She became aware of her gift as a young child when she would tell her mother of guests who were to arrive at their home before any one knew they were coming. Quote, "My teachers and guides, as I affectionately term these higher minds, have been directing my awareness and have helped me bring comfort and solace to hundreds of people seeking answers to life’s puzzles."
Dr. Bess Permut has been a trail blazer. She has always been the type of person who steps up when she is needed.
Dr. Permut served her country honorably at Pearl Harbor as a Statistician in the United States Navy during WW II. She worked closely with Admiral Nimitz and made sure the ships had everything on board that they needed. Her's was a crucial job and not for the faint of heart. Not to mention it was a man's world at that time and she garnered their respect for her contribution to the effort.
She has always been involved in her community while all the time managing a practice, raising a child, and having a happy marriage for 66 years. She continues to be active to this day and credits all of her success to the wisdom in her books that comes to her from Divine Source.
Below is a photo and story from the early 1950's when she was the First President of the North east Business 'man's' Association. In the 1950's after the war she and her husband owned their own business in Cincinnati Ohio. They needed a parking lot and Dr. Permut stepped up once again when no one else would and again in a man's world it was not easy.
Dr. Bess Permut in a newspaper article hailing her for saving Knolton's Corner. She was the first Woman President of the North side Retail Merchants Association. The following is the text of that article and is provided here as an example of what one person can accomplish and to illustrate how our actions spring forth and affect other people's lives. In this case it was all positive but as we know the negative can work the same. Dr. Pemut has always walked her talk in being a positive role model to her family, community and country as her teaching stresses.
Woman Merchant Turns Years Of Talk Into Action
by James Feldman
Knowlton's Corner businessmen have begun some major improvements to revitalize their neighborhood, and a woman is the moving force behind them.
She is Mrs. Maurice Permut, first woman president of the North side Retail Merchants Ass. Mrs. Permut and her husband own Permut's Pharmacy, 4009 Hamilton avenue.
When she took over as head of the association a year ago, she vowed that the much needed parking lot that men had been discussing for years would become a reality.
The Parking Lot opened two weeks ago. Mrs Permut now is urging her fellow merchants to improve their store and several have taken her cue already. Mrs. Permut said she agreed to run for presidency of the merchants association only on condition the store owners would do something about the parking problem.
"I knew it was up to us to do something about it" she said. "I don't think it is up to the city to provide parking for merchants any more than it is up to the city to provide air conditioning."
Mrs. Permut and fellow members of the association raised $114,000.00 to buy the old Americus Theatre , tear it down and build the lot which holds 144 cars.
The lot was only the beginning. The fact that it was being built encouraged store owners to spruce up.
Louis Stillpass, owner of the Bargain Center, 4039 Hamilton, was so pleased with it he put a whole new front on his store. Louis Jacobs, association secretary, made improvements in his
Women's Apparel, 4029 Hamilton.
William Okrent remodeled his shop, at 4038 Hamilton, and says he's going to make more improvements. Daniel Delbert, manager of Woolworth's 4011 Hamilton, says his store has been partly remodeled, and more improvements are under consideration.
"We're going to put a new front on our store next spring," says seymour Baum, who owns a jewelry store at 4027 Hamilton.
The Rev. Karl Kollath, of the First Evangelical United Church of Christ; 1625 Hoffner Street said the merchants' improvements program helped spur further improvements to his 78- year- old church.
The Congregation which numbers 800 persons from all over the city, began making improvements several years ago, but the program had slowed down a bit. Now, said Mr. Kollath their church is going to spend $100,000 to put in a new kitchen and renovate meeting rooms offices and a lounge.
The merchants gave us the incentive, 'he said.'
Jerry Heldman, owner of Al's Toggery, 4023 Hamilton, said his store remodeled several years ago, ut he's going to put up a new awning to improve it further.
The General attitude of Knowlton's Corner merchants was summed up by Mel Nadler, owner of Nadler's Men's and Boy's Clothing, 4016 Hamilton, who is treasurer of the merchants association: "Our shopping area now compares with any shopping center, We've got everything right here and all the conveniences and we're looking ahead."
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