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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31
ACIIJ Makes KNOWN IT'S VIEWS

Henry E. Schultz, national chairman of the
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Birth, said the
House Committee should be congratulated, but
urged an inquiry into "the more widespread and
dangerous hate mongerng activities of the Gerald
L. K. Smiths, the Joseph p Ramps, the reborn
Ku Klux Khan movements -.
"The financial resources of the men (Smth and
Kamp) and their organizations are far greater than
those whom the Committee has already begun to
investigate" Schultz said.
Herman Edelsberg, Washington representative
of the ADJ gave his version of the inside story of
the Committee in a recent issue of the "ADL Bull
letin." He said "the 83rd Congress has been de-
scribed as one in which legislation was frequently
subordnated to investigations. But when, in
March, 1885, chairman Harold Velde announced
that the House Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties might investigate Communist penetration of
the clergy, the widespread public criticism made
him quit the idea. However, the Committee made
public the testimony given in executive session by
Benjamin Gitlow, one-time secretary of the Com
munist Party, charging group of clergymen, in
Guiding the Reverend John Haynes Holmes and the
late Rabbits Stephen S. Wise and Judah L. Magnes
had carried out the instructions of the Communist
party or had elaborated with it,
Edelsberg recalled that the "ADL and several
other groups promptly pointed out that Gitlow
furnished no evidence in support of his assertions
and that there was nothing in the record to indi-
cate that he was testifying from his own personal
knowledge or whether his testimony simply
hearsay. The Committees action in releasing Git
lows unverified testimony was condemned as a
reckless attack on the reputation of three great
religious leaders. Although Velde has never an
swered these complaints directly, he arranged a
meeting last January with leaders of the three
faiths and asked the group to advise his committee
(ContinRed on Page 81
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31

lists of the right as well left should be given their
day in court According to the ACLU, Communists
or Nazis are entitled to the same right to fair
hearing before official judgment is passed. The
ACLU holds this view despite the fact that neither
Communists nor Fascists would ever dream OF
extending any such right to others.
Essentially, the ACLU criticized the House
Committee for its failure to grant a hearing to
the National Renaissance Party" and Common
Sense" In report released to the press, the COM
mittee characterized these two organizations as
conponents of "subversion from the extreme
right"
The ACLU, which describes itself as private,
non-partisan organization dedicated to the promo
ton of the Bill of Rights, also deplored investiga-
ton of "any area of public opinion, no matter how
repugnant are the views expressed by these
groups"
But the ACLU was in minority. Two Leading
Jewish groups praised the Committee report Presl-
dent Irving M Engel OF the American Jewish
Committee said the investigation was an 'lnstruc-
tive warning of the dangers presented by the
groups of the extreme right" He said the AJC
@f,llv approves" the Committees findings that
such groups are "unscrupulously exploiting the
menace of Communism to promote other activities
equally SubverSive"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31
Rabbi Ohrenstein's Prison
Sentence Confirmed;
Fine Lifted

MUNICH, (JTA) - Suspended
Chief Rabbi of Bavaria DR.. Aron
Ohrenstein was again sentenced to
a one-year prison term at the con-
clusion of his second trial here on
charges of fraud in connection
with certification of claims of VIC
TINS of Nazism. It is expected that
DR.. Ohrenstein, who was granted
a second trial after he appealed
his first conviction, will file a new
appeal.
On his original appeal, the Ger
man Supreme Court at Karlsruhe
upheld his first conviction, in
1852, but ordered a new trial be-
cause it did not agree with the
sentence melted out to him. That
sentence was one year in prison
and fine. The court changed the
earlier sentence only to the extent
OF emitting the line.
The court also refused to in
clude DR.. Ohrenstein in the gen.
eral amnesty in effect in Germany
since early this year, asserting
that the refusal was based on his
"abuse of the rabbinical office"
A number of other charges still
hang over DR.. Ohrenstein.
DR.. Ohrenstein, a 45-year-old
native of Poland, lived in Berlin
before and during the early years
of the Nazi regime. He has long
been active in Jewish affairs. He
has strenuously and thus far Sue
cessfully, fought off efforts by
some communal quarters to sepa-
rate him from his rabbinical post.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31

problem will not be solved unless
Israel returns to the border which
is both just and legal. But Israel
will not. This means that Israel
ought to be made to carry out
United Nations decisions, either
by the United Nations and that's
impossible because Israel was
created by the United Nations; or
it should be compelled to do so by
force, and that's up to the Arab
armies"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31

The Syrian Premier said that
the Arab states should not ''hesi-
tate" to accept the American offer
of arms, since the only condition
on acceptance is that they will not
be used for aggression" "Let us
take these weapons and use them
in self-defense against the Jews"
ell Khoury insisted. Israel gives
us an opportunity for self-defense
and an occasion for war each
day." he added, asserting that Is
rael has attacked Syrian villages,
rustled Arab cattle and diverted
the Jordan River.
Let us take American arms
and attack Israel while we can"
he continued. II guarantee to
justify our position before the
United Nations and. the Interna-
tional Court of Justice. too" the
Syrian Premier told the CORE
spondent for Eel Musawwar."
THE important thing" he lee
tured. us to possess the means Of
attack"
AS for his opinion on how to
"settle the Palestine problem" ell
Khoury declared: "The Palestine
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31
Jewish State Theatre
In Rumuniu Celebrates
Fifth Anniversary

PARIS, (JTA) = The Jewish
State Theatre at JaSsy, Rumania,
has just celebrated its fifth ami
versary by presenting its 1,O0Oth
performance, the Rumanian Lega-
ton here announced. That an
nouncement declared that during
the five years the troupe present
ed 26 different Yiddish plays, five
of which were from the classical
Yiddish repertoire.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31

Dr. Stephen KaYer Curator Jewish Fifth
Avenue Sind ST. New York established conducted under the
of the Jewish Seminary of America the
exhibit historical pictures and documents presented the
conjunction with the observance of the Jewish TercentenY and
pauses UNITED HAS SERVICE presentation
plain observers the historical significance of the
merger great Jewish migration agencies AS USNA
the migration services of third (DC into unified goba
organization The exhibition which through
first week of April 1885, joined in by of Jewish
organizations who contributed material illustrating the
history. and activities of Jews in America.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31

Many liberals have hailed the
detectives of the probe of right
wing extremism by the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities, but some have questioned
the tactics used by the committee
against subversives of the right.
The American Civil Liberties
Union, which includes prominent
attorneys and leaders of all faiths,
made known its view that extrem-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31
PLAIN TALK.
FIRST JEWISH PRESIDENT
OF U.S.A.
BY ALFRED SEGAL

to answer the question:: In what
year will the first Jew be elected
President of the United States?
Il had been propounded in the
magazine American Judaism" by
lbs editor. Rabbi Samuel M. Sill
yer. American Judaism" is pub
lished by the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations (Reform).
The question was one of 20
Rabbi Silver had sent to 400 Jews,
including many rabbis. His ques-
tons had to do with Jewish life
as it will be lived in America the
next 800 years. (The first 800 are
just over.)
Well. yes. I am answering that
questions: The first Jewish Presi-
dent of the u. S. was a man
named Malcolm Cohen. (For liter
AIRY convenience I am writing of
The matter in past tense.) Though
his first name was Malcolm there
was really nothing Scotch in his
national origin. The first of his
American ancestors had come
here out of Lithuania-a Litvak.
IS they say.
This ancestor had the name
Moses Cohen, but long later the
Cohens began giving their first
born boy the name of Malcolm in
Difference to American nomencla-
ture. Names like Moses had be-
come out of date in the Americas.
So in this Cohen family the name
Malcolm had been handed down
from generation to generation
until it came to this Malcolm
Cohen who was elected President
Of the U.S.A.
Before Malcolm Cohen was
nominated for the presidency the
party leaders felt troubled: Could
a Jew be elected? There were still
vestiges Of old religious and racial
prejudices hanging on. To nomi-
nate Malcolm Cohen for the presi-
dencY might be a challenge TO
preiudicial tradition out Of an.
Gent times.
It was recalled then that in the
year 1928 AL Smith, an able man,
was defeated for the presidency
by masses of people who didn't
like Catholicism. Would the SINH
lar prejudice operate against the
candidacy of Malcolm Cohen?
The more enlightened party
leaders argued that. after all the
years since AL Smiths time. pub
lie opinion had come generally TO
accept the Constitutional principle
lin the Bill of Rights) that in
America there could be no dis
elimination against any man by
reason of his religion. Anyway
they said. il was really worth Try
ing TO determine whether the pre-
JUDGE that had helped to defeat
Al Smith way back there still pre-
vailed in America.
Besides all, Malcolm Cohen was
an excellent, able citizen-a grad
uate out of Harvard cum laude,
an exemplary American in the
civic endeavors of his own COM
munity; he had cared much about
the troubled problems of all kinds
Of people.
In the Jewish Sabbath school
which he had attended he had
been taught that no man was an
lCont1nued ca Page 81
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31

SYRIAN PREMIER URGES
use OF AMERICAN ARMS
FOR WAR ON ISRAEL

LONDON. (JTA) The Arab states should take American
against Premier Farrs KhourY advo
Cairo weekly Eel Muawwar which
usfarr here.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-31
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN

Copyright, 1854, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 1nc)
WASHINGTON
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17

Separate bids will be received for
electric work.
Separate bids will be received for
heating and ventilating.
Separate bids will be received for
plumbing and sewerage.
Separate bids will be received for
heating and ventilating and plumb
ing and sewerage combined
All bids shall be made out in ac-
cordance with the laws Of the
State Of Ohio, and on blank forms
which will be furnished upon ap-
plication to the Architect.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a surety bond or a certified check
in the State of Ohio. in the amoun+
of ten per cent Of the total amount
of the proposal and conditioned
that If the hid be accepted. the
successful bidder will Immediately
enter into a contract satisfactory
with the Board of Education, and
give a performance bond in the
amount of one hundred per cent of
the contract price.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
The successful bidder must fur
nish bond in accordance with the
laws Of the State of Ohio protect
ing said BOARD of Education I'm their
making the monthly payments on
the work, IT. heing understood that
the bond shall insure the faithful
performance of the contract and
full payment By said contractor for
all material and labor used in the
building.
BY order of the Board of Fduca-
tion OF the London City School
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17

3 ROOM HOUSE - 8 Room Trailer
in London on acres of ground.
Monthly income $500 - can be
bought for as little as $500. down
call S-S711 - West Jefferson.
1865
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17

District, Madison County, Ohio.
Mrs Olive T. Beathard,
Clerk, Board of Education
London, Ohio.
AUGUST 16 % 80 SEPT. 6
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17

8 BEDROOM modern home with
large closets, tub with shower.
bath. hardwood floors, basement.
gas furnace, and garage. Phone
325 or $50. Stephen c. Edwards.
Realtor. 1865
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17
N0TICE Tn CnNTRACTnRs

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board Of Education of the
London City School District. Madi-
son County, Ohio, at the office of
the Clerk at the High School
Building at London, Ohio, until II
o'clock noon, Eastern Standard
Time. on Wednesday, September Is,
1854, for furnishing all materials
and performing all labor necessar"
for the construction OF a Grade
School Building at London. Ohio,
according to plans and specifica-
tions prepared by Claude w. Youst.
Registered Architect. IS East State
Street, Columbus Is, Ohio.
Plans and specifications will be
on file with the Clerk of said Board
of Education and with the Archi-
tect. Plans, specifications and bid
blanks may be secured from the Of
flee of the Architect
Bids will be received for the gem
eral construction of the building
including all items except electric
work, heating and ventilating, and
plumbing and sewerage.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! AZ years
OF fair dealing is your guarantee
Of satisfaction. 1850 To"i'l"r c~N-
vertible, very clean, $1995.OO. 1851
Buick super door RADIO, MeaJe..
tone, good rubber a buy at
nice, s395.0O. 1850 Pontiac s, club
coupe, black finish, radio. heater.
hydramatic, $845,OO. 1852 Olds
super, door, radio, heater, hy-
dramatic. tone, owner, you
will like this one, $1595.0O 1853
Dodge club coupe, l owner, excel
lent condition, $l345,O0. 1851 Ford
er, overdrive, you'd better hurry
on this one Clenand Motors. Inc.
1O3 E. High St, London, Ohio,
Phone 746. 2-G5
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17

Z ROOM one floor plan house and
garage, bedrooms, living room,
dining room, modern kitchen,
utility room, large lot. Phone 325
or $50 Stephen C. Edwards, Real
tor. 1866
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17
Houses For Sale

HOUSE - seven rooms with bath.
lot 1872 TT. long by so It. wide -
sell to colored or white Call
at Sc Park st. will trade for
place in country. Arthur Malone.
1866
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17
Special Notices
Money To Loan

McCULLOcH CHAINSAWs. Sales &
Service, Rental Willis Lumber
Company, Washington G. H., Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17
Houses For Rent
Apartments Furnished 22

FURNISHED APARTMENT newly
decorated, private bath and en-
trance. Adults only. Phone 664-M.
22-65
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17

PROBATE NOTICE - Approval and
Settlement Of Account. Account and
vouchers of the following named
person and estate have been filed
in the Probate Court Of Madison
County, Ohio for approval and set
tlement: Willis Jones Estate Num-
ber 1884 Docket Page SO.
Unless exceptions are filed there
to, said account will be for hearing
before said Court, on the 22nd day of
September, 1854, at which time said
account will be considered and con-
tinued from day to day until fin
ally disposed OF.
Any person interested may file
written exceptions to said account
or to matters pertaining to the ex-
ecution of the trust, not less than
five days prior to the date set for
hearing. Maurice L. Beathard, Pro-
bate Judge.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17
Automobiles Used

FOR SALE - 1851 Oldsmobile. 4
door. low nj cage, excellent con-
dition throughout. $4,000. Phone
1243. 2-65
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate OF Mary Murphy Deceased
Helen NJ. Ryan, London. Ohio, r. r.
4 has been duly appointed and quail
flied as Administrative Of the Es-
tate OF Mary Murphy late OF Madi-
son County, Ohio. deceased.
Dated this 4th day of August AID.
1954 Number 12,207 Docket 6 Page
54 Maurice E. Beathard Probate
Judge of said County.
AUGUST @ 1H %
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17
pROBATE NOTICE - Approval

PROBATE NOTICE Approval and
settlement of Account. Account and
vouchers of the following named
person and estate have been filed
n the Probate Court of Madison
County, Ohio for approval and set
tlement: Ketmah w. Hunter Estate
Number II, ,907 Docket 5 Page SIG.
Unless exceptions are filed there
20, said account will he for hearing
before said court, on the 22nd day of
September, 1854, at which time said
recount will be considered and con-
linued from day to day until finally
disposed OF.
written exceptions to said account
nr TO matters pertaining to the ex-
ecution of the trust, not less than
five days prior to the date set for
hearing. Maurice +. Beathard. Pro-
bate Judge.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17
A .
Rooms
LegaI Notices
NnTICE nE APPoINTMENT

Estate Of c. g. Mccullough De-
ceased Addie Mccullough. Irwin.
Ohio, r. r. / has been duly appoint
ed and qualified as Executrix Of the
Estate of c. o. Mccullough late of
Madison County. Ohio, deceased.
Dated this 2Sth day OF July AID.
1854 Number 12,2O1 Docket Page
49 Maurice f. Beathard Probate
Judge Of said County.
AUGUST 2 16
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17

APARTMENT - Two rooms, mod-
ern. Call phone 1926. 23-6s
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-08-17
Personal

CARD OF THANKS
| wish to thank all for the many
kindnesses shown me while / was
in the hospital.
Mrs. Amanda Hanscel
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Randolph Called
ITU Election Victor
BY the Assoeiefed Press

INDIANAPOLIS, June A.
Headquarters of the Interna-
tlonal Typographical Union said
yesterday that President Wood
ruff Randolph has been re-
elected by a 500-vote margin
over George Bante of Chicago.
Don Hurd, ITU secretary
treasurer, said the official count
would not be completed until
today, but the unions Election
Board has determined that Mr..
Randolph's majority will be ap-
proximately 500 votes"
Mr.. Hurd said any additional
votes received in this morning 5
mail from the unions 800 locals
across the country and IN Can
ada would be counted.
Mr.. Randolph has been preSi-
dent of the ITU since 1914. Vot-
ing in ITU locals was conducted
May 10, but the official count
was not started until this week.
An unofficial count begun May
20 and nearly completed before
being abandoned May % had
shown Mr.. Randolph overcoming
an early Bante lead and taking
a margin of a few hundred votes.
There was no immediate an
nouncement on the rest of the
slate, but it was assumed that
all the Randolph supporters
would be elected.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Marshall to Visit
White House Toduy

Gen. George c. Marshall ar
ranged to visit the White House
today in connection with action
py the Netherlands government
to thank the United States for
aid to the Netherlands under the
Marshall plan.
Netherlands Ambassador DR..
]. H. van Roijen planned to
present Ito President Eisenhower
a book prepared in appreciation
of American aid to his country.
Gen. Marshall, who initiated the
foreign aid plan bearing his
name. was among those invited
to witness the presentation.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Testimonial Dinner
Slated for HoIIyday
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, June 4.-Friends
of Guy T. o. Hollyday have an
nounced they are arranging q
big testimonial dinner for the
Baltimore mortgage banker,
sacked by the Eisenhower ad-
ministration when scandals
erupted several weeks ago in the
Federal Housing Administration.
Mr.. Hollyday was appointed
Federal housing commissioner by
President Eisenhower in April
of 1858 and served a year before
he was forced to resign.
William T. Snyder, one of the
sponsors of the dinner next
Thursday, said the price of ad-
mission will include a contribu-
ton to a Guy Hollyday fund"
The money will be used to buy
up slum house, rehabilitate it
and make it into a community
center for some city in which a
Evening star., 1954-06-04
AFL Union Drops Plans
To Protest Dock Election
By the AsSociafsd Press

NEW YORK, June 4.-The new
AFL Dock union repeatedly has
dropped plans to protest the re-
cent waterfront bargaining rep
resentation election and is re-
ducing it's local headquarters to
a skeleton staff.
Published reports to that effect
last night followed an announce
ment by the rival International
LongShoremen'S A SSocia t o n
(ILA) that nearly 1000 Jersey
City and Hoboken. N. j., dockers
who joined the new union want
to return to the old LILA.
The bargaining representation
election of May 26 gave the old
lila an edge of 319 votes, but
1877 ballots were challenged.
The final result is in the hands
of the National Labor Relations
Board, which was scheduled to
start considering the challenged
votes today.
They (AFL-ILA) said Wednes-
day it had startling evident"
that would upset the election re-
suits, but it apparently has de-
cided not to follow through.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Commission Will File
Appeal 10 Require
Transit Testimony

The District Public Utilities
Commission intends today to ap-
peal a Federal court decision
that refused to force a Capital
Transit official to answer certain
questions asked him during the
current commission hearings.
Chairman Robert E. McLaugh-
lin announced that the appeal
would be filed in the U. S. Court
of Appeals for the District of
Columbia. The action stems from
the ruling of Judge Matthew F.
Mcclure Of the U. S. District
Court.
Doran S. Weinstein, executive
vice president, is the transit Of
flcial. The commission wishes
him to answer questions on
certain activities of the Louis
E. Wolfson management. Mr..
Weinstein refused to respond
Evening star., 1954-06-04

on grounds that the questions
were irrelevant. Judge MCGUIRE
agreed
Meanwhile commission hear
ings were to resume today with
company attorneys cross-exam-
lining David Koch, private con-
Sultant on economics, who teS-
titled earlier as a commission
witness.