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Friday, Feb. 7, 1969
Carrollton Honors
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11 irsch as Man of Year
Times-Free Press
Carrollton, Ga.
Ted Hirsch, chief business of
ficer of West Georgia College,
was named Carrollton’s “Man of
the Year’’ for 1908.
Dr. I. S. Ingrain made the an
nouncement and presented the ci
tation at the annual membership
meeting of the Carrollton Cham
ber of Commerce.
“For 35 years this community
has been wonderful to tne but
never more wonderful than in
the last two minutes. I am deep
ly grateful,” Mr. Hirsch said fol
lowing the announcement.
The citation reads as follows:
“It has been truthfully said
that Ted Hirsch has carved out
successful careers in three dif
ferent fields—the textile industry,
higher education and public serv
ice.
“Mr. Hirsch came to this coun
try from Germany in December
1929. He came to Carrollton from
Paducah, Kentucky, in June 1935,
serving as Plant Superintendent
for Lawler Hosiery , Mill until
1937. He owned and operated a
Urg es Anglo-Jewish
Press Be Kept Free
By BOB GALE
Jewish Sentinel, Chicago
Stating that “an Anglo-Jewish
newspaper must be free and in
dependent" if it is to accomplish
it£ mission, William Frankel, ed
itor of the Dondon Jewish Chron
icle, spoke to more than 850 per
sons at the services in Chicago
recently at Anshe Emet Synagog,
Pine Grove and Grace.
Frankel, who was scholar-in-
residence at the synagog for the
Nov. 15-17 weekend, and is
a visiting professor of commun
ications at the Jewish Theological
Seminary in New York City, out
lined the role of the Anglo-Jew
ish press, talking on the subject
“Community and Communica
tions.”
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Frankel said that a newspaper
is only independent when it is
financially indep e n d»e n t. He
pointed out that the independent
editor does not have to accept
advice to suppress news and com
ment, “because he is not afraid
of pressure from advertisers and
organizations. Too many papers
are subsidized and held captive
by their backers.”
In charting the progress of the
newspaper in the community,
Frankel stated that a “newspaper
cannot just be a record—it must
express opinion.” He said that the
Anglo-Jewish press must rise
above its position as a mere
chronicler of news to assume the
leadership of the community be
cause “there is no other leader
ship.” He suggested that news
papers must assume this leader
ship “with a mission” if Jewish
life is to be meaningful.
Frankel stated, “the Jewish
public must be made aware of
the realities of life, and without
this knowledge they will ignore
the problems of the day and de
vote themselves, as they now
largely do, to non-events and
non-problems.
“Our lay and rabbinic leaders
are answering the questions
which nobody is asking—the An
glo-Jewish press must continual
ly pose the real questions.”
Frankel said “the newspaper
makes the community ... it ex
tends the horizons of its readers”
and excites them to take action.
He stated that the problems of
the community must be contin
ually presented until they are
finally solved — the mission of
the newspaper is to make its
readers understand the problem
and urge them to the point of
making fruitful attempts to solve
these problems. “The newspaper
must be continually alert to the
needs of the community, and
must fearlessly point out those
errors in leadership which are
undermining the community’s
progress,” hd said.
Frankel stated that fund-raising
was “vital” but added that it was
detrimental to the good health of
the community when it consumed
its time and efforts almost ex
clusively. The “shainer mensch
or scholar is today being replaced
by the largest contributor,” add
ing to the cultural decay of the
Jewish community, especially at
a time when cultural values are
so important, Frankel continued.
The London Jewish Chronicle
is 120 years old—the oldest
Anglo-Jewish newspaper in the
world—and holds a position of
top influence in the British Em
pire.
THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
tHf to-
manufacturing firm, Maryon Hos
iery Mill, Inc., in Carrollton from
1937 until late 1965, when he
sold it and the name became
Maryon Mill, Inc. In 1966 he be
came director of development and
special assistant to the president
of West Georgia College. In July
of 1968 he became Chief Business
Officer responsible for the direc
tion of all business and financial
affairs of the college.
“In addition to his profession
al careers, Mr. Hirsch has for
more than three decades given
energetic and enthusiastic leader
ship to numerous civic, cultural,
and governmental activities and
organizations. He is past presi
dent of the Carrollton Lions Club,
past chairman of the Carrollton
Service Council, past president
of the Mutual Concert Associa
tion, and current president of the
Carrollton Chamber of Com
merce. He is currently serving
his third term as a member of
the Carrollton City Council. He
has headed up fund drives and
held other positions of leadership
with the March of Dimes, Boy
Scouts of America, American
Red Cross and other organiza
tions. He is 32nd degree Mason
and a Shriner and a member of
numerous other civic and social
organizations.
“A native of Schoenau, Ger
many, he is a graduate of the
School of Textile Engineering at
Reutlingen, Germany. He is mar
ried to the former Maryon Tick
of Paducah, Kentucky, and is a
member of Temple Israel.
“Ted Hirsch is the personifica
tion of the American Dream. Ar
riving in this country jobless
and with meager financial re
sources, he developed a highly
successful textile enterprise and
other business holdings through
ingenuity, determination, and
hard work.
“He is an avid reader and a
lover of good music, as well as
a musician. He has frequently
demonstrated the courage of his
convictions. His associates view
him as a man of wise judgment,
and his advice and counsel are
sought by many in business and
other activities. His sense of hu
mor, his zest for life, and his
love for his community, his state,
and his country have been an in
spiration to all who know him.
“It is, then, altogether fitting
and appropriate that Ted Hirsch
has been selected by his friends
and associates as the 19C8 Man
of the Year of Carrollton.”
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