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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-22
Better Than Riches
BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
Copyright, 1913, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc)

According to the newspapers,
there is a veritable epidemic of
name-changing going on now in
israel. The people are describing
the mOnikers they acquired in the
dispersion and going back to the
old Hebraic nomenclature. Mr..
Shakespeare's famous observation
about the rose smelling no more
fragrantly under a different ap-
pellatiOn is not restraining them.
They know better. They can quote
Scripture, higher authority than
Shakespeare, which says, "a good
name is to be preferred to great
riches"
Of course, the Bible is not
speaking of names in the sense
which I am discussing. 1 am
merely punning and if I may con-
tinue in the same punning vein,
I might say that it would be no
great Shakes" if Shakespeare
were known by some other name.
His genius would have been lu.
minous under any name, as the
smell of the rose would continue
to be aromatic under any tag. But
Shakespeare really was avoiding
the main issue. 1t is true that
changing the name of the rose
would not alter it's fragrance, but
it might offend the rose. Suppose
you called the sweet-scented rose
a weed? Would it not be Offend
ed? Why, I can see the rose
blushing for fainter reason than
this.
Discarding the "itzes," "Owit-
Zes', "steins" and "slxis" will not
to be sure, add or diminish the real
stature of the Jew, but it might
help to make the Jews laden with
this verbal flOtsam more cOmfOr-
table.
A Jew with the suffix "stein"
in his name is the foremost man
of science in the world today. AL
bert Einstein did not bless the
world less on account of his name,
yet I suppose as a young man try
ing out for a job, filling applica-
ton for some position or some
thing of that sort, the "stein"
would get in his way. The "bergs",
the cities" the "owitzes" in the
same manner get in the way of
countless thousands of Jews.
But is that the reason for chang
ing them? A good Jew, a high
mOralist of any kind, would say
that is the very reason we shall
not change them. We shall not
hide under any disguise. Yes, we
are Jews and in proportion as you
reject us, we shall be exalted. Suf-
ferance has ever been our badge.
There is a loftiness in this stand,
which none can gainsay. There
is a natural tendency for all peo-
pie to modify their names in har-
mony with their environment.
Jews are subject to this influence
as other people are. The very
names which they have taken on
show this, yet they resist changing
them because by association, they
have become Jewish and they will
not yield under fire. Yet it seems
to me when the change is made
to a Hebraic substitute as is the
case in Israel, there can be no
criticism leveled at them. Rather,
it is highly commendable.
The Jews of Israel have so to
speak hitherto been like a writer,
who uses a pseudOnym. They have
heen using names which they had
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22
RPB-MA.e60.

The protest of the ferry comp
any was immediate and vigorous.
lit refused to comply with the de-
partment order, and on July 81,
1947, filed an action in the Thurs
ton County Superior court asking
judicial review of the findings
and order of the Transportation
Director.
The now famous ferry case
was heard by Judge John M. VIII
son during the fall Of 1947. AZ
ter trial of the issues, Judge viii
son, on January %, 1913, ruled
that the department had been fair
and just in its treatment Of the
ferry company. The court af-
firmed the departments order
which required the company to
reduce its rates and to refund
| all overcharges to the ferry users.
Lease Hid Joker
Instead of complying with the
court order, the ferry company
threatened to stop service. It de-
manded of Governor Wallgren
that the state lease the ferries fol-
one year. This the Governor re-
fused to do, there being neither
funds nor authority for the Gov
ernor to lease the ferries.
The lease proposal, made by
the ferry company which, by
then, amounted to approximately
$650,000. It would have forced
the Governor to circumvent the
decision of his own Transports
ton Department and saddle on
the general public the debt of
the ferry company to its ferry
users. Governor Wallgren said
this lease proposal was redicu-
Ious, and the State Toll Bridge
Authority, by formal resolution,
turned down the proposal of state
ferry operation by lease.
Ferry Company Strike
The ferry company then gave
notice it would no longer operate.
On February 20, 1913, it declared
its strike. It returned its operat-
ing franchise to the Department
of Transportation and the de-
partment cancelled its certificate.
The ferry boats were tied to the
docks; cross-sound traffic was
paralyzed. $4,000 people Of the
sound islands and the Olympic
Peninsula were isolated from the
populous mainland market CEN
tiers.
NEXT WEEK: The King
County Commissioners cry, I'VE
have a bear by the tail!'D
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22
p. w. C.. E. Graduate IL
In Driver Education

A class Of IL completed the
first class in driver education of
teachers at E. w. c. E. with the
ending of the first term of summer
school Wednesday. The students
receive a certificate from the Am
erican Automobile Association.
certifying them as teachers of
driving in public schools. Also sta
rted for the first time. this sum-
mer was the beginners driving
class. Ray Giles, instructor, said,
aI had students from Is to SIS years
of age" he said, "and women at
that. The 55year old lady was one
of my best pupils" he added.
Those receiving a certificate
for driver education are Robert
Hamilton. Walter Meyer, Edmond
and Frances McCaffrey, Spokane;
Mike Yanosko, st. John, Wash.
ington;Roger Phillips, Plaza; w. E
Garner. Pat Shawn, Cheney;
wilbert Mills, Kennewick; Ray
Hunt, Touchet; Bob Woodworth
Hood River, Oregon; Margaret Oh
son, Deary, Idaho.
Students studying for certifi.
cation helped as teachers in the be.
ginner's class.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22

said the experts, to operate half
empty ferry as a fully loaded
boat and high fares would dis
courage traffic to the point that
the company's income would be
less than it had been under the
lower scale of fares.
40%o Plenty. said State
Paul Revelle, Transportation
Director, in a decision based on
the testimony at the hearings and
the exhaustive report, found that
"a 1920 raise in rates was suf-
ficient to provide a fair return
to the ferry company stockhold-
ers = this was a 1870 raise over
pre-war rates, but it was approx
mately 1920 increase on auto
mobiles and certain communication
fares over the wartime rates on
which the company had made
huge profits. The state felt it had
gone as far as it could to satisfy
the demands of the company. The
Directors not only ordered the
Puget Sound Navigation comp
any to establish its rates accor-
ingly, but also to refund all
past overcharges to the ferry
users.
Fair and Just. says Court
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22
Lalnpson Acres
By Cathrine Mitchell

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Com.
merford were called home to the
bedside of Genes mother, who
died on their arrival, June %.
They returned home this week
after a short stay in Wisconsin,
coming through Colorado.
Miss Kate Drinlwater and Miss
Fern Kennedy of Chicago were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hackwith
last week.
Capt. James w. Mitchell A.C,
Of Chandler, Arizona, flew his
Psi plane to Walla Walla last
week and ran over to Kennewick
for a visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry G. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Sage have
returned from a vacation in Wis
consin, driving back in their new
Nash.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Il. Ward recent
ly returned from their vacation
trip to Wisconsin.
Mrs. Bruce Lampson invited a
few neighbors over at 4 o'clock
tea last week to meet her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Don Peters who is Wis
ting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. O. Yates have
returned to Wyoming after few
weeks visit with their daughter,
Mrs. Vacne Baird.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vankirk and
daughter Lucille Johnson dropped
in for a visit with Lucille's twin
sister here, Mrs. Louise CONNER
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22
Hawn's Court
By Charlotte Mecuiston

No engagements, no weddings,
no births, no deaths. In fact not
even a birthday at the Court
this week. Since everything and
everybody has returned to nor
NAL since the flood, every one
concerned spent a comparatively
quiet week.
The Court would like to say
greetings and welcome" to oui.
new tenants, Mr.. and Mrs. T. M.
Gabert of Oakland, Calf. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Gibson of Van.
couver, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jackson
and daughter Sharon, former ten
ants, having sold their property
in Yakima, have returned to
Hawns Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merriman have
returned from Seattle with an
other trailer to self.
Mrs. Helen Borton and Mrs
Belle Graham have reopened Their
Cirlce Inn and Circle Out ham
burger stand and have greatly
enhanced the charming and at
ltractive patio with brightly color
ed tables and benches and have
added three gaily colored striped
umbrellas so their customers may
enjoy their fried chicken dinner.
or other foods In the shade while
viewing the Columbia. across the
River Road.
Mrs. W. o. Hawn entertained
with q lovely bridge party In hel
home Saturday evening In honor
of her house guest, Mrs. J. W
Cunningham Of Winnipeg, Can
ada. Two tables were in play ant
at q late hour a delicious lunch
con was served. The honoree wa!
also winner of high score Will.
Mrs. George Burke took secont
Iprize.
The guests included Mrs. Geo
George Austin, ST., Mrs. LIE,
Burke, Mrs. Thomas Bergh, Mrs
Brain, Mrs. George Patton, Mrs
Alfred Buchanan and Mrs. Gun
bingham.
| Mrs. Lee Brain Of Pasco en-
ltertained her five hundred clut
Friday afternoon, inviting Mrs
Cunningham and Mrs. Hawn a!
|her guests.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Keevel
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22
The Ferry Story
BY Jack Gorrie
Assistant to Governor
Mon c. Wallgren

editors NOTE: On the re-
guest of weekly newspaper edi-
tors for the facts behind the Pu-
get Sound dispute, Mr.. Gorrie has
prepared articles covering the
controversy from the beginning
to the present time. This is the
second article of the series.)
The crux of the ferry dispute
which flared into newspaper
headlines was not the correctness
of the facts unearthed by trans
portation accountants on the Pu-
get Sound Navigation Company
ferry operation. The exhaustive
Department of Transportation re-
port, three and a half months in
making, was indisputably cor
rect. The battle developed over
the meaning of the facts.
Public hearings were held by
Paul Revelle, Director of the De-
partment of Transportation. The
Puget Sound Navigation comp
dIly was given uIAlAAAASCo OppOA
tunity to present its case for
higher fares.
The ferry company demanded
the sharp raise to save itself from
a claimed impending bankruptcy.
The increase demanded totalled
500 or more over fares which
had brought a million dollar prof
it the year before. The company
management testified that mount
ing operating costs and loss Of
patronage due to the closing of
Peninsula war industries was
justification for the fare in
creaSeS.
The transportation experts adj
mitted the necessity for slight
fare increase but opposed the
large demands of the company.
If, the experts said, the Puget
Sound Navigation company were
actually in danger Of bankruptcy
despite its lush wartime profits,
astronomically raised fares would
only increase the danger. The
company was simply jumping
from the frying pan into the fire.
It costs approximately as much
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22

spent Sunday at Mt. Rainier.
Mrs. Sophia Crandall and son
Gilbert drove to Spokane Satur-
day to attend the midget races.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avoid Astofin
who were married recently In
Anaconda, Mont, are. spending
their honeymoon visiting with
her sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Ternes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22
VISIT REYMoREs

VISIT REYMoRES
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Reymore
and sons Doug and Larry are
staying at the W. M. Reymore,
a graduate Of etao isnrh shrdluu
home In the Highlands. Russell, a
graduate of Kennewick High
school, IS a representative Of the
Builders Insulation company In
this area.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22

John Hopkins, who lived 1895
1879, was a financier and philan-
thropist who gave property valued
at AZ million dollars to the city
Of Baltimore for a free hospital.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22
MARRIAGE
LICENSES

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Glen E. Hansen and Dor
othy F. Ramsey, Richland; II. w.
Grending and Phyllis M. Baldwin,
Benton City; Keith S. Ashley and
Eunice Gavin, Richland, and Oral
v. Horne and Marie Hertenstein
of Richland.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Womon, 81. Killed by Cor

FREDERICK, Md, May II P.-
A woman identified as Mrs. Laura
Eta Evans, "a, Of Aberdeen. was
killed yesterday when struck by an
automobile as she was crossing
Rouse $40 between Knoxville and
Weaverton.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Supreme Court 10 Get
Milk Case Appeal

The Government filed notice in
District Court today that it will ap-
peal to the Supreme Court from
Justice Richmond B. Keech's action
in dismissing an indictment charg-
ing eight corporations and one in
dividual with conspiracy to fix milk
prices in the Washington Metropol-
tan Area in restraint of trade.
The single-count conspiracy in
dictment, which alleged numerous
overt acts, was brought under the
Sherman Antitrust Act. It was
dismissed by Justice Keech April ~.
The Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Association, Inc, Bruce
B. Derrick, association general man
ager, and seven other large dairy
concerns were the defendants
against whom the indictment was
dismissed by Justice Keech.
The notice of appeal. filed by Act
ing Solicitor General George T.
Washington, contends the dismissal
of the indictment was based on the
ground that the facts charged have
been withdrawn from the prohibi-
tions OF the Sherman Act by later
Federal legislation"
The Government contends that it
has a right to appeal direct to the
Supreme Court because "construc-
ton of q statute" was the basis of
the District Court decision.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
100000 in Gold
Stolen From Plane
by the A,soeiofed Press

BANGKOK, Siam, May 12.-The
Criminal Investigation Division an
nounced between 20 and 80 armed
bandits today stole an international
gold shipment valued at $4,000, 900
The shipment was en- route tc
Macao from Indian on KILN
(Dutch) plane that stopped at
bangkok overnight.
The bandits, disguised as Siamese
police and soldiers, halted a truck
carrying 10000 grams of gold to
the customs house for safe keep
ing. Nine guards were handcuffed
The bandits escaped.
International air traffic from
Bangkok was suspended until noon
while police searched planes to pre-
vent the gold from being flown
abroad.
Dragnets were formed throughout
the city.
Police recovered $1,000 worth of
the gold A sergeant driving through
Khao Dhin Park came across
group of men in a truck dividing
gold from three boxes. They fled In
a nearby car leaving the boxes
containing the metal. Sill missing
are IS boxes.
The stolen gold was supposed to
have gone out yesterday, but the
kim plane was delayed. Police
said a robbery attempt had been
planned for yesterday because a
group of men was seen in the same
place where the gold truck was am
pushed today.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Phone Union Officials
Hope for Arbitration
Pattern in All Disputes

Agreement of the New Jersey Bell
Telephone Co. to arbitrate contract
terms with the Communications
Workers of America was seen today
as a possible solution to settlement
of % other disputes between Bell
System and CWA negotiators.
officials of the national union
expressed hope here that arbitration
would become a pattern for agree
ments covering 217,000 workers.
Two of the deadlocks involve the
Chesapeake 81 Potomac Telephone
Co. and unions representing $500
plant, accounting and commercial
workers and about 1000 traffic de-
partment employees.
C. g. P. has declined an offer OF
the former union to arbitrate wages
and the union is continuing to work
without a contract. The operators
union, whose contract expires Mon
day, met with the company yester-
day and scheduled another confer
ence today.
In the New Jersey agreement. the
first between the CWA and a Bell
System unit this year, the parties
agreed to submit wages, sick pay
differentials and other issues to
binding arbitration under New Jer-
sey State mediation machinery.
The union represents $4,000 traffic
department workers.
CWA President Joseph A. Beirne
said the union would agree on SINH
lar binding arbitration in other
States where State regulations give
unions fair shake"
Meanwhile, the way was cleared
here for an afternoon meeting be-
tween a rival union, the CIO Amer
lean Telephone Workers, and the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Co. for discussions pertaining to a
contract for $4,000 long distance
workers.
Parent company of the Bell Sys-
tenn, the A. T. & T. at first informed
the Mediation and Cancellation
Service that transfer of talks from
New York to Washington would be
useless.
John j. Moran. ATWU president,
said a strike date would be set If
negotiations break down. The union,
with members in AZ States, wants a
30-cent wage increase, shortened
work week and larger pensions. It
says workers now average $1.21 an
hour.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Conferees Agree 10 Extend
RFC 8 Years, CufaiI Power
By the Assoeiofed Press

Senate and House conferees
agreed yesterday on legislation to
continue the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp. for eight years with
curtailed lending powers. Under
present law. RFC is due to die June
30.
The Senate voted for a 12-year
extension and the House for a four
year continuance. The conferees
decisions are subject to ratification
by both branches of Congress.
One provision of the agreement
may touch off a new fight over
housing.
The Senate voted to discontinue
the Federal National Mortgage As
sociation, an RFC subsidiary, be-
cause another Senate-passed bill
the Taft -Ellender- Wagner long
range housing bill-sets up machin-
cry for buying house-loan mort
cages. The RFC subsidiary now
does that.
The House voted to continue the
RFC mortgage association. The
conferees accepted the House ver-
sion.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Decision in Senate
Due Today on About
Civil Riqhfs Battle
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

A test vote held the key to
whether the Senate would launch
an immediate full-scale civil
rights battle.
The vote, expected by nightfan,
was to determine the fate of a reso-
luton for congressional approval of
a regional university system planned
by Is Southern States.
A pending motion by Senator
Morse, Republican, of Oregon would
send the resolution back to the
Senate Judiciary Committee for
further study The Senate was in
the midst of debate on this motion
when yesterdays quitting time ar
rived.
Approval OF the motion would
avert a decisive fight on civil rights
at this time.
Plans to Push Amendment.
But Senator Morse told a reporter
that If his motion failed he intended
to press for immediate action on an
amendment forbidding separation of
whites and Negroes under the edu-
cation compact.
He indicated this would bring out
on the floor such other civil rights
issues as the antipoll tax and anti
lynching measures.
These are part of President Tru-
mans 10-point civil rights program
which provoked the Southern Demo-
cratic split with the national party
leadership.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
has approved an antipoll tax bill.
1t also has before it subcommittee
recommendation for antilynchlng
Legislation. But Senate Republican
leaders have said that neither viii
be brought up for debate until other
major bills have been cleared.
Disagreement on Need.
There was disagreement between
the opposing forces over the need
for the resolution approving the uni
versities compact.
Senator Morse said the Southern
agreement does not need the back
ing of Congress He predicted it
would be sent back to committee on
legal grounds.
But Senator Holland, Democrat,
of Florida, one of the leaders in the
fight for the resolution. disagreed
both with Senator Morse's reasoning
and his prediction.
The House already has approved
the resolution. If returned to the
Judiciary Committee by the Senate,
it is likely no further action will be
taken at this session.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Auto Workers
Continued From First Page.)

since February ~ on the UAW's
demands for a 30-cent hourly wage
increase, pensions, insurance and
other benefits.
Mr.. Weckler, In a statement last
night, repeated the company's con-
tentions that wage increases would
inevitably contribute to another rise
in prices. another rise in living costs,
and consequently would not increase
employees purchasing power
He said Chrysler had offered its
workers raises equivalent to $l0,000.-
600 a year, but that the union asks
s28, 900, 900.
The Chrysler official added:
THE strike which has been set
for Wednesday will benefit nobody.
- Chrysler Corp. apparently has
been selected as the target for the
unions third-round inflationary
wage campaign. The employees of
Chrysler are being called upon to
make sacrifices for the unions
larger stakes in other companies
and other industries"
Evening star., 1948-05-12
LOST.
FOUND.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

BOSTON BULL, male, young; wearing har.
ness. Call Alex. 55S6.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-01-06

Dear Sir:
On behalf of the Board OF
Trustees of the Anti-Tuberculosis
League of King County, I wish 10
thank you for the support you have
given the 1947 Christmas Seal Sale.
To date we have received only
s14o, 900 which is still $4,000 short
of our goal of $4,000. We must
make the additional $4,000 if we
are going to carry on the about
tuberculosis program during 1948.
The coming year promises to be
an important one in the control OF
tuberculosis. For the first time in
history. Seattle and King County
have enough hospital beds to care
for all victims of tuberculosis. We
know that if every person would
have an x-ray, we would progress
a long step toward the eradication
of the disease that continues TO
claim more lives in the productive
years of life, Is to A, than any
other cause of death.
The league hopes to expand its
case finding program providing
more free chest x-ray on the
Christmas Seal X-ray Unit. How
ever. we will need your help because
a very important part in the mass
x-ray survey is informing the peo-
pie of the facts about tuberculosis,
how it can be prevented and cured.
We know we can count on you In
this tremendous task.
Thanking you again for your as
sistance. may we wish you a very
Happy New Year.
Sincerely yours,
Miss Honoria Hughes
Executive Secretary
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-01-06
Letters to the Editor
aeope

Dear Sir:
On the occasion of your news
papers first anniversary, may I ex-
tend cordial greetings to you and
to your readers.
1 hope that the New Year will
be a Happy and Prosperous one for
your community.
Sincerely yours,
william F. Devin
MAYOR (of Seattle)