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Evening star., 1954-10-17
Strictly for the Birds
BY DICK ASHBAUCH

cans are mechanically adept. decided to
test this theory. Although have no earthly
use for Grecian rose arbor with terraced
birdbath it was described as attractive,
easy to assemble and an unusual center
piece for any lawn"
When my order finally arrived the crates
seemed to be somewhat bulliier and in more
units than remembered from the photo in
the catalog. Probably due to carelessness on
the part of the photographer, Is or 20 of the
units had not been shown in the picture at all.
Two Plaim Ones
For several days let the crates remain on
the lawn where the truckmen had piled
them. They created an unusual centerpiece
all right, but the effect was lost on my wife.
Early one morning was swept out the back
door along with the empty cereal boxes from
breakfast. armed with a hatchet Almost
instantly was surrounded by eight children.
Four were covered with peanut butter, two
with strawberry jam and two were plain.
BY noon had opened one crate contain
ing sections marked "A" to "AA." When we
assembled after lunch the peanut-butter
group had changed to tomato soup, and
Evening star., 1954-10-17

ms aUtnOr lS caught Ah tMC
do-it-yourself craze. With the
aid of 8 kids and a carpenter,
he constructs birdbath -.
nE Saturday afternoon not long ago,
" dropped in on newspaper friend of
mine to borrow a cup of adverbs, and found
him seated in the kitchen studying the intri-
cate patterns in bowl of pretzels. Scarcely
had joined in the research when his wife
breezed through the door and requested that
we move our hideselsewhere The children"
she explained. 'are going to make glue"
Holy cow!" exploded the man of the
house There are bottles of glue all over the
place. Why do theyhave to make their own?"
Its part of one of those new do-it-your-
self kits. !" she said. After all. making glue is
very simple"
Simple, my foot!" he roared. "You have
to start with dead horse"
Sensing low-pressure area with impend-
ing storms. eased my hide through nearby
open window. The incident. however. left
me with the feeling that the present do
Evening star., 1954-10-17

it-yourself craze had sinister
implications. We may soon be
back to working with our hands.
Il 4eome Axe Mexe
A FEW years ago if you wanted
to buy your wife a rowboat you
simply walked into a rowboat
store. picked out a size is and
said to the man, Wrap it as a
gift" Today a rowboat comes in
900 pieces plus a 32-page instruc-
ton booklet. The next step will
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-11-19
Dothan. Alabama Teachers
Attend Synagogue Service

following culled the bulletin of Con-
written its Rabbi DR..
Israel J. Gerber)
The service held last Friday night most gratifying TO
preparations the evening and
xewar To have wonderful turnout by the teachers
inspiring behold This large attendance match
acquainted with the observances and
Jewish people, For teacher to be able under
pupils fully possible it that she be
religious background her students WELL This
accomplished questions they asked and the laudatoY
they made further significance There
desire their leave Temple with as much
appreciation possible them acquire
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-11-19

Speaking in behalf of the
American Jewish Tercentenary
Committee, Bernard Manische-
WITT, told delegates to national
convention of the Union of Ortho-
dox Jewish Congregations of
America of the centuries of Jew
ish scientific achievement which
has paved the way for the dis
covery of the New World and had
established a pre-destined bond of
kinship with America.
"There is a destiny that links
us to America through centuries
of time" Mr.. ManischeWitZ told
delegates at the conventions
opening session. There is chain
of events that goes back long be-
fore the arrival of the first Jew
ish settlers in New Amsterdam
and long before the arrival of
Columbus in the Western world.
GAS early as the year 1262-two
hundred and thirty years before
the discovery of America-Judah
ben Moses Cohen and Isaac ben
Sid of Toledo, Spain, were en-
gagged in the basic astronomic cal
culations that made possible the
later voyages of discovery, And
from that time forward, as though
a divine hand were guiding their
progress, it was Jewish astrono-
mers, Jewish mathematicians and
Jewish mapmakers who fathered
the concepts and the scientific
means which made Columbus
voyage possible.
"For nearly four hundred
years." Mr.. Manischewitz added,
"our people paved the way for the
coming of twenty-three Jewish
settlers to New Amsterdam in
1654-and in the process, they
helped provide shining pathway
to freedom in the New World for
the oppressed of other nations and
other generations"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-11-19

As important and desirable as
all this is, to me the evening had
An added significance. / have
often wondered, in spite of an
active Temple program, just how
nauch do our Jewish women
know and how ready are they to
display their attachment to their
faith. How proud or rather un-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-11-19

ashamed are they Of their relig-
ious heritage. l got my answers
that night. If they didn't know
much about our ceremonials be-
fore, they sure did learn in a
hurry. They eagerly threw their
efforts into making their tables
not only beautiful, but religious
ly meaningful as we'll. All this
they did with great pride.
If our Jewish mothers would
carry this over into their homes.
Judaism need not fear the future.
Evening star., 1954-12-22

the edge Of the woods. We took that
without any trouble because it was
empty. In searching the rooms we dis
covered pool table and the fellows
broke the tension with an imaginary
game, using their rifles as cues. Presto
soon broke that up. He herded us out
to the woods where we lined up sloul-.
der to shoulder, with Company B on
our left. They told us to open up with
marching fire and keep shooting
straight ahead, with our rifles at hip
level. Soon every one was caught up
in the excitement and we were yelling
like banshees. Our white tracers filled
the dark woods ahead Of us.
Suddenly. several bursts Of red trac-
ers cracked over our heads. We kept
moving ahead. More tracers. Machine
guns seemed to be firing all along a
line in front of us. Then unseen Slugs
began hitting our men. We realized
too late the Germans were using one
Of their favorite Understanding tracers
over our heads and regular ammunition
ht knee level. Presto was one of the
first To get it. right across the thighs.
After that we were on our bellies, look
ing for q ditch or any slight depression
in the frozen ground.
A flare went up. revealing German
tanks less than so yards away. They
opened up point blank, swinging their
tllrrets slightly and pumping 88s into
our line. Even the ground Shivered and
Evening star., 1954-12-22
I his and 7 hat

dwellers who wish to try to attract the
birds
Keep everything as sanitary as pos
sible. for some one Of your neighbors
Is sure to kick, sooner Or later.
The less they have TO complain about,
the better.
This keeping things sanitary may
include sweeping up the ground. too.
Leave no debris to attract the notice
Of persons who may not be at all In
tereSted Id birds. This Is d strange
world. mates, and we are not all alike.
What interests one person may prove
to be bore Or even nuisance to others.
The latter will magnify activities. and
even 90 out Of their way to see danger
where none exists.
The careful person. then, win try to
forestall kicks as much as he can.
81 If the birds come. some seed VIII be-
kicked out.
Bread attracts starlings, Id particu-
lar. but these are not bad 10 have
around. since they. ii their return. At
tract What are generally considered
more desirable species
a small pan of water. depth 2 inches.
or less. may serve to attract some birds.
as water II often diflcuIt for them To-
come by Id the cold.
The sight Cf i chickadee taking i
Evening star., 1954-12-22
BY Chorles E. 7rocewe1

bath on ones window sill will make up.
all by itself. for the trouble taken.
The matter Of trees Is interesting.
But trees are just one factor. and
not always the main one.
We have heard of birds coming to
high apartment windows where there
are no trees. and not coming where
there are.
TOO many other factors make pre-
diction impossible.
All one can do Is try 1t out. That il
why trial run. as it were. Is d good
idea. before one invests IN formal
feeding station.
II you cannot get the birds to come
I'd the food itself. IL is not likely that
the feeding device. Ii itself. win at-
tract them.
What they need and want Is sorne-
thing To eat, 80 try TO lure them with
food first, and IL they come, feeding
tray Of some sort may be helpful. a
strip Of wood two or three inches high.
nailed across the sill 30 that seed IS
held Iii. viii give very good feedtng
place.
a final word: Don't u upset II
pigeons, starlings OF even squirrels
come. These, TOO. are hungry in the.
cold. Squirrels have been known To.
walk up the brick face of an eight-st0ry
apartment building.
Evening star., 1954-12-22
The Lonely Mon

One would be inclined to commiserate
with the loneliest man Of the season II he
did not seem so happy with his lot. He
stands there. this salesman of garden i'm
splements, watching the hectic stream of
humanity plaguing his brothers In other
departments. He gazes benignly at parent-
tugged youngsters as they pass BY on their
way to the toy department. He stands idly,
his salesbook untouched, his suit as neat
as it was when he walked In IN the morning.
He is a man apart. serene in his deserted
corner.
This is the season for shirts and ties
and sox; for pretty baubles and whatsits.
It would hardly seem like Christmas Il one.
were to md under the tree laWnmower.
Evening star., 1954-12-22

all around wounded men were scream
ing. was lucky to get on with q small
bit OF shrapnel In my thigh. After what
seemed like hours. the order came to
withdraw to the chateau. We could
hear the tanks warming up their en-.
gineS, and we got out of there fast. We
carried our wounded piggyback.
We spent the rest of the night hold
ing q line outside the chateau. but q
counterattack never came. just before
dawn we moved down the dirt road to
the main highway.
When the Battle OF the Bulge was
over, we realized how close the Germans
were that Christmas night to the main
highway leading to Marche- and ulti-
mately to their objectives of Liege and
Antwerp Apparently. they were poised
to attack from the woods and take
over the highway. Our attack threw
them OF stride. They never cut the
highway. In fact, they never got farther
than the woods.
The next day we finally got our
Christmas dinner. We had pulled back
to another barn to get some sleep after
our disaster. We were awakened by the
company cooks banging on pots and
pans to announce chow-turkey with
all the trimmings. right down to after
dinner mints and nuts.
There was enough for our original
Its men, but only 35 of us were left to
get it. And nobody felt like eating.
Evening star., 1954-12-22

Dear Sir:
my father-i -in-law lives on the top
f1oor Of an apartment where there are
no large trees.
= would Like to get him shelf-type
bird feeder but am doubtful as TO
whether birds would come that high
in the absence of trees.
II know pigeons win. for saw them
on the 18TH floor OF my hotel room in
New York q few days ago.
IN your opinion. would there be any
possibility Of birds coming to such q
feeding station?
sincerely. CD. W.. jr.''
It Is always worth trying.
Begin easily. by putting . few sun
flower seeds On the window sill
I II nothing comes to partake of them.
place slice of bread.
This. BY reason of its whiteness. may
attract D EtaTling.
Starlines. being very intelligent. seem
TO keep scouts always &C work
These scouts perch close To human
habitation. and wait for signs of food
The bird-feeding craze of modern
city and suburban residents plays right
into their bills. q coslrse.
Here Ii 4 warning for apartment
Evening star., 1954-12-22
His First christmus Eve
In Heaven

Dear Lord, please let him help trim
henDenss tTeef
He has not been aiOdy from home
before
on Christmas EUe. Each yedr 1t pds
his arish
no hang the holly tDreGth upon the
do0r
But most of al he liked to plncc the
star
Upon the higl1est. tfptop branch of tree
And put the shining angel underneath.
He IoUed the Christmas cheer The fes-
tiDttg.
50 Lord. X yon iDostld Ut him place the
stGv-
Hes peru tailor fz the angels. light.
or maybe let him drdpe the ttnsei on
He sDoHld feel more 1T home IN heGreH
tO5siglit.
Emily Corey AIIemon
Evening star., 1954-12-22
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writers' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

come UP with their expansion program
and suggest placing their air museum
directly south Of the Smithsonian IN
stitution, 1t would seem wise that our
National Capital Planning Commission
seriously consider having 1t constructed
in Denver. Colo, where our National
Air Academy is to be located II
The other phases Of the Smithsonian
Institution program can and should be
covetailed with the present redevelop-
ment plans for the S.W. area. Smith
sonian Plaza with It's Smithsonian
Building, the Freer Gallery Of Art On
one side and the new planetarium on
the other, could well be a fitting north
terminus of the Tenth street South
Mall. Whatever else is considered. the
South Mall and the adjacent L'Erfant
Plaza with its memorial auditorium
and open house erected to honor our
war dead should be must for the
Nations Capital.
$--
Evening star., 1954-12-22
Minimum Retirement

Consideration. ! believe. should be
given annuities Of small amounts as
mentioned In the letter, "No Raise for
Annuitants," In The Star Of Novern-
ber o.
Those people who entered Govern
ment service late In life, even though 1t
was legal. never got enough service to
give them fair pensions. It would seem
that there should be q minimum Of the
annuity, say 81, 400 per ann,im. under-
stand that old-age pensions were in
tended to take care of old-age people
who retire legitimately.
IN my own case. had rs years OF
service in railroads before entering
Government service in 1884; but none
Of the railroad service is creditable be-
cause was not In that service on Au-
gust %, 1885, when railroad retirement
became effective.
In view OF the fact that civil service
and railroad retirement are under the
jurisdiction of the Federal Government,
why shouldn't the civil service pension
be credited with railroad retirement
service?
BENJAMIN r. Pudifin.
Evening star., 1954-12-22
PIeo for Sober Driving

With your help we can make every
day during the Christmas-New Year
holidays an SD Day. During these
"alcoholidays." let's make SD Day
mean SOBER Driving Day as well as
SAFE Driving Day.
Year after year. just after the Christi
mas season. it has been the unpleasant
duty of my Department to suspend and
revoke for drunken driving the permits
OF many otherwise fine citizens. We
have noted with extreme regret that
many OF these good people are not
habitual drinkers. It is perhaps for
this very reason that convivial holiday
drinking by them resulted In driving
while drunk.
We feel that executives of business
establishments in the Washington area
can do much to encourage sensible be-
havior at Office parties given by their
employees just before Christmas and
the New Year. Your cooperation In
this matter would. contribute materially
to safe holiday season.
If intoxicating beverages are to be
served at the Office party. there should
be recognition Of the potential danger
to those who plan to drive home. II
has been suggested that non-drinker
be appointed vice president in charge
OF the bar Such person could Dip
lomaticaIly check the amount Of liquor
consumed and In general act as q
safety damper, for the others. He
could also be responsible for arranging
safe transportation home for the fellow
who's had .one too many. II the
zone too many drinker calls Tor "one
for the road the vice president"
might give him straight shot Of
black coffee. Let the slogan be: Don't
Crash the Christmas Partyl"
Actually, the problem Is not so
much with the drunken drive" since
drunks can't drive as with the drink
ing driver. 4 It's when he Is feeling
'.deyilish and deliriousn that most bad
accidents happen. Please ask your EN-.
pl0yes not to kill their holiday. Help
them recognize the hazards which can
Evening star., 1954-12-22
ItWos an Un-Mery Christmas for Co. "A

Ten years ngo desperate German
driue to stare Oh defeat III World
War III jolted the alIies Out 0f the
1rdeunes Forest on December I6,
8 1914. rOnYed German counter
06eHsiDe that 6eUeIoped into the
"Bnttle of the Bul0e.. Participating
III the defensipe action iD0s Jack
Hurting. nom on The star sports stdG.
By jock Horins
Al FTER three months of dodgings
y death in the mud4and among the
piIIboxes Of the Siegfried Line In the
Aacl1en area or Germany, We had come
to regard food only as something neces-S
sary to keep going But now Able Com
pany looked forward to Christmas
dinner
we had been rushed south To help
stop the breakthrougn III Belgium. Our
battalion had been given the assign
naent Of setting up an advance outpost
to warn the main American forces OF
the German advance. ss
It took us Is hours to travel the IL
miles to the outpost position. On every
road our scout cars ran into Germans
Finally. after d long night Of wander
ing. we managed to reach our destina-
ton. Several hours later We learned
that we were stranded; our convoy
Of trucks had been ambushed on the
way back. and captured. For the next
five days we were completely on our
own, with no food except what little
we could beg from nearby farms.
Company A got back to 84th Division
lines on Christmas eve. We found D
barn and spent the night enjoying the
luxury of hay NOW. The real treat
was to come next day--the company
cooks were preparing traditional holi-
day feast. our first hot meal in weeks.
We were waiting In the barnyard for
the chow to arrive when an oficer drove
UP with orders to move out immediately.
He said we'd get our Christmas dinner
later.
1t was cold and we rode long time.
Finally we stopped and began waiting.
Then they told us to climb out of the
trucks and stand in the road. Another
long wait. The moon had come up.
clear and cold, when we started down
the road. After walking about q mile,
we halted again. Joe Prestigioyanni,
our squad leader, 5-foot-6 bundle Of
energy known as @Presto." !" said conf
IDENTIFY "We1l soon be back eating that
Christmas dinner
Presto went of to meeting Of STAFF
non-coms and soon was back with the
word. We were spread out along the
main Marche-Ho highway. Point
ing to ridge, Presto made it sound
easy:
There's supposed to be a company
Of German infantry up there in those
woods We've got heavy-weapons
company dug In on the other side. Our
job is to flush out the Germans. Our
machine guns will take care of them
on the other side. Leave your over
coats, galoshes and entrenching tools
here so they won't slow you down. This
won't take long. Well soon be back
digging into that turkey"
Our first objective was a chateau on
Evening star., 1954-12-22
Southwest Development Ideos

Director Of Vehicles and Traffic.
Southwest Development ldeus
More thought should be given at this
time to the commercial redevelopment
and better land use Of the Southwest
area, now that plans are being formu-
lated for upgrading the residential.
cultural and recreational aspects OF 1T.
Consideration should be given to
place the railroad underground in that
area. Such an idea seriously was con-
templated by the National Capital
Planning Commission before the war.
II New York City found it sound and
feasible to place its elevated lines lIn-
derground. then the Nations Capital
the railroads and business likewise
could be benefited similarly.
There could be an integrated whole
sale food center constructed over the
railroad yards between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets and Maine avenue
S.W. with two street levels being used
for the purpose. There could be park
ing facilities on the upper levels and
the roof Of the building could be utilized
for helicopter commuter service be-
tween our nearby cities and the Friend
ship Airport In Maryland. Likewise
there could be another integratea food
center and general merchandising area
for the downtown department stores
located between G and School streets
S.W. and Fourth and Sixth streets S.W
The railroad could be rerouted under
ground along . street, axis to New Jer-.
sey avenue Sc. thereby tieing in the
existing facilities like the Federal ware
house with underground rail spurs as
well ais with any commercial buildings
erected along the route.
The passenger line could be routed
to Union Station at New Jersey avenue
Sc. while the freight service line could
be diverted along New Jersey avenue
Sc past the power plant at South
Capitol street and connected with the
present freight line on Virginia avenue
Sc.
since the Smithsonian people have
Evening star., 1954-12-22
Honest Emmitt and the Low

Foggy Bottoms "fair and honest gam
bier" Emmitt Warning, faces another prison
term-but not for gambling. It is interest,"
ing to note that this numbers king of the
lower Rock Creek area has had his serious
troubles only with Federal agents He never
had seemed to be worried about the local
police. In fact a House committee found
some years ago that he had had remarkably
friendly relations with police officials. Yet,
as the committee commented. Warning, "by
his own admission, for 20 years had followed
no business about which he could testify
without incriminating himself"
Warnings attorney undoubtedly had in
mind Emmitt's reputation among the gam
bling fraternity when he gave the "fair and
honest" description of his client to the Davis
committee. Fair and honest though this
gentleman gambler may have been to his
customers, his dealings with the Federal
Government were something else again.
Testimony at the recent trial showed that
he concealed large sums on which he should
have paid taxes. And he has been convicted
twice before in Federal courts, first for tam
pering with jury trying him for income
tax evasion and then on tax fraud charges.
A Government prosecutors suggestion
that Warning was able to operate over so
long period by corrupting the police" was
withdrawn when the court pointed out that
no evidence to that effect had been intro
duced. The remark was ill-advised in the
case under trial. to say the least. But 1t
is recalled that in 1899 income tax trial
an accountant testif1ed that Warning paid
$3.50 week to police for protection. II such
bribes were paid, the recipients never have
been identified. But the strange fact re-
mains that in past years the Warning gam
bling enterprise prospered well and operated
almost openly. with its leader mentally
disposed to friendship toward important
police officials.' according TO the Davis
committee.