros-
enzweig. treasurer.
Officers of the the Brotherhood,
who were presented by Abram
Kantsiper, past president were:
Sanford Wexler. president: Ben
Portman first vice president: Jac
ob Ginsberg, second vice presi
dent; Carl Green, secretary, and
George Richman, treasurer
• • *
Rabbi Sidney Ballon of Colum
bia, S. C-, was the principal speak
er at the installation dinner of the
Savannah Zionist District Oct. 9.
• • *
Miss Sara Fogei, 21. niece of
Rabbi Louis M. Youngerman. of
Temple Mickve Israel, was the
winner of the national radio talent
contest. “Big Break.” conducted
by Eddie Dowling on an NBC pro
gram recently. Miss Fogei is a
lyric soprano.
* • *
A bundle tea for the thrift shop
project will be sponsored by the
Savannah Section. National Coun
cil of Jewish Women meeting Sept.
4, at the Mordecai Sheftall Me
morial Chapel.
Newly registered pupils in the
Savannah Hebrew School were ini
tiated at consecration ceremonies
by Rabbi Abraham I. Rosenberg on
eve of Simchas Torah.
Mrs. Esti D. Freud, daughter-in-law of the lute Dr. Sigmund Freud, is
shown utilizing her exceptional ability as a speech therapist to aid a young
patient following an operation of the cleft palate at the New York Hospital.
A former instructor at the University of Vienna, Mrs. Freud has aided many
people to regain their voice following operations affecting their vocal cords
or palates. Like many other newcomers who immigrated here with the aid
of United Service for New Americans, Mrs. Freud is now “pitching in” to
help the United Jewish Appeal attain its f 170,000,000 quota in 1947 by tour
ing the country as a UJA speaker.
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Plan Public Hearings
On Permanent A.J.C.
NEW YORK, <JTA)—The basic
plan for the permanent organiza
tion to succeed the American Jew
ish Conference will be examined
at hearings in various key commu
nities during October and Novem
ber, it was announced by Louis
Lipsky, chairman of the executive
committee of the American Jewish
Conference.
Sponsored locally by community
councils, welfare funds and lead
ers in Jewish endeavor, these pub
lic hearings are designed to pro
vide an opportunity for communal
leaders to give expression to their
views on the plan and to suggest
necessary amendments. Thus far,
hearing have been scheduled in
Chicago/ October 12; Cleveland.
Oct. 19; Detroit, Oct. 12; Los
Angeles, Oct. 26; and Philadelphia,
Nov. 2. Arrangements are being
made for hearings in Boston, Nash
ville, Newark, New York and San
Francisco.
RECRUITING CONTINUES
LONDON, fJTA) _ Despite
Britain’s recent announcement
about withdrawing her troops from
Palestine, the recruiting campaign
for Palestine’s police force con
tinues unabated.^ Recruitment
posters may be seen throughout
the country and ads appear in
London and provincial papers.
Chattanooga
Mizpah Congregation is now en
gaged in collection of clothing and
canned food for the SOS-JDC
Drive.
• • *
Mrs. Theodore Berz, Mrs. Henry
L. Morris and Mrs. Phil I. Angel
were in charge of the Temple Sis
terhood meeting Oct. 7, with Ed.
Shaletts orchestra furnishing mu
sic for the Temple Brotherhood
dance Oct. 8.
• • *
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Schwartz
announce the birth of a daughter,
Patti Ann.
If you want one to love you,
demand not too much of him.
—Feuerbach
He who can hide his stupidity
is not ignorant.
—Pesachim 49
tor of the Hillside School at Troy,
N. Y„ and Physical Education In
structor at Virginia Military In
stitute. For a short time while
playing professional ball, he w'as
also Physical Training Instructor
and Assistant Basketball Coach at
the Y. M. H. A., Troy. N. Y.
Coach Conte starts his duties
immediately.
Love covers up all faults.
—Proverbs 10
Ga. Tech vs. V. M. I.
SAT., 2:30 P. M., E.S.T.
Grant Field
BEFORE and AFTER ike GAME
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GEORGIA
TENT AND AWNING 09.
Introduces
“Off-Season Discount"’
on Canvas and
Aluminum Awnings
During our dull “Off-Sea
son,” Oct. 1st thru Dec 31st,
you can SAVE money on
awnings.
Buy during this “Off-Sea
son” period to get benefit
of “Off-Season” Low Prices,
and have awnings installed
in Spring months.
You pay for them after
they arc installed in the
Spring of 1948.
Buy NOW and assure de
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