Friday, May 7, I94S Teen•Age Sophisticates By HELEN TENNENBAUM "' "NEAR YOU" and "Beg Your Pardon" are two songs which have reached the top of your Hit Parade, and here's news which will lead you to some 'solid f u n. Francis Craig, composer of these tunes, will pay a visit to our fair city for a week's stay at the Broadway Cap- itol the end of Helen May. Francis will be preceded by Stan Kenton, May 14 while Hor- ace Heidt with his talent show including Dick Contino, 18-year- cid accordionist, will be here starting Saturday. Besides taking in "Gentlemen's Agreement" and a baseball game, this gives you plenty of events for your calendar. By the way, it may prove wise to start studying for those 18th week exams. Better a little at a time than none at all, hmmm? • • • EVERYONE SEEMS to be wondering what those red rib- bons mean. We are referring to the red bands being worn by Jack Solomon, Harvey Howard, Kenneth Laine, Nort Weiss and Milford Lewis who are some of the eager pledges to the Phi Sigma Nu. This popular frater- nity is planning a fun-tilled hay- tide for members and dates. • • • • THE FRESHMEN of various colleges were mighty glad to be reunited during the holy-days. As Rabbi Adler of Shaarey Zedek put it, "It is wonderful to see so many of our former Jun- ior Congregation members join us at this time; indeed it is al- ways an inspiration to see so many of our young people with us." DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE invited to be the guests cf this chapter for dancing in the Oak Room a • • • Rabbi Sperka Pleased Over Boys' Club HERE'S A quick glance round the party calendars. Alva Sachs recently entertained Feannie Lie- berman, Sandy Stone, Al Ellits, Eddie Bean and Jerry Klegman. Others enjoying her latest rec- ords while trying intricate danc- Rabbi Joshua Sperka of Bnai ing steps were Annette and Debie David is very pleased these days. Margolis, Elaine Gitte'man, Har- At the beginning of the year, vey Tuschman, Arvin Benish and he thought the Synagogue should Lennie Ostrow . have a club for boys of Bar Still more sampling the food Mitzvah age. were Sid Kleinman, Alice Nus- Purpose was to encourage the baum, Jerry Tuchow, Mark youngsters to participate more Sandground and Dave Jacobs. fully in religious life and at the • • • same time surround the boys THE RADAARS sponsored a with the essentials of a more dance of which all proceeds went ideal boyhood. to the Jewish National Fund. Members of this group are Mar- From an original membership ilyn Markowitz, Fan Dan, Lois of 25, the organization has grown Graff and three gals who enter- to 46. In the club are not only tained with some solid jitterbug- boys whose parents belong to ging, Iris Kay, Gerry Keller and Bnai David but some who are Jean Zack. the sons of members of other Others who aided in making Detroit congregations. the night a success were Maxine With hopes of starting an ath- Weinberg, Al Brent, Marty Moss letic league, Saul Waxman, and Lennie Bachman. chairman of the club's sponsoring • • • committee, and Louis Trotsky, MORE CLUB NEWS comes sports director, have issued a from the Balanoras who gave a call to members of other Syna- farewell surprise party for San- gogues to meet with them for dra Sherman whose date seas Joe this purpose. Gantz. Other members and dates enjoying the delightful at- mosphere were Maxine Margolis SIX MORE COUPLES had a with Donny Kahan, Ellen Sher- wonderful time at a party given man with Byron Canvaser, Phyl- by Marilyn Sitner whose escort lis Cherrin with Jerry Fink, Ber- was Hershel Horowitz. Others ta Tauber with Shel Otis, and who enjoyed name bands via Margie Moses with Bob Jaffe. records were Raye Diem with Guests of the Balanoras were Ed Cooper, Diane Wispe with Janet Lowinger with Dave Men- Mandell Schane, Gloria Wright delson, Janet Vogel with Phil with Al Pilnick and Ilene Sweet Baum, Phyllis Levy with Sammy with Al Cluback . . . Sorry, no Weiner and Marian Sanders with more space but loads more next Irving Friedman. time . . . • rare Thirteen in at her home that eve . . . Hosting will be Sandy Glavin... Expected after 8:30 . . . Sue Schatz and Jerry • Schumer, Ilene Nemzin and Mary Rosen . . . Also dancing and such, ... Toby Goldman and Larry Traiger, Barbara Fox and Bob Solomon, By MARY A. COOPER Ruth Friedberg and Chuck Dan- LOCALS HONORED: Many to, Pauline Goodman and Burt Detroiters at U. of M. were Sokol, Thelma Smith and Herbie recognized recently for outstand- Fine ... ing scholastic achievement . . . Among the 1,015 seated 'round CABALLERO REUNION . . . the special banquet tables were Members of this old club met Joyce Briskman, Ruth Frank, again at a wienie roast in Rouge Ilugh Greenberg, Joel Hambur- Park Saturday eve . . . Paired ger, Carolyn Kaplan . . . Others up were Ted Fishman with Irma distinguished in this annual cere- Greenspoon . . . Lewis Davis mony . . . Boots 'Kaltman, Bert with Mimi Leebove . . Bernie London (also won Avery Hop- Petshin with Bev Weingarden wood award in poetry). Jack . Dave Rabinowitz with Char- Rose, Dave Ruskin, Harvey lotte Arkin . . . Included too... Schatz, Sarah Simons and Dave Willie Phillips with Donna Har- Tabashnik . ris ... Lennie Baron with Phyl- • • • lis Katz Marty Olshansky MOUNT YO' BOSSES, MEN with Mickey Siegel . . . Out of . . . Ya jis' gotta take yo' gal to town guest, Hanley (Buffalo) Temple Beth El's "Western Night Schreiber, squired Bernie Tauber. Club." This big affair 'II get • S. along 'bout half-past eight on "THE TIME HAS COME" .. May 15 at the Temple. There's gonna be a floor show with a Those hard working Highland orchestra composed of students, Park seniors we've been telling a torch singer, fortune teller, an' you about are spending this all the rest—you oughts know! weekend packing for that jaunt So dress in yo' smoothest duds, to Washington, D. C. . . . Part be on time, and be prepared to of the group of about 350 are go- hand over the 50 cents fer cover ing on to New York . . . We charge at the door . . . Planning leave Monday, and there will be this here jamboree are ... Ned- plenty to say about that later ra Tabashnik, Margaret Paysner, . . • Anyone who wants to be at Judy Wise and Joe Burke . . M. C. depot at 8 a.m. to "kiss the Included among the others . . . gals goodbye" is welcome! Sid Kleinman, Luba Jacobs, Ger- ald Cohn .. PLAYSCHOOL PARENTS • • • "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" . A meeting of the Playschool . Myrna Elgot is celebrating "Sweet Parents' Group of the 12th Street Sixteen" this weekend. She'll en- Council Center will be held May tertain girl friends at a luncheon 17, with Rabbi Irwin Gordon, di- in the Book Casino Saturday af- rector, of Wayne University Hil- ternoon, and the fellows will join lel, as guest speaker. MARY GO, ROU ND • • • • In the group we noticed Charles "Shy" Kramer, former president of J.C., Eliot Charlip, Frank Sidlow, Arnie Rosenthal and Dale Boesky. Others who forgot their books for a few days were Dan Levin, Rhea Orley, Marilyn Glasier and Burt !tither. • • • MORE NEWS about things to come: The Temple Beth El High group is planning a wienie roast. (You are assured of a good time, rain or shine) for the night of May 15. If you would like to join this group for the eve be at the Temple by 8 sharp so that you can proceed to Rouge Park. On the committee are Ski Kleinman, Nedra Tabashnick, Margaret Paysner, Ellen Suss, Barbara Mazer and Marshal Loewenstein. • • • INSTALLATION TIME is here again for the members of the Demolay Mosaic Chapter. Offi- cers who will be installed this Saturday in the Masonic Tem- ple's Red Room are: Ed Fatid- man, senior councilor; Shel Otis, junior councilor; Mery Manning, scribe; and Jerry Gurvis, treas- urer. • All you fellows and gals are &riting Honors our Into Central Central High School won more than its share of honors in re- cently-concluded creative writing contests. Joan Striefling led Central con- testants by winning four region- al and two national awards. Close behind was Melvin Wachs, who captured three regional and two national prizes. Gold key and honorable men- tion winners in the Detroit News contest were Jerry Colet, Willard Gold, Irving Keene, Sid- ney Klaus, Alan Luckoff, Morris Ogul, Samuel Oleinick, Bryna Pincus, Ruth Rubin, Aaron Schreier, Aaron Sheldon and Joyce Wilhelm.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I WHEN THE HOT WATER SUDDENLY RUNS ICE-COLD IT'S TIME TO SWITCH TO AN AFIFCTRiC WATER HEATER Thousands of Edison customers prefer elec- tricity for heating their water. Electricity, they rave, is so much more dependable . all the hot water you want whenever you want it! An electric water heater, you'll find, is spotlessly clean—quiet as falling snow. It's completely automatic—and it's absolutely safe . . . no flame . . . no fumes . . . no soot. 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