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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-04-07
Two Frenchmen Who
Tortured Jews and Betrayed
Them To Gestapo Get
Heavy Sentences

PARIS, (JTA)-Two French
men who were associated with
the Gestapo during the occupa-
ton were this week sentenced to
life Imprisonment and 20 years
at hard labor, respectively, fol-
lowing their conviction on
charges of having tortured and
betrayed Jews to the Gestapo and
having assisted German spy in
France.
One of the convicted men,
Raymond Rougery, who received
the life term, used to promise
Jews in hiding that he would
lead them from occupied France
to Vichy territory, and then
would turn them over to the
Nazis for deportation and death.
The second criminal, Pierre La
Haye, maintained a torture cham
her at Neuilly where Jews and
members of the resistance were
abused. The two men were origi-
nally tried and sentenced to
death in absentia, but after they
were captured in Germany last
year a new trial was ordered.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-04-07
Is Orthodoxy
Coming Back?

Continued from Page Three)
matter of the emotions. Praying
is not the asking for a specific
thing. It is for the creation of a
mood.
So it is like the art of painting
but it also is like another art,
opera. Do we care, if we do not
understand the words of "Aida?"
But the modernists came around,
and mistook praying for a kind of
accountancy. We recite prayers
today like the chairman of the
appropriations committee in Con-
gress presenting the annual bud
get.
And there was other emotional
expression in time of Judaism.
So much kissing. for instance.
You kissed the mezuza on en-
tering a home, you kissed the
Sefer Torah, you kissed the
Machsor. To be sure, it isn't the
kind of kissing they do in Holly
wood, but it was kissing never
the leSs-and I mean this very
sincerely. It evoked an emotion.
You can't even kiss a Sefer Torah
without some emotion and GER
tainly the old time Jew didn't.
So he was really acting in accord
ance with the newest psychology.
The modernist thought that re-
ligion was all logic. That was a
mistake. The old time Jew knew
much better. Heinrich Heine said
that Judaism was preserved by
eating chalent. This may have
been one Of f1eine's humorous
quips. but it has a profound kerr
mel of truth. don't think there
is any question but that Judaism
was preserved as much by Jewish
food as by Jewish philosophy.
Matzos. hamentashen. gefilte fish
and chalent did as much to pre-
serve the Jew and vitalize his life
as the greatest sermons preached
by rabbis.
The old time Jew ate his meal
and then he and his family joined
in singing Zemireth. He didn't
bow his head and murmur a few
words of grace, but he sang out
'oud. He was emoting all the
time, travelling the road to mental
health.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-04-07

E4emPn4Ss tennessee
A committee representing all
five congregations of Memphis
has been organized under the
leadership of Rabbi Afr e d
Fruchter, spiritual leader of
Beth Ell Emeth Congregation Of
Memphis, to handle the ar
rangements of the convention.
A meeting of the Women's Di-
vision and also of the Syna-
gogue Youth organization of the
Southeastern Synagogue Confer
ence is also being planned during
the convention session.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-04-07
Modern Moses
Wanted
A Passover Poem
BY Arlene Moscovitz

BY Arlene Moscovitx
Where is the man with heart so
strong
To gather the forces to right a
wrong,
With brilliance of mind and
steady voice
To lead and become a popular
choice?
Where is the leader who'll come
to the fore
And waken the SNUG and COM
placent to war,
Arousing their souls to the mat
tiers that count,
Drawing blood that is red from
an anemic fount?
Where is the man who is willing
to try
To work for his people whose
laws come from high?
Give us leader to show us the
way
AS Moses showed Israel that
Passover Day.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-04-07

All affiliated synagogues of the
states of Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Tennessee, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Mississippi, and
and New Orleans, Louisiana, are
being invited to elect delegates
for this 1850 convention of the
Southeastern Synagogue Confer
ence.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-04-07
Southeastern Synagogue Conference
Will Be Held in Memphis
On April 2s-Moy 1st

Announcement is being made by Knoxville.
Tennessee President and Harry Stern
Board Of the Synagogue Conference
sixth annual convention of the organization Friday
Saturday. Sunday and Monday April go May l. in
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
THIRD DIVISIONS
RUNNING HIGHEST
IN CENSUS COUNT

Alaska census enumerators have
listed over 100000 persons living in
Alaska to date, with the Third Dr.
vision showing the most residents.
Preliminary totals from enumera-
tors as of Monday, May /. accord
ing to Clarence P. Heating. Terri
torial supervisor of the Bureau OF
Census. list 24,581 persons in the
First Division; 46.583 in the Third;
and q, 200 persons in the combined
Second and Fourth Judicial Divi-
sions, for a total of 99,364 persons.
OF the $50 enumeration districts
in the Territory, 100 are complete.
However, all the listings in the in
completed enumeration districts are
included in the above figures.
Heating said indications point to
a minimum of $4,000 persons now
living in the Territory exclusive OF
military personnel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
CANADIAN BOATS CAN
NOT SELL HALIBUT
YET, PORTS OF U. 5.

Telegraphic advices were received
late yesterday by the Collector OF
Customs for Alaska that the re-
Gently signed Treaty between the
United States and Canada which
would permit Canadian halibut fish
ing vessels to sell their catches at
United States ports of entry, has
not yet been ratified by the United
States Senate.
1t was announced that until such
ratification is had there is no
authority for Canadian fishing YES
sells to enter United States ports for
the purpose of selling their halibut
catches.
The collector was further advised
that if, and when, the Treaty is
ratified he will be immediately
Notified.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
.(HENARIvER
ICE IS OUT;
NENANA next

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, May 3--LH
-Alaskans cooked their ears to-
day toward the banks of the Tanana
River at Nenana for the big ice
breakup, probably within few
hours.
The Tanana breakup was pre-
saged wher. the ice went out in
the Cinema river here at 2:49 pm,
Monday.
Radio Station KFAR sent a crew
to Nenana to set up broadcastins
equipment. They'll await the break
up there near the electrically acti-
waited pole that sets off the signal
when the ice moves it downstream.
High temperatures have been
prevailing at Nenana and warm
sunny days have been rapidly
melting the Tanana River ice.
Postal regulations forbid an
nouncement of the size of pools
and winners and newspapers carry
ing such stories will be denied
transmission through the mails.
When the ice goes out at Nenana,
The Empire will post a bulletin as
to the amount Of the pool and VIM
ners)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
POLITICAL NEW
Low" TOUCHED IN
QUERY:LATT|M0RE

WASHINGTON, May 3-R-In
an angry outburst, owen baltimore
told Senators today that "a new
low" in American politics had been
struck by IAN attempt to attack
me through my WIFE"
baltimore spoke out at the outset
of his second consecutive day OF
testimony before a Senate Foreign
Relations subcommittee investigat-
ing charges by Senator Mccarthy
R-Wis) that the State Department
is infested by Communists and Red
sympathizers.
His reference was to question
from Senator Hickenlooper (R-
Iowa. late yesterday as to whether
Mrs. baltimore addressed in 194S
San Francisco labor school, listed
as Communist by the California
unAmerican activities committee.
baltimore said he didn't know.
Mrs. baltimore, sitting with her
husband, said she didn't recall.
Today, Hickenlooper brought it
up again. He inquired whether Lat
timore and his wife had refreshed
their recollection overnight as to
whether Mrs. baltimore had lectured
at the Tom Mooney school.
baltimore said his wife recalls
that she spoke at what she was
told was a trade union school, as
she did at various other places to
various organizations.
Then, in sharp tones, baltimore
said:
with all due respect, think this
attempt on me has set many new
lows in American political life, ana
this attempt to attack me through
my wife strikes a new low"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
Dep. GRAND REGENT
OF WOMEN OF MOOSE
TO BE HERE THURSDAY

Nan Peterson, Deputy Grand Re-
gent of Alaska for Women of the
Moose, will be in town this week
and will be present at the regular
meeting of the local lodge Thurs
day, May 4, at 8 pm, according
to announcement by Edna Card,
Senior Regent.
The Deputy Grand Regent is
making her official visit, and in
her honor special initiation and
entertainment will feature the eve
aing's meeting. Other visitors are
also expected from other lodges.
Hazel Mantyla, Ritual Chairman,
Is in charge of the program.
Standing committees due to re-
port are Moosehart alumni, pub
licity, social service, home making
and membership. All co-workers
are requested to bring their mem
bership receipts.
On the food committee for Thurs
day evening are Lucille Ladely,
chairman; Margaret Dudley, Helen
Jackson, Idabelle Bryson. Doris Lad
ley, Mrs. Olson, Betty Stevenson,
and Violet Seaberg.
All members are urged to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
HARRY IS WORST
PRESIDENT, BEST
p0LITIC0:

NEW YORK, May 3-lR-Repub-
lican Harold E. Stassen declared
in speech last night that Presi-
dent Truman is "the worst Presi-
dent and "the cleverest politician
ever to occupy the White House.
Mr.. Truman's forthcoming tour
of the West is a political venture
ito try and get puppet Congress, y
Stassen added.
Calling the President "a post
graduate of the most effective poll
teal school in America-the Pen
dergast School of Kansas City
Stassen told a Republican meeting
From that school he knows the
methods of attacks ON opposition,
of claims for all improvement, OF
lodging blame for things that go
wrong, and marshalling votes
through organization.
1.-THE tragedy for America is that
the same school which made Tru-
man such clever politician also
made him such a bad president"
Stassen, President of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, former
Presidential nomination in 1913, de-
ivered his blast at Mr. Truman
| in a speech before the Women's
Auxiliary OF the New York County
] (Manhattan) Republican Commit
Sap
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
.EVA(UEE SHIP
ARRIVES WITH
I735 REFUGEES
Private Venture Brings
Consular Staff Out Of
Shanghai

HONG KONG, May 8 LAP The
Gen. w. H. Gordon arrived last
night with 1885 evacuees from Red
China, including 1876 Americans
Many had been trying for months
to leave the Communist country.
Other passengers included rs
British, 81 French and BIT state
less persons. The latter have no
home country.
The American President Liner
left Taku Bar, Port of Tientsin
last Saturday 1t brought out the
last of U. S. Consular personnel
from Red China. Walter McCon-
aughy, formerly Consul General at
Shanghai, heads the group.
Communists baked an earlier
attempt sponsored by the U. s.
State Department to evacuate 1,60O
foreigners on the Gordon. This
trip was a private venture.
The Reds permitted foreigners,
marooned for months in Shanghai,
to 60 by train to Tientsin. Pre-
viously they had restricted such
travel.
One of the stateless persons said
Shanghai is becoming "a second
Russia"
When foreigners went to ShanG-
hal police to get visas restamped,
he said, they found Russian ad-
visers sitting next to Chinese off,
Gals.
The Russians are slowly taking
over Shanghai, he said, but seldom
are seen on the streets.
An American business man said
the foreigner is through in Shang-
hal. The Chinese Communist reg
ime is deliberately squeezing him
|out, he asserted.
The American declined to per-
NIT use of his name because Il
have to return to Shanghai in order
to protect another American who
the Communists are holding as
hostage. We are trying to close
down for good but the Communists
won't let u.s."
He gave this story:
Chinese Reds have imposed
crushing" commodity taxes. These
run as high as 100 per cent on
cigarettes and cosmetics.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
MUSICAL FESTIVAL,
15T OF KIND, HERE
PRESENT WEEKEND

A music festival, the first OF the
kind, in which schools Of Southeast
Alaska will participate with bands
and choral groups, will be the inn
portant event in Juneau this week.
end.
There will be bands or choruses
from Sitka. Petersburg, Mt. Edge
cumbe. Ketchikan, Douglas and Ju-
neau and it is estimated there will
be several hundred Of the various
groups and visitors in attendance
registration starting Friday after
noon, with assignment of housing
and in the evening, at $3.50 o'clock
in Parish Hall under the auspices
of the CYO.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
starting from the High School, will
be a trip to Mendenhall glacier for
the visitors.
Saturday night at o'clock, there
will be two public events, instru-
mental solos and ensembles at the
Grade School auditorium and vocal
solos and ensembles at the Metho-
dist Church. At 10 o'clock, dance
will be held in the Scottish Rite
Temple sponsored by the DeMolay.
The public event on Sunday will
be at o'clock in the High School
gym when bands and choruses in
performance Of three numbers each.
On Monday afternoon, weather
permitting. there will be massed
band parade on Juneau streets,
something never before seen in this
city. q
At 8 o'clock Monday evening
there will be concert in the High
School gym, following which there
will be reception for students and
directors at the Governors House.
There are many events in the
music festival that are for the stu
dents and they must get an Off
cial program that has been ar
ranged by Director Joseph Shofner
of the High School band after hours
of compilation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
Mr., MRS. Faulkner
AND SON RETURN HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Faulkner and
son Malcolm returned home on the
Baranof.
Mr.. Faulkner, of the wellknown
law firm, Faulkner. Banfield and
Boochever, had been in the states
most of the winter on business and
was joined by Mrs. Faulkner in San
Francisco in January.
Young Faulkner, who graduated
from Stanford University last June,
took post graduate work during the
winter and this fall will enter medi-
cal school at the University OF
Washington.
The family will be together here
during the summer spending much
time at their summer cabin on the
Eagle River Highway.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
PICKS, 5HovELS,
AWAIT LIONS With
STRONG MUSCLES

Muscle, muscle, who's got the
muscles?
That's all that is needed tonight,
from Juneau Lions, at the Douglas
beach for the grand cleanup which
the Lions Club volunteered to spon-
sor some time ago.
There are tractors, spades, rakes,
picks and shovels awaiting strong
arm on the working end OF the i'm
plements.
High winds last winter played
havoc with various structures along
the waterfront, scattering them to
the many-sided winds that blew.
Along with general spring clean
up, as proclaimed by the Mayor OF
Juneau this week, it is planned to
put the beach in ship-shape.
Lions are urged to turn out at 7
tonight for a workout which will be,
not only beneficial to themselves,
but to the beach.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFITS RAISED
BY SENATE GROUP

WASHINGTON, May 3--R-The
Senate Finance Committee today
approved larger increases in Social
Security retirement benefits than
are provided in House passed bill.
At the same time it voted against
any increase for the next five years
in the tax rate that finances the
system.
The committee estimated that
under its proposals individual bene-
1T payments IN tl,ea next decade
would average ITO percent higher
than under present law. compared
to the 100 percent increase provided
in the House bill.
The full increase would result
gradually over the next ten years
because of more liberal eligibility
requirements for future benefici-
aries.
The average basic benefit to re-
tired worker insured under the sys-
TEN now is about $26 month. This
would be increased by the Senate
bill to about $40 a month, the COM
mittee said AS under the House bill,
the present maximum family bene-
fit OF $85 a month would be raised
to $3.50.
Final action on all parts of the
Senate Committee bill has not been
taken, but Chairman George Cd
Ga) told reporters he expects to
have it ready for the Senate next
week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
Anniversary Air
Mail Service in
Alaska, Observed

SEATTLE, May 3--tR-The 18th
anniversary Of regular airmail SER
vice in the far north was observed
here on departures of Alaska
bound Pan American World Air
ways Clippers today.
The first official airmail flight
in the Territory was operated by
PAA from Juneau to Fairbanks via
Whitehorse, Y. T., on May 3, 1888.
The northland was linked to Seattle
with scheduled airmail service two
years after the start of airmail
schedules between the Alaska pam
handle and the interior.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
XALIBUT BOAT RETURNS
With BROKEN GURDIE

The halibut boat Unity of Hoonah
returned to Juneau after it's gurdie
mad broken down while it was fish
ng in Lynn Canal.
James Young, skipper of the
craft, said he hoped the winch
would be repaired SO that the yes
sci could return to the fishing
grounds late today.
The Unity had caught more than
5000 pounds of halibut aboard
when it was forced to return,
Young said. The fish were not
unloaded.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
CAA 5H0RTEN5 AIR
FIELD FOR LIBRARY
DRIVE WITH 500

After all this talk about length
ening the local airfield, employees
of the Civil Aeronautics Admin
stration here turned right around
today and shortened a very import
ant landing field by $l00-that of
the Juneau Memorial Library fund.
And as if that wasn't enough
choppping off of the once $4,000
long field, r. C. Hensley, a CAA
employee, added a $40 cut so that
the looming fund would go over
the edge little sooner, and land
ker-plunk in the lap OF the Cen
eral Services Administration, which
will match funds for the library.
The library airport" was LETT
only $36299 in length after this
looping job. That's pretty small, but
large enough for any number OF
small craft contributions to youD
to land safely.
The donation was taken up by
CAA men and women stationed in
Juneau and at the airport and given
to DR.. James c. Ryan, commissioner
of education and member OF the
library board.
Tried to Even Up
At the same time, DR.. Ryan re-
ceived check from Doris M. Barnes
of Wrangell, successful nominee for
reelection to the House OF Repre-
sentatives, who wrote: that ~
cents on the library fund has been
bothering me and I have been
meaning to do something about it,"
For almost a month-up to yes
terday, the remaining amount to be
collected was SO much and ".19'
gotten that way by contributions
of school youngsters who added
their pennies to the drive.
So Mrs. Barnes enclosed a check
for 1919, to knock off the pennies
and also make it even dollars, be-
cause when she wrote the check,
there remained more than $1,000
with the figure on the end.
But a $25 contribution received
while the check was in the mail
took the fund out of the even money
class where Mrs Barnes had hoped
to place it, and then a check for
$49.20 from o, r. Cleveland OF Ju-i
neau to put the sum over the
81 900 edge by one cent, fouled up
the penny deal.
But at end event, Mrs. Barnes
donation brings the amount re-
naming down to:
S3538O.
In her letter, Mrs Barnes said in
part:
Juneau is certainly to be con-
graduated in the way it has gone
all out for this worthwhile ambi-
ton, beautiful building to house
books and other records 1t will be
of great benefit to everyone. 1 am
sure I will derive benefit from it
and find use for it on my trips to
Juneau"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
PEPPER FOE IS
VICTORIOUS IN.
FLORIDA VOTE.
Now They Argue What II
Means Nationally
lf1rend Against Harry!
(By the Associated Press

Senator Claude Pepper, Florida
New Dealer who went down tin
line for nearly all of the Presi-
dents Fair DEAL program, has
lost his bid for another term after
IA year of devotion to causes HI
cherished as Liberal"
Rep George Smathers, 36-year-
old former Marine now in hi
second term in the House, defeated
Pepper by solid margin in yes
terday's bare-knuckle primary
Smathers, who has opposed Presi-
dent Truman on several vital is
sues, calls himself middle of
the-road liberal"
When 1,412 of the states 1885
precincts had been heard from, the
unofficial count was 349,211 for
Smathers to 283,O84 for Pepper.
Pepper conceded early today and
congratulated his opponent. Sma-
theirs never was headed in the
count. He lost his home county
of Dade (MiamD by 947 votes out
of total of 1866.
Peppers term ends next Janu-
airy S. Technically, Smathers was
only nominated, but the Democrat
ic nomination in Florida is equl-
valent to election as Democrats
outnuniber Republicans by better
than Is to l. His Republican OPP
ponent in November will be John
P. Booth of Miami.
National interest in the Florida
primary far overshadowed that in
the primaries held in three other
states yesterday-Ohio, Alabama
and Indiana. In Ohio, Joseph I
Ferguson, State Auditor, claimed
victory in a seven-candidate race
for the Democratic Senatorial NOM
nation to oppose Republican Sen
ator Taft next fall.
While the issues we're clearly
drawn in the intra-party Florida
scrap, national political leaders
differed as to the extent OF It's
significance.
Democrats had said in advarlcf
that it was more OF a persona
fight with the result having nc
bearing on National feelings. They
also figured the Communist issue
raised by Smathers would becloud
the picture, and recalled that Pep
per vigorously opposed Mr.. Tru'
mans nomination in 1913.
Republicans had predicted Pep
per defeat would mark a trend
against the Truman program, anc
that's just what COP nationa
chairman Guy Gabrielson labeled
the outcome. In a statement ISSUED
shortly after Pepper gave up, Cab
lielson said:
1.-THE Florida primary confirm
the trend. Voters everywhere arr
turning toward the principles fol
which the Republican party has
been fighting, and against the
Socialism of President Truman
Fair Deal.
Pepper was supported by the
CLIO, AFL and Railroad Brother
hoods.
Smathers pictured Pepper az
having given comfort" to pro
Communist groups.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-03
FAIRBANKS VETS
RECEIVE CHECKS
Val DIVIDENDS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 2-tR
"A long line OF veterans formed
at the general delivery window of
the postoffice yesterday to receive
Veterans Administrator Insurance
dividend checks.
Postal authorities said from $500
to 1000 checks had been received
for distribution here. Merchants
estimated the dividend checks
would enrich the district by at
least a quarter million dollars.
Veterans said they intended to
use the checks to pay off bills
accumulated during the winter
when jobs were scarce. They'll
also use the money to tide them
over until the spring jobs open
up.
Checks we're received by Juneau
veterans over a week ago and sew
eral thousands of dollars went into
circulation.