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Evening star., 1952-05-25
BY Meredith S. Buel

Mr.. Fisher began collecting
his tick-tock trophies when
he moved into his new house
at 8006 Piney Branch road.
Silver Spring. While vaca-
tioning in Green Lake, Mimi,
his wife, the former Ruth
Phelps, led him to an antique
shop. Standing lonely vigil
was a small Seth Thomas
shelf clock of 1850 vintage.
Just the thing for a new
mantel, Mr.. Fisher thought.
Then his curiosity was
aroused. What was the his
tory behind this handsome
display piece, with its majestic
face and cabinet? Soon he
was reading books and bar
gaining for clocks became
his hobby.
His clocks are remarkably
well preserved. For instance,
a grandfather clock of 1880
Evening star., 1952-05-25
All He Wanted Was a N|ante| Clock

has its original solid walnut
body and even the painted
face numbers have not needed
retouching. Made by John
Fisher, York, Pas most ia
nous clockmaker, 1t is 8 feet
10la inches high and has a
sweep second hand. It is run
by two large lead weights
weighing close to 10 pounds
each. At present, Mr.. Fisher
is looking into the possibility
that he and the noted clock
maker are related.
His rareSt and most valu-
able item, he says, is a wagon
spring shelf clock, wound only
once every eight days. It is
powered by a device reSem-
bling a wagon spring, being
made up of several iron leaves
bolted to the bottom of the
case. The fiat spring is con-
nected to the brass movement.
When the clock is wound,
tension is exerted on the
leaves. Trying to return 10
its normal position, the spring
exerts a pull on the move
ment. causing it to run.
This unusual timepiece was
fashioned by Joseph Ives Of
New York about 1925. II be-
lieve there is only one other
original in the country like
it," Mr.. Fisher says. He also
has an Ives 30-day wagon
spring shelf clock of 1850.
Eli Terry Of Connecticut is
another famous American
clockmaker whose workman
ship is prominent in the
Fisher collection. He was the
first to turn out low-priced,
mass production clocks by use
Of machinery and also re-
placed the brass movement
with a cheaper one Of wood.
After he and his helpers An
ished a batch of clocks, Terry
strapped them to his horse
and sold them to neighboring
farmers.
Mr.. Fisher has a Terry 30
hour, wooden-movement shelf
clock with outside escape
ment. An 1914 model, it was
the fourth one made with the
pillar and scroll case and has
a Roman numeral w on the
parts. It is known as "Terry's
mistake" because he failed to
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11

"Israel has conquered the main
problems that plague the Middle
East-land tenure, illiteracy, dis
ease and corrupt government.
cit seeks to provide schools for
every child, and medical care for
every family. Malaria has been
wiped out and other public health
programs flourish. Workers have
strong unions; and the agricultur-
al economy is so organized as to
give every farm laborer a stake in
his country.
eff Israel survives, as it will,
these achievements are certain to
give impetus and direction to revo-
lutions that are well under way in
other parts of Asia. Israel does
not exist in vacuum. 1t is an in
tegral part of the Middle East. Its
contagious ideas are certain to
spread"
CHANUKA MEANS DEDICA.
TION This year Chanuka came
to Phoenix with song and pageant
ry. Never before has it's celebra.
ton been so nearly universal in the
Jewish community, for we have al
last brought it into our homes
| We enjoyed it this year en- famllle
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11

plight of the poor, finding work
for the poor so that self-respect
can be maintained and the contri-
button of cash by those not on
relief according to their means, in
order to make the whole program
possible.
It's a grand program and one
that has worked successfully since
1880. The one element that insurces
it's success is the "tithing" that
every Mormon accepts as just
and important responsibility. From
the article, it appears that once
each month every Mormon family
is asked to eat but one meal and
the amount usually spent for the
other two is contributed to the GEN.
tral fund. This goes on year in
and year out.
It is to be supposed that OCCASION
ally the Bishop will have to remind
certain of his flock that the tith-
ing from that family is below par.
But, judging from the condition
of the central fund and the bulg-
ing warehouses, it is apparent that
the system is carefully maintained
by the overwhelming majority of
Mormons.
Not only does the cash collected
cover the local Mormon needs but
there is also sufficient to pay for
obligations which the Mormon
community accepts for activities
out of the state.
The analogy between the Nor
mon and the Jewish community is
a complete one although the meth
DDS of carrying out functions may
be somewhat different. We, too,
are proud of the fact that we can
care for our own and find means
to pay for Jewish activities outside
our own state. The righteousness
of our giving is also a part of our
religious tradition, although for
better or worse we have taken the
Embarrassing function out of the
synagogue and in so doing may
have weakened our whole philan-
thropic structure.
There are Jews who insist that
their Jewish Identification is COM
plete even though they have long
since ceased to be religious Jews
even though they no longer are af-
filiated with a synagogue. There
are also Jews, just as sure of their
Jewishness, who have long ceased
to have any meaningful association
with the Jewish community or
anything Jewish. There are Jews
who make no contribution of any
kind to Jewish causes.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11
THE WORLD OVER

The songs our children learned in
Sunday School were sung at home
as well. The littlest ones this year
helped with the decorations and
sang the blessings at candle-light-
ing time, while the older ones re-
told the wonderful Chanuka story.
1t was warm. 1t was Jewish.
1t was fun. Our week was very
gay.
Even the few days of rain did
not dampen our holiday enthusi-
asm. Rather it emphasized the
coziness and warmth of our homes.
But have been told that in Israel
(where the climate is so similar to
ours) there was also rain on Cha
nuka, and it was rather more un-
pleasant there.
1t was not festive week in Is
ael. Holiday celebrations were
called off, and gifts which had
been prepared for parties were
sent instead to the children of
evacuated families.
Yet / am sure that the spirit of
Chanuka was there, ever present
in the land for which the Macca-
bees once fought. The courage of
the ancient heroes, which to us is
legendary, is in the very life blood
of the people of modern Israel, and
for them Chanuka is not just a
week set apart, but truly a life
time of dedication to a great ideal.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11
An Accessible Goal

$15OOOO goal set for United Jewish Welfare Fund
drive year indeed Chairman Joseph Fuchs described
it. Past experience has shown beyond question
that the objective within reach Not
in fact Jewry raised $165O00 And although the
by Israes for liberation had something
to do success there equally favorable factors
exan this Not the least of these is the widespread pros
perty which prevails 1852 People have than
thew did raised $65 The job of
Welfare Fund campaigners to persuade them to share
more of needy fellow Jews Israel and elsewhere
We offer important reminder to the community Jewish
organizations every effort avoid scheduling acv
tiles which conflict with campaign operations between JAM Is
and Welfare Fund time, and the good of the
cause can be better than allow the Welfare
sailing for the weeks needed to conduct the
campaign.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11

new perspective on Americas rela-
tions with the peoples of the East,
and helps us to see how we can
best fulfill our mission of bringing
democracy to the rest of the
world.
zone who loses himself in the
villages of Asia for weeks on end"
he reports, returns to America
profoundly disturbed. The Amer
lea he loves is not the America
the people of Asia see. The atti-
tudes we express, the words we
use, the policies we pursue, too
often injure rather than help the
cause of freedom-loving people.
"The world is different than we
in America have thought. Asia is
in revolution. There are rumblings
in every village from the Mediter-
ranean to the Pacific. =.
"America is fitted by tradition
for directing and guiding revolu-
tions. We won our freedom by
revolution and set the example
which today inspires the peasants
of Asia. We cannot remake the
world in our image; but we can
help those who are seeking escape
from squalor, to find alternatives
to communism.
eve carnot do it by talking
democracy and peace. We can do
it only by making our foreign pol
lev understandable in terms of the
aspirations of those people.
"Our foreign policy must be
specifically related to the land
problem. We should be behind those
who sincerely have as their motto
the man who works the land
should own it.
The new nation of Israel was
among the countries on Justice
Douglas itinerary. He came there
without any known bias, and, ap-
parently untouched by propaganda,
he viewed Israel in the framework
of the countries which surround
her.
To him, her social and economic
experiments, as well as her develop
ment as a democracy, were full OF
promise for all of the Middle East:
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11

OUR ALERT contemporary, The
Arizona Republic, in its edition of
Sunday. Dec, %. carried an article
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11
Bikur Cholim To
Install Officers

Officers and board members of
the Ladies Bikur Cholim will be
installed at meeting at 1880 pm.
Wednesday, Jan. %, at Beth FL
Synagogue. =,
Rabbi Harry z. Schectman will
officiate and Cantor Solomon
Rothstein will give several vocal
selections.
New officers are Mrs. Jerome
Klein, president; Mrs. Abraham
Noble, 1st vice president; Mrs,
Rubin Jaffe, End vice-president;
Mrs. Philip Jaffa, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Adolph Steinfield, fin
ancial secretary, and Mrs. Jacob
Goodkind, treasurer.
New board members for three
year period are the Mesdames A.
Katz, Sam Massey, R. Adler, Rose
Greenberg and Annie Shulman.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11
Root of the Matter
By Hirsh Kaplan
ve Director, Phoenix Jewish Community Couneill

One apparently cannot be a Nor
mon and practice such non-par-
ticipation.
1t would be interesting some day
to hear from our rabbis as to just
what does constitute Jewishness.
If we drop religion, religious iden-
tification, Jewish associations and
Jewish philanthropy, we may still
be classified as Jews by a nom
Jewish world. But how are we
classified by other Jews? Some
are thick-skinned enough not to
care, but that's pose, in my opin-
ion. What's your opinion?
THE DEBATE about which is
the one, the true synagogue, goes
on apace.
The latest development is the
pronouncement from the orthodox
national camp that true believers
ORTHODOXY should not only shun
the religious services of any other
branch of Judaism, but, because
these branches are not even Jew
ish, such participation may lead to
accommodation. The Union of
Orthodox Congregations has issued
such orders, but it is hardly to be
believed that orthodox members
will follow such directions.
The disconcerting element in this
"papal bull" is that orthodoxy
may be forced into a catholic atti-
tude which will ALLEVIATE it entirely
in America.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11

al leader, because he is interested
in international relations, because
he believes that freedom and just
ice are meant for all peoples
everywhere, he has much to say
about the political and economic
situation in the countries he visit
ed. And because Asia, the con-
tinent of mystery, is becoming an
theological as well as a military
battle-ground, his words have a
very wide potential audience.
He clarifies many things for his
readers. Above all, he gives us a
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11
By Deborah Jaffa Metz
(The News Own Columnist)
TRAVELOGUE

TRAVELOGUE Supreme
Court Justice William o. Douglas
saw many Strange Lands and
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11

describing the
s y s t e m en-
ployed by the
Mormon Church
in providing for
the needy poor
of the Mormon
faith.
In essence the
plan involves
the stock-piling
Of supplies to
be used for alle-
W a I n a tho
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-01-11

Friendly p co.
pies" during his
trips to Asia in
1949 and 1850,
and his book of
the same title is
a zestful ac- :
count of his ex-
periences.
1t is a trav-
elogue with a
difference. Be-
cause the au-
thor is q nation
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-02-01

jackasses high places
you believe this should the
eon shows Herman Tamadgs
Georgia Talmadg writing his weekly political newspaper The
sTATEsMEN"No didn't The Observation-Disclosures that
having teevson equivalent visiting
somebody his home"
The npnorng defender and advocate Of white
abolished
people long
Iy violated"
stupidity this believes that
the We wouldn't surprised
Tamadge attempting Divinity allowing
homes with the intensity
this matter with the Georgia find
which the ether
transporting white performers together
line bringing such programs southern
Another solution TO the
set that will reproduce white
pass making its mandatory
attendant
cardboard the Negro performer while the
Lastly might that Mr. Tamadge
simple turn the dial when such programs appear
All all Tamadgs statement about television
contribution that adjustment
souherners ordinary
egence the question compelled
attitude is and refrain from supporting the Georgia
Stand-CarOinA Times Durham. N. c.
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about the United
speech should subscribe the Saturday
Evening Post
contained things which would
Especially
interesting the policies the United
the public for the world
would
whisper o IL nelghboT.
January there u discussion
policy political
Henry Grady.
Of the whole problem.
paragraph attitude lmpcrtalstc
Britain
concept prcssurcs would
problem beginning
British plumbers which costly This
springs a
perhaps suppoRbls vcoriNs only
Impractical today but positively disastrous at
which spite Of the British India
Ceyon variations
bcggA need the badly
will that statement
that Il began sound like a phonogrRph record"
very unpopular Throughout,
never kept great things
a borndry
promise their OIL backs and stomNchs
throughout
world wherc the United states either throws lis wealth around
threatens with and bombs Rapids Herald
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No RopeCt Performances, Pleuss!

This country sunk q biggest
ypar Just msdccd
office bombnGs
the MaTtinsve
executions the Florida bomb staying Even ocay tho
emphasis upon doing Matt Jones
bloodshed keeping
integrity honor Daily revelations
Of scandal government In city
entrusted by the people to enforce tho law misuos
that trust TO make deals with gamblers
church peace. goodwill should
rcEu year trumon especially tn
blshops SQuabbd and misused their
Whoever coined the phrase drunk with power knew whereof
spoke.
usf II bcNdercd and at loss
TO where 10 turn for relief
We hope places
places business and civic life
not seek public office for
has PUPcred materially somewhere the limo she has lost
her Unl find way to restore
the responsibility and honor which
installed into the Of old viii continue to founder around
with violence and dong constant companions
Men who uphold constitution and principles
violations OF the legal and moral
code guilty OF what happening this country the
lawleas welding
room q righteous and kills him
An n
principles which founded The church
which logically itself
deception hypocnAy. the Christian would
skirts and be true exponent Of brotherhood and
Christianity could long way toward setting this country
its feet.
Untn the church qualified take the
be done by people people IN America
moral the politicians the and the
Of lawabdng decent citizens
win not but snvSoPed America
the moral character OF
speeches me 1851 must
not b TPstOa OF lSS oO SAW ~ from SSoA fAs- CAL
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No wonder that must be well paid for their labor
The not only sentimental but mathematical
him three years
During span life he lives for $4,000 hours
Suppose young work at n
would be During those work
That 2OO hours
greater week which society
Multiply the hours and the
years II that many labor for 100 900 hours
working earning about IT cent Of the
Of life
that OF must enough 10
during lie
birth childhood by paying for the birth and Of his
small fraction Of his time the Of
provide security old will
which lie
the
little he through life.
That II must show good return society will suffer
Incidentally tribute 10 America and the present
such n time There n day
children and stopped until tho hand
upon They abored
and hard they had but little TO show
sadly much Of the world today
Probably America critics to the Notwithstanding
the working Of lifetime provide well for
the time when do not woGrAnd Rapids
Herald.
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Negroes a struggle
full citizenship rights and projections with chance Of
they shake themselves anything and everything that
hRndiCaps them in that fight
No sensible person. already maady
already
with and contagious diseases
suffering
subject him the risk OF smallpox
the mRades handeaps which Negro might
difficult
and citizen this the worst unquestOnaby the
o. communism
enough to be $ infinitely
and Communist.
1 = black a Communist.
position.
the anybody else but out Of love for the United
would.be Negro citizens.
Courier therefore,
Negroes Negro organizations positive steps
any suspicion Of communism from their ranks
Negro organizations longer afford shake
hands with Communists let them into their homes oganza
They should their doors locked to keep the Communists
spoil poison everything they They
victory into defeat
people despse they
they betray loyalty country
foreign idoogy possible ground upon
the Negro should take stand
Every Communist Negro the Ne
condemned That also the Communists
The American people have just about made their minds that
guaranteed
Americans they
these freedoms would be taken from every American
The Communists should longer permitted nsnuate their
affairs situations involving Negroes to
promote the Communist
white guided misguided persons
play kept
the sidewalk when they knocking the door II they
just move the police FBI should be called
There reports that the Communists take
Ingram Georgia pardon being sought
Ingram
The Communists trying get busy demanding this and
demanding In Georgia they n Negro
they do Of a spot
They that all that demand stuff the
Ingram II the CommIcs kept
Of the
This the Florida DON'T LET THE
CoALAIIEs FOOTHoLD ANYWHERE IN FLORIDA.
Negroes positive
between themselves and these spoilers
We white friends struggle but Communists
couldn't bfnd they really desired They need help them
SEW or something
wouldn't swallow poison you Neither you
thief murderer home
lodge should principal regard
locked Even all they
they nights
rrstcl citizenship, Pittsburgh Courier
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RIdInq Hlqh And Mighty

riding high and mighty these DAYS
RED blood from freely southern courts
splitting Of justice white lawyers whose family names
sacred To The memory Of every man. woman ard child
running the land In desperate efforts To
bloody linen Of rich craftsmen murderer" Of black men
Even In" womanhood Of their race has been dragged
spurious charge against dead
Negro pemeats tho air black men
hands of pampsod white SAdistO killers
white folks riding high and mighty these days White
supremacy must be upheld
with the South Washington the seat Of the
capitol traitors high places have be-
deception and thsvey Of Negro labor property education
whRtno the South running true to FORM and morality In
justice for Negroes In southern courts You
cannot change Mr. Smith from crook merely by sending him to
Congress-
The dynamite Negro and his wife
Florida they slept murder Negro tenant by his
wealthy landlord mocEsy trial the
sentencing Negro the road for assaung
white woman 10 feet away the rape Of Shaw University by
white man while she was baby Mtting freeing
Negro girl by Hartford County jury
the bombing Negroes house. in Granville County
SEsnS members Of the race that are beginning to pile up high
the beginning Of the harvest Of the philosophy Of
white supremacy In the South
In spts Of Il ALL somehow We have sympathy
white folks For though IN the victim OF his
cannot AtinAb hold against his neigh
OF the fathers that have set the cdrenA
teeth on edge
dagTaosfu that committed
County Of justice last week
authority including and u Of the
superior under oath to do their duty Here the
the things abcnt at that trial decsncy and
morality.
white people win learn Someday probably after It Is too
late deceit blGoy
the mind Of child and for Others self respect and
other noble The ~ ymen who rendered tho verdict Of mot
guilty hearing the evidence
have county state and nation dasce II be In
their warped judgement they feel they have upheld white supremacy
the the world they have oVvrthown whatever
blAnce Of respect for law and order that existed
County the state and probably
Negroes For what the jury
actually verdict
guilty you white and nch kill Negro
Wiah and will protect
(DuFhAnL N. o. Tines
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Letters To The Editor
THE REAuTY oE AAIMNFsoTA Mn4rERs

beauty An up
approachabe daybreak country Twenty
yer crisp celebrating Burgundy
cold took the
cleaning diamond bright
Moon wed night II yet purple shadows glow
The graceful archery Of sbon eebOs and bOugh their glorious
g0yed daphanOus icepear
aey Of powder blue mantng hghdtsd frozen
paths. And all, the stiffness Of the cathedral
CLOVIS polished silver though day
pastel cardinal blush pencils
geranum and yellow steal quickly
pushes upward
sun pntlng the roseate softness
mile gold Higher
asnds the orb Of into the
light in gold enamel balsa MAPLE cedar
and pung Llacky pmes
vertically from chimney pots into amehyBtne violet
chsed driveway; upon meadow,
thousands
turquoise garnets sapphires
prodgaty medallion jewel Through
shadoS Shos haystacS lo and baz
ing bronze.
the cathedral
a
congeaI into pearl For beauty almost unbearabe
touched the quick the Of Minnesota
the beauty Of schube SOUL coaeng the nOwbOund
grounds village hOmeseadSncerey Mering
MINI.
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% . Gould Forget Tho Post
BY William HeaTy Huff

II could just forget the past
I would so happy be,
But long as memories Of II last,
Therein be no harmony
A rose that blossoms once and
fades
WIN blossom not again
Though dew drops come in
Cayalcade
And daily comes the rain.
II incidents I could forget
That broke my heart in two
And caused my inner soul TO fret,
My whole life would be new.
But that. II seems, cannot be done
No matter how ! try;
There Is no power meath the sun
That can this knot unite.
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Here fiat back a hospital bed We promised
this last
reading
thing like writing anything
wereh happy got Minneapolis
Outstanding Young worthy
choice years than
prepared ready when for
n along Of all he s a worker.
might young people complain about lack
opportunity take page from Carts book.
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Mondays fire catastrophe which took lives In Minneapolis
why need public low cost housing Too
many Minnesota families live In vstable fire trap" without auto
la doing much about II.
Minneapolis we'll g. Paul with government FUNDS avail
individuals and interests erection OF safe com
EortabIa housing fellow Americans
Evening star., 1952-04-27
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