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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-11-26
The
Jewish
Quiz
Box

QUESTION: What is the origin
of the word god?
ANSWER: There is no universal
agreement on its. derivation. Some
would like to derive it from the
word good, in which sense>the no.
ton of the divine would be a
source of good. This, however, is
generally discredited by ranking
authorities. Some claim that it
may be related to an ancient
Lithuanian word which referred
to one who practiced magic.
Others attempt to trace the word
"god" to the Aryan term 'ghut"
which comes from "ghutto' which
means to ''implore." The allusion
of the latter derivation would be
that the word 'god" signifies the
one whom we implore in asking
for our wants, etc.
i: s.
QUESTION: Why are the writ
ings of King David referred to as
Psalms?
ANSWER: In Hebrew these
writings are referred to as "Sefer
Thilim," which means the Book
of Praises. Talmudical authorities
have been seen to mention them
as the verses of praise" using the
term "zimra" which means
music" referring to the music Of
the human voice, or of instru-
ments. The Greek Septuagint
translation of the Bible translates
the Hebrew word 'mizmor" which
means song" by using the word
"Psalmos." In pagan Greece this
word meant "plucking of
strings" of harp, or a song sung
to harp accompaniment. In the
days of the temple the Levites
would sing some of these Psalms
with an accompaniment of instru-
ments. The general public would
sometimes sing some of these
Psalms too. Also, King David was
known as one who played a string
instrument and sang. Thus his
writings were later called Psalms
either because they were original
ly sung by him or because they
were used as the hymns that were
sung in the holy Temple.
QUESTION: What is an agnos-
tic?
ANSWER: Thomas Huxley, the
renowned English biologist is
credited with the proposal of this
term at a party in 1869. 1t comes
from the Greek "agnostos" which
means "unknowning" or "un-
movable" Those who are agnos-
tics are those who hold the theory
that all being, including CD and
the human soul is unknown or
unknowable, as if to say I don't
know whether there is a CD or
not" and claiming that it cannot
be known. These are to be diff
ferentiated from atheist who deny
the existence of CD.
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HEADING FORA SAFE MAkEN
Between You and Me-.
NV aon1s cuorAn Copyright Jewis Telegraphi
- OOAAAS S"~~AA~A' Agency. mc)
MISSION TO ISRAEL
BY BORIS SMoLAF

Israel is we'll on the road to economic indie
pendence; however, she will depend for an
other 10 years on the financial aid she is re-
ceiving from American Jewry through the
United Jewish Appeal This is the opinion
expressed to me by officials of the American
Embassy in Israel with whom I discussed
Israeps present situation as a member of the
UJA Study Mission which visited the Jewish
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-11-26
IerCentenary Sabbath

TercentenarY Sabbath will be OBJ
served on Saturday. November 81. by
Orthodox. Conservative and Reform
congregations in more than ESQ cities
and towns across the country as day
of thanksgiving and rejoicing on the
occasion of the 300th anniversary of
Jewish settlement in the United
States.
Rabbi Simon G. Kramer. chair
man of the TercentenarY Committee
on Religious and Educational Partici-
patton. declared that "TercentenarY
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Sabbath will provide for giving thanks unto the
Lord for the freedom Jews have enjoyed in the United
States through three centuries
It should also be time, Rabbi Kramer said "for all of
pray for the of the world We live when
mans ingenuity has devised the to destroy not only
himself but entire civilization This knowledge imposes
upon unprecedented responsibility and must
seek divine guidance carry this responsibility He would
want to-"
This celebration deserves the interest of all JewrY The
American Jewish community the important in the
presendaY world well of this position and whole
heartedY bearing the responsibilities involved Both material
and spiritual help continually flow American JewrY
other Jewish communities and groups the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-13
Maryland Delegates
Resume PTA Session

More than 200 members Of the
Maryland Congress of Parents
and Teachers today convened
for the second day of a three
day conference at the University
of Maryland.
Delegates heard Joseph A.
Hunter, president of the con-
gress, yesterday on 1.-THE Parent
Teacher Organization"
He told the PTA members
parent teacher organizations
often engage in "too much activ-
| ity and not enough action"
PTA sessions, he said, fire.
quently turn into social gather
ings or "gripe sessions" at which
there is too much irresponsible
criticism Of schools"
1--WE should learn how to
eyaluate our schools" he said
1.-THE processes teachers use are
| tested they do not expert
ment with our children"
He said the Maryland congress
has a legislative program thai
includes proposals for a uniform
traffic law in the State and more
safety regulations in schoo
buildings. He urged PTA mem
bers to try and improve not onl.
their schools, but ''homes anc
the community"
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Constontne Brown
Dulles Shuns Another Munich
Secretary Convinced hat Communists Are Not Keody
To Budoe From Their Unacceptable Position

Prime Ministers Chamberlain
and Daladier with Adolf Hit-
Ter.
Z In a number Of quarters IN
America there Is grave con.
Germ over the fact that the
mortar which Is supposed 70
be holding together the alli-
ances we have entered sinca
the beginning Of World War
II is rapidly disintegrating.
This may lead to crumhling Of
the extensively built edi0ces
including the United Nations.
There is much substance to
this preoccupation. It is UNI
fortunate that the mortar" We
have used is represented by
dollars and not by q moro re-
Sistant material such as Q
hard policy of clear UNDER
standing of common interests
between the nations involved.
Throughout the four years Of
cold war we have been led Dip
lomatically and strategically
by our allies. After we finally
recognized the Kremlin's pie
rate ensign we rushed to
organize q coalition on the
pattern Of Britain's Grand
Alliance In the wars against
Napoleon, but did not use
William Pitts stern hand to
keep it together. We let
France and Great Britain sug-
gest policies and we accepted
them.
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Constantine Brown

Secretary Of State Dulles
has gone to Paris. but this does
not necessarily mean that he
viii return to Geneva and at
tend the last rites of that con-
ference.
He has stuhDornly MAIN
tanned that no American Of
fetal Of his rankOr that OF
his deputy, Undersecretary
Walter BedelI Smith--will dig
Nifty with his presence the
signing Of another Munich"
which affects America far
more than the one signed in
the Bavarian capital in 1888.
The proceedings in secret
session at Geneva during the
time when our top diplomats
were in the Swiss city indi-
Gated clearly that the COM.
InuniStS would not bulge from
their resolve to ram down the
threats Of the Western nations
q humiliating peace.
Red China's foreign minister
had become the spokesman
of the Communist world.
Throughout the long sessions
with the British and the
French he applied the Ameri-
can slogan ride 'em Cowboy
to the fullest extent.
There is no reason to believe
that the Communists are in
a mellower mood now, when
they know that Frances Pre-
mier Mendes-France has
pledged himself before the
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world to have a peace by July
20 or resign. No politician in
the world, particularly when
he represents a nationalist
leftist philosophy. is willing
to leave Office by refusing even
bad peace. Moreover, the
military situation in Indo-
China has become SO bad, the
rift between the French and
the Vietnamese so serious. that
the military advantage is now
much more on the side of the
Reds than last February when
Georges Bidault, then French
Foreign Minister, fell into
Molotov's trap and demanded
that we all 60 to Geneva for a
big powpow with the Red
chiefs.
1t is highly unlikely that
the Reds will change their
tune at the eleventh hour.
Should they show the slightest
degree of cooperation with
the West, Mr.. Dulles has in
formed our Western allies
that he would re-examine the
situation.
Our foreign policy has been
marked by a number of serious
plumbers since the end of
World War II. The signature
Of the phony armistice in Ko-
rea is included in this series
of mistakes. But now we are
being spared the humiliation
of attending-llo talk of sign
ing-another Munich Of more
far reaching and ominous con-
sequences than that signed by
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1Agonizing Reopproisol Seen
French Cabinet Uneasy as EDO Appears to Be Ke
To Continuing Present American Foreign Policy
'ors to Be Key

Meanwhile, Prime Minister
Churchill dispelled one source
of anxiety that had arisen
since he left Washington. He
declared that Britain didn't
favor Red China's admission
to the United Nations Fat the
moment" which means that
the matter will be deferred for
some time to come, even
though Sir Winston reaffirmS
his belief that ultimately such
a course should be taken. He
revealed, incidentally, that the
matter of admitting Red Chi
ma into the United Nations
figured very little in his talks
with Gen. Eisenhower. The
real controversy arose after
ward when reports became
current that Premier Mendes-
France, in order to get Chou
En-1ai's approval Of peace
terms, had to promise son1e-
thing about supporting Red
China's bid for entry into the
Security Council Of the U. N.
But the fortnight express
Sions from Majority Leader
Knowland and Minority Leader
johnson in the United States
Senate, together with the
legislation proposed to cut
down on foreign aid. may have
had q SOLDERING effect on those
abroad who were pressing the
Red China matter. For the
present, therefore, nothing
will be done about it. and
American leadership on this
issue has received q strong
measure of support through
out the world.
Sir Winston also emphasized
in his report to the House Of
Commons the deep-seated fear
that he has about the H
bomb. This subject Is bound to
influence world policy more
and more as the stories Of ter
ror. some Of them innocently
spread and others deliberately
exaggerated, are distributed
with the possible result that
the twill to fight" in France
and Britain will be paralyzed
If Britain and France are tc
be neutral because Of the H.
bomb. Americas whole STRAIT
egg in getting and keeping al
lies in Asia and Europe MAY
have to be completely revised
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Life in the U. S.
Hospital Cant
Get as Cool
|AsIts Patients

GRANITE CITY, H., July 10.
Nurses at st. Elizabeths Hos
pital here had trouble yesterday
taking patients temperatures
because Of the heat.
A hospital offlcial explained
the clinical thermometers used
maintain the temperature Of the
environment until they are
shaken down. The hospital
rooms were los degrees. In
nearby st. Louis 1t was 1898
degrees.
One nurse took her thermom-
etsr into an air conditioned
room, ran cool water over it and
cooled 1t to 90 degrees, but by
the time she got back to her
patient the thermometer read
los again.
The HOSPITAL oficial said it was
possible to take an accurate
reading by keeping the thermom-
eters in cool water or alcohol
and then putting them quickly
into the patients mouth.
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No Storehouse Of Candidates
A Look Over Assembled Governors for Presidential
Timber Reveals q Leon and Arid Crop This Yeor

Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court. His amiable successor,
Goodwin Knight, tells q good
story and is keeping his head
down until safely elected on
Alis own merits.
The possibility Of surprise
in politics is one Of the
great games charms. Certain
~, Harry Truman was a dark
horse. But it is still hard to
spot one here.
The big pivotal States have
an arid look politically. Gov.
John S. Fine Of Pennsylvania
goes out of Office this year and
has nothing big he can run
for. Gov. Allan Shivers of
Texas broke with his party to
support Gen. Eisenhower and
is in so much trouble at home
he isn't even here. Gov. Viii
liam G.. Stratton Of Illinois is
commonplace. The openly am
bilious Williams of Michigan
seems immature. And so it
goes.
There is one dramatic pos
sibility:: The enigmatic, lone
wolf Governor of Ohio, Frank
Lausche. nominally q Demo-
crat who picks and chooses
what Democrat he will sup
port, has an impressive pres
ence and the abilities that got
him elected four times, with q
fifth term coming up. In the
present fluid situation In the
Democratic Party in which
Adlai Stevenson and ambitious
Senators may cut one another's
threats, Gov. Lausche might
eventually emerge. If so, he
would be the second Roman
Catholic to be nominated fos
the presidency.
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Lowell We11ett-
MuIti-MiIIionoires Get Relief
Delaware Senator Upset by Grant to Owners OF Fabulous
Kno Ronch Whose Horses at Leost Have Been Doing Well

II it is the Senator's notion
that it was just q case Of one
New Dealer doing Q favor for
another, he couldn't be more
wrong. Dick Kleberg Is . DEM
ocrat, but a Texas Democrat Of
the Shivers variety. He was .
member Of Congress for IL
years and during that time, so
his colleagues relate. voted
consistently against New Deal
measures, including crop con-
troll and conservation. AS one
Texas member recalls. MIR.
Kleberg voted against the bills.
but accepted the Government
checks.
The Klebergs can scarcely be
in financial distress at the mo-
ment. The drought has not
affected their oil wells. And
they've always got High Gun,
q first-claSS producer. A week
before the Belmont Stakes he
won the Peter Pan Handicap
at Belmont. This was worth
.$25, 900. enough to keep him in
fodder. Later In June he won
the Dwyer Stakes. $50 GOO -plus.
at Aqueduct. Saturday Of this
week he's out to win the Ar
lington Classic in Chicago, 9
little matter Of $155, 900. He
cost the Klebergs $4,000 two
years ago.
But If High Gun should let
these Texas reliefers down,
King Ranch probably win pro-
vide q successor. It was OF this
stricken farm that Assault and
Middle Ground came. each to
win the triple crown. the Ken
lucky Derby, the Preakness
and the Belmont Stakes.
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from the Communist deputies
loo of them who hold the
balance Of power in the French
Parliament, and from the left
list groups who have been in
fluenced by what seemed to
them q popular cry for the
ending Of the war in Indo-
China.
But now that the time is
at hand for scuttling the Indo-
China war by retreat and
evacuation, the French cabi-
net is Ill at ease. Frantic APP
peals were made to the Amer
lean Government last week to
send q top-level official to at
tend the. Geneva Conference,
where Messrs. Molotov Of RUS
STA. Chou En-lai of Cornrnu-
mist China and Foreign Secre-
tary Eden of Britain were
ready to meet with Premier
Mendes-France.. This could
only mean arrangements for
the funeral Of allied hopes for
an honorable Indo-C China set
Element.
The United States Govern
ment replied last Friday that
it couldn't see the wisdom of
sending a top-level ofacial
back to Geneva. because
America would have to speak
its mind plainly and in the
end this could complicate
matters for the French If they
were really bent on surrender
ing or appeasing or retreating
whatever the descriptive
phrase, for ending the Indo-
China war on the enemy's
terms really is.
But the French felt badly.
about Americas abstention
and again urged that someone
from the Department Of State
come to talk things over. So
Mr.. Dulles conferred with
President Eisenhower yester-
day and decided that, as a
courtesy to the French, the
best thing to do was for the
Secretary Of State to fly to
Paris and hold conferences
there. Whether or not Mr..
Dulles goes on to Geneva
an hour away from Paris by
plane-depends on what tan
gible results crop up at the
Swiss center Of diplomatic
effort.
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stance Of losing all their crops
plus severe damage to their
land.
According to the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. this
multimillion dollar outfit ap-
piled for and received $32.585
worth Of relief. They were
given 931 tons of cottonseed
pellets at q discount Of $35 .
ton below the market price on
the assumption that they we're
farmers in distress.
1.-THE taxpayers Of the Ma
ton, who will be called on to
pay for this relief. viii be
rather interestedsto know that
this multimillion dollar outfit
is now on the Government re-
lief rolls. 80.
ST think the officials Of the
Department of Agriculture who
approved that action should
be censured rather severely. 1t
represents q shocking misuse
of q well-intentioned program.
I ask unanimous consent that
q letter relating TO this relief
contribution to these poor
millionaires be printed at this
point In the Congressional
Record.
The next day Senator VIII
halns, who, by the way, Is q
Republican. felt q little bet
ter in one respect. He told the
Senate that his inquiries had
revealed that the man re-
sponsible for the Agriculture
Departments relief policy Is
"a holdoyer New Deal buteau-
crat." He was sure Secretary
Benson disapproved the do
ings described.
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Lowell MeUett-

The mild-mannered Senator
from Delaware, John Williams.
grain and feed dealer In pri-
vate life, addressed the Senate
one day last week.
"Mr. President" he said. i
was very much surprised to
note that the famous King
Ranch, a fabulously rich out
At in Texas, liz now on relief.
His listeners shared his sur
prise. They knew about the
King Ranch, 1850. 900 acres Of
grass, cotton and oil land, q
veritable kingdom covering
two and . half counties
down In the southeast corner
of Texas. Some Of them knew
the Kleberg brothers, owners
and operators Of the ranch.
Why, only last month they had
seen picture Of Dick Kleberg
in the papers and he was look
ing unusually happy and pros
porous. He was posed beside
O King Ranch horse. . three
year-old named High Gun. ct
the Belmont racetrack. High
Gun had just finished winning
the Belmont Stakes and $780,
900 for his owners. Mr.. Kle-
berg was wearing q grin as
wide as the jockeys saddle
So his colleagues were all ears
as Senator Williams proceeded
Last year." said the Sen
ator, &C ongress passed al
emergency droug h t-feedinl
program to assist the farmer
in the distressed drought area
-. The bill had the worth,
purpose Of assisting individual
farmers In the drough t
stricken area who were caugh
In the unfortunate circum
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Doris Fleeson-

BOLTON LANDING, N. Y.
"A major reason why the an
nual Governors conference al
ways attracts national atten-
ton is its role as q seed bed
of the presidency. At these
conferences, especially between
national conventions, the press
and politicians look over the
crop and start placing their
bets on the political future.
OF the 46th conference now
in session here. it is neces-
sary in all honesty to state
promptly, though perhaps inn
politely, that the list Of chief
executives OF the 40 states Is
not q distinguished one. Nor
is it colorful. There is not an
amusing demagogue on this
whole beautiful Lake George
island.
The truth Is, indeed, that
the Governors are hopelessly
overshadowed by New York's
tall, handsome State troopers
at the wheels Of the AZ navy
blue-and-buff cars, which are
thoughtfully provided py
Henry Ford for this annual
conference.
Relatively few stand out in
the competition with the State
police. Among those who 90
however, are tail. aristocratic
Christian A. Herter OF Massa-
chusetts and handsome John
Davis Lodge of Connecticut
both Republicans: and Demo
Gratis Frank j. L,ausche OF
Ohio, G. Mennen Williams Of
Michigan, Robert Meyner o.
New Jersey and Lawrence w
Wetherby Of Kentucky.
The intellectual content Of
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the discussions follows the
prevailing pattern. At least in
the opening sessions the most
articulate Governors have
been those looking back long
ingly to the Articles Of Com
federation. With the excep-
ton of Gov. j. Braclen Lee Of
Utah, few really believe this is
q practical idea, and their
protestations therefore have a
hollow ring.
The Governors who oppose
them-Democrat Meyner, Re
publican Theodore r. Nc
Keldin Of Maryland-are not
passionate innovators. They
are moderates. They show a
good deal Of common sense but
it holds very little excitement.
The best orator among the
Governors is probably Herman
Talmadge OF Georgia. He is
supposed to be trying for Wal
ter Georges seat in the
Senate, but, with his own and
old Gene Talmadge's record
behind him, oratory cannot do
him much good in assessments
of national figures.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, the
host, Is. of course. q man OF
rare competence who knows q
lot. He dominated past confer
ences when it appeared he
might one day be President.
This year he is reserved, al
most Indifferent. It is hard to
believe he wants to run again
or can be drafted.
California. second now only
to New York in population and
wealth, was o big factor here
when Earl Warren ran it. But
Mr.. Warren now is, Of course,
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Fletcher Knebel
Potomac Fever
az the states convene

Governors Of New York Governor
fellow thinks its crime the way washington hands
money to the ~ other States
Secretary Dulles flies to Paris but not to Geneva
hang his clothes hickory limb but won't near
the water.
this isn't the moment to admit Red China
to Churchill prefers crisp day in early autumn
the United States busy watching the World Series
Switzerland says Of United States loyalty nve
gators roaming around her country On the other hand it's
peaceful for have the Republicans nvest-
eating themselves abroad than getting into each others hair
at home
Secretary Stevens he's still looking for the ofcer
slipped Mccarthy officers aren't allowed
Mccarthy They're supposed to spend their
time doing favors for Pvt. Schne.
Churchill he went to Ike because Of the power OF
the American Hbomb Churchill afraid that the United
Russia start dropping the things each other
it might become contagious.
Republican Senator Milkn Ike will ask boost in
Republicans not be able to make ends meet
any Democrabut at least they feel worse
about it.