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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-06-07

Editors Note: The author of
the following article recently
returned to Bombay after a
round the world tour. Mr..
SargOn is managing editor of
the Jewish Tribune of Bonn
bay and correspondent of the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
BOMBAY
After a very stormy passage
across the Pacific from the United
States, covering a nonstop vOy-
age of more than fifteen days, we
were happy to sight the shores of
Japan. In the distance could be
seen Mount Fujiyama all aglOw,
looking respondent in the rising
sun-a scene most beautiful and
picturesque.
Yokohama, where we disem-
Darked, does not have any sort of
Jewish population. In Tokyo, the
capital Of Japan, few Jews could
be found but the largest number
center round Kobe, where it is
estimated they total about 200.
Most of these Jews are in bust
ness and come from Iraq and In
dia, with which countries they con-
duct an extensive export business.
The community also includes Jew
ish immigrants from Russia and
other countries. Most of the Jews
are in Japan primarily for COM
mercial purposes.
The Jews appear to be cOntented.
They have synagogue where
services are regularly conducted
on Sabbaths and High Holidays;
those who are particular about
KaShrhth have the benefit of the
services of a shOchet, who sIaught-
ers chickens only. Kosher meat is
not available unless it is brought
from Shanghai, a distance of about
three days by steamer. When ii
comes to a question of circum-
cisiOn a nobel i'm imported from
Shanghai, and this becomes an ex-
pensive proposition since his fare
and other expenses have to be
cared for.
Through the initiative of severa'
Ashkenazi Jewish residents Of
Kobe a communal organization
called the KEDO has been re-
Gently form e d. The KEDO is
headed by a board composed Of
five members, elected at gen.
eral meeting of the community
The same meeting also chose re-
ligious and audit commissions Of
three members each.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-06-07
ARo1JT MORRIE ARNOVICH.


Only a year ago MOrrie ArnO-
vich. the B'nai Birth laddie from
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, was Slam
ming the ball at a terrifying pace.
He was hitting all pitchers and
hitting to all parts of the ball
mark and his batting average rose
to a miraculous figure in big
league tabuIatiOns. Believe it or
NOT Morrie ArnOvich was busting
the apple for a cool 400 percent
age mark.
This time a year ago young Ar
novich was the hottest thing in
baseball and the lift he gave to
the Sleepy Town fans was the
greatest tonic they had had since
Connie Mack broke up his World
Champion Athletics. Arnovich was
the baseball find of the year and
in Philadelphia he was tops. Had
he wanted to be mayor, Ben
Franklin himself would have hand
ed over the keys to the City Hall.
HOnors? MOrrie got them all. In
his second year of big league base
ball MOrrie was rendered an CAR
nOvich Day" by his fanatic fol-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-06-07
The jews In Japan
By JOE |. SARGON
By JOE /. SARGON

The KEDO alps to promote the
cultural and religious life of the
community. 1t considers it desir-
able to acquaint the Japanese peO-
pie with the Jewish character i'm
order to foster better understand
ing. 1t also does good work in the
community in the field of charity
and has assisted a number of jew
ish refugees from Germany, who
have either passed through Japan
or have settled in that country.
The Jews of Kobe meet quite
regularly and they closely asso-
ciate with each other. We were
agreeably surprised to read the
following report under the cap
ton "Judaist Club Organized in
the December 10Th issue of the
Japan Advertiser, an Anglo-Jap-
anese daily, announcing the open
ing of the "Kobe Jewish Club"
two days before our arrival at
that port:
"SOme 80 representative Juda-
lists in Kobe were present at the
inaugural meeting of the Kobe Ju-
daist Club held at the Kobe Syna-
gOgue, Saturday evening. The new
club was organized with the OBJ
ject of starting an anti-COmin-
tern movement i'm Japan. Mem
berS of the Club will assemble at
the Club Hall every morning and
offer prayers in Hebrew. About
200 Judaists i'm Kobe are expected
to join the new club"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-06-07

p0F1Cnce during MOrrie'S first year
in the majors. proved the twenty
six year old athlete hit at a steady
clip of 300 throughout his first
year and we've just spent the last
couple of minutes showing how he
had ragged like a prairie fire in
the first half of the 1889 season
only to slow up to a twO-alarm
blaze i'm the tail-end of the grind.
So far this season he's been hit
ting like school boy but then
again he still has three-fifthS of
the schedule ahead.
One thing in the kids favor, ac-
cording to Doc Prothro, mentor of
the Phillies, is that young Arno-
vich is taking his slump at the
plate seriously but not so seriously
that it affects his entire game.
"The kid knows he can hit and
realizes that he's been in a slump
since the season began" PrOthrO
says. 'Let's say that he knows he
never really got started thus far
this season and is trying dOggedly
to get back where he belongs. Nor
rie's tried changing his stance,
his bat, his grip ON the club and
even splitting twice before enter
ing the box, but he's only expert
nlenting. I'll stake a century note
that one of these days he'll start
going to town and keep his bicy-
Gle going until the seasons over.
MOrrie's a powerful hitter an d
don't you forget it,"
Naturally, We'll swing along
with Doc Prothro. If the master
mind is convinced the thing is on
ly temporary we're satisfied. Any
dabbler in statistics can prove to
you that if the Jewish youngste1
starts hitting in the same manner
he began in 1889 he still can vino
up in a better spot than fifth.
But, as we said about Handsome
Harry banning last week, our next
report to you on MOrrie ArnOvicE
will be broadcast next month wher
the season has reached its half.
way mark. Before we leave you
with fervent hopes that the kiG
does come through in his usua
style, there are some interesting
items about ArnOvich that wee
like to pass on to you. Las
year in the ALL STAR game Al
New York, MOrrie sat on thu
bench throughout the game.
Gabby Hartnett was criticized saw
agely for such maneuvre ant
neither the fans nor the spOr
scribes ever let the Cub manage
forget it. But it wasn't unit
weeks later that MOrrie's team
mates on the PhiIIies learned WHY
he had been so respondent. Hi
parents had Travelled all the wa!
from Wisconsin to see their Sol
in action in big league ball gam
their first trip to such an af
fair. p. S. His folks ware sat
isfied when the B'nai B'rithers il
Philadelphia, ten thousand n
and the Quaker City Mayor turne'
out on ArnOvich Day to watcl
young MOrrie play ;. The kid di'
himself proud, too. He hit ont
homer, one triple and two doubles
i'm four trips to the plate. May
be what he needs is another Ar
nOvich Day to start him on tn
ball-clOuting track.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06

Weight. 115 lbs. 116 lbs.
Finishing second and third
were two girls likewise pretty
enough to make sultan desert
his harem and renounce all
thought of bigamy. Iona Var
mum, Representing the Chicago
Bee, was second and got $3.50,
with Gladys Wells representing
the Levy Chappell Agency,
dickson. Miss. third. Her prize
Mn; &e0. 'rgS. - .....,...
These were the threewinners
among the most dazzling array
of Negro beauty yer assembled.
A total of 26 girls, all of them
winners in preliminary contests
conducted by newspapers thru
out the nation, were present to
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
MRS. HINERMAN BUSY

CHARLESTON, Sept. a. -
One of the busiest nominees OF
the Republican state ticket i!
Mrs. Chauncey D. Hinerman, OF
Cameron, candidate for Secre.
tary of State, who has just
been meeting the voters ant
comforting with the party lead
ers in Logan, Boone, Lincoln ant
Mingo counties.
She reported to State Chair.
man Robert H. c. Kay that she
finds the party officers and mem
bers more optimistic and ac-
tive than they have been for
years, and that they are al
working hard on precinct or.
ganization, which she believes
must be complete and efectiv'
TO- insure victory in Nov.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
DLUEFIELD STATE
TEACHERS COLLEGE
OPENS MON SEPT. 9

The college announces the
opening of the new school term
OF Monday, September Q. Fresh
men will report on this date for
physical and psychological eX-
aminations. Tuesday September
10, will be registration day for
al new students. Registration
will take place in the library
building. Old students will re-
port Wednesday, September IL,
for registration. All classes will
begin on Thursday morning.
September II, at 800 AM
Late registration will be in force
rs per catalog. All students are
urged to report and get into
classes.
Freshman Orientation Week
will include programs sponsored
by the Student Council, talks by
various campus organization re-
oresentativcs, Social Hour, con.
1uctcd by President and Mrs.
H. L. Dickson, a trip on the
campus to various buildings and
formal induction service Sunday
evening at six.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
Cab Skaters MY.
Summer Records

Cab Galloway and his Cotton
Cub Review, currently on a
coast to coast theatre tour,
broke the summer record for
the famous New York Para
mount Theatre. In the two weeks
that he and his show held forth,
10000 persons paid a total of
$81, 200. This, according to Robt.
NJ. Weitman, managing director
Of the theatre, established a
new summer season record.
Surrounded by Avis Andrews,
the Three ChocIaters, the Six
Cotton Club boys, the Cab il
vers, a musical unit within the
band, Cab is currently playing
at the Palace Theatre, AkronS
Ohio. This will be followed by
Youngstown, indianapolis and
Syracuse followed by two weeks
at the Brandt Theatres in Metro
politan New York.
Hal Davis, promition director
for Columbia Recording Corp,
has advised Cab that his recent
platter. Fifteen Minute Inter-
mission" is the leading number
in the juke boxes. He expects
this to be succeeded by a new
record which has not yet been
released, "Papa's In Bed With
His Britches On" This record,
according to Davis, is another
Jumpin' 1--WE. r-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
WEIGH BrOadCaSting
Local Talent Daily

WELCH-McDowcll County
rome talent again comes to
he front by way of the ether
waves. Since station WRBW
began broahcasting, programs
presented by Milton l.. Wood
lave been feature of the daily
broadcasts and are receiving
many compliments.
For a number of years, locals
have gone out of the city and
county to help build radio pro-
,rams in adjoining counties.
With the introduction of local
station in WEIGH this has been
abruptly changed.
Milton l.. Wood, recent gradu
,te of West Virginia State
.ollege, in the Department OF
english and Dramatics, was
hosen as Program Director
for Negro Talent. : Mr.. Wood
)egan his local career i'm drama
les and entertainment i'm Kim
)al high school Mcdowell Co.,
lie has been with the little
heatrc of West Virginia State
or three summers. His work
n staging and production, as a
member o the younger set, is
unparalleled in the county and
state.
Largely amateur, but ex-
'eptionally talented the first
yeek's programs, daily at 7:30
IN, and Sundays at 400 PM,
show the perfection of choice
by Wood.
To date the Negro Director
/ Ns presented locals in many
DEfds or radio entertainment.
n swing style Wood has given
he Mcdowell audience such
,oices as Willeta Mitchell, of
Maitland; Onida Green, Welch;
md Lawrence Hartley of Super
Tor. Classics and s'emi-classics
have been suprebly done by
Geneva HewitteI of Welch, MazZo
Continued oh Page 40
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06

Japanese in the Hawiian Islands
who are American citizens, but
may be disloyal, to insist on the
right to join the army.
UGH a development, said Demo-
cratic-New Deal Senator Hill, of
Alabama, may seriously cripple
the forces of the United States
in what may be a critical era,
and that "THE WAR DEPART.
MENT WAS OPPOSED TO 1T. :"
Senator Hill of Alabama also
said "No one that / know of has
ever charged or has found that
the War Department or any
officer acting for the War De-
partment has in ANY WAY been
unfair or has in any way en-
gagged in any determinations
against anyone on account of
race or color ..... Why put this
unnecessary amendment in tn
bill itself? 1t would simply in
vite trouble. We would be doing
that which the War Department
dos not want done"
This Immediately led to plac-
ing in the Congressional Record
correspondence from the Navy
and War Departments to the
effect that voluntary enlistment
on the part of white men are
being invited and, further that
the only place in the navy oper
to colored men is as mess men
| The principle of equality Of
enlistment was meticulously
Continued on Page Three
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06

CHICAGO. - A 19-year-old
student at Illinois State Nor
NAL university is the nations
most beautiful brown girl and
owns the title, Miss Bronze
America" bestowed upon her
by the American Negro EXPOSE
tion last Monday night.
She is Miriam Ali, a gorgeous
bundle of copper colored lowell
ness representing the Chicago
Defender, who was crowned be-
for 10000 wildly cheering en-
thusiasts of both races who at
tended the finals and listened
to the torrid strains of Duke
Ellington's great band.
Her measurements compare
favorably with those which
artists have declared represent
the acme of feminine beauty in
1910. :.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
WILLKIE WILL NOT COME
INTO w. Va It'll LATER

= S'f&ffst1fss5I N.Y. sept. zSns -
Wendell L. Wi1lkie, Republican
nominee for President, will moi
come to West Virginia in his
drive for votes before October
8 or 10th, according to wore
received from Walter S. Hallan.
an, Republican National Com.
mitteeman, who spent a recen'
weekend in New York in con-
frcnce with the Presidential
nominee and other party leaders
Details of WILKES visit to
West Virginia, in event it is
possible for him to come here
will not be worked out until
after his return from the West
coast the last of September.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06

Jews on current issues bu
theirs. &A = Ssa&t y -.
while | believe that the wa,
% get votes" said Sweeney dur
'ng a recent visit to Republican
state campaign headquarters
here, lis to meet and talk t.
Is many people as possible.
,lso believe that it is just n
important for the people of tn
state to know at first hand tn
candidates who seek their sup
Dort and for the candidates t.
ret, at first hand, the view
If the people whose aid the,
ask" :.
During the last week, Sweene,
completed another tour through
the Southern part of the Stat
where he spoke at a number
family reunions and visited tn
Grcenbrier County Fair. Her
he spent the day talking to liv'
stock growers from all parts>o
the state, and learning for him
self directly what their prob
lens are and what solution
they would propose.
Distance and continuous ira
81 mean nothing to the Wheel
ing man. This fact is evidences
by his driving from the Coo
reunion in Wyoming count,
Through the might m ofdert
appear at the Tomato Festive
in Berkeley Springs, at tn
other end of the state, the mex
morning.
due to unfavorable circum
stances, the speaking program
1t the Tomato Festival was can
:eled, however, Mr.. Sweeney wa
a guest there DUNG the day.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
BSTC INTERSF SSION WORK
COMES TO CLOSE

The intersession classes clos
ed on August 80, after a very
successful three weeks. Persons
who are interested in Extension
courses are asked to form class.
es in the various centers an(
end names and courses desired
to the Dean. Extension classes
will be organized the week OF
September 16.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
Tom Sweeney Has Travelled Over
$500 Miles Seeking Nov. Vote.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 4th. -
Tom Sweeney, Republican nomi-
nee for United States Senator,
has already travelled $4,000
miles in his quest for votes,
and is going just as hard today
as the day he started. In city,
town and village, in mill and
mine, in factory and on the
fam, on streets and highway
and at the heads of the hollow
he has met thousands of West
Virginia citizen sand disscsueC
with them not only his OWL
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
COP. Against
Army Prejudice

WASHINGTON, D.C.-There
was "a hot time" in the Senate
of the United States last Mon
day afternoon when an amend
ment was proposed seeking to
write the provision regardless
of race, creed or color into the
voluntary enlistment section of
the Consumption Bill.
Whenever this question of
equal opportunity in voluntary
enlistment in the armed service
of the government arises, or
whenever any other question
providing for equal opportunity
for colored citizens it proposed,
the Southern Democratic and
New Deal members of Congress
gang up against such proposals.
This was especially true last
Monday when proponents of the
Amendment declared there have
been determinations that are
un-American, and that the color
line has been definitely drawn
by army generals and navy
admirals against colored men
who have presented themselves
for enlistment. Senator Bank
head of Alabama wanted to
know why the word sex" was
not made a part Of the amend
ment.
Another Southern Democratic
New Deal senator sought tt
draw a red herring across the
path of the discussion by saying
the amendment would permit
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
ICkeS Gives Answer
Sought By Wilkie

tions as "aggressora when the
aggression is not ~ I'd direct
" axainst And why Should
the United States assume the
role of putting down aggressors
wherever they may appear by
undertaking to be the moral
policeman of the world?
Mr.. Roosevelt's speech at Chi
cago three years ago raised
these questions and -visibly per
trubed many Americans. Was
it not therefore an "inf1ama-
tory" statement ? And how about
the Presidents other frequent
speeches in which he assailed
and belabored other govern
ments? Were these not infama-
tory?
OF course, the mots fragrant
example of an "inhammatory"
statement, however, was con-
tanned in the Presidents speech
last June at the University of
Virginia. In that speech Mr..
Roosevelt delivered smashing
attack on the Italian government
actually naming it, and attribut-
ing to it an evil and shameful
course.
What is worse, Mr.. Roosevelt
nterpolated into that speech an
Incorporate statment unworthy
If anyone who merits the de-
icription Of statesman when he
asserted that on this TENN day
of June he hand that held the
lager struck it iton the back
Of it's neighbor.
Seldom in modern history has
the ruler of one nation uttered
such inhammatory and provoca-
tive words regarding a friendly
| government as President Roose-
Welt did in this speech. In effect,
he accused the Italian govern
ment of stealthiiy stabbing q
neighbor in the back. Does any
one suppose the Italian people
will soon forget that Insult?
Now as for manufacturer
panics, surely Mr.. Ickes must r.
member all the submarine scares
| which President Roosevelt un
dertook to conjure up last Sept
| Continued on page Four)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
Chicago Girl Named
Americas PrettieSt

compete in the finals. They were
survivors of starting field
numbering more than $500.
The other % finalists were
Ann Elizabeth Kelly, Michi-
gan Chronicle, Detroit.
Gwendolyn E. Bruton, Wood
lawn Mirror Chicago.
Ola Mai Hamilton, Bluefield
State Teachers college.
Mae Ruth Brown, Yellow Jack
ct newspaper, w. Va. State.
Audrey Williams, Miss Loui-
siana, New Orleans.
Addie Elizabeth Wilson, So.
News, Asheville, North Caro-.
Marie Terry, Globe Journal,
Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Arnelda Whitlock, Gary Am,
Gary, Indiana.
Mango Thomas, w. Va, Di-
gest, Charleston.
Josephine Taylor, Neighbor-
hood News, Los Angeles.
Elizabeth Maxwell, Light
house and Informer, Charles
ton, South Carolina.
Mildred Holmds, GAINESVILLE,
Tennessee.
Pauline Johnson, Philadelphia
Tribune, Philadelphia
Lucille Bluford, Amsterdam
News, New York.
Beatrice Williams, Pittsb'gh.
Courier, Pittsburgh.
Edith Mills, (alt.) Pittsb'gh.
Courier, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Juanita Jean Johnson Afro
Americana Courier, Ya%oo, Mich.
Billy Burke, Afro-American,
Washington.
\ Juanita Edwards, Chicago
World, of Chicago. -''.'s
Amelia Jackson, Omaha Star
Lois Lindsay, Birmingham
World, Alabama.
Dolores Hudson, Michigan
Chronicle Detroit.
Dolly Hudson, Memphis Wild.
Memphis, Tennessee.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06

: There was one question rails
ed. biz SeeretasM Of Interior Har-
old Hicks in his radio TRADE re-
plying to the Wendell Willkie
Acceptance Speech which merits
an answer.
"By what warrant" asked the
New Deals Donald Duck. docs
Mr.. Willkie presume to accuse
the President of the United
States of issuing infiamatory
statements and indulging in
manufactured picnics 2"
Donald Duck Ickes undoubted-
ly was not seeking knowledge.
He must have been asking a
rhetorical question for he surely
must know the answers. For one
of Mr.. Roosevelt's "inflamatory"
statements was uttered in Don
Ducks home town of Chicago
and if we are not greatly mis-.
taken Harold Ickes was not five
feet away from Mr.. Roosevelt
at the time.
The time was October 5, 1887,
when Mr.. Roosevelt shocked the
country with his Quarantine
speech" In essence Mr.. Roose-
welt on this occasion proposed
that aggressor nations through
out the world be quarantine6
just as local health officers
quarantine patients when {
epidemic of physical diseas,
breaks out. In other words, Mr.
Roosevelt proposed that the us
take the lead in policing the
world. =.
1t was this speech which
marked Mr.. Roosevelt's sharT
reversal from an attitude oil
peace and neutrality which hi
manifested during the 1886
campaign toward course which
ever since has made many
many Americans concerned les
he was leading the country into
war.
There is no intention here t,
defend or excuse any aggressot
nation. But it is not always cleat
just, who the aggressor is il
many conflicts and, anyway, VIII,
should the United States as
sumo the role of branding ma
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
CAPEHART TO BEGIN
DUTIES ABOUT SEPT. I'll

CHARLESTON, Sept d. -
Harry ]. Capehart, of WEIGH
one of the outstanding Negro
members of the West Virginif
bar, who has been appointed as
head of the Negro division OF
Republican State Headquarters
is expected hers Co begin hi:
duties for the campaign about
September 7th., according tt
word from State Chairman Kay
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06

Of the three gorgeous brown beauties pictured here
would you choose Miss Bronze America If you think
that hard question: consider the judges in this
wide Miss Bronze America sponsored by the
Negro Exposition who had only these young
but % other gamorous girls II winners of preliminary
tests throughout the nation After due lengthy
sdraton, they choose Miriam al (chter), miss Chicago
Defender winner of the Miss America
$500 in cash with Iona Varnum, right Miss Chicago
up recipant of $3.50 Left Gladys Wells
entng the Levy Chapel Agency Jackson Miss who
$50 More than 10000 crowded the Coliseum
Monday night the finals and dance Duke
Eington's band. .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-10

CLOSE TO SCHOOLS
NEW 5-room home in most desirable
Lincoln high district; 2 finished
bedrooms. unfinished attic. living
room, dining room with mahogany
woodwork and doors, all oak floors:
full basement. furnace, 2 corner
lots. Full price, s4.25o. LINCOLN
REALTY CO., tit So. 38th. GA
443l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-10

HALF ACRE HOME
LOCATED at Milton. Small house.
city lights and water. Only
$3.50, easy terms. Colson's Ex-
change, 302 p. S. Bank Bldg,
Main 1906.