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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-06-30

gained invaluable insight into the
problems of unified command.
In 1916 Leva became counsel to
the Fiscal Director of the Navy.
Shortly thereafter, he was ap-
pointed a special assistant to the
then secretary of the Navy, the
late James Forrestal.
When Forrestal became Secre-
tary of Defense, in 1947, Leva
was appointed Special Assistant
to the Secretary of Defense. In
addition to his duties as special
assistant, Leva served from 1947
to 1949 as General Counsel of the
National Military Establishment.
He was nominated by President
Truman as Assistant Secretary of
Defense last August q, was con-
firmed by the Senate, and was
sworn in on September IL.
Leva is known throughout the
government services as an ex-
ceptionally capable administra-
tor. Last January the Washing
ton Junior Chamber of Com
merce selected him as their an
nual choice for "the outstanding
young man in government SER
ice"
AS part of his work to aid the
United Jewish Appeal, Leva is
chairman of the Honorary Advi-
sorry Committee of the UJA's
government division.
Leva is married to a physician,
DR.. Shirley Pearlman Leva, who
practised medicine in World War
II. They have two children.
Leva's outlook was reflected in
an address he made recently be-
fore the jewish War Veterans. He
said, nation which can
honor in this ballroom tonight
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-06-30

At the University of Alabama,
Leva h clip d out at the Hillel
Foundation. In 1887 he received
the degree of Bachelor of Science.
He then went to Harvard for a
law degree and became an edi-
tor of the Harvard Law Review.
Leva worked as a law clerk for
Supreme Court Justice Hugo
Black from 1910 to 1941. In 1941
he was appointed senior attorney
in the office of the General
Counsel of the War Production
Board. In year he became act
ing regional attorney for WPB.
in the Northern Ohio and Michi-
gan area.
On July 4, 1912, Leva was COM
missioned in the Navy with the
grade of ensign and was assigned
to the amphibious force of the
Atlantic Fleet. He served, as exc
cutive officer and navigator of
U.S.S. LIST 386-a landing ship
which carried tanks directly to
enemy shores. He was at Sicily,
Anzio, Salerno, and Normandy.
He was decorated, promoted to
lieutenant and ordered back to
Washington for duty in the Blu
reau of Ships, Navy Department.
AS an amphibious officer, Leva,
through o m b i n d operations,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-06-30

Louis B. Mayer at an inspiring
ceremony which opened with the
moving invocation given by His
Eminence Francis Cardinal Spell
mana nation which can include
in it's Department of Defense
General Joe Collins, a Catholic
from Louisiana; and General
Omar Bradley, Protestant from
Missouri; and Marx Leva, a
Jew from Alabama-is a nation
that is capable of that greater
unification which will declare to
all the world that the dignity and
liberty of the Northumberland
ness of race, creed, or color-will
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-06-30

Mrs. Coda MyersOn, MAster of Labor in the Gov
eminent of Israeli inspired more than 500 delegates
to the UJA National Report Conference in Chicago
to an unprecedented presentation of cash. She is
shown above at the session where $11, 100000 in
cash received to help finance 'nOw or never"
immigration to Israel from ROumania, 1raq, Poland
and other countries. With Mrs. MyersOn at the
ference are Cleft right Samuel H. DarOf Presi
dent of the Philadelphia Allied Jewish Appeal, and
National Campaign Chairman Of the UJA: Judge
Morris ROthenberg, UJA National Chairman; MOritz
Cottlieb, President Of the Jewish Federation of
Allentown, Pa; and DR.. Joseph ]. Schwartz, Direc-
tOr-CeneraI of the Joint Distribution Committee.
81, OOO, 900 from Jack d. Weller, general chair
man of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New
York. representing part of the latest collections
settlement and rehabilitation programs Of the
United Palestine Appeal, the Joint Distribution
Committee and United Service for New Americans.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-06-30

Although not 'joiner" by ma
ture, Leva has been closely as
ISOLATED with things Jewish. In
the Alabama town of Selma, he
attended the T lmud Torah of
Mishkan Israel Congregation.
Perhaps the reason for his pune
tual attendance was the fact that
his father, Leo Leva, was presi-
dent of the congregation and his
mother taught at the Hebrew
school.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-06-30
A SOUTHERN JEW DEFENDS
u. s. PRINCIPLES
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN

Copyright, $780, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc)
WASHINGTON
number of Jews who hold
service prefer be identified Secretary
Defense Marx Leva is not in this category
Leva. native of Alabama.
He is much southern gentlemanperhaps
tain Representatives
aabe bright of S. Leva chosen President
Assistant Secretary late Unlike
leagues in the Pentason departments
known that he is
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-06-30

continue to constitute the basic
premise on which is founded the
government of the unified people
of these United States of Amer
ica."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
HEADS RED
CROSS DRIVE

Tuskegee Institute, Ala, -
James A. Johnson, Chief Educa-
tional Therapy, Department of
Medicine, at the Veterans Admin
istration, Tuskegee, Alabama, has
been named County Chairman of
the 1850 American Red Cross An
nual Roll Call. Serving as co-chair-
man for Tuskegee Institute is Will
liam p Smith, Jr, Of the Depart
ment Of Sociology, School of Edu-
cation.
Mrs. Norine Moore, Assistant
Head Nurse, Veterans Administra-
ton Hospital, will serve as CO.
chairman for the hospital.
Announcement of the appoint
ment of Mr.. Johnson was made by
DR.. F. D. Patterson, President of
Tuskegee Institute. DR.. Patterson
is also Chairman of the Tuskegee
Institute Red Cross chapter. Mrs.
B. B. Walcott is the Executive
Secretary.
Mr.. Johnson stated that the goal
set for the Tuskegee Institute COM
munity is $4,000 and that persons
to serve on the various committees
will be named Immediately so that
they may be ready to begin work
as solicitors March, the date the
1850 Red Cross Campaign begins.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
Truman To Get
Rights Awards

NEW YORK-President Truman
has been selected by the American
Jewish Congress to receive the
first annual Stephen s. Wise award
for activities in the extension Of
American civil rights, it was dis
closed here last week. The Wise
awards were established last year
for annual presentation in four
major fields in which the late DR..
Wise, leading New York rabbi,
was active.
Each award has a cash value of
$1,000. Other fields covered by
the awards are growth and devel-
opment of Israel, welfare of Jews
abroad, and Jewish scholarship.
Formal presentation of the awards
will be made on March %.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
Jail Woman For
Second Killing

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Willie
Mae Dinken was returned to prison
Friday on order of Circuit Judge
j. Russell McElroy, after she APP
peared before him charged with
the fatal shooting of her boy friend
last month.
The 30-year-old woman was al
legged to have killed the man, Sell
lers Thompson in quarrel over a
514 check.
At the time she was on probation
from a 10-year prison sentence i'm
posed on her in 1913 for the man.
Staying of another man,
Willie Daniels.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
Begins Drive For
More Negro Votes

RICHMOND, Va. = The Rich
mond Civic Council will launch a
drive late this month in an effort
to double the Negro voting streng-
tn here.
DR.. J. NJ. Tinsley, Chairman of
the suffrage committee, said the
campaign will be made to persuade
Negroes to pay their poll taxes be-
fore May 6, in order to be eligible
to vote in this years congressional
election.
About 10000 Negroes are now
eligible to vote. Some $4,000 whites
are eligible to vote now but usually
only one-fourth cast ballots. while
more than 80 per cent of the eli
gible Negroes vote.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25

test papers followed the KEY so
closely that correspondence could
not reasonably be explained on an
honest basis"
If Mrs. Shirer's plea had been
accepted by the court, an avenue
would have been opened for re-
hearing in the cases of the other
teachers.
The case had been argued last
January %, in federal court here,
with final arguments being SUBJ
mitted by briefs. Pointing out that
confessions have been received
from 131 teachers implicated.
The jurists said: "As to the
others, it is absurd to say the
boards action was not supported
by the evidence or was arbitrary of
reasonable. The question involved
a pure question of fact and in de-
Gliding it the board was at liberty
to consider circumstantial as we'll
as direct evidence and the circum-
stances relied on were of strong
and probative nature.
The proof shows that the papers
were examined by a reputable
testing agency and that the frau
dulent nature of the papers was
ascertained in an absolutely i'm
partial manner with which race and
color could not have been no pos
sible connection"
In addition the opinion states
the plaintiff answered the same
examination questions substantial
ly as did the fraudulent key in six
of 10 sections of the examination"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
STORY OF COP
BEATING TOLD

NEW ORLEANS - A story of
sadistic brutality of police and men
who called themselves state troop
ers was related here this week to
the local branch of the NAACP.
The victim, Arthur Lee Monroe,
is being treated here at the Chart
ty hospital.
The incident arose when Mon
roe, a trucker, got in arrears on
his gasoline bill.
Last week two white men came
to Monroe's home and represent
ing themselves as state troopet's,,
asked him when he was going to
pay his gas bill. When Monroe
said it was hard to tell, one of the
men cursed him. Monroe protested
the cursing, whereupon one of the
men struck him. Both left, but 40
minutes later, policemen appeared
and escorted Monroe to precinct
station.
At the station Monroe was push
ed into room by four policemen
and the estate troopers" where
the beating took place.
The local branch of the NAACP
has protested the beating in a let
ter to the Superintendent of Police.
Atty. A. P. Tureaud, president of
the local branch has asked the
police department to investigate
the incident.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
SheeIerSays
Civil Rights
Bills Passed
rs Years Ago

INSTITUTE, w. Va. - Profess
sor j. Reuben Sheeler in a Negro
History Week address at West
Virginia State College at Institute
last week said that the first Ne
groes III America were not slaves,
but explorers, and that civil rights
bills similar to President Tru-
mans now before Congress were
passed rs years ago.
In his address entitled "On
Writing the Record" Professor
Sheeler said that the first Negroes
came to America as early as 1902,
with the Narvae expedition in
1923 and with DeSoto in 1899.
One of the Negroes in the latter
group, became the second settler
of what is now Alabama, in 1541,
he added.
First Not Slaves
That Negroes brought to Vir-
ginia in 1919 were slaves was re-
futed. Sheeler says they were
indentured servants purchased
from the Dutch who had captured
them from the Spanish in 1919.
The first slave uprising in this
country was in 1857 in Virginia
and others followed in 1712 in New
York City, again in Virginia in
1900 when Gabriel plotted a re-
bellion and in 1881 with Nat Tur-
ner as the leader. In South Caro-
line in 1922 upon Denmark We
sesey's career and in Tennessee
in 1881, 1856, and 1857.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
Life OF SANITY
Negro To Be
Dramatized


CONVICTION, Ky.-(SpeciaD-
The story of Blessed Martin de
PORES, sanity Negro was told in
a musical drama, 'The Shadow
of His Hand" given by the alum
nae of Notre Dame Academy,
Covington, in Mother of God au-
ditorium here. Sisters of Notre
Dame staff the school.
Blessed Martin de PORES was
a Catholic lay brother in Peru
during the sixteenth century. 1t
is expected that he may soon be
declared a saint Of the Catholic
Church.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
Reynolds Talks
AtMiami COP
Lincoln Dinner

MIAMI - Grant Reynolds told
more than thousand people at the
Republican Day Dinner here last
week that political expediency and
moral obligation should spur the
COP to fight for the rights of mi
nority groups.
Reynolds, a New Yorker, who
was nosed out by Rep. Adam Clay
ton Powell in recent elections, was
one of more than 100 Negroes who
participated in the Dade County
dinner.
Short talks were made by J.
Leonard Lewis of Jacksonville, and
D. A. Douglas head of the Negro
Republicans in Dade County. Also
attending were Cab Galloway, and
De. t. L. Lowrie, local physician.
Senator Arthur Watkins of Utah
was the main speaker.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
Springarn New
Truman Aide

WASHINGTON = Stephen J.
Spingarn, son of a founder of the
NAACP, has been named admin
istrative assistant to President
Truman.
Spingarn, who helped outline the
Presidents civil rights program
will work on legislative matters
and will be a speech-writer. He
has been on the White House staff
since February of last year.
A strong supporter of civil
rights, Spingarn has followed in
the path of his father, the late Col.
Joel E. Spingarn, and his uncle
Arthur B. Spingarn, New York
lawyer and president of the Ma
ACP.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25

The Virginia Military Institute
was founded at Lexington, Va, in
1889.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
JUDGE WARING TURNS THUMBS
DOWN ON CHEATING TEACHERS

CHARLESTON. S. C.-The suit
seeking reinstatement of Mrs.
Pearl Greene Shirer, one of the
Sol school teachers accused of
using a fraudulent key in the Feb.
1949 teachers state examination,
was dismissed by a three judge
panel in federal court here last
week.
In the opinion of the jurists,
Chief Judge J. j. Parker, District
Judge j. w. Waring and Judge
George B. Zimmerman, the sol
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
Bishop Walls
Hits Church
Segregation

NEW YORK-Bishop William J.
Walls Of the second district AMEZ
Church declared here Sunday that
churches in America are bound
hand and foot by segregation.
Speaking before a gathering at
an inter-racial service at the Ca
thedral of ST. John, the Divine,
Bishop Walls called upon the
church to free itself from being
looked upon as the most segre-
gated institution in the United
States.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
D0ublin No Place
For Negroes
BY w. II. RURNETT

DOUBLIN, Ireland = (ATLAS)
ireland is no place for the dark
er race. White supremacy, though
not as obvious as it is in the US.
South it is there, and is to be seen
in every day life. In the Streets
and in the saloons.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-02-25
GlObal News
Review.
Catholic Agency Hits Injustices'
Against Negroes

Catholic Agency Hits Injustices'
Against Negroes
Rome - (Global) - The Roman
Catholic Church's chief agency, the
Sacred Congregation for the Pro-
pagation of the Faith, through its
news agency, Fides hit at the
"harsh compulsory segregation"
practiced in Washington as one of
the many injustices which the Am
erican Negro still suffers from.
1t also stressed the friendship
and affection" felt by the Pope for
Negroes, and called upon Catholic
neighbors of the Negro to feel the
same.
The report stated that only $685.
APT of the 100000 Negroes in
the United States were Catholics.
Evening star., 1950-08-08
IReorming of Western Germany
Would Start War, Eckener Says

and make rash declsions-such as
letting loose the atomic bomb.
Good, calm leadership is vital
ly important. 1t is always much
easier for one man to keep cool
than a whole nation.
"As the situation is-and it is
bit critical-it would be very
easy to slide into another world
war. Much depends on the prog
resS the North Koreans, sup
ported by the Russians, are able
to make.
Il remember after World War
I. David Lloyd George, the Brit
ish wartime Premier, saying: We
slithered and slipped into war;
That is the way a global war
begins. People hate war. Nobody
wants 1t. But it happens. You
slide into it.
Il am convinced that neither
Stain nor President Truman
seek to start world war. Neither
intend to precipitate world ca
taStrophe.
But should the Atlantic nations
decide to rearm Western Ger
many. for instance. it could pre-
cipitate World War III.
I'VE are glad of a strong United
States force in West Germany
We do not wish to see your SOL
Evening star., 1950-08-08
Peace Demonstrators
Here for Anniversary
Of Naqasaki Bombing

The fifth anniversary of the
atomic bomb explosion owe,
Nagasaki is scheduled to be OBJ
served in Washington today by
the appearance of several hun
dred peace demonstrators from
New York.
The largest delegation. repre-
senting the American Women for
Peace" arrived at Union Station
on a. special train at IL am. Fol-
lowing a luncheon at the Shiloh
Baptist, Church, Ninth and p
streets NV. the group planned
to visit Capitol Hill to place its
views before congressional lead
erS. Approximately 600 per in the
delegation.
Another group representing the
Emergency Action Conference
Committee plans to visit the State
Department at 1890 pm. and the
Soviet Embassy at 2 pm. The
group announced it will carry
statements proclaiming that mem
bers of affiliated organizations
will not support or take part in
any war" because 1--WE give our
primary loyalty to the world COM
munity rather than any nation
state"
State Department officials said
Evening star., 1950-08-08
By GouIt MocGowon

FREDRICHSHAFEN. Aug. g.
DR.. Hugo Eckener, builder and
commander of the Graf Zeppelin
on its earth-circling fight in 1923
and former president of the bomb
shattered and dismantled airship
works on the lip of Lake Con-
stance here, warned today that
if the Korean situation is allowed
to deteriorate further, then the
world may slide into global war.
The veteran dirigible pioneer
who will be 81 August 10-received
me for an exclusive interview in
his villa overlooking the lake in
"a room filled with signed por-
traits of world celebrities he met
or worked with in his long career
that made him the constant ana
lyst of war and war preparations
THE question I ask myself" he
said, SIS what will happen if the
Korean situation worsens? The
great danger is of the American
people losing their nerve!
IF they don't. then I am con-
vinced they will win in the end
I believe the American people will
be able to keep cool heads. But
in moments of great danger
people tend to become emotiona
Evening star., 1950-08-08

they would receive Spokesmen
from such groups at 2::30 pm.
The Emergency Action Confer
ence Committee was organized by
pacif1st groups. including the
Peacemakers. the War Resisters'
League and the Fellowship of
Reconciliation. The committee
designated this week as peace
week"
Although peace demonstrators
battled police in New York last
week, Capt. Harry Blackman.
head of the Metropolitan Police
special investigation squad said
he expected no trouble here. Po-
lice will not interfere with the
demonstrators as long as they OBJ
serve local police regulations, he
said.
Evening star., 1950-08-08

diers go. We need a small army
for the defense of the new Fed
eral Republic but. for the next
five or ten years, it may not be
possible to create it or polite for
the occupation to end. The whole
situation is far from clear. But
one thing is plain, the Russians
would not tolerate a strong West
Germany. AS the situation is,
West Germans would not like to
be rearmed. We would resist any
Atlantic pact decision to impose it.
We know that if we were rearmed,
and it caused war. we would be
the first victimS!"
Evening star., 1950-08-08
Hard of Hearing

Be sure to see the tiny 21a -ounce
miniature hearing aid with no re-
ceiver button in the ear 1t banishes
outside noises and helps you to
clearly hear the conversations OF
others around you. This is not mis-
leading advertising. THIS is A
FACT. Come in to the Washington
Hearing Clinic at 319 Colorado Bldg.
14th and G SITS. NV, and see fol
yourself. Phone MA. 9729 or MA
1923.
Evening star., 1950-08-08
Sharman Douglas 70 Take
Test for Minor Film Role
BY the Associated Press

MADRID, Spain, Aug. 8.-Prin-
cess Margaret's American friend,
Sharman Douglas. soon may make
her movie debut.
Producer Larry Corcoran said
yesterday the daughter of Amer
leans Ambassador to Britain soon
will take a test for a small role
in THAT Man From Tangiers.."
The picture, which is being made
in Spain. has music by Elizabeth
Firestone, daughter of the Ameri-
can rubber magnate.
Miss Douglas has been in Spain
visiting Miss Firestone.
Evening star., 1950-08-08
BY the Associated Press

WETUMPKA, Ala. Aug. g.
Rear Admiral John Crommelin has
been sued for $4,000 by a retired
Navy chief petty officer on breach
of contract charges.
The suit was filed by Jewel Reid
Evening star., 1950-08-08
Fireman Saves Seven,
Then Drives 5 Miles
To Get Fire Truck
By the Assoeioted Pres,

EARLVILLE, N. Y, Aug.
8.-When fire broke out in
his home, Donald Russell res
cued his wife and six chill
dren. drove 5 miles to sound
the alarm at volunteer fire.
house, then drove a fire truck
back to the house.
Other volunteer f1remen
helped Russell extinguish the
flames.
Fire Chief Frank Morgan
estimated the loss at $2,500.
Evening star., 1950-08-08
Navy Chiefs Suit Asks $4,000 From crommeIin

and is scheduled for trial next
month. It alleges that the fiery
retired admiral took possession Of
Harrogate Springs, a recreation
resort, while it was still under
lease to Chief Reid.
Admiral Crommelin wasn't
available for comment.
Evening star., 1950-08-08

Spring and early summer are
the most likely times for tornadoes
because of collisions of cold polar
air and warm gulf air.
Evening star., 1950-08-08

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