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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-09-03

PLAIN TALK
JERRY's MEzUzAH
BY ALFRED SEGAL

A columnist lives by what peo-
Pile bring to him. They bring all
sorts of food for his column and
SEINE Of it is just poison. For ex-
ample. the story. I had on the
telephone from a lady telling on
her neighbor; though it has moth
ina to do with Jerry Lewis whose
mOeuzah is the subject OF this
niece. Yet il does offer contrast
between one kind of Judaism and
another. such as Jerry works at.
"You know" the lady began, II
live in the same apartment house
with Mrs., and I guess you
should know how big those peo-
pie try to make themselves in the
Jewish community. Such promi-
nence! Big shots! And do you
know something's"
mo. l don't. What?"
LAS said in the first place I
live in an apartment house on the
same floor with those people who
pretend to be so Jewish. The
other day, am leaving my apart
ment and go int the hallway, :
and what do you think / smell?"
''What?"
cts unmistakable," she went
On. Il know the smell of bacon
and, sure enough, that's what the
smell is. Bacon! Mind you, ! don't
know bacon from any personal
experience; but I know its smell.
God forbid that the smell of
bacon ever comes out of my
apartment"
$50 what?" asked her rather
impatientlY: since in my concept
what a person eats isn't at all
important to his status as a de-
cent Jew.
WELL" she replied, when I
s1nelled that bacon in the hall
way, I knew something was up.
The apartment house I live in is
mostly Jewish and how does the
smell of bacon get into that kind
Of a house? But am a fair mind
ed woman; before I can accuse
anybody must have all the facts.
So what do I do? / 60. from door
to door, smelling carefully to find
out which apartment the smell of
bacon comes from.
II am that particular when il
comes to being just TO other peo-
pie. Finally come TO door and.
sure enough. there is the smell of
bacon coming through il power
full you might say. And whose
door do you think il is? Can't you
guess?"
''No!"
Well. I'll tell you. II was out
Of the door Of this Mrs. - I'VE
been telling you about. Yes. those
very same Jews who make them
selves out so big. They were hav-
ing bacon for breakfast. II was
Sunday morning"
"And what do you expect me
to do about that?" l asked her.
: IFS your business TO show peo-
, NE like that up for what they are.
y s'sllialk as if you don't intend to
xonxagthing about il. You call
a. Ieea columnist? You know
PHok kinued on Page ~
SPECIAL Or
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-09-03
Delegates from 7 Southern States
10 Attend Annual Zionist Meet
BY JEROME WIENER
Southern Jewish Weekly Staff Writer

The annual Convention will begin today
at the Hotel Roosevelt expected from
comprising the district The hreedaY Jacksonville
meeting continue through Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-09
MILLVILLE
By Mrs. John 8. Noble
Phone Dickinson SOC

MillVllle Methodist Church
Rev. w. Stanley Grant, Pastor
Services for Sunday, April IL:
Sunday School at 10 a. m. Ro-
land j. West, superintendent.
Worship Service at II a. m.
MYF will meet at $50 D. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ming at 1880 o'clock.
The Sunday School Glass of John
Walter presented a American flag
to the church last Sunday.
The box social, which was held
in the Church Hall on Friday eve
ming by the Win Some Class. was
quite a success. Thanks for the
cooperation of Mrs. Nellie Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Moss of
Sewell, N. j., were guests of Mrs.
Mary F. Townsend last Thursday.
Captain and Mrs. Clinton Evans.
Roger and Naomi Evans of Upper
Darby, Pa, Mrs. Annie Derrick
son Of New Castle spent last We'd
nesday at their summer home here
Mrs. Marion Noble spent Monday
night and Tuesday in Washington.
d. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Short en-
tertained to dinner on Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. William Bartheld, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Hermann of Long
Island, N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Moore and children of Frederica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Wharton and
son Toni of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-09
OVERLOOK

Mrs. Thomas o. Mitchell has been
very ill, but is much better at this
time.
Quite a few ladies from this vi
cinity attended the Stanley party
at the home Of Mrs. Carl Davidson
at Nassau on Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Millman
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus Rust at Redden on Sunday.
Mrs. Florence NJ. Stauffer enter
tanned to dinner Sunday, her daugh-
ters and their families, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dallas Workman and children
from Laurel and Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Davidson and son of near
Georgetown.
The WSCS of Whites Chanel
will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Millman tonight (Fri-
day.. Let's have a good attend
ance.
Mr., and Mrs. Martin Truitt's
Sunday visitors were Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Truitt from Wilmington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Stauffer
from Milton. Their mother, Mrs.
Cora Truitt, is spending some time
with them now. She has spent the
winter with her other son and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Truitt,
near Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. LinwoOd Simpler
and son of Baltimore and Mrs. Vir-
gil Van Street from near Wash
ington, d. c., all spent the week
end with their relatives, Roy d.
Simpler and Mrs. Marie S. Price
and daughter Karen.
Mr.. and Mrs. William LindaIe
have been confined to their home
due to being sick. They are now
much better and able to be out
again,
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-09
FARMINGTON
By Mrs.
Frances Hatfield
Phone
Harrington 7s7

The ladies organized a Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Volunteer Fire
Company on Monday evening. 1t
was done under the direction of
Mrs. Mary Uhler of Greenwood,
( who is the state president. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Pres
ident, Mrs. Frances Hatfield; vice
president, Mrs. Catherine Cannon: ::
secretary, Mrs. Ruth Ann Messick: !:
assistant secretary, Mrs. Margaret
Mitchell; treasurer, Mrs. Clara Nc
Cready; assistant treasurer, Mrs.
Marion Andrews. Tuesday evening
at 8 O'Clock the state president.
Mrs. Uhler. will come up and in
stall the officers.
Don't forget Greenwood PTA on
Monday evening at the Greenwood
School at 8 p. m. There will be a
fashion show sponsored by the
Home Economics girls, under the
direction of their instructress. Mrs.
Jeane BOstick.
Mrs. Barbara Rust has been very
i'll at her home.
Mrs. William Fleischauer, Sr.,
celebrated her birthday last Sat
urday. Many friends called at her
home and she received a lot of
lovely gifts.
Mrs. Earl Thompson has been
confined to her home, due to ill
ness.
Mr. ana Mrs freddie Tibbett en-
tertained relatives from Marcus
Hook on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Cannon and
son and Mrs. Stella Cannon visited
relatives in Newark on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-09
HARVARD CONSUMES
WHO-DONE-ITS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-CP)-Har-
ward may be noted for it's culture
but the most popular books with
students and faculty are murder
mysteries, according to Robert H.
Haynes, assistant at Harvard's huge
WideneT Library.
"At any particular time, Haynes
says, zone or maybe two thousand
murder mysteries are out of the
library"
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22
Society Sending
-Four To Conc|ave
Leaders To Meet
In Atlantic CITY

Atlantic City, N. j. The
69th Convention of the Ma
tional Fraternal Congress Of
America will be held here Sep
tember II to 80, inclusive.
The Croatian Fraternal Un-
ion Of America, for years a
member of the MICA, will be
represented at the Convention
by four officials: Supreme
President v. 1. Mandich, Su-
preme Treasurer Martin Kra-
sich, Junior Order Director
Michael Grasha, and Legal
Counsellor Thomas R. Balaban.
Bro. Grasha is Treasurer of
the Fraternal Youth Counsel
lors Association which will
meet during the Atlantic City
gathering on Wednesday morn
ing, September 20.
Outstanding 1854 issues of
both the Zajednicar and the
Junior Magazine will be on ex-
hibit during the Convention,
the highlights of which will be
detailed in the Official Organ
following the return of the So
ciety's Delegates from Atlantic
City.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22
And That's That

| Unable to do otherwise under existing
~ conditions, the Societys Supreme
Board recently reaffrmed it's decision of
Committees desiring speakers from the
Home Office must pay his expenses.
The reaffirmation came during the
Boards September debate on Supreme
President bro. V. 1. Mandchs recommen-
dation to that body that it lift the ban on
travelling expenses to the point where Of
ficials could attend major celebrations and
do so without billing the sponsors for the
privilege of delivering an address.
Bro. Mandich felt that travelling for the
purpose within reason would not in
vite criticism from the membership or i'm
pair the Society financially.
The Board, on the other hand, argued
that the Societys Administrative Expense
Fund is in no position to be burdened with
extra travelling costs. Nor could the Board
agree that the membership would not criti-
cize the lifting of the ban in question.
X
In getting to the heart of this subject
of travelling at the expense of the Society,
we appreciate that it represents an cts
damned if you do, damned if you don't
problem in the end No matter what stand
we take, criticism will soon follow
However, we happen to be among those
who are frequently invited to attend Lodge
celebrations of major status and return
home on the debit side of the family ledger.
True, we can always turn down speaking
invitation, but only at the risk of alternating
those who, for one reason or another, seek
drawing card for an affair.
Whether we, personally, are drawing
card is debatable. But whether we, and
others in the same fix, should forever at
tend Lodge affairs "for peanuts" is indeed
something else, something far removed
from involving personalities or being funny.
AS case in point, how would you like
to travel over 1,5OO miles to speak at Gel
ebration and be paid at the rate of little
over three (3) cents per mile by the spon-
soring membership?
Unbelievable? Perhaps But that is pre-
cisely what happened to us this past Sum-
mer. 1t wasn't our first such costly lesson.
Nor will it be our last one so long as our
Lodges must pay for speaker but can't
pay his true = his actual - expenses.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1854
A Candid Man

| United States Labor Secretary James
- Mitchell is, if nothing else, refresh
ingly candid political figure.
Speaking recently before the Annual
Conference at Pittsburgh of the National
Urban League, Mr.. Mitchell frankly admit
ted that the Pittsburgh District probably
has been harder hit by unemployment than
any other section of the United States.
Mr.. Mitchell thus confirmed what many
have long known, to wit, that the Pitts
burgh District is wallowing in the throes of
a recession, if not depression.
r X
Only too well aware of this employment
mpasse locally and elsewhere in America
are those of the Croatian Fraternal Unions
officials concerned with the conduct and
outcome of the Socety's tagging 6Oth Ami
versary Membership Campaign Drive
They know that economic conditions are
such as to make it virtually next to impos-
sibe for the Society to attain by November
80, 1854, its Campaign Goals of 5000 new
members and Sc millions in insurance busi-
ness - two rather conservative aims in
more stable times
Perhaps conditions will change for the
better in the future and return more men
to the Nations mines, mills and factories.
We hope so, not for the sake of either ma
jor political party, but for the welfare of
our Country at large. In the end, what is
good for the United States is good for the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
After ALL no matter which party is in
power in Washington, there is no difference
between an unemployed Republican and an
idle one of Democratic stripe.
Nor between jobless member of the
Croatian Fraternal Union and one affiliated
with, say, the Loyal Order of Moose, the
American Legion etc. One and all, they're
in the same economic boat.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22

9, and at Cupertino on Sun
day, October 10. Tentative
plans also call for the Su-
preme Treasurer to visit with
members and friends Of the
Society in San Pedro, the
details of which will be an
nounced in the Zajednicar
later.
Bro. krasich's appearance
October 9 will be in cenjunc-
ton with the celebration to
be held that day by est. Vim
cenca" Lodge 434 in honor
of the 60th Anniversary Of
the Croatian Fraternal Union.
This fete is to take place in
Sacramento's Dan te Club
house.
The following day, October
10, bro. Krasich will speak at
a similar fete being planned
by the Croatian Fraternal Un-
ions United Lodges of Santa
Clara Valley, Nos. 612, 676
and 929. The site, Yugoslav
Napredak Hall, Cupertino.
Film Coming To Coast
In addition to hearing, later
meeting, bro. Krasich, men,
bers attending these October
9 and October 10 celebrations
will have an opportunity to
witness the Society's wonder
full film, "This Is Your Cro-
atian Fraternal Union."
Narrated in English by
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22
Pitt Lodge 131 Members Rate Praise

Pittsburgh, Pa. = Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Abel, members
of the Croatian Fraternal Un-
ions North Side Pittsburgh
Lodge 131, recently proved
that it pays handsomely to
keep cool when fire breaks
out in a home.
1t was bro. Abel who on the
morning of August "a first
noticed smoke pouring out of
a two-story frame house oc-
cupied by neighbor of his
and told his wife to call the
fire department. The fire
spread quickly to an adjoin-
ing house occupied by a fam
lily with four small children,
and soon both homes were
going up like tinder."
While the mother of the
four youngsters was carrying
the smallest of her brood to
safety, Mr.. Abel rushed up
stairs and picked up the
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22
Make It Count

THAT time of the year has come when we
are being asked to support this and that
member of the Croatian Fraternal Union
striving for high political office.
Worthy as some of these candidates are,
we cannot endorse any aspirant without
running afoul of the Bylaws Of the Society
and inviting criticism. From the standpoint
of pure and simple politics, our hands are
tied in this matter.
However. the Bylaws of the Croatian
Fratefnal Union do not prohibit the Editors
of the Zaiednicar from calling attention to
the plain fact that certain member is run
ming for political office without going into
what we may feel is good, bad or Indifferent
about the candidate That much, at least,
is our prerogatve
To us. the mere fact that a political
candidate happens to be member of our
Society is not - ipso facto - reason
enough for his. or her, election to office.
Far more important to know is what he
intends to do for the welfare of those whose
votes he seeks. not for example. as an
American political aspirant of Croat Serb
or SlONene QeSCenl Dul dS d HldH slICe1ely
interested in his fellow men.
4 4 +
That is the question our members
should put to all who seek their votes, re-
gardless of the party affiiation of the can
didate After all, America was built by Re-
publicans. Democrats and millions of others
who preferred to go through life without
joining either great party.
Remember that as the political heat
generates before the elections in November
Forget everything save your Country and
yourself. Make your vote count.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22
Detroit Lodges
To Hail Society

Detroit, Mich. The So
ciety's Central Committee of
Greater Detroit Lodges will
commemorate the Goth Ami
versary of the Croatian Fra
ternal Union on November
%, 1854.
A program, featuring out
standing local talent, and a
dance are being planned as
highlights of the celebration,
slated to take place in the
American-Serbian M e m orial
Home, 19940 Van Dyke and
Outer Drive, Detroit.
A Souvenir Book will be is
sued in conjunction with the
occasion as a memento of one
of the greatest CFU anniver-
sary celebrations ever held in
the Motor City.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22
Hard To Believe

CONTRARY to popular belief, Ameri-
~ cans are more interested In investing
their money in General Insurance, homes,
automobiles, workmens compensation etc,
than they are in protecting themselves and
their families via priceless Life Insurance.
According to THE Spectator an au-
thority on the subject, Americans spend
more on Fire and Automobile Insurance
than they do on Life Insurance AS matter
of fact, direct premiums written for 26 lines
of General Insurance n'the United States
and Canada last year totalled $12.6 billions,
inclusive of $39 billions for varied health
and accident protection.
On the other hand, the same authorlta-
tive source reported that premium income
of the Life Insurance Industry in the Uni
ted States last year included All anemic, by
comparison, SIS billions for Life Insurance
and S19 billions for various Accident and
Health Insurance forms.
4
We haven't the slightest idea Of how
much money members of the Croatian Fra
ternal Union invested last year in Home,
Fire, Auto and other General Insurance. No
doubt it amounted to a pretty penny.
But we do know that the Society in 1855
wrote exactly $1,0S6,994 in new and in
creased Life Insurance to bring to $S1, ,747,-
100 it's Total Insurance in Force. Not bad
for Society which cannot accept any and
all possible prospects for membership.
And yet, what our Field Workers wrote
in 1858 is as nothing when one realizes that
Americans, in general, poured $1.8 billions
into Fire Insurance, and came up with $1.76
billions for Auto Physical Damage (Colli-
sion), SLIP billions for Auto Liability and
sos billions for Auto Property Damage
during the course of the same year
All of which can only lead to the con-
vction that entirely too many people are
sold on General Insurance and ignorant of
the vital necessity of carrying sufficient
Life Insurance.
A life, to us, is still far more valuable
than home or an automobile.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22
YugosIavs Sign
Pact With Czechs
Details Remain
To Be Reported

Washington, d. G. - It was
learned here earlier this month
that Yugoslavia and Czechoslo-
vakia have signed a trade
agreement. The announcement
was first made by Prague
Radio, which did not go into
details regarding the pact.
Last May, Yugoslavia con-
cluded a $2.5 million trade
agreement with Soviet-domi-
mated Hungary to mark the
first such pact entered into
by President Tito since Yugo-
slavia split with Russia and
her satellites back in 1948. The
recent agreement with Czecho-
slovakia was the second such
deal made with a Soviet satel-
lite.
On Sunday, September S, a
seven-man Russian delegation
arrived in Belgrade to consult
on economic exchanges. There
have been no reports since that
date on the progress of the
business meetings"
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22

The failure of EDO, the
separation of France from the
concept of a European army,
requires the United States to
reassess it's foreign policy,
particularly with regard to
the profligate supply of aid.
There can be no reason for
shoveling billions abroad
when all we get for our pains
is a kick in the face.
Let us have a look at Italy:
The United States has
poured $5,OOO,OOO,OO0 in t o
Italy; $500, 100000 in eco
nomic aid since the end of
World War II and 81, 800, ,000,-
900 in military aid. Neverthe-
less, the Communist bloc
holds 36.9 per cent of the
seats in Parliament, which
means that Togliatti controls
the Parliament, can throw his
massive strength to one side
or the other on any question
and make his decision final.
HAD Duclos, the Communist
leader in France, not killed
EDO, Togliatti could and
would have killed it in Italy.
What is so difficult to un-
derstand is why, for a year,
even up to the last moment,
the State Department held
out hope that some agree
ment could be reached in
France.
Did not the State Depart
ment and the CIA know all
along what the strength of
the Communist Party is in
France or Italy? Did not the
CIA know that Duclos and
Togliatti are under instruc-
tons to permit no European
army to be formed? Do they
not monitor the Communist
radio setting forth instruc-
ton? One would imagine that
both the State Department
and the C1A would have
evaluated the EDO as dead
at least six months ago.
Is it at all surprising that
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22
Pitt In Welcome
To Polish Union
Fraternal Group
One OF Greatest

Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Polish
Roman Catholic Union, with
national home offices at Chi
cago, is holding it's Quadren-
nial Convention this week in
Pittsburgh. The sessions OPEN
ed September 10 and will close
September "a.
Organized in 1873 and incor-
porated as an order December
16, 1887, the PRCU is a fra
ternal organization boasting of
more than 176,OO0 adult and
juvenile members. It's assets as
of January 1, 1854, were
33,902,734; it's insurance in
force $1OO,118,145. 1t operates
in 21 States and is one Of
Americas largest Polish insti-
tutions.
The PRCU Convention got
under way Sunday, September
19, with a Pontifical High Mass
at Holy Family Church, Lawr-
enceville, Pittsburgh. All busi-
ness sessions were scheduled
to be held in the Hotel William
Penn. -
In behalf of the officers and
members of the Croatian Fra
ternal Union of America, we
wish the Delegates to the Po-
lish Roman Catholic Unions
Quadrennial Convention a most
pleasant, successful stay in
Pittsburgh and continued sue
cess in the future.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-22

worth, we do want to add for
the record that our own in
vestigation into this subject,
many years ago, convinced us
that Benwood, West Virginia,
does have a legitimate claim
to the honor of being the
CFU's No. 1 Lodge and proof
is available to show that the
Lodge was organized in 1892.
1t appears, though, that
B wood an Pittsburgh
made some kind of a deal"
at the First Convention of the
"Hrv. Zajednica" which was
held in old Allegheny in Sept.
of 1894, and the net result
was that Pittsburgh got the
mo. 1" designation in ex-
change for the presidency of
the infant organization.
In other words, Pittsburgh
had to yield the presidency to
a Benwood man in exchange
for the mo. 1" designation.
SO, Neither Was First
That was the "inside" story
as told to us by an eye-wit-
ness to the First Convention,
and it explains why Ivan Lju-
bic of Benwood was elected
as the first president of the
Society.
And that brings us to the
real point of this narrative:
to refute the claims of both
Benwood and Pittsburgh!
Because, the first fraternal
Lodge to be organized among
our people in the United
States was the organization
known as the Slavonian Mu-
tual and Benevolent Society
founded in San Francisco in
1857.
And New Orleans, which
boasts of the oldest existing
Yugoslav settlement in the
U. S., was End with the Unit
ed Slavonian Benevolent AS
sociation, founded in 1874.
Both of these organizations