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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-05-11

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the Psalms of David when visiting
his tomb.
i Il X
QUESTION: Why is the Book of
Ruth read in the Synagogue on
the Shavuoth festival?
ANSWER: A number of reasons
are advanced by Jewish authori-
ties for this custom. Some claim
that it is because the turn of
events takes place in the Book of
Ruth as Naomi and Ruth came to
Bethlehem in the beginning of the
barley harvest ruth 1929. This is
the season Of Shavuoth.
Others claim that the Book of
Ruth is read on the festival of
Shavuoth because it is the festival
which commentaries the Revela-
ton of the Torah at Sinai. The
Torah comes to us with suffering
just as faith and justification came
Ruth through her suffering and
patience. Some claim that this
book is read on Shavuoth to make
us remember that before we re-
ceived the Torah at Sinai we were
as Ruth the proselyte and thus
must keep the door open to other
proselytes who would wish to
enter the faith of Israel.
Others connect the reading of
the Book of Ruth with the birth
day of King David, which is said
to be on Shavuoth, since it ap-
pears from the end of the book of
Ruth that she was the grand
mother of the great King David.
QUESTION: Why is the festival
of Shavuoth called "Pentecost"?
ANSWER: The fe tiv al of
Shavuoth takes place on the 5Oth
day after the first day of the Pass
over. The days between these two
dates are counted tremendously
in the synagogue every evening.
Thus it came to be called by the
Greek name 'Pentecost" which
means that it is the ''fiftieth" from
the first day of Passover.
X = = y
QUESTION: Why is Shavuoth
known as "Chag Habikkurim"?
ANSWER: It was on Shavuoth
that the first fruits of the harvest
were offered in the Temple at
Jerusalem as token of gratitude
to the Almighty. Therefore it was
referred to as the "Yom Habik-
kurim" or DAY of the First
Fruits"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-05-11

QUESTION: Why is it custom
airy in Jerusalem to visit Kinc
David's Tomb on the Shavuoth
festival?
ANSWER: The festival of
Shavuoth is known as the birth
day of King David as well as the
anniversary of his death. When
ever possible, Jews ascend Mount
Zion and visit King David's tomb
on this day as a sign of respect for
his memory and for the great role
he played in the history of our
people. 1t is customary to recite
the Psalms of David when visiting
his tomb.
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20

he said.
Anderson said his agency gives
Alaska a nucleus to take over
control of its commercial fishery.
1t has Is employees, all but three
of which are technical personnel.
He opposed a proposed alterna-
tive plan submitted by the De-
partment of the Interior which
would give Alaska immediate con-
troll of it's sports fish and game
but would reserve federal control
of the commercial fishery until
Alaska has proven its capabilities
in the field.
eff they want to split it, they
should do it the other way" he
said, noting that Alaslia's program
now is organized toward CONNER
cial fishing with no organization
to handle game control.
This is the most unreasonable
split they could have proposed"
he declared.
Two other Alaskan Witnesses
Miles Brandon, formerly of Nome
and later Dillingham; fisherman,
now attending school here, and
Harold Hansen, Cordova fisheries
union official-urged approval of
the transfer bill.
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20
Five From Wrecked
Ship Hilunga Found
Safe on Small Island

VANCOUVER, B. c., R1Five
men who sailed from here Tues
day in the Canadian government
survey ship Hilunga returned
home yesterday leaving their YES
sci on the rocks off Aristazabel
Island, 400 miles to the north.
The crew was rescued by the
RCAF after spending 30 hours on
the tiny islet where the 82-foot
ship rammed aground during the
early hours of Thursday.
81 think she can be salvaged, if
they get to her in time" said Capt.
Herbert Dale-Johnson, skipper of
the $125,000 craft.
The entire crew is from the
Vancouver area.
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20
Fisheries Director Says Territory
Would Have No Trouble Financing
Administration of Fish and Game

WASHINGTON "a a k as
fisheries director told Congress
Friday the territory would have
no trouble financing administra-
ton of its fish and game resources
including the valuable CONNER
cial operations.
Clarence Anderson outlined pos
Sible financing arrangements in
testifying before a House Terri
tories subcommittee on bills to
transfer jurisdiction from the fed
eral government.
He estimated the cost of the
program to Alaska at two million
dollars. All but some $4,000 of
this, he said, would come from
existing federal programs, license
sales, and that portion of Pribilof
Island seal fishery receipts which
pending bills would give to Alas
ka for the fish and game program.
The remainder, he said, would
be largely offset by territorial ap-
preparations already made to his
department. He said these annual
ly amounted to about $4,000.
Any additional money which
might be required could come
from the more than 2M million
dollars which Alaska now receives
in taxes from the fishing industry,
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20
Only Editorial Staff
Of NeWS-Miner Had
Opinions in Supplement

FAIRBANKS NC. w. BilD
Snedden, publisher of the Fair
banks Daily News-Miner, said to-
day the special constitution sec
ton distributed all over Alaska
reflected only the opinions of his
editorial staff.
prior to publication, no dele
gate to the convention of member
of the Alaska Statehood Commit
tee had the slightest idea of what
this special section would be, 9TH
er than an understanding that it
would contain the full text of the
constitution" Snedden said.
Our special constitution sec
ton was a part of regular edi-
ton of the News-Miner. The
Statehood Committee contracted
to purchase $4,000 copies of this
section to distribute throughout
Alaska and the States. . E. We as
a newspaper reported the conven-
ton and the constitution exactly
the way we saw it." Snedden said
He added that the News-Miner
has strong opinions on many mat
tiers, but these opinions "are not
and never have been for sale"
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20
Two Nome Youths
Taking Part in Army's
Exercise Moose Horn

BIG DELTA, Alaska, Feb. Is
Pfc. Allan L. Johnson, %, and
Pvt. Robert Dickson, 10, of Nome
Alaska, are taking part in the
Army's Exercise Moose Horn in
the Big Delta area, l65 miles from
the Arctic Circle.
During the four-week naneu-
yer, several thousand troops will
receive practical training in tacti-
cal operations and cross country
movement under simulated COM
bat conditions. Winter tempera-
lures in the region drop to about
so degrees below zero.
Also, two methods of arctic sup
ply, airdrop and giant oversnow
tractor sled trains, are being COM
pared.
Both men are regularly as
signed to the list Infantry Divi-
Sion's 4th Regiment.
Private First Glass Johnson, a
gunner in Company B, is the son
of Albert johnson of Nome. He
entered the Army in March 1854
and received basic training at
Laid Air Force Base.
Private Dickson, son of Eli
Dickson, Nome, is a fireman in
Company x. He entered the Army
in February 1855 and completed
basic training at Fort Richardson.
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20
Fiery Strip Teaser
Boots Policeman
Where 1t Hurts

SAN FRANCISCO, R = She
was only five feet tall, couldn't
have weighed more than 112-but
fiery as she was, the judge re-
minded her that a military police
mans pants are not subject to
attack.
Strip teaser Virginia Rosen-
berg was arrested on charges of
drunk driving in San Franchises
Preside = a federal offense.
Marine Cpl. Albert w. Schultz,
MP on duty, told us. Commits
sioner Joe Karesh that while in
scribing her name in the book
he felt quite a jolt on the pos
terror" Fellow MPs echoed that
the stripper packed hefty boot.
For Miss Rosenberg a $500 fine
and three months suspended jail
term.
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20
Russia's intermediate Range Missile
Should Not Affect Balance of Power

WASHINGTON, R-Secretary
of the Air Force Quarles says
Russian possession of an inter
mediate range, l,500-mile missile
should not materially affect the
balance of power" between the
East and West.
Quarles also called highly mis-
leading and highly damaging to
our whole position" statements
that ballistic missiles will be an
ultimate weapon against which
there can be no defense.
The air secretary made the
statements before House Appro-
priations subcommittee earlier
this month. The subcommittee re-
leased parts of his testimony Sat-
urday.
Quarles' comments on the in
termediate range missile followed
up statements by some Democrat
ic members of Congress that the
Russians already had test-fired
such weapon.
From another quarter, Mayor
John B. Haynes of Boston said
Friday night the Russians have
developed an atomic missile of
such force as to render obsolete
the United States civilian defense
setup.
Haynes said that an extremely
grave" situation had been out
lined at a conference he attended
in Washington among mayors and
Pentagon leaders.
Anastas Mikoyan, the. Russians
first deputy premier, told the goth
Congress of the Soviet Commu-
mist Party at Moscow in a speech
made public last night that his
country possesses atom and H
bombs as we'll as the means of
bringing these bombs on planes
or rockets to any spot on the
globe"
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20
B-52s Grounded
Pending Probe of
Cause of Crash

SEATTLE R-Grounding of all
Air Force B-52 jet bombers pend
ing an investigation of the explo-
sive destruction of one of them
was ordered Friday.
President William M. Allen of
the Boeing Airplane Co., designer
and builder of the 600-mile-per-
hour hydrogen bomber, described
the move as "a very wise meas
ure."
Allen said he believes Boeing
also will ground all B-52s built
but not yet delivered to the Air
Force.
The Strategic Air Command,
which ordered the grounding, de
scribed it as a routine, precau-
tionary measure" which will be
enforced during the investigation
of the first explosion and crash in
B-52 history near Tracy Calf,
Friday. Four officers were killed
in the accident. Four other men
in the crew parachuted to safety.
Boeing sent seven of its highly
trained engineers to the planes
home field at Castle AFB in Cali
fornia to help in the effort to find
the cause of the explosion and
crash, Air Force experts will try
to reassemble as much of the
plane as possible from its burned
fragments.
A board of inquiry was assem-
bled at the scene where the So
million plane was shattered by
several explosions while high in
the air. The major blast created
an orange fireball visible rs miles
away and its conclusion shattered
windows in 20 Tracy stores, $4,000
feet below the bomber.
One officer aboard the plane
said he was positive 1--WE did not
hit anything and nothing struck
U.S."
"There was an explosion when
we were over Sacramento" the
officer continued. ~ think it
knocked out the intercom system.
A few minutes later there was
second explosion"
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20
GIRL BULLFIGHTER HURT

AGUASCALIENTIES, Mexico R
Patricia Mccormick, the girl
bullfighter from Big Spring, Tex,
fell on the horns of a young bull
yesterday, injuring her right
knee. It was her fifth professional
mishap.
Only 25 days ago bull gored
Miss Mccormick in the left thigh
at the same breeding farm where
she was practicing yesterday.
The Nome nugget., 1956-02-20
CHANCE UNITES 4 'ITAs'

DALLAS, R-Aleta, Lequita,
Vinita and Finita have been living
happily together. But soon Finita
is leaving for a job in Rhode Is
land.
The girls, Aleta Rice, Lequita
Byars, Vinita Chumley and Finita
Gilbirth, say it was just chance
that led them to share an apart
ment
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21
Christianity And The Referendum

that the first and by far the
gGeateSy truth concerning God
-the creator and His created
map( is 'rhe Fatherhood Of
God and the Brotherhood of
Man" We as Christians pray
to God daily and so teach it
to our children. Thy king
dom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is i'm Heaven"
If we pray this prayer and
really mean what we say, we
will not go about to do all
within our power To prevent
ii as was so plaiRly shown by
the results OF the election
held on January 8. We do not
say this i'm our own defense
alone, but for all humanity
because we know that when
a wrong done. done for self
iSh purposes at the expense
Of those who, by circumStan-
ceS cannot prevent il, it is a
disgrace to all that call them
selves children of God. Chris
tian people do not have to
step down" to help those less
fortunate than they, but to
show the Christ spirit they
are required to "reach down"
to lift all who are in need
and by so doing you raise
nearer the perfec-
ton that has only been found
in our Lord Jesus c hrist t.
Ones failure to do this when
opportunity affords it, is to
some extent cutting sand from
under All that he has accomp-
lished and soon or little later
it will show up in big num-
berS. 1t is written: THE mills
of the gods grind slow, but
they grind exceedingly fine"
We reap what we SOW.
Sincerely yours,
w. G. Spencer
Martinsville, Virginia
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21

Informed that Pre- $ d len t
Eisenhower w ill prepare a
statement for the occasion.
Governor James f. Folsom of
Alabama has committed him
self to appear on the program,
and Governor T h ON as b.
Stanley of the Commonwealth
of Virginia will also partici-
pate along with many other
outstanding Americans.
The central theme for the
year long celebration will be:
He lifted the veil of ignorance
from his people and pointed
the way to progress, through
education and industry.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21
UNCF Raises
Record Total in S.

New York, n. Y, January
1.-THE United Negro Col
lege Fund received a record
total of 81, 1924, 965 in contribu-
tons to it's 1866 campaign,
it was announced today by w.
j. ent, Jr., executive direc-
tor. The amount was the larg-
est raised by the Fund since
it was established in 1914, Mr..
Trent said, and represents an
Increase of ten per cent over
1854 results.
The money is distributed
among 81 private, accredited
colleges located, with one ex-
ception, in the South and hav-
ing combined enrolment of
over $4,000 students. T h e
funds are used by the member
colleges for current operating
expenses, which include stu
dent scholarship aid, class
room and laboratory equip
ment, library books and per-
sonnet, faculty salaries and
student health programs.
In his year-end report, Mr..
Trent noted that the most en-
couraging delevopment dur
ing the 1866 campaign was
the significant increase in the
number and amounts of gifts
from individual donors. "This
development more than kept
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21

Urges Greater Support of
NAACP-M RS. Cord / a
Greene Johnson, president of
the National Beauty Culturist
League, announced this week
from her Jersey City offices
that she will urge the NBCL
to create special department
to promote greater support of
the NAACP among the ma
tons beauticians.
The dynamic leader of the
nations beauty culturists said
that her proposal to aid
NAACP will be recommended
to the League when it meets
in Washington, d. c., August
14-18, for its 36th annual con-
vention.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21
DR.. Brooks in His Pharmacy

that you will get the same pro-
fesSional service there that
can be expected anywhere. If
you have not tried the ser
vice offered there, do so. |
am of the opinion that you
will feel as | do, that you have
a friend, who is interested not
only in giving adequate SER
vice, but in making and keep
ing another friend. DR.. Brooks
is friendly and genial, inter-
ested and prepared for his
profession. Who could hope
for more than that. . a phar-
macist, interested in both pa
tient and doctor and profess
sionally prepared to serve
both. Thus | present to you
John Mckinley Brooks, Phi. c..
and his very modern phar--
macy at 221 First Street,
n. w. For your next prescrip-
ton, see him.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21

would be a letter addressed
to President Eisenhower. The
next two thousand will be can
celled for Senators, Congress-
men, Governors, and O t h e +
outstanding Americans.
The issuance of the Booker
L. w h ingt ton Centen-
,nial- Stamp will make the, of
fetal opening of the Centen-
NAL Year. An elaborate pro-
gram of activities have been
planned for the opening cere-
monies on April 5. Many of
the nations notables will par
ticipate in these ceremonies.
President Phillips has been
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21

1t is wonderful how votes
piled in favor of Il referendum
IN an aim to circumvent the
ruling of the Supreme Court
relative to public schools in
Virginia. i'm the election ON
January 9th, 1856. Those who
were in favor according to the
outcome of the election. | am
sure have much to be thankful
and proud of, since as we
know no h ing gives more
thrill and satisfaction n a n
that of accomplishing that for
which one has set for goal.
| am aware also that nothing
on earth can give more ground
for self pity to those who OPP
posed the measure. Now that
il is all over insofar as the
election is concerned, | am
sure those that opposed. will
be found doing what they can
for the best under the circum-
stances. We feel that that is
the proper and most manly
thing to do. But on second
thought, looking at the matter
from the standpoint of Chris
tianity, we wonder which side
stands out most as an object
of pity. The real pity of the
whole thing is that those for
the referendum are Christians
u suppoSe) makes it a shame
full act on their part. BY close
observation one can easily see
that they did not act as they
did with hopes of raj s ng
themselves higher from a
spiritual standpoint, but in
stead to hold others down,
which | am sure every Chris
tian will agree is contrary to
the teachings of Jesus Christ.
He says: I'm so much as you
have done it unto the least of
theae my brethren you have
done it unto me-"
1t should be remembered
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21
Booker I. Washington
Centennial Planned ApriI $

Booker Washington Birth
place, Va, January 2O-Sid-
ney j. Phillips, President of
the Booker T. Washington
Centennial Com m issi on,
stated that on April 5, 1856
the United States Post Office
at Booker Washington Birth
place. Virginia. will cancel a
portion of the one hundred
and fifty million three cent
Booker T. Washington Cen
tennial Postage Stamps in the
above pictured C a b n. He
stated that the first cancel
lation on the spot where Book
er I. Washington was born
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21

reporting that farmers on the
Krupskaya collective farm are
indifferent to communist lee
lures because they contain
too much talk on scientific
atheism"
"Radyanska Ukraina" said
the atheist propaganda, must
be considered as part of the
communist struggle against
capitalism and that anti-re-
ligious teachings must be or
ganically linked with econom-
ic propaganda.
The editorial, which w S
broadcast by Radio KieV, also
charged Red propagandists
with dealing in theory instead
Of putting communist princi-
Continued on page 3
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21

pace with the increased sup
port received from corpora
lions and foundations, the
report stated, "and represents
the solid base on which the
success of the United Negro
College Fund is built"
Mr.. Trent's report attribu-
ted the upsurge in support by
individuals of average means
to greater awarenesS on the
part of the public of the in
creasing numbers of Negroes
seeking college education and
the additional responsibilities
placed upon these private col
leges of the South by the Su-
preme Court decision. Point
ing out what the UNCF col
leges will be increasing in
competition with all good col
leges of the region for stu
dents, irrespective of race,
Mr.. Trent said, Gin order to
do an effective job they must
secure more financial sup
port from their friends and
well wiSherS."
Since its first annual ma
tion-wide cam pa ign the
United Negro College Fund
has raised a total of
$29,000,000 to d a t e for it's
m m b er colleges. Of this
a cunt, $14,5O0,0OO was
raised for yearly operating
purposes, and the other
$14,500,00O for new buildings
and campus improvements.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21

Rev. Robert Johnson Smith
has been extended a call to
the historic Hill Street Bap-
list Church, Peach Road at
Mcdowell Avenue. This sew
Ell hundred and fifty member
congregation was pastored
for thirty-eight years by the
late DR.. ID. K. Powell. Rev.
Smith formerly served as pas
tor of the High Street Bap-
fist Church and later as
Chaplain of the Veterans
Hospital. He is graduate
of MOrehouse College, Ando-
yer y e W ton Theological
School and has the Master of
Sacred Theology degree from
Boston University. He and
his wife and three children,
EStelle Ann, Everett Newton
and Renee Denise reside at
their home on Staunton Ave
nue., n. w.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21

Ukraina," disclosed farmers
indifference to anti-religious
lectures when it published an
editorial attacking communist
shortcomings in the Ukraine.
I'm some places" the paper
said, there are instances of
strange dissatisfaction w il t h
agitation work d irec t e d
against capitalism"
AS an example, the paper
cited an article which appear
ed III the newspaper, Sotsyal-
istychna Kharkivshehyna",
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-21

LED Tor, then he mikes the lot
many times with an instru-
ment resembling a spatula.
The prescribed medicine is
then equally divided into the
portions ordered and placed
in individual waXed papers.
These are then boxed n d
sent out. Oh yes, / clean for
got to mention the boxes and
bottles of all shapes, round,
square, oblong and "w h t
have you"
Few of us, / believe, realize
the responsibility which is the
druggists. Irrespective of our
awarenesS, he is the middle
man." the indicator" the
Source" without which the
work of most of our best doc
tors would be ineffective. 1t
is he, who must know exactly
what the physician says and
means. He must know more
than is required of him in this
are of 'medicinable precision
Were it not so, he could be
the contributor to wholesale
tragedy. In total, the drug
gist must be one who has the
complete confidence of both
patient and physician.
Such man is John McKin-
ley Brooks, pharmacist, 221,
First Street, N. w. (still Hen
ry Street to some of us).
We are quite proud of his
at 219 Loudon Avenue, N. w.
The pharmacist is a men,
Der of Alpha Phi Alpha Frat
ernity, Frontiers, YMC A,
Magic City Medical Society
and High Street Bap tt S t
Church.
Being a full time pharma-
cist is "full time" job, since
he has no assistant, but when
ever DR.. Brooks has chance,
he works with his hobby car
pentering. His basement is
an attractive work shop, and
on observation one can find
several chairs, a b | e S and
chests throughout the home
which were turned out by
lobbyist Brooks.
Although he is not the only
Negro pharmacist in the town,
he is the only one who main
tains a fully equipped line of
cosmetics, patent medicines,
and drugs can be found at
Brooks Pharmacy. If it can
be found anywhere, Brooks
will get it for you, if it is not
already there.
1t is therefore, with great
pride, that we direct your at
tention to the business at 221
First Street, N. w., better
known as Brooks Pharmacy.
We do not suggest your pa
tronage because it is Negro
owned, but because it COM
pares most favorably with
any other pharmacy in town.
We are doubly proud to say,