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sponded to an earlier committee
invitation and his whereabout:
are unknown.
In Washington, Mr.. WolfSoE
told a reporter it would be diff
cult for him to appear before the
committee within the next 10 days
since he has appointments in Bos-
ton, New York and Pittsburgh.
He said, however, he intends
to get in touch with the commit
tee today and find out how long
lit will be in session and "see
what the status is"
Mr.. Wolfson added he has "ab-
solutely" no intention of evading
the committee. He said he had
received no subpoena or other
request to testify but was getting
in touch with Florida Legislators
in view of the public invitation
Evening star., 1951-05-07
Two Men Kill Wives,
Then Commit Suicide
In Virginia Tragedies

Two husbands shot and killet
their estranged wives in Virgini;
yesterday and then COMMITTEES
suicide. The Shootings took plac,
several hundred miles apart.
! In Rockland, near Front Royal
State police said Lee Riley Buck
Franklin, 36, and Mrs. Frances
Marie Berf1inger Franklin, 20
were killed instantly by bullet!
from a .32-caliber revolver.
At Lebanon, Va, sheriff's depu.
ties said a laborer. Irwin johnson
26, shot and killed his bride oil
eight months. Mrs. May Edwards
johnson, Is. and then wounded
himself fatally.
In the Rockland tragedy, police
said Franklin shot his wife as she
|Sat in a parked car after she hac
refused an offer of reconciliation
He then fired two wild shots al
the other men in the car before
turning the gun on himself.
Police Describe Shooting.
State Police Sergt. Francis L
Woolf and Troopers D. S. Harris
and George G. Mullins gave this
account of the shooting:
Franklin accidentally met his
wife at Front Royal. She was
with Joseph Calvin Osborne, "a
and Delvin Harold Osborne, 27
both of Strasburg. The foursome
drove to nearby Cedarville, where
Franklin took over the driving.
Earlier. officers said, Franklin
had bought an unloaded .32-cali-
Der revolver from a resident in
Cedarville.
He drove the car in the direction
OF the village OF Rockland while
he pleaded with his wife to return
to him. She refused
Franklin then stopped the car,
stepped out, and shot his wife in
the head. Two additional shots
fired into the car missed Delvin
Osborne. paralyzed from the waist
down as result of truck acci-
dent several years ago, and Joseph
Osborne. sailor home on leave.
Franklin then shot himself.
Police said the Franklins had
been separated about three weeks.
They had no children, but Frank
lin was the father of four by a
previous marriage.
Deputy Saw Scuffle.
The Lebanon shooting occurred
in full view of a deputy sheriff
who apparently didn't realize
what was happening.
Deputy Sheriff Conley Fields
said he was patrolling the area
when he saw Mrs. Johnson and
her husband Scufi1ing on the
porch of a home. He said he
thought they were fighting over
a cap pistol.
The windows Of his car were
closed because of rain, the deputy
said, but he heard a noise that
sounded like a shot and saw the
girl apparently trying to shield
herself.
Then, he continued, he saw her
duck from a second shot, and a
short time later he heard a third
shot. Fields said he did not stop
until a boy ran out to the road
and told him there had been a
shooting.
The officer found the girl dead
on the porch and johnson in
serious condition.
Evening star., 1951-05-07
WoIfson and Johnston
Invited 10 Testify
In Florida Hearing
By the Assoeiosed Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May T.
The investigating committee of tn
Florida House of Representative
is calling once more on William
H.. Johnston and Louis Wolfson tt
appear before it but there is M
indication yet as to whether the.
will heed the invitation.
Chairman James Haley of the
committee to study reported cor.
Iruption in State politics anc
it's legal advisor, Representative
Woodrow Melvin Of Santa Rosa
County. said they didn't well SEE
how the pair could refuse tt
show up.
The committee wants to look
into the sizeable contributions
made to Gov. Fuller Warren's
1948 campaign for the governor
ship of Florida by Mr.. Johnston
who owns four Florida dog tracks
and Sportsmen'S Park horse race
track at Cicero. ILL.,, and Mr.. Wolf
son. Jacksonville induStrialist anc
Iowner of the Washington transit
system.
Griffin TestifieS.
c. v. Griffin appeared Saturday
as a volunteer witness before the
committee. A wealthy citrus man
he is another heavy contributor
to the Warren campaign.
Mr.. Haley and Mr.. Melvin said
they didn't see "how they can re-
fuse in view of the fact Griffin
voluntarily appeared and he de-
clared his purpose in making his
contribution and they stood ST.
lently by"
Mr.. Griffin. who now is under
committee subpoena. but who
came to Tallahassee voluntarily
Saturday, told the Haley group
he supported Gov. Warren in hopes
he would seek raising of maturity
standards for Florida citrus. A
measure to do this passed the 1949
Legislature with the Governor S
backing and Mr.. Griffin said he
felt repaid for aiding Warren's
campaign by increased fruit
prices.
Tells of S105,OOO Fund.
He told the committee Gov.
Warren knew of a total of $685.
900 put into his campaign fund
by Mr.. Griffin himself, Mr.. Wolf
son and Mr.. Johnson but did not
know of other thousands of dol
lars contributed later.
The committees invitation to
Mr.. Wolfson and Mr.. johnson
was for hearing scheduled for
8 O'Clock tonight. Mr.. Haley said
however, if the two can't get here
tonight. he would appreciate
their informing us as to what other
dates they will be available"
SuopoenaS originally were is
sued for Mr.. Wolfson and Mr..
Johnston but they were not served
because the two could not be To-
Gated. Invitations were substituted
yesterday because the committee
members said they didn't know
whether the two men were in the
State. The committees power to
subpoena doesn't extend beyond
Florida's boundaries.
Velie's Testimony Sought.
An invitation also was renewed
to Lester Velie, author of Col
lier's Magazine article describing
Mr.. Johnston as the Secret Mr..
Bib of Florida" He hasn't re-
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debated in the weeks ahead. The
administration, incidentally, ia
vors the position being taken by
the Senate committee.
4 y &*
SOUR MASH NOTES-Chair-
man Robert Ramspeck of the
Civil Service Commission, who
has come out in favor of reducing
Federal employees annual leave
benefits. acknowledges that he has
been receiving some uncompli-
mentary fan mail from Govern
ment workers. Mr.. Ramspeck saws
ne is not disturbed by this mail,
declaring that he was the spon-
sor OF the original leave act, CIV
ing employees their present bene-
t1ts, and that he is convinced that
changes are long overdue.
Mr.. Ramspeck says that when
congress gave employees their
present leave benefits they were
working five and half days a
week. even though it was only 80
hours. Now. however, Federal en-
ployes get Saturdays off and don't
need as much leave, Mr.. Rams
peck declares.
Most employees, of course, dis
agree with the commission chair
man, and their side of the story
will be published in this column
IN the next day or so.
TOP JOBS-The first list of
hlgh-grade employees who made
passing marks on the exam to
select employees for top admins
trative jobs in the defense agen-
cles will be sent to the Defense
Department in about three weeks
About $50 persons will be on
the first list. Other lists will be
issued in the weeks ahead.
NEW APPROACH-A new an.
toward modifying veterans
preference in Government has
been embodied in a bill sponsored
by Representative Anfuso, Demo-
crat, of New York.
Mr.. Anfuso's measure would
still give veterans considerable
preference. but not the top prior
ity they have today. The New
Yorker said his bill would pro-
tect the jobs of long time Govern
ment employees who are not vet
eranS.
The measure sets up a reten-
ton point system in Government
observation-disclosures programs. Vet
erans with so per cent or more
would get absolute
Other veterans would get
two points for each six. months
OF overseas service, and one point
for each six months of stateside
service. Veterans and non-veterans
alike would get one point for
each year Of Federal civil service
fBe sure to listen at 6:15 pm.
every Saturday ouer WMAL,
The Star Station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast. featuring additional
neiDS and uie1oS of the Gouern-
Evening star., 1951-05-07
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny with high of Sc degrees this
afternoon. Fair tonight, low near
48 degrees. Tomorrow, fair with
high near 70 degrees.
Evening star., 1951-05-07
Eisenhower on WAY
To Belgium Inspection
BY the Assoeioied Press

VAIN. Germany. May 7.-Gen.
Eisenhower arrived at this Brit
ish zone airport today from Paris
to inspect Belgian troops in Ger
many.
The Atlantic pact commander
left Immediately for Cologne. He
is scheduled to depart for Brus-
sells this afternoon.
The trip is Gen. Eisenhower's
third inspection tour since he took
active command of Allied troops
in Western Europe.
Evening star., 1951-05-07

Iceiving a telephone call from q
general at his culvert command
post.
wait minute" Gen. Michaelis
yelled over the phone, "a tank is
overhead"
For three weeks, Gen. Michaelis
and the Wolfhounds stood fast al
the Bowling Alley" while the
Reds poured in nightly tank as
ESaultS.
When the Allies pushed north,
breaking out Of the Pusan peri
meter, the Wolfhounds and Gen.
Michaelis sped up the west coast
Iof Korea.
They reached Ipsok, just south
Iof the Yalu River, before the
Evening star., 1951-05-07

Comm ] t t e e
sources say,
however. that
the committee
will approve a
pay boost for
a II classified
employees of
about 10 per
cent regardless
of the adninis-
tration'S re-
port. But the
admin st r a.
tion's proposal
is expected to
he so similar to
Evening star., 1951-05-07
PTA Will Hear Steed

Representative Steed, Democrat
Of Oklahoma, will address the
Parent-Teacher Association OF
Oxon Hill Md Elementary
School at pm. tomorrow in the
new OXon Hill High School.
Evening star., 1951-05-07

! Maryland and Virginia-Fair to-
night and tomorrow. Low 42-48
degrees. Warmer tomorrow after
noon. -s.~ass 9s..
Wind: West-northwest,. at. q
miles per hour, at HAS am.
Evening star., 1951-05-07
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Senate Group Expected Soon
TO Approve 1919 Pay Increase
By Joseph Young

Senate Civil Service Committee approval of Federal nav
OF around 10 per cent is expected in two weeks
Ihe committee expects to after receives the White
Houses report the which is due to be sent tn
sometime week ' ~ ~~F-O
Evening star., 1951-05-07

The administration is expected
to recommend a pay boost of
from 7 to 9 per cent. The exact
figure has not yet been decided.
Evening star., 1951-05-07
U S. WEATHER BUREAU MAP
Department si eemmefte

Fair weather win be major portion Of the
country tonight with precipitation limited
the Rockies along the East
and Central Gulf Coasts will be cooler in the Northern
Rockies Southern tier of States Alabama west
ward Arizona and in the North Central States Else
where there will be little temperature change-AP WrephOtO
Evening star., 1951-05-07

Chinese Communists entered the
war and hurled the Allies back.
Once again the Wolfhounds were
the fire brigade.
Gen. Michaelis moved up to full
colonel three months after he
took over the 27th Regiment. He
was made assistant commander OF
the 25th Division on February 10.
F1s temporary rank of brigadier
general was approved a month
later
Evening star., 1951-05-07
Arlington Symphony
To Replace Conductor

Navy Chief Musician Bernard
RoSenthal will be replaced after
May "a as conductor of the Ar
lington Civic Symphony Orches-
ira. due to union objections, the
orchestra's Board of Directors
voted, IA to 8. last night.
Mrs. Ralph B. Campbell, board
president, said the group also
voted to cancel a May II concert
at the Library of Congress. Local
l6l OF the American Federation of
Musicians objected when Mr.
Rosenthal and his colleagues
moved in" on the orchestra
Paul j. Schwarz. union president
said. He said that for 10 years
about eight Of his union men had
played with the orchestra and nd
trouble was encountered.
When Mr.. Rosenthal and his
associates began to take over, the
orchestra lostsits amateur stand
ing and@became professional. Mr..
Schwarz contended. He also OBJ
Jected to concerts, such as that at
the Library of Congress being
played. He explained this is a pro-
fessional engagement, while the
orchestra is amateur: that it goes
beyond the regularly scheduled
Iset Of two children's concerts and
one adult concert four times a year
and that the orchestra was
stepping out of its original pur-
pose Of performing in Arlington
County.
Mrs. Campbell announced the
Iorchestra's annual meeting will
be held at 8:15 pm. tonight in the
Arlington Courthouse. She said
some 290 members make up the
association.
Evening star., 1951-05-07

fBe sure to listen at 6:.15 pm.
eOery Saturday over WMAL,
The Star Station, to Joseph
Young'S Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast. featuring additional
newS and uieDs of the Gouern-
ment Scene.)
Evening star., 1951-05-07

River Report.
From U. s.. Engineers.)
Fotomac River, cloudy at .Harpers Ferry
ana at Great Falls: Shenandoah cloudy at
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has apparently not applied for such aid officially The
why Israel refrans from asking for military aid lies
the fear that the Jewish State may be requested to dis
close certain army secrets to the Pentagon And this
opposed by of the Israeli officers trained in Haganah
traditions of security They afraid that any military
information given Washington may later reach the
Arabs American government experts who sent to
study the economic outlook in Israel have returned from
there with very interesting report They established that
much be done in Israel with American technical aid
Their study made without any publicity in preparation
for the departure for Israel of Bruca Mcdaniel the Amer
coordnator of technical aid for Israel By the time this
is printed, Mr. Mcdaniel will already be in Israel There
A. Locke Jr who appointed special representative of
the Secretary of State and left for the Near East to coord
nate American technical aid to Israel and the Arab states
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the repetition of such nefarous
duct and seek at to apprehend the culrs who are
guilty. beloved nation will not be safe place in which
to live.
In this weeks mail received the following message
from Dr. Israel Godsten newly elected President of the
American Jewish Congress who people take
full and unnhibed part citizens American respon
sbilities. Says Goldstein:
ITO forthrightlY American-in this time of nterna-
onal tension when the herd instinct assert itself
in the form of RECOMMENDATION Of ideas-is fight to retain
freedom speech freedom of and freedom of assembly,
To be forthrgtY American to battle for civil rights for
all the halls of education in housing in industry and
To be forthrghY American is to resist
attempt the part of powerful church to undo the
principle separation of Church and State which of
the foundation stones of American democracy.
To be forthrghtY Jewish is to feel OF mutual
responsibility with Jews the world over to feel their PAIN
needs and their joys To be forthrghty Jewish is to
positive assistance to that state that it will become not
simply another staelet the world map but light to the
nations To be forthrghty Jewish is to feel categorical
imperative and educate children in the know
ledge and understanding of Jewish heritage that their
Jewish consciousness may not have to depend the prod
ding of the anSemites, but may flow from seaffrmaton
and acknowledge.
america is blessed land because tradition
genial the sYnhe between fortnight Americanis and
fortnight Jeshnes Let not violate this blessing by
being afraid to exercise it"
The AJC President pointing out that he edce of the
Jewish future rests in the main two pillars Israel and
American Jewry" sharply criticized those American Jews
who seek isolate American Jews from the Jews of Israel
and thus to tear down this edifce.
1T is sad paradox. that in time when America is
growing and word-minded and is seeking edu
cationa inspiration and guidance wherever be found
there should be Jewish groups in America who want TO
CONTINUED on Page s.
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The Jewish Fight for Democracy

We have always maintained in
this column that the American Jew.
in demanding for himself and for
all minority groups full citizens
rights wherever those rights are
threatened. helps his country to re-
claim its own freedom and helps to
hberate America from the throes
of those who seek to destroy its
democratic traditions. Last weeks
front page story featured the, dis
graceful acts of hoodlums who mali
ciouslY destroyed Jewish sYna-
gogues and negro homes in Miami.
Fla. Unless all Americans become
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Cantor Eugene Goldberger
856 Dollard Ave.

December 4, 1851
Editor, Sou. Jewish Weekly
P. o. Box 5000
Jacksonville, Fla.
Dear Major Moscovitz:
It has been brought to my at
tention that you are an editor
and communal leader and
through your newspaper are
widely known throughout the
South.
would appreciate having you
print this letter so that some of
your many readers could contact
me with regard to concerts in the
South during the month of Feb
ruary. I prefer the Florida terri
tory.
Thanking you, I remain
Sincerely yours,
Cantor Eugene Goldberger
Editors note: Cantor Goldberger
was born in Czechoslovakia, a
descendant of five generations of
cantors. He graduated from the
Royal Conservatory of Music in
Vienna and after further study in
Milan, Italy, began his profess
sional career in Austria, Yugo-
slovia, Czechoslovakia, and fin
ally settled in Copenhagen, Den
mark.
In Copenhagen he was soloist
with the renowned Tivoli Con-
cert Hall Orchestra under the di-
rection of Thomas Jensen and on
the State Radio in Copenhagen,
Stockholm, Prague and Vienna.
Eugene Goldberger, while hav-
ing been trained as a concert art
list, is a graduate of the well
known Cantor Seminar in Vienna
and an authority on Hebrew Lii
turgical Music as well as the
work of the great masters.
He came to Canada from
Copenhagen in 1916 to accept an
appointment as Cantor of the
Adath Israel Congregation, Mon
treal, one of the largest syna-
gogues on the continent.
We believe that any organiza-
ton sponsoring a concert by
Goldberger would have a highly
successful affair. He is well
known as a baritone, Can
tor and concert singer.)
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Between You and Me.
nv no1Ya c~roY an Copyright 1851, Telegraphc
% 1OAAO 0S~SA~"1 Agency, nc0
WASHINGTON MOODS
BY BORIS SINCLAIR

Strong pro-Israel moods now prevail in
Washington It is expected that Tru-
man, in his Presidential message at the
re-opening of Congress, will urge Ameri-
scale than the $65,OOO,0OO grant-in-aid this
year It is also known that the Penta-
gon favors substantial military aid to Is
rael :. This despite the fact that Israel
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Penicillin and
Liberty
BY David Schwartz
Copyright, 1851, Jewish

4.
Copyright, 1851, Jewish
Telegraphic Agency Inc.)
I suspect that the two greatest
achievements of the last several
hundred years were the develop
ment of liberty and penicillin.
In a way, the development of
penicillin is the greater. For lib
erty is essentially a natural
thing. It is the natural state of
man which tyrantS overturned,
but penicillin required a highly
developed civilized state to dis
tcontinued on Pose Sevenl
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80
* EDITOR
Mrs. Sam Lazarus
1902 Williams St.
Valdosta, Ga.

December 8, 1851
Editor, Sou. Jewish Weekly
P. o. Box 5000
Jacksonville, Fla.
Dear Major Moscovitz:
Please note that I am moving
to 1851 Myra Street, Jacksonville,
on or about December goth.
Please send The Southern Jewish
Weekly to my new address as
enjoy the paper very much and
don't want to miss a single issue.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sam Lazarus
Evening star., 1951-09-22
Pierce Hall Ceremony
To Honor NikoIo Petko,

The memory of Nikola D. Pet.
kov, anti-Communist politica
leader executed by the Communist
Bulgarian government in 1947, will
be honored by the Bulgarian Ma.
tional Committee at 8 o'clock to-
night in Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and
Harvard streets N. w.
Notables participating in the
ceremony, which the public may
attend, will include Representative
Kersten. Republican, of Wiscon-
sin; Maynard B. Barnes, former
American Minister to Bulgaria
and st. Mikolajczyk, president OF
the International Peasant Union
and former Premier of Poland.
A memorial service will be helc
at noon tomorrow in the Chapel
OF st. Joseph of Arimathea, Wash
ington Cathedral.
Evening star., 1951-09-22
|Wife Admits Intimacies
with Gable, SpreckeIs Saws
BY the Associoted Press

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22.-Sugar
heir Adolph Spreckels II claims
his wife admitted to him that she
had been intimate with Actor
Clark Gable.
Mr.. Spreckels included this bit
in his testimony in Superior Court
yesterday at a hearing where his
wife sought support funds pend
ing trial of her divorce suit.
Mr.. Spreckels' fifth wife, Kay
Williams, "a, took the stand to
deny the accusation of intimacies
with Mr. Gable and to tell the
court that her husband was drunk
all the time during their first
three years of married life.
Miss Williams, an actress, asked
I$3, 1000 month temporary support
for herself and her children. The
court granted $500 a month for
the two children and took her
demand under advisement.