THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -- Friday, June 12, 19 59- 1 2 The Suburban Community • ar , LLVOnIa. tsoarcts a Elect Jewish Candidates Livonia Synagog Buys 2-Acre Site Purchase of a two-acre site for the future construction of gressive versus traditional By the Oak-Woodser a sanctuary, religious school Jewish candidates running education. Two candidates supported by classrooms and meeting rooms for school board posts in sev- was announced this week by eral suburban communities met the so - called "conservative" the Livonia Jewish Congrega- board in Ferndale won by sub- with little luck at the polls in tion. Monday's balloting, except in stantial majorities. E. Daniel The synagogue, which now Irwin, the last of the "pro- Livonia and Oak Park. has a membership of nearly gressive" proponents on the In the Livonia election, Dr. 100 families, bought the land board, ran fourth. Ralph D. Rabinovitch, director Royal Oak voters turned on W. 7 Mile Rd., at Osmus, of Hawthorne Center, a school for emotionally disturbed chil- down a tax increase proposal, between Merriman and Farm- dren at Northville, was re- which will mean half-day ses- ington Rds. To close the Sunday school elected to office for a four- I sions for many of the district's year term, leading in the bal- school children, and at the year, a Parents' Day program same time rejected the bid of is being planned by the syna- loting with 1,306 votes. The Oak Park election saw Mrs. Bernard Dizik for the gogue this Sunday, when cer- tificates of promotion will be Mrs. Majorie B. Sandler, the school board. Other defeated candidates presented to the children. only incumbent running, lose The school will re-convene in her seat on the board. Win- included community leader Sol ning the two vacancies were Siegel, who ran for office for September, under the auspices Gerson Lacoff, past president the first time in Southfield, of the congregation and the of the Oak Park Council of and Thomas Horwitz, Pontiac United Hebrew Schools. Infor- Community Organizations, who Zionist leader and member of mation on the school and reg- tallied 1,238 votes, and Herbert the Federation, trailed in the istration may be obtained from H. Warren, who piled up 1,215 race for school board in that Tzvi Berkal, BR. 3-8032; or Jerry Friedman, Gr. 6-1722. votes. The other candidate was city. In the Oak Park election, During the summer months, Dr. Seymour C. Smelsey, who voters lived up to a state- Friday night services will con- trailed the field. ment made by Superintend- tinue to be held, and arrange- In the Ferndale election, ent of Schools James N. Pep- ments are currently being Dr. Arnold Axelrod, although per, who said, when accept. made for High Holy Day wor- he ran third and compiled ing a Bnai Brith brotherhood ship in the fall. 1,860 votes, lost his bid for award earlier this year, that Announcement also has been school board membership in Oak Park parents want the made of the formation of a the bitter • dispute over pro- best facilities for their chil- teen - age youth group. For dren, but they are willing to further information, call Alan pay for them. Herman, Gr. 6-0458. By voting to retain a three- mill operating levy, Oak Park- Oak-Woods Young ers gave approval to what is WITH tantamount to. the ninth tax Israel Elects Chairman Morris Novetsky, founding levy in 10 veal's. The vote, 1,425 to 848, ac- i president of Young Israel tually means no increase in I Center of Oak-Woods, was this taxes, but continues an assess- week elected chairman of the ment that would have expired. board. His election follows the Oak Parkers also gave their results of general congrega- approval, 1,330 to 892, to a tional elections which were an- ▪ T 0 $1,900,000 bond issue which nounced last week. will build an addition to the Named to the board by virtue 0 Clinton SOhOol, as a junior of their presidency of the syna- A GALLON high school. gogue's .Sisterhood and Men's Many . Oak .Parkers who re- Club. are Airs. Hilda Cohen and side in the Ferndale School Sam Glanz. District, disappointed in the Other new board members school board since the ouster announced are of Best School principal, Dr. not previously - Scott W. Street, had cam- Arnold Cohen, Herman Cohen, paigned vigorously for the re- Irving Moskovitz, Dr. Eli Brown, David Dombey, Sam Ginsburg. election of Irwin and the elec- tion of Dr. Axelrod, a hemo- -Sam Liebman, Morris Trager, Gins- tologist on the staffs of Sinai David Feldstein and Jack Gins- burg. and Providence Hospitals. .,., „,,, , Most of the support for the TA ark P 1 A to Elect a P k rark O _two- candidates came from the ' oak Oak Park area of the school Officers, Plan Picnic district. The PTA of the H e b r e w FLAT PP4‘141 of Oak Park, 13855 W. Leib Succeeds Broder Academy Nine Mile, will conduct an elec- in. Oak-WoodS Office tion of officers at its final meet- Oak-Woods Lodge of Bnai ing of the season 8:30 p.m. Mon- Brith, will install incoming day. officers at a buffet supper Bernard Jonas, current chair- 8 p.m. Monday in Sammy's man of the PTA, announces N 2.)KA— M, Avalon Room, Coolidge and that plans are underway for a Nine Mile Road, Oak Park, an- Father's Day picnic on June 21. nounces retiring president Jo- Final plans will be discussed at MAC-0•4C Monday's meeting. seph Broder. MIRACLE Officers elected are Sidney PLASTIC Registrations f or the f all GAL. LAYTEX Leib, president; . John Derhun- term will be .accepted through- FLAT PAINT ter, Ronald Ellis, Walter Sha- out the summer by Mrs. Sey- piro, vice-presidents; Fred mour Ribiat, LI 7-2773. Stocker, treasurer; Irving Lopa- • A TRUE PLASTIC! tin, Allan Kramer, Harold Hur- OW Young Israel Slates • WON'T BLISTER OR PEEL! vitz, secretaries; Joseph Broder, Graduation, Installation • SCRUBBABLE! chaplain;- Saul Friedman, as- • BRUSH IT OR ROLL IT! The first graduation of the sistant chaplain: Jerry Bronson, Youhg Israel Center of Oak- • CLEAN-UP WITH WATER! warden; and Eric Lowenthal, woods' Hebrew School will be • DRIES IN 30 MINUTES guardian. The affair will include cock- at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Syna • ABSOLUTELY ODORLESS! tails, buffet supepr and dancing gogue. Graduates are Andrea • HUNDREDS OF DECORATOR to Bert Djerkiss' orchestra. Her- Olstein, Barry Brummer, Rich- COLORS! bert Stoorman, retiring 1st vice ard Feldstein and David Wol- ock. Certificates and prizes for MAC-O-LAC PORCELAIN FINISH president, will emcee. Choice of Decorator Colors For reservations, call Ronald the undergraduate grades will be distributed. Ellis, EL 7-1130. ol:ry is A combined installation of I Hospitality House Has Hop officers of the Young Israel • New alkyd formula! Guest stars and dance con- Syn. Sisterhood and Men's • Dries to hard porcelain gloss! tests will be featured at the sec- Club will be held at 8:30 p.m. 1 • Covers In one coat! ond in a series of record hops Wednesday. A dinner program '‘.1.25.7.41 Alnoiitely scrubbablut from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June has been arranged. For reser- SEE PAGE 899 13, at Northland Hospitality vations and information call YELLOW PAGES FOR MAC-O-LAC House. Bob Maxwell of WWJ the Young Israel Office, LI 6- DEALER NEAREST YOU 6662. will emcee the dance. PAINT Plastic I" SAVE D . FINEST PAINT 1 - In 100 YEARS IT COLC.S AND WHIN 99 . Sam Stern, 8, of Oak Park, applies the hand brake to the "new" fire engine recently purchased by the Jewish Commun- ity Center for the Ten Mile Branch playground. Purchased from the Detroit Fire Department, the fire engine is a 1927 Ahrens-Fox. Staff assistant Alan Loceff is in the cab. * * * OP Center's 1927 Fire Engine Retires After a Life of Action "Old No. 485" is entering its third life. Once used by the fire depart- ment and later as auxiliary Civil Defense equipment, the 1927 Ahrens - Fox 750 - gallon pumper is now the property of a crew of youngsters, at the Oak Park Jewish Center, 15110 W. Ten Mile. Through the assistance of Lester S. Burton, of the branch operating committee, the Cen- ter bought the outmoded engine from the Detroit Fire Depart- ment. Drained of gas and oil, bat- tery and driving parts gone hoses and ladders removed to prevent accidents, "Old 485" is more harmless than it looks. sporting a prominent hand-start- ing crank, magneto and battery ignition on the dash panel and four giant tires each requiring 90 pounds of air pressure. The engine was picked up for O-W Sisterhood to Join Synagogue Installation Mrs. Jack Cohn will be in- stalled as president of the Sis- terhood of the Young Israel Center of Oak-Woods on the evening of June 17, in a joint installation with the Syna- gogue and Men's Club. Other newly-elected officers are Mesdames; Samuel Glanz,. chairman of the board; Morris • Trager, Burton J. Applebatu -n, Seymour Ribiat, vice-presidents:. Louis Fein, treasurer; Wilburt Simkovitz, Myer Mandelbaum, George Stein, secretaries; David Spinner, Robert Weinstein and Allan Schiffman, board of di- rectors. Rabbi Yaakov Homnick will be installing officer. Arrangements are under Mesdames Irvin Ar- lin, David Dombey, outgoing Sisterhood president, and Jack Cohn. Beth -Jacob to Graduate 4 High School Students Dr. Sam Chafets, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, will present certificates to the fol- lowing high school graduates at Shavuot services of the Oak Park Temple Beth Jacob Re- ligibus School Friday: Sam Hartman, Michael No- sanchuk, Stanton Walker and Donald Barnett. its last trip by Frank Loewen- berg of the Ten Mile branch. Under its own steam, it got as far as Livernois and Ewald Cir- cle. There, it ran out of gas. After arriving at Oak Park, accompanied by a tow truck escort, the -vehicle was visited by children of the United He- brew Schools nursery and Cen- ter Juniors and UHS students. "Old 485" has retired in style. WITH YOUR OWN NAME AND ADDRESS . Don't use expensive personal stationery for mailing checks, orders,,etc. Utility envelopes with your name and address imprinted are much less expensive, and yet protect your mail. 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