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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-05-26
Movement Started Here to Protest
Flow of Munitions to Arab Nations
An Editorial
An Editorial
Let's Speak Up!
Israel is in great danger.

Israel is in great danger
That blunt and nescapabe fact 1t emerges clearly
from whole welter of evidence that has been amassng
during the past weeks.
If struggling Jewish state to survive oasis
democracy freedom in the dark desert of feudam
which is the Middle East and sanctuary for har
red brethren public opinion must register itself it Amer
ica. register itself quickly and articuatey
The fact as most of realize by now, is that Israel's
Arab enemies armng for sudden attack and Sec
ond round of
The arms are coming from Britain They made
possible by American resources. And they pouring
into the with the approval of state
department
Israeli in the meantime, is being denied the right to
buy arms from the us.
The Arabs newy-acquired munitions include jet
planes submarines and tanks which makes the state de-
partment silly when explain that these
intended policing.
When the state department then contends that the
be armed to resist aggression in the
Middle East why shouldn't the argument apply to
Israel? Is equally important to keep the Sovets out
of Israel?
One can reach M other conclusion than this Reac-
tionary forces Britain bent proongng the chaos
in the Middle East and bringing about renewed warfare
between Israel and the Arabs They hope thus to salvage
the position of foreign business interests which they repre-
at time bolster tottering Arab rulers
And unhappiy, these British forces to have undue
influence own State Department
What can we do? We exercise traditional
American prerogaves and protest at the tops OF our
voices.
That's why community protest movement is being
organized Phoenix The campaign seeks to recruit the
support of non-Jewish friends well that of our
individuals and organizations because this mat
ter of pure injustice matter related to Zionist
ideology.
Now-while the campaign is getting under way-you
should sit down and write and the state
department Washington, asking either that Israel be
allowed buy along with the Arabs that the flow
of to the Arabs halted Ask your Gentle friends
to do the same.
Do it now while you're thinking of it, Write letters to
the following:
The Hon. Carl Hayden
Senate Office Building
Washington, d.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-05-26

The Hon. Carl Hayden
Senate Office Building
Washington, D. c
The Hon. Ernest w. Mcfarland
Senate Office Building
Washington, D. c.
The Hon. John r. Murdock
House Office Building
Washington, D. c.
The Hon. Dean Acheson
Secretary of State
Washington, D. c.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-05-26

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News, 52S w. Gra-
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Evening star., 1950-06-15

take time to answer the letters.
There were pamphlets about the
town, and when they ran out the
council wouldn't vote $240 to get
some more printed.
"Why, some of those men just
want to act like bank vaults,
And when they went into Of
flee they voted to pay themselves
81 a meeting. Why that's $144 a
year that could be spent on some
improvement" (The mayor gets
IS a meeting under the law
D. c. Updyke and H. T. Updyke,
a father son combination defeated
for reelection. had these COM
mentS:
"I've been on the council foi
about 80 years and I'm damn glad
to get off,"
1.-TWO years has been enough fol
me. I told them last meeting
didn't want the job again."
Promised Sidewalks.
zone of the things that beat
us was that when we were elected
two years ago. we promised side
walks but the State blocked us,
they said.
well leave them with better
than $4,000 surplus. Ten years
ago we were borrowing money to
run the town. We haven't had
any town taxes in the last two
years.
But it's perfectly all right with
me. I'm glad they have it. Let
Evening star., 1950-06-15

News Office so sample ballots could
be printed.
THE News couldn't put those
little boxes on, though" Mrs.
Davis said, $50 Mr.. Miller took
the sample ballots down to Cul-
peper Monday morning, had the
boxes added and we had them in
time to use that afternoon.
Mr.. Miller and the judge were
just two of the many males on
the side Of the women. AS Mrs.
Davis asserts: "It is not a battle
of the sexes"
c. e. Giles, who runs a general
store and is a member of the in
cumbent council, was on the men, S
slate.
II was running. but I was all
for the women" he said
Mr.. Giles stood in front of the
polling place in the county court
Evening star., 1950-06-15
By Robert c. RoIIines
Sfcr Stoff CoYresnondsnt

WASHINGTON, Va, June is
Sometimes you can't tell how far
joke will go. Look, for instance
at what happened in this Kappa
hammock County town of ESQ resi-
dents.
One evening, few weeks ago,
Trial Justice B. M. Miller was
across the road at his cousin S
house, when the conversation got
around to conditions in the town
Everybody griped about weeds
growing along the streets. dogs
running loose and burned-out
street lamps.
When the blame was unani-
mously laid on the all-male town
council, someone quipped, why
not elect their wives instead?"
The judge and his hosts, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Jackson Miller,
joined in a hearty laugh. Then
they started talking about other
things.
Idea Caught on Quickly.
1.-THE next morning I started
thinking about that suggestion, :"
the judge related yesterday, "and
when I came up to town I talked
to some of the boys about it. They
thought it was a swell idea"
So did a majority Of the towns
voters, and on Tuesday they
elected a mayor and six council
members-all women. The distaff
side will take over in September
1t wasn't until Sunday night
that the feminine ticket finally
was completed. The last one
picked was the nominee for Mayor
Mrs. George N. Davis, jr., %,
mother of three, whose husband
is a Justice Department attorney
in that other town bearing the
first presidents name.
"They put the pressure on me
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Belgian Bride, Late for Oath
AS Citizen, Still Has Chance

Mrs. Nadine Ann Donovan, q
Belgian war bride who was late
for ceremonies in which she was
to receive her American citizen
ship, will be given another oppor-
tunity to take the oath, Alexandria
District Court attaches said today
Fifty persons were admitted to
citizenship before Judge Albert "
Bryan yesterday, but Mrs. Dono-
van, in company with her husband
Robert c. Donovan, and her father
visiting from Brussels, arrived
about 10 minutes late.
Mr.. Donovan later asked Judge
Bryan if his 26-year-old war bride
could take the oath in a separate
ceremony. He told the jurist that
he might be ordered away from
Washington in connection with
his post with Air Force Intelli-
gence.
Agrees to Ceremony.
Judge Bryan replied that if that
occurred, Mr.. Donovan should gel
in touch with the immigration and
Naturalization Service, which
would in turn notify the Judge
The jurist then indicated he woulo
hold a special ceremony in the
event of an impending transfer.
The Donovans live at 1717 North
Taylor street, Arlington.
In a special ceremony. the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton welcomed the group anc
presented booklets on citizenship
Eleven of the new citizens were
born in Great Britain. and 10 are
natives of Germany. One was
listed as "stateless.
Included in the group was q
native of Canada who refused, a.
a conscientious objector, to agree
that he would bear arms.
The man, Werner Nielsen, Of 106
Cavalier trail. Falls Church. was
refused citizenship in Federal
Court in Washington In 1914 be-
cause he said he would never
fight for the Nation. A later rul-
ing of the Supreme Court. how
ever, provided that it was proper
to admit persons who fulfill all
other requirements.
Mr.. Nielsen, a painter. is a
member of the Seventh-day Ad-
ventist Church. He served in the
Army for three months in World
War II, being honorably dis
charged for physical disability. He
told Judge Bryan he would will
ingly perform any military service
that did not include killing a
IMAM"
Admitted yesterday are:
From Arlington, Mrs. Sarah Chan Long,
Canada. 1898 North 0uesada street; Mrs
Evening star., 1950-06-15

Martha Eltrieda Robinson. Germany,
A[irston Anlr,s Farms; Mrs FRS Vera Anna Maria
street; Mrs. santa CATO italy, % 16s4 Moth
Taylor street: Mrs Pauline Lilly Howard.
stateless, 1927 North Twenty-fifth road;
South wakefield street; Mrs Ilse Zitzewitz
Roberts. Germany, 330S South Wakefield
street; Mrs. Mathilde KSlcon, France,
1852 South Eads street.
Also from Arlington. Mrs Valerie
Yyonne Anderson Ackroyd. New Zealand,
Iva MarSarita Thomas. Greece. 1870 North
snie dermsny Ma nfie euufs soath Kent asaeae ssaeet
Mrs. Christina Rigas, Greece. 1852 Wilson
boulevard; Mrs; Edith Schwartz, France,
h MansOn Esa isofe Posnd M5i m N6fss
Harrison street; Mrs. Rose Josephine Smith,
Belgium. 23l2 South Fern street; Mrs
4s44 South twenty eighth street.
Also, from Arlington, Mrs. Gabrielle
gergert Receveur,, France. 400, North
sons Greece $3.50 Beschwood sc Ussa crdie
North Quinn street. Mrs. Mariory Kathleen
1syej osn Gansd ezi sSSh ea EasSn E1n
mond oudins. Great Britain, 4s7o South
SOM. switaerand r:sf sia7 North fGis spsndyTn;
street; Mrs. Millicent Hudson Kershner
Great Britain, 1905 South George Mason
| QIIFe, ETC roster, GFeaI Britain, 20l
North Ninth street; Jakobus Kronenburg
ir., Netherlands. 703 South Fillmore street
Mrs. Raissa Dimltrievna Fahey, France
3219 South Thirteenth road.
From Alexandria. Mrs. Joyce Winifret
Brumble, Great Britain. telegraph road
Mrs. Obdulia Rodriguez Mason. Mexico
WELLINGTON villa; Mrs. Domenica Coppa
Italy, 205 East Hume street: Mrs. Kath-
leen Lillian zinn, Canada, 270O Ridge
road Mrs. Lillian Mary Loftin, Great
Britain, 1872 Arlington Terrace; Mrs
Ellen Doris May Hobson, Canada, 80 Wesi
Spring street; Mrs. Eda Stern, Poland
eOs Manor road; Cornelius Pieter Ter
Houten, Netherlands, 2525 King street:
Raffaela Sozio, Italy, 13 West Spring
New citizens from other areas were:
MacI.achlan. Germany. Fort Belyoir: Mrs.
Mrs. Pauline Sarah zillah cowert. Great
Britain, 924 Rose lane, Annandale; Mrs.
Ernaliese Philippine pameyood Germany
Great Britain: Fort Belvoir; Mrs. Yvette
Andree Girard. France, Haymarket.
| Also Mrs. Anne Gertrude McCracken,
Austria, Fort Belvoir: Mrs. Ottilie Johanna
Borell, Germany; Mrs. Joan Mary Robbins,
Great Britain. Fairfax; MRS. Marie Agnes
Hines. Norway, Falls Church; Mrs. Will
helmine Frtederike Birch, Germany, Hern-
don; Mrs. Katherine Rosa Gibble. Ger
many. Fort Belvoir, and Werner Nielsen,
Canada, 10s Cavalier trail, Falls Church.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Administration Foes
Win Control Of Group
In Prince Georges

Control of the new Citizens
Committee for Good Government
in Prince Georges rests in the
hands Of anti administration
forces who last night outmaneu-
vered hackers of the present
government.
About half of the $50 persons
who attended the committee S
organization in the County Ser
vice Building at Hyattsville were
loyal county Democrats.
But their participation was cut
short when William r. Turner,
temporary chairman since the
initial committee meeting May II,
ruled that no one could vote who
had not been enrolled by the COM
mittee before last nights meeting
started at pm.
This was questioned by Demo-
cratic Party supporters present
But when Mr.. Turner called for a
vote of card-bearing members
the count was rs to 13 in favor
of excluding latecomers.
Elect S-Member Board.
With this issue settled, the group
then went ahead with the busi-
ness Of adopting bylaws and
electing a permanent eight-mem-
Der Board of Directors. Those
who were paid-up members-anc
majority of these were Repub.
licans-immediately adopted by.
laws prepared by an 11-membel
Organizing Committee named las
month and elected their own SLATE
of officers without opposition.
All the Democrats could do wa.
sit and watch. In a parting wore
to them. Walter F. MuEigan, pres
ident of the County civic Fedora.
ton, declared:
Don't go away disguised. We
only did to you what you would
have done to u.s."
Named to the Board of Directors
were Mr.. Turner and Mr.. Multi
gan, Mrs. Reuben Bogdanoff, pres
ident of the county's League o1
Women Voters; Mrs. Charles P
Saylor, president of the North.
west Citizens Association; Robert
M. Balkan of Radiant Valley
John H. Sheppard of Defenst
Heights. Theodore L. Miazga Of
Riverdale and Mrs. Brandon
O'Dwyer of Landover Hills.
Race Question Raised.
The question Of whether Negroe.
would be admitted to membership
was raised by Mrs. Ben Goldfad.
den Of Greenbelt. Mr.. Turner
Evening star., 1950-06-15

house all day Tuesday and told
voters to cast their ballots for the
women.
commemorative Attorney r. v
Snead of Rappahannock County
who was in the group discussing
the election, declared:
II was all for it. I figured none
of the men had shown any inter-
est in getting elected again. None
of them had filed their candidates.
within the required so days prior
to the election, so I thought the
women should be given a chance
"The women can't do but SC
much damage in two years, any
way. If they don't do a good Job
we can get them out at the end OF
two years."
Mrs. Snead voiced a firm opin.
ion that only the "older" women
were against the all-woman coun-
Gil.
Most OF the opposition came
from people who don't live in the
town and who can't vote" she as
serted.
international Angle.
Then the women started In on
what the council has done wrong
or has failed to do, Mr.. Giles
presence Notwithstanding.
"The mayor got letters from
children in Europe who were
studying democracy and wanted to
know about the town because it is
named Washington, and he didn't
Evening star., 1950-06-15
7 Killed and 7 Hurt
In Head-on Crash

Two persons were killed and
two others injured, one seriously
when two cars crashed head-on
yesterday on Routes 29-15, 2
miles south of Warrenton, Va.
Killed instantly in the collision,
which occurred on a slight curve,
were Mrs. Maud Hatch, about SIS,
Dunnellon, Fla. and Robert A,
Rhodes, 64, Richmond. Va.
Mrs. Eddie Pearl Brown Hatch,
"a, also of Dunnellon, daughter
in-law of the dead woman, Suf-
fered a fractured skull and broken
right leg. She was admitted to
Physicians Hospital, Warrenton
where her condition today was
described as very serious"
The younger woman's daughter
Dorrie Lee Hatch, IL, also was
admitted to- the hospital with
bruises and cuts. Her condition
was said to be good.
State Trooper ]. E. Collins sale
Mr.. Rhodes was alone in his Cal
and that Mrs. Eddie Hatch was
driving the other automobile. He
said no charges have been placed
Evening star., 1950-06-15

Sunday night" the pretty house.
wife recalls. They told me they
had one woman picked and then
found she couldn't qualify. Then
they got another and her husband
said she couldn't run.
Takes Stock of Duties.
IT told them to get out the law
book and read me the mayors
duties. AS they read each duty,
someone would say. You can do
that Then they came to the part
about the mayor has to try the
towns cases. I said I couldn't do
that. Then they found where the
council can name the county trial
justice for that.
Monday I got a baby sitter
and started knocking on doors"
After the slate was decided on
Sunday night, it was rushed
around to the Rappahannock
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Police Pistol Matches
Will Be Held Sunduy

The Municipal Police Associa-
ton will hold its first annual po-
lice pistol matches at 8 am. Sun
day at the National Rifle Associa-
ton pistol range on Gunpowder
road, Beltsville.
Medals and two trophies-one
to the highest team and the other
to the highest individual-will be
awarded.
Pvt. Emmett F. G. Gray of the
county police force will supervise
the matches. 1t. Ernest II. Mul-
ligan of the Colmar Manor town
police department is president Of
1.-The association.
Evening star., 1950-06-15

them try it out and see how easy
it is to get something done"
The complaint about grass
growing in the streets was men,
toned, and the elder Updyke said
We've been trying to get that
cut for weeks, but we haven't been
able to get anybody to do it,"
It was coincidental that the
work was started yesterday morn
ing. the councilman declared.
But back to Her Honor, Mrs.
Mayor elect.
"The reason we're so happy is
that the town is getting so much
publicity. Please write it, WASH
ington, RAPPAHANNOCK COUN-
TY, Va"
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Bethesda and Silver Spring
Plan Safe and Sane Fourth

Bethesda and Silver Spring or
ganizations are planning a "safe
and sane" fourth of July cele-
bration this year.
The independence Day cele-
bration, under the joint sponsor
ship of the Bethesda Chamber OF
Commerce and the Silver Spring
Board of Trade, will be held al
pm. at Rock Creek Recreation
Center, East-West Highway, neal
Meadowbrook Riding Club.
The program will include ath.
eltic events and fireworks.
Charles P. Wood of Silver Spring
is chairman of the program.
Participating in the celebration
with the two trade groups are
service clubs in Silver Spring anc
Bethesda.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Arlington Carnival TO Open
To Raise Hospital Funds

A carnival to raise funds to
complete the Anderson Orthopedic
Hospital. Arlington. will be held
tomorrow and Saturday evenings
at Wilson boulevard and Glebe
road.
The affair will be sponsored by
the Arlington Junior Chamber of
Commerce and the Northern Viz
lginia Builders Association. Ap-
Iproximateiy 80 booths are planned.
There viii be rides for children
and dancing for adults.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Alexandra School Named
For Charles H. Houston

The old Parker Gray school for
Negroes in Alexandria has been
renamed the Charles H. Houston
Elementary School in honor Of
the Washington attorney who
died Of a heart ailment April %.
A new high school has taken
the name Parker Gray.
Mr.. Houston was chairman Of
the Legal Committee of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People. and
last month was named post
humously as winner Of the 35th
Spingarn Medal for outstanding
achievement by an American
Negro. Mr.. Houston once was
Governor Of the Virgin Islands.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Sam Lano Is Granted
Reargument Motion
On Extortion Charge
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 15.-Mary-
land appellate judges yesterday
offered Sam Lano, slot machine
distributor convicted of an ex-
tortion charge, another day in
court.
The Court of Appeals granted q
motion for reargument of a Prince
Georges County verdict finding
Lano guilty of threatening the
owner of Duffy's Tavern at 4308
Rhode Island avenue, Brentwood
Last month the Appeals Court
upheld a one-year sentence given
Lano in the circuit court. Attor-
ney Thomas E. Jones came back
last week to ask for another hear
ing.
Says Brief Not Received.
Lano's two lawyers had failed
to appear for oral arguments in
his appeal two months ago. Mr.,
Jones said that was because the
attorney general had not sent
them a copy Of the States brief
Lano had oeen convicted of
threatening to prosecute John
Duffy on a bad check charge un-
less the tavern keeper took back
two slot machines. The State
said Mr.. Duffy had ordered the
machines. owned by Lano, re-
moved from his bar last August.
Other Motions Denied.
The court denied two other mo-
tions for reargument.
One had been filed for Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellsworth Armacost of Balti-
more. The court had voided as
"a clear case of spot zoning" a
Baltimore ordinance authorizing
them to open a funeral home. The
rejected ordinance had changed
the property from residential to
commercial.
Morton M. Freedman, 26-year-
old bartender sentenced to five
years for receiving stolen goods
also was denied another hearing
Freedman had been convicted OF
receiving part of the loot in the
5000 robbery of a general store
in Tall Timbers, a st. Marys
County resort.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Two Held as Counterfeiters
Of Travellers Checks
BY the Assoeioied Press

VANCOUVER, British Colum-
bia. June 15.-A counterfeiting
ring which has been flooding
United States cities with Bank of
America travellers checks was
broken yesterday by city police
after six days of investigation.
Two Vancouver men were held.
Their names were not released.
An 800-pound counterfeiting ma
chine worth $4,000 and photo
graphic equipment was seized.
The tip-off came from an FBI
agent in Washington, D. c., Fri
day. He said bogus travellers
checks totaling more than $4,000
had been cashed in Seattle, Min
neapolis, st. Louis and Portland,
Greg.
Evening star., 1950-06-15

explained that "all citizens" will
be encouraged to join the new
movement.
Mr.. Balkan, who read the four
page bylaws to the group, said
the new committee must be nom
partisan, and must be an organ
ization Of Independent individuals. /"
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Vacation Bible School

The Arlington Presbyterian
Church Daily Vacation Bible
School will be held June 1890 at
the church, Columbia Pike and
South Lincoln street from 8 to
1880 am. Monday through Fri
day.