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November 14 Set for Repeat
One-Day SOS Drive in Detroit
Although the SOS drive in
Detroit again will be a one-day
campaign this year, the SOS
committee here is already mak-
ing plani, for the 1948 collection,
in which it is hoped a half mil-
lion _pounds of food and cloth-
ing will be collected for over-
seas relief. Mrs. Harry Singer,
regional chairman for Supplies
for Overseas Survivors, has an-
nounced that Sunday, Nov. 14,
will be SOS day in Detroit.
Meeting Wednesday evening,
July 21, at the Jewish Home for
Aged; the steering committee
for this year's drive, under t h e
chairmanship of Mandell S.
Berman, will set up plans for
recruitment, publicity and other
phases of the campaign. 'Theo-
dore Mandell will handle me-
chanical processing for the col-
lection which in 1947 brought
in 111 per cent of the local quota.
Supplies for Overseas Surviv-
Jewish Center
Activities .
(The Jewish Community Center.
8904 Woodward, is a Red Feather
Agency)
JEWISH PARENTS' INSTI-
TUTE will present Elias Picheney,
director of community surveys of
the National Jewish Welfare
Board, as guest speaker Monday
evening, July 19, at the Center.
Picheney will talk on "The Amer-
ican Jewish Community—its Cul-
tural Problems and Educational
Needs."
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Teen-age boys and girls may
join the planned SUMME11. AF-
TERNOON TRIP GROUPS, un-
der the auspices of the Jewish
Center. The girls meet at 1 p.m.
every Tuesday under the leader-
ship of Esther Sklar, and the boys
at 1 p.m. every Thursday with
leader Al Lerner.
A part of the program is a
hobby shop in the outdoor court
of the Center, under the leader-
ship of Beth Smilansky,. every
Wednesday from 2:30 tos4:30 p.m.
Teen-agers from 11 to 16 may
join the group. Daily swims in
the Center's pool are a regular
feature of the' program.
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Nathan Meadow, chairman of
the SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE
Committee, announces plans for
the . July 24 dance to be held in
the outdoor court at -9 p.m. Bud
Kramer - and his orchestra will
provide I the music.
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The YOUNG ADULT LOUNGE
CLUB announces the opening of
the young adult summer • pro-
grams, to be held in the outdoor
court of the Jewish Center at
9 p. m. every Thursday. Dancing,
games, and other features will
complete the evening.
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The CENTER FILM PRO-
GRAM will present the second
in the series of eight films at 9
p.m. Monday, July 19 in the out-
door court. Films to be presented
will be "Life with Baby" and
"Care of the Newborn Baby."
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An opportunity to lead several
TEEN-AGE GROUPS in their
summer program is offered at
the Center on a volunteer basis.
Interested applicants should con-
tact Mort Goodman, director of
intermediate activities, MA. 8400.
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The CENTER MOTHERS'
CLUB will hold a picnic at Pal-
mer Park from '. 3 to 7 p.m. on
July 20. In the evening, the group
will attend the open air concert
at the State Fair Grounds. On
July 21, the Center Mothers will
go on an excursion to Bob-Lo.
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The WEDNESDAY EVENING
DISCUSSION GROUP will fea-
ture Councilman George Edwards
at the July 28 meeting to be held
in the outdoor court. His topic
will be "Who Should Enter Poli-
tics Today."
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The SELECT SOCIAL CLUB
will. hold their • next program at
the Center, July 24. On July 31,
the group will attend the open
air concert at the State Fair
Grounds.
6—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, July 16, 1948
BB District Names
Leib Vice President
ors is 'a continuing national cam-
Samuel W. Leib of Detroit was
paign under the sponsorship of
the Joint Distribution Commit- elected first vice president of the
tee,. major Jewish relief agency District Six Grand Lodge of Bnai
In Europe, Of the 800 committees Brith at its recent convention in
participating in the collection, Chicago.
Also elected to district lodge
Detroit's record was one of the
finest, as volunteers from men's, posts were Sidney Karbel of De-
women's and youth groups
joined in the house-to-house can-
vass of Jewish homes to bring
in more than 300,000 pounds of
urgently-needed supplies for Eu-
ropean Jews.
"Throughout Europe," M r s .
Singer said, "Jewish people a r e
striving for normal family lives
again. Defying need and -desti-
tution, recoiling with phenom-
enal courage from the dreadful
years of persecution, their woll
to live and rebuild is a source
SAMUEL W. LEIB
of pride to Jews in more fortu-
troit
and
Harvey Steadman of
nate circumstances in other
Lansing, who were named mem-
countries.
bers of the general committee.
"The shipment of layettes, for
Dr. Irwin A. Stein, of St. Paul,
example, will help to keep alive Minn., was elected president of
the Jewish babies in Europe, the district for 1948-49.
while a simple item like canned
Principal feature of the con-.
milk will help immeasurably to v.ention was the dedication of the
augment the sub-standard diets "Aid to the People of Israel
of Jewish boys and girls in the Freedom Train," sponsored by
DP camps and elsewhere," s h e the Chicago Bnai Brith Council.
said.
A similar project is now being
Among the local groups whose carried out by Detroit Bnai Brith
members have already pledged groups.
to co-operate in the Nov. 14 SOS
Speakers at the parley includ-
drive are the Bnai Brith Youth ed Rabbi Solomon Goldman, Dr.
Organization, the Junior Service Abram L. Sachar, Maurice Bis-
Group' of the Jewish Welfare gyer, Chicago's Mayor Martin H.
Federation, Masada • and t h e Kennelly, and directors of the
Zionist Organization Chapter several Bnai Brith agencies and
One.
divisions.
JSG Gets Representation on
Federation, Agency Boards
A representative of the Junior
Service Group of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation has been named to
each Federation agency board as
a full-fledged member.
This representation was grant-
ed by the board of governors of
the federation in an effort to
bring JSG board members into
close working with the agencies
so that JSG leaders could, in turn,
bring the problems of a large
Jewish community close to their
800 members.
JSG president,. Lawrence A.
Fleischman, automatically be-
comes a member of the Federa-
tion Board of Governors.
Irving G o l d m a n, Theodore
Mandell and Shirley Simons will
serve on the board of the Detroit
Service Group, fund-raising arm
of the federation.
Agnes B. Scott, will represent
the juniors on the board of the
Fresh Air Society, while other
JSG representatives include Jer-
ome Kelman, 116use of Shelter;
William Davidson, Hebrew Free
Loan Association; Natalie Gaines,
Edward Gelman, Philip Gross-
man and Harry Mirvis, Jewish.
Community Council; Leonard Ba-
ruch, Jewish Home for Aged;
Sam Kaner, Jewish Vocational
Service; Tillie Feinbloom, Young
Adult Council; Ruth Felsot, North
End Clinic; Gilbert Silverman,
Resettlement Service, and Doris
Moss, United Hebrew Schools.
The Junior Service Group
plans a year-round program
aimed toward creating in young
Jewish adults a better under-
standing of the needs and pur-
poses of communal services. This
year's program will be planned
by William Davidson, S. Joseph
Fauman, Ruth Felsot, Barbara A.
Greenberg, Dan Greenberg and
Corinne Perlis. Members of the
projects committee, which will
sponsor service activities for the .
Juniors, include Dora Lee Gold-
man, Sam Kaner, Dena Leep,
Ruth Magid, Harry Mirvis and
Doris Moss.
Initiating the fall season is the
Commupity Chest drive in which
JSGerS join as a unit, taking re-
sponsibility for specific areas.
Sam Kaner will head the Com-
munity Chest effort, this fear for
the Juniors.
Another project which the JSG
undertakes is the Allied Jewish
Campaign, for which the Junior
Division—led primarily by JSG
board members — handles over
12,000 slips. A total of nearly $88,-
000 was collected this year to set
the record in the Junior Division's
history.
Memorial Meeting Honors Cana-
dian Killed En Route to Israel
MONTREAL, (JTA) — The
memory of George "Buzz" Beur-
li•g, Canadian war hero who was
killed near Rome two months
ago while en route to fight for
the state of Israel, was honored
here at a meeting in the Shaar
Hashamayim Synagogue, attend-
ed by leading Jewish and non-
Jewish community leaders.
NATIONAL BANK
OF DETROIT
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Complete Banking and Trust Service
STATEMENT OF CONDITION, JUNE 30, 1948
RESOURCES
Cash on Hand and Due from Other Banks • •
United States Government Securities
• •
Stock of the Federal Reserve Bank .
• •
Other Securities
.
.
.
•
•
•
•
•
Loans:
Loans and Discounts .
• • • •
•
Real Estate Mortgages
•
.
.
.
$ 312,431,504.49
599,435,416.97
1,500,000.00
76,253,988.53
S 177,879,665.90
51,504,116.25
S 229,383,782.15
1,349,630.07
Less Reserve for Losses
.
.
.
.
.
Branch Buildings and Leasehold Improvements . .
Accrued Income Receivable .
.
.
.
.
.
.
Customers' Liability on Acceptances and Letters of Credit
•
228,034,152.08
1,621,126.66
3,175,491.55
2,003,267.59
$1,224,454,947.87
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Commercial, Bank and Savings • • •
• $1,083,148,625.79
United States Government . • • • •
45,858,104.65
Other Public Deposits
•
•• •
•
•
29,829,466.97 $1,158,836,197.41
Accrued Expenses and Taxes Payable
• • •
1,209,291.20
Income Collected —Unearned . .
.
.
.
1,439,834.75
Common Stock Dividend No. 29, Payable August 2, 1948
525,000.00
Acceptances and Letters of Credit .
.
.
.
2,003,267.59
Reserves
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
•
.
•
4,154,358.97
Capital Funds:
Common Stock • . • •
• •
$ 15,000,000.00
Surplus .
.
.
•
•
•
•
•
35,000,000.00
Undivided Profits .
•
.
.
.
6,286,997.95
56,286,997.95
$1,224,454,947.87
United States Government Securities carried at $80,247,139.55 in the foregoing state-
ment are pledged to secure public deposits, including deposits of $14,234,484.96 of th*
Treasurer-State of Michigan, and for other purposes required by law.
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DIRECTORS
HENRY E. BODMAN
ROBERT .1. BOWMAN
PRENTISS M. BROWN
CHARLES T. FISHER
CHARLES T. FISHER, JR.
JOHN B. FORD, JR.
B. E. HUTCHINSON
ALVAN MACAULEY
WALTER S. McLUCAS
W. DEAN ROBINSON
NATE S. SHAPERO
R. PERRY SHORTS
GEORGE A. STAPLES
R. R. WILLIAMS
C. E. WILSON
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