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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-10-20

To the Jew social justice and world the ideals
which he has subscribed to and sponsored since the days OF
the PROPHETS To the Jew there has been nothing i'm
portant than these ideals They have been the food which
is therefore unnatural for to expect that many
Jewish workers have become affiliated with the labor
movement because it has sponsored these same ideals
The American labor movement at its various conven
lions has passed resolutions opposing American entrance In
the second World War and resolutions condemnng fascist
countries for their persecution of the Jewish people At
Milwaukee, where the German American Bund is trying to
Roadway because of the cS predominanty German
population the Milwaukee labor movement formed mass
picket line of 900 around the hall of prospective Bund
meeting This picket line clearly illustrated for all Amer
lea who sanderng the Jewish people and who went
forward in the defense against this SANDER
It has often been the excuse of the Jewish employer
whose shop might be the of STRIKE that ne
being singled because he happens to be jewish The
reputation of the American labor movement dlsrOves THIS
conditions and obtaining recognition of the right OF work.
collective bargaining The Jewish employer there
fore uSaby appeal to the jewish people OF the
community in that the union struggle is particular
and peculiar discrimination against him as jew
Fascism always appeals demogogicaly to the econom
cay disnherited to the underpad worker the unemployed
the subsstent living sharecropper and the struggling small
Storekeeper Hitler to power by such appeals SINH
lar appeals are made in city through the printed
word Where workers underpad and have to work long
hours and where the employer happens to be Jew tnee
fascist arguments effective. Where the employer
especially the Jewish employer treats his employees tary
and does overwor underpay them and recognizes
and deals with their democraticay elected SPOKESMAN
such arguments fail.
The Jewish people have nothing to fear in respect to
fascism in America if they ally themselves with all FORCES
working for the defense of democratic of living
and particularly must they ally themselves WIN the
lean labor movement the greatest and strongest 1OCe O
the defense of American democratic Institutions
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-10-20
BY r. o. BERG
and e. w. PHILLIPS

Pennsylvania Avenue to the other,
and where even the extensions
of remarks" in the Congressional
Record may be regarded as pO-
tential dynamite.
It's a strange thing, but the
articles among the extensions of
remarks" that might be termed
"pro-German" usually come from
Congressman who are anti
Semitic. Take Rep. Jacob Thork-
elson, of Montana, Cor take what
is left Of him after William Dud-
ley Policy is finished).
Even as the White House an
nounced that an alien submarine
was seen fueling from two tank
ers off the Florida coast, Rep.
ThOrkelSOn said: Germany, not
having any colonies, has no place
where her raiders can take on
supplies or obtain repairs"
Filled with ideas by the discred-
tied Policy, Thorkelson sends
through his daily attacks, printed
free in the Congressional Record,
and tries to portray the Jews as
1.-THE invisible government"
In memory of the oldest inhab-
liant of the House Press Gallery
(and some have shaved there for
thirty years or mOre) there never
was a Congressman "taken for a
ride" as Ham Fish was taken by
Virginia's StateSman-IiEe Wood
rum.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-10-20
BETWEEN YOU
AN D M E
BY PAUL A. PETERS

indebted to Walter WincheIPs
Girl Friday for this story at the
expense of a military man who
recently was much in the public
eye An American just back
from Warsaw said that during the
height of the Nazi bOmbardment
he heard another American ask
a Polish soldier the nearest and
quickest way to safety F.. This
was the reply: 1.-TWO blocks down,
turn to the left and follow Smigly-
RidZ"
STYLE NOTE: The war has
precipitated quite a controversy
among orthodox Jews in London.
One wing maintains that carrying
a gasmask on the Sabbath consti-
tutes violation of the Sabbath.
The opposition contends that the
"pikuach nefesh" principle Saving
a soul in time of danger) super
cedes the sancity of the Sabbath.
SEA YARN Our waterfront
snOOper whispers that the ships
surgeon on the liner Athena,
which was tOrpedOed off Scotland
by the NaZis, was DIR. Albert
Sharman, an eminent Jewish gym
ecOlOgist of Glasgow DIR.
Sharman, who was among those
rescued, was making his annual
holiday trip and at the same time
was relieving the permanent ship
surgeon.
SPORTS NOTE: If Prexy Henry
Monsky turns up at B'nai Birth
banquet one of these nights with
tonsils so sore that Bernie Postal
has to sub for him on the rostrum,
put it down to football &. For his
husky son, Hubert, who stands
six-feet-two in his stockinged I'M
derpinning, is a varsity guard on
! the Nebraska eleven that recently
handed mighty Minnesota a trim
ming Aside to Postal: Will
you please ascertain whether HUI
bert is related to Leroy Monsky
of 'Bama Rose Bowl fame?
VERSATILITY: There has been
considerable comment on the ex-
treme versatility displayed by
young German refugees in this
country We offer a study in
versatility that will be hard to
beat, in the person of one Jere-
miah Hescheles, a new employee
in the New York office of the
JTA. and an immigrant from PO-
land by way of the Pisa U. Medi-
cal school in Italy Jerry is
the author of an interesting war
novel in Yiddish. not yet published
He has written articles for
the Yiddish press He is also
well-cOnsidered as poet His
languages include Italian, Hebrew,
English and YiddiSh On top
of all this, he is an accomplished
fiddler -. And, for good measure,
he is something of movie actor,
having appeared briefly as viO-
linist in the current Yiddish film,
Die KIiatshe.
MISH-MASH: Israel Meremin-
sky, Palestine labor leader who
has just arrived in this country
for six-month stay, is an affable
gentleman who will be very much
liked by all who meet him
Among his many worries at the
moment are the fact that he has
had no word as to the fate of his
aged father in Soviet-held terri
tory and his brother, who lived in
Cracow, which fell to the Nazis in
the early days of the war I.
M. has a charming wife and two
lovely blond daughters, twins of
nine A welcome visitor to the
JTA offices in N'Yawk was DR..
Asher Isaacs, editor of the Amer
lean Jewish Outlook of Pittsburgh
and Pittsburgh u. economist.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-10-20
Jews And The Labor Movement

"a guest editorial especially written for the Southern Jewish
Weekly by Eugene Fedman member of The Transfers and
Chauffers union, A. F. L)
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-11-09
THE POWER IN YOUR PURSE

Your pocketbok whether contains pennies dollars hold
economic force there is purchasing power Spent
thought perpetuae unemployment depressions war;
cuy Directed into cooperative channels through
COOP store it help bring peace plenty stability
Which way will you the power O your purse?
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
JOE HALE IS SAVED FROM
ELECTRIC CHAIR
NEGROES PLACED ON JURIES
IN McCRACKEN COUNTY,
KENTUCKY

Padueah, Kentucky, May 2|oe
Hale, who for the last thirty-twe
menths has been confined in the
"deaah row" of the Kentucky pen
itenJiary, was saved from the cleo
ric chair and received a sentence
of life Imprisonment after plead
ing guilty here April %. He was
charged with the murder of w.
r. roon in September, 1886. His
conviction and sentence to the
electric chair was reversed by the
u. S. supreme court on April II.
1888, on The grounds that the
Halo Indictment was drawn by a
grand jury from which Negroes
were excluded. Hale was repre-
scented in the supreme court by
NAACP attorneys who secured the
reversal of the decision of the
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
IBpOE. Of ". MIDWEST
ASSN. PLANS MOVED AHEAD

The three day convention will
be held in Omaha, July 2, 3, and
4. There will be a big parade On
the first day, Sunday July End.
The chairman of the parade COM
mitaee have planned an elaborate
parade representing the seven
states of the ASSOCIATION. Bobbie
Brown, chairman Of the decora-
ton committee said contracts are
now being signed by the business
people along oath street and vi
entity for an elaborate street de-
d ration. Mr.. Brown urges all BUSH
ness in the district of oath Lake
streets to help make the conven-
ton a big success and affair for
the many visitors expected and to
show a spirit of cooperation and
enthusiasm so as tt challenge the
other midwestern cities for civic
showmanship and civic pride. Sew
eral colorful marching clubs r
expected. Letters will be sent to
the numerous lodges and temples
expecting 10 attend to enter de-
corated cars for the big parade.
Prizes will be awarded for the best
decorated cars Citizens are also
invited to decorate and enter their
cars Delegates and visitors will
come from Colorado, Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Wyoming
The convention headquarters will
be at the Elks Hall, 242O Lake
St.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
LINCOLNITE ENDORSED FOR
URBAN LEAGUE POST
Squres to Seattle

Ever since it became known THAI
Mr.. Bernard Squires, has accept
ed the position of Urban League
Secretary at Seattle Wash, eff
fective June LIST, many aspirants-
both local and otherwise have
made applications for the vacancy
Among those promenently men
toned for the past IS, Willard +.
Woods the very efficient secre-
tary of the Urban League at Lin-
coin, Nebr.
Mr.. Woods is a fine young man.
a Nebraska product, graduate OF
the University of Nebraska, capa-
BILE and we'll liked. He has done
splendid work in Lincoln, his
hometown.
The Omaha Guide would like 50
see this important position given
to a Nebraskan and heartily u
dorses Mr.. Willard F. Woods for
the position of Urban League sec-
rotary in Omaha, Nebr.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
? Race
Girls On
Honor
Roll

The Omaha Guide wishes to *
tend it's congratulations to Betty
James and Ruth Forrest two of
our ewn girls who each received
AZ AS and e named among
the large number of Honor stu
dents of the Senior class Of Cen
trail High school.
Young Miss James has had the
single honor of making the Honor
Roll each semester since she en-
tered High school, an enviable re-
cord and one to which more of
our high school students should
aspire. =
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
Frog On His Way
To Guam

"When the newly appointed
Governor of Guam Commander
James T. Alexander u. S. NJ de-
parted recently from San Francis
co for Guam on board the Navy
transport CHAUMoNT, his ship
mates included a dozen pair of
Jumbo frogs native to Louisiana.
Tho frogs are to be utilized in the
development of q new program OF
animal husbandry and experiment
tai agriculture in Guam.
In the course of experiments to
improve submarine rescue met
dds, actual diving conditions were
stimulated under which two Navy
divers performed the equivalent of
an actual sea dive of 500 feet, a
new worlds record. These new
records were made with the aid of
a recently perfected breathing
mixture.
The word 'JAMoKE' is used
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
GOODWILL SPRING MUSICAL
A GREAT SUCCESS
$50 SINGERS PARTICIPATE
1900 ATTEND

Negro spiriduals and traditional
choral music were blended together
for the fifth annual goodwill
spring concert presented Sunday
afternoon by 13 choirs, comprising
$50 singers, from Negro churches
of the city at Technical High
school auditorium.
The massed choirs were directed
by Rev. ]. S. Williams. pastor OF
Hillside Presbyterian church. Mrs
Pearl Gibson, directr of the St.
John AME church, led the sing
ing of the congregations and
choirs combined.
The concert was arranged by a
committee headed by l.. l.. NC
Way, founder of the annual must
cal.
Between numbers, Rev II. d
Hancock, pastor ,d Clair Metho-
dist church, discussed the relation
of the choir to the church.
Rev. L A. Story If Cleaves TEN.
ple and Rev. C. @. Hickerson Of
Bethel Baptist, church delivered
the invocation and b~enediction, re
spectively.
The churches which participated
were Bethel Baptist, Clair. Cleave'
Temple, Freestone Baptist, Hill
side. Mount Moriah, Pieasan'
Green. Salem St. j hn, Bethel A
M E., and Zion Baptist.
The committee in charge, othel
than McVay. included Mrs. }. >
Jefferson, Mrs. Viola Bradford
Miles speese, Edward Beasley ant
Mrs. Anna Hatcher, Harry Speese
]. C. Hall.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
Mrs.. Roosevelt To Present
Spingarn Medal To Marian
Anderson AT K.A.A.C.P. Meet

New York, April 30-It was
formally announced here today
hat Mrs. Roosevelt will presenz
the gath Spingarn medal to Mar
ian Anderson at the closing see~
sion of the 30th annual conference
of the NAACP on July 2 at Rich
mond, Va.
The ceremonies will be held in
the famous Mosque. largest and
mos beautiful of Richmond's au-
ditoricms. Il is probable that one
radio chains will broadcast thx
presentation.
Publication of a rumor that Mra-
Roosevelt would make the presen-
tation has inundated the NAACP
with reques.s for tickets of admis-
son. Although the ceremony is
more than two months away, in
dividuals and groups from as far
north as Boston and as far south
at Atlanta have already signifie6
their intention of going to Rich
mond for this occasion Although
he Mosque will seat approximate
ly 5000 persons, the committee On
program for me annual conferences
is making preparations for an
overflow crowd. It's also consider
ing requests that have been made
for issuance of reserved seat tic
kets to delegates to the annual
conference expected to number
around 1000, and to members Of
the NAACP. Public announcement
will be made in the press if il lie
decided to do this.
Nationwide interest in the cor
ference and particularly in the
presentation of the medal to Misc
Anderson by Mrs. Roosevelt has
been great accentuated by the
recently barring of Miss Anderscn
from Constitution Hall by the
OAR and from the use of a pub
lie school auditorium by the Dis
trict of Columbia school board and
a subsequent concert on Easter
Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington heard by $500 per
sons. -
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
ANTI LYNCnlhG PETITIONS
BEING EAGERLY SIGNED

New York May 4 More than
600 petitions, each containing 25
or more lines totalling upwards
of $1,000 signatures, have been
returned already to the national
offices of the NAACP, it was an
nounced here 3 day. Requests by
mail. air mail and telegdam for
additional petitions are being re-
ceived from all parts of the United
States, including a number OF
southern white groups.
As there has been considerable
talk in Washington about adjourn
ment of Congress by the end of
June, it is necessary, the NAACP
pointed out, that the million sigma
lures sought for passage of the
anti-lynching bill must be secured
very soon. Additional petitions
ready for signing are available at
the offices of the NAACP, SO
Fifth avenue, New Yodk, N Y.
All persons interested in helping
to swell the number of signers
are urged to write the NAACP,
fes petitions. Signatures should
then be secured as rapidly as pos
sible and the signed petitions re-
turned to the New York office.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
SPAULDING HEADS FIGHT
FOR EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES

Durham N, c. May PAS a
further evidence of his deep in
terest in and support of the fight
being waged by the NAACP a
gainst educational inequalities, c.
c. Spaulding president of the
North Carolina Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, has ordered sent to
him 100 oJpies of "Rasial Inequa-
lities in Ednsation," published by
she NAACP which he has volun-
teered to sell to 100 citizens of
North Carolina at 81 or more. Mr..
Spaulding volunteered TO do this In
a conference with Walter White.
secretary of the NAACP, when
Mr.. White spoke here on April %.
Mr.. Spaulding promised Mr.. White
that he w uld forward his personal
check for at least 500 whether he
succeeded in selling the entire 100
copies or not. The funds thus Sc
cured will be devoted to the fur
therance of the campaign for edu-
cational opportunity.
In commenting upon Mr. Spauld-
ing's offer, the NAAGP paid tri-
butte 10 his vEian and Willingness
to help.
"If only more persons were as
active as Mr.. Spaulding in this and
in other ways, the associations
statement declared "the fight
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06

by sailors of the Navy to desig-
nate coffee. Coffee is grown on
the islands of Java and Mocha,
the combination giving the word
JAMOKE.'
1t is a violation of Navy regu-
lations to bring any kind of mat
ches abroad a Naval vessel eth
err than safety matches.
Navy Post Offices on ships and
Naval Stations are branches of
the United States Post Office, New
York City"
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
court of appeals of Kentucky.

court of appeals of Kentucky.
Pursuant to the mandate re
the U. S. supreme cour5, Negroes
were placed on the grand jury
which brought in a new indictment
against Hale. The presence ct Ne
groes on this jury marked the first
time for Negro jury service in the
history of McCracken county, Ken
lucky.
Hale was represented in the
lower court by the law firm OF
Grassland and Grassland, local
white attorneys in Paducah, Ky
and Leon S. Ransom Of Washing.
ton, D. C. representing the NAA
CT. Both Hale and his mother re-
joiced at the announcement thai
Hale had been saved from the cleo
trio chair and had resolved life
imprisonment.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
OPENED TO GET
NEGRO AIRMEN IN NAVY

Washington, May 4 (Ct-After
waging a successful fight to get
special provision for the training
of Negro air pilots in the u. S.
Army, Edgar G. Brown, president
of the United Government En-
ployees, went Immediately before
the Committee ON Naval Affairs
in the Senate with a plea that
similar provision for the training
of Negro pilots be made for the
Navy.
Mr.. Browns statement before
the Committee on training Negro
Naval pilots, as published in the
Hearings" reads in part: "The
advent of these new faces of color
ed Americans in the Nays air
defense might well prove a most
happy situation. It could be very
easily accomplished by insertion
of specific language so authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Navy and
providing additional funds on page
2 of H. R. 4278, and Likewise the
last page in reference to the
amounts set forth in this measure
for Hampton Roads, Hampton,
Va: the expansion too of Langley
Field"
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
DEWEY JONES DEAD

Chicago, May a (C)-Dewey r.
Jones, former managing editor of
the Chicago Defender and former
associate adviser on Negro affairs
Interior, Washington, and more re-
in the U. s. Department of the
Gently assistant at Hull House,
died suddenly M5nday morning.
April 10 He was 80 years old.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
Mrs. Motion Reelected To
National Council of
Women

New York, May a (C)-Mrs.
Jennie B. Motion, wife of DR.. r.
R Motion and president of the Ma
tional Association of Colsred
Women, was unanimously re-elect-
ed fourth vice president of the
National Council of Women of the
United States. Inc, in the club
rooms Of. the Women's City Club,
Radio eity, Thursday afternoon
Mrs Motion was nominated by DR..
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
HARLEM BUSINESS
ADVERTfSES IN NEW
YORK CITY BUSES

New York May a (C)-The MIC
key Carolina Funeral Home, 21
Lenox avenue, at 122 street, found
ed by E. H. Mickey, has places
placard advertising in city buses
running through Harlem, the tirsf
colored enterprise to use this ne-
dunn. )
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06

which e so much to this and
succeeding generations of Ameri-
can Negroes could be greatly in
tensified and even greater victories
c1uld be won. We hope others will
follow Mr. Spaulding's fine ex-
ample"
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06

Julia Colearan-Rebinson president
of the New York City Federation
of Women's Clubs.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06

Miss Josephine Harreld, talent
ed daughter Of Prof. Kemper Har-
reid, noted Negro violinist will
appear in a Piano recital here at
the YWCA auditorium, 18th and
Howard Streets, Saturday even
ing May 18th at 8 o'clock.
Miss Harreld is a graduate of
Spellman College, the Jnliard
school of Music in New York city
and has a Master of Arts degree
in Music fn Radcliffe College.
She received a scholarship in music
from the Drama League of Ameri-
ca for study abroad at the Mozar-
terrain Academy, Salybury, Aus
tria.
Miss Harreld has been most
cordially received in recitals
throughout the counshy and es-
pecially in the west and on the
coast where she has recently APP
peared.
About rs prominent persons
of hth races have subscribed as
patrons for this affair and the
Woman's Auxiliary of St Philips
Episcopal Church under whose
auspices Miss Harreld is to be
presented. hope to, make this af-
fair one of the outstanding must
cal events of the season.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06

Talented young pianist who will
appear at the YWCA auditorium.
18th and Howard Streets, Satur-
day evening, May 18th under the
auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary
of St Phillips Episcopal church.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-06
City
Edition

4fte WeatneF
Weather outlook for the
period May l to May 6
Upper Miss. and Lower
Mo. Valleys and Northern
and Central Great Plains,
probably some local show
lers WITHIN first half Of
week and again towar6
close; cooler Mon. or
Tuesday north p,rtions
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Markers Will Prevent
The Mixing of Colors
And Various Plants

It is always well to identify newly
planted seeds by placing a marker
OF some kind or other in their row.
Such an Identification prevents the
mixing Of colors, or, in the case of
varieties which look alike, prevents
mixing different plant families.
Much time is saved when establish
ing a permanent garden by planting
properly identified material.
For Identification purposes there
is available wooden plant label.
Four and six inch sizes are econom-
ically purchased. Men handy with
tools often prefer to make their own.
They can be made by cutting suit
able pieces of wood to the proper
size and then thoroughly soaking the
pieces in a strong solution of sui
phate of iron. When dry, the pieces
are again soaked, this time in lime
water. When dry again the labels
are painted with fiat white paint to
make writing on them easy.
For long life nothing is better than
the zinc label, made by cutting sheet
zinc into strips q of an inch wide
and 6 inches long. One end is
pointed for easy insertion in the soil.
Plant names are written on the
labels with bright steel pen or an
old-fashioned quill, using a chem
ical ink. The ink formula is: Into
"a ounces Of water dissolve, in order,
one ounce of verdigris, one ounce of
sal ammoniac and one-half ounce
of lampblack. Keep we'll stopped.
Shake the bottle thoroughly before
use. After this ink has dried on the
zinc it is practically indelible.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Care Of Hybrid Tea Rose
Abundance of Water Is Provided
By Method of Sub. Irrigation

ductive as those grown in water cul-
lures If provided with adequate plant
nutrients, growers may find it wise
to feed their roses with complete
plant nutrients in soluble form
through a sub-irrigation system.
There is growing feeling on the
part Of many Investigators that roses
would be in better condition to re-
sist attacks Of diseases if they were
adequately supplied with nutrients.
This matter needs thorough investi-
cation from this standpoint.
One other thing which rose grow
ers might do to advantage during
the summer period is to furnish some
protection from the hot sun. High
temperatures undoubtedly have a
debiltating effect upon the rose
plant. A light frame covered with
muslin plant cloth would be service
able and If this were made to cover
both sides and top, it would at the
same time protect the roses from
the Japanese beetle, an insect which
is particularly fond of all members
of the rose family.
Such frame might be useful, too,
in supporting a winter protective
covering of some sort so as to pre-
vent injuries from low temperatures.
1t is believed that if hybrid tea
roses are supplied with water and
plant nutrients and protected from
the hot sun. they would continue
growth and bloom during the sum-
mer months and be in better condi-
ton for a gratifying performance
in the fall.