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Evening star., 1952-06-25
Another Aide Testifies
He Tapped Wires at
Shimon' S Instructions

Another assistant of 1t. Joseph
w Shimon today told a Police
Trial Board how he had helped
the lieutenant tap telephone wires
in 1947.
Probationary Detective John H.
McHale testified he listened in on
tapped wires for 1t. Shimon at the
Carlton and Mayflower Hotels
during the Senate inquiry into the
aircraft enterprises of Howard
Hughes.
1t. Shimon is accused of illegal
eavesdropping on the conversa-
tions between Mr.. Hughes and his
associates who had come here
from California to testify before
the subcommittee.
The officer on trial before the
civilian board has said he acted
in behalf of Senator Brewster,
Republican, of Maine.
Working Under ShimOn.
The story of Detective McHale
followed those given by Sergt.
James G. Bryant and Sergt.
George Robson. The three wit
nesses were working under 1t.
Shimon while he was attached to
the United States Attorneys Of
fee.
Former Police Chief Robert j.
Barrett testified yesterday he
disciplined It. Shimon by trans
ferring him to duty at No. IA
precinct after learning of the
wire tapping activities. Mr.. Bar
rett told the board it was CUSTOM
airy to assign officers to special
duty requested by members of
Congress without going into de-
tails of the nature of the assign
ment.
Sergt.' McHale explained he
went to a private room on the
fifth floor of the Carlton with 1t.
Shimon in July of 1947. The
lieutenant showed me how to at
tach the head sets to the phone
box" the witness said.
Took Notes on Conversation.
He told me to make notes on
all conversations over the wires
and to type them out later. He
also told me the occupants Of the
next room were advance men for
the Howard Hughes outfit"
Detective McHale said he re- /
mained at the listening post of
and on for four or five days.
The detective said he typed out
his notes and retained the original
hand-Written sheets because
Howard Hughes was such ce-
lebrity." The witness said he
presented these notes to a grand
jury investigating the wire tap
ping during August, 1949.
/ The notes referred to five or six
brief conversations between men
identified as Thomas Slack and
Noah Dietrich. then associated
with Mr.. Hughes and various per-
sons calling from the outside.
! One of the conversations was
with q court stenographer who
asked If she would be needed to
cover the hearings. Another, /
Detective McHale said, came from
a man who identified himself as
David Karr, who explained he
represented Columnist Drew Pear
son. Other calls referred to the
arrival. and departure of various
members of the Hughes party.
Tells of Trip to Mayflower.
Detective McHale told the
board he later went to the May
flower Hotel to aid with the wire
tapping. He said 1t. Shimon told !
him the Hughes advance guard"
was still at the Carlton but an
attorney for Mr.. Hughes and Mr..
Dietrich was stopping at the May
flower.
The witness explained he went
to room in the Mayflower with /
1t. Shimon and a man he did /
not know made a tap of the phone ,
box. He said 1t. Shimon gave the
man a $40 or $40 bill.
The detective added he re-
manned at the Mayf1ower for
about II days, leaving there |
August II, 1947.
Evening star., 1952-06-25
Wet Nam Premier Sworn In

SAIGON. Indo-C China, June Is
R.-Nguyen Van Tam, new
Premier of Wet Nam, took his
oath OF office today and pledged
renewed and expanded Vietnamese
participation in the war against
the Communicated Wet Mini
rebels.
Evening star., 1952-06-25

little less than
two weeks re-
naming before
Congress G oe S
home. any de-
lay now would
be fatal. OF
course. if Con-
|g r e SIS returns
for a special
session q er
the Republican
and Democratic
conv e n tion S,
the time ele-
ment wouldn't
be quite so
Evening star., 1952-06-25
Schucht Plans Own Bank

LUENEBURG, Germany, June
Is F.-Dr. Hjalmar Schacht,
Hitler's financial wizard, will soon
open a private bank in Hamburg
DR.. Schacht said yesterday the
bank would have a capital of /
million marks ($238, ,0O0).
Evening star., 1952-06-25
Slain Fuscists Put at 1884

ROME. June IS R.-Interior
Minister Mario Scelba told the
Chamber of Deputies last night
Fascist slain during the italian
Partisan uprising of 1945 totaled
2,344. Pro- Fascist newspapers have
been putting the figure at 100000.
Evening star., 1952-06-25
Two School Board Members
Renamed in Alexandra

The Alexandria City Council
last night reappointed Leonard
M. Knight and Mrs. Shara Kerbel
as members of the Alexandria
School Board for additional three
year terms.
The Council also suggested that
the School Board consider the
possibility of eniarging its mem
bership from six to eight n:em-
bers to represent the newly
area and the city's Negro
population.
Evening star., 1952-06-25

Maryland and Virginia-Mostly
sunny, hot and humid with high
of 81 to 98 this afternoon. Fair
and warm tonight with low of
72 to rs. Tomorrow. fair and
continued hot and humid.
Evening star., 1952-06-25
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia and vicin-
ity-Sunny. hot and humid with
high near 90. Fair and warm
tonight with low about IS. To-
morrow. mostly sunny and con-
|tinued hot.
Evening star., 1952-06-25
Rival Slate Urged

Prince Georges County's all
Republican commissioners have
been urged to put up their Cwn
slate of Charter Board candidates
to oppose the five persons named
by the Citizens COMMITTEE for
Good Government.
Edwin A. Glenn. president of
the County Republican Club, said
his unit favcrs home rule but not
the charter-county manager plan.
Evening star., 1952-06-25
Moy Cut Tox Roise

Montgomery County residents,
faced with a 19-cent tax increase
if a $25 million budget is adopted,
Evening star., 1952-06-25
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
House Committee Action Near
On Stop-Gop Pension Increase
ByJoseph YOUNG

Civil Service Committee appears approve
bill somewhat along the lines of the
increase for retired Government
unit the
Evening star., 1952-06-25

not agree to the Prime Minister'S
proposals.
Talal is not expected to resume
his royal powers until his doctors
pronounce him cured.
Evening star., 1952-06-25
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

may find some relief in the
county'S asSeSsable base.
The base for the next fiscal
year will be $487, 1897 $50. about
$13 million more than the $474
million base used by County Man.
ager Irving G. McNayr in sub
mitting his annual budget.
Mr.. McNayr told the County
Council yesterday that the pres
ent tax rate of $2.03 may have
to be increased only 13 or IA
cents with the increased assess
able base.
Evening star., 1952-06-25

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 81, on June 10.
Lowest. 10. on January 80.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 50, at 10 am.
Low, 60 at 10 Am. yesterday.
rsL~
Evening star., 1952-06-25
More Schools Needed

First-graderS are enrolling in
Prince Georges County schools in
such numbers that classroom
space is becoming increasingly
acute, despite expenditure of
nearly $40 million in the last
three years.
The county commissioners were
told yesterday that a new school
building program designed to off,
set overcrowded conditions would
be placed before them by the end
of the year.
The need for more schools was
pointed out by a delegation of
civic leaders from the densely
populated area surrounding the
j. Enos Ray Elementary School,
Takoma Park. and by County
School Supt. William s. Schmidt.
Evening star., 1952-06-25

and hundersorms will fall in the Great
Lakes region tonight Similar conditions expected in the
upper Mississippi Valley the Central Plains and the Rocky
Mountains Generally weather will prevail elsewhere
will continue hot in the South Atlantic States the upper
Mississippi Valley and the Southern Plains 1t will be cooler
Little change expected elsewhere
acrOSA Athe country.
Evening star., 1952-06-25

ment increase legislation.
The time element remains the
bills greatest obstacle. With a
Evening star., 1952-06-25

tFrom u. s. Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Evening star., 1952-06-25

Wind: Northwest at 13 miles ar
hour.
Evening star., 1952-06-25

FURNISHED by United States Coast q
Geodetic SurIeYl
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
Forum Series Is
Fixed by Center

A new series of lectures and
panel discussions to run through
the spring months was being pre-
pared this week by the Jewish
Community Center. :,
The series is scheduled for April
%, May Z, May 21, June IL and
June 25.
One of the discussions will con-
cern present-day economic trends
and will feature George Christie
and Herbert A. Leggett, vice presi-
dents respectively of the First Ma
tional Bank and Valley National
Bank. Another will feature two
members of the legislature in a
discussion of the question, Should
Arizona Have an Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee
At one of the May meetings,
Barry Goldwater will present the
Republicans and Stephen Langmade
the Democrats in a discussion OF
whether a Change in the National
Administration Should Be Made" "
Goldwater is a city councilman and
COP. leader and Langmade is
state Democratic chairman.
Serving on the forum committee
are David Gooze, chairman; Brenda
Meckler, Jack Dunn, Eleanor Abel
son and Helen Kaplan.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11

Members of the two Phoenix
chapters of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America will meet Wednes-
day evening, April 80, to vote on
ratification of a decision to merge
the groups.
The decision was reached at a
recent joint board meeting, after
weeks of negotiations. Ratification
will mark the end of a four-year
split. The separate groups have
been functioning under the names
of Arizona Brandeis Zionist Dis
trict and Phoenix Zionist District.
The joint board meeting desig-
mated Matthew J. Ritchie as tenn
porary chairman. Ritchie is presi-
dent of the Brandeis group. Elec-
tion of new officers by the re-
united organization will take place
at the ratification meeting.
National and regional offices of
the ZOA have indorsed the merger
move.
The two groups agreed on the
following conditions of merger:
/. All officers and board men,
bers resign coincident with the elec-
ton.
2. A joint membership meeting
be held, presided over by neutral
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
Zionist Merger O. K. Meeting Due April 80

z. Members of the merger COM
mittees to serve as a nominating
committee.
8. Nominations to be allowed
from the floor.
9. After payment of outstanding
obligations of the separate districts,
remaining funds to be transferred
to the new district.
Members of the merger commit
tees now serving as a joint nomi-
mating comittee are: Phoenix Dis
trict-Albert Firestein, co-chair-
man; Morris Sobol, Joseph Burd-
man and Harry Liebhaber; Bran
deis = William Felsher, co-chair-
man: Max Leaf, Leon Francis and
Morris Resser. In addition to these
men, each president appointed two
others: Phoenix District - Harry
Breverman and Sam Drey; Bran
deis-Irving ]. Abrams and Abra-
ham K. Simons.
Firestein has been designated
publicity chairman Of the new dis
trict.
The Joint board also voted to
stage a Birth of Israel celebration
similar to that held last year, with
all Zionist organizations invited to
participate.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
Pictures on page 8

Schurgin is general manager Of
the Arizona Power & Light Co. and
Electrical Distributing Co. at 400
w. Madison. He organized the Tai
mud Torah at Beth Ell and was a
founder of Boy Scout Troop 81 and
the AZA. He also served as presi-
dent of B'nai Birth and the Toast
masters Club. He enlisted in the
Army during World War II and
served four years, emerging a lst
lieutenant. /,
His family includes his wife and
5-year-old son, Mark Allan, living
at 5551 N. 18th Ave.
Lauds Leaders
Schurgin paid tribute to Meckler,
Harry Zeitlin, Sam Smith and other
longtime leaders of Beth Ell for
their efforts leading to construction
of the new synagogue at Bird Ave.
and Mcdowell Rd. He expressed the
hope that the synagogue will go
"from strength to strength" in the
years ahead.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
.Schurgin Named
New President
of Congregation

Sam Schurgin, longtime leader in
Jewish community and religious af-
fairs, has been elected president
of Beth Ell Congregation, to succeed
Morris Meckler, who held the post
for 121s years.
Schurgin has been a member of
the congregation since 1884 and on
the board of directors since 1886.
He was secretary during the past
four years.
Other new officers elected at the
annual meeting of the congrega-
ton: Jerome Smith, 1st vice presi-
dent; Sam Drey, End vice presi-
dent; Stanford Roth, treasurer;
Harry Breverman, financial secre-
tary, and Mel Pearlman, recording
secretary.
Board Named
Members of the new board are
David Arthur, Robert Biegel,
Joseph H. Cohen, H. M. Dreiseszun,
Joseph Field, Jack Finkelstein, Alb
bott Goldenkoff, AL Gottlieb, Louis
Green, S. T. Kaufman, Jerry Klein,
Mr.. Lampert, Sol Mallin, Saul
Mintz, Lester Matlow, Ben Sandell,
Arnold Smith, Harry Smith and DR..
Henry Weiss.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
Radio Says Nazis in Again

MUNICH (JTA)-Radio Munich
broadcast charges that a larger
percentage of former Nazi party
members are officials of the West
German foreign ministry now than
served under Nazi Foreign Minis
ter Joachim Won Ribbentrop during
the Hitler regime. The broadcast
said that 85 per cent of the pres
ent Foreign Office staff are ex-
Nazi party members. 1t added
that many of them helped in the
mass deportations and mass killings
of Jews under the Nazi regime.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
here April 27, it was an
nounced this week by leaders
of the Israel bond drive.

uOulCcU CIllS week ny lodU0rS
of the Israel bond drive.
Roosevelt's appearance in Phoe-
nix officially will launch the 1862
bond sales campaign in Phoenix,
Plans also are being made to bring
an outstanding Hollywood person
atty for the event.
An executive steering committee
has been set up to arrange the
affair. The group, which met April
8, includes Ben Projan, Leonard
Goldman, Charles Korrick, Harry
Rosenzweig, 81 Kaufman, Harry
Stone, DR.. Joseph Bank, Ben Bor-
den, Saul Sloan, Herman Miller,
Harold Diamond, Phil Friedlander,
Joseph Horwitz and Joe Cohen.
Louis E. Levitan, national repre-
sentative of the Israel bond issue,
addressed the committee at its
meeting.
IndOrses Drive
The group unanimously indorsed
the bond drive as a community
wide project. 1t is expected to en-
large into an Israel bond campaign
cabinet.
Roosevelt started his political
career soon after graduation from
Harvard when he form the
Roosevelt Youth Clubs. A year later
he entered the Navy and served for
five years, rising from ensign to
lieutenant commander and receiv-
ing the Purple Heart and Silver
Star during his service in the Med
iterranean and Pacific.
A practicing lawyer, he was a
member of President Truman's
Committee on Civil Rights, national
vice chairman of Americans for
Democratic Action and national
housing chairman of the American
Veterans Committee.
Israel Expansion Seen
Funds provided through the
State of Israel Bond
Issue will make possible large-scale
expansion of IsraePs industry and
agriculture in the immediate future.
Offering an opportunity for Ameri-
can investment in the worlds fast
est growing democracy, the bond
issue will aid in the realization of
Israel's potential as the key indus
trial nation of the Middle East and
will help the Jewish State absorb
into its economy the 100000 immi-
grants expected during the coming
three years.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
Czechs Nab Israeli Leftist

TEL AVN (JTA)-The Israeli
minister to Prague, DR.. L. Kubovy,
has been informed by the Czecho-
slovak foreign minister that Nor
dechai Oren, Israeli citizen and a
member of the Mapam Party, who
has been missing in Czechoslovakia
since last December, is under ar
rest, according to information
reaching the Israeli foreign min
istry here. The Prague authori-
ties said that Oren was arrested
after his visa expired and is sus-
pected of committing criminal
offense against Czechoslovakian
security.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11

leaders said more than $4,000 was
lost to the campaign due to cuts in
advance gifts, deaths, removals
from the city, etc.
Jewish residents who have not
vet contributed to the welfare fund
are urged to be at home Sunday and
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
Big Wind Sweeps Negev

TEL AVN, (JTA) - A 5O-mile
an hour wind swept southern Is
rael and the Negev last week caus-
ing damage and the death of at
least one person. The fatality oc-
Cured when an Israeli naval craft
going to the aid of fishing boats
off Eilat, on the Gulf of Eilat,
overturned. A naval officer was
killed and one seaman was hurt.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
Appeal Made To ziOnists

TEL AVN, (JTA)-An appeal
to the General Zionists in Israel to
rise above party politics and put
the country's interests first was
made by Premier David Ben Gurion.
The message was read at the open
ing session of the nationwide con-
ference of the General Zionist
Party.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
BBC Pulls Offensive Play

LONDON, (JTA) = The British
Broadcasting Corporations televi-
sion department has promised to
withdraw from its repertoire the
television play, "The Prisoner"
whose presentation recently gave
offense to Jews. The plays central
character was a Nazi-like Israeli
officer.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11

workers will visit 600 Jewish
homes. Kickoff time is 10 am.
So far the UJWF has netted ap-
proximately $4,000 from LOO con-
tributors. This is far below the
$15O, 900 goal set and is also below
the total raised last year. Drive
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11

support the COMMUNICATIVE effort.
Operation DOorbell was organized
by Joseph Fuchs, campaign chair
man, and Joseph Burdman, Jack
Kempner and Saul Mintz, treasurer.
Many of the workers who will par
ticipate in the effort are the same
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11

person, to ratify the merger and
elect new officers and board men,
bers. Hirsh Kaplan, executive di-
rector of the Jewish Community
Council, has been proposed as the
neutral.
8. The name of the new district
is to be Phoenix Brandeis ZOA.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
FDR, JR., Will SPARK BOND drive
SolonComingH Here
For Israel Dinner

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.,
son of the late President and
Democratic representative
from New York, will be the
principal speaker at an Israel
independence Day banquet
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
Strike Mediation Sought

TEL AVN, (JTA)-The Minis
try of Labor is preparing a bill re-
quiring that all labor disputes be
submitted to mediation ten days
prior to the calling of a work stop
page, it was learned here.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
0peraon Doorbe| Set Sunday for Mopp of UWF Campaign

thus far have exceeded last years
total. The communities of Tempe,
Mesa and Stafford have been es-
pecially helpful in arranging meet
ings for the workers, according to
Multer.
The effort will continue until
every prospect has been seen.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11

A. A constitution mutually ac-
ceptable to both districts be
adopted.
s. Only paid-up members eligible
to vote.
6. Presidents of both organiza-
tions to be ineligible for presidency
of the new district.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11

ones who have given great amounts
of their time and money since the
inception of the drive Jan. Is.
Lately the campaign has spread
over the whole central Arizona
area. Special teams under Herman
Multer have been visiting smaller
communities to raise funds. Results
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11

A final effort to boost the total
take in the 1852 United Jewish
Welfare Fund drive will be made
next Sunday, April 13, with the
launching of Operation DoOrbell.
It will be an intense One-day
cleanup campaign in which 100
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11
Christians Tour Israel

NEW YORK, (JTA)-A group of
II Christian leaders has left for
Israel, Jordan and Egypt to study
Arab-Israeli relations.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1952-04-11

1rizona state Library
Capitol Bldg.
Ph . snix, Ariz.
Evening star., 1952-07-20
ID. {. Officials Modify
Plan for Inspection
OF I enemenf Houses

District officials have modified a
proposed new regulation to per-
NIT inspectors to enter tenement
houses at will.
AS previously drawn, the pro-
posal would have forced managers
to obtain the cooperation of their
tenants for municipal inspections.
The modified version takes this
responsibility off the building
manager. The inspections would
be made by consent of the occu-
pants.
The proposal had aroused a
furry of protest over the point.
1t will be given a public hearing
tomorrow at the Commissioners
Regulations Day session at ! am.
in the District Building board
room.
It was designed to give the city
more power to prevent tenement
housing from deteriorating into
slum-like conditions. It proposes
to facilitate inspections by agents
OF five city departments -licens-
ing, inspection, health, police and
fire.
They would be made before is
Suance of a tenement house license
and at any time after issuance.
A tenement house Is defined
generally as an accommodation
where the tenant has exclusive use
OF one or more rooms for sleeping
and cooking. but not of both a
kitchen and bath. This would not
include an apartment house.
Evening star., 1952-07-20

staf surgeons trained by him
have performed about 100 simi-
lar operations. DR.. Freeman re-
ported last month that about
a third of those on whom surgery
was performed have been able
to go home.
He reported that "a moderate
number" of those had been able
to return to work. Many still
at the hospital are considered
improved" he reported.
Doctors emphasize this COR
rective surgery is no "cure-all.' y
There are many types of cases
that cannot be helped. and others
for whom only partial relief can
be obtained.
Morever. the entire field is still
somewhate controversial. Many
doctors say the operation does
more harm than good in that
a portion of the brain is damaged
and patients may lose their sense
Of judgment in some things.
DR.. Freeman also has per-
formed lobotomies here for the
relief of pain. He reported that
pain does not disappear, but that
the patient no longer minds it.
Evening star., 1952-07-20
Boys Nation Conyenes
Friday for Week S Study

The Boys Nation Of the Ameri-
can Legion will convene here
Friday.
Eighty-five boys, averaging II
years Of age. will participate in
the week-long study of national
government. Election of a boy
president will follow conventions
modelled after those Of the ma
tional parties.
Included in their itinerary will
be visits to the Naval Academy
at Annapolis and interviews with
cabinet officials, the Joint Chiefs
of Staff and with President Tru-
man on July 30.
The boys will be guests Of Mary
land University during their stay.
Evening star., 1952-07-20
Republican May Oppose
Smith in Eighth District
speeioI pispo,eh TO The stur


FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July
19-H. Ryland Heflin, 35-year-old
Stafford County farmer and saw
mill operator, has indicated he
may run as a Republican for Vir-
ginia's 9Th district Congressional
seat.
Mr.. Heflin said he will announce
his decision. in a few days on
whether he will oppose the Demo-
cratic incumbent, Howard w.
Smith.
A pre-convention supporter of
Gen. Eisenhower, Mr.. Heflin said
a strong national ticket will i'm
prove chances for e1ecting G. o. P.
congressman in the State. Mr..
Heflin is a member of the Stafford
County school board and is former
county Republican chairman.