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Evening star., 1950-01-31
Bank CIeorings Rise
To s371, ,334,453
For Record Month

Bank clearings here this
month reached $371 1884, ,453,
an increase of $74,788, 1888 over
January, 1949. It was also
the highest total ever re-
corded for any month.
The striking gain of 26 per
cent over a year ago was re-
ported by George Fl. Bright,
manager of the Washington
Clearing House Association.
The previous peak was regis
tered in December, 1949, when
clearings exceeded 1884,
000,0
Clearings in 1949 gained
$228. .993.40 over the previous
year.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Senate-House Atomic Com
mittee gave strong indication to-
day that it is about to recon-
mend that America develop the
dread hydrogen bomb. Most spec
ulation is that President Truman
will order it.
A committee majority appeared
ready to give its backing to the
President in any such decision.
An afternoon meeting afforded
a chance to take formal action,
although there was no advance
announcement of plans to take a
vote. It was the fifth of a series
of extraordinary closed door
meetings.
The committee has assembled
testimony from top atomic, mill
tary and scientific leaders.
Up to now, 1t Is understood.
there has been no call for any
show of hands to determine how
each of the 18 committee members
feels.
But from the public and private
statements of individual men,
bers there is no doubt the majority
thinks the United States must,
for its own protection, go ahead
as rapidly as possible.
Where the H-bomb work might
be undertaken, assuming it is, Is
naturally a question for the future
to answer. However. the Defense
Department disclosed last night
that the mysterious Sandia Base
near Albuquerque in New Mexico
is a place where A-bombs are as
sembled and airmen and others
are taught their use.
The departments disclosure
came in its annual report.
1t said: "The project maintains
active military participation ir
new weapon designs, development
and production in cooperation
with the Atomic Energy Commits
sion. This latter work is carried
out largely at Sandia base, where
the commission maintains q
branch of the Los Alamos lab.
oratory.
"The project is responsible fol
supporting the military establish.
ment in atomic weapons opera
tions. This includes the training
OF selected members of the armed
|
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Truman Asks
Normal Output
For 70 Days
Urges Miners Return
On Five Day Week
Under Old Contract

President Truman announced
today that he would name a fact
finding board to go into the soft
coal dispute, as he called on op-
orators and United Mine Workers
to Raintain normal production for
10 days, beginning on February S.
This proposal, if accepted, would
again bypass the Hartley
Act.
The President asked that the
miners go back to work on the
terms of their last contract unless
these were later modified. The
President took this action today
after idleness among miners grew
to more than $1,000.
I This indicated that he wanted
the miners to go back on the five
day week rather than the three
day week which has prevailed
since December.
The Presidents move was akin
to the one he took in the steel
strike. where he also bypassed the
Taft-Hartley Act.
Presented to Leaders,
Mr.. Trumans proposal was pre-
sented to George H. Love of the
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co.,
operators spokesman for the Ma
tional Bituminous Wage Confer
ence; John L. Lewis, president
of United Mine Workers of Amer
lea; Harry M. Moses, president
of the H. c. Frick Coal Co.. and
Joseph E. Moody, president of the
Southern Coal Producers Associa-
tion.
The President stressed in his
message that he did not want to
interfere in any bargaining con-
ferences that might assist in the
settlement of the coal strike and
he asked that he be advised by
Saturday noon if normal produc-
ton of coal" will be. resumed
Monday without reference to his
plans.
| If that is the case, he continued.
the proposal may be ignored. II
his plan is not to be adopted. the
President said, he wanted a reply
by 5 pm. Saturday, but he stressed.
I urge your acceptance in the
name of the national interest"
Would Report in so Days.
The fact-f1nding board the Pres
ident proposes to appoint would
report within so days after Feb
ruary s. The President said that
the Government can no longer
stand by and permit the con-
tlnuance of conditions which have
now come to have such a serious
effect upon the public interest"
The Presidents plan was made
public at o'clock after the White
House had maintained silence on
the action to be taken.
The text of the Presidents COM
munication to operators and
miners follows:
Since June of l949 work has
been performed by the members
of the United Mine Workers of
America, and bituminous coal
mines have been operated by their
owners and operators. only inter-
mittently and without the stabil-
izing advantageous of a labor
contract. Many months of bar
gaining by the representatives of
Evening star., 1950-01-31
North Dakota Snow Area
Surveyed for Relief Need
BY the Assoeiofed Press


CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-The Army
has begun air reconnaissance to
find out if a 5ox150 mile section
of North Dakota is disaster
area and If another Operation
Snowbound" should begin.
Fifth Army headquarters said
Col. Norman D. Finley, executive
officer of the North Dakota Mill
tary District, ordered the fight
this morning after a conference
with Gov. Fred Aandahl.
In some areas the snow is 38
inches deep on the level. and re-
cent temperatures have dropped
to so degrees below zero.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Do You Need
Teievision Repairs?

For the more than 10000
television set owners in the
Washington area The Star is
now publishing every day a
new classified listing entitled
"Television Repairs"
When television sets "act
UP" check The Star classified
section for dependable repair
service.
For all kinds of goods and
services, always consult WASH
ington's leading classified me-
dium-TEE STAR.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Appeofs Court Rules Company Must Pay
Tox on Phone Directory Ads. Page AS


walkout of 100,0 members of the
CIO Communications Workers of
America. They are poised to strike
Bell System and Western Electric
installations at 6 am. February s.
CWA President Joseph A. Beirne
said 100000 other CWA members
from coast to coast were expected
to respect picket lines thrown up
by the strikers. perhaps produc-
ing the most extensive campaign
of it's kin1 in telephone history.
Margolis to See Beirne Today.
William N. Margolis, assistant
director of the Federal Mediation
and Cancellation Service, arranged
to talk with Mr.. Beirne today in
further exploration of the situa-
tion. Last week he talked with
an executive of the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co.. par
ent company of the vast telephone
network.
While others of the more than
80 CWA divisions have been ne
gotiating since last May, two
Washington divisions will begin
bargaining tomorrow with the
Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co.
They are Division IS, made up
of $500 plant. commercial and
accounting employees, and Divi-
sion so. composed of $500 opera
tors. Neither division has fully
complied with Government strike
provisions, but both have indi-
Gated intentions of supporting the
Walkout.
Supporting Action Planned.
Glenn E. Watts, president of
Division 35. said the group def
nitely" intends to respect picket
lines. Like the operators divi-
sion, they will lay plans, for the
supporting action at membership
next Tuesday night. Mr.
Watts pointed out that the CWA
constitution provides for non-
striking members to observe picket
lines of striking members.
In the Washington area the
Evening star., 1950-01-31

TOKYO, Jan. 81 (R.-Seyen
persons were killed, rs injured and
z were missing after a sudden
wind and rain storm last night.
Collapsing houses in Northern
Honshu caused four deaths. A
falling chimney caused another.
A child was blown off bridge
and fisherman was drowned.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Acc Reports Progress
Without Mentioning
Hydrogen Weapon
By Thomos R. Henry

Major advances along the whole
front of atomic research were re-
ported to Congress today in the
semiannual report of the Atomic
Energy Commission.
These include:
/. Great reductions in the cost
and increase in efficiency of atom
ic bomb production.
2. An entirely new design for
an atomic engine.
3. Progress in building gigantic
atom smashers.
4. Medical discoveries which re-
duce the hazards of lethal radia-
tions.
S. New methods of smashing
the atomic nucleus with the pro-
duction of scores of elemental
materials hitherto unknown on
earth.
Avoids Reference to H-Bomb.
The report was the frankest yet
issued by the Commission.
1t contained no reference to
the much discussed hydrogen
bomb, subject which was skill
fully lodged by Chairman David
E. Lilienthal at q press conference
held yesterday to discuss findings
and policies.
A considerable part of the re-
search work reported, however
dealt with experiments involving
the light elements-berylium, lith-
ium, hydrogen and helium-a
rather full understanding of which
would be essential in any super
bomb project.
Notable findings have been
made by the Commissions scien-
lists in this field, among them the
first production from lithium bonn
bardment of tritium. or radio
active triple-weight hydrogen
atoms, and of helium 8, a light
isotope of this gas.
A-Bomb Near Mass Production.
Manufacture of atomic bombs,
it was reported. is approaching
factory production methods. Hith-
erto each bomb has been tailor
made"
Savings up to so per cent now
are possible in some of the major
operations. The major plant COW
ers more than so acres. The
economies have been brought
about in by redesigning part of
this plant.
Atomic energy for peaceful pur-
poses still lies far beyond the
horizon with many obstacles in
the way. All designs depend on
a "reactor" In which fashionable
material such as Uranium 235 and
plutonium are arranged in a COM
plicated pattern. In any reactor
of this sort operations must be
entirely suspended at intervals
while contaminated material is re-
moved and purified.
The experimental type now
being studied at Los Alamos, N
Mex, has all the fashionable ele-
ments and other materials enter
ing into the process in the form
of a continuously flowing fluid
which can be decontaminated
without halting operations. There
are no parts to get out of order.
Ship Power Plant Speeded.
Work has been speeded during
the past few months on a reactor
designed to power Navy ships
Any atomic airplane engine, how
Evening star., 1950-01-31
By John v. Horner
Stor Sioff Correspondent

NORFOLK, Va. Jan. 31.-The
Navy today failed in its fourth
attempt to refloat the grounded
battleship Missouri. The failure
led salvage experts to say 1--WE
believe we are hung on a rock"
For an hour and As minutes a
15-vessel salvage fleet tugged and
Evening star., 1950-01-31
ConciIiators Step Up
Attempts 10 Avert
Telephone Strike
Feb. 8 WoIkout Moy
Affect $500 Here;
PorIey Set Today ..
By Hermon 6. Schoden

Federal conciliators intensified
efforts today to head off a tele-
phone strike scheduled to hit
Washington and many other parts
of the Nation q week from to-
morrow.
About $500 District workers
may be involved in the projected
Evening star., 1950-01-31

to exchange diplomatic represent
atives with the Moscow-trained
Indo- Chinese guerrilla leader.
Tass, the Soviet news agency, de-
the French supported
Bao Dai regime in Indo-C China as
a 'puppet government" of the
French.
(The State Department said
today that Russian recognition
of Ho Chi-minh should place
him in his true position as an
agent of world communism"
"a spokesman said Ho Chi
mimi 'has a long record under
various aliases as a Moscow
agent" He added that the Com
munist leader in Indo- China
poses as a nationalist leader
fighting for "1ndo- China for the
Indo- Chinese" while his record
shows that he actually is work
ing for "Indo-C China for the
Kremlin.")
Move Held Unnecessary"
A Foreign Office source said the
Russian move was Unnecessary
He added: "It complicates mat
ters considerably. France extends
diplomatic recognition to Russia
Now Russia recognizes the en-
emies of France"
Premier Georges Bidault, speak
ing in Parliament in defense o1
his budget, referred only f1eetingly
to the Indo-C Chinese development
but indicated the grave view the
French take of it.
"We have serious political prob
lens facing u.s." the Premier sale
in referring to the situation there
in general.
The Foreign Office said it will
probably" send Russia a note or
the recognition issue.
Black headlines in the Paris
(See INDO-CHINA. Page A-4.l
Evening star., 1950-01-31
PRESIDENT NAMES BOARD in COAL DISPUTE
A-Bomb Near Mass Production
And New Atom Engine Designed
B BULLETIN
Work Ordered Bequn on H-Bomb

President Truman announced today that he had
ordered work on the hydrogen bomb "on basis
sstent with the overall objectves of programs for
peace and security"
two paragraph statement released without COM
ment at the White House early this afternoon said that
this project would be conducted by the Atomic Energy
Commission, along with its work other forms of
atomic weapons.
The President said that this of action will
continue until satisfactory plan for international
troll of atomic energy is achieved In that single
tence the President by implication served notice
Russia of what this country intends to do it is the
Soviet which has blocked agreement effective inter-
national control of atomic weapons.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Late News
Bulletins
Korean Aid Approved

The House Foreign Affairs
Committee today approved by
a vote Of II to l a Far East eco
nomic assistance bill providing
$60,000,000 aid for Korea that
was blocked in the House two
weeks ago. The bill also extends
economic assistance for China
to June 80 from funds already,
appropriated.
A few minutes later the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Commit
toe approved continuing aid to
Formosa until June 80. The
Senate already has passed the
Korean aid bill.
Earlier Story on Page A-4o
Evening star., 1950-01-31

Picture Of Tugs Making q Futile Effort
Agoin Today to Free the Missouri.
Page A-3
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Five Rescue Flyers Saved

WHITEHORSE. Yukon Ter
ritory P1.-Backtracking on an
heroic's search pilots trail
through .waist-deep snow led q
rescue party to five other crash
survivors early today as the
great C-54 plane search pressed
on. The survivors, three re-
ported injured and the other
two "all right" were being
brought to a military camp hos
pital.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
Compton Forced From JoiI
Howard Compton, 4s-year- old
Washington jeweler, was fore
IDLY elected today from Prince
Georges County Jail, where he
had been prisoner since jan
uary IS. Mr.. Compton, father
of Is children, took 30-day
jail sentence in preference to
paying $50 fine for assaulting
his wife. A brother paid the
fine and obtained an order for
his release.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
French Score Soviet
For Recognition Of
Reds in Indo-China
Foreign Office in Paris,
GruveIy Concerned, Will
Send Note to Russia
BY the Associofed Press

PARIS, Jan. 31-A French Of
fetal spokesman said today that
Russia's recognition of the anti
French Ho Chi-minh regime in
Indo-China was IAN act of very
great gravity"
The Soviet Union announced
earlier today that it had agreed
Evening star., 1950-01-31

Stormy Indo-c China Becoming New Fast
West Hot Spot. e0gs Az
Around the World IN Brief News Dis
patches. Page A-4
Evening star., 1950-01-31

(See COAL, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-01-31

(See PHONES, Page A-6.l
Evening star., 1950-01-31

(see ATOMIC, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Seven Die in Honshu Storm

(See H-BOMB, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-01-31

(See PLANNERS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-01-31

Cloudy with occasional rain today, high
near 40. Cloudy tonight and tomorrow with
rain tomorrow afternoon. Low tonight
about 80. Full report on Page A-2)
Midnight, 35 Sam. ---33 liam. 80
m.---34 8 am. .---34 Noon ---37
4 am. -33 10 am. SO 1p.m. -38
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Guide for Re a d ers

An Associated Press NewsI
Evening star., 1950-01-31

Late New York Markets, Poee AIS.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Your Health
Group Games for Youth of Great Value
In BuiIdino Sense of Sportsnonship

sports. to develop sportsmanship,
character training and fair play.
The conference had $50 young
sters with top weight 125 pounds,
playing football. and has received
national recognition through bowl
games sponsored by Lynchburg,
Va; New Orleans. La; Omaha,
Neb.. and Easton, Pa.
To equip each boy properly with
football gear, supply team insur-
ance and have each youngster
submit to a complete physical ex-
animation before league play re-
quires money. Whether this
money is supplied by private
sponsors, the community as an
investment in building character,
or private funds is not the ques-
ton. The question is what is it
worth to the boys themselves and
future manhood to have large
groups of boys (and girls also)
learning to play unselfishly. al
ways with the teams success in
mind. to give and take, to con-
troll the temper and to carry on
in the game even when UNDER
going decisive defeat.
Group games conducted by
competent supervisors in civic
Fairgrounds costs a community
considerable money, but no other
investment pays such large divi-
dends.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
By jones w. Barton, M. D.

In some cities a merchant will
sponsor a baseball, football or
hockey team, provide it with uni
forms and defray any debts con-
tracted during the season if the
team is unable to pay its way.
Sometimes the sponsor gets be-
hind the team because he liked
the game when he was a boy.
Other sponsors believe that in
helping organized sport they are
keeping the boys out of mischief.
and teaching them to play fair in
sport so that they will continue to
play fair when they have to
tackle life in earnest. 1t is, of
course, only fair to say that some
sponsors get behind a team for
advertising and business reasons.
Fortunately, there are also
some communities that sponsor
o team to develop and maintain
o community spirit, taking their
losses and gains on the athletic
field and in gate receipts.
I am in receipt of communi-
cation from what is known as
Pop Warner Football Conference,
Pee Wee Division, Queens County,
N. Y. seeking funds to assist boys
IL to IA years in competitive
Evening star., 1950-06-04

Our Lady Of Lourdes Church
was the scene of the wedding yes
terday morning of Miss Anne
Elizabeth McGinness, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Joyce Nc
GinnesS of Chevy Chase. Md, and
Mr.. Gabor Charles Madras, son
Of Mrs. Paul Madras of Clinton,
Pa. Father Malcolm Willoughby
officiated.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-03
BY RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
Copyright, 194S, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)

series of events that followed.
Thus it is customary to masquer-
ade to show that we had once
worn false masks to worship an
idol out of fear and the Lord had
rewarded us by giving us VIC
tory where His hand was known
only from within.
QUESTION: What does the
name "Mordecai" mean?
ANSWER: A number of ex-
plantations and derivations seem
to be offered for the name Nor
decai. Some trace it to a Persian
word meaning little man." This
might have been used to indi-
cate Mordecai's modesty. Others
trace it to the name of a Baby
lonian deity called "Merduk.
The most likely derivation seems
to be that of the Rabbis in the
Talmud who speak of it as COM
bination of two words: "Mor"
from 'myrrh" and "Decai" from
the word meaning pure" The
name Mordecai thus would
mean: pure as Myrrh." Myrrh
is a very pure resin extracted
from trees and shrubs in Asiatic
countries. Thus the name Nor
decai would indicate the purity
of the man.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-03
Hodossoh To Sponsor
One Night Of
Penthouse Players

The Jacksonville chapter of
Senior HadasSah will sponsor one
night of the Penthouse Players
during the run of the plays in
this city. Mrs. Abe Chardkoff,
chairman of ticket sales said, "Be
a First Nighter with Hadassah",
as she opened the ticket booth
at Cohen Brothers Store Monday
to place the first batch of tickets
before the public. The Hadassah
organization will receive a per-
centage of the tickets they sell
for Monday night, and for that
night only during the run of the
first play, Mrs. Chardkoff said,
and for night publicized for the
six plays to follow.
The Penthouse Players present
popular Broadway productions
from a round stage placed in the
center of the theatre rather then
in the accepted artificial manner
of presenting a dramatizing from
the front of the theatre. This new
innovation in theatre has proven
successful in California and re-
Gently in Atlanta, Georgia. 1t
gives the audience the sensation
of being a part of the play rath-
err than that of an onlooker.
Jacksonville Hadassah hopes
that all those desiring to see the
plays which will feature we'll
known stars of stage and screen
will join with them on the open
ing night. The percentage of the
proceeds they will receive will
be used for the Hadassah Over
All Israel Fund.
The first play which will be
presented will be Strictly Dis
honorable, starring Ceaser Ro-
nero. Tickets Will be on sale
Monday from noon to 4:30 in the
Cohen Store Entrance.
Other days the booth will be
open from 1000 until 4:30.
All seats for the performances
are reserved. AS there are only
400 seats, theatre lovers are ask
ed to purchase their tickets as
soon as possible. The price of
admission is $500, tax included.
The first play will have week
run beginning March Is. Strict
ly Dishonorable" will be follow
ed with Light Up the Sky" star
ring Diana Barrymore.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-03
THE JEWISH
QUIZ BOX
QUESTION: Why is it custom

QUESTION: Why is it custom
AIRY to masquerade on Purim?
ANSWER: A number of interest
ing reasons are offered in ex-
PLANTATION for this custom. Most
traditional authorities base it
upon the historic connection be-
tween the Purim incident and the
days of Nebuchadnezzer, King of
Babylon. Rabbinic sources relate
that the patriarchs came before
the heavenly throne to plead the
case of the Jews who were faced
with the danger of slaughter as
result of the evil decree of Ha-
man.
The Lord at first, in the spirit
Of judgement, said that they de-
served to be punished for they
had bowed down before the idol
in the days of King Nebuchad-
nezzer. Whereupon the Rabbis
thought that those Jews who had
done so had only done it out
wardly because of fear. Hence
the Lord showed his mercy upon
the Israelites; but worked out
the incident of saving the Jews
to the point where his hand was
hidden and not obvious in the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-03
ISRAEL TO BROADCAST TO
EUROPE AND AFRICA

JERUSALEM -QSD- Broad
casts to Europe and North and
South Africa from Jerusalem will
begin at 1890 hours March II
over a wavelength of 1873 meters
or nine thousand kilocycles. The
programs are sponsored by the
World Zionist Organization, the
Jewish National Fund and the
Palestine Foundation Fund.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-03
ISRAEL UNESCO COMMITTEE
FORMED

TEL AVN -QSD- A tenn
porary UNESCO committee was
founded in Israel this week with
Minister of Education Zalman
Shazar as president. The Com
mittee will advise the govern
ment on matters pertaining to the
UN body and present the ideals
of UNESCO to the public.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-03
JERUSALEM STUDENTS TO
VISIT YUGOSLAVIA

JERUSALEM - QSD Forty
students from the Hebrew Uni
versity and number of their
teachers will participate in a
summer excursion to Yugoslavia
in August by invitation of the
YugoslaV Government.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-03

Magazine dramatic picture written by Ruth CrT tells in is
March 4 newsstand how the United Jewish Appeal made
possible the flights freedom of the 10th transfer
landed I LYDIA Airport following the lO0
p sH from AGn d % Thew Believed il
Isaias prophecy they Israel Today after
Bible prophecy being fulfilled for them
through American Jewrs support United Jewish Appeal
Evening star., 1950-04-09

Several newly found manganese
ore deposits in New Caledonia are
being mined.