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Friday, September 20, 1946

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

membership quota of 2,345 mem-
bers.
It will also attempt to organize
four new lodges of 250 members
H. Harrison, first vice-president each, making a grand total of 3,-
of District No. 6 and director of 345 new members.
the membership drive for the dis-
trict, spoke at the banquet.
Girls are needed by the Louis
Jack Leeds, recently returned D. Brandeis Women's Chapter to
from the armed services, chair- help wrap and mail packages to
man of the membership drive, said Europe, it was announced at a
the council hopes to reach a new meeting of tho group Sept. 19 at

Bnai Brith Highlights

The Greater Detroit Bnai Brith
Council inaugurated Its member-
ship drive recently with a ban-
quet attended by presidents and
membership chairmen of thb nine
lodges in Detroit.

Ben Z. Glass, executive secre-
tary of District No. 6, and Louis

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the Workmen's Circle.

A musical program has tio
been arranged featuring An ne
Albert Deutsch, one of the edi- Awis, soprano, accompanied by
Lillian Robbins.
tors of the New York newspaper
PM and a student of foreign af-
fairs, will analyze the question,
"Is Palestine the Answer to the
BETH AARON SLSTERROOD
Jewish Problem?" at a meeting
Officers of the Beth Aaron Si,.
of the Pisgah Lodge No. 34 to
take place at 8:30 p. m Monday, terhood were installed at a 'nett
Ing Sept. 16. Mrs. Charles Solo.
Sept. 23, at the Jewish Commu- vich, guest speaker, conducted the
nity Center.
ceremonies.

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IVES, MRS. DETROIT, if the interests

I coal-oiling Michigan Consolidated

Gas Cotl*any suc.eed in their plans to

get a m. poly on Detroit's gas supply,

Indeed they have. Just recently fames H. Lee, Assistant Cor-

you ant the other gas users of Detroit

poration Counsel of Detroit, was quoted as follows by the

will pay the lion's share of the cost of a

Detroit Times: "Michigan Consolidated wants a pipeline and
wants to create a shortage so that the Federal Power Commission

duplicate pipeline. This system will cost at least $84,000,000!

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"That's ridiculous! Haven't the people of Detroit
been told these facts?"

e:nn't understand. What's the matter with
our present supply?"

Nothing at all. Panhandle Eastern's lines have provided more

than enough gas for your needs for the past ten years. And when

Panhandle Eastern completes its current construction program,

the enlarged system will be fully capable of meeting all of your

will grant it permission to go ahead and build it. The City of
Detroit isn't interested in the Panhandle Company, and neither is
it interested in Michigan Consolidated. It is interested in getting
enough gas. That gas is available and the consumers could get
it shortly after Pandliandle and Michigan reached an agreement.

Unless they do this, there is no telling how long the city will be
without an adequate supply. Even if Michigan Consolidated gets

„permission to build a pipeline * * * it may be years before such
a line is completed."

future needs, however great.

"Aren't we already paying for one pipeline?"

You are. That is, Detroil's gas users have already helped to pay

a substantial part of the original cost of Panhandle Eastern's

"I see. And'meanwhile, I suppose, our gas short-
age continues?"

system. However, under the plans of Michigan Consolidated

Exactly, in complete disregard of your urgent need for more

interests, you will lose all benefit of this investment and start

gas, Michigan Consolidated refuses to negotiate with Pan-

paying all over again for a new line.

handle Eastern for the additional supply soon to be available,

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PANHANDLE EA

COMPANY

TRANSPORTING NATURAL GAS FROM

WORLD'S GREATEST RESERVES

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BUILDING

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Panhandle Eastern
produces and trans-
ports natural gas
from the Southwest
to the "gates" of
Detroit, where It Is
sold at wholesale to
the local gas utility
for distribution.