14811811111111111111111111111118111111111111111111111 811 11 11111 11 8181 11 11111 11 111111 11 111111 1 11111 111 11111 11 11111 111 11111 11 1181 111 11111 1M i Danny Raskin's P O i S LISTENING T • ;71181111111111111111111118111111111 111111111111111111111111118111111111111111111111111111111I11111111111111111111111111111111I111111111111 BACK IN 1932, Louis Gross Was convicted of a murder that had been committed in Detroit's Syrian colony . . . He has spent 17 years of a life sentence in Jackson Prison . . . and now, be- cause of the efforts of - Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka, Jewish prison chaplain, national attention has been brought to bear on the fact that Gross may have been in- nocent. * * * IN THIS MONTH'S Argosy . magazine, Erle Stanley Gard- ner, creator of the fictional detective, Perry Mason, tells of receiving a letter from Rabbi Sperka that interested hint in the case for Argosy's ,Court of Last Appeal . . . of his visit with the rabbi and his family . • • and of the information he has been able to unearth in the case. * * *. ABOUT S P E R K A, Gardner writes, "The man has extra- ordinary ability, energy and magnetism. He is as active and full of bounce as a tennis ball in a championship match. • Our interview started at his office in the synagogue and wound up over coffee and cookies at his house. Rabbi Sperka and his wife have three of the nicest, most well-behaved and most in- telligent children one could ever wish to meet. It would take more space than is here avail- able to describe the spirit of that household, the respect in which the children hold their parents. Their prompt, eager ohedience seems to be not the result of ing a major chapter in the life of a young man whose work as a member of AZA, BBYO and Bnai Brith in Detroit has been unexcelled . . • Harry has done just about everything that a non-professional can do for his order . . and it is quite easy to conceive that he will reach even greater heights as a pro- fessional worker because his wealth of experience has already made Harry a wonderful model to follow. DURING PAST VACATION, Marion Stein and Ruth Glasier stayed at hotel in Canada . . . Ruth is deathly afraid of fires THE JEWISH NEWS 21 Friday, September 9, 1949 State Civil Rights Unit Vetos Loyalty Proviso - Chapter I to Hear Dr. Harry August Dr. Harry August, Detroit psychiatrist who recently re- turned from Europe and Israel, will report his observations of his. - trip at the forthcoming meeting. of Chapter One of the Zionist .Organization of Detroit at the Northwest Hebrew Con- gregation at 8:30 p.m. Wednes- day,. Sept. 14, it was announced by program , co-chairmen Lillian Tron and Lena Sitrin. . Dr. August is president of the' Southern Oakland County Zion- ist District and past president of the Zionist Organization of Detroit. The meeting will also feature a recent Israel film. "Homeco111-. ing 1949." Iceland Ratifies UN Genocide Pledge A determined stand against the proposed loyalty amendment to the Detroit City Charter was made public this week by the executive board of the Michigan Committee on Civil Rights. The group advised - members and cooperating organizations to vote against proposal No. 144. on the Sept. 13 primary ballot. Among the members of the Committee's organizing commit- tee are Rabbi Morris Adler, Ju- lius Amberg, Oscar Cohen, Rabbi Leon Fram, Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, Dr. William Haber, Golda Krolik and Eleanor Wolf. LAKE SUCCESS, (JTA) — The Government of Iceland has rati- fied the United Nations conven- tion on the prevention and pun- ishment of the crime of geno- cide. Previously, Australia, Nor- way and Ethiopia ratified the convention, which comes' into force after ratification by 20 nations. - lr WHEN YOU PICK A COCKTAIL The entire membership of the Zionist • Organization of Detroit has been invited to attend. Yeshiva Starts Classes and always inspects the hotels With High Registration she stays at to locate all fire escapes . . She was on this tour of inspection when she opened a door which •turned out to be the entrance to a shower room containing an elderly gent who was scrubbing himself . Ruth stammered an apology and has- tily explained that she was look- Classes resumed Wednesday for 550 children in the classes of Yeshivath Beth Yehudah. Enrollment is expected to set an all-time record for the Yeshiva, according to Rabbi Simcha Was- serman, dean. Openings exist in classes from ing for the fire escape . . . She pre-kindergarten through high beat a hasty retreat but had school, and registrations will gone only a 'few steps when she continue to be accepted through- out September. heard a shOut behind her . . The.old gentleman, wearing only SEE PAGE 5 _, 4, C5 • C'E"."- - Ready Mixed—"Just Chill and Serve". If you wont to eat out and feel at home come to the new Kormendy's Hungarian Dining Room 114 Pollister, between Second and Woodward The famous eating place of famous people. Air Conditioned Free Parking Open from 1 1 :30 a.m to 10 p.m. every day except Tuesday. Sunday from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Private rooms for parties. For reservations call TR. 3-7444 a towel, was running after her at Petoskey Precinct . . . Nick yelling, "Where's the fire?" Willerer, Irving Lawler, Ray * * * Wiltze, George McGinity, Wil- "Mm-m-m! Can't beat King Fong when it comes to DISA 'N DTA . . . Louis Mar- liam Brumwell and Chester shall Bnai Brith bowlers open Wright . . . have done much league kegling, Sept. 12, at Bowl-. to reduce the amount of ju- • Egg Rolls • Pepper Steak 0-Drome ... Milton Garelick is venile delinquency from one of • Won Ton Complete • Hong Sue Gai first football .casualty of season the highest to one of the low- Take-Out • Sweet and Sour Delicacies in community . . . Was playing est in the city ... Toward this Service catch with boys in neighborhood end, Lou played a major role Family Dinners when he missed football , thrown in their most recent under- Delicious Air by young lad . . ..and had cigar taking. A Specialty Lunches Conditioned * * * .2.00 .°41■ 00.1 • • rammed down his mouth . . discipline but of deep love and For two days, says Milton, every- THE BASEBALL league organ- a genuine respect. thing he. ate tasted like an El ized and supervised by the offi- * -* * Ropo! . . Invite comes for mar- cers was about as successful as 11813 DEXTER, cor. ELMHURST WE. 5-9693 "AND THEN, almost casual- riage of Belle Freeman. to Jack it could be . . . and, last week, Open Daily, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. ly, something was mentioned Baker at First Hebrew Congre- at McCabe Field, a party was tr, about children in public g a ti o n in South Haven held, at which tanks of ginger schools who are derided by • . • Belle is the lass who ale and cases upon cases of ice other children, stamped with runs the never-idle concession cream were supplied by Lou and the term of Jew as though it on the beach . . It sometimes brother, Morrey . . . The Gould Now Operating were a dark stigma." the Where Good Food Is Immortalized pays not to be at your sartorial boys furnished the trophies • * * * 0 MID-NIGHT SERVING LUNCH- I • DINNERS from 4 best in the eyes of some people which were presented by former EONS, from 11 to SPECIAL MENU to 10 p.m. 4 p.m., 75c up 0- 75 from 10 to 1:30 a.m. THE FACTS that interested . . . at least not when Frank Tiger outfielder, Davy Jones, to In addition featuring a complete line of SEA FOODS ... with Gardner most in the Gross case Savine is among the' onlookers. each member of the two win- Real Cantonese Dishes!" KING FONG CAFE Papa. Joe's at Corby's Inn. were enough to make any per- son wonder whether Gross might have been "railroaded" to prison . . . The murder weapon was never found ... Witnesses stories were thin . . •. When a police captain tried to dig Up evidence to free Gross, he was bordered to "lay off" . . . He kept trying and was dropped from the force .. . Last but not least, court records mysteriously disappeared from the Wayne County Courthouse. * * * • T H E PROSECUTOR'S office (with new prosecutor) sent a letter sometime later to Gross in prison, stating that a thorough investigation was in order as it seemed to investigators from the prosecutor's office that Gross had been framed . . The pro- secutor pledged. Gross an imme- diate and vigorous investigation • • The service station owner idn't like the tie we happened to wear with a gray suit . . . and so presented us with a cravat more suitable for imaculate color display . . all wrapped up so pretty-like with ribbon and box . .. Too bad Frank liked the car we were driving! . .-; Date of marriage of Ruth Cantor and Dr..Milton W. White is expected to be set for sometime in Nov- e mber. ning teams . .. During the sea- son, balls, bats, caps and shirts were supplied for all the players . . • through the honored touch of Gould generosity. DURING 'MEETING at Home For The Aged, the board Members became excited over discussion being held . . Dr. Harry Bennett warned Leonard Simons . to watch out for his blood pres- sure . . and an argument was precipitated as to whose blood pressure was the loWest among the board members .. . Into the next room went Dr. Bennett, Simons, Joe Holtz- man, Arthur Fleishman and Ira Sonenblick . . . with the betting already started . . Holtzman was the winner, with a Iow of 110 ... and the Home for 'Aged's Recreation Fund is now richer by $5. RUMBA NIGHT . • . but every document upon Which an • investigation could have been made vanished from the courthouse . . and records were missing from the prosecut- ing attorney's own office . . . and the files of the circuit court disappeared from the County Clerk's office . . . It seemed ob- * * * vious that somebody was des- perately determined to prevent WHEN LOU GOULD opened any further investigation. his tiny drug store on Joy road * * near Petoskey, folks were lenient FOLKS AT THE Jewish Wel- in saying he would be out of fare Federation are checking there within 30 days . . That records in happy amazement. was 23 years ago . . . and Lou is . . . Since Eddie Cantor's re- still going strong as one of the cent visit, in which he spoke most successful and respected at a dinner at Knollwood business men in the area . . . Country C 1 u b, contributions As his store has grown, so has during month of August were his reputation . . . and "Uncle largest ever in a non-cam- Lou" as he is known to the kids paign month ... $415,670 .. in the neighborhood, has played almost twice as much as last an integral part in cementing year during the same period! better • 'relationship • among Jew * * and Gentile within the com- HARRY MIRVIS will leave munity. sometime this month . to become ..• THE . FINE. • •WORK• . of In- Bnai Brith Youth Organization director in Milwaukee, . • . add- spector - Felix Paden and his officers in the Juvenile Dept. .......2•112EIMEIMPONIMMEY nationally known ITALIAN and INTERNATIONAL DISHES. • Special Sunday Feature ... for your complete enjoyment— FULL COURSE CHICKEN DINNERS, Family Style— ALL YOU WANT TO EAT $2.00 For Reservations Call' UN. 4-3605 7525 W. McNichols Rd. sot sy,T5 SID'S CAFE LOUNGE 15241 W. 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