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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15

Preparations for the BIG Day
push, which will witness a house.
toulouse canvass by 10000 volun-
teer workers for the Israel Bond
campaign in more than 800 COM
throughout the country,
are going forward with the full
support of virtually every seq
ment of the Jewish community.
The importance Of this unique
sales system was emphasized at
the recent National Planning
Conference for Israel which
adopted the $200.0o0.000 goal for
Israel Bond sales this year. It
was pointed out at the Confer
ence that in the first eight
months of the campaign alone
more TIL n l0l.00O.O00 of the
$500.000.000 independence Bond
Issue had already been sub
scribed. These purchases were
made by approximately 100000
individuals. so there is every ex-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15

The U. S. Army has barred
American Jews from employ
ment as construction workers on
bases in French Morocco. This
was revealed VIII e n the Senate
Preparedness b-Committee
sought to find why the Army
wasted money by recruiting
workers at places as far away as
Alaska while refusing to hire TO-
600 qualified New Workers. Maj.
Gen. C. L. Mold, Deputy Chief of
Army Engineers, testified that
the employment service of New
York State "gave us to under
stand that they could not do bust
ness if we had to make a discrim-
nation" Therefore, New York
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15
OBJECTIONABLE

The frank admission by Major General G. L. Mold Dep
uty Chief of Army Engineers that the Army considers it
hire American Jews to work bases North
Africa because Jewish construction workers might offend
the Arabs sufficiently shocking to justify the protests and
the condemnation that have from various
loss understand how this state of affairs could
have gone all this time without detection.
There is nothing in extenuaon It is case
discrimination pure and simple We prefer believe that
the matter has been brought the surface will be
reced Also those in authority responsible for this
violation of American principles will be told in unequivoca
language of the of their ways.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15
Discrimination I'm High Places

might expose themselves in countries hostile to
Jews In such case Jewish construction workers
would either turn down employment or take the
risk. By acting the way it did, the Army simply
placated the Arabs while delivering insult to "a
segment of our populations whose patriotism is
second to none and whose sons this very day are
paying with their lives for the preservation of a
way of life under which human values and rights
are not determined either by the color of skin or
manner of worship.
The Washington hearing at which this shock
ing policy was disclosed was lacking in many de-
tails The situation is serious enough to warrant
Congressional investigation.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15
BY NATHAN ZIPRIN

The disclosure that the Army had deliberately
Disseminated against Jews in the employment of
construction workers on projects in North Africa
is as shocking as it is unbelievable.
The explanation that the policy OF non-employ-
ment of Jews emanated from fear of offending the
Arabs is both reprehensible and scandalous Since
when have we in this country second class citl-
zenry? If the Army was so concerned 1or the
safety of Jewish workers who might be employed
in the Moslem countries, it could have acmeved
its purpose by simply informing the potenuai
Jewish EMPLOYEES of the dangers to which they
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15

workers were by-passed. The
Army sought "Gentiles only"
from other states.
Gen. Mold said a racial prob
lem" prevented the hiring Of
Jews. He said the problem twas
whether people of Jewish origin
could be employed in Arab coun-
tries without conflict"
It has been suggested that a
motive of the Army in rejecting
Jews might have been to protect
them from possible bodily harm
in places which are predominant
ly Moslem. An alternative to the
discriminatory order, it was said,
might have been a warning from
the Army to all applicants for
work on overseas bases that the
Army considers some areas par
ticularly perilous to Jews. But
the government-instigated sepa-
ration of workers on a religious
basis is considered a dangerous
precedent by advocates of
F.E.P.C and civil rights.
A former Army officer. a
Christian who served in North
Africa. told this reporter that the
Arabs would h ave probably
never known who among the
American workers w ere Jewish.
It is assumed that American Jew
ish tractor drivers would not
have driven about the country
side in prayer shawls. wearing
skull caps. and singing "FIatik-
vah."
The question has been raised as
to whether the Army has vio-
lated President Truman's recent
executive order banning discrim-
ination by contractors working on
defense projects. How can the
Army prevail on contractors or
subcontractors to st op discrimi-
mating VIII n the Army openly
admits that it sees wisdom in
eliminating Jews from certain
jobs?
The Presidents order on gov
eminent ontr a ct compliance
specified that the Defense De-
partment could turn down any
contract in which the contractor
refused to insert a protective
clause. The clause says that: lin
with the performance
of this contract the contractor
agrees not to discriminate against
any employee or applicant for
employment. because of race.
creed. color or national origin 80"
If the Army is to keep Jewish
workers out of areas where there
is anti-Jewish sentiment, then
will the Army also restrict Jew
ish military personnel from those
areas? There is friction between
Germans and Jews. Will the
Army keep American troops Of
Jewish faith out Of Germany?
Will non-Jews be sent to places
where there mi ght be strong
anti Protestant or anti-Catholic
sentiment? Will troops of the Ne
gro race continue to be stationed
in the South?
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15

pectation that the 1852 goal will
be reached with the help Of mass
sales efforts such as the one pro-
jected for BIG Day.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15
PLAIN TALK
FATHER DoNoVAN'S YoM
KIppUR
BY Alfred Segal

One day in the recent January.
Father Victor J. Donovan brought
Yom Kippur. in its reality. to my
desk. you might say. It was in the
mornings mail. just after the
New Year: a movement when
Jews generally have forgotten
Yom Kippur. chronologicallY as
well as spiritually.
I had had some acquaintance
with Father Donovan, by mail.
He is of St. Mary's Monastery in
Dunkirk, N. Y. In this column
recently I engaged in a bit of de-
bate about Chanuka with Father
Donovan. I thought he didn't
seem to understand Chanuka as
the Jews know it. He had writ
ten a piece on Chanuka in
America" the Catholic journal.
The Jews. as I told Father
Donovan in the column. think Of
ChanuAa as a celebration of re-
ligious liberty won by their an
cestoxs in battle. From the tenor
Of his piece I had gathered that
he thought of Chanuka as scarce
~ more than a feast to comme1n-
crate the restoration Of the struc-
ture of store that was the temple
In Jerusalem.
Now / had this letter from
Father Donovan who began by
telling me how hurt he felt be-
cause / misunderstood him.
He wrote: my purpose in writ
ing my Chanuka article was to
elevate the minds Of Catholics so
that they would not look upon
Chanuka as just another Jewish
holiday. wanted them to look
upon it as a sign-post of heaven
for themselves. I thought / was
extending the hand of friendship
to the Jew. So you can see how
your causing me apparently to
belittle your feast comes to me
like a sudden kick in the pit of
the stomach.
II knew that Jews had several
interpretations of this event,
among which your religious
liberty is only one. But it was
not my purpose to take sides in
Jewish exegesis. That is why I
deliberately chose my words to
read: 'The Jew is concerned with
what happened to a material
building of sto n e that stood IN
Jerusalem 1874 years before
Christ When you placed the
word merely before quotation
marks from my article you gave
an altogether different coloring
to my idea" Il had suggested
that Father Donovan's idea of
Chanuka is that it merely cele-
brates the restoration of lot OF
StoneS.)
He had hoped that in justice to
him. might write a P. S. to what
I had previously written. "or at
least think of me at Yom Kip
pur." he said.
Well, Yom Kippur is months
off and now, if ever, is the time
to express my penitence to
Father Donovan for any injury
he feels / did him. And, anyway,
he brings to me the essence OF
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15
Moreh 9 Opens Campaign to Sell
$500, 000. 900
in Israel Bonds During 1852

The phase Of the campaign to sell $00000 in Israel
during 1852 will begin BIG Day March 81 with nte
onedaY every Jewish family in the United
States in Bonds
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-02-15
u. s. Army Accused
Of Discrimination
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN

Copyright, 1852, Jewish Telegraphic Agency Inc)
WASHINGTON
Arab hatred being translated discrimination by
he q. S. Government against citizens.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
tPriddie Scholarship Set Up
AT Mary Baldwin College
Speeiol Dispatch 10 The Sior

STAUNTON. Va, Nov. 28.-An
endowed scholarship in memory
of Mrs. Nena Weiss Priddie, of
Beaumont, Tex, has been eStab-
Ilished at Mary Baldwin College by
her daughters, Mrs. Gerald Dono-
van of New Rochelle, N. Y, and
Mrs. Kenneth w. Cunningham of
Crosse Pointe, Mich.
Mrs. Priddie attended the COL
lege, then Augusta Female Semi
nary, from 1883 to 1886, and was
a friend of Miss Mary Julia Bald
win, principal of the seminary for
whom the institution later was
named.
The award, to be known as the
Priddie Scholarship, will yield an
annual income of approximately
$3.50. Under the terms of the
endowment. preference will be
given to qualified applicants from
Texas.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
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discussed the Editorial Sections
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Evening star., 1952-11-28
Montgomery Charter Unit
To Observe Anniversary

The Montgomery County Char
ter Committee will commemorate
the 10th anniversary of the charter
movement in Montgomery County
at 8 pm. Thursday in the Chevy
Chase Women's Club.
Col. Lathrop E. Smith. former
president of the Montgomery
County Council, will speak on
county government and j. Douglas
Bradshaw, chairman of the Mont
gomery County delegation to the
Maryland General Assembly, will
discuss the 1853 legislative pro-
gram
Col. Norman B. Ames will present
ia report on aims of the Charter
Committee.
An election will be held to name
six members to a three-year term
on the committees 18-member
board of directors.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
DoQ With Fire-Horse Instincts
Turns Mascot as Siren HowIs

mary claim to fame. He nego-
tiates the railroad tracks and
bustling traffic on U. S. Highway
1-often in time to hop aboard
one of the fire trucks before it
rolls off. If tardy, he'll chase the
big red wagons either to destina-
ton or until they're out of sight.
Yips as Siren Howls.
The smell of smoke or lighted
match curls his lip like a canine
Mona Lisa. The throaty grumble
of siren starting up behind the
closed sliding doors at the fire.
house brings high yips. If he
misses the run altogether, he
sinks back into the f1rehouse and
sulkS.
Sulking companion in these in
stances is Smokey" lugubrious
Dalmatian who was frightened
into retirement when one of the
trucks was trapped in brush fire
near Beltsville two years ago.
She hasn't been to a fire since
She remains cordial to Chief
Charles Di Vincenzo and his fire.
men. but will have nothing to dc
with a fire truck, except to sleep
under the end of the aerial truck
If there is such a thing as
chronic smoke shock, Smokey
has it.
Smiley, whose name to the Toll
sons is simply Boy, paid his first
visit to the f1rehouse about a
month ago, stopped off while ac-
companying children to school.
Traffic Got Shorty.
THE first time ever noticed
him." Chief Di Vincenzo recalls,
he just walked in and made him
self at home. Now he comes
through that traffic fast as a
streak when the siren starts.
Which reminds me of Shorty,
another dog we had a few years
ago. Shorty used to come streak
ing through the alley and race
across the street back of the fire.
house.
Traffic got him"
No one knows how Smiley got
that way.
Says Mrs. Tolson: "He has al
ways been fond of children; gen.
orally follows the children to
school. He just dropped of at the
fire department one day and liked
it, I guess.
"All I do is feed him"
Evening star., 1952-11-28
virginian Dies in Shooting;
Police Kill Accused Man
By the Associated Press

NORTON, Va. Nov. 28.-Deputy
Game Warden Cecil Bays of Nor
ton was shot to death last night
in a restaurant at nearby Pound.
About an hour later, cab driver
charged with the shooting was
shot and killed.
Police said they killed the ac-
cused man, Brack Hembree. after
he resisted arrest and exchanged
gunfire with officers at his home
in East Norton.
State Police and nearly all town
and Wise County officers had con-
verged on the house in pursuit Of
Hembree. No police were reported
wounded by shots from Hembree's
gun.
Sheriff Harold Fleming said Mr..
Bays was killed in a disturbance
at the Riverdale Club in Pound.
Cause Of the quarrel was not
known. y
Evening star., 1952-11-28
McKeIdin Will Use
HeIicopter in Flight
To Baltimore Office
BY the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE. Nov. 28.-Gov.
McKeldin will fly from his Annap-
oils mansion in a helicopter Tues
day and land in a new city park
just two blocks from his downtown
Baltimore Office.
Object of the fight is to dem
onstrate the practicability of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS intercity
flight.
The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-55,
will land at Gen. Sam Smith Park,
at Pratt and Light streets, one of
the busiest downtown intersec-
tions south Of the Mason Dixon
line. The small park borders the
inner harbor.
Evening star., 1952-11-28

The Hyattsville Fire Depart
ment, virtually mascotless since
its dog retired because of fear
of smoke, now has one that grins
at it.
BY broad interpretat tt o n,
Smiley" is a beagle type, black
and white. and is wagged by a
white tail.
Principal character in one of
the best examples of a successful
share -the-dog plan, he is at home
with the Harry Tolsons. 4510 Bur-
lington road, Hyattsville, until the
fire sirens cut loose.
Then he establishes a prelim-
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Inaugural Ball
TickefsA||otted
On nStateQuotas
Republican Leaders
Advised. to List
Prospective Guests

The Citizens Inaugural Com
mittee announced today that
invitations to the inaugural ball
the night of January 20 will be
distributed on a State-quota basis.
Priority will be given to guests
of President-elect and Mrs. Eisen-
hover and to requests from men,
bers of Congress. the Republican
National Committee and top Gov
ernment and military officials.
Chairman Joseph C. McGar-
raghy has requested members of
the national committee and State
|G. o. G. chairmen to prepare
lists of names and addresses of
those to be invited. These lists
will be submitted by December
10 to Mrs. Howard A. Coffin and
i. Corrin Strong, co-chairmen of
the Inaugural Ball Subcommittee
Dates Back to Washington.
In a joint statement, the CO.
chairmen said the ball would be
maintained in the highest tradi-
ton of the past" They pointed
out that the ball dates from the
time of George Washington. The
first was held in City Assembly
rooms in New York.
Mrs. Coffin and Mr.. Strong said
they hope to double the number
of box seats which were available
for the 1948 ball. but said the
guest list will be limited to approx
imately 5000.
Tickets will sell for $12 each
including tax. Boxes, seating eight
persons, will sell for $500 each
including tax.
Meantime, hotels here continue
to receive further requests for
rooms during the inaugural cere-
monies. But several hostelries
especially those along the parade
route, already have more applica-
tionS on file than they have rooms
Bourbon Dawes, secretary of the
Hotel Association of Washington
reiterated a previous statement
that hotels here generally will
maintain their present current
maximum rates. Most of them
will require a minimum stay of
three or four days, he explained,
and some are requiring advance
payments to assure occupancy.
To avoid vacancies during the
pereiod of high demand, Mr.
Dawes said that some hotels are
fixing headlines after which ad-
vance deposits will be forfeited
in case the room is not occupied
If the room is rented after the
deadline then the advance deposit
would be returned.
| In order to make as many rooms
available as possible Mr.. Dawes
explained the hotels hope to sell
double rooms for double occupancy
only. To rent double rooms to
single persons might deprive some
of the opportunity to come to
Washington for the ceremonies.
Evening star., 1952-11-28

some other major highway
through their neighborhood.
Mayor Elgin is happy to point
out that even though population
has not increased much, the town
governments services have been
growing.
The mayor is Col" Elgin to
his friends in the county, though
he has tried to discourage use
of the title. He was a major in
the Transportation Corps sta
toned at the Pentagon in World
War II.
In World War I. Mayor Elgin
enlisted as a private in the in
fantry. The conflict ended two
months after he joined the ser'9-
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Names Which Will Not Chonoe
Civil Defense Program
Postponed in Hagerstown
DECEMBER 6, 1852
SpeeioI Dispatch TO The Star

HAGERSTOWN, Nov. 28.-
Hagerstown'S civil defense pro-
gram, which a few months ago
was put off until the end of the
vacation season, has now been
postponed until after the Christ
mas holiday season, according to
city Civil Defense Director Edgar
King.
Last summer over 500 persons
volunteered their services in the
various civil defense branches, but
Mr.. King said a recent meeting
gave him the impression that all
activity should be again post
poned.
With few exceptions, he said,
none of the volunteers have been
organized.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
PoIicemun's Wife Held
On Bod Check Churqe
BY The Assoeiafed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 28.-A
woman identified as the wife of
an Alexandria policeman was held
here today on a charge of passing
worthless checks.
Police said a hearing was to
be held today for Mrs. Dorothy C.
Gilmore, IS, of Alexandria. wife
of Policeman George Gilmore.
Alexandria police said Mrs. ELL
more also is free on $500 bail
pending a trial December 3 in
Alexandria on a bad check charge.
She was arrested on the new
charge yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-11-28

ing room in the House Office
Building.
The mayor. q bachelor. lives
in Clifton with his mother, Mrs.
Lena Elgin. Is.
In 1880, he was named to the
council to fill vacancy. He re-
NAMED a council member until his
election as mayor in 1912.
Mayor Elgin resigned while he
was in the service but was re-
elected in 1916 and has won re-
election every two years since
then.
All the streets in the commu-
nifty are black-topped. the mayor
says. and Clifton has the best
street lighting in any town in
Fairfax County" This is because
"the town has the best Council
L in the county," he added.
These community accomplish
ments give Mayor Elgin satisfac-
ton but his chief pride is the
fire house. built by volunteers,
and the new 8-acre park site. do
mated by r. r. Buckley, member
of the Town Council.
The towns tax rate has been
cut in each of the last two years.
There are no bond issues-"We
pay as we<go." Mayor Elgin says.
This Is another In a series
covering all municipalities IN the
I. - - U
Evening star., 1952-11-28
McKeIdin Gives Paroles
To 10 for Thanksgiving
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. %
Ten convicts had reason to be
thankful yesterday. They were
paroled by Gov. McKeldin.
Among those released were !:
Junius Brooks, who was sentenced
May 8, 1851 in Calvert County to
six years for larceny.
Lewis Johnson, sentenced June
3, 1852 in Washington County to
one year for breaking and enter
ing.
John Donlin Taylor, sentenced
April 2, 1852, in Montgomery
County to one year for larceny
after trust.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Public Speaking Course
To Sturt in Montgomery

A course in public speaking will
be started by the Montgomery
Adult Education Program.
The first class. under the direc-
ton of Miss Sara Conlon. will be
held at 8 pm. Monday in the
Kensington Junior High School.
There will be a registration fee Of
$5.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Charlottesville Committee
To Discuss Parking Plan
Special Dispotch TO The Sfor

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Nov
28.-City Council has appointed
a three-man committee to dis
cuss parking lot proposal for
the downtown area. 1t was pro-
posed by the recently formed
Charlottesville Businessmen's AS
sociation.
Named to the committee were
Mayor William r. Hill, Council
man S. Dexter Forbes and City
Manager James E. Bowen, jr. No
date has been set for the meeting
with the businessmen, headed by
former Mayor Strother Hamm.
The association proposed that the
city lease a lot on East High street.
The lot would accommodate 100
automobiles.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Richmond OfficiuI Resions

RICHMOND. Nov. % (P.-Dr.
F. l.. Mcdaniel. assistant to the
commissioner of the State Depart
ment of Mental Hygiene and Hos
pitals, has resigned to accept a
position with the American Psy-
chiatric Association, in Washing
ton, D. G.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Mrs. Edwards to Speok

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Nov.
28.-Mrs. India Edwards, vice
chairman and director of the
Woman's Division, Democratic Ma
tional Committee, will speak We'd
neSday at the formal convocation
at Mary Washington College.
Evening star., 1952-11-28

JCdAo . dSO.
Few of the
m m u n ity's
275 residents
are disappoint-
ed that the
county's rapid
growth in the
past 20 years
has passed Cliff
ton, the mayor
says. They view
with mixed
feelings pro-
posed conStruc-
ton of the
Monticello or
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Hiking Club to See Quorry

Capital Hiking Club will visit
the Stoneyhurst Quarry area on
Sunday. The group will meet at
$50 am. at the end Of the No. 90
streetcar line at Cabin John. Y
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Meet the Mayors
Meet the Mayors
Clifton, Va, Has Grown Little.
But EIqin Is Proud of Town

The however and ne returned to
Clifton than 100the Southern Raroad once in
in population since Mayor w. the District.
there SIS He now foreman OF the od-
Evening star., 1952-11-28

This Is another In a series
coueTing all municipalities IN the
WASHINGTON area.