'age Sixteen Bur Athletes Grahiner's Post Never to Be filled By FRANK BECKMAN 'IV WAS A great little guy. I have no plans for re- ?lacing him and there isn't any- aody who could." With these words, President Bill Veeck of the Cleveland In- dians made it known that the vacancy in the Tribe's f ront Ace, caused by the death Oct. 24 of Harry Grabi- ner, will never be filled. The fabgous tale of Mr. Beckman Grabiner, whose body rests in Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery, is of the Horatio Alger variety. In his over 40 years in base- oall, first with the Chicago White Sox and later with the Indians, Mr. Grabiner rose from score- card boy to vice-president, sec- retary and general manager of the Sox. DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Metropolitan Club Gift to Israel Members of the Jewish Metropolitan Club are shown with the truck they contributed to Bnai Brith's Aid to Israel drive. L. to r., in front of vehicle, Nathan Cohen, Mrs. Morris Miller, secretary; Philip Liner, trustee; Esther Gershenoff, vice-president; Morris Miller, president, (at wheel); William Winnick; Sam Schwartz, Aid to Israel chairman; Mrs. Schwartz; Mrs. Winnick, Mrs. Nathan Resnick, Laura Hotter, Mrs. Benjamin Dicken and Joseph Ginsburg. In truck are Jerome Liner, Sol Sherman, William Brand, Benjamin Dicken, Harry Leven, I. Shapero, Sam Gershenoff, I. Ashepa and unidentified man. Elected Again One of the Best • • • Strange Cheer RELATIVES, OF Jewish heroes who lost their lives in World War II are urged to send photo- graphs and biographical sketches of the men to Samuel J. Rhodes, preFident of the JWV Memorial Association, in care of JV. V headquarters, 914 Charle- voix Bldg. It is planned to have a memor- ial room in the new building honoring the Detroit war dead. • • • A MEETING of the Yetz-Co- hen Ladies Auxiliary is planned for 8:30 p. m., Monday, in the home of Thelma Vova, 3330 Cal. vert avenue. Prospective meni. hers are invited. • • • REPRESENTATIVES of all posts and auxiliaries met recently to formulate plans for the annual military ball, Feb. 19 at Masonic Temple. Harold Padolsky, de- partment junior vice-commander, is chairman. • • • HARRY T. MADISON of De- troit was named at the national JWV convention to fill the unex- pired term of Meyer Dorfman, new national commander, as a member of the fifth region's na- tional executive committee. Madison, past commander of the Michigan department, will serve for two years. Federation Sifts Independent Units HE WAS ONLY 13 when he entered the Chicago organiza- tion, climbing steadily for 41 fears until his switch, along with Veeck, to Cleveland. At the age of 57 and as vice- oresident of the Indians, Mr. Grabiner was third among kmerican League executives from the point of service. Survivors include his daugh- ter, former stage and screen actress known as June Travis; his son-in-law and a brother, Jo- 3eph, all of Chicago. YIP ! ! ! Harry Bittman, a Denver, Colo., tailor`, had a brilliant ad- vertising scheme. He offered a free suit to any- me who could pick the win- ners of all 10 girl games selected each wefic by him. He chose the contests he thought would be most difficult to prognosticate. Everything went along well. Nobody could master the Bitt- man puzzle, and the city was all, agog over the contest. But then the roof fell in. Last weekend, 427 Denverites came up with perfect cards. Rather than declare bank- ruptcy, Bittman decided to keep his promise. Since he has a small shop, he figures it will take him two and a half months to fill the order. The estimated cost: $22,000. JWV BULLETIN • • • Father of Actress • * • Sew, I'm Wrong Friday, November 12, 1918 Report Aids Givers to Determine Gifts BENJAMIN BAGDADE of De- troit was reelected president of the U.S. Amateur Skating Union at the body's annual meeting in Milwaukee. Bag- dade was in charge of Ameri- can speed-skaters at the Olym- pic games Joseph Holtzman Given DSR Post Joseph Holtz man, popular builder and communal worker, was sworn in Monday as a mem- ber of the street railway com- mission that runs the DSR. He was appointed by Mayor Van Antwerp. Holtzman has been active in Allied Jewish Campaign efforts for many, years. Last year, he took - a—frip to Europe and Pal- estine with Louis Berry to see at first hand the type of work he was supporting so loyally back home. He was so moved that he spent many a night on his re- turn recounting to groups what he had seen and urging support for the drive. Holtzman lives at 18635 Oak drive and is a partner in the firm of Holtzman and Silverman, 1711 National Bank Bldg. IT WILL SEEM strange to Jewish ears to hear the cry, "Rah, rah, rah, Yeshiva U,"•but that seems to be in the offing. Heretofor, the school has con- centrated almost solely on studies. Recently, hovSever, an athletic association was set up to foster increased interest in sports. It will take quite a while for the Yeshivah to build up suffi- cient forces to compete success- fully with other institutions of 30 Jewish Periodicals similar enrollments. But that will come if Rabbi Abraham Published in S. Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Af- Avrech, chairman of the athletic rica (World News Services) — board, has his way. • • • There are no less than 30 Jew- ish periodicals published in Moffie Stars South Africa. HAL MOFFIE, Harvard half- There are five weeklies: The back, played one of the best Zionist Record of Johannesburg, games of his collegiate career the Jewish Times and Jewish as his Crimson eleven defeated Chronicle of Cape Town, the Holy Cross, 20 to 13, a couple of Jewish Herald and African Jew- Saturdays ago. ish Newspaper, the latter pub- He was instrumental in Har- lished in Yiddish. Eighteen pe- vard's first score and broke up riodicals are published monthly. a 7-7 deadlock in the late min- utes of the second period with Chronicle social and club news an 89-yard touchdown run. deadline is noon, Mondays. Art Weiner, brilliant left end for undefeated University of North Carolina, reaches high to haul in a pass. A product of New Jersey, Weiner carries the ball quite frequently„ on an end-around play. His rushing average is almost nine yards per try, the best for his team. Ile is considered an outstand- ing prospect for all-American selection. L. A. Sanatorium Drive Goal Is Raised to $150,000 Here In view of the gigantic build- ing program of the Los Angeles Sanatorium, the Business Men's Group of Detroit has raised its campaign quota from $50,000 to $150,000. Ben Goldberg, financial secre- tary, reported at a special meet- ing last week that the pledges of $1,000 from each of the group's 27 members will defi- nitely be fulfilled. The remain- der must be collected from the community at large. recreation rooms, auditorium, theater and chapel. Loud speak- ers in every room will enable patients to hear services. CLASSES OFFERED Beside its therapeutic treat- ment, the sanatorium provides outlets for convalescing patients through classes in leather craft, wood carving, glass etching, paintingp sewing and knitting. Courses also are offered in algebra, music, history and lan- guages, and religious services RAPID GROWTII are offered for all faiths. The $7,215,000 expansion pro- To contribute, contact Gold- gram of the hospital is well un- berg or Nathan R. Epstein, presi- der way, Goldberg said, with dent of the local committee. over $2,500,000 already expend- ed. An imposing new assembly of buildings is fast sprouting up, Congress Youth Group and improvements are constant- ly being made on existing facil- to Hear 2 Speakers ities. The home of Harriet A. Le- When completed, the sanatori- vine, 4077 Sturtevant avenue, um will consist of the hub struc- will be the scene of an open ture—a medical center—sur- membership meeting of the rounded by six clusters of hos- Youth Division, American Jew- pital wings. ish Congress, at 7:30 p.m., Wed- There will be research lab- nesday. oratories, surgery and X-ray Mrs. Arthur L. Robbins will rooms, a laundry, central kit- review "A Mask for Provilege" chen, dining room, nurses home, by Carey McWilliams. Samuel resident physicians quarters. Brown, regional director of AJC, Also a personnel building, will also speak. Refreshments power and maintenance plants, will be served. The first of \ a series of infor- mational reports to help big con- tributors to the Allied Jewish Campaign decide whether they should give any money to inde- pendent drives and how much is being distributed by the Jew- ish Welfare Federation. The inaugural reports are de- voted to four major national Jewish hospitals for the treat. ment of tuberculosis. IN MIDST OF DRIE One of them, the Los Angeles Sanatorium, is in the midst of a drive here to assist the building program of the hospital. The oth- ers are three Denver organiza- tions offering help to consump- tives. The Federation pointed out that distribution of its material is not to be regarded either as "an indorsement or disapproval of the organization. Any deci- sion to contribute in whatever measure is in the last analysis a personal responsibility." INFORMATION SOUGHT According to the Federation, preparation of this material re- sulted from requests by pros- pective contributors for informa- tion on agencies not part of the Allied Jewish Campaign. Copies of the statement, as well as information about other Jewish agencies, may be secured on request at the Federation of- fice in the Owen Bldg., 250 La- fayette W., WO. 5-3939. Requests should be directed to Ben Man- delkorn, administrative assistant. Edelman Reports on UPA Session UPA governing bodies will in- clude community representatives in the future, it was decided at the UPA conference In Chicago, Sol B. Edelman, a Detroit dele- gate, reported. • Edelman, named a member of the •resolutions committee, dis- closed the adoption of resolutions changing the name of the UPA to United Appeal for Israel and confirming that the Jewish Agen- cy would remain in charge of al• locations of funds to Israel. Other Detroit .delegates eluded Morris Jacobs:Leon Kay, Wolok. Wolok and S. Joseph