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Ed Shur ts
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�LION PP LEO'S HYSTERICAL MOMENTS again regaled us--as
only Leo can--with a few mome n ts of fun and frolic as ·
expressed by him in Lionism and in War.
Today Lion Leo
shared with us a mQ st interesting episode of his
personally command~ering most of a truck load of beer.
Some of this beer got accidentially broken.
But if
, memory serves Ye Ed correctly, Leo managed somehow to
make short of the contents remaining in a number of
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Wheth er Lion L eo was "all" or not he managed to
).have the pt•ovet•bia l "go od time".
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Lion PP Leo continued his historical reports on
nutrition.
He t·eminded us how the tr·oops were fed
dehydt·ated food dm·ing WWI I.
The pancake s, potatoes,
eggs, nilk, lemonade, etc., fooled no one.
It si mply
kept the troops lean and mean.
Lion Leo is still
developing dehydrated whiskey.
BY WAY OF BUSINESS :
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Please pick b a d< up on your Hysterical Moment s ,
Lion Leo .
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The Club v uted to meet bi-weel<ly af ter next
wee k' s meeting.
We all received notes o f th an ks and appreciation
fro m our wonderful ~ait~es s , wh o m we all know as Elsie,
who expresses l ove for al l and that she will miss us
e ve t·yone .
· ted primaril y of
Li~n ~eo's HY,s,t':t'i7,a~n:o~::t~e~:~~~~~atio!"'s among the
a descrlptlon _of ~otkY
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American soldlers encampe Wlhl ·d for Lion Leo to
the Pacific Isl an~ s .
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Mom ents , pp Leo reminded us
During his weekly · Hysterlca 1
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Joe Sternberg as a fun d· .
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that on one o~c~~lo~ ~~:"club a couple of circus performances.
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a s•lbstant ial feed bill and
T~e circus be~a~=l~n:~b:~= ~~:b, b~iled it out be keeping a
Llon Joe, on e_ ts as collatera l.
The Club recouped some
couple of elephan
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of its money by sell1ng oa s o
fat•met·s.
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Lion pp Leo read a not her page from WWII.
He had received a
Cht• i stmas pt•esent shipped in a co n tainer mat•ked "eggs",
champagne and ~can of beans~ He stored the beans in his gas
mask and did not open them until the next inspection.
He was
amazed to find a 2 oun c e bottle of whiskey instead of beans.
Con c l~sion - ope n you Chr i stmas p r esents on time.
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Our Historian, Lion Leo Finkelstein , gave another of his
highly am u sing reports from the Pacific Theatre in World War II;
It seems that some of his buddies and he on one occasion in
particular experienced a rather serious air attack.
Immediately
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pianist became known as " Leo the Hero" what time he wasn't called
Foxhole Finkelstein.
Without a doubt, foxholes were handy things
to be in with the Japs dropping bombs all over the place .
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After which , Lion Leo Fi nklestein furnished us with another of his hilarious
reports from WWII. It sccmG th~t Cpl . Finklcstcin and a couple of scr 6~ants
were dispatched across the airbase to deliver a bomber to another section of
the field. Cpl. Finklestein was ordered to sign a receipt for over a million
dollars worth of aircraft ; then while apparently he was at the controls,
Sgt .
hooked a cle-trac to the nose of the airplane and. delivered it to
the nearest refueling stop where Cpl. Finkelstein ordered "fill er up" and i t
took 3,000 gallons of high octane avi ation fuel for that purpose. Lion PP Leo
was grateful that he and the sergeants wer e not required to pay for that load
of gasoline out of their own. pockets. Thanks Leo, for the memories.
CLUB HISTORIAN:
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Lion Leo gave another funny report of some of
his exploits in the South Pacific during World
War II--this time in poetry--and as usual, he brought the house VD WN
Historian Report by Lion L~oa Turtle racing was held in check
:n Asheville, NC years ago. Lion Leo and the Lians Club voted
not to sponsor a tut't 1 a race nor buy an ad in the newspaper.
Lion Leo said that he saw nothing wrong with pl•ying
solitaire in ones ho•e but, public turtle racin~, never.
Li on Leo gave us a reading from h i s letters from the great war ti the home
front. It has be en brough t to our attention from his reading t hat one never
let Lion Leo help with your laundry at home . Ci ty Saniation 'could l e arn a lot
from Lio n Leo's understanding of Gar-Bage removal might save our land fill?
Hist o rian Re po rt gi v e n by Lion Leu t o br i ng u s up t o d a t e on WWI I , gav e us
a r e po rt o n hi s g a inin g a pr ize g 1
·eatc r than any mi l itary a wa rd-a r ea l
ma ttress ( Na val Is s ue ) no t a dr e a m as Lion Leo sa id,in 1943 a ma t tre ss mea nt
yo u had r each e d t he t op !
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Lion Leo gave us today's Historian Report . Lion Leo says that it is possible
to take a ba~h out of a helmet but it i s ~nwise to try and sit in the helmet
to do so. L1on Leo described to us the proper procedure involved in bathing
ou t of a helmet and gave us a very good idea th at we don 't want to be without
our bath tubs again. I f we are , thanks t o Lion Leo we will not b~ caught
dirty-handed.
Lion Leo r ead to us on his thoughts of World War II - he feels that wh e n
people are bonded together by a force of arms and dange r is near - that no
matter what walk of life you come from - nor your beliefs - you become one
when a common danger confronts the group and each person can take strength
from th is bond . A very good and t rue story Lion Leo - in war and in life .
Lion Leo gave us a outline of how t o be King of a South Seas Island
to be a king maker.
and how it feels
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ucl1 f or Ice Cream, see Lion Leo. He can
get the price down, PLUS he can get you a tax deduc tion. Lion Leo, I like
strawberry.
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Li on Leo gave us a History report on his pet Lizard of the 1940's
and some somber thought s on the real ity ' s of war .
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Lion Leo amused us with several historical le tter s out of the Past (WWI I )
concerning "Furlough Home':' and "Gas Masks". Reminders of several important
meetings :
Li on Leo gave his letters to the home front--seems Lion Leo became very
tci~se to his helmet during those years overseas .
To*ard the close of Lion Greer ' & remarks, Lion Leo arose to his feet and
annJ~nced
th at in the early days of the Depression, he was tipped off that
many of the b3nks in Asheville would fail and t hat any fun1s that he had i n
the Am:rican National bank should be removed in the form of cash . 1nis immediat e l y
prior to his leaving
As~eville
to attend a funeral in Florida . Lion Leo told
his secretary to go down to the bank and withdraw all of the fun1s that he
had on deposit and stash them away in the company safe . When he re't urned from
Flo rida, he found out that the American National Bank had indeed faile d and
he asked his secretary if she had withdrawn the funds and put
the~
in t he
safe . She stated " I certainly did and they are no* in the safe in the form
of a Cashier ' s Check. "
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Lion Leo gave a n other interesting report of his exper iences
during his WW2 ordeal!!
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Shelby E. Ho rt on
:':d.itor In Chief
Dick Davis
J.O . McCollum
Bruce Hunter
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THE WEEKLY BULLETIN OF THE LIONS CLUB
TODAY'S PROGRAM: Ou r Historian Lion Leo Finkelstein filled us in
on the time when the Club royally entertained North Carolina's
then Governor and his daughter.
was dating a girl
na~ed
Lion Leo (before he met Sylvia )
Pearl and wanted to bring her to the
wingding; but he had orders to sit be s ide and keep the Governor's
daught:er happy.
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LhCiL Lht: wiuut.e tltt:
banquet was over he left the Governor's daughter and immediate l y
returned to Pearl.
A nice sidelight to history, Leo .
Historical Report by Lion Leo works out to this- In Jail call Lion Leo and tell
him you can be his caddie.
Not only will you get out of jail, but you will
let Lion Leo win a $1,000 . 00.
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A historian report was given by o ur lion Leo and once again
we were on the High Seas as Lion leo and Lion Miller were
improving re l ations with Cuba certain Boat Capt iams-also Lion
Leo seems to be involved in the legal course of due Justic e
in the city of Miami, Fla .
Leo gave a historian report. It was about Judge Ca the y
or Leo ' s Caddy . If you missed it ask Leo to te l l
you
about it . (I did not \Hite "Lion Leo ", doesn't Leo mean
Lion)?
Lion Leo gave a entertaining an d humorous re port on his Arm y
experiences during World War II.
Oh, what memorie s this
resentation brought back to those who served our country in
ot•ld Wat' II.
Unfot·tunaltel for those not present, your
ditor wa s laughing so much he failed to take notes .
If you
is s ed it , wh y not join us each Wednesday for fun and
llowship .
�Lion Leos Historical report today was another letter to the home front. Lion ·
Leo wrote that with a can of Salmon and 109 % alcohol and a friend who lives in
Alaska, you can sell stock in the Finkels~ein mining and dreaming club. How many .
shares did you sell Lion Leo?
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In addition to getting to hea~ ·the wonderful songs as played by the trio,
we ~e:e regaled again by Lion Leo's rem1n1scences of GI ·days in the South
Paclflc. If only all wars contained so much humor a~d camaraderie!
See You Next Week.
S.E.H.
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Lion Leo Finkelstein gave us his weekly Historical Report , this week from Guadalcanal
50 years ago. He described the Southside Social Society Club with details of it's. <
construction, roof to floor and wh"at went within.
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Lion Leo gave us some WWII farming tips. He said to know the farmers daughter
and you w~ll know the crop(s). Lion Leo, we really look forward to hearing
your wonderfully entertaining stories every week. Have you ever thought of
having them published? I know I would love to have a copy.
The program closed with Lion Leo entertaining us in his
inimitabl~
fashion with mere stories about the South Pacific
during World War II.
Needless to say, Lion Leo kept us in
stitches; but we all had sobering thoughts when he quoted from a
letter that he had written "Dear Mom . "
Particularly touching
were the thoughts that he expressed by way of appreciation for
her as parent, cook, nurse, housekeeper and teacher.
Brings back
memories, doesn't it?
See you next week and the weeks after. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
S.
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Histori•n report was given by Lion PP Leo, who also was the
social director of Club Pacific Ocean, : WW II was to help
stop boredo• in Tisho•indo, OLK.
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Historian report: As given by Lion PP Leo Fjnkelstein
regarding WW2 was well presented with several humorous
statements.
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January 30, 1991
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Lion Leo gave his historian report-Date Line Salt Lake City-Duty on the
Home Front! Seems soldier Leo, of the U. S. Army Air Corp . had time to pick
up a pass-time to wait on bus(s)- MP's and then to dance the nice away with
soft drink and t he ccmpany of a member of the Officers Corp. to escort the
young .Lady hoote. Going to a pl ace called "Bunnies" finding .Bunnie alonehelp her close the place down-putting a dime in the till to balance the
cash drawe r-then escor ting lovely Ms. Bunny back to her Hotel-where she
ask oun own Lion Leo to come on up and have a nite cap, before going to
catch his bus back to camp. (now Lion Leo says we must wait till next week
to hear th e end?) Now what could Happen?
I ; Lion Leo went Upstairs?
2 . Lion Leo missed the bus?
3. Lion Leo said thank you but he was needed at USO reading room?
WWII ADVENTURES as reported by our peripatetic PP Leo
Finkelstein:
While stationed with the Army in or near LA, he met and
to appreciate the many fine qualities o~ h~s and our .
beloved Sylvia, who at the time was a recep~1on1st at a ~ov1e
studio, and was. instt'tJmental in h~lping a s1x year old gu.·l
obtain a part in a movie.
Accord1ng to Leo, she and a fr1end
were dining in a hoi polloi establishment and asked for the
check.
The Chef r.ame out and said, "thet'e wi 11 be no ~heck
because you helped my daughter get the part that was g1ven
het•. " Thank you, Leo, for the entertaining way . t~at you .
present your recollections and adventures.
We JOln you 1n
the sentiment that "Sylvia is as sweet as ever."
ca~e
WWII report was given by Lion PP Leo Finkelstein.
Ye Ed al~ost forgot:
PP Lion Leo read to us another of
his letters from the South Pacific.
This time he had written
about snakes and he had told about how "hissed off" a lady
snake became when irritated by her rept·ilian boyfriend.
Enough of that, Lion Leo!!
Before the program, PP Leo regaled us again with one of
his tales from an Army Air Corps Base.
He had written a
letter fro• said base to friends and relatives whose subject
was the PX.
He called it a co~bination of gPneral store and
night club and you can take it from there.
�Apparen t ly we're in moderately good heal t h;
o therwise ,
probably would have been a health and welfare report.
As i t
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Lion pp Leo Finkels t ein regaled us again with one of his
reminiscences-- t his t ime abo u t
Keep'em coming, Leo.
PP Joe Sternberg's fa t her.
You always se t
an in te resting and humorous
to ne for our mee t ings.
LION pp LEO FINKELSTEIN regaled us with another of his
tall tales.
This time again about PP Joe Sternberg's father,
a well known ladie s ' man in his day .
It seems that Mt· .
Ster•nbet•g cautioned his childt·en not to "go to no t•oadho uses"
t w0 0 t' t h t' e e t i me s h and-t' u n n i n g •
F i n a 1 1 y , h i s d au g h t e t' P i P e d
up and said, "What's the matter·, daddy, at'e you aft•aid that
we ' 1 1 f i n d y o u t h e t' e ? "
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Lion Leo e n tertai ned us with one of his youthful
adventur e s wit h the Sternberg' s .
Lion Leo was invited on an
overnigh t t rip to Mt . Pisgah with three members of the Class
of 19C.1.
Aftet' tt·aveling to Mt. Pi s gah in Mt·s . Stet•nbet·g ' s
seven pas se nger Mo rman automobile, they enjoyed a meal of
p o s s 1.1 m and sweat pot at o e s , v en s i on and beat' s t e a k s .
Aft e t'
the group had made camp for the nigh t and Mrs . Sternberg had
returned to Asheville , Eva S t ern berg broke out a Bromo
Seltzer bottle, which contained some of Mr. Sternberg s best
bourbon .
Editors note:
The rest of the story was deleted to
p r o tect the innocent .
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this time about the senior members of :~ d War II re port,
other mattPrs .
As always Leo we
, e.club along with
" h istot•ical" t'ep ot•t.
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PP Leo Finklestein brought another humorous ancedote
about Lion Joe Sternberg and his father.
In the days when
you traveled to Waynesville by car and then caught a train to
Murphy, Old Man Sternberg went ab out buying and selling cow
hides and junk and sometimes his son, Joe, accompanied him
all the way to Murphy.
On one occasion, after he had
acquired a local bank, the elder Mr. Sternberg lent a circus
$200.00 and took an elephant as collateral.
The elephant, of
course, ate too much;
and the only way the bank could recoup
was to sell the manure to a local nursery and florist shop
Middlemont Gardens.
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�Lion Leo g ave us an outline of the histo ry o f unsec u red
l oans given to tho se in need and h o w the se loan s help keep
the "Stt• eet Walker s " o ff the stt•eets o f A s~oev i lle.
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PP Le o Finkelstein announce d that t h e Historical
Committee is r unning thin after his having reported
on so many events and l et te"t' s, et c . ; and it wi 11
wel c o~e your contributions to t he Committ e e's
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Lion Leo Finkelstein amused us with his story of the
legalization of alcoho l sa l es on October 1st, 1933.
Prior to
October 1st, when Lion Leo was presi d ent of a local mens
club, it was his duty to supply dt•inks to the membet'S .
After
a local Rabbi returned from his eventful trip to Baltimore,
and after much discussion regardi n g the legals of the
situation, evet·yone in the clt.\b decided that the only thing
to do was to have dt•inks aftet' the meeting.
Lion Leo also
pointed out that amazingly enough , 150 members sho wed up for
the event, compared to the normal 40.
Thank you, Lion Leo,
for entertaining us once again .
Lion Leo also asked that
anyone who can contribute a tale to the Hi sto rica l Committee
do so .
Lion Leo rega led us ag-« i-n with ~ume of his t'eco-llections
of by-gone da ys in Asheville .
There were times during the
' 20s when a half-carat diamond would support a loan of $50 . 00
and other iteas sustained similar loan values percentagewise .
How times have changed!
Lion Leo regaled us once more today with quite an
i n t e t' e s t i n g t a 1 e w i t h t h e mo t' a 1 o f t h e s t o t' y be i n g , " I f y o u
i ntend on committing suicide, be aware that you could be
a t't'e st ed!"
LION LEO regaled us again with some of his memories of
Asheville and its enviorns-- this time an experi ence o f th e
late It·ving S . Cobb, who, as a g•.1est of Gt• ove Pat'k Inn, got
teed off at the then cur fe w on a ut o mobil es .
Author Cobb
later wr ote an arti cl e that appeared in a l ocal new s pape r
entitled "The B•.mk of Buncombe".
Of co•.wse, Lion Leo ga v e
the hilarious details of what brought on sa id article .
Thanks, Leo , for your entertaini n g reminiscences .
Lion Leo o n ce aga i n Qave us an insi~ht into t h e Trades and
Pt·ofit of ~..Jl·J II in the So 11 th Pac1fic "nth ta l es of RadiosJvloney - l<nive s a n rJ Beel' .
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Lion Le o entertained us today with a tale about the
Doctor who came into his establishment to purchase a gun .
Aftet• the sale was complete, Li on Leo said, "Thank you , sit•. "
At t h i s t h e man t' e p 1 i e d , " I ' m n o t a ' S i t• ' , I ' m a Doc t o t• ! "
The next day, the Doctor used the gun to commit suicide .
After learning of the suicide , L i on Leo won d ered to himself
why the doctor didn't j ust ~rescribe so me p ills to do the
.job.
Upon t•eflection, Lion Leo decided that if medication
co s t ~ t hen !•!h :?. t i t do e s t o day , and s i r: c e t h ere 1·J e t' e no
restrict ions for purchasing a gun in those days, it must have
been the most inexpensive way to go about the task at hand.
Thank you, Lion Leo, fot• shat•ing , s•.tch an intet•esting tale of
the past with us .
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PP Leo Finkelstein presented another of his historical
(so metime s hyst erical> musings.
This time he reported on
havin g ren t ed twenty 12-g auge shotguns to arm so me special
deputies se eking to prevent a grou p from South Caro lina fr om
breaki ng a strik e at the Beaco n Plant.
These guns must h ave
been he l pfu l because no violence occurred and no c h ange wa s
made in the labo t• sit•.tation .
Also, in 1934, PP Leo was
appointed a special d ep ut y a nd delivered a bra nd ne w shotgun
to th e Gro ve Park In n where he was told to go to the back
d o o t' t h a t mo n e y t o p a y f o t' t h e g u n wo l.t l d be t h e t• e •
La t e t' ~ h e
f o u n d o •.t t h e c o •.t 1 d , i f h e want e cl t o , g o t o t h e ft· o n t d o o t'
wi t h o t' w i t h o u t a g u n .
T h an k s , L e o f o t• y o •
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L ion Leo Hi storica l /Hysterica l re po rt to da y was another
en joyable moment .
Lion Leo really needs to write a book.
(Think of it as a fund t•aiset•, b•Jt don't tell the Tail
Twister).
Anyway , today Lion Leo showed us how to come home
from WWII, get a jo b as a commis s ione r· , not get paid, b ut
beco me a n an gler of eels. Ha !
Lion Leo, my advise is to use
the belt buckle method .
THE WEEKLY BULLETIN OF THE LIONS CLUS
August 28,
1991
TODAY'S MEETING
was cal l ed to order at 12:00 noon by L ion
Presi d e nt Dave Perkins.
Lion Pres. Dave also led us in the
Pled ge of Allegiance .
The s inging of America and the Nort h
Carolina Lions Song was once a gain l ed b y Lion Sec. Joe
Parsons with backup on the keyboards with none other than
PP/Hysterical/Historical Lion Leo Finkelstein .
�Lion Leo's Hysterical/Historical 1/2 hour today was
another enlightening report.
He spoke of Lion Joe
Sternberg's civic involvement with the Lady's Aide Society
and how ~500 .~0 in dGnations would be a drop in t he bucket.
He also said if Lion PDG Shelby had been around they probably
co uld have gotten off cheaper fo~ the violation of subletting in a department store .
Thank you Lion Leo !
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Reports .
The theory behind the story is that
dimes, maybe we would be better off in a dark
Thank you, Lion Leo, for another enlightening
past.
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Hi storical
"if we were
pocketbook."
tale from the
TODAY'S PROGRAM
Our Program Chairman, along with our
schedu led speaker for today, were both unable to attend.
But
we did have a good pt•ogt'am aftet' all, as Lion·Leo t'egaled us ..
with another of his dissertations entitled ''I remember when .
If you wet·e not pt•esent , you missed a _t·eal tt·eat.
Thank you,
Lion Leo, fot' coming tht•ough once aga1n.
AND THEN OUR REAL PROGRAM:
Lion piano player Leo Finke lstein
amused us somemore by reading letters he had sent to the club
when he was in the South Pacific {during World War II) • . When
Lion Leo was drafted someone from the club asked him to let us
hear from him while he was in the service.
he kept his promise.
of his letters.
He sa id he would, and
We are fortunate indeed that he kept copies
If you were absent today you missed a good one.
J. M. P.
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TODAY'S MEETING was promptly called to order at 12:00 pm by
L1on ~resident Dave Perkins, f oll ow ed by the Pledge of
Allegiance led by Lion John 8erdie, afterwhich Lio n PP Powell
Ball gave the invocation .
The singing of Ameri c a and The
North Carolina Lions Song wa s directed by Lion Sec . Joe
Parsons and our Sanctimonious 3 , L io ns Fritz & David
Albertso n and l_io n PDG Jack Cole accompanied by the
Histerical PP Leo Finkelst ei n.
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EDITORS
Shelby E. Horton
Editor In Chief
Ed Shurts
Powell Ball
Bill Anderson
VOLUME 5
LIONS
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THE WEEKLy BULLETIN OF THE LIONS CLUB
NUMB~R
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PRESIDENT DAVE then . cal l ed World Llon II e
LION
f
War
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Toda y
e
hi s much-anticipated memolrS o
d
g r oup of his friends
about the aplomb with which he a~ ~ some Japanese planes and
accepted the news of.the appro:~e :roup was typical of the
warship s .
The r eactlon among
d German perfidy :
We went
Ame ri c an res pon se to Japanese ~nd
dent persons .
After a
cef11l and 1n epen
int o that wat~ as pea
.
. ved came out the same wa y . - - great v ict ory , we who survl
-L I ON LEO r egaled us ag a in with s ome of hi s tale s from the
Phillipines during Wo r ld War II .
Thi s ~ime he told ab out a
socia l event at which the Fillipino lad1e s present took.off
their shoes and danced in their stockin ged <?> feet.
L1~n
ated that this was an expt·ession of the "tt·u e mean1ng
L eo s t
.
' th
of sox appeal".
Thank you, Lion Leo, fat• s har1ng w ~
us
your interesting Worl d War II e x perience s and e s pec1ally for
the humor you b ri ng to the Club.
B1STORIAN'S REPORT fr om t h e b ig WW II brought fort h a POEM f r o m the Sou th
Seas (slands.
Seems Lion Leo Finkelstein was !:>olefull y lamenting that tht!
13th Air Fo rce Bombardiers in trying to rid this o ne i s J and of J apa ne se by
targetinK Headq u n. r t,0.rs and
M
ilitary
Instal lation:3
on
the
I zl a.nd ,
e rro neously, m i~takenly , accidentally, 5orr o wf ully h it
t he " Red Light"
W
omens faci l ity ri~stroyi ng the only r ecreational facility o n this I sl~ nd .
Victory o n acquisition of thi s Island did not make them e ntirely happy witb
the Bombardier s l ack o f skill . Touche' Lio n Leon.
LION LEO aga1n r egaled u s with some of his escapades in the
S outh ~acifi c during World War II .
T hi s time in comments
about h l s - -as a Co r poral - -having s igned a rece i pt for a one
rn1 l l1c•n doll<:tr' aH' plane used to help blast t he.Japanes e into
submiss1on .
1-Je look for•war'd every Wednesday, Lion Leo, to
learning from you ho w the war wC:ts · won both serio u sly and at
times hilariously .
Thank you for your re minders of histori c
a n d amus ing events .
�IJ=:.Lion Leo Finkelstein shared another of his "Hysterical;
Historical" reports, so named by Lion President Dave Perkins,
with the club today dating back to WWII on the South Pacific
!sl~nds .
Th~rP wa~ some discussion about nicknames a~d oUr
vet·y own Lion Leo was named "Leo the Li or.1" and after a dive
into a foxhole during an air raid was then renamed as
"Fox hole Finkelstein".
Thankyou, Lion Leo, for your very_
intet·esting reports of a time long past, but most assuradly
not fot•gotten.
~ PROG~ was. courtesy of Lion Leo from the Swaying Palms of the South Seas.
~ Bis ~~ary ~s one of those that told us about all those dogs and snakes he
~nto out t,here. Was that before or after our bombers blew up the house
ill r~pute, Leo ..... . ... .. Got to talking about all those fox holes.
\ Didn't th~nk we had added that term "foxes" to our vocabulary until the
~ 1960's. Great stories Leo. Keep it up.
ran
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LION LEO then filled us in some more on events in the South
Pacifi c during World War II.
He commented that it was safer
to be in a fox hole on a Pacific Isl~nd confronted by
Japanese soldiers than it would have been on the streets of
Asheville in an automobile driven by one's wife or
gi rl- f r iend.
Li o n Leo gave an interesting solution t6 the problem of
prostitution in Asheville. Seems like he mentioned someth~ng
about the possibility of having someone na~ed Queen Elizabeth
not to be confused with the Queen of ~ngland, to run a
reputable ??? business of the above mentioned??? Wel l,
th a :"'l<you Lion Lee , I am sure that the Asheville J:•olice Dept .,
and other Law enforceme n t a gencies would appreciate your
viewpo i nts!!!
Ll(JN LEO then p t· o c eeded to t•egale us ~.oJitl1 mot·e sto t• ies abo1.tt
Mar tne s , Army and Air Force 1 n the Far East during World War
1 1.
He s tated that they all s •
.tbsisted on an d pt•actically
evet·ything was dehydt·ate d "except the weathet·" .
The next item on the agenda entitled "Hysterical
Moments" consisted of another hilarious report of his
activities both on the ocean and on Guadalcanal by Lion Leo.
And on this occasion, he
He a 'l ways keeps us in stitches.
reminded u s that many tourists pay thousands of dollars to
see ocean and sky and he watched b~p ov~r a period of
se ~ era l days at no e xpense whatever to h1m.
�-------·----After these announcements, Lion PP Leo was called upon
to refresh our memories of WWII by letting us in on some of
his exper·iences in the South Pacific.
Today, he emphasized
Ne w Caledonia from which he wrote a letter to the Asheville
Club indicatin g he c ouldn't tell much o f anything by way of
des cribing the place .
But he did tell us t hat a farmer's
daughter on the island asked him if s he could do anything for
him and Leo a~ked her if s he had some music and a way to play
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lt .
S he produced an elderl y r~cord player and pla yed what h e
thought might be either some island music or some up to d a t e
boogie wo og ie.
Wl-,at he hear·d wa s "good old mountain music
P 1 a Ye d · by a t' e a l h i 1 1 b i 1 1 y band • "
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LION LEO presented ~ome of his hilarious experiences during
WWII .
This time he told abcut helping "Corporal Mark"
furnish security in the nighttime for 60,000 pound bombers,
their mess hall, wareho1.1ses, etc. on an island in the
Pacific.
Such duty led to full stomachs and happy
experiences for both of them; and their consciences were
clear because their missions were accomplished and the base
and its armaments were secure and the cause of peace was
being advanced.
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Some of Lion Leo ' s she nanig ans in the South Pacific were
reported by him in letter fo rm during WWII.
And in this
i n~tance,
consis ted of some hilarious experiences in particular among three
friends who managed somehow or another to purchase some $8.00 per
gallon ice cream for 8.3 cents per gallon .
That has to be the
best small business venture in the ?istory of the world.
Keep i t
up, Lion Leo, we are enjoying your Pacific Island adventures as
much as you did !
L1o n Leo ' s "Hy st et• i ca l M o ~o~ent s " co ncentt•ated today upon
s n ahes a nd bit•d s and ot ll t-r' u r1Ll ~~ l ·r·ab le c t• eatut•es as they wet' e
tol t.n•a t e d ( ? )by Amer· ican Gls in Ti s h omingo dtn•i nu WI-JII.
Genet·a l S het•m a n ~-J as r· ight:
" vJa'r' J S l1ell!" ( as the Bos ni c.,ns
and Se t'bs 1·1 ill tell y ou).
lh a nl< you, L ion Leo , fot' "mal<ing
o ut' day " as s o of t e n you h ave done.
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�LEO'S LINES about doing his dirty linen in a stolen "Mess Ball" Bucket, with
l/2 Box Rinso; 1/2 bottle Clorox on a time delay schedule really can crack
you up , when you realize you're in the South Pacific on an island during
World War II.
A 50 year old story will go over at our club anytime Leo .
Don't try it out in our sister Clubs . Leo learned that dark socks do fade on
white shorts .
Leo did learn that 24 hours soaking doesn • t get them any
cleaner.
Leo did turn in the Stolen Mess Ball Bucket , requisitione d new
socks and shorts . Good Story Leo . Grizzard could learn a trick or two from
YOU .
Lion Leo F1nkelste1 n o n ce agai n gave us 1ns1g ht i nto the
dare i ng deeds of o u r fig ht i n g me n a nd wo me n o f t h e Sout h
Pacific .
Letters to Mother, L ions a nd Fr i ends tol d of the
creatures, small woodland thi ng s th at mig h t b e f o un d in on e s
fox hole-.
Lion Leo entertai n ed us with two letters written on two
seperate is l ands in WWII.
W can appreciat e h ow L eo had a
e
bad case of "Island Fevet' 11 b lt t was a bl e t o la ugh a b o Lt t i t.
We c h e t' i s h o ut' h 1 s t o t ' i c a 1 01 o 01 en t " e v tH' y we e k •
II
of
Cons ist ed primarily of som e more L L io n
TODAY' S PROGRAM
d
in t h e South Pacifi c and elsewhere .
eo
Leo's escapa es
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db e 11 to a blind
described the last moment~ o fh ~~~l~: r :o:h i ~e h e r e fused to
dat e i n "a p rop e r mann er,
w
d .d
describe .
BLtt after much prodding ft-om TT Ann , he
1
d e s Ct' i be as
she said no . "
II
.
h
got his hands on some copies of
PP Guy Penland some o:
1933
In o n e of them appeared
the Roar dating a s t
fart batche =~feet ~ hat o n a street car in
o
.
L 10 n Leo's statemen
ntly had previ o sly sewn a
Asheville , a b~xom lady c:p~~r~er sk i rt .
And , in an effort to
secret pocket 1n t h e baf
for car fare
s he kept strugg l ing
retrieve a nicke l t h ere r om k. t a nd the ~an b ehi nd ~ er <L io n
with the said back of h e r s lr
.d
d that he pay her car tare .
She sa l ,
Leo?> S ltggeste .
d o n't kno w you" to which he res po nded, " I
"Absolutely not, ll ther · but you have unbuttoned my pants
.
don ' t k n ow you, e
,
three time . "
. k · ng all of the fore g oing c o nstituted -To Ye Ed's th 1 n 1
'
"
Ltld s e\ y--"a verdammt gut
p t•ogram .
as the Germans WO
c
See you next week .
S . E.
H.
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TOOAY'S PROGRAM consisted of long-missed renditions b y our
own Band; Fritz and Dave Albertson, PDG Jack Cole, and . PP
John Heatherly on the washboard.
Much missed was PP Leo
Finkelstein <our teller of tall tales of the Far ~ast during
WWII years> .
The observance of Yo m Kipper necessitated Li o~
Leo's and othe~'s' absence.
Fellow Lions, w~ missed ev'el'y' one
of yo •
.tL and y ou missed a whale of a good ' musical p~·o g ~'a m.
Anytime the Santimonious 7--or any po r tio n o f it--plays , the
sound s ar• terrific and most enjo ya ble.
Needless to say,
thei r rendition of DIXIE ("oc..\r National Anthem") is second to
none in the whole wide world and it is indeed a pleasure to
s tand and salute when they play it, which we did.
Thanks,
f e 1 1 ow s, f o ~>' yo u r t i me and t a 1 en t •
P 1 ease k e e p 1.1 s on y o u r
list of bookings.
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LION LEO
did h i s usual humorous presentation of
facts and figures <?> of life in the Pacific during WWII.
~his time he told us of flies of great size and number which,
when hungry, ate any and everything in sight; but at ot he r
times t ·urned u p their noses at mess hall fare--as appat• ent 1 y
did some of the troops .
Lion Leo amused us with his WWII story of the
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ext t•ao t•d i na-r·y Wheell ng and dea l ing necessar y t o obtain the
• s_i_mp l e_ c..~ ~ t.n._ ~f___:__m a_ t_r e_ s _______
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: '_:_Y__:o : a _ t_ _ s__.
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And c.s u s ual , Lion r r LDO Fl nkelstei n ga v e his fam ous report
,..•,..• "'
.ttl
on WWII reg ard ing t he d • · es of the service personnel in the
Pac ific Island s .
PP Lion Leo entertained us royally again with tales of the
best way to fight a war known to any of us:
with wit and humor.
These particu lar tales centered around Ki sho min go , Ok lah o ma and
kept us in stitches.
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Lion Leo regaled us again with so me of his expe riences
in the South Pacific during WWII .
The instance that he c i ted
indicated that he h ad been ~- efe t• t•ed to as "Leo The Het· o "
un t il at hi s first a i r raid he ran twelve ot h er Gl s to the
neat' est covel' .
Aft e ~, t h a t 1 th ey l<n e w hi m as " Fox h o 1 e
Finkelstein" .
If foll~s c ould enjoy the Bosnian W
at· a s muc h
as Lion Leo enjoyed hi s , there would b e no reason to sto p
the blood s hed .
�2. Knowing Lion Leo as we all do, there wi~l be so•e _
sidesplitting laughs. ~ou'll rue your absence--1f it occ~~s
-for •any years to co••· You owe it to Leo and to yourse
to be there!!
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Be sure to attend neMt week's •eetinga Lion PP Leo
Finkelstein will have a large part of the progra• and will
speak on "The Love Life of a Soldier in WWII." We have two
assurances a
1.
There will be no pornography or e•barrasing
state•ents such as we see and hear on the radio and
television.
TODAY'S PROGRAM
was presented by Program Chairman, Lion Helen
Smith, who introduced Lion PP Leo Finkelstein and Lion Ann Rice.
Lion Leo had put together a script containing some of his highly
hilarious experiences as a soldier in the Islands of the Pacific
during WWII.
It took the form of questions--as posed by Lion
Ann--and answers by Lion Leo and was entitled "The Love. (?) Life
of a Soldier in WWII."
To Ye Ed the funniest episode referred to the fact that a
much maligned bombardier spotted a red light
the women on the island."
~nd
"blew up all of
All present got many belly laughs out
of today's program; and we thank you Lions Helen, Ann, and Leo
for presenting to us so many opportunities for same .
To Lion Leo:
Please keep reducing your memoirs to writing
and make them available to all of us in book form.
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Lion Leo then regaled us with another of his Hysterical
Moments, this time in ve~y amt~sing poetry.
Keep up the good
work, Lion Leo, yot1
ft1r~1~h us wi ~ h wonderful opportunit ·
to laugh; "the best med1c1ne".
les
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�Following Father Bob's exposition, Lion Helen called upon
Lion PP Leo Finkelstein for another of his highly humorous
experiences on islands in the Far East.
This time, Lion Leo · read
to us some excerpts ·of letters he had written home--primarily to
his
m~ther--about
Hanukkah and Christmas.
These letters told the
great contrast between conditions where he was and conditions in
the home kept spotleis and extremely comfortable by his
"Mom".
belo~ed
To Ye Ed these letters bespeak of the tremendous love and
affection a young soldier had for his beloved mother and the
wonderful memories that he had of his home and homeland.
Lion Historian Leo added another jewel to his co l lection
of letters from the Sout h Pacific.
The Historical report was given by Lion Leo Finkelstein aMd
was most ent~rtaining as usual. ~hank you Lion Leo for
sharing part of your past with us.
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Lion Leo then gave us the benefit of •ore of his very.
pleasurable "Historica~ Mo ~ents." This ti•e he reflected
upon experiences that he and so•e friends had at the old
Asheville High School--if me•ory s~rves correctly--at or
about 1922.
According to Lion Leo, those were interesting
and memorable days indeed; especially when an auto•obile was
available.
Thanks, Leo, for sharing with us so•e of you~
wonderful •emeries that re•ind us of how A•erica was and
perhaps could be agian.
PP Guy Penland presented the Eye
Clinic Report as follow:
Total Units of work for January,
455; &7 referrals to personal Physicians were made; Eye
Glasses donated, 38 and 22 sets of lenses; Eye Exa• and
Glasses provided by the Clinic, 2 pair; Eye Care Assistance
provided through the eye glass program, 27; Volunteers
donated 111 hours of service.
L utlo Leo 1 .s. rtl<td s tein once <.\ y.:.\in e nt e t•tc.\ined lts with his tc.de s
f r•cm WWII.
t4 s a lo.-:c.>.ys, it is a.n enjoyment fot' all of us.
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Lion Leo was back and gave u s one more story from the South
Pacific.
As usual it was su{t~ble for the day.
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�~~\'LlONS
ROAR
EOITOKS
~~~lby ~.
Hurtun
£ditor ln Chief
Ed Shuru
l:'uwdll Bt~ll
Bil I Andt>r 111on
THE WEIKLY IULLITIN 0' THI LIONS CLUI
SPECIAL 70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
January 27, 1993
Today's •eeting was held in a party at•osphere with lots
of hats and horns dispensed by Lion Tail Twister Ann Rice.
The delicious •eal was supple•ented with a large, chocolate
birthday cake. The •eeting was ~alled to order at noon by
Lion President Dr. Al Anderson. The Pledge of Allegiance was
led by Lion PP John Heatherly and the invocation was given by
Lion J.W. Kibler.
Lion PDG Ji• Parker introduced our distinguished guest
Lion DG Tony Dalton.
Lion DG Tony congratulated us on our
70th anniversary •aking us the oldest club in District 31A.
We can also clai• the oldest president of a 31A club, Lion PP
__.Leo FinkelsteiQ, and the oldest •e•ber, Lion PP Bill Plu••er.
L~on Tony urged us to intensify our fund raising for
"Sight First" this year and our •e•bership drive to add at
least 10% •ore •••bers.
The district •ay be rearranged if
overall •e•bership continues to fall.
By the way, Lion Leo will be 88 in June and Lion Bill
will be 9& the sa•i •ontR. --
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Lion PDG Jack Cole gave a brief history of our club.
We
were sponsored by the Wiryston-Sale• Club and beca•e the 10th
Club in North Carolina when we received our charter on March
22, 1923.
There were 50 charter •e•bers. The oldest ljvjgg
..-p~sldent a L.;igp Lep (1939-ML) followed by Llon - DanFurr
<1943-44>.
The band started ~n the 70's under the leadership
of Lion PP Sheriff Charlie Long.
Lion Leo retired and
started playing the piano while Lion Jack soon joined as a
fiddler.
The band now known as the 'Sancti•onious Seven'
consisted today of Lions Fritz <and son Dave>, Ben, John,
George, Jack, and Bill.
This was Lion Bill Anderson's debut
on the dru•s and he sounded quite professional without
rehearsing or •usic.
The band proceeded to play our old
favorites: 'Loneso•e Road Blues', 'Yes Sir That's My Baby',
'Five Foot Two and Eyes of Blue', 'In the Good 01'
Su••erti•e', ' I ' • Forever Blowing Bubbles', and closed with
their the•e song 'She Wore a Tulip & I Wore a Big Red Rose'.
awe»
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Lion PP Leo entertained us with so•e early history of
he club.
He spoke of •eeting in the '30's in the S&W
afeteria when •eals cost less than t1.00.
He spoke of a
elebration of so•e obscure event when 97 •e•bers out of a
possible 100 attended a stag party on Beaucather Mountain
hi!:h illu~tr~ted tt;a pa1•ticipat.iu11 in those days.
Leo's
re•iniscence is always a•using and sti•ulating.
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�LION LEO presented another install•ent of his historical <I
call'•• "hysterical"> experiences in Uncle Sa•'s Ar•y during
WWII.
The funniest part of today's install•ent had to do
with the •any uses of his hel•et; particularly under his bed.
It brought the house down when Leo told us that during a"
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~specti~
wh~~der hts bed, it was found to contain
. 1
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pretty near a gallon of kickapoo joy juice.
This after •any
I other valid and necessary uses. Please accept, ~eo, ~ur
heartfelt appreciation for the wonderful •anner 1n wh1ch you
lighten the burden of our lives.
And please extend to
Lioness Sylvia our very best wishes for a speedy and co•plete
recovery.
J
t b k memories of Tokyo Ro~e
Lion Historian Leo brough
ac
.
seductive dialouge,
Sh
~ oduced popular ~auslc,
during WWII.
~ P~
rican troop movementc.
Leo
and u~canny predlctlons of Ame h could receive her progra• .
requested a r~dio !rom _home so :he roup electrical experts
His radio arrlve d ln pleces . and
~ ~atic until Leo showed
.
It 5 recept1on . was "t
e~~
t•easse •bled 1t.
After that it wot• k e d
his talent fo r repair by d r opplng 1 •
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f sharing fo x holes with 4
hazardsfo
.
L ion Leo . re pot•ted the yearned or t h e d ay the int t'•.lders "
WII
He
th
foot lizards 1n W
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t
In response to
e
s.
Wo •.lld be limit ed to flies, bees and _an sourc e of i"r•t•itatio n in
1
d that his maln
TT's probing heal owe
with Miss Anderson.
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Tishomingo were the bed bugs in
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Leo's Hy~terical Mo•ents con~isted this ti•e of tales about
trips to interesting and colorful plac~~ a•ong interesting
and colorful people during his Basic Training •onths at Mia•a
Beach. Leo should, if he hasn't already, ~eek forgiven•~•
for the •anner in which he obtained at lea~t one pass and for
so•e of h i~ act~ and thought~ while us ing ~••e i n various
places of infernal devices. So•• way to ~pend a portion of
the world'~ greatest war! We congratulate you, Lion Leo,
upon your •any intere~ting and happy experiences. And keep
the• co•ing.
Li on Leo
wo t• ld doesn't
Moments" Lion
many things a
up, Lion Leo.
misse d hi s ca ll in g.
He ' s "a poet, but the
k now it." Dm•ing hi s h ig h l y "Hyste~· ical
Leo regaled us with rhymed recollections of the
GI can do with his helmet •. J<eep diggin' ' em
They nev er f a il to brighten o ur day.
The Health a nd 1.-lel fat•e Rep o•• t given by Lion Fathet· Bob
Douglas revea l ed a brief hospita l stay by PP Histo ri a n L eo
Finke l ste in.
Lion Leo i s resti n g at home and we wish the
be st fo t• him.
<l-Je mi ssed you, Lion Leu! !)
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�Immediately following the above announcements , Lion
President Al called upon L;on pp Leo f or h ~s weekly "Hysterical
'
~
Report" .
Lion Leo commented that t h is report was #71 on WWII of
a total of 150 such reports.
This time he discussed (if memory
serves co rr ectly) a ten mile march with a
ri~e ,
a te nt with metal
pegs , field rations , a mess kit , toothbrush , a canteen of water
a nd other odds and ends of military equipment hanging from his
back and shoulders and arms.
The way he described this
experien ce was very amusing to all of us; but to him at the time,
especia lly in a hot desert su n, it couldn't have been and wasn't
amusing to him.
But we thank you, Lion Leo , for you r
reminiscenses and for your having done your patriotic duty-serving your country and doing "everything (they) could get (you)
to do" .
Keep these reports coming--for they enliven our
me e tings.
Leo ' s Hysterical Moments consisted this time of Leo's
P t·esct•i pt ion fot· a "Good Day" .
The D i ><i e Band -- "l•Je Play
and pl ay and nevet' get vleat·y .
1-Je' 11 Jazz yo u up and mal<e yo•.t
ch e e t' y , We ' 1 1 ma k e yo u d a;, c e z. n d n e v e t' s i t s t i 1 1 , You ' 1 1 h av e
to shimmy , agai n st you 1-1ill" .
Leo said i n c l osing Apt•il 15
1981 was the 50th Reunion o f Asheville ~ligh School Class of
22 .
And Leo says the Days of Good Spi t• its an d pat•ting a t'e
gone !
A 5 e v i d e n c e by o 1.11' p t' o !] t' a m I 5 o t' n b i c s .
"f h a n I< s L e o f o r'
the days gone by.
In his "Hysterical Military Moments ," Lion Leo told
about how on Guadalcanal he managed t o "pt•ocut•e" enough ft•esh
water to take a bath.
All of us wh o served in the military
k n ew and wet•e reminded that in the service, "pt•ocure" is
another word for "steal".
On e thing abo u t it , in that place
and in that climate, Lion Leo co uld only be congratulated and
not chastised for operating as he did.
Lion Leo once again l' Epo.· l; c• J o n his a dventut· es d•.:t'ing
WWII - thi s time t' epot•ting on the nout•is hrnent of s almon in
the ca n along with the beve1•age of c hoi ce , Jungle J uic e ,
which or-iginat ed ft •o m t r eated a l coho l.
Nice job, Lion Leo.
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Today, PP L ion Leo F inl<el s tein t•e g a l e cl u s agai n v1 ith
s ome of h is ta ll ta le s .
Today ' s episod e c o n s i s ted of a n
expos e of i c e crea m profit s and/or los ses d ur ing WWII.
It
see ms th at one of h is partner s , S i l be rste in <? >, wh o h a d a
tremendou s r eputation as a tra~er , was i nvo l ved wi th L i on Leo
in said ice c t• eam tt•an sact i e n s 1-Jhet•eby al l concet•ned t t.wn ed a
handsome pt•oflt .
Than l<s , Lion Leo , fot• shat• ing th is
e><pet•ien c e vJith u s .
1-Je l oo l< fcn· wat•d to yoa.n· I·J ee ~<l y t t• ip s
"d 0 1·10 me mor· y l a n e ".
Today ' s 1 et 1ng ended , ..., .:.:; '' "q ... py notr.:; C\ 1l d t h e r. e><t or. e
ne
will s t art a nd finish th e sa me way.
See you t h en ; a nd in
between.
S.
E.
H.
TODAY'S PROGRAM co n sisted ~rima~i1y of Club busi n ess and
po e m s a ' ' d t' e mi n i s c en c £> s a 5 t' e n d P t' e t ' b y t h e T e 1 1 e t• of T a 1 1
Ta l es , PP L eo F .i•ll <e l s l:td n.
'ltli s C l• lll ~p· eat l y t:\f.lp t·t~c i -:lte s
y u u , L i o n L e o 1 a 11 d y o u 1' man y a n11.1 5 i 11 y e x p e t • i e n c e s ( i n c l•J d i n y
ob s et•v ing top l e ss v1 0 111 e n in t h e Pao:: ifi c , eve n t h ou yh yo u l ost
out on so me obse t· vat io n s bec.;n1se of feat• th e darn ' bo a t would
s inl< ) .
l.J e d o n' t b l ame yu11 , Lio n Leo, b11. l; it s •
.we \'IOt.tld ha ve
bee n nice to h ave t il e J..llP<:\ ~ UI ' e o f see iny jn pict1.wes 1-1hat you
sa1•1 fit · s t - ha nd .
Th an l<s a yi:\in , Lion Leu , fot' s hat•ing 1·1it ll •1s
yow· many a m•J s iny a nd del j ~~ ll tf •.ll l-Jl.Jll expet• ience s .
PROGRAM
Rs today~ pl' OY I't:\ m vi <.\ S to CO I• s i s t of c l•.1b busi ne ss
a n d we fl ad none, Lio l• PP Le<' Fi nl<e l stei n s h .:n•etJ ~o1ith u s so me
s tcoi- ies t · ~yc:\tui ny i.i·~ Si.t> r' lliHo·r ~ ~ 1-t s" a l ways L i on Leo ha s a
~o1ay 1
·1ith wot•ds "'' llU Ci'\11 m<:\l<e yo •.l l a uHh at t h e dt•op of a HAT .
Th a n l< yo•J Lion Leo fot• a ll of the sto t'ies yo u h a ve s ll a t• ed
v-1 it h tl s , fot • all of l: he st u n ts y(PJ 1 ve pulled tht•o•Jgh the
yeat• s And fot ' a l1o~ay s ma ldny •1 s lau yh!!
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P . S.
Lion Leo, we mi sse d yo ut' "Hystet• i ca l Mome nt s " today t a nd
hope you will be i:\b l e to bri ng u s two epi~o~es at the ~e~
me e t i n g •
R 1 s o , t h e Ash e v i 1 1 e L i on s C l • b .) o 1 n ~ t h e Ro at ~ n
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s e n d i n g v e t' y b e 5 t ~<li s h e s f o t' y o o d h e a 1 \; h t o L 1 o n e s s S Y 1 v 1 a ·
S ub seque n t
to the
proy~am ,
Lion L eo was ca ll ed upo n to
g i v e u s an 0 1; h e t' i n s t a 1 1 111 e n t o f " 11 ; s t e t ' i c a 1 mo me n t s " 1'1 i t h i n a
mattet' of a ppt· oximately ti·IO minutes , whi c h he did to
•.lpt•oat•ious l au gh te t• a nd app l a•.1se . . Ke ~ p the se moments •
.1p,
Lion Leo .
They ar e a w onde~ful h 1 ghl1ght .
See you next we ek a nd succe ed ing Wednesday s .
S.
E.
H.
�FROM LION FATHER BOB' S Health a nd W lfar e Report , we learned
e
that PP Leo Finkelstein pl a ns t o be back with us on
Wedn e sda y .
We are all thankful, Lion Leo , that you are
making as much pt•ogt· ess phy s i ca lly as you at•e and we hope
th a t Liones s Sylvia i s making t he same kind of progress.
To
both of you go the be s t wish e s of the members o f the
Asheville Lions' Club .
Lion Leo's "H ystet• i c al Moments" came out of his WWII
e x pet·i en c es in the As i a ti c Theatet· .
"Our Boys" did a bang - up
job over there unde r s ome very adv ers e circumstanc es ,
in c luding we a ther .
·ro illustra te, Li o n Leo said there wasn't
muc h use in the tents "to sweep dit•t off of dit·t . "
Lion Leo
reminded us also that the weather was the subject of
c omplaint s practically 24 hour ~ p d r day between many amusing
military experien c es.
Ke e p 'em c oming , Lion Leo .
L io n P DG Jim P a rker woul d lik e t o re mind h is fellow Lion s that if
anyone find s Lion Leo's dog, pl ease give h i m a ca ll.
S ee you s oon!
ATR
Today ' s meet iny fea ture d variou s i te ms o f b u si nes s a n d
they inc l uded reports , most o f wh ich we re good to h ear a nd
i nd ica t e d a c on s id e t•a bl e a mount of h a t•d 1-JOt' k o n the par·t o f
many d i ffe t·en t L i on s .
Befo t· e 1
•1e go t i nto muc h of the
busine s s , PP Leo read a L et t er to th e Edi t or o f the
As h ev i l l e-Ci t iz en Tim e s d a t ed May , 1978 whi c h b ea u t ifully se t
~ort h wh at a wo nd erfu l worl d we wou l d have if ev er ybo d y i n i t
was as eC'-I me ni ca ll. y di s posed a s Out' t h e n "Unho ly Tht· ee"
c o mposed of a P r-otesta n t Pr-o fessor· of 1•1 u s ic, a t·e t i r· ed Jewi s h
Pawnbl'okel' , and a Cathol i c Pt• i est .
And d id t h e y eve r· ma l<e
bea u tiful mu sic 1: 0 \jl~ t h e t•?
Th e l ettet· was sig n ed "Sy lv ia
Fin l<elstein" and e xpt•e sse d tile tr· u e feelinys of ever•y on e of
us •
We s t i l 1 a t' e b l e s s e d b y h ~ v i n g a P r• o t e s t an t v i o 1 i n i s t , a
Je wi s h p i a ni st , a nd a Ba p tist so ng le ade l' .
~Hl o f v1hom we
appreciate a n d t h a n k .
Lion Leo p1•ovided •Js 1-1i t h yet. a 1wtl1et' ll is tCJl' ic.:d l' epor· t , J.
t e 11 d t o t 11 i n k t ll a t L i o " L f? o i s " o t t e 1 l i n g t h e c o mp 1 e I; e s t u r• y
~o-Jiten h e spea l<s o f Ti s l .arni ngo a nd l<l s . nnder·so n,
( lli s typiny
teache1·> . Has anyone e l se noti ce d that L eo c ontends that h e
h as had ma n y typing l ess o n s a n d has ma n aged to pe t· fect h is
typing speed to a met'P. 3 121 1·1or· d s pet• mi n •
.tte ??? H01-1 ma n y times
have v1 e hea1· d a bo•.1t Room 35 a nd h as Lio n L (!O eve>l' pr•od u ced a
photo of l•l s . nnd f!l 'S 0 11 ??? Le t' s pay be tte t' attentio n to vJh a t
Lion Leo 1s n ot telli119 u s the next t i me ~o-1e get a Ms .
And e t'SOn r'e p o · · t! ! !
.
�L ~ on PP L e o once a g a i n e n l; e r·· I; a i n e cJ u u r' y t' u up 1·d t t 1 a 11 o t h !o! r
l-l yste l' l ca l l'loment , t h i s ti me a bOllt J t.dy 11 , 1 9'+0 when the
~"l s h evi l le L i o n s Cl ub 1•1a s n a me d l; h e Lat' [!e s i; &· l•losi; Repr•ese nt al;ive
of Civi c Cl tJb s in Asheville.
Thi s d tJt' ing Li o n Rubet•t E . E~ l i s '
19 39- 1 94121 pt·es id ents ter·m_ _ _
.
Th e Hea lt l1 & Welfare report wa s give n by Li o n Father Bo b a n d
we were sadde n ed to h ear that Lioness S y l via ha s taken a fa l l
wi t h h er wa lk er and that L io n Helen S mith h as b een a t h o me
with the Flu .
Hope to see both of these beauti f ul ladies
back i n the s wing Qf thin y s very soo n .
Lion PP J oe P c-w son s J.ed tJs 1t1h il.e Li o n F•P Fi n~n,~ lstein
p 1 a y e d f o t ' 1.1 s a nd IfI e s a n g i 11 f u 1 1 v o i c e < m i n u s L i o n .J o e
'S ullivan 1·1hom lfJ e missed ve t·y muc h) one ve t•se c.1 f Amet• ica and
the No rth Caroli n a Lio n ' s So ng .
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After enjoying a good meal - - as mo st of t h em ar e --we were
t' o y a 1 1 y e n t e t' t a i n e d by L i o n L e o ' s " H y s t e t' i c a l M o me n t s " •
L i on
Leo brought bac k me rn o1· ies of As h evi lle High Scho ol when h e
told abo tJt diffet•ent ones of tJ S who go ofe d of f a nd i mbi bed
/ s od as i n stead of meeti ng st udy ha l l , whi c h wo uld have do ne u s
mtJch mo t·e goocJ .
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Fot' t h e " H y 5 t e t' i c a 1 1'1 o men t " o f t o d a y , L i on L e o t' e mi n d e d '-' s t hat
the wo t•d " Retit•ed" me a n s seve t• al no ' s inc luding in hi s wo t•d s , "no
Thank s, Li on L eo , fir thi s remi nde r .
It giv es quite a bit
money ".
for thought befor e more of us take that ste p.
Kee p' em
of f oo d
co ming!
Dut• ing Li on Leo ' s "Hy s tet• i ca l ttl o rn e nt s ," ~ti e le c:n·ned that dm·i n ~l l·JWI I
in the j ungl e s , he experienced t h e prese n ce o f bugs wh ose s i ze you
w 0 u 1 d n ' t b e 1 i e v e and 5 n a I<e s a ! 1>1a y s " at t h e t' e ad y " t o d o i n A me t' i ca n
t r oops .
We h ope s u c h nec essity n ever o cc u rs a g a in .
t; h a t
On f ut• l o tJgh in (- sheville a nd We5tet· n No1·t h Cat• oli n a , Li. on L eo felt
)
he ~;1 as j n or· n ex l; "t el Heave n.
Thet•e' •; n o di sse nting vote ft·o m a n y
of u s '
S.
E.
H.
P. S.
Today ' s "H ys tet• .i ca l l' lo tn e n t " 1-Ja<; cl i s pen s 1~d \•lith in t he
int e t•est of time .
But lfle l oo l< fot•w.:n · t1 , Li.o n Leo , to ne xt
week ' s hilari-ty .
�ROAR
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I'owe 11 Da 11
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THE WEEKLY BULLETIN OF THE LIONS CLUB
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\JOVEMBE R 17,
1993
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\JUMBER 2
TODAY'S MEETING
wa s called to order by Lion President Bill
Anderson in apt time after which Lion Barbara Browning led u s
in the Pledge of Allegiance a nd Lio n Father Bob pro"ounced
t h e Invocation .
Our usual three :
Lions Joe , Leo and Jack played and l ed
u s in the singing of one verse of America and the North
Cat•olina Lions ' Song .
Felloi'J Lions, we don ' t know how
thankful and how appreciative we ought to be for these fine
musicians who contribute so much to our meetings .
Ye Ed
knows of no other club in our Di s trict which is so bles sed
and we thank all three of them for their tale nt~.they so
generously and effectively share with us: and we ~ re
particularly grateful for their regularity a nd faithfulness .
Thanks agai n to all three.
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The regu l ar W~dnesd ay me e ting of The Asheville Lions Club ~as
calle d to order by Lion President William R. Anderson at
12 : 01.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by our new est Lion
S tan Liberman <More About Lion Sta n Later).
Invocation wa s
L .i. o n Sect' e t at' y J o e S u 1 1 i v an a i d e d
g i v en b y L i o n Fat h e t' Bo b .
b y t h e n11. 1s i c a 1 on e <L i. o n L e o > , l e d 1.1 s i n s i n g i n g Am e t' i c a and
the Lio n s So ng.
Lion Leo g ave u s so me more ar my stories .
He told us of h is
furloug h home, hi s overseas tra ining and having to learn a
new languag e .
Lion Joe S ullivan suggested Lion L eo may have
been in the WAC .
As us,Jal it I'Ja_ _amusi n g and nostalgic .
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�Today ' s meetiny was hiyhly improved and intensified by
t h e pt• esence of t h e S a n c l: imonio•.t s Se ven <min•.t s PP Leo, 1--1hose
perf or ming at the po c ket piano was s orely miss ed) composed ,
this time, of Li.ons a nd l' ut• met' L.i o n s :
Ft·it z and D<.w e
Albet·tson, Shet•if·f (and PP> Lion Ch .:n • l e y Lo ng, Lion Bob
flloot·e, PDG Rt?d Hoyl e and PDG Lion Jac l< Cole who dit•ected the
Band and led us in pl aying and s i.nying so tne tt•adi.tional
carols and other Christma s songs .
The Sanctimonious S even
(thi s time five) dedi c ated to tile memot' Y o f Lion r-athet'
Ne a gle "I' 111 Fo1· evet' Blov1ing Bu b bl es ," 1
·1hicl1 they played <.~ nd
sa ng with muc h yu s to .
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Lion P r e side n t B ill cJi c1 s h o 1--1 up du r ing so me of the open i ng
ex er c i s e s , whi c h c on sis t ed p r im r.n · il y of oo.n· s inging acap e .lla the
• •.tal two s ong s und e t' th e dit•ectio n of L. i on Joe Pat•s on s .
.ts
~)nd it
was Ye Ed' s p r i v ileg e a ~ a in to s t a nd bes id e ~ ion J oe S ullivan , who
a l1-1a y· s mit•ac ul oLt s ly m a n a ~1 e s to l<eep me s ome~~ h e t· c ne a t' on key.
Ne edle ss to s ay , Li o n s Leo a nd Jac k and their musical instrument s
we re s o r ely mi ss ed.
LION LEO'S HYSTERICAL MOMEMTS were dedicated to some of the
time that he spent in Vietnam .
He said that American
soldiers weren't bother e d very much , if any, with rats :
they
could n' t live in t h at climate .
He also told us t hat
demon st t·ation s and iJt'Ait:: ti c~ with g as masl~s t'eminded h im of
different brand s and flavors of whiskey regardless of the
set·io•.tsness of th e tt·a ining.
That ' s one way , Li o n Leo , of
c ondoning some of th e a s pe c t s of s o ld ier ing.
Le t ' s hope that
none of us or any o f tho se c oming after u s will be subjected
to such tt· ai ning; but, if s o, let's also hope that it 1--1il l be
taken i n stride as you did and the same kind of humor will be
e >< pet' i e n c e d .
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JANUARY 12 ,
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TODAY'S MEETING was ca ll ed to o r de r c l ose to a p t t im e by our
Fearl ess Leader , Lio n President R ill .
The Pl e d o e of Al l e 9 ia n c e was
l e d b y Lion Ann Rice a nd th e I n vocati o n ~·1 as pt• onounced by Lion J. 1.-J.
Ki ble r a fte r wh ich we sa ng Ame r i ca a nd th e No r t h Car ol ina Lions'
S ong l e d b y L i o n J o e a nd a cc om pa ni e d b y L i o n L eo a t th e po c ket
p iano.
Wel c om e b ac l<, Lion Leo, 1·1 e mi ssed you te t' t' ibly and a~ways
s ing muc h c lo set' to " o n l<e y " wi t h yo • at th e keybo at' d.
J
1.-Je m1sse~
Li o n J a cl< a nd hi s violi n t o d ay ; b u t , h opeful l y , a ll of you m•.ts1c1ans
1--1i ll be bac l< a nd in fin e fe t tle next wee l<.
L.
Leo r ep orted on hi s la und r y activity during WWII .
Lion Leo
lOn
· t e a n in t et•es t ing Lion.
We sLwe do look forwat~d to
appeat•s to be qu~
k
Th a nk y oll f at' s hat• ing a part of you t' life with
your re p o r ts eac
we e .
·
us .
�Lio n Leo gav e u s ye-t a nother of hi s t' eports ft• om the Gt~and ole'
past.
This one yave us insjght i nt o t h e weapon known a s the
S aturday Night S pec i a l . Thank you a g ai n Lion Leo for ta king your
ti me to ente rta in our c lub eac h week .
Lion leo gave us a neat p r ogra• today on the cost of ice crea• during WWI.
He said after paying $19.75 a gallon for ice cream back in WWI, then today's
ice cream prices were alot better, but after he did alot of calculations he
figured the actual cost of Crem de le Crem was only 7.5~ cents per gallon.
_ Thank you Lion Leo fo ~ your Hilarious Hyster~.c.t1"1 Moll!en~.
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LION LEO'S HYSTERICAL MOMENT wa s an outstan ding st·ory of the
World War II specific area.
Good job Lion Leo for the
outstanding story.
During hi s "Hyste t' i ca l Moments" Lion Leo kept u s in stitches
telling of his many amusing expet•iences wi th Ins dog SEX .
You can
remembet' them be ttet' than I; but they wet~e all a s "funny as a Ct' utch".
Keep 'em coming Lion Leo, they brighten ou ~ d ay a~ does your and Lion
Jack and Joe's accompaniment in so ng-leading.
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(ion pp Leo Finkel stei n again had us i n stitches as he ~ead _ in poet ry
<?> fr om some letters he had sent back from his military dut1es 1n and
around Asia.
This during his "Hyster ical Moment s ."
giving us so much to laugh at and ~ .j~~ ·
Thanks, Li o n Leo, for
.
"
L
Finkelstein b ra gged about
I n hi s "Hystet' lca l ~1oments ' Lion eo
d th U S Air Force
.
e • •
f u 1 cooper ation between th e U. S t Navy an pe rsonal way of life
the wonder
.
,
in his
d ut' ing WWII and the tremendous 1m~t ovemen
,
"
as a result of having recei ved a Navy Mattress.
Lion Leo mentioned more n a ~e s ;
in Naval Su pplies.
Con~ratu lat~on s,
r eminding us of good th1ngs s ue as
J LION
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b t h h d a t least one good friend
u _ e Le: and keep if you will,
t~::nhapp~ning ev~n' in time of war.
LEO'S "Hyst e t•ical Moment c;; " will be heat•d next we ek in
the interest o f time.
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LION LEO'S HYSTERICAL MOMENT consisted of <•ostly unkind) words
about dehydrated elements that we put in our sto•achs after mixing
with water during WWII.
Among other things Lion Leo told us that
dehydrated le•onade could well serve as battery acid.
Several of
us concur.
Thanks, Leo, and please continue to brighten our
meetings with your "Hysterical Moments".
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Lion PP Leo t~e ad us a ·letteor ft~oll WWII about his Ait~
Force latrine.
Although it sounded luxurious by G.I.
standard s , it was s o infested by insects and spiders that Leo
couldn't enjoy his customary quiet time to read the paper.
Lion PP Leo read us a lett e r from t he South Pacific written during WWII
i ndi cati na how h e was ab l e to influence the l oc al electi on fo r chief by
\ q ood old ~merican e n terprise.
Lioh Bill introduced his quest Matt Bradley.
We are
delighted to have Lioness Sheila Douglas back with us and
pray that her h~aling continues.
Li o n Father Bob reported
that Lion PP Powell Bal l is back at St . Joseph's in roo~ 906.
We solicit continued praye rs for his health.
The annual installation of officers for next year will
be held on June 22, 1994, at the r egt1lar meeting.
Lion DG
Dave Butler will preside.
Please make plans to attend and
gi v e Lion Bill or the Clinic a head count.
Lion PDG Jack Cole urged each of us to give (or pledge>
Direct your check to
Lion Treasurer Ra y Joiner.
Th e campaign's goal is $146.00
pet~ membet·.
~o Campaign Sight First this month.
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TODAY'S MEETING was ca lled to orde r by Lion Presid~nt Bill
at the usual time.
The Pledge o f Allegiance was led b y Bev
Watson and the Invocation pronounced b y Lion Father Bob.
We
sang the usual two songs as led by Lio ns Joe and Jack.
We
really missed Lion PP Leo in this regard and hope that he can
arrange his s c hed ule to be with us at the regular meetings.
LION LEO'S HYSTERI~AL MOMENTS: Took us back to the Asiatic Theater and
how the military trained and honed recruits into real Soldfers, Sailer s,
and Marines.
But, from discussions around poker tables and other gaming
devices, none of them lost their individual American independence and true
patriotism.
Nor did Lion Leo ever l o se his wonderful humor and gift of
saying so even though now he spends his time between his home and the
Summit, where Liones s Sylvia is confined to bed.
�PP LEO'S HYSTERICAL MOMENTS consisted of one of his letters to Sylvia in
which he could not tell her exactly what he was doing or where he was.
But
she and home were greatly mis sed by t h at particular GI in the pacific.
Lion
Leo also told us about a group of Asheville High S chool students, including
himself and our departed Lion Joe Ster nb erg in a Marmon automobile in which
a good time was had by all.
They drove to the fo~t of Mt . Pisgah wh ere they
enjoyed <?> "yams and 'po ss um".
Lion Leo entertained us with several more letters
from the WWI I et'a.
His new addt•ess i s :
Leo Finkelstein
The Su mmit Alt218
Asheville, NC 28805
.Phone :
299-Lt883
Lion PP Le o read a WWII letter about how he survived R&R
with Ms. Anderson at the Payne Hotel .
The jury is waiting
for Part II of the episode.
LION LEO'S HYSTERICAL MOMENTS c onsisted of his
re a ding a l etter from a WWI mo the r to her overseas
son in vJhich, among oth e r· thing s , s he s tated "The
Cole f a mily acro s s the ridg e had a baby boy, whom
they named Jacl< . "
Lion Leo r• e a d a let te t' wt• it te n to him by a c lose ft• iend in 19 5 b to pay
a debt incurre d in 192 1 involving NC b as ke tba ll.
The c he c k was written for
$1 . 35 with in teres t compounded a t 6 ~ annu a lly .
<8 u n d a y > A. C • T •
9- 11
played,
~'J C'\ ro o ·- Leo
I~"Y I10 a o · d
r.,., , I :< t'
-
r= ~ nl<el~te t n ,
Eie•;er· J y
G~or·ge
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l~ .:·l: ~ oto,
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g~ad~latlon ln 1921. The
career choice kept him off ~h tV ls t~o bad that Leo's
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Lion Leo's Hysterical Moments consisted of some very
amusing poems that he composed while a student at
Asheville High School back in the early 1920s.
His
Thanatopsis to Algebra was most fitting; especially to
those of us who struggled so unsuccessfully with that
subject.
Keep bringing these gems to us, Lion Leo.
They
brighten our meetings beyond measure •
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Lion PP Leo's "Hysterical Momemts" this ti
wer~ ~o~e amusing recolle ct ions of youthful
me
actlvltles in the Asheville High School of 192~
Ke~p 'em co ming, Lion Leo. They continue to c .
br1ghten our day.
Lion President Ann reminded PP Lion Leo that he owes
us two Hysterical Moments, one of which he disch~rged
today telling about his typing teacher, Miss Anderson, of
Tishomingo, Oklahoma and the fact that she had the
pleasure of enjoying the only private bathroom in
Tishomingo.
This was in Tishomingo's only hotel and was
not far from the dining area that also served for linen
and storage and a place for lumber.
Under Miss Anderson's
tutelage, Lio~ Leo ' got up to 30 words per minute on the
typewriter.
Good gain', Leo and keep'em comin'.
L i on Leo' s "H y s t e t• i c a 1 Moment " co ns i s t e d o f h i s r e co'-'" t i n g
an eKper ience occa sioned by his having so ld a Saturday
Night Special to a doctor' who pt•oceeded to take it home
wher e he shot himself.
~t l~ast he didn't do it in the
courthouse, Thank Goodness.
Lion PP Leo reported a recent occurance at the
Ashwood Apartments of the Su•mit retirement home
which resembles an Alfred Hitchcock movie.
We are
still trying to figure out who was under the bed.
He also t'eported the formula for ",jungle juice"
developed during WWII ~hie~ led to marketing of
speculative gold mine stock.
Thanks Leo.
Don't get
caught.
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�Lion Leo'~ "Hysterical Moments" consisted of some of his
poignant 111emories of WWII.
He told about "Waiting in Lines"
and timed various activities:
some in minutes and some in
seconds.
But Lion Leo said that while he was in the Service
it took a :ull ·sundC\y to t'ecuperate from the Saturday night
before.
L1on Leo closed by reading to us a copy of a letter
he wrote to "Dear Mom" in which he expressed the tremendous
contrast we all experienced between home and the military.
He
spoke for all of us when he expressed to his mom love and a
deep appreciation for the many good things she did for hi~
that so easily ca111e to mind to one particular soldier.
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&. Lion Leo gav~ . det4iled instructions on taking a bath
out of a helment during WWII.
His instructions were somewhat
vague but he declined a generous offer to demonstrate the
technique at a later •eeting.
Too bad, he could qualify for a
~uppor~ . role on NVPD Blue.
Leo's Hysterical Moments consisted of a detailed
description of Christmas in 1943 on Guadalcanal among
Lion Leo and several Gis engaged in conquering the
Japanese.
Mail call at that particular time was usually
very heavy--even for Lion Leo, who had requested no 111ail
Ot' gi'f·cs.
B•..1t he wcas loaded tou.
The Asheville Lions
Club's then secretary <who later beca•e a District
Governor> Lion Wesley Brown sent Lion Leo a box of eggs
in the middle of which was a can of beans, which Lion Leo
hid in his gas mask without opening until his birthday
many moons away at which time he discovered in the can
among some cotton batting two ounces of good bottled in
bond whiskey.
That had to be the finest can of beans
Lion Leo ever opened.
Keep' em coming, Lion Leo.
We all
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-PP Ll0n L~o put u~ in
became obvious to him that
~ prior to WWII.
Keep th ~ se
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Hysterical Moments coming,
we love you.
Shortly thereafter, PDG Jim Parker presented and
PDGs Jack Cole and Your Truly pinned Melvin Jones Awards
(about as high as you can get in Lionis•> upon Lions Leo
Finkelstein and Joe Parsons.
This honor is well deserved
by both of them and as ti111e goes on others of the Club
will be so signally honored.
Congratulations to both of
o~r new Melvin Jones Fellows.
Keep on keepin' on.
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LION LEO' S "HYSTERICAL MOMENTS"
consisted of a quote
from the As heville Citizen-Times repeating and extolling
Lion Leo's classic poem written from the South Seas
during WWII in which Lion Leo expt•essed ovet• and over " I
:· W na Go Home " and he gave many good t•easons therefot·.
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All of u s , if we could, would h av e joined in that
t' e f t' a i n •
A g a i n , o u t' t h an k s , L i o n L e o , and k e e p tl p t h e
good work .
Ye Ed is convinced t hat belly laughs are
" good for the s oul" .
Hi storica l Report: As usual L i o n L eo k eeps u s in
stitch es with hi s letters to t he c lub from WWII~
Thank you L ion Leo for s h ari ng a p art of yo ur l1fe
w i th u s.
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that letters to a nd from him were real morale builder s .
But the Ce n s o r kept mes si ng u p the letters b y taking o ut
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Lion 1)1= Le o t•ead a h1s t ot~ 1 cal n ofe 1n h1s0l.ary about a p reacher who pawn ed his Bible at Leo ' s sho p every
Monday duri n g the Great Oepre ss io~ f o r $10.
Every
Thursday he bought it back for $11 .
F inally after Leo
recovered his 'capital ' , he let the preacher k eep his
Bibl e a nd just passed the $10 back and fort h.
Lion Leo gave a one par a g ra ph preview of next week ' s
t isttorictal mo m~nt .
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It c on c erns hi s a lternative solutio n
o s r~ee · - ~J C.\ nng as opposed to that u s ed by the
As h evi ll e poli ce in 1qq2 .
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description of a trip he and Police Lt. Frank Hagen mad~ ~
to Charleston, South Carolina several years ago.
They
had heard of "Queen Elizabeth" and her group of "girls"
who occupied a brothel knownas •Red Brick" and proceeded
to visit same.
Each of Queen Elizabeth's "employees" had
a health certificate hanging in her room and there were
different prices for different services.
According to Lion Leo, he and Lt. Hagen requested
and paid for the ~ery . minimal in services; but,
apparently, each swore the other to secrecy and Lion Leo
at the conclusion of his dissertation stated that he
would •answer no questions".
As with so many of Lion
Leo ' s experiences, •those were good ole days•.
Thank
you, Lion Leo, for sharing with us so many amusing and
memorable occasions as undergone by you--sometimes in the
company of others.
You always manage to keep us and any
visitors in stitches.
Don't ever let up.
TODAYS PROGRAM was i nt.rnnur.Pn hv l i n n PP P~,,
Lion Leo Finkel s t ei n's HYSTERICAL MOMENTS re minded
us of the time when L io n Joe S t ernberg' s fa the r invited a
Anot he r
g rou p of friends t o hi s hom e to play po ke r .
friend who may or ma y n ot have been invited turned them
in and the gam e was ra ided by APD .
When the of fic e r took
down name s, he later l earned that Mr. Sternbe rg h a d gi ven
him s pecif ic n a~es , all of which began with t he fir st
eight l etters of the He brew a lph a bet.
It is doubtful
that any of these f ictitious persons ever showe d up for a
court appearan ce .
PLEASE NOTE:
In t he course of his remarks Lion Rick Eaton
suggested that we begin no\<~, as individuals, to make
plans to par ti cipate in encouraging and he lping boys a nd
git•ls of grade s 3-5 to "bm•geon out the best th at in them
is" an d r•emain in sch oo l a n d out of tt·ouble .
Ye Ed can
think of no more worthwhile project .
Today Lion Leo answered one of the questions that
P. S.
arose l ast week about " Quee n Elizabeth ' s Git· ls" .
He a nd
Officer Hagen ~let•e in t he " Red Bri c k" for "informat ion"
/ on 1 y .
See you next week .
S . E .H.
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Lion PP Leo Finkelstein, club historian, read from a
1920 edition of the Asheville High paper.
It mentioned
his participation i ·n the Dixie Jazz Band and contained
one of his poems about the band.
Then he read from a
1981 edition of . the ·Asheville Times about the class's
50th reunion.
Memories of the Jazz Band were still fresh
as well as the fact that Leo was one of the lucky few to
have a car back in those high school days.
Our
Sanctimonious Seven was well known about town even back
in 1981.
Next week Leo tells of "The Love Life of a
Soldier in WWII".
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LION LEO'S HYSTERICAL MOMENTS consisted of two
parts, one of which was--as usual--very funny.
The other
~ndicated that within the past several days a lady at the
Summit Retirement Center sang to the accompaniment o1
Leo's rendition on the piano of "How Much Is That Doggie
i ~n The Window".
When her husband commented to Lion Leo
~hat she had been through the years a wonderful musician;
but this was the first time that he <her husband) had
~ heard her sing in years.
Lion Leo stated that he is now
1 eternally grateful for his mother's having insisted on
his practicing on the piano at least one hour per day
I during his childhood.
After that, Lion Leo stated that his lovely wife,
}. Sylvia, suffering from Parkinson's told him that he, Leo,
had an affair with a nurse and same was bruited about
r among conversationalists and the media.
But all of Leo's
. sincere and painstaking efforts to ascertain the name of
the nurse were to no avail.
Tough luck, Lion Leo, but we
I add our congratulations for having been so a·ccused. Keep
comin'.
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As promised, Lion Leo reported on "The love lif• of
a GI du r ing WWII." Lion Leo mentioned, during a date 1
•weather"; Li on Stan Lieberman, apparently somewhat
befuddled, wondered out loud if Leo didn't mean "whether '
or not" .
It is presumed that his partner of the opposit~
sex may have had an answer.
Considering all of the circumstances of being 3/4 of
the circumference of the Earth away from home, it ia no
wonder that Lion Leo and his cohorts kept singing the song with the refrain "I Wanna Go Home".
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Lion PP Leo reminisced receiv
he could listen to Tokyo R
ing a radio overseas so
nev~r worked proper! untiose during WWII .
The radio
the table.
After th~t th 1She accidently knocked it off
Leo as back-up for diffic:ltquadron Commander assigned
you haven't lost your touch L:!~ctronic repairs.
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of one "Smokey Joe", a mess sergeant with Lion Leo in the
Pacific Theatr e .
As Lion Leo stated "It pays to be on
/ the good side of an army cook" .
Nothing in Leo ' s
, Hysterical Moments ever indicated that he or any of his
buddies ever suffered from malnourishment.
It seems--to
' say the least--that Smokey J oe was 3 good friend to have
1 and once told Lion Leo that he wanted to go home to see
his wife and new baby.
Lion Leo replied with the
universal phrase "I just wanna go home".
Lion PDG Jack Cole presented information as to the
activities of the Sanctimonious Seven, our splendid band
will be extended a special invitation to our annual
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM, which will be featured at our June 28
meeting.
Hopefully, the band will give mus~cal emphasis
to Yours Tr uly ' s pro and con remarks pertinent to the
status of PATRIOTISM IN OUR GREAT COUNTRY.
The Band's last appearance was at Greentree Ridge
Rest Home on Sweeten Creek Road where they were most
cordially received and sincerely invited back.
Members
of the Band who were present: Leo, Beverly, Bill
Anderson, "Red" Hoyle, John Matthews and Jack Cole.
Absent were: Charlie Long, recovering from a staph
infection, Bob Moore <a mashed little finger prevented
his playing the banjo> and Ben Skillman, who had a
conflict.
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The scheduled speaker ca ncelled but Lio n PP Leo was
able to fill in with ~mp romptu read ings fro m hi s
historical records .
He started wit h t h e M
iss An derso n
episode but agai n did not take us beyond h er private
quarters .
He digressed into the miseries and comforts of
w W II . He finished with a poem ti t l e d " A Dog Na me d
Sex ".
The club was hig h l y a mused and we passed the 1 : 00
p . m. adjournment without even rea lizing it.
See you next week .
E.
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By the time
emotionall y , a nd f i n an~iaeo was exhau. s~ed ph ys ical ly,
lly.
The audie n ce a gt•eed th-"'t
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Lion VP Ed dismissed us with best wishes for good
health and happiness among all .
We thank all concerned for an interesting program
and for what is being done to make Asheville and Buncombe
County better places in which to live; but there is one
area wherein all of us are usually blest-but today was an
exception--and that is in the person and tremendous good
humor of Lion PP Leo Finkelstein and his •Hysterical
Moments".
Better luck next week when we hope Lion Leo
will again make our meeting and our day so highly
enjoyable by his wit and good humor .
See you next week .
S. E. H.
Les t Ye Ed f o rget s , Li on PP Leo' s Hys ter i c al M ments
o
co n siste d of th o ught s be f ore WWII and though t s dur i ng
a nd /or a ft er that event.
Among other things, Lion Leo
stated t h at be fo r e WWI I he was not v ery religious, but
d uri ng i t h e prayed for a f u r l o ugh and wa s granted mo re
in t h at he came t h rou g h the Pacif i c Theater pr etty much
un scathed.
Keep ' em c o ming ' , Le o , they br ighten every
meetin g.
The meeti ng was a d jou r n ed with thanks and good
wish es to all.
Today ' s meet i ng was wi t hou t a formal progr am, but
/ time was we ll spen t i n t h at Li on Le o 's Hysteri cal Moments
were extended a little be y o nd the u s ual and really had us
\ in stitches especially when PP Leo saw his name change in
the Pa cific Theater d u ring WWII Fr om "Leo the Hero " t o
"Foxh ole Fi~kelstei n " as a r e s ult of hi s hav ing buried
himself in cin e during a Japan ese a ttac k i mmediately after
h avi n g had a refresh i n g s h o wer.
It is a t r emendous
contribution to our meeting to rece ive such wo nde.r ful
i n formatio n from t h e "H o r se ' s mouth" .
Keep 'em d omin'
Lion Leo; they add so much t o the Ashe ville Club' s
enjoy ment of its regul ar meet i n gs .
Ye Ed wi s hes that all
Li o n s had such a privilege.
Ag ain, f e llo w Lions, we have
much to appreciate e nd to be t h a nk f ul f o r .
Let ' s do whet
we can to bring in ne w members end vis ito rs to enjoy with
�Lion PP Leo showed us the original composit i on of
our Lions Song published in 1941 by two blind musi c ians.
J. Marshall Pakham wrote the words and Alice Evelyn
Morris the music.
Leo reported that they married each
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VOLUME 7
JULY 19, 1995
NUMBER 3
TODAYS MEETING was called to order by Lion President Ed
Krause at approximately 12:00 noon.
After the Pledge of
Allegiance, J.W. Kibler pronounced the Invocation and we
then sang one verse of America and the North-carolina Lions' Song led by Lion Joe accompanied by Lions Bev and
Jack.
We then were informed that the Sanctimonious Seven
have now become the Sanctimonious Nine, all of whom are
expert with their various musical instruments.
On June 28, 1995, many of this group played
patriotic tunes as requested by Ye Ed in conjunction with
his annual Patriotic dissertation.
All concerned were
deeply grateful for this and other wonderful appearances
by this great band.
On that occasion the keyboardist
was--as on so many occasions-- Ef_k~o Finkelstein w~se
90th bir ! h ~~~-~ ~cele~rated on June 20, 1995.
Many
h.?PPY return!lr. Lion Leo .
On July 14, the Sanctimonious Nine were in concert
at the Marjorie McCune Home for o ne hour at the
conclusion of which was sung "Amazing Grace".
Welcomed
to the group were two of the residents who sang a duet
and co ntributed beautifully to the last hymn.
PDG Red
Hoyle participated with the band and his wife, Christine,
was in the audience.
On that occasion the following
co n stituted said Sanctimonious Seven: Lion PP Leo
£~~~~~ a~o; Lion Beverly Watson, Yamaha' keyboard;
PP Bill Anderson , drums; PDG Red Hoyle, Irish Bodhrans
drum; PP Charlie Long, washboard; his son Michael Long,
banj o; Noell Beckman, dulcimer; PDG F. Jack Cole, fiddle;
PP Bill Anderson's daughter gave him assistance with the
drums; and John Matthews, guitar.
We thank Joan Hyatt
for arranging this program; and on behalf of the
residents of the Marjorie McCune Home we thank all of the
San ctimonious Nine for their wonderful contribution to
the quality of life not only of the residents but also
the many others enjo ying their talented and friendly
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�of Allegian c e while Lion PDG Jim Pat~ ker offet~ed the
Invocation.
Lion PP Joe Sullivan led the singing (in the
absence of Lion Secretary Joe Parsons> accompanied by
Lions Jack and Bev.
Lion Jim Parker introduced his son Darrell who is
past-president of t~ock Hill Lions Club in South
Carolina.
Dart•ell p,icked the winning t•affle tic!iJ!t
claimed by Lio-~ Leo. - .....~-..~ · ···· ....H, .. _...
· ··Lion Rick Eaton reported encouraging progress by the
Golf Committee .
Members are actively soliciting sponsors
and players.
Remember that the Tournament is Wednesday,
August 1&, at the Grove Park Inn Country Club Golf
Course.
The rPgu lar meeting will be held at the Golf
Course.
Our own DG Guy Penland thanked the Club fo~ their
anticipated attendance at the District 31-A Lions Cabinet
Installation.
About thirty have bought tickets.
The
Club pledges full support for Lion Guy's task as District
Governor thi s year .
Lion J.W. Kibler questioned the propriety of an ad
in the July issue of ."The Lion."
It advertised: that the
new f't1irage 71210 radat~ .dete o: tot· makes one 's car "invisible"
to police radar.
A spirited discussion followed
concet~ning t he mot•a lity vs.
economics of the issue.
A
resolution will be drafted for the Club's attention next
week.
Program Ch airman Lion Rick introduce d Lion PP Ann
Ri ce as out• speal{et'.
Lion Ann pt•esented awat•ds " F~t·
Out s tanding Set~vice and Devotion to Lionism, 1994-95."
Th ose receiving awards wer e :
Karen Torrence
J.W. Kibler
Steve Stelzer
Joe Sullivan
Brad Pippinger
Dave Perkins
Jim Phillips
Shelby Horton
Ed Shurts
Jim Parker
Joe Parsons
Guy Penland
Stan Lieberman
Ray Joiner
Rick Eato n
Leo Finkelstein
oe Gu'rlotta· '
Jim Dutton
Jack Cole
Bev Watson
Bruce Hunter
Charlie Miller
Lion Ann presented a verba l s ummary of each person's
service wit h the a ward.
Ann ha s a real personal touc h
wh ich create s bonding within the c lub.
We ap pr eciate all
the more h er serv i ce as Presi d e nt l as t year a nd her
c ontinuing pre se n ce with u s .
See you next week!
E. L. S.
Dates to Re~ember:
Re gul ar meeting of the Asheville
Li o n' s Clu b o n Wedne s d ay , August 2 nd at 11 : 3121 a .m.
There wi ll be a fo llow-up Auction for E liada Home on
Saturday , October 7 , 1995 .
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Lion Leo's Hysterical Moments consisted of an
explanation of some of the City of Asheville's water and
sewer problems <where have we heard this expression
before?) in 1922.
Lion Leo, as always, had a tet•rific
grasp of the amuiing lacts surrounding that situation.
And he was kind e'nough to share them with us as we 11 as
some physical problems that he was having at about the
same time.
Lion Leo had doctors one and two and Doctor two was
very important to the patient; because he happened to
have what Lion Leo t•efet•t• ed to as a "roto-rooter".
At
any rate, at whatever cost financially and from the
standpoint of pain and suffering Leo snapped out of it
and, as you know, was at today's meeting to show for it.
Keep'em comin', Leo; we enjoy your Hysterical Moments as
much as some enjoyed hearing about OJ's recent
acquisition of a special commuting limousine that he
guaranteed to deliver every customer with "time to kill."
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letter that he wrote to the club right after WWII.
He
extolled the virtues of Asheville which he appreciated
all the more after returning from overseas combat.
We
all share Leo's enthusiasm for Asheville which is home to
many of us now.
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This time desct•1b1ng the snakes
an~ dogs that occupied a tent floor during WWI~. And Leo
swears and be durned that he had not had anyth1ng to
drink since arriving at that particular ba~tle a~ea.
No
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dedicated member of t e
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Lion Jack
recently.
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In Lion Leo's Hysterica l Moments we were told that
as a GI, Leo co uldn't understand why in the Air F~rce he
was requ ired to marc h so darn ' d muc h .
He a l so sa 1d that
whil e in Timo s henka the water syst em failed and the Army
General ordered hi s men to stay out of Timos h e nka for
that reas on .
Lion Leo c ouldn't under s t a nd that either ;
be c a u se the soldiers he knew never drank wate r when they
e n 1; l n t n t o 1.'111 d n y 1-'J a y .
L i o n L e o a 1 s o t o 1 d u s t hat be f o t' e
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t h e wat' h e seldom went to bed befot•e 4 : 121121 a . m. ; but
uri n g hi s war time ser vi ce th at was his usual hour to
ar i s e.
K e e p ' e rn c o mi n g , L i on L e o •
Yo •.n' d i a t' y i s a 1 mo s t
intere s ting as Senator P ack wood's . .
Om·' "gue st wa s· Lion PP Leo's son - in-law Jack $tAd ams
ft•om Sact•ament o , Cali fot'n i a .
Wel co me, Mr. Adams;t and
thi s goes for a ny and all of our meetin g s .
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PDG Jack Cole described the Lion's Club Ba nd as third
performance at Th e Sum mit.
We were well r epres ented bo th in
quality a nd numbers in that PP Leo played the piano and he and
t h e rest of the Sanctimonious Seven played for nearly an hour
and were well received and the audie n ce was we l l and happily
entertained for--a s n oted--the third ti me by this group.
No wonder, since they played and sang sn many of t he o ld
favorites .
Other performers were Jo Ann Roberson, Lion Bev
Watson, L ion Bob Moo re , PP Ben Ski llm an , PP Bil l Anderson and
PDG J. W "Red Hoyle. "
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To be noted:
the Sanct imonio us Se ven
enjoyed playing as much as the audie n ce enjoyed hearing .
To
Ye Ed th~t is a bsolutely wonderful in that a ll c oncerned were
given the pt• ivi lege to "ENJOY , ENJOY"!
Thanl<s a g ain
Sanctimoniou~ Seven .
You a re first-c l ass ambassadors ; a n d
your Club appreciates this fa c t a nd you immense l y.
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utie s in the Phillipines .
Appat· ently, one thing that
tt racted the attention of the U.S. troops --inc luding our good
uddy , Lion Leo--was the number of pretty Filipino girls in
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of the soldiers ' acqui r ing d a nce partners .
And, according to
PP Leo, considering theit' footwear·, many of t he m had " sox
appeal" (fuss at Leo, not me!> .
Again , we thank L ion Leo fot'
lightening our l oad with humor!
Keep 'em co min'!
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Lion PP Leo , Club Historian , took us for a s troll down
Mem ory Lane for the Ashev ill e Lions .
His s tori es are not o n ly
h untot' o u s, but highlight the a c hiev e ments of L ionism in the
past so we b eco me motivated to do lik e wise.
He re ports of the
t im~~ when m e mb~ r~ hi p n ~trn bet ' l!LI 1n t h e h u ndt• eds ,
when 97 of 1171171
members attended programed act i vit ies , and wh en 2 or 3
b sences from meetings p rompt e d escorts by the police .
Leo ' s
q memories ar e i n va luable t o the C lub and we l ook forwa r d to
each ne~1 gem .
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�Shirley Honigman Sari in. a native of
Gastonia NC studied at the University
o f North Caro lina and at the
American Academy o f Dramatic Arts
in NY. In 1947 she married Ralph
Sarlin and moved to Liberty where
she immediately became involved in
civic and humanitarian endeavors.
S he wa s act ive in her hus band 's
business. Sari in Dept. Stores and later
with him in Sarlin Business Service.
S hirley has se rved o n nume ro us
boards inc luding the Pickens County
Library Board, the Pickens County
Mu seum Co mmi ss io n. C le mso n
Little Theatre, Tri County Technical
Foundation . and on the Advisory
Boards o f the Women's Program s
and also the Nursing Program at TriCounty Technical College. She is a
charter Board member o f the Pickens
County American Cancer Society and
continues to serve on that board. She
served eight yea rs as Chairman o ft he
Pickens County Arts Commiss ion
( now ca ll ed th e Pi c kens County
Cultural Commission) and is serving
her twc:nty-seventh year as a member
of that Commiss ion. She is currently
a member o f the Executi ve l3oard of
th e C resce nt Mu s ic C lub of
Grcc:nvillc.
Shirley has served as pres idem of the
Liberty Wonwn 's C lub. the Liberty
Matron s League and the Liberty
Friends of the Library. She has also
served as 7th District President of the
S.C. Ameri can Legion Auxiliary and
as Dert. Parliamentarian of' the S.C.
American Legion Auxiliary. In 1974.
S hirley returned to col lege and
graduated Magna Cum Laude from
Southern Wes leyan Uni\'ersity. Since
then she ha s been busy " ith acting.
her first love.
To encourage talented Liberty lligh
Sc hoo l student s. each ycnr she
presents awards fo r exce llence 111
music. art and drama.
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In recognition o f her dedicat ion to
and promotion of the arts, the Pickens
County Council named the Purchase
Prize of the Annua l Juried Show of
the Pickens County Museum in her
honor. In 1982 she was selected as
C itizen o f the Yea r by the PickensLiberty Lions Club. Shirle~ and her
h~1sband Ralp~l have four children and
nme grandchildren.
T HE S HABllAT SE DE R PICN IC
on August 23. the last one o f the
seaso n, s ho wcased Is rael i fo lk
danci ng led by our acco mplis hed
Rebbitzin Susan Ratner.
IN T H E NEWS last Ju ly 13 under
J theAshevillc C iti zen-Times headline
1" Finkleste in tickles
the ivories to
entertai n Summ it reside nts•· was a
· picture o f himself, and a s hort article
S hirley ha s be e n an active a nd wh ich said, in part, " Leo Finklestcin.
in volved mcrn~er ~ f Congregation ~ 91. who was the piano pl aye~ for t.he
Beth Israel and 1 Sisterhood for the Lions C lub combo, the SanctnnoniUS
ts
past 40 years. During this long period J Seven, is playing the piano fo r the
o f tim e. she has le nt her outs~m~d.ing J Wednesday luncheon cro wd at The
e ne rgy and s uppo rt to actiV ItlcS. Summit retirement residence.''
events and causes far too numerous
to mention.
On July 30. on the front page o f the
Ne ighbo rs secti on. the lead article
was all about Evelyn Wiley, who died
T emple Beth ha-T cphila
last Decem ber. She was the wife of
Ash eville NC
the Temple· s ind isr ensablc custodian
by Marjorie Schachter
Edward Wiley. She was a teacher of
spec ia l educatio n stude nts fo r 28
THE
llR OT H ER II OO D & years and was nam ed 13uncom be
SISTER HOO D jo intly he ld the CountyTeacher of' theYea rinl989.
annua l Temple pic nic at Recreat ion
Park on Sunday, August 18. with the O n WLOS TV o n Wed nesday.
enthu siasti c partic ipati o n o f what August 14 at 6: 30 pm. in connection
seemed to be more people than ever. with a program heing set up at the
T he ho t dogs a nd hamburge rs, municipal course fo r blind golfe rs, o f
prepared by the incomparable chef w hi c h Joe is o ne. there was Joe
Bob Janowitz and his he lpers. a lithe Sulli van himse lf be ing lined up for a
lixings. the sweet watermelons were golf shot.
ingredient s of a wo rld -c las s
traditional picn ic. l lclpers included On Saturday. August I0, on the front
Maurice Gettlcman. Kerry Friedman. page of the Religion sect ion. was an
Dick Braun. Jack Bennctan. Arnie artic le about th e Commiss io n o n
Sgan. Bo b Hn1 s ka. and Bob Soc ia l Action o f Refo rm Judaism's
Janowitz's friend Bobbie Schac m e. first Adult Mitzvnh Corps. An n and
An unforgettable sight wa s Rabbi
Robert Ratne r, Ph D, disappearing
into the di stance, egg in hand,. in hot
pursuit of someone too small and far
away to recognize. in the course of
the raw-egg-catc hing kid s' ga me
tha t ' s become a pi c ni c fixture.
Dignity? Some yoke! Fun! Eggstra
helpings.
Rubin Feldstein were mentioned as
part of a group bui!cling a house under
the aegis of the Corps.
On the front page o f the Business
Section on Sunday, August II. there
was an article ab o ut American
T hres ho ld o f Enka. make r o f
disposable products for the med ica l
indu stry. Bo b Bayer. co mpa ny
Ouoher
�getting the Jewish people to look
ahead and plan for their future. The
year 5757 represents next year when
the Temple expects to conclude the
process and begin implementing the
plans which the congregation and
board have identified.
Under the leade rship o f Alan
Blumenthal , Vice Pres id en t of
Planning and Geri Zhiss, Chairperson
o f " Project Joseph - 5757'', the
congregation will participate in the
process through focus groups and a
written survey. " Project Joseph 5757'' recommendations are
scheduled to be made in May. 1997.
Contact the offi ce for location.
2nd Mondays will meet at Temple on
October 14 at 7:30pm.
The Executive Board will meet at
5:30 pm on October 14, followed by
a full Board Meeting at 7:30pm.
Tot Shabbat will be celebrated at
Temple BethEl on Saturday, October
19 at 9: I S am.
Robert and Elizabeth Davis, Albert
and Joyc:: Garson, Jerry and Lisa
Goldberg. Dav id and Bel/ita
Jacobson. Neil and Janel Kaplan.
David and Francine Kors. Cliff and
Lois Laxer, Jay and Katluy n Levy,
Ken/ and Suzy McKinney. !.anJ' lllld
Dale Polsky. Alan Rosenberg. Steven
and Francine Tar/owe.
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Com mittee and Auxiliary Meetings
for the month of October include:
October 14
Board of Directors
7:30pm
October I 0
7:30pm
Choir Practice
October 2 1
Religious School Board 7:30pm
October 17
7:30 pm
Choir Practice
October 30
Social Action Committee 7:30pm
Temple Beth E l will se nd a
contingent to the annual Crop Walk
on October 27. There will be a picnic
at the Temple at I:00 pm. Contact Jeff
or Mindy Passe at 847-5267 to sign
Our First Friday Family Shabbat up!
was on October 4.
Attenti on Se ni o rs ! J o in Rabbi
The Board of the Sr. Youth Group, Bennett on October 28 at 12:00 pm
LIBERTY, met on Sunday, October for the monthly S.enior Seminar, a ~=============~
6 at the Temple at 2:00PM.
lunchtime ed ucational forum. Bring
your own lunch- the Temple will
The Te mpl e Beth EI/Don Mallins prov ide drinks.
Beth El Synagogue
Go lf To urrt amen~ wa s he ld at
Raintree North on October 7.
Ma ze l Tov to the following on Greenville SC
becoming a B'nai Mitzvah in October by Rita Alexander
The Senior Social Club presented an at Temple Beth El
Th e S ister hoo d o f Be th Israel
evening with Rabbi Bennett 's and
Synagogue held the annual Barbara
Cantor Shepherd's ·'Dueling Guitars"
October 5
Shimlock Torah Fund Luncheon at
onTuesday, October 8.
Lee Weingarten, son of
Beth Israel Synagogue on Sunday,
Andrew and Amy Weingarten
Oc tober 13. 1996. This occasion
The Service of Healing was held at
October 12
honored Shirley Sarlin, selected as
Temple Beth El on October 9.
Heather Shap~ro, daughter of
" Woman of Achievement" for 1996David and Susan Shapiro
1997.
Project Joseph-5757 Focus Groups is
October 19
being held o n October 9, 16. & 23
Michael Desarno, son of
The Torah Fund Ca mpaign is a
and November 7 & 13 at Temple.
Jack and Susan Desarno
projec t o f Wome n 's League for
Please contact the office for times and
October 26
Conservative Judaism through which
to reserve your spot!
Jeffery Gerst, son of
members support the development,
Paul and La urel Gerst
strengthening, and maintenance of
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the Jewish Theological Seminary of
wil l meet at Temple Beth El for six Best wishes on the arrival of:
America: The Sem inary, in add ition
consecuti ve weeks at I I :30 am on Riley Klein. daughter of Amy and to training rabbis and cantors, also
Th ursday mo rnin gs, beg innin g Robert Cohen, born June 5, 1996.
educates teachers, soc ial workers, and
October 10.
la y peop le and se rves as a
Welco me t o the foll o wing ne w fountainhead o f the Conservative
Lunch 'N Learn, a noontime Bible members of Temple Beth El:
Jewish moveme nt th roughout the
Study for busy profess iona ls, will Diana Ades, David and Andrea world.
meet at 12:00 pm on October 14. Birnbaum, Mall and Susan Cohen,
October
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VOLUI'IE 4
APRIL 1, 1998
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Today's meeting was cal led to order in a pt time by First Vice President
Lion Rick Warren in the absence ot our fearless leader, President Rick
Eaton . Ye Ed was called upon for the invocation after which~Lion PP Joe
ParsonsJled us in the singi ng of our usual two songs. Your
Truly
sorely
!~sed the opportunity to sing beside Lion Joe Sull
n . Hurry
back, Joe, because the entire membership of the Club misses you and
your valuable comments.,
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Lion Frank called upon those present to furnish comments about
Lionistic health and welfare . Lion PDGs Jack Cole ang_ ,ve ~.e.2.r~~
upon th.e condition ot highly va_!trarit"e P ':__t~ c:._!_r:!i'~8l-s_:!Il' . L ~o i ,t. ·
;f1!"teThg g-o -tr'eatmen"t7t -S.!:..2.-C?_.S ~;-o~.t !_Pparent : y ·"-~ is _ s.~~) ,!.c~ t<!_
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his doctors will allow. And hopefull y , that is ver y soon indeed.
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Following are comments ot PP Ann Ric'e p ert inent to the soon to be Horse
S how as promoted and/or sponsored by thi s Club; be ready when called
upon. This annual s how is a good
fundraiser and need s the help of all
who wi ll to be ever gainful in att endan ce and f inan ci al s uccess .
Please do not hesita te to volunteer .
Today's program consisted of comment s pro and con regarding Club
busines s and its upcoming election of n ew officers and directors .
lion Jack Cole in t roduced Donald F. De cke r, a new member of the band,
("The Sanctimonious - ever how many") and a hot prospect for membership
in our organization. From comments among those pre s ent today, he will
be a most welcome addition to our roster.
Lion Ed S hurt s reported that the Asheville Lions Club held a banquet at
the Biltmore Town Hall on l'larch 2 8, 1998, to c elebrate the club's 75th
anniversary.
It was attended by we l l over fifty members and guests.
The mu sic was s upplied by the Sanctimonious Seven led by PDG Jack Cole.
Band member s included: JoAnn Robers on, Beverly Watson, Annie l'lae
Love lace, Frances Aik en , John Ma t thews, Jqy Peterson, Bill Andersan ,
and Don De cke r .
lion VDG Jim Edgar wa s ma s ter of ce remonie s. Af ter introduci ng the gue s t s , h e gave a s hort h istory ot our c lub. Our third
org anizational meeting was held on December 22 , 19 22, with fifty
c ha rt e r me mber s attending. That is t he ott ic ial d ay that we·· received
our c harter. The speaker at th e mee ti n g delivered a sp eech which is
stil l appr opr i ate today . He sai d, "A Lio n is one who has achieved
s uccess, wh o h as lived well, laughed often and loved much, •.• who has
lett th e world a bette r place than he found it, . . . who has always looked
tor the best in o thers and given the best that he has • . • "
In the 1960's our c lub grew to 170 members which was the second largest
club in the State. This cl ub conducted an annual Horse show,
esta blished an Eye Clinic, and was one of the few clubs to have a
musical band. Our club has furnished nine District Governors to
District 3 1-A including Lions Shelby Horton, Jack Cole, Jim Parker, Guy
Penland, and Tom Parsons. We have sponsored 12 new clubs including
Asheville preakfast , Greater Asheville , West Asheville, Blao ~M ountain,
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Lion PP Leo F i~kelstein was s. chegJ,tl.ed to gi~ U§. 5A-b.t-~cu;.!.s._I!J......!!l..QIIle.(lt
ciilled " r1hmemb er Wilen." ~&e :fi;-'t'.i on Leo was in the hosoital
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Our speaker was Lion Stewart Humphrey of the Enka Lions Club .
He is'
also CEO of Eliada Homes and District 31-A chaplain. He had a great
sense of humor and kept us entertained. He ended with thoughts based on
Lion's Code of Ethics and summarized by our motto "We Serve . " His
address reminded me of the charter speech gi v en 75 years agl referred
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Donald F. Decker was inducted into the club as a new member.
Lion
Decker has lived in Florida, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. He plays
a saxophone so is already in the band.
He i s sponsored by Lion PDG
Jack Cole. Welcome into the Club Lion Don .
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Lion President Rick Eaton presented plaques to the five members of the
club who have more than 50 years of service.
They are Lions Jack Cole,
Leo Manley, Charlie Miller, J.O.
McCollum, and Leo Finkelstein. Lion
Leo has 6B years of service.
Lion PDG Guy Penland presented Lion PP Ann Rice with a special award in
gratitude for the hard work that Lion An~ faithfully performs for the
Club. Lion Ann is indeed a prime-mover who gets things done .
The> me>al '"''"" cate l"u.d by F.-i na Frionds. It was e><ce!lent and plentiful.
The arrangements for the banquet were hor d~ed by ooohaLrman Lion pp Ann
Rice and Lion pp Bill Weber. It was a lot of work but everythLng went
smoothly. Thank you Lions Ann and Bill ror your leadership.
The Club graciously invites every person to come down to the Asheville
Lions Eye Clinic and purchase any of the pic t ures that were taken at
the banquet by photographer, Larry Horton, nephew of Yours Truly, for
only $1.00 each .
See you ne><t time.
S. E. H.
SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 199B-1999
PresidentFrank Warren
1st Vice President- Buddy Riesenberg
2nd Vice President- Bill Weber
3rd Vice President- David Walls
Secretary-Ed Shurts
T reasurer-Jan Grove
Lion Tamer- Stan Lieberman
Tail Twister- PP Rick Eaton
ONE YEAR DIRECTORS
TWO YEAR DIRECTORS
Randy Bu c k n er
Roger Darrough
PDG Jim Parker
PP Ann Rice
PP Joe Schandler
Beve rly W<~tson
Dave Perkins
PP Brad Pippinger
PP Ed Krause
PP Jim Dutton
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at the next meet ing for assignments during the Horse Show . We will have
three shows on Saturday, 11 am, 1:30 pm and 7 pm, please mark your
calendars and volunteer for those assignments as you are able.
We have '-'acancies and need Lions for the following
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Skyboxes:
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Gates:
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Saturday 1:00 pm
Saturday 6 : 30 pm
Monday 5/11 6 pm
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION
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HEALTH & IfELFARE
Lion PP Ann Rice for receiving
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Lion Bev Watson
Lion Nancy Penland
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tenor sax .
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Leo Finkelstein Papers
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This collection contains materials relating to Leo Finkelstein, resident of Asheville, North Carolina, the Asheville Lions Club, and the Beth Ha-Tephila Cemetery in Asheville. It contains computer discs, notes, scrapbooks, book drafts, correspondence, photographs, programs, fliers, and other materials related Leo Finkelstein, his wife Sylvia, and the Lions Club, Elks Club, and Jewish Community in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Lions Roar: History of Lion's Club
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English
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Historical reports from the time when Leo Finkelstein served as historian of the Lions Club.
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Lions Club (Asheville, N.C.)
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998
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1989
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50 pages
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Asheville (N.C.)
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1987
army
fellowship
history
Lion's Roar
report
South Pacific
World War II