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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-11

of all ages will CLEAN much know
ledge and pleasure It also
makes for pleasant casual read
ing +.
The pictures and explanations
which I liked best were those
of foreign Jewries, past and pres
ent Especially did I relish
the two pages devoted to Poland
Many of the pictures exhibit
ed are familiar ones =. However,
arranged as they are, they tell a
story of their own, and create an
atmosphere such as words are
unable to do Here as else
where in the book Nathan Ausu-
bel has exhibited a genius in the
art of picture-story telling :.
+ There are also many pictures
which l have not had the oppor-
tunity of seeing before =. There
is the one of the biblical Ruth
working in the field !. It is
from a Hebrew manuscript from
France printed around 1850 g.. :.
If my guess is correct the charac-
tiers are portrayed in French pro-
vincial attire
I learned from reading under
the delightful pictures of the
"Bleksmorim" Qittle bands of
Jewish musicians who lived and
played in Eastern Europe) that
Johann Sebastian Bach who then
lived in Leipsiz would trudge to
a nearby Jewish village in order
to hear the ''klezmer" play their
pretty little tunes {"
The picture also told me that
in our own country-in the Mid
die and Far West when that ter
ritory was opened up there were
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-11
Pensacola, Florida
BY Ethel Teddy" Moscovitz

Reading matter which highlights illus
trations appeals to everyone Witness
the overwhelming support of Look
"Life"-"Pic," etc. Now Crown Pub
fishers, Inc. of 419 Fourth Avenue, New
York City have brought to the English
reading public Pictorial History of
the Jewish People" which further caters
to this trend and should arouse a great
deal of enthusiasm among the Jewish
and non-Jewish public ~. This is not a
magazine, however, but 346 page vol
ume, beautifully bound and presented -.
The word History" frightens many
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-11

people But here is a folksy
and colorful compilation by Ma
than Ausubel which is intriguing
;. Over 1000 pictures have been
accumulated by the author and
arranged to tell the story of the
Jewish people This is not an
encyclopedia or scholarly mas
Evening star., 1953-07-26

are available. It is a city where
entire families go for vacations.
Thriving supermarkets and fresh
vegetable stores. chicken bar
becue shops and dairies are con-
veniently located.
When the youngsters seek
amusements, the midway on the
wide boardwalk at Seaside
Heights is the place to go.
Everything from ferris wheels
and carousels to train rides for
the tiny tots, pizza baked hot
while you wait, carameled pop
corn, roast beef sandwiches and
frankfurtcrs and ice cream
everything up to a full meal.
And there are even the dime q
chance" booths if you want to
win a pair of bed sheets or q
basket of canned goods, or-the
inevitable kewpie doll.
Most of all, the visitors like
the chance for making their own
fresh crab cakes, crab gumbo,
crab salad or just plain steamed
crabs, witlp buttered Jersey corn.
Evening star., 1953-07-26
Three New Hotels
Being Built at
Miumi Beech

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Three
new hotels are scheduled for
completion in Miami Beach next
winter. including a 329-room,
ocean-front edifice that will be
the largest in this resort city.
In addition to the hotel con-
struction, so more apartment
buildings containing $40 living
units and costing $2,144,OOO are
in various stages of completion.
Two of the three hotels abuild-
ing are ocean-front ediflces with
seaside swimming pools and the
luxurious facilities and furnish
ings usually associated with the
name of Miami Beach. The third
is a small motel of the type
popular with vacationers of
limited means, comfortable but
not lavish.
Evening star., 1953-07-26
jasper Park Lodge
Biggest of Type

JASPER PARK, Alberta, Can
ada.-The new central building
at Jasper Park Lodge in Alberta
is spread over four wings and is
the largest structure of it's type
in the world.
Although built of steel and
concrete and with all the refine
ments of a big-city hotel. it re-
tains a rustic character with a
combination of field stone, log
trim and cedar shakes. Nearly
1000 meals are served at the
lodge each day and the kitchen
is S per cent larger than that
in the Canadian Nationals
Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa.
The main dining room has &C
commodation for $50 guests at
one sitting.
Evening star., 1953-07-26

One Of series on motoring from
Washington. Clip Ond save it for
future reference.
Evening star., 1953-07-26

and points along the southern
part Of Barnegat Bay.
Evening star., 1953-07-26
Motoring From Washington:

American Automobile AsSocia-
ton, makes use Of the Delaware
Memorial Bridge across the river
to connect with the New Jersey
turnpike.
If Barnegat Light and Holgate,
N. j.. are the objectives, turn off
the turnpike at point just west
of Marlton and proceed on N. J..
40 to Four Mile, the Lebanon
State Forest and on to Barnegat
Evening star., 1953-07-26
Body Parade Queen
Chosen at Wildwood

WILDWOOD, N. J.-Miss WV
ian Parsons, Is, of North Wild
wood, has been chosen Queen Of
Wildwood Blythe Seas 43d An
nual Baby Parade, to be held on
the boardwalk Thursday morn
ing. August s.
There will be seven bands and
seven divisions in the line of
march. The divisions will be:
First, children in fancy decorated
go-cartS; second, children in
comic decorated go-carts; third.
children walking in fancy dress;
fourth, children walking in comic
dress; fifth, all impersonationS;
sixth, twins, triplets and family
groups; seventh, floats.
Evening star., 1953-07-26
and scoop up the crabs with
long-poled nets.

and scoop up the crabs with
long-poled nets.
Seaside Park is more of a resi-
Dental area, which includes
motor courts, a hotel or two,
palatial homes, tourist apart
ments, and even small but mod
ernly furnished boXlike cottages
with brightly colored roofs just a
block or two from the ocean or
Barnegat Bay. At one end of
the park Is a sanctuary for birds
and Wildlife. Picturesque shackS
and buildings make up a COM
mercial fishing center, with boats
coming back daily from the Off
shore nets.
Old World Cooking
Near the northern end of Sea-
side Park are bathing pavilions
and large, summer apartment
houses. On Hamilton avenue is
Zoda's Venice Restaurant. where
Evening star., 1953-07-26
By WoIter W. Hubbord
Amerieon Automobile Association

Erroneously, the area on the
sandy peninsula of New Jersey.
between Lavallette and Seaside
Park, has been known by some
as the poor mans Atlantic
City" These resorts, plus nearby
Seaside Heights and Toms River,
may not go in for hotels but they
do have homes.
And as for bathing facilities,
Evening star., 1953-07-26
They Dance in Street At HendersonviIIe

HENDERSONVILLE, N. c.
The street dances with the
mountain music flavor are going
full blast Monday nights in Hen
derSonville, center of one of the
oldest resort areas in the Blue
Ridge Mountains Of North Caro-
Evening star., 1953-07-26

they have it on a fine. white
sandy beach. The ocean there is
usually pretty gentle with visi-
tors, and on the shore of Barne-
gat Bay, when the ocean does
act up a bit. AS for homes, some
of the finest mansions on the
Jersey coast are to be found in
parts Of Seaside Park for it is
also a rendezvous of many a
wealthy family from Eastern
Seaboard cities.
The route, mapped by the
Evening star., 1953-07-26
To Seaside Park and Burnequt Boy
Vic Bridge and jersey Turnpike

hundreds Of rowboats and motor
boats are out on Barnegat Bay
for seekers of the delectable blue
crab and bay fish. Even the
youngsters living along the
shores of the bay dangle bait
Evening star., 1953-07-26

lima. The Chember of Commerce,
of which Dave Cooley is man
ager, is sponsor Of this popular
tourist attraction. On Friday
nights, the Kiwanis club spon-
sors round dancing at Jump Of
Pavilion,
Evening star., 1953-07-26

members of the Italian colony
and others gather for the "old
world" cooking.
A nominal charge permits use
of the bathing beaches an entire
month and ample parking facil-
tiles along the ocean boulevard
Evening star., 1953-07-26

and points along the southern
part Of Barnegat Bay.
Clam Chowder Fome
For Toms River. get off the
turnpike at Mount Holly and
drive east through Lakehurst to
Toms River. The area is famed
for the quality of it's clam chow
der.
The Potter Meeting House was
the birthplace Of the Universalist
Church in America. There are
ample opportunities for fishing
and grabbing near Toms River,
but both Seaside Park and Sea-
side Heights attract the surf
fishing enthusiasts.
During summer week ends.
Evening star., 1953-07-26

See Many Exciting Cities
at No Extra FoT0I For ex-
ample, on q round trip to
Israel, you can make long OF
short stopovers at Glasgow,
London, Paris, Zurich, Gene
va, Nice, Rome, Athens all
ar the regular Tel-Aviv fAre!!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
Eisenhower Urges
Korean Donations
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 28.-Pres-
ident Eisenhower today asked
the American people to contrib
ute to voluntary organization
raising funds for Koreans.
In television program filmed
in advance of the truce Gen.
Eisenhower said. THE plight of
the civilian population in Korea
is desperate-aid is urgent"
He said that as little as so
cents day would provide shelter
for Korean orphan, and urged
every one to support the emer-
gency fund campaign of the
American-Korean Foundation.
State Governors are acting as
collection agents for contribu-
tions, it was explained on the
program, which is being carried
on the various networks through
out the day.
Numerous Hollywood stars, in
Guiding Bob Hope, Jack Benny
and Danny Kaye, told of the suf-
fering they had witnessed in
Korea and of the efforts among
the GIs to care for homeless and
orphaned children.
DR.. Milton S. Eisenhower. the
Presidents brother. is president
of the non-prof1t foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
Fuller Identity Sought
of Crash Victim

Maryland State. Police at Con-
owingo today were seeking fur
ther identification on a District
man killed in a head-on crash
with a tractor-trailer on the
highway near Elkton, Md.
Police listed the dead man as
William C. Duckett. As, of 6501
Fourteenth street NV. The adj
dress is that of the Winchester
Plaza Apartments.
A spokesman there said Mr..
Duckett lived in one of the
apartments until about a year
ago and left no forwarding adj
dress. Mr.. Duckett was believed
to have worked as a mechanic
at Walter Reed Army Hospital,
the spokesman said. The hos
pitfalls personnel Office. however,
said it had no record of Mr..
Duckett but added that he may
have worked for a private firm
under contract to the hospital.
Police said Mr.. Duckett was
travelling south in the north
bound lane when his car crashed
into the truck on the dual-lane
Route 40. The tractor trailer,
driven by John LaPlatta, 81, of
White House, N. j., swerved off
the road after the collision and
hit a beer truck outside a road
side diner. It then crashed into
the diner but no one was hurt.
The body was removed to Pip
pins funeral home in Elkton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
a Vacationers Killed
In Resort Hotel Fire
By the Asseeiated Press

ROSENDALE, N. Y, July %
Flames flashed through two
frame buildings of lakeside re-
sort hotel near here early today,
killing four vacationerS and in
juring at least nine.
The shrieking whistle of a local
freight train sounded a fire
alarm for the hotels remaining
$50 guests. About 100 of them
we're housed in the burning build
ing.
The dead were identified hours
later by Deputy Sheriff Early
Como as Mrs. Theodore Ecker
lin of Ozone Park, N. Y; Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Mitchell and
son, Evin. 9, of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Eckerlin died of injuries
suffered in a leap from her blaz-
ing second-f1oor room. Her hus-
band was among the injured.
The charred bodies of the three
members of the Mitchell family
were found in the embers.
Most of the injured were hurt
in falls or jumps from the fam
ing structures about 5 am.
First unofficial estimates placed
the damage at 81 million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
City Heads 70 Ignore
Citizen S Complaint
Against Policeman

The Commissioners agreed yes
terday to ignore a complaint by
citizen of roughness by Police
Pvt. Wyatt j. Roy, jr., of the
morals squad
Pvt. Roy in another case was
accused by Municipal Court
Judge Andrew j. Howard, jr., of
"unquestionably" C o m m it in g
perjury last week. 1t was an
nounced the grand jury would be
asked to investigate.
Accept Recommendation.
The city heads yesterday &C
copied a recommendation of the
Complaint and Review Board
that complaint by Louis A.
Mitchell, 1860 Columbia road
NV, be ignored.
Mr.. Mitchell accused Pvt. Roy
of a vicious and arrogant" air
toward him in an incident on
April Is between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets on u street
N w. The complaint said Pvt.
Roy seized him and grabbed
some papers Mr.. Mitchell was
putting into his pocket, and
then returned the papers.
Mr.. Mitchell complained the
policeman did not identify him
self as a policeman.
Directed Acquittal.
In the Municipal Court case,
Judge Howard ordered directed
verdict of acquittal freeing
James C. Ward, 80, of the 1000
block of Twelfth street Sc. COL
ored, of an assault charge.
The Commissioners yesterday
also upheld the dismissal from
the force of Pvt. Jesse l.. Ed
wards of No. IA Precinct. A
police trial board had recon-
mended the dismissal of the po-
liceman for failure to report I'M
authorized use of his revolver
while off duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
Inquest Finds Two
Were Murdered
BY the Associated Press

GASPE, Quebec, July GA
coroner's jury ruled last night
that two Pennsylvania hunters,
whose bear-mauled remains were
found scattered through the
bush of the Gaspe wilderness,
had been murdered by gunshot
wounds" The third member of
the party. the jury found, died
of unknown causes"
Before the verdict, Wilbert
Coffin, 37-year-old prospector,
told the inquest two other Amer
leans also were in the wilderness
at the start of the bear-hunting
expedition that ended with the
deaths of Eugene Lindsay, As.
of Hollidaysburg, Pa; his son
Richard, II, and Fred CLAIR, 20,
of East Freedom, Pa.
Mr.. Coffin testified the three
Pennsylvanians introduced him
to the other two Americans on
June 10. He said he could not
remember their names, but they
were driving jeep. He said he
believed the vehicles license
plates were black with orange
numerals.
The prospector said the Penn
sylvania hunters introduced the
other two Americans as "Some
friends from the States" also
hunting bear. He estimates the
pair was between IS and 40
years old and he said he did not
see any rifles in their jeep.
The three Pennsylvanians were
killed on their hunting trip IS
miles west OF Gaspe. Part of
the skeleton of the elder Lindsay
was found IS days ago near an
abandoned logging camp and re-
mains of the two youths were
located last Thursday at an
other camp three miles away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28

The victims were identified as
Herbert T. Chase, 30. and How
ard H. Webster, 80. both of
Mount Zion. Both are colored.
Mr.. Webster, who could not
swim, had entered the water to
help pull raft ashore. and went
in over his head. Police said Mr..
Chase jumped on the raft and
tried to pull the other man out.
Mr. Chase fell into the water,
however.
The two men and two boys,
one of them Curtis E. Webster,
Is, brother of the dead man,
had been fishing. police said.
Charles S. Taylor. who man
ages the farm, pulled Mr.. Chase
from the pond. The other man
was taken out by the Sandy
Spring Rescue Squad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
Salesman Is CHARGED
In Furniture Store Fires

A 24-year-old furniture sales
man yesterday was arraigned on
charges of arson and held for
action of the grand jury.
Fire Department Inspector
Warren C. Kelly testified before
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence that Joseph
N. Sgro, had admitted setting
two fires in a downtown furni-
ture store.
The store was identified as
the Grand Union Equipment Co.
at 1916 Fourteenth, street NV.
The fires occurred last Wednes-
day.
The fire inspector said dam
age from the fires amounted to
$4,000. No one was injured.
Commissioner Lawrence set
bond at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
New Dividend Shows
Higher Net Of Bank
OF Silver Spring

Directors of the Bank of Silver
Spring have declared a dividend
of 30 cents to be paid from sex
cellent earnings of the first half
of this year" it was announced
today by President George T.
Day.
It is the banks first dividend
covering profits for part of a
year. Organized in November,
1916, it paid Is cents a share
in December. 1850; 35 cents in
December, 1851, and 40 cents in
December. 1852.
The steady rise in earningShas
accompanied growth, which has
carried assets close to $14 mil
lion. Mr.. Day said the current
total is around $13, 100000. COM
pared with $12,930,000 on June
80 this year and around SILL
100000 on June 80. 1852.
Mr.. Day also announced that
directors had elected Robert p.
Talley cashier.
Mr.. Talley formerly was as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
House Backs Revision
OF Rubber-PIanf Bill

The House today quickly APP
proved a conference recommen-
dation on a bill authorizing sale
of the governments % synthetic
rubber plants.
The compromise measure was
agreed on late yesterday by
Senate-House conferees. Senator
Douglas, Democrat of IllinoiN.
one of the conferees refused to
sign the report. He warned that
it would open the way for the
four biggest private rubber
manufacturing concerns to take
over the synthetic rubber indus
try.
Several Democratic House
members said they doubted the
wisdom of disposing of the gov
ernment-owned synthetic rubber
plants. But there was no vigorous
opposition to the bill and only
a few scattered nooes were heard
on the voice vote for adoption of
the compromise. Senate leaders
said they hoped TO call up the
conference report for action late
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
ENJOYS Son Lands in Norway
After Crossing in 4O-Ft. YuwI

i've been trying to reach
them by radiophone, but the
circuit to Bergen is out.
I'VE have a radiogram from
Pete. saying Grew and boat in
fine shape but no other details. -
Mr.. Strong said the boat was
unreported for II days after it
left its home port of Gibson Is
land. Then it was reported
sighted last Wednesday of
Skerry Rock Light, Scotland.
The yawl, Mr.. Strong added,
made the trip in almost the
time his son estimated.
Mr.. Strong said he bet IS cents
it would take nearer 35 than IS
days for the voyage.
&c." he added, II lost the
bet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
News of Sons Death
Follows Joy Over Truce
BY the Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn, July %
Hugh j. Campbell, West Hart
ford movie theater manager, sat
close to his Office radio Sunday
night, listening for word of the
Korean truce.
When it came he interrupted
the movie and joyfully an
nounced the armistice to the
audience.
Last night Mr.. Campbell re-
ceived a Defense Department
telegram. His son Raymond, a
Marine, had been killed IN
Korean fighting last Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28

The firms Mr.. Bendheim.
distributorship covers the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area, Fau-
quier, Loudoun, Prince William
and st. Marys Counties in
Maryland.
Cos Report Wins Honor
Washington Gas Light Co. has
been honored by Financial World
for excellence Of its 1852 report
to stockholders and distin-
guished achievement in annual
reporting for eight consecutive
years.
The company's annual report
was judged as among the most
modern from the standpoint Of
contest, typography and formal
of the 5000 corporate reports
examined by the magazine this
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
Maj. Eisenhower Eligible
To Return 10 U. 5. Aug. |
By the Associated Press

CENTRAL FRONT, Korea, July
28.-Maj. John Eisenhower. son
of the President, said today I'VE
are all glad the shooting is over
but the job ahead is even
tougher"
II will never forget the date
the shooting stopped" he said.
because it was my first ami
versary in Korea. I came here
exactly one year ago on July q,
1882"
Mai. Eisenhower, intelligence
officer of the United States Sd
Infantry Division. has 81 points
toward rotation and should be
eligible to 60 home on August /,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
D. {. Marine Reseryisfs
Train al Paris Island
Speeirl pispoteh Is me stur


PARRIs ISLAND. S. c.. July
Washington's Marine Re-
serve unit. the 5th Special In
fantry Battalion, is launching its
annual summer campaign here
this week.
Commanded by 1t. Col. Ernest
E. Codere, of Chevy Chase, Md.
the battalion is studying combat
formations. tactics. patrolling
and scouting at its bivouac at
nearby Elliott's Beach.
During its second and final
week the unit will fire small
arms weapons and study NOR
tars. machineguns, rocket
launchers and flame throwers.
The reserve unit is being in
structed by 1t. Col. Reginald r.
Myers, recently awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor
for heroism in the Chosin Reser-
voir campaign in Korea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
By be Assoeio.sd Pre.s

NEW YORK. July 28.-L, Cor
rim Strong, the new United States
Ambassador to Norway. said
yesterday his son and four other
young men have sailed 47-foot
yawl from Gibson Island, Md,
to Bergen, Norway, in 241a days.
The five are Mr.. Strong's son,
Corrin Peter, and Norris Hoyt
and Tom Buell. of Newport, r. l.;
Irving Fisk of Buffalo, N. Y,
and Bramwell Arnold of Boston.
Mr.. Strong, who is leaving
aboard the liner Oslofjord today
to take up his new post. hopes
to meet them in Oslo on Au-
gust 6.
They'll have to sail around
from Bergen" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
Heavier Taxes Trim
Improved Earnings
OF Capital Banks
By Donald B. HodIey

In the first half Of 1853, WASH
ington's 10 banks and trust
companies had an increase of Is
per cent in net earnings from
operations, compared with a
year earlier, but income taxes
jumped 21.8 per cent, trimming
the gain in net income to 9.8
per cent.
This was disclosed today by
the semiannual report from Ray
mond> M. Gidney, controller Of
the currency.
Net earnings from operations
reached $7.378,000 in the six
months, compared with $685.
600 in the same 1852 period, and
profits before income taxes were
$7,194 900 VS.. $6,213,000.
Taxes on net income climbed
to $3,774,000 from $3.097 900 a
year earlier and net income after
taxes was $3.42O, 900, compared
with $3,l16.000 in the same
period last year.
Return Up Slightly
On capital funds of $83.881,-
600 on June 80. the net after
taxes amounted to 4 per cent.
On capital funds of $50, 182, 900
a year earlier, the return was
3.9 per cent. Dividends paid in
the six months amounted to ST.
297, 900, about unchanged from
81 ,241 900 year earlier.
Included in the earnings from
current operations was $9,3l8, 900
OF interest and discounts on
bank loans. compared with So
l41 900 year earlier.
Other income items compared
with last year as follows: Inter-
est and dividends on Federal
obligations. $5,058, 900 VS.. $4,623,-
600; interest and dividends on
other securities. $6O4,000 VS..
$513,OO0; service charges and
other fees on bank loans, $50 900
VS.. $127,000; service charges on
deposit accounts, $1,4l5,000 VS..
81 ,332, 900; other service charges,
$4,000 VS.. 1000; trust de-
partment, 1898 900 VS.. $779,OOO.
Officers were paid $1,865, 900
VS.. $1,704.00O a year earlier,
while employees other than Of
flcers received wages of $4,2lO,-
600 VS.. $3,872, 900.
Robert Boxer in Europe
Robert c. Baker, who as gen.
eral chairman for the coming
American Bankers Association
convention here and faces an ex-
-. -