davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1944-04-05
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO; April 5 tg GwFA) ,-salablt
hogs. 10000; total. $4,000 active, gen.
orally 1920 higher, good and choice 100,
$50 pounds, 13.75-14 90; top, 1905 gooc
and choice 170-190 pounds, 13 0O-13. 90
good and choice $50 500 pound sows
13. 1880. choice light weights, 13 so; com.
plete early clearance.
salable cattle, 10000; .salable calves
1000: fed steers and yearlings steady tc
strong; good grades showed most strength
both light and weighty kinds; heifers
Arm: cows strong to 15 higher; light ano
medium, weigh. bulls weak; all weighty
ing quality improved; bulk, 14.00-16.25;
top. 1890; next highest price, 1875: very
liberal supply. Il 75-16.0 90; common killers
and common and medium grade stock cat
tie dull at 1900 downward; best heifers
1925; cutter cows, S.75 down; heavy sau-
sage bulls to 1900 and heavy fat bulls to
1925.
Salable sheep. 5000; total. 5000: slaugh-
ter lambs active, strong to 10 higher; 10
loads good and choice Colorado fed lambs
scaling 105 pounds down, 1910 to mostly
1850; top; 1850; two loads good lambs
1925; load medium and good kind. Is 90
1875; three decks good and choice mostly
good grade shorn lambs with No. 2 peltS,
1425: sheep extremely scarce.
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Stock Leaders Gain
Fractions 10 Point
In Light Buying
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press financial Writer

NEW YORK, April 5,-Leading
stocks moved up fractions to around
a point today OH a mild revival of
buying.
The improved demand was asso-
ciated with bullish interpretations
of the Wisconsin primary vote.
Another helpful factor was the
absense of selling pressure in the
key issues.
Gold mining issues were lively for
time on rising trend. Final
hour profit taking shaded best prices
in some instances. Volume, boosted
by special offering of $4,000 shares
OF Jones & Laughlin Steel common
was approximately 100000 shares.
Prominent among the gamers were
Chrysler, U. S. Steel, U. S. Rubber
Mcintyre, Dome, Santa Fe, Southern
Railway, International Telephone
American & Foreign Power second
preferred and StandardO il IN. J)
Bonds were steady with rail loans
turning up near the close.
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Exchanges Will Take
Rest Good Friday
BY the Associated Press,

~s
The Easter holidays will be OBJ
served with the usual closing of all
principal domestic securities and
commodity exchanges Good Friday
April 7, but all will function as usual
On Saturday. Banking institutions
will be open Friday.
A few exceptions to the Coco
Friday closing will be the various
livestock and dairy markets, which
will be open as usual.
The New York cotton and wool
markets and the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange will also remain
closed Saturday, April 8.
Montreal and Toronto stock ex.
changes and the Winnipeg grain
market will be closed Good FRIDAY
only.
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U. S. Reported Bidding.
For Cunudion Oats

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 5
canadian Press George McIvor,
chairman OF the Canadian Wheat
Board, said yesterday negotiations
are under way with the War Food
Administration at Washington
which might involve shipment of
100000 bushels of oats to feed
deficit areas in the United States.
1t was reported here that the ini-
tial shipments would involve about
4,500,000 bushels to Duluth, MINI.
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Loan League Plans
100000 Goal
For Bond Drive
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Members of the District Building
and Loan League intend to Sc
the Fifth War Loan campaign
quota at $10,o00,0OO for bond pur
chases for their own portfolios, i
was announced following tn,
monthly meeting at the Mayflowe
Hotel, by President Clarence E
Kefauver. The quota in the Fourth
Drive was SO 9,00O,0 900, the final figure
exceeding $l0,000,000.
Edward G. Baltz, chairman of tht
Washington Committee, made {
plea for another high quota, ex
planning what he believed The as
sociations could do, the $10,000,00|
being considered in the face O.
present assets. The matter has tt
be placed before the directors O.
the various associations but afteI
full discussion, President Kefauve
predicted that $10,00O,O00 would bt
the goal adopted. In every othel
drive the quota has been exceeded
Chaplin B. Bauman reported or
the Southeastern Group meeting
held last week in Richmond. Build.
ing and loan associations will take
a very active part in slum clearance
in all cities just as soon as the
war is ended. He said the report
by Mr.. Kefauver as a member o1
the national associations commit.
tee on postwar planning profoundly
impressed the delegates.
March Express Shipments Dip.
Revealing the first decrease ir
many months, shipments handled
by Railway Express Agency in ano
out of the Capital in March num-
hered 251,333 against 258,783 in
March year ago, a decline of 7,45(
or 8 per cent, Supt. w. o. R. Han
nan reported today.
In the face of very heavy Easter
trade, the small drop came as a
surprise. The main reason, Mr.
Hannah said, was the fact that
March year ago was particularly
heavy month which registered a
Is per cent gain over 1912. That
record was hard to beat.
Express business in the first quar-
ter, however, was well ahead OF
the like 1943 period, 715.919 ship
ments comparing with 681, 1902, a
gain of 34,117.
Utility Earnings Lower.
For the first time in years, net
earnings of all four big utility cor
porations in Washington were
lower in February than in the same
month year ago, reports filed with
the Public Utilities Commission
disclose.
Net income of the Capital Transit
Co. of $114,520 was off $10,682; OF
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co., $249 $40 a drop of $685.
SGT; Washington Gas Co., $202, ,769
6 decrease of $55,089; Potomac
Electric Power Co., s334,024, which
was $22,069 under February 1943.
Heavy taxes were the main reason
for the lower net results.
Financial District Comment.
Victor B. Deyber, chairman of the
board of the Second National Bank
is back at his desk after a severe
illness.
H. Randolph Barbee, secretary
Federal Storage Co., has been made
a member of the Controllers Insti-
tute of America.
j. T. Pelten has rejoined the. staff
of J, S. Bache a. Co. after being in
Government service. f-,5'
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Market AVERAGES
BONDS
FOREIGN Exchunqe

NEW YORK. April Op.-Foreign ex-
lars, others in centS):
Canadian dollar in New York opening
market, 10l2 per cent discount or s950
U. S. cents, up .O6K4 of cent
Europe--Great Britain, official buying
4 OF: selling, 4 O4
Latin America-Argentina free, "a "a
up ,04 OF cent: Brazil free, 5.2On;
Mexico, 2O65n.
n Nominal
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Record Amount Paid
For SEQ Food in 1943
BY the Associated Press.

by IHe ASSocIated Press.
Though there were fewer folks to
fish and less production than nor
NAL, United States commercial fish
ermen got $180,0OO,O0O for their
catch of 4,0O0,0O0,oOO pounds last
year, record sum, the Interior
Department announced today.
For the 1899 catch of 4,443 1926. .OOO
pounds, the fishermen received
$96, ,532 900. Production in 194l
reached 100000 900 pounds, an all
time record, and the fishermen re-
ce1ved $134,000,000. The catch in
1912 was down to about 3,700, ,0O0, ,0OC
pounds, the return was $157 600 nOfl
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Washington Produce

From the War Food Administration
Prices paid net fob. Washington:
EGGS-Market steady. Prices paid for
Federal -State-graded eggs received from
grading stations april 81. Whites, browns
mixed colors, U. S: grade A, large, 36-37;
average, 361a: U, S. grade A, medium 80
~: average. 81 u; q. S. grade B. large,
1894: average: "a: U. s. grade B. medium,
q; o. S. grade c, 26-31; average, 29a
current receipts, nearby ungraded eggs,
464 cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Market firm Receipts
increasing. Prices paid net fob. Wash
ington. CPermitted TRANSPORTATION charges
and fryers. 2Sih-30: fowl, 26Ha-2S.
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New York Cotton

NEW YORK, April CP,.-Cotton trad.
ers marked true today as prices moved ir
a narrow range The trend was lower
under the influence of scattered hedge
selling and liquidation due to uncertainty
over the war picture.
Lack of mill demand for spot cotton
was also a retardng factor Mil price
fixing against textile awards absorbed
most of the selling
Late values were 10 to % cents a bale
lower, May, 20,S4; July, 20.53i October,
2OO4
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Odd-Lot DEALINGS

PHILADELPHIA, April 5 Pl-The Sc
curties Commission reported today these
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for April 4; 1874 pur-
chases, involving 13,572 shares; 3,539
short sales, involving 941 shares
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Int T&T IS 55-. 81
Iowa Cen As 81 4
K c Sou IS 5O-- 81
e c Sou 3s So ~
Lac G 5ks So 9oZ
Leh VIC 5s "a St TN
Leh v n r IS "a IS
LV IS 2003 st r 53A
Leh v As zoos 43N
Leh Val T 5s 81 IS
Lou g. Ark IS 90 oolA
L&N 3Rs 2008- 1olN
MGBN hs IL. e4A
Ma Cen 4 Ms so 63lh
Met Ed 4 n S 6S- 1lolh
Mich C 41as 70 e4l1
MSPSSMg 5s 3S 37ss
MKT 5s 80 A 50
MKT al 5s 81 81
MKT 1st 4s90 81
Mo P 5 u s 40 l2ih
Mo P IS II F o6A
Mo P gen As IL 263h
Nor & z 5s 55 5oiA
Nor & E4Has 55 53M
NONE 4 "A S SO o6M
NO Term As So. 1914
NYC IF 5s 2Ol3- 1874
NYC 4ks2O13A. 66Is
NYC en- 4s 90 6oA
NYC CIV 3Hs So o3M
NYCHR 3 N S 81 80
NYCLS hs 98- 74l1
NYChSL 8 n STA 1o2
NYChSL 4hs78 o3A
NYConn3Kas65- 1o7
NYNHH 6s 48-- 6oiA
NYNHH Is 40 S1iA
NYNHH 4Ras 81 50
NYNHH As 56-- 57h
NYNHH As 81 2oH
NYNHH 3Rs "a. 5oih
NYOW RI 4s o. 1880
NYWB 41as 40. 2oiA
Nor P 6s 2O47 o2M
Nor P IS 2047C- 70
Nor P As 81 o6A
Nor P IS 2047 6ll4
Penna Co As SO lo7l4
Pen P&L 4 las74 lo7ss
Pen RR 4asd70 lolA
Pen RR 4AsS4E1osl,4 4
Pen RR 324s 70 lolla
Peoria g. E As so 72lz
Peo & Elm As 90 34lA
Pere Marc 5s SO 96N
Pere M 4 u S 30 Ola
Phelp D 3i2s 81 1o5iA
Phila Co 4 H4s 1o6
ph r c I 6s 40 27Ls
Phi RCI 5s 73 st 63ss
Pittston 5i2s "a olzs
Prov Secu As 81 20
Rio CIR w As 40 55A
R l A&L 4H2s "a AZ
Rutl Can As 40 l13A
StLPNW 5s 4S-. 9ola
StLSF 5s so B. 46zs
StLSF 4 N S rs. 3ssls
StLSF As 80 A 45
StLSW RI 5s 90 AGA
Schen D As 50 1oAiz
Sea AL C 6s 45 -. Al
Sea AL As so st 6oA
Sea AL RI As So 3Olh
So Pac 4 Kas 81 76lA
So Pac RI As 55- 963z
SoPac4 IasOr77- 61A
Sou Ry Gas So 1oAiA
Sou Ry 6s Sc 100
Sou Ry gn As Sc 6oN
SpInt4 12s2013- So
Std o NJ 3s 81 1o5M
Tex&FS5 ~ S 30 1914
T & P 5s II B ooiA
Third Ave 5s 60 81
Third Ave As so 70
Wabash 4AS 81 73A
Wabash As IL lo3A
w Md 5 u S II A 1o4iz
West Md As 81 S7iA
w Pac 1st IS 40 91Is
West Un 5s 80 1o4sds
Whse Ell 2 las 81 lolA
Will Stl 3hs 66 o5
Wilson Co IS 5S 1929
Wis Cent As 49- 68A
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Sales Today,


IL 90 am. 1877 $40 1900 noon 342 $40
1900 pm. Ao7 O2o 200 pm. $50 $40
tUnit of trading, 10 shares; sales printed
in fun. In bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under Bankruptcy Act
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on last
quarterly or semi annual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted, special ore extra divi-
ldends are not included XXX dividend
Exr Ex rights. Also extra or extras. Cash
or stock. Declared or paid so far this
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N. Y. Curb Market
FURNISHED By the Associated Press.)
LIST INCLUDES ONLY ISSUES CHANGED
FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE

80
Air Access a
Ala Power pf a ll5l
Alum Am Of 6 ITO
AlumGoods zoe 1oi
Am Cen Mfg h4e- ?
A CP&LA l hsk - 43
Am Cyan B go 3o1
Am q q FL 1.60 26I
A G&E of 4.75 11o
Am Gen pf $50. AZ
Am 1t & T 100. IL,
A Let pf 1.50-- 25,
Am Meter Ne 2si
Am Repub har la
Am Seal-K .15e- ~
Am Super pf- Is
Ark Nat Gas A. ),
Ark N q pf hk- 1oi
!! Art MetWks go. 9,
Ashld O&R 40 81
Atlas Ply go 1o7
lAvery&Sons 1ag 81
Baldwin w. J
| Bliss tEW) IT, 12'
Blue r pf Sd ~.
Bow Bilt 1st -. La
BrazTrac Sag. 2oi
Bridgeport OIL 1oi
Buff N 81 e p pf IS;
BunkHill&S lse- 81
Gable e P J.
Cal FL Pwr Zoe J
ICarrier Ia
lCatlin Am log 3
lCn HID G&E.29e. J.
lCent NY P pf s. -,
IChilds pf- 40
lCities Service Is
| Cities Serv pf 1o6l
| Cities Svc pf B.. To-
lCities 8 pf BIB 100,
City 81 Subj 80 9,
Clev Tract Ae-. ISL
lColts p r Arm 81,
lCol G&E pf s.. 66
icons q B 800 So
Icons r Sts .40e 9
icons Steel Ne 1oi
lContG&Epr pf 71o2
ICont II q 3 Ae- 10
Cub Atl Sug 1g- al
lDenni MI Aloe ~
derby Oh -. 81
!Det Stl Prd Ne al
lDuval Tex 8 Ae. 9;
e G&F 8 pf1 Hk 81
e Sug A pf INK 45
II Bd & Share 8
FL B&S pf 9. %
Emerson Fl .15e 10
Emsco DIE Nag 10
Equity Corp - i
Esquire .40g--- s
FansteelMet Ag Is
Frank C Dis hg- 3
lGen ALLOYS i
IGen Sh pf Cd -
tGlen Alden .40e. IA:
tGodchx Sg A 2e- 39
Harvrd w.10e. a
IHecla Min Ne y
tHel RUBIN A L. i
Hollinger he's 10
Holt n A 1.S0g- Is
Humble Oil %e- AZ
Huylers pf Ok. ~
Upgrade Ed 1s-. IL
Ill Power---- s
I'M Power div Ct j.
Imp o L h.60-- IL
IndP&L pf5.25- 100
Ind Serv z pf - 56
Int Cgr M 100 IL
Irving A c L.. 8
ItaI Super A -. !
Jeanette Glass z
Kirby Pet .10e-- 5
lLackawanna a.
| Rates of dividend
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Lake Sh h.S0 =. lAiA
Lefcourt Real 4
Upton pf 1.50-- as
Lit Bros z
Long Isl L pf B 56zo
LouisL&Exp 40 6zs
La PAL of 8 - lila
Lynch Corp g.. 27N
Mangel Stores 8
McCord Rad B..
Merr-Ch6Scot 6zs
NidSP A vtc.51e 9ss
Mid Sta nB --- 2h
Midwst Cp hg- 1oih
Mock Jvoeh Ae. 1874
Molybdenums se 10
Monar NJ T Ae- 2oh
|MtLH&P h.44a- IL
Mt Sta T g. T 8 127
Muir Oh Nj 1.20 IS
Nat Bellas .05g- 1n
Natl r Gas / 11A
Nat Mf&St .15e. SlA
Nat Sus RI Ne 2oiA
Natl Tea pf .55- 9h
Nelson (HD 6Hs
N Y c ON war 61s
N E P A 6pf Ok 5e3A
N Y Pol pf - 1854
Mag Hud Pw ara
Mag H Pw ] Of 1914
N Sh Md pf A6 1864
Noma Elec Ae $50
Northeast Air l. ozs
Nor st Pwr A 1855
Ogden Cp lae 35A
10 NC cvpf $50 l1lih
Pac @ 6pf 1.50- 36iA
Pantepec To
Penn P&Lpf = 1o3
Phoenix Secur 2olA
lPierce-Gov cog Is
Pioneer Gold lB
Pitts Pl Gl Ae 1o7iA
Pug Sd P&L.30e l1A
PS Pol 8 pf g. 9eA
Raymond C Ia Is
Raytheon Mfg 27ss
Red Bank OIL - 2h
Reed RolBit Ne 223A
Relian E&E Ae- 12lA
Repub Await Ae As
lSt Regis Paper. 4M
samson Utd--- 3Hs
lSchulte pf s. 69iz
IScovill Mfg a. 293h
Scranton Lace 2 26H
Scrant-SBW pf- 1914
Soldering he 8
Stand Cap & s 1olz
Std cas- Of l so %
lSelec Ind cv pf- m
IShat-Denn - 5T
ISherw-W pf s. 1l2
,IStd Dig pf 100. 17N
Std Oil KY l - 17Ns
Std Pw g. l. pf- 651h
Stand Prod Ne 6iA
lSterl Brew hg-- ~
IStetson J B n E. IL
i Technicolor hg. l4ih
lTishman Real 4iH
ITrans-Lux.10g- 3N
i UnitAirc Prod 1. 6ih
Utd Gas IN
l(Jtd 1t & p of S4lI
On Sh NJ 2.50a- 71H
J, q 8 M pf 1.50-- a.
i UtdSpclties cog. 81
] q s Foil B.30e-- 6itt
US Rub Reel - III
! It'd Wall P log. 2iz
Univ Pictur 1g- a.
] Univ Pic vic lg- 22Ns
! Venezuela Pet 1oiH
!, Virg Pub Svc pf 114
Vogt Mfg 60 ga
i Wright Har hA 2iN.
in the foregoing table
tents based on the last
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Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra div
| idends are not included. Also extra OF
extras. Cash or stock. Paid last year
| far this year. h Payable in Canadian funds
k Accumulated dividends paid or declared
| this year. WV With warrants. XIV Without
warrants,
Evening star., 1944-04-05
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, April 5 R.-Indications
that opening Of navigation on Lake Su-
the middle Of the month. thereby limiting
the amount of CANADIAN grains which can
be shipped into this country during the
navigation season, served to produce mod
crate buying in grain futures today.
Gains were manly of small proportions,
although rye spurted about a cent at one
time on buying by commission houses. A
slight pickup in wheat -four buysiness was
reported at some markets, although millers
were said to be concerned about the lack
of shipping instructions from the govern
ment. Trade reports from the Northwest
said field work cannot be started until one
or two weeks from now.
At the close wheat was UNCHANGED to Y
to A higher, July 1914; rye was un-
changed to "a higher. May. ~ lz-ss, and
barley unchansed to q higher July .26hs
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year. { Payable in stock. Paid last year
h Payable in Canadian funds. k Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year.
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Wheat. none. Barley, mailing 125-
inai. " Field seed per per 100 pounds, timo- 1
thy, $4,000. nominal; red top. 1900
l 500, nominal red clover. 81 so, nom
inal: sweet clover. 1850, nominal.
Evening star., 1944-04-05
7. Bond Market

FURNISHED by the Associated Press.1
SELECTED LIST OF BONDS
Evening star., 1944-04-05

TREASURY. 2:o0lInt ]
Q vi 1864 Dec1oo 4 IIova
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Els yeaf esra psie Extra
K loo extra. . Paid in 1943. $4,000
Evening star., 1944-04-05
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, April R).-Dlvidends de-
clared:
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-05-01
MASARYK DENOUNCES
''SOFT" ATTITUDE
TOWARD GERMANS

Philadelphia (JPS)-Declaring
that his responsibility is to the
sanity inhabitants of concentra-
ton camps, ghettos, and Gestapo
torture chambers" and "to the
thousands of graves of women,
children and men" who died at
Nazi hands, Jan Masaryk, deputy
prime minister of Czechoslovakia,
warned the International Labor
Organizations conference here a.
gainst very dangerous soft
ness" toward Germany. His
speech was in reply to Robert ].
Watt and Percy J. Clarey, United
States and Australian workers
delegates, respectively, who went
on record favoring postwar plan
ming now for social and economic
benefits for the German people.
Conceding that I'VE must surely
plan to help to make Germany
democratic member of the concert
of Europe" Mr.. Masaryk said
that it was necessary first to
prove "conclusively and once and
for all to the German nation that
aggression does not pay"
Forced Labor Service For
Germans After War?
Dispatches from London report
that the Soviet representative on
the European Advisory Commits
sion, consisting of the U. S., Sow
let and British Governments, has
demanded that the entire Nazi
army be declared prisoners of war
when hostilities end and be put to
work to rebuild devastated lands.
The U. S. and British members of
the committee are reported oppos-
ing the plan. The national exec
utive committee of the British
Labor Party said nations de-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-05-01
1000 JEWS WILL BE
EXECUTED FOR EVERY
RAID ON BUDAPEST

ZURICH (JTA)-One thousand
Jews will be executed in Hungary
every time Allied bombers raid
Budapest, the Algiers radio re-
ported this week quoting the Hun
garian Government newspaper vi
Magraysag.
(The New York Times, in a
cable from Turkey, reported that
the Hungarian Government has
decreed the creation in different
parts of Hungary of Special
baths" for Jews. These baths
are in reality huge gas chambers
arranged for mass-murder, like
those inaugurated in Poland in
1884," the Times report said.)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-05-01

On distant battle6elds refugees rehabilitated
by American Jews through the United Jewish
Appeal for Refugees, Overseas Needs and
Palestine are in the forefront of the struggle
for speedy democratic victory. Aid extended
by the Joint Distribution Committee to Jews
in liberated areas in North Africa and Italy
top left PhOtO) is helping them share in the
restoration of normal life there Jewish
soldiers, recruited in Palestine with the help
of the United Palestine Appeal, (phOtO top
right are fighting with the British forces in
Italy and elsewhere and refugees in the
United States, adjusted with the aid of the
National Refugee Service, are doing their
share on Americas battlelines for freedom
(IO'UeT right phOtO). Thus through this three.
pronged program the funds contributed to the
United Jewish Appeal are rendering note.
worthy service to the Allied cause.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-05-01

darkness. II can't take that kind
of talk, not after that G. I. hash
we had"
and after supper we used to
watch" Max said.
Watch what ?"
THE sky. Didn't you ever hear
about the sky opening up on the
night of Shebouth ?"
Opening up?"
Sure" Max said. You see,
Shebouth isn't only the time of
the spring harvest. Shebouth is
the day when God gave Moses our
Torah, our Law. According to the
legend the skies opened up at the
exact moment when God had to
hand the Torah over to Moses.
Just for one split second, just
long enough for a person to blink
his eyes. Every Shebouth eve,
the sky opens for the same split
second. We were told that if you
see it just at that moment and
make a wish, it will come true.
So we used to sit up all night
with some of the older people and
concoct all sorts of wonderful
wishes, keeping our eyes glued to
the sky"
Did it ever open?"
II don't know. used to fall
asleep
Does it still open up, I mean
will it open tonight" somebody
asked. with his voice trailing off
into an embarrassed whisper.
"You don't really believe that!"
somebody else asked.
"Why not p" Max said.
"Hokum," a voice asserted
from the shadows.
"Say, does that hold good IN
the II. s. A. or only in Europe z"
Nanny Friedman said, ignoring
the skeptic.
The men were silent. The cres-
cent moon had risen high ABOVE
the shadowy black hills ana tne
Southern sky was star-dotteo.
"You guys might as well turn
in now" a voice drawled family
from the bivouac area. Ine
Jewish chaplain amt comm GOWN
tonight. He was detained"
The wind drifted softly between
the tall Georgia pines. Far Off,
in the Headquarters Company a
buele sounded the welcome noteS
Of TAPS. The plaintive call ecno-
cd from all. the surrounding en-
campments.
"What are you going to WISH
for?" a low voice asked.
"Am going to wish! On wnaC
a wish"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-05-01

years ago."
'Whew, that was long time
ago." Private Lawrence Schwartz
spoke up.
yeah, we are a pretty old peo-
ple."
what happens on this holi-
day." somebody asked from the
shadows.
you got me there bud" Cor
poral Levy said knocking the
embers from his pipe. "We1l
find out when the Chaplain
comes"
IT can tell you," some one said.
It was a tall slender soldier who
had been sitting a bit away from
the group. He rose, walked over
to the men and sat down in the
middle of the circle that was
forming. Hello Max" Corporal
Levy said, IT didn't even know
you were here"
II can tell you how we celebrated
Shebouth in Ida, small town
in Poland where I was born he
said. I'VE used to celebrate all
the Jewish holidays there and
never missed one. Shebouth was
one of our favorites because it
comes in the spring time, when
the first crops are ready for har-
vesting. If any of you fellows
are farmers, you'll understand"
mot me-" Nanny Friedman
piped up, Tim from the Bronx"
"Shut up jerk" somebody snarl-
ed at him.
The interruption didn't worry
Max. His mind took him back to
the days of his childhood in the
"old country" He remembered
the wide, only partially paved
main street of Ida, with the
market stalls covered with canvas
to keep out the bright spring
sunshine, and featuring boxes OF
huge red Strawberries, fresh
zemel, (rolls) and the cinnamon
buns on wide trays.
ION the day before Shebouth,"
Max said, I'VE used to run down
to the river, cut the bushes and
reeds and all the green stuff we
could carry to decorate the walls
and windows at home. 1t brought
spring right into the house with
us. In the evening we went to
Shul. Every Jew in town, and the
Jews from the farms all around
too were there. After Shul wed
come home and eat: strawberries,
cream. blintzes, all dairy stuff
and green vegetables,
Somebody smacked his lips IN
the dark.
"Blintzes, boy what I'd give Tor
a couple of blintzes and sour
cream this minute. Blintzes win
hot cheese and butter oozing out
of them. I used to eat them in a
little restaurant on Delaney
Street before I came to the Army.
Boy, were they good. I'd dip the
cheese into the cream and"
"For the love of Mike, shut up,
a familiar voice yelled from the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-05-01
The Night The Sky
Opens Up 49,. ..
A Short Story
BY WILLIAM B. SAPPHIRE

IN the road that skrted the side of ChOcooccO Mount
IT, clouds of red Georgia dust and pine needles into
% hot evening air from the heavy thud of two hundred
srchng feet. The marching in twOs. The red
inst covered their G. greens, faded by weather and
laundering chung to their perspng faces and caked
IN their baked helmets Every few yards the hills
ud echo with hOarse "Hup Hoo Hee Hon." the zone two
hrpe FOUR cadence coming almost painfully from thirsty
+ / throats 1t had been hard day and the long
umu turned off the choking red dust road to climb the
hundred yards under the shading pine trees to where
|ho comnanv was laid out in bvOuac.