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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08

Department officials the lowe revel are
Palestine with representatives of Jewish groups
that Palestine question
before the u N Political Committee in Paris for
a entire turn 1t all
the United Nations after the Political
question control atomic and the
worldwide reduction in ornaments What
major issues between the USS
democratic the United Nations Israel Will con-
in will be true
step the world family of nations The
realizes that the u N the father OF the
State notwithstanding that
policy at territorial and
Israel On the other hand the Arab
delegations hope the EaWest tension grows
greater democratic will
order to strengthen their
strategic position in Arab countries.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08
LOCAL PASTOR BRINGS JEW-HATRED HERE

In our editorial of September 18th
we commented on the meeting of
the World Council of Churches in
Amsterdam which issued vigorous
call to Christian churches to de-
nounce anti-Semitism as a sin
against God and man. We added
the fact that such feeling is also a
sin against the Jew-hater himself.
as the anti-Semite carries a burden
within him when he manifests ill
will toward those born of Jewish
faith.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08

Trumans statement on Palestine in the middle
of October He will make this statement in
New York and will openly commit himself to
de jure recognition of Israel 1t seems that
Truman was not consulted by Secretary of State
Marshall on the latters announcement that the
United States fully backs Bernadottes recon-
mendations on Palestine . /. All indications point
to the fact thit during the last weeks the State
Department has 'isolated" Truman from the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08
YOm Kippur
Dancing
BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
Copyright, 1913, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)

NOW That the state of Israel has
been revived, it seems to me it
would be appropriate to revive
some of the old customs of old
Israel. One of the things which
it would be delightful to see re-
vived is the way ancient Israel
celebrated YOm Kippur. There
was the temple service, of course,
which corresponds to our own
prayer service, but in addition to
that, it was common for the young
girls on YOm Kippur to go out
dancing, all dressed in borrowed
clothing.
The idea of the borrowed dresses
was to save the poorer girls from
any humiliation. This was a beau
tiful custom. The dancing itself is
something of complementary
and balancing feature to what is
generally somewhat awesome
day, and the dancing in borrowed
garments gives it Gaping aspect
of surprising attractiveness. What
better way of teaching democracy
than all appearing in borrowed
clothes? 1t seems to me that the
whole world would be intrigued
by the idea.
AS to dancing itself, it must
be said that Judaism on the whole
has been friendlier to it than
Christianity, which, save for GER
tain of it's dissident sects, such
as the Shakers, has generally
frOWned on the dance. In con-
trast, it is written in the Bible
that David danced before the Lord.
The Hebrew word for holiday,
"chage," means also a dance, a
procession.
The Talmud tells of many of the
great rabbis, of the great Hillel,
for instance, dancing. To the
Hassidim, dancing had as much
Importance as prayer. Incident
ally, Isadora Duncan, under
stand, was enthusiastic about
Hassidic dancing and Martha
Graham, 1 am told, is something
of an expert on these dances.
Is it not time for modern re-
ligiOn to reconstruct its views on
dancing. AS a matter of fact,
there have already been begin
nings in that direction. A few
years ago, the Jewish Theological
Seminary offered courses in jew
ish and PaIestinian dancing, with
COrinne ChOchem, author of a
number of books on Jewish dane
ing, as the teacher.
have just been Swimming
through Miss Chochem's newest
book, "Jewish Holiday Dances"
I confess that the ideas which l
have lust expressed are largely the
product of the impressions form
ing in my mind as a result of this
reading. 1 had looked on dancing
with perhaps just a slight bit of
contempt. 1t was something Ju-
venile. it had it's value as a recre-
alton, a dance was more or less
pleasant way to spend an evening,
but as I read, 1 saw that my whole
attitude would have to be revised.
Dancing was the real religion, the
very essence of religion. 1t brought
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08

Jacksonville pastor Rev. Albert kissing of the River
de Presbyterian Church. attended this conference with his
we The latter wrote the following poem in the Jackson
vile Journal issue of September 3d. 948 on their return
here:
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08
TWILIGHT IN GERMANY

Out of the dark, thousand ghosts appear,
Unsupported walls and jutting stones,
Hollow shells that once were peoples homes,
Uncanny feelings of skeletons and bones
Whose empty eyesockets without flesh do stare
And send chilly feeling that doth scare
the very marrow of the bravest soul.
Then vision turns upon a hungry child
Speeches., but with pleading eyes
Crouched in corner of the ruins all alone
Upon pallet of filthy rags, but never cries;
Proud people, hunting shelter, food and coal,
Dragging wood, gath'ring nuts and twigs,
Cigarette stubs and thru the rubble digs
For treasures lost lost morals, too,
In life's hard struggle valued cheap
Prey of the soldier and black market Jew;
Bitterness of soul that goes down deep
Under the arrogant conquerors thoughtless job;
Homeless refugee prisoners returned
To ruined homes and scattered family,
Hard beds in bunkers every night
This have seen in Germany!
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08
VIOLA OLIVE KISSING.

The Kisslings their visit to Europe failed to mention
anything the six million Jews who died at the hands
the Germans for whom they show such
pity The Ksslnqs may have seen black marker Jew
but they would like to leave the impression that all Jews
atten themselves this nefarious manner OF operaton
They do mention that the Germans missed rnuroeng
few Jews who miracuouslY still remain IN inc lano wn
wrote bloody page in world history for regime OF nea
less cruelty and barbarY which plunged nation a1ie
into the costliest war that mankind has ever SEEM
Instead of being inspired with the message OIL ee
Amsterdam conference the Kissngs appear to De more
convinced than ever that Hitler right about the Jews
and that the poor Germans being prosecuted by er
Jewish enemies
The Jacksonville Journal has apologzed for pruning
such trash in its paper
Will the members of the kissing churcn apoiog III
having such leader? Or will they get new one WIZ Will
leach them 'to love thy neighbor as thy SELL
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08
Between You and Me :.
BY BORIS SINCLAIR

Copyright, 1913. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Inquiry
Continued From First PageD

now realizes, of course. that al
though he did not receive these
bribes corruptly, nor did he allow
them to influence him in any way
in any decisions he had to make
they are incompatible with his 20.
sition as minister of the clown
and, accordingly, it is his intention
as soon as he has completed his
evidence before the tribunal to ten
der his resignation"
Mr.. Belcher was chief assistant tC
Harold Wilson, president of the
Board of Trade, and responsible fol
most of the administrative work in
the department that handled Brit
aims export and import controls.
He was the third Government Of
fetal to be called to testify about re.
ceiping gifts from Mr.. Stanley
George Gibson, a director of the
Bank of England, and Minister o1
Works Charles Key previously hao
testified that they received some
gifts from Mr.. Stanley but denied
they were bribed.
The three-man tribunal, headed
by High Court Justice Sir George
Lynskey, was appointed by Prime
Minister Attlee with Commons ap.
proval, to investigate what Mr.. Att.
lee called allegations" of corruption
in the Labor Government.
When the tribunal began its hear.
ings three weeks ago Attorney Gen.
eral Sir Hartley Shawcross said q
preliminary investigation by Scot.
land Yard had disclosed no evidence
TO justify prosecution.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
kotionoIists Believe Line
Can Stall Red Offensive

PENGPU, China, Dec. 9 P.-Na-
tionalist officers at this frontline
headquarters saw hope today for
the Pengpu line to stall the Com
munist drive on Nanklng Tor
months.
At the moment, however, 1t is
little more than hope.
1t is pinned on the uncertain
ability of two major Government
forces-which the Comm munists say
they have encircled-to join along
the Hwai River and over formi-
dable defense for Nanking at that
point.
This is headquarters for the new
Hwai River line, los miles north
west of the capital at Nanking. 1t
also is the base for Gen. Liu Chieh
overall commander of the East
China front. Yet it seems to be In
regular contact only with units op-
Grating directly out of Pengpu.
Military sources here apparently
lack full knowledge of what has
happened to Cd the 50,000-man
garrison Withdrawing from Suchow
and (2) the 110,000-man 18th Army
Group which the Suchow force was
ordered to relieve,
These sources declared yesterday
Evening star., 1948-12-09
John Murdock, First Head
Of R-K-0 Chain, Dies
BY the Assoeioied Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9.-John
Murdock, 85, first president and
chairman Of the board of Radio
Keith -Orpheum vaudeville chain
and former general manager of the
Keith circuit, died in a sanitarium
yesterday after an extended illness
Mr.. Murdock made his home In
Beverly Hills. His widow Grace,
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Mondell, and
son, John j., jr., survive.
Funeral services will be conducted
Saturday at Forest Lawn Memorial
Park in Glendale.
A native of Scotland, Mr.. Muir
dock got his theatrical start by or
ganizing a stock company in Gin
cinnati in the 1905. Later he moved
to Chicago and presented vaudeville
in the old Masonic Temple.
| About 1918 he went to New York
to become general manager of the
Keith circuit, which later became
the Keith-Albee circuit and finally
Radio -Orpheum. He arranged
for the purchase of Pathe Pictures
and became board chairman OF
Pathe before his retirement in 1929
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Industry-Labor Talks
lon Initiation Favored
|By 7 Senate Probers
by J, A. 0leoN

Senators Flanders, Republican,
of Vermont and O'Mahoney,
Democrat, Of wyoming reacted
favorably today to the American
Federation of Labor's suggestion
for a conference of labor, indus
try and agriculture to seek q
voluntary solution of imitation.
Both Senators are members Of a
joint House-Senate Economic sub
committee studying corporate profits
for the guidance of the new Con-
gress in deciding what to do about
taxes and imitation controls.
Senator Flanders, who is presid-
ing at the hearings, said he would
favor q formal committee vote
urging President Truman to call
such 8 conference. Senator O'Ma-
honey said he would press for
such a meeting, because he believes
labor and industry can reach agree
ment "in wide area"
When the committee resumes its
hearings at 2 pm. today it expects
to hear Joseph E.. Pogue, vice presi-
dent of the Chase National Bank,
discuss the profits of 81 oil COM
panies.
The suggestion that industry,
labor and farm spokesmen get to-
gether to see how far they could
agree on economic problems was
made yesterday by Nelson H. Cruik-
shank. representing the AFL. The
witness said he hoped President
Truman would try to arrange such
a meeting early in the new year.
Later Senator OMahoney asked
Stanley H. Ruttenberg, CIO spokes-
man, for his reaction to the idea
Mr.. Ruttenberg replied that. gen.
erally speaking. there are consider
able areas in which labor and in
dustry can agree. He recalled that
CIO President Murray was instru-
mental in arranging such confer
ence after the attack on Pearl
Harbor and had made similar sug-
geStions since.
He said he would not subscribe to
the AFL suggestion that such con-
ference consider voluntary solutions
to the imitation problem, but that ii
get-together took up long-range
economic objective "a lot could come
from it, provided the right people
were called in"
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Nine. Chiunq
Continued From First Page.).

retary of State Lovett at a new!
conference yesterday. He said HI
did not know whether Marines also
might be used to protect American
property.
Mr.. Lovett said 1915 Americans
have been evacuated from China
since they were warned early last
month that they should leave unless
there were compelling reasons fol
them to remain. There still art
about $500 Americans in Shanghai
he said. His estimates did not In.
clude military personnel.
Members Of the American En-.
bassy and consulate stats in Chins
will remain at their posts, Mr.. Lovett
said, but their dependents and WON.
en- clerks have been given permission
to leave If they want to. He said IL.
in this category have been evacu.
ated so far.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
u. 5. Easing Controls
On YugosIav Trade 10
Cut Soviet Pressure
BY the Associoted Press

The American Government is eau
tiously easing its restraints on trade
with Yugoslavia. The purpose is to
give Marshal Tito some slight help
in his struggle to survive against
Russian opposition.
Authorities here are extremely re-
luctant to discuss the situation al
all, but it was learned that this Gov
ernment through export license con-
trolls is now permitting some few
goods to go to Yugoslavia which
formerly Tito would have been un-
able to obtain in the United States
Well informed authorities say
there is no tendency to regard Tito
as procapitalist and anti-Commu-
mist. Rather he Is regarded, here
as an anticapitalist critic of the
western world. But his split with
the Kremlin puts him in an unusual
position which it is to the advantage
of the western countries to use in
the cold war with Russia.
Tito split with the Russian dom
mated Cominform months ago and
has amazed American experts on
communism by surviving this long
under constant Cominform attack
Yugoslavia is suffering a partia
blockade by Russian bloc countries
and is not able to obtain all the
materials it needs for survival. Fol
example, according to information
reaching here, the Yugoslavs are not
getting oil from either Albania OF
Rumania.
Presumably, If they do obtain oil
from western sources, the deal will
be handled indirectly with American
or other oil interests In the Medi-
terranean area.
However, some types Of civilian
machinery and factory replacement
parts, as, for example, in the textile
industry, could be most readily OBJ
tanned in this country. American
officials are not averse to permitting
Tito's Yugoslavia to get some OF
these materials while, at the same
time, they are dead against giving
any impression that the United
States is on Tito's side or regards
Tito as potential friend.
Inquiries put to the State Depart
ment brought this information from
the press office:
The United States is; OF course
interested in sound and peaceful
trade with Yugoslavia and has al
ways been so interested. In fact
our policy favors increased trade
throughout the world. With respect
to reports that export licenses are
being handled more favorably, each
export license application is exam
ined carefully on its merits.
This is the case with respect to
applications for export licenses ia
Yugoslavia, as well as to all other
countries. The Government takes
into consideration the available
United States supplies and the re-
quirements for the supplies among
European recovery and non-Euro-
pean recovery countries. We have
been exporting nonstrategic mate
rials to Yugoslavia all along. There
is no change In that policy"
Trade with Yugoslavia has been
in small volume for a long time.
Commerce Department figures show
that the United States sent Yugo-
slavia 81, 4,535 900 worth of goods from
March l through July 81.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. Ca As
THURSDAY, DEcEMBER . 1SN

partial shutdown, which for two
weeks starting December IL would
release 200 workers in the fractional
horsepower electric motor division.
This reduction, was sascribed to in.
ventory, slack year-end activities
and an adequate sock on hand.
The National Carbon Co., Inc,
recently laid of about 100 in its
Cleveland plant, with further re-
ductions possible.
Addressograph- -Multigraph Corp.
said some rs to 80 Office employees
were laid of to meet leveling Of
backlog"
The Foote-Burt Co. reported
about so had been cut from a staff
of $50 within the last two months
because of "lack Of orders"
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Howard Dentistry Dean
Heads Professional Group
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Dr. Russell
A. Dixon, dean of Howard Univer.
sity's College of Dentistry, Washing.
ton, was installed last night as pres
ident of the Pan-American Odon.
tological Association.
DR.. Dixon is the first Negro tt
head the organization in its IA.
year history.
Elected a year ago by an unani.
nous vote, he was installed in cere'
monies presided over by DR.. Walter
H. Wright. dean of New York Uni
versity's School of Dentistry, the
retiring president.
The organization, which has mem
bers in Central and South America
as we'll as this country, includes
deans of 20 of the Nations % med.
ical schools.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
run1un
Continued From First Page.)

munists from the American people. "
He said that apparently the only
way the American people can get
the facts is through the committee.
No Comment on Secrecy.
When the colloquy over the In
vestigation start-l, =. Tr,.----"n n was
asked If he knew Of Az reason
why the pilfered State Department
documents-which have been with
held from publication-should not
be thrown open to the public.
The President said that matter
was in the hands of the Attorney
General and the courts and that he
had no comment on it.
Asked If he did not think that "all
agencies of the Government" should
be brought into the inquiry in view
OF the fact that these Government
records had been stolen, microf1lmed
and then returned to the depart
ment. Mr.. Truman said he certain
ly did and that the Attorney Cen
eral would see that whatever neces-
sary was done.
The President said that ever since
this case got under way, the At
torney General has had standing in
structions to carry on.
Asked whether he had given spe-
ciflc instructions in the case, the
President indicated his belief that
was not necessary, saying the At
torney Generals duty is to enforce
the law and that is what he had
been doing.
Mr.. Truman explained, however,
that he had discussed the matter
with the Attorney General and he
emphasized that the Justice Depart
ment knew what to do and would
do it.
Another reporter prefaced ques-
ton with the statement that the
FBI had had this case for nine
years. He was cut of rather sharp
ly by Mr.. Truman, who wanted to
know If the questioner had certain
knowledge that the FBI had had the
case.
The reporter said the State De-
partment was the authority for the
story.
Mr.. Truman said he didn't know
the FBI had had the case for nine
years and he didn't think anybody
else did.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Chinese Reds InfIict
Heavy Casualties on
Trapped Chang Units
BY the Asseeioted Press


NANKING, Dec. 9.-Govern-
ment military sources admitted
today that Chinese Communists
have inflicted heavy casualties
on three encircled army groups
on Markings approaches.
They said the 18th Army Group
was believed to have been virtually
wiped out. The 18th and the two
other groups garrisoned at Suchow
until last week, when they withdrew
southwark in an effort to relieve
the trapped 18th Army Group in
the Suhsien sector.
The military sources said the
groups had reorganized and now are
resuming attacks in an attempt to
break through the Reds. They de-
scribed the Communists as suffering
heavy losses also.
Third of Strength Lost.
Much depends on whether the
former Suchow garrison can join
the 18th at Suhsien-45 miles south
of Suchow-and both forces fall
back to the new Hwai River defense
line, 105 miles northwest of the
Chinese capital.
Neutral military observers esti-
maled the former Suchow garrison
has lost one-tihrd of its strength
since abandoning the base to the
Reds December l. The three groups
haze been reported to embody a
combat strength of 10000, although
the garrison-including rear eche-
lon personnel-was placed at 250,-
900.
Neither side has reported
whether any sizable numbers OF
troops were captured in the fall
of Suchow. However, pilots fly
ing the last planes In the Suchow
airlift said government soldiers
crowded the airfield in wild con-
fusion shortly before the city
was captured)
The estimate Of government cas-
ualties seems to tally with Com
munist broadcast last night. The
Red radio said more than 10000
troops were lost to the three army
groups.
Breakthrough UncOnfirmed.
Qualified Nationalist sources con-
tinued to make no claims to support
Government information agency re-
ports that the 18th Armv Group had
broken out of encirclement near
Suhsein and joined with troops from
the Hwai River line.
These sources said Red units are
attempting to cross the Hwai some
40 miles northeast of Pengpu where
the river makes wide northern
bend. 1t was expected tie Reds, II
they can cross the stream will try to
cut the railroad south of Pengpu to
prevent reinforcements from reach
ing the defense line.
The line is anchored to Pengpu.
headquarters for the last defense
barrier before Nanking.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Chicago JoywoIker
Charged Under Law
Unused inoY Years
by the Assosiofed Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-For the
first time since passage of a
jaywalking ordinance nine years
ago q pedestrian yesterday was
handed a traffic violation ticket
after he had been struck by
an automobile.
The ticket charged Charles
Wagner. Al, with failing to yield
the right of way to a vehicle.
Police said It was the first time
that the jaywalking law. passed
August 80, 1899, had been in
voked.
Mr.. Wagner, who = suffered
scalp bruises, was ordered to
appear in Auto Safety Court
next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
MARYLAND Man Freed
OF Assault Charge
BY fhe Associated Press

BEL AIR, Nd, Dec. 9.-Robert
Mcknight, 25-year-old railroad lines
man was found not guilty yesterday
by a Hartford County grand jury o1
q rape charge.
The jury also acquitted him o'
charges of assault with attempt te
rape and simple assault on Betty il
Anderson, IT, of Elkton.
The girl had contended that NC
Knight, also Of Elkton, had assaulted
her while they were on date last
July. Mcknight denied having
touched her.
The case was shifted here on 9
change of venue from Cecil County
Evening star., 1948-12-09
By the Associaied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 9.-You may
not be smiling when you call him
"screwball," but he cannot have
you locked up.
The Maryland Court of Appeals
ruling yesterday on Montgomery
County case, held that the word
'screwball' does not connote oppro-
brium or reprehensibility.
Judge Edward S. Delaplaine, jr.
added in a scholarly analysis OF
slang, that the term "screwball" may
signify:
Either Cd a peculiar or eccen.
trio person, like crackbrain, crack
pot, crank, queer duck, queer fish
nut, queer potato and queer speci-
Evening star., 1948-12-09

that units of the 18th Army Group
had broken out of a Communist
trap about Is miles north of Peng-
pu; that they had joined with the
9Th Army Group, moving north from
Hwai River, around Kuchen.
In support of the reported juno
ton, advices from advance Nation
alist units said the government has
nothing else to confirm it.
More important to the outcome
of the battle for Marking was
whether the big Suchow force has
managed to get through the Com
munist blockade. Headquarters Of
fees now say their information on
the garrison moving south was frag-
mentary, based on belated reports
Earlier advices placed leading units
west of Suhsien, So miles north OF
here