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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-19
Pass The
HomentoShen
BY DAVID SCHWARTZ

We Jews have shown Little
gratitude TO Hannah or Hamenta-
shen. According to the Midrash.
Hanan was a barber by trade.
How il reaches that conclusion I
Gon'1 knew unless it is that the
Jews under him had close shave
Of an escape. Evidently the inten-
lions of the Midrash was to de-
mean him. In the old days. the
barber didn't stand on the same
high level as the tonsorial artist
Of today and the tips were fewer.
Without Hannah, we would not
have this carnival-like holiday.
There is a Yiddish saying that
"Purim il nischt klein yom TOW
und kadoches il nisht klein krank-
heit." But any holidays which the
people take so warmly to their
hearts stands in no need of apol-
ogy.
Purin is a time for good eats.
for masquerades n d for wine.
One should drink so much. il is
decreed. that one cannot dis in.
guish between Blessed be Nor.
decai" and Cursed by Hannah"
In fact. one of the ancients went
so far as to urge the prohibi ion
Of wafer during the Purim holi-
day. According to Jewish tradi-
tion. only the drunkards were
sober on Purim. They were dis
gusted at everybody drinking.
They could not stand to have
their uniqueness challenged. On
Purim. the tables are turned.
The DRINKS are sober and the
sober drunk.
The Book of Esther has a kind
of universal appeal. It makes no
pretentions to sanctimoniousness.
It does not even mention the
name of God. It is a very human
story of heart throbs-of an or
phan girl who wins a beauty con-
test and a villain who wants to
destroy her and her people. The
appeal that it had for the Jews
was the extra fact that it seemed
! to reflect a situation with which
every generation of Jews has
been familiar. If you will con-
, suit the Jewish Encyclopedia, you
will find that there are some 80
different Kind S of Purims OBJ
served by different communities
of Jews who at one time or an
other were threatened with ex-
termination.
Hannah lived long ago. but he
seems familiar to all Of US. He is
the typical anti-Semite. He is
irked by the fact that one Jew
Mr.. Mordecai-refuses to kowtow
TO him. Actually he is anti-Semitic
because he is of low intelligence.
Every m n requires an issue
something TO get excited about.
nti-Semitism is the issue for the
non-inventive and unintelligent
mind.
The king is easily persuaded by
Hannah to fall in with his plans
and yet when Esther raises her
voice, he negates his decision and
turns about, decreeing the extinc-
ton of Hannah. Here the peculiar
strength and weakness of anti
Semitism and all forms of hate is
manifested. It is strong in that
people easily succumb to it, but
!! that it lacks character and SUBJ
stance is shown by its way of
often evaporating rapidly.
So by means Of a pretty face.
the Jews Of Persia were saved.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-19
AFESTzIE PURllK 10
EVERYONE
The Human Rights Issue At The U. n.
BY ARTHUR LEWIS

Copyright, 1854 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 1nc)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-26
Methodists To Share
l00-Yeur-OId Synagogue
For Worshipping

NEWBURGH, N. Y. (JTA) - A
practical application of the ideals
of brotherhood will be put into
operation here about May l when
the local Methodist congregation
begins worshipping in Temple
Beth Jacob, 100-year-old syna-
gogue here.
The Methodists will use the
synagogue while their old church
is torn down and a new edifice is
erected on the same site, about
the end of the year. Negotiations
for the ProtestantS to use the
synagogue were initiated by Rab-
hi Maurice ]. Bloom, spiritual
leader of Beth Jacob, during Bro
therhood Week, last month. Rab-
bi Bloom will serve as an honor
airy member of the church build
ing committee.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-26

the Hebrew University Of Jerusalem meet
informally faculty members wives for evening OF ocia-
Arabs Druze attending constitute
largest history Of the 2searod nsu.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-26
Dr.. Mordecui Kotz, Jewish
Author and Editor, Dies
in Miumi

MIAMI, (JTA) - DIR. Mordecai
Katz, well known Jewish author
and journalist, died here suddenly
at the home of DR.. A. Mukdoni,
noted Jewish critic, while attend
ing a birthday party given for
the latter.
Born in Lithuania 81 years ago,
DR.. Katz C m e to the United
States before World War I and
obtained his Pho. from Columbia
University in 1925. He was for
many years a member of the edi-
torial staff of the Jewish Daily
News and when this newspaper
closed, he became the editor of
the Jewish Courier, daily news
paper in Chicago, which ceased
publication several years ago.
Later, he joined the Jewish Morn
ing Journal in New York.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12
GIN PROFITS UP 20 PER
CENT in Nine MONTHS

NEW YORK, N. Y.-General Mo-
tors Corporation reported 20 per
cent increase in profits during the
first nine months of 1854 despite a
9 per cent drop in sales. The earnings
rise reflected a hefty cut in GINS
taxes.
Net income for the first three
quarters totaled $685. million, or $132
million more than in the same 1868
period. Sales amounting to 1922 bill
lion declined $712 million contrasted
to the nine-month period in 1853.
For the third-quarter period alone,
GIN announced that it's net profits
jumped $40 million to $3.50 million
over the like period last year, al
though sales were cut by $347 million.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12
WheeIer's Final Shot In
Montana Against the
Democratic Party

I listened with sorrow to Ex-senator
Wheeler on the radio. He did not fool
many voters. The refrain of his Swan
Song, or last public words that we
will probably ever hear from him was
that Senator Murray lacks influence
in Washington, and that the Admins
trative work in his office is not we'll
done.
Now that there are so many bureaus
of the Government, the administrative
work of a Senator, in aiding, for no
compensation, his constituents in their
business with these bureaus, is as i'm
portant perhaps as his work in COM
mittee, or on the floor. 1t is surely
more arduous.
In the last 15 years my clients have
requested help countless times about
business, before these bureaus, of Sena-
tor Murray BY return mail, their re-
quests have been acknowledged, and
if proper to do so, the members of the
respective bureaus have been immedi-
ately contacted, and thereby the work
speeded up.
l have been in Washington on work
for my clients a dozen times in recent
years. Republicans and Democrats alike
have told me that the administrative
work of Senator Murray's office is
certainly as efficient as that of any
Senator-perhaps superior to that of
any other.
Charles A. Murray is Chief Admins
trative Assistant there. There must be
some one to help. No Senator can
handle all the necessary routine.
Charles A. Murray has the reputa-
ton in Washington of being the ablest,
most hard working man in that kind
of work in the Capitol
Perhaps Wheeler's slurs at Charles
were made because the Registered
Lobbyist of Schenley's Distilleries can
not get any favors in the office of
Senator Murray.
Senator Wheeler is counsel for the
Oil Billionaires of Texas. They, too,
get no favors from Murray
MAURY, Butte.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12
Democrats Should Dig the
Fuzz Out of Their Ears

| Senator James E. Mrray is to be
congratulated on weathering one of
the most bombastic campaigns of our
time. This despite the disadvantage
of the Truman misadventure in Korea
| Although the fiat boys" tried desper-
ateIy to get rid of him, the effects of
| the SO-called smear artists should
not be overemphasized. 1t was sur
prising how few people took that stuff
seriously, or even listened to it,
The important detection in the Demo-
cratic vote is still essentially due to
the Enthusiastically foolish foray into the
Korean conflict, and it's tragic and
futile consequences. Unfortunately, many
people, not having the moral courage
to object to those policies publicly,
lest such opinions jeopardize their
regulations for loyalty and patriotism
have again taken occasion to surrep-
titiously vent their spleen in per-
fectly safe and effective fashion at
the ballot box.
While the Republicans very wisely
exploited this weakness by playing it
up as much as possible, the Democrats
wasted all of their time talking about
unemployment and hungry farmers.
who cares about the intricacies of
agricultural economies. or the in
voIved .lickering of Dixon-Yates, or
the cOmparabIy insignificant unem-
pIOyment problem, while the great
question most important to the par
ents and relatives of men of military
age goes unanswered and ignored:
An interesting AP item in tonightS |
paper cites figures by Winfield Page
telling of Republican gains in the first
congressional district. Mr. Page is right,
he improved Republican percentage,
even though he lost.
While Democratic Leroy Anderson,
as solid a candidate as one could wish
for a candidate who should have won
in walk, and not too fast a walk at
that, lost the election by a narrow
miss.
So it went all over the nation. Close
contests, but no specific trends. Moth
ing the seemingly confused analysts
could get their fingers on. Just a con-
glomeration of intangible nothings, or
so they said. And if these high-and-
mighty experts We're even remotely
aware of the paradoXical peculiarities
of public opinion, they didn't let any
of that information get away from
them.
When will the Democrats dig the I
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12
Well What Would You Do?

In a recent issue of the PEOPLES
VOICE l suggested to Mr.. Lowndes
Maury that inasmuch as he had for
several wears been adversely criticiSing
everything done by the United States
administration, implying that he knew
what should be done, that he devote
just one communication to telling US
what he would do about things. He
! responded but did not make one single
! constructive suggestion. He did say
| that the purpose of all his public utter
! ances was to encourage the hope that
I the United States would some day stand
for total disarmament and perpetual
peace, although none of his utterances
! indicated a suggestion of how he would
go about having it done.
He seems to be concentrating all his
efforts for peace on the United States
and none at all on encouraging the
other So members of the United Ma
tions, including India, China, the So
Wet Union and her satellites to also
stand for disarmament and peace. Just
how he expects peace to be accom-
plished without their cooperation he
does not say. Now if instead of wishful
thinking he would tell us how he
would go about accomplishing disarma-
ment and perpetual peace, that would
be my idea of a constructive sugges-
ton. Nothing like it has ever been
accomplished in the last 5000 years.
Even Christ and all his Disciples tried
it and failed
wonder if Mr.. Maury really prefers
the Communistic brand of peace with
instead of Patrick Henry's
ideal of give me liberty" even if l
have to fight and die for it. After ALL
peace might get to be terri
bly, monotonous. The righteous are al
ways fighting the devil Unions, in
the Farmers Union, are always
fighting for or against something or
someone Democrats are always fight
ing the Republicans and vice versa, and
the Socialists are always fighting
everybody. Even the Irish, including
Mr. Maury have been fighting the
British for more than so years. Has
he ever suggested to the rest of the
Irish that they throw down their
weapons, turn their backs and walk
away and have peace? If not, why not?
Is it because he is afraid that if he
did so, they would tie a dOrnick around
his neck and throw him off the top of
the Blarney Castle.--E. j. PARKINSON,
Great Falls.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12
The Worlds Biggest
White Elephant

When the Hiroshima bomb was ex-
ploded, it marked New Era in mill
tary weapons and was meant to be
Deterrent No. l against aggression,
but had an opposite effect and started
a race in the art of making bigger
and bigger bombs. After Russia ex
ploded a hydrogen bomb in 1949 on
the waste-land of Wrangel island, U. S.
exploded the Daddy of them all in 1854
in the South Pacific. Millions of fish
and some Japanese fishermen were
contaminated with radiation. AS a di-
rect result of the Hiroshima bomb, end
less generations of future Japanese
will be seriously modified, with no
remedy in sight. With the radiation,
future generations of fish may be
affected the same way, and we have
no way to stop it.
The first explosion of the hydrogen
bomb was a miracle, from a scientific
point-of view. From an economic point
of-view, it was a gigantic flop. 1t was
the worlds biggest White plant:
A billion dollar liability, rather than
an asset. Had the same effort and that
amount of money been spent in re
search on cancer and polio, we might
have had some surprising results to
show for it instead of the costly gadget
we now have. While we gained some
valuable Atomic secrets, it's question
whether the main discovery was more
of a blessing than.a curse. What eff
feet these nuclear explosions have on
the atmosphere or weather conditions
is not quite clear, but could possibly
be more than we bargain for. Their
cumulative effects, like the smog, may
become serious, it may scare us when
we find out.
The money spent on Atom bombs
need not be a total loss, as the ac-
tive ingredients, such as: Plutonium,
90 10
separated by skillful hands and saved
for useful purposes, instead of being
a danger to life and property.-A. f.
ANDERSON, Butte.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12
u. S. Now Mas About
1852 Million Citizens

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(LDNS)-
The nations total population, incIud-
ing armed forces, has been set at
1852, 414, 900 by the Census Bureau.
The report said that total civilian
population was 159,084,000, an in
crease of 6.3 per cent from the 49,
634,000 estimated in 1850.
The biggest civilian population
loss was suffered by West Virginia
while California enjoyed the largest
gain. West Virginia's population
dropped $4,000 or 20 per cent.
CALIFORNIA; gain was 100000
persons of 17.3 per cent. This gave
the state total civilian population
of 2,213,000 and left it second only
to New ork State.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12
ScI1ooI Lunches

About IT billion school lunches
were served in the United States in
1853. The federal government allotted
$67 million to substitute this program
and for the current school year an
additional. $50 million has been au-
thorized for the promotion of fluid
milk consumption. The federal con-
tribution works out to about cents
lunch, generally, and the special
milk fund to about cents lunch,
a total of cents.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12

OF 9ZOo, 1913 ,O42.
The average power investment, as
announced two weeks ago, was $780,
100000.
Fertilizer production for the year
scared.
Most of Twas fertilizers are sold
through dealer and cooperative chan
nels; some is used in a program of
tests and demonstrations. The entire
fertilizer and munitions development
program earned a net income of
$492, 104, considerably more than the
$79,408 earned in 1853.
OTHER PROGRAMS
All programs excepting power OPP
erations were carried out for a net
expense of $6,054,O4 or nearly a
million dollars less than during the
previous year.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12

These operations include naviga-
ton, food control, fertilizer and mu-
nitions development, and develop
,ment of agricultural, forest, and other
resources of the region.
Construction in progress at the end
of the year totaled 1924 21
principally for steam production
plants and other power facilities.
Bonds in the amount of SIS million
were redeemed, and an additional
$19,676,977 paid into the general
fund of the United States Treasury,
including $15,OOO,OOO from power
proceeds.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12
Mine Study

HAZELTON, Pa.-Officers of the
United Mine Workers, mine operators
and Federal Government officials met
here Monday and considered propos-
ais for stopping water damage and
rehabilitating mines in the Pennsyl-
vania anthracite region.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12

Sugar cane was introduced to Pu
erto Rico in 1915 and for over four
centuries has been the islands chief
agricultural crop. It's current value
to the islands economy is about 5000
million.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12
Twas benefit TO NATION SHOWN
I'm ASSET REPORT

KNOXVILLE, -QDNS) STEADY growth-and re-
turns TO the United States Treasury while growth
indicated in the IVA assets report public
by the agency here.
AT the close of the fiscal ending 1854 IVA
had total assets of Asian increase during the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12

LETTERS: No letter over $50
words will be accepted for publica-
ton. All letters must be signed by
writer, although, on request, name
will be withheld.-P.V. Editor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-12

fuzz out of their ears and face the
poignant realities of our day.-JOhn
d. Luckey, Billings
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-06
Celebrating Twenty Years Of Service
Page Q, St Paul RECORDER, Friday August g. 1854
p. D. Jvsfer suys'
Todays Mems Clothes Styles
Called Soundest Approach
In Many Many Years
BY p. B. ULSTER
President, Juster Bros.
Nationally Known msn'. styi. Aafhoriu

Mems clothing styles change very slowly Bascaly there
noticeable change from TO the next Nevehe
less the period Of decade though the changes
slight the difference from its inception has marked impact
the style effect
In recent years our clothing models have been going
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-06
AARON'S HITTING SPARKS
MILWAUKEE BRAVES

Pittsburgh. -- (ANP)- Rookie
let fielder Henry Aaron, now bat
ting in cleanup position, in the
sparkplug of the current drive Of
the Milwaukee Braves TO get back
into the National league pennant
race.
Exploding for six hits in IS
times at bat, Aaron drove in five
key runs as the Braves took three
straight from the Pittsburgh Pr
ates.
His hits were vital in the second
and third tits. He drove in three
runs as the Braves took the
Pirates Ga in the second game,
and his homer provided the win
ming run as Milwaukee topped
Pittsburgh 5-3 in 10 innings in
the final game.
Also helping the Milwaukee
cause was Bill Bruton who hit
safely five times in IA trips during
the series.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-06

PATRoNizE ADVERTISERS
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-06
UNITED NATIONS
NEWS

United Nations $500 (ANP) --- OF
interest TO those interested In the
incidence of cancer among Afri-
cans I'm the Union OF South Africa
was the statement purported to
have been made by DIR. Joseph
Gilman OF Johannesburg at a re-
cent scientific conference in Bra
I'll.
DIR. Gilman disclosed that 90
percent of all fatal cancer cases
among African workers in the
gold mines of the Union started In
the liver, He further contended
that this high incidence OF liver
cancer within given racial group
could be conceivably due to die
tary deficiency perhaps prevent
able by quart of milk daily or
by the u vitamins." Also, II was
pointed out that cancer OF the liv-
er seemingly Is prevalent through
out Africa.
IL Is interesting TO note that the
South African doctor Indicated
that study has shown that the in
cidence of liver cancer decreased
as African workers moved to the
urban areas, However, no assert
ed, stomach cancer increased with
such migration. apparently be-
cause OF changes In food and other
habits"
Possibly the study among Afri-
cans relative to liver cancer might
lend considerably 10 discovering
the cure for the deadly disease
plagulng all races,
Information from E'reetown,
Sierra Leone. has It that MAS.
Margai, minister Of health. agri-
culture and forests, has been Of
ficially accorded the title OF chief
minister which will be brought
into official use forthwith"
Margu, according to reliable re-
ports received here, Is leader Of
the Sierra Leone Peoples party,
currently the majority party in
the legislative council,
The official statement OF the
British Colonial office, read In
part:
After consultation with the
Sierra Leone government, the sec
rotary Of state for the Colonies
has concluded that the position
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-06
SICKIES AND WHEAT

The first flour mill in what Is
now Minnesota was built and
ground its first wheat in 1928, &C
cordlng to the information in the
records Of the Minnesota Histori-
cal Society,
When Fort Smelling was being
constructed in 1920 a saw mill was
built at St. Anthony Falls to cut
lumber for the building Of the
military post. When this work was
done the mill was converted to
grind wheat which was grown in
small patches near the falls. The
old army records show that the
fort was charged with mill stones
at a cost Of $3.50 and that two
dozen sickles were also forwarded
to the post at a cost Of SIS.
The men at the fort fitted up
the mill, paid for its equipment
and charged the government for
the flour. The price paid was 1888
a barrel
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-06

through gradual change In de-
sign. From the loose, ioungey,
broad shouldered, loose walsted
Jackets and the full-cut wider
knees and bottoms of trousers, the
silhouette has been working to-
ward trimmed. more dressy APP
pearance, to the point that today
n style garment carries a more
natural shoulder. a straightar
longer line and trimmer effect,
creating a dressier tone.
The ultimate design OF the suit
OF today Is radically different than
the one Of ten years ago. Not only
are the shoulders narrower, the
lapels are trimmed. the chest more
natural. and the trousers tapering
now 10 neater line to the shoe.
In keeping with this dressier sill
houette. the change In fabric de-
sign and pattern has also taken
place. To begin with. mems suit
ooloring are most popular In dark
tones. Charcoal grey has become
one OF the wanted shadings. Char
coal blended into deep blues and
into deep shades OF brown have a
great appeal for n dressy appear
ancc. Patterns, too. are on the
neat Enthusiastically no bold ideas
but more 30 little pin dots and
hairlines TO stay In character with
the new Silhouette in model and
deep dressy tones OF coiors.
II is TO be noted that this mark
ed change has lent itself toward a
greater acceptance OF single
breasted jackets both In two
and three button. The double
breasted coat IL lnclSing in pop
siarity. The single breasted
models allow the wearer TO touch
up his outfit with colorful
wesltit, which adds 10 the charac-
ter OF the ensemble Here. too, a
mans furnishlngs--hlS shirts and
neclswear play an important
part. These deep tone suitings call |
for more ingenuity in the selec-
ton Of his accessories. Pink shirts
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-06
NAMES FOR THE LAKES

Minnesota has more than ten
thousand lakes. That called for
more than ten Thousand names.
This in turn means duplication Of
names with considerable confusion
sion. Throughout the years there
has been much agitation that the
lakes be renamed, However, that
has not been generally
approved for the reason that a
lake and its name form a senti-
mental association.
In every lake area in Mime
sofa there are several round, long
or horseshoe lakes. The shores
have also named the lakes. So
there are many mud, sand and
clearwater lakes. The beasts on
the shores suggested names and
Minnesota has almost innumerable
deer and moose lakes. II is natural
that the fish should wish to have
the waters in which they swim
named after them. Thus there are
dozens Of pike, pickerel, trout,
and bass lakes. The
birds wanted their share in nam
ing the lakes near which they liv-
ed, Minnesota has loon, eagle, NAL
lard, crane, heron and goose lakes
by the score.
Many lakes were named after
the men who first saw them or
lived upon them. That, at least,
provided some degree OF differ
ence,