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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-11-14
British Justice

PeIeg Tanir twenty who
spent two years in Acre after
having been arrested with 10
others in a youth camp at
Shuni, where after their arrest,
arms were found, and being
sentenced by a military court,
was released from prison after
completing his sentence. He
was released on October 10th,
at 9 AM, and was re-arrested
at his fathers home in Haifa at
6 PM, the same day. He is
now in Latrun. No charge was
made against him. He is a
cousin of Mr.. Fri Jabotinsky,
which may account for the I'M
usually brutal disregard for the
sentence of their own courts.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-11-14
4O,535 Members Enrolled
In ZOA in October

A total of 40,535 members were
enrolled by the Zionist Organiza-
ton of America within the single
month of October, more than
double the number of 1886 enlist
ed for the same month last year,
according to an announcement by
the national headquarters Of the
ZOA. These members were en-
rolled in the nationwide member
ship campaign now being con-
Quoted by the ZOA in it's "Roll-
Call for the Jewish State"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-11-14
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Newman
announce the birth of a son, Simon
Louis. on Friday, October 81. Mrs.
Newman is the former Miss jean
tnette Marks.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-11-14

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Kolitz an
nounce the birth of a son, Stephan
Edward, on Thursday, October 30.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-05-16

QUESTION: What is the jew
ish attitude towards the present
"Christian system of numbering
the years?
ANSWER: 1t is quite natural
that Jews would not use the
christian" system of numbering
the years in their ritualistic doc
uments, since that number. refers
to the birth of Christ. What is
most interesting is the fact that
many writer's claim that the So
called Christian" system of num-
bering the years is not by any
means originally a christian" sy-
stem at all. AS a matter of fact
it is claimed that the Jews used
the system first and discarded
it only later when the Christ
ians" took it over. 1t is claimed
that Jesus was born during the
life time of King Herod. Herod's
death, which brought the end of
his terrible reign was declared a
holiday throughout the Roman
Empire. The beginning of a new
dynasty was so heralded that the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-05-16

Referring to President Tru-
mans proclamation setting Sum
day, May 18, as II Am An Amer
lean Day., Kapplin revealed that
B'nai Birth groups have planned
community programs in coopera-
ton with other civic and patriotic
organizations to bring about a
better understanding of the Amer
lean principles of freedom and
democracy.
This annual american Day"
event was established in 1910 as a
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-05-16
BETWEEN YOU
AND NE
BY BORIS SINCLAIR
(Copyright, 1947, Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency, Incl
u. N. TRENDS

U. NJ lhENOO
The American delegation at the
United Nations has been sore
disappointment to many obserV-
ers Operating in an almost
amateurish fashion, the U. N. has
suffered several bad defeats :.
Although it had been anticipated
that the American delegation
would set the pace for the Latin
American bloc, and would be
backed by many other nations,
what has developed is that the
U. S. is carrying the ball on what
appears to be obviously British
sponsored moves =. The Ameri-
cans have created the impression
that they are a tool of British dip
lomacy and have consequently
suffered a damaging loss of pres
tige The record Of the u. S..
delegates in supporting the Zionist
cause has been anything but good
On the contrary, the State
Department seems at times to be
going out of it's way to undermine
the position of the Jewish Agency
:. This was most clearly express
ed when Sen. Warren Austin de-
clared that the Agency should be
permitted to voice it's views only
if it were clearly understood that
it did not speak for all the Jewish
people on the question of Palestine
The attitude of the American
delegation has only helped to Gre
ate the impression that the Soviet
delegation is defending the Jewish
cause against attempts by the U.
S. delegation to undermine it :.
Observers following the tactics of
the American delegation are be-
ginning to understand why the
United States is frequently so I'M
successful at international par
leys :. It seems that the officials
of our State Department are not
what one might call accomplished
. They seem to rely
chiefly on the fact that the United
States, being economically the
strongest country in the world,
can influence other countries to
follow its lead The defeat
suffered by the U. S. on major
proposals when even small Latin
American nations voted against
them may possibly serve as a
lesson for our State Department
in it's future dealings with the
Palestine problem.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-05-16

tribute to those who have become
naturaIiZed citizens and to native
born Americans who have reach
ed the voting age of FL.
Although specific local obser-
vances will vary, the general
trend of ceremonies encompassing
the B'nai Birth groups point to-
ward open-air or indoor celebra-
lions involving entire commun-
tiles.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-05-16
BY RABBI SAMUEL j. FOX

people began numbering the years
from that date. This system,
sometimes referred to as the
Roman system, or as numbering
the years after the beginning OF
the Roman Dynasty, was adopted
by the Jews just as they had pre-
viously numbered their years af-
ter the years of the Greek Dy-
nasty or Greek Empire. 1t OBJ
viously follows, then, that it is
Roman system, rather than
christian" system in it's origin.
After the Christians made it their
official calendar and claimed that
it dated from the birth of Christ,
the Jews discarded the system.
Jewish, as we'll as other non
Christian writer's, refer to our
year 1947 as the year 1947 c. E.
(of the Common Eral instead of
1947 A. D. (Anno Domini-a
Latin term meaning "after the
birth of Christ.) Likewise they
date the years which precede the
beginning of this system as "B.
C. E. (before the common era)
instead of "B. c." (before Christi
QUESTION: Why is it that
there are no specific names for
the individual days of the week
in the Jewish calendar?
ANSWER: The names for the
days of the week that are en-
ployed in the civil calendar orig
mate with the pagan belief which
connected the seven-day week
with the seven heavenly bodies.
Thus, Sunday is the Suns Day;
Monday is the Moons Day; and
Saturday is Saturn's Day. The
other days were named in honor
of Mars, Mercury, Venus and Jup-
tier. Their names in English
come to us from the Saxon lang
uage. Thus Tuesday is Tiw's
(Mars) Day; and Friday is Friggs
(Venus) Day. The Jews, who
did not accept this pattern, re-
verted to the system in the Bible
which referred to each day by a |
corresponding number relating
each day to the Sabbath. ii. e.
first, second, third, etc. Furth-
ermore, numbering the days as
such would constantly remind the
Jew of the approaching Sabbath.
And remembering the Sabbath is
one of the Ten Commandments
ii. e. Remember the Sabbath
Day to keep it holy" Exodus
2O:8.)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-05-16
B'nai Birth Lodges, Women's Chapters
Plan 81 Am An American Day" Observance

WASHINGTON, C-Plans for public recognition and ber
Day" been formulated by Bnd
Birth lodges chapters throughout nation
Kappn Washington organizations
War Service Americanism Department., announced. :
Evening star., 1947-04-23

good a risk sit Henry McLemore.
ting quietly on sofa, chewing vita
min pills and wearing an oxygen
tent for q smoking jacket. But when
/ get loose in the ocean and under
the impression that I am the SWIM
mer I used to be, I am such bad
risk that burial society statesmen
swim out and give me their cards.
The Old Show-off.
II I would only admit that I am
not the chickadee I used to be, I
wouldn't be a bad middle-aged SWIM
mer. But like most other men who
are approaching young dotagehood,
I just feel as if I must show off.
I don't walk sedately into the water
as would be becoming to my years.
Oh, no, I start running good 90
yards from the surf, dive through
the first wave, come up shaking my
head in memory of the hair that
used to fall down in my eyes, and
dive through another wave and
scrape my stomach on the sand, and
finally emerge triumphant, painting,
shaking, and completely worn out,
After getting my wind back I in
variably get bold again. Those
youngsters won't outdo me, I tell
myself, and start off with a smart
Australian crawl stroke. Few men
can do the Australian crawl for ten
yards better than 7 can. My feet
f1utter perfectly. I come up on the
right stroke to breathe. I slice the
water like a dolphin, Then all of a
sudden I realize that the better part
Of valor is to use the side stroke.
I roll over on one side, rest between
strokes, don't bother to use the scis-
sors kick, and just let my legs and
feet get along the best way they can.
Then my arms start to go numb
and / decide to use the old dog pad
die stroke if am going to make it
out to the sand bar where every one
else is frolicking. So roll over OF,
my stomach and start churning. 1
don't get anywhere, but at least I
stay On top of the water. No wonder
dogs hold none of our national SWIM
ming championships. That stroke
just doesn't get you any place.
Final Gesture.
My final gesture is to turn over
on my back and float, and pray to
heaven that the tide Is running the
right way and will move me in to
shore. There is one thing that age
and weight have done for me. They
have made me much better f1oater
than I used to be. Up until now T
have been pretty lucky in the way of
tides, but some day the Chinese are
going to be surprised when I float
into one of their ports.
I wish there were a course man
Of my age could take to learn how
to grow old gracefully. I'm bum
Cling it up, for sure. 1t won't be long
before I reach point along life's
pathway when should don cloth
topped, high-buttoned shoes, wear a
warm knitted vest, and look up tele-
phone numbers with a magnifying
glass. Why, 20 years from now I'll
almost be old enough to be Sena-
tor, and you know how old that1l
make me. But instead Of shopping
for Congress CATERS, I eye hand
painted ties and wear out a jackknife
a week carving hearts with arrows
through them on our local trees.
This afternoon I am going to pitch
| for the fifth graders against the
sixth graders. and then go on to a
weiner roast. -.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1947-04-23

9
areas where his championship Of
the power interests will be an aid
to Gcv. Warren.
Gov. Warren has been playing
clever hand, almost as clever as has
Senator Vandenberg. But, strate-
gically, a Governor is in a much
stronger position as to the presi-
dency than is a Senator. Senator
Vandenberg has been gathering
strength, but the tiller that he is
trying to hold to the course of Pres
ident Truman's policy in interna-
tional affairs is a tricky one. Be-
tween now and election day he
will always be in danger lest the
fitful wind of public favor may sud-
denly swing the boom against him
and dunk him in the water.
Principal Contenders.
Meanwhile, Senator Taft and Gov.
Dewey are watching each other
alertly, each hoping for the other
to make a fateful political mistake.
These two Republicans are generally
credited with being the principal
contenders for the Republican nomi-
nation. The expectation Is that
each will go into the convention
with less than the majority of votes.
Since neither would be content to
run for second place, with his rival
heading the ticket, each would
doubtless be willing to compromise
on a third man. That would be
both human nature and politics.
There are many who believe that
Senator Vandenberg would be nat
ural and acceptable compromise. It
is interesting to speculate as to who
else might be acceptable.
And this is where Gov. Warren
comes in. Mr.. Warren. who easily
won both party nominations for
Governor last fall, is attending
strictly to business. He has met
only one rebuff so far, and, in fact,
this may react to his advantage.
The State Legislature has refused
to grant an increase in the State
gasoline tax, so as to provide addi-
tional funds for the improvement
of the roads of the State. The
Governor at once turned on the oil
companies and they are always fair
political game. There are more
people who want better roads, es-
pecially in California, than there
are who are disposed to fuss about
an additional cent or two tax on
gasoline.
Nor has Gov. Warren restricted his
interest to his own State. He has
made the great Central Valley prof.
ect of California, which was adopted
by PWA when I was administrator,
the occasion for announcing a posi-
ton on reclamation and cheap pub
lie power that is likely to bring him
support from every State west of
the Missouri River.
Champion of Reclamation.
Few are aware that he appeared
on February 13 before the Subcom-
mittee on Interior Department Ap-
propriations, to argue for an appro-
priation of S40,000,000 for the Central
Valley, instead of the 100000 pro-
vided in the Presidents budget.
Thereby he made himself the cham
pion of reclamation and cheap
hydroelectric power in every West
ern State. He even ventured to
ioin issue with the Pacific Gas &
Evening star., 1947-04-23

for1ia should be yielded up to It's
own monopnlistt..c n1ercies for distri-
button at q private profit.
So while President Truman was
stealing from the overconfident Re-
publicans the issue OF communism,
Gov. Warren annexed to himself an
issue that will be very appealing
one in the West. And it is difficult
to see how any other Of the probable
candidates for the presidency on tine
Republican ticket can take this is
sue away from him. Gov. Dewey has
shown too little interest In the st.
Lawrence project to convince the ad-
herents of public power that he is
an enthusiast on that subject. Sem
ator Taft's voting record on cheap
public power is far from good. AS
for Senator Vandenberg, he voted
against the original iva bill, for the
Bailey amendment requiring the sale
Evening star., 1947-04-23

not hurt so long as they are not true
However, if these charges OF insiil-
cerity and inconsistency are con-
vincingly presented with proof and
Evening star., 1947-04-23

toucn with the
regional mana
ger and tell him
to get in touch
with the State
manager and tell
him to contact
the local mana
ger and tell him
to buy a pair
of b a t h in g
trunks and sit
on the beach
whenever I de-
eide to 60 in
swimming.
I'm not too
Evening star., 1947-04-23

cost, are stronger now than ever be-
fore. II this thing which everybody
agrees is desirable is ever to be
done, clearly now is the time to do
it. If, under existing circumstances,
through inertia, indifference or
sheer ineompetency. the Republi-
cans muff this opportunity. their
sincerity and consistency will be
difficult to defend.
Evening star., 1947-04-23

chairman OF the subcommittee on
Interior Department Appropriations,
is also preparing the way for the
nomination of Gov. Warren. Unlike
Evening star., 1947-04-23

unconvincin 6 ! y
answered W / t h
bombast, t h e n
the Republicans
will be b a d ! y
damaged, indeed.
If that happens,
it would be bet
ter if they had
never used the
word economy"
or men tion e d
"taxes, I" waste"
or debt. :" The
m I'm e mt that
idea seeps into
the SOC all e d
public mind, all
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Ry THE HAsKIN SERVICE

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How deep a crater resulted
from the explosion of the first atom
bomb?-L. I. B.
A. The test which was made or
July 16, 1945, in New Mexico, pro-
duced a crater no more than q
couple of yards deep. Surrounding
the crater is a newly created green.
ish substance which has been given
the name atomsite.
| @. What are the dimensions o1
the largest Navajo rug ever made?-
FG. G.
A. The largest on record is So feet
long and "a feet wide. Two years
were required to weave it.
@. How many days long was the
shortest session of Congress?-P. D
| A. The shortest session lasted but
10 days. 1t was called by President
Pierce in 1856 to enact Army appre-
priation measures.
@. How do engineers explain the
fact that skyscrapers lessen rather
than increase the load on Manhat-
tan Island?-C. M.
A. The buildings weigh less than
the material removed for their
foundations. The American Insti-
tute of Steel Construction says that
in general the ~skyscrapers on Man.
haitian Island average in weight
about SO to so per cent of the weight
of the excavated material.
@. Has construction begun on the
new Roman Catholic Cathedral in
Liverpool, England? 1t is to be one
of the largest in the world?-I. D. B
A. The crypt of the new cathedral
had been completed when war broke
out and halted construction. When
completed, the Cathedral of Christ
the King will cover five acres and
will rank second only to st. Peters
Rome, among the churches of the
world.
@. Is the violinist, Zinc Frances
catti, French or Italian by birth?-
r. w.
A. His father was naturalized
French citizen of Italian birth. Zinc
Francescatti was born in Marseilles
France.
@. What Presidents at one time
worked for the railroads.&c.. E. B.
/ A. James Buchanan was president
of the Harrisburg, Portsmouth
Mount Joy g. Lancaster Railroad
now a. part of the Pennsylvania
Abraham Lincoln was an attorney
for the Illinois Central and Rock
Island. Harry S. Truman was 6
timekeeper on the construction o1
the Santa Fe Railroad.
@. Where is the oldest covered
bridge in the world?-L. B. K.
A. This distinction Is claimed fol
the Kapellbrucke at Lucerne, Switz.
erland. The bridge was built ir
1888 over the River Reuss. Follow.
Ing tIle european CUSTOM, many
covered bridges were. built in the
American Colonies before the Revo.
lutionary War.
@. Where is the home of the
Dionne quintuplets?--S. E. Y.
A. The children live at the Dionne
family home in Corbeil, 2 miles from
Callander, Ontario, Canada.
@. What proportion of the enroll
ment in colleges and universities
represents war'veterans?-S. T.
A. The Office of Education reports
that in the autumn of 1916 there
were 1.080,396 veterans enrolled
representing approximately one-hal1
of the total number of students.
Evening star., 1947-04-23


ssnehf Va
Evening star., 1947-04-23

his three COL
| e a 6 ue S, M r.
Jones is appar-
entity for SEN
ator T a # for
President. How
ever, Mr.. Jones
enthusiasm fo-
Mr.. Taft ranks
well below his
devotion to the
private p o W e r
interests. The
result Is that he
will be a handi-
cap to Senator
T tt in large
4 ;p,norfopf
Evening star., 1947-04-23
.McLen1ore
Sink Or Float
Is His Motto
By Henry McLemore

II the head of my insurance COM
pany could see me swim as of today,
he would wire the Southeastern
manager and tell him to get in
Evening star., 1947-04-23
THE EVENING STAR washington, D. G. AIS
s. 4 q, ieH.

Of public power to private interests,
and against . public transmission
line for Shasta Dam power.
II Gov. Warren should decide in
the end to become q candidate he
would have an effective issue. The
people might have q feeling Of relief
in candidate who is for something
and not merely against.
{Copyright, 1947.l
Evening star., 1947-04-23

Electric Co. that has had the effront-
cry to insist that the public power
that will be generated at public
cost in the Central Valley of Cali
Evening star., 1947-04-23
| Harold Z. hkes
Man to Man
Warren, as Champion of Reclamation,
Gains Strength in Election Race

The Republican House leaders have not yet declared openly
for Warren of California the they want for
Speaker Martin, Representative Haeck
John Taber supposedly labor
ling vineyard although perhaps unconscious
member from Ohio Mr. Robert F. Jones
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Frank r. Kent
The Great Game Politics
COP. Must Guard Against Insincerity,
Inconsistency in Budget Maneuvering
Frank r. Kent

pursuit of their vastly important fiscal the
Republicans Congress remain mpervous to the bureau
cratic squeaers undamaged the uperave protests
of political journalistic proeetorsjust long they
do publicly expose themselves nsncere and inconsistent
OF course will be accused Of these things But that will
Evening star., 1947-04-23
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Warning and Promise
Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Enquirer
 Although in one sense we have an army of more than l5OO000 uniformed men, that force-enormous by prewar standards-is deployed for specific post assignment sthat we have only very small con- bat force in entire readiness for service The House Armed Services Committee in reporting favorably on universal military training has stated that the Armys real combat strength today is only 11300o men.
 This may be somewhat misleading. For it is obvi- ous that the Army has modern equipment and ann munton for vastly larger number and has, perhaps, million men in uniform who could be reorganized in combat units for service on fairly short notice
 It also has-for few years-a reservoir of battle hardened veterans. These latter need only physical hardening and brief brushing up the handling of equipment and tactical ideas to be ready for service. Suppementing this, also for only temporary period is national monopoly of atomic weapons, together With stockpie of them and the means of their manufacture in quantity.
 From this picture nobody can honestly deduce that the United States endangered by it's military weakness. But from the picture cor recty conclude that defense will be seriously in adequate in few yearS-three or four or five perhaps unless We turn to universal military training.
 Polls of opinion indicate that large majority of the American people favor such training for all young men who have not already served in the armed forces. There ought to be obstacle to prompt actment of legislation next session of Congress to proceed with general training program
 There has been satisfactory explanation why Congress did not make more headway with the mli- tary training bill at the session just concluded. There is not likely to be any such explanation for there too many ways to dodge the responsibility, We can, however, and should, hold spokesmen in Congress to strict accounting in l948. Although it will be an election year, the nations safety ought to take pre- cedence the exigences of party rivalry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-21
HELP FROM SEATTLE

Living up to it's promise to help Alaska in every way it can the Seattle Chamber of Commerce has been working on the problem of Aaskas striking loneshorenen A wire has been sent to President Truman asking that he appoint fact finding board to review the issue to request the union to return to work pending the finding of facts in the case
 The Seattle Chamber also able to get Gov ernor Mon C. Wallgren of Washington to telephone the President who is Wallgrens personal friend since their days in the U S. Senate together, and Secre- tary of Commerce Hartman in Seattle to attend the meeting of the Pacific Northwest Trade Association also was to be asked to lend hand in settlement of the strike.
 Earlier the Governor of Alaska and the Juneau Chamber of Commerce sent wires to President Truman asking him to intervene To date there has been no response and it may be that because the President was against the Taft Hartley Act, he will not inter vene.
 Meanwhile some food items getting scarce, and the commerce of Alaska has been slowed con- siderably.
 Today the Juneau Chamber of Commerce was