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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-01-03
HELEN SIGMUND

Hollywood - The "gOld coast
swamped with drives for this
cause and that has formed a
Permanent Charities Committee.
GOldwyn is chairman. Latest ad-
ditiOn to Sammy's philanthrOpic
calendar is a campaign for the
Greeks.
Orchid for cleverest art titles
of the week goes to Love Thy
Neighbor." The words JACK BEN
NY FRED ALLEN chase each
other all over the credits -. scrap
and wrestle for top billing. Incl
dentally, the introduction doesn't
let you down it's a bang-up
funny picture.
Zig-Zags: Al JOlsOn plans to
close his show next spring and de-
vote ali his time to organizing en-
tertainment units for training
camps. Jack Warner, Jr., has been
commissioned second-lieutenant in
the U. S. Signal Corps. Elizabeth
Bergner will make picture on
these shores :. :. has bought a StO-
nv titled, 'That Was No Lady,"
go West" the Marxes' effusiOn,
was an inexpensive little ditty &.
cost $4,000 less than a million.
Harry Warner celebrated his fiji
ty-ninth birthday this week. Un-
less it is clipped, there will be a
flash of Bing Crosby doing a jew
ish bit in "R GA d to Zanzibar"
Lewis Browne is conducting 10
cal discussion program on the air.
:. it's called, 81 Disagree"
Boris Morros after Second
Chorusing" around the circuit
is being called the Irish S m
Goldwyn." Uh, huh :. with a dash
of borscht on the side. Morros, you
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-01-03
WISDOM
of the
TALMUD
3 Precious Gifts
Given to Israel
By MORRIS KRAMER

We are taught that r. Simon
JOchai said: "Three precious glfts
the Holy One-praised be He!-
bestowed on Israel, and none OF
them was bestowed without al
Fiction. The gifts are: The TOran'
Palestine and the world to come.
How do we learn that the TOrah
was given with affIictiOn? 1t is
written FPS. "a, 12): Happy is the
man whom Thou admOnisheth, y
Lord, and from Thy TOrah Thou
teacheth him. Whence do we learn
that Palestine was given with al
Fiction? 1t is written (Deu. 8, 81:
Thou shalt consider in thy heart
that as a man chaSteneth his son
so the Lord thy God chasteneth
thee. Immediately following are
the words, For the Lord thy God
bringeth thee unto good land. 1t
is written pr. 62S): For the Com
mandment is a Lamp, and the To-
rah is a Light, and the way OF life
is to administer corrections" -
BerachOt.
The three precious gifts, the To
rah, Palestine and the world to
come were bestowed, with afflic-
ton, by God on Israel. The history
of the Jewish people from time
immemorial is a tale of sorrow and
suffering. The Law which they
gave to the world, and which they
were chosen to keep, unified them
as a race and, unfortunately,
aroused resentment in the hearts
of other people, who from time to
tim endeavored to exterminate
them. In these civilized times we
observe the same efforts on the
part of certain elements in the
communities of the world to Grad
icate them as race and nation.
Palestine, their original land,
has ever been the battle-ground of
cOntending armies, and in this era,
when it seemed as if they would
find peaceful habitatiOn as a ma
tiOnal home, they are again suf-
fering because of it.
The world to come, the cher
ished dream of the pious and the
righteous, was held out to them
only if their life and conduct were
worthy, and only those persons
who know and realize VIII a it
means to be righteous, how diff
cult it is to resist evil temptation,
what sacrifices have to be made
to develop good and noble char
acter, can understand the hard
ship and the affliction that must
be endured to attain this greatest
of all goals.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04
Duce Says
Lineup Made
Premier Mussolini
Predicts Victory i n
Clash Between Two
Worlds

D.. n.a,iar
A. ' Aug r
Will III " Npce'h i'''t P"D'
v''" l'allah troops i'">'@
'' I's'H-Ial 'front.' ll"' Hlc '
~ mo-" Is complete win h'''',
N'"' 'L!n TOKYO on one 9'oe anu
,''' "'Si'''le'oh ana NoSN'"
ut olhef Ton a clash between NV
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04
Japan Stops
Steamship
Departures
Six Hundred Amer
cans Stranded in ia
pan by Order Barring
Sailings; Big British
Squadron Reported
Sighted


~ ~" Associated Press.)
"ri'l>h naval squadron IN
me 5t.b0a ton batileshlp
Nai>pite Was reported without
continuation today to have been
N'Sh'ca III the Gun ct SIAM, pre-
sufnahi\ '"un'erih@ japahN
''fu>t I'M" frchC1 ihd"-thina
ana toward other bases Within
striking distance OF hrItan'>
great fortress u >neap"re.
Al the same IN Japan wa
reported TO ave taken an omin-
Gus ne" N-eP III me far East
G''Ni> pN ~e@htfiiiAS al
"'p'i'"i'> 81 -. Al'to states
i'a''hS d"tut ILL., american cit
i/'h> >'faiiHea ihe l>iaiH en-
pre-
me "'- se..t# true. would
.t.oHSI\ ..5...'" b. .a. a~t1ernIna-
."l''-'" H.1ti taG|. z..,tS. 10 British
1l'r.,.l1 .luL .!...e. 20 power.
ihe NAf>rIte. II II Is ae,nal1N
Ia iHlAtic Wat''> Is the iIrst
cdpi'di 'h'p ING "fisish roNai
nav mas sent { Vt o. the >'lcz
III many wears
Il--t0 was I'M I'D. eNpIana-
i5 the Ja2Hae-e action in su~-
2ona'..@- cleansing communication
Win '#t emitted 9'.'e@
7t'..t.+ .'j.1.I-i me JaPall IlneS
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04
WEATHER

FOR -pRTH CAROLINA.
Considerable cloudineS>. sea-
tered thunderShOWerS Iue>daN
and over west and central por-
ton this afternoon or early To-
night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04
Georgia Leaf
Marts Ready
For Opening

Fifteen tobacco market towns
in Georgia and two in North
Florida were prepared to-
day for the opening bids OF the
1871 bright leaf selling Scason
tomorrow morning.
The growers ere Chccrcd by
federal price guarantees OF
profitable averages.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04
Strikes End
AT Ordnance
Plants
AFL Unionists Or
dered Back to Work
After Iwo-Day 'Hol.
iday'; G. Coas
Shipyard Workers
Get Pay Increase
HN III, .tNSoniat"u 'rH'

BY The ANsoriat"G .'rcSS)
NJ unioni,iS at four midwest
ordnance plants were ordered
back 10 NoT< ~ trnr ~oItIcia!>
today after Saturday and sun
day 'ho!idays' which Il union
chiet described as ocUasioned by
misunderstanding.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04
Thousands
Slaughtered
Along Front
Russians Admit Ger
man Advance to With
in 50 Miles of Ukraine
Capital; Moscow Has
Eleventh Air Raid,
With Little d. age

German troops II past
the b'"nd\ /"''"'n or "'
the >n"'i''n ''9"'
ca WILL, ~ s"";., I.r,,. ,h.
admitted today while
hath ,idr, ,o,h of new Slaughter
h, the thousands in the l4-day
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04
EnlistmentS
Lag In Navy
With No Draft For
Naval Forces, Short
age of Manpower
Threatens g g e r
Fleet
BY CHARLES I. ~EEWARI
Central Press tnlumn,St

Washington. AU4 NaNN 9ccfo-
1ary Frank NnoN. a,Ned fallei
comparatively the ''. d'y ''"' en-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04
May Approve
Measure Today
President Roosevelt's
Suggestions Appear
to Have Strengthened
Chances F or Rejec-
ton of Joint Return
Provision

Washington. Aug. l.-lAP)-
Passage by nightfall of the So
$4,000. coo tax bill, StiftcSt in
national history, was the goal OF
House leaders today but prcSl-
dent Roosevelt appeared To have
STRENGTHENED chances for elimln-
alton OF the provision requiring
all married persons to lille JOINT
income tax returns.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04

Continued Oh rage Tnree.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-04

lCort0.n7 u0 page Four>
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
HITLER AND CIANO
STUDYING PLANS TO
DIVIDE YUCOSLAVIA
KING BORIS OF BULGARIA
INCLUDED IN CONFERENCE;
HUNGARY PROTESTS FIR
ING ON CIVILIANS
tBy Associated PressD

ISTANBUL, Apri 21.-Foreign
Minister Count Ciano of Italy
and King Boris of Bulgaria today
were reported in Berlin for a con-
ference with Adolf Hitler which
will end in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of YugoSlavia.
Reports reaching here say Ger
many is ready to divide Yugosla-
via among smaller Balkan pow
ers which have placed themselves
under Axis protection.
Hungary, meanwhile, has pro-
tested against alleged shooting of
civilians by Rumanian border
guards and the two countries
have cut off all traffic across
their frontier.
A Hungarian official warned
Rumanian Premier Ion Antones-
Gu that his government is in a
delicate position" because of the
withdrawal of German favor, but
Berlin is said to have told An
tonescue he still is in the good
graces of the Reich.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21

Hundreds of Key Westers and
visitors, many of them pouring
out of night clubs, filled streets in
the neighborhood of the blaze.
Word that the buildings were
burning spread quickly as alarm
bells pealed at about 2:30 a. M,
and the wall of the navy station
siren brought sailors tumbling
from their beds and civilians
racing from all over town.
Wilbur Parker, 49-year-old ho-
tel guest, was the only person
known to have been injured, and
he was rescued from his third
floor room by firemen after he
had ignored a warning from Otis
Curry, night Waterman, in order
to pick up his personal effects.
Most occupants of the hotel lost
all their clothing and one saw his
$75 navy station pay envelope 60
up in smoke. Another older resi-
dent of the hotel stayed long
enough to get a picture of his
mother and father and one pair of
socks.
Fire Chief Baker said it appear
ed that oil or gasoline had been
used to soak the timbers in the
vacant Sweeney building. BY the
time fire apparatus had rolled the
half block to the scene, the blaze
had swept out of the smaller
building and fire was beginning
to break out in the hotel.
Today, as public works depart
ment workmen cleared up debris
from the streets, the Sweeney
building was a pile of blackened
boards, while the walls of the no.
tel were largely intact, but the
floors and partitions were gone.
johnson said the remains of the
building will be torn down, and
animated he may rebuild the
structure.
Parker, who suffered shock and
slight burns. was given emer-
gency treatment at Marine hos
pital and Immediately released.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
STUDY Site OF
ARMY AIRPORT
CIVIL AERoNAUTiCS INSpEC-
TORS SPENT BRIEF
VISIT HERE

Key West county and city Off
Gals yesterday played host to a
party of Civil Aeronautics au-
thority inspectors who came here
briefly to study the site of the
army airport at Boca Chica.
Inspector Perkins, whose head
quarters are in Washington. was
making his first visit 10 Key
West while Inspector Sibold. At
lanta lighting expert. had been
here before. Mayor Willard Al
bury. County Commission Chair
man Carl Bervaldi. William Mon
salyatge and julius F. Stone ac-
companied the officers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
BRITISH UNIT
DEFEATED

ROME, April 2l.-A contingent
of British troops which landed on
the north African coast in an eff
fort to re-take Bardia has been
defeated and captured, a COM
munique said today.
Telling of widespread aerial
activity by German and Italian
bombers, the Communique said a
British transport was sunk in the
harbor at Salum and another sent
down in the waters of the Medi-
terranean.
The surprise attack on Bardia,
it was reported, met with a quick
repulse from Italian defenders of
the city and the British troops
were cut off from their boats and
captured to the last man.
Bombers also blasted at Greek
harbors in day and night series
of attacks, which crippled many"
British ships
Cairo said strong forces Of GRrs
man and Italian troops had been
repulsed in attacks on Tobruk and
Salum and reported that a column
of mechanical troops had been de-
stroyed by Raj bombers.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
MEETING TONIGHT
TO FORM LOCAL
DEFENSE COUNCIL
SESSION WILL BE PRESIDED
OVER BY COUNTY COMMITS
SION CHAIRMAN CARL BER-
VALDI

Monroe county residents who
will take part in the local defense
program set up by Gov. Spessard
l.. Holland, tonight will meet at
the courthouse with county
commission Chairman Carl Ber-
valdi to learn details of the pro-
gram. -.
Bervaldi, as chairman of the
commission, will direct the first
meeting of the group and explain
the program as it was arranged
by Governor Holland.
Later, the citizens will form a
committee and elect their own
officers, with Bervaldi relinquish-
ing his chair to the elected chair
man. Bervaldi has explained that
no one engaged in politics will be
permitted to hold office in any
of the defense councils, one of
which will be set up in every
county in Florida.
The committee members will
not have a military capacity, but
will take part in any work made
necessary by disaster. More or
less taking the place of the ma
tional guard, at least so far as
the guards peacetime duties are
concerned, the defense commit
teemen will learn how to handle
any emergency, such as fire,
storm or disasters brought on by
war.
The meeting is scheduled for 8
o'clock in the courtroom.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
ESCAPED NAILS
FACE BLIZZARD
CAPTURE EIGHTEEN PRISON.
ERS WHO FLED FROM
CANADIAN PRISON
my Associated Press)

PORT ARTHUR, Ont. April
2l.-Ten German soldiers who
escaped from a Canadian prison
Friday were considered today to
have slight chance of escaping
with their lives from a blizzard
which is sweeping the northern
Ontario wilds where they are be-
lieved to be hiding.
Police and soldiers have round
ed up Is of the % prisoners who
escaped through a tunnel which
they dug under the prison wall.
The othes ten, lightly dressed and
without food or equipment, are
believed to be in a wild section
where the blizzard steadily is in
creaSing in intensity,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
COMING EVENTS

MONDAY
County defense meeting. county
courthouse, 800 pm.
TUESDAY
Stone Church Service Club. 500
pm.
Key West Home Guard meets at
National Guard armory. 800
pm.
American Legion department
headquarters open, La Concha
hotel, 2:30 pm.
WEDNESDAY
American Legion department ex-
ecutive committee meets. La
Concha hotel. $50 pm.
Legion auxiliary headquarters
open. Overseas hotel. 1000 m
THURSDAY
Lions Club meets at $50 pm
Lions Den. Seminary Street.
Rotary Club meets i2i5 D. m
St Paul's Parish Hall.
American legion business ses-
sessions at Strand theater-Na
iional Commander Milo J War
ner speaks. 1890 pm
Legion auxiliary business SEES
sionS, Stone NJ. z church.
Second business session Amer
lean Legion convenuon-Sen-
ator Claude Pepper speaks. OF
pm
Legion auxiliary business seS.
Slnns, StonC N. e church
SATURDAY
Final business session American
Legion convention at Key Wesf
high school auditorium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
State Adjutdlt And Staff Of
American Legion Arrive And
Open Convention Headquarters
BritiSh-Greek Forces Fall
Back Observation-Disclosures
(By Associated Press)

British and Greek forces today
continued to fall back before the
pounding of German attacks, with
one Nazi column said to be within
100 miles of the capital of Athens
and another knitting down the
western border in a move in
tended to cut off the retreat of
Greek soldiers from Albania
Athens and Cairo, although adj
hitting their lines have dropped
far south of Larisa. said the re-
treat had been orderly and the
new line would be shorter and
easier to defend.
Berlin claimed the retreat had
turned into a rout and predicted
an end to the campaign in mat
ter of days.
The new German thrust, if sue
cessfully carried out, will cut off
Greek soldiers who are retreating
before the Italians and will ex-
pose the flank of the Allied army
to attacks from the rear
The new defense line, stretch
ing through rugged mountain ter
rain, is only a little north of the
famous pass at Thermopolae and,
runs through Metzova and
Janera
Royal Air Force bombers, ac-
cording to the British have taken
a heavy toll of German dead in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
OPTIMISTIC over
LABOR TROUBLES
OPM DIRECTOR SEES NEW
HARMONY BETWEEN BOTH
SIDES IN CONTROVERSY
(By Associated PressD

WASHINGTON. April I'll
Painting an optimistic picture of
labor relations throughout the
country, Sidney Hillman, labor
director of OPM, said today less
than $4,000 men now are on strike
in the United States not count
ing the soft coal miners walkout.
With Clio workmen at General
Motors threatening strike I'M
less their conditions are met by
April 30, however, mediation Of
ficials are keeping a close eye on
developmets in negotiations.
Hillman. predicting an end to
the soft coal walkout, said he has
observed a new harmony in re-
lations between employer and
employee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21

man diplomatic campaign as far
flung as the activities of Nazi
troops appeared to be in prospect
today as London heard of new de-
mands on Spain by Adolf Hitler
and a move to gain further sup
port from France.
According to the reports heard
here, Hitler has offered new con-
ceSsions to France. provided
Pierre Laval is reinStated in the
cabinet. Another campaign on
the part of Germany to win pub
lie office for Laval broke down
early in the winter when French
officials refused to return him to
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
n O T &c e!
Are You An American?

II you are. your NATION and
your STATE needs you To-
NIGHT. Every County in Florida
is organizing 10 meet the coming
emergency and. by and with the
authority of GOVERNOR SPIES
SARD L. HOLLAND 10 manifest
their devotion TO the land we
love. BY giving a LITTLE Of their
time 10 the confederation of The
conditions thai seem 10 be 80
surely coming upon uz.
TONIGHT At . O'CLOCK AT
THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. a
representative gathering of eiii-
zsns will meet 10 hear the recon
nendaiions sent from the meet
ing OF the STATE DEFENSE
COUNCIL or FLORIDA. recent
iY held 81 West Palm Beach.
EVERY NAN AID WOMAN
who Feaiizss that The liberty
handed down 30 uS by men and
women. many Of whom paid the
last fall measure Of devotion
must be preserved by SIS who now
enjoy th4 fruits OF their iaboTx. Es
hereby called upon.
Regardless Of age, oceupa-
ton. color or creed, YOU are
called upon.
CARL BERVALDI,
Chairman
uam~1 ~ f~~ss~s~s f@S~m~-mss~s~.-.....
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
FRANK BENTLEY
LEFT ON SUNDAY
SUCCEEDED AS MANAGER AT
TREVOR g. MORRIS BY
ERNEST RAMSEY

Frank Bentley. who has been
manager of The Trevor & Morris
garage business on Simonton
street for the past twelve years,
left Sunday for treatment at the
state hospital in Orlando, Fla.
He was accompanied on the trip
by his wife and son
Ernest Ramsey has been named
manager Of the business 10 sue
coed Mr. Bentley.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
DUKE DECLINES
PEACE TERMS

LONDON. April 2l---The Duke
Of Aosta. said To have asked Lon
don for armlstice terms IN the
Ethiopian campaign last week
has declined to accept the terms
presented hum. ii VAS announced
here today.
A spokesman said the Duke
had countered with the deslara
ton that IL IS entirely Britain s.
responsibility TO protect Italian
civilians from Ethiopian natives
and that ne ard has garrison will
eonta1tle To fight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
Jury Drawn For Circuit 80
Court Converting Tomorrow

The court will resume session
tomorrow. when Jurors vii De-
drawn from q panel Of IS. which
Was chosen today Assistant
State Attorney Lance Lester. Jr-.
has said he VIII present the jury
this Rfcek with evidence in the
strange murder 81 Mrs Cecilia
Thorn ps01 Turks here in Feb
T11ary
Jurors drawn we're Cleveland
Wells. Samuel J. McClntock. s.
GCoutiEned CT Page Fo&x1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21

Circuit Judge Arthur Gomez
this morning reduced from s.. 500
10 S.. 600 the bond under which
Edward J McGrath Is awaiting
trial for the murder Of Leon Rob
crt Mass, ST, mere than . year
ago
McGratH. Vho appeared N
court asked that he baIl 10 cut
10 S7.5go. ba; Judge Gomez d.
vIded the figure. The Judge also
approved a motion for 4 speedy
trial.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
Frank Johnson Suffers Heavy
Loss In Fire Sunday Morning.
DuVd Hotel Completely Burned

Fire Chief Harry Baker and
county officials today are waiting
for the arrival of a special insur-
ance company investigator to
complete their probe into the fire
which early Sunday morning gut
ted the Duval hotel and utterly
destroyed the adjoining building
at Duval and Greene streets.
Chief Baker. who said there is
no doubt the fire was of incen-
diary origin. today paid tribute to
the fire fighters of the army. navy.
marine corps and air station. who
used their own apparatus to help
bring the blaze under control. He
also complimented the ciiizenrY
in general for its cooperation.
Frank Johnson, owner of the
Duval hotel and JohnSon'S Bazaar,
which occupies the ground floor
in the building, said his loss will
amount to from $4,000 to 10000.
Only part of federal loan which
was used to improve the building,
is covered by insurance.
The Bazaar is the oldest store
on Duval street, having been
opened in 1886 by David Fuld
after the big fire which destroyed
great part of Key West. John
son acquired the property in 1898.
during the Spanish-American
war, and had operated the store
ever since.
The adjoining building, unoc-
cupied for a number of wears, is
owned by the Sweeney interests
and was fornear 20 years the site
of the A. Wolkowsky Clothing
store.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-21
NOTICE. JAYCEESi

You are requested 20 attend the
meeting 70 be held ionishf ss0o
o'clock az COUNTY COURT.
HOUSE an connection with TIRE
National Defense Council Of
Florida
JOE ALLEN. Prssidsn4-