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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-11-18
MOUNTAIN VIEW r. N. A.
LODGE MEET WEDNESDAY

Mountain View r. N. A. Lodge
held its regular meeting Wednes-
day night with Vice Oracle Mary
Chapel in the chair. Twenty eight
members were present. A clever
skit was put on by several members
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-11-18

Also slow down before curves and
be extra careful to allow plenty
of time and space to pass another
vehicle.
g. Keep all your vehicles safety
equipment in fautless condition for
winter use
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-11-18
WARNS OF DANGER OF
CARBON MONOXIDE

Beware of carbon monoxide dur
ing cold weather spells, motorists
were advised today by Supervisor
Charles Sheridan of the Montana
Highway patrol
This colorless, oderless gas prob
ably has proved contributory
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-11-18

She cries. sleeps ond litile girls love
herl W high with complete loYettel
Rubber arms. legs. and composition
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08

brew hymns. So much so that
every traditional service, especi-
ally in the morning, is always be-
gun and finished with this hymn.
QUESTION: Who composed the
hymn:
ANSWER: Strangely enough,
this most popular of Hebrew
hymns is recorded without definite
indication as to it's author. There
is no proof as to who wrote it..
Such is the fate of many of our
favorite hymns. 1t is generally
believed, however, that it was
written by Solomon Ibn Gabirol.
This belief is based upon the char
acteristic Arabic meter and the
Spanish-Hebrew style so true of
Ibn Gabirol, the we'll known He
brew-Spanish poet. If Ibn Gabirol
is the author, the hymn was COM
posed in the eleventh century.
QUESTION: Why did this hymn
become SO popular?
ANSWER: Strangely, it's pop
ularity did not begin until about
the fifteenth century. 1t is gen
orally agreed that the poem was
originally composed as a prayer
to be said before going to bed.
Such is the spirit of it's ending
"In His keep I place my soul when
1 go to sleep, and I shall not be
afraid" In the city of Worms,
Germany, it was originally kept
for the conclusion of the Yom
Kippur service. Then it came to
be used on every Sabbath eve. In
Morocco it was used at wedding
ceremonies.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08

tered the headlines on the Jews.
The repercussiOns of that empha-
sis are bound to have a serious
impact upon the status of the
Jews in this country. The current
situation demands increased activ-
ity on the part of our defense
agencies and we must see that
they are provided with the neces-
sary funds"
"The IDA Annual Meeting is
going to be an action conference.
From the moment the chairmans
gavel opens the meeting, we will
begin to function as a collective
group in examining the budgets
for promoting working democ-
racy. The IDA leaders will act
as Committee of Auditors to
chart the cost of fighting bigotry
in the United States. We know
that when we help to strengthen
American democracy, we are also
strengthening American Jewry.
1t is to this basic end that the
IDA Annual Meeting is dedicat-
ed"
The IDA National Council, or
gained two years ago, has grown
to 673 representatives from jew
ish communities in every state of
the Union. Council members act
to disseminate information regard
ing the problem of anti-Semitism,
to acquaint American JeWry with
the program of the IDA agencies
i'll fighting the evil of bigOtry and
to obtain adequate financial sup
port among welfare fund cOmmun-
tiles.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08

American Jewry's leading fight
ers against anti-Semitism will
convene in Cleveland, Ohio, No
vember 1921, for the Third An
nual Meeting of the National
Council of the Joint Defense
Appeal (JDA).
Local community figures active
in the fight against bigotry will
join hundreds of IDA Council
members expected to attend the
sessions in the Hotel Cleveland
Charles w. Morris of Louisville,
Kentucky, chairman of the IDA
National Council, announced.
The Joint Defense Appeal, cur
rently seeking a national goal of
Sc, 1O4 $40, is the Embarrassing arm
of the American Jewish Commit
tee and the Anti-DefamatiOn
League of B'nai Birth. The ma
tional meeting will seek to ham,
mer out the 1919 national goal for
combating intolerance through
the agencies of the IDA, Morris
said.
Noting that the income of the
ADJ and the AJC is provided
exclusively" by the Joint Defense
Appeal, Morris declared the meet
ing would blueprint next years
drive for meeting the full finan-
cial requirements of the IDA
agencies.
"There has never been a time
in the history of the American
Jewish community when the work
of our defense agencies was SO
important to u.s." Morris said.
"Recent events overseas have CEN
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08

Election Of Aaron B. Tart as mem.
Der Of the Board Of Directors Of the
American ORT Federation was am
nounced yesterday by George Backer.
President Of the organization. AT the
same time Mr.. Backer stated that Mr..
Tart had retired as executive vice pres.
ident after ten years Of directing tho
activities OF the American ORT FEEDER.
alton in support Of the worldwide ORE
program Of vocational training Of Jews:
A graduate Of Columbia University and
of the Yale Law School, and a member
Of the New York Bar since 1882, Mr..
Tart will resume private practice Of the
law with Tart Bros. & VALID, at 200
West 57th Street.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08
THE JEWISH
QUIZ BOX
BY RABBI SAMUEL j. FOX
Copyright. 1913, Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

QUESTION: What is the "Adon
OIam"?
ANSWER: The "Adon Diam"
e a Hebrew hymn which declares
The supreme rulership of God. It's
title means "Ruler of the Uni
verse" and constitutes profession
If faith in the Almighty. AS such
# has grown to be about the best
known and most popular of He
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-08
Yom Kippur Dance

The Junior Hadassah will
give it's annual Yom Kippur
Dance at the Jewish Center,
located at Third and Silver
Streets, on Wednesday, October
10. Mel Cody and his orches-
ira will play for the dance. A
nominal fee will be charged at
the door.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Faint Radio Signals Spur
Hope for Missing Cal
By the Associated Press

DENVER, Jan. 24.-Radio signals
heard family from frozen wilder
ness high in the Rocky Mountains,
35 miles northwest of Denver, spurred
the search today for a Government
CAT plane missing since Wednesday
night with three men aboard.
j. Chester Shimp of Kansas City,
senior airways inspector for the Civil
Aeronautics Administration, said he
heard the signals yesterday while
flying alone. Two CAA employees,
Harry Gray and Tony Arriza, in
ground search crew also reported
hearing the weak signals intermit-
tently during a two-hour period.
The missing aircraft was 20 min
utes out of Denver on a two-hour
westward fight to Grand Junction
Colo, when it radioed it had en-
countered severe turbulence" =" Radio
contact was broken abruptly after
that message. The area near Neder-
land, Colo, where Mr.. Shimp heard
the signals Is on the air route tc
Grand Junction.
Snow fell throughout most OF last
night but clearing weather was In
prospect today. Temperatures ir
the Nederland area were near the
zero mark. There was more than
a half foot of snow in the district
Aboard the missing craft were
Pilot Fred Snavely, Kansas City
Kans.; Co-pilot Warren L. Lung.
strum, Leavenworth, Kans., and Ross
c. Brown, Denver, CAA aero
nautical inspector.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Western Europe Cautious,
But Generally Approving

LONDON, Jan. "a (P.-Reaction
in Western Europe to the speeches
of Foreign Minister Bevin and
Winston Churchill was cautious, al
though generally approving today
Officials in France and Italy ex-
pressed favorable reaction to the
program. Government leaders in Bel
gium, Luxembourg and the Neither
lands were wary, yet seemed SYM
pathetic.
Belgium Premier Paul-Henri Spaak
said, following meeting of the
cabinet to discuss the proposal, that
his country favored political and
economic agreements among the
Western democracies.
The Dutch Foreign Ministry said
the Bevin speech was received with
great sympathy" and was being
given extensive study"
A thorough discussion of Bevin's
talk was expected when foreign
ministers Of Denmark, Sweden and
Norway meet in Oslo in few weeks
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Greatest Benefit for Dewey
Seen as Eisenhower Bows Out
Other Candidates in Both Parties EIoted;
Vondenberg in LimeIight as Dark Horse

to get little comfort from Gen. Els
enhower's statement was the Gen.
Macarthur camp. While the Pa
cific war hero has done nothing to
put himself in the race, his friends
have been working for him in sew
eral States. The observations of
Gen. Eisenhower about career SOL
diers not transferring to the profess
sion of politics would hardly help
stimulate the cause of another mill
tary leader.
For the time being, at least, Gov
Dewey of New York appeared to
have benefited most, although sup
porters of Senator Taft, Republi-
can, of Ohio also saw their chances
enhanced. Gov. DeWey's name is
expected to be in the early spring
primaries in New Hampshire, Wis
consin and Oregon, and, if Gen
Eisenhower has succeeded in con.
vineing his loyal followers he l.
out OF the race, the New York Gov
ernor stands a better chance Of
(See POLITICS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-01-24
EngeI Says He Will Bar Army's
Budaet Chief From Hearings

OUR committee and I don't want to
hear him." Mr.. Engel declared.
"An indication of the lack of re-
spect some of the Army witnesses
have was a report given 20 me some
time ago that some of the officers
had boasted among themselves that
they had put things over on the
committee"
Mr.. Engei complained in House
speech Thursday that Gen. Richards
has covered up, or tried to cover up,
Army dirt wherever he saw there
was danger of uncovering it." He
added:
Apparently the chance of mans
promotion in the Army is enhanced
by, and sometimes based on, his abil-
ity to cover up Army waste and ex-
travagance."
Mr.. Engel said today he asked
(See RICHARDS, Page A-3o
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Beyin Alliance Plan
Masks Western Bloc,
Soviet Press Says
Britain and France Said
To Have Begun Such
Negotiations Already
By the Associoted Press

MOSCOW, Jan. 24.-FlrSt &C
counts of British Foreign Sec
retary Bevin's speech suggesting
an alliance of Western European
nations were carried today in
principal Soviet newspapers. The
dispatches termed it a formula
hiding formation of a western
bloc of nations.
Britain and France" said a Tass
(Soviet news agency dispatch
from London, "have already pro-
ceeded to form this bloc by COM
mencing negotiations with Belgium
Holland and Luxembourg. In the
words of Bevin, italy and other
European countries must also join
this bloc"
The alliance proposal was made
by Mr.. Bevin in the House of Com
mons Thursday and was supported
by Winston Churchill, opposition
leader, in further debate yesterday.
Pact Cancellation Doubted.
Moscow's diplomatic circles were
discussing the effect an alliance OF
Western European nations would
have on Soviet foreign trade. Rus
sia recently concluded trade agree
ments with Belgium and Britain.
The general opinion here now is
that the Soviet Union won't cancel
these agreements SO long as the
western nations meet the obliga-
tions they have undertaken in the
pacts.
The Bevin address also was re-
ferred to in a Tass dispatch from
Paris published here. Tass quoted
the French press on the speech
and on Mr.. Bevin's proposed union
Of Western Europe.
Russian readers also read another
reference to the proposed forma-
ton of an alliance Of Western coun-
tries in a Tass dispatch from
Beirut, Lebanon, which quoted the
newspaper Ad Dukha as saying:
"The British and Americans have
a joint military political
plan and are now striving to con-
clude a whole chain of treaties with
the Arab nations with the aim of
creating a system of bases for dis
position of Anglo-American forces" "
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Oil Dealers Notifying
Customers 10 Reduce
Consumption kPct.
Other conservd Plans
To Be Considered Today
By Committee Here

Washington fuel oil dealers
began notifying customers today
that home deliveries must last
Is per cent longer.
Other conservation plans, includ-
ing "a resumption of the wartime
degree days system of ratiening,
were to be discussed today at an
other meeting of the Commission
ers' Co-ordinating Committee
which late yesterday announced the
Is per cent cutback decision.
j. Thomas Kennedy, District di-
rector of weights, measures and
markets who heads the committee.
said oil industry representatives
and officials of the fuel oil division
of the Merchants and Manufacture
ers' Association, agreed to the cut
back suggestion.
An association spokesman said
several details are yet to be worked
out but some dealers are starting to
put the plan into effect. He ex-
planned that customer will. receive
GIlt SAINT dulOu1lU VI 1Ucl OA IlC Ildo
been getting but will have to stretch
his supply Is per cent longer before
he can get another delivery.
Approximately 80 per cent of fuel
oil dealers in the District are affili-
ated with the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association and many of
them already have indicated they
would follow this procedure, the
spokesman said.
System Is Explained.
The proposed degree-days system,
Mr.. Kennedy explained, is a method
by which retail deliveries are reg
ulated by determining the amount
of fuel oil ordinarily used by vari-
GUS types of burners during specific
periods of the year. The supply to
the individual customer then is ra-
toned on that basis, he said.
The Merchants and Manufacture
ers' Association stated there is no
acute shortage in the District but
-ISeo FTIFT page A-3)
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Few Tickets Remain
For Neighborhood Concert

Two hundred invitations
still remain for distribution at
the business counter in the
lobby of The Star Building for
the eighth in the series Of
Neighborhood Concerts by the
National Symphony Orches-
ira, to be held at 9 pm. Mon
day in Western High School.
AS the demand for tickets
has been heavy, those desiring
to attend the concert and who
have not already obtained in
vitations should call prompt
ly for the tickets available in
The Star lobby.
Howard Mitchell, associate
conductor, will be on the po-
dunn for the concert.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Forecaster Dizzy
Keeping Up With
| Storms Assault

The swift descent of the snow
storm on the Capital left the
weather forecaster a bit dizzy to-
day as predictions changed rapidly.
This is how the forecast devel-
oped, beginning yesterday after
noon:
4pm.-Saturday cold and sunny
10 p.m.-Considerable cloudiness.
lis am. today-Light snow, be-
ginning by morning.
am.-Windy with 2-inch snow
fall.
7:30 am.-Windy with 6-inch
snowfall.
10 a.m.-Windy with s-inch snow
fall.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
BY the Assoeiofed Press

Representative Engel, Repub-
lican, of Michigan today accused
the Army's budget officer of
having mo respect" for Congress
and warned him to stay away
from the House committee which
handles Army spending requests.
Mr.. Engel told reporters he will
not permit Maj. Gen. George C.
Richards to appear before his Ap-
preparations Subcommittee even
when it considers the Army's budget
for the fiscal year which begins
July /.
The group can get all the informa-
ton it needs from the generals
subordinates, Mr.. Engel said.
"Gen. Richards has no respect fol
Evening star., 1948-01-24

Draft Else hover forces
showed no signs today of giving
up their drive to make the war
time military leader the Repub-
lican standard-bearer this year,
but most political observers are
taking the general at his word in
saying he could not accept the
nomination.
The generals fortnight effort
yesterday to remove his name from
the political arean was welcome
news to the regular politicians OF
both major parties.
Democrats were joyful because
Gen. Eisenhower has been regarded
by many as the man most likely to
beat President Truman next fall
Backers of all the other Repub-
lican possibilities were elated be-
cause they feared~a stampede to-
ward the general, based on nu-
nerous indications of his popularity
The one group that seemed likely
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Young Koreans Attempt
To Kill Seoul Police Chief
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL. Korea, Jan. 24.-Two
plainclothes bodyguards were seri-
ously injured today in an assassina-
ton attempt against Police Chief
Chang Talk Sang.
The chief suffered only a minor
hand injury in this third attempt
against his life in two years.
One of the attackers was captured
and identified by police as Kim In
Yung, 26, Seoul member of Com
munist youth organization.
A group of young Koreans
launched the attack against the
police chief as he entered his auto
mobile to 20 to his office.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Three Land Safely in Storm
On Gibson Island Golf Links
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

GIBSON ISLAND, Md, Jan. "a
Three men escaped injury today
when their small aircraft made a
forced landing on a fairway OF the
Gibson Island golf course.
Kenneth Jewell, Is, of Cumber-
land, the pilot, said he had been
unable to land at Baltimore because
of the dense snow and headed
toward water in the hope of landing
on ice.
AS the plane scared low over this
private resort, Mr.. Jewell glimpsed
an open patch Of the golf course
through the heavy snow.
I'VE made it on the third try"
he said.
With him were the planes owner,
F. Y. Borden, 43, of Cumberland, and
a friend, Thomas Harper, "a, of
Hagerstown.
The aircraft was not damaged.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Coast Guard Plane Unreported
After Storm Bars Landing Here

A Coast Guard twin-engined light
transport, piloted by two local Coast
Guard officers, remained unreported
this afternoon after being pre-
vented by heavy snow from landing
at National Airport here or at Bal
timore, where the last known radio
contact was made at 1856 am.
The plane frequently is used by
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder,
but he was not aboard the ship
today.
The Lockheed Loadstar, believed
to be piloted by 1t. Comdr. c. w.
Schulz, 4631 Thirty-sixth street,
Harrington, with 1t. william Kille-
brew of Clarendon, Va, serving as
co-pilot. was said to have enough
gasoline to keep it aloft until about
1890 pm. It was believed the pilots
Evening star., 1948-01-24
France Will DevaIue
Franc Even Without
Fund 0. K.
Decision Is Disclosed
By Spokesman for
Foreign Ministry
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PARIS, Jan. 24.-France has
decided to devalue the franc
even without the permission OF
the International Monetary
Fund, a spokesman for the For
|eign Ministry declared today.
The spokesman said there was nc
question of France withdrawing
from the fund. He added, however
that the French government be.
lieveS a member of the fund has
every right to carry out a money
reform without the approval of the
international organization.
France, he said, is obliged by heI
present financial position to create
a devalued external franc and a
free money market even in the face
of an adverse vote by the funds
board of governors.
Decision to Be Announced.
Earlier, Secretary of State Pierre
Abelin said the fund in Washing
ton would announce final decision
in the matter today.
At the same time, Mr.. AbeIin an
nounced the government will SUBJ
NIT to Parliament Monday a pro-
posed law to iberate French ma
tionals' holdings of gold and cur
rency frozen by the French gov
ernment in foreign countries.
Mr.. Abelin would give no details
and would not say whether this
move might prejudice the action of
the International Monetary Fund.
Believed to Have Assurances.
Well-informed sources said they
believed France had received assur-
ances of American support In the
monetary fund meeing in Washing
ton.
Sir Stafford Cripps, Britain's
Chancellor of the Exchequer, post
poned his return to London pend
ing further talks with Rene Mayer
French Finance Minister, on
Frances bid TO create a devalued
export franc and free money mar
Evening star., 1948-01-24
| |WhuttheRussiuns
| Are Saying of Us

The Mosco1D radio, broadcasting II
Russian to the SoDiet Union, said
Several of Vienna's newspa-
pers published a report from the
Ministry of Food saying that the
Austrian government received an
advance from the American aid
for distribution among the pop
ulation of about $4,000 tons of
flour, canned meat, oatmeal,
canned fish and other foodstuffs.
According to Oesterreichische
Zeitung, the Americans we're
sending to Austria foodstuffs of
the lowest quality. Numerous
cases have been registered lately
of food poisoning by American
canned foods"
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Natural Cos Shut OFF
With Mercury ID Below
BY the Associated Press

FAIRBURY, Nebr., Jan. 24.-Fire
which destroyed natural gas regu-
lator station here yesterday left this
Southeast Nebraska town without
the fuel in the midst of a cold wave
which dropped temperatures to IA
below zero.
The small structure about han a
mile southeast Of the business dis
trict was burned to the ground
within an hour after the blaze broke
out about $50 am. The natural
gas supply to Fairbury customers
Immediately shut of.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
q Months Extension
OF Rent Control Urqec
By Clio at Hearing
Also Asks Cancellation
o. Voluntary Increases
Under Present Law
By the Associated Press

The CIO today proposed a 2S-
extension of rent controls
and the wiping out of all Is per
cent voluntary" increases made
under the present law.
Donald Montgomery, chief of the
Washington Office of the CIO
United Auto Workers, presented the
program in a statement to a Senate
Banking Subcommittee
The present Federal Rent Control
Act expires February 20. The SUBJ
committee, headed by Senator Cain
Republican, of Washington will hold
one more week of hearings on the
question what to do next.
AFL Presents Program
Yesterday the AFL presented its
program for extending rent controls
The CIO today asked Congress:
I. To pass a new law continuing
existing rent ceilings until June 80
1850. CThe AFL said June 30, 1949)
2. To cut back rents by eliminat-
ing the various types Of increases
permitted by the present law, in.
Guiding the Is per cent voluntary
raises in order to obtain a lease
running through 1948. (The AFI
proposed that all increases giver
under the present law be permitted
to stand, but asked that there be nc
more Is per cent voluntary raises
3. To provide more protection
against evictions and stricter en-
forcement of rent ceilings, and give
the Government the authority tt
initiate court cases against viola.
tors. (The AFL recommended thest
things, too.)
The AFL also proposed that cell.
ings be removed from dwelling.
where the rent is more than $15t
a month.
Other Developments.
Elsewhere in Congress there wer,
these developments on the question
of economic controls:
Harold E. Stassen, candidate fol
the Republican presidential nomina
ton, told Senate Appropriation
Subcommittee yesterday restora'
ton of meat rationing would be a
mistake"
The full Senate Banking Com
mittee took a weekend recess in
its inquiry on the subject of price
controls, wage controls, and ration
ing.
It will resume these hearings
Monday, with CIO President Philip
Murray scheduled to testify.
The League of Women Shoppers
asked the group yesterday for a full
restoration of the Presidents ra-
tioning powers and rollback OF al
food prices to the lowest levels o'
1947. 49,.
Mrs. Frances Klafter, representing
this league, told the Banking Com
|mittee that the housewife is angry
and afraid"
Mrs. Klafter added:
"She wants that ration book oack'
Evening star., 1948-01-24

might be trying to return to Newark
Airport from which they took of
for Washington at 6::37 am,
The seasons worst storm in the
Washington and Maryland area de-
veloped as the plane flew down from
Newark and the ceiling had lowered
to 400 feet with visibility at less than
half mile when the pilots reported
in at National Airport at 1855
o'clock.
The plane, believed to be carrying
only the two co-pilots and an en-
listed man, was advised to turn back
to Baltimore.
The control tower there reported
the pilots said they would try to
land, but nothing further was heard
from them. Officials said it was
(See FLAME Page A-3.)