The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio • Page 15

SECTION Tuesday, April 26, 1977 Akron Beacon Journal Local News Omen Changes forecast among Conservatives WW a forceful, energetic woman and vigorous speaker. Thus, rabbis have the final authority in their communities. The keynote speaker at the three-day conference which ended today, she emphasized that the time it has taken to include women is also the strength of the Conservative Movement. MRS. PERRY said the beauty of Conservative Judaism, the largest movement of religious Jews in the world, is that it attracts a wide spectrum: The more observant, the less observant and all those in the middle.

Judaism, added the change will come about by the "proper method," a gradual process and not by radical or outside groups. THE PROCESS will evolve slowly, but surely, just as rites for women in Conservative synagogues, she said. It has been ruled in recent years that counting women among the 10 required for a prayer meeting and permitting women to read from the scroll were acceptable. But the changes are not imposed by the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, pointed out Mrs. Perry, "As a result, all those in the more observant category must come to changes by a gradual process.

We try in Conservative Judaism not to offend any segment of our constituency." Historically, she added, Judaism has been a paternalistic society, and over a period of time traditionalists become accustomed to the concept of women being more on a par with men. Traditionalists at the seminary aren't against women, but are fearful men will feel their synagogue responsibilities less when more women are involved, she said. MRS. PERRY doesn't agree that women's organizations serve to keep women in subservient positions. They are training grounds, she said, pointing out that of 18 regional presidents in the United Synagogue of America, two are women who got leadership experience in Sisterhoods.

"Another spinoff is that you see more and more women on congregation boards of directors who became involved in the synagogue through women's groups." On the disintegrating Jewish family, Mrs. Perry said new approaches have to be sought. By JOAN RICE Beacon Journal Religion Writer The youngest president of the world's largest Jewish women's organization is convinced women will be ordained rabbis in the Conservative Movement without "carrying on or the tearing of hair." "I don't know when, but it will be," Ruth Perry, 41, said Monday during an interview at the 33rd annual spring conference of the Ohio-Kentucky Branch of Women's League for Conservative Judaism at the Hilton Inn. Mrs. Perry of Elkins Park, near Philadelphia, president of Women's League for Conservative Ruth Perry From Golden Charity io Franklin ilJHfj- I tails' ft it i bingo ace 1 spu ti just school strike is authorized tments indie St.

By ART GISSENDANER Beacon Journal Education Writer MANCHESTER The East Franklin Education Association (EFEA) has given its negotiating team authorization to call a strike if a negotiated agreement with the school board is not reached "in the some teachers would go because of the reduction of students." Supt. John Smith said the district's evaluation policy is listed in the board's policy book. "All the necessary procedures were followed and the correct number of observations were made," Smith said. A 6Il I fv i Pri av5k: JvO 'J- CANTON Officials of the Akron-based Golden Charity Church have been hit with a second set of indictments in connection with the church's bingo games. The Stark County Grand Jury Monday indicted six persons, three of whom had been indicted previously in Summit County.

The six are charged with engaging in organized crime and operating a bingo game without a license. They were scheduled to be arraigned today before Stark County Common Pleas Judge Ira G. Tur-pin. Those indicted are the Rev. Stan-ridge G.

Murdock, of 5021 Massil-lon North Canton, pastor of the church; John F. Stevenhagen, of 49(J9 Laddie Franklin Township, president of J. F. Stevenhag- ijfMrn Feature 1: en Co. who lists his occupation as a real estate salesman; Richard G.

Bishop, of 1304 Steese Green Township, a secretary-treasurer of the church and a partner in Bishop and Bloom builders; Dean Jones, of 6882 Manchester Franklin Township, a construction worker and the church's bookstore operator; Lonnie Murdock, of 146 Docan-tico, the pastor's brother, and Arthur C. Bloom of 5815 Star-view Green Township, vice president of the church and Bishop's partner in the building firm. THE CHARGES stem from an April 2 raid by the Canton Police Department's Morals Bureau at 3021 Mahoning Plaza. The church, which also has operated bingo games at Lakemore Plaza in Summit County, is located at 3168 S. Main St.

in Coventry Township. The Lakemore bingo operation was raided March 12 by Summit County sheriff's detectives. Nine persons, including Stevenhagen, Bishop and Jones, were indicted on identical charges by the Summit County grand jury. The trio entered innocent pleas. Summit County Common Pleas Judge John W.

Reece set a pretrial hearing for May 3. Ohio's organized crime law makes it illegal for five or more persons to engage in a criminal activity for profit. Those indicted are also charged with operating an illegal bingo game although Mr. Murdock contends the games in Canton have been operated as "amusement bingo" with all proceeds distributed as prizes. Under Ohio law, such bingo games do not have to be licensed.

Open GOP proceedings proposed jz." Stmts mtml a Beacon Journal photo bv Marcv Nighswander near future." The EFEA strike resolution and a prepared statement on the move were read by EFEA President Dave Johnson at Monday night's board meeting. The. resolution charged the board with failing to bargain in good faith by refusing to negotiate a dismissal policy, salary increases, binding arbitration, a force reduction policy and "other issues of professional concern." The statement said the board's decision not to renew the contracts of five teachers "aggravated the situation to the point where (EFEA) members feel they will be forced to leave their classrooms." TOE STATEMENT also said the board's alleged failure to deal with important contract items had "caused serious morale problems within the teaching staff." Following a 45-minute executive session, board President Donald Cope said the board was negotiating in good faith and that all proper procedures were being followed. Johnson said, however, "We have been countering our own proposals with no response from the board. "We don't like the idea of a strike.

It would be bad for the district and education, but we want bargaining." There are 124 teachers in the district. Contract talks began in February. Johnson said the EFEA was particularly concerned over the reasons given for the nonrenewal of contracts of Bruce Wertz and Richard Scharlotte. Johnson said Wertz' contract was not renewed because of "lack of Memorial to son honoring Wayne Johnson, Buchtel basketball star who died during Buchtel's game at Warren Harding last Dec. 22.

It will formally designate the Buchtel gym as the Wayne Johnson Memorial Gymnasium. It was a proud moment Monday as Buchtel High School principal Jack Coberly (left) and Thomas Johnson walked from the administration building with the bronze plaque that was to be presented to the Buchtel student body today Strike possibility remains in KSU faculty union fuss By ABE ZAIDAN Beacon Journal Politics Writer The Ohio Republican Party will be challenged to open its doors to the press and public before the election of new state chairman in Columbus next Tuesday. "I'm going to fight in the committee to call for a vote to open the meeting," said Cuyahoga County Republican Chairman Robert Hughes. "The election should not only be open to the Republican Party, but to all Ohioans and the press." The GOP Central and Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. in the Neil House to choose a successor to Kent McGough, who has resigned effective May 15.

Hughes said Monday he was writing a letter to McGough, urging the outgoing chairman to call for a vote on opening the meeting before the 46-member committee takes up the matter of electing a new chairman. McGough could not be reached for comment. HUGHES is supporting Hamilton County Republican Chairman Earl Barnes to succeed McGough. Barnes, a close political associate of Gov. Rhodes, is credited with a good track record in Cincinnati politics and is a strong favorite to win the job.

Former Lt. Gov. John Brown, Ohio lakelands administrator under Rhodes, also has been campaigning for the chairmanship but apparently has not won much support from committee members. Committeemen contacted by the Beacon Journal are generally friendly to Brown, but prefer Rimes for stronger organizational ability. By JEAN PETERS Beacon Journal Education Writer KENT Kent State University faculty members and staff department heads who received copies of the university's confidential emergency strike manual early this month may be reading them with care this week.

Barberton council irked tentatively agreed to early in April for a complete salary package, and that the equalized method of distribution flies in the face of the administration's earlier announced intention of negotiating how salary increases would be dispersed. UFPA LEADERS also sharply criticized the 12-page strike manual, stamped "confidential," which instructs department heads and supervisors to keep such things as "a detailed record of what transpires in the course of the unlawful strike (or) picketing," and to "refrain from discussing particular strike in enthusiasm" and Scharlotte's for "rudeness and arrogance." JOHNSON said Wertz had received good evaluations for seven years and was being fired because of the evaluation of first-year high school principal Dennis Lambes. Scharlotte, who has been teaching for three years, is the EFEA representative at the high school. Johnson said the district had no policy to determine how teachers were being evaluated and no fair dismissal policy. "We're not looking for Instant tenure," Johnson said.

"We knew cidents or displaying either undue friendliness or animosity toward strikers. The manual also details advance preparation to be taken in anticipation of a strike, how to communicate with strikers before and during a strike and how entrance to and exit from university buildings will be controlled. "The manual is somewhat disturbing," Kitner said. "First it refers to faculty and students, then it talking about 'supervisors' and 'employes' without defining who falls into these categories." Summit Radio president, 70 Broadcaster Viola Berk dies Although leaders of the United Faculty Professional Association (UFPA) carefully avoid using the word "strike" when gauging faculty reaction to university trustees' decision to throw out a tentative agreement, union leaders also refuse to exclude striking from their options. UFPA chief negotiator Harold Kitner said the faculty's bargaining team will continue to ask that negotiations resume this week and that the board reconsider its unilateral action awarding each faculty member a $1,150 raise regardless of current salary level.

THE TRUSTEES passed the resolution with five votes in a special session Saturday morning. Three trustees were absent and one abstained. Meanwhile, a meeting for all faculty is scheduled by the UFPA for 3 p.m. Friday at a local church, even though UFPA leaders say the situation could change several times by then. "Resolutions can be undone and collective bargaining may resume," Kitner said.

"However, right now this appears to be an obvious lack of good faith on the part of the administration." Kitner said the $1,150 across-the-board increase is only about BARBERTON The health board's refusal to turn over a $452 state check to the city treasury has riled council. "The action is ill advised and possibly Irresponsible," said councilman Donald Factor (D-at large). The board says lt will keep the check, which Is payment for registering births and deaths for the state, until half of it or a pay raise Is given to health department clerk-registrar Mary Jo Kun. The state paid Mrs. Kun 25 cents for each certificate filed (an average $500 a year) until August, when the fee was raised to 50 cents each.

The money then began going directly to the city although the check Is made out to the health departmerit. WHEN MRS. Kun was hired, the board authorized a salary of $8,899 a year. Council appropriated only $8,598, saying the fees collected from the state should be considered part of her pay. Councilman Albert Canfora said holding the check is not a good way to do business with the city.

"I think we're operating a white elephant," Canfora said. "The department has become an albatross around our necks." Health committee chairman Michael Peresta (D-at large), said the city pays Mrs. Kun a salary to mtUo nut tho. pprtiffyto. Canton to get Amtrak depot CANTON Amtrak will pay $200,000 toward construction costs of a new passenger station here.

The city will pay an additional $50,000, according to Ted Hac-quard, community development director. The new station, to be built on S. Market Avenue, will be a brick and glass one-story bull ling. Ground breaking ceremonies are tentatively scheduled for early June. The station will replace a building that was torn down by the railroad company earlier this year when Amtrak determined renovation to be too costly.

The original 1940, assumed the presidency of Summit Radio Corp. in 1966 when her husband died. She was also an officer of Group One Broadcasting. She attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland and graduated in 1920 from Stetson University In DeLand, a school which her husband also attended. MRS.

BERK was a long-time member of Akron City Club, Rotary Anns and Rosemont Country Club. Mrs. Berk, listed in "Who's Who in America," was a past member of the women's board of Akron General Hospital. She is survived by two sons Roger, of Akron, vice president of Summit Radio and president of Group One Broadcasting, and Dr. James, of Bath Township, head surgeon at Cleveland's Mount Sinai Hospital and four grandchildren.

Billow's Falrlawn funeral home is nrrangpments. Viola G. Berk, an energetic, outgoing woman who helped found and direct two radio stations and one television station in Akron, died Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Mrs. Berk, 79, president of Summit Radio had been ill 11 days.

She was wintering in Florida. A pioneer in the radio broadcasting field, Mrs. Berk worked closely with her late husband, S. Bernard Berk, In getting WAKR-Radio on the air in late 1940. Summit Radio Corp.

is now the 0)erating company for WAKR-AM, WAEZ-FM and WAKR-TV (Channel 23). A subsidiary company, Group One Broadcasting operates stations in three states. MRS. BERK was described by one colleague as "one of the prime movers in getting the whole thing started and organized. A Cleveland native, Mrs.

Berk wrofp and prndnrprt m.inv of Viola G. Berk WAKR's contests and programs, including the perennial favorite "Sing, Cinderella" which featured identification of a mystery song. She wrote the clues which listeners had to decode to identify the songs. Mrs. Berk, who has been active in broadcast management since building was opened In 1916.

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