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Evening star., 1950-01-15
Sparkman Optimistic
For MiddIe-Income
Housing Program
BY the As,oeiefsd Press

~ NSSoStoIeo FfeSS
Senator Sparkman, Democrat.
OF Alabama, yesterday forecast
congressional approval of the ad-
ministration's new housing plan
to aid families IN the middle in
come brackets.
This program, now just start
ing through the legislative mill,
would provide long term mortgage
guarantees aggregating up to $2,-
250,000,000 to co-operatives and
other non-prof1t groups which
would undertake the actual home
construction.
Senator Sparkman asserted the
same groups that have opposed
all Of the Government housing
programs are fighting this one"
Tangles With Loan Counsel.
He expressed an optimistic view
to a reporter only a day after he
had sharp verbal tangle with
representative of the United
States Savings and Loan League
who termed the new housing plan
pure socialism, uneconomic and
unrealistic."
This attack was made by Horace
Russell, general counsel for the
loan league, in testimony before
the Senate Banking subcommit-.
tee which Senator Sparkman
heads.
Mr.. Russell said private building
and home financing organizations
could not meet such Government
backed competition.
Sees Plenty of Work Left.
But Senator Sparkman said yes
terday that the legislation would
not cover more than $50 900 homes
at the most, out of a population
group estimated at about 100000
families. He contended that the
Government plan would leave
plenty of work for private organi-
xationS.
Senator Sparkman received quail
tfied support from Senator Flan-
QerS, RepuDllcan, OF vermont, who
said the new proposal is whole
lot better" than a Sparkman mid
die income housing measure the
Banking Committee approved last
year. That proposal, which was
not acted on by the Senate, called
for 81 .000, 100000 fund to finance
direct Federal loans to housing
co-operatives.
Under the new program, the
Government would advance $780,
100000 to set up a new Federal
agency. This agency would finance
loans up to $2,250, 100000, backed
by the Government. through sale
OF debentures or its own obliga-
tions. Repayment of these loans
could be for as long as so or go
years at low interest rate.
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Bridge Glasses Scheduled
Al Recreation Center

A class in intermediate bridge
will be held from 8 pm. to 10 pm.
Tuesday by the District Recrea-
ton Department at the Thom-
son Center. Twelfth and L streets
NV. Registration will be held at
7:45 pm.
Tomorrow and Wednesday at
the same time a class In begin
ners' bridge will be held at the
center.
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Third Infantry Society
To Have Ladies' Night

The Third Infantry Division
Society will have a Ladies Night
party and dance at pm. Tuesday
in the Cheverly (Md.) American
Legion Clubhouse. All Third In
fantry men and their ladies are
invited to attend.
Entertainment will be pre-
sented by the Daughters of World
War Veterans Of the Third In
fantry Division.
Evening star., 1950-01-15

There are az deaths by fire daily
On the average ia the United
States.
Evening star., 1950-01-15
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-01-27

whom. they believe. reveals him.
self on this day.
Nathan Benjamin of Gaya is
the author of a special service for
Hamishah Asar Bishvat which is
printed in a small book entitled
''Pri Etz Hadar", Fruit of Goodly
Trees). Sephardic Jews read this
book on the eve of the festival.
1t includes pertinent selections
from the Bible, Talmud and 70
har about fruits and trees. There
are also seventeen short chapters,
each dealing with a different
type of fruit grown in Palestine.
At the conclusion of the reading
of each of these chapters, the par
ticular fruit described therein was
eaten. The service was also in
terspersed with the drinking of
four cups of wine, following the
reading of appropriate passages.
Students of Kabbalah mystic
ism) maintain that the eating of
fruit expiates for the sin of Eve
in eating the forbidden fruit of
the Tree of knowledge.
Arabs call the EUCALYPTUS tree
the Jewish Tree" for Jews in
troduced it into Palestine to dry
the swamps. AS the almond tree
is the first tree to bloom in Israel
it is called "Shaked," meaning
diligent.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-01-27

was only possible with dried
fruits for there was no cold stor-
age or other means of keeping
fruit fresh. Therefore, well-to-do
Jews would obtain dates and figs
of Palestine while the masses
would secure bokser, which grew
in great abundance.
Hassidic Jews considered it a
duty to eat many kinds of fruit
on Harnishah Asar Bishvat. Some
maintained that fifteen different
fruits should be eaten in honor
of the fifteen days of the month
of Shebat. while others would
eat as many as fifty to a hun
dred fresh. dried and cooked
fruits.
Just as it is customary to give
the poor ''Mact Hitim" (money
for wheat before Passover, so it
was a tradition in some Jewish
communities to provide the poor
with ''Maot Perot" (money for
fruit before Tu Bishvat.
The Bene Israel of India. who
consider themselves the remnant
of the Lost Ten Tribes observe Tu
Bishvat in a special way. They
offer a symbolic sacrifice of fruits
in honor of the prophet Elijah.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-01-27

Faige ROter, 18.month.Old DIP,
violently objects to being depOs.
tied on the doorstep of America
in a basket, while her folks go
through the u. S. Customs. Faige,
who was born in a DIP camp, ar
rived recently aboard the SIS GEN.
ERAL BLACK, along with her
parents, under the auspices of
HAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society,". HAS, which has been
helping Jews TO immigrate to this
country for more than 81 years,
has this year set the highest
budget in its history, $5,OO5, 900,
the lowest sum with which it is
possible to carry on its urgent
WORK.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-01-27

The most popular Of the fruits
of Israel that is eaten on Ham
ishah Asar Bishvat is bokser -
also known as carob and ST..
Johns bread. The reason for this
is quite logical. Centuries ago it
was the desire of Jews outside of
Palestine to eat fruits actually
grown in the Holy Land. This
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-01-27
Hamishah Asar Bishvat Curiosities
BY PHILIP GOODMAN

Director OF Jewish Education of Center Division
This collection of odd, quaint and unfamiliar
lights on Hamishah Asar Bishvat the 18th
OF Shebat - this year February q, has been
bed by Mr. Goodman as part of the program service
rendered by the National Jewish Welfare Board to
its affiliated Jewish Community Centers and other
Jewish groups. The increasingly popular festival
whose name is often abbreviated to Tu Bishvat is
the Jewish New Year for Trees or Arbor Day ~
THE EDITOR
Hanhah Asar Bishvat New Year" DAYS
corded in the Talmud The others
today Rosh Hashanah: the first which date the
reign of the Kings reconed and the first of Eu
usedto calculate the tithing of cattle.
Evening star., 1950-08-30
Ezra 5tirewaIt Dies;
Executive Secretary
SCHNEIDER Company

Ezra N. Stirewalt, 65. executive
secretary of Schindler's Peanut
Products, Inc, 914 Eleventh street
Sc, died of a heart attack yes
terday. He lived at 1866 Hamilton
street NV.
Mr.. Stirewalt left his Office and
was on the way to the National
Capital Bank when he collapsed
shortly before noon on the side
walk in front of 1852 Eleventh
street Sc. He was pronounced
dead by a Gallinger Hospital
physician.
Born in Luray.
Born in Luray, Va. MIR. Stire-
walt was the son of the late Rev
j. N. Stirewalt. a Lutheran min
lister. and Emily Ann Stirewalt
He came to Washington in 1918
and for many years was Office
manager and auditor of the Ma
tional Biscuit Co. here. He had
been with Schindler's for the last
81 years.
Mr.. Stirewalt was financial Sec
retary of st. Pauls Lutheran
Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Kathleen Leech Stirewalt; 9
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Hasslel
of Westgate, Md. and a son, Rob.
'ert Stirewalt of the Hamilton
street address.
Funeral Rites Tomorrow.
He also leaves five brothers
j. M. Stirewalt of the Hamilton
street address; ". p. and j. P
Stirewalt, both OF Luray: the Rev
DR.. A. j. Stirewalt, a Lutheran
missionary in Tokyo. and M. l.
Stirewalt of Martinsburg, w. Va
Funeral services will be held al
pm. tomorrow at the Hines fu-
neral home. 290l Fourteenth
street NV.
Additional services will be held
at II am. Friday at St. Marks
Lutheran. Church. Luray. the
church his father founded. Burial
will be in Luray.
Evening star., 1950-08-30
Rites for H. Preston Hook
Farmer, Held at Groom

Funeral services for H. Preston
Hook. 81, prominent Groom (Md.)
farmer and a member of an old
Prince Georges County family
were held yesterday in st. Thomas
Episcopal Church, Groom. Burial
was in the family lot in the church
cemetery.
Mr.. Hook died Saturday in
Prince Georges General Hospital
of a cerebral hemorrhage.
A lifelong resident OF Groom
Mr.. Hook was the son of Samuel
and Anna Duley Hook. On Oc-
tober 26. 1918, he Aaarried Mis-.
Cora Beatrice Wilson, who sur.
wives him. Mr.. Hook was active
in the community affairs ol
Groom.
Besides his widow, he is sur.
vived by four sons. James X.
John p, Earl J. and William A
Hook. and three daughters, Mrs
Eunice B. Wyvill, Mrs. M Kath-
leen Curry and Mrs. Eleanor E
Brown. All reside in Groom with
I the exception of Mrs. Curry, OF
Honolulu. Nine grandchildren also
survive
Evening star., 1950-08-30
Chinese
Continued From First Page.)


America broadcastS of statements
by President Truman and other
Government leaders.
At the same time, he added
the United States is carefully
avoiding any provocative action
that might lead the Chinese peo-
pie to think we have any hostile
feeling against them.
For any country to join the
North Koreans in the present con-
f1ic5 would violate the United Ma
tions Charter and specific resolu-
tions of the Security Council
Mr.. Acheson pointed out. He said
that constantly was being made
clear to everybody by the United
States and other members of the
United Nations.
Russia and some other coun-
tries which have recognized the
Chinese Communist regime al
Peiping long have been urging
admission of a Chinese Commun-
ist representative in the United
Nations in place of the Chinese
Nationalist government delegate.
& Obviously, any action by the
Peiping government directly flout-
| ing Security Council resolutions
about Korea would serve to lessen
what support the Chinese Com
munists have for u. N. member
ship.
Evening star., 1950-08-30
Publicity Seiup Changed
After Army x-Ray Row.
BY the Asseciated Press

MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 80. = The
Wisconsin Military District. under
whose jurisdiction Milwaukee
physician was averaging over
81 900 a day for examining x-ray
plates, announced a new publicity
setup yesterday.
| Col John F. Ehlert, head of
the district. issued instructions
that all press requests for in
formation should be referred to
his Office.
Previously two officers handled
public relations. They are Maj
w. P. Fuller. who also commands
the Army and Air Force recruiting
station and the Army processing
center, and Capt Thomas Apple
by, jr.. in charge of aviation cadet
recruiting.
| Capt. Appleby. who confirmed
| the fact that DR.. Irving Cowan
| had averaged SLIPS daily the
first 20 days of August under his
X-ray contract, was instructed to
confine himself to recruiting.
! CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug.
Evening star., 1950-08-30
UNI
Continued From First Page.

Continued From First Page)
a bill, If enacted now, could not
be put into active operation for
year or more. He explained
that a large number of officers
and men not now available would
be required for the program. as
well as. camps and other installa-
tions and equipment.
Senator Tydings said an Armed
Services Investigating subcommit-
tee, headed by Senator Lyndon
johnson. Democrat, of Texas,
would conduct the study of Uni
versal Military Training and pre-
pare legislation for introduction
in the next Congress.
Other Members Listed.
Other members of the Subcom-
mittee are Senators Chapman of
Kentucky, Kefauver of Tennessee
and Hunt of Wyoming, Demo-
Gratis, and Senators Bridges of
New Hampshire, Saltonstall of
Massachusetts, and Morse of Ore
gon, Republicans.
Senator TydingS said the sub
committee was instructed to CO.
operate in the preparation of such
bill with the Defense Depart
ment, the National Security Re-
sources Board, the National Guard
Association, the Reserve Officers
Association, the American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
other groups familiar with the
matter.
Senator Tydings refused to dis
close who voted for and against
shelving the program. Asked if
he was one of the three who had
voted against the postponement
Senator Tydings refused to say
and added:
Il did all I could yesterday to
keep this thing alive"
Consulted by President.
The Senator and Mr.. Vinson
were called to the White House to
discuss the matter before Presi-
dent Truman released identical
letters to the two chairmen Sug-
costing the delay.
These repeated President Tru-
mans past support for UNIT but
listed the difficulties of trying tc
start vast military training sys-
tenn now.
sLegislation of this charactei
=. should be placed on the sta.
tute books at an early date, sc
that we can put 1t into operation
as soon as the circumstances per-
nit" the President said. "Ac-
cordingly. I hope that your com.
mittee will continue its active con.
sideration of this legislation with
q view to seeking final action or
II in January"
Evening star., 1950-08-30
Defense
Continued From First Page)

tSOllUu1uCO 4 lOul L IL St I dSC.J
line preparatory to general
counterattack can be made.
Meanwhile. the offer of the
Union of South Africa to send
United Nations forces fighting in
Korea was formally accepted to-
day.
Defense Secretary johnson ac-
cepted the contribution at Pen
tagon ceremony with Ambassa-
dor J. P. Jost of South Africa.
The ambassador said that his
country would send the pilots and
ground crews to Korea as soon as
transportation could be arranged.
Mr.. johnson said that that would
be taken care of within a few days.
South Africa will buy the planes
and equipment from this country
and take delivery in Korea.
More Air Fields Built.
The announcement followed the
statement of an Air Force briefing
officer that American air recon-
naissance had disclosed an in
crease in construction of air fields
in Korea, but he said that at the
moment there was little Com
munist activity and the Reds were
believed to have no more than IA
to Is planes at present with few
of them operating.
While the leaflet dropping was
psychological idea, it did sug-
gest to a Russian satellite that its
Red government would be erased
This brought up anew the question
of whether United Nations forces
planned to cross the 38th parallel
and invade the Communist north.
President Turman has said that
the question of crossing the par
alel boundary line would be taken
up when the situation arose and
Defense Secretary johnson testi-
fled on Capitol Hill on July Is
about going forward, in accord
ance with the planning of the
joint chiefs of staff and Gen.
Macarthur, to the 38th parallel. y
But free" Korea could mean
only that the artificial boundary
between the north and south
would be wiped out-a campaign
which might conceivably bring
Chinese Communists, if not the
Russians themselves, to the North
Koreans rescue.
Preventive War" Move.
The Soviet created the North
Korean satellite state, using as a
pretext a situation which devel-
oped when the World War II
allies accepted the surrender of
the japanese armies. The 38th
parallel. according to Secretary
of State Acheson, was intended
to be purely a military line for
the purpose Of accepting surren-
der" of the Japanese by the Amer
leans south of the parallel and
the Russians north of it. But,
he said, the line "solidif1ed."
A decision to move north OF the
parallel would mean more than a
military campaign-and might
signal a move toward a "preven-
tive war" as laid down last week
by Secretary of the Navy Mat
thews in a Boston speech.
! The Matthews speech wasevig-
Evening star., 1950-08-30
Brief Strikes Upset
Ford Operations as
Pay Protests Increase
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT. Aug. 30.-A series of
quickie strikes at Ford focused
attention today on that firms
policy in the auto industry's re-
vamped wage pattern.
Brief walkouts yesterday at one
time were reported to have upset
operations at Ford's big Rouge
Plant.
The CIO- United Auto Workers
said the incidents reflected un-
rest over pay raises granted to
Ford competitors which have in
creased their hourly wage by as
much as 10 cents or more.
Ford made no comment.
Through yesterday. half a mil
lion auto workers had received
pay boosts, but Ford had given
no indication of what it intended
to do.
Employer of l15.OO0 hourly
workers. the company was the
only member of autos Big Three"
which had not joined in the pro-
cession of pay increases.
Under its contract with the
union. Ford is not required to
make any wage change before
January /.
Chrysler. a Big Three member,
voluntarily increased its rates by
10 cents. General Motors, the
other member. puts scent hourly
raise into effect Friday under its
cost-of-living clause. This adds
to previously contracted cents
increase.
Together. General Motors and
ChrySler employ about 400, 900
hourly workers,
After two separate walkouts of
tool and die workers yesterday
and last night. Ford laid off a
total of $500 employees tempor-
arily. All were called back today.
however. Ford said the walkouts
compelled the layoffs.
Evening star., 1950-08-30

orously denied by the State De-
partment and the White House.
Mr.. Matthews offered to resign,
but was told by the President to
stay on the job.
But Mr.. Truman's explanation
that he is undecided about cross
ing the 38th parallel and the curl
Gus phraSing Of the Far East Com
mand's psychological warfare
leafiet to the North Koreans
could be taken as warning to
Moscow that some consideration
was being given to the possibility
of avoiding a series of future
Korean incidents" by move all
the way to Manchuria.
Evening star., 1950-08-30
Adjournment

Finance Committee in trying to
put through the $4.5 billion in
crease in income taxes on individ-
ual and corporations now and take
up the excess profits levy in JAM
uary. Senator O'Mahoney was
confident today, however, he has
the votes to write into the bill
the excess profits amendment
sponsored by himself and Senator
Connally, Democrat of Texas.
Congressional leaders were max
| ing a drive to end the session be-
for September Is, but their plans
may fall through unless some
compromise is reached on the tax
bill fight.
President Calls Leaders.
The President summoned to the
/ White House Senator Myers Of
Pennsylvania. Senate whip. and
Representative Cormick Of
Massachusetts,, House leader, to
impress the necessity for quick
action.
Secretary of the Treasury Sny-
der sat in on the session and told
the leaders that the Treasury
wanted to get started on the ad-
ministrative machinery that will
be necessary. Senator Myers told
reporters later that this will be a
tremendous job"
Senator Myers said. Il don't
think it possible that we can get
it out before next Tuesday"
House Plans To-Day Break.
The Senate Democratic Policy
Committee decided yesterday
afternoon to shoot for adjourn
ment September 9, but the House
which has less work left, already
had made plans to give it's men,
bers a Today breathing spell
from this Friday to Monday.
September IL. Only perfunctory
sessions OF the House would be
held on Tuesday and Friday of
next week. The Senate will con-
fine its Labor Day holiday to the
week end-from Friday night to
Tuesday.
All indications are the session
will end early in the week begin
ming September II, unless some
unforeseen emergency legislation
should be presented in the mean
time. ..l.
AS the situation now stands,
here is all Congress will do before
it quits:
The Senate will pass the tax
bill, the supplemental defense ap-
preparation bill and the COM
muniSt control measure the House
approved yesterday.
Control Bill Hanging Fire.
The House will act on confer
ence reports on those three meas
ures, and both houses will ratify
the conference agreement on the
economic control bill. The two
branches may squeeze in a few
minor bills.
This program would leave on
the shelf a wide variety of con-
troversial issues. including:
Universal military training, the
civil rights bills and statehood for
Alaska and Hawaii.
House and Senate leaders have
not yet decided whether they will
quit from SEPTEMBER to a fixed date
after the November elections, or
adjourn sine die If they took the
latter course only President Tru-
man could call them back before
January 3, when the new Con
gress convenes.
Some members favor a series of
three-day recesses. with an un-
derstanding no business would be
transacted unless a new emer-
gency developed, but House lead
ers are opposed to such an ar
lrangement.
Evening star., 1950-08-30

Edwin heyneids' win h. Reyn-
olds, 27. a rangy blond young man
who had lodged with the DuSzas
since he and his wife separated
last Christmas. He was at first
believed to be a sixth fire victim
Police Chief Charles r. john
son said. Reynolds will be ar
raigned later today on charges OF
murder and arson.
Beat Man to Death.
Chief johnson said Reynolds
told him he fought with Mr.. Dusza
and beat him to death after an
argument Monday night in which
Reynolds said he was the father
of baby expected by Mrs. Dusza
in October.
Reynolds estranged wife told
newsmen today:
He was guy who wouldn't
even kill a chicken or drown a
cat. I couldn't picture him as
doing this"
What appeared to be fire
tragedy turned into hunt for
Reynolds late yesterday when
only five bodies were found in
the ruins of the Dusza home
Doctors said four of the victims
were strangled.
Reynolds was captured late last
night by troopers who surprised
him in the home of his eStrsnged
wife, where he was alone.
Chief johnson said Reynolds
was "cool and not nervous" as he
gave him a STEP by step account
of the night of terror in the
seven-room frame house in a
lonely farming area.
Night of Horror Described.
Chief johnson quoted him as
saying about Mrs. Dusza: I'm
going for a long rest and If ]
can't have her nobody else car
either"
Chief johnson gave this accoun
of the night:
A little before midnight Rey.
nolds and the DuSzas were playins
cards when an argument broke
out "as to who was the father Of
the child" Reynolds said he wa.
the father and Mrs. Dusza sale
this was So" Reynolds and Mr.
DuSza fought Reynolds knocked
Mr.. Dusza down with chair and
then got an ak and struck the
fallen man with 1t.
Mrs. Dusza pleaded with Rey-
nolds to get doctor. When she
went into another room, Reynolds
went into bedroom and took a
silk stocking from a drawer. Mrs.
DusZa re-entered the living room
andsat down. Reynolds walked
behind her chair and garroted her
with the stocking
1t was about midnight. AWak-
ened, the eldest Dusza child. H.
year-old Beatrice, came sleepy
eyed from her bedroom into the
living room and saw her slain
parents. Reynolds strangled the
child with his bare hands.
He garroted the other children
In bed with stockings and ropes.