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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-04-02
UNCLE SAM CHANGES HIS MIND
A BRAVE AND MODERATE DECISION

Jewish Agency Palestine
State established
their Mandate
lied terribly painful situation
United States policy partition
famous statement at the Security
had opinion violently
the entire Palestine situation which had
(the
Onal Jewish Counc marked the first attempt
situation something
becoming
alive destructive.
American abandonment partition nothing
At worst shabby act dsloyay promise
of the abandoned partition
admitted Truseeshp
supplemented without the military partition
Truman Administration Jews
understanding accomplishing anything
constructive
situation a greater chaos
The decision of the Agency positive
the admittedly
principle eXpediency
will able make its decision
policy positive action
American policy VatOn
effect, that Jewish people pick
entre burden which dropped the United
community of TeAviv will attempt to
States
ment will implement
csiOn of the international tribunal of the world.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-04-02
PREJUDICE IN EDUCATION

No one will deny that the ideals Of
democracy do tend to create more
perfect government. Yet too many
Americans accept for granted defin-
tie and unmistakable breaches in
our constitutional provisions. and
there is a wide difference between
democratic principles and demo-
cratic practices.
Among the more deplorable mach
nations against democracy is the
prejudice which prohibits equality
of opportunity in the field of higher
education.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-04-02

What's in a name? Nothing at all long you don't
have to put down college professional school ad
mission blank But If you have to write it down OF
the sacred blanks your acquires esoeric significance
However many Cohens have become Cabos and many
Levys have Lodges and LEVELS that those who
admission blanks longer tell from name
So little trick for dvinng religious
origins the Presidents Committee Higher Education dis
consists of single little query: What is your
are confronted with Semits. they frequently change
their farsghted father has changed it when
they still But the style is fairly recent and
is unlikely that it fashionable to change the Jewish
un-Jewish sounding appelaon in mothers
maiden days. Mothers maiden often as the
clue the bias educators seek
This is of the many tricks used by institutions
of higher learning to bar Jews One of many tricks The
N including the adverse effects of education bias not on the
victims alone but American society whole There
the horrible fact that the decrease of candidates for teach
ing positions is partly rooted in the growing awareness
among Jewish nteectuas that the top teaching positions
campuses accessible to them as to Americans
OF other faiths.
The Committee has proposed that educational instu
tons be urged questions from their admis
sion blanks discontinue discriminatory practices
What does it practically? Nothing It is just pious
move. What does urge" mean? What kind of urging!
Moral persuasion of the intransgent? Educators are
urged that laws passed to outlaw bias IN
only half succeeded others haven't tried it. The legs
atures and many other states the root
OF this kind Of bias
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-04-02
"Reminiscences.
BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
Copyright, 1913, Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency, Inc.)

SIdp4AC ASeNCy, 4HC.)
The field Of international poll
tics today SO overshadOws every
thing that everything else seems
like trivia and an intrusion, yet
life is made Of many things. In
gutter times DIR. Nelson GIueck's
accession to the Presidency Of the
Hebrew Union College would re-
ceive more attention, although I
notice that even under the stress
of present events, there has been
no incOnsiderable mention of. it.
The Hebrew Union College has
occupied in American Jewish life
something of the position of a
"rabbinic West Point" It's sit
uation, picturesque though it be,
on the topmost hills overlooking
the city of Cincinnati, seems some
what out of the mainstream of
American Jewish life which is
more eastward, yet there is fit
ness in it's location.
The theological seminary in Gin
cinnati has been something of a
point of departure in American
life. There is an historical appro-
|priateness in this, for Cincinnati
has also played something of a
similar role in general American
life. 1t was in Cincinnati that the
immigration to the west, following
the American Revolution , first
|cOnverged to form a town. The
very name = Cincinnati = stems
from the American Revolution. 1t
was the name of the veterans or
ganizatiOn of the Revolution.
It was in the last decades of the
| eighteenth century that the immi-
grants from the eastern seaboard
settled in Cincinnati, beginning not
only new life for themselves, but
through this new life, essentially
remaking. the life they had left
behind. American historians are
agreed that the life on the frontier
Iby various ways came back to re-
mold the older settled portions.
1t was a half century after the
founding of Cincinnati that new
type of immigrant began arriving
there, with the collapse of the
Revolutionary movement of 1913
in Europe. Perhaps successful
revolutionary movement in Ger
many at the time might have pre-
vented the miserable things which
we have seen of late issuing from
Germany. But apparently there
could be no successful revolution
in Germany then. AS Heine said,
the Germans could never have a
revolution. 1T is verbOten."
Many of the liberal Germans
came to America. Cincinnati be-
came a point Of attraction to many
of them. In the aura of distance,
we think that these early refugees
were perhaps of more glamoroas
kind, or at any rate that they re-
ceived a more giamorous welcome.
The sad thought is that this is all
The fact is thai the
arrival of these immigrants
brought forth the Know Nothing
Party which elected its slate in
many states. In early Cincinnati,
it was not rare for the German
immigrants TO be stoned. The
Arabs are not the only ones who
don't like immigrants. No one
does. AS Mark Twain wrote in
his essay on the Jews. Everyone
puts grip on the empty seat by
his side on the train, to keep
GIRO roorc FROM ciffjror down T"
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Soviet Grenades Used
In Ambushing Of G|s
BY the Asseciotsd Press

SEOUL, Korea, July 49, The
United States Army said today that
Russian hand grenades were used
by North Koreans in ambushing
American soldiers near the occupa-
ton boundary Monday. A private
from Brooklyn was killed.
The Army, celebrating on an ear
lier report, said Koreans dressed as
civilians attacked an outpost 400
yards south of the Americana Rus
sian line in bright moonlight.
They killed Pvt. Charles Labita
with Japanese rife bullets, wounded
Pvt. Jack Jones Of Los Angeles and
stole an American jeep. Also under
grenade and rifle attack were Pvts.
Frank c. Maggie of Brooklyn, Ed
ward J. Twohig of Queens Village,
N. Y, and Robert L. Bodi of Ra-
cine, Wis.
The Army said the five, taken by
surprise, were overwhelmed. An
other jeep. pulling up with two re-
lief guards, was hit by a grenade.
The Koreans withdrew, then began
firing from a cornfield. Labita was
hit. Two more grenades were
thrown. One, which failed to ex-
plode, was identified by the Army
as Soviet"
Evening star., 1948-07-23
| Less Glue, Eosier
Letter Opening
| Pay OFF in Prize

A theory that . little less glue
could mean a lot less elbow grease
for Interior Department letter OPEN
ers has paid OF in cash for Leon
E. Geyer Of Alexandria.
Mr.. Geyer, a mineral economist
with the Bureau of Mines, received
SIS and an Interior Department
award Of honorable mention for his
suggestion that the Government
stop using SO much mucilage on en-
velope flaps.
His ONCE opens 1000 letters q
week by hand, he explained, and
most Of them are return envelopes
which the bureau sends out with
various forms and other papers.
Mr.. Geyer's suggestion that the
return envelope flaps be glued only
part way across instead of from end
to end, the Department estimated,
would save the bureau $270 year
in time and labor.
Evening star., 1948-07-23

The Civil Service Commission de-
serves q lot Of credit for doing
something to aid these girls who
have been doing very competent
work during the past seven or eight
years. Incidentally, the key factor
in the secretarial exam will be an
intelligence test the commission is
cooking up.
Ohicial announcement of the Sec
retarial exam is expected to be made
either in August or September. The
exam will be held sometime this fall.
EPITAPH-The current Army
Department appropriations bill con-
tains a money item for the care Of
the grave site of Pushmataha, the
famous Choctaw Indian chief, who
fought on the side of the United
States in the early part Of the 10Th
Century.
Pushmataha died in Washington
in 1924, after he had come here to
negotiate treaty for his tribe, and
is buried in Congressional Gene
terry. Since that time, Congress
specifically has appropriated funds
for the care of his grave site.
This led a top Army Department
official the other day to dash OF
this verse in hol,or of the lntest ap-
propriation:
Pushmataha. rest In peace.
Appropriations never cease.
GOING UP-Federal employment
in Washington continues to in
crease. During the past month
Government employment here
zoomed to 206,100-a $500 increase
over the previous month.
This brings the total Government
payroll here to over 100000 includ-
ing legislative, judicial and District
government workers.
Nationwide, the number Of Gov
ernment employees rose to 2,086, 900
an increase Of about 24,700. This
total includes employees overseas.
Most of the increases occurred In
the various military agencies-a re-
Election of our national defense pro-
gram. And Federal officials say that
Government employment will in
crease more in the months to come.
Y X X X
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT - A
number of top administrative
changes are slated for this depart
ment. :.-
Extensive re-organizational
changes also are inS the cards. es-
pecially If the Republicans win in
November.
SPECIAL SESSION. GOALS
Both the Aft Government EN-
ployes' Council and the CIO United
Public Workers of America have
listed their legislative goals for the
special session Of Congress.
The council is asking for pay
raise through the revision of the
Classification Act. UPWA is asking
for a $670 pay boost for Federal
employees and $3.50 salary increase
for postal workers, which would give
both groups a total Of 1000 pay
increase since last January.
These pay demands are certain
to be ignored by Congress, but the
unions want to go on record so they
can intensity their campaign next
year when the new Congress con-
venes.
Both the council and UPWA
placed high on its legislative list the
bill to increase per diem travel al
lowance for Federal employees from
the present $6 a day rate to So a
day. This measure has a fairly good
chance Of passage.
The council also asked for pay
raises for District government en-
ployes, including f1remen, policemen
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Gen. Edgerton to Head
Beach Erosion Bourd

Maj. Gen. E. Edgerton, former
governor Of the Panama Canal De-
partment, has been appointed pres
ident and resident member of the
Beach Erosion Board, Army Corps
Of Engineers.
Gen. Edgerton, who served as
deputy director of the War Assets
Administration until August. 1946
and later as China director of
UNRRA, has been a member of the
Army Officers Promotion Board
From 1925 through 1929. he was
chief engineer of the Federal Power
Commission.
A native of Parkersville. Kans.. he
lives at 1915 Huntington street NV.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Dir. Mcclure to Speak
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Consider-
able cloudiness and scattered thun-
der showers this afternoon and this
evening with highest near 88. Part
ly cloudy and somewhat cooler to-
night with lowest about So. To-
morrow mostly sunny, cooler and
less humid.
Maryland and Virginia-Consid-
cradle cloudiness with showers and
scattered thunderstorms early to-
night. Partly cloudy and cooler
late tonight. Tomorrow fair, cooler
and less humid.
Mind velocity, 6 miles per hour;
direction, west southwest.
Five-Day Weather Forecast,
July "a, Through July 2S.
For Northern Virginia and Mary
land-Temperature will average
about 2 to degrees below normal.
Normal maximum. 81; normal min
imum, 6s. Cooler Saturday becoming
warmer about Monday; cooler again
Wednesday. Showers Monday and
Tuesday. Total rainfall about inch.
River Report. .....-,
tFrom u. s. Engineers.f A'
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Ballet Conductor, Motorist Have
Much in Common, Alters Saws

the show But I won't" the veteran
ballet conductor remarked a little
ruefully.
Normally. according to Mr.. Alters,
the dancers are quite "at the con-
ductor's mercy" II the conductor
isn't competent, he can easily ruin
the performance. The dancers de-
pend upon his guidance to keep in
perfect time with the music.
Mr.. Alters was counting on this
mornings rehearsal to perfect his
new backward glance" technique for
tonights performance.
A frequent leader of the Ballet
Russo on its past visits to WASH
ington, the Austrian born conductor
believes the new musicals like
"Brigadoon," "Oklahoma!" and
"CarouSel" are leading to a brand
new, all-American opera form which
someday will rival the movies for
popularity.
People like the human" qualities
Of these shows, with their adapta-
tions of folk music and dancing and
their close blend of story, music and
ballet, he said.
Mrs. Alters was with him today
for his flying visit to the Capital.
Chicago-born. she is a Civilian"
not musician, according to her
husband. They'll be back in New
York tomorrow for the Saturday
matinee.
Tonights performance starts at
BIS O'Clock.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Air Transport Reserves
Form Composite Unit Here

The 502nd Composite Unit, Air
Transport Command, an Air Re-
serve unit composed of former ATC
personnel, will be formally inducted
at ceremonies tentatively scheduled
for the evening of August 10.
Col. Dallas Sherman, its COM
manding officer, announced the
date last night when he spoke in
the Interior Department Auditorium
before more than 200 persons as
signed to the unit, the first of its
kind to be activated in the United
States. Col. Sherman said the
ceremonies would be held IN the
National Guard Armory. The unit
was activated last week. .r~.s -
Col. Sherman, who is operations
representative in Washington for
Pan-American World Always, pre-
sided at the units first meeting.
Maj. Gen. H. M. McClelland, deputy
commander of the Military Air
Transport Service, and Brig. Gen.
Thomas o. Hardin, chief of the Re-
serve Division Of the Air Force,
also spoke.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
D. c. Guard Fighter Unit
To FIy in Review

A District National Guard fighter
squadron will fly in the first Air
Force review for the President at
the International Air Exposition
at New York's International Airport,
July 81.
The unit will be one Of 13 Nation
al Guard squadrons in the review.
1t is based at Andrews Air Force
Base.
The F-47 Thunderbolt and F-51
Mustang fighters will take of from
nine bases and rendezvous with
hundreds Of other Air Force bomb
ers and fighters forming for. an
aerial review which will start the
nine-day exposition.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Shorts-CIad Boy Found
Huntinq Uncle on BRIDGE

A boy who was sensible enough to
dress for the weather wound up
with the police today.
The boy, who calls himself jim
mie, was found walking along High
way Bridge about $50 am, clad
only in white shorts. He explained
he was looking for his Uncle Ted"
who was fishing nearby.
At the fourth precinct Jimmie re-
fused an ice cream cone but hap
PLY submitted to bath and nap
at the Women's Bureau. He is about
5 years old, feet 6 inches tall,
weighs As pounds and has brown
eyes and short hair,
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Flood Hits Palm SPRINGS

PALM SPRINGS, Calf, July %
(P.-A fash flood produced by a
hard rainstorm sent water feet
deep swirling through the center
of this resort town today. Palm
Canyon Drive, the main street, was
awash from end to end, a distance
of nearly 2 miles. and considerable
property damage resulted, police
Indian Avenue also was
flooded, along with numerous side
streets.
Evening star., 1948-07-23

watched. and tonight Mr.. Alters will
face one of the toughest ballet
leading assignments OF his career
he'll have to watch them, in effect,
through the back of his head.
= Because the Water Gate barge
has sno~orchestra pit, the conductor
will have his back turned on to-
nights dancing stars, Nora Kaye
and Igor Youskevitch. The orches-
ira will be squeezed up against the
back of the stage while the dancers
perform their pirouettes and ara
bfsques at the front.
The orchestra players will love it
for once they'll get a fine view Of
Evening star., 1948-07-23
'Dr. Rutland Revokes
|Gal|inger Ban on Use
|0f Red Cross Blood

asserting that segregation of
blood supplies by race origin is
unjustiied scientifically, District
Health of1icer George c. Rutland
today rescinded an order by Gall
linger Hospitals chief of stan pro-
hibiting use of blood from the Red
Cross bank on Gallinger patients.
Gallinger officials declared yester-
day that DR.. P. S. Rossiter's order Of
July Is had nothing to do with the
refusal Of the Red Gross to tell the
hospital the race of persons who
contributed blood to its bank.
The officials said the Red Cross
blood supply was shut OF ''in order
to force our doctors to rely on our
own blood bank"
Calls Order unfortunate"
Questioned about his reference to
the blood segregation matter In
canceling the order, in view OF the
statements of the Gallinger officials.
DR.. Rutland said only that he con-
sidered his letter was sufficient
answer.
He said he considered it import
ant, however, to maintain the blood
bank at Gallinger, which was one
of the pioneer efforts in the field.
But he maintained the Rossiter
order was unfortunate" and de-
plored the hospitals refusal of the
Red Cross blood.
In his letter to DR.. A. r. Sweeney,
Gallinger superintendent. rescind-
ing the order, DR.. Rutland declared,
there is no reason known why
pooled blood may not be adminis-
tered to humans"
Red Cross Statement Disclosed.
DR.. Rutland added: so far as
the question of policy is involved,
this is not properly in the sphere
of authority of the chief of staff."
Inclosed with the letter was
copy of policy statement Of the
American Red Cross regarding the
segregation Of blood, which said:
"Inasmuch as. on the basis q
,, recorded scientific and medical
opinion, there Is no different in
the blood of humans based upon
race or color, the plan does not
require the segregation of blood;
however, whenever necessary 10 in
sure the success of the plan. which
is to make available blood and blood
derivatives to people of the United
States, regardless Of race or color.
chapters will collect and hold blood
in such a manner as to give the
physician and the patient the right
of selection at the time of admin
iStration."
Rossiter on Leave Of Absence
The health officers letter said
the cancellation of the order "is
not to be interpreted that the ef-
forts of the staff to build up the
blood bank at Gallinger shall be
neglected; on the contrary, every
effort should be made to keep the
blood bank supply at Gallinger to
its fullest capacity"
DR.. RossiUer is on leave of absence
from the hospital prior to his resig-
nation on September /. At the re-
cent meeting of the presidents of
three universities here which main
tain medical schools, Dr. Rutland
arranged with the Commissioners
that hereafter the salary of the
chief OF staff at Gallinger will be
paid by the District Government.
DR.. Rossiter assumed his Gallin-
ger post in 1899 and his salary was
paid jointly by Georgetown and
George Washington Universities.
The third university due to particle
pat at Gallinger this fall is Howard.
Evening star., 1948-07-23

n b v e enough
secretarial ex-
perience.
nseQuently,
war-service Sec
retaries face
less competition
from outsiders
and have great
ly improved op-
portunity of per-
manent status.
1t means Cn8L
every war-Serv-
ice employe who
passes her exam
practically is as
sured Of . per-
Evening star., 1948-07-23

Ma OS.
Franz Alters,
here on a one
night leave from
the hit Broad
way m u s / C a !
"B r / & a d o o n"
says learning to
keep your eye on
the road. the
traffic and the
traffic lights is
just the training
a ballet conduc-
tor needs.
In ballet, It's
the dancers who
Evening star., 1948-07-23

t n e mysterious
death of her S.
year old h u s.
band in this va
cation camp at
remote Spednic
Lake.
The attractive
mother and for
mer Navy nurse
in World War
II as h e l d
without bail for
hearing July %.
Court Record
er Harold Dea-
con said County
ATTORNEY Thom-
Evening star., 1948-07-23

as S. Bridges told him a blood clot"
caused the death of Oscar F. Mar
Gil, Schenectady Supermarket man
ager, last Tuesday.
Basis for the charge was not dis
closed.
MI. Bridges refused to discuss a
motive or elaborate on the death
cause. The death certificate said
angina pectoris," the sheriff's office
reported.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Stote LIQUOR Profits Rise

RICHMOND. Va. July % (P.-
Virginia's liquor store profits for the
iyear ended June 80 amounted to
slightly more than $17,5000 900, un-
audited figures revealed today. This
/ is $l,000,000 more than last year.