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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1946-09-01

of course, inaccurate, inasmuch as
the Catholics represent the largest
religious denominational group in
Cuba.
However, despite individual diff
ferences, there still remain certain
Evening star., 1946-05-12

a large part of New England, the
horses are hitched to the stone drag,
and one is expected to go up and
down, back and forth, picking up
the stones that the plow has tossed
to the surface. To lads own
knowledge, based on grandfather's
testimony, stones have been picked
from the field after each plowing
for more than half a century. Must
be that the irresistible forces of the
Frost King work the stones upward
from subterranean lairs.
The stones vary in size from a
hens egg to chunks of shale or
granite the size of an average cab
bage. 1t is just plain, monotonous,
back-bending labor to founder
around over the symmetrical pat
tern OF moist brown burrows of the
newly plowed field, pick the stones
and toss them onto the drag. OF
course, there is a bit of recompense
to a lad when the stone drag is
loaded, and he can stand on the
mounded load and drive the spirited,
sleek horses to the big stone pile in
the far corner of the upland field.
For half century or more stones
from the fields have been tossed
onto the heap. 1t is all a part of
farming in areas where the glaciers
OF long ago left rocks and stones
mixed with the layer of soil on
earth's breast.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
The Worlds Wealth

'S w WIN , w Sobku
Although it would require elabo-
rate studies, the idea of inventory
ing the worlds human and physical
resources makes excellent sense AS
suggested to the United Nations
Economic and Employment Com
mission by DR.. Isador Lubin, the
American delegate, the task would
be turned over at first to the secre-
tariat Of the U. N. but might later
be made the subject of a special
international congress. The prof.
ect's main objective, of course, would
be to give clear, factual guidance to
any concerted effort to raise living
standards by promoting industrial
and agricultural progress among the
different powers, big and small.
Just what does the world possess
in the way of natural resources?
How much has been lost as result
OF the war? What kind of labor
supply. skilled and unskilled. is
available to the nations? On the
basis of present information, there
are no answers to such questions.
Indeed. few if any countries have
the answers even as regards them
selves, let alone the globe as unit.
The United States, for instance, does
not know the degree of wealth
drained from its soil to meet mill
tary demands during the past five
years-a fact which has led Bernard
M. Baruch and other thoughtful
Americans to urge that we take
stock of our raw materials without
delay.
AS far as the United States is
concerned, or any other country, the
common sense Of making a national
inventory is self-evident. No power,
unless it has a reasonably accurate
idea Of the state of its resources,
can map out sound conservation
and development policies. Similarly,
as long as there is international
ignorance of the international dis
tribution of natural and human
wealth there can scarcely be intelli-
gent and informed international
economic cooperation. In other
words, until there is general en-
lightenment in this respect the
world will be stumbling in the half
dark in undertaking any program
to improve global living standards.
DR.. Lubin's suggestion, which
stems from an idea once advanced
by President Roosevelt, does not yet
have unanimous approval in the
United Nations. The British. for
example, are said to see little value
in it, and the Russians, who have
been highly secretive up to now
about their internal resources, prob
ably are cold to 1t. Nevertheless, the
idea seems so sound and logical on
its face that general agreement on
it ought eventually to be possible.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Not q School Function

1t is difficult to understand the
reasoning which impelled the House
District Committee to approve the
pending child care center bill in
the face of such persuasive and
unanimous opposition as was voiced
at the hearing by the authorities
most commemorative District Com
missioners and the Board of Educa-
ton. Superintendent Of Schools
Corning summed up the case sue
cinctly when he asserted that the
proposal to saddle the child care
centers onto the school system as a
permanent feature is "basically
wrong" in that it is mot an educa-
tional, but rather a social welfare
project" and hence is not properly
the responsibility of the school
authorities.
Witnesses who spoke in favor of
the bill seem to have lost sight of
the fact that the fundamental func-
ton of free public school system is
to educate children-not to provide
a convenient place where they may
be cared for while their mothers
work or engage in other activities
away from home. The centers were
established as wartime service for
parents preoccupied with war duties
and their continuance on a modified
scale after the war no doubt would
be a desirable welfare enterprise
under appropriate auspices. But
this certainly is no time to impose
on an already overloaded public
school organization any new social
welfare or educational undertakings.
The schools have a hard enough
task now to measure up to require
ments of this war-swollen COM
munity. If the child care centers
are to be continued, the job should
be given to some agency qualified
and able to take on such social
welfare project, and there should be
more attention given to the eventual
cost to the community of an enter
prise which ranks low in any list of
essential needs facing the Municipal
Government.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
As d Lost Resort

oOmo ndlI a nunQreQ or more
witnesses made a striking presenta-
ton in testimony last week as to
the need for a commercial rent
control act for the District. Pre-
dictions are being made freely that,
despite past failures in that direc-
ton, enactment of such a law has
now become inevitable.
If that is the case, every effort
should be made to see that the bill
under consideration represents a
careful study of the real problem
and is not merely an expression of
antagonism toward all commercial
property owners because a few of
them have shown themselves to be
rascals.
1t would be desirable, for example,
to assure the local enforcement of
such a law rather than its enforce
ment by OPA. 1t should take cogni-
zance of different forms of COM
mercial leases, some of which are
based on the amount of business
done by the tenant, some of which
provide for progressive "step ups"
in rentals and some of which are
fiat charges for space occupied. In
fixing base period for rental CELL
ings there should be an accepted
determination of increased operating
costs since the base period, especially
in office buildings. Every precaution
should be taken, in other words, to
prevent undue penalty to the ma
jority of commercial property owners
because some of them are guilty of
sharp practices.
Some Of those who testified in
behalf of the need for such law
are members of the Federation of
BusineSSmen's Associations whose
loss OF leases has threatened to
deprive them of a means of liveli-
hood. They are victims of a peculi-
arly vicious form of extortion, made
possible by the extraordinary de-
mand for and shortage of CONNER
cial rental property. But while there
were over fifty witnesses, it is to
be remembered that there are many
thousands of commercial tenants
in the District and the vast ma
jority of them have been reason
ably treated. Control by Govern
ment bureau of commercial rents
should be regarded as the last resort
in dealing with a temporary emer-
gency. The only genuine relief is
new construction and the longer it
is delayed the greater will be the
penalty on landlord and tenant alike.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
ItoIy's King Abdicutes

The abdication of King Victor
Emmanuel III is a belated bow to
the inevitable. Clinging stubbornly
to his throne, this diminutive mon
arch quits only under pressure from
the stanchest royalists as the one
possible way of preserving the insti-
tuition of monarchy in Italy, incar-
mated in the House of Savoy.
Constitutionally, Victor Emmanuel
has been out Of the picture ever
since June S, 1914, when he stepped
aside as monarch, handing over all
royal prerogatives" to his son,
Crown Prince Humbert, who has
acted, not as regent, but as head
OF the state" with the title of
Lieuenant General of the Realm.
This rather anomalous situation has
now been cleared up, because Hum
beg automatically becomes King,
with the title of Humbert II.
However, this merely advances the
basic issue into another phase; the
issue being, of course, whether the
monarchy is to survive. This issue
will be decided on June 2, when
general elections are to be held
which will be both a referendum on
the question of monarchy and the
choosing OF a Constituent Assembly
to draft new constitution for Italy.
There has been much talk of
Humbert, in his turn, abdicating in
favor of his nine-year-old son, the
Prince OF Naples, who is naturally
not personally involved with the
unpopularity primarily directed
against Victor Emmanuel for his
subservience to Fascism and ac-
quiescence in the declaration of war
by Mussolini which brought Italy to
ruin, but which also extends to
Humbert for a similar attitude.
Whether this will occur in the brief
time before June 2, remains to be
seen. Royalism is obviously not dead
in Italy, its strength being chiefly
in the South. Perhaps the royalist
cause is being aided by what most
Italians consider the harsh terms
being formulated by the Allies for
the peace settlement.
At any rate, the seventy-six-year-
old Victor Emmanuel is off the
throne which he has occupied for
nearly forty-six years, his accession
having been on July 20, 1900, when
his father, King Humbert I, was
assassinated by an anarchist. Vic
tor Emmanue's long reign thus
bridges the gap between the early
period of Italy's national consolida-
ton after the belated attainment
of national unity in 1870, and its
brief period of militant imperialism
under Mussolini which crashed sud-
Evening star., 1946-05-12

The oversentimentality OF Mothers
Day is out of style. Instead we are
sensing the strategic Importance of
the Christian family in our social
order and the urgency of marshall
ing all constructive forces in pre-
serving the home as it should be:
A place of nurture for the young, of
comradeship for growing children,
and sanctuary Of peace and secur-
ity for all. Our best tribute to
mother will be to help her in this
supreme, God-given task.
God setteth the solitary in famil-
les" wrote the inspired poet in the
Psalter. Out of the home are the
issues Of life. Society begins here.
Not only does the child learn honesty,
unselflshness. cooperation and many
other essential traits Of character in
the home, II he learns them at all,
but mother and father will discover
that in family demands and sacrifices
they themselves have a grand oppor-
tunity for growth In those old
fashioned virtues which have made
America great.
"
Numerous Christian social leaders.
however, are not little disturbed at
what is happening to the American
home. 1t fast is becoming a prey to
selfish outside forces, while from
within ofttimes an uncurbed selfish
ness does its nefarious work by de-
stroying the heart of the home. All
too many marriages have been
wrecked by a "do-as-I-pleass" indi-
vidualism. Against all such forces
the true mother contends. We must
help her.
To meet these issues the home
must be built like the Gothic cathe-
drals OF old. In their building was
utilized the principle of balanced
thrusts whereby the force from the
weight of the roof was matched by
the strength of great flying buttresses.
SO the home by an inner spiritual
influence must be able to match the
destructive forces from without
whether born of selfishness or greed.
Homes which endure today have
spiritual qualities such as the regard
for truth, the spirit of comradeship.
the practice of cooperation, the
discipline of forebearance, and, above
all, the grace of forgiveness for one
another's shortcomings.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Picking Stones

There are certain seasonal tasks
in farm work about which young
man of dozen years or so fails to
generate any marked degree of en-
thusiasm. He knows they have to
corresponding the dressing on the
fields and corn stubble, cleaning out
the calf pens and giving the hen
house its semi-annual spruce-up. A
fellow can take these things in
stride, knowing they are part of the
routine of farming.
But when it comes to picking
stones, he has deep-seated con-
viction that this Is merely a gesture
to appease the gods of the under
world. Each year after plowing, in
Evening star., 1946-05-12

year OF our era began on January /
100. Another argument is that the first
century began on January of the wear
and the second on January of the
year 100, just as child is said to be in
its FIRST year before it has reached the
anniversary of its birth, when it enters
its second year." Meanwhile, "a favorite
argument advanced by those who hold
that the Goth century will begin
on January /, 1901, is that a certain
year will not begin until its predecessor
is entirely completed; therefore that the
10th century will not be ushered in until
the 18th has rounded off a full 100
years and that will not be until mid
night OF December 81, 1900"
Prices were uncontrolled whom 6
kann, Sons & Co., Eighth and Market
kooPA in The Star for for
Fifty Yeors Ago May 7, 1896: "our
Remnant Day To-
morrow; We will give you a better show
for your money! than Barnum &
Bailey" Merrimac shirting print rem
nants, percale styles, were 27s cents
yard; Pacific lawn remnants, warranted
fast colors, also 27sc; cotton challie
remnants, limitations of all-wool pat
terms, 37sc; extra fine quality sateen
remnants, in plain and fancy, SC: Plisse
crepe remnants, in light and dark colors,
51sc; fine corded dimity, in neat pat
terms, very sheer, SIC; Sea Island
percales, in the new grass linon effects
and Persian styles, 8%c; fine imported
lappet Swiss remnants in Dresden, Per.
sian, oriental and Hindoo patterns,
.2Sc
Evening star., 1946-05-12

Another OF the homes essential
needs is for family fellowship. Divi-
sive elements operate to take father
to his evening business engagement,
mother to the club meeting, Johnny
to the movies and Jane on her date"
SO some one has remarked that 'the
American home is a parking station
by night, filling station by day,
but not yet has it become a service
station for noble living" Real reli-
gion in the home will find expression
in the family sharing common joys,
going forth together on picnics and
vacation trips, thus growing together
in spiritual solidarity. Kindness in
the home must be learned just as are
the three RS. The unselfish spirit is
caught like the measles from some
one who has it. Parental misunder-
standing is quite often the cause of
juvenile delinquency.
Mothers just an old fiat tire!" said
a teen-age boy when his mother
denied him his fond request. Such
remarks are often spoken more in
misunderstanding than in flippancy.
Parents should trust their growing
youth and try to grant every reason
able request. So it is by lessons in
cooperative living that the home be-
comes most valuable training school
for our American democracy.
Finally. if the family is to be
fashioned in cathedralesque style,
the heritage of Christian faith is
indispensable. Parents sometimes
mistakenly think that the best in
heritance they can leave their chill
dren is financial security, but far
better than money is the heritage
of inner strength from Christian
faith. AS light from a star fingers
long after the star has passed from
the sky, SO the light of mothers
prayers and of fathers faith abides
to bless long after both are gone. To
many children grown to maturity,
the memory of mothers sainted life
and OF fathers wise counsel comes
back like a blessed benediction in
the time Of trial Somewhere during
the day let there be, therefore, a
time OF reverence in the home, and
may Gods name be honored by all.
Mothers Day may well be day of
self-dedication by all members of
the family to these cherished ideals.
Evening star., 1946-05-12

denly in defeat and disaster, leaving
bleak future that cannot yet be
assayed. AS the former King sails
away to foreign exile, he becomes,
in sense, the scapegoat for sins
committed by others more blame
worthy than his own weak and
colorleSs personality.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Reform Alone Is Not Enough
From the Toronto telegram.

Reform Of the criminal-where reform
is possible-is, of course, to be aimed at.
But the reform Of one criminal is of little
value If the leniency extended to him
induces dozen others to embark on
lawlessness in the belief that there is
really not much to be feared, even if
they are caught and convicted. Unless
sentences are to be both punitive and
to have deterrent effect on others, and
if reform of the individual is the only
object to be sought, there is no sense
In Parliament having provided specific
ranges Of penalties for specific offenses.
All that would be necessary would be to
order confinement until reform had been
effected,
Evening star., 1946-05-12
If and When
From the Halifax Herald.

From the Halifax Herald.
Rev. A. j. Macqueen of st. John,
guest preacher at the 196th anniversary
Of st. Matthew's Church, this city,
questioned IF less than 40 per cent
of the Canadian population could ever
go through the simplest motions of
religion" He characterized the church
as "a victim OF split personality. divided
against ITSELF" and repeated the ques-
ton so many times sounded: How can
the church possibly bring peace to
world torn asunder if she is broken
asunder herself?" The answer must
come from the churches and their
own responsible leaders. When their
proposals and resolutions of church
reunion are lifted from the realm of
debate and discussion and are i'm
plemented in real and definite action,
and organized Christianity speaks with
a united voice, then the world will be
suddenly aware of virile and vital
force.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Not q Chance!

From the Detroit News. a.
In Massachusetts,. teen-age bobby
soxers demand the right to vote In
cidentally it might be said of these
characters that they have nothing to
do with the presence of Mayor Con-
gresham James M. Curley In public
life. ~
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-15
FARMINGTON

Mir William B. Tharp. a retired
educator and farmer. - years old
OF Faminetom visited the Farming
ton school on March Sth. Alr. Tharp
was once i teacher at Pennington
and a trustee for a number of
years. Mr.. Tharp donated ~ refer
tncc books 10 the school library.
The pupils sold garden seeds re-
Gently The profit on seeds has been
used for MAGAZINES and pictures
for the picture library,
Miss Elizabeth Slotter, music
supervisor visited the school on
Thursday. March :. She praised the
pupils on the splendid progress
they We're making in music
Pupils having perfect attendance
tor the month OF February We're
James Collinson. Louis Hamilton,
Carl LeSates, Leon Rust. Bohbie
Collins. Paul Everett. Lester John
son. Ruth Ann Hatfield. Carolyn
Tihhitt. Mary Lou Hatfield Janet
Lee Tihhitt. Hilda Collins. George
i"ngfOrd. Louise Gray. Emily col
Inns, Betty lean Tihhitt and Lois
Hamilton.
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-15
MILLVILLE

Methodist church news: There
will be preaching service each FRI
day evening during lent by the pas
tor, Rev. + G. I.Ouhoff Jr. You are
cordially invited to be present at
this service This will be local sun
day so Try ana be present at the
Church school service.
On last Thursday evening. Mrs.
James Jarman and Miss Flo chest
nut attended the ". :. e. :. OF the
Sound Methodist Church held AT
the home of Mrs Everett Gray.
They report good meeting and
fine attendance with delightful
social hour.
Miss Mary Dale and friend John
Wiley and mother motored here
from Wilmington and spent the
week end with Miss Dale's mother
and grandmother. Mrs. Adella Dale
and Mrs Cora Mcgee
Mr. and Mrs Vance Lynch were
Sunday evening callers with Mr..
and Mrs William IL. Murray.
Sunday dinner guests with Mrs
George +. Townsend and boys We're
Mr.. and Mrs. II. O. DerricksOn OF
Omar. Callers were Mrs. Matte
Brasure and Mrs. Edna McLaush-
lin.
Isaac West came from Camp Dix,
\. j. and spent the week end with
his mother. Mrs Hattie West and
brother, George ID. West
MIR. and Mrs. Harry l.. cobb visit
ed in Lewes on Sunday as the din
ner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Theo-
dore Polite and children.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew McClung
and son, Harry Ray spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Savage
VINO are now occupying their new
home at the lower end of Millyille
: On Tuesday Of last week Mr.. and
Mrs Ruley Banks motorcd to Phila
to attend the funeral OF their broth
er, Mr.. William Cobmn of that city
Mrs. Joshua Gray is spending the
week in Phila. visiting her sister
and family.
Mrs. Nenlc Banks has returnct
to her home here after spendin.
the winter in Phila. with her child
rem. Mr.. and Mrs. Dee Brittingham
Sunday dinner guests with Mrs
Nellie Mcgee were her children ant
grandchildren. Mr.. and Mrs. JOIN
q. Walter and son, Jehu. Mr. an,
Mrs. Donald Evans and children
Shirley and Donald J.
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-15
March Of Dimes
Success In Kent
CONTINUED from FIRST Fage)

Continued from First PaRe)
Gerkes. Houston; Senator Earl
Sylvester. Harrington; Charles
Kelly Moore. Hartly; Mrs. Loretta
Clark. kenton; +. J. Boggs. Chcs-
void. also Dover Court House; Mrs.
Pearl Raughley. Leipsic. Miss Ma
mie r. Leverage. Lynch Heights;
Mrs. Thelma Davis Morris, Little
Greek. c. c. McIlyain. Magnolia;
Mrs. l.. A. Covell Marydel; Earl
Faulkner, Rising sun: Mayor s.
Creadick Ennis, Smyrna; Nh and
Mrs. w g. Evans. Viola. Ralph
Wine, Woodside; Riley Brown. Wy
oming; MIR. and Mrs Robert g. Sc
mans. Willow Grove; Prof. George
Wright. Smyrna Public schools, :,
Prot. Marcellus S. Blackburn, Dover
Negro Public Schools: Dr. Howard
ID. Gregg. Dover. Delaware State
College; Miss Ruth Jones. Dover,
Business Girls club: Edward s.
Knight. Wyoming, State Buildings
Ezekiel HUM. Camden. Real Estate
Brokers; Dr. James Krygier Dover,
Dover Professional Group; Cecil y.
Moore. Dover. Dover Merchants; ;
Harry j. SCHNEIDER. Dover, Dover
Industrial Plants; George Hill, DO
yer. Civic and Service Groups; Har-
ley +. Taylor Dover, People 5
League; Mrs. Pauline kuppy, Leb-
anon
Each of the above wish To eX-
press appreciation for the splcndiC
support given the campaign by cit
iZens OF Kent county.