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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-26
Communal Trends

President Eisenhower and ex-
President Truman may, for the
first time, sit side by side at a
Jewish dinner in this country.
This will be the dinner marking
the opening of the celebration of
800 years of Jewish settlement in
America j. A delegation of Jew
iSh leaders which visited Presi-
dent Eisenhower to invite him to
attend the affair was told by Mr..
Eisenhower that he has no objec-
ton to having Truman also as a
guest of honor Incidentally,
the work of the committee which
is arranging the celebration is
moving slowly because of finan-
cial difficulties The big cele-
bration plans which some men,
bers Of the committee have nur-
tured are gradually being reduced
one by one because of the lack of
funds Even the project to
build a wing on the Library of
Congress may be dropped .
The celebration will, naturally,
be marked locally by various
Jewish communities in various
ways and means Nationally,
too, the Precautionary will be OBJ
served through radio and televi-
sion hook-ups and by the publ
cation of a 10-volume History of
the Jews in the United States . {.
For the latter, fund of 100000
is, however, required The
question of how to raise this fund
is now being discussed ). 1ndi-
cations point to the fact that the
money will be secured, since this
will probably be the only major
project to be carried out The
projected 10-volume history will
be edited by Prof. Salo Baron,
noted Jewish historian 1t is
recollected that when American
Jewry celebrated the 25Oth ami
versary of it's settlement in this
country, nothing but the coming
Of an anniversary medal marked
the celebration One OF the
medals was presented to Presi-
dent Eisenhower by the delega-
ton of Jewish leaders which visit
ed him at the White House.
Boris Smolar
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-26

LEGAL NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned intends to register with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Duval
County, Florida, in accordance with
the Fictitious Name Statute of Florida,
the following fictitious name under
to-Wit:
UNIVERSAL SHOE COMPANY
mot INC.)
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Goldstein & Goldstein, Attorneys
Jacksonville, Florida
March 12-19-26 April 2-1954
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Chapter Is
BY MANLY WHITMAN

Chapter Is
JACKSON" and J. D. put her
- hand on mine. There's some
one outside there. trying to at
tract your attention"
Both Raniel and looked around.
While both of us were looking.
j. D. pushed a key into my hand,
the key to her car. I knew what
she wanted.
"Oh. him.. I said. Excuse me a
minute. you two. I'll see what he
wants and come back" and I got
up quickly and left.
Outside. | got into ]. DIS car
and started it. Away l boiled,
within two ticks of J. D. Thatcher
speed. for Ealing's. / had to get
there and do my talking quick,
before Raniel got out from under
the ether. because he or Wrinkle
or both would be out to do theirs.
Nobody answered the door of
that big, ugly yellow house when
=! rang. tried the door and it was
locked. Just as l rang again.
Diane Ealing opened. She was
wearing a hat and tailored suit.
II want to see Mrs. Pettigrew."
said.
She's not here" said Diane
Ealing.
/ looked at her sharply. Didn't
she come back from wherever you
sent her this morning."
Il sent her out again"
Tell me. did your husband have
any more derringers besides the
one that was found in his hand
and the one he'd given your"
II can't be sure"
Somebody had come through
the hall to the parlor door. and
called by name. I turned. 1t was
Pettigrew.
Il been hoping you'd come
around" he said.
Hoping? Why"
"Something the police should
see and find out about" said Pet
tlgreW.
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son Blight be an actually before
our next winter season? AND -
Jumping Jellybeans! - will the
City ever do something about re-
pairing or torn up streets?
This column will try to answer
some Of the above questions for
you during the next few days. May
be, by hook or crook, we'll be able
to get around that old stock an
swer Of. officials: 'We're consider
ing hereinafter now and getting
ready for $prompt action"
The Key. West Citizen
yRetur1hing to frlll-time work here
atThea Citizen is sort of like home.
coming ID me. However, there are
aslot sof rchanges and improve.
Il6nts witch have been made that
are goi1lg to take time to become
adjusted TO. Take the matter of cir
cuiatior FOR instance.
We Move have a circulation d
close. to- seven thousand paid. sub
scriberS--That means that between
twenty-five and thirty thousand
people fead The Citizen daily. Fol
a town the size of Key West, cir
culatior 1afat reaches so many PEG
pie has . tremendous appeal to
ward ffoducing better advertising
and more. thorough news coverage
Trulyx.The Citizen is advancing
step by step with the growth O.
Key West.
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CAR INSPECTION GRIPPE

Editor, The Citizen:
when it to logic and efficiency the city Of
Key West is all messed up. Has anybody missed the
grumbling line of autos lined up for city inspection on
Saturdays? counted sixty at time
shy doesn't the city authorize local garages fill
ngtaonS operators inspect vehicles? Other cities do
it, I'D successfully and there's grumbng in paying
thessaerchant fifty cents for his time.
One of the inspecting officers approached with the
fact these drivers waiting long (some for three
hours!) replied Indignantly he was drafted" for the
job and without any extra pay for Saturday. why should
the drivers complaint
1t is interesting to note the proficiency with which
the local constabulary shelled out court to
not having inspection sckers Asked why they don't like
wise enforce the Ordinance prohibiting righsde park
ing on Duva Street. the baiwick replies they don't have
enough officers!
= H. Y. 3.
P. O. Box GAP
April 20, 1854 Key West, Fla.
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A. Ne~sfeofgrss

could be taken out again. From
there I'll go on figuring into lots
of things"
Take care that you don't
scorch yourself" she said.
That sounded silly to me. I
didn't even answer, but at eight
feet I aimed the little gun, drew
back the hammer, and fred, then
moved in.
Easy to take the bullet out,
pretty much unmarked" said at
once. Enough of the base still
sticks into the clear for someone
to couple on with pliers or nip
pers-"
Didn't you burn your handf'
Diane Ealing asked.
| looked around, wondering
what she meant mo. How could
I do that?"
'If you didn't" she said. shat
gun you have isn't my gun at ALL"
If I'd stared before. ] goggled
now. Diane Ealing put out her
hand and took me by the wrist.
With her other forefinger she
tapped the spot where my thumb
forked away from the rest Of my
hand.
There should be a burn right
there. and a smudge Of powder.
she informed me. my gun was
the less perfect of the pair. It had
some kind of tiny gap at the
breech and the exploding powder
always spit itself out backward.
"a backspit," I said slowly. !
felt as if, all at once, piece OF
the puzzle of which I'd once
talked to her was fitting itself in
'Will you come downtown with
me? l want you TO talk to the
laboratory expert who examined
both guns. and to help him and
me decide something" I spoke to
Pettigrew. Thanks for what you
showed me. Some police will be
out here any moment. Well leave
their n tertainm n t in your
hands,"
(To be continueO
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Turkey Replies
To Red Protest
IOn Pakistan Pact

ANKARA, Turkey Up Turkey
accused Russia today of exerting
pressure by propaganda and other
means to force countries to give
up their efforts toward collective
security.
The charge, in firm, energetic
language, was in note to Moscow
which the semiofficial Anatolia
News agency released here. tire
piled to a Soviet protest two
months ago against the recent
Turkey-P akistan alliance.
Pakistan last week rejected the
same Soviet protest. The Karachi
government said it was only exer-
cising its sovereign right "to take
all measures of self-defense."
Turkey denied the Russian accu-
sations she was working against
peace and added such accusations
care not only made by official
and political means but also by
propaganda and publications."
'It is clear" the Turkish note
said, "the Soviet Union tries to
hold Turkey and other nations
working for peace and security
and promotion of cooperation
among nations as responsible for
present world tension.
mo doubt the purpose behind
the Soviet government action Is
to exert pressure on world opinion
to force it to give up these efforts,
which are aimed to strengthen col.
lective security"
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-An eight" I said. lead me to
49, .siIs
IT FOLLOWED him into the front
i yard and around to the side Of
the house:tThere was a side Joor
set flush with the ground ae Il
| it might lead to steps going down
into the Basement. Peft;grs, u ied
the way'to it, then stopped and
tapped che wooden lamb with the
forefingg + of his unbandaged
'Bullsfo hole." he said.
"Yes? came and looked too
The jamb showed a round marx
at shoulder height. the size and
shape of. the one I'd, seen three
hours before, right in the middle
of Bensinger's forehead It didn't
60 in very far, no more than half
an inch.4 put my face close and
peered. This isn't a, new hole"
I said. ;There's been weathe. on
it-a couple of weeks, maybe"
about a MONTH" said Petit
grew, as =" If he knew enough to
correct me. 81 didn't notice until
today-iq saw there was a little
plug of, putty there, about the
color of the brown paint. I iigpled
it and out it came. Here's He
showed me a bullet-shaped wad
of putty. sb,
From my pocket I took the
cartridge ! had unloaded from
Diane Ealing's derringer. Careful
ly I poked its nose into the hole.
It tted.@8actly.
l wenti.uuickly back into the
house. 8Diane." I said. get that
gun of yours"
She rummaged out the gun and
handed it to me. She followed me
out. When I came to the side door.
I waved her and Pettigrew clear
and reloaded the cartridge into
the gun..,1y.
"What" are you going to do?"
asked Diane Ealing.
do a test shot of my own" /
said. "S@whow far another bullet
! drives NIn that jamb, and how it
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Behind The Scenes With The FBI
]. Edgar Hoover Marks 80 Years On The lob

Editors Note - When he took
over as acting director 30 years
ago, J. Edgar Hoover found the
FBI loaded with political hacks
whose only qualification was friend
ship with a local committeeman.
Here's the story of how he has
raised it to the nations top law
enforcement agency and behind
the scenes look at the way the
FBI works, day TO- day.
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This Rock
Of Ours
By Bill Glib

Now that the election is over,
perhaps it is safe for me to sneak
back into The Citizen and write
few columns. Good old Bernie has
been reelected - the man didn't
vote for. Heck! I'm just about as
successful at picking winning poll
teal candidates as l am at select
ing lucky bolita numbers. Maybe
that is the reason I've always had
to work for a living.
Did you say it was bad policy
to openly admit that I didn't vote
for Bernie? Who wants to kid who?
"ThiS Rock of Ours" extends con-
gratulations to Papy for his over
whelming victory. He won a hard,
rough fight and is entitled to feel
proud at the manner in (. which
Monroe. County voters expressed
their confidence in him. AS always,
this column will continue to, praise
him when he is right and cenSure
him when his actions fail to jibe
with our democratic ideals.
Bernie Papy isn't quite the ogre
that many folks would like to paint
him. At the same time, he isn't
blessed saint. I wouldn't hesitate
to ask the man for help if it were
connected with his duties as State
Legislator. Our differences of opin-
ion are based on ideologies -
ideologies which many people say
1 should cast aside by adopting a
realistic understanding of power
politics"
Heavens knows, "power politics"
doesn't have much to recommend
it when we look around at the sor-
row and suffering that exists in
this world today. For my part, I'll
continue to stumble along seeking
a path outlined in the Bible and
stressed in the Constitution of the
United States.
Enough of this - once again,
may extend best wishes to Ber-
ME Papy and to the people who
elected him to office. May the next
two years be the most successful
that Monroe County and the State
of Florida have ever enjoyed.
SlanderoUs Gossip
1t is unfortunate that many SIAN
derous remarks are still being
made against all of the candidates
involved in the recent election.
This kind of talk never should have
! been allowed to gain Roadway dur
ing the campaign and there is GER
tainly no excuse for it now. Don't
you think it is about time that we
concern ourselves with more i'm
portant things than idle gossip?
For instance, when are the cat
walks going to be constructed on
the Overseas Highway bridges?
How about the four-lane highway
that was promised us on Stock Is
land? Will Improvement of Garri-
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Travelling Sparrows

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. W -
Glenn Tomlinson, Blaine County
farmer, kept hearing noises under
his car as he drove here. from his
farm home.
When he arrived and looked
underneath, he found a nest Of
newly-hatched sparrows lying be-
tween the frame of the car and
the gas tank.
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men who speak the same language
we speak.


men who speak the same language
we speak.
''But 1 say this: A community
gets no better law enforcement
than it deserves. Once group of
Eastern businessmen came to me.
They said they had raised money
privately, quite a sum of money,
and they wanted me to help them
use it to improve law enforcement
in their city.
81 told them to take their money
60 home, and do the job them
selves. I told them if they'd take
)ff their coats and apply them
selves, put the finger on venal
OPTICIANS and put men into office
Who are dedicated to good public
ervice, they'd get good law en-
orcement."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-10
By DON WHITEHEAD
Copyright 1854 ..-.
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Up = J. Edgar
Hoover's greatest pride on this,
his 30th anniversary as FBI di.
rector, is this:
"Pm proudest of the fact that
we've made law enforcement an
honorable profession. In all my
career that achievement has made
me happiest.
"By observing civil rights, by
eliminating the third degree and
the evil practices that once existed,
we have achieved a standing in
the country of which I'm proud.
And it's largely due to the charac
ter of our personnel"
Hoover said he is hopeful the
FBI will be divorced for all time
from partisan politics and that his
own successor will come from FBI
ranks.
Looking back over the stormy
years of FBI development, Hoover
said in one of his rare interviews:
"I'm heartily in favor of pro-
noting from within the bureau.
when I took over the director
ship in 1924, FBI agents held their
jobs because of political ties. They
were political appointees, and the
only requirement was DO you
have the endorsement of your
committeeman
II stopped that. ALI my assist
ants and associates have come
through the ranks. My feeling is
that my successor, when the time
comes, should be designated from
the ranks. Not on any basis of
seniority, but On ability. ..
"We have developed some fine
executives within the FBI. You
can't buy the kind of energy and
devotion they've given to the
bureau"
The general impression has
grown through the years that the
FB1 is a one-man show, largely
because the name j. Edgar Hoover
has become linked inextricably
with the name FBI. Hoover does
have the final decisions, but in
the background is 10-man brain
trust through which Hoover works
in directing his fight against crime,
espionage and subversion.
Each morning at 1920 Hoover's
10 top aides gather in what is
known as 1.-THE executive confer.
ence." Associate Director Clyde
TOlSon is chairman in the absence
of Hoover. With him are Assistants
to the Director L. v. Boardman
and Louis B. Nichols, and the as
sistant directors and division
chiefs.
One member of the conference
said: There are no holds barred
In our meetings. We thrash out
policies and procedures within the
framework of our responsibility.
Each decision is arrived at by a
vote. If there is split vote-we
must give the arguments on both
sides to the director for his final
decision.
"The director wants the best
opinions even if they run counter
to his own. He wants recommends
tons too on a course of action"
Discussing this executive confer
ence meeting, Hoover said: 81
don't want yes-men. I must have
the arguments for and against
each question. I can't accept rec
concentrations without reasons.
I'VE get everything out in the
open. will not stand for gripinq
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passed giving the FBI authority to
60 into action against kidnapers,
extortionistS, bank robbers, rack
eteerS and criminals fleeing across
state lines to avoid prosecution.
Hoover built up a giant master
file of fingerprints, established
national crime laboratory for scier
tific analysis of crime clues. He
started the National Police AGA
deny, where police from all over
the nation come to study FBI
crime detection methods and the
scientific means of gathering evil
dence. The facilities of the FBI
were opened to all local law en-
forcement agencies.
By 1889, he reported that not a
single organized crime gang was
operating.
Looking back on these days,
Hoover said: praise came to the
FBI after the pendulum of public
opinion had swung from the early
days of disrespect. But I know
the pendulum of public opinion can
swing just as rapidly back the
other way unless we conduct our
selves properly.
''The only sound growth is to
build on proper ground. The FBI
had a great record in the kidnap
era. It was hard era. Our men
at the time were not equipped by
training or by law. Some of our
men were killed in gun battles.
"You can't go through gunfire
without a deep sense of humility
and without knowing there is a
supreme being watching over
YOU"
And then he said: "My goal has
been to make law enforcement a
profession, a respected profession
like the medical and legal profess
Sions. You can't be proud of your
profession unless you have a
standard of conduct and action
that demand respect.
II don't put much faith in state
mentS about what somebody is
going to do. It's better to wait and
talk about your accomplishments.
That's why we don't announce in
advance our plans. Let's have con.
slant, consecutive pressure on
crime in the American way-with-
out framing, without the third de-
gree and without a whitewash.
"I'm happy to say we've made
progress in the country in divorc-
ing law enforcement from political
influence. Where there is political
influence in enforcement, it is re-
Elected in graft, corruption and
incompetency.
''In the old days, we were fire.
quently criticized because we didn't
confide in the local police. There
had been a breakdown in the re-
lationS between authorities. This
caused jealousy and conflict and
resentment.
''The reason we didn't confide
in local police at times was OBJ
vious. 1 remember once in the
pursuit of John Dillinger we were
informed he was to visit dentist
in a Midwestern town: We took
the local authorities into our con-
fidence. That afternoon a paper
came out at 2 pm. headlined:
us. Lays Dillinger Trap Well,
he saw the paper and he didn't
keep his late afternoon appoint
ment.
"In another case, a police chief
was called as character witness
in kidnap trial. We couldn't take
such men into our confidence. :
81 started the national academy
to break down the feeling OF
jealousy and resentment toward
the FBI men. In these classes
the men have come to know each
other, to recognize their mutua
problems and how best to solve
them. =.
''Now we are able to work with
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F. B. r. ANNUAL CRIME REPORT

Disturbing comes from the F. B. l. in its annual
crime report bulletin covering the period
ber 1853 Both the number Of crimes committed and the
percentage of crimes in relation to the population
tinue to increase.
The F. B. |. reports there were an estimated 2159-
$50 major crimes committed in the United States during
1853 That increase of six per the previous
year. Interestingly, rural crimes increased by consider
ably larger percentage than did crimes in metropolitan
areas.
Of all the crime increases robberies and burgares
rapidly than did the Others rising by 85 per
cent and So per cent respectively Auto thefs increased
by So per rape by 3s per cent and larceny by
5.4 per cent.
The only decline noted in the F. l. report was that
in murders which dropped IL per cent The F. B. l. says
crimes seasonal basis just do other events
For instance murder and aggravated assault usually begin
at low point in the early part of the and reach
peak in the summer months Rape is highly prevalent in
the summer.
Robberies, burgaries and auto thefts however, &C.
less frequently in the summer months than in colder
months.
One of the most interesting figures in the latest B.
l. report is that which shows 536 cent of all persons
arrested for auto thefs Juveniles and 20 per cent of
those 536 per cent not old enough to obtain regu
lar drivers license in most states.
About half those arrested for burglary not yet
eighteen of and half of all those arrested
for crimes against property (robbery burglary larceny
stolen property forgery and counterfeitng, etc.,
under twenty-one years of age.
It seems from these figures that law enforcement
agencies in the United States including the F. B. and
state agencies should concentrate their efforts uven
lie training and character building of the nations youth
There why the crime rate in the United States
should continue to rise.
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PEOPLES FORUM

Citizen welcomes expressions Of the views Of ifs read
rs but the editor right delete items which
considered beIoUs The writer's should be
far and eonne the letters 200 words and write side
Of e only Signature Of fhs writer must the
letters and will be published unless requested otherwise
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End-0f Hearings Seen

WALPOLE, Mass. R-J0seph N.
Welch1ief counsel for the Army
in its pute with Sen. Mccarthy
(R-Wisezs says he believes the
hearif Will be completed before
the e1Td the month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-10

Regardless of your state of mind, you are very
lucky and you prove to yourself by looking
around you.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-10

Lawyers sometimes confuse shrewd legal maneuvers
with integrity and basic honesty. The two quite diff
ferent.
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Ito be continueO
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