He May Be Your President,
But He's Still 'Uncle John'

By the Oak-Woodser
"Hey there, here comes
Uncle John."
This is the cry of scores of
Oak Park youngsters on week-
ends, when they see a train
load of wagons filled with most-
ly pre-schoolers being pulled
by a converted
tractor w i n d-
ing dw.-rn the
streets in the
vicinity of the
Andrew Jack-
son and Paul
Best Schools.
The engi-
n e e r, "Uncle
John," is Dr.
John C. De-
munter, t h e
newly - instal-
led (on Wed-
nesday) presi-
dent of Oak-
Demunter - Woods Lodge
of Bnai Brith.
The happy children whom he
hauls in his wagon are some
40 neighborhood youngsters who
belong to the "Safety Cadets,"
an informal group backed by
the AAA and approved by the
Oak Park Police.
John's four-year-old daughter,
Denise, is president of the
"Safety Cadets," which John
formed late last year to teach

It's a Dog's World
at Dexter-Davison

Dogs of all descriptions will
compete for prizes in a "C'mon
Kids Dog Contest" being spon-
sored at the Oak Park store
of the Dexter-Davison Markets
at 6 p.m., June
24.
According to
Norman Cott-
ler, owner of
the store,
each entry will
receive a prize.
"No dog will
be forgotten,"
he added.
Winners will
be selected in
several cate-
gories, from
the traditional
"shaggy dog"
to the most
Cottler
well - groomed
entry. Special awards will be
presented for the dog with the
longest tail and the one who
can perform the most tricks.

pre-schoolers some of the basic
rules of traffic and general
safety. Those who know the
rules are rewarded by a trip on
the wagon train.
If Uncle John runs true to
form, 'Oak-Woods Lodge is
headed for an interesting and
successful year ahead. Be-
cause swimming around in his
head are hundreds of ideas to
make organizational life in-
teresting and productive.
As vice-president of fund-
raising this year, for instance,
John adopted a sales promotion
technique and turned it into a
banner year for his lodge.
At first when he brought
"Project Moonbase" to a meet-
ing, he was greeted by disbelief.
Oak-Woods Lodge was aiming
for the moon in attempting to
raise its fund quota.
With a complicated chart he
kept track of a fund-raising
army composed of the lodge
membership. For $30 raised, a
man became a captain; $50 made
him a major; and so forth.
John, himself, who says he's
a thinker and not a seller, raised
$2,000 himself to become a six-
star ge.ieral. And his project
received wide recognition, par-
ticularly with Oak-Woods Lodge
achieving the highest a b o v e-
quota record in fund-raising in
District 6 and, perhaps, even
nationally, although this is not
certain.
This year, as John serves
as lodge president, his wife,
Ethel, is serving concurrent-
ly as president of Oak-Woods
Chapter.' They live at 23531
Oneida with Susan and an-
other daughter, Diane, who is

getting married on the 25th

of this month. A third daugh-
ter, Evelyn, is now Mrs.
Richard Tebor.
Born in the wilds of North-
ern Canada, John came to De-
troit as a youngster, was educat-
ed in local schools and climbed
the ladder of business success
by hard work.
During the war, he was
awarded an honorary doctor of
physics degree by MIT for a
device he created for the war
effort. In addition to his work
for Bnai Brith, he is a mem-
ber of the Economics Club, the
Oak Park Masonic Lodge, Mich-
igan Industrial Safety Council,
Atomic Energy Commission and
is a member of the speaker's
bureau of the National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers.
And the interesting part is
Bnai David Elects
that Dr. Demunter still finds
time to play Uncle John as engi-
Richman President
neer and wagon master in his
Melville J. Richman was weekend spare time.
elected president of Cong. Bnai
David at the synagogue's recent O-W Young Israel Sets
annual meeting.
The new president, who is Annual 'Passing Day'
• The annual Passing Day cere-
associated with Richman Build-
ing Co., previously served the monies of the Young Israel Cen-
congregation as a vice-presi- ter of Oak-Woods Hebrew and
Sunday schools will be held at
dent.
Elected with Richman are 10 a.m., Sunday, announces
Jack Lieberman, Harry Kolto- Rabbi Yaakov I. Homniek, prin-
now and Sam Belkin, vice- cipal. Awards in scholastic
presidents; Meyer B e r m a n, achievement will be presented
treasurer; and Jack Kraizman, at this time.
secretary.
Children also may be regis-
Formal installation of the tered on this final day of pre-
new officers will take place at summer enrollment for the fall
a dinner-dance planned for semester of Hebrew and Sun-
Aug. 6, in the Southfield syna- day school. Sunday school ac-
gogue.
cepts youngsters from the age
of five, while those over seven
may attend daily H e b r e w
Israel's Acceptance school.

by Arabs Should be
Summer Services
Hastened"—Kennedy Begin
Evening services today at

In his foreign policy speech
in the Senate Tuesday, Senator
Kennedy, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Pre-
ident, urged action to "hasten
the inevitable Arab acceptance
of the permanence of Israel."

Temple Beth Jacob, Pontiac,
will mark the temple's last reg-
ular service until the fall. Sum-
mer vesper services will be con-
ducted at 9 p.m. every Friday
during July and August by the
members of the Men's Club.

I

Moe Miller to Head
Town-Country Club

Moe R. Miller has been elect-
ed president of the new Town
and Country Club, succeeding
Samuel W. Leib in office. Leib
joins Dr. Morris E. Bachman,
founding president of the club,
as an honorary president.
Serving with Miller in the
new administration will be Dr.
Benjamin Brand, Dr. Abe S.
Pearlman and Robert Clinton,
vice-presidents; Dr. David S.
Gudes, treas-
urer; and Sam-
uel Dubrinsky,
secretary.
Members of
the board of
directors in-
clude Henry J.
Abrams, Dr.
Bachman, Al-
bert Boesky,
Dr. Harry Bur-
Miller stein, Dr. Her-
bert H. Cohen, Dr. Howard
Feigelson, Nathan I. Goldin,
Samuel Hechtman, John Isaacs,
Leib, Dr. Allan A. Marks, Louis
P. Miller, George Shlain, Dr.
Albert Shulman, Jack Sylvan,
Julian S. Tobias, George Victor
and Harry Yudkoff.
A formal dinner-dance for
members only is planned for
July 2. Mark Berke, chairman,
announces that there will be
"dancing under the stars."

WSU Prof. Honored
as Faculty Adviser

Prof. Leonard W. Moss, of the
Wayne State University depart-
ment of sociology and anthro-
pology, was awarded the Dis-
tinguished Faculty Adviser
Award by Omicron Delta
Kappa, national honorary lead-
ership society, at the recent
Swing-Out exercises of the 1960

graduating class.

Dr. Moss, of Marlow Ave.,
Oak Park, was presented the
award by Dr. Clarence B. Ha-
berry, president of the univer-
sity, who cited his "outstanding
contributions to student organ-
izational activities."
Faculty adviser to several
campus student groups, Dr.
Moss has been faculty co-ordi-
nator for a number of years
of the Student-Faculty Council
Seminar Weekend.
Other honors which have
come to Dr. Moss recently are
memberships in Omicron Delta
Kappa and the Society of the
Sigma Xi, national science re-
search society. The latter was
presented for "excellence in
anthropological research on
peasant societies."

Tide of Votes Wins
Southfield School
Post for Altshuler

Dr. Ira M. Altshuler,
prominent De-
troit psychia-
trist, was
named to a
four - year
school board
post in South-
field, outpoll-
ing all other
candidates
with a total of
776 votes. He
will serve
with incum-
b e n t Charles
Altshuler
Curtis.

Dr. Weiss, Mrs. Sandler
Get OP School Posts

In a light vote Monday for
the Oak Park School Board,
Dr. Morris Weiss and Mrs. Mar-
jorie Sandler were elected to
four-year terms on the board.
Dr. Weiss led the balloting
with 768 votes, while Mrs. Sand-
ler and Bernard G. Radin each
polled 481 votes. In a drawing
held to determine the winner,
Mrs. Sandler won.

A kindergarten graduation
and school pageant is planned
by the Hebrew Academy of Oak
Park at 10 a.m., Sunday, at
Cong. Shomrey Emunah, Schae-
fer and Clarita.
The graduates will don caps
and gowns and will be pres-
ented with diplomas. Mrs. E.
Jaffe, kindergarten teacher, is
in charge of the prograin.
A musical presentation by the
school choir and oral recitations
by students of all other grades
will highlight the graduation,
to which parents, friends and
the community are invited.
Arrangements for the cere-
monies were supervised by
Rabbi Israel Flam, director of
the Hebrew Academy, along
with Mrs. Jaffe, Mrs. Flam and
Rabbi N. Hayward.
The kindergarten graduates
are Haviva Donin, Miriam Flam,
Rivka Flam, Thomas Hornfield,
Michael Jacobs, Michael Leon,
Sheryl Levine, E 11 e n Mirvis,
Susan Sherman, Gloria Silver,
Wayne Barnett, Debora Rose,
Ira Mickelson and Martin Man-
delbaum.
The Academy's PTA will con-
clude its activities with an elec-
tion meeting at 8:30 p.m., Mon-
day. The program also will
serve as a final parent-teacher
conference session.
Registration for the new
school term, from nursery to
fourth grade, will be accepted
through the summer months.
For information, call LI 8-8020
or LI 8-3554. An extended sum-
mer session and day camp pro-
gram will begin on June 27.

Bnai Moshe Couples
Sponsor Theater Party

"Susan and God," starring
Joan Fontaine in the title role,
has been chosen by the Oak
Park Bnai Moshe Married
Couples Club for its annual
theater party at Northland Play-
house on June 29.
Tickets for the comedy have
been purchased in a block of
300 by the club, announces
president Eliot J. Raskin, and
he adds that they will be sold
by members on a "first-come-
first-served basis."
Reservations may be made
by calling ticket chairmen Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Greenbaum,
of 23130 Kipling, at LI 8-6284,
or at the congregation office,
LI 8-9000. Tickets will be sold
by all members of the club and
will be delivered on request.
All who are interested may at-
tend.
Net proceeds from the event
will be donated to the syna-'
gogue's landscaping and beau-
tification fund.

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17 -- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, June 17, 1960

The Suburban Community

Hebrew Academy
Sets Graduation

