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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31

ret Culkin Banning, Frank w. Bux-
ton. Howard Muumford Jones, Hen
rv w. Hobson and others. Their
study of the Middle East has pro-
duced some fascinating factS-many
not generally known : about this
area of riches "overlaid by the
neglect of centuries"
They tell of the actual and po-
tential wealth of the region, where
are to be found more than So per
cent of the worlds oil reserves, a
newly discovered fortune in natural
gas. gold and other minerals, and
"great rivers and vast empty fertile
lands waiting to be developed for
agriculture and industry"
We learn that five Arab coun-
tries. with a combined population
of less than II million, earned
$44O ,O0O, 900 in oil royalties alone
in 1852, with 1953-54 estimates
much higher.
Used even in part for regionally-
planned development projects, this
wealth could rescue the entire
area from misery and Stagnation
and make it a potent factor In
world progress. But the admittedly
corrupt Arab leaders are interest
ed only in political maneuverings
to retain power.
They concern themselves not at
all with the truly shocking poverty
of their people, the almost univer-
sal illiteracy, the mortality rate
almost the highest in the world
the landlessness of 80 percent of
the population and the actual Slav-
cry of many.
They are equally Indifferent to
the fate of the Arab refugees.
Though Israel, in its 8,100 square
miles-half of it desert land-could
undertake to assimilate and rehab-
ilitate $4,000 Jewish refugees, the
Arab states, with their 1900, 900
square miles, refuse to absorb
their 874, 1928 co-religionists who
were encouraged by their leaders
to leave their homes when the
Arab armies invaded Palestine.
The United Nations established
a 5000, 900, 900 refrigeration fund
for refugee resettlement projects,
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31
Letters to the Editor

Jews, only small number remain
alive today and the Jewish popula-
ton has become quite well ANAL
gamated with the rest of our peo-
pie and have entered into the web
and woof of American life. They
have entered with zeSt and ideal
ism into all branches of our life,
especially the arts and sciences,
and their contributions have been
easily equal to those of the other
parts of our population.
Many are intermarrying and
submerging completely. In the oc-
cupations we find many re-enter-
ing farming, from which they had
been excluded since the middle
ages.
One thing is sure. They are all
zealously and profoundly patriotic
Americans, grateful to be part of
our vast continent-nation and anx-
ious to serve it with all they pos
SesS.
To come UP with contemplate,
divisive, hatred-breeding, demago-
gic bit of incitement is un-Ameri-
can, and I'm just wondering how
many there are, surviving in our
state and throughout our nation,
who share the corrupt thinking of
"Just Wondering.
L. NJ. HERBERT, MD.
339 w. MOreland
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31

The city government of West
Berlin has agreed to pay $21a mil
lion in compensation for NaZi
wrecking of synagogues in 1888.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31

Editor, The News:
The other day The Arizona Re
public carried seemingly inoffen-
Sive little letter signed Just Won
dering". watched to see if anyone
would reply to that vicious, bigoted
missive, apparently indoctrinated
with the vile Nazi ideas that we
helped to smash in the last World
War. No one replied.
The letter rushed to the defense
of Jack Stewart (manager of Cam
elback Inn). 1t also went one bit
further, trying to set our Jewish
population up as opposed to the
rest of our people, as If they were
something apart and determined
just to exploit the American peo-
pie.
In the first place, the Jewish
population of this country is now in
large part native-born and no long
er strangers but grown up in the
schools and ideals of our land,
speaking as American an English
as the offspring of several genera
tionS of immigrants. We are all
immigrants here. The first large
wave of Jewish immigrants came
in the middle of the last century
from Germany, along with non
Jewish Germans. At about the
same time there came the Irish,
following the great potato famine
in that country. There was great
outburst of anti-immigrantism at
that time, known as the inglorious
Know Nothing movement.
Yet all these immigrants were
absorbed and added ultimately to
the glory and might of America.
The mainstream of the eastern
European Jewish immigration
came 30 years later and continued,
with Interruptions, until about
three years ago, when it was cut
down to trickle by the McCarran-
Walter Act.
Hence, of the European-born
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31

well worth remembering!
But if we cannot expect military
aid from the Arabs, and if, in addi-
tion, we are convinced that arms,
if sent to the Arab governments,
would be used for internal war
fare or against Israel-not, as we
hope, for defense against COM
munism = must we then refuse
all aid to the Arab states?
The authors of Security and the
Middle East" have some far
reaching suggestions for another
form of help which we can give.
They recommend the establish
ment Of Regional Resources De-
velopment Board for the Middle
East, under the auspices of the
United Nations, and supported by
an international fund. This board
would plan and initiate the devel-
opment of water, land and mineral
resources of the Arab states and
Israel. The United States would
place at its disposal our most
competent authorities. The board
would come into existence stimuli
taneously with the settlement of
the Palestine war and the resettle-
ment of the Arab refugees.
They propose that no military
aid be given to the Arab states
until the war is permanently set
tied.
They suggest tnat the United
States request the UN to bring the
parties together for negotiation of
a peace settlement.
They recommend that a UN re-
settlement fund be established for
the Arab refugees. Israel would be
asked to contribute a fair share,
and the Arab states to assign
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31
The World Over

tracts of land in their underpopu-
lated areas.
This program, offering Western
skills, experience and funds to
help the Arab peoples help them
selves, will prove our friendship
and win the loyalty of the Arabs
as no other program will. In their
loyalty lies our security.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31

UOOk Cdlleu OS
curity and the
nj id die East"
gives us the back
ground informa-
ton to help us
decide the issue.
The authors Of
the book are 20
d i S t i n G uished
Americans, among
whom are num-
bered Henry A.
Atkinson, Marga-
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31
Negev Gets Rains

TEL AVN, (JTA) - Torrential
rains in the Negev filled to the
point of overflowing all water i'm
poundment dams in the desert
area, the Israel Water Planning
Company announced.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31
Deufh Of a Jew

Arthur Garfield Hays who died recently lawyer
and Jew He dedicated much of his career to the de-
tense of mems rights to speak freely So profound
his understanding of the meaning and indvisiblty OF
freedom that he defended the rights not only of those with
whom he agreed but likewise those with whom he dis
agreed This concept of freedom which, in these times
needs not fewer champions but In the death of
Arthur Garfield Hays, America has lost greatly.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31
$I5O,OOO Raised in LA.

LOS ANGELES, (JTA) = The
sum of 100000 was raised here
at the 21st annual Jewish National
Fund Chanukah Banquet. An addi-
tional $4,000 was pledged for a
special JNF project by the Chain
Weizmann Zionist District.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31
Copeland Named

NEW YORK, (JTA) = Aaron
COPELAND, noted American Jewish
composer, was one of four new
members elected by the American
Academy of Arts and Letters.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-12-31
By Deborah Jaffa Metz
(The News Own Columnist)

FORTY MILLION Arabs - shall
we give them guns, or Sef-respect?
A wonderfully interesting little
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

State Party organization; Robert
NJ. Moore, assistant to the chair
man, Democratic National Commit
tee { DNC); Robert Francis, as
sistant treasurer, DNC, fund rails
ing techniques; and Miss Kathryn
Fclger, the role of the Democratic
Digest in promoting the Party.
Also, Mrs. Gladys Uhl, press re-
lations; Mrs. Clifford Davis, wife
of Tennessee Congressman Davis,
advance planning for Election
Day; Ethel Weiss, DNC, local re-
search; and Mary Clynes, librarian,
DNC, techniques of reading and
clipping newspapers.
Closing comments were pre-
sented by Mrs. Lee and Joseph
Tydings, president of the Maryland
Young Democratic Clubs.
Another Democratic Workshop,
being arranged specifically for
Montgomery County, is tentatively
scheduled for February 8, 10 and
II,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

Wilson Magruder, Germantown; 6,
Larry Weller, Beallsvillo ; 8, Larry
Weller, Beallsville; ., Wilson Ma
gruder, Germantown; IL, Wilson
Magruder, Germantown.
Placings of Brown eggs are as
follow: 1, Douglas o'Keefe, Coles
vile; 2, Francis Muncaster, Der
wood; 3, Francis Muncaster, Der
wood; 5, Douglas O'Kecfe, Coles
vile; 6, Douglas O'Keefe, Coles
vile; 7, McKendree r. Fulks,
Gaithersburg; 8, McKendree X.
Fulks, Gaithersburg; and 0, Charles
Fulks, Gaithersburg.
Also, 10, Charles Fulks, Gath
ersburg; II, Francis Muncaster,
Derwood; IL, McKendrec II. Fulks,
Gaithersburg; 10, Gordon Keys,
Olney; Ia, Robert GLAND, Brooke
vile; 16, John and Joseph Warfield,
Boyds; II, John King, Gathers
burg; IS, John and Joseph War
field, Boyds; 10, McKendree h.
Fulks, Gaithersbu,g; and 20, John
King, Gaithersburg.
George Kemp, Jr., Gaithersburg,
Carol Sweeney, Rockville, Russell
Umstead, Kickerson, and Jack and
Donald Bell, Monroyia, also exhib-
tied eggs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Bulletin

Merchants in sections of Mont
gOmery County have been notified
by the police that by order Of the
States Attorney Office sO-caIled
blue Laws" of Maryland will be
enforced starting Sunday, January
II.
The Wheaton Chamber of Com
merce at its meeting Tuesday night
voted to write the delegation from
Montgomery County, asking that
these laws be reviewed and revised
so as to bring them into conformity
with present day conditions.
1t is understood complaints
against Sunday openings Of bust
nesses in the lower county have
been received by county police and
the States Attorneys office since
last summer. The Sentinel has been
advised that the States Attorney
told police Sunday openings were
banned under an old Maryland law
and, therefore, could be enforced.
1t is understood complaints were
made, chiefly, by number Of
churches, and that closing orders
were issued by police last week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Eggs in One Basket
Eggs in One Basket
Montgomery All Club
Members Win Trophy

Montgomery County All Club
members won the beautiful silver
trophy for the best display of 10
dozen of eggs exhibited by one
county at the Maryland Poultry
Products Show he'd in Baltimore
last week. The average score was
9S.5 points.
Larry Weller, Beallsville, took
first prize with his dozen of white
eggs, scoring 99% points; these
eggs also won the Sweepstake
award over the Producer and
FLA. entries. Douglas O'Keefe,
Jr., Colesville, exhibited the top
dozen of All Brown eggs which
scored 80 points. These eggs also
were tops in the entire brown eggs
exhibit.
Sixteen Alters from Montgom-
cry County exhibited 0 dozen
white eggs and "a dozen brown
eggs.
There were LA dozen eggs ex-
hibited with 81 dozen by Produc-
ols; 48 dozen by FLA. and Ga
dozen by 4-Her's.
Placings of White eggs are as
fellows: /, Larry Weller, Bealls-
Vile; 3, Larry Weller, Beallsville;
a. Larry Weller, Beailsville; 5,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Politics Again
Women Democrats Gear for
Action as LIST Workshop Held

Maryland's United Democratic
Women's Clubs presented the first
Democratic Workshop program
Saturday to an enthusiastic audi
ence of more than $50 persons, in
Guiding 20 Montgomery County
residents, from throughout the
State.
Phil Stern, director of research
for the Democratic National Com
mittee, headed a formidable list of
speakers who addressed the work
shop in the Washington headquar-
tiers of the. Women's National
Democratic Club.
The Number One" issue in the
Forthcoming national campaign,
Mr.. Stern stated, will be whether
the present administration has
taken the proper 9ction to prevent
the recession from becoming a
major depression"
Other national issues he listed
are: (1) the proposed loading of
the Social Security program with
"a great many people who have
not paid into the system" (2) the
Farm Program and the current
"clever juggling of supports" (3)
Taft-Hartley Law revision. (4) the
Defense Program with its heavy
emphasis on air power and result
ant reductions of ground and sea
power. (5) Taxes. (6) Education.
(7) Violation of campaign pledges
By the COP or Hedges and
Pledges" (8) Foreign Policy, in
Guiding foreign trade, the Bricker
Amendment, and submergance, of
the Point Four Program in the
Military Assistance Program.
Lewis A. Dexter, director Of the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

Social Science Research Depart
ment, American University, warned
the Democrats that the power to
win elections rested with non
voters who can, but do not, partici-
pate in balloting.
maryland has a much lower
proportion of eligible adults voting
than does any other state operating
under the two-party SYSTEM" he
pointed out. "The success of the
Party in the coming elections will
depend largely upon our effective
ness in bringing out the non
voters" he said.
The problem of keeping up with
the growth in suburban areas was
UNDERSIGNED by Mrs. Katie Lou
cheim, director of Women's Activi-
ties for the Democratic National
Committee.
Suburbs develop faster than we
can cover them," she declared, "but
this rapid growth gives US the OPP
portunity to meet newcomers. We
must aid the old Party organiza-
tons in the suburbs in handling
the influx of new voters"
The Workshop was under the
direction of the State Women's
Clubs chairman, Mrs. f. Brooke
Lee, of Silver Spring. Mrs. San
ford Larkey and Dan B. Brewster,
member of the Maryland House Of
Delegates from Baltimore County,
acted as co-chairmen of the ses-
sion.
Included in the program were
panel discussions headed by Mary
Risteau, House of Delegates, local
Party organization; Richard E..
Landlord, House Of Delegates,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
County Girl
Convicted in
EnbeZZlenent

Phyllis Anne Gcisbert, 22-year-
old former clerk in the County f.
nance department, was sentenced to
serve up to three years in the
Maryland reformatory for females
after pleading guilty to embezzling
County funds.
Miss Geisbert, who said she took
the money to "buy nice things for
myself" was refused a plea for
second chance" by Chief Circuit
Court Judge Charles w. Wood
ward.
The former resident of Barnes
vile wept continuously as she told
the court of stealing about $4,000
during a 15-month period before
the shortage was discovered last
spring.
County officials said she took
money on 80 different occasions by
cashing checks sent in to pay Coun-
ty taxes, by using simple rubber
stamp. She also admitted taking
money out of the cash drawer on
several occasions.
The thefts were discovered when
taxpayers, duoned for delinquent
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

Mrs. Rhoads was born and
raised on dairy farm in the
Allegheny Mountains of Pennsyl-
vania. She participated in All
work as a girl and received BIS.
in Home Economics from the
Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Following graduation from col
lege she taught vocational home
economies in Pennsylvania high
schools. Throughout the war pc
Rod she did extension work in
Westmoreland County, Pennsyl-
vania.
She prepared weekly radio
program of extension news and
two quarter-year programs for
other stations featuring general
homemaking information, news of
meetings, and stories of home
making leaders.
Mrs. Rhoads was married
shortly before the war ended. She
moved to Washington sevcn years
ago with her husband, who is an
engineer at the Naval Ordinance
Laboratory.
During the past seven years
Mrs. Rhoads has participated in
what she calls "basic homemak-
ing" The Rhoads' have two sons,
David, 6, and Hickey, 8. The
Rhoads family also has been build
ing its home from the ground up.
Using Better Homes and Gardens
plan for a modified Cape Cod with
a stone front, Mrs. Rhoads laid
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
By Jane Snyder
Sentinel Reporter

Rockville's growing pains and
attendent problems received a
thorough going over last Wednes-
day night when the Mayor and
Council met at the town office for
their regular monthly meeting.
The temporary pain for divert
ing sewage from 500 Rockville
homes into line to be connected
with the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commissions Rock Creek
trunk sewer lines to allow con-
struction of 300 homes in the west
end of Rockville drew angry pro-
tests from citizens.
"The plan to pump sewage of 500
houses to relieve the Cabin John
disposal plant could be paid for
by the town if it is to relieve the
plant, but if it is to permit the
building of three hundred new
houses, then the developers should
pay for it,, said Herman Hart
q lICBlOCI VI IllC 1NOChNllle
Citizens Action Committee.
City Manager John Mcdonald
said the temporary connection
would cost about $4,000, part of
which would be contributed by
builders Gingery, Buchanan and
Deverieux who would benefit if
the State Board of Health APP
proves the temporary plan.
The State Board of Health slap
ped a ban on west end construc-
ton after January 81 because of
the overloaded Cabin John sew
age disposal plant which processes
sewage in that area. 1t allowed
the city 10 months to reach a per-
manent solution.
Don Gingery, builder of the pro-
posed Hungelford subdivision on
the Dawson farm, pointed out that
all citizens would benefit from his
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Board of
Trade Here
Is Host to
Council Sat.
All Day Meeting
Scheduled to Be
At Normandy Farm

The Rockville Board of Trade
will be host Saturday to the Mary
land Council Of Chambers of Com
merce in an all-day meeting sched-
uled to be held at Normandy
Farms.
The meeting, one of three held
by the State organizatit n of busie
ness groups every year, viii be an
'all-day affair, according to Wes
Baxter, executive director of the.
Rockville Trade Board.
Mr.. Baxter said the morning. sesr
sion will get under way at $3.50 and
will include panel discussion on
commercial activities of chambers
of commerce. The panel will be
made up of representatives of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States and prominent
Maryland merchaniisers.
Elmer /. Eshelman, member
of the Frederick Chamber of
Commerce and a director of the
U. S. Chamber, will be speaker at
the luncheon.
Other prominent guests who will
be present at the luncheon meeting
include Senator Anders Lofstrand;
Mayor Daniel Weddle of Rockville
and County Manager Ed Beall:
Mr.. Baxter said some 20 cities
of Maryland make up the member
ship in the State council. James
W. Stone, president of the group
and executive director of the
Hagerstown Chamber of Com
merce, viii preside at the beginning
of the meeting and will introduce
Frank Jenkins, president of the
Rockville Board of Trade.
The meeting, the first of its kind
ever to be held in the Rockville
area, will be attended by approXi-
mately 35 outstanding business
leaders of the State. 5eG
The afternoon session, Mr.. Bax-
ter said, will he devoted to regu-
lar business meeting of the organi-
cation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Rockville GrOiUth Problems
Discussed at TOiUn Meeting

subdivision, not only because of an
increase in the tax base, but be-
cause of an access road from old
route 240 to the new route 240 to
be built by him through the sub
division. tt
Suggestions for the temporary
connection and a permanent con-
riection to the WSSC's Cabin John
sewer line were submitted to the
State Board of Health in letter
from Whitman, Requart and Asso-
ciates, engineering consultants to
the city Of Rockville. Contents of
the letter were approved by the
Council early in the January 6
meeting on motion of Warren
Milor.
Ray Regnier of Whitman, Re-
quart and Associates engineering
consultants, said cost agreement
for construction of the permanent
sewer pipe line down the Cabin
John valley has yet to be worked
out with the WSSC. 1t may re-
suit in Rockville's paying estima-
ted cost of constructing an ade-
quate disposal plant, with the
WSSC shouldering the additional
expense to accommodate the rest
Of the valley. A completion date
Of Summer 1865 has been set for
the work Mr.. Mcdonald said.
At the same meeting a letter
from the WSSC STIMULATING terms
and conditions of supplying water
to the city was read to the coun-.
Gil. Mayor Daniel r. Weddle was
relieved of letter reading because
of virus infection. The letter,
which was printed in full in the
December 81 issue Of The Sentinel,
was approved by the council sub
ject to agreement on item which
would allow WSSC to inspect all
water pipes and PLUMBING through
which their water ran.
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

Fire Depts.
Hold Open
Sun.

The Gaithersburg 4 Washington
Grove Volunteer Fire Department
will hold open house Sunday, jan
uary II, from 2 until 6 pm. in
order to acquaint the public with
the activities of the department,
as well as to display all of the
equipment, including a new ambul-
ance.
At pm. the Wesley Briggs
room will be dedicated with Coun-
ty Manager, Edward r. Beall, Civ
ing the address. Other features on
the program will be the awarding
of honorary membership to the
original members Of the depart
ment and free rides on a fire en-
CINE for children under twelve.
Invitations have been sent to all
people residing in the ninth cleo
ton district; others also may at
tend without a written invitation.
Guests are being asked TO reply
by writing the number who will at
tend on the invitation and placing
it in containers which will be
found in several stores in town.
This viii aid the Ladies Auxiliary
who will serve refreshments.
Serving on the committee, head
ed by Frank Ciarrocshi, arc Bill
Reber, Billy offutt and Russell
Windsor. President of the depart
ment. Forte Sandison, is in charge
of the dedication. Assisting Chief
Byron Miller, who is in charge
Of men and equipment, are Joe
Boland, Co. /; Norman erosion,
Co. ii; j. c. Freeman, Co. III;
Allen Yankey, Co. w; Reynolds
Younkins, Rescue Squad; and
Asst Chief, Bill Mainhart, hose
tower.
Hosts for the open house are
G. w. Bell; DR.. Frank Broschart;
Charles X. Davies; Charles Fox;
Tommy Fulks; Francis Mullican;
Ronald Phoebus; Bill Reber; and
Jack Walker.