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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

Brittinghain, will render a program
IN which the Christmas customs in
all lands will be presented. In adj
ditiOn to this, all of our Christmas
carols will be sung and their origin
and history will be related, also,
there will be solos and duets by the
pupils of these grades.
BE sure to encourage the children
by attending this program. Both
teachers and pupils will. appreciate
your presence.
The fire. company is gratified by
the results of the recent canvass of
the community for funds to pur-
chase q new fire truck, all returns
are not in, and yet, over $65O.00 was
realized. This speaks well for H0us-
ton as a community. The people
are always ready to respond in a
generous way to any appeal for any
worthy cause. Houston is a small
community, but there is nothing
small about it in any other way. The
people want the best and are will
ing to pay for it.
The Houston Fire Company wish
es TO extend its thanks for the mag
liificent assistance rendered by the
public. The company intends tc
show its appreciation by improve
meilt in service.
The w. s. G. S. met on Thursday
night. December 18th, in the com
munity building, with the president
Mrs. William Daviss presiding. AT
ter all deferred and old business
had been taken care of, new bust
ness was in order and that was the
election of officers for the coming
year and the results follows: Ths
new president could not be decided
upon at this meeting by other Off
GERS. The LIST vice-pr PRESIDENT is Mrs
William Biggs, Secretary. Mrs. 10
seph Hayes, and treasurer, Mrs. Eu
gene Sharp; Jr.; at the conclusion
1 of the business meeting the meet
ing was given over to Mrs. Viol;
! Thistlewood and Mrs. Cora Satter
3 field who were to furnish the pro
gram for the evening and as Della
ware Day had Just been on Sunda!
and with the Christmas holidays 81
j near they combined the two an,
celebrated both with appropriate
/ readings and Icorals. Mrs. Web
I: sang a lovely christmas song, en-
titled mo Room in the Inn" Th
hostess Mrs. H. ]. Thistlewood
Mrs. Edwin Prettyman and Mrs
Eisenbrey served an abundance. Q
] ice cream and ritz crackers and a
late hour the meeting was ad
] journed.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

We are sorry+to report Mrs. Hen
~ Sapp has been quite i'll for the
past week suffering from pleurisy,
but her condition at this time is
very much improved and we hope
she will soon be up and out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Obey Sapp spent
Sunday with their sons, Frank and
Hummel Sapp, and their wives, in
Wilmington. They also visited Mrs.
Sapp's mother, Mrs. Cora Hummel,
and they found her condition much
better at that time and she was in
quiring about several of her friends
wanting to know how this one and
that one was getting along, but she
is not able to be out of bed as she
has fallen again quite recently.
Mrs. Francis Simpsons condition
was good at last report and we tru-
ly hope it won't be too long before
she will be able to return to her
home and family who need her very
badly.
Mrs. w. M. j. Wroten of Smyrna
called at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John III. Johnson quite recently.
Mr.. John R. ,Brittingham and
friend, Mrs. Lena r. Jones, of Mid
| dleford, called upon his sister, Mrs.
Sadie Townsend in Princess Anne,
ON Sunday.
/ Mrs. Edwin Prettyman spent a
couple days Of the past week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cliff
ton in Wilmington. She also did
some Christmas shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Palmer OF
Talleyville were the guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hayes
and Mrs. Lydia Morris.
Il The Misses Eileen Webb, Nancy
ThistlewOOd and Janice Sharp at
tended a, party in Wilmington on
i Saturday afternoon. The occasion
was in honor of the Kennedy twins
Ekaune and Kathleen's 9th, birth,
day; very grand time being the
] report. Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webt
accompanied the girls to Whining
and home again. The Webbs die
some Christmas shopping, also.
II Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. DufendacI
| and son, Mark, left on Saturday
December 18th, for an extended va.
cation and will not return until af,
ter the holiday.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

The Houston New Century Club
met on Tuesday night, December
10th, with the president, Mrs. Pear
son, in the chair. The meeting was
opened with Christmas carol fol-
lowed by the collect and flag salute,
then followed the business session
after which the meeting was turned
over to Mrs. Merrill Thistlewood,
who had Press and Publicity for
her subject and she had seevral ar
ticles pertaining to subject. Mrs,
Kirby read paper called Keep
Christmas Merry" 1t was on safety
and about the dangers of fire. Mrs.
Harrington had reading entitledi
zone Mans Family" and Mrs.
Pearson read several short clip
pings. During the social hour the
hostess served fruit juice and coco
anut gems.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
Home Builders Complain Of
Prices Charged for Nails

WASHINGTON. - Home build
ers complain they sometimes have
to buy nails at gray-market prices
from bootleggers.
National Association Of Home
Builders said the 125 men who make
up its board Of directors reported
in three-day conference here they
are paying up to $40 keg for nails
that should cost SIS to $40.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
Mass Employee Absenteaism
Ties Up Post Office Service

TOKYO.-Mass absenteeism in a
wage dispute between the Japanese
government and communications
workers forced Tokyo post Offices to
refuse to accept anything but ordi-
nary letters and post cards and to
warn that delivery of these might
be long delayed
In the central post Office alone.
officials estimated that 5000. 600 let
tiers, $4,000 special delivery letters
and $1,000 parcel post packages
were piled up unattended. =
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
Boy With Dollar Pole
Catches Record Rainbow

OLYMPIA, WASH. 1t doesn't
take age, experience and high
priced equipment to land rec
ord trout, three-year-old Michael
Eckhout demonstrated.
Michael had on display at his
fathers store a seven and one
half-pound rainbow trout which
he caught in nearby Patterson.
lake. 1t was recorded as the larg-
est trout ever taken from the
lake.
! Michael used a dollar pole, a
two-bit line and a big angleworm.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
HOUSTON

Church news TOR Sunday Decem-
Der 21st, Sunday School at 1000 o.
clock, a. IN. Howard r. Moore,. sup
erinfendanf. with Edwin Prettyman,
assistant. Divine worship at IL o.
clock by the pastor, Rev. William j.
Mckee. The evening services
Youths Fellowship at o'clock p. m.
followed by preaching at 1880 o.
clock, Junior choir practice on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
and prayer meeting on Wednesday
night at s O'Clock.
The Christmas program will be
given on Sunday morning during
the Sunday School hour and every
body is invited so come out and get
the Christmas spirit.
Afternoon services will be held
at WiIliamsvilIe church school al
2 o'clock. D. m.,s and preaching al
3. by the pastor, Rev. Mckee.
The Sunday morning divine serv
ices were most praise worthy. The
guest speaker being our district SUI
perintendent, Rev Thomas Multi
gan and what wonderful lesson he
save us on The First Christmas"
Sermon which was held at dawn
in stable by manger, in Beti1le-
hem. The special music by the choir
was very inspiring and the heautiful
solo by Agnes Webb was most en-
joyable. Houston may be small
town with not to large number ol
church going people, but we do have
the way and we find the means tt
get things done and accomplish
quite q bit.
SO let's everybody turn out mex
Sunday morning enjoy the Christ
mas program and listen to another
wonderful Christmas sermon by oul
own pastor, Rev. William J. Nc
Kee.
School will close at noon, OF
Tuesday. December 23rd, and viii
reopen on Monday, January 5th
1913.
The Christmas program will b
given at the school house on tn
evening of Monday, December 22nd
A complete program IN which al
grades win be represented. win b
given. The primary grades 1, 2,
trained by Mrs. Ruth Sanp, vii
present q program OF playlets, re
citations and carols. The intermedi
ate grades and the Junier Hig
School, under the direction of Mr.
Susan K. Harrington and John +
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
Began Violations Early

Freedom of the press and freedom
Of speech were violated by law soon
after the United States constitution
was written The alien and sedition
laws passed in 1893 made it crime
to criticize the president and con-
gress. The laws were fought bitterly
and soon were repealed.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
Use Cooking LIQUID

Cooking LIQUID is recommended
for packing most vegetables because
It may contain minerals and vita
Minis dissolved out of the food. Boil
ing water is recommended when
cooking liquid is dark. gritty or
strong-havored, and it may be used
if you haven't enough cooking liquid.
Processing time is the same
whether hot cooking liquid or boiling
water is used for packing.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
window for Insulation

The new thermopane window may
be a picture window or may be
used for all windows Essentially.
it is a process of double glazing.
BY this method, an air seal or par.
tial vacuum is provided to make an
excellent insulator
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
Handy Pocket Gadget

The task of bank clerks should be
Hghtened with new machines just
patented, which will sort and count
paper money. Bills are fed into the
machine. emerge on shelves In 81,
81. $5. $40 or $40 compartments.
Values are transferred to totalizers.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-11-28

ton were an integrated WHOLE
then additional instruction. in some
special field could be called sup
Elementary. Dancing might De
called supplementary for most
but not all people. For some II
is their principal mode OF self
expression. Now it so happens
that by common agreement Amer
lean secular education has left a
gap in it's structure, not to DE le1'
blank but to be filled in by the
several groups of our population,
each in it's own way. You Will
call this missing keystone a sys-
tenn of values, or a code of ethics
or a formula of mans relation TO
the universe.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-11-28

of SIZE, 900 for the purchase and
operation of youth camp was
approved. This camp will be To-
Gated near Hendersonville, North
Carolina, and will train young
Zionist leaders age 10 years and
over for organizational work in
their respective communities. 1t
will be named after the late JUS
tice Louis D. Brandeis, who
showed an interest in Zionist
youth education. The breakfast
was addressed by DR.. Shlomo Bar
din. Executive Director of the
American Zionist Youth Commits
sion, who is now operating a SIM
liar camp in the Pocono Mount
aims under the auspices of the
American Zionist Youth Commits
sion.
Miss Helen Warren, noted New
York stage and radio star, made
an impassioned plea for increased
land purchases in Palestine to
make room for the thousands OF
DPS who will shortly arrive
there from camps in Europe, at
crowded luncheon session on Sun
day.
DR.. King Vivion, Minister of the
McKendree Methodist Church of
Nashville, voiced strong advocacy
of the Zionist movement in both
it's religious and humanitarian
phases at luncheon on Monday
and DR.. Arthur Hertzberg, Rabbi
of the West End Synagogue of
Nashville, emphasized the need of
drawing cultural inspiration from
Jewish life in America from the
new Jewish folkways evolved in
Palestine.
DR.. Roger Mastrude, Director of
Education in Race Relations at
Fisk University, was guest speak
er at a cultural session sponsored
by the Nashville Chapter of Ha-
dassah in conjunction with the
conference.
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H OAAA \ GS6O AAAANO/
Now at long last, the clouds
have begun to break. 1 am sure
that in all of America there is
not one citizen whose blood thrObs
with human sympathy who was
not proud of his country on the
day Mr.. Herschel johnson made
his speech to the U. N. on the
Palestine issue. If this issue
should have a happy solution and
If, in addition, at the next legis-
lative session this country cOntin-
ues in the spirit of leadership and
Congress passes the StrattOn Inn
migration bill, we shall be able to
see the bright day when the ID. p.
center-that strange offspring OF
the combination of mans Kindness
and cruelty-will have been elm
mated from the face of the earth.
These international problems are
nowAat least in the "hope" stage
and it is not too soon to cast an
eye upon our domestic scene. An
arresting fact is that, not by vir-
ture of growth, but by force of
European slaughter, the U. S. has
become the home of the largest
Jewish community in the world.
What kind of community is it
going to be? Will it be a COM
munity of Jews whose franchise to
be called Jews is derived solely
from "the grandfather clause" !?
public Utility lawyers will know
precisely what I mean.) Or will
it be a spiritual felIOwship-as
Santayana called it a "free
society"-cemented in their BROTH
erhood by a common history, a
common sense of human direction
and a common contribution to the
American people?
The answer depends upon Jew
ish education.
begin with an article of faith.
I believe that Jewish education
can create the latter kind of COM
munity. / am not ashamed to
base my basic proposition on faith.
Even Euclid based his geometry
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Southeastern Zionist
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(OOHUA11UCO AAO 90
UNSCUP report and the coopera-.
ton between our country and the
Soviet Union in presenting a COM
mon plan for the early implement
alton of this report.
The gathering, which was at
tended by over $50 out-of-toWn
delegates and visitors, listened to
galaxy of noted speakers, who
addressed the various sessions.
All of the meetings were well at
tended and there was an overflow
at some. The program was key
noted by the presidential address
rendered by the retiring president,
Abe Berkowitz of Birmingham,
Alabama, in which he gave an
account of his stewardship and
offered his recommendations for
the year ahead. Michael Adilman
of Savannah, S. P. Benamy of At
lanta and Mortimer May of Nash
vile reported on their visits to
Palestine and each interpreted the
social, economic and political stu
alton in the Holy Land in the light
of his own observations.
At a banquet Sunday night,
Rabbi Irving Miller, Chairman of
the National z. o. A. Administra-
tive Committee, delivered the prin-
cipal address, in which he gave
a summary analysis of the status
of the Palestine question before
the United Nations. Expressing
optimism as to the outcome and
satisfaction with the progress
made by the United States and
Russia in deriving at suitable
II plan for a final settlement, Rabbi
Miller deplored the hypocracy and
duplicity of the British govern
ment in attempting to block So
luton. Using a biblical analogy,
he accused the British of seeking
to sabotage the plan with the
hands of Essau, while using the
voice of Jacob.
One of the highlights of the con-
ference consisted in the present
alton to Ike Abelson of Birming-
ham of a certificate for 10000
trees, constituting a forest to be
planted in his honor in Palestine
in recognition of a lifetime of
service to the cause of the Jewish
National Fund. An inscription in
the Golden Book of the Fund was
awarded to Abe Berkowitz, for
his outstanding leadership during
the two years of his presidency.
The conference devoted much of
it's time to the problem of youth
education and devoted two sessions
to it. The first consisted in a
meeting of the Inter-Regional
Youth Commission and the second
of a breakfast at which a quota
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-11-28
JEWISH EDUCATION

on axiOms which he could not
prove. 1 realize, however, that
Jewish education cannot succeed
unless we get behind it with the
same unity of purpose that marked
our effort in behalf of the sur
vivOrs of Europe.
Before such unity can be
achieved it is necessary that GER
tain misconceptions be cleared
away. I hear it whispered in
some of the so called best circles
that to engage in Jewish educa-
ton is to further an alien cult,
that it is a foreign ism, in short
"un-American". It is suggested
that dilution of loyalty is in
volved in a spiritual kinship with
Jewish culture. Sometimes it is
even asserted that the child that
is simultaneously exposed to Sec
ular education and Jewish learn
ing becomes a hyphenated crea-
ture of split personality.
Sometimes those ideas are eX-
pressed crudeIy-and sometimes
elegantly-but whatever the style
they are still rubbish.
The pilgrim fathers and their
Puritan successors would have
snorted with contempt at such
foolishness. They know too well
that the stream of their civiliza-
ton flowed directly from Hebraic
headwaters. Our enemies never
make this mistake. The Nazis and
fascists never fail to identify
democracy as a Jewish invention
The interchangeable truth, of
course, is that the basic axiOms of
demOcracy-human dignity, hui
man equality, and human freedom
are all as Jewish as the Hebrew
language.
I do not mean to suggest that
the Jewish and secular conceptions
Of democracy are identical. There
is a difference. Judaism never adj
vocates or defends democracy on
the grounds that it is, in practice,
the more advantageous policy, that
it lifts the standard of living, or
that it increases production. The
difference resides precisely in that
Judaism teaches and has always
taught democracy even when it
was regarded as inefficient, as a
hindrance to production, as a bar
to such an elevated standard of
living as was possible to the slave
holder of the ancient world. The
Jewish belief in democracy is
based simply on the faith that God
created man in his image, that all
men are his equal children and
that each possesses within him a
spark of the divine which may
not be violated. That explains to
me why so many Jews become We
hement in favor of the extension
of democracy, when their more
pragmatic neighbors argue the
impracticality of the innovation
In short, Judaism introduces moral
fervor into democracy, a willing
ness to sacrifice for democracy
submit that the whole American
people will be richer in spirit whe,
that idea spreads by contagion.
Even among some advocates OF
Jewish education discover a form
of apOlOgetics which I find imma-
ture and unreflected. They argue
that Jewish education is supple
mentary to the secular education
obtained in the American school,
T do not aUroa IF Soov11or od,,oa
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
Seaman DrOWns Delivering Mail

SEWARD, (P) - A seaman, Lewis Moses, of Sanak, drowned and second mate Emil Gunderson was rescued by the coast guard at Cape Sarachef Dec. 10, when the two were attempting to reach the lighthouse for a mail delivery, Capt. Jesse H. Petrich of the Aleu- tian mail reported Saturday.
 Their dory was capsized by heavy waves near the beach, he said
 Because of the rocks and reefs, the Aleutian Mail had to remain 500 yards offshore and the crew watched the coast guard rescue Gunderson, he said. Gunderson was left at the lighthouse, unable to return to the ship.
 Captain Petrich was arrested here on bench warrant from An chorage charged with illegally possessing and selling liquor at villages along his semi-monthly mail route from Seward to Atka. He was released on $1,000 bail for appearance in district court at Anchorage.
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
Flying Saucers''
 Most Likely We're Russian Rockets

WASHINGTON, (P)-Rep. Els worth R.-Ore.) revived reports today that last summers flying saucers" epidemic may have stem med from Russian rocket experi- mentS.
 Claiming that he has received reliable information concerning the development of high velocity missiles by Soviet scientists, the Oregon lawmaker added in a statement:
 strangely enough, this devel- opment might be the solution of he now almost forgotten mystery of the flying saucers."
 He said the Russians are report ed to have a rocket of amazing speed and almost limitless range" propelled by a series of explosions occurring several seconds apart.
 Ellsworth suggested that Amer ican scientists might have been working on some similar device, but he held it more likely that any discs actually seen had come from Russian military proving grounds
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
Army Indoctrina- ton School In Operation
PART "

The students emerging from their snow shelters on the morning of the fourth day of Arctic indoc- trination, found beWildering scene. The landscape had changed its face overnight-Where there had been clearly defined land marks and tracks the day before, the landscape was smooth and filled with drifting snow. The wind was strong, driving before it a fine hard snow that stung the face and brought tears to the eyes. Some of the students upon trying to emerge found their entrances partially blocked, and easily dug their way out. Questioning reveal ed that "Yes, the shelters were fairly comfortable" and "No, we had adequate fresh air" Their feelings were mingled upon seeing the sled dogs that had slept in the open overnight, with no visible ef-
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
Fewer Marriages In Nevada

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (P)-Marri- ages and divorces, important com merce in this busy town, are fall ing off from the high levels of the wartime years, county clerk Ger trude Moore reported.
 The all-time high for marriages was reached in January, 1942, when PHO licenses were granted during the month. This receded to -6l2 in January of this year, and so far in l947 the monthly average has been only about l,750.
 Divorces reached their high wa ter mark in January, l946, when GAP were granted, Miss Moore said. They steadily tapered off and in October only 275 divorceS were issued.
 It's still big business here, though. The clerk estimated that the average person establishing residence for divorce spends about 1000 during the six weeks. And the average newlywed cou- pie leaves about $150 in town, she said.