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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-05-22
GERMAN COURT HEARS
JEWISH TEST CASE AGAINST
INDUSTRIAL TRUST

FRANKFURT, (JTA) : A suit
of a former Jewish slave laborer
at an I. G. Farben plant attached
to the Auschwitz death camp
against the company for back
wages and damages has conclud-
ed here with the winding up of
arguments by attorneys for both
sides. The verdict is to be
announced by the court June 10.
The suit, a test case, was
brought by Norbert Wollheim,
one-time camp inmate and post
war leader of German Jews in
the British zone, who now lives
in New York. Mr.. Wollheim had
negotiated with the I. G. Farben
company for $4,000 in back pay
and damages but was turned
down. The case came to court
last October. If Mr.. Wollheim's
suit is successful some 1000
surviving slave ,laborers of the
same plant are expected to sue
Farben.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-05-22


Having been initiated into the
order at an early age, Freedman
served as Noble Grand and Di-
vision Deputy Grand Master of
Georgia before coming to Florida.
He organized Israel Lodge No. II
and was elected first Noble
Grand. After his term of office
expired he was appointed Grand
Instructor of the Grand Lodge of
Florida and published the Manual
of Instruction, which has since
been adopted by that body as Of
fetal procedure. Having COM
pleted his term of Grand Instruc-
tor, he was elected District Dep
uty Grand Master of the 5th Dis
trict. He organized Southside
Lodge No. 81, and Heckscher
Lodge No. 40.
His outstanding achievement
was a class of 101 candidates,
whose initiation was held at Etz
Haydn auditorium. He also took
an active part in organizing
Green Cove Springs Lodge No. 81.
Having a deep faith in all fra
ternal orders, Freedman often
refers to the common ground af-
forded by these orders, to the
understanding of all human
beings. It is his untiring efforts
that brought about the good will
that exists between the several
lodges of this city. Jacksonville
Lodge No. 81 is sending Leonard
Dobrin to the United Nations on a
two weeks trip, and this friendly
act from a lodge that does not
have a Jewish member in it is
proof of the good will that has
been brought about by the faith
and confidence of David Freed
man.
He is married to the former
Edythe Moscovitz of this city and
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-05-22
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
OPENS OFFICE TO DEAL
WITH JEWISH PENSIONS

COLOGNE, (JTA) = The Ger
man Ministry of Interior has an
nounced the opening here of an
office to process the applications
for pensions of former communal
employees of German Jewish
communities. The office is konwn
as "Bundesstelle fuer Entschae-
sigung der Bediensteten Juediscr-
er Gemeinden."
It is estimated that the number
of affected employees will be in
the neighborhood of 1000 and
will include rabbis, cantors,
teachers, kosher slaughterers,
social workers and administrative
workers. Payments will run to 0O
percent of the last salary for the
official, 48 percent for his widow
and 20 percent for orphans under
Is years of age, and will be COM
puted retroactively to October,
1852. Minimum payments may
not be less than 5000 deutsche-
marks and nor more than $4,000
annually.
The German Governments
new office will process pension
claims only after they have been
screened by an advisory claims
committee set up in Bonn last
month by the Conference on Jew
ish Material Claims. Against Ger
many. Applications for pensions
may be obtained in the us. from
the United Restitution Office
1914 Broadway, New York.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-05-22

they have two children, Sandra
and Harvey.
He was recently offered the job
of Director of Activities by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, but de-
clined in order to be able to finish
his work in Florida.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-05-22
Oddfellows Decorate and Elect
David E. Freedman Grand Warden
Of Florida

At the recent convention held David freedman re-
ceved Oddfeowhps highest Decoration of Chvalrv
addition he elected of the Grand LODGE of
Florida The Decoration of ChvaY members who have
received all OF the degrees of the Order only
bevon The allofdu
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Autopsy Set in Death
Of Virginia Woman, 80
By the Associated Press

POCOMOKE CITY, Md, Sept.
IA Virginia woman was in
jured fatally under mysterious
circumstances yesterday on an
automobile trip to this city and
an autopsy was ordered by the
medical examiner.
State police identified her as
Ruth Powell, 80, of Parksley.
Sergt. E. D. MCGEE said she
was taken to a doctors Office by
a man who said she had jumped
from his moving automobile.
Sergt. MCGEE quoted the man
as saying he had met the wom-
an yesterday at a restaurant a
few miles south of Pooomoke
City and was driving to town
with her when she opened the
left rear door and leaped from
the back of the car onto old
Route 13. She died at the doc.
tors home short time later.
Sergt. MCGEE said investiga.
ton had revealed that the
Powell woman and an unidenti-
fled woman had quarreled at the
restaurant. The Powell woman
was struck on the head with a
bottle, he added.
DR.. N. E. Sartorius, Worcester
County medical examiner, said
she died of a fractured skull.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Most Of "a BaIfimoreans
On Bus Hurt in Crash
BY the Assoeia.ed Press

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. IA
chartered bus carrying "a men,
berS of a Baltimore social club
swerved off the road and over
turned near here last night.
Most of the passengers suf-
fered minor injuries and three
were detained at Lancaster Gen
eral Hospital. The rest stayed
overnight at a local hotel.
The most seriously injured was
John Kaney, 90. He suffered
decorations of the scalp and was
described as in fair condition.
Others hoSpitalized were Mrs
Helen McKenna, 43, and Evelyn
Simmons, 43.
State police said the passen-
gers were members of the North
Baltimore Democratic Club and
had attended clambake in
Reading, Pa, yesterday. The
bus was returning to Baltimore
when the crash occurred.
Police quoted the driver, Henry
Frank of Arbutis, Md, as say
ing he swerved to avoid hitting
a car.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
BroyhiII Seeks Transfer
Of Tract 10 Alexandra

Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Virginia, said today
he will ask Defense Secretary
Wilson to relinquish claim to the
Battery Cove-JoneS Point prop
erty and make it available to the
City of Alexandria.
In a letter to Alexandria City
Manager, Ira F. Willard, Mr.
Broyhill revealed he already has
discussed the matter with the De-
partment of the Army and has
learned the Army has no further
use for the property. Under the
law, however, the Navy or the
Air Force would have priority
over Alexandria.
Mr.. Broyhill has requested Mr.
Willard to inform him as to how
soon Alexandria could take over
the property and for what pur-
pose the land would be used.
The property at Jones Point
is the site of Americas oldest
lighthouse.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
WCA
To.Continue US0

The YWCA of Montgomery
County has announced it will
continue providing programs for
military personnel which for
merly were conducted by the
USO.
Mrs. r. L. Sanford, president
of the county YWCA, explained
that provisions for military
personnel program we're not in
cluded in the last budget. She
said, however, that the new pro-
gram introduced at the "Y" CEN
ters integrates the young adult
program and the former USO
project into a co-ordinated effort
for all young adults in the
county.
The Silver Spring "Y" Cot
tage is in Jesup Blair Park and
is open three nights a week
The programs are directed by
Mrs. Ethel Brown and her COM
mittee.
In Bethesda, the "Y" Cottage
is at 4911 Moorland lane and is
open daily. Mrs. Henrietta Cole
man is chairman.
Both centers house variety
of activities and are operated
under the supervision of a pro-
fessional staff and volunteers.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Percheron Judging,
Queen S Parade Are
.Tinonium High|ights
BY the Associated Press

TIMONIUM, Md. Sept. T.
The judging of Percheron horses
and parading of the 1853 Farm
Queen high lighted today's spe-
cial Labor Day program at the
I'D annual Maryland State Fair.
The queens procession, which
didn't get under way last night
because of a steady downpour,
was rescheduled for tonight.
Pretty Susanne Monnett OF
Adelina, Calvert County, decided
not to sit at the coronation cere-
mony because her throne-and
everything else at the fair-was
wet from steady rains.
The ceremony was witnessed
by about 5000 visitors who
crowded the grandstand for a
look at the highlight of the
fifth-day program at the 72d an
nual State fair.
Delayed almost two hours
while officials waited in vain fol-
the downpour to stop, the coro-
nation finally went off without
some of the usual trimmings.
One casualty was the tradi-
tionally big and colorful coro-
nation procession, which this
year had drawn floats from IS
All clubs. Judging of prize
floats took place instead in the
covered cattle ring.
Instead of riding to the front
of the grandstand on her roya
barge, the 1853 farm queen anC
her court were driven to the
coronation in closed automobiles
She was crowned by William
F. Schluderberg, Timonium fair
grounds chief.
Queen Susanne wore a white
strapleSs gown of net, white bal
let slippers, and carried a bou.
quet of white chrysanthemums
She was escorted by Royd Smith
, 81, of Frederick,
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Truce Is u. n. Test,
Robertson Declares
By the As.eeiated Press

CLEVELAND, Va, Sept. T.
Senator Robertson, Democrat, of
Virginia said here yesterday that
we were forced to accept in
Korea instead of victory over
the aggressor, an uncertain truce
which gives us only another op-
portunity to test the ability of a
so far ineffective United Nations
to solve a major international
problem"
"We must make this effort,
however, because we know that
the alternative to finding way
to solve disputes between nations
by negotiation is another world
war which will be more destruc-
tive than any in the past" Sena-
tor Robertson said.
with supersonic planes,
atomic bombs and possibly
hydrogen bombs as the new
weapons, there will be no non
combatantS or zones of safety
within a nation and little pos
sibility that any nation will be
permitted to maintain a neutral
position"
. Senator Robertson said it was
because of these considerations
that he was so deeply inter-
oCtpdo in tho Yoootinu Of tho
Interparliamentary Union in
Washington next month at which
he will serve as vice president of
the American delegation. The
organization includes representa-
tives from more than so nations
and is dedicated to the ideal of
promoting world peace and un-
derstanding between nations"
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Col. MuIhaII Appointed
Press Chief al Meade
By the Assoeinted Press

FORT MEADE, Md, Sept. T.
Col. Lawrence j. M. MulhaI. a
former Pennsylvania newsman,
has been named public informa-
ton officer at I'd Army head
quarters here.
Coy. Mulhall returned recently
from a four-year assignment as
public information officer for
United States forces in Austria.
Before that he was public infor-
nation officer at 4th Army head
quarters, San Antonio, and dur
ing World War II was an artll-
lery battalion commander with
the I'd Corps in Europe.
He began his newspaper ca
reer in Scranton, Pa, and worked
for a time on the Philadelphia
Record.
He succeeds Col. John Eye, who
retired at the end of July.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
New Traffic Tickets
Will StreamIine
Cases in Arlington

Arlington police will have a
streamlined procedure for ham
ding traffic violators soon
probably next month.
The new system is based on
the use of uniform traffic tickets
which, backed by the National
Safety Council, are being widely
adopted throughout the Nation.
The Arlington County Board
Saturday authorized appropria-
ton of $1,678 to buy a special
reproduction machine with
which the police department will
be able to put the program into
effect.
Speeds Up Process.
Capt. Walter E. Bell, head of
the police administrative bureau,
explained how the new machine
will smooth out the processing
of a traffic ticket from the mo-
ment a court appearance is
ordered until a record of the
courts disposition of the case
is filed.
The uniform traffic ticket, he
said, will eliminate the necessity
of making out a warrant for
the erring motorist. Instead, a
notarized copy of the new ticket
will be used as warrant. After
traffic judge has fixed a pen
atty, the police department will
no longer have to fill out a court
disposition record.
Decision Recorded.
On the new tickets, Capt. Bell
said, is space for recording the
courts decision. The new ma
chine, a trans-copy device, will
reproduce the appropriate data
in a form designed to fit present
police files.
Still in the planning stage.
Capt. Bell revealed, is another
scheme to set up a special bureau
to process collateral payments
by ticketed motorists.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Revision Urged
In Mdry|and's
Executive Setup
Commission Would
Give Larger Stuff
To Governor
By the Asseeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. IA
commission studying Maryland
State government believes the
Governor, to do his job properly,
should have a larger staff and
one responsible to, and appoint
ed by, the Governor himself.
To accomplish this, the Com
mission on Administrative Or
ganization of The State suggest
ed. the State controller and the
attorney general, now elected,
should be appointed by the Gov
erpor.
The State treasurer, now
named by the Legislature, also
would be an appointee under the
committees proposals, and the
State auditor. whom the Gov
ernor appoints. should lie a staff
officer of the Legislature, select
ed by and reporting to It."
Commissions Final Report.
The commission, in its 18th
and final report on how to
streamline the operation of the
States affairs, added that the
Office of secretary of state
Should either be abolished or
compensation provided in an
amount that such an officer could
be required to be an active and
responsible official on the Gov
ernor'S staff"
In support of it's proposals for
reorganizing the executive de-
partment into a cabinet or mill
tary staff type of operation, the
commission said:
"The controller and the treas
urer are a part of the executive
branch and should report to and
be responsible to the Governor,
instead of being executive Of
f1cerS to a large degree inde-
pendent Of the chief executive" !"
Departure From Tradition.
At another point the commits
sion contended:
'The attorney general should
be appointed by the Governor
and should be an important
member of his staff. But he is
elected and consequently cannot
be regarded as staff officer" 4"
The commission noted that it
was mot unmindful that these
recommendations are to a de-
gree a departure from tradition
and such changes are not to be
made lightly. We are convinced,
however, that these are goals to
be striven for and their attain
ment should be given early and
serious consideration"
The commission formerly was
known as the Sobeloff Commits
sion for its first chairman, Simon
E. Sobeloff, now chief Judge of
the Maryland Court of Appeals.
It's previous recommendations
met with varying fates in the
1858 session of the Legislature,
but one of its principal recon-
mendations-the adoption of a
new-type State budget-won ap-
proYal.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Two Chinese Priests Slain
In Hong Kong RectOrY
By the Assoeioted Press

HONG KONG, Sept. Two
Chinese priests were clubbed to
death today and police blocked
roads leading to Communist
China in a search for the killers.
Although officers said robbery
was the motive, friends asserted
they were slain because they were
strongly anti Communist.
One victim, the Rev. John B.
Ching. 40, was editor of the anti
Red church newspaper Kung Kao
Pao. The other, the Rev. Peter
Ngai, so, occasionally worked on
the paper.
The two were found on the
floor of the Holy Souls Church
rectory in Hong Kong's crowded
Wanchai district. The rectory
had been ransacked, but the kill
ers apparently overlooked jewels
and money in well-hidden dona-
ton cans.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Burglars Repeat Safe Theft
At Walter Reed Guest House

a repeat of the burglary three
years ago, when the loot was
over 400.
Loot included receipts from a
commiSsary and two snack bars
as well as cafeteria funds of the
Cleaves Food Service Corp,
which operates the concession
at the hospital.
OF the nine entrances to the
Walter Reed reservation, only the
Sixteenth street gate is guarded.
Police also had a report that
the Nom Commissioned officers
Club was entered and So taken
from q pinhaIl machine.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Bible Schools
SET for Adoption
Organized Group
ToSeIect Regulations
At Westminster, Md.
By Cospor Names
Stor Stoff Correspondent

WESTMINSTER, Md, Sept.
7.-An important step in the his
tory of the Organized Bible Glass
Association of Washington will
be taken today when the 31-year-
old organization adopts a written
constitution at its annual meet
ing at Western Maryland Col
lege.
This will be the first time the
association, formed in 1922 at
Leesburg, Va, has operated under
a constitution. Among the regu-
lationS set forth in the document
will be the limitation of conSec-
utive terms that the leading Of
flcerS may serve.
Election Scheduled.
The association at its business
meeting today will also elect Of
ficers for the coming year. There
are 234 Bible classes and more
than 10000 members in the
Washington area association.
Four forums will feature the
program today. They will be on
different aspects of Bible class
work.
The sessions will be on Young
Adults in the Church." Social
Service Programs of the Adult
Bible Class" THE Mems Bible
Class and the Church." and 1.-THE
Lesson. It's Presentation and
Subject Matter"
PrincetOnian breaches.
DR.. Elfer George Homrighau-
sen, professor at Princeton The
illogical Seminary yesterday told
the gathering that Christ is
the cohesive force for the peo-
pies of the earth. He is a way
of bridging all kinds of bar
riers."
The Princeton professor also
declared that ProtestantS "have
to unite to save our country
for evangelical Christianity"
The theologian warned the
gathering that communism is
"the greatest threat that has
ever confronted Christianity"
Howard M. StackhouSe of
Washington, president of the
association, will preside at the
session today.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Seminary Opens Sept. IS

WESTMINSTER, Md, Sept. 7.
(SpeciaD-Dr. R. E. Gilmore,
professor of Systematic Theology
and Philosophy of Religion, will
address a matriculation service
at the opening of the school year
at Westminster Theological Sem
mary on September Is. This
Wednesday incoming students of
the seminary will participate in
a week-long orientation program.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Ouirino Back in MoniIu;
Stresses Compuiqn Role
BY the Assoeiated Press

MANILA, Sept. president
Elpidio Quirino returned home
today after 10 weeks in the
United States for two stomach
operations at Baltimore and
made it clear he intends to cam
paign for reelection in Novem-
ber.
Looking drawn and tired. Mr..
Quirino told a crowd of about
$4,000 that greeted him at the
airport, II think it is too late
for me to withdraw"
Mocking reports that he had
died in the United States, Mr..
Quirino quipped: To-day is the
day of resurrection"
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Yale Professor browns
On Beach Outing
BY the Associated Press

CHILMARK, Mass, Sept T.
Prof. Wendell C. Bennett, At, OF
New Haven, Conn, chairman Of
the Yale Department of Anth-
ropolgy. was drowned in a heavy
surf off South Beach yesterday.
His wife said they became con-
cerned about their daughter
Martha, IL, and Prof. Bennett
went into the water after her
The girl made shore. but Prof
Bennett failed to return. His
body was not recovered,
Evening star., 1953-09-07

Burglars hauled off a 800
pound safe containing $1,100 in
cash and $400 in checks from the
guest house cafeteria at Walter
Reed Hospital early yesterday.
The same thing happened
three years ago, under similar
conditions and by a similar
method.
The 30-inch-square safe was
loaded onto a dolly from the
kitchen and wheeled about 100
feet to a terrace wall and then
apparently put into a car or
truck. police reported. It was
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Virginia CPAs to Meet

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 7 (P).-
More than 300 certified public
accountants and their wives and
guests are expected here this
week end for the 44th annual
meeting of the Virginia Society
of Public Accountants. Sessions
will last from Thursday through
Saturday.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
New Bus Rules
Stir Arlington
School Dispute
Mismunugement'
Is Charged by
Independent Group

Independent Movement candi-
dates for the Arlington School
Board have charged that new
school bus regulations reflect
"mismanagement and lack Of
vision on the part of the present
School Board"
Dolph Hays and James Miles,
in joint statement. said the
board knew more students would
have to be transported this year.
but failed to request a higher
school bus budget.
This transportation fiasco
could have been avoided" they
said, "by inclusion in the School
Board budget of sufficient funds
to take care of increased Serv-
ice."
See County Board Approval.
The candidates said the county
had reduced the appropriation
requested by the School Board
for 1953-54, but Mr.. Hays and
Mr.. Miles said "only the fat, not
the muscle" of any school pro-
gram was cut.
"The County Board would
have gladly approved an increase
for such a vital service" they
declared.
The School Administration
said buses are operated under
Virginia school bus regulations.
under which the State pays
most Of the cost of operation
of the buses and also makes an
nual payments to meet deprecia-
ton. State payments are reim-
bursed to the county this year
after the money is actually
spent. This year Arlington could
not afford to buy any more
school buses and therefore had
to make adjustments to make the
best possible use of the 81 buses
available" -.
The school officials statement
said the county's school vehicles
transport more children per bus
daily than those of any other
school system in the State.
Many Additional Pupils.
One factor in the heavy de-
mand for bus transportation this
year is that about $50 children
who attended District schools
last year will ride buses to Ar
lington schools this year.
Also, the delay in completion
of jamestown and Tuckahoe
schools, the school officials state
ment said. means that pupils
scheduled for those schools must
be transported temporarily to
other schools.
Under the new regulations,
only those high school students
who live more than a mile-and-
a-half from school will be al-
lowed to ride buses.
Thirteen elementary schools
will open at $3.50 am, instead
of 9 a. m. Under the plan, all jun
ior and senior high-school stu
dents will be transported to
school before the buses service
these elementary schools.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Heart Attack Kills
Baltimore Fireman
By the Assoeieted Pres,


BALTIMORE, Sept. IA Bal
timore fireman suffered a fatal
heart attack Saturday while
manning a pump against an
eight-alarm blaze at an East
Baltimore lumber yard.
Herman Leyh, So, died at City
Hospital several hours after he
was stricken. The fire at the
Baltimore Lumber Co. caused
damage estimated by the owners
at 100000. The blaze was
started by lightning striking a
transformer near the lumber
company shed.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Festival in Arlington
To Aid Shrine. Hospital

A fail festival opens today
in Arlington for the benefit
of the activity fund of the Shrine
Hospital for Crippled Children.
The affair will be held at North
Wayne street and Pershing drive
near Arlington boulevard from
2 to IL pm. through Saturday.
Sponsors are the Ladies Orien-
tai Shrine of North America, AL
Manarah Court No. so.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Roturiuns to Hear Editor

The Rotary Club of College
Park (Md.) will hear DR.. Fran
cisco Aguirre, editor. Diario Las
Americas, speak on the relation
ships between the peoples of the
Americas at 6:15 pm. Wednes-
day in the University of Mary
land dining hall.