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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-06-17
The Place OF The Synagogue
In Jewish Life
By DR.. Jacob H. KGplGn
of Miami, Florida


By DR.. Jacob H. KGplan
of Miami, Florida
Editors Note: DR.. Kaplan,
is one of the founders and
president of the Florida Rab-
binical Association.
All the institutions of modern
Jewry such as YMHA, the Home
for the Aged, the hospital, the
various lodges, all these are
daughters of the Synagogue.
These institutions, born in the
Synagogue, have set homes of
their own, and the Synagogue,
the Mother of them all, is proud
Of their fine accomplishments.
Whatever new institutions may
yet be born in this age of spec
ialization, they receive their en-
couragement and life blood from
the heart of the Jew, whose home
is the Synagogue, the inspiration
Of all Jewish life.
Each institution may in its
youthful ardor imagine it is in
dependent of the Synagogue, that
1t has grown to maturity out
side of the Synagogue, but we
cannot forget and we must not
forget that the apple may ripen
on the ground, but it grew on
1ne tree. And as the wish of
every mother is that her child
rem may live in peace with each
other, although in separate
homes, so the Synagogue's great
wish is that all the Jewish insti-
'u'ionS may live together and
work together in peace and har-
mony' for the welfare of the
great Jewish family. Occasion
aiy member of one of the
laughter institutions may forget
Vie respect and love due the
!. the Synagogue, the mo-
'ler never forgets to love all her
'inioren and to give the help
ana encouragement of her mo-
therly heart.
The Synagogue. as you well
AnOw' is a threefold institution
u Israel. It is a house of pray
e. house of study, and a house
'. :. meeting. The greatest study
" =. mankind is God, for a study
" God comprehends a study OF
Everything that concerns man
usre and hereafter. 1t includes
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-06-17

steps to stop you from collecting
out of your turn"
Thus relieved from financial
harrassment, Jews may have
time to breathe and to consider
what being Jewish really is all
about. Certainly Judaism isn't
Just one drive after another.
To command some authority
for my suggestion I should say
that I. Mr.. EIillel. am president
of the Hillel Widget Corp. Fifty
Million Widgets a year,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-06-17

Charles K. BrighthiIl, eXecu-
tive secretary of the Presidents
Evening star., 1949-07-24
By Jacques FutrelIe, Jr.


A few summers ago the TRAY
eler's Notebook had occasion to
list beaches for saltwater SWIM
ming in the Washington area.
The information was published
in response to query. A mother
wanted to know where she could
drive for a days outing at nice
beach with her two young chill
dren. The father could 60 along,
too. on week ends.
The occasional beach excur-
sions, with a loaded picnic basket
and bathing suits as the prime
ingredients. would supplement the
family's formal vacation. This
was to be a long motor trip. just
before school began.
The information on beaches was
available readily through the Dis
trict Motor Club Of the American
Automobile Association. Each
summer the AAA makes survey
of public seashore recreational
spots nearby. Listed are the type
Of beach, admission charges,
bathhouse facilities, whether re-
freshments and meals are served.
With the permission OF the mo-
tor club, the information was
carried In the notebook.
Subsequent sum mers have
shown a wide interest among
Washington motorists in beach
outings. Thousands Of motorists
already have their favored spots,
and the prevalence of D. c. license
plates in the mass of cars on week
ends shows they have found en-
joyable beach life within 30-odd
miles of the Zero Milestone.
In making the survey each year
the AAA notes changes in the
condition of buildings and
grounds, cleanliness, new policies,
additional facilities. etc. The in
formation then is made available
to all AAA members.
This year, in order to give Star
vacation readers a f1rst-hand re-
port, I accompanied Edward
Meredith. an AAA travel counselor,
on a two-day 500-mile trip. The
first days inspection was centered
in the Annapolis area. A wide
Evening star., 1949-07-24

Bay and its tributaries this month,
just about on schedule. And they
will become more numerous as the
season progresses. At least. there
is no reason to expect a departure
from previous summers.
On occasional days, due to
storms churning them into bits
or currents carrying them away,
beaches will be found relatively
free of the painful little beasties.
But the nettles are not totally
evil. Operators Of commercial
beaches, where nets are erected to
hold them off, find generally an
increase in crowds. And the pub
lie finds an increased value in the
standard admission charges, by
being out of reach Of the RASH
inf1icting chunks Of fabbiness.
The willy-nilly beach excur-
sionist also could find his party
winding up in a private COM
munity, which is likely to trown
on strangers using facilities de-
veloped by residents for their eWn
use.
Thus. the places surveyed by
the AAA are beaches that can be
used by the general public, and
if they have public facilities. there
is generally some sort of a charge.
Even then. admission is not guar
anteed. Operators of the day-by-
(See NOTEBOOK, Page BID
Evening star., 1949-07-24

range of choices for one-day va
cations was found there. The
Leonardtown (Md.) area also was
looked over. This second trip ex-
tended as far as Point Lookout,
Nd, 81 miles away by the most
direct route. Backtracking to Sol
ONION S Island ate up lot of miles.
Jellyfish Hazard Without
benefit of any survey. the mo-
toring family can strike out to-
ward Chesapeake Bay or the
lower Potomac and find numer-
Gus stretches of sand for bath
ing. They exist at the end of
many a road. Bathing can be
cash-free. The price is the in
convenience of using the car as
a bathhouse, the lack of lifeguards
and an unknown depth Of the
water. The bottom could sud-
denly drop away.
At this time Of the year. there
is also another hazard in swim
ming at beaches not developed
for the public-jellyfish, or sea
nettles. These Opaque little var
mints. with stringing tentacles
trailing unseen in cloudy waters,
are enjoying their annual illva-
sion of Washington area waters.
They arrived in numbers in the
Evening star., 1949-07-24
RESORTS.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.

Conveniently and Centrally Located
Private Beach CabanA Club
Rates from So Double
Annex Rates frsm - Double. - Single
Cocktail Lounge Social Stan
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-03-02
June Mcmechen at
Johnson G. Smith

CHARLOTTE, N. c., March 2.
AMP - The Lyceum committee
of Johnson c.. Smith university
presented June McMechen, bril-
liant young lyric soprano recently
in the auditorium of Biddle Mem
orial hall.
-. Miss McMechen is studying in
New York with Madame Idelle
Patterson. She holds a bachelors
degree from Howard university
and a masters degree from Column
bia university. She was a spec
tacular success while a student at
Howard, was selected as the
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-03-02
New Workers Oppose
Segregated Housing

NEW YORK, March 2. (ANP)
At a luncheon and conference
here last week the New York State
committee on Discrimination in
Housing denounced segregated
housing as a breeder of many
evils.
More than 200 persons at the
Martinique hotel heard Robert F.
Wagne-., Jr., chairman Of the City
Planning commission, say:
"At a time when our basic phil
osophy is locked in struggle with
an alien philosophy, we cannot
overlook the threat to. our demo-
cratic faith, arising from con-
tinued prejudice and diserimina-
ton on our shores. In terms of
economic security, we cannot af-
ford the indulgence Of discrimi-
nation"
He also denounced restrictive
practices in housing. He said:
"It is time we exploded the
pernicious myth that non-discrimi-
natory neighborhoods breed ra-
cial tensions; that Negro occu-
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-03-02

pancy results in declining prop
erty values"
Ira S. Robbins, executive vice
president, Citizens Housing and
Planning council, denounced as
fallacious the idea that Negroes
and members of other miority
groups are not good home own
ers" and other stereotyped ration
alizations.
Numerous other speakers spoke
for fair housing practices. They
included Judge Hubert T. De-
laney, Robert C. Weaver, DR..
Stuart Cook, and others.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-03-02

ance.
Later, however, a Red Cross
spokesman said the offer was
turned down because Of a re-
quirement that the blood be seq
regated to give both doctor and
fcontinned on page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-03-02
Red Gross Rejects
Mixed Blood Gift

WASHINGTON, March 2. GAN
P)-The District Red Cross e
fused an offer of blood by the
Internchurch Fellowship of Wash
ington here last week, because the
fellowship stipulated that the gift
be accepted on a non-segregated
basis. The organization consists
of American Indians, Catholics,
Negroes, Chinese-Americans, and
Asiatic Indians
Making the offer was Glenn D.
Everett, vice president, Nat C.
Wilson, local Red Cross manager,
was said to have declined accept
schools "most talented undergrad
uate," and as a result appeared on
Comedian Fred Aliens program
as guest soloist.
An appearance at the Water
gate in Washington, d. c., as
"Violetta" in LA Traveato,"
brought high praise for the sing
err from Glenn billiard Gum, emf
nent music critic for the Wash
ington Herald.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Kroll Quartet Plays
Martinu's No. 7
In Local Premiere
Bv EIeno de Sovn

Last nights concert in the Library
of Congress had two features. The
appearance of the Krol Quartet
and the hearing of Bohuslav Mar
tinu's String Quartet No. Z" played
here for the first time.
The Concerto Crosse, style of
the work was especially well suited
to the manner of playing to which
the Kroll ensemble subscribes. 1t
is the kind that is always vigorous
and spirited rather than discerning
The group does not seem to seek out
the high spots for the projection OF
any instrument but enjoys an or
chestral uniformity of sound, either
soft or loud.
The broad beginning of the quar-
tet concerto is reminiscent Of Vivaldi
and suggests a strong classical in
huence, as do the sorority and the
polyphonic activity of the individual
strings. Martinu has special af-
lection for this form, which brought
him his early success and appealed
to him for its structural simplicity.
The first and last movements are
marked by strong rhythm and an
internal structure Of a complicated
nature which is in keeping with
the twentieth century's demands Of
virtuoso writing.
The composers nationality came
through, however, in the simplicity
of the "Andante" in which VIII
liam Kroll, the first violin, had the
Evening star., 1949-01-15

almost exclusive privilege Of singing
supported by other members Of the
quartet: Louis Graeler, second vi
olin, Nathan Gordon, viola, and
Avron Twerdowsky, cello. In this
movement Martinu, who halls from
the hills of Moravia, shows he pos
sesses the natural gift of song not
unlike his predecessors Smetana
and Dvorak.
The supremacy ana predominence
of the first violin in an ensemble,
as heard last night, is somewhat out
moded today because of the high
degree of technical proficiency at
tanned by players other than the
violinists and because perfection OF
phrasing became the modern goal.
Undoubtedly special editions OF
classical quartets, where arrows
point and follow a phrase through
a maze of notes, have contributed
much to the understanding OF musi-
cal values. Thus 1t is even less
excusable for the first violin to en-
croach upon an obvious lead by
another instrument, as was the case
in Beethoven's Quartet In E fiat
Major, op. a." programmed last
night. Among others, there has been
a songful part assigned to the
viola by the composer in the "Adagio
ma non troppo" interfered with
unnecessarily by too much volume
coming from the partner sitting op-
posite the player. In the "Al-
legretto con variazioni," 1t was not
always clear as to which of the in
struments was given the lead. In
the face of the high degree Of me-
chanical perfection and artistic
achievement of the group, these
slight imperfections Of style could
be so easily eradicated, if recognized. !.
AS usual the audience was large and
enthusiastic.
Evening star., 1949-01-15

West for his sensible definition" of
an INDECENT who Is wholly unable to
pay hospital expenses after provid-
ing for the normal necessities of life.
The group also favored legislation
providing for two additional judges
on the United States Court of APP
peals and three additional Munich
pal Court judges.
The group reaffirmed its position
favoring national and District lot
terry and passed resolution favoring
a 2 per cent District sales tax.
The meeting was held at the
Apartments, California
street and Connecticut avenue NV.
Evening star., 1949-01-15

desire for suffrage for the District.
In other business, the group op-
posed proposed amendment to the
constitution of the Federation of
Citizens Associations that would
provide permanent membership in
the federation for all past presidents
Of that group. Herbert Leeman
warned the group that this amend
ment would destroy the representa-
tive character Of the federation"
because 1t would enable some asso-
Citations to have more delegates than
Others"
A resolution was passed commend
ing Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
VoteIess Status Held
Travesty Of Justice

The voteless status Of District
residents on the eve Of the inaugu-
ration was branded q "travesty Of
justice" last night by Miss Eta L.
Taggart, president of the Washing
tonianS.
In resolution introduced by Miss
Taggart, the group reaffirmed its
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-08-25
Picnic Held BY
Clear Spring Farm Group

The Clear Spring Farm Bureau
Planning Group held a picnic on Fri
day night at Fort Frederick and de-
licious basket supper was served.
In a brief business meeting presid-
ed over by Russell Mizell, plans were
made for the annual community show
sponsored by the group
Marshall Kretzer was appointed
general chairman, and he announced
the following committee heads for
the show: Mrs. Fred Ernst, publicity;
Mrs. Adrian Strife, program; Paul
Kretzer, finances; Mrs. David Kersh-
ner, household; Fred Ernst, agri-
culture, Mrs. Willard Kretzer, food;
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Way, prem
ium list.
Following the business session
games were played under the di-
rection of Joyce Kretzer and Mrs.
Chester Ernst.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-08-25
Scouts To Dedicate
Memorial Lodge
Log Cabin Built By Members
Of Explorer Post 2 VIII Honor
The Late Gene Finfrock.

Members of Explorer Post 2 of
the Boy Scouts of America. which
is sponsored by st. PauPs Evan
gelical United Brethren Church,
will dedicate Gene Finfrock Lodge
on Sunday afternoon at 800 o'clock,
at the lodge site atop South Noun
tain.
The lodge Ia log cabin) was built
by the Post and is named in honor
of Gene Finfrock, a member Of the
post who passed away in June of
this year. Through the courtesy of
the Office of the Secretary Of De-
Tense, Col. Timothy Murphy, the
former Military Governor of Ko-
rea, will be the dedication speaker.
Scouts, Scouters and friends of
Scouting who wish to attend the
dedication ceremonies. should 90
out the Dual Highway and turn left
at the Appalachian Trail, which is
right at the top of the mountain.
The trail is plainly marked, and
there will be other special signs TO
guide you to the lodge site.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-08-25
Kenneth P. Bowen Joins
NOrthrOp Aircraft, Inc.

Kenneth P. Bowen, veteran air
craft designer and production expert,
who since 1916 has been assistant
general manager of Fairchild Air
craft Division, has been named as
sistant vice-president of Northrop
Aircraft, Inc.
Mr.. Bowen will assist in planning
and supervising production at North
rop's Hawthorne, Cal, plant where
two new type planes, the Scorpion
T-89 all-weather fighter and the c.
1875 transport, are now being built.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-08-25
Local Briefs
Of The Week
County Legionnaires
Named To State Posts

At the annual state convention of
the American Legion, held in Bal
timore last week, four members
from Washington County were hon
ored by being named to state posts
r. Alfred Poole was named an ex-
ecutive committeeman; Lawrence M
Mummert was appointed historian
and D. David Brewer was named as
delegate to the national conven-
ton. (All three are members of the
Joseph c. Herbert Post 222, Clear
SPRING.
The other appointee was Anthony
Valentine, of Morris Frock Post AZ
Hagerstown, who was named ser
geant at arms.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-08-25
Young Republicans
To Hold Big Rally
Brig. Gen. VIM. c. Purnell
VIII Be Guest Speaker-Rally
viii Be Held At The Coffman
Clubhouse On The Conoco-
cheague September Fl.

Brigadier General William c. Pur-
nell, of Baltimore, long active in
Republican politics and now promi-
nently mentioned as candidate for
governor in the. 1850 general cleo
tions, will be principal speaker at a
statewide COP rally which will be
staged by the Young Republican
Club of Washington County on Sep
TENDER Il, at the Coffman clubhouse
on the Conococheague.
Invitations to the rally have been
issued to Republican notables and
groups in all parts of the state, and
DR.. William T Layman, Young COP
president, reports an enthusiastic re-
Spouse.
General Purnell, who managed
General John Markey's holly con-
tested run for U. S. Senator against
former Governor O'Conor, in the
last general elections, is vice-presi-
dent and general counsel for the
Western Maryland Railroad and is
the ranking officer in the Maryland
National Guard. While PurneIl has
made no definite commitment in
regard to his candidacy, state Re-
publican heads are hopeful that he
will be in the field.
In addition to special entertain
ment throughout the evening, the
catering for the dinner will be done
by Bike Horn, whose food is famous
from the mountains to the shore, and
the advance sale of tickets, accord
ing to Ray Hixon, chairman of the
ticket committee, indicates an even
larger crowd than turned out for the
last rally in 1913.
Dr. Layman, who is acting as gen.
eral chairman, is assisted by the
following committee heads: program,
Paul Ottinger; reception, Mrs. Ken
meth Sim: publicity, Arnold Lanni;
correspondence, Joseph SCHNEIDER
A limited number of tickets are
on sale at Snyder's News Agency
in the public square and from mem
bers of the Young Republican Club.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-08-25
Boy Scouts Camp
Has Fine Season
Camp Sinoquipe Has Highest
Attendance In Past Several
Years. Diversified Program
And Fine Food Brings Favor
able Comment From All.

The 1949 summer camping season
Of the local Council of the Boy Scouts
of America was one of the best sea-
sons in the history Of the Council
The new Camp Sinoquipe was
used and received favorable com
ments from Scouts, Scouters and Wis
itors alike. The camp was under the
direction of B. ]. Hagedorn, scout
executive, and Joseph H. Murray,
field executive, while senior patrol
leaders from the various troops act
ed as aides.
They say that the way to a boys
heart is through his stomach, and if
this is correct, then every boy in
camp fell in love with the two cooks,
Mrs. DAILY and Mrs Lowman, for they
certainly provided wonderful meals
through the entire camping season.
During the season a total of 275
Scouts used the camp, accompanied
by 20 Scout leaders, and there was
a residential staff of 13. Practical
ly every troop in the area of which
the local Council has jurisdiction, in
Guiding Washington County, Frank
lin County in Pennsylvania and part
of Fulton County, Pa, was repre-
sented in camp during the season.
In addition to the regular campers,
it is interesting to note that several
of the Cub Packs made all day trips
to the camp, and the leader in this
division was Pack "a, who held an
all-day picnic at the camp with more
than 1875 Cubs and their parents pres
ent. The interest of various organ
izations in Scouting was exempli-
fed by the fact that the Hancock
Rotary Club, the Waynesboro Ro-
tary Club and the Waynesboro Lions
Club each held one of their regular
weekly meetings at the camp and
participated in the daily program.
This summer there was an in
crease in Scout attendance of Y
over 1913 and 81 over 1947. This is
healthy sign and augurs well for
the future of Camp Sinoquipe and
Scouting in general in this area.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-08-25
Republicans Hold
Stag Picnic Today

Annual Party At Roulette's
Meadow Starts At S P. M. -
Lots OF Food And Entertain
ment.
The annual stag picnic of the Mems
Republican Club of Washington
County will be held today (Thurs-
day. at Roulettes Meadow, below
Funkstown, with festivities scheduled
to get under way at 500 o'clock. As
Is always the case at these picnics,
swell supper is being prepared by
BIKE Horn, and the entertainment
committee has got all kinds of fes-
tivities lined up.
Among the honored guests who
will be at the picnic will be Theo-
dore McKeldin, former Mayor of
Baltimore, and Morgan Harris, of
Cumberland, Allegany County States
Attorney.
Tickets are now on sale at $1.25
each, and there's still time to pur-
chase yours from any member Of the
ticket committee, or if you cannot
find time to do that, come on out to
the picnic anyway and bring your
friends, and buy your tickets when
you arrive.
In the event of rain this afternoon,
the picnic will be held tomorrow
friday at the same time and place.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-08-25
News Of
City Hall

The Mayor and Council held an
other special meeting at the City Hall
on Friday, at which time Mayor Her
man l.. Mills named the members of
the fve-man housing authority for
the city of Hagerstown. Under the
federal housing regulations, approval
of housing authority appointments
by the City Council is not required.
Members of the new housing au-
thority are:
Rev. Dr. William M. Norment, for
a term of five years.
Herman B. Hopes, for a four
year term.
Hunton P Mills, for three year
term
Leonard G. Matthias, for a two year
term.
D. Kenneth Mclaughlin, for one
year term.
The naming of the housing au-
thority is the first step towards par
ticipation in the federal governments
slum clearance and low cost hous-
ing program recently approved by
Congress.
Other action taken by the Council
included:
The letting of a contract to Bray
den Slime for 1900 feet of storm
drains along Salem Avenue from
Avon Road to Nottingham Road and
a new sewer line under Connecticut,
Vermont and Michigan Avenues.
The Slime Company was the low
bidder 1923, 24869). Credit for the
badly needed sewer facilities in the
West End goes to Councilman Jack
Hellane, who has been fighting for
better sanitary conditions in the West
End for a long time
On motion of Councilman Luther
Broom, two blocks of Third Street
that are divided by the city and
county line in the South End will be
surfaced, with the city and county
each paying half of the cost.
The rest of the meeting was taken
up with a discussion of the area along
Walnut Lane, more Familiarity
known as 'The Jungle" and the pro-
posed expanded runway facilities
for the Municipal Airport.
Plans were discussed for clearing
the jungle and also for a drainage
canal that would gather up water
in the swampy sections, but the mat
ter was finally tabled without any
action being taken.
Regarding the airport runway
facilities it seemed to be the consen-
sus of opinion of the councilmen, that
the entire cost of this operation
should be borne by the federal gov
eminent as national defense meas
ure since the Fairchild packets are
military craft. The matter, for the
time being, was tabled, with Mayor
Mills arranging a conference on the
subject with Richard S. Boutelle,
president of Fairchild Aircraft Di-
vision.